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B is for Bigger, Better, Barbury
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If you want to see eventing at it's finest and fancy a cheeky preview of many of the horse and rider combinations likely to be heading to the World Equestrian Games in North Carolina this September, then head to the St James's Place Barbury Horse Trials ( 5-8th July).
Barbury has undoubtedly become one of the premier international events of the equestrian calendar. It attracts the leading professional riders as well as the amateurs at the top of their game, so has never been short of thrilling action. With around 1000 horses to see this year, from one of the best spectator-viewing spots around, you certainly won't be bored.
The four day event runs more international horses than any other UK event. Who come from all over the UK and even the world, to contest the ultimate cross-country challenge set by Captain Mark Phillips. He also designs Burghley, Gatcombe and Lexington. This year offers a CIC3* class as well as the fourth leg of the Event Rider Masters Series (ERM) plus sections of CIC2*, a final Pony Trial for the European Championships and seven Novice sections. Even the Novice sections include the best of the best at that level and with the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse classes staged on Thursday; this really is a chance to see the stars of tomorrow as well as today.
Don't quote us on this but Barbury has often been used as an "unofficial trial" for major Championships like WEG and the Olympics and this year is expected to be the same. It's not just the British riders under the spotlight either. With a significant number of foreign eventers based over here, don't be surprised you are in the midst of team selectors from several nations.
The entries list has an eye-popping number of medal and 4* winning riders and the World number one and two- Horse Scout Advocate Oliver Townend and Gemma Tattersall. Then there is Andrew Nicholson, certainly the most successful Barbury rider of all time, having won the CIC3* consecutively, five times from 2012 to 2016. Other gifted Antipodeans in the line-up include Badminton babe Jonelle Price and her husband Tim plus Sir Mark Todd, last year's Burghley winner, Chris Burton and Blyth Tait- who has also designed this year's Novice course. The Brits include European Champion Nicola Wilson on her gold medal-winning mare Bulana, Tina Cook, William Fox-Pitt and Horse Scout advocate Emily King. Plus our very own CEO, Lucienne Elms is taking a rare day off to compete her 3* horse, Mistralou who she is aiming to take 4* next year.
The Barbury nightlife is as good as any at an event. With parties on Friday and Saturday, you may find it hard to leave, especially after you have seen your eventing heroes pulling their moves on the dance floor. From personal experience, I can reassure you that in most cases- their talents lie elsewhere.
This year, changes have been made to the event layout, to give a better experience both for the riders and spectators. The final decision on this was made after the Organisers sought feedback from the riders on to improve the event. Which is very positive news, given that the Barbury Estate was sold to new owners last year and some were in doubt that the event would continue to run. The event is now "owned" by ERM, so we can be confident that Barbury Horse Trials, is here to stay.
Arena attractions include The JCB Champions' Challenge on Saturday, all in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund. This is where top National Hunt Jockeys, including Champion Jockey, Richard Johnson and Sam Twiston-Davies, take on eventers Mark Todd, Jonelle and Tim Price and Lissa Green, in a relay show jumping competition.
Furthermore, there will be no need to feel guilty about dragging the family along. There is a "Kidzone" with a mini-zoo and real life meerkats; a dog show and dog agility masterclass with a World Champion agility competitor. Of course there is also tonnes of shopping and some great British nosh. So bring deep pockets and empty stomachs.
… But In the words of Baz Lurhmann, don't forget to wear Sunscreen.
To buy tickets and for more information, visit www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk
Written by Ellie Kelly
Cover Image by Adam Dale
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Jaffar is an extremely competitive winner at 1.40m and 1.45m level with an incredible list of results including winning every 7yo GP in MET 2 2016. if you like to win then this is the horse for you.
STATS – 16.2hh 8yo gelding, sire Lord Z and damsire Darco.
Very powerful and careful gelding with a great technique over the jump, competitive in 1.30m classes and placing in 1.40m. Never stops, no vices, with a proper training will progress to Grand Prix. Ranked 18th in the Gold League.
STATS – 17hh 8yo Westphalian gelding, Sire Stedinger, grandsire Sandro Hit
This quality homebred is a fantastic model of a horse with a fabulous technique over his fences. He has a great amount of scope and is a prolific winner in his class. He has won a 6 bar contest, won 1.30m and qualified Blue chip B&C final. Grade A with wins too numerous to mention. A horse for the future with a great amount of talent.
STATS – 16.3hh 8yo Warmblood gelding by Darius
Fabulous opportunity for ambitious rider looking to gain more experience at the higher levels. Scooby has jumped up to 1.40m level – jumping at the big UK arenas including Hickstead (Derby Stakes) and Royal Windsor and out in Vilamoura Portugal in 2016. Good on the flat with 3 good paces, good flying changes and a great working attitude. Ridden and jumped in a snaffle mouth, This experienced horse really knows his job.
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Shaun Mandy, Horse & Hound's blogger
Shaun Mandy - Horse & Hound blogger, dressage rider and coach talks to Horse scout about his practice.
A colourful character within the world of dressage, Shaun Mandy has been trained by some prolific names in the business. Here he gives us the lowdown of his life with horses and shares his tips on buying, backing and training youngsters.
How did you get into riding?
I grew up on a fruit farm in South Africa with a riding school on the neighbouring farm. Fascinated by horses, I dragged my mum to the school, began riding and never stopped. I was crazy on eventing despite the fact that from the age of 12, my instructor, Hillary (now a lifelong friend) said I'd always end up in dressage!
Have you worked for anyone famous?
I moved to the UK around 15 years ago when I was 17 for a placement at the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy in the New Forest. From there I became a groom for Pippa Funnell and then Olympic gold medallist, Jane Holderness Roddam, at West Kington Stud where I got a lot of experience riding young horses and eventing.
And in the world of dressage?
I was given a horse that had bottled it cross country by the Dutch rider Eddy Stibbe. I then began training with Jenny Loriston-Clarke followed by Pammy Hutton, but the real turning point was when I decided to pack my bags (and my horse, Poppy, and dog, Pringle) and moved to Denmark to train with Hasse Hoffmann, a top trainer and author. I stayed for 18 months often riding around 10 horses a day from youngsters up to Grand Prix level before returning to the UK in 2015. I now train with Peter Storr and rent eight stables at Gainfield Farm, employ a groom and apprentice, and take in horses to produce, alongside competing my own horses.
Tell us a bit about your own horses.
My top horse is Euphoria E (Inky), a Dutch seven-year-old by Uthopia — I own half of him. We've just stepped up to advanced medium, came second at Wellington's Premier League with 68.55% and we are aiming for PSG in the spring. At the regionals, Inky felt awesome in the Medium test getting many 8s, but unfortunately three costly mistakes meant we finished 9th on 67.47% — one judge summed it up well (see pic) just little disappointing when it's so close to being super!
My other horse, D.I. Dompadour (Poppy), whom I own outright, was also doing advanced medium with the aim of PSG in 2017, until she had colic surgery recently which means she's out for the rest of the year now. She's talented but tricky with everything taking a long time — she's eight years old now.
I also ride another Dutch gelding, a four-year old called Houston V (Huey) by Tango x Goodtimes, and have high hopes for him. We've competed in a couple of four-year-old classes and placed third at Hartpury scoring 78.8%. The next step is novice tests and five-year-old classes next year.
Do you buy and sell horses?
I recently went to Germany with Lorain Nixon, who owns Houston to buy two gorgeous three-year-old fillies. One Furstenball x Sandro Hit (Bella) and the other by Vitalis x Florestan 1 (Bonny). I backed both, sold one within a month, but hope to sell the other after doing some four-year-old classes next year.
So what do you look for when buying a youngster?
Natural ability is good to see when you're buying an unbacked three-year-old or younger — it's about watching them move loose in a school. I like to see them as natural as possible in their paces so trying to get them not too excited when chasing them around. Attitude is very important to me and a trainable mind. The walk and canter are also important. Looking for a walk with a good overtrack and an uphill canter with active hind leg. For the purpose of selling on, it helps to have well-known breeding using proven dressage sires and grandsires.
And your tips for backing a horse?
Sounds obvious but a horse learns a good habit as quickly it learns a bad one — so make sure you do everything carefully, slowly and correctly.
And if you have an 'oops' moment and scare it by doing something a little too quickly, go straight back and repeat it even slower to ensure they are 100% happy, rewarding them for their patience.
We're envious… you've been taught by some highly reputable trainers — give us one tip that stands out in your mind even today.
It has to be a quote from Hasse, from my time with him in Denmark: "Ride with colour".
It means to have a plan in your mind when you school and to mix things up — it's easy to just put a horse through it's paces but think what you are working towards and make it fun.
So you now train horses and riders up to four-star advanced eventers… Any tips you frequently incorporate into your work?
Make sure you change gears frequently when riding, especially in your trot and canter work. Inky can get stuck in a canter and I really need to think of changing the gear three or four times when going down the long side of the arena. It helps Inky tune into my signals but also strengthens by making him take more weight behind.
So what are your future goals, Shaun Mandy?
To continue training horses and riders, get more sponsors and owners onboard, to ride international GP and, eventually, get to the Olympics!
And your thoughts on Horse Scout?
Networking is so important for any rider in order to get and retain sponsors and owners. There hasn't really been one place that you can do this until now. It's pretty cool being able to control your own profile and those of your own horses, whether they're for sale or not.
- If you would like to keep a horse at livery or train with Shaun Mandy, who also takes competition liveries and producing/sales liveries then visit his Yard Profile on Horse Scout and find more information on the fantastic facilities at Gainfield Farm – Shaun Mandy Dressage
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Poll Position – A Head In The Game?
I saw an interesting comment in an article which talked about the position of the horses head and the use of "Rollkuer", actually the list of articles where from a while back but all the same it made for interesting reading. However from that I decided to look at articles about head position and came across this very interesting study. This research addresses the controversy regarding head and neck positions of dressage horses by conducting a retrospective analysis of the angulation of the horse's head during high level competitions to determine whether there were any significant changes over a period of 16 years from 1992 to 2008.
The basic premise of the study was based on the FEI Handbook which, in the description of the object and general principles of the test, states that: "The head should remain in a steady position, as a rule slightly in front of the vertical, with a supple poll as the highest point of the neck, and no resistance should be offered to the Athlete."Since the position of the head is factored into the judge's score for every movement and also into the collective marks awarded for general impression at the end of the test, it is reasonable to assume that a persistent faulty position would affect the final score.
The analysis was based on video recordings of the top 15 finalists at the 1992 Olympic Games and at the 2008 World Cup Final. All the horses were warmbloods bred in Europe and were similar in age at the two competitions. At each competition a video camera was set up perpendicular to the short side of the arena. Recordings of collected canter, collected trot, passage and piaffe were made on the short side of the arena. The videos were analyzed frame-by-frame using Dartfish software to measure the angle of the front of the horse's nose relative to the vertical during a complete stride at each pace.
In all horses the analyzed strides were for the same movements, at the same place in the arena and were not within 3 strides of a transition. The head position in each video frame was classified as being behind the vertical or as being at or in front of the vertical. The overall scores awarded by the panel of judges were also comparedbetween the two competitions and in relation to the horse's head position.
The results showed that the horses held their heads behind the vertical more than 50% of the time at collected canter and collected trot during both the 1992 Olympic Games and the 2008 World Cup Final with only small differences between the two competitions. However, larger differences were found in passage and piaffe.
In 2008 horses were behind the vertical 71% of the time in both passage and piaffe compared with 48% for passage and 45% for piaffe in 1992.
Movement: 1992
Olympic Games —— 2008
Percentage of stride during which the head angle was behind the vertical.
Collected canter: 56% —— 55%
Collected trot: 53% —— 50%
Passage: 48% —— 71%
Piaffe: 45% —— 71%
As one might expect, the overall the scores improved from an average of 65.5% in 1982 to an average of 70% in 2008. Perhaps less expected was the fact that higher placed horses in 2008 were significantly more likely to be behind the vertical. This suggests that the criteria used by judges to interpret the FEI rules may have changed in the intervening period. Of course, many factors are considered by the judges and few people would argue that the standard of performance has improved greatly. However, the correlation between a horse spending more time behind the vertical and receiving a higher placing in the competition requires further investigation.
The entire paper on this study, can be found here.
Comparison of the head and neck position of elite dressage horses during top-level competitions in 1992 versus 2008
by Morgan J.J.O. Lashley, Sandra Nauwelaerts, J.C.M. Vernooij, W. Back, and Hilary M. Clayton
Published in The Veterinary Journal, 2014, volume 202, pages 462-465.
The study was taken over 12 years ago but was relevant enough to be published only last year as an article.
I am not making a comment her but will see what further information is available, or what conclusions where drawn in 2014. So watch this space….well not this exact space but a similar one on the Horse Scout Blog
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package org.camunda.bpm.engine.test.api.task;

import java.util.Date;

import org.camunda.bpm.engine.BadUserRequestException;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.EntityTypes;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.ProcessEngineException;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.filter.Filter;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.Command;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.persistence.entity.FilterEntity;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.test.ResourceProcessEngineTestCase;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.task.TaskQuery;

/**
 * @author Thorben Lindhauer
 *
 */
public class TaskQueryDisabledStoredExpressionsTest extends ResourceProcessEngineTestCase {

  protected static final String EXPECTED_STORED_QUERY_FAILURE_MESSAGE =
      "Expressions are forbidden in stored queries. This behavior can be toggled in the process engine configuration";
  public static final String STATE_MANIPULATING_EXPRESSION =
      "${''.getClass().forName('" + TaskQueryDisabledStoredExpressionsTest.class.getName() + "').getField('MUTABLE_FIELD').setLong(null, 42)}";

  public static long MUTABLE_FIELD = 0;

  public TaskQueryDisabledStoredExpressionsTest() {
    super("org/camunda/bpm/engine/test/api/task/task-query-disabled-stored-expressions-test.camunda.cfg.xml");
  }

  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
    MUTABLE_FIELD = 0;
  }

  public void testStoreFilterWithoutExpression() {
    TaskQuery taskQuery = taskService.createTaskQuery().dueAfter(new Date());
    Filter filter = filterService.newTaskFilter("filter");
    filter.setQuery(taskQuery);

    // saving the filter suceeds
    filterService.saveFilter(filter);
    assertEquals(1, filterService.createFilterQuery().count());

    // cleanup
    filterService.deleteFilter(filter.getId());
  }

  public void testStoreFilterWithExpression() {
    TaskQuery taskQuery = taskService.createTaskQuery().dueAfterExpression(STATE_MANIPULATING_EXPRESSION);
    Filter filter = filterService.newTaskFilter("filter");
    filter.setQuery(taskQuery);

    try {
      filterService.saveFilter(filter);
    } catch (ProcessEngineException e) {
      assertTextPresent(EXPECTED_STORED_QUERY_FAILURE_MESSAGE, e.getMessage());
    }
    assertTrue(fieldIsUnchanged());
  }

  public void testUpdateFilterWithExpression() {
    // given a stored filter
    TaskQuery taskQuery = taskService.createTaskQuery().dueAfter(new Date());
    Filter filter = filterService.newTaskFilter("filter");
    filter.setQuery(taskQuery);
    filterService.saveFilter(filter);

    // updating the filter with an expression does not suceed
    filter.setQuery(taskQuery.dueBeforeExpression(STATE_MANIPULATING_EXPRESSION));
    assertEquals(1, filterService.createFilterQuery().count());

    try {
      filterService.saveFilter(filter);
    } catch (ProcessEngineException e) {
      assertTextPresent(EXPECTED_STORED_QUERY_FAILURE_MESSAGE, e.getMessage());
    }
    assertTrue(fieldIsUnchanged());

    // cleanup
    filterService.deleteFilter(filter.getId());
  }

  public void testCannotExecuteStoredFilter() {
    final TaskQuery filterQuery = taskService.createTaskQuery().dueAfterExpression(STATE_MANIPULATING_EXPRESSION);

    // store a filter bypassing validation
    // the API way of doing this would be by reconfiguring the engine
    String filterId = processEngineConfiguration.getCommandExecutorTxRequired().execute(new Command<String>() {

      public String execute(CommandContext commandContext) {
        FilterEntity filter = new FilterEntity(EntityTypes.TASK);
        filter.setQuery(filterQuery);
        filter.setName("filter");
        commandContext.getDbEntityManager().insert(filter);
        return filter.getId();
      }
    });

    extendFilterAndValidateFailingQuery(filterId, null);

    // cleanup
    filterService.deleteFilter(filterId);
  }

  protected boolean fieldIsUnchanged() {
    return MUTABLE_FIELD == 0;
  }

  protected void extendFilterAndValidateFailingQuery(String filterId, TaskQuery query) {
    try {
      filterService.list(filterId, query);
    } catch (BadUserRequestException e) {
      assertTextPresent(EXPECTED_STORED_QUERY_FAILURE_MESSAGE, e.getMessage());
    }

    assertTrue(fieldIsUnchanged());

    try {
      filterService.count(filterId, query);
    } catch (BadUserRequestException e) {
      assertTextPresent(EXPECTED_STORED_QUERY_FAILURE_MESSAGE, e.getMessage());
    }

    assertTrue(fieldIsUnchanged());
  }
}

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This piece of theatre featured our community theatre company Th'ESPs; an ensemble cast of 15 local players who, through poetry, puppetry, singing and storytelling, retold a selection of well-known tales in surprising, funny and memorable ways.
Th'ESPs is a group of creative-minded adults who come together to learn more about different theatre techniques and to put their skills into practice. Directed by Melanie Whitehead and supported by Jo Cassidy, Sandgrown Tails was conceived, devised, written, adapted and performed by the company.
We had mermaids, man-eating lions and men dressed up like your nan plus everything else in between that gets washed up on Blackpool's shores and we played six shows in the Attic at Blackpool Pleasure Beach 3-5 August 2018.
We are grateful to The Big Lottery for their support of this project.
These images were taken by CJGriffiths Photography.
A fully-interactive puppet and live performer show that includes music, projection and lighting, lasts around 20-minutes and is suitable for all ages.
Initially this piece was supported by LeftCoast and involved the creative team; Matthew Forbes (War Horse, Les Enfants Terrible) Monica Corder (Star Wars Episode VII, The Lion King), Rachel Cullen (Edinburgh Fringe, Traverse), Sophie Johannot (Culture Liverpool, Big House Events) and Melanie Whitehead when it premiered as part of Blackpool's Showzam Festival 2016.
A special site-specific version played as part of Nottingham's first ever Puppetry Festival in March 2018.
We are currently looking for other local performance opportunities at festivals, in schools or at events.
A brand new story which has been commissioned by Blackpool Libraries to be performed in the brilliant Save Our Stories Rescue Ship for young people at events and festivals in the Blackpool area and beyond.
This interactive story uses lights, puppetry, projection and music to retell how the illuminations came about. It premiered at Blackpool's Annual Wordpool Family Day Festival in July 2018 in the beautiful Stanley Park.
Watch this space for where we go next….
An intense two-performer play that uses real-life events and integrated video footage to detail the impact of addiction on close relationships.
Created in response to my own experiences of the impact of heroin abuse; the play was produced in August 2015 with two professional actors and a director of great acclaim plus sound artist, video artist and stage-management on graduate placement from Blackpool College. Support was received from Arts Council England, Blackpool Central Library, and friends and family via Kickstarter crowdfunding. The majority of audiences who saw the piece came through recovery agencies via Blackpool Council Public Health Team as either professionals, recovering addicts or family and friends of those in recovery.
Initial conversations with producers wishing to develop the piece as a film were promising, we are currently considering further funding for the piece to tour via Arts for Health networks.
Based on the largely untold story of Lady Macbeth's demise, a one-woman performance written in ten parts and performed in a modern setting.
Initially written in 2012, I worked one-to-one with a third year Acting student at Blackpool & Fylde College to develop this one woman show for three performances at the College theatre and then for two performances at Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in July 2015.
A new play devised by our Community Theatre company based on the stories of the Pendle Witch trials. This piece used drama, puppetry and music to retell one of Lancashire's best-known stories.
The Pendle Witch Project was devised wholly by company participants over a period of 10-weeks to discover and retell the parts of the story that spoke to the group, it was then honed to develop a performance that we felt audiences would enjoy and feel was still relevant.
The play was performed in April 2017 at Palatine Library, Central Library and Beaverbrooks House Young Carers Centre, all in Blackpool.
The community theatre company is a group of adults who meet on a weekly basis to learn more about different theatre techniques and to put their skills into practice. This company has now evolved to become Th'ESPs.
Sadly one of our earliest members, Marjory Nye passed away in February 2018, always a strong advocate for the power of community activity, we were blessed to share some great moments with her.


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Basu: A free press under Trump?
The president-elect has yet to hold a press conference nearly a month after his election.
Basu: A free press under Trump? The president-elect has yet to hold a press conference nearly a month after his election. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2gwCrPl
Rekha Basu, rbasu@dmreg.com Published 6:02 p.m. CT Dec. 2, 2016
CNN Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny, a former Register reporter, with Rekha Basu at the Iowa Historical building last winter, where he spoke on a media panel.(Photo: Special to the Register)
In Cincinnati on Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump took an unexpected swipe at reporters covering his rally. Pointing at "the people back there," and calling them "the extremely dishonest press," he proceeded to criticize the news media for predicting Hillary Clinton would beat him in the election.
Trump has yet to hold a press conference, nearly a month after his election. He has one scheduled for Dec. 15 to talk about a subject of his choosing: his plans to put a firewall between his White House job and his businesses. His last press conference as a candidate was in July.
This is unusual; you'd expect an incoming president to want to establish working relationships with the reporters who will be covering him or her, to talk about plans and Cabinet picks and whatever else. But Trump has repeatedly declared his dislike for the press, which he claims is biased against him. During the campaign, he refused to meet with editorial boards of papers, including this one, whose opinion pages had been critical of him. He selectively shut out reporters from those media from getting press credentials to attend his campaign events. And he famously picked fights with journalists who anchored presidential debates, including Megyn Kelly, Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz. He continues taking to Twitter to trash some reporters by name.
Republican President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sioux City. (Photo: Brennan Linsley/AP)
Last week that distinction went to former Register reporter Jeff Zeleny, whom we here know to be a fair, responsible journalist in dogged pursuit of the facts. Now a senior Washington correspondent for CNN, Zeleny is such a consummate professional, you'd never know what his personal political leanings were. But after he called Trump a "sore winner" on TV for claiming massive voter fraud had given Hillary Clinton a win in the popular vote, Trump came back at him in a series of tweets and re-tweets, including one reported to possibly be a teen-ager. Trump tweeted Zeleny was "just another generic CNN part-time wannabe journalist."
To which the ever-polite Zeleny, tweeted back, "Good evening! Have been looking for examples of voter fraud. Please send our way. Full-time journalist here still working."
For the record, the Washington Post has found only four documented cases of voter fraud nationwide this presidential election. Clinton won the popular vote by more than 2 million.
Trump's habit of tweeting whatever's on his mind in 140 or fewer characters has complicated the news media's role. If they report on his tweets, they get backlash from other media, as well as from Trump opponents.
At a Des Moines gathering last week in the home of Democratic state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, community members of different races, religions and ethnicities who did not support Trump criticized the press for covering his tweets in place of, say, his policies. The same criticism has appeared in major media including from the editor of the left-leaning publication The Nation. Some at the Des Moines gathering blamed the press for giving the election to Trump.
It's not that journalists always get it right. But without direct access to the candidate to ask specifics about his positions, reporters can only rely on what others say or what is on the record from his past, which excludes political office. Plenty was reported about Trump's past missteps in his personal and business life, but that didn't sway his supporters the way the same things would have coming from, say, Mitt Romney or Hillary Clinton.
In past elections, the press has been criticized for covering the "horse-race" aspects of an election to the exclusion of substance. This time it's accused of focusing on trivia or on negativity. But should the media be faulted for reporting exactly what Trump said, if it is offensive or trivial? Other candidates may have been less willing to appear biased by maligning particular groups like Muslims or Latino immigrants, or speak of women the way Trump did, even privately. But when a major-party candidate makes broad or inflammatory remarks in speeches, or contradicts his earlier positions, or makes grandiose promises it is hard to imagine him keeping, isn't the press obligated to report them?
Past presidents have had difficult relationships with the press. Richard Nixon and Watergate come to mind. But all seem to have at least understood that it's a symbiotic relationship where each has to do its job for the other to succeed. It's not about ego, or choosing which journalists get access based on how complimentary they've been. You don't punish individual reporters for their paper's editorial opinions. But when Trump agreed to sit down recently for an off-the-record post-election meeting with major TV news executives, someone described it as a "firing squad," used by the president-elect to voice his displeasure with them. At a subsequent on-the-record meeting with the New York Times, he said the paper's journalists could call him if they thought he got something wrong — except for columnist Maureen Dowd, who wrote that Trump said of her: "She treats me too rough."
Until now, the public has been able to count on informed journalists raising important questions to keep our leaders accountable. But as with everything else, Trump either doesn't understand that or wants to make up new rules based on his ego needs.
If the U.S. president will bypass the press to protect his feelings, while communicating in self-congratulatory one-line quips, it could be the stuff of devastating comedy. It would also put us in league with banana republics rather than leaders of the free world. One can only hope he doesn't go that route, but maybe it's not the press that needs to be asking.
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10 TV Shows Like 'Firefly Lane' | TheReviewGeek Recommends
18/04/2022 02/02/2021 by Greg Wheeler
10 More Melodramatic, Soapy and Familial Dramas To Enjoy!
Firefly Lane is the latest premium soap on Netflix, blending romance, drama and plenty of timeline jumping across 10 episodes. If you've finished streaming this one, or even found yourself turning it off in a hope for a better show, we've got you covered.
We've combed through the archives and saved you the hassle of having to try and find something similar with our top 10 picks for alternate viewing.
To keep things simple for skim-readers we've added what similarities these have.
Of course for all the shows we've reviewed, we've also added a handy link so you can check out our full thoughts on that series and see if it's something you want to invest your time with.
So without further ado, we present 10 TV shows that should whet the appetite when you've finished streaming Firefly Lane.
Similarities – Drama & Time Jumps
This Is Us is the quintessential family soap opera in America. Running for 4 seasons now and with another 2 in the pipeline, This Is Us follows the Pearson family through the years, splitting its timeline between three different time periods; the Pearson children (dubbed the "Big Three") as infants, as teenagers and eventually as grown adults.
Mum Rebecca and Father Jack raise little Kevin, a football star turned actor, adopted child Randall who has a tragic past surrounding his birth parents and Kate, who has serious emotional issues that manifest themselves in an eating disorder and depression.
The seasons follow this dysfunctional family, touching on poignant and thematic issues including mental health, race and, of course, romance. There's plenty to like about this one but be warned – the Super Bowl Sunday episode will almost certainly have you reaching for the tissues.
You can read our thoughts on This Is Us in our full season review here!
Similarities – Characters & Theme
Sky Castle boasts one of the highest network ratings (reaching nearly 24.5% during its finale) and for good reason too. It's a remarkable feat, especially when you look back and see the drama hit a measly 1% with its opening episode.
This satirical drama revolves around four housewives residing in an exclusive residential area, desperate to get their kids into university no matter the cost.
While simple in theory, Sky Castle's examination of class and culture is partly why the show works as well as it does. Alongside this are numerous thought provoking discussions around the parental pressure of excelling at school, mixed in with the usual dose of high makjang (Korean term for exaggerated melodrama), making Sky Castle one of the best Korean dramas out there.
Similarities – Melodrama
Netflix series Sweet Magnolias takes all the usual tropes inherent in Lifetime, Hallmark and CW shows and smooshes them together into a syrupy slice of life drama.
With a host of diverse characters wrapped up in their own issues throughout the series, Sweet Magnolias is a show that relies heavily on its characters to push the narrative forward.
Recently divorced Maddie tries to move on from her ex Bill who has already shacked up with a new love interest. Dana Sue works at a restaurant and faces a tough decision to make regarding her head chef while Helen works as a lawyer.
Together, they decide to open a brand new spa but along the way are forced to deal with small-town gossip and romance. If you liked Firefly Lane, chances are you'll like this one too.
You can read our thoughts on Sweet Magnolias in our full season review here!
Similarities – Characters & Drama
Highly regarded as one of the best slice of life Korean dramas, Reply 1988 is a real trip down memory lane. A trip to the 80's to be precise. Nestling itself in nicely alongside other dramas of its kind, Reply 1988 adopts a light, breezy tone but finds strength in its characters who are all well written and have lots of dramatic moments.
There are some surreal and hilarious moments here too ("Aigoo Kim Sajang!") mixed in with more heartfelt and touching segments across this expansive story.
Split across four different families and praised as one of the more accurate depictions of Korean life, this 20 episode series is split into feature-length episodes as we follow a dozen or so characters from 1988 up to 1994. There's a blend of romance, comedy and drama here too, meaning fans of Firefly Lane should love this one.
Three Days Of Christmas
Similarities – Characters evolving over time
Three Days Of Christmas is a heartwarming, dramatic and soapy Spanish trip, following a quartet of sisters over the course of three Christmases.
The first episode sees the four girls as young teenagers, navigating the world of love and hormones whilst harboring a big secret from their parents. The middle, meaty portion of the series sees these four as adults in episode 2, returning to their family home for a combined purpose.
This dramatic whirlwind of character reveals and melodrama leads nicely to the final episode that rounds things out with the four as senior citizens, looking back at their lives with regret, joy or melancholy.
This triple timeline delight should please fans of soapy dramas and there's some great performances in this one.
You can read our thoughts on Three Days Of Christmas in our full season review here!
Northern Rescue
Similarities – Soapy drama
Northern Rescue is a melodramatic familial drama that tries to nail the tone of more serious offerings like This Is Us but comes off much closer to unrealistic soap operas like Station 19. If that's your jam though, you should find enough here to like.
The story revolves around a seemingly perfect family unit turned upside down when mum Sarah dies. This leaves John all alone to raise their three kids, Scout, Maddie and Taylor. The end of the first episode sees the family pack up and move to a small town and it's here where the bulk of the story takes place.
Romance, drama and plenty of soapy shenanigans are the key ingredients and given how fervently fans have been jumping on a possible second season, there's a good crowd of people who enjoyed this one.
You can read our thoughts on Northern Rescue in our full season review here!
Tales Of The City serves as the spiritual successor to the 1993 series of the same name, playing out as a familial drama with plenty of emotional highs and lows along the way.
At the heart of this story lies Mary Ann, who returns after a prolonged absence from the community to wish 90 year old Anna a happy birthday. This prodigal woman was the original visionary for the community and her birthday is of course significant for those who live around her.
As Mary Ann arrives at the party, an outsider returning to home comforts, she finds herself confronted by the past, and in particular Shawna, the wildcard child for whom most of the drama revolves around.
Nicely paced and full of some memorable characters, Tales Of The City is certainly worth checking out.
You can read our thoughts on Tales Of The City in our full season review here!
Similarities – Girl power & Strong friendship bonds
The definitive girl-power title, Sex and the City is a funny, raunchy, well-paced series split across 6 lively seasons (and 2 movies but let's forget those.) The main crux of drama here revolves around four (mostly) single female New Yorkers who mix romance, sex and relationship woes with a constantly evolving narrative about belonging in a rapidly changing world.
Carrie Bradshaw and her infamous romance with Mr Big props up much of her storyline, while sexed-up Samantha Jones plays up the comedy relief of the team. Miranda Hobbes is the more sensible member of the group while quiet Charlotte York slowly comes out of her shell across the seasons.
Like any show that runs for this long, there's some good and bad episodes but largely Sex and the City hits its stride and never looks like slowing down, right the way through to its emotional ending.
Similarities – Characters
Split across the usual 16 episode K-drama run, Chocolate's story intertwines two star-crossed characters across time through their shared love of food. This is then mixed in with the death of a loved one to deliver a beautifully written but incredibly sad drama.
The themes of healing and forgiveness come into this in a big way, with two definitive timelines split through this Korean drama. While a little slow at times, the endearing romance and melodramatic beats should please fans of Firefly Lane.
You can read our thoughts on Chocolate in our full season review here!
Similarities – Drama & Relationships
Gilmore Girls is a comedy/drama following a single thirty something mother and her teenage daughter. The pair are very close, like best friends even, living in a small town called Stars Hollow that has its fair share of colourful residents.
Lorelai comes from a rich family but always had a difficult relationship with her parents so she ran away when she had Rory. The show starts when Rory is 15-16 and gets accepted to a prestigious private school.
She is very intelligent and with her Mum's help, remains determined to try and get accepted into Harvard.
The series follows their lives as Rory goes to school (and later college) while Lorelai plans to own her own inn.
The show is famous for its witty dialogue and pop culture references, mixing in a smartly written script full of lovable characters. Do be aware though that the last season had a lot of backlash from fans for its questionable changes to key players. Despite that, the show is definitely worth your time.
So there we have it, our 10 TV show alternatives to watch when you're finished with Firefly Lane on Netflix.
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Investors Catching Stocks Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)
by Wanda Ford	- at April 24, 2018
Greatmark Investment Partners Inc decreased its stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) by 96.4% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. 15,200 shares were sold by Foley Todd A, worth $471,200 on Tuesday, January 30. The institutional investor held 36,010 shares of the oil & gas production company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $143,000, down from 1.00 million at the end of the previous reported quarter. The company's market cap is $215.01 Billion, and the average volume is $29.85 Million. About 11.50M shares traded or 6.33% up from the average.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) displayed a change of 1.59% after which it closed the day' session at $12.45. It has underperformed by 54.38% the S&P500.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.59 in Q4 2017. It increased, as 38 investors sold STI shares while 239 reduced holdings. 278.85 million shares or 493.55% more from 46.98 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 188,100 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $745,000 after purchasing an additional 24,000 shares during the period. Aqr Cap Mgmt Llc holds 5,150 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Advisory Lc has 0.02% invested in EQT Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:EQM). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -4.86, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Fernwood Inv Management Ltd Co stated it has 0.22% of its portfolio in Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG). 636.15 million shares or 7.55% less from 688.12 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. New York-based Integral Derivatives Ltd Liability has invested 0% in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK). Advisor Prtn has invested 0.01% in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK). Fort Washington Advsrs Oh, Ohio-based fund reported 99,500 shares. Morgan Stanley has 0.06% invested in The Kroger Co. Greatmark Investment Ptnrs owns 36,010 shs or 0.05% of their U.S. capital. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Therefore 83% are positive. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with "Underweight" rating in Wednesday, October 11 report. UBS has "Sell" rating and $6 target. Bank of America maintained Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) on Monday, May 15 with "Buy" rating. Leerink Swann initiated the stock with "Market Perform" rating in Friday, February 5 report. The stock has "Neutral" rating by UBS on Friday, February 24. Macquarie Research downgraded the stock to "Underperform" rating in Wednesday, June 21 report.
Shares of Akorn Inc. tumbled 31%after German health-care group Fresenius SE said Sunday that it is terminating its $4.3 billion agreement to buy the generic-drug maker. On Monday, March 26 the firm earned "Sell" rating by Bernstein. The firm has "Buy" rating by Suntrust Robinson given on Thursday, January 7. Shares for $1.26 million were sold by MARIO ERNEST. If the answer is greater than 1, it indicates that the price of the stock is in gaining momentum. The lowest sales estimate is $1.25 billion and the highest is $1.31 billion. It also reduced its holding in Herc Holdings Inc.by 169,931 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 545,422 shares, and cut its stake in Adient Plc.
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The 44-year-old former Malawian worldwide Mabedi will be in charge of Chiefs in their three remaining matches this season. Supporters must always know, you win some and you lose some. "We can't wait for another person to die before we act".
When we look at the Analyst Recommendations of the stock, the company has 3.67 rating given by Analysts where 1 stands for Strong Buy and 5 stands for Strong Sell. Therefore 20% are positive. Since November 14, 2017 according to StockzIntelligence Inc Chesapeake Energy has 13 analyst reports. The firm holds interests in natural gas resource plays, including the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana and East Texas; the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania. Piper Jaffray maintained the shares of CHK in report on Wednesday, March 14 with "Hold" rating. The market capitalization of the company is $2.85 Billion. The Weekly Volatility is 4.34% and the Monthly Volatility is 4.58%. The company was maintained on Tuesday, August 11 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) earned "Hold" rating by BMO Capital Markets on Friday, August 11. Bank Of America Corp acquired 4.64 million shares as Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK)'s stock declined 23.38%. On Thursday, September 17 the stock rating was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets to "Underperform".
Chesapeake Energy Corporation's Average Earnings Estimate for the current quarter is $0.15, according to consensus of 25 analysts. According to the Analysts, the Low Estimate Earnings of the current Quarter is $0.09 whereas, High Estimate is $0.3. The low EPS estimate is $0.09, while the high EPS estimate is $0.3. After $0.30 actual earnings per share reported by Chesapeake Energy Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -10.00% negative EPS growth.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.04 in 2017 Q4.
Since January 23, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 3 selling transactions for $1.29 million activity. The stock grabbed 62 new institutional investments totaling 10,423,311 shares while 61 institutional investors sold out their entire positions totaling 17,236,395 shares. Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its position in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. 548.86 million shares or 4.62% less from 575.42 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported.
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With anxious red-clad fans in the stands, the Capitals had lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime to fall into a disastrous hole. Have we mentioned that already ? "There's no sense asking me things about the game, " a bewildered Tortorella told reporters.
Earth Day 2018 focuses on plastic pollution
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CJI impeachment set in motion
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Tiemoue Bakayoko Impressed Me At Burnley- Antonio Conte
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Walmart (WMT) Stake Lifted by Profund Advisors LLC
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Riyadh responds to unauthorised drone flying over city
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Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has torn muscle in left knee
There was a good tempo to the first half, although clear-cut chances were few and far between in the opening 30 minutes. The battle for Europe could go down to the wire with Lazio hosting Inter in their final game of the season.
World Bank to raise lending capacity
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As US, North Korea Plan to Meet, Iran Warns Against Trump Deals
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Prince Harry Poses with London Marathon Winners Eliud Kipchoge & Vivian Cheruiyot
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At least 26 killed in pension reform protests in Nicaragua
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Pep Guardiola: 'Manchester City have to keep improving'
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Grieving Popovich will not return for Spurs' playoff game four
But all the guys I played with from Venezuela, Argentina, all the guys in the league just bring that toughness and that fight. Thus, it is the business of basketball that will go on Sunday in San Antonio .
Coachella 2018: Beyoncé reigns at 'Beychella'
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Celebrating the remarkable life of Barbara Pierce Bush
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National Archives may hold proof of Windrush migrants' arrivals
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Southwest pilot who saved more than 100 passengers considered Central Valley hero
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Nidhi Singh (MSc. Law and Finance, 2016/17), a Louis Dreyfus Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar, has been selected to speak at ICSD 2016. Nidhi will speak alongside Dr. Achyuta Samanta, founder of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS).
To fulfil the volunteering obligation expected of all Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars, Nidhi volunteered to work with KISS in India. KISS is the largest free residential educational institution for indigenous children in India. Starting with only 125 children in 1993, KISS has since developed rapidly to its current state, providing education for 25,000 children in 2015 alone. KISS now has the ambitious goal of educating 2,000,000 poor indigenous children over the next decade. It was recently granted a special consultative status by UN-ECOSOC for its exemplary work done in the field of SDGs.
As a volunteer, Nidhi spent her last summer and Easter break in 2016 with KISS in India studying and helping them prepare a report on their work being done and as to how they are helping achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nidhi has written about the SDGs in the past on our blog, and you can read her comments here. After her experiences, she co-authored a paper with Dr. Achyuta Samanta and Dwiti Vikramaditya (Senior Adviser to KISS), which was submitted to the UN ICSD for consideration. With only few selected invited speakers, the ICSD represents both a competitive and high-profile platform for discussions on sustainability, and the WHT is very proud that one of our scholars has been selected to participate in such a high-profile event.
You can find out more about KISS via their website. Further details about the International Conference on Sustainable Development can be found here. The conference will be held at Columbia University, New York on 21-22 September 2016, on the eve of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development. The ICSD will host leading academics, scientists and world leaders to discuss the forthcoming implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.


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WRITTEN QUESTION NO 1565/84 BY MRS MARIJKE VAN HEMELDONCK TO THE COMMISSION: TAKEOVER OF BRITISH STOCKBROKERS BY THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION
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WRITTEN QUESTION NO 601/84 BY MR GEORGE PATTERSON TO THE COMMISSION: TREATMENT OF PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS
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European Parliament, BETTIZA, DE GUCHT, DE VRIES, GAWRONSKI Jas, NIELSEN TOVE, SCRIVENER, WOLFF
QUESTION NO 56 BY MR MARSHALL (H-669/83) TO THE COUNCIL: UNIT TRUSTS
OJ C 127, 14.5.1984, p. 66 (DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL)
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European Parliament, MARSHALL
11/04/1984; Date of answer
QUESTION NO 86 BY MR DELOROZOY (H-481/83) TO THE COMMISSION: MODIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR BEARER SECURITIES
European Parliament, DELOROZOY
WRITTEN QUESTION NO 1952/82 BY MR MICHAEL WELSH TO THE COMMISSION: COMPANY LAW AND OTHER PROPOSALS
OJ C 167, 27.6.1983, p. 7 (DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL)
European Parliament, WELSH
QUESTION NO 74 BY MR MARSHALL (H-583/81) TO THE COUNCIL: DRAFT DIRECTIVE ON THE HARMONISATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT - UNDERTAKINGS IN TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES
OJ C 11, 18.1.1982, p. 47 (DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL)
WRITTEN QUESTION NO 559/81 BY MR HERMAN TO THE COUNCIL: SECURITIES AND PERIODICAL INFORMATION
European Parliament, HERMAN
WRITTEN QUESTION NO 717/81 BY MR PETRONIO TO THE COMMISSION: SPECULATION ON THE MILAN STOCK EXCHANGE
OJ C 283, 5.11.1981, p. 10 (DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL)
European Parliament, PETRONIO
OJ C 283, 5.11.1981, p. 9 (DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL)


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Meeting about Jersey City project on West Side Ave. includes congestion & affordability concerns
A virtual meeting held by the Lincoln Park North Neighborhood Association regarding a potential development at 804-810 West Side Ave. in Jersey City saw residents voice concerns about congestion and affordability.
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
Thomas Leane, an attorney for the law firm Connell Foley representing the project, described it as an empty parking lot at a site where a restaurant used to operate.
The developer is proposing constructing a five-story building with 32 units, retail space on the ground floor, and 16 parking spaces. He explained they are seeking minor variances to allow onsite parking and move the building slightly back to create a wider sidewalk.
Architect Bob Ancheta, of the firm Hampton Hill ,said they are scheduled to go before the planning Board on Tuesday and that they are only required to have nine parking spaces.
Ancheta said it would be a mostly glass building with 12 two-bedroom apartments, 12 one-bedroom apartments with a den and living room, and eight one-bedroom apartments with no den.
"What consideration was taken other than reflecting light and space to tie into the character of the neighborhood?" a woman who identified herself as Kayla B asked.
"It's a hodgepodge in front of the property. What drove our design was we were trying to make it not too heavy not too massive," Ancheta responded.
Kayla said she thought the current design (pictured above) would actually created more "hodgepodge" since it's so out of character compared to the rest of the neighborhood.
"I personally would like to see a nod to the historic character of our homes and our neighborhood," she added.
Conversely, some people on the call favored the rendering.
"I actually like how this building appears. I really do think it compliments St. Peter's," Michael Verkhovisky said.
Charlene Burke said Jersey City should be taking a page out of Hoboken's playbook when it comes to development.
"They seem to seamlessly mix their new development with their existing streetscape whereas Jersey City, we seem to allow developers that really don't reflect or incorporate or complement what surrounds them."
Later, Ward B Councilwoman Mira Prinz-Arey expressed concerns about the parking situation.
"I'm of two minds of the design. My concern is the entrance of the garage," she added, noting it's a congested area.
"What indicators do you have in place to alert pedestrians cars are coming in and out of the driveway? Parking is tight altogether in this neighborhood. Is the parking for residents only?"
Leane said the spots would probably be given to residents.
"Did you consult a traffic expert?" Prinz-Arey continued, to which Leane said they did.
Susannah Karlsson came out adamantly against the project with her remarks.
"I'm offended by the idea Ward B has no character, and there's nothing to draw upon. I'm concerned about density. Our neighbors have been killed in the last few days because of traffic and people zooming across streets," she began.
"The busses can't even fit through There's a traffic jam every day at West Side and Duncan. I want commercial development. But I don't want it to destroy the street that I live on."
Leane didn't have much to say in response.
"Ma'am, I understand your concern. However, my client is proposing what they think is best."
He said the previous restaurant on the site probably generated more traffic than a residential building would.
Additionally, Carly Berwick echoed Prinz-Arey's comments on ensuring measures are in place to ensure pedestrian safety.
Berwick noted that many children typically walk to school on that block and the traffic study was performed at the beginning of the year when schools were not generating their usual street traffic.
"Hopefully, the building can be a good neighbor to add to these traffic controls," she said.
"We do have a signal at the top of the garage when cars are exiting, so pedestrians are aware when cars are leaving the garage," Leane said.
Sergio Stifelman said there are severe congestion and density problems in the neighborhood and said the development wouldn't make sense here and that the mayor and council have not had not addressed ay infrastructure issues in the area.
Others expressed cynicism about the process, claiming that approvals from the zoning and planning boards are simply a formality at this point, which was exasperated when Leane said the plans don't currently come with affordable housing.
"We're a neighborhood that hasn't seen a lot of investment and we're excited about that … Those parameters, those restraints are not relevant to the community," Karlsson said
"Those issues should be raised before the board," Leane answered.
"They will be. See you there," Karlsson said.
Berwick also weighed in with further questions.
"Would the pricing structured be priced for people who actually live here?" Berwick asked.
"The perception of what's walkable is highly subjective," Ancheta said.
According to Google Maps, it would be about a 20-minute walk to the Journal Square PATH station.
"A lot of residents outside this group share this frustration," Prinz-Arey said.
Noting they were going before the board next week, "I would hope you reconsider that," she said.
"I'm going to recommend we do adjourn on Tuesday and will let you know, councilwoman, what occurs," Leane stated.
Correction: This story was updated to indicate the virtual meeting was hosted by the Lincoln Park North Neighborhood Association.
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Soldiers help protect Pembroke water supply from Ottawa River ahead of expected rain
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PEMBROKE, Ont.—Soldiers from a Canadian base in Petawawa were deployed Saturday to protect infrastructure in the nearby city of Pembroke — one of several communities threatened by historically high water levels on the Ottawa River.
Maj. Adam Graham said one of the first priority assignments for his unit, which numbered about 64, was protecting the water treatment plant near the river's edge.
"So we've dispatched some soldiers down to that location to help conduct flood mitigation measures, such as primarily sandbagging certain elements of that facility to ensure that there's no issues with the town's water supply as a result of flooding," Graham said in a phone interview.
Soldiers were later assigned to assist provincial crews with the construction of a sandbag wall at a partially flooded waterside park, downstream from the water purification plant.
The city declared a state of emergency on Thursday and followed that with requests for assistance from Canada's military and from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Heather Salovaara, the community's emergency information officer, said the ministry sent 21 people in four crews in addition whose work was co-ordinated with the soldiers from Petawawa.
Pembroke itself has a population of 16,200, but an estimated 75,500 people living within a 40-kilometre radius depend on the city as a service centre.
Graham said it will be community officials that decide on what tasks are given to his soldiers as conditions change.
Salovaara said in an email that the community is expecting rain next week and will monitor water level predictions from the Ottawa River Regulating Committee.
"They take into account a number of things, such as open dams, rainfall, snow melt north of us, and more," Salovaara said in an email.
Other communities in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada have already been affected by spring flooding during recent weeks due to rain and melting snows.
As it turned out, Pembroke experienced sunny, warm weather on Saturday.
"It's perfect weather for flood mitigation," Graham said Saturday afternoon with a laugh.
However, additional rain could raise already high water levels on the Ottawa River, which flows past Pembroke, Ottawa and other communities on its way toward the Island of Montreal, about 350 kilometres southeast of Pembroke.
"We're going to assess the requirements of the city, in concert with ... emergency management officials and we'll take it day by day," Graham said.


An engaged Paris nightclub singer (Jean Bretonnire) falls in love while protecting his boss's daughter (Brigitte Bardot).
Cette Sacree Gamine was one of the most popular Movies that year. This was Michel Boisrond's 1st Movies in this genre. His most popular Movie was Cette Sacree Gamine. Movie`s leading actors are Mischa Auer, Brigitte Bardot, and Jean Poiret. Mischa Auer was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on 1905-11-17, and won 2 awards. Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actor. Brigitte Bardot was born in Paris, France on 1934-09-28, and won 2 awards. British Academy of Film & Television Arts for the Foreign Actress.


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Rishi Sunak is the 1st British PM richer than the monarch. Does it matter?
So, Rishi Sunak is rich. So what? The world is littered with billionaire political leaders, past and present.
Besides, the billion dollars — or perhaps merely hundreds of millions of dollars — belong mostly to Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, who owns just under one per cent of the shares in Infosys, the multi-billion dollar software company founded by her father in India.
It's not clear just how much the couple is worth, but the Sunday Times of London on Tuesday estimated the amount to be about £730 million, or $1.2 billion Cdn. It might be more — or less.
And even though his wife's riches dwarf his earnings, Sunak has still contributed what's estimated to be several million dollars to the family piggy bank through his work as an investment banker before he became an MP in 2015.
King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace where he invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government. (Aaron Clown/The Associated Press)
Whatever the exact figure, the British media were quick to point out that when Sunak met King Charles on Tuesday to have the office of prime minister officially conferred on him, for the first time in modern history the country's political leader and his wife were richer than the monarch and his Queen consort.
Sunak says it doesn't. The important thing, he said after meeting King Charles, is that he will "bring compassion to the challenges we face today."
During an interview with a London Telegraph podcast this summer, he said that "values are what are important, what I'm wearing is irrelevant to all of that."
Rishi Sunak, left, and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visit the Teesside Freeport construction site on July 16 in England. Sunak was criticized for wearing an expensive pair of Prada loafers to the campaign event. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Having said that, Rishi Sunak does have a penchant for $5,000 suits and he was criticized for once turning up at a construction site wearing Prada loafers worth about $750.
Not to mention his two houses in England, an apartment for visiting relatives in London, and a multi-million dollar "retreat" in California.
As for questions about his wealth, "I actually quite welcome it, to be honest," he said in the podcast interview. "It is the opposite of annoying. Very few people bring it up with me."
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Wealthy world leaders
Sunak now joins a rather motley crowd of very rich world leaders. Consider: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Ali Bongo. And there are others recently out of office — Silvio Berlusconi and, of course, Donald Trump.
The first group have used high office to plunder their way to vast riches.
Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly hides his billions in shell companies often held by his lieutenants, according to revelations in the 'Panama Papers' released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has up to 200 bank accounts in banks around the world worth several billion dollars, according to U.S. and South Korean government investigations.
The following world leaders are shown, clockwise, from upper left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Gabonese President Ali Bongo. (Getty Images)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the newly elected president of the Philippines. His father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., also president for more than 20 years until he was toppled in 1986, managed to steal billions, according to government investigators. Of that, his wife, Imelda — she of the 1,000 pairs of shoes — and his son managed to keep something like $10 billion US, despite repeated government attempts to retrieve the funds. The Marcos family has rejected accusations of embezzlement.
There is also Ali Bongo, son of Omar Bongo, who died in 2009. Together the two have ruled the African oil-rich state of Gabon for almost 55 years. Father Omar was protected by the French government (French paratroopers once rescued him from a kidnap and coup attempt). In return he gave the country's enormous oil concession to Elf Aquitaine, a French company. Thereafter, successive French governments have turned a blind eye to the family kleptocracy. President Ali Bongo is reputed to be worth more than $1 billion, with expensive properties in France and the United States.
As GDP figures and intelligence analyses show, none of these leaders have left their countries in better shape than when they took office.
Berlusconi, Trump flaunted riches
The last two — Berlusconi, prime minister of Italy for 12 years and Trump, president of the U.S. from 2017 to 2021 — made their billions, by fair means or foul, before coming to office.
Berlusconi was reputed to have started his property empire with mafia-laundered money. Trump and his company are being sued for fraud by New York's attorney general, who alleges he built his property empire by inflating his assets to obtain favourable loan terms and played down the value of those assets at other times for tax purposes.
Both men paraded flamboyantly before their electorates. In 2018, Trump described himself as "a very stable genius." Berlusconi went him one better, announcing on the campaign trail in 2006: "I am the Jesus Christ of politics."
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump have both been attempting political comebacks after being voted out of office. (Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press, Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Each man offered his wealth as a guarantee that he couldn't be corrupted in office. Both reneged on that.
Once elected, Berlusconi kept his extensive business empire, including most of the country's private TV networks, which tilted their news programs in his favour. He had the Italian parliament pass a law in 2008 protecting him from prosecution while in office. It was thrown out by Italy's Constitutional Court in 2009. In 2013, the same court upheld his conviction for fraud, imposing a four-year sentence, reduced to one year because of his age. He was ordered to do community service.
In the run up to the 2016 presidential election, Trump promised to put his business interests into a blind trust if he won. Instead, he turned over business operations to his children. And according to documents recently released by a congressional committee, Trump's company charged exorbitant prices for hotel rooms used by Secret Service agents paid to protect him.
Both Berlusconi and Trump were eventually forced from office by their electorates, and both have been attempting political comebacks in their respective countries despite leaving them adrift.
Sunak shares little of Berlusconi and Trump's flamboyance, but like them he has worked to hold tightly to the riches he and his wife enjoy.
Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, seen at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event in London on Aug. 31, until recently enjoyed a British tax status known as 'non-dom,' meaning she did not have to pay British taxes on overseas earnings. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)
Sunak's wife under fire for tax status
He latched onto a British get-out-of-jail card for the very rich on behalf of his wife, who was declared a "non-dom," in other words, non-domiciled in Britain for tax purposes. For the sum of $50,000 a year paid to the tax department, paltry for someone so wealthy, Murty would pay no tax on her non-British income.
Last year, her dividends from Infosys were estimated at more than $15 million. Not paying British tax on that can only be described as a delightful savings, one not available to millions of British taxpayers, who would normally pay a 38 per cent tax on such dividend payments.
Sunak's wife did not change her status even when her husband became Britain's finance minister in 2020. Only when the non-dom status became public earlier this year and Sunak's reputation took a severe knock did Murty announce she would pay British taxes on her overseas income.
Sunak, centre, alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, centre right, holds his first cabinet meeting at Downing Street on Wednesday. (Stefan Rousseau/The Associated Press)
Nevertheless, the Sunaks are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a swimming pool and gym at their mansion in the north of England during a time of brutal inflation when millions of Britons are wondering how they will pay their bills this winter.
And despite his protestations that he's comfortable talking about his money, Sunak has offered almost no details on his wife's investments or on the blind trust in his name containing his investments.
Though it's clear Sunak doesn't lack for money, he can't afford to be seen as too rich for his own good, or that of his country.
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Use Up and Down arrow keys to move forward and backward. Use Right and Left arrow keys to rotate. Press the Spacebar to shoot.
I don't like the way the movements are in this game.


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Cincinnati Bearcats announce 2012 Football Schedule
By Kevin Kelley - March 26, 2012
The Cincinnati Bearcats have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Miami (OH), Virginia Tech, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and UConn.
Cincinnati opens the 2012 season on Thursday, Sept. 6 with a Big East game at home against Pittsburgh. The following week, the Bearcats host the Delaware State Hornets.
After an open date, the Bearcats play four straight non-conference games beginning with Virginia Tech at FedEx Field in Landover, MD on Sept. 29. UC then hosts back-to-back games against Miami, OH on Oct. 6 and Fordham on Oct. 13 before traveling to face Toledo on Oct. 20.
Cincinnati returns to Big East action on Oct. 27 at Louisville. The remainder of their 2012 slate includes vs. Syracuse (Nov. 3), at Temple (Nov. 10), vs. Rutgers (Nov. 17), vs. USF (Fri., Nov. 23) and their regular season finale at Connecticut (Dec. 1).
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