Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff traveled to Charlotte, N.C. to participate in the Homeland Security Advisory Council meeting, and while he was there, he toured the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Command Center to see how Charlotte has used DHS funding for technologies and communications equipment to share information among first responders.
Chertoff, who was joined by Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Darrell Stephens and Charlotte Fire Department Chief Luther Fincher, was particularly impressed with the communication, coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the first responders in the city.
The city of Charlotte represents all the threats and vulnerabilities of a major city although it is not a port city. It contains two nuclear power plants with two reactors, each of which has emergency planning zones that impact the city. Charlotte is also the second largest financial center in the country and hosts both NFL and NBA teams, an international airport and NASCAR races with crowds of up to 200,000.


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A Night At The Movies, Halloween '64.
One more of these before I start saving 'em for next year. The D&R Theater in Aberdeen, Washington, went all Universal International. Brides Of Dracula (a Hammer import) and The Leech Woman (both 1960) had been paired by U-I when they were originally released.
Filed under 1958, 1960, 1964, A Night At The Movies, Coleen Gray, Halloween Marathons, Hammer Films, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Universal (-International)
A Night At The Movies, Halloween 1961.
Folks in the Kansas City area really had it going on around Halloween of 1961. Blood And Roses (1960), Circus Of Horrors (1960), Hammer's The Mummy (1959) — and depending on which theater you chose, either Blood Of The Vampire (1958), Jack Arnold's Monster On The Campus (1958) or The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958).
Tough decision, but I think I would've chosen Blood Of The Vampire (for Barbara Shelley) at the Dickinson Theater. What would've been your pick?
Filed under 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, A Night At The Movies, AIP, Barbara Shelley, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Halloween Marathons, Hammer Films, Jack Arnold, Jack Asher, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Universal (-International)
February 15, 2021 · 11:36 pm
Blu-Ray News #329: The Eurocrypt Of Christopher Lee Collection (1962-72).
Severin Films has announced The Eurocrypt Of Christopher Lee Collection, an exhaustive eight-disc set coming out May 25.
The Castle Of The Living Dead (1964)
Directed by Warren Kiefer
Starring Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin, Donald Sutherland
Lee plays a 19th century Count who lets a theatrical troupe spend the weekend in his creepy castle. As you'd expect, it would've been better if they'd turned down his invitation. 4K restoration from the Italian negative; English audio.
Challenge The Devil (1963, AKA Katarsis)
Directed by Giuseppe Vegezzi
Starring Christopher Lee, Giorgio Adrisson, Vittoria Centroni
One of Lee's most obscure films. He turns out to be the devil. 2K restoration from the Italian negative; Italian audio.
Crypt Of The Vampire (1964, AKA Terror In The Crypt and Crypt Of Horror)
Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Starring Christopher Lee, Adriana Ambesi
Another adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, with Lee as Count Karnstein. 2k restoration from a fine-grain 35mm master print; Italian and English audio.
Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace (1962)
Directed by Terence Fisher
Starring Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters, Senta Berger
Lee and director Terence Fisher follow Hammer's The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) with Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace, giving Lee and chance to play the world's greatest detective. (It was Peter Cushing in Hound.) Written by Curt Siodmak, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Valley Of Fear. 2K restoration from the German negative; English & German tracks.
Theatre Macabre (1971-1972)
Christopher Lee hosts an anthology TV series, providing and intro and wrap-up for each episode. 24 surviving episodes have now been scanned in 2K from the original negatives.
The Torture Chamber Of Dr. Sadism (1967, AKA The Blood Demon, The Snake Pit And The Pendulum, Castle Of The Walking Dead)
Directed by Harald Reinl
Starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, Lex Barker
Count Regula (Christopher Lee) is executed for killing 12 virgins in his dungeon. Years later, he comes back for revenge. 4K restoration from from the original German negative; English and German audio.
Relics From The Crypt
A collection of interviews with Lee over the years and other related horror featurettes.
In addition to the Relics From The Crypt disc, each disc is packed full of extras, from commentaries and interviews to trailers and still galleries. There's a CD of Angelo Francesco Lavagnino's score for The Castle Of The Living Dead, and an 88-page illustrated book by Lee biographer Jonathan Rigby. This is really gonna be something. Highly, highly recommended.
Filed under 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, Christopher Lee, DVD/Blu-ray News, Karin Dor, Peter Cushing, Senta Berger, Severin Films, Sherlock Holmes, Terence Fisher
RIP, Barbara Shelley.
Barbara Shelley
February 13, 1932 — January 4, 2021
I grew up watching Barbara Shelley in pictures like Dracula – Prince Of Darkness (1966) and Quatermass And The Pit (1968). She was always terrific. She passed away today at 88.
Miss Shelley was one of those actors or actresses that didn't look down on material like this, and her performances were as good as the genre ever saw. I'd have a real hard time picking a favorite — so I guess I'd recommend you watch 'em all. Which is what I plan to do.
Filed under 1966, 1968, Barbara Shelley, Christopher Lee, Hammer Films, Terence Fisher
Blu-Ray Review: The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957).
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster
Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Director Of Photography: Jack Asher
Production Design: Bernard Robinson
Makeup Artist: Phil Leakey
Music by James Bernard
Film Editor: James Needs
Cast: Peter Cushing (Baron Victor Frankenstein), Melvyn Hayes (Young Victor), Robert Urquhart (Paul Krempe), Hazel Court (Elizabeth), Sally Walsh (Young Elizabeth), Christopher Lee (The Creature), Valerie Gaunt (Justine), Noel Hood (Aunt Sophia), Paul Hardtmuth (Professor Bernstein)
With its first color film, and first foray into Gothic horror, Hammer Films created a brand that would change their direction, launch the horror careers of a couple of iconic actors, and ultimately change the horror movie itself. That's accomplishing quite a bit, especially when you're talking about a little company in the UK with a $250,000 monster movie — and working out of a house, not a proper studio.
Of course, we're talking about is The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. And it's just been given an incredible restoration and Blu-Ray release by Warner Archive.
While it varies quite a bit from the Shelley novel, it's right in line with the cinematic Frankenstein story. A brilliant, obsessed doctor (Peter Cushing) assembles a man (Christopher Lee) from parts of dead bodies and brings it to life — with less than the desired result.
Seen today, it's still a nasty little movie. Victor Frankenstein isn't just an overly-driven medical researcher, he's a manipulative lech. Actresses seem to have been chosen, and costumes designed, to highlight the female form. And every gruesome opportunity to dwell upon a lopped-off head, a severed hand or an eye in a jar is taken with relish. And remember, this is the first time audiences had ever seen such gore in color!
But what's really important, and what makes this new Blu-Ray so essential, is we get to see the level of craft that went into Curse Of Frankenstein. Bernard Robinson's sets are incredible, especially when you consider he was working in such tight spaces. Jack Asher's cinematography, his first time working in color, uses shadow and light to draw the eye to exactly what he wanted us to see and making those tiny sets look as big, as opulent, as possible. His experiments with color and light would continue with each film, making watching these early Hammer horror pictures in order of release a fun exercise.
Phil Leakey touches up Christopher Lee's hairdo.
For Christopher Lee's Creature, the makeup had to steer clear of the classic Universal/Karloff look, and Phil Leakey went in an effective stitched-up, patchwork direction. The Blu-Ray's restored color really aids our appreciation of the look of the Creature, and we can see that Lee's wounds seem to "heal" as the film goes on.
James Bernard's score is kinetic and dynamic, creating a signature sound (with an obviously small orchestra) that instantly IDs a Hammer film. A friend and I had dinner with Mr. Bernard in the early 90s. What a nice, charming man — and so humble.
Terence Fisher, Hazel Court and Peter Cushing on the set.
Terence Fisher's direction brings all these elements together, beginning to set the tone for what Hammer would make into the mid-60s. He gets pitch-perfect performances from his cast. His camera rarely moves, but when it does, it's always to great effect. But what probably makes the biggest difference is that he makes sure no one, from the cast to the cameraman to the caterer, looks down on the material. That made all the difference.
Warner Archive has done a remarkable job bringing Curse Of Frankenstein back to life. It's sharp, the color is a huge improvement over anything I've seen before. (This one was shot in Eastmancolor.) We also get the original aspect ratio(s) — from the UK's 1.66 to the 1.85 seen in the US to the 1.33 we saw on TV and videotape. (I recommend the 1.66.) The supplemental stuff is a real home run — a casket-load of commentaries, documentaries and a trailer. I was particularly happy to see James Bernard and Jack Asher singled out, with a short video on each. They're key to the lasting impact of these films.
While Horror Of Dracula* (1958) may get a lot of the glory, Curse Of Frankenstein is where it all began. It's an important film, and a really cool one. As essential as they come, both as a movie and as an upgrade to whatever format you might currently have it in.
* Also available (and stunning) on Blu-Ray from Warner Archive.
Filed under 1957, Christopher Lee, DVD/Blu-ray Reviews, Hammer Films, Hazel Court, Jack Asher, Terence Fisher, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.
November 5, 2020 · 6:58 pm
Blu-Ray News #319: The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957).
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhardt, Christopher Lee
Boy, this is going to be great! You get The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957), the first of Hammer's Frankenstein series three different ways (on two discs), restored from preservation separations — the 1.66 UK aspect ratio, 1.85 as it played in the States and 1.37 as we saw it on TV for years and years. There will be commentaries, documentaries and a trailer. And if you're familiar with what a lot of Warner Archive's stuff has been looking like lately, you can only imagine how stunning this one would be. Essential!
Filed under 1957, Christopher Lee, DVD/Blu-ray News, Hammer Films, Hazel Court, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.
August 25, 2020 · 12:42 pm
Blu-Ray News #308: Hammer Films – The Ultimate Collection (1958-1971).
I've been really impressed with Mill Creek's Hammer releases. They don't have the extras we get from someone like Scream Factory, but they look good, they're often in double bills or sets (with us DVD/Blu-Ray collectors, shelf space is always a concern), and the price is certainly right.
Mill Creek's newest Hammer project is the 20-picture Hammer Films – The Ultimate Collection. It's got some great stuff — some are repeats from previous MC releases, some not. It focuses on Hammer films that were distributed by Columbia in the States. Here's the lineup:
The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)
The Snorkel (1958)
The Camp On Blood Island (1958)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Never Take Candy From A Stranger (1960)
The Stranglers Of Bombay (1960)
Cash On Demand (1961)
Scream Of Fear (1961)
Stop Me Before I Kill! (1961)
The Terror Of The Tongs (1961)
The Pirates Of Blood River (1962)
These Are The Damned (1962)
The Old Dark House (1963)
The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb (1963)
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Die! Die! My Darling (1965)
I can't wait to get my hands on this thing. These films are essential stuff. A few of these I haven't seen in quite a while — and never on Blu-Ray. It's coming in November.
Filed under 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1971, Arthur Grant, Christopher Lee, Columbia, Don Sharp, DVD/Blu-ray News, Freddie Francis, Hammer Films, John Gilling, Kerwin Matthews, Mill Creek, Oliver Reed, Peter Cushing, Stanley Baker, Terence Fisher, Val Guest, William Castle
March 13, 2020 · 9:08 am
Blu-Ray News #290: The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961).
Starring Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller
Hammer and Terence Fisher continued their reimagining of the classic monsters with The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961), with the same results they'd had with Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy. It's the next installment in Scream Factory's terrific Hammer Blu-Ray series, and I can't wait to see what a 4K cleanup does to this one. Highly recommended. Coming, loaded with extras, in April.
Filed under 1961, DVD/Blu-ray News, Hammer Films, Oliver Reed, Shout/Scream Factory, Terence Fisher
Happy Birthday, Terence Fisher.
Terence Fisher
(February 23, 1904 – June 18, 1980)
Terence Fisher, Hammer's go-to director, was born 116 years ago today. Here he is (with glasses) celebrating Susan Denberg's birthday on the set of Frankenstein Created Woman (1967). It's got Fisher and a birthday cake, that's close enough.
Fisher's classic, no-nonsense direction was behind great Hammer pictures like The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959).
I'd also like to wish my wife Jennifer a happy 22nd wedding anniversary. We didn't choose the 23rd to honor Mr. Fisher, but it's a really cool coincidence.
Filed under 1967, Hammer Films, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher
Blu-Ray News #285: The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964).
Directed by Freddie Francis
Starring Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, Sandor Elès, Katy Wild, David Hutcheson, Kiwi Kingston
Scream Factory's Hammer series continues with The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964), the only picture in Hammer's Frankenstein cycle not directed by Terence Fisher. Freddie Francis did this one.
Hammer went a different route with Frankenstein, following the doctor (Peter Cushing) instead of the monster. This let them come up with a different creature for each film. Since The Evil Of Frankenstein was done in collaboration with Universal, they could approach that studio's "classic" look for the monster. (You know, the Boris Karloff/Glenn Strange sort of thing.) I've always found the results a bit, um, odd.
Nevertheless, this is a most welcome addition to the Scream Factory lineup. So far, the extras have not been announced, but the disc has a release date in mid-May. Highly recommended.
Filed under 1964, DVD/Blu-ray News, Freddie Francis, Hammer Films, Peter Cushing, Shout/Scream Factory, Terence Fisher

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Illinois State Representative Monique Davis is blaming the Chicago Police Department for the high number of killings in the Windy City. She is not just blaming the CPD for bad policing, though. She wonders if the police are doing some of the killing.
Davis, a House member from Chicago's South Side district, uttered the accusation on Detroit's WCHB-AM radio on July 16.
"I'm going to tell you what some suspicions have been, and people have whispered to me: they're not sure that black people are shooting all of these children," Davis told the Detroit radio audience.
And Representative Davis is right there to happily demagogue it.


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Grammy-nominated singers and songwriters Ro James and BJ the Chicago Kid kicked off "The R&B Tour" last week in Atlanta and it was everything fans hoped for: Two soul-singing, hand-waving R&B superstars who allow their voices to tell their stories.
The night was met with perfect vocal performances by the pair as they interchangeably switched out on stage giving an interesting experience, not like ones before. Engaged and surprised, all at the same time, the strategy behind hearing two different voices right after each other gave meaning to what was really going on: growth! The strong sense of humility and passion each touched the stage with drove the music lovers in the audience to become greater lovers of them – and not just their music.
After the pair released a cover of Jodeci's hit track "Come and Talk to Me" as a surprise gift for fans that lead into their tour announcement, audiences could guess this tour wouldn't be like any others they've experienced in the past.
With the duo touring together throughout the month of May, closing out on May 27th in Los Angeles at the Troubadour, it'll give fans the special opportunity to see each artist perform select songs from their past albums as well as new music from their respective upcoming projects.


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Home > News > UK & Europe > London > Ladies Health Awareness Fair
Ladies Health Awareness Fair, London, UK
As part of its ongoing multifarious community outreach programmes, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, UK (BAPS), hosted a national health awareness fair for women at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, on Saturday 11 October 2008.
The fair was inaugurated by Ann Keen, MP for Brentford and Isleworth and current Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Health Service, and Dawn Butler, MP for Brent South.
The aim of the event was to raise vital awareness among the local community about some of the major sources of illness and disability for women in the UK, particularly for South Asian women. Awareness and early detection of many of these conditions help to prevent serious and often disabling consequences.
Experts from a variety of fields spoke and conducted interactive forums on the following topics:
Breast and Cervical Cancer – by Dr Bhawna Sirohi (Consultant Medical Oncologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge)
Menopause/Hormone Replacement Therapy – by Dr Nuttan Tanna (Consultant Pharmacist at Northwick Park Hospital, London)
Osteoporosis – by Dr Hema Patel (General Practitioner, London)
Additionally, Marie Geiger and Ms Daksha Hathi from Breast Cancer Care facilitated a special workshop. They were available all afternoon to field questions and address concerns from attendees on a more personal level.
One of the other highlights of the fair was a live cooking demonstration by Manju Malhi, the prominent Indian-born British chef and food writer whose TV appearances include 'Great Food Live' and the BBC's 'Saturday Kitchen'. She demonstrated a series of healthy recipes including chilli paneer, spicy rice and okra with black pepper. Reinforcing the importance of health awareness and lifestyle, Ms Malhi explained: "A traditional vegetarian Indian meal can be easy on the pounds – both around your waist and on your wallet – and be tasty, too."
Several national charities were also on hand to offer advice with information booths and exhibition stalls. These included:
The Fair proved a great success among both the attendees and the presenters. It provided valuable information and guidance to hundreds of women to help them tackle these health conditions at an early stage.
All the speakers were particularly impressed at the smooth coordination of the event. Dr Tanna also noted that the reassuring, comfortable environment of the Mandir was important to women for asking the right questions and receiving expert advice.
Dr Sejal Popat, the country's youngest tertiary specialist and a leading member of BAPS Medical Services in the UK, added: "It was very satisfying to see such a big turnout. Not everybody who needs this information has access to it and we want to reach out to as many women as possible and offer help which is relevant and practical."
The event was open to all, and was free of charge.
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Han joins influx of South Korean talent at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — When Y.E. Yang won Asia's first major title at last summer's PGA Championship, Han Chang-won couldn't even celebrate. He was too busy finishing a tournament of his own.
The 19-year-old is the latest to join the influx of Asian talent, particularly from South Korea. Han won the inaugural Asian Amateur Championship to qualify for the Masters, where he was joined by fellow South Koreans Yang, K.J. Choi, and U.S. Amateur champion An Byeong-hun.
"I'm very happy," Han said. "Not only for myself, but also for the golf associations throughout Korea."
Golf has long been popular in Asia, and it has produced a few successful players over the years but no Asian had won a major before Yang, and the development of the men's game had lagged behind the women in South Korea.
But that is starting to change.
Not only did Han win the Asian Amateur, but fellow South Koreans Eric Chun and Kim Meen-whee finished second and third in the 116-player field. A fourth South Korean, Park Il-hwan, just missed the top 10.
With its length and premium on accuracy, Augusta National is daunting even for veterans, let alone those who've never seen it before. No wonder no amateur has made the cut during the last four years.
Han did his best to prepare. He bought a DVD of the 2001 tournament, which Tiger Woods won to complete the "Tiger Slam." He read magazine articles. He pored over websites detailing Augusta National's design.
Nothing quite prepared him for that first glimpse of Augusta National in person, however.
"It's more than I imagined coming here," Han said. "Yesterday, when I was playing, I was very, very nervous with the amount of crowd that I saw. As I played and got used to the crowd, I think I will do well. And my goal is to make the cut."
Han said he felt a little more at ease last Tuesday, when he played a practice round with Choi and An. Han will be paired with 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson and Sweden's Henrik Stenson for the first two rounds.
"[Choi] has been very helpful around the course because he's been here before and he's a veteran, and he showed me a lot as far as course knowledge is concerned," Han said.
While Chun is at Northwestern — he won the Big Ten title last year, the first freshman to do so since Steve Stricker in 1986 — and An plans to start at Berkeley this fall, Han said he will go to college in South Korea.
As for a professional career, that's down the road.
"I have no plans of turning pro at this time," he said. "My goal is to play the best I can right now." ♦
Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Asian Amateur Championship, Augusta National, Big Ten, DVD, Han Chang-won, Henrik Stenson, Park Il-hwan, South Koreans Yang, Steve Stricker, Sweden, Tiger Slam, Tiger Woods, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23


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Wicker: it is also a common material employed for vanity seats. It is more comfortable option as opposed to the benches that are produced from wood or metal, particularly whenever the back and seat is padded. However, it needs more care to maintain the fiber. This material is less susceptible to damage from water and humidity. Plastic: plastic is less vulnerable to damages for water, more economical, rather than mind to be in touch with water. However, these stuff is much less styling compared to other substances for vanity benches.


I believe that the art of creating fantastic images is to connect with and to relax the people I am photographing. By making each session as fun as possible allows me to produce relaxed, natural and spontaneous images that can be cherished for years to come.
When shooting weddings I am certainly not a photographer that takes the bride and groom away for hours on end. I intend on giving them as much time celebrating with their family and friends as possible. My aim is to capture the day as the story unfolds without being noticed too much!
I have always taken photos, be it capturing fun family birthday celebrations or recording my 2 children's first steps. My previous working life started as an Event Manager, organising conferences and corporate events. This role has brought me huge insight into how events work and run, which of course helps with my wedding and corporate photography today.
I work mainly in London and Surrey, but can travel countrywide. I have photographed at many venues, including; London Zoo, Westminster Abbey, The Dorchester, The Great Eastern Hotel, Il Bottaccio, Caledonian Club, Pembroke Lodge, Chiswick House, Painshill Park, Cannizaro House, Woodlands House, Beauberry House….


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Roofs can be one of the largest problems facing a real estate transaction in the Tulsa area (and just about any other area as a matter of fact). This is because roofs are expensive to repair or replace. They also keep the elements out of our homes (at least they're supposed to if functioning properly). I've seen bad roofs cause more grief than just about any other component of a home.
Here are some roof conditions I find on a regular bases when inspecting homes in Tulsa or the surrounding areas.
Since homes here in Northeast Oklahoma compromise mostly of asphalt composition shingles, that's what I'm going to concentrate on in this article.
During a recent roof inspection in Tulsa, I found these cracked shingles (photo to the left). This is normally due to an excessive heat build up in the attic. Notice I said "normally". The excessive heat is caused by a lack of proper venting. Please, don't get me started on venting! I hardly ever see adequate venting on newer homes!
This spider web cracking can also be caused by a defective shingle. Some manufacturers have had recalls due to bad batches of shingles.
Whenever there are problems noted with the roof during a transaction, it's my opinion that you should notify your insurance company. Some companies wouldn't insure a roof like this, while others could care less. Make sure yours is aware of the problem prior to signing off!
Although not technically a shingle problem, during many roof inspections, I see poor roof flashing (or the lack of) on a regular basis. Vents and flue protruding through the roof need to be properly flashed or you run the chance of having a roof leak.
Unfortunately, even some "experienced" roofers don't know how to properly flash a vent or flue!
Here's a few pictures to illustrate my point. For example, in the first pic we see vent pipes with improper flashing. The lower edge of the metal flashing should be OVER the shingles, not below. This is so rain running off goes out OVER the shingles, not under them!
Next, roof vents and flues also need their lower flashing OVER the shingles, not under them! This is not rocket science folks!
I see this a lot on new construction as well, and nearly every time, the city inspector has passed the home. Makes you wonder if they even crawled on top to look at the finished product!
If any of these types of discrepancies are found during a roof inspection, then they need properly repaired, and that usually means a REINSTALLATION, not simply applying caulk around the vent or flue like I've seen some "roofing" companies do.
I counted at least 3 layers of shingles on this home and I suspect it had 4!
I can't tell you how many times I've heard Sellers or the Sellers agent say "Oh, the Roof is new" or "The roof is only a few months old." Only to find out during the inspection that either it's new and was added over 2 other layers of shingles or it's new "like it was new back in 1989 when we had it installed." Yeah, I've seen that one a few times!
The problem with multiple shingles are a few.
Multiple layers add weight to a roof structure. It isn't designed to take constant loads that 3 and 4 layers of shingles may cause.
Few insurance companies will insure roofs with 3 or more layers. In fact, some won't even insure some roofs with 2 layers of shingles! Another reason it is always a good idea to check with your insurance company about the insurability of your roof.
Multiple layers of shingles can cause leaks. Usually, a roofing company will use the same length of fastener when installing the 2nd or 3rd layer as they did the first. This means more of the fastener is anchored in the multiple layers below it than into the decking, which makes your roof weaker and more susceptible to damage, which can lead to more leaks.
Just for the record, 2 layers is the max in my book (as well as many insurance companies). More than that, I'm calling it out. If I find 2 layers of shingles during a roof inspection, it will get a mention in my inspection report that you have two layers. The reason behind this is because insurance companies know that a roof with 2 layers will need to have a tear off down to the deck the next time the roof needs shingles. This adds quite a bit of expense to a roof job and they don't want to be on the hook for it!
Well, I know somewhere in my hundreds of thousands of home inspection pictures that show hail damage. But since I can't put my hands on them at this moment, I'm just going to share a link with you about things to look for if you suspect you have hail damage to your roof and shingles.
As you can see, it's fairly easy to spot major hail damage. Small indentions into your shingles. What isn't easy to spot is minor hail damage.
Now the hail storm we had a few weeks ago here in Coweta left major hail damage. Even to some metal roofs! But like I said above, it's the minor damage that can be hard to spot. Some insurance companies will just try and "replace" a few shingles if they suspect you've had minor damage. Others won't. Again, check with your company!
If you think you may have any kind of roof damage, give me a call and I'll be happy to come out and inspect your roof for you. If I can't, then I can recommend someone who can.
Don't take someone else's word that the roof is new, or a few years old or in perfect shape. Always have a professional check it out for you!


Abstract: Effects of modified cornstarch concentration, freezing rate and thawing mode on quality properties of mashed potatoes were examined. The product was tested by oscillatory rheometry, instrumental texture profile analysis (ITPA) and cone penetration, colour, dry matter (DM) and sensory analyses. Oscillatory parameters showed that increasing starch concentration resulted in a softer product in which gel strength decreased in direct proportion to concentration in quick-frozen and microwave-thawed product. Quick freezing made for firmer mashed potatoes, whereas oscillatory, ITPA and penetration parameters were lower in the samples thawed at 4°C Starch concentration and instrumental consistency and firmness were directly proportional to one another. Adding starch at the highest concentration, quick freezing and slow thawing produced a lighter-coloured mashed potato, although the loss of colour in the processed product was not detected by panellists in the microwave-thawed samples. DM was higher in the quick-frozen samples and lower in air-thawed samples. The factors studied affected different sensory texture parameters but had hardly any effect on attributes perceived during final and residual phases of mastication. Only starch concentration had a significant effect on sensory acceptability, but interactions between factors showed that starch addition followed by quick freezing was judged undesirable by the panellists due to excessive softening. Oscillatory parameters correlated well with sensory texture attributes and proved quite precise. They would therefore appear to be the best test to monitor properties of frozen mashed potatoes. © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry.


The grapes of the Lomanto Grape Vine are a Southern gardener's dream. The self-fertile Lomanto Grape Vine is resistant to Pierce's disease, rot, and mildew. Flowering begins in late April and harvest of the medium-sized conical clusters will begin in early July. The Lomanto Grapes have a thin black skin and a sweet, soft, juicy pulp with few small seeds. The Lomanto has it all.


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Regulators and Drug Makers Call for Greater International Regulatory Alignment
On the opening day of the Medicines for Europe (MFE) 18th Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Conference, held January 31 to February 1 in London, United Kingdom, representatives of the generics and biosimilars industry and regulators gathered to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by the globalization of medicine development and manufacture.
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In his opening remarks, Marc-Alexander Mahl, MD, president of MFE and executive vice president of the business unit for generic drugs at Fresenius Kabi, highlighted the fact that the upcoming year will be a particularly challenging one in Europe.
"Regulation in 2019 will be heavily impacted by politics," he said, noting that not only will the upcoming withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union be a particularly "massive project" to address, elections in Europe will result in a new Commission in the autumn. As they face down these challenges, stakeholders must keep in mind the mission of providing European patients with access to medicines and collaborate to optimize regulatory activity in order to achieve that mission.
In a panel discussion moderated by Adrien van den Hoven, director general of MFE, representatives of industry and regulatory bodies echoed Mahl's calls for greater alignment.
David Gaugh, senior vice president of sciences and regulatory affairs of the US generics and biosimilars trade group the Association for Accessible Medicines, said that, from the American perspective, globalization provides opportunities to increase the efficient use of limited resources, particularly be reducing regulatory burden through reduction in the number of duplicative clinical studies for products.
According to Gaugh, reducing such studies could help companies to enter more markets with their products; the current need to replicate work for multiple territories can force the decision to abandon some markets because of the cost and work involved.
There are challenges to alignment, however; for example, FDA representatives have been clear, said Gaugh, that the Hatch-Waxman Act will not allow for a global comparator product for small-molecule generics. "We think there are ways around that," he noted, saying that new legislation would be one way to address the problem.
Gaugh praised FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD, for his efforts to improve alignment, and for looking into the potential for global comparator products. However, he added that, while there have been past achievements in terms of regulatory alignment, such as EU and US mutual recognition of good manufacturing practice inspections, these achievements have been very slow, and he urged faster efforts.
Mahl, too, indicated that he believes that there are opportunities for greater convergence of regulatory standards, particularly between the European Union and the United States—such as establishment of similar standards for package leaflets—that could benefit all stakeholders and make the process of bringing a product to market less complex.
"Measures which just burden the manufacturing process without safety gains" are not desirable, Mahl said, adding that "what we need in generics and biosimilars is planning safety," as uncertainty drives up costs and undercuts the promise of these drugs.
Deus Mubangizi, DrPh, group lead of inspection services on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s prequalification team, agreed about the need to reduce the number of repetitive studies conducted for generics and biosimilars, which he said may not always be science-based and may even border on being unethical.
"We approach this issue from the concept that safe, efficacious, good-quality, and affordable medicines should be available for everyone, not just a few," he said, and explained that using a global reference product, which could facilitate global approval, is one key way to promote access.
However, he said, "We are all complaining about access … but we see a lack of exchange of information." In his view, truly globalizing development will take greater data sharing from both regulators and companies. In the meantime, said Mubangizi, the WHO asks, "what are the work-arounds?" In its work on prequalification of reference products, while the FDA may not be able to share its data, the WHO has no restrictions on preparing reports created on FDA-approved products and sharing them with other WHO member nations to help facilitate the exchange of information.
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Bill runs Shollenberger Park at dusk in training for his marathon, mountainous bike rides with Petaluma pals, track star Alexi trains in the off-season on the gravel path circling the park, Karen takes a few laps each day as her regular keep-fit routine.
Grandparents stroll with toddlers, bird-watchers walk with binoculars at the ready, nature lovers pause for the millionth observation of the beauty of the natural world up close. Summer vacationing school kids ride mountain bikes, empty nesters walk arm-in-arm and moms find the park the perfect safe haven for a healthy outing with their young.
Now that three of our Sonoma County Supervisers have declared that they will not be supporting the highly controversial construction of Dutra's asphalt plant across the river from the park, it looks like a safe bet that Shollenberger will remain spared of the sights, sounds and long-term effects of health and noise issues impacting the other-wise peaceful haven of wetland life.
A five-hour hearing yesterday (Tuesday, June 9th) brought to a head months of mass campaigning in our community on both sides of the fence. The board of supervisors postponed its final vote on the plant until July 21st, but given the fact that two additional members have withdrawn their support for the project, the next move for Dutra will most probably be to find an alternative location.
With such unprecedented passion and public outpour in Petaluma in opposition to the plant, Shollenberger Park should be enjoying a popularity boom. Been there lately? If not, now's the time to take a walk, ride or run and fully appreciate this protected area.
Thanks to Petaluma Wetlands Alliance for the continued use of these fantastic photos shot at Shollenberger Park. I'll be writing about the Wetland Alliance's excellent Third Grade School Program funded by PEF sometime in August.
And lets not forget the beautiful view those of us who paddle on the river (Nate & I are members of Lokahi Outrigger Canoe Club) have of Shollenberger park and the wildlife that exists because of this protected area.
cool article!! Your produce looks better every time I see them. Can't wait to see the farm again. Especially the summer crop.


In an aim to find out just how wide spread medical negligence is, Claims.co.uk commissioned independent data experts YouGov, to collect responses from over 2,000 UK residents on their experience of medical negligence and the reason they think they might happen.
The survey found that nearly half of all UK residents have experienced medical negligence in some capacity with London, Wales and Scotland the places residents are most likely to suffer.
15% of people, who responded to our survey and lived in London said they had been affected by poor treatment from the NHS or a private clinician; for 22% of respondents, the person suffering negligent treatment was a family member.
The survey also asked participants what they thought the main cause of medical negligence claims in the UK was – overwhelmingly people commented that they believed medical negligence happened as a result of overworked doctor and nurses were the cause of medical negligence.
"Back then, fewer people thought that overworked staff were the cause of medical negligence claims, and there was a bigger emphasis on fraudulent personal injury claims. Our survey has shown that the public are more aware of a strained NHS than ever before.
The report also looked into the regions where you are most likely to receive medial negligent treatment and whether women or men are more likely to suffer.


A cornerstone of America's foundational narrative is that we are a nation of highly diverse immigrants simmering together in a mythical melting pot to cook up our trademark independent, industrious, upwardly mobile citizen in this land of individual opportunity.
Yet America's borders have never been totally open with a welcome mat for all. As early as 1645, the entry of paupers was prohibited and by the beginning of the last century federal government regulations were in place to filter out undesirable migrants such as convicts, prostitutes, the insane, political radicals, tuberculars, and almost anybody born in Asia.
Under globalization, American anxieties about maintaining even selectively open borders have been escalating as visible minorities have become the dominant faces in many parts of the country, and native-born workers worry about the cost in terms of both taxes and jobs.
Immigration reform has emerged as perhaps the most contentious and emotionally charged political issue of our time, with increasingly protectionist and xenophobic overtones as homeland security, class, regional disparities, religion, and race color the discourse.
At this juncture, leading American immigration economist George J. Borjas has come out with the very timely and necessary book We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative.
Borjas challenges the master narrative that immigration is universally beneficial. He maintains that immigrants cannot be regarded merely as an import consignment of much-needed workers to fill predetermined slots along the proverbial assembly line.
Borjas criticizes the dominant economic paradigm for the fallacy of treating immigrants as solely a collection of labor inputs.
The Cuban enclaves in Miami provided a supportive safety net for the new migrants, cementing in Borjas an affectionate perspective on immigrant communities but not convincing him of the inevitability of assimilation under the melting pot model.
Instead, he became interested in the variations between different waves of immigration over time according to the demographic composition and earning capabilities of each wave, as different groups of migrants bring different skills and face different structural conditions. Just because the Ellis Island era of European-dominated immigrants flourished on their adopted soil in short order contributing to surging national productivity does not mean that this will hold true for subsequently waves.
Borjas challenges this misguided idea by taking readers on a detailed historical tour of America's immigration history and contemporary policy.
After reviewing the real-world obstacles to imagining John Lennon's utopia of a world without countries in terms of the removal of immigration restrictions on global labor, he guides us through chapters on immigrant self-selection, economic assimilation, the melting pot, labor market impact, economic benefits, and fiscal impact.
In each chapter, Borjas presents in non-technical, almost conversational language his unpacking of the conceptual baggage of other economists and the findings of his own painstaking research on the economic modeling of immigrant labor performance and the statistical assumptions on which these are based.
His childhood experience in revolutionary school inculcated in him both an intense dislike of ideological arguments and an ingrained skepticism of expert opinion. Consequently, he is careful to show how the voluminous social science literature on immigration is vulnerable to ideologically framed paradigms such that data can be manipulated to lead to desired conclusions. Sloppy data collection, skewed data analysis, and biased electoral politics reinforce the belief that the measured impact of immigration is good for everyone.
Instead, Borjas presents a counter narrative to both this prevailing academic gnosis and to the anti-immigration camp. Instead of asking what we owe immigrants, he asks what are we likely to get in return?
He concludes that immigration has not affected the average American all that much, but it has created winners and losers depending on the specific native populations, the different kinds of immigrants, and the different times thrown into the mix. "It depends." And the only sustained winners in recent waves appear to be the firms which employ the relatively small numbers of highly skilled professional immigrants and the low-skilled migrant majority.
Borjas leaves the answer to this question up to us, pointing out the implications of the various options we could pursue. But for him personally, a United States that continues to offer new hope and a fresh start to the world's less fortunate is the kind of country he wants to live in.
The key words here are "secure our borders . . . responsibly." There is no hint of racism and xenophobia in Borja's balanced assessment based on level-headed, lucid, and transparent calculations and judgments. It is neither feasible nor desirable to build walls around our entire country with drawbridges that can be lowered and raised to police traffic. But the problems attendant on admitting large numbers of unassimilated minorities and refugees require much more careful study than we have been allowing.
We Wanted Workers is essential reading for everyone concerned about how we can retain America's historic role as a refuge for some of the world's poor and oppressed as well as those simply hungry for the opportunities that our country has to offer. In particular, it should be read by politicians, who all too often seem to speak from opportunism or ideology rather than from an informed perspective.
The book is not a quick read, however. Though written in plain language and not demanding advanced mathematical skills it does require careful study of some uncomplicated tables and charts.
Borjas is, no doubt, a popular lecturer as a low-jargon, coherent academic who positions his material effectively around his own life experiences. But he is an economist and obviously fascinated by number crunching which is not everybody's cup of tea. After a while, examples such as the globalized production of the proverbial widget and streets littered with dollar bills get tiring!


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Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace is an American mixed-media artist, art collector and entrepreneur. He was born in Florissant, MO, a suburb of St. Louis, in 1984 and grew up in Maryland Heights, MO. In his teen years, he became fascinated with emerging technologies and the Internet. This interest sparked a love for the visual arts and code, leading him into web and interactive design. In his 17 years as a design professional, he has led creative projects for Fortune 500 companies and organizations around the world. As Creative Principal and Partner at his design agency Lift UX, Chris' work received multiple Emmy Award nominations for interactive second screen applications that supported popular TV series Mad Men, The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad.
His NFT journey began in March 2021 when receiving an invitation to become a creator on Foundation. After minting a series of interactive pieces, he began collecting art both on Ethereum and Hic Et Nunc. As of September 2021, he has collected from over 1000 artists and amassed a collection of nearly 3,000 NFTs. As a photographer, he shoots only on iPhone and has traveled the world to capture compelling and beautiful images. As a mixed-media artist, he began using 3D software to create generative art using particle simulations in a software called Houdini. Much of his work today is experimenting with randomness to produce something beautiful.
In April 2021, he founded UltraDAO, an art collective whose mission is to collect important historical and cultural NFTs and elevate artists. He works closely with the 111 members to plan and execute individual artist NFT drops and markets them to his 17,000+ twitter followers, many of which are collectors. In addition, he is currently leading a 10k generative project called Woodies, launching at the end of September 2021.


Russell Brand arrives for Spike TV's 2nd Annual Guys Choice Awards held at Sony Studios, Culver City.
Russell Brand has jokingly said he thinks it's a good idea to give new musicians heroin, in order to "weed a lot of them out". He added that nearly all of his favourite musicians have battled drug problems, and explained his theory further by saying: "You're just not allowed into the studio until you first have had drug- addiction issues. It separates the men from the boys." Brand continued: "I don't think Justin Bieber could handle Syd Barrett's habit" (Rolling Stone).
Paul Weller says he's voting "Labour because that means a vote against the Tories – but it's not a vote of faith in Labour of any kind (The Sun).
Hot Chip's Joe Goddard says he wishes the band would sell more records (Daily Mirror).
The Futureheads' Barry Hyde says he wants the band to be considered as "an intelligent band who are trying to make a positive contribution and not stuffing our pockets with cash" (Daily Record).
Ronnie Wood wore a pink jumper as he went to a solicitors in central London (from Clayton).
Check back on Monday (April 19) for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.


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Green Bay Packers quarterback and Super Bowl Champion Aaron Rodgers joined the conflict-free minerals movement in October 2013 when he co-hosted a Rally for Congo at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, alongside teammate Andy Mulumba, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Enough Project staff. He was also in the subject of an ESPN feature about the rally and hosted an Omaze fundraiser to support the Enough Project's Congo efforts. Rodgers, one of the most respected athletes in the NFL, is committed to bringing awareness to the conflict in Congo.
Aaron Rodgers and Enough, in the news and more:
Aaron Rodgers makes a real difference, ESPN, January 2014
"Aaron Rodgers Targets Congo War, Conflict Minerals", Daily Beast, December 3, 2014
Aaron Rodgers Raises Hope for Congo, Politico, November 12, 2013
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We often use idioms in every-day language. But what are they? An idiom is an expression that doesn't make sense when taken literally. For example, did a cat really get someone's tongue? And, who counts chickens before they're hatched? Or, can something really cost an arm and a leg. Gruesome.
Shh! Did you hear that? Oh, it was probably just a stray cat scratching at the door or those creaking floorboards you've been meaning to fix. Or, was it? October is the time of year when our imaginations get the best of us, so have some fun letting yours take control and tell its own six-word tale. We dare you to scare us!
August is often considered the last month of summer and the beginning of autumn months to come. People take their last summer vacation adventures before school starts and then it's back to business. The dictionary defines adventure as "an exciting or very unusual experience or activity." Whatever adventure awaits you, we hope our six-word stories encourage you to share yours with us!
Brave by definition means "to endure or face unpleasant conditions or behavior without showing fear; ready to face or endure danger or pain; showing courage." Whether you are venturing out for the first time to start your own business, defending your country, or taking the leap and moving across the country without knowing anyone, we encourage you to be brave, venture into the unknown, and share your own six-word story!
For over 40 years, the UNLV Alumni Association has recognized exceptional alumni, faculty, students and community leaders who represent the ideals of higher learning and Rebel pride. Their outstanding achievements and leadership at the university, throughout the community and around the globe are celebrated in grand style at the annual awards dinner. This year, Canyon Creative was chosen to rebrand and promote the prestigious event.
The days last longer and the nights cool down. Summer means school is out and the sun is shining bright. Summer is when vacations take place and ice cream is a must. This month's six-word story pays homage to this beloved season. Tell us in six words what summer means to you!
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international organization that represents the world's leading creators, developers, designers and producers of compelling places and experiences. This could be anything from a theme park, to museum, science center, zoo, water park, corporate visitor center, casinos, branded experiences, multimedia spectaculars, retail spaces, resorts and hospitality, destination attractions, restaurants and more.
Creativity comes in many forms. Whether it's trying out new recipes, building things with your hands, or playing an instrument, we all have the ability to create. Find that "thing" that inspires you and go for it. Go for it with full force and spread that inspiration to others. And when you're feeling stuck, remember that even renowned artist Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime and Mark Twain didn't write Huckleberry Finn until he was 49. Start creating now by sharing your six-word story about Creativity with us.
Our wine gift design was inspired by an abstract oil painting created by Canyon President Dale Sprague. Broad brush strokes of ruby, rose and burgundy morphed into subtle heart shapes, reminding us of love. We found the perfect quote by French philosopher Voltaire: Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by the imagination.
Success for Project Imagine's FUNraiser!
Project Imagine's first-ever Wine & Art FUNraiser raised nearly $15,000 to aid in expanding services to hospitalized children in the Las Vegas community.


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by Conor McCaffrey February 16, 20159:59 pm May 11, 2018
Johnny Marr interview: 'There's a trick to getting things sounding so simple'
You can buy a T-shirt online with the simple all-capitals slogan 'JOHNNY FUCKIN MARR'. It's a shortcut to a collective music memory, all wrapped up in a name. This directness also rubs off on Marr's approach to songwriting. Chatting over the phone about his new album Playland, he offers me a shorthand manifesto: "There's a trick to getting things sounding so simple."
Playland isn't out till October, but Marr's label Warners sent us a stream and it's already got an addictive post-punk groove and unashamed rock'n'roll swagger. "I'm glad you think it's got a groove… it's good to be getting feedback," Marr says. "People are only starting to hear it now. You do what you think is right and when it's done you think it's as perfect as you can get it, it's only when it goes out that you really realise what you've done."
Very few of us have a record collection untouched by Johnny Marr's guitar in some way. Paired with Morrissey in The Smiths, he secured icon status from 1982-1987, co-writing dozens of perfect outsider anti-anthems, earning a generation of devotees and influencing virtually every so-called alternative band since. Contrary to some reductive accounts of a revolving-door guitar man for hire, Marr's post-Smiths career would make any guitarist giddy. He was with cult post-punk icons The The for a longer period than The Smiths, and recorded three albums with New Order's Bernard Sumner as Electronic. He's also recorded with Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys, Beck, Oasis, Kirsty MacColl and Bryan Ferry, and had extended stints with indie-rock acts Modest Mouse and The Cribs.
The world wondered why it took so long for Marr's first solo album, but The Messenger dropped last year to praise all round for its punchy new wave sheen and Johnny's perfect transition to stage front. By modern standards, two albums in 18 months is lightning fast, but he hit the ground running after touring for a year, as he explains: "I've been writing Playland since The Messenger came out. The bands I liked when I was a kid all made quick second albums that I loved. I loved Talking Heads' second album and Wire's second album. I thought I'd do the same and not over-think it."
Playland is an even bigger jolt than The Messenger, with up-tempo motorik beats and synth washes snaking between Marr's killer pop riffs — this one doesn't jangle like The Smiths. He wrote it with gigs in mind, saying: "There's a fair amount of rowdiness on there."
He explains: "In some ways it is cos me and the band have had a year-and-a half playing in front of people and I'm always working at being better at what I do. I love the messenger, without being too corny it's like my first child in a way, it changed my life in a lot of ways — because of it I'm going out playing to a lot of people under my own steam. I wanted Playland to be a development without trying to reinvent my own head, cos I don't need to do that at this stage, maybe later on. I think it's a step up in a lot of ways, particularly lyrically. I spent a lot of time going over and rinsing and rinsing making sure the words followed a narrative arc."
Galloping tracks like Back In The Box, Boys Get Straight and the title track are live pogos waiting to happen, while lead single Easy Money is one of the catchiest songs Marr has ever written, coming on like a Franz Ferdinand take on LCD Soundsysytem's Trials And Tribulations. He says: "People reacted really strongly to Easy Money, so that's why it's the first single. I just go along with people's reactions. I used to be really good at picking singles, these days I just let other people pick it for me. I knew it was very catchy so I took the time to wrtite the lyrics to fit it. Believe it or not it took me a really long time to finish that song, even though it sounds so simple."
The immediacy of the record doesn't reduce it to mere air guitar fodder — Marr aims for the head as well as the heart. The title Playland references Dutch cultural theorist Johan Huizanga's 1938 text Homo Ludens, which posits that play sows the seeds for cultural development. Dynamo ("a love song to a building") digs into his fascination with psychogeography — the study of an environment's influence on our behaviour.
"I didn't even know that was a term when I was a kid, but I always had a real thing about the environment and buildings, and imagining buildings as characters," he says. "With Dynamo I just took it a step further, as a metaphor for a human relationship."
While Marr's lyrics can be largely oblique, or observational in the key of Ray Davies, 25 Hours is his most autobiographical song to date, dealing with his Irish Catholic upbringing in Manchester, and a desire to break the shackles ("I ran from all the priests and all the freaks… all I need is myself"). He says: "I wrote the riff, and it had a sense of speed and a sense that I was rushing towards something. I remember when I was a little kid, I had this idea that I should live 24 hours of the day, but what if the days were longer? It was an oppressive religious background. I hated the hypocrisy of it and the mind control, but I suppose it gives you something to kick about."
For someone with such a rich legacy, Marr says he has an obsessive tunnel vision for looking forward. He recently tried to keep a journal, but adds: "I thought it would be useful, but it ended up feeling toxic… Luckily writing songs gives you a way of looking at the life you're living… it can be poetry that moves at the speed of life. All my favourite literature does that. unfortunately I think poetry often gets caught up in its own importance and form and can be a bit languid, a little pompous, whereas a great lyric, whether it's Bob Dylan or Ray Davies or Franz Ferdinand or Blondie, can just really make you feel like you're living in the age we're in, and can make you feel alive. So that's what I try and do. You often end up talking about your own life whether you like it or not. I find the outside world and day to day life pretty fascinating so I don't really need for it to always be about myself.
Live, Marr plays Smiths classics like Panic, How Soon Is Now? and Big Mouth Strikes Again, and we wonder how this sits with his obsession with moving on, and 20-odd years of deflecting questions about getting back with Morrissey. He says: "It isn't nostalgia. Nostalgia would almost spoil it — it's a celebration. Don't get me wrong, I believe in being emotive and I like poignancy. With regards to singing the Smiths songs, when I started singing, the audience made it really quite obvious that it's a great moment. If I'm on stage I'm there to do something to people. I don't think anyone has a divine right to be on the stage. people go to a show to feel good and be impressed.
"I like my audience and I know they like me so it's become a bit of a love-fest over the last couple of years. If you're lucky enough to have songs people love, you should play them. It's something to be grateful for — that's pretty much all I ever wanted."
Originally published in The Irish Daily Star
Tagged with: Blondie Bob Dylan Franz Ferdinand Homo Ludens indie Johnny Marr Kirsty MacColl Modest Mouse Morrissey Pet Shop Boys Playland Talking Heads The Cribs The Smiths Wire
This time it's personal: Interview with Villagers' Conor O'Brien | Moo Kid Music	 on April 19, 2015 at 8:27 pm
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Navajo death row inmate loses appeal to probe racial bias
PHOENIX (AP) — The only Native American on federal death row lost a bid Thursday to look into potential racial bias in his case.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by a federal court in Arizona that Lezmond Mitchell had no grounds to interview jurors for potential bias against Native Americans.
Mitchell was convicted of the 2001 murder of a fellow Navajo tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter on the reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. He was scheduled to be executed last December, but the 9th Circuit put it on hold because of his attorneys' appeal.
The three-judge panel found Mitchell failed to show any discrimination occurred among the jury and pointed out several safeguards that were in place.
"Jurors were asked … about their attitudes towards Native Americans, were instructed not to consider race, and were required to sign a certification attesting that they did not consider race," Judge Sandra Ikuta wrote.
Mitchell's attorneys could ask for a rehearing before the full 9th Circuit. They said Thursday they will pursue all available avenues of relief.
"The Ninth Circuit's decision puts prisoners like Lezmond Mitchell in an impossible position," the attorneys said in a statement. "Although the Supreme Court has held that racial bias in jury deliberations renders a trial fundamentally unfair, Mr. Mitchell has been barred from investigating whether his jury was tainted by racial bias."
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Voit equated the appeal to a "fishing expedition" during oral arguments in December. The U.S. Department of Justice declined comment Thursday.
Mitchell and an accomplice abducted Alyce Slim, 63, and her granddaughter in October 2001 with plans to use Slim's vehicle in a robbery. Prosecutors said the two fatally stabbed Slim and slit the girl's throat. Their beheaded, mutilated bodies were found in a shallow grave on the Navajo Nation.
Despite the grisly nature of the killings, tribal officials and even the victims' family opposed the death penalty. American Indian tribes for decades have been able to tell federal prosecutors if they want a death sentence considered for certain crimes on their land. Nearly all have rejected that option.
Mitchell was convicted of carjacking resulting in death — a crime that carries a possible death sentence no matter where it happens, meaning the tribe had no avenue to object.
Judges Morgan Christen and Andrew Hurwitz of the 9th Circuit concurred with the ruling Thursday but wrote separately that the United States should reconsider whether the death penalty is appropriate in Mitchell's case.
"The imposition of the death penalty in this case is a betrayal of a promise made to the Navajo Nation, and it demonstrates a deep disrespect for tribal sovereignty," Christen wrote. "People can disagree about whether the death penalty should ever be imposed, but our history shows that the United States gave tribes the option to decide for themselves."
The Justice Department announced last year the federal government would resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003. Mitchell was one of five male inmates scheduled to be put to death. But the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration last December from carrying them out.
The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is reviewing the case.
Fonseca reported from Flagstaff.
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I was 29 when I co-founded Powerful Voices, and 40 when I left my post as Executive Director in 2006 – a formative 11 years for sure. I remember them fondly as the "blood, sweat and tears" years. Prior to transitioning out, I spent about 9 months planning, coordinating, strategizing… agonizing if I'm being honest…about passing the baton to the next Executive Director. I didn't worry about whether the organization needed a new ED – I knew it was time for a new person to be the Executive Director. But I worried about many other things: building a financial cushion, retaining as many donors and funders as possible, passing along the minutia of everyday operations that lived mostly in my head, and worrying that no one in their right mind would be willing to take on the job as it had evolved under my leadership.
Since my transition out, Powerful Voices continues strong and I'm in year nine as a nonprofit consultant, often on issues of executive and founder transition. With each executive transition project I work on, especially when it involves a founder leaving, I inevitably reflect on my experience: what went well, what didn't, what have I learned, and how can I share all of this with my clients who are facing a founder transition. While this article will not provide an exhaustive list of all the things to do and think about with founder transitions, three take-aways stand out for me, shared here with the hope they are helpful to those who are stewarding an organization through a founder transition.
Sure, when it comes to hiring a new ED, you are recruiting for one person to fill that position, but with founder transitions, it often requires backing up and looking at the entire organizational structure and making shifts to ensure the organization is set up for success. That's because the daily roles and responsibilities of founding EDs are often built around the specific qualities, characteristics, and quirks of that person, and don't always translate well to a succeeding ED.
For example, one organization I worked with realized that their founding ED was really doing the equivalent of two fulltime jobs: that of ED and that of Program Director. They knew it wasn't feasible to hire a new ED into this situation, so in the year leading up to her retirement, they re-designed the organizational structure to include a new layer of management and created a realistic timeline for migrating over to that new structure. It required careful financial planning since it represents a significant increase in salary costs.
At Powerful Voices, well prior to my leaving we had hired a part-time Associate Director to take on significant executive leadership to allow me to also work a (technically) part-time schedule, allowing me more flexibility as I was starting a family. But when it came to replacing me, we knew we needed to hire a fulltime executive. Given the small size of the organization, it didn't make sense to retain an Associate Director, nor could we afford it, thereby eliminating that position.
In addition, organizations with departing founders often need to take a hard look at how the fundraising is happening, since founders frequently hold the vast majority of relationships with individual donors and institutional funders. Some organizations decide to invest in additional fundraising staff, or restructure the existing fundraising team's roles and responsibilities, before or immediately after a founder transition.
When it is necessary to restructure or eliminate positions as part of a founder transition, it's extra important to carefully attend to staff development, communications, and morale. Staff can worry about how new positions will impact them and their role and about whether their job might be redesigned or eliminated – either of which can increase the chances of losing staff who want out of the uncertainty by finding another job elsewhere. Much of this can be mitigated by listening to, responding to, and considering staff member's ideas and concerns, and by maintaining extra good communications between the board and staff teams.
Beyond communicating well and often during an executive transition, when it comes to external stakeholders, it's also essential to dedicate time and resources to the art of maintaining relationships through the transition. As mentioned above, it's common for EDs, especially founders, to hold the vast majority of relationships with external stakeholders – not only donors and funders, but also program partners, sister agencies, and professional associations. A big mistake I see a lot of organizations make is treating these relationships as transferable by creating a list of key stakeholders, assigning them to other people in the organization, scheduling a meeting or conversation, and calling it good. Yes, you need a system and a task-master for keeping track of everyone, and an initial conversation is the place to start. But doing the work of maintaining relationships through a transition requires building and nurturing relationships over time. It requires we get to know the person through genuine conversations where we actively listen, and build trust and commitment together by exploring shared goals, having shared experiences, making plans together, and following through on promises made. This takes time, and multiple connection points: hearing directly from the founder in person or over the phone, one or more meetings with the founder and board and/or staff members to discuss shared interests and goals for the future, personalized invitations to events and activities, and multiple opportunities to meet and get to know the new leader once they have arrived.
Founders have a bad reputation, especially when they are transitioning out: they may be accused of meddling and trying to control everything, of keeping the organization stuck in the past, or of being rigid and unable to let go of the reins. Like all generalizations, this one is sometimes true, but often it is not. Assuming or over-reacting to this possibility can lead Boards and Search Committees to 'ice out' their founders from the search process almost entirely – which I feel strongly is a mistake. Your founding ED has some of the best information about what it is a new ED will be stepping into, and search committees need that information to be able to do a great search. Not leveraging this insight, experience, and perspective can lead to making a bad hire as well as introduce unnecessary drama to the process and create lasting hard feelings. I've seen it and heard about it many times.
Happily, I wasn't 'iced out' of the search process when I was leaving. The search consultant Powerful Voices hired asked me directly how I'd like to be involved, and offered advice on how to contribute to the process in constructive ways. Getting clear on my role in the process was helpful to me and to everyone else working on the search. I didn't have a seat on the search committee – and felt it was important to draw that boundary. Search committees need to be able to candidly discuss the search, candidates, and the organization's needs, and sometimes having the founder present can hamper that ability. In my case, I contributed in two main ways: the first was to share what I knew about the day to day operations, joys, duties, and challenges of being the ED at Powerful Voices, based upon actually doing it every day. I was able to share my sense of where the greatest opportunities lay in the year or two ahead, what I felt should be prioritized in terms of organizational development and capacity building, and any concerns I felt deserved executive leadership attention in the near term. I was able to provide a first-person account of the organizational culture from the perspective of the Executive Director. This helped the search committee understand what a new ED would face, what to optimize for in the search for qualified candidates, and how to think about 'fit' when making a final hiring recommendation. The second way I contributed to the search process was to sit down one-on-one with each of the finalists. It wasn't an interview per se, but it was an opportunity to ask and answer questions and afterwards to share my observations and assessment with the search committee, which they could consider alongside other evaluative input from the range of interviews and reference checks that had taken place.
Dedicate time to thinking and planning carefully about necessary changes to the organizational structure before launching into a search – it will help ensure you find the right next leader who inherits an organization set up for success.
Take a long view when it comes to relationship management – it will help retain key organizational relationships during and well after a transition.
Intentionally include your founder in the executive search, in specific ways with clear boundaries – it will improve a search committee's ability to make a great hiring decision.
As acknowledged at the beginning of this article, this isn't intended to be a comprehensive guide to founder transitions. It is just what is top of mind for me right now. Please share a comment with your perspective.


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New Alert Tools from the FEC
By ResearchBuzz on September 6, 2007
The Federal Election Commission announced yesterday a new e-mail alert system, which provides updates on campaign finance and other information.
They sure did hide the link, though — the direct URL is http://www.fec.gov/info/fecmaill.shtml . All you have to do to subscribe is enter your e-mail address.
From there you'll be taken to an additional page and given the opportunity to specify the frequency of e-mail updates (from immediately to monthly) and a password (passwords are optional.)
After that's over with you can specify alerts for a huge variety of FEC information, including basic stuff like press office information and commission meeting files. But there are also interesting options like audit reports, campaign finance reports and data, and election dates and results.
When you register you'll get an e-mail acknowledgment about your subscription, and you'll also get a link to your personalized RSS feed — if you want the RSS feed only, you'll have to go into your e-mail profile page and turn e-mail delivery off. Seems a bit of going around your elbow, but at least they offer both delivery options.
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Foyle Reading Room
The Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) holds one of the largest private collections of maps and related material in the world. Books and periodical literature on cartography as a discipline are held by the Society's Library. There are over one million sheets of maps and charts, 3500 atlases, 40 globes (as gores or mounted on stands), and 1000 gazetteers comprising the core of the map collection's material. Emphasis since foundation in 1830 has been on the acquisition of scientifically surveyed maps and charts from official agencies at home and abroad: currently these include maps of Ordnance Survey [of Great Britain and of Northern Ireland] at scales of 1:25,000 and smaller, British Geological Survey, and of UK Hydrographic Office (all regular Admiralty Charts), geological surveys of Japan, the topographic series at 1:24,000 scale of the United States Geological Survey, 1:200,000 topographic atlases of Russia and of Ukraine, town plans and up-to-date administrative mapping of Russia etc. It includes printed items (on paper, vellum, and on cotton or silk) dating as far back as 1482, manuscript items from 1716 onwards, aerial photography from 1919, satellite imagery maps and CD-ROMs. Maps of radio emissions from Cassiopeia A, geology of the Moon, ice thickness in Antarctica, a navigational atlas for the Yenisey River, trekking maps for Nepal, an estate plan of land acquired for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and vegetation maps of Brazil are just a few samples of the types of material held. Also held are one of the most comprehensive collections of Survey of India mapping of southern Asia from 1827 onwards, large numbers of pre-Revolutionary Russian hydrographic charts, a sizeable amount of trench mapping from WW I, much of the cartographic & geographic output of [British] War Office's Geographical Section General Staff and its precursors from the 1870s, a large representative collection of German WWII mapping and associated reference material covering Europe, Near East, and North Africa, and probably the most complete topographic & geologic mapping collection of Directorate of Overseas Surveys (and its precursors & successors). Also to be found are a selection of carto-bibliographies, catalogues, and directories of both modern and antiquarian maps, and of map dealers and researchers.
Gazetteers, in various languages, of the world and of the British Isles from the eighteenth century onwards are held. These, together with facsimiles and current awareness publications, help to make this collection a major national and international resource for all forms of cartographic research. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: M.C. Andrews (B in British Isles, Ireland, and portolan charts), received in 1934; Sir H.G. Fordham (post-road books, maps, and itineraries especially of British Isles and of France), received 1926-32; and G.B. Greenough (topographic maps of Europe etc., many annotated by him geologically), received in 1855. The date range of these printed items is from c.1570 to c.1855; there are published lists to the Fordham and Greenough Collections. The Map Room also has some archival, reference, working, and proof copies of materials from the firms of Laurie & Whittle, G. Philip, and E. Stanford (incorporating Arrowsmith firm) received from 1879 onwards.
Apart from an A3-format self-service photocopier, the facility of a large-format colour scanner and printer - in lieu of the former A0-format xerox copier - is now available by arrangement with Foyle Reading Room staff; the Society's Picture Library [http://images.rgs.org/] deals with photography, transparencies, and reproduction fees. A partial OPAC of former Map Room and Library holdings can be searched via
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much Picture Library material (including, e.g., portraits of cartographers and surveyors) is also to be found there; for Archives (i.e. correspondence with surveyors, map-makers, and map publishers ; and RGS internal records from 1830) access is through 'Access to Archives' [http://www.a2a.org.uk/].
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