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Ex-Norfolk sheriff Bob McCabe's lawyer asks for competency evaluation, says mental health has declined in jail
Virginia Arts Festival celebrates 25th anniversary season with legendary acts and the International Tattoo's return to Scope
Man fatally shot inside Norfolk home
Report: Video hints at Commanders becoming Washington Football Team's nickname
Virginia Lottery drawings now streamed live on Facebook
Hokies' Quincy Patterson stays patient while working with Ryan Willis behind center
By Norm Wood
Staff writer |
When Quincy Patterson stepped on the scales Wednesday, he saw 245. It's little wonder he was called upon to be a battering ram last fall at Virginia Tech, but he hopes there's more in the near future.
Of course, it's one thing to have aspirations of an expanded role at quarterback, but it's another to have the opportunity.
Considered by most analysts one of the nation's top 25 quarterbacks in the Class of 2018, Patterson is the Hokies' anticipated quarterback of the future — though he's remaining patient while ignoring the expectations generated by the recruiting gurus.
"For the most part, I try to zone all of that out," said Patterson, a 6-foot-4 Chicago native. "Of course, you can't take all of that out. My parents have raised me in a way I kind of stay level-headed and I don't let things get above me, or I know I'm not above anybody else. That's how I've kind of treated being (at Tech) and all the things that came with me being a quarterback and being as highly recruited as I was.
"It's just kind of take everything with a grain of salt and know what I'm here for, who I am and my purpose."
Going into Saturday's spring scrimmage in Lane Stadium, Patterson finds himself getting first-team reps in practices with incumbent starter Ryan Willis and redshirt sophomore Hendon Hooker. Tech's quarterback room will get more crowded in the summer when Oregon transfer Braxton Burmeister and freshman Knox Kadum arrive.
Before Tech's game at North Carolina last season, Patterson got a good feel for what was expected of him. Offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen told Patterson they planned to bring him in to run in short-yardage situations.
\Patterson understood his role. In terms of the passing game, he was picking up things in practices he'd seldom been asked to do in high school.
"We probably passed the ball 70 times all of my senior year," said Patterson, a graduate of Solorio Academy in Chicago. "I've had countless training hours, a bunch of film, workouts and stuff like that, so I'm basically good enough to (run the offense) at this level."
Since he played in just three games last season, he'll be a redshirt freshman next fall. Beginning last season, the NCAA allowed players to appear in up to four games and retain their redshirt.
"On the whole, I think he's done a tremendous job of not getting impatient, but also having urgency to improve," coach Justin Fuente said. "To me, that's the balance."
Though Patterson is getting his fair share of chances to show off his arm, the spring hasn't come without challenges. He suffered what he described as a gashed finger when his right hand hit an offensive tackle , resulting in difficulty gripping the ball , but he's since recovered .
He's adjusted his academic track after spending his first semester as a mechanical engineering major. With pressure to absorb a playbook while trying to stay on top of a rigorous curriculum, Patterson thought it wise to change his major to business.
"I was playing catch-up almost the entire year," said Patterson, who completed 1 of 5 passes for 9 yards last season and ran for 25 . "I kind of just decided it was best for me to not try to stress myself out too much than I already was."
While Patterson continues to adjust to Cornelsen's scheme, Willis is enjoying a spring in which he is by far Tech's most experienced quarterback, but the atmosphere around him has changed . The 6-4 redshirt senior, started Tech's last 10 games last season after Josh Jackson's season-ending broken fibula at Old Dominion. After the season, Jackson and backup receiver Sean Savoy transferred to Maryland, while starting receiver Eric Kumah and key backup tight end Chris Cunningham both opted to transfer to Old Dominion.
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If anybody understands the need for a change of scenery, it's Willis, who completed 213 of 364 passes (58.5 percent) for 2,716 yards, 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season. He transferred in 2017 from Kansas .
"Everyone has got their own situation," Willis said regarding Jackson and Kumah. "At the end of the day, you've got to look out for yourself. You've got to do what's best for your situation. They're good guys. I wish them nothing but the best."
Hooker, who is also 6-4, entered the NCAA's transfer portal for three weeks before deciding to return . Fuente said he told Hooker he won't hang his flirtation with transferring over his head. Hooker has spent the spring learning how to better read defenses and briefly dealing with an ankle injury .
"Talking to coach Fuente and my parents, I thank them for being with me through that whole process, and I thank my teammates for accepting me back," said Hooker, who played in six games last season, didn't attempt a pass and ran four times for 57 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown run against William & Mary on his first college carry. "I just felt like Virginia Tech is home."
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Nocturnal (von lateinisch nocturnal für nächtlich) steht für:
 Nocturnal (Album), Album des amerikanischen Electro-Sängers Brandon Hilton
 Nocturnal (Band), deutsche Thrash-Metal-Band
 Nocturnal (Film), Filmdrama von Nathalie Biancheri aus dem Jahr 2019
 Nocturnal oder Nokturnal, mittelalterliche Sternuhr zur Ermittlung der Nachtstunden anhand der Stellung der Sterne

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 Nocturna
 Nocturne
 Nocturnes

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Kaila (powkailove) Hall
Trump Is Trying To Ban TikTok In The US
Within the last few months, Tik Tok has been the talk of the world. TikTok is a very popular app which rose to stardom during the pandemic. People across the world have used the platform to connect with others and create some musical masterpieces.
Recently, President Donald Trump has spoken about terminating TikTok in the United States. Since the app is owned by the Chinese, he isn't too happy about it being such a huge phenomenon in America. Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One on Friday that he would issue an order for TikTok to be banned in the US by Sunday or Monday.
China's ByteDance was previously seeking to keep a minority stake in the U.S. business of TikTok, which the White House had rejected. In which a new proposed deal was created where ByteDance would exit completely and Microsoft Corporation would take over TikTok in the United States, according to sources.
The administration has very serious national security concerns over TikTok. We continue to evaluate future policy," the White House said in a statement.
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Interior paint shortlist | House by the water.
I've been stalking everyone's homes in the last month or two, keeping my eye out for the perfect shade of grey for the interior walls of House By The Water. And whenever I've seen something I like, I've pounced! "Excuse me. What colour is your wall?" The internet is great like that.
Wattyl "Snowdonia" 3/4 strength in Josh and Jenna's bedroom on The Block.
Wattyl "Kid Leather" at Finlay Homes.
Pictured above: Lovely, beachy new home. Details kindly shared by TBrown on HomeOne Forum.
I know I've posted on interior paint colours before, but firstly that post looks a bit drippy (ha ha!) since I changed my blog's format, and secondly, it was based on a paint brochure. I'm far wiser now. I've realised just how different colours can look on a screen and in different light. Thus, my internet stalking for real-life examples. Of course, nothing compares to testing it out for yourself, and so I have a plan!
While my husband is in Mandurah (HBTW's location) next week for meetings, I want to him to buy a few sample pots of paint, paint up some boards and leave them there for the interior designer to study in situ. So I need a short list. I want a cool grey. Light, but definitely not white.
Soft Apparition – looking the least like a "greige" on my screen.
Feather dawn – I've been using this in all my digital mood boards, but I think it's going to look white in reality.
Kitty grey – based on photos of good looking display homes.
Southwards – wooed by The Islander (see below).
Crystal ball – my favourite on paper.
Scribbly Gum – looking too green on my screen but perfectly lovely in The Etesian (see below).
Solver Southward at The Islander by Webb and Brown-Neaves.
Solver Creamy Coffee at The Bayfield.
Solver Kitty Grey as seen in home by Dale Alcock.
Has anyone used any of the paints on my shortlist?
Or ruled them out after testing?
Got a light, cool grey that you love?
And what about the 1/2, 1/4 strength can of worms? Should I go there?
You'll find more named paints in my Pinterest file, if you are keen.
Choosing paints is certainly a tricky one and I relied solely on our interior designer for this one and kept my fingers crossed.
I love your paint colour Deb, but I don't think it's a Solver Paint.
Sorry Jo my mind isn't with it! You are correct it is a Dulux colour.
We used Kitty Grey after seeing it in the WBN Hampton style display in Mosman Park called the Grayson. We are really happy with it – it does look quite beige in some lights so it is more greige than a true grey. But I think that makes it warmer. It's very neutral and goes with everything.
Thanks Judy. Kitty Grey sure looks good in the pic from Dale Alcock in this post. Any pics of your place hiding anywhere public that I can see? I think I want a cool neutral, so maybe Kitty Grey will not be right for me if you think it's warm.
I'm no paint expert Jo, but I think kitty grey is a little too warm for the region. It's still hot here and it's May – I would lean to a tad more whiter/crisper like solver southward would be my choice personally from this selection, at half strength.
I do think it is quite warm – mine is a Hampton style home so I think more traditional than the style you are going for which would suit a cool grey. Our builder took some professional pictures of our house – I can send you some if there is a way to PM them.
I used a light gray – 2 yrs ago here in the States & I don't remember the color – but in the bedroom the afternoon sun made it look lavender. I took it back to the store and had them add black until it looked dark enough to suit me. Repainting it was a big improvement. Online is hard because computers vary. Is there any way you can have someone send you a sample page?
Thanks Donna. Good to know that adding black can help in such a situation. I have sample pages with me, but they don't include the entire range and I find it difficult to work with such tiny samples. My husband will paint up some sample boards and take pics for me at the house with them, then the interior designer can use them when the house is in a more complete state. With such a huge expense, repainting is not something I plan to do in the next 10 years.
It's great that you have painting included, we have to do ours separately. I'm keeping a close eye on your selections here as I think we will also be using a pale grey too, although we may go whiter than what you're planning. On my screen, the soft apparition looks blue, and on my phone it looked purple! So you can never tell until you actually see it working. Your strategy of getting boards painted up is a good one. I have a sample pot of Southwards as a render (second guessing my initial choices!) but I haven't painted it up yet.
I also am looking for a pale grey, but I am wanting a warmish one (being that I am in cold old Melbourne town). I like the look of Southwards.
Good luck, it is hard!
I prefer the black/blue side of grey, not the beige/yellow side. What you put alongside it will have a big influence too…beige furniture will dial up the yellow in a greige wall, navy black will make it look more grey.
Ahh, Jo! (Too many choices!!) In theory, I think that all the paints on my shortlist fall into the "cool" category, but I'm no expert either. I think the Nice Wolf (aka husband) might start to huff and puff if I have him paint up 6 paint colours in various strengths. He is on a tight schedule!
Thanks Carmen. I'm trying to get my warm vs. cold radar on. It's tricky! I'm not seeing Kitty Grey as warm in my sample. I know you have great taste, so I'm going to check out your Lunar Grey again.
Southward in that display looks delicious in real life! Very cool grey and whatever white they are using is spot on! And keep in mind the beautiful blue vista you will have and cooler grey will be beautiful- the only good thing with our build taking soooo long that I get to leverage your angst and decision making and copy! Good luck!
Thanks Sarah, I think! Ha, ha! Glad you like Southward in reality. That's good to know because our tastes are similar. Yes, I definitely want cool because we are going to have a lot of sunlight and you know I love blue and grey accents.
I love gray!! We did all our walls in Silverpointe from Sherwin Williams. In some rooms it looks so light it's hard to tell they aren't white. In other rooms you can see quite a difference with the white trim standing out. It's weird, because it's the same color throughout. Lighting, window lighting, and trim really makes a difference in each space.
Your grey is LOVELY Jennifer! I think it might be a cool grey?? But I'm probably wrong, again. It looks great with your white kitchen cabinetry.
Light but not white, the subtle light touches of the shade of grey. Its a great idea because having things all white can be monotonous. The house interiors with various grey shades of grey look nice, as you mentioned seeing colour from the computer screen and real makes a difference.
Hi Lisa. Thanks for saying hi! I didn't consider Cape Horn so I can't really comment. Solver are hopeless for online examples and even their sample charts are incomplete. Someone on the HomeOne forum told me that they chose Cape Horn over Soft Apparition (which I loved) because Cape Horn didn't throw any purple or blue. So that sounds good, but I haven't seen pictures. Good luck! Who are you building with?


So funny. Little ones will love the illustrations and will start to grasp the storytelling concepts. Same with the older kids!
PERFECT for some sort of genre work station after a lesson. I won't say this one makes a great read aloud. It's one that needs to be "looked at" closely. Great little explanations of different genre types.
The Library Mouse (Daniel Kirk)--This mouse likes to write! Keep meaning to make my own Kleenex box complete with mirror and pencil banner. There are three more books in the series.
I usually dislike cats. But Chester is too funny and this one is all about HIM writing the book.
Oh ... that was ever so cute. I might even go back and change it to a five just for the new character that was introduced.
Plus? Great intro to writing workshop. Rocket collects words and uses them to create a story. It's not easy but he doesn't give up! And ... he maks a friend along the way. <3 it.
Once Upon a Time: Writing Your Own Fairy Tale (Nancy Loewen) Explores the tools that beginning writers need. This title includes a review list of key concepts, four exercises for getting started, and numerous writing tips.
The Best Story (Eileen Spinelli) The main character wants to win a contest for some time with her favorite author. She needs to write a story ... and all of her family keeps giving her VERY DIFFERENT opinions on what makes a story great.
--of the two the first one The End of the Beginning is my absolute favorite but this one is also cute and it fits the topic!
SO FUN. Don't discount this one.
Check out the website here. This one ... if I could have purchased a copy for all of our 4th or 5th graders that would have been awesome.
TEACHER BOOK ALERT. I wrote about it a while ago. I wish he mentioned the library more but I really like the idea of the "adventure story" research paper.
TEACHER BOOK ALERT. GREAT IDEAS. And lots of fun to just read the different revision tactics all of the authors the author of THIS book interviewed.
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. I love how she incorporates storytelling, literary elements, and multiple word meanings (with humor) through the voice of the main character.
You know ... it's been a while since I looked at those. I need to remind myself to do more rereading. Too easy to forget things. Thanks!


As we enter the winter months District 1 parks will continue to receive improvements and routine maintenance. Several of our parks are in need of special attention and the Parks Department is working diligently to address concerns that were reported to my office.
Gullo Park is one of our district parks currently in the process of being renovated. When completed, the project will replace a much needed faulty irrigation system, add new concrete benches and concrete pads, remove 8 dead trees and replace those with 15 new trees, as well as, construct a new 6-foot fence that will separate the park from the adjacent 7/11 property. The renovation will also include a new wood sign on Williams Drive (facing the street). The project should be completed before the Thanksgiving Holiday. For a list of other park projects please click here. To report park issues please contact my office at: (408) 535-4901 or district1@sanjoseca.gov.


Long Ling is a government official in Beijing. Jonathan Flint translated her piece in this issue.
Although the events described here occurred only about three months ago, the man's name escapes me. I'm not at all certain my memory is correct, and of course no one will confirm my recollections. Who wants to remember what happened? Like me, everyone wants to forget.
At the time I was working in the western part of a remote province in China, under an arrangement intended to allow government officials from developed areas to work in economically backward regions. The temporary nature of my appointment meant I wasn't seen as a threat, and since some of the local officials expected me to be a rising star when I returned to Beijing, everyone was extremely friendly. I was frequently invited to banquets.
Banquets take up a large part of the life of Communist Party officials. Until the party launched the 'Eight Provisions' in 2013 – guidelines intended to cut back extravagant behaviour by officials – senior officials frequently attended two to three banquets on a single evening. Sometimes banquets would be held consecutively, leaving the host to struggle home after five or six hours of drinking, but more frequently two or more banquets would take place in adjacent rooms in a restaurant, with the host moving from one room to the other to toast visiting dignitaries. The restrictions on banquets came as a great relief. Most officials slowly reduced the number they attended to two or three a week. Everyone felt better, especially those who had developed fatty livers, high blood pressure and stomach problems.
That afternoon as I left work I stopped to greet a couple of senior officials. We were all setting off home when a female official came in and sat down, accompanied by two men in their forties who were smiling politely and enthusiastically. The female director explained that these two young county officials had recently been promoted to bureau chiefs. This was their first week in their new positions, and since they were in the city to deliver a report, they had taken the opportunity to introduce themselves to the city leadership.
My apartment was about five kilometres from my office. For the first six months I had an official car to take me home, but this privilege was withdrawn as a result of the reforms so I borrowed a bicycle. Compared to Beijing, the air quality was extremely good, and I looked forward to my cycle ride home. That day, as I was cycling, my phone vibrated several times in my pocket. Somewhat unwillingly, I stopped to answer it. It was the female director, inviting me to attend a simple dinner, as she put it. She said it was rare for the two men to come on a trip to the city and meet someone from the central government in Beijing, and that they would really like to talk to me. In any case, she said, it was dinnertime: all we had to do was find a small restaurant where we could chat and eat a few simple dishes. She was so insistent that I could only refuse her by repeating, 'Really sorry but I've already got another arrangement this evening.' I hung up and got back on my bike. Soon afterwards, a black Audi pulled up. The female director got out and stood in front of me as the two men wheeled my bike to the side of the road. I tried to turn down the invitation again, but she pretended to be angry, saying: 'The other three city leaders have already arrived and are waiting for you. It doesn't matter if we provincial people are beneath you, but you have to show some respect to the city leaders.' In the end I got into the car.
In the restaurant, I saw that the people I had recently said goodbye to were all present. I learned later that everyone else had felt they had to accept the director's insistent invitation. The meal proceeded slowly, following the usual pattern. First the host proposed three toasts. Everyone at the table joined in. The cup used for toasting holds about 30ml of 50 per cent alcohol. Where you sit at the table depends on your seniority. The two new bureau chiefs sat at the lower positions. One after the other they stood up, walked round the table, and proposed a toast to each official, moving from the most senior to the lowest rank. Before each toast they said a few words of gratitude and greeting, and asked for help and guidance. One of the two was a tall, overweight dark-faced man, about my age, perhaps a bit younger. He praised me for looking young; we touched glasses and emptied them.
After the nine guests had drunk two bottles of spirits – around as much as is usually consumed by halfway through a banquet – I noticed that the female director, who was sitting on my right, seemed distracted. I caught her looking towards the tall, overweight dark-faced man, who was slumped on his chair. Suddenly everyone got up and rushed to him. He seemed to have fainted.
Everyone began to realise that something terrible had happened. Someone made an emergency call to the hospital. Two men ran out to a pharmacy to buy some medicine. Others waited outside for the ambulance to arrive. A colleague and I were still supporting him. I pinched the skin just below his nose (人中) and rubbed the area between the thumb and the second finger (虎口), as Chinese medicine recommends, and we kept calling his name (why can't I remember his name?).
He still looked as if he was asleep, and was snoring loudly, but he didn't respond to any stimuli. The men who had gone to buy medicine came back, angrily saying that they had been to two shops, but they'd both refused to provide emergency medication because they didn't want to be responsible if there was a death. The ambulance still hadn't arrived. Several people were standing silently on the porch. The man's hand was cooling down, his complexion turning white, then purple. I was scared, and my arm was aching from holding him up for so long. A young driver came over reluctantly to replace me. He called to the people standing some distance away: 'Boss, he's about to die.' No one replied. Everyone was silent.
The man was taken to hospital. We went back to our homes to wait for news. Someone reported the incident and the local police came to the restaurant. After an hour a car came to collect me. The man's death had been confirmed, and now we had to discuss what to do.
Night-time in a remote town is almost completely dark. We congregated silently in the only meeting room that was lit. Later, three county leaders arrived, together with a police chief. Everyone was asked to reconstruct what had happened, which work-unit the dead man belonged to, his colleagues' views about how much alcohol he could tolerate, and his prior state of health. 'I had advised him not to drink,' the female director said, sounding aggrieved. We hadn't heard her say that, but no one corrected her. Then we discussed the consequences of his death.
The problem was that all those present at the banquet were government officials, and government officials entertaining themselves, especially if the entertainment is paid out of official funds, always attract unwanted attention. News would spread fast on the internet: 'Officials drink themselves to death at a banquet in such and such city.' Everyone present would have to accept responsibility; there had been many precedents in the last few years. Those holding high-ranking jobs would be sacked; those with less important jobs disciplined. We were well aware that when the new day broke, everyone would be an offender, their careers almost certainly ruined. 'The most important thing is whether the family makes a fuss or not,' somebody with experience of such events said. Everything depended on the family's attitude: if they agreed to financial compensation, perhaps the situation could be rescued.
From half-past midnight till six in the morning ten of us sat in the meeting room, telephones ringing again and again. We all tried to get help from our networks of friends and associates. Some of us went to the hospital and provided updates. Finally the man's wife arrived at the hospital, crying loudly. Eventually she calmed down, but she wouldn't allow the body to be dressed for burial. Later she asked that the corpse wear a famous brand of overcoat over a well-known brand of suit. Everyone discussed the size of clothes needed, and where they might be bought at 3 a.m. Someone found a shop-owner's phone number, went out to buy the clothes and took them to the hospital. The family still hadn't given permission for the body to be taken from the emergency room. The wife said they wanted to wait for the dead man's parents to arrive from their village, which would take another three or four hours. Then the relatives demanded to see the people who had attended the banquet. The atmosphere in our meeting room became tense; we could only imagine what was happening at the hospital.
Dawn broke, but the body still lay in the emergency room. People began negotiating compensation for the family; the dead man's wife let it be known that his salary was the sole source of income for the entire family, that his elderly parents were sick and his child still young. The sum she demanded was equivalent to a year's salary from each of us. The county officials explained to her that the unfortunate banquet guests did not earn large salaries, but that they would all try their best to provide as much compensation as they could. At last the relatives agreed to let the body of the dead man be removed from the hospital, but not to be cremated: they wanted it to wait in the mortuary of another hospital until a decision on compensation was reached. Someone contacted the hospital the van was heading to and urged it not to accept the body, so the relatives had to transfer the body to an undertaker and agree to a cremation that same day.
As the sun rose, the group in the meeting room quietly dispersed. Waving goodbye, we felt as if we had experienced the chaos of war. Everyone went back to work, acting as if nothing had happened. No one had slept or eaten; one female colleague was shaking. As if afraid of a ghost, she needed someone to accompany her when she went to the washroom. She went home, locked her door, turned off her phone, and couldn't be contacted for two days.
A report of the incident reached the office of the deputy mayor. He decided that what had actually happened was the following: a comrade had died suddenly of a heart condition, brought on by hard work, not drinking; there had not been a banquet; the local police station had never received a report of an incident. Since there had been no banquet, no one could be disciplined. The deputy mayor agreed that the dead man's family should receive a large sum in recognition of the hard-working bureau chief's sacrifice. The family expressed their satisfaction.
On the seventh day after death, the ghost of a dead person returns, so families prepare good food and burn a paper ladder by which the ghost can ascend to heaven. At the appointed time, relatives of the departed went to the entrance to the small restaurant to perform the ritual, irritating the owner, who demanded several thousand RMB in compensation for the psychological harm he had suffered. Soon after this ill-omened event he closed the restaurant and left town. For the rest of us, days passed as usual, and the incident slowly faded into the past. Only subtle signs in the expressions of colleagues who had been involved satisfied me that it had actually taken place.


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POST TIME: Eleanor Roosevelt in Palm Beach County
Eliot Kleinberg
ekleinberg@pbpost.com
Readers: Last week we began a two-parter on the Palm Beach County connections to Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. While Franklin made many visits to Florida, there's nothing in our archives specific to Palm Beach County.
But there is for Mrs. Roosevelt.
In the 1930s, she read a Collier's Magazine story that said Belle Glade was worse than the Dust Bowl, worse than the conditions described in "The Grapes of Wrath." Around the same time, she received a letter from Pahokee pioneer Carmen Salvatore, then a member of the Palm Beach County School Board, inviting her to see for herself.
"She came in with a black limo with a chauffeur to pick Daddy up and he showed her around," Lucille Salvatore Herron recalled this week. (Herron's memories of her family's ordeal in the great 1928 Okeechobee hurricane were recounted in our Sept. 17 column.)
The first lady reported back to her husband that for Belle Glade's farmworkers, medicine, schools and good housing — or any housing — simply did not exist.
After Mrs. Roosevelt's visit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture set up a public housing authority.
Two decades later, Mrs. Roosevelt, now both a private citizen and a widow, would come to the aid of the Glades again; this time, it was about a doll.
In December 1948, Sara Lee Creech, who's white, had noticed two black girls playing with a white doll outside the Belle Glade post office. She wanted black children to be able to play with a figure that looked like them and wasn't a caricature.
Zora Neale Hurston, the black novelist and folklorist, who died in Fort Pierce in 1960, offered encouragement in a June 1950 letter.
"The thing that pleased me most, Miss Creech," Hurston wrote, "was that you, a white girl, should have seen into our hearts so clearly."
Through a mutual friend, Sara Lee made contact with Mrs. Roosevelt.
By 1951, however, toy companies still had not offered a contract. Mrs. Roosevelt, then chairwoman of the U.N. Human Rights division and living in New York, inquired, "Would it be of any help if I gave a tea to announce the doll?"
"That's just the way she put it," Sara Lee recalled in 2o00. "Very unassuming, very thoughtful. Of course, we said yes."
Black and white leaders attended the tea. The Ideal toy company agreed to manufacture what became known as the Saralee Doll. "Not an African-American doll," Sara Lee would say later, "but an American doll that happens to be black, a doll for all children."
Mrs. Roosevelt died in 1962, Sara Lee Creech Smith in 2008.


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Xavier Le Roy
Xavier Le Roy in 'Self-Unfinished'. Photo by Katrin Schoof.
Acclaimed French choreographer, dancer and performance artist Xavier Le Roy is one of the most influential dance thinkers of our time. Since making the somewhat-unconventional leap from science to dance (he holds a doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Montpellier, France), he has performed with the world's most diverse companies and choreographers, and has identified new perspectives in the field of choreographic art and performance making.
Xavier's work has been presented in diverse locations and situations the world over, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Beirut Art Centre, at Panorama Brazil and amid the beautiful gardens at the Palace of Versailles. His latest works propose situations that explicitly explore the relationships between spectators, visitors, performers and the production of subjectivities.
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MMeets Dance Meet with Xavier Le Roy and the Dancehouse In_Public workshop Fri 4 and 11 Dec 2015, 5.00pm–6.00pm	 MTalks Xavier Le Roy in dialogue: What transforms Sat 28 Nov 2015, 3.00pm–4.30pm	 MTalks Xavier Le Roy in dialogue: What transmits Sat 5 Dec 2015, 3.00pm–4.30pm	 MTalks Xavier Le Roy in dialogue: What matters Sat 12 Dec 2015, 3.00pm–4.30pm


The other evening, we put together a very impromptu get together with some neighbor friends. What was a bad experience, turned into a great one!
Earlier that day we were at a family gathering for a graduation party. These kind of get togethers are always a little nerve racking for me because of Little R's food allergies. As you can imagine, there is always a lot of food around with so many people to feed. My family has gotten pretty good at thinking and planning ahead so that Little R can have a safe visit, but this visit turned ugly!
There were a lot of kids visiting at this gathering, so one of my uncles had planned for a fun activity for them. The first red flag, or what should have been for me, was when he gathered the kids and had them go search for pine cones. Yeah, you know where this is going. I was busy socializing with other relatives, having my own fun, so I was not paying much attention. The next thing I know, Little R came up to me with a very frightened look on his face and told me that all the kids were playing in PEANUT BUTTER! You can imagine the skipped beat that my heart experienced at that moment!
I couldn't believe my eyes! Little R, with a very sad face, walked off to the other side of the yard and told me he would just play alone until they were done. BUT, that was NOT good enough! Peanut butter is not easy to clean up! I knew that no matter how much effort was placed in hand washing, there would still be peanut butter lingering. This party was no longer safe for Little R.
I very quickly decided that we HAD to leave. What was worse was that Little C was covered in said peanut butter! I had my mom take him inside to wash up as best as she could until we could get home for a real shower and change of clothes. Little R was NOT happy about my decision to leave. So, I very quickly came up with a change in plans… our own backyard bon-fire!
I am sorry for the long post, but I had to get all of that off my chest! You are probably wondering why I am sharing so many details. I think it is important for our friends and family members to get a clear picture of what it is like living with these horrible food allergies. Thanks for listening.
Little R enjoying one very yummy S'more!


The N7 KD VI made headlines yesterday but it's no surprise seeing that the colorway chosen for this years theme, has been the best we've seen since the series kicked off a few years ago. Some of the additional details include 3M detailing on the uppers, that only show once light is flashed upon the entire shoe. Teal and Red uppers accent the entire shoe , with the N7 logo on the tongue. Let us know if you'll be picking these up when they release.
Best KD VI so far..I hope these release soon!


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Justia Patents US Patent Application for IODINATION PROCESS, MONOMER AND POLYMER Patent Application (Application #20170054079)
IODINATION PROCESS, MONOMER AND POLYMER
The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of iodinated compounds of formula (I): (Formula (I)) wherein R1 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; m independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and X independently in each occurrence is NR2, PR2, —CR22—, —SiR22, O or S wherein R2 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent.
Electronic devices containing active organic materials are attracting increasing attention for use in devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic photoresponsive devices (in particular organic photovoltaic devices and organic photosensors), organic transistors and memory array devices. Devices containing active organic materials offer benefits such as low weight, low power consumption and flexibility. Moreover, use of soluble organic materials allows use of solution processing in device manufacture, for example inkjet printing or spin-coating.
An OLED has a substrate carrying an anode, a cathode and one or more organic light-emitting layers between the anode and cathode.
A light emitting layer may comprise a semiconducting host material and a light-emitting dopant wherein energy is transferred from the host material to the light-emitting dopant. For example, J. Appl. Phys. 65, 3610, 1989 discloses a host material doped with a fluorescent light-emitting dopant (that is, a light-emitting material in which light is emitted via decay of a singlet exciton).
Phosphorescent dopants are also known (that is, a light-emitting dopant in which light is emitted via decay of a triplet exciton).
Sook et al., J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 14604-14609, discloses formation of hosts DBT1, DBT2 and DBT3 from dibromodibenzothiophene:
The preparation of 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene has been described in Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 72, pp 6672-6679, Lo et al. in which dibenzothiophene was iodinated directly with iodine, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and periodic acid in chloroform to obtain 2,8-diiododibezonthiophene in 22-50% yield:
A similar iodination is described in Organic Letters, 2010, vol. 12, pp 2194-2197, Feng et al. which describes the direct iodination of dibenzothiophene and dibenzofuran with iodine, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and periodic acid. The corresponding di-iodo compounds were obtained in 31-66% yield.
A wide variation in yield is reported for the same reaction in both the prior art documents discussed above. In addition there is the potential for unwanted side reactions to occur, for example, by over or under iodination of the aromatic ring or by iodination at different positions on the aromatic ring. In addition the reaction can also produce unwanted oxidation products via oxidation of the sulphur.
On repetition of the prior art processes, the inventor has found the direct iodination process gave only a very small amount of the desired product and poor conversion of the starting material. Furthermore the inventor has found that these processes may require purification by column chromatography which can be difficult to scale up.
A first aspect according to the present invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I):
comprising (i) metalation and (ii) iodination of a compound of formula (II):
wherein R1 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; m independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and X independently in each occurrence is NR2, PR2, —CR22—, —SiR22, O or S wherein R2 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent.
Preferably, m is 0 and X is O or S. Most preferably, m is 0 and X is S.
In a second aspect, the invention provides a process of forming a compound of formula (V):
the process comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula (I) and a compound of formula (IV′):
wherein R1 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; m independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3; X independently in each occurrence is NR2, PR2, —CR22—, —SiR22, O or S wherein R2 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; R3 in each occurrence is a substituent; and n′ in each occurrence is independent 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, with the proviso that at least one n′ is 1 and at least one R3 is bromine.
R1, R2, m, and X may be as described anywhere herein. Any groups R3 other than the one or more bromine R3 groups may be as described anywhere herein. Optionally, one n′ of formula (IV′) is 1 and the other n′ is 0. such that the compound of formula (V′) carries two bromine substituents R3 and the compound of formula (V′) is suitable for use as a monomer in polymerisation as described anywhere herein.
In a third aspect the invention provides a partially conjugated co-polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr) and at least one co-repeat unit:
wherein R1 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; m independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3; X independently in each occurrence is NR2, PR2, —CR22—, —SiR22, O or S wherein R2 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; R3 in each occurrence is a substituent; n in each occurrence is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and n1 in each occurrence is independently 0, 1, 2 or 3.
R1, R2, R32, n, n1, m, and X of the third aspect may be as described anywhere herein.
FIG. 1 is an HPLC chromatogram of a sample of the reaction mixture of a process according to the present invention, and
FIG. 2 is an HPLC chromatogram of a sample of the reaction mixture of a literature process using direct iodination.
The invention provides a two step process to obtain compounds of formula (I) reproducibly, in high yield and without the need for purification by column chromatography.
Overall, after the metalation and iodination steps, the bromo substituent in the compound of formula (II) is replaced with an iodo substituent to form the compound of formula (I). The process enables regiospecific introduction of the iodo substituent into the compound of formula (II) to form the compound of formula (I).
Preferably, m is 0.
Each R1, where present, may independently in each occurrence be selected from:
alkyl, optionally C1-20 alkyl, wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, O, S, substituted N, C═O or —COO—, and one or more H atoms may be replaced with F; and
aryl and heteroaryl groups that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents, preferably phenyl substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
Preferably, R1 is a C1-40 hydrocarbyl group.
Preferably, X is S or O. Preferably, X is O. More preferably, X is S.
H;
The two groups R2 of —CR22—, —SiR22 may be linked to form a ring.
In a preferred embodiment the metalation is lithiation. Preferably, the lithiation is carried out using an organolithium, more preferably an alkyllithium, such as n-butyllithium or s-butyllithium. Most preferably, the lithiation is carried out using s-butyllithium.
Preferably, the metalation is carried out in an aprotic organic solvent, for example THF.
Preferably, the metalation reaction mixture is maintained at a temperature between −60 and −100° C., more preferably at a temperature of between −70 and −80° C.
The iodination step is carried out subsequently to the metalation step. The metalation step provides a reaction mixture which may contain lithiated reaction intermediates derived from the compound of formula (II). Any reaction intermediates formed after the metalation step remain in situ in the reaction mixture and are used directly in the iodination step.
In a preferred embodiment, the iodination is carried out using elemental iodine. Preferably, the elemental iodine is added directly to the reaction mixture obtained after the metalation.
Preferably, the iodination is commenced at a temperature between −60 and −100° C. and then warmed to room temperature. More preferably, the iodination is commenced at a temperature of between −70 and −80° C. and then warmed to room temperature.
Preferably, after the iodination is complete the compound of formula (I) is obtained.
In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (I) obtained is purified by recrystallisation. Preferably, the compound of formula (I) obtained is purified by recrystallisation using toluene.
Preferably, the compound of formula (I) obtained is not purified by chromatography.
Preferably, the compound of formula (I) is obtained in a yield of 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
Preferably, the compound of formula (I) is obtained with a chemical purity of greater than about 95%; or greater than about 96%, or greater than about 97%, or greater than about 97.3% (as measured by HPLC).
In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (II) is prepared by bromination of a compound of formula (III):
Preferably, the bromination is carried out using elemental bromine.
Preferably, the bromination is carried out in a mixed solvent system comprising a non-polar organic solvent and polar protic solvent. Preferably, the non-polar organic solvent is chloroform or dichloromethane. Preferably, the polar protic solvent is acetic acid. Preferably, the non-polar solvent is chloroform and the polar protic solvent is acetic acid.
In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (II) obtained is purified by recrystallisation. Preferably the recrystallisation uses one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of aliphatic esters, aliphatic nitriles and aromatic hydrocarbons. Preferably the aliphatic ester solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and isopropyl acetate. Most preferably the aliphatic ester solvent is n-butyl acetate. Preferably the aliphatic nitrile solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile and propionitrile. Most preferably, the aliphatic nitrile solvent is acetonitrile. Preferably the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is selected from the group consisting of benzene and toluene. Most preferably the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is toluene. A particularly preferred recrystallisation solvent system is toluene and acetonitrile.
Preferably, the compound of formula (II) obtained is not purified by chromatography.
Preferably, the compound of formula (II) is obtained in a yield of 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
Preferably, the compound of formula (II) is obtained with a chemical purity of greater than about 95%; or greater than about 96%, or greater than about 97%, or greater than about 98%, or greater than about 99%, or greater than about 99.6% (as measured by HPLC).
In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (I) obtained is used in a further step comprising reacting the compound of formula (I) with a compound of formula (IV):
wherein R3 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; and n independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
The reaction of compounds of formulae (I) and (IV) is shown in Scheme 1:
a leaving group such as Br, Cl, benzenesulphonyl, p-toluenesulphonyl (tosyl), methylsulphonyl (mesyl), or trifluoromethanesulphonyl (triflate);
alkyl, optionally C1-20 alkyl, wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, O, S, substituted N, and one or more H atoms may be replaced with F; and
In one embodiment, each n is 0.
In another embodiment, one or each n is at least 1, and at least one R3 is Br. Generally, when the compound of formula (IV) comprises a bromo substituent this substituent does not react during the reaction of the compound of formula (IV) with the compound of formula (I) because reaction occurs preferentially at the position of the iodo substituents of the compound of formula (I). This preferential reaction enables the preparation of carbazole substituted compounds, such as carbazole substituted dibenzothiophenes and carbazole substituted dibenzofurans, in which the carbazole is substituted with bromo substituents. The compound of formula (V) may be used as a monomer in a polymerisation in the case where at least two R3 groups of formula (V) are bromine. The compound of formula (V) may be used as a polymer end-capping group in the case where one R3 group is bromine.
In a preferred embodiment in the case where n is at least 1, only one n of formula (IV) is 1 and R3 is Br.
Preferably, at least two equivalents of the compound of formula (IV) are reacted with one equivalent of the compound of formula (I). i.e. the stoichiometric ratio of the compound of formula (IV) to the compound of formula (I) is at least 2 to 1.
Preferably, the compound of formula (IV) is bromocarbazole (IVa):
Preferably, the compound of formula (IVa) is reacted with the compound of formula (I) to form a compound of formula (Va):
The compound of formula (Va) is a specific example of compounds of formula (V).
In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (V) obtained is purified by recrystallisation. Preferably the recrystallisation uses one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons. Preferably the alcohol solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol and isopropanol. Most preferably the alcohol solvent is methanol. Preferably the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is selected from the group consisting of benzene and toluene. Most preferably the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is toluene. A particularly preferred recrystallisation solvent system is toluene and methanol.
Preferably, the compound of formula (V) obtained is not purified by chromatography.
Preferably, the compound of formula (V) is obtained in a yield of 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
Preferably, the compound of formula (V) is obtained with a chemical purity of greater than about 90%; or greater than about 93%, or greater than about 95% (as measured by HPLC).
The compound of formula (V) may be used to form a conjugated or partially conjugated polymer.
One method of forming conjugated or partially conjugated polymers is Suzuki polymerisation, for example as described in WO 00/53656 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,777,070 which allows formation of C—C bonds between two aromatic or heteroaromatic groups, and so is enables formation of polymers having conjugation extending across two or more repeat units. Suzuki polymerisation takes place in the presence of a palladium complex catalyst and a base.
As illustrated in Scheme 2, in the Suzuki polymerisation process a monomer for forming repeat units RU1 having leaving groups LG1 such as boronic acid or boronic ester groups undergoes polymerisation with a monomer for forming repeat units RU2 having leaving groups LG2 such as halogen, sulfonic acid or sulfonic ester to form a carbon-carbon bond between Arylene 1 and Arylene 2:
n LG1-RU1-LG1+n LG2-RU2-LG2→-(RU1-RU2)n-
Exemplary boronic esters have formula (VI):
wherein R6 in each occurrence is independently a C1-20 alkyl group, * represents the point of attachment of the boronic ester to an aromatic ring of the monomer, and the two groups R6 may be linked to form a ring. In a preferred embodiment, the two groups R6 are linked to form the pinacol ester of boronic acid:
It will be understood by the skilled person that a monomer LG1-RU1-LG1 will not polymerise to form a direct carbon-carbon bond with another monomer LG1-RU1-LG1. A monomer LG2-RU2-LG2 will not polymerise to form a direct carbon-carbon bond with another monomer LG2-RU2-LG2.
Preferably, one of LG1 and LG2 is bromine or iodine and the other is a boronic acid or boronic ester.
This selectivity means that the ordering of repeat units in the polymer backbone can be controlled such that all or substantially all RU1 repeat units formed by polymerisation of LG1-RU1-LG1 are adjacent, on both sides, to RU2 repeat units.
In the example of Scheme 2 above, an AB copolymer is formed by copolymerisation of two monomers in a 1:1 ratio, however it will be appreciated that more than two or more than two monomers may be used in the polymerisation, and any ratio of monomers may be used.
The base may be an organic or inorganic base. Exemplary organic bases include tetra-alkylammonium hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates. Exemplary inorganic bases include metal (for example alkali or alkali earth) hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates.
The palladium complex catalyst may be a palladium (o) or palladium (II) compound.
Particularly preferred catalysts are tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (o) and palladium (II) acetate mixed with a phosphine.
A phosphine may be provided, either as a ligand of the palladium compound catalyst or as a separate compound added to the polymerisation mixture. Exemplary phosphines include triarylphosphines, for example triphenylphosphines wherein each phenyl may independently be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents, for example one or more C1-5 alkyl or C1-5 alkoxy groups.
Particularly preferred are triphenylphospine and tris(ortho-methoxytriphenyl) phospine.
A further polymerisation method is Yamamoto polymerisation in which monomers carrying halogen (preferably bromine) leaving groups react in the presence of a nickel catalyst.
The polymerisation reaction may take place in a single organic liquid phase in which all components of the reaction mixture are soluble. The reaction may take place in a two-phase aqueous-organic system, in which case a phase transfer agent may be used. The reaction may take place in an emulsion formed by mixing a two-phase aqueous-organic system with an emulsifier.
The polymer may be end-capped by addition of an endcapping reactant. Suitable end-capping reactants are aromatic or heteroaromatic materials substituted with only one leaving group. The end-capping reactants may include reactants substituted with a halogen for reaction with a boronic acid or boronic ester group at a polymer chain end, and reactants substituted with a boronic acid or boronic ester for reaction with a halogen at a polymer chain end. Exemplary end-capping reactants are halobenzenes, for example bromobenzene, and phenylboronic acid. End-capping reactants may be added during or at the end of the polymerisation reaction.
Co-Polymers
Polymers formed by reaction of a monomer of formula (V) are preferably copolymers comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr) and one or more co-repeat units:
wherein R1, R3, n, m and X are as described above, and ni in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3.
The repeat unit of formula (Vr) may have the following formula:
A polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr) may be a host for a phosphorescent dopant. A composition comprising a polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr) and a phosphorescent dopant may contain the phosphorescent dopant in an amount in the range of 0.1-50 wt %, optionally 0.5-30 wt %.
If the polymer is a copolymer comprising repeat units of formula (Vr) and one or more co-repeat units then repeat units of formula (Vr) may make up 1-99 mol % of the repeat units of the copolymer, optionally 1-50 mol % of the repeat units.
Preferably, the polymer is a conjugated polymer wherein repeat units in the polymer backbone are conjugated to one another to form a conjugated backbone. The singlet excited state energy level and/or triplet excited state energy level of the polymer may is be controlled by controlling the extent of conjugation of the polymer.
The copolymer may be a partially conjugated copolymer. Repeat units may be introduced into the polymer backbone to limit the extent of conjugation along the polymer backbone and increase an excited stated energy level of the polymer. A partially conjugated polymer may comprise repeat units that limit the extent of conjugation across the repeat unit or that completely break conjugation across the repeat unit.
Repeat units to limit the extent of conjugation along the polymer backbone may be provided in the polymer in an amount in the range of 1-99 mol %, optionally 1-50 mol %.
Substituents may be provided adjacent to one or both linking positions of an arylene co-repeat unit to create steric hindrance with adjacent repeat units, resulting in twisting of the arylene co-repeat unit out of the plane of the adjacent repeat unit.
A twisting repeat unit may have formula (IX):
wherein Ar1 is an arylene group; R7 in each occurrence is a substituent adjacent to a linking position of the repeat unit; and p is 0 or 1. The one or two substituents R7 may be the only substituents of repeat units of formula (IX), or one or more further substituents may be present, optionally one or more C1-40 hydrocarbyl groups.
The one or two substituents R7 adjacent to the linking positions of formula (IX) create steric hindrance with one or both repeat units adjacent to the repeat unit of formula (IX).
Each R7 may independently be selected from the group consisting of:
alkyl, optionally C1-20 alkyl, wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, O, S, substituted N, C═O or —COO—, and one or more H atoms may be replaced with F;
aryl and heteroaryl groups that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents, preferably phenyl substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups; and
a linear or branched chain of aryl or heteroaryl groups, each of which groups may independently be substituted, for example a group of formula —(Ar7)r wherein each Ar7 is independently an aryl or heteroaryl group and r is at least 2, preferably a branched or linear chain of phenyl groups each of which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
In the case where R7 comprises an aryl or heteroaryl group, or a linear or branched chain of aryl or heteroaryl groups, the or each aryl or heteroaryl group may be substituted with one or more substituents R8 selected from the group consisting of:
alkyl, for example C1-20 alkyl, wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with O, S, substituted N, C═O and —COO— and one or more H atoms of the alkyl group may be replaced with F;
NR92, OR9, SR9, SiR93 and
fluorine, nitro and cyano;
wherein each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, preferably C1-20 alkyl; and aryl or heteroaryl, preferably phenyl, optionally substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
Substituted N, where present, may be —NR6— wherein R6 is a substituent and is optionally in each occurrence a C1-40 hydrocarbyl group, optionally a C1-20 alkyl group.
Preferably, each R7, where present, is independently selected from C1-40 hydrocarbyl, and is more preferably selected from C1-20 alkyl; unusubstituted phenyl; phenyl substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups; and a linear or branched chain of phenyl groups, wherein each phenyl may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents.
One preferred class of arylene repeat units is phenylene repeat units, such as phenylene repeat units of formula (X):
wherein w in each occurrence is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, optionally 1 or 2; n is 1, 2 or 3; and R7 independently in each occurrence is a substituent as described above.
If n is 1 then exemplary repeat units of formula (X) include the following:
A particularly preferred repeat unit of formula (X) has formula (Xa):
Substituents R7 of formula (Xa) are adjacent to linking positions of the repeat unit, which may cause steric hindrance between the repeat unit of formula (Xa) and adjacent repeat units, resulting in the repeat unit of formula (Xa) twisting out of plane relative to one or both adjacent repeat units.
Exemplary repeat units where n is 2 or 3 include the following:
A preferred repeat unit has formula (Xb):
The two R7 groups of formula (Xb) may cause steric hindrance between the phenyl rings they are bound to, resulting in twisting of the two phenyl rings relative to one another.
A further class of arylene repeat units is optionally substituted fluorene repeat units, such as repeat units of formula (XI):
wherein R8 in each occurrence is the same or different and is a substituent wherein the two groups R8 may be linked to form a ring; R7 is a substituent as described above; and d is 0, 1, 2 or 3.
a linear or branched chain of aryl or heteroaryl groups, each of which groups may independently be substituted, for example a group of formula —(Ar7)r wherein each Ar is independently an aryl or heteroaryl group and r is at least 2, optionally 2 or 3, preferably a branched or linear chain of phenyl groups each of which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
Preferably, each R8 is independently a C1-40 hydrocarbyl group.
Substituted N, where present, may be —NR6— wherein R6 is as described above.
The aromatic carbon atoms of the fluorene repeat unit may be unsubstituted, or may be substituted with one or more substituents R7 as described with reference to Formula (IX).
Exemplary substituents R7 are alkyl, for example C1-20 alkyl, wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with O, S, C═O and —COO—, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkylthio, fluorine, cyano and arylalkyl. Particularly preferred substituents include C1-20 alkyl and substituted or unsubstituted aryl, for example phenyl. Optional substituents for the aryl include one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
The extent of conjugation of repeat units of formula (XI) to aryl or heteroaryl groups of adjacent repeat units in the polymer backbone may be controlled by (a) linking the repeat unit through the 3- and/or 6-positions to limit the extent of conjugation across the repeat unit, and/or (b) substituting the repeat unit with one or more substituents R8 in or more positions adjacent to the linking positions in order to create a twist with the adjacent repeat unit or units, for example a 2,7-linked fluorene carrying a C1-20 alkyl substituent in one or both of the 3- and 6-positions.
The repeat unit of formula (XI) may be a 2,7-linked repeat unit of formula (XIa):
A relatively high degree of conjugation across the repeat unit of formula (XIa) may be provided in the case where each d=0, or where any substituent R7 is not present at a position adjacent to the linking 2- or 7-positions of formula (XIa).
Conjugation across the repeat unit of formula (XIa) may be limited in the case where at least one d is at least 1, and where at least one substituent R7 is present at a position adjacent to the linking 2- or 7-positions of formula (XIa). Optionally, each d is 1 and the 3- and/or 6-position of the repeat unit of formula (XIa) is substituted with a substituent R7 to provide a relatively low degree of conjugation across the repeat unit.
The repeat unit of formula (XI) may be a 3,6-linked repeat unit of formula (XIb)
The extent of conjugation across a repeat unit of formula (XIb) may be relatively low as is compared to a corresponding repeat unit of formula (XIa).
Another exemplary arylene repeat unit has formula (VIII):
wherein R7, R8 and d are as described with reference to formulae (IX) and (XI) above. Any of the R7 groups may be linked to any other of the R7 groups to form a ring. The ring so formed may be unsubstituted or may be substituted with one or more substituents, optionally one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
Repeat units of formula (VIII) may have formula (VIIIa) or (VIIIb):
An exemplary repeat unit of formula (VIII) has the following structure, wherein aromatic carbon atoms may each independently be unsubstituted or substituted with a substituent R8, and wherein the cyclopentyl groups may each independently be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents, for example one or more C1-20 alkyl groups:
The one or more co-repeat units may include a conjugation-breaking repeat unit, which is a repeat unit that does not provide any conjugation path between repeat units adjacent to the conjugation-breaking repeat unit.
Exemplary conjugation-breaking co-repeat units include co-repeat units of formula (XII):
Ar4 in each occurrence independently represents an aryl or heteroaryl group that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents; and
Sp represents a spacer group comprising at least one carbon or silicon atom.
Sp blocks any conjugation path between the two groups Ar4. Preferably, the spacer group Sp includes at least one sp3-hybridised carbon atom separating the Ar4 groups.
Preferably Ar4 is an aryl group and the Ar4 groups may be the same or different. More preferably each Ar4 is phenyl.
Each Ar4 may independently be unsubstituted or may be substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents. The one or more substituents may be selected from:
C1-20 alkyl wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms of the alkyl group may be replaced by O, S or COO, C═O, NR6 or SiR62 and one or more H atoms of the C1-20 alkyl group may be replaced by F wherein R6 is a substituent and is optionally in each occurrence a C1-40 hydrocarbyl group, optionally a C1-20 alkyl group; and
aryl or heteroaryl, optionally phenyl, that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more C1-20 alkyl groups.
Preferred substituents of Ar4 are C1-20 alkyl groups, which may be the same or different in each occurrence.
Exemplary groups Sp include a C1-20 alkyl chain wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms of the chain may be replaced with O, S, —NR6—, —SiR62—, —C(═O)— or —COO— and wherein R6 in each occurrence is a substituent and is optionally in each occurrence a C1-40 hydrocarbyl group, optionally a C1-20 alkyl group.
Exemplary repeat units of formula (XII) include the following, wherein R in each occurrence is H or C1-5 alkyl:
Another exemplary co-repeat unit of formula (XII) has formula (XIIa)
wherein Alk may be independently selected from alkyl, optionally C1-20 alkyl and n is at least 1, optionally 1-6, and wherein one or more non-adjacent C atoms may be replaced with optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, O, S, substituted N, C═O or —COO—, and one or more H atoms may be replaced with F
Co-repeat units may be formed from corresponding monomers carrying suitable leaving groups.
Compounds of formula (V), or polymers comprising repeat units of formula (Vr), may be used as a host material in the light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting device comprising an anode, a cathode and the light-emitting layer between the anode and cathode. The compound of formula (V) may be used in the light-emitting layer in is combination with one or more dopants selected from fluorescent and phosphorescent light-emitting dopants. Preferred phosphorescent light-emitting dopants are phosphorescent transition metal complexes.
2,8-diododibenzothiophene was prepared according to the following reaction scheme:
Bromine is added to a solution of dibenzothiophene in chloroform and acetic acid. Once the reaction is completed the isolated 2,8-dibromothiophene is purified by a first recrystallisation from n-butyl acetate and a subsequent recrystallisation from toluene (>99.6% purity as measured by HPLC).
s-BuLi is added to a slurry of 2,8-dibromodibenzothiophene in THF at −78° C. Iodine is added to the reaction mixture and the reaction mixture was warned to room temperature overnight. Mixture was cooled down to 0° C. and quenched with water added drop wise. A sample of organic phase was analysed by HPLC: crude 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene=81.21%.
An HPLC chromatogram of a sample of the reaction mixture is shown in FIG. 1. Peak no. 10 at 5.44 min corresponds to 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene and shows this product io represents 81.21% of the crude reaction product.
Sodium bisulfite was added to the reaction mixture as a solid under vigorous stirring until organic phase turned yellow. THF was removed under reduced pressure and the resulting suspension was filtered. Solid was washed 5 times with water, then 3 times with methanol. Solid was dried in vacuum oven at 50° C. for 24 hrs to yield 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene as a white solid (93.11% pure by HPLC, 80% yield).
The isolated crude product can also be recrystallised with toluene to provide 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene (97.35% purity as measured by HPLC).
DIRECT IODINATION COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE
Dibenzothiophene was iodinated directly with iodine, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and periodic acid in chloroform to obtain 2,8-diiododibezonthiophene. A sample of the organic phase was analysed by HPLC: crude 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene=39.41%
An HPLC chromatogram of a sample of the reaction mixture from direct iodination is shown in FIG. 2. The peak at 5.22 min is starting material, the peaks at 0.98 min, 1.49 min and 2.75 min are polar species coming from oxidised by-product. Peak no. 12 at 5.46 min corresponds to 2,8-diiododibenzothiophene and shows this product represents 39.41% of the crude reaction product.
MONOMER SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE
A mixture of 2,8-diiododibezothiophene (40.0 g, 91.7 mmol) 3-bromocarbazole (67.7 g, 275.2 mmol), potassium tert-butoxide (35.3 g, 366.9 mmol), copper iodide (34.9 g, 183.5 mmol) and trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (4.4 ml, 36.7 mmol) in 830 ml toluene was degassed with nitrogen for 30 minutes. Mixture was heated to 70° C. for 1 hour, then to 90° C. for 24 hours. Heating was increased to 95° C. and stirred for 24 hours.
Mixture was then cooled down to room temperature and filtered through a silica/florisil®/celite plug, eluted with toluene. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting solid was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran and adsorbed on isolute® and dry loaded on a silica/florisil® plug. It was eluted with a mixture of toluene:hexane (1:1). Fractions containing product were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. Resulting solid was recrystallised once from a mixture of toluene and hexane and five times from a mixture of toluene and methanol. Solid was dried in vacuum oven to yield 4.7 g of compound of formula (Va) as a white solid, 95.18% pure by HPLC.
POLYMERISATION EXAMPLE
Two polymers were prepared by Suzuki polymerisation as described in WO 00/53656 of the following monomers:
Poly- Boronic mer diesters Dibromides Mz Mw Mp Mn PD Poly- 50% 40.41% 90,000 45,000 55,000 11,000 4.23 mer Boronic Dibromide 1 1 ester 1 10% Dibromide 2 Poly- 50% 50.41% 103,000 54,000 65,000 12,000 4.50 mer Boronic Dibromide 1 2 ester 1
Although the present invention has been described in terms of specific exemplary embodiments, it will be appreciated that various modifications, alterations and/or combinations of features disclosed herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
1. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I):
2. The process according to claim 1, wherein X is O.
3. The process according to claim 1, wherein X is S.
4. The process according to claim 1, wherein the metalation is lithiation.
5. The process according to claim 4, wherein the lithiation is carried out using an organolithium.
6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the iodination is carried out using elemental iodine.
7. The process according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) obtained is purified by recrystallisation.
8. The process according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) obtained is not purified by chromatography.
9. The process according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (II) is prepared by bromination of a compound of formula (III):
10. The process according to claim 9, wherein the bromination is carried out using elemental bromine.
11. The process according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) obtained is used in a further step comprising reacting the compound of formula (I) with a compound of formula (IV):
wherein R3 is the same or different in each occurrence and is a substituent; n independently in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
12. The process according to claim 11 wherein the reaction of the compound of formula (I) and the compound of formula (IV) produces a compound of formula (V):
13. The process according to claim 10, wherein at least one n of formula (IV) is at least 1 and at least one R3 is bromine.
14. The process according to claim 10,wherein the compound of formula (IV) is bromocarbazole (IVa):
15. The process according to claim 13 wherein the compound of formula (V) is polymerised to form a polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr):
wherein n1 in each occurrence is 0, 1, 2 or 3.
16. A process of forming a compound of formula (V′):
17. A partially conjugated co-polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Vr) and at least one co-repeat unit:
18. A partially conjugated co-polymer wherein at least one co-repeat unit is selected from repeat units of formulae (IX) and (XII)
wherein Ar1 is an arylene group; R7 in each occurrence is a substituent adjacent to a linking position of the repeat unit; p is 0 or 1; Ar4 in each occurrence independently represents an aryl or heteroaryl group that may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents; and Sp represents a spacer group comprising at least one carbon or silicon atom.
19. A composition comprising a polymer according to claim 17 and a light-emitting dopant.
20. The composition according to claim 19 wherein the light-emitting dopant is a phosphorescent dopant.
21. An organic light-emitting device comprising an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a composition according to claim 19.
Filed: Mar 30, 2015
Inventors: Florence Bourcet (Godmanchester), Annette Steudel (Dresden)
International Classification: H01L 51/00 (20060101); C09K 11/02 (20060101); C07D 409/14 (20060101); C08G 61/12 (20060101); C07D 333/76 (20060101);


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The series will a present a unique and mature love story revolving around the world of chefs and both Rajeev and Divyanka will be seen as chefs.
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Should Hudson's Bay Sell Saks Fifth Avenue?
By Chantal Fernandez August 1, 2017 05:30
Less than two months after the Canadian department store group announced a cost-cutting restructuring, rowdy activist investor Jonathan Litt is pushing the board to take more drastic action in confronting its challenges.
The Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in New York | Source: Shutterstock
STAMFORD, United States — An activist shareholder of Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) is making headlines by airing his grievances against the Canadian retail conglomerate — and threatening to try to remove members from its board of directors.
On Monday, Jonathan Litt, founder and chief investment officer of Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC, which owns about 4.3 percent of HBC's shares, urged the company to take drastic action by selling Saks Fifth Avenue, turning that store's flagship into high-end residential condos or taking the parent company private, among other potential strategies.
The letter was a follow up to one issued to the board of directors on June 19 asking the company to be more aggressive in tapping real estate value. Just a little over a week earlier on June 8, HBC had announced 2,000 jobs cuts, including senior-level roles at Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt Groupe and Lord & Taylor, as part of a six-month "Transformation Plan" to streamline back-of-house operations and save more than $350 million by the end of the 2018 fiscal year.
"We strongly believe that our model of combining world-class real estate assets, which are less impacted by short-term trends, with our diverse retail businesses provide value for the company and our shareholders," HBC executive chairman Richard Baker told investors at the time.
Litt's first letter to the board urged the company to prioritise its real estate portfolio — which has always been a stated core value proposition and a focus for Baker — over the retail businesses. The Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store was valued at about $3.7 billion when HBC acquired in it 2013, and the Lord & Taylor flagship was valued at $655 million when refinanced in 2016.
"Hudson's Bay is a real estate company, full stop," wrote Litt to shareholders in June. "Is the best use of [the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship] location truly a department store? What about a hotel? Or office? Or boutique retail stores [like] Apple and Gucci? Or an internet retailer looking to go upscale through a bricks-and-mortar presence as Amazon appears to be doing with its purchase of Whole Foods?" He argues that the company's real estate is valued four times higher than HBC's stock value.
Is the best use of [the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship] location truly a department store?
In Monday's letter — in which Litt threatened to call a special meeting of shareholders to remove board members — he wrote about a meeting with Baker and HBC chief executive Jerry Storch, both of whom, he said, communicated that the company has evaluated all its strategic options. "We completely disagree," wrote Litt. "We are therefore taking this opportunity to outline what we believe is a path to unlock value at the company, and why, if left with no other choice, we believe it will be necessary to call a special meeting of shareholders to remove board members."
Calling such a meeting requires the consent of 5 percent of shareholders, which means that, in order to do so, Litt only needs to compel a person or parties that own a total 0.7 percent of shares to agree with him.
"We welcome feedback from all of the company's shareholders, and look forward to continued dialogue with Land & Buildings," a spokesperson for HBC told BoF in a written statement. "We are committed to our strategy of both operating leading retail banners and also creatively unlocking the value of our associated real estate holdings."
"We continue to transform our business to optimise performance and pursue growth in North America and Europe," the spokesperson continued. "Meanwhile, HBC has a strong history of successfully realising underlying value of the company's real estate assets, and has generated more than $3 billion in cash proceeds through these efforts. We are constantly evaluating additional opportunities to continue this track record of significant value creation in the best interest of the company and our shareholders."
So, was Litt's effort all for nothing? The investor has a reputation for pushing real estate companies for strategic change in well-publicised and sometimes contentious ways. In June, shareholders of the family-owned shopping mall operator Taubman Centers rebuked Land & Buildings' efforts to take two seats on the company's board. (The Taubman family controls 30 percent of the voting power.)
Litt's criticism of HBC comes at a challenging time for the conglomerate, which is navigating a sea change in American multi-brand and brick-and-mortar retail. "If you are an investor and you are looking at HBC and you are trying to figure out how they are going to improve performance and free up some cash, Saks can look like both a valuable asset and also, at the same time, one that does not have an obvious growth path," says Steven P. Dennis, a retail consultant and former Neiman Marcus executive. "Where do they go to try to get top line growth?... They are locked in this battle with Neiman Marcus. The world probably needs 1.7 luxury stores and there happen to be two. Something has got to give there for profitability."
The world probably needs 1.7 luxury stores and there happen to be two. Something has got to give for profitability.
In fiscal 2016, HBC retail sales hit $11.6 billion, but consolidated comparable sales decreased overall by 1.7 percent, and net loss was $414 million, versus a loss of $310 million in the prior fiscal year. In the most recent quarter, HBC saw net sales decrease 3 percent to $2.6 billion, largely due a decrease in comparable sales of approximately $75.4 million. The company posted a net loss of $117 million.
In light of these continued challenges, would selling Saks Fifth Avenue make sense for HBC? Comparable sales decreased 4.8 percent in the most recent quarter, demonstrating that the reinvention of the department store's safe image — as exemplified by the new Brookfield Place women's and men's stores in Lower Manhattan, which is glossier than its stores of the past— has yet to translate with shoppers. The company's off-price channels, Off Fifth and Gilt Groupe, have also proved problematic: the company recently took a $116 million impairment charge on the division.
Without Saks Fifth Avenue in its portfolio, which also includes Lord & Taylor and Hudson's Bay in Canada, HBC would have more cash to invest in the rest of its businesses and be able to more easily execute its "Turnaround Plan," integrating digital functions and optimising back-of-house operations over fewer properties. And it could focus on Hudson's Bay in Canada and Lord & Taylor in the US, which now has its own dedicated leadership team under Liz Rodbell. (HBC does not report sales figures for Lord & Taylor.)
But to divest Saks Fifth Avenue would mean losing one of the most valuable retail buildings in the country, now worth 1.5 times more than the $2.4 billion HBC paid for Saks Fifth Avenue in 2013. And while Litt criticises HBC for not maximising the real estate value of its portfolio, Baker has long emphasised the strength of the portfolio based on its holdings.
"To continue to highlight the value of our real estate assets, we may take additional actions which could include the sale of additional equity in our joint ventures or real estate assets, and a potential public listing of either or both of the joint ventures, in all cases subject to prevailing market conditions," Baker said during the company's most recent earnings call.
"The opportunity for us to be able to monetise our real estate is very strong," he added. "Notwithstanding what's going on in retail, the real estate market in the United States and in Europe and in Canada is very strong, especially for the types of location that we own."
Litt's letter also urged HBC to monetise its two joint ventures: RioCan-HBC Joint Venture in Canada and HBS Global Properties in the US (the latter is a partnership with Simon Property Group). At the time of formation in 2015, the combined value of the funds was $3.05 billion. In a recent interview with Reuters as a response to Litt's letter, the founder of RioCan said an initial public offering of either fund was unlikely. "That opportunity exists if we choose to go down that road, and as far as our opportunity to do an IPO — it's still available, but obviously I think that's a tougher situation today than it was six months ago," Baker said.
In addition to seeing value in the Saks Fifth Avenue real estate holdings, HBC also sees value in its team — despite the widespread layoffs announced in June. For instance, Saks Fifth Avenue fashion director Roopal Patel has been given oversight of fashion at all of HBC's North American stores.
And finding a worthwhile buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue in today's retail market is unlikely. Neiman Marcus, facing similar challenges and debt, failed to do so earlier this year. Reports surfaced that HBC was considering the acquisition, but talks reportedly fell through over disagreements on price. A joint venture between Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth could prove to be an attractive proposition, if the capital structure at Neiman Marcus — which includes nearly $4 billion in debt — could be addressed in a way that satisfies its private equity owners.
"Strategically, at this point, the thing that makes the most sense to help restore the luxury department store sector in the US is have Saks and Neiman Marcus together," says Dennis. "Whether that can be negotiated and financed, [is the question]... The pricing of Neimans is the big barrier."
The proximity between the Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and forthcoming Neiman Marcus flagships in New York City — not to mention the Neiman and Saks locations that already flank malls across the country — may also nullify the positive impact of such a partnership.
As Litt mentioned, Amazon could very well turn up as a surprise suitor. The e-commerce giant bought Whole Foods grocery stores for a whopping $13.4 billion in June, quickly turning the online merchant into a powerful brick-and-mortar presence.
Amazon wants to become an even bigger player in fashion too, especially in luxury where brands have been more reticent to join its marketplace. "I think anything is possible with Amazon," Dennis says. "They clearly are and have been interested in going more upscale in the fashion business."
Could Saks Fifth Avenue be the answer? "It's a buyers market," says Dennis. "Amazon would be in a good a position as anybody to force the deal."
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Home / News / National / Bobby Schuller Named Lead Pastor and will Host New 'Hour of Power"
Bobby Schuller Named Lead Pastor and will Host New 'Hour of Power"
Bobby Schuller Named Lead Pastor of Shepherd's Grove Church and Host of New 'Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller'
Newly Designed Hour-Long Television Program Launches Oct. 5
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. |Christian News Service| — Bobby Schuller, grandson of Robert H. Schuller, has been
named lead pastor and CEO of Shepherd's Grove church (www.shepherdsgrove.org) and host of the renamed and reformatted "Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller" television program (www.hourofpower.org), which will launch Oct. 5.
 Shepherd's Grove is the new name of Schuller's church and congregation, which moved to a new location after selling the iconic Crystal Cathedral building and campus to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County.
The new, hour-long program will retain its popular sacred music and sermon while incorporating new segments, including special guests interviewed on location and popular musical performers. The programwill be produced byBaas Creative (Grand Rapids, MI),a multidisciplinary creative firm specializing in films that include the innovative "Nooma," "Ed's Story" and "I Like Giving" film series.
A trailer for the new "Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller" may be viewed at www.hourofpower.org.
The ministry, founded by Schuller's grandfather, began as Garden Grove Community Church at the Orange Drive-in Theatre in 1955, soon adding a 300-seat chapel four miles away. It later expanded to the larger campus. As the ministry grew, in 1970 the "Hour of Power" television program launched and aired in all 50 states by 1975. The program eventually became the most-watched religious program in the world, reaching 17 million viewers. The Crystal Cathedral was completed in 1980.
The ministry, which grew and thrived for many decades, was affected in time by an aging viewership and competing Christian programming. Carrying a $60-million debt, the organization filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Except for one pending case, all parties were paid in full, and the ministry is now debt-free.
"When I came to the remaining Crystal Cathedral congregation in March of 2012, my goal was just to help the ministry as things were winding down to a close," said Schuller. "Then more people started attending, and the church grew. It soon became clear that God had other things in mind for the ministry, and that he wanted me to pastor the church."
"I am confident Bobby is the right man in the right place, and he is called and chosen for this ministry," said Doug Mazza, president and COO of Joni and Friends, and former top executive at Hyundai and Suzuki.
Schuller graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2003 and received his Master's of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2008. He founded the Tree of Life Community in Garden Grove, Calif., in 2008 and is a commissioned pastor of the Reformed Church in America.
Schuller is also president of the St. Patrick Project (www.bobbbyschuller.com), a social services outreach in Orange. He is author of the book "Imagine Happiness" and has appeared regularly on television shows, such as Canada's "100 Huntley Street" and TLC's "The Messengers."
Shepherd's Grove remains a Reformed Church in America congregation. The church utilizes a Presbyterian style of governance, which was put in place to maintain transparency and public trust during its bankruptcy. Tree of Life Community also is governed by a board elected by the congregation.
While Schuller retains the positive attitude and approach to leadership and the commitment to reaching people with the gospel adopted by his grandfather, he will incorporate the Bible more in his ministry. He said he and his grandfather are similar in the way that they reach non-Christians and the unchurched.
"I want the 'Hour of Power' to capture the minds of non-religious people," Schuller said. "It will be shot in a new style, have gripping content, and have an eye toward growth of individuals in their understanding of, and relationship with, Christ. My goal is to provide spiritual principles and practices that can help people live a life of meaning."
"Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller" can be seen in the U.S. on TBN, The Church Channel, Oxygen and local ION Television in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Phoenix, Grand Rapids and Los Angeles.
Supported by a network of 11 Hour of Power local offices around the world, the full-hour airs internationally in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, New Zealand, Pearl River Delta/China Mainland, the Republic of Ireland, Russia, South Africa and other African countries, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
In addition, through TBN International, the program is viewed on all seven continents, including the Middle East and Antarctica.A half-hour version airs in 177 countries and on all military ships at sea on American Forces Network. The full hour is available at all times at www.hourofpower.org.
Schuller resides in Orange, Calif., with his wife Hannah and their two children.
Additional information on the "Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller" is available at www.hourofpower.org.
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Home / NEWS / Meet Nigerian gate-man who rejected a house for borehole in his village
Meet Nigerian gate-man who rejected a house for borehole in his village
April 25, 2019 - NEWS
A Nigerian gate-man identified as Musa Usman, rejected the offer of a house as parting gift from his Indian employer for borehole in his village.
Musa Usman, who hails from Giljimmi, a Fulani settlement in Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, lives with his family in a thatched house.
The gate-man had served his Indian boss, Mr. V. Verghese, for 25 years and he was planning to leave his job to finally spend time with his family.
To appreciate Usman's services, Verghese decided to build a house for him.
However Usman, whose community is suffering from acute water shortage, rejected the offer of a house and in its place requested for the construction of a borehole for his people.
Usmanis said to have expressed no regret at turning down the off er of a new house just so his people can have clean water to drink.
In his address at the commissioning of the borehole, Mr. Verghese, said his decision for the parting gift was as a result of high degree of honesty exhibited by Usman while he was working for him, saying there was never a time when any of his items ever missed in the house for the period he had stayed with him.
"Musa has served me diligently for 25 years. We will travel to India and leave our house under his care and behold, we will meet everything intact. He is indeed, a honest Nigeria."
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