When you catch someone (e.g. a child, friend or business associate) in the wrong, it is interesting to watch their reactions. (Notice I left out spouse or relationship partner – we all know our spouse or relationship partner is never in the wrong – just ask them). I always look at their eyes and their mouth for tell-tale signs of guilt and remorse. When confronted, people usually grasp for straws unless they have a good defense. Sometimes the straw may be a little thicker than you expect and can carry some weight.
Buried in many of the FCPA settlements with the Department of Justice and the SEC, is the award of "meaningful credit" for remediation. If carried out effectively, this can be a pretty strong straw in the context of an overall settlement with the government. Companies can earn "meaningful credit" with the Department of Justice and the SEC if they remediate any identified problems with their existing anti-corruption compliance controls.
The Justice Department and the SEC have regularly cited this specific factor in resolving FCPA investigations. See, e.g. A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (November 14, 2012, hereinafter "FCPA Guidance") citing Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations, Chapter 9-28.000 of the U.S.Attorney's Manual (one of nine factors cited by the Department of Justice in determining whether to prosecute a business organization is "the corporation's remedial actions, including any efforts to implement an effective corporate compliance program or improve an existing one"); Section 8B2.1 of United States Sentencing Guidelines.
While the conduct underlying any FCPA investigation is obviously a fundamental and threshold consideration in deciding what, if any, action to take, both DOJ and SEC place a high premium on self-reporting, along with cooperation and remedial efforts, in determining the appropriate resolution of FCPA matters.
In resolving enforcement actions, the Justice Department and the SEC have cited specific remediation efforts by companies as a significant credit in the ultimate resolution of enforcement actions. See, e.g., In Re the NORDAM Group (July 17, 2012), available here ("The [D]epartment entered into a non-prosecution agreement with NORDAM as a result of NORDAM's timely, voluntary and complete disclosure of the conduct, its cooperation with the [D]epartment and its remedial efforts) (emphasis added); United States v. Orthofix International, N.V., Court Docket No. 4:12-cr-00150-RAS-DDB-1 ("Orthofix and the Department agree that this fine is appropriate given the nature and extent of Orthofix's cooperation in this matter and the remediation undertaken by Orthofix (emphasis added);" Deferred Pros. Agreement, In the Matter of Tenaris, S.A. (May 17, 2011), available here ("Tenaris also thoroughly reviewed its pre-existing compliance program and undertook steps to update and improve its compliance program, and to continue to implement enhanced compliance measures").
The remediation team needs to ask and answer the third question: what does the company need to do about the problem and what solutions are available?
Specific solutions need to be developed to meet identified problems. Companies cannot be shy and need to devote adequate resources and take bold steps. Remediation is an important credit for companies to earn. It requires early action in any investigation and commitment.


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Jada Pinkett Smith's Mom Adrienne Talks 'Frustrating' Olivia Jade Giannulli Interview on 'Red Table Talk'
We all watched as Adrienne Banfield-Norris got Olivia Jade Ginnulli right together during her appearance on 'Red Table Talk,' and now she's opening up about just how 'frustrating' the interview was.
The Facebook Watch co-host appeared on the Keep It podcast and revealed she wasn't keen on interviewing the 21-year-old social media influencer about the college admissions scandal in which both of her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested.
"It was frustrating, but at the end of the day, I felt like people understood how I felt," Banfield-Norris, 67, said.
Though Jada Pinkett Smith's mom felt Giannulli "handled the situation well," she said, "There were some things about it that were a little frustrating. I felt like as a 21-year-old young adult, that she needed to be way more aware of what's going on in the world, and that was a little frustrating."
Banfield-Norris continued, "I heard people make comments, like, 'Well, kids don't watch the news.' Please. The news on TV is not the only place where you understand what's going on with the world and if you think that then you're old! Because young people are not relying on the news — my generation is not relying on the news. I'm on my phone, on social media all the time."
Ultimately, Banfield-Norris thought Giannulli could benefit from expanding her world view. "There's just a lot of education she needs to do for herself," she said. "But I understand that that's the world they're in. Her life experiences have not put her in the space where she needs to be concerned about those kinds of things, really. I dont really know how to address that because it is about how you're raised and what you're exposed to."
Giannulli appeared on Red Table Talk earlier this month and spoke to hosts Banfield-Norris, Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith about her white privilege and the aftermath of the arrests of her parents.
Adrienne hit the nail on the head when she said all she needed to say both to and about Olivia during that episode. If you have not, watch it here.
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Signet Jewelers has authorized a new $350 million stock repurchase program.
"The share repurchase authorization reflects our ongoing commitment to build long-term value for our shareholders, the continued confidence we have in the strength of our business, and our ability to generate free cash flow after investment in our growth initiatives," Signet CEO Mike Barnes said in a statement.
The repurchase program will be funded through the company's existing cash reserves and liquidity sources.
Signet also announced that its board of directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on August 28 to record holders of Signet shares on August 2, with an ex-dividend date of July 31.


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Q: plupload with silverlight not working - ok with html5 and flash Given runtime silverlight
when I click upload button
then nothing happens
Works fine with html5 and flash. I'm testing thoroughly now, as IE bugged with plupload flash (container was not set, which freaked IE out.) To ensure there are no more bugs, I tried testing silverlight as only runtime, sadly resulting in this silent error. IT doesn't work in neither FF, chrome on mac, or IE9 at windows.
I'm using Backbone and coffeescript (Rails 3 app)
This is how I construct the plupload within class window.Uploader extends Backbone.View
. Remember, it works with flash and html5 as runtime:
initialize: (options) ->
  @uploader = new plupload.Uploader({
    runtimes : 'silverlight,flash',  #'gears,html5,flash,silverlight,browserplus',
    browse_button : 'pickfiles',
    container: 'upload_container'
    max_file_size : '5mb',
    url : "/admin/upload",
    flash_swf_url : '/publiclib/plupload.flash.swf',
    silverlight_xap_url : '/publiclib/plupload.silverlight.xap',
    filters : [ {title: "#{filter_title} ", extensions : "#{filter_extentions}"}]
    multi_selection: that.multiple,
    multipart: true,
    multipart_params: {
      "authenticity_token" : FORM_AUTH_TOKEN
    },
    file_data_name: 'photo'
  })

  ###### THIS PRINTS SILVERLIGHT as runtime, in all browser I've tested for this Q
  ###### So it is used/detected, but not working
  @uploader.bind 'Init', (up, params) ->
    $('#filelist').html("
Current runtime: #{params.runtime}
")

  @uploader.init()
  @setupBindings()

setupBindings: ->
  #instantiates the uploader
  that = @

  # shows the progress bar and kicks off uploading
  @uploader.bind 'FilesAdded', (up, files) ->
    _.each files, (file) ->

      $('#filelist').append('
' + file.name + ' (' + plupload.formatSize(file.size) + ') ' + '
Laster opp

')

    that.uploader.start()

  #binds progress to progress bar
  @uploader.bind 'UploadProgress', (uploader, file) ->
    # .. some upload code, not relevant to Q

this is my _form.html.erb (Forgive me for not loving haml)

      <%=activity_image @activity%>

    <%=link_to "Choose Picture", '#', :id => "pickfiles", :class => "btn small"%>

generated html as requested in comment... :
<fieldset>
  <input id="activity_photo_id" name="activity[photo_id]" size="30" style="display:none;" type="text" />

 <legend>choose picture for upload</legend>

     Choose Picture

</fieldset>

When I click "Choose Picture", nothing happens.
plupload 1.5.1.1

A: Depending on your styling Plupload structure may get lost in your container (#upload_container). Try to wrap browse_button element into it's own container, having a strict position on the screen.
Might be some conflict between Plupload and Backbone/CoffeeScript, cause as standalone thing it works here, tested just now. Can you show your usage case online somewhere?

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Gaylord India Restaurant, an award-winning San Francisco mainstay for nearly three decades, has served presidents, prime ministers, ambassadors, senators, mayors, rock stars & celebrities. Gaylord India Restaurant serves Northern Indian cuisine, featuring authentic Tandoori and Mughlai-style dishes.
Dine in a warm, romantic setting, with rich jewel tone fabrics, deep finished woods and gorgeous authentic Indian artifacts.
Meatless specialties are available, as well as a special dessert menu, which features kulfi (saffron-flavored ice cream with pistachios) and the classic treat, gulab jamun (sweet cheese rounds dipped in syrup). Or diners may select from combination dinners with a number of dishes available for one price.
A brunch buffet is offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Dinner is offered nightly from 5pm – 11pm.


In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen, Christ foretelleth the reprobation of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles.
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. Mark 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. Mark 12:3 And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. Mark 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. Mark 12:5 And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some. Mark 12:6 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. Mark 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. Mark 12:9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Mark 12:10 Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; Mark 12:11 This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes? Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.
Mark 12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. Mark 12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? Mark 12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it. Mark 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. Mark 12:17 And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him.
Mark 12:18 And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Mark 12:19 Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Mark 12:20 There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed; Mark 12:21 and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise: Mark 12:22 and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. Mark 12:23 In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. Mark 12:24 Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. Mark 12:26 But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in [the place concerning] the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.
Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: Mark 12:30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. Mark 12:31 The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he: Mark 12:33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David? Mark 12:36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. Mark 12:37 David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Mark 12:38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and [to have] salutations in the marketplaces, Mark 12:39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts: Mark 12:40 they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.
and commendeth the poor widow for her two mites, above all.
Mark 12:41 And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. Mark 12:42 And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury: Mark 12:44 for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.


This review will have many spoilers in it; therefore if you haven't watched the movie yet, don't read this. You should go see it, it's a great superhero, fun movie to start the summer of 2015 off.
Starting off, this movie is directed and written by Joss Whedon, who has directed the previous Avengers movie and I think he did a fantastic job. The problem and only problem in my opinion of this movie was that there are so many plot points that needed to be filled to keep the individual movies of each of the Avengers going. For instance, right when you want to hear about Hawkeye's (Jeremy Renner) backstory it shifts suddenly to the romance with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson). Then it throws you into more action that you are unaware of and then Thor is in a well of some sort so he can see things. But that's not a huge complaint because this could have gone so much worse (see any Spiderman film as of late). There was so much that needed to be shown and I'm fully hoping for a four to four and half hour director's cut.
Whedon does a great job in my mind of showing action. There's limited shaky cam, sometimes the camera moves quickly but it never made me nauseous and I could always understand exactly what was going on. I think for a superhero movie, he also did an amazing job with the character's banter between each other especially at the beginning of the film when Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) makes fun of Captain America (Chris Evans) for complaining about him using bad language. The actors and actresses have fitted these roles so well that their conversations feel so natural and I credit that to the writing mainly.
I really was disappointed that Ultron turned evil so quickly. I understand that they didn't have much screen time to give him any backstory at all except that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) makes Bruce Banner believe that Ultron is necessary for the team. Then it goes through what Ultron is thinking to him becoming flat out evil. James Spader who voices Ultron did a great job in my opinion. He was truly evil sounding and was threatening. He did a great job as a villain with the audience having a hard time reading his facial cues because he was a metal machine.
I thought that the newcomers were fantastic. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olson) became my favorite character pretty quickly. I also liked that Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) had a different dynamic to his X-Men counterpart. I liked the Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye conversation in the final fight and I feel that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver got a good backstory in the film when you could feel for what they were saying and doing. It was upsetting to see Quicksilver end his time, but I think Scarlet Witch will do very well in the continuing films.
The Vision (Paul Bettany) was confusing for me to analyze because I don't really know anything about his character and he seemed kinda boring to me. So I have no real opinion on him.
I went to the bathroom sometime when Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and War Machine (Don Cheadle) got into the final fight. There presence felt unnecessary but I won't criticize the move because it didn't hurt the film in any way shape or form. I felt the same way about Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
The final fight seen was predictable, but superhero movies need that or people won't watch them anymore. It was satisfying to see them all work as a team. Something about it just feels right. The first/ opening scene was fantastic. I was so over watching the preivews that my attention was starting to waver. But the last scene really set the tone and was a great way to start the movie.
And I hate talking about this but Joss Whedon does not hate women. I will admit that it's a boy's club. But, Whedon made Scarlet Witch a very strong character. He also showed how strong Black Widow is by having her basically save Banner and deal with her own demons at the same time. Tony Stark could not even fight his own demons. That's all I will say on the subject.
All and all, this was a great way to start off the summer. Go see this movie. It's definitely worth it.


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Fujua (ou Fugua) est un village du Cameroun situé dans le département du Boyo et la Région du Nord-Ouest, à proximité de la frontière avec le Nigeria. Il fait partie de la commune de Fundong.

Population
Lors du recensement de 2005,  habitants y ont été dénombrés.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
  Z. F. Dempster, Zone Study Report, Fundong Rural Council Area, Menchum Division, North West Province Cameroon, Pan African Institute for Development, West Africa, Buea, 1982, 41 p.
  Derek A. Focho, Muh C. Newu, Mendi G. Anjah, Fongod A. Nwana and Fonge B. Ambo, « Ethnobotanical survey of trees in Fundong, Northwest Region, Cameroon », in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2009, 5:17,  (étude menée à Abuh, Fujua et Baiso)

Liens externes
  Fundong, sur le site Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)
  Fundong Council Development Plan, PNDP, February 2012, 158 p.

Village dans la région du Nord-Ouest (Cameroun)

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Canadian TV notebook: Trickster one and done, Nurses ends next week in U.S.
No spoilers here for the Trickster series finale that aired on the CW last night. There are few moments in the history of television where the creators set up a season finale knowing there will be a next season, and then there wasn't. The finale would have been more gratifying if there was a Season 2.
As a season of 6 episodes, the show combined a harsh but accurate realism with the supernatural element of Indigenous stories. Trickster kept my interest all the way through with good stories, interesting characters (good and bad). The coarse language was authentic; the CBC presented it without censorship while the CW bleeped a lot of dialogue.
The U.S. audience got a peek into the problems with residential schools, but likely had to do an Internet search for "residential schools." To our non-Canadian readers doing research, feel free to ignore anything former Canadian Senator Lynn Beyak has to say on the topic.
The furor on social media has been to find another home for future seasons for Trickster. APTN and Crave are possibilities to take up the series though the rights would be tangled up with Season 1 on CBC.
We don't talk often about books on CanadianCrossing.com. Eden Robinson has written the Trickster trilogy. Trickster the series is based on her novel Son of a Trickster (2017). Trickster Drift (2018) might have been the source material for Season 2. The Return of the Trickster is slated for release in March. Robinson wrote Monkey Beach (2000), of which we recently reviewed the film version.
Watching adaptations of books is a lot of fun but those books can be enjoyed on their own.
Canadian film review: Monkey Beach
Canadian TV notebook: Trickster and Nurses on the U.S. side
Trickster coming to the U.S. on the CW in January
Transplant makes U.S. debut on NBC
Nurses is the latest Canadian TV drama to come to U.S. broadcast TV
U.S. television turns to Canadian TV shows to fill gaps due to COVID-19
Nurses ends its U.S. run for Season 1 on Tuesday. Nurses has some bright moments: the collective care for a chronic long-term patient was so beautiful. This show also gives problems to the nurses that disappear and reappear on a whim: Wolf's issue with affording a specific drug (in Canada) and Naz's needing to learn the basics. Grace's sexual assault by a doctor that got her fired (not him) from her previous job is an important story but handled poorly at times.
The Global show will have a Season 2 in Canada and likely could also run again on NBC.
Fox acquired the rights to the 12 episodes that make up 2 seasons of Diggstown. The CBC show is coming back for Season 3. Diggstown ran the last 2 winters but did not run this winter.
Vinessa Antoine is the lead about a high-powered corporate lawyer who leaves that world to join a legal aid clinic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Love the shots of the Halifax area from the show. Natasha Henstridge, C. David Johnson, Stacey Farber, Brandon Oakes, Shailene Garnett, Tim Rozon, and Dwain Murphy are in the cast. In the era of inclusion, great to see a character who is Indigenous (Oakes) but not have that be a big deal.
We don't have a timetable for when Fox will run the show. Summer isn't ideal but that might be the path for the show.
IFC is finally airing the 5 bonus episodes of Baroness von Sketch Show a week from today at midnight Eastern on February 24.
We don't have word on whether Pretty Hard Cases has a U.S. outlet. NBC Universal is a major producer on the project so one of their networks should eventually air the show. U.S. viewers are in for a rather unusual ride in the police drama genre.
Episodes don't end with cases wrapped up tight. There are comedic elements within the drama. There is a discussion about whether ketchup should be on French fries or off to the side.
Your humble narrator has seen the first 2 episodes. Meredith MacNeill and American actor Adrienne C. Moore form an unusual pair but fun to watch. The surrounding cast works well. Katie Douglas is part of a multi-episode arc reminding us of what we loved and hated about her character on Mary Kills People.
CBC thought enough about the series to give the second episode an extra airing last Sunday night and has used the Hockey Night in Canada games for a lot of promos. The program airs on Wednesday nights at 9 pm on CBC and is available on CBC Gem.
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Canadian journalism notebook: TorStar to shut down StarMetro newspapers
My hopes (limited) on being a columnist with the StarMetro newspapers are now dashed. TorStar is shutting down the StarMetro commuter newspapers in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Halifax with December 20 as the final date of publication. 73 jobs will be lost in the closing of the newspapers.
I am more familiar with the free newspapers under the previous Metro banner. They weren't worth much but served a purpose when visiting a city. The TorStar rebranding came about a year ago.
There are reports of digital bureaus opening in all those cities except for Toronto with 5 reporters in Vancouver, 5 reporters in Alberta, and 1 in Halifax. That would mean a negative 62 jobs lost.
TorStar/Postmedia newspaper "trade" details
Postmedia newspaper cuts mean even fewer Canada journalism voices
This is about the 2-year anniversary of the terrible TorStar-Postmedia "trade" where the large media companies acquired papers to then close them.
Postmedia acquired the Metro Winnipeg and Metro Ottawa free dailies to then close them. Torstar acquired and closed 24Hours Toronto and 24Hours Vancouver, rivals to the Metro newspapers.
Personal note: I am changing employment. I'll be joining the Globe and Mail later this month.
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) November 6, 2019
I have considerable experience in column writing and a strong expertise in Canada. Being a white man would theoretically (and sadly) make me ideal to be a newspaper columnist in Canada. The major drawback is that I am likely too liberal for Canadian newspapers.
The most recent columnist additions to The Globe and Mail lineup would confirm that theory.
Andrew Coyne has moved from the National Post to The Globe and Mail. Robyn Urback recently made the move from CBC News to The Globe and Mail. Coyne and Urback fall in the centre-right position on the Canadian news spectrum.
You might be more familiar with Coyne since he is on the At Issue panel on The National on CBC News. Urback writes the kind of columns where you think you know where you stand on an issue and she writes the opposite of that viewpoint.
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They essentially replace Margaret Wente, who took a buyout, as a columnist with the newspaper. The Globe and Mail kept Wente on long after plagiarism accusations in 2012 and a pair of columns in 2016 that failed to meet the newspaper's attribution standards.
Coyne and Urback are upgrades over Wente even in columns that weren't plagiarised. I don't begrudge their success; I would love to have my voice in the Canadian news landscape.
photo credit: StarMetro Toronto
Twitter capture: @acoyne
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Book review: The Art of Diplomacy
Kelly Knight Craft may not be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada for much longer, but she should read The Art of Diplomacy from Bruce and Vicki Heyman. Craft might learn what an ambassador does or even to find out there are cool places in Canada.
Bruce Heyman was the U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President Barack Obama from 2014-2017. With Craft's hundreds of reported absences, Heyman has served as a de facto ambassador in numerous TV appearances.
The Art of Diplomacy makes clear that Bruce and Vicki Heyman were both ambassadors, staying away from the co-ambassador concept. The chapters alternate between the voices of Bruce and Vicki. This is important to remember: otherwise, you might think Bruce got on the back of a Vespa scooter with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau at the helm.
The book is described as a "love letter to Canada, our neighbor and best friend." The couple, when approached for a ambassadorship, wanted to put Canada for each of the top 3 choices. This is a surprise since at the time, all we knew about Bruce Heyman was Goldman Sachs.
Turns out Vicki's great-grandparents on her father's side came from Belarus to Canada. Bruce's work also took him to Canada.
Even if they knew a bit about Canada, Bruce's strategy was to ask several U.S. departments to "tell me what you know about Canada." They had a lot of downtime to prepare since the process took a year from nomination to confirmation. U.S. ambassadors have to go to Charm School in the Virginia suburbs of the U.S. capital.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada has a new book on The Art of Diplomacy
Kelly Knight Craft may leave U.S. Ambassador to Canada post for promotion
Bruce Heyman confirmed (finally) as U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Bruce and Vicki try to get off to a good start by bringing Timbits and coffees to the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Bruce talks about the 2-mile (3.3-km) walk from their residence near 24 Sussex Drive to the U.S. Embassy. I've walked that route when I was in Ottawa. His story brought back a nice memory of that walk in the Canadian capital.
There were certainly mistakes and other oddities: all part of the story. They describe how the Harper Government froze them out over not approving the Keystone XL pipeline.
They took advantage of being frozen out by the Harper Government to travel in Canada. They went to the 7 consulates in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montréal, Quebec City, and Halifax. Their first trip through Canada went to 7 provinces and 15 cities in 21 days. They talk of adventures in the Yukon; Tuktoyaktuk (700 miles north of Yellowknife); Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (3-hour plane ride north of Thunder Bay); and Kenauk, Quebec.
They talk about meeting and talking with Ken Taylor, the Canadian ambassador to Iran who rescued the Americans during the hostage crisis. They sought out friendship with then Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. Bruce spoke of the protocol to first dine with the prime minister and spouse but they had been frozen out by the Harpers.
The Harpers finally invite the Heymans only after the 2015 election cycle started. The couples ended up bonding over hot sauces. Gardens, bees, art, and hot sauces serve as ways to tell the story about their adventures in Canada.
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New U.S. ambassador to Canada debuts his blog
We were impressed when David Jacobson started a blog about Canada as President Barack Obama's first U.S. Ambassador to Canada. The Heymans stepped that up with their interaction with Canada.
We have been critical of U.S. Ambassadors not having much of a connection with Canada. Turns out Bruce and Vicki Heyman made up for that lack of Canadian connection. Bruce Heyman has also been an asset for the relationship between the countries in the last few years when American voices were invisible or incendiary.
As for The Art of Diplomacy, the book gives an insight into the world of being an ambassador, ups and downs. The pace of the book is very conversational with a very easy read. The book then becomes a resource to remind ourselves of happier times in the U.S.-Canada relationship.
Disclosure: I met Bruce and Vicki Heyman at a Canadian Thanksgiving event two years ago. I did meet them briefly at a book signing. I'm not sure either of them would remember meeting me.
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New Brunswick cartoonist dismissal symptom of larger Canadian media concern
Does it matter if I was fired over one Donald Trump cartoon when every Donald Trump cartoon I submitted in the past year was axed?
— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) July 1, 2019
When you travel even a little bit in New Brunswick, you learn about the far-reaching influence of the Irving family. Brunswick News Inc. (BNI) — owned by James Irving — came up in the international news over the firing of cartoonist Michael de Adder.
Greg Perry, who was to replace de Adder, has walked away from BNI. Perry said the chain "insisted on running the cartoons I'd provided way back on Friday, despite my asking them not to."
The cartoon from de Adder featured Donald Trump trying to play through a round of golf with two migrants lying there dead. He was fired the day after the cartoon ran.
Perry says he was recruited before the Trump cartoon but to work alongside de Adder, not replace him. The two cartoonists worked together until 2 years ago when BNI laid off Perry. de Adder had been with BNI for 17 years. Perry did note that the social media backlash wasn't worth it "over a job that pays the same per month as a job at a grocery chain."
Cartoon for June 26, 2019 on #trump #BorderCrisis #BORDER #TrumpCamps #TrumpConcentrationCamps pic.twitter.com/Gui8DHsebl
— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) June 26, 2019
The concern over the firing of de Adder was linked to the oil-rich Irving family, who might not have wanted the anti-Trump cartoon. A lost detail is that de Adder never submitted the Trump cartoon to BNI, citing his concerns over sending them anti-Trump cartoons.
Neither de Adder or Perry are based in New Brunswick: de Adder is in Halifax while Perry is in Vancouver. Both cartoonists are featured throughout Canada, just not in New Brunswick. In fact, the Toronto Star agreed to pick up de Adder once a week.
BNI owns the major English-language daily newspapers: Telegraph-Journal (Saint John); Times & Transcript (Moncton); and The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton). The company also owns 14 English-language weeklies and 7 French-language weeklies in New Brunswick.
L'Acadie Nouvelle (Caraquet) is the only independent daily in New Brunswick.
The Maritimes have been resistant to the Postmedia block that owns both daily newspapers in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa as well as the only English language paper in Montréal. New Brunswick has a similar conundrum. The SaltWire Network controls Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador.
The only major newspaper west of Ontario that isn't controlled by Postmedia is the Winnipeg Free-Press, owned by FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership with local roots.
Postmedia also owns the National Post based in Toronto.
When de Adder was let go by BNI, he didn't lose a newspaper in New Brunswick as a client; he lost New Brunswick as a client.
Newspaper ownership should be local and responsible. A lot of major Canadian newspapers don't provide either.
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Canadian film review: Nelly
Nelly weaves a tapestry of real and fiction in telling the story of 3 people within 1 person. There is Nelly Arcan, real-life author and sex worker, who commits suicide at the age of 36. Isabelle Fortier is a young woman who later becomes Nelly Arcan. Then there is Cynthia, the nom de plume for the sex work done by Fortier/Arcan.
Anne Émond tells these stories in a non-linear fashion, bouncing around in various chapters in Arcan's life. A lot of the text is drawn from her books, especially her debut novel Putain (Whore). The dialogue is crucial to gathering bits and pieces about these people. For a biography film, we know very little about who Arcan is.
TIFF Rising Star 2016 Mylène Mackay (then known as Mylène MacKay) dominates the screen with the difficult challenge of portraying who Arcan/Cynthia is. Mylia Corbeil-Gavreau portrays her as Isabelle Fortier. Mackay goes with the flow of whoever she is in the moment. Her portrayal of a confident sex worker (Cynthia) is a convincing contrast to the vulnerable writer (Arcan).
We meet people who come in and out of Arcan's life including her long-time friend Suzanne (Sylvie Drapeau), her publisher Mathieu (Francis Leplay), and her boyfriend Francois (Mickaël Gouin, also in Our Loved Ones). Most of the time Arcan is alone, even during sex with men.
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The small windows are worth watching. Arcan is vulnerable about revealing too much of her self in the novels. She has great insecurities over the potential failure of future novels. She lies when she first becomes a novelist and says she is 26, because she wanted to be published before she was 30.
The best way to watch Nelly is to go with the flow wherever Émond takes the viewer. Her previous films of note include Nuit #1, which was a bit confusing, and Our Loved Ones, which was a delight.
If you approach this film wanting to know why these people do what they do, you are likely to be disappointed. If you want your reality separated from fiction, this is not your film. Some scenes are real, some blend in from the books. You can always discover Arcan after the film by reading her books. You just have to go along for the ride in Nelly, but definitely wear your seatbelt.
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Proposed money for Canadian journalism about sprouting non-profit news templates
"Is it better to have spent government money on Canadian journalism and lost than to not spend government money on Canadian journalism at all?"
The $50 million over 5 years in the new federal budget feels like droplets in a giant bucket and yet also runs counter to the traditional argument that a government giving money to journalism outlets makes journalism weaker by being influenced over government money.
Some would argue that the government funds CBC and therefore CBC News, but that is a different argument we will get back to later in this column.
The money will go to "independent non-governmental organizations" to support local journalism in underserved communities to "ensure trusted, local perspectives as well as accountability in local communities." For the moment, this reduces the potential impact on government-journalism relationships.
The Public Policy Forum's The Shattered Mirror report noted that since 2010, 225 weekly and 27 daily newspapers had closed or merged operations.
The problems of newspapers in Canada mirror those in the United States. Advertising revenues are plummeting. Fewer subscriptions. Less interest in a newspaper as the content is reduced in quality and quantity.
For a relatively liberal country, Canadian newspapers are quite conservative. There are no The New York Times or The Washington Post in Canada. The media power in newspapers is in very few hands.
TorStar Corp./Postmedia Network Inc. 'trade'
We saw the power of these conservative newspaper companies with the recent TorStar/Postmedia switch where they traded newspapers to then close them. Postmedia is scheduled to close 21 of the 22 acquired community newspapers as well as the Metro Winnipeg and Metro Ottawa free dailies. Torstar is scheduled to close 3 of the 7 daily newspapers in Ontario and all 8 community newspapers as well as 24Hours Toronto and 24Hours Vancouver.
Postmedia acquired the Sun Media newspapers and then 16 months later, Postmedia announced that the main print outlets in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa (but not Toronto) would merge into a single newsroom in those cities. While there would visibly be 2 papers in each market, the news would be the same, except for style points for the Sun papers' tabloid format. They wanted the public to think there was competition when there literally wasn't competition.
Even the U.S. newspapers owners haven't been that cruel.
An angry Paul Godfrey, CEO of Postmedia Network says the program to boost local journalism in the Federal budget won't do anything to help existing media, and the lack of government support for the industry will lead to poorer journalism for Canadians. pic.twitter.com/8folXNPo6K
— On The Money (@OnTheMoneyCBC) February 28, 2018
Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey is very upset that his company isn't getting a dime from the Canadian federal government. The company's policy of writing editorials for all the papers, forcing the papers to endorse Stephen Harper in 2015, and that U.S. hedge funds have dominated the company's finances might explain why large companies aren't getting more money.
The Toronto Star has highlighted its own struggles recently. Toronto Star publisher John Honderich told The Globe and Mail that Torstar Corp. is fighting for survival.
Andrew Coyne, who writes a column for the National Post (Postmedia) did point out some of the Toronto Star problems.
"The Star, like other papers, put its content online for free; like other papers, it forced readers to put up with a succession of hideously designed websites, then wasted $40 million on an unreadable tablet app; all this, I might add, on top of the decades of print-based mediocrity that preceded it. None of which deterred him in the slightest from demanding millions more from the taxpayers. We screwed up. Now you get to pay for it."
You can take the point on what Coyne thinks about the content with a grain of salt, but the mistakes on the Web and the app illustrate the concern. The track record doesn't speak well, and not just for the Toronto Star.
Godfrey and his equivalent, Torstar president/CEO John Boynton, can think about those communities with newspapers more than 100 years old that lost their papers thanks to their recent moves.
CBC proposes $400 million increase to go ad-free
Honderich wrote an op-ed that ran in the company papers back on January 26. He has 10 possible recommendations based from The Shattered Mirror report. #8 is particular notable since that one involves the CBC and digital advertising.
"In today's digital world, the greatest competitor to Canadian newspaper websites is cbc.ca. It is an excellent website, flush with resources and funded, of course, by the public. Not only that; it is free. Furthermore, it is out in the market competing for digital advertising. The heritage committee, in its report, proposed that Canada adopt the British model where the BBC does not compete for ads. The rationale is that the public broadcaster has an obvious advantage with its guaranteed public funding."
There has been quite a bit of talk that the CBC is at fault for taking digital advertising from newspapers. The CBC is also at fault for running ads on its TV channels, potentially taking away money from TV networks such as CTV, Global, and City TV.
Admittedly, we are defenders of CBC, news and otherwise. But hearing about the dominance of a public broadcaster that was financially damaged by the Harper Government and the loss of Hockey Night in Canada revenues while still running the games feels like the private newspapers and TV networks need to find a different outlet for their troubles. And the extra taxpayer money would have to increase to make up the financial difference.
For those who argue that the newspapers and TV networks should get money if the CBC gets money, the relationship with public broadcasters and government is a much different dance. The money goes to the CBC and the public broadcaster sets aside resources for news. The CBC has to be in places where there are few news outlets but also doesn't have to worry about ratings and readers as much.
As we saw during the Harper Government, despite being deliberately underfunded, CBC was the hardest working news outlet against the government.
The Tyee, which can prove as an inspiration to this discussion given its financial model, have its take on how the CBC save news in Canada.
From the federal budget:
"To ensure trusted, local perspectives as well as accountability in local communities, the Government proposes to provide $50 million over five years, starting in 2018–19, to one or more independent non-governmental organizations that will support local journalism in underserved communities. The organizations will have full responsibility to administer the funds, respecting the independence of the press.
"Further, consistent with the advice laid out in the Public Policy Forum's report on news in the digital age, over the next year the Government will be exploring new models that enable private giving and philanthropic support for trusted, professional, non-profit journalism and local news. This could include new ways for Canadian newspapers to innovate and be recognized to receive charitable status for not-for profit provision of journalism, reflecting the public interest that they serve."
The $50 million isn't about propping up failed newspaper companies but trying to plant seeds of non-profit journalism. Even when the newspaper companies had real competition and things were better for the TV stations, the Canadian media wasn't that strong. The money was often more of an issue that the results. This model concentrates more on results than the money.
We have given TorStar and Postmedia a difficult time and a lot of the newspapers' problems are points beyond their control. Buying up small newspapers and then dumping them takes a lot of communities out of the news business when important information isn't getting to people who care about those communities. The Postmedia monopoly in several major Canadian cities wasn't enough. Both newspaper companies need to focus on their readers than the almighty Canadian dollar.
These non-profit ideas will never replace the standard newspaper. But their budding growth might inspire large newspaper companies to be more responsible to their readers.
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The New York Times introduces Americans to butter tarts and more Canadian food
For those who think Canadians are just like Americans, I usually introduce two words to refute that argument: butter tarts.
The New York Times is using its large influence for a bit of education on Canadian food.
As someone who has hosted a panel on Canadian food, I love talking about butter tarts, tourtière, peameal bacon, oatcakes, poutine, maple pie, and the Caesar.
You can find the whole Canada Issue collection here. But here are some of our notes about the articles.
Preserving an Indigenous Way of Life
We touched on this topic last month when writing about Ku-kum Kitchen in Toronto spotlighting indigenous food. The article touches on a number of issues, including Ku-kum Kitchen. The story of Algonquin chef Cezin Nottaway leads the story, talking about reestablishing traditional food on indigenous lands.
One interesting fact: In 2014, the Quebec government proposed a plan to make an exception for 10 restaurants to allow them to serve game meat killed by licensed hunters. Those restaurants would have included Au Pied de Cochon and Joe Beef in Montréal. The plan ultimately did not work out.
They say you learn about a people's history by what they eat. You also learn about their history when you read about trying to take that food away.
The Great Butter Tart Debate
The beautiful dessert at the top of this article is a butter tart. If you haven't been to Canada, you might not know what one looks like.
They are very simple based on the ingredients: primarily brown sugar, butter, and egg inside a tart shell. They can come runny or firm. I've seen them plain, with raisins or top, or with nuts. I tend to like pecans on them; the nuts bring a contrast to the sugary dominance.
The article talks about the origins of butter tarts and as a contrast to the Nanaimo bar.
Poutine has tried to make inroads in the United States while butter tarts are pretty much invisible south of the 49th parallel. Canada's gain is America's loss. As the article notes about butter tarts:
"They are a humble treat, made with ordinary ingredients, and spectacularly delicious."
It Came, It Quenched, It Conquered Canada
We should dedicate this to the ignoramuses at IFC who insisted that the Baroness von Sketch Show change Caesar to a Bloody Mary in a sketch about cottage country. They don't drink a Bloody Mary in cottage country but they do drink Caesars. Too bad that this article counts too late. They and you should read this account on how the Caesar cocktail came to exist.
Toronto Suddenly Has a New Craving: Syrian Food
People who live in big cities claim they have food from all around the world. Toronto always seems to do better than average even among big cities. Syrian food making an impact in Toronto is yet another example where if you visit Toronto, you can eat around the world.
A Door to a Parallel Culinary World
Can't personally speak for this combination of Japanese-influenced Italian food in Vancouver's Chinatown. However, for those who think Canadian food is just more rural American food, this is one of numerous examples to the contrary.
Canadian Whisky's Long-Awaited Comeback
From Ontario, Cool-Climate Wines of Beauty and Vision
When non-Canadians think of alcohol, they might consider Canada's many fine beers. But as the newspaper notes, ignoring Canadian whisky and wine is not a smart option. And yes, Canada spells whisky without an e unlike the American whiskey.
Ku-kum Kitchen offers up chance to learn more about indigenous Canadians through food
IFC should applaud the unique drink that is a Caesar
Experiencing distinctly Canadian foods
Podcast link to Canadian food event is now online
CanadianCrossing.com food/drink coverage
You can also access Canadian recipes via The New York Times but you need to be a subscriber to access that information.
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U.S. creeps a bit closer to freedom by airing swear words in context
We have written quite a few articles on how Canadians can handle words in context that make some audiences uncomfortable to hear.
U.S. news outlets found themselves in a similar scenario where some outlets went with "shithole" in response to Donald Trump's "shithole countries" reference to immigration into the United States.
We generally found that cable TV news was more likely to broadcast the phrase rather than over-the-air newscasts and newspapers. The sword of Damocles hangs over over-the-air TV outlets where the FCC could fine stations but not give guidance over whether a particular word, phrase, or pictures would spark a fine. This is why your PBS station would censor something even after 10 pm when they are allowed to broadcast such material uncensored.
Canada allows coarser language in programming as well as news. The United States is struggling with delivering such content in a news context.
We only have to go back to Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada telecast where the f-word was heard on the ice twice within 2 seconds. The incident happened at 14:04 left in the 3rd period in Montréal. Play-by-play announcer Jim Hughson is not fond of on-air swearing, "now, now, just because the linesman got in the way." Nobody freaked out over what happened. The game was aired on CBC and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada and the NHL Network in the United States.
The infamous "grab them by the pussy" quote, also from Trump, was not repeated as is by U.S. news outlets, especially cable news. When such a quote is censored, its vulgarity is lost, reducing the negative impact of the statement. He would have suffered more condemnation had U.S. news outlets been braver in conveying to their audience the severity of what he said.
U.S. news outlets already suffer enough from pressure not to run stories that would easily run in other countries. For example, most countries report on the Palestinian people but U.S. outlets will not cover them as people in news stories. Additional censorship is more upsetting in the "land of the free."
Here are some examples over the last few years where Canada had more "freedom of the press" than the United States.
Workin' Moms provides CBC with Canadian humour for adults
CTV will air Game of Thrones uncensored
Rob Ford: Liability to Toronto Argonauts
Melissa Leo, Ryan Kesler prove Canadians can handle TV swearing much better than Americans
Canadian news perspective features more freedom than U.S. news
Uncensored clip of Sally Field from Canada
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of freedom in a different context during his time as a civil rights leader. Freedom is a concept that Americans talk about but Canadians are more likely to live in their daily lives. This isn't to say that Canada doesn't have problems with other freedoms, but in the ones that lead to "the pursuit of happiness," Canada is further ahead down that road.
Today is the day that Americans celebrate the spirit and words of Martin Luther King Jr. Let's hope this story is only one of many ways to reflect on freedom on this day.
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Canadian notebook: Newfoundland time is not the crime
As we enter the slow time of the year, a few stories slipped through the cracks. We thought this would be a good time to share them. The first two are about the unconventional stories that make Canada unique. The last story is a sad indictment of where journalism, especially in Canada, has gone.
The charm of Newfoundland time is being on the half-hour, the only spot in North America that isn't on the hour. What I didn't realize until I was in St. John's is that Labrador is 30 minutes behind Newfoundland, on the same time zone as the Maritimes.
I found out this detail by a bus ad for Republic of Doyle, the CBC show shot in St. John's. The fine print pointed out that the show aired in Labrador at 9 pm as opposed to the larger print noting a 9:30 pm starting time.
Turns out that instead of Newfoundland being the outlier, Labrador is the one not following the rules.
James McLeod, a reporter for The Telegram in St. John's who reported the story, said to CBC Radio One's As It Happens, "For the last 82 years, there's been a law on the books that formally says what the standard time in Newfoundland and Labrador is. And at no point in that history has the government gotten around to acknowledging that most of Labrador doesn't observe the same time as Newfoundland."
Newfoundland and Quebec had a border dispute over Labrador long before the province joined Canada. The British ruled in 1927 that what is now Labrador is part of Newfoundland.
As you can tell from this picture, there is a section of southeastern Labrador that follows along with Newfoundland similar to a variety of regions, including Lloydminster, Saskatchewan keeping the same time as Lloydminster, Alberta as opposed to the rest of Saskatchewan.
The longitude of Labrador lines up with its Maritmes cousins in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Labrador's neighbour Quebec lies to its west and south; that province lies within the Eastern Time Zone. Labrador also shares a time zone with far eastern Quebec, defined as east of 63 degrees west longitude.
The places where you can be naked are limited. Your own home is a really good example, though you are encouraged to draw the blinds or drapes. Nudity is allowed in bathrooms though with some limitations and decorum.
Changing rooms seem to be the only bastion of pseudo public nudity that remains. But not in Brossard, QC on Montréal's South Shore.
The city banned nudity in municipal sports facilities in response to citizen complaints. You can change into a bathing suit in a toilet stall but you have to shower in your bathing suit when you are done swimming.
The city said the new rule is not a bylaw so no fines are being handed out. Brossard aquatic activities director Eric Leuenberger said recurring complaints have revolved around people saying, "I don't want my son to be in front of naked women."
One more example that French-Canadian is not French.
The city is building a new aquatic complex with an universal locker room. That transition to a unisex changing area might have been the motivation but the transition would be easier inside the new structure. The new structure would ideally have more room than the limited space inside a toilet stall to do the task with some grace.
Relaxed nudity would make Canadian films stand out
Women allowed to go topless in Ontario, not all of Canada
It's been a while since I was 6, but there usually is an age limit where boys can't follow their mothers into the changing room. Then again, I think nudity is a healthy thing.
TorStar Corp. (think Toronto Star) and Postmedia Network Inc. (National Post, a lot of major city dailies) are giant newspaper companies. These days, large newspaper companies often own smaller papers, especially papers with long histories.
Large newspaper companies are also shutting down a lot of papers, not necessarily because they are losing money but because they don't make enough money. So there would be no surprise if TorStar Corp. and Postmedia Network Inc. randomly closed newspapers. How they did close a bunch of newspapers would have made Ebeneezer Scrooge so proud.
The companies traded a bunch of newspapers to each other for $0 and then proceeded to announce the closing of most of those papers. Scrooge indeed.
Postmedia says the company will close 21 of the 22 acquired community newspapers as well as the Metro Winnipeg and Metro Ottawa free dailies. Torstar will close 3 of the 7 daily newspapers in Ontario and all 8 community newspapers. The company will also close 24Hours Toronto and 24Hours Vancouver.
Postmedia acquisitions that will close: Belleville News; Brant News; Central Hastings News; Frontenac Gazette; Kanata Kourier-Standard; Kingston Heritage; Meaford Express; Metro Ottawa; Metro Winnipeg; Nepean/Barrhaven News; Norfolk News; Orleans News; Ottawa East News; Ottawa South News; Ottawa West News; Our London; Quinte West News; St. Lawrence News; St. Mary's Journal-Argus (and the St. Mary's Weekender); St. Thomas/Elgin Weekly News; Stittsville News; Stratford City Gazette; and West Carleton Review.
Torstar acquisitions that will close: 24 Hours Toronto; 24 Hours Vancouver; Barrie Examiner; Bradford Times; Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin; Fort Erie Times; Innisfil Examiner; Inport News (Port Colborne); Niagara Advance; Northumberland Today; Orillia Packet & Times; Pelham News; Thorold Niagara News.
The major free dailies closing is also designed to reduce competition for the large newspaper companies in that category.
Journalism is suffering but particularly in Canada thanks to misguided management practices.
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Dildo, Newfoundland gets The New York Times treatment
Newfoundland has been isolated on so many levels, even after joining Canada in 1949. So the quaint names of small towns has largely been ignored outside the province. The New York Times had a bit of fun with the tiny village of Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Dildo is on the east coast of Trinity Bay about 60 kilometres west of St. John's. The fishing village has about 1,200 people. You can take Route 2 out of downtown St. John's until you hit the Trans-Canada Highway and head west. Once you hit the Route 80/Trinity Road and Route 81 interchange, you drive north on Route 80.
You go through South Dildo to get to Dildo. The article highlights other unusual names such as Come By Chance, Spread Eagle Island, and Ass Rock, though somehow left out South Dildo.
The article mentions the annual celebration of Dildo Days, this year from July 27-31.
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The source of the names of some of these villages might be more innocent. The article notes locals have several theories, including an archaic term for nautical gear. There is likely a tongue in cheek element to some of the names, but the names were given in long ago times in a land that is truly remote.
In my travels in Newfoundland, I didn't get anywhere near Dildo. I did make it to Witless Bay, which could spark laughter more than giggling. Then again, I lived over 2 years a couple of miles from Climax, Michigan, so I know where some of those jokes can go.
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This story was a lot more fun than the last time I noted coverage of Newfoundland in The New York Times. The newspaper ran a story from Swedish travel writer Karl Ove Knausgaard that focused on obesity in far northern Newfoundland. While St. John's is as far east as the province and the continent goes, much of Newfoundland lies to the north and west of St. John's and Dildo.
I was in St. John's and the surrounding area in the middle of summer and didn't notice any particular leaning toward obesity. I did learn that the climate and soil make growing fruits and vegetables more difficult and that doesn't help the cause.
Newfoundland is a beautiful area full of quaint villages with very friendly people. Just try not to laugh too much at the names as you enter the village limits.
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Généalogie des rois Mérovingiens et diverses familles Françaises et étrangères de souche Mérovingiens
Henri Lobineau:
'Généalogie des rois Mérovingiens et diverses familles Françaises et étrangères de souche Mérovingiens, d'après L'Abbé Pichon, le Docteur Hervé et les parchemins de L'Abbé Saunière de Rennes-le-Château, Aude' ("Geneva, 1956")
Dated 18.01.1964.
THE ENIGMA OF RHEDAE
One day in February 1892 the young Abbé HOFFET received a strange visitor: Abbé Saunière, Curé of Rennes-le-Château since 1885, had come to ask this young but erudite linguist to translate some mysterious parchments that had been found in pillars of the Visigothic master-altar of his church. These documents, which bore the royal seal of Blanche de Castille, revealed the secret of Rhedae, together with the lineage of DAGOBERT II, as Abbé PICHON had succeeded in reconstructing it between 1805 and 1814 using documents found during the Revolution. Abbé HOFFET, who understood the importance of the documents, made and kept a copy of them, but did not tell Abbé SAUNIERE the exact truth. SAUNIERE, who by now was on his guard, consulted certain other linguists, to whom he only gave only fragments of the documents.
During this period Abbé HOFFET was able to reconstruct, thanks to the valuable information he had been given, a very full genealogy of the descendants of DAGOBERT II, 'the saint' assassinated by PEPIN the Fat. This was DAGOBERT II, King 'Ursus' (the Bear), whose ancestors were the kings of Arcadia. Was the fact that the kings of Arcadia came from Bethany near the Mount of Olives and were descended from the tribe of BENJAMIN the reason for denying the existence of DAGOBERT II? No, not entirely, for during his assassination by the family of the PEPINS, who had coveted the kingdom for several generations, DAGOBERT II had hidden a substantial treasure at Rhedae, the homeland of his second wife, the mother of his son SIGEBERT IV, the future Comte de Razès, and the existence of this treasure was a more important reason for this denial.
However, neither the Queen, BLANCHE de Castille, nor LOUIS IX 'the saint', even in the year 1251, dared to touch this sacred treasure, the legend surrounding which threatened with destruction the person who appropriated it without having the right to so, be he Pope or king. 'In the great century (i.e. the 17th century) - said one of the parchments - his descendant will return to reclaim the inheritance of the great Ursus'.
This is the legend in which the Gospel is used to curse in the parchments the malefactor who dares to steal a part of this treasure, but one parchment also retraces the history of an epoch regarding which we knew almost nothing. Abbé SAUNIERE was summoned to the Papal Court in Rome but refused to explain himself. He was accordingly suspended from office and died in mysterious circumstances on 22 January 1917. His servant and heiress Marie DENARNAUD, who died in January 1953, ended her life in seclusion. Without Abbé HOFFET no one would have known the strange history of a family whose origins are lost in the mists of time.
Henri LOBINEAU


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The first season of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders premiered on CBS on March 16, 2016 and ended May 25, 2016. The season consisted of 13 episodes.

Cast

Main
 Gary Sinise as Jack Garrett
 Alana de la Garza as Clara Seger
 Daniel Henney as Matthew "Matt" Simmons
 Tyler James Williams as Russ "Monty" Montgomery
 Annie Funke as Mae Jarvis

Special guests
 Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
 Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia

Recurring
 Kelly Frye as Kristy Simmons
 Ezra Dewey as Jake Simmons
 Declan Whaley as David Simmons
 Brittany Uomoleale as Josie Garrett
 Sherry Stringfield as Karen Garrett

Production
A proposed new series in the Criminal Minds franchise was announced in January 2015, and was to be named Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Gary Sinise and Anna Gunn had been cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert, with Tyler James Williams and Daniel Henney being cast as Russ "Monty" Montgomery and Matthew "Matt" Simmons, respectively.

On May 8, 2015, CBS announced that Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, has been picked up for the 2015–16 season, however, it was soon announced that Gunn had departed the series, with Alana de la Garza and Annie Funke further being cast as series regulars. The season was originally intended to premiere on March 2, 2016, but was pushed back by two weeks and instead premiered on March 16, 2016, and filled the Wednesday 10:00pm time slot, airing immediately after the original Criminal Minds. The episodes, while produced in a certain order, are not aired in that way.

Episodes

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

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2016 American television seasons
Season 1


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How Hard Is It To Remain Clean, Remain Outside the Walls?
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As states continue to hand over expensive prisons to for-profit companies, it is the prisoners who suffer and the stockholders who gain. That needs to change. But money talks. Currently, the East Mississippi Correctional Facility proves the point. But last week, it was the New Orleans jails. In Mississippi, mentally ill are locked behind steel doors and left--alone for days and weeks. A class-action lawsuit contends the inmates have resorted to burning mattresses just to get an official to enter and care for a sick or injured inmate.
As states continue to hand over expensive prisons to for-profit companies, it is the prisoners who suffer and the stockholders who gain. That needs to change. But money talks. Currently, the East Mississippi Correctional Facility proves the point. But last week, it was the New Orleans jails. In Mississippi, mentally ill are locked behind steel doors and left–alone for days and weeks. A class-action lawsuit contends the inmates have resorted to burning mattresses just to get an official to enter and care for a sick or injured inmate.
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What to Watch This Weekend: Uncorked
BYHugo McCafferty,
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Uncorked is a father-son drama that is well-crafted and poignant in ordinary times, but has something more important to say today.
Elijah (Mamoudou Athie) dreams of breaking away from his father's expectations of taking over the family's popular Memphis barbecue joint to become a master sommelier. The son is forced to confront his own fear of disappointing his father, Louis (Courtney B. Vance), and his father's forceful desire to see his son follow in his footsteps in order to become the master of his own destiny.
The film is the feature directorial debut of Prentice Penny, with sharp, well-crafted and at times very funny dialogue. In other times, the bigger societal questions the film poses might be lost to subtlety. The family are not obviously suffering from societal injustice. However, in light of current circumstances, where we are more acutely aware of the pernicious, corrosive effect of racism, we see it as an undercurrent throughout.
The basic premise breaks stereotypical norms. Elijah has big dreams of rising to the apex of a culinary system that is normally the preserve of privileged white people. Meanwhile, his father takes immense pride in successfully building a business that conforms to perceived stereotypes of the African American culinary identity. It is in a way the passing of a baton from one African American generation to the next. Elijah's freedom to dream is built on the foundational work of his father and his generation.
It is an important theme that doesn't dominate the narrative, as the premise of the film is ultimately hung on more universal hooks, such as breaking away from expectations, trusting yourself to dream your own path, and following it through.
This film shows how the restaurant is the microcosm of mankind and all its ills and aspirations. A worthy watch and grist to the mill for a time where colour and race are front and central.
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