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'Anything But Humane': Tibetan Exposes China from the Inside
By Andreas Lorenz
A Tibetan who once believed in the Chinese Communist Party and carved out a career within the Beijing bureaucracy has now decided to publish a damning report of China's policies in his country. To protect his anonymity, the official, who is known nationwide, met secretly with SPIEGEL at a restaurant in a Chinese provincial city. He hopes that what he has written about the oppression of his people will be published as a book in the West, thereby exerting pressure on leaders in Beijing.
Dorjee Rinchen got up very early on Oct. 23, 2012, the last day of his life. The 58-year-old turned the Buddhist prayer wheels at the Labrang Monastery, then returned to his hut, cleaned up and went back to the monastery.
Near the police station on the main street of Xiahe, a town in China's Gansu Province, the Tibetan farmer poured gasoline over his body and lit himself on fire. Images taken with mobile phones show the man, engulfed in flames, running down the street until he falls to the ground.
Police and soldiers immediately appeared on the scene, jostling with bystanders trying to take Dorjee's charred body to his house, according to Tibetan custom. The officers eventually relented.
Dorjee is one of more than 100 Tibetans who have turned to self-immolation since March 2011 in protest of Chinese rule in Tibet. Another man, who also took his life a few days later, left behind a letter that sums up the sentiments of these unfortunate people: "There is no freedom in Tibet. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is not allowed to return home. The Panchen Lama is in prison."
The mood is desperate in the region known as the "Roof of the World." Never before have so many Tibetans sacrificed their lives in this manner to draw the world's attention to their fate. But not everyone believes this is the right approach. A few hundred kilometers from the Labrang Monastery, a high-ranking Communist Party official is shaking his head in disapproval. The self-immolations, he says, are an "overreaction, an excessively radical act. Buddhism forbids suicide."
And yet he can understand the motives, he says. Conditions are dramatic in his native Tibet. "The economic situation, the standard of living, culture and education have greatly improved in Tibet, he says. But the government exacts too high a price from Tibetans in return for this development, he adds, noting that Beijing is trying to discipline them with violence. "There is substantial surveillance and limited freedom."
The man is a senior official in the Communist Party. He is well known, not only in Tibet but also throughout China, and no one suspects him of being a member of the opposition. He is one of the privileged, someone who long believed in the promised goal of a socialist China, one in which not only the Han Chinese, but also Tibetans and all other ethnic groups would lead a better life.
But now he intends to make a stand. "I am a Tibetan, and I work in the government. I have the authority to describe what is really going on," he says.
'Far Worse Than the West Suspects'
He has served the Chinese government since youth. Like many Tibetans, he had who come to terms with the fact that Beijing has ruled their country since the Chinese army invaded in 1950. These individuals include party officials, police officers, propagandists, journalists and engineers, all of whom behave like people who want to live in peace under foreign rule. They assimilate, parrot the party slogans and enjoy their growing affluence, though they often feel miserable in the end.
This helps to explain why this contemporary witness sat down and penned an account of the more recent history of Tibet, as seen through his eyes. He focuses on what the propagandists and chroniclers working for the system suppress or sugarcoat, writing: "Everything was and still is far worse than people in the West suspect."
He is determined to remain anonymous for as long as possible. "I don't want to mention my name, I don't want you to mention my profession, and you can only describe the place where I live in general terms," he says.
He aims to have the book published abroad, which is his only option, of course. If it emerged that he, a respected official, were in fact a Tibetan dissident who compares the "fate of the Tibetans" with that of the Jews under the Nazis, his comfortable existence would quickly come to an end. He could face a prison term and possibly even the death penalty.
The book is written in Mandarin, the language of the rulers in Beijing. The author wants as many people as possible to understand his people, who, as he says, have been "plunged into pools of blood and purgatorial fire" in exchange for a foreign utopia.
Ironically, some Tibetans were initially pleased to see the Chinese invade Tibet, because the new masters brought the promise of modernity and prosperity. They believed that the Communists, led by Mao Zedong, would help them liberate themselves from a brutal dictatorship of monks. The Tibetan people lived a harsh life under the thumb of monasteries and the aristocracy, who oppressed their subjects, treated them like serfs and whipped them into submission.
But the mood changed when the Chinese government, under Mao, did not keep its promise to allow the Tibetans to maintain their traditions and religion. The collectivization of agriculture proved to be especially devastating. Tibetan nomads were forced to settle in so-called people's communes, destroying their traditional way of life. By the 1950s, there was growing unrest.
Atrocities and Brutal Policies
In the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966 to 1976), the Red Guards, including many Tibetans, attacked their supposedly "revisionist" and "imperialist" countrymen. Thousands of monks were beaten to death or put in camps, and ancient relics were destroyed. The Red Guards used their artillery to flatten hundreds of monasteries.
The Communist Party officials wanted to destroy the culture of their subjects. Tibetan women, for example, were made to wear the kinds of trousers worn by Han Chinese women, and helpers cut off their braids. Clan elders and abbots were sent to reeducation camps, where they were forced to study Mao's directives every day.
The Chinese military brutally crushed any rebellions. When monks killed a corporal in the People's Liberation Army in 1956, a Chinese cavalry regiment exacted its revenge in the town of Qiuji Nawa in Gansu Province with an attack on about "200 innocent women and children. They surrounded a tent, threw hand grenades inside and then fired at it."
The author quotes a former soldier who witnessed a similar massacre: "Some women were stabbed in the vagina with swords and their chests were split open. Some two- and three-year-old children were grabbed and thrown into the Yellow River."
In the early 1980s, the Communist Party had to admit that it had "seriously harmed the interests of the people" with its brutal policy. By then, Tibet had become a permanently restive region. As the Communist Party official writes, Beijing's claim that "millions of Tibetan farmers" had become "masters of their own house under the party's leadership" proved to be nothing but propaganda.
In his opinion, there are many reasons for the unrest and the rage of Tibetans. One is that the long-cherished hope that the Dalai Lama could one day return home from India, where the Tibetan government in exile has its headquarters, is beginning to fade. Beijing condemns him as a "traitor" and refuses to even consider talks.
It was an affront to Beijing when, in 1987, the Dalai Lama spoke to members of the United States Congress in Washington, where he presented his Five Point Peace Plan. He demanded, among other things, that Beijing put an end to the immigration of Han Chinese to Tibet and its use of the Tibetan Plateau as a nuclear waste dump. According to the Communist Party official, after the visit "a new spirit of opposition began to grow among young intellectuals and a few officials, as well as laborers, farmers and shepherds."
NOTE— The above article is republished from a leading German magazine Der Spiegel. Click here to see the original article.


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The rewards for corruption in British football
By Paul Hodgson2016-10-18T13:30:00+01:00
Despite being a lifelong Leeds United fan, I love the game of football. The business of football is a different matter entirely.
Ever since the Daily Telegraph's exposure of now former England football manager Sam Allardyce's comments to undercover journalists about how to get around the U.K. Football Association's (FA's) and FIFA's rules on third-party ownership, it has revealed a string of other misdemeanours. The Telegraph began its corruption-in-football investigation last year, when it received information that "specific managers, officials, and agents were taking or receiving cash payments to secure player transfers." Just a few days ago, the results of this investigation disclosed a string of more than 10 serious examples of corruption over a period of just four days.
Now it would seem that Allardyce is being rewarded for his conduct, as reports indicate a golden parachute of £1 million (U.S. $1.2M) will be paid.
Before Allardyce's sting, few outside the industry knew what third-party ownership was. Third-party ownership of football players, or other top athletes, involves a third party—such as a company, investor or group of investors, or an agent—owning all or part of the financial rights to a player. This means that the third party, rather than the football club for which the player is playing, benefits from transfer fees every time the player is sold. Because of this return on their investment, third parties are keen to transfer players as often as possible to generate more returns.
As the Telegraph claimed: "Third-party ownership (TPO) of football players has been described as a form of modern-day 'slavery' by some of the most senior figures in soccer."
"This is a moral sacking by the FA. But when you take the moral exit route, particularly when you're talking about the national game, you then have to see it through."
Gary Neville, Former Assistant to Roy Hodgson (Allardyce's predecessor)
Subsequent to the Telegraph's disclosures, the FA confirmed they and Allardyce had "mutually agreed to terminate his position after his 'inappropriate' behaviour was brought to their attention." The latest disclosures seem to indicate that since the FA did not sack Allardyce (rather that he agreed to step down), he was receiving a £1 million golden parachute. Many U.S. CEOs have benefited from substantial golden parachutes in the same way, by agreeing to leave rather than being fired for misconduct, or even poor performance. That the practice is common does not make it right. It's a practice that is unacceptable to most shareholders and is likely to be unacceptable to most football officials and fans alike.
This last revelation has appalled many in the English football world, not least Gary Neville, former assistant to Allardyce's predecessor Roy Hodgson [no relation]. Neville, the 'nice man of English football,' made a series of comments in his Gary Neville podcast on Sky Sports questioning the payoff. "The FA cited 'inappropriate behavior,' yet reports suggest there was a £1M payoff. When you're setting the bar of moral standards, which is what the new FA regime are doing, that is fine … [but] it will be interesting in the future when there are incidents like player or staff misdemeanours, whether they then follow through with the same actions."
"I have to say I'm involved in a sport that I love and an industry that at times I don't like."
Gareth Southgate, Successor to Allardyce
Neville continued—despite being mocked by Allardyce at the time of England's miserable loss to Iceland in the recent European Championships—in his typically moderate and conciliatory attitude: "It [Allardyce's filmed advice on TPO] was wrong but not in the sense that there was improper or criminal activity. It was more a moral issue. This is a moral sacking by the FA. But when you take the moral exit route, particularly when you're talking about the national game, you then have to see it through." See it through and not pay Allardyce off, in other words.
But it is not just Neville. John Motson, the U.K.'s best-known football commentator, said that greed in football had become a "cancer" infecting the game. And Gareth Southgate, Allardyce's caretaker successor, said: "I have to say I'm involved in a sport that I love and an industry that at times I don't like."
Another, more recent Telegraph article disclosed a succession of stings in just four days following Allardyce's exposure. They highlight an extraordinarily high level of alleged and proven corruption in the game.
27 September: eight Premier League managers accused of taking transfer 'bungs' (undisclosed financial incentives to a club official to make a player transfer happen).
28 September: chairman of FA Greg Clarke admits the FA is powerless to police 'bungs' in the game and vows to overhaul its disciplinary process.
28 September: Tommy Wright, assistant manager at Barnsley, filmed accepting a "bundle of £20 notes handed to him in an envelope during a meeting in Leeds last month" as a bung.
28 September: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, the manager of Queens Park Rangers, was also filmed agreeing to be paid £55,000 (U.S. $66,580) to fly to Singapore to make a speech to investors in a fictitious Far East firm.
29 September: Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino filmed offering to sell 20 percent of the club to help businessmen get around TPO rules.
29 September: Jimmy Houtput, the chairman of Dutch club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, recorded saying that the club would be willing to pose as the owner of footballers whose economic rights would be held by a third party.
29 September: Eric Black, assistant manager of Southampton, was filmed offering advice on giving bribes to officials at other clubs.
30 September: former manager of numerous Premier League clubs Harry Redknapp admitted he discovered that his players bet on the result of one of their own matches.
Of course, Redknapp himself could be accused of nepotism since his son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and Southampton, and his nephew, Frank Lampard, played under him at West Ham United. But such allegations are nothing to the level of corruption slowly being uncovered.
FOOTIE FAQ
Below is an FAQ on governance in English football from the Daily Telegraph.
Who is responsible for governance in English football?
The Football Association is the governing body of English football and has jurisdiction over the Premier League and Football League, which are merely competition organisers. However, the Premier League and Football League also have their own rulebooks their participants must adhere to.
What powers do these bodies have?
All three have the ability to investigate and punish breaches of their rules, call witnesses and request documents and other materials. They can even punish those who refuse to provide them. But they can do little when a suspect denies being in possession of such documents or materials, as they have no power to raid private premises. Former FA figures have also raised concerns over its lack of resource allocated to governance.
How often do they use their powers?
All three bodies claim a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and have acted in the past when enough evidence has been uncovered to prove wrongdoing. But investigations have too often foundered on a lack of evidence.
Source: Daily Telegraph
Immediately following his 'resignation' it would seem unlikely that Allardyce would be able to get another job in English football, but with corruption this commonplace, a job offer looks extremely likely. Bill Coffin, editor of Compliance Week, commented: "When we look at ethics and compliance failures in sport, we see some of the most critical issues of ethics and compliance writ large. When I spoke with a former compliance officer who had been brought in to work with FIFA—a post he soon resigned in protest—he mentioned that corruption is rife within sports; and why not? It's not just FIFA—most sporting organizations have no meaningful oversight, and they have not only the incentive of big money to lead them astray, they have the visceral connection people have with sports and particular teams—tribal allegiances that can also subvert one's calculus of right and wrong."
It's not just FIFA, indeed. Although he is fighting the charges, Brazilian police say they have overwhelming documentary evidence that Patrick Hickey, former executive board member of the International Olympic Committee, former president of the European Olympic Committee and former vice-president of the Association of National Olympic Committees was involved, with eight other individuals, in ticket scalping at the Rio 2016 games. Brazilian authorities believe that the illegal ring had been in existence for about eight years and was preparing scalp tickets for the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics. But Hickey has not received any kind of pay off from any of the Olympic Committees on which he sat.
When FIFA, the pinnacle of authority in the sport, shows itself riddled with corruption at almost every level it can hardly expect any other kind of behaviour from the football associations, leagues, and professionals that look up to it. A more coherent example of how tone at the top affects behaviour throughout an industry could not be imagined.
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The First Interactive Gaming Course
Essay question: can digitally created music ever be as fulfilling as music created by humans?
Yep, that's what I have to write 4000 words on. I'm starting off with an analogy on what would happen if an academy award was given to the best score, and it turned out that no one made it. Or rather, it was digitally generated. Would they give it to the computer, or the person who programmed it? I'm having a bit of fun figuring out exactly what would happen. I think people would be angry at first, just like they are at the advent of any new technology. I was one of the first people in Melbourne to do a video game design course that focused on fully-interactive gaming (that's a fancy way of saying virtual reality). It's not readily commercially available, unless you feel like plodding around with an Oculus Rift. It's still in the theoretical stage, although there are some exciting projects coming up that are going to take the world by storm. One of our video game design lecturers- who doesn't come across as an absolute genius but I think he must be- showed us a piece of his virtual reality game. It's just a project he's been cooking up in his basement over a number of years, but it'll turn the world upside down once it's released. The amount of thought and work gone into it just blows my mind.
So that's why I don't think my course is worthless. Fully interactive gaming is coming, and it's going to get far more people involved than the regular kind. Everyone will want to do a game design course once they realise that the possibilities are endless. So I'm, a pioneer, kind of. Not that I'm going to be a big name (I'm really just here to get a glimpse of the future and maybe do a bit of playtesting), but I do believe that this is going to be big. I guess the people who did the first video game design courses, back when Super Mario Bros. was big news, faced the same thing. Eh, technology.
After the cremation
The App with the Most Sass


My table partner shook his head and got up to find the source of that brain-numbing tune. "Don't worry, Doc. I'm just going to talk them, I swear," he told me as jumped out of his seat to go on hall patrol. He returned shortly and just shook his head, mission not accomplished.
"Yep, it's the pop machine," D.B. answered, pointing to the nearby offensive automated soda dispenser. It was one of those new machines, where icons of different flavors would appear when you touched it. The awful song stopped when a selection was made but only for 30 seconds or so. The military should have installed that thing at GTMO.
I held my breath as the machine's screen lit up in a flash of green. The music tried to play on last note then mercifully stopped. The words "INCORRECT CHANGE" flashed on the screen.


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Second-ranked Ohio State extended the nation's longest winning streak to 13 games on Saturday in Ohio Stadium, bolting to an early lead behind Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller and securing a 40-20 victory over Buffalo.
The nonconference matchup wasn't the blowout that many anticipated, but the Buckeyes did enough to win the opener after their perfect 12-0 season in Urban Meyer's first year as coach in 2012.
Miller completed 15 of 22 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception, and rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries. Senior running back Jordan Hall, starting in place of suspended Carlos Hyde, rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.
Buffalo made the game interesting early in the third quarter. On its first possession after halftime, quarterback Joe Licata found Alex Neutz for a 10-yard touchdown pass that trimmed Ohio State's lead to 30-20.
The Bulls could have pulled even closer, but a personal foul penalty against Buffalo nullified a Miller fumble at his 1 on a sack. Ohio State took advantage of its good fortune, driving 91 yards in 14 plays to boost the margin to 37-20 on a 21-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Kenny Guiton to wide receiver Chris Fields.
The Buckeyes capped the scoring with a 39-yard field goal by Drew Basil with 7:05 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Licata connected on 19 of 32 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Bulls were outgained 460-258 in total yards.
It looked like the Buckeyes would make the game a blowout in the first quarter, scoring on all three of their possessions.
Miller, a third-year starter as a junior, made a Heisman statement with his first throw, a 47-yard touchdown strike to junior receiver Devin Smith on the opening possession.
Miller was just as impressive on the next drive, completing all three of his passes, including a 7-yard touchdown throw to Fields. Guiton's two-point conversion pass to Hall made it 16-0 with 7:05 left in the first quarter.
Hall boosted the Buckeyes' lead to 23-0 with 38 seconds left in the first quarter, bursting untouched up the middle for a career-long 49-yard touchdown run.
Two Ohio State mistakes gave Buffalo some life and led to second-quarter touchdowns.
After a fumble by Buckeyes freshman speedster Dontre Wilson, Licata threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Matt Weiser to make it 23-7 with 9:18 left in the second quarter. On Ohio State's next possession, Bulls standout linebacker Khalil Mack intercepted a Miller pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown, pulling Buffalo to 23-13.
The mistakes appeared to light a fire under the Buckeyes. Wilson returned the ensuing kickoff 51 yards and Hall sprinted 37 yards on the next play for his second touchdown of the game and a 30-13 lead.
Miller was 13 of 18 in the first half for 178 yards and both touchdowns. Hall rushed for 126 yards on two carries and his two TDs.
Licata was 12-of-23 passing for 95 yards with a touchdown and interception in the first half.
Ohio State outgained Buffalo 310-125 in total yards in the opening half.
NOTES: Ohio State All-Big Ten linebacker Ryan Shazier went to the locker room in the first half with cramps but returned in the third quarter. ... Buckeyes starting safety C.J. Barnett missed the game with a lower leg injury. ... Ohio State defensive lineman Tommy Schutt is out six to eight weeks with a broken foot. Chase Farris moved from the offensive line to defensive line this week to add depth. ... Buffalo defensive coordinator Lou Tepper is quite familiar with Ohio State, having faced the Buckeyes while he was coach at Illinois from 1991 to 1996. Tepper's teams beat Ohio State twice, but his 1995 Fighting Illini gave up 314 yards rushing to Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George. ... Buffalo's final game last season also was in Columbus. The Bulls lost to Bowling Green during Thanksgiving weekend at Crew Stadium, home of Columbus' Major League soccer team. ... Ohio State and Buffalo met for the first time in history. ... Ohio State's preseason ranking was its highest since 2010 -- Jim Tressel's final year -- when it also started the season at No. 2. ... Licata is Buffalo's sixth opening-game starter at quarterback in the past six years. ... The Bulls last played a team ranked as high as No. 2 in 2006 when they lost to Auburn. ... Meyer is 2-0 against Buffalo, having beaten the Bulls while he was Bowling Green coach. ... Ohio State last lost a season opener in 1999.


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The first-ever Koreatown LA branch of 85°C Bakery Cafe opened in Summer 2017 on the Wilshire side of the Brown Derby complex.
Authentic Vietnamese pho on Western Avenue, just a few steps north of Olympic Boulevard.
Kung Fu Tea on Western Avenue by 7th Street. Franchise that specializes in boba tea / bubble tea drinks.
Red Cape is a small Korean restaurant that offers all-you-can-eat ddeokbokki (spicy "rice cakes") in the space formerly occupied by Wai Poke on 6th Street. Open most days from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Dae Bu Do is the new name in 2017 of "Jaebudo 2" Wilshire Boulevard.
The restaurant is known for Korean seafood barbecue.
Is there really a Dunkin Donuts in Koreatown? Well, it's a few blocks south of Koreatown's city-designated southern border of Olympic Boulevard. Dunkin Donuts opened a location on Western & Venice in early 2017 in the area technically known as Harvard Heights. Open seven days a week, from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.


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Andy Selway is an English drummer, well known for his work with KMFDM.

Selway spent his early years in Luton, England, but moved to Kirton near Felixstowe, Suffolk, where he remained until his early 20s.  From a musical family, he is the eldest of three brothers, the other two being proficient bass (Danny) and brass (Ricky) players.

He joined Big Boy Tomato, which enjoyed a fair amount of success in North and West London, and their 'New Wave of New Wave' sound saw them supporting bands like UK Subs and Stiff Little Fingers. The Tomatoes managed a couple of EPs, including Acton Baby and the four-track CD Hormones and Hangovers.  The Tomatoes split in the early 1990s, and a splinter group emerged.  Sugar Snatch took inspiration for their songs from cartoons, namely Asterix and Animaniacs.  One album, Mad Cows and Englishmen, was released amidst much touring of the UK and Europe, often playing the supporting slot to Toy Dolls.  Seemingly going nowhere, the band split, though two of the members went on to form The Yo-Yos, a punkabilly band formed by Danny McCormack after the 1997 split of The Wildhearts.  Although signed and promoted heavily, the band never really took off, and they too split after recording a debut album.

During this time, Andy had been working with Raymond Watts (also known as PIG) and had toured Japan with the band.  Realizing that he was not going to get the gigs he needed if he stayed in London, he moved to the United States, where his working partnership with Watts led to his inclusion in the lineup of KMFDM. He occasionally performs with punk band Dwarves under the alias Dutch Ovens.
In late 2007, Selway played the drums for the Seattle rock band DragStrip Riot and Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki in her songs "Talkin' 2 Myself" and "Decision".

In 2008, he went on tour with Genitorturers. In 2009, he toured with his KMFDM bandmate Jules Hodgson's new band, The Spittin' Cobras.

He resides in West Palm Beach with his wife, Christee Carter, and son.

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482 cases registered against lawmakers in Maharashtra, SC told
PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 14-11-2022 20:50 IST | Created: 14-11-2022 20:50 IST
A total of 482 cases against lawmakers, including MPs and MLAs, have been registered in Maharashtra as on November 12, 2022, the Supreme Court was informed on Monday.
Out of these 482 cases, 169 are more than five years old, the top court was told.
Maharashtra is closely followed by Odisha where 454 cases have been registered. Out of these 323 cases are more than five years old.
Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who has been appointed as amicus curiae in a plea for expeditious disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, informed the top court in a report that out of 25 high courts, reports about such cases have been received from 16.
Referring to the report filed by the Bombay High Court, Hansaria said it has informed that summonses are issued to witnesses and accused for early disposal and officers are given specific directions to serve the summonses and warrants on time.
With regard to the Delhi High Court, the amicus said it has informed that shorter dates are given taking into consideration the convenience and availability of accused and other parties.
It also said undue requests for adjournment by counsel are declined and effective costs imposed while efforts are made to ensure that witnesses are not discharged unexamined.
The top court has been passing a slew of directions from time to time on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay for ensuring expeditious trial of cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.
The amicus submitted that despite a series of directions by top court and regular monitoring a large number of criminal cases are pending against MPs and MLAs, many for more than five years.
The apex court had earlier asked all the high courts to furnish the details of criminal cases pending for over five years against MPs and MLAs and steps taken for their speedy disposal.
It had also modified its August 10, 2021 order by which it had said judicial officers, who are holding trial of cases against law makers, should not be changed without the prior permission of the court.
On August 10 last year, the top court had curtailed the power of the state prosecutors and ruled that they cannot withdraw prosecution against lawmakers under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) without the prior sanction of the high courts.
It had expressed strong displeasure over the non-filing of requisite status reports by the Centre and its agencies like the CBI, and indicated it would set up a special bench in the top court to monitor criminal cases against politicians.
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The company knows well when to hold and when to fold them.
It has been so long we are having rumors about the foldable phone being offered by Huawei from July. The company's CEO has further added to the confirmation about the launch of their Matte 20 set reported by the digital world.
Yu, while attending an event based on foldable phones, narrates that the company is working on this new technology. The company has already spoken about the potentials of this new technology. But this coming year they are found striving to mingle 5G phones and foldable technology in their upcoming models in 2019.
Over the past two years, Huawei is believed to invest enough in the 5G infrastructure. But the 5G technology has lost their spark in telecommunication technology in big markets of the US and Australia.
It's being so long that the company disclosed their new upcoming foldable technology but the owners have a statement that they might be launching these models up to the next year.
The wait for the foldable phones wouldn't lose your curiosity for this company as they still have much to offer to the consumers. They are offering Matte 20, Matte 20 X and Pro which are way too impressive.
It was believed that the foldable 5G sets would be a good replacement to Samsung S8 Plus. This phone offers you a 6.2 inches wide and curved display, a size equivalent to a notepad. It provides you with a virtual experience of using a desktop. It carried 64GB storage with a powerful chipset. It promises all new Bixby Al Software. But for the fingerprint sensor users, this phone wouldn't make a deal as it is not equipped with the fingerprint sensor. Secondly, it costs you a lot. And one more thing to add to its negative impact is the too widescreen that would bother some of its users as they wouldn't find it convenient.


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APARAJITO (2022)
Posted by Ambar Chatterjee on September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022
Jeetu Kamal as Aparajito Ray
Platform: Zee5
Cast: Jeetu Kamal, Saayoni Ghosh, Debashis Roy
Director: Anik Datta
Dense, engrossing, and intriguing! Anik Datta's film about the making of Pather Panchali is a winner all the way
— Ambar Chatterjee
For a filmi keeda like me, a film about the making of a film is even more interesting than the actual film. If the film in question happens to be the great Pather Panchali, that practically put India on the map of World cinema, then the interest and pull of that film is elevated two-folds. Anik Datta makes Aparajito with a clear objective in mind to cover as much of the process of making Pather Panchali (renamed here to Pather Podaboli) as possible. He also successfully incorporates emotional and dramatic elements that may or may not have been part of the actual story but that never for once felt forced or unwarranted. Instead, they add a lot to the overall experience of the film.
It is impossible to tell if the film is authentic or not in terms of all that it shows. There must have been a certain amount of hero worship that must have crept into the making of the film owing to the towering presence of Satyajit Ray in Bengal and also the looming shadow that he casts on Indian cinema as a whole. Having said that, the film still remains extremely grounded and shows things that can be found in the narratives of numerous works about Satyajit Ray and his Apu Trilogy. I was almost instantly hooked by the film and its simplistic way of telling us how Pather Panchali came into being, how Satyajit Ray had never read the source material before it was handed to him by his boss at an advertising company, and how making a Bengali film was one of the last things that anyone who knew Ray would expect him to do.
Aparajito is rendered memorable because of how many iconic incidents and elements are incorporated into the story. The protagonist (renamed Aparajito Ray) watches "Bicycle Thieves" in the UK and is immediately inspired to make Pather Panchali into a film and do things with it that he witnessed in "Bicycle Thieves". When Aparajito doesn't have funds to continue shooting, he walks up to the chief minister of Bengal and requests for funds. The CM releases him some funds allocated under a road development scheme just because his film was called Pather Podaboli which has a reference to roads. After his film becomes a hit with audiences abroad, Aparajito Ray receives a call from an American filmmaker that we immediately know is Martin Scorsese. The film is peppered with numerous such sequences that sustain your interest in the narrative throughout.
In addition to all these, the film also documents how Ray wrote, envisioned, and shot some of the most iconic scenes of the film and why they were rendered in a certain manner. If that was not enough, Aparajito is made to talk about the iconic train scene and how his lack of theoretical understanding of rules involving shot-framing and execution made him make an error that to the viewers appeared as a masterstroke. The film is also able to convey to its viewer the troublesome circumstances that the film in question was always in and how any number of issues could have stopped its completion but didn't. Thus, it is safe to say that a film like this was always meant to be and that was the only reason why it was made and saw the light of the day.
The set of Apu's dwelling
Jeetu Kamal has completely transformed himself to resemble Satyajit Ray. The likeness to the great director is so completely and bewildering that there were scenes and portions where I completely forgot that this was not the man himself. In certain close-ups, you feel the layers of makeup that have been put up on his face but that is an issue that never takes you out of the experience. Most of the viewers will not even notice it. Kamal's rendition of the man's behavior and mannerisms were the biggest pluses that he added to the character and transformed himself into one of the most iconic characters of Indian cinema who actually existed. For people who know how Ray was and how he behaved, it might be easier to point out the discrepancies but for someone like me who has little idea about the actual man, Kamal's performance felt, even more, real and absorbing.
The makers made and released this film to commemorate the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray and hence must have taken extra care to ensure that the story and the characters were spot-on. Atleast that is what I expected from the overtly realistic and unassuming take that Anik Datta took on the storytelling and execution in the film. As the film takes a linear approach to the storytelling, one can forget everything else and just enjoy the story following the process of how one man powers his way through all challenges and misgivings to make a film that went on to reshape people's assumptions and take on how films were made and what was documented through them.
Saayoni Ghosh as Aparajito Roy's wife is wonderful. She is not only an integral part of the entire process of making the film but is often the voice of reason in Roy's head. The best part about her character was that it was never overbearing or irritating and almost always had a soothing impact on the troubled and constantly under pressure Ray. Her performance has a similar impact on the audiences who are also under constant duress by being on the same page with Ray's character.
I had high expectations from this film ever since I saw its trailer and it delivered on all counts. Datta's astute direction holds on to the audience's attention and keeps them intrigued in a story that they already know the end to. That is not a mean feat to pull off and Datta does so with clinical ease and elan. I would have loved to see this film on the big screen owing to its aesthetics and the black and white color palate that Datta went for but unfortunately, it came and went without making a noise. Thus, watching it on Zee5 is the only available option for us now, unless you live in Kolkata or plan to visit the city sometime soon. This is for the hardcore cinephiles and people who are intrigued by the process of the making of a troubled masterpiece.
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Remembering Sirimavo – The Modern World's First Female Head of Government
March 8, 2012 tvaraj	2 Comments
. By T.V. Antony Raj
Today, March 8, 2012 (Thursday) is the 101st International Women's Day.
Currently, there are 17 countries with women as head of government, head of state, or both, which according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women has more than doubled since 2005.
The honour of being the modern world's first female head of government goes to the late Sri Lankan politician Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, three times, 1960–65, 1970–77 and 1994–2000.
Mrs. Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala: සිරිමාවෝ රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බන්ඩාරනායක, Tamil: சிறிமாவோ ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்க) was born on April 17, 1916 as Sirimavo Ratwatte to Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe and Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy of Mahawelatenne Walauwa, Balangoda. She was the eldest of six, with four brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Bandaranaike was educated at St Bridget's Convent, Colombo, run by Roman Catholic nuns. She was a devout Buddhist. In 1940 she married Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike. They had three children, Chandrika, Sunethra and Anura.
Her husband Mr. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, a member of the State council and son of Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, the Maha Mudaliyar (chief native interpreter and advisor to the Governor of Ceylon), was elected as Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1956. His election marked a significant change in Ceylon's political history. In 1959, a Buddhist monk assassinated him while in office.
After the death of Mr. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, there was much confusion in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), founded by him, and it was on the verge of collapsing. At the request of senior party members, Mrs Bandaranaike took over the presidency of SLFP. Though she was an untried leader, she quickly established herself as a formidable politician in her own right, and was the long-time undisputed leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. She remained leader of the party for the next forty years.
Known to her fellow Sri Lankans as "Mrs. B," she could skillfully use popular emotion to boost her support, frequently bursting into tears as she pledged to continue her assassinated husband's vaguely socialist policies. Hence her opponents and critics dubbed her as "the weeping widow".
In 1960, M. P. de Zoysa (Jnr) stepped down from his seat in the Senate (appointed upper house of Parliament) paving the way for Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike to be appointed as a member of the Senate from the SLFP.
As a bereaved wife and mother of three, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike led her party to win the July 1960 elections on the pledge to continue her husband's policies, notably the Sinhala Only Act, and to proceed with repatriation of the estate Tamils to India. On July 21, 1960, she took the oath as prime minister of Sri Lanka, thus becoming the first female prime minister in the modern world.
But within a year of her historic 1960 election victory, she was inundated by a prolonged 'civil disobedience campaign' by the minority Tamil population, outraged by her action in replacing English with Sinhala as the official national language and her order to conduct all government business in Sinhala, the language of the majority Sinhalese. The Sri Lankan Tamils considered this a highly discriminatory act and an attempt to deny Tamils access to all official posts and the law. This led to an increase in Tamil militancy which escalated under succeeding administrations. With no other solution in sight, she declared a state of emergency.
Further problems arose when the government took over foreign businesses, particularly petroleum companies. This move irked the United States and Britain, and aid to Sri Lanka was stopped. So, Mrs. Bandaranaike moved towards China and the Soviet Union and championed a policy of nonalignment.
At home, she crushed an attempted military coup also known as the Colonels coup by Christian officers in 1962.
In 1964, Mrs. Bandaranaike entered into a historic coalition with the Marxist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP).
In December 1964, Mrs. Bandaranaike and her cabinet were defeated by a no-confidence vote when some of her MPs deserted the party over the nationalization of Lakehouse Newspapers. The SLFP coalition was defeated in the 1965 elections, ending her first term as Prime Minister.
In 1970, she became prime minister of Ceylon once again, after an electoral landslide victory by United Front, her left-wing coalition coalition consisting SLFP, LSSP, and the Communists. She developed strong personal ties with China and the then Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
But after just 16 months in power, the government was almost toppled by the April 1971 JVP Insurrection of left-wing youths led by the Sinhalese Sri Lankan People's Liberation Front, or Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a movement started in the late 1960s by Rohana Wijeweera, the son of a businessman.
There was no warning of the uprising, and Sri Lanka's small army was caught off guard, since Mrs. Bandaranaike had disbanded the government's intelligence service, suspecting that it was loyal to the opposition United National Party (UNP).
Although the insurgents were young, poorly armed and inadequately trained, they succeeded in seizing and holding major areas in southern and central provinces of the island before they were defeated by government forces. Thanks to Mrs. Bandaranaike's skillful foreign policy, the government was saved by military aid from both India and Pakistan.
This unsuccessful rebellion by Sinhalese Marxist youth claimed more than 15,000 lives. Their attempt to seize power created a major crisis for the government and forced a fundamental reassessment of the nation's security needs.
During those tough political years, Mrs. Bandaranaike turned herself into a formidable leader. "She was the only man in her cabinet", one of her officials commented during the height of the insurgency.
In 1971, she declared the country a republic, and changed the name of the island nation from Ceylon to Sri Lanka.
She also nationalised some companies in the plantation sector and restricted some imports.
By 1975 her government gradually became very unpopular. Under the Soulbury constitution, election should have been held in 1975, but she used a clause of the 1972 constitution to delay elections until 1977.
But in 1976, despite high international standing, Mrs Bandaranaike's popularity at home declined with a faltering economy and allegations of corruption; and she lost much of the support given to her by the left parties, thus paving the way to a crushing election defeat in 1977, winning only 8 pathetic seats and she managed to win her own seat.
The 1980s were her dark years. Sri Lankan parliament expelled her in 1980, accusing her of misusing power for the 1975-77 delay in elections, and banned her from holding any office for seven years. She became a political outcast, rejected by her own people who had once idolized her.
Her civic rights were restored in 1986, and she narrowly lost the election for the new, more powerful post of president in 1988.
In 1994, the SLFP-led coalition called the People's Alliance (PA) won the general elections. Mrs. Bandaranaike's daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga first become prime minister and then became president of Sri Lanka the same year in November 1994.
Chandrika Kumaratunga then appointed her mother Mrs. Bandaranaike, as prime minister for the third time. As the constitution had changed since her last tenure as prime minister Mrs. Bandaranaike was now subordinate to her daughter, the President.
Political observers said that Mrs. Bandaranaike and her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga did not have a good rapport, and that her daughter wanted her mother to leave the office to make way for a younger person.
Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike remained in office till a few months before her death, but had little real power. She reluctantly gave up the reins of power on 10 August 2000. Exasperated she said, "I believe it is time for me to quietly withdraw from the humdrum of busy political life, to a more tranquil and quiet environment"
Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike died on Election Day, October 10, 2000, after having cast her vote for the last time. She was 84.
"May Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka's charismatic matriarch, attain Eternal Bliss." – Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka, in a tribute on her 88th Birth Anniversary commemoration (April 17, 2004).
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Avery Bradley's winning 3-pointer. After the Boston Celtics lost by 44 in Game 2, lost their star point guard, Isaiah Thomas, for the rest of the season, and fell behind by 21 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3, it seemed as if they were destined for an ugly sweep. But the Celtics came roaring back in the second half and picked up a win when Bradley sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with just 0.1 seconds to go.
Jason Day's missed putt. Day picked a heckuva time to three-putt for the first time at the Byron Nelson Championship. On the first hole of the playoff, Day missed a 4-footer that would have sent the tournament to a 74th hole. Instead, he pulled it left, and Billy Horschel picked up the win.
James Hahn's near miracle on the 72nd hole. Hahn needed an eagle on the final hole for a shot at a playoff, and he nearly pulled off the miracle when his second shot from 119 yards lipped out.
The Sidney Crosby assist bonus. The Pittsburgh Penguins spanked the Ottawa Senators in Game 5, 7-0. So the sixth goal, by Phil Kessel, early in the third period was fairly meaningless in the grand scheme of things. But the pass from Crosby is worth seeing again. Crosby peeks at Kessel before receiving his feed and then no-looks the puck, backhanded and through the crease.


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SADC quartet battle for karate honours
HARARE - OVER 200 karatekas from four Southern African countries will next month converge in Zimbabwe's capital Harare for the annual All-Africa So-Kyokushin championships which returns after a two-year hiatus.
The contest will see athletes from South Africa, Zambia, eSwatini and the hosts fighting for honours.
The Zimbabwe So-Kyokushin Karate-Do Organisation organised tournament was introduced in 2015 but some logistical flaws saw it being shelved in the past two years.
But from July 27 to 28, tight duels are expected as winning fighters will proceed to represent the region in international tournaments.
Zimbabwe Karate Union technical director (full contact), Kumbirai Musinami, said all was set for the event which will be graced by respected dignitaries from across the globe.
"We can gladly confirm the return of the All-Africa So-Kyokushin Karate Championships which had taken a break in the past two years.
"Zimbabwe, eSwatini, South Africa and Zambia will participate in this tournament which is slated for July 27 to July 28 at the Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex.
"Athletes are already busy preparing for the tournament and some of the Zimbabwean fighters have retreated to the countryside to get into the mood.
"We are looking forward to a very good tournament. We can safely say all is now set for this annual event and this year promises to be bigger and even better," he said.
Zimbabwean fighters who used to dominate have been on a downward trend of late and will be looking forward to regain lost glory.
They have failed to give a good account of themselves in recent events which they have taken part in.
Just last month, they were subdued in the ACKO Regional Karate tournament in Thokoza, South Africa, where they failed to assert themselves.
But Musinami believes the fighters will this time turn up at the party and give their all to win.
"We have tried and will keep on shaping and conditioning for the tournament. We have noticed that our medal tally has dipped and the fighters are training hard to be more clinical in this tournament.
"All the fighters have been preparing for this event since they came back from Thokoza," he said.
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The ratio of colored students going to school in America has been seen to improve every year. This is with the change in the times. Today the percentage of white kids to the total children in American schools is slightly above fifty percentages. This is better compared to eighty percent that was the case in the 1970s. The gap has been closed and things are almost level. However, there is a worse case that still needs attention. The issue of integration in American schools is still wanting. There is a lot of segregation drawn between lines of race and wealth. Most of the white kids go to better schools where the number of white kids is above the seventy-fifth percentile. The Latino and the Blacks are segregated. They have to go to other low schools where the poor American kids go. Even in these schools, the colored students account for more than double the number of poor white children. This is the worst problem that is facing America's high schools.
The white kids go to better schools that have all the required facilities. This places them at an excellent advantage than the colored kids in other low schools. These schools have highly trained well-qualified teachers attending to them. This is a complete opposite of what happens in the low schools that house a majority of the black and poor kids. These low schools sometimes lack enough teachers and those present are overworked despite being unqualified. This puts the education system in a spotlight. Students are denied equal access to resources but are expected to perform to an equal magnitude as their counterparts who have got everything at their disposal.
The government has not said anything that is aimed at making things better. Most people were waiting for President Obama to promise to address this issue during his previous campaign. No person talked a thing about it. This is a problem that warrants speedy address. These low schools give results that are some decades behind. This does not however mean that the kids in these schools are not bright. They are bright but are not given a leveled playing field. This is a problem that will keep the education system of America behind if it is not addressed. It will not encourage the diversity that is so much required in the world outside school. This will affect the economy of America indirectly.


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The Iron Fists
The Vampires of Oxford
NATHAN DELACROIX
The main character of Wicked Magic, Nathan is a teenaged vampire hunter trainee. He struggles with winning the approval of his estranged parents, whilst balancing the fact that his best friend is a witch.
Nathan enjoys sports, hanging out with his friends, and playing video games.
ADRIAN DELACROIX
Adrian is Nathan's uncle. He was turned into a vampire in 1974. How? He's not telling.
When he's not looking for his next meal, Adrian is fun-loving and a bit cheeky. For some reason, he's not too popular with the witches...
MONICA WALKER
Monica is Nathan's best friend, as well as a talented and intelligent witch. She may not be that good under pressure, but give her the space to work and she's an absolute force of nature!
Monica moved to Oxford after her parents died under mysterious circumstances when she was sixteen.
DAMIEN VON KLICHTZNER
Damien is a German vampire of considerable age and mystery. Although hunters have been trying to curtail his activities for decades, they still hardly know anything about him. One thing is for sure, though: Damien is absolutely ruthless when it comes to defending his daughter, Lily.
He currently works as a professor of medieval literature at the University of Oxford.
CYNTHIA RYMES
Cynthia is a normal teenage girl with a supernatural secret! She and her family have been on the run her entire life, hiding from the witches who want to use her magical blood for nefarious purposes. Now that she's arrived in Oxford, everything is about to change...
LOLA DECKER
A shapeshifter and the daughter of Cynthia's host family in Berlin, Lola is a pragmatic and adventurous woman. She works for the Berlin police force, covering up supernatural mishaps around the city.
RENATA FRIEDEMANN
Renata is a fulltime art student and part-time witch with one big chip on her shoulder! On the outs with her coven, and unenthusiastic practitioner of magic, Renata can often be found hanging around Berlin's tourist sights, sketching or painting.
ANTON MATTUSEK
Anton is a detective with the Berlin police force, and Lola's boss. A mage with a highly unusual ability, he manages to get his nose in all sorts of places it doesn't belong. Anton is a powerful ally to have, but woe betide you make an enemy of him...
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GESAB will participate once again in Exposeguridad México 2017, Latin America's most important security event. On March 14th through 16th, GESAB will present numerous novelties and solutions for 24/7 critical environments.
Solutions designed for security environments, NOC and SOC rooms and monitoring centers that require the latest technology and the best performance; this is GESAB's goal in all of its custom-made projects. Exposeguridad México becomes the perfect venue to introduce the new console of the ACTEA line: Mission, which features a Sit & Stand system and high-quality components to guarantee maximum performance and high capacity for equipment with an integrated cooling system.
The stand will also feature the new collaborative table designed by GESAB and thought for videoconferences and collaborative meetings. All of its characteristics can be customized to offer a product that is unique and satisfies the costumer's needs. A LED Videowall and a cutting-edge technology Laser Videowall complete GESAB's audiovisual offer.
GESAB will also introduce the new generation of KVM developed by GESAB, the DeskWall system, which comes to reimagine the way control centers are operated. DeskWall allows for the management and control of sources of information in a simple way through a revolutionary concept: the multi-canvas. Visual ergonomics meet health in the Smart Widgets developed by GESAB to place the operator in the center of the action within a safe work environment. GESAB's GIE VR system (Gesab Immersive Experience) will help visitors discover the different projects developed by GESAB and enjoy an immersive experience where they will fell as if they were inside of a control center.
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This recipe is like the kind of spicy soups and sauces cooked in coconut milk from Zanzibar and the other cities on the coast of Kenya. They are Indian spices, but they're cooked with an African flair, and the aroma will infuse your entire house. This soup is creamy, yet light, and sweet from the pumpkin and carrots. With the spices that give it depth, it will quickly become a classic in your family.
Wash and peel the carrots, and then cut them into small chunks. Cut the onion into small slices.
In a pan, heat the oil and add the onion and cook on medium heat until it becomes translucent, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the spices and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the pumpkin and carrots and sauté. For 5 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, chicken stock, and the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer and cook for 60 to 90 minutes, until the pumpkin and carrots become soft.
Remove from the heat, and, using a hand mixer, blend/puree the soup until it becomes smooth and frothy.


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Arts in Education Arts Curriculum Project (AIE ACP) grants of up to $10,000 are awarded to schools and nonprofit or governmental organizations and institutions to help support projects that advance the goal of arts as a basic part of education. Projects must seek to enhance current arts curricula or must assist in the goal of establishing on-going arts programming and/or curricula in schools and organizations. An AIE ACP may last from one day to one year.
The AIE Arts Curriculum Project program is designed to strengthen the role of arts in education with the understanding that the development of aesthetic awareness and participation in the arts should be an integral part of life and the basic education process. Based on guidelines provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, AIE Arts Curriculum Projects are funded by the Arkansas Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and local sponsoring schools or organizations.
Artists must be selected from the Arts in Education Artist Roster . Arts in Education Arts Curriculum Project (AIE ACP) grant awards are made for projects, programs, and activities occurring between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. Grant award payments are scheduled to accommodate the grantee's program requirements to the extent possible.
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Westside Jhitt
WestsideJhitt has had to fight for what's his. As a freshman in high school, he first made a name for himself in his hometown of Palm Beach for fighting kids much older and bigger than himself— and winning. "I'm not the type to ask for things like, "Let me get this, let me get that,'" he says. "I'm the type to get it myself." This drive, to stand tall and persevere against the odds, runs throughout the 18-year-old rapper's confessional songs. As Jhitt continues to build on his momentum, he's dug deep into his own experiences to create catchy anthems and become oneof South Florida's most promising young voices.Much of Jhitt's resiliency, and his passion for speaking on his trials and tribulations, can be traced back to his upbringing. Raised in the westside of Palm Beach, the son of two Haitian immigrants, he was always taught to go out and get it. "Growing up Haitian, it just tought a nigga how to be strong and fight for what you want in life," he says. Though he was born in 2001, Jhitt grew up listening to the generational icons of street rap: 2Pac, Boosie Badazz, and Jeezy. He first tried his own hand at rapping during middle school lunch breaks, beating on tables in the cafeteria and freestyling for his classmates.It wasn't until high school that Jhitt began to take music seriously. At 15, he started writing and recording songs about the violence and betrayal he saw in Palm Beach. One of his early songs,"Water Over Blood," became a local hit, introducing listeners to Jhitt's melodic delivery and heartfelt lyrics. "Whatever I was going through I just wrote about it and I still do," he says. "Let's say I get into and go through hard times with my family, I'll write about it."In response to his growing local fame, Jhitt kept applying pressure, releasing three mixtapes ina year's time. Last February, he released two songs — "Martin & Gina" and "Violent" — which have both surpassed three million plays on SoundCloud. They present two different sides of WestsideJhitt: "Martin & Gina" is a self-produced ballad, built around a piano melody that Jhitt would play in church growing up, while "Violent" is a melodic take on the dark side of street life.These releases showcased Jhitt's unlimited potential, catapulting him to wider recognition and earning him a deal with 10K Projects.As Jhitt prepares to release his debut project — which he says will deal with "a whole lotta beefing, whole lotta heartbreak, and a whole lotta pain" — he's staying focused on what matters most. With more eyes and ears trained his way, he's working towards a future for more than just himself. "This is for my people and my family, it's not really for me," he says. "What you dream of and what you want could be right around the corner. Could be the next day or next year but it's gon' come."
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