PRIDE in Our People is the Gazette's 'local Oscars' for people who have worked tirelessly to improve their community.
PRIDE in Our People is the Gazette's 'local Oscars' for people who have worked tirelessly to improve their community.
The awards are now in their ninth year, and once again we are delighted to confirm the University of West London as the official sponsor.
All of our winners are nominated by you, our readers, and everyone who fills out the nomination form below (or the form in the Gazette paper) will be entered into a draw to win £150.
The closing date for nominations is April 22 and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on May 30 at Pillars Restaurant, St Mary's Road, Ealing.
Community Champion: Someone who has made a real difference to their community, either by raising funds, running a self-help group or campaigning to improve the environment or services.
My Hero: Awarded for performing a heroic deed, everything from tackling a mugger to helping out a sick neighbour by doing the shopping or gardening. What might seem a small effort to you can be life-changing to someone in need.
Young person of the year: A child or young person who has made an outstanding personal achievement, against the odds, such as a physical or mental disability, or has helped less able friends, family or members of the community.
Key Worker: Anyone involved in key jobs such as the health or fire service, who go beyond the call of duty to help people in their care. They could also extend their work into the community such as a cancer nurse who leads a support group or youth worker who runs an outreach network to help troubled youngsters.
Business: This can be any business, large or small, which provides superb service or an innovative product that helps the community. It could be the manager or owner who goes that extra-mile for his customers, fund-raisers or is involved in the well being of customers. This could be also be some of the many businesses who showed great bravery and pulled together following the summer riots in Ealing, or have demonstrated other kinds of community dedication.
Need to ask a question? Email our Pride reporter Adrian Seal.


Thank you to everyone who made our Celebration of the Commonwealth such a huge success this summer.
Hayburn Park buzzed with the sound of African Drummers and a performance from the Theatre Studio cast of Cats. It was lunch on us as all our guests enjoyed a Taste of The Commonwealth, with dishes from India, Malaysia, Malta the Caribbean and Scotland and of course pudding in the form of Hayburn Strawberries and Cream. And the Games did begin with Enjoyaball, the football tournament and the traditional races. Thanks also go to the Dance Exercise classes for all ages that got our toes tapping, Arts and Crafts, Facepainting and Wood Carving and Sanjeev Kohli for awarding the prizes.
A wonderful day was had by all and yet again the sun shined on our celebration!
On Sunday 23rd June 2013, the Sunday afternoon before the schools finish we are having a good old fashioned Summer Fete in Hayburn Park. Delights include, strawberries and cream and wildflowers, delicious homebaking and a treasure trove of bric and brac. Games such as coconut shy, hook the duck and beat the goalie and the Hayburn Races. Special treats such as pony rides and bouncy castle and slide and music. Cake Competition, Adult, Secondary and Primary Categories, entries by 2.30pm please. Join us for a fun day out for the family in beautiful Hayburn Park.Donations for stalls by 1pm on 23rd June or can be collected before if you contact us.
The scariest ghosts and ghouls, witches and zombies gather for a Hallo'een parade around the park, costume competition, best pumpkin, the legendary Tell A Joke Lucky Dip and lots of spooky fun.
On the evening of the last day of school before Christmas we have a jolly festive gathering in the park with hot chocolate and carols and festive treats. Wrap up warm and sing a long, it's Christmas!
Join Brenda the Bunny on Easter Sunday for the egg hunt and best painted egg and Easter Bonnet Competition and egg rolling too!


Implementing a successful antimicrobial stewardship program requires planning, top level administrative support, adequate funding, appropriate staffing, ongoing education of staff and prompt reporting of key metrics. Programs that lack any of these elements quickly run into difficulties that can be quite costly in the short and long-term. How do you know whether your program is effective? What happens when a hospital has an ineffective antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP)?
Patient outcomes: Studies show that mortality rates, length of stay and complications from infections can be reduced by ASPs.
Patient safety: Clinicians may monitor adverse drug toxicities and development of Clostridium difficile infections, for example.
Evidence of reduced resistance: Beyond the benefit to the individual patient, antimicrobial stewardship programs also aim to extend the life of available antimicrobials and reduce the development of resistant organisms. Consequently, tracking the rates of multidrug resistant organisms by unit and facility provides a significant measure of an program's effectiveness.
Ineffective (or absent) ASPs not only fail to achieve the benefits of good stewardship, they also put the hospital at risk for fines and may damage the facility's reputation. Medicare and private insurers have implemented penalties that continually increase the next few years for poor rates of healthcare-associated infections, readmissions, and other quality measures.
Hospitals that don't measure up are already seeing reduced reimbursement rates. Further, with infection rates reported through the National Healthcare Safety Network now publically available, hospitals that compare poorly risk losing patients who may choose to use a "safer" facility—or be directed to one by their health plan.
Leadership Commitment: Dedicate the necessary human, financial and IT resources to the program.
Accountability: Appoint a single leader, ideally an infectious disease physician, responsible for program outcomes, and establish time and compensation for the role.
Drug Expertise: Appoint a single pharmacist leader responsible for working to improve antibiotic use, and allocate time and budget for these responsibilities.
Prioritized Action: Sequentially implement recommended actions, such as systemic evaluation of ongoing treatment need after a set period of initial treatment or implement prospective audits of antimicrobial prescriptions.
Reporting: Regularly report information on antibiotic use and resistance to relevant staff and management.
Education: Educate clinicians, staff and patients about resistance and optimal prescribing.
1. McGowan JE. Antimicrobial Stewardship—the State of the Art in 2011 Focus on Outcome and Methods. Infection Control. 2012; 33:331-337.
2. CDC. Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Program. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014.
3. Dellit, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:159–77.


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Lay sliced tomatoes in a 9×13 baking dish, overlapping a few if needed. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper. In a bowl, mix panko, cheese, garlic and parsley with a spoon until combined. Evenly sprinkle panko mix over the top of the tomatoes. Broil for 2-3 minutes, or just until cheese and crumbs are golden. Watch carefully as the bread crumbs can burn quickly! Serve as a summer side dish, a salad starter, or a snack!


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Category Archives: Thomas Meacham
Mr Sante Debacco Explains…
Mr Sante Debacco of the Village of Ravena Building Department has been very forthcoming and impressively so, with comments and responses to our articles "Is Nancy Warner Suffering PMM (Post-menopausal Mania) AGAIN?" and "Ravena Still Ignores Oaths of Office and Rights Protected by State and Federal Constitutions!!!" (called the "Hohman article" below). We have posted one of his emails and our comments in our article "Mr Sante Debacco of the Ravena Building Department Responds", and are pleased to note that Mr Debacco AGREES with the majority of our statements. That should put to final rest any of the stupidity of doubters as to the factual basis of our articles. Here we have a long-time employee of the Village of Ravena Building Department and of the Town of Coeymans Building Department admitting in black and white that we are correct in what we had to say.
Although Mr Debacco erroneously placed his comments in response to the article primarily on Nancy Warner, he is aware of that error and explains that he intended the comments to go on the article about Mr Ron Hohman. You can read Mr Debacco's comments in their unedited entirety in the Comments (bottom of the article) about Nancy Warner (here's the link: Comments)
Mr Debacco's most recent comment is most interested to our readers, because Mr Debacco explains some of the workings, if we can be so liberal to call them "workings," that is, the operations of the Ravena Building Department, the roles of Mr Joe Burns, Mr Hohman and Mr Debacco, himself, the distinction between a State Code Enforcement Officer and a Village Code Enforcement Officer, and he confirms our statements made in the Hohman article.
We are publishing Mr Debacco's most recent email/comment in its entirety simply because it is important for our readers, particularly our readers in the towns of Coeymans, New Baltimore, and the Village of Ravena, and any resident/property owner in the state of New York, for that matter, to know what Mr Debacco explains in his comment.
We are also publishing Mr Debacco's statement in its entirety as well as his previous comments because it is so rare for a public employee to come forward and be so candidly honest about himself, his job, and the people he works with. That takes integrity and courage.
It's the LAW.
Our rights are protected by the New York State Constitution and the Constitution of the United States!!!
Mr Debacco writes:
"Good Evening Editor of the Smalbany Blog,
"I would like to share some comments, or thoughts if you will, on the issue regarding the recent post about Village of Ravena Zoning Enforcement Official Ron Hohman. By the way – I am maintaining my vow not to read the blog for my own reasons, but I have no objection to you posting my comments on the blog."
Mr Debacco had posted his previous comments on the "Is Nancy Warner Suffering PMM (Post-menopausal Mania) AGAIN?" page. That was in error but you can read all of his previous comments in the Comments section of that page.
"Mr. Hohman recently cited a property owner in the Village of Ravena a code violation regarding an unregistered vehicle, and discarded rubbish on the property. These citations were documented from the local laws and codes of the Village of Ravena. In our Building Department, Mr. Hohman is charged with the enforcement of Village of Ravena local laws. He [Mr Hohman] is not a New York State certified code enforcement official, and cannot enforce the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code of New York State – Title 19 NYCRR. Only myself and Mr. Burns are charged with the enforcement of the State codes since we are certified by NYS as code enforcement officials. Mr. Hohman cannot issue building permits, conduct inspection of construction. He [Mr Hohman] can investigate complaints, but only complaints regarding the Village codes." [Our emphasis]
Either Mr Debacco has knowledge of the case to which we refer in our article, "Ravena Still Ignores Oaths of Office and Rights Protected by State and Federal Constitutions!!!" or he is relying on the facts we reported in that article. The bottom line is that Mr Debacco is confirming that Mr Hohman's authority is limited to only Village of Ravena local codes and laws.
Mr Debacco continues:
"However Mr. Hohman still must abide by protected constitutional rights of citizens. We are not allowed to enter private property without permission of the property owner. It is assumed that we can walk up to the front door of a building and knock on the door or ring a bell, but we are not allowed to walk around back per se without permission from the property owner. We are not allowed to enter into a dwelling unit without permission of the occupant of the dwelling. We can conduct legal inspections from the public right of way such as a sidewalk or street, and we can also conduct a legal inspection from a neighboring property, but the owner of that property must give us permission. The only time we can enter private property or enter someone's dwelling unit, is during an emergency situation where the fire department or police department will allow us entry. The code enforcement official has the authority to obtain an administrative warrant to enter a property to conduct an inspection, but he/she must apply for such warrant at a local court where the property is located and must show cause."
Again, Mr Debacco, a long-time employee of the Village of Ravena Building Department and a NYS certified code enforcement officer, confirms our statements in the Hohman article, that is, that Hohman must respect the protected rights of citizens. In other words, as we reported, no on may enter a resident's or a citizen's property without the citizen's permission, or unless the official has a warrant or there is an emergency situation. Unless the official has the owner/occupant's permission or a court order, the official cannot set foot on the property. Thank you, Mr Debacco, for confirming our report.
And again, Mr Debacco continues and confirms what we reported in the Hohlman article:
"I'm not sure what procedures Mr. Hohman followed the day of the visit to the Ravena property owner. I wasn't around that day, and I didn't hear anything about it at the office.
"In regards to the subjects of the violations, I cannot comment because I was not involved. I do agree with the old saying that "one man's rubbish is another man's treasure". The language in the codes is not really that cut and dry. Lots of room for interpretation. I don't think that criminal charges for trespassing are warranted. In defense of Mr. Hohman, I believe there was no criminal intent on his part. I believe he was trying to his job, in the best way he thought he was able to." [Our emphasis]
The law has no reliable way to adequately define a word like "rubbish", as we have already stated in the Hohman article, and so that disposes of Hohman's charge that there was anything objectionable in the resident's yard. Hohman still has to explain how he made the observation on which he bases his charge, however. Even if he claims he did not enter the property and viewed the property from a neighboring property, he still has to prove he obtained the "neighbor's" permission to enter their property. We don't think That Mr Hohman is tall enough to make adequate observations over a 6 foot fence, though.
We also don't agree that criminal intent absolves Mr Hohman from answering charges of trespass. Trespass does not require the intent to commit a crime and ignorance or over-zealousness does not absolve guilt. Think of it this way: You are driving down the road 10 miles over the posted speed limit and you are stopped by a law enforcement officer and ticketed for speeding. Your explanation is that you were not aware that you were speeding. That's not going to save your sorry butt. You see, it is your responsibility to be in control of your vehicle and that includes knowing and obeying local laws and ordinances and state Vehicle and Traffic Laws, including speeding. It is your responsibility as an operator of a motor vehicle on pubic roadways and the excuse of not paying attention or ignorance is no defense. You will still have to face the consequences for your irresponsibility.
Same applies to Mr Hohman. He is responsible not only for knowing the Village of Ravena codes as they apply to buildings and properties in the Village, he must also be aware of the rights of residents and property owners and his limitations as a public official and employee. Whether or not he knew or did not know what he could or could not do is not a defense. He violated the law and cannot claim that his official duties protect him — they don't — or that he was unaware of his limitations as to the rights of the public — ignorance is not a defense. So we disagree on this with Mr Debacco.
We feel that Mr Hohman has the duty, obligation and responsibility to know not only the codes but also what he can and cannot do under the law. He obviously broke the law and must now accept the consequences. The law does not apply differently to him because he is a public employee. There are not separate laws for Mr Hohman and others that apply to us common citizens. In fact, it is generally accepted that public servants must be held to a higher standard than private citizens because public servants are more visible and represent the common good. That applies equally to our judges and to our dog catchers and everyone in between. You break the law and you must be made an example. Period.
We continue to advise the property owner to file a criminal charge of trespass and violation of his protected rights under the New York State and United States constitutions. The local police chief, Coeymans Police Chief Daniel Contento must take the complaint, investigate to the extent that his own competence allows, and turn the matter over to the court for arraignment and hearing. An example must be made and other public employees put on notice.
Furthermore, given the facts and given Mr Debacco's statements in his comments, we also feel that Mr Joseph Burns, Mr Debacco's and Mr Hohman's supervisor and the director of the Village of Ravena Building Department must be held accountable for Mr Hohman's misconduct. It is Mr Burns' responsiblility to ensure the lawful operations of his department and it is Mr Debacco's duty and obligation to report any observed or suspected misconduct to Mr Burns so that Burns can investigate and take any necessary action. If Debacco fails to report such misconduct or his suspicion or knowledge to Burns, Debacco becomes an accessory to the misconduct and should be disciplined. Burns must keep records of all such incidents as well as any action taken by him in the case. If Burns does not keep adequate records, he becomes subject to discipline. Good recordkeeping is a requirement in public office, and the Office of the New York State Comptroller audits consistently look at the recordkeeping habits of local governments. So beware!
Watch your step, Mr Debacco; It's a slippery slope.
"I would like to invite the editorial team to visit us some day at the Building Department offices, either in Ravena or Coeymans. Spend some time with us, spend a day or two with us. Tour our offices, perhaps do a ride-along when we go out in the field. See what we do. See what we can't do. You will learn that we do not have an easy job. It can be stressful, controversial, and complicated. We probably are the least liked – for lack of a better term – out of any public employee. Many times I have been yelled at, scolded, given the finger, and even threatened with physical harm by the public for – what I thought – was just doing my job. And I'm only the part-timer: way down on the (Village and Town) food chain. Twice in my career I have been threatened where I had to file a "workplace violence incident report". Maybe you are right. Maybe I really do work too much!"
It is very generous of Mr Debacco to invite us to visit the Village of Ravena Building Department and to accompany him on his rounds but truth be told we do not think that Mr Debacco has the authority to make such an invitation. That's not to say that we are not appreciative of Mr Debacco's generosity in extending an invitation to do so; we simply feel that you can't invite someone into someone else's home — that would be violating their protected rights — and Mr Debacco is only a part-time employee of the Ravena Village Department and as such, no matter how long he's been there, does not give him the authority to invite outsiders to spend a day with the Department or to participate in a "ride-along" in the field. That would require Mr Burns' and perhaps even higher authority's permission. We would urge Mr Debacco to be more prudent and cautious in making such invitations.
As Mr Debacco admits in his comment his job is not the most popular one in the Village and he does admit that it can be "stressful, controversial and complicated." But then so are many other jobs but that does not mean that you don't have to obey the rules and the law. As we say: If it's too hot in the kitchen, get out."
Mr Debacco closes his comment with:
"Anyway – thank you again for your time this evening.
Sante DeBacco
Our recommendation to the Village of Ravena and to the Town of Coeymans is that you train your employees properly and avoid lawsuits (same would apply, Mr Jeff Ruso (R) and Mr Nick Dellisanti (R), to employees of the Town of New Baltimore). You can't undo what has been done but you can make good faith efforts to avoid abuses in the future. (By the way, Ravena, Why? do you pay village shyster Michael Biscone, Ravena Village attorney, if the Village of Ravena continues to break the laws of the state and the nation? Paying him to park his fat arse and supply expensive lies is a bit of a waste of taxpayer dollars. Wouldn't you agree?)
And we'd like to thank Mr Debacco sincerely for his straightforward and informative comments. We wish that other citizens and residents and ALL of our public employees — and wer're thinking specifically of Mr Jeff Ruso, New Baltimore Town Supervisor, and his employees and elected officials; they don't even respond to resident's letters — would have the guts to do what Mr Debacco has done. But perhaps we are wishing too much!
From the Community!
Editor's Postscript
We've been asked to investigate two other matter in the Village of Ravena and the Town of Coeymans. Just to give our readers a Heads up! on what's coming:
Driving through Faith Plaza, a heavily visited strip mall with Ravena Shop'n Save and CVS Pharmacy and other heavily trafficked businesses, we have been asked to investigate why the Village of Ravena and The Town of Coeymans have not taken steps to ensure the public's safety by citing the owner of the Plaza for the incredibly dangerous condition of the parking lot. The potholes are so many and so deep that you could lose an 18-wheeler in one of them or a small child! After a rain the potholes are filled with water any if you should drive through one, you could lose a wheel. This is a condition that has been allowed to persist literally for years and nothing has been done about it. Where are you Village of Ravena and Town of Coeymans???
Heavy trucks, damaged streets and water infrastructure, hazardous curves, no traffic enforcement, and parking in Ravena is another question we've been asked to investigate, and one which we are currently investigating. Why are the heavy trucks going through the Village of Ravena in the first place? The Village has the power to restrict traffic and the New York State DOT would likely support the Village. So why is there all that dangerous heavy traffic? Why are certain business owners complaining about parking restrictions? Why hasn't the Town of Coeymans and the Village of Ravena heeded the advice of a veteran professional law enforcement officer about the dangerous conditions? We will answer these questions, name names, Name to Shame, and expose the lies and half-truths about the parking situation in Ravena. One big question is who owns the parking lot across from the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Patrick in Ravena where the sign reads "Church Parking Only"? Lots of questions and we're getting the answers.
What's the problem in the Town of New Baltimore where elected officials, including the New Baltimore Town Supervisor Jeff Ruso and his deputy Nick Dellisanti, Sole Assessor Gordon Bennett, New Baltimore Board of Assessment Review Chairperson Donna Degnen, New Baltimore Animal Control Officer Joseph "Joe" Tanner, the New Baltimore Code Enforcement/Building Inspector currently Allan Jourdin, the Acting [Deputy] Superintendent of Highways Scott vanWormer and others have ignored and refused to answer residents' correspondence and questions. How dare they ignore residents' letters asking for answers to important questions!!! They have a duty and an obligation to respond, even if the truth threatens their Mickey Mouse political ambitions.
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We've just been informed that Zachary Stahlman and Charles "Chuck" Stahlman's continuing harassment of a local business has been rejected by the Greene County Court. Shyster loser Brendan Baynes (Brendan Baynes Law Firm), representing the Stahlmans in their bid to continue harassing a local business, and his motion to reargue the case, claiming that the Greene County Court and County Judge Terry J Wilhelm didn't understand the facts or the law, got kicked out, as we predicted. For background on the Stahlmans and Baynes, see our article, "Shyster Meets Psycho: Brendan Baynes and Zachary Stahlman a.k.a. Fat Cat Antiques". Their attempt failed miserably, of course.
In a Decision & Order dated July 2, 2108, Greene County Court Judge Terry J. Wilhelm denied Stahlman's motion for reargument, which was stupidly filed by local shyster Brendan Baynes of the Baynes Law Firm of Ravena, NY (we've already commented on the fact that Baynes' law firm isn't in Ravena, his P.O. box might be, but his office is in what appears to be a chicken coop on US Rt 9W in Greene County; it's not even in Albany County!). If Baynes doesn't even know where his office is located do you want to trust him with your legal work? But that says a lot about the Stahlmans.
The whole fiasco started in New Baltimore Town Court when former one-term town justice Lee Davis, a New York State Health Department attorney, no less, couldn't interpret the terms of a commercial lease correctly, and started the ball rolling in a cascade of confusion worthy of the antics of a group of circus clowns. One of the biggest clowns, local attorney Brendan Baynes of Ravena, New York, jumped into the act to demonstrate how incompetent a New York attorney can be. The Stahlmans got what they deserved. Losers!
Our investigations as reported in our article, "Are Charles H. "Chuck" Stahlman and Son, Zachary Stahlman a Bit too Cozy with New York State Police?" received a very prompt and concerned response from the New York State Police Internal Investigations and the Station Commander at the New Scotland State Police, who flatly denied any connection with the Stahlmans, except that they were the ones who arrested Charles "Chuck" Stahlman for passing fake money, but once the case went to Albany County DA P. David Soares, that's where the NYSP connection ended. In fact, Charles Stahlman has a date in court in September. We'll be watching what Albany County DA Soares does to botch up the case, which he no doubt will do.
The State Police also sent Chuck Stahlman and wifely Stahlman packing when they cried harassment when legally served with court papers. The Stahlmans are displaying a "We Support the Bethlehem Police" poster on their property on US Route 9W. Yeah, we bet they do! Too bad for the bad-news boys in Stahlmanville.
The only remaining question we have at this point is whether Albany County District Attorney David P. Soares will screw up the case when Chuck Stahlman has to appear in September on the charges of
AND AGAIN IN NEW BALTIMORE TOWN COURT…
We've been looking at elected officials' and public servants' oaths of office and find that just about every one of our local elected officials and public servants have sworn an oath they cannot possibly uphold. They just won't admit that they are ignorant and incompetent. They don't know their jobs, take the public's money and are, well, thieves!
THE NEW BALTIMORE TOWN COURT or THE CENTER FOR BACKWATER INJUSTICE
In a recent letter to New Baltimore Town Justice Thomas Meacham, a resident demands to know why a complaint made with the Town of New Baltimore Animal Control Officer (ACO), Joseph "Joe" Tanner, was dismissed without notification of the parties, including, at least according the Mr. Tanner, the Animal Control Officer. The letter (June 6, 2018) reads in part:
"Mr. Tanner informs me that the complaint was "discarded" by you. Mr. Tanner further reports that he had discussed the case with you and was surprised that you had discarded it.
"My question to you is on what grounds and authority did you discard/dismiss the case without having consulted with me or without a hearing."
Meacham responds on July 5, 2018, by sending a so-called Decision, without even so much as a note, dated September 26, 2017 (!!!) which reads:
"On 9/26/17 the hearing was held at the Town of New Baltimore Courthouse in Greene County, NY. Neither the Animal control officer (ACo) or the complainant were present in the court at the hearing."
Overlooking the horrible grammar in this official court document, there are some very significant problems in how this case was handled. The Complainant, upon receiving Meacham's response, addressed a letter to "his honor" in which the Complainant pulls no punches:
"While the document mailing postmarked July 5, 2018, indicates a decision of the court dated September 26, 2017, it gives no further statement as to why the apparent Decision of September 26, 2017, was sent out on July 5, 2018, and only after I demanded information from the Court as to the status of the complaint. If one does the math, that is fully 10 months after the fact; by any standard, even if one applies the standards of a Town or Village court and the competence of a Town or Village "justice," such an untimely notification is unacceptable.
"But the untimely notification is not the sole unacceptable observation to be made on hand of the Court's apparent response.
"The document indicates that the "[d]efendants were arraigned on 8/29/17." Presumably, that date notation is intended to mean August 29, 2017.
"The fact that I made the complaint by me The "personally with Mr. Joseph Tanner on or about Tuesday, July 11, 2017, immediately following a so-called "trial" in the matter of Thompson v. Krug [sic, recte "People v. Krug"], a dog nuisance case, which you sua sponte dismissed after coaxing the complainant telling him you were going to dismiss the case even without hearing the facts or witnesses who were waiting to be heard. This fact raises the question as to why it no less than took 7 weeks for the New Baltimore Town Court to "arraign" the defendants on a dog nuisance violation?
"The Decision document also states that a "hearing was held at the Town of New Baltimore Courthouse" on 9/26/2017 (September 26, 2017), and that "[neither] the Animal Control Officer (ACO) [Mr. Joseph Tanner] or [sic] the complainant were present in the court at the hearing."
"In other words, Sir, in the case of People v. Krug, while mis-captioning the matter before the court, you unilaterally eliminated the People from the matter.
"First of all, in an animal nuisance complaint, it is the Animal Control Officer (ACO) who prosecutes the complaint before the court; it is the Animal Control Officer who is the prosecutor. The court cannot "hear" a case in which the prosecutor is not present; the Court cannot entertain an ex parte hearing. A hearing, sir, involves the parties, not a single party but all of the parties! Mr. Tanner is the New Baltimore Animal Control Officer and in the subject matter he is the prosecutor and the representative of the People of New Baltimore. How do you presume to abrogate to yourself the prerogatives of the executive branch (enforcement and prosecution) from your position in the judiciary?!? How do you presume to disregard the doctrine of separation of powers in violation of the New York State Constitution and the Constitution of the United States, both of which you swore in a solemn oath of office to support?
"I am at a loss, as would anyone who is even remotely familiar with the administration of justice, how it would be possible for both the prosecutor and the chief Complainant to be absent from a hearing without red flags going up everywhere. Didn't it occur to you that something was awry when the prosecutor and the chief Complainant were not present at the hearing?
"According to the document you provided as a Decision, you arrogantly proceeded with a so-called "hearing," heard the defendant(s) without the benefit of the prosecutor or this Complainant, and dismissed the case.
"Your questionable conduct in this one case raises a plethora of questions as to your competence as a member of the judiciary, not only in terms of an understanding of your role but questions even your appreciation of the implications of your oath of office and your knowledge of procedures. Given these primary questions and the secondary issues and questions that arise therefrom, it would appear that you are in violation of a number of regular and ethical rules.
"Your conduct of this matter may subject you to discipline, and given the circumstances, I shall immediately file a complaint with the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, demanding that you be at least censured if not removed from the bench.
"Before this matter becomes any more embarrassing to the Town of New Baltimore or to the New York State Unified Court System, you may wisely and prudently consider resigning with immediate effect."
The Complainant's letter was sent on or about July 30, 2018, and copied to the New Baltimore Town Clerk, the New Baltimore Justice Court Clerk, Town Justice Joseph Farrell Jr, and mailed to Mr. Meacham.
We have demanded insight into the Court records in this case and have been informed that they will be made available for inspection on August 20, 2018, at the New Baltimore Town Hall. We'll have our representative there to inspect those records and recommend further action.
All of our public servants have to swear an oath of office in which they swear to support the New York State Constitution and the Constitution of the United States of America. That's the joke of the century.
Not a single one of the officials we have examined has any idea of either of the Constitutions and they are continuously violating the highest laws of the state of New York and of the United States, their Constitutions. Our public servants have no clue about the constitutions they swear to support and they're violating our rights on a day-to-day basis.
The voters of New Baltimore elected a dolt to be a town justice, Thomas Meacham, who has no clue of what it means to be a member of the judiciary nor any idea of any boundaries set by the separation of powers in the three branches of government.
Meacham not only is ignorant of any constitutional provisions of separation of powers, he seems to make his own rules of procedure as he moves blindly along violating the public's rights and traumatizing the people's trust in an unbiased and non-partisan judiciary, something that is alien to New Baltimore and most towns and villages that are plagued with the antiquated and incompetent system of town and village justices, who are not educated in the law and are required to have only a high school education or equivalent to be voted into the court system!
We have been studying the Town and Village Court System of the New York State Unified Court System and have found that it is the source of problems for almost 100 years. The fundamental problem is that local communities elect local residents to be local judges, called town or village justices (formerly "justices of the peace"), most of whom have absolutely no training in law or anything close to it. The only requirement to be one of these dolts is the equivalence of a high school graduation and the necessary votes, that is, one more than your opponent!! There have been attempts to eliminate the town and village court system but communities don't like interference from above and legislators are not all too eager to risk pissing off voters by doing something that might be right or necessary. Perish the thought!
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Potential Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Majeed is a general practitioner in the practice of Dr. Curran & Partners (www.claphamhealth.nhs.uk). After-hours services to patients in the practice are provided by a general practice cooperative, SELDOC (www.seldoc.co.uk). Dr. Majeed has also received funds for research from the NHS to evaluate new models of after-hours primary care in London.
From Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, United Kingdom.
Many of the innovations recommended by Margolius and Bodenheimer 19 for after-hours primary care in the U.S. health care system are already present in England's National Health Service (NHS) 19. All residents of England have access to free after-hours primary care services from the NHS, either provided by their own primary care physician or by their local primary care trust (that is, the organization responsible for funding primary care services). After-hours primary care in England is defined as care that occurs outside the hours of 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in contrast to some other countries, in which primary care physicians may offer narrower access to routine services 19.
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RICHMOND, Va. – Jose Rafael Murcia-Garcia, 34, a Mexican National who resided in Boston, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today to Conspiracy to Engage in Racketeering and Conspiracy to Launder Money. Murcia-Garcia faces a maximum of 40 years' imprisonment, a fine of $750,000, and three years of supervised release. Further, he is illegally within the United States and faces deportation following the service of his prison sentence.
Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Katrina W. Berger, Acting Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement after the guilty plea was accepted by Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck.
According to court papers, this defendant is connected to a Fraudulent Document Enterprise (FDE) previously prosecuted in the Eastern District of Virginia in United States v. Israel Cruz Millan, Case No. 3:10CR308. The FDE originally operated in the United States beginning prior to 2008 and continuing through November 18, 2010, and had cells in Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Manassas, Virginia; Fayetteville and Little Rock, Arkansas; New Haven, Connecticut; Mishawaka, Indiana; Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky; Chelsea, Massachusetts; St. Louis, Missouri; Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Providence, Rhode Island; and Nashville, Tennessee. The criminal enterprise was dismantled within the United States on November 18, 2010. In the prior case and connected prosecutions, a total of 30 defendants were convicted. On February 16, 2012, United States District Judge James R. Spencer sentenced the overall leader, Israel Cruz Millan to 300 months' imprisonment. On March 2, 2012, United States District Judge Henry E. Hudson sentenced Oliverez-Jiminez to two consecutive life terms in prison, after having been convicted by a jury of racketeering, murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to produce and transfer false identification documents.
According to court filings, the FDE restarted its operations while the Israel Cruz Millan, et al. case was still pending. Beginning at some point prior to February 2012, Manuel Hidalgo Flores, also known as "Chino," "Chimuelo" and "Julio," began managing the organization's operations in the United States, supervising operations in Richmond, Virginia; Springdale, Arkansas; Boston, Massachusetts; Raleigh, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. As in the previous case, the FDE produced high-quality false identification cards for distribution to illegal aliens. In most cities where the organization operated, Hidalgo Flores placed a cell manager to supervise a number of "runners," the lower level members of the organization who distributed business cards advertising the organization's services and helped facilitate transactions with customers. In his sworn Statement of Facts, Jose Rafael Murcia-Garcia, also known as "Juan," admitted that, while working under Hidalgo Flores, he supervised runners operating in the Boston, Massachusetts cell.
The cost of fraudulent documents varied depending on the location, with counterfeit Resident Alien and Social Security cards typically selling for approximately $150. Each cell maintained detailed sales records and divided the proceeds between the runner, the cell manager, and the upper level managers in Mexico. In addition, the FDE used Western Union and MoneyGram to funnel criminal proceeds to Mexico.
The evidence during the Oliverez-Jiminez trial detailed how members of the organization sought to drive competitors from their territory by posing as customers in search of fraudulent documents and then attacking the competitors when they arrived to make a sale. According to court filings, the FDE continued those tactics in 2013. The First Superseding Indictment charges four FDE members, including Manuel Hidalgo Flores, with targeting a competitor in the Richmond, Virginia area on October 6, 2013. That planned attack was thwarted, however, by law enforcement intervention.
Counting this guilty plea, 34 members of this organization charged in the Richmond, Virginia federal cases have been convicted. Currently, Murcia-Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17, 2014, before United States District Court Judge James R. Spencer. Out of the 12 defendants arrested in the current case on October 30, 2013, 8 are scheduled to proceed to a jury trial on June 2, 2014.
The case was investigated by the Richmond and Norfolk offices of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which falls under the Washington, D.C., office. ICE HSI received assistance from the Virginia State Police, Chesterfield County Police Department, and Henrico County Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Michael Gill and Trial Attorney Maria Gonzalez Calvet, of the Criminal Division's Fraud Section, are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.


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The United States has stepped into bilateral disputes in the waters surrounding Chin The provisional Somali constitution which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the country's National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Mogadishu has been widely welcomed and praised as one of the top legal documents in the world.
The Somali constituent assembly of 825 delegates drawn from people from all walks of life has been debating the draft constitution for the past week and voted almost unanimously for the new constitution to replace the 8-year old Somali charter.
The constituent assembly adopted the constitution with 96 percent yes vote of the 645 delegates present at the venue, while 2 percent voted against and the other 2 percent abstained from voting.
The vote came despite foiled twin suicide bomb attacks at the gate of the venue during the assembly's session on Wednesday.
However, the Somali provisional constitution has been praised both locally and internationally as one of the best legal documents and its adoption as a milestone.The Somali government said that the adoption of provisional constitution marks a great milestone that brings the transitional period by 20 August with the election of a new president for the country in accordance with the roadmap agreed upon by Somali leaders.
"For one year, our effort to pass a new constitution is realized today through your hard work and patriotism when you acted responsibly to endorse the draft constitution," Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said.
The Somali government said: "the next step will be the selection of members for the new parliament, who will then select the parliament speaker before a new president is inaugurated with a transparent and accountable government for the country."
The UN Somalia envoy Augustine Mahiga welcomed the adoption of the new provisional constitution as "momentous occasion" and an "historic achievement".
"The adoption of the Provisional Constitution is an historic achievement as it completes one of the most important milestones towards ending the current transitional period and ushering in a new political future," Mahiga said in a statement issued after the vote to adopt the country top legal document.
The African Union peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) which has more than 18,000 troops deployed in the country and is mandated by the UN to protect the Somali government, also welcomed the endorsing of the constitution and congratulated Somalis on "major step forward on the road to national recovery".
"The adoption of a Provisional Constitution by a National Constituent Assembly, representative of the people of Somalia, will protect the gains made and provide a legal foundation for Somalia's new institutions," Boubacar Diarra, special representative of AU Commission for Somalia, said in a statement."Today is the culmination of years of hard work by the Somali people with the support of the International community," Diarra added.
Diara urged for the steps in the political process, such as the selection of the upcoming Members of Parliament, the subsequent election by the new legislature of its speaker and deputies as well as the new President, "be conducted in a fair and credible manner".
Ordinary Somalis expressed hope the new constitution, which offers more fundamental rights and protection than the country's previous fundamental legal documents, will herald new era of peace and stability in war-tired Somalia.
"I think the fact that the constitution was adopted in Mogadishu is something important in itself but what is more significant is that the constitution gives us more rights and protection than many countries' constitution," Raaho Daahir, a businesswoman in Mogadishu said.
But some have also raised objections to parts of the constitution which they said goes against the teaching of Islam including the provision of the right to hold elected positions to women, the banning of all forms of female circumcision and the right of abortion for women.
Others have qualms with the highly devolved federal system and the loose division of power between federal and regional governments.
"With this constitution as it stands with regards to division of power between the federal government and the regions unity of our country is history. Somalia is turned into loosely connected regional states that keep on wrangling among themselves over every step of the way. We need to change that and get a strong federal government that works to unite the people of Somalia," Harun Daud, an academic in Mogadishu said.
The new constitution offers key rights to Somali women, children and minorities and makes Islamic law or the Shariah as the bases for all legislation in the Muslim country and no laws which are not complainant with the general principles of Islamic law can be enacted.
The constitution says: "No religion other than Islam can be propagated in the country. It also enshrines the right of every person to practice his or her religion."
Women will have 30 per cent representation in the upcoming parliament and in future government positions.
The next step after the adoption of the constitution is the selection of the 275 member parliament that will replace the current one which has double that membership. The new legislature will elect a Speaker and deputy speakers and a new president before the end of the transitional period later in the month.
The writer filed this analysis for Xinhua from Mogadishu.


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===Registrar Accreditation=== A month before the [[MoU]] officially recognized ICANN, the [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] and [[NSI]] amended their cooperative agreement. The agreement had previously maintained the [[NSI]] as the only registrar for the [[.com]], [[.org]], and [[.net]] domains.<ref name="accreditation">[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm Registrar Accreditation: History of the Shared Registry System]. ICANN.</ref> The three amendments to the agreement removed the exclusive rights of NSI; amendment 11 called for the creation of a [[SRS|Shared Registry System]], whereby an unlimited number of competitive registrars would have access to one system managed by NSI.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/docnsi100698.htm Amendment 11]. National Telecommunications & Information Administration. Published 1998 October 7.</ref> Amendment 12 gave more time to NSI to complete important milestones in the liberalization of registry services; the final phase, which called for equal access to the [[SRS]] by all accredited [[Registrar|registrars]], was now given a deadline of about one year, October 25th, 1999.<ref name="amend12">[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/amend12.htm Amendment 12]. National Telecommunications & Information Administration.</ref> Amendment 13 attached a $9 fee for each [[SLD|second level domain]] name registered, payable as $18 for new registrations and $9 per year on the anniversary of the original registration.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/amendment13.htm Amendment 13]. National Telecommunications & Information Administration.</ref>
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" From Supplement 7 (IARC, 1987), unless otherwise indicated: I, inadequate evidence; L, limited evidence; ND, no adequate data; S, sufficient evidence; 1, Group 1, the agent is carcinogenic to humans; 2A, Group 2A, the agent is probably carcinogenic to humans; 2B, Group 2B, the agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans; 3, Group 3, the agent is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.
h Source: U.S. EPA Carcinogen Classifications (1986). Group A, human carcinogen; Group B, probable human carcinogen; Subgroup Bl, "agents showing limited evidence of carcinogenicity from epidemiologic studies;" Subgroup B2, "agents for which there is 'sufficient' evidence from animal studies and for which there is is 'inadequate evidence' or 'no data' from epidemiologic studies;" Group C, possible human carcinogen; Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity; NC, not classified.
' U.S. DHHS/PHS/NTP (1998). Class S is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. All PAHs in this table that have been evaluated are classified "reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens (RAHC)."
d Nielsen et al. (1996) "City Air Pollution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Other Mutagens: Occurrence, Sources, and Health Effects."
' California Air Resources Board/Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Benzo[a]pyrene as a Toxic Air Contaminant (1994); Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment/California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Toxics Hot Spot Program Risk Assessment Guideline, Part II: Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors (1998); Collins et al. (1998).
' For the actual values and a discussion on various approaches by a range of scientific groups to calculating such values of unit risks for cancer for the PAHs and PACs in Tables 10.14 and 10.15, see Nielsen et al. (1995, 1996, 1999b), OEHHA/Cal EPA (1998), Collins et al. (1998), and references therein.
' Recalculated from data in Durant et al. (1996).
' Several of these relative potencies differ from those given in Hannigan et al. (1998); see Table 10.25.
TABLE 10.14 Carcinogenicities of Selected PACs in Emissions and Ambient Air" As Evaluated by the IARC, U.S. EPA, and U.S. DHHS, Cancer Potency Equivalence Factors As Evaluated by CARB/OEHHA (BaP = 1.0), and Human Cell
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Jim Caviezel Returning For 'The Passion Of The Christ' Sequel, Promises "Biggest Film In History"
We'll see about that. The first movie opened in 2004 and earned $612M worldwide, making it the fifth highest-grossing R-rated movie worldwide ever, and the biggest domestically. But it was also met with criticism for what some said was the promotion of anti-Semitism. Given Gibson's background those charges could impact this movie, as well.
Caviezel gets back into the Biblical swing of things playing Luke in Paul, Apostle of Christ which opens on March 28th.


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PT6-engine enthusiasts who register on the microsite are called "PT6ers." As of the end of November, just under 3,000 had declared their allegiance to the engine. PT6ers get advanced access to videos, interviews and news posted to the site. By the end of November, the PT6 engine had some 65,000 followers and fans across all social-media channels.
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The copyright 2005 google image is the edge of the map.
Yeah, I know how it happened... I just still find it amusing. :) And rather impressive, how they stitch it together at ground level at all these weird camera angles.
Hey! I can see my (old) house from here!


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use Yii;
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use yii\data\ActiveDataProvider;
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25 November 2014, at 8:11a.m.
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has accepted an invitation from the federal government to join a trade mission to the People's Republic of China.
CPC Chair, Jean-Guy Vincent, joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Federal Minister of International Trade Ed Fast, Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, Minister of Industry James Moore and Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, for the four-day mission to build relationships, promote Canada's safe and top quality pork products and expand and improve trade access to the country.
Mr Vincent said: "The Chinese market is vitally important to the Canadian pork industry, with sales to that country last year exceeding, for the first time, a quarter of a billion dollars. The federal government has worked tirelessly to grow this important market for our products. Trade missions to China help to further strengthen this growing business relationship."
This was CPC's second chance to participate in a trade mission to China this year with the federal government.
Mr Vincent added: "This was a great opportunity to be part of an important event. I would like to thank Minister Ritz and the federal government for sending a strong message about Canadian agriculture and our meat industry, and how Canada produces safe and high quality products."
Canada's pork producers and exporters regularly travel to other parts of the world to study what consumers want in these markets and to promote the quality, taste, safety and reliability of Canada's pork products.
Canada is the world's third-largest pork exporter and represents 20 per cent of world pork trade. In 2014, Canadian pork was exported to over 100 countries. Maintaining existing pork markets and opening up new markets is critical to the Canadian hog industry.
The CPC serves as the national voice for hog producers in Canada. A federation of nine provincial pork industry associations, our organisation's purpose is to play a leadership role in achieving and maintaining a dynamic and prosperous Canadian pork sector.


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Nicknamed A300 before release, Amiga 600 managed to come out by Commodore in March 1992. Now that's 25 years ago. In this article I will be looking at this amazingly powered 32-bits home computer from Commodore.
Without numeric keyboard part, A600 is sort of an hybrid between a desktop computer and a laptop. It is so tiny that it is actually cute. But back in the days, Amiga 600 was the most hated Amiga ever made by Commodore staff. Just half year after Amiga 600 came out, the wider version of it Amiga 1200 came, so the Amiga 600 didnt have much chance in compare and Commodore discontinued it in 1993.
This is a 32-bit Amiga with 68000 7.14MHz CPU, 1MB of Chip RAM, IDE 2.5″ controller, 8-bit (14-bit) Paula soundchip and a 16-bit PCMCIA slot. AmigaOS 2.0 was the very first OS that came for it. Then AmigaOS 2.1 was released for it. But the biggest news was when you also could upgrade Amiga 600 to Kickstart 3.1! That was really cool. However, if you get a FPGA or or a nice 68020 or 68030 powered CPU accelerator card. Then you have the possibilities to run AmigaOS 3.5 or even AmigaOS 3.9 with no issues at all. These upgrades, manages to provide enough cpu and mem to make A600 usage way more fun! Especially the Vampire 600 cards that is made by Apollo Team. With it you get HDMI out and is sort of the very first graphic card also for Amiga 600. So, having a blast with 3D FPS games, watching videos or playing classic Amiga games is not an issue anymore.
Amiga 600 was the very first low-end Amiga, that actually had HD as standard. Commodore didn't bundle the biggest hard drives with it, but A600 came in 20MB and 40MB HD versions. It was also the very first Amiga to ever have a PCMCIA slot! And because of this, today with Vampire FPGA or other turbo cards for A600. Then this slot manages to provide more AmigaOS functions, because of more RAM included. SCSI-II addons, Ethernet cards, External HD and PCMCIA memcards is available. You can also get a PCMCIA compactflash card reader also. So, this 16-bit slot adds a lot to the Amiga that was much more difficult to get before or even way more expensive. The A600 version of PCMCIA slot also doesn't have the same bug as the A1200 version, so no hacks is needed to get it running fine.
Unlike the other Amiga models. Because of the Amiga 600 size, Commodore had to place the mouse and joystick ports somewhere. So the natural place was on the right side, beside the floppy drive. This solution is good, and it's way easier to connect a mouse or a joystick to the machine as you dont have to guess where the connectors is on the back. However, if you want to add 2 more ports for 4 player. Then its a bit of hassel to get that working correctly.
Commodore might not like it back in the days. But even today, the design of Amiga 600 is timeless. If Commodore had made a laptop, then A600 design isn't far away. Also the case design is similar to the A1200 one. The lines are beauty and the way A600 led lights are squeezed is also cool. Long live the Amiga 600!
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HUB NEW MUSIC
Black Mountain College Radio · Hub New Music at BMCM+AC
Program for Event:
James Diaz, Lines of Acid Dreams
Nina C. Young (text by Rosie Stockton), to hear the things we cannot see
Dai Wei, How the Stars Vanish
Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Things to Do In the Belly of the Whale
Performance: Hub New Music
Wednesday, November 16 2022 at 7PM
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery {38 Biltmore Ave, Asheville}
Called "contemporary chamber trailblazers" by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a "nimble quartet of winds and strings" (NPR) forging new paths in 21st-century repertoire. The ensemble's ambitious commissioning projects and "appealing programs" (New Yorker) celebrate the rich diversity of today's classical music landscape.
Founded in 2013, Hub New Music has grown into a formidable touring ensemble driven by an unwavering dedication to building community through new art. Across its career, Hub has commissioned dozens of new works and continues to usher in a fresh and culturally relevant body of work for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. Hub is proud to collaborate with today's most celebrated emerging and established composers, and is equally proud to count many of them as friends.
Hub New Music is a group of passionate educators whose approach to teaching melds the artistic and entrepreneurial facets of modern musicianship. The ensemble was recently in residence with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship program, working with 10 outstanding high school aged composers. Other residency activities include those at New England Conservatory, Princeton, Harvard, University of Michigan, University of Texas-Austin, UC Irvine, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2020, Hub launched its K-12 program HubLab, using storytelling and improvisation to create original pieces with students of any musical level.


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Reason To Love St Ives #7: Sculpture and Barbara Hepworth Garden
Posted by CadyLuck Leedy on October 18, 2016 January 1, 2017
The Gate at Trewyn House, St Ives
The Entire Gate at Trewyn House, St Ives
Trewyn House, St Ives
During the Secret Garden Tour there was a lovely garden space that was the largest piece of turf that we saw in St Ives, that was devoted to a garden. The garden had a locked gate, and I got the feeling it was opened only on special occasions, hence for the Secret Garden Tour. Across from the garden a small lane divided the garden from one of the most unusual gates that I have ever seen. Behind that beautiful gate is the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden or also known as Trewyn House.
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. She was one of the few female artists to achieve international prominence. Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War.
Barbara Hepworth first came to live in Cornwall with her husband Ben Nicholson and their young family at the outbreak of war in 1939. She lived and worked in Trewyn studios – now the Barbara Hepworth Museum – from 1949 until her death in 1975, from a fire in the studio. Following her wish to establish her home and studio as a museum of her work, Trewyn Studio and much of the artist's work remaining there was given to the nation and placed in the care of the Tate Gallery in 1980.
'Finding Trewyn Studio was a sort of magic', wrote Barbara Hepworth. 'Here was a studio, a yard and garden where I could work in open air and space.' When she first arrived at Trewyn Studio, Hepworth was still largely preoccupied with stone and wood carving, but during the 1950s she increasingly made sculpture in bronze as well. This led her to create works on a more monumental scale, for which she used the garden as a viewing area.
The Garden of Trewyn House, St Ives
Most of the bronzes are in the positions in which the artist herself placed them. The garden itself was laid out by Barbara Hepworth with help from a friend, the composer, Priaulx Rainier.
"Figure for Landscape" 1959-60, Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975
Garden Sculpture (Model for Meridian)1958, Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975
"Conversation with Magic Stones" 1973, Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975
Her eldest son, Paul, was killed on February 13, 1953 in a plane crash while serving with the Royal Air Force in Thailand. A memorial to him, Madonna and Child, is in the parish Church of St Ives.
Exhausted in part from her son's death, Hepworth travelled to Greece with her good friend Margaret Gardiner in August 1954.
When Hepworth returned to St Ives from Greece, she found that Gardiner had sent her a large shipment of Nigerian guarea hardwood. Although she received only a single tree trunk, Hepworth noted that the shipment from Nigeria to the Tilbury docks came in at 17 tons. Between 1954-1956 Hepworth sculpted six pieces out of this guarea wood!
It was proposed at one time to take up the garden and use the land to build council housing! I for one am glad they didn't, it is a calming oasis is a sea of tourists.
HEPWORTH Barbara, 1966, sculpteur (GB)
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Wonderful pictures and interesting detail about Barbara Hepworth's life!
One of my favourite little Cornish gardens.


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Traditionally, Clansmen would wear a sprig of Whin in their bonnet.


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Of all things I have done in my life, skydiving was the greatest and most exhilarating experience I have ever had.
I was in Las Vegas last month for a friend's wedding and another friend of mine had the idea to go skydiving while we were there. Skydiving was something I have always wanted to do, so this was a perfect opportunity. My friend contacted Vegas Extreme Skydiving, a very reputable skydiving company in Las Vegas. We woke up at 7:00 AM to catch the bus to the facility. At this stage, I had an idea what I had gotten myself into but had no idea what I was in for. We watched a safety video during the 20 minute drive to the facility, which mainly explained the dangers of the activity i was about to participate in. The video made me a little nervous, but not enough to discourage me.
For first time jumpers, you are required to do a "tandem jump". Meaning you are attached to an instructor and all you have to do is enjoy the rush without worrying about pulling or controlling the chute.
Once we arrived at Vegas Extreme, we had a little down time to hang out while a few groups went ahead of us. We could see the anxiety and anticipation on the face of the people who were getting suited up and getting ready for their jump. It was awesome (and reassuring) to see those people return from their jump with the biggest smiles on their faces.
Finally, our turn arrived. I cant really give a good explanation of the waves of different emotions that were flowing through me. Just know, that there were many. Knowing what I was going to be doing was enough to make me anxious, but the lack of knowing what it was actually going to be like was a little scary. There isn't much more I can say that the video above doesn't show.
I will close with this - The feeling you get when you are falling at 120 MPH is indescribably the best sensation I have ever felt. I would recommend this to anyone and I cannot wait to go again!


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