Declared National Hero To The General Andrés Guacurarí.
Original Language Title: Declárese Héroe Nacional al General Andrés Guacurarí.
Heroes national HEROES national law 27.116 declared national hero to the General Andrés Guacurarí. Adopted: 17 December 2014 fact promulgated: January 20, 2015 the Senate and Chamber of deputies of the Argentina nation gathered in Congress, etc. they attest to the force of law: article 1 - declared national hero to the general post-mortem don Andrés Guacurarí also known as comandante Andresito or Andresito Artigas, as tribute and historical reparation for his contribution to the epic of emancipation in the Americas.
Article 2 ° - designated national headquarters for the commemoration of the battle of apostles the historic site, located in the city of Apostles, province of Misiones, and instituted on July 2 of each year as a day of commemoration and remembrance of don Andrés Guacurari.
Article 3 ° - the national executive branch shall have activities of dissemination and advertising of the libertarian epic of don Andrés Guacurarí.
Article 4 ° - merge on July 2 as a day of commemoration and remembrance of don Andrés Guacurari, in the calendar of events and official commemorations of the nation.
Article 5 °-incorporate is the day 2 of July as a day of the commemoration and remember of don Andrés Guacurari, to the calendar school.
Article 6 ° - entrusted to the Ministry of national education through the federal Council of education and the educational authorities of various jurisdictions, agree on the incorporation into the curricular content of the educational system, at different levels and modalities, dissemination and study of the libertarian epic of don Andrés Guacurarí.
Article 7 °-invite is to the provinces and to the city autonomous from Buenos Aires to adhere to the present law.
GIVEN in the Hall of sessions of the Argentine Congress in BUENOS AIRES, the https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/pdf/linkQR/dTNZOWc1dmRTMEJycmZ0RFhoUThyQT09 SEVENTEEN days of the month of December of the year two thousand FOURTEEN.
-REGISTERED UNDER NO. 27.116 - JULIAN A. DOMINGUEZ. -GERARDO ZAMORA. -Lucas Chedrese. -John H. Estrada.


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Almost all cuttings orders have been shipped. There are still some cuttings customers I haven't heard back from, so if you have an outstanding cuttings order that you have not yet received, please contact us at greenfingardens@gmail.com so that we can get you taken care of. If you know anyone who has not yet received their cuttings order, please refer them here. This fig project has been a huge and very complex undertaking, and we don't want anyone falling through the cracks.
It's hard to have all varieties ready at the same time, especially when propagating around 250 varieties, so the best method for shipping has proven to be this: when the main part of your order is ready, I'll email you to double-check your current shipping address, to let you know which parts (if any) of your order are not ready, and to provide you with an extensive list of available varieties that are ready and could be substituted into your order. You can choose substitutions for anything you ordered, not just the parts of your order that I don't have ready (for example, if you've already acquired a variety during your wait, you can sub something else in for it). If we haven't contacted you about your tree order, please wait for us to contact you; don't email asking for an individualized progress report, as that will just gum up the system and slow things down for everyone.
I pruned all the trees in all of my tunnels in recent days prior to the arrival of extremely low temperatures around -10F (-23C). I wasn't sure if the wood would stay warm enough during the deep freeze, so I rescued it all beforehand. That means I now have around 6,000 cuttings in safe storage. They'll hold up pretty well for a while (I preserved viable cuttings for 3-5 months last year with the same technique), but it would be best to ship them out asap.
I'm hoping that a lot of tree customers take advantage of the double-value offer. Some people only want trees and don't want cuttings, and they can wait and receive their tree orders as planned, but there are probably many people who would prefer to switch and immediately receive a double-value shipment of cuttings, so I wanted to make that option available. Since it's much faster and easier to fill and ship cuttings orders than tree orders, the more people who make the switch, the more it will help us quickly work through the remaining overdue orders.
I remain sorry that it has taken so long and resulted in so much frustration, but we're making tremendous progress right now, and we are nearing the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much to everyone who has been patient and steadfast, and especially to the many of you who have taken the time to send me words of encouragement: you have been angels in the storm, and I am sincerely thankful for your help and kindness.


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MARVEL Returns to SDCC's Hall H After Skipping 2018 - Report
By Chris Arrant, Editor June 19, 2019 06:36am ET
Credit: Walt Disney Company
Marvel Studios will return to Comic-Con International: San Diego's Hall H after skipping 2018, according to Deadline.
While they say no "concrete plans" have been made yet as to what Marvel Studios would be promoting, the late July convention comes after Spider-Man: Far From Home and ahead of a full slate of scheduled-but-unnannounced-and-unnamed movie titles.
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Coronavirus Update: 27 new deaths and 803 new infections
21 May 2020 – South Africa's 27 new deaths on Wednesday came from the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows.
The Western Cape had 23 deaths, while the remaining four came from the Eastern Cape.
In addition, almost eight out of every 10 new infections came from the Western Cape province, as it recorded 623 of the 803 new infections in the country.
On Wednesday, a day which marked Day 55 under South Africa's lockdown, the total infections were at 18 003 and total deaths now sat at 339.
The Eastern Cape also continued to see the second most new cases, with 80.
LATEST BREAKDOWN
_______________ New Deaths_____ New Cases___ Total Deaths____ Total Cases
South Africa 27 803 339 18003
Western Cape 23 623 210 11262
Gauteng 0 39 27 2400
Eastern Cape 4 80 45 2215
KZN 0 34 46 1650
Free State 0 12 6 180
Limpopo 0 0 3 93
Mpumalanga 0 15 0 93
North West 0 0 1 72
Northern Cape 0 0 1 38
Mkhize also announced the death of a two-day old baby, the youngest victim from the country. The baby had been born premature and the mother had been infected, the minister stressed.
"Regrettably we report a further 27 Covid-19 related deaths- this brings the total national deaths to 339.
"Sadly we have recorded the first neonatal mortality related to Covid-19 – this was a 2-day-old baby that was born prematurely and therefore had lung difficulties which required ventilation support immediately after birth.
"The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the child subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 as well. It is important to appreciate the complexities of the underlying condition of prematurity. We extend a special word of comfort to the mother of this child and salute the neonatologists, nurses and all allied and technical personnel who had the difficult task of caring for the neonate to the end," he said.
Mkhize said they were also devastated by the death of a health care worker in the Western Cape.
"When Covid-19 claims the lives of the very people who are the bedrock of the national response, we feel the loss in so many ways. I want to send a special tribute to the health care workers who continue to serve with honour and compassion, despite the real risks they face in the frontline.
"My heart goes out to the family, colleagues and loved ones of this compatriot: we salute her for the contribution she has made to the fight against Covid-19. We wish to express our condolences to all the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who cared for the deceased," he said.
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Armento was found guilty and convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying and was sentenced to life in prison.


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A half-century behind the chair
By DON CRINKLAW
Jim Curry remembers well the flattop, a men's haircut popular in the late 1950s that looks like it's finished off with a T square.
Curry has given a number of flattops in his 50 years standing behind a barber's chair. In fact, he's still doing them, along with spikes and fades and the occasional shave inside Cervini's Barber & Hairstyling in the Coral Ridge Mall in Oakland Park.
Originally opened in 1962 in another part of the mall, the shop now sits at the southeast entrance, between a shoe repair shop and a postal substation. Its 1,000 square feet, with six Leatherette chairs and mirrors lining two walls, all but glow under bright florescent lights.
The smells inside Cervini's are nostalgic for anyone who remembers the great days of tonsorial parlors: lilac water and Jervis talcum powder.
The plate glass facing the corridor is decorated with white lettering offering flattops and other styles, all of which Curry is happy to translate.
"A hi and tite is the old Marine cut, with a patch of hair on the top, squared off a little."
"A fade is the old-fashioned crew cut."
"A spike is hair that stands straight up. You can call it a punk look, but you'd be dating yourself."
Curry, 70, is originally from Pittsburgh. When his parents couldn't afford college, he had to learn a trade and he wasn't particularly fond of hammers and pliers, he said. Besides, there were numerous barbers in the family.
The Coral Ridge shop is owned by Warren Cervini, a Tamarac barber. Curry has managed the spot since it moved from the north end of the mall nine years ago.
"I screen the phone calls, keep the salespeople at bay, and if anybody needs to know something, they ask me. That's what this manager stuff is all about," Curry said.
There are five barbers working in the shop now, charging $15 for a haircut and still getting along in a world that is no longer so friendly to barber shops.
"It's a little quiet," Curry said. "The economy, no doubt. A family with two or three kids will spend up to $70 for haircuts and they can't afford that on a regular basis any more. So instead of every month they'll be in every six weeks."
Or maybe retirees, who live on stock profits and dividends? But Curry hasn't seen much of them either, he said, in the past four or five weeks.
In fact, traditional barber schools are almost a thing of the past, Curry said. Instead, it's cosmetology now with layering, styling, and razor cutting. Barbers at Cervini's don't get asked for those cuts much, but they would do them if anybody asked.
In the past half-dozen years, young people have learned what happens in a barber shop: fades and flattops and everything else that's quick and easy.
For Curry, these are not things that cosmetologists can do easily.
"I love having a kid go out of the shop happy," he said. "[Whether] seniors, families, working people, or kids. We want them all."
Cervini's Barber & Hairstyling is at 3200 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park.
Don Crinklaw is a Gazette staff writer. E-mail him at dcrinklaw@tribune.com.


Ten Companies Profiting Most from War - 24/7 Wall St.
Hartford, Conn.-based United Technologies is a multicompany industrial conglomerate with subsidiaries that include elevator company Otis and refrigeration giant Carrier. The company also manufactures components for use in military aircraft and vehicles. One of its subsidiaries, Pratt & Whitney, builds aircraft engines for dozens of different fighter jets. Among the jets equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines are the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the latter of which is being produced by the hundreds for nine different countries. United Technologies is also heavily involved in aircraft manufacturing. It owns Sikorsky, one of the largest helicopter manufacturers in the world. Sikorsky builds the popular UH-60 Black Hawk. Roughly one-fifth of United Technologies' total revenue came from arms sales in 2010.
L-3 Communications is a top contractor in fields such as communications, intelligence and surveillance. According to the company, its customers include nearly every defense, intelligence and security agency in the U.S., as well as allied foreign governments and commercial customers. Among its many products, the company produces the L-3 SmartDeck, a fully integrated cockpit system, and the AVCATT mobile aviation training simulator, designed for the U.S. Army. Although the company's arms sales have increased steadily for a number of years, their rate of increase slowed significantly between 2009 and 2010. The company's rank among largest arms producers fell from 2007's eighth to ninth in 2010.
Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica is the largest high-tech industrial group in Italy. Partially owned by the Italian government, the conglomerate has a large array of products in six areas: aeronautics, helicopters, defense systems and electronics, space, transportation and energy. The company has formed dozens of joint ventures in Europe and the rest of the world. Notable Finmeccanica enterprises include helicopter manufacturer Augusta Enterprises, missile manufacturer MBDA and EuroTorp, the world's leading antisubmarine torpedo manufacturer. In 2007, Finmeccanica was the number nine weapons manufacturer in the world. In 2010, it moved to eighth, with a 46% increase in sales over that time.
European company EADS, short for European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V., is the second of three non-U.S. companies on this list. The corporation, which includes major subsidiaries such as Airbus, is a leader in aerospace and defense products. EADS has a 37% share in missile manufacturer MBDA, and is one of the companies responsible for the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. Only 27% of EADS's sales are arms sales, which is the second-smallest share among the largest arms-producing companies. The company has a major presence in markets in the Middle East, North America, Europe and more.
Raytheon is a Cambridge, Mass.-based American defense contractor. It is the world's largest manufacturer of guided missiles and produces such widely used weapons as the AIM-7 Sparrow missile, the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and the BGM-109 Tomahawk. The company is also responsible for the Air Warfare Simulation program used by the U.S. Air Force. In 2010, the company had nearly $23 billion in arms sales, more than 90% of its total revenue for the year. These sales were up 17% from 2007.


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Q: Equal Variance Assumption- Levene's Test with different sample size Between-subject & repeated measures experiment & with two groups: Treatment and control. I have 15 in treatment and 20 in control.
Can I use Levene's Test with an unequal sample size?
LevenesTest(Independent ~ Dependent) - is it just hypothesis testing?
I don't understand the test, I am looking for variance in the group but with respect to what?
Can someone make it clear?

A: Yes, you can use variables with different sample sizes.
The null hypothesis is that variables are equal:
$$H_0: \sigma_1=\sigma_2$$
The alternative hypothesis is that they are not equal
$$H_A: \sigma_1 \neq \sigma_2$$
You can choose whether treatment or control is 1 or 2, but once you make the choice you should be consistent.
Also note that the test can be extended to arbitrarily large number of groups I used only 2 to apply it to your problem.

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Anthony "Rumble" Johnson forced to pull out of March 21 bout with John Howard
February 13, 2010 February 13, 2010 by Jack Bratcher
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (8-3) has had to pull out of his highly anticipated March 21 "UFC on Versus" bout with John "Doomsday" Howard (13-4) due to a knee injury. Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) was notified of the bout cancellation this evening from an associate who spoke directly to Howard's manager.
"Rumble's" last fight was a second round submission loss to Josh Koscheck at UFC 106 in November. "Doomsday" is on a five fight win streak, he is still undefeated (3-0) in the UFC, and is coming off a spectacular come-from-behind knockout win over legendary MMA veteran Dennis Hallman at the "TUF 10 Finale" in December.
Johnson and Howard have beef that goes back to Howard's second fight in the UFC. Howard was offered a fight with Johnson, and he turned it down because he said he wanted more time to develop, and according to Howard, Johnson took that as a sign that he was scared of him. Since then, the war of words and tweets has gone back and forth.
In a recent interview with FIGHT! Magazine, "Doomsday" gives a history lesson on the beef between Anthony "Crumble" Johnson and John "Coward" Howard.
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Q: Get certain substring from a string value I have the following dates:
"Friday, January 31",
"Wednesday, February 12",
"Monday, February 17",
"Wednesday, March 5",

I want to set up a string function where I am given the number always:
31
12
17
5

I started with this function:
String strCheck = suspendedDates[i];
int pos = strCheck.length();
int pos2 = strCheck.indexOf(" ");

I am stuck right now, because how does it know which " " is it?
Can someone help me with the function.

A: use lastIndexOf() instead of indexOf()
final String str = "Friday, January 31";
System.out.println(str.substring(str.lastIndexOf(" ")));

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A: Get the substring from the end.  Instead of trying to figure out locations
strCheck.substring(strCheck.length()-2);

This will take the last two characters.  Then just do a trim() in case it's a single character to remove the space:-
strCheck.substring(strCheck.length()-2).trim();

Alternative
The other option as mentioned is to do a lastIndexOf() on the String with a space (" ") as an argument which will search backward from the end of the String till it finds the space.  But as the number can always be extracted in 2 character spaces, I see no reason to do 2 character compares every time you want to extract a known size String (2) in a known location (length()-2) in order to retrieve the location that you already know.

A: As an alternative of @JigarJoshi answer you can use a regex if you don't mind, removing all non-number characters.
String result = dateString.replaceAll("[^\\d]+","");

A: I had to post it; since this is a date I would go with Date parse to allow an additional check on the format of the inputs:
An alternative way:
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, MMMM DD");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

cal.setTime(format.parse("Friday, January 31"));
System.out.println(new SimpleDateFormat("DD").format(cal.getTime()));

2nd SimpleDateFormat("DD") is used instead of deprecated getDate().

A: If you are trying to divide the string into parts for parsing, i suggest using String.split(" "), look at the javadocs and the internet for lots of nice examples of this in use! :)

A: You can use something like this:
 String str = "Friday, January 31";
 Scanner s = new Scanner(s);
 s.useDelimiter( "\\D+" );
 while ( s.hasNextInt() ){
   s.nextInt(); // get int
 }


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Classic country sounds with 21st Century lyrics from America's Rust Belt
Janet Batch is not quite what she seems. Her music is infused with the spirits of classic female country artists such as Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette and country music from the '50s to the '80s, and her songs echo the blue-collar hard times and human relationships typically found in Kentucky and Tennessee, but she is a native of upstate New York and is a landscape gardener during the day. Her songs and lyrics are based on her own experiences of growing up on a dairy farm in America's Rust Belt. She has also acknowledged the influence of '70s Fleetwood Mac, particularly the vocals of Stevie Nicks. While Janet Batch may not come from the traditional heartlands of country music, her voice is the real thing, and her songwriting strives for more than a country-pop sheen. 'You Be The Wolf' is Janet Batch's second album and she is joined by a team of musicians including Sid Green on guitar, Mike Brando on bass and Chris Ploss drums who transport her music back to the '70s and early '80s.
The album opens with a mid-tempo country waltz, 'If I Had A Nickel', that takes the listener back to the honky-tonk, but if you listen to the lyrics it is about the sexist attitudes of men rather than '50s honky-tonk angels of country legends Hank Thompson and Kitty Wells. 'Waiting On Horses' has a '50s rockabilly feel but again the lyrics have a modern spin, explaining that women can do well in the macho world of horse-trading. Loving a musician can be a challenge and this is explored on 'Radio' that takes us back to the '60s soundtracks of Ennio Morricone. 'It's So Easy' is just that, a simple love song. Next Janet Batch remembers a neighbour from her childhood on the family's dairy farm who nearly committed suicide before coming back from the brink on 'Lovetta' which moves to a country shuffle and is a more lively tune than may have been expected, reflecting the ultimate inner strength of the neighbour. Batch's vocals really shine on 'Got No Idea' with its echoes of Johnny Cash and his Tennessee Three. We are back to the honky-tonk with the drinking themed waltz 'Bridgewater' maintaining the classic country theme. A mournful fiddle colours the tale of a mother and daughter relationship, 'Too Much For Me,' that picks up on the blues element in country music. The age-old song technique of contrasting the lives of two childhood friends is explored on 'Side By Side' with pedal steel guitar and organ adding to the atmosphere. 'You Be The Wolf' ends with 'Sara Anne' which is inspired by a twelve-year-old girl, Sara Anne Wood, who disappeared in 1993 and was never found. This is again a meditation on friendship.
Janet Batch's 'You Be The Wolf' is an enjoyable well played album that is not afraid to honour the country music of the '50s through the early '80s. While the music may be looking back to times gone by, the lyrics are definitely of the 21st Century and it is clear that Janet Batch has spent time honing her songs and finding musicians who are sympathetic to her music. Whatever the merits of the songs and the backing musicians, the standout feature of 'You Be The Wolf' is Batch's vocals which are a thing of rough beauty, perfect for singing about blue collar issues and human relationship.
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Festival connections: how consistent and innovative connections enable small-scale rural festivals to contribute to socially sustainable communities
Lookup NU author(s): Dr Niki Black
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This paper examines the contribution of small-scale, rural festivals to the social sustainability of their host communities.Small-scale, community originated festivals proliferate the rural landscape throughout the UK and yet despite this, festival research has focused predominantly on large, urban events and on their economic impact (Wood and Thomas 2009, Gibson and Connell 2011). This paper seeks to address the perceived research gap by examining these events through a lens of social sustainability. The research uses a case study approach focused on four festivals in Northumberland, UK. Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with festival organisers, key figures and visitors. Following a Constructivist Grounded Theory method four principle indicators were identified to determine festival contribution to community social sustainability. These indicators are: contribution to community pride and localness, enhancement of knowledge and understanding, contribution to the continuity of local culture, and enablement of networks of connectivity.The findings demonstrate the networks of connections which festivals enable between the culture, heritage and people (individuals and groups) of a place. By focusing on four indicators the paper shows the social impact of connections through the festival processes and content. The paper argues that small-scale festivals in rural locations can contribute to social sustainability if they demonstrate a balance of both consistency and innovation and accessibility and openness within the locale.This paper addresses the gap in social impact research into rural festivals and presents an original approach to identify festival impact on community social sustainability.
Author(s): Black NH
Journal: International Journal of Event and Festival Management
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-04-2016-0026
DOI: 10.1108/IJEFM-04-2016-0026


An adventure cooking series created for YETI coolers films. Hosted by Chef Eduardo Garcia the series is a cinematic capture of foraging, hunting, fishing and cooking exceptional meals over an open fire. Eduardo's food style can best be described as simple, organic, seasonal, rustic.
A Hungry Life is an outdoor cooking series released by YETI Coolers that follows me on unique cooking adventures in Montana, Mexico, Texas and Hawaii.
This is really the same approach I take when cooking. I am an opportunity driven Chef inspired by the moment. I find static meal planning incredibly difficult, if not impossible, when stuck behind a desk or a computer. My stoke to cook is fueled by gardens, wild foraged foods, markets loaded with seasonal bounty and the joy of sharing these moments with others.
This take on food inspired my friend/business partner Jennifer Jane and I to create 'A Hungry Life' outdoor cooking series, with the aim to share, educated and inspire others to get outside and create memorable food over a fire.
The smell of wild mint, the smoke from a fire, a good story shared by a friend about a meal they enjoyed, becomes catalyzing factors in how to approach a dish. It is true that building flavor is a key component to a successful bite. That bite is also built on many rich layers that reflect not only the ingredients and techniques but also, the complete story surrounding how that dish came about.
I'm on the hunt for that link, that connection, that Hungry Life approach to how we find, cook and eat meals and how that process brings us as people closer together.


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Emilio Alberti
Como, ITALIA
www.emilioalberti.it
Como, ITALY
Born in 1952 in the province of Como (Italy). His research goes through painting, sculpture and installation. He made a debut in 1976 at Art Basel. He has racked up an intense exhibition activity with solo exhibitions and significant appearances in major international events. The meeting with the art critic Pierre Restany in 1991 was crucial to him. His artistic path is characterized by the contamination between different languages and different artistic expressions. He often collaborates with poets, musicians and artists of other disciplines. His continuous research and experimentation has contributed to elaborate a personal technique made of stucco and aluminum foil since 2005.
TEMPESTA (ONDA), 2015
PAINTING - Aluminum foil, acrylic, stucco on canvas
cm 120 x 95 x 4
A naturalistic allusion (a vague reference to a mountain or marine environment) characterizes the work of EMILIO ALBERTI (Tempesta, 2015). It appears impressive both for the emotional grip that it determines and for the careful processing of the metal that also transforms the extemporary and random outcomes of the work into a meaningful artistic expression. On the other hand, the slight chromaticity of the surfaces does not cover the brightness of aluminum, which even exalts it: it looks fresh, soft, suave.
WINNER OF THE AUDIENCE AWARD 2017
To an artist, the genius loci is an unaware and unavoidable reality that belongs to him and permeates his work.
Why the choice of art? The Liceo Artistico di Brera (Italy) and then the Academy of Art. What are the training experiences that have proved to be fundamental?
Sometimes I get the impression that for me art was the result of a non-choice. When I was a child, I spent whole days in my father's workshop. He was a carpenter craftsman. I built 'things' with processing waste, pieces of wood with strange and evocative shapes that when assembled became fantastic animals or mysterious characters. I am convinced that my first training experience, the fundamental imprinting, took place in my father's workshop. Observing day after day the raw wood transformation into a perfectly smooth and shiny piece of furniture is a source of great fascination, especially for a child, wonder and amazement derived by the power of hands… my father's hands, calloused and hard as wood pieces. In that shop I made my first unconscious 'sculptures' and since then I have never stopped playing with the materials. Even today for my elderly mother I am the son who has never decided what to do when I grow up.
Mario Radice and Aldo Galli, from the group of artists called Comaschi, are two great masters of Italian abstract art, who paved the way in Italy in the middle of the European avant-garde. Two personalities that you have been able to hang out with and with whom you have worked for some group shows. Can you tell us something about them and tell us how they have influenced your art?
When I was just over 20 years old, I was welcomed by the Association of Fine Arts of Como presided by Mario Radice. Radice and Galli were already two old sacred monsters of Italian abstract art but they proved to be very kind and helpful. I was very impressed by their modesty and affability. I learned a lot from them. Above all the rigor in research, the commitment to art as a daily exercise and the practice of art, even beyond its specific field. I remember that they often cited the cultural heritage of the medieval Magistri Cumacini, who fused art and craftsmanship. Both were also dedicated to applied art, in particular Aldo Galli had worked in the field of wall decoration and stucco. In Como, where at that time the textile industry was flourishing, the artists were asked for ideas and collaborations in the field of textile designs. It is an experience that I was able to practice for a while, then I have also been interested in ceramic techniques and the art object.
In 1976 the international debut at Art 7 in Basel (an event that you will also attend for the later editions). What changes from this moment on?
Participating in major international events leads to greater awareness. One feels part of a global debate. You realize that there is also your voice, albeit weak. You are there too. You become aware that your work can go beyond the narrow areas of your city and the circle of people who know you. The exchange and comparison with other artists are very useful. I have made interesting meetings that sometimes have become friendships or correspondences that have lasted over time. You are certainly more enriched and with many incentives to look for new ways.
Murale, ceramica. Dongo (2017)
Between the late '70s and the mid-'80s, marble was the material of choice, thanks to frequent stays in Pietrasanta (Lucca, Italy). Is it the material that calls the artist or the artist who looks for the material to narrate with? What other materials do you like to create with?
Art is language expressed by the hands. Matter and color are the syntax of art. The artist chooses the material best suited to his story as the poet and the writer choose words (it is a topic of frequent discussion with poet friends.) The visual artist has to invent his own language, new words that are only his own). Marble was functional to the research that I then carried forward around the concept of weight and lightness. Sometimes it is the material itself that suggests a story, as if it already contained a memory in itself. Over the years, the curiosity and the desire to experiment led me to deal with the most varied materials: paper, wood, terracotta, bronze, marble, fiberglass, PVC, putty, aluminum. The materials and the technique are not only functional, they provide tools and stimuli to the invention. In this moment, I've chosen ceramics to create a large mural, I have returned to an ancient material that always has remarkable expressive potential.
The numerous exhibitions in Germany (1984-1985) and the Italian Contemporary Art exhibition in Kyoto (1989) probably represented the confirmation of an undoubted artistic maturity ready to be recognized beyond the borders, an experience then repeated in the following years also in New York (1991, 1994), in Turkey (2005). What did you get from the other cultures you met and what did you leave of Italy around the world?
raveling, watching and absorbing other cultures is very important for an artist (especially when he is young). The subsequent experiences abroad have confirmed the feelings I had in my first trips to Basel. Art is the universal language, mirror of the times and symbol of a globalized culture, but I have also met many artists who are proud of their culture of origin and this was shown through their works, even if they did not consider themselves expressly committed to representing their values. This I think has happened also to my work. Wherever we go we take our cultural baggage, an ancestral memory that comes from far away. To an artist, the genius loci is an unaware and unavoidable reality that belongs to him and permeates his work. The encounter with distant cultures inevitably leaves suggestions and makes aware of other possible visions of the world and different approaches to reality. And this can only enrich the contents of the work, even if in the final analysis each work expresses above all an inner world, always represents the author… there is always his biography beyond the solicitations of the reality that surrounds it and the way in which the artist feels the world./em>
Winner of the Audience COMEL Award 2017. As a matter of fact, it was a collective acclamation, including the recognition of many young art students visiting the exhibition 'Sinuosity of Aluminum', in which your work, Tempesta (Onda), was protagonist along with other twelve works selected from all over Europe. How did you learn about the COMEL Award and what did this experience represent for you?
I learned about the COMEL Prize from an information newsletter about art events. I have participated in very few art competitions because I have never been interested in the competitive aspect. In addition to the theme of aluminum (which I have been using for several years), I was intrigued by the fact that it was a company that organized it, that the prize had its origin outside the usual art circuit. It appeared to me a meritorious act of patronage that expresses a sincere interest in art. It was stimulating to 'get into the game' after many years that I had not participated in prizes… and I must say that the result has greatly flattered me.
RACCONTO VERTIGINE – Terracotta policroma e ottone (1998)
Tempesta (Onda) is definitely a very communicative work on the aesthetic level, able to express energy and at the same time denote balance, almost a storm tamed by the masterly use of color and game of materials. What kind of storm did you have in mind during its execution?
Several visitors have compared my work to the wave of Hokusai (it was perhaps inevitable given the notoriety in recent years of the image of the Japanese master). But I think the only thing the two works have in common is just the fact that both represent a wave! More than the representation of a wave, mine is the idea of a wave. In my storm there is no boat fighting against the waves… maybe the tragedy has already been consumed or perhaps the rowers have managed to save themselves. I wanted to show the dynamism and drama. To freeze the moment. To seize the suspension of a moment where everything can happen or where everything has just happened. The reflection of aluminum helps to make the movement and also places the viewer inside the composition, makes it part of the action.
In an interview, the artist Pietro Consagra affirmed that the warmth of the public was a vital creative push for him, without which he could not continue, unlike some artists who love to create without worrying about their judgment. I have quoted Consagra not without reason, given that the art critic Pierre Restany, has attributed to you, as already been said of the Sicilian Master, the search for 'free space, deep holes, cracks, all possible openings.' A similitude, in part but in a decisive manner, that is found in your art. In general, how important is the recognition of the public for you and to what extent is the judgment of the critics relevant? That is, what encourages you the most to create? What is the most important recognition obtained so far?
Meeting the public is essential. The work of art lives in the public's gaze. 'It is the spectator who makes the painting', Duchamp said, 'it is those who look to set in motion the complex set of signs, traces and signals that make up the work. It is them who make it live'. As also highlighted by Octavio Paz, the work of art exists as it is viewed, interpreted. The same concept is expressed by an ancient Zen story, where a poet kills himself when his greatest listener dies. He was the one who more than any other could rejoice or suffer intensely at his poems, living them and identifying with them. It is the exchange that takes place between the work and those who watch it that makes the difference. The spectator must find something of himself. For all these reasons I am particularly pleased with the COMEL Award of the public!
A great incentive to create is the due date of an exhibition. The finite time, the sense of limitation is a big push to concentrate on the issues to be expressed, to achieve a synthesis eliminating superstructures, redundancies and technical complacency; besides being a goad to overcome that pleasant phase when you think of the work to be carried out, you construct it mentally step by step and you see it already finished without the fatigue and difficulties of realization.
The function of the critic is fundamental for the approach and understanding of the public. Too many times, however, the language is cryptic and abstruse. Frequent visits and exchanges with the critic are very constructive for the artist. The critic must be a roadmate. My first lucky encounter was Pierre Restany. Our talks at the Schubert gallery in Milan at the end of the eighties, where I used to exhibit and he was a regular presence, had great importance for me. Equally important was the attendance in the youth with more mature artists: in addition to the Como abstractionists, I collaborated for a while with the sculptor Francesco Somaini, then Ico Parisi, architect designer who enlightened me with his theory of the integration of the arts, exhorting me to deepen the art as a totalizing experience.
Interdisciplinary collaboration with artists of other art forms is an ever more constant presence in your research. There is also an artistic alliance with the writer, historian and art critic Gérard-Georges Lemaire, in particular for the cycle 'Finestre' (among other things, Lemaire is also a well-known translator of English writers and above all one of the greatest connoisseurs of Franz Kafka). But for you it was also important to try different artistic expressions, as in the case of the volume-catalog of stories inspired by the works of the exhibition 'Incoerente eternità', curated by Pierre Restany. On this occasion, research on the increasingly preponderant themes of time and light is made explicit. What does it mean?
The moments of meeting, sharing and exchange have always been very important. The comparison with others can only produce growth and openness. It is through relationship and sharing with others that we make sense of our existence.
The all-encompassing experience I was talking about led me to new paths into writing, performance, and music. Particularly significant was the experience with Lemaire who was able to translate our meeting into a literary form, capturing the sense of the 'Finestre' I was working at that time. This experience of ours resulted in an exhibition at the Schubert gallery. A few years later, stimulated and encouraged by Pierre Restany, I realized the project 'Incoerente eternità', where the cycle of works around the theme of time was compared to short stories I was writing during their creation.
Time is the theme that underlies all of my work, both when it is expressed through an iconography that refers to the measurement of time or whether it refers to it in a more allusive way through light or by representing the motions and the swirls of water.
SOLSTIZIO – Bozzetto – Ceramica Raku e vetro (1995)
The time, in all its representative fascination, returns to an evocative solo exhibition entitled 'Le ore del Sole', held at the Palazzo Millepini of Asiago, in Italy (2012), organized by the National Institute of Astrophysics and the Astronomical Observatory of Padua. You have dedicated several sculptures to the time, with labyrinthic sundials (Racconto: vertigine, 1998) or ancient dolmen from which the mysterious lights of the solstice are born (Solstizio, 1995) or contemporary thresholds that unite the memory to other dimensions that have yet to come (Lampo giallo, 1992, Tempio del Sole, 1994). What is the time? A luminous exploration?
Time is a flow that contains us and permeates our existence. Ours is a finite time. A short path that we are traveling together. Something we all share. An ineffable bond that should unite us in greater awareness.
Time, light, nature and the search for a possible balance between human work and natural context are recurrent themes at the base of many more recent works and exhibitions. The installations L'arco del vento (1994, Porto Sant'Agostino, Como), Dell'acqua e del vento (1994, Porto Sant'Agostino, Como), Perpetuum Mobile (Piazza Cavour, Como, immortalized in the flood of the lake of the 1993), Dafne (villa Parravicini, Como 1994) – with long colored nylon cables that then become travel elsewhere, indicating and representing the light, the prism, the possibility… – to name just a few, are a lively and powerful manifestation.
The relationship between work and space (Fontana's great lesson) led me first to go beyond the painting and invade the wall, then the gallery itself, which was no longer simply a container, the works not only had to show themselves but to explore the boundaries of the environment that became another space, where the same boundary term did not allude as Heidegger says "to that in which something ends and ends, but to that from which something begins". The next step was therefore to exit the gallery to consider a larger space, which also involved nature. Great installations in urban space, on the lake's waters, in the landscape are born.
In 2016 you set up the solo exhibition 'Acqua' at the Palazzo ducale in Revere (Mantova, Italy). After all, for years the liquid element has captured your attention (and we metaphorically live in a liquid society). An exhibition with several voices, with poetic and musical interventions, visual art and the environment. From marble to water… It is said that water wins over everything. We just have to revere it, or maybe just go back to consider the natural forces and see our limits.
The concept of Thales the philosopher is very suggestive: 'Water is the principle of all'. Primordial element, origin of life and symbol of life itself. The attempt to give shape to this idea is the original motivation that has pushed me in this search with friend poets and musicians. Being able to synthesize this feeling of beginning in an image. Wanting to go back to the primordial whirlpools that already contained a promise of life, a vague semblance of future complex organisms. Water is the primordial force from which everything descends, takes shape and evolves. Generating power, powerful, irrepressible, free. It is a symbol of energy that is renewed. I have always found fascination in the ancient initiatory stories of navigations or shipwrecks: Ulysses, Jason, Diomedes and their emblematic and metaphorical relationship with the liquid element. The symbols associated with the theme of water are innumerable. Water as birth. Where you dive for baptism and where, in classical culture, the last journey along the rivers of the underworld takes place. While in the waters of Lethe, river of oblivion, the souls dive to forget the past lives and to reincarnate. Visual representation of the unconscious water contains every deep, seductive, hypnotic image. Perpetual motion, like the flow of thought… or like the flow of time.


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FFIEC Releases CRA Peer, Performance Evaluation, and Market Share Data
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Apple Plans a TV Adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
One of the pillars of 20th century fiction is getting ready for the prestige TV era.
By David Grossman
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One of the cornerstones of science fiction history is coming to the small screen. According to Deadline, it would appear that Apple plans to turn Isaac Asimov's Foundation series into a TV show. The tech giant has reached a deal with Skydance Television, which last June reached a deal with the Asimov estate to create the series.
The California company has long looked to strengthen its own creative output, sometimes with disastrous results. But it's now acquired the rights to a book series Asimov began in 1942 and continued through 1993, totaling seven books. In 1966 it was voted by the Hugo Awards to be the best all-time science fiction series.
Often leaping between centuries, the books tell the story of Hari Seldon, a scientist who specializes in what's called "pyschohistory." Using a series of probabilistic calculations, Seldon determines that societal collapse in a bloated Galactic Empire is inevitable but is convinced that a reengineered society can shorten the amount of time humanity will have to spend facing barbarism.
Seldon only appears once in the first five books of the series, which then move on to focus on the society Seldon has fled the Empire to create, the Foundation. Antagonists in the series are complex and often sympathetic, like the militaristic empath known as The Mule and the Luddites who populate the world of Askone. Starting in the 80s, Asimov began to revisit the character of Seldon in a series of prequels.
Asimov's series draws from Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and has become The character of Seldon, a man who essentially uses data to save humanity, has been the inspiration for both ends of the political spectrum as well as countless science fiction protagonists afterward.
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The major ecological and environmental problems were briefly introduced in Qinghai Lake Basin. The research purposes, major contents, key technologies and major innovative points of the project of "Technology Integration and Experimental Demonstration of Ecological and Environmental Rehabilitation in Qinghai Lake Basin" were presented in the text. Research progresses of the project were summarized from fi ve viewpoints including ecological and environmental monitoring, rehabilitation of wetland, grassland and sand-land as well as the integrated management.
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Revolutionary Zinc-Air Battery Developed For EV Use
Jon Vandervelde October 26, 2009 Comment Now!
According to Advanced Power and Energy Sources Transportation (APET) in Hong Kong, the cordless, no-solar-panel EV is about to become a reality. Developments in Zinc-air battery technology have been made which promise to make the technology a serious contender in the EV world.
Zinc-air batteries need only Zinc, air and water to produce electricity via a simple oxidation reaction. The existing technology is quite mature; in hearing-aids for instance, Zinc-air batteries currently control a large share of the market. They are cheap to produce, high energy-density, and actually biodegradable. Moreover, Zinc is among the most abundant and inexpensive metals on earth and therefore Zinc-air batteries are not susceptible to materials shortages or production bottlenecks.
But up until now Zinc-Air, arguably the "greenest" high-density battery technology, has had three drawbacks making it unsuitable for EV applications. APET believe that they have now overcome all three:
Weight - The usual materials needed to create a zinc-air battery are relatively heavy, but APETs new ZOE design creates a battery which has twice as many Wh/kg (watt hours/kilogram) as a typical lithium-polymer (Li-Po) solution.
Cost - Existing technology results in batteries which are quite expensive, but the new technology has yielded a phenomenal reduction in price, estimated at one-tenth of a Li-Po solution and one-fifth of a NiMH one.
Rechargeability - with traditional Zinc-air batteries, once the zinc has been exhausted they're dead and cannot be recharged. Current units are designed to be disposable (and are in fact, biodegradable), but the new ZOE battery is designed to allow the casing to be taken apart and reused with a fresh batch of zinc. No external charging need take place. Moreover, the exhausted Zinc removed from the discharged battery can be reconstituted by the application of extreme heat, then simply placed in a depleted battery casing and re-used. This is about the most environmentally friendly battery technology imaginable, and has functional similarities to cutting edge redox-flow in that "recharge" of an individual unit takes place by simply adding material rather than by plugging in and waiting. This closely resembles the existing petroleum fuel model, and potentially takes "range-anxiety" out of the EV equation.
APET is currently testing a ZOE powered concept car called "The Salamander", and further refining the technology in an effort to bring it to market. If they are successful in their efforts, a revolutionary new paradigm for EV cost, refueling and infrastructure may alter the way electric vehicles everywhere are going to operate.
[SOURCE: Gas2.0]
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The department store has been modernized. Among other things, the entrance hall was equipped with a metal ceiling.
Eder Blechbau manufactured and installed the metal ceiling. EXYD produced the material for the ceiling panels (Product Line EXYD-M).


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CIBC opens new flagship banking centre at CIBC SQUARE
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TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2022 /CNW/ - Clients, dignitaries and team members gathered this afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open CIBC's new state-of-the-art flagship banking centre in the heart of its global headquarters, CIBC SQUARE.
As a one-stop destination integrating personal banking, Imperial Service, business banking and private wealth management, the modern space is designed to support the needs of CIBC clients today and into the future.
The banking centre will not only serve team members and clients who work in CIBC SQUARE but will be available for the thousands of Torontonians working and living in the growing community along the waterfront.
"Our new CIBC SQUARE banking centre is designed to create an exceptional experience for our clients as we help make their ambitions a reality," said Laura Dottori-Attanasio, Group Head, Personal and Business Banking, CIBC. "The banking centre exemplifies our modern, relationship-oriented bank as we leverage smart, simple technology in a fully-accessible setting. Self-service and expert advice are seamlessly integrated so clients can do their banking with ease and have conversations about achieving their long-term ambitions."
At street level, highly visible to Bay Street, the studio space will be used for a variety of purposes from presentations to meetings. Level 2, the Marketplace, is where CIBC Financial Service and Client Service Representatives will connect and engage with clients to support their everyday banking needs. Level 3, the Loft, is home to Imperial Service and Business Banking, with the CIBC Private Wealth team residing in the Gallery on Level 4.
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 13 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Small Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC can be found at https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/media-centre.html.
For further information: Trish Tervit, 416-813-9119 or trish.tervit@cibc.com


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By Jeff Lewis
SLAPP'd in San Diego: Court of Appeal Confirms Requirement that a Malicious Prosecution Plaintiff Prove it Prevailed as to Entire Prior Action
This post is part of an ongoing series on California's anti-SLAPP law from the perspective of Los Angeles appellate and trial attorney, Jeff Lewis. The First Amendment and California's anti-SLAPP law have long been held to protect litigation related activities. Filing a lawsuit, for example, is protected by the First Amendment. Statements made in court proceedings are likewise protected. If a defendant is sued for such litigation activities, the defendant can usually quickly obtain a dismissal by filing an anti-SLAPP motion.
In Lane v. Bell, a plaintiff had lost most but not all of the claims pled in a prior action. In a subsequent action for malicious prosecution, the defendant (who was previously the plaintiff) filed an anti-SLAPP motion. Key to resolving the anti-SLAPP motion was whether the prior plaintiff's victory as to one cause of action precluded the later claim for malicious prosecution? The Fourth Appellate District concluded it did. To prove a claim for malicious prosecution, a prior defendant must prove that in the prior action he prevailed as to the entire action. The Court of Appeal held that the anti-SLAPP motion was properly granted because the prior plaintiff had prevailed on at least one cause of action.
Jeff Lewis is an experienced First Amendment attorney who can advise you about the specifics of your anti-SLAPP issue or appeal. Each case is different and you should consult a lawyer rather than relying on this post as legal advice for your situation. If you are contemplating filing or responding to lawsuit or appeal with potential anti-SLAPP issues, consider hiring a certified appellate specialist as your lawyer or co-counsel. Don't wing it, win it.
Jeffrey Lewis Anti-SLAPP, Appellate Law, First Amendment, Law, Malicious prosecution, SLAPP Leave a comment March 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 1 Minute
California Supreme Court Affirms Absolute Defense to Malicious Prosecution Action
Have you ever written or received a letter threatening a malicious prosecution action? Often times the people writing and sending such letters are unaware that a malicious prosecution action is not a viable claim because of a plaintiff's interim success on a hearing on the merits. The Interim Adverse Judgment Rule is an absolute defense to a malicious prosecution action. In the first action, if there was a hearing on the merits of a claim such as a summary judgment motion and the plaintiff prevails, that victory affords a complete defense in a subsequent malicious prosecution action. This defense applies even where the plaintiff ultimately loses the first action. This month the California Supreme Court issued an opinion that confirmed the continuing vitality of this absolute defense even where the trial court in the first action determines after an interim victory that the action was brought in bad faith. The case of Parrishw v. Watkins (August 10, 2017 S228277) represents an effort to chip away at a solid and often relied on defense in malicious prosecution action.
Jeffrey Lewis Law Leave a comment August 13, 2017 August 13, 2017 1 Minute
The Failure to File Proper Appellate Briefs Can End in Disaster for Your Appeal
On July 27, 2017, the Third District Court of Appeal published a decision in Ewaid v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC In that case, the court never reached the merits of the appeal because of the manner in which the appellate briefs were prepared. Appellant's counsel did not state the applicable standard of review, did not cite or discuss relevant legal authority and did not file a reply brief. The result, the judgment against the appellant was affirmed and the appeal was a complete waste of time.
This decision provides an extreme example of how arguments can be lost due to the manner of presentation. Even experienced trial lawyers who do not regularly handle appeals can miss some of the nuances of appellate law practice and can get in the way of a Court of Appeal understanding and ruling on the merits of arguments.
Jeff Lewis is an experienced appellate attorney who can advise you about the specifics of your appeal. Each case is different and you should consult a lawyer rather than relying on this post as legal advice for your situation. If you are contemplating filing or responding to an appeal in your matter, consider retaining a certified appellate specialist as your lawyer or co-counsel on appeal. Don't wing it, win it.
Jeffrey Lewis Appellate Law, Civil Law, Law, Law Practice, Win It Leave a comment July 31, 2017 July 29, 2017 1 Minute
Summary of June 2017 Writ Workshop by LACBA Appellate Section
Earlier this week, I attended a fantastic panel by the LACBA Appellate Section on avoiding fatal mistakes in writs. The presentation was made by two writs attorneys of the Second District Court of Appeal. Many of the points were already known to me while some were knew. Below were the most important or interesting points I noted:
If a writ provides a set time (for statutory writs) or is governed by a 60 day deadline (for common law writs) do not wait until the last day to file your writ. In addition to the obvious risks of having a filing problem, waiting until the last day will often undercut the claim of exigency. File the writ at the earliest opportunity.
Trial counsel should be advised not to "waive notice" following a hearing. Doing so deprives appellate counsel of time to work on the writ.
The fact that a petition is supported by a declaration in lieu of a reporter's transcript will not lessen the chances of the writ being granted. When a reporter's transcript has been ordered but is not yet ready, the declaration should specify when it was ordered, from who and the expected completion date. When there was no court reporter present, a declaration can suffice but must fairly and completely describe the hearing.
There are differences in the judicial philosophies among districts, divisions and justices. Each has different views regarding calling the clerk, including illustrations in briefs and whether to file an uninvited opposition to a writ.
Jeffrey Lewis Appellate Law, Law, Law Practice Leave a comment June 8, 2017 July 8, 2017 1 Minute
SLAPP'd by the State Bar: Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Does not Deprive Superior Court of Jurisdiction to Award Attorney's Fees
This post is part of a series on California's anti-SLAPP law from the perspective of Los Angeles appellate and trial attorney, Jeffrey Lewis. The First Amendment and California's anti-SLAPP law have long been held to protect litigation related activities. Filing a lawsuit, for example, is protected by the First Amendment. Statements made in court proceedings are likewise protected. If a defendant is sued for such litigation activities, the defendant can usually quickly obtain a dismissal by filing an anti-SLAPP motion.
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court has ruled that when a superior court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to hear the merits of a case, that court still has jurisdiction to award attorney's fees in connection with an anti-SLAPP motion dismissing the case. (Barry v. State Bar of California (Jan 5, 2017 S214058).
Jeffrey Lewis and the other attorneys at Broedlow Lewis LLP are experienced trial and appellate attorneys who can advise you about the specifics of your anti-SLAPP issue or appeal. Each case is different and you should consult a lawyer rather than relying on this post as legal advice for your situation. If you are contemplating filing or responding to lawsuit or appeal with potential anti-SLAPP issues, consider hiring a certified appellate specialist as your lawyer or co-counsel. Don't wing it, win it.
Jeffrey Lewis Law Leave a comment June 5, 2017 1 Minute
Three Ways to Guarantee that the Court of Appeal Ignores Your Arguments
How can an appellate specialist help you present your arguments on appeal? Sometimes having assistance in preparing a complete appellate record and supporting legal arguments with citations can ensure that the appellate court actually understands and hears the merits of your arguments. The Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion on May 1, 2017 that is illustrative. In Stover v. Bruntz (May 1, 2017 No. C077206) two parties — Stover and Bruntz — represented themselves in an appeal. Several facts and arguments were not successful due to the brief writing and appellate record issues in the appeal.
Stover wanted to argue on appeal that by accepting the benefits of the lower court order, Bruntz had waived an argument. The Court of Appeal observed:
We note that, Stover's brief also makes a passing reference questioning whether Bruntz can appeal the court's order because she allegedly accepted certain child care support payments following the trial. But he does not support the argument with any reasoned analysis or citation to authority. We therefore deem the issue waived.
Bruntz attempted to refer to a motion for relief she had filed but the Court of Appeal wrote:
While Bruntz claims she filed a motion for relief pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473.5, she does not include any such filing in her appendix on appeal. (Protect Our Water v. County of Merced (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 362, 364["When practicing appellate law, there are at least three immutable rules: first, take great care to prepare a complete record; second, if it is not in the record, it did not happen; and third, when in doubt, refer back to rules one and two"].)
Bruntz also raised an argument without citing to the appellate record:
Bruntz also contends without any citation to the record that the court found the April 2007 order ambiguous which could not be enforced by contempt. The court's order itself contains no such finding. The court, moreover, did find Stover in contempt for the six month period from February 2011 to July 2011, which was the subject of Bruntz's second order to show cause for contempt. In light of the above, and given our conclusion that retroactive modification is only permitted to the date a motion to modify is filed, we need not address Bruntz's improperly raised ambiguity argument. (Duarte v. Chino Community Hospital (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 849, 856 (Duarte) ["If a party fails to support an argument with the necessary citations to the record, that portion of the brief may be stricken and the argument deemed to have been waived"].)
As to both parties, the Court of Appeal observed:
Both parties' briefs make numerous factual assertions without any supporting citation to the relatively sparse record, which does not contain a reporter's transcript or settled statement of the trial proceedings.
The Stover v. Bruntz decision provides extreme examples of how arguments can be lost due to the manner of presentation. The parties in this case were self-represented. However, even experienced lawyers who do not regularly handle appeals can miss some of the nuances of appellate law practice and can get in the way of a Court of Appeal understanding and ruling on the merits of arguments.
Jeffrey Lewis and the other attorneys at Broedlow Lewis LLP are experienced appellate attorneys who can advise you about the specifics of your appeal. Each case is different and you should consult a lawyer rather than relying on this post as legal advice for your situation. If you are contemplating filing or responding to an appeal in your matter, consider retaining a certified appellate specialist as your lawyer or co-counsel on appeal. Don't wing it, win it.
Jeffrey Lewis Appellate Law, Civil Law, Law, Win It Leave a comment May 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 2 Minutes
SLAPP'd in Boston: Massachusetts High Court Waters Down First Amendment Protection
California's anti-SLAPP law protects persons who are unfairly targeted in a lawsuit arising from activities protected by the First Amendment. A defendant who is sued for speaking out at a city council meeting or filing a lawsuit can invoke the anti-SLAPP statute and obtain a quick dismissal of a frivolous case. California's courts have long held that there is no "intent to chill" requirement to obtain a dismissal. (Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. (2002) 29 Cal.4th 53, 67). The plaintiff's intentions in filing a lawsuit are "ultimately beside the point." (Ibid.)
Today, Massachusetts' high court issued a decision that substantially waters down anti-SLAPP protection in that state. In Blanchard v. Steward Carney Hospital, Inc. (May 23, 2017 No. SJC-12141), the high court ruled that a plaintiff can avoid a dismissal if it can demonstrate that the lawsuit was not filed primarily to chill a defendant's First Amendment rights. This is a low-threshold that will be easily met by the great majority of plaintiffs in Massachusetts opposing anti-SLAPP motions. Hopefully, California will not follow this direction and introduce a "good faith" intention exception to California's robust anti-SLAPP statute.
Jeffrey Lewis Anti-SLAPP, Appellate Law, Civil Law, First Amendment, Law, SLAPP, Win It Leave a comment May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017 1 Minute
Review of the EverLast Notebook
This is a review of the EverLast Notebook. I heavily rely on technology in the courtroom. My trial exhibits and examination notes are loaded on to my iPad and organized with TrialPad and Microsoft OneNote. But I have never been comfortable writing notes on my iPad. It does not feel comfortable and my writing is illegible and skips around. Instead of handwriting notes on my iPad, my normal practice is to handwrite notes on normal paper and use Microsoft Lens to import the notes into OneNote. I backed the Kickstarter campaign for the Everlast Notebook with some skepticism. The Everlast Notebook promises to be a reusable notebook with fast integration with cloud services such as e-mail, Dropbox and OneNote. I thought I would be disappointed in the writing surface, the pen or the ghosting effect left by numerous uses. My expectations were low, my experience was high. The EverLast Notebook delivers as promises. The provided Frixion Pilot pen is in every sense a normal pen. It writes on the notebook smoothly without smearing. If you don't like the provided pen, there are a number of colors and styles of Frixion pens on the market.
Each page of the notebook has symbols at the bottom which when checked off provide instructions to your smartphone about where to place photos of the page: email, dropbox, OneNote and other cloud services.
The free app is easy to set up and easy to use. The app combined with the symbols take one step away from Microsoft Lens: telling the phone exactly where to store the notes. In the case of OneNote, you can specify a page, section and notebook. A big advantage over Microsoft Lens due to Microsoft Lens' clunky and slow destination selection interface. The biggest surprise is how easily and thoroughly the notebook pages clean up. Everlast delivers on this promise. With a moist rag, the ink wipes away like a dry erase board with no residue or ghosting. A truly reusable notebook. I will be taking this notebook into my next trial.
Jeffrey Lewis Product Review Leave a comment May 24, 2017 1 Minute
SLAPP'd in LA: California Supreme Court Narrows the Reach of California's Anti-SLAPP Law
This month the California Supreme Court issued an opinion that narrows the application of California's anti-SLAPP law. In Park v. Board of Trustees of the California State University (May 4, 2017 No. S229728), the Supreme Court considered the following question: What nexus must a defendant show between a challenged claim and the defendant's protected activity for the claim to be struck?
In Park, a professor applied to a university for tenure. The application was denied. He sued the university alleging discrimination. The university responded with an anti-SLAPP motion. The university argued that the communications leading up to the decision to deny his application were protected by the First Amendment and subject to the anti-SLAPP law. The trial court denied the motion and found that the decision to deny tenur
The trial court denied the motion. It agreed with Park that the complaint was based on the University's decision to deny tenure, rather than any communicative conduct in connection with that decision, and that the denial of tenure based on national origin was not protected activity, so the University had not carried its burden of showing Park's suit arose from protected activity within the meaning of section 425.16, subdivision (e). Accordingly, the trial court did not reach the second step of the anti-SLAPP inquiry. The Court of Appeal reversed and the California Supreme Court restored the trial court ruling finding that the anti-SLAPP motion should not have been granted. The Supreme Court reviewed a number of appellate court decisions that have properly respected the difference between "activities that form the basis for a claim and those that merely lead to the liability-creating activity or provide evidentiary support for the claim." The Park decision represents an important limitation on the scope of anti-SLAPP motions that might otherwise insulate abusive judicial and legislative activities from judicial review.
Jeffrey Lewis Anti-SLAPP, Appellate Law, Civil Law, First Amendment, Law, SLAPP, Win It Leave a comment May 11, 2017 2 Minutes
Slapp'd in Butte County: Funding a Lawsuit Held Protected by the First Amendment
Last month, the Third District Court of Appeal issued its ruling in Sheley v. Harrop (March 20, 2017 No. C077747). In Sheley, the court ruled that funding a lawsuit is an activity protected by the First Amendment and California's anti-SLAPP law. In footnote 8 of the opinion, the Sheley court ruled:
We disagree with the court to the extent that it concluded that spending money to fund a lawsuit does not constitute protected activity within the meaning of the statutory scheme.
This opinion represents a significant expansion of protection of the First Amendment for defendants targeted in a lawsuit.
Jeffrey Lewis Anti-SLAPP, Civil Law, First Amendment, Law, SLAPP, Win It Leave a comment April 1, 2017 1 Minute
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