WILLIE NELSON: Outlaw, legend, Countryman, Rastafarian? It's been a long and tempestuous road for music's braided troubadour, and with a big-time movie, an old-time tour, and a good-time reggae record all on the go, he's still the wildest ace in the deck.
Stephen Mooallem: So, this reggae record you've done, Countryman [Lost Highway], has been nearly a decade in the making.
Willie Nelson: Yeah. It started around 10 years ago when don Was and I went to Jamaica to see Chris Blackwell, who was the head of Island Records at the time. He had wanted us to do a reggae album, and we did one track, so we took it down to play it for him. He liked it, but I also took a copy of a CD I'd just produced called Spirit, and he liked that, too, so he said, "Let's put that out now, then we'll put the reggae record out later." Meantime, the company had some shake-ups, so Chris moved into another spot, and the reggae album just lay around for a long time.
SM: Is reggae music something you've been into for a long time?
WN: No. When I first heard it, there was way too much rhythm for me. It took me a while to realize that they were doing something with all that rhythm and not just banging. So once I was able to figure out what was going on, I discovered how well country songs could adapt themselves to reggae rhythms.
SM: Why did you think they would adapt well? Were there similarities in any way?
WN: I tried doing my song "Undo the Right" in reggae style, and it turned out so well that I felt I could do any country song an put reggae rhythms behind it. Then these musicians told me that reggae started from people in Jamaica listening to music from United States radio. The people there had fiddles and guitars but no drums, so they added their own rhythms to what they were hearing. They swore that's where reggae came from.
GM: How did you pick the songs for Countryman?
WN: A friend of mine told me I couldn't do a reggae album without "The Harder They Come" and "Sitting in Limbo," so I did those. Then I did a Johnny Cash song called "I'm a Worried Man." When he found out I was doing a reggae album, he played me his song, and I said, "Yeah, that'd be good." Then on the rest of them, I used a lot of my old songs — just country songs that I'd written back in the '60s and '70s.
SM: Was it hard waiting for this record to come out?
GM: You're also in the new Dukes of Hazzard movie. How was that experience?
WN: Exceptionally good. Movies come along so rarely that when they do it's kind of like a vacation. You pull the bus in there, and you stay for a week or two, and you get to see a lot of great people every day.
GM: You play Uncle Jesse in the movie.
WN: Most of my scenes are with Wonder Woman.
GM: Oh, Lynda Carter. Who does she play?
WN: She plays my girlfriend.
WN: Yeah. She's a great gal.
SM: Do you still like being on the road?
WN: Yes, I do. I enjoy being able to hang out during the day and not having anything to do until the nighttime. But I do run and try to stay in shape. With the way I abuse myself in the nighttime, I have to do something the next morning to at least even it out.
SM: Do you still keep late nights.
WN: No, I don't really. A lot of the old things I used to do, I don't do anymore. I don't drink much anymore, so I have no reason to wake up feeling bad.
SM: Did you ever think when you were starting out that you would still be touring and playing music at this point in your life? What keeps you interested?
WN: Every day is a challenge, for one thing. And it keeps me off the streets. It keeps me from getting into trouble, because I don't know how to do days off that well. For me, being out on the road, when you've got something to do every day, is good therapy. And my boys are playing with me, and they are just incredible musicians, so it's fun to have them around.
SM: Do yout hinkyour sons are going to become musicians as well?
WN: No doubt. It just depends on how quick their mom will let them hit the road. She's very interested in keeping them in school long enough to learn how to take care of the business part of it. I am, too, because i learned mainly by making mistakes. I started out playing in bands when I was around 8 or 9 years old, living in Abbott, Texas. I was living with my grandmother, who raised me. I'd play around town, in school and church and everything, and she said, "That's all f ine, but I don't ever want you to go on the road." So there was a little old club down in West, Texas, about six miles south of Abbott. I went down there one night and played with a bohemian polka band. Nobody heard me, but I made $8. When I got home, my grandmother was a little upset. She said, "You promised me you wouldn't go on the road." Six miles away was "on the road" to her.
SM: What's the biggest thing you've ever learned?
WN: Be careful what you say, and be careful what you promise, and be sure you're able to do what you say you'll do.
SM: Do you have a philosophy then about, how to go about things?
WN: Yes: Fortunately, we're not in control.
Tom Conway will perform with Lukas Nelson this Saturday night at Charley's, in Pa'ai, Maui.
If you're new to Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute, first let us welcome you to Willie Nelson's personal website dedicated to the multiple causes Willie supports. And this A Peaceful Solution video today by Jan Verner-Carlsson (JVC) in collaboration with Calz represents another creative and powerful contribution by folks just like you from around the world.
Now in it's fourth year the A Peaceful Solution project which began April, 2007 by Willie Nelson and his daughter, Amy Nelson contains a library of 300 or so original multimedia productions dedicated to spreading Willie and Amy Nelson's dream of A Peaceful Solution.
One important element these 300 productions don't show you initially is the sheer numbers of dedicated individuals who gave their time and resources behind the scenes over many months to finally contribute one finished project. Nor does it show international collaborations, new alliances formed and connections that survive to this day which had their births at Willie Nelson Peace Research Institue.
The 300 number also doesn't show all the personal attention and correspondence everyone receives personally from Jay Greathouse and myself, Liz O'Garvey. As artists Jay and myself intimately understand that the creative process for each artist varies considerably. Through conversations by email we can guide each person individually if necessary.
We enthusiastically support everyone through personal emails. We always say "We couldn't do this without you." And we honestly mean it. Truer words have not been spoken.
Jan Verner-Carlsson (JVC) and Calz are from Sweden and Denmark and their collaboration demonstrates one of the revolutionary aspects of Willie Nelson's grassroots peace efforts.
New friends who came together in peace for peace now collaborate regularly on artistic projects to improve life for themselves and others around the world.
If you haven't clicked on any of the links in the article, please scroll to the bottom of this page and see a button dedicated to Willie Nelson's A Peaceful Solution project. That button is on every one of our 720 page web site.
When you get to the individual web pages, you can click on any song, video or feature article to see and hear Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute's growing chorus for A Peaceful Solution.
Willie Nelson gave 5 versions away that you can hear and borrow for your A Peaceful Solution project.
You can also hear and borrow other mp3s from the artists who gave their work freely for distribution and attribution.
Your name can be a link on Willie Nelson's A Peaceful Solution project and we give you you're own personal web page with your feature article which includes your personal unedited artist statement written by you. The statement is not a requirement for publication. It is an option if you choose to add your voice in print for your peace project.
Can you see yourself being featured here?
Willie and Amy Nelson wrote the A Peaceful Solution song and gave it to the world as a gift of peace. And folks just like you from around the world have become messengers who personally and collectively create magnificent calls for A Peaceful Solution which travel around the world.
These testaments to peace live here at Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute for all to see, hear, share and hopefully be inspired to participate in Willie Nelson's A Peaceful Solution project.
Hear "A Peaceful Solution" by Jan Verner-Carlsson.
Willie Nelson's Original A Peaceful Solution project is now in its fourth year showcasing an international spectrum of original productions either in mp3, video or written word. This is not the time to give up on peace. The very existence of the human race depends on us finding a way to live in peace.
Monique Claus, from The Hague, has created another beautiful video using the song written by Willie and daughter Amy. She used the version of the song recorded by Lukas Nelson, and the promise of the real. You can view this, and many more versions of the song and more videos at the Willie Nelson Peach Research Institute website. Also, you can learn how you can record your version; or make your own video.
The site is an inspiring portal for information about peace and living consciously, managed by Jay Greathouse and Liz O'Garvey and Jay Greathouse. Monique also helped design the new site.
The Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute reports that Preston Randolph is pre-production for the movie, 'Wind Chases the Sun The Leonard Peltier Story: The imprisonment of an innocent man by the lies of a guilty government.' Randolp and the Cactus Films production company is calling out for pre-production funds, and need to raise a total of $30,000 to cover costs in order to begin work on the film.
Between the years of 1973 and 1975, over sixty Native Americans were murdered during the "Reign of Terror" on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. On June 26, 1975 tension erupted with a shootout on the Jumping Bull Ranch between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the American Indian Movement (AIM) members resulting in the deaths of two FBI agents and one American Indian.
In 1977, Indian Activist, Leonard Peltier was convicted for the murder of the two FBI agents and since has served thirty-four years in Federal prison.
This last one, American Herds, has a lot of well researched historical background.
Monique Claus, of The Hague, Netherlands, wrote this poem, and created this beautiful artwork, Wall of Luck. This is the wall and gate of Willie Nelson's ranch in Texas, with his brand on the gate. (I think it' s his brand; it looks like a brand).
I thank Monique for sending me a copy of her poem and photo, Wall of Luck. Monique re-designed the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute, with Liz O'Garveyand Jay Greathouse, and this beautiful artwork was originally posted there. I'm so grateful to have a copy.
Lucky folks on Maui can see Tom Conway play today at the Tiki Lounge in Kihei.
Tom has a new album coming out soon, and I'm excited to hear it. Also, he will be launching a new website, with all the information you need on how we can buy his cds, where he'll be playing and more.
A few years ago, Tom and his previous band, "Gypsy Pacific" recorded with Willie Nelson, who shares Tom's love for gypsy jazz music. Willie once mentioned on the radio, that he and his son Lukas had taken a guitar lesson from Tom. That album of Willie Nelson and Gypsy Pacific will be great, too — no release date yet, that I've heard. Willie is so busy recording, keeping us fans happy.
Here is a video by Johathan Kemp, using the song, 'A Peaceful Solution,' written by Willie Nelson and daughter Amy Nelson, and sung here by Willie Nelson and Tom Conway and Gypsy Pacific.
You can watch many more great videos made using this inspiring songs about peace, at the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute, at www.WillieNelsonPRI.com.
The Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute has launched their new website design at www.WillieNelsonPRI.com.
Congratulations to Liz and Jay Greathouse, for all their continued hard work. Their new design brings new focus to all the causes that Willie Nelson works hard for: peace, animal rights, family farms and sustainability, human rights and more.
The beautiful new design was created by Monique Claus, from The Hague, the Netherlands, who was inspired by the website, and by Willie Nelson's music. She has been working with Liz O'Garvey and Jay Greathouse to create the new streamlined design.
You can still view and watch all the inspiring versions of the song, 'A Peaceful Solution,' the song written by Willie Nelson and Amy Nelson, inspired by a dream of peace that daughter Amy had. And there is even a video demonstrating how to play the song, and instructions on how you can record and submit your own version of this inspiring song. And you can continue access all the thought-provoking, informative articles.
Great job Liz, Jay and Monique!
Visit www.WillieNelsonPRI.com to see the new design and content.
"Craig and I lived in rural upstate New York for several years. It is our home state, and we have many wonderful memories of our local farmers as friends and neighbors and also from county fairs and 4H events. We gained the richness of their lives and work. It was a happy time then. However, unfortunately, those times have changed.
A nation that does not have an abundance of small family farmers ~ is an impoverished nation in body, mind, and spirit. And, that is where we're at right now. Today, for every family farmer who is being torn apart by financial devastation, it tears apart the farmer, his family, and eventually the country. Like a hurricane or tornado, this is each farmer's devastating private storm.
For Willie Nelson and all his Good Works!
Willie, what a pleasure it is to be even a small part of being able to help save the family farmers of this land.
stv posted his animated version of 'Peaceful Solution," written by Willie Nelson and his daughter Amy. You can enjoy many other inspiring renditions of this song (and maybe be inspired to create your own) at www.WillieNelsonPRI.com.
at 3:03am on the bus in California, on the way to Coachella.
There is a peaceful solution. It's called a peace revolution.
Now let's take back America.
There's a war and we're in it, but I know we can win it.
So let's take back America.
It's a dream, so believe it.
Now get ready to receive it.
And let's take back America.
let's remember how we done it so we don't have to do it again.
Jerry Miller totally rocks out on this tune. Jan Lewis and Robert Berry developed this arrangement, and Jan Lewis wrote a bridge for the tune. Special thanks to Erik Adelfred who developed the graphics and the video. Jerry Miller playing Buelah on this tune is simply some of the hottest guitar on utube.
Song by Willie Nelson and Amy Nelson Performed by the Remington Riders Arrangement by Jan Lewis and Robert Berry Bridge by Jan Lewis Jerry Miller – electric guitar Jan Lewis – vocals and piano Robert Berry – bass, drums, acc guitar, bg vocals Video and graphic design by Erik Adelfred.
See more videos and hear more versions of this song at www.WillieNelsonPRI.com.
This Button can help secure your food supply and reestablish the economic foundation of the United States.
Willie Nelson and Marty Dread offer Lend A Hand To The Farmers for open collaboration to help spread the word of the need to help our primary raw materials producers, The Farmers.
Make your own video using Lend A Hand To The Farmers as a soundtrack. Upload your video to YouTube or some other online video hosting service then contact us here or use the form below.
Record your own version of Lend A Hand To The Farmers and contact us here or use the form below. We will tell you where to send a mp3 file when you contact us here or use the form at http://willienelsonpri.com/peace/5430/lend-a-hand-to-the-farmers-license.html.
If you prepare a statement to the same standards as our Press Release Submission Guidelines then we will publish it. We will tell you where to send it when you contact us here or use the form below.
You may already be familiar with the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute "A Peaceful Solution" project. This project will be handled in much the same way.
The Story of Lend A Hand ToThe Farmers was the topic of an earlier post.
Now You can become the topic of a related post on this blog.
Make a video or record your version of Lend A Hand To The Farmers and become part of the movement to secure your food supply and reestablish the economic foundation of the United States.
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Acoustic neuromas are benign tumors that develop on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain. They can directly affect balance and cause hearing loss. They normally grow very slowly, although in some cases they grow quickly and large enough to press against the brain and interfere with vital functions. Symptoms include hearing loss, tinnitus, loss of balance, vertigo, and facial weakness.
Treatment varies depending on the size and growth of the tumor, the patient's symptoms, and the patient's overall health.
Cholesteatomas are abnormal skin growths in the middle ear behind the eardrum. They often develop as cysts or pouches that shed layers of old skin. If they continue to grow they can damage the bones of the middle ear. This can lead to temporary hearing loss. Permanent hearing loss, dizziness, and facial muscle paralysis are rare but possible. Cholesteatomas are most often caused by repeated ear infections or a tearing of the eardrum. In rare cases, they are present at birth. Symptoms include drainage of a foul-smelling odor, a feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear, hearing loss, an earache, dizziness, or muscle weakness on one side of the face.
Initial treatment of cholesteatomas include antibiotics and ear drops. Surgery is also sometimes necessary to both remove the cholesteatoma and repair the middle ear bones. Sometimes multiple surgeries will be required. In severe cases, repair of the middle ear bones may not be possible.
The cochlear implant is a device that provides electrical stimulation to the cochlea, which results in the perception of hearing. They are designed for children 12 months of age and older who have not obtained adequate hearing through hearing aids for the development of speech and language, and for adults who have lost so much hearing that conventional hearing aids are not enough to allow them to communicate adequately. The cochlear implant consists of two parts, one internal and one external. The internal portion of the device is implanted into the cochlea during a 2-3-hour surgical procedure. Following a period of healing, the external portion of the device is programmed for optimal hearing during a series of appointments with an audiologist. The external portion of the device is becoming smaller and smaller and many of the devices are now available in a size that resembles a large behind-the-ear hearing aid.
Glomus tumors, also known as paragangliomas, are slow-growing and usually benign growths that can block sound transmission in the middle ear. Larger paragangliomas can invade temporal bone structures, such as the facial nerve or inner ear. In rare cases, they can produce hormones, which can cause sweating, flushing headaches, and rapid heartbeats. Paragangliomas are usually due to genetic predisposition.
Paragangliomas are treated through observation, radiation therapy, or surgical removal. The final treatment plan depends on a number of factors, including the patient's health and age, the size and location of the tumor, and the severity of the symptoms.
Otosclerosis is a condition of abnormal bone growth around the stapes bone, which causes the stapes bone to remain rigid. This bone must move freely for people to hear properly. Symptoms include a gradual hearing loss, dizziness, balance problems, and tinnitus. It is estimated that 10 percent of the adult Caucasian population is affected by otosclerosis, with Caucasian, middle-aged women at most risk. It is less common in people of Asian and South American descent, and is rare in African Americans. About 60 percent of people with the condition have a genetic predisposition to it.
In cases of mild hearing loss, the ENT doctor may suggest using hearing aids. Sodium fluoride can also slow the progression of the disease. Sometimes, an outpatient surgical procedure known as a stapedectomy – in which the stapes bone is removed and replaced with a prosthetic – may be performed.
A perforated eardrum is a hole in the tympanic membrane. They are caused by infection, chronic Eustachian tube disorders, or injury. Injuries can include direct strikes to the ear, skull fractures, explosions, or if objects are pushed too far into the ear canal. Perforated eardrums lead to decreased hearing and an increased chance of infection, which may cause a liquid discharge. It may also cause pain if exposed to water.
Most eardrum holes heal on their own, although they may take several months. During this time the ear must be protected from water and further trauma. If they don't heal on their own, they may require surgery.
CEENTA's neurotologists - located in the SouthPark office - are specially trained in the most up-to-date care using the newest treatment options.


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Mandatory of Public International Law of its Other Persons (International Organizations & Human Rights)
Assistant Lecturer. Basil Ali Abbas ,Assistant lecturer. Ali Nadhim Salman
Keywords: International Organizations; human rights; Jus Cogens; international law. ,
Studying the relationship between international organization and human rights is a complex task, due to the specialization of international organizations that could be far from human rights conventions interest on one hand, or lacking of international organization's consent on the other hand. The subject of respecting human rights has become an important goal for all international law persons that states and international organizations seek to reach by many different means like entering international human rights convention and applying them over their policies. However, the situation with international organizations is slightly different with international organizations that are specialized with limited issues that might be far away from human rights while its charter limits their power to make conventions that are not related to their purpose. The point start for this paper will be, human rights are connected and mixed to the limit of being no person of international law could be far from it while international organizations have a privacy as an independent body that does not obey anything unless they clearly consent to commit itself with accordance to its charter. This paper focuses on the possibility to mandate the international organizations by international human rights in two ways, firstly, the direct way that discuss human rights as a Jus Congns and must be obeyed by all international persons, secondly, the indirect way that mandates the international organizations though its members.

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Movies|They Really Need This Job. Watch Them Try to Get It.
Movies | Film
They Really Need This Job. Watch Them Try to Get It.
By SYLVIANE GOLD APRIL 10, 2009
The 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line," featuring Natalie Cortez, foreground, as Diana. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
EARLY in his career James D. Stern got a job assisting the writer of a small — really small — Off Broadway musical. When a few hundred people showed up to audition, Mr. Stern recalled recently, he was shocked. "I kept saying, 'They're not all here for this, are they?' "
It taught Mr. Stern, who went on to produce plays, musicals and movies, just how steeply the supply of stage performers outstrips the demand. So when he and Adam Del Deo, with whom he has shared the producing and directing of two documentaries, agreed to do one about the casting of the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line," they had a pretty good idea of how many auditioners they would face. And on Friday, long after the initial 3,000 became several dozen, after 26 were hired, after they played 759 performances and closed, the movie "Every Little Step" will open — 400-plus hours whittled down to the essential 95 minutes that capture, even more accurately than the musical does, what Broadway gypsies endure to get onstage.
Mr. Del Deo and Mr. Stern began their documentary partnership in 2002, tagging along as the Chinese basketball star Yao Ming adjusted to the Houston Rockets in "The Year of the Yao." Their second effort, "... So Goes the Nation," was more ambitious, following some Democratic and Republican campaign workers in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election. But in "Every Little Step" there are more stories in a longer time frame, not to mention musical numbers. And the cameras seem to be everywhere at once.
To the insistent thrum of "I Hope I Get It," the filmmakers show us aspirants lined up in the rain for the chance to do two — two! — pirouettes. They eavesdrop as the arbiters behind the table render their verdicts: yes, no, no, no. They are there when performers battle nerves before and melt down after their auditions and, in between, struggle to follow Baayork Lee as she teaches them the dance steps.
The filmmakers follow dewy newcomers like Jessica Lee Goldyn and savvy troupers like Rachelle Rak, a 21-year veteran of the professional stage. Charlotte d'Amboise goes full-out after the central role of Cassie as her father, the ballet star Jacques d'Amboise, reflects on the toll dance has taken on his body. And we are there as Deirdre Goodwin screams and weeps when she learns she will play Sheila — and as Ms. Rak finds out she will not.
It's "A Chorus Line" squared — the 1975 musical was itself a kind of documentary, extrapolated by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante from the tape-recorded musings and recollections at a series of storied late-night gatherings of Broadway dancers, some of whom later appeared in the show. Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban added songs, and Michael Bennett, the brilliant director and choreographer who'd had the idea in the first place, fashioned it into a powerhouse that won the Tony and the Pulitzer, ran for nearly 15 years and spawned touring companies, foreign productions and countless amateur versions.
What never quite happened was a successful transfer to the screen; Mr. Bennett backed out of a planned film, and Richard Attenborough's 1985 attempt is generally judged a failure. In 2004 John Breglio, Mr. Bennett's lawyer, friend, heir and executor, and co-owner of those audio tapes, thought the time had come to revive "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. He hired Bob Avian, Mr. Bennett's original co-choreographer, and also friend and heir, to stage it.
Rehearsals for the original "Chorus Line" in 1975, with the director-choreographer Michael Bennett in the foreground. Credit Martha Swope, 1975, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
"When I decided to bring the show back," Mr. Breglio said, "I thought a little bit about how Michael had talked about doing the movie — as a reflection of how in reality actors tried to get into a show. He never thought you should just put the musical on the screen." A documentary, he reasoned, could "put a mirror up to the play and the real process."
Mr. Del Deo said that was exactly what intrigued him and Mr. Stern about the project. "We talked at length," he said, "about Federico Fellini's '8 ½,' which is about a director trying to figure out his next movie, constantly playing on what is happening in his life. We knew we could multilayer it in that '8 ½' way."
Their movie's account of the competition for five of the meatier parts in "A Chorus Line" is also interwoven with a history of the original production. Mr. Bennett, who died in 1987, is a presence throughout, and not just in interviews with the surviving "Chorus Line" collaborators (who, Mr. Hamlisch reveals, included the actress Marsha Mason, after she saw an early performance and made a crucial observation). There are video clips of Mr. Bennett dancing and audio excerpts from the famous all-night conversations that gave rise to the show.
Like his colleagues on the stage revival and the documentary about it, Mr. Breglio stressed how little the actual casting of the musical resembled the simulacra offered by television programs like "American Idol." "It's not about being a star," he said. "It's about getting a job." And if "A Chorus Line" deconstructed the romantic backstage legend of spunky chorus kids making it to the top after subbing for indisposed divas, it added its own sentimental gloss — "What I Did for Love" — to what can be a grueling, bruising way of life.
Just ask Ms. Rak, who danced out of Pittsburgh with a touring company of "Cats" as a teenager, made it to Broadway as a replacement seven years later and worked her way through the ranks despite injury and a harrowing fall from the stage. In a recent interview she said she thought she was a perfect fit for the tough-talking Sheila. After her first audition, Mr. Avian said, he thought so too. In heartbreaking detail, "Every Little Step" records how she lost the role to Ms. Goodwin over the next eight months. She's philosophical about it now, but at the time, she said, "it almost destroyed me."
Mr. Avian said he was not exactly thrilled when he learned that such life-altering decisions would be documented for posterity. "I said, 'Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy,' " although as choreographer of "Miss Saigon" and other big musicals, he'd participated in several "making of" films. "But they were very controlled," he noted. "You would have one day when someone would shoot, and then you'd go do an interview."
Mr. Stern and Mr. Del Deo were shooting every audition, and at first, Mr. Avian said, he was self-conscious. "But by the second month," he said, "I didn't have time to think about the crew. I'd walk in, they'd clip on the microphone, the cameras went on — it didn't matter."
Ms. Lee, an original cast member who went on to restage "A Chorus Line" around the world, said she too was spooked by the cameras at first. But by the time two contenders were left for the role based on her own life, she was making no bones about whom she preferred. "I really wanted someone to play me who had the push of a New Yorker," she said in an interview. Mr. Avian had other ideas, and the back-and-forth captured on film is affectionate but deadly serious.
Such moments were rare, Mr. Breglio said. And he never had to invoke his obligation, as executive producer, to suspend filming if a performer was in danger of being humiliated — a condition imposed, along with many others, when Actors' Equity Association agreed for the first time to allow its members to be filmed while auditioning. The union has no jurisdiction, of course, over nonactors, so Ms. Lee could do nothing about the scene in which she is caught "huffing and puffing, tongue hanging out" while Mr. Avian looks "nice and cool." She wants everyone to know she had just been dancing for 45 minutes straight.
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Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky. Ysabel's jewelry designs have already caught the eyes of the art world and Justin's intelligence and drive are sure to gain him entrance into the most prestigious of colleges. They even like their parents. But their father has a secret--one that threatens to destroy the twins' happy family and life as they know it. Over the course of spring break, Ysabel and Justin will be forced to come to terms with their dad's new life, but can they overcome their fears to piece together their happy family again? From the Hardcover edition.
In alternating chapters, sixteen-year-old twins Ysabel and Justin share their conflicted feelings as they struggle to come to terms with their father's decision to dress as a woman.


Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Turbo, Aug 1, 2018.
I can't get the 5.1 sound to work in rf2. Have no problems in other sims.
As far as I know, Rf2 has never supported proper 5.1 sound.
Maybe they are working on it, hopefully.
Never heard anything about this being worked on. You have to check the roadmap posts to see info on things being worked on.
What do you mean by not working? I have a 5.1 system and get sounds from all speakers. Occasionally it changes to the front speakers, but I have found that is an issue with my system. Have you checked under >Options>Audio that 5.1 is selected?
Surround Sound in 5.1 is not implemented, Stereo in 5.1 is what you're hearing now.
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Damn i never saw that... Maybe its because im running 7.1. Sounds strange. Some sounds way too loud and the positioning is not good.
I stand corrected on the 5.1 though. Bad me.
I have a 4.0 speaker setup, and with that selected in the game I get occasional sound from the rear speakers in cockpit view (rev limiter, and when very close to walls so presumably the half-canned 'reverb' effect).
In the March I get nothing else from the rear speakers, despite the engine being back there, and in the middle of a pack I get nothing from the rear speakers. Sitting on the side of the track I also get no indication of anything coming up behind me, all the sound is from the fronts.
I'm actually surprised I'm getting anything at all from the rears, as my setup is a simple 4-channel amp, no decoding going on, so it would seem the game is actually sending something to those rear channels, but not the majority. Actually hearing the engine behind, and surrounding cars, would be great. Maybe one day.
*Trackside cameras do have a little more sound, but it would appear that's the same wall/fence 'reverb' effect, being activated because the cameras tend to be near fences.
Actually hearing the engine behind, and surrounding cars, would be great. Maybe one day.
pCARS 2 does this the best of all sims, making great use of the channels. Everybody else (AC, AMS, & RaceRoom) are kind of tied for second place with muddier channel separation and one's impressions are then heavily influenced with the quality of the samples. Can't remember what my guilty pleasure, Wreckfest, does with surround sound.
I've got a 5.1 card feeding a 6.1 amp with big old-fashioned speakers. In reality, 4.0 sounds best in all the sims by providing more channel separation within the typical space our simrigs use; the .1 disappointingly adds NOTHING to race sims because none of the frequencies played go that low, not even in the crashes (.1 is great for movies, though).
Hopefully when they get to looking at this sort of thing (if they ever get past graphics optimizations and UI) it won't take all that long to at least support multi channel setups properly. There are many other things they could do with the sound which are even less likely to happen, so I hope this one at least does materialize. Sound is too often overlooked, not just in games.
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Unless it's a content thing, I think you're not hearing true rear channels there. I literally had my ear to my rear speaker(s) to check if they were making any noise, so it's not a low volume issue. I would guess you're hearing a stereo -> 5.1 conversion.
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Indeed, please studio 397 - add proper, true surround to the Rfactor franchise. Sound is half of the experience. Once you've heard the subwoofer really kicking in like in RaceRoom you know what you've been missing. Also AC(C) has made significant steps in the right direction. If the Rfactor sounds were only on the level of the Fonsecker mods it would be a huge improvement.
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Israel Facing Water Crisis but Willing to Share
The Sea of Galilee - where the crisis is looming
The Sea of Galilee – where the crisis is looming
JERUSALEM – Drought and water shortages are plaguing nations all around the world. Blame it on whatever you choose, the need to provide adequate amounts of clean, sweet, potable water must be addressed before the local and regional water crises become a global, life-threatening crisis.
Israel faces a potential crisis as the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus invited Peter to walk on the water with Him, has reached a 100-year low after several seasons of drought. That's a problem because, just 10 years ago, the sea, now known as Lake Kinneret, was Israel's largest freshwater reserve, providing 400 million cubic meters of water per year.
At its current, drought-reduced level, it is able to supply only 30 to 40 million – just one-tenth of the amount Israel has been accustomed to. The chart shows just how dramatic the decline of the water level is. The sea is normally 208.8 meters below sea level.
Source: GFA Staff Writer
Red Line 1 is the optimal level at 208.8 meters below sea level.
Red Line 2 is the point the point where the water quality of the water begins to decline, and the ecological balance is in jeopardy. Once the water reaches this level, the law forbids the public or private use of the water.
The light blue line is the current level of the sea (as of 21 June 2018).
The black line is the point at which the water surface is below the pipes used to distribute the water through the delivery systems. At this point the water delivery system is inoperable.
The extent of the problem is obvious. What is Israel doing about it?
Pioneers in desalination, the Israeli government has begun pumping desalinated water from its Mediterranean coast to Lake Kinneret. In effect, Israel is using the lake as a reservoir for the abundance of sweet water that it is able to produce at its massive desalination plants in a magnitude that has never been attempted before anywhere in the world.
The rest of the story, as the late, venerable Paul Harvey would say, may be even more interesting.
On Sunday, 10 June 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video to the people of Iran. Knowing that 96% of Iran is suffering from drought and that up to 50 million Iranians could become displaced as a result, Mr. Netanyahu offered to help.
After being rejected with the epithet of "Death to Israel" by representatives of the Iranian government, Netanyahu offered "Life to the Iranian people." He added that "We will launch a Farsi website with detailed plans on how Iranians can recycle their wastewater. We will show how Iranian farmers can save their crops and feed their families."
When Jesus talked about giving a cup of water to those who are thirsty, he did not limit his encouragement to only this with an abundance. Mr. Netanyahu has responded with an offer similar to one of Israel's great leaders of the past, King David, who said, "I will not give that which costs me nothing."
Pray for Israel's water needs. Pray for countries around the globe suffering from their own water crises.
Ynet News, Kinneret water levels dropping yet again
Weather in Israel, Water level of the Lake Kinneret
CBN, Drought Battle: Israel to Use Desalinated Water to Rescue the Sea of Galilee
The Journal, Shrinking Sea of Galilee set for top-up after lowest water levels in 100 years reported
The Jewish Chronical, Israel approves plan to top up Sea of Galilee's dangerously low water levels
The Times of Israel, Netanyahu offers Israeli water tech to Iran
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How players can attain the Grand Master rank is still a bit up for debate. Some say you don't need to get 35,000 BP, but others claim its attained after getting to the Master level and having a certain winning percentage, or some other factor that's currently not known.
• SG Championship (Super Grade): 5 rounds long. Available player pool: SG.
• G1 Championship (Grade 1): 5 rounds long. Available player pool: G1.
• G2 Championship (Grade 2): 4 rounds long. Available player pool: G2.
• G3 Championship (Grade 3) 3 rounds long. Available player pool: G3.
• Free Championship (Free Grade): 4 rounds long. Available player pool: Open to anyone regardless of rank.
G1 Championship Points Formula: You get an extra Grade Point for every 50,000 Championship Points you earn here. For example, if you had 150,000 Championship Points and lost in 3rd round, you'd earn 20 GP, +3 GP.
• Round 1 Win: Opponent's Grade Points are added to your Championship Points.
• Round 1 Loss: -5 Grade Points.
• Round 2 Win: Opponent's Grade Points and Championship Points are added to your Championship Points.
• Round 2 Loss: +10 Grade Points.
• Round 3 Win: Opponent's Grade Points and Championship Points are added to your Championship Points.
• Round 3 Loss: +20 Grade Points + G1 Championship Points formula.
• Semi-Final Win: Opponent's Grade Points and Championship Points are added to your Championship Points.
• Semi-Final Loss: +50 Grade Points + G1 Championship Points formula.
• Finals Win: + 150 Grade Points + G1 Championship Points formula.
• Finals Loss: + 100 Grade Points + G1 Championship Points formula.
G2 Championship Points Formula: You get an extra Grade Point for every 7,500 Championship Points you earn here. For example, if you had 22,500 Championship Points and lost in the Semi-Final round, you'd earn 20 GP, +3 GP.
• Round 1 Loss: No change.
• Round 2 Loss: +5 Grade Points, + G2 Championship Points formula.
• Semi-Final Win: Opponent's Grade Points and G2 Championship Points are added to your Championship Points.
• Semi-Final Loss: +20 Grade Points, + G2 Championship Points formula.
• Finals Win: +100 Grade Points, + G2 Championship Points formula.
• Finals Loss: +50 Grade Points, opponent's Championship Points and Grade Points are added to your current Championship Points, + G2 Championship Points formula.
• Round 1 Win: Opponent's Grade Points are added to your current Championship Points.
• Round 1 Loss: +1 Grade Point.
• Semi-Final Win: Opponent's Grade Points and Championship Points added to your current Championship Points.
• Semi-Final Loss: Slight plus to your Grade Points, your current Championship Points are used to calculate the plus to Grade Points.
• Finals Win: Opponent's Grade Points and Championship Points are added to your current Championship Points, major Grade Points gain, your current Championship Points are used to calculate your Grade Points gain.
• Finals Loss: Modest plus to your Grade Points, your Championship Points are used to calculate the plus to Grade Points.
Replays are only offered to players who are in the top 5,000 rank for Championship Points, after the Finals match has occurred, and only if they've exceeded their previous Championship Point score for a replay.
For example, if you totaled 200,000 Championship Points when you recorded your last replay, you'd need 200,001 to be offered this option again — along with meeting the other criteria.
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go to the match settings and change it to free when you are searching/making a championship match.
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BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system, developed by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by RIM for use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.
The BlackBerry platform is perhaps best known for its native support for corporate email, through MIDP 1.0 and, more recently, a subset of MIDP 2.0, which allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise email, calendar, tasks, notes, and contacts, when used with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The operating system also supports WAP 1.2.
Updates to the operating system may be automatically available from wireless carriers that support the BlackBerry over the air software loading (OTASL) service.
Third-party developers can write software using the available BlackBerry API classes, although applications that make use of certain functionality must be digitally signed. As of 2011, many developers are using the BlackBerry platform to develop their applications. A June 2011 research indicates that approximately 45% of mobile developers were using the platform at the time of publication.
While RIM develops and releases updated versions of its operating system to support each device, it is up to the individual carriers to decide if and when a version is released to its users. On April 2010 RIM announced the new BlackBerry OS 6.0 version, which was released in the 3rd quarter 2010.[4] Rumours of an OS 6.1 began in 2011 along with images of the new software. On May 2nd 2011, RIM later announced it as BlackBerry OS 7. It would be released in Summer 2011. RIM announced that current devices would not be updated to BlackBerry OS 7 (No Legacy Device Support). RIM also announced the release of a BlackBerry Bold Touch (Blackberry Bold 9930 & 9900) which would be running Blackberry OS 7.


Do you guys think Sophie is fat? Sure, she isn't shaped like the Bernt ladies, or P, but she and Andrea are sorta similar. And I don't think either of them are fat. I personally feel that Sophie is buying into the stupid beauty myth that you have to be rail thin to be beautiful. Which you DON'T. In any sane culture, if you have meat on you, it means that you will survive long enough for your child to come to term. That you know how to forage and find food to feed yourself.
I wish more women could look at those few extra pounds they have and know how it really looks - like they are the goddess they truly are.
Don't believe me? Look at baroque paintings. Not a single rail thin chick, they all have weight, because that is how women were appreciated up until WW2.
Oh, right, and that whole thing with Thompkins at the end. Awkward.
Perfect timing to drop that bomb, Annie.


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The initial design by the first group of engineers was gradually modified in a series of team activities. The final construction was far different from the initial concepts. But had moved along the planning process where alternative ideas and concepts were shared, before production and construction phases begun. The Coffey emplyees and managers embodied all the learnings from the sequence of experiential team building activities into 1 structure of strength. That represented their business values.
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Carnegie Mellon's Gary Aldrich Named to the USA Coaching Staff for 2019 NACAC U23 Championships
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Gary Aldrich, head coach of the Carnegie Mellon University track and field teams, has been named to the U.S.A. coaching staff as the Throws Coach for the 2019 NACAC (North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletic Association) Under 23 Championships this summer. The event will take place in Queretaro, Mexico, from July 5-7. This marks Aldrich's sixth coaching stint on the international stage.
"I look forward to working with our nation's younger throwers, some of whom I have had the pleasure to work with in the past," said Aldrich. "The opportunities to be on a staff for Team USA, to meet, work with and be around the best athletes and coaches in the world competing and training at the highest level will continue to help me develop as a coach. The Tartan athletes have excelled because of the new drills and ideas I have learned and brought home with me to utilize here at CMU."
In July 2010, Aldrich served as the assistant throws coach for the NACAC U23 Team and served as the throws coach for the United States at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in July 2012. In March of 2016, Aldrich coached the throwers at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, before being named the Men's Throws Coach for the World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Two years ago, he was the Assistant Throws Coach for the 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in London, England.
"I am honored with being named a coach to an International Team by U.S.A. Track and Field," added Aldrich. "I am once again excited to be with a team that started my International Experience. I will be working with some of our countries future champions as I did back in 2010 with Mason Finley, World Championship Bronze medalist in 2017. I am so very fortunate to have these great opportunities in my coaching career. Being selected as one of the coaches for The World's #1 Track & Field Team is always a dream come true."
"Gary has established himself as one of the premier throwing coaches in the country, and we are excited that he will continue to have the chance to mentor elite American throwers moving forward," said Director of Athletics Josh Centor. "The experiences he has internationally make an enormous impact on the teaching and coaching he brings back to Carnegie Mellon."


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Burroughs High School
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Burroughs High School serves 2,468 students in grades 9-12.
Burroughs High School placed in the top 30% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 20%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 44% (which is higher than the California state average of 40%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 67% (which is higher than the California state average of 51%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the California state level of 22:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the California state average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Enrollment: 2,468 students
: 97% (Top 5% in CA)
: 44% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education
Burroughs High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Burroughs High School's student population of 2,468 students has declined by 5% over five school years.
The teacher population of 100 teachers has declined by 7% over five school years.
100 teachers
Burroughs High School is ranked within the top 30% of all 9,659 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Burroughs High School is 0.65, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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#2525 out of 9659 schools
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
Burbank Unified School District
Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education
What is Burroughs High School's ranking?
Burroughs High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for: Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%) and Highest graduation rate (Top 5%).
What schools are Burroughs High School often compared to?
Burroughs High Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Burbank High School by visitors of our site.
44% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 40% CA state average), while 67% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% CA state average).
What is the graduation rate of Burroughs High School?
The graduation rate of Burroughs High School is 97%, which is higher than the California state average of 84%.
How many students attend Burroughs High School?
2,468 students attend Burroughs High School.
47% of Burroughs High School students are Hispanic, 35% of students are White, 9% of students are Asian, 6% of students are Two or more races, and 3% of students are Black.
What is the student:teacher ratio of Burroughs High School?
Burroughs High School has a student ration of 25:1, which is higher than the California state average of 22:1.
What grades does Burroughs High School offer ?
Burroughs High School offers enrollment in grades 9-12
What school district is Burroughs High School part of?
Burroughs High School is part of Burbank Unified School District.
Popular comparisons: Burroughs High School vs. Burbank High School
The nearest high school to Burroughs High School is Magnolia Park (1.0 miles away)
The nearest middle school and elementary school is David Starr Jordan Middle School (0.4 miles away)
David Starr Jordan Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1,057 students 0.4 miles 420 S. Mariposa St.
Walt Disney Elementary School
Grades: K-5 | 414 students 0.4 miles 1220 W. Orange Grove Ave.
Thomas Edison Elementary School
Grades: K-5 | 531 students 0.7 miles 2110 W. Chestnut St.
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Grades: 6-12 | 21 students 1 miles 1915 Monterey Ave.
R. L. Stevenson Elementary School
Grades: K-5 | 604 students 1 miles 3333 Oak St.
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You can also donate your tickets to United Way and receive a tax receipt, in which case your donated tickets will be used for youth to attend Valour FC matches.
Yes, we have accessible seating available. Contact the Valour FC Ticket Centre at (204) 784-7660 for additional information on availability and to determine your most suitable option.
Can I purchase a parking pass for the entire season?
Is there match day parking?
Match day parking is available for $10.00 (cash only) per car upon entry via Chancellor Matheson Road or University Crescent.
Is accessible parking available for purchase?
If you require accessible parking for either a single match or the full season, please contact the Valour FC Ticket Centre at fanservices@valourfootball.club or (204) 784-7660 as accessible parking spaces are limited. Fans that request accessible parking must have a Manitoba Disability Parking Permit to qualify.
Is there Park and Ride?
Park and Ride will not be available for Valour FC matches, please contact City Services (311) for the best Winnipeg Transit options available to you.
Can I still qualify for the Valour FC Founding Member referral bonus?
Yes, we are still offering a $50.00 referral bonus to all current Valour FC Founding Members when they refer a new Valour FC Founding Member. The referral bonus is a $50.00 Valour FC gift card and recipients will be contacted sometime in early November to pick up the referral bonus.
How do I become part of Valour FC's supporters' group?
The Red River Rising supporters' group is open to all. To become a member and learn about their events throughout the year, email redriver@valourfootball.club. Be sure to include your name and contact information.
What kind of discount do I get on merchandise for being a Valour FC Founding Member?
All Valour FC Founding Members receive a 15% discount on all regular priced Valour FC merchandise. Upon purchase, please provide your Founding Member number to receive the discount.
Can I pre-purchase a jersey annually as part of my membership?
Yes, you can purchase home and away jerseys, which will save you 33% annually when you pre-order. Our kit provider, Macron, has European sizing. Please refer to guide below to find your correct size. Men's and junior's are authentic jerseys while women's are replica jerseys.


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All in all, the project has been built to a contemporary design, incorporating the much-loved kitchen-dining space, and a generous 'island', but incorporating classic furniture that is sensitive to the age of the property. Here you'll find the perfect marriage of the classic and contemporary.
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Paul Howes
National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union
24 November 2007 – 2014
Scott McDine
(1981-08-23) 23 August 1981 (age 38)
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Australian Labor Party (1996–present)
Union official
Paul Howes (born 23 August 1981) was involved in the Australian trade union movement from 1999 through 2014. His most recent position was as National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, the youngest individual to serve in that position.[1] In 2008, Howes was elected as Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions,[2] and he served on a number of Government boards.[3]
Howes resigned from his position as AWU National Secretary on 24 March 2014; he formally stepped down in July.[4] He is now a partner at KPMG.
1 Background and early career
2 Trade union career
Background and early career[edit]
Howes entered politics while still at Blaxland High School in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, joining the far-left political groups Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance.
He did not finish high school, leaving in Year 9.[5]
However, by the age of 16, after a "solidarity" trip to Cuba to the World Festival for Youth and Students, Howes abandoned far-left politics and joined the Australian Labor Party.[1] In an interview[5] with the newspaper The Age Howes stated that while in Cuba his mind was changed by the reality of what he saw, which contradicted the political beliefs he held at the time: "A beautiful country with beautiful people, but I didn't like seeing people getting arrested or the clear and transparent oppression and propaganda, and I eventually thought, 'This is all bonkers.'"
Howes has three children from his first marriage. He is married to Qantas executive Olivia Wirth.[6]
Trade union career[edit]
Howes became a union official at the age of 17 when he was employed as a research officer by the Labor Council of New South Wales (now Unions New South Wales). He joined the Australian Workers' Union as an official in New South Wales in 2002 and was later recruited to the National Office of the union. In 2005 he was elected as the union's National Vice President, becoming the youngest national official in the history of the union. He was elected National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union following the election of former AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten to the Australian House of Representatives in November 2007.
Howes was also Deputy Chair of AustralianSuper,[3] one of the largest superannuation trusts in Australia.[7] He was also a member of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party. He was a director of the Chifley Research Centre and the McKell Institute as well as representing the Asia Pacific Region on the executive committee of the IndustriALL Global Union.
Howes came to national attention as a union spokesperson for the miners during the Beaconsfield Mine Disaster.[1]
In December 2008, Howes was elected Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. In February 2009 and February 2013, he was re-elected unopposed as the National Secretary of The Australian Workers' Union. An episode of ABC program Australian Story, broadcast August 2010,[1] highlighted his influence within Labor, especially leading up to the 2010 Australian federal election.[8]
In November 2010 Howes wrote Confessions of a Faceless Man: inside campaign 2010, an autobiographical analyses of the election and 18 months in Australian politics.[9][10][11] He also gave a speech to the Sydney Institute, which The Australian published as an opinion piece headed: "ALP's faceless men must learn to tolerate dissent."[12]
In 2013, Howes was considered for an appointment to the Australian Senate, but subsequently withdrew his nomination in September, while announcing his intention to continue to serve as the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union. In explaining his reasons for stepping down, Howes stated that his public support for gay marriage drawn the ire of pro-Catholic right-wing members of the ALP. Speaking to reporters, Howes stated that "I don't want to be a wrecker and I don't want to divide. It is clear if I was to be a candidate for this position it would be a divisive, negative and destructive fight in the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party."[13][14]
In a speech in February 2014, Howes provoked controversy by arguing that the biggest problem with industrial relations in Australia is the constant changes in the regulatory framework. He called for a new partnership between business, government and unions to collaborate and agree to a framework which could provide a stable industrial relations environment. Howes declared agreement with the Abbott Government saying there had been "unsustainable growth in wages" in some sectors of the economy.[15]
Howes lives in Sydney.
Published works[edit]
Howes, Paul (2010). Confessions of a Faceless Man: inside campaign 2010 (1st ed.). Melbourne University Press. ISBN 978-0-522-85833-4.
^ a b c d "Labor Of Love". Australian Story. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
^ "Paul Howes is the National Secretary of the AWU". Our National Executive. The Australian Workers Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
^ a b "Trustee". AustralianSuper. DTDigital. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
^ Bourke, Latika. "Paul Howes resigns as AWU national secretary". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ a b Szego, Julie (7 November 2009). "Blue-collar nerves of steel". The Age. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ Massola, James (5 February 2014). "The man of the moment is right on track". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
^ http://www.awu.net.au/175281087.html[dead link]
^ "Howes and Kroger give their predictions". Lateline. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
^ Howes, Paul (2010). Confessions of a Faceless Man: Inside Campaign 2010. Melbourne University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-522-85833-4.
^ Osborne, Paul (10 November 2010). "Review of Paul Howes' book on the election". The Age. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
^ "Labor's faceless man reveals Rudd 'expulsion' fantasy". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
^ Howes, Paul (12 January 2010). "ALP's faceless men must learn to tolerate dissent". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
^ Union chief Paul Howes abandons bid for Senate vacancy, saying it would have got ugly by Paul Cleary, The Australian, September 19, 2013.
^ Union leader Paul Howes quits race to fill Bob Carr's shoes in Senate by Katharine Murphy, The Guardian, September 19, 2013.
^ Bourke, Latika (5 February 2014). "Paul Howes calls for end to 'industrial warfare' over workplace relations; Abbott distances himself from penalty rates review". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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"They stopped me again and again, asking to pose for pictures or just throwing a few Hebrew words at me to show that we're family. And then all the Israeli flags – you can't miss them during the race. It was just a heart-warming experience that I will never forget."
Those words come from Nadav Raisberg, our young Israeli rider, who summed up his encounter with the members of the Jewish community who came to the middle of Baltimore to welcome Israel – Premier Tech to the Maryland Classic and who witnessed an unforgettable victory as the icing on the cake.
You can bet that the excitement felt by the Israeli and his teammates was evenly (and some extra) matched by members of the community, some of whom arrived from as far away as Washington, DC. Our long-time super-fan, Jason Perlman, was almost in tears. He described his day, saying, "I left the house at 9:00 am, drove all the way to Baltimore, and experienced an incredible, awesome day – from the meeting the team before the start to watching them coming through the KOM, and then Sep taking the victory in the sprint! I can tell you, we gained a lot of new North American fans by the end of the day!"
Nobody felt more satisfaction or pride than Eric Rubin from the Baltimore Zionist District, who led the support behind the team. Eric, who was drawn to the team after learning about our Field of Dreams fundraising campaign to build a bike center in Rwanda, says that "the team vision of its role beyond racing is what attracted me, and now to see them win here at home!"
Eric went on, saying "When I left the house, I made sure we had a big Israeli flag and the banner I made welcoming the team to Baltimore. As the team entered Baltimore City, we had two team members in the top seven and our group of supporters was cheering hard every time they passed us. One of the riders even saw me holding the Israeli flag, pointed at me and gave me a thumbs up. That made me really proud.
"And as our Sep Vanmarcke crossed the finish line first, we all started screaming and hugging and high-fiving each other. The messages started pouring in – We won! We did it! I can't freaking believe it! Mazal Tov!
"We got to join the podium as Sep received his medal. Israel is a tiny country with a big heart but it's tough to win on the highest level. I have never been at an international event before when Israel placed in the top 3, never mind the top spot. It was very emotional for me to be so close while Sep raised the trophy on behalf of the Israel – Premier Tech team. I did the first thing that came to my mind – I sang Hatikvah to myself.
"When I finally got to meet Sep after the ceremony, I congratulated him and thanked him. I let him know how much his victory meant to so many of us. I can't wait to see the team next year as they defend their title. Am Yisrael Chai."
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10,000th Syrian Refugee Arrives in US for Resettlement
By Wayne Lee, VOA News
Syrian refugee Nadim Fawzi Jouriyeh, 49, speaks to reporters at the Amman, Jordan office of the International Organization for Migration, Aug. 28, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama's goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. this fiscal year will be achieved one month ahead of schedule Monday.
"On behalf of the president and his administration, I extend the warmest of welcomes to each and every one of our Syrian arrivals, as well as the many other refugees resettled this year from all over the world," National Security Advisor Susan Rice said in a statement.
Obama's resettlement program has emerged as a controversial issue in the U.S. presidential campaign after Republican nominee Donald Trump claimed Syrians are a potential security threat to the U.S. and proposed a ban on Muslims entering the country. Governors of more than 30 U.S. states have tried to block such refugees from settling in their states, despite having no authority to do so, according to legal experts.
Nearly 5 million Syrians have fled the civil war in the last five years. Most are confronted with harsh living conditions in nearby countries such as Jordan, which has hosted almost 660,000 Syrian refugees.
The U.S. will admit a total of at least 85,000 refugees this year from countries other than Syria, including Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Iraq, Somalia and Ukraine.
When world leaders gather in New York City for a session of the United Nations General AssembIy in late September, President Obama will lead a summit on the global refugee crisis, with the hope of boosting humanitarian aid and doubling the number of refugee resettlement opportunities.


It is too late for Israel to apologize to Turkey over a deadly flotilla assault in 2010, says a former Israeli diplomat in Ankara, and the only thing Israel can do to restore ties with its former ally is to improve relations with the Palestinians.
The issue of Israeli-Palestinian relations, says Alon Liel, a former head of Israel's mission to Turkey, will be critical to relations with Ankara.
"Bilaterally very little could be done – things have to move regionally," he argued.
On Friday, Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador over an ongoing dispute about the flotilla assault that left nine Turks dead in 2010. The move came after the release of a UN report on the incident that failed to achieve consensus between the two countries.
Liel says Israel has lost its closest friend in the region in the last two decades, a strong diplomatic, political and strategic blow.
Liel argued it was political considerations that led the Israeli government to decide against apologizing for the flotilla incident, saying Israeli politicians sensed that the Israeli public was against an apology. He also noted that Israel's foreign minister puts national honor as a top priority.
If a Palestinian state gains wide recognition at the UN this month, it would be a very meaningful international move which would affect Israeli public and might even affect some Israeli politicians, Liel believes.
"If the vote is overwhelming, it will have effects on Israel's political map," he concluded.
On September 20, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on recognition of an independent Palestinian state.


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