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Unity Street Chambers - Bristol: A leading set of Barristers serving the South West and beyond
chambers@unitystreetchambers.com
John Isherwood
David Curwen
Iain Wightwick
Amanda Rhodes
Edward Counsell
Toby Halliwell
Fergus Currie
Toby Huggins
Courtney Daley
Saoirse Harris
Livia Pality
Christopher Ferguson
Robert Marven
Judy Dawson
Boundaries, Easements and Neighbour Disputes
Civil Fraud
Clinical and Professional Negligence
Immigration Asylum & Nationality
Judicial Review & Administrative Law
Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Wills, Probate & Inheritance
Terms of Work
"Fergus Currie of Unity Street Chambers is renowned for his outstanding client care skills" –
Band 3 for Employment Law in Chambers and Partners
"The well-liked Fergus Currie of Unity Street Chambers "knows his way around his subject area", which includes unfair dismissal, discrimination and TUPE work" – Chambers and Partners 2013
"Has a strong presence in the Bristol employment market, alongside his personal injury and public law activity… He is a great barrister – a really safe pair of hands" – Chambers and Partners 2014
"I have known Fergus Currie for a number of years in a professional capacity. I have found him to be an outstanding Counsel. He is very knowledgeable and his attention to detail is second to none.
Among Fergus' many qualities is his ability to put clients at ease. He is thoughtful and understanding, and all feedback from clients who have met him has been positive.
Fergus is an excellent Advocate. His written work is thorough and advices are always returned within whatever time is stipulated on instructions.
I would have no hesitation in recommending
Fergus to anyone who chose to instruct him".
Andrew Christie, Partner, Harding Evans
5 Unity Street Chambers, Bristol BS1 5HH
0117 906 9789 / 0117 906 9799 (fax)
fergus.currie@unitystreetchambers.com
Year of Call and Inn
1997 Grays Inn
Specialising in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Employment and Public / Regulatory Law.
After starting at the Bar with a mixed criminal and civil practice, Fergus has gone on to develop a mixed but complimentary practice in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Employment and Public / Regulatory Law.
Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence
Personal injury work, broadly split between Claimant and Defendant, with particular emphasis on accidents at work given his experience in the employment law field (including industrial disease, vibration and deafness cases, as well as stress at work claims). Fergus has recently been involved in a number of claims arising out of bullying and harassment in the Armed Forces.
In the past few years, using his background in personal injury and criminal law, he has received regular instructions defending alleged fraudulent accident claims (staged, contrived, bogus passengers, etc.).
Clinical negligence claims, predominantly Claimant work, covering all aspects of medical care, treatment and surgical procedures.
Predominantly multi track instructions received, but happy to undertake fast track claims – from initial advice and drafting of pleadings, right through to final disposal, and beyond to appeal where necessary.
Recent personal injury / clinical negligence cases of interest:
'D' (2017) – action on behalf of Claimant for lifetime psychiatric injury caused by abuse whilst in foster care as a child. Significant issues of vicarious liability, causation and limitation.
'C' (2017) – claim against local police authority for psychiatric injury caused by failure to re-integrate the Claimant after years of undercover assignments.
'S' (2015) – acted for golf professional whose career had been shortened by injuries caused in a serious RTA. Significant six-figure claim, with complex causation and future loss issues.
'J and others' (2015) – allegations of fraud (staged accident) against two drivers and their passengers (some of whom were bogus) all proved when acting for the Defendant insurer.
'K' (2015) – a case dealing with the issue of causation of injuries and the liability of the Defendant where an alcoholic Claimant is involved. Liability turned on the issue of the balance to be struck between the 'egg-shell skull' rule and where the Claimant has voluntarily refused treatment.
VH (2015) – acted for dog-walker who suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung when she was attacked by cows. Claim under the Animals Act, turning on the characteristics of cattle and the knowledge of their keeper of those characteristics.
Fergus' employment practice includes the staple diet of unfair and wrongful dismissal actions, together with all aspects of discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing, collective redundancies and TUPE Regulations, as well as more general contractual disputes.
Over the years since its inception he has advised in a number of cases where the Equality Act 2010 impacts on and overlaps with other areas of law, such as the provision of social housing and the membership of clubs / associations.
Fergus undertakes both Claimant and Respondent work; the latter includes representing large organisations such as local authorities and national public bodies. He is happy to provide advice and guidance to individuals or companies of any size, whether that be in relation to internal procedures during employment or post-employment claims, at all judicial levels.
Recent employment cases of interest:
'S' (2016) – High Court action involving the employment rights of an employee with learning difficulties in a TUPE situation. Allegations of misrepresentation / negligent misstatement alleged as between the transferor / transferee.
'L' (2016) – EAT case concerning the question of causation and unfavourable treatment / detriment under s.15 Equality Act 2010.
'B' (2017) – represented public school of national significance in its defence of a multi-dimensional claim by a former teacher, involving allegations of whistleblowing, age and disability discrimination.
'OE' (2015) – acted for the Claimant in his race discrimination and harassment claim against a prominent local employer. Case turned on the issue of intention / motives in the use of words / behaviour of a senior employee of the Respondent.
'M' (2014) – six-figure claim, involving a substantial number of alleged incidents over the course of several years, for disability discrimination and harassment against a regional police authority.
Public / Regulatory
Fergus' general interest in all matters relating the relationship of the individual and the state has seen his continued involvement in proceedings for judicial review and related appearances in the Administrative Court (including actions by members of the Armed Forces seeking declaratory, injunctive and compensatory remedies), as well as article 2 ECHR-compliant jury inquests.
He has also represented individuals in appearances before Care Standards Tribunals (such as actions against local authorities and government agencies on behalf of appellants seeking removal from POCA / POVA 'blacklists' preventing individuals from working with children or vulnerable adults), as well as disciplinary proceedings brought by the GMC, NMC and other medical regulators.
Recent public / regulatory cases of interest:
'NB' (2013) – article 2 jury inquest into the murder of a woman by a prisoner on early-release licence. Several interested parties involved in this high-profile inquest, heard over the course of several weeks.
'M' (2016) – judicial review hearing at the Administrative Court concerning the unlawful discharge of a member of the Armed Services.
'O' (2016) – acted for midwife during the course of disciplinary proceedings brought by the NMC alleging unfitness to practice due to her previous criminal convictions.
In a past life, Fergus was a Grade 3 CPS prosecutor with significant Crown Court and Court of Appeal experience, for both prosecution and defence, in cases including those involving manslaughter, serious sexual assaults and corporate fraud.
This background stands him in good stead as an advocate, leading to a robust style of advocacy, which is tempered with appropriate sensitivity when necessary.
Fergus is willing and able to take instructions, in any of the above areas, on a Public Access basis.
Professional Memberships / Qualifications
Employment Lawyers' Association, Personal Injury Bar Association, Accredited Pupil Supervisor.
1995-1996: Inns of Court School of Law
1992-1995: MA Jurisprudence, Oxford University
Interests / Hobbies
Rugby of both codes (currently still playing for Old Bristolians RUFC Vets XV), Football and Theatre.
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Yellowknife restaurant lets guests order meals for families in need
Published: May 22, 2020 at 8:51am Emily Blake May 22, 2020
Copperhouse has already prepared 300 meals for its new pay-it-forward program. Photo: Mark Henry
Yellowknife's Copperhouse restaurant has launched a new program allowing patrons to purchase meals for families in need using its online ordering system.
Copperhouse co-owner Mark Henry said the initiative, dubbed Community Table, is a way to pay forward the kindness the community has shown the restaurant during the pandemic.
"I think we're definitely impacted by the Covid situation … but at the same time we were safe, we had food on the table," Henry said.
"The reality is that there are a lot of people in this town that live on the line.
"A situation like this really kind-of highlights that when you live on the line, sometimes food isn't in the fridge. Kids go to fridges that are empty."
Henry said the program has a three-step process: "purchase, produce, and deliver." After pay-it-forward meals are ordered online, Copperhouse will prepare them at cost for community organizations to deliver.
Copperhouse has partnered with the Yellowknife Seniors' Society and Yellowknives Dene First Nation on the project. Henry said the restaurant is interested in connecting with other organizations, too.
"It's an organization close to our heart as a family so we're really happy that they're involved," he said of the seniors' society, adding the Yellowknives Dene have a Covid-19 food security program.
"It's dove-tailing with an existing challenge that they have, so hopefully [it's] solving or helping solve some of the problems," he said.
Henry said the idea for Community Table was inspired by a conversation with Jason Butorac, owner of the city's Canadian Tire, about a similar pay-it-forward program at a restaurant in New York. Another regular customer also made a donation wanting to help out.
So far, the program has received $3,000 in donations from regular customers and Canadian Tire. Henry said that means 300 meals have been prepared.
Old idea, new service
Across the street, the Monkey Tree Pub is also getting creative during the pandemic. It's planning to offer drive-in service.
"I think it's important to stay connected with the customers that have supported the Monkey Tree," said co-owner Jennifer Vornbrock. "I think it's a novelty idea that people are going to want to go and experience."
At drive-in restaurants, which were popular in the 1950s and 60s, customers park and are served from and eat in their vehicles.
Vornbrock explained the pub hopes to designate stalls outside the Monkey Tree where customers can park. They'll be able to order drinks and food through an app that will let them specify which stall they're parked at.
"We're really going to focus on that really classic diner experience you would've gotten from A&W and McDonald's when this was happening," Vornbrock said.
That will mean not all of the pub's regular items will be available, but they will offer new fare like homemade milkshakes.
Vonbrock said she was trying to "think outside the box" when she came across a photo of a carhop tray attached to a car. She then went on the hunt for the trays online and found a family in Michigan that makes them with a machine that was used to produce them during their heyday.
"They got this machine from Texas, brought it over to Michigan, spent five years fixing it, and apparently it's the only one in the United States," Vornbrock said. "Now they're making these trays like the exact same they used to."
With the support of Territorial Beverages, the Monkey Tree has purchased a number of the trays.
Owners of the pub and Stake Restaurant also launched a meal delivery service in April.
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When it comes to superfoods, spirulina is one of the best. It's a superfood that is said to contain 100 different nutrients, ranging from protein, essential fatty acids, B vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, chlorophyll and more. If you're not familiar with it, it's a blue-green algae that has a spiral shape and grows in fresh water ponds, lakes and rivers in warm climates. Historically it was consumed by the Aztecs and in Central Africa as a natural food for additional nutritional needs. It's most commonly purchased in powder form and is used in many smoothie recipes, like this Green Superfood Smoothie.
For its weight, spirulina is approximately 60-70% protein and it is often compared to meat, fish and other rich protein sources due to it being a complete protein. It is important to note that it is unlikely/impossible that people would consume 100g of spirulina, while consuming this amount of protein from other food sources is easy.It is certainly an excellent add-on to increase your natural protein. 5-15g of spirulina provides approximately 3-9g protein.
Just 1-2 teaspoons of spirulina provides 1.5-3g of iron which is up to 22% of your recommended daily intake (RDI). Iron is important for energy, immune health and healthy hair, skin and nails.
Spirulina contains B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and B9. Vitamin B1 and B2 are particularly high coming in at 20% of your RDI at 2 teaspoons, these vitamins are particularly helpful for improving energy production.It's important to note that spirulina is often regarded as a good source of B12 but unfortunately studies indicate that it is an un-absorbable form (pseudo-vitamin B12) to humans.
Spirulina contains antioxidants such as beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, lutein, xanthophylls and other important carotenoid compounds. These nutrients are important for skin, eyes, heart and immune health.
Research suggests that this green pigment that's involved in photosynthesis is useful in promoting good health. It has a powerful de-odorising effect, helps reduce hunger, supports cellular healing, acts as an antioxidant against free-radicals and supports healthy blood and cellular oxygenation and energy.
It is a very alkalising food that also thrives in very alkaline water such as large lakes in warm climates. Alkalising foods help to reduce systemic inflammation.
This is a fatty acid that is present in human milk and is also found in small amounts in some plant foods such as spirulina.
It can also be used as a nutritional chelating agent (this helps remove some heavy metals and improve their elimination out of the body).
Spirulina is great for anyone and can be added to food and drinks easily to increase their nutritional intake and can be taken multiple times a day for a quick pick me up.
It is important to note that spirulina is often compared nutritionally to foods such as liver, beef, fish, kale, spinach and milk for its iron, calcium and protein content. Spirulina is a concentrated food source but you can only consume small amounts in weight and it will not provide the nutrient quantities that are promised in comparison to other foods. Spirulina is a wonderful add-on to a healthy diet for improved health and well-being.
The dosage recommendation is 3 – 15 g per day. This can be taken as powder, capsule, tablet or flakes. Adding it to juice, smoothies, water, salads, bliss balls, carob squares and other homemade foods is easy!


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2020 WWE Royal Rumble matches, card, start time, rumors, participants, PPV predictions, date, location
A look at all the action you can expect from the Royal Rumble in Houston as WrestleMania season kicks off
by Brent Brookhouse
We're all eagerly anticipating the opportunity to journey down the road to WrestleMania, and thankfully, we've reached the starting point as the Royal Rumble has finally arrived. Sunday night, both the men's and women's 30-competitor Royal Rumble matches will take the spotlight as two world championship opportunities at WrestleMania will be up for grabs. In addition to the customary Royal Rumble matches, the stacked card also features a universal championship match where "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt will defend the title against Daniel Bryan in a strap match.
The 2020 WWE Royal Rumble main card is set to begin on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on the WWE Network. The kickoff show, which generally features a couple matches to get things rolling, will begin two hours prior at 5 p.m.
Let's have a look now at what we can expect from the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble card as the Road to WrestleMania in Tampa on Sunday, April 5 opens up wide.
Big fan of WWE? Subscribe to our podcast -- State of Combat with Brian Campbell -- where we go in depth on everything you need to know in WWE each week, and be sure to listen to our Royal Rumble preview below.
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 matches
Men's Royal Rumble match: As with every year's Royal Rumble throughout the years, expect the top stars on the roster and a few surprises from the past as well as even NXT competitors to hit the ring. As usual, the winner will earn the right to choose which world champion they will face at WrestleMania 36. Confirmed entrants (26/30): Brock Lesnar (No. 1), Roman Reigns, King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Elias, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Otis, Tucker, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, Aleister Black, Buddy Murphy, Braun Strowman, Shinsuke Nakamura, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, Kofi Kingston, Big E, The Miz, John Morrison
Women's Royal Rumble match: 2020 will be the third time the women of WWE have had their own Royal Rumble match. Similar to the men, there will be the expected big names and a few surprises along the way. Asuka won in 2018 and Becky Lynch won in 2019, and now we're ready to see who will make themselves third on that short list. Confirmed entrants (8/30): Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Natalya, Sarah Logan, Mandy Rose, Carmella, Dana Brooke
Universal Championship -- "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan (Strap match): Bryan earned another shot at Wyatt and the universal title when he defeated The Miz and Baron Corbin on the Dec. 27 edition of SmackDown. After Bryan had duped Wyatt with the help of Team Hell No running mate Kane on the Jan. 17 edition of SmackDown, Bryan laid down the gauntlet and called for this rematch to be a strap match.
Raw Women's Championship -- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka: The story of Lynch's self-doubt being largely linked to her inability to overcome Asuka when the two have clashed led Lynch to the rare role of a champion seeking out a match from the challenger. Now, she'll get a chance to earn the retribution she seeks when this much-anticipated rematch occurs in Houston.
SmackDown Women's Championship -- Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans: While Evans' face turn hasn't made complete sense and doesn't fit the character that has been developed for months, it's clear a showdown with Bayley is the plan for her. Bayley and Sasha Banks have tormented Evans, including mocking her young daughter during the Dec. 20 edition of SmackDown, adding some extra spice to the match. Evans defeated Bayley clean on a recent episode of SmackDown, earning herself a shot at the title in Houston.
Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin (Falls count anywhere match): These two aren't done with each other after Corbin's win through the use of overwhelming numbers at TLC. Reigns threw down the challenge for another singles match on the Jan. 10 edition of SmackDown, getting a quick acceptance from Corbin before both men enter the Royal Rumble match later in the night. After a win over Robert Roode on SmackDown in a tables match, Reigns was allowed to choose a stipulation for this match, and his decision was to beat Corbin around the baseball stadium in a falls count anywhere affair.
United States Championship -- Andrade (c) vs. Humberto Carrillo: In his pursuit of the United States title, Andrade managed to win a gauntlet match to become No. 1 contender. In the course of the win, Andrade exposed the ringside concrete before hitting Carrillo with a Hammerlock DDT, taking him out of action for weeks. Andrade defeated Rey Mysterio to win the title, and now Carrillo is looking to make him pay for his actions in his return to the ring at Royal Rumble.
Sheamus vs. Shorty G: Upon his return to action, Sheamus immediately set his sights on Shorty G after weeks of calling the entire roster soft. Following a pull-apart brawl between the two on an episode of SmackDown, the one-on-one encounter for Houston was made official.
Royal Rumble date, time, location
AEW Revolution matches, card, date
AEW makes its way back to Chicago for the first pay-per-view event of 2020
WWE WrestleMania 36 matches, card, date
The Road to WrestleMania 36 has begun, and WWE is in the process of building its biggest card...
Raw recap: Edge brutally attacked
The Rated-R Superstar didn't exactly receive a warm welcome home from one of his oldest friends...
AJ Styles, Sasha Banks injury updates
Styles reportedly suffered an injury after taking a spear from Edge in the legend's return
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Edge returned to action for the first time since 2011, making a stunning return to compete...
List of WWE PPVs, events for 2020
Full list of WWE pay-per-views and special events scheduled for 2020
WWE Royal Rumble results, grades, winners
Complete results, grades and winners from the headline-making WWE Royal Rumble


Former NY state senate majority leader Joseph Bruno was indicted today on corruption charges.
A defiant Bruno, who is the sole person charged in the 8-count indictment, criticized the U.S. Attorney's office and an ''overzealous'' FBI for conducting what Bruno characterized as a ''politicized'' criminal investigation of his business dealings.
Funny how politicians view the DOJ and FBI as the greatest thing since ice cream until it's their neck on the chopping block.
I wonder what Eliot Spitzer's reaction is. Their feud, involving another version of TrooperGate, was very bitter.


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I would like my linespacing in the footnotes to be small whilst having double or more linespace in the text. I've been using \usepackage[doublespacing]{setspace} and \usepackage[para]{footmisc} in order to have as many footnotes on the same line as possible. The problem is that \usepackage[doublespacing]{setspace} should only change the text body and not the footnotes but that is not the case in my file.
This link says "Footmisc knows about this [my problem], and preserves the change. However, you
must load setspace before footmisc." Maybe I don't understand what 'load' means, but I can't seem to make it work, even if I make a new file and compile it in the suggested order.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what the problem might be, or to try different packages?
Thanks!

A: Instead of adding doublespacing as the option to setspace, add it after the \begin{document}:
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Considering History, History
Considering History: Racial Terrorism and the Red Summer of 1919
The Red Summer of 1919 represented one of the darkest and bloodiest moments in American history.
Ben Railton
This series by American studies professor Ben Railton explores the connections between America's past and present.
The start of summer 2019 signals a painful centennial. Many people have never heard of the Red Summer of 1919, but these events of 100 years ago represented one of the darkest and bloodiest moments in American history.
Stretching from the late winter through the early fall but centered on a series of riots and massacres in the summer, this epidemic of racial terrorism against African-American individuals and communities exemplified an era that historian Rayford Logan has called the "nadir" of American race relations. Yet 1919 also featured heroic acts of resistance from African-American veterans and leaders, moments of communal activism and critical patriotism that deserve a prominent place in our collective memories.
In many ways, the 1919 massacres extended and deepened half a century of racial terrorism against African Americans. Beginning immediately after the Civil War with 1866 massacres in New Orleans and Memphis, the Reconstruction era featured a number of these horrific white supremacist attacks, including one on July 4th, 1876 in Hamburg, SC that targeted parading African-American militia men. The next decades would see many more such violent events, from singular massacres like those in Wilmington, NC (1898), Atlanta (1906), and East St. Louis, IL (1917) to the ongoing communal violence of the lynching epidemic.
Yet even against this backdrop of continual violence, the Red Summer of 1919 stands out. Partly that's due to the sheer number of riots and massacres: between the February 8 attack in Blakely, GA and the October 1-2 massacres of African-American communities in Elaine, AR and Baltimore, the year saw a total of 40 discrete such events. Nearly half of them took place in July alone, an orgy of summer violence that extended from Bisbee, AZ to Norfolk, VA, from Port Arthur, TX to Syracuse, and that was punctuated by week-long attacks on African American communities in Washington, DC (July 19-24) and Chicago (July 27-August 3).
Exemplifying the organized, purposeful white supremacist terrorism of these attacks were the July 10-12 events in Longview, TX, a small town east of Dallas. In mid-June, a white mob abducted and lynched Lemuel Walters, an African-American man accused of making "indecent advances" toward a white woman (with whom he was apparently in a romantic relationship). A local African-American journalist and civic leader, Samuel Jones, contributed to a July 5 Chicago Defender article that highlighted Walters' innocence and murder, and on July 10 a mob set upon and savagely beat Jones. The white rioters did not stop there, extending their rampage to the town's sizeable African-American neighborhood (which comprised about 30 percent of Longview's population). By the evening of July 12, another African-American man (60-year-old Marion Bush) was dead, many more were injured, much of the town's African-American neighborhood had been burned to the ground, and many remaining African-American residents were escorted from town by the National Guard (ostensibly for their safety, but they were advised never to return). Samuel Jones moved to Chicago, where he helped write a report on the riot that was published in the NAACP magazine The Crisis in October.
White town residents of Longview, TX, piled their personal guns and ammunition on the county courthouse lawn in July of 1919. (Longview Public Library)
The Red Summer attacks were also distinguished by their consistent and central targeting of African-American veterans. Over 200,000 African-American men fought in Europe during World War I, and many more were engaged in the war effort on the home front. At the war's end, to quote the early 1919 words of African-American educator and civic leader Dr. George Edmund Haynes, "the return of the Negro soldier to civil life [was] one of the most delicate and difficult questions confronting the Nation." Or, as one of those returning African-American soldiers put it in a letter to the Chicago Daily News: the veterans "are now new men and world men, if you please; and their possibilities for direction, guidance, honest use, and power are limitless, only they must be instructed and led. They have awakened, but they have not yet the complete conception of what they have awakened to."
African-American and African Puerto Rican World War I soldiers who were part of the 369th Infantry Regiment known as the "Harlem Hellfighters."
Unfortunately, white supremacist forces across the country responded to that awakening with hatred and violence. The February 8 Blakely attack that initiated the year's events began with the lynching of a veteran, Private William Little, who refused to remove his uniform when ordered to do so by a white mob. Many of the other aforementioned massacres likewise targeted African-American veterans, from the attack on Buffalo Soldiers in Bisbee, AZ's "Battle of Brewery Gulch" to the massacre at a Norfolk, VA celebration for returning veterans. Indeed, it is precisely the presence of these hundreds of thousands of African-American veterans, and the strikingly inclusive visions of patriotism and American identity they represented, that best explains the year's dramatic surge in white supremacist violence.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Despite being targets of white supremacist violence, these African-American veterans continued their fight for inclusion and equality on the home front. As W.E.B. Du Bois put it in the conclusion of his stirring May 1919 editorial "Returning Soldiers" (published in the NAACP magazine The Crisis for which he served as the first editor):
This is the country to which we Soldiers of Democracy return. This is the fatherland for which we fought! But it is our fatherland. It was right for us to fight. The faults of our country are our faults. Under similar circumstances, we would fight again. But by the God of Heaven, we are cowards and jackasses if now that that war is over, we do not marshal every ounce of our brain and brawn to fight a sterner, longer, more unbending battle against the forces of hell in our own land.
We return.
We return from fighting.
We return fighting.
Make way for Democracy! We saved it in France, and by the Great Jehovah, we will save it in the United States of America, or know the reason why.
Throughout the country, veterans and other African-American leaders took up this call in response to the Red Summer attacks, as illustrated by the September 1919 formation of the African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB) to defend individuals and communities from mob violence. In the final couplet of his sonnet "If We Must Die," first published in The Liberator in July 1919, the Jamaican-American poet and future Harlem Renaissance leader Claude McKay expressed this perspective succinctly: "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,/Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!"
James Weldon Johnson Claude McKay
The early October massacres in Elaine and Baltimore concluded the Red Summer's horrors, but its legacies endured. Later that month, Dr. Haynes produced an extended report on the year's events; published in the New York Times and reprinted in papers across the country, the Haynes report also highlighted the ongoing lynching epidemic and called for national action in response to such racial terrorism. The phrase "Red Summer" itself reflects another such activist legacy, as it was coined by James Weldon Johnson, the NAACP field secretary whose leadership of peaceful protests throughout 1919 helped broaden both that organization's efforts and his own burgeoning career as an author, educator, and civil rights leader.
A posted notice prior to the violence in Elaine, Arkansas. Governor Charles Brough speaks after the massacre in Elaine.
As with far too many American histories, the Red Summer was a painful and horrific period, and no collective memory can or should minimize or elide those horrors. Yet better remembering the Red Summer likewise allows us to heed the lessons of Haynes and Johnson, to hear the voices of Du Bois and McKay, to celebrate the service and critical patriotism of African-American veterans. In this centennial year, all those legacies remain inspiring and vital.
Featured image: Chicago, 1919. (Equal Justice Initiative)
History, World War II
If You Were the Average G.I. in World War II
Jeff Nilsson
History, History Minute, Video
The Saturday Evening Post History Minute: 100 Years of Transatlantic Flight
Post Editors
Culture, The 1960s, TV
Scooby-Doo: 50 Years of Meddling Kids


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I used to purchase Morrison's own bubble solution 2L bottles but as it was out of stock I decided to try this. No only is it more expensive but it isn't as good as the Morrison's brand solution. The wand is heavy and not easy to hold. Will not buy again.


1 Kings 10:14-25 Tributes of gold from neighbouring Arabian kings finance decorative shields for Solomon's palace and a huge golden throne.
1 Kings 10:26-27 Solomon builds a huge army of fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses kept in the chariot cities of Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer (and also at Jerusalem) (see 9 on Map 57 and the features on Hazor, Megiddo (below) and Gezer).
Megiddo was situated at a strategic location overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon (the Valley of Jezreel) near to where it joined the coastal plain (the Plain of Sharon). As the Via Maris – the 'Way of the Sea' – passed nearby, it was a vital stronghold on the main route from Egypt to Mesopotamia, and was fought over numerous times.
One of the earliest historical confrontations to be recorded in detail took place during the 15th century BC when the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III defeated a Canaanite coalition under the kings of Kadesh and Megiddo at the Battle of Megiddo.
Solomon recognised the importance of Megiddo by building one of his 'chariot cities' on the site of the earlier Canaanite stronghold.
Today, visitors can see the site of King Solomon's Stables (see 1 Kings 10:26-29), as well as the remains of an earlier Canaanite altar dating from c.1500BC. The city was approached along a cobbled roadway and was entered by an impressive triple-entry gateway with three defensive butresses and inner recesses (now partially re-constructed), dating from the Late Bronze Age (c.950BC) - the time of King Solomon.
Visitors can also walk along an underground water tunnel, built in the time of the prophet Elijah and King Ahab (c.850BC) to link a secret spring outside the city walls to a deep well located safely inside the fortifications (see 1 Kings 17:1).
More than three hundred years after Solomon, King Josiah of Judah was killed at Megiddo by Pharaoh Neco of Egypt in 610BC (see 2 Kings 23:29).
By New Testament times, Megiddo had seen so many battles that John, the author of the Book of Revelation, used the name Armageddon ('Hill of Megiddo') as a symbol of the war expected in the 'last days' before the Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgement (see Revelation 16:16).
1 Kings 10:28-29 Solomon's officials control the export of horses from Muzur (Musri) and Kue (Cilicia) (today in south eastern Turkey), and the export of chariots from Egypt. They supply horses and chariots to the Hittite and Syrian kings (see 10 on Map 57).


Residents are concerned about noise and pollution coming from three industrial plants located on Hwy. 5 in McKinney.
McKinney residents have filed complaints with the city and state for years about noise and dust coming from three industrial plants along Hwy. 5.
Those complaints intensified last year when residents made their concerns public at City Council meetings. They are demanding answers for their neighborhoods of High Point MHC and McKinney Greens, but so far no solutions are in sight.
CowTown Redi Mix and Martin Marietta produce ready-mixed concrete and are located within 500 feet of the nearest homes. Lhoist North America, which supplies lime slurry, is adjacent to Martin Marietta.
While residents continue looking for clarification, the city is working to enforce its noise ordinance. The city is also working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to ensure the plants comply with state law.
Grimes said the city has spent hundreds of hours working with residents and the plants to find solutions. Michael Quint, McKinney's executive director of Development Services, said the city is having regular meetings with the plant operators.
To determine whether a business is in violation of the city's code, staff looks to two ordinances—one related to noise and the other involving performance standards, Quint said.
According to the noise ordinance, a business cannot operate power equipment between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it is located in a residential district or quiet zone. A quiet zone extends 500 feet from the nearest property line of any residential district or property with a school, college, hospital, library, clinic or other noise-sensitive facility.
The city can also check for violations by measuring how loud the noise is coming from the plant. McKinney conducted a noise study in July and found no violations, according to city documents.
The city discussed modifying its noise ordinance in July but decided to hold off and enforce what it has, Quint said.
High Point manager Linda Krohn and resident Rose Rico Ayala said noise coming from the plants seemed to die down for a month and a half when city discussions began. But the noise has picked up since then, they said.
"[Noise concerns are] still a fight we need to continue," Krohn said.
According to the city, CowTown's site plan is up to city code, and the plant received a six-month noise variance that expires March 1.
Lhoist is also in compliance with the city's noise ordinance. But its site plan does not comply with what was approved by the city, according to Quint.
"Lhoist North America Inc. is committed to being a responsible operator and has had constructive conversations with city officials in recent months concerning site compliance and other matters," Kenneth Curtiss, vice president, chief financial officer and general council for Lhoist, said in an email.
Quint also said Martin Marietta's site plan is not in compliance with the approved site plan from the city. In addition, the plant received two citations in September and October for operating power equipment between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The citations are being handled through municipal court.
Martin Marietta did not respond to requests for comment from Community Impact Newspaper. CowTown declined to comment.
The city will continue conducting periodic inspections to ensure the plants are abiding by the city's code and are working through issues with the site plans, Grimes and Quint said.
Many of the residents' complaints also revolve around air quality.
The dust travels far, Krohn said. The dust is not just in McKinney Greens or High Point but everywhere in the city, she said.
In July, the TCEQ conducted an air-quality test at Martin Marietta and locations in McKinney Greens. Samples taken at two McKinney Greens locations showed at least 80 percent cement dust. The sample taken at Martin Marietta also contained 80 percent cement dust. The high percentage of dust by itself does not trigger a violation.
"Other information collected during an investigation, such as prevailing winds, direction of the suspected source, extent of particulate coverage, time of deposition, etc., may support a nuisance violation, but impacts to the use and enjoyment of the [complainant's] property must also be evaluated," TCEQ spokesperson Marty Otero said in an email.
According to the TCEQ, the concrete plant was not in violation of state or federal air-quality regulations. The sample supported the potential for operations at Martin Marietta to cause "nuisance conditions, but [the samples are]insufficient to substantiate the current presence of nuisance conditions," according to a report on the test released in December.
This is not the first time the TCEQ has contacted the plants on Hwy. 5.
In July both Martin Marietta and CowTown were issued notices of "alleged violation for visible emissions leaving their property." The violations were resolved Oct. 19, according to the TCEQ.
While McKinney's city code has a section on air pollution control, Grimes and Quint said air-quality enforcement is better when left to the state.
"Our ordinance is so outdated and so old that even the measurement criteria is so dated; I don't even know how you would quantify it," Grimes said.
Rico Ayala said she is asking the TCEQ to do an air-quality inspection in her neighborhood.
Many residents said they feel they are at a loss about what to do.
"I don't know that there is [a solution]," Krohn said.
TCEQ said it will continue to respond to complaints and may conduct periodic proactive investigations at the plants.
"We believe that the TCEQ has investigated these matters appropriately," according to a Dec. 20 letter from the TCEQ to McKinney.
Meanwhile, city officials encourage residents to contact the TCEQ.
Taking legal action may seem like the natural next step, Quint said. But the city wants to avoid litigation, the expense involved with that and the uncertainty of a legal battle, he said.


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package com.opengamma.engine.target.logger;

import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertSame;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import com.opengamma.core.position.Position;
import com.opengamma.core.position.Trade;
import com.opengamma.core.security.Security;
import com.opengamma.core.security.SecurityLink;
import com.opengamma.core.security.impl.SimpleSecurityLink;
import com.opengamma.engine.ComputationTargetSpecification;
import com.opengamma.engine.target.ComputationTargetRequirement;
import com.opengamma.engine.target.ComputationTargetType;
import com.opengamma.id.ExternalId;
import com.opengamma.id.ObjectId;
import com.opengamma.id.UniqueId;
import com.opengamma.util.test.TestGroup;

/**
 * Tests the {@link LoggedResolutionPosition} class.
 */
@Test(groups = TestGroup.UNIT)
public class LoggedResolutionPositionTest {

  public void getQuantity() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    Mockito.when(position.getQuantity()).thenReturn(BigDecimal.ONE);
    assertEquals(logged.getQuantity(), BigDecimal.ONE);
    Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions(logger);
  }

  public void getSecurityLink() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    final SecurityLink link = Mockito.mock(SecurityLink.class);
    Mockito.when(position.getSecurityLink()).thenReturn(link);
    assertSame(logged.getSecurityLink(), link);
    Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions(logger);
  }

  public void getSecurity_externalId() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    final Security security = Mockito.mock(Security.class);
    Mockito.when(security.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(UniqueId.of("Foo", "Bar", "Cow"));
    Mockito.when(position.getSecurity()).thenReturn(security);
    Mockito.when(position.getSecurityLink()).thenReturn(new SimpleSecurityLink(ExternalId.of("Foo", "Bar")));
    assertSame(logged.getSecurity(), security);
    Mockito.verify(logger).log(new ComputationTargetRequirement(ComputationTargetType.SECURITY, ExternalId.of("Foo", "Bar")), UniqueId.of("Foo", "Bar", "Cow"));
    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(logger);
  }

  public void getSecurity_objectId() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    final Security security = Mockito.mock(Security.class);
    Mockito.when(security.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(UniqueId.of("Foo", "Bar", "Cow"));
    Mockito.when(position.getSecurity()).thenReturn(security);
    Mockito.when(position.getSecurityLink()).thenReturn(new SimpleSecurityLink(ObjectId.of("Foo", "Bar")));
    assertSame(logged.getSecurity(), security);
    Mockito.verify(logger).log(new ComputationTargetSpecification(ComputationTargetType.SECURITY, UniqueId.of("Foo", "Bar")), UniqueId.of("Foo", "Bar", "Cow"));
    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(logger);
  }

  public void getTrades() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    final List<Trade> trades = new ArrayList<Trade>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
      final Trade trade = Mockito.mock(Trade.class);
      Mockito.when(trade.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(UniqueId.of("Trade", Integer.toString(i), "0"));
      trades.add(trade);
    }
    Mockito.when(position.getTrades()).thenReturn(trades);
    final Collection<Trade> loggedTrades = logged.getTrades();
    assertEquals(loggedTrades.size(), 3);
    int i = 0;
    for (Trade trade : loggedTrades) {
      assertTrue(trade instanceof LoggedResolutionTrade);
      // Mockito.verify(logger).log(new ComputationTargetSpecification(ComputationTargetType.TRADE, UniqueId.of("Trade", Integer.toString(i))), UniqueId.of("Trade", Integer.toString(i), "0"));
      i++;
    }
    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(logger);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public void getAttributes() {
    final Position position = Mockito.mock(Position.class);
    final ResolutionLogger logger = Mockito.mock(ResolutionLogger.class);
    final Position logged = new LoggedResolutionPosition(position, logger);
    final Map<String, String> attributes = Mockito.mock(Map.class);
    Mockito.when(position.getAttributes()).thenReturn(attributes);
    assertSame(logged.getAttributes(), attributes);
    Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions(logger);
  }

}

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Capstan Gold Navy Cut Flake pipe tobacco is a traditional English flake of golden matured Virginia tobaccos. The Capstan Gold Navy Cut Flake pipe tobacco is pressed and stored afterwards 2 weeks to reach the natural sweetness and freshness to the finest Virginia-tobacco taste.
The Gold Navy Cut lies in very uniform, large flake slices in the appropriate square box. The slices have a firm consistency but feel supple. The tobacco is optimally conditioned and ranges in color from light to dark brown. The Gold Navy Cut smells as fresh, sweet Virginia. A flavour can not be seen.
The large, soft slices of the Gold Navy Cut invite to stuff the tobacco with the "buckling and folding method". Alternatively, you can also rubb off the tobacco and plug as a Mixture. In both cases, care must be taken not to cram too tightly, because the tobacco expands considerably during burning down. For better lighting should be taken some finer tobacco crumbs as the final layer.
The Gold Navy Cut could be light up easily with 1 or 2 flames. The first glow should be slightly pressed down with the tamper and perhaps re-ignite with another flame. By now the tobacco glows equally.
The Gold Navy Cut should be smoked carefully and slow. Like most pure Virginias, it does not tolerate high temperatures. The tobacco develops both a mature, sweet and a tangy-fresh taste, which combination is very pleasant. Burning down is even with a little more condensate than expected. The strength is somewhere between light to medium. The remaining ash is medium to dark gray.
The redolence of the gold Navy Cut is nice subtle sweet. The tobacco should be welcome everywhere, where tobacco use is allowed.
The Gold Navy Cut is a pure Virginia flake with a combination of mature sweet, tangy and fresh Virginia. The very uniform flake slices have a nice mixed color from light to dark brown and the humidity is ideal. Because of the firm but soft consistency the Gold Navy Cut could be stuffed good in different ways and then light up easily. As most pure Virginias the Gold Navy Cut requires a little more attention in relation to it's temperature. Smoked slowly and cool the taste combination unfolds a sparkling freshness and ripe sweetness with a little more condensate as expected. Overall, the Gold Navy Cut is a solid, rather lighter Virginia flake, which can be recommended to any connoisseur.


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In June 1864 an elegantly dressed lady using the name "Amelia Allen" attended a social event in Aylesbury and was arrested for picking pockets. Her portrait was taken by Thomas Vipond.


F. John Adams founded and led the Boston Classical Orchestra and directed the Concord Chorus from 1982 until 2001.
F. John Adams enjoyed finer things: great music, fine food and wine, the company of interesting people.
Described by family, friends, and colleagues as brilliant and inquisitive, Mr. Adams was a gifted musician and conductor, leading both orchestra and choral ensembles to new heights while passing on his accumulated knowledge and enthusiasm to students at the New England Conservatory of Music, Harvard University, and Wellesley College.
"F. John,'' as many knew him, left an indelible impression on those he touched, as evidenced by memories expressed since he died May 24 of complications of early-onset Alzheimer's disease at the Hearthstone at New Horizons facility in Marlborough. He was 66.
Born in Southampton, N.Y., Mr. Adams was trained in piano early on and quickly became proficient on that instrument, as well as the organ and the oboe, said his only sibling, younger brother Carl of New York City.
"He played the organ at the church in town all through high school, and when our father died at age 48, John played at the funeral,'' his brother recalled.
He attended high school in Hastings, N.Y., and then went to Harvard University, graduating in 1966 with a degree in mathematics.
He later earned advanced degrees in music at Harvard. His association with the Harvard Glee Club began during his undergraduate years. He was accompanist at first, and was director for eight years, beginning in 1970.
One of his career highlights came in 1973, when the club toured and performed at the Vatican, celebrating the 10 years of Paul VI's papacy. Mr. Adams arranged and conducted choral works for the concert, which was under the direction of conductor Leonard Bernstein.
He was with the Glee Club until 1978, specializing in Renaissance music for male voices, which he researched in libraries and archives across Europe, using his ability to speak four additional languages. In the dispute over mixing genders in the all-male group, he formed the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, a coed group that still performs.
"John had very high ethical and moral standards and didn't bend to popular will,'' recalled glee club member and longtime friend David Steinhaus, a Minneapolis physician. "Feminists and liberals at the time didn't want a strictly men's group. Princeton and Yale decided to have coed groups, but they regretted it later. Ultimately, John was right, and now there are three groups at Harvard, men's, women's and mixed groups. The scene is very vibrant now.
Bernard Kreger of Norwell, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, was in the Harvard Glee Club before, during, and after Mr. Adams's tenure.
He said Mr. Adams was also resident music tutor at one of the upper-class residence houses at Harvard.
"His gift in teaching was that he knew the context of the music being sung,'' said Kreger, who is still a glee club member. "He could make a presentation for an hour on court music during the era of Louis XIV a wonderful experience. His was not a flamboyant style, but it was multidimensional,'' he said.
At the New England Conservatory, where he taught from 1983 until 2007, Mr. Adams was known as "a warm, beloved person who had a smile for everyone on campus,'' said librarian Jean Morrow of Belmont. "The students adored him, and he often had them at his apartment for supper and afterward, they gathered around to act out Shakespeare plays.
"While many [music] teachers are extremely focused on the notes, he had a great breadth of knowledge and helped open students' eyes to the world around them,'' she said.
Mr. Adams also taught at Wellesley College from 1979 to 1988 and in 1992-93.
His impact on the many performing groups with which he worked was significant. He conducted the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra for nearly two decades, ending in the late 1990s.
He founded and led the Boston Classical Orchestra from 1980 to 1983, was assistant conductor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic in the early 90s, was guest performer with the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa and Michael Tilson-Thomas, and led the Concord Chorus from 1982 until 2001.
Katherine Torren of Acton was chief fund-raiser for the Concord Chorus under Mr. Adams and also sang.
"He could conduct with those steely blue eyes, just looking over at you for a cue,'' she recalled.
Longtime collaborator Donna Roll, director and chair of the opera faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, cherished his friendship.
"We lived at the same building in Boston,'' she said. "He was a fabulous friend, and we were always there for each other. I was lucky to have known him.
In addition to the music, Harvard classmate Steinhaus also shared his love of the outdoors, and they often hiked together in New Hampshire's White Mountains and then in Colorado when he and his wife would invite Mr. Adams to their mountain cabin.
"He loved to read music in the mountains, and he would take scores with him,'' said Steinhaus. "He was all about the life of the mind. One year, he took one of the Wagner Ring Cycles and memorized it out on the back porch of our cabin.
In addition to his brother, he leaves his mother, Ruth (Brockway) Adams of Plymouth. A private service has been held; a Boston area memorial service is being planned for September.
Gil Bliss can be reached at gilbliss@aol.com.


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Parades & Festivals Miami/South Florida 2019
22 Aug Parades & Festivals Miami/South Florida 2019
Posted at 17:59h in Blog, Miami Carnival Buzz	by	Asa Sealy 0 Comments
1. Carnaval Miami
Carnaval Miami, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, culminates its weeklong celebrations with Calle Ocho. Comprising 20 blocks, Calle Ocho is the largest Hispanic/Latino event in the United States. Ten stages will dot the streets in 2019. Expect a croqueta eating contest, a Cuba chef battle, and a performance by Gente de Zona. Next: March 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Carnaval Miami
2. Miami Beach Pride
The weeklong celebration of L.G.B.T.Q. communities, Miami Beach Pride will light up the 1111 Parking Garage in rainbow colors, present networking events and parties, and host a free museum night at the Perez Art Museum Miami. An energy-packed parade closes the week, shutting down Ocean Drive for the 11th year in a row. Celebrity Cruise is the year's primary title sponsor. Next: April 1-7, 2019
Photo: SRL Media, Inc.
3. Winterfest Boat Parade
The Florida Festivals & Events Association awarded the Winterfest with 15 honors in 2018. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale estimates that one million people watch the parade along the 12-mile route while even more tune in on television and via the online stream. The 2018 theme was Best of the 80s with the singer Huey Lewis serving as grand marshal. Next: December 2019
Photo: Ginny Fujino
4. Delray Affair
The 12-block Delray Affair is promoted as the largest arts and crafts fair in the southeastern United States. The 57th edition of the free public gathering in Downtown Delray will expand to three Beer Gardens backed by Delray Honda and also debut the McManis Family Vineyards Wine Garden. When the sun sets, revelers can hang out at Delray Affair After Dark. Next: April 12-14, 2019
Photo: Julia Rose
5. White Party
Once a weeklong jubilee, White Party has been condensed into one night but still remains one of the biggest HIV/AIDS fund-raising parties of the year. In 2018, the all-white party took place at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens to benefit Care Resource, a not-for-profit community-based healthcare organization serving South Florida. Next: November 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Care Resource
5. Winter Party Festival
Miami Beach's Winter Party Festival raises money for L.G.B.T.Q. communities. Its 26th year had the theme Open Arms and featured Bravo's Jai Rodriguez as the celebrity emcee. Next: Winter 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Winter Party Festival
7. Florida Renaissance Festival
The Florida Renaissance Festival summons swashbucklers and sirens to Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield every February through March. Themed costume weekends with local media partners (this year Y-100 led the list) drew in costumed revelers by the droves. Family-friendly demonstrations include archery, medieval jousting tournaments, and glass blowing, as well as 100 artisans exhibiting crafts and wares. Other popular activities included a five-stop Pub Crawl. Next: February-March 2020
Photo: George Quiroga
8. Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition (also known as the Youth Fair) is turning things up for its 68th anniversary, landing Latin pop superstar Becky G and Grammy-winner Zach Williams to headline its entertainment lineup. In 2018, nearly 500,000 guests attended the 21-day event that included livestock expos, carnival rides, and outrageous foods. The nonprofit provided more than $530,000 in academic scholarships, cash premiums, plaques, and awards. Next: March 14-April 7, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
9. King Mango Strut
The parade is brimming with personality, parodies, and political satire: The King Mango Strut is a longstanding Coconut Grove tradition. There is no entry fee to participate or attend, and no limit to what can be said or done. What started as a rejected group from the King Orange Bowl Parade enters its 38th anniversary in 2019. Next: December 2019
Photo: Art Seitz
10. Miami Carnival
It's time to fete when Miami Carnival colors the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds every fall with thousands of costumed masqueraders and parades. Kes the Band headlined the 2018 event. Sponsors included the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, JetBlue, and Caribbean Airlines. Next: October 13, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Miami Carnival
11. O, Miami Poetry Festival
Every April, Miami muses on words with the monthlong O'Miami Poetry Festival and its mission to have every person in Miami-Dade County encounter a poem. This year marks its eighth anniversary, and it will herald in its first permanent installation, the sculpture "Stay Gold" by Jessy Nite, which was inspired by a Robert Frost poem. In another project, a "flash-mob" style gathering will have people in custom flip-flops leave impressions of text on Miami Beach's sands. O, Miami is backed by the Knight Foundation. Next: April 1-30, 2019
Photo: Charlotte Kesl
12. Urban Beach Week
Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach is synonymous with Urban Beach Week, a decentralized celebration of black and urban culture and nightlife. Upwards of 300,000 people have flocked to South Beach to attend, though 2018 reported smaller crowds due to rain and overlap with the Air & Sea Show. The Best of the Best Music Festival went on as planned. Next: May 2019
13. Aqua Girl
The five-day celebration and the largest L.B.T.Q. charity event (benefiting Aqua Foundation for Women) in the country turns 20 this year. About 5,000 women attended the 2018 event that featured Grammy-nominated singer/writer, Leslie Cartaya, YouTube star Amber's Closet, and singer Madison Paige. Next: Fall 2019
Photo: Daniella A. Rascon
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Castle Douglas group to build orphanage
A group of Castle Douglas volunteers aim to build an African orphanage from scratch in just 14 days.
Stuart Gillespie
Doctor Jim Duck and his wife Judi will be joined by six other Stewartry residents to take on the challenge in September this year.
The team, along with helpers from Dumfries and around Scotland, hope to build a children's home in Tanzania as part of a scheme run by the Vine Project charity.
Dr Duck said: "It is a church organisation – there are eight of us going from Castle Douglas and about the same from Dumfries.
"The idea is to build an orphanage and also find out a bit more about what goes on.
"It's in a place called Moshi, which is in north Tanzania in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro."
The volunteers have to pay for their own flights and are raising cash to cover the building materials and help with the running of the homes.
One fundraising event is a ceilidh in Kirkpatrick Durham Village Hall on Friday, June 14, starting at 7pm.
The mission will be an unusual experience for the Castle Douglas team, especially Dr Duck who is also a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the Stewartry.
He added: "I'm retiring on July 4 after 31 years working as a GP.
"I started on April Fool's Day so I thought I'd retire on Independence Day!"


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5.31.2020 – silence, loudest sound
Mike Hoffman Life, These United States May 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 5 Minutes
silence, loudest sound
When look to Presidents for
meaning and comfort
I tried to think of moments in history where people looked to their leaders for words of meaning and comfort.
It is easy to come up with Winston Churchill's, "Let them do their worst. We shall do out best" and "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
It is also easy to forget Herbert Hoover's , ""Any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish," said in January, 1930.
But silence.
I think of the death of Diana, at one time, the Princess of Wales.
I think of how the people of the Great Britain demanded that the Queen, "SHOW US YOU CARE."
I very much fell that way today.
Where is the President?
Where is the person I was taught whose number one job was to 'educate the people.'
This is the only job the entire country votes for.
I don't want to mess around with the popular vote right now.
I have heard it all.
His opponent won by more votes.
But few Republicans voted in California in 2016.
That is neither here no there for this point.
This feller had the job.
Part of the job is to show their empathy and steadfastness in caring for the lives of average Americans.
As David Gergan said in a CNN Opinion piece, "But we should pause for one more moment to recognize how sad and sharp a departure his silence is from past traditions of the presidency moments of crisis."
His silence.
Let that word fall on the crowd like a wet blanket.
Sometimes silence is the loudest noise of all.
PS – For the ease of everyone I reproduce the David Gergan op ed, "In a sad week for America, Trump has fled from his duty"
This past week has brought tragedy upon tragedy to our nation: the death toll from Covid-19 passed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths; the brutal killing of George Floyd ignited mass protests in Minneapolis and beyond, and seven people were shot in protests demanding justice in Louisville. But our President was mostly busy with other things: getting into a public fight with Twitter, condemning China over Hong Kong and terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization — an entity that once looked to the United States as the world's leading institution in fighting pandemics.
President Donald Trump also took time, of course, to send out a stream of new, controversial tweets. He called protesters in Minneapolis "thugs" and repeated a racist line from a Miami police chief years ago, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." He even retweeted a video in which a supporter says, "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." But other than a brief tweet in the midst of another storm, Trump remained silent on the most sensitive issue of his presidency: the pandemic that is killing so many older Americans and people of color living near the edge.
Understandably, with the rash of other news, the press is moving on. But we should pause for one more moment to recognize how sad and sharp a departure his silence is from past traditions of the presidency moments of crisis. After George Washington was sworn as commander in chief of the Continental Army, Ethan Allen's younger brother, Levi, wrote to Washington in 1776 that he had become "Our political Father and head of a Great People." Shortly thereafter, Washington was frequently referred to as "Father of Our Country." As he steered us through war, the constitutional
convention, and two terms as President, the phrase caught on. He wasn't much of a speaker — he thought his deeds spoke for him — but he was a leader of such strong character and rock-solid integrity that he became the gold standard of the presidency.
Lincoln began his presidency during great uncertainty about his leadership. He won the election of 1860 with the smallest plurality ever (39%), and his military experience was virtually nil. But over time, he kindled a special relationship with Union soldiers, many of whom called him "Father
Abraham." Historians say his homespun ways, common manner and kindly empathy converted them. In his re-election, soldiers were his greatest supporters.
Franklin Roosevelt was known to be self-involved in his early years, but his struggles with polio transformed him into a caring, compassionate leader. Working families and many people of color thought they had a friend in the White House. So attached did his followers become that when he gave a fireside chat on a summer evening, you could walk down the streets of Baltimore and hear every word as families sat in their living room by a radio.
Historians generally agree that Washington, Lincoln and FDR were our greatest presidents. All three are remembered for their empathy and steadfastness in caring for the lives of average Americans. They continue to set the standard.
In contemporary times, it is harder for any president to sustain deep ties with a majority of Americans. We are too sharply divided as a people, and the internet often brings out the worst in us. Even so, several of our recent presidents have found moments when they can unify us and make us feel that at the end of the day, we are indeed one people. In many cases, these moments have come to define their presidencies: Ask any American adult and they can generally remember one, two or even three occasions in which recent presidents connected with us emotionally, stirring our hearts.
I remember with absolute clarity the Challenger disaster in 1986. One saw the plumes of the rising space craft against a bright blue sky — and then that horrific explosion as it instantly disappeared.
Ronald Reagan was one of the few presidents in our history who expressed our emotions so well in
a moment of shock and mourning. For hour upon hour, the networks had replayed the explosion, and it seemed so meaningless. But then Reagan used his speech to replace that picture in our minds with a different one: the astronauts waving goodbye. They became our heroes, especially as Reagan (drawing upon speechwriter Peggy Noonan) closed with lines from a World War II poem: "We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey
and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.'"
One thinks, too, of Bill Clinton traveling to Oklahoma City after the bombing there of a federal building in 1995. Clinton, like Reagan, was at his best when he captured tangled emotions and gave meaning to deaths of some of our finest citizens. He not only consoled families in private but moved the nation when he mourned them publicly. As I recall, that's when presidents were first called "Mourners in Chief" — a phrase that has been applied repeatedly to presidents since. (Not coincidentally, Clinton's speech of mourning in Oklahoma City is widely credited with resurrecting his presidency, then in the doldrums.)
One remembers, too, George W. Bush standing on the top of a crushed police car in the rubble of the World Trade Center bombing. When a first responder said he couldn't hear the President, Bush responded through his bullhorn: "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
One also remembers Barack Obama flying again and again to speak at gravesites where young children or church parishioners were being buried, victims gunned down in a gun-obsessed nation. Thinking about the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, one's mind returns to the image of the President of the United States leading a memorial service, singing "Amazing Grace."
Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama — two Republicans, two Democrats — served as our "Mourners in Chief." All four bound us together for a few moments, and we remembered who we are and who we can be. Why has our current "Mourner in Chief" gone AWOL? God knows. But his flight from responsibility is yet another sadness among this week's tragic losses.
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Vienna Dioscurides
A gallery of birds from folio 483v of the Vienna Dioscorides
Portrait of Anicia Juliana, for whom the book was made, flanked by Megalopsychia and Phronesis (detail from folio 6v)
The Vienna Dioscurides or Vienna Dioscorides is an early 6th-century Byzantine Greek illuminated manuscript of De materia medica (Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς : Perì hylēs iatrikēs in the original Greek) by Dioscorides in uncial script. It is an important and rare example of a late antique scientific text. The 491 vellum folios measure 37 by 30 cm and contain more than 400 pictures of animals and plants, most done in a naturalistic style. In addition to the text by Dioscorides, the manuscript has appended to it the Carmen de herbis attributed to Rufus, a paraphrase of an ornithological treatise by a certain Dionysius, usually identified with Dionysius of Philadelphia, and a paraphrase of Nicander's treatise on the treatment of snake bites.
The manuscript was created in about 515 AD in the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire's capital, Constantinople, for a resident Byzantine imperial princess, Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Anicius Olybrius, who had been one of the last of the Western Roman Emperors. The manuscript is accordingly now called the Juliana Anicia Codex by scholars.[1] Although it was created as a luxury copy, in later centuries it was used daily as a textbook in the imperial hospital of Constantinople, and a medieval note records that a Greek nurse there, named Nathanael, had it rebound in 1406.[2] After residing in Constantinople for just over a thousand years, the text passed to the Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna in the 1500s, a century after the city fell to the Ottomans.
Throughout the Byzantine period the manuscript was used as the original for copies of the work that were given to foreign leaders, including the Arabic edition of Abd al-Rahman III of Spain for the creation of which the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII sent a Greek copy and a translator.[3] A note recording the name of one Michael of the Varangian Guard is also found in the text.[2]
The manuscript was restored and a table of contents and extensive scholia added in Byzantine Greek minuscule, by the patriarchal notary John Chortasmenos in 1406.[4] In the mid 1400s it was used to create the Pope Alexander VII Dioscorides, now in the Vatican Library, by the monks of St. John the Baptist Greek orthodox monastery in Constantinople. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 a subsequent owner handwrote each plant's name in Arabic and Hebrew.[4][5] The manuscript, still in Istanbul a century after the fall of the city, was purchased from Moses Hamon, the Arabic-speaking, Jewish physician to sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, by the Flemish diplomat Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, who was in the employ of Emperor Ferdinand I of the Austrian Habsburgs. The manuscript is now held among the manuscripts of the Austrian National Library (German: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) in Vienna, where it is identified as the Codex Vindobonensis med. gr. 1. The manuscript was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 1997 in recognition of its historical significance.[6]
Illustrations[edit]
Folio 83r Rubus fruticosus (bramble)
The manuscript has 383 extant full-page illustrations of plants out of the original 435 illustrations. The illustrations fall into two groups. There are those that faithfully follow earlier classical models and present a quite naturalistic illustration of each plant. There are also other illustrations that are more abstract. The majority of the illustrations were painted in a naturalistic style so as to aid a pharmacologist in the recognition of each plant. However, it is believed that these illustrations were made as copies of an earlier herbal and were not drawn from nature.
In addition to the illustrations of the text, the manuscript contains several frontispieces in the form of a series of full-page miniatures. Of special note is the dedication miniature portrait of Anicia Juliana on folio 6 verso. The manuscript was presented to Anicia out of gratitude for her funding the construction of a church in the suburbs of Constantinople. This portrait is the oldest extant dedication portrait. The portrait has Anicia seated in a ceremonial pose distributing alms. She is flanked by personifications of Megalopsychia (magnaminty) and Phronesis (prudence). At her feet, another personification, labeled "Gratitude of the Arts", kneels. A putto holds a dedication copy up to Anicia. Anicia and her attendants are enclosed within an eight-point star within a circle all formed of intertwined rope. Within the outer spandrels of the star are putti, done in grisaille, working as masons and carpenters. This miniature is an altogether original creation and, with the inclusion of the personifications and the putti, shows the endurance of the classical tradition in Constantinople, despite the fact that Anicia herself was a pious Christian.
Folio 3v, seven physicians
The series of frontispieces in the manuscript begins with two full-page miniatures, each having a group of seven noted pharmacologists. In the second picture (folio 3 verso, see here), the most prominent and only one sitting on a chair is Galen. He is flanked by three pairs of other physicians, seated on stones or the ground. Closest to Galen are Crateuas and Dioscurides. The second pair are Apollonius Mys and Nicander. Farthest from Galen are Andreas and Rufus of Ephesus. Each of the figures is a self-contained portrait and was probably modeled on authors' portraits from the various authors' treatises. The seven figures are contained within an elaborate decorated frame. The background is solid gold, which places the figures in an abstract space. This is the earliest known manuscript to use a solid gold background.
Following the two miniatures of seven pharmacologists, there are two author portraits. In the second portrait (see here), Dioscurides sits writing in a codex on his lap. He is shown in profile, which corresponds to the portrait in the previous miniature. It is possible that there was a tradition based on Dioscurides' life portrait that the images are based on. In front of Dioscurides is an artist, seated at a lower level, painting an illustration of the mandrake root. He is painting from nature. The mandrake root he is looking at is held by the personification of Epinoia (the power of thought). There is architectural background consisting of a colonnade with a central niche.
The paraphrase of the treatise on birds by Dionysius is in three books. The first two books have illustrations of the birds inserted into the text columns without frame or background (for example, see here). The third book has 24 birds arranged in a grid on a full-page miniature (see illustration above). The birds portrayed throughout the treatise are of high artistic merit and are faithful to nature in form and color. Most of the birds are easily identifiable. Some of the birds contained in the full-page miniature in the third book are not described in the text of the paraphrase. It is probable that these illustrations are based on the illustrations from an older, different treatise, possibly that of Alexander of Myndus. This manuscript, however, is the oldest surviving illustrated treatise on birds.
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Folio 4v, author portrait
Folio 6v, donation portrait of Anicia Juliana
Folio 29v, Plantago lanceolata (lamb's tongue)
Folio 148v, Viola odorata (violet)
Folio 167v, Cannabis sativa (hemp)
Folio 391v, coral
Folio 475r, birds
Folio 39v, Anagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel)
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SAVE has been campaigning for historic buildings since its formation in 1975 by a group of architectural historians, journalists and planners. SAVE is a strong, independent voice in conservation, free to respond rapidly to emergencies and to speak out loud for the historic environment.
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SAVE Smithfield General Market!
Smithfield General Market is under threat. A major London landmark, the buildings are part of one of the greatest market parades in Europe built by Sir Horace Jones, the architect of Tower Bridge. Proposals from a group of investors and developers have been approved by the City of London Corporation. These involve major demolition of the buildings only leaving 3 stretches of street frontages standing. The plans will see the interiors, including the great market halls, completely demolished to make way for offices that will rise up above the remaining facades. There are already too many empty office buildings in London - there is no need to build more. Moreover, the City has hundreds of thousands of square metres already in the pipeline not far from Smithfield. These proposals will cause substantial harm to the conservation area and will break up a complete group of protected historic market buildings. These buildings have been standing empty for too long. We are backing a fully-funded, viable, conservation-led alternative that would preserve the General Market and Fish Market in their entirety and allow them to open within months as a food market and a place for cafes, retail, bars and restaurants. The City of London Corporation was advised to put the site on the open market following a public inquiry five years ago, to allow a conservation-led scheme to come forward. The City, who own the freehold, never did this. We are asking the Secretary of State and his Planning Minister to call the application in for a full public inquiry, to ensure that this important site is saved for the nation. The campaign already has the support of all the National Amenity Societies, many local businesses and residents, and notable names such as Michelin-starred chef Fergus Henderson, author and playwright Alan Bennett, and MP Glenda Jackson. "If you go to St Bartholomew's and then walk through Smithfield, it is like walking from one cathedral to another. You wouldn't pull down St Bartholomew's, nor should you pull down Smithfield. Smithfield was the scene of many martyrdoms – this would be another." Alan Bennett "You can't stop change but you should be able to recognize when something is extraordinary which Smithfield General Market is! This is the time to say no." Fergus Henderson For more information please see SAVE's website: http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/campaigns.php Link to the most recent press article, in the Financial Times, August 2nd. 'Smithfield: Alternative option for Reviving historic London Market.' http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1510ebfa-f83f-11e2-b4c4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2bBXyYs6d
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Seafarers' union Nautilus has applied to demolish this grand Edwardian home for sailors' widows, which stands on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool's famous waterfront World Heritage Site. The imposing brick and stone Andrew Gibson House was completed in 1906 to provide a sanctuary for the widows of elderly sailors and men lost at sea, and was the gift of a wealthy Liverpool cotton merchant. Built by individual philanthropy and maintained by the collective contributions of individual Union members, the building represents a unique piece of Britain's maritime and welfare history. It stands in its own landscaped grounds with unrivalled waterfront views and is owned by the merchant navy union Nautilus, formerly NUMAST, that has managed the building and its extensive Marine Park retirement and convalescent estate for over a century. Until about a decade ago the building was in use, but it has since been left empty and has become increasingly derelict. Nautilus has now applied to the local authority, Wirral MBC, for prior approval to demolish the complex. The Council will meet to determine the decision in the next two weeks. Surprisingly, the building is unlisted, and the prominent site is likely to be sold for the development of waterside flats. The building has already demonstrated that it is ideal for repurposing to apartments, indeed the local authority has already granted permission for conversion, and has approved permission for some enabling development on the grounds. We urge Nautilus to work with the local authority, Wirral MBC, that supports renovation. In addition, there has been interest from several developers and at least three housing associations to convert the building. The building remains in essentially good order, requiring mainly remedial works to its roof and services, and it would be inexplicable and inexcusable for Nautilus to knock it down.
Save the Strand, London: Don't demolish 152-158 the Strand
King's College London has received planning permission to demolish the unlisted 154-158 and to façade the Grade II listed 152-153 the Strand. These charming buildings with their narrow medieval plots provide important context and setting to the Grade I listed Somerset House and St Mary-Le-Strand. Their loss will be hugely detrimental to the conservation area, the surrounding listed buildings, and will substantially harm one of London's most historic thoroughfares - the processional route from St Pauls to Buckingham Palace. The buildings are protected by both national and local planning policy as designated heritage assets: Nos 152-153 are listed and part of a conservation area; 154-158 Strand are identified as Unlisted Buildings of Merit, which contribute to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. The proposed design of the replacement building does not respect Westminster's heritage and local distinctiveness - it removes a group of buildings with distinctive façades and replaces them with something bland. It will also be dominant in its environment, unbalancing the composition of Somerset House, and repeating the mistakes of the past: when the neighbouring Brutalist building was built a large group of precious late-17th and early-18th century buildings were destroyed, similar to those at 152-158. At the planning committee meeting on the 21 April Westminster Councillors regretted the loss of these buildings and construction of the Brutalist block, yet still approved the demolition of 152-158 Strand. No further encroachment of this kind should be allowed. The character of central London depends on a balance between large institutional and commercial buildings and smaller scale buildings on narrow plots. This case has triggered national interest. The amenity societies have made substantial objections, and there were many individual objections. The proposal has struck a nerve with all who love London. As a national institution and a seat of learning, King's should be leading the way in respecting heritage and planning law. Demolition would fail on both accounts. We call upon King's College London to shelve the plans for demolition, and reconsider their proposals. Historic buildings are an asset to a historic campus, and should be celebrated as such. Britain is respected worldwide for its sensitive approach to historic buildings, indeed John Ruskin himself was an alumnus of King's College London. Do the right thing by history, and by the future: save these buildings. For more information and images see our press release here: http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/docs/articles/Kings%20College%20Press%20Release%20210415.pdf or contact SAVE on 0207 253 3500/[email protected]
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Stop the demolition of Soho – Save a key West End landmark!
Westminster City Council has approved plans to demolish several key historic buildings in the Soho Conservation Area, and replace them with an oversized, bland and bulky office led development. SAVE is asking the Secretary of State and his planning minister to call the application in for a full public inquiry to ensure this important site and the wider character of Soho is not eroded. Soho is one of London's most distinctive, historic areas – its diverse history and charm told through its buildings, streets and open spaces. The old Foyles building on Charing Cross Road is a landmark - strongly associated with all that makes Soho special, and is noted in the Conservation Area as a building of merit. The proposed development is nine storeys – much higher and bulkier than its neighbours - in marked contrast to the fine grain of the surrounding streets. Conservation Area status is meant to protect sites like this from insensitive development. SAVE is alarmed that Westminster has blithely approved the demolition of the Foyles building and adjacent 'buildings of merit' (their words). We consider the re-development will cause substantial harm to the character of the Conservation Area. SAVE is calling on the Secretary of State to call-in this application for a public inquiry, and to stop the plans as currently proposed. This is our opportunity to ensure the unique character of Soho is protected from harmful re-development.
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SAVE Liverpool's Lime Street! Call demolition plans in for public inquiry.
This is Liverpool's gateway street. It is in the city's World Heritage Site Buffer Zone and is recognized internationally as an extremely important part of Liverpool with great architectural, historical and cultural significance. Listed buildings that would be negatively affected if the scheme goes ahead, include the following: the Anglican cathedral tower (Grade I) and St. Luke's Church (Grade II*) to the south, and St. George's Hall (Grade I) and plateau, the Cenotaph (Grade I) Lime Street Station (Grade II) and the Walker Art Gallery (Grade II*), Picton Library (Grade II*) and County Sessions House (Grade II*) to the north. In addition, the Futurist cinema is one of the earliest in the country and Liverpool's first purpose built cinema. Liverpool's World Heritage Site is already in jeopardy and this could push it off the list, flying in the face of international treaties and agreements. The proposals from Neptune Developments, recently approved by Liverpool City Council, involve the demolition of a large site and the replacement of a historic row of buildings with a shopping centre and student accommodation of poor design. The proposed replacement buildings are eleven storeys high, well over what is permitted in this part of the World Heritage Site Buffer Zone. Please see this link for more details and images: http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/article.php?id=353
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Review: "Solutions for Writers" by Sol Stein
Written by Andrew Knighton
Intermediate writers
Released over twenty years ago, Sol Stein's Solutions for Writers has become something of a classic on how to write. A practical tool box aimed at both fiction and non-fiction writers, it's a valuable if somewhat flawed addition to any author's literary kit.
Solutions for Writers undoubtedly benefits from the authority of its author. Stein is an author, editor, and script writer who has worked with several big names in writing. As a result, he's seen what does and doesn't work from different angles. This background makes it easy to have faith in him as a writer on writing. Stein has earned the confidence with which he writes.
Stein's approach in this book isn't to provide a set of broad principles or to set out the basics of writing. Though the book claims to be suitable for writers of all levels, he assumes a familiarity with the fundamentals of storytelling. This isn't a book that will tell you about three-act structure or the different points of view.
Instead, Stein presents a toolbox. Each chapter deals with an individual topic, from good dialogue to creating tension to selecting a point of view. These are presented in a practical way, with examples and guidance on how to apply them. You can dip in, pick a tool for the specific issue you're dealing with, and use that.
As well as focusing on practicality, Stein emphasizes the need to practice. Good writing won't just arrive in a flash of inspiration and not everything you write will be solid gold. We need to exercise our story-telling muscles, not just try to run literary marathons.
The explanation of the crucible and how to use it. This tool is an invaluable one for plotting a story, providing a way to crank up the tension without the characters flying apart through the problems between them. This chapter alone justifies picking up the book.
The chapter on cutting out the flab, which shows how and why to make your writing concise and focused. It's a surprising and enlightening touch from an author whose prime audience seems to be writers of literary fiction.
Chapters on thwarting desire and creating tension, which will help in crafting an emotionally powerful and exciting story.
A chapter on what makes a good book title, an often overlooked part of the creative process and an essential one in writing a book that sells.
A section on applying the tools of fiction to nonfiction, which makes the book useful for a wider range of writers and projects. Despite the praise heaped upon the best nonfiction writers, this is an area of writing that's often overlooked, and it's good to see Stein address that.
A confident, smoothly written book by a writer with proven experience in his craft.
Full of practical tools to fix specific problems in your writing. The self-contained chapters mean that you can easily pick out and apply the tool that will be useful to you.
Stein's ideas for fiction are solidly grounded in a focus on evoking emotions, for a more powerful read.
Stein's efforts to show his authority and experience sometimes come across as smug and overly self-satisfied. If it bothers you when a writing instructor draws on their own work or namedrops people they've worked with, prepare to be annoyed.
While some of Stein's advice is well supported by examples, some is expressed simply as opinions or things taken for granted, making it harder to know whether to use that advice.
While the chapters make it easy to identify a relevant section, finding the useful tools in that section sometimes involves wading through anecdotes on books and publishing.
Overall, this book is full of invaluable tools. Some readers will enjoy the author's style more than others, but it's always accessible and there's more than enough to make it worth your time.
About Andrew Knighton
Andrew Knighton is a Yorkshire based ghostwriter, responsible for writing many books in other people's names. He's had over fifty stories published in his own name in places such as Daily Science Fiction and Wily Writers. His steampunk adventure series, The Epiphany Club, is out now in all e-book formats, and the first volume, Guns and Guano, is available for free from Amazon or Smashwords. You can find free stories and links to more of his books at andrewknighton.com and follow him on Twitter where he's @gibbondemon.
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February 27, 2014: Mark Levin, aka The Great One, was the keynote speaker at today's event celebrating the fifth anniversary Tea Party movement. Levin both thanked and congratulated those of us in this fight to regain our lost liberties, and he encouraged and implored us to keep up the struggle.
As you read these excerpts from Mark's speech and watch this moving video, you will see that true conservatives in the sixties and seventies faced the same struggles with the so-called establishment, that tea party and other true conservatives face today. Stand tall my fellow warriors, he's speaking of you!
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package com.twitter.common.text.extractor;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.twitter.common.text.token.TokenStream;

public class HashtagExtractorTest {
  private TokenStream stream;

  @Before
  public void setup() {
    stream = new HashtagExtractor();
  }

  @Test
  public void testSingleHashtag() {
    stream.reset("this is a #hashtag");
    assertEquals(ImmutableList.of("#hashtag"), stream.toStringList());

    // Note, hashtag should not contain the training dot.
    stream.reset("this is a #hashtag.");
    assertEquals(ImmutableList.of("#hashtag"), stream.toStringList());

    stream.reset("#thatswhatshesaid haha... #funny");
    assertEquals(ImmutableList.of("#thatswhatshesaid", "#funny"), stream.toStringList());
  }
}