I have looked at the changes and discussed the figures of the cotillon. I now turn to the steps of this contredanse française. Among the dancing masters in London who published cotillons when the craze for these dances began, only Gallini, Gherardi and Villeneuve say anything about steps. The figures and the steps are so closely intertwined that both Gallini and Gherardi describe them together.
He begins with the Assemblé, which is used 'at the end of several Steps'.
The use of a circular motion hints at the decorations that could be added within the cotillon.
Gallini explains 'if you Chassé cross, add one Step in the fifth Position and an Assemblé' and the same is done for the chassé forward. This step was moving towards the 19th-century basic quadrille step.
He goes on 'to this you may add an assemblè', taking it towards a pas de gavotte.
Finally, Gallini gets to Le Rigaudon, one of the characteristic steps of the cotillon.
He adds 'This may be done by Reversing the Feet'. He also, helpfully, explains how to do the rigaudon from the third position, allowing the dancer to move forwards or backwards.
The one step Gallini completely ignores is the demi-contretemps, the basic step of the cotillon already being used as early as Le Cotillon, the dance for four published in 1705.
His step descriptions seem to be his own, which he presumably developed in the course of his teaching rather than simply copying them from earlier dance manuals. They don't seem to provide quite enough detail to perform all these steps properly – assuming that the steps were indeed the same as those notated and described in the early 1700s. Do Gallini's instructions provide hints on the changing style and technique of ballroom dancing in the mid-18th century?
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CARBONDALE – Greg Williams has been added as a partner at Backbone Media, a public relations and media agency servicing clients in the outdoor and active lifestyle areas.Williams joins partners Penn Newhard and Nate Simmons in leading the agency. Williams started at Backbone in 2005. He worked in the public relations department then re-launched the firm's media division.Under his leadership, the media division has expanded to six full-time staff with more than a dozen clients, including New Belgium Brewing, Eddie Bauer, Aspen Snowmass, SmartWool, Polartec, Outdoor Research, La Sportiva, Far Bank, Boa, and Black Diamond. In the last 24 months, the media division has expanded its capabilities to optimize advertising dollars across print, digital, out-of-home, radio and television."I am thrilled to join the leadership team at Backbone and serve the wonderful clients and people we work with at those brands," said Williams. "We have the strongest team we have ever had at Backbone."Prior to Backbone Media, Williams was the director of advertising sales for Climbing Magazine, admissions director for the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, and a founding partner in one of the country's pioneering climbing gyms, The Philadelphia Rock Gym. He lives in Carbondale with his wife Carolyn, daughter Sage and son Luke.
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Regular rate for full ski package is $92. The 4-H package cost for the event will be: Lift ticket only: $26; Lift ticket and ski rental: $35; Lift ticket, ski rental, and lesson: $40; All rates include a $5 donation to the Calhoun County 4-H Leaders' Association. If you are interested in snow tubing or snow boarding please call 354-6332 for more information.
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Students met with Sen. Steven Dickerson in March during Tuition Equality Day on the Hill
Today was an emotional day for advocates of tuition equality in Tennessee, as the House voted 49-47 against a bill that would have allowed immigrant students without legal status to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities.
The bill needed 50 votes to pass.
Members of Trevecca's student body and staff have participated in advocating for the passage of the bill.
Trevecca freshman, Jazmin Ramirez was in House chambers for the vote this morning and said advocates for the bill felt confident of its passage based on pre-assessments.
However, as some legislators began making negative comments regarding the bill, and Representative Andy Holt started proposing new amendments, that confidence took a turn during an hour of deliberations.
"That was really nerve-racking when they kept voting on the amendments and everything, so it was really confusing at the same time." said Ramirez. "I'm still at the process of trying to figure out exactly what it is that happened."
The bill would allow qualifying immigrant students without legal status, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, to receive in-state tuition at Tennessee state colleges and universities.
These students would not be eligible for state or federal grants and scholarships.
"It's not about 'oh, please let me go to school free," said Trevecca senior Michael Chavarria who hopes that his younger siblings and members of his church won't have the same struggle he did. "Just lower the bar so [they] can actually have hope to finish."
Currently immigrant students without legal status must pay out-of-state tuition which can be three times the in-state amount, regardless of growing up in Tennessee and attending its public schools.
These students cannot get student loans to help pay tuition because they are not US citizens.
The bill passed the Senate last week with a 21-12 vote.
Chavarria asks that politicians look at the human side instead of the political side of the issue.
"The DREAMers, the kids that were brought here, look at the human side. Many kids see this country, as their country," said Chavarria who explained that these students want to obtain a college degree to better themselves and the community they call home.
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Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019 4:26 Updated Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 10:47
Some residents give wrong impression during district plan updates
La Plata County is warning residents that some people and groups are not drawing a clear distinction that they are not official county staff in the process to update district plans. Jim Tencza, chair of the La Plata County Planning Commission, said it has caused confusion among some residents.
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La Plata County has encouraged public participation in its effort to update district plans, but some residents are going out of bounds, representing themselves as county employees and creating confusion among people who may not know better.
"We say to people, help us out with (the district plan update)," said Jim Tencza, chairman of the La Plata County Planning Commission, the body leading the update. "But some take more ownership than they're entitled to."
La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an open letter addressing the issue.
"This confusion has led some county residents to mistakenly believe that meetings hosted by (third-party) groups were official county meetings, that the leaders at the meetings were county government representatives and other misplaced assumptions," the letter says.
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For the past year or so, the La Plata County Planning Commission, a group of volunteers appointed by La Plata County commissioners, has been leading the process to update the county's 12 district plans, some of which are decades old.
District plans are guiding, advisory documents that allow smaller communities within the county to establish visions for how and where they would like to see growth in their neighborhoods.
A critical part to updating a district plan is to elicit a good amount of feedback from residents who live in the district, Tencza said.
"We want input from everyone," he said.
But a problem has arisen in recent weeks: Individual residents, as well as citizen-led groups that have formed within districts to provide input, are not drawing a clear distinction that they are not part of La Plata County government.
Some people and groups have assumed names and titles that suggest they are affiliated with La Plata County government. Or they host meetings that lead residents to believe they are attending an official county meeting.
"Then they arrive and find out the county is not involved, it's a citizens group," said Megan Graham, spokeswoman for La Plata County. "If people are confused about the role of a particular group, that can cause confusion on how input is considered for the final plan."
Tencza said the problem isn't happening with all 12 district plans.
But the Florida Mesa area is running into the issue, he said. There, the district plan update has a couple of competing groups and individuals involved who don't always agree.
"We've had fights at some district meetings where groups say they represent everyone in the district," Tencza said. "But no one represents everyone in the district."
To help solve the issue, Tencza said the Planning Commission accepts all public comment from all groups and individuals. When the Planning Commission goes to draft a proposed final plan, all input will be taken into consideration equally.
As far as trying to clear up confusion caused by people presenting themselves as county representatives, Graham said the key is messaging.
"We are very clear in our notifications about what are county-led meetings," she said.
Commissioner Julie Westendorff said at Tuesday's Board of County Commissioners meeting that she has been contacted by two residents who attended meetings they thought were hosted by the county but were not.
"I think it's important that we try our best to clarify," she said. "This (the open letter) appears to be a starting point."
There are a number of ways to formally submit public comment, Tencza said. The Planning Commission and county staff hold a number of listening sessions and discuss district plans at meetings on some Thursdays.
Tencza said the Planning Commission is on track to have all 12 district plans updated by September.
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Olive oil is one of the healthiest and delicious oils around. It's at the core of the Mediterranean diet, and it's been produced for thousands of years. But here's a question for you: How is it made? Do people just squeeze the olives and oil comes out? If not, where does the oil come from?
In order to make olive oil, fresh-picked olives are ground into a slurry, traditionally by using millstones. (Modern factories utilize a more gentle process to prevent friction from elevating the slurry to above 80 degrees F; if kept below this threshold it can earn the coveted title of "cold-pressed."). Once finely ground, the paste is layered between dozens of round woven hemp mats; a hydraulic press then puts pressure onto these mats, which squeezes the oil out of the pulp and into an awaiting container below. Some modern factories use a high-powered centrifuge instead of mats for this process, but the end result is the same: The oil is squeezed out of the pulp.
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Qualcomm, Intel, and others speak out against Title II net neutrality
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Much of the fight over how to handle net neutrality has been between the two industries that have the most obvious stake in it: cable companies and web services. Today, though, 60 tech companies, including Intel, IBM, and Qualcomm, have signed a letter opposing reclassifying broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act — a solution that's favored by many of net neutrality's supporters and President Barack Obama himself. The letter is addressed to members of Congress and the FCC, and it warns that this stricter regulation would stop companies from investing in broadband.
"For almost twenty years, national leadership, on a bipartisan basis, has nurtured the broadband internet with a wise, effective, and restrained policy approach that supported the free flow of data, services, and ideas online while creating a climate that supported private investment in broadband networks," reads the letter. But "Title II is going to lead to a slowdown, if not a hold, in broadband build out, because if you don't know that you can recover on your investment, you won't make it."
"If you don't know that you can recover on your investment, you won't make it."
This is a familiar argument from broadband providers, who argue that Title II's regulations will be so strict and numerous that they'll make it difficult to operate a network. It's not purely talk: last month, AT&T said it was putting its super-fast fiber network development on hold during net neutrality negotiations. In that case, though, the problem wasn't just Title II, it was that AT&T didn't yet know what rules would be passed. Either way, this didn't stop it from launching a fiber network weeks later in North Carolina. FCC chair Tom Wheeler has said that while there are definitely parts of Title II that shouldn't apply to the internet, they can be stripped out of net neutrality rules.
This list's signatories are members of the Telecommunications Industry Association, which hosts the letter, and they're largely companies involved in network management, like router manufacturers Cisco and D-Link. This, they say, gives them a personal stake in the debate. They believe reduced investment would "flow downstream, landing first and squarely on technology companies like ours, and then working its way through the economy overall," including their customers. Cisco's CEO has previously expressed opposition to Title II.
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I took my camera at first to create new ideas for my figurative paintings but soon realized the possibility of light itself adding a new dimension with exposure and movement. BW film interpret the world differently from our colour vision and digital technologies bring more possibilities, but nobody cancelled simple breathtaking image, which can still be possible to make with an old mechanical camera and a good sense of composition. The only problem is — to touch an image with a magic sense of humour and childhood. The other problem is professionalism — all models, all studios, all cameras, all portfolios are basically the same, some kind of fashion even in fine art. I never do that — individuality is more important for me, but individuality is not enough — it should be able to touch everyone.


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Typically, the two actors who played Chan in Luke`s movies were Caucasians: Warner Oland and Roland Winters. A third Charlie Chan in other films was Sidney Toler, another non-Asian.
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''Me? I`m a happy hedonist from Hollywood`s halcyon age. You don`t see many Oriental faces in films and TV because there is a historic lag between reality and art. But at least the Oriental stereotypes have disappeared.
Luke was established as a Hollywood fixture when Myrna Loy, Edward G. Robinson, Paul Muni, Richard Barthlemess, Luise Rainer, Peter Lorre and Nils Asther, among others, played Asians through the magic of makeup and wardrobe. Luke grinned and said, ''I didn`t see anything odd about it at the time and I still don`t. Acting is an art that transcends race and color. When I came to Hollywood there were only a few Chinese here and no other Orientals.
''The Painted Veil,'' a 1934 MGM melodrama. He went on to appear in more than 100 movies, working with Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Lana Turner, Roz Russell, Bette Davis, Alice Faye, Loretta Young, Mae West, Claudet Colbert and scores of others.
''I suppose my most important role was in `The Good Earth,` '' he said.
for which he traveled to China for the first time in almost 70 years.
''The memories are still vivid,'' Luke said. ''I would like to return to the mainland someday, but not until they have a new Hilton or Sheraton waiting for me at the historic sites so I can enjoy American comforts.
''I liked visiting Hong Kong this year because it put to rest some of the objections I hear about `Charlie Chan` and his No. 1 son being demeaning symbols of Chinese-Americans.


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The burn-outs of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Spirit of vengeance is the sequel to the 2007 Ghost rider film with Nicholas Cage.
The film's opening scenes are a bit kooky, and feels mostly like no one in the scene actually cares about what is going on. This sets up the rest of the film nicely, as it's a mostly terrible schlock-fest.
Having seen the first film when it came out, I knew to expect some schlock. That movie wasn't particularly 'good', but it was fun to watch most of the scenes, and the combat was cool. This film doesn't even get that far.
First thing one notices is that the cinematography is strange. There are lots of odd camera angles from either too close or to low, and many shots linger oddly in one place too long or show the focus on the wrong subject.
The pacing is off, as well. Many scenes contain far too much of characters just breathing, or staring at one another. To make it worse, the film is interrupted more than once with these really terrible animated expositions, voiced by a Nick Cage who sounds like he doesn't want to be in the sound studio today, which fully break what little immersion has been built.
The last place I was expecting to find problems was with the combat scenes. From the trailer, it looked like those shots would at least be fun, but alas, the few cool moves or interesting chain-whips are merely the dull punctuation which sits at unpredictable intervals inside of awkward combat scenes devoid of any real cheering moments. The fight choreography is strangely slow, and as poorly paced as the rest of the film, with combatants moving like people who are perpetually stunned and confused by everything going on around them, and never seem to snap out of it. This includes the Ghostrider demon, who is supposed to be quick and merciless, even when judging. In one early fight scene, the Ghost rider spends literally multiple minutes just staring into the eyes of a frightened 'bad goon #2', while we watch. The goon is scared, being held in Ghostriders' arms, as if in a dip after a salsa dance, and they stare at one another, filling the frame with a complete lack of any emotion from either actor until one wants to tell them to just get on with it already, and one wonders what all the other characters supposedly in this scene are doing.
In fact, most of the characters fail to take the situations in the film with anything other than simple stunned apathy. Even Johnny Blaze, the Ghostrider's alter ego, is lacking. The character is unrelatable, unsympathetic, and ridiculously natured. He shifts mental positions and emotions so much, that one doesn't just get the impression that he's possessed; he's just silly and out of control, more like Jim Carrey's The Mask than anything from the Ghostrider comics.
Cage himself gives what is possibly the worst performance of his career. Everything he does feels contrived and, combined with the poor pacing and odd camera angles, makes every scene uncomfortable, either flat, melodramatic, or over-extended. The fake 3D doesn't do the film any favors either.
It's almost like the makers of this film though that the idea was to craft a slow, grind house parody without all the gore. If that was their intent, they succeeded. If you value your time at all, skip this one entirely.
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Interview with Chad Chase | Venom Ink | Sanford, USA 26/03/2012
Q: When did you start doing tattoos? What made you to become a tattoo artist?
A: I started in 1996. I've always had an interest in tattoos, my dad had alot of ink and being around him an| d exposed to his friends with ink was what peaked my interest in the art form. As far as what made me become a tattoo artist, I guess I just saw it as an opportunity to avoid being a part of the rat race that I hated so much.
Q: What kind of art interested you at the time?
A: Tattoos obviously, and at the time the only other thing I was doing was drawing. I hadn't started painting yet or anything.
Q: Some people say that it is possible to be self though artist. What are your thoughts about this?
A: Well, I know it's possible to be a self taught artist because I am one. I never served a proper apprenticeship. Nobody has directly taught me anything. I learned from my own trial and error and watching the pros work early on. I don't recommend this road. It's long and hard and a lot of mistakes are made and time wasted.
Q: Would you connect your tattoo art with your personality? If so, in which style your find yourself the most?
A: I don't. I do what the client needs. The trick is to try to connect the tattoo to their personality.
Q: Colorful bright designs, fantasy mix with some realistic note in almost every tattoo. Can you tell me little about the making process?
A: Basically, once the client gives me an idea of what they want I take it from there and when designing the piece I always try to keep it in the style I like to do. I like realism, and any chance I get to put a realistic spin on something I do it.
Q: Any strange requests, you would like to share with us? Or there is no a strange request for a tattoo?
A: Well, my other artist, Chris Chubbuck, and myself once did Fraggles from Fraggle Rock in a girls armpit. At the same time. That was pretty strange.
Q: Artists are constantly making some changes in their style, technically and artistically. How has your work developed over the years?
A: I think over time you just learn what works and what doesn't. When you do something every day for years you really have no choice but to get better at it. I'm not even sure if they are conscious changes. They just happen.
Q: Do you agree that the copy-cats are bad, or if someone copy your art that would be like a compliment? :)
A: I don't consider a compliment at all. Most of all I think it's unfair to the client who first got the original tattoo. Unfortunately is just something we have to live with. The only way it could be prevented is to not post finished works online to be stolen. Of course that makes it difficult to promote yourself and gain future clients.
Q: You work on different mediums, such as canvas, air brush etc. What is your favorite medium?
A: Tattooing by far. I mostly work in oils outside of tattooing. I'm very new and awkward with it, but it's fun. I think the best part about painting is that I never have a deadline. I don't do commissioned stuff. I just paint when I feel like it and paint what I want, so that keeps it fresh.
Q: Is that a great way to escape the daily routine?
A: It is, though I don't get the chance to do it often enough.
Q: Do you get caught up in the meaning of your paintings/tattoos, or do you keep that separate?
A: Not really, I get caught up in the challenge and tryig to push the envelope of what is expected out of a tattoo.
Q: Lots of awards and magazine covers. Do you consider those things as a great motivation to become even better?
A: I used to think it was all a big deal. At this point though it seems less important. Recognition for hard work is nice, but you can't let it go to your head. Honestly, I always feel like it's somewhat unearned. That I need to do better to deserve it.
Q: Art could be a great influence on someone's personality. What is the best lesson that you've learned from your tattoo journey?
A: Your changing someone's life and appearance. Do your best. It's a powerful thing to alter someone forever. There's not many things you could do when you interact with someone to make them remember you for the rest of their life. Tattooing is one of them.
Q: In a few words, what are the most important things that every single artist should know in order to become successful and respected?
A: Work hard, be humble and never stop learning. There's always someone better than you.
Q: What are you feature plans? Please feel free to share your work info.
A: More of the same! Haha! I have a few shows lined up this year, though I do keep them to a minimum. Oregon in April, New Hampshire in July and South Dakota in September. Info is on my site at www.venomink.com. I also want to give a shout out to my sponsors Formula 51. They can be seen at www.formula51supply.com. Great company, great people and great products.
And thank you for the chance to be a part of your site and doing this interview with me!


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Les Parias du cinéma est un film documentaire helvéto-burkinabé réalisé par Idrissa Ouedraogo, sorti en 1997.

Synopsis
Dans le cadre du projet Locarno demi-siècle, des réflexions sur l'avenir, Idrissa Ouedraogo nous fait part de sa vision de l'avenir du cinéma.

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Fiche technique
 Titre : Les Parias du cinéma
 Réalisation : Idrissa Ouedraogo
 Image : Alain Ducousset
 Son: Didier Leclerc
 Montage : Marie Lecoeur
 Producteur : Idrissa Ouedraogo
 Société de production : Waka films
 Distribution : P.O.M Films
 Pays d'origine :  /
 Genre : documentaire-société/essai
 Durée : 6 minutes
 Date de sortie : 1997

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Film suisse sorti en 1997
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Film réalisé par Idrissa Ouedraogo
Film se déroulant au Burkina Faso
Film tourné au Burkina Faso
Film documentaire sur le cinéma

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The "genuine pre-estimate of loss" test is closely-tied to the liquidated damages clause (also known as LDs or LADs), which is a common feature in construction and engineering contracts. In the wider commercial context, it is part of the test of whether a court will strike down a clause as an unenforceable penalty.
Having been a part of the legal landscape in England, Wales and Scotland for some time, the Scottish Government recently dipped its toe into these previously settled waters and published a consultation on the Penalty Clauses (Scotland) Bill. The Bill has been drafted by the Scottish Law Commission (SLC), in an attempt to address concerns raised in this area of law.
Of course, if passed, the Bill would only affect contracts entered into under the law of Scotland, but it may be interesting to see what effect legislative intervention could have on this fairly settled sphere of the common law.
So what's wrong with the current position?
According to comments received by the SLC, the existing genuine pre-estimate of loss test used to determine whether or not a penalty clause is penal is poor.
Why? For one thing, the SLC considers that the courts' control over penalty clauses is too restrictive, not least because the courts can only review penalty clauses in the context of breach of contract.
The SLC points out that this could result in a situation where a reasonable clause was struck down (because it failed the legal test and was a "penalty") yet a clause that was truly penal, but which did not come in to operation on breach of contract, might be enforced because it was outside of the courts' remit when reviewing "penalties".
What does the SLC propose?
According to the Bill, the courts will have the power to modify a penalty clause (as opposed to striking it down in entirety), but only where the penalty clause is "manifestly excessive".
In determining what is manifestly excessive, the courts would move away from the genuine pre-estimate of loss test, and instead look to all the circumstances since the clause was agreed. That may include looking at the actual loss suffered. Therefore, in essence, it seems that the courts would be given the power to modify a penalty provision with the benefit of hindsight.
The Bill also extends to situations where a penalty is due "if the promisor fails to perform, or to perform in a particular way… or when there is an early termination of contract". In other words, clauses that are triggered by events other than breach of contract would also be subject to the scrutiny of the courts.
Is it right, or indeed fair, to use information not within the parties' knowledge at the time the clause was agreed, to decide whether a penalty clause is manifestly excessive? Would this lead to uncertainty from day one as to whether a clause would actually be enforceable?
From a construction and engineering perspective, one potential situation that springs to mind is where liquidated damages are to be paid to compensate for loss of sale income on a residential development in the event of late completion. Due to changes in the housing market during the construction period, it may transpire that the actual loss suffered because of late completion is far less than predicted at the time the clause was agreed.
If the Bill became law, could a court then modify the liquidated damages provision to reflect actual loss, notwithstanding that there was a genuine pre-estimate of the loss at the time the clause was agreed?
While the SLC cannot be criticised for giving serious consideration to any concerns raised about penalty clauses, the bigger question is whether the Bill might create more problems than solutions.
Arguably, the present position in relation to liquidated damages and penalties is well known and understood. After all, it is rare that a liquidated damages provision fails because it is not a genuine pre-estimate of the loss.
However, if the Bill becomes law, it will change the basis on which liquidated damages is to be tested, and may give rise to uncertainty in relation to the amount that will be paid by a party, notwithstanding the provisions of the contract. Many in the construction and engineering sector may find that surprising, particularly given that there are so many other variables for prospective developers, funders and contractors to grapple with.
As for the power to modify controversial penalty provisions, how would the courts identify appropriate alternative amounts and drafting? And how comfortable would they be in adjusting parties' contracts in this way, as opposed to simply holding that a clause is unenforceable?
The Bill would also open up a potentially important difference between the law of Scotland and that of England and Wales, at least for businesses that commonly encounter penalty clauses and liquidated damages when contracting.
It remains to be seen whether the Bill will become law.
And what would be the effect on subcontractual arrangements? What if the main contractor failed to or chose not to contest the clause as a penalty but merely sought to recover in full from the subcontractor, passing on the damages sustained. Could the subcontractor rely also on this test to contest the amount paid as being unreasonable and would that leave the main contractor at risk of a shortfall? There are of course already cases concerning the range of acceptability of any settlement/damages that are sought to be passed on but might this expand the opportunities for dispute?
Louise. Thanks for your comment, which certainly raise some valid points and gives more food for thought. This is something I may return to, depending on the results of the consultation.
If this throws doubt on the LAD's being reviewed, could this result in Employers claiming an increase in damages, to actual losses made if market fluctuations cause losses to be higher than that perceived at time of contract?
Surely contracts are made for the benefit of both parties.
It will be interesting to see the consultation conclusions.


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'GOD LOVE OUR VETS': Dana Loesch Shares Message for Afghanistan Veterans
Veterans are looking on in disbelief at the shocking images and video coming out of Afghanistan. Many are worried about friends and fellow service members. Others are simply sharing their pain and disappointment.
"A knife stabbing into your chest. It's like your heart being torn out," said Marine Sergeant Nick Stefanovic who spent two years in Afghanistan. "I think it's going to be a rough few months for veterans of that war," he said. "I think this has got the potential to not only retraumatize but to bring veterans into a dark, hopeless place," Stefanovic tells CBS News.
Dana Loesch shared a supportive message on her Substack, including a message from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs with resources for vets struggling with the latest headlines.
"I'm aware that our veterans, especially those who served in Afghanistan, are having a tough time reconciling their experiences and the headlines right now."
"My friend, a veteran, received this from the VA today and asked for people to share it."
To our Afghanistan veteranshttps://t.co/AMb0PSBqHS
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 18, 2021
"God love our vets. Your service matters, it matters to all of us, it matters to our freedoms," Loesch wrote.
"To those who served in Afghanistan particularly: the headlines are about the execs, the unaccountable decision makers — it was because of you that my son, sixth-months-old on 9/11 — now my sons — and so many other children were able to grow up these past 20 years and have wonderful childhoods without terror levels and terror threats. Because of your sacrifices bad people who wanted to exact further horrors on the United States weren't able to make it here to do so. You kept them confined there. You kept the monsters at bay," she added.
"Thank you. Thank you for purchasing that normalcy for our children, for all of us, and for millions of others. You have a nation's grateful heart."
LOESCH: Don't Forget Biden Was Once Proud to be Praised by Segregationist Governor George Wallace
Well this is a bad time for this news story to resurface. According to Newsweek, GOP figures are criticizing President Joe Biden for name checking former Alabama Democratic Governor George Wallace during his voting rights speech in Atlanta, considering Biden once bragged about being praised by the segregationists. Not surprisingly, that old newspaper clipping is …
LOESCH to PRESSLEY: Not Everything is 'Violence,' Pay the Bills You Agreed to Pay
Dana Loesch called-out Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Friday after the Democrat referred to student debt as "policy violence," telling the lawmaker to "pay the bills you agreed to." "Let's make it plain: student debt is policy violence. We'll keep fighting to relieve families across the country, to make sure our policies & budgets reflect their lived …
LOESCH ON OLYMPICS BOYCOTT: 'Meaningless Unless Businesses and Athletes Pull Out'
Mon, Dec 6, 2021
The Biden administration has officially announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang. "The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang," …
LOESCH: 'I'm Tired of the Attacks on Open Carry'
Dana Loesch weighed-in Wednesday on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha; saying she's simply tired of critics attacking "open carry" laws in the United States. Open carry is "menacing?" To whom? I'll agree that in most every circumstance concealed carry is more advantageous for the carrier because you retain the element of surprise. It's why …
LOESCH: Kyle Rittenhouse Isn't a Villain and There is Nothing Wrong with Open Carry
Wed, Nov 17, 2021
By Dana Loesch I've known David French for a few years and there are things we agree on and things we do not agree on and this is most definitely the latter. I feel compelled to respond to this. But there is also an immense difference between quiet concealed carry and vigilante open carry, including …
CLOWN SHOW: Prosecution Flags Entire Courtroom During Their Closing Argument
Tue, Nov 16, 2021
By Dana Loesch Closing arguments today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The state has absolutely no case here. However, all they have to do is establish a reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury that Rittenhouse was the aggressor who did not act in defense of his life. This is why you're seeing arguments …


Kevin Diaz Jan. 11, 2019 Updated: Jan. 12, 2019 9:21 a.m.
WASHINGTON - An emergency Trump administration plan to tap storm protection funds to pay for a border wall was slammed Friday by Houston lawmakers who said it could endanger the city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey and jeopardize the region's preparedness for future storms.
$295 million for Clear Creek - includes 20.4 miles of channel improvements along Clear Creek, Mud Gully, Turkey Creek and Mary's Creek as well as new stormwater detention along Clear Creek and a detention basin along Mary's Creek.
$75 million for Brays Bayou - includes ongoing channel modifications upstream of South Rice Avenue, three ongoing bridge replacements or repairs and eight future bridge replacements or modifications.
$65 million for Hunting Bayou - includes 2.4 miles of channel modifications upstream of Hempstead Road detention basin, modifications to three bridges at the Englewood Railroad Yard and 0.5 miles of channel modifications downstream of Liberty Road.
$3.9 billion for a Sabine Pass-to-Galveston Bay Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration, several upgrades and improvements to 40 miles of existing coastal levees in Port Arthur and Freeport, plus the construction of more than 26 miles of coastal levees in Orange County.
A White House spokesman declined to confirm details of the plan Friday as the nation lurched into the third week of a partial government shutdown in a budget fight over Trump's long-promised border wall.
Trump, speaking at a White House roundtable on border security Friday, maintained he has the right to declare a national emergency to build the wall, but did not say when he might.
"I'm not going to do it so fast," Trump said, adding that Democrats in Congress "should come back and vote" for the $5.7 billion in wall funds he has requested for 2019. "We want Congress to do its job. What we're not looking to do right now is a national emergency."
While Texas Republicans have largely backed the president in his standoff with Democratic leaders in Congress, some have balked at the prospect of siphoning money from military construction or emergency disaster projects.
Cornyn, who opposes declaring a national emergency, said he talked to the White House, along with Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and members of the Texas congressional delegation. "We are all unified in that position," he said.
Confusion still reigned in Congress Friday about the president's intentions. While Democrats raised alarms about losing flood control and other disaster recovery funds in Texas, Puerto Rico and other storm-hit zones, Republicans sought to minimize those concerns - at least in Texas.
"I don't think we're going to see that money jeopardized in any way," Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said of Hurricane Harvey relief funding.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, a top House Republican from The Woodlands, took to Twitter to push back against media reports that the administration might be eyeing money earmarked for Army Corps projects in the Houston area.
Other Texas Republicans were less definitive about the administration's plans.
Freshman Houston Republican Dan Crenshaw said he met with Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney Friday and voiced his concern about how this move would affect his district. He said only that the White House shared his concerns.
"I've made it clear to the Administration that not one penny can be spared when it comes to Harvey relief funding, a point to which they were very sympathetic," Crenshaw said.
Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, who won a historically Republican House seat in Houston in November, said it should not even be an option for the White House to build a disputed border wall with needed storm protection dollars.
Also among those expressing concern was Sugar Land Republican Pete Olson, a Trump ally.
Olson noted that Harvey was the third consecutive year of historic flooding for Houston and the second hurricane to make landfall in the region in the last ten years.
"Our region simply cannot delay construction of desperately needed flood control projects any longer. America is a strong nation that must properly secure our border without sacrificing the safety and security of the millions of Americans living along the Gulf Coast," Olson said.
Some media reports have suggested that Trump was briefed about the plan during his flight Thursday to the southern border city of McAllen. One option reportedly contemplates taking some of the unspent $13.9 billion that Congress approved last year for civil works projects around the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Administration sources have been quoted anonymously saying that using Army Corps money is "definitely an option," though nothing has been finalized.
Among the ongoing Army Corps projects in Houston are improvements to the aging Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, which were designed to prevent downstream flooding. In danger of spilling over during Hurricane Harvey, they were opened to release water, flooding Buffalo Bayou.
Some regional officials also have expressed concern about future of Army Corps funds for the long-sought "Ike Dike" - a 70-mile-long coastal barrier to protect the coastline around Galveston Bay against storm surges. The most recent version of the plan - now under study - carries a price tag of as much as $31 billion.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, a Republican whose district extends to Galveston, said the impact of the president's plan remains uncertain. "With the fluid nature of things, we can't speak to the hypothetical situation in which Army Corps funds would be used," said the spokeswoman, Emma Polefko.
Is Trump targeting backlogged funding?
Ike Dike proponent Michel Bechtel, the mayor of the Morgan's Point, a Harris County city on Galveston Bay, said that he had only seen media reports of Trump's plan. "I don't know what's real and what's not real," he said.
But Bechtel, a leader in the Ike Dike project as president of the Harris County Mayors and Councils Association, noted that during negotiations over a 2017 federal water resources bill the administration sought to take back an estimated $4 billion for backlogged civic works projects that Congress had authorized more than ten years ago but which were never started.
On top of the $1.3 billion Democrats have agreed to allocate for border security, that would almost satisfy Trump's total border wall request.
Whether or not Trump goes through with some type of emergency plan to fund the wall - a move that Democrats have vowed to fight in court - the prospect of taking storm protection monies has renewed criticism of the administration's response to Hurricane Harvey.
Texas officials, who were allocated nearly $5 billion last year by Congress for disaster mitigation, complained earlier this month about bureaucratic logjams.
Staff writer Jeremy Wallace contributed to this report.


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This is a workshop-style course for those who have thought they had a terrific idea for a movie but didn't know where to begin. Students will start with a short script of 5 to 15 pages then we will focus on learning the basic tenets of dramatic structure and how this will serve as the backbone for a feature screenplay. Along the way we will read and watch classic films- Chinatown, Thelma & Louise -and contemporary films- Short Term 12, Bridesmaids -and examine what makes them successful as character driven stories. Each student should, by the end of the semester, have at least thirty pages of a screenplay completed with an outline to guide them the rest of the way. Films and their corresponding screenplays will be required reading for every class, and students will also become acquainted with how the business of selling and producing one's screenplay actually happens in Hollywood and independently. This is an online course and no previous screenwriting experience is necessary.


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Pelican Products Teams Up With the Best Defense Foundation to Honor WWII Veterans at Normandy, France
TORRANCE, CA – Pelican Products, Inc. is teaming up with the Southern California based, non-profit organization, The Best Defense Foundation (BDF), to help transport and honor eleven WWII Veterans back to Normandy, France for the 75th observance of D-Day (June 6, 2019).
These brave men, and one incredible female D-Day combat nurse, will be welcomed and celebrated in Normandy as liberators of the continent. "In March 2019, Pelican attended one of the missions that sent off a small group of veterans to Guam, Iwo Jima, Tinian, and Saipan," said Stephan Corti, President of Pelican's Commercial / Government Division. "From then on, once we saw the great work The Best Defense Foundation was doing, it became one of Pelican's missions to support them."
Additionally, to help protect the memory of this amazing experience, Pelican, in collaboration with the Foundation created 'Pelican Memento Kits' which featured a personalized Pelican 1200 Case, each with the Veteran's Playing Card, Custom BDF Challenge Coin, Military Service Branch Patch and four small jars for the Veterans to collect, label and preserve sand from each of the Pacific Theatre beaches visited on the trip.
"We owe it to these veterans to honor and never forget their sacrifice and service on this grand remembrance of the cost of freedom," said Donnie Edwards, Founder of The Best Defense Foundation.
According to the AP: "Of the 73,000 Americans who took part, just 30 are currently scheduled to come to France for this year's anniversary." The foundation is sponsoring 11 of these heroes (some of which landed on Omaha beach that historic day) including: 2Lt Leila Emeline (Allen) Morrison, 118th Evacuation Hospital; Corporal David G. Tolan, Company C, 712th Tank Bn. Attached to 90th Division, D+22; Ssgt. George K. Mullins, Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, D-Day; Tec5 John H. Stevenson, Attached to 29th Division, 195th Ordnance Depot Company; PFC Russell Lee Roy Pickett, Company A, 1st Bn, 116th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division; PFC John D. Foy, Company A, 1st Bn, 347th Infantry Regiment 87th Infantry Division; Comnd. Sgt. Major Ralph G. King, Company H, 3rd Bn, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; Maj. Edward Burke (Capt.), Company A, 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion 29th Infantry Division; Gerard R. 'Jerry' Dietch, Naval Combat Demolition, Unit 30 & Unit 24; Cpt John Raaen, HQ Company, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion; SM3C Gilbert D. Nadeau, Signalman, USS LCS (L) (3) – 45, US Navy.
The Best Defense is only able to provide this experience to veterans with the help of their donors and sponsors. Join the ranks, donate and learn more at www.BestDefenseFoundation.org.
Pelican Products, Inc. is a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco. For more information, visit: www.pelican.com or www.behrmancap.com.
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The Battle to Remember Palmyra: Daniel Johnson Speaks Out For the Artistic Heritage Lost in Its Destruction.
1st century city of Palmyra in Syria.
Earlier this month, news of the destruction of the ancient Temple of Bel at Palmyra by ISIS militants was confirmed.
Satellite imagery showed the area had been laid completely to rubble, only a few months after satellite footage recorded the Temple of Baal Shamin as the first architectural casualty under ISIS at Palmyra. These temples have been joined also by, according to more satellite imagery, six tower tombs at Palmyra. Before these ravages took place, an even more disturbing one occurred – the beheading of the chief of antiquities at Palmyra, Khaled al-As'ad, who spent the last forty years of his life working to preserve and protect the city's remains. Despite videos of questionable veracity that emerged earlier this year showing the supposed smashing of antiquities at the Mosul Museum (largely plaster cast fakes) and the ancient city of Nimrud (not confirmed), the 1st century city of Palmyra is indeed at great risk to complete decimation. But why should the destruction of ancient ruins matter, beyond a shocking news story? Why should those opposed to ISIS make an effort to protect these works?
One of Giovanni Battista Borra's drawings from Robert Wood's 1753 "The Ruins of Palmyra". Courtesy: The Royal Collection Trust, UK.
This question is just what Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson finally answers in his recent piece "Why Palmyra Should Matter To The West". He points out the understandable argument against such action by political leaders – that saving lives in the struggle against ISIS militants should take precedence over saving artifacts: "To have committed even a handful of troops to save Palmyra, rather than to rescue refugees, might have implied that buildings mattered more than people. No politician dares risk a charge of lacking compassion. Hence one of the greatest surviving relics of antiquity has been sacrificed without a fight." But he also demands the reader understand just why Palmyra should not be dismissed as a casualty in the current crossfire.
Courtesy: The Royal Collection Trust, UK.
If this is so, then cultural patrimony is the driving force that has the power to draw out architectural historians and archeologists to do something about Palmyra. While such expertise may not aid in rescue missions for human lives in this crisis, it could very well serve essential in rescuing ancient cultural heritage from further destruction. In fact, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in conjunction with the U.S. State Department, are hosting a panel next week (Sept. 29) entitled "Conflict Antiquities: Forging a Public/Private Response to Save the Endangered Patrimony of Iraq and Syria". We hope to report back on this panel, and recommend you take a look at Johnson's informative article.
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Title: Core housing, enablement and urban poverty :the consolidation paths of households living in two South African settlements
Authors: Napier, Mark
Abstract: The objective of this thesis was to enhance the understanding of both the formation of core housing settlements in South Africa and the consolidation processes which take place after residents have occupied the housing. Whilst the usually unassisted, consolidation efforts of residents of informal settlements and mass built government housing have been well studied, there were relatively few studies which gave a comprehensive understanding of longer term physical consolidation in settlements which had been designed and built with a view to extension. The central research question was whether core housing should be accepted as a sufficiently supportive institutional and physical framework for allowing or enabling households to counter situations of urban poverty, achieve adequate housing, and integrate themselves into the city. Two case studies were chosen which represented the delivery of core housing at scale, one being Inanda Newtown in Durban (about 4000 houses occupied from 1981), and the other being Khayelitsha in Cape Town (about 5000 houses occupied in 1985). Some 444 respondent households were interviewed in 1996 using a mainly quantitative method, as were stakeholders involved in the initial production and ongoing support of the areas. The study was retrospective and comparative of the two settlements. Inanda Newtown represented the delivery of larger, shell houses and lower levels of service, where an NGO had supported the process for a protracted period and established a local authority also supportive of consolidation. Khayelitsha represented the delivery of smaller core houses with higher levels of service and an unsupportive institutional context. A critical realist framework was adopted to enhance the understanding of the power relations between the various urban actors involved in the production, support and consolidation of core housing, and thus the causal mechanisms which shaped the personal projects of households as they attempted to achieve their own housing consolidation projects. In the conclusion the relevance of the findings to the current South African policy context and to global development thinking was discussed.
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July has been busy .... busy with work, trip to Toronto, meeting friends, and knitting. It was also busy with discovering new yarn stores and getting additions to my stash. If you are looking for a place to get a lot of different yarn you have to go to Toronto's Romni Wools.
I have read several reviews about the store. I also seen this picture on their website. I was expecting a big place but felt like it would be more of a warehouse and that I would not like it there. One thing for sure, the place is HUGE. It is the biggest yarn store I have seen so far. And yes, it has a bit of a warehouse-ish ambiance, but hey, they have SO much yarn that it is hard not to look like a warehouse. By the way, apart form different yarn they also carry a great selection of needles and hooks by different producers.
This is a beautiful sock yarn from Araucania. I will admit that the colour combination is not my first choice but since I have been stuck on blues recently I let my sister pick the colour and she fell for this one. I doubt I would be making socks with this, I can envision a beautiful scarf or maybe a pair of warm mittens. The colour of this yarn is 501 and here you can see all the subtle details of it.
I am struggling to figure out the name of this one. I know it is German but would like to know how it is called.
And finally, I could have not walked away from the gorgeous Fleece Artist Suri Blue (the colourway is called Dandelion). It will be definitely turned into a shawl some time soon.
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NEW YORK, November 28, 2012— Covington & Burling is advising Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V., and its affiliate Afore XXI Banorte, S.A. de C.V., in a $1.6-billion acquisition of Afore Bancomer, S.A. de C.V. from the Spanish bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., which would create Mexico's largest pension fund.
Afore Bancomer is Mexico's second largest pension fund, and Afore XXI is the fourth largest. Afore XXI, owned equally by Grupo Financiero Banorte and the Mexican Social Security Institute, would be acquiring Afore Bancomer. The transaction, which is expected to close during the first quarter of 2013, is subject to Mexican regulatory and antitrust approvals.
The Covington team is led by Rubén Kraiem and Gabriel Mesa, with the assistance of Cecile Zwiebach. Robert Heller is advising on tax matters, Michael Francese and Katherine Mineka on employment benefits matters, Lee Tiedrich and Jessica Milner on intellectual property matters, and James O'Connell on antitrust matters. Peter Schwartz and Courtney Heizenrader also assisted.
"A team of lawyers based in Mexico and the United States worked closely together to shape the deal and meet the tight timeframe of the auction process," Mr. Kraiem said.
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Seven Bypasses – Tenets and Techniques for Revascularization
New York/Stuttgart – Seven Bypasses: Tenets and Techniques for Revascularization is the third book in a trilogy of bravura, technical nuance, and strategy by master neurosurgeon Michael Lawton. Like his first two books on aneurysms and AVMs, Seven Bypasses provides unparalleled firsthand insights and guidance on complex pathologies in vascular neurosurgery. The fundamentals of microsurgical anastomosis and the craft of bypass surgery are explored in depth with clinical pearls in every chapter.
Lawton eloquently reveals the art of cerebral revascularization in exquisite, metaphorical detail. The surgeon performing bypass surgery is like an architect envisioning and building a beautiful structure. A bypass is designed to fit the patient's unique anatomy; blueprints designate anastomotic sites, connections, and conduits; the anastomoses are constructed; and the bypass is brought to life with pulsations, flow, and reperfusion. The book highlights Lawton's aesthetic, which has evolved from the common STA-MCA bypasses to IC-IC bypasses and elaborate arterial reconstructions.
Stepwise discussion of the three anastomoses that form the building blocks of all bypasses: end-to-side, side-to-side, and end-to-end anastomoses
Ten tenets delineate nuances of bypass: dexterity, preparing donors and recipients, establishing a working zone, temporary arterial occlusion, arteriotomy, suturing technique, tissue handling, knot tying, patency, and aneurysm occlusion
Step-by-step guidance on the seven bypasses: EC-IC bypass, EC-IC interpositional bypass, arterial reimplantation, in-situ bypass, reanastomosis, IC-IC interpositional bypass, and combination bypass
Strategies and algorithms for aneurysms organized by specific anatomical sites, including the MCA and the Sylvian cistern, ACA and the interhemispheric cistern, basilar artery and the basal cisterns, and PICA and the cisterna magna
More than 1,500 radiographs, operative photographs, and exquisite illustrations drawn by artist Kenneth Xavier Probst elucidate anatomy, surgical principles, and clinical cases
Dr. Lawton has bequeathed a remarkable treasure of knowledge to current and future generations of neurosurgeons and their patients. The Seven series is destined to be an enduring classic for residents, fellows, and neurosurgeons specializing in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease, and for those who believe that manual dexterity and technical skill still matter.
Michael T. Lawton, MD, is Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery; Professor of Neurological Surgery; President and Chief Executive Officer, Barrow Neurological Institute; Chief of Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery Programs; and Robert F. Spetzler Endowed Chair in Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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—By Sara Jane Richter and Laura Hays on 04/14/2011 Goodwell, Okla.—The name "Eames" may evoke images of Modern furniture design, architecture, or film making. Or perhaps nothing at all. Or something in between. It's the in between part of the universe that interests Eames Demetrios, the grandson of the married artists Charles and Ray Eames.
The couple made significant contributions to those art forms and more in the mid-20th century, and as a principal of the Eames Office, the artist and celebrated film maker Demetrios continues that legacy in his own way. He plans to designate a spot in Oklahoma Panhandle State University's Centennial Park in "Kyamerica," the name of his alternative universe. Demetrios will dedicate a bronze plaque placed in concrete prior to the band and choir concert on April 26, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this historic unveiling and become a part of the global audience, past and present, that defines our unseen, yet sensed realm.
OPSU's marker will be one of only a handful of sites worldwide where Demetrios' alternate universe meets with the physical. It is perhaps most appropriate that that alternate universe intersects with reality here in "No Man's Land." People travel the world visiting the physical sites to experience the untold history at each location, and OPSU will soon join this privileged group. Demetrios has placed 45 markers around the world to tell the histories of the intersections of reality and fantasy. Locations include India, England, Singapore, Nevada, Michigan, and California. Demetrios has even written books that detail each location and tell the stories that the Kyamerica sites commemorate.
Please join us for this extraordinary occasion to celebrate OPSU's small but significant presence where tangible and abstract communities merge into one allowing the Oklahoma Panhandle and OPSU to become an even more distinguished and unique location.