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The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review, Volumen2
editado por H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley
The prineipal question before the commit- the revolutionary officers of the navy on the tee of the whole, was on an amendment pro- same footing as those of the army. posed by general Harrison; which was to The committee of the whole rose, about strike out the two first sections of the present 4 o'clock, and reported the bill as amended. bill, and insert in lieu thereof other sections, The House took up the amendments reproviding that every revolutionary officer and ported by the committee ; when various prosoldier, who formed a part of the military es positions were successively made and discusstablishment of the United States at the close' ed to disagree to or to amend many of them. of the war, or wbo previously thereto served The House having at leogth gone through not less than three years and received an the amendments, honourable discharge, shall receive a pension, The bill was ordered to be engrossed, as if an officer, of half pay; if a private, of five amended, nem. con. and read a third time todollars per month ; but no otficer's pension to morrow. exceed the half pay of a lieutenant colo- Wednesday, Dec. 24. The bill providing nel, &c.
for certain surviving officers and soldiers of The question on this motion was not the Revolutionary army, was read a third taken before the committee rose, reported time: progress, and obtained leave to sit again. A motion was made by Mr. Lowndes to
Tuesday, Dec. 23. On motion of Mr. recommit the bill to a committee of the Holmes, of Massachusetts, it was
whole House, with instructions " to limit the Resolved, That the committee on the Judi- benefits of the act to soldiers who were enciary be instructed to inquire into the expe- listed for a term of three years, or for the diency of providing by law for appointing war, and who did not desert; and to officers Justices or Conservators of the Peace, or
who continued in the service of the United other Magistrates, autborized to enforce the States to the conclusion of the war in 1783, execution of the Laws of the United States. or were left out of the service in consequence Mr. Trimble, of Ky. offered for considera
of disability. or in consequence of some detion the following resolution :
rangement of the Army." Resolved, That the President of the United
The question being stated on thus recom. States be requested to cause to be laid before mitting the bill, Mr. Edwards moved to this House any intormation he may be able
amend the said instructions by striking out to communicate relative to the impressment the words "three years" and to insert in lieu
thereof the words " one year." and detention in confinement of Richard
And the question being taken thereon, it Cowles Meade, a citizen of the United States,
was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Trimble made some remarks on the
After a considerable debate, in which case, which were calculated to stimulate an inquiry into the conduct of the Spanish go- Rhea, took part, a division of the question be
Messrs. Johnson of Ky. Miller, Ogle, and vernment towards Mr. Meade, as involving considerations in which the dignity of this ing required. it was taken on recommitting
the bill, and decided in the negative, ayes, 57. country was implicated.
The question was then taken on the final The motion was agreed to without opposi- passage of the bill, and decided in the affirtion.
mative without a division. And the bill was The House having resolved itself into a
sent to the Senate for concurrence. committee of the whole on the bill concern
Op motion of Mr. Drake of Mass. itras ing the surviving officers and soldiers of the
Resolred, That the committee of Commerce revolutionary war
and Manufactures be instructed to inquire The debate continued on the main subject, into the expediency of granting bounties to and on the proposed amendment of Mi. manufacturers whó manufacture a gi zen Harrison. In this debate Messrs. Bloomfield, number of yards of woollen and cotton clothe, S. Smith, Harrison, Colston, Baldwin, Clag- of a certain width; and that a permanent gett, Hopkinson, Rhea, Ross, Ingham, and fund be appropriated for that purpose. Forsyth, bore part.
The House inen resolved itself into . comThe amendment proposed by Mr. Harrison mittee of the whole, Mr. A. Smith in the was ultimately rejected; as also was a previ- chair, on the bill by which the right of citivious question for the rising of the committee, zenship may be relinquished," in order to postpone the subject.
On suggestion of Mr. Lowndes, that this The committee then went on further to was a subject of too much importance to be amend the bill, on suggestion of various acted on with so thin a house, Mr. Robertson, members. In the proposition and discussion of L. (the author of the bill) consented to its of these amendments, Messrs. Peter, Bloom- postponement, by the committee's rising and field, Livermore, Parris, Rhea, Bennett, obtaining leave to sit again. Beecher, Harrison, Terry, Forsyth, Smith of And the House adjourned to Monday. N. C. Taylor of N. Y. Tallmadge, Whitman, Monday, Dec. 29. Mr. Pindall, from the Claggett, Palmer, and Storrs, took part. committee to whom the subject had been re
Among the successful motions was one by ferred, reported a bill to amend the act res Mr. Parris, to include the " officers and mari. pecting the recovery of fugitives from jusners who served in the navy of either of the tice, and persons escaping from the service States, or of the United Staies," ibus placing of their masters, (providing the means to be Vol. 11.–No. iv.
pursued for the recovery of slaves escaping chair, on the bill to prescribe the effect cer. into another state, and atfixing the penalties tain records and judicial proceedings of the for harbouring such fugitives, or obstruct. courts of each State sball have in every other ing their recovery, sc.] The bill was twice State, and in the courts of the United States. read and committed.
The bill received some ameudments, and A message was received from the Presi- considerable discussions took place on its dedent of the United States by his Secretary, Tails, in which Messrs. Pindall. Storrs, Stroas, transmitting in compliance wiibihe resolution of Mass. H. Nelson, of Va. Edwards, Baldwin, of the House, a report iroun the Deparıinent Whitman, Livermore, Spencer, and Beecher of State, containing the names of those inem- joined. After the committee had spent sume bers of the House who had held otices under iime on the subject the United States, since the 41b of March Mr. Clay (Speaker) rose, and observing last, &c. &c. as follws,
that as, either from its being tbe last day of Joon Holmes. of Massacbusetts, commis- the year, or from some other cause, he knew sioner under the 4th article of the treaty of not what, the house seemed less interested in Ghent; appointed 16 h Fr bruary, 1816; re. this subject than its importance merited, signed 24ih November, 1817.
moved, ihat the committee rise ; wbich being Samuel Herrick, of 0.1o, attorney of the agreed toUuited States; appointed 19th December,
The committee rose, reported progress, 1810; resigned 2916 November, 1817. obtained leave to sit again; and the bouse
Daniel Cruger, of New-York, post-master adjourned to Friday. at Bath ; appointed 1st December, 1815 ; Friday, January 2. On motion of Mr. resigned 29th June, 1817
Johnson, of Ky. it was Elias Earle, of South-Carolina, post-mas- Resolved. That the committee of claims be ter at Centreville ; appointed in April, 1816; instructed to inquire into the expediency of Designe i 121h June, 1817.
providing by law for extending the provisions Thomas H. Hubbard, of New York, post- of an act entitled " An act providing for the master at Hamil: on; appointed 11th March, payment of claims for property lost, captured, 1813; resigned 230 October, 1817.
or destroyed by the enemny while in the miliSamuel C. Crafts, of Vermont, principal tary service of the United States, and for assessor for the sixth collection district; ap- other purposes." pointed 4th January, 1815; resigned sih The house again resolved itself into a comJune, 1817.
mittee of the whole, Mr. Smith of Md. in Ibe George Robertson, of Kentucky, principal chair, on the bill to prescribe the effect of assessor for the seventh collection district; certain records and judicial proceedings. appointed 4th January, 1815; resigned 5th After some debate, in which several June, 1817.
amendments were proposed and discussed, George Mumford, of North Carolina, prin the committee rose, reported progress, and cipal assessor for the tenth collection district. obtained leave to sit again. No resignation has been received from Mr.
Monday, January 5. Mr. Taylor, of NewMumford.
York, from the committee on elections, to Levi Barber, of Ohio, receiver of public whom was referred the petition of C. Hammonies at Mariella ; appointed 3d March, mond, contesting the election of Mr. Herrick, 1807 ; resigned Ist December, 1817.
a member of this house from the State of John F. Parrott, of New-Hampshire, naval Ohio, on the ground of his baving held an ofofficer for the district of Portsmouth; ap- fice under the United States, subsequent to pointed 23d April, 1816; resigned 15th No- the fourth day of March last, made an elabo. vember, 1817.
rate report thereon, terminating with a reThe report was referred to the Committee commendation to the house to come to the of Elections.
following resolution : "Resolved, that SamuTuesday, Dec. 30. Mr. Miller, of South el Herrick is entitled to a seat in this house.* Carolina, submitted for consideration a reso. The report was read, and referred to a cor. lution to appoint a committee to inquire mittee of the whole. into the expediency of amending the act Mr. Holmes, of Massachusetts, from the regulating the neutral relations of the United select committee appointed to consider the States; which after some discussion was subject, reported a bill allowing compensalaid on the table, 79 to 50.
tion to the members of the senate and house The house, on motion of Mr. Johnson, of of representatives of the United States. [The Ky. resumed the consideration of the bill to bill fixes the compensation at the rate of nine commute the bounty lands of the soldiers of dollars per diem, and pine dollars for every the late årmy-the question being on concur twenty miles travelling to and from Congress.] ring in the amendments reported to the house The bill was twice read and committed. by the committe of the whole.
Mr. Floyd, of Virginia, from a select conMr. Robertson of Louisiana, proposed an mittee, reported a bill to extend the privilege ameudme it to the bill, which on motion of of franking to the vaccine agents of States Mr. Johnson of Ky. was ordered to be print and Territories, which was twice read and ed, and the whole subject was ordered to committed. lie on the table.
The house then resolved itself into a comWednesday, Dec. 31. The house went into mittee of the whole, Mr. Smith, of Md, in the a committee of the whole, Mr. Wilkin in the chair, on the bill to prescribe the effect of
certain records and judicial proceedings. few lines; if you accept, I wish no answer.
An amendment proposed by Mr. Baldwin I hope you will see my view on this subject; was under consideration. The bill and the that it is for extra trouble. amendinent were opposed by Mr. Ross. Mr. I will make out a statement, and present Poindester was opposed to the ainendment, the same ti the committee, which will be supand Mr Strong ihought the amendment ported by Gen. Harrison, Col. Johnson, Mr. preferable to the bill, though he was not satis. Hulbard, Mr. Meigs, Post Master-General, fied with either. Mr. Spencer defended the Governor Cass's report as commissioner, bill, and replied to the arguments of those and otbers. Relying on your honour in who had oppugued it. Mr. Baldwin's amend keeping this a secret, and your exertions in ment was lost.
passing these claims as soon as possible. I Other amendments were proposed to the need not inform you, that we are as poor bill, some of which were agreed to, and unfortunate orpban children, having no reothers rejected; in the proposition and dis- presentation in Congress—so must look on cussion of which Messrs. Storrs, Orr, Terry, your hunourable budy as our guardians. Par. Beecher, Ross, Pindall, Strung, Forsyth, don this liberty from a stranger. Spencer, and Livermore, bore part.
I am, with high esteem, your most obe. Mr. Hopkinson entered at large into the sub- dient and humble servant, ject, and in an able and perspicuous speech
JOHN ANDERSON. supported the bill. The committee rose, reported progress, and
MR. WILLIAMS'S STATEMENT. obtained leave to sit again. Tuesday, January 6. The bill providing
After breakfast this morning, George, a for the compensation of members of the servant came into the dining room and told Senate and House of Representatives, was
me that a gentleman was in my room, waittaken up, and after considerable debate, the ing to see nie. | stepped into my room, and allowance was fixed at eight dollars per diem, Col. John Anderson was there. He handed and the same sum for every twenty miles me a letier, observing, at the same time, that travel.
he had prepared that letter for me, and that Wednesday, January 7. Mr. Williams of perhaps it would require some explanation. North Carolina, rose and addressed the house I read over the letter with attention; and in the following words.
having done so observed to Col. Anderson that " Mr. Speaker: Ilay before the House a it was a very surprising communication. I letter addressed and delivered to me by a
then started to Mr. Wilson's room, immeperson called Colonel John Anderson. That diately adjoining my own. When in the act man has mistaken me much. Wherever I of opening my own door, he begged I would am known, at ibis place, and in the country not show the letter. I made no reply to this, from whence I came, no attempt of the kind but stepped into Mr. Wilson's room, and would have been made. I feel it a duty to asked him to do me the favour to walk in to lay the letter and the statement thereon, my room. This Mr. Wilson did, following made by myself, before the House. My on immediately behind me. After we had feelings are too much excited, nor would it be got into my room, in the presence of Colonel my duty to make any remarks on the subject. Anderson i hauded the letter to Mr. Wilson, It is for the House io determine what sball and observing that it was a very extraorbe done."
dinary communication, requested him to The papers handed by Mr. Williams to the read it. When Mr. Wilson had read, or was elerk were then read as follows:
nearly done reading the letter, I told Col. WASHINGTON, JAN. 6, 1818. Anderson that I repelled with indignation The Hon. Leuis Williams,
and contenipt the otter he had made lo me Honoured sir : 1 return you thanks for the letter. Col. Anderson said, he asked the attention I received to my claims to pays my pardon ; that it was designed only as a so soon. Mr. Lee will hand you some claims small compensation for the extra trouble he from the River Raisin, which will pass expected to give the commillee of claiins in through your bonourable committee; and I examining the claims from the Michigan terhave a wish that the conduct of the British ritory, and exposing the conduct of the British in that country may be related in full on the during the war; that it was foreign from bis floor of Congress; which will give you some intenton to attempt any thing like a bribe; trouble in making out the report, and sup- and requested me to burn the letter, or to porting the same. I have now to request that give it to him. I told him I should do nej. you will accept of the small sum of five Ther; that bis offence was unpardonabie, such hundred dollars, as part pay, for the extra as I could not forgive, and ordered him to trouble I give you ; I will present it to you so leave the room instantly. Col. Anderson soon as I receive some from government. then begged pardon, and asked forgiveness This is confulenlial, that only you and me may with excessive earnestness. I told him I know any thing about it; or, in other words. would listen to none of his apologies ; tbat
give it to you as a man and a 'mason: and his offence was an attack upon the integrity hope you belong to that society. Sir, should of Congress generally, and upon mine per. it happen that you will not accept of this sonally ; that no one should ever have my small sum, I request you will excuse me ; if pardun or espect my forgiveness who should you do not accept, I wish you to drop me a suppose me capable of such an influence as
he had attempted to practise upon me. Again them of his having done an act which he I told Col. Anderson to leave my room. He seared would be regarded, as Mr. H. was advanced to the door, where he stood for sure it would by every member, as calling some time, endeavouring to obtain my par for the severest animadversion. They had don, as he said. I told him it was in vain to informed him, Mr. H. said, that they would ask it: that as a member of Congress and of not justify his conduct; nor, were it brought the committee of clains it was my duty to before the house, could they say any thing examine his claims, and if just, support them; in extenuation of it. that his offer was an attempt at bribery ; was Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, expressed his an attempt to influence my mind in opposition sincere regret on account of the occurrence to my duty, and as such, could not be for which had just taken place, not on account given. He then desired me either to burn of the individual implicated—though surely The letter or give it to him. I replied that I he was to be pitied—but on account of the should do neither, and again ordered him to gentleman from North Carolina, wbo on this leave my room, whereupon he did leave occasion had taken that course dictated by a the room. Mr. Wilson, after talking on just sense of his own honour and the dig the subject of the letter for some time, sug- nity of his official station, and on account gested to be the propriety.of calling in Mr. of the suffering inhabitants of Detroit and #m. P. Maclay; but, as Mr. Wm. P. Maclay Michigan generally, that they should have was not in, I asked Mr. Wm. Maclay, the misplaced their confidence in one, wbon, room-mate of Mr. William P. Maclay, to until this day, Mr. J. said, he had himself come to my room. He complied with my held in the highest estimation. It must bave request ; auú, shortly after he arrived in my been infamy of motive, or the grossest ignoroom, Mr. Wm. P. Maclay also stepped in. rance of the nature of the Representative These gentlemen, Mr. Wilson, Mr. William character, that could have produced this unMaclay, and Mr. Wm. P. Maclay, were in my warrantable conduct. room at the time the servant called to Mr. Mr. Terry, of Connecticut, inquired wbethWilson, and said a gentleman was below er, according to our forms of proceedings, waiting to see him. Mr. Wilson walked out and so our constitutional provisions, a geneof the room and was gone a few minutes. ral warrant, as proposed, could be issued? After he returned, be observed that Colonel Was it not opposed, in its nature, to the prioAnderson was the person who had sent for ciples of civil liberty. him ; that Culonel A's business was to obtain The Speaker observed, that in the prachis interposition to put a stop to further pro- tice of the house, happily, instances were esceedings on the subject of his letter to me. tremely rare, where such a warrant became The precise conversation between Mr. Wil- necessary ; no such case had occurred withson and Col. Anderson can be related by the in his observation. But, there could be no former with minuteness.
doubt, wben an offence was committed LEWIS WILLIAMS.
against the privileges or dignity of the House, January 7th, 1818.
it was porfectly in its power to issue a warThe papers having been read through, Mr. rant to apprehend the party offending. W. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, referred to in Mr. Forsyth turned to a case on record, the above narrative, handed in a statement of and he was sorry there was such a case on the facts which fell under bis observation, en- record—where this proceeding had taken tirely corroborating those stated by Mr. Wil- place, in the year 1795, in wbich a bribe in liams as far as they came under the observa- land had been offered to one or more memtion of the former.
bers. Mr. F. then conformed his motion Mr. Forsyth, of Georgia, moved that the to the terms of that precedent (as above staHouse do come to the following resolution : ted) from which it had before a little varied
Resolved, That the Speaker do issue bis Mr. Livermore of New-Hampshire asked warrant, directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms at- for information, merely whether the facts on tending the House, commanding him to take which the warrant was to be issued, should into custody, wherever to be found, the pot first be substantiated by oath. Tbe statebody of John Anderson, and the same in ment came, he knew, from a most respectahis custody to keep, subject to the further ble source ; but was not an oath necessary to order and direction of this House.
justify such a warrant? Mr. Harrison, of Ohio, rose in consequence The Speaker said, certainly not. of his name having been referred to in Col. The question on Mr. Forsyth's motion was Anderson's letter. He bad met with Col. then decided in the affirmative, and ordered Anderson, he said, in the course of his mili- to be entered unanimously, tary service, and had always heard him re- The warrant was forthwith issued. garded as a highly respectable man; and The bill providing for the Compensation of well knowing his services, and the sufferings members was taken up and passed as of bis family, during the war, be had felt a amended. warm interest in his favour. In the course of The bill to give effect to judicial records this morning, Col. Anderson had sent for in certain cases was taken up in Committee him and his friend Col. Johnson, out of the of the whole-after much debate the ComHouse, and with all the agitation belonging mittee rose, reported progress, and obtained to terros or to conscious guilt, had informed leave to sit again.
Thursday, January 8.-Phe Speaker hav: by a committee to be appointed for that puring stated to the House that the Sergeant-at- pose. Arms had returned on the warrant issued to Mr. Beecher made a motion to refer tho him yesterday, that he had executed the report to a committee of the whole House. same on the body of John Anderson, therein Negatived. namred, and that he now held him in his cus- Mr. Beecher then earnestly protested tody subject to the further order and direc- against the adoption of the report for reasons tion of the House :
which will appear in the sketch to be given Mr. Forsyth offered the following resolu- of the debate. tion :
The report was agreed to without a diResolved, That a committee of Privileges, vision. to consist of seven members, be appointed, Mr. Beecher moved that counsel be allow. and that the said committee be instructed to ed to the accused. report a mode of proceeding, in the case of Mr. Sergeant suggested that it would be John Anderson, who was taken into custody time enough to do that when the prisoner yesterday by order of the House; and the asked for it. same committee have leave to sit imme- Mr. Beecher said it was the right of this diately.
individual, placed in so novel a situation, to : This motion gave rise to a debate of nearly have his privilege pointed out to him, which two hours in length, not so much on the otherwise he might not know, propriety of the particular proceeding pro- Mr. Tucker read a resolution, that the posed, as on the legality of proceeding at all Speaker be authorised to inform the accused in the case. This debate is one too interest- that he might ask counsel, &c. ing to be omitted, and was too long to be Which was superseded by an intimation compressed within our present limits. it from the Speaker, that he should consider it shall be presented to-morrow if possible. a duty, if no objection was made, to give the Mr. Beecher, Mr. Livermore, and Mr. Ball, accused information on this head. took the ground that the proceeding of the The Sergeant-at-Arms was then directed House had been radically wrong, if not un- to bring his prisoner to the bar of the House. constitutional: Messrs. Forsyth, Tucker, Hop- On his appearance, the Speaker directed a kinson, Pitkin, Sergeant, and Comstock took chair to be given to him, and addressed him the opposite ground.
to this effect. The resolution was finally agreed to; and " John Anderson-You are
no doubt Messrs. Forsyth, Hopkinson, Tucker, Ser. aware that you are brought before this House geant, Johnson of Ky. Pitkin, and Taylor, ap- in consequence of having written and delipointed a committee accordingly.
vered to a gentleman, who is a member and The House then spent some time in com- chairman of a committee of ihis House, a letmittee of the whole, on the bill to prescribė ter, of the contents of which you are apprithe effect of certain records and judicial pro- zed. Before I proceed to propound to you ceedings.
any interrogatories on this subject, will The question being still on striking out the apprize you that, if you have any request to second section of the bill ; which was oppos- make of the House; if you wish for counsel, ed by Mr. H. Nelson, and advocated by Mr. for reasonable time, for witnesses ; for any Barbour.
of those privileges belonging to persons in · Mr: Spencer had risen to defend the sec- similar situations, the House is disposed to tion, when, information having been given grant it. If you do not wish for time, for that the committee on the case of Col. Jobn counsel, or for witnesses, the Speaker will Anderson were ready to report
proceed to put to you such interrogatories as The committee of the whole rose, reported may seem proper." progress, and obtained leave to sit again. To this the prisoner at the bar replied, in COL. ANDERSON'S CASE.
substance, although indistinctly, that, in his Mr. Forsyth, from the committee appoint- peculiar situation, he desired ihe assistance ed to-day, made a report, recommending of counsel ; he desired time until to-morrow, that the House do come to the following re- and the opportunity of summoning witnesses solution :
lo testify to the character he had sustained Resolved, That John Anderson be brought through life. to the bar of the House, and interrogated by Whereupon the Sergeant-at-Arms was dithe Speaker, on written interrogatories, rected to take the prisoner from the bar. touching the charge of writing and delivering Some conversation took place as to the a letter to a member of the House, offering precise mode of proceeding. which resulted him a bribe, which, with his answers thereto, in drawing up a resolution that the Speaker shall be entered on the minutes of the House. be authorized to inform the accused, that the And that every question proposed by a me House comply with big requests, ber be reduced to writing, and a motion Mr Herrick moved to amend the motion, made that the same be put by the Speaker; so as that the accused be furnished previously and the question and answer shall be entered with a copy of the written interrogatories to on the minutes of the House. That, after be put to him. such interrogatories are answered, if the To this Mr. Forsyth objected, because it Houise deem it necessary to make further in would be inconsistent with the object of quiry on the subject, the same be conducted this examination. The object was to ascer.


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Glendive native and former Montana State three-year starter Make Person is shown during the second half of a San Francisco 49ers game at Washington on Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo)
It turns out that Mike Person's last football game will be the Super Bowl.
The Glendive native with strong family ties to the Mining City told Greg Rachac of The Billings Gazette Sunday that he is retiring from the NFL. (Read Rachac's story here)
Person, who turned 32 on June 17, started at right guard for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. The 49ers released the nine-year veteran in March.
Person, a three-year starter for the Montana State Bobcat, was drafted by the 49ers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft. He bounced around the league with stops in Indianapolis (twice), Seattle, St. Louis, Atlanta and Kansas City before rejoining the 49ers before the 2018 season.
Person is the son of Jim Person, a former Montana Tech star football player, and the late Shelley (Lowney) Person, a 1973 Butte Central graduate. His sister Sara (Person) Hauser is a former BC activities director.
Person was the subject of a Butte Sports column the week before the 49ers played Kansas City in the Super Bowl. A large number of Person's family members watched the Super Bowl at the Knights of Columbus in Butte.
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In January, the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in partnership with UNICEF Ghana launched the MEST-UNICEF Hackathon, a three-day product development competition to find new technologies to serve the hard-to-reach in Ghana. Participants tackled issues ranging from water supply tracking, to access to information, and sanitation.
Over three days (from 15th -17th January 2014), participants worked in teams to develop practical web or mobile applications that address a set of problem statements presented by UNICEF Ghana. On 17th January, the teams pitched their solutions to a panel of judges from UNICEF Ghana and MTN Ghana. The top three teams received GHC 5,000, GHC 2,500 and GHC 1,000 respectively.
"MEST is dedicated to supporting young and bright Africans to start their own software companies to create wealth and jobs in Africa. Our goal is that by setting this pace we can inspire generations that follow to achieve greatness in the continent." Ekua Odoom, Managing Director - MEST said.
Over 100 of Ghana's brightest tech minds joined the competition at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Accra. Participants were joined by guests from the technology and business communities, as well as members of the general public.
"New ideas and technologies are needed to serve the hardest to reach communities in Ghana. UNICEF aims to co-develop innovations that are driven by and suited to the needs of the most vulnerable," UNICEF Ghana Country Representative Susan Namondo Ngongi said.
"Partnering with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology gives UNICEF the opportunity to encourage innovations by Ghanaians, for Ghanaians. This partnership will bring different sets of skills, viewpoints and influence to the table. Most of the problem statements presented by UNICEF are around how we, working with our partners, improve our ability to target resources and monitor and manage results. We believe that this hackathon will come up with innovative concepts that can be further refined to improve the lives of children in Ghana." Ms Ngongi said.
Going forward, the winning teams will meet with the relevant UNICEF sections (WASH, Children Protection and Education) to discuss their winning entries in more detail, potential application and how best to take the ideas forward.
UNICEF aims to continue this partnership with the next MEST-UNICEF Hackathon planned for January 2015.
Solution: A grading system to help Environmental Health Assistants collect data using questionnaires and a data analysis platform that displays responses from the various communities / districts via mapping technologies. This is also aided by community based sanitation campaigns.
Solution: BirthWatch is a textit-powered community enhancement application, which facilitates birth registration among rural dwellers via the Short Messaging System. With this, registered health volunteers can collect details about newborns, and send them over a configured SMS template using a feature phone or higher. To an administrative dashboard at the district level, the information will be relayed, from which birth certificates can be conveniently generated and dispatched.
Solution: A web interface for the monitoring officers and at the same time leveraging on the power of SMS. From the dashboard the monitors can send questions in the form of SMS to representatives of the various stakeholders in schools (School Prefect representing the students, the school management chairman representing the community and any teacher representing the teachers) to respond to these questions. These responses are analysed in real time for each school. Schools can be compared in terms of performance in the indices of monitoring which include: teaching, sanitation,child rights etc.


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"Blackleg Miner" is a 19th-century English folk song, originally from Northumberland (as can be deduced from the dialect in the song and the references in it to the villages of Seghill and Seaton Delaval). Its Roud number is 3193.  The song is one of the most controversial English folk songs owing to its depiction of violence against strikebreakers.

Origins
The song is believed to originate from the miners' lockout of 1844.  Although this was a national lock-out, the language of the song suggests that it refers to the dispute in the north-east coalfield, which lasted roughly 20 weeks.  The lockout largely collapsed as a result of "blackleg" labour.

The village of Seghill, mentioned in the song, was the site of a mass eviction of striking miners during the 1844 lockout.  Thomas Burt wrote of the situation:

The song depicts the determined, uncompromising stance against strikebreakers adopted by unionized strikers.  The term blackleg for a strikebreaker has its origins in coal mining, as strikebreakers would return covered in black coal dust which would give away that they had been working whilst others had been on strike.  The coal-mining sector in the UK was always heavily unionised, and mining strikes such as in 1926, 1974 and 1984-5 have had big impacts on British society.  The strikes caused bitterness both within and between pit communities, but also gave rise to expressions of solidarity such as sympathy strikes, material assistance such as food, and a feeling of belonging to a proud and powerful community of workers.

The lyrics describe tactics common for attacking strikebreakers in the 19th century.  Across the way they stretch a line/ To catch the throat and break the spine/ Of the dirty blackleg miner describes how a rope was often stretched across the entrance to a colliery to catch strikebreakers by the throat and flick them backwards, often causing them to injure themselves through falling.  Strikebreakers were often stripped of their clothes and working tools once caught.

Revival
For a period in the 1960s and 1970s, the song's uncompromising lyrics were appreciated for their directness and militancy by many young people radicalised by the student rebellions of 1968, and the song was often sung at folk music societies. In particular, a 1970 recording by Steeleye Span became very popular.

The album's sleeve notes read:

This was not entirely accurate: the song had been released on a number of records of miners' songs in the 1960s and also featured on Ray and Archie Fisher's 1964 album The Hoot'nanny Show Volume 2.  In addition, the song dated from the 1844 strikemuch earlier than indicated by Steeleye Span.

Ewan MacColl noted a variant named The Blackleg Leaders, sung when union leaders did not support unofficial strikes.

Use in 1984–85 strike
The song gained another revival during the hard-fought strike of the 1980s, and playing it became a political statement in support of the strike. The Steeleye Span recording was often played to intimidate working miners.

Violent clashes during the 1980s strike (most notably the attacks on Michael Fletcher and David Wilkie) made some uncomfortable with the song's advocacy of violence against strikebreakers. Some folk clubs avoided the song for this reason.

"Blackleg Miner" has been unwelcome in areas where most miners worked through the 1984-85 strike, such as Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. However, there has also been an increase in bands covering the song since the strike.

Scottish folk musician Dick Gaughan wrote of the change in attitude to the song after the strike of 1984-5:

Covers
The song is still performed regularly in setlists by Steeleye Span.  After their initial 1970 recording on Hark! The Village Wait, they recorded a second version with their 1986 album Back in Line, a third version on the 2002 release Present – The Very Best of Steeleye Span and a fourth version on the 2006 release Folk Rock Pioneers in Concert. The band's recordings put great stress on the line that threatens death against strikebreakers.  The village of Seghill has been modified to "Cleghill" in the second, third and fourth recordings (but not the first).

Other artists to have played this song include Ferocious Dog, the Ian Campbell Folk Group, the High Level Ranters, Highland Reign, the Houghton Weavers, Broom Bezzums, Ryan's Fancy, the New Minstrel Revue, Blue Horses, New Celeste, FinTan, Duo Noir, Cameron Muir, Smoky Finish and Clatterbone, Len Wallace, John Maggs, Seven Nations, Sol Invictus, Louis Killen, the Angelic Upstarts as well as Richard Thompson, Ewan MacColl, Dick Gaughan, Aengus Finnan, Jon Boden, Maddy Prior, Andy Wainwright, John Hewitt, The Inchtabokatables, Banjax, Eric Fish, The Dixie Bee-Liners, Settlers Match and David Wrench with Black Sheep, Offa Rex (Olivia Chaney & The Decemberists)

Lyrics

In the Northumbrian dialect, the word work rhymes with dark.  However, virtually all singers do not rhyme the first two lines of the song. Ewan MacColl (1978) is one of the exceptions, as he attempted to sing the song with Northumbrian pronunciation throughout. Divint gaan is Northumbrian dialect for don't go. Some versions say dinna gang, which is the dialect for an area slightly further north, in Scotland.

See also
Scotch Cattle

References

Miners' labor disputes
19th-century songs
English folk songs
Northumbrian folklore
Mining in England
Year of song unknown
Songs about mining
Songwriter unknown
Trade union songs

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12/30/2008 – The 75th Brazilian Championship was held in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the country's southernmost state. 18-year-old IM André Diamant, a Jewish lad wearing a typical Yarmulke, outplayed his more experienced and better-ranked opponents to score 8.0/11 points and win the event in impressive style. From Brazil we bring you a big illustrated report by Igor Freiberger.
The Brazilian Chess Championship has been played continuously since 1927, the same year that Capablanca and Alekhine clashed in the neighboring Buenos Aires. Since then the competition only faltered in 1946 and 1955. This year's edition – the 75th – occurred between December 7th and 16th in Porto Alegre, the capital of gauchos. With five GMs and four IMs in a 12-player round robin, the tournament reached category IX and was surely the strongest ever held in Brazil.
The venue was uncommon: the Synagogue of the União Israelita Porto-Alegrense (the Israelite Union Porto-Alegrense). It was the very first time in modern international chess that a tournament was played inside a synagogue. This was possible due to combined efforts between the Federação Gaúcha de Xadrez (state's local federation) and the city's Israelite Union. The Synagogue, under leadership of Rabbi Prof. Ruben Najmanovich, was especially prepared to host the tournament.
Chief arbiter was IM Francisco Trois, 1978 South American champion and a very experienced arbiter. He was seconded by César Viegas and Eduardo Medeiros, both regional arbiters. Ladir Brandt, the Federation's president, was the organizer. The technical staff also included Antonio Benevenga, Marcelo Konrath and collaborators from União Israelita.
A different place to play: the Synagogue of União Israelita.
Technical staff controls seven cameras to perform live coverage.
IXC is the main chess server in Brazil and the live coverage supporter.
From left: Ladir Brandt (local Federation president), IM Francisco Trois (chief arbiter), Rabbi Prof. Ruben Najmanovich, César Viegas (auxiliary arbiter) and Antonio Benevenga (IXC creator and manager). Mr. Najmanovich played chess professionally in his youth and now promotes the game – a very welcome help.
After the fourth round, Leitão became the sole leader, followed by Fier, Diamant and Milos. This tight race remained during the next days and for a while it seems Leitão would win the tournament because he was the steadiest player. On the other hand Lima, who had a bad start with 0-2, recovered with four wins in a row and kept track of the leaders.
In the eighth round, Milos suffered a decisive loss to Vescovi, who won again in the next round to join Leitão and Diamant in the leadership, recovering completely from his defeat to Gattass.
IM Diego Di Berardino had a terrible start with six losses in a row.
The tenth round saw five black wins. Diamant won against Milos and took the sole leadership with a round to go. More: he also earned his second and much deserved GM norm. Fier fell a full point behind, without chances after a draw with Vescovi. This day also marked the fall of the remaining undefeated players.
Decisive game: Diamant faces Vescovi in the last round.
Live camera: Vescovi plays ...d4 in a complicated position.
Curiously, the new champion is of Jewish origin and represents the club A Hebraica from São Paulo. He even used the typical Yarmulke while playing the final rounds. According to Rabbi Najmanovich, until then the only player who used Yarmulke during a chess event was Akiba Rubinstein. Will Diamant's piece become a lucky one?
Incidentally, three of the most talented young Brazilian players have very mixed origins: Jewish (Diamant), Arab (El Debs) and Caucasian/Oriental (Fier, who bears a surname which is a corrupted version of German Vier). What a mix!
This win crowns the quick and continuous improvement reached by Diamant this year. Unofficial calculations report his rating to go over 2500 in the next FIDE list, an almost 100-point jump just in the last quarter of 2008. At 18, he is surely a great promise – but not the only one. Alexandr Fier (19, GM since 2007) and Felipe El Debs (who did not play here but got 8-2 and a GM-norm at the Dresden Olympiad) are under constant development. This new and talented generation also includes Mekhitarian, Di Berardino and Bittencourt, all with excellent prospects to become strong GMs.
Due to the tournament criteria (number of wins), Allan Gattass was actually the 11th placed.
Mekhitarian, Fier, Leitão, Gattass, Konrath and Trois follow the critical last round.
Medeiros did in providing good conditions outside the board.
All tournament photos above by Antonio Benevenga / IXC.
In the media: Zero Hora, a large local diary, reported Diamant's win.
Porto Alegre has 1.43 million inhabitants and is located at margins of Guaíba Lake, a singular reunion of five rivers. Some call it a lake, some a river and others think it is an estuary. The city is the most important cultural, commercial and industrial center of Brazil's South, midway from São Paulo to Buenos Aires.
Founded by immigrants from the Azores Islands (Portugal) in 1772, the city became known in recent years because it hosted the first editions of the World Social Forum. It's also one of the very few cities with two teams holding the title of Team World Soccer Champion. Grêmio won in 1983 with a 2-1 victory over Germany's Hamburgo. The Internacional epic title came with a win over all-star Barcelona in 2006 by 1-0.
Besides an outstanding sunset, the city has many parks, squares and wooded streets. The green concentration in Porto Alegre is the highest between Brazilian capitals and some vestiges of ancient Atlantic Forest are still found in urban areas. The city has ten universities, three large commercial centers, many museums and theatres.
Contrary to the vast majority of Brazilian territory, Rio Grande do Sul is not a tropical region. It integrates the Pampa area, a large plain which extends to Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, There are cold winters with negative (<0º) temperatures. But summers are hot in a typical and melting Brazilian way.
The Author: Igor Freiberger, 37, lives in Porto Alegre and works in Brazil's Federal Judiciary. A former lawyer, designer and computing teacher, he played chess mostly as a junior in the late 80's and early 90's, when he also collaborated with the local federation and its chess magazine.


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BREAKING: Ohio Boy Tyree King, Shot Killed by Police. What we Know...
You'll be hearing the name Tyree King a lot today. Here's why...
Police said officers were responding to a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects. When they arrived on the scene, they said the victim told them that a group of people approached him and demanded money. The victim said that one of them had a gun.
Police said the officers saw three males matching the descriptions of the suspects and tried to speak with them, when two of the suspects fled on foot.
"Officers followed the males to the alley ... and attempted to take them into custody when one suspect pulled a gun from his waistband," police said in a statement early Thursday. "One officer shot and struck the suspect multiple times."
That's what we know. Actually, one other thing...
Police said upon further investigation it was determined that King's gun was actually a BB gun with an attached laser sight.
That's the golden ticket right there. The #BlackLivesMatter crowd is going to hone in on how BB guns are harmless. Let's discuss that one first. For those of you unfamiliar with guns, here's what a BB gun pistol with a laser sight looks like:
That's a Sig Saur 1911 model BB gun. Looks rather like the real thing, don't it? We're not sure what model BB gun Tyree King had, but for reference, here's another one:
This one is a Black Ops model. With a laser sight. Imagine this being pulled on you. After you respond to an armed robbery. Yes, an armed robbery. Setting matters here. Okay? Okay.
So, a suspect pulls what looks like a gun...with a freaking laser sight attached to it...and police respond the way you would expect them to. Also, why would someone need a laser sight on a BB gun? No seriously, I'm genuinely curious here. Someone 'splain it to me.
Okay, so cops respond to an armed robbery. Chase down the baddies. One guy pulls a gun. Turns out it was a BB gun, but seeing from the images above, these BB guns are modeled to look like guns which fire larger caliber bullets. Yes? Cop does what cop is trained to do: aim and fire at someone who's pulled a gun on him. He shoots. The guy who pulled a gun dies from the injuries.
Those are the facts.
But, fact schmacts...
Tyree King was black. Therefore those facts stated? Matter not. NARRATIVE MUST BE BUILT!
Actually, "hands up, don't shoot" was the lie there, but whatevs. Never happened. Mike Brown tried to take the gun from the officer. He got shot. That's not a conspiracy. That's science.
The irony of Shaun King accusing someone else of lying is LOL-worthy. As is him taking the mantle of the Black cause. The dude is whiter than freshly fallen snow.
Instead of waiting for facts to come in, Shaun doesn't want to believe the facts as they come in. More importantly, rather than waiting for facts, Shaun here, as well as other Black Lives Matter rabble rousers, are already painting their own narrative with broad strokes of untruth. Lies. They're lying. Because as you've seen and read above, it's a pretty cut and dry case based on what we no so far. Do not pull a gun of any kind, even a plastic gun that looks like the real deal, on a cop who has his gun trained on you. How is this hard?
Don't pull guns on cops...
Also, not the first time a teenage turd has pulled a BB gun on cops. Like this incident of a 13 year old pulling a BB gun. Two cops were injured there, not from the gun, but in trying to subdue the little sucktard.
Here's the big deal takeaway, in my humble opinion. If this kid had been white?
Because pulling a gun on a cop? Will certainly get you killed. White, black, Asain, Indian, or transgender. Doesn't matter your age, either. Don't pull a gun on a cop. They will shoot you. I feel like I've said this about seven thousand bajillion times already. Gets tiring.
But let's not wait for any other facts before going CTRL+ALT+OUTRAGE, because you know...


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Australian bushfires: Stars react to fires devastating the country
By Jessica Chandra| 2 years ago
A whole host of celebrities, local and international, have taken to social media to share their heartbreak over the Australian bushfires that are ravaging parts of the country.
The devastating scenes and stats have caught the attention of Australian stars, who are mourning their country (with some calling out Prime Minister Scott Morrison), while the likes of Bette Midler and Kim Kardashian have also weighed in.
See their reactions below:
Lizzo put her best foot forward and taken it upon herself to help bushfire victims in Melbourne.
The 'Good as Hell' singer, whose currently touring Australia, dropped in to help out at Melbourne's Foodbank.
Photos of Lizzo with the organisation started circulating online after she'd spent some time volunteering on Wednesday.
Foodbank is a charitable organisation that provides immediate response by delivering food packages to those affected by the fires.
"We had the one and only Lizzo helping us sort and pack hampers in the warehouse today!" Foodbank wrote on their Facebook page.
Australian sporting icon Greg Norman has penned a tear-jerking message amid Australia's heartbreaking bushfire crisis.
Norman took to social media on Monday night to encourage those with power to "wake up, open your eyes and absorb these horrific images," in a plea for Australia to learn from the disaster.
"I apologise for the length of this post and commentary from afar but seeing these images of death and destruction, the strength of the human spirit, the pure heartache and tragedy the people of Australia have endured cuts to my core and to be brutally honest exposes the stupidity of mankind," Norman posted on his Twitter and Instagram account.
He added, "I am no expert, but I am a global observer, of course, there is climate change taking place. It is happening worldwide. Australia is just one example.
"To the families who have lost loved ones and those who have lost property, to the fire fighters, domestic and international, who risk their own lives for those of others, the volunteers, the local burghers who try to fight these monster infernos with a garden hose to save their property and animals, my thoughts, heart, prayers and every cell of strength I have floods your way.
"To the powers to be who make decisions, wake up, open your eyes and absorb these horrific images and ask yourselves a few very simple questions, because we must learn from this cataclysmic disaster."
The golf champion held a mirror to authorities and offered a series of strategies worth considering in the wake of the crisis.
"1) Procedures, protocols and preparations," he wrote.
"What lessons have been learnt? What must be adjusted or what new should be implemented? This will happen again. Let's not kick the can down the road.
"2) Should there be a National Fire Service? Not each State being responsible for their own. Australia is on fire!
"3) Burn back. With the animal death toll approaching 1 BILLION would control burn backs in winter months help reduce this carnage? Seek the advice of Australian Aboriginals. They have been the custodians and carers of our land for over 50,000 years.
"4) maybe a refresh to the 2006 agreement between America and Australia on bushfire/wildlife cooperation."
Australian music producer Harley Streten, better known as Flume, has pledged $100k to help native animals affected by the bushfires.
"So so so sad. It's breaking my heart. My home is on fire," he lamented to 1.1 million followers on Monday, January 6.
"I'm donating $100,000 to @wireswildliferescue to help injured, displaced wildlife," he added, urging his fans to also donate.
Cody Simpson
Australian musician Cody Simpson wrote on Instagram that he feels "helpless" but reminded his followers that "there are ways we can all help" even if you're watching Australia burn from overseas. He ended his post by stating that he would add a donation link to his Instagram bio.
"Imagine being this little boy escaping to the water—the only safe place for hundreds of kilometres, watching your house, town & country burn. Had this have happened 10 years ago this would have been me. Watching my home burn from across the sea I feel helpless but there are ways we can all help. The fact that it was hottest year and driest year in Australian history is a major catalyst for this disaster. The warming of the earth and the current imbalance of nature due to human activity is the underlying issue here. We've seen far too many extreme natural disasters in such a short period of time to be able to prove otherwise. Climate change is real & we must DEMAND world leaders who prioritize the earth over economics. Scott Morrison I'm looking at you right now! Please respect nature. Especially the nature under your watch. Putting a donation link in my bio & story today."
Canadian-Australian author Tara Moss revealed that "one-third" of her property in Blue Mountains, New South Wales, had been "taken by this fire," but thankfully, her home is "still standing." She shared a touching handwritten note left behind by the NSW Rural Fire Service, after crews passed through her property, thanking her for allowing them to use her coffee and restrooms.
"This note left at our home brought me to tears," the Dead Man Switch writer began. "One-third of our property has been taken by this fire but our home (containing 99 per cent of our possessions, but not our lives) is still standing."
"I am so grateful for all the work it took to protect it these past few days, and I am aware that others have not been so fortunate despite immense efforts in our area and many others across Australia. Thank you for your heroic efforts Shipley Rural Fire Brigade, you absolute champions. Wishing everyone safety on this difficult weekend ahead."
Michelle Bridges
Michelle Bridges shared her shock at finding her home amid the bushfire disaster zone while away.
"Watching the fire services on telly and on an app to see, my home is in the firing line. We are out, many things still there, but one can never replace a life," the former Biggest Loser coach revealed.
"We are not there, but there's always a sick feeling in ones stomach... We are safe," she added, presumably referring to partner Steve 'Commando' Willis and their son Axel.
"We are shattered for the wild life, the communities and the fire fighters. Our country is burning and the suffering is immense. There has to be a moment of taking a breath somewhere soon."
Paying tribute to those battling the blazes, the fitness guru added: "Our firefighters are the most bravest people I know!"
Terri Irwin
Terri Irwin has shared updates about how Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital has been caring for animals affected by the bushfires, but sadly not all of the updates have been happy.
She revealed, "It is with a heavy heart that I must share, dear Blossom and her two babies did not survive. Their injuries were too extensive from the bushfire. They were comforted, given pain relief, and received the best medical treatment possible." In summary: "Today has been tough."
Sophie Monk has taken to Instagram to share her heartbreak over the bushfire crisis gripping Australia.
Alongside a montage of images set to Coldplay's song Fix You, the Love Island host wrote: "Like all of us. My heart is breaking. Our country is on fire beyond anything we've ever seen. Our people and animals need help.
"One thing I love about Aussies, we always have each other's backs... We will rebuild and help everyone in need. What absolute legends the brave men and women fighting these fires are. One thing I know... We will help the people rebuild.
"Stay strong legends and hang in there... you have so much love," Monk said in the emoji filled post, before asking her followers to donate to the Red Cross, Salvation Army or Wires Wildlife Rescue organisations.
"Australia is right behind you."
Fashion designer and TV personality Alex Perry announced on social media he will be donating all sales from his boutiques and online stores over the next week to the fire services.
"Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the Australian bushfire crisis.
"Alex Perry will donate 100% of all sales online and instore for 7 days to support the amazing work of the NSW RFS," he revealed.
Australia's pop princess, Kylie Minogue has shared her thanks to the brave men and women battling the fires, which are currently taking over her home state of Victoria.
The singer, who recently became the face of Tourism Australia in the UK, tweeted: "Humbled by the extraordinary efforts of the emergency services and volunteers in the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia"
Adding a heartbroken emoji and tagging the Red Cross, Rural Fire Services and a wildlife rescue organisation.
Samantha Jade
Singer Samantha Jade shared a range of images from fire-ravaged regions across the country, also asking followers to "do what ever we can to help".
"My heart is absolutely breaking for our country," the former X Factor Australia winner said.
"For all the lives lost, homes lost and wildlife killed. So incredibly proud of Australia rallying together to do what ever we can to help those affected by the fires.
"A huge thank you to the incredibly brave firefighters and volunteers who are helping to save our country."
Former Victoria's Secret model Shanina Shaik shared a photo of herself with a kangaroo alongside a caption pleading with fans to donate to wildlife funds
"I'm heartbroken," the Melbourne-born model began.
"I wake up everyday to see my home country burning in a destructive blaze. I don't have the heart to post the Australian animals burnt to their death or the families seeing their whole lives be lost in flames."
"Myself and so many more support and appreciate the work of the firefighters," Shanina added.
After retweeting headlines about the bushfires from Bernie Sanders, Scottish actor Francis Maxwell and The New York Times to her 62.8 million Twitter followers, the reality star and businesswoman shared the following message:
The Coach on The Voice Australia has written a song praying for rain, with lyrics such as, "Let it rain today / I can't stay in silence / Hoping that this will go / But it won't slow."
Naomi Watts, who was home in Australia for the Christmas break, shared footage from her last evening in Byron. "The fires have been truly horrendous. It's so upsetting and worrying. So much wildlife already lost. And still much of the summer ahead," the 51-year-old actress wrote. "My heart goes out to those who've lost loved ones and homes. Big gratitude to the brave firemen who literally haven't stopped during the holidays!!"
Bindi Irwin
Like mother, like daughter: Bindi Irwin also posted on Instagram that she and her family were safe but that Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital would be doing its part by caring for injured animals.
Lara Worthington
Like many other Aussie stars, Lara Worthington, who is expecting her third child with Sam Worthington, shared an overview of the devastating bushfire stats alongside the now-iconic image of 11-year-old Finn from Mallacoota fleeing the fires.
Sarah Blasko
Aussie musician Sarah Blasko aimed her bushfire Instagram post at Prime Minister Scott Morrison. "I hope you're not at the cricket today @scottmorrisonmp. You've shown yourself to be completely inept at tapping into the pulse of the people during this time of devastation in Australia," she wrote. "My heart goes out to everyone affected, it's truly horrifying. Lots of love, Blasko."
Matty J and Laura Byrne
After copping some backlash for holidaying in bushfire-ravaged Mollymook over the holidays, the 2018 Bachelor couple expressed their gratitude to all the firefighters who have worked tirelessly to fight the bushfires.
Shaynna Blaze
The Block expert Shaynna Blaze geared up for what is meant to be the worst day for fire conditions (today). "On what is now meant to be one of the worst day for fire conditions & the smoke haze lights the sunrise I am lucky to be able to go for a walk for pleasure in the morning," she wrote. "Thinking of all the people and wildlife struggling & working on their evacuation plan. donating and doing what I can from afar in any small way. Hoping everyone gets out safely with the least amount of damage."
Deborah Knight
The journalist shared her firsthand account of the smoke on the way to Canberra. "The landscape along the Monaro on the Snowy Mountains Highway from the South Coast to Canberra is stark at the best of times - barely visible today through the bushfire smoke," she wrote.
The Today Extra host admitted he was struggling to enjoy his own break when so many others are suffering. "I don't feel right going through my year when so many are suffering and sacrificing right now," he wrote. "So my family and I are making a donation to the @nswrfs for the incredible and unrelenting workload they are going through. Thank you."
Grant Crapp
Grant Crapp, the winner of Love Island Australia 2018, lost his $770,000 home in Malua Bay to the bushfires. "Reality of the bushfires. Lost everything. Grateful that the people that matter are still with me," he wrote, sharing images of his home and his girlfriend Lucy feeding an injured horse.
The always vocal actress called out Scott Morrison for his refusal to talk about climate change and the impact it has had on the bushfires. "Pity the poor #Australians, their country ablaze, and their rotten @ScottMorrisonMP saying, 'This is not the time to talk about Climate Change. We have to grow our economy.' What an idiot. What good is an economy in an uninhabitable country? Lead, you f---wit!!" she tweeted.
Bette Midler slammed Scott Morrison in her tweet. (Twitter)
The star of The Good Place retweeted a thread outlining the devastation of the bushfires. "This thread is clear, thorough and heartbreaking about the full devastation of the fires in Australia and the unforgivable decision of leaders to not discuss climate change at this time when it is most staring us in the face," Jamil wrote.
Nick Kyrgios pledged to donate $200 to those affected by bushfires for every ace he hits across events he plays this summer. He hit 20 aces against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff during a match on Friday in the ATP Cup, bringing his total to $4,000 so far.
Sam Stosur
Sam Stosur has also vowed to donate $200 per ace she hits over the Aussie summer tennis season.
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Over the last 4 years, the so-called war on drugs has literally ground to a halt as more than 300 different 'legal highs' flood the U.S. border.
Legal highs are chemical compounds synthesized in labs that stimulate or depress the central nervous system the way that mimics banned substances such as pot, cocaine, meth and heroin.
What do we want to do right when we witness the world go sideways? So many of us dig deep and desire to respond, act and maybe even make a difference. I know, I get that more than many, as I work with families on the brink of crisis, desperate to do something while making it meaningful through intervention.
The real work to stay sober begins when you leave treatment. Your commitment to abstain from drugs, food or alcohol is contingent upon your ability to identify triggers and a willingness to learn how to deal with them. Practice these 4 tips when managing triggers in recovery.


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Jefe Replay Opens Up New Album with "A Different Road"
ByGRID Magazine	September 14, 2019	1	Music Release / Rap
"I'm just out here taking trips, shi* I never seen before…had to take a different road…" – quote from "A Different Road" STREAM:https://open.spotify.com/album/5tQurF5nC0kX2iiyggwTaJ When you talk about grand openings, Jefe Replay should come to mind as the Roxbury, Massachusetts hip-hop artist has made an opening with the release of "A Different Road", an introductory song to his album "Proper Finessments". "A Different Road" and the other tracks making up the album was released on February 1, 2019 which coincidentally or […]
Artistnameleon Make Waves with "GO"
"Still going numb and it's midnight, party ain't a party less we get right…go, go, freeze, go, up, down, fast, slow…" – quote from "GO" STREAM: https://open.spotify.com/track/47y8BrwW7lCA4VWUyGYhTN There's no experience as beautiful as discovering your passion and then making huge progress with the effort you put into it. This is the case of Apex Leon, known as Artistnameleon, a Valdosta raised rapper and hip-hop artist whose transition to singing plunged him into an ocean of passion he never realized existed. […]
Hayz Drops a New Banger "DURO"
"Lately I been thinking, girl what I'll do for the sensation, all what she do for the Ben Franklins, I keep it comin'…" – quote from "Keep It Coming" STREAM: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Bk9xzKibIgLg9jqg9oxWe There are many things to indulge in as the summer passes and one of the most important is good music. Canadian hip-hop artist, songwriter and producer Hayz's new track totally fits into the category of such good music you should be listening to. The self-produced track by Hayz released […]
Juliet July Tells of Love and Dreams in "Sunday Afternoon" Video
ByGRID Magazine	September 9, 2019	0	Music Release / Neo Soul
"You are like the Sunday afternoon, aglow, so free of rules. Forgetting all about the Monday blues, singing away all the sorrows…" – quote from "Sunday Afternoon" STREAM: https://open.spotify.com/album/4lBmIvCGmq969HqxN6xG2e If you have been anticipating Juliet July's upcoming EP "Palmtrees in the Mist", then you have one more reason to look forward to its release. Juliet's newest video "Sunday Afternoon" is the first song from her upcoming EP and is as mouthwatering as appetizers get. Juliet sets the scene of an […]
Nao Yoshioka Paints a Picture of Gray Areas with "Got Me"
"Got me feeling so crazy right now, I don't even understand it…I'm feeling so lost, got me so addicted to ya…" – quote from "Got Me" STREAM: https://orcd.co/naoyoshioka-got-me Japanese award winning soul and R&B musician Nao Yoshioka has released the lead single for her latest album "Undeniable". The artist who is known for her positive songs and lyrics has taken a different path with her newest release "Got Me", which is not only sad and heartbreaking but properly depicts the […]
Eddy Calvert Keeps It On Love and Relationship with New Release "Brand New"
ByGRID Magazine	September 7, 2019	0	Music Release / R&B
"I had to get you on a whole different angle. If my exes call my phone, then they'll get canceled. To make you mine, baby girl I really plan to…" – quote from "Brand New" STREAM: https://open.spotify.com/track/2P4T7soYaUFpPRoxO04Xen Nothing gets as sweet and personal as Eddy Calvert's "Brand New" track and music video. With this one Eddy takes us through one of those feelings we have all felt at one time or the other – "insecurities". He sings about a relationship […]
Illanoiz Drops New Single and Video "Trust"
ByGRID Magazine	September 6, 2019	0	Music Release / Rap
"I don't know who to trust, I would've taken one for you I put that on gang. At first it was two of us, thought you was my brother for life and now nothings the same…" STREAM: https://soundcloud.com/illanoiztv/trust Brooklyn rapper and songwriter Illanoiz is one artist who has lived for music from a very young age and has still got as much passion and drive till date. The "Down" artist who is known for his consistency, creative lyrics, bars and […]
Noah Slee Releases New Track "Still"
"How could I be thinking about you still, you got that kind of love that's hard to kill, you build me up and tear me down in no time, oh my, all lies, is this real…" – quote from "Still" STREAM: https://orcd.co/noahsleestill Just when you think Noah Slee has done it all with the release of "Sunflower" in July, he is back to pull on the strings of your heart with his most recent single "Still". The Berliner New Zealand […]
Neaks Takes Fans on a Journey as he Features Kye Hefner in New Single "Fallen"
ByGRID Magazine	September 4, 2019	0	Emo Rap / Music Release
"Do you got what it takes? Can you wear the hat bro? Sold shirts on the street just to eat, we was mad broke…" – quote from "Fallen" STREAM: https://soundcloud.com/neaksworld/fallen Los Angeles based rapper, singer and songwriter Neaks has raised the curtains to a different kind of hip-hop with his new track "Fallen". The recording artist and musician has opened up as a dancer for artists like Tyga, LMFAO, Shwayze and Chris Young and has worked with artists like Ne-Yo, […]
New Music by Amok featuring Sava Bks "4×4"
"And I dress myself all white just like the Pope, only high-class with the G-Class 4×4…" – quote from "4×4" STREAM: https://open.spotify.com/track/3TgnH70a0nKp6fEfvfdZC9 Amok in collaboration with Sava Bks released their new single 4×4, an uptempo track guaranteed to engage its listeners with the first note. The song talks about enjoying the finer things in life, especially 4×4's as you'll come to learn when you hear the catchy hook on this song. The song is accompanied by a creative visual where […]


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St. Jude Medical Inc. is giving upbeat sales predictions for 2015, but the heart-device maker will have to battle against a strong dollar to meet its targets.
Despite flat sales in its core business of devices to treat heart failure, St. Jude executives said they still expect total revenue to grow 3 to 5 percent this year, driven by sales of remote-monitoring machines and devices to treat fluttering heartbeats.
In 2014, the Little Canada company booked a $1 billion profit on sales of $5.6 billion, according to full-year financial results reported Wednesday. But in 2015, St. Jude is predicting that it will lose at least $325 million in sales to currency fluctuations. That's because the dollar has grown more valuable compared with international currencies, so foreign sales itranslate into fewer dollars at home. Last quarter, just over half of St. Jude's sales occurred outside the U.S.
In response to investor demand, the company said it will sign currency-hedging contracts in 2015 to smooth out temporary fluctuations in values.
"We have not jumped on the bandwagon of hedging so far," Dan Starks, chairman and CEO, told analysts in a conference call Wednesday. But "in this environment, we are realistic that a meaningful portion of our investor base would like to hedge."
Investors would also like to see stronger sales of the company's marquee heart devices, particularly advanced implantable resynchronization defibrillators that use electric shocks on both sides of the heart to restore normal a heart beat.
Analysts with Sterne Agee said a continuing slowdown in cardiac resynchronization defibrillators was the "elephant in the room" in St. Jude's earnings forecast Wednesday. In a note to investors, analysts predicted a competing Medtronic product approved for U.S. sales last September would steal St. Jude market share and depress revenue in that core business.
But Starks predicted that any impact on sales of synchronization defibrillators was unlikely to be permanent, as customers try competitors' products and decide they prefer St. Jude's offerings.
Overall sales in St. Jude's cardiac rhythm management (CRM) business were down 3 percent in the fourth quarter, and flat for the year as a whole, compared with the prior periods. Sales of standard implantable defibrillators and pacemakers in 2014 were flat compared with a year ago. The overall CRM business generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2014.
In 2015, company officials have high hopes for their pain-management business, which has been hamstrung since the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter in 2009 over concerns about manufacturing processes at the company's plant in Plano, Texas. The FDA's concerns were finally resolved in August.
These neuromodulation products, which lessen the sensation of pain by sending electric pulses through the body's nervous system, are seen as major catalyst for sales growth next year.
Analysts cheered sales prospects for two product areas in 2015: products to treat the fluttering heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AF), and a device that helps to remotely monitor heart-failure patients' vital statistics known as CardioMems.
AF sales grew 12 percent to $283 million in the fourth quarter 2014. This week the company got approval from the FDA to sell a new AF device called FlexAbility, and last fall the company was approved to sell another AF device called TactiCath. "We believe St. Jude should be able to gain some market share with these new products" in 2015, analysts with BTIG Research wrote in a note to investors.
Sales of CardioMems devices are expected to hit $70 million in 2015, after posting revenue of $12 million this year. The company acquired the maker of the heart-failure monitoring system last June.
St. Jude on Wednesday reported earnings of $245 million, or 84 cents per share, on revenue of $1.44 billion. Its adjusted earnings per share of $1.03 met expectations.
For the year, the company reported profit of $1 billion, or $3.46 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.62 billion.
Looking ahead, St. Jude expects to report adjusted net earnings of 90 to 92 cents per share in the first quarter of 2015. For the full year, St. Jude reported an earnings forecast of $3.95 to $4 per share.
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Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting "provocations" in Ukraine and disguising its alleged intentions by fomenting concerns about Moscow planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country.
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Slovenia is set to hold a parliamentary election on April 24, the president said Thursday.
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In the preceding chapters we saw that in antiquity the civilised nations of Western Asia and Egypt pictured to themselves the changes of the seasons, and particularly the annual growth and decay of vegetation, as episodes in the life of gods, whose mournful death and happy resurrection they celebrated with dramatic rites of alternate lamentation and rejoicing. But if the celebration was in form dramatic, it was in substance magical; that is to say, it was intended, on the principles of sympathetic magic, to ensure the vernal regeneration of plants and the multiplication of animals, which had seemed to be menaced by the inroads of winter. In the ancient world, however, such ideas and such rites were by no means confined to the Oriental peoples of Babylon and Syria, of Phrygia and Egypt; they were not a product peculiar to the religious mysticism of the dreamy East, but were shared by the races of livelier fancy and more mercurial temperament who inhabited the shores and islands of the Aegean. We need not, with some enquirers in ancient and modern times, suppose that these Western peoples borrowed from the older civilisation of the Orient the conception of the Dying and Reviving God, together with the solemn ritual, in which that conception was dramatically set forth before the eyes of the worshippers.


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Saudi coalition in Yemen increases strikes on Houthi rebels
By SAMY MAGDY
CAIRO —
A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen accelerated airstrikes on the capital and elsewhere in the conflict-stricken country in recent weeks, as government forces advanced in the west coast and the key province of Marib, officials said Sunday.
The coalition said it hit military facilities in rebel-held Sanaa and launched airstrikes against Houthi front lines in the strategic Marib and Hodeida provinces.
Government forces, meanwhile, seized a major district in Hodeida province and other areas on Yemen's western coast, military officials from both sides said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The rebels did not immediately comment on government advances in Hodeida. But Houthi-run media reported dozens of airstrikes by the coalition on the rebels in the provinces of Hodeida, Marib, Sanaa, Tazi and Saada.
The escalation of fighting in recent weeks comes as the rebels repeatedly push back against diplomatic efforts by the U.N. and U.S. to bring an end to the Houthis' Marib offensive and missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. The U.N. and U.S. want the Houthis to engage in negotiations to find a settlement to the yearslong conflict in Yemen.
Yemen's war began with the 2014 takeover of Sanaa by the Houthis, who control much of the country's north. The Saudi-led coalition entered the war in 2015, determined to restore the government and oust the rebels. The conflict has since become a regional proxy war that has killed tens of thousands of civilians and fighters. The war also created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, leaving millions suffering from food and medical care shortages and pushing the country to the brink of famine.
The Saudi-led coalition said it launched numerous airstrikes over the past week on Houthi military camps and storehouses for ballistic missiles and explosives-laden drones in Sanaa, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
In Hodeida province, government forces seized control of the district of Hays and a major highway linking the contested port city of Hodeida with the rebel-held capital, according to military officials from both sides.
Abdu Abdullah Magli, a spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said forces advanced in the districts of Jabal Raas and Garrahi south of Hodeida city with the support of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes.
The developments come three weeks after pro-government troops known as the Joint Forces redeployed forces from Hodeida, arguing that there was no need for them to stay after the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in 2018 that ended fighting over the coastal city.
The escalation in Hodeida was a setback to the deal that was seen as an important first step toward ending the broader conflict in Yemen, devastated by years of civil war, but was never fully implemented.
In the port city of Mocha on Yemen's western coast, government forces launched their fiercest offensive against the Houthis in the the city in years, retaking several nearby towns in the past two weeks, said the officials.
Government forces with the help of coalition airstrikes accelerated their attacks south of Marib province, "reclaiming important and strategic positions" from the Houthis, said Magli, the military spokesman.
He said government forces and tribal fighters also attacked the rebels on the southern front line in Marib province, leaving dozens of Houthis dead and wounded.
The rebels have for months attempted to take oil-rich city of Marib to complete their control over the northern half of Yemen before engaging in settlement talks. The Houthis have also escalated cross-border attacks by ballistic missiles and explosive laden drones on Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi offensive on Marib has worsened the already dire situation in the province and sent waves of newly displaced persons to crowded camps on the outskirts of the city of Marib in recent weeks. The province's 137 displacement camps have seen a nearly 10-fold increase in new arrivals since September, according to the U.N. migration agency.
The International Organization for Migration said last month that more than 45,000 people in Marib province have been forced to leave their homes since September, including many for the fourth or fifth time since the beginning of Yemen's war.
"IOM is extremely concerned about the prospect that hundreds of thousands of people might be forced to move again if violence reaches the city, as well as rising civilian causalities and the destruction of civilian infrastructure," said Christa Rottensteiner, the migration agency's chief in Yemen.
New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a $100 million fund to settle claims of child sex abuse at the state's youth detention center
Florida could shield whites from 'discomfort' of racist past
A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel "discomfort" when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation's past received its first approval
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