Despite that clear statement, along comes the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals with a decision that is likely to have some employers driving on the wrong side of the road. Specifically, in its September 20, 2017 decision in Severson v Heartland Woodcraft, the Seventh Circuit incorrectly held: "A multimonth leave of absence is beyond the scope of a reasonable accommodation under the ADA." That is just not correct. A multimonth leave might be reasonable or it might not be reasonable. It all depends on the relevant facts in a given situation.
To be fair to the Seventh Circuit, all of the parties to the litigation asked the court to adopt legally flawed positions. After we summarize the underlying facts, we will look at the erroneous positions championed by the employee, the employer, and EEOC. Following that, The Bullard Edge will offer some practical observations for employers.
For performance reasons, Heartland Woodcraft demoted Severson from operations manager to a second-shift "lead" position. After being notified of the demotion, Severson requested FMLA leave related to back pain. Heartland granted the request and Severson ultimately took 12 weeks of protected FMLA leave.
Heartland did everything right during Severson's leave. It maintained regular contact with Severson. The duration of the needed leave apparently was not known. However, as Severson identified medical needs for the continuation of leave, Heartland granted it up to the full 12 weeks.
Two weeks before FMLA leave exhaustion, Severson told Heartland that he would be undergoing back surgery on the day that his leave entitlement was set to expire. Severson noted that the typical recovery time is two months and he requested additional leave for the recovery.
On the day before FMLA leave exhaustion, Heartland responded to this request by informing Severson that it would be terminating his employment when his leave entitlement expired. Heartland invited Severson to reapply for employment when he was cleared to work.
Severson had the surgery and approximately three months later was released to return to work. Rather than apply for work with Heartland, Severson sued the company. He alleged that Heartland had violated the ADA by refusing to accommodate his disability.
As a practical matter, Severson's decision to sue rather than apply for employment may have sunk his ship. Even if Heartland did not comply with its ADA obligations (no interactive process, no decision as to whether reasonable accommodation was possible without undue hardship), Severson could have reapplied for employment. If he had been hired, he would have been in the same position as if accommodation in the form of leave had been granted. Instead, Severson went straight to court. Given that he could have pursued employment, filing a lawsuit claiming he was denied employment seems very cynical.
In support of his failure to accommodate claim, Severson alleged that Heartland could have (1) offered additional leave, (2) transferred him to a vacant job, or (3) offered temporary light-duty. The second and third allegations were non-starters. Severson did not identify any vacant positions for which he was qualified and Heartland did not have a light duty program. Thus, the courts primarily focused only on the first of the alleged forms of accommodation.
The trial court granted summary judgment for Heartland. The court agreed with Heartland's argument that none of the proposed accommodations were reasonable. Severson appealed to the Seventh Circuit.
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit affirmed the summary judgment decision. According to the panel, additional medical leave is not a form of reasonable accommodation under the ADA because the "ADA is an antidiscrimination statute, not a medical-leave entitlement." The appellate court's explanation for this holding is unconvincing (at least to The Bullard Edge).
The Act forbids discrimination against a "qualified individual on the basis of disability." Id. § 12112(a). A "qualified individual" with a disability is a person who, "with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position." Id. § 12111(8). So defined, the term "reasonable accommodation" is expressly limited to those measures that will enable the employee to work. An employee who needs long-term medical leave cannot work and thus is not a "qualified individual" under the ADA.
Unless you are an employer within the Seventh Circuit, this opinion is too much of an outlier to be reliable.
EEOC appeared in the case to argue on Severson's behalf. The Seventh Circuit appeared appropriately annoyed by EEOC's assessment of the law.
This argument fails a basic ADA precept: accommodation requests are to be evaluated on a case by case basis in light of all of the relevant facts. EEOC's argument does not call for consideration of all relevant facts. In particular, the Seventh Circuit observed that as argued by EEOC "the duration of the leave is irrelevant as long as it is likely to enable the employee to do his job when he returns." Carried to its absurd lengths, EEOC's argument would make a 20-year leave of absence reasonable if each of the three points was met (finite duration, requested in advance, and likely to succeed).
The appellate court notes that a prior Seventh Circuit decision "leaves open the possibility that a brief period of leave to deal with a medical condition could be a reasonable accommodation in some circumstances." That is absolutely correct. Unfortunately, the prior decision went on to make a distinction between leave for "a couple of days or even a couple of weeks" and leave "spanning multiple months." The appellate court's point is that the shorter period might be reasonable, but the longer period is never reasonable. Without a clear statutory cite, that is a risky argument (outside of the Seventh Circuit). Would a one-month leave be reasonable? What about a 40-day leave? The opinion offers no guidance.
The Severson decision has received lots of attention over the past nine days. Employee abuse of leave is rampant and an appellate court decision that offers a glimmer of relief is welcome.
However, as we said at the start, this is a decision that is likely to have some employers driving on the wrong side of the road. Because the Seventh Circuit does not offer guidance, it would be risky for a Human Resources department to incorporate this holding into its processes.
The ADA requires an individualized (case-by-case) assessment to evaluate whether a particular form of accommodation would be reasonable for an employer to provide to a particular employee, taking into account the job in question, the facts relevant to the employer, and the facts relevant to the employee. Adopting a blanket bar on multimonth leaves is not the kind of individualized assessment contemplated by ADA.
Engaging an employee in the interactive process does not obligate the employer to provide the requested accommodation (such as a multimonth leave extension). We do not have any factual information that sheds light on whether it would or would not have been reasonable for Heartland Woodcraft to grant Severson an extended leave of absence; it might have been reasonable or it might have presented an undue hardship. The best practice is to engage in the interactive process and determine whether it is or is not reasonable to grant the requested accommodation or some other form of accommodation. The Bullard Edge continues to be a strong believer in the power of a vigorous and thorough interactive process.


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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND ON THE PRAIRIE
Virginia McGilliam was twenty-three years old and bald. Not just a little bit bald either, but bald all over. Most people have little hairs on their arms, some fuzz on their cheeks, but not Virginia. She had no eyebrows, no eyelashes, not a single hair anywhere.
To look at her a body wouldn't notice her affliction right away because she always wore man's clothes with a red bandanna tied around her shiny head and that usually covered with a man's hat. The clothes had been her father's and were way too large for her, the vest hanging almost to her knees and the trousers bunched up at her waist where she used one of dad's belts with an extra hole punched in it to hold them up. More often than not, the long end of the belt would slip from the loop and dangle down between her legs as she worked.
She always wore boots with the trousers tucked in the top, and because she was of the diminutive nature, the boot tops came halfway up her lower legs. She would wear one of her dad's cloth coats over this outfit, the garment almost reaching her knees. Mostly she would leave the coat unbuttoned unless it was cold outside.
On the whole she presented a figure that would definitely attract a lot of attention in any populated area. Which wasn't really a problem because she did not live in any populated area. She did not even live close to one.
Mom and Dad had died of the croup within two days of each other and suddenly Virginia was alone in the wagon that had carried the three of them for so long. She had buried them side-by-side, unhitched the team and settled down right there in spite of the attempts of the others to keep her with the wagon train. Her folks had plenty of company where they lay, for the croup had taken quite a toll at this particular location. Altogether there were eight wooden crosses out there.
Virginia had watched the wagon train until it was gone over the horizon, then set to work making a home. She still had hair at that time, although it was less than a week when she first noticed a silver dollar sized area on her head that was devoid of hair. In less than a month she was completely bald. All over.
It was like further punishment from above, maybe because she had not saved her folks from coughing themselves to death. Even though it was a pretty strange affliction, at the time she was working so hard trying to stay alive that she had managed to live with the condition without too much shame. Still and all, it was then that she took to wearing a bandanna all the time.
When she looked in the looking glass that had been her mother's, she thought she sort of looked like a gypsy, what with the colorful cloth on her head, but her appearance did not bother her too much because she never saw any other person.
Staying alive had not been the easiest thing to do, either.
She had parked the wagon in a grove of trees by a curve in the creek and made a lean-to, then put in a small crop with some of the most backbreaking work she had ever done. The prairie sod was laced with countless tiny roots and almost impossible to cut through, so she had used an axe. Then she had peeled back the layers of sod still using the axe and sometimes a shovel to cut it loose from the dirt below. She took the sod and began to lay out the shape of a small soddy, one room only, then returned and started removing the next piece.
Day after endless day, making maybe a twenty by three-foot strip of cleared land in a day, she worked on. Life was hard, and she lived on supplies from the wagon and meat from animals that she shot herself as she planted her first crop and hoped it was not too late in the season to reap a harvest. She was sixteen at the time.
Now, seven years later, she was lean and hard as the land itself. Her hands were tough and calloused like a man's hands, and she had a small two-room cabin made of wood she had cut into boards by herself. The fireplace was made of fieldstone and it drew well and kept the cabin warm in the winter.
She had a good ten acres of cleared land that she worked, harvesting meager crops of corn and beans and potatoes. It was enough to live on and even put some away for winter.
Last year she had put a plank floor down, and now the windows all had curtains made of some of the gay colored cloth mom had packed to take along. Virginia had made the curtains last year because there was nothing to do in the long winter except sew anyway.
Occasionally she would hitch the team and drive the wagon thirty miles to Brown Bear Creek. No doubt folks there considered her a little strange because of all the clothes she wore, but Virginia paid them no mind. She would sell what little things she had found on the prairie that had been left behind by folks with overloaded wagons. On a few rare occasions she would have extra crops to sell, maybe some potatoes or beans. She would then buy what she needed and leave, glad to be gone from the sight of other people, for her hair had never come back.
It was on just such a trip, headed back to the solitude and safety of her secluded home, that she came across the man on the prairie. She reined in and looked down at the man lying face up in the grass. She studied him for a few moments, then began to speak. She spoke very little in town, but it was one of the things she did a lot when she was alone.
"Just my luck you are not dead, I bet," she said. The man did not move; his eyes were closed. She could see the spot of red on his chest and she looked around uneasily.
"Somebody saw fit to put a bullet into you, didn't they?" She felt the big pistol on her belt, hoping that whoever shot this man was long gone, then made up her mind and crawled down from the wagon. She knelt by the prone figure, keeping her hand close to her gun and examined him.
"Well, you are not dead," she said, "but mighty near." It was as if she could feel eyes on her from somewhere, but she felt like that a lot, especially when some of her baldness was showing, so she ignored the feeling.
"I suppose you think I am going to take you in and tend to you," she said. "I could you know, but I am not sure I could save you anyhow. An awful lot of your blood has leaked out. Probably a lot of pretty flowers are going to grow up here next spring." She saw were his horses had grazed and followed their trail to a small hollow where two horses were grazing contentedly. She walked up to them and caught up the reins.
"Come with me, horses," she said. "No sense in letting you go to waste out here." She led the horses to the wagon and tied them on the back. One of them was a pack horse and likely had some good stuff on him. She walked over to the man again and looked down at him.
"You dead yet?" Virginia asked. His chest still rose and fell as he took shallow breaths.
"Not yet, huh?" She stood there looking down on him, uncertain what to do, then she saw the pistol under his hand. Virginia knelt down and moved his hand. His skin felt warm and alive and gave her a funny feeling when she touched it. She took the pistol and put it back in the man's holster. She began to unfasten the gun belt – – likely he wouldn't need it anymore – – when his hand suddenly grabbed her wrist and she bleated in fear. His eyes were open, and he was looking her dead in the eye. His face was pale and beaded with sweat.
"You an angel?" He asked weakly.
"Not even close, Mister," she said. She worked her wrist loose. He didn't seem to have a lot of strength left.
"Wiley," he said softly. "Name is Wiley Board." His eyes closed and for a moment she thought he was out cold again, but they flicked open once more.
"Are you the one who shot me?" He wanted to know.
"Nope," she said. He led his eyes close.
"Good," he said so soft she could hardly hear. "In that case you can have my stuff and welcome to it," he added. "Just stay with me for a while first." His voice was getting softer and softer. "Just talk to me and…" He was unconscious once more. Virginia stood up beside him. Her horses snorted impatiently as she looked at him.
"Damn you," she said, and she hardly ever swore. "So, I am welcome to your stuff, huh?" She sighed and looked down on him.
"Wiley," she said finally as she knelt down beside him once more. "I fear you are going to be no end of trouble for me."
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Liverpool's Daniel Agger awaiting word on calf, to find out damage on Wednesday
By Richard FarleyJan 7, 2014, 8:00 PM EST
When Liverpool fought so hard to keep Daniel Agger this summer, it was expected he'd play a major part this season. Through the first half of the campaign, however, Agger gone from automatic starter, relegated to the bench, to back in the rotation within the span of five months. Yet after this weekend's FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic, the Danish international is back on uncertain ground, a calf injury threatening to undermine the progress he's made to get back into Brendan Rodgers' team.
Agger was forced to leave Sunday's 2-0 and underwent tests on Tuesday to help diagnose the injury's extent. With four other defenders already hurt, Liverpool was thin in defense before Agger's injury, a state that forced the Danish international to make three starts in eight days after going off versus Oldham.
After 35 starts last season, Agger has only made 11 appearances in 20 league games in 2013-14. Last Wednesday, Agger scored his only goal of the season as Liverpool defeated Hull City 2-0 on New Year's Day, only his ninth start of the Premier League campaign.
Should his injury prove serious, Liverpool's defense would be relatively depleted ahead Sunday's visit to Stoke City. In addition to Mamadou Sahko's hamstring problem, the Reds are also dealing with injuries to John Flanagan and José Enrique, while Uruguayan Sebastian Coates has been sidelined since August.
Should Agger joined them on the sideline, Rodgers will likely have to start Kolo Touré and Martin Kelly against the Potters.
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Le refuge des Aiguilles d'Arves est un refuge de montagne situé en France, sur la commune de Valloire, dans le département de la Savoie en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Histoire
Le refuge était anciennement appelé refuge du plan du Parc.

Caractéristiques et informations
Ce refuge est gardé durant une partie de l'année. Il permet d'offrir à ses visiteurs 39 lits. Cependant, en période de non-gardiennage, le refuge n'offre que 24 places aux randonneurs.

Accès
Pour y accéder, il faut entamer une marche depuis le hameau de Bonnenuit en prenant la direction de Valloire, à environ six kilomètres au sud. Le temps pour s'y rendre est d'environ deux heures.

Ascensions
Le refuge peut servir de point de départ pour atteindre, entre autres :
 Aiguilles d'Arves
 Col des Aiguilles d'Arves
 Aiguille de l'Épaisseur
 Col de l'Épaisseur
 Col des Sarrasins
 Refuge du Goléon par la crête d'Argentière

Traversées
 Alpages des Aiguilles - Le Commandraud - Le Mauvais Pas.

Particularités

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des refuges des Alpes
 Sport en Pays de Savoie

Liens externes
 Club Alpin Chambéry : Refuge des aiguilles d'Arves

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Israeli think-tank fellow Yossi Klein Halevi, writing recently in the Los Angeles Times would have American readers believe that the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement is "immoral" and threatens the peace of "the region's only intact society", while simultaneously boasting it can't touch Israel's health and global economic integration.
Yet his reasoning from "morals" rings hollow, and amounts to little more than the shilling of the professional apologist industry deployed on Israel's behalf throughout the Western media, in the never-ending defence of the oppressive status quo in Palestine.
Halevi excoriates BDS, disingenuously, for making the Jewish state "the world's most pressing problem" today, while extolling Israel's freedoms and national righteousness. Of course, his complaint manages to engage in both self-pitying and craven boosterism at the same time - a kind of perverse humble-brag.
People & Power: Boycott Israel
No, Mr Halevi, Israel is not the world's greatest problem - rather, Israel is Palestine's great, existential, enduring problem for a people who have lived their whole lives under the constant, brutal and de-humanising occupation of this enlightened state.
Palestine's ordeal
Most of the world has been content to overlook Palestine's ordeal - fatigued by 68 years of this conflict, and understandably inured to the epic suffering of its people, who understand that their tragic condition can only hold its attention briefly.
The endless failed international "peace" efforts, the vicissitudes of negotiations, and periodic spasms of violence have become like the weather - always there.
This is precisely why the BDS movement has come to figure so prominently in Palestinian hopes - it side-steps the moribund "peace process" and banks on people-power as leverage against state and institutional power, applied against a responsive economy, such as Israel's.
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Bible > 1 Kings > Chapter 22 > Verse 18
◄ 1 Kings 22:18 ►
Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good for me? It's always something bad!"
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy anything favorable about me, but only disaster?"
Ahab turned to Jehoshaphat and said, "I told you he would bring bad news!"
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you, he does not prophesy good about me, but only evil?"
(Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he prophesieth no good to me, but always evil?)
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1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.
Proverbs 10:24 As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 27:22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
Proverbs 29:1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
Luke 11:45 And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab
…17And he said: I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lord said: These have no master: let every man of them return to his house in peace. 18(Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he prophesieth no good to me, but always evil?)19And he added and said: Hear thou, therefore, the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left:…
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.
And he added and said: Hear thou, therefore, the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left:
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Italian fashion house Gucci to stop using fur
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Above, a model wears footwear with wisps of fur as part of the Gucci women's Fall-Winter 2015-2016 collection, in Milan. Gucci has become the latest fashion house to eliminate animal fur from its collections, starting with the spring-summer 2018 season. (AP)
Updated 12 October 2017
PARIS: Italy's Gucci will stop using fur in its designs from next year, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives amid pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes.
Gucci, part of Paris-based luxury conglomerate Kering , has seen its sales rise over the past two years under creative director Alessandro Michele.
Marco Bizzarri, Gucci's chief executive, said the brand would drop fur starting from its spring and summer 2018 collection, adding that the decision had been taken alongside Michele.
"In selecting a new creative director I wanted to find someone who shared a belief in the importance of the same values," Bizzarri said.
Gucci, which has produced fur-lined loafers and luxurious mink fur coats in the past, is the latest label or major retailer to stop using fur.
In June, Yoox Net-A-Porter, a multi-brand online luxury retailer, adopted a fur-free policy on accessories and clothing sold on the site.
Anti-fur protesters have been known to demonstrate outside catwalk shows at fashion weeks around the world to call for an end to practices many see as cruel to animals, and luxury goods buyers have become more sensitive to environmental issues, too.
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SCOTUS declines to intervene in Sandy Hook gunmaker case for now
I joined the Lars Larson Show on Tuesday to talk about the Supreme Court's ruling allowing a suit against Remington over the Sandy Hook massacre to proceed for now [earlier]. The current suit, as green-lighted by the Connecticut Supreme Court earlier this year over a dissent from three of its seven justices, claims that Remington violated the broad provisions on deceptive marketing of a state consumer protection law, the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA). It should be emphasized that the case is still at an early stage and that the Justices will probably be presented with further opportunities to pronounce on its compatibility with the federal law that pre-empts most gun suits, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).
I've got a new post up at Cato at Liberty taking a more extended look at the ruling and what lies ahead for gunmaker litigation.
Filed under: guns, on TV and radio, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Supreme Court, WO writings
I think it's high time we stop, as a society, offering Hosannas to the mystery of the courts-, reading tea leaves, considering larger questions of the Court's prudential acts and how it maintains the Court's legitimacy. It's all hokum.
The denial of cert. is a disgraceful act of cowardice by the Court. Putting aside the ridiculous idea that CUTPA (as interpreted) isn't pre-empted, there's another question–the First Amendment. Businesses get to advertise as they see fit, so long as there isn't anything misleading, false etc. The state, through tort law, doesn't get to tell Remington that it cannot advertise its rifles, for lack of a better word, as "bad-ass."
In any event, the Connecticut courts are trying to interfere with a national policy, and the Supreme Court has let them, I cannot help but think that politics entered into this decision–remember, Alito alluded to how the sausage is made in the Court in his dissent in the Citizenship Question case.
The other thing–the Court hung out to dry the three judges in dissent.
I'm confused on how the Connecticut law even applies. Does it ban some other sort of marketing besides deceptive, or define deceptive in a way beyond "misleading" or "inaccurate"? Because as I understand the thrust of the claim, it's that Remington advertised its guns as great for killing people with – which means at Sandy Hook they performed as advertised, so there was no deception and should be no claim (even setting aside why a non-purchaser or non-competitor should have standing at all under a marketing law).
That is, of course, the point. It doesn't apply.
They'll find a way to make it apply. Because Guns!
By MattS
Therein lies the problem. The whole idea of "law" is that the words on the page actually matter. There are gray areas, of course, and there are hard questions. But when the words on the page don't matter, whatever happens is basically rule by decree. And if we allow courts to do what they want, then government officials will always say, "Well, it's ok, until a court says no."
A bunch of years ago–in Indianapolis, a guy named Larry Sanders killed a cop. The cop, just following orders, was illegally kicking down Sanders' door, and Sanders shot him dead. He was prosecuted. The problem was that the law in Indiana said that an unlawful attack on one's curtilage was able to be met with deadly force. The cop's kicking down his door was illegal–thus, the statute engaged. And the statute didn't have a police officer exception. Thus, under the law, Sanders was justified. So why was he prosecuted? The words on the page yielded to outcry.
Now depending on how one looks at it, Sanders was either a victim of government overreach or a cop-killer. I would argue that not following the words on the page leads to worse results than Sanders getting away with it (he didn't, a plea deal split the baby).
I guess the moral of the story is that the words on the page are the best we have, but they aren't perfect. I guess this is the corollary to Churchill's comment about democracy.


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Interview – Black Tie Dynasty
September 29, 2013 | by : Brett Spaceman
Interview with Cory Watson, singer and songwriter with Black Tie Dynasty & Mon Julien.
Can I remember exactly when I first heard Black Tie Dynasty (BTD)? One of their early releases, This Stays Between Us – a mini album from 2005 became a kind of soundtrack for my relocation from England to Belgium especially the rousing, climactic 'On Your Last Night In Town'. Since then I followed the group from afar, picking up rare little releases like Bloody Basin and wondering why nobody else in Europe was paying attention. The full length Movements appeared to position the band at the threshold of something big, its stadium sound seemingly appropriate. Movements made it into my review of the decade (see link) but somehow things didn't work out quite as BTD hoped. Rocks oldest story in the book, quality has never been as important as hype or fashion. The band struggled on for a little while and then dissolved. Singer Cory Watson re-located to New York and started a career outside of the music business.
You know the saying; 'You can take the man out of the music but you can't take the music out of the man'. Now for rocks second oldest story – Watson recorded his Mon Julien album aided by BTD's Brian McCorquodale & releasing it in 2012. This summer some BTD comeback dates were announced in Fort Worth, the bands hometown. Always an interested party I caught up with Cory on all things Black Tie.
Enjoy the interview:
Let me get this right. You guys are from Fort Worth, Texas originally?
Cory: Yes, we lived in Ft. Worth during our early most formative years.
So how did you all meet and what led to forming a band?
Cory: We met through various circumstances. I first met Eddie Thomas in 2002-03 as I was seeking a solid professional drummer for a college band. I had started a modest pop band called Moxie in 2001 and we really weren't very serious. We had played a few shows at some bars. When Eddie and I became friends and began playing together I was in awe of his immense talent. I believe that the first time I rehearsed with Eddie was the first time I realized that something special could happen here. Recently after he joined we met Blake who was a guitar player whom we knew through a mutual friend. He was only 16 at the time and had little experience on bass. He agreed to join us for a few shows as a favor, but we didn't immediately consider him a long term fit. However, he did have an undeniable sense of style and musicianship that quickly began to emerge and we kept him around for several months. I met Brian through his girlfriend at the time who mentioned casually that he was interested in joining a project as he had just moved to town having spent the past few years in the Air Force. He joined as a guitar player, who happened to play keyboards. I still remember the first night we all rehearsed on his "tryout" rehearsal. It was hard to deny. Something special was happening. I get chills thinking about it.
Why BTD? How did the name come about?
Cory: Well, naming a band isn't easy. Haha. I had a notebook I carried around with me everywhere with song notes, lyrics, song titles and I think I filled up an entire notebook bearing nothing but band names. I would bring to rehearsal a list of several hundred names every rehearsal but nothing would stick. I did like the idea of a name with the word Dynasty. That word was so grand. I remember when it clicked. I was in my car in Denton, TX and driving home after rehearsal. Black Tie Dynasty. That was it. I pulled over onto the side of the road and called Brian and said the words. Black Tie Dynasty. He paused a moment and said, "Yes, that's it."
That moment was an out of body experience. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. The name fit our sound perfectly and I felt it had the perfect mix of mystery and grandeur.
You're known for a love of British post punk and new wave acts. Me I hear influences of Echo And The Bunnymen,, Tears For Fears, A Flock Of Seagulls even – the Brit Invasion bands. How did you get into that? Do you all like the same stuff?
Cory: I think our sound sort of came about naturally. We didn't set our aim on New Wave per say. I mean, we all loved Depeche Mode and The Cure but we certainly listened to all types of music. Eddie was mainly into Slayer and heavy metal leaning artists. Brian was sort of a Willie Nelson kind of guy and Blake was into emo, indie rock. I remember people started saying we sounded like Echo and the Bunnymen. I'll be honest, they were a little before my time and I had never heard of them before. I did get the resemblance once I began to dig into their music. Incidentally, from there I did become a big fan of their music.
Is Fort Worth a music city? How easy is it to be an 80s Brit influenced act in Texas?
Cory: Ft. Worth is a great little town. It doesn't have a big city feel but it's very charming and sincere and a supportive art community. I think artists there are influenced by a wide range of music from classic rock, to new wave, to country and punk, etc. I think BTD was one of the first revivalist bands out there. When we started to gain media attention with the release of This Stays Between Us people started dooming us to failure because only a few months prior The Killers had released Hot Fuss and I remember people saying that they beat us to the punch and New Wave revivalist was only a passing fad. However, we had written and recorded those songs long before Hot Fuss came out. At the time I wondered if The Killers would be the only group like us to break through. It's funny now, because since that time listen to indie rock now. New wave is still happening and shows no sign of disappearing. Look at Arcade Fire, MGMT, Phoenix, etc. These bands are heavily leaning on New Wave influences and are some of the biggest indie bands in the business.
How did you get picked up by Idol Records?
Cory: We met Idol Records through the drummer from [DARYL], "Spammy". He really believed in us from the beginning. I was already a big fan of the Idol Records roster and I think I met him at a [DARYL] show once and invited him to come check us out. He did and really went to bat with us at Idol Records. We're very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Idol and much of our success is due to the relentless work they put in to help launch BTD.
Movements got some really good reviews. I like it very much too. It reminded me that anthemic needn't be a bad thing. How successful was Movements for you ? I don't get the impression that it tanked but suddenly you seemed to be off Idol and releasing your next record by yourselves.
Cory: Movements was a huge success for us and helped us gain fans from all over the world. In no way was it a flop in our minds. In fact once it was released we were courted by every major label in the business and were flown all over the country to meet with record execs, agents, attorneys, producers, etc. At one point we were informed that one of the biggest major record labels were waiting on their CEO's return from France in the coming weeks and that upon his arrival his signature would be included on a major deal for BTD. As it happens, the label was swallowed up by another and the CEO resigned just weeks later. Needless to say, the timing wasn't right and we understand that no one is to blame. However, we were bummed that this didn't happen (or perhaps, it's a good thing it didn't as a major label deal can be a bad thing for a band both creatively and financially). We didn't blame Idol Records for this. However, we were a little "turned off" by the ups and downs of being so close to "blowing up" and having nothing to show for it. That process took a lot out of us. We decided to regroup and with Down Like Anyone our desire was to create something far beyond Movements, creatively. We wanted to show people how far we could take our sound. We knew it wouldn't be a Movements 2 and we let go of all hopes that a major deal would happen. This mindset was great for us because it gave us latitude to explore and grow our sound without the pressure we knew we would have had with a major label. I guess we kind of rebelled against what might have been and used it to our advantage knowing that freedom might not exist had things evolved differently on a major label.
Speaking as a fan of 80s alternative music myself , bands like The Chameleons, The Sound, I was excited to discover your stuff. Bands like Heavens, Snowden, Killers all seemed to be tapping into a similar vein. Did you ever feel part of a scene?. Or total outsiders?
Cory: I think we always sort of thought about ourselves as outsiders. Yes, we shared many of the same influences but we never consciously decided to join a scene, per say.
You have a great voice Cory. A real, classic alt-rock voice. Did you have training for that? How did you model yourself?
Cory: Thank you for the compliment. No formal training. Believe it or not I really didn't have much confidence in my voice until sometime during the Movements sessions or later. During the recording of the Bloody Basin EP, I remember I sort of surprised the producer Stuart Sikes and myself when I started to sing the last chorus on "The Letter A". It was sort of an improv moment where I just sing, "Let it Out". He stopped tape after the take and started laughing and said, "Damn.". We both started laughing. It was a cool moment. I think from that point on I really felt I had what it takes.
When I think of other acts that have similar stylistically they all seem to have peaked on album one, and get steadily worse from thereon in. Interpol, Killers, Editors…. I liked them less and less as they went on. But BTD made a nice follow up IMHO. I rated Down Like Anyone but you guys kinda stopped after that. Why?
Cory: It's complicated why things ended after DLA. There was talk within the group about disbanding after that record simply because we were a little frustrated of always being on the cusp but never quite there. I mean we had day jobs and some of us were married. It became a struggle to tour and be in such an active band. There were also some inner frustrations in the group that I won't go into. We felt the pressure from many places. I think what it comes down to is that we forgot that what we were doing is supposed to be fun. It was becoming a business for us. In the end, would it have been better to just take a hiatus instead of splitting up altogether. Yes, maybe. It just didn't go that way.
Texas is a huge state, geographically. I think Belgium would fit in twenty times. Can it be enough to be established there and virtual unknowns outside? Or is that unsustainable?
Cory: Dallas is a massive city in the big state of Texas. There are many great bands from Dallas/Ft. Worth who are only big in that area, others are unknown there but huge in Europe and other countries. As far as sustaining the business of a band in Dallas/Ft. Worth…No you can't. You need a lot of support nationally or internationally.
If I understand well, you have relocated to New York and now have a full time day job and responsibilities. Was it a tough decision not to pursue music as a career?
Cory: I live in Brooklyn now. I have a day job. I am writing and recording music. No plans to release anything really soon but I'm still creatively involved in the process and would never rule anything out. Brian (Black Tie) and I still work together on Mon Julien and hope to release something again. We're currently in the process of working out those logistics now.
Was it always in your heart to carry on? Even part time
Cory: Yes, God willing, I'll never stop writing and performing. It's in my blood.
Has NYC influenced your writing?
Cory: NYC has greatly influenced my writing. It's a great place to grow as a person and discover things about yourself. The city itself has such a strong identity. As a result it inspires my self awareness and that it turn brings about struggle which in turn leads to the confidence you gain from overcoming those struggles and self doubt. There is so much to draw from lyrically from that process.
Can you tell us more how Mon Julien started?
Cory: Mon Julien came about when Brian and I decided to do another record together. We invited the guys along, initially thinking it might become another BTD record but that didn't work out for the rest of the guys. Brian and I are really proud of that record and the process was really quick and easy once we got our creative rhythm back.
What distinguishes Mon Julien from BTD?
Cory: I think Mon Julien is pretty similar to BTD. I think it has less of a dance vibe and more of an acoustic vibe. However, apart from that I think it fits in with the BTD catalog pretty nicely, despite it not being officially a BTD title.
You are about to do some comeback shows. What was the story behind that?
Cory: We love playing together and expect to continue to do shows from time to time just to rekindle that experience and enjoy performing for our fans.
Are you looking forward to those?
Cory: I always look forward to those shows. It's so much fun and there isn't any pressure. I can't explain what it feels like to share the stage with those guys. It just feels right.
What next for you guys? Is BTD back for keeps?
Cory: I don't foresee BTD coming back. Some of us would be open to it, but not everyone. It's not something any of us would pursue if not with everyone's participation. However, stranger things have happened and I never rule anything out. The universe moves in mysterious ways.
Finally – are you still favouring the shaved head look? I kinda liked it myself. A little bit Billy Zane, a little bit Timothy Olyphant. But you seem to favour hats.
Cory: Haha. Yes well I do sport the shaved head. I've gotten quite used to it. I'm glad I have a decently shaped head so that I can pull it off.
Guys I'm telling you if you start to get thin, just shave it off already. It's going to happen eventually, end the drama and embrace it… Lol.
~[sic] Thanks Cory and BTD. Photos reproduced with kind permission from the two band facebook pages. Gig photo (by Bill Ellison) originally appeared in Dallas Observer. Mon Julien band shot by Jill Johnson.~
~Band activity is sporadic so it is probably best to 'like' the facebook pages to stay informed. The albums Movements, Down Like Anyone and Mon Julien are all available via iTunes. Physical copies of Movements can also be tracked down.~
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Kog
I don't want to ruin the story for you, so just watch the trailer:
http://www.d-9.com/
It looks great! Thanks to Morrinn for telling me that it is actually based on this short:
YouTube - Alive in Joberg by Neill Blomkamp Spyfilms (Halo director)
Morrinn3
It's actually not being directed or written by Pete Jackson. He just had a hand on some of the Production.
It's Being directed by Neill Blomkamp and is based on short film he did as well called "Alive in Joburg".
Blomkamp also wrote the Short Story.
You can actually watch the film on YT.
YouTube - Alive in Joberg by Neill Blomkamp Spyfilms (Halo director).
There are a few very interesting Viral Marketing sites where you can toy with some speculative info on the film such as:
www.D-9.com
www.MNUSpreadsLies.com
www.multinationalunited.com
www.mathsfromouterspace.com
Very interesting. I'll be looking out for this one.
Ah, thanks for pointing that out.
That short film is great, so I am expecting the movie to be much better.
Yups, fingers crossed man.
Teebonesy
For anyone who doesn't know, Neil Blomkamp is the kid that Peter Jackson lined up to direct the doomed Halo movie. Jackson put his whole weight behind the kid (and that's a lot of weight, tee hee), but the studio was not comfortable with such a risk.
This kid's actually a Vancouver talent, and went to the same campus as my girlfriend (Vancouver Film School - 3D animation/VFX). So that's exciting for me, i want him to well because it's sort of like rooting for the home team. But at the same time, I wasn't a big fan of his short film, and I couldn't help but laugh at the trailer for the feature when you see the alien interrogation scene.
I'll definitely be seeing this movie whether it's good or not. So far it's not looking like my thing, but I hope they prove me wrong and make a really good film.
mrsupercomputer
I've been a fan of Blomkamp for a while now. I love the Alive in Joberg short as well as the style used in his commercials. I was really looking forward to a Halo film under his helm and with Peter Jackson's supervision. Oh well, if District 9 is a success, maybe it'll get the Blomkamp Halo film moving again... but I doubt it.
pantspantspants
[QUOTE= I couldn't help but laugh at the trailer for the feature when you see the alien interrogation scene.
I'll definitely be seeing this movie whether it's good or not. So far it's not looking like my thing, but I hope they prove me wrong and make a really good film.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I haven't seen enough of his work to really have an opinion on his talent. At least he's not Uwe Boll. I have to agree. The alien interrogation scene was a bit comical. If they were shooting for a more serious tone I'm not sure that was the way to go about it.
Still, the rest of the trailer has piqued my interest. I'm a sci-fi film fan. I'm more excited about Sam Rockwell's Moon. I'm definitely a fan of Rockwell's acting.
I'm a sci-fi film fan. I'm more excited about Sam Rockwell's Moon. I'm definitely a fan of Rockwell's acting.
At the risk of taking this thing way off-topic...
I can't wait for Moon! Not sure when it's opening here in Vancouver, but it's at the top of my list currently, I'll be rushing out to see it. Looks like classic Arthur C. Clarke with a Solaris twist, a bit more human. Obviously a huge 2001 influence. Looks really interesting to me though. Did you know that the director is David Bowie's son?
And, to keep the thread from being hijacked:
District 9... Going to be the big test of Neil Blomkamp. If the movie does poorly, the kid's going to have a hard time getting a followup off the ground. I really do think this movie is his "Bound", or "The Frighteners". Bound being the movie the Wachowski's made almost entirely in order to get The Matrix off the ground. The Frighteners being Peter Jackson's vehicle to Lord of the Rings land. Big studios won't back you for a major high profile project unless you've proven yourself as a successful feature filmmaker.
Pretty high stakes! But that's what happens when a powerhouse like Peter Jackson gets behind a kid first-timer for a major, major project like Halo, and hypes him up like he did. I feel kind of bad for Blomkamp, I know if I was this kid, I'd be poopin' m'self with anxiety.
Wow, glad to hear I'm not the only one excited about Moon. The homages are very apparent in the trailer.
Yeah, I don't know. The "D9" trailer was certainly intriguing and had a wrenching cynical reality feel to it, but I think the aliens look a bit silly...so far. I hate to judge because there is so little information/footage released.
I didn't know David Bowie's son is directing Moon.
I don't like to make snap judgments based on trailers, (unfortunately I've been disappointed in the past), but so far it's my most anticipated film at the moment.
qrtda235566
Okay, I'm reviving this thread.
All I can say is that I'm disappointed. It looks like some kind of anti-war movie showing soldiers abusing citizens but the people are replaced by aliens. Booo!
dandygandy2704
I have to say, there's just something about the trailer that makes it all look really... fake. I think it might be the aliens or maybe the font used for the subtitles, I don't know, there's just something off about the trailer.
Either way, it looks like a great movie.
i dont like that thay protect are family and then you see a happy family
its to american like :blush: (dont flame me pleace)
YouTube - Level 5 alert! Non-Humans Have Escaped District 9
TheMarvelousHat
Crazy awesome.
Can't wait to see it.
Just got back from an afternoon showing. I thought it was awesome. Anyone else see it?
Yeah, I just got back from it. It was brilliant! I loved it, everything was so well done, the action, the story, the acting, the effects. It is definitely worth seeing, unless your squeamish, because it is really gory. REALLY gory. And theres some nasty things. But it's still great, that just makes it better! :D
sounds nice :D
fullofwin
I really enjoyed this film as well (saw it Friday night). I think the trailer is probably misleading; the story unfolds as a documentary, I thought it was clever and well done.
noddle111
I'm from South Africa! :grr:
Well look at me, I'm back from a fairly long hiatus from this site. Time to catch up on my movie blabber!
I saw District 9 a couple nights ago. I know this is going to be the unpopular viewpoint here, but I've got to be honest. My feelings on D9 diminished more and more as the movie progressed. Lots of promise early on. Very realistic documentary style, very cool visuals, great fantasy of a massive alien presence that feels very real.
The movie dives headlong into social commentary about apartheid and people's ability to dehumanize each other due to xenophobia. My interest was piqued.
After the first act, the documentary style is dropped, and the 2nd act of the movie takes off, following the main character of Wikus. It's no longer about social commentary at this point, as the movie begins to ape Cronenberg and get really really nasty. Jackson's influence can clearly be seen here in all the puking, postules, and excessive unpleasant nastiness.
And then the 3rd act is a god **** Michael Bay movie. Including requisite "villain" bad guy.
I feel like the movie betrayed all of its own promise. All it does is tease you with this interesting concept of using an alien scifi film to tell a story about man's inhumanity to man. But then it goes ahead and dehumanizes its own characters by turning the movie into a shoot-em-up action movie with 1-dimensional characters, mech combat, tons and tons of carnage... I mean WTF??!!! It almost seems to me like they didn't know how to intelligently end the movie, so they distract the audience by saying "hey hey! Look at me!! Look over here! Forget what you were watching, have some explosions!"
And the plot... in the necessary spoiler tag...
Alien spaceship fuel turns people into aliens so they can use alien guns and become government experiments... WUUUUUHHHHHH??!!!
Not to mention the movie's almost insulting approach toward women. Aside from the sheer amount of puke, ****, pus, crap, blood, gore, aliens, guns, mechs, explosions, and bullets, the movie also has the balls to:
have only one female character who is utterly 1-dimensional, is there purely to support her "man", who is too cowardly to tell her husband the truth or to say "no" to her father, and that's about all she does (or doesn't do, rather). She's an item, an object, nothing more. And on top of this, did anyone else look at her bedroom? Everything's pink, covered in flowers and roses, and there was probably a Barbie Dream House in the corner of the room.
Yes, ladies and gents, it appears District 9 was made by 9 year old boys.
I definitely seem to be going against popular opinion on this film, but I can't for the life of me force myself to like or even appreciate this movie. It did so few things right, and so many, so so very many things wrong.
If my description of the film doesn't sound like its your thing, go see Ponyo. Ponyo's also a bit on the ridiculous side, it's unbelievably adorable, but it was also a great film with a few masterful, masterful moments of filmmaking. Something D9 was sorely in need of.
Anyone out there with me on this one? Am I all alone in the world?
Well, I don't think you're alone, but I disagree with most of your criticisms and feel that you're being a bit harsh. I felt the social commentary throughout the entire film. Yes, in the 2nd act, it does shift focus away from apartheid and xenophobia. However, new issues are brought to the forefront. The desire for power and control for example. That's the entire reason the humans won't help the alien's. They want control of alien weaponry and we see various groups vying for that control.
For me, this mirrors events that have taken place in humanities history and continues to take place today. Companies or governments pretending to help, to provide aid, when in actuality, they have other motives in mind.
I also disagree about the film being insulting toward woman. At least, no more insulting then your own assertion that a woman wouldn't enjoy the gore, the aliens, and the explosions.;) My wife, for example, is not a big fan of gore but found the action and the explosions to be, in her words "frickin awesome!" My wife is also a very staunch feminist and she had no issue with female character in the film. I didn't discuss that issue with her, but I'm guessing that like me, she found the wife to be a pretty fitting companion to our rather unlikeable (and sweater vest wearing) protagonist.
BSprague
I really enjoyed this movie. It was incredibly sad throughout (at least to me), and District 9 itself reminded me of parts of India (watch Slumdog Millionaire or visit India if you don't know what I'm talking about). I enjoyed the action sequences, very Michael Bay. I didn't want to look too far into it, but there was definitely a not-so-subtle meaning behind everything, especially throughout the first half of the movie. It was like Transformers meets Slumdog Millionaire, at least in my eyes.
District 9 itself reminded me of parts of India (watch Slumdog Millionaire or visit India if you don't know what I'm talking about). .
They actually shot much of the slum material in the real slums of Johannesburg, South Africa. In a parallel to the movie's story, many of the residents of the slums were being evicted and moved to cleaner housing.
Also, another note on women and District 9 - I saw it at a completely packed house, the movie totally sold out. Looking back at everyone behind me, I swear to God it had to be a 15:1 ratio of guys to girls. You've heard the term "sausage factory", but that audience was the real deal. Anyone else notice this? I mean you'd expect this in something like a Michael Bay movie, but in fact the Transformers movies seemed to have way more women in attendance compared to this.
I feel kind of out of the loop actually, like I saw a different movie than most people. I just had a really hard time enjoying it. I was right with it in the early scenes, I love the premise and was excited to see where it went. But by the mid-point of the movie... let's say by the birthday cake scene... And definitely by the science-experiment scenes... It lost me. And only managed to lose me more as it went on.
And what the hell was with the "villain" soldier, the bald muscle-neck with the douchey facial hair?? I thought I had suddenly been transported into an 80s action flick. Like all of a sudden the movie was Tango and Cash, and there was the "bad guy", who, naturally, gets his special comeuppance late in the game, after mysteriously surviving everything else that's thrown at him. We're meant to cheer at his demise, but the movie at this point is doing exactly what it seems to preach against - dehumanizing people, because it's easier that way. Another example of this is the *** hole scientist in the lab coat who screams "**** YOUR GIRLFRIEND!" as he electrocutes Wicas. Seriously dude?? "**** your girlfriend", and zap??!
I think I caught myself muttering "what were they thinking" at about this point. I guess devoting yourself to commentary that people, no matter how "weird" or alien they seem to us, are people with souls, should require a certain amount of tact and taste, both of which I think the movie lacked, especially later in the game. I think the movie's lack of focus and frequent style and genre-swapping sort of water down the message. And I suppose this is better than having a pure over-the-top genre movie (we'll say Transformers 2 for purposes of being lazy). But it's tougher on me, because I feel betrayed by the movie that tries-but-not-hard-enough, but I don't feel betrayed by the movie that knows it's over the top and stupid, because I expect it. (although, that said, I haven't actually seen Transformers 2. Who knows, I might be wrong and it might make me love District 9!)
dawesbr
I thought I'd bump this due to the recent UK release. I myself saw it on release day with a mate, and I thought it was very group. I'd describe it as two films in one - I, as a 14 year old out with a mate, was mainly focussing on the hardcore super-cool action, explosions, and gore. That's not to say I didn't appreciate the very obvious allusions to Apartheid (especially having recently studied "Nothing's Changed", a poem on District 6). Overall, I thought this was a great film...except for the bit with Mr. Bad-guy's slow-motion strut through the smoke.
Rustbukkit
A friend of mine brought over a DVD quality rip the other night and I have to say... I thought the film was absolutely fantastic!! Nothing like I expected. I love movies that don't follow the "Hollywood" formula, and this does it better than most.
The story was great... I loved the open ended ending too. The visual effects were stunning, and I have to say.... much more realistic than anything I've seen from Avatar so far. Gritty, dirty, photo-realistic effects are the way to go imho. I'm not going to go into the details of the comparisons drawn on apartheid issues... but there were enough to make one think about the issues.
Over all, I'd say this is one of the best sci-fi films I've seen in a very very very looooong time. Heck, it's just one of the best over all films I've seen in forever.
BasketSnake
I expected "nice things" after reading rave reviews. The acting is so good and generally this movie blew my mind. Seriously that guy playing the main character was so believable and awesome. One of the best sci-fi movies I've seen. Right up there with the alien movies. It's the Jurassic Park of sci-fi.
it was a good movie but it was what to fast and the camera setup was not good
and the humans where verry evil and bad and racist against the aliens :(
CyberSora
I saw in the movie!
You were the alien right? :p
no.....
hmmmmm...
wait a second....
im a mutan (my parents (the pure chimera) are aliens)
but that kid of the alien was really cute
but how can the guys ion the movie understand what the aliens are saying :confused:
ChristmasJew
The same way people who originally speak English can learn Spanish.
oh ok :)
me whant to learn :)
supersickie
I thought this was a blind-buy for me on Blu-ray, but you just had to ruin that, didn't you? Didn't you?! :)
Okay, so I'll rent it first and make a decision after that. This just in, the District 9 BD will come with the God of War III demo. Pretty sweet deal for those on the fence I guess...


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I work with complex geological maps and should make PLG from Line like in ArcGIS.

A: Line to polygon connects the first and the last point of each polyline.
It doesn't maintain topology. To solve the task you need a GIS handling topology like GRASS.

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The new Maugans Alumni Center is infused with the spirit of Longwood
If you listen carefully in the new Maugans Alumni Center, you just might be able hear the faint voices of the thousands of hungry Longwood students who, until January 2000, flocked to the space for a meal or a snack.
The R. Tucker Winn '48 Room, with its comfortable furnishings and widescreen television,
provides a space where alumni visiting campus can relax, have a cup of coffee or even pull
out their laptop and get a little work done. Winn was a successful independent college
admissions counselor. Photos by Andrea Dailey
The new center—with its soaring entryway, grand boardroom and attractive offices, library and alumni lounge—bears no resemblance to its former self, but the lingering spirit of all those students makes this portion of the building behind Ruffner Hall the perfect place to create a home for Longwood alumni.
Making the transformation possible was a $2.5 million bequest from Katharine Allen Maugans '46 and her husband, Frank, as well as numerous generous contributions from other alumni and friends of the university. Katharine Maugans, a Buckingham County schoolteacher who entered the Navy in 1952 served in the armed forces for 30 years and retired with the rank of captain.
"It's beautiful and so well done. Aunt Kat would be so pleased," said Maugans' niece, Sandra Seward Peebles '63, at the official opening ceremony Sept. 12. The event drew more than 400 alumni back to campus for tours lunch and a presentation on Longwood history by Dr. Jim Jordan, Board of Visitors Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.
"Our thanks go most profoundly to the Maugans family," President W. Taylor Reveley IV said at the opening. He also recognized several distinguished members of the audience, including former Longwood presidents Dr. Henry Willett, Dr. William Dorrill and Dr. Patricia Cormier, and former Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Nancy Britton Shelton '68, who worked for many years to make the center a reality.
—Sabrina Brown
NAMED SPACES IN THE MAUGANS ALUMNI CENTER
Robert O. and Eloise Hodges Martinelli '51 Boardroom
R. Tucker Winn '48 Room
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Page Cook Axson McGaughy '46 Library
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Longwood junior right-hander Devin Gould '17, a business administration major, was named the fourth-best overall prospect in the Valley Baseball League and the summer league's top right-handed pitcher by Baseball...
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Athletics launches 'More Than A Game'
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A story produced by the Longwood athletics communications office was chosen as a national winner of the Fred Stabley Jr. Writing Contest. The contest, coordinated by the College Sports Information...
New alumni director focused on engaging alumni via 'lifelong learning'
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Andre Hemer
André Hemer is a New Zealand artist (b.1981) who works between a variety of media- interplaying digital interfaces and artifacts, painting, and site-specific installation. Working within an ever-evolving field of investigation, Hemer is constantly inventive in his exploration of how the ancient art of painting speaks to and engages with the current moment. Through his paintings, Hemer considers the digital as the condition sine qua non to understand his generation and the society he evolves in. Rather, it draws our attention to construction of contemporary visual imagery and offers a new kind of representation – one that explores painting moving freely between states of digital representation and painted object. Currently undertaking his PhD at the University of Sydney, Hemer was recently shortlisted for the forthcoming Thames & Hudson publication 100 Painters of Tomorrow. Since completing his Master of Fine Arts in 2006, Hemer has worked full time as an artist, winning numerous residencies and awards and exhibiting throughout New Zealand and in Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Germany and the UK.
With Public Delivery Public art project Live at the Museum, 2012-2014
Live at the Museum is a series of films by New Zealand artist Andre Hemer. In it, buskers and other artists perform without permission in front of major museums around the world. The democracy of art and the use of public space are key components of this work. It is an indefinitely ongoing series and while each work stands on its own, they are interconnected through a shared distance to global cultural agendas and a quiet beauty emanating from the covert act of street performance. Live at the Museum is an investigation into the collective and institutional affirmation given to culture, while also functioning as a digital archive to cache the contribution of its participants.
Exhibition Utopian Days, 2014
Andre Hemer, Matt McCormick, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Hemer talks Live at the Museum with Public Delivery (2014)


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.. currentmodule:: pyspark.pandas

There are many APIs that allow users to apply a function against pandas-on-Spark DataFrame such as
:func:`DataFrame.transform`, :func:`DataFrame.apply`, :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`,
:func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.apply_batch`, :func:`Series.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`, etc. Each has a distinct
purpose and works differently internally. This section describes the differences among
them where users are confused often.

``transform`` and ``apply``
---------------------------

The main difference between :func:`DataFrame.transform` and :func:`DataFrame.apply` is that the former requires
to return the same length of the input and the latter does not require this. See the example below:

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[4,5,6]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pser):
   ...     return pser + 1  # should always return the same length as input.
   ...
   >>> psdf.transform(pandas_plus)

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[5,6,7]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pser):
   ...     return pser[pser % 2 == 1]  # allows an arbitrary length
   ...
   >>> psdf.apply(pandas_plus)

In this case, each function takes a pandas Series, and pandas API on Spark computes the functions in a distributed manner as below.

.. image:: ../../../../../docs/img/pyspark-pandas_on_spark-transform_apply1.png
  :alt: transform and apply
  :align: center
  :width: 550

In case of 'column' axis, the function takes each row as a pandas Series.

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[4,5,6]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pser):
   ...     return sum(pser)  # allows an arbitrary length
   ...
   >>> psdf.apply(pandas_plus, axis='columns')

The example above calculates the summation of each row as a pandas Series. See below:

.. image:: ../../../../../docs/img/pyspark-pandas_on_spark-transform_apply2.png
  :alt: apply axis
  :align: center
  :width: 600

In the examples above, the type hints were not used for simplicity but it is encouraged to use to avoid performance penalty.
Please refer the API documentations.

``pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`` and ``pandas_on_spark.apply_batch``
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

In :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`, :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.apply_batch`, :func:`Series.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`, etc., the ``batch``
postfix means each chunk in pandas-on-Spark DataFrame or Series. The APIs slice the pandas-on-Spark DataFrame or Series, and
then applies the given function with pandas DataFrame or Series as input and output. See the examples below:

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[4,5,6]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pdf):
   ...     return pdf + 1  # should always return the same length as input.
   ...
   >>> psdf.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch(pandas_plus)

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[4,5,6]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pdf):
   ...     return pdf[pdf.a > 1]  # allow arbitrary length
   ...
   >>> psdf.pandas_on_spark.apply_batch(pandas_plus)

The functions in both examples take a pandas DataFrame as a chunk of pandas-on-Spark DataFrame, and output a pandas DataFrame.
Pandas API on Spark combines the pandas DataFrames as a pandas-on-Spark DataFrame.

Note that :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch` has the length restriction - the length of input and output should be
the same whereas :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.apply_batch` does not.  However, it is important to know that
the output belongs to the same DataFrame when :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch` returns a Series, and
you can avoid a shuffle by the operations between different DataFrames. In case of :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.apply_batch`, its output is always
treated that it belongs to a new different DataFrame. See also
`Operations on different DataFrames <options.rst#operations-on-different-dataframes>`_ for more details.

.. image:: ../../../../../docs/img/pyspark-pandas_on_spark-transform_apply3.png
  :alt: pandas_on_spark.transform_batch and pandas_on_spark.apply_batch in Frame
  :align: center
  :width: 650

In case of :func:`Series.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`, it is also similar with :func:`DataFrame.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch`; however, it takes
a pandas Series as a chunk of pandas-on-Spark Series.

.. code-block:: python

   >>> psdf = ps.DataFrame({'a': [1,2,3], 'b':[4,5,6]})
   >>> def pandas_plus(pser):
   ...     return pser + 1  # should always return the same length as input.
   ...
   >>> psdf.a.pandas_on_spark.transform_batch(pandas_plus)

Under the hood, each batch of pandas-on-Spark Series is split to multiple pandas Series, and each function computes on that as below:

.. image:: ../../../../../docs/img/pyspark-pandas_on_spark-transform_apply4.png
  :alt: pandas_on_spark.transform_batch in Series
  :width: 350
  :align: center

There are more details such as the type inference and preventing its performance penalty. Please refer the API documentations.

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Yesterday saw the release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of its estimates of Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment.
These can be a useful way to compare economic performance. Minnesota's economy differs from those of neighbors such as Iowa and North Dakota, even Wisconsin. This restricts the usefulness of comparisons of state level data. This variation is a little less pronounced between urban areas.
Table 1 shows the 29 metropolitan areas in Minnesota and the neighboring four states ranked by the percentage point declines in their unemployment rates from March 2017 to March 2018. On this measure, Iowa (orange areas) is the star performer. All 7 of its MSAs are among the 13 best performers. Wisconsin does next best, with 5 MSAs in that top 13. Minnesota's star performer, Duluth, rounds it out. The data doesn't look good for the Dakotas who prop up the table, but Minnesota also has 4 of its 5 MSAs among the bottom 12.
Isn't this because unemployment was higher in these areas of Iowa and Wisconsin to start with so had further to fall?
There is some truth to this. Figure 2 shows the 29 metropolitan areas in Minnesota and the neighboring four states ranked by their unemployment rates in March 2017. Minnesota's star performer, Duluth, Janesville-Beloit and Racine (the 2 Wisconsin MSAs with the biggest fall), and 4 Iowa MSAs can be found among the 9 MSAs with the highest unemployment rates in March 2017. But Minnesotan MSAs such as St. Cloud, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, and Rochester, have not seen their rates fall as much as we might have expected given their rates of unemployment in March 2017.
Figure 3 shows the 29 metropolitan areas ranked by their unemployment rates of March 2018. The picture is rather different. Whereas Minnesota had just 2 MSAs among the 11 with the highest unemployment rates in March 2017, by March 2018 that was up to 4. Indeed, Minnesota's start performer here, Mankato, has the 11th lowest unemployment rate out of the 29 MSAs.
With the previously mentioned caveats about state level data, let's finish with a quick look at our state and its four neighbors. Figure 4 shows Minnesota and its neighbors ranked by their unemployment rates in March 2018. We see that in March 2017 Minnesota had the highest unemployment rate of the 5 states. In March 2018, our state still had the highest unemployment rate of the 5. We have previously commented on the the jobs boom across the St Croix, but Iowa's impressive performance should also be noted.


Introduction: Formerly the location of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, the mixed-use development known as Mueller is a 700-acre site with over 4,900 housing units. It is located just 3 miles North-East of downtown Austin making it just minutes from the University of Texas and Downtown. The community is labeled an "Urban Village" containing all types of properties from single-family homes, condos, multi-family units, commercial buildings and vasts open areas for recreation.
Inventory and Sales: Sales volume has remained stable over the last 3 years with low inventory and average days on market for most well priced homes. Over the past 12 months, home sales have equaled 98% of their previous 12 month numbers.
Distressed Sales and Listings: There have been virtually no known foreclosure and distressed sales over the last year, with MLS records only showing one foreclosed sale in the last 12 months. Additionally, there are currently no known distressed or foreclosed listings.
New Homes and Construction: Being a new development, new home sales continue to be a predominant in the market; however, the resale market has shown to be keeping pace with new construction and that homes are holding their values. Predominant single family home sales over the past 12 months average between $310,000 to $358,000 but there are still a good many that fall under the Mueller "affordable homes" plan.
Overall Market Conditions: The housing market for Mueller appears to be very stable but has taken a small dip since last year, and is still below the highs that were set in 2008. Further analysis has shown that the dip in values and price per squat foot could be related to more affordable homes being constructed to accommodate moderate income families.


Compare prices for the same item from different sellers, Amazon Best Collection gives you a list of the trending products in the market today. Amazon Warehouse Deals, on the other hand, helps you find returned warehouse-damaged, use or refurbished products from different Amazon sellers. Want to learn more? Here's an infographic from Buy Box Experts.
Compare prices for the same item from different sellers, Amazon Best Collection gives you a list of the trending products in the market today. Amazon Warehouse Deals, on the other hand, helps you find returned warehouse-damaged, use or refurbished products from different Amazon sellers. Want to learn more? Here's an infographic from Buy Box Experts.
This infographic lists some tips for saving money when shopping with Amazon. The shopping cart icon at the top is a helpful visual cue to suggest ecommerce as the subject, but there's nothing visual to imply Amazon specifically. Additionally, while some of the photos are helpful for illustrating each tip, others are a bit too vague to really boost the value of the text. Each tip is also quite lengthy; keeping infographic content very brief offers the best experience for the viewer. In all we'd give this a D.


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Hunting New Zealand
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Hunting New Zealand is a sportsman's dream in every sense of the word. The landscape is spectacular, the hunting terrain challenging yet enjoyable, the people friendly, the rivers full of fish, the game abundant and the trophy species world-class. If you have been here, you'll know what we mean; If not, it's time you came.
At High Peak, hunting is more than a business. It's an absolute passion that's shared by the Guild family and the team we are proud to have representing our property. This passion is demonstrated by an investment in land, lodging, infrastructure, game animals, people and brands that few can match.
Hunting New Zealand at High Peak is about giving you, the hunter, the basis for a great New Zealand hunting story. After all, being able to relay the experience via a good story is what it's all about. We think every great hunting story needs three core ingredients:
The anticipation of a real adventure in an exotic location
The physical and mental challenge of undertaking the hunt
The sense of personal achievement in the after-glow of a successful hunt
At High Peak we strive to deliver these through a combination of a superior hunting environment, great trophy choice and top quality guiding and hosting. You will earn your trophy, and you'll be proud to tell others of what you have achieved… and they'll want to listen.
To understand what we mean, please take a look at our Hunters' Trophy Gallery.
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Having thousands of acres of beautiful fair-chase hunting land abundant with game virtually to yourself may sound too good to be true. But at High Peak, that's exactly what you get. It's all about you pitting your skills against the trophies you seek – with nothing else standing in your way.
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In addition to the game estate, High Peak has private access to some of the finest free-range hunting land in the country. For the hunter who wishes to hunt solely free-range or add a free-range hunt to their estate hunt, our exclusive partnership with Lake Heron Station allows the hunter to experience the very best of South Island hunting without having to contend with other hunters, helicopters or third parties that could adversely affect the hunter's chances of success.
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Rifles, bows and muzzleloaders are welcome on High Peak. All our hunting packages guarantee that the hunter will get at least one shot at an appropriate, mature, trophy-class example of the hunter's target species, at rifle distance. It is High Peak policy that all bow hunters and muzzleloader hunters will be accompanied by a guide carrying a mercy rifle in the event of a misplaced arrow, bolt or projectile.
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Hunting in New Zealand is a trip of a lifetime for many, but each year a few fall into the trap of planning their hunt with the wrong people. It's worth remembering that the New Zealand hunting industry is unregulated and virtually anyone can be a hunting guide or outfitter. To help sort the wheat from the chaff, we recommend you download our New Zealand Hunting Guide to get the most out of your hunting trip.
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If you don't have time to read the Guide described above, you can cut straight to the good oil here. Find out the top 10 things you need to consider when Hunting in New Zealand
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Do the Right Thing: Ethical Hunting in New Zealand
April 21, 2015 in New Zealand
There's no doubt about it – New Zealand is one of the best places in the world if you're passionate about hunting. Hunting is a very popular activity for both our locals and the thousands of visitors who come here each year to partake in this exciting sport. There's no shortage of incredible places throughout …
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