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The Real Story Behind 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'
A look at what really happened with the characters of Andrew Dominik's 2007 Western epic.
Real Stories is an ongoing column about the true stories behind movies and TV shows. It's that simple. This installment focuses on the real story behind Andrew Dominik's 2007 Western, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Much like its characters, Andrew Dominik's 2007 Western epic, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, has taken on a cult following since its box office flop. The film and its star-studded cast take its inspiration from a 1983 novel of the same name by Ron Hansen, who in turn took based the book on real events. Here is a look at the true story behind the film.
The James Brothers
The story of Jesse and Frank James (played in the film by Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard) is the kind naturally suited for the Western genre, one that often deals in myths or the space between fact and fiction. Born in Kansas in the 1840s, the James Brothers came of age during the Civil War. Committed Confederates, they soon joined factions engaged in guerrilla warfare, the so-called "bushwhackers." Jesse, for his part, became a known murderer, with some historians speculating he killed upwards of seventeen people in his life.
At the end of the war, the James brothers set out on the bank robbing that would make them famous. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the two brothers:
Throughout their long career and afterward, their exploits were seized upon by writers who exaggerated and romanticized their deeds to meet the demands of Eastern readers for bloody Western tales.
As the film itself notes, many soon began to think of Jesse James as a Robin Hood-like figure, giving that which he stole to those most in need. However, historians note there is little evidence to suggest he ever stole for anyone but himself. He became a symbol for racist white Americans who mourned the loss of the confederacy. As Wil Haygood wrote in the Washington Post:
The myth of Jesse James rampaged as if on a white horse, carrying a man who many were wont to believe held a code of ethics and a desire to redeem their own lost pride. They were, for the most part, rural whites who were ground down by the Civil War and existing hand-to-mouth.
The James Gang
Nearly as famous as the brothers were those with whom they associated. Dominik's film depicts the gang at the end of the James brothers' tenure when they were already living myths. The men live in the shadow of those who came before them: those who died in the service of the James brothers' crime. This sense of paranoia fuels their actions throughout the film. Here are some of the real men featured in the film.
Wood Hite
Jeremey Renner plays Wood Hite, Jesse's cousin and a member of the gang. Hite, according to historian Bill O'Neal, was first a raider with "Bloody" Bill Anderson, one of the most well-known Confederate guerrilla fighters. In 1876, the James Gang suffered one of its greatest setbacks. They planned to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota. However, things quickly took a tour for the worst. Once the gang entered the bank, the townspeople got word and began taking up arms. Two members of the gang were killed, and another two were wounded. Needing to rebuild the gang, the James brothers brought on Hite. But, according to O'Neal, his tenure was shortlived:
Wood, a gangling, stoop-shouldered man with prominent front teeth, was easily recognizable, and after a few train holdups he sought refuge at his father's home in in Logan County, Kentucky.
Dick Liddil
Dick Liddil (played by Paul Schneider) joined up with the James brothers around the same time as Hite, near the end of the gang's run in 1879. In the years after the new gang's work, a streak of "paranoia," according to PBS, began making its way through the group. Government officials were closing in. Infighting ensued. No one knew who to trust.
Sources differ on the feud that ensued between Liddil and Hite at the end of the James Gang's tenure. But one explanation is the hatred started over a woman named Martha. The dispute led to a gunfight between the two in 1882, during which a man by the name of Robert Ford (played by Casey Affleck) killed Hite. According to Wild West magazine:
[Liddil] went to Kansas City and turned himself in, mainly for fear of what Jesse James would do to him for killing Jesse's first cousin. Liddil apparently told the law most of what he knew about Jesse and the gang, but it was not until the end of March that Missouri Governor Thomas Crittenden revealed to the public that Liddil was in custody.
The Ford Brothers
Robert and his brother Charlie, played in the film by Sam Rockwell, were also linked to the James gang. Sam entered the mix first, according to O'Neal. He, like in the film's opening scene, became involved in many of the gang's famous train robberies. And just as in the film, the real Robert got in close with Jesse, only to then betray him for the reward money and to curry favor with the government.
On April 3, 1882, Robert shot Jesse in the back of the head, as the legend goes, while he was dusting off a picture in the living room of his home. O'Neal writes that Ford, like in the film, was rewarded for killing Jesse by Missouri Governor Thomas Theodore Crittenden (James Carville), who pardoned Robert for the murder of Hite.
The brothers became famous. However, dark times were ahead. According to O'Neal, Bob came to be regarded with "widespread contempt and scorn" by people around the country. In 1884, Charlie committed suicide. Bob took his story around the country, but O'Neal writes, "boos were the usual reaction."
According to historian Joe Johnston (via St. Louis Public Radio):
The real problem with what Bob did was that he shot Jesse in the back. You just didn't do that. Even the men who thought Jesse should be taken out of commission, thought Bob went about it the wrong way.
The Assassination of Robert Ford
Bob's reputation in American life made him a target. In 1889, according to a report from the New York Times, he survived an attempted assassination. The Times quotes Bob's recounting of the tale. As he leaned back in his chair, a man grabbed his hair and drew a knife. Luckily, a friend of Bob's intervened and prevented the man from slitting Bob's throat. Bob says in the report:
The knife out through my collar and grazed my neck, inflicting a slight wound. I was unarmed, or I would have shot him on the spot. As it was he took to his heels and escaped.
Bob's luck, however, would run out. He died on June 8, 1892, at the age of 30, murdered by Edward Capeheart O'Kelley of Missouri after a fight in a saloon. The reasons for the killing are disputed. However, according to Johnston:
[O'Kelley's] father fought for the Union and his grandparents were from a confederate family—he was separated from his parents physically and also ideologically. He grew up idolizing Jesse and dreaming of riding with him.
O'Kelley served only ten years in prison for killing Bob Ford. After he was released, he himself was killed in Oklahoma after a run-in with the law. The violence continued.
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The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team is the largest formation of the Idaho Army National Guard. It is headquartered at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. It has been reorganized into a Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT). The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team has units located throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Nevada. It was reorganized into a heavy armor brigade in 1989. Often referred to as the Snake River Brigade and formerly known as the 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the unit includes about 3,000 citizen-soldiers from Idaho.


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La Nor-Am Cup 2022 è stata la 44ª edizione della manifestazione organizzata dalla Federazione Internazionale Sci.

La stagione maschile è iniziata il 20 novembre 2021 a Copper Mountain, negli Stati Uniti, e si è conclusa il 28 marzo 2022 a Sugarloaf, ancora negli Stati Uniti; sono state disputate 27 delle 30 gare in programma (4 discese libere, 4 supergiganti, 8 slalom giganti, 8 slalom speciali, 2 combinate e 1 parallelo), in 6 diverse località. Il canadese Liam Wallace si è aggiudicato sia la classifica generale, sia quella di slalom speciale; i suoi connazionali Jeffrey Read, Kyle Alexander e Riley Seger hanno vinto rispettivamente le classifiche di discesa libera, di supergigante e di slalom gigante, lo statunitense Isaiah Nelson quella di combinata. Lo statunitense Bridger Gile eera il detentore uscente della Coppa generale.

La stagione femminile è iniziata il 18 novembre 2021 a Copper Mountain, negli Stati Uniti, e è conclusa il 28 marzo 2022 a Sugarloaf, ancora negli Stati Uniti; sono state disputate 26 delle 30 gare in programma (4 discese libere, 4 supergiganti, 7 slalom giganti, 8 slalom speciali, 2 combinate e 1 parallelo), in 7 diverse località. La statunitense Ava Sunshine Jemison si è aggiudicata sia la classifica generale, sia quella di combinata; le canadesi Stefanie Fleckenstein e Candace Crawford hanno vinto rispettivamente le classifice di discesa libera e di supergigante, le statunitensi Allie Resnick e Lila Lapanja rispettivamente quelle di slalom gigante e di slalom speciale. La statunitense Keely Cashman era la detentrice uscente della Coppa generale.

In seguito all'invasione dell'Ucraina, dal 1º marzo gli atleti russi e bielorussi sono stati esclusi dalle competizioni.

Uomini

Risultati

Legenda:
DH = discesa libera
SG = supergigante
GS = slalom gigante
SL = slalom speciale
KB = combinata
PR = parallelo

Classifiche

Generale

Discesa libera

Supergigante

Slalom gigante

Slalom speciale

Combinata

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Risultati

Legenda:
DH = discesa libera
SG = supergigante
GS = slalom gigante
SL = slalom speciale
KB = combinata
PR = parallelo

Classifiche

Generale

Discesa libera

Supergigante

Slalom gigante

Slalom speciale

Combinata

Note

Voci correlate
 Coppa del Mondo di sci alpino 2022
 Coppa Europa di sci alpino 2022

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Dear friends in the WCCI community:
Warmest greetings in peace and solidarity!
I hope this message finds you well in all your educational and social programs , projects, activities and endeavours in diverse regions and countries. As the elected President of WCCI for the 2019-2022 term, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve in this role and to work closely with you in fulfilling WCCI's vision and mission as a transnational educational organization dedicated to building a peaceful, just, culturally diverse and sustainable world. As humanity approaches the third decade of this new century, it is clear that considerable challenges and obstacles lie in the path of building a peaceful, just and sustainable world.
Armed conflicts and wars still rage in various regions and countries, while millions of refugees seek refuge from violence, human rights violations and conditions of extreme deprivations. Social and economic inequalities and injustices continue to deepen. Discriminations on the basis of social class, nationality, culture and sexuality abound despite over 70 years since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights was proclaimed followed by multiple covenants, conventions, treaties and other instruments. With the environmental crisis propelled by climate change, Planet Earth also stands on the edge of destruction threatening human survival and that of countless other species. And while a small fraction of the world's population has gained unparalled access to the "bounties" of consumerism, disturbing signs of a loss of inner peace are emerging.
In the face of such challenges and contradictions, the role of education and educators in raising critical awareness and understanding of the root causes of conflicts and problems besetting humanity is indispensable. Furthermore, inspired by such understanding, learners of all ages and generations will hopefully be catalyzed and empowered to engage in personal and social action for transforming cultures of violence in all its dimensions towards a holistic culture of peace. As one of the long standing international organizations of educators , the World Council of Curriculum & Instruction (WCCI) embraces within its vision and mission a commitment to education which seeks to nurture local and global citizens dedicated to the building of a more peaceful, just and sustainable global order.
All members of the Board , including the Secretariat officers, look forward to hearing the good news of your activities which have been conducted under the auspices of WCCI at local, national and international levels. We hope you will also actively integrate into as many of your projects and programs themes and issues related to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Please send us reports of such activities so that they can be reported to the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) to highlight our responsibilities as an NGO with Special Consultative Status to the ECOSOC. In this regard, SDG 4 whose goal is to " ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all' and target SGD 4.7 which seeks to "ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development" are clearly very relevant to WCCI's vision and mission.
Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the founding of WCCI, a memorable event which will be celebrated at the 19th World Conference of WCCI in San Diego, California, USA in July 9-15. The Conference theme of "Educating the Global Citizen for the Future: Today" provides a most timely opportunity for educators worldwide to share their curriculum, pedagogical and broader educational visions, ideas, policies and strategies that help nurture citizens with a deep sense of belonging to a common humanity. Today, more than ever, our world needs people imbued with values, principles, knowledge, socio-emotional capacities and commitment to transformative action for the building of a peaceful, just and sustainable global order. I hope you will be able to contribute your ideas, reports of research projects and creative curriculum and pedagogical strategies at this 50th Anniversary Conference. Participants will surely share and also gain helpful lessons in global citizenship education to bring back to their local, national and international institutions and learning communities.
All of us who work in the educational field are mindful of the challenges in transforming educational systems, institutions, processes, curricula and pedagogies so that they can authentically fulfill the values, principles and goals which yield a more compassionate, loving, nonviolent, just, human rights-oriented, inclusive and sustainable world. However, as members of the WCCI community, let us continue to be persevering and hopeful as we patiently sow seeds that we nurture to grow into the plants, flowers and fruits of a holistic culture of peace.
I look forward to engaging with you in dialogue through the WCCI newsletter, email and other social media and hopefully, if circumstances allow, to meet with you in person if I may be visiting your country in the next few years. I understand it may not be easy to attend international conferences or other meetings due to the limitations of resources, time and distance. Nevertheless, the sustainability of WCCI rests strongly on the grassroots activities organized by members locally as individuals and through national Chapters.
Do please send news of your programs and projects to the Newsletter Editor, Joyce Pittman, and also your concerns and suggestions to enhance WCCI's work to Board members and me (email: tohsweehin@yahoo.com.au with a cc to the WCCI Executive Director, Estela Matriano, email wcci@alliant.edu )
Furthermore, as Carole Caparros, Executive Assistant, WCCI Secretariat, has earlier informed you, there is an ongoing call for members to submit proposals for educational research or curriculum development projects under the Small Grants Initiative program – the guidelines can be found in the WCCI website and we look forward with anticipation to receiving submissions from diverse regions.
Many thanks for your continuing sharing of energies and your commitment to WCCI.
Toh Swee-Hin (S.H.Toh)
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Purdue finally solves Beard in March, beats Texas 81-71
Purdue's Trevion Williams gets past Texas's Brock Cunningham during the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Purdue's Jaden Ivey shoots during the second half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Texas Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. Purdue won 81-71. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Purdue's Trevion Williams and Jaden Ivey celebrate after a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Texas Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. Purdue won 81-71. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Purdue's Trevion Williams tries to get past Texas's Christian Bishop during the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Purdue's Zach Edey gets past Texas's Brock Cunningham during the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Texas's Christian Bishop tries to drive on Purdue's Mason Gillis and Zach Edey during the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Purdue's Jaden Ivey reacts with Trevion Williams after making a three-point basket during the second half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. Purdue won 81-71. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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DIGITAL ROBOTICS SOLUTIONS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Disrupting the auto
industry at a cellular level
Modular manufacturing cells, AGV-led logistics, and digitalization will
be some of the key elements of the automotive factory of the future.
For more than a hundred years, we have been making cars the same way. Pressed sheets of metal, which make up the car frame, move along a transfer system where humans, and more recently, robots load these parts and assemble them. There is a reason this setup worked for so long. Assembly line production, made popular by Henry Ford, allowed carmakers to roll out millions of cars, at low cost. Mostly powered by an internal. combustion engine, these cars usually had standard features and looked just like one another.
But all this has been changing.
The uncertainty of the world market, new emission regulations and a wave of new mobility trends are creating a fundamental shift in the way cars are made, sold and used. The need for high flexibility in volumes and models, but also in the manufacturing footprint becomes a must for the next generation of operations.
The most notable of these changes is a growing preference for electric cars over internal combustion engines (ICE) as sustainability takes on a more important role in the state and individual's agenda.
While the production line has evolved from using many people (below) to many robots (above), the basic linear approach is the same, which creates challenge when dealing with mass customization.
The future of the automotive factory will be an ecosystem of intelligent data used to improve current production processes and new solutions such as the racks-free production concept that can squeezeevery drop of productivity from the factory.
On the social side, car ownership itself could change with the development of car sharing. The ease of hailing cabs run by companies like Uber and Lyft is reducing the incentive for people, especially in crowded cities, to buy their own cars, while self-driving cars and increased connectivity could herald a permanent change in driving habits.
Our customers in the auto industry have faced many challenges before, but this time the change is more significant. There are many disruptive factors in the market today that will impact the way they want to produce, sell and approach the end car users.
For the automotive industry, these developments have added many layers of complexity in the manufacturing process. The conventional manufacturing line is simply not nimble enough to handle concepts such as batches-of-one manufacturing now demanded by the market. This has pushed up costs and dragged down productivity – two factors that are critical determinants of financial success in the industry.
Smart factory for smart mobility
Navigating this new reality requires a fresh look at how the auto industry has traditionally made cars. The automotive factory of the future will look very little like Ford's conveyor belt setup. Instead, concepts like racks-free production, being offered by ABB, hold the potential to dramatically increase efficiency and productivity while manufacturing a wider variety of cars at a faster rate. The modular assembly concept consists of autonomous cells that manufacture and assemble cars, supported by intelligent driverless transport systems or automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that supply parts directly kitted in the storage area to the cell and then transfer the assembled steps to the next manufacturing operation.
Unlike the transfer system technique, where the start of production of one unit is dependent on the completion of the previous one, AGVs in the modular cell concept can transport car bodies and sub-assemblies without being linked to the next assembly step. The cells are typically including from two to eight industrial robots, welding, joining or gluing equipment and a separate AGV that supports logistics tasks.
Each cell is capable of executing a minimum of three consecutive process operations. One of these operations could be geometry or tooling equipment which ensures that the parts of the car are assembled accurately. This function is supported by automatic tool changes to enable customization so that different car models can be customized within one cell.
Knock-on effects
For companies that supply products to the automotive industry, current market trends are making manufacturing even more challenging. Not only do they have to create different sub-assemblies for different manufacturers, each of these OEMs now have their own specifications for each model. While some equipment like presses can be used for more than one customer, as you go down to the assembly of body parts or interiors, then the equipment becomes very dedicated to that OEM. In these conditions, the autonomous cell solution with an independent and automatic logistics structure, can add immense value by increasing flexibility and reducing time.
In the future, modular cell manufacturing will offer a host of benefits that will help companies in the auto industry boost productivity. As the cells are not dependent on each other, any downtime in one cell has a minimal effect on the entire production process, in contrast to a traditional assembly line setup.
Also, a manufacturer can easily add or remove cells with the minimum of disruption to the overall pro-duction process. This increases the ability of the manufacturer to quickly react to changing market trends without having to overhaul the entire manufacturing process each time.
Finally, modular cell manufacturing can positively impact worker utilization. Instead of waiting on one car after another to move along a transfer system, maintenance workers can move between cells. This will improve not only the operation but also the maintainability. A simulation by the Boston Consulting Group and simulation specialist IPO.Plan GmBH in 2018 showed that flexible cell manufacturing in-creased worker utilization by 12 percent, leading to a reduction in annual wage costs by the same magnitude .
Digitalization for increased reliability
The components of the automotive factory of the future are both autonomous and more connected at the same time. Industry 4.0 practices such as the use of sensors on every level and digitalization allow operators to have real-time control of all the processes that occur in the factory. Data flows through every bit of equipment, from AGVs to robots to tooling and fitting components to guide their actions seamlessly. For instance, sensors in the manufacturing cell can tell an AGV about the type of part need-ed to be transported from the storage area, instead of a human performing the task.
Cloud-based solutions like ABB AbilityTM Connected Services can monitor a range of parameters that allow automotive manufacturers to predict maintenance schedules, save on costs, prevent unplanned downtime and increase overall productivity. In the future advanced technologies based on artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning have the potential to increase the autonomy of the manufacturing cells by enabling them to automatically adjust to evolving customization, self-diagnose and self-repair.
Where from here?
As mobility options evolve, the auto industry is faced with a future of ever-increasing complexity at the factory level. Embracing modular cell manufacturing offers a more efficient and flexible way of producing, built around an ecosystem of intelligent data used to improve current production processes and new solutions, such as the racks-free production concept. that can squeeze every drop of productivity from the factory by optimizing the logistic process.
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Supreme Court Ruling May Open Door to Foreign State-Owned Corporate Political Spending
By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel
Some legal observers fear the ruling would open up the floodgates for any corporation operating in the United States, no matter who owns them. J. Gerald Hebert, executive director and director of litigation at the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center, told the Center for Public Integrity that the existing prohibition on foreign involvement does not refer to foreign controlled domestic corporations. "With the corporate campaign expenditure ban now being declared unconstitutional, domestic corporations controlled by foreign governments or other foreign entities are free to spend money to elect or defeat federal candidates," he believes.
While political observers have dissected much of yesterday's 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, one potentially huge (and probably unintended) consequence has gotten little notice: the impact the decision could have on foreign government spending on federal campaigns.
The ruling essentially gives corporations the same rights as individuals in their ability to spend freely on political advertising, even if those advertisements explicitly advocate the election or defeat of a federal candidate. This means that candidates who support, say, increased restrictions on tobacco products could find themselves up against the corporate treasury of say, a major American tobacco company. And even the fear of $10 million in attack ads blanketing the airways come re-election time may give sitting legislators pause before taking on moneyed industries.
But it's one thing for U.S. firms to have their say. What about foreign companies that operate U.S. subsidiaries? Many of these, like American businesses, are owned by ordinary shareholders — but a host of others are owned, in whole or in part, by the foreign governments themselves.
One prominent examples is CITGO Petroleum Company — once the American-born Cities Services Company, but purchased in 1990 by the Venezuelan government-owned Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. The Citizens United ruling could conceivably allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has sharply criticized both of the past two U.S. presidents, to spend government funds to defeat an American political candidate, just by having CITGO buy TV ads bashing his target.
And it's not just Chavez. The Saudi government owns Houston's Saudi Refining Company and half of Motiva Enterprises. Lenovo, which bought IBM's PC assets in 2004, is partially owned by the Chinese government's Chinese Academy of Sciences. And Singapore's APL Limited operates several U.S. port operations. A weakening of the limit on corporate giving could mean China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and any other country that owns companies that operate in the U.S. could also have significant sway in American electioneering.
Federal election law has long prohibited any foreign national from directly or indirectly making "an independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication." And the Supreme Court's ruling does not explicitly address the issue of foreign corporations. However, in his dissent in Citizens United, Justice John Paul Stevens cautioned that the decision "would appear to afford the same protection to multinational corporations controlled by foreigners as to individual Americans."
Other observers are not so sure. Stephen Spaulding, a law fellow at Common Cause, believes that in the absence of any explicit Supreme Court comment on this area, the issue of foreign-owned corporations spending on federal campaigns is "still an open door question." He adds, "it may very well be a new path in campaign finance litigation."
The Federal Election Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Even if the Supreme Court, the FEC, or Congress decide that the right of corporations to engage in electioneering does not apply to foreign-owned corporations, with significant foreign investment in even American-based companies, it could prove quite difficult to determine who may spend and who may not.
Marianne Lavelle contributed to this story.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team will open their home schedule with an NSIC dual against Northern State on Friday and hosting the annual Dragon Open on Saturday at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Friday dual will also feature Moorhead High School facing Fargo Davies at the same time in a dual.
Last season, the Dragons beat the Wolves 36-9. The last time the two teams faced off in Moorhead was Jan. 27, 2017 when MSUM picked up a 23-15 win over the Wolves. The Dragons have won six straight meetings.
Davies is coached by former Dragon head coach Keenan Spiess while Moorhead is coached by former Dragon wrestler Gerad Fugleberg.
The Dragon Open begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday with weigh-ins at 8 a.m.
The Dragons are 0-1 on their dual season after losing a tough dual to crosstown rival Concordia on Nov. 20. The Dragons picked up five wins, with three of those wins being major decisions. Sophomore Cole Jones started the night with a 12-1 major decision followed by major decisions from freshman Braydon Ortloff and senior Adam Blees. Redshirt junior Logan Rhode and Sam Erckenbrack both picked up decision wins to wrap up the night.
Jones is 8-2 at 125 for MSUM while redshirt freshman Evan Foster is 9-3 at 184. Erckenbrack is 7-4 at 285 while redshirt freshman Mason Schulz is 8-6 at 141. Ortloff is 5-4 at 157 pounds for the Dragons.
Northern State enters the dual with a 1-0 record after beating Concordia-Moorhead 23-14. Since then, they have competed in two open tournaments. Their last competition was Nov. 17 at the Finn Grinaker Open. Kenny Jones is the top wrestler for the Wolves, having gone 12-5 last season before suffering a season-ending injury. Head coach Rocky Burkett is in his fourth season as head coach.
The Dragons have two athletes ranked in the first NCAA Division II rankings put out by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. Jones is ranked 11th at 125 pounds while Schumacher picked up a ninth-place ranking in the nation at 149 pounds. As a team, the Dragons are receiving votes in the preseason poll. Dragons picked to finish sixth in NSIC In the preseason coaches' poll, the Dragons were picked to finish sixth in the NSIC with Blees named MSUM's wrestler to watch. Defending national champions St. Cloud State was chosen to finish first in the conference.
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Héctor Delpino Canales (* 14. Juni 1938 in Talca) ist ein chilenischer Pianist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

Leben und Werk
Héctor Delpino studierte in seiner Heimatstadt und in Santiago de Chile am Conservatorio Nacional de Música bei Amengual Astabumaga Klavier, bei Esther Lathron Musiktheorie sowie bei Juan Orrego-Salas, Jorge Urrutia Blondel und Alfonso Letelier Llona Komposition. Anschließend absolvierte er Interpretationsstudien bei Alberto Spikin Howard und Flora Guerra.

Héctor Delpino wirkte schon früh als Konzertpianist. Er zog sich aus persönlichen Gründen bald aus dem öffentlichen Konzertleben zurück. Seit 1966 lehrte er an der in seiner Heimatstadt Talca gelegenen Musikabteilung der Universidad de Chile Klavier und Musikgeschichte.

Er schrieb unter anderem eine Fantasie für Orchester (1957), Kammermusik (Diálogo für Violoncello und Klavier 1954, Trio für Flöte, Posaune und Klavier 1957, eine Violinsonate 1961, Satz für Streichquartett 1962), Klavierwerke (10 Impresiones 1951, Sonate 1958, Me diste soledad 1967, sechs Divertimentos 1969), a Capella-Chöre und Lieder.

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The Ottawa Car Company was a builder of streetcars for the Canadian market and was founded in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1891 as an outgrowth of the carriage building operations of William W. Wylie. Its plant was located at Kent and Slater Streets (south side of Slater between Kent and Lyon Streets - now site of Constitution Square), a short distance from Parliament Hill. The company was a subsidiary of Ottawa Electric Railway, in turn controlled by Ahearn & Soper.

It was renamed Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company in 1917 and again as Ottawa Car and Aircraft Limited in 1937.

The Ahearn family retained control of the company until 1948 when they sold Ottawa Car & Aircraft Corporation (renamed during World War II) to the Mailman Corporation. The new owners never carried on the business and ceased operations as streetcars were being abandoned by cities across North America. The city of Ottawa abandoned its own streetcar network in 1959.  The company produced a total of about 1700 vehicles.

On 19 August 1994 Canada Post issued 88¢ stamps featuring Ottawa Car Company Streetcar, 1894, Saint John Railway Co. Car #40.

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 Small Peter Witt streetcars
 Snow sweepers
 Interurban railcars:
 8 R Class radial cars for Toronto and York Radial Railway on the Mimico line then transferred to Toronto Transportation Commission for use by North Yonge Railways
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 produced Armstrong Whitworth Atlas and Armstrong Whitworth Siskin fighters for Armstrong Whitworth
 produced Avro Tutor and Avro Prefect trainers for Avro
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 Aircraft parts for World War II: Handley Page Hampden bombers, Hawker Hurricanes and Avro Ansons
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 Ottawa Transportation Commission (Ottawa Electric Railway)
 Hamilton Street Railway (Hamilton Radial Electric Railway)
 Winnipeg Transit
 Montreal Street Railway
 South Western Traction Company/London & Lake Erie Railway
 Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore Rapid Railway
 London Street Railway
 Montreal Tramways Company
 Saskatoon Municipal Railway

Preservation

See also
 List of tram builders

References

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Manufacturing companies based in Ottawa
Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of Canada
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Social trading is a new and fast-growing way of online trading. Social trading platforms and social trading networks allow traders to take advantage of the power social network to benefit from trading transparency. You can trade Forex, indices, commodities and single shares on most social trading platforms. You can follow top traders in the network to study and even copy their trading actions.
Getting started in social trading is quite easy. Currently there're a number of social trading platforms available. However, choosing which platform or network to join could take some time and research. In this article, we will review and compare some of the best social trading platforms/networks. You can learn about the features, pros and cons of each platform and decide by yourself which social trading network to join.
A social trading platform, or a social trading network, is a online place that connects traders. Much similar to a social network such as Facebook, on a social trading platform you can discover and connect to other traders. Most social trading platforms supports Forex social trading, as well as trading of stocks, indices and commmodities. Not only can you trade in a social trading network, you can also follow other traders to get trading signals and trading advices, which could help you make better trading decisions. Many social trading networks supports copy trading, which can even be done automatically.
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Most social trading networks allow you to register an account on their platform for free. You need to deposit money into your account for real trading. However, many social trading platforms offer social trading demo accounts for people to get a taste of their system as well as to practice social trading.
How to Make Money on a Social Trading Network?
On a social trading platform, regular users can follow and even copy top traders. This can help them make better trading decisions and thus make more money. Top traders with followers, on the other hand, get paid by the social trading network based on things like the volume of copied trades by their followers. For people with very good trading skills, becoming a top trader on a social trading network can be a good source of some extra income.
How Do Social Trading Networks Make Money?
Social trading networks can make profits in a number of ways. Some social trading platforms belong to broker firms (such as eToro), which make money from the spread of every trade. By adding a social trading network, those firms can attract more customers and as a result increase their profits. Some social trading networks do not belong to a broker firm, but they partner with other broker firms so that they can earn commissions by introducing broker deals. There're some other social trading networks making money by selling their technology to broker firms.
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eToro is a social trading platform and a multi asset brokerage company. The company has registered offices in the United States, Cyprus and Israel. It has more than 4.5 million users from 170+ countries.
On eToro's social trading platform, users can trade currencies, commodities, indices and CFD stocks. The most basic function of eToro's social trading platform is providing users with live feeds of trading activities, which can provide valuable insight into strategies and market trends.
eToro's social trading platform allow users to view profiles of other traders and follow traders that they are interested in. eToro provides rankings and an Investor Finder to help users find other traders.
Copy trading is possible with eToro's CopyTrader function. Once you have found another investor that you would like to copy, you can allocate a certain percentage of your funds to copy his or her trades. With CopyTrader, you can pause/resume as you wish.
Trading beginners can benefit from eToro's social trading platform by following and learning from more experienced traders. They can also interact with other traders for ideas and tips. Experience investors can take advantage of eToro's social trading network to gain popularity as a successful investor with many followers. They can recruit copiers and get rewards.
ZuluTrade started as a Forex social trading platform. Recently it added binary options to its platform. The company is based in Athens, Greece.
ZuluTrade is a large social trading network, with 100.000 traders from 192 countries. Users can open a ZuluTrade account in different base currencies, including USD, JPY, EUR, GBP and AUD.
On ZuluTrade's platform, a Signal Provider is a user who trades and makes his/her results and statistics public. Followers can follow a Signal Provider and copy his/her trading action in their account.
ZuluTrade has a proprietary algorithm called ZuluRank that ranks traders on their social trading platform. The more profitable a trader's strategy is, the more follower will receive his/her signals. Traders earn commissions based on signals generated and their followers' account size.
ZuluTrade allows traders to choose from 3 trading platforms: ZuluTrade+, ActTrade and MetaTrader 4 (MT4).
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ayondo's social trading network allows users to discover, follow and automatically copy actions of the top traders. Users can build his/her own portfolio based on up to 5 top traders.
ayondo provides a ranking list of top traders that can be searched based on different criteria such as profit, markets and time periods etc. With a few clicks and drag and drops, followers can create a portfolio by following other traders. anyondo's social trading platform allows users to test his/her portfolio for up to 15 days using virtual money. It also provides loss protection tools for risk management.
On ayondo's social trading platform, there're different levels of traders: Street Traders, Advance traders, Professional Traders, Rick Adjusted Traders and Institutional Traders. Traders with the best risk/return profiles can reach the highest level and receive the highest share of revenues.


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CNN has announced that Demi Moore will report and host a one-hour documentary about human trafficking. Nepal's Stolen Children will air on June 26, and we'll see Demi meet with girls as young as 11 who have been forced into prostitution. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have a foundation dedicated to ending child sex slavery and human trafficking; CNN's managing director says: "This wasn't, 'We'll get more publicity if we work with someone high profile, so let's go find someone high profile.' This was, 'Who are the leading players in this field?'" [NY Times]
Different, but also Urgent Crisis: Kim Kardashian can't decide what kind of wedding dress she wants. "I keep on changing my mind," she says. "I definitely want something custom." [People]
Millions of Twihards watched their slash fanfic dreams come true last night when Robert Pattinson kissed Taylor Lautner at the MTV Movie Awards. I would pay double for a ticket to Breaking Dawn if the director threw in some Sparkle Vampyre on Buff Werewolf love scenes. [Digital Spy]
Lily Allen is supposed to get married this Saturday, but there are severe gale force winds forecasted! Or the weather service lied. It does look like it's going to rain, though. [Contact Music]
Justin Timberlake had a great time at the MTV Movie Awards, groping Mila Kunis and flirting with Cameron Diaz. Also, he's rich and doesn't have a day job. Jealous? [Daily Mail]
Nikki Reed — star of Twilight and Thirteen — met American Idol's Paul McDonald on the red carpet in March. He was like, is she an actress or something? She thought he was cute. Now they are engaged. [People]
Snoop Dogg is pitching a TV show that's a rap version of American Idol. Its says here that the Doggfather would like for Jay-Z to be a judge and mentor, but we all know that if you want must-see TV, you need Kanye. [Page Six]
Jessica Alba wore a leather motorcycle vest when she attended her husband's class reunion at Yale. So what if she didn't go to an Ivy League school? She's still tough! [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]
Here is Prince William looking pouty and official, wearing a bearskin hat and sitting on a horse. [NYDN]
Breaking: Lindsay Lohan has a new addiction. Popsicles. [TMZ]
Don't you fret: Just because Paris Hilton's parents took a $10 million equity line out on their Bel Air mansion doesn't mean they are broke. [TMZ]
Lauryn Hill is pregnant with her sixth child. [Contact Music]
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Ever wanted to write a romcom? Instant plot right here: Dude from ABC morning show is dating lady from CBS morning show. Romance! Rival networks! If Romeo and Juliet has taught us anything, it's that somebody's cousin is gonna get stabbed. [Page Six]
Piers Morgan and his wife are expecting a baby. I know, I know, too early to think about the idea of someone having sex with Piers Morgan. Sorry. [PopEater]
Michael Jackson's jacket from "Thriller" is being auctioned off. Zombies not included. [AP]
"It was one of the worst nights of our lives. It was one of those freak events — he fell. A freak accident. It was horrific... He's fine now... It's almost worse for us [as parents]." — Gavin Rossdale is traumatized about his 2 year old son Zuma falling off of a counter and breaking his arm. [Daily Express]
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Don't tell me you don't know Hoopz! You totally just embarassed yourself by revealing your ignorance in matters of 'Flavor of Love'. How terribly, terribly sad.


Most of us know that we should be feeding our children healthy food, but don't know what to do when they won't eat it.If your kitchen fills up with junk food over the festive period, and at Easter, and the summer holidays too, it is very easy to fall into the habit of handing out unhealthy snacks throughout the day, especially if your children aren't eating well at mealtimes.
One of the many problems with junk food is that it is usually full of refined sugar (or artificial sweeteners) which will always give us a bit hit of pleasure when we eat it, unlike healthy food that may have naturally occurring sugar in it that isn't refined and doesn't give us that big pleasure hit. Once children have experienced the taste of junk food, the healthy options aren't as appealing, and because little people have a habit of remembering all the little things we don't want them to remember, they are likely to start demanding the junk and kicking off if you refuse to give it to them.
Go through your kitchen cupboards and throw away anything that is high in refined sugars and sweetener. Check for hidden sugar in things that look healthy, like cereal bars, fruit bars, breakfast bars, as you will be surprised how much sugar is added to these. If sugar is one of the first 5 ingredients, get rid! Also throw out any high fat foods like crisps. As long as any of these things are in the house, they are an option for your child's snacks and you may be tempted to hand them out.
Throw away any breakfast cereals that have sugar in the first 5 ingredients and replace them with healthier alternatives like Weetabix or porridge.
Fill the empty space in your snack cupboard with something else. This could be your plastic containers or empty jam jars. Basically anything to fill the space so you can't refill it with junk!
Find a big bowl and fill it with fresh fruit.
Find a decent sized jar and fill it with nuts (if you're not allergic).
Pick a time for snacks. We usually recommend an hour and a half to two hours before a meal, so 10.30AM and 3.00PM usually work. Set an alarm for both these times.
When the Snack Alarm sounds, offer your children a choice of either fruit or nuts. If you have children who will always eat all their lunch and dinner even if they've eaten lots of snacks (unlikely if you're reading this), you may want to offer some cheese, cold meat or nut butter on ricecakes/oatcakes.
If they ask for snacks at any other time, explain that they can have snacks when they hear the Snack Alarm.
By restricting snacks to these set times, you will be giving your child enough time to become hungry for their main meals, so that they will eat a decent sized (hopefully balanced) meal. When they aren't snacking on junk, you will find it easier to give them healthy, balanced meals too, because after a few days they won't be craving sugar any more.
DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE EASY FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS BUT IT GETS EASIER THE LONGER THEY GO WITHOUT JUNK.
If your child is a fussy eater, or has a very restricted diet, please get in touch with us as you may need more tailored help.


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April 22, 2021 - On Wednesday, April 21, laying of the cornerstone officially marked the beginning of the construction of the new building of XII. Gymnasium in Zagreb. The project is worth about 105 million kuna (excluding VAT) and will be implemented by the beginning of the school year 2022/2023.
Currently the XII. Gymnasium shares its premises with three other high schools – Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine and Food Technology. The construction of a new facility would increase the capacity of the school, which is a basic prerequisite for the organization of one-shift classes.
In the first phase, a new building will be built with a three-part hall for physical and health education with associated facilities. The Gymnasium, which has been operating since 1992, will have three floors - basement, ground floor and first floor, with a capacity for 480 students, while classes will take place in 23 classrooms with cabinets.
The total area of the building with the hall is 8,283 square meters. Accompanying outdoor sports fields will also be available to students.
The investor of the project is Zagreb Holding, a subsidiary Project Management.
The cornerstone was laid by the Deputy Mayor, Dr. sc. Jelena Pavičić Vukičević together with the President of the Management Board of Zagreb Holding, Ana Stojić Deban.


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Harnessing ICT across the curriculum at Langley Hall Primary Academy
One of the country's first Free Schools
Watch our video and hear from
Sally Eaton - Lead Proposer,
Jane Sculpher - Head of School,
Ziggi - Head of ICT
and the pupils of Langley Hall Primary Academy.
Find out in the video below...
why the school was set up...
the school's vision for technology...
why they chose RM Education and what the pupils think of their ICT...
Plus top tips to consider when setting up a Free School.
One of the country's first 24 Free Schools to open in September 2011, Langley Hall Primary Academy is a state school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 12. It was set up by husband and wife team, Chris and Sally Eaton.
The School's motto, "Ad Vitam Paramus" means "We are preparing for life". All school activities are planned and carried out with this in mind. The school believes that being prepared for life means children have certain skills and qualities.
The school currently has 182 pupils. At capacity in September 2012 it will have 364 pupils.
"I can really see the benefits of using IT .... We wanted to put in IT infrastructure that would really benefit the children's teaching and learning."
Sally Eaton - Lead Proposer, Director of Education, Langley Hall Primary Academy
The school's aim for ICT is for it to be integrated into the children's day and for it to be a natural part in the way the pupils use any resources throughout the school. There were several key elements to the design, which were delivered with our partners Microsoft, Citrix and Apple.
A teacher toolkit. A teacher laptop and Promethean multi-touch board (or Vertable) are complimented by flexible tools such a visualisers and voting systems. These Multi Functional Devices were designed to reduce print costs.
Voice over IP telephony was installed into each room.
A suite of exciting curriculum software including cloud-delivered services.
Exciting whole school resources including the IP radio station, film studio with green screen technology and music technology including Yamaha keyboards.
The Microlibrian library system accessible from any local network computer.
OneLan digital signage to help keep parents and the school community up to date.
CC4 Anywhere, powered by Citrix, to provide remote access to the network for staff.
An eSafety solution to help keep children safe online
Working closely with the builders, we deployed an HP Procurve backbone and Juniper managed wireless to ensure a solid foundation for the network and telephony services.
A range of devices suitable for education, including rugged RM Mobile Ones with wireless charging.
Full ICT Project Management make this vision a reality, alongside technical and curriculum staff training with ongoing technical support - including onsite time from a local member of our Affiliated Technician Support Scheme.
"We love the film and radio studio and that's where we see the biggest potential in terms of engaging boys - making sure that they are fully excited and motivated about their learning...
The RM REAL Centre and the BETT exhibition provided great inspiration and an excellent opportunity for us to see and try a wide range of technology resources out for ourselves."
Sally Eaton - Director of Education
"I would have no hesitation in recommending RM to other Free Schools or other schools that are looking to set up technology..."
Jane Sculpher - Head of School
Find out more about RM Community Connect 4, Online Safety and Apple solutions.
Posted on 29 February 2012, by RM Education
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Austin, TX- On Monday, January 14, Representative Jared Patterson filed HB 803, a transparency measure requiring all Texas toll road entities to publish toll road-specific financial data, instead of just system-wide information. The legislation is a major step forward for toll transparency.
House District 106 contains three major toll projects – the Dallas North Tollway, the Sam Rayburn Tollway, and the Lewisville Lake Bridge. Operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority, a regional tolling entity, revenues from these roads finance work in other areas of the metroplex.
"I know well the burdens carried by many Denton County drivers paying hundreds of dollars per month in tolls. People have a right to know the financial disposition of each toll project, not just the toll system as a whole," said Representative Patterson. "Currently, this information is not readily available. Tolling authorities need to change that."
Patterson's focus is to reduce the overall cost of government, which includes tolls. Elected in November, Patterson's district encompasses eastern Denton County, including Frisco, Plano, The Colony and Little Elm, each of which contains toll roads.


Kurt Kelly and Stacy Lentz became the bar's co-owners in 2006.
Just over 10 years ago, it looked like The Stonewall Inn was going out of business.
The bar now heralded as the launching point for the mainstream LGBTQ rights movement had, according to Kurt, fallen to the wayside and lost touch with its queer roots. So in 2006, in light of Stonewall going under, Kelly and a group of investors bought the property ― and revitalized it.
The first few years were challenging. Kelly brought investor Stacy Lentz on board as a co-owner, who helped with marketing the new face of Stonewall and bringing in new, diverse LGBTQ clientele.
From that point on, Kelly and Lentz sought to make Stonewall a space where people from all across the spectrum of the LGBTQ community felt celebrated and welcome.
In this interview with HuffPost, Kelly and Lentz reflect on the history of The Stonewall Inn since they bought it, their new Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative and Stonewall's enduring significance to the LGBTQ community.
A news clipping on the historic 1969 riots hanging on the wall at New York's Stonewall Inn.
What does Stonewall mean to the two of you on a personal level?
Lentz: I would say it is a gay church. For me, getting involved with these guys ― I never had the desire to really be involved with the bar necessarily. For me, it's a platform for social change and social justice. That's what I'm passionate about. It represents a movement, it's a living, breathing part of history and it's our responsibility to keep it alive and it also means to me the birthplace of gay rights and the ability to keep that equality in place.
Kelly: For me, the beginning was a challenge to make it that way. It was a challenge for anybody, it was a challenge to have the gay community recognize the importance of the Stonewall, which annoyed me working [at a neighboring bar] for so many years and Stonewall just being such a dive and no one really knowing about it. That the youth should be educated, that they are able to hold hands with their boyfriend and kiss in public because of the guys in 1969 in that era that fought back for their freedom. A lot of them don't realize that and I want them to know that importance.
LGBTQ Pride flags on display at the inn.
Is there a special story you could share about your memory or your time owning this historic space?
Lentz: I'll tell one of us together real quickly and I'll tell one of mine, which is totally different. I remember setting up with Kurt together on a Saturday night and we had one of our first events, the Golden Girls party. Those were really fun, and we were looking around ― and that was one of the first times that it was everybody in the crowd. It was gay, it was mixed, it was like everyone in the community around, everyone in these crazy Golden Girls outfits packed to the rooftop. And I remember he turned to me and said, "This is what we wanted. This is exactly what the mission was." And that was very powerful.
On a personal note, because I come from more of the activists' background, I saw a woman speak here from the U.N. at Uganda. This was probably circa 2010. She met me here. I was upstairs, she hugged me; I'm not a hugger, but I hugged her back. And she turned to me and she's like, "This is not weird, I'm not being weird or creepy or hitting on you, can I dance with you?" And I said, "Sure." Then she starts crying and I'm like, "Why are you crying?" And she's like, "Well, in my country if i do this, I would still be killed." That, to me, never went away. That's the importance. Having this kind of safe space, and we forget that still to this day, but that was so powerful in that moment. Just dancing with her knowing that this was something she dreamed of her life and could die for in her own country.
Kelly: During the Pulse Massacre time, all the flowers being put in front of the Stonewall ― there was this lady one day and she looked like Caroline Kennedy. We were trying to figure out who this woman was. Turns out she was Samantha Power and she was the ambassador to the U.N. at the time.
So, the next day I got this call. Samantha Power wanted to hold a U.N. meeting at Stonewall upstairs because she was heading the LGBT core group and it was the first for the U.N.. So, I said, "Sure." Upstairs, we had tables sitting like the U.N. with their little nameplates. Twenty-one ambassadors throughout the country were here and they had a meeting in our club.
Can you tell us a bit about your new Stonewall Gives Back Initiative?
Lentz: One of the main things I noticed that, as we [put] Stonewall back on the map, back on the radar ― and it's becoming, and always kind of was, a globally recognized brand ― it's a name [and] we have a responsibility to do a better job with that name. So we wanted to make sure that we formed our own 5013C and we're typically working with numerous organizations throughout the country that could use our name, our ability to fundraise, our ability to land social media campaigns, to help them. Some of our work, for example, we gave money to the LGBTQ Mississippi fund because they have some of the strictest laws against equality in the country.
This year, we're working with the Matria Foundation in Puerto Rico. We have a big kickoff on Monday when the executive's director's flying up and we've partnered up with JetBlue as well as Brooklyn Brewery and we're firing up and we're giving money to that organization. They help find LGBTQ people housing and work after [September's Hurricane Maria], which is still definitely needed because after a natural disaster, the others that are most marginalized suffer even more, right? So that's critical.
We've also launched a program called the Stonewall Ambassadors. Some of them are Chelsea Clinton, Luke Amis, Steve Jones, Amber Heard ― that's the tip of the iceberg. You can go on our website and take a look, it's amazing. They will be working with us from this year going into Stonewall 50, and working and using their social media platforms to raise awareness and raise funds for the Stonewall Gives Back Initiative.
What do you most want people to know about this space and its community significance?
Kelly: It is the church. This is the melting pot. This is where you can come and feel safe. This is a part of the national monument. This is where it all began. I mean, seriously. This is where it all began in 1969 ― they fought back for your gay freedom today, if that's the right word, gay freedom, freedom to be gay. To love whoever you want to love. When you see that old man walking down the street in hot pants, he wasn't allowed to do that 50 years ago. Good for him. Don't make fun of him. Appreciate where he came from.
Lentz: I think also the community needs to remember that it's a living, breathing piece of history. So few places are like that. So yes, you can come in and drink and have fun and have a great time, but always remember where you are. This is the birthplace and hopefully, by the things we have on the wall and by educating this younger generation, because I really feel like unless you know our past, we can't change our future. And that's really critical.


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Europe has most new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours: WHO
April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021 by Sitti Rohanisa Noor Yahya, posted in COVID-19, World
GENEVA: More than 646,000 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed globally in the past 24 hours, which pushed the total number of infections to 134.95 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
According to the WHO updates, coronavirus-related deaths increased by over 10,700 to surpass 2.91 million.
As of 15.08 Moscow time on April 11, as many as 134,957,021 coronavirus cases and 2,918,752 coronavirus-related deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 646,863 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 10,712.
The WHO statistics are based on the officially confirmed data provided by countries.
Europe accounts for more than 34 percent of new Covid-19 cases submitted to the WHO in the past 24 hours (222,804 cases).
South and North America are second (184,717 cases), followed by Southeast Asia (164,704).
Most Covid-19 cases are recorded in the United States (30,692,226), followed by Brazil (13,373,174), India (13,358,805), France (4,945,238), Russia (4,641,390), the UK (4,368,049), Turkey (3,798,333), Italy (3,754,077), Spain (3,336,637), Germany (2,998,268), Poland (2,574,631), and Colombia (2,504,206).
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Netflix actor performs at The Old Globe
by David Dixon, Staff Writer
Kristen Connolly's career has significantly grown during the last couple of years. She had a breakout leading role in the acclaimed horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" and plays Christina Gallagher on the Netflix original series "House of Cards." She is going to be co-starring in an interpretation of William Shakespeare's "Othello" as Desdemona with Blair Underwood and Richard Thomas at The Old Globe. After a busy day of rehearsal, she was able to discuss Shakespeare, working with masters of The Bard and why "Othello" is still relevant.
The Daily Aztec: Can you tell readers a little bit about your background and what lead to you pursuing acting as a career?
Kristen Connolly: I studied theatre in high school and college and really enjoyed acting. I was working in different plays. I specifically loved Shakespeare, but I only had a little bit of training from undergrad experience. I had a teacher who was a big Shakespeare fan and I learned a lot from him.
I did not know how to go about pursuing a career in theatre, so I did a program in New York called The Actors Center. The teacher there encouraged me to apply to grad school. I ended up going to the Yale University School of Drama. That was the jumping off point where I committed to acting as an actual job.
The Daily Aztec: Who has influenced you the most as a performer and why?
Connolly: I had really wonderful teachers who have influenced me. I had a teacher/director in Montclair, New Jersey where I grew up, Christian Ely, who sort of introduced me to Shakespeare. I had a really wonderful Shakespeare teacher who is also an actor, Peter Francis James. Another influential teacher was Rob Van Lieu, the head of the acting program at Yale. I still think about all the things I learned in their classes during every audition and every performance I give. I usually dig out my notebook for quotes that they said because all of them are extraordinary.
The Daily Aztec: Why do you think "Othello" is still a classic Shakespeare tragedy?
Connolly: There is timelessness about Shakespeare's plays and "Othello" in particular. There is a lot of truth in the relationships that people can understand in a basic way. Everybody knows what it feels like to be jealous similar to the protagonist.
The character of Iago is still relevant because people always want to know why certain human beings are so evil. Shakespeare created an amazing glimpse into the mind of a person who is responsible for such unspeakable cruelty.
I also think that the writing is beautiful. Some of the phrases such as calling someone "honey" and a reference to the expression "crocodile tears" are wonderfully used in the text.
The Daily Aztec: How is it like working with Blair Underwood and Richard Thomas?
Connolly: They are both incredibly kind, warm and generous. The two of them are thoughtful actors and people. Underwood and Thomas make everything pretty comfortable and really want to tell the most truthful and interesting story that we can.
The Daily Aztec: You have worked with several Shakespeare authorities and artists including Barry Edelstein and Joss Whedon. How have they increased your knowledge or change your perceptions of the Bard?
Connolly: Edelstein is really unparalleled in his knowledge of Shakespeare. He has insights that can completely change the meaning of a phrase or a character's intention. I worked with him at the New York Shakespeare Festival and he opened my mind to all the information that is in the text. There are very few stage directions in the text, but it's all written into the language. I find it cool to do that kind of detective work with the script.
Whedon loves Shakespeare. On the set of "Cabin in the Woods" he would ask the cast what our favorite Shakespeare roles were. He has Shakespeare readings at his house, which inspired him to direct his movie adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing." His appreciation of Shakespeare shows in his writing because he is very thoughtful with words.
The Daily Aztec: Do you have a preference working on TV shows, film or theatre and why?
Connolly: Not really. My preference is to work on good material. What is really exciting in this day and age is that people can really move seamlessly between television, film and theatre, which was not always true in the past.
The Daily Aztec: Are there any specific characters or roles you would like to play in the next couple of years?
Connolly: There are many wonderful roles for women that Shakespeare has written. At some point, I would love to play Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing." I want to play either Viola or Olivia in "Twelfth Night." I have acted in "Three Sisters" in college and grad school, but I really want to play Masha. I also really enjoy working on new material. There is a play-writing program at Yale, and students always got to work in fresh plays. Seeing the scripts evolve is very exciting.
The Daily Aztec: Do you have any advice for SDSU students pursuing acting?
Connolly: See as much theatre as you can. Be involved and find out what you are interested in. One of the things I struggled with is that I was always a bit of a shy person, and I didn't want to bother or trouble anyone. The older I have gotten, the more I realized that people generally are happy to talk and share with you. Do not be afraid to ask your teachers questions.
We are living in an amazing time where people can create their own work. Anybody can tape anything now. You can tape a web series on your phone and upload it. If you want to create something, you have the tools at your fingertips to do so.
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Gregory R. Youman
You Can't Always Get What You Want: Parties Cannot Change Scope of Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards Under Massachusetts Uniform Arbitration Act for Commercial Disputes
Commercial Disputes Alert
Expert Procedure: Discovery and Deposition Expert Witness Answer Book 2012
K&L Gates Names 44 New Partners on Three Continents
Complex Commercial Litigation and Disputes
Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2000, (Topics Editor, Boston University Public Interest Law Journal)
B.A., Tufts University, 1997, (magna cum laude)
Bar of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Mr. Youman has nearly two decades of experience in a variety of complex commercial litigation, including business disputes, product liability, toxic tort, professional liability and real estate matters. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Youman has worked closely with in-house legal teams to evaluate and implement case strategy, as well as to address day-to-day procedural matters, which has given him a well-rounded, strategic, and practical perspective on overall case development and management throughout all phases of litigation.
Mr. Youman is an experienced member of the national trial team defending an equipment manufacturer against asbestos exposure claims around the country, and has served as trial counsel in actions in Massachusetts, New York and California. Mr. Youman also serves as the National Coordinating Counsel for a Massachusetts-based equipment manufacturer, defending it against asbestos exposure claims throughout the country. In addition to his role as national defense counsel, Mr. Youman serves as lead local counsel in Massachusetts defending against asbestos exposure claims on behalf of clients engaged in a variety of industries, including manufacturers of electrical equipment, fluid control devices and residential and commercial construction products. As part of his role as defense counsel in product liability and toxic tort litigation matters, Mr. Youman has become a trusted advisor to clients' corporate witnesses, and he also frequently works with expert witnesses regarding industrial hygiene, Navy procurement, and medical diagnosis and treatment, establishing strong working relationships that benefit the client's overall defense strategy.
Mr. Youman also has an extensive background in general commercial and real estate litigation, having successfully represented national and local banks in connection with contract and lender liability claims, as well as real estate developers in construction, zoning, leasing and partnership disputes. Among other successes, Mr. Youman won summary judgment on behalf of a Nantucket-based real estate developer, over the objections of abutters, facilitating the construction of a residential cluster subdivision on a parcel of formerly commercial property, and obtained a preliminary injunction in favor of the founding member of a religious institution preventing the institution from altering the name of the main sanctuary.
Mr. Youman has wide-ranging experience in alternative dispute resolution, including having won arbitrations (including attorneys' fees) before the American Arbitration Association on behalf of a national paint manufacturer, and on behalf of a condominium developer before a JAMS arbitrator.
Mr. Youman also serves as Pro Bono counsel for Angel Flight Northeast, a non-profit organization of volunteer pilots that provides patients with free air transportation for medical care.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, LLP, Mr. Youman served as a law clerk to the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court from September 2000 to August 2001.
Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers: Hearing Committee Member (3 year appointment in February 2012)
Primary outside pro bono counsel for Angel Flight Northeast
"Participation Loans and Co-Lending Agreements," prepared for Massachusetts Bankers Association, December 19, 2002 (with Stanley V. Ragalevsky and Sean P. Mahoney)
Served as counsel to West Virginia University in litigation involving its decision to withdraw from the Big East Conference. The action resolved successfully following mediation and the University was able to join the Big 12 Conference for the 2012-2013 football season. The Big East Conference v. West Virginia University, Providence Superior Court, Rhode Island, CA PB-11-6391.
Obtained judgment on behalf of an electrical equipment manufacturer against claims for contribution and indemnity in a multi-party construction litigation on grounds that all claims against the client were barred by the Massachusetts Statute of Repose. City of Lawrence v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America, et al., Essex Superior Court, CA 12-2044.
Won summary judgment on behalf of a Nantucket-based real estate developer, over the objections of abutters, facilitating the construction of a residential cluster subdivision on a parcel of formerly commercial property. Copeland v. Town of Nantucket, et al., Nantucket Superior Court, CA 07-0012, affirmed on appeal, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1123 (2009).
Won summary judgment for Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation ("RIRRC"), the quasi-public agency responsible for solid waste disposal for the State of Rhode Island, in connection with a professional malpractice claim against RIRRC's former investment adviser. The win in court resulted in a favorable settlement for the client. RIRRC v. Van Liew Trust Co., et al., Providence Superior Court, Rhode Island, CA PB-10-4503.
Won summary judgment in favor of an equipment manufacturer on grounds that an equipment manufacturer is not liable for after-installed components (gaskets, packing, insulation) that it did not manufacture or sell. Whiting v. Alfa Laval, Inc., et al., Middlesex Superior Court, Massachusetts, CA 08-1825, affirmed on appeal, 83 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 (2013).
Successfully obtained a preliminary injunction in favor of the founding member of a religious institution, preventing the defendant institution from changing the name of the main sanctuary. Shamsi v. Sephardic Community of Greater Boston, Inc., et al., Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts, CA 06-3200.
Secured a favorable judgment and attorneys' fees in AAA arbitration on behalf of a national paint manufacturer in an action involving breach of its dealer agreement. Southern Diversified Products, LLC v. DDK Industries d/b/a Opera Paints, AAA Arbitration, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Case No. 69 155 E 00152 09.
Successfully advocated on behalf of a suspended attorney before a hearing committee of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, obtaining reinstatement of the attorney's law license following a two-day trial.
Serves as Pro Bono counsel for Angel Flight Northeast, a non-profit organization of volunteer pilots that provides patients with free air transportation for medical care.