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HOW JACK KEROUAC FOUND HIS GROOVE
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Slim Gaillard and Lord Buckley helped the King of the Beats locate his inner hipster
Before the Beats jumped into the musical deep end, two stand-up jazz artists greased the skids for them.
One was Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (1916-1991), a singer, pianist, guitarist and percussionist best known for his manic stage presence and unpredictable wordplay. His early recordings, as part of the team Slim and Slam, influenced the young Kerouac, especially songs like "Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)", "Cement Mixer (Puti, Puti)", and "The Groove Juice Special (Opera in Vout)". Though other jazz singers, such as Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan and Babs Gonzalez, affected a hipster-vocal style, they couldn't improvise like Gaillard.
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Kerouac and his fellow Beats saw Gaillard perform often at Birdland, with Charlie Parker's and Coleman Hawkins' bands. Gaillard would later be immortalized by Kerouac in On the Road, when the narrator Sal Paradise and his friend Dean Moriarty wandered into a performance. The pair were so smitten with Gaillard that they made a point of trying to meet him. This description is from On the Road:
"Dean stands in the back, saying 'God! Yes!—and clasping his hands in prayer and sweating. 'Sal, Slim knows time, he knows time'…Now Dean approaches him, he approached his God; he thought Slim was God; he shuffled and bowed in front of him and asked him to join us. 'Right-orooni', says Slim; he'll join anybody but he won't guarantee to be there with you in spirit. Dean got a table, bought drinks, and sat stiffly in front of Slim. Slim dreamed over his head. Every time Slim said, 'Orooni,' Dean said, 'Yes!' I sat there with these two madmen. Nothing happened. To Slim Gaillard the whole world was just one big orooni."
Kerouac only slightly exaggerated Gaillard's stage mannerisms, because Slim was one of the most remarkable performers of his era. Here he is live performing in the late 1940s, around the time Kerouac and Cassady would have seen him. And he performs, as part of this set, the song Kerouac documented in On the Road, "Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti)". Trust me, you will not believe what Slim Gaillard does with/to this song. Indeed, this might be the real origin of rock 'n' roll, especially when he picks up the guitar at the 3:30 mark.
Maybe the most influential of all these jazz artists and stand up comics was Richard "Lord" Buckley, part standup comic/ part conceptual artist whose stage routines consisted of monologues delivered in a hip lingo influenced by jazz but was partly self-invented. Buckley utilized various vocal styles that segued from a Southern "cracker" voice to that of a black jazz musician to a British lord to nonsense syllables and sound effect; he referred to his style as "hipsemantic." Purportedly born dirt poor in northern California to parents with some Native American blood, Buckley learned to hustle for work at everything from a truck driver to a lumberjack. He honed his performance skills in the speakeasies of Chicago in the late 1930s, then entertained troops during WWII as part of the same USO tours that featured Bob Hope and Betty Grable. By the heyday of the beatniks, he had inhabited his alter ego as a British "lord" (he called his wives, of whom he had six, Lady Buckley) and begun to play in jazz clubs in and around LA, where he caught the eyes, ears, and imaginations of budding beatniks. Musician David Amram, who was friends with both Buckley and Kerouac, said Kerouac could "quote the comic's routines from memory." Ferlinghetti has acknowledged Buckley's influence on his own poetry and even published a book of his stage routines, called Hiperama of the Classics. Two of Buckley's biggest fans were, surprisingly, John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles, the latter writing a song for Buckley ("Crackerjack Palace"). Lenny Bruce also admits his debt to Buckley.
Buckley's most famous routines were "The Nazz," a hip but non blasphemous retelling of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (thus "Nazz") that ends, "Can you dig eternity?"
Here is an excerpt from a live performance in 1960 at the Gate of Horn in Chicago:
"The Hip Gahn" (about Gandhi) and his own version of the Gettysburg Address, which opened with "Four big hits and seven licks ago, our before-daddies swung forth upon this sweet groovy land a jumpin', wailin', stompin', swingin' new nation, hip to the cool sweet groove of liberty and solid sent upon the Ace lick dat all cats and kiddies red white or blue is created level in front…"
Here is a complete, if composite, version of Buckley offering his interpretation of the Gettysburg Address:
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Memory Cafe
11 September 2017 By brandonandbyshottles
A new Memory café will be held in The Orchards, Brandon the last Thursday of every month starting on Thursday 31st August from 2.00 – 3.30pm in the communal lounge. If you or anyone you know is suffering with Dementia or Alzheimer's the cafe will provide a warm welcome to you.
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Park of the Year Award
7 September 2017 By brandonandbyshottles
Vote for your favourite Park in County Durham
County Durham's best kept parks and green spaces are up for a national award.
Keep Britain Tidy is asking people across the country to choose their Park of the Year and six County Durham sites are in the running.
Blackhill and Consett Park; Annfield Plain Park; Chester-le-Street Riverside Park; Hardwick Park, Sedgefield; Wharton Park, Durham; and Bishop Auckland Town Recreation Ground are all eligible for the People's Choice Award as they hold Green Flag Status.
The Green Flag Award recognises excellence and good practice in the management and development of parks and open spaces in England and Wales.
Durham County Council, which oversees the county's six Green Flag parks, is calling on members of the public to take part in the vote and secure the People's Choice Award for the county.
Cllr Brian Stephens, Durham County Council's Cabinet member for neighbourhoods and local partnerships, said: "We are very proud of our parks and green spaces here in County Durham.
"The fact that we have six Green Flags is fantastic but it really would be a wonderful achievement if we won Park of the Year."
People can cast their vote online by visiting www.greenflagaward.org, clicking on County Durham on the interactive map and selecting their favourite park from the list.
Voting closes on Saturday, 30 September and the UK's 10 most popular parks and green spaces will be announced in October.
For more information about Green Flags in County Durham, visit www.durham.gov.uk/greenflags.
Pictured above is Council leader Cllr Simon Henig and Cabinet member for neighbourhoods and local partnerships Cllr Brian Stephens with Durham County Council staff at Wharton Park.
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Brandon Carrside Youth & Community Project
1 June 2017 By brandonandbyshottles
The Youth Project is commencing taster sessions from Monday 5th June until Monday 17th July from 4.00p.m until 5.30p.m. The sessions are for Year 6 pupils who would like to go along and see what a great range of activities the Youth Club can offer.
Brandon Carrside Youth & Comm. Project Taster sessions
WW1 Commemorative Seats
15 March 2017 By brandonandbyshottles
Brandon Carrside Youth and Community Project, Brandon Community Partnership and the Parish Council have joined forces to deliver a history project throughout the last year supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This has seen many offsite educational visits to museums and places of interest all relating to World War 1. In 2016, a group of students went across to Normandy and visited the Somme battlefields. This year another group are researching
Commemorative seat Silver Courts
the centenary of Passchendaele, along with inter-generational days out to Manchester Imperial War Museum and Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds and the Durham Light Infantry. The culmination of this history project has resulted in 6 elaborate commemorative benches being installed throughout the Parish – look out for them in your village. An official launch event will take place at Brandon Carrside on Monday March 13th at 10.30am witha viewing of the final bench to be installed. Everyone is welcome to come along and see the design and beauty of this piece of artwork designed by inter-generational members of our local community.
Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth
9 February 2017 By brandonandbyshottles
Parish Councillors, local schoolchildren, clergy and members of the community gathered together on Monday 13th March 2017 at Carrside Youth & Community Project to celebrate Commonwealth Day. The Chairman of the Parish Council officiated at the event which included children from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC Primary, Esh Winning, Browney Academy, Silver Trees Primary and St. Joseph's RC Primary in Ushaw Moor and Brandon Primary. The Chairman opened the event by welcoming everyone present and then read out a message from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations. The commonwealth affirmation was read by Poppy Jackson, from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs school and the children from Brandon Primary read out short pieces about the 12 principles of peace-making and displayed bunting made up of the 53 Commonwealth flags. Refreshments were provided by Carrside Youth Club following the ceremony.
Christmas Lights Switch On Events
10 November 2016 By brandonandbyshottles
The Christmas tree lights switch on event in Ushaw Moor will take place on Friday 1st December 2017 at 3.30p.m at the centre of the village. Choirs from Silver Trees and St.Joseph's Primary schools and Deerness Community Business College will sing carols while Fr.David Coxon will perform the switch on. The Baptist Church will be providing hot drinks during the event. Everyone is welcome to come along to this festive community event.
Official opening of New Sculpture at Ushaw Moor
10 November 2016 By laurencrawford
The Chairman of the Parish Council performed the official opening of the new sculpture at Whitehouse Lane on Monday 14th November at 11.00am. Local school children, community group representatives, unitary and parish councillors were among those attending. The project has finally com e to fruition thanks to funding from the Local Members AAP budgets, the Parish Council and S106 monies from local developments at Cockhouse Lane and Whitehouse Lane. Local school children who were involved in the design process with Sculptor, Graeme Hopper earlier this year really loved the sculpture and were proud that they had had some input into the design. One young girl described the sculpture as 'magnificent and enchanting', which really struck a chord with those present. The Sculpture depicts the mining history of the area and the inclusion of poppies commemorates the centenary of the First World War and conflicts since. There is also a permanent fixing for an annual Christmas Tree so the local community can come together to celebrate the festive season.
Chairman's Charity Evening
16 October 2016 By brandonandbyshottles
Chairman of the Councilwould like to thank everyone who supported her Charity evening on Friday 25th November 2016 in The British Legion Club, Meadowfield. The evening was a great success and raised £1,473 for Brandon Carrside Youth & Community Project and St.John's Hall, Meadowfield. A total of £2,074 has been raised so far.
New Chairman of the Council
25 July 2016 By laurencrawford
At the Parish Council's AGM in May, Cllr. Susan Nelson was elected as Chairman for 2016/17. Cllr Nelson will be supported by her husband, Cllr Brian Nelson throughout her year of office. Cllr David Bell was elected as Vice Chairman.


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VIDEO: Oh Deer: Bambi And Family Visit Canadian Resort Town
The footage was shot by Australian Samantha Reid, 33, who has lived in the city for 4 years now.
By Michael Leidig May 3, 2022
A family of deer casually walking the streets in Banff, Canada. (@earthfocus/Zenger)
This is the moment a family of deer wanders into town for a spot of sightseeing in a Canadian resort town.
The cute footage showing the mother dear with two nervous babies following behind was filmed in Banff, which is a resort town in the province of Alberta.
Samantha, who works in digital marketing, confirmed that it was taken in Banff and she told Zenger News: "The deer did go about their way safely.
"I wouldn't say this is a regular occurrence in all of Canada but it is in Banff for sure.
"You will often see deer wandering around the streets in town."
The surrounding 6,500 square kilometers of parkland in which the town is located are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears.
Samantha added: "Since the town is located in a national park there are special rules to keep the wildlife safe.
"Speed limits are 30kms/h in town. Pets must be on a leash at all times. And outside the town on the highway, there are wildlife fences in place and wildlife overpasses to ensure the wildlife is able to move safely and freely."
The town is located within Banff National Park with spectacular views showing the peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade which are part of the Rocky Mountains dominating the skyline.
As a resort town, one of the main attractions is Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare which has boutiques and restaurants mixed with château-style hotels and souvenir shops.
The park is home to two types of deer, both mule deer and the white-tailed deer that can be seen in the video.
On its website the park notes: "Smaller than mule deer, white-tail deer have reddish coats and triangular-shaped long brown tails that they hold upright when alarmed, exposing the white underside."
They said that they wanted to catch sight of them should: "Look for them at dawn and dusk!"
Population numbers fell by 7 million from 2000 would have been increasing again since 2017 and is now considered healthy and close to pre-colonization levels on the continent.
That is in strong contrast with the 1800s and very early 1900s when they were considered close to extinction.
Although their natural predators including wolves, cougars, and Jaguars are no longer a limiting factor in their numbers, has been offset by problems with habitat loss through development and logging.
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By Ralston Paes on February 8, 2018 in Toy News
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Amazon's market share in the U.S. toy market continued to expand in 2017 with $4.5 billion in sales, a 12 percent increase over 2016, while embattled specialty toy retailer Toys R Us continues to struggle.
The NPD Group previously reported that the U.S. toy industry grew by a meager one percent. Meanwhile, in the land of Amazon.com, they delivered $4.5 billion of toy revenue in the United States in 2017. This represents roughly a 12 percent increase compared to 2016 and Amazon's market share continues to show growth.
In stark contrast, Toys R Us, the specialty toy retailer, is struggling from its bankruptcy filing and recently announced plans to close 182 stores in the United States in its rebound efforts. Toys R Us reported sales were down 2.2 percent to $11.54 billion in 2017, due to soft entertainment category sales.
Putting that $4.5 billion worth of Amazon's toy sales into perspective – that represents about one out of every six dollars spent on toys in the $26 billion U.S. toy industry.
The categories of Robotics and Outdoor & Sports Toys were the biggest disruptors in the world of toys for 2017. It is likely these trends will continue on into 2018.
The Robotics category experienced growth of 32 percent last year. However, it is worth noting it is relatively small at this point, generating $50 million in sales. Interestingly, Anki's Cozmo and LEGO's Mindstorms EV3 were the best-selling toys of 2017 – both of which are robotic toys.
The category of Outdoor and Sports Toys experienced explosive growth of 46 percent last year. This actually runs counter to the popularity of touch screen devices like iPads and such, indicating that parents are now promoting increased physical activity instead of having their kids glued to their screens all day. One major benefit of active play is that kids will develop better social and interaction skills by playing outdoors and with friends than simply playing on an iPad. Employers continue to seek candidates with those important soft skills.
Based on Amazon.com's January sales results, it appears that traditional toys are surprisingly making a huge comeback. As of January 2018, L.O.L. Surprise! Big Surprise, the big version that puts a spin on the traditional doll, leads the pack on Amazon.com. In fact, L.O.L. Surprise helped contribute to a 23 percent increase in the Dolls/Girls Toys category last year.
Last year, the Infant/Preschool category leaped from the third biggest toy category to the number one category, generating sales of $650 million. Based on analysis from One Click Retail, because Millennials are having kids, this category is anticipated to continue to expand substantially this year.
Nathan Rigby, VP at One Click Retail, said in a statement: "Of the top 5 toys on Amazon this January, four are strictly non-digital, and none involve robotics or touchscreen technologies. Whether this signals a major shift in the toys market or is just a temporary lull in the dominance of robotics and screens is yet to be determined."
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They are our crazy dogs and we love them. Before moving to Coochiemudo Island, we had an incredibly busy lifestyle and a dog walk was something that happened roughly twice a year. Now that we're island residents and our regime isn't quite so hectic, we walk the dogs twice a day, every day – rain , hail or shine. And yes, they do have raincoats!
When we first arrived (in December 2014), we found the dog signage a little confusing. We saw many dog owners and their pets on the beach, which to us, confirmed we were not doing anything wrong by taking our dogs there too. One day we were talking with another resident about the signs and found out that we weren't allowed to take the dogs on the beaches (except for Main Beach – the area west of the barge ramp – and only at certain times). Looking at the Redland City Council website later on confirmed this.
We live close to Norfolk beach, so it was very convenient for us to take the dogs there and I can't think of anything nicer than walking on the beach with them and seeing them race through the shallow water or swim. For us though, we weren't upset by the rules. We were philosophical about it. But we chose to live here and if we want the dogs on the beach or in the water, west of the barge ramp is our only option.
However, learning about why dogs aren't allowed on the beaches gave us an additional sensitivity to and responsibility for our beautiful environment here on Coochie. Declining migratory bird numbers are a result of four factors (Commonwealth of Australia, 2015); Habitat loss, habitat degradation, direct mortality and disturbance. The last two can be brought about by dogs.
Even though we could take our dogs on the beach near the boat ramp, we made the decision as a family that we would not do that either. Our dogs are great, but we couldn't trust them not to chase a bird on the beach (or anything else for that matter). You might think that just chasing a bird is harmless, but the migratory birds that fly thousands of kilometres from the Arctic to the Moreton Bay Marine Park, are so tired, that the simple act of being chased can mean the end of the bird's life. According to Associate Professor Richard Fuller from the University of Queensland (Stigner, 2016), the problem is not just that the dogs might kill a bird on the beach, but they are excitable and chasing the birds when they need to forage and rebuild their strength to return for the Arctic summer, means that they have insufficient energy reserves to make it home.
Of course it's our family's personal choice not to let our dogs on the beach at all and we don't expect other dog owners to do the same, but we would encourage everyone to at least follow the rules put in place by Council (you'll find them below). Restricted use of the off-leash area on Main Beach is set around the migratory bird calendar (RCC, n.d.). We all love our dogs and we love the beach. Experiencing nature benefits our health and wellbeing, but we also need to give nature space to thrive. Sticking to the off-leash area timetable and reminding friends, family and visitors with dogs to do the same, will at least help to give these birds a fighting chance.
Around 70 per cent of Australian households have one or more pets. On Coochiemudlo Island, there are over 170 registered dogs alone. We value our companion animals. Our unique native animals are also widely valued. The health of our environment relies on the harmonious inter-relationship of all species within a given habitat. With good pet management and public awareness, the needs of domestic and native animals can both be met.
The following is an extract from "Protecting our Wildlife: Responsible pet ownership" (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, 2004).
A wide variety of native animals, ranging from the more common species like wallabies, lizards and many species of bird, to rarer or threatened species such as bandicoots and migratory shore birds are at risk from domestic pets on the island.
For example, unchecked, dogs harass and even kill native animals as they move in search of food and shelter. Cats are by nature instinctive hunters and are more likely to kill birds and lizards. Even though their human owners carefully meet their pet's requirements for food and shelter, instinctive hunting and chasing behaviour will continue.
Even though each individual, unharnessed animal may only kill or injure a small number of native animals, it may have a bigger effect on already reduced populations.
Responsible pet ownership allows you to enjoy the presence of native birds and animals in your surroundings as well as your pet. However, poor management of domestic animals can impact severely on animal welfare and the environment.
prevent your dog from attacking or frightening people or animals.
What is responsible ownership of pets?
Helping to reduce unwanted animals, many of which become strays and cause great damage to native animals. If you can no longer look after your pet, take time to find them a happy new home, or take them to the RSPCA. Report suspected neglect and cruelty of uncontrolled animals.
Following the signs and don't release animals into the bush or reserves.
Providing a proper enclosure and preventing your animal/s from wandering.
Dogs, in particular, disturb shorebirds when on beaches, so ensure that dogs are kept under control. Put dogs on leashes at all times where native animals are likely to be vulnerable. Don't take dogs onto the beaches (except where allowed). Keep your dog confined in the backyard, particularly when you are not there.
Keep cats inside. Even well fed cats roaming at night hunt and kill possums and other small native mammals while birds are often targets at dawn and dusk when they are most active. It will also protect the cat from fights and possible infection and disease, and reduces the risk of your cat being run over.
put your dog back on the leash when leaving an off-leash area.
Children and owners who can't control their dog should not use unfenced areas.
Dog owners caught with their dogs off-leash outside of the designated off-leash areas will receive an on-the-spot fine under Council's Local Law 2 – Animal Management (2015).
In this area, dogs may only be off-leash during the calendar months and times stated below. This calendar coincides with the departure and arrival patterns of migratory birds.
Dogs may be off-leash from 5pm until 9am the next day. Dogs must play between the signs.
All dogs must be on-leash at all times.
Dogs may be off-leash at any time. Dogs must play between the signs.


Shimla takes its name from its patron goddess, called Shamla Devi. The town was 'discovered' by British surveyors in 1817. The gleaming reports of its beauty and favourable climate soon spread, and by the 1830s Shimla was - for most of the British people living there - the most fashionable summer resort in India. In 1864, it came as little surprise when the Government of India declared Shimla as their official headquarters during the hot season.
Shimla is still a very popular tourist destination today. This is due in part to some of the fantastic sights that can be seen in the town, from the wonderful views of the surrounding Himalayas to some of the man-made marvels. These include the Viceregal Lodge, the single most impressive colonial monument in the town. It was built to house the government - which it did until the end of British rule in the 1940s. The ornate building is the only one to occupy a hill of its own.
Other popular attractions in the town include Scandal Point, so-called because it was where people would meet traditionally to gossip, and the famous Gaiety Theatre.
Venture into the spectacular Himalayan Mountains on this tour which celebrates the best that this stunning mountain range, and the country of India have to offer. Discover ancient mountains, Tibetan mysticism and colourful cities.
The kaleidoscopic sights of this colourful country take your breath away. Our Indian rail tour takes in the Red and Amber Forts, historic temples, beautiful palaces and ornate gardens, as we visit Delhi, the 'Pink City' of Jaipur and Agra with its white marble icon, the Taj Mahal.
This week saw the return of the BBC's The Real Marigold Hotel, a travel documentary series wherein a group of nine famous senior celebrities pack their bags and head to India, for a once in a lifetime trip uncovering the fascinating history, wonderful scenery and unique cultural differences of this kaleidoscopic destination.


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What kind of cheerleader for war doesn't know how many troops are where?
Ed Krayewski | 10.23.2017 6:50 PM
Rand Paul unloaded on Lindsey Graham today, in the way that only Twitter in the Trump Era can:
You know you are in too many wars in too many places when even warmonger Lindsay Graham can't keep track anymore
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 23, 2017
His comment was in reaction to the senior senator from South Carolina's stunning, but perhaps unsurprising, admission that Graham didn't know the U.S. had more than 1,000 troops in Niger in the war on terror.
Douglas Graham/Roll Call Photos/Newscom
If only he were a Reason reader, he might!
Paul's broadside is a substantive and stark reminder of how much the war on terror has transformed U.S. military policy and how far the Republican party has drifted from the heady days of 2013, when a veritable "civil war" seemed about to break out over non-interventionism's place in conservative philosophy.
Paul is absolutely right: the U.S. military is engaged in counter-terrorism operations, fighting too many wars in too many places around the world. And the almost complete lack of interest in a substantive engagement of foreign policy in the mainstream political debate compounds the problem.
Despite a U.S. military presence across West and Central Africa as well as Somalia, the only African country mentioned in any of the presidential debates was Libya, the site of one of the Obama administration's greatest foreign policy blunders, borne of needless interventionism.
Barack Obama eventually admitted the haphazard nature of the intervention was his administration's "worst mistake." Notably, Hillary Clinton, his first secretary of state and the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, avoided drawing any lessons or admitting any mistakes.
Earlier this month, when news of the U.S. fatalities in Niger first broke, I predicted the U.S. war in West Africa would quickly recede from the public consciousness again. But for President Trump botching public and private remarks about the dead soldiers, it probably would have.
Before the election, I suggested Trump might be a less alarming candidate than Clinton because "at least with Trump you might have a Congress motivated to reassert its powers vis-a-vis the executive branch."
Paul and the other members of Congress skeptical of America's never-ending war on terror and string of aimless interventions have an opportunity to use Trump's clumsiness over the Niger deaths to expose the country's unchecked and—judging from Graham's reaction—largely unknown nature of this ever-expanding war.
Ed Krayewski is a former associate editor at Reason.
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    end

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      Clockface::Engine.config.clockface.tenant_list
    end

    def clockface_single_tenancy_enabled?
      clockface_tenant_list.empty?
    end

    def clockface_multi_tenancy_enabled?
      clockface_tenant_list.any?
    end

    def clockface_current_tenant
      Clockface::Engine.config.clockface.current_tenant_proc.call
    end

    def clockface_execute_in_tenant(tenant_name, some_proc, proc_args = [])
      Clockface::Engine.config.clockface.execute_in_tenant_proc.call(
        tenant_name,
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        proc_args
      )
    end
  end
end

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In this section: Retail Sales of Tobacco Products
Retail Sales of Tobacco Products
This is Our Watch
Retailer Regulations and Guidance
Selling Tobacco Products in Retail Stores
Retailer Training and Enforcement
Tobacco Retailer Warning Letters - Overview
Compliance, Enforcement & Training
FDA regulates all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, hookah tobacco, and cigars. If you sell tobacco products, you must comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations for retailers.
This page offers a summary of the federal rules. You can find comprehensive federal requirements for tobacco retailers in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco and Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
How Do I Comply?
Rules for Selling
Cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco
Hookah and pipe tobacco
E-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
Nicotine gels
Dissolvables
Tools for Retailers
Tips for Retailers: Preventing Sales to Minors (21:24)
Download the "FDA Age Calculator," a voluntary smartphone application to help retailers comply with federal, state, and local age restrictions for selling tobacco products.
These rules apply to all "covered tobacco products" beginning August 8, 2016:
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase any tobacco product.
Only sell tobacco products to customers age 18 or older.1
Do NOT sell tobacco products in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility.2
Do NOT give away free samples of tobacco products to consumers, including any of their components or parts.3
These rules, along with rules specific to each tobacco product, are listed below.
"This is Our Watch" Program
The "This Is Our Watch" program helps retailers comply with federal tobacco law and regulations and protect minors. "This is Our Watch" program materials include a mix of educational pieces for owners, managers, and clerks, as well as a variety of point-of-purchase tools to inform customers of the law and emphasize the retailer's role.
Do you mix or prepare e-liquids, make or modify vaporizers, or mix loose tobacco and sell any tobacco product? If so, you may be regulated as both a retailer and a tobacco product manufacturer.
Rules for Cigarettes, Cigarette Tobacco, and Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Sales
These rules have been in place since 2010:
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco.
Only sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and roll-your-own-tobacco to customers age 18 or older.1
Do NOT sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco in a vending machine or self-service display unless in an adult-only facility.2
Do NOT give away free samples of cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco to consumers, including any of their components or parts.3
Do NOT sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco that contain a characterizing flavor (except menthol or tobacco flavor).
Do NOT sell cigarette packages containing fewer than 20 cigarettes, including single cigarettes, known as "loosies."
Do NOT break open packages of cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco to sell products in smaller amounts.
Beginning August 10, 2018:
Do NOT sell or distribute cigarette tobacco or roll-your-own tobacco products without a warning statement on the package.4, 5
Do NOT display advertisements for cigarette tobacco or roll-your-own tobacco products without a warning statement.4, 5
Rules for Smokeless Tobacco Sales
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase smokeless tobacco.
Only sell smokeless tobacco to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell smokeless tobacco in a vending machine or self-service display unless in an adult-only facility.
Do NOT give away free samples of smokeless tobacco unless in a "qualified adult-only facility" and in limited quantities as specified in the law. 2, 3
Do NOT break open smokeless tobacco packages to sell products in smaller amounts.
Do NOT sell smokeless tobacco without a health warning statement displayed on the package.
Do NOT display advertisements for smokeless tobacco products without a warning statement.
Rules for Cigar Sales
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase cigars.
Only sell cigars to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell cigars in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility.2
Do NOT give away free samples of cigars to consumers, including any of their components or parts.3
Do NOT sell or distribute cigars without a health warning statement displayed on the package.4, 6
Do NOT display advertisements for cigars without a health warning statement.4, 6
If you sell cigars individually, and not in a product package, you must post a sign with six required warning statements within 3 inches of each cash register.4,6
Rules for Hookah and Pipe Tobacco Sales
Note: If you mix loose tobacco, and you also sell these products, you will be regulated as both a retailer and a tobacco product manufacturer.
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase hookah tobacco or pipe tobacco.
Only sell hookah or pipe tobacco to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell hookah and pipe tobacco in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility.2
Do NOT give away free samples of hookah or pipe tobacco to consumers, including any of their components or parts.3
Do NOT sell or distribute hookah or pipe tobacco without a health warning statement displayed on the package.4, 5, 6
Do NOT display advertisements for hookah or pipe tobacco without a health warning statement.4, 5, 6
Rules for Sales of E-Cigarettes and Other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Some examples of ENDS include e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-hookahs, e-cigars, personal vaporizers, and electronic pipes.
Note: If you mix e-liquids or make or modify vaporizers, and you also sell these products, you will be regulated as both a retailer and a tobacco product manufacturer.
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase e-cigarettes or other ENDS.
Only sell e-cigarettes and other ENDS to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell e-cigarettes or other ENDS in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility. 2
Do NOT give away free samples of e-cigarettes or other ENDS to consumers, including any of their components or parts.3
Beginning August 10, 2018, these rules apply to all "covered tobacco products":
Do NOT sell or distribute e-cigarettes or other ENDS without a health warning statement on the package.4, 5
Do NOT display advertisements for e-cigarettes or other ENDS without a health warning statement.4, 5
Rules for Sales of Nicotine Gels
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase nicotine gel.
Only sell nicotine gel to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell nicotine gel in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility.2
Do NOT give away free samples of nicotine gel to consumers.3
Do NOT sell or distribute nicotine gel without a health warning statement on the package.4, 5
Do NOT display advertisements for nicotine gel without a health warning statement.4, 5
Rules for Sales of Dissolvables
These rules apply to dissolvable tobacco products that are not already regulated as smokeless tobacco.
Check photo ID of everyone under age 27 who attempts to purchase dissolvable tobacco products.
Only sell dissolvable tobacco products to customers age 18 and older.1
Do NOT sell dissolvable tobacco products in a vending machine unless in an adult-only facility. 2
Do NOT give away free samples of dissolvable tobacco products to consumers.3
Do NOT sell or distribute a dissolvable tobacco product without a health warning statement on the package.4, 5
Do NOT display advertisements for dissolvable tobacco products without a health warning statement.4, 5
Why Are These Laws Important?
These laws are designed to make regulated tobacco products less accessible and less attractive to youth. Every day, nearly 2,500 kids smoke their first cigarette and more than 400 kids become cigarette daily smokers.7 Additionally, the CDC and FDA found that during 2011-2015, e-cigarette use rose from 1.5 percent to 16.0 percent among high school students.8 Many of these children will become addicted before they are old enough to understand the risks. As a retailer, you play an important role in protecting children and adolescents by complying with the law and regulations.
1. Retailers must also follow state and local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
2. An adult-only facility is one in which minors are neither present nor permitted to enter at any time.
3. FDA finalized the Guidance on Prohibition of Distributing Free Samples of Tobacco Products in January 2017.
4. A retailer of any cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco or "covered tobacco products" will not be in violation of this section for packaging that: (i) Contains a health warning; (ii) Is supplied to the retailer by the tobacco product manufacturer, importer, or distributor who has the required state, local, or Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)-issued license or permit, if applicable, and (iii) Is not altered by the retailer in a way that is material to the requirements of this section. FDA does not intend to enforce these warning statement requirements for products that were manufactured before the compliance date (August 10, 2018) of the new required warning statement for covered tobacco products, cigarette tobacco, and RYO tobacco. For important details about required warning statements, please see the small entity compliance guide.
5. Retailers and distributors may continue to sell products with non-compliant packaging after the compliance date only if the products were manufactured before Aug. 10, 2018. FDA encourages retailers to contact their distributor/supplier for information about the tobacco products in their inventory.
6. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently issued an order enjoining FDA from enforcing the health warnings requirements for cigars and pipe tobacco set forth in 21 CFR §§ 1143.3 and 1143.5 until 60 days after final disposition of the plaintiffs' appeal of the court's order on the health warnings requirements. See Order, Cigar Ass'n of Am. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin., No. 1:16-cv-01460 (D.D.C. July 5, 2018). The compliance date for the health warnings requirements in 21 CFR part 1143 is August 10, 2018. FDA intends to comply with the court's order in Cigar Association of America. In addition, the agency does not intend to enforce the labeling requirements under sections 903(a)(2) and 920(a)(1) for cigars and pipe tobacco while the injunction is in effect so that firms may make these required label changes at one time. See 81 Fed. Reg. at 29,006 (noting that compliance date for the 903(a)(2) and 920(a)(1) requirements is intended to match date for health warnings). We note that cigar and pipe tobacco firms may choose to voluntarily comply with 21 CFR §§ 1143.3 and 1143.5 and sections 903(a)(2) and 920(a)(1) while the injunction is in effect. The court's order does not enjoin FDA from enforcing the health warning requirements for other product categories, including Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) products, hookah tobacco, and cigarette tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco products. See Guidance: Compliance Policy for Certain Labeling and Warning Statement Requirements for Cigars and Pipe Tobacco.
7. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality; 2016. http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH…. Accessed September 9, 2016.
8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2011 -2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016; 65(14): 361-367.
Required Warning Statements on Tobacco Product Packaging and Advertising
Guidance: Tobacco Retailer Training Programs
Retailer Education Materials
FDA's Deeming Regulations for E-Cigarettes, Cigars, and All Other Tobacco Products
Products, Ingredients and Components
Regulated Product(s)
Retailer Education


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Salah Time
Fajr Dawn
Shuruq Morning
Dhuhr Noon
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Prayer times in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales for January 29, 2023
Isha Night
The upcoming prayer is Fajr 01:20
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Namaz timetable
Week January
23, Mon 3:32 am 5:07 am 12:05 pm 3:47 pm 7:02 pm 8:31 pm
24, Tue 3:33 am 5:08 am 12:05 pm 3:47 pm 7:01 pm 8:30 pm
25, Wed 3:34 am 5:09 am 12:05 pm 3:47 pm 7:01 pm 8:30 pm
26, Thu 3:35 am 5:10 am 12:05 pm 3:47 pm 7:00 pm 8:29 pm
27, Fri 3:37 am 5:11 am 12:06 pm 3:48 pm 7:00 pm 8:28 pm
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3:38 am 5:12 am 12:06 pm 3:48 pm 6:59 pm 8:27 pm
29, Sun 3:39 am 5:13 am 12:06 pm 3:48 pm 6:58 pm 8:26 pm
01, Sun 3:07 am 4:48 am 11:56 am 3:39 pm 7:04 pm 8:39 pm
02, Mon 3:08 am 4:49 am 11:57 am 3:39 pm 7:05 pm 8:39 pm
03, Tue 3:09 am 4:50 am 11:57 am 3:40 pm 7:05 pm 8:39 pm
04, Wed 3:10 am 4:50 am 11:58 am 3:40 pm 7:05 pm 8:39 pm
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06, Fri 3:12 am 4:52 am 11:59 am 3:41 pm 7:05 pm 8:39 pm
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Quincy Acy Picks Up the Rare NBA Pass-Interference Foul
Only the Sacramento Kings could pick up a live-ball technical foul due to a player on the bench.
By Dan Marang@DannyMarang Apr 5, 2016, 10:29pm PDT
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In one of the more ridiculous things that have happened this season for the Sacramento Kings, and there's a a lot (Twitter search #Kangz, you're welcome), a Kings player managed to get a live-ball technical foul while not even in the game.
In Tuesday night's game featuring the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings, Quincy Acy was on the bench with Gerald Henderson inbounding alongside him. As Acy stuck out his hand to point out something in the possession, Henderson inbounded the ball which hit Acy's hand out of bounds.
Rules for conduct for NBA benches are pretty loosely worded here, but it appears this ruling was made on one of two things:
A) a secondary charge for delay of game (the Kings were charged with one instance earlier in the game)
B) a conduct based technical foul was handed out to Acy for interrupting play from the bench.
Per the NBA.com Official Rule Book:
An official may assess a technical foul, without prior warning, at any time. A techni- cal foul(s) may be assessed to any player on the court or anyone seated on the bench for con- duct which, in the opinion of an official, is detrimental to the game. The technical foul must be charged to an individual. A technical foul cannot be assessed for physical contact when the ball is alive.


The following are "official" off-leash dog parks. Good news for our four-legged friends- our list has expanded! Please respect local regulations including requirements, licensing and leashing rules where applicable. Check available websites listed below for further information.
Arnold Broadneck Park 618 Broadneck Rd.
Crofton/Gambrills – Bell Branch Park 2400 Davidsonville Rd.
Laurel Maryland City Dog Park 565 Brockbridge Rd.


Snow Express runs a regular coach service to Aime every week throughout the season. The coach leaves from London Victoria Colonnade Coach Station with an additional collection point at Stop 24 Services in Folkstone.
To see the timetable and prices for the coach to Aime use the search box below. Prices start from just £65.
The coach travels overnight from Calais, making comfort stops en-route, to our northern interchange point. After a brief stop the coach will carry on directly to the train station in Aime (see map).
Aime is not a ski resort in its own right but it is the gateway to La Plagne. You can take the local bus from here to La Plagne and of course you can book direct through to La Plagne with Snow Express.


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'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' is a Thrilling Spectacle From Start to Finish
Posted on August 1, 2018 by The Ultimate Rabbit
This is never supposed to be the case. Movie franchises are not supposed to improve with each sequel. We all expect them to get worse and worse to where you wonder why the filmmakers even bother making them anymore. But with the "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise, actor and producer Tom Cruise continues to work closely with gifted filmmakers to create motion pictures which defy expectations as he is intent on topping what came before. "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" is the sixth film in a series which began back in 1996, and it proves to be the most thrilling installment yet. I cannot wait to see it again, and I am determined to see it in a IMAX theater as this sequel demands to be seen on the biggest screen in town.
The plot of "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" is a bit convoluted, but I will give you the gist of it. The terrorist group from "Rogue Nation" known as The Syndicate has since reformed into The Apostles, and Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is tasked with intercepting the sale of three plutonium cores to them. But despite the presence of team members Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and Benjamin "Benji" Dunn (Simon Pegg), the mission is thwarted and the plutonium is stolen right out from under them. From there, they are determined to get the cores back, and their latest impossible mission has them meeting up with characters old and new to where alliances and methods are questioned endlessly. It all reminded me of what Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio told Willem Dafoe in "White Sands:"
"You're honest, even when you're lying."
Does everything we see here make perfect sense? No, but I really didn't care. Even at 147 minutes, "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" never drags, and it is a movie I am happy to describe as exhaustively thrilling as it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. Just when you think it's over, we are pulled back into another astonishing action set piece which leaves us out of breath.
Let's talk about the stunts, shall we? Among the first is the HALO (high altitude, low opening) jump which is a skydive from a seriously insane height. We all know how Cruise is a stickler for doing his own stunts, and while the average skydive is done from 7,000 to 9,000 feet, a HALO jump is often done from 15,000 feet and with the aid of oxygen. Taking this all into account makes this particular sequence all the more thrilling as it is done in what seems like an unbroken shot which would make even Alejandro Inarritu stare at the screen in awe.
There's also a motorcycle chase through the streets of Paris, and I kept waiting for the characters to get seriously injured or killed as no one can navigate traffic like that in real life. And yes, it is indeed Cruise jumping from one building to another. Everything culminates in a thrilling helicopter chase which outdoes the ones I loved watching in "Blue Thunder," and it is in this sequence where Cruise and company attempt to complete the most impossible mission of all as what they are tasked with doing has a higher probability of failure than success.
Cruise is now 56 years old, and he shows no signs of slowing down. While many be telling him to act his age, a term which has now lost all its meaning to me, he continues to defy the odds and show just how far he is willing to go to make an action movie which is anything but average. The scenes of him "grinning like an idiot every 15 minutes" are few and far between this time around as we instead see him playing mind games with actors who are playing characters not entirely trustworhty. And yes, there is the obligatory scene of him sprinting at warp speed, and I hope I am able to run like he does when I reach his age.
"Fallout" almost marks the return of writer and director Christopher McQuarrie, making him the first filmmaker to direct more than one "Mission: Impossible" movie. "Rogue Nation" was terrific entertainment, but he really outdoes himself this time out. His screenplay is full of endless plot twists and enigmatic characters to where I was quickly reminded of he was the same man who wrote the screenplay for "The Usual Suspects." Seeing him balance various plot threads makes me admire him as a director even more as he brings everything together for a furious climax which is just staggering.
Simon Pegg has been great fun in the "Mission: Impossible" movies, but in "Fallout" we see his character of Benji Dunn evolve a bit. Granted, Benji has always served as the comic relief, but we see him become a better field agent to where, even when he whines about the things he doesn't want to do, he can hold his own with Ethan to where he doesn't have to perform a HALO jump to make this clear. Pegg has always been a great comedic talent, but he's also a better actor than people give him credit for.
Ving Rhames continues to make Luther Stickell the uber cool IMF agent, and Luther has evolved to where he is not as concerned about his expensive taste in clothes anymore. Rebecca Ferguson, who all but stole "Rogue Nation" as Ilsa Faust, once again makes her character wonderfully enigmatic to where I was desperate to get at the secrets inside Ilsa's brain. Alec Baldwin has more fun this time around as Alan Hunley, Sean Harris makes "Rogue Nation" baddie Solomon Lake even more sadistic than ever before, and Michelle Monaghan once again provides this franchise with a warm human presence as Ethan's ex-wife, Julia.
We also get introduced to some new characters including Erica Sloane, the new CIA director played by Angela Bassett. Although we don't get to see much of Bassett here, she reminds us of how badass she remains after all these years. It has been 25 years since she broke through as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It," and she hasn't let us down since.
Acclaimed stage actress Vanessa Kirby makes her American film debut as White Widow, a black-market arms dealer. Kirby makes this character such an alluring presence as she keeps her cool even as her life is constantly being threatened and as she dangles a plutonium core right in front of Ethan's eyes, knowing full well just how much he wants it.
And, of course, we have Henry Cavill who gets to take some time off from his day job playing Superman to portray CIA assassin August Walker. Cavill is a bit stiff in some early scenes to where he threatens to get upstaged by his mustache, the same one he was unable to shave off for "Justice League" reshoots. For a time, I kept waiting for him to say, "It's just you, me, and my mustache" as such a big deal was made about it having to be digitally removed. But as "Fallout" goes on, Cavill makes August into an especially dangerous character who is never to be trifled with. And while he may not be playing the Man of Steel here, he throws punches which had me thinking his arms were made of steel.
Seriously, "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" is the best movie yet in this franchise, and it may very well be the best action movie of summer 2018. Just when I thought nothing could top the sight of Cruise climbing the Burj Khalifa tower in "Ghost Protocol," we are given some of the most amazing stunts, and they are coupled with characters busy playing mental chess games with one another as what the eyes reveal can be even more threatening than a bullet to the head. "Fallout" is a thrilling spectacle, and it makes me wonder if Cruise and company can possibly top what they have accomplished here.
Cruise had a tough time in 2017 as "The Mummy" reboot proved to be a critical and commercial bomb, and the biographical crime film "American Made" underperformed at the box office. It's a good thing he still has "Mission: Impossible" to fall back on as he always pushes himself to outdo what he did previously as an actor and producer. Just when I thought his career would self-destruct in 5 seconds, he manages to come back with a vengeance.
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Матамата звичайна (Chelus fimbriata) — представник роду Матамата родини Змієшиї черепахи.

Опис
Загальна довжина досягає 40—45 см, вага — 15 кг. Статевий диморфізм помітний лише у хвості: самці мають довші та товстіші хвости за самиць. Голова трикутна, сплощена, на кінці морди присутній гострий «хоботок». Маленькі оченята зрушені вперед. Рот дуже широкий, його розріз доходить до вушних отворів. Шия довга, оздоблена низкою фестончатих шкірних клаптів, Такі ж шкірні вирости розташовані на горлі та підборідді. Панцир зазубрений по краях, гострі конусоподібні горби на кожному щитку карапакса утворюють три поздовжніх зубчатих кіля. Зверху карапакс нагадує шмат кори. Пластрон зредукований, звужений. Лапи мають перетинки. Кігті доволі гострі.

Забарвлення тіла одноколірне бурувате. Колір пластрона від кремового, до жовтого й коричневого.

Спосіб життя
Полюбляє стоячі або слабкопроточні водойми із замуленим дном. харчується здебільшого рибою, ракоподібними, молюсками. Ловить здобич, втягуючи її разом з водою у раптово відкриту пащу. Їжу не пережовує, а заковтує цілком.

З жовтня по грудень самиця відкладає від 12 до 28 яєць. За сезон буває до 2 кладок. Інкубаційний період триває до 200 днів.

Розповсюдження
Мешкає на півночі Південній Америці: у Венесуелі, Гаяні, Суринамі, Гвіані, Еквадорі, Перу, Болівії а також в північній і центральній частинах Бразилії.

Джерела
 Valverde, J. 2009. Südamerikanische Schildkröten. Reptilia (Münster) 14 (6): 16-27

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Плазуни Південної Америки
Тварини, описані 1783


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NC, it's time to do better for our most vulnerable kids!
My daughter Zoe is a delight. She loves purple. She can sing most of the words to Hillary Scott's Thy Will, Frozen's Let It Go, Taylor Swift's Bad Blood, Daniel Tiger's If You're Sick, Rest Is Best, and David Guetta's Titanum. (Her music tastes are nothing if not varied.) She likes to boss her siblings around, and she thinks it's hilarious whenever someone falls down. Also hilarious to her are knock knock jokes and poop humor.
Oh, and she has cerebral palsy, doesn't walk or sit independently, and requires full support for almost all activities of daily life. As such, she qualifies for CAP/C.
As I shared in a Facebook post making the rounds, years ago North Carolina created a Medicaid waiver program called CAP/C for medically fragile kids. While the care provided to each child through CAP/C is expensive, it was designed to save the state money and care well for kids by keeping them out of institutional settings. The full name of the program - Community Alternatives Program for Children - even tells a bit of that story. The program is meant to provide community-based alternatives to residential care. Our daughter Zoe qualifies for CAP/C and has received services for nearly two years.
CAP/C has been operating on 5 year waiver cycles. The last waiver expired in July 2015. (Yes, you read that right. 2015.) Since then, the state keeps offering new dates and then those deadlines pass. A month or two ago, you might remember a flurry of news articles about the draft plan they put out, which would have severely cut services to kids and been detrimental to families. They say they're listening and withdrew that plan, which was good, but? Now we still have no plan in place. There's still no new legislation to replace what expired a year ago. Families are being served under the old waiver, but some services - like vehicle modifications - are frozen or limited for now.
Let me word this another way: Because our state government can't or won't do their job, families are being penalized.
In the image above, she had just gotten her purple chariot, aka her motorized wheelchair. So far, the chair hasn't left the house. We don't have a lift yet for our van, so she can't take it to larger places than our home to practice, much less to church or school. Most of her physical therapy IEP goals for next year are based on using her motorized chair at school. We're even changing her school placement to a larger location from a smaller one to better accommodate the chair. But we can't get her chair to school or church or larger spaces to practice without a lift for our van. So it's stayed home since its arrival in January.
Under CAP/C, getting a lift for our van should be no problem. Vehicle modifications are a service covered by CAP/C. But there's not a new waiver in place. Because of that, they're refusing to even process our vehicle modification request, which means we don't even have a refusal to appeal. The request has been sitting and waiting for more than a month. We're stuck, and our kid doesn't have what she needs, because for the past 12 months, the state has failed to do their job to put a new waiver in place.
This isn't okay. This isn't acceptable. On my watch, this isn't going to continue.
Ironically, earlier this year after we had gone more than 90 days without staffing Zoe's in-home health care aide - a provision covered by CAP/C - DMA tried to remove her from the program. We appealed, taking the case to court, where we learned in cases like ours, law places the burden of proof on the family while the state has the resources and controls every aspect of the process. That didn't strike me as fair or family-centered, as CAP/C claims to be, but my summer job as a legal assistant in college served me well as I prepared briefs of my own - citing both current law and the proposed draft at that time - to support our side. Ultimately, on the day we were before the judge, DMA and the assistant district attorney representing their case asked for a settlement discussion prior to presenting the case. So the judge stepped out, and they conceded that I had provided sufficient documentation so they were reversing their decision to threaten Zoe's position in the program.
In other words, a few months of delay in filling Zoe's home health staffing meant a months-long court battle with the state. But a year of delays from the state means we're supposed to just wait patiently with no recourse. That's why I'm speaking out now. The double standard is appalling.
If you're in NC, contact anyone you can in the state government - the governor, state senators, state representatives, the NC Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) office which is part of NC Health & Human Services, anyone - to ask when the state plans to meet a deadline that passed 12 months ago to reinstate full CAP/C services to help our state's most vulnerable kids. This is NOT okay.
This is my daughter Zoe. She deserves better than this.
Update 1, July 19: We were told yesterday that our county's nurse consultant from DMA told our case manager that in June, the federal government - which, from what I understand, provides some of the funding for CAP/C - stated that everything in queue has to be approved under the previous waiver's approved amounts with no new funds available. As such, while Zoe should have a full budget for this cycle, she's limited, they say, to $3,000. (That said, we don't even know if that's accurate or not, because our request hasn't even been processed in more than a month. So it hasn't been denied, which means we can't appeal.) Meanwhile, a mom from another county just contacted me through Facebook to share that they began their van modification a month and a half ago and just dropped it off for the work to be done this week, having been approved for around $18,000 in modifications. (Meanwhile our full request, for the lift as well as a valet seat which would allow transfers to go more smoothly and - ultimately, hopefully - be more independent for Zoe without our help as much, is for $12,280, of which $3,532 is the lift. So if we only got the lift at this time - which is the more pressing need - then we're only fighting the state over $532. But, again, since our request hasn't even been processed, we don't even have the promised $3000 available to us.
Sigh. C'mon, North Carolina. This shouldn't be so hard.
Update 2, afternoon of July 19, 2016: A few news outlets are showing some interest in possibly doing a story about this. Nothing is firm yet, but I'm totally game for that. I hate to have to make some noise to get the state to do what they should, but I will if I have to. I'm speaking up not only for Zoe but for so many other kids whose parents might not be able to do so, because of lack of time for working parents or lack of education for those who don't even know they can challenge the state or any other reason. All our kids deserve better, not just Zoe.
Update 3, afternoon of July 20, 2016: Diane Wilson, aka the Troubleshoot for ABC11 News, just left our home I'm not sure when the story will air, but I'll keep you posted. She was a delight to work with.
"[Tonya] started by apologizing for the delay and explaining that she had had a death in her family. She said that under the directive passed down from the federal government (CMS) in June, we can only be approved for the $3000 Zoe would have had available under the waiver that spanned from July 2010 to July 2015. (That waiver allocated more than $3000 per child, but the amount given is prorated upon entry to the program, so since Zoe entered in October 2014, she was only allocated a portion of the funds that would have been available to any child in the program on or before 2010.) She called this a "partial approval" of our request for $12,000 when I called it a denial, to which I pointed out that "partial denial" seemed like better language. I asked if any exceptions could be made, at least to cover the full cost of the lift, and she said no, because of the rules set by the federal government. I pointed out to her that if we had been having this conversation prior to July 2015, I would not be arguing that we should be entitled to anything more than the $3000 available to Zoe at that time. But under every single draft DMA has put out, Zoe would have more funds available under a new waiver. Once again, the issue at hand is that the state has failed in their duty to put a new policy in place to provide for families like ours. If they had done their job, Zoe would have the funds she needs. (Even in drafts that severely cut vehicle modification budgets, the full cost of the lift would be covered.) We discussed the appeal process, which I told her we would be using, and she said I could include those concerns about the state's failures in my appeal but that she could not make any exceptions.
I then told her that as soon as I get home, I would get her the information for the family in Rockingham who has not faced the same issues, asking her to please look into that case to figure out if an exception was made and, if so, if one could be made for us. It was at this time that I asked if you had been in touch yet and shared about the news story. She said no, seemingly unaware that the media was involved. Then I also pointed out to her that if our request had been processed on May 31 when it was received, or at any time in June prior to when CMS gave new guidance that month about only authorizing funds that were available under the old waiver and not providing any new funds, we would have been approved without problem. Based on that, I asked if she could inquire about whether or not we could get at least a partial approval of $3582 - the full cost of the lift - as we are able to wait longer for remainder of modification, which would provide a valet seat modification that would eventually allow Zoe to transfer from her chair into her seat without assistance by lowered the whole seat out of the van and to the same level as her wheelchair (which also would make transfers from her chair to the car easier on us, though it's not a big deal right now because she's so small and doesn't yet have the skills to transfer herself, though we are working on those in therapy). She said she would talk to her supervisor and get back to me. I'm pretty confident that the only reason she was willing to bring it back to her supervisor is because I told her that you were involved already.
Update 5, early afternoon of July 21, 2016: Diane replied that she had made an inquiry regarding the story at 3:53pm on July 20. (I have a copy of this email.) As such, she found it very hard to believe that Tonya was unaware of the news story. I remembered that something about Tonya's tone from the beginning of the conversation made me think she had to know about the story. I also remembered that I had asked Tonya if Diane Wilson from ABC11 had contacted her, and while her answer of no was technically honest, it was intentionally misleading, offering the implication that she didn't know about the story.
"I hope your afternoon is going well. The Community Alternatives Program for Children and the Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults continues to operate as it has been, and vehicle modification continues to be processed according to Division of Medical Assistance policy, found here: https://ncdma.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/files/3K1.pdf.
Public comments received during the revision of these programs resulted in the Division of Medical Assistance pausing on implementing a revised waiver to seek additional stakeholder involvement. Listening sessions are being held across the state. Additionally, stakeholder workgroup meetings and one-on-one meetings are being scheduled with individuals and families to hear feedback about these programs moving forward. You can see more about stakeholder engagement here: http://dma.ncdhhs.gov/providers/programs-services/long-term-care/community-alternatives-program-for-children.
"This isn't honest on several counts.
First, on page 39 of the first link, "The total cost of vehicle modifications may not exceed $15,000 over the life of the waiver. It is the responsibility of the Case Manager to track the cost of vehicle modifications billed and paid in order to avoid exceeding the limit. Participants not in the waiver for the full five years will receive this benefit prorated to $3000 for each year of participation, the total amount to be used over the duration of participation. Approval for vehicle modifications is based upon medical need; there is no entitlement of services up to the program limit." This is true. This is why, now that they have finally processed the request, they are saying Zoe only has $3000 available because she was only part of the program for that last year of the previous waiver. However, another year has passed in which Zoe has been receiving services, therefore per a strict reading of their policy combined with her assertion that everything has continued per the terms of the old policy, Zoe should have another $3000 available for a total of $6000, which wouldn't cover all the modifications but would cover the lift, which is most pressing.
Second, the waiver was designed to run from July 2010 to July 2015. As stated throughout the policy, the budgets for each participant are based on needs over the five year period. This is based on an understanding that new needs and budgeting are needed over time for families. For example, families under the CAP/C waiver prior to July 2010 had funds budgeted for them then, and then had a new budget provided under the new waiver period beginning in July 2010. In the same way, we should have had more funds available in July 2015 but the negligence of DMA to implement a new policy has prevented this.
Third, she is being intentionally deceptive with this remark. "Public comments received during the revision of these programs resulted in the Division of Medical Assistance pausing on implementing a revised waiver to seek additional stakeholder involvement." Here's the reality: That feedback happened in May 2016, 10 months after a policy should have been in place. She can't blame parents and other stakeholders for their feedback stalling this when they had already failed to do their job for months at that point. Furthermore, that draft was horrible and severely cut services, because they hadn't included the most important stakeholders - families - in drafting the policy. Yes, they paused implementation, as they should have. If they had done what they should have, the waiver draft would have been available in January of 2015 (not more than a year after that and many months after the previous waiver had expired) so that they could gain feedback, submit the draft to CMS (the federal entity over state Medicaid and Medicare programs) in March 2015 so that CMS could approve it and DMA implement it by July 1, 2015, so a new waiver could be in place before the previous one expired.
Fourth, this isn't completely true either: "Listening sessions are being held across the state. Additionally, stakeholder workgroup meetings and one-on-one meetings are being scheduled with individuals and families to hear feedback about these programs moving forward. " They didn't release the info about these sessions and meetings in a timely manner. In fact, they buried it on their website without communicating the info to families in any direct way. When a group of parents stumbled across the web page on July 5, 2016, it stated that parents and other stakeholders had to register, but no registration info was available until they requested it. The first scheduled one-on-one meetings were, according to DMA, on July 6, 2016, but families are required to register for them in advance. DMA provided less than 24 hours for this registration to happen. Even worse, they didn't notify case management companies (who, by law, are the line of communication to families) until July 9, after stakeholder engagement had already started. That doesn't seem like they are really demonstrating that they want our feedback, does it? Furthermore, three of the five listening sessions are scheduled after their work group meetings end. How can they honestly claim they are incorporating feedback if they are holding most listening sessions after they complete their work?
It's not true that the full cost of the lift was approved. The lift will be $3532, while the partial approval is only for $3000. We're still facing a $532 gap that wouldn't exist if the state had done their job by having a waiver in place back in July 2015 when the old waiver expired.
That said, we did get the request processed, whereas before Diane got involved, we were being denied due process by the state as our paperwork sat unprocessed. Diane was told my DMA that this was an isolated issue with our nurse consultant, but that's not what I'm hearing from families across the state. Our story is not a unique one. Our state is letting families like ours down.
At the end of the segment, the news anchor challenged viewers to imagine the families who are left waiting and don't have the resources to connect with the media to have their story heard and the state's hand forced. I wish they had made a bigger deal out of that. While part of our fight is still over (though our appeal means a new fight has begun), every family - not just the ones with our privileges of having a blog with wide enough readership to get attention - should get what their kids deserve under this law.
Here's the article, and the video can be found below.
Update 8, July 26: Someone kindly asked on the ABC11 Facebook page if we had a GoFundMe page set up for Zoe. Another friend commented offering to donate toward our vehicle modification needs. Our reply was, "Thanks for asking, but we're confident we can push to get funding through already established channels, so we'd rather not benefit from donations when others families are truly in need and with no other recourse. We've been the recipient of generosity from others in the past, so we're not opposed to receiving! We're just trying to hold the state accountable to providing what they've promised, not just to our family but so many other families in need. A fundraiser could meet our daughter's needs, but 2200 kids like her are served through CAPC, so we're fighting for all of them." And that's exactly what we'll do. I have the knowledge, resources, tenacity, and time to fight for my kid. Some parents don't have those privileges, so I feel passionate about using my voice and advocacy to benefit all medically fragile kids in NC.


A lot of research and experimentation went into the process of creating our previously released 'BB PB EP'. Before deciding on which samples to use composing the final remixes a vast amount of combinations of loops were tried, resulting in numerous different versions of most songs. A selection of these try-outs, studies and early demos are now made availabe as 'BB PB EP O'. Recorded, mixed and mastered: 2015–2019, Released: march 2019. Available as a free download or stream below.
Taken from 'BB PB EP', with a the tracklist similar to 'Love American Style EP', is our first physical release 'BB SYR HL R'. A highly limited 33 1/3 RPM 12" single pressed on high quality 180 gram vinyl. 150 black and 150 transparent copies were made. Already part of some of the most extensive Beastie Boys vinyl collections, a small amount of copies is still available on Myrrow's Outlet. Also available on: HHV Records, Hip Hop Be Bop, Jet Set Records, Vinyl Digital, and several Discogs sellers. Will not be re-pressed. The vinyl run copies available to consumers were preceded by two different runs of test pressings, five of each, three dub plates (two transparant, one black) and two 45 RPM acetates. Recorded, mixed and mastered: 2015–2018. Released: march 2018. Order your copies below.
A collection of time-period correct remixes of five classic Beastie Boys tracks. Fully de and re-constructed, meticulously pieced together from scratch in similar eclectic manner as the original multi-layered, sample heavy 'Paul's Boutique' versions. Borrowing from various artists combining multiple loops, pieces and bits from countless songs spanning a wide range of genres. All with respect to the song concepts, sample selection and production methods of the original Dust Brothers versions. Recorded, mixed and mastered: 2015–2017, Released: october 2017. Available as a free download or stream below.


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Repost: Just watched I Am Elizabeth Smart…
March 24, 2022 knottyElizabeth Smart, I Am Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping, LDS, licked cupcakes, Lifetime, made for TV movies, misogyny, Mormonism, movies, repost Leave a comment
I wrote this post for the original Overeducated Housewife blog in November 2017. I am reposting it as/is, so pretend it's five years ago.
We got snow this morning and it's been flurrying all day, so we decided to stay in and watch TV. I recently read Elizabeth Smart's comments about the Lifetime movie that was made about her experiences in captivity after she was kidnapped from her bed on June 5, 2002. I still remember Bill telling me about the kidnapping. We were engaged at the time, living in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His daughters are a few years younger than Smart, and they are also Mormon. They were in Arizona. I remember Bill was concerned.
Well, we all know what happened to Elizabeth. She was eventually found and reunited with her family. She went to college, went on a mission, and got married to a returned missionary from Scotland. They have two beautiful children and Elizabeth's work is about helping victims. While I would never wish what happened to her on anyone, I think it's laudable that she's been able to turn her ordeal into something good.
Trailer for I Am Elizabeth Smart.
As for the movie… I have to admit, it made me a bit emotional. I read Elizabeth's book a few years ago, so I knew she was raped repeatedly, starved, forced to eat garbage and drink alcohol, and kept shackled to a tree out in the wilderness. The movie featured Smart narrating while an actress portrayed her.
I saw the first TV movie about Smart's case; it aired in 2003, just nine months after she was rescued. I remember it was on TV the same night a movie about Jessica Lynch aired. I was interested in both movies, so I flipped back and forth. The first Smart movie was more from her parents' perspective; it was based on the book Bringing Elizabeth Home.
In I Am Elizabeth Smart, there seemed to be much less emphasis on Smart's family and the LDS church. In fact, I noticed when the actors portraying Barzee, Mitchell, and Smart didn't even pray the way Mormons do, with their arms crossed. The church wasn't even really mentioned, which is kind of a pity, since I think Mormon teachings are, in part, to blame for Smart's trauma. The film is instead kept sort of blandly religious. Smart speaks of her faith in God and in how she saw God in everyday miracles, like when it would rain. Smart explains that she was always thirsty, because they never had enough water. It was very hard to get water. When they did get it, Mitchell would make her work for it. Basically, that meant submitting to his repeated sexual assaults.
Smart says in the film that when Mitchell raped her, she felt shattered into a million pieces. In speeches she's given, she's mentioned that she learned object lessons in the church about the importance of being "pure". She learned that having sex before marriage made her akin to a chewed up piece of gum, worthy of being thrown away. Although she did mention feeling "shattered" in the film, she did not provide the context that made rape even more horrific for her.
The actors in the film were very good, although the part of the movie that I found most compelling was when Elizabeth spoke. It seemed almost like she wanted to set things straight with the public. She addressed the many cynical comments she must have read or heard from people over the years, including the claim that she had Stockholm Syndrome. Toward the end of the film, she has a glint in her eye and a victorious edge to her voice when she tells viewers that Mitchell had raped her for the last time. I also noticed that Elizabeth looked really pretty. I have seen her wear very heavy makeup, but whomever did her makeup for the film did a really good job. She looked natural and beautiful, not garish.
By the time the movie ended, I was feeling pretty verklempt. She was so incredibly lucky to survive and not endure years with those people. And, honest to God, while I'm not generally someone who enjoys violence, I do hope Mitchell gets the shit beaten out of him regularly for what he did to Elizabeth… and frankly, Wanda Barzee, who is also horrible, but was his victim for over fifteen years.
I think I Am Elizabeth Smart is pretty decent, especially for a Lifetime film. It is ultimately a triumphant film. I'm not sorry I watched it. I'm sure they deliberately downplayed Smart's LDS beliefs for many reasons. Maybe it was to make it appeal to a larger audience or give more time to the story of Smart's captivity. But personally, I think the church helped traumatize Smart when it taught her that sex outside of marriage makes someone worthless. As horrifying as rape is, it's got to be much worse when the cornerstone of one's spiritual beliefs teaches that a woman who has sex before marriage is akin to a licked cupcake or chewed up piece of gum.
Looks like the "Licked Cupcake" is about to become theater.
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    File,
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import {
    createSession,
    executeSessionRequest,
    openFilesForSession,
} from "./helpers";

describe("unittests:: tsserver:: refactors", () => {
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        const file = {
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            content: "function f() {\n  1;\n}",
        };
        const host = createServerHost([file]);
        const session = createSession(host);
        openFilesForSession([file], session);

        const response0 = session.executeCommandSeq<ts.server.protocol.ConfigureRequest>({
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            arguments: {
                formatOptions: {
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            },
        }).response;
        assert.deepEqual(response0, /*expected*/ undefined);

        const response1 = session.executeCommandSeq<ts.server.protocol.GetEditsForRefactorRequest>({
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            arguments: {
                refactor: "Extract Symbol",
                action: "function_scope_1",
                file: "/a.ts",
                startLine: 2,
                startOffset: 3,
                endLine: 2,
                endOffset: 4,
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            edits: [
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                            end: { line: 2, offset: 5 },
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                        {
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                            end: { line: 3, offset: 2 },
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                        },
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                }
            ],
            renameFilename: "/a.ts",
            renameLocation: { line: 2, offset: 3 },
        });
    });

    it("handles text changes in tsconfig.json", () => {
        const aTs = {
            path: "/a.ts",
            content: "export const a = 0;",
        };
        const tsconfig = {
            path: "/tsconfig.json",
            content: '{ "files": ["./a.ts"] }',
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        const session = createSession(createServerHost([aTs, tsconfig]));
        openFilesForSession([aTs], session);

        const response1 = session.executeCommandSeq<ts.server.protocol.GetEditsForRefactorRequest>({
            command: ts.server.protocol.CommandTypes.GetEditsForRefactor,
            arguments: {
                refactor: "Move to a new file",
                action: "Move to a new file",
                file: "/a.ts",
                startLine: 1,
                startOffset: 1,
                endLine: 1,
                endOffset: 20,
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            edits: [
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                    fileName: "/tsconfig.json",
                    textChanges: [
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            ],
            renameFilename: undefined,
            renameLocation: undefined,
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            startLine: 1,
            startOffset: 1,
            endLine: 2,
            endOffset: aTs.content.length,
            refactor: "Move to a new file",
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                    textChanges: [{ start: { line: 1, offset: 1 }, end: { line: 1, offset: aTs.content.length + 1 }, newText: "" }],
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                {
                    fileName: tsconfig.path,
                    textChanges: [{ start: { line: 1, offset: 21 }, end: { line: 1, offset: 21 }, newText: ', "./x.ts"' }],
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                    textChanges: [{ start: { line: 0, offset: 0 }, end: { line: 0, offset: 0 }, newText: "const x = 0;\n" }],
                },
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            renameFilename: undefined,
            renameLocation: undefined,
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"Meanwhile, the light-skinned Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – Jan. 9, 1978) was heavily made up for his role as the village chief [in 1933's, KING KONG]—he was a leading black actor of the era (known as "America's premiere Afro-American screen star" in the black press) and therefore worth the extra consideration. Johnson, an ex-cowboy, horse trainer, and boxer, had quite a resume before portraying the Chief of Skull Island.
He was a student of all aspects of movie making from directing to distribution, and instrumental in the 1916 formation of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company, created to produce what were called "race movies." Johnson left the company after it had released three films, rumored to have been "encouraged" by Universal to do so or lose any opportunity for parts at the bigger studio.