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Bill Text: NJ S2151 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Status: (Introduced) 2019-05-13 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S2151 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S2151-Introduced.html
SENATE, No. 2151
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2018
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the homestead property tax reimbursement program and amending P.L.1997, c.348.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67) is amended to read as follows:
1. As used in [this act] P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.):
"Base year" means, in the case of a person who is an eligible claimant on or before December 31, 1997, the tax year 1997; and in the case of a person who first becomes an eligible claimant after December 31, 1997, the tax year in which the person first becomes an eligible claimant. In the case of an eligible claimant who subsequently moves from the homestead for which the initial eligibility was established, the base year shall be the first full tax year during which the person resides in the new homestead. Provided however, a base year for an eligible claimant after such a move shall not apply to tax years commencing prior to January 1, 2009.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
["Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation.]
"Condominium" means the form of real property ownership provided for under the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.).
"Cooperative" means a housing corporation or association which entitles the holder of a share or membership interest thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment or other unit of housing owned or leased by the corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a unit of housing constructed or to be constructed by the corporation or association.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation.
"Disabled person" means an individual receiving monetary payments pursuant to Title II of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.401 et seq.) on December 31, 1998, or on December 31 in all or any part of the year for which a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit under [this act] P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.) is claimed.
"Dwelling house" means any residential property assessed as real property which consists of not more than four units, of which not more than one may be used for commercial purposes, but shall not include a unit in a condominium, cooperative, horizontal property regime or mutual housing corporation.
"Eligible claimant" means a person who:
is 65 or more years of age, or who is a disabled person;
is an owner of a homestead, or the lessee of a site in a mobile home park on which site the applicant owns a manufactured or mobile home;
has an annual income of less than $17,918 in tax year 1998, less than $18,151 in tax year 1999, or less than $37,174 in tax year 2000, if single, or, if married, whose annual income combined with that of the spouse is less than $21,970 in tax year 1998, less than $22,256 in tax year 1999, or less than $45,582 in tax year 2000, which income eligibility limits for single and married persons shall be subject to adjustments in tax years 2001 through 2006 pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.68);
has an annual income of $60,000 or less in tax year 2007, $70,000 or less in tax year 2008, or $80,000 or less in tax year 2009, if single or married, which income eligibility limits shall be subject to adjustments in subsequent tax years pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.68);
as a renter or homeowner, has made a long-term contribution to the fabric, social structure and finances of one or more communities in this State, as demonstrated through the payment of property taxes directly, or through rent, on any homestead or rental unit used as a principal residence in this State for at least 10 consecutive years at least three of which as owner of the homestead for which a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit is sought prior to the date that an initial application for a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit is filed. A person who has been an eligible claimant for a previous tax year shall qualify as an eligible claimant beginning the second full tax year following a move to another homestead in New Jersey, despite not meeting the three-year minimum residency and ownership requirement required for initial claimants under this paragraph; provided that the person satisfies the income eligibility limits for the tax year. Provided however, eligibility beginning in a second full tax year after such a move shall not apply to tax years commencing prior to January 1, 2010.
"Homestead" means:
a dwelling house and the land on which that dwelling house is located which constitutes the place of the eligible claimant's domicile and is owned and used by the eligible claimant as the eligible claimant's principal residence;
a site in a mobile home park equipped for the installation of manufactured or mobile homes, where these sites are under common ownership and control for the purpose of leasing each site to the owner of a manufactured or mobile home for the installation thereof and such site is used by the eligible claimant as the eligible claimant's principal residence;
a dwelling house situated on land owned by a person other than the eligible claimant which constitutes the place of the eligible claimant's domicile and is owned and used by the eligible claimant as the eligible claimant's principal residence;
a condominium unit or a unit in a horizontal property regime or a continuing care retirement community which constitutes the place of the eligible claimant's domicile and is owned and used by the eligible claimant as the eligible claimant's principal residence.
In addition to the generally accepted meaning of "owned" or "ownership," a homestead shall be deemed to be owned by a person if that person is a tenant for life or a tenant under a lease for 99 years or more, is entitled to and actually takes possession of the homestead under an executory contract for the sale thereof or under an agreement with a lending institution which holds title as security for a loan, or is a resident of a continuing care retirement community pursuant to a contract for continuing care for the life of that person which requires the resident to bear, separately from any other charges, the proportionate share of property taxes attributable to the unit that the resident occupies;
a unit in a cooperative or mutual housing corporation which constitutes the place of domicile of a residential shareholder or lessee therein, or of a lessee or shareholder who is not a residential shareholder therein, which is used by the eligible claimant as the eligible claimant's principal residence.
"Homestead property tax [reimbursement"] freeze benefit" means payment to a municipality with respect to an eligible claimant's homestead or to an eligible claimant, as applicable, of the difference between the amount of property tax or site fee constituting property tax due and paid in any year on [any] that homestead, exclusive of improvements not included in the assessment on the real property for the base year, and the amount of property tax or site fee constituting property tax due and paid in the base year, when the amount paid in the base year is the lower amount; but such calculations shall be reduced by any current year property tax reductions or reductions in site fees constituting property taxes resulting from judgments entered by county boards of taxation or the State Tax Court.
"Horizontal property regime" means the form of real property ownership provided for under the "Horizontal Property Act," P.L.1963, c.168 (C.46:8A-1 et seq.).
"Income" means income as determined pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.).
"Manufactured home" or "mobile home" means a unit of housing which:
(1) Consists of one or more transportable sections which are substantially constructed off site and, if more than one section, are joined together on site;
(2) Is built on a permanent chassis;
(3) Is designed to be used, when connected to utilities, as a dwelling on a permanent or nonpermanent foundation; and
(4) Is manufactured in accordance with the standards promulgated for a manufactured home by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," Pub.L.93-383 (42 U.S.C. s.5401 et seq.) and the standards promulgated for a manufactured or mobile home by the commissioner pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).
"Mobile home park" means a parcel of land, or two or more parcels of land, containing no fewer than 10 sites equipped for the installation of manufactured or mobile homes, where these sites are under common ownership and control for the purpose of leasing each site to the owner of a manufactured or mobile home for the installation thereof, and where the owner or owners provide services, which are provided by the municipality in which the park is located for property owners outside the park, which services may include but shall not be limited to:
(1) The construction and maintenance of streets;
(2) Lighting of streets and other common areas;
(3) Garbage removal;
(4) Snow removal; and
(5) Provisions for the drainage of surface water from home sites and common areas.
"Mutual housing corporation" means a corporation not-for-profit, incorporated under the laws of this State on a mutual or cooperative basis within the scope of section 607 of the Langham Act (National Defense Housing), Pub.L.849, (42 U.S.C. s.1521 et seq.), as amended, which acquired a National Defense Housing Project pursuant to that act.
["Income" means income as determined pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.).]
"Principal residence" means a homestead actually and continually occupied by an eligible claimant as his or her permanent residence, as distinguished from a vacation home, property owned and rented or offered for rent by the claimant, and other secondary real property holdings.
"Property tax" means the general property tax due and paid as set forth in this section, on a homestead, but does not include special assessments and interest and penalties for delinquent taxes. For the sole purpose of qualifying for a benefit under P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.), property taxes paid by June 1 of the year following the year for which the benefit is claimed will be deemed to be timely paid.
"Site fee constituting property tax" means 18 percent of the annual site fee paid or payable to the owner of a mobile home park.
"Tax year" means the calendar year in which a homestead is assessed and the property tax is levied thereon and it means the
calendar year in which income is received or accrued.
(cf: P.L.2012, c.17, s.431)
2. Every eligible claimant shall be entitled to [reimbursement] a homestead property tax freeze benefit for each year subsequent to the base year and annually thereafter, on proper claim being made therefor to the director [, to a homestead property tax reimbursement]. The amount of the homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit shall not be reduced by the amount of the deductions taken by the eligible claimant pursuant to P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10 to 54:4-8.23) and P.L.1964, c.255 (C.54:4-8.40 to 54:4-8.45 et al.). The surviving spouse of a deceased resident of this State who during his or her life received a homestead property tax reimbursement or freeze benefit pursuant to P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.) shall be entitled, so long as he or she remains a resident in the same homestead with respect to which the homestead property tax reimbursement or freeze benefit was granted, and so long as he or she is an eligible claimant, to the same homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit that the deceased resident would have been entitled to if that resident had survived, upon the same conditions, with respect to the same homestead.
(cf: P.L.1999, c.63, s.17)
3. a. An application for a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit hereunder shall be filed with the director annually on or before June 1 of the tax year [following the year] for which the claim is being made and shall reflect the prerequisites for a homestead property tax [reimbursement on December 31 of] freeze benefit for the tax year for which the claim is being made; provided, however, that the director may, by rule, designate a later date as the date by which the application shall be filed or waive the requirement for filing an annual application for any year or years subject to any limitations and conditions the director may deem appropriate. The director shall, for good cause shown, extend the time of any applicant to file a claim for a homestead property tax freeze benefit for a reasonable period. In such case, the director shall process the application and pay the homestead property tax freeze benefit in accordance with the procedures established in the case of applications timely filed, except that the director may delay the date for payment of the credit or rebate for a reasonable period.
For the purposes of this subsection, in order to establish good cause to extend the time of any applicant to file a claim for a homestead property tax freeze benefit the applicant shall provide to the director either: (1) medical evidence, such as a doctor's certification, that the applicant was unable to file the claim by the date prescribed by the director because of illness or hospitalization, or (2) evidence that the applicant attempted to file a timely application. Except as may be established by medical evidence of inability to file a claim, good cause shall not be established due to an eligible claimant not having received an application from the director.
b. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the director and provided for the use of applicants hereunder. [Each] The director may require that each applicant making a claim for a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit under [this act shall] P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.) provide [, if required by the director,] to the director a copy of his or her current year property tax bill or current year site fee bill on the homestead constituting that person's principal residence and a copy of his or her property tax bill for the base year or site fee bill for the base year on the same homestead, or other equivalent proof as permitted by the director. In the case of an eligible claimant for a homestead property tax freeze benefit whose homestead is a unit in a cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community, the director may provide that the application shall include the name and address of the property and the amount of real property taxes attributed to the cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community unit, as shall be indicated in an official notice which shall be furnished by the cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community for the same year.
c. Upon approval of homestead property tax freeze benefit applications by the director, the director shall prepare lists of individuals entitled to credits, together with the respective amounts due each eligible claimant, and shall forward such lists to the State Treasurer, the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, and any other officials as the director deems appropriate on or before the earliest of such date or dates as may be convenient for the director to compile such lists. The director may inspect all records in the offices of the tax collector and tax assessor of a municipality with respect to applications, claims, and allowances for homestead property tax freeze benefits.
d. It shall be the duty of every eligible claimant to inform the director of any change in his or her status or homestead which may affect his or her right to continuance of the homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit.
e. If an eligible claimant receives an additional homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit to which the claimant was not entitled or greater than the [reimbursement] freeze benefit to which the claimant was entitled, the director shall permit the claimant to enter into an installment payment agreement for a reasonable period of time that will enable the claimant to completely satisfy the amount of the [reimbursement] freeze benefit paid to which the claimant was not entitled. If the claimant does not enter into an installment payment agreement, the director may, in addition to all other available legal remedies, offset such amount against a gross income tax refund or amount due pursuant to P.L.1990, c.61.
(cf: P.L.2017, c.207, s.3)
4. a. The director shall administer the homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit program. [A payment for the homestead property tax reimbursement amount, as calculated by the director, shall be mailed to each person determined by the director to be an eligible claimant under this act on or before July 15, 1999 and July 15 annually thereafter, except that the payment of any homestead property tax reimbursement amount for an eligible claimant whose application is filed during the period May 1 through June 1 shall be mailed on or before September 1 annually. Provided further, however, that the payment of any homestead property tax reimbursement amount for an eligible claimant whose application is filed during a period after June 1 pursuant to an extended application deadline as may be designated by the director shall be mailed on or before such latter mailing date as the director may determine]
b. A homestead property tax freeze benefit allowed by the director for an eligible claimant, whose homestead is not a unit in a cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, upon certification of the director and upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, through electronic funds transfers made by the director to the local property tax account maintained by the local tax collector for the homestead of the claimant as the claimant shall identify, in equal installments after the application for the benefit has been approved, at the dates and in the manner as the director shall determine to best coincide with the next local property tax quarterly due dates of August 1 and November 1; provided, however, that a homestead property tax freeze benefit owing pursuant to this subsection shall be paid and distributed as a rebate if the director is unable to ensure that the benefit will be applied to the appropriate taxpayer. Notice of payments of credit installments shall be provided to the claimant and the appropriate local tax collector.
c. A homestead property tax freeze benefit allowed by the director for an eligible claimant, whose homestead is a unit in a cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, upon certification of the director and upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, as a rebate distributed to the claimant after the application for the benefit has been approved, at the dates and in the manner as the director shall determine, on or before October 31.
d. All payments made pursuant to this section shall be appropriated from receipts in the Casino Revenue Fund.
(cf: P.L.2003, c.30, s.2)
5. a. When title to a homestead as to which a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit is claimed is held by an eligible claimant and another or others, either as tenants in common or as joint tenants, the eligible claimant shall not be allowed a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit in an amount in excess of his or her proportionate share of the taxes assessed against the homestead, which proportionate share, for the purposes of [this act] P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.), shall be deemed to be equal to that of each of the other tenants, unless it is shown that the interests in question are not equal, in which event the eligible claimant's proportionate share shall be as shown. Nothing herein shall preclude more than one tenant, whether title be held in common or joint tenancy, from claiming a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit from the taxes assessed against the property so held, but no more than the equivalent of one full homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit in regard to such homestead shall be allowed in any year. In any case in which the eligible claimants cannot agree as to the apportionment thereof, such homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit shall be apportioned between or among them in proportion to their interest. Property held by husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, shall be deemed wholly owned by each tenant, but no more than one full homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit in regard to such homestead shall be allowed in any year. Right to claim a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit hereunder shall extend to a homestead the title to which is held by a partnership, to the extent of the eligible claimant's interest as a partner therein, and by a guardian, trustee, committee, conservator or other fiduciary for any person who would otherwise be entitled to claim such homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit hereunder, but not to a homestead the title to which is held by a corporation; except that a residential shareholder in a cooperative or mutual housing corporation shall be entitled to claim a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit if he or she is otherwise eligible to receive it, to the extent of the proportionate share of the taxes assessed against the homestead of the corporation, or any other entity holding title, attributable to his or her unit therein. [No] An eligible claimant shall not be entitled to [payment under this act for] a homestead property tax [reimbursement] freeze benefit on more than one homestead within the State in the same tax year.
b. When title to a homestead with respect to which a homestead property tax freeze benefit is claimed for a year is transferred to another owner during that year, the amount of the benefit shall be prorated proportionally to the number of days the eligible claimant occupied the homestead during the year.
6. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the director shall promulgate such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as the director shall deem necessary to implement [this act] P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.). The director shall also promulgate rules and regulations to implement an appeals process for aggrieved persons to use if eligibility for a homestead property tax [reimbursement rebate or credit] freeze benefit is denied.
7. This act shall take effect on the first day of the tax year next following enactment, except the director may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
This bill would transform the homestead property tax reimbursement program, commonly known as the senior freeze program, from a reimbursement program into a credit program for most eligible homeowners. Currently, eligible seniors and disabled persons may apply for a senior freeze benefit that reimburses them for any property tax increases paid in the prior tax year over and above the amount of property taxes paid in the applicable base year. This bill would allow most of these eligible homeowners to realize these savings in the form of a credit directly applied to reduce the payable amount for their third and fourth quarter property tax bills for the current tax year. Currently, eligible seniors and disabled persons are provided their senior freeze benefits as a reimbursement in the following tax year.
Eligible homeowners who reside in a unit in a cooperative, mutual housing corporation, or continuing care retirement community, and who do not pay property taxes directly to the municipality, would receive a rebate payment instead of a credit directly applied to the applicable property tax bill. These rebates would be paid during the current tax year for which the senior freeze benefit is sought so that these homeowners also do not have to wait until the next year to receive their senior freeze benefit.
It is the intention of the sponsor that this bill would be administered in the same manner as the homestead property tax credit benefit, resulting in administrative savings to the State, as well as provide current tax year savings to eligible senior and disabled residents.


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Myosin and paramyosin of Caenorhabditis elegans embryos assemble into nascent structures distinct from thick filaments and multi-filament assemblages
HF Epstein, DL Casey, I Ortiz
The organization of myosin heavy chains (mhc) A and B and paramyosin (pm) which are the major proteins of thick filaments in adult wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans were studied during embryonic development. As a probe of myosin-paramyosin interaction, the unc-15 mutation e73 which produces a glu342lys charge change in pm and leads to the formation of large paracrystalline multi-filament assemblages was compared to wild type. These three proteins colocalized in wild-type embryos from 300 to 550 min of development after first cleavage at 20 degrees C on the basis of immunofluorescence microscopy using specific monoclonal antibodies. Linear structures which were diversely oriented around the muscle cell peripheries appeared at 360 min and became progressively more aligned parallel to the embryonic long axis until distinct myofibrils were formed at 550 min. In the mutant, mhc A and pm were colocalized in the linear structures, but became progressively separated until they showed no spatial overlap at the myofibril stage. These results indicate that the linear structures represent nascent assemblies containing myosin and pm in which the proteins interact differently than in wild-type thick filaments of myofibrils. In e73, these nascent structures were distinct from the multi-filament assemblages. The overlapping of actin and mhc A in the nascent linear structures suggests their possible structural and functional relationship to the "stress fiber-like structures" of cultured vertebrate muscle cells.
Purified thick filaments from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: evidence for multiple proteins associated with core structures.
H F Epstein, G C Berliner, D L Casey, I Ortiz
The thick filaments of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, arising predominantly from the body-wall muscles, contain two myosin isoforms and paramyosin as their major proteins. The two myosins are located in distinct regions of the surfaces, while paramyosin is located within the backbones of the filaments. Tubular structures constitute the cores of the polar regions, and electron-dense material is present in the cores of the central regions (Epstein, H.F., D.M. Miller, I. Ortiz, and G.C. Berliner. 1985. J. Cell Biol. 100:904-915). Biochemical, genetic, and immunological experiments indicate that the two myosins and paramyosin are not necessary core components (Epstein, H.F., I. Ortiz, and L.A. Traeger Mackinnon. 1986. J. Cell Biol. 103:985-993). The existence of the core structures suggests, therefore, that additional proteins may be associated with thick filaments in C. elegans. To biochemically detect minor associated proteins, a new procedure for the isolation of thick filaments of high purity and structural preservation has been developed. The final step, glycerol gradient centrifugation, yielded fractions that are contaminated by, at most, 1-2% with actin, tropomyosin, or ribosome-associated proteins on the basis of Coomassie Blue staining and electron microscopy. Silver staining and radioautography of gel electrophoretograms of unlabeled and 35S-labeled proteins, respectively, revealed at least 10 additional bands that cosedimented with thick filaments in glycerol gradients. Core structures prepared from wild-type thick filaments contained at least six of these thick filament-associated protein bands. The six proteins also cosedimented with thick filaments purified by gradient centrifugation from CB190 mutants lacking myosin heavy chain B and from CB1214 mutants lacking paramyosin. For these reasons, we propose that the six associated proteins are potential candidates for putative components of core structures in the thick filaments of body-wall muscles of C. elegans.
The alteration of myosin isoform compartmentation in specific mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans.
H F Epstein, I Ortiz, L A Mackinnon
Myosin isoforms A and B are located at the surface of the central and polar regions, respectively, of thick filaments in body muscle cells of Caenorhabditis elegans, whereas paramyosin and a distinct core structure comprise the backbones of these filaments. Thick filaments and related structures were isolated from nematode mutants that have altered thick filament protein compositions. These mutant filaments and their complexes with specific antibodies were studied by electron microscopy to determine the distribution of the two myosins. The compartmentation of the two myosin isoforms in body wall muscle thick filaments depends not only upon the intrinsic properties of the myosins but their interactions with other components such as paramyosin and their relative quantities determined by synthesis.
Myosin and paramyosin are organized about a newly identified core structure.
H F Epstein, D M Miller, 3rd, I Ortiz, G C Berliner
Myosin isoforms A and B are differentially localized to the central and polar regions, respectively, of thick filaments in body wall muscle cells of Caenorhabditis elegans (Miller, D. M. III, I. Ortiz, G. C. Berliner, and H. F. Epstein, 1983, Cell, 34:477-490). Biochemical and electron microscope studies of KCl-dissociated filaments show that the myosin isoforms occupy a surface domain, paramyosin constitutes an intermediate domain, and a newly identified core structure exists. The diameters of the thick filaments vary significantly from 33.4 nm centrally to 14.0 nm near the ends. The latter value is comparable to the 15.2 nm diameter of the core structures. The internal density of the filament core appears solid medially and hollow at the poles. The differentiation of thick filament structure into supramolecular domains possessing specific substructures of characteristic stabilities suggests a sequential mode for thick filament assembly. In this model, the two myosin isoforms have distinct roles in assembly. The behavior of the myosins, including nucleation of assembly and determination of filament length, depend upon paramyosin and the core structure as well as their intrinsic molecular properties.

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Q: Remove staff space from MusixTex My goal is to be able to insert stand alone music notes into text and color them, as it's not possible to do it with LilyGlyphs (cf), I did it with MusixTex, but I've got spacing problems!
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*"my note" in a LilyGlyphs time signature

*"my notes" in a text. For the first one I achieved to reduce the space before the note with a hspace{-xx} hack, and I could probably do the same kind of hack for the space after the note

To remove the upper space, I tried a hack with vspace{-xx}, but it did not work.
Also, as I think the space is due to that MusixTex keep it for the staff, I tried to remove it with \setstaffs{1}{0}, but this way, the note is not printed and the space is not removed, leaving just a large with space!
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A: It's a little bit hacky, but I achieved to remove the white spaces.
I used znotes instead of notes to remove some space after the notes, \def\afterruleskip{0\elemskip} to remove some space before the notes, and hspace for the rest of the left and right space. For the upper en lower sapce I used a raisebox with its height and depth arguments.
Here is the result. It's not perfect, it has to be tune for each notes.
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C.P. Company is an Italian apparel brand founded in 1971 by designer Massimo Osti. Initially called Chester Perry by the suggestion of his fashion entrepreneur friend Corrado Zannoni, its name was changed in 1978 following a lawsuit by Chester Barry and Fred Perry, for the use of their first name and surname.

C.P. Company clothing design often conducts research and design into military uniforms and work suits.
It became known for its functional, military-inspired outerwear and the use of innovative fabrics, processing techniques and design. Its "Mille Miglia jacket" (also known as "Goggle jacket", 1988), features two clear lenses on the hood — the "goggle" — and one on the wrist, for the wristwatch. Since 1975 C.P. Company has produced over 40,000 garments.  Today, the brand has generated a large following within Dutch and English 'football hooligan' subculture. C.P. Company continues to deliver modern field jackets, soft shell goggle jackets, lens sleeve sweatshirts, and more.

Ownership
In 1984, Osti sold his company shares to GFT (Gruppo Finanziario Tessile), but stayed on as the brand's stylist until 1994. In 1993 the brand was acquired by Carlo Rivetti. Rivetti changed the name of the company from C.P. Company to Sportswear Company. In 2010 it was sold to Enzo Fusco's FGF Industry S.P.A.

In 2015, the company's intellectual property was bought by Hong Kong apparel group Tristate Holdings Limited ().

See also
 Stone Island

References

Clothing companies of Italy

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alumni, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), IRAP
This is the fifth installment of our Alumni Spotlight series, which features interviews with former IRAP students who have become strong advocates and leaders in their fields of practice.
Meet Jessica Caplin, former Chapter Co-Director of the IRAP chapter at University of California, Berkeley, and current Field Advisor at UNHCR.
The views expressed here are entirely her own.
How did you become involved with IRAP and how did IRAP impact your law school experience?
I joined IRAP in the summer after my 1L year, when the incoming Chapter Director asked me if I would like to support an ongoing case. At the time, I was in Serbia conducting research with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and I knew that I wanted to continue serving refugees through my own casework. By my 3L year, I was a Chapter Co-Director, helping to oversee 43 inspiring and dedicated Berkeley Law students representing nearly 40 refugees in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.
It is unquestionable that IRAP had a dramatic impact on my law school experience. On a personal level, I was able to work on two Iraqi SIV cases and had the ultimate joy of watching one of my clients—a young engineer who had been hunted by Shia militia because of his work for the U.S. government—receive his visa and resettle in the United States. On a broader level, I was able to witness the impact of our work in expanding the drive to defend refugees throughout the law school. As the refugee crisis around the world unfolded, my Chapter harnessed the rising concerns of the Berkeley student body. We were able to draw significant numbers of students and faculty to events touching on the situations in Syria, Lebanon, and Europe, to a fundraiser in support of one of our clients in immediate need, and to briefings on current legislation impacting refugees. Through this work, my powerful team and I were able to advocate, educate, and motivate the broader Berkeley community, while continuing to support the most important people: our own clients.
IRAP has a unique model of partnering law students with pro bono lawyers — please describe your experience working with attorneys on urgent refugee resettlement cases.
My experiences working with pro bono lawyers through IRAP were inspiring. My first IRAP case involved a family that had been stuck in administrative processing for over four years with no indication of resolution. Despite these delays, our pro bono attorney never ceased to consider new avenues to advance our clients' cause and repeatedly promised her service for as long as our clients wished to pursue it. Though our attorney's day-to-day role was far from refugee law, she nevertheless devoted herself to the service of a family in danger.
Similarly, in my second case, under the supervision of three pro bono attorneys, my team spent countless hours on Skype calls, emails, brief drafting, information requests, and general advocacy on behalf of our client. It was endlessly inspiring to watch these attorneys dedicate as much time and passion to their pro bono work as to their regular caseload. Additionally, one of the attorneys, a child of Palestinian immigrants, was able to communicate directly with our client in Arabic and use his own immigration experiences to encourage our client when the case stagnated. This touch—beyond even the legal expertise—added a powerful personal connection for our client, whom we were eventually able to welcome to the United States.
What have you been doing since you graduated from Berkeley Law in 2016?
Since graduating from Berkeley Law, I have been working as a Field Advisor with UNHCR's Regional Office in Washington, DC. My current work focuses on refugees from the Northern Triangle of Central America—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—who are fleeing violence in their homes in pursuit of safety and asylum in the United States, as well as on integration efforts for recently arrived refugees and asylum seekers from around the world. As part of that effort, I have met with service providers, refugees, and asylum seekers in 16 small towns and cities along the length of the U.S. southern border and interior of the United States, as well as two border cities in Mexico, to better understand the challenges and needs of those seeking refuge and those hoping to best serve them.
In what ways has your involvement with IRAP in law school impacted your career?
My work with IRAP inspired me to continue working on behalf of refugees, not only from the Middle East, but around the world. On a practical level, it has given me a stronger understanding of the U.S. and international law concerning refugee resettlement, skills for providing direct service to those in need, and advocacy tools that groups like IRAP use when engaging with the public.
At a time when refugees are more politicized than ever, how do you engage with the issue on a personal level?
Much of the conversation surrounding support for refugees today is linked to questions about national security, as though the two are mutually exclusive, and it can be easy to feel boxed into this framework. Having previously worked in the national security apparatus as an FBI Intelligence Analyst, it is clear to me that in their purest forms, national security and human rights should be one and the same, and that a human rights-based approach to national security is our strongest defense for long-term global security. The values of human dignity and stability are universal building blocks for strong, prosperous lives, societies, and regions, and our interconnected world renders that reality all the more true today. Standing up for those who never wished to be made vulnerable, empowering their voices, and creating space for them to rebuild their futures is thus not only a moral imperative but smart security policy, and I believe we can think and speak about those issues in the same breath.
IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Beneel BabaeiAugust 25, 2020
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IRAP Alumni Spotlight: Mariana OlaizolaJanuary 9, 2020
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Organic substrates are used as base materials in semiconductor applications and manufacturing. Unlike inorganic substrates, the organic substrates are made of organic small molecules or polymers. Organic small molecules are polycyclic aromatic compounds, such as pentacene, anthracene, and rubrene. Packaging materials are not only used for mechanical or environmental safety, but they also act as electrically conductive interconnect between semiconductors and PCBs. Organic packaging materials, similar to other packaging materials, also facilitate heat distribution, signal distribution, manufacturability and serviceability, and power distribution. They vary in functionality and dimensions.
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Just a little over a year after they were signed, Arab Digest editor William Law talks with Gulf State Anaytics CEO Giorgio Cafiero about the impact and implications of the Abraham Accords, the Trump-engineered deal that saw Israel triple the number of Arab states with whom it has diplomatic relations at no cost to itself but at a very great cost to the cause of Palestinian statehood.
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With thanks to Lone Star Lit, I'm joining in their book blog tour of When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis. I've got a lot for you today: an excerpt from this heartfelt and wonderful tale, my review, a book trailer, AND a giveaway for a chance to win your own copy! I give this quick but delightfully wonderful read 4 stars! Many thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of the book for review purposes. As always, all opinions and typos are my own!
WHEN THE MEN WERE GONE
MARJORIE HERRERA LEWIS
Genre: Historical / Biographical / Sports Fiction
Date of Publication: October 2, 2018
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A cross between Friday Night Lights and The Atomic City Girls, When The Men Were Gone is a debut historical novel based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 1940s Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to keep her students from heading off to war.
Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas. Every Friday night for as long as assistant principal Tylene Wilson can remember, the entire town has gathered in the stands, cheering their boys on. Each September brings with it the hope of a good season and a sense of unity and optimism.
Now, the war has changed everything. Most of the Brownwood men over eighteen and under forty-five are off fighting, and in a small town, the possibilities are limited. Could this mean a season without football? But no one counted on Tylene, who learned the game at her daddy's knee. She knows more about it than most men, so she does the unthinkable, convincing the school to let her take on the job of coach.
Faced with extreme opposition by the press, the community, rival coaches, and referees — and even the players themselves — Tylene remains resolute. And when her boys rally around her, she leads the team — and the town — to a Friday night and a subsequent season they will never forget.
Based on a true story, When the Men Were Gone is a powerful and vibrant novel of perseverance and personal courage.
PRAISE FOR WHEN THE MEN WERE GONE:
"Sublimely ties together the drama of high school football, gender politics, and the impact of war on a small town in Texas." – Best of Books, 2018, Sports Illustrated
"A beautiful story that stays in your heart long after you finish reading." – Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author
"Based on a true story that most people probably don't know, readers will find plenty to love in Herrera Lewis' debut." — Kirkus Review
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Excerpt from When the Men Were Gone
By Marjorie Herrera Lewis
WHEN I ARRIVED at the school ten minutes shy of our eight o'clock meeting, I spotted Mr. Redwine's car in the lot. The side door of the building leading to the principal's office was unlocked. I put my unused key back in my purse, walked in, and headed straight to Mr. Redwine's office, a soft sunlight bouncing off the lockers and the sound of my black one-inch pumps echoing in the empty hallway.
"Morning, Mr. Redwine," I said.
"So why am I here on a Saturday morning?" he asked while he fussed with the coffeepot. "Moose is out. Now what?"
"If you're going to try to convince me that we have time to find a replacement, Tylene, let me tell you something, we don't."
I noticed he hadn't a clue about what to do, so I gently took the pot from him and began making the coffee. Not looking at him as I dipped a spoon into the grinds, I said, "The boys need to play football."
"Give it up, Tylene," he said. He hunched his shoulders as if to say he'd had enough. "We've gone over this. Give me something new. Why did you have to tell me this today?"
"We're running out of time, and I want to do this. Mr. Redwine, let me coach the boys."
I wasn't prepared for his response.
"So he was right," Mr. Redwine said.
"Who? Right about what?"
"Gil Duenkler. He stopped by the office yesterday and warned me. Said you'd do exactly this. He called it a coup."
"A coup? Seriously? You believe anything Moonshiner has to say? What else did he tell you—that he's been following me? Saw me taking notes in the parking lot?"
"Notes that he says undermined Moose."
I was livid. I'd known Moonshiner had spied me in the parking lot, but he must have zeroed in on my notes when he'd stood over my shoulder. I had tucked them away from his view, but apparently not in time.
"'Boys don't pay attention,'" Mr. Redwine recited. "'Jimmy needs to learn to pass and not throw.' 'Receivers don't watch the ball into their hands.' 'Backups not engaged.' What was that? A list of grievances to get rid of him? Make it look like you hired him knowing he wasn't capable so that you could step in at the eleventh hour and force our hand? Is that it, Tylene?"
"I'm speechless," I said.
"Don't do this to me!" Mr. Redwine formed a fist with his right hand and extended his pointer finger, pounding it twice on the table and nearly knocking the coffeepot over. "Tylene, you know I respect you. You're a fine teacher "administrator. And frankly, there's no one else I'd rather have in charge of academics. You're the best in town. No question. But Tylene, this is 1944, not 1984. Women might coach football in the future, but they do not coach football now! Not even in a time of war. And they never do a man's job unless a man is not available. Get Moose back, Tylene, or drop it."
"Mr. Redwine, I wasn't undermining Moose," I said. I maintained my composure. "I was helping him. I kept notes of what was going wrong, and after each practice we'd meet at my house. I'd let him know what I saw and how things could be improved. Yes, I kept notes. Lots of notes."
I turned toward the coffeepot and stared at it while I waited for the water to warm up. The room had fallen silent but for the humming of the machine.
In the silence, my mind harkened back to the day that put me on the path to this moment with Mr. Redwine.
"What was it like for you on that December morning?" I asked."
"When Mr. Redwine did not answer, I turned back and saw him looking at me as if I weren't there. I waited.
"Tell me. What were you doing when you heard?" Again, I waited.
"Just come home from lunch, the Mrs. and me," he said. "Mit met us at church and took us out to grab a bite afterward.
"Had the radio going. Angie likes to listen to music after church. Keeps her uplifted. Then, just like it must have been for nearly everyone in town—heck, everyone coast to coast—a live report interrupted the music. I turned up the radio and called her into the living room. We sat on the sofa listening to the reports.
"It didn't seem real until she began to cry, and we both knew that life in America would never be the same—not the way it had been when we'd gone to bed the night before. I guess that darkness was like a curtain. Pulled back that morning, and everything we'd known was gone."
"You did know Jack McSorley was stationed there, right?" I asked."
"In that moment, I sensed that Mr. Redwine finally understood what it meant, even to him, to keep the boys playing, to keep them home for one more year.
"Tylene, I get it," he said. "But I'm not the problem. So I give you the okay, what then? Have you really thought this through? You're trying to protect those boys, and that's mighty fine, Tylene, mighty fine, but I'm trying to protect you."
"I have thought it through, Mr. Redwine," I said. "And I appreciate your protection, but I'm not facing war. I can handle myself. You know what else? I can handle those boys, too. And I can coach football.
"Look, if Jimmy had flipped the football to the halfback on the triple option on third down on the last possession against Abilene last season, knowing the linebacker had already bitten on the fullback dive, we would have won the game. If we had stuffed the box, and our middle linebacker had stunted on Abilene's last touchdown, we would not only have "stopped the run, we would have sacked the quarterback. Our punt return team can't find the lanes, and our blockers need to improve their torques."
Mr. Redwine didn't say a word. He stood motionless as if paralyzed by fear. Then he began to pace with his eyes fixed on the floor. He ran his fingers through his hair, looked up at me, and appeared prepared to speak, but he stopped himself. He began to pace again, not looking up at me this time. Finally, he took a loud, deep breath, and then exhaled. He turned to me.
"Dagblastit, Tylene."
I waited. He paced some more. He was taking so long I nearly broke the silence, but I waited. Finally, he spoke.
"I can't believe I'm about to do this," he said. As if he were afraid of what he was about to say, he stopped once more and again began to pace.
"What time will you need the field?" he asked.
I smiled, extended my right hand, and said, "The usual—three o'clock to four thirty, Monday through Thursday." As we "shook hands, I asked, "So why the change of heart?"
"Because I have no idea what in Sam Hill you just said."
When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis is a heartfelt historical fiction tale about a topic near and dear to many a Texan heart -football – and of the woman who stands to face discrimination even as she steps up to lead the local high school football team. However, you don't have to be a football fan to love this story! At just over 200 pages, this was a quick and easy read.
What makes the story even more amazing is that it is based on the real-life story of Tylene Wilson, who took over coaching the local high school team during WWII when the remaining men in town were unwilling/unable.
Herrera-Lewis' journalist background is evident in the vivid details of the story, from the setting to the characters to the football games themselves. The football matches and the scenes with Tylene's family particularly shone, giving the reader a colorful picture of the Tylene and her love of the game as well as her love of the area. Her writing is clear and crisp and lyrical all at once.
When late summer rolled around, all I needed was to hear my father say, "I saw a nut on the ground this morning," and I'd bust out of the kitchen's screen door, grab a bucket off the back porch, and scramble to the first pecan tree I could reach, singing the Brownwood Lions' fight song all the while. Still singing, I'd crawl on my knees and gather up pecans…The briars and weeds beneath the tree didn't bother me. I considered a scraped knee a sign that a good pie would soon be on the way.
– from When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
The author also succeeds in writing a story that shows passion and emotion. Tylene wanted to coach the local boys to protect them – to keep them out of trouble, to keep them from being enlisted, and to keep their spirits up. She knew the value of football in lifting the spirit of the community. The story also conveys the sadness of those lost in the war and the pain that those who returned from it were feeling.
When the Men Were Gone is very much a character-driven story, and I absolutely adored the character of Tylene. She is passionate and caring, full of spunk and yet level-headed. She is what drew me into this story.
This is the story of a woman who, like many during WWII, stepped up to fill a role left empty by the men who went to war, one who did it willingly, passionately, and in the face of many who thought her not up to the job simply because she was a woman. It's a victorious novel of a woman who stood up in the face of discrimination for love of the game and love of her community.
"So you're going to let her do this?" Vern said. "You know how bad that'll make you look? I mean, what kind of a man allows his wife to coach football? Not to mention the toll it'll take on you. Someone's got to wear the dress in the house. So what's your color, John? Soft pink?" Vern laughed.
While the ending was satisfying, I was surprised to find myself at the end of the book (despite evidence of the page count), and I was left with questions that might have been tidily served by an epilogue. What happened with the rest of the season? How did the team fare? Was she better accepted after the first game?
Overall, this short and sweet story of football and feminism was a delight, an interesting perspective on the other roles women filled as well as the strength they showed in doing so.
Marjorie Herrera Lewis is an award-winning sportswriter, named the first female Dallas Cowboys beat writer when she was with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She later joined the SportsDay staff of The Dallas Morning News, where she continued to cover the NFL and professional tennis. She is currently a contributing sportswriter for PressBoxDFW.com.
While writing When the Men Were Gone, she became inspired to try her hand at coaching football herself and was added to the Texas Wesleyan University football coaching staff in December 2016. Marjorie has degrees from Arizona State University, The University of Texas in Arlington, Southern New Hampshire University, and certificates from Southern Methodist University, and Cornell University. She is married and has two grown daughters and one son-in-law.
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Excellent review! I was also left wanting that epilogue so we know if Tylene got to keep coaching.


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The Cognizant Academy team balances accelerated but effective training for associates across varying subject areas and career stages.
As a global professional services company, Cognizant has its success rooted in continuous learning. Clients trust its nearly 290,000 associates to know about their industries, businesses, and technology environments; readily acquire new insights; and rapidly apply knowledge to help them improve everyday life. At the center of how the company achieves its continuous learning goals is Cognizant Academy, an in-house, digital learning ecosystem that provides development programs for all employees, from entry-level associates to professional practitioners. It is a gargantuan task, because the digital space rapidly evolves—and the team must tailor training solutions to different client, industry, and skilling needs.
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Christine Umbrell is an editorial associate at Content Communicators in Purcellville, Virginia.
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Well, my attempt at cleaning the fans on my MacBook Pro didn't have the desired result – my trusty laptop still sounds like a small aircraft taking off when I give it anything slightly processor heavy to do.
I did buy an incredibly cheap clip on microphone which I thought would help reduce the noise when I record my tutorials but as it turns out the mic needs a pre-amp to work properly.
All this has left me a little but hesitant to record any more tutorials until its fixed, I'm more than aware that the noise of the fans is less than ideal and it's something I am trying to fix. Short term it may involve using my iPhone as a mic, but I fear this will still pick a lot of the noise up.
So, I'm left with the option of putting the mac in for repair (which I can't really do as I have no gap in my work schedule) or biting the bullet and finally buying a new one. Most users of Apple Macs are pretty up on computer spec but its really not my thing, I've always just spent the most money I could assuming it would get me what I need.
Personally, I don't mind the noise of your fan that much. I play the tutorials on my headphones and I've never had to struggle to hear the explanations. As a user of the tutorials, It is not an issue at all considering all the benefits of each of them.
If you decide to buy a new mac, do you necessarily have to buy a laptop? they so ridiculously dear!
I opted fo an imac myself because I thought I would get more for my money. For a while, I did, but 4 years down the line, the issue I ended up with is not a noisy one but rather visual. I got the infamous vertical lines imprinted on my screen. Now it feels like I'm looking at my designs through a prison door.
Hi Tom, Thanks for letting me know – to be honest there haven't been too many users that have brought it up but I'm always cautious of it and I'm always trying new things to reduce it.
I probably will have to buy a new laptop as I take this one everywhere with me – it's 6 years old so it's done me proud.
Ah yeah I remember the vertical lines, although I've not seen any on an imac in years now!


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The Walking Dead #126 Review
Posted by Paul Bowler in All, The Walking Dead
All Out War, Charlie Adlard, Image Comics, Michonne, Negan, Rick Grimes, Robert Kirkman, Stefano Gaudiano, The Saviors, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #126, The Walking Dead #126 review
Review by Paul Bowler
Rick and his allies managed to repel Negan and his forces, but the Saviors' contaminated weapons have done their work. The Hilltop survivors suddenly become ill and begin to die. Rick was also wounded and his friends expect the worst. Negan believes he has won, so when the Saviors return to the Hilltop they are surprised when a healthy Rick is there to meets them. Rick offers to negotiate an alliance, one that will establish a safe zone between their communities and establish a barter system. Negan seems ready to contemplate the error of his ways, but just as they seem close to reaching an agreement, Rick attacks and cuts Negan's throat.
All Out War has been six months and eleven issues in the making, now Robert Kirkman finally delivers the showdown we've all been waiting for, as Rick takes on Negan in this final battle in the conflict between the Hilltop communities and the Saviors. Having dealt Negan a potentially life-threatening injury, Rick says he will allow their doctor to save him, so long as the Saviors agree to surrender and let them take Negan prisoner. Down, but not out, Negan is not going to give up without a fight, and savagely attacks Rick.
With both sides now poised to strike, Dwight orders the Saviors to hold back and let Negan and Rick fight it out themselves. Ever since Dwight first joined Rick's alliance, working secretly against Negan's camp, his true loyalty to Rick's cause has been dubious to say the least. Having shot Rick with his crossbow in The Walking Dead #123 there has been a big question mark hanging over the character. Now we know the crossbow bolt he uses wasn't infected with Zombie matter, and his actions here in The Walking Dead #126 are instrumental in brining an end to the bloodshed.
In a completely unexpected move, the aftermath of the battle yields some a very surprising outcome. Those expecting Negan to meet a gruesome end might be disappointed. Indeed, the readers feeling might mirror the reaction of Andrea, Maggie, and Carl, when they discover what Rick intends to do next.
Robert Kirkman invests these scenes with some wonderfully structured moments of calm contemplation and reasoning. The way Rick manages to get his point across to Andrea, Maggie, and even Carl at the end is a brilliant piece of writing by Kirkman, and the dialogue here will have you hanging on every word.
The Walking Dead #126 marks a major turning point in the lives of these characters. Big changes are on the way, the war is over, now Rick's vision of uniting the Hilltop communities can begin to take shape at last as they finally stand together against the Zombie apocalypse in the hope of making a better world.
Charlie Adlard's art throughout All Out War has been some of the best this series has ever seen. This storyline has been stunningly illustrated by Adlard, with his incredible attention to detail, the characters and their environments, he has captured every nuance of this dark, and brutal storyline. Stefano Gaudiano's inks have also been excellent, brining added depth and atmosphere to every issue, and I'm really glad that he will be staying on after this arc. Cliff Rathburn's brilliant tones bring so much to each issue and Rus Wooton's lettering is some of the very best in the industry.
While the fight between Negan and Rick is as violent as we might've expected, this bone crunching slugfest quickly becomes just one part in a collage of violence as we see Michonne, Ezekiel, and Jesus locked in battle with the rest of the Saviors. By the time the dust has settles on the battlefield, Lucile has a new master, and Rick and his friends are left to pick up the pieces of their lives. Robert Kirkman has done such a fantastic job with All Out War, every issue has been building up to this defining moment for the series, the characters have also been through so much, and its going to be fascinating to see how things pan out now the war is over.
The scene where Rick addressed everyone at the Hilltop is another highlight of this issue. His rousing speech offers us some insight into what to expect next. I also particularly enjoyed the short scene between Rick and Michonne towards the end of the issue as they discussed the future. It's a great little moment for the characters and it also illustrates the impact this war has had on their lives and the new paths it has forged for them.
The Walking Dead #126 closes out the All Out War storyline in a way that few could have expected. Once the no-holds-barred final battle gives way to the rallying speeches, moralizing, and soul searching, this issue quickly builds towards its climatic final scenes when everyone notices Carl has suddenly gone missing. From that moment we know exactly where he's gone and what he intends to do next.
This final scene, and the way Rick handles the situation, is riveting. In only a few pages it becomes clear why Michonne said that she has learned not to question him. Rick's "knack" for leadership together with his sound judgment has united the Hilltop communities, they will work together to build a better future, but it is these closing moments, where his compassion and reasoning as a father makes his son see reason, that shows us just how great a leader Rick has become. The Walking Dead #126 is the issue that changes everything, and as for Negan, well, Rick's parting words make it clear that Negan's fate will be far from pleasant.
The Walking Dead #126 brings the epic 12 part All Out War story arc to a close, and it has proved to be a fitting celebration for the 10th Anniversary of Robert Kirkman's and Charlie Adlard's brilliant Image Comics series. This monster event has torn through the lives of everyone involved as Rick Grimes and the survivors had to fight for survival in a conflict that ultimately brought about Negan's downfall and subsequently united the Hilltop communities. All Out War has been a terrific storyline, I've enjoyed following all the twists and turns of the plot, and I think Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Stefano Gaudiano have done a fantastic job in delivering this story arc, and I can't wait to see what they have in store for the double sized issue #127 and beyond.
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Edwardian Encounters: Richard Strauss in London in 1903
Programme cover for the December 1903 recital
In 1903 one of the world's leading composers came to London to perform an evening of his own ground-breaking songs. In today's parlance this was what could well be called 'a dream recital', and yet amazingly it met with a marked detachment from both contemporary critics and the concert-going public as a whole. Such aloof disinterest, I would say, reveals much about the insular attitudes towards foreign music in Britain at the time.
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was born in Munich and by the turn of the last century he had become a composer of Lieder and tone poems of international significance. In 1894 he had married the German soprano, Pauline de Ahna (1863-1950), and together they formed a formidable performing couple, touring extensively across the whole of Europe. It was the London-based concert manager, Hugo Görlitz, who organised the visit of the Strausses to Britain at the end of 1903, primarily so that Strauss could conduct a Berlioz Centenary Concert at the Queen's Hall on 11 December that year. How enterprising it would be, Görlitz no doubt thought, to arrange for Pauline to sing some of her husband's sensational songs while they were here.
The location was booked: the bleak, old St James's Hall in Piccadilly, opened in 1858 and destined to be demolished barely eighteen months later in the summer of 1905. (It is now the site of the Méridien Piccadilly Hotel.) The date also was set: Wednesday, 9 December 1903. Hopes must have been high that Pauline would restrain her fiery temperament – even Strauss in his turbulent yet happy marriage would refer to her as ein Igel, 'a hedgehog'. The programme consisted of sixteen of Strauss's songs, many of them core-repertoire for today's sopranos; it even included – a heart-stopping thought – the world premiere of Gefunden, a piece so fresh that it still awaited an opus number.
Pauline Strauss and her son Franz in 1905
On the night critics were there in some force; such routine extensive coverage of single concerts can only make modern music-lovers sigh. (Nowadays reviews of a one-off recital are rather less frequent. Where is the commercial gain when there will be no repeat?) The critics' reactions, however, generally fell short of enthusiastic. Of the final phrases of Winterweihe (1900) The Times said that they were 'surely more quaintly curious than either beautiful or really effective'. Although the Observer admired the 'harmonic eccentricities' of Jung Hexenlied (1898) which the composer seemed 'to revel in with boyish glee', The Times questioned whether so exaggerated a setting of a poem could be 'called a song in so many words, in spite of its brilliant cleverness'. At least mercy was shown to the brand-new Gefunden, which the Manchester Guardian found 'delightfully melodious and poetical'.
The critics were tough on Frau Strauss de Ahna too, describing her voice as 'rather small' (The Times) and 'not always satisfactory to English ears' (Observer), and overall the man from The Times 'found the ordeal trying'. It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that present-day lovers of classical song would have committed a minor crime to get hold of a ticket for such a night as this, but that was not the case in 1903. The Manchester Guardian regretted that the hall 'was not filled as it should have been', while the Illustrated London News reported that the Berlioz Centenary Concert two days later had been 'lamentably attended'. The following year the German critic, Oskar Schmitz, cast Britain as a 'land without music'. This was hardly an original premise, but it chimed with the mood towards Anglo-German cultural relations at the time. It was not entirely fair, though. On 14 October 1903, for instance, for the first night of Elgar's oratorio The Apostles, the vast Birmingham Town Hall was packed to such an extent that extra seats had to be brought in. In the event, Richard Strauss left London just before Christmas 1903, undoubtedly disappointed by the smallness of the audiences he had attracted. The following spring he toured the United States to the acclaim of an altogether more appreciative public. Meanwhile, British hauteur and a restrained xenophobia had held the field.
Neil Robson, May 2015
Neil Robson writes and speaks regularly on the history of south-west London. He is the editor of the Wandsworth Historian.
Principal sources and a note
British Library, Music Collections: 'Richard Strauss Festival (1903), ref. d.487.b.
Illustrated London News, 19 Dec. 1903, p. 964.
Manchester Guardian, 10 Dec. 1903, p. 8.
Observer, 13 Dec. 1903, p. 7.
The Times, 4 Jun. 1903, p. 5; 15 Oct. 1903, p. 4; 10 Dec. p. 5.
Wilhelm, Kurt, Richard Strauss: an intimate portrait (Thames & Hudson, 1989), espec. pp. 56-69.
A reconstruction of the night of 9 December 1903 was given in performance as part of the London Song Festival on 11 November 2014 (www.londonsongfestival.org).
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