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The Secret Power of Music: The Ancients – Part 1
by Adam Johnson | Apr 9, 2018
The "The Secret Power of Music" by David Tame is a wide ranging work that covers the inherent power of music and its origins in the human story. For anyone who marvels at this phenomenon that we call "music," this is an excellent read. The book is a wide but deep study of the role of music not only in the human sphere, but also its inextricable ties to the cosmos and our natural world itself. The books includes discussions of music and morality, music therapy, sound and color, the origin and effects of jazz and the blues, atoms as harmonic resonators, the physics of OM and more. It is a self-proclaimed "study of the influence of music on man and society, from the time of the ancient civilizations to the present."
The beauty of this book is that it isn't simply a history of music, music as entertainment, or its prominence in human cultures, but describes the actual power of music, hence its title. As Tame notes in the "Overture," (the intro), music's influence plays on us constantly as it alters our heartbeat, relaxes or tenses us, affects heartbeat and blood pressure, and fills us with a range of emotions. He contrasts historical societies in which people were very conscious of music's power as compared to today's materialistic notion that music is not essential, something on the periphery, something in the United States at least to be cut from many school's curriculum as unnecessary.
Tame begins with fact that ancients believed there was sacred power within sound and music. A main thrust of Pythagoras's research was to discover the nature of music and he discovered that tones could be reduced and explained through numbers and mathematical ratios – the same as those of the mathematical universe and many of the forms therein. Pythagoras' concept of music was deeper than the material and the academic, as it reached to and from the cosmos and combined the spiritual with the material. Tame presents the notion that music is a force that creates order out of chaos, helping to achieve a greater universal order. His favorite axiom seems to be "As in music, so in life – ," raising the belief that civilization is shaped and societies are molded by music and in turn the character of a civilization shapes the music. In addition, as shown on the left, throughout history humans have related the structure of music and its ratios to the natural world. In this case, the Fibonacci sequence which creates this spiral shape matches the ratios of the notes on the scale perfectly.
"Music creates order out of chaos; for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony impose compatibility upon the incongruous" ~ Yehundi Menuhin – American Violinist and Composer
Music in the formation of society
Tame uses ancient China as his primary example of how music played a role in civilization building. The Emperor Shun, Shu King, would travel each year throughout the provinces to check on the health and status of each territory. He would not audit books, observe the population, or interview authorities as the most important means to assess the health of his empire. Instead, the Emperor tested the exact pitches of their notes of music, the five notes of the ancient Chinese tonal scale. Eight types of instruments were brought and local songs played so that he could verify that they were all in line with the 5 tones. To the ancient Chinese, music was the basis of not only civilization, but of everything. The nature of the music reflected the nature of the people and Emperor Shun would use it to determine their health.
Music governs the universe
The reason that music was so vital to Chinese society and philosophy stems from their belief that music held the same powers that governed the entire universe: it was a form of the Primal Sound, called OM. The OM is not audible but a divine Vibration. From here, according to Chinese beliefs, the Primal Sound is broken down into twelve tones with each representing the twelve zodiacs. In fact, Tame states that astrology itself arose from the influences of the twelve tones and the Cosmic Tone. He goes further to write that the ancient civilized world incorporated the number twelve, which derived its significance from OM/music, further into their daily lives and hence twelve months of the year and the twenty four hours of the day. In true Chinese form, on a side note, these twelves tones were divided into two: six Yang tones and six Ying. Together they created and sustained the entire universe.
OM: The Primal Sound
Tones and music were considered a reflection of the celestial order. The harmony and perfection are maintained by the Cosmic Tone and in parallel the harmony and perfection of human lives and society on earth should be maintained by music. This belief, as referenced by Tame, is rooted in the Chinese text The Spring and Autumn by Lu Bu Ve representing a time between 722 and 479 BC. Ve writes that music arose through proportion and ratio manifested by "the Great One" who initiated a cosmos of cycles between light and dark, heaven and earth, ending and beginning. All is in coordination: the planets, the seasons. When all is in coordination on earth, peaceful and perfect, then music can be perfected. Therefore, a province's "perfect" music proves their health.
The musician as the medium
Perfection is the most important word in ancient Chinese music. Nothing was left to the whim and creativity of the musical performer, as in jazz for example. The musician was viewed as a medium to allow the perfection of the celestial universe shine on earth through music. According to them, life on earth and music must follow the same logical patterns. Random notes by individuals would create turmoil and uncontrolled chaos. This is why Emperor Shun paid so much attention to the music of his provinces. If one area's music was wild, out of control, unique, or did not follow traditional rules of structure well then most certainly there must be a serious societal problem!
What would the ancient Chinese think of Western Music today? –https://www.flickr.com/photos/wok/12916031/
As stated, the tones were aligned with the months of the year, the first six being Yang tones and the second being Ying tones, each having its own key. The musician was responsible for playing according to the musical scale of each month. Staying in harmony ensured health and success and this was not only beholden on the musicians to maintain, but also on rulers.
Music and modes
The next point that Tame explains is how the concept of twelve tones, based on the twelve months, create separate keys for each
month. They changed the root note. This is precisely how Western music moves through the modes and it is based on this musical inventiveness of the Chinese. These are the modes that aspiring musicians learn and practice today, the Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. They are achieved by simply moving the base note and beginning the scale there. The Chinese only used seven notes of their twelve, which are the seven major notes of today's scale: Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti. Interestingly they rarely used the semitones Fa and Si which corresponds to today's pentatonic scale.
This ancient concept of the embedded nature of music, powered by the Celestial tone, was considered a part of the human character as well. Each of the five notes were related to the five important Chinese virtues of benevolence, propriety, faith, righteousness, and knowledge. Human qualities are aligned with tones and specific types of music have an actual objective effect on humans, a power of music. Tame wraps up his discussion of China by tracing the events that led to civil war and transition to communism in China. In the late 20th century Communist leaders required the populace, including children, to observe a daily routine of "death chants" which called for destruction of capitalism and the western world. Tame writes that the ancients would have seen these death-chants as a means of utilizing the power of the Cosmic Tone and music to create an objective change in the human world. He infers that the disappearance of the ancient Chinese belief in perfection and harmony is reflected in its demise from classical opera of the early 20th century to "death chants." A similar belief occurred in the 1980s as well, that heavy music "made" teenagers "devil worshippers" and that the music was proof of a sinful society. Tame leaves us with a question at the end of his section on the origins of the Power of Music: we may scoff at the Chinese belief that music is an actual cosmic power because of our scientific and "enlightened" minds today. We know better, that sound is only a vibration, and we are so much wiser today – or, Tame asks, are we?
The beginning section of Tame's book covered in this post raises some questions. Does music have an ethereal power, or at least a power over human beings, something greater than simply a physical vibration? Today most would say that it is certainly a reflection of society, but can it also influence society? Totalitarian regimes would think so. When did the change occur from valuing traditional "perfection" among the ancients to valuing individualism and improvisation that are explicit in jazz and other forms? Can it be traced to the individualism of the 19th and 20th centuries? Can music only be divine if it mimics the harmony of the universe, or divine if it is uniquely human?
Round-up of latest CD collections of royalty-free music
Another month or so has passed since we last did a write-up of our latest collections of royalty-free music and stock music, so here's another little update from us. Among other new albums, we have a beautiful new album of royalty-free String Quartet performances of Mozart music.
These blogs don't feature all the new music we've released in the past month, they only feature the CD-collections. Many of the tracks we release actually never get included on a CD-collection. We release a large number of new tracks every week. Occasionally we take some tracks and put them together on a CD-collection as well.
Classical Chamber Strings, Vol. 3:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/771/classical-chamber-strings-vol-3 – A stunning collection of elegant, graceful String Quartet pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed live in studio by the Allegro String Quartet. A 100% live music project – no samples, no computers.
Classical Piano Favorites, Vol. 7: Chopin
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/767/classical-piano-favorites-vol-7-chopin: 20 beautiful solo piano tracks by Frederic Chopin, with an emphasis on some of his most lyrical and graceful pieces. Performed live in studio by concert pianist Želimir Panić.
Acoustic Trails, Vol. 7:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/768/acoustic-trails-vol-7 – Natural, organic, free-flowing and earthy music tracks with a sense of easy and carefree days. Acoustic instruments and transparent productions.
Ambient Pop, Vol. 4:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/769/ambient-pop-vol-4 – Touching and heartening, light and easy productions with a real feel for hope, personal stories and the human condition. Great music for use with real people, real lives, real stories.
Feelgood Trax, Vol. 22:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/770/feelgood-trax-vol-22 – Fun, happy and feel-good music tracks that will bring an uplifting, hopeful and joyful feel to your productions, videos, presentations.
Timeless Elegance, Vol. 1:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/772/timeless-elegance-vol-1 – These tracks are built on contemporary/modern instruments but in a combination with classical music influences and instrumentation such as piano and string sections. The music brings a sense of effortless grace, class and style to many types of productions and presentations.
We hope you'll find some of our new music to be of interest for your media projects.
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August 2017 new royalty-free music selections
It's been almost two months since the last time we sent out one of these newsletters, but that doesn't mean that we've been lazy. 🙂 Okay, we took a couple of weeks of summer chill-out, but for the most part, we have been working on our music catalogue, in order to be able to provide you with the best stock music available, carefully curated and produced to the highest standards. Here is just a small selection of our latest additions:
Sweet & Flowery, Vol. 1:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/736/sweet-flowery-vol-1
The music here is all about candy, soda, cute little kids and summery fun.
Fantasy Worlds, Vol. 15:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/737/music-collection-fantasy-worlds-vol-15
The "Fantasy Words" series is some of our most popular and powerful music, suitable for grand adventures and grave dangers, in an adventure or fantasy setting.
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/738/music-collection-classical-chamber-strings-vol-2
A live performing string quartet, playing 16 of the most famous and loved classical pieces by Händel, Mussorgsky, Bach, Brahms and more – recorded live in the studio.
Classical Favorites, Vol. 7:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/royalty-free-music-collection/739/music-collection-classical-favorites-vol-7
16 more timeless, classical jewels by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Strauss, Grieg, Mozart and more – with a full, large orchestra.
Vacations & Fun, Vol. 2:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/740/music-collection-vacations-fun-vol-2
Uplifting and refreshing sounds with a sense of adventure, exploration, fun and discovery.
Dark Cues, Vol. 10:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/741/music-collection-dark-cues-vol-10
15 tracks of cold, dark, eerie and disturbing music for horror flicks, thrillers, mysterious tales…
Emotional Underscores, Vol. 15:
https://www.shockwave-sound.com/stock-music-collection/742/music-collection-emotional-underscores-vol-15
Music to tug at the heartstrings: These subtle, tasteful, fragile and reflective pieces lend themselves perfectly to stories on the human condition.
This is in no way a complete representation of all the new music we've released since our previous newsletter. These are just a few highlights. 🙂 We hope you enjoy them.
With all of our "CD collections" (as above), each track can also be licensed individually. Just click on the track title in the audio player at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to that track's individual track page, where you can license the track or any sub-version of it.
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Classical Piano Favorites Vol. 2 – and why it's so great!
by admin | Feb 3, 2016
Classical Piano Favorites Vol. 2 (2016)
Dear customers, visitors, passers-by and everyone who might stumble across our site today..
Today at Shockwave-Sound.com we released our new album Classical Piano Favorites, Vol. 2. I just wanted to take a moment to write a few words about this album because I feel that this is not "just another classical piano album". These days, with all the technology we have available and all of the amazing sounding samples and virtual instruments, it's pretty easy for anybody to obtain sheet music of classical piano masterpieces, enter them into the computer, and export this as a pretty decent sounding recording of the piece in question.
However, we feel that this isn't really the way to go, and especially so with calm and soothing classical piano works, because we feel that it's vital to have the pieces performed by a human with some insight, some experience, some touch and sensibility as to what this beautiful music really is about and what it means to us.
This is why, for both of our Classical Piano Favorites Vol. 1, and Vol. 2, we decided to seek out the services of Vadim Chaimovich, a renowned and accomplished concert pianist. Vadim is a prize winning musician, originally from Lithuania, who studied the piano from the age of 5 and is today a popular concert pianist, traveling the world and playing to audiences' great delight.
We were lucky enough to get Vadim on board with us, and for these projects he hired an amazing grand piano and had it tuned up especially for the recording sessions. He rehearsed for weeks and then recorded the album over a period of a few days, with top-of-the-line recording equipment in a pro studio.
Because, well, if you're going to do something, why not do it right?! We feel that these amazing compositions by Satie, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bach, Chopin and many others deserve this kind of treatment from a true connoisseur of classical music.
Listen to the beautiful, unique and touching performances of our "Classical Piano Favorites" albums and we think that you'll be amazed. Honestly, it's quite unheard of, that performances and recordings of this quality is made available for "anyone" to license for such low license fees. (Starting from around $30 for a track or $100 for the whole album).
Focus on classical music this week
Good quality, royalty free classical music, is hard to come by. That's just a fact.
Why? Because hiring an orchestra, with studio time and engineer, is extremely costly and time consuming. It's a process that requires meticulous planning and preparation and costs "a small fortune" to get it done.
In the "stock music scene" there have been various sources of so-called royalty free classical music, of dubious origin. On some "free for all, self-uploading" websites, you can find classical music recordings that almost certainly don't actually belong to the person who uploaded them, but rather sourced from some published CD, and belonging to another company.
If "some guy" is uploading fully orchestrated recordings of classical masterpieces, you need to ask yourself if that guy really spent the time, effort and money (possibly several hundreds of thousands of dollars) on getting that music recorded, so that he could sell it for $15 at a stock media site that allows a free-for-all self-uploading of content for sale. It goes without saying, that recording is not going to be safe, copyright wise.
Here at Shockwave-Sound.com we have also been exposed to these "unsafe" recordings, likely to be copyrighted to some company who doesn't know that their recordings are being uploaded to stock music sites.
Instead, we focus on getting a smaller volume of recordings done, but to have them done from scratch, exclusively for our company. At the time of writing, we have 74 such exclusive classical recordings that we ourselves have organized and got recorded for us on a work-for-hire basis. We are adding to that regularly, so by the time you read this, we may have many more. These recordings are not for sale through any other stock music / royalty-free music website.
This week we decided to put some of these tracks together onto CD-collections. We have released 4 new Royalty-Free Classical Music albums this week, with the following track listings:
Classical Favorites Vol 1:
Bach: Prelude No 1
Beethoven: Für Elise
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Movement 1
Delibes: Sylvia Pizzicato
Grieg: In The Hall of the Mountain King
Grieg: Morning Mood from Peer Gynt
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Allegro
Mozart: K545 Sonata in C Major Movement 1
Rossini: William Tell Overture
Purcell: Trumpet Tune for String Quartet
Satie: Gnossiene No 1
Satie: Gymnopedie No 1
Sousa: Semper Fidelis
Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Chinese Tea Dance
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Dance of the Mirlitons
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker March
Händel: Sarabande
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Schubert: Ave Maria
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Spring RV269 Movement 1 Allegro
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Spring RV269 Movement 3 Allegro pastorale
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Winter RV297 Movement 1 Allegro non molto
Vivaldi: Four Seasons Winter RV297 Movement 2 Largo
Chopin: Minute Waltz
Holst: Saturn from The Planets Suite
Sousa: Liberty Bell
Sousa: The Thunderer
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer
Saint-Saens: Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
Strauss: The Blue Danube
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Act 1 Finale
Bach: Air On the G String
Bach: Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring
Bach: Wachet Auf aka Sleepers Awake BWV 140
Beethoven: Symphony 5 Movement 1
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March 1
Händel: Entrance of The Queen of Sheba
Händel: Hornpipe from Water Music
Holst: Jupiter from the Planets suite
Those were the 4 new releases we've put together this week. We already had the individual tracks in our catalog and have been acquiring them over a longer period of time, but it was only this week that we put them together into "CD-collections".
From previously, we also have these two:
Classical Strauss & Lanner:
Lanner Steyrische Tanze
Strauss An Der Schonen Blauen Donau
Strauss Annen Polka
Strauss Der Zigeunerbaron Overture
Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
Strauss Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich
Strauss Gschichten aus dem Wienerwald
Strauss Kaiser Waltzer
Strauss Pizzicato Polka
Strauss Radetzky Marsch
Strauss Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Strauss Unter Donner und Blitz
Classical Piano Favorites, Vol. 1:
Bach Prelude in C major BWV846
Beethoven Pathetique Sonata 2nd movement Adagio cantabile
Chopin Mazurka in A minor op. 17 no. 4
Chopin Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 63 no. 3
Chopin Nocturne in E flat major op. 9 no. 2
Chopin Nocturne no. 20 in C sharp minor op posth
Chopin Prelude in E minor op. 28 no. 4
Chopin Raindrops Prelude op. 28 no. 15
Liszt Consolation no. 3 in D flat major S.172
Mendelssohn Song Without Words in E major op. 19 no. 1
Mozart Piano Sonata no. 12 K332 2nd movement Adagio
Schubert Impromptu in G-flat major op. 90 no. 3 D899
Schubert Moment musicaux in F minor no. 3 op. 94 D780
Schumann Dreaming from Scenes from Childhood op. 15 no. 7
Scriabin Etude in C sharp minor op. 2 no. 1
Tchaikovsky June (Barcarolle) from The Seasons op. 37a no. 6
We hope you enjoy the music, safe in the knowledge that they can be licensed for use in media and in public, without fear of copyright infringement.
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Parades mark Indian Independence Day in America!
New York: Indians in America are celebrating India's Independence Day with parades with colourful floats and entertainment programmes highlighting India's culture and heritage, and, of course, cuisine over the weekend.
Besides the largest annual parade in Manhattan in New York City, now in its 33rd year, set for next Sunday, some new parades, including one in Long Island, a New York suburb, and another in New Jersey, have also emerged in the last few years.
An estimated 15,000 people attended the parade held in Hicksville, the newest 'Little India' located in Nassau County, Sunday with Nassau county executive Ed Mangano, Bollywood actress Aarti Chhabria, and Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley as main guests.
There were 17 floats including those of Air India, grocery stores chain Patel Brothers, and 30 booths including of banks and insurance companies.
"Being a patriotic Indian, I am honoured and proud to be the Grand Marshal at the India Day Parade of Long Island," said Chhabria as she broke into a jig along the parade route.
Even Cooley, dressed in an Indian outfit, showed her newly mastered Bollywood moves during the entertainment program.
The Long Island parade was telecast live by Global Punjabi TV. The South Asian Times was Platinum Sponsor & leading Media Partner.
Meanwhile in New Jersey it was a celebration of unity, organized by two groups who can't unite.
This year marked round three in the battle between Iselin based Indian Business Association (IBA), and Edison based Oak Tree Indian Business Association Inc. (OTIBA) to run Edison's annual India Day Parade.
Despite the dispute, thousands of Indian Americans straddled the border between Woodbridge and Edison to watch the duelling parades march down Oak Tree Road in Edison within half an hour of each other.
Music blared from floats during both parades, as dancers moved to the rhythm and Hare Krishna worshippers chanted.
Bollywood baddie Gulshan Grover and television actress Rashmi Desai led the IBA parade as Grand Marshals while Bollywood actor Shweta Bharadwaj did the honours for OTIBA parade.
The India Day Parade in Manhattan, organized annually by Federation of Indian Associations, is scheduled for next Sunday.
Besides the Bollywood film star Vidya Balan acting as grand marshal, a surprise guest of honour this time is anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.
– IANS
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Venice is one of the finest cities in Europe for an art tour for your student. Besides the extraordinary collections of both classical and contemporary art, the city itself is a work of art and opportunities abound to stop and make sketches.
Here are more details of a sample tour as a starting point, but at Kipling Tours, we can customize any program.
You arrive in Venice today and on arrival will be met by your guide and transfer to your central hotel on Venice Island. Venice exudes charm and your students will be enthralled by its iconic sights and its wonderful galleries. Situated in the famous lagoon, where canals take the place of roads, the local vaporetto water taxis convey you between the various attractions.
Today you explore some of Venice's most famous and iconic landmarks, where opportunities abound for making impromptu sketches. You begin at one of Venice's most iconic sites – the famous white marble Rialto Bridge which spans the Grand Canal. Your next stop is St. Mark's Square where you'll take some time to soak up the atmosphere The main attraction is St. Mark's Basilica where the views over Piazza San Marco and the city and canals beyond are spectacular. Your tour continues to the Doge's Palace, built in the Venetian gothic style and famous for its frescoed walls and gilded ceilings. Your tour ends at the Bridge of Sighs, so named for the convicted prisoners who, it is said, took their last look at Venice and couldn't help but sigh. Undoubtedly the finest way to experience Venice is on a gondola ride and our day will finish with a ride down the famous Grand Canal.
Today you focus on classical art and commence your day at the Galleria dell'Accademia which boasts a stunning array of religious and baroque art. The greats of Venetian Renaissance art from are represented here, including Veneziano, Bellini and Titian. Venice's largest collection of 18th century art is located in the Ca'Rezzonico. This baroque palace on the Grand Canal displays three floors of paintings and sculpture. Other highlights include the palace's grand staircase. In the afternoon you have a vaporetto trip to the island of Murano where you can visit one of the famous glass blowing factories.
Today you focus on Contemporary Art and in particular two important collections which are within a short stroll of each other. You begin with a visit to the Punta Della Dogna di Mare, generally regarded as one of the best contemporary art collections in Venice and where the collections are changed regularly. You can break for lunch by the Grand Canal before continuing to the Peggy Guggenheim. Like its namesake in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim is famous for contemporary modernist 20th century art from North America and Europe. Works by artists as diverse as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Kandinsky can be seen here. Art represented here includes cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism. Peggy Guggenheim was a niece of Solomon Guggenheim who founded the iconic gallery in New York and continued his support for the new wave artists of the early 20th century.
Today is a free day for you to explore Venice at your leisure. You can stroll through St. Mark's Square and the neighbouring streets or perhaps doing some last minute souvenir hunting.
This morning you transfer back to Venice airport for your homeward flight.
Siuated in small Venetian square by the canal, the Hotel Tintoretto is a pleasant 3-star hotel located just a few minutes from the main railway station.


About a week ago, the owners of 33-year-old Video Wave of Noe Valley launched a GoFundMe campaign to help keep the store in business. The 24th Street video store is in jeopardy with the departure of its co-tenant, Buttons Candy Bar, which is set to close at the end of October.
This isn't the first time Video Wave has been in danger of closing. The store, which first opened at 1431 Castro St. in 1983, had to move last year when its landlord threatened to double the rent. In September 2015, Video Wave's owners, Colin Cofini Hutton and Gwen Sanderson, were able to move in with Buttons at 4027 24th St., but now that the candy store is closing, they need $10,000 for a security deposit to take over the entire space.
When Video Wave first had to relocate, they received a significant amount of support from neighbors, Hutton said, ranging from a donation jar that helped pay for moving expenses to people lending out a moving truck and literally carrying boxes and equipment down the street.
He decided to create the GoFundMe page because neighbors had been asking how they could help Video Wave remain in the neighborhood. "We're providing a way for community members who are interested in keeping us here ... they now have a way to do it," Hutton said.
So far, they've collected a little over $2,500. "I don't think that we are going to raise $10K—we are just a small local video store," Hutton said. "But with all of the expenses we have, that's how much we need. Everything we can get helps."
Operating an old-school video store in 2016 isn't easy. In the past year, the Sunset's 35-year-old Le Video shut down, while the Mission's Lost Weekend Video closed its longtime brick-and-mortar space and opened a kiosk in the lobby of the Alamo Drafthouse theater. But Hutton believes that video stores still have value, since a lot of people don't often know know what they want, and browsing on other services "is terrible."
"We've been curating a selection for 30 years, so we have a distillation of what's good," he said, noting that the store boasts a lot of rare selections on DVD, VHS, and Blu-Ray, and an expansive collection of documentaries and foreign films. "We know movies and can make recommendations."
Ideally, Hutton and Sanderson would like the video store to occupy the entirety of the 24th Street location, to make room for the boxes of videos they currently have in storage. However, that will depend on funding. Their backup plan is to make room for a pop-up co-tenant, perhaps for artists or beer brewers, in the extra space.
"We want to preserve our collection, but really, by proxy, it's the city's collection. We don't think of it as 'our collection' or 'Noe Valley's collection,'" Hutton said. "We feel like that's important to provide the breadth of history of cinema and TV. That preservation part of it is definitely one of the main reasons why we work so hard and don't make a lot of money, but we feel it's important, just like we feel about used bookstores and used record stores."


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I am using Netbeans IDE 8.0.2 I have successfully connected to Mamp and have uploaded my database. I have copied my html and php files to my htdocs folder in Mamp and it still won't call the function which is to display student data. Here is my code, any help as to what I'm doing wrong would be greatly appreciated. I'm pulling my hair out over here!!!
This is the html doc button on my page with the script call at the top of the page.

<button id="studentButton">Get Student Info</button>

This then is the js file:
$(document).ready(function(){
$.getJSON('http://localhost:8888/php/json-data-students.php',
function(data) {
//Loop through data and extract infromstion for outer listview and       inner list view (Part 6 & 7)
$.each(data.students, function(index, student) {
$("#studentList").append('
'+ student.firstName +' '+ student.lastName +'

Student ID: '+student.studentID+'
\n\

Course ID: '+student.courseID+'
\n\

Module ID: '+student.moduleNo2+'

');
});
//Rebuild the list to ensure styling is applied
            $("#studentList").listview("refresh");
        }); //End of JSON Call
    }); //End of document ready function

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The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times, July 6, 2016. Electric bikes can encourage motorists back onto two wheels, with real benefits to their health.
Vintage Electric offers a few e-bike options for getting around California, and for its latest ride it has enlisted one the Golden State's most iconic figures. The Jeff Clark Signature Cruz has the legend's fingerprints all over it, and offers fellow surfers a stylish way to cruise to the beach.
In this chapter, it tells you how to operate the bicycle or in this case e-bicycle. In most cases, there is little variation in this area from state to state. All the usual stuff about having at least one hand on the handlebars, having a light at night, riding as far to the right as can be done safely, etc. In nearly all states, it will clearly state that bikes obey traffic laws, such as speed limits, stop signs etc. Just because you are allowed 20-MPH on the ebike you can't ride though the 15-MPH school zone at 20-MPH. You'd think this would be pretty obvious, but far too many bike riders think that no license required means no laws apply. It's not the case. But it's true that cops may ignore your breaking the law on a bicycle. Or…they may not. Do you feel lucky?
I have put over 200 miles on my EVELO in the past few weeks. Nothing but fun. And more fun! After 25 miles on pedal assist I still have over half a battery charge left. Hills become flat. I have been riding on pavement, dirt roads, and trails in the forest. Riding a regular bike is quite a bit of work in hilly areas like where I live. My EVELO makes riding fun.
This Electric Bicycle kit includes everything needed(except battery) to convert your standard bike into a top-of-the-line performance electric bike. Crank speed sensor for pedal assist. 36 V 500 W power brushless gearless hub motor.
We easily rode 30 e-bikes or more this year. Almost all of them impressed us one way or another. Some are expensive and others more affordable. As with most expensive e-bikes, you pay for the difference in quality and feel. But not all entry-level e-bikes have to feel like a cheesy attempt to convert a heavy regular bike with a battery pack and an electric motor.
An e-bike conforming to these conditions is considered to be a pedelec in the EU and is legally classed as a bicycle. The EN15194 standard is valid across the whole of the EU and has also been adopted by some non-EU European nations and also some jurisdictions outside of Europe (such as the state of Victoria in Australia).
Our E-Mountain Bikes give you the power to ride more trails. And with silent, pedal-assisted power to the pedals and proprietary technologies that would make a Silicon Valley engineer blush, we're taking your trail rides to new heights…and more thrilling descents.
Thanks for helping a little Southern California startup become a global company. A company that can not just hang with the big boys, but lead the way. Thanks for helping us stay true to our roots. For embracing innovation. For realizing that style and substance aren't mutually exclusive.


Clark Baseball played Elms College at home this past Sunday, Feb. 28, their last game before heading off to Florida over spring break. The Cougars came out on top with an 8-3 win against the Blazers.
The game was scoreless until Elms College made their first pitching change in the bottom of the third. The Cougars capitalized on this change, scoring two runs that inning. Elms made another three pitching changes throughout the game, none of which fazed the Clark offense. The entire lineup chimed in with hits, featuring RBIs from Kyle Bonicki ('18), James Conway ('16), Zach Richall ('16), and Mike Tice ('19). Clark outhit Elms 15-13.
Connor Walsh ('18) started the game for Clark. He was relieved in the 6th inning by Mike Tice ('19). Tice allowed two hits. A run almost scored, but a tag play at the plate by Mike Eglow ('16) kept Elms scoreless. There were two more pitching changes in the eighth: Joe Gouveia ('17) and then Zack Kaye ('19). Clark held Elms to no runs until allowing three runs in the eighth. The Cougars finished the game strong both offensively and defensively, scoring two more runs in the bottom of eighth, and holding Elms scoreless in the top of the ninth.
The Cougars will play their next home game on Tuesday, March 15 at 3:30 p.m. against Anna Maria College.
Clark Lacrosse notched a 13-11 win at home against UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, Feb. 27 to kick off their season.
As the final score would suggest, Clark bounced back in the remaining three quarters, outscoring UMass Dartmouth 12-7. A great deal of the playmaking stemmed from Johnson, who recorded four assists and two goals. One of his assists happened on a beautiful sequence in which he stifled the defense with a shot fake, and dumped it to Bass who whipped a shot into the top left corner of the net. "That's my favorite play," Johnson said.
Bass scored four goals this game, and seemed comfortable in his new role after scoring three goals all last season in a more defensive role. "The offense was flowing pretty well, and I got open a bunch of times because of my teammates," said Bass. Johnson echoed his teammate's statement, "Our offense is a lot more patient, and I think we're taking better shots. I think we had 52 shots, and not very many bad ones," he said.
The hardest challenges for the team will come once the NEWMAC schedule starts. When asked if the team's patient attack is sustainable against tougher opponents, Johnson said, "That's the tricky part. Hopefully it will be." Bass added that he thinks that "with more experience, our offense will be able to flow." Johnson and Bass both said they think the team will be competitive with teams in the NEWMAC.
Clark will play its next home game on Wednesday, March 16 against Salve Regina College at 7 p.m. The Cougars lost 7-6 to Salve Regina in triple overtime last year, and are eager to host the Seahawks for a rematch.


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NetworK ezine Issue 61. June 2020
Today marks the fifth birthday of our free Carnival Glass ezine, NetworK.
We hope you have enjoyed receiving it – and judging by all the wonderful emails we receive, you certainly have been loving it.
Many people have also told us that they have found comfort and enjoyment in the A to Z of Patterns that we have been running in our Carnival Network Facebook Group. Here is a small taste of some of the thousands of pattern images shown in the A to Z feature in our Facebook Group during May.
On the right s a blue Kaaro vase by Riihimaki, and on the far right we have a Northwood pumpkin marigold Poppy Show plate.
Below is a purple Quill tumbler by Dugan.
Running the A to Z of Patterns has certainly helped many of us to get through some difficult days, and turn our thoughts to lovely glass.
In fact, many of us have taken the opportunity to reorganise and dust our collections, while taking photos to post in the Group. Over the past month there have been many hundreds of wonderful Carnival Glass pictures, and 116,600 posts, comments and reactions in our almost 9,500 strong group. If you are not already a member, you can join easily using the link at the foot of this e-zine.
Embroidered Mums
The inspirations behind many Carnival patterns are known – general artistic and design influences such as the taste for all things Oriental (including peacocks!) or
specifics like William Morris's ("Morris & Co") orange tree design.
But in Northwood's Embroidered Mums design, it's possible that something much closer to home inspired the delightful motif.
This illustration (right) was in a 1907 newspaper feature that was entitled "Practical Aids for Artistic Needlewomen – Chrysanthemum Design for Blouse". And the embroidery instructions and graphics look so much like the Northwood "mum" motifs. It seems quite possible that Clara Northwood, Harry's wife, embroidered her blouse in this way.
Imagine a scene in the Northwood home one evening: Harry glancing over at his wife, noticing the mums design on her blouse, and a lightbulb moment, thinking "that would look pretty good on our iridescent glass!"
Of course, adding the encircling Greek Key into his Embroidered Mums pattern was the masterstroke that linked the whole design together – something that Harry Northwood was brilliant at doing.
Above: details of the chrysanthemum design to be worked in embroidery stitches, as illustrated in the 1907 newspaper article.
Right: a close up of the chrysanthemum motif on Northwood's Embroidered
Mums pattern and right, Glen's line drawing of the same motif.
The stitches (as portrayed) appear to be shown as satin stitch.
We have a major three part Feature here on our website which explores in fascinating detail the many and varied Carnival Glass patterns that were inspired by embroidery and needlecraft stitches. Here is the link: The Inspiration of Embroidery and Needlecraft
Imperial Carnival in London, 1912
The UK agent for Imperial's glass in the early years of Carnival was Markt & Co., based in London.
On the right is a 1912 ad in "The Pottery Gazette". It shows two examples of items being sold in "Iridescent Glassware". Today, we know them as the Three-in-One bowl (left) and the Pansy pickle dish.
Imperial's Three-in-One pattern was one of Imperial's oldest patterns (dating, in crystal glass, from 1904). Actually, it was their pattern Number 1, as shown in this clip below from Imperial's 1909 catalog.
Shown below is a larger (7½ inch) Three-in-One berry bowl, which was in Imperial's 1912 catalog.
Also in the 1912 Markt ad was a Pansy pickle dish. Like Three-in-One, the Pansy pattern had a long production span, from the old Classic production (here, below in marigold, courtesy of Seeck Auctions), through to Contemporary pieces made in a range of colours.
Above: two sizes of the Three-in-One bowls. These have been ruffled
after they were removed from the mould. Courtesy of Seeck Auctions.
Note the distinctive top edge - long scallops and pointed flutes. The edge shape is clearly illustrated in both of the Imperial catalogue images.
The 1912 catalog refers to this item being available in three of Imperial's four iridescent colours, Rubigold, Azur and Helios (Old Gold is not included) - more about Imperial's Classic Carnival colours later.
Imperial used their Three-in-One pattern again in Contemporary Carnival. Below, we show a cracker jar with lid, made in the late 1960s / early 70s in Azure Blue (ice blue, although frosting is not really evident).It is marked "IG". It's a hard-to-find shape, and of course it was not a shape made by Imperial in old, Classic Carnival.
The picture is courtesy of Seeck Auctions.
Another Contemporary Imperial Three-in-One shape is the toothpick, which is marked "IG" or "LIG" / "ALIG".
"Buyer's Notes"
This was the title of an interesting section that was run monthly in the Pottery Gazette, and in it, there are important (and informative) details to be discovered.
Connected to the 1912 ad shown earlier was an in-depth look at the London agent, Markt & Co., describing them as "American merchants" with "large, lofty and well-lighted show-rooms". The reporter went on to say that:
"the department which interested me most was that devoted to glassware. Markt & Co. deal only in specialities. They do not touch the ordinary descriptions of table glass, but show a useful assortment of fancy articles in iridescent glass, presenting some beautiful colour combinations".
The detailed comments that were reported on the colours and shapes are most interesting …
"Green and silver, blue and green, and a rich orange appropriately named "amber-flame" are amongst the most effective. There are plaques, vases, jugs, bowls and fruit stands, and a great variety of dishes, with embossed grapes and other designs."
Imperial's own 1912 catalogue set out the four iridescent colours they were promoting at that time. These were:
Rubigold - what we know as marigold,
Azur - "purple or amethyst colored glass with iridescent effects of red and green and blue and even yellow",
Helios - described as "green glass with silver iridescent tints",
Above: Imperial's images of their four iridescent colours, shown in their Catalog 103B. Courtesy of Jon D Bartell.
Old Gold -"amber glass with a deep rich gold covering".
Matching these with the colours noted in the Markt "Buyer's Notes" leads us to believe that what they called "green and silver" colour was Helios, and the "rich orange" was marigold.
But what was the colour (or colours) simply described as "blue and green"? Most likely it was purple ("Azur") base glass with the different iridescent effects that made it appear blue and green.
"Oriental Peacock"
Recently, in our A to Z of Patterns in our NetworK Group on Facebook, Dino Capra sent us some brilliant images of a very unusual footed bowl. We contacted Dino and asked permission to use his photos and the information here, fully attributed.
Dino wrote:
" P ... "Peacock Bowl" in Black Amethyst. I have no clue who made it or when. I'm hoping for some information as I cant find anything on the web or in my books. This is huge - 12" across and 6" tall. The iridescence is rich on this so any help is appreciated.
It has a #2 on the base and I see no reference to any company using that mark. The pattern on the outside I believe is Bamboo, Thistle, Dogwood and Lily.
Here are Dino's superbly clear pictures.
Naturally, this revived our old brain cells (a challenge in itself due to our ongoing "lockdown"), and some distant bells began to ring. A search of our records resulted in our reply to Dino:
"Hi Dino - a version of this design was reported in the early 2000s on a 3-footed bowl in the same dark purple / black amethyst colour, but it was reported as a 7 inch bowl. It has the same design of peacocks interior and a bamboo etc. exterior, and it was said to have the number 5 moulded on the base. It was given the name "Oriental Peacock" and thought to be made in the Far East. It's not a reproduction or reissue, as it is a completely new pattern (albeit that it uses some design elements from old Carnival pieces). Currently, I can't find reference to the larger, 12 inch version that you have shown us, but it does look like a larger version of the 7 inch one."
Dino replied with more information:
"Excellent! First thank you for responding so quickly! The feet on my "Oriental Peacock" look very similar to the "Butterfly and Berry" reproduction from AA Imports, making me think Asian import. I don't own a "Butterfly and Berry" repro, but from online pictures I'm making this assumption."
Sincere thanks to Dino for his wonderful photos and information on this fascinating item.
Here is a paper label that was on a black amethyst fake "Butterfly and Berry" bowl.
So, the Asia source is confirmed as Korea (presumably South Korea?)
A Basket of Glass!
Ever wondered how travelling salesmen transported samples of their Carnival Glass all around the country to show their wares to prospective buyers? Well here was one way, in 1912.
This fascinating ad for Pearsons' Basket Factory in Nottingham, England, was featured in the British Pottery Gazette and Glass Trade Review journal, in January 1912.
Aimed at the ceramic and glass trades, it was probably intended to hold salesmens' wares, and possibly also for packing some special goods.
Note that the trays inside had padded "movable divisions" to adjust for the size of items. It would have been a way of transporting delicate or expensive items – clearly safer than the barrels and straw packing of the era.
We would love you to come and join in the fun, and we invite you and your friends to join us all on NetworK's fast growing and very active Facebook Group (link is below), and if you have missed any of the previous issues of NetworK and NetworK Specials, they are all here: Back Issues.


The first season of Showtime's extremely underrated drama Ray Donovan hits stores on June 10th in both DVD and Blu-ray format. While details on extras, supplements and pricing are unavailable you can preorder Ray Donovan here or pick it up in the MTR Amazon store on June 10th. Who is picking up Ray Donovan on DVD and/or Blu-ray?


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package br.com.objectos.jabuticava.cmatic;

import static br.com.objectos.testing.MoreMatchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;

import java.util.List;

import br.com.objectos.jabuticava.cmatic.ContaAnalitica;
import br.com.objectos.jabuticava.cmatic.ContaContabil;
import br.com.objectos.jabuticava.cmatic.ContaReduzida;
import br.com.objectos.jabuticava.cmatic.PlanoDeContas;

import org.testng.annotations.Test;

/**
 * @author edenir.anschau@objectos.com.br (Edenir Norberto Anschau)
 */
public class TesteDePlanoDeContas {

  @Test
  public void write() {
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        .build();
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  }

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        .analitica(ContaAnalitica.parse(analitica))
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        .build();
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}

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Most criminal investigators use the "bank deposits method." The DOJ has an excellent description of the method here. The starting point for bank deposits is obtaining your bank records via a subpoena or summons. In a failure to file matter, the bank deposits method will not have to be particularly involved to establish a "prima facie" indication of potential wrongdoing. Investigators will typically "corroborate" deposits by using paid checks to contact third parties and having them verify the nature of the payments. In other words, absent your cooperation, the tax authorities will contact your customers to determine that the payments were gross receipts subject to tax.
I call interviews with criminal investigators "confessions." CI personnel are trained to ask questions and elicit information that they can verify through their investigation or that will confine you to a certain position. False statements will antagonize them and may constitute separate crimes. Correct information simply speeds up the investigatory process.
Before giving an interview with a criminal investigator, its important to understand and evaluate what you are trying to accomplish by doing so.
Criminal problems usually start with (a) a visit from criminal tax investigators; (b) a notice from a financial institution that a criminal tax investigator is obtaining your records; or, sometimes, (c) a letter from criminal tax investigators to you informing you that they are commencing an investigation.
You can divide criminal tax issues into two types: not doing something you were supposed to do, and affirmatively doing something that the law states that you may not do.
The first category is generally "failure to file" your returns, that is, not sending in your returns on time. Under Hawaii law, failure to file is a special misdemeanor subject to a maximum of one year imprisonment and a $25,000 fine ($100,000 corporate) per year. See, HRS 231-35. Federally, failure to file is also a misdemeanor with punishment dependent on various factors including amount of tax not paid.
Under Hawaii law, failing to pay over employment taxes is a Class C Felony under a new law passed in 2009 and effective July 1, 2009. HRS 231-36.4. This provision is targeted at unpaid employment taxes and contains similar text ("collect, account for, an pay over") to 26 U.S.C. 7202 (also a felony).
The second category ranges from what the tax authorities perceive to be the actual situation from what you reported, typically described as a false statement, to outright tax evasion. Evasion can be loosely described as intentionally attempting to evade the tax authorities' efforts to determine the amount due or collect tax due. Typical acts of evasion include avoiding the use of records, putting assets in someone else's name, creating double books, etc., and significantly there is no requirement that the 'evasive' acts be illegal or improper in themselves.
In general, FTF type of problems have shorter investigations, lighter punishments, and are easier to come out of without significant financial damage. Fraud and evasion may have longer investigations, relatively substantial punishments including incarceration, and can well mark and impose a definitive and lasting change to your overall financial picture.
It is extemely important during the course of a criminal investigation not to engage in activity that makes matters worse.
For more about Hawai'i Tax Crimes, please review my article here.


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Washington's Brooke Nelson Finds Opportunity In Downtime
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By Brady Vernon
Freshman year of college is the start of a journey filled with new adventures for many. Brooke Nelson's first year at the University of Washington was the beginning of her lifelong dream of becoming a Husky. While the shortened season detoured her softball campaign, it opened up a new door for Nelson—podcasting.
Nelson in the month of May started to produce Off the Dirt with Brooke Nelson. For the first two episodes, Nelson talked with Washington teammates Taryn Atlee and Morganne Flores about their personal lives and softball paths.
"I wanted to dive deep into topics surrounding softball because the people who are going to listen are big softball fans," Nelson told Softball America in a phone interview. "Just to be able to share what we know and our perspectives on things, things we wished we had known when we were younger.
"...I never heard of a podcast with a current student-athlete about things they were experiencing as they go. I thought it was a unique thing to start."
Prior to starting the podcast, Nelson didn't have any experience in this type of endeavor other than a bit of videography in high school. She does her interviews on Zoom and does most of the editing herself. She's always been interested in having a post-softball career around sports, with sports broadcasting drawing her attention. Nelson recently got into the Communications department at Washington and is looking to double major in Communications and Psychology.
The podcast is a part of a team project to keep Washington busy and connected with its fans during the time when it's usually wrapping up its run at the Women's College World Series. Madison Huskey has been doing a cooking show and the trio of Flores, Pat Moore and Noelle Hee have a roundtable show discussing various topics.
"Everyone is missing out on these things, whether it be going to a camp, watching softball on TV, watching a game in person. There's so many things we can't do right now," Nelson said. "It's just like, okay, how creative can we get to still make that connection and relationship? To showcase Husky softball as it is to our fans and community."
Nelson's new hobby also allows her to create a stronger bond with her teammates despite being apart from each other.
"That's the one thing that I absolutely love about doing these podcasts," she said. "I ultimately learn so much about my teammates and dive deep into things they're passionate about. We share things with the fans and the public that we are collectively passionate about. Learning about my teammates' journeys and different experiences is one of the coolest things."
Nelson was able to learn about Atlee's experiences during her freshman year at Rutgers and a memorable conversation she had with Washington coach Heather Tarr about what she thought she wanted to major in back in eighth grade.
She loves the versatility a podcast gives a person because of the multitasking experience of being able to listen while doing household chores or activities such as working out. Nelson finds herself listening to ESPN's 7 Innings Podcast and The Joe Rogan Experience.
Once Nelson's routine of being a student-athlete returns to normal, she hopes to continue the podcast and even mentioned the possibility of adding different dynamics to it.
"I genuinely love doing these," Nelson said. "If everything works out, I would love to continue doing these. Maybe I'll continue with just the audio piece, maybe I'll include video with it once we are allowed to be around each other."
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According to CIT's survey of 200 senior level industry executives, "The benefits of CRE technology are clear, with most executives agreeing that these advancements are revolutionizing the industry." Additionally, 86% of the respondents declared that they are either keeping pace with the adoption of CRE tech or at the leading edge.
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Is There an Effective Way to Educate Youth About Drugs?
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Press Release (ePRNews.com) - LONDON - Sep 04, 2018 - Most civic-minded individuals are aware of the connection between drug abuse, crime and violence and would do something about it if they knew what to do, according to Tracey Coleman, the Director of Public Affairs of the Church of Scientology London. The church has stepped up in this crucial area by providing free drug education training to those wishing to tackle this important issue.
Just last month, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan brought up the link between cocaine consumption and rising violence in the capital. "There is a definite link, which has been shown to me by the police, of drugs and criminal gangs and knife crime and crime going up," he said. "Some of the young people being knifed on our streets in London, some of the young people losing their lives is because they are involved in criminal gangs who are lower down the food chain in relation to drugs."
The church provides practical workshops to community leaders with the Truth About Drugs materials of Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Each participant has the opportunity to practice delivering drug education lectures to others in the program, using the Truth About Drugs Educator's Guide. They gain experience in addressing a group, answering questions and directing people to the right information.
Having an opportunity to drill the procedure helped them gain self-confidence and certainty to be able to use this information in the community.
The Church of Scientology London is an Ideal Scientology Organization. It is configured to provide religious training and spiritual counseling to Scientologists on their ascent to higher states of spiritual freedom and to serve as a home for the entire community — a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift people of all denominations.
The Church of Scientology and its members support the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, a secular nonprofit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions to live drug-free. The foundation's Truth About Drugs campaign is one of the world's largest nongovernmental drug education and prevention initiatives. As shown on a program on the Scientology Network, this support makes it possible for the foundation to provide drug education booklets, videos and educator guides free of charge to teachers, mentors and civic and community leaders.
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Open Letter: Zahedan Political Prisoners Ask UN General Assembly to Convey Message to Iran's President
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – A group of political prisoners in Zahedan Central Prison have written an open letter to the UN General Assembly, asking them to lift the voice of Iran's prisoners.
The full text of their letter, translated into English by HRANA, is below:
Dear Members of Iranian Delegates,
Sitting next to each other in the UN General Assembly, you are looking for a way to guarantee human rights among peoples, and to resolve issues, such as scarcity of resources and climate change, which have had a grave impact on human beings' lives.
There is a group of your fellow human beings who are forgotten behind bars, their voices choked out and their rights quashed. These "domestic charity cases*" look to you for a solution. [*A translation of a saying often used in protests, with the approximate literal meaning, "A light that could burn at home is unholy if burned in the mosque." It is an outcry against misappropriated resources, or excessive attention being placed beyond the borders when the country's own needs are great].
Why is it that Iranian officials don't spend as much time addressing prisoners' rights as they do for the rights of free people? It would be nice if they could be as vocal on this topic as they have been in their discussions of global issues.
Is the reality what they're telling us it is? How close to reality are the movies and documentaries produced to further their arguments?
To answer these questions it would suffice to briefly point out some of the sufferings of the prisoners being held across Iran, particularly in Zahedan central prison:
1. Legal Limbo: The number of individuals trapped in legal limbo has reached a crisis level. There are prisoners who have spent two, even ten years behind bars on a pending case. Their requests for clemency, conditional release, or sentence reduction go unanswered. The delay can be attributed both to a high backlog of cases and to hefty bail amounts. Bails typically exceed 5 billion tomans (approximately $300,000 USD) but can even peak as high as 12 billion tomans (approximately $7,000,000 USD) or 300 billion tomans (approximately $18,000,000 USD). Judiciaries stack multiple charges onto defendants so that even when a prisoner's case is resolved, the next charge against them is only beginning. Even in cases where a defendant is acquitted, the judiciary will hit them with new charges, hitting reset on the cycle of legal limbo.
2. Prison Population: Heavy caseloads (or deliberate delay in trying cases), paired with defendants' economic [inability to post bail], have led to a burgeoning prison population. The prisoners are so cramped that they have to contort themselves into alternate sleeping arrangements, some laying in front of the washrooms, other on staircases. In prisons like those in Esfahan and Mashhad [the 3rd and 2nd largest cities in Iran, respectively], prisoners even sleep on the roof of the bathrooms and showers. Scant space has devolved into additional problems: a tiny prayer room, a shortage of washroom facilities, cramped outdoor recreation space, lack of amenities, and low-quality, small-portioned meals after which many a prisoner goes to bed hungry.
3. Political Prisoner Legal Limbo: Political prisoners spend several years in limbo prior to their trials, and after conviction spend even more time in suspense on various judicial pretexts. Despite having spent 5 or 10 years of their sentences and being eligible for furlough and conditional release, they are denied such privileges. Political prisoners are neglected deliberately. They even face additional restrictions on their rights to family visitation.
4. Prisoners on the Death Row: The prisoners on death row spend years and even decades waiting for their cases to be resolved. Somehow, they fall through the cracks. While a memorandum has been issued commuting the death sentences of a number of prisoners convicted on drug-related charges, many of the eligible prisoners' names have been left off the list due to prison overcrowding. Many of these prisoners are routinely given the run-around by authorities who refuse to provide any answers about their fate.
5. Torture: In all institutions, and at the Intelligence Ministry and Intelligence Unit of the IRGC in particular, torture remains a common practice. Prisoners–especially political prisoners–are subject to the most severe and cruel forms of torment. Even if a defendant is innocent, they will confess under duress and torture. Various torture techniques are used in Iran, but no authorities will speak of them. Despite speaking out against the torture and its widespread use, we have yet to see change.
6. Obstruction of Defendants' Rights: Interference from individuals who are not officials of the Judiciary is a challenge hindering many defendants. Families of prisoners receive threats from people calling themselves "interrogator," "expert," and "prosecution representative," who heckle and dissuade them from inquiring into their loved ones' cases. Even lawyers are a target. Families are insulted and barred from entering the courtroom.
When a lawyer is not allowed in the courtroom, how is he to protect the defendant's interests? The defendants have no opportunity to defend themselves, their lawyers are strong-armed from doing their jobs, and the lawyers already blocked from case inquiries receive threats of their own.
So how is a prisoner convicted?
Nobody sees or recognizes the supervisor judges. The supervisor judge visits the prison twice, during which he spends a total of only four hours. Families of prisoners who have been lining up along the prison wall to meet the judge since 3 a.m. bring to mind lines of families waiting on their allotment of bread and gas. Despite the long wait, 90% will not obtain an audience with the supervisor judge.
The director general of Sistan & Baluchestan prisons visits penitentiaries perhaps once a year, during which most prisoners do not even recognize him. These problems are not specific to Zahedan prison: they are mirrored in Birjan, Esfahan, Yazd, Mashhad, Kerman, Ahwaz, etc.
7. Courts: The problems cited above have their root in the courts. Each passing mention of our courts is tinged with despair and disappointment. They beget a panoply of problems, from excessively long temporary detentions and the growing list of legal limbo hostages to the harsh sentences doled out to defendants.
Other points of note are the slow pace of the legal process in which an appeal can last more than five years; the gaps in subsequent appeals which can be as long as three years; and authorities' disregard of the torturous conditions under which confessions and comments are extracted from defendants.
For those who conduct trials, defense lawyers are an afterthought, especially for political and security-related cases. Guilty and innocent are sent to the gallows. Then they will publish false and misleading statistics, portraying themselves as watchdogs of human rights.
8. Furlough and Open-Sentence Hurdles: The prisoners who are eligible for furlough have to endure a long, laborious process, investing time and money to obtain the right to an open sentence [in which they can leave prison at designated intervals while continuing their sentence]. Their situation is deplorable. We outlined some of their problems in an earlier letter, but the fact is that these prisoners are a source of income for authorities.
These prisoners, especially those from impoverished and neglected areas such as Kurdistan or Sistan and Baluchestan, perform all sorts of drudgeries for authorities. There are more than a thousand of them indentured to these circumstances for anywhere between five and 20 years. They are not eligible for privileges like clemency or conditional release. Their remuneration is trivial, although they work full-time and have to return to prison by 6 PM. Imagine a prisoner who works in the village but is incarcerated in the city: the commute costs 20,000 tomans (approximately $1.10 USD) each way, but is paid at 200 to 300,000 tomans (approximately 15 dollars USD). Their salary will barely cover 10 days of roundtrip commuting, let alone other expenses. You may refer to our previous letters on the matter.
The points discussed in this letter are real violations of prisoner rights. Prisoners have no way of voicing their grievances to top-ranking authorities and have no hope that their concerns will be paid any mind.
We ask the United Nations and international associations to help lift our voice–which echoes the voice of all prisoners across Iran–to Mr. Rouhani [Iranian president], Zarif [Foreign Affairs minister], and all Iranian authorities who are so occupied with the current conflicts of the world, the middle east tensions, the oil, the nuclear proliferation, the sanctions and the pressure tactics.
Please ask this of Messrs. Rouhani and Zarif: "You speak of human rights and proclaim to be defenders of human rights. You claim that Iran doesn't have any human rights problems. Do you not consider these afflicted prisoners as human beings? What rights do you envision for them? Why don't you send an independent investigator to the prisons, to speak directly to prisoners and corroborate our written claims?"
Political Prisoners of Zahedan, on behalf of all Iranian prisoners
Nour al-Din Kashani, Abdul Rashid Kuhi, Mohammad Saleh Shabadzadeh, Abdol Wahid Hut, Abed Bampouri, Ishaq Kolkli, Abdolkhaleq J Affadar Shahussei, Bashir Ahmad Hossein Zahi, Zubir Hoot, Ata Allah Hoot, Abdol Amir Kayazi, Abdolsam Hoot, Abu Bakr Rostami, Sajjad Baluch, Hamzeh Chakri.
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"We still can't believe it" Imprisoned Lawyer Reacts to Death of Homa Soltani
Human Rights Activists' News Agency (HRANA) — Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights activist who has been detained in Tehran's Evin prison since June 13th on charges of collusion and propaganda against the regime, has written an open letter in reaction to the sudden death of Homa Soltani, daughter of fellow Evin prisoner Abdolfattah Soltani who is also a lawyer and activist. Ms Soltani recently died from a heart attack at the age of 27.
Nasrin Sotoudeh is a prominent human rights lawyer who has a history of arrests and imprisonment for her outspoken defense of human rights. Below is the English translation of Ms Sotoudeh's letter:
My darling girl, my dear Homa,
It has been three days since you flew away from this world and we still can't believe it. In our disbelief, we still wish that it could be a lie. Ah, if only it could be a nightmare, if only…
The women's prison mourns for you. You had lost the embrace of your father years ago, my dear one. You know what, Homa? A father's embrace gives one security and you were without it for years. This was something no one else could give you.
Many only knew about the seven years that you had been deprived of your father thanks to the revolutionary courts of injustice. But as far as I remember, your father was always dealing with his cases – cases for activists, colleagues and those they made against himself. You were raised with this news around you, you grew up like this and anxiety filled your childish existence. The temptation of human rights, the rights of dissidents, the rights of the accused and the rights of this person or that didn't leave your father, Abdolfattah Soltani, alone. He had so honestly given his honor to the community of lawyers that he had forgotten himself and his family; how sad is this story.
Your father was once sentenced to three months in prison. Another time, the revolutionary court of injustice gave him five years but the appeals court repealed it. But the machinery of violence didn't stop working against this freedom-loving lawyer. During the election crisis of 2009, they once more sought him first and he had to spend two months in detention. He was freed and two years later again arrested. Prison, prison, prison…
I don't think of what made your father tick because I know it so well. I think of the world of your childhood, your teenage years, your youth; how innocently it was crushed under the weight of our ideals and their violence.
My dear Homa,
What happened to you every time your father was arrested? To you, your sister, brothers and mother?
I have asked myself many times: If Homa had her father by her side every morning when she woke up; if her father took her to university, school or work on some days and was with her throughout her daily problems; if they had dinner together at nights and then slept under the same roof; would the same happen to Homa? No, never…
Nasrin Sotoudeh
Women's Prison
Abdolfattah Soltani, who is being held in Evin Prison, was granted a furlough to take part in his daughter's funeral.
Amnesty International reacted to Homa's death and asked for the immediate release of Abdolfattah Soltani and all human rights defenders.
On August 5th, Saeed Dehqan, Mr Soltani's lawyer, wrote to President Hassan Rouhani to say his client had been arrested by the political decisions of people such as former judge Saeed Mortazavi.
Mr Soltani is spending his seventh year in Evin. He has contracted many illnesses in prison.
Abdolfattah Soltani was first arrested on September 10, 2011. He was accused of having accepted the International Nuremberg Human Rights Award, speaking to the media about his clients and taking part in the founding of the Center for the Defenders of Human Rights. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison and barred from practising law for 20 years. An appeals court reduced his sentence to 13 years and it was further reduced to 10 years based on the provisions of the new Iran penal code. His disbarring has also been reduced to two years.
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Alex Langhorn > Chambers of Richard Pratt KC > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile
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Chambers of Richard Pratt KC
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Alex Langhorn
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Call: 2010
Criminal:
Mr Langhorn appears regularly in the Magistrates' Court and the Crown Court, instructed by both the Crown Prosecution Service and Defence Solicitors. He is a category three prosecutor and his work includes cases which involve;
Armed Robbery, Robbery, Burglary and other Offences under the Theft Act 1968;
Fraud and Money Laundering Offences;
Firearms Offences;
Immigration and Identity Document Offences;
Offences relating to the Importation, Production and Supply of Controlled Drugs;
Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, with a particular emphasis on cases involving challenges to the Crown's scientific evidence;
Serious Violence and Disorder and
Sexual Offences.
Mr Langhorn has dealt with a wide range of applications for anti-social behaviour orders, orders for the forfeiture of seized cash, injunctions to prevent gang-related violence, and sexual offences prevention orders. He also has experience of advising on and conducting proceedings brought under the Licensing Act 2003.
Mr Langhorn also acts for interested parties in inquests before the Coroner's Court. He has been instructed in cases involving issues of causation and where reports have been sought under what was Rule 43 of the Coroner's Rules (now regulation 28 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013).
Prior to commencing his pupillage Alex worked as a Legal Services Commission accredited Police Station Advocate.
Recent and Notable Cases:
R v AK and Others (Operation Fulcrum)(2015)
Prosecuting alone an eight-handed case involving two conspiracies to supply controlled drugs. The case involved extensive cell-site evidence.
R v Clarke (Court of Appeal) (2015)
Successful appeal against a sentence of six years imprisonment imposed for an offence of wounding with intent. The Court substituted a sentence of four years and nine months.
R v CQ (Operation Chuckwagon) (2015)
Prosecuting the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to evade the duty payable on the importation of tobacco.
R v Mouhid (Court of Appeal) (2014)
Led by Andrew Thomas QC in a successful appeal against a confiscation order. The Crown Court had ordered , in line with R v Paulet, that the entirety of the wages obtained by an illegal immigrant were the proceeds of crime. The Crown did not oppose the appeal and indicated to the Court that following this case the national guidance on confiscation proceedings would be re-written.
R v KD (Operation Birwong II) (2014)
Representing the Defendant, who was acquitted of failing to comply with a notice issued under section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 after the Trial Judge accepted, following legal argument, that the notice was defective and thus invalid.
R v DB (Operation Schipol) (2014)
Representing the Defendant who was charged, along with others, with attempting to incite a child under the age of thirteen to engage in sexual activity. The Defendant was particularly vulnerable and required the support of an intermediary.
R v LC (2014)
Successfully representing the Defendant who was charged with a series of historic sexual offences allegedly committed against the Complainant when she was nine years old. The case involved significant arguments as to disclosure. Allegations that the Defendant had failed to comply with the notification requirement under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (arising from a previous conviction) were successfully severed from the trial indictment.
R v DM (2013)
Representing a twenty one year old Defendant charged with engaging in a sexual relationship with a fourteen year old girl. Allegations that the Defendant had cut his nickname into the arms of two other fourteen year old girls were successfully kept as separate proceedings.
R v KD (Operation Birwong) (2013)
Led Junior Counsel for the Defence in a case involving allegations of a multi-million US dollar credit card fraud. The Defendant sold cloned credit card data and laundered the proceeds through electronic currency before collecting it with false identity documents. The case involved thousands of pages of evidence and a vast number of computer files. Part of the evidence came from an investigation carried out by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the confiscation proceedings the Crown abandoned their attempts to obtain a £400,000 hidden assets finding after considering a skeleton argument prepared by the Defence.
R v G (Operation Challenger) (2013)
Representing one of a number of Defendants alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to supply cannabis.
R v Masset, Peters, Rees, Tucker and Dunn (Operations Rosette and Burton) (2012)
Led Junior Counsel for the Prosecution in a case involving two linked conspiracies to commit armed robbery. The case involved extensive cell-site and automatic number plate recognition evidence.
R v Martucci (Operation Millbank) (2012)
Prosecuting a mortgage fraud in excess of £100,000. The Defendant was convicted after trial of furnishing false information to the building society.
Road Traffic Law
GH v DPP (2015)
The Appellant was charged with driving on a university campus whilst over the legal limit for alcohol in breath. A successful submission of no case to answer was made on the basis that the campus was not a public place. A Defendants Costs Order was made.
R v JG (2014)
The Defendant was charged with failure to provide a specimen of breath. A successful submission of no case to answer was made on the basis that the Police Officer had failed to afford the Defendant a proper opportunity to provide a sample. A Defendants Costs Order was made.
AG v DPP (2013)
The Appellant was charged with failure to provide a specimen of blood. The Crown did not oppose the Appeal after considering the Skeleton Argument submitted on behalf of the Appellant about the sufficiency of his attempts to provide a sample. A Defendants Costs Order was made.
Coronial Law
The Inquest touching upon the death of MEK (2013)
A five-day jury inquest inquiring into the death of a resident at a care home.
The Inquest touching upon the death of CK (2012)
Acting for the family in a three-day jury inquest inquiring into the death of a patient in the care of a hospital.
A three-day jury inquest inquiring into the death of a chemical plant employee. The case involved expert medical and scientific evidence on the issue of causation (and in particular the effects of the human body of exposure to various amounts of acetone cyanohydrin);
Education: LLB (Hons), University of Nottingham
Scholarships and Prizes:
Benefactors' Scholarsip, Middle Temple
Blackstone Entrance Exhibition, Middle Temple
Keble Advanced International Advocacy Course Scholarship, Middle Temple
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1
Alex Langhorn – 7 Harrington Street