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Q: Cos x bounded by $x$-axis. Find k given information about k. The region bounded by the $x$-axis and the part of the graph of $y = \cos x$ between $x= -\pi/2$ and $x=\pi/2$ is separated into two regions by the line $x=k$. If the area of the region for $-\pi/2$ is less than or equal to $x$ which is less than or equal to k is three times the area of the region for $k$ is less than or equal to $x$ which is less than or equal to $\pi/2$, then $k=?$

A: Draw a picture. The area under the curve $y=\cos x$, and above the $x$-axis, from $x=-\frac{\pi}{2}$ to $x=k$ is
$$\int_{-\pi/2}^k \cos x\,dx.\tag{1}$$
The area from $x=k$ to $x=\pi/2$ is
$$\int_k^{\pi/2} \cos x\,dx.\tag{2}$$
The first area is $3$ times the second. Thus
$$\int_{-\pi/2}^k \cos x\,dx=3\int_{k}^{\pi/2} \cos x\,dx.$$
Do the integrations. The integral (1) is $1+\sin k$, and the integral (2) is $1-\sin k$.
Thus $1+\sin k=3(1-\sin k)$. It follows that $\sin k=\frac{1}{2}$ and therefore $k=\frac{\pi}{6}$.

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Mountaingate Capital Completes Investment in RevUnit
Bentonville, AR, July 10, 2019 – RevUnit LLC ("RevUnit"), a premier digital strategy and product studio helping enterprises digitally transform operations, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Denver-based middle market private equity firm, Mountaingate Capital ("Mountaingate").
RevUnit was founded in 2012 when colleagues Joe Saumweber and Michael Paladino set out to find a better way to do what they love: build human-centric technology. The name RevUnit comes from joining the ideas of revving up business transformation with units of cross-functional technology experts. RevUnit has evolved into a leading digital consultancy providing innovative strategy and bespoke technology solutions centered around operational transformation for an impressive roster of enterprise clients. RevUnit's design culture enables the re-imagining of business-critical workflows which helps clients overcome obstacles of scale, complexity, and innovation. RevUnit is partnering with Mountaingate to accelerate its growth organically as well as through strategic acquisitions.
"We chose Mountaingate because we found a strong alignment in culture and we were really impressed with their proven track record of helping companies like ours scale responsibly," said Joe Saumweber, Co-Founder. "We focus on our culture intently so finding a business partner who not only respected, but also aligned with that culture was critical for us" added Michael Paladino, Co-Founder.
Mountaingate is a leading buy-and-build focused middle market private equity firm based in Denver, CO, and was recently named one of the Top 50 best Private Equity Firms for Entrepreneurs by Inc. The investment in RevUnit marks the seventh platform investment for Mountaingate in its debut fund. All seven investments supported founder-entrepreneurs.
"We are very excited to partner with RevUnit's deep and passionate leadership team. RevUnit is a forward-thinking leader in helping clients digitally transform operations to make significant progress in productivity, efficiency and employee engagement," said Bennett Thompson, Managing Director at Mountaingate. "Many companies claim to focus on their customer, but I've seldom seen a business that partners so seamlessly with its customers. RevUnit truly lives its mission to help enterprises transform."
RevUnit was advised by Equiteq and law firm Hogan Lovells, LLC, while Mountaingate was advised by law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP. CIBC Bank USA provided additional financing for the transaction.
RevUnit is a premier digital strategy and product studio helping enterprise workforces leverage technology to WorkBetter. Since founding in 2012, RevUnit has grown its team to well over 100 members and earned a reputation for delivering its best-in-class software development capabilities combined with a unique focus on employee engagement and internal productivity applications. In addition to being consistently honored as a "Best Place to Work," RevUnit has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, as well as the Entrepreneur 360 list of America's most innovative businesses. RevUnit is based in Bentonville, AR, with additional offices in Las Vegas, NV and in the Austin-San Antonio, TX corridor. More information on RevUnit can be found at https://revunit.com/.
Mountaingate Capital, based in Denver, CO, is a private equity firm that specializes in building and empowering middle market companies with strong growth potential and engaged leadership teams. The firm was launched by a team of partners with deep investment expertise in four distinct market sectors: marketing services, business services, specialty distribution and specialty manufacturing. Mountaingate's focus on organic growth coupled with its proven customer-centric buy-and-build approach for add-on acquisitions creates more value for the end customer, while forging stronger, more collaborative, and more successful investment partnerships with management teams. In 2017, Mountaingate announced the close of its first fund with $395 million in capital commitments. Mountaingate targets investments in new platform companies typically with $5 million to $25 million of EBITDA. For more information on Mountaingate, please visit www.mountaingate.com.
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Love and the Spirit Open Doors
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala
The challenge of an interfaith marriage begins with the decision to love. It is a decision that immediately puts the couple outside the traditional system, forcing them to carve a space of their own, often a space in which they are on their own.
The courtship, more often than not, is conducted clandestinely. Inevitably there is family opposition, and, when the Catholic Church is involved, often there is no welcoming smile. It is ten years now since I went through it all, but when I look back I still feel the pain. I was warned that there was a high failure rate in interfaith marriages. (True, perhaps, but to date no statistics are available.) Further, I was advised to marry under the Special Marriage Act (which has "mutual consent" as a ground for divorce), so that we could easily avail ourselves of a civil divorce should things go wrong. (Pragmatic advice, no doubt, but insensitive. And I couldn't help wondering if entering into marriage with divorce in mind was not grounds for "defective consent"!) Finally, I was given a form to sign that used the words of the outdated Code of Canon Law, making me promise to baptize my children unconditionally, a deviation from the existing code which requires the Catholic partner to promise "to do all in his or her power in order that all the children be baptized." When I questioned this, I was told that this policy was laid down by the local bishop to dissuade interfaith marriages.
The wedding ceremony itself poses a challenge. Each family wants its own religious rite, and the Catholic Church insists on a church wedding. As a result, what normally marks the coming together of two families can become the first sign of division.
On the personal level, preparations for the big day are clouded by uncertainties. Although I loved Kalpesh, I remember having many fears. Would I fit into a culture that my western upbringing saw as inferior? Was I willing to accept the joint family and the loss of self it entailed? How would I cope in a community where women were mostly confined to the home? with a different language and strange food and cultural customs? How would our two families adjust to each other?
Then there were the religious expectations. How would I work out the baptism of our children? Despite the reassurances of Kalpesh and his parents, practice of my own religion was in question. I kept imagining myself being marginalized in a Hindu majority. Perhaps Sunday mass would become a mere inconvenience. Maybe I would have to play down religious celebrations. As the first bahu in a household without daughters, I would have certain religious responsibilities. Would that affect my religious affiliation? What kind of family prayer could I look forward to?
One saving grace was that there was no mention of conversion. Not all couples are so lucky. Often Catholic families will insist on the conversion of the non-Catholic partner. Alternatively a Catholic woman by virtue of her second-class status may be expected to embrace her husband's religion as part of her new life with him. It is my belief that this bid to convert stems from an inability to understand the saving grace of God in other religions. It also reflects a fear of losing one's religious identity, for by crossing religious frontiers interfaith marriages seem to question existing religious boundaries. And of course there is the "power" issue, for interfaith couples enter into religious territory that often is outside the control of religious authority in society and in the home.
New boundaries call for new religious identities, ones that the couple has to define for themselves. When two religions are involved, the old formulas don't work any more. Every familiar ritual and tradition is strange, sometimes even offensive, to one partner. God has to be discovered afresh. Often there is no family or community support. On the contrary, there are many "watchful eyes" waiting to say, "We told you it wouldn't work."
Some may see these as problems, or may even use them to exploit more basic differences in a relationship. For those who dare to search, however, an interfaith marriage is a challenge that never fails to enrich, especially if the partners continue to respect and nurture each other's uniqueness. The key is love, and trust in the Spirit who is an inexhaustible source of energy that continuously makes all things new.
Love and the Spirit have opened many doors for Kalpesh and me. They came in the guise of supportive friends who helped us to explore the challenges ahead, brought about healing and reconciliation, and gave us the gift of a wedding ceremony we will never forget. They were there in the response of our families who were challenged to move beyond their own desires. And sacrament or not, they were there in our midst as our two families took up the offertory gifts, as the Pandit invited my mother to give us her blessings, as Kalpesh and I took the seven pheras around the sacred fire and exchanged rings and sacred vows at the altar. They have wrought a miracle in our lives.
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Garderie Foundation School
at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Efrat Ben-Eliyahu - director
I'm excited and honored to become the new director of Foundation School.
Originally from a kibbutz in Israel, my husband and I moved here 16 years ago with our three children, who are now young vibrant adults. I have been a teacher in Foundation for the past 11 years.
Throughout my professional journey, I have gathered a lot of experience and diplomas (in education, management, administration, and quite a bit of design too) that will serve me well in my new role as director. I will also continue to be involved in the Pre-K as a Hebrew/ Judaic teacher. As a teacher, my passion for art and design has led me to create a flexible, hands-on curriculum that highly encourages creativity, imagination, and connection to nature.
My goal together with the Foundation team, is to provide a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for your child. This coming year presents a challenge as the COVID situation requires us to modify and adjust our school programming on a daily basis. It is my number one priority to ensure the safety of the children, staff, and larger community.
"Halls filled with children's laughter, happy teachers and satisfied parents reminds me of the reason why I accepted this new position; to help this little and beautiful school continue to excel and serve as the foundation for each child's bright and promising future. I'm very privileged to be surrounded by an incredible team and a superb parent body!"
Learn, love, grow
Roz Wiseblatt
Roz joined Foundation School in 1994 and has been teaching for 26 years while also raising her twins (now accomplished young adults). Roz is a proud and passionate English educator in the Pre-K class. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in History from McGill University and has earned her attestation in Early Childhood Education from Vanier College. As well, Roz has a certification in the highly successful Handwriting Without Tears program.
In her spare time, Roz enjoys reading, fitness, the theatre, cooking and baking, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Roz has a natural love of teaching and brings patience and enthusiasm to the
classroom. She especially derives great pleasure in helping children reach and exceed their developmental milestones. Roz's emphasis on academics has led her to pursue additional training webinars, most recently the Lively Letters Phonics
"My philosophy is that each child is unique, therefore they learn and thrive at their own pace. I attempt to make learning fun and stimulating while encouraging a high educational standard. Helping your child build self-confidence, a strong sense of self-esteem and independence remain some of my main goals. I do my
utmost to ensure a successful and smooth transition to Kindergarten."
Ronda Rawas
Ronda has a degree in Child Studies from Concordia University and has been working with children for more than 30 years. This will be her 10th year teaching at Foundation School.
When her children attended Akiva, she joined the Foundation team, and although they have now enrolled in CEGEP and university, she continues to stay because she feels it's a warm and caring environment with great co-workers.
"I have met many amazing families, and I LOVE seeing your children thrive as they go from Gan Zayit all the way to Gan Rimon. I believe that giving the children the freedom to explore, to use their imagination during free play, as well as during activities, and allowing them to have hands-on experiences, will contribute to a curious child who is eager to learn new things.
Aside from teaching, I like to garden, to play mahjongg, to watch Hockey (yes, I am a big Habs fan), and I love nature and the outdoors".
Randi Shapiro
Randi is a JPPS/Bialik alumni. She graduated from Lasalle College with a D.E.C. in Early Childhood Education.
She has been a part of the Foundation team for 7 years starting as a stagier. She has been working in the Gan Tamar class for the last few years.
Randi's approach is to encourage the children to learn and socialize through play; she tries to find each child's strengths and helps them to build on it while still encouraging them in all their interests.
"Gan Tamar always strives to be a safe environment that promotes the child's growth".
Sari Wisenthal
Sari completed an industrial design engineering degree at Hadassah College, Jerusalem in 2005, and graduated her B.A. in Psychology with excellence, at The Israeli Open University, Jerusalem in 2014, where she focused on the psychology of learning.
Between 2005 and 2012, Sari taught design at Hadassah College, was an academic coach for students with ADHD, and ran her own design studio. Her joy of exploring new ways to combine creative thinking, love of learning and growing interest in positive human development led her to work with educators across North America to develop materials that support their teaching.
After moving to North America in 2009, Sari moved to Montreal in 2012 and started her family here. Through her two children, she discovered just how much fun early childhood education can be! In 2016 she started working at Foundation as a substitute teacher. In 2018 she became the Director of Netivot, an experiential Jewish afterschool at The Shaar. And now she is an official part of our team. Sari will focus on the Hebrew curriculum in our Pre-K class.
"I believe that curiosity is innate in all children and that providing opportunities to creatively explore a topic deepens our meaningful learning. Just as the world can be a giant playground, waiting to be explored, our Jewish heritage of values and traditions is waiting to be examined, explored through play and brought to life, so that our children can then bring it into their own lives."
Amy Godin
Amy est diplômée de l université Bishop's avec un baccalauréat d'art en enseignement et un baccalauréat en éducation. Depuis l'obtention de ses diplômes elle a enseigné à Cambridge au Royaume-Uni, dans le but d'acquérir de l'expérience qui bénéficiera ses futurs étudiants.
Ces expériences l'ont aidé à acquérir une capacité d'adaptation à la population étudiante changeante tout en maintenant des environnement d'apprentissage fiables et sûrs. Après plus d'une décennie d'expérience de travail avec les enfant, dont certains avec de différences d'apprentissage, Amy a acquis les outils nécessaires afin de commencer cette nouvelle aventure.
"Grâce à mes expériences d'enseignement polyvalentes, je crois être outillée pour favoriser un apprentissage engagé et adapté aux besoins, niveaux et intérêts individuels de mes étudiants. Je veux célébrer le développement de chacun et créer des espaces sécuritaires, inclusifs et favorables à tous. De plus, mon objectif est de soutenir et d'encadrer mes élèves afin qu'ils puissent atteindre leur plein potentiel. Je suis impatiente de commencer à travailler avec vos enfants dès cet automne"
Elana Schwartz-Fima
Elana moved to Canada from Israel in 2007. She started Marie-Victorin's Educational Practice in Early Childhood Program when her two kids were young. She graduated in 2009 and she has been at Foundation School for the past 11 years.
Elana has been the headteacher for our youngest group at Foundation School where she has been in charge of introducing the kids to Hebrew and getting them immersed in Jewish tradition.
Her passion for baking comes to life in her extra-curricular program which was introduced eight years ago. Her calm and nurturing personality along with her wealth of experience has made this program a huge success.
"We have amazing teachers and over the years I have had the chance to work with all of them. We have become a family and complement each other in the best way possible thereby that's making this school so special. I believe that school should have a welcoming, friendly atmosphere with a nurturing environment, that's what we provide in our school"
Leticia Freitas
Leticia is originally from Brazil and she came to Montreal to learn French. Although she has a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, her true passion and calling have always been education, especially in early childhood. This has led her to complete studies in Techniques d'éducation à la petite enfance at Lasalle College.
She began at Foundation School as a stagier and quickly became part of the team as a very promising teacher.
"I loved the environment, the program, the staff, and of course the children! I absolutely LOVE working with our little ones! It's amazing to see their personalities flourish while they play. I'm a creative person and I like to have stimulating, fun, and new projects".
Rebecca Bellolo Dos-Santos
Rebecca received her Bachelor's degree from Concordia University majoring in Human Relations. Since her Dawson College days, Rebecca has been working with multiple organizations catering to children including a five-month internship as a pre-school teacher's assistant in a daycare, a mother's program assistant, and a homework program tutor. Her summers were spent outdoors as a camp counselor for young children as well as for international youth participating in the McGill program.
"When I was younger, I was a student at Foundation; now as an adult, I am eager to start my professional journey here. It will be interesting to now see the other side of this experience as a teaching assistant. Nothing would bring me greater pleasure than to be there to help guide your children through learning and play and to be able to watch them grow".
Arlene Rotchtin
Arlene has her Bachelor of Education from McGill University specializing in Early Childhood. When her own children were school-aged, she obtained a certificate in the Montessori method from Les Écoles Montessori Inc. and worked in their West Island and Town of Mount Royal branches over a period of eight years.
She then took a hiatus to pursue other educational and career interests, one being taking Cambridge University Celta courses at the International Language School of Canada and obtaining a certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Her passion for children, however, brought her back to the pre-school setting in 2010.
"I started this new and rewarding stage of my life by teaching for one year at The Montreal Torah Centre and have been at Shaar Hashomayim's Garderie Foundation School ever since.
Now that my own children are adults, it is my greatest pleasure and privilege to spend my days with your children, helping them develop, grow and navigate their way through this very important and exciting stage of discovery in their lives."
Renata Freitas
Renata is from Brazil. She graduated from university in Social Sciences in 2015. She came to Montreal to study Early Childhood Education, which she successfully completed and graduated from at the end of 2016. She has been working at Garderie Foundation School for a little more than 3 years now.
Renata believes that every child brings a totally different perspective and idiosyncratic abilities to the classroom so that no matter what's being done, it's always amazing the new ways they deal with each other and their surroundings. Every day is different and full of new adventures.
"The reason I love working in this field is the ability to escape our world full of problems and enter the children's world, which is so full of light, untainted imagination, and unconditional love. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing them grow and develop every day and become such unique little munchkins. If your child comes back home with dirty clothes and paint all over, I apologize in advance: I might be guilty. I think letting them express themselves freely and have fun is usually very rewarding"
Training
The teachers also have a refresher course updating the knowledge of early childhood first aid every 3 years.
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S' Court Faults Self in Amaechi Vs Omehia 12 Years After – By Chris Konkwo
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Barely 12 years after the controversial judgement of the Supreme Court that ousted the then governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia and replaced same with Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the Supreme Court has admitted the law was wrong and cannot serve as a reference.
The controversial law according to the Supreme Court has been set aside by Section 141 of the electoral act which says that before anybody is declared elected in any election, such person must participate in all the stages of the election.
The apex court came up with this while delivering judgement in the case between Abdulrauf Abdulkadir Modibbo Vs Mustapha and two others over matters arising from the rightful contestant, winner and actual representative of Yola-North-South/Girei Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives.
Recall that due to certain theatricals that characterized the rightful Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Sir Dr. Peter Odili's successor in 2007, no thanks to K-Leg Saga, the Supreme Court naturally became the final arbiter to resolve the dilemma.
But in a shocking judgement by the highest court of the land which many described as unheard of, the world over and miscarriage of justice unprecedented in history, the Supreme Court sent the sitting governor, Celestine Omehia packing on grounds that he never existed in the eyes of the law.
In his place, the Supreme Court ordered that his cousin, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, who though won the Rivers State PDP Gov'ship Primary in Dec., 2006 but was disallowed, to take over as the Rivers State governor.
Chibuike Amaechi who was on self exile in Ghana did not contest the 2007 general election in Rivers State and thus, became the first man in the annals of Nigeria's political history to become a governor of a State in a democracy without contesting for the office.
But just recently, the Supreme Court while adjudicating in another matter which the Amaechi Vs Omehia case was cited, admitted that the law that brought the Ubima politician, and immediate Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi into office in 2007 is no longer a good law.
See excerpts below:
This position was reached by the five-man panel of the Supreme in suit No. SC.90/2019 between ABDULRAUF ABDULKADIR MODIBBO Vs MUSTAPHA AND 2 ORS on the 30thof July, 2019. It held that only a person who has participated in all the stages of an election can be declared a winner.
On 7th October, the Appellant and the 1strespondent contested at the primary election conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking nomination as APC candidate to contest at the General Election as member representing Yola/North-South/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa State. The 1strespondent as Plaintiff at the trial court did not dispute that he lost the primary election. His grouse, however, was that the information on oath about the Appellant which APC submitted to INEC were forged.
The 1st Appellant took out the summons apparently pursuant to the provisions of section 31(5) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, that provide:
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"(5) Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that any information given by a candidate in the affidavit or any document submitted by that candidate is false may file a suit at the High Court of a State or Federal High Court against such person seeking a declaration that the information contained in the affidavit is false.
(6) If the Court determines that any of the information contained in the affidavit or any document submitted by that candidate is false, the Court shall issue an order disqualifying the candidate from contesting the election."
Section 66(1)(i) of the constitution provides that:
"No person shall be qualified for election to the Senate or the House of Representatives if – he has presented a forged certificate to the Independence National Electoral Commission" (INEC)."
The 1st Respondent paragraph 3 of his Affidavit provided the particulars of the forgery to the effect that the Appellant is a graduate of public administration from Adamawa State University, Mubi and was undergoing compulsory national youth service in Gombe state. That primary elections were conducted on the 7th of October while the Appellant passed out of National Youth Service on the 18th of October, 2018. That date of birth he supplied to the National Youth Service Corps was September 29th, 1989. That he had deposed on oath at various times and places as to his age as 29th day of September, 1985 at Gomber, 29th day of September, 1986 at FCT Abuja, 29th day of September, 1989 at Gombe. Furthermore, the Appellant collected his Primary School Certificate in 2005 wherein his date of birth was 29th day of September 1985; he forged another primary school certificate whereon his date of birth is stated as 29th day of September, 1986 and gave further facts to show some contradictions in the certificate and that Girei 1 Primary did not possibly issue both certificates.
The parties filed and exchanged affidavits that were irreconcilably hostile and contentious factually and were therefore ordered to file and exchange pleadings. The trial court in its final judgment declared among others that the Appellant by dint of the National youth Service Corps Act (Bye Law 2011) No. S. 4 of 2011 was not qualified to have been nominated as the candidate of APC at the general elections since at the material time he was under obligation to serve compulsorily to serve for one year in the NYSC scheme and the 1st Respondent being the 2nd Runner Up during the primary election was ordered to replace the Appellant. Miffed by the decision, the Appellant appealed to the Court of Appeal. The Court of allowed the appeal in part. Both the Appellant and the 1st Respondent aggrieved by the decision appealed to the Supreme Court as Appellant and Cross Appellant respectively.
The three issues before the court were as follows:
"Whether in the entire circumstances of this suit, the court was right in upholding the findings of the trial court to the effect that the 1st Respondent's suit was not statute barred.
"Whether the court below was right in upholding the findings of the trial judge to effect that the 1st Respondent had discharged the burden of proof of forgery against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt
"Whether the court below was right in upholding the findings of the trial judge to effect that the Appellant be replaced with the 1st Respondent as the candidate of the 2ndRespondent at the house of representative election for North/Yola South/Girei Federal Constituency held on the 23rd February, 2019 when the said 1st Respondent did not participate in all the stages of the election."
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The sole issue in the cross-appeal reads thus:
"Whether regards being had to the provisions of the 1999 constitution, as amended, the court of appeal was right in holding that the 1st cross respondent cannot be disqualified from contesting the house of representative election for North/Yola South/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa state except as provided by the provisions of the constitution itself."
The Appellant argued that the trial court was wrong in holding that the action of the 1stRespondent was not statute barred because the cause of action accrued on 18th October, 2018 when APC submitted the name of the Appellant and his particulars to INEC. The court disagreed with the appellant and referred to section 31(2)&(3) of the electoral act 2011, as amended and held that it is only upon the said publication that the cause of action ripens
"I agree with the 1st respondent and the concurrent judgements of the two court below that the said 25th October 2018, being the date of the statutory publication, was the date the cause of action for the suit under section 31(5) of the electoral act, accrued to the 1strespondent. From the said date to 5th Novermber 2018, when the suit was filed, being only 11 days from the date of the occurrence of the event, or action complained of, the suit file timeously cannot, therefore, be statute barred by virtue of section 285(9) of the constitution, as amended."
On the second issue for determination, the court agreed with the Appellant that once at crime is in issue in civil proceedings, same shall be proved beyond reasonable doubt. However, the court reproduced the affidavit of the 1st Respondent and affirmed the concurrent findings of the two court below and held that forgery consists of making false document or writing knowing same to be false with the intent to deceive and that it may be used as a genuine document. The Appellant particulars submitted to INEC are corrupted or tainted by the forged primary school leaving certificate are all forged document for the purpose of section 66(1) of the constitution.
Before resolving the third issue, the Supreme Court first resolved the sole issue in the 1stRespondent's cross appeal, that is, the illegality of the Appellant participating in partisan politics during his compulsory youth service year, whether he was qualified to contest for election into the house of representatives in North/Yola South/Girei Federal Constituency? The court agreed with the trial court that the appellant contravened paragraph 9 of section 4 of the NYSC act Bye-Law. It disagreed with the Court of Appeal and held that continuous service for one year is compulsory and default is a crime by dint of section 13 of the NYSC act and such default goes beyond mere Indiscipline of engaging in partisan politics which under the 2011 revised Bye-Law makes the offending NYSC corps member liable to three months without pay. The court disagreed with the Appellant that a candidate cannot be disqualified from contesting a general election to an office under the constitution, under any other law except by the constitution, it therefore resolved the issue in favour of the cross appellant.
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Lastly, the court considered the third issue which is basically on the legality or otherwise of declaring the 1st Respondent as the Appellant's replacement haven't participated in all the stages of the election. The appellant referred to the provisions of section 285(13) of the constitution which provides as follows:
"An election tribunal or court shall not declare any person a winner at an election in which such a person has not fully participate in all the stages of the election"
The Appellant argued vehemently that the 1st Respondent, at the time of the trial court order on 3rd May, 2019 did not participate in all the stages of the election. The court agreed with him and added that section 285(13) of the constitution is in pari materia section 141 of the electoral act. That AMECHI Vs INEC is no longer a good law as same has been set aside by the aforementioned section of the Electoral Act. The court held:
"My lords, when section 285(13) of the constitution is read together with section 31(1),(5),(6)&(8) of the Electoral Act, it becomes very obvious the order, that the Appellant, standing disqualified be replaced by the 1st the Respondent as the candidate of the 2ndrespondent of the already concluded election, was made per incuriam. The order was a nullity the courts below have made the order ultra vires"
Issues one and two of the issues for determination were resolved in favour of the Respondents but the third issue in favour of the Appellant. The cross appeal also succeeded.
"Haven found and held that the 2nd Respondent (APC) had no candidate, in law, at the general election conducted on 23rd February, 2019 to elect the member in the House of Representatives to represent Yola North/Yola South/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa State; the 3rd Respondent (INEC) is hereby ordered to declare and return as elected the candidate (other than the APC "candidate") who polled the majority of lawful votes cast in the said election"
Atung, Esq. with Dr. A.A. Adewole; A.S. Modibbo, Esq and E.H. Agbiti for Appellant/Cross Respondent
Olugbenga Adeyemi, Esq. with O.O. Alau, Esq. for 1st Respondent/Cross-Appellant
Shuaibu, Esq. for the 2nd Respondent
A.A. Umar, Esq with I.S. Mohammed, Esq. for the 3rd Respondent.
Culled: National Network Online
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Open-source and DIY design has made a big impact on the Design Museum's Designs of The Year in 2013, but social design seems to have really captured the imagination of the selection panel.
The exhibition is a shortlist of projects from across the globe which will vie for the chance to be crowned Design of The Year in April.
There's only one outright winner in the end, though of the 90 pieces nominated most seem peerless and impactful enough in their own right to take the title.
Everything in the exhibition got there on the suggestion of what the Design Museum calls 'a pool of nominators around the world'.
There was something immediately understandable, practical and heartening about the 3D Printed Exoskeleton 'Magic Arms', designed by Nemours/Alfred I du Pont Hospital for Children in Delaware US.
Parts for the robotic system are individually 3D printed and tailored to children suffering form musculoskeletal disabilities who need upper body support.
The same qualities can be seen in ESource by Hal Watts – a bicycle-powered waste recycling system that separates the materials within electrical wiring.
Up to 70 per cent of Europe's electronic waste is exported to Africa where cables are burned to recover copper, at the expense of the health of recyclers who risk damaging their respiratory and immune system.
The un-burned copper is worth more to the recyclers than it would be if separated by fire – so it's in their interest to adopt the system.
Meanwhile Child ViSion glasses designed by The Centre for Vision in the Developing World and Goodwin Hartsom caught our eye for their ingenuity and potential ubiquity.
Fluid-filled lens technology allows liquid to be injected or removed easily, adjusting the prescription. The product gives children in the developing world access to vision correction.
There is a notable inclusion of devices, which can democratise design itself, and bring it into the home.
The Makerbot Replicator 2 is a home-use 3D printer, which has access to a bank of over 30,000 open-source designs and can manufacture anyone's own creations, bringing them to life, as tangible objects.
This technology's transition from R&D lab to the home is still has a pinch yourself potency and infinite potential.
Although the Raspberry Pi, an unrefined single circuit board computer, hasn't made the same technological leap, it's entered people's homes and made programming cheap and accessible to anyone.
Working with Raspberry Pi the Design Museum has selected some of the public's games, gadgets and problem solving programmes created on the device.
A special mention needs to be given to the jaw-dropping brilliance of the Gravity Stool designed by Jolan Van Der Wiel, which defies belief – but not the laws of physics apparently.
A custom built contraption or 'gravity machine' allows Van Der Wiel to manipulate a mixture of coloured resin and 6kg of iron filings which is controlled by huge magnets so that a seat and then legs are 'grown' before the resin sets.
LiquiGlide technology has put paid to the impossible challenge of liberating a glass ketchup bottle of its final contents. No shaking, no slapping, and no swearing, just an edible solution applied to the inside of the bottle, invented by the Varanasi Research group at MIT, (insert your own smug squeezy bottle gag here).
Heavyweight contenders include The Shard designed by Renzo Piano, the Gov.uk website, and Olympics projects including Heatherwick Studio's Olympic Cauldron and the London 2012 Olympic wayfinding designed by TFL, LOCOG and Jedco. Oh yes, and Vitamins Design has reinvented the wheel. Honestly.
The winner will be decided by a jury chaired by designer Ilse Crawford and featuring journalist Johanna Agerman Ross, architect Amanda Levete, Olga Polizzi of Rocco Forte Hotels, Poke co-founder Nicolas Roope and writer and broadcaster Sarah Raven and actor Griff Rhys Jones.
Designs of the Year runs from 20 March – 7 July at the Design Museum, Shad Thames, SE1.


Impact Evaluation is a methodology that helps you to assess whether you have achieved a set of objectives. It also helps you to identify unintended consequences of a project or policy. These can often be very positive. It is complementary to measuring satisfaction with a service or experience, but goes a bit deeper to help you to know if your activity has actually had the effect that you wanted for it.
For instance: if you are running a programme that aims to recruit a particular group into the University, a satisfaction survey will tell you what the participants on the programme thought of it, wheras impact evaluation will tell you whether, as a result of the programme, more people from your target group have joined the Unviersity.
It can be used for almost any piece of work. It is most often used to evaluate events or when reviewing activity to check that it is still relevant and fit for purpose. Getting in the habit of regularly evaluating impact contributes and supports continuous improvement, and also acts as a 'sense check'. In a fast moving environment it is possible to find that we are continuing to deliver services in a certain way simply because that's how it's always been done, and Impact Evaluation is one way of helping you to think through how you might do things better, differently or not at all.
Put more briefly, Impact Evaluation helps to answer the question, 'Have I done what I meant to do?'.
Impact Evaluation is a great way of thinking rigorously about your project and what you want to achieve. It also helps you to build an evidence base so that you can prove you are fulfilling goals and objectives - and to support you build a business case for increased resource or expansion.
Think about HOW you are going to evaluate impact before you launch your project or run your event. Then you can put in place the means of gathering the necessary data. For instance: in the example above, it would be essential to know if new starters from the target group had participated in your programme, but if you don't think about how you are going to know that in advance, you might find that it's too late.
Plan your Impact Evaluation in a group rather than on your own - it will be a lot more productive.
Download the DSE's Impact Evaluation Toolkit from the menu, top right.
Contact the Directorate Office (studentexperience@manchester.ac.uk) if you have questions or would like support in planning an impact evaluation.


The Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy has announced its grand opening on March 26, 2012. Located in the heart of Denver, Colorado, in the historically celebrated Wyman District, the institute operates out of the elegant Hugh D. McAllister House at 1565 Race Street. The school offers a 545-hour basic certification program in massage therapy, which will prepare graduates for licensure in the state of Colorado, most of the U.S., as well as some international regions. This elite program is accelerated and is completed in only five months during the day program, and just more than six months in the night program.
Berkana is the founder and firector of the institute. She is an industry expert and massage therapy education pioneer. She has been active in the massage industry since 1990. She co-founded the Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy (CRSMT) in 2005, and was its full-time director, academic dean and senior bodywork instructor. She has educated and granted diplomas to 167 world-class bodyworkers whom have gone on to have successful careers in the art of massage therapy, and who have met legislative licensing and certification requirements in more than 30 states and 13 countries.
Berkana was the curriculum originator and creator of the CRSMT style of bodywork taught at CRSMT from June 2006 through September 2011. She has trained five special apprentices in her exclusive and specialized style of bodywork instruction. Hillari Ladd, Cheryl Adams, Katherine Wilson, Rebecca Webb and Megan Leach are certified bodywork instructors and certified Mindful Expressionists.
As of Dec. 15, 2011, Berkana transferred her interest in CRSMT to Russell Bennett, her former partner. Berkana no longer is affiliated with or otherwise involved in any way with the operation or future direction of CRSMT.
Berkana is excited about her new venture: an exclusive, high level education in the art of massage therapy, located in an elegant Victorian mansion, in the "Mile High City." She has gathered some of the most influential bodywork educators in the industry today as her advisory board members and instructors.
The Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy is approved and coded by the U.S. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association Council of Schools, is a member of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, and is approved and regulated by the state of Colorado Department of Education Division of Private Occupational Schools. The school has a strong emphasis on yoga, movement, bodywork and professional ethics.
The Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy offers a unique and exceptional approach to massage therapy education with its commitment to the following ideals: small classes of committed and dedicated students; instructors who have proven themselves to be experts in the field; a no-nonsense and direct delivery of the specific information students need to launch themselves into the massage therapy industry as a powerful competitor; an allegiance to an artistic style of bodywork; and ongoing community service. Yoga and meditation classes are offered to all students for no additional cost.
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Outsourcing company is your partner, who helps in raising your business to a height of a tower.
Raj Kanojia, CEO of C2C customer care says, "The process of selecting an outsourcing partner not only depends on relationship with client- vendor but how Outsource Company provides services like its own company".
If outsourcing company think about only its profit without providing right service at right time it will be hazardous to your business.
Before choosing a company you should be caution about their strength and weakness and how to make their strength your own by overcoming their weakness.
Having the knowledge of technology provided by your partner is important. Your partner should have technology compatible with your business. It should be fast and latest to complete your work before time to keep you ahead of your competitor.
Are you comfortable with accent of your service provider? Check to see if the staffs are easy to understand by your customer. You can have sample by testing their voice on VOIPS.
Have the knowledge of location of your service provider. You can avoid loss in case of natural calamities. The countries prone to natural disasters can cause break in services.
You should know time zone difference so that you can ask whether their agents are ready to provide services to your customer round the clock.
Check the security measures taken by our partner to prevent leakage of data of your company. Your partners' software, security camera and security guard should be are reliable.
Sign necessary documents to avoid any governmental or personal conflicts. Fix the payments and mode of payments before assigning work to your partner.
Ask your partner to keep the record of customer and provide you weekly or monthly as your requirement.
You should have confidence in your partner. Doubts are not good for your business. So, choose your partner who can stand with your expectation. It can work for your company as they are working for their own company.
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How good is mother! For a child, mother is the only solace. "Mummy, Mummy, I'm hungry", he / she will cry out. Mother will somehow console him / her. Mother's love for children is beyond calculation and description. There are mothers who feed their children joyfully, while they themselves starve literally. How nice it is to have a mother! She can always be approached for anything and everything. My trust is in my mother.
God who created everything deserves indeed all praise and adoration. He created Adam, the first man as the crown of creation, and from him Eve, the first woman. He settled them in the Garden of Eden, which was modelled in the style of heavenly Paradise.
The first parents, by their disobedience, forfeited this earthly Paradise, which was given to them as a free gift. Mary is the one whom God created in the model of this lost Paradise. Mary re-established the virtues, holiness and the celestial beauty which Eve, the first woman had forfeited.
The Son of God, who is in fact, the Sun of justice and eternal Sun, took flesh from Mary and dwelt in her. Praise, glory and respect to the Omnipotent Son of God, forever and ever. Amen.
Mary was the daughter of SS. Anna and Joachim. She was always obedient to her parents. She led a very simple life. From the very early years, she decided to remain always a virgin. Virginity was her most cherished dream.
".... the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary" (Lk 1, 26-27).
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1, 28).
"Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you shall call his name Jesus" (Lk 1, 30-31).
"He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his Kingdom there will be no end" (Lk 1, 32-33).
"How can this be, since I have no husband" (Lk 1, 34).
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will over shadow you; therefore the child to be born (of you) will be called holy, the Son of God" (Lk 1,35).
"And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a Son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible" (Lk 1, 36-37).
"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word" (Lk 1, 38).
"At the very moment Mary gave her consent to God's design, the Holy Spirit descended upon her and God the Son, taking flesh from her started to dwell in her womb. Thus Mary became the mother of Jesus."
And Mary remained with her (Elizabeth) about three months, and returned to her home" (Lk 1,56).
"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled" (Lk 2, 1).
"And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his Spouse, who was with child" (Lk 2, 4-5).
"And while they were there (Bethlehem), the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn" (Lk 2, 6-7).
"Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger" (Lk 2, 1O-12).
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace and good hope to men of all times, for ever and ever" (Order of the Raza).
"When this hymn of angels is repeated thrice in the beginning of Holy Qurbana and all other liturgical celebrations, we firmly declare again and again our faith in the mystery of Incarnation and the role of Jesus of Nazareth in human redemption."
We come across a series of miracles in relation to the Nativity of Jesus. God becoming man itself is the greatest miracle! How can we explain it ? Impossible!
"Jesus is the name of the divine person who subjected himself to history, taking for himself also the human nature. Thus Jesus has only one person the divine person, but two natures, the divine and human natures. His mother is Holy Virgin Mary. Since Mary had perpetually consecrated herself with the vow of virginity, she bore Jesus in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit and not by the help of man. Hence, Jesus has no father in this world. But Mary had a husband who was JUST (Mt 1, 19). He is Mar Joseph and he co-operated with the mystery of Incarnation as the Foster Father of Jesus."
"Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him" (Mt 2, 2).
"And you, O! Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel" (Mt 2,6).
As Herod directed, the three Kings set out for Bethlehem. The star that appeared to them in the East, showed them the way.
They went into the house, saw Jesus with Mary his mother, adored him, opened their treasures and offered him frankincense, gold and myrrh.
"According to the fathers of the Church, frankincense symbolizes the divinity of Jesus, while myrrh his humanity and gold his kingship."
As the angel of God had directed, the three kings returned to their country through a different route; Joseph and Mary, however, fled to Egypt with Jesus.
Herod the power monger, in order to do away with the child, born to be the King of Jews, ordered to kill all male children below the age of two in Bethlehem and its neighbourhood (Mt 2, 16).
The Feast of these Innocents massacred for Christ is celebrated every year as Children's Day on the 28th of December by Mar Thomma Nazranees.
"And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favour with God and man" (Lk 2,52).
Thus Jesus came to be called Nazarene (Mt 2, 23) in fulfilment of the prophecies.
Holy Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus. Hence the pictures of "Mary with Jesus" are very dear to Mar Thomma Nazranees and such pictures are venerated in all their houses.
"In every house of the Mar Thomma Nazranees (St. Thomas Christians), there must be the Mar Thomma Sliba (St. Thomas Cross) at the centre of the eastern wall of the place where the family members gather together for prayer; on its right side the picture of' Sacred Heart of Jesus or any type of Jesus' image is placed; the left side is for the picture of "Mary with Jesus". The picture of St. Thomas the Apostle also must be placed near to that."
"Woman, behold, your son!" (Jn 19, 26). Then he said to his dear disciple John: "Behold, your mother!" (Jn 19, 27).
"Thus Mary became our mother; the mother of all mankind."


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This week again saw many Key Stage 2 children receiving certificates for knowing the multiplication facts / multiplication and division facts for the four times table.
A total of 36 children received the 4A certificate, the youngest of these being in Year 3. 13 of these children also received the 4B certificate for success in knowing their multiplication and division facts. Well done to all of you!
After half term, the older children will continue taking Challenges for the tables not yet tested, while the younger Key Stage 2 children should continue to work on their 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s.
So far there has been a very enthusiastic response from the children to the introduction of this initiative in September. Keep up the good work!


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DAVE CHRISTENSEN : Walking With Big Animals
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Dave is an exceptional walking guide and wildlife photographer
Dave is a walking and canoe safari guide, an outstanding example of the great generation of safari guides that emerged from Zimbabwe in the '80s and '90s. His face lights up whenever he talks about wildlife, especially the big animals – buffalo, rhino and elephants. His pure enthusiasm comes from a fascination not only for their power and strength, but also their character. He speaks of individuals and their habits, like Babu, a giant elephant in northern Tanzania. He describes their inquisitiveness, their courage, stoicism. Dave relishes watching them, and will walk with a herd for many hours at a time if he can. He allows the experience to change him, to restore his humility, which is an evident aspect of his character. It is this sense of intimacy with big animals Dave loves to share with travellers and also through his excellent photographs.
Like so many other Great Guides, Dave is quick to speak highly of his mentors. Growing up on farm near Hwange park in Zimbabwe the wild was never far away, and by 8 years old he knew he wanted to be a wildlife ranger. The excellent National Park service encouraged youth camps, and in particular Dave was mentored by a senior park warden, Dolf Sasseem.
Canoeing on the Zambezi river amongst hippo
At 18 Dave was apprenticed for a year with Dolf in the Mana Pools region. Then he was taken on by Gavin Ford and John Stevens at Fothergill Island on the Zambezi, which Dave describes as 'an amazing tutorship' in an 'unbelievable eco-system'. For five years he led canoe and walking safaris for John and Gavin before becoming a camp manager and guide with Wilderness Safaris, a pioneering safari company, first on the Zambezi, and then in Hwange. Here he developed a passion for tracking buffalo on foot.
In 2006 Dave started guiding freelance. By this time he was a very well known walking guide and photographer. Zimbabwe, however, was in financial and political turmoil. He continued to live and work in his home country, but also looked north, to the vast reserves and massive herds of East Africa.
Babu, the old 'Tusker' in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Justin Bell, a Kenyan, asked him to become a partner in Wilderness Africa and most of Dave's work is now in East Africa, although he guides the Zambezi Valley whenever possible. Walking is not a traditional part of the East African safari experience and Dave is developing this more intimate, experiential, way of being in the wilderness, especially in the Selous of Tanzania.
Travellers enjoy an intimate experience in nature with wild dogs.
In addition to being a top guide, Dave has won many photographic competitions and his work is widely published. He has been a semi-finalist in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year. A dedicated naturalist, Dave is licensed to dart for transportation - an anaesthetist for big animals! He is also involved in guide training, and has been setting exams for the rigorous guide training qualifications in Zimbabwe, since 1992.
In his audio, "A Day in the Life of a Walking Guide", Dave recalls leading a canoeing safari on the Zambezi, and some unexpected encounters before breakfast.
Published Date: 02 Dec 2010
Location: Southern Africa, East Africa | Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Kenya
Themes: natural world, travel | safari guide
Profile of Dave Christensen
Freelance Guide
Wilderness Africa, Harare
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Location: Southern Africa, East Africa | Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia
Themes: natural world, travel | safari guide, fauna, parks and trails
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Great Stories


Since I started climbing regularly I have been reading a lot of mountaineering and climbing books. I have found them majorly inspirational and they are now some of my favourite reads!
Below is a list of climbing books I would recommend for anyone getting into climbing or mountaineering, or just wanting to find out a little more about it. I'm sure this list will keep growing, but for now here are seven of my favourites.


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And to Think That He Kissed Him on Lorimer Street by Richard Grayson (A)
Richard Grayson is a prolific writer of over 200 stories, articles, and books. In the 80s, he staged a satiric run for the White House against Ronald Reagan. He has obtained a J.D. degree from University of Florida with honors and is, in addition, a master satirist and a keen observer of the American scene from his own and unique viewpoint. Grayson writes in a deceptively simple style that is, nevertheless, hard to imitate. Using this kind of autobiographical method, bordering on a confessional, Grayson looks through shifting viewpoints (gay and straight; white and black; American and immigrant; young and old) at the people, times, and palaces of a fictional Brooklyn.
In these fictions, Grayson meditates on various topics, mostly race, sexual identity, age, and change by using the device of popular culture, mixing in liberally the icons of pop culture with persons and places from memory to construct a solid literary edifice.
The collection is filled with resonant stories about the lives of ordinary people, and this focus is what makes them interesting and memorable. Somehow, though Grayson's master touch, the ordinary becomes fascinating and highly readable literature. Many of these stories, however, reflect a deep sadness that exists in the heart of the common man and his experience. Nothing seems to happen for the protagonists in these stories, their lives stupefying their subjects. Grayson reminds us with his fiction that our lives are, in the end, rather banal, revolving around the mundane, the ordinary, and the common. At the same time, there seems to be a kind of weird current of apathy that flows beneath the surface of the stories. In the title story, we wonder, for example, whether the narrator is incredibly open-minded about his son's sexuality and the kiss between the boys, or whether he's just too apathetic to care, and we wonder because the title seems to be a kind of subconscious expression of protest by the protagonist. Apathy, or more precisely, a kind of stupefaction, perhaps synergized by the bathos of pop culture, rears its head in "Shirtless Tea-bag Eating White Boys", in which two characters, one stupefied by Haldol, the other just tranquilized by American culture, watch internet videos, which somehow are appropriate for the mentally dysfunctional character and the young elementary school teacher; the first prefers to watch a purple hippo, and the latter prefers to view shirtless tea-bag eating white boy clips.
Some of these stories are biographical, and those are the stories that I like the best. Especially likable are "Branch Libraries of Southeastern Brooklyn", in which Grayson's character reminisces about the libraries that he had known and how they had evolved over the years-this one is probably my favorite story, as I do love libraries, and it seems that Grayson is a true lover of the library as well-and "The Lost Movie Theatres of Southeastern Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach", another story of nostalgia and memory, where we are treated to reminiscences about the various theatres that the author remembers. "1001 Ways to Defeat Green Arrow" deals with change in gay relationships and the longing and emptiness that result. "My Life in The New York Post" is a collection of strange but somehow funny clips from, apparently, the Post regarding a fictional Grayson's plots and schemes.
Other stories that I liked were "In the Sixties", a kaleidoscope-like summary of the Sixties; "Diary of a Brooklyn Cyclones Hot Dog", which deals with the life of a lesbian Uzbek immigrant who is promoted to being the Relish in a Hot Dog Race; and "Mohammad's Therapy Monkey", in which the protagonist, a college student with some issues is assigned a roommate with a pet monkey, which helps him find acceptance and a relationship of his own in a place that he detests.
Grayson chronicles the real through his funny, sometimes sad, but always genuine, if slightly offbeat, fictional world.
Richard Grayson has a website at http://www.richardgrayson.com/
Grayson has been interviewed by Geoffrey Philip.
Grayson's Wikipedia entry is here.
Labels: 2007, literature, review, Richard Grayson, Short Stories
Richard Grayson also has a wonderful, original, 100-word story up at Tuesday Shorts. Good stuff.
Great review.