The basic AR15, with upgrades to barrel, trigger, optics and "furniture" has evolved into an extremely effective varminter, chambered in .223 Rem, or a .20-caliber such as the 20 Practical. Hunters have also adapted the AR10 platform, with its ability to fire a .308 Winchester-sized cartridge, for use on deer and Elk. Now ArmaLite has "re-introduced" a handy, compact AR10 carbine that should be ideal for hog hunters.
The folks at ArmaLite received many requests for a lighter, more compact version of the AR10. Armalite responded: "We did a small limited run and we're pushing its use as a varmint hunter… especially good against wild boars. One of our ArmaLite gunsmiths got the idea from some buddies in Texas who are using their Ts against the wild hogs. This AR-10(T) Carbine combines the light weight and compact size of the carbine with the accuracy of the Target Model." This AR10(T) carbine features a 16″, 1:11.25″ twist barrel, fitted to a forged, flat-top receiver with built-in Picatinny rail. With a compact 37.5″ length, the gun weighs 8.6 pounds (3.9 kg). Included with the rifle are one 10-round mag, and one 20-round mag. MSRP is $1892.00.
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Jeff Stover, President of the IBS (International Benchrest Shooters) just sent us the final rules and safety guidelines for AR benchrest competition under the IBS. Jeff noted: "Shooters should understand that the ranges and clubs will determine whether to allow AR rifles in their particular IBS benchrest matches." This program is not mandatory, and each club will decide, based on its own priorities, whether ARs will be allowed to compete. When they ARE "invited", AR-platform rifles will run in their own separate class.
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Lewis Myers, Jr.
By Stephanie Gadlin, Chicago Crusader
The national civil rights community is mourning the loss of famed Attorney Lewis Myers, Jr., who died Thursday, May 24, 2018, in a Chicago rehab facility after complications from surgery.
There will be a Memorial Service for Attorney Lewis Myers in Chicago on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Christ Universal Temple, 11901 South Ashland at 1:30 p.m. Doors to the church for seating will open at 1:00 p.m. Parking is available.
Myers, who began his career in the late 1960s as a student activist, has been legal counsel to America's most prominent Black leaders, revolutionaries and organizations, including Min. Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr., Assata Shakur, Noah Robinson, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, the Wilmington 10, Rainbow/- PUSH Coalition, National Action Network, NAACP, SNCC, SCLC and countless others.
Myers was licensed to practice law in Mississippi in 1972. From that time until April, 1976, Myers was director of litigation at North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in Oxford, MS. Later, the outspoken attorney was elevated to the position of Director of Litigation in charge of more than 45 lawyers and 40 paralegals. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing seven legal service offices throughout cities in Northern Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta, which included Clarksville, Batesville, Holly Springs, Tupelo, Cleveland, and Greenville. While Director of Litigation, he initiated numerous lawsuits challenging racial discrimination in municipal governments and in private employment practices in the State of Mississippi.
In 1973, Myers was one of the lawyers that filed the historic case of Ayers vs. Mississippi, that ultimately led to the desegregation of institutions of higher learning in the United States after reaching the United States Supreme Court. Between 1974 and 1976, he was on the cutting edge of filing more than six landmark lawsuits against county jails in the State of Mississippi for inhumane conditions and the treatment of their inmates that set precedents in the area of jail reform litigation across the country.
Myers left Mississippi in April 1976, and later moved to Chicago where he was admitted to that State's bar by reciprocity supported by the original license to practice law granted by the state of Mississippi. Myers is affiliated with several organizations and is an adjunct professor of law with DePaul University School of Law in Chicago. He also taught at Chicago State University.
Born in Houston, Texas, Myers attended the public school system and graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School. He was recognized in "Who's Who Among Students in American High Schools." At the early age of fifteen, Myers affirmed his commitment again as a leader when he launched his lifelong career endeavor as a community activist after being elected NAACP Youth Council President for the A. A. Lucas Branch of the NAACP in Houston. He further emphasized his civil rights leadership as a youth while in high school when he led student demonstrations that helped to integrate the Houston Independent School District. He was one of several youth leaders to initiate an historic boycott that spotlighted the segregated apartheid policies of the Houston Independent School District, thus clearly demonstrating that both his high school and the school district needed to be integrated in order to provide equal and quality education.
Myers has tried hundreds of cases in jurisdictions all across the United States. He was a member of the Illinois Bar, the Bar of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Bar of the Federal Appellate Court for the Third Circuit, the Bar for the Federal Appellate Court for the Fifth Circuit, the Bar of the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Bar for the Federal Court of Claims. Complementing these professional memberships are other legal associations such as the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the National Lawyers' Guild (Executive Board, Chicago Chapter), the National Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the National Conference of Black Lawyers (Chairperson, Chicago Chapter).
Myers, known for his charisma, charm and blunt humor, held memberships in a number of professional and non-legal organizations, including Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 500 Black Men (Founder of Chicago Chapter), and the Black Men's Forum.
Myers was married to his wife, Tina, and the father of a son, Lewis Myers III.
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Ikerd signs with Wayland Baptist
Published 12:02 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2020
DAILY NEWS PHOTO/Chris Kinkaid Bogalusa's Joseph Ikerd signed a letter of intent to attend Wayland Baptist University and play baseball for the Pioneers. Ikerd is seated between his parents in the first row. Pictured from left in the first row are Chris Ikerd (father), Joseph Ikerd, Sandra Ikerd (mother) and Kenny Ikerd (brother). Standing in the second row from left are Bogalusa High School baseball coach and athletic director Michael Cummings and Bogalusa High School principal Linda Pittman.
Bogalusa High School's Joseph Ikerd has signed a letter of intent with Wayland Baptist University to play baseball for the Pioneers.
Wayland is located in Plainview, Texas.
"It's a decision I wanted to make and I feel like it's the right choice for me," Ikerd said.
Ikerd was an outfielder and pitcher for the Lumberjacks. Bogalusa coach Michael Cummings said he had Ikerd playing all over the outfield.
"It's a dream come true really (to play college baseball). I'm just going to try my best when I get there to do my job," Ikerd said.
Ikerd was an all-district honorable mention player last year.
This year's season was canceled early on because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It was tough, but you just had to stick it out. Stuff happens," Ikerd said.
Cummings spoke highly of Ikerd.
"Ike is probably my most dedicated, one of my most dedicated kids I've ever coached," Cummings said. "He absolutely loves baseball and it's always been his dream to play college baseball. He's worked really hard for that. His grades were good. All around, just an awesome kid. He's everything that when people go into coaching what they want to coach, and the end result, he's that kid. Baseball helped mold and shape him. I'm real proud of him and he's done real well."
Cummings talked about what Wayland Baptist is getting in the player.
"They're getting a good little lefty. He's a solid outfield player. Pitching wise, he came a long and this senior year was going to be his year to really showcase himself as a pitcher. He's been working at it since he was little with his dad in little league and so on and this was going to be his big time to get his time in the sun, but when COVID hit, he didn't get those games. He's got a good bat, a pretty good average of getting on base. We've got to work on some of that speed, but he's good."


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Spartan Race Weekend Generates Over $2 Million in Economic Activity for Kelowna
By Sara Correa on Dec. 08, 2022
For the first time in its seven-year history, the North American Spartan Championship was held outside of the United States in 2022. The 2022 championship took place in Kelowna, BC, at Big White Mountain during the weekend of August 27-28. The event included a Super 10K, an Ultra 50K, and the Spartan Beast, which runs for 21 kilometres and consists of 30 obstacles with elite athletes competing for a share of $62,000 in total prize money.
Sport Tourism Canada (STC) studied the economic activity generated by the North American Spartan Championship. The study was commissioned by Tourism Kelowna, which was involved in both securing and sponsoring this exciting event. Completing the survey was promoted during the event by providing a QR code linked to an online version of the survey to participants and spectators. As well, Spartan Race organizers distributed the survey post-event via email to all registered participants.
Using the data collected, the STC team analyzed the visitor information gathered through the survey responses. The combined spending from out-of-town visitors, participants, media, and VIPs was then added to the capital and event operational expenditures to produce an overall determination of the expenditures associated with the event. When all of this data and information was combined, STC used the STEAMPRO economic impact assessment model to produce the detailed report with the economic impact assessment in terms of total output, GDP, wages and salaries, employment and taxes.
The report outlines that Kelowna's economy benefited from just over $2.2 million in economic activity as a result of the successful hosting of the Spartan North American Championship Weekend. The study also indicated just over $2.4 million in economic impact for the province of British Columbia.
"Tourism Kelowna was pleased to support the Spartan Race coming to the Kelowna area for the first time," said Lisanne Ballantyne, President & CEO of Tourism Kelowna. "Events such as the Spartan Race bring visitors, energy, and new spending to our destination in the short-term, and they also provide long-term benefits. These events introduce new visitors to our destination who often plan return trips, and can inspire spectators to take up a new sport or hobby. Tourism Kelowna's major event strategy targets events that create impressive economic impact from visitors like those demonstrated in Sport Tourism Canada's report, and they also create a stronger quality of life for residents."
"We were pleased to work with Tourism Kelowna on this report," said Derek Mager, Sport Tourism Canada's Economic Impact Consultant. "It was a new type of event for the region, and it is evident that the economic activity was significant in terms of contribution in GDP to the Canadian economy through direct and spin-off impacts."
Summary of Key Findings:
$1.7 million of initial expenditures
$2.4 million of overall economic activity in the province
$1.3 million of visitor spending
2,417 out-of-town visitors to Kelowna
$634,948 wages and salaries supported locally
14.5 local jobs in Kelowna supported by the event
$1.2 million boost to provincial GDP
$515,750 taxes supported across Canada
The event drew over 2,400 visitors. Nearly 20% of the participants and visitors came from the USA, with residents of BC making up another 28% of attendees. All other parts of Canada were represented, with Alberta residents leading the way at 18.7%. The age range was predominantly in the 25-34 age category, followed by those aged 35-44. The average number of supporters who accompanied participants was 3.1, with the average nights stayed in the Kelowna area of 3.8.
Many of the people surveyed (73%) indicated they used this event as a vacation and extended their stay in the area. When asked if they would visit the area again, the majority of responses indicated it was either somewhat or very likely they would do so. Activities that visitors participated in while in the area included dining at local restaurants, visiting beaches and parks, as well as hiking and visits to wineries and sampling craft beers and ciders.
Read the Full Report.
About STEAMPRO
This economic impact model was developed by STC in partnership with the Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI) at The Conference Board of Canada. The CTRI serves the travel and tourism industry in providing sound economic forecasts and models with timely and insightful interpretation of data specifically relevant to travel. The model makes use of the most current and detailed input-output tables and multipliers available from Statistics Canada and leverages the credibility and robustness of sector-specific tax data available from Statistics Canada's Government Revenues Attributable to Tourism (GRAT) report.
The STEAMPRO model has been used since 2002 on over 300 EI assessments from small-town events to major multi-sport and international games and contains 100% Canadian data to directly reflect what took place at the specific event in the specific Canadian host community. It is considered the 'gold standard' in the field of economic impact assessment, providing credible and Canadian economic impact results.
About Sport Tourism Canada (STC)
Sport Tourism Canada is a non-governmental, member-based, capacity-building organization that promotes sport tourism as a grassroots economic development initiative at the community level. STC services over 500 members across Canada, including 130 municipalities, 300 national and provincial sport, multi-sport and major games organizations and a variety of other sport and tourism industry partners. Sport tourism is the fastest-growing tourism industry sector in Canada, with over $7.4 billion in annual spending by domestic and international visitors and is central to local and regional economic recovery from COVID-19.
Shereen Abbas
Communication & Travel Media
Tourism Kelowna
shereen@tourismkelowna.com
Derek Mager
Economic Impact Consultant
Sport Tourism Canada
derek@thedatajungle.com
Categories: Announcements, Sports & Events, Business Development, Tourism Kelowna News Releases
Tags: Spartan North American Championships, Spartan Race, Big White Ski Resort, Sport Tourism Canada, Tourism Kelowna, economic activity, STEAMPRO
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Scientology library: "Celebrity Centre"
auditing • celebrity centre • church of scientology celebrity centre international @ 5930 franklin avenue los angeles ca united states • cost • david miscavige • death • disconnection • e-meter • france • fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • john travolta • lawsuit • membership • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • office of special affairs (osa) (formerly, guardian's office) • operating thetan (ot) • oxford capacity analysis (aka, "free scientology personality test" aka "u-test" aka "pape test") • purification rundown ("purif") • rehabilitation project force (rpf) • religious technology center (rtc) • sea organization (sea org, so) • suppressive person (sp) • tom cruise • tommy davis • xenu (operating thetan level 3, ot 3, wall of fire)
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Scientology's crushing defeat [What Scientology paid $8 Million to hide] — Village Voice
Author(s): Tony Ortega
Source: Village Voice
Six years ago, when I was a reporter at New Times LA, ''I'd written several stories about Scientology (Los Angeles is one of its headquarters), and I was about to uncork the longest one yet—a 7,000 word piece about an embarrassing, $8 million defeat Scientology had just suffered, when the weekly paper suddenly folded. That unpublished story has been sitting in storage ever since. Fast forward to 2008, and the world of reporting on Scientology has changed radically, thanks in part ...
Tag(s): Blackmail • Body thetans (BTs) • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • Church of Scientology of California (CSC) • Confidential preclear (PC) folder • Cost • Daniel A. Leipold • David Miscavige • Destroying/hiding/falsifying evidences • Disconnection • Earle C. Cooley • Fair game • Ford Greene • Frank Oliver • Fred T. Goldberg Jr. • Freeloader's debt • Front groups • Heber C. Jentzsch • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Joseph A. Yanny • Judge Robert Hess • Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim • Lawsuit • Leta Schlosser • Linda Simmons Hight • Medical claims • Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) • Operation Snow White • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Robert Vaughn Young • Salary • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Stephen A. Kent • Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) • Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) • Suppressive person (SP) • Tax matter • Tony Ortega • Tory "Magoo" Christman • Village Voice • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Jason Beghe to Scientology mouthpiece Tommy Davis: 'You're losing your soul' — Village Voice
Scientology defector Jason Beghe on Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis: "You see the eyes, the lying that he's doing. Anybody can see that this guy is not clean. It's clear as day." Last week, John Roberts of CNN grilled Tommy Davis, a Scientology spokesman, who was predictably evasive about what L. Ron Hubbard's wacky minions are up to. 'Disconnection,' the church policy of splitting up families in order to shun critics of the church? Never happens, Davis claimed. And as for that ...
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Cost • Disconnection • Jason Beghe • Michael J. "Mike" Rinder • Operating Thetan (OT) • Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) • Suppressive person (SP) • Tommy Davis • Tony Ortega • Village Voice • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Scientology and the Blackfeet — Missoula Independent
Author(s): Paul Peters
Source: Missoula Independent
Tribal members are getting advice, free trips—and perhaps a new rehab program—from their connection with L. Ron Hubbard's church. Is this the help they need? In 1964, when Rayola Running Crane was just 13, her parents sent her away from her home in Browning on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. She and her friends were drinking alcohol on a regular basis, and she had already been in an alcohol-related car accident that caused her permanent back injuries. She says her parents gave ...
Tag(s): Alfreddie Johnson • Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Blackfoot Indians • Celebrity Centre • Clark Carr • John Goodwin • L. Ron Hubbard • Larry Ground • Missoula Independent • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Pat Calf • Patricia Devereaux • Paul Peters • Rayola Running Crane • Rick Ross • Saginaw Grant • Stephen A. Kent • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Beghe begging for his Scientology records — FOX News
Author(s): Roger Friedman
Veteran TV and movie actor Jason Beghe wants his records back, and I do not mean "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Aqualung." On Monday night, Beghe — whom this column told you all about in his exit from Scientology after nearly 14 years — posted a message on a public forum at OperationClambake.com. He wants returned to him the mountains of folders, files and tapes that were compiled about him by the sect. So far, they've refused. Herewith is that ...
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Confidential preclear (PC) folder • David Miscavige • FOX News • Jason Beghe • Oprah Winfrey • Roger Friedman • Tom Cruise • xenu.net (aka Operation Clambake)
Former Scientologist Actor Wants His Confessional Files Back — Village Voice
Two weeks ago, in a YouTube video and an interview in the Voice, Jason Beghe denounced Scientology as a "rip-off" that "brainwashed" its members. A veteran actor of films and TV, Beghe recently left Scientology after 12 years in the controversial church, during which he estimates he spent a million dollars on classes and training in Scientology's arcane practices. Beghe went public with his newest offensive against the church last night by posting online a letter addressed to Scientology leader David ...
Tag(s): Andreas Heldal-Lund • Auditing • Celebrity Centre • Confidential preclear (PC) folder • David Miscavige • E-Meter • Hollywood Guaranty Building (HGB) @ 6331 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles CA United States • Jason Beghe • Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun • Tom Cruise • Tony Ortega • Village Voice • xenu.net (aka Operation Clambake) • YouTube
Ex-Scientology kids share their stories — ABC News
Author(s): Lisa Fletcher, Ethan Nelson
He's one of the biggest box-office draws in history, but in recent years Tom Cruise has become more than just the face of his films. He has also become the face of his religion – Scientology. A recent video of Cruise – made for a Scientology event and leaked online – showed the star's unbridled passion for his religion and piqued the public's interest in a belief system that has long been surrounded by controversy. "I think it's a privilege to ...
Tag(s): ABC News • Abortion • Anonymous (group) • Astra Woodcraft • Auditing • Celebrity Centre • Child labor • Children, youth • David Miscavige • Disconnection • E-Meter • Exscientologykids.com • False imprisonment • Jenna Miscavige-Hill • Lawrence Woodcraft • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Suppressive person (SP)
TV actor Jason Beghe attacks Scientology in YouTube video — The Times (UK)
Author(s): Veronica Schmidt
Source: The Times (UK)
[Embedded Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNUjMz9-W2I] American TV actor and former Scientologist Jason Beghe has labelled the controversial religion "destructive" and a "rip-off" in a video interview posted on YouTube, writes Veronica Schmidt. The 48-year-old is the first celebrity to speak out against the religion, telling how his 12 years with the church have damaged him. "My experience personally, and what I've observed for myself, is that Scientology is destructive and a rip-off," said Beghe, who has acted on Cane, CSI and Veronica ...
Tag(s): Auditing • Celebrity Centre • Confidential preclear (PC) folder • Cost • Jason Beghe • Mark Bunker • The Times (UK) • Veronica Schmidt
Scientology's first celebrity defector reveals church secrets // 'I was Miscavige's favorite boy,' says veteran TV actor Jason Beghe — Village Voice
More: web.archive.org, rickross.com
Veteran television actor Jason Beghe tells the Village Voice that the Church of Scientology will be feeling blindsided by the YouTube video of him that hit the Internet on March 14. Long-held frustrations with the church motivated Beghe to leave Scientology seven months ago, after he had spent about 12 years in the organization as one of its most celebrated success stories. Over the course of about a year, he negotiated his "disassociation" with the church, trying to give every indication ...
Tag(s): Andreas Heldal-Lund • Auditing • Bodhi Elfman • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Confidential preclear (PC) folder • Cost • David Miscavige • David Petti (Petit?) • Hidden camera • Jason Beghe • L rundowns • Mark Bunker • Milton Katselas • Operating Thetan (OT) • Tom Cruise • Tony Ortega • Training Routines (TRs) • United Artists • Village Voice • xenu.net (aka Operation Clambake)
Special report: The Scientologists — Israel TV
Source: Israel TV
Tag(s): 9/11 • Al Qaeda • Anti-psychiatry • Association for Prosperity and Security in the Middle East (APUME) • Auditing • Celebrity Centre • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Death • Disconnection • E-Meter • Ela Shner • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Friday Studio • Hard sell • Hidden camera • Holocaust • Hypnosis • Illegal practice of medicine • Infiltration • Investigative • Israel TV • Israeli Center for Scientology • Limor Livnat • Noa Mamit • Odetta Schwartz • Psychiatry: An Industry of Death • Rami Feller • Recruitment • Schools • Suicide • Tel Aviv • The Way to Happiness (TWTH) • Threat of physical harm
Is Scientology dangerous? — The Times (UK)
Author(s): Chris Ayres
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Chris Ayres • David Miscavige • Fair game • Karin Spaink • Paulette Cooper • Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) • Robert B. "Bob" Adams • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • The Times (UK) • Tom Cruise • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Praying for Tom Cruise — Eye Weekly
Author(s): Marc Weisblott
Source: Eye Weekly
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Eye Weekly • Gay • Hollywood Undercover • Ian Halperin • Marc Weisblott • Tom Cruise
Château Scientology — New Yorker
Author(s): Dana Goodyear
Source: New Yorker
Tag(s): Art Medeiros • Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Celebrity Centre • Charlize Theron • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Dana Goodyear • David Miscavige • El Cadiz @ 1721 North Sycamore Los Angeles CA United States • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Golden Age of Tech • Greg LaClaire • Hilary Royce • Hollywood Police Activities League • Hubbard Communications Office • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Jenna Elfman • Jim Meskimen • Juliette Lewis • Kelly Preston • Kenneth Anger • Kids on Stage for a Better World • Kirstie Alley • Lynsey Bartilson • Main Building (old Cedars-Sinai Hospital) @ 4833 Fountain Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Marissa Ribisi • New Yorker • Patrick Renna • Project Celebrity • Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Robert B. "Bob" Adams • Stephen A. Kent • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Diana author names Tom Cruise as 'World Number Two in Scientology' — Daily Mail (UK)
Author(s): James Tapper
Source: Daily Mail (UK)
[Picture]'All lies': Cruise is considering a lawsuit Star's fury over claims by Diana author Andrew Morton: • Daughter by Katie Holmes "conceived like Rosemary's Baby" • Nicole Kidman "feared blackmail" over sex tapes made with Scientologists • Scientologists "planted meadown of flowers for Tom and Nicole to run through" • Cruise's next mission is to recruit David Beckham Tom Cruise has become the de-facto second in command of the Church of Scientology, according to a new biography - which makes an ...
Tag(s): Andrew Morton • Bertram "Bert" Fields • Bill Beslow • Celebrity Centre • Daily Mail (UK) • David Beckham • David Miscavige • Elliot J. Abelson • Germany • Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs • James Tapper • Jesse Prince • John Travolta • Karen Schless Pressley • Katie Holmes • Michelle "Shelly" Miscavige (né Barnett) • Mimi Rogers • Nicole Kidman • Penelope Cruz • Potential Trouble Source (PTS) • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Sofia Vergara • St Martin's Press • Tom Cruise • Victoria Beckham
SLAMS VS. SECT IN TELL-ALL ON TOM — New York Post
Author(s): Susannah Cahalan
Source: New York Post
Tag(s): Andrew Morton • Bertram "Bert" Fields • Celebrity Centre • David Miscavige • Elliot J. Abelson • Katie Holmes • Matt Lauer • New York Post • Pat Kingsley • Raymond "Ray" Mithoff • Susannah Cahalan • Tom Cruise • Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography (book)
The Golden Suicides — Vanity Fair
Author(s): Nancy Jo Sales
Source: Vanity Fair
On a rainy October night in Washington, D.C., the friends and family of Jeremy Blake gathered for a private memorial service at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Blake, an art-world star acclaimed for his lush and moody "moving paintings," shape-shifting innovations mixing abstract painting and digital film, had ended his life on the night of July 17, walking into the Atlantic Ocean off Rockaway Beach, Queens, never to return. "I am going to join the lovely Theresa," Blake, 35, had written ...
Tag(s): Beck Hansen • Celebrity Centre • Jeremy Blake • Karin Pouw • Nancy Jo Sales • Suicide • Theresa Duncan • Vanity Fair
Friends, thetans, countrymen — Daily Telegraph (UK)
Source: Daily Telegraph (UK)
Tag(s): Anne Archer • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Daily Telegraph (UK) • David Carradine • Ethan Suplee • Giovanni Ribisi • Jason Lee • Jenna Elfman • John Carmichael • Kirstie Alley • Mark Oppenheimer • Milton Katselas • Operating Thetan (OT) • Richard Shirley • Terry Jastrow • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Attractive help and a hasty exit — The Australian
Author(s): Michael McKenna
Source: The Australian
IT was Hollywood, so it was bound to follow the script. Two minutes after walking through the ornate gates of the world famous Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre, an exquisitely renovated 1920s chateau-style, former hotel overlooking Los Angeles, I came face-to-face with my first Scientologist. He was impressive, tall, broad-shouldered and impeccably groomed with a set of blindingly white teeth. He looked like an actor who'd play a secret service agent.
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Cost • E-Meter • Michael McKenna • The Australian • Tom Cruise
'Church' that yearns for respectability — The Times (UK)
Author(s): Dominic Kennedy
Scientology is trying to transform its image from that of a shadowy cult When Scientology officially opened its spectacular new British church in the Square Mile, the movement was given an unusually warm embrace by the Establishment. Ian Luder, an Alderman of the Corporation of London and a magistrate, lauded the organisation's anti-drugs efforts. "The work which you do in this area is greatly to be welcomed," he said, "and I wish you growing success." It was a satisfying moment for ...
Tag(s): Assets • Australia • Bob Keenan • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology Mission of Bournemouth • Church of Scientology Religious Education College Incorporated (COSRECI) • Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Cost • Criminon • David Miscavige • Dominic Kennedy • Greenfields School (Forest Row, UK) • Ian Luder • Income • Michael "Woody" Woodmansey • Monique E. Yingling • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Nesta Investments • New Era Publications (UK) • Real estate • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Saint Hill Manor @ East Grinstead (UK) • SOR Services (UK) • Soujata de Varis • The Times (UK) • United Kingdom (UK) • World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Stars in their eyes — Spectator
Author(s): Tessa Mayes
Source: Spectator
Tessa Mayes is the first reporter to have gone undercover in the London Celebrity Centre of the Church of Scientology. It is, she finds, like a pious version of Pop Idol. The adherents want to be celebrities at least as much as Scientologists 'A culture is only as great as its dreams and its dreams are dreamed by artists,' wrote L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in 1969, 15 years after he formed the church itself. ...
Tag(s): Auditing • Celebrity (magazine) • Celebrity Centre • Celebrity Centre London • Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO) • Commissions • David Petti (Petit?) • Engram • Happiness Rundown • Hidden camera • Hypnosis • Membership • Michelle Stafford • MV Freewinds (formerly, La Bohème) • Operating Thetan (OT) • Potential Trouble Source (PTS) • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Salary • Scientology's "Clear" state • Spectator • Staff Status ? (Scientology courses) • Tessa Mayes • Tone scale • United Kingdom (UK)
Scientology to target students — Mail on Sunday (UK)
Author(s): Alan Caldwell
Source: Mail on Sunday (UK)
The controversial Church of Scientology is planning to target students at Scottish universities and colleges in a new recruitment drive. Leaders of the church, which is largely regarded as a cult and believes humans descended from aliens, have revealed they intend to send workers into campuses to seek out impressionable youngsters. Ironically, they believe recent bad publicity after the movement featured on the BBC's Panorama programme has helped attract new converts. Following the programme screening two weeks ago, which featured presenter ...
Tag(s): Alan Caldwell • BBC Panorama • Body thetans (BTs) • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Frank Laidlaw • Hubbard Academy of Personal Independence (Edinburgh) • Isla St Clair • John Gourlay • Mail on Sunday (UK) • Recruitment • Roland Rashleigh-Berry • Schools • United Kingdom (UK)
Church of Scientology International Receives LA Business Journal's Real Estate Award — Earthtimes
Source: Earthtimes
Tag(s): Braley Building @ 35 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA United States • California • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • Church of Scientology of Orange County • Church of Scientology Pasadena • Earthtimes • Ideal Org • Masonic Temple @ 505 North Sycamore Street Santa Ana CA United States • Real estate • Robert B. "Bob" Adams
Scientology groups to pay back $3.5 million; They agree to return `profits' from a Ponzi scheme run by financial advisor Reed Slatkin. — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): E. Scott Reckard
Tag(s): Bankruptcy • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Church of Scientology Western United States • David Schindler • E. Scott Reckard • Earthlink • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Greta Van Susteren • Los Angeles Times (California) • Money laundering • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Narconon International • Reed E. Slatkin • Settlement • Sky Dayton
Scientology - A question of faith // Did a mother's faith contribute to her murder? — CBS News
More: video.google.com
(CBS) There was never a question who committed the murder of Elli Perkins on March 13, 2003. As correspondent Peter Van Sant reports, within hours, police had a confession. His jeans drenched in blood, 28-year-old Jeremy Perkins had just stabbed his mother 77 times. Weeks later, in a recorded interview, Jeremy told a psychiatrist what was going through his mind. "My mom, I thought she was out to get me," he said. "Like sometimes she'd be totally normal and then she'd ...
Tag(s): Anti-psychiatry • CBS News • Celebrity Centre • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Conrad Maulfair • Death • Elli Perkins • FACTNet • Janice "Jan" Eastgate Meyer • Jeff Carlson • Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim • Lisa McPherson • Mental illness • Rich Dunning • Richard Griffin • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Stephen A. Kent • Tom Cruise
The secrets of Scientology — The Independent (UK)
Author(s): Sara Lawrence
Source: The Independent (UK)
Tom Cruise says Katie Holmes is now a fully-fledged follower of L Ron Hubbard. So what is it about the sci-fi writer's 'religion' that exerts such a hold? Sara Lawrence goes undercover to find out Sitting on a red velvet chair in the middle of a majestic, oak-panelled hall in East Grinstead, I have rarely felt more fearful for my sanity. On the wall in front of me, a creepy, larger-than-life-sized portrait of an old man seems to be staring straight ...
Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Justice Latey, Sir John • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Saint Hill Manor @ East Grinstead (UK) • Sara Lawrence • The Independent (UK) • UK Charity Commission • United Kingdom (UK)
Scientology group finds support in Legislature — Arizona Republic
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Author(s): Amanda J. Crawford
Source: Arizona Republic
A group affiliated with the Church of Scientology has forged close ties with several influential members of the Arizona Legislature as part of a nationwide battle against the mental-health industry. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights has courted key lawmakers with trips to glitzy Scientologist events in Hollywood. And, observers say, it has been the force behind more than two dozen bills in Arizona in recent years, including measures to restrict prescriptions of Ritalin and mood-altering drugs. One of the measures ...
Tag(s): Albert Hale • Amanda J. Crawford • Anti-psychiatry • Arizona Republic • Bruce Wiseman • Carolyn Allen • Celebrity Centre • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • John Travolta • Karen Johnson (Senator) • Les Koel • Linda Gray • Lobbying • Lucy Mason • Marilyn Jarrett • Mark Thompson • Mental illness • National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) • National Order of Women Legislators • Pamela Gorman • Psychiatry: An Industry of Death • Richard A. Haworth • Ritalin • Russell Pearce • Second Chance (related, Criminon) • Sylvia Laughter • Thayer Verschoor • Tom Prezelski • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Inside Scientology — Rolling Stone
Author(s): Janet Reitman
The faded little downtown area of Clearwater, Florida, has a beauty salon, a pizza parlor and one or two run-down bars, as well as a bunch of withered bungalows and some old storefronts that look as if they haven't seen customers in years. There are few cars and almost no pedestrians. There are, however, buses — a fleet of gleaming white and blue ones that slowly crawl through town, stopping at regular intervals to discharge a small army of tightly organized, ...
Tag(s): Aleister Crowley • Celebrity Centre • Chuck Beatty • Clearwater • David Miscavige • Delphi Schools, Inc. • Detox • Dianetics • Disconnection • Eugene "Gene" Denk • Fair game • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs • Janet Reitman • John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons • Kristi Wachter • Mace-Kingsley Ranch • Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard • Michael J. "Mike" Rinder • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Operation Snow White • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Rolling Stone • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Security check ("sec check") • Sky Dayton • Space opera • Stephen A. Kent • Study technology (Study tech) • Super Power/Flag building (formerly, Gray Moss Inn) @ 215 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States • Tom Cruise • Tommy Davis • Tory "Magoo" Christman • Vistaril • Wog • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
The Today Show: An inside look at Scientology, Katie Couric interview with Michael Rinder — NBC
Author(s): Katie Couric
Source: NBC
Tag(s): Anti-psychiatry • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • E-Meter • Edith "Edie" Reuveni • Katie Couric • Membership • Michael J. "Mike" Rinder • NBC • Operating Thetan (OT) • Tom Cruise • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Scientologists on the move // Church leaving quirky Dallas mansion for office complex — Dallas Morning News
Author(s): Colleen McCain Nelson
Source: Dallas Morning News
When the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre moved to Far East Dallas, the neighbors were nervous. Visions of traffic clogging the tree-lined streets and rumors about religious rituals had some homeowners on edge. Now, after spending five years in a salmon-colored mansion at Buckner Boulevard and Dixie Lane, the Scientologists are moving to the suburbs. And many of their neighbors are sorry to see them go. "They've been very friendly," said Jim Depetris, who lives next door to the Celebrity Centre. ...
Tag(s): 451 Decker Drive Dallas TX United States • 9401 Dixie Lane Dallas TX United States • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre (Dallas) • Colleen McCain Nelson • Dallas Morning News • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Real estate • Texas • Theresa Dolaway
Getting behind the ruckus over 'silent births' — Chicago Tribune
Author(s): Nara Schoenberg
Source: Chicago Tribune
Just when Tom Cruise was starting to look good again, we hear from the New York Daily News that Cruise's pregnant fiance, Katie Holmes, is supposed to sign on for a "silent birth," without screams or painkillers. Ouch. But is "Quit yellin', it's only childbirth," as the News headline so succinctly put it, the true position of the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a member? Not according to Greg LaClaire, vice president of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre ...
Tag(s): Chicago Tribune • Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Greg LaClaire • John Travolta • Kelly Preston • Nara Schoenberg • New York Daily News • Pregnancy • Redbook magazine • Silent birth
Delve into Dianetics — Daily Trojan
Author(s): Tony Chiorazzi
Source: Daily Trojan
For a moment, you might think you're in 17th century France and glaring up at a Normandy chateau. But you're not - you're peering up at L. Ron Hubbard's towering salute to the artist on Franklin Street in Hollywood. The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International, a 10-minute drive from USC, is a church, but one like no other. The church caters not only to the spiritual needs of its parishioners but also to its artistic needs. L. Ron Hubbard, the ...
Tag(s): Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States • Daily Trojan • Elizabeth Davenport • Jesse Vilinsky • Medical claims • Membership • Michelle "Chel" Stith • Tony Chiorazzi • Trevor Davis


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Sportswrap: Football earns road win, women's soccer falls to North Carolina
Duke football won its road opener Saturday against Northwestern in a game that came down to the wire.
September 12, 2022 | 12:02am EDT
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we'll recap how each of Duke's sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here's our recap for the week of Sept. 5-11.
Duke hit the road Saturday to take on Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Even after their rout of Temple in the season opener, the Blue Devils (2-0) entered the game as 10-point underdogs. They had other plans, however, and sprinted ahead to a 21-0 lead just seconds into the second quarter. While the Wildcats did mount a strong comeback effort, a last-second forced fumble on the goal line by Jaylen Stinson secured the 31-23 Duke victory. The win was driven by explosive, long-yardage offensive plays like an 81-yard Eli Pancol reception and a 42-yard Jordan Waters touchdown run. The Blue Devils now return home to Wallace Wade Stadium to take on North Carolina A&T Saturday at 6 p.m. -Rachael Kaplan
The third-ranked Blue Devils hosted No. 2 North Carolina Thursday night for their last of three straight contests against top-10 teams. The local rivals began the game slow with just two shots on goal in the first 30 minutes, both from players donning the lighter shade of blue. Unfortunately for Duke (5-2), North Carolina persisted in the second half and went on to take 10 second-half shots to the Blue Devils' one. The Tar Heels got two additional goals and closed the night with a 3-0 victory. Duke looks to rebound in a Sept. 17 matchup at Syracuse. -Ana Young
It took a fight and plenty of nervy moments, but the seventh-ranked Blue Devils dug deep and earned their fourth consecutive win Saturday at No. 10 Louisville. Despite conceding its first goal of the year to go down 1-0, goals courtesy of sophomores Jai Bean and Shakur Mohammed brought the game back and kept Duke head coach John Kerr and his squad unbeaten. It was not the cleanest game the Blue Devils (4-0) have played, but a win against a talented conference foe is nothing to scoff at. Momentum is momentum, after all, especially as a Friday date with rival North Carolina looms. -Andrew Long
Duke bested Michigan in four sets Friday evening as senior Gracie Johnson racked up 28 kills, a career-high for the outside hitter. The Blue Devils (7-2) returned Saturday against Michigan State and ultimately emerged victorious from a five-set match that was a nail-biter until the very end. Throughout the weekend, disciplined defense was key in supporting a courageous offense that found big swings even when Duke was fighting against a dominant Wolverine block. With several players nursing injuries, some younger Blue Devils found more playing time as the team developed its depth and proved just how dangerous the entirety of its roster is. It was a big weekend for Duke, and Ohio State is sure to be pleased with the result, too. -Leah Boyd
Duke had its first home weekend of the season, opening up on its fresh blue turf and debuting the Jim Sabiston Fieldhouse ahead of Sunday's game. The Blue Devils (3-3) played Friday evening against Appalachian State, holding the Mountaineers off with a 2-1 win in overtime behind a solid game by Louisville transfer Charlie van Oirschot. On a rainy Sunday afternoon, however, they fell to William & Mary 2-1. Next weekend, Duke goes back on the road, with matchups Friday at Syracuse and Sunday at Colgate. -Suresh Kannoth
Duke kicked off its fall season with a stellar second-place finish out of 14 teams in the Rod Myers Invitational. Playing with home course advantage at the Duke University Golf Club, freshmen William Love and Ethan Evans both began their collegiate careers with 3-under, top-10 finishes. Duke was bested over three days of competition by only Alabama, which finished 11 strokes lower than the Blue Devils to claim first place. The squad will look to build on this strong start to the season beginning Sept. 19 at the Husky Invitational in Washington. -Robert Miron
Cross country did not compete this past week and will return to action Sept. 16 for both the Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., and the Adidas XC Challenge in Raleigh.
Sportswrap: Men's basketball knocks off Clemson and Louisville, women's basketball drops two straight
Sportswrap: Duke men's basketball gets bounce-back win, women's basketball has undefeated week
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First Fridays is always full of surprises, and this month's Art Walk was no exception. The greatest thrill on that mild September evening, with a hint of fall in the air after a long hot August, was at the Art-Law Building (formerly Art 6). They served up a series of surprises—more like shocks (pleasant ones)—that entered the eye and sent ripples through the brain.
Featured this month at Art-Law are works by Sabrina Cabada, Beth Horsley, Helena Magnusson, and Rebecca D'Angelo.
Rebecca's exhibit, "Celebrations: Inside the Beltway", includes images of iconic figures she had shot while working the society beat for The Washington Post. She is a career photojournalist, and her work has appeared in countless publications including National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times, and Ebony. Her post-Katrina images are in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, and in the National Museum of Women in the Arts archival collection. Among those featured in this exhibit are Mohammad Ali, Hilary Clinton and Bono. But these are not portrait studies. Each photograph is a lively narrative, and Rebecca, captures, in the blink of an eye, a single moment that defines each subject, almost eerily so.
"Muses", by Sabrina Cabada, is a collection of figurative and decorative portraits. Sabrina paints with a rawness and a dedication to the way color expresses emotions. She is the daughter of artists, and has been painting and showing her work nationally for twenty-five years. Her work is represented in many collections, nationally and internationally.
Beth Horsley's series of surreally manipulated images is called "Marineland". They call to mind the work of Magritte, and they tell the sad, sad, existential tale of the captivity of marine mammals. They are poignant, but not heavy-handed. For over thirty years Beth has worked as a commercial and fine art photographer. She pays close attention to all aspects of the process of creating, which is intuitive for her. Beth's work has captivated audiences nationally, and many of her pieces have found permanent homes in private collections.
Helena Magnusson Ogburn is a self-taught, abstract painter from Sweden. Like Sabrina, she grew up in an artist's home. Helena paints her feelings, and the paintings, which have been described as "breathtaking", give her the raw courage to be utterly vulnerable.


Kurumoch International Airport today welcomes the inaugural flight of Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai to Samara.
Starting October 20, flydubaiwill operate direct scheduled flights to Dubaieach Wednesday and Saturday, departing from Samara at 02:45 pm and arriving in Dubai at 07:30 pm. Return flights will depart from Dubai on the same days at09:00 am and arrive in Samara at 01:45 pm (all timing is local).
For the new service, the Airline uses B737-800NG aircraft offering 189 alleconomy class seats.
Samara has become flydubai'ssecond destination in the Russian Federation.
ticket from Dubai. When you check-in at Samara, you won't have tocollect your baggage at Dubai – it will also be tagged for your final destination.
The Airport's ground staff have completed corresponding trainingprovided by flydubai's AirportServices Manager.
For detailed information on tickets and fares for these flights as wellas on the Airline's additional services, please visit the official website of flydubaiwww.flydubai.com or callthe Airline's contact centre +971-4-3010800.
Flydubai (trading as flydubai) is alow cost carrier operating flights to, from and via Dubai. It was established by the Dubai Government in March2008, with the support of Emirates Airlines. The flydubai fleet consists ofBoeing 737-800NG aircraft in an all economy class. The Airline has scheduledflights to Aleppo, Alexandria,Amman, Assiut, Bahrain, Baku, Beirut, Colombo, Damascus, Djibouti,Doha, Erbil, Istanbul,Kabul, Karachi,Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kuwait,Latakia, Lucknow, Luxorand Muscat. Yekaterinburgand Samara from Russiahave now been added to the flydubai's route map. The Airline's network currentlyincludes 24 destinations.
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Michael Cunningham's Hours in Matera
Tommaso Cartia (February 01, 2017)
The 'sassi' area in Matera
The feeling, which is palpable the moment you enter Matera, is that you are a rather fragile being, skating across the rock-hard surface of mortality itself. You are temporary. Matera is not. (Michael Cunningham)
Another view of Matera
'Sassi' habitations
Matera by night
A cave in Matera
Festivity in honor of the Madonna della Bruna
A sketch for the Madonna della Bruna float.
Poster of La Milanesina 2016 festival
Michael Cunningham at the Italian Cultural Institute NY with Giorgio van Straten
Italian translation of The Hours by Ivan Cotroneo
Poster of 'The Hours', the movie based on Cunningham's book with Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman who won the Oscar for her interpretation of Virginia Woolf
At the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, internationally acclaimed writer and Pulitzer Prize Award Winner of "The Hours"–Michael Cunningham–presented his lyrical lecture on the exceptional city of Matera (Basilicata). The American author visited the city in 2016 when he was invited by APT Basilicata (the agency that promotes tourism in that area). In conversation with Giorgio van Straten–director of the Institute–Cunningham enchanted the audience with his passionate ode to the city and talked about his connection to Italy, as well as about his work.
Beauty can be found in unexpected places, and when beauty falls into the hands of one of the best writers of our time, the result is pure poetry. American writer Michael Cunningham found another one of his inspirational muses in the city of Matera, a magical place that is not only a city but also a living organism that has miraculously survived the test of time.
The History of Matera
Known as the "Subterranean City," Matera is one of the most ancient cities in the entire world and is famous for its sassi–stone cave dwellings. The sassi originated in prehistoric times and are the first human settlement in Italy. These dwellings were dug into the calcareous rock, which resulted in the creation of small caverns. For centuries, the citizens of Matera lived in these habitations that remained unaffected by industrial progress and modernization. However, with the advent of modern times, the glorious sassi became a symbol of poverty and unhealthy living conditions.
As Matera battled against dominations, earthquakes, and catastrophes throughout the course of history, its untamable spirit always prevailed in the face of adversity, pushing the boundaries of what is both humanly and naturally possible. In the 1950's the Italian government relocated the population of the sassi site to the modern city. Later on the sassi area was regenerated, promoting tourism and becoming a natural set for many important movies from The Gospel According to St. Matthew by Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. In 1993 UNESCO crowned Matera a World Heritage Site, and in 2019 it will become the Italian host of the European Capital of Culture.
Michael Cunningham's Ode to Matera
Matera's timeless charm struck the author of The Hours and inspired him to write an elegy that digs into the cavernous depths of the city, connecting them with the spirit of the people who live there. The citizens of Matera have absorbed both the strength and the sense of perseverance that is emblazoned in the sassi. Therefore, this city becomes a symbol and an inspiration for the times we are living.
In Cunningham's work, echoes from the past are often used as a tool to tell contemporary stories. They serve as a frame where past and present overlap in order to have a more essential understanding of who we are as human beings. In The Hours, the echo of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway inspires the stories of two women, one who's reading the book in 1950 and one who is a modern interpretation of it in 2001. The filter of the book helps them to better analyze their human condition and deal with the threat of their extinction. Similarly, in Specimen Days, Walt Whitman's poetry becomes a time machine that accompanies the three novellas of the book set in different historical moments.
The theme of belonging to a land or place, whether real or a psychological state of mind, is another common thread of Cunningham's work. He displays it in novels like A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, and the non-fiction Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown.
It's no wonder that a city like Matera inspired the author to go on a literary journey through time and space. Cunningham uses the city's caves to dig more deeply into the essence of human nature like Virginia Woolf aspired to do: "I dig out beautiful caves behind my characters; I think that gives exactly what I want: humanity, humor, depth. The idea is that the caves shall connect, and each comes to daylight at the present moment."
Cunningham's lecture began with an anecdote regarding the annual festival in honor of the Madonna della Bruna, "In the city of Matera […] an annual parade held in honor of the Madonna della Bruna (the city's patron saint) features an elaborate, exquisitely constructed float that once it's rolled through the streets and reaches the central square, is demolished by citizens who literally tear it to pieces until there is nothing left. This serves to remind the people of Matera that every human creation, from churches to parade floats, could always be better than it is. Each year, an even more splendid float is built, and each year it's torn apart again because perfection will always elude human efforts no matter how skilled, no matter how inspired. Matera knows about perseverance. It knows about the urge to complete that which could never be completed."
Then the author went deep into the thought of perceiving the city as a living organism: "Matera is like a giant beehive–solid looking on the outside, but actually made up almost entirely of tunnels, passageways, chambers and chambers atop chambers. If most cities aspire to the erection of ever taller buildings, which speaks to our attempts to reach for the sky, Matera speaks to a more primal urge to barrel into the earth to be held and protected there. It seems that everything's fragile; everything tractable was blown away eons ago. Matera is made solely of that which can resist catastrophic forces. Matera is what's left after the hurricanes."
And then he continued, "The feeling, which is palpable the moment you enter Matera, is that you are a rather fragile being, skating across the rock-hard surface of mortality itself. You are temporary. Matera is not."
Matera appears to be a timeless city to the American writer whose story resonates with Earth's history itself: "The falcons embody the harsh imperishability of Matera, a city that, in a certain sense, preys on time itself. Time, after all, eats almost everything, but it can't seem to eat Matera. And if Matera doesn't exactly eat time, it is unconcerned about time like the falcon is about the sky. I need to tell you a little more about Matera's history because Matera is history, in ongoing collision with the present. It could be said that Matera is a living illustration of the fact that our histories create our present, our present creates our future, and that's been going on nanosecond by nanosecond since the earth was formed."
Matera inspires and shows us that persistence and perseverance are embedded in human DNA.
"Matera, still very much alive, gaunt and barren, and strangely beautiful, had stood for millennia and may stand for millennia to come. For millennia it has been telling us, silently, that we can, and quite possibly will, persist–even in a world that can seem all too ready to be free of us. We may not be much as a species–not if we look at our history, our wars, our habit of rewarding the rich and depriving the poor–but we possess tenacity, a profound and inexhaustible drive simply to go on…that verges on genius."
Cunningham's relationship with Italy
The Italian audience had already the chance to hear the heartfelt lecture during La Milanesiana 2016 edition, a cultural festival that's held in Milan every year created and directed by Elisabetta Sgarbi. Now it was the turn of the Italian-American community in New York to be mesmerized by the wtriter's insightful poem. After the reading, the director of the Institute Giorgio van Straten asked Cunningham some questions about his relationship with Italy, translations and writing in general. This unique occasion falls into the frame of a series conceived by van Straten–American authors speaking about their ties with Italy–that already hosted big personalities of American literature like Jhumpa Lahiri.
The American author is well known by the Italian public. His books, especially The Hours, have become big successes in Italy thanks to the beautiful translations by Italian writer and director Ivan Cotroneo.
Van Straten asked Cunningham if he was ever curious to read his books in their translated versions to see if they sound different to him. The writer replied that he certainly did and that to him sound, rhythm, and musicality are crucial in writing. In fact, that's what he tells his students: "You should write in a way that if somebody reads a passage from your book, somebody that doesn't speak your language, that passage still has to have something. It has to have a rhythm, a flow, spark, and music. I do read other translations to get a sense of how my writing sounds in a different language, and I also encourage my translators to take chances on my writing. I always feel like my books in English are books by Michael Cunningham, and my books translated in Italian are books by Michael Cunningham and Ivan Cotroneo."
The relationship between Cunningham and Italy is a long lasting one. Every year he travels to Tuscany as guest of his friend, the Baroness Beatrice Monti von Rezzori, who created a writers' retreat there. Additionally, he is often invited to cultural festivals and occasions. Might be just a matter of time then that this guru of modern literature comes back to praise Italy's great beauty with its poetry.
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Bar review: Eat, play, love
Courtesy of Jeff Herron Photography and Garrison Tavern The cocktail at left with the chili pepper is the Spicy Papaya Margarita.
A sports bar is an interesting choice for a hotel bar, but for a place the size of the Tampa Marriott Water Street that welcomes paying guests and locals alike, it's a good fit. It doesn't hurt that the hotel is a short walk from Amalie Arena, making it convenient for traveling sports fans staying at the Marriott.
I visited the sports bar at the Marriott years ago, then known as Champions. It was a proper sports bar, filled with jerseys and various memorabilia. All things considered, it was a good spot to watch a game or to grab a drink after a visit to the arena.
In retrospect, it did seem somewhat old school, so I wasn't shocked to learn that a new bar and restaurant was slated to replace it. The space has been reimagined as Garrison Tavern, the latest in restaurateur Richard Sandoval's portfolio, which spans more than 50 destinations in eight countries.
The idea is to create an excellent sports-bar experience without relying primarily on that theme. Or as the business describes itself: a "social house that happens to show sports."
Of the many descriptors used in place of "bar," I think "tavern" is the right choice.
The look inside Garrison is a tasteful take on the now-standard modern industrial look. There are some touches that call back to the Champions days, such as vintage punching bags hanging in several corners of the restaurant.
Booth and table seating span three rooms, not including a small outdoor patio. There is a dining area near the bar, a lounge with a TV grid serving as a massive single screen and another lounge in the back with a smaller TV grid, table shuffleboard and two TopGolf Swing Suites — the first in Florida.
The suites are two golf-simulator bays rented by the hour, allowing groups of up to eight people to play on digital versions of a few dozen actual PGA courses with real clubs and balls. For the non-golfers, there are also other sports to play, ranging from baseball and hockey to, um, Zombie Dodgeball.
I came hungry and was disappointed to find few vegan options on the menu. Sure, it's a sports bar, but it's also 2019, so I considered this a missed opportunity.
Expecting to cobble together a dinner of appetizers and side dishes, I was pleasantly surprised when my server mentioned a separate vegan menu. I mention this because fellow herbivores might not think to ask, and that would lead to missing out on the otherwise-unlisted sweet potato brownies and ice cream.
Fortunately, there's no need to request a special menu for the drinks, as it's all spelled out on the back of the main one.
There's a tidy lineup of beers on the bar's 24 taps, but it would be a mistake to not try the house kölsch, an excellent version of the classic German ale brewed by nearby Coppertail Brewing Co. This is an excellent choice for Garrison Tavern — it's the kind of light and crisp brew you'd have a few of while watching a game, but it's also lively enough to stand up to a full dinner.
There are six signature cocktails on the list, all riffs on cocktail-bar staples, most with a seasonal theme. For the TopGolfers, there's the Garrison Daly, a Tito's-fueled take on the John Daly, featuring orange-blossom tea for a summertime Florida vibe.
There's a lemon shandy, a hibiscus margarita and a spicy margarita made with a tequila-mezcal combo and papaya purée.
I was especially hoping to try the House-Made Verde Bloody sans its shrimp, salami, bacon and cheese accoutrements, but the bar was out of verde mix.
That's a shame, because this house-made base involving tomatillo, garlic, spinach, cucumber and lime juice sounds like an awesome vehicle for locally distilled Banyan Reserve vodka.
For me, there's always next time, and there will be a next time. A house kölsch, vegan menu and WWE Raw — who says I'm not a sports fan? — hitting Amalie this month all but guarantees it.
Considering the surrounding barscape, which features several flavors of sports bar, Garrison Tavern has done well in creating something a little different from the rest. There's no mistaking its underlying theme, but there are layers to it and some pretty cool amenities to boot, making it a solid dinner and drink spot for big fans and the sports-averse alike.
— jg@saintbeat.com
Garrison Tavern
700 S Florida Ave., Tampa. (813) 204-6352. facebook.com/garrisontaverntampa
The vibe: A spacious, modern sports bar/gastropub hybrid.
Food: Snacks, sides and appetizers, $5-$15; entrées, $12-$26; desserts, $5.
Booze: Beer, wine and liquor. Beer, $6.50-$10.50; wine, $9-$14.50; liquor, $7-$16.
Specialty: Start with the Garrison Tavern Kölsch, a thirst-quenching golden ale brewed by Tampa's Coppertail Brewing Co. While you're sipping that, take a look at the six house cocktails: seasonally themed riffs on various classics, like the Hibiscus Seasonal Margarita and the Garrison Daly (a John Daly made with orange blossom tea). The Spicy Papaya Margarita is especially tasty, featuring both Lunazul reposado tequila and Ilegal mezcal, papaya purée, fresh lime juice and Chile de árbol simple syrup.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
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ib vogt GmbH (referred to as 'ib vogt'), is seeking MIGA coverage of the commercial debt tranche on a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant developed by the company MMID 30 MW for Renewable Energy S.A.E (MMID 30), hereafter also referred to as the 'Project Enterprise'. MMID 30 is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company owned by a consortium constituted of Infinity Solar Energy SAE and ib vogt (the sponsors). The sponsors will be responsible for managing construction and operational aspects of a 30 Mega Watts alternative current (MWAC) solar PV plant located in the Benban solar complex in the Aswan Province of Egypt (the project). ib vogt was selected as the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contractor for the project.
In addition to MMID 30, ib vogt is seeking MIGA coverage of the commercial debt tranche on two additional solar plants: Taqa 50; and Phoenix Power 1, which is also seeking International Finance Cooperation (IFC) finance. All three projects are within the Benban solar complex and each is covered under a separate ESRS.
MMID 30 is allocated to plot 45-2 (60 hectares). As mentioned above, the plant will have an alternating current capacity of 30 MWAC and peak direct current capacity of 38 MWDCP, and will be linked to substation 2 on the eastern corner of the Benban solar complex via an underground 22 kilovolt (kV) transmission line following the internal routes right-of-way (RoW) installed by Egypt Electricity Transmission Company (EETC).
The Benban solar complex comprises a 37-square kilometer (km2) area allocated to Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Agency (NREA) located in the Western Desert, 15 km west of the River Nile and approximately 1 km west of the Aswan – Luxor highway. The complex is approximately 650 km from Cairo. With the exception of the narrow and densely populated Nile Valley with its intensive agriculture, the area is desert land, largely unused and unpopulated. The area is mainly flat, with sand and gravel dunes, and with no notable natural vegetation and no human activities. The nearest villages are Benban village, about 12 km east and Fares village about 25 km northeast of the Benban solar complex, with 26,200 and 11,000 inhabitants respectively. The nearest cities are Aswan, 40 km to the south and Luxor, 140 km to the north.
The Benban solar complex is sub-divided into 39 plots each allowing for a solar plant of up to 50 MW with a total capacity for the entire site of up to 1.8 Gigawatts (GW). All the 39 plots are greenfield, and none have begun construction. Three developers were qualified from FiT round 1; one of the companies (a consortium between ib vogt and infinity solar) has finished ramming the posts and started installing the trackers. The complex will be managed by a Facilities Management Company (FMC), currently under procurement. The FMC will be collectively appointed by NREA and the EETC in conjunction with the Benban Developers Association (BDA). In addition, international development finance institutions funding some of the projects within the complex (IFC and EBRD) have also provided advice during the procurement of the FMC. Management of the Benban solar complex is further explained under Performance Standard (PS) 1.
Power evacuation will be the responsibility of EETC. Power will be evacuated from the new substations via an existing 220 kV high voltage line, 12 km east of the Benban solar complex. In addition, EETC is currently conducting a grid connection study to assess the other alternatives to evacuate generated capacity. Options being considered at present include: (i) upgrading an existing high voltage line; and (ii) constructing a 180 km double circuit 500 kV transmission line north of the site. The new 500 kV line would be considered an Associated Facility to the complex. Funding and engineering studies are underway and once complete, EETC will also tender for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for this transmission line. The Project Enterprise through the BDA will make adequate efforts to ensure that E&S issues and risks identified (in particular those related to biodiversity and issues affecting communities) are managed in line with the PS.
Project construction will last approximately 12 months and the plant is designed for a 25-year operational lifetime. The solar PV panel arrays will comprise of polycrystalline solar PV modules in mounted on single-axis tracker racking structures. The design also includes central inverter and transformer stations from which power is evacuated to their designated substations. Ancillary infrastructure includes access roads, storage, laydown areas and office buildings. The majority of the construction materials and equipment will be shipped to El Dekheila port and transported via the Alex-Aswan/ Giza desert road and Axour-Aswan-Benban road via trucks. Construction is anticipated to start March 2018.
The project is Category B under MIGA's Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2013) because the E&S impacts associated with the project are limited, generally project-specific and readily addressed through mitigation measures. Key risks and impacts include water consumption, dust and air emissions, noise occupational health and safety (OHS), and community safety.
The Benban solar complex land was previously open desert. It is now owned by NREA, and will be leased to the developers for a 25-year period. There will be no displacement (physical or economic), thus PS5 on Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement is not applicable. The area comprises desert with minimal vegetation and surveys have not identified any features or species which would trigger PS6 for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. There are no Indigenous Peoples in the project area, and therefore PS7 on Indigenous Peoples is not applicable. The studies as part of the ESIA did not reveal cultural heritage, therefore PS8 on Cultural Heritage is not applicable. However, the project will develop a chance finds procedure in case of the identification of cultural/archeological resources in the area.
World Bank Group (WBG) Environmental Health Safety (EHS) General Guidelines and Guidelines for Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution also apply to this project.
An ESMS framework for the project was developed which includes but is not limited to the following: E&S Policy; Identification of Risks and Impacts; Management Programs; Organizational Capacity and Competency, Monitoring and Review, Integrated Management System Procedure (contains hazard identification and risk assessment procedure) and Chance Find Procedure. The ESMS will need to be revised and updated to: (i) include more detailed plans and procedures; (ii) align with the FMC's ESHS Management Systems (including responsibilities for interface with the FMC and implementation of FMC management plans) and (iii) ensure consistency between Project Enterprise's practices and MIGA's PSs and EBRD's Performance Requirements (PR) (ESAP item # 1).
In order to address project-specific impact assessment requirements an ESIA was undertaken for the project, which covered the construction, operation and decommissioning phases and included an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). The ESMP was revised by the Project Enterprise and an outline of management plans covering the following topics was included: waste, water, local hiring, population influx, stakeholder engagement, security, workers' code of conduct, training and regulations, and OHS. The ESMP will be revised and updated to provide more detailed, site-specific plans and to be aligned with the FMC's ESMP and with MIGA's PS, WBG EHS Guidelines, SESA commitments and permit requirements (ESAP item #2).
Under an amendment to the Cost Sharing Agreement between the EETC, NREA and the BDA, a FMC will be appointed by EETC and NREA on behalf of the developers to manage cross cutting construction and operation activities for the entire Benban solar complex. These activities include: managing labor and workers' strategy which includes sourcing workers, establishing a common set of standards on employment (such as wages and benefits) among others, water and wastewater services, waste management services, logistics and security services, stakeholder engagement and worker accommodation and community investment. This approach will ensure that ESHS risks are managed consistently, and there is a coordinated response to cumulative issues. The FMC will also be responsible for the development and implementation of an overarching ESHS management plan. The FMC will be contractually obligated to provide construction and operation services in line with MIGA/IFC PS, EBRD PR, and European Investment Bank (EIB) E&S Standards.
Management Programs: As mentioned above, an ESMP was outlined in the ESIA. In general, the ESMP provides an adequate framework for the E&S management of the project but needs to be revised to provide more detailed, site-specific plans and to align with FMC's ESHS MP and MIGA's PS, WBG EHS Guidelines.
Prior to the start of construction ib vogt, as the EPC contractor will implement a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) which will be developed under the overarching principles of the project ESMS and in line with FMC's ESHS MP and MIGA's PS, WBG EHS Guidelines (ESAP item #3).
Workers are to be made aware of the requirements, measures, and protocols stipulated within the: (i) CEMP during construction and (ii) ESMP during operations through induction training and a workers' manual that is translated into Arabic. The Project Enterprise must also ensure that all EHS personnel are competent to carry out their duties through the hiring and selection process, or where necessary, arrange for suitable training to be undertaken to achieve this level of competency before construction starts.
Organizational Capacity and Competency: The ESMS includes an organizational capacity and competency document which provides a description of the organizational responsibilities. The Project Enterprise will ensure that at a minimum, the E&S team will consist of a suitably qualified EHS manager as well as a site EHS officer supported by additional EHS staff (as required) appointed before the start of construction to manage the risks identified and implement the project-specific ESMS. (ESAP item #4). In addition, ib vogt as the EPC contractor will appoint an EHS focal person on site, who among other duties will liaise closely with the FMC to coordinate all common issues needed between the project and the Benban solar complex.
Monitoring and Review: The ESMS includes a Monitoring and Review procedure for the project which specifies various monitoring activities related to health and safety, emergency preparedness and accident assessment, environmental, social health and safety performance. ib vogt's Principal Contractor Plan specifies weekly and monthly site checks reviewing the site's safety, quality and environment systems. The Monitoring and Review procedure will be updated to include clearly defined roles and responsibilities, compliance with Egyptian legislation and MIGA's PS and WBG EHS guidelines. MIGA will require that the Project Enterprise to submit annual monitoring reports containing relevant E&S information throughout the guarantee period.
The project is expected to employ 180 workers during peak construction and 15 during operations. The recruitment of workers will comply with the recruitment procedures to be developed by the FMC, which will seek to source staff locally, before recruiting from further afield in Egypt. The FMC may establish offices in Benban and Fares to channel all local labor sub-contracting for the various projects.
Human Resources Policies and Procedures: MMID 30 will develop a project-specific human resources (HR) policy and procedures that complies with PS2 and will ensure that contractors align their HR policies and procedures with the Project Enterprise's HR policy and procedures and with FMC's Labor and Working Conditions Strategy and Employment Plan (LWCSEP) (ESAP item #5). The LWCSEP will include: (i) the setting of common standards for labor and working conditions; (ii) a code of conduct for workers; (iii) assessment of the local labor market; (iv) worker influx strategy and (v) monitoring plan during labor sourcing. The LWCSEP will be shared with the Ministry of Labor and International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives in Egypt for consultation and approval. This approach will be extended to sub-contractors who will also be responsible for hiring workers.
Working Conditions and Terms of Employment: The project's HR policies and, procedures will stipulate the terms of employment (wages and benefits, hours of work, overtime arrangements and overtime compensation, annual and sick leave, maternity and paternity leave, vacation and holiday, health insurance and end of service benefits) and will also include provisions on restrictions to child labor and prevention of forced labor as well as commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunities for employees and contractors and will be shared with all new hires.
Occupational Health and Safety: Key OHS risks for a PV solar project include slips and falls, potential hazards from on-site moving machinery, heavy load lifting, exposure to electric shocks and burns, and safety issues related to PV module assembly. Considering the hot and arid project location, construction workers might be at risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke if not properly hydrated.
Water Consumption: The estimated water consumption during the construction phase is expected to be approximately 5000 m3 per year for the project civil activities (concrete production, equipment cleaning, dust suppression). During operations, water consumption is estimated to be 1500 m3/year for general sanitarian use for the project. As previously specified, dry cleaning technology will be used to clean the PV panels alternated with wet cleaning once per quarter. A water management plan will be developed for the project following FMC's requirements and international standards, and will include water quantity estimates and reporting of water use (ESAP item #10).
Greenhouse Gases: Greenhouse gas emissions from the project during construction are expected to be predominantly associated with the use of fuels for generators, transport, on-site equipment, and machinery. Although the emissions have not been calculated, these are expected to be low and significantly less than 25,000 tonnes CO2e per year. Based on the International Energy Agency data for the Egyptian National Grid, lifecycle project emissions savings were estimated to be 1,219,082 tonnes CO2e over the lifetime for the combined capacity of 80 MWAC of the two ib vogt projects.
PV power plants are generally categorized as B (requiring an abbreviated environmental approval process), however EEAA has the authority, depending on the scale of the project to request a more detailed assessment and to classify it as category C (requiring an ESIA and Public Consultation meeting). In consultation with EEAA, NREA reached an agreement with EEAA to conduct an overall SESA study for the Benban solar complex that meets the requirements of C category projects. All individual power plants were considered components under the SESA and required only submission to the EEAA of Form B which is an abbreviated ESIA with project/plot specific information which could be completed either by the developer or their consultants and without the need for additional public consultation. The approval of the Form B, together with the SESA approval, constitute the Environmental Permit required for the project. The project approval was received on 13 of June 2016.


City of Salem Mayor, Chuck Bennett, will give his 2019 State of the City address on Wed., Jan. 23 at noon.
Co-hosted by the City of Salem, Salem City Club, Rotary Club of Salem, and the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, the annual State of the City is an opportunity for Salem's Mayor to reflect on the past year, and outline the vision for the City in the year ahead. This will be Mayor Bennett's third State of the City address.
The event will be live-streamed on the City of Salem Facebook page and Capitol Community Television's YouTube Channel, and will also be available for later viewing.
An optional lunch buffet is available for $20 per person. Lunch tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting the Rotary Club, City Club, or Chamber of Commerce, and will be available at the door.
Free seating is available for those who prefer to not buy lunch.


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