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Clifford Antone
If you have ever attended a good show in this town, this is the guy who deserves your praise. He can be credited as one of the people responsible for securing Austin's place as the Live Music Capital of the World. Certainly, he is the best known. Look in any blues history and you will find his name. He just has this aura of greatness about him that had us shaking in our boots when we started the interview. This guy knows and has worked with just about every major name in the music industry. But while his stories may be the stuff of legends, he's just a regular, nice guy that has done so much for this town. Man, I could ask him stuff all daze. His message: get out and support live music. Keep Austin the Live Music Capital of the World! Thanks so much for doing this interview with us.
AUSTIN DAZE: Are you from Austin?
CLIFFORD ANTONE: No. I was born in Port Arthur, Texas in the lowlands where the blues came from. I could never hear anything but the blues. I am a blues man, period.
AD: How did you start in the music business?
CA: I didn't really start in the music business-I'm just a music lover. Back in 1975, at the age of 25, I wanted to open a nightclub since they had changed the 12 o'clock curfew to 2 o'clock am. I wanted to bring Chicago blues to Austin and give young musicians a place to play-like, Jimmie Vaughan , Stevie Ray, Lou Ann Barton, Denny Freeman, Angela Strehli, and Derek O'Brian.
Paul Ray and the Cobras, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds were my house bands for the first year that I was open.
AD: How did you attract all the blues legends to Austin?
CA: Back in '75, when I first opened up the nightclub, I met up with my friend George. I called him up and I went to Chicago and met Sunnyland Slim the piano player and Big Walter Horton the harmonica player. Leon worked at the record store next to the club and he called up Clifton Chenier of New Orleans and brought the Zydeco Music. Then Fats Domino, BB King, Sam and Dave and Irma Thomas played at the club. Since 1975, Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells were a team. Muddy Waters played for two solid weeks.
AD: Tell us a John Lee Hooker story.
CA: One night I was sitting at the nightclub and the phone rings. The bartender says, "Hey, Clifford, it's for you". It was John Lee Hooker. He asked me how I was doing and I said, "Good". He said, "Good, because I need a gig". I told him, "You don't have to ask, you just have to tell me when you want to play".
AD: Of all the musicians that you've met over the years, who made the greatest impact or impression on you and why?
CA: Every one of them is the greatest. Clifton Chenier: he made the accordion sound as if it was an entire orchestra. Clevland: played the rough board the best ever. They are geniuses. When Muddy Waters played the slide guitar, it was so powerful. When Stevie Ray and Albert King played together, they were amazing.
AD: What is your favorite memory of old Austin before the boom changed everything?
CA: The tolerance level was much higher. It used to be an easy going, "Live and let live", attitude. The DWI and TABC laws make it hard to run a nightclub. There is no room for gray areas.
AD: What do you like most about Austin now? Least?
CA: I can't say what I like, but I do know what I love about Austin, the music. Austin is where I want to live.
AD: Least?
CA: The lack of tolerance. The rent is so high that musicians can't afford it. People who are asleep at 10:00 p.m. are telling us what to do at 2:00 a.m. There are so many regulations; people want to have power. It's not easy to start a business like it was back in 1975 when I started. Today it is so much harder because of all of the above.
AD: Why is it that great artists have a difficult time being fully appreciated these daze?
CA: America has no culture. What sell are the top ten pop songs. They make it look palatable and something the public can swallow. Musicians have to go to a country outside of this country to be treated like a king. Why is that the opposite in this country? Our country is not based on culture. In the schools the first thing they cut is the funding for the arts. It is not promoted in our country.
AD: A new crop of musicians is coming up now that we've most likely not heard of yet. Who are the two or three most likely to be major stars in the near future?
CA: Keller Brothers, Eve Monsees, Gary Clark, Moller Bros, Johnny G, Jason D, Erin Jaimes, Donna Kay and Liz Morphis.
AD: What do you think of ACL: then and now?
CA: It's a good TV show. I wish they could do more local musicians. For one reason or another they don't do local talent as much. I guess it's hard to please all the officials. They did a brilliant job at booking talent for the festival. It ended early so that people could go out to the clubs and that benefited local businesses. It's the next best thing to SXSW. Nothing is perfect. It's a good thing. You've got to give credit to the city and music coordinators.
AD: Where are your favorite places to eat in this town?
CA: There's about 100 of them: Guerros, Threadgills, Iron Works, Rubies BBQ, Frank and Angie's, Sullivan's, Ruth's Chris, Austin Land and Cattle Co., Eddie V's….is that enough?
AD: What comes to mind when you hear: "Austin is the live music capital of the world"?
CA: Against all odds. We've never been helped or gotten enough support from the city. They are busy handling city stuff.
Antone's, The Armadillo, Opera House, Liberty Lunch, The Backyard, and The Soap Creek Saloon owners were the founding forefront. Stubb's brings top quality musicians. These people are the reason for Austin's being the live music capital of the world. It was the music that they worked hard for and took losses. They knew how important the music scene was and they understood what it took for a club to be successful. It is not understood by the people. People need to get out of their houses. Turn off the TV, throw away the computer and support live music! If people would see how easy it is to support the musicians just by going out and spending $20 for the music. Help support live music!
AD: Which location of Antone's has been your favorite and why?
CA: The first one on 6th St. It was completely dead down there. Rent used to be $600 compared to now at $10,000 a month. We were the first club on 6th St; there was nothing going on; 6th St was absolutely deserted.
AD: What do you think of our current political situation?
CA: Let me ask my consultant….It sucks! With that aside, I look at it like John Lennon: "Give Peace a Chance. Imagine." I'm a peace kind of guy. Make love not war.
AD: What is Antone's Records all about?
CA: In 1986 I started a press label to give a chance to kids like Lou Ann Barton and Doug Sahm. The sound was just like what they did in the nightclub; it was what they really sounded like a chance to capture and share the feeling.
AD: What is in your CD player?
CA: Listen to this…Muddy Waters-"Honey Bee".
AD: What would you like to say to the people of Austin?
CA: Turn off your TVs and throw away your computers and go out and support and listen to live music.
AD: What do you think of the Austin daze?
CA: Often in the daze like purple haze….but seriously. Anybody that is doing something good for Austin is good.
AD: You play a killer bass. Who are your favorites and who influenced you to pick up the instrument?
CA: I can play blues all night with anyone but I never considered myself a professional. I am an amateur, and I have fun doing it. But I have gotten to play with the best and that is what I have enjoyed. Especially, Albert Collins and Luther Tucker. My favorite bass player from Chicago is Jack Meyers.
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if is a big word to be so little but "IF" for a brief moment you could turn back the clock, and there is stevie ray vaughan up there with albert king doing what he had dreamed of doing only one name comes to mind clifford Antone THOSE WERE THE DAZE MY FRIENDS. PAUL RAY, ALBERT KING , DENNY FREEMAN JIMMIE VAUGHAN ANSON FUNDERBURG BUDDY GUY BONNIE RAITT OMAR AND THE HOWLER TOMMY SHANNON CHRIS LAYTON, WAY TOO MANY TO LIST, NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR SOME OF THESE GUYS TO CATCH A BREAK. THOSE DAZE AND NIGHTS ARE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN WELL MAYBE NOT TOTALLY FORGOTTEN. BUT I GUESS JIMMIE VAUGHAN AND STEVIE RAY SAID IT BEST. TICK TOCK TIMES TICKING AWAY..ENJOY, SEE YA CONNIE
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Duterte wants Sanofi held accountable for Dengvaxia mess – Roque
By Eimor P. Santos, CNN Philippines
Published Dec 12, 2017 3:19:38 PM
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 12) — President Rodrigo Duterte agrees pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur should be held liable for putting lives at risk through the now-controversial dengue vaccine, his spokesperson said Tuesday.
"He stands by the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to hold Sanofi responsible," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing.
"We want by bare of minimum a refund of what we have paid already for the Dengvaxia," he added.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has demanded from Sanofi Pasteur a refund of the P3.5 billion the government paid for the vaccines in 2016.
Roque said the French manufacturer concealed important information; that those not previously infected with dengue and got vaccinated with Dengvaxia could contract "severe disease."
"That was not a known fact when government decided to embark on the vaccination program," Roque said.
The Philippines implemented in 2016 the use of Dengvaxia, the world's first dengue vaccine. More than 830,000 children were vaccinated.
TIMELINE: The Dengvaxia controversy
Sanofi on November 29 said those who were immunized with Dengvaxia, but did not have a prior dengue infection, are at risk of having "severe disease." The DOH said around 10 percent or 80,000 of vaccinated children are at risk.
This prompted the DOH to temporarily halt its dengue vaccination program on December 1.
During the Senate probe on the health risks of Dengvaxia on Monday, Sanofi Pasteur Asia Pacific President Thomas Triomphe insisted there was no negligence on their part and maintained Dengvaxia is safe and effective.
He clarified the November 29 information, saying what it meant was "persons who have not been infected with the dengue virus before have a 0.2% increased risk of getting traditional Dengue symptoms, such as fever, low platelet count, or nose or gum bleeding."
Despite this, "the vaccine continues to be good, effective and safe" especially for those who had been infected with Dengue, "who constitutes the overwhelming 90% of the population of the Philippines," Triomphe added.
The Justice Department and the House of Representatives are also investigating the controversy.
Roque said the President has promised to "run after all individuals who may have criminal culpability for this."
Ex-DOH chief in hot water
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin, who rolled out the dengue immunization program in 2016, on Monday denied allegations of corruption and any wrongdoing.
Related: Mother accuses Garin, DOH of endangering children's lives due to Dengvaxia
Garin confirmed she met with the pharmaceutical giant's top officials in Paris, France in 2015. But she clarified they talked about the price of selling Dengvaxia to the private sector, not for government procurement.
Related: Former DOH undersecretary: Garin, Sanofi meeting illegal
She said she is willing to face any investigation to prove there were no irregularities in the procurement of Dengvaxia.
Garin's predecessor, former Health Secretary Enrique Ona is blaming her for the country's Dengvaxia "nightmare." Ona said Garin was "solely responsible" for the national health risk.
This was also the accusation of former Health Undersecretary Ted Herbosa. He said Garin conspired with Sanofi Pasteur to "hurriedly implement" the vaccination program.
CNN Philippines' Regine Cabato and Lara Tan contributed to this report.

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The problem with broadband public safety services is legislation, not technology
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07 Jun The problem with broadband public safety services is legislation, not technology
Local legislation could impede first responders from having priority on commercial networks because of national laws to protect net neutrality.
A new white paper from The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) says countries are increasingly looking at the option of using existing commercial mobile networks for broadband public safety services. However, a crucial consideration is to make sure public safety users could gain critical access to the network during a major unplanned event.
The use of commercial networks by public safety has several benefits, including a fast market turnaround, access to spectrum's allocation of radio frequencies, and reducing costs through network sharing. The white paper 'Public safety prioritisation on commercial networks' recommends implementing different prioritisation mechanisms across commercial networks to make sure first responders are given highest priority to the shared Radio Access Network (RAN).
There are already many prioritisation mechanisms that have been standardised by 3GPP to provide mission critical services. These include Access Class Barring (used in many countries as a "defence" mechanism against overload that could lead to a total outage), Pre-emption, Admission control through Allocation and Retention Priority, and Quality of Service Class Identifiers. In addition, implementing national roaming between commercial networks is also a consideration as a cost-effective way of gaining enhanced network resilience.
The US and the UK are rolling out public safety services over commercial networks and have successfully tested prioritisation and pre-emption features. In terms of the technology, prioritisation of first responders connected to a shared commercial RAN is no longer a challenge. However, there are legal issues that need to be addressed country by country to allow pre-emption and national roaming.
For instance, many countries prohibit national roaming because it could harm competition between the different mobile operators. Some countries like Belgium and Finland have already taken legal action to enable national roaming between all their mobile operators, limited to critical communications users. Norway has national roaming capability for qualified users with a role or function of vital interest to the society. In Austria, Access Class Barring is forbidden as commercial users cannot be discriminated from public safety users.
The white paper includes inputs from governments and critical communication network operators, and looks forward to prioritisation in 5G, including network slicing and Non-terrestrial networks (NTN). These themes will be explored at TCCA's flagship event, Critical Communications World (CCW), which takes place in Kuala Lumpur on the 18-20 June 2019.
TCCA represents all standard mobile critical communications technologies and complementary applications. To find out more, please visit www.tcca.info.


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The latest premiere features "Beautiful," a tune co-written and co-produced by Marti Frederiksen, a close collaborator since Aerosmith re-emerged as a major act in the MTV era.
"He can take a fart and make it a chorus," Steven Tyler says of Frederiksen's skill at the Pro Tools monitor. And bassist Tom Hamilton calls him a challenging creative partner, "because the guy thinks and works so fast. He goes for it."
"Beautiful" emerged during 10 days of songwriting sessions at Frederiksen's home studio in Los Angeles, where guitarist Brad Whitford came up with the song's foundation in an unusual chord pattern. "They were like jazz changes. It was odd," says Whitford, and Frederiksen suggested they model the chorus after Slash's melody line in Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine."


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Details of 2,378 new local infections were announced from 0:00 to 15:00 on the 30th in Beijing
Among them, there were 39 cases of isolation observers, 3 cases of social screening personnel; 2 cases of common type, 23 cases of mild type, and 17 cases of asymptomatic infection. Among them, there were 889 cases of isolation observers, 49 cases of social screening personnel; 1 severe case, 2 common cases, 215 light cases, and 720 asymptomatic infections.
China News Service, Beijing, November 30 (Reporter Du Yan) Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic held today that from 0:00 to 15:00 on November 30, Beijing There were 2,378 new local cases of new coronary pneumonia virus infection, including 2,157 cases of isolation observers and 221 cases of social screening personnel; 938 cases in Chaoyang District, 399 cases in Tongzhou District, 303 cases in Changping District, 178 cases in Daxing District, and 117 cases in Fengtai District 91 cases in Jingkai District, 56 cases in Shijingshan District, 55 cases in Fangshan District, 46 cases in Mentougou District, 44 cases in Haidian District, 42 cases in Dongcheng District, 34 cases in Shunyi District, 18 cases in Miyun District, 17 cases in Pinggu District, and Huairou District 14 cases each in Yanqing District and 14 cases in Xicheng District; 1 severe case, 4 common cases, 576 light cases, and 1,797 asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 1 to 42: currently living in Dongcheng District.
Among them, there were 39 cases of isolation observers, 3 cases of social screening personnel; 2 cases of common type, 23 cases of mild type, and 17 cases of asymptomatic infection.
Infected persons 43 to 54: currently living in Xicheng District.
Among them, there were 11 cases of isolation observers, 1 case of social screening personnel, 4 cases of mild cases, and 8 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 55 to 992: currently living in Chaoyang District.
Among them, there were 889 cases of isolation observers, 49 cases of social screening personnel; 1 severe case, 2 common cases, 215 light cases, and 720 asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons from 993 to 1109: currently living in Fengtai District.
Among them, 88 were isolated observers, 29 social screening personnel; 26 were mild cases, and 91 were asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 1110 to 1165: currently living in Shijingshan District.
Among them, there were 49 cases of isolation observers, 7 cases of social screening personnel; 9 cases of mild cases, and 47 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 1166 to 1209: currently living in Haidian District.
Among them, there were 39 cases of isolated observers, 5 cases of social screening personnel; 26 cases of mild cases, and 18 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 1210 to 1255: currently live in Mentougou District.
Among them, there were 34 cases of isolated observers, 12 cases of social screening personnel; 33 cases of mild cases, and 13 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons from 1256 to 1310: They currently live in mountainous areas.
Infected persons 1311 to 1709: currently living in Tongzhou District.
Among them, there were 374 cases of isolated observers, 25 cases of social screening personnel; 86 cases of mild cases, and 313 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons from 1710 to 1743: currently living in Shunyi District.
Infected persons from 1744 to 2046: currently living in Changping District.
Infected persons from 2047 to 2224: currently living in Daxing District.
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Infected persons 2225 to 2238: currently living in Huairou District.
Among them, there were 12 cases of isolation observers, 2 cases of social screening personnel; 7 cases of mild cases, and 7 cases of asymptomatic infections.
Infected persons 2239 to 2255: currently living in Pinggu District.
Infected persons 2256 to 2273: currently living in Miyun District.
Infected persons 2274 to 2287: currently living in Yanqing District.
All are isolated observers; 13 cases of mild infection and 1 case of asymptomatic infection.
Infected persons 2288 to 2378: currently living in the Economic Development Zone.
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Trams In Sydney
Oct30 by pastpres
This week, The Past Present is sharing a postcard image of a road many Sydneysiders are familiar with, Spit Road. Yet there is a feature of this card that many Sydney residents may wish was still in place – this postcard features a tram.
Once, Sydney had a vast network of tramway which, at it's height, was the largest tram network in all of Australia and one of the most extensive in the world! The first trams in Sydney were horse drawn, and travelled between Sydney Railway station and Circular Quay, but the track stood up from the road and caused accidents, so campaigning led to its closure in 1866.
By 1879, the tramway had been replaced by a steam tram system and this was a great success. The system rapidly expanded, covering more of the city itself, and even extending to some of the inner suburbs. Electrification of the lines began in 1898 and most lines were fully electric by 1910. At their height, the tram lines travelled to places as varied as Watsons Bay, Manly, Balmoral, Chatswood and, as the postcard shows, also to The Spit.
The system began a gradual decline in the 1930s and the last of the original Sydney tram services ceased in 1961, with the last route to close being that to La Perouse.
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Alistair Killick says:
The road depicted is Parriwi Rd, now used mostly by bike riders. You can see the rails through the bitumen here and there.


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Predator films), following 'Predator' (1987), 'Predator 2' (1990) and 'Predators' (2010). Black had a supporting role in the original film, while John Davis returns as producer from the first three installments.
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Yahoo! Finance: "Brandywine to Hold Grand Opening at Griffin, a 17-Unit Community in Arcadia on May 7"
Brandywine Homes will hold a grand opening at Griffin, a new community featuring 17 three-story contemporary townhomes located at 136 Las Tunas Drive in Arcadia, on Saturday, May 7. Construction at the new neighborhood is expected to be complete by July of 2016.
"We are very excited about this weekend's grand opening of Griffin in Arcadia," said Dave Barisic, vice president of sales and marketing for Brandywine. "There is really nothing quite like it in the city of Arcadia. Griffin brings the aesthetics of contemporary architecture and top-of-the-line finishes to one of the most desirable cities in L.A. County."
Griffin delivers homes to an area in need of this type of housing. The 17 three-story, two- and three-bedroom townhomes range in size from 1,307 to 2,210 square feet. Some will have tandem garages, and all will have contemporary architecture, stainless steel appliances and solid-surface counters. Prices will range from $699,000 to $1,150,000.
Residents of the new community, located between El Monte Avenue and South Santa Anita Avenue, will have access to Arcadia's excellent schools and will be 3.3 miles away from the 210 Freeway, making commuting easy. Griffin is close to Santa Anita Park, Westfield Santa Anita shopping center, the Santa Anita Golf Course and downtown Pasadena.
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HORROR stories from the airport security circus continue. A friend who is an airline pilot has an ex-colleague, now retired, with a slightly embarrassing "waterworks" problem.
Away from home he wears a catheter leading to a bag down his trousers to catch the urine.
Airport security is great fun. When the entire security staff have led him off to a side room to have a look, he tells them if they want to rip it out there might be a haemorrhage, followed by a massive lawsuit. At this point he is ushered on to the aircraft, trousers back up, carrying a lot more than the permitted 100ml.
Another colleague, still flying, was stopped. So he stood there, 30 years as a four-ring captain behind him, while Doowayne went through his bag. Finally the youth pounced, he'd found a bundle of sharpened pencils.
It took the airport controller to overrule the pimply Sherlock. The danger was that the captain might have pointed a pencil at his own eye and taken over his own aircraft. So sleep soundly, gentlefolk. Noddy in Toyland is alive and well, working in uniform at an airport near you.


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UK Prime Minister Vows to Crush BDS
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new Conservative government will take action against the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, it was officially announced on Thursday. "We will stop public institutions from imposing their own approach or views about international relations, through preventing boycotts, divestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries and those who trade […]
UNRWA renewed by UN until 2023. Only U.S. and Israel voted against.
The mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees was extended until June 30, 2023, with 169 votes in favor and nine abstentions, while the United States and Israel voted against. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another […]
More on Trump's Executive Order protecting Jews on campuses.
"This administration's commitment to open debate and the pursuit of truth on our nation's campuses is unwavering. In enforcing Title VI against the wider spectrum of prohibited discrimination, government agencies will continue to respect the free flow of ideas, even those that are detestable, and enforce critical protections for free speech and political debate. But we will […]
Boris Johnson set to move forward with anti-BDS law
UK Conservative party vowed last month to enact legislation banning local councils from boycotting products from foreign countries, including Israel Newly reelected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil proposed legislation aimed at undermining the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel later this week, local media reported. According to daily newspaper […]
Austrian Parliament to Declare BDS Movement as Anti-Semitic
The initiative is being spearheaded by Sebastian Kurz, a former (and most likely the next) chancellor of Austria who also leads the center-right Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei, ÖVP). "For Austria, Israel's right to exist is non-negotiable, and any form of anti-Semitism, including Israel-related anti-Semitism, is unacceptable and must be severely condemned. Of course, factual […]
Canadian Anti Hate Network Leader To Share Panel With BDS Leader At Major Islamic Conference In Toronto Dec 20-22
Canadian Anti Hate Network Leader To Share Panel With BDS Leader At Major Islamic Conference In Toronto Dec 20-22 Bernie Farber currently runs the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and Amira Elghawaby is a founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network https://www.antihate.ca/about Amera Elghawaby will share a panel with BDS leader Omar Suleiman. Will Bernie Farber […]
ANTISEMITE OF THE WEEK: Eliezer Valley – the Vile Cartoonist
Eliezer A. Valley, otherwise known as Eli Valley, is a self-hating Jewish cartoonist. Valley spreads antisemitic caricatures and demonizes pro-Israel leaders and the state of Israel through vile and grotesque imagery on social media and any publication that is willing to spread his antisemitic views. Eliezer's background is interesting; his father was a pro-Israel conservative Rabbi and his mother a secular Jew. […]
Trump to sign order recognizing Jewish university students as a protected class
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order recognizing Jewish university students as a class protected from discrimination. The order, to be signed Wednesday, according to The New York Times, leapfrogs bipartisan legislation in Congress that would do the same thing. The signing of the order will coincide with the White House […]
The ICC Begins to Adopt Shurat Hadin's Allegation Against the Palestinians
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URGENT! Only 36 hours left to Stop UNRWA! – Stop Facebook's Support of UNRWA
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Dear friends, Facebook decided to match every single donation made to UNRWA on giving tuesday, up to $100,000 USD. We must protest this! *Sign the Petition at www.stopunrwa.com* **** WE NEED YOUR HELP!! WE HAVE ONLY 36 HOURS LEFT TO STOP FACEBOOK'S SPONSORSHIP OF UNRWA. 1. Sign the petition at www.stopunrwa.com 2. Forward this email to […]


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Photographer Von Wong has highlighted the issues around plastic straws in his latest imagery and an installation. Called "The Parting of the Plastic Sea," it is in Saigon and features over 168,000 straws which were gathered over six months by clean up groups. These were then cleaned, sorted, and attached to a 3.3m (10 ft+) tall art installation called the strawpocalypse.
Zero Waste Saigon and Starbucks Vietnam helped to collect the straws! Just wanted to give them a shout out!


The Bialetti Moka Express makes a concentrated rich espresso-style coffee.
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package net.violet.platform.datamodel.factories.mock;

import java.sql.Timestamp;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ListIterator;
import java.util.SortedMap;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

import net.violet.db.records.Record.RecordWalker;
import net.violet.db.records.factories.RecordFactoryMock;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.Files;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.MimeType;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.Files.CATEGORIES;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.Files.FILE_DELETION_STATE;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.MimeType.MIME_TYPES;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.factories.FilesFactory;
import net.violet.platform.datamodel.mock.FilesMock;

public class FilesFactoryMock extends RecordFactoryMock<Files, FilesMock> implements FilesFactory {

	@Override
	public void loadCache() {
		FilesMock.initConfigFiles();
	}

	FilesFactoryMock() {
		super(FilesMock.class);
	}

	public int walk(RecordWalker<Files> filesWalker) {
		int nbProcessed = 0;
		final SortedMap<Long, Files> theFiles = new TreeMap<Long, Files>(findAllMapped());
		final List<Entry<Long, Files>> theList = new LinkedList<Entry<Long, Files>>(theFiles.entrySet());
		final ListIterator<Entry<Long, Files>> theIterator = theList.listIterator(theList.size());

		while (theIterator.hasPrevious()) {
			final Files aFile = theIterator.previous().getValue();
			try {
				filesWalker.process(aFile);
			} finally {
				nbProcessed++;
			}
		}
		return nbProcessed;
	}

	public Files createFile(String inPath, MimeType.MIME_TYPES inType) {
		return new FilesMock(inPath, inType);
	}

	public FILE_DELETION_STATE deleteFiles(Files inFile) {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	public Files createFile(MIME_TYPES inType, CATEGORIES inCategory) {
		return createFile(inType, inCategory, null);
	}

	public Files createFile(MIME_TYPES inType, CATEGORIES inCategory, String filePath) {
		final Files theNewFile = new FilesMock(0, new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()), inType, net.violet.common.StringShop.EMPTY_STRING);
		return Files.FilesCommon.createFiles(theNewFile, inType, inCategory, filePath);
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


In Autumn 2018, some classes on European and International Company Law will be taught by George Vernon, an attorney at law from Monroe, Wisconsin. He will present lectures on U.S. courts and the regulation of business, including several areas of law affecting corporations and business transactions.
Mr. George Vernon has 35 years experience as national products liability counsel, including litigation and counseling, for major farm and industrial equipment manufacturers. He also has 40 years experience in general civil litigation including products liability defense, professional liability defense, antitrust, insurance coverage, unfair competition and employment. George Vernon is a lecturer in the Senior Lawyer Program of the Center for International Legal Studies since 2010, having previously taught in Poland (2 times), Ukraine (3 times), Slovakia, Lithuania, Kosovo and Russia.
Mr. Joel will present an U.S. law overview, describe business entities and business finance in the U.S., public company disclosures and governance, creditors' and shareholders' rights, the treatment of non-U.S. companies, etc..
In March 2018 some classes on Industrial Property Law were taught by Marek Beneš. Mr. Marek Beneš is a member of the Industrial Property Department at Metropolitan University Prague, where he teaches copyright law and copyright aspects of media communication. He graduated from the Charles University in Prague (Law) and from the Metropolitan University Prague (Legal specialisation in industrial property). He has worked at the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic and as a lawyer for the public service broadcaster Czech Radio. On behalf of the Czech Radio he participated in the Legal and Public Affairs Committee of the European Broadcasting Union. He is currently (since 2011) the Director of Metropolitan University Prague. His research interests cover copyright law, trademark law, and broadcasting law. As a Ph.D. candidate at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, he currently focuses on civil law aspects of radio broadcasting.
In September 2017, some classes on European and International Company Law and European and International Insolvency Law were taught by Dr Felix Steffek, a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge and a Senior Member of Newnham College. His research interests cover corporate law, insolvency law, commercial law and dispute resolution law. He applies doctrinal analysis, comparison of laws, economic analysis and justice theory to develop practical solutions and advance theory. Felix Steffek has published widely in his areas of interests and is a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Corporate Law Studies, the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies and other academic journals. He has acted as policy advisor and expert for the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Bank, the OECD, national governments, courts, parliaments and science foundations. He took his education at Cambridge (LLM), Heidelberg (PhD, undergraduate) and Hamburg (Habilitation, court clerkship).
In November 2017, a lecture on corporate groups (within the frame of the course on European and International Company Law) was presented by Pierre-Henri Conac, Professor of Commercial and Company Law at the University of Luxembourg. From 1999 to 2006, he was Associate Professor of Law at the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne). He graduated from the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) in business law (1991), from HEC School of Management (1990), and from the Institute of Political Studies of Paris (1994). He also earned an LL.M. from Columbia Law School (1995). His research areas deal principally with securities law, company law, and comparative law in these fields, especially with the United States. He has written numerous articles on corporate, securities and comparative law, in French, English, German and Spanish and co-edited several books with national and international publishers. He has been member of several working groups in these areas, including the EU Commission appointed Reflection Group on the Future of EU Company Law of 2011, the DG Markt Informal Company Law Expert Group (ICLEG) in 2014 and is the chair of the European Model Company Act (EMCA) Group. He has been involved in policy making in company, banking and financial markets law at the EU and at national level. Pierre-Henri Conac is managing editor of the Revue des Sociétés (Dalloz), France's oldest corporate law review, and co-managing editor of the European Company and Financial Law Review (ECFR).
In October 2016 some classes on European and International Company Law were be taught by Joel M. Hurwitz, an experienced attorney at law from Chicago, U.S.. Mr. Joel presented an U.S. law overview, described business entities and business finance in the U.S., public company disclosures and governance, creditors' and shareholders' rights, the treatment of non-U.S. companies, etc..
Joel M. Hurwitz is a problem solver with a broad-based practice focusing on the representation of corporations, high net worth individuals and financial institutions, pertaining, inter alia, to corporate formation and operating issues. Prior to specializing in business, trusts and real estate matters, Mr. Hurwitz was a commercial litigator.
On 11th May 2016 visiting professor from Austria Dr. Sascha Ferz gave lecture on alternative dispute resolution and Austrian experience in mediation. His lecture was integrated into International Commercial Litigation subject.
Mr. Sascha Ferz is a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of Graz in the research field Mediation. He is qualified as a lecturer in the subjects of administrative law, mediation, sociology of law, and development of law.
Since the beginning of 2011, he is also the head of the interdisciplinary Centre of Social Competence at the same university. In addition, he represents the "Universities Austria" in the advisory board for mediation of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice, and he works as a registered mediator (ZivMediatG), member of the editorial office of the journal "Perspektive mediation" and as a trainer, all in addition to his work at the university.
In May 2016 visiting professor from Iceland Eirikur Elis Tholaksson gave lectures on insolvency law issues in European and International Insolvency Law subject.
Mr. Eiríkur is an associate professor at Reykjavik University, where he teaches financial law and procedural law. Also, Mr. Eiríkur is an experienced attorney with an extensive professional background in the international business environment. He graduated with a Cand. jur. degree from the University of Iceland and has an LLM from King's College in London. He became a Supreme Court Attorney in 2008. He has recently been working with the complicated issues related to the failure of Icelandic banks as a result of the 2008 financial crisis. He has been appointed by the Icelandic government to several different committees and serves on the boards of several prominent Icelandic companies.
In October 2015 some classes on European and International Corporate Law were taught by Marshall N. Lester, an experienced attorney at law from New York, U.S.. Mr. Marshall has presented lectures and workshops on U.S. law regulating corporate law issues, U.S. law firms, types and choice of business entities in U.S., relationship of shareholders, duties of directors, corporate finance (capital structure, source of funds), mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Lester is the partner at Warshaw Burstein, LLP and has over 40 years experience in the corporate arena, concentrating primarily in the areas of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and international), corporate finance and securities law matters. Mr. Lester served as Managing Partner of our firm from 2000-2009 and during that same period served as our firm's representative to the Euro-American Lawyers Group.
In September 2015 the lectures of Jennifer L. Zordani, an experienced attorney at law from Chicago, the U.S., were integrated into International Banking Law subject. Ms. Jennifer has taught the U.S. legal regulations of securties transactions and legal regulation of investment activities and investment services.
Jennifer Zordani's experience encompasses more than 20 years in the futures and securities industry. Prior to founding Zordani Law, Ms. Zordani was a Partner at Ungaretti & Harris LLP where she practiced law as a member of the firm's Financial Services and Corporate Law departments. During her 17 years as an attorney at Ungaretti & Harris, Ms. Zordani maintained a diverse practice that encompassed a wide range of regulatory, transactional and litigation matters with a particular emphasis on issues affecting financial service companies. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Zordani was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade trading municipal bond futures. Ms. Zordani works on matters for professional trading firms, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private funds and individuals working in securities and futures firms.
On 23rd April and 14th May visiting professor from U.S. Edward J. Kelly gave lectures on negotiation and alternative dispute resolution. These lectures were integrated into International Commercial Litigation subject.
Edward J. Kelly is a Fulbright Scholar here in Lithuania lecturing on negotiation, mediation and arbitration. He was previously a Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine and has taught in Azerbaijan Belarus,, Kazahkstan, Krygystan and Tajikistan. He is the University Counsel of East Tennessee state and the Quillen College of Medicine and has taught as an adjunct professor at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia. Prior to coming to East Tennessee State University he was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York. Kelly worked his way through college and law school as a police officer in Buffalo New York.
In September 2014 some classes on European and International Corporate Law were taught by Hans De Wulf, a professor of Ghent Law School. The professor presented an introduction to corporate governance, duties and liability of directors, shareholder activism, executive compensation, etc.
Hans De Wulf studied law at the University of Ghent and obtained an LL.M degree in German Civil Law from the University of Tübingen. After a brief stint as an attorney, he joined the Financial Law Institute as a full time researcher and obtained his Ph.D. in 2001 with a thesis on the duty of loyalty of company directors. Since 2001, he teaches several courses on Belgian and European company law, including M&A. He also teaches a course on private law and one on corporate governance at the Economics Department of University College Ghent. He has been a full professor since October 2003. Apart from numerous articles on company law, he has also written a few articles in the areas of general commercial law and international insolvency. He is currently (since May 2009) the Director of International Relations of Ghent Law School and has been the deputy director of its LL.M program in European Law for some years now. His current research focuses on shareholder suits for damages in the form of direct, derivative and class actions.
In April 2014 some classes on International Commercial Litigation were taught by Merrilee A. MacLean from Washington, U.S.. Merrilee A. MacLean presented an overview of the U.S. legal system, international proceedings and enforcement of foreign judgements, insolvency laws in the United States, as well as alternative dispute resolution options in the U.S.
Being the senior counsel to the law firm, Merrilee's practice focuses on creditors' rights, commercial collections, and bankruptcy. Generally representing creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy practice, she has been selected to be committee counsel in a number of large cases, been appointed trustee in chapter 11 cases, and served several years as a chapter 7 panel trustee. She practices in bankruptcy courts throughout the country. Active in the bar, she served on the Bankruptcy Court's Local Rules Committee for over fifteen years, served four years on the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council and was selected to serve on the Executive Committee to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. She is currently a member of the Board of the Wombats (Women Bankruptcy Attorneys) and served on the Legislative Committee to the Washington State Bar Association for a number of years.
In September-October 2013 some classes on European and International Corporate Law were taught by Bruce A. Rich, an experienced attorney at law from New York, U.S.. Mr. Bruce have presented to students a basic survey of the U.S. corporate/business law, together with some historical background including constitutional concepts of federalism (federal government versus states rights), as well as the regulation of foreign business in the US.
Mr. Rich in his practice focuses on corporate finance and other capital generation projects. He renders legal assistance to corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies engaged in private or public debt or equity financing and in acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, and also represents broker-dealers in corporate finance transactions. His clients range from large listed companies to venture capital startups. He also advises 1934 Exchange Act issuers with their various SEC reporting and compliance obligations, including acting as special securities counsel to some issuers. Mr. Rich also helps clients structure private investment limited partnership and offshore funds.


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