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2011 GP2 Series Champion Romain Grosjean reflects on his season and future
GP2 Series: Romain, congratulations. You are the 2011 GP2 Series Champion. How does that sound?
Romain Grosjean: Finally! It's just fantastic. We've had a really hard season with such a high level of drivers and teams. I think that professionally and personally, this has been a very important season. The team Dams has been really open-minded to listen to me and my suggestions. They worked really hard. They work very hard I can tell you. We made some mistakes. Sometime they made them, other times I made them. That's normal in a season. But at the end of the day, we managed to get everything right in the last four races. It's true that I have had a bit of luck as well, but in every championship, you need to get that as well to make the difference. Today I am very pleased. I can see that the team is very emotional and that's important for a driver to feel that everyone is behind him. It has been a very special season…
GP2 Series: How important is this title in your career?
I want to say that at the beginning of the season, my management did not tell me to win the Series. I'm a bit older than some of the drivers and I have more experience so my personal goal was to grab the title. But I knew also that I wanted to push Dams and help them to get back at the top. What they were missing when we started working together is not missing anymore. And I think they are the strongest team of the Series this season. I am proud of what we have accomplished. I wanted this title very much because it was missing in my career. Now it's in the pocket. It's an amazing feeling.
GP2 Series: When the season started, everyone saw you as the man to beat, especially after you won the GP2 Asia Series again. Plus, you have a bit more experience than most drivers. Was that extra pressure?
Honestly, I don't like it when I'm an outsider. But if you watch the results from last season in GP2, Barwa Addax, ART and iSport were stronger than Dams. But this year with the new car and the new Pirelli tyres, we worked very hard. I have to say that we were completely lost in Abu Dhabi when the GP2 Asia season opened at the beginning of the year. Everyone thought we were hiding our true potential when we were P22 in the last test session before the season started. And then, we realised that we needed to just keep working and start again from the beginning and we took pole position. And then the car started to work again. We were strong contenders, but we were also a team that needed to prove that they were able to get back to the top as they were a few years ago.
GP2 Series: 2009 and 2010 were very tough years for you. What did it take to get to this point today?
I think my career has been smooth until 2009. Everything was perfect. I was always in the right team, at the right place and at the right time. I went to SG Formula and became Formula Renault 2.0 Champion. I went then to ART in Formula 3 and became Champion. Then I stayed with the team in GP2 Asia Series and again, I became Champion. Then the first year of GP2 was really great. I was P4 at the end of the season which was a fantastic result. I went to Formula One then and unfortunately it was at the wrong time, in the wrong place. But it has been important in my career and has definitely helped me get stronger. I realised after that I had a life outside Formula One. It has truly helped me enjoy the life in the paddock as well. Everyone can see that I'm smiling more. It's because I have less pressure. I still work very hard and seriously, but I put less pressure on my shoulders. That's the way I'm working now. I like to be relaxed. I like to smile a lot before going in the car. I make jokes even on the grid and then I can still manage to focus when it counts.
GP2 Series: Talking about this season, when did you feel that you could actually become Champion?
I think Imola was important. We went to a track that nobody knew. We knew that it would give a good indication of what to expect in the GP2 Series later this season. And we were very strong. We took pole and won the first race. And then we went to Turkey, took pole again and won again. From then on, we knew we had a good pace, a good set-up and that we could improve on every race track. Sometimes we did struggle a little because we were missing some speed, but the set-up was still good everywhere. That's what you have to feel to become champion. At the start of the season, there were some ups and downs: we made a few mistakes which happens in a season. But the last four races were very good and that helped us build a gap in the standings. The summer was long as well because we were 25 points ahead and everyone kept on telling me that I was going to be champion in Spa. I kept on telling them to relax a bit (He laughs). And of course, you saw what happened in qualifying yesterday… It was a tough way to start the weekend. But I got P3 today and it was enough to become Champion with Dams.
GP2 Series: Five wins this season so far. Was there one that meant more to you?
I think the one from Silverstone was quite important. Everybody said that I had made a big mistake and that I was crazy in Valencia. I made one, I completely agree. That's it. I got a ten grid place penalty and I went to Silverstone. It was tough, but during that race I was really patient. I made some nice overtaking manoeuvres at the end of the race especially on Giedo which was important for the title race and then on Dani. It was a strong win. And I think from then on, we were capable to score in both races and I showed that the mistake I made in Valencia did not mean that the 2009 Romain Grosjean was back. It was just some mistake that drivers do sometimes.
GP2 Series: Looking ahead, almost every single GP2 Series Champion has gone straight to Formula one. Thoughts?
There is no rule unfortunately! (He laughs). I want to go back to Formula One, of course, but at the moment nothing has been decided. My management, LRGP or the team Dams have been intelligent because they knew that in 2009 after the third race of the season, I was only thinking about F1. This year, I did not want to make the same mistake so I kept my focus on GP2 exclusively. I have been to the F1 paddock as little as possible to focus here. Now that we are champions, I will have a look at what is going on upstairs, but at the moment, my main concern is to find a good contract for 2012 and nothing else. At least we still have a few months to think about it. Hopefully I can get a good seat in good conditions.
GP2 Series: Would you say that GP2 has prepared you well for the next step?
This season has been watched closely by the F1 paddock because of the new tyres and the new car. Drivers have to think more about what they are doing in the car. You need to manage everything very well. We've had some tough races. Some of them were dry/wet/dry and some were really crazy races. Having won this title in difficult conditions was important and it has been seen by the big boss…hopefully!
GP2 Series: You have been racing on all three generations of GP2 cars. In your opinion, what makes the third generation car so special?
The first generation car had less power and was easy to drive. You didn't have to think about anything. You just had to push with every lap. The second generation car was a bit more difficult. The 2009 season started out good, but like I said, I was thinking of the next step prematurely. I was not focused. I like the new generation car a lot. It is much more stable and I like as well the way the Pirelli tyres are working through the race. During the races, the drivers have to really work on their driving style and on the preparation with the team.
GP2 Series: Talking about Monza, I'm sure you would like to win there as well…
That would be really nice. First, we have another race tomorrow. I really want to score more points for the team. We are second in the teams standings which is not that bad considering that there's only one driver who has scored points so far this season. We need to keep scoring points and it's true that I would like to score a double-win this season. Since it's not going to be achievable in Spa, there's only Monza left! It would be nice to finish on a win, but first of all we will try to score points.
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Michael's main reason: the cars at the car show.
My main reason: to buy lots and lots of peaches.
We accomplished both and had quite a bit of fun in the process. Michael was really looking forward to seeing two cars in particular, the ones on display by Ralph Call, a former bishopric member in the singles' ward Michael attended before we were married.
Here's one right out of the 50s, when our country was in the "space age". You can tell by the lines how "spacey" it is. Really cool.
Here's Ralph's other car that Michael absolutely loved. Not sure what it is, but I know it's from the 40s. Nice sound system that Ralph had put in this one.
And, in the midst of all our perusing, I have found the car I want to drive someday. A Cobra. I have decided that we are meant to be together, this Cobra and I. Granted, if I ever owned a car like this, we wouldn't be able to afford it til I'm MUCH older. But a girl can dream, eh?
Alas, we found peaches and a fabulous produce stand on our way out of Brigham. We bought an entire basket (about 70) of peaches and a dozen ears of corn. Local, fresh, and good.
I'm planning on freezing quite a bit for later use. And the rest, we will snack on and I've got a HUGE list of things I want to make/bake with them. Scones, muffins, cobbler, pie, smoothies, salsa, etc.
Look at all those PEACHES!!! Oh what I would do with 70 perfectly ripe Utah peaches. Glad you guys had such a good time in Brigham City. Enjoy your many delicious peach dishes!


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INTERVIEW – Ace Frehley, October 2014
Shane | 28 November 2014 | 5 Replies
By Shane Pinnegar
Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has recently released the excellent album Space Invader –his fifth and arguably best since leaving the face-painted band in 1982 – and he's in a great mood ("Everything's great!" he declares happily when I ask him how he's doing) when we get on the phone to talk about the record, his choice of guitars, addiction, and – inevitably – the band who seem locked in a never-ending feud with him and fellow ex-bandmate Peter Criss.
To break the ice, I ask Ace how the album is sitting with him now that it's been finished for a while.
"Yeah, I still listen to the album and hear stuff that I don't even remember doing!" he cackles. "I was having such a good time recording this record that a lot of it just came real easy. You know, the lyrics and the solos just kind of flowed out of me. I had a lot of fun doing it and, you know, a lot of the reviews have said that it's a fun album, it's a feel good record, and I'm really happy for that because I was having fun, and it seems to have come through on the tracks, and that's a good feeling."
Space Invader captures the quintessential Frehley sound – from his unique guitar tone to the instantly catchy melodies and out-there lyrics, it's classic Ace.
"To me, probably the biggest surprise was the title track of Space Invader," he says. "We just had a musical track for that while we were mixing [the album], and the record company said, 'we need a title track,' and I wrote that in the hotel room while Warren Huart was mixing a different track. And then I went to the studio that evening and, uh, we just tracked it, cut the vocals. Warren actually sang on the background on the choruses, and I tracked the solo, and it just came together in one evening. I'm still surprised how well it came out."
Having written a slew of KISS classics as well as bonafide solo hits, Frehley says inspiration comes in many different guises.
"Uhhh, you know, I don't have any set way of writing. Some people have formulas; I'm not a schooled musician, and I've never taken guitar lessons so it's just, I kind of wing it and fly by the seat of my pants. Sometimes songs start with a guitar riff, sometimes they start with just a melody line, or a lyrical idea. On Inside The Vortex, for instance, I wrote on a bass guitar first and then added the guitars. So, there's no formulaic set method in the way I create music; it just kind of happens spontaneously – and it's fun!" he laughs.
When asked if that creative lightning can strike at any time of night or day, or he needs to make time to sit with a pen and paper and forcibly create something, the guitarist happily elaborates.
"Yeah, I wish I could [sit down with a pen and paper and just write] – people talk about that method of setting aside a few hours a day, and sit down and try to write. I've never written that way. You know, songs come to me when I'm driving. I wake up in the morning sometimes when I'm probably, you know, still halfway in a dream state and a lyrical idea comes to mind, or I'll be sitting down, just jamming on the guitar and, you know, a rhythm part will come out. The next thing you know there's a melody line and lyrics. I can never force myself to write; it just has to happen spontaneously."
Echoing his 1978 KISS self-titled solo album hit version of Russ Ballard's New York Groove, Space Invader includes a riff-heavy take on The Steve Miller Band's 1973 smash The Joker. Frehley doesn't really have a method to make someone else's song his own – he just goes in and does it!
"I don't know, I just kind of like to…" the guitarist hesitates, before laughing, "…some people say to me, 'man you Ace-ified it!'
"It reminds me, I mean, like, when I redid [The Rolling Stones'] 2,000 Man back in the '70s, I really changed that," Frehley reflects, "but, you know, pretty much with The Joker, I made it a lot heavier, changed the arrangement a little, threw in a cool guitar solo, and changed the melody a little on the vocal chorus at the end. And changed a couple of words here or there, you know – I have to make it my own or it wouldn't be right. But, I'm happy with the end result. That was actually the first track I recorded for the record."
All of which begs the question: would Ace, as a solo artist, ever consider recording some of his old KISS songs?
"Sure! I mean, my next album for [label] eOne Music here in The States is going to be all covers and remakes so, yeah, absolutely, I'm re-recording some KISS tracks. I believe I'm going to be doing Parasite; I'm not sure which other ones, you know, and some covers that I've always wanted to do that I haven't done. So, that's going to be a fun record. I'm going to get a lot of different guest stars to play with me on these tracks. And it's going to be a much easier record than this last one because I don't have to write solos, and I don't have to write lyrics because they're already set. So, that's going to be another fun record for me, and I'm looking forward to that, you know, start tracking it out in between tours and what-not."
Frehley goes on to say there's other bucket-list projects he'd like to tackle sooner rather than later, as well.
"Yeah, there's a couple of, there's several things I want to do that I haven't achieved yet. You know, I've been talking to a couple different producers about scoring films. I want to do an animation and put music to it because, you know, I've been dabbling in computer animation for years myself. I want to start producing other bands, you know, now that I've become pretty much a certified producer – the last two albums I produced myself.
"So, yeah, there's a lot of things I want to do," he says. "You know, probably be in another film. I'd love to be in a comedy. I'd love to be in a sci-fi movie. You know, maybe make some appearances in television shows and stuff. So, yeah, there's a lot of things that are still on my bucket list that I haven't achieved. I haven't jumped out of a plane yet! [Laughing] I haven't skydived."
Titling the new record Space Invader ties nicely in with the 'Space Ace' character Frehley invented when KISS first donned outlandish makeup and costumes and started to conquer the world, and Frehley is adamant that he enjoys playing up to that character, rather than wishing he could leave it in the past.
"No, I'm proud of the character I created for KISS," he says with gusto. "I'm proud of the makeup and all the costumes I had input on. Also, you know, I left my mark on the stage show, obviously. But, you know, I had a lot of fun playing in KISS while it lasted, and that's part of my legacy. And the Spaceman will always be part of me because it was my creation, and just because there's some other guy up there dressed like me, playing my solos, doesn't take away from the fact that I created that, and I'll always be known for that. My body of work has withstood the test of time, in between solo records and all the stuff I wrote with KISS, so I'm proud of it, and I still cherish all that stuff."
Ace with KISS in the early days
Over the years Ace has played a wide variety of guitars, but it's the Les Paul Gibson that he prefers above all others – he even has a signature range of them available.
"Pretty much Les Paul's live are my choice of guitar," Frehley affirms. "They're pretty much, you know, the ideal rock guitar. The difference between a Les Paul and Fender is that the neck is arched. If you try to lay a Les Paul flat on a table, it's not going to lay flat because the neck is attached to the body at about a six degree angle. And that creates tension when you tighten up the strings, and that's what gives the Les Paul sustain. And it's not a bolt-on neck, the neck's glued on. And it makes more for a solid connection, and gives you better resonance. I'm pretty much a Les Paul man live. In the studio I use a variety of guitars: Fenders, and what have you. [But] even in the studio, Les Paul still rules."
Ace's history of substance abuse is well known, but he's sounding as healthy as he ever has after eight years of sobriety. He also doesn't see the point in regretting the wasted years.
"Oh, you know, like the title of my book, No Regrets, there are no regrets. Yeah, I had some problems with substance abuse over the years, but that's ancient history. It's been over eight years now sober and, you know, life's been good to me. I got a clean bill of health from my doctor, I kick off the U.S. tour November 13th and, you know, everything's great. I got a beautiful woman that I'm engaged to – you know Rachel Gordon, my fiancée, actually co-wrote two songs on the new record, so I broke some new ground there, collaborating with a woman. And, who knows what's going to happen in the future? I'm very excited about touring. It looks like we'll be coming to Australia in the [U.S.] spring [that's March-May, our Autumn, Aussies – Editor], and hopefully Japan, as well. And we've already booked some dates in Europe for June.
"Everything's exciting right now," he continues, his healthy glow almost radiating from the phone, "and I think that the way the album's being received worldwide is just propelling the live shows, and making everything more exciting. I can't wait to perform again live, and play some of these new songs. So, you know, ever since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and this record was released, things have just been kind of snowballing."
It's inspirational to hear Ace talking so positively after what seems like a lifetime seeing him stumble from press conference to show to trouble, not to mention seeing him using his incredible, unique talent to entertain people again, as well as achieving more in other areas of his life like family.
"Well, it's nice waking up and remembering what you did the night before, and not having a hangover, I got to tell you!" he laughs self-deprecatingly.
"You know, I'm not anti-alcohol or anti-drugs," he continues, suddenly serious. "I think everybody needs to do and find their own lifestyle. I think it's rude of me to try to tell people not to drink. You know, I drank most of my life. I'm not anti-alcohol, I just realised that, at a certain point in my life, it was time for me to stop drinking, you know – I couldn't handle it anymore. It's a personal choice, and everybody should just do what works for them.
"I really can't stand the kind of people that get sober and preach the evils of this, and the evils of that. I just think everyone needs to do what works for them."
Having seen The Rolling Stones the night before talking with Frehley, with special guest Mick Taylor performing with them on two tracks, I enquire whether he would be interested in doing a similar guest appearance with KISS.?
"Well, I haven't been invited," he says bluntly. "I thought it was going to happen when we were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. Unfortunately, Paul and Gene decided they didn't want to perform with me and Peter. And for the life of me I don't know why." Frehley gives a sad chuckle before continuing.
"But, you know, here's looking out for in the future. It's just a shame that after 40 years, they couldn't give the fans 15 minutes; it was something everybody wanted. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame requested that the four original members and inductees perform. Gene decided, you know, they didn't want to do it. You'll have to ask them why; I don't know."
Ace Frehley with KISS at their Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
When quizzed about the supposed feud between Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and Frehley & Criss, the guitarist crushes the notion immediately.
"Yeah, the press makes it out like we hate each other and that's just a crock. I called up Gene while I was making Space Invader, and he wouldn't let me off the phone. We were reminiscing about, you know, driving around in a station wagon in the early '70s," he laughs, "staying in Holiday Inns. But, somehow the press portrays the fact that, you know, none of us get along. That's really not the case. Obviously there's still a lot of rivalry, and there always was big egos – all four of us had them, and still do.
"I mean, one thing Gene does, he's been putting his foot in his mouth a lot lately, talking about depressed people who kill themselves; saying, 'rock and roll is dead.' Rock and roll may be dead in his mind, but in my mind, when you come to see Ace Frehley live, you'll see rock and roll is very much alive!"
This story was originally published in edited form in X-Press Magazine's 20 November 2014 issue
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The key ideas are ritual and myth. The active side of religion is ritual, the ceremony, the religious act. The myth side is the explanation of a ritual, the religious Word.
The basis of ritual is sacrifice, and this goes back to the idea of the substitute for the human sacrifice. The prophets come along with teaching so that the doctrine aspect is connected with the prophet. The pre-prophetic is ritual dependent upon the king. Now, the symbol becomes interpreted in mythic terms through the prophet.
The Psalms are the doctrine of the king in prophetic language. The prophets are concerned with the meaning of the ritual, an attempt to explain the true nature of the king. The king is the visible symbol of the larger human body, "society." He is the social body united in one man. At certain points, the prophets have a special authority to appoint kings or heirs apparent.
The original motive for sacrifice is that the king's energy is that of the tribe. In pre-exilic prophets you get the feeling that the old king is not good enough. Isaiah is one prophet who has got beyond that mental tailspin. For him the source of inspiration is consciousness; he is the trusted adviser of the king. Mixed up with what he says is a criticism of what is going on in history.
Isaiah Chap. 6, v. 8: "I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for me? Then said I, Here I am; send me." But no one wants to be a prophet. Isaiah asks, How long will it be? It's no fun. In the same way, says Frye, the artist is wholly possessed by what he wants to say. Genius has nothing to do with sanctity or with whether or not the artist is good or bad. When he has genius, it possesses the whole of him and gives him the power to shape words as he wills. Yet the work of art itself is taking form; the artist releases what is being created. The sculptor sees the statue in the block of marble; it is not an act of will. There are always times when the artist, the prophet, is saying more than he knows.
Isaiah speaks of the arrival of some new form of life, Immanuel, God with us. He speaks as if this is going to happen at once. In Chapter 8, Isaiah begets a child, and in the next chapter the arrival of this new life inspires him to say what is over Ahaz's head, and over the whole situation, too. He talks of a new king on the throne of David. He is talking about the real king here. In Chap. 2 he talks of the "last days" and the spiritual king who will restore the age of paradise. Still, there is not any doctrine here yet, which you could not match outside the Christian religion.
Micah makes the famous statement of the prophetic position against the sacrificial cult. Chap. 6, 6–8: the utter uselessness of ceremony in itself. Even human sacrifice will not attract God's attention. There is the conception of the blood of a child as a redeeming scapegoat.
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? What does the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.
The pre-exilic prophets have the inspiration of the prophet and speak with consciousness. They condemn the moral evils of their community, the superstition, the mental attitude towards magic. But Amos is concerned with the paradox of the relation of God to his people. God has chosen one nation, and yet he is no respecter of persons. Amos denounces the neighbouring nations, and the audience loves it. He denounces Judah, the Southern Kingdom, and they still love it. Then, he turns and denounces the Israelites with the same voice. He acknowledges the uniformity of men, and yet retains the peculiar relation of God and Israel. To begin with, Israel means the larger human body, the concrete symbol of which is the King of Israel.
The prophets are led from the contemporary situation and the feeling that their own country is exceptional to the conception of the King of Israel as the source of authority in Israel and of its health and improvement. The prophets, therefore, become frank advisers of the king and will not flatter. The feeling merges that only the king is authority and God works through him. The pre-exilic prophets idealized the King of Israel as the Prince of Peace.
The paradox of a monotheistic state is seen in Amos where the hangover remains that God is concerned with the nation of Israel. This creates a difficulty that is not cleared up until the later prophets.
This entry was posted in Bob Denham, Religious Knowledge Lectures on November 23, 2009 by Bob Denham.


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Intimate gay scene wins 2015 World Press Photo
February 13, 2015 / Adrian Hatwell
Danish photojournalist Mads Nissen has been named champion of the latest World Press Photo competition for his intimate image depicting a gay couple in Russia, a country that has gained particular note for its brutal discrimination of its lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) citizens.
Nissen, a photographer with the international Panos Pictures agency, shot the image of couple Jon and Alex in St Petersburg for the Danish daily newspaper, Berlingske.
Competition judge Pamela Chen says the panel was searching for an image that would have resonance beyond today, describing Nissen's image as setting the professional standard for storytelling in daily life situations.
"This is a contemporary issue, it is daily life, it is news, it has spot news resonance, it has general news resonance, but it also brings up the issue in a very deep and challenging way. It is quite universal."
The world's largest and most prestigious international competition of its kind, the World Press Photo competition was established as a platform to inspire understanding of the world through uqality photojournalism, and this year saw 97,9121 images submitted from 5,692 participants worldwide.
D-Photo will bring you online galleries of the competition's category winners in the days to come; in the meantime you can hear more from the World Press Photo Jury on why they chose Nissen's image as this year's winner in the video below, followed by a list of 2015 winners.
World Press Photo of the Year 2014
Mads Nissen, Denmark, Scanpix/Panos Pictures
1st prize singles
Bao Tailiang, China, Chengdu Economic Daily
2nd prize singles
Al Bello, USA, Getty Images
3rd prize singles
Mark Metcalfe, UK
1st prize stories
Kieran Doherty, Ireland
2nd prize stories
Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, European Pressphoto Agency
Long-Term Projects
Darcy Padilla, USA, Agence Vu
Kacper Kowalski, Poland, Panos Pictures
3rd prize stories
Lu Guang, China
Spot News
Bulent Kilic, Turkey, Agence France-Presse
Tyler Hicks, USA, The New York Times
Jérôme Sessini, France, Magnum Photos for Time
Jérôme Sessini, France, Magnum Photos for De Standaard
Arash Khamooshi, Iran, ISNA
Massimo Sestini, Italy
Gianfranco Tripodo, Italy, Contrasto
Pete Muller, USA, for National Geographic / The Washington Post
Glenna Gordon, USA
Sergey Ponomarev, Russia, for The New York Times
Cai Sheng Xiang, China, Fuzhou Ping Yi Environmental Art Design
Åsa Sjöström, Sweden, Sweden, Moment Agency / INSTITUTE for Socionomen / UNICEF
Malin Fezehai, Sweden, Eritrea/Sweden, for Time
Michele Palazzi, Italy, Luz Photo
Sarker Protick, Bangladesh
Turi Calafato, Italy
Mads Nissen, Denmark, Panos Pictures
Ronghui Chen, China
Fulvio Bugani, Italy
Giovanni Troilo, Italy
Giulio Di Sturco, Italy
Tomas van Houtryve, Belgium
Honorable Mention stories
Fatemeh Behboudi, Iran
Yongzhi Chu, China
Ami Vitale, USA, National Geographic
Sandra Hoyn, Germany, for Geo
Anand Varma, USA, for National Geographic Magazine
Christian Ziegler, Germany, National Geographic Magazine / Geo
Paolo Marchetti, Italy
Raphaela Rosella, Australia, Oculi
Liu Song, China
Lisa Krantz, USA, San Antonio Express-News
Sofia Valiente, USA, Fabrica / The Clewiston News
Andy Rocchelli, Italy, Cesura
Paolo Verzone, Italy, Agence Vu
February 13, 2015 / Adrian Hatwell/ Comment
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On this weekend
If you're keen to get out and see some fantastic photography this weekend there is plenty happening around the country: Russ Flatt: Paper Planes – Auckland
Breaking from his distinguished fashion photography career, Russ Flatt exhibits two distinct personal fine art series of work, each exploring ideas of identity, memory and engagement with the past. The first is a series of detailed colour tableaux, the second black-and-white mug shot-like portraits. The free show is at the Pah Homestead until September 28.
Bev Short: All Woman – Auckland
Portrait photographer Bev Short travelled the country to create compelling, inspiring environmental portraits of empowered New Zealand women from all walks of life in this engaging series. The exhibition is showing free on Waiheke's Community Art Gallery until the end of the month.
Ann Shelton: Two Words for Black – Auckland
Prolific Wellington-based art photographer, Ann Shelton, has a show combining a sample of her diverse older works alongside new series City of Gold and Lead, which she created while in residence at Tylee Cottage in Whanganui. The exhibition is free at the Trish Clark gallery until October 2.
Jane Ussher: Still Life – Auckland
In 2008 Jane Usher, one of New Zealands most respected editorial photographers, made a trip to Antarctica and created a series of images exploring the details of the huts used in Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton's historic exhibitions. These images, with accompanying audiovisuals and objects from the Antractic display, make up the Auckland Museum's free Still Life experience, on until October 5.
Laurence Aberhart: Heavy Metal II – Whanganui
One of the country's most important art photographers, Laurence Aberhart, exhibits fifteen of his richly detailed black-and-white images as platinum prints in a follow-up exhibition to the McNamara gallery's first heavy Metal show. The free show runs until October 4.
Wairarapa Camera Club: Hidden Faces, Hidden Gems – Masterton
The Wairarapa Camera Club's biennial exhibition of club work continues in this new show, displaying the organisation's recent emphasis on visual story-telling techniques. The free exhibition is hosted at the Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History until September 21.
Peter Peryer: A Careful Eye – Hutt City
One of the country's most acclaimed artists returns to the gallery that helped start it all; over 50 photographers taken from Peter Peryer's notable 40-year career are on show at the Dowse, the very same gallery in which his first solo show hung in 1977. A Careful Eye is free and runs until November 23.
World Press Photo 2014 – Wellington
The spellbinding, often shocking, collection of the year's best photojournalism from around the globe is currently on display at Wellington's New Zealand Portrait Gallery. Entry is $10 (kids under 16 are $5), and runs untill Sunday, September 21 – don't miss this one.
Ans Westra: Rātana – Wellington
A series of black-and-white and colour images exploring the North Island town of Rātana pā from the 60s onward, Rātana is an exhibition by one of New Zealand's most renowned social documentary photographers, Ans Westra. The free show is at Cuba Street's Suite gallery until the end of the month.
Gretchen So: NY 10048 – The World Trade Centre in the early 1990s – Wellington
Commemorating the anniversary of New York's Twin Towers attack, acclaimed Hong Kong photographer, Gretchen So, shows a series of black-and-white prints from the iconic US site taken in the early 90s. The free exhibition is on at Courtenay Place's Photospace gallery until October 6.
Mark Adams: Tatau 1978-2005 – Christchurch
Mark Adams, one of New Zealand's most notable photographers, created a body of work examining the challenging subject of colonial history in the context of Samoan Tatau tattoing, with a focus on the work of master Samoan tattooist Paulo Sulu'ape. The works are on show for free at the University of Canterbury until October 2.
Ann Shelton, Ans Westra, Bev Short, Gretchen So, Jane Ussher, Laurence Aberhart, Mark adams, Peter Peryer, Russ Flatt, World Press Photo
Top Kiwi photojournalist to give free talk in Wellington
August 11, 2014 / Adrian Hatwell
New Zealand photojournalist Robin Hammond will deliver a free lecture in Wellington later this month, speaking about his award-winning photography projects and the place of photojournalism in today's world. Hammond, whose recent work documenting the tragic mental health situation in Africa has earned him a raft of prestigious accolades, will be speaking at Wellington's Massey University on August 27, beginning at 6pm.
The photographer was this year awarded second place in the World Press Photo competition's Contemporary Issues – Stories category for his harrowing series of images examining the way those with mental health issues are treated in the desolated regions of Africa.
The images also appear in his book Condemned: Mental Health in African Countries in Crisis, a project that was awarded the prestigious W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund grant, given annually to a photography working in the area of humanistic photography.
Having worked throughout the world documenting some of the most dire and dangerous situations around the globe – including being arrested on spying allegations while shooting in Zimbabwe – Hammond's talk will no doubt be a unique opportunity to hear from one of the leading photojournalists working today.
The lecture will be held in Theatrette 10A02 in the Museum Building at Massey University on Wednesday, August 27, running from 6-7.30pm, and is free to attend – register your interest here.
Image: Robin Hammond/Panos: 56-year-old Rosepina is HIV positive. She recently had a stroke likely related to her HIV infection. Her 59-year-old husband is also HIV positive. They are both on Anti-Retroviral Treatment. Rosepina is cared for by her 26-year-old daughter, Priscella.
August 11, 2014 / Adrian Hatwell/ Comment
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Win tickets to World Press Photo
July 03, 2014 / Adrian Hatwell
The annual exhibition of the world's most impressive photojournalism comes to Auckland this weekend, and D-Photo has 10 double passes to give away to lucky readers.
The 2014 World Press Photo exhibition opens at Smith and Caughey's Queen Street gallery this Saturday, July 5, and runs until July 27.
The travelling exhibition is the most prestigious collection of international current affairs photography, with more than 5700 photographers involved in this year's contest, submitting almost 100,000 photographs.
This year the competition was won by John Stanmeyer with the image featured here, of African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their cellphone in the air to try to gain reception from neighbouring Somalia.
Admission to the event costs $10 for adults and $5 for students (plus group bookings are available) – but 10 lucky D-Photo readers can come along free of charge as we have 10 double passes to the exciting exhibition to give away.
For your chance to win simply head to our Facebook page and tell us what your favourite World Press Photo image is, from this or any other year, and why. Extra points for posting the image to our page, but a humble comment will still get you in the draw.
Jump to our Facebook page here, and learn more about the Auckland exhibition here.
Image: John Stanmeyer, VII for National Geographic
July 03, 2014 / Adrian Hatwell/ Comment
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World Press Photo 2014 gallery
D-Photo is proud to present a selection of winners from the latest edition of the world's biggest and most prestigious photojournalism competition, the World Press Photo contest. Marking 57 years of the event, 2014 saw 53 photographers of 25 nationalities across the globe awarded prizes in nine themed categories.
John Stanmeyer, USA, VII for National Geographic
February 26, 2013, Djibouti City, Djibouti: African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia—a tenuous link to relatives abroad. Djibouti is a common stop-off point for migrants in transit from such countries as Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seeking a better life in Europe and the Middle East.
Speaking of the winning image, jury member Jillian Edelstein praised Stanmeyer for the subtle poetics underlying a message of grave relevance.
"It's a photo that is connected to so many other stories—it opens up discussions about technology, globalization, migration, poverty, desperation, alienation, humanity. It's a very sophisticated, powerfully nuanced image."
First Prize, General News Single
Alessandro Penso, Italy, OnOff Picture
November 21, 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria: Military Ramp, an emergency refugee centre, was opened in September 2013 in an abandoned school in Sofia, Bulgaria. The center provides housing for about 800 Syrian refugees, including 390 children. Bulgaria, already hard hit by the economic crisis and heightened political instability, is confronting a refugee crisis that appears to coincide with increased efforts by Greece to close off its border with Turkey. Bulgaria, however, is totally unprepared to face a refugee crisis.
Second Prize, General News Stories
William Daniels, France, Panos Pictures for Time
November 17 2013, Central African Republic: Demonstrators gather on a street in Bangui to call for the resignation of interim President Michel Djotodia following the murder of Judge Modeste Martineau Bria by members of Seleka.
The Central African Republic has seen more than its fair share of coups and unrest over the five and a half decades since its independence from France. The current crisis, however, triggered by yet another coup, is starting to set in position a well armed, mainly Muslim militia that is refusing to disarm against Anti-balaka, Christian vigilante groups defending the country's majority Christian population. The UN has warned of a potential slide into genocide and France has sent 1600 troops to protect civilians and disarm the different militia. Bordering on other highly volatile regions in central Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Chad, the conflict is ringing alarm bells across the continent and beyond.
First Prize, Spot News Single
Phillipe Lopez, France, Agence France-Presse
November 18, 2013, Tolosa, the Philippines: Survivors of typhoon Haiyan march during a religious procession in Tolosa, on the eastern island of Leyte. One of the strongest cyclones ever recorded, Haiyan left 8000 people dead and missing and more than four million homeless after it hit the central Philippines.
First Prize, Spot News Stories
Goran Tomasevic, Serbia, Reuters
January 30, 2013, Damascus, Syria: Syrian rebel fighters take cover amid flying debris and shrapnel after being hit by a tank shell fired towards them by the Syrian Army in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus.
A Syrian rebel group planning an attack on government forces is hit by sniper fire in Damascus, Syria. After evacuating their comrade, who was shot in the chest and would later die from injuries, the rebels return to attack the checkpoint with rocket fire. Subsequently, government forces fired tank shells at the rebels. The rebels eventually retreated for the day to mourn the death of their comrade.
Second Prize, Spot News Stories
September 21, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya: A woman and children hiding in the Westgate mall. They escaped unharmed after gunmen had opened fire at the upscale Nairobi mall on 21 September 2013. At least 39 people were killed in one of the worst terrorist attacks in Kenya's history.
Third Prize, Contemporary Issues Single
Christopher Vanegas, Mexico, La Vanguardia / El Guardían
March 8, 2013, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico: Police arrive at a crime scene where two bodies hang from a bridge; another three are on the floor. They had been killed by organized crime in Saltillo, Coahuila, in retaliation against other criminal groups.
First Prize, Contemporary Issues Stories
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, USA, for Time
November 17, 2012, USA: As the fight continued to rage, Shane told Maggie that she could choose between getting beaten in the kitchen, or going with him to the basement so they could talk privately.
First Prize, Daily Life Single
Julius Schrank, Germany, De Volkskrant
March 15, 2013, Burma: Kachin Independence Army fighters are drinking and celebrating at a funeral of one of their commanders who died the day before. The city is under siege by the Burmese army.
First Prize, Daily Life Stories
Fred Ramos, El Salvador, El Faro
August 10, 2013, San Salvador, El Salvador: Date found: February 1, 2013, time 3:45 PM, location: a sugar plantation in Apopa, San Salvador. Sex: Female, age: between 17 and 18 years old, time of disappearance: not available.
The North Central American Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador) is one of the most violent regions in the world. In many cases, clothes that are found become the only means to identify victims.
Second Prize, Sports Action Single
Andrzej Grygiel, Poland, for PAP-Polska Agencja Prasowa
March 24, 2013, Szczyrk, Poland: Competitor at a slalom contest in Szczyrk.
Third Prize, Sports Action Stories
Quinn Rooney, Australia, Getty Images
April 27, 2013, Adelaide, Australia: Daniel Arnamnart of Australia competes in the men's 100-metre backstroke during day two of the Australian Swimming Championships at SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide.
First Prize, Sports Feature Stories
Peter Holgersson, Sweden
December 19, 2013, Lidingö, Sweden: Nadja feeling better just before her last treatment.
Swedish athlete Nadja Casadei has participated in the World and European Championships in heptathlon. In autumn 2013, she was diagnosed with cancer and by January 2014 she completed her chemotherapy. She has continued to train throughout her illness, hoping to be healthy and ready by the summer for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
First Prize, People – Observed Portraits Single
Markus Schreiber, Germany, The Associated Press
December 13, 2013, Pretoria, South Africa: A woman reacts in disappointment after access to see former South Africa President Nelson Mandela was closed on the third and final day of his casket lying in state, outside Union Buildings in Pretoria.
First Prize, People – Observed Portraits Stories
Carla Kogelman, the Netherlands
July 19, 2012, Merkenbrechts, Austria: Hannah and Alena, two sisters living in the rural village of Merkenbrechts.
First Prize, People – Staged Portraits Single
Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images
September 25, 2013, West Bengal, India: A group of blind albino boys photographed in their boarding room at the Vivekananda mission school for the blind in West Bengal. This is one of the very few schools for the blind in India today.
Second Prize, People – Staged Portraits Stories
Denis Dailleux, France, Agence Vu
February 3, 2011, Cairo, Egypt: Ali, a young Egyptian bodybuilder, poses with his mother.
Third Prize, Nature Stories
Christian Ziegler, Germany, for National Geographic Magazine
January 25 2011, Congo: A five-year-old bonobo turns out to be the most curious individual of a wild group of bonobos near the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Despite being humans' closest living relatives, little is known about bonobos and their behavior in the wild in remote parts of the Congo basin. Bonobos are threatened by habitat loss and bush meat trade.
First Prize, Nature Stories
Steve Winter, USA, for National Geographic
March 2, 2013, Los Angeles, USA: A cougar walking a trail in Los Angeles' Griffith Park is captured by a camera trap. To reach the park, which has been the cougar's home for the last two years it had to cross two of the busiest highways in the US.
Cougars are among the most adaptable and widespread terrestrial mammals in the Western Hemisphere, with a range that extends from the tip of Chile to the Canadian Yukon. They are increasingly being seen in and around towns and cities, including Los Angeles and in the Hollywood Hills. Fear of these secretive cats, combined with a lack of adequate public knowledge, tends to justify the thousands of cougars killed every year. Scientists in Wyoming's Teton National Forest are outfitting them with GPS collars and camera trapping to learn more about basic behaviors and to lift the veil of mystery surrounding them.
For more on this year's World Press Photo winners, including New Zealand's successful entrant, be sure to pick up D-Photo 59, on sale March 17.
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World Press winner courts controversy
John Stanmeyer, VII Photo
Update: See the end of this article for a video in which jury chair Gary Knight explains why Stanmeyer's image was chosen this year's World Press Photo winner.
This year's winner of the world's largest press photography competition has been revealed and, once again, the decision has been met with a storm of debate, this time around the area of favouritism.
American photographer John Stanmeyer has picked up the top spot at the 2014 Wold Press Photo competition with a stunning image of silhouetted African migrants on the shores of Djibouti, raising their mobile phones to the night sky in an attempt to pick up the less expensive signal across the water in Somalia.
The image itself is not the cause of the controversy, it has been met with much approval – instead it is the photographer's shared history with this year's jury chair, Gary Knight, that has given rise to worries over bias in the selection process.
Both Stanmeyer and Knight are founding members and shareholders in the prestigious photo agency VII Photo; a conflict of interest that Knight himself seems to have been keenly aware of, as he told the New York Times.
"Mr Knight said that although he had asked to be removed from the final judging because of his friendship and professional relationship with Mr Stanmeyer, the World Press rules did not allow for it," the paper reads.
The organisation has not yet responded to situation since making the winners announcement early on Saturday morning, our time.
The previous year's contest was dogged by a different breed of controversy when it was alleged the winning photo had been too heavily manipulated to be considered a true example of photojournalism.
Following that fracas the competition tightened its rules around post-processing, which has led to a whopping eight per-cent of this year's finalists being disqualified under the more stringent regime.
Below is an interview with Knight, chair of this year's World Press Photo competition, explaining why the jury chose Stanmeyer's image for the top spot.
D-Photo will bring you image galleries of this the category winners and finalists of the 2014 World Press Photo competition in the coming days.
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James v. State
McCall v. State
See Duvall v. State, 5 Md. App. 484. While no specific ritual is required of the court in ascertaining the…
Davis v. State
Thus, when the facts before the Court of Appeals were insufficient for a determination of the issue, see…
Full title:JAMES v . STATE
Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland
Date published: Apr 29, 1966
219 A.2d 17 (Md. 1966)
219 A.2d 17
Court of Appeals of Maryland
holding that, for a guilty plea to be valid, the circumstances must show a voluntary desire on the part of the accused to plead guilty, with an intelligent understanding of the nature of the offense and the possible consequences of such a plea
Summary of this case from Parker v. State
See 3 Summaries
[No. 316, September Term, 1965.]
CRIMINAL LAW — Acceptance Of Guilty Plea By Trial Court — Although Inquiry Undertaken By Trial Judge In This Case As To Voluntary Nature Of Plea Verged Upon The Minimal, There Was No Prejudicial Error In Acceptance Of Guilty Plea. Where appellant, charged with housebreaking, had pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and changed his plea to guilty, this Court held that there was no prejudicial error in the acceptance of the guilty plea. A plea of guilty may be entered under circumstances showing a voluntary desire on the part of the accused to do so, with an intelligent understanding of the nature of the offense to which he is pleading and the possible consequences of such a plea. However, there is no specific ritual to be followed by a trial judge. Although the Court considered the inquiry as to the voluntary nature of the plea undertaken by the trial judge in this case as verging upon the minimal, it was not prepared to go so far as to hold that an accused, who is represented by experienced counsel and who has, by the accused's own admission, advised him on the possible consequences of a guilty plea, must be further advised by the court on a subject of which the accused already professes knowledge. pp. 425-429
SENTENCE — Imposition Of Maximum Sentence For Housebreaking Was Lawful And Not Actuated By Improper Motives On Part Of Trial Judge. Where appellant contended that the trial judge was influenced by improper motives in imposing the maximum sentence for housebreaking on appellant, this Court held that the ten year sentence imposed was lawful; it was within the permissible statutory limits and not actuated by improper motives. The fact that appellant's co-defendant was given a three year sentence by another judge did not alter the situation. The Court found no unworthy motive or lack of a sense of public duty on the part of the trial judge. Although the remarks of the trial court might possibly have been construed as an indication that he intended to impose sentence as though appellant had been guilty of burglary, the actual sentence, ten years, tended to negate such a suggestion. There was nothing in the record to show the trial court had increased the sentence because the traverser was from out of state. pp. 427-428, 429-430
S.K.S.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County (PUGH, J.).
Arthur S. James pleaded guilty to a charge of housebreaking and was sentenced to ten years in the Maryland Penitentiary and from the judgment entered, he appeals.
The cause was argued before PRESCOTT, C.J., and MARBURY, OPPENHEIMER and McWILLIAMS, JJ., and CHILDS, J., Associate Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, specially assigned.
Edward A. Palamara for appellant.
Edward L. Blanton, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General, and Leonard T. Kardy, State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellee.
CHILDS, J., by special assignment, delivered the opinion of the Court.
On August 14, 1963 at 12:45 P.M. the appellant, a resident of Washington, D.C. and one Frank Gorham were apprehended by the Montgomery County police in the act of ransacking a private residence in Silver Spring.
Linda Wehunt, age 15 years, testified that she was alone in her residence when she heard a knock at the front door. She looked out and saw the appellant and a man later identified as Gorham, but having been instructed never to answer the door to strangers in her parents' absence, she did nothing. After several knocks, the appellant and his accomplice got into their car which was in the driveway, drove about sixty feet away from the residence and parked. Several minutes later they returned and again knocked on the front door. Upon receiving no response they went to the rear door and knocked. From thence, they went to the side entrance and when their knocks again went unanswered they broke the glass in the door and entered.
The witness, terrified by these activities, ran to her bedroom and crawled under the bed. Fortunately, there was a phone in her bedroom, and while the intruders were engaged in looting the downstairs, Linda phoned the police. In the time intervening between her call and the arrival of the police, appellant and Gorham stacked in the upstairs hall two suit cases, a shotgun, radios, record player, clocks, a jar of money and suits, preparatory to transporting these articles to their car. During the course of their depredations they had even moved the bed under which Linda was hiding, but were unaware of her presence.
On arraignment, the Defendant pleaded not guilty to a charge of housebreaking; however, at the trial at which he was represented by counsel, he, before Judge James H. Pugh, stated that he desired to withdraw his former plea and enter a plea of guilty. The colloquy which ensued is as follows:
THE COURT: Arthur Samuel James, stand up. At the time of your arraignment on information in this case you plead not guilty. Your counsel now informs me that you wish to change that plea of not guilty to guilty, is that correct?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes Sir.
THE COURT: You understand the nature of the charge?
THE COURT: What is it? What is that?
THE DEFENDANT: Plead guilty.
THE COURT: What are you charged with?
THE DEFENDANT: Housebreaking.
THE COURT: Housebreaking?
THE COURT: You know the possible consequences for a plea of guilty to housebreaking?
THE COURT: How old are you?
THE DEFENDANT: Twenty-three.
THE COURT: What's that?
THE COURT: Your counsel has advised you of the consequences or possible consequences of a plea of guilty of housebreaking?
THE COURT: All right, enter the plea of guilty. Call the witness.
During the course of the testimony in which the Defendant participated the Court made a point of asking where the Defendant was from and was told Washington. He then inquired if the Defendant were born and raised in Washington. At the end of the case, sentencing was deferred pending a probation report which revealed that James had previously not incurred a criminal record in Maryland, but had several minor infractions listed against him in the District of Columbia.
The Court, after reviewing the report, sentenced the traverser to ten years' confinement in the Maryland Penitentiary. This sentence, of course, is permitted by statute for this type of housebreaking. Frank Gorham was later sentenced to three years for his participation in the crime by another judge.
A part of the court's remarks during sentencing were as follows:
"I don't know what you were thinking about when you went into this house, except one thing; that is, to go in there and steal. This little girl underneath the bed just waiting, shivering and frightened to death, you two men in that house.
"The Legislature of Maryland has changed, or made an offense of breaking in a dwelling house in the day time housebreaking. [If] this were at nighttime it would be burglary. But it is burglary in the daytime, and burglary in the daytime, to this Member of the Court, is the same thing as burglary at nighttime, where you sneak in this place and try to burglarize and do in fact burglarize the house with the little girl there. I don't know what you would have done if that little girl had made her presence known.
"The Court has no sympathy with you, and (is) not going to give you any. * * *."
The appellant presents three questions for our consideration, but they may conveniently be disposed of under two headings. First, did the trial judge have sufficient information or evidence to show that the accused voluntarily wanted to change his plea of not guilty to guilty, and that the accused understood the nature and consequence of a guilty plea? Second, was the maximum sentence imposed on the appellant influenced or determined by improper motives of the sentencing judge?
I The Change of Plea.
Although there is authority in the federal court system and our own that the voluntary nature of a defendant's plea must be clearly established prior to a court's accepting a guilty plea, we know of no Maryland case nor do our own rules of procedure require any specific ritual to be followed by a trial judge in order to satisfy himself of the voluntary character of the plea and of the fact that the defendant understands the nature and effect of a plea of guilty. Formerly, a plea of guilty by a defendant represented by counsel and capable of participating in his own defense was accepted almost as a matter of course in Maryland. Jones v. State, 221 Md. 141, 156 A.2d 421; Adams v. State, 224 Md. 141, 167 A.2d 94. And, we have consistently held that a plea of guilty may be entered under circumstances showing a voluntary desire on the part of the accused to do so, with an intelligent understanding of the nature of the offense to which he is pleading guilty and the possible consequences of such a plea. The acceptance of such a plea will not be set aside on appeal. Cooper v. State, 231 Md. 248, 189 A.2d 620; Gleaton v. State, 235 Md. 271, 201 A.2d 353. Although we consider the inquiry as to the voluntary nature of the plea undertaken by the trial judge in this case as verging upon the minimal, we are not prepared to go so far as to hold that an accused, who is represented by experienced counsel and who has, by the accused's own admission, advised him on the possible consequences of a guilty plea, must be further advised by the court on a subject of which the accused already professes knowledge. Of course, there is no objection to the trial judge's making further inquiry, and most of them, as a precautionary measure, are doing so. We are not yet committed to the principle that the court is required to assume the role of co-counsel to the defense. We hold that there was no prejudicial error in the acceptance of the guilty plea.
II Was the Sentence Influenced by Improper Motives?
Appellant urges that all citizens of the United States are entitled to equal protection and due process of law. He cites the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 23 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. Appellant asserts that "* * * a sentence imposed by a Court, motivated by a desire to discourage citizens from other states or territories from freely coming into the State of Maryland contravened the law of the land and is, therefore, improper and should be set aside." Such a statement verges upon an implication that Judge Pugh had violated the Commerce Clause as well.
We are not aware of any provision in either the Federal Constitution or the Declaration of Rights of this State which would afford protection to the free exercise of interstate housebreaking. The law itself makes no distinction between Maryland housebreakers and "foreign" housebreakers. There is nothing in the record to show that Judge Pugh increased the sentence because the traverser was from out of state.
Although the remarks of the trial court on sentencing the traverser might possibly be construed as an indication that he intended to impose sentence as though appellant had been guilty of burglary, the actual sentence tends to negate such a suggestion. The burglary statute, Code (1957), Article 27, § 29, provides for a sentence up to twenty years.
Where punishment is prescribed by statute and the sentence does not exceed statutory limits, this Court ordinarily cannot review it even on direct appeal. Merchant v. State, 217 Md. 61, 70, 141 A.2d 487. The narrow exception which this Court has recognized is that where the punishment is grossly and inordinately disproportionate to the offense to such an extent that the sentence is evidently dictated not by a sense of public duty, but by passion, prejudice, ill-will or any other unworthy motive, such a sentence will be reviewed by this Court. Reid v. State, 200 Md. 89, 88 A.2d 478, cert. den. 344 U.S. 848; Reynolds v. Warden, 229 Md. 623, 182 A.2d 875; Swan v. State, 200 Md. 420, 90 A.2d 690. The record here presented does not call for an application of the exception noted. We fail to find any unworthy motive, or lack of a sense of public duty on the part of trial judge. We hold that the sentence imposed was within the permissible statutory limits and not actuated by improper motives; hence it was lawful. And the length of the sentence received by his co-defendant does not alter the situation. Patterson v. State, 236 Md. 649, 205 A.2d 217.
Appellant included in his brief excerpts from two purported articles in a local newspaper of professed statements which had been made by Judge Pugh relative to criminals from Washington plying their "trade" in the county. The excerpts are not included in the transcript and were placed in appellant's brief without requested, or granted, leave of any court. We know of no authority for such procedure. In reading the briefs, we have, of course, read the excerpts (and we see nothing of undue significance therein); however, we have not considered them in this opinion for the above reason.
We note in passing that no request or demand was made that Judge Pugh disqualify himself.
It comes as cold comfort to the appellant to learn that the Legislature in 1966 passed House Bill 159 providing for the review of criminal sentences. However, the act, which seems tailor-made for problems similar to that of the appellant, by its own terms limits its applicability to those cases wherein a conviction has been found after the effective date of the legislation which is to be July 1, 1966, if signed by the Governor.
Judgment affirmed.
holding that, for guilty plea to be valid, the circumstances must show a voluntary desire on the part of the accused to plead guilty, with an intelligent understanding of the nature of the offense and the possible consequences of such a plea
Summary of this case from State v. Hicks


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To what extent can multiple biodiversity-based ecosystem services (ES) in agricultural systems substitute for external inputs?
We will study different regimes regarding management intensity and examine how biodiversity-based (plants, soil biota and pollinators) ES may substitute for external inputs (pesticides, fuel) in vineyards in work package 2 and work package 3.
How can biodiversity-based ES, and biodiversity preservation, be used in food production systems to maximum beneficial environmental effects, production and benefits?
We will evaluate the benefits of biodiversity (plants, soil biota, pollinators) and the associated ES for improving production and environmental effects in vineyards in work package 3 and associated cultural services in work package 1. Best-practice policies will be identified and formulated in work package 4.
What are the relevant scales for management of agricultural systems and their biodiversity and for identifying potential trade-offs and promoting synergies among them (from plot and farm to landscape and regions)?
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Hon. Stephen J. Markman
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
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Stephen Markman was appointed Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court on October 1, 1999. He served as the Chief Justice from 2017-2019. Before his appointment, he served as Judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1995-1999. Prior to this, he practiced law with the firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone in Detroit.
From 1989-1993, Justice Markman served as United States Attorney, or federal prosecutor, in Michigan, after having been nominated by President George H. W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate. From 1985-1989, he served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States, after having been nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the United States Senate. In that position, he headed the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy, which served as the principal policy development office within the Department, and which coordinated the federal judicial selection process. Prior to this, he served for seven years as Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, and as Deputy Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.
Justice Markman has authored articles for such publications as the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, the Detroit College of Law Review, the Stanford Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, the American Criminal Justice Law Review, the Barrister's Law Journal, the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, and the American University Law Review. He has also served as a contributing editor of National Review magazine, and has authored chapters in such books as "In the Name of Justice: The Aims of the Criminal Law," "Still the Law of the Land," and "Originalism: A Quarter Century of Debate."
Justice Markman has taught constitutional law at Hillsdale College since 1993. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He traveled to Ukraine on two occasions on behalf of the State Department, to provide assistance in the development of that nation's post-Soviet constitution. He is a Fellow of the Michigan Bar Foundation, a Master of the Bench of the Inns of Court, and a member of the One Hundred Club. He has spoken before hundreds of youth, civic, charitable, and legal groups throughout Michigan and nationally, and has coached Little League baseball and basketball. He lives with his wife Mary Kathleen in Mason, and has two sons, James and Charles.
Justice Markman was re-elected to the Supreme Court in 2000, 2004, and 2012. His present term expires January 1, 2021.
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Apr 25 2019 Video
1986 Introduction to the Federalist Society [Archive Collection]
Orrin Hatch, Antonin Scalia, Edwin Meese, Steven G. Calabresi, T. Kenneth Cribb, Stephen J. Markman, Theodore B. Olson, Charles J. Cooper, William Kristol, Michael Horowitz, Lee Liberman Otis, Ronald Reagan
Short video narrated by Orrin Hatch
Senator Orrin G. Hatch narrates the Federalist Society's video introduction to the public from 1986....
Topics: Constitution · Federalist Society · Founding Era & History · Philosophy · Supreme Court
May 17 2018 Video
Brian K. Hagedorn, Stephen J. Markman, Joseph Ranney, Jeffrey S. Sutton
Justice Brennan's 1977 article "State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights," provoked many litigators...
Topics: Constitution · Federalism · Separation of Powers · State Governments
Sponsors: Madison Lawyers Chapter · Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter · Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group
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Feb 6 2017 Video
Conversation with State Supreme Court Justices
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2017 Annual Western Chapters Conference
What is the proper role of the State judiciary when considering questions of federal law? ...
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It's a dangerous world, and Leftists are the reason.
These lunatics and their lax laws have created environments that are more dangerous than war zones.
The lack of jobs due to idiotic Leftist policies have caused many in the public to become desperate. Those who are not desperate simply believe they should get something for nothing. So the hardworking, taxpayer good guys remain to pick up the pieces.
The good news is we are still winning.
Leftists couldn't get Hillary Clinton elected, and instead America got a real president. For now, we still follow the Constitution and the rule of law, thus the Second Amendment.
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Check out how this video plays out.
A man enters the store. For the trained observer, the man is suspicious in how he walks, and because he's not showing his right hand.
However, the alert clerk notices this almost immediately. He senses what's about to happen, so he reaches in the small of his back for his weapon.
The armed robber tells the clerk to give him the money, as he begins to draw his weapon when the clerk pulls his weapon and fires.
Emanuel Hamm, 27, was charged with aggravated robbery, according to the station. He reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to his hand.
These scenarios play out multiple times a day in America, yet Leftists say we have a gun problem. We have a problem with Liberals. The man robbing that store is undoubtedly 100 percent Leftist Liberal Democrats Progressive.
The armed robber did nothing to deserve the money he wanted to extort from the store owner. Further, he put the life of a man in danger, who had done nothing to him.
Do we know why the man attempted to rob the store? No. But it was likely a drug habit, or some other lame reason, of course created by Leftists.
The perpetrator was fortunate to only get shot in the hand.
There is good news, however.
Donald Trump has begun putting Americans back to work. The prosperity coming will even help Leftists stop their evil ways and put their energies into something productive.


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In the largest randomized controlled trial of treatment for high blood pressure ever conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, two frontline two-drug combinations that included the long-acting calcium channel blocker, amlodipine, were able to drive down blood pressure levels more than a third two-drug combination that did not include amlodipine, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. Nearly half of adults in Africa have high blood pressure, a higher proportion than on any other continent, according to the World Health Organization. Yet many receive either no treatment or ineffective treatment, leaving them at high risk for complications such as heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.
"In black patients in sub-Saharan Africa, the combination regimens amlodipine plus hydrochlorothiazide (A/H) and amlodipine plus perindopril (A/P) were significantly more effective than perindopril plus hydrochlorothiazide (P/H) at reducing average 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure (ASBP) over a six-month period, the study's primary endpoint," said Dike Ojji, MD, of the College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria, and the study's lead author.
In combination therapy, drugs that work in different ways to reduce blood pressure are combined. For example, amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker, which helps blood vessels relax by blocking calcium from entering muscle cells in the heart and blood vessels. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic, or "water pill," which works by flushing excess water and salt from the body via urine. Perindopril is an ACE inhibitor, which helps blood vessels relax by blocking a hormone that causes them to narrow.
Participants' 24-hour ASBP was measured when they enrolled in the study and at the end of the six-month study period. ASBP is a relatively new technique in which a small device attached to the body measures blood pressure at 15- or 30-minute intervals around the clock for 24 to 48 hours. Because blood pressure levels fluctuate throughout the day and night, ambulatory monitoring provides a more accurate reading than a single measurement of blood pressure taken in a clinician's office.
The study's primary endpoint was the change in 24-hour ASBP during that six-month period. Secondary endpoints included change in daytime ASBP, nighttime ASBP and blood pressure readings in the clinic. At six months, study-entry and six-month ASBP readings were available for 621 patients.
At study entry, patients' average 24-hour ASBP was 146.7 mm Hg. Over the six-month study period, the average reduction in 24-hour ASBP was 3.14 mm Hg greater for patients assigned to A/H and 3 mm Hg greater for patients assigned to A/P, compared with patients assigned to P/H. The results were statistically significant for both A/H compared with P/H and A/P compared with P/H. At the six-month mark, patients' average 24-hour systolic blood pressure was 128.0 mm Hg.
This study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline under a Non-Communicable Disease Open Lab Grant.
Medications were donated by ASPEN Pharmacare through an educational grant.
Ojji will be available to the media in a press conference on Monday, March 18, at 9:30 a.m. CDT in Rivergate Room.
Ojji will present the study, "Comparison of Three Combination Therapies in Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans (CREOLE Study)," on Monday, March 18, at 8:00 a.m. CDT in Main Tent, Great Hall.


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Officers discovered a GMC Terrain had hit the back of the semi and was wedged underneath it.
A volunteer firefighter was killed early Tuesday in a crash near the GE Appliance Park in Louisville.
Joseph H. Dosker Jr., 29, of Louisville, died shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday following a crash in the 4000 block of Buechel Bank Road, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said.
Dosker was a volunteer firefighter with the Buechel Fire Department, Jefferson County Fire spokesman Jordan Yuodis said.
Dosker was a member of the Buechel Fire Department since August 2017 and a Marine veteran who served tours in the Middle East, according to a Facebook post from Buechel Fire. He was also a full-time EMT.
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Officers discovered a GMC Terrain driven by Dosker had hit the back of the semi and was wedged underneath it.
Dosker was pronounced dead at the scene, Washington said.
No charges are expected to be filed following the crash, Washington added.


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Kaunas "Žalgiris" Basketball team singing together with its fans after winning LKL championship for the eleventh time in a row and coach Martin Schiller saying all he wants to do now is drink like a Lithuanian.
June 8, 2021, 1:44 am
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Žalgiris Marius Grigonis singing a song with his crewmates after winning Lithuanians basketball leagues 1-place, defeating Lietuvos rytas with a solid 11 points difference. The winner of the LKL championship for the 2020-2021 season was determined on Monday. Kaunas Žalgiris won the LKL championship for the 11th time in a row after winning the final series 3: 0.M. Schiller's students defeated Vilnius "Rytas" basketball players 84:73 in the decisive match (16:15, 25:23, 23:15, 20:20).
Miller said he looks forward to drink like Lithuanians do


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Marchienne
 Marchienne-au-Pont est une section de la ville belge de Charleroi.
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Marchienne
 Marchiennes est une commune française, située en Flandre romane, dans le département du Nord et la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Ses habitants sont appelés les Marchiennois et Marchiennoises.
 Abbaye de Marchiennes
 Canton de Marchiennes
 Forêt domaniale de Marchiennes
 Gare de Marchiennes
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 Marchiennes-Campagne, ancienne commune fusionnée depuis 1946 avec Rieulay, une commune française, située dans le département du Nord et la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
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In a written decision made available on November 26th, 2015, OMB Hearing Officer Susan Schiller granted Olympia Sand and Gravel its licence to extract aggregate at the Melville Pit, to be issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).
During the July 13-24, 2015 OMB Hearing, air quality concerns and loss in property values of adjacent lands were presented by residents as arguments against the licence application - to no avail.
However OMB Adjudicator Schiller appeared to find CAMP's evidence about water taking persuasive as presented by its Planner Anthony Usher, based on evidence from Dr Ken Howard, an internationally recognized hydrogeologist.
Currently aggregate washing at this site will require a permit to take water (PTTW) which is issued by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (OECC) and the OMB does not have jurisdiction to determine whether a PTTW should be issued or not.
Should the water permit not be issued, Olympia will be restricted to dry extraction only. At a community meeting after the OMB Hearing, Eric Gillespie CAMP's lawyer pointed out that - if there was no washing permitted on site, the commercial viability of the mining operation would be questionable as the aggregate here is of low quality and requires washing.
Susan Schiller's written decision notes that the pit is "within a high groundwater vulnerability area, a significant risk level area, a significant groundwater threat area and a significant recharge area" according to the CTC Source Protection Plan.
For CAMP water taking has been a major objection to the licence application in view of water shortage in the area. In addition the organization believes that an endangered species, the Jefferson Salamander, makes its home in wetlands in the Melville Pit area.
This spring with the assistance of experts CAMP is mounting a campaign to find DNA evidence of Jefferson Salamander breeding habitat here.
By the terms of the OMB decision the pit will be monitored by a public liaison committee made up of 2 CAMP members, 2 nearby residents, 2 Town of Caledon representatives, 1 member each from Peel Region, MNRF, and CVC who will have technical support and equal access to all documents and studies required for the job. The committee should be up and running by Spring - 6 months after the granting of the licence.
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Pelican Bus and Coach has reached an agreement with Yutong to be officially recognised as a knock-down (KD) plant operating on behalf of Yutong in the UK.
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Items such as driver seats, passenger seats, fire suppression, stanchions, bell pushes, USB chargers, destination equipment, wifi, radio, CCTV, passenger information systems and any other customer specific items will now be fitted at Pelican. In addition, vehicle and battery systems are commissioned locally together with an exhaustive pre-delivery inspection. West Yorkshire-based Pelican also conducts driver and engineer training at either customer's premises or at Pelican resulting in local labour being up-skilled with the latest technology.
To accommodate the new KD operation, Pelican has purchased the former Ryder Trucks depot in Castleford and plans to refurbish and extend this property to suit. The 170 employees at Pelican will also be increased to reflect the ongoing business growth.
"The continued success of the Pelican brand in the UK with Yutong has been reflected in this agreement" – Ian Downie, Head of Yutong Bus UK
Ian Downie, Head of Yutong Bus UK, said: "The continued success of the Pelican brand in the UK with Yutong has been reflected in this agreement. Increased UK content, with local employment based not only in Castleford but also around the UK, reflects both the demands of our customers and our growing success in zero emission buses and coaches. It also benefits our coach customers who have been the bedrock of our business and we are currently carrying out PSVAR conversions at Castleford. Our vehicles now have a much greater level of UK sourced equipment being fitted in the UK. As more and more zero emission vehicles enter service, this provides more local employment to our suppliers and also to civil and electrical contractors as the supporting infrastructure is build and commissioned."
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