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Saweetie Says She's 'Always Been a Hustler' as She Gears Up for Debut Album: 'I'm an Artist, Honey'
"I love the glitz and glamour, but most of all, I like that money and I like handling my business," she tells PEOPLE
By Tomás Mier
Updated January 06, 2021 09:30 AM
2021, Saweetie is coming for ya!
After a 2020 where her viral hits — "Tap In" and "My Type" — became the TikTok soundtrack to the pandemic, the rapper is preparing for the release of her debut album, Pretty Bitch Music, later this year.
In this week's issue, the rapper, 27, talks to PEOPLE about her ascent to fame and how her "icy" mentality and "hustler" instincts are getting her from being a donation-asking senior in high school to a college graduate to now beginning to build her empire in the rap world (and beyond).
"I'm always about independence, getting to the bag, and also inspiring others," she tells PEOPLE. "While I'm out here chasing my dreams, hopefully, I'm inspiring the little girls at home who are watching me, who will one day grow up and be a businesswoman or an artist like me."
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Raised in the Bay Area by a Black father and Filipina-Chinese mother, Saweetie says it was often confusing to balance her mixed-race identity, but "I felt like it helped me mature at a really young age." It was also women like Kimora Lee Simmons, who's Black and Japanese, who helped inspire her drive and work ethic.
Before heading to the University of Southern California to study communications — where she graduated with a 3.6 GPA and balanced five jobs, including "coding qualitative data" for a professor — the rapper spent her high school years taking on extra jobs to be able to play sports, and well, to take herself shopping as a young woman.
"I remember I couldn't afford to play sports my senior year, so I stood outside of a bank for like two days and asked for donations," she says. "I've always been a hustler."
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For more from Saweetie, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
"I know what it feels like to have nothing. I was broke. I struggled. I had odd jobs. I've had plenty of instances that humbled me," she adds. "It keeps me in a state of gratitude because I know it can all be gone."
Fast forward a few years and she was in college starting to build her rap dreams from scratch. During her last year of college, she uploaded a "car rap" to the beat of Khia's "My Neck, My Back" about living life in luxury. The song later became her first hit, "Icy Grl."
"I was broke when I wrote it, but I feel like 'Icy Grl' was a list of affirmations. That's my affirmation song," she says. "Everything I said in that song came true."
"When you work hard, practice positive thinking and believe in yourself, you eventually get rewarded the things that do make you materialistically icy," she says. "But icy has always been a mindset. All hustlers are icy."
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Responsible for some of the last few years' booty-poppin' hits, Saweetie makes it clear that her debut LP, Pretty Bitch Music, will be much more than just that. ("I'm an artist, honey," she quips.)
"It's a great dynamic of the CEO part of me, the bad bitch part of me, the girly side of me, the tomboy side of me," she says. "I'm a really complex individual, so I think certain songs express those extreme personalities of me."
"I deliver different types of emotions, textures. Singing, rapping," she adds. "I feel like this project will be timeless."
Saweetie explains that as she continues to make her mark on rap, her hopes and dreams extend much more than that. And her recent designation as a member of this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 — "the best news I've ever received" — are a reminder.
"I love the glitz and glamour, but most of all, I like that money and I like handling my business," she says. "I'm just really excited to explore this business element of my career in 2021. So, yes, I'm a fashion girl. Yes, I'm an artist. But before any of that, I'm a businesswoman."
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The Sage's Guild - Historical Discussion
Attila Khans's kurgan found?
Thread starter ancalimon
ancalimon
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/hungary-archeologists-discover-tomb-of-attila-the-hun/
It's possible that this is the kurgan of Attila Khan according to those who found it.
Any first hand news from Hungary regarding this?
RalliX
I like your source.
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/moldova-ravaged-by-riots-after-new-law-banning-sex-with-goats/
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Captured Joe
Of course, Hungary...
Confirmed as fake news. It's about a tomb found in China.
http://www.thechinawatch.com/2012/06/well-conserved-body-found-in-ancient-tomb/
matmohair1
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/prehistoric-cave-art-depicting-humans-hunting-dinosaurs-discovered-in-kuwait/
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/200-million-years-old-dinosaur-egg-hatches-in-berlin-museum/
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/first-case-of-porcine-diarrhea-virus-hits-new-york/
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/remains-of-pixie-specimen-discovered-in-ireland/
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-woman-claims-daughter-is-half-sasquatch/
- http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/un-declares-china-to-be-2014-best-country-in-the-world/
Please note me when they find Dracula's tomb somewhere.
Captured Joe said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler#Third_reign_and_death
El Perro Finlandese
Kurrgan?
ancalimon said:
Its like saying Onion is confirmed as fake news. You only confirm it as fake when you thought it was legit.
Probably still the most credible source Anca has ever posted.
Oskatat
have mercy on him, he's just gullible because he wants to believe it so badly
Bromden
Breaking news from Hungary: after 1400 years of unrelenting search, Attila's final resting place is still missing
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The fact that no two pictures look alike says enough about how we know **** all about the way he looked.
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After Bashing Trump For Not Shaming Putin, Chuck & Nancy Humiliated With Obama's Untimely Leak
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
Barack Obama is the gift that just keeps on giving and giving and giving. His words are coming back to haunt him once again. This happens on the left all the time. They seem to forget that what they say is recorded for posterity and then when their flaming hypocrisy comes back to bite them in the rear, they act all shocked as if they couldn't have possibly said such a thing. After President Trump met with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland yesterday, the left went into a hysterical feeding frenzy, accusing Trump of collusion and treason. It was the meltdown heard around the world… literally.
Meanwhile, President Trump is declaring the summit a wild success. He tweeted on NATO, "I had a great meeting with NATO. They have paid $33 Billion more and will pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars more in the future, only because of me. NATO was weak, but now it is strong again (bad for Russia). The media only says I was rude to leaders, never mentions the money!" Then he tweeted on Russia, "While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way – the Fake News is going Crazy!" And the left lost their minds.
Chuck Schumer went off the deep end and said that Americans are wondering if the "only explanation" for President Donald Trump's performance alongside Vladimir Putin is that the Russian president "holds damaging information over President Trump." Give it a rest already. If he did, that would have come out long ago. Sheesh. In a statement, Schumer went on about Trump "putting himself over our country" for declining to criticize Putin during a joint news conference and dismissing intelligence reports on Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Calling Trump's performance "shameful," Schumer said Trump "strengthened our adversaries while weakening our defenses and those of our allies." "What the president has done is an insult to all Americans," Schumer said.
I had a great meeting with NATO. They have paid $33 Billion more and will pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars more in the future, only because of me. NATO was weak, but now it is strong again (bad for Russia). The media only says I was rude to leaders, never mentions the money!
Wow… and he just would not shut it either. "A single, ominous question now hangs over the White House: what could possibly cause President Trump to put the interests of Russia over those of the United States? Millions of Americans will continue to wonder if the only possible explanation for this dangerous behavior is the possibility that President Putin holds damaging information over President Trump," Schumer said in the statement. What a disingenuous lie.
Then The Hill gave Pelosi her turn:
"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump on Monday following his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling for Americans to "vote out the sell-outs" in the GOP and asserting that "the Russians have something on the president."
"The California Democrat said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) aren't doing enough to push back against the president's stance on Moscow after he supported Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 election.
""If Donald Trump failed to stand up to Putin in front of the press, what makes you think Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and Republicans in Washington will defend us from a foreign adversary's attack?" she tweeted. "They've done nothing. It's on us to vote out the sell-outs.""
Just freaking wow. Are you serious? Let's take a look, shall we, at what Barack Obama had to say all the way back in time to 2016 about Putin:
"He denies it. So the idea that somehow public shaming is gonna be effective, I think doesn't read the thought process in Russia very well."
Between Obama's flexibility with Putin and Hillary's reset button, America has far more to fear from the left than they ever will the right concerning Russia. Obama's statement is humiliating for Chuck and Nancy.
While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way – the Fake News is going Crazy!
The full quote from the Washington Post from Obama went like this, "And I know that there have been folks out there who suggest somehow that if we went out there and made big announcements and thumped our chests about a bunch of stuff, that somehow that would potentially spook the Russians," he said. "And I should point out by the way, part of why the Russians have been effective on this is because they don't go around announcing what they're doing. It's not like Putin's gone around the world publicly saying, 'Look what we did. Wasn't that clever?' He denies it. So the idea that somehow public shaming is gonna be effective, I think doesn't read the — the thought process in Russia very well."
Uh yeah. WaPo claims that Obama did not denounce Russia more forcefully leading up to the 2016 election because he thought it would not have any effect. But somehow Trump doing it will? Get real. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Trump's remarks were "nothing short of treason," echoing comments from Obama CIA boss John Brennan. That charge borders on treasonous itself and it's laughable.
Trump clarified his comments on Twitter, "As I said today and many times before, "I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people." However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the world's two largest nuclear powers, we must get along!" You can't argue with that, but the Dems will.
Obama on Putin meddling in our election: "He denies it. So the idea that somehow public shaming is gonna be effective, I think doesn't read the thought process in Russia very well." https://t.co/9gexI6YLVW
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 16, 2018
As I said today and many times before, "I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people." However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the world's two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018
Thank you @RandPaul. "The President has gone through a year and a half of totally partisan investigations – what's he supposed to think?"
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The City of Brazoria Exempted Its Police Interrogation Room From Smoking Ban
By Dan Solomon
Smoking bans have become less controversial as more of them have been enacted around the state (and, indeed, around the world). And bans in government buildings are especially hard to argue with: those spaces belong to everyone, and "Keep your government out of my government buildings" isn't the catchiest slogan.
Still, one Texas town has successfully kept one room out of the ban: the police interrogation room. As the Houston Chronicle reports, in Brazoria, the police chief managed to get the city council to agree to overturn the law restricting smoking in the room:
Council agreed unanimously and Brazoria, as best anyone can tell, is now the only city in Texas, and possibly in the entire country, where a detective can slide a pack of smokes across the table in hopes of softening up a suspect or putting a nervous witness at ease.
Police Chief Neal Longbotham told the council that the investigator for his seven-officer department argued that allowing suspects or witnesses to smoke put them at ease and made it easier to establish a rapport. "She felt that they are under pressure and under stress and sometimes they want to smoke a cigarette to relax themselves," Longbotham said.
Before the change, officers would interrupt questioning to take suspects or witnesses outside for a smoke. Refusing to allow smoking during an interview would only make interviewees more tense and uncomfortable, Longbotham said.
The Chronicle describes it as a unique law—the expert they talked to couldn't find another like it on the books in Texas. The topic has been a subject of fascination for some time, though: Googling "can you smoke in interrogation rooms" brings a number of posts on sites like Yahoo! Answers from curious citizens. Here's one great answer from a fella who goes by the name "Jack": "I've been in a lot man and usually not. That stuff is just movies maybe in military interrogations but not police ones," he writes, citing "myself" as the source—don't mess with Jack.
Austin's 2013 policy document appears to contradict the Chronicle's expert (and apparently Jack was never arrested in the city). On page 527 of the document, it notes the smoking/tobacco use policy, which reads:
946.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The U.S. Surgeon General has determined that second-hand smoke is hazardous to one's health. Tobacco products may also be offensive to employees and the public.
946.2 POLICY
(a) Employees shall not use tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, chewing tobacco) while engaged in official police business with the public or in any City building or City vehicle.
1. This provision does not apply when conducting a custodial interrogation in an interview room, which is designated as a smoking area in accordance with the City ordinance and when the person being interrogated is also a user of tobacco.
In Tokyo, meanwhile, banning smoking in interrogations was a relatively new decision, first enacted in 2009.
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It makes sense why police in Austin and Brazoria would want to lift a ban on smoking during interrogations—interrupting questioning to let someone out for a smoke seems like a significant interruption to the flow of what is a fairly well-scripted performance. But it also makes sense why places might not want the ban lifted: nicotine withdrawal has a psychological effect on its subject—one that may or may not help authorities get information during an interview.
In 2008, for instance, Michael F. Jacques was arrested in Massachusetts for arson, after the Macedonia Chuch of God in Christ in Springfield was set ablaze. During his interrogation, Jacques signed a confession (as did his two co-defendants). Shortly after, however, Jacques recanted the confession, citing the effects of drug and nicotine withdrawal on his state of mind. It wasn't enough to clear his name—Jacques was convicted and sentenced to fourteen years in prison—but the potential for nicotine withdrawal as both an interrogation tactic and a part of a person's defense is fascinating.
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Published by Stephen Lendman at March 29, 2018
by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)
Along with America's permanent war agenda, lobbying is practically the national pastime, undemocratic Dems as complicit with influence-peddling and seeking lobbyists as Republicans.
Studies show lobbying works. Money spent produces huge returns, the more spent, the greater the bottom line result.
Individuals involved include former politicians and administration officials well-connected to current ones, easing access to them.
In his inaugural address, Trump said "(f)or too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost."
"Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth…That all changes, starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment. It belongs to you."
Straightaway in office, his pledge went out the window. Dirty business flourishes like always.
For time immemorial, notably since the neoliberal 90s, his predecessors operated the same way, serving privileged interests exclusively at the expense of ordinary Americans, abused and exploited.
Obama promised change, a new course, sweeping government reforms, addressing people needs, and "ensur(ing) that the hopes and concerns of average Americans speak louder in Washington than the hallway whispers of high-priced lobbyists" – the same ones who bought and owned him throughout his tenure.
Promises made while campaigning are broken once in office – the way things in Washington work.
It's longstanding practice in America, dating from the early days of the republic. Ulysses S. Grant reportedly met with favor seekers in Washington's Willard hotel.
Lobbying in the nation's capital began long before his administration. It's defined as a form of advocacy, intending to influence government decision-making.
What went on long ago pales in comparison to current corrupt practices. Human rights groups and other advocates for ordinary Americans can't match the power of monied interests, spending whatever it takes to get what they want.
During one of his fundraisers, Obama lied saying "(w)e don't take a dime from DC lobbyists or special interest PACs – never have and never will."
Attorney Joseph Sandler was an American Bar Association task force member involved in recommending changes to federal lobbying laws to improve disclosure and reduce conflicts of interest.
He explained "(t)here's a lot of activity that ordinary people would think of as lobbying that doesn't trigger the obligation to register as a lobbyist under federal law. Strategic advice is one of those kinds of things…"
Lobbying occurs in various forms, serving client interests. Obama thrived on so-called "bundlers," raising millions of dollars for his campaigns – individuals involved from Wall Street and other predatory corporate interests. None were registered as federal lobbyists.
Paying to play is how the dirty game works, the more paid, the greater the return.
On January 21, the NYT headlined "Lobbyists Romp in Trump's Washington," citing information from Public Citizen, advocating for ordinary Americans.
It documented dozens of examples of lobbyists seeking to influence his administration's decision-making.
The Times: "(W)hat is clear is that Mr. Trump and Republicans in Congress have been doing corporate interests' bidding…"
It's "clear" that his predecessors operated the same dirty way. So do House and Senate members now and earlier.
Washington's swamp is too corrupted to change. The only solution is grassroots revolution. Nothing else can work, voting a waste of time.
Elections when held are farcical. They all turn out the same way. Dirty business as usual always wins.
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Ten Years of the Federal Games Guild (FGG) and the Emergence of Learning Games in Education
12:00pm – 12:20pm ET
2021 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Federal Game Guild (FGG). Originally launched by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House in 2011 and now managed by the Wilson Center, the FGG is an informal community practice that brings federal entities together to share, learn, and grow around the potential and impact of games. Members come from a wealth of different government organizations that range in their relationship to games, from those who support game development through funding, to those active in using innovative technologies in their practice, to those who design and research games as part of their agency's outreach efforts around public education.
As part of the 2021 ED Games Expo event will celebrate 10 Years of the FGG, and will include a conversation with the founding members of the FGG and leaders in the field of learning games.
Elizabeth H M Newbury, PhD, Director of the Serious Games Initiative, The Wilson Center
Edward Metz, PhD, Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education, SBIR Program
Ready To Play: 10 Years of Games in Government
Join us as we take a step back through time, back to a time when the idea of using games for "good" was a bit foreign to federal government -- particularly in the civil service. What sparked this interest in using games in the civil service? What were some of the challenges in developing early programs and communities of practice? And perhaps most important, where do we go in the next ten years?
Constance Steinkuehler, Professor in the Departments of Informatics and Education at the University of California, Irvine; Former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Mark DeLoura, Former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Moderator: Tammie Schrader, Science/Computer Science Coordinator, Washington State Association of Educational Service Districts
Fireside Chat with Tracy Fullerton & Jesse Schell
This conversation that will take us back to a time when using game-based learning was a new frontier. What was the state of serious games ten years ago? How was this field pioneered? Looking to the future, what is the sort of impact we can expect from games on student learning?
Tracy Fullerston, Professor in the USC Interactive Media & Games Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Director of the Game Innovation Lab at USC
Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games
Tracy Fullerton
Professor in the USC Interactive Media & Games Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Director of the Game Innovation Lab at USC
Mark DeLoura
Former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Jesse Schell
CEO of Schell Games
Constance Steinkuehler
Professor in the Departments of Informatics and Education at the University of California, Irvine; Former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Edward Metz
Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education, SBIR Program
Elizabeth M H Newbury
Acting Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Program; Director of the Serious Games Initiative
Tammie Schrader
Science/Computer Science Coordinator, Washington State Association of Educational Service Districts
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The creative team includes scenic and lighting design by Rec Room Arts' Creative Director, Stefan Darius Azizi, costume design by Clair Hummel, assistant direction by Tasha Gorel, dramaturgy by Rory Leech and Allison Viera as stage manager.
Join us on February 23rd and March 2nd after the show in the bar for a casual "Drink and Discuss" with two special guests.
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Pressing the "Publish" button for this blog post was one of the most exciting, nerve-wracking, and exhilarating things I've ever done and is indeed the biggest step forward we've ever made with our company. You read the title correctly – we have merged with MyHeritage.
While Legacy has a new home – everything is staying the same…just better. In our new home the walls are whiter, the ceilings are taller, and the views are greater. Putting aside the analogies, our Legacy software and webinar series will continue just as they always have. But from this point forward, we now have access to the manpower, financial resources, and a customer base of more than 91 million users. We now have everything we need to ensure that Legacy and our webinars will continue to flourish in the years ahead.
Below you will find the official announcement plus answers to questions we thought you would have.
Just as we are excited to contribute to the success of our new owners at MyHeritage, they, too, are anxious to elevate our Legacy software and webinar series to levels that have been beyond our reach.
Click here to get Legacy software or webinar membership at 50% off.
Thank you all for your continuing support as we enter this exciting new chapter in the Millennia story.
Q. Is this a friendly or hostile acquisition?
A. Friendly, in every way. Both parties were keen on doing it and consider it a great combination. MyHeritage is interested in expanding its services to the Legacy users; and after operating independently for 20 years, Legacy is interested in the stability, financial security, and expanded technical resources that MyHeritage provides.
Q. Why did Legacy sell to MyHeritage and not to someone else?
A. The Legacy founders Dave, Ken and Geoff saw MyHeritage as a perfect fit, a company that shares their vision and care for genealogy. Another potential buyer, Ancestry.com, shut down their Family Tree Maker product, later found a buyer for it in Ukraine, and then sold it off. We wanted to ensure that our future partner had as much care for our software and our customers as we do. MyHeritage believes that genealogists deserve to be cared for and continues to maintain and improve its own desktop software, Family Tree Builder. They were the best fit.
Q. What happens with the Legacy Family Tree team after this acquisition?
A. MyHeritage is retaining the entire Legacy team and giving them better terms so they could focus on improving Legacy. No more accounting and payroll for Dave! No more server maintenance headaches for Ken! They can now concentrate fully on improving Legacy without the countless distractions a small business has to cope with. Just like Geni -- MyHeritage acquired Geni 5 years ago, and many of the original Geni team members are still on board today and have been happily improving Geni ever since.
Q. Is MyHeritage acquiring Legacy Family Tree in order to kill it?
A. No. Legacy Family Tree will continue and is already planning together with MyHeritage the next version, Legacy 10.
Q. What will Legacy version 10 include?
A. It's still being planned but one of the contemplated features will be a tool to optionally to sync trees with a private or collaborative tree using the MyHeritage tree platform.
Q. Will Legacy version 10 support Unicode?A. Sadly, no. That would require a complete rewrite of the Legacy software from scratch and such a rewrite is not planned. Version 10 will include improvements and features requested by users, not inside-out changes.
Q. Will Legacy users enjoy any benefits from this acquisition?
A. Yes! Legacy users will receive discounts on MyHeritage DNA and MyHeritage subscriptions not available to anyone else, and which have never offered before – anywhere. These will be announced separately next week. Additionally, Legacy is celebrating the news by offering discounts on Legacy 9 to everyone, starting today.
Q. What will happen to the Legacy webinars after the acquisition?
A. MyHeritage is planning to improve the webinars. For starters, deploy improved infrastructure that allows more concurrent users. MyHeritage will promote the webinars to its own users and increase their audience, and will have more resources to bring on speakers, who will receive more exposure thanks to the increased audience, and higher royalty rates. The webinars will remain as Legacy webinars, managed by Geoff. They will not become a voice of MyHeritage. Although they are expected to include more content about MyHeritage than before, the webinars will continue to include a wide range of topics of interest to genealogists.
Q. Is MyHeritage changing things around at Legacy?
A. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This is MyHeritage's approach with Legacy. Minimum changes. MyHeritage did ask Legacy though to stop selling external products unrelated to genealogy such as magnabrite readers, to improve focus.
Q. Will Legacy continue to participate in genealogy shows/seminars?
Q. Will Legacy operate the cruise promised for 2017?
Q. I have another question not listed here. Where can I ask it?
A. We'll host a webinar about the acquisition in a few more weeks, and anyone is welcome to join, ask any question and get candid answers.
I'm already a huge fan of Legacy and Legacy products/webinars! Congratulations on the merger! Looking forward to what's ahead!
Will Legacy now support native Mac version.. That would be the biggest improvement for all of us that use Mac OS.
I LOVE Legacy, just not sure about the merger with MyHeritage as I am NOT a satisfied customer with them AT ALL. But I look forward to seeing what can happen, but I am NOT promising anything as MyHeritage just seems to want to 'add' people and not keep things from the public eye.
Soooo glad you didn't merge with a.com! Love MyHeritage. I've always felt that MyHeritage, and most certainly Legacy, were much more about supporting and promoting the building and sharing of family history. All the blocks and stops that a.com put up in order to make you pay makes me feel as though they are just about the money! Congratulations and good luck.
Only time will tell whether this merger is a good thing - sorry, I am a little sceptical of mergers. I do hope to remain a loyal supporter of this software (still have my copy of Legacy 2) but there are many aspects of MyHeritage that I do not like, despite being an account holder.
I'm with Thomas, my one wish is that the Mac version is put on a fast track to release. Congratulations to both Legacy and My Heritage!
Robert - yes, this will be an option to transfer this information between Legacy and MyHeritage.
Congratulations Legacy. Congratulations MyHeritage. I am very hopeful that this will make both better, which is not something I can say about too many mergers.
Looking forward to see improvements in both!
A MAC version would be so beneficial to me. Hope we can see that very soon!
Dearly love Legacy! Not a fan of MyHeritage. All I've ever found on their website are other people's unsourced family trees. Surely hope this goes well and that you have a rock-solid agreement for this merger.
Sounds wonderful for each company and for the consumers to combine resources! Thanks for the great sale too! I look forward to working with Legacy and MyHeritage in providing more quality webinars. Looking forward to my December 27 webinar "Problems and Pitfalls of a 'Reasonably Shallow Search'"
I am concerned about the manner in which My Heritage documents sources. Will this feature be as in My Heritage or will it be like Legacy? I am very careful about documentation and have found My Heritage users to be less than careful, preferring just to "click matches" as opposed to comparing source documents. Ancestry is the ultimate in providing this service. My Heritage needs to adopt a similar method. I frequently copy or copy and paste a document, story with sourcing, or picture to a person in my tree. The info is then there for that ancestor, not just a "source site" where you have to track down the information. I like Legacy and hope they have morfe influence than My Heritage with this merger.
Congrats Legacy! Finally we can expect a faster track on the many varied and needed software improvements that many of us have been waiting on for years!!
NOW is the time to make our voices heard to the new management and ensure these software issues get top priority!
Hi Phyllis - yes, the documentation in MyHeritage has a great start and room to improve. We're looking forward to sharing what we've developed with them as well.
Will we now have to pay a membership fee to Heritage to use the site and resources?
Please, please make a Mac version of Legacy! I'm on my knees-can you see me?
Elizabeth - the MyHeritage site has free and paid resources. You can still use Legacy as you always have though without any additional fees.
Does this mean I should hang onto my MyHeritage account? I wasn't that thrilled when they dropped/lost the newspapers records so I was going to drop them come my renewal time. Now, I don't know. I absolutely love Legacy, the support we get from them in the Facebook group, and the webinars.
Will I still be able to use/upgrade Legacy even if I don't subscribe to MyHeritage? I like to access MyHeritage, Family Search, and Ancestry but don't keep my tree online. Will this be a problem?
Please, please use the capability of storing the data in the cloud as an opportunity for several people in the same family to tie in their Legacy Software to the same cloud data. Imagine if each in the family could automatically have access to the same data base as they do research. We can only dream of this.
As long as Geoff keeps moderating the webinars, I'm happy with the merger. Geoff is so upbeat with such wonderful enthusiasm that even if my day isn't going well, his voice immediately makes the day brighter. Happy Birthday early, Jeff!
Can we use the Webinar code to get an additional 10% off the wonderful 50% off of the webinar membership? Thanks.
Donna - I, too, was bummed when they dropped the newspaper account (a year ago or so?). I've heard a bit about what's coming and for my research at least, it's going to be a big welcome addition.
Will this allow Legacy to work with Apple??
Nancy - absolutely! Legacy is still, and will continue to be, a standalone software program.
Dennis - I think that dream has potential for reality. But it will only be an optional feature for users. I love the concept as well.
I'd like to have PRIVACY with this merger. I don't want any information to be viewable if I mark it as private. That includes the names of pictures that might identify living people. My Heritage makes too much public.
I just became a member of Legacy and have been a member of Heritage for quite some time did Ijust waste my money for Legacy as I bought rhe unlocked version so now when my Heritage expires will I have to renew that to?
Jan - you really, really made my day with that. Thanks so much! Yes, I'll still be at the reigns of the webinars. I've loved every minute of it the past seven years and look forward to many, many more!
Jenny - yes, when we complete the Mac version it will work with Apple.
Tammy - nothing will be shared unless you manually, intentionally share it. Yes, privacy is important.
Would My Heritage facilitate the transfer from Legacy to its Family Tree builder, including the transfer of any attached document and photo?
Larry - no, your Legacy software will not expire, nor will it require you to have a membership to continue to use it.
I was contemplating v9 but with v10 coming from myheritage do you think there will be really good prices at that time to "celebrate"? maybe I should wait for v10?
Jean-Yves - good question. As long as Family Tree Builder can import a GEDCOM file, which I suspect it could (haven't given it a look yet), then you'd be able to import a Legacy-created GEDCOM into it. Give it a try and let me know how it goes.


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This Market Is About to Beat the U.S.
I know you won't want to hear today's message...
The Melt Up is driving U.S. stocks to incredible heights. But there's another market, on the other side of the world, that's primed to outperform the U.S.
The idea of putting money to work outside the U.S. at a time like this probably seems crazy. But it's actually a smart bet, as I'll share today.
That's because Japanese stocks are coming off a rare setup. They recently traded for one of their largest discounts to U.S. stocks on record. And they're still trading at a 61% discount today.
A valuation gap this wide has only happened a handful of times over the last two decades. Each time was a bullish sign for Japanese stocks.
And it means that Japan's market is set to outperform the U.S. from here.
The price-to-sales (P/S) ratio is one of the simplest valuation measures. That's because it only has two inputs... the price of the stock and the amount of revenue it brings in.
Don't be fooled by that simplicity, though. The P/S ratio does a good job at telling us how expensive or cheap a market is. And it can be incredibly effective at highlighting valuation anomalies.
We recently hit one of those anomalies between the U.S. and Japan. The current U.S. P/S ratio is 2.94, while Japan's P/S ratio is 1.15. That's a 61% discount.
While the gap has been slightly wider in recent months, this discount is still near record levels. You can see how rare it has been over the past 20 years. Take a look...
When this discount has gotten deeper than 60%, it has often flagged buying opportunities for Japanese stocks. Let's quickly take a look at a few examples over the past 20 years...
In early 2002, this valuation gap hit its widest spread on record. Japanese stocks traded near an 80% discount to their U.S. peers. Then, the gap started to close... And Japan's market started to outperform the U.S.
Japanese stocks were up 93% from January 2002 until mid-July 2007. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up just 51% over the same period.
That's not the only time we've seen a major move like this, either...
Japan's market rallied 152% from October 2012 until mid-2015. Meanwhile, the U.S. was up just 56%. This was on the heels of another huge valuation gap where Japan's market traded for a 65%-plus discount to the U.S.
The last example came in 2016. The discount reached 65% in July of that year. Japan's market rallied 53% into October 2018. The S&P 500 was up just 41%.
These kinds of setups have happened before years of outperformance in Japanese stocks. And while this ratio technically bottomed back in late 2020, we are still seeing crazy levels between these markets today.
If you're interested in taking advantage of this setup, you can do it easily with the iShares MSCI Japan Fund (EWJ). This simple fund tracks the overall Japanese market.
If you're interested in putting money to work outside the U.S., Japan is a place to consider today. And shares of EWJ are an easy way to take advantage of it.
"It's not a market you'll read about often," Chris writes. In fact, this is a market most U.S. investors ignore entirely. But with the conditions we're seeing today, that could mean missing out... Get the full story here: Ignoring This Market Is a Big Mistake.
U.S. stocks are extremely expensive today. And their rally has caused a major imbalance compared to other parts of the world. If you're looking for a good deal on a growing market, you'll want to check this out... Read more here: Buy This If You're Worried About Expensive U.S. Stocks.
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Today, we're looking at one of the world's most famous chocolate makers…
As regular readers know, we love investing in industry leaders. Our founder Porter Stansberry calls these "Global Elite" businesses. They have strong balance sheets, and their brands have a vast global reach. This company is a prime example…
Hershey (HSY) is a $30 billion candy giant. It boasts popular brands such as its Hershey's brand-name chocolate, Kit Kat bars, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. People have enjoyed these candies for many years, and they'll continue to for much longer. This strong customer loyalty bodes well for sales… Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Hershey made nearly $1.3 billion over the past year – 11.9% higher than 2019's profits.
As you can see in today's chart, HSY shares are performing well. They're up more than 40% over the past year and just hit a fresh 52-week high. As long as folks keep coming back to this iconic chocolate maker, Hershey should continue to thrive…


BMW's head of product development has warned that electrification is the only way of meeting stringent emissions regulations in the future.
Herbert Diess, BMW's board member for development, says that all BMW models will soon need to be sold with some form of electrification - be it in hybrid form or pure electric drive - even if it is not what customers are asking for.
Diess explained that European customers are likely to see most of the new electric-drive technology first, as regulations here are stricter than elsewhere.
"Europe is five to seven years ahead of the rest of the world in terms of where it is pushing us," he said, citing European regulations that call for fleet average CO2 emissions of 95g/km by 2020. In comparison, the target in China is 119g/km and Japan's is 117g/km by the same date, while the target in the US has been set at 102g/km by 2025.
"The challenge is in meeting 95g/km and delivering real driving pleasure," said Diess. "We must also recognise that we are now hitting against a physical limit and it will be very difficult in the next 20 years to go to a 99g/km average, let alone 50g/km for the future. The only way to do that is to rely on a high percentage of electric cars.
If BMW are to focus on electric vehicles they must make them as safe as possible! The Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf are Euro-NCAP five star cars. Extremely unimpressed that the i3 only managed four stars!
[quote=BenC30]If BMW are to focus on electric vehicles they must make them as safe as possible! The Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf are Euro-NCAP five star cars. Extremely unimpressed that the i3 only managed four stars![/quote] i wonder if it is due to the carbon fibre body and elastic/deformation properties that are different to metals. I remember when the Matra Espace was first tested, it was either much safer in terms of deceleration loads than comparably sized vehicles or much more dangerous, depending which test you looked at. I suspect that there is something similar going on here.
BMW has long been a leader when it comes to producing high-quality, technologically advanced cars, so it is no wonder that BMW owners have been waiting (sometimes rather impatiently) for a BMW electric car. BMW has researched electric cars for decades, but, like other companies, never made any real strides in the area because of all the politics around the gasoline/electric debate.
Assuming these cars take off, has anyone worked out yet where the power's going to come from? Britain can't be the only country relying on filthy power stations which are so old they need shutting down, and the drive for ever lower emissions, and even 'zero', seems to rely on a childish belief that electricity grows on trees or can be plucked out of thin air.
Having been a BMW driver for almost 20 years I have just bought my 10th BMW. It is not a new generation F10/F20/F30 model. Why? Because as a BMW customer I do not want a 4 cylinder turbo-charged petrol or diesel engine which is all that is available in any of these cars at a reasonable price. Instead I have purchased a 2012 330i Coupe with a naturally aspirated straight 6. That is what this customer wants. From speaking to a number of salesmen at various BMW dealers I am no the only one. They suggest that they have lost about half of their private buyers. So BMW are already making cars that their traditional customers do not want so the process of making cars just to meet emissions regualtions has already started. Looking at the i8 drivetrain; provided they can bring the prices down to realistic levels and still keep the performance of the petrol electric hybrids the same as a 330i then I will probably skip the F generation of cars and keep my "old" car for several years until the new BMW i range is in full swing. So it seems that artill is correct in his conclusion that drivers will hang onto their cars for longer until there is something they want to buy.
Not a mention of hydrogen power and bear in mind they, James May the Telegrapgh, were all for it with the Hydrogen powered 7 series some 6 years ago. Hopefully the H bomb idea can now be buried. The only bad thing with all these manufacturers coming on board with the plug-in electric car is that the goverment will bring in road charging, remember they can't charge tax on the same power source as what powers your toaster and if they charge a form of Car electric road tax was does that say for their green policies!
[quote=superstevie]While I get the argument of where the co2 to make the electricity comes from, for that argument to be valid, you need to add in the co2 for the creation of petrol/diesel to conventional cars[/quote] Not forgetting the enegy to create and supply the oil for the use in making Petrol build extra Oil rigs, run them, build the tankers, sail them, supply the garages etc..
What a pity some do not seem to understand that EVs are a waste of time space and money, and I don't care what BMW say.


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Mario Corso (* 25. August 1941 in Verona-San Michele Extra; † 20. Juni 2020 in Mailand) war ein italienischer Fußballspieler und -trainer, der während seiner aktiven Karriere für Inter Mailand und CFC Genua aktiv war. Zudem absolvierte er 23 Partien für die italienische Fußballnationalmannschaft.

Spielerkarriere

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Mario Corso erlernte das Fußballspielen bei Audace San Michele Extra in seiner Heimatstadt Verona. Seine Profikarriere begann er im Jahr 1958 bei Inter Mailand, für dessen Mannschaft er am 12. Juli 1958 im italienischen Pokalwettbewerb, der Coppa Italia, in der Partie gegen Como Calcio debütierte. In der Saison 1959/60 etablierte er sich endgültig in der Mannschaft, als er 31 Partien in der Serie A absolvierte und sieben Tore erzielte. Drei Jahre später, in der Saison 1962/63 konnte der Mittelfeldakteur unter Trainer Helenio Herrera mit dem Gewinn der italienischen Meisterschaft seinen ersten Titelgewinn realisieren. Im Folgejahr wurde der Europapokal der Landesmeister errungen, dabei wurde im Endspiel der spanische Vertreter Real Madrid besiegt. In der Saison 1964/65 gelang die Titelverteidigung im Europapokal der Landesmeister, zudem wurden der Scudetto und der Weltpokal errungen.

Ein Jahr später gelang Corso zum dritten Mal in seiner Karriere der Gewinn der nationalen Meisterschaft. Außerdem gelang die erfolgreiche Titelverteidigung des Weltpokals, während die Mannschaft im Europapokal der Landesmeister im Halbfinale am späteren Turniersieger Real Madrid scheiterte. Die überaus erfolgreiche Zeit mit Inter endete in einer weiteren Finalteilnahme im Jahr 1967, als die Mailänder im Finalspiel dem schottischen Verein Celtic Glasgow unterlagen. Corso zählte auch in den folgenden Jahren zum Stammkader des Vereins, konnte jedoch in den letzten sieben Jahren mit Inter nur noch den Gewinn des italienischen Meistertitels im Jahr 1971 feiern.

Sein letztes Pflichtspiel für Inter Mailand bestritt der torgefährliche Mittelfeldspieler am 17. Juni 1973, als er in der Partie gegen Juventus Turin auflief.

Im Sommer 1973 verließ Corso nach 15 Jahren seinen Stammverein, bei dem er insgesamt 502 Pflichtspiele bestritten und 94 Tore erzielt hatte, und unterzeichnete beim CFC Genua. Dort war er mit mäßigen Erfolg für die Genuesen aktiv, in der Saison 1973/74 stieg die Mannschaft in die Serie B ab und verfehlte im Folgejahr als Sechstplatzierter den Wiederaufstieg. Daraufhin beendete Corso seine aktive Karriere als Profispieler.

Nationalmannschaft
Corso wurde im Jahr 1961 erstmals in den Kader der italienischen Nationalmannschaft berufen, für die er am 24. Mai 1961 in der Partie gegen England debütierte. Bei seinem dritten Einsatz für die Auswahl am 15. Oktober 1961 erzielte er im Auswärtsspiel in Israel an der Seite von Bruno Mora, José Altafini und Omar Sívori seine ersten beiden Tore für Italien und verhalf der Squadra Azzurra somit zum Sieg im WM-Qualifikationsspiel. Israels Trainer Gyula Mándi bezeichnete Corso danach als den "linken Fuß Gottes".  Obwohl Corso mit Inter Mailand viele Erfolge aufweisen konnte, wurde er nie für ein großes internationales Turnier aufgeboten. Sein letztes Länderspiel absolvierte der Mittelfeldakteur am 9. Oktober 1971 gegen Schweden.

Trainerkarriere
Corso schlug direkt nach seinem Karriereende als aktiver Spieler eine Laufbahn als Vereinstrainer ein und übernahm als erste Station von 1978 bis 1979 eine Jugendmannschaft der SSC Neapel. Im Jahr 1982 wurde er erstmals als Trainer eines Profivereins verpflichtet und übernahm für ein Jahr den damaligen Zweitligisten US Lecce und im Folgejahr den Ligakonkurrenten US Catanzaro. Bei beiden Vereinen folgte sein Rauswurf, mit Lecce hatte er nur knapp den Klassenerhalt erreichen können und mit Catanzaro folgte der Absturz in die dritthöchste Spielklasse, der Serie C1. Im Jahr 1984 kehrte Corso zu seinem langjährigen Stammverein Inter Mailand zurück, wo er zunächst eine Jugendmannschaft an der Seitenlinie führte und während der Saison 1985/86 zum Cheftrainer der Herrenmannschaft befördert wurde. In der Meisterschaft stand zum Saisonende der sechste Rang zu Buche, während die Mannschaft in der Coppa Italia in den Viertelfinals gescheitert war und im UEFA-Pokal in den Halbfinals gegen Real Madrid ausschied. In der Folge wurde Corso seines Amtes enthoben und entlassen, als Nachfolger übernahm Giovanni Trapattoni das Traineramt.

Später übernahm Corso bei der AC Mantova und der SS Barletta Calcio den Trainerposten. Er führte den damaligen Viertligisten Mantova zurück in die dritthöchste Spielklasse und sicherte der Mannschaft den Klassenerhalt. Barletta führte er in seiner einzigen Saison zum Ligaerhalt in der Serie B, in der folgenden Spielzeit wurde Salvatore Esposito als neuer Trainer verpflichtet. Zwischen 1995 und 1998 war Corso in der Jugendabteilung von Inter Mailand tätig. Danach arbeitete er als Scout für die Mailänder.

Lebensende
Mario Corso starb im Juni 2020 im Alter von 78 Jahren nach kurzer Krankheit. Das Requiem fand in der Mailänder Basilika Sant'Ambrogio statt. Hauptzelebrant war Abt Carlo Faccendini.

Erfolge
 Italienische Meisterschaft: 1962/63, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1970/71
 Europapokal der Landesmeister: 1963/64, 1964/65
 Weltpokal: 1964, 1965

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Fußballtrainer (Inter Mailand)
Fußballtrainer (Mantova FC)
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KU Women's Golf Finishes Seventh at Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational
Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational
Colbert Hills Golf Club | Manhattan, Kan.
Par-72 | 6,243 Yards
Kansas freshman Laine Evans started her career with a Top-20 finish.
Place Team Score
1 SMU 873 (+9)
2 TCU 875 (+11)
3 Middle Tennessee 882 (+18)
4 Kansas State 890 (+26)
5 Central Arkansas 894 (+30)
6 Missouri 896 (+32)
7 Kansas 922 (+58)
8 Arkansas-Little Rock 929 (+65)
9 Florida Gulf Coast 935 (+71)
10 Nebraska 939 (+75)
11 Stephen F. Austin 954 (+90)
12 Redlands CC 1035 (+171)
Individual Leaderboard (Top 5)
Place Name Team Score
1 Lindsey McCurdy SMU 214 (-2)
2 Avery George MTSU 215 (-1)
T3 Katie Page SMU 216 (E)
T3 Emma Svensson UCA 216 (E)
T5 Madison Talley KSU 217 (+1)
T5 Fernanda Lira UCA 217 (+1)
Kansas Leaderboard
Place Name Score
T7 Yupaporn Kawinpakorn 218 (+2)
T20 Laine Evans (I) 226 (+10)
T24 Ariadna Fonseca Diaz 230 (+14)
T36 Pitsinee Winyarat 234 (+18)
T50 MacKenzie Sexe 242 (+26)
T55 Victoria Chandra 244 (+28)
58 Kallie Gonzales 247 (+31)
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas women's golf team placed seventh at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills Golf Club in its first event of the 2015-16 season Tuesday. Due to weather delays on Monday, KU concluded its second round early Tuesday and posted a three-round 922 (+58) on the par-72 course. KU was 26 strokes behind sixth-place Missouri and 49 strokes behind first-place SMU in the event.
"We are young and have plenty of ability but we need to add a few more shots to our bag especially around the greens, and we need to toughen up mentally–we played scared at times and that's unacceptable," commented KU head coach Erin O'Neil.
Jayhawk senior Yupaporn "Mook" Kawinpakorn shot a +2 (72-73-73–218) on her way to finishing tied for seventh in the 69-golfer field. It was Kawinpakorn's 19th career top-10 finish as a Jayhawk. The lone upperclassman for Kansas, Kawinpakorn recorded her best score at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational, beating her previous career high by four strokes.
"Mook continues to be an excellent leader for us both on and off the golf course. She is in a great space mentally and her overall game is sharp," said O'Neil. "There's no doubt she will have continued success."
KU freshman Laine Evans finished tied for 20th while competing as an individual. She shot +10 (78-73-75) overall, highlighted by her showing in the second round where she tied Kawinpakorn for the lowest amongst the Jayhawks with a 73.
"It was great to see Laine have a strong showing in her first collegiate event. She's played Colbert Hills a few times which gave her some added confidence going into the tournament. We weren't surprised at all to see the success she had this week," O'Neil said. "Laine has been working hard on her game, is extremely coachable and very competitive which are all important factors in succeeding on the golf course."
In fact, the second round proved to be a good one for Kansas, carding a 300. For the first time since the second round of the Lady Paladin Invitational in September of 2014, all of the golfers competing on the Kansas team shot below 80. Freshman Ariadna Fonseca, sophomores Pitsinee Winyarat, Mackenzie Sexe and Kallie Gonzales all posted event-lows en route to the team recording a 12 stroke improvement over its first round.
Kansas briefly overtook Missouri for the sixth spot early in the third round, but lost its one stroke lead a few holes later as the Jayhawks could not sustain their momentum from the second round.
Fonseca finished tied for 24th with a +14 (77-76-77), Winyarat shot +18 (82-75-77) to tie for 36th, Sexe tied for 50th with a +26 (81-78-83), Gonzales carded a +31 (86-76-85) to place 58th and freshman Victoria Chandra ended with a +28 (77-84-83) while competing as an individual to tie for 55th.
The Jayhawks will next travel to Minikahda Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minnesota to compete in the Minnesota Invitational, September 14-15.


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Home News Letters To The Editor Letters To The Editor | January 25-31, 2018
Letters To The Editor | January 25-31, 2018
Michael Bryant and the politics of power; plus, Islam versus Islamism
Michael Bryant.
Ride-hailing solutions that are ethical
Regarding Adria Vasil's cover story on ride-hailing services (NOW, January 18-24). Surge pricing is not unethical. In fact, it is both solving a problem – the need for more drivers – and giving drivers the ability to earn more when passengers are willing to pay more.
I always find it fascinating that surge pricing is considered such a terrible thing by the same people bemoaning the low wages that drivers get. Also, these surges are usually caused by some other catastrophe, in which people are desperate to find another option.
I do agree that there are some real issues in terms of congestion and effects on mass transit, but I think that clever politicians can actually find ways to use ride-hailing solutions to better take care of under-served areas and provide needed transportation options for disabled and elderly riders.
Jacob Robfogel, From nowtoronto.com
Cyclist's 2009 death still stirs emotions
After reading Darcy Allan Sheppard's father's well-delivered article (NOW, January 18-24), I was very upset to see that Michael Bryant is still in politics. I am hoping that the general public can see past the spin. I have seen the effect of Sheppard's death on the bike messenger community and I imagine that this article will once again stir feelings of loss for people who are stuck in the grind of just trying to survive.
Jason Jacobs, Toronto
Michael Bryant and the politics of power
While it's outrageous and lamentable that the Canadian Civil Liberties Association has selected Michael Bryant as its new executive director and general counsel, the most egregious outrage happened when charges against him were withdrawn. His treatment by the so-called criminal justice system speaks volumes about the true nature of the politics and economics of power.
Ted Turner, Toronto
A case of character assassination
Michael Bryant's defence team was allowed to use character evidence in support of an alternative theory of what took place in his encounter with Darcy Allan Sheppard, while Bryant exercised his right to remain silent. Allowing a character attack of the dead victim to support a theory in the face of physical and eyewitness evidence sounds crazy to me. What is the jurisprudence for acceptance of such a practice in a criminal case?
Denis Rancourt, Toronto
Sympathy for whom?
Re Hijab "Hoax" On Who? (NOW, January 18-24). How would writer Bernie Farber know why an 11-year-old and her brother lied? The media hoopla that followed, inflamed by the publicity-hungry Toronto District School Board, was international. How much did the police investigation cost taxpayers? Would Farber be so sympathetic if the liars had been white? Or Jewish?
Patricia Starr, Toronto
Don't call me Islamophobe
How come politicians and journalists rarely differentiate between Islam and Islamism? One wishes peace, the other wants to impose its views on the world, nothing less. Muslims migrated to Canada for several reasons. Many fled violence instigated by zealous dogmas driven by self-proclaimed imams and the hatred between Shiites and Sunnis that parted Islam centuries ago.
I am against the political agenda of Islamism. Stop calling me Islamophobe.
Robert Bedard, From nowtoronto.com
Tribute to Shiv Chopra
I was heartbroken upon hearing the news of Shiv Chopra's passing (NOW Online, January 14). Shiv was like a father to the non-GMO community, a great protector who spoke truth to power. He dedicated his life to unwaveringly fighting for the safety, health and well-being of Canadians and citizens at large. As a Canadian, I will forever be grateful for his courage and personal sacrifice in speaking out against it. He should have been exonerated for wrongful dismissal but instead his appeal was denied. We have lost a tremendous champion and mentor. In his memory, we must uphold his legacy and soldier on.
Exan Auyoung, From nowtoronto.com
Food safety hero will be missed
Shiv Chopra was a funny man, deeply committed to his principles and generous with his time. I remember him granting me an interview for a school assignment about nutrition and telling me that man was the only animal that did not know what he was supposed to eat. He promoted a return to connection with our food and demonstrated courage with dignity and integrity that never wavered despite his persecution by Health Canada. A true hero who will be greatly missed.
PJ Krumpek, From nowtoronto.com
Letters To The Editor Michael Bryant Uber Islamophobia
This from the Toronto Police Service's Collision Report regarding the vehicular homicide of Darcy Allan Sheppard:
"There was no physical evidence, or independent witness statements suggesting Mr. SHEPPARD affected the steering of the Saab, or anything to suggest he physically attacked Mr. BRYANT." - Author of Report: Detective Constable J. Vance (004)
Something to bear in mind when reading the garbage that spews from the twisted mind of the local troll who - at the time of this note - had submitted four of the five comments on this Letters page over the span of a few days.
One notes that he did not weigh in on the related article itself, but can't contain himself here.
Should we not be asking ourselves: What would spur someone to engage in such a bizarre attack on a dead man?
Who would gain most from such attempts to politically resurrect St. Michael by continuing the vilification of his victim?
Remember it is an election year, first for the Province of Ontario Legislature and then Toronto City Hall, and one expects that the controversial yet still opaque handling Darcy Allan Sheppard slaying will continue to be raised throughout the full length of both campaigns.
It is hoped that the public - as well as the victim's family - will finally be afforded a more transparent look at just how the vehicular homicide was handled and then buried by the Ontario's Attorney General's office and the parade of Liberal AG's who have allowed this travesty to continue in the name of all Ontarians.
We have all been damaged by an almost eight year long partisan Liberal cover-up, as has our home province's now further tattered reputation as a champion of equal justice for all.
Let right prevail.
Alan Wayne Scott more than 1 year ago
You lack objectivity
You're not truly acknowledging the fact your son would have eventually killed someone, or many. He was on a public mischief spree that spanned the criminally idiotic fuckwittery spectrum from picking fights with random motorists to throwing pylons in front of moving cars at Younge and Bloor. Menace doesn't begin to cover it. Boys was a lit fuse.
Bryant did us all a favour. It's stupid pricks like Darcy that get people killed with their propensity to be riding shit stains.
Boris Moris more than 1 year ago
You lack knowledge, human empathy and any idea at whom you are directing your rant.
Get some help. #LetsTalk
You and Allan Sheppard are of one mind on the subject of Darcy so I assumed you were him as I read it. I noticed my mistake yesterday but said fuck it, not worth the effort to correct.
Obviously I can see why you would respond as you did. The vast majority of people, if aware of all the facts, would publicly commend Mr. Bryant for protecting himself from an enraged and impaired drunk at over double the limit. Later learning the assailant was involved in many aggressive acts against motorists, and was generally a messed up poopy head with criminal tendencies, one might be tempted to smile.
RE: Darcy Sheppard & Michael Bryant
Toronto has a wee issue with violent crime. Over the years there have been thousands of victims who all had grieving families who must have at some point wondered how the tragedy might have been avoided. On the night in question the tragedy was avoided. Under attack from a drunk and violent man with an extensive criminal history, Michael Bryant rose to the occasion and saved both his wife and himself from being injured or worse. We should all be lucky enough to have that kind of quick thinking courage and lack of hesitancy to defend life and limb. Kudos to Bryant for ridding the city of a persistent low life petty criminal menace.
Boris Moris more than 2 years ago
Indisputable facts.
From Bryant's Wiki page:
"On the evening of August 31, 2009, Bryant and his wife were driving home in his Saab convertible after celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary. At one point, they passed a cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard, who according to an interview with Bryant was tossing garbage and holding up traffic by executing figure eights on his bike.[25] As they neared a pedestrian crossing Sheppard pulled in front of Bryant's vehicle at a red light. Subsequent events were captured on security camera.[26]
According to Bryant his vehicle stalled when he stopped behind Sheppard. His car then lurched forward from his attempts to restart the vehicle which brought the car close to or in contact with Sheppard's tire. Expert analysis of security camera footage confirmed the car's headlights dimmed in a manner consistent with this explanation and that the vehicle had a "sensitive and light clutch". The Crown also determined that no damage to the bicycle's rear wheel rim was evident. Witnesses said that Sheppard confronted Bryant and his wife "loudly and aggressively" while they "remained passive." The car's next movement resulted in Sheppard ending up on the hood of the car. The car travelled 30 feet, lasted 2.5 second, the car's speed was between 9 and 13.4 km/h and brakes were applied after 1 second. According to Bryant he was looking down trying to restart the vehicle and applied the brakes when he saw Sheppard on the hood. The crown determined that there was no evidence Sheppard was seriously injured at this point and there was not enough evidence to justify a separate charge based upon Bryant's driving to this point.[27]
The fatality occurred when Bryant drove away and Sheppard grabbed hold of the side of the vehicle.[23][28][29] The car veered into the opposite lanes, Sheppard's body struck a fire hydrant knocking him off the car and his head hit the pavement.[25] There were also witness reports that Sheppard reached into Bryant's convertible and grabbed Bryant or the steering wheel.[22] [30] Bryant parked his car around the corner and called 911, 3 minutes later[31]. Sheppard later died of his injuries in hospital.[32][33][34]
Aftermath[edit]
Sheppard's girlfriend reported to the media that before the incident, Sheppard had been intoxicated to such an extent that she did not want him to cycle home from her apartment.[22] Police had been called to her apartment that evening to investigate "unknown trouble" and had briefly questioned Sheppard. At the time of death, Sheppard's blood alcohol level was 0.183.[27]
On May 25, 2010, prosecutor Richard Peck withdrew all charges against Bryant stemming from the incident, noting there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction."[47] Peck said that "[Bryant] was attacked by a man who unfortunately was in a rage. [Bryant] was legally justified in his attempt to get away", and noted that Sheppard had run-ins with six other motorists in the same month before his encounter with Bryant"
ya but ya but ya but
No ya buts. Justice was served.
" (Sheppard) was witnessed throwing traffic cones in front of cars at the corner of Bloor and Yonge less than twenty minutes before the incident and Sheppard's subsequent death."
As I said...the man was a menace with a death wish. Enough with all the myopic whining about a scumbag. It would appear that Toronto is plagued with noisy loser airheads who can't accept it when their cause celebres are found to be based on a pack of lies and/or wishful thinking. This reminds me of all the Tird Wave feminists who thought the Ghomeshi and Ururyar trials would justify their existence. Even after the complainants were all revealed to be liars and flakes, none of their more vocal supporters would accept the fact they had been backing losers with an ex to grind.
One Might think that the alt-left could find better examples
Accusers who collaborate and lie on the stand
Accuser who deletes valuable evidence before involving the police
Violent maniacs
How difficult could it possibly be to find real, honest, actual victims to rally around? I'm sure they are out there.
PS: Probably 99% of the SJWs don't know how to drive a manual transmission. It's not a skill set learned playing video games in mom's basement. Bryant's situation was even more difficult because Saabs had their starter keys positioned on the floor in between the two front seats, making it more challenging to start a stalled car and exit gracefully and safely while in panic mode.
BuckdeSystem more than 1 year ago
It's illuminating
to do postmortems on these cases. In your first and third examples the obvious attraction for reactionary activists was the prospect of taxing down wealthy and well known men. There was zero effort made to analyse the known facts of the case to see if it all added up. The only thing that supporters of Darcy Sheppard were clinging to that had appeared to incriminate Bryant was CCTV footage of his car bumping Sheppard's bike. 8 years later they still point to that while conveniently ignoring the conclusions of forensic experts who all back up Bryant's claim the car stalled and lurched while restarting. These supporters also ignore that Sheppard had been routinely attacking random motorists for weeks and in the 30 minutes before his just desserts were delivered on a Swedish platter he had been attempting to cause cars to crash at one of Canada's busiest intersections by throwing safety pylons in front of moving cars. Sheppard's supporters have redefined what it takes to be a imbecilic loser.
Your second example is also incredibly instructive in the age of #MeToo #Don'tBelieveLiars #HiddenAgendasR'Us. To this day Mandi Gray is still pedaling the lie that she was raped. There's a very good reason why so many rape claims are deemed unfounded. It's essentially because so many women become irrational and are prone to fabrication when they become emotional which happens almost as often as they draw breath.
Believe Survivors? Not unless the lie detectors and scopolamine are deployed.
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SMCC's Windham closing in on 200 wins
Randy Windham needs just four more wins to reach 200 at St. Mary Catholic Central.
Randy Windham is about to hit a milestone.
The St. Mary Catholic Central boys basketball coach is just four wins shy of 200 for his career.
In 10 seasons as head coach of the Falcons, Windham has compiled a sterling 196-44 record for an average of nearly 20 wins per season.
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"We kind of go year-to-year," he said. "Whatever our record was the year before, that's what we remember. Records are a thing for when I retire."
And if Windham needs a way to stay grounded, he doesn't have to look far.
Ray Lauwers, the man Windham replaced as SMCC coach, always is around the school.
It's unlikely that Windham ever will replace Lauwers as the winningest coach at the school.
Lauwers ranks sixth in Michigan history with 615 career victories. Even at his current accelerated pace, it would take Windham another 20 seasons of coaching to move into Lauwers' neighborhood.
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"He will help us," Windham said.