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Fr. Noise died in mysterious circumstances when his carriage plunged into the Liffey in 1919. Over 70 yrs later, Dublin's millennium clock was situated in this exact spot. Where did this infamous clock end up and what happened on the night Fr. Noise died?
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In the middle of O'Connell bridge, in the heart of Dublin, there is a 6x8 inch space in which two stories intersect. In this space today is a plaque which commemorates a Fr. Pat Noise who is said to have died when his carriage plunged into the Liffey in mysterious circumstances in August 1919. This spot on the bridge was also where the postcard machine attached to Dublin's millennium clock was located in 1996. In this documentary, we attempt to shed light on the enigmatic Fr. Pat Noise and discover just what happened to the millennium clock and its 120 million seconds.
Dublin is home to many famous commemorative works, some controversial and other less so but none as mysterious as the plaque to Fr. Pat Noise. The small bronze plaque is situated on the busiest bridge in the country, despite this it went unnoticed after its installation in 2004 for two years. Little is known about Fr. Noise - and what is known, comes from secondhand sources. But the lack of a clear biography has not stopped Fr. Noise from becoming a cultural inspiration for Dubliners and those farther afield. We examine what's known of Fr. Noise, look at his legacy today and attempt to peel back the myth surrounding him and his plaque.
The trial of Fr. Pat Noise led this documentary team to another enigmatic piece of cultural history and urban architecture: the Millennium Clock. After much delay, this six-ton timepiece was installed in the River Liffey, just off O'Connell bridge in March 1996. The project was sponsored by the Lotto and was to countdown the 120 million seconds to the year 2000. However just three days after being switched on to much fanfare live on RTÉ's Late Late Show, the clock was removed to allow for a boat race. The clock proved to be a public relations disaster and while it entered the water with a bang, it left with a whimper in December of that year (1996).
Documentary On One: A Man out of Time tells the story of these two disparate but connected events that have now both entered the lore of Dublin City.
First broadcast on November 18th, 2017, 2 pm on RTE Radio 1
Produced by Jason Murphy & Donal O'Herlihy
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Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad ignites online debate
CNN's Ashley Killough
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(CNN) – Coca-Cola's Super Bowl commercial Sunday night was at first glance a moving tribute to America's diversity, featuring a full minute of ordinary people of different races and ethnicity doing ordinary American activities, as the classic song "America the Beautiful" plays throughout the ad.
Nevertheless it became one of the most polarizing moments of the night. Why? The song was sung in different languages in addition to English, which sparked an uproar on Twitter.
Not a fan of the CocaCola commercial. America The Beautiful should not be sang in any other language other than English. Sorry not sorry. 🇺🇸
— NEV3R4G3T (@BudLightBro) February 3, 2014
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Former Rep. Allen West explained why he and others were so upset by the ad.
"The last thing any of us should want to see is a balkanized America," he wrote in a blog post Monday morning. "Furthermore, it has to be of concern that we have Americans who lack the resolve to take a stand for our borders, language, and culture."
West, a Republican from Florida, was not petitioning for a boycott of Coca-Cola products, but argued the song should have been sung in English and showed U.S. military members of diverse races.
"If you truly want to show a diverse commitment to service, sacrifice, and honor that enables us to live in 'America the Beautiful' that would have been rated the best commercial advertisement of the Super Bowl."
And as Washington grapples with tackling immigration reform, the ad also became fodder for that ongoing debate. Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham tweeted a reference to Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee, whom she has criticized for supporting some GOP efforts to resolve the illegal immigration problem.
But illegals will learn English, right @RepPaulRyan? Coca-Cola's "America the Beautiful" Super Bowl ad http://t.co/s6ErjAdZf6 #EnglishFirst
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 3, 2014
Others were quick to blame Republicans for making hay about the ad. Former White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe tweeted:
Looking forward to RNC banning Coca-Cola products at 2016 Convention.
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) February 3, 2014
His tweet, of course, brought its own wave of criticism, as some compared it to the controversial MSNBC tweet last week that assumed conservatives would be offended by a Cheerios ad about a biracial family.
MSNBC called. They want their smear campaign back Rt @davidplouffe: Looking forward to RNC banning Coca-Cola products at 2016 Convention.
— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) February 3, 2014
While the Coca-Cola commercial certainly had its critics, it also had plenty of people coming to its defense, including Republicans, such as Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
My favorite commercial so far? Coca Cola's America the Beautiful ad. Gave me goosebumps, and I don't even drink pop! #superbowlcommercials
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) February 3, 2014
The Heritage Foundation, a high-profile conservative think-tank, also tweeted out support for the ad Sunday night.
Did anyone else like the @CocaCola commercial as much as we did? What a beautiful nation we have! #SuperBowl
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) February 3, 2014
The debate continued Monday morning with plenty of other people defending the ad—and blasting those who took issue with it. The term "America the Beautiful" became a trending topic on Twitter in the United States.
wait, wait, wait...so people are genuinely upset that the Coca-Cola commercial was multi-lingual?
— Satanás Más (@Light_Hot_Pink) February 3, 2014
I'm embarrassed for those who felt that coca cola commercial was a problem. Actually, you're the problem. #tolerance
— Sarah P (@speatsm) February 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/littlegirlLiv/status/430151418876817408
People also stood up for part of the ad that showed a gay couple with their daughter. It was apparently the first time a gay family appeared in a Super Bowl ad.
"Including a gay family in this ad is not only a step forward for the advertising industry, but a reflection of the growing majority of Americans from all walks of life who proudly support their LGBT friends, family and neighbors as integral parts of 'America the Beautiful'," said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement.
Peter Shankman, a branding and social media consultant, predicted Monday that the dust-up over the commercial will soon subside.
"The people who are online criticizing it and the racists and the homophobe, and all those–that's going to be gone. They're not going to be talking about this in three weeks. The people that it resonated with are the people who are actually going to spend the money to buy the product," he said on CNN's "New Day."
Or, in other words….
The fact everyone is talking about the Coca-Cola commercial with mixed reviews just means Coke is #winning
— Eric Matthew (@ThaBeetusBoy) February 3, 2014
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Canucken
Go figure, racists, bigots and generally small minded people losing what little they have left of their little minds over an advertisement that showed people getting along. Sad.
Bunch of overly-sensitive children. I love my country, but crying about this is a waste of time and effort.
TurthbeTold
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The United States of America doesn't have an official Language. We are a nation of Immigrants and English is the language of the Brits, it's not our own.
While My parents too learned English and English is the first language for all their kids and grand-kids, it doesn't remove that fact that as a nation of immigrants we can speak many dialects, many languages, but still love America and bleed Red, White, and Blue. Isn't it time we stopped Judging everyone and declaring ourselves to be holier than thou? Being an arrogant jerk doesn't make you more **AMERICAN ** than the humble American
This is really sad that so many feel compelled and wish to exclude the very diversity that made our country what it is today. That diversity includes people from all over the world who left much if not all behind...for America.
The song is a religious piece of art and originally a poem. It was written by a person travel from the east to the west, inspired by all she saw, I am sure that included what she heard as well. In that time Katherine Lee Bates would have heard much and taken in America for all she was, free, pristine and full of hope.
This country is great because of the people who call America home. Most of America does not speak her native tongues and very few of the tongues are even known. The American Indians may be what they were labeled, in actuality they are this lands natives.
So the next time we spout up all puffed up about english and this is America, remember how it must feel for those who can still speak the native tongues and how they must feel about what we call english.
America even then stretched as it does today, maybe under different country names, from Northern Canada to Southern Chile. All the America's are indeed beautiful...as much so as the people and tongues spoken.
kennyy
I a not racist, bigoted or ultra conservative, and I have no problem what so ever with the ethnic Americans in the commercial, just that it wasn't performed in English. I found that very disrespectful and that is my right as an American. I just wonder when we'll see a Coke TV spot in any Muslim country showing women without head coverings....you know to show diversity.........anybody?
How dare they advertise that American is so wonderful to the rest of the world ….shame shame…..
They should have sung the song in english! It's not a problem if you are a legal Hispanic living in the usa, but you should respect our culture and the language we speak! I'm sure other countries would be rioting If I sang their songs that are dedicated to their country in English!
David Snipes
pyewakit
The fact that these people were proud enough to sing the song is all that is important...shows that they love the country as we all do. Multilingual is standard in America and Canada, so except it! As long as they are showing respect for the song, who cares what language they sang it in! Grow up people...it was not a slam on America, it was a tribute to it!
Speak "American"? Really? Not surprised these comments come mostly from ignorant xenophobic narrow minded people. What kind of redneck moron thinks American is a language (BTW the name of the country is United States OF AMERICA, not America!). Adapt to the changes or die, people!
I muted this commercial after the second foreign language rendition. I was insulted that this uniquely American song would be delivered by foreign nationals in THEIR native tongue. It should only be delivered in English. Anyone can sing it as far as I'm concerned.
Diane Nelson
Altho the commercial was well put together, I am a firm believer that our beautiful song should have been sung in English by people of different ethnic backgrounds. I truly believe that if people from other countries want to move to America, that they should learn to speak our language. I have worked in production plants with Spanish speaking people and it creates a very difficult work situation when you can't understand each other. I often felt like I was in a foreign country. I like Coca Cola and will continue drinking it, but, I feel that the commercial should be changed.
If I were to speak against the ad using the same tactics, then I'd say it should have been sung in a Native American language. They are the true Americans right? Right..?
sailbyme
How is it people don't see this is diversity for profit. They don't care what your ethnicity is as long as you buy their product. Jokes on us.
surferpl
Being a liberal Democrat and a member of the ACLU I have no problem with multiculturalism, but I do object - strongly and in no uncertain terms - "America The Beautiful" being sung in any other language than English. The song was written in English with the intent it was to be sung in English. The whole idea of the United States is E Pluribus Unum - out of many, one; we welcome immigrants who wish to become citizens of America and learn to speak one common language which is...English. I would hope Coca-Cola would take this into consideration. Keep the visuals which speak for themselves and re-cut the spot using the Ray Charles version which is superior anyway.
Sidecrap
I think you're confusing "brought out the trolls" with "ignites online debate"
This is ridiculous. Would Jesus require that the Bible only be read in Hebrew? Get over it already. It's a song praising the beauty of America. It sure beats the hell out of other countries chanting "Death to America!"
Sharla Hunt
I liked it. I think should be one in the Native languages too and in English.
I'm just sitting here shaking my head....... what have we become that this conversation even exist?
Erika Driver
I honestly did not find it insulting!!! I have been in the Army over 13 years and went to war 4 times (3 in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan) this is what I have put my life on the line for...America thrives on diversity!!! A synthesis of the world's plentiful and varied races, religions, and cultures, America is a home to all, and no one group can call itself more "American" than another... And the fusion of cultures here is so unique and so exceptional that citizens can be just as proud of their original cultural heritage as they are to be an American!!!
malcolmtbm
Bravo coke...
100% disrespectful that a patriotic commercial for our home land wasn't sung in our native language. Coke knew exactly what they were doing. Anything to generate a buzz!!
I wasn't angered by the diversity displayed in the Coca Cola commercial. I know this country was founded on the ideal of freedom from persecution for everyone, and I welcome anyone who wants to live in our beautiful country. I just expect them to speak English. What they do in their homes and private lives is their business. You want to speak Hebrew? Go right ahead, but learn English too, and don't sing about America in the language of the country you no longer wish to live in. It's bad enough that everything at the store comes in some other language. Everyone should at least be able to communicate. That is the purpose of having an official language.
William Marcia
I don't think it was offensive at all, quite the opposite. I think it shows how America is the center of attention and by having other countries sing the song makes America more known and powerful (:
Howard K
I loved the Coke commercial. I t shows what a beautiful mosaic America is. I think the problems here is that there are some that believe America is exclusive. They believe America is a society that needs to exclude some people from it, whether on account of race, ethnicity, religion or language. Others, such as myself, believe America to be inclusive, to be welcoming. Those who come here, as they have for centuries, want to share in the promise of America, regardless of background. Unfortunately, some, after they arrive, want to stop others. My grandparents, not speaking English, with a different religion and culture as the majority, loved America and became full Americans. They did not have to change their heritage, their religion, or their language. That is the promise of America.
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Starship Troopers: a hilarious send-up of US-style fascism and conduct of war
Posted on November 20, 2011 by nausika
Paul Verhoeven, "Starship Troopers" (1997)
Loosely adapted from the Robert Heinlein novel of the same name, this film can be read as a caricature on several fronts: a send-up of the American cultural obsession with war on whatever US politicians declare war on; a satire on emergent US-styled fascism with its fetish for military technology, media sound-bites, slogans and appeals to patriotism; and a laugh at Hollywood action and war genre movies, Hollywood movie conventions and Hollywood's own love affair with the military. Cunningly disguised as a brain-dead B-grade sci-fi "Alien" rip-off with a squeaky-clean cast of wooden though handsome actors, heavy slapstick symbolism and a meandering stitched-together plot that wanders through scenes of excessive gore, "Starship Troopers" cleverly combines action, romance and even high school hi-jinx through the eyes of its two main characters Johnny Rico (Caspar van Dien) and Carmen (Denise Richards) as they sally through their cartoon adventures in space and on an alien planet in service to the Federation, dedicating their lives to fighting bloodthirsty hordes of giant Arachnids and their arthropod allies.
The film divides into three parts: the first part is familiar all-American high school romance drama as Rico is torn between Carmen and Dizzy (Dina Meyer), Carmen is torn between Rico and Balcarow (Patrick Muldoon), and Rico is in friendly competition with Carl (Neil Patrick Harris); the second part sees Rico in boot camp training under various sociopathic instructors (Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside knowingly playing their parts straight-faced for laughs) to enter an elite mobile infantry unit while Carmen and Balcarow undertake pilot training and become close; and the third part throws our old high school crowd into the thick of fighting against the Arachnid armies, scathingly referred to as "bugs". Interspersed into the film at intervals are propaganda shorts and news reels shaped as advertisements appealing for more youth to join the Federation armies and fight the "bugs". Constant repetition of slogans like "I'm doing my part!" and "Would you like to know more?" – in a context where people don't have a choice to say "No, I DON'T want to know more!" – cleverly and subtly inveigles both characters and viewers into supporting an ongoing war conducted by a future society that cynically throws hundreds of thousands of young people into a war like so many disposable cheap robots with inadequate gunpower. At one point in the film, a character breaks the fourth wall (that is, knowingly faces viewers) while hyping up soldiers to charge forth into battle against the bugs.
Many serious issues are addressed in the film in a light-hearted way: the preparation of young people through contact sports like football for military life; the glorification of violence through televised executions and the deliberate gore pornography; a culture brainwashing its young people to choose a military career and forcing them to die if they wish to enjoy the full benefits of citizenship; the incredulity of armchair experts and commentators that the bugs might have feelings and emotions and deserve to be treated with respect; and the government's exploitation of fear, both human and bug, for military purposes and to control citizens and civilians (those who eschew the military life and so can't be citizens but must be treated as hoi polloi consumers) alike. The futility of war and the cynicism of a society that uses war to control people are expressed in scenes in which soldiers are thrown straight into action after a few months of brutal boot-camp training armed with rifles that waste kah-zillions of bullets to no effect against the bugs even though better weapons like shoulder-held nuclear-powered rocket-launchers are available. After all, if you really want to get rid of the bugs rather than waste the humans which I suspect is the fascist society's way of coping with over-population on Earth, why not just use a fleet of combat fighter jets to spray entire valleys and cave systems with chemicals that ignite on contact with living things and fry-y-y everything? It's not as if the Federation cares about the bug planet's environment and ecosystems.
The film itself is made in a style reminiscent of classic Hollywood action or drama films with lovingly filmed open spaces and swelling heroic orchestral music. The main characters are young, beautiful and buff with square jaws and clear eyes, and they're clean-cut all-American Aryans though they play characters from Buenos Aires in Argentina (where Adolf Hitler is rumoured to have found sanctuary after WW2 instead of committing suicide): obviously this is a future BA that's long succumbed to the seductions of whatever passes for future American or British culture – any differences between two sets of lowest common cultural denominators being hardly moot – and the English language. Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares and Carlos Gardel are spinning in their graves. Hollywood conventions are sent up in hilarious fashion: the film lovingly feasts viewers' eyes on scenes of gore and gratuitous bloodshed but coyly blacks out scenes that might suggest sexual intercourse. The film apparently borrows many elements from Leni Riefenstahl's famous Nazi propaganda documentary "Triumph of the Will", a film I have yet to see in full. The grey uniforms and black leather coats worn in "Starship Troopers" look as though they were borrowed straight from a war museum housing Nazi German memorabilia. Special effects and scenes of space flight are often astonishingly well-done and even beautiful for a purported B-grade sci-fi flick; there are also of course schlocky scenes in which soldiers revel in pounding the bugs and getting sprayed with lime-green or day-glo orange bug blood as though they were merely playing paintball.
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Surprisingly the film has become more relevant since the plane attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001, with the bugs standing in for Iraqis, Afghans and Libyans. As long as the United States and its allies rampage all over the planet trying to kill more "bugs", leaving destruction, pollution and DU radiation in their wake, we will need more eye candy satire like "Starship Troopers".
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The most rewarding projects seem to be the ones that include a lot of "firsts" and take me down unexpected routes. They are usually a bit more fly-by-the-seat of your pants and that is what makes everything so exciting. Right now, I'm working with a brand that is filled with passion and that burning desire to get their company up and running so they can spread the word. Again, it's that mix of all media's that make this particular project rewarding; branding work, web design, marketing strategies, product development, photography and styling.
I think I've realized that I'm most inspired by creatives in different fields than my own. I have also found it hard to get fully inspired by those doing the same kind of work without jealously slipping in from time to time. I'm really inspired by small business owners who sell handmade art or products, as well as photographers, fine artists, and people who make things with their hands (textiles, pottery, etc.).
I'm not sure I'll ever know what I want to do for a living. All I DO know is that I can craft my professional career into whatever I want it to be. There was a time about a year and a half ago where I firmly decided that I would no longer work full time for someone else and that I most likely will never hold a desk job again. I hope my career, passions and skill sets are ever-changing and evolving as time goes on. Right now, I'm in a place where I know that getting my "one-man-band" design studio up and running successfully is taking most of my time. I just passed my one year mark as a freelance business owner and spent most of my days working on branding, photography and styling. I'm definitely enjoying this sense of freedom to keep exploring.
This is a great question and I'm sure everyone answers this question differently depending on where they are in their career. For me I think the most difficult aspect is keeping a balanced mindset; one that isn't driven by envy of other's successes. It's really easy to be sucked into the world of pinterest (and other blogs/inspiration sites) and NOT feel like you're falling behind or producing inferior work. Its easy to forget that there is beauty in imperfection and most things on the internet are not as glamourous as they appear.
I recently heard Gabrielle Bernstein quote "Live your most authentic life and the universe will conspire with you". That quote really struck a cord with me.
This is going to sound a bit silly but I don't do a lot of reading because it makes me tired. Haha. I do however read MANY blogs and enjoy reading blogs unrelated to design. A few of my favorites are Elephantine (Fiction Friday), And Kathleen, and Ohdeardrea. Also, this Must vs. Should post was genius!
Inspiration is everywhere on the internet and can be a time consuming adventure to soak it all in. I believe I follow some 500 blogs and get daily updates to all of them...I know....geez. I do however sift through them as quickly as possible, choosing the most fitting inspiration for the day. These past couple months I've been visiting Miss Moss daily, the lovely blog of photographer Olivia Rae James, blog by Dabito (photographer & vintage curator) called Old Brand New, and of course, Pinterest.
My simplest daily pleasures are watering my plants during the day, an afternoon sweet tooth snack, walking the pup with my fiancé in the evenings and then watching a guilty pleasure television series before heading to bed. Was, rinse, and repeat.
It's hard to predict the future and I usually get laughed at when I try to plan too far in advance, but I envision being a working mom who pursues any creative endeavor that sparks something in me. I can't say I'll be doing the same thing I am today, because I know I'll constantly be evolving over the next 10 years. That's what I love about a where my career is now…if it changes, its usually for the better.


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In my experience Serendipity always follows the hard graft, rather than preceding it, so I think you're right!
My goodness, what a lot of hard graft has gone into this piece already. I admire your doggedness.


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Taylor is happy to have a new snack! El's Kitchen sent us some Snaps® Bagel Chips, a Gluten-Free Snack at 100 Calories or Less! I wanted to share these with my calorie conscious readers.
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Lamar Johnson
Other Baltimore City CIU Exonerations
Lamar Johnson (Photo: Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project)
At about 2 p.m. on March 26, 2004, 31-year-old Carlos Sawyer was fatally shot three times on at the corner of McElderry Street and Patterson Park Avenue in Baltimore City, Maryland. At least 30 people were present at the time.
Within a day, an informant told police that the gunman was nicknamed "Boo Boo." When police showed photographs of individuals from the neighborhood to the informant, he picked the photograph of 20-year-old Lamar Johnson. Johnson had been arrested in the past on drug charges, but not convicted. Police then focused on Johnson although his nickname was "Mar," not "Boo Boo," and even though they knew of several people who went by "Boo Boo."
Police located two girls, ages 14 and 16, who said they were walking on McElderry Street toward where the shooting occurred and heard the gunshots. Police said that both girls identified Johnson as the gunman from photo lineups. Johnson was charged with first-degree murder, use of a handgun in the commission of a felony, assault, and reckless endangerment. At the time, Sawyer's family told the police and prosecution that they did not believe Johnson was the gunman.
Before trial, Johnson's lawyer sought to suppress the identifications because the lineup procedure was tainted. During a pre-trial hearing, one of the two girls noted that of the six men in the photographic lineup, Johnson had the darkest skin, and that some of the men in the lineup were light-skinned. The defense noted that the photograph of Johnson was larger than the photographs of the five other men. The motion to suppress the identifications was denied.
Johnson went to trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court in October 2005. No physical evidence linked him to the crime.
The 14-year-old girl testified that she heard several gunshots and saw "somebody getting shot." She admitted she did not see the gunman's face, and that "all I knew is he was dark skinned and he had on a little hat." She was not wearing her glasses at the time and admitted that her distance vision was "blurry." She said she ran away immediately. After selecting Johnson in the photo lineup, she testified that she wrote a statement saying that Johnson "was the person that shot the other boy that was laying in the gutter."
The 17-year-old girl said she heard the shots and saw a man "standing over the top of another man with a gun shooting him." The only details she could recall about the shooter were that he was African-American, about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, and 17 to 20 years old. While she initially told police she had never seen the gunman before that day, she admitted that she had known Johnson for more than five years from the neighborhood. She testified that she only identified Johnson in response to a detective's question about whether the picture "looked like him."
Ronald Ciarolo, the lead detective on the case, testified that at one point right after the shooting, one of the people known as "Boo Boo" was a suspect.
The defense called a resident of the neighborhood who testified that earlier on the day of the shooting, he was with Sawyer when Sawyer got into a dispute with a man whom he knew as "Boo Boo." That argument seemed to end when Sawyer pulled a knife. The witness said he left them after they both seemed to have calmed down. Ten minutes he later heard gunshots and came back to see Sawyer on the ground.
The witness said he immediately went to the nearby home of his niece, whom he knew was involved with Boo Boo. He found Boo Boo in an agitated state and sweating profusely. The witness said that Johnson was not Boo Boo.
The defense attorney also called a neighborhood resident who claimed that she saw the shooting and that Johnson was not the gunman. However, during cross-examination, it became apparent that her testimony was questionable and at one point, she placed Johnson at the scene.
Because that witness's testimony was so damaging, Johnson's lawyer, without any preparation, called Johnson to the witness stand. Although Johnson denied involvement in the crime, the prosecution caught him making several inconsistent statements during cross-examination.
During closing argument, Johnson's counsel apologized to the jury for her performance.
On October 6, 2005, the jury convicted Johnson of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of felony. He was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 20 years.
On appeal, Johnson contended that his trial lawyer had provided an inadequate legal defense. The appeal was rejected by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which held that although defense counsel's performance was deficient, the poor performance had not prejudiced Johnson.
In 2010, the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project began reinvestigating the case. After several years, three new witnesses were discovered who said that they saw the shooting and that Johnson was not the gunman.
In 2016, members of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project presented their findings to the Baltimore City District Attorney's conviction integrity unit. During a lengthy re-investigation, a witness told the prosecution that after Johnson had been convicted, he heard the real gunman admit to the shooting. Throughout the process, Sawyer's family continued to insist that Johnson was innocent. At the conclusion of their investigation, the conviction integrity unit agreed that the evidence pointed to Johnson's innocence.
On September 18, 2017, the prosecution and Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project filed a joint motion to vacate Johnson's convictions. On September 19, 2017, the motion was granted, the charges were dismissed, and Johnson was released. In 2018, Johnson filed a claim with the Maryland Board of Public Works for $1 million in compensation for his wrongful conviction. He was awarded $953,672 in October 2019.
Posting Date: 9/24/2017
County: Baltimore City
Additional Convictions: Illegal Use of a Weapon
Race/Ethnicity: Black
Contributing Factors: Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct


Good Food: Plant-based burgers, Uyghur food, and the incredible egg Lent comes to an end this weekend, so we're looking at two stars of the meat-free burger craze: the Superiority Burger and the Beyond Meat patty.
WNYC's On the Media On the Media is the program for people eager to challenge their assumptions. Every week, it uses the media as a magnifying glass to reveal the deeper truths behind the daily onslaught of information.
There was a group of women squatting around a giant soup pot in Hanoi's old market. They appeared like old friends gathering for a morning snack. Of course, I had to get closer to figure out what was going on. They were visiting and enjoying steaming bowls of pho. The pho vendor joyously poured a spoonful of MSG into the bottom of each bowl to start her pho assembly routine. The white crystals of magical flavor were part of her mise en place arranged around her. I was surprised but curious.
When I got back to the States, I asked my mom about such generous use of bột ngọt (MSG in Vietnamese; the term literally means sweet powder). "That's how you do it in the markets," she said, shrugging.
Years later, I described the situation to Mark Lowerson, a friend, street food expert and tour guide in Hanoi. He nonchalantly explained in his Aussie accent that you can always ask for just a little or no MSG — xin một tí bột ngọt or xin không bột ngọt.
MSG AS A PHO FRIEND?
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is part of kitchen pantries throughout East and Southeast Asia. For many Vietnamese people, MSG is part of the flavor profile of pho.
During the Vietnam War, an ingredient like MSG was a luxury in northern Vietnam. Below is a poignant passage from Camilla Gibb's wonderful pho-centric historical novel, The Beauty of the Humanity Movement. Hưng is a humble, very poor pho vendor who stubbornly continued his culinary craft through times of war and peace. Lan is a long-time neighbor who cares for him deeply and their conversation moves from post 1954 to around the early 2000s.
For as long as I can remember, my mom has always seasoned her pho broth with MSG. In the 1970s when we lived in Vietnam, there were scares about MSG — that it could cause brain damage or even death. It didn't stop Mom from using it; she and my dad knew how to filter news in Vietnam, especially during those crazy, tumultuous years.
After we resettled in America, we kept MSG in a little jar in the kitchen cupboard. No one in my family suffered from eating it. My mom did not liberally use MSG; it wasn't on her grocery shopping list each time we went to an Asian market (where prices were cheap for Ajinomoto, the go-to Japanese brand of MSG).
Mom's approach to cooking is old school, built on thoughtful techniques with few short cuts. Certain foods, however, needed MSG to be complete. I can't imagine her not adding MSG to the pho broth that I make and freeze for her and my dad. In fact, I remind her to add bột ngọt and fish sauce to the finish the broth before using it.
Years ago, Stephanie Dinh, a chef and restaurateur in Little Saigon, told me that older Vietnamese ladies said that her pho was not legit because she didn't put MSG in it. She was crestfallen because she'd worked really hard on her pho recipe, as well as her lovely S restaurant, which is now defunct. My friend Eric Banh of Ba Bar and Monsoon in Seattle has received one-line emails asking: Do you put MSG in your pho?
For a certain generation of Vietnamese, pho needs MSG. Younger Vietnamese chefs seeking to bring Viet food to a wider audience are damned if they do and damned if they don't use MSG!
In 2015 when I was intensely researching pho in Vietnam, I went to a couple supermarkets in Saigon and Danang. There, I noticed small jars of salt, pepper, and MSG on the shelves. They seemed novel. I didn't take the mixture seriously until I got to Hanoi, where I saw similar stuff at certain eateries. They were either presented with dishes to be made into a dipping sauce with a squirt of lime, or as a seasoning.
Seen at a supermarket in Danang. There's 1 percent sugar (duong) and MSG (bot ngot).
The plastic cup to the right of the chopsticks contains a mixture of salt, pepper, and MSG.
One Hanoi pho cook generously showed me how to make pho. This package is part of her recipe.
In Vietnam, there are many good restaurants and street food vendors who use MSG with restraint. Not-so-great joints rely too heavily on the crystals. For example, at one spot in Nam Dinh (the supposed birthplace of pho), we ordered bowls of pho with stir-fried beef and vegetables. I was with Mark, food stylist Karen Shinto, and other friends and we all asked for "một tí bột ngọt." The tough looking lady cooks didn't care much about our request. What we received were pho bowls full of MSG flavor; the broth and stir-fry topping were one dimensional.
I left most of my bowl uneaten. It was disappointing.
This looked good but it was unfortunately meh and MSG laden.
I've had similar experiences in America and have paid the bill and walked away. Fortunately, I have the option of spending my money and calories elsewhere.
Some people have told me that MSG has no flavor, that it simply makes food taste better. I've tasted the crystals straight and they have a unique sweet-savory characteristic. The Vietnamese name, bột ngọt, nails that sweetness on the nose. When I add 2 or 3 shakes of MSG to a bowl of pho, the broth subtly changes. There's an umami burst that makes the entire bowl a little extra exhilarating to eat.
If I add MSG, I'll shake it into the bottom of the bowl before adding noodles, add some on top before adding broth. or sometimes sprinkle some into my brothed bowl at the table.
My husband says he doesn't taste a difference when I put MSG in pho. He always finishes my homemade pho, whether or not it has MSG. For that reason, I don't regularly use MSG in pho. I build plenty of savory-sweet, umami flavor with good ingredients and I don't dilute the broth like many Viet cooks do to stretch their efforts and resources. I don't regularly need or miss MSG.
However, when my pho seems a little off, I may try to right it with a little MSG. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But I have the squat plastic dispenser of MSG in my cupboard to use as a seasoning or spice. It's not an everyday ingredient in my kitchen but rather one that I tinker with. For example, when I'm looking for a sweet-savory lift, I ponder using MSG and sometimes try it out to see what happens. Similarly, when I need an instant, gentle sweet smokiness, I consider and maybe use Spanish smoked paprika.
People often associate MSG with Asian food but in fact, it's quite prevalent in many non-Asian foods. You may already be eating MSG in popular snacks like Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch Doritos and Pringles(check the nutrition label information). I noticed that Lawry's low-sodium seasoning salt contains monopotassium glutamic acid (a non-sodium MSG alternative) and glutamic acid to give it a flavor boost.
Kentucky Fried Chicken uses MSG and is transparent about it. You can check on allergens in KFC foods on this page. Select "All items" on the results page to see where MSG is employed. I wonder if they count MSG as one of the 11 herbs and spices. No wonder people around the world love KFC chicken.
IS MSG HARMFUL? WHAT IS MSG?
There is a lot of concern about MSG as a food ingredient. Over the weekend, the New York Timespublished an opinion piece about food phobias – a source of major stress for hosts and hostesses during the holidays.
. . . MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is nothing more than a single sodium atom added to glutamic acid — an amino acid that is a key part of the mechanism by which our cells create energy. Without it, all oxygen-dependent life as we know it would die.
A 1968 letter in The New England Journal of Medicine started the frenzy; the writer reported feeling numbness, weakness and palpitations after eating at a Chinese restaurant. A few limited studies followed, along with a spate of news articles. Before long, nutrition experts and consumer advocates such as Ralph Nader were calling for MSG to be banned. The Food and Drug Administration never had to step in; food companies saw the writing on the wall, and dropped MSG voluntarily.
Many people still wrongly believe that MSG is poison. We certainly don't need MSG in our diet, but we also don't need to waste effort avoiding it. Our aversion to it shows how susceptible we are to misinterpreting scientific research and how slow we are to update our thinking when better research becomes available. There's no evidence that people suffer disproportionately from the afflictions — now ranging from headaches to asthma — that MSG-averse cultures commonly associate with this ingredient. In studies all over the world, the case against MSG just doesn't hold up.
Asian cultures are not averse to MSG. The Japanese came up with Ajinomoto and coined the term umami, which in Vietnamese is đậm đà, literally meaning bold.
Chefs and cooks these days often chase umami to create knockout flavors. In order to inspire calm, rational thinking about umami and better cultural understanding, influential chef and restaurateur David Chang has openly discussed the usage of MSG and its relationship to umami. In his 2012 presentation at the MAD Symposium (an annual, high-level international confab of chefs and food researchers), he explains MSG as a type of salt that may be used in measured quantities to create delicious food. MSG is a means to build umami.
He also points out (like many other people have) that glutamic acid naturally exists in many foods – such as fermented foods like kimchi, miso, soy sauce, and fish sauce, as well as Marmite, Vegemite, parmesan, dried mushrooms, and aged beef. Dried seafood and kombu (seaweed) have a lot of glutamic acid. These are all umami-bomb ingredients. Chang notes how humans are nurtured from early on to seek out the savory goodness associated with glutamates.
According to the FDA's 2012 FAQ on MSG, MSG is synthetically made but it's the same as its natural kin, glutamic acid. If you can eat a lot of parmesan and miso (foods high in amino acids), you can handle a little MSG.
Admittedly, I used to think I suffered from the kind of Chinese Restaurant Syndrome referenced in the NYT piece and Chang presentation. After my husband and I would eat a big dim sum lunch, we'd drive home feeling grouchy, sometimes squabbling over minor things. Somewhere along the 10 freeway, we'd look at each other and blame our behavior on the MSG at the restaurant.
But after researching and writing the Asian Dumplings cookbook, I realized that there can be a lot of sugar, salt and soy sauce in dim sum, in addition to MSG. When we over indulged on dim sum, we were loading up on a lot more salt and sugar than our normal intake. Our taste buds and glutamate receptors went into overdrive to send rapid-fire signals to our brains. We temporarily put our systems out of whack.
Our solution? We backed off eating so much dim sum and have not had the same kind of reaction since. Here's a concise article explaining the need for glutamic acid and what happens when things go out of balance.
As eaters and cooks, you have options for dealing with MSG. Understand how MSG, glutamic acid and glutamates are used to create flavor. For example, glutamic acid is naturally part of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) and autolyzed yeast, which makes things like Better Than Bouillon taste so great to people. Three Crabs fish sauce contains HVP to give it a little extra something. They're flavor enhancers.
It's true that if you use MSG, you should lower your use of salt. MSG is like a seasoning salt.
Want to try another flavor enhancer that's devoid of MSG? Viet cooks gravitate toward bột nêm or hạt nêm, seasoning powders or granules; the popular brands are made by Knorr and contain MSG. They come in different flavors but the one I see most in mainstream and Asian markets in America is the chicken bouillon/stock powder.
For pho, I dilute the mushroom seasoning in water and let it sit for about 10 minutes then harvest the clear liquid on top; this prevents the powder from making the pho broth cloudy. I use the same approach with nutritional yeast, which has a certain amount of free-forming glutamic acid. See page 23 of The Pho Cookbook for greater details and recipes.
Demonizing MSG does not help much. Some cooks use MSG because it's part of their cuisine, culture, and craft. The ingredient helps them create the appetizing, tasty foods that they're aiming for. When used judiciously, MSG can be send a dish into a new realm of deliciousness. When used in excess as a crutch to mask poor ingredients or skill, that's bad cooking. You'll know it because the dishes all will taste the same. You'll be thirsty, too.
Some people may be extra sensitive to glutamic acid. If you've had issues, try avoiding dishes heavy in parmesan, ripe tomatoes, and miso, as well as foods containing MSG. Or do like I did and back off the dim sum and never finish the ramen or pho broth when eating out.
Read labels and be curious. No one is certain about the impact of MSG. The way to overcome fear is to educate and empower ourselves.
This article originally appeared on Viet World Kitchen.


Used by humans over thousands of years, Garlic is native to Central Asia and North Eastern Iran. It has been a seasoning spice and an ingredient in the preparation of Traditional medicines for a very long time. Even ancient Romans and Greeks have used Garlic. Today, around the world, there are many varieties and subspecies of garlic grown, and China remains the Numero Uno producer of Garlic, accounting for about 80 percent of the total annual global production of garlic.
Garlic is used widely in South East Asian cuisine. The spice is also a preferred flavoring ingredient for bread. In India, garlic is a common everyday household spice.
Clinical researches are being undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of garlic in curing cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and the common cold. According to a study, regular consumption of 'Allicin,' present in garlic over a span of three months has influenced fewer bouts of cold among individuals who took the trial. But well before modern medicines could speak for the medicinal properties of Garlic, ancient medicinal texts have been vouching for the effectiveness of garlic in treating cardiovascular and respiratory ailments.
Garlic is said to be having five distinct tastes inherent in it, so as a spice it evokes the production of necessary enzymes to break down and digest food. It is also beneficial in the treatment of Vata disorders in the body and treats bloating of the abdomen and constipation. In treating the common cold and other chronic respiratory conditions like Asthma, garlic has shown significant results.
Garlic is known to have anti-aging properties. It treats skin disorders and rejuvenates cells and tissues in the body. It also fosters regeneration of bone mass. And that isn't all. Above everything else, Garlic is a cardiac tonic. It improves blood circulation in the heart and reduces deposition of cholesterol inside the blood vessels. Garlic is also considered a potential agent in the prevention of cancer. The organosulfur compounds present in Garlic have the ability to act against the growth of tumors in the stomach, colon, prostate, and bladder.


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Article: Steering the wheel of diversity & inclusion amidst COVID-19
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Steering the wheel of diversity & inclusion amidst COVID-19
In this interview with Sarah McCann-Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer, Australian HR Institute how talent leaders can steer D&I in their companies through the COVID-19 crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic has roiled the nation, leaving businesses with little choice but to adapt and adjust. As company leaders have pivoted to address the needs of their most important business asset—talent—one thing has become abundantly clear: those with strong diversity and inclusion initiatives already in place have had an easier time steering their companies through the pandemic's choppy waters.
But even for companies with a solid diversity and inclusion foundation, the novel virus has forced diversity heads to think creatively about how best to support their talent, while still making strides on representation and belonging in the midst of global hiring freezes and layoffs.
In this interview with Sarah McCann-Bartlett, CEO, Australian HR Institute (AHRI), shares how D&I can be practiced in the times of crisis.
Sarah is currently serving as the CEO of AHRI. Sarah comes with the advanced business, commercial, and marketing skills, developed from senior positions within a very competitive industry, and also global experience as the CEO of a major industry membership body during the last eight years in the United Kingdom. She also has a close understanding of regulatory and public policy issues in Victoria and Australia.
An economist by education, Sarah has held a number of senior executive positions at the Victorian Building and Plumbing Industry Commissions, including as Deputy Commissioner. Sarah has also held roles representing and supporting the Australian wool industry with the Australian Wool Corporation and its successor The Woolmark Company in Melbourne, the UK, and New York where she held the role of President and Group Manager, Americas. Sarah holds Commerce and Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne, an MBA from Monash University, and postgraduate qualifications in marketing. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Here is an excerpt from the exclusive interview with Sarah McCann-Bartlett, CEO, Australian HR Institute (AHRI):
Q1. With businesses battling the immediate challenges of COVID-19 will the diversity agenda be pushed back or accelerated?
Initially, a lot of important agendas have taken a back seat as companies have had to respond to COVID-19 at a rapid pace, in order to keep their employees safe. However, as different countries come out of lockdown and businesses move back to a 'new normal', many will be looking at the future. One issue will be the skills that are required in the future. While there will necessarily be shifts in specific skills and knowledge – for example as countries look to re-shore some of their supply chain, HR should also be considering other skills. In a world where change is accelerating, it will be vital for employees and organizations to be resilient, innovative, and responsive to change. This won't happen without diversity in the workplace, and so diversity will climb back up the agenda quickly.
Q2.What are the key pillars of building a cultural fabric that fosters inclusivity?
Involving leadership and modeling behaviors are key. The organization should ensure leaders and management are thinking and taking actions that keep diversity as a focal point and offer an environment free from bullying and harassment.
Providing equal access to everyone including potential recruits. This may include mentoring, flexible work arrangements, diversity during hiring, ensuring budgets support diversity programs.
Benchmark your current practices; communicate them to leadership and use them to keep bridging the gaps between your D&I strategy and what is actually happening in the organization.
Q3. What elements of diversity and inclusion will change or needs to be relooked at amidst the given situation?
The makeup of your executive team is a huge signifier to the rest of your workforce (not to mention your customers, partners, and other stakeholders) and tells them that the organization is acting on diversity. It also tells employees that senior roles are open to all. In times of crisis having a diverse leadership team can promote innovative thinking and create solutions to problems, and promote a better understanding of the diverse range of issues facing employees and customers. The leadership of a company speaks volumes about your culture. So, a culture that promotes leadership to put diversity and inclusion into action is critically the first element to be work upon.
Most often employees quit jobs when they feel that their authentic self and uniqueness are not appreciated or valued. As such, it is vital to create an environment where they feel a sense of connectedness to the company and its people. One of the ways to make it work is through the employee-led diverse network, a network that communicates and works together to create a sense of openness and create bias-free culture.
Leaders and HR professionals need to give up on the traditional ways of creating diverse and inclusive work culture. Given the fact the generations have changed, society is acknowledging newer challenges which is putting forward a new set of communities, there is a need to adopt new approaches to problem-solving and create a culture that is equal and inclusive.
Q4. How can HR champion D&I?
The truth of the matter is that the issues of D&I are incredibly complex and intricate. Before building a case to drive the D&I agenda, HR leaders would have to champion D&I. HR would have to marry their experiences and knowledge with the ability to influence, be provocative, and/or facilitate in a way that engages all perspectives and mindsets, and perhaps more importantly, question our own conventional thinking.
Some of the roles and ways by which HR can drive the D&I agenda:
Work with D&Icommittees and leadership to create an open dialogue for understanding, engagement, and problem-solving. Remaining neutral and non- judgmental to create environments of openness and candor will provide a safe environment for dialogue that needs to happen.
Work with the C-Suite and business leaders to drive desired actions and behaviors. Understanding your audience's decision making styles, what drives their behaviors will help you position yourself and enable you to walk the talk.
Challenging the old/ traditional approaches initiatives/ actions." Asking the necessary questions to raise the bar on challenges and D&I issues, demands that we push people to think very differently. Play disruptor or devil's advocate and encourage different viewpoints.
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While some businesses had a pandemic as part of their business continuity plans, very few had envisioned a global pandemic that would close down our cities and our workplaces all once. Diverse leadership teams are much more likely to be able identify outliers such as these and come up with creative plans that will mitigate business risk, or even create new opportunities. The solutions for business to successfully come out of the ensuing recession or economic downturn will also require different ways of looking at problems and business opportunities, and this is more likely to occur with a leadership team.
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Penn State Ranked No. 7 in Yahoo's Initial 2020 Rankings
by Black Shoes Diary | Jan 14, 2020
Heather Weikel
Will Penn State be in the mix for a playoff berth in 2020?
The folks at Yahoo Sports believe Penn State will be in the mix for a playoff berth in 2020. The Nittany Lions were ranked #7 in its first preseason rankings that came out moments after LSU defeated Clemson for a national championship.
Penn State was the second-highest ranked team in the Big Ten, following Ohio State at #2. Clemson topped the rankings as the early favorite to win the national championship with quarterback and Heisman hopeful Trevor Lawrence back under center. LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma round out the top five, with the Florida Gators coming in at #6, one spot ahead of the Nittany Lions.
Additional Big Ten teams include Wisconsin (#12), Minnesota (#13), Michigan (#15), and Iowa (#21). Penn State's week two opponent Virginia Tech is ranked #19, following an 8-5 season.
Penn State kicks off the 2020 regular season against Frisco Bowl champions Kent State on Sept. 5 at Beaver Stadium.


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Q: Check whether the schedule overlaps between days I need to find whether a new schedule overlaps any existing schedules.
This is the "intervals" table:
     id  first              last
     1   1900-01-01 09:00   1900-01-01 10:00
     2   1900-01-01 15:00   1900-01-01 18:00
     3   1900-01-01 18:01   1900-01-01 08:00

I am using a scalar function dbo.TimeOnly for extracting time part from the datetime fields.
My selection criteria as follows
First case
     declare @start datetime
     declare @end datetime

     set @start = dbo.TimeOnly('2011-may-11 08:01:00');
     set @end = dbo.TimeOnly('2011-may-11 15:30:00');

     select  * from intervals where
     ( NOT ( dbo.TimeOnly(last) < @start OR  @end < dbo.TimeOnly(first) ) )

This will return 1st and 2nd records. I got this logic from Check whether the schedule overlaps each other?
Second case
    set @start = dbo.TimeOnly('2011-may-11 07:01:00');
    set @end = dbo.TimeOnly('2011-may-11 08:30:00');

How do I write a query that will return only the 3rd record for the criteria in the second case?
UPDATE
I will give more details for my problem
Different people are managing a particular event for a certain time duration in a day.
For Monday, the schedule format is like this
    Id  Start       End          User   Days
     1  00:01 AM    08:00 AM     'A'    1
     2  08:01 AM    04:00 PM     'B'    1
     3  04:00 PM    00:00 AM     'C'    1

For Tuesday's
     4  08:01 AM    04:00 PM     'B'    2
     5  07:00 PM    07:00 AM     'C'    2

For Wednesday's
     6  08:01 AM    04:00 PM     'A'    4
     7  10:00 PM    08:00 AM     'B'    4

Here days are stored in the bit value format ie
Monday=1,Tuesday=2,Wednesday=4,Thursday=8,Friday=16,Saturday=32 and Sunday=64
When we creating a schedule for a particular day, it should not overlap between times.
I would like to get a SQL query for checking any schedules exists while creating a new schedule for a particular day.
For a particular event time (Say An even occured at 04:00 AM on Tuesday) I would like to find the correct schedule (Will be "5") that falls between the Start and End time.

A: You will need to do something like this:
Declare @start datetime
Declare @duration int

Set @start = dbo.TimeOnly('2011-May-11 07:01:00');
-- Get the number of minutes in your timespan
Set @duration = DateDiff(minute, '2011-May-11 07:01:00', '2011-May-12 08:30:00');

Select id, first, last
From intervals
Where (DateDiff(minute, dbo.TimeOnly(first)), @start) + @duration) > 0
AND DateDiff(minute, dbo.TimeOnly(first), @start) <
 DateDiff(minute, dbo.TimeOnly(first), dbo.TimeOnly(last));

Assuming that your dbo.TimeOnly function is essentially the same as Convert(time, {timefield}).
This will first find the difference between the new start time and the existing start times, then will find out if the duration of the new period is longer than that difference.  This covers new periods that begin before or during existing ones.
The last clause compares the difference between the new start time and the existing start time to the duration of the existing period, to check whether the existing period is longer than the difference between them.  Otherwise, the new start time will naturally be after the existing end time, which means it does not overlap.

A: Change your SELECT to this:
select  * from intervals where
(
( dbo.TimeOnly(last) > dbo.TimeOnly(first)
AND
NOT (dbo.TimeOnly(last) < @start OR  @end < dbo.TimeOnly(first)) )

OR

( dbo.TimeOnly(last) < dbo.TimeOnly(first)
AND
( @start >= dbo.TimeOnly(first) OR @end <= dbo.TimeOnly(last) OR (@start < dbo.TimeOnly(first) AND @end > dbo.TimeOnly(last)) ) )
)

I might've missed a parenthesis somewhere, but I hope not.
The concept here is a query with 2 main groupings combined with an OR.  The first clause checks intervals where last > first and is mainly a copy of your existing query with the addition of the last > first condition, while the 2nd clause checks intervals where last < first.
In the case where last < first, there are 3 ways that an interval can overlap:

*

*start is after the interval's first

*end is before the interval's last

*start and end completely engulf the interval, i.e., start is before first and end is after last

Any one of these 3 conditions would mean the schedule to check is within an existing interval, so the 3 conditions are combined with ORs.

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Bristol boasts some of the most lively-yet quirky student life in the UK.
If you're about to begin your studies at Bristol University, let me tell you, there is a LOT to be excited about. With 3 years of experience, I can proudly say that Bristol boasts some of the most lively-yet-quirky student life in the UK. Whether you're raring to get all dolled up to go clubbing or simply want to throw on a tee and relax in a quiet café, there really is something for everyone. As you prepare for Bristol, take a look at these tips of what you should do and see to really experience Bristol life as a local.
Designed by Brunel in 1864, the Suspension Bridge is arguably the most iconic landmark of Bristol city, impressively straddling the Avon Gorge. Either admire the view from an overlooking bar or take the trip up the treacherous side slopes of the Gorge to the official viewing point, to fully appreciate the site.
Top tip: Visit The Bridge Café, Clifton at sunset for optimal experience.
After recent regeneration, the harbourside really is now a bustling hub of enjoyment, experience and exploration. Home to the Watershed – Britain's first media centre – and the Arnolfini – presenting contemporary art – alongside countless bars, it's an ideal day out. If you've ever been a fan of Wallace & Gromit, be sure to check out the Aardvark animation centre, which originated it Bristol!
Top tip: Hang around until summer for the annual Bristol Harbourside festival.
3. Bring hats, and plenty of them.
No, this is not because of the cold weather, but because wearing some form of hat seems to be pretty much compulsory to pass as a legit Bristol Uni student. It might be a snapback, a bowler or – my personal hat-of-choice – a beanie. Just add one to ANY outfit to give off those real 'Bristol' vibes.
Top tip: Beanies are not only for winter in Bristol, they are for all year round.
Bristol is home to this now world-renowned graffiti artist. Although you'll spot some 'Banksy's' almost immediately as you stroll round, try to find as many of the hidden gems as you can. With the appearance of a new piece of street art last month, word on the street is that Banksy might be back in Bristol, so keep an eye out for the man himself.
Top tip: Do not try this at night and/or after a few drinks. Not only it is highly dangerous, but your visual impairment will likely lead to the claim that any graffiti you stumble upon is 'A BANKSY'!
5. Browse the vintage shops on Gloucester Road.
Bristol students are not only hat-obsessed, but there is a prominent fashion scene here too. The shops on Gloucester road, punctuated by cutesie cafes, are a great start. There's an array of reasonably priced vintage shops; great for finding one-off pieces or some traveller-style jewellery.
Top tip: Be brave with your fashion choices in Bristol. Trust me, you always be able to find people dressed more bizarrely than you.
6. Party on a boat.
Thekla is unique in the sense that it is a nightclub on a moored boat. With two levels and a spacious on-deck sitting area, it makes for a guaranteed fun night. Recently hitting the headlines for a surprise appearance by Macaulay Culkin, there's no doubt it will remain popular in the upcoming years.
Top tip: Make sure you have plenty of cash. Thekla is one of the more pricey clubs and – being on a boat and all – there are no cash machines available!
Designed by Sir George Oatley in memory of Henry Wills and opened in 1925, this is considered to be one of the last great Gothic buildings created in England. This really is a must-see as it is not only an architectural spectacle, it is also where students graduate (and sit exams!).
Top tip: Don't storm in and make a scene! The building is home to law students who are often working very studiously inside.
Although a rare occasion, when the sun does come out to play, it completely transforms the feel of Bristol. Really make the most of it and head to one of the many green areas with friends for chilled picnic. Head to College Green, where you can admire the cathedral, Castle Park next to the shopping centre, or the expansive Durdham Downs, to soak up those rays.
Top tip: DO NOT be fooled by the sun into thinking you're safe. Always take an umbrella – Bristol weather is unbelievably fickle.
Although there is of course so much more to see in Bristol, armed with these pearls of wisdom and the map featured below, you can start your studies with the knowledge of where to start your explorations!


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HomeNationalGovernment shouldn't give up on issues of religion, Justice Faez
Government shouldn't give up on issues of religion, Justice Faez
If recommendations of Islamic Ideology Council are not followed then it must be closed, SC Judge
Justice Qazi Faez Isa has said that the government shouldn't give up on people in issues of religion and if the recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology were not to be followed then that must be closed.
The bail case of Zahid Mehmood, who is allegedly accused of blasphemy, was heard by a two-member bench of the Apex Court headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
Justice Qazi Faez Isa commented that the trial court had not imposed a section in the indictment. He asked how would the accused defend his case when he did not know what offence he has done.
He said that the government's attorney shouldn't take such a broad stance and should be aware of which clause was applied to a particular offence.
He also said that Article 295C was not implementable according to the Council of Islamic Ideology.
According to the defence attorney for the accused, the Council of Islamic Ideology's opinion was delivered on June 8, 2022.
Justice Yahya Afridi questioned why the trial court had denied bail despite the Council's recommendation.
Justice Isa stated that every case involving religion involved the state and that matters involving religion could not be delegated to any particular person and should be handled by the state machinery with the utmost skill and care.
According to the Supreme Court, Zahid Mehmood was accused of participating in a contentious WhatsApp group however the inquiry has not established whether the complainant was aware of Arabic or not.
The accused of blasphemy was granted bail after posting an Rs100,000 bond by the court.
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Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction
Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Literature: history & criticism > Fiction, novelists & prose writers
Fiction > Short stories
Underground River and Other Stories - Latin American Women Writers (Hardback)
Elena Poniatowska (foreword), Ines Arredondo (author), Cynthia Steele (translator)
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Ines Arredondo (1928-1989) published just three slim volumes of stories over twenty-three years, yet her reputation as a great writer, 'a necessary writer', is firmly established in Mexico. Her works dwell on obsessions: erotic love, evil, purity, perversion, prostitution, tragic separation, and death. Most of her characters are involved in ill-fated searches for the Absolute through both excessively passionate and sadomasochistic relationships. Inevitably, the perfect, pure dyad of two youthful lovers is interrupted or corrupted through the interference of a third party (a rival lover or a child), aging, death, or public morality. Set at the beginning of the twentieth century in the tropical northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the stories collected in "Underground River and Other Stories" focus on female subjectivity. Arredondo's adult male characters are often predators, depraved collectors of adolescent virgins, like the plantation owners in "The Nocturnal Butterflies" and "Shadows in the Shadows" and the dying uncle in "The Shunammite", who is kept alive by incestuous lust. Since the young female protagonists rarely have fathers to protect them, the only thing standing between them and these lechers are older women. Perversely, these older women act as accomplices-along with the extended family and the Roman Catholic Church-in the sordid age-old traffic in women. "Underground River and Other Stories" is the first appearance of Arredondo's stories in English. Cynthia Steele is an associate professor of Romance languages at the University of Washington and the author of "Politics, Gender, and the Mexican Novel", "1968-1988: Beyond the Pyramid". Elena Poniatowska, who helped Steele choose these stories, is one of the most renowned of Mexico's new generation of writers. Among her works translated into English are "Frida Kahlo: The Camera Seduced", "Massacre in Mexico", and "Dear Diego".
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
In a House of Lies
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Paris Echo
Wakenhyrst
Michelle Paver
Daisy Jones and The Six
The Familiars
Stacey Halls
Middle England


Masanori Gotoh graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science in 1985 and completed his master's degree at the same university in 1987. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba in 2003. He worked at Toshiba Corporation and Pharmacia Biotech KK for six and eight years, respectively. He took part in the Construction of Libraries of Human Genes Participating in the Glycosylation Project at the Research Center for Glycoscience of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in 2001. At AIST, he took part in the establishment of GlycoGene, Inc., in 2005 and holds the additional post of Chief Technology Officer.
Takashi Sato was born in Fukushima. He graduated from the University of Utsunomiya in 1994 and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba in 1999. He participated in the GlycoGene (GG) Project in 2001 and the Structural Glycomics (SG) Project in 2003 at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). His recent research interests are protein specific glycosylation mechanisms and glycosyltransferases.
Hisashi Narimatsu was born in Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. He graduated from the Keio University School of Medicine with the degree of M.D. in 1974. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1979 at the Department of Microbiology in the Keio University Postgraduate School of Medicine. In 1985, he succeeded in cloning the β4Gal-T gene, the first glcyosyltransferase gene cloned in the world, at Dr. Pradman Qasba's laboratory in the U.S. National Institute of Health. He returned to the Department of Microbiology in Keio University as an assistant professor in 1986. After worked as a professor at the Institute of Life Science, Soka University for 9 years, he entered Research Center for Glycoscience (RCG) in National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and served as a deputy director for 6 years. In 2006, he founded Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG) in AIST, in succession to RCG. He is currently the director of RCMG and the leader of Glycogene Function Team. He is also a profe ssor teaching at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science in University of Tsukuba.
Since the chondroitin synthase (ChSy/CSS1) gene was cloned by Kitagawa et al. in 2001 1, six enzymes synthesizing the sugar moiety of chondroitin sulfate have been discovered. These enzymes have a high amino acid sequence homology and are thought to have the activity of transferring at least GalNAc or GlcA. This article reviews existing information on these six enzymes.
A set of glycosyltransferases synthesizing chondroitin sulfate has highly homologous amino acid sequences. Fig. 1 shows a phylogenetic tree constructed using GENETYX and an outline of the domain structures. The first discovered ChSy has a transmembrane domain near the N-terminus, followed by a β3GT domain (shared by the β1,3-glycosyltransferases and having a β3GT motif) and a β4GT domain (shared by the β1,4-glycosyltransferases and having a β4GT motif).
The six enzymes are divided into three groups of two enzymes (see the phylogenetic tree in Fig. 1). The glycosyltransferase with the highest homology (62% at the amino acid level) to ChSy is chondroitin sulfate synthase III (CSS3)2.
The second group consists of chondroitin sulfate glucuronyltransferase (CSGlcA-T)3 and chondroitin sulfate synthase II (ChPF/CSS2)4,5. Like ChSy, they are long glycosyltransferases consisting of dual glycosyltransferase domains, and have a well conserved β3GT domain and a relatively low homologous β4GT domain. The 3D structure predicted by reference to β4Gal-T1 has suggested the presence of a loop at two sites 5. The two enzymes have a high homology of 57% with a very similar exon/intron structure.
The third group contains chondroitin sulfate GalNAc transferase I (ChGalNAc-T1/CSGalNAc-T1)6,7 and II (ChGalNAc-T2/CSGalNAc-T2)8,9. These enzymes are glycosyltransferases that contain no β3GT domain, consist of a transmembrane domain and a β4GT domain, and have a high amino acid sequence homology of 60%.
The domains contained in each glycosyltransferase indicate its activity. The dual-domain enzymes ChSy and CSS3 exhibited GlcA transferase activity to GalNAc and GalNAc transferase activity to GlcA, suggesting that the β3GT and β4GT domains have β1,3GlcA-T and β1,4GalNAc-T activities, respectively. Compared with those of CSS3, ChSy had one order of magnitude higher GlcA-T and GalNAc-T activities (paper on CSS3) but, singly, they showed no chondroitin elongation activity 1.
CSGlcA-T in the second group exhibited only β1,3GlcA-T activity, whereas ChPF showed, in addition, weak β1,4GalNAc-T activity. An interesting finding was that although ChSy alone had no detectable chondroitin-chain elongation activity, the coexpression of ChSy and ChPF enabled the chain elongation 4.
Both ChGalNac-T1 and CSGalNAc-T2 in the third group have β1,4GalNAc-T activity. Details of the substrate specificities are still unknown; however, at least to certain proteins, ChGalNAc-T1 exhibited strong chondroitin-synthesis initiation activity (GalNAcT-I activity), whereas CSGalNAc-T2 exhibited strong chondroitin-chain elongation activity (GalNAcT-II activity)8.
These genes were expressed in all tissues examined, although the levels differ 2,5,8. This is consistent with the presence of chondroitin sulfate in all tissues as the extracellular matrix. Only the co-presence of all these enzymes appears to enable the synthesis of chondroitin sulfate.
The above results are summarized in Fig. 2. As in the synthesis of heparan sulfate, the enzymes transferring two kinds of monosaccharides and those transferring only one kind of monosaccharide exist. Further studies are needed to elucidate the details of how these enzymes interact to synthesize chondroitin sulfate.


Paul McGrane is the co-founder of the Forest Poets poetry collective in Walthamstow and he's also been The Poetry Society's Membership Manager since 2006.
death she dangles I find so hard to resist.
the man who threw his baby from the tower.
have read how she must feel she will be happy.