Judge Gene Strassburger of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas issued a March 2, 2010 Opinion and Order severing a third party claim from a UIM claim and Bad Faith claim against the carrier in the case of Wutz v. Smith and State Farm, GD07-021766 (Allegh. Co. March 2, 2010 Strassburger, J.).
In this case, the Court was faced with a joint motion by the Defendants to preclude any mentioning of insurance during the trial of the matter. The Court was also considering the Plaintiff's motion to sever the claims and the Plaintiff's request to proceed first on the UIM and bad faith claims.
In Wutz, there was a little twist on the ordinary scenario. The third party tortfeasor was covered by a Progressive Insurance $15,000 liability policy, which was offered in settlement. Pursuant to the consent to settle clause in the UIM policy, the Plaintiffs sought out State Farm's consent to settle.
The indications were that the Plaintiff was going to accept a settlement with the tortfeasor. Removing the tortfeasor from the case would take this matter out of the Allegheny County line of cases that held that evidence of "insurance" was not admissible at trial where the tortfeasor was still in the case.
Exercising the option given by the case of Daley-Sand v. West American Ins. Co., 564 A.2d 965 (Pa.Super. 1989), to either consent to the settlement or, instead, pay the settlement amount and be subrogated to the Plaintiff's claim against the tortfeasor, State Farm elected to pay the $15,000 settlement offer to the Plaintiff. Accordingly, this case now contained State Farm's subrogated claim against the tortfeasor. State Farm apparently believed that this scenario would implicate the line of cases holding that "insurance" issues were not admissible in these post-Koken trials still involving the tortfeasor.
Judge Strassburger rejected State Farm's position that "insurance" should not be mentioned in these types of trials involving both a tortfeasor and a UIM carrier under an argument that such evidence would prejudice the tortfeasor. The Judge noted that, in the context of this case, there really was no "live" dispute between the Plaintiff and the tortfeasor given State Farm's action in paying the settlement amount offered by the tortfeasor.
Since there was no longer any live dispute against a tortfeasor in this matter, Judge Strassburger also thought it appropriate to sever the cases and to allow the Plaintiff to proceed on the UIM and bad faith claims first. The Judge noted that, under the Gunn decision issued by Judge Wettick in Allegheny County, the UIM trial by jury would be first, followed by a non-jury bad faith trial with the same judge. Judge Strassburger also denied the Defendants' request to keep out references to insurance.
Judge Strassburger noted that State Farm could proceed on its trial against the tortfeasor thereafter if it still desired to do so.
Whew! This stuff is getting complex! Please be reminded that I am keeping a Post-Koken Scorecard which you can access by scrolling down the right hand column of this blog and clicking on the reference to the Scorecard.
Anyone desiring a copy of this Wutz v. Smith and State Farm decision may contact me at dancummins@comcast.net.


In August 2014 I gave a talk at NSLondon about various approaches to solving Fizz Buzz in Swift. The video is available on Vimeo and proved to be reasonably popular and even gained me my first mention in iOS Dev Weekly.
Just to make this more complete here is a link to the slides and a Swift Playground that you can use to play around with the examples.


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The British Rail Class 397 Civity is a class of electric multiple unit built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group. A total of twelve five-car units were built to operate services on TransPennine North West services between Liverpool Lime Street/ and Edinburgh Waverley/.

TransPennine Express has branded all of their new fleet under the general name Nova, with the Class 397 units branded as Nova 2. The first unit entered service on 30 November 2019.

History
The announcement of new trains was made by FirstGroup when it was confirmed that they would become the next operator of the TransPennine Express franchise from 1 April 2016. In May 2016 it was announced by TransPennine Express that they had ordered 12 five-car electric multiple units from CAF to replace the fleet of ten four-car Class 350/4 Desiro units which previously operated TransPennine Express services between Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland. This train is not equipped with tilting.

Testing of the first set began at the Velim railway test circuit in July 2018.

An option for up to 22 extra units was available to TransPennine Express, but it was not exercised.

Operation
The Nova 2 was launched officially by TPE at Liverpool Lime Street with other members of the Nova fleet. The first unit entered passenger service on 30 November 2019.

Fleet details

The units were designed as an intercity train. This included the addition of single doors at the ends of the coach, a maximum speed of  and first class with catering provision from the on-board galley kitchen. Wi-Fi and seat reservations are also available on the train. These trains were also awarded the Golden Spanner Award for maintenance reliability.

Vehicle numbering
Individual vehicles are numbered in the ranges as follows, with the last three digits of each vehicle number matching those of the unit to which the vehicle belongs:

European Vehicle Numbers for the fleet are devised by prefixing the domestic vehicle number with type code 94, country code 70, and a leading zero; "94700...".

Livery illustration

See also
 British Rail Class 195 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Northern.
 British Rail Class 196 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for West Midlands Trains.
 British Rail Class 197 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Transport for Wales Rail.
 British Rail Class 331 - An EMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform also built for Northern.

References

External links

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One of United's finest defenders whose talent deserved more
Date: 25th March 2011 at 6:00pm
It seems incredible to think that it is 28 years since Martin Buchan last played a competitive game for Manchester United.
In today's modern era when the media, and the various supporters forums on the internet are often selecting Manchester United's "greatest team", I am always surprised that when it comes to the centre back pairing, Martin Buchan's name very rarely comes up, or even into the equation. The reason I feel that this is the case, is that he happened to play at Old Trafford in one of the club's least conspicuous eras.
From my own point of view, I feel very, very privileged to have been able to watch a player whom I consider to be one of the finest footballers in Manchester United's history. Buchan was exceptionally quick, read the game so well, and had great anticipatory judgement. Strong in the air, and with two great feet, not only was he a great player, but in my opinion, a great captain too.
A native Aberdonian, Buchan was born in the city on March 6th, 1949. Martin was quite gifted academically. However he had joined the Aberdeen ground staff when only 15 years old whilst still studying at school. He did have ambition to go on to University, but three days into his sixth year at school, when just 17, he was offered the opportunity to join the Dons full time. His thinking was that if he hadn't made the grade as a footballer by the time he was 21, he could still go back to University. However, his progress was rapid and he was soon in the Aberdeen first team. Under the guidance of the old Scottish international player, Eddie Turnbull, he developed into a fine "sweeper', being the authoritative figure who marshalled the Don's defence.
It wasn't too long before his leadership skills were recognized and he became Aberdeen's youngest ever captain at just 21 years of age. Probably the finest match in Buchan's Aberdeen career came on April 11th, 1970. When Glasgow Celtic travelled to Hampden for the Scottish Cup final in 1970, they wore a mantle of near-invincibility. They had captured their fifth successive title and were on their way to their second European Cup final in four seasons, the domestic show piece coming between the two legs of the semi-final victory over Leeds United. Only Aberdeen stood between Jock Stein's side and a clean sweep of Scottish honours. But the Dons had other ideas.
Hero of the hour was teenager Derek McKay. He scored winners in the previous two rounds and hit two late goals in the final after Joe Harper had opened the scoring from the penalty spot. Bobby Lennox struck for Celtic to make it 3-1, in front of a crowd of 108,434. Martin Buchan, just three months into the captaincy, recalled: "Derek came in for the match against Falkirk because of a flu epidemic and only actually played in cup ties, hence the nickname 'Cup Tie' McKay. Though we were outsiders, we were confident because we had gone to Parkhead and beaten Celtic a couple of weeks before. Prior to that League match, Eddie Turnbull, the manager, gave us an inspirational team talk, reminding us Celtic had the champagne on ice, but the boss told us, 'They're not going to celebrate at our expense'. In the dressing room at Hampden, left-back George Murray said, 'Mr Turnbull, just repeat your Parkhead team talk'. He did, which calmed us all down, and we won again. That day, we were a team with a mission. We wanted to make amends for losing to Celtic in the 1967 final." Buchan was the youngest ever captain to lift the Scottish FA Cup.
The following year, 1971, Buchan won the first of his 34 international caps when he played against Portugal. His performances and reputation began to attract attention from clubs south of the border. In the summer of 1971, Manchester United appointed Frank O'Farrell as Manager. He took over from Sir Matt Busby after Busby had taken over in the middle of the 1970-71 season following the sacking of first team coach Wilf McGuinness.
Initially, O'Farrell seemed to galvanize a United team that had a blend of experience and youth. It has been said in many reports and publications that he inherited an ageing team, but that simply wasn't true. Of the squad who had won the European Cup in 1968, just three years earlier, Stepney, Burns, Dunne, Sadler, Kidd, Charlton, Law, Aston, and Best were still around. Scottish international winger Willie Morgan had been purchased from Burnley, so that forward line was as potent as anything around in the First Division at that time. Youngsters Tommy O'Neill (who sadly, was to die after suffering a heart attack in 2006, at the young age of just 53 years), Alan Gowling, Steve James, and Sammy McIlroy, were the other members of the first team squad.
On December 4th 1972, after beating Nottingham Forest by 3-2 at Old Trafford, Manchester United were five points clear heading the First Division table. Up and until that point of the season, they had played some scintillating football. They were clear favourites to win the title for the first time since 1967. However, after that December 4th win, there followed a disastrous sequence of results which saw United not win another league game until mid-March 1972. By this time they had fallen to 8th place in the table, nine points behind the leaders, Manchester City!
O'Farrell moved into the transfer market during the first week of march 1972 when he paid 122,500 pounds for Buchan in the hope that he would bring stability to United's creaking defence. Although Martin was not to know it at the time, he had moved to a club that was breaking into some disarray. As later stories were to tell, there was discord between the senior player themselves, and the manager. The dressing room was not a pleasant place to be. Sir Matt was still in the background and O'Farrell was finding it hard to manage one of the biggest clubs in the world game. Some of the senior players were openly critical of the manager,
For a young player moving to such a club as Manchester United, it was a dream come true. But the next few years were to show a rapid decline in fortunes and Buchan must have wondered many times if he had made the right move. There were some strong personalities in that dressing room who weren't frightened to voice an opinion. O'Farrell found it a hard task. United were to finish that season in 8th place – disappointing given the wonderful results they had achieved before Christmas.
If the second half of the 1971/72 season was disappointing, then the first half of the 1972/73 season was absolutely disastrous, and for frank O'Farrell, it was the end of his tenure at Manchester United. It took United until the 10th league game of the season to register their first league win and in the previous nine games had only mustered a paltry total of just four points. Old Trafford wasn't a happy place to be. Just before the end of the previous season Ian Storey-Moore had been signed from Nottingham Forest and literally stolen from under the nose of Derby County's ebullient young manager, a certain Brian Clough. Just a day before Storey-Moore signed, Clough had paraded him in front of the Derby County faithful as "our new signing." The fact was, the deal had never been concluded and O'Farrell stepped in persuading Storey-Moore that his future was at Old Trafford. In September of 1972, O'Farrell also made the strange decision of signing Wynne Davies the big Welsh centre forward from Manchester City.
Down in Bournemouth, who were then in the Third Division, a young centre forward was rapidly making a name for himself and was a prolific goal scorer. In a move that wasn't too popular with United fans, O'Farrell brought him to Old Trafford for a fee in excess of 200,000 pounds. Ted McDougall found that there was a lot of pressure and expectation upon his shoulders. No matter what O'Farrell tried, it didn't work and he'd certainly lost the dressing room. The final nail in his coffin came on Saturday December 16, 1972. United were annihilated 5-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and the club's Directors acted quickly and sacked O'Farrell. Just a few days later, Tommy Docherty was appointed manager.
Throughout all of the turbulence, Martin Buchan kept a low profile. Despite having had to play in several different positions, he just kept his head down and got on with his job. Docherty breathed fresh air into Old Trafford, but he knew what a difficult job he had on his hands. Things would only get worse before they would get better and he had a relegation fight on his hands. There was a flurry of comings and goings where players were concerned and Docherty found most of them from Scotland. He brought in Alex Forsyth from Partick Thistle, Lou Macari from Celtic, George Graham from Arsenal, and a giant of a centre half from Shrewsbury named Jim Holton who would later become a cult figure with the United fans. The team scrapped and scrapped its way out of the relegation positions and when the season ended, they had finished in 18th position. Denis Law had left on a free transfer to Manchester City, George Best had announced his retirement, and Bobby Charlton retired after the last game of the season at Chelsea.
Docherty had also sold MacDougall to West Ham United after just having played 18 games for Manchester United. MacDougall, now coaching in Atlanta in the USA recalled:
"Old Trafford was not the happiest dressing room back then. The manager, Frank O'Farrell, was a lovely man, but United were an ageing side in decline lying about fourth from the bottom. Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law were still there from the glory days, as was Sir Matt Busby though he never spoke a word to me in the five months I was there.
"Clique is too strong a word, but there was a definite 'them and us' mentality between the older players and the new guys like me, Wyn Davies, Ian Storey-Moore and Alex Forsyth. I never thought to ask why but at training, we always got changed in the reserves' dressing room.
"I scored on my début at Old Trafford, which was memorable, but the rest of my time is best forgotten. Let's just say there was a lot of bitching and a lot of blaming everyone else."
The 1973/74 season was United's "annus horibilis." Docherty was trying all sorts of things to try and stem the decline and find a solid base from which he could build a team. It said much for his efforts that with a third of the season gone, Alex Stepney shared the top goal scorer's spot having scored twice from penalty kicks! Again there was turbulence in the coming and going of players. Willie Morgan had taken over at that time as Club Captain. In October, Docherty had cajoled George Best into returning home to Old Trafford, but it wasn't to last and their relationship soured On New Year's day 1974, United were lying in 20th position in the league and occupying one of the relegation spots as this was the season when "3 up and 3 down" was introduced. Two more Scots joined the club, Stuart Houston was bought from Brentford and Jim McCalliog from Wolves. Docherty's own team was taking shape, but the thing that he needed most wasn't available – time. At the end of the season Manchester United were relegated for the first time in some 37 years. It was a sad time.
The following season, United took the Second Division by storm. Wherever they played the grounds were packed to capacity, and incredibly, United's average home gates for the season soared to a massive 56,000 plus. In a very astute move before the season had started, Docherty signed the energetic young striker Stuart Pearson from Hull City. With the old guard gone, Martin Buchan was now seen as one of the senior players in the
United dressing room. He certainly exerted a lot of influence out on the field and as the team began winning their confidence just grew, and grew, and grew. In 30 games to the turn of the year, they lost just 4 times, and one of their momentous victories was a 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in a 3rd Round League Cup tie at Old Trafford. As 1975 dawned, United were four points clear in the Second Division and hot favourites to win the Division and return to the top flight.
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Buba love to roam on a lake in shallow water, cooling the abdomen, swim and hunt for frogs. A small photo report of our visit to the lake next to the parents cottage.
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What is confidence? And what do we mean by praying with confidence? I think there are at least four possible meanings. Basically, confidence means to have faith, to trust, to believe, or to rely on. Confidence in prayer means that when I pray I believe or trust in God and in His Son Jesus Christ. It also means that I believe in the promises of His Word.
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Look, Ma, I Finally Wrote About Love / December 30, 2016 by Jacs Fishburne
I'm envious of the women who write about love. The ones that make a relationship appear as both a battlefield and an orgasm, utterly draining and a holy sacrament of human activity. I can't write about love. My experiences are limited- there was Jason who professed his love on a high ride only to turn his head out the car window and start vomiting profusely. I calmly stopped at a stop sign and informed him he had to clean it up. There was Forest the Ranger who told me he loved me while Playa dust swirled around us and all I could think was "how very typically Burning Man." There was a Nick, a Dave, and an Erik. A Stephanie and a Courtney and some others I'm forgetting. I'm Han- when I hear the words "I love you" my answer is always "I know." No emotion behind it, just a simple "I know." I can write of disasters and triumph, of pain and lessons. I can weave words about loss and build castles out of car wrecks. If you listen closely, you'll find I can create entire civilizations, the religious sects and political intrigues, the rows of buildings and the collapsing facades. I can write of every human interaction since the beginning of time and of the ones that came to us prior to the Big Bang. I can sing of stars and heroes, of villains and abusers, but never, oh never, can I write of that kind of love you fall into. The one that is all encompassing and maddening, joyful and heart wrenchingly sad. Maybe if I viewed love as disasters the words would flow. "I love you." "I know, but have you heard about the plane that fell from the sky, throwing suitcases into apartment buildings and bodies into trees? Have you heard about the wars or the plagues or the fall of the Templars?" "I love you." "I know."
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'Teen Mom' News Pile: Farrah Abraham Is Selling Her Crap (Literally); Kail Lowry Is Vowing to Stop Being Petty Online & More
3 weeks ago by Chelsea
"But this year maybe I won't put it all on Instagram…"
From coming up with disgusting new money-making schemes to handing over a ton of money to Uncle Sam, the stars of the 'Teen Mom' franchise (both past and present) have been keeping themselves busy lately! In an effort to keep you up-to-date on the latest Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 news, The Ashley brings you the Teen Mom News Pile.
Here are some of the major (and minor but interesting) 'Teen Mom'-related things that have happened over the last week or so…
Farrah Abraham stools…er…stoops to an even lower low.
"This is from the Number One Celebrity In Our Nation!"
Last year, Farrah put her famous, um, backdoor to use, selling videos of herself urinating and defecating to weirdos on OnlyFans for $100. Now, it appears that the former 'Teen Mom OG' star has taken things a step farther down the sewage pipe and is now mailing her poop to weirdos around the world.
The Ashley will give you a moment to process that disgustingness and/or vomit.
A video circulating the Interwebs (and later reposted by The Sun) shows Farrah explaining how she packages her poopoo for her customers.
"I wanted to show you how I s**t in a jar and sent it to you!" she tells one of her customers in the video. "Oh, so cool! And you get a video of me making it for you!"
The Backdoor Teen Mom then proceeds to show us (thankfully with her clothes on) a simulation of how she got her crap in the vile (emphasis on 'vile.')
All of our faces right now as we read this story…
"So I do my Number oop! and I wipe my oop! and then I put it in here," she says as she stuffs the cotton ball into the glass jar. "Then I cork it and I get Saran Wrap and I wrap it all up and put a special message on [the tag] and your name."
Farrah then likened her excrement to "blessings."
"Just sending you blessings of this year in a lucky jar!" she said before revealing her trick to keeping her crap fresh as a daisy.
"I've found that the cotton ball keeps the smell!" Farrah said.
Make way!
She then seems to be referencing a story that's been in the news recently about 90 Day Fiance star Stephanie Matto who had been making money by selling jars of her farts. (She had to close down shop, though, when all that excessive gas inside her started to close down her colon.)
"I just said oh well with the farts and went with the real deal!" Farrah proclaims proudly.
Farrah was fired from 'Teen Mom OG' several years ago because the show's producers were unhappy about her continuing in the adult industry. (There were other reasons but this was the main reason.) Apparently, the network has changed its feelings, as Farrah will be featured on the upcoming 'Teen Mom' spin-off, Teen Mom Family Vacation, which premieres next week.
If you want to see Farrah's video, click here. (Don't worry, it's SFW.)
Kail vows to look out for red flags, stop being petty and more in 2022.
"Things can only go up from here, right? Could be worse. I could be Farrah."
In preparation for a new year (undoubtedly) full of feuding with her children's fathers/fellow 'Teen Mom 2' stars, Kail has made some resolutions that may come as a surprise to anyone who has followed her story–- or at the very least, follows her on social media.
During a new video interview with In Touch Weekly, the 'Teen Mom 2' star talked about her plans for 2022 and listed some of her biggest regrets from 2021. Among them, the mom of four said, was "ignoring red flags."
"This ain't a flag, it's a hat."
Kail went on to call herself a "people pleaser," admitting she's "been in therapy long enough to know where red flags are" even though she tends to overlook them.
" … That is probably my biggest regret and I'm hoping to go into 2022 with real boundaries, solid boundaries, and just doing better," she continued.
When asked if there was anything from 2021 she'd do differently if she could, Kail (surprisingly) copped to "the little petty things" she posted online.
File this under: Kail Is Always Right.
Ya know… like the time she publicly announced that Chris Lopez, the father of her two youngest sons, was expecting a child with someone else… or the time she took to social media to accuse Chris of sleeping with her 'Teen Mom 2' nemesis Briana DeJesus… or that time she called out Chris for allegedly not taking care of his end of their sons' medical expenses…
Kail said bothered or not, none of her "petty" posts were necessary, as they only created more drama and in the end, "it's not worth it."
" …except when it is."
"Not everything needs a reaction," she continued. "Like, maybe give it a little while before I respond publicly– if at all– maybe that would be good."
Bristol Palin calls her time on 'Teen Mom OG' "embarrassing"
When you have to confront your MTV past…
Bristol may have had a baby shoot out of her underage lady garden at the same time Catelynn, Maci, Amber and Farrah did, but she was just not meant to be on 'Teen Mom.' As fans may remember, Bristol appeared on the show back in 2018, but quit after only one season. (She was post-Farrah but pre-Mackenzie, in case you've forgotten where Bristol fell in the 'Teen Mom' Timeline.)
This week, Bristol reminisced about her time on the MTV dumpster fire, calling it "embarrassing." She even watched at episode featuring herself (and those damn overalls she insisted on trying to make "happen.")
"I thought they were cool…"
The Instagram account @TeenMomShadeRoom reposted Bristol's videos.
A post shared by @teenmomshaderoom_
"I almost forgot about all this," Bristol said on Instagram Stories, later saying, "Y'all, we all go through struggles. But I will admit it's weird watching them play out on TV, especially when you haven't thought about this show, or even acknowledged that you have been on anything like this before. It's very weird seeing it in retrospect…but my kids were so cute.."
She captioned the videos, "Embarrassing but let's get real…" and implied that she took the job on 'Teen Mom OG' because she was in a very hard place in her life. (As The Ashley reported at the time, Bristol made about $250,000 for her season of 'Teen Mom OG.')
"New to Texas…didn't know anyone or have any support here…no job…3 young kids…and my husband had just left me," she wrote.
The demise of Bristol's marriage to Dakota Meyer played out during the season of 'Teen Mom OG.'
Dakota was outspoken about not wanting to appear on 'Teen Mom OG' in the first place, but stated that he never really had a choice in the matter if he wanted to see his kids.(Back in December 2017, he likened the show to "trailer trash!")
Bristol stated that she has come a long way since her 'Teen Mom' days.
"I'm still a hot mess– so don't get it twisted but all I'm saying is don't sleep, or doubt, on God's glory being able to be revealed in you too."
Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra pay off $535k tax debt but still owe the government a ton of cash.
"Unlike our careers, college degrees and that non-profit we talked about that one time, we will actually have to see this one through!"
'Teen Mom OG' couple Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra have paid off the $535,000 federal tax lien they were hit with in November 2019 (for the tax years of 2016 and 2017). However, they aren't off the hook just yet.
According to The Sun, the couple still owes the government $321,789 in unpaid federal taxes for the tax year of 2018. That bill— which they've owed as of December 2019– remains unpaid today.
(Though Cate reportedly received yet another tax lien in the amount of $36,422 in July 2019, the debt was paid off as of April 2020.)
According to the IRS website, "a federal tax lien is the government's legal claim against your property when you neglect or fail to pay a tax debt. The lien protects the government's interest in all your property, including real estate, personal property and financial assets."
As The Ashley previously told you, before Cate and Ty got to the point of having a federal tax lien placed against them, they would have received a bill from the IRS showing what they owed, but failed to or refused to pay it.
"Stop making jokes here, Catelynn! This is serious!"
The Baltierras continue to earn money through 'Teen Mom OG,' as well as through Cate's distasteful and frequent clickbait posts on social media, and most recently, Cate's microblading side-hustle.
"Tell me more about that money-making side hustle Farrah's doing…."
Fortunately for Cate and Tyler's daughters–- Nova, Vaeda and Rya–- money has been set aside to ensure they are set in the future, no matter what sort of tax situation their parents get into, or how many therapy horses/pigs/turkeys are purchased along the way.
"Any chance you also stashed away some money for the therapy I'll inevitably need from hearing you two compare me to Carly my whole life?"
"College is paid for and that was mine and Catelynn's main thing– each of our children has trust funds that money goes into and they can't touch," Tyler previously revealed during an interview on the Awesome Dad Show.
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(Photos: MTV; Instagram)
Tags: Briana DeJesus, Bristol Palin, Catelynn Lowell, Chris Lopez, Kail Lowry, Money Matters, Social Media, Taxes, Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2, Teen Mom News Pile, Teen Mom OG, Tierra Reign, Tyler Baltierra, WTF?
Smitty says:
With all of the tears Tyler has shed about not being involved in Carley's life, I 'd like to ask him why he hasn't set up a trust for her too, I mean, for the part he feels he has a right to and should be playing in her life, that's the least he & Catelyn could do for her, right?
Oh, but that means it would cost them money so that'd never happen.
I know that's an absurd idea & one her real/true/legal parents would never allow nor accept, but in the minds of the two misguided, delusional, birth parents I think it's something they 'should' have thought about – if those tears of Tyler's were actually genuine.
Farrah is so lost.
And I wonder about the people who buy this 🤔
My name says:
Kail shut up.
I'm really not at all shocked that Farrah's decided to include poopoo parties to her repertoire, that's what they say a lot of Instagram models go to Saudi for. It's disheartening that her kid is more than likely acting as tripod, tho
DownVoteDat says:
You believe that she is having her minor daughter film her wiping, and mailing her shit to strangers for money, and you find it "disheartening? ".
FarrahsUpperLip says:
The article from yesterday about the girl selling her farts in a jar….I replied to a comment saying I'm shocked that Farrah hasn't done something as atrocious like that. Lmao, and now look! Such a vile tramp! Poor Sophia. Did Farrah make her video record that as well? I worry for that little girl. Bet Daddy Derek is just elated knowing Miss Horseface is exploiting their child for her own sick business and entrepreneurial "ventures" to post on Social Media.. 🤮 Curious, if she happens to have the squirts, does she advertise it as "running out the back door"? *gag* 😷 💩 LMAO
Ruthie says:
Farrah surely can't go any lower than this. No dignity at all. Sophia has to know what is going on. The lowlifes who purchase this…how long before they request Sophia's? Probably already have.
This is above child neglect and abuse . I implore TheAshley and viewers to report this to the proper authorities. It's not funny anymore. This child is in danger. Farrah is not stable, or capable of raising this poor child. Ashley, please step up and do the right thing. I realize this site is for entertainment, but there comes a time for responsibility.
Miss Lucy says:
Tell me where to write, call, or email
I'll help with a complaint
😡😡
Saoirse says:
Ok but for real, is it even legal to send actual human shit in the mail? How is that not a biohazard?
Snoozy says:
I was wondering the same thing. Such depravity!
There actually are special US Postal Service regulations on sending sh!t thru the mail. So… I predict it's just a matter of time before she finds a letter from USPS in her mailbox informing her that she's breaking federal postal laws & a warning to stop what she's doing and/or package her sh!tty products properly to avoid a lawsuit.
You know, 20 years ago, mailing your jarred shit in a container to someone would have been something they did on an episode of Jackass. Today, sending farts, shit, and everything else that comes out of your nether regions is how D-List reality celebrities regularly make extra cash. Please let me know when the time machine is all set and ready to go.
Farrah, you are a disgusting pig.
Crusty says:
Farrah feces. That's fucked up.
Putting up trust funds for their daughters is very commendable and smart. I hope they can also make sure their house is not taken away
MTV puts all the offsprings' earnings in to a trust that can't be touched. Caitlyn and Tyler might have additional trusts for their girlses, though.
Do they? I thought when Amber when to gel it came out that MTV did not put anything for the kids as they aren't eligible for Coogan's law. Or something.
And it came up again when Leah drained the girlses accts for drugs.
You're right, My Name, MTV didn't set up accounts for the TM kids, nor do they find them. that's all left up to the parents to do — however, that doesn't mean they didn't ask for their checks to be split, with money going into different accounts (trusts for kids & the rest to them), but again, the responsibility for that is up to the individual parents.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. is buying Solta Medical Inc. for about $250 million. Valeant will pay $2.92 per Solta share, which is a 40 percent premium to its Friday closing price of $2.09. Shares of Solta surged on the news Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. is buying Solta Medical Inc. for about $250 million.
Valeant will pay $2.92 per Solta share, which is a 40 percent premium to its Friday closing price of $2.09. Shares of Solta surged on the news Monday.
Solta makes medical device systems for aesthetic applications. In August, the Hayward, Calif., company announced that its CEO Steve Fanning would resign due to "unacceptable" 2013 results reported to date.
Some of Solta's products include the Thermage CPT system that uses radiofrequency energy for skin tightening and the Fraxel repair system, used during dermatological procedures that require ablation, coagulation and resurfacing of soft tissue.
"Solta's leading aesthetic devices are a natural fit with Valeant's facial injectables, professional skin care products and physician dispensed products and will establish Valeant in a strong leadership position as we continue to build our presence in the aesthetic market," Valeant Chairman and CEO Michael Pearson said in a statement.
Canadian-based Valeant anticipates the transaction immediately adding to its earnings per share once completed.
Solta's board unanimously approved the acquisition. The deal is expected to close in 2014's first quarter.
Solta shares rose 82 cents, or 39.2 percent, to $2.91 in morning trading Monday, while Valeant's stock added $1.99 to $108.82.
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GLENDALE — Despite an eight-month-long hiatus, the little attended advisory council set up to act as police department liaison to the public will continue, Police Chief Ron De Pompa said.
The seven-member Glendale Police Advisory Council, which used to meet monthly before paring down to once quarterly, last met in April, canceling the July and October meetings due to a lack of quorum and scheduling conflicts, according to city reports.
Still, De Pompa said the advisory council, essentially a subcommittee of the larger Community-Police Partnership Advisory Committee, provided a valuable forum for residents who want to air grievances, questions and concerns about the department. Maintaining the advisory council, he said, "gives people a piece of mind."
"Sometimes having the avenue is more important than its use," De Pompa said.
But the consistent lack of public participation has created a noticeable void when the council does meet, said member Sam Manoukian, who also serves as chairman of the Civil Service Commission.
"We really don't have any issues that need to be addressed," he said.
Manoukian said he spoke with the Glendale Police Department's command staff about no longer holding the advisory council meetings. Other forums, including the Civil Service Commission, Community-Police Partnership Advisory Committee, which allows public comment and attendance for 15 minutes each meeting, and City Council exist to allow the community to voice their concerns, he added.
And the Police Department, he said, often handles complaints swiftly.
"Personally, I really don't see the need to hold the meetings," Manoukian said.
Advisory committee member Roobik Ovanesian said that if other members want to discuss the group's fate, the issue could be brought up at their Jan. 17 meeting, but declined to divulge his own feelings on the issue.
The group was created in 2008 by former Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams, who was recently forced to step down as police chief for the city of Bell amid the burgeoning pay scandal there.
At the time, Adams said he created the group after residents expressed a need for transparency and a public forum to address the department.
Discussions over whether a police advisory council was needed came to the forefront that same year when a flier that a Police Department employee made several years ago depicting a patrol car sporting the word "Vostikan" — which means "police" in Armenian — was made public at a City Council meeting.
The flier prompted an internal investigation when it was created, and the employee was disciplined, city officials said.
Since the advisory council was formed, some residents have voiced their concerns about the Police Department and other public safety issues at meetings, member Rick Barnes said.
More advertising about the forum is needed to increase participation, he said, adding that it was a vital source for the public, and could be even more so if given more responsibility.
"I want to see that we are doing the right thing," Barnes said.
The advisory council's role should expand to include taking in all city complaints, including any about the City Council, he added.
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A TEACHERS' union has backed a nationwide school strike over climate change - sparking fears thousands of pupils will walk out.
Students in 38 cities and towns across the UK are expected to join the Youth Strike 4 Climate protest on Friday.
During the demo, pupils will down their books for three hours, reports the Sunday Express.
Thousands of students are expected to walk out amid growing concern about global warming.
The move has been "applauded" by the National Association of Head Teachers.
A spokesman said: "When you get older pupils making an informed decision, that kind of thing needs to be applauded.
"Society makes leaps forward when people are prepared to take action.
"Schools encourage students to develop a wider understanding of the world around them. A day of activity like this could be an important and valuable life experience."
And Toby Young, former director of the New Schools Network said the strike was "just truanting".
Posting on their Facebook page, the UK Youth Strike 4 Climate group said: "The World's Youth are waking up.
"Millions of young people are realising it's now or never and are now taking direct action on the climate crisis and ecological catastrophe.
"Whether you are at school, college or uni, go on strike on the Friday 15th February."
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Students from schools in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh and other cities and towns will strike on Friday.


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'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)
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People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers who report their findings in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on March 6. With a little training, soundscapes representing the outlines and silhouettes of bodies cause the brain's visual cortex—and specifically an area dedicated in normally sighted people to processing body shapes—to light up with activity.
With no more than 70 hours of training on average, study participants could recognize the presence of a human form. What's more, they were able to detect the exact posture of the person in the image and imitate it.
"The idea is to replace information from a missing sense by using input from a different sense," explains Amir Amedi of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. "It's just like bats and dolphins use sounds and echolocation to 'see' using their ears."
"Imagine for instance a diagonal line going down from left to right; if we use a descending musical scale—going on the piano from right to left—it will describe it nicely," continues Ella Striem-Amit, also of The Hebrew University. "And if the diagonal line is going up from left to right, then we use an ascending musical scale."
The researchers first taught people to perceive simple dots and lines. Then those individuals learned to connect the lines with junctions or curves, gradually working up to more and more complex images.
The success of the sensory substitution approach suggests great potential for its use in therapy more broadly, the researchers say.
"We're beginning to understand [that] the brain is more than a pure sensory machine," Amedi says. "It is a highly flexible task machine. The time has come to revive the focus on practical visual rehabilitation with sensory substitution devices."
In the current study, the researchers used an algorithm they call vOICe, which translates images in black and white. But they've since developed a newer algorithm, EyeMusic, which incorporates color information through the use of different musical instruments. The EyeMusic app is freely available on iTunes, where the researchers hope it can be useful to the blind and the general public alike.
Current Biology, Striem-Amit et al.: "Visual cortex extrastriate body-selective area activation in congenitally blind people 'seeing' using sounds."
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1. Learning Objectives: Working under the overall direction of the Chief of Mission, the intern will assist with the operational activities of the Mission. Tasks will include: • Work with the ICT Officer on activities and provide end user support and assist in ensuring that all ICT Issue tickets and queries are logged and resolved appropriately, assist in problem solving, support and assistance for use of office technology (including but not limited to Microsoft Windows workstation, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat). • Assist in securing the Country Office's data/information from viruses/worms, and perform virus detection, removal, and prevention for all systems in the mission. Downloading the latest Anti-Virus signatures for Data Protection. Use the standard Anti-Virus products on IOM Network. • Assist in ensuring data protection on data contained on all servers, make sure that Daily/weekly/monthly/yearly backup of data/information for the Country Office is done based on IOM ITC Standard • Assist in installing and re-locating the organizational unit's hardware, coordinating equipment servicing, managing user account and granting users with the required access to network and shared resources. • Maintain an up-to-date IT inventory (hardware and software) and advice the management on assets that require replacement and software license renewal in a timely manner. • Provide support for planned technology upgrades for network, systems and applications; including servers and WAN/LAN; and assist in maintaining and ensuring availability and capacity of existing network, systems and applications (core services) in coordination with supervisor and Global User Support. • Assist in the maintenance of Telephony systems and assist in administration and maintenance of electrical and security systems. • Undertake all other tasks as may be assigned 2. Education and Experience: Currently enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme or enrolled in a second university degree or recently graduated from an accredited academic institution preferably in Information Technology or Computer Science. 3. Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic is required. 4. Competencies Values: • Inclusion and respect for diversity respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible. • Integrity and transparency: maintain high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct. • Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent, and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges. Core Competencies – behavioural indicators: • Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results. • Delivering results produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes. • Managing and sharing knowledge continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge, and innovate. • Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization's priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work. • Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring, and motivational way. IOM's competency framework can be found at this link. https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf Competencies will be assessed during a competency-based interview. 5. Other: Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances. Female candidates with the above qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply. 6. Application procedure/ How to Apply: Interested candidates are expected to submit their applications on or before Saturday, 8th of October 2022 – Cairo time to Careers | IOM Egypt. Late submissions will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kindly note that for efficiency reasons, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 7. Posting period: From 28.09.2022 – 08.10.2022 (Extension)
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Aspiring writer, Laura Boyle, reaps an unexpected reward for her passion
The lights dimmed and the crowds in the arena suddenly quieted. Laura Boyle ('20) took out her phone and prepared herself to take note of the upcoming songs Ed Sheeran was about to perform. Her written review Sheeran's Divide concert was due online at midnight, May 1.
At only 15 years old, Boyle writes reviews for concerts, movies and art exhibits for an online publication called The Upcoming. She received the job offer in April of last year and has been critiquing performances ever since.
Since Grade 5, Boyle has loved writing. "I had a really good writing teacher and she really inspired me to keep writing and as I got better I enjoyed it more," she said.
Boyle's passion for music began when she took piano lessons as a little girl and soon became interested in music theory. Growing up near San Francisco, California, Boyle was exposed to the music culture and industry at a young age and wanted to combine her passions of both music and writing.
A new sophomore this year, Boyle previously attended the International School of London for a semester where students are required to partake in work experience. Boyle wanted to continue her passion for writing, so for her work experience she decided to apply for The Upcoming. The company asked her to send in some samples of her previous work, and soon Boyle was offered a position as a staff writer.
Once Boyle received the job, she was asked to attend live concerts, movies and other events weekly. Her boss contacts her regularly with available tickets so she can write a review. Boyle has limited time to decide whether she can attend as she is usually notified only a couple days in advance.
Throughout her time as a writer for The Upcoming, Boyle has been given opportunities to see a variety of performers, movies and musicals. Some of her most memorable ones include Ed Sheeran, Adele and Birdy.
Boyle feels at times it is hard to balance her academic work, athletics, and this job because it is time consuming. Another challenge Boyle encounters while working is the lack of time she has to write a review and the pressure that comes with writing for a professional company. For most concerts Boyle attends she only has a couple hours to write, as the reviews are due at midnight. "It's really hard to have to write a review so quickly and have such a high standard being in a company with professional writers," she said.
Boyle advises that to work in this industry one needs to be focused on the task at hand and have an open mind, especially when reviewing a band or person you don't know about. Through this process Boyle has learned to be accepting. "You have to learn everything you can about them and about their songs," she said. "And it's really cool to learn about a new style of music."
Through these difficulties however, Boyle understands that she would not have accomplished what she has today without learning from others and her own mistakes. "I know I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning and I still do, and it's ok to not be perfect all the time," she said.
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Sometimes choosing a new notebook (I only used the word "journal" in the title so no one would accidentally come here looking for laptop advice) takes a while. I weigh what I want: spiral back? Decorative cover, or something more subdued? Plain pages? Lined or unlined?
Other times, I know what I want as soon as I see it.
This is why I buy so many notebooks. I never know which one will be right for which moment. It's also why I like to have things across a wide range of possibilities. Sometimes I need a paper adventure, something different from my usual style.
This past weekend, I was quite sick. (Crohn's, in one of those occasional horrible flares.) Coming out of that, I might want to focus on work, or wrap myself up in something soothingly blank, but I don't think that's what I need. What I need is that verse on the leftmost journal. And maybe some other verses, too, but that's a good place to start.
So the new notebook begins, with a lace-filigree topped page. There are worse ways.


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Restraining orders, often also called protection orders, are orders issued by judges that tell people to do or not do certain things. They can be used in non-criminal situations, such as telling property owners to stop activities that constitute a public nuisance and directing parties in a civil lawsuit to leave each other alone. Restraining orders in a civil context may also be called temporary injunctions (which can become permanent injunctions).
How Are Restraining Orders Issued?
In a typical situation, a victim applies to a judge for an order directing the aggressor to do a specific act, back off, or stay away. It is not uncommon for a party in a divorce or family law case to seek an injunction. The two cases are separate, but related, and having a qualified attorney who can handle both cases may save you time and money.
What does the applicant need to prove?
People who ask for restraining or protective orders need to convince the judge that they're necessary to prevent continuing or imminent harm. In a domestic violence situation, for example, the victim (the petitioner) supplies a sworn statement alleging facts that support a claim of serious and/or imminent harm, which enables a judge to issue a temporary order then and there, without notice to the object of the order (the respondent). After the respondent receives notice and within a few days, the judge will hold a hearing to determine whether to make the restraining order final.
At the hearing, the plaintiff must prove the truth of the allegations (by a preponderance of the evidence, not the stricter standard of beyond a reasonable doubt).
How long do protective orders last?
Most protective orders set a time limit on the duration of a final order (though extensions can be granted). But even final orders can be modified if either party asks the judge to do so (and if the judge agrees).
How Are Restraining Orders Enforced?
An order directed at a domestic abuser or stalker is enforced by the police. A respondent who violates a protective order may be arrested.
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The 61-year-old leader of the New Democrats announced yesterday he willtake a temporary leave of absence to focus on his health.
A new bout with cancer has forced Opposition Leader Jack Layton out of politics.
The 61-year-old leader of the New Democrats announced yesterday he will take a temporary leave of absence to focus on his health.
Layton said doctors discovered the new form of cancer after he starting feeling pain and stiffness near the end of the latest session of the House of Commons.
He did not say which type of cancer he had been diagnosed with.
The charismatic leader was seen as the driving force behind the NDP's "orange crush" in the last federal election, which saw the party springboard to official Opposition status for the first time in its 50-year history.
Simon Fraser University political scientist Doug McArthur said Layton's absence will be a huge blow to the party.
Vancouver East MP and NDP deputy leader Libby Davies said she's inspired by Layton's drive to recover and jump straight back into politics.
The party plans to appoint an interim leader by Thursday afternoon.
Layton has suggested the role be given to caucus chair Nycole Turmel, a first-time MP.


A ragging battle goes on everyday for our souls, but our works here on earth does not decide the outcome, the battle is won by what we do in our hearts.
For just a moment, imagine yourself in a magnificent cathedral, one with high ceilings supported by huge marble columns running down each side of the great hall toward the altar. Beautiful stained glass windows surround the altar and along the walls of the magnificent hall. The silver pipes of a great pipe organ stand beneath the stained glass window behind the altar, as though the pipes where great columns holding up the colorful window above the altar. The walls and altar glitters with gold and silver, the benches are carved from beautiful mahogany wood with soft red velvet seats cushions, and the floor is covered with a royal red carpet.
Now lets imagine that same great cathedral in the middle of the night, in total darkness. You can't see your hand in front of your face. You know the great organ and columns are still there, but we cannot see them. The great hall is cold, without form or warmth. Not a sound can be heard in the coldness of the night. Then a glimmer of the first morning sunlight begins to make the stained glass windows glow above the altar, and the shadows start to dance across the great hall. The empty wooden benches look lonely and without warmth as they face the altar. Then the first ray of sunlight cuts through the darkness like the blade of a golden sword, glittering and dancing as it shines through the beautiful stained glass windows. The cathedral is coming to life.
Then the first human enters the great hall, and the cathedral seems to come even more alive. The darkness and silence seems to vanish, as though they had never been there. Soon others enter, and take their places in the great hall. Then the beautiful organ begins to plays, announcing the coming of the master of the cathedral. We see the multitudes singing, and the walls seem to come alive with the sounds of the music. The cathedral is filled with warmth, and love, its dark coldness has been pushed aside.
But soon the service is over, the doors close as the last person leaves, and the night falls upon the great cathedral once again. This is the way it is with things made by the hands of men, they have no lasting value, and their beauty is swallowed up by the darkness. We get caught up in the beauty of the moment, but that moment quickly fades into the darkness of the night, as we are left hoping for another morning.
So what is it all about, why do we try to push the darkness away, just to have it return when we leave the great cathedrals? Our search for God is much like the light entering a great cathedral, but how do we make it stay? Brothers and sisters, if you're looking for God in a great beautiful building made by man you're looking in the wrong place. If you're looking for God in a certain ritual, or group of people, you're looking in the wrong place. Human hands do not make the beautiful cathedral of God, and nothing made by man can contain the God of the entire universe, nor will it have any lasting value. As with Solomon's temple, not one stone made by man will be left standing.
There is however a great cathedral where the light of God is always present and He stands before us in all of His glory, but can we see Him? The cathedral of the almighty God is not in an insignificant building, but is only found in the hearts and souls of His children. We come into this world with a cathedral filled with shinning hope, but then the darkness of human desires closes in on us, and blinds us to the beauty of the loving God who never leaves the cathedral of our heart. Although we may not always see God standing there in our darkness, He is always there begging us to come back into His loving light. He knows our every thought and desire, He sees the sadness and joy within our hearts, and He understands.
When we open our hearts windows to the light of God, His love and warmth rushes in to fill every corner of our heart's cathedral, and chase's the man made darkness away. When our heart's cathedrals are opened to God, we are filled with His joy, because we see the Master of the cathedral standing there upon His throne, and the entire universe sings His praises. The insignificant walls made by man no longer limit our sight, but we see God's beauty shinning beyond the ends of the universe. A heart filled with God's love will never again return to the darkness of mankind, because we now see the uselessness of manmade walls.
So you see, we don't have to go to a building to find God, He has brought His magnificent cathedral to us. The heart's cathedral is always with us, every minute of the day and night, we are never again alone. No matter how often the world tries to break the windows and tear down the doors of our heart's cathedral, the light never leaves us, even if all the walls are torn away. In the heart of a child of God, the love for God, and the love for our brothers and sisters burns with an unquenchable flame.
Our battle for eternal life is not fought in the streets and houses made by man; it is fought in the halls of our heart's cathedral. It is not important what we do; it is whom we love that leads us out of the darkness into God's eternal light. In our heart's cathedral, God sees our every thought and desire, and there is no place to hide. In the hour of our judgment, it is what we did in our hearts that justify us before the Master; it is our soul, which will go on forever, not our human shell.
We must be born again, not of human flesh, but of a spirit filled love for God. Love God in His cathedral of your heart, and you will have no problem loving man in his cathedrals made by hands.
God bless you, and I pray you open the doors to your heart, Jesus is there knocking at this very moment.


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Very occasionally, I post artists who have nothing to do with classical music. I am posting a documentary about the life and artistry of Rosetta Tharpe, who was a pioneering woman at the birth of rock 'n' roll. For those who are not interested in popular music, please skip this posting. For those who have some interest, do watch this video. I will return to classical music in the next posting.
Rock 'n' roll was bred between the church and the nightclubs in the soul of a black woman in the 1940s named Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was there before Elvis, Little Richard and Johnny Cash swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars. It was Tharpe, the godmother of rock 'n' roll, who turned this burgeoning musical style into an international sensation
Born Rosetta Nubin in Arkansas to Willis Atkins and Katie Bell, Tharpe came from a family of religious singers, cotton pickers and traditional evangelists. She picked up the guitar at four years old, and at the age of six she accompanied her mother to perform with a travelling evangelist troupe in churches around the South. By the mid-1920s, Tharpe and her mother settled in Chicago, where they continued performing spiritual music. As Tharpe grew up, she began fusing Delta blues, New Orleans jazz and gospel music into what would become her signature style.
Although Tharpe's distinctive voice and unconventional style attracted fans, it was still the mid-1930s. Female guitarists were rare, and even more so was a musician who pursued both religious and secular themes, a fact that alarmed the gospel community. But Tharpe — young and innovative — was determined to keep experimenting with her sound. Her persistence and grit paid off, and by 1938, she had joined the Cotton Club Revue, a New York City club that became especially notable during the Prohibition era. She was only 23 at the time, a feat that was only amplified when she scored her first single, "Rock Me," a gospel and rock 'n' roll fusion, along with three other gospel songs: "My Man and I," "That's All" and "Lonesome Road."
Tharpe's lyrics unabashedly flirted with her openness of love and sexuality, an approach that left her gospel audience speechless. "Rock Me," which showcased Tharpe's distinctive guitar style and melodic blues mixed with traditional gospel music, made her a trailblazer — as did the range of her voice, which resounded with conviction as she sang the words "rock me!"
As a young black woman working within a heavily male-dominated industry in the 1940s, Tharpe wasn't shy about rattling conventions. She collaborated with heavy-hitting artists of the time, like Duke Ellington and the Dixie Hummingbirds. In 1941, she began travelling widely with the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, a notable swing band, and recorded the likes of "I Want a Tall Skinny Papa" with them. She even teamed up with the Jordanaires, an all-white male group, and began performing for mixed audiences. Despite her fame, institutional racism in the mid-1940s was still rampant. On tour, all restaurants and hotels were still segregated, so Tharpe slept on buses. She went around the back end of restaurants to pick up food because they wouldn't let her in.
Yet the spirit in her music never broke. She soon gained a celebrity status and even became a legend amongst black soldiers fighting in World War II. After the war, Tharpe started working with Sammy Price and produced a famous spiritual single, "Strange Things Happening Everyday," with Decca Records. As Gayle Wald's biography Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe puts it, the song specifically references what was happening in the mid-1940s: WWII was ending; the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima; Jackie Robinson had just been signed to the major leagues. The expression "strange things" helped to express the uneasiness of the bewildering events going on in the world, and Tharpe translated that seamlessly through her music. "Strange Things Happening Everyday" would become one of her most well-known records, as well as the first gospel song to cross over into the R&B top 10 charts. Some even argue that it was one of the first rock 'n'roll recordings.
By the time she was thirty, Sister Rosetta Tharpe had survived two marriages (including one to a preacher she married at age 19) and various relationships with both women and men. Although she was open about her sexuality within the industry, she kept this secret from the public. Tharpe eventually met her partner, Marie Knight, when they teamed up with their hit "Up Above My Head." The duo began touring by themselves (along with their band) and started taking control of their own business decisions. They toured, collaborated, and performed as two queer black women in a relationship in the late 1940s; it was a radical act.
In 1950, the duo and partnership split. One year later, Sister Rosetta Tharpe married Russell Morrison, her manager. The wedding took place in a baseball stadium in Washington D.C., where over 20,000 paying customers attended, and a concert was recorded and later released as an album. Shortly after, Tharpe's career began dwindling in the U.S. It was then that young white men started taking over the rock 'n' roll scene and experimenting further with the sounds she had forged.
Tharpe then took her talents to Europe and began touring again in 1957. While building a new generation of fans, Tharpe delivered what would become one of her most iconic performances, in 1964: Singing to a crowd across a train station platform in south Manchester. As she stepped down a horse-drawn carriage, with a gospel and blues rhythm playing in the background, she bobbed to the platform with a young gentleman on her arm. She kicked off the performance with a gospel tune, "Didn't It Rain." As Tharpe played on that showery day, she held her guitar close and squinted her eyes; it was obvious that the tale of love and heartache in her song was an experience she had survived herself. She continued touring in Europe practically until the end of her life (her last known recording is from 1970 in Copenhagen). She died three years later, in Philadelphia, from a stroke.
While Tharpe has historically been overlooked in rock 'n' roll history, she has, in recent years, been rightfully celebrated as a woman who broke every norm. She was a gospel singer at heart who became a celebrity by forging a new path musically, a queer woman who toured with her partner and a fearless black artist who was in love with crafting a new sound. Through her unforgettable voice and gospel swing crossover style, Tharpe influenced a generation of musicians including Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, and countless others. Her career, which spanned four decades, was grounded in both her confidence and the characteristic rawness she brought to her performances night after night. She was, and is, an unmatched artist.
Taken from : https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/544226085/forebears-sister-rosetta-tharpe-the-godmother-of-rock-n-roll