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The Thomson Brothers
Bruce Stewart
Branxholme brothers Lindsay and Ian Thomson have been enjoying their best season as owners, their horses having won a total of ten races.
There was also excitement when they won three races back to back on premier nights at Addington in May.
On the 10th Vintage Cheddar won the last race on the card, then on the following Friday night Get Lucky and Vintage Cheddar won the first two races.
The brothers winners have also helped their trainer Alister Black to enjoy a successful season, his thirteen winners equalling his previous best season.
Black also achieved the third best national UDR rating of the season for trainers with ten wins or more. His 0.3889 was only bettered by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen 0.4603 and Barry Purdon 0.3947.
In fact 50 of Black's 65 career winners since he started training in 2010, have been owned by the brothers. Most have been owned by Ian and Lindsay but they also raced The Jinja Ninja in partnership with Sheree Black, Craig Milne and Paul Duggan.
In all the brothers have won sixty races since Highland Heights won for the pair at Forbury Park in June 2006. Their biggest winners have been Vintage Cheddar (7), Six Diamonds (6), Ossessione (6), New York Town (6) Kilowatt Kid (4) and Get Lucky (4).
Get Lucky warming up for Brad Williamson on Harness Jewels Day at Addington – Photo Bruce Stewart
Vintage Cheddar – Photo Bruce Stewart
Lindsay and Ian have been interested in harness racing for a good while with their father Frank and Uncle Ernie having been keen followers.
Frank and Ernie had a trotter called Wilton Lad which raced in the mid-1950s. By Swordsman, he won five races – four as a six year old. His first win was at Invercargill in March 1956 and he followed it up with wins at Wyndham, Invercargill (where he dead heated with Jean Able) and finally at Ashburton. His Ashburton win was on the same day as False Step won the New Zealand Futurity Stakes by twenty four lengths.
The following season he won once from seven starts at Invercargill. All his wins were for Winton trainer Harry Cox.
"He went in the throat," said Lindsay who added that Ernie and Coxs were great mates. "The story they told years ago was about a day at the trials at Addington. Ernie looked a bit like Harry. Harry reckoned that Ernie wouldn't be game to drive at the trials. He put all of Harry's gear on and drove in the trials and got away with it. He actually won the trial and as they were pulling up old Doug Watts came alongside and spoke to him, calling him Harry. Ernie just muttered something and kept going. Les Norman and Ken Balloch were up there and they knew about it," he said.
Ernie left Southland when he was nineteen and went to Wellington where he was breaking in draft horses.
"Uncle Ernie broke in thousands of horse over the years. He used to break in all the Cummings horses. He had a farm at Otahuti and then he retired on a wee thirty acres place next to the Makarewa Freezing Works. He spent all his time breaking in horses for the likes of Brian O'Meara," said Ian.
In later years Ernie shifted to Ashburton and became great friends with Jim Ferguson.
Lindsay and Ian grew up in Morton Mains and went to Morton Mains Primary School before heading to Southland Boys High School.
"The year we left school Dad died so we just kept the place ticking over. The farm wasn't terribly big at the time. It was only about 240 acres. At that stage we started working at the freezing works. I had 21 seasons at Makarewa. We just ran the farm at nights and over the weekends. Over a period of time we bought a little bit of extra ground here and there. We spent fifty years at Morton Mains before we shifted here," said Ian.
Lindsay also dabbled in breeding and getting foals out of Moreover (Tuft – Vitesse Lass) including Star Bay (Count Bay) and Young Reb (Yankee Reb) which won two races for trainer Brendon McLellan. Lindsay also bred from Star Bay with some success, breeding Star Reb (Yankee Reb) the winner of three races for Jim Ferguson and Star Invasion (Armbro Invasion) the winners of two.
At that point the Alliance Group, which ran the Makarewa Works were looking at streamlining their Southland operations and Makarewa went down to one chain.
"We had an opportunity to lease our neighbours' farm. We also bought another block up the road," said Ian.
They ended up 480 acres with 300 acres on lease from the neighbour but sheep farming was falling on hard times.
"We talked to another neighbour on the other side of the road. He was about the same age. We talked about selling up at some stage and the dairy boom was just starting to take off. The neighbour said if we were ever going to sell to let him know. He said the whole lot can go in one big amalgamation," said Ian.
After three bad years the brothers decided to get serious about getting out of sheep farming.
"Lamb prices were about fifty odd dollars. The second year they said it was just a correction so we thought we'd sit tight. The third year came and things weren't much better. We came in one night, it must have been a wet night and we'd had a guts full," said Ian.
But that wasn't the only reason Lindsay and Ian were thinking seriously about selling. In those days the Alliance was paying a premium over and above schedule price to its big suppliers and that didn't impress some of the company's smaller shareholders.
"We'd heard stories that ranged between five and ten dollars a head. We were out in all the shitty weather feeding stock and weren't happy. We had a shareholders meeting at Wyndham one night and it opened a few eyes as to what was going on," said Lindsay.
In 2008 it was time to sell.
"The neighbour we were leasing the place off also decided to sell. Where we were, the land prices had doubled in twelve months. Less than 48 hours the deal was done and we thought we've sold too cheap. As it turned out later the shit hit the fan. We got out at the absolute peak," said Ian.
They decided to buy a nice piece of land, put in a training track and as Ian put it 'play around with horses.' Subsequently they bought a property at Branxholme from local stock agent Stephen Joseph.
"It started as just a hobby that's got out of hand (laughter)," said Lindsay.
Initially they had horses with Longbush trainer Alan Paisley, including their first winner Highland Heights. He was by Tinted Cloud and won two races. His wins, both at Forbury Park, were back to back in June and August 2006 and he was driven both times by Alister Black.
It was from there that the brothers relationship with the young horseman began.
"Originally Alister was just going to be pre-training them and would then pass them onto Alan but we decided we might as well keep them here," said Ian.
At the time Black was working night shifts at the Venison Plant but that changed after a bad accident.
"He was breaking in Successful Way and he bolted on him one day. He hung onto him instead of letting him go. He hit the end of the gate and Alister broke his neck. He was within two millimetres of death. He ripped his sternum, had a punctured lung and had some cracked ribs," said Lindsay.
The accident lead to other complications and Black had to give up his job at the works and that's when he started working full time at Branxholme.
"He shoes all the horses himself other than Get Lucky. That's important and in the last few seasons a few nice horses have come along," said Ian.
Over the years the brothers have also been regular buyers at the yearling sales. Highland Heights was their first purchase.
"We had no intention of buying, and this horse came up. We quite liked the look of him so we bought him, and ever since then we can't keep away," said Ian.
After having years around stock they have a sharp eye for conformation and also a good understanding of pedigrees.
"Someone asked us about what we look for at the sales. We get the catalogue and you look for something that has as much breeding on the dam side as you can afford. We're not frightened to go to a new season sire that's been a top race horse in America. We've had quite a few horses that have been by first season sires. Alister's been coming along in a last year or two and just going over them," he said.
Over the years they've been under bidders on a number of good horses including Ultimate Machete, Bettor Move It, Copperfield and Idealindiamonds.
"We'd picked him (Ultimate Machete) out later on the second day. We were going to push the boat out and have a go. We stood back and were watching and no bugger was going near him. We thought we might have a bit of a show here. But we never got a look in. They kicked him off at $40, 000 and he went either for eighty or eighty five," said Ian.
The brothers are also in the fortunate position of not needing to sell their horses.
"Everyone knows now we're not sellers – we just want to race them. The only horses we ever sold were Aveross Brochole and New York Town. We've had six figures offered for Kilowatt Kid, Lawrence, Vintage Cheddar and Get Lucky. Some Aussie fella wanted to take the whole four of them all at six figures," said Ian.
New York Town was the brother's first good horse and he won six races here before heading to America. He was by Falcon Seelster out of Top Of The Pile and was bred in Southland by Russell Morton.
"He had bad quarter cracks and he ended up at the Hopes. They won a couple of races with him," said Lindsay.
New York Town with Lindsay and Ian Thomson and trainer Alister Black
Lawrence is another Sales purchase. He's won two races but hasn't reached his potential. He looked to be in for a good season this season but suffered a stress fracture to the pastern after running second at Gore.
"He was washed down and got put back in the box. An hour later when we went to go home he couldn't walk. He was scanned a month or so ago and it's a 100% so he's back in work now," said Ian.
Lawrence warming up prior to his run at Gore – Photo Bruce Stewart
Kilowatt Kid, despite winning once from six starts wasn't able to complete the season after disappointing in the Roxburgh Cup where he dropped right out.
"He'd picked up a bug. His lungs were full of it and it took a good while to get over it," said Ian.
Kilowatt Kid at Gore with driver Terry Chmiel – Photo Bruce Stewart
The brothers are very much hands on and all the horses are spelled on the 160 acre property. They also have another 14 acres at Makarewa.
They usually have 25 horses on the property and undoubtedly the stable star this season has been Vintage Cheddar who has come a long way in a short time.
"When Vintage Cheddar was younger he had a few funny little tricks. He hated the sound of Velcro on the shin boots. He'd climb the walls. Each time he came back in he was better and he grew out of it, said Ian. They both agree he's the best horse they've raced – so far!! "As Alister says he's got that high speed but he's also tough," said Lindsay.
He looked above average when he won on Diamonds Day last season but his second to Mach Up at Addington three weeks later stamped him as a real up and comer.
"Just as they were turning in he was blocked for a run. He had his head in the air trying to get a gap, and he finally got one. He dived through and Purdon (Mark Purdon driver of Mach Up) had kicked clear. Vintage Cheddar was closing and got beaten by a half neck. We thought 'shit we have a bit of a nice horse here," said Ian.
In among the good winners, like any owners, they've had their share of disappointments, with perhaps the biggest being Abraham Jones. He was by Southwind Vernon out of the three win Armbro Invasion mare Jani Franco. Jani Franco is a full-sister to Jag's Invasion, the winner of ten races.
From just twelve starts he won twice before he broke down.
"He showed a ton of ability," said Ian.
It didn't put them off trotters and they also have high hopes for a half-sister to Show Gait called Sienna Lindenny.
"She's three now and she's never stopped growing. You've got to wait on them. It's not all success," says Lindsay.
Another young horse showing promise is Plaschke (Sportswriter Holm's Spirit).
"He qualified at two real easily but we're not great fans of racing them as juveniles. He's back in work now," said Ian.
He's a half-brother to good winners Springsteen, The White House, and Pulling The Strings which the brothers won three races with.
"Noeline Ferguson once told me if you haven't got the best two year old in the country you're wasting your time. That's the philosophy we work on," added Lindsay.
Lindsay and Ian both have their roles at the Branxholme property but they also get excellent support from their old stock agent at Morton Mains Craig Milne, and Paul McIntyre who recently retired after being foreman in the yards at the Alliance Lorneville Plant.
"When he's (Craig Milne) not here Alister and I do all the driving. There's not too much point in having them if you can't be hands on," said Ian.
Craig Milne and Alister Black working horses at Branxholme – Photo Bruce Stewart
Lindsay's in charge of the jogging frame.
The brothers are breeding from five mares which reside at their Makarewa property. "There are nice sheltered paddocks and we shift them two or three times a week," says Ian.
They're breeding from Howfarnow which is by Grinfromeartoear out of the ten win Sands A Flyin mare Whanau. Whanau's biggest win was in the 2002 Nevele R Fillies Final. She's the dam of Vintage Cheddar, a rising three year old filly by He's Watching, A Rocknroll Dance yearling filly and is in foal to Betterthancheddar.
Also on their books is Trieste Franco. She's by Badlands Hanover and is out of a Live Or Die daughter of ten win mare There's A Franco. Trieste Franco was unplaced in three starts and from four live foals she's left Ellie May which qualified at Gore in March. She's in foal to Betterthancheddar.
"We bought her at the sales but she injured herself," said Lindsay.
Chilli Franco, which raced for the brothers, won once in twelve starts before she was retired. "She had a wind operation and it didn't work so we didn't persevere" said Ian.
Chilli Franco is by Vintage Master out of Cherish A Franco and is a half to Franco Cristiano (which won nine races in a twenty one start career) and Cruiser Franco the winner of twelve races. She's in foal to Captaintreacherous.
On the trotting side of the breeding list is Star Commando. She's by CR Commando out of Charlotte Galleon. Star Commando won four races for Bruce Hutton. Her third dam is Rob The Nest, the mother of King Of Stratfield (21 wins), Galleons Assassin (13) and Thedonson (9). Star Commando's fifth dam is Robyn Evander the mother of Diamond Field. Star Commando has foals on the ground by Trixton and Father Patrick and is in foal again to Father Patrick.
Their second trotting mare is The Jinga Ninja. She's by Sundon and started her career with Alan Clark before Brent White took over training her. He got one win out of her before Black took up the challenge, and he managed another three wins before she was retired.
She's well related, being out of the CR Commando mare Ezackly. She was a half-sister to Moon Princess the winner of six races, Rona's Jewel which won eight and Midnight Moon which won five here and another six in Australia. The partnership have a Quaker Jet filly out of the mare and she's in foal to Father Patrick.
They were active buyers at the February Yearling Sales in Christchurch this year, paying $42,000 for an Andover Hall colt out of Bree which is a half to their star trotter Get Lucky.
Bree's dam Naraya, is the mother of Stig the winner of both the Rowe Cup and Dominion Handicap and $784,033. He won twenty two races in all.
"We were pretty keen on him (Andover Hall). Chris Lang was the under bidder and if we'd pulled out the Williamsons were going to chase him. So we had good judges against us on that one," said Lindsay. "We spent a bit more than we wanted to there," added Ian.
They also bought a He's Watching colt out of Millwood Touché. She's left six foals that have raced and all have been winners, with the best being Ohoka Texas which won twelve races in New Zealand and another thirteen in America.
"He's a half to horses thay have won seventy seven races. We picked him up for $12,500 because he was by He's Watching," said Lindsay.
They also bought a Bettors Delight colt Keep On Dreaming for $45,000.
He's the first foal out of the Mach Three winning mare Secret Notion. The colt is well related to a host of winners including Secret Potion, Expresso Martini and Silver Lined Pocket.
After a great season that culminated in Lindsay and Ian Thomson having two runners at the Harness Jewels, the brothers have plenty to look forward to in the new season. They have plenty of quality racing stock to go on with and the next generation of Thomson owned horses to look forward too.
"That's why we got into," said Lindsay.
Lindsay Thomson with Vintage Cheddar, Alister Black and Ian Thomson with Get Lucky – Photo Bruce Stewart
In this series we look at some of the young faces in Southland endeavouring to make their mark in the Southern Harness industry.
Sixteen year old Tristan Larsen has always been around horses with his father Kirk and mother Michelle running a successful stable at Branxholme.
"I just sat on Dad's knee when I was younger and started from there," he said.
The first horse he was allowed to drive was Auckland Cup winner Howard Bromac.
"He was sort of retired, and Dad let me drive him. He was quiet and nice to drive."
Although the fire was lit early on, it really sparked into life when Tristan leased his first horse.
"What really got me into it was leasing a horse off Nevele R Stud. He was by Changeover and I broke him in and did all the work with it. That got me really keen. Unfortunately he broke down before Larsen got him to the races.
Tristan Larsen – Photo Bruce Stewart
Larsen left school in January this year and at the moment is working at his father's stable and also for Ryal Bush trainer Brett Gray.
"It works out really well for me. I do two hours at Dad's in the morning, I go to Brett's at about 8:30 and when I get home I help Dad again. It's good being in two stables, getting more drives."
This season he's driven at the workouts. He's also had one race day start at Ascot Park after he and James Forbes were called on to fill in when junior drivers Sheree Tomlinson and John Morrison were not able to make it on time for an Invercargill meeting.
"I've got the hang of how it (driving) works at the workouts. I had that race day drive when the drivers' plane got delayed so that gave me a bit of a taster."
Tristan has also bred his first horse, a filly by Stunin Cullen out of Hoshi Bromac.
"It's going along very nicely. I've done all the work including breaking in to the cart."
Hoshi Bromac, a full sister to Howard Bromac, won once from twenty starts and has left Sur Le Fur (Courage Under Fire) the winner of thirteen, Varenna, Divine Justice and Calypso Rock, (A Rocknroll Dance three year old) which qualified this season.
Larsen says the best horse he's seen is Adore Me and his favourite driver is Blair Orange.
"He can rate a horse and is a good horseman to learn off."
Larsen hopes to have his junior drivers licence this coming season.
Tom Nally
Seventeen year old Tom Nally was destined to get into harness racing one way or another. His grandfather Vin Nally has been involved in the industry in Southland since the 1970s and he was always keen to get the next generation involved.
"I never knew too much about horses and only knew he worked with them when I was about eleven. That's when I clicked onto it. I love going out there its great fun," Tom said.
He said a few of Vin's grandchildren helped out at the Nally farm at Makarewa over the holidays and he enjoyed breaking in young stock with his grandfather. Some of those included Maidonthebeach (7 wins), Tizano (8 wins), Holly Havoc a recent winner at Forbury Park, and Whiskeyinthejar.
Tom left school when he was 16. "School wasn't really my thing. I just wanted to start working with horse's full time."
Most of the horses Vin Nally breaks in are for his good friend Graham Cooney and they all head to Ryal Bush trainer Hamish Hunter, which is where Tom has ended up as well.
He says the move has given him the chance to learn how to drive and rate horses. "I used to like working with the young ones but lately I've loved driving them. I've come a long way. Hamish and Vincey have taught me a lot."
Tom Nally – Photo Bruce Stewart
Nally works between thirty five to fifty hours a week at Hunters and he says driving a horse to a stopwatch has been one of the more challenging aspects of his probation.
"It didn't come easy for a start and it took me a while to get the hang of it especially round different tracks. I've been getting better lately."
He currently holds a stable hands licence and has almost completed the required number of workout drives to get his trials licence.
"I've got three more drives at the workouts and then in September or October I'll be able to get it."
Nally is also a part of the Southland Cadet Scheme and says he enjoys the activities and being part of the group.
"It's good fun actually and it's not too hard. The bookwork is the hardest for me because I'm not really into that sort of stuff but I knuckle down and do it. I'll get it done and get my licenses."
He says the best horse he's driven is Maidonthebeach while the best horse he's seen racing is Scarrymcleary, owned by Vin and The Dolomite Syndicate,. He's won thirteen pacing and a further eight trotting.
He rates Matty Williamson as his favourite driver.
In this series we look at some of the young faces in Southland who are endeavouring to make their mark in the Southern Harness industry.
Ollie Kite
Sixteen year old Ollie Kite, works for Branxholme trainer Nathan Williamson and is on a bit of a high at the moment.
Last week he was announced as the Southern representative in the Catch Driver Cadet of the Year Final which will be held in Christchurch on Wednesday 24th July. The winner will be announced at the 2019 Annual Harness Racing Awards on Saturday the 28th September.
"It's great to represent Southland. I won the local competition by a good 50 points. I'm pretty happy with that," he said.
Kite says the Cadet of the Year competition is not just about Standardbreds.
"From the videos from the last two years it's been very out there. They've done rock climbing, dancing and commentating. I'd like to say I'll go pretty well at dancing but you never know."
Southlanders have a very good record at the Cadet of the Year with Ellie Barron winning last year's final and Kieran McNaught the previous year.
Kite, who has no family involved in the industry, became involved in Harness Racing when he lived at Makarewa.
"I used to live over the back of Tony Barron's and I'd watch the jogger going round. I thought that looks cool. I went over and met them and that's how it all started."
Ollie Kite – Photo Bruce Stewart
He was also part of the Kidz Kartz.
"I asked Mum if I could do Kidz Kartz on a Wednesday night at Wyndham when I was seven. She thought I was talking about Go Karts. After doing a year of Kidz Kartz I wanted to work with the big horses."
So he started worked for Tony and Cheryl Barron on Saturday mornings. When the Barron's moved to Christchurch he started working at the weekends and during the holidays at Nathan Williamson's barn.
He left school last year and took up full-time work with Williamson.
"I love working full time with Nath. I learnt a lot at Nathan's especially with the driving side of things. I'll hopefully stay with him throughout my junior drivers career. There'll be a lot of good opportunities down here as there's always a shortage of juniors."
He says he enjoys being involved in the industry and has taken up the challenge of breaking in yearlings.
"I like working with young stock; seeing yearling coming from nothing, winning a race or trialling and selling for good money. It's a thrill."
He's already broken in three young horses. "I've been pretty lucky really. They've all been quiet and I haven't had any difficult ones yet. I'm sure they're coming."
The first horse he broke in was Sunday Invasion, a rising three year old trotter out of the unbroken stallion Majestic Invasion (Armbro Invasion). He's owned by Grant Sim.
"Nathan got him for me for a wee challenge. I was lucky he was really quiet."
He's also broken in a Bettor's Delight filly out of Bootie Bromac. Bootie Bromac, a McArdle mare, won six races and won a mile in 1-56.8 at her first start as a two year old. She was also placed in 1-54.8. This is her first foal.
Another to have his early education part supervised by Kite is a Bettors Delight colt out of Wanaka Bay. He's a brother to Mr Mojito (8 New Zealand wins and 5 Australian wins) and Mr Kiwi (4 wins).
Another is rising two year old filly Pop Denario (Rocknroll Heaven – Southern Delight). Owned by Pauline and Mark O'Connor Southern Delight won three races from just nine starts and was placed in four other starts.
"She's only a yearling so it's hard to really tell but I think she should be pretty good."
Kite says he's sent away his application for a trials licence and hopes to get his junior driver's license at the beginning of the 2020-2021 season.
His favourite drivers are Nathan Williamson and Mark Purdon and the best horse he's driven is Tasman Bromac.
Buzzin Along
Auckland Reactor gelding The Great Buzz, formerly trained in Southland by Clark Barron is creating a bit of a stir in North America.
"He was always a pretty nice maiden. While he didn't win we threw him into a couple of Nugget Finals and he was never out of the money. I thought he'd get better as he got older. He was a big overgrown horse," Barron said.
The Great Buzz raced eight times for Barron finishing second three times and third twice before he was sold.
He's out of the unraced Bettor's Delight mare Risonanza and was bred by Kakukuri Bloodstock Limited and Brian West of Studholme Bloodstock Limited.
He was bought by Barron for $7,000 at the 2017 Sale of the Stars in Christchurch.
Elmer Gantry (18 wins), Dillon Dean (20 wins) and Dillion Dale (17 wins) feature further back in his pedigree.
The Great Buzz at Winton – Photo Bruce Stewart
In America, The Great Buzz won his qualifier in 1-56.2 on 15th June.
"The horse that ran second (Starznheaven) has won 41 races and nearly $400,000," said Auckland Bloodstock Agent John Curtin who sold him to regular American buyer Kevin Quinn.
He won his first race in America at Saratoga New York on 3rd July in 1-55.2 and then recorded his best lifetime mark of 1-53.3 on the same track three weeks later.
"53 on a half mile track is a hell of a run," stated Curtin He also sold Nerve Of Steel (5 wins) and Kiwi Tintin (9 wins) to Quinn.
"That's (The Great Buzz) the dearest horse he's bought. I said to him it'll be the best horse he's ever bought. He said 'no chance it'll be Kiwi Tintin.' He's changed his mind now."
The Great Buzz is trained by Paul Zabielski and was driven on both occasions by James Devaux.
"The owner rang me quite a few times. They've liked him from day one," Barron said.
The gelding is due to start at Saratoga again on Thursday where he's drawn the outside of the gate. Because of his impressive form the Saratoga Club officials have also taken him out of the betting market.
Curtin is not impressed. "He's drawn seven on a half mile track. That's brutal, it's just a joke. The owner's upset. This horse has only won $6,000."


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#BuyingACarWhileBlack: Tenn. Officer Allegedly Pulled Gun on Black Woman Who Was Changing License Plates on Vehicle She Bought
A Knoxville, Tenn., police officer is under investigation after allegedly pulling his gun while off duty on a black woman who was changing the license plates on an SUV she had recently purchased, and refusing to let her provide proof.
According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Knoxville Police Department is investigating Officer Matthew Janis following a complaint made by Tonya Jameson on May 8, the department confirmed.
Jameson, 45, of Charlotte, N.C., claims that Janis showed poor judgment and used excessive force by holding her at gunpoint during their encounter.
"This is how people wind up dead," she told the newspaper.
Indeed, we know the story all too well. Luckily for Jameson, she can tell her own story, unlike so many others.
According to Jameson, she had been looking to buy an SUV for about a month when she saw a Craigslist ad pop up in Jefferson, Tenn., on April 25 about an available vehicle.
Jameson made her way down to the owner's home, test-drove the SUV and then bought it on the spot. The previous owner, another woman, signed over the title. Jameson went back home and registered the vehicle under her name and then made her way back to Tennessee to collect her car.
On May 3 she took a one-way rental car to Morristown, Tenn., before taking an unmarked taxi to the woman's home.
"She wasn't home, but she knew I was coming," Jameson explained.
As Jameson was switching over the license plates, that's when things went awry.
"I heard a voice behind me say, 'I'm an off-duty police officer,'" she said. "I turned around and realized he was holding a gun on me."
Janis had appeared, calling the local 911 at around 3:41 p.m. to report a suspected auto theft. According to the Sentinel, the woman who originally owned the SUV was Janis' mother-in-law, and he thought Jameson was trying to steal the vehicle.
Janis, who has been on the Knoxville police force since 2006 and lives across the street from his mother-in-law, acknowledged to the dispatcher that he had a gun trained on Jameson.
The Sentinel notes that on the recording, Janis can be heard telling Jameson to "keep your hands in the air" and "stay right there" as he questions her about the cab that had dropped her off and about when and from whom she bought the SUV.
"[My mother-in-law] hasn't told me anything about it," Janis can be heard saying in the audio.
Jameson tried to convince Janis that she was just getting the vehicle that was now hers, talking about Janis' mother-in-law and offering to show him the vehicle's registration in her bag and the keys, which were in her pocket, but he wouldn't let her move, Janis said.
It was only when a Jefferson County deputy arrived at 3:49 p.m. that Janis put his gun away, according to the report.
"I said I have the bill of sale signed by the lady ... and the license plate matches the [vehicle identification number] for the truck," Jameson said she told the two law-enforcement officers.
Again, Jameson said that the officers wouldn't let her get her bag or produce the documents but instead asked her again about the taxi and the driver, who they suggested was an accomplice. The deputy told Jameson to call the taxi driver and tell him to come back.
"I said, 'You want me to call the taxi back here?" Jameson recalled.
The situation remained strained until Janis heard from his wife, who confirmed that her mother had indeed sold the SUV to Jameson.
Jameson told the Sentinel that she believes her skin color was a factor in how Janis treated her, since she had posed no threat to him. Jameson filed a complaint with the Police Department and also called Jefferson County Sheriff Bud McCoig. McCoig reportedly told her that he had spoken to the deputy and said that it was a case of no harm, no foul.
"He's like, 'The deputy said the call lasted 11 minutes, and you didn't show him the registration,'" she said.
McCoig declined to identify the deputy involved in the incident.
The sheriff added that he believes that Janis "assumed someone was stealing the car because they pulled up with no markings whatsoever on the [taxi], dropped somebody off, went up to the car [and] started changing the license plate on the car."
Jameson continues to be troubled "by the idea that [Janis] could have shot" her over the incident.
"It wasn't protecting someone's life or his own life. It was a truck. It blows my mind," she said.
Read more at the Knoxville News Sentinel.

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People Vanuatu
199,414 (July 2003 est.)
0-14 years: 34.8% (male 35,499; female 33,992)
15-64 years: 61.8% (male 63,021; female 60,149)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 3,605; female 3,148) (2003 est.)
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total: 58.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 60.76 deaths/1,000 live births
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noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
indigenous Melanesian 98%, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, other Pacific Islanders
Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7% (including Jon Frum Cargo cult)
three official languages: English, French, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama), plus more than 100 local languages
female: 48% (1979 est.)


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Council, Civil Rights Commission Vote For "Indigenous Peoples Day"
Princeton Council has just taken a major step forward to truth-telling and social justice, voting unanimously on Monday night in favor of the "Resolution Declaring that the Second Monday in October Shall Be Known as Indigenous Peoples Day" in Princeton. The Resolution is the result of months-long work by an ad hoc committee of the Civil Rights Commission, to whom much thanks should be given.
Here are some major points:
The Municipality of Princeton "offer[s] respect" to the regional indigenous peoples in our area, the Lenni-Lenape, around Ewing and Bridgeton (to the south), who once occupied a huge territory stretching from Albany to the Delmarva Peninsula before their forced removal to Ohio and elsewhere by Euro-Americans. The Resolution also "honors" them for their "practices of environmental sustainability," their holistic understanding of the world, and "their cultural resilience throughout this nation's troubled history." And it acknowledges that European colonists built Princeton itself on this small portion of the vast ancestral lands known as Lenapihoking. more
Splash N Dash' Aquathon A Great Success Thanks to Community Sponsors, Volunteers
On behalf of the Princeton Recreation Commission, I would like to thank our sponsors, volunteers, participants and Recreation staffers who made the 2019 Kids 'Splash N Dash' Aquathon a great success on August 18. Nearly 50 children, ages 7-14, participated in the Aquathon this year.
The support of our community sponsors allows us to run the Aquathon at a very affordable price to all interested children. Special thanks to Princeton University, The Bank of Princeton, Ace Hardware, Princeton Supply, SpeedPro Imaging of Mercer County, and Baldino Brothers for their financial support, and to both The Princeton Police Department and Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad for their in-kind support and services.
I would like to acknowledge the huge volunteer effort that helped make the event a success! Led by Princeton Recreation Team Member Vikki Caines, more than 50 volunteers marshaled the events alongside a host of Recreation staffers. In addition, Princeton Recreation Commission Chair, Darius Young volunteered his DJ services to provide music for the event.
We look forward to the Kids 'Splash N Dash' Aquathon again in 2020!
Ben Stentz
Producer of Lifestyle Show Asks How PCTV Is Funded
I own a small nutrition business in Princeton, and I am the producer and director of a health promoting show on Princeton Community TV (PCTV) called The CogniDiet Healthy Lifestyle Show with Veronique. I have been doing this since September 2018. My show is aired twice a month.
I am passionate about health education and host medical and wellness experts, often local, to talk about issues ranging from how to prevent type 2 diabetes, to fatty liver, to the power of meditation. I had cognitive behavioral therapists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, Reiki experts, healthy cooks, and cancer survivors on my show. They are an inspiration to the community. more
Incident Inspired by Border Policy Underscores Importance of Empathy
Our society has been trained to believe that obtaining a high SAT score, getting into a great college, and, of course, making as much money as possible (greed), are the true signs of success. What society fails to recognize and more importantly teach, is empathy and compassion.
My daughter's boyfriend, who is serving in the military, was eating in a Mexican restaurant on the West Coast. He is Puerto Rican and Guatemalan. He purchased his meal and sat down to eat it when two white people, a man and a woman, approached him saying "you need to go back to Mexico and die, you rapist drug dealer," took his food, threw it on the floor, and left the restaurant.
What is happening at the border is a clearly reminiscent of what occurred in Europe in 1939. In the United States today if you have brown or black skin you are a target for hatred. History is clearly repeating itself here in the United States. more
Herman Melville and "Moby-Dick" Saluted By Author of "The Last of the Great Whales"
As a devoted reader of Stuart Mitchner's weekly essays, I marveled at his "Celebrating Herman Melville's 200th Birthday: The Word is Love" [Book Review, August 7]. Not only did he explain his happy obsession with Moby-Dick, he challenged Jill Lepore's piece in the July 29 New Yorker by documenting Melville's enduring marriage to Elizabeth Shaw. Further, Stuart cited the ultimate salute to Melville and the whale in Philip Hoare's Moby-Dick Big Read of all chapters of the great work with gorgeous art and music which has received 10 million hits to date. This masterful essay was written by the only one of us among nine million residents of the Garden State to sport a MOBY license plate. Hats off to Stuart, long may he wave!
Scott McVay
Province Line Road
The writer, author of "The Last of the Great Whales" (Scientific American), formerly served on the U.S. delegation to the International Whaling Commission.
Sourland Conservancy Advancing Its Mission With Mountain Festival and Bicycle Rally
The Sourland Conservancy recently held its 16th Annual Sourland Mountain Festival and will hold its 8th annual Sourland Spectacular bicycle rally on September 7. Through these events, plus free guided trail hikes and the popular Hopewell Borough Train Station Series of Sourland-centric talks and presentations, the Conservancy advances its mission of advocating for the protection of the region, educating the public on its nature and history, and providing resources to encourage stewardship of our natural world. I encourage residents of the Sourland region and those who live nearby to visit the Conservancy's website (www.sourland.org) and Facebook page to learn more about the valuable work being done, how you can help, or simply enjoy what the Conservancy has to offer!
Daniel Pace, Trustee
Sourland Conservancy
Suggesting All-Way Walk Signal At Crosswalk Site of Recent Fatality
Pedestrians are becoming bold, and they should be. They are boldly speaking out at Council meetings and planning board sessions, demanding more and safer pedestrian crossings. They are, in some cases, joining forces with bicyclists to advocate for bike lanes that will give cyclists a safe alternative to sidewalks.
Bold is good. But there is one place where being bold is not good for pedestrians. That's inside those zebra-striped walkways that mark designated pedestrian crossings. Inside those crossings, the ones often marked by signs proclaiming that motorists must yield to pedestrians, bold is not good. As they approach and enter those crossings pedestrians should be tentative, defensive, and wary. The law says motorists must yield, but it doesn't say they will yield. more
Producer of "Positive Energy" Says PCTV Assisted In Covering Pride Parade
As the producer of Positive Energy, a local program produced through Princeton TV, I recently interviewed and covered the Princeton Pride Parade on Saturday, June 22, 2019. This event was historic as the first of its kind held in the heart of Princeton. As far as I know, I was the only television media to cover this event. The show is currently airing and the archived version will be housed on Vimeo and YouTube forever for all to enjoy.
The Princeton Pride Parade brought together local nonprofits, organizations, vendors, government officials, and other influencers to celebrate diversity and inclusion. This type of event needs and deserves as much publicity as it can get. more
Spending Taxpayer Money for Digester Lacks Elements of Good Green Policy
On Monday night the Mayor and Council (with the exception of Eve Niedergang) voted to spend 20K of hard earned taxpayer money to acquire a "donated" digester. The idea behind the initial investment is that it will allow the town to resurrect its curbside composting program. The initial program, unlike the current one being proposed, was designed as a pilot. The goals of the program were to reduce food waste and, more importantly, to serve as a model of a successful program that would eventually scale to composting for all residents and be duplicated by other towns in New Jersey. That program had the public support of the PEC, Sustainable Princeton, all of Council, the Mayor, local green activists, many residents, and myself. more
Offering Suggestions on Making Pedestrian Crosswalks Safer
Multiple studies have found that automobile-to-pedestrian injuries, and fatalities, occur most frequently within the crosswalk: not mid-block but within the crosswalk — those white-striped paths marking all traffic corners nationwide. We walkers assume this circumscribed passageway is not only a pedestrian privilege but also a pedestrian sanctuary. It is not. We drivers assume pedestrians are vigilant, deliberative, and judicious. They are not. Tragedies occur at intersections each year even within the greater Princeton area. more
Environment New Jersey Cites Princeton For Leadership in Reducing Air Pollution
Air pollution threatens the sustainability of the environment and harms human health by causing multiple respiratory diseases. Transportation is the leading cause of air pollution, and as such, I was proud to see that Princeton passed a municipal resolution supporting increased electric vehicle usage. Electric vehicles are cleaner than petroleum fueled vehicles, resulting in fewer environmental impacts and health problems. The actions of the Princeton Council members result in better air quality in Princeton as well as throughout New Jersey. Environment New Jersey commends the Princeton Council members for their commitment to reducing air pollution and protecting human health. more
Celebrating Council's Recognition Of the Work of Shirley A. Satterfield
I write to celebrate the Princeton Council's recognition of the work of Shirley A. Satterfield in honoring her recently. No recognition is excessive in noting Ms. Satterfield's history-minding and history-making efforts. She reminds everyone, with robust and consistent attention to the facts, of the history and culture of black people in Princeton.
Her additional contributions are to family, church, the full community, academia, youth, and social justice. I urge all of us, everyone, to renew attention to these concerns, especially in these combative times. Shirley, we say of you (according to Maya Angelou):
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
Cecelia B. Hodges
Glenview Drive
Filling the Shoes of Friend and Leader Dorothy Mullen Will Take a Team
Thank you for capturing the tone of the room in your report on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education's proclamation honoring Dorothy Mullen [Princeton Suppers Program Faces a Sobering Future," pg. 10, July 17]. It was an amazing tribute as the room was filled to capacity with people who have been touched by Dorothy. For more than two decades, our friend and leader "Dor" has climbed out on a limb, espousing once-edgy ideas about school gardening, healthy, unprocessed food and non-toxic environments as drivers of wellness and mental health — ideas that are now the subject of headlines in the mainstream press. more
Explaining Why Someone from England Cares About Princeton Community TV
I am writing from London, England in support of Princeton Community TV. The station provides a valuable service and deserves to be supported. Here is why someone from England cares about Princeton Community TV.
I grew up in Princeton and attended Princeton High School, so have an affinity to the town. In 2017, I launched a book, which I co-authored, about the life-and-death decisions made by the early Antarctic explorers, called When Your Life Depends on It.
In the process of launching the book, through local connections, I met Dr. Joan Goldstein who runs a Princeton Community TV talk show where she interviews interesting people. I was immediately impressed by Dr. Goldstein and the Princeton Community TV staff that I met. I was thrilled that Dr. Goldstein invited me to appear on her show. more
Money Expended on Municipal Gas Station Could Be Better Spent Repairing Roads
As a Princeton resident and taxpayer, I am writing in regards to the large building project that is currently underway on Route 206 between Terhune and Valley Road.
Currently, many roads or sections of road are badly in need of being repaved. To name a few: Witherspoon, Wiggins, Route 206 north of Cherry Hill Road, and Rosedale Road, among others. Typically our roads in Princeton are patched badly two or three times before they are finally repaved.
In my opinion, the new buildings and municipal gas station on Route 206 are a very unwise expenditure of our taxpayer dollars, especially considering how much infrastructure work is needed.
Debbi Roldan
Rosedale Road
Paying Tribute to Dorothy Mullen And Her Life-Changing Vision
As many know, the Princeton Board of Education issued a proclamation last week honoring Dorothy Mullen, the founder of the Suppers Program. Dor, as we all know her, has recently been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and has elected to forgo any treatment. The proclamation was issued as a way to honor her extraordinary work with young elementary school students, helping them build and maintain a huge garden at the Riverside School and, in the process, learn about nutritious eating. But Dor's reach extends far beyond those young people. By founding Suppers in 2001, she invited hundreds into her home to learn about whole foods, prepare nutritious meals, and build a non-judgmental community of followers all eager to improve their health through nutritious meals. more
Drawing Attention to the Risks Of Lawn and Garden Fertilizer
The article about toxic algae blooms closing Rosedale Lake to swimming and boating [pg. one, July 17] should be a wakeup call. While the experts quoted correctly identify storm water runoff and overdevelopment as causes, only an oblique mention of "lawn and garden fertilizer" pointed to a major source of the problem: us. By that I mean we homeowners with large areas of lawn: lawn is the largest "crop" in America by acreage. Homeowners and the lawn maintenance companies we hire apply ten times as much pesticide/herbicide per acre as farmers, and are constantly applying fertilizer to achieve that perfect green look. And unlike commercial sources, the tainted discharges (via storm water) from individual homeowners' lawns are unregulated. In my household, I've declared the backyard fertilizer and herbicide-free, but am still working to get the same regime in the front. more
Princeton YMCA Proud to Expand Its Reach and Depth with ACE
As a Princeton resident, and vice chair of the board of directors for the Princeton YMCA, I was pleased to read the article on the ACE (Accept. Complete. Excel.) program ["ACE Program Seeks to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism at PHS," July 10, p. 8]. We were incredibly honored to have received a grant from Princeton Area Community Foundation, so that we could create ACE and help kids in our community overcome chronic absenteeism, and thrive in school. I had the pleasure of meeting our first and second cohort of students, and their mentors, a few weeks ago at an ACE kickoff event. The students were enthusiastic to meet their mentors, and one could see that they appreciated that so many community leaders, including Princeton Superintendent Steve Cochrane, were present to show their support. We look forward to growing the program, with the help of mentors and volunteers from throughout the Princeton community. more
"Sprawling" Lanwin Development Is Economically Discriminatory
The Planning Board should vote against the Lanwin development. It is environmentally unsustainable; it pulls Princeton into economic discrimination against those who can only afford "affordable housing," not the estimated $1.5M for a stand-alone house in what was once woodlands.
The plan's disregard for environmental sustainability is dangerous and contrary to the goals of Princeton municipality. It destroys trees, which store carbon monoxide, eliminates root systems that filter water and lessen the impact of global warming and the increased frequency of Hundred-Year Floods evident to all. Lanwin's plan foolishly builds outward, not up, contrary to all best building practices to lessen environmental hazards. It disregards the model set by Bob Hillier [a Town Topics shareholder] when he chose to develop the Copperwood site on 4.5 acres, not the 18.5 acres allowed him by earlier site plan approvals. Both the ruin of diabase and the need for retaining wall infrastructure to keep this sprawling cluster intact will further damage this wooded acreage. No plans for geothermal heating have been announced. more
Christina Seix Academy Partnering With Princeton-Blairstown Center
Many of us welcome the good weather, more relaxed attitudes, and less crowded commutes that summer in the tri-state area brings. However, for those of us who are educators, it is hard to enjoy the benefits of summer without feeling uneasy about its other implications, especially for our community's most vulnerable children.
With the months-long summer breaks that many students in the United States enjoy, the summer months are a long stretch of time where children can either be actively engaging in learning, or not. This is different than the school year, when all children are expected to be learning both in school and through school-based extracurricular activities. more
Morven Museum & Garden Experienced Record-Setting Attendance This Year
The numbers are in! This year, Morven Museum & Garden experienced record-setting attendance. Thanks to your support over the past fiscal year, Morven welcomed 18,288 attendees and 2,400 guests to this year's 4th of July Jubilee.
This year has been full of changes and growth. Last June, we opened the Stockton Education Center, hosting many classes and events in this large open space. In August, we opened our new permanent collection, the reimagining of our first floor exhibition, Historic Morven: A Window into America's Past. Pairing with it, we hosted New Jersey's first ever Slave Dwelling Project, bringing together historians and the public to discuss the history of enslaved peoples at historic sites like Morven. Our winter show, Masters of Illusion: The Legacy of John F. Peto, presented a new look at trompe l'oeil art in New Jersey and welcomed many school and art groups. Our current special exhibit, New Jersey Baseball: From the Cradle to the Major Leagues, 1855-1915 looks at New Jersey's place in the early history of baseball. more
Producer for CBS News Cites His Experience as PCTV Intern
I am writing on behalf of Princeton Community TV as a former intern. Without my experiences at PCTV, I wouldn't have made it to my current position as a producer for CBS News in the top media market of New York City.
Working at PCTV not only introduced me to what it takes to produce high-quality television programming, but also taught he how vital the service is to the growing and diverse Princeton community. I've met and worked with several passionate and hardworking staff members at the station. Their dedication to telling stories and producing quality content with limited resources showed me the power of how the television medium can greatly benefit the community. These members come in on their own accord and share their knowledge for the benefit of others. Cutting resources to an effort like this is antithetical to the Princeton I know. more
Chair of W-J Development Corporation Explains Mission, Need for Master Plan
Princeton's Witherspoon-Jackson Development Corporation (WJDC) is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt corporation. Its mission is to preserve, restore, and sustain the historic character, diversity, and quality of life of the Witherspoon-Jackson (WJ) neighborhood.
WJDC received funds from a settlement with Princeton University to help economically disadvantaged residents in and from the WJ neighborhood with their housing and related needs.
The WJDC Board currently has 12 directors. A majority are required by WJDC bylaws to be from the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. WJDC is a public purpose organization that, by virtue of its tax-exempt status, does not endorse political candidates and does not represent the neighborhood. more
"Fistful of Popcorn" Veterans Want To "Keep the Lights On"
To the Editor,
We're Princeton Community Television veterans of long-standing who have a few words to say about the disturbing news that the lights may go out in the studio.
Let's be frank: Princeton Community Television is not necessary. It's not a school, or a bridge, or a municipal building. If it didn't exist tomorrow, Princeton Township would not dry up and blow away. But as we've come to realize during the 21 years we've been producing and hosting A Fistful of Popcorn, our movie-discussion show, this small station has been a large part of the cultural mélange that makes Princeton unique.
Our main focus has been the small-budget independent features that are the bread and butter of the Princeton Garden Theatre and other local art cinemas. But we've also featured guests: local and international filmmakers have sat with us to talk about their work, discussions that had no other platform. We've promoted film festivals on the Princeton campus and in town, as well as the Trenton Film Festival, which has a growing worldwide reputation. In addition, we've been excited to promote each year several of Princeton Public Library's film festivals, including its acclaimed Environmental Film Festival and its Student Film Festival. more
Seminary's Project on Tennant Campus Would Destroy A Splendid Streetscape
The Princeton Theological Seminary proposal for expansion at its in-town campus has been pulled back for reconsideration in the face of considerable distress from citizens. I would urge that the Seminary use the summer period back at the drawing board to consider a solution which would satisfy a major concern of unhappy neighbors and of lovers of Princeton open space. It is a solution which in the long run could greatly benefit the Seminary by freeing up considerable land for other appropriate uses.
The beautiful, historic Green on the Tennant Campus has been targeted by the Seminary's architects for construction of a four story dormitory. I would urge everyone to drive past the Township's two-story building under construction at Terhune and Route 206 before endorsing the Seminary's plan for the Green. The monstrosity being built is like some vulture hanging over 206. It is much lower than the Seminary's proposed edifice on the Green. Its clone on the Green would destroy a splendid streetscape. See the HPC Subcommittee report to the Planning Board of February 4. more
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Senate Banking Committee Discusses Housing Finance Reform with FHFA Director Watt
Published on May 12, 2017 by Greg Zagorski
The Senate Banking Committee yesterday held a hearing to examine the status of the housing finance system and the role in it of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is the first in a series of hearings the Committee is expected to hold this year as it works on housing finance reform legislation.
In his opening statement, Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) noted that it has been nine years since the GSEs were taken into conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), a situation that was supposed to be temporary. The current system, Crapo said, is "not a sustainable solution" and leaves taxpayers on the hook for losses realized by market downturns. Crapo said that the Committee was currently examining a number of housing finance reform proposals and that he hoped to put together a plan that could draw bipartisan support.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Ranking Democrat on the Committee, concurred with Crapo that the Committee should examine ways to improve the housing finance system. He stressed that any new housing finance system put into place should support affordable housing in underserved, rural, and low-income markets, something he said the GSEs currently do through their affordable housing goals and their obligations under the Duty to Serve Rule. Brown also remarked that any new system must make it possible for borrowers to continue accessing 30-year fixed-rate mortgages.
FHFA Director Mel Watt, the hearing's sole witness, used both his opening statement and written testimony to urge the Committee to move forward with housing finance reform. Watt noted that while FHFA has implemented several reforms of the GSEs in recent years, it is ultimately Congress's responsibility to determine the post-conservatorship shape of the housing finance system. Watt suggested Congress would have to make four key decisions: 1) how much backing the federal government should provide the housing finance market; 2) how to transition to the new housing finance system; 3) what role, if any, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should play in the new system; and 4) how the new system will be regulated and supervised.
Throughout the hearing, Watt demurred when Senators asked him for his recommendations on housing finance reform, replying that his job as FHFA director was simply to oversee the GSEs. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) both asked Watt if he thought that government backing of the housing finance system was necessary to ensure access to 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. Watt said he and FHFA has no official position on that question, but did, after Tester pressed, say that most research he read indicated that government backing was necessary.
Some Committee Republicans criticized Watt when he indicated he might allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain some capital instead of their gradually reducing it to zero by January 1, 2018, as the existing preferred stock purchase agreements (PSPAs) between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Treasury Department currently require. Having no capital reserves, Watt argued, puts the GSEs at risk of realizing losses during market downturns that would require them to receive additional federal assistance. This would disrupt the secondary market and reduce liquidity, which Watt argued FHFA was required to protect against as the GSEs' conservator. Watt said he hoped to negotiate an agreement with Treasury but would act unilaterally if necessary. He stressed that he was not looking to fully recapitalize the GSEs and release them from conservatorship, but only to prevent them from needing additional federal assistance.
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) strongly opposed any action to recapitalize the GSEs. He expressed skepticism that providing additional federal assistance to either of the GSEs should they need it would disrupt the market, arguing that the federal government is already de facto backing them. Crapo agreed with Corker's reasoning and asked Watt if he felt he had the authority to unilaterally allow the GSEs to retain capital. Watt reiterated that he would prefer to reach a joint solution with Treasury, but said that his agency has determined that it has the legal authority to act on its own.
Brown commended Watt for warning Congress about the GSEs' capital levels and said that he saw no reason to prohibit FHFA from taking action to protect the GSEs from needing additional federal assistance


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Graham Ritchie
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
posted March 15, 2019 12:14 AM
My wife came home from work early today I asked why?, there has been a shooting and many people are dead. Steven my son had been trying to contact me as he new I usually call into the local mall that is just round from a nearby mosque, that had been one of the two targets this afternoon.
Tragically a high number of people were killed at both mosque my a gunman with a semi automatic weapon. I understand both he and three anothers have been arrested. It appears he had come from Australia and had picked on New Zealand as the place to carry out this attack. The police also have defused a number of car bombs as well and feel there my be others involved nationwide.
I feel for all those that have been killed in this terrible attack.
Clinton Hunt
From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010
As a fellow New Zealander it's really sad that our country has joined other countries in the world by these things
All kiwis feel the pain
Cheers from me in New Zealand :-)
Janice Glesser
Film Goddess
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Shootings like this have become all to common here in the U.S. Sad to see such violence also occuring in other parts of the world. Such a waste if innocent lives.
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Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).
Mark Mander
From: Dunstable ,Bedfordshire.
Registered: Jan 2005
Terrible,I have family in New Zealand and they were also shocked at this news,unfortunately I'm sorry to say it won't be the last attack in the world,Mark
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Brian Fretwell
From: London, UK
Just heard that the total is up to 49 dead. My thoughts are with all those killed, injured, their relatives and all in the country.
My 13 year granddaughter told me she spent the afternoon at school in lockdown underneath a desk.
49 were killed with another 48 from young children to adults are being treated for gunshot wounds.
Prime minister Jacinda Arden said the attack appeared to have been well planed in what she described as an act of extreme violence.
New Zealand terror threat level has been lifted to high for the first time in its history in the wake of what is now formally being described as a terrorist attack.
Stuart Reid
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
It is terrifying when an act of such wickedness happens so close to those we love. My thoughts are with you and those around you Graham.
Now they are saying one of the gunmen was live-streaming this to Facebook and had announced it to a white supremacist group 15 min before . What can you say about people like this?
Yes, this is a film forum, however to me this is the same as talking with your friends, trying to make sense out of something that's incomprehensible. We support each other in many ways here, not only in celluloid matters.
Fair enough Doug, I will edit my post
No reason to edit! Your post is understandable and valid.
Dave Groves
From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Shocked to hear the news as my daughter and partner live in NZ. Hard to believe that life is so unimportant to some people that they can terminate it on a whim and leave broken hearted families to pick up the pieces. It's a sad world.
Dominique De Bast
From: Brussels, Belgium
Saddly, it seems that no part of the world is spared from those things.
Pretty soon, we'll be in the state of "A Clockwork Orange"
Just stay out of the line of fire ...
Be safe, my friend, to you and you're better half, of course!
posted March 15, 2019 01:42 PM
Yesterday when I was in town I went past the mosque just after mid-day to the mall round he corner for a quick cup at muffin break before heading out to the heritage park.
Everyone was just going about there normal business, terrible to think that all that was soon to quickly change.
I understand that the hospital had 12 operating theatres in use last night.
People have had enough i think.
These shooting are becoming much too frequent. Stay safe Graham!
[ March 17, 2019, 06:05 PM: Message edited by: Janice Glesser ]
Thanks Janice
Its quite heart braking to read some of the back ground stories now coming out in the press, on some of those killed, and why they came to New Zealand with there families to start a new life in the first place.
It appears also that the gunman was still heavily armed and was on his way to do more when police arrested him. The actions of the police and all the emergency staff at the hospital and else where have done an incredible job.
Thinking of you all.
Master Film Handler
From: Poughkeepsie, NY USA
The world has become a frightening place. It is also a beautiful place if we all work in harmony to keep it so. These terrorist attacks on innocent people are a sickening sign of humanity losing its way. Hatred, bigotry and prejudice hurt everyone. It is the cause of all the troubles in the world past and present. We are not born with these attitudes. They are learned. They are taught. I don't pretend to have any answers but I do question ( as many do) why there is so much hatred in the world.
A single post has been deleted from this thread. I realize it is very difficult, however please avoid political discussions.
Winbert Hutahaean
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
why there is so much hatred in the world
Hatred is everywhere, have been and will be in this world.
I have only two sons, they will start a quarrel for a simple thing and will trigger hatred eventually.
It is the surrounding that can make them peace again (meaning us) and to comfort them after the quarrel.
Winbert
Leon Norris
From: Elkins Park, PA, USA
The only thing we can all do is just PRAY! And hope for the best!
David M. Ice
Film Handler
From: Glendale, AZ, USA
New Zealand has always been my favorite travel destination and, for me at least, a "Garden of Eden" in terms of beautiful scenery, flora and fauna, friendly people, and peace. My heart is breaking for all affected by this horrible tragedy.


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Content-Encoding: gzip
and never:
Content-Encoding: deflate
It was explained to me, that although there may be a deflate algorithm, mod_deflate is named after a file-format, in which the algorithm could be any of:
gzip, bzip. pkzip
Of those three, mod_deflate provides gzip.
It seems as though gzip is the most popular and widely-supported algorithm in web browsers, but I know some web servers and proxies do return Content-Encoding: deflate.
Aside from the confusion of the module's name, it true that mod_deflate will only return Content-Encoding: gzip?
Thank you.

A: The fact is mod_deflate supports only deflate.

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Seeing what leaders miss
The rise of ISIS
In his latest book, "The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See," Harvard's Max Bazerman delves into "motivated blindness," a term that refers to a systemic failure to notice unethical behavior in others when it's not in our interest to do so.
Behavioral psychologist Bazerman goes beyond appearances in new book
By Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer
Date August 7, 2014 June 21, 2019
Although they may seem disparate at first glance, crises like the Catholic Church clergy sex-abuse scandal, investor Bernie Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme, and the 2008 global financial meltdown all have at least one commonality: For years, some very smart people failed to notice or act on critical information that could have limited the damage.
More recently, executives at the Veterans Administration and General Motors have been criticized for failing to see and cure corrupt organizational cultures that led to accusations of criminal harm done to patients and consumers by negligent employees.
So why didn't the leaders of these organizations, or others in similar straits, identify key problems and act before things turned catastrophic?
"They don't want to see, they can't see, the organization isn't designed to see, and there's other people who are doing their best to keep us from seeing," said Max Bazerman, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and co-director of Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership,
Social scientists have long identified our tendency to overlook bad news when it suits us as "motivated blindness," a term that refers to a systemic failure to notice unethical behavior in others when it's not in our interest to do so. The condition affects virtually everyone. Even leaders who have gained tremendous success through focus and application in one arena sometimes lack the self-awareness to routinely question whether information on which they're basing decisions is reliable.
"Research in the field of behavioral ethics has found that when we have a vested self-interest in a situation, we have difficulty approaching that situation without bias, no matter how well-calibrated we believe our moral compass to be. We want to think the best of our kids and spouses and we're disinclined to speak against those with influence in our offices and occupations," Bazerman writes in his latest book, "The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See."
Even with his expertise in behavioral psychology, Bazerman only recently realized that his own noticing skills were "truly terrible." Hired a few years ago as an expert witness for the Department of Justice in what was to be the largest-ever lawsuit against the tobacco industry, Bazerman says that just before he was due to testify, he felt pressured by the government to water down written testimony he had submitted to the court in which he recommended structural changes to the tobacco industry.
While the request seemed odd and vaguely unsettled him, Bazerman, distracted by other stresses and uncertain whether the request was corrupt, didn't act on those feelings at the time. It wasn't until six weeks later, after reading that another expert in the case said that he too had been pressured to alter his testimony, that he realized he had failed to notice that the gravity of the situation ― possible witness tampering ― had called for decisive action.
"We see something that we don't quite know what to make out of it, we don't know how to interpret it, we're already very busy, we don't think that we would actually be happier if we learned some bad news and we just don't learn more," he said about why people tend to brush off difficult information. "So the question is, did I not notice or did I notice and not act? I think that the answer's often somewhere in the middle."
The failure to anticipate and then head off what Bazerman calls "predictable surprises" until after trouble has reared its head, as demonstrated by the U.S. airline security breakdown of 9/11 or the New Orleans levee failures during Hurricane Katrina, often stems from a mix of cognitive, organizational, and political causes. A leader may be overconfident in his or her ability to understand and fix a problem, or deliberately ignore warning signs because of financial or political expediency.
One way leaders can overcome a tendency to miss critical clues, Bazerman said, is developing a "noticing mindset," frequently asking themselves and others inside and outside their organizations, "What are the critical threats and challenges that we're ignoring?" Another is designing internal systems, such as auditing or human resources or sales, to deliver the most useful and accurate data.
"I think lots of organizations make the mistake of hiring a McKinsey or a Bain or a [Boston Consulting Group] and they keep on hiring the same old people over time," he said. "If you're going to use outside consultants, don't allow them to become insiders. One of the things you want from them is to be outsiders, so after a fairly limited amount of time … there may be some wisdom of getting rid of them and bringing in a different consultant for the next project so that you maintain that fresh outlook or perspective."
Harith Hasan al-Qarawee, the 2014-2015 Robert G. James Scholar at Risk Fellow at Radcliffe, is working on a book titled "Transnational Sectarianism: State's Disintegration and Sunni-Shia Divide in the Middle East."


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Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations, by Russell Anderson-Williams, has just been released by Packt Publishing.
I have an interest in this, because I served as one of the two Technical Reviewers for the book. Check it out, I even get a little bio in there!
As the name suggests the book is aimed at people giving business presentations - but basically all of it is applicable to anyone wishing to progress their Prezi skills to the next level. What I really like about it is it's written by someone from a proper design background, so there's a lot of technical stuff which is really handy if, like me, you quite like designing multimedia things but have no real idea what you're doing. The sections on using audio and video are really good, and Russell certainly knows a lot of tips and tricks which were new to me. He really gets to grips with the potential of the software, and it's very engagingly written.
The way the process works with this particular publisher, is that they send you each chapter basically as soon as it has been written. You're encouraged to use the comments facility of Word to go into as much detail as you can, suggesting changes and improvements or highlighting the bits you think work really well. There's also a questionnaire for each chapter, which includes questions like 'what do you think the next chapter should be' and so on. You send back the chapter and the questionnaire, they pass it on to the author along with the other reviewer's comments, and then you get sent the next one or two chapters once they're done.
It's an odd process because you want to be doing a good job as a reviewer and actually making constructive suggestions, so you want to add as many comments as possible - but at the same time you don't want to be finding fault where there is none, and the fewer comments you make the more complete the chapter is already, which is a good thing. So the balance is a hard one to find.
I was doing this around the same time I was finishing off my own book, and I have to say I would have found it very difficult to work like this - showing people what I'd done as I went along. I'm the kind of person who likes to have anything creative more or less complete before showing anyone - and that includes having all the chapters drafted, for context! Facet asked for one chapter early on in the writing process (to check I could actually write) but then let me get on with it thereafter till it was a completed draft. At this point they said they could send it off for proofing, indexing etc - or they could get it reviewed. I asked for it to be reviewed, and specifically asked if Antony Brewerton could review it; I'm really glad I did as the extremely helpful comments he came back with led me to actually restructure the book quite significantly, moving content around and adding some stuff in.
All in all reviewing this Prezi book was enjoyable. Sometimes I found it hard to turn around the work in the time the publisher wanted, and I never really had a sense if what I was doing was actually useful - I asked for feedback but I was told they'd be in touch if there were any problems, so hopefully that means there weren't any. The best part of it was definitely getting to read a great book! There are loads of really useful tips I've adopted, and my recent Prezis are much better than my earlier ones because of it.