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Il Figlio Enoteca opens for indoor dining, brings Italian fare to Fishkill
Geoffrey Wilson
When Il Barilotto Enoteca closed its doors midway through 2020, it left a hole in the Village of Fishkill's culinary scene.
But, that niche has been filled with the opening of Il Barilotto's successor: Il Figlio Enoteca.
Scott Rosenberg, who owned Il Barilotto and owns Il Figlio, describes the opening as a "rebirth."
"Although this is a brand new restaurant, it's still a familiar entity within the village," he said.
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As of Wednesday, Il Figlio has opened for dine-in service limited to guests with reservations. Customers can also place takeout orders at the restaurant, located at 992 Main St.
Classic Italian and Mediterranean delicacies are core to the Il Figlio menu, which features a variety of pastas, seafood and more. Rosenberg said he plans on featuring rotating, seasonal options on the menu.
"We might feature more dishes from the northern regions in the winter, whereas you'll see a lot more tomatoes in the summer," Rosenberg said.
The restaurant will also feature a selection of cocktails and wines for those seeking to imbibe.
Rosenberg signed the lease on the restaurant location last February, and in the year since, he said he's learned much about what does and does not work for restaurants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I think we had a good understanding of just what we were getting into," he said. "We had a year to take notes on what was doing great and what was not. Whatever business models existed a year ago, you had to throw that away."
The expansive dining room covers two floors and features socially distanced tabling. The building also features and updated HVAC system, Rosenberg said.
For more information, visit figlioenoteca.com.
Geoffrey Wilson: gwilson@poughkeepsiejournal.com; 845-437-4882; Twitter: @GeoffWilson_
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Philip II, Prince of Taranto
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Coat of arms of Philip II of Taranto, the same as his father Louis I of Naples.[1] They are the combination of the arms of Anjou and those of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.
Philip II of Taranto (1329 – 25 November 1374) of the Angevin house, was Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip III) from 1364 to his death in 1374.
Prince of Achaea and Taranto
Latin Emperor
October 1347 - 25 November 1374
Robert I
He was the son of Philip I of Taranto and Catherine of Valois. Upon the execution of his cousin Charles, Duke of Durazzo, in 1348, he succeeded as King of Albania. Shortly after, his older brother Louis married their first cousin, Joanna I of Naples, and became king. In April 1355, Philip married Joanna's younger sister, Maria of Calabria.
In 1364, Philip succeeded as titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople and Prince of Achaea and Taranto on the death of his oldest brother, Robert.
Maria died in 1366. On 20 October 1370, Philip married yet another Angevin, Elizabeth of Slavonia, former heir presumptive to the throne of Hungary. In 1373, he resigned his rights to the Principality of Achaea to his cousin and former sister-in-law Joanna. He died on 25 November 1374 in Taranto.
All his children had died young. His heir was his sister's son James of Baux, Duke of Andria.
He had several illegitimate children. Most of the old Maltese nobility can trace back their ancestry to Philip II.
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By his first wife, Maria of Calabria, Philip had five children:
Philip (1356)
Charles (1358)
a child, (1362)
By his second wife, Elisabeth of Slavonia, Philip had:
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16. Louis VIII of France
8. Charles I of Naples
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4. Charles II of Naples
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1. Philip II, Prince of Taranto
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13. Isabella of Aragon
27. Violant of Hungary
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28. Baldwin II of Constantinople
14. Philip of Courtenay
29. Marie of Brienne
7. Catherine of Courtenay
30. Charles I of Naples
15. Beatrice of Sicily
31. Beatrice of Provence
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Born: 1329 Died: 25 November 1374
Robert of Taranto Prince of Achaea
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Louis I of Naples Prince of Taranto
Giornale araldico-genealogico-diplomatico dell'Accademia araldica italiana. 4. Pisa: La direzione del giornale araldico. 1877.
Giuseppe Pupillo; Operatori C.R.S.E.C. BA/7 (2017). Altamura, immagini e descrizioni storiche (PDF). Matera: Antezza Tipografi. ISBN 9788889313282.
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Hunger Is Over, If We Want It
By Frances Moore Lappé & Anna Lappé // December 7, 2021
Globally, in this now-or-never moment, we can remake governance to answer to all of us, to finally make policy with the understanding that hunger will only be uprooted if we tackle the anti-democracy forces at its roots.
"In addition to inequality," the authors write, "our corporate food system is so broken nearly 60 percent of the calories Americans eat now offer us zero nutrition; and virtually no Americans meet dietary guidelines." (Photo: Karl Hendon/via Getty Images)
Originally Published on Common Dreams, December 7, 2021
The United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York City this September called on humanity "to end hunger and protect the planet." Sounds noble—even uplifting—until we acknowledge this sad truth: Nearly fifty years ago at the United Nations' first World Food Conference, governments also set out such a lofty goal, declaring a vision for eradicating "hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition within a decade." A decade?
You could say we missed that mark, big time. Even before COVID-19, undernourishment


4 daghighe ghabl az shahadat..
The battle never ends. Season 2 of Marvel's The Punisher is now streaming on Netflix.
JUST 3 MORE DAYS, LADS!!!
No standing on the sidelines. 💀 Season 2 of #ThePunisher hits Netflix January 18.
With a new trailer for @thepunisher dropping today Netflix has also unveiled this new poster for the show.
The Punisher returns for its second season on January 18, 2018.
New The Punisher Season 2 Poster released and trailer tomorrow!
11 DAYS UNTIL PUNISHER SEASON 2!!! AAAHHH!!!
Smile is a treasure that you find under your nose 😎😂 "stein" alihemo rahma!
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I posted a series of photos earlier this year of my walk through the RAF Museum in London. There, I uploaded a variety of pics of some of the highlights of the amazing collection.
World War II Airplanes Anyone?
While going through my hundreds of photos the other day, I realized that some of the airplane buffs might enjoy seeing some details of one or two of these magnificent creatures.
So, I give you photos of a gorgeous P-51.
I do not profess to be an aviation expert so I won't hit my keyboard a lot more beyond this point.
Just enough to separate the pics.
I shot these in pretty high-res, so I can also do details if you like.


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package com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.cleaner;

import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.DbAtlasDbFactory;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.DbKeyValueServiceConfig;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.OracleDdlConfig;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.OracleTableNameGetter;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.OracleTableNameGetterImpl;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.cleaner.OracleNamespaceDeleter.OracleNamespaceDeleterParameters;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.impl.ConnectionSupplier;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.impl.OracleDbTableFactory;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.impl.OraclePrefixedTableNames;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.impl.SqlConnectionSupplier;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.impl.TableValueStyleCacheImpl;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.util.DbKeyValueServiceConfigs;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.keyvalue.dbkvs.util.SqlConnectionSuppliers;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.namespacedeleter.NamespaceDeleter;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.namespacedeleter.NamespaceDeleterFactory;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.spi.KeyValueServiceConfig;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.spi.KeyValueServiceRuntimeConfig;
import com.palantir.logsafe.SafeArg;
import com.palantir.logsafe.exceptions.SafeIllegalArgumentException;
import com.palantir.nexus.db.pool.ConnectionManager;
import com.palantir.nexus.db.pool.HikariClientPoolConnectionManagers;
import com.palantir.nexus.db.pool.config.ConnectionConfig;
import com.palantir.nexus.db.pool.config.OracleConnectionConfig;
import com.palantir.refreshable.Refreshable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;

@AutoService(NamespaceDeleterFactory.class)
public final class DbKvsNamespaceDeleterFactory implements NamespaceDeleterFactory {
    @Override
    public String getType() {
        return DbAtlasDbFactory.TYPE;
    }

    @Override
    public NamespaceDeleter createNamespaceDeleter(
            KeyValueServiceConfig config, Refreshable<Optional<KeyValueServiceRuntimeConfig>> runtimeConfig) {
        DbKeyValueServiceConfig dbKeyValueServiceConfig = DbKeyValueServiceConfigs.toDbKeyValueServiceConfig(config);
        String dbType = dbKeyValueServiceConfig.ddl().type();

        if (OracleDdlConfig.TYPE.equals(dbType)) {
            return createOracleNamespaceDeleter(dbKeyValueServiceConfig, runtimeConfig);
        }
        throw new SafeIllegalArgumentException(
                "Dropping a namespace for the given DB type is not supported",
                SafeArg.of("type", dbType),
                SafeArg.of("supportedTypes", List.of(OracleDdlConfig.TYPE)));
    }

    private NamespaceDeleter createOracleNamespaceDeleter(
            DbKeyValueServiceConfig config, Refreshable<Optional<KeyValueServiceRuntimeConfig>> runtimeConfig) {
        OracleDdlConfig ddlConfig = (OracleDdlConfig) config.ddl();
        OracleConnectionConfig connectionConfig =
                getConfigWithSingleConnection((OracleConnectionConfig) config.connection());

        OracleTableNameGetter tableNameGetter = OracleTableNameGetterImpl.createDefault(ddlConfig);
        OraclePrefixedTableNames prefixedTableNames = new OraclePrefixedTableNames(tableNameGetter);
        TableValueStyleCacheImpl cache = new TableValueStyleCacheImpl();

        // DDL tables require a compaction executor service. However, namespace deletion doesn't use compaction at
        // all, so we never use the executor service.
        ExecutorService executorService = MoreExecutors.newDirectExecutorService();
        OracleDbTableFactory factory =
                new OracleDbTableFactory(ddlConfig, tableNameGetter, prefixedTableNames, cache, executorService);
        ConnectionSupplier connectionSupplier = createConnectionSupplier(config, runtimeConfig, connectionConfig);

        OracleNamespaceDeleterParameters parameters = OracleNamespaceDeleterParameters.builder()
                .userId(connectionConfig.getDbLogin())
                .tablePrefix(ddlConfig.tablePrefix())
                .overflowTablePrefix(ddlConfig.overflowTablePrefix())
                .connectionSupplier(connectionSupplier)
                .ddlTableFactory(tableReference -> factory.createDdl(tableReference, connectionSupplier))
                .tableNameGetter(tableNameGetter)
                .build();

        return new OracleNamespaceDeleter(parameters);
    }

    private ConnectionSupplier createConnectionSupplier(
            DbKeyValueServiceConfig config,
            Refreshable<Optional<KeyValueServiceRuntimeConfig>> runtimeConfig,
            ConnectionConfig connectionConfig) {
        ConnectionManager connectionManager = HikariClientPoolConnectionManagers.create(connectionConfig);
        SqlConnectionSupplier sqlConnSupplier =
                SqlConnectionSuppliers.createSimpleConnectionSupplier(connectionManager, config, runtimeConfig);
        return new ConnectionSupplier(sqlConnSupplier);
    }

    private OracleConnectionConfig getConfigWithSingleConnection(OracleConnectionConfig config) {
        return new OracleConnectionConfig.Builder()
                .from(config)
                .minConnections(0)
                .maxConnections(1)
                .build();
    }
}

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L'amour rooms with a view of the Valley of Love – a famous scenic spot of Da Lat will be the perfect choice for your romantic vacation. Moreover,every luxury, well-equipped room will give you the most relaxing moments. L'amour offers a variety of area options that can accommodate various demands of visitors.


After dropping to second place last week, Identity Thief once again stole the top spot at the box office this weekend, beating out Dwayne Johnson's Snitch and all the other new entries.
The heist comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Bateman, T.I. and Morris Chestnut, has grossed a total of $93.7 million over three weeks, making a bona fide star out of Octavia Spencer's BFF McCarthy.
The Rock's action-thriller Snitch debuted in second place with $13 million, a respectable opening on a low-attendance weekend. Escape From Planet Earth, Safe Haven and A Good Day to Die Hard rounded out the top five, with Viola Davis' Beautiful Creatures dropping like a stone to ninth place in its second week.
Next week, X-Men director Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer will go up against horror flick The Last Exorcism II.


Lingering freezing drizzle could create slick spots on the roads Wednesday morning. Several parts of eastern Iowa remain under winter weather advisories. Another system is set to bring freezing rain and sleet. A break in precipitation is likely from late morning through mid-afternoon Wednesday.
The next system will bring more precipitation including some snow overnight into Thursday morning. The entire system wraps up Thursday afternoon. Total freezing rain and sleet accumulation will be 0.1″ to 0.2″ range in many areas. For Thursday's commute, be careful of freezing rain that could create slick conditions and slow traffic.
Total snowfall over the northwest half will be in the 1 to 3-inch range, with locations from a Dubuque-Cedar Rapids line and southeast receiving 1 inch or less.
Temperatures fall with the gusty northwest winds on Thursday. Expect lows to be a few degrees below zero by Friday morning.


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There's a weird hiccup at the beginning that couldn't be fixed. It's over quickly so don't worry about it too much. After that we discuss more nerd suits, that's right, nerds are taking over fashion... or are they? Ghost in the Shell released some teaser things, and we address what they kind of are. DC's writer program announced the class of 2016 or something. It's a fellowship of sorts, let's get over the whole school thing. There's more TV talk as well, including the season premiere of Agents of Shield. Exciting.


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Q: How to prevent bootstrap table from growing my container Codepen Example:  https://codepen.io/anthonyhvelazquez/pen/oNjPrgQ

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I am trying to create a page that has a left navigation panel and a table on the right side. Now that I have that setup, I want to modify my table so that it doesnt force my container to grow past a certain height.

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*The table show grow to the size of the container even if the table contents are not enough to fill in the height

*Once the table surpasses the limit of the container, it should have a vertical scroll with sticky table headers at the top
Any advice on how to get this outcome or is there a more responsive approach?

A: I think you can first get the viewport dimension, and use that to minus the navbar's height.
To make the table header sticky, you can use css style
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What are some of the signs of elder psychological abuse?
On behalf of The Gray Law Firm P.S. posted in Nursing Home Abuse on Monday, February 23, 2015.
Pretty much all families who have a close relative who is in a nursing home know that it is important to keep watch for signs that their relative might be being mistreated. However, some might not be entirely clear on what specific sorts of things can constitute potential signs of abuse.


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Rulings - Can she observe a voluntary fast when she still owes days from Ramadaan?
Discussion in 'Fatwas and Questions/Answers' started by brighten, Dec 28, 2006.
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I did not fast some days in Ramadaan because of my period, and I have not made up the days I owe yet. Can I fast the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
This issue is known to the scholars as observing naafil fasts before making up missed Ramadaan fasts. There is a difference of scholarly opinion concerning this matter. Some scholars say that it is haraam to observe naafil fasts before making up days that one owes, because it is more important to start with an obligatory action than a naafil one. Some of the scholars say that it is permissible.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him was asked about combining making up a missed obligation and doing something that is mustahabb: is it permissible for a person to do the mustahabb action and make up the obligatory action later on, or should he do the obligatory action first, such as fasting the day 'Ashoora' which coincides with making up a missed Ramadaan fast?
With regard to obligatory and voluntary fasts, what is prescribed in sharee'ah and what makes sense is to start with the obligatory fasts and then do the naafil ones, because the obligatory fast is a debt which must be paid, whereas the naafil fast is voluntary and is to be done if one can manage it, otherwise there is no sin on one. Based on this, we say to the one who owes a missed Ramadaan fast: make up what you owe before you observe a voluntary fast. If he observes a voluntary fast before making up what he owes then the correct view is that his voluntary fast is valid so long as there is still enough time to make up the missed fasts, because a person may make up missed Ramadaan fasts so long as there is still enough time for him to do so before the next Ramadaan comes. So long as there is still plenty of time, it is permissible for him to observe voluntary fasts. This is similar to the case of obligatory prayers, such as if a person offers a naafil prayer before an obligatory prayer when there is still plenty of time, this is permissible.
Whoever fasts on the day of 'Arafah or 'Ashoora', and still owes some days from Ramadaan, his fast is valid. But if he has the intention of fasting this day to make up for a missed Ramadaan fast, he will have two rewards – one for the day of 'Arafah or 'Ashoora' and another for making up the missed fast. This applies to all voluntary fasts that are not connected to Ramadaan.
With regard to fasting the six days of Shawwaal, these are connected to Ramadaan and can only be done after making up missed Ramadaan fasts. If a person fasts these days before making up his missed Ramadaan fasts, he will not get the reward for them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever fasts Ramadaan then follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime." It is known that the one who still has some days to make up is not regarded as having fasted Ramadaan until he makes up those days. Some people think that if they fear Shawwaal is going to end soon and they fast the six days even though they still owe some days from Ramadaan, that this is acceptable. This is a mistake, because these six days cannot be fasted until a person has made up the days that he owes from Ramadaan.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 20/438.
Based on this, it is permissible for you to fast the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah as a naafil fast, but it is better for you to fast them with the intention of making up what you owe of Ramadaan, and you will have two rewards in sha Allaah.
brighten, Dec 28, 2006


Photographers aren't taken seriously as artists by many people.
My work often doesn't look like photography, so patrons confide in me: "I don't really like photography. Any body can take a picture." Sometime they add, trying to be complimentary: "But YOUR work. That's art. You really had to do something."
I don't like pitting my work against other photographers or artists. I'd rather try to broaden the patron's view of art to include traditional photography.
It's true, anyone can take a photo. Seems that everyone does. An artist, though, creates a comprehensive body of work. An artist creates a distinctive style and captures his or her vision on film or sensor. An artist communicates. One or six nice pictures does not an artist make.
That being said, I like to push my medium a bit beyond the obvious. Most people think that photography captures a moment in time. I disagree. A snapshot captures a moment in time. A photograph captures a mood or emotion. It tells a story. It evokes a memory. It provokes a discussion. The moment in time is almost irrelevant.
I am especially fond of photographic processes that expose a part of our world that we cannot see with out eyes. I want to produce work that asks for a relationship -- demands a few minutes of your time and maybe even gives you something new every time you approach it.
My newest work -- the Game Series -- combines both goals. The set-ups take a long time, so I'm shooting each one in hand-altered Polaroid and in infrared. I'm delighted by how different each is, even with the same subject matter.
Does the Games Series demand your time and give you something new? You tell me.
As photographers (or in my case, artists who use photographic images as the starting point—and yes that's another ball of wax altogether!), we MUST remember that it took nearly century after its introduction for photography to be widely-accepted as a fine art form, if collections in museums are the reliable benchmark.
In the first decades of the new medium (i.e. 1850s-1880s), photographers "mimicked" painting; they photographed all the subjects—landscapes, portraits, etc.—that painters had worked with for centuries and pushed the photographic medium to replicate painting effects. To be sure, this period yielded some really interesting images, and 20th century critics have re-evaluated their value.
I can only think that the sentiment which continues to debase photography—i.e. "any one can take a photograph"—is in some way born out of a perceived threat that an "objective" medium presents to a "subjective" medium like painting. (Although the "reality" that photography captures is whole other conversation.) Painting has reigned supreme for a good 500+ years and there's no reason to think that its supporters are going to give up the throne without a fight.
In the end, however, as you observe, in order to connect meaningfully with viewers, good images, whether photographic or other, must tell a story. All else is superficial.
Keep up the good work! I look forward to future discussions.
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Sub: International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) will jail more innocent citizens and break more families.
Dear United States Senator/Representative,
I am writing on behalf of All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA), the True Equity Network (TEN) India, and Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA), to urge you to stop the passage of I-VAWA.
I urge you to consider the present situation in India which has resulted from the export of anti-male, anti-family laws and policies from the United States.
Indian laws against domestic violence are irrational and discriminatory, and blatantly violate provisions of the Indian Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Most importantly, the implementation of such laws depends on a law enforcement system and judiciary which are replete with corrupt officials who, for their own monetary gains, embolden women to take undue advantage of the credibility granted to them by Indian law.
– The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that "everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
However, Indian laws against domestic violence presume that the accused is guilty until proven innocent and violate universal principles of fair trial.
– Article 21 of the Indian Constitution states that "no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.
However, every year, over 100,000 innocent persons (one innocent person every 5 minutes) are arrested under IPC Section 498A, including 4,000 innocent senior citizens (one innocent elderly person every 2.5 hours) and 350 children (one child per day) without evidence or investigation.
– The Universal Declaration of Human rights states that "all are equal before the law, and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution declares that "The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
However, Indian laws against domestic violence blatantly deny protection to men against any form of domestic abuse, and every year, over 56,000 married men commit suicide due to verbal, emotional, economic and physical abuse and legal harassment.
– Indian laws against domestic violence are touted as tools for women's protection and empowerment.
However, in the last four years alone, over 124,000 women have been arrested under IPC Section 498A alone, without evidence or investigation, not for committing any crime under law, but only because they were related to a man.
The export of destructive feminist ideologies and anti-family laws has broken many Indian homes, depriving thousands of children of a healthy childhood. Men and women are being forced to spend their most productive years in vexatious litigations, thus wasting valuable financial and human resources, which could otherwise have been spent for the benefit of our country.
In the present circumstances, we are forced to conclude that the United States is deliberately imposing policies and laws to cripple countries like India, and this is equal to cutting off a branch while sitting on it.
India is a country well-known for her intellectual and human resources, and her citizens have been making phenomenal contributions to the progress of the United States during the last five decades.
We urge the Government of the United States to refrain from exporting any more of its failed policies to India, as it will not only hurt India, but also the United States, and thereby, the relationship between the two countries.
We urge you to understand the gravity of the situation and stop the passage of I-VAWA.
All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA)
Below is a letter I had presented to all the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the year 2007 in Washington DC:
Subject: Please stop I-VAWA
Senators Biden and Lugar,
Domestic violence is a serious problem faced by men, women, and children. However, laws against domestic violence all over the world, confer legal protection only to women, often violating the civil rights of men and children. Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and The Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act are similar laws which assume that:
· victims of domestic violence or marital cruelty are always women; the aggressors being always a man and his family.
· women are always honest victims, and, hence, requiring proof of their claims is unnecessary.
· the accused man and his family are guilty until proven innocent.
The implementation of these laws depends on a heavily corrupt law enforcement system which encourages women to take undue advantage of the credibility granted to them by law. The absence of penalty for filing false cases only makes matters worse.
Every year, there is a rising number of cases fabricated by wives only to threaten, extort money from, and wreak revenge on husbands and their relatives, in case of marital discord. According to the data obtained from the Ministry of Home Affairs, in the year 2005 alone, 58,319 cases were registered under charges of cruelty by husband and relatives (IPC 498A), and resulted in the arrest of 127,560 individuals including 339 children and 4512 adults over the age of 60. Less than 10 percent of the cases resulted in conviction of the accused.
Misuse of Indian women-protection laws has been noted by various authorities:
The Supreme Court of India termed the misuse of IPC 498A as "Legal Terrorism, and the Delhi High Court termed it "the most abused provision.
The Delhi high court has also noted the "flagrant abuse of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
The World Health Organization, in its Report on India clearly cited Section 498A as one of the major reasons for the "Increasing Abuse of the Elderly in India.
A study by The Center for Social Research (India) indicates that 98% of cases filed under IPC 498A are baseless.
News reports also revealed that many falsely charged, poor and illiterate women are languishing in prison every year.
The passports of falsely accused Indians living abroad are being impounded. Many such Indians have lost their overseas jobs, and are unable to return to their respective countries of residence outside of India.
Other Indians live abroad in fear, separated from their loved ones in India. Interpol Red Corner Notices are being misused against them to force them to return to India.
Many individuals have ended their lives unable to endure the humiliation of being arrested and the trauma of fighting false cases, which typically span 5-7 years.
India has witnessed the arrest and incarceration of several thousands of innocent citizens, whose human rights have been blatantly violated in the name of women-protection laws. While the flaws in Indian laws and law enforcement system remain unchecked, we are faced with a new, yet similar Bill, I-VAWA.
Members of Save Indian Family Foundation request you, Senator XXX, to understand that I-VAWA, if enacted, will only add to the list of laws that are prone to misuse in India. I-VAWA will only harm more families and destroy lives of many Indian men, women and children.
On behalf of Save Indian Family Foundation, I strongly urge you to NOT support the International Violence Against Women Act.
Save Indian Family Foundation
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Tag: fred bowerman
1978 Peterbilt 352 cabover preserved
The rig is the personal power unit of Toledo, Ohio-based Fred Bowerman, purchased from Mississippi-based Bouie River Transport within the last decade as something of a preservation project in honor of Bowerman's father's passing decades ago.
Regulated rates, wildcatting, deregulation: A brief history of U.S. trucking
A special tour through the rise of the owner-operator in exempt agricultural markets from the 1930s, to wildcatting later, deregulation later still -- and this cabover monument to one owner's heritage.
Sundown symphony: Voices, air horns blend at National Mall
Video from horn-honking sundown runs mixed with the voices of advocacy at 10-4 on D.C. Attendees' efforts benefited an area food bank and Truckers Final Mile.
A passion for trucking — scenes from 10-4 on D.C. on the National Mall
Passionate truckers join together for 10-4 on D.C. in hopes of making things better for future generations. Look at scenes from this year's 10-4 on D.C. here.
Wee hours roll-in, voices and more from 10-4 on D.C.
The upshot of the four-days-later post-mortem on That's a Big 10-4 on D.C. — time will tell as to whether the second-annual event served as proof of the concept for those outside of the organizers as a gathering that serves as public outreach and awareness vehicle, as a neutral platform for individual owner-ops and drivers to represent themselves.
Owner-ops voice concerns, fellowship at 10-4 on D.C. on National Mall
Participation in the event this year was down slightly from last year, but the makings of a successful event are well in hand. Participating owner-operators and drivers will be parked on the mall through early Saturday, followed by a convoy back for some R&R at the fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Va.
'10-4 on D.C.' on National Mall Oct. 3-5
The event kicks off Oct. 2 at the Fredericksburg, Va., Agricultural Fairgrounds. Advance registration for anyone looking to participate with their truck is recommended. After last year, organizers say they're encourage a positive atmosphere, less a protest than a tribute "that spotlights issues that affect the driver."


If There Is No Wind . . .
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged motivational inspiration on April 25, 2014 by Irma.
or lay back, and drift. Might take you to some better place.
That is certainly one option!


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IT Product Protection
By the Numbers, By the Book
Contract Pillar
Decades Later, SEWP'S Still On
Feds Satiate Hunger for SEWP
About Connection
Global Supply Chains Are Only as Strong as their Weakest Links.
Global IT supply chains have many benefits, including cost control, but the complexity of those supply chains makes them vulnerable to tampering, malware and counterfeit products. A governmentwide acquisition contract run by NASA uses policies that can help government customers avoid those pitfalls in their purchasing.
To minimize the potential for problems in the supply chain, the Solutions for Enterprisewide Procurement (SEWP) contract program office implemented in July 2017 the Established Authorized Reseller Program, or EARP. A key differentiator from other contract vehicles, EARP ensures that a relationship exists between resellers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), or as SEWP calls them, providers. That's important because government buyers need to ensure product reliability in their effort to track and reduce risk in the supply chain.
To comply with EARP, SEWP's Quote Request Tool shows quotes only from verified authorized resellers. If agencies want to see all quotes, they may click a button to change the default setting.
EARP evolved from a desire by the SEWP program management office to make it easier for government customers to track the supply chain. The office confirms with OEMs the bona fides of contractors claiming to be authorized resellers. "If the manufacturer says, 'We haven't heard of them,' we take them out of our system," said Theresa Kinney, SEWP's deputy program manager. "When the federal government is going out there and they're looking for an authorized reseller or an approved reseller of something, that work has already been done."
OEMs must follow four rules to become part of EARP. First, the provider must assign specific companies as authorized resellers. Second, the company must have a documented process to prove the relationship. Third, OEMs need to provide a point of contact who can verify the relationship. Last, SEWP makes clear that there is the potential for risks or negative consequences should an agency go without an established authorized reseller. In addition to security risks, those include availability of OEM warranty, lack of specialty technical services or post-award complications.
In addition, all vendor quotes include a verification file with information that government customers can review and assess for supply-chain risks before buying a product. An agency looking for a specific router may prefer to buy it from an authorized reseller, but officials may be less concerned about where the power cord comes from. SEWP provides granular product details that allow buyers to assess risk. EARP is especially important for Defense Department purchasers who need to know that the equipment they're buying has not been compromised or hacked. NASA, via SEWP, and DOD are working to establish an International Organization for Standardization standard that addresses supply-chain risk. The program office is pushing vendors to get certified.
Although there is no way to guarantee complete supply- chain security – the National Institute of Standards and Technology calls it supply-chain risk management – SEWP has one of the most robust implementations of SCRM within the context of an IDIQ contract.
"SEWP is the first GWAC to really institute terms in the contract to address supply chain risk head on," said Jeff Trent, vice president of federal government sales for Connection, a global IT solutions provider said. "Connection takes this seriously and has invested to become Open Trusted Technology Provider-certified through the Open Group, which assures customers that we are actively working to prevent the sale of maliciously tainted and counterfeit products."


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What could the shift toward digital textbooks mean for affordability?
Pearson, the largest supplier of textbooks to U.S. students, has announced it is shifting to a digital-first model. While the company said the change will help decrease textbook costs, other higher education experts fear it "might not be good for affordability," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Instead of updating its print textbooks every three years, Pearson will release new digital editions—each requiring new access codes—potentially sidelining competitors like Chegg and Amazon that currently resell print textbooks at lower prices.
Will digital access curtail textbook costs' upward trajectory?
Textbook affordability has become a serious barrier for low-income students: costs jumped more than triple the rate of inflation from 1977 to 2015, NBC's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data states. In one U.S. Public Interest Research Group study, 65 percent of students surveyed said that cost concerns had forced them to forego purchasing needed textbooks for a college course.
Pearson says that its digital textbooks will cost, on average, $40 per e-book and $70 for a suite of resources and tools. But Kaitlyn Vitez, director of the Make Higher Education Affordable Campaign at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, told The Chronicle that "we have no guarantees that prices are going to stay at that rate." She says that the pivot to digital could potentially give the large textbook supplier "more opportunities to charge students for access to digital platforms requiring costly access codes."
Pearson also is looking to partner with colleges on so-called inclusive-access arrangements, in which the cost of accessing textbook publishers' digital platforms is baked into tuition or student fees, often at below-market prices. Some students, however, are wary of these arrangements—and the overall shift to curtail textbook resale options.
Nicholas Sengstaken, a rising senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been an outspoken critic. "Pearson moving toward all-digital content is just another example of them moving toward policies and products which promote their profit margins rather than the interest of students," Sengstaken told The Chronicle. "It's only going to decrease the amount of affordable options."
The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report
Cost, Educational outcomes, Higher education
Newly minted vets, dentists facing debt that far exceeds earnings
College tuition growing at historically low rates, report shows
A closer look at 'inclusive access' textbook programs
Top graduate schools call for diversity and inclusion in global affairs education
Led by Carla Koppell of Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security, a group of 100-plus academic leaders have issued recommendations for broadening curricula, fostering diversity, and ensuring a culture of inclusion.


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02:	Heritage grants are available for conservation works. We have successfully secured funding for clients for repair works to the original fabric of the building. As conservation architects we apply on behalf of our clients and ensure that the work is carried using the best conservation principals to sure compliance with the grant conditions.
03:	Planning permission will be needed for any change of use. For example if you are transforming an old bank building into your new headquarters this will need planning. Generally planning authorities favour applications where vacant buildings are becoming occupied once the use is compatible with the building and the design respects any conditions in the local development plan. At dhb Architects we always meet with the planners and conservation officers at an early stage to ensure the correct direction has been chosen.
03: The volumes and ceiling heights in some of older buildings are much greater than their new-build equivalent in many cases and can provide exciting work and meeting spaces that impress clients and inspire creative work.
04:	Before any major works are undertaken we always suggest that the client commission 'minor enabling works'. This is where a builder will remove parts of any finishes that hide the existing fabric of the building such as carpets, suspended ceilings and drylining. This gives the design team a better understanding of the building condition and will allow for more accuracy when preparing final drawings and specifications for future major works.
05:	Quite often a new service core needs to be inserted including a new lift. If the building has a basement an hydraulic lift may be appropriate. It is essential to check the height restrictions. A normal lift will need at least 3.5m above the final floor for plant and machinery. This means it may have to pierce the roof finish.
06:	Flexibility is key. All rooms should have WIFI and multiple outlets for service connections.
07:	At dhb Architects we try to meet with all the future users of the building to hear their preferences for working spaces. Involving as many stakeholders as possible at early design stages can help overcome future settling in problems.
08:	A key challenge is the design of new heating, electrical & IT systems. The traditional approach of putting in suspended ceiling tiles to hide a network of cables is practical and can help with acoustics but quite often these ceilings hide beautiful plaster work and change the proportions of the rooms. Equally visible plastic ducting with electrical cabling is a cheap but unsavoury solution. We prefer where possible to locate services beneath floor boards or in new visible galvanized steel ducting where service routes are carefully designed to minimize negative impact on the spaces.
09.	We encourage clients to invest in solar panels or at least install the infrastructure for future installation of panels. High pitched roofs can offer a tremendous opportunity for power and hot water.
10.	Finding parking for staff can often be an issue. However local arrangements are made all the time between public and private providers of parking at very favourable rates.
11.	Finding premises big enough to take a large workforce is a challenge but remember you can quite often add another floor. It can suit start up companies, incubation centres or co – working facilities.
12.	Refurbishment costs for 2017 were between €2,000 & €2,500/m2. This is nearly twice the cost of new build. However investing in our heritage is like investing in a piece of art that gains in value over time. It has been our experience that clients, especially international clients are very favourably disposed to doing business in our refurbished offices. These buildings reflect us as a people and a nation. They have personality and identity.


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MILWAUKEE COUNTY
In response to Nazi salute photo from Baraboo, one Milwaukee high school wants to spread a message of love
Lainey Seyler
Last week, a prom photo from a Wisconsin high school spread across the country.
The photo showed 50 to 60 boys in a photo, about half of whom were appeared to be doing a Nazi salute outside the Sauk County Courthouse in Baraboo. The photo was taken last spring but surfaced on news outlets last week. People reacted. Politicians weighed in, celebrities, too, but one high school in Wisconsin decided to respond with a photo of its own.
On Friday afternoon, 50 students and about 15 staff members gathered at Milwaukee's Rufus King High School to take a photo to spread peace. It's a small act, but one they hope travels as far as the Baraboo photo.
The idea came from Rufus King English teacher Kelly O'Keefe-Boettcher.
"Our goal at Rufus King is to be an upstander, not a bystander," O'Keefe-Boettcher said. "I put up the idea to take a photo, and the response was amazing. I was moved by the number of kids and staff who were there."
Keefe-Boettcher is the faculty advisor for the school's Jew Crew and Friends of Islam groups.
"We've been having a lot of conversations about escalating hate crimes, and obviously the assault on the synagogue in Pittsburgh is on everyone's mind," she said. "These two groups have been struggling with 'where am I safe and who will protect me.'"
As the students and teachers gathered on Friday afternoon to take the photo, they discussed what happened in Baraboo and what seems to be a rise in antisemitism and hate nationwide.
"We immediately started with the question, 'Is this Wisconsin and the answer is yes, it is. It's not just Baraboo," O'Keefe-Boettcher said.
Many students at the meeting stood up when O'Keefe Boettcher asked if they had experienced discrimination or hate. And just last week, USA Today published a list of the 15 worst cities to live in for black Americans: Milwaukee/West Allis/Waukesha was No. 2 and Racine was No. 3.
RELATED:'This isn't who we are': Viral Nazi salute photo of Wisconsin high school promgoers draws widespread condemnation
RELATED:Baraboo schools chief apologizes for Nazi salute photo, calling it 'hateful, frightening'
But by the end of the discussion, the group decided to send an uplifting message and came up with the hashtag #WIUnitedinLove. The diverse group of students and faculty posed together showing hands signs for peace, hearts and the American Sign Language sign for "I love you.".
Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association shared the post, which by noon today had been shared more than 700 times. O'Keefe-Boettcher said a video made by Joe Brusky had been seen more than 20,000 times.
"The picture was shared several hundred times," she said. "It resonated. People wanted a response to that picture that didn't leave people feeling hopeless. People were hungry for it. People who I have never met. People from all over Wisconsin have said, 'this is beautiful, thank you.' I like to believe that this is where this is heading."


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Q: Extract value nested with an array of hashes in Ruby I have an XML response from a URL that is being converted into an array of hashes which looks like:

{
  "EmployeeList"=>{
    "EmployeeProfile"=>{
      "BuildLoc"=>{"$"=>"1 Happy Place"},
      "Status"=>{"$"=>"A"},
      "SecrTitle"=>[{}, {}],
      "ID"=>{},
      "bct"=>{},
      "NUM"=>{"$"=>"1234567"},
      "BuildCity"=>{"$"=>"Dayton"},
      "BuildFloor"=>{"$"=>"6"},
      "Expense"=>{"$"=>"1345"},
      "LastName"=>{"$"=>"Smith"},
      "Middle"=>{},
      "SecrName"=>[{}, {}],
      "InternalSMTPAddress"=>{"$"=>"Joe.Smith@happy.com"},
      "IAddress"=>{"$"=>"Joe.Smith@happy.com"},
      "PreferredLastName"=>{},
      "DisplayName"=>{"$"=>"Joe Smith"},
      "CellPhoneNo"=>{},
      "Title"=>{"$"=>"Dr."},
      "BuildStreetAddress"=>{"$"=>"123 Happy town"},
      "BuildState"=>{"$"=>"IL"},
      "FirstName"=>{"$"=>"Joe"},
      "AltContactTitle1"=>{},
      "Dept-CostCtrNo"=>{"$"=>"129923"},
      "PreferredFirstName"=>{"$"=>"Joe"},
      "AltContactName2"=>{},
      "AltContactPhone2"=>{},
      "GDP"=>{},
      "BuildZip"=>{"$"=>"112345"},
      "RegionID"=>{"$"=>"NAMR"},
      "EmploymentType"=>{"$"=>"E"},
      "TempPhone"=>{},
      "BuildID"=>{"$"=>"01114"},
      "CountryAbbr"=>{"$"=>"USA"},
      "FaxDisp1"=>{},
      "BuildCountry"=>{"$"=>"United States"}
    }
  },
  nil=>nil
}

What's the easiest way to extract the value of "DisplayName" and "InternalSMTPAddress"?

A: If you assign the returned hash to a variable named "hash" you can access the two desired values for those keys like:
hash['EmployeeList']['EmployeeProfile']['DisplayName']
=> {"$"=>"Joe Smith"}

and
hash['EmployeeList']['EmployeeProfile']['InternalSMTPAddress']
=> {"$"=>"Joe.Smith@happy.com"}

If you want the actual data in them add a trailing ['$']:
hash['EmployeeList']['EmployeeProfile']['DisplayName']['$']
=> "Joe Smith"

hash['EmployeeList']['EmployeeProfile']['InternalSMTPAddress']['$']
=> "Joe.Smith@happy.com"

A: If you need to find some key in nested hashes use this method:
def find_key(hash,key)
  hash.each {|k, v|
    return v if k==key
    tmp=find_key(v,key) if v.is_a?(Hash)
    return tmp unless tmp.nil?
  }
  return nil
end

Usage:
hash = Hash.new
hash["key1"] = "value1"
hash["key2"] = "value2"
hash["key3"] = Hash.new
hash["key3"]["key4"] = "value4"
hash["key3"]["key5"] = "value5"
hash["key6"] = Hash.new
hash["key6"]["key7"] = "value7"
hash["key6"]["key8"] = Hash.new
hash["key6"]["key8"]["key9"] = "value9"

find_key(hash,"key9") => "value9"
find_key(hash,"key8") => {"key9"=>"value9"}
find_key(hash,"dsfsdfsd") => nil

A: I would recommend you to use ruby gem nested_lookup.
Install the gem using command gem install nested_lookup
In your case you need the value of 'DisplayName' and 'InternalSMTPAddress'. This is what you need to do.
Rameshs-MacBook-Pro:~ rameshrv$ irb
irb(main):001:0> require 'nested_lookup'
=> true
irb(main):051:0> include NestedLookup
=> Object
# Here the test_data is the data you gave in the question
irb(main):052:0> test_data.nested_get('DisplayName')
=> {"$"=>"Joe Smith"}
irb(main):053:0> test_data.nested_get('InternalSMTPAddress')
=> {"$"=>"Joe.Smith@happy.com"}
irb(main):054:0>

For more information please read https://github.com/rameshrvr/nested_lookup


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Accessory Follows the Principal
When creditor acquires fruits of thing in obligation to deliver – The creditor acquires a right to the fruits of the thing from the time the obligation to deliver becomes due and demandable.[1] Nevertheless, he will not acquire any real right (ownership) over the fruits until delivery thereof to him. [2] This follows the principle that an accessory follows the principal.[3]
Cu Unjieng Hijos v. The Mabalacat Sugar Company
G.R. No. 37206, 22 September 1933
To secure a loan from plaintiff Cu Unjieng E Hijos, defendant Mabalacat Sugar Company mortgaged two parcels of land with all the buildings, improvements, sugar-cane mill, railway, telephone installations, apparatus, utensils, and everything forming part or necessary to complete the said sugar-cane mill, railway, or telephone installation, actually existing or that may later exist on the said lots, belonging exclusively to the mortgage debtor. After the mortgage was foreclosed for defendant's failure to pay, the sheriff sold in public auction defendant's sugar mill including the machinery and accessories found therein. Defendants claimed that the machinery and accessories should not have been included in the sale.
HELD: The machinery and accessories follow the principal which were the lands subject of the foreclosed mortgaged. "As to whether or not the machinery and accessories in question were included in the notice of sale of public auction, inasmuch as the sheriff stated therein that he would sell all the properties belonging to the Mabalacat Sugar Central… they were included in the notice in question, following the principle of law that the accessory follows the principal."
Exclude accessories or personal/movable properties in a real estate mortgage or contract of sale – To exclude certain accessories or personal/movable properties in a real estate mortgage, a contractual stipulation to that effect should be clearly and categorically stated on the agreement. The same should be observed in a contract of sale.
Rules to follow in case of obligation to deliver determinate or indeterminate thing –If the obligation is to deliver a determinate/specific thing, the creditor may demand the following from the debtor: (1) to deliver the determinate thing, and/or (2) damages.[4] The obligation "includes that of delivering all its accessions and accessories, even though they may not have been mentioned."[5] On the other hand, if the obligation is to deliver an indeterminate/generic thing, the creditor may have the same done through another at the expense of the debtor.[6]
Same; Liability for fortuitous event by the creditor in delay – In the event that the debtor delays, or has promised to deliver the same thing (whether determinate or indeterminate) to two or more persons who do not have the same interest, the debtor is liable for any fortuitous event until he has delivered the same.[7]Rules to follow in case of obligation to do and not to do – When the debtor who fails to do his obligation or contravenes the tenor of thereof, the creditor may have it executed at the cost of the debtor.[8] The creditor may likewise require the debtor to undo an obligation which was been poorly done.[9] If the debtor does what has been forbidden of him arising from an obligation not to do, the creditor may likewise require the debtor to undo the same at the expense of the debtor.[10]
[3] Philippine National Bank v. Sps. Bernard and Cresencia Marañon, G.R. No. 189316, 01 July 2013, citing Torbela v. Rosario, G.R. No. 140528, 07 December 2011, 661 SCRA 633, 675.
[4] CIVIL CODE. Paragraph 1, Article 1165, cf. Article 1170.
[6] Ibid. Paragraph 2, Article 1165
[10] Ibid. Article 1168.


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Juvenile Jury was an American children's game show that originally ran on NBC from April 3, 1947, to August 1, 1954. It was hosted by Jack Barry and featured a panel of children aged ten or less giving advice to solve the problems of other children. Celebrity guests appeared on the show, including Eddie Cantor, Red Skelton and Milton Berle.

The show began in 1946 as a radio program on WOR in New York, but then successfully made the transition to television. It continued to be broadcast as a radio program until 1953.

Controversy
In a 1953 episode, four-year-old panelist Michelle Fogel claimed that she was told the questions/"problems" the night before, and further claimed that her answer to the first problem was what "my mommy told me to say"; Barry then, and again several times during the remainder of the episode, tried to assure the audience that what Fogel said was not the case.

Barry was later involved in the quiz show scandals, and in 1958 testified before a congressional committee about his involvement.

Legal cases
In the late 1940s, Juvenile Jury was the subject of two court cases. The jury in a New York Federal Court rejected William Evans's suit for $600,000 damages. He said that when Barry and other defendants began Juvenile Jury on WOR, the program's concept was one that he had created but was rejected after he submitted it to WGN a few months prior to Juvenile Jury'''s debut. Meanwhile, a New York Supreme Court case had Carol Marshall suing for piracy, saying that she created an unproduced radio program, Junior Judges, on which Juvenile Jury infringed.

Revivals
The show was revived twice in syndication, once from 1970-1971 hosted again by Barry, and again from 1989-1991 (renamed The New Juvenile Jury) hosted by Nipsey Russell.  Incidentally, Russell hosted another version in 1983 under the title Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury created specifically for broadcast on cable network Black Entertainment Television (BET), who co-produced the show with Barry & Enright Productions.  This rendition, though short-lived, was the first original game show for the fledgling network, and one of the few in game show history to feature a predominantly African-American audience.  As its theme song, Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury utilized the theme music of another short-lived Barry & Enright game show, Play The Percentages from 1980.

Episode status
The NBC version is believed to have been destroyed, as per network practices. Two episodes (including the aforementioned 1953 episode) have been released on DVD, while two others are held by The Paley Center for Media.

Game Show Network aired most of the 1970s version (including the premiere) and 1980s Nipsey Russell version during the network's "Dark Period", from fall 1997 to spring 1998. Clips from both were also used occasionally on the late 1990s GSN original series As Seen On''.

References

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 The 1953 "Michelle Fogel" episode at the Internet Archive

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Creation (Dir: Jon Amiel)
Based on the book Annie's Box by the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin (ably portrayed here by Paul Bettany), Creation follows the naturalist as he writes his famous book On the Origin of Species. The story centres on Darwin's struggle and depression after the death of his eldest daughter Annie (Martha West) from scarlet fever.
The film portrays the physical and mental effect that Annie's death had on her father's ideas about natural selection, showing a man tormented over his belief that he killed his daughter. This is compounded by the agonising decision he faces over the need to publish his scientific results and the effect that they will have upon belief in God and the creation of the universe.
This concern over the dividing nature of the work is one that is still relevant today — indeed, Creation has only now found a distributor willing to show the film in America, such was the animosity and controversy surrounding its release.
For all the controversy surrounding the film, its one failing could be its focus on the family life of Darwin rather than the events which led to one of the most important scientific discoveries in human history. Arguably one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time, it is 150 years since the publishing of On the Origin of Species.
Viewers could therefore be forgiven for expecting a film which charts the evolution of this great work of science from the voyage of HMS Beagle to its publication. It is a story that demands an entire film, and is neither fully explored nor explained in the 98 minutes of Creation.
Instead we are presented with a love story to the natural world which inspired Charles Darwin, and the family who supported and encouraged him. Images of life and death pepper the film with flashbacks to a younger, more carefree, Darwin. The scenes featuring the ghost of Annie are a little saccharine and distracting at times. However, the strong performance from Jennifer Connelly as Darwin's devout and loyal wife Emma save this film
from falling into the trap of sentimentality, giving an intimate view into the life of a man tormented by his need to explore the world around him and the consequences of his actions.
With a solid supporting cast featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Joseph Hooker and Toby Young, as the scientist Thomas Huxley determined to wage war on God, the film offers a glimpse into the man behind the theory.
Rewilding Britain: helping the natural species back into the wilderness
Interview with CEO of Glasgow Film
Is your legacy worth more than the planet?
The ecology of Australia's bushfires: building from the bottom-up


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Martijn Theodoor Houtsma (15 January 1851, in Irnsum, Friesland – 9 February 1943, in Utrecht), often referred to as M. Th. Houtsma, was a Dutch orientalist and professor at the University of Utrecht. He was a fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a leading expert on the history of the Seljuks. He remains best known for his work as editor of the first edition (1913–38) of the standard encyclopedic reference work on Islam, the Encyclopaedia of Islam.

Life and works
Houtsma was the son of Otto Evertz Houtsma, a wood miller and later the Mayor of Rauwerderhem in Irnsum, and Feikje Maria Petronella Horreüs Laurman. He attended the Latin school at Dokkum before enrolling at the University of Leiden for a degree in theology in 1868 which he soon combined with the study of Eastern languages. Among his tutors at Leiden were Antonie Rutgers, Reinhart Dozy, Michael Jan de Goeje and Abraham Kuenen. He graduated in 1875 as a Doctor of Theology from Leiden where he wrote his dissertation entitled De strijd over het dogma in den Islam tot op el-Ash'ari (The Struggle Over Dogma in Islam Up to Al-Ashari), a work offering a systematic study of dogmatic developments in Islam from the time of Muhammad up to c.950. In 1874 Houtsma became a lecturer in Hebrew at Leiden and between 1874 and 1890 worked as the Assistant Keeper of the Oriental Manuscripts at the University Library. During this time he focused on the study of Persian and Turkish, and on the history of the Seljuks in particular. For a period of time he was also a lecturer in Persian and Turkish. In 1890, he was appointed the professor of Hebrew and Israelite antiquities at the University of Utrecht and elected as a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. At Utrecht, Houtsma used his position mainly for the organisation of Islamic research, though his abiding interest with the study of the Old Testament continued. In 1898, he was appointed Chief Editor of the project initiated by the International Orientalist Congress to produce an encyclopaedia of Islam. This resulted in the publication of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam whose first volume appeared in 1913 in parallel English, German, and French editions. He retired from professorship in 1917 but stayed on at Utrecht.

Houtsma published the index volume to the Oriental Catalogue of the library at Leiden University, the Catalogus codicum orientalium Bibliothecae Academiae Lugduno-Batavae in 1875, and had worked closely with his senior, de Goeje, in enlarging its second edition, published in 1888. His first Oriental text was the Akhtal, Encommium Omayadarum (1878) of the Umayyad poet Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi. This was followed by two Arabic  texts, the Kitāb al-Addād of Ibn al-Anbārī (1881) and the history of al-Ya'qūbī (1883). His major work on the history of the Seljuks appeared between 1886 and 1902 in the form of Recueil de textes relatifs à l'histoire des Seljoucides (Collection of Texts Relating to the History of the Seljuk People), published in four volumes, two in Persian, one in Arabic and one in Turkish. He also wrote the article on the Seljuks for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. In 1921, he published a volume comprising the verses of the 12th century Persian poet Niẓāmī Ganjavī entitled Choix de vers tirés de la Khamsa de Niẓāmī (Selected Verses from the Khamsa of Niẓāmī) and contributed an article on the poet to the Volume of Oriental studies presented to Edward G. Browne (1922). Houtsma remains most well known, however, for his work as the Chief Editor of the first edition (1913–38) of the Encyclopaedia of Islam.

Selected Bibliography
 De strijd over het dogma in den Islam tot op el-Ashcari. Leiden, (1875)
 Histoire des Seldjoucides de l'Iraq. Leiden, (1889)
 'Bilder aus einem Persischen Fālbuch'. In: Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, Vol. III, (1890)
 De Ontwikkelingsgang der hebreeuwsche taalstudie. Utrecht, (1890)
 M. Th. Houtsma  "Some Remarks on the History of the Saljuks", in Acta Orientalia. 3 (1924).
 M. Th. Houtsma et al. (eds.): The Encyclopædia of Islam. A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. 4 vols. and  Suppl., Leiden: Brill, (1913–38)

See also
Michael Jan de Goeje
Reinhart Dozy
Jan Hendrik Scholten

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1943 deaths
Dutch orientalists
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Current Affairs - 2020
Selection Committee recommendations for National Sports Awards 2019
Unlike in past, Ministry of Sports for year 2019 had formed a single selection committee for evaluating and deciding on all awards including both performance and coaching. The final list of sportsperson for annual sports awards for 2019 across various disciplines and achievements was recently released.
This 12-member selection committee was headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma (retired Supreme Court judge) and members included- Mary Kom, Bhaichung Bhutia, Anjum Chopra, Anju Bobby George and Kamlesh Mehta besides representatives from Sports Authority of India and sports ministry.
The final recommendations by the 12-member selection committee include a massive 19-member list for Arjuna Awards and 6 for Dronacharya Award for coaching- 3 each in regular and lifetime categories.
Awards are presented every year on 29 August, observed as National Sports Day (Major Dhyan Chand's birthday).
List of Sports-persons nominated for various awards
Here's the complete list of recommendations forwarded by selection committee for 2019 sporting awards.
Khel Ratna
Bajrang Punia (wrestling), Deepa Malik (para-athletics)
It is given for most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over a period of 4 years immediately preceding year (the year before) during which sportsperson is awarded.
It includes a medal, a certificate, ceremonial dress and cash prize of ₹7.50 lakh.
It was started in 1961. It carries a scroll, a bronze statue of Arjuna and cash prize of Rs.500,000.
19 sportsperson Nominated: Ravindra Jadeja (cricket), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (hockey), Ajay Thakur (kabaddi), Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (athletics), Mohammed Anas Yahiya (athletics), Sundar Singh Gurjar (para sports-athletics), S Bhaskaran (body building), Sonia Lather (boxing), Gaurav Singh Gill (motor sports), Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (badminton), Pramod Bhagat (para sports-badminton), Anjum Moudgil (shooting), Harmeet Rajul Desai (table tennis), Pooja Dhanda (wrestling), Fouaad Mirza (equestrian), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (football), Poonam Yadav (cricket), Simran Singh Shergill (polo), Swapna Burman (athletics).
Dronacharya Award (regular category):
Coach: Vimal Kumar (badminton), Sandeep Gupta (table tennis) and Mohinder Singh Dhillon (athletics)
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category):
Coach: Mezban Patel (hockey), Rambir Singh Khokar (kabaddi) and Sanjay Bhardwaj (cricket)
Dhyan Chand Award:
Manuel Fredricks (hockey), Arup Basak (table tennis), Manoj Kumar (wrestling), Nitten Kirrtane (tennis) and C Lalremsanga (archery).
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
Punjab University, Chandigarh – Overall winner university
Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar)- 1st runner up
Punjabi University (Patiala) – 2nd runner up
Month: Current Affairs – August, 2019 Categories: Awards & Honours
Tags: Arjuna Award 2019 • Bajrang Punia • Deepa Malik • Dhyan Chand Award 2019 • Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category)
2nd Khelo India School Games to be held in Pune from January 9 to 20, 2019
The second edition of Khelo India School Games rechristened as Khelo India Youth Games will be held from January 9-20, 2019 in Pune, Maharashtra. It will take place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The first edition of this games under Khelo India Programme was held in New Delhi in February 2018.
Khelo India Youth Games
Union Ministry of Sports has expanded in its scope as compared to Khelo India School Games. It will allow participants to compete in two categories, (Under 17) and (Under 21). It also allows students from colleges and Universities to compete. It will see over 10,000 participants from 29 states and 7 Union Territories. Thus
Khelo India Programme
It was introduced by Ministry of Sports and Youth affairs to revive sports culture in India at grass-root level. Its objective is to build strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as great sporting nation. It is expected to help scout young talent from schools in various disciplines and groom them as future sports champions. Talented players will be identified under it in priority sports disciplines at various levels by High-Powered Committed and each will be provided annual financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakh for 8 years.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018 Categories: Sports & Games
Tags: Khelo India programme • Khelo India Youth Games • Maharashtra [MPSC] • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • Pune


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Integrated Name Change Campaign
Manchester Business School received a significant donation to the value of £15m from Lord Alliance who has a long-standing association with the school, therefore they changed their name to Alliance Manchester Business School in Autumn 2015.
Cuckoo was appointed by Alliance Manchester Business School to provide design support for the roll-out of their name change campaign alongside the 50-year anniversary. The communication would feature in Manchester Airport, Oxford Street, various train stations in Manchester and Manchester's biggest online news outlet manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The first project for the campaign was to design a number of lightbox adverts to be displayed in terminal 1, 2 and 3 in Manchester Airport and the various train stations. In addition we designed a Digital 6–sheet containing animated content with multiple messages running through the short transitions as well as HTML5 banners to feature on manchestereveningnews.co.uk to support the campaign digitally.
The final element to the campaign was to produce taxi adverts, including wraps and internal ads. The message needed to be consistent throughout all of the ads with overall key messages running through each piece.
Cuckoo was then briefed to design a front cover and inside cover for Insider Magazine. The objective was to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Manchester Business School, however getting the name change message within the communication was key. We took a simplistic approach to the creative to focus the reader's attention to the message.
The main challenge with this project was executing one overall concept and consistent communication with multiple key messages. In some cases we had very little room to work with, so optimising the space we had was key. The deadline and budget was also extremely tight for a communication roll-out of this magnitude, therefore we had to not only manage the time we spent on the work, but try to meet all objectives with a simple yet effective solution.
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Just because it's not a problem right now doesn't mean it's not a problem at all. Investors in Frontier should avoid getting too comfortable.
One of the worst scenarios for an investor is when a stock in his portfolio has a dividend cut that no one expected. Typically, the stock price then falls because the dividend is cut and the yield is less attractive. To find balance, the stock must fall enough to make the yield attractive again. Existing investors not only have less potential dividend income, but a loss of capital as well. Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) stockholders have experienced this scenario and may think they don't have to worry, but there are signs the company's lower dividend may not be safe.
Growth is one of the key measures for investors in a company like Frontier. The company, along with rivals Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN) and CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), is trying to find a way to stem the flow of voice line losses.
To build their other businesses, each of these companies has issued debt to raise money for expenses. On the surface, it looks like Frontier lands between its two peers with respect to relative debt. Frontier sports a debt-to-equity ratio of about 2, whereas CenturyLink is at 1.2 and Windstream is at a staggering 10.
However, the story isn't quite that simple. In the last three years, Frontier's debt-to-equity ratio has risen from approximately 1.5 to 2, and the company's long-term debt has risen about 2% in just the last four quarters. If Frontier continues down this path, the company's interest charges could become a problem.
Frontier's rising debt load is already becoming a problem. One of the best ways to determine if a company is spending too much on debt is by comparing its interest expense to its operating income. After all, if the company spends a lot on interest expense, there won't be money left over for capital expenditures or dividends.
As a percentage of Frontier's operating income, the company is spending 66.5% even if we adjust for a current quarter pension expense. By comparison, Windstream is spending 62.6% of its operating income on interest expenses and CenturyLink is only spending 49%. Unless Frontier finds a way to grow its operating earnings, the company's growing debt will only make this situation worse.
One central issue that should worry Frontier investors is, the company is performing poorly relative to its peers when it comes to both residential and business revenue growth. In the current quarter, Frontier reported residential revenue was down about 5% and business revenue suffered an identical decline of 5%.
By comparison, Windstream and CenturyLink reported residential revenue declines of 3% and 1% respectively. An even bigger difference between the three came in the business revenue side of things, where Windstream and CenturyLink both reported a 1% increase in revenue.
Frontier simply can't afford to see a 5% annual decline in revenue from both residential and business customers and hope to turn this ship around.
To be clear, Frontier's dividend isn't in trouble today, but if the company continues on its current path, the final result is clear. Look at how the company's core free cash flow (net income + depreciation-capex) payout ratio changes in the next year if the company doesn't make some major changes.
Analysts expect a roughly 10% decline in EPS over the next few years. In addition, Frontier is seeing a 2% quarterly decline in its depreciation allowance. Even if we assume the company maintains its capital expenditures average over the last four quarters, the payout ratio rises every quarter.
Again, the dividend isn't in trouble today, but the above table suggests Frontier's dividend will get relatively less safe each quarter. If you want to monitor how the company is doing, consider adding FTR to your personalized Watchlist. You don't want to be caught unaware by a dividend cut that no one sees coming.


Applications are open for Australian Government Awards for students of Africa and other Developing countries . Scholarships are available to undertake full time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions.
When you register online, Australia Scholarships Information System (OASIS) you will be required to answer some questions to establish your eligibility. You will then be given a unique registration number, username and password.


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John Wilson Shaffer (ur. 5 lipca 1827 w Lewisburg, zm. w 31 października 1870 w Salt Lake City) – amerykański przedsiębiorca i polityk, gubernator Terytorium Utah od 1 lutego 1870 do śmierci.

Życiorys
Urodził się w Pensylwanii, ale w 1849 osiadł we Freeport w Illinois i zaangażował się w politykę z ramienia Partii Republikańskiej. Był kupcem, w 1856 roku wybrano go także szeryfem hrabstwa Stephenson. Pracował jako urzędnik i lokalny sędzia w tymże hrabstwie. Podczas wojny secesyjnej walczył po stronie północnej w 15 Ochotniczym Regimencie w Illinois; za ofiarną walkę otrzymał brevet na generała brygady

W lutym 1870 mianowany gubernatorem Terytorium Utah przez prezydenta Ulyssesa Granta. Był zaciekłym przeciwnikiem jakichkolwiek wystąpień i powstań przeciwko rządowi na swoim terenie, zwłaszcza ze strony mormonów i Nauvoo League. Zmarł nagle w trakcie kadencji, którą dokończył Vernon H. Vaughan.

Był metodystą, należał do masonerii. Zgodnie z wolnomularskim obyczajem pochowano go w Illinois.

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Gubernatorzy Terytorium Utah


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Today is Orthodox Easter, or "Pascha" as it is known within the Church; to all of our readers, Inner Light Productions wishes you the very best in this Paschal season. It is our hope and prayer that the Light of our Lord will fill your heart and soul as you continue forward in your study of the Desert Fathers and Mothers and seek to apply their teachings to your life.
Our text today comes not from a Desert Father, but from St. John Chrysostom who was born in Antioch in 347. It is the text of his Paschal Sermon which is read in every Orthodox Church during the Paschal Liturgy. Although most Eastern Orthodox Christians are well familiar with this text, those of other Christian traditions may not be, so we want to share it with you today. It is truly one of those "classic" texts that cannot be read enough! The Joy of the Resurrection which St. John Chrysostom feels shines through in every word of this joyous text; we are pleased to share it with you here.
BEGIN: Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
If any man is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man is a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of the Lord. If any has labored long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any has wrought from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward. If any has come at the third hour, let him have no misgivings; because he will in no wise be deprived thereof. If any has delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near, fearing nothing. If any has tarried even until the eleventh hour let him, also, be not alarmed at his tardiness; for the Lord, who is jealous of his honor, will accept the last even as the first; He give rest to him who comes at the eleventh hour, even as to him who has wrought from the first hour. And he shows mercy on the last, and cares for the first; and to the one he giveth, and upon the other he bestoweth gifts. And he accepts the deeds, and welcomes the intention, and honors the acts and praises the offering.
Wherefore, enter you all into the joy of your Lord; and receive your reward, both the first, and likewise the second. You rich and poor together, hold high festival. You sober and you heedless, honor the day. Rejoice today, both you who have fasted and you who have disregarded the fast. The table is full-laden; feast you all sumptuously. The calf is fatted; let no one go away hungry. All of you, enjoy the feast of faith: receive all the riches of loving-kindness. Let no one bewail his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one weep for his iniquities, for pardon has shone forth from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Savior's death has set us free. He who was held prisoner of it, has annihilated it. By descending into Hell, he has made Hell captive. He angered it when it tasted of his flesh. And Isaiah, foretelling this, did cry: Hell, said he, was angered, when it encountered You in the lower regions. It was angered for it was abolished. It was angered, for it was mocked. It was angered, for it was slain. It was angered for it was overthrown. It was angered, for it was fettered in chains. It took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen. O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory?
Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the Angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns. Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave. For Christ, being risen from the dead, has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of ages. Amen.


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Broadway theater to be renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
September 12, 2022 Editorial Board
NEW YORK — The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway will formally be renamed after James Earl Jones on Monday, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a Black artist.
The honor adds to the many that the iconic actor Jones has amassed, including two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. He also was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement.
"It means everything. You can't think of an artist that has served America more," director Kenny Leon told The Associated Press ahead of the ceremony. "He was in the military, he did his service there. He did his service on stage, he did his service on film, television, radio. He did his service everywhere and he's still doing it."
The renaming comes after a wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors hammered out a series of reforms and commitments in 2021 for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
One requirement of the so-called New Deal for Broadway was that the Shubert, Nederlander and Jujamcyn theater chains have at least one of their theaters named after a Black artist. Artists like LaChanze, Audra McDonald, Wendell Pierce, Billy Porter and Leon backed the proposals.
"I couldn't think of anybody more deserving of this honor," said Leon. "When I think about it, I think about young kids. I think about Black kids, white and Asian kids, all kinds of kids, standing up outside of that theater and looking up and saying, 'That's it: The James Earl Jones Theatre. That represents the good in all of us.'"
Jujamcyn already has the August Wilson Theatre and the Nederlander Organization will soon rename the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after Lena Horne, marking the first time a Black woman will have a Broadway theater named in her honor.
The three-tier Cort Theatre – at 138 W. 48th St. – opened in 1912 and was built by and named for John Cort, general manager of the Northwestern Theatrical Association. Thomas Lamb was the architect.
It has undergone a $47 million restoration and expansion that includes the building of a 35-foot wide and 100-foot deep adjacent space to the theater that allows for bars and lounges on every level, new bathrooms for men and women, and elevators, all in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A new mural that employs digital tiles connects the floors.
The James Earl Jones Theatre will have a wider stage and a trap room underneath – making musicals now an option – and a new upstairs rehearsal space that matches the stage's footprint. There is also an upgraded wardrobe room and offices for theater staff and roomy dressing rooms.
Inside the theater, the firm Francesca Russo Architect has brought back the Marie Antoinette color palette in the seating, ornamental plaster, drapery, lighting and carpet. Original cove lighting have been replaced with long life lamps and the original Tiffany glass illuminated proscenium has been restored.
New wider seats actually mean the interior lost four seats from its just-over-1,000 seats – but it promises to offer a more comfortable experience. A new rigging system has been added, as well as a refashioned orchestra pit and ventilation systems.
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