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Sessions's recusals are more like refusals
May 2, 2018 in history | Tags: 2017, 2018, Donald Trump, FBI, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein | 2 comments
In the first half of 2017, Trump supporters — myself included — were enthusiastic about Jefferson Beauregard Sessions as attorney general.
On February 10, I wrote about child molesters and traffickers:
Can Jeff Sessions make pizza great again?
Although perverts and traffickers are always being arrested, under Sessions's watch, the number began to increase exponentially. Great news!
Another big problem was MS-13. On April 10, I posted:
Attorney General Sessions sends message to MS-13: 'We will find you'
From those two targets, we see that Sessions's DOJ was making a move on people all of us can agree fall into the category of criminal.
However, there is another type of criminal: Washington DC politicians who work against the interests of the United States and, within that group, the subset which has been trying to bring down President Donald Trump since November 9, 2016, the day after the election. George True's guest post of April 15, 2018 explains how serious this is:
Guest post: a reader's perspective on the Deep State and Mueller investigation
That Jeff Sessions does not consider the DC Swamp rats to be criminals is problematic.
My other 2018 posts about him have reflected this:
Trump tweets frustration with slow investigation (February 24 – 28, 2018)
Increasing outcry for Sleepy Sessions to go (April 19)
Guest post: a reader's perspective on Jeff Sessions's priorities (George True, April 20 and Rosenstein's presidential cufflinks)
Jeff Sessions began recusing himself from Swamp rat investigations early in 2017.
As a result, he has made life extremely difficult for President Trump and his associates. The coup continues apace.
January 10, 2017 — first hint of recusal
As early as January 2017, Sessions said he would recuse himself from any campaign issues involving Hillary Clinton.
On January 10, the Los Angeles Times reported (emphases mine):
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, testified before Congress on Tuesday that he would recuse himself from any investigations and prosecutions involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Sessions and Trump called during the fall campaign for Clinton to be investigated and prosecuted for her use of a private email server, despite determinations by the FBI and Justice Department that her actions did not warrant charges. Since his election, Trump has said he did not support such an investigation or prosecution.
Sessions said he had made comments during the "contentious" campaign about Clinton's use of the email server and her family's charitable foundation that could place his objectivity in question.
"I believe the proper thing for me to do would be to recuse myself from any questions involving those kind of investigations that involve Secretary Hillary Clinton," the Alabama Republican told senators on the Judiciary Committee.
March 2, 2017 – first recusal statement
After Sessions was appointed attorney general, he formally recused himself from campaign investigations.
On March 2, he gave a statement, excerpted below:
During the course of the confirmation proceedings on my nomination to be Attorney General, I advised the Senate Judiciary Committee that '[i]f a specific matter arose where I believed my impartiality might reasonably be questioned, I would consult with Department ethics officials regarding the most appropriate way to proceed.'
During the course of the last several weeks, I have met with the relevant senior career Department officials to discuss whether I should recuse myself from any matters arising from the campaigns for President of the United States.
Having concluded those meetings today, I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for President of the United States.
Quartz provided the background:
US attorney general Jeff Sessions, responding to mounting pressure from Democrats and from his own party, announced that he is recusing himself from any current or future investigations into the 2016 US presidential campaigns. The decision followed reports that he had spoken twice last year with Russia's ambassador to the US. Russia, of course, is widely believed by US intelligence agencies to have meddled in the election.
Sessions, a former Republican senator and an advisor to US president Donald Trump during the race, had testified during his Senate confirmation hearing in January that he had not had communications with the Russians during the campaign. At his press conference today (March 2), Sessions spoke about one of the meetings, recalling that it ending in a tense confrontation about Ukraine.
Business Insider provided more detail:
The attorney general recused himself on March 2 after reports emerged that Sessions had twice met with the Russian ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, during the course of the election, contradicting statements he made during his Senate confirmation hearing, in which he said under oath that he did not have contacts with Russians during the campaign.
Following the bombshell report, Democrats swiftly demanded Sessions' resignation, while a growing group of Republicans called on the attorney general to recuse himself from campaign-related investigations.
During questioning by Sen. Ron Wyden later in the hearing, Sessions said that there were no classified reasons for his recusal, as former FBI Director James Comey suggested in his Senate testimony last week. Sessions also claimed that he had informally recused himself since he was confirmed to lead the Justice Department.
"I basically recused myself the first day I got into the office because I never accessed files, I never learned the names of investigators, I never met with them, I never asked for any documentation," Sessions told Wyden. "The documentation — what little I received — was mostly already in the media."
Months later, the Los Angeles Times noted:
In March, Sessions announced he was recusing himself from any investigation into charges that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion between Russians and Trump's campaign. Following his announcement, reports surfaced that Trump was irate that Sessions had recused himself from any investigation.
Fake news or a grain of truth in that last sentence?
I'm writing up what happened to HR McMaster, which I will post here in due course, and found that these rumours and reports turned out to be true.
June 13, 2017 – second recusal statement
On June 13, 2017, the Los Angeles Times reported Sessions's second formal recusal, this time into Russian collusion:
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions insists his recusal from any investigation into Russian collusion in last year's election was simple: It's the law.
In an opening statement before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Sessions cited a Department of Justice regulation that he said mandated him stepping aside …
"I recused myself not because of any asserted wrongdoing on my part during the campaign," Sessions said. "But because a Department of Justice regulation, 28 CFR 45.2, required it."
"That regulation states, in effect, that department employees should not participate in investigations of a campaign if they have served as a campaign advisor," said Sessions.
Throughout much of the 2016 election, Sessions served as a senior advisor to Trump's campaign.
July 2017 — a vexed Trump unloads
On July 19, three New York Times reporters — Peter Baker, Michael S Schmidt and Maggie Haberman — published an interview (and transcript) with President Trump at the White House.
Trump did not mince words. The article led with this:
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency, calling the decision "very unfair to the president."
In a remarkable public break with one of his earliest political supporters, Mr. Trump complained that Mr. Sessions's decision ultimately led to the appointment of a special counsel that should not have happened. "Sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked somebody else," Mr. Trump said.
However, the topic did not come up until later in the interview. On this and other subjects, this has to be one of the best interviews ever. On Robert Mueller, Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein, Trump had this to say:
SCHMIDT: What do you understand to be the four corners of what Mueller [Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation] can look at, if he steps—— [crosstalk]
TRUMP: I don't know. Nobody has contacted me about anything.
TRUMP: Because I have done nothing wrong. A special counsel should never have been appointed in this case.
BAKER: Can we put that on the record?
TRUMP: Because so far, the only — yeah, you can put it down.
SCHMIDT: Was that [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions's mistake or [Deputy Attorney General Rod J.] Rosenstein's mistake?
TRUMP: Look, Sessions gets the job. Right after he gets the job, he recuses himself.
BAKER: Was that a mistake?
TRUMP: Well, Sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job, and I would have picked somebody else.
HABERMAN: He gave you no heads up at all, in any sense?
TRUMP: Zero. So Jeff Sessions takes the job, gets into the job, recuses himself. I then have — which, frankly, I think is very unfair to the president. How do you take a job and then recuse yourself? If he would have recused himself before the job, I would have said, "Thanks, Jeff, but I can't, you know, I'm not going to take you." It's extremely unfair, and that's a mild word, to the president. So he recuses himself. I then end up with a second man, who's a deputy.
HABERMAN: Rosenstein.
TRUMP: Who is he? And Jeff hardly knew. He's from Baltimore.
TRUMP: Yeah, what Jeff Sessions did was he recused himself right after, right after he became attorney general. And I said, "Why didn't you tell me this before?" I would have — then I said, "Who's your deputy?" So his deputy he hardly knew, and that's Rosenstein, Rod Rosenstein, who is from Baltimore. There are very few Republicans in Baltimore, if any. So, he's from Baltimore. Now, he, we went through a lot of things. We were interviewing replacements at the F.B.I. Did you know Mueller was one of the people that was being interviewed?
HABERMAN: I did, actually.
TRUMP: He was sitting in that chair. We had a wonderful meeting.
HABERMAN: Day before, right?
SCHMIDT: Did he want the job?
TRUMP: The day before! Of course, he was up here, and he wanted the job.
HABERMAN: And he made that clear to you? He would have——
TRUMP: So, now what happens is, he leaves the office. Rosenstein leaves the office. The next day, he is appointed special counsel. I said, what the hell is this all about? Talk about conflicts? But he was interviewing for the job. There were many other conflicts that I haven't said, but I will at some point. So Jeff Sessions, Jeff Sessions gave some bad answers.
HABERMAN: You mean at the hearing?
TRUMP: Yeah, he gave some answers that were simple questions and should have been simple answers, but they weren't. He then becomes attorney general, and he then announces he's going to recuse himself. Why wouldn't he have told me that before?
HABERMAN: Why do you think it was? What do you think it was?
TRUMP: I don't know.
BAKER: What would cause you — what would be the line beyond which if Mueller went, you would say, "That's too far, we would need to dismiss him"?
TRUMP: Look, there are so many conflicts that everybody has. Then Rosenstein becomes extremely angry because of Comey's Wednesday press conference, where he said that he would do the same thing he did a year ago with Hillary Clinton, and Rosenstein became extremely angry at that because, as a prosecutor, he knows that Comey did the wrong thing. Totally wrong thing. And he gives me a letter, O.K., he gives me a letter about Comey. And by the way, that was a tough letter, O.K. Now, perhaps I would have fired Comey anyway, and it certainly didn't hurt to have the letter, O.K. But he gives me a very strong letter, and now he's involved in the case. Well, that's a conflict of interest. Do you know how many conflicts of interests there are? But then, then Comey also says that he did something in order to get the special prose— special counsel. He leaked. The reason he leaked. So, he illegally leaked.
Trump took to Twitter to express his vexation with Sessions, who was on an MS-13 mission in El Salvador at the time (see his priorities!):
So why aren't the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?
On July 27, Sessions told Tucker Carlson (Fox News) how 'hurtful' the President's tweets were. Note that he defended his recusals:
He never should have taken the job!
Mueller conflicts of interest
To go into all the conflicts of interest in this investigation would take ages. Uranium One is the biggest, and it involves Russia, Mueller and Rosenstein.
That said, the public were angry at the way Big Media — especially CNN — were reporting the Mueller investigation.
On July 24, a contributor to The_Donald posted a testy thread, the title of which is:
FAKE NEWS CNN defending Sessions' recusal while DEAD SILENT about Mueller needing to recuse for the same reasons. MUELLER IS MORE CONFLICTED THAN SESSIONS! REPORT THE TRUTH!
By way of reply, someone posted a link to a Crime and Consequences article, 'My View: Mueller is Conflicted Out'. The premise of the article is that Robert Mueller cannot continue to serve as Special Counsel under 28 USC Section 528 and 28 CFR Section 45.2. You can read the article for the detail.
The author provides an excellent summary of Mueller, James Comey and more. The following continues to be discussed today, particularly in light of Comey's recent book launch and associated interviews:
Jim Comey and Bob Mueller have been friends for about 15 years …
Comey now finds himself smack-dab at the center of the Russian investigation over which Mueller presides. Questions swirl around Comey — about whether the President wanted/hinted/hoped/asked/directed/or something else the investigation of National Security Adviser Gen. Flynn to be stopped/abandoned/slowed/soft-peddled/something else. This is probably the central element of the obstruction of justice case Mr. Trump's opponents would like to see made against him.
Questions also swirl about Comey's notes about this conversation, why he gave them to a private individual (Prof. Dan Richman of Columbia Law) to convey to the press. Additional questions have arisen about whether this curious and seemingly devious means of putting contents of the notes in the public domain (leaking, in other words) was designed specifically to bring about the appointment of a Special Counsel outside the President's direct reach — and, indeed, whether Comey wanted, expected or intended his friend Mueller to get the job.
There is much to be said of all this, none of it very happy-making. But one thing that can be said with considerable clarity if not comfort is that, under the governing rules (set forth above), Mueller has a long-term relationship with Comey that "may result in a personal…conflict of interest, or the appearance thereof."
He is therefore disqualified. I hope and believe that Mueller, whom I believe to be an honest man and a partisan of the rule of law, will see this for himself. If he doesn't, I hope Rod Rosenstein will.
As I've said in many other contexts, I like rule-orientation and fear self-justification, a ubiquitous flaw in even the best of men. There is no way Comey is not a central witness in this investigation (if not a subject). Even less is there a way Mueller can be expected to evaluate Comey's credibility with the fresh neutrality, arm's-length curiosity, and objective sharp eye his job demands.
Whether Mueller's departure would work out well or badly for Mr. Trump is not knowable (it is also decidedly not the subject of this post). My point is about the application of stated rules to the facts at hand. Let the chips fall where they may, the application is clear: Mueller cannot remain as Special Counsel.
That article was from June 2017. Nearly one year later, nothing has changed. Mueller's still in situ.
On September 20, Law & Crime's Rachel Stockman asked why Rosenstein wasn't recusing himself from the Mueller probe. Because Sessions recused himself, Rosenstein is the DOJ's link to Mueller (emphases in the original, those in purple mine):
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein is overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after Jeff Sessions recused himself. However, there are some concerns about his ability to adequately supervise an investigation that he has now become a part of. On Tuesday night, The Wall Street Journal broke the story that over the summer, Mueller's investigators interviewed Rosentein about President Donald Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
The Journal claims the FBI's handling of the interview "could be a sign that Mr. Mueller's team doesn't view Mr. Rosenstein as a central witness in its probe, as the deputy attorney general hasn't withdrawn himself from overseeing it since that interview." That could very well be the case, but the optics don't look good. A spokesperson for Rosenstein said "if there comes a time when he needs to recuse, he will. However, nothing has changed." Well, now might be the time …
Rosenstein, as a federal lawyer and a DOJ employee, is guided by both local D.C. ethics rules and Justice Department guidelines. Both would prohibit him from overseeing an investigation if he is a person of interest or a target …
However, legal experts emphasize that we don't know yet whether Rosenstein is a target of the investigation for his role in writing that infamous memo giving Trump "justification" for firing Comey. Did Rosenstein cooperate in a lie to the public? 18 USC 1512(c)(2) says that obstruction happens when a person "corruptly… impedes [an] official proceeding or attempts to do so."
"Creating a false narrative for firing Comey could be such an attempt. The definition of 'official proceeding; includes "a proceeding before a Federal Government agency which is authorized by law.' That language is broad enough to encompass the FBI and the Comey investigation," Gillers said.
Now, the hope is that if the investigation starts honing in on Rosenstein, Mueller would advise him that he needed to recuse himself. BUT there is this added wrinkle: Mueller may have an incentive in wanting to keep Rosentein as his supervisor. Trump's team has hinted more than once that he might fire Mueller. Federal law says that technically Trump can't do the firing. Instead, the U.S. Attorney General (or in this case Rosenstein since Sessions recused himself) would have to do it. From all indications, Rosenstein would probably not demure to such a demand from Trump …
In the end, we must rely on Mueller's integrity, and pray that if Rosenstein was in legal jeopardy, Mueller would do the right thing and ask him to take himself off the investigation. In the wake of James Comey's breach in DOJ policy, asking us to trust our public officials seems like a scary thought. With so much at stake, so many unknowns, and the world watching, Mr. Rosenstein needs to think long and hard about recusing himself.
Well, Rosey's still managing the Mueller investigation.
September 2017 – calls for unrecusal
By September, there were calls for Sessions to unrecuse himself. Here's Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch:
🚨Judicial Watch @TomFitton calls for AG Sessions to unrecuse himself and remove Mueller for foul play & constitutional abuse !!#Manafort pic.twitter.com/berM93YJce
— USA NEWS (@USANEWS007) September 19, 2017
By December, there was doubt as to whether Sessions should have recused at all:
AG Jeff Sessions recused from the Russia investigation March 2. On March 7, the FBI found that there was no need for him to have disclosed his meetings with Ambassador Kislyak. #BREAKING #THESTORY .@edhenry Stay tuned…
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) December 8, 2017
On December 18, Alan Dershowitz offered the clearest rationale for an unrecusal. Emphases mine below.
He told Fox & Friends (video at the link):
Sessions could un-recuse himself, because the law allows anyone who's recused themselves to un-recuse if there are new developments or circumstances.
And Dershowitz said the reason Sessions can do this, is because Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should recuse himself.
Rosenstein is a "key witness" after writing the memo justifying Jim Comey's firing.
November 2017 – question over possible Uranium One recusal
On November 2, Breitbart reported that Rep. Mark Gaetz (R – Florida) told them that Sessions would recuse over Uranium One (H/T: Conservative Treehouse). Bold emphasis in the original, those in purple mine:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a small group of lawmakers in late September he was recused from appointing a special counsel to look into potential corruption surrounding the Uranium One deal and Fusion GPS's work on the Trump dossier, according to one of the lawmakers present.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that he and other House Judiciary Committee Republicans had met with Sessions at the Justice Department on September 28 in advance of an upcoming committee hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein later this month.
Gaetz said that when he asked Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate the 2010 Uranium One deal and Fusion GPS, the attorney general stood up, said he could not discuss the matter because he had recused himself, and walked out of the room, leaving them with a group of Rosenstein staffers "who showed no interest."
"He said that anything that had to do with 2016 election, or Russia, or the candidates in the 2016 election, fell under the scope of his recusal, and he left the room," Gaetz said.
"It was Sessions' position that his recusal on the Russia matter divorced him from any oversight on Uranium One and Fusion GPS. That's troubling. Sessions' recusal is a function of his involvement in the Trump campaign. In no world does that impact his judgment as it relates to Fusion GPS and Uranium One. But he views the recusal more broadly. That's troubling because that puts Rosenstein in charge," he said.
Gaetz said Rosenstein's staffers provided "no answers" and "no timeline for answers."
This is why many of us have been saying that Sessions must resign or, as such time as the Senate will approve a replacement, be fired.
Yet, investigative journalist Sara Carter told Fox's Sean Hannity that the report was not true:
💥@SaraCarterDC: "I Know Now That @jeffsessions Did NOT Recuse Himself From The #UraniumOne Investigation"…
"It is Huge." #Hannity #DNC pic.twitter.com/olimTK4BxH
— Michelle (@mrntweet2) November 7, 2017
I hope Sara Carter is correct.
November 2017 – Sessions critics told they are disloyal
Sleepy's critics are constantly being told by his supporters that by being critical of him they are being critical of Trump! False!
As much as I liked Imperator_Rex — currently Vachel Lindsay — on Twitter, the logic that he and others employ with this stance is wrong. Here's a taster from a rather long thread of his from November 3:
35. Trump & Sessions have ONE SHOT at this. This is a zero-sum game, against dangerous people. There's no second chance.
— Imperator_Rex (@Imperator_Rex3) November 3, 2017
Who knows what's happening with The Storm? All the people we want to see brought to justice have been going on book tours (Hillary, Comey), giving speeches overseas (Obama) and leading a normal life (e.g. John Podesta).
37. Ignore the doubters. Their abuse of Sessions is actually abuse of Trump. And that's not what we need. It doesn't help.
Re 36, no, it's not because Trump 'wants' Sessions there, it's because the only way Trump can get a replacement for him is if he (Sessions) resigns (vacancy rules apply).
The Senate told Trump in 2017 that they will not approve any new cabinet members, making it impossible for Trump to fire Sessions. Nor will the Senate allow Trump to appoint someone new when the Senate is not in session. Consequently, the Senate has not been declaring any formal recess.
Trump's hands are tied, unless Sessions resigns.
Even then, Trump has to have a replacement in mind.
It certainly won't be Rosenstein.
Re 37, saying that Sessions critics are disloyal to Trump is egregious. We care deeply about President Trump. That's why we want Sessions out of the way, so that Swamp rats can be dealt with the way the Founding Fathers intended.
39. ADDENDUM – Sessions HASN'T recused from U1, which is looking more & more like the main game:https://t.co/uvApVsWODg
Again, we have only Sara Carter's word for that.
December 2017 – Former FBI director Kallstrom says Mueller should recuse
On December 4, former FBI director James Kallstrom told Breitbart that Robert Mueller should recuse himself:
"Bob Mueller should have never been offered nor accepted the job as special counsel as he has a huge conflict of interest," Jim Kallstrom tells Breitbart News …
Not only do observers describe Mueller and the man he recommended to replace him as FBI director, James Comey, as close or even best friends, but the special counsel pursues an investigation heavily involving the bureau he once led. How one maintains detachment in leading a team that includes numerous anti-Trump partisans in a probe involving one's close friend and the former bureau for which Mueller served as director goes unexplained.
Other problems Kallstrom sees include the means by which investigators obtained information and what constituted probable cause to obtain it.
"The Obama administration apparently, had the advantage of using electronic surveillance, collecting information on the Trump campaign," Kallstrom explains. "That collection, in my view, may be found to be unlawful."
If the surveillance and investigatory methods prove unlawful, Kallstrom notes that this puts Mueller in an awkward position of looking into his close friend and perhaps the bureau that both men once led.
"If they used the phony dossier as the predicate for the FISA order they obtained, that could be a huge problem," Kallstrom tells Breitbart News. "If they knew the information was phony, that is a felony. If they did not know it was phony, they were incompetent."
January 2018 – White House tried to talk Sessions out of recusal
On January 5, 2018, Fox News reported that White House officials tried to talk Sessions out of recusing himself in 2017 (emphases mine):
President Trump instructed three senior White House officials to talk Attorney General Jeff Sessions out of recusing himself from the Justice Department's investigation into potential ties between Russia and members of the Trump campaign, multiple sources told Fox News on Friday.
Trump called on White House counsel Don McGahn, former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and former Press Secretary Sean Spicer to stop Sessions from recusing himself.
Spicer has denied the allegation.
The push to convince Sessions allegedly took place over the course of a number of telephone calls that covered a variety of other topics, the well-placed sources told Fox.
On Thursday, The New York Times first reported that Trump had directed McGahn to contact Sessions this past March. According to The Associated Press, two anonymous sources confirmed that McGahn unsuccessfully lobbied Sessions to continue to oversee the Russia investigation.
Sessions supporters will have trouble with 'multiple sources' and 'anonymous sources', but every single presidential administration has had them.
My upcoming McMaster chronicle shows that, nearly every time one of these sources spoke to the media, they were telling the truth.
March – Sessions took recusal advice from Obama lawyers
Just when the Sessions situation couldn't seem more intolerable, the Gateway Pundit reported on March 14 that the attorney general took recusal advice from Obama adminstration lawyers (emphases in the original):
On Wednesday night FOX News contributor and legal expert Gregg Jarrett told Sean Hannity that Sessions used the WRONG LAW when announcing his recusal. He took advice from OBAMA OFFICIALS and they misled him.
Gregg Jarrett: He betrayed the president. He knew when he was sworn in that he was going to recuse himself and the very next day he put the recusal in motion. He never told the president about that. And by the way he cited the regulation in his recusal… He cited the wrong law. It didn't apply.
Sara Carter: I think he was being advised badly at the time.
Gregg Jarrett: Yeah, by Obama's holdovers. Who in the world would believe them?
Good grief! He cited the wrong law!
The DOJ regulation Sessions cited — 28 CFR 45.2— says "no DOJ employee may participate in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with any person or organization substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or prosecution, or who would be directly affected by the outcome."
As Andrew McCarthy at National Review reported, "The regulation he cited applies to a different type of investigation."
Once again the question must be asked: Who did deep state catch Jeff Sessions in bed with?
April 2018 – Congress asks Sessions to investigate Swamp
On April 18, members of Congress wrote to Sessions, FBI Director Christopher Wray and United States Attorney John Huber requesting that they issue a criminal referral for a long list of Swamp dwellers, including FBI Director James Comey, Hillary Clinton and others – including FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, for a laundry list of potential crimes surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
You can read the letter in full at Scribd.
ZeroHedge has more (emphases in the original):
Recall that Sessions paired special prosecutor John Huber with DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz – falling short of a second Special Counsel, but empowering Horowitz to fully investigate allegations of FBI FISA abuse with subpoena power and other methods he was formerly unable to utilize.
The GOP letter's primary focus appears to be James Comey, while the charges for all include obstruction, perjury, corruption, unauthorized removal of classified documents, contributions and donations by foreign nationals and other allegations.
The letter also demands that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein "be recused from any examination of FISA abuse," and recommends that "neither U.S. Attorney John Huber nor a special counsel (if appointed) should report to Rosenstein."
April 2018 – possible partial recusal in Cohen investigation
Early in April, the home, office and hotel room of President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen were ransacked.
It's possible that Sessions could recuse himself from this, too — at least partially.
On April 24, Gateway Pundit carried a news story, 'WTH? AG Sessions Will Not Recuse Himself From Cohen Investigation — Only on Certain Issues' (emphases in the original):
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided not to recuse himself from the investigation into Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Don't get too excited because Sessions will consider stepping back on specific matters tied into the Cohen probe …
On Tuesday, GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin sent a letter to AG Sessions demanding to know his involvement in the FBI raid of Cohen.
"We would like to know if you approved, were consulted, or had any involvement in this decision by the Department of Justice," Zeldin asked in a letter to AG Sessions about the FBI raid of Cohen on April 9th.
Gateway Pundit cited a Reuters article which says that Sessions discussed the matter at a Senate appropriations subcommittee meeting about the proposed 2019 budget for the Justice Department. Please read it, because it's got all the classic Sessions recusal statements.
To date, Sessions's recusals look increasingly like refusals to do the AG job in its entirety.
Jeff Sessions is up for the chop. It's just a matter of time and circumstance. After the Cohen raid, Trump is even unhappier with the AG and the DOJ than he was a year ago at this time.


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Home News High School Students Take Home Top Culinary & Restaurant Management Honors at ProStart Invitational in Minneapolis
High School Students Take Home Top Culinary & Restaurant Management Honors at ProStart Invitational in Minneapolis
May 6, 2014 · ·
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Restaurant and Foodservice Industry Employers Award Coveted Scholarships to Winning Teams
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced today the winners of its 13th annual National ProStart Invitational, which took place in Minneapolis, Minn., May 3-5. At the competition, ProStart champions from 46 states, territories and Department of Defense bases, competed for their share of a total of $3.75 million in scholarships by demonstrating their mastery of restaurant leadership skills in a fast-paced culinary and restaurant management competition.
The 2014 National ProStart Invitational Winners are:
First Place Culinary: Simon Sanchez High School – Yigo, Guam
First Place Management: Rockwall High School – Rockwall, Texas
Second Place Culinary: Olathe District Schools – Olathe, Kansas
Second Place Management: Carver Center for Arts and Technology – Towson, Maryland
Third Place Culinary: South Forsyth High School – Cumming, Georgia
Third Place Management: Mark Twain High School – Center, Missouri
Fourth Place Culinary: Polaris Career Center – Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Fourth Place Management: Polaris Career Center – Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Fifth Place Culinary: Bonney Lake High School – Bonney Lake, Washington
Fifth Place Management: Wando High School – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
All of the teams at the National ProStart Invitational had earned spots to compete by winning their state competitions. Scholarships were awarded to students from the top five winning teams in both the culinary and management competitions.
Each student on the first place teams took home a total of $6,000 in scholarship dollars; $5,000 each from Coca-Cola and $1,000 each from the BURGER KING McLAMOREFoundation. Second place teams received $4,000 in scholarships; $3,000 each from Coca-Cola and $1,000 each from the BURGER KING McLAMOREFoundation. Third place was granted $1,500 each from Golden Corral and $1,000 from the BURGER KING McLAMOREFoundation. Fourth place won $1,000 each from Georgia-Pacific and $1,000 each from the BURGER KING McLAMOREFoundation. Finally, the fifth place teams were awarded $500 each from Bloomin' Brands and $1,000 from the BURGER KING McLAMOREFoundation.
In addition, renowned culinary schools are offering significant scholarships to the top teams including Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, The Chef's Academy, Le Cordon Bleu, The Culinary Institute of America, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, The International Culinary Schools, Johnson & Wales University, Louisiana Culinary Institute, New England Culinary Institute, Mississippi University for Woman and Sullivan University.
"It is an honor to watch these talented students compete with the passion that we saw at this year's National ProStart Invitational," said Rob Gifford, executive vice president, strategic operations and philanthropy for the National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. "We know they will take the experience gained this weekend to propel their dreams and achieve rewarding careers in the restaurant industry."
As part of the culinary competition, teams prepared a starter, entrée and dessert within 60 minutes using only two butane burners and were judged on categories including taste, knife skills, safety, sanitation and teamwork.
In the management competition, teams developed an original restaurant concept and applied critical thinking skills to address challenges restaurant managers face in day-to-day operations.
This year's judges included industry experts such as, Chef Walter Scheib, former White House executive chef from 1994 – 2005 who cooked for both President Clinton and President Bush; Chef Stephen Kalil, PepsiCo corporate research chef; and Chef Maxcel Hardy, former ProStart student, executive chef and founder of One Chef Can 86 Hunger.
"The students benefitted greatly from the mentorship of the talented judges at this year's National ProStart Invitational," added Gifford. "Having the ability to interact and ask advice from our industry leaders is extremely valuable and offers important guidance to this next generation of restaurant professionals."
Nearly 1,000 attendees, including industry and academic leaders, NRAEF board members, state restaurant association representatives, ProStart educators, friends and family members attended the competition in Minneapolis to cheer on the student competitors.
ProStart is the nation's premier culinary arts and restaurant management program, utilized in more than 1,700 high schools in 48 states, Guam and on U.S. military bases and reaching nearly 100,000 secondary students annually. Administered by the NRAEF, ProStart prepares young people to pursue additional studies or enter a rewarding career in the foodservice sector. Many post-secondary schools in the nation recognize ProStart's Certificate of Achievement, which is awarded to students who complete both levels of the program and at least 400 hours of work experience, and reward them with scholarships and credits.
For more information on the ProStart program, visit NRAEF.org/ProStart or find us on Twitter or Facebook.
Tags: National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, NRAEF, ProStart, restaurant, restaurant employment, restaurant news, Restaurant Training

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Wildfire Approaches Thousands of Drums with Plutonium-Contaminated Waste at Los Alamos Lab
At least they are not saying "they are safe".
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation.
Officials at the nation's premier nuclear-weapons lab gave assurances that dangerous materials were safely stored and capable of withstanding flames from the 95-square-mile fire, which at one point was as close as 50 feet from the grounds.
A small patch of land at the laboratory caught fire Monday before firefighters quickly put it out. Teams were on alert to pounce on any new blazes and spent the day removing brush and low-hanging tree limbs from the lab's perimeter.
"We are throwing absolutely everything at this that we got," Democratic Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico said in Los Alamos.
The fire has forced the evacuation of the entire city of Los Alamos, population 11,000, cast giant plumes of smoke over the region and raised fears among nuclear watchdogs that it will reach as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste.
"The concern is that these drums will get so hot that they'll burst. That would put this toxic material into the plume. It's a concern for everybody," said Joni Arends, executive director of the Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, an anti-nuclear group.
Arends' organization also worried that the fire could stir up nuclear-contaminated soil on lab property where experiments were conducted years ago. Burrowing animals have brought that contamination to the surface, she said.
Lab officials said there was very little risk of the fire reaching the drums of low-level nuclear waste, since the flames would have to jump through canyons first. Officials also stood ready to coat the drums with fire-resistant foam if the blaze got too close.
Lab spokeswoman Lisa Rosendorf said the drums contain Cold War-era waste that the lab sends away in weekly shipments for storage. She said the drums were on a paved area with few trees nearby. As of midday Tuesday, the flames were about two miles from the material.
"These drums are designed to a safety standard that would withstand a wildland fire worse than this one," Rosendorf said.
Labels: Los Alamos, nuclear waste
"These drums are designed to a safety standard that would blah, blah, blah .."
Niigata said...
Totally agree with you, that's exactly the phrase that made me think:
Ouch .... it sucks, we can begin to run ...
The two most common elements capable of severe destruction--fire, water-- and the nuke industry geniuses can't seem to get their heads around that.
I'm telling you, from all the stuff I've been reading across the internet on nuclear activities, the industry truly seems to be a refuge, a gathering place, for psychopaths, fools with impossible grudges against civilisation and a common interest in money at any cost.
I second that !!!!!
Los Alamos Fire: EPA Testing for Radiation
".. air monitors, along with a special airplane that checks for radiation levels. So far officials have not been able to find anything.
"It contains approximately 20,000 barrels of nuclear waste," former top security official Glen Walp said. "It's not contained within a concrete, brick and mortar-type building, but rather in a sort of fabric-type building that a fire could easily consume.
"Potential is high for a major calamity if the fire would reach these areas," he added. "
http://abcnews.go.com/US/los-alamos-fire-epa-testing-radiation/story?id=13953953
EPA is also 'studying' fracking, allowed use of Corexit in the Gulf (ordered to). Reassuring?
After having read [i]Atomic Harvest[/i] about Hanford Nuclear Reservation and its description of Dept. of Energy devoting the majority of its funding to cleaning up Cold War mistakes and worthless PR, evidently DOE hasn't changed its tune at all,
".. the Department of Energy (DOE) has been scrambling to delay a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) report about a potential major threat to public safety posed by plutonium at the Los Alamos National Laboratory .."
"Yet, a year later, DOE and Los Alamos had done nothing in response to the analysts' findings that more than 2500 rem could be released in the event of an earthquake and resultant fire. Instead, .."
http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/alerts/nuclear-security-safety/nss-lanl-20091027.html
La terra non ha uscite di emergenza. said...
IMPACTS OF THE CERRO GRANDE FIRE ON
HOMESTEAD ERA AND MANHATTAN PROJECT
PROPERTIES AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL
LAB0RAT0RY
http://library.lanl.gov/cgi-bin/getfile?00854234.pdf
Radionuclide Activity Concentrations in Conifer Trees at the
Internal Report
LA-UR-03-7237
G. J. Gonzales, C. M. Bare, P. J. Valerio, and S. F. Mee
http://www.doeal.gov/SWEIS/OtherDocuments/489%20LA-UR-03-7237%20Radionuclide%20Activity.pdf
Contaminant Concentrations
in Conifer Tree Bark and
Wood Following the Cerro
Grande Fire
http://www.lanl.gov/environment/all/docs/cgf/LA-UR-01-6157.pdf
The ecological footprint: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Marla K. Maltin,
Thomas P. Starke
Article first published online: 23 JAN 2003
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tqem.10062/abstract
Soil Cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Sediment Contamination in the South Fork of Acid Canyon
http://www.clarku.edu/mtafund/prodlib/ieer/2005-11-29.pdf
Migration of plutonium in ground water at the Nevada Test Site
A. B. Kersting1, D. W. Efurd2, D. L. Finnegan2, D. J. Rokop2, D. K. Smith1 & J. L. Thompson2
Mechanism of Plutonium Transport in a Shallow Aquifer in Mortandad Canyon, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
Richard C. Marty,*† Deborah Bennett,‡ and Philip Thullen‡
5075 North 51st Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Environ. Sci. Technol., 1997, 31 (7), pp 2020–2027
DOI: 10.1021/es960817l
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es960817l
Mobility of plutonium and americium through a shallow aquifer in a semiarid region
William R. Penrose, Wilfred L. Polzer, Edward H. Essington, Donald M. Nelson, Kent A. Orlandini
Environ. Sci. Technol., 1990, 24 (2), pp 228–234
DOI: 10.1021/es00072a012
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es00072a012
Transport and deposition of plutonium-contaminated sediments by fluvial processes, Los Alamos Canyon, New Mexico
William L. Graf1
http://gsabulletin.gsapubs.org/content/108/10/1342.short
Mass loading of soil particles on a pasture grass
J. E. Pinder, III , K. W. McLeod, R. F. Lide* and K. C. Sherrod
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29801, USA
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0265931X91900062
The uptake of radionuclides by beans, squash, and corn growing in contaminated alluvial soils at Los Alamos national laboratory
P.R. Fresqueza, D.R. Armstronga, M.A. Mullena & L. Naranjo Jr.a
Available online: 21 Nov 2008
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03601239809373132?journalCode=lesb20
Comparative distribution of plutonium in contaminated ecosystems at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Los Alamos, New Mexico
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=7143060
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"A representative of Senator Tom Udall's office responded that $360 million has been spent at [Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory] since the Cerro Grande fire in 2000. Some of the money was used for forest thinning around the LANL property."
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s2177443.shtml
— JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-TEPCO — Executives at the Japanese utility behind the nuclear power plant sent into meltdown by the March quake apologize to investors who interrupt the meeting with heckles, yells and outraged questions.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/jun/28/abilene-reporter-news-morning-state-national-inter/
Fort Calhoun June 26
water leaking around the concrete berm surrounding the main transformers.
http://enenews.com/oppd-water-also-leaking-around-concrete-berm-surrounding-ft-calhouns-main-transformers
100% chance of reactor core damage if floodwaters went above 1010 ft. at Ft. Calhoun nuke plant, NRC said in 2010 — River now around 1,007 ft. and expected to rise
http://enenews.com/100-chance-reactor-core-damage-caused-flood-rising-above-1010-feet-ft-calhoun-nuke-plant-nrc-2010-river-around-1007-ft-expected-rise
River rise of 3 feet would not only cause core damage at Calhoun, Cooper's fuel storage area would also be flooded.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/fort-calhoun-nuclear-flood-nebraska-plant_n_885067.html
"[Ft. Calhoun] also could shift to secondary backup generators, which are stationed about 22 feet above the worst-case design standard — at an elevation of 1,036 feet, Bannister said."
"Fort Calhoun and Nebraska's other reactor, Cooper Nuclear Station, aren't being factored into the Army Corps of Engineers schedule of dam releases, said Erik Blechinger, corps spokesman.
"Flood-risk reduction is our priority right now," he said. "We are working closely with OPPD and NPPD, so I would never say that we wouldn't consider adjusting releases, but I can't imagine all the possible scenarios. Currently, there is just no flexibility in the system."
Sitting above Nebraska's nuclear plants are six upstream dams, part of one of the nation's largest reservoir systems. Failure of any of those dams would send devastating amounts of water downstream."
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110627/NEWS01/706279901
House committee cuts funding for plutonium lab
".. the committee is seriously concerned with the recent cost growth reported for construction of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) and the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) Project," the committee's report reads."
http://taosnews.com/articles/2011/06/28/news/doc4e04ab8036bc3408109206.txt
"After the Dome Fire of 1996, we asked for hardened onsite storage for these drums. They did nothing. Then after the devastating Cerro Grande Fire of 2000 that burned 47,000 acres including 5,000 acres inside LANL, we pressed for it again. They laughed at us and told us that by the time they get the permit to build the hardened storage, all the drums will be offsite. Here we are 11 years later, [ and $360 million later ] 20,000 drums containing plutonium contaminated waste are still sitting stacked three high inside fabric tents .."
["cost overruns"]
".. story of the acid canyon. "During the WWII days, the lab used to dump radioactive fluid literally over the edge of a canyon on the north side of the lab. This area later came to be known as acid canyon," he said."
".. there are only 1,000 toxic dump sites at Los Alamos .."
Massive Plutonium Bomb Factory Proposed at Los Alamos National Lab
http://www.climatestorytellers.org/stories/subhankar-banerjee-las-conchas-fire-stop-plutonium-bomb-factory/


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To achieve these aims, the EUSDR follows a top-down co-ordination mechanism which is meant to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of local regional and national governance structure and territorial co-operations. This means that the decision-making (policy-formulation) and the implementation process are mainly driven by the European Commission and participating states (at national executive level). At the same time, this does not mean that other actors, such as bottom-up stakeholders, are excluded from the strategy, but these stakeholders do not have institutionalised platforms for participation.
This website is meant to offer a tool for information and communication to enable participation in the Danube Strategy on all levels.
This electronic platform enables all kinds of local and regional stakeholders, private, public or non-profit to interact with each other and with institutions established to implement the EUSDR.
This website offers information on the community of stakeholders, the 11 Priority Areas (PAs) and their Coordinators (PACs), the National Contact Points (NCPs) in the participating countries. You will be guided to information on projects to all kinds of networks established in relation to the EUSDR as well as to a calendar of events.
The website was created as a service tool by the Danube Civil Society Forum (DCSF), Foster Europe Foundation and the PA 10 of the EUSDR. This includes the creation and the maintenance of the platform. The platform is open and accessible for all stakeholders of the EUSDR. Its aim is to include all sectors and all level of actors and the people interested in the EUSDR and its aims.
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Riverdale: Why Archie Goes Undercover with the Blossoms
by Lauren Gallaway
– on Apr 06, 2017
in TV, TV News
Tonight's episode of The CW's Archie Comics-inspired "Riverdale" will send Archie behind enemy lines, and with the dreaded Blossom family. The preview (watch it below) showcases not only Archie spending time with the Blossoms but kissing the queen Blossom herself, Cheryl -- a romantic pairing no one saw coming, even if Cheryl and Archie have some comic book history. In case you're wondering, there is a method to Archie's apparent madness. This forthcoming turn of events was discussed by executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater, plus Betty Cooper actress Lili Reinhart at WonderCon this weekend.
RELATED: WonderCon Riverdale Panel with Cast and Executive Producers
Aguirre-Sacasa described tonight's episode, which is titled "Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion," as "Archie in the honey trap that is the Blossoms." He also said that the episode will be very "Cheryl-centric," a deviation from the last few episodes which have spent less time with Cheryl and more time revealing Polly's story. Based on the episode preview for "Illusion," we know that Archie accompanies Cheryl and her family to their annual maple syrup tapping event, which according to Schechter is something we'll learn all about, "You learn a lot about the maple syrup tapping business, which I didn't know anything about." Apparently maple syrup is big in Riverdale -- who knew?
Lili Reinhart, whose character is currently leading the investigation into Jason's murder, weighed in on Archie's forthcoming crossover to the Blossom-colored dark side. Apparently, Betty and Jughead will use Archie's budding intimacy with Cheryl to get near her parents and their tribe. "Archie gets kind of close and wrapped up with the Blossoms a little bit," Reinhart said, "Betty and Jughead are kind of like, 'OK, do some sleuthing for us, get in there and get information.'" Archie will essentially be Betty and Jughead's eyes and ears inside the Thornhill Estate, which could provide useful for getting information on Jason and Betty's sister Polly, whose decision to leave home last week left the Cooper's heartbroken.
RELATED: Riverdale #1 (EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW)
So far, "Riverdale" has found a well-developed balance between diving into family arcs, like Jughead's relationship with his dad or Polly's relationship with her mother, but the mystery surrounding Jason's death always lies beneath the surface. "The way that it comes into and out of focus is the way tragedy affects a community. You do have to get on with your daily living, but you can't forget that rotting corpse," Schechter said. That rotting corpse may have been buried at Thornhill just a few weeks ago, but as they used to say on "Twin Peaks," it is filled with secrets.
"It waxes and wanes a little bit, depending on what the episode is. Some are very mystery-centric, some are more standalone. For instance, [episode] nine, the Blossom episode, is a big Jason mystery episode," Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed. Now that "Riverdale" is officially past the half-way point in the series, certain episodes will increasingly deal with Jason's death. "Our next to the last episode is almost all mystery," Aguirre-Sacasa said. "It's one of our strongest episodes."
RELATED: CW's Riverdale Renewed for Second Season
It's clever of Betty and Jughead to use their friends to investigate the Blossoms, especially since that family is so closed off to outsiders. "Because our characters aren't the detectives -- they are the kids at the high school, you don't want to make it seem like 'Oh, they're literally working with the police,' so it's a balancing act," Aguirre-Sacasa said. Archie going undercover at Thornhill this week should help Riverdale's amateur sleuths, Betty and Jughead, discover something else about Jason's death, especially since they learned so much last time they were there, including Jason's proposal to Polly and his parents' awareness of that fact.
You can find the preview and episode description for "Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion" below:
ULTERIOR MOTIVES — Archie (KJ Apa) reluctantly agrees to escort Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) to her family's official start of maple syrup tapping because he gets an offer that could help his future. Archie starts to become skeptical of the real reason the Blossoms are so eager to help him, however he gets some helpful information for Betty (Lili Reinhart) about her sister. Veronica (Camila Mendes) is trying to be nice and unbeknownst to her, befriends a classmate that her father's illegal doings has hurt. Hermione (Marisol Nichols) is conflicted about telling Fred (Luke Perry) the truth. Meanwhile, Alice (Madchen Amick) is ready to get revenge on the Blossoms once and for all with the help of her two daughters. Cole Sprouse also stars. Lee Rose directed the episode written by James DeWille. Original airdate 4/6/2017.
Airing on the CW network weekly on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., "Riverdale" is a modern take on the Archie Comics universe starring K.J. Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller and Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom.
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Celebrities at the 2018 Women's March
A huge supporter of Time's Up, Eva Longoria stepped out for the Women's March in L.A. The pregnant 42-year-old star was a voice for women everywhere, speaking on stage at the moving movement to the large crowd of advocates. Along with a sweet boomerang on Instagram which showed the entertainer dancing with a TIME'S UP sign, Eva wrote: "Such an honor to speak today at the @wmnsmarchla! This isn't just a moment or a march, it's a movement!"
Photo: Instagram/@evalongoria
Current Broadway star's Amy Schumer and Michael Moore, joined The View's Rosie Perez and Whoopi Goldberg while supporting the Women's March in NYC. The group bundled up in the cool weather, standing in solidarity for the vital day.
Photo: IZZY/WENN.com
Gina Rodriguez took to social media to share one of the sign's from the 2018 Women's March. The Jane the Virgin star, has become a Latina icon for her promotion of kindness and equality. On Twitter, she wrote: #WomensMarch2018 #DreamActNow so proud and in awe of all the amazing women marching today. I love you. ❤ "
Photo: Instagram/@hereisgina
Power trio! Rockin' sleek pairs of shades, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence and Cameron Diaz posed for a selfie at the Women's March 2018 in L.A. The acclaimed singer, who shared the pic, wrote a touching message in the caption of her post, which reads:
"The most influential people in my life have always been women. My family, my friends, my teachers, my colleagues, and my idols. I am obsessed with all the women in my life. I adore them and need them more and more every day. I am so grateful to be a woman, I wouldn't change it for the world. I hope I'm not only defined by my gender though. I hope I'm defined by my input to the world, my ability to love and to have empathy. To raise my son to be a a good man alongside the good man who loves me for everything I am and am not. I want what's best for people, I think we all do. We just can't agree on what that is. Power to the peaceful, power to the people x #womensmarch2018"
The Hunger Games actress also shared a photo of the three on her Facebook page, writing: "I stand in solidarity for women's rights, equal pay, DACA, CHIP."
Photo: Instagram/adele
With her usual poise and passion, Viola Davis gave a stirring speech onstage at the 2018 Women's March in L.A. According to CNN's coverage, Viola told the crowd at Pershing Square:
"I am speaking today, not just for the 'me too's,' cause I was a 'me too,' but when I raise my hand I am aware of all the women who are still in silence. The women who are faceless." She continued to say: "Every single day, your job as an American citizen is not just to fight for your rights, but it is to fight for the right of every individual that is taking a breath, whose heart is pumping and breathing on this earth."
Photo: Amanda Edwards/ Getty Images for The Women's March Los Angeles
Longtime political activist Jane Fonda supported the movement from Sundance! The Grace and Frankie star spoke on stage during the "Respect Rally" at the 2018 Film Festival on January 20 in Park City, Utah.
Photo: J. Merritt/Getty Images
Alyssa Milano joined the thousands of activists in Atlanta, Georgia for the "Power to the Polls" march. Along with a photo of her in front of a "#MeToo" sign, the former Melrose Place star wrote to her fans: "Proud. #WomensMarch #PowerToThePolls"
Photo: Instagram/@alyssamilano
Back at it! Celebrity best friends and former co-stars Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman stood united at the powerful L.A. march. Felicity shared a sweet photo of the pair on her Instagram, writing: "Two #TimesUp women take on #WomensMarch2018."
Photo: Instagram/@felicityhuffman
Olivia Munn was also among the celebrities to greet the crowd. She shared a snippet of her speech on Instagram, writing: "So honored to be asked to speak at today's #womensmarch in LA.  ... 'We all have the power to make sure that our daughters, nieces, granddaughters, great-granddaughters all grow up with the mentality that when you come for one of us, you come for all of us.'"
Photo: Instagram/@oliviamunn
I got you! Mila Kunis supported her friend and fellow actress Scarlett Johansson as she inspired the Women's March L.A. attendees with her words. The Avengers star repped a Time's Up T-shirt.
Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/ Getty Images
Party of five! Elizabeth Banks took to Instagram to praise actress Alfre Woodard for her amazing speech at the L.A. march. Along with the star-studded photo (which features the Pitch Perfect star with Eva Longoria, Rachel Platten, Alfre and Felicity Huffman) the actress wrote:
"So many amazing memories made at #womensmarch2018 #LA today. Alfre Woodard gave the most inspiring speech - we don't have to reinvent the wheel, we just have to keep rolling! Please DONATE to @womensmarch more pics to come - thank you everyone that marched today all over the world."
Photo: Instagram/@elizabethbanks
Natalie Portman and Eva Longoria shared a sweet moment as the duo spoke to the L.A. women's march crowd. The stars had lately been seen promoting the Time's Up movement together.
"It's easy if you try..." Back in the big apple, Yoko Ono was a beacon for change, reminding us all of her late husband John Lennon's famous song Imagine.
Photo: WENN.com
"SIGNS UP, TIME'S UP," Lupita Nyong'o wrote alongside a carousel of photos showing her time at the Women's March in L.A. At one point, the Oscar-winner posed with Allison Janney. The talents both gave speeches at the rally, calling for change in the world. Allison wore a peace shirt, while Lupita represented TIME'S UP.
Photo: Instagram/@lupitanyongo
Among her Instagram photos from the day, Lupita also shared a group shot of her with fellow celebs Elizabeth Banks, Felicity Huffman, Olivia Munn and Eva Longoria. The fivesome were all smiles as they posed backstage at the L.A. march, fighting for equality. Elizabeth wore pins on her outfit that said "100% human" and "Babes unite."
In an emotional video shared to her Instagram page, Drew Barrymore showed her solidarity. Urging everyone to "fight like a girl," the actress got teary eyed in the powerful clip. "#march for all women," she wrote. "And I am here on behalf of my beautiful gender and my loves of my life ... my daughters Olive and Frankie #fightlikeagirl"
Photo: Instagram/@drewbarrymore
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Ellen Sander (* 14. Februar 1942 in Pößneck) war eine Thüringer Sängerin, Jodlerin und Interpretin volkstümlicher Musik.

Sander begann ihre musikalische Karriere als Amateurin. Im Sommer 1968 wurde sie von den Pößnecker Musikanten als Gesangssolistin engagiert. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch ihre markante, unverwechselbare Stimme und originelle Interpretationen traditioneller deutscher Volkslieder. Das Autorenduo Gerhard Honig/Ursula Upmeier schrieb später zahlreiche Titel für die charismatische Sängerin, die stilistisch alle in Richtung Folklore gingen. Ellen Sander war von 1974 bis 1984 Stammgast der TV-Volksmusikshow Oberhofer Bauernmarkt und bestritt mit den Pößnecker Musikanten zahlreiche Konzertveranstaltungen. In den 1980er Jahren konnte sie sich in der Spitzenparade der volkstümlichen Weisen von Radio DDR mehrfach erfolgreich platzieren. Ellen Sander blieb ihrem musikalischen Stil und den Pößnecker Musikanten immer treu. 1987 beendete sie ihre musikalische Laufbahn.

Diskografie (Auszug)
LPs
 1970: Heut' laden wir euch ein (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin)
 1972: Frisch aufgespielt (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin)
 1973: Mein liebes Thüringen (Philips)
 1978: Wir sind die Pößnecker Musikanten (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin)
 1986: Hoch auf dem gelben Wagen (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin)

CDs
 1990: Hoch auf dem gelben Wagen (Dorado)

Weblinks

Volkssänger
Deutscher
DDR-Bürger
Geboren 1942
Frau

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India is a country, perhaps one of the very few countries, where ancient knowledge and wisdom still lives on in the hearts and beliefs of people.
From the ancient art of ayurveda to the hospitable custom of Adithi Devo Bhava, our country is a wonderful web of centuries old rituals. This is why when one thinks of India, the first image that comes to mind is that of beautiful green farms, laden with the richness of nature and the purity of earth. One wants to walk in such farms endlessly or sit under a tree looking at the sky for hours, refreshing the soul and the ethics. If you have been looking for a place like that in India for all your life now, I am pleased to tell you that your search is over.
Nestled in the tranquil and composed Cumbum Valley of the awe-inspiring state of Tamil Nadu is the Harvest Fresh Farms. The Certified organic farms seem like a little piece of paradise, which fell from the heaven or was sent by the Almighty himself to impersonate his celestial lands. With the cloud clad mountains of the Cumbum valley looking down at it, farms of fruits like pomegranates, papaya, grapes and mango giving it life and around 150 herbs blooming in its gardens, the farms have kept alive the ages old aesthetic Indian belief of a simple and organic living. A stay in the farms will leave your mind, body and soul rejuvenated like never before.


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Q: Java Card 3 Platform development kit is installed failed I am new to Java Card development. During in the installation of development kit, I have some troubles and have no idea.
First of all, I downloaded the Java Card Platform from Oracle and install it step by step according to:  https://docs.oracle.com/javacard/3.0.5/guide/eclipse_java_card_plug-in.htm#JCUGC126
But during installation the following error appeared:

I checked that the path of JC_classic_HOME is okay. Maybe the problem is caused by the incompatibility of the Java Card Platform and JCOP. So, I unload the JCOP and install it again, but the error also exist.
Just as the guide said: https://docs.oracle.com/javacard/3.0.5/guide/install_and_setup_the_development_kit.htm#JCUGC118
java version "1.8.0_111"
gcc version  5.3.0
eclipse IDE version 3.5.1
Apache version 1.9.7.
I know eclipse IDE is optional. My classmate used Visual Studio 2010、 gradle and JCDK3.0.3 build the project. But my object need eclipse IDE.
I have no idea, and I want someone give me some advice. Thank you!

A: What version of JDK and Eclipse are you using?
According to the user guide, JDK 7(8) and Eclipse Luna are recommended
I'm using the recommended version of JDK and Eclipse, didn't encounter the error above. Perhaps, you could take a try!

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This is not a review, just a few words on how I feel about this story.
For me it is quite simply - a piece of awesomeness from a master story teller. I had finished Eric Arvin's Subsurdity and decided to go straight into this one based on an ongoing and insistent recommendation from a friend. I did not read the blurb prior to starting this book and I am so pleased I didn't. It was totally unexpected and different to anything I have ever read before. This is a journey filled with incredible characters crossing paths in a world that has really given me cause to reflect on my own life. Not so much a traditional style "romance" but a reflection on the life of one man and the path he traveled to find his soul-mate. The descriptive prose I found nothing short of amazing. At times I could really imagine being a part of this "strange" world. As an aspiring writer there are times when I read something and wonder why the hell do I even bother. This is one of them.
I love, love, loved this unforgettable tale. Thanks Mr. Arvin for sharing this story.


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Throughout its year history of serving the community, Chateau Center has placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that the individual needs of every resident are met. Every month, Chateau Center has gathered its real-time survey results in order to gain a better understanding of the resident's needs and make improvements when necessary.
By qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award™, Chateau Center has satisfied the rigorous demand of scoring in the top 15% of the nation across a 12-month average. Clients have the opportunity to achieve this Best in Class distinction on a monthly basis in many categories designed to accurately reflect each resident's experience.
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Installation
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PPPACK is available on `PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pppack/>`_, so use pip to install the package as:

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install pppack

To fork a development version from GitHub, use:

.. code-block:: bash

   git clone git://github.com/ndarmage/pppack

Then, an editable install (by ``pip install -e pppack``) is suggested to work in a collaborative framework.

To build only the Fortran extension in the package directory, execute:

.. code-block:: bash

   python setup.py build_src build_ext --inplace --fcompiler=gnu95

By altering the input of the argument ``--fcompiler``, user can choose a different Fortran compiler for building the extension.

The documentation can be generated by Sphinx in ``docs/``, for instance by ``make html`` and serving the page ``docs/_build/html/index.html`` in any browser. If no git repository is cloned, refer to `ReadTheDocs.org <http://pppack.readthedocs.io>`_ for the documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions
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.. todo:: ... as they come, we'll treat them!

License
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Some FORTRAN libraries, as chebyshev_interp_1d for instance, were distributed under LGPL terms. They keep its original license.

The MIT license applies to all other components of the package.

.. include:: ../../LICENSE.txt
   :literal:

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I was eagerly anticipating the first episode in the new series of Doctor Who, but was disappointed by the over-the-top "humour" and the naffest zombies I'd ever seen. But episode two (22 April) was-edge-of-the-seat stuff. Move over, Judi Dench — Pauline Collins gave the feistiest portrayal of Queen Victoria I've seen, and the werewolf special effects were the equal of anything in movies.
I read that our current Queen watches Doctor Who, so I'd love to know what she made of the Doctor's theory that [because the werewolf bit Queen Victoria and "infected" her] the whole royal family now plan their trips around full moons!
In RT (29 April), Doctor Who model man Mike Tucker said K-9's interior workings "should look a bit more as if they'd been designed by a Time Lord and less like radio spares!"
I have to point out that K-9 was built not by the Doctor, but by an Earth scientist called Professor Marius (on Titan) who gave K-9 to him as the professor was returning to Earth and weight restrictions prevented him taking K-9 with him.
APA 6th ed.: (2006-05-06). Appointment TV (Radio Times). Radio Times p. 144.
MLA 7th ed.: "Appointment TV (Radio Times)." Radio Times [add city] 2006-05-06, 144. Print.
Turabian: "Appointment TV (Radio Times)." Radio Times, 2006-05-06, section, 144 edition.
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The English aristocrat often lived beyond his means. Maintaining country houses (often several of them) and a large Georgian town house in Mayfair took its toll on his purse strings. In addition to owning the property, Society forced him to maintain an extensive staff, which would see to his family's needs.
Rank among the serving class manifested itself in extra bedrooms and workrooms to meet the servant hierarchy. The house steward and the housekeeper were often given a sitting room in which the upper servants could dine. A work space was required for the steward to conduct his business. The butler oversaw an extensive pantry. A stillroom was necessary. Storerooms for groceries. A separate china closet. The scullery. The ladies' maids required a separate room where they could do their mending and ironing. Don't forget a knife room. A shoe room. A lamp room. A brushing room. A servants' hall. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Even a modest staff was costly. Characteristically, a land owner maintained 40-50 servants. A large number of male servants was an indication of a man's wealth. Employing males, instead of females, created a greater expense because a tax on male servants was introduced by Lord North in 1777. The tax was to be used for the cost of fighting the Americans and the war with the French. It cost a landowner £7 for each male servant if there were eleven or more in the household. Although it was gradually reduced over the years, the tax continued until 1937.
Compounding the issue of keeping powdered footmen increased by the duty placed on the hair powder. That tax remained in place from 1786 to 1869. Is it any wonder that some landowners forced their servants to use ordinary house flour to save on expenses? A smart footman might use the household flour and then claim the reimbursement for the expense of the duty.
Footmen and other male servants were provided tailored livery. In the mid 1800s, it would cost 3 guineas for a footman's uniform. Typically, a footman received 2-3 suits per year. Only the wealthiest aristocrat could afford to employ a house steward, groom of the chambers, valet, cook, butler, under-butler, footmen, footboy, usher, page, "tiger," coachmen, grooms, a man-of-all-work, gardeners, etc.
The valet was usually at least 30 years of age. He was expected to have a superficial air of aristocracy about him. He saw to his master's dress and was expected to be abreast of social gossip to aid his master in social engagements, etc. He did not wear livery. He would rise before his master. The aristocrat's clothes were prepared, a bath drawn, and everything his master required for his ablutions prepared. He might also be required to dress the master, or he might need to know how to load a gun quickly so that his master could shoot with his friends.
The butler needed similar skills as the valet. He was responsible for the footmen, the custody of the plate, and the contents of the wine cellar. He also oversaw the brewing of the servants' beer, the arrangement of the dining room, etc. Unlike our perceptions of the haughty butler who ruled a household with an iron hand, the Victorian butler was in a more lowly position. In reality, the valet, the house steward, and the groom of the chambers, all outranked him in the household. They also received higher pay.
The groom of the chambers was the one who attended the main door, opened doors for members of the household, filled inkpots, saw that everything the household members needed was within reach.
The house steward oversaw the transition from country estate to Town when the Season came around. He was responsible for all the servants. He maintained the household accounts.
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Enjoyed reading this. Thanks Regina. To think that Cardom might have been outranked by a footman, had he lived in Vicyorian times.
It's odd everything stays the same but changes at the same time. Thomas would have loved outranking Carson, wouldn't he?


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Cuba sees rare protest over freedom of expression
in Cuba
Issued on: 28/11/2020 – 04:22 Modified: 28/11/2020 – 04:21
Havana (AFP)
About 200 Cuban artists demonstrated outside the country's culture ministry on Friday in a rare protest over freedom of expression that received support from leading Cuban cinema figures.
The demonstration followed the expulsion by authorities on Thursday night of protesting members of an artists' collective from their premises in the historic center of Havana.
Authorities said the eviction of the 14 members of the San Isidro Movement was necessary due to Covid-19 protocols since one had returned from Mexico via the United States and not properly quarantined.
They had been protesting for 10 days, with six of them on hunger strike, and their movement had gained significant attention.
Demonstrators outside the culture ministry on Friday demanded "dialogue" and representatives were waiting to meet with vice minister Fernando Rojas after having gathered there for much of the day.
The demonstration was rare in Cuba, where permission for such protests is not often given.
Security personnel and uniformed police watched over the protest from a distance but without intervening.
"On the one hand, we do not have much confidence, but on the other we feel that it is an obligation," said activist Michel Matos.
"They are public officials of this country and this has become a political situation."
The San Isidro Movement had been demanding the release of another member of the group, rapper Denis Solis, arrested on November 9 and sentenced to eight months in prison for contempt.
After the raid on their premises, the 14 members of the group were given Covid-19 tests and returned to their homes, with the collective's headquarters closed by the authorities, activists said on social media.
Two of them refused to go home and were arrested again: Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, 32, a plastics artist, and Anamely Ramos, 35.
Some activists said on social media that Ramos had been released.
The list of demands from Friday's protesters included information on the whereabouts of Otero and Ramos, the release of Solis and an end to the "harassment" of artists.
"It is time for dialogue and I believe that you young people must be listened to," well-known actor and director Jorge Perugorria, 55, told the protesters.
He was accompanied by prominent filmmaker Fernando Perez, 76.
Amnesty International in a statement called for the release of Otero and Ramos, calling them "prisoners of conscience, imprisoned solely because of their consciously held beliefs".
US State Department official Michael Kozak said on Twitter that "the international community is demanding the regime respect Cuban human rights."
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Numbers in Words! How to write numbers in words with examples and useful number chart. Learn these examples of numbers to words to improve your Math vocabulary in English.
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In English, a number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.
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Handing Out The Hardware, NBA's Regular Season Awards
April 12, 2011 April 12, 2011 Michael Robinson 1 Comment
With the NBA's regular season dwindling down to each team's final two or three games, there are only two things on most players minds now; Playoffs and Seasonal Awards. Like most of the Playoff match-ups this year, the award races are also sure to be tightly contested. Here are my picks for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and Sixth Man of the Year, as well as the runner up for that award.
MVP: Derrick Rose
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25.1 PPG
7.9 APG
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Since he was drafted in 2008, Derrick Rose has steadily improved both his skills and his leadership, but has never been able to guide the Chicago Bulls past the first round of the playoffs. This year, however, Rose's game has grown leaps and bounds, increasing his averages in points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks and, most importantly, guiding his team to a number one seed in the Eastern Conference. Rose not only has the stats and the winning team that most MVP voters look for, but he also has that incredibility factor that sets him, and a few other players, apart from everyone else. His athletic ability makes him one of the most entertaining players to watch today, as you never know what he will pull off, whether that be a soft floater over the middle, or a double-clutch layup in between three defenders. D-Rose is undoubtedly this year's Most Valuable Player, and has a great chance of being named Finals' MVP in June.
Runner Up: Dwight Howard
Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin
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I know what you're thinking. What can be said about Blake Griffin that hasn't already been told by his one billion dunks this year? Well, for one, he will only get better. Griffin has the athleticism, strength, and finesse to become one of the premiere superstars in the league. His one-of-a-kind dunks and his remarkable likability have given Clippers fans a reason to cheer for the first time since Elton Brand left the team in 2008. Griffin has posted the best stats, and created the most hype for himself as a rookie since LeBron James came into the league in 2003. He leads all rookies in rebounds per game (RPG), points per game (PPG), and has had the most double doubles as a rookie in the past 40 years. He is on track to become only the eighth rookie to average at least 22 points and 12 rebounds a game, joining the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and David Robinson. As if this was not enough to win this year's Rookie of the Year, Blake Griffin put on a great show at this year's Slam Dunk Contest, even if he was pre-determined to win. The 2010-11 season has indeed been the Season of the Griffin.
Runner Up: John Wall
Sixth Man of the Year: Jason Terry
Today's NBA game is influenced so heavily by reserve players that the Sixth Man of the Year Award is always a contested race. Although there are players who can come off the bench and become great scorers for their team, like Jamal Crawford and Leandro Barbosa, those players are also typically volume shooters. No one does more for their team off the bench than Jason Terry for the Dallas Mavericks. Terry is an energetic reserve who always comes into the game ready to run. He is a great perimeter shooter, as well as a solid playmaker. Jason contributes so much to his team because not only can he shoot, but he controls the tempo of the game and is a defensive mastermind. He can play three different positions and guard the best player on a team. Jason Terry and the Mavericks are also in prime position to make some noise in the Western Conference Playoffs, sitting in the top portion of the bracket in the third seed. 'Jet' Terry has a lot of competition this year, but has the best résumé out of all the candidates.
Runner Up: Jamal Crawford
Other than Blake Griffin and the dismal Clippers, all of the award winners' teams will be in the Playoffs this year, and they will surely play a large role in the success, or failure, of their teams.
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Over two hundred artifacts and sculptures are traveling from Italy to Ann Arbor for the upcoming exhibition Leisure and Luxury in the Age of Nero, opening in February. Among them are three marble heads that once stood in the north garden of Villa A at Oplontis. The heads will be displayed in the Kelsey's temporary exhibition space as they once were in the garden: atop tall, narrow plinths. Sculpture like this might normally be held in place with a metal pin inserted into a hole in the base of the neck. These heads, however, lack such an accommodation, which meant that exhibition coordinator Scott Meier and I needed to come up with another way to secure the heads to their exhibit mounts.
Scott's idea is to create a two-part mount custom fit to each head's neck base. The mount will essentially serve as a clamp, immobilizing the head and preventing it from tipping off the plinth if it is accidentally bumped. In order to create such a mount we needed a cast of each sculpture's neck. Scott and I were able to do this in person in June 2015, when we traveled to Oplontis with curator Elaine Gazda. First, I covered the ancient marble surface with a temporary layer of Parafilm® M, a stretchable plastic film, in order to protect the stone from any staining that might be caused by the mold-taking material.
Carrie applies protective Parafilm® M to the base of each neck.
For the mold-taking material we used silicone rubber putty, which Scott applied in a thick layer to the surface.
Scott creates a mold of the neck using silicone rubber.
The putty cured overnight, leaving us with three hollow, rubber neck molds — which we dubbed the "blue brains" because, well … that's what they look like.
Carrie and Scott pour plaster of Paris into the molds.
These "brains" eventually served as receptacles for plaster, which we used to create duplicates of the neck bases.
Plaster duplicate of one of the three neck bases.
The duplicates are being used to cast the two-part mounts in epoxy resin. Once it's cured, the epoxy will fit perfectly around the bases of the necks and hold the heads in place with the help of metal brackets. You won't be able to see the custom-fit mounts when the heads are on display, but you will be able to appreciate the many steps that took place in order to recreate the sculptures' original plinth presentation. See the marble heads and more in Leisure and Luxury next month at the Kelsey!