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"Apurva Asrani is actually not just a champion, but also one of the finest editing and screenplay minds in our country," says legendary Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee.
The story of how Apurva Asrani (42), award-winning film editor and screenwriter, got his name is both interesting, and prophetic.
His parents first met at a cinema hall in Bengaluru in 1975 to watch the iconic Ramesh Sippy film Sholay. From thereon, they would meet discreetly at cinema halls since young couples back then couldn't really date publicly.
Fast forward a few years later — Apurva's mother was pregnant and his father, a cabin crew with Air India, met his hero and legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, on one of his flights. Inspired by the encounter, he returned home and announced that he would name his unborn child after Apu, one of Ray's most iconic characters from the 'The Apu Trilogy' — Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959).
The duo was blessed with a son on 21 March 1978, and as decided, he was named Apurva.
Apurva Asrani (Image courtesy Instagram)
1 Early Days & Satya
2 Editing Satya
3 The Craft of Editing a Film
4 From Script to Screen
5 Aligarh & LGBTQ+ Rights
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Early Days & Satya
While his early school days were spent in Bengaluru, Apurva would eventually go on to study and live in Mumbai. It was in the city's Jai Hind College, where he found a creative outlet.
Still in college, he got his first gig working as an assistant on the popular Bollywood countdown show BPL Oye! on Channel [V] in 1995. Picking up skills like video editing, he would soon graduate to doing promos for feature films.
"One of the early promos I did was for a film directed by Ram Gopal Varma called Daud (1997). He was very happy with the way we had collaborated and that's when he offered me the editing gig for Satya. I was only 19 at the time of editing Satya in 1997, but Ramu had a reputation for taking chances on fresh talent, and took a massive chance on me," says Apurva.
With the exception of Urmila Matondkar and Paresh Rawal, who played a cameo, everyone working on the film was new and out to prove a point. Apurva recalls what it was like, working in an atmosphere that didn't feel like it was being guided by old experienced hands.
"From Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla, who wrote the screenplay, to Manoj (Bajpayee) playing his first lead role as the iconic gangster Bhikhu Mhatre, a lot of people owe their careers to him. Even the music directors — Vishal Bharadwaj and Sandeep Chowta — weren't well known then, and this resulted in a very charged atmosphere on set. Everyone working on the set was passionate and hungry to prove themselves. " he recalls.
"I first met Apurva about 23 years back when he was editing for Satya. He was 19, intelligent and I was impressed by the fact that someone this young was editing such an ambitious film. I was quite curious to know him, understand him, where he was coming from and what Ramu saw in him. That's how it all started," recalls Manoj, speaking to TBI.
(Image courtesy Apurva Asrani/Instagram)
Editing Satya
During the shooting of Satya, which started sometime in August 1997, Mumbai was under the vice-like grip of the underworld which extended to the film industry. Gangsters would supposedly extort money or demand protection money from film producers.
On the first week of shooting Satya, Ram Gopal Varma's friend and film producer Gulshan Kumar was shot dead for allegedly refusing to pay 'protection money'. Apurva recalls how the incident shook everyone up on set, but also remembers that it completely changed the approach of filming Satya from that point onwards.
That change in approach came in one particular scene early on in the film when the gangster played by Sushant Singh, Pakya, comes to Satya and tries to extort money for the neighbourhood orchestra. Pakya even flashes a blade in front of Satya to threaten him.
"Instead of giving into his demands, Satya (JD Chakravarthy) takes the blade and slashes Pakya's face, who falls to the floor with blood on his face screaming in agony. There is a horror in that shot which we hadn't seen in earlier Bollywood gangster flicks. It reflected what everyone was feeling after the death of Gulshan Kumar," he recalls.
The process of making the film was very organic. Scenes were literally being written on set and that organic process followed into the editing room. Since Apurva was seeing the process play out on the set, he didn't follow a very regimented approach to editing the film. In the edit room, both Ram Gopal Varma and him would play around with how the scenes were constructed. Take the example of how the film opens.
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The opening monologue of the film was a complete creation of the editing room with a voiceover talking about how Mumbai never sleeps, the class disparity and the underworld.
Aside from Ram Gopal Varma, who gave him a free hand, there were stalwarts like Gulzaar, who wrote the lyrics to Satya, and ace filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who would watch the edited footage and give their valuable feedback. Working in their presence and taking their feedback really guided how the Satya team approached the film.
The Craft of Editing a Film
In a glowing article about Satya on the 20th anniversary of its release, film critic, Sukanya Verma writes, "Shot in a blue-brown palette, the clever compositions — a mix of cool camera angles, hand-held view, long shots and noir lighting — capture the stifling complexity and conflicting emotions of its characters."
Most film reviews are predominantly focussed on the actors, directors, cinematographers and music, of course. Despite its centrality to the filmmaking process, there is barely a line or two about the editing process, and it's usually about how it determines the pace of a film.
"The pace of a film is just one element of editing. According to me, the editing table is where the film is actually made. What comes into the editing room is hours of footage ranging from 8 to 10. There have been films, where I worked with nearly 14-15 hours of footage. You have several scenes that make up a film ranging from 80-100. Each scene is divided into shots. Each shot is filmed several times till the director gets a satisfactory take. Each shot will have a minimum of 4 takes or sometimes 25 depending on what is achieved," says Apurva.
What the editor first does is start to assemble the scene. To assemble the scene, they have to choose takes with the right moment, expression or tone of the actor. They (the film editor) have to take into consideration what character has to be maintained through the film.
Right from the word go, they're sifting through hours of footage and are heavily invested in the story and characters. They have to choose the best of elements like the actor's correct tone, performance, lighting, camera work and direction from one particular take and sometimes compromise on one aspect to highlight the other.
"These are choices editors make. Then you construct the scene and have the choice to say, I would like to open the scene with a close up even though I have this master shot of everyone sitting in a room. I'll begin with a close up of a character, and slowly reveal the other characters in the room one by one. You can also edit out dialogues or lines that are not necessary. Sometimes, you get rid of entire scenes because it's overstating something. A film too verbose can be sometimes hailed as an understated one because of the editor's call. It's in our hands how to construct a scene. Out of 10 shots, as an editor, I can just take one shot on a single take because the actor has held it so well. When the scenes are ready, you put them together and construct a film," informs Apurva.
Apurva Asrani on the editing table. (Image courtesy Instagram)
From Script to Screen
One can edit a film rooted in the script or a film can evolve from a script like Satya, Snip (2000), the Indian English gangster film which won Apurva and collaborator Suresh Pai a National Award, Chhal (2002) or Shahid (2012), a film about a real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer starring Rajkummar Rao and directed by Hansal Mehta.
For example, a film like Shahid, the written script begins and ends very differently from what you see on the screen. The screenplay was non-linear, and when the director Hansal Mehta first showed the film to his peers, many weren't moved by it emotionally.
"I took the call to make the film more linear, which was a challenge because it wasn't shot that way. To open with protagonist Shahid Azmi's death, which many would say is giving away the ending, is a choice the editor makes saying this film is not a mystery thriller. This film is trying to evoke a very different reaction from the people. It's not about whether Shahid died or not, but about why did he die, how did he die and what was his life about. It changed the whole focus of the screenplay. If a film communicates a compelling story, and it's a gripping narrative, I think the editor has done a good job," says Apurva.
Hansal Mehta, the director of Shahid, had this to say about Apurva's contribution to its screenplay in an interview to India Today just after the film's release.
"We first wrote a complete linear draft of the script. I showed it to actors and stars and they found it too long, boring and simple. Another writer asked me to make it more convoluted so we then wrote a non-linear draft. We shot that draft but in sequence. Then I took it for editing to Apurva Asrani. He is an old collaborator. I got him back from a self-imposed exile in Bangalore. He took my material and said, 'Give me some time with it.' We initially tried to make a non-linear cut. Apurva was like, 'This is not working. Let me cut the film and line-up the story. Let's communicate it as simply as possible.' He shaped the narrative and that's why I have given him a screenplay credit too," says Hansal.
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"Editing is one of the most important aspects of filmmaking. Depending on how an editor sees the film content, they can either make or break it. They must have an in-depth understanding of storytelling, the narrative, shots, all the technicalities of cinema, performances, beats and rhythms. A director must have an editor's sense while making a film and an editor must have a director's sense of filmmaking while editing. Apurva showed a lot of promise in the beginning, and has gone on to do great things since. He has received his share of accolades. Seeing his success, everybody has realised how right Ramu was to take a chance on him," says Manoj.
Manoj Bajpayee and Apurva Asrani (Image courtesy Instagram)
Apurva has also gone beyond the film medium and edited four episodes of the web series 'Made in Heaven.' He was brought in by filmmaker Zoya Akhtar and writer-producer Nitya Mehra because they were creating a gay protagonist that hadn't really been done before.
"They wanted me on the editing team to ensure they got the tonality of the gay man right. Working with Zoya was extremely challenging, as she is an extremely astute filmmaker, but it was truly gratifying as well. The fundamental difference between working in films and web series is that in the latter you have 8 to 10 episodes to go into details. Working on a web series is very liberating. When we want to explore characters, parallel characters, sub plots, you have very little wiggle room in films. In a web series, you can paint a very composite picture showing the different layers, sub-plots, delve into them and come back to where you want it to be without making it look like a digression. I genuinely think that they are the future of storytelling," he says.
Apurva has even written two web series. One is almost completely shot. It is a courtroom drama about the role of the woman in Indian society and will be out on a major OTT platform very soon, says Apurva.
Aligarh & LGBTQ+ Rights
It's safe to suggest that Aligarh (2015) is probably his most significant project till date. The Hansal Mehta-directed film about a professor, played by Manoj, who is outed for being gay and thrown out of Aligarh University, is where Apurva made his debut as full-fledged screenwriter, while also editing the film.
"As a gay man, I wanted to write dialogues for a character who isn't defined by labels or the ideas that the world has thrust upon us. Thankfully, I had Manoj, who made whatever I wrote even better on screen by improvising and adding stuff to it, which is what great actors like him do. He made me look very good in Aligarh as a writer. Manoj was a lead actor in my first film as an editor, as an screenwriter and will star in my directorial debut as well which is being pre-produced," informs Apurva.
"I hope he finishes that movie soon. He's quite the perfectionist," quips Manoj.
A still from Aligarh (Image courtesy Instagram)
Coming back to Aligarh, what Apurva was soon faced with is a conflict of interest that exists between screenwriter and editor. As an editor, he follows a certain principle.
"When I look at the rushes (a film production term used to describe raw footage from a day's shooting), that's the script. Whenever I receive the footage, what was written in the original script becomes somewhat less important because it evolves when shot in front of a camera. An actor brings something to the performance, the director has his moments of magic on set or bad weather forces you to shoot indoors. A bad actor forces you to reject a scene or a great actor makes a terrible scene wonderful. As an editor, your rushes are your script and not necessarily the written word," notes Apurva.
When it came to Aligarh, he admits to having his ego hurt when the footage came through considering there were several changes from his original script. He was trying to hold onto his script because it's the first ever he had written and that it needed to come out right.
"I had a fight going in my head donning the role of both screenwriter and editor. Hansal saw this struggle, asked me to take a break and get refreshed. Even though I asked Hansal to get someone else to edit it, he refused. During my break from Aligarh, I edited 'Waiting' directed by Anu Menon starring Kalki Koechelin and Naseeruddin Shah. This was completely different to Aligarh in terms of style, performance and filmmaking. When I finished that project, I felt ready to edit Aligarh. So, I came back to Aligarh purely as an editor and never referred to my written script," he recalls.
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Plus with filmmaking, there is so much evolution and interpretation in every single process. If one is going to be rigid about an earlier interpretation, it stops the growth of the film.
"Manoj's performance will be counted among the best portrayals of a gay character. As for getting them to interpret the characters, Apurva's script deserves credit for that. It provided enough information for the actors to take cues from. A professional actor soaks up everything and then interprets the material and brings his performance," says Hansal Mehta in an interview with Scroll.in in October 2015.
Going beyond the process of making it, the promotion for Aligarh saw Apurva coming out publicly as a gay man and donning the role of an advocate for LGBTQ rights.
"When we were promoting Aligarh, I was on Barkha Dutt's show on NDTV. It was a live show. Hansal, Manoj and myself were there. I hadn't publicly come out as a gay man at that point in time although it's not like I have ever hidden it. On the show, we were talking about the protagonist Professor SR Siras and what he went through. I almost found myself talking about him like the other straight people on the panel. Despite their best intentions, I felt it would carry so much more weight if a gay man said it. Everything I wrote in Aligarh, it genuinely came from my own struggle as a gay man. I felt that it was hypocrisy to conceal that fact. Instead of holding back, I came out," he recalls.
Apurva Asrani, Hansal Mehta & Manoj Bajpayee (Image courtesy Instagram)
Since Aligarh released, followed by Made in Heaven a couple of years later, many struggling to come out to their loved ones have reached out to Apurva. Even in an interview with Bombay Times in 2018, he spoke of how his parents really struggled with him coming out to them at the age of 20, although things have vastly improved since.
Today, he lives with his partner, Siddhant, in a house they bought in Goa.
For 13 years we pretended to be cousins so we could rent a home together. We were told 'keep curtains drawn so neighbors don't know 'what' you are'. We recently bought our own home. Now we voluntarily tell neighbors we are partners 💕. It's time LGBTQ families are normalised too. pic.twitter.com/kZ9t9Wnc7i
— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) May 29, 2020
"In the early days, my first impressions of him were of a man who was intelligent, but not very comfortable with the situation he was going through. There was a lot of conflict in his life. He was desperate to come out, express his own homosexual identity and be counted as someone for his ability more than anything else. Apruva's existence and his own being also proves a fact I have always believed in that sexuality doesn't determine the ability of the person. In my mind, Apurva is not only a champion of the LGBTQ movement in India, but also one of the finest editing and screenplay minds in our country," recalls Manoj.
Apurva, meanwhile, talks about how there is an appearance of social progress in the film industry, but very few are out of the closet. "There are so many actors, filmmakers and media people who are gay in the industry, and and working very hard to hide their truth. I know because they have made passes at me. If you don't respond favourably to their overtures you could get blacklisted, or canards could be spread about you in blind items," he says.
But he stresses that he doesn't have any time for all that negativity.
"There are far more people who are accepting of who I am in this world, which is why I have been able to come this far."
(Edited by Gayatri Mishra)
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He said Haiti is a failed state that is now even worse than before and the world has a moral responsibility to so something.
We see continuous media reports about the U.S. sending 10,000 troops, but not many reports about exactly what it is they're doing in Haiti. Mr. Khan said that other than the U.N. Compound, U.S. Troops are not easy to find in Haiti.
"At the UN compound, I saw organizations from all over the world. There were hundreds of U.N. Vehicles (in the compound) but very few outside. We hear reports of 10,000 U.S. troops. God knows where they are. I didn't see any (other than a few at the U.N. Compound). Maybe they're at the airport. I don't know; I wasn't there."
After witnessing the squalid conditions people are living in, Mr. Khan concluded that while troops for security in a lawless land are a necessity, the U.S. should have done more.
"Americans have a much higher responsibility. Instead of sending 10,000 troops, they should have sent 10,000 doctors, nurses, relief workers, engineers and construction personnel. These people have not come in as huge numbers as they should have."
Upon arriving at refugee camps in the Port-au-Prince area with supplies of rice, beans, sardines, dry milk, biscuits, toothpaste, toilet paper, women's hygiene products, and bottle water, Mr. Khan witnessed mayhem like he'd not seen in Kashmir after the 2005 earthquake and Indonesian after the 2004 tsunami.
"When the truck stopped people rushed it. We experienced this at every refugee camp we went to. We had to go to a mosque to off-load the supplies. Maybe the destruction was so far and wide that the aid is not sufficient."
He said the refugees in the camps are living in deplorable conditions with no running water, no toilets, no medical facilities and no proper tents. They're living in structures made of bamboo sticks with plastic on the tops.
After talking with a Haitian man who lost his whole family, except for his eight-year-old daughter, Mr. Khan made a pledge he hopes will be kept.
"He said: 'You have no idea what it's like sleeping with your daughter on a mountain for a week. You people have forgotten us and now you come.' I put my hand on his shoulder and said: 'I can't bring your family back, but let me assure you we are not going to forget you,' and I certainly hope we don't forget them."
He said when we look at the Haitian people in catastrophic situations, we should keep in mind that tomorrow it may be us; and he implored the Muslim community to come out and help.
"Canada's Muslim community must come out in full and offer more help. Don't say that because these people are not Muslim, they don't deserve our help. We have a moral, ethical and Islamic responsibility to help. This is not a Christian or a Haitian tragedy. It's a human tragedy."
While the media is focused on the millions of dollars in donations Haiti has been pledged to receive from governments and aid organizations all over the world, Mr. Khan intimated that there may be a darker side to these donations.
"At the moment of disaster people's hearts are filled with sorrow, so they donate. I don't know how much of the money is going to the people and how much is going to the perks and privileges of the big bosses. People should question where their money goes. We need an independent audit to verify that people are getting help."
While rumors of misspent money abound, one wonders what the average person can do about the situation.
"Write to the U.N.," Mr. Khan said.
Scott Stockdale is a freelance writer based in Toronto.
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There are many people that are helping my husband and I raise our kids–family, friends, babysitters, caregivers, teachers, doctors–I refer to this folks as part of our village. Each member plays a critical role in the care, nurturing, mentoring, tending to, and shaping of my boys.
My youngest son's recent distress required we revisit resources available to him. My son's village will likely have some new members in the near future. 😊 We're also now having to rethink environments in which will help him thrive academically and emotionally in the future. The previous known path now isn't so clear. This lack of clarity is causing me discomfort I haven't felt this intensely in a while. I'm concerned about doing right by my son and making the right decisions for what's best for him. It does give me comfort to know I have a village I can turn to for guidance, information, encouragement and support.
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With a new school year right around the corner, there is a lot of angst in our house. What will the new school year be like? Will my children fit in, make friends and be okay?
As parents, we ask ourselves these questions each year.
This year, my family will be at another crossroads. My oldest will be heading off to middle school. There is a lot of angst for him, even though he will be going to a school with many familiar faces, the unknown is concerning to him. The school is much larger than his elementary school (with almost 3x the number of students). It would be overwhelming to anyone. Throw in that he is quickly becoming a teen, and all that comes with it — being more self conscious and concerned with how others view you — and your anxiety would rise too. I remember middle school and I shudder. Of all my school years, it's those that I wish I could have skipped. They were awkward, I never felt comfortable in my own skin, and experienced a heightened sense of needing to survive to get through those years. I'm desperately trying not to project my experience on my son, and am hopeful his time in middle school will be much better mine.
My younger will be in elementary school for the first time on his own. Of course, he too has many classmates who are familiar to him, but I'm anxious about how he will do on his own. Part of me knows I need to give him more credit. He's a resilient kid, and will figure it out.
As a parent, I'm reminded during times like these how much is out of our control. I can certainly try to help my children prepare for the school year, but ultimately they will be the ones going to school and while I can help them as much as possible up front, I have to let go and let them fail or succeed on their own.
Parenting is tough when the future is uncertain. Have I done all I can to prepare them (with knowledge, insights, strategies for how to deal with different situations, etc.)? I guess we will see.
How do you help your kids get ready for the new school year? How do you help them navigate being in a new environment?
How much fanfare surrounded your 5th grade graduation?
There was none for mine, and I don't mean a little, I mean there was none, zero, nada. The general consensus was everyone should be graduating 5th grade or there was a bigger problem that needed to be addressed. Clearly times have changed, and now there is a desire to more frequently celebrate these milestones. I just didn't know there would be so many activities. A graduation ceremony seemed a little over the top to me, but then I started getting the notices: Don't Forget the 5th Grade breakfast, Don't Forget the 5th Grade Field Trip, Send Pictures for the Baby Picture Wall, Who Can Help with the Legacy Project, etc. Wow, times have changed.
It has been fun digging up old pictures (though challenging after a long days work) and reminiscing around just how far we've come. It was fun going to the breakfast and catching up with other parents and recalling first days at school, and how our children, who were once very attached to us are now wanting their space. My son wanted me at the breakfast, but didn't want to interact with me per se at the breakfast. 🙂 Not to worry, I remember being his age. I was pulling away from my parents as well trying to find myself, just as he is finding his. It is hard to believe that he'll be moving up to middle school. I've relished the protective cocoon of elementary school and dreaded the day he'd move into a less protected space. He feels and I feel it. It's hard not to acknowledge that time is passing and things are changing. And while I initially felt the school might be over-doing it with all the 5th Grade graduation activities, I'm appreciating it more and more. As the school year nears it's end, I'm clinging to every day desperately wanting to slow time. My son's growing up. Time will keep moving. I'm going to cherish every minute.
How are you celebrating your child's milestones?
I will be off for the holiday weekend and back in July. Happy 4th!
Have you ever seen your child stressed out?
My boys participate in their school play. One acts in the play, the other is in stage crew. Both want to do a good job each year, all the kids do. Mistakes always happen — sometimes ones you can easily recover from (e.g. someone walks out on stage at the wrong time, but quickly gets themselves back off), some not (e.g. someone says the wrong long line and it throws everyone else off — the kids struggle with whether they should pick up at the new spot or try to get the scene restarted where it should have). For the kids it is stressful. For the parents, it's hard to notice (because you aren't as aware of every single line, object placement and timing of everything like those participating are), and hard to console once you've realized it happens (e.g. upset kids after the show). You try saying, "You did a great job!" and "You made a mistake? Well, no one noticed" which is often times true, but to the kids, they feel embarrassed, disappointed, sad, and/or angry. I've had mild success in getting them to acknowledge that performing and supporting the cast, regardless of mistakes, takes guts; and that the experience is supposed to be something they enjoy not fret over. They appease me with mumble's of "okay, Mom" or "yea, we get it," but it's not convincing. Once the play is over, the stress disappears replaced by relief which is interesting to tangibly see — smiles on their faces, bodies less tense, more willing to engage — it got me thinking about my husband and I and our own stresses and how that must come across to our kids.
I sometimes think I didn't know what stress was until I became a parent — the kids are not the cause; I am. I want to be present with my kids, teach them things, have fun and enjoy parenthood. At the same time, juggling a job and the increase in household responsibilities (meals, cleaning, carpooling, etc.) requires energy which gets depleted with so many things needing to get done. Being a parent can sometimes feel like a performance too. We are moving things (much like a stage crew) and do our own 'acting' when we put on a brave or 'everything's fine' face in front of others when we are in fact tired, strained, and stressed. Throw on what's going on in our country politically, and the stress can feel overwhelming. When I force myself to relax I notice that I hold my shoulders high and my jaw tensed. Amazing that I don't realize this or feel it until I'm forced to take a few deep breaths and lower my shoulders and loosen my jaw. I wonder what that looks like to my kids seeing Mom more relaxed, more easily smiling and more willing to engage then just trying to get through to what's next. My guess is they prefer it to stressed out Mom, who is more snippy and less present.
My kids have once again reminded me of things I need to work on. Step 1) Notice stress, Step 2) Let it go. I'm much happier (not to mention more pleasant to be around) when I do this.
How do you handle stress? How do you help your child handle theirs?
I don't know about you, but the evening of January 2nd in our house wasn't pretty. After some time off to rest and recharge, including a visit with family and playing in the snow, we had reached the eve of needing to go back to work and school, and we were all collectively bummed out about it.
"I don't wanna go back to school," said my oldest. "Me either," chimed in my youngest. I'm not particularly excited myself, I thought. It's hard to let go of the joy you feel from vacation, from experiencing something new (location, activity), or anew (like reconnecting with family and friends). I had to remind myself several times over break to stay in the moment and not let my thoughts drift too far into what awaited for me to pick back up on January 3rd.
On Tuesday morning, we started getting back into our old schedule. While it would have been nice to sleep in later, or have free time to do what we wanted, there was a peace to getting back into our daily routine. I could even see my kids coming to the same conclusion as they started thinking about gifts they had received over break and how they couldn't wait to show them off. There was anticipation over seeing friends they hadn't seen in a few weeks. Tuesday morning was turning out to be not that bad. While we had been dreading going back, the dread was wearing off.
"I know what will help," my son shared as we were driving to school, "we should plan another trip!" The idea of getting to plan another vacation (even a short one) seemed to put us over the top — we were happy and January 3rd was going to be a fine day (and it was).
How do you help your child transition between something they are enjoying and something they dread?
How did we get arrive at back-to-school time again? Where did the summer go?
My boys are excited and dreading school starting at the same time. They are nervous for who their new teacher will be, and how the new year will be different from the last. Every year we go through this, it reminds me of my school days. I used to feel the same way.
This is my oldest son's last year in elementary school and I can't believe how time has flown. Didn't he just start kindergarten a few years back? I'm trying not to get ahead of myself, but the thought of him entering middle school in a year is a bit much to take. He's not a baby anymore, he's becoming a young man before my eyes.
They are growing. They will continue to grow, and one day (yes, the dreaded one day) they'll be gone — off on their own. I have a much better appreciation for what my parents went through with me. Back to school marks my children's progress in their education, and mine as their parent. Am I doing right by them? Are they getting the most out of school and out of their childhood? How am I doing in my journey as a parent? Am I teaching them all the things they need to know to be on their own in the world? Thankfully, I still have time. But at this rate, not as much as I'd like.
How are you ensuring your child gets the education (academic or life-wise)? How are you ensuring they learn everything they need to know?
I am in disbelief that I blogged about gun violence only a month ago and we've already had another mass shooting. This has to end. As parents, we have to take a stand. We have to raise our voices. We have to protect our children. We have to do something.
Join a community such as SandyHookPromise.org, or momsdemandaction.org, write to your senators and congressmen and women. Do something.
According to Everytownresearch.org at least 204 child shootings have occurred in 2015. More than two million American children live in homes with guns that are not stored safely and securely. The link to everytownresearch.org includes an interactive map that tracks every publicly reported incident in 2015 where a person age 17 or under unintentionally kills or injures someone with a gun.
Silence = Acceptance. We cannot accept this. For our own sakes, but more so our children's and there's to come.
I know you love your child as much as I do mine. Please join me and do something.


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Mayor Margaret Quirk is on her second term as Mayor, after first having been elected to Town Council in 1994 as the Councillor for Ward 1 in the Keswick area, under her former last name "Jordan." She was successful in five consecutive elections and held that position until 2010, when she chose not to seek re-election. In 2014, she returned to local government, where she ran and was elected as Mayor and then re-elected as Mayor in October 2018.
During her tenure on Council, Margaret has served on numerous Town committees, with the most recent being the Economic Development Committee, Waterways Committee, Keswick Secondary Plan Committee and the Equity and Diversity Committee. She is also once again serving on the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, where she once served as Chair. Through her position on Regional Council, Margaret sits as a Director on Housing York and Chair of York Telecom Network (YTN) and is Vice Chair of the Environmental Services Committee.
Margaret has lived in Georgina since 1985 and is married with two stepchildren and two grandchildren. She and her husband reside in the Sutton area.
Margaret is involved in her community as a member of the Sutton Kinettes and in her leisure time is an avid gardener.
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Ahead of its release in Japan, a new trailer and poster for the 90-minute, Cate Blanchett-narrated version of Terrence Malick's documentary about the birth of the universe, have been released.
Subtitled Life's Journey, the extended version of the 40-minute version of the movie (narrated by co-producer Brad Pitt and released in IMAX theaters on October 7th) is still awaiting a U.S. release date. The 35mm feature-length edition premiered at the Venice Film Festival and had its North American premiere at TIFF.
Voyage of Time marks the filmmaker's first venture into the world of documentary storytelling and is essentially his version of the Godfrey Reggio's 1982 experimental film Koyaanisqatsi (aka Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance). That doc was a nonfictional motion picture about the relationship between man and nature, and that's what Malick seems to be going for here as he explores time, space and the cosmos.
Watch the film's new trailer and check out the movie's poster, below (via TFS).
'Voyage Of Time' is a one-of-a-kind celebration of life and the grand history of the cosmos, transporting audiences into a vast yet up-close-and personal journey that spans the eons from the Big Bang to the dinosaur age to our present human world … and beyond.


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by Yonhap January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) — The market value of South Korea's leading 100 firms has surged nearly 78 percent over the past five years amid a recent stock market rally, data showed Thursday.
Their combined market capitalization stood at 1,745 trillion won (US$1.61 trillion) as of Monday, up 77.5 percent from five years earlier, according to the data from market researcher CXO Institute.
The latest tally was also up 43.1 percent from a year earlier.
The total market value of the top 100 firms rose from 983 trillion won in 2016 to 1,075 won in 2017 and 1,375 trillion won in 2018 before declining to 1,094 trillion won a year later.
Global tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. remains the top-cap company in Asia's fourth-largest economy with 495.5 trillion won, trailed by chip giant SK hynix Inc. with 91.7 trillion won and leading chemicals firm LG Chem Ltd. with 62.8 trillion won.
New entrants to the top 100 list include SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Big Hit Entertainment, the management company of K-pop superstar BTS, and Kakao Games Corp. The three firms made a blockbuster debut on the local bourse last year.
Shinpoong Pharmaceutical Co. saw its market value shoot up 1,567 percent on-year to 6.5 trillion won this year, the highest on-year growth rate among the 100 firms, as its anti-malarial drug was in a clinical test as a treatment for COVID-19. Its market-cap ranking thus spiked to 46th this year from 417th in 2020.
Bolstered by strong individual buying, the South Korean stock market has been on a roll in recent months amid growing optimism over an economic recovery.


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2020: The Year in Research
A look back at the major initiatives, the funding and awards garnered, and how a community mobilized to respond to and combat COVID-19.
In recent years, we have taken a moment each December to highlight some of the research that has captured our attention over the previous 12 months.
2020 was not a normal year. It challenged us, tested us, and saw our research community pivot in creative and unexpected ways to respond to the global crisis. Through all of this, research prominence remained a key driver for Queen's and our researchers continued to make national and international headlines for their discoveries and award-winning scholarship.
Join us as we review some of the highlights of 2020.
A team of Queen's researchers from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering along with GreenCentre Canada partnered with Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Tri-Art Manufacturing (Kingston) to develop hand sanitizer, producing up to 300 litres of product per week to help meet the needs of Kingston hospitals.
COVID-19 Response: Mobilizing as a Community to Confront COVID-19
In the early days of the pandemic, Queen's researchers across disciplines were active in offering commentary and fact-based analysis on COVID-19-related issues – from understanding if DNA is key to whether you get COVID and helping to diagnose unusual symptoms related to COVID stress to suggesting 5-min workouts you can do at home. Many of these analyses were carried on national and international news platforms, demonstrating the critical contribution that researchers and academics can make to informing the conversation.
When news of PPE and ventilator shortages and test wait times hit international media, research and student groups across campus leveraged their skills to come up with innovative solutions. Here are a few examples:
A team of researchers from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, along with GreenCentre Canada, partnered with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Tri-Art Manufacturing (Kingston) to make 300 litres of hand sanitizer per week to help meet the needs of Kingston hospitals
Researchers from Queen's University and KHSC partnered with Public Health Ontario Laboratories and Hamilton Health Sciences Center to develop an in-house COVID test that can provide results in 24 hours
Faculty and students at the Human Mobility Research Centre and Ingenuity Labs joined forces with KHSC health professionals to take on the Code Life Ventilator Challenge, a global call to design a low-cost and easy-to-manufacture ventilator that can be created and deployed anywhere around the world
Queen's Noble Laureate, Dr. Arthur B. McDonald, led the Canadian arm of the Mechanical Ventilator Milano project, which aimed to create an easy-to-build ventilator that can help treat COVID-19 patients. In May, the Government of Canada announced an agreement with Vexos to produce 10,000 Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) units and in September the ventilators received Health Canada approval
Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centres (KHSC) partnered with Public Health Ontario Laboratories and Hamilton Health Sciences Center to develop an in-house test for COVID-19 that can be completed in large volumes and provide results in 24 hours. (Photo by Matthew Manor / Kingston Health Sciences Centre)
The Vice-Principal (Research) Portfolio also quickly mobilized to offer Rapid Response funding, which was awarded to advance 20 research projects supporting medical and social coronavirus-related solutions. Queen's researchers also partnered with industry to transform pandemic decision-making and healthcare through two Digital Technology Supercluster projects, Looking Glass and Project ACTT, focused on predictive modelling and cancer testing and treatment. The projects received over $4 million in funding from the Government of Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster's COVID-19 program.
Funding Future Research
Queen's continued to attract leading researchers and competitive funding and awards through a number of national and international programs.
A team of Canadian physicists, led by Queen's Nobel Laureate Art McDonald, is part of an international effort to design the MVM Ventilator. With support from Canadian philanthropists and Queen's alumni the project was able to progress, leading to an order of 10,000 units from the Government of Canada.
Hundreds of grants for new projects and research infrastructure were secured through CHIR, SSHRC, NSERC and CFI, Canada's national funding agencies. Seven multidisciplinary Queen's research projects received $1.7 million in support from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2019 Exploration competition, a program that fosters discovery and innovation by encouraging Canadian researchers to explore, take risks, and work with partners across disciplines and borders. Additionally, The Canadian Cancer Trials Group, SNOLAB, and Canada's National Design Network, all of which are Queen's-affiliated research facilities, saw a funding increase of over $60 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Major Sciences Initiatives fund. The Institute for Sustainable Finance received a boost of $5 million from Canada's big banks to support ISF's mission of aligning mainstream financial markets with Canada's transition to a lower carbon economy.
The university welcomed and appointed seven new and two renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) in two rounds (September and December 2020) of CRC competition announced this year. One of the country's highest research honours, Queen's is now home to over 50 Canada Research Chairs. Queen's also welcomed seven promising new researchers through the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars and Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship programs.
Recognizing Research Leadership
2020 saw Queen's researchers win some of Canada's top awards and honours for research excellence and the university continues to rank second in Canada for awards per faculty member (2021 Maclean's University Rankings).
Queen's researchers, from graduate students to Canada Research Chairs, continue to make an impact on our understanding of the world. (Photo by Sabina Wilhelm)
Queen's had a successful year earning fellowships within Canada's national academies. Nancy van Deusen and Cathleen Crudden were elected to the Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, while Amy Latimer-Cheung and Awet Weldemichael were named members of the organization's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Health research leaders Janet Dancey, Marcia Finlayson, and Graeme Smith were inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and Michael Cunningham and Jean Hutchinson were elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
While our researchers were recognized with dozens of honours throughout the year, below are a few highlights: David Lyon secured Canada's Molson Prize for pioneering the field of surveillance studies. Education researcher Lynda Colgan received the NSERC Science Promo Prize for her efforts in promoting science to the general public. Heather Castleden was awarded a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa to engage with Native Hawaiians about their leadership in renewable energy projects. A lauded steward of the environment, John Smol received Canada's Massey Medal for his lifetime of work in studying environmental stressors. The first Indigenous midwife in Canada to earn a doctoral degree, health researcher Karen Lawford was named one of this year's 12 outstanding Indigenous leaders and received the Indspire Award for Health.
Internally, researchers were honoured with the university's Prizes for Excellence in Research (Yan-Fei-Liu, Michael Cunningham, and Gabor Fichtinger) and the Distinguished University Professor (Audrey Kobayashi, David Bakhurst, Julian Barling, Glenville Jones, John Smol, Kathleen Lahey) title.
The Discover Research@Queen's campaign was launched to build engagement with the Research@Queen's website and encouraged 1000s of key external stakeholders to learn more about the research happening at the University. Our community continued to mobilize their research through fact-based analysis on The Conversation Canada's news platform. In 2020, 79 Queen's researchers published 85 articles that garnered over 1.9 million views.
Queen's University researchers Samuel Dahan and Xiaodan Zhu are using AI to level the legal playing field for Canadians, including those affected by COVID-19 unemployment.
This year marked the fifth anniversary of the Art of Research photo contest with over 100 faculty, staff, students, and alumni submitting engaging and thought-provoking research images. Ten category and special prizes were awarded.
The WE-Can (Women Entrepreneurs Canada) program through Queen's Partnership and Innovation (QPI) celebrated one year of supporting women entrepreneurs in Kingston and the surrounding area, through programs such as Compass North and LEAD. The QPI team also marked one year at its new downtown Kingston location, the Seaway Coworking building, which allows easy access for the community and partners.
To support researchers thinking outside of the box to solve some of humanity's most complex problems, the Vice-Principal (Research) portfolio launched the Wicked Ideas competition to fund high risk, high reward projects with interdisciplinary teams that are not easily supported through traditional funding opportunities. Twelve projects received funding in round one and researchers can now apply for round two.
Congratulations to the Queen's research community for their resilience and successes this year. We look forward to seeing what new research and opportunities 2021 will bring. To learn more about research at the university, visit the Research@Queen's website, and for information about research promotion, contact Melinda Knox, Associate Director, Research Profile and Initiatives.
2020 Art of Research Photo Contest Winner: Hayden Wainwright (MSc Biology), Nature's van Gogh (Category: Out in the Field)
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Wings keep focus in 3rd after intermission delay
Gregg Krupa
Detroit — The signs of something amiss were unmistakable.
With the Red Wings ahead 4-0 and the second intermission about to end, attendants with shovels, buckets and other helpful ice-crafting utensils lingered in the Wings zone on the west end of Joe Louis Arena.
They looked down at a long gash in the ice.
What the heck?
Toronto, we have a problem.
When a Zamboni machine gathered up one of the anchoring posts for the net and pressed it into the ice from the crease out past what was to be the Red Wings' blue line, the danger to players was clear.
It took a good half-hour to resolve.
It almost did not happen.
There was some talk, early in the delay, about continuing the game another day, coach Jeff Blashill said.
Ice issue forces delay to start of 3rd of Wings game
But in consultation with NHL officials in Toronto, and lot of solid work by Al Sobotka and his crew, the long gouge was repaired well enough to play.
It was decided the teams would split the third period, defending both goals, just to make sure any advantage was evenly shared.
But after a 36-minute delay, adding up to a 56-minute intermission, the Red Wings kept their four-goal lead — increasing it to five for a couple of minutes, on Dylan Larkin's 18th goal of the season.
"It was a tough situation, but it's the reality," Blashill said. "Things happen. We couldn't play it, obviously, until it was safe for the players.
"I thought the refs did a great job of involving (John) Tavares and (Henrik) Zetterberg, and until the players felt like it was a safe situation, we weren't going to play it.
"But I also think on the other side of it, we were going to wait as long as we had to wait to get this in. You don't want to go back and to have to play that period later on."
Players said they knew little more than the fans as the process continued.
Some pedaled bikes. Some simply relaxed.
Many watched television.
Mrazek stands tall
With a five-goal lead early in the third period that became a 5-1 win, Petr Mrazek's ministrations may not have seemed quite as critical as in some of the Red Wings many one-goal games, this season.
But it was important.
The Islanders played well throughout the opening minutes, building a 9-2 shot advantage. But Tomas Jurco scored on the Wings' third shot to get things going offensively.
Mrazek held the fort, and made some big saves later in the game, too.
"We were talking about we have to score some goals, and we did a good job today," said Mrazek, whose calm demeanor seems constant.
"We just have to be focused. It doesn't matter if it's a four-nothing game, or one-nothing. You have to keep going, keeping battling and don't let in any goals."
He agreed that the long delay set up a more difficult challenge, in the third period. But an early goal at 2:56 by Larkin gave his goalie a five-goal lead.
"That was a tough moment for us, but a big goal by Larks at the beginning of the third period."
Assessing Athanasiou
Rookie Andreas Athanasiou played a strong game, picking up his first assist of the season to go with one goal in his seven games with the parent club.
He played 9 minutes, 48 seconds, including 49 seconds on the penalty kill.
Blashill approved, but wants to see even better play from the 21 year-old speedster.
"You know, I thought he did a pretty good job," said Blashill, who coached Athanasiou in Grand Rapids for two seasons. "I actually think he's better than he played tonight.
"I think there's more there.
"I thought he got the puck a few times in the neutral zone with space, and didn't skate. So, he and I will talk about that.
"He's got to be a guy who drives that speed and our ability to put the other teams on their heels."
But Athanasiou's assist on Tomas Tatar's goal, the fourth for the Wings, "was a great play by him," Blashill said.
And the coach liked Athanasiou's play on the penalty kill.
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Meeting Our Ancestor James Tytler
Balloon Tytler Biography
I've written about our family history trips before. In the past though it's been just my brother, our family historian, and me usually going to South Wales, but this time the whole family came too.
I've always taken a keen interest in my brother's research into our family history. He started work on it in his teens and was lucky enough to speak to a lot of relatives about it who have since passed away. He's a conservative researcher, always seeking a lot of evidence before adding someone onto our family line, and a couple of years ago he made an exciting discovery and found we were directly descended from James Tytler (1745-1804). That year we all got copies of a book about James Tytler for Christmas. It's been amazing to be able to read a biography about the life of one of your ancestors and it really helped bring him to life.
James Tytler is a very interesting character and with two notable achievements:
He was the editor of the second edition of the Encyclopedia Britannia and he wrote over three quarters of it himself. According to Wikipedia, it was ten volumes long and had 8,595 pages.
He was the first man in Britain to fly a hot air balloon in 1784, the year after the Montgolfiers, who were the first to fly.
Sadly these remarkable achievements did not earn him much material success and he was poorly paid, often lived in poverty and even had to seek sanctuary from his creditors at times.
Some months back I entered a competition being run by a radio station where you had to answer the question: What would you like one chance to experience? I said that I'd like to follow in the footsteps on my ancestor James Tytler and explained who he was. One evening, while I was doing the washing up, I had a call from the radio station to say that they'd like me to go on air. A few minutes later I was speaking on air to the show's presenter and being told that I'd won the money to make my dream come true. Amazing!
Tytler Gardens Sign
After getting the good news, I started to research how we might go about following in James Tytler's footsteps. My first thought was a balloon ride over Edinburgh, the city where he made his own flight, but it soon became clear that was impractical. You can't fly over big cities in hot air balloons because of air traffic control regulations. I then looked at flying somewhere close to Edinburgh, but that was problematic. Ballooning is very weather dependent and I didn't want to commit to a ballooning trip so far from home, just in case it was cancelled and needed rearranging. In the end we decided that it would need to be two trips and not just one. One trip to Edinburgh to see where he flew and where he lived. Another trip somewhere closer to home to fly in a balloon.
Last weekend we embarked on part one of our trip. We went to Edinburgh with my brother and visited lots of places associated with James Tytler. First up was Tytler Gardens (named for him) which stands on the site of the pleasure gardens where he started his flight. It was a rather wet day, but we got our picture standing underneath the sign. Sadly there was no blue plaque here (or elsewhere in Edinburgh).
Remains of Holyrood Abbey
We also visited the Palace of Holyroodhouse. During his life Tytler had to seek sanctuary from his creditors because he couldn't pay his debts. Holyrood Abbey, which neighbours the palace, offered the right of sanctuary for those who could not pay their debts. The debtors, who were known as 'Abbey lairds', found shelter from their creditors within the Abbey boundaries, which included Holyrood Park. The palace is well worth a visit and kept H well entertained.
It was a great trip and we are now looking forward to the second part of our adventure: a hot air balloon ride.
Lorraine/ Squeakymom says
What a fantastic opportunity, and a great person to find in your family tree. I can't wait to hear about your ballooning, though I think I'd be a bit scared myself.
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That's so interesting, he sounds such an intelligent man. Shame about the lack of material success but he definitely contributed such a massive amount to British history. And well done for winning the prize to trace his footsteps!
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Missing Sleep says
Well done you and so brave going live on radio! I should do a family tree to see if I can uncover anyone interesting like you did. What a great trip away and I look forward to hearing about your hot air balloon trip! x
Susan Mann says
I loved researching family history, but never done it to this extent. Looks amazing x
Becky Willoughby (@LakesSingleMum) says
how marvellous to do this! what a man to be proud of
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Attachment Mummy says
What a great opportunity, and a very cool relative! Look forward to hearing more in part two. The hot air balloon ride sounds fantastic.
Sarah MumofThree World says
That's such an exciting thing to do! Am impressed that your brother has been working on your family history for so many years. You must have all been very excited when you realised you had this particular ancestor.
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How amazing to find out one of your ancestors was such a fascinating and important person. I look forward now to reading about your balloon trip.
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That sounds so interesting! I've researched family history on my mums side but we all appear to be descended from either farm labourers or domestic servants, no exciting relatives for us. #pocolo
This sounds really exciting. Looking forward to reading about your balloon ride.
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What a great ancestor to have! Would be great to follow in his footsteps by doing a balloon flight. Great idea!
Verily Victoria Vocalises says
What a wonderful opportunity. I find family history totally fascinating – even more so as I get older. Thank you for sharing with PoCoLo 🙂 x
Anne Wallwin says
how interesting and exciting!
What a great prize to have won – and so that you could follow in the steps of your ancestor! A fascinating history, and hats off to your brother to be the researcher of the family tree. It's something we would love to do, but struggle so much 🙁 Thanks for sharing with #StepBackInTime – hope to have you back in the future! http://bit.ly/1xyqdmZ
Jess Helicopter says
I love that you won the competition and how amazing to be related to someone so fascinating! Fab link up! #StepBackInTime
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Thomas Akinkunmi Tytler says
Very good as i can trace the history of my TYTLER from Nigeria to Edinburgh in Britain 1745-1804 and the family Ancestor as James Tytler by name and also Tytler Gardens, a brown two story building.
Pete Stewart says
Hi Thomas; amazing to hear of Tytler's descendants in Africa. I've recently written a new biography of him; you can learn more from http://differentkindsofair.co.uk/
I'd love to know how your family is linked to him; yu can post on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ondifferentkindsofair/?notif_t=page_unpublish&notif_id=1477110232454754
Friederike Voigt says
You might also be interested in Margaret Tytler, James Tytler's niece. She bequeathed wonderful models, which she had made in India, to the University of Edinburgh. They are now in the collection of National Museums Scotland https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/margaret-tytlers-indian-models/
I am currently researching her life and work.
Thank you so much for sending the link. They are amazing models and I didn't know about her. I'll pass the details onto my brother as well as he's our family historian.
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The Science and Media Museum in Bradford is having a 'Lates: Magic and Mystery' evening on the 15th November. It's an 'adults only' event with free admission. The evening includes, amongst other things, owl encounters, magic lantern shows and free beer! The magic lantern bit is me presenting a half hour, authentic, Victorian slide show with glass slides that are up to 170 years old three times during the evening. I guarantee plenty of laughs, life changing drama (maybe) and a few surprises!
If you're within travelling distance of Bradford, come and join us.
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Santeria Priest Sought in 2009 Missing Person Investigation That Led to Backyard Human Remains
New information in the 2009 missing person case led authorities to pursue a search warrant to begin excavation in the home's backyard
By Jonathan Lloyd and John Cádiz Klemack • Published August 25, 2015 • Updated on August 26, 2015 at 12:15 am
A Santeria priest is suspected in the 2009 disappearance of a woman whose remains were found earlier this month in the backyard of a Southern California home.
The remains of Maria DelRefugio Chavez, 39, were found Aug. 7 behind a Valinda home in the 700 block of Elsberry Avenue, located in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. New information in the 2009 disappearance of the El Monte mother led authorities to pursue a search warrant to begin excavation in the home's backyard.
Pablo Pinto Mata, who remains at large, was identified as a suspect in her disappearance, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Mata, known as a Santero who performed healing rituals in Montebello, also is wanted in connection with a sex assault involving a child, police said.
"I was in shock," said the homeowner, who did not want to be identified. "I didn't know what to think."
Members of the family of four living at the house now and since before 2009 were brought outside at the time the remains were dug up and later questioned by investigators. Family members have been "cooperating," and investigators do not believe the family is involved in the missing person case, according to authorities.
The homeowner says Mata showed up uninvited and said he wanted to perform a healing ritual alone in her backyard that would help heal her sick daughter. She said she trusted him and feels "totally betrayed."
"He was supposed to be helping us, not hurting us," the homeowner said.
"Since the day that victim Chavez went missing, suspect Mata has been a person of interest," said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. Victor Lewandowski. "He is also wanted by the Montebello and West Covina police departments for multiple sex crime felonies, including rape and sex acts with minor children."
Investigators said the two met at a shop in Montebello that the suspect used to own, and that Mata and Chavez were both business partners and romantically involved.
The couple also had a child together, who was 4 years old when her mother disappeared.
The victim's 1998 Honda Accord was found several days after she was last seen May 7, 2009 as she left her job at the East LA Indoor Swapmeet in the 4700 block of Whittier Boulevard, according to the Charley Project website that profiles cold-case missing-person cases. She was reported missing later that night.
The family living at the home do say that Mata buried Chavez in the backyard of a family that he knew personally, even though they knew nothing of the killing or burial.
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"The only comments I can tell you guys is that we're heartbroken," said the homeowner's son, who also did not want to be identified. "Whatever the freaky things he did here."
A woman in the house said that he had helped a young girl who lived in the home overcome panic attacks and insomnia, in his role as a healer.
The subject of the 2009 missing persons case was earlier identified only as an adult, who was not a resident of the house. A cause of death has not been determined, detectives said.
Sheriff's detective Joe Romero said the victim's sister, Maria Elena Chavez, who spoke in Spanish to reporters, was asking for the public's assistance "in finding the individual who did this to her sister."
"Their mother passed away approximately a month ago and she passed away knowing that her daughter was still missing, with the pain that her daughter had not been found or located," Romero said.
He said the family feels that they can now "put their sister to rest in peace."
Gadi Schwartz contributed to this report.
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