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1824: John Smith
2 comments March 14th, 2017 Meaghan
(Thanks to Meaghan Good of the Charley Project for the guest post. -ed.)
On this date in 1824, John Smith, 25, was publicly hanged before an angry crowd at Lincoln Castle for the murder of his fiancee, 24-year-old Sarah Arrowsmith.
John and Sarah had been seeing each other for a long time. Sarah had a three-year-old son by him, and was heavily pregnant with another child. She was under the impression that the wedding banns had been published and they would marry soon, but matrimony was the furthest thing from John's mind.
On December 4, 1823, he bought a pound of white arsenic from the chemist for nine pence, saying he was going to use it for washing sheep. Instead, Smith mixed the arsenic with some flour and gave it to Sarah. She, in turn, baked some cakes with the poisoned flour and served them to her friends for tea.
Neil R. Storey records what happened in his book A Grim Almanac of Lincolnshire:
In less than a quarter of an hour, Sarah, her sister-in-law Eliza Smith, her friend and neighbour Mrs. Dobbs, and three children—two of them her younger sisters, and one of them Smith's illegitimate child with Sarah—all suffered intense burning in their throats and excruciating pains in their stomachs. Several medical men were sent for and, immediately on arrival, the surgeons, Mr. Tyson West and Mr. Pell, set about administering antidotes and emetics. They rapidly had to admit that Sarah Arrowsmith was in a hopeless condition and sent for magistrates to take her deposition from her death bed. Sarah told them who had given her the flour and soon two constables were sent to the cottage where Smith lived in Little Steeping; they arrested him.
Although Smith presented two character witnesses at his trial who described him as a good farmhand and a sober, even-tempered and hard-working man, the evidence against him was strong and public sentiment equally so. The London Morning Chronicle reported on Dec. 27, 1823, that as Sarah Arrowsmith lay painfully expiring so heavy was the crush of gawkers that her bedroom's only supporting cross-joint "snapped in the middle, and had not every person except the sufferer, who was in bed, made a hasty retreat, the floor would have fallen in."
She succumbed the next day (to the poison, not to a fall) and "a great concourse of persons was assembled from all parts of the country round" to lay her to rest — "and the only feelings displayed upon the solemn occasion, were those of indignation against the unhappy wretch who was the author of the untimely death of the poor woman and her child."
Smith could surely tell that his goose was cooked, and even as his life hung in the balance there was "an extraordinary apathy about him." (Storey) Prior to his death he admitted his guilt.
It is believed that the other poisoning victims survived.
1874: Sid Wallace - 2020
1953: Abel Danos, le mammouth - 2019
1964: Jack Ruby condemned - 2018
1808: Thomas Simmons - 2016
1610: Henry Paine, shipwrecked mutineer - 2015
1908: Massillon Coicou and the Firminists - 2014
1726: William "Vulcan" Gates, Black Act casualty - 2013
1719: Mary Hamilton, lady in waiting - 2012
2009: Four Iranians - 2011
1757: Admiral John Byng - 2010
1551: Alice Arden, husband killer - 2009
1957: Evagoras Pallikarides, teenage guerrilla poet - 2008
1851: Sarah Chesham, poisoner
1848: Harriet Parker, crime of passion
1830: Charles Wall
1834: Eliza Joyce, confessed poisoner
1859: William Burgess
1823: John Newton, violent spouse
1824: Richard Overfield, wicked stepfather
Entry Filed under: 19th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,England,Execution,Guest Writers,Hanged,Murder,Other Voices,Public Executions
Tags: 1820s, 1824, arsenic, john smith, lincoln, lincoln castle, lincolnshire, march 14, poison, poisoner, sarah arrowsmith
1884: Mary Lefley, exonerated by a deathbed confession
8 comments May 26th, 2012 Headsman
On this date in 1884, Mary Lefley was hanged at Lincoln County Gaol for lacing her husband's pudding with a lethal dose of arsenic.*
It was less than four months since William Lefley ate the rice pudding his wife Mary had left him in the oven while she called at a nearby town. This strange poisoning case is admirably covered by Capital Punishment UK, whose work we've featured here before. It's one of the essential online sources on British execution history.
Shrieking in terror, Lefley had to be dragged to the gallows — still protesting her innocence. She'd never admitted to the crime, and they'd never been able to show that she purchased any arsenic.
There was some thought that William may have committed suicide: he's known to have attempted it once before. But the more outlandish defense hypothesis that some unknown third party might have snuck in and poisoned the morsel gained unexpected credence in 1893 when a farmer made a deathbed confession to having done just that … over a wholly unrelated-to-Mary financial grudge.
* Mary Lefley knew the last notorious Lincolnshire poisoner, Priscilla Biggadyke — who hanged for poisoning off her husband in 1868. "They are hanging me for my past!" Lefley exclaimed when she was convicted. (Priscilla turned out to be innocent, too.)
1831: Ciro Menotti, hero to Garibaldi - 2020
2009: The brother of an Iraqi rape victim - 2019
1584: Samuel Zborowski, dangerous precedent - 2018
1755: Louis Mandrin - 2017
Themed Set: The 2010s - 2016
2011: Mehdi Farahj, photographed by Ebrahim Noroozi - 2016
1868: Michael Barrett, the last public hanging in England - 2015
Themed Set: Terrorism - 2015
1651: Jeane Gardiner, Bermuda witch - 2014
1991: Li Xinming, fecund - 2013
1647: Alse Young, the first witchcraft execution in New England - 2011
1871: Hostages of the Paris Commune - 2010
1831: Mariana de Pineda Muñoz, Spanish liberal - 2009
1923: Albert Leo Schlageter, Nazi martyr - 2008
1885: Not John "Babbacombe" Lee, the man they could not hang
1809: Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire Witch
1551: Alice Arden, husband killer
1814: Six slaves in Guyana
1870: Margaret Waters, baby farmer
1856: Elizabeth Martha Brown, Tess of the D'Urbervilles inspiration
1900: Louisa Josephine Jemima Masset
Entry Filed under: 19th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,England,Execution,Hanged,History,Murder,Women,Wrongful Executions
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title : NBA Rumors: Russell Westbrook Calls For Andre Drummond Contract; Steven Adams, Victor Oladipo Ready To Welcome New Teammate
summary : The Oklahoma City Thunder made a surprising move with the Taj Gibson trade, which also included a Doug McDermitt contract, before the NBA trade deadline expired. With the Russell Westbrook stats on the rise this season, many believe that adding the former Chicago Bulls stars would give Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry a run for their money come the playoffs. However, it looks like the Steven Adams team has another NBA trade up their sleeve.
date : Feb 24, 2017 06:57 AM EST
title : NBA Rumors: New York Knicks Hint At Reggie Jackson Trade; Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick Rose Welcome Pistons Player
summary : The New York Knicks are said to be gearing up for a major move involving either a Carmelo Anthony trade or a Derrick Rose trade this NBA season. With these huge contracts out of the way, Phil Jackson would have enough cap space to sign big and rising stars to build a team around Kristaps Porzingis. Does this mean that a Reggie Jackson trade could be happening soon?
title : Detroit Pistons Trade Rumors: Team Shopping Around Stanley Johnson?
summary : Since the Detroit Pistons doesn't seem to know what to do with Stanley Johnson, there's a chance that the team might give in to offers and trade him away. Even Stan Van Gundy, coach and president of the Piston, admitted that he has no identity how to utilize Johnson.
date : Dec 15, 2016 10:03 AM EST
title : Detroit Pistons Trade Rumors: Team Looking to Acquire Paul George from Indiana Pacers
summary : Earlier this week, a rumor about the Detroit Pistons negotiation a trade deal with the Indiana Pacers to acquire Paul George emerged. But, this rumor was immediately shut down by Stan Van Gundy, the head coach and president of the Detroit franchise.
date : Dec 13, 2016 12:19 PM EST
title : NBA Rumors: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Call Out Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson; OKC Stars Slam 'Bush League'
summary : If there is a rivalry more emotional than the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers this NBA season, it would be that between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons. Since nothing is guaranteed in the basketball community, there remains hope that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will face off against teammate turned foe Reggie Jackson in the NBA finals. Inasmuch as the fans anticipate the rematch of LeBron James and Stephen Curry in the hardwood court, wouldn't seeing the Detroit Pistons battle it out against the Oklahoma City Thunder be as exciting
date : Apr 04, 2016 02:59 PM EDT
title : NBA Rumors: Houston Rockets Demand Payback for Donatas Motiejunas Disaster; James Harden, Dwight Howard Call For Detroit Pistons Penalty
summary : The Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons made headlines during the recently concluded NBA trade deadline when the blockbuster deal involving the basketball teams was rescinded. In an effort to curb their expenses, the James Harden squad placed Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton in the trading block - a move that later on attracted the Reggie Jackson team. However, things fell apart when the Lithunian basketball star failed the physical examination.
date : Mar 08, 2016 11:54 AM EST
title : NBA Rumors: Washington Wizards Regret Markieff Morris Trade; Phoenix Suns Celebrate Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair Entry
summary : The NBA trade deadline has brought in interesting moves from the basketball teams. One of the most notable swaps involve the problematic Phoenix Suns and player Markieff Morris. Following a tumultuous start of the season, the NBA team finally found a way to divest themselves of the drama that the power forward brought with him. At this point, Morris has found a new home with the Washington Wizards. Meanwhile, the John Wall squad saw the departure of Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair. They also sent a protected first-round NBA draft pick to the Phoenix Suns.
date : Feb 24, 2016 12:35 PM EST
title : NBA Rumors: Detroit Pistons Want to Get Rid of Marcus Morris? Will Twins Reunite In LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Team?
summary : The Detroit Pistons are currently at the lower half portion of the Eastern Conference, trailing way behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls. Despite the likes of NBA All-Star Andre Drummond in their roster, the Reggie Jackson squad has yet to figure out how to work their assets. However, this might change soon as the Detroit Pistons are reportedly seeking ways to utilize every member of the basketball team.
title : NBA Rumors: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook War Against Reggie Jackson; Detroit Pistons PG Can't Resist Bashing OKC?
summary : The Oklahoma City Thunder have been rumored to exerting extreme efforts to keep the peace between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in the locker. While the two NBA stars are notable in their own rights, fans of the basketball team cannot help but notice the tension in the squad. Durant is reportedly not taking it kindly when people belittle his leadership skills - with some pushing for Westbrook to call the shots instead of the veteran. While the two have been adamant on their rejection of the said rumors, discussions on their alleged ongoing battle for power still plague the NBA team.
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summary : The Cleveland Cavaliers incurred their second straight loss in the hands of the Detroit Pistons. Garnering a final score of 104-99, the LeBron James failed to utilize the strengths of its NBA stars as well as execute the supposed foolproof strategies of head coach David Blatt. Apart from these concerns, the Cleveland Cavaliers are missing one key player: Kyrie Irving.
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date : Sep 24, 2015 11:44 AM EDT
title : NBA Rumors: Phoenix Suns' Markieff Morris Tweets About Possible Trade, NBA Responds With $10,000 Fine
summary : The National Basketball Association has announced that it is imposing a $10,000 fine against Markieff Morris for releasing public statements that are deemed "detrimental" to the league. Last week, Morris sent out a tweet suggesting that he no longer wants to be part of the Phoenix Suns.
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summary : The Philadelphia Suns might lose another star player. In an interview earlier this week, NBA star Markieff Morris has expressed his disappointment over the way things were handled in the Philadelphia Suns locker room, citing the "disrespectful" management style as a reason for his desire to get off the team. Saying that he no longer cares with regard the perception of the Philadelphia Suns of his behavior, Markieff Morris shared his discontent on his current NBA team.
date : Aug 13, 2015 03:18 AM EDT
title : ESPN Analyst Chris Broussard Talks about His Christian Faith and NBA Teams at 2015 All-Star Game NYC
summary : The Gospel Herald talked with American sports analyst Chris Broussard of ESPN on Feb. 15 before the NBA All-Star Game in New York City. In addition to focusing on his Christian faith, Broussard talked about the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
title : Lakers Finally Use Jeremy Lin Against Milwaukee Bucks, But Still Lose Anyway; Name Up Again for Trading
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Mormon church to digitally index millions of handwritten records on 4 million freed slaves
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER and REUTERS
The Mormon Church will lead efforts to digitally index records of about four million former slaves and their families in the hope of connecting African Americans with their Civil War-era ancestors
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) sponsored a non-profit organization called FamilySearch and the groups are working together on the joint Freedmen's Bureau Project.
In partnership with institutions including the National Archives and Records Administration and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), FamilySearch is coordinating the work of volunteers 'indexing' the records, making them searchable online.
The records, which also include marriage registers, labor contracts, apprenticeship papers and others, were compiled in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
The goal is to have the records fully indexed by the fall of next year.
Elder D Todd Christofferson of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told the launch: 'One of our key beliefs is that our families can be linked forever and that knowing the sacrifices, the joys and the paths our ancestors trod helps us to know who we are and what we can accomplish,
'I witnessed the healing and joy African Americans experienced as they discovered their ancestors for the first time in those records.'
The LDS Church leader mentioned the deaths of nine worshipers at a church in Charleston, the Deseret News reported.
'There, unfortunately, regrettably, we saw hate,' he said. 'Here today, we'll talk about love.
'We pray that all who mourn may find the peace that comes only from God.'
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on FacebookFamilySearch made the announcement alongside senior LDS officials in Los Angeles Friday on the 150th anniversary of 'Juneteenth,' the day when word reached the last group of slaves that the Civil War was over and they were free.
The Freedmen's Bureau Project is named after the agency created in 1865 by the US Congress to help freed slaves transition to citizenship, providing food, housing, education,and medical care.
It also recorded their names, and some details about their relatives and backgrounds.
The effort will digitize 1.5 million handwritten records and make them available for free online at a new website called Discoverfreedmen.org.
Jermaine Sullivan, a black LDS Church leader who oversees nine Mormon congregations in Atlanta, Georgia, said he hoped the announcement would do something to bring hope and healing to communities devastated by the South Carolina church shooting.
Sullivan's wife, Kembe, noted Juneteenth is a time for the celebration of family, reflection and self-improvement, and for planning for the future.
Hollis Gentry, a genealogy specialist at the Smithsonian NMAAHC, said she is descended from individuals documented in the papers.
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'It's a critical period and not just for African Americans, but for America because it helps us to understand how they transformed the society.'
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Minister of Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, recently lauded Cannabis company, Jacana, for making a multi-million-dollar investment in the cannabis industry as the first local entity to export cannabis flowers from Jamaica.
It was further reported by New Cannabis Ventures on February 28th, 2019 that Jacana has completed the first-ever international export of Jamaican medicinal cannabis flower, securing multiple international licenses and permits to date.
The export was reported to be linked to the company raising an initial $20 million to cultivate, develop and distribute certified medical cannabis solutions that provide natural alternatives to the artificially manufactured products in the market.
There remains one issue with this export; there does not seem to be in existence a law in Jamaica supporting the export of cannabis flowers.
In 2015 the law decriminalized possession of two ounces or less of ganja. The general meaning of this decriminalization is that possession of this amount or less is no longer a criminal offence which a person can be arrested or detained for or that will result in a criminal record. Jamaica is signatory to various Conventions or treaties such as The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 ("Conventions'). To remain compliant with these Conventions, the Jamaican government has committed to a medical, therapeutic and scientific ganja industry. To ensure compliance with these Conventions, the law created the Cannabis Licensing Authority ("CLA" or "Authority") to regulate the cannabis industry and issue licenses for ganja used for medical, therapeutic or scientific purposes. Several amendments were made to the law, however for this article, the topic of export is the primary focus.
The amended law defines "Ganja" as including "all parts of the plant cannabis sativa…" All parts of the physical cannabis plant are therefore governed by the amended law.
The amended law states that it is the CLA (with approval of the Minister of Justice) that will have the power to make regulations for the "handling" of ganja for medical, therapeutic or scientific purposes. "Handling" is defined as including exportation.
The question arises then whether there exists another legal avenue to export the flowers or other parts of the cannabis plant.
The amended laws states that no offences in relation to export will apply to the handling of ganja in accordance with a licence, permit or other authorization issued under the amended law or any other law. The other applicable laws are the laws that govern the Ministry of Health. The laws of the Ministry of Health classify the chemical compound found in cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol, ("THC") as a controlled drug that the Minister of Health may issue a permit for to export. Prima facie, it may appear that this statutory provision has created a means of exporting under the law through the Ministry of Health, however, such an exception would not apply to cannabis flowers or any part of the cannabis plant for that matter. This is since these laws defines "drug" as "…any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease…" The export of THC as a medicinal oil for instance or as forming part of a mixture of substances is arguable under the Ministry of Health. Exports of the flowers of the cannabis plant do not fall under the legislative jurisdiction of these laws and therefore export permits cannot be granted for cannabis flowers under the Ministry of Health.
To protect the burgeoning medicinal cannabis industry of the Caribbean, it is important to maintain the integrity of the separate processes, including the export process. Export regulations currently do not exist, and it is submitted that continued exporting of cannabis flowers or any other cannabis by-product under vague statutory provisions not necessarily intended for such purposes muddies the waters and creates ambiguities in a sphere that is already rife with global legal concerns. It remains essential to create and adhere to a cohesive, well rounded legal framework to maintain integrity within the international cannabis marketplace.
Nadia Howe is an attorney specializing in Caribbean Cannabis Law and Intellectual Property.
She may be reached at nadianhowe@gmail.com.


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Magee Community House: WPA or not?
By Suzassippi on April 26, 2018 • ( 10 )
Mississippi can document a number of community houses constructed under the auspices of the New Deal Administration, including FERA (Pontotoc and Macon) and WPA (Winona, Biloxi, Carrollton, Enterprise, Grenada, and Eupora). Additionally, at least 6 other facilities are conjectured to have been built by FERA (Leland and Louisville) and WPA (Teoc, Magnolia, Magee, Raleigh, and Soso).
Magee's Community House is conjectured by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory database to be built c. 1935 by the WPA. The one-story building is described as Colonial Revival, but it has no external markings that indicate a connection to the builders, and thus, far, the newspaper archives have been of minimal help.
From the historical archives during the New Deal years (1933-1944), one item mentions canning beef at the Magee community house under the Simpson County Resettlement Administration program (Magee Courier, Dec. 13, 1935, p. 1). The January 30, 1941 Magee Courier reported:
…contracts for material for the community center were awarded and work on the foundation was being done on 'construction of much needed center in Magee.' (p. 1)
Although several Magee projects funded by the PWA are mentioned in 1935 news items, nothing about the community house was located. The first mention of community house construction was the May 15, 1941 item (pictured below) congratulating the Board of Aldermen, Lions Club, and Woman's Club for the facility construction. In August, a plumber was paid $2.00 out of the Community Center Fund for 4 hours of work on the house, and in September, the Community Center Fund paid a worker $22.19 for 71 hours of work on the community house.
In 1956, new concrete steps were constructed at three points at the community house, and it was referenced as the community center.
…steps will enable everyone to mount the bank onto the sidewalk with more ease and assurance. ("Community House has new look," Magee Courier, July 26, 1956, p. 1).
I assume the center steps are the ones that provide access from the street to "mount the bank onto the sidewalk."
The Magee Courier reported in a 1962 article that the center had been "constructed some 20 years ago" and that officials needed to consider installing central air conditioning. That date would indicate the 1941 facility constructed would be the above-pictured community center, which apparently might not have full air conditioning even today as two window units are visible on the side elevation.
Notable also is that only one of the other community houses constructed in the mid-1930s was Colonial Revival style–the Biloxi Beach Community house. Tudor Revival, Craftsman, and Rustic (both log and rock) were the designs of choice during those years. It is possible the 1935 community house referenced a building that is no longer extant, or that the new community center constructed in 1941 was built on the same location, or that new construction enlarged or altered the earlier building. For example, the New Deal Biloxi community house was rebuilt on the same location as the previous community house structure.
Can anyone from the MissPres nation weigh in with additional information?
‹ Builders of Mississippi: Jordan Construction Co.
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Categories: Historic Preservation, Magee, New Deal
Belinda2015
The Pontotoc Community Center is also a WPA project. The Eupora Community Center was built by the same plans. (Somewhere here we have a copy of those plans…)
Suzassippi
Pontotoc was Emergency Relief Association–prior to WPA. It would be great to see the plans though! I think the Pontotoc facility is prettier than Eupora even though they are in the same design.
ed polk douglas
i can't comment on any 'facts' but i will say, 'wow, what a handsome building! -and, yes, have certainly been to magee–though not in many years— i used to go with my grandfather to mcalpin's to buy 'nice clothing'–but i don't remember this building. more 'federal.moving into greek revivival-revival' stylistically, it seems to me, but guess 'colonial revival' is an okay general term— that name covers so many variants of the renewed interest in america's earlier styles—
there is/was? a building in hattiesburg across from hawkins jr high school that has the same 'federal' feeling- a few others in hattiesburg–mr gentry might be able to give names—might a hburg architect have done this building in magee?
just thinking out loud—thanks for bringing this building to our attention—
Thomas Gentry
That would be the American Legion Hut Post 24 at 298 Green Street. The building also housed had a canteen. There was a WW1-era artillery cannon by the flag pole, but I don't see it in the photo. I remember the architecture differently from the Google map photo. The manager I spoke to said that the post would celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. It was used as the USO dance hall during WWII.
I personally cannot find any documentation that says it was a WPA building. I do know that the WPA started the Library in this town in 1935. It was on the second floor of the State Guaranty Bank building. According to the Library history, the Community House was completed in 1937, that is when the Mims Williams Library moved into the Community House. The WPA service was discontinued in 1942 and the city of Magee took over. But… According to the Magee Courier Nov. 1949 edition, The Community House was completed in 1940 and still no mention of WPA. If you will send me your email, I can scan the article in sections and send it to you.
bobboothconstruction
I was told Mims Williams , who was the first millionaire in the town, had the Community House built and gave it to the town. Which may tie into the newspaper clipping above about No one man or group is responsible for the Community House being erected.
You are almost right! The land was given to the city of Magee by MRS. Mims Williams with the agreement that it would always be kept intact for the use of the city. I know that Mrs. Mims Williams was responsible for the Library but I also think (I have no documentation) it was her, that pushed for and made sure the Community House was built. The Library was named in his honor. (We still to this day have his picture in the Library!) She really was a very generous person and loved Magee!
Was she a member of the Woman's Club? I would assume so, as many influential women were during that time period.
How interesting – just enough information to tickle the curiosity! Hope this story unfolds a little more. I am glad you shared about the building being used for canning. Operations like that played a very important part in getting the community working again and providing much needed services. They are often overlooked or long forgotten.
Maybe someday I will make it to DC to the archives! Can you imagine searching all those documents?


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" Trump's Helsinki Remarks a Likely Betrayal, But May Not Amount To 'Treason'	"
Trump's Helsinki Remarks a Likely Betrayal, But May Not Amount To 'Treason'
A compromised Russian asset, even if the President of the United States, cannot be guilty of treason unless we are 'at war' with Russia...
By Ernest A. Canning on 7/23/2018, 10:47am PT
Of all of the reactions to the July 16 joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland in which Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump responded to reporters' questions, perhaps the harshest assessment came in a Tweet by former CIA Director John Brennan.
Trump's "performance", Brennan contended, "rises to & exceeds the threshold of 'high crimes & misdemeanors.' It was nothing short of treasonous."
Brennan may have been uniquely positioned to offer that assessment since he was amongst the intelligence officials, who, on Jan. 6, 2017, showed President-Elect Trump emails and texts between high-level members of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, that purportedly establish that Putin had personally ordered the cyberattack on the 2016 election.
Various half-hearted walk-backs aside, Trump's continued refusal to accept that Putin personally ordered Russia's alleged cyberattacks on the 2016 election and denial that any such attacks might have even taken place, is at odds with (a) the bipartisan conclusions offered by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee; (c) an extraordinarily detailed, 37-page speaking indictment in February, setting forth how 13 Russians and 3 Russian companies allegedly carried out an illegal foreign influence campaign, and (d) the more recent, 29-page, July 13 indictment filed against 12 members of the GRU, laying out the dates and specific manner in which named individuals are said to have carried out cyberattacks on the DNC, Hillary Clinton's campaign chair and many others.
The July 13 indictment also details the manner in which Special Counsel investigators say emails --- purloined information --- from several of those attacks were weaponized for release during the campaign and that, for the first time, the GRU had targeted Clinton's "personal office" emails on the very same day that candidate Trump publicly called for Russia to find her "missing" emails during a July 27, 2016 campaign rally.
Ironically, as observed by MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, Trump's decision to cast aside the unanimous conclusions of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement after the Helsinki summit was promptly followed by a "Perry Mason moment" when Putin was questioned by Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason at the joint press conference of the two Presidents:
Mason: "Did you want President Trump to win the election, and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?"
Putin: "Yes, I did. Yes, I did."
Early-on, as we reported last February, after accepting an assignment to conduct a human-sourced intelligence investigation into Trump's ties to Russia, Christopher Steele, a former British MI-6 intelligence officer, informed Glenn Simpson of research firm Fusion GPS that he, Steele, had a professional responsibility to report his findings to the FBI. He explained his reasoning at the time. Steele believed he'd uncovered a "crime in progress" and that there was a chilling prospect that the man who might become the 45th President of the United States was and is a compromised Russian asset.
Hillary Clinton appeared to share Steele's concern. During a debate, she not only described Trump as "Putin's puppet," but also presciently added: "You encouraged espionage against our people, sign up for his wish list: break up NATO, do whatever he wants."
The very notion that a Commander-in-Chief could be a compromised foreign asset is so unprecedented that it is difficult to comprehend. Just think how history would have turned out if it had been George Washington instead of General Benedict Arnold who had committed treason.
Yet, the factors that suggest Trump is indeed compromised include, but are not limited to, (a) the retention of Michael Flynn for 18 days after Acting AG Sally Yates warned the White House that the DOJ believed Flynn was a compromised Russia asset, firing him only after Flynn was publicly exposed by the Washington Post; (b) the disclosure of highly classified information to Russia's ambassador during an Oval Office meeting; (c) the continuing refusal to impose Congressionally enacted sanctions against Russia --- a refusal that violates the President's duty to see that the laws are faithfully executed --- and (d) Trump's performance at and after the Helsinki Summit.
If Trump is, indeed, a compromised Russian asset, it would represent a monstrous betrayal, a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States and grounds for his removal from office. But, as Brad Friedman correctly observed during a July 16 BradCast, the question as to whether that betrayal amounts to "treason" entails a difficult, unsettled and far murkier legal issue as to whether the U.S. and Russia are at war...
No war, no treason
Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution is quite explicit. "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."
If, at the time of the Helsinki Summit, the U.S. and Russia were at war, then certainly President Trump's remarks could give rise to a charge of treason because he both adhered to our "enemy" and provided "aid and comfort" to that enemy.
The issue then is whether or not we are "at war" with Russia.
There are two questions: (1) when does a war begin? And (2) can a foreign cyberattack be considered an "act of war" against the United States?
Although Article 8, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution extends to Congress the exclusive power to "declare" war, in 1863, the U.S. Supreme Court, in The Prize Cases, upheld President Abraham Lincoln's unilateral order for the U.S. Navy to initiate a blockade of the nation's southern ports following the attack on Ft. Sumpter, even though that order preceded a formal Declaration of War. The Court ruled that the President was "bound to meet it in the shape it presented itself, without waiting for Congress to baptize it with a name."
No one seriously questions that the United States entered World War II the moment Japanese torpedoes and bombs began falling on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor on that "date which will live in infamy," December 7, 1941. Indeed, during his Dec. 8, 1941 Address to Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt expressly asked "that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire." (Emphasis added).
Congress adhered to this distinction when it passed the War Powers Resolution. Pursuant to 50 U.S.C., §1541 a President is authorized to introduce U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
Unlike Pearl Harbor and Ft. Sumpter, which entailed conventional attacks on U.S. military installations, we now deal with the issue of whether a foreign cyberattack is tantamount to an act of war.
In 2013, the Obama administration carried out what The New York Times described as a "secret legal review" which concluded that a President has the unilateral authority "to order a pre-emptive strike if the United States detects credible evidence of a major digital attack looming from abroad."
Although, as acknowledged in an analysis by constitutional law expert and professor Lyle Deniston, cyber warfare has the apparent "capacity to completely demobilize an entire nation's electronic communications network," the constitutionality of Obama's solicited legal opinion "cannot be analyzed or debated" so long as the legal rationale remains concealed.
In the current instance, we are not dealing with a President's authority to conduct pre-emptive cyber warfare, but instead, with the constitutional duty of a Commander-in-Chief to respond to ongoing Russian cyberattacks on the very core of our democratic institutions.
Limited warfare, measured response
It is perhaps somewhat difficult for citizens to wrap their heads around the concept that two nuclear powers, both of which possess the nuclear capability to destroy all life on this planet, can be at war with one-another without an immediate risk of Armageddon. That risk, however, does not negate the fact that the United States, and, most especially, the American electorate, according to the repeated assessments of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement communities, have been victims of a targeted, multi-pronged Russian cyber warfare campaign.
For President Barack Obama, in his discretionary capacity as the Commander-in-Chief, he was faced with the dilemma of coming up with a measured response sufficient to deter further Russian cyber intrusions while minimizing the risk of harm to the United States from a Russian counter-measure.
According to the account provided by Michael Isikoff and David Corn in Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (2018), after then CIA Director Brennan informed Obama that Putin was overseeing the Russian cyberattack, two National Security Council analysts, Michael Daniel and Celeste Wallender, included, amongst the range of U.S. response options, a denial-of-service cyberattack on Russian news sites, a cyberattack designed to target Russia's troll farm, and a cyberattack threat to shut down Russia's entire civil infrastructure, which could cripple Russia's economy.
The two analysts were told to stand down. During a principals' meeting, according to Isikoff and Corn, James Clapper, then the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), opined that, in an infrastructure cyberwar the U.S. had more to lose, including a complete shutdown of the electrical grid.
On March 15, 2018, the United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) published a joint tactical alert issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Alert publicly revealed that, commencing no later than March 2016, Russian government cyber actors ("threat actors") began "targeting U.S. Government entities as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors." This involved a "multi-stage intrusion campaign" in which the Russian threat actors "targeted small commercial facilities' networks where they staged malware, conducted spearphishing and gained remote access into energy sector networks."
Once access had been obtained, "the Russian government cyber actors conducted network reconnaissance, moved laterally, and collected information pertaining to industrial control systems," according to the Alert.
Thus, President Obama appears to have made the correct call when he chose not to launch a counter cyberattack against Russia's infrastructure. He chose instead to impose sanctions and expel Russian diplomats. But there was one area in which Obama failed to adequately perform his Commander-in-Chief duties. With or without the requested approval of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which was sought, but not given, Obama could have minimized the impact of the Russian influence campaign by publicly revealing that we were under attack prior to the November 8, 2016 Presidential Election.
In his new book, Facts and Fears (2018), former DNI Clapper mused about his thoughts the day after Trump won the election:
I wondered what President Obama was thinking and if he regretted his reticence to "put his thumb on the scale" of the election --- as he put it --- by not publicly calling out the Russian interference while Putin was effectively standing on the other end of the scale.
Obama's failure to adequately notify the American people, that they were the target of a Russian cyberattack in time to mitigate the damages, deprived the American people of their right to make an "informed" electoral decision. It amounted to a judgmental error in terms of the exercise of his discretionary Commander-in-Chief powers. That was a far cry from what took place in Helsinki.
By adhering to the man who actually ordered the cyberattack on our democracy while simultaneously attacking the integrity of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement communities, Donald J. Trump may very well have engaged in an act of treason --- one that warrants impeachment, removal from office, and, if a grand jury so determines, prosecution.
But that still depends on the unsettled question of what it means to be at war, and when such a war, if it exists, actually began.
Even if a jury subsequently found beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed treason, that conviction could be upheld only if our appellate courts, including the stolen Republican majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, concluded that the United States and Russia were, in fact, at war at the time the alleged "treason" occurred.
* * * Ernest A. Canning is a retired attorney, author, Vietnam Veteran (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968) and a Senior Advisor to Veterans For Bernie. He has been a member of the California state bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, he has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science. Follow him on twitter: @cann4ing
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... DonL	said on 7/23/2018 @ 8:46 pm PT...
Well said, Mr. Canning.
I find extreme statements by Jill Wine-Banks (former Watergate prosecutor) especially disturbing.
(SAMPLE:" "It's just as serious to me as the Cuban Missile Crisis in terms of an attack or the 9/11 attack.") ----JWBanks
She's certainly not the only 1 to go over the edge, but her statements I find particularly chilling in their hyperbole.
I just really need to say this, somewhere ...
One of my longtime favorite Blogs, and the 1st I ever read regularly in the early 2000s is John Aravosis's AmericaBlog.
It became my internet "morning paper" years ago, and I often felt very close to Mr. Aravosis in terms of political/social views.
His blog used to make me cheer out loud, at the best pieces he published, and the best discoveries he made *the "Guckert" disclosure was just 1 example).
John Aravosis USED to be a muckraker.
Nowadays, not so much.
Sadly, the blog has become, IMO, an anti-Russian cheerleader and sycophant to the centrist Democrats, never asking key questions, never truly analyzing the narrative, as any good truth-seeking blogger will do (i.e. as the BradBlog does).
Other than on social issues, John Aravosis does not even seem very "Progressive" anymore.
John (I assume it was him), deleted several of my posts expressing my displeasure at the unquestioning, pro-MIC/anti-Russian position too many Democrats and "Liberals" are falling into these days.
They all hate Trump (as I do), but they just jump right into any anti-Trump propaganda driven by emotion and without thinking, IMO.
In this way, Trump is mad even MORE dangerous, because some of his enemies (who are no friends to The People, either), USE the emotions of the Liberals to push them into some positions that are actually ANTI-PROGRESSIVE.
I see this happening a lot.
And Americablog's decline is truly shocking
I even posted a link on Americablog to an eloquent article by Katrina Vanden Heuvel describing the reality and complexity of the Russiagate/Helsinki issues----DELETED.
I understand Mr. Aravosis can do as he likes with his own blog, and delete anything he desires. That's called freedom.
But I myself can also delete any site I want to from my Bookmarks and never visit the site again. That's freedom, too.
Has Americablog become, "PravdaBlog" (centrist equivalent)?
Doesn't matter to me, 'cause I ain't going back there again.
Bye bye, John Aravosis.
We had great times together; We sang in the sunshine (mostly in the Bush years), etc
But we are done.
You lost me.
DonL
Couple of typos in my letter above ...
"the Guckert disclosure" should start with a beginning parenthesis "(".
Later on, "mad" should be: "made".
("Trump is made even more dangerous ..."
... PDiddie said on 7/26/2018 @ 7:06 am PT...
Spot on about Aravosis. Became unreadable and unclickable for me sometime in early 2016.
... 'Stache	said on 7/26/2018 @ 10:04 am PT...
I'm not a constitutional scholar - or even a law school graduate. But I don't see the same requirement in the language of the constitution that there be an active shooting war going on before treason is possible. There are two standards separated by a comma and the word "or". The first possible situation is that the individual be levying war against the United States. Clearly that doesn't apply. The second condition is that the individual "adher[e] to [the United States] enemies, giving them aid and comfort." The second condition does not specify that a shooting war is underway. But if some foreign actor is an "enemy" of the United States, adhering to that enemy and providing aid and comfort is treasonous. A foreign government that tries to subvert the foundations of our government (i.e. the electoral systems and the processes by which voters are registered and enabled to cast ballots) is clearly not a friend and I don't think it is a stretch to conclude that it is an enemy.
... Brad Friedman said on 7/26/2018 @ 11:54 am PT...
What supports your assertion, in any legal sense, that Russia is our "enemy"? (We have diplomatic relations with them, do trade with them, are not in a shooting war with them, etc.)
While our relations may not be particularly "friendly" right now (even if the President, who sets U.S. foreign policy appears to feel otherwise), I'm fairly certain we have to be at some form of official "war" for a general adversary to be considered an "enemy".
China, for example --- who enjoys Favored Nations Status --- has also allegedly hacked into a bunch of critical U.S. infrastructure. Are they also an "enemy"? If someone gives them aid and comfort, have they also committed "treason", which is punishable by death?
... Ernest A. Canning said on 7/26/2018 @ 2:41 pm PT...
Just watched a segment of Ken Burns series on Vietnam that included the period in which I served.
In October, 1968 President Johnson halted bombing and reached an agreement with Hanoi to enter peace talks that would include the U.S., North Vietnam, the Viet Cong and the Saigon government of President Thieu.
The pendency of a Peace Agreement permitted Hubert Humphrey to close the gap in the polls. If Johnson succeeded, it was anticipated that Humphrey would win.
A member of Nixon's campaign persuaded Thieu to refuse to attend the the Peace Conference, promising he'd get a better deal if Nixon were in office, according to a FBI intercept that was communicated to Johnson.
Burns replayed a tape recording of a conversation between Johnson and Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-IL), in which Johnson proclaimed, and Dirksen agreed, that if Nixon did that, it amounted to "treason".
In a subsequently taped conversation, Nixon explicitly denied that he'd intervened with Thieu. According to Burns, Johnson knew Nixon was lying but did not publicly reveal the Nixon/Thieu fiasco because he was concerned about revealing sources and methods used by the FBI to track Thieu's conversations.
Did history repeat itself when Obama failed to publicly disclose the Russia cyberattack before the 2016 election?
... 'Stache	said on 7/26/2018 @ 9:07 pm PT...
The United States had diplomatic relations with Japan right up until the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. I wouldn't consider an American who was advocating for friendly relations with Japan up until that day to have been a traitor. (Of course, if that American had somehow facilitated the attack, providing surveillance of the US fleet or something similar, we would consider that treason). Similarly, a person who has been advocating that better relations with Russia would be beneficial to world peace would not have been committing treason. However, if that person was, in fact, colluding with Russian authorities to overturn our democratic system - I see no reason to avoid calling it treason other than the unpleasantry of capital punishment being a possible consequence. But the greater the crime, the greater the punishment, and what would be a greater crime than selling out your country and trying to install a dictatorship in cahoots with a foreign tyrant.
The proof of the pudding is in the tasting. What has Trump done in office that differs from how a flat-out traitor would have behaved? He has committed lasting and significant damage to the foreign service, he has acted to undermine the free press, he has engaged in actions that damaged our country's ties with its closest and longest standing allies, and appears to have obstructed justice as these crimes were being investigated. He has done nothing to secure the voting systems of each state from hacking - even though our intelligence community is certain that foreign states will be attempting to interfere with the conduct of our elections in a few months. (This is a an abbreviated list. I have skipped over things like the belief that Jared Kushner provided the new ruler of Saudi Arabia highly classified information in order to attain financing for a failing real estate development, that Trump himself divulged highly classified information to visiting officials of the Russian government, and other provocative actions which are too long and exhausting to recount). Treason is what treason does. And if Trump is ultimately indicted for treason, and given a fair trial upon which he is found guilty, the son of a bitch should hang.
... Ernest A. Canning said on 7/30/2018 @ 8:37 am PT...
Stache @8 wrote:
I see no reason to avoid calling it treason other than the unpleasantry of capital punishment being a possible consequence.
While I am personally opposed to capital punishment in all circumstances, the severity of the punishment had nothing to do with my analysis of the explicit language in the treason clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Treason is not the only federal crime in this area which can lead to execution. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage and sentenced to death because they allegedly passed on nuclear secrets to the U.S.S.R. They were not charged with "treason" because, at the time, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were not "at war."
... Michael Keenan	said on 7/30/2018 @ 6:21 pm PT...
Never once mentioned Wikileaks. Mmmm.
Am I missing something, Michael Keenan @10?
What does WikiLeaks have to do with a legal analysis of whether Trump's betrayal amounts to "treason" within the meaning of Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution?


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I only want to keep this one OneNote notebook in that network which has been assigned to me by the employer and don't want that all the OneNote notebooks I can open in OneNote get backup-ed into that location since that will take a very long time.
How to do this backup with automatic synchronize in OneNote?

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Middle East|Obama Finds a Pen Pal in Iran
Obama Finds a Pen Pal in Iran
By Mark Landler
WASHINGTON — Few American presidents have held a deeper belief in the power of the written word than President Obama. And in few ways has that belief been more tested than in his frustrating private correspondence with the leaders of Iran, a country with which the United States has had no diplomatic ties for 34 years.
This week, Mr. Obama indicated that he might finally have found a pen pal in Tehran.
At the core of Iran's recent diplomatic charm offensive — a process that has included the release of 11 prominent political prisoners and a series of conciliatory statements by top Iranian officials — is an exchange of letters, confirmed by both sides, between Mr. Obama and President Hassan Rouhani.
The election of Mr. Rouhani, a moderate, in June kindled hopes that diplomacy might end the chronic impasse with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. But the letters, and the cautious hope they have generated, suggest there is a genuine opportunity for change.
It is not the first time since entering the White House that Mr. Obama has put pen to paper to try to sway Iran's leadership. Until now, he has had little to show for it: even under the pain of punishing economic sanctions, the Iranian government has shown little interest in negotiating a deal with Washington on its nuclear program.
This time, Mr. Rouhani said in an NBC News interview broadcast on Wednesday, the tone of Mr. Obama's letter was "positive and constructive." He added, "It could be subtle and tiny steps for a very important future."
Mr. Obama, speaking to the Spanish-language network Telemundo on Tuesday, said there were indications that Mr. Rouhani "is somebody who is looking to open dialogue with the West and with the United States, in a way that we haven't seen in the past. And so we should test it."
The president has tested Iran before. Having promised as a candidate to extend an olive branch to old enemies, he sent a letter early in his first term to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, proposing a new diplomatic chapter. Ayatollah Khamenei sent a reply, but failed to take Mr. Obama up on his offer.
Their correspondence was cut short after Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009 unleashed a popular uprising. The ensuing bloody crackdown all but snuffed out diplomacy for the next year. The re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wrote a lengthy letter to Mr. Obama in 2010, but it did nothing to break the diplomatic ice.
The White House declined to discuss the contents of Mr. Obama's letter to Mr. Rouhani. But a senior administration official said it reflected the president's judgment that Mr. Rouhani should be taken "very seriously," in part because he appeared to have a broad mandate within Iran.
This is the first time that Mr. Obama has written directly to an Iranian president, and not the supreme leader. That suggests that the White House believes Ayatollah Khamenei has empowered Mr. Rouhani, at least for now, to seek an opening with the West.
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the issues of Syria and North Korea.CreditCreditReuters
Mr. Ahmadinejad, though not as hostile to a nuclear agreement as sometimes portrayed, was undermined by other senior officials and did not enjoy the supreme leader's full confidence.
"The administration's previous position was that we correspond with the person who makes decisions," said Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert at the Council on Foreign Relations. "Now they're sending them to Rouhani."
Another major difference is that the new exchange of letters comes in the wake of the administration's agreement with Russia to seek the peaceful transfer of Syria's chemical weapons. To make that plan work, analysts said, it would be helpful for Iran, as the staunchest regional ally of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, to play a constructive role.
Whether that is possible is highly questionable, of course. But it gives Mr. Obama a broader diplomatic context in which to engage Mr. Rouhani. The United States has generally insisted on negotiating with Iran purely on its nuclear program, which has left both sides with little to talk about after the inevitable clashes over the number of centrifuges or the amount of enriched uranium that the Iranians are producing.
"At the end of the day, Obama stumbled into diplomacy because of what happened with Syria," said Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, who has written a book about Mr. Obama's diplomatic efforts, "A Single Roll of the Dice."
Iran's news media have reported that Mr. Obama's letter included a plea to re-engage in diplomacy; a suggestion — depending on how any talks went — that the United States would be willing to ease sanctions; and a request to initiate direct discussions between Washington and Tehran, something diplomats say is critical to striking a nuclear deal.
None of this should be a big surprise. The United States has long been eager for direct talks with Iran. The bigger question is whether Mr. Rouhani is in the position to make concessions on a nuclear program that Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes and that the United States suspects is aimed at achieving the ability to produce nuclear weapons.
If direct negotiations were to begin, Mr. Obama's letter-writing skills might again be called into play. "Presidential correspondence," said Dennis B. Ross, who advised Mr. Obama on Iran at the White House, "is used often in negotiations as a form of assurance or clarification."
Mr. Ross said the president's reliance on letters to Iranian leaders made sense because in the absence of a formal relationship, "there are few other fully authoritative ways to convey a message we completely control." The letters, his advisers say, also reflect the value that Mr. Obama attaches to direct diplomacy.
Mr. Obama and Mr. Rouhani both plan to speak to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Will they try an even more direct form of diplomacy: greeting each other in person? The White House says nothing is planned.
For now, though, Mr. Obama's pen-pal diplomacy has accomplished the most basic goal of any letter. It got a reply.
Iran Said to Seek a Nuclear Accord to End Sanctions
Quick Turn of Fortunes as Diplomatic Options Open Up With Syria and Iran


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Assumption of the Virgin Mary, 1626 by Peter Paul Rubens
Assumption of the Virgin Mary was created by Rubens in 1626. In the foreground of the picture, (now in the Museum at Brussels) we see the apostles, some of whom are opening Mary's tomb and lifting off the heavy stone that covers it; others are following Our Lady with their eyes with reverential admiration and profound astonishment. Mary is mounting to heaven, surrounded by a troop of angels. At the bottom is the marble tomb, academic in form; in front of it kneel two apostles, one bowed over the tomb and putting his head into it to examine it to the bottom, the other with eyes and arms raised to heaven; a third standing up leans forward to convince himself of the reality of the prodigy. Behind the tomb are two apostles, one of whom is lifting off the stone while the other bends his eyes to heaven. Beside them is a woman, a lso helping to lift off the stone and looking into the aperture. On the left two women on their knees are inspecting with astonishment the flowers and the shroud they have discovered in the tomb. At the top of the picture we see the Virgin ascending into the clouds, with arms extended and eyes turned to heaven; she seems to rise of her own accord rather than by any external force. Around her sport little angels, triumphant and joyful; some bear the train of their queen, others the clouds on which she rests.
It is a very remarkable work, both for its happy composition and its clear interpretation of the subject. On the earth, all is life and movement; the emotions and attitudes of the apostles differ in every case. One and all, they are robust men, who stand out strongly against the pale blue background; their full-toned draperies, arranged in large masses, fall in straight and solid folds. The women are pleasanter in form and painted in more luminous and caressing tones. The further we mount into the upper regions, the more delicate become the forms, the fainter the colours, and the more immaterial the figures and draperies. The angels forming the lowest rank o f the troop which surrounds Mary are still firm in flesh and outline, and the clouds in which they hover are heavy; higher up, the clouds become less dense and the flesh but shadow, and the winged children are transformed into celestial spirits. By her attitude and expression, Mary is detached from the earth and already belongs to a higher world. Celestial glory radiates around her and she ascends in a supernatural light that falls from the summit of the empyrean.


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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Blue Hose alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Al'Lonzo Coleman (6'8''-F-89, graduated '12, plays pro in France) was the major contributor in a Rouen Metropole Basket's victory against the closely-ranked Lille Metropole (8-9) 73-63 in the French ProB (second division) on Friday night. He recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 10 rebounds. Coleman also added 4 assists in 34 minutes. Rouen Metropole Basket (10-7) is placed seventh in the ProB. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. It's Coleman's first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year 11.7ppg, 6.6rpg, 2.1apg and 1.3spg.
#2. Jordan Downing (6'5''-G-92, graduated '15, plays in Qatar) could not help Al Wakrah (8-6) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Al Wakrah lost 91-97 on the road to the lower-ranked (#6) Al Gharafa. Downing was the second best scorer with 21 points. He also added 6 rebounds and dished 4 assists. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Downing has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 18.5ppg, 6.5rpg, 2.0apg and 1.5spg in two games he played so far.
#3. Reggie Dillard (6'4''-G-93, graduated '18, currently in Finland) led PeU-Basket to an easy victory against the tenth-ranked Aanekosken Huima (0-14) crushing them 96-49 in the Finnish 1st Division (second division) last Sunday. He scored 23 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 21 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Dillard's first season in pro basketball. Pernion Urheilijat Basket (12-4) is placed second in Division B. It's Dillard's first year with the team. This season he has very high stats. Dillard averages 29.4ppg, 7.5rpg, 2.5apg and 2.1spg.
#4. Janeil Jenkins (5'11''-PG-92, graduated '16, plays pro in Canada) managed to help Island Storm in a victory against the Saint John Riptide (7-17) 115-111 in the NBL Canada on Sunday night. He scored only 3 points. The Island Storm has rather weak 5-16 record this season. Jenkins has very impressive stats this year 29.4ppg, 7.5rpg, 2.5apg and 2.1spg in 11 games. Jenkins is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.
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Gamble Wins Division IV NEPSAC Race, Cementing Historic Team Finish
Gator Staff| November 13, 2021
David Colby Young
Brian Gamble '23 leads the pack at the Division IV NEPSTA race.
At Saturday's Division IV New England Prep School Track Association's (NEPSTA) Cross Country Championship in Maine, Brian Gamble '23 crossed the finish line first, clocking in at 17:12 for the 3.1 mile race.
The Massachusetts Bay Independent League's (MBIL) Most Valuable Runner defeated 135 competitors, helping his team earn 8th overall against 20 qualifying schools, the best showing in School history. Gamble is also the first MBIL athlete ever to win a NEPSTA race.
"It was so great to see everyone elevate their performances to tie for our best season ever," Gamble said. "We didn't train to peak for this specific race, but we still banded together for an amazing performance.
Brian Gamble '23 leads the pack at the Division IV NEPSTA race. Video by Paul Gamble.
Two years ago, Gamble collapsed before the finish. Ever since, he has dreamed about this race. Last season was cancelled due to the pandemic.
"As for me, I started this race very confident at my fitness and my ability to run competitively. It was very gratifying knowing that I am the best in our division, and I can't thank my team enough for helping me get to this point."
Rounding out the boys' team overall score, MBIL All-Stars Edan Zinn '23 and Xoren Livingston '23 finished in 25th and 53rd place, respectively. Conno Wagner '25 came in 61st, and Huck Jennings '25 in 68th place.
"I couldn't be more proud of this team," Head Coach Ted Barker-Hook said. "Our boys team comprised 21 athletes, and 17 of those had never run a varsity cross country race before this fall. For a team that young and that inexperienced to have achieved what they did—both the MBIL championship and the 8th place finish at NEPSTA—is staggering."
Fellow MBIL runners Ethan Wood '22 (Waring School) finished third overall and Suri Kautz '25 (Cambridge School of Weston) finished second overall for the girls' race.
In two weeks, Gamble will travel to New York to compete in the Eastbay Northeast Regionals, an elite race with runners from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.
Gamble hopes for a top-eight finish to advance to Eastbay National in San Francisco over Thanksgiving break.
"Brian earned this," Barker-Hook said. "I have never coached an athlete more dedicated to bettering themselves or achieving their goals. His win at NEPSTA was the result of making all of the right choices for the last two years, from off-season and in-season workouts, to making better nutritional decisions, to constantly communicating with his coaches about how he was feeling."
Last week, the boys team won its second consecutive MBIL title.
During the MBIL championship, Sophia Spring '22 races toward the finish at her last meet of her high school career. Photo by David Barron.
For the girls team, MBIL All-Star Talia Hammer '23 finished in 38th place out of 79 runners. The team was short one athlete to factor into the team scoring, but Leah Bell '22, Sophia Spring '22, and Diana Zhang '25 finished strong with close to or beating personal bests.
Sophia Spring '22 had a positive attitude going into the last race, and she felt prepared to push herself hard.
"I am proud of my time and the race I had at NEPSTA," Spring said. "The race was tough and I felt satisfied with the end of my high school running career."
Editors' note: This story was updated Tuesday, Nov. 16 to include insight from Cross Country Coach Ted Barker-Hook and his runners.
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