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PART 53 - MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CLAIMS
PRACTICE DIRECTION 53B – MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CLAIMS
This practice direction supplements Part 53
1. This practice direction applies to media and communications claims.
(Rule 53.1 defines "media and communications claim".)
Statements of case
2.1 Statements of case should be confined to the information necessary to inform the other party of the nature of the case they have to meet. Such information should be set out concisely and in a manner proportionate to the subject matter of the claim
(Part 16 and the accompanying practice direction contain requirements for the contents of statements of case.)
2.2 A claimant must in the particulars of claim give full details of the facts and matters on which they rely in support of any claim for damages.
(Rule 16.4(1)(c) requires a claimant seeking aggravated or exemplary damages to include in the particulars of claim a statement to that effect and the grounds for claiming such damages.)
2.3 A claimant who wishes to advance any positive case in response to any facts or matters raised in a defence must file and serve a reply.
(Rule 15.8 contains the requirements for filing and serving a reply.)
(Further requirements as to the statements of case in particular types of claim are set out at paragraphs 4, 8, 9 and 10 below.)
Statements in open court
3.1 This paragraph only applies where a party wishes to accept a Part 36 offer or other offer of settlement in relation to a claim for—
(1) libel;
(2) slander;
(3) malicious falsehood; or
(4) misuse of private or confidential information.
3.2 A party may apply for permission to make a statement in open court before or after the Part 36 offer or other offer to settle the claim is accepted.
3.3 The statement that the applicant wishes to make must be submitted for the approval of the court and must accompany the notice of application.
3.4 The court may postpone the time for making the statement if other claims relating to the subject matter of the statement are still proceeding.
4.1 (1) in a claim for libel the publication the subject of the claim must be identified in the claim form.
(2) In a claim for slander the claim form must so far as practicable identify the person or persons to whom the words were spoken and when.
4.2 The claimant must set out in the particulars of claim—
(1) the precise words of the statement complained of, save where the length of the statement makes it impracticable to do so, in which case the words may be set out in a schedule annexed to the particulars of claim, or otherwise identified;
(2) when, how and to whom the statement was published. If the claimant does not know to whom the statement was published or it is impracticable to set out all such persons, then the particulars of claim must include all facts and matters relied upon to show (a) that such publication took place, and (b) the extent of such publication;
(3) the facts and matters relied upon in order to satisfy the requirement of section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 that the publication of the statement complained of has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant, or, in the case of a body that trades for profit, that it has caused or is likely to cause the body serious financial loss;
(4) the imputation(s) which the claimant alleges that the statement complained of conveyed, both—
(a) as to its natural and ordinary meaning; and
(b) by way of any innuendo meaning (that is, a meaning alleged to be conveyed to some person by reason of knowing facts extraneous to the statement complained of). In the case of an innuendo meaning, the claimant must also identify the relevant extraneous facts;
(5) full details of the facts and matters on which the claimant relies in support of the claim for damages. A claimant who seeks aggravated or exemplary damages must provide the information specified in rule 16.4(1)(c).
4.3 Where a defendant relies on the defence under section 2 of the Defamation Act 2013 that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true, they must—
(1) specify the imputation they contend is substantially true; and
(2) give details of the matters on which they rely in support of that contention.
4.4 Where a defendant relies on the defence under section 3 of the Defamation Act 2013 that the statement complained of was a statement of honest opinion, they must—
(1) specify the imputation they seek to defend as honest opinion; and
(2) set out the facts and matters relied on in support of their case that—
(a) the statement complained of indicated, in general or specific terms, the basis of the opinion; and
(b0 an honest person could have held that opinion on the basis of any fact which existed at the time it was published or anything asserted to be a fact in a privileged statement published before the statement complained of.
4.5 Where a defendant alleges that the statement complained of was, or formed part of, a statement on a matter of public interest under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013, they must—
(1) specify the matter of public interest relied upon; and
(2) give details of all matters relied on in support of any case that they reasonably believed that publishing the statement was in the public interest.
4.6 Where a defendant alleges that the statement complained of was published on a privileged occasion, they must specify the circumstances they rely on in support of that contention.
4.7 Where a defendant relies on a defence under section 2(truth), section 3 (honest opinion), or section 4 (publication on a matter of public interest) of the Defamation Act 2013, the claimant must serve a reply specifically admitting, not admitting, or denying that defence and setting out the claimant's case in response to each fact alleged by the defendant in respect of it.
4.8 (1) If the defendant contends that any of the statement complained of, or any part thereof, was honest opinion, or was published on a privileged occasion, and the claimant intends to allege that the defendant did not hold the opinion or acted with malice (as applicable), the claimant must serve a reply giving details of the facts or matters relied on.
(2) If the defendant relies on any other defence, and the claimant intends to allege that the defence is not available because of the defendant's state of mind, the claimant must serve a reply giving details of the facts or matters relied on. This includes—
(a) where a defendant relies on the defence under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 and the claimant intends to allege that the defendant did not reasonably believe that the publication was in the public interest;
(b) where a defendant relies on the defence under section 4(2) of the Defamation Act 1996 (offer to make amends) and the claimant intends to allege that the defendant had the state of mind referred to in section 4(3) of the defamation Act 1996.
4.9 A defendant who relies on an offer to make amends under section 2 of the Defamation Act 1996 as their defence must—
(1) state in their defence—
(a) that they are relying on the offer in accordance with section 4(2) of the Defamation Act 1996; and
(b) that it has not been withdrawn by them or been accepted; and
(2) attach a copy of the offer made with their defence.
Court's powers in connection with an offer of amends
5.1 Sections 2 to 4 of the Defamation Act 1996 make provision for a person who has made a statement which is alleged to be defamatory to make an offer to make amends. Section 3 provides for the court to assist in the process of making amends.
5.2 A claim under section 3 of the Defamation Act 1996 made other than in existing proceedings may be made under CPR Part 8—
(1) where the parties agree on the steps to make amends, and the sole purpose of the claim is for the court to make an order under section 3(3) for an order that the offer be fulfilled; or
(2) where the parties do not agree—
(a) on the steps to be taken by way of correction, apology and publication (see section 3(4));
(b) on the amount to be paid by way of compensation (see section 3(5)); or
(c) on the amount to be paid by way of costs (see section 3(6)).
(Applications in existing proceedings made under section 3 of the Defamation Act 1996 must be made in accordance with CPR Part 23.)
5.3 (1) A claim or application under section 3 of the Defamation Act 1996 must be supported by written evidence.
(2) The evidence referred to in paragraph (1) must include—
(a) a copy of the offer of amends;
(b) details of the steps taken to fulfil the offer of amends;
(c) a copy of the text of any correction and apology;
(d) details of the publication of the correction and apology;
(e) a statement of the amount of any sum paid as compensation;
(f) a statement of the amount of any sum paid for costs;
(g) why the offer is unsatisfactory.
(3) Where any step specified in section 2(4) of the Defamation Act 1996 has not been taken, then the evidence referred to in paragraph (2)(c) to (f) must state what steps are proposed by the party to fulfil the offer of amends and the date or dates on which each step will be fulfilled and, if none, that no proposal has been made to take that step.
Determination of meaning
6.1 At any time in a defamation claim the court may determine—
(1) the meaning of the statement complained of;
(2) whether the statement is defamatory of the claimant at common law;
(3) whether the statement is a statement of fact or opinion.
6.2 An application for a determination of meaning may be made at any time after the service of particulars of claim. Such an application should be made promptly.
6.3 Where an application is made for a determination of meaning, the application notice must state that it is an application for a determination of meaning made in accordance with this practice direction.
6.4 An application made under this paragraph must be made to a Judge.
(Rule 3.3 applies where the court exercises its powers on its own initiative.)
(Following a determination of meaning the court may exercise its power under rule 3.4.)
Summary disposal
7.1 Where an application is made for summary disposal, the application notice must state—
(1) that it is an application for summary disposal made in accordance with section 8 of the Defamation Act 1996; and
(2) the matters set out in paragraph 2(3) of Practice Direction 24.
7.2 An application for summary disposal may be made at any time after the service of particulars of claim.
(This provision disapplies for these applications the usual time restriction on making applications in rule 24.4.)
7.3 (1) This paragraph applies where—
(a) the court has ordered the defendant in defamation proceedings to agree and publish a correction and apology as summary relief under section 8(2) of the Defamation Act 1996; and
(b) the parties are unable to agree its content within the time specified in the order.
(2) Where the court grants this type of summary relief under the Act, the order will specify the date by which the parties should reach agreement about the content, time, manner, form and place of publication of the correction and apology.
(3) Where the parties cannot agree the content of the correction and apology by the date specified in the order, then the claimant must prepare a summary of the judgment given by the court and serve it on all the other parties within 3 days following the date specified in the order.
(4) Where the parties cannot agree the summary of the judgment prepared by the claimant they must within 3 days of receiving the summary –
(a) file with the court and serve on all the other parties a copy of the summary showing the revisions they wish to make to it; and
(b) apply to the court for the court to settle the summary.
(5) The court will then itself settle the summary and the judge who delivered the judgment being summarised will normally do this.
MISUSE OF PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
8.1 In a claim for misuse of private information, the claimant must specify in the particulars of claim (in a confidential schedule if necessary to preserve privacy)—
(1) the information as to which the claimant claims to have (or to have had) a reasonable expectation of privacy;
(2) the facts and matters upon which the claimant relies in support of the contention that they had (or have) such a reasonable expectation;
(3) the use (or threatened use) of the information by the defendant which the claimant claims was (or would be) a misuse; and
(4) any facts and matters upon which the claimant relies in support of their contention that their rights not to have the specified information used by the defendant in the way alleged outweighed (or outweigh) any rights of the defendant to use the information in that manner.
8.2 In a claim for misuse of confidential information or breach of confidence, the claimant must specify in the particulars of claim (in a confidential schedule if necessary to preserve confidentiality)—
(1) the information said to be confidential;
(2) the facts and matters upon which the claimant relies in support of the contention that it was (or is) confidential information that the defendant held (or holds) under a duty or obligation of confidence;
(3) the use (or threatened use) of the information by the defendant which the claimant claims was (or would be) a misuse of the information or breach of that obligation.
9. In any claim for breach of any data protection legislation the claimant must specify in the particulars of claim—
(1) the legislation and the provision that the claimant alleges the defendant has breached;
(2) any specific data or acts of processing to which the claim relates;
(3) the specific acts or omissions said to amount to such a breach, and the claimant's grounds for that allegation; and
(4) the remedies which the claimant seeks.
10.1 This paragraph applies to claims for harassment arising from publication or threatened publication via the media, online, or in speech.
10.2 Rule 65.28(1)(a) shall not apply, and the claim should be commenced under the Part 7 procedure.
10.3 The claimant must specify in the particulars of claim (in a schedule if necessary) the acts of the defendant alleged to constitute a course of conduct which amount to (and which were known or ought to have been known by the defendant to amount to) harassment, including specific details of any actual or threatened communications.
10.4 A defendant must in any defence specifically admit or deny each act alleged in the particulars of claim to constitute part of a course of conduct amounting to harassment.
(Rule 16.5 contains requirements as to the contents of defences.)
Updated: Wednesday, 19 February 2020


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Beijing Hardens Its Line
Our Correspondent Apr 11, 2008
Given the revival of a Mao-style mass mobilization in the wake of discoveries of "underground terrorist cells" in Xinjiang and more signs of unrest in Tibet and neighboring provinces, it seems unlikely that the Chinese Communist Party leadership will consider flexible measures such as opening talks with the Dalai Lama.
The Ministry of Public Security said in a press conference in Beijing Thursday that it had foiled attempts by two "terrorist" groups to disrupt the Olympics by means that include blowing up installations and kidnapping tourists and athletes in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Some 45 suspects were detained and 109.5 kilos of explosives seized in operations in January and April. Ministry spokesman Wu Heping claimed that one of the groups was connected to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which has been listed by the United Nations as a terrorist organization.
Meanwhile, more protests were staged earlier this week in Tibetan communities in Yushu, southern Qinghai Province and in Xiahe, southern Gansu. A common theme of these demonstrations, organized by local lamas, was that Beijing authorities should let the Dalai Lama return to Tibet.
In his press conference, the ministry's Wu hinted that the campaign against anti-Beijing, anti-Olympics and other destabilizing elements had been extended to the entire nation. "We are facing a real terrorist threat," Wu said. "All walks of life and the public should maintain a high degree of vigilance."
Wu gave no details on what ordinary Chinese should do. However, CCP commissars and propaganda specialists have launched a national "people's warfare crusade" to thwart the supposed threats posed by "Tibetan and Xinjiang splittists" who are said to be in cahoots with "hostile anti-China elements overseas."
Political and diplomatic sources in Beijing say cadres in charge of organization and propaganda over the past week have disseminated the leadership's instructions about a "people's warfare campaign against terrorism" during ideological indoctrination sessions in party and government departments as well as at factories, schools and other units.
Party members and ordinary citizens have been asked to report suspicious characters to the police and to raise their guard against "anti-China elements at home and abroad."
At a national meeting on "the comprehensive rectification of social law and order" held earlier this week, Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang called on every citizen to stand firm against "destabilizing forces" in society. Zhou quoted President Hu Jintao's recent dictum: "Maintaining stability is our unshirkable responsibility, our first responsibility."
Zhou, a former security minister called upon the people to work closely with police to turn over suspects and thwart efforts to disrupt the Olympic Games. "We must establish a law and order prevention and control network based on the principle of joint defense by police and the people," Zhou said.
Human Rights Watch China expert Nicholas Bequelin, however, has cast doubt on claims that there are concerted efforts by "terrorist" groups to target the Olympics. "Beijing has a long record of conflating dissidents, rights activists, and ordinary criminals with 'terrorists'," he said. Bequelin added that until the authorities could provide more detailed evidence on ETIM's activities in Xinjiang, for example, there would be suspicions that the security ministry's allegations were a form of political propaganda.
Other China analysts have expressed alarm over the fact that CCP authorities have been cracking down not only on "terrorists" but also on dissidents and vocal NGO organizations. Beijing has recently slapped a three-and-a-half year sentence on internationally-known dissident Hu Jia in addition to clamping down on several NGOs that are fighting for the rights of AIDS patients.
There is also evidence that the authorities have been stirring up nationalism – and xenophobia – so as to rally popular support around the "CCP leadership with comrade Hu Jintao as general secretary." More than 250,000 Chinese have signed up on a web campaign organized by a popular portal to denounce the Western media's alleged "distortion" of events in Tibet.
In a press conference on Wednesday, a spokesman of the CCP United Front Department disclosed that since 2002 CCP officials have held six rounds of talks with emissaries of the Dalai Lama. Given Beijing's Mao-style mass mobilization against "state enemies," however, the chances for the resumption of such talks are slim. This is despite the fact that several major Western leaders including French President Nicolas Sarkozy have indicated their intention to boycott the Olympics' opening ceremony unless Beijing restarts a dialogue with the Dalai Lama.

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Technology is changing the way healthcare is done. While some patients may remain more comfortable with the traditional model of patient-doctor communications, in which "doctor knows best" and the patient is obedient, times are changing. According to the SAP eBook, Connected Care: The Digital Pulse of Global Healthcare, technology is playing an increasingly significant role in the healthcare industry, which is leading to a shift in historical doctor-patient roles.
To retain patients these days, healthcare organizations must make their services more patient-focused. A recent HPE article states that the healthcare industry needs to move toward a more "citizen-centric" medical information model. It suggests that doctors generally don't engage with patients enough, nor give them the right tools to help them participate in their own health.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) aims to change that with IoT technology. HPE is currently working with a UK network of private and public health partners on a series of test projects targeting the "vast untapped resource" of information from patients themselves, based on monitoring their own conditions. One of the test projects is a Diabetes Digital Coach Test Bed that combines digital sensors with a mobile app to allow patients to better manage their condition.
This is just one example of hundreds of healthcare mobile apps that have sprung onto the market in recent years aimed at gathering medical data and essentially allowing patients to become partners in their own health.
Wearable sensor technology encourages many patients to become more engaged and monitor their own progress, which can improve quality of life, extend healthy lifespans, and reduce treatment costs for healthcare providers.
It also creates volumes of untapped data that doctors, researchers, and others in the healthcare industry can use to develop personalized treatment options and improve patient outcomes. The terabytes of data generated from the Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT) can be monitored to enable preemptive treatment and analyzed to help identify new relationships between genetics, medical treatments, and patient outcomes.
According to the SAP video, Patients Benefit from New Healthcare Platform, it is also shifting the traditional healthcare model to a more data-driven model. The video says knowledge gained from healthcare data analytics can enhance a physician's response, which has historically been based on personal knowledge, experience, and intuition, and gradually replace it with a more scientific, data-based treatment plan.
The doctor-patient relationship is changing in other ways too. As patients become increasingly proactive in their own health, they are developing new expectations. In the digital age, consumers have become used to the convenience of digital networks and services in all areas of their lives, from entertainment to shopping to banking. As patients bring similar expectations to healthcare, traditional methods will need to change significantly, as technology becomes necessary to meet those expectations.
As healthcare shifts from reactive treatment to proactive, preventive care, traditional healthcare roles and methods will need to adapt to a more collaborative approach that embraces technology.


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New members: Meet the Latest Additions to our Network
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CELLINK focuses on the development and commercialization of bio-printing technologies that allow researchers and scientists to 3D bio-print human organs and tissues for the development of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products and treatments. CELLINK is the first bioink company in the world to have said focus. CELLINK's patent-pending bioink is a bio-material innovation that enables human cells to grow and thrive as they would in the natural human body environment.
"Time is everything in the life science and biotechnology industry and our platform provides a fail-fast approach to
our users so that they can faster realize what works and what doesn't in their pipeline of potential products." says Erik Gatenholm, CEO.
Today, the company's disruptive technology platform is being utilized to print tissues such as cartilage, skin, and even fully functional cancer tumors that can then be used to develop new cancer treatments. In just 12 months the company has been able to commercialize products in more than 30 countries and sold them to hundreds of prestigious labs around the world, such as Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and the FDA.
Erik Gatenholm, CEO
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The World's Largest Podcasting Platform
In its three years of existence Acast has changed podcasting.
This Swedish company is now the world's leading audio-on-demand technology platform; connecting the best on-demand audio content wherever it exists in the world to consumers wherever they are listening. The company provides hosting services, advertising revenue, and a seamless distribution network to anyone creating audio content. Acast has more than 55 million monthly listens to more than 1,900 shows around the world. Premium brands that use Acast include The Financial Times, Vogue, The Economist, Reuters, Newsweek, and The Guardian.
Acast has offices in Stockholm, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Sydney. It was founded in Sweden in 2014 by Måns Ulvestam and Karl Rosander, two friends who both have more than 20 years of experience as internet and media entrepreneurs. The Acast app is available for download from the Microsoft Store, iTunes, and Google Play.
Måns Ulvestam, CEO
mans@acast.com
www.acast.com
Making Saving Money Effortless, Motivating,
and Even a Little Fun
Qapital is a new kind of banking platform committed to helping people turn their money into happiness. Qapital offers checking accounts and savings products designed to help users set and achieve their financial goals by making good decisions easy.
The platform leverages behavioral economics to bridge the gap between awareness and action when it comes to money management by making spending and saving money more intentional. Qapital has designed a new way to manage money; helping people reduce waste, generate more savings, and find the knowledge and confidence they need to master their financial lives. Over 300 000 users who have collectively saved over $230 million agree that goal-focused personal finance is changing the way people bank.
Erik Akterin, CTO & Co-Founder
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State-of-the-Art Music Streaming Tailored Specifically to Your Business
Streaming is increasingly the way we listen to music, the exception being consumer businesses where older models such as CDs or other systems still dominate. Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify-backed company founded in 2013, on a mission to change this and kill bad background music. Headquartered in downtown Stockholm, the company has spent the last couple of years building the world's best music-streaming service for brands.
Their state-of-the-art music-streaming platform and scientifically proven content-curating model are crafted by connoisseurs and perfected by technology. As such Soundtrack Your Brand offers businesses more than 180 music channels, which include week-long music collections, as well as a wide variety of playlists that suit specific times. Partners include McDonalds, TAG Heuer, and Toni & Guy. "We won't stop until we have become the personal DJ of every brand." Says Ola Sars, Co-Founder & CEO.
Ola Sars, CEO
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Every year millions of tons of perfectly edible food products are thrown away in supermarkets. Whywaste wants to change this. All industrial food production affects the environment, through farming, processing, transport, and storage. Moving towards environmental sustainability therefore
naturally involves reducing the amount of food that gets thrown away.
Whywaste has developed a set of unique data-driven tools and workflows that enable supermarkets to effectively identify products that are at risk of passing their expiration date. The food can then be sold at a reduced price, cooked, or donated for charitable purposes, instead of ending up in the waste bin.
The company was founded in Sweden in 2013 and has since gained a lot of traction in the Swedish food retail market and helped supermarkets significantly reduce their food waste. Whywaste is looking at the United States as a potential next market.
Martin Grådal, CEO
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The New Year is here and what better time to declutter those rooms, and inject a bit of life into forgotten places. 2015 welcomes new exciting colours and design styles to the decorating palette. There is a simplified feel to the designs of 2015, bringing in cleaner lines and a minimalist modern look but always remembering that touch of popping colour.
We have noticed BLACK and GOLD featured in the height of design for this year. Black is one of the main colours this year and its using all of its tones to create a dramatic effect, the trick is to add bold colour to achieve elegant and refined looks.
The Exciting New Pantone for 2015 is Marsala!
This colour is very versatile and can be used with vivid or neutral tones. Try it as a feature wall, or use in sunken wall spaces for a subtle effect. You could even just add accessories to your room in this colour!
Take a look at the chart to see just how multifunctional this colour really is!
Softening the lines of our crisper looking modern home we are adding less rigid shapes with mosaics and accessories. Rounded, larger designs are a big feature this season. 3D is a must, adding texture and depth to your cleaner looking home.
The Honeycomb and Herringbone effect are carried on from 2014 to create simple but effective layouts in 2015 in mosaics and wood.
FANCY AND FLORAL WITH PASTELS – The delicate floral print is still a big feature this spring. Pastel colours, whitewash wood effect blended with gold tones really make a luxury trend.
SPLASHBACKS – These popular features are back! Coloured glass splashbacks and upstands are taking over the metro tile for kitchens; check out your local CTD Branch to pick up a brochure with all colours and sizes. There are even glittered splashbacks available!


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Counterintelligence from Michael_Novakhov (51 sites): Eurasia Review: Federal Appeals Court Blocks Governor Cuomo's Restrictions On Size Of Religious Gatherings
Handing an important religious freedom victory to houses of worship in New York, the state's Second Circuit ordered that the 10 and 25-person caps to worship had to be suspended while the case is pending.
According to the Becket Fund, who represented a group of synagogues and rabbis as well as the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, the court's decision "effectively means that New York cannot enforce its caps against any house of worship."
"And since Connecticut is also in the Second Circuit, it means that Connecticut's similar caps on worship are unconstitutional," Becket Fund explained in a tweet.
On November 25, the day before Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court ruled that Governor Andrew Cuomo's 10 and 25-person caps on worship attendance were discriminatory against synagogues and other houses of worship. Since that decision, a majority of states have moved away from caps on worship attendance.
"The Court also said that after remand the district court had to reconsider the 25% and 33% percentage capacity limits using 'strict scrutiny' – the highest standard known to constitutional law. That will be a hard standard for the Governor to meet," The Becket Fund stated.
"It would be better to stop trying to restrict synagogues, churches, and mosques. Gov. Cuomo should read the writing on the wall and let New York join the 33 states that do not cap or put percentage limits on in-person worship," The Becket Fund added.
According to Eric Rassbach, attorney at the Becket Fund, "under the Second Circuit standard, California would lose immediately. It makes no sense to allow thousands to mob Macy's etc., as they did before and after Christmas while allowing zero worship. No other state has such differential treatment of worship."
The article Federal Appeals Court Blocks Governor Cuomo's Restrictions On Size Of Religious Gatherings appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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I'm a parrot with a splash of eagle, hint of dove. What about you?
By owner in Latest / September 23, 2013 / Comments off
Since being in business, I've come to realise that understanding yourself can be key to success.
There are lots of things I know about myself but when I became self-employed, there was one thing I didn't know – could I actually do it? Could I generate any money at all through my own efforts?
You see, I didn't want to be self-employed. I was doing a job I loved and I wanted to carry on doing that job – sadly though that job no longer wanted me. It wasn't a personal thing, it was a business decision and about 1,000 people lost their jobs at the same time.
Now I am almost at the five year anniversary of being self-employed and I'm still here. I'm not rich by any means but I'm earning my own money, through my own efforts and endeavours and that's got to be something to celebrate.
However, I'm also wanting to be better in what I do. So I'm taking a course! I've been searching for ages for something which will make me better but which will engage me. During this course, which I'll blog about many times I'm sure, I've been reading text books.
I don't know about you but reading business books has been without fail, a hideous experience. They are mostly badly written, rushing off into different directions and lacking in real life examples. Frankly, many are simply tripe.
But I've just read one in a single day. That's a record. It was called Taking Flight…do look it up. It tells a very simplistic story about birds in a forest who have to act when trees start falling down…no literary masterpiece but it does the job required…it shows how certain personality types can work.
It's all about personality types – using the DISC model – which until recently I knew nothing about. Now it's all around me. I've had two personality profiles done and they do capture lots of things about me.
The truth is, I do know these things but knowing and grasping the reality are two different things. Applying that truth is also tricky.
I've found out – in bird analogy – that I'm a parrot, with a large element of eagle and a quite large portion of dove. I've got very little owl though.
If you know this book, the previous sentence will make sense.
The biggest immediate impact is that I've started to recognise others around me, mainly in my friendship group and realised that the dynamic is visible. For example, one of my children is very, very caring and very detailed orientated – which drives me absolutely potty. But it's not her fault, that's her response to things and that's okay. Now I know it's okay, I find I'm not so irritated by the constant questioning and asking the same thing over and over again.
I also spent some time with two old friends and hardly got a word into the conversation – very unusual for me. I ended up feeling that I was of little value as no one seemed that interested in me or anything I had to say. As I started the self-pity dance, I realised that these were two eagles vying for position without realising it. As a personality with both eagle and dove, confronted by this, I simply gave up and shut up rather than expend energy trying to be heard. I don't feel angry at all, I've just realised that it's better to see them individually if I personally want to feel listened to – otherwise I'll continually be a spare part.
Now I'm hoping to become better at business through this learning….here goes!
No, I'm not a peacock..I'm a parrot….
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Phone hacking – a journalist's view.
By owner in Latest / July 7, 2011 / Comments off
when is it right to conduct secret recording?
Phone hacking – it's inevitable that I need to talk about this, being a journalist.
Have I ever hacked anyone's phone? No.
Have I ever been aware of any other journalist doing so? No.
Would I do it? No, it's illegal.
Would I even know how to do it? No.
Could I get someone to do it on my behalf ? Probably.
The whole News of the World mess is gradually revealing the lengths some will go to to get that so-called big story and earn the big bucks. This kind of journalism has never interested me. I can't be bothered with the 'who's sleeping with you' stories.
I should say that I have worked, and still do, work on local newspapers and publications.
No, I've never worked on a national newspaper. Is it a different animal to a local newspaper? In some respects, yes. Those who work on those newspapers certainly believe so.
Did the editor at the time know all of this was happening? Maybe.
Should she/he take the rap? Yes.
That's the responsibility one takes when one takes that job on, enjoying the rather large salary at the same time.
Editors fall into two categories – one who is remote and who's office may be floors away from the newsroom and one who is hands-on and who lives in the newsroom. Both behaviours have merits – being distant doesn't necessarily mean they are not savvy about what's going on.
Having worked in a newsroom, this is how it usually goes. At least once a day, there'll be a news conference where the day's or week's stories will be discussed. Not all reporters will attend this meeting.
Usually the editor, news editor, deputy news editor and maybe a chief reporter. So if an editor says to his/her news editor 'what's on today/tomorrow?" that person will answer. An editor might then say 'where did that story come from?' and a news editor might answer 'oh, from reliable sources'. What do you say then as an editor?
Do you trust your senior team? Or do you question them further? Where does trust begin and end in the workplace?
What I'm saying is that it's possible that an editor didn't know what was going on and didn't spot the signs that something was fishy. However that's not the point. The point is that this is where the buck stops. Blame who you like, as the editor you should take the hit.
If you're wondering what rules newspaper journalists adhere to – well, look at our 'We Love' section and you'll find out.
However in broadcast journalism it's different – not only do these journalists have to obey the law, they also have to follow the Ofcom Code of Conduct and that absolutely prohibits phone hacking, or even any kind of secret recording which is known as 'fishing' – recording stuff just on the off-chance that you'll come across a good story.
I've secretly recorded material, both sound and pictures, and I've never regretted doing it.
As a journalist who's been involved in many investigative projects, it's sometimes necessary.
However, in television, if you want to secretly record, say, a telephone conversation, you have to fulfil strict criteria to get permission to do so.
That process involves outlining a case which must be put before a lawyer and the most senior executive in the building at the time.
You should not randomly record any telephone conversation you want with the intention of putting it on air.
You need to persuade the lawyer and executive that there is a high chance that by doing so you'll get information that you couldn't get in any other way.
If you've got that permission and you go ahead with the secret recording, you then have to go through a further process to use that material. You have to show that the material obtained 'adds' something to the film/broadcast that you wouldn't have got by being upfront.
I have got permission for the former and then not been able to use the material on air – it's never seen the light of day. So the case was made to record, but what was recorded on the day, didn't fulfil expectation and therefore couldn't be used.
But I accept the checks and balances that restrict those of us who work in radio and television.
I know how damaging these things can be if you get it wrong, so you must do all that you can to get it right, tell the truth and expose wrongdoing – when in the public interest.
Sometimes that kind of journalism exposes real problems which need to be revealed – think Panorama and the home for vulnerable adults in South Gloucestershire. Think of the whole pthalidamide story years ago.
Good and important things can be exposed by excellent journalism.
It bears no relation to anything that's being revealed at the moment about the practices by certain individuals associated with News of the World.
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In memoriam A. H. H. – cykl wierszy angielskiego poety epoki wiktoriańskiej Alfreda Tennysona, poświęcony jego przyjacielowi Arthurowi Henry'emu Hallamowi. Składające się na cykl utwory powstawały w latach 1833-1850. In Memoriam zawiera prolog, 131 wierszy i epilog. Całość została opublikowana anonimowo w 1850. Elegijny charakter utworu stanowi tło dla pokazania usiłowania pogodzenia wiary chrześcijańskiej z ówczesnymi osiągnięciami nauki i techniki. Cykl napisany jest przy użyciu strofy czterowersowej rymowanej abba, nazywanej odtąd zwrotką "In Memoriam".

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Clearly we just needed to let Harrison Smith settle at one position. Dude made vast improvements last year (and luckily didn't give up a psyche breaking touchdown to USC). Hopefully you will be right about the running game improving, but since Dayne is going for 7000 yards and 58 TDs this year, it shouldn't be too big of a deal.


ARE BATHROOM SCALES HELPING OR HARMING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PROGRESS?
Many people use bathroom scales as a tool to gauge progress towards their weight loss goal.
But how often should you step on your scales to record your body weight?
I mean, is it really a good idea to weight yourself every single day?
Many people view daily self-weighing in a negative light. The thinking behind this being that recording bodyweight every day can lead to obsessive tendencies and negatively impact your emotional health and sense of self-esteem.
A 2016 study of studies (a meta-analysis) investigated the relationship between how often people step on their bathroom scales and feelings of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, body satisfaction and disordered eating.
The study basically found no negative psychological outcomes with frequent self-weighing.
So, in most cases frequent self-weighing is harmless and could in fact assist you in losing weight and keeping it off!
Many studies have shown frequent self-weighing can help you to lose or maintain weight.
Setting a weight loss target and monitoring your progress towards it an extremely simple, yet effective method to support your success.
But if you are highly sensitive about your body image, research suggests you might be better off weighing yourself infrequently.
In these situations monitoring your progress in other ways, such as tracking the number of healthy eating habits you are successfully executing or the number of steps you are taking, is advised.
Doing this allows you to indirectly measure your progress towards your goal. The more healthy eating habits, steps and exercise you do the more progress you are likely to see in terms of weight loss.
Other individuals, such as teenagers, those who are consistently losing less weight than desired, and those who are only weighing themselves over a few weeks as opposed to months or years, may also want to avoid frequent self-weighing due to potentially adverse psychological outcomes.
So to answer the question of "how often should you step on your bathroom scales" depends upon you and your current situation.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU SELF-WEIGH?
If you are making good progress towards your weight loss goal, frequently weighing yourself is a good idea.
If you are feeling frustrated and stuck in a weight loss rut – frequently using your bathroom scales might do more harm than good. Perhaps you should monitor your progress in other ways?
If you are overweight/obese, daily weighing can support your progress.
If you are a teenager or are very sensitive about your body image, daily weighing is probably not a good idea.
You should probably avoid frequent self-weighing if you have/are suffering with any form of disordered eating.
One piece of advice I always give my clients is to monitor their progress in more than one way, because the bathroom scales don't tell the full story when it comes to weight loss.
For example, if the number on your scale increases it doesn't necessary mean you've gained body fat.
Scale weight can change for dozens of reasons, including drinking more water, weighing at different times of the day, bowel movements, and menstrual cycles, eating more carbs, eating more fiber, etc.
And scales only measure total body weight –they can never tell us what specifically has caused that increase in body weight – it could be fat, it could be water, muscle or several other things as mentioned.
A good idea is to take some full length photos of yourself and some circumference measurements of your waist, hips, chest, and limbs every few weeks to use in conjunction to scale weight in order to gain a clearer indication of what changes are occurring to your body.
Bathroom scales will more than likely help you to achieve your weight loss goal, but they never tell the full story. Always use additional methods to measure your progress and never attach feelings of self-worth to the number on your scales!


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La terra de la mel (en macedoni Медена земја, transliterada com a Medena zemja) és una pel·lícula documental de Macedònia del Nord de 2019 dirigida per Tamara Kotevska i Ljubomir Stefanov. Retrata la vida de Hatidze Muratova, una apicultora al remot poble muntanyós de Bekirlija, Macedònia del Nord i segueix el seu estil de vida i els canvis que es produeixen després de l'arribada d'una família nòmada a la casa veïna. Originalment estava pensat com un documental amb suport governamental sobre la regió que envolta el riu Bregalnica a la regió central del país. El focus geogràfic del documental va canviar de rumb amb la trobada entre l'equip de rodatge i Muratova. La terra de la mel va rebre la seva estrena mundial al Festival de Sundance del 2019 el 28 de gener, seguida d'una estrena teatral als Estats Units el 26 de juliol del del mateix any. Ha estat subtitulada però no doblada al català.

El rodatge de La terra de la mel va tenir una durada de tres anys, i els directors van recopilar un total de quatre-centes hores de metratge. Al documental s'exploren diversos temes mediambientals com ara el canvi climàtic, la pèrdua de biodiversitat i l' explotació de recursos naturals. Es contrasten dues ideologies diferents amb els principals protagonistes del documental: l'equilibri de la humanitat amb l'ecosistema retratat a través de Muratova, i el consumisme i l'explotació de recursos retratats a través dels seus veïns. L'objectiu principal dels realitzadors, a l'hora de filmar era visual i durant el procés d'edició no es va fer servir la pista d'àudio. El documental també retrata la relació del protagonista amb la seva mare enllitada i els seus veïns.

La terra de la mel va rebre una aclamació crítica generalitzada per part de crítics de cinema contemporanis. Va ser inclosa en nombroses llistes de final d'any i va ser escollida la millor pel·lícula del 2019 per The New York Times. El documental també va rebre nombrosos premis; va ser l'única pel·lícula que va guanyar tres premis diferents al Festival de Cinema de Sundance del 2019. Actualment també està nominada a la Oscar a la millor pel·lícula de parla no anglesa com a entrada de Macedònia del Nord i a la Oscar al milor documental als Premis Oscar de 2019, convertint-la en la primera pel·lícula que ha rebut una nominació en ambdues categories. Es tracta de la segona candidatura del seu país als Oscars des de Abans de la pluja (1994). A partir del 2020, la suma d'ingressos del documental ha estat de 724.050 $.

Trama
La terra de la mel és un documental sobre la vida i la feina de Hatidze Muratova, una apicultora macedonia d'ascendència turca que viu al poble de Bekirlija al municipi de Lozovo. Com que el poble es troba en una muntanya aïllada, no té accés a l'electricitat ni a l'aigua corrent. És una de les últimes abellaires salvatges de Macedònia del Nord i d'Europa. Muratova viu junt amb la seva mare, de 85 anys, enllitada, Nazife, que depèn completament de la cura de la seva filla. Es guanya la vida recol·lectant la mel que obté de l'apicultura en lots i venent els seus productes a la capital del país Skopje. Per viatjar a la capital necessita caminar durant quatre hores a peu i en tren. Muratova considera el seu treball com una forma de restablir l'equilibri a l'ecosistema. Això s'exemplifica a través de moments en què ella coreja les línies "la meitat per a mi, la meitat per a tu" amb les seves abelles a l'hora de collir la mel. Aquest principi es basa en els costums i les tradicions dels seus avantpassats, que li van ensenyar que les abelles han d'utilitzar la seva pròpia mel per alimentar-se i obtenir més energia per al vol i l'aparellament. El documental mostra nombrosos trets de Hatidze durant el procés d'apicultura, inclòs el maneig dels apiaris on es mantenen les abelles i el tall de les bresques.

L'arribada de Hussein Sam, un apicultor nòmada turc que arriba amb un tràiler irromp la pau i la tranquil·litat de casa i la seva rutina. Viatjant amb ell, la seva dona Ljutvie, els seus set fills i diversos animals domèstics que ha importat. Hatidze manté bones relacions amb ells i es vincula amb els fills de la família que solen envair la seva privadesa. Ella continua a donar els consells que va rebre dels seus avantpassats a Sam, explicant-li l'art de l'apicultura, i instruint-li com començar la seva pròpia colònia. Amb la necessitat de disposar de mitjans financers per sostenir la seva família, Sam ignora els seus consells i procedeix a collir tota la mel que produeixen els seus ruscs, a petició del client per proporcionar-li la quantitat de mel possible. Això condueix a que les abelles de Sam ataquin els ruscs de Hatidze per obtenir mel durant el període hivernal escàs dels recursos, posant fi a la manera de viure de Hatidze.

Concepció i desenvolupament

A partir del 2015, el documental es va rodar al llarg de tres anys i la versió final es va condensar a partir de més de 400 hores de metratge. La terra de la mel marca la segona col·laboració de Tamara Kotevska i Ljubomir Stefanov en una pel·lícula documental. La primera és Llac de les pomes (2017). La pel·lícula va ser pensada originalment com un documental sobre el riu Bregalnica i la preservació de la regió circumdant al municipi de Lozovo, al centre de Macedònia. Com a tal, va ser concebuda com a material per al programa de l'Agència Suïssa per al Desenvolupament i la Cooperació per a la preservació dels recursos naturals de Macedònia del Nord. El finançament per al documental va arribar d'un subsidi de $ 25.000 d'un fons per documentals del Festival de Cinema Internacional de Sant Francisco i 3.000.000 denars de la Agència de Cinema Macedònia del Nord.

La idea principal inicial dels directors era mostrar el suposava el canvi d'ubicació de les persones que vivien a Bregalnica i la regió dels voltants, juntament amb el canvi natural del seu curs que es produeix cada deu anys. No obstant això, en arribar al lloc de rodatge previst, es van trobar amb Muratova i li van proposar protagonitzar el documental. Tot i que inicialment es va arruïnar, va acceptar implicar-se ja que feia temps que intentava fer arribar el seu missatge al món. Tant Muratova com la família nòmada tenien un enfocament reticent quan van començar a ser gravats. Tot i així, a mesura que avançava el rodatge, es van acostumar a la presència dels directors i pràcticament no hi ha escenes de ficció.

Filmació i producció
A causa de la remota ubicació de Bekirlija, el poble on es va produir el rodatge, l'equip de producció es va mantenir durant tres a quatre dies consecutivament abans de dirigir-se a llocs habitats dels voltants per obtenir aliments. També van dormir en tendes i hamaques davant de la casa de Muratova. L'equip de producció estava format per un equip relativament reduït, és a dir, dos directors, dos directors de fotografia (DF), un editor i un enginyer d'àudio. Un dels principals reptes per a les DF va ser la manca d'electricitat, per a la qual només havien de confiar en la llum natural, la llum de les espelmes i la llar de foc. Kostovska va ser l'encarregat de captar les relacions entre persones, mentre Stefanov era el responsable dels aspectes mediambientals de la pel·lícula.

El documental no fa servir cap tipus de veu en off i els temes filmats no miren directament la càmera, cosa que els dona una sensació "completament invisible". Al filmar els seus temes, Kotevska i Stefanov es van basar principalment en observacions visuals dels seus personatges ja que cap dels dos parla turc. Aquest enfocament es va seguir durant les etapes de postproducció i, durant els primers sis mesos de la primera veresió, que va durar aproximadament 12 mesos en total. La direcció, només es va centrar en la part visual, sense fer ús de cap àudio ni cap transcripció. D'aquesta manera, van assegurar que la narració de la pel·lícula també es podia seguir de forma únicament visual. Es va notar que la tècnica de filmació contenia elements de cinema directe i cinema verité  El treball de càmera constant durant la primera meitat de la pel·lícula, es converteix progressivament en més inestable amb l'arribada dels veïns nòmades.

La partitura musical i la banda sonora del documental van ser compostes pel grup macedoni Foltin sota la supervisió musical de Rana Eid de la productora DB Studios de Beirut.

Temes
A la pel·lícula s'exploren diversos temes, amb Stefanov afirmant que els tres punts principals dels directors eren el canvi climàtic, la pèrdua de biodiversitat (exemplificada pel síndrome del despoblament dels ruscos  ) i l' explotació dels recursos naturals. Stefanov va descriure més la seva visió sobre el concepte de la següent manera: "L'objectiu és agafar tot el que necessiteu, no agafar-ho tot i deixar [alguna cosa] per a demà i per a aquells que procurin per vosaltres". Kotevska també va comentar que la comparació més adequada dels temes explorats a la pel·lícula seria amb el consumisme modern. Va descriure el cas de Muratova com un microcosmos que reflecteix "les mateixes regles que tot aquest món sobre com el consumisme destrueix els recursos naturals completament". A més, va comparar el comprador que demanava mel a Sam com "la pressió de la societat que els va imposar" i les seves accions com a "entre els valors morals i les pressions de la societat".

Situat en el context de l'escalfament global i l'augment de la consciència mediambiental contemporània entorn del moment del seu llançament, nombrosos crítics van veure els seus temes com un missatge important per als ciutadans actuals i els seus estils de vida. AO Scott, de The New York Times, va veure el paper i les accions de Hussein com a "villans" i " utilitaris ", mentre que Hatidze considerava una "figura heròica" que envia un missatge a persones similars a les seves "veïnes malbaratadores i desitjades". Sheena Scott, va escriure a Forbes, descrivint la motivació darrere de les accions de Bas com "el fet que el benefici és massa gran en detriment d'una forma de viure sostenible més adequada". El productor del documental Atanas Georgiev també va declarar durant el Festival de Sundance que l'equip de producció estava "molt il·lusionat" per enviar el missatge de sostenibilitat als ciutadans i al govern de Macedònia del Nord i incitar-los a prendre mesures per millorar la qualitat de l'aire del país i disminuir la contaminació.

Un altre tema tractat a la pel·lícula és la relació mare-filla entre Muratova i la seva mare prostrada al llit, que el cinematògraf Ljuma va descriure com el d'una abella reina i una abella obrera. Kostevska va revelar durant una entrevista que, se suposa que la relació va capturar les tradicions de la minoria turca a Macedònia, i l'expectativa social de l'última filla per tenir cura dels seus pares en vida i, per tant, sense poder casar-se ni establir la seva pròpia família. De les vint-i-cinc escenes que es van rodar, mostrant moments íntims compartits entre totes dues, la pel·lícula va incloure aproximadament sis.

Llançament

Projecció inicial
L' estrena mundial de La terra de la mel va ser al Festival de Cinema de Sundance del 2019 i es va donar a conèixer una estrena teatral dels Estats Units per Neon el 26 de juliol de 2019. Va ser llançada al Regne Unit el 13 de setembre de 2019 per Dogwoof. La pel·lícula es va estrenar el 22 d'octubre de 2019 en forma digital i DVD als Estats Units per Universal Studios. Dogwoof la va publicar en DVD i Blu-ray al Regne Unit el 24 de febrer de 2020 amb dues funcions especials, escenes suprimides i tràiler publicitari.

Taquilla
La terra de la mel va obtenir 712.363 $ als Estats Units i Canadà, i 11.687 $ en altres territoris, per un import brut total de 724.050 $.

Resposta crítica
Al web de l' agregador de revisions Rotten Tomatoes, la pel·lícula té una qualificació d'aprovació del 99% basada en 80 ressenyes, amb una puntuació mitjana de 8,36 / 10. El consens crític del lloc web diu que "La terra de la mel utilitza la vida en un poble remot per oferir una perspectiva obertura dels ulls sobre experiències que haurien de ressonar fins i tot per a públics a mig camí del món". A Metacritic, que assigna una qualificació normalitzada de 100 a les ressenyes de publicacions principals, la pel·lícula va rebre una puntuació mitjana de 86, basada en 26 ressenyes, cosa que indica una aclamació mundial.

AO Scott, de The New York Times : "Dona una gran complexitat de l'experiència amb claredat punyent. La seva pel·lícula és tranquil·la, íntima i intensa, però tocada amb una respiració de grandiositat èpica. És un poema que inclou història. "  En una revisió separada, Scott també la va nomenar la millor pel·lícula del 2019. David Ehlrich escrivint per a IndieWire va donar a la pel·lícula un B + en la seva revisió, anomenant-lo "un documental amarg i fascinantament bell que se centra en un únic apicultor com si el nostre futur col·lectiu incideix en la fràgil relació entre ella i les arnes". Guy Lodge va escriure en una crítica positiva per a Variety que al "documental observacional acurador, tot des de la mel cap amunt és orgànic". Classificant-la amb quatre estrelles sobre cinc, Ty Burr de The Boston Globe va opinar que el seu punt més fort era que es tractava "tant d'al·legoria com d'exemple, un conte simbòlic sobre la importància de l'equilibri de la natura i una història específica sobre aquestes vides concretes" i va anar. a anomenar Muratova "una figura intemporal". El periodista de Los Angeles Times, Justin Chang, la va descriure com una de les rares pel·lícules que serveix d '"una al·legoria íntimament furiosa i metodològicament detallada de les meravelles de la terra causades per les conseqüències de l'avarícia humana".

Sheri Linden a The Hollywood Reporter, va anomenar-la "Un estudi de personatges inoblidable vérité i una mirada íntima a una tradició en perill d'extinció". Ed Potton de The Times, va donar a la pel·lícula 4 de 5 estrelles, va dir del documental "Tot i que comença com una meditació sobre les penúries i els ritmes de la vida rural, [esdevé] una cosa més íntima". Qualificant-la com a 4 de cada 5, Hlen O'Hara de la Empire (revista), va resumir la pel·lícula com "Impressionantment bella i tranquil·lament poderosa, es tracta d'un retrat d'una forma de vida desapareguda i d'una dona decidida que està intentant introduir-se. el món."  David Sims de The Atlantic va anomenar La terra de la mel "un documental de naturalesa rara, profundament personal". Va detallar, a més, "una sensibilitat a les preocupacions humanes mes petites i a la bellesa natural que crida l'atenció és el que fa de La terra de la mel un documental especialment engrescador". "El cinema a la natura que només se centra en el medi ambient pot sentir-se una mica sec, mentre que l'anomenada història d'interès per a l'ésser humà pot ser clotadora; La terra de la mel triomfa combinant els dos". Sheena Scott, de Forbes,va compartir els sentiments de Sims, escrivint que "són els moments d'intimitat els que fan aquesta pel·lícula tan única i bonica". Una crítica mixta va ser de Stephen Whitty que va escriure per a la Screen Daily, que tot i elogiar el dolorós film i la imatgeria va sentir que el seu "futur comercial sembla limitat" i va pensar que "deixa moltes preguntes i, de vegades, la seva audiència" enrere.

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La pel·lícula va rebre el seu primer premi al Festival de Cinema de Sarajevo, que va servir per comprar una casa nova per a Muratova en un poble proper, poblat pels seus familiars i amics. Kotevska i Stefanov també van iniciar una campanya que envia gerres de mel als donants d'un fons que es dirigeix cap a Muratova i el seu veí segons les seves necessitats.

El 13 de gener de 2020, La terra de la mel va rebre dues nominacions als Premis Oscar de 2019: com a Oscar al millor documental i el Oscar a la millor pel·lícula de parla no anglesa, sent l'únic documental mai nominat en aquesta última categoria. És la segona pel·lícula macedònia que va obtenir una nominació a l'Oscar després de Before the Rain (1994). La terra de la mel va ser la pel·lícula més guardonada al Festival de Cinema de Sundance del 2019, guanyant en tres categories per a una pel·lícula documental, entre les quals destaca'' el Gran Jurat, el premi especial del Jurat per a l'impacte del canvi i el premi especial del Jurat per a la cinematografia, tot plegat a la categoria del Concurs Mundial de Documentals del Cinema.

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Fill Up Your September Calendar with a Wide Variety of Entertainment
Entertainment is pretty much a year-round deal around here, with something happening every month. But even so... Once our local universities and colleges gear up in September, the calendar starts to get crowded. That means you may want to get out your day planner or your phone or whatever vehicle you use you keep your appointments and start taking notes. It's going to be a fast month.
Heartland Theatre's annual 10-minute play contest is open for entries as of September 1. This year's theme is the Class Reunion, something that should be familiar to almost everyone. Whether you hide out and go nowhere near yours or head up the organizing committee, there's fertile ground for drama there. You have plenty of time to work and rework your short play -- the final deadline isn't till February 1, 2015 -- but you may as well get that first draft going now. And if you get it in by January 1, the judges can ask for revisions if they think that's warranted. Check out all the details here.
Richard Linklater's journey through one boy's life, Boyhood, continues through September 11 at the Art Theater Co-op in Champaign. Linklater came back every year for twelve years to film the same boy, played by Ellar Coltrane. This is "Mason," as he's called in the movie, growing up right there on film. Click here to check the schedule -- the Art is fond of switching things up and offering a variety of times during the run.
New Route Theatre will hold auditions September 6 and 7 for its world premiere production of Walking with My Ancestors by Dr. A. Oforiwaa Aduonum.The show, amounting to a "pilgrimage," a "crusade" and a "search for identity," tells the story of Dr. Aduonum's journey to confront her past and her ancestors' past, through the Middle Passage into slavery, with its terrible impact on generations of lives. Her narrative includes song, dance and the spoken word, and New Route will be looking for male and female actors, singers and dancers to fill out the tableau. See all the details on New Route's audition process here.
If you've never been to the University of Illinois Department of Theatre's Costume and Prop Sale, you (unlike me) don't own a hoop (not the skirt, just the hoop), a Regency mermaid gown or a weird hippy vest that could blend into any forest. You never know what you'll find when they open those vaults. This year's sale commences at 9 am at U of I's Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Costumes will be showcased in the Studio Theatre on the 5th floor, with props down on level 2. That 9 am start time is for the people who buy a $3 ticket to get a head start, and presumably to put the kibosh on lines around the block or aggressive shostling for position. Check out the info here. And get there early!
U of I's Krannert Center has a whole lot of other offerings in September, as well, including Roseanne Cash: The River and the Thread on September 13, the St. Louis Symphony on September 14, dance and theatre from Susan Marshall & Company in a piece called Play/Pause on September 23, and a few pieces of Champaign-Urbana's Pygmalion Festival, including music and poetry, on September 25 and 26.
The Philadelphia Story, the 1939 divorce comedy played out in the mansions of Philadelphia's Mainline, comes to Community Players beginning September 4 with a preview performance. The Broadway stage version was a comeback of sorts for Katharine Hepburn, as her pal, playwright Philip Barry, penned another play just for her. And then Kate starred in the movie, too, opposite Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart, creating a fizzy, fabulous piece of film history. Rich heiress Tracy Lord is in the midst of planning her wedding (her second), this time to "man of the people" George Kittredge. But her ex, the suave and debonair C. K. Dexter Haven, and two reporters from Spy magazine pretending to be friends of Tracy's older brother while really trying to get the inside scoop on the big society wedding, are throwing all kinds of obstacles in her way. Who will Tracy end up with? What do privilege and place have to do with who belongs with whom? Is is better to be a goddess or a living, breathing woman? You can get all your answers when Players' production, directed by Tricia Stiller, opens this week, running through September 14.
Julia Cho's "wryly beguiling" play The Language Archive, winner of the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, opens at Heartland Theatre on September 11 with a pay-what-you-can preview, followed by performances September 12-13, 18-21 and 25-28. Kathleen Kirk directs this look at the lapses between love and language, where a language archivist named George faces losing his wife because he just can't find the right words to make her stay. In the midst of that, George's assistant in the lab nurtures a major crush on her boss, and two visitors from a strange land -- the last speakers of a language called Elloway -- come to the lab to share their tongue before it disappears forever. Bruce Clark and Devon Lovell play George and Mary, the couple who have such trouble speaking from the heart, with Michelle Kaiden as Emma, the lab assistant, Nancy Nickerson and Mark de Veer as the last speakers of Elloway, Vanessa Houssian as a language instructor, Chris Stucky as Mr. Baker, and J. Michael Grey as Zamenhof, the inventer of Esperanto.
Also at Heartland, look for auditions for Deanna Jent's Falling, a moving look at a family dealing with an autistic child who is getting too big to handle. Director Lori Adams has cast Karen Hazen and Rhys Lovell as the parents of this "difficult to love" child, and she will be looking for actresses to play teenager Lisa, who wishes her family were a lot more "normal," and Grammy Sue, whose entrance into the family dynamic shakes things up. Auditions for these roles will take place on Sunday, September 21, from 7 to 9:30 pm, with callbacks scheduled for Tuesday, the 23rd, if necessary. Performances will take place in November.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Illinois State University sneaks a show into September with Hay Fever at Westhoff Theatre September 24 to 28. Sonja Moser directs this lighter-than-air Noel Coward classic about a theatrical family enjoying a weekend in the country in the 1920s, tormenting their guests with their eccentricities and their charmingly awful behavior. Moser's approach may make this Hay Fever look very different from any other Hay Fevers you might've experienced. We'll just have to wait to find out. (The Playbill at right is from the 1985 Broadway production of Hay Fever that starred Rosemary Harris as Judith Bliss. Don't you love that hat?)
Eureka College begins its semester by bringing back the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown to Pritchard Theatre. Holly Rocke directs a cast that includes Christopher Tam as Charlie Brown, Krissy Franz as his sister Sally, Jake Geiger as his dog Snoopy, Austin Bristow II as his pal Linus, Isabella Anderson as Linus's sister Lucy, and Rahmell Brown as Schroeder, the piano player Lucy fancies. The last time Eureka did Charlie Brown, two names you may recognize -- Brandon Burling and Joel Shoemaker -- headlined the cast as Chuck and Snoopy. This Charlie Brown and its perennial youngsters will sing for their "Suppertime" from September 25 to October 4.
Illinois Wesleyan also launches its fall season this month, with Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, opening September 30. Shepard's play deals with spousal abuse, brain damage, family dysfunction, gender gaps and crimes of the heart. It packs a punch, that's for sure. The original off-Broadway production featured Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Page and Amanda Plummer, while Keith Carradine, Maggie Siff and Laurie Metcalf took roles in the 2010 revival. IWU's production play from September 30 to October 5. Click here for information.
September is also the month of choice for a lot of television premieres, both for returning shows and new ones. I'm going to save those for a different post, but in the meantime... Let's all go out and support our local entertainment!
Labels: Community Players, Eureka College Theatre, Heartland Theatre, Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance, The Art Theater Co-op


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 Alfred Saupe (1925–2008), deutscher Physiker
 Bernd Saupe (* 1949), deutscher Fußballspieler
 Bernhard Saupe (* 1976), österreichischer Schriftsteller
 Christian Gottlob Saupe (1763–1819), deutscher Komponist

 Dietmar Saupe (* 1954), deutscher Informatiker und Professor an der Universität Konstanz
 Hugo Saupe (1883–1957), deutscher Politiker (SPD)
 Max Saupe (1889–1945), deutscher Politiker
 Walther Saupe (1892–?), deutscher Pädagoge, Psychologe und Philosoph

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Shirley Muldowney
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Shirley mourns loss of son, John Muldowney
April 28, 2017 // by Horsepower & Heels
NHRA Top Fuel champion, Shirley Muldowney mourns the loss of her son, John Muldowney, who passed away at the age of 59 yesterday in Springfield, MO.
The only son of the drag racing trailblazer and her first husband Jack, John Muldowney grew up in the middle of the excitement surrounding Shirley and her legendary drag racing career. Beginning in elementary school, John always had a hand in helping his mom at the races. He packed parachutes, changed oil and spark plugs, and eventually went on to join the crew full-time after graduating from high school. A notable fabricator, he stayed working on her Top Fuel Dragsters as part of the crew throughout her career. He assisted his famous mother in her four Top Fuel championship runs (three in NHRA, one in AHRA).
After her retirement from Top Fuel and drag racing, John Muldowney continued in the sport, eventually working for a variety of other racing teams, machine shops and fabricators. Outside of the sport, he also worked as a fabricator for Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and even for NASA's Space Shuttle program.
A statement from Muldowney's camp listed the 59 year-old's cause of death as a blood clot. Shirley Muldowney also added that in lieu of flowers, fans and friends are asked to consider making a donation to Shirley's Kids, the 501(c)(3) charity created in Shirley Muldowney's honor that helps kids in need at various stops on the NHRA tour.
Donations can easily be made at ShirleysKids.org.
Category: In the NewsTag: Shirley Muldowney, Special Causes
Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016
The Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 category received 28 nominations and 85 votes for the Horsepower & Heels Women of the Year Awards. These are women who not only excel in their fields, but also serve as ambassadors and help encourage and influence women in automotive and motorsports. This was one of the tightest races in the history of the awards, and at the end, it was a deadlocked decision.
Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 – Shirley Muldowney/Erica Enders
A dead even finish resulted in the first two-way tie for the Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 category winner. Horsepower & Heels is proud to announce the 2016 Women of the Year Most Influential category winners – Shirley Muldowney and Erica Enders!
Both of these NHRA Drag Racing ladies have made considerable contributions to the sport. Shirley Muldowney was one of the ground breaking women that helped to usher in female participation to the sport, winning countless races and championships in her time at the highest level of Top Fuel. Erica Enders is the modern day champion, a two-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion, and one of the most prolific winning women in racing today.
Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 Runner Up – Jessica Kennedy/Courtney Lambert
Where the women of drag racing dead-locked for the top spot, the women of the motorcycle world tied up the runner-up position. Shotgun Shock owner and go-to gal Jessica Kennedy, and Kory Souza Originals and Allstate Motorcycle spokesperson Courtney Lambert tied for the 2016 Horsepower & Heels Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 Runner Up positions.
Most Influential Woman of the Year 2016 Nominees
Kayli Barker
Elaine Larsen
Janette Thornley
Cheryl Hryn
Terri Chandler
Sarah Burgess
Leah Pritchett
Courtney Force
Sarah Boyce
Alexis DeJoria
Kate Gundlach
Brittany Force
Shannon Giust
Aileen Collins-Love
Annamarie Strawhand
Sara Price
Marina Anderson
Megan Meyer
Ellen Eschenbacher
Susan Roush
Ariel Biggs
Category: Official News, Women in Racing NewsTag: Aileen Collins-Love, Alexis DeJoria, Annamarie Strawhand, Ariel Biggs, Awards, Brittany Force, Cheryl Hryn, Courtney Force, Courtney Lambert, Elaine Larsen, Ellen Eschenbacher, Erica Enders, Janette Thornley, Jessica Kennedy, Karen Sullivan, Kate Gundlach, Kayli Barker, Leah Pritchett, Marina Anderson, Megan Meyer, Sara Price, Sarah Boyce, Sarah Burgess, Shannon Giust, Shirley Muldowney, Susan Roush, Terri Chandler, Women Racing
Shirley Muldowney diagnosed with Lung Cancer
May 24, 2016 // by Horsepower & Heels
Legendary NHRA three-time Top Fuel World Champion and Women in Racing pioneer, Shirley Muldowney has been diagnosed with Lung Cancer, reported today by NHRA.com. The 75 year-old has been diagnosed with Stage 2 lung cancer, and is scheduled to undergo surgery at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in downtown Charlotte, NC early tomorrow morning to remove the tumor from her right lung.
Renowned thoracic and cardiac surgeon Dr. Harold Howe will lead the team performing the five-hour-long procedure.
I urge everyone to keep up with their health and get chest X-rays as often as possible to make sure they are OK," the 75-year-old Muldowney said. "I'm a fighter, always have been, and I'm going to fight this as best I can with everything I got. Dr. Howe is the No. 1 guy in the business, and he's as ready as I am to get this thing out of me."
Muldowney began her racing career in the 1950s, becoming the first woman to earn a professional NHRA license in 1965. She raced gas dragsters before graduating to Funny Car, winning her first major race in 1971 at the IHRA Southern Nationals. She moved onto Top Fuel in 1973, and was the first woman to win an NHRA Professional class race in 1976 at the Columbus, OH Springnationals.
In 1974, she earned the NHRA Top Fuel championship after becoming the first driver in the class to win three consecutive national events. It was the first time a female driver had won a major motorsports title anywhere in the world. Muldowney earned the Top Fuel crown again in 1980 and 1982, and she earned the AHRA Top Fuel championship in 1981, her fourth major championship in a six-year period.
"The fans have always been what's kept me going, and I'm sure people will be concerned about me now," said Muldowney, who had a movie, Heart Like a Wheel, made about her life. "Well don't be; I'll be fine. There's still a lot of things left I want to do."
In lieu of flowers or cards, Muldowney is asking her friends and fans to donate to her charity, Shirley's Kids. Muldowney has championed the charity this season, and already has helped four children in need with large cash donations at races in Gainesville, Charlotte, Houston, and Atlanta. Because of corporate support, Shirley's Kids gives 100 percent of all donations to the children it helps.
The most joy I've had in years has come this season working with our little team at Shirley's Kids," Muldowney said. "Stan and Sheila Mae Holt have covered all our costs so all the money we raise goes to the kids, and Rob Geiger, Nicci Gustavus, and Frank Bellini have worked tirelessly to make this thing a success. If people can find it in their hearts to make a donation, that would brighten my spirits immensely because I know where all the money in this charity goes — right to the kids that need it. And believe me, we have changed some people's lives for the better. "
Due to her current medical condition and the doctor-recommended recovery and rehabilitation time, Muldowney's agent, Geiger, announced that scheduled appearances at the NHRA national events in Englishtown and Bristol will be canceled. Her future schedule will be largely dependent on her health moving forward, and other appearance dates will be announced on ShirleysKids.org.
Thank you in advance for all the love and prayers. It all helps. My sister [Linda Roque] and niece [Betty Peek] along with Stan and Sheila are here with me, so I'm in great hands."
Category: Women in Racing NewsTag: Drag Racing, NHRA, Shirley Muldowney, Special Causes, Top Fuel, Women Racing
Top 5 Greatest Women Drivers in Motorsports of All-Time
March 29, 2016 // by Matthew Young
Motorsport, just like many other sports, is male dominated. If you ask both men and women why it is like that, you will get a myriad of responses. Some will say that this is due to the sport requiring physical strength, hunger, and determination that is ostensibly a domain of men. Yet, if you go over the history of motorsport, you will notice that women have been there all along. However, the numbers indicate that female drivers are a rare breed. There are some great female drivers and below we take a look at the top five greatest women drivers in motorsport of all time.
Lyn St. James
5. Lyn St. James
Lyn's love for cars began at a young age because of her father's love for machines and her mother using a car because she was crippled. Although she studied music in high school and became a piano teacher, she soon found out that she also had a passion for car racing. She got into racing in 1964 after critiquing a loser of a race who told her to try and do better. Lyn went on to win the race. She was the Indie Rookie of the year in 1992 and the fastest Indy 500 woman of 1995. Those are the two notable victories she is remembered for in motorsport. Lyn St. James is the first female to win Indie Rookie of the year. St James contested 15 Indy races and scored one top 10 finish.
Lella Lombardi
4. Lella Lombardi
Her interest in racing began while being driven to the hospital at breakneck speed after a hand injury sustained playing handball. Lella started saving money hard, passed her driving test and finally bought herself second hand Fiat. Her career was going nowhere until she met a racing driver and began to work as a gofer for him. She became his co-driver and soon won her first race after she was given the chance. Her name is written in Formula One history as the first woman to have scored points in a championship race. Her notable accolades are the Ford Mexico Series Championship in 1973 and the Spanish Grand Prix of 1975 where she finished sixth.
Pat Moss
3. Pat Moss
It is hard to picture someone coming from driving Land Rovers to car racing. Yes, that is possible, and that is what set the successful foundation for her racing career that lasted 20 years. Though she got lessons from her famous brother Sterling, the love of driving Land Rovers on the farm had a significant influence on her rally career. She is recognized for her participation in the Liege rally of 1960 and the Tulip Rally of 1962. Her other notable accolades include winning the European Ladies' Rally Championship five times, and the Mote Carlo Rally eight times.
Shirley Muldowney (Photo: NHRA)
2. Shirley Muldowney
There is no better way to describe Shirley Muldowney than to call her the first lady of drag racing. Her love for car racing comes from her husband Jack Muldowney, who she got married to aged 16. She is ranked fifth by NHRA in its list of top 50 all-time greatest drivers, proving just how good she really was. Shirley Muldowney is the first female driver to win an NHRA national event. Her other accomplishments in motorsport includes winning NHRA Top Fuel World Championship in 1977, 1980, and 1982. Because of her success in motorsports as a woman, she was inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004.
Michele Mouton
1. Michele Mouton
Michele Mouton started as a rally co-driver to her friend. After being a co-driver for a few races, her father asked her to try it herself, and after she had agreed, her father bought her a rally car so that she could compete with men in one of the most difficult rallies in France. She is remembered for her participation in 1981 Sanremo rally, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb rally of 1985, and German Rally Championship of 1986. Once she stared racing on her own, it did not take long for her to get noticed. She is also the founder of Race of Champions.
More female drivers have had success in motorsports, but the above are the top five of all-time. Do you agree with our selection? If not, who else do you think should be included in the list?
Category: Heel ClicksTag: Lella Lombardi, Lyn St. James, Michele Mouton, Pat Moss, Shirley Muldowney, Women Racing
Shirley's Kids
March 10, 2016 // by Horsepower & Heels
One of the pioneers for women in motorsports, Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, will return to NHRA drag racing in 2016 at select stops on the schedule in support of the newly created Shirley's Kids charity, which aims to help children in need.
"Drag racing has given me a wonderful life, and Shirley's Kids will allow me to give something back," Muldowney said. "With the tremendous support of Stan and Sheila Holt of Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurants and several corporate sponsors — that list keeps growing — I'll be able to attend a bunch of races and visit with all of my friends and the great fans that have been with me for four-plus decades."
Shirley's Kids (www.ShirleysKids.org) aims to meet the goal of helping children in need at each of the races Muldowney attends in the coming year. The hope is to find children who are connected to drag racing in the various communities that have helped the sport prosper through the years.
"I wanted to be back out there more than I have been the last several years, but I wanted a purpose," Muldowney said. "When my agent, Rob Geiger of Geiger Media Global, approached me with the idea to create a non-profit to benefit children, I probably had the quickest reaction time of my career in saying yes."
Shirley Muldowney is slated to attend the NHRA national events Gainesville, Charlotte (both spring and fall), Houston, Atlanta, Englishtown, Bristol, Denver, Indy, Dallas, Las Vegas 2, and Pomona 2, as well as the Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals in Tulsa, Okla. Other events may be added throughout the year.
"By starting our own 501(c)(3) charity, we will know exactly where all of the money goes, and that's to the kids. Other charities become businesses and a lot of money ends up going to a lot of different areas, not the beneficiaries. We didn't want that to happen, so we've taken all the legal steps to control everything. It's the best way we know to make sure the kids are taken care of every time, and we will be fully transparent."
Photo: Shirley Muldowney
Working in conjunction with NHRA, Muldowney will mingle with fans to spread the message about the Shirley's Kids mission. The charity also has a race car in the works that will be raffled off to raise money – a replica of Muldowney's 1977 championship-winning dragster. The car will be built to run in the Super Comp category and at bracket races. It will be on display in the Manufacturers Midway.
The three-time NHRA champ will present a big Shirley's Kids check to a selected child benefactor at each race during driver introductions on Sunday morning.
"Many, many thanks to NHRA President Peter Clifford and his staff for their help in getting this started," Muldowney said. "They have been so gracious and supportive and I thank them from my heart. I'm excited. You know, at 75 and with the injuries I sustained in my career really catching up with me, my driving days are over, but that doesn't mean I can't be a part of this wonderful world, and helping kids just makes it that much sweeter."
Fans interested in learning more about Shirley's Kids can visit www.ShirleysKids.org. Donations can be made on the website, with thank-you gifts up for grabs. There will also be a line of Muldowney apparel and gear available at the PiranaZ souvenir trailer.
Category: Women in Racing NewsTag: Drag Racing, NHRA, Shirley Muldowney, Special Causes
Shirley Muldowney resigns from B.R.A.K.E.S.
December 2, 2015 // by Horsepower & Heels
NHRA legend Shirley Muldowney recently announced her resignation from the Board of Directors at B.R.A.K.E.S., a North Carolina-based charity that promotes safe driving among teenagers. The four-time world champion moved to the Charlotte area from her longtime home in Michigan to assist with the foundation, formed by fellow Top Fuel drag racer. Doug Herbert after the tragic loss of his two sons.
"An opportunity has come up with another entity that will be a really wonderful deal for me personally, so I have resigned from B.R.A.K.E.S. effective immediately," Muldowney said.
Shirley, who also was linked to a proposed Streamliner Land Speed record attempt project with Doug Herbert, said that her new schedule and 2016 plans will not allow her the time to participate in the program going forward. Though she didn't elaborate on her 2016 plans, she did announce that she will be present at more NHRA races throughout the season, and will even launch a new Shirley Muldowney apparel line with PiranaZ through her new public relations team at Geiger Media.
I appreciate and cherish the time I had with board members Wanda Miller, Dave Dobson, and Mickey Aberman and I believe in the mission of B.R.A.K.E.S. I'm thrilled about the future, which has many possibilities that I will be at more NHRA races throughout the year. I've always enjoyed spending time with my wonderful fans, and the chance to see more of them has me very excited. Stay tuned for more good news coming very soon."
Category: Women in Racing NewsTag: Drag Racing, NHRA, Shirley Muldowney, Women Racing
John Force asks Shirley Muldowney for advice (Video)
November 6, 2015 // by Horsepower & Heels
What happens when you open the floor at the Women of NHRA Breakfast to questions? You get a rare moment on the mic when John Force asks Shirley Muldowney for advice on his daughter, Courtney Force's love life.
John Force asks Shirley Muldowney for love life advice
Source: @TerryBlountNHRA | Twitter
Category: Heel ClicksTag: Courtney Force, Drag Racing, NHRA, Shirley Muldowney, Women Racing
Mother of drag racing
Its Mother's Day, and I thought I'd pay tribute to a different kind of mother…. the Mother of Drag Racing.
Shirley Muldowney is undeniably the Mother of Drag Racing. She came to find drag racing in its infancy, back in the 60's, when women were not expected or ALLOWED to be involved in such a sport. She fought for acceptance when most would not allow her in their midst, gaining her NHRA competition license in 1965 through much trouble and discouragement. No only would she show that a female could drive a car faster than stock, but she worked up the ladder all the way to the pinnacle class of the sport, Top Fuel, where she competed for over 30 years.
Shirley's hard fought battles opened the doors for all of us women in drag racing and in all motorsports. She was the first woman to win a major autosport in 1976 at the NHRA Spring Nationals, and went on to win 3 World Championships in her Top Fuel career.
Though the gender barrier can still sometimes exist today, Shirley pioneered the sport for all women and made it easier to be accepted in a man's world. Each of us women involved in racing today owes a lot to the woman who fought the fight for us early on, and made our dreams possible.
This mother's day goes out to our own Mother of Drag Racing, Shirley Muldowney!
Category: Horsepower & Heels Blog, Women in Racing NewsTag: Shirley Muldowney, Women Racing


The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) confirmed that #FillUp was a registered trademark.
Twitter erupted on Thursday when Cassper Nyovest and Benny Mayengeni went at it over the use of the #FillUp tag.
The Tsonga music star, Mayengeni, entertained scores of fans at Giyani Stadium last week. The central part of his promotion campaign featured a very familiar hashtag, #FillUpGiyaniStadium.
We all know that this #FillUp tag was first used to its full extent by Hip-Hop musician, Cassper, two years ago when he sold out the FNB Stadium in what was a great achievement for a rapper in South Africa.
Once again, the central part of his promotion campaign was the hashtag #FillUpFNBStadium. He did it again a year later.
However, he and his team, Family Tree, feel some type of way now that another artist trying to use the impactful promotion strategy to garner attendance to his show.
Cassper's position is that he wasn't approached by Mayengeni to get permission to use the tag. According to the rapper, #FillUp is his registered trademark. However, EFF leader, Julius Malema doesn't think this is necessary.
Malema labelled Cassper a bully and confirmed that they would be throwing their legal weight behind Mayengeni should the matter be taken to court.
"We will defend you chief [Mayengeni], don't be scared of bullies who are threatened by talent. We have the best in town, let them bring it on," the EFF leader exclaimed.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) confirmed, upon inquiry by Sowetan, that #FillUp was indeed a registered trademark.
Lerato Tlee Moilao also stated that the matter was in the hands of their legal team.