PREVIEW Swansea City's new manager Carlos Carvalhal has had an immediate impact, only days after taking over form Paul Clement, with a win over Watford away form home. It came late, but he seems to have instilled a belief in them to keep going until the end of the game. That is what Spurs did last season at the Liberty, looking as though we would return home empty-handed, a three goal burst left the home side devastated and left Tottenham with the three points.
Sitting bottom of the table, Swansea made their change in the hot seat in an attempt to alter their fortunes and the trick worked. How successful that will be in the long run remains to be seen. Carvalhal looks to be a good manager, having relative success at Sheffield Wednesday, playing incisive attacking football to get them into the promotion play-offs twice, but now at the other end of the table, will his philosophy bring in points ?
Much will depend on what he can get out of the players in the squad and anyone he is able to bring in during the January transfer window. The existing squad was stripped bare by the sales of Jack Cork, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente. There has been an off transfer policy over the last couple of years, which has led to successive managers being left not a lot to work with. That has led to an unprecedented turnover of managers at the Liberty Stadium. Stability is needed and that is just as important if the club go down. Maybe appointing Carvalhal is a nod to that possibility, with his experience at Championship level.
Of the players they have available, Fabianski is another keeper who has a blinder or a stinker. He has played well against us in the past, keeping the score down, but his performance at Wembley early in the season was instrumental in earning a point for his club. In front of him, Kyle Naughton will be missing after being suspended for treading on a Watford player at the weekend, while Alfie Mawson was a rumoured target for Spurs a few months back, but now he will be a target for our players to take advantage of, as his form had dropped off. Mike van der Hoorn is not up to Premier League standard, while Federico Fernandez is lacking pace and often concentrates on watching the player and not the ball. Martin Olsson has been reasonably consistent at full back this season, but with Angel Rangel not having played much this season, it will be a decision for the new manager to make about who to bring into the side, with players out suspended and injured.
The midfield are reasonably sound players, with Tom Carroll most likely looking to impress his old side, with Wayne Routledge also keen to inflict damage on his ex. Nathan Dyer is a busy wide midfielder, with Sam Clucas a hard-working midfielder and Leroy Fer as the enforcer in the middle. I don't know much about Roque Mesa, but Luciano Narsingh is a wide man, but the problem Swansea have is that the mix very rarely clicks and with Spurs willing to hit on the break, the lack of speed means they might be left light in numbers at the back. The ability to play around their players is also something that Tottenham might exploit to make sure they have possession and a lot of attacks.
Players brought in by Clement, such as Abraham and Sanchez have not worked out, while Wilfried Bony has been regaining match fitness by playing and Jordan Ayew has been struggling as much as anyone else in the team to hit the net regularly. The lack of goals has made it difficult for the team to pick up many points this season and their bottom place is probably not a false position. How they get out of that is something for the new boss to identify ... and quickly.
Having been seen off by Liverpool by five goals, Tottenham should be able to gather the three points here easier than last season, but they need to be aware that Swansea may provide some threat, but we owe them for the draw at Wembley, so a win will keep us in touch with the top four. With Kane in great form and despite a cold, he will be desperate to play and start his 2018 in the right manner. However, the key to the way Tottenham play will be Christian Eriksen, who has been so influential in our recent resurgence. Dele will put in a good performance, which is likely to be criticised by the media unless he either scores a hat-trick or stamps on someone, the back four need to be tight with the full backs giving Dyer and Routledge no opportunity to attack them and with the possibility of Victor Wanyama returning, it should provide Spurs the foundation to launch attacks on the home team.
Kyle Bartley (knee), Leon Britton (calf), Kyle Naughton (suspension) and Ki Sung-Yueng (calf) will miss the game, while Wilfried Bony (hamstring) and Tammy Abraham (stomach) are doubts.
Toby Alderweireld (hamstring) is the only absentee for Spurs, although Harry Kane's cold has meant he will be tested late on to see if he is able to play. Victor Wanyama could be ready to take par tin the game after a knee injury has kept him out since the start of the seaosn.
Swansea City kicked off and played towards the Croeso Stand end in the first half.
With a busy six days, Mauricio decided not to take any risks with his team selection and while opposition boss Carlos Carvalhal did, it was Spurs who came out with the win on a filthy night, that featured rain and wind, with a lot of huff and puff from Swansea, but their lack of quality condemned them to a return to the bottom of the Premier League table after this 0-2 defeat.
Carlos Carvalhal set up with a 3-5-2 formation, featuring Renato Sanches and no centre forward, with Spurs missing Dembele and Rose with knocks, while Llorente returned to the Liberty Stadium in the starting eleven. The rain and cold saw steam rising off the players, with spray coming off the pitch as the ball ran along the turf. The slick pitch made passing difficult to judge and the ball seemed to be holding up in places because of the sodden turf. The first ten minutes was mainly Spurs looking to probe through a Swansea side sitting deep, while they tried to hit the ball forward quickly to try and use Dyer's pace to catch our defence out.
Olsson rashly stamped down on Trippier's foot to concede a free-kick, but it was defended well when Eriksen swung it in, but when Carroll brought down Son with a leg across his thigh on the other flank, Christian put it in to the near post area and Fernando Llorente beat Fernandez to the ball to glance it into the net. It was the sort of service that the striker thrives on it was good to see him doing what he does best. Even though TV replays showed him offside when the ball was played in.
On 20 minutes, Eriksen fizzed a low ball in to Llorente, who neatly laid it off for Dele to shoot wide from outside the box. Spurs were enjoying lots of possession and lots of passes, but it was tight around the edge of the home side's area, but Swansea turned the ball over when they had it with little option to play and keep the ball in their forward areas. A couple of times, the ball hit Lamela's heels when he looked to get away, but the Swansea side were so dug in 30 yards from their goal, it was surprising that they didn't get trench foot with the rain that was falling heavily.
For all the possession, Spurs were not getting shots on goal and with the wet surface, they could have been testing Fabianski's reflexes. Twice Trippier hit passes that gave his team-mates problems, firstly selling Davinson short and then hitting a difficult back-pass that hurried Lloris into giving the ball away. A free-kick for Davinson pulling Olsson over off the ball gave Sanches a chance to get something on target, but he put the dead ball over. It did seem to rattle Spurs a bit as they gave the ball away cheaply and Swansea got a little bit of belief, putting the ball into the Tottenham box. Ayew shrieked loudly when he got touched and Madeley fell for it, but the home team were rarely that dangerous that they needed tackling. In the 40th minute, Olsson sliced a shot well wide from the left after Dyer's low ball came right through the penalty area to him. As it was, a free kick at the other end saw Eriksen find Llorente again, with nobody with him and his poked volley went over the top with four minutes left until half time. Spurs carelessly gave the ball away in the centre circle and it ended up as a corner to Swansea, with Sanchez failing to shrug Sanches off the ball. A couple of punches from Hugo – one more convincing than the other - cleared the immediate danger, but the main pressure from the Swans was coming in them getting closer to the blue shirts of Spurs.
With only one shot on target in the first half, it was hardly the most thrilling 45 minutes of football, but with the early lead, Spurs had been comfortable without threatening to add to the Llorente goal. With it only being 1-0, in the poor conditions despite the rain easing, they really needed to start thinking about putting the game to bed. Fabianski had only one stop to make and that was a kick out when Trippier put a low ball across the six-yard box, so the side needed a bit more end product.
Having played the ball dangerously around at the back, Swansea sprung forward at the start of the second half, but Dyer's final shot went harmlessly wide. The home team were getting even closer to the Spurs players at the start of the second half and the passes we made were getting picked off. Son managed to come in off the right to shoot way over and Dele fired in a shot from outside the box that took a deflection over the bar. Davinson got himself into a tangle at the back and ended up bringing Olsson down, with the player, the crowd and the manager all wanting him to be sent off after being booked in the first half. The free-kick came to nothing and despite a spell holding the ball, Spurs were not finding a way through to goal. Swansea were looking to use the long pass to Narsingh, using his pace, but van der Hoorn lost possession to Lamela and then brought him down on the left hand corner of the box with a jump tackle from behind. This time the referee left his cards in his pocket. Eriksen drilled the free-kick at goal inside the near post, but Fabianski punched it away and in the second phase, Sanches pushed over Erik on the edge of the box on the left wing. Drilled in again, looking for Dele's head, the keeper pushed it away for a corner. When the corner was cleared Lamela got a booking for catching Carroll on the Swansea man's follow-through. From the free-kick, Swansea did get Narsingh away, but his shot from the right was blocked by Lloris to preserve the lead. As Spurs worked the ball around, Eriksen picked out Son on the left with a diagonal ball, but the South Korean couldn't gather the ball in and it ran off his foot for a goal-kick.
As the game was still close in terms of goals, Pochettino brought on Kane for Llorente, with the manager hoping to finish off the home team. It was Jan who nearly opened up the defence, with a long straight ball that Dele got a head on and it went wide, but van der Hoorn had hands on his back as he went for it. At the other end, Ayew stumbled through three challenges and he might have gone down when Hugo went out at his feet, but Davies made a good tackle on him and then Victor cleared it for a corner, which saw the ball come off Vertonghen's back and onto the post before being smuggled away for another corner. Lloris successfully punched the ball out wide on this one and the follow-up cross was cleared easily.
While it was only 1-0, there was always the chance that Swansea could throw the ball in and get a break. The game got a little ragged, although Spurs tried to hang onto the ball, they managed to lose possession and allow Swansea forward, but when their breaks broke down, Spurs moved it forward swiftly. When Ben Davies ran across from left to right, he found Trippier and his long cross found Dele going for it with his head, but he left it for Son behind him to volley back across goal inches wide.
Ayew and Narsingh had shots blocked as the game entered the last seven minutes and then Narsingh nut-megged Davies but Ben got back to concede corner. Son was on the break when he was baulked in the box, but there was nothing doing and then Spurs kept mis-placing passes to hand the ball back to Swansea. When they did get the ball, Dele played the ball left to Harry Kane, who held off Fernadez and played a great pass to Dele just right of centre in the penalty area, having continued his run. His first touch was a little heavy, but he got a shot away, with Fabianski blocking it. However, Dele was alert and threw himself at the loose ball to guide it into the roof of the net to make it 2-0 with a minute of normal time left. It was an instinctive finish, but it was made by a fantastic ball from Kane, who is so much more than just a goal-scorer.
The wind and rain didn't make it an easy task, with Swansea being more active in the second period, but a goal in the dying minutes of the game put the result beyond doubt. It wasn't the best performance, but with West Ham waiting on Thursday, hopefully there will be something left in the tank for that game.
Spurs did more than enough to take the three points and with pantomime villain Dele Alli scoring the clincher, it couldn't have been much sweeter, but 1-0 is a narrow tightrope to walk and while Swansea weren't good enough to level things up, there were a couple of moments that could have led to an equaliser.
So, Spurs win away and need to take the confidence of that result into Thursday's game.
With falling attendances, Swansea City tried to encourage people to come to the matches at the old Vetch Field, with free entry for those who brought a pet with them. But back in the post-war austerity years, times were hard and not everyone could afford to keep a pet and therefore, fans sought to gain free entry by purloining one of the swans from the nearby Tawe river and the number of the birds inside the stadium gave the club their nickname, as they roosted in the club's groundsman's shed to populate the river for years to come.


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What to Look For In a Literary Agency Contract
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Today, we continue the #Publishing Law for Writers series on literary agents with a look at agency contracts.
When a literary agent offers a writer representation, the agent should also give the author a contract that governs that relationship. In most (if not all) U.S. states, the law requires an agency relationship of this nature to be documented in writing. Even if the law did not require a written contract, both agent and author benefit from a contract.
Contracts clarify the parties' rights, duties, and obligations, and avoid ambiguity.
Sometimes, authors find contracts "scary" or "too formal"–but publishing is a business, and you need to become a professional if you want a writing career. Publishing professionals use contracts to document and establish the terms of business relationships, including agency.
Without a contract, certain critical aspects of the agency relationship may remain unclear or subject to dispute. By presenting an agency contract up front, the agent is documenting the legal relationship and the associated expectations.
To many authors, it seems strange to document such a personal relationship with a written contract. In reality, the contract makes the personal part easier.
Although we can't cover every aspect of a literary agency contract today, here are some important things to look for in agency contracts:
1. The Contract Term & Termination Procedures. Most agency contracts last "until terminated" and allow either side to terminate (with special provisions for works on submission or sold before termination). Normally, the agent continues to receive commissions on works sold during the contract term (even after termination) until the end of those contracts. Normally, the agent also receives commissions on works submitted to publishers before termination and sold on the basis of those submissions.
2. The Covered Works. Some agents represent authors on an "all works" basis, while others prefer to contract on a work-by-work basis. The contract should state, clearly, which of the author's works are covered; if not all book-length works, the contract should also state how the author and agent will decide which works will be covered in the future.
3. The amount of the agent's commission, and any variations in commission amounts. Legitimate literary agents do not charge fees, and are paid a percentage of money the author receives when the agent sells the author's work. (Here's a good article about fees and why they're inappropriate.) The current industry standard for literary agent commissions is 15% of the author's receipts (before taxes) on domestic sales, and 20% on foreign and subsidiary rights. The higher percentage on foreign and subsidiary rights is because these sales often involve the use of sub-agents or specialists who associate with the primary agent for these sales.
Note: Authors sometimes feel that agents "aren't worth" 15-20%, but most successful traditionally published authors will tell you otherwise. If you plan to self-publish, agents probably aren't necessary for you (you'll still need a lawyer for contract review, however), but if you publish traditionally, an agent generally spends hundreds, if not thousands, of hours working on the author's behalf. Agents spend hundreds (or thousands) of hours working for clients. The bulk of that is early-career work, where pay is low. Many times, agents make less than minimum wage until (and unless) the author's work breaks out or until the author has many works in print.
4. The contract should state that the author has the right to approve (or reject) all contracts before acceptance.
5. What, if any, commissions the agent is entitled to receive after termination of the contract. (As I mentioned earlier, it's normal for agents to receive commissions on projects sold during the agency term even after termination of the contract.) Also, the author should be able to request a list of submission dates & editors to whom unsold works were submitted before termination. This way, it's clear when commissions are due (or not) if the work subsequently sells.
Without a written contract, some or all of these terms remain ambiguous, which means that in the event of disputes, the author is not well protected. Also: the agent is unprotected. A solid contract protects both the author and the agent.
People often underestimate the importance of contracts when starting a business relationship, because everyone gets along at the beginning. Don't make that mistake.
(Also: if you have an agent, but no written contract, it's never too late to put the agreement in writing. Talk with your agent about putting a written contract in place to protect you both.)
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The initiative of holding the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) belonged to IOC President Jacques Rogge.
At the 119th IOC Session held on 6 July 2007 it was decided that the Youth Olympic Games would be staged every four years. It should be noted that all YOG attributes and rituals are carried out in the same manner as referring to the "senior" Olympiads.
On 10 December 2008 the IOC Executive Board approved both the YOG sport program and the qualification system.
The first Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 gathered 3 594 athletes in 30 sports including 201 disciplines. A number of sports was identical to the London Games 2012 program.
Every tournament has its own age group: 27 disciplines for up to 15-16 year-old, 111 – for under 16-17, and 63 events involve U 17-18.
The most relevant distinction of the Youth Olympiads concludes in gender-mixed teams of boys and girls taking part in certain events, combined competitions and admission of the continental teams consisting of different NOCs' representatives to the sport program.
The opportunity to get 205 NOCs involved is considered the major factor of the YOG universality. At least 4 quotas are secured for every NOC to participate in individuals sports – the so-called "universal quotas".
The qualifying system for any sport or discipline presupposes close cooperation with all international federations in order to select best athletes among every age group.
The playing tournaments – football, handball, field hockey and volleyball – include one team per one of the continents, as well as the sixth team of the host country or of the other country (in the IOC discretion following the international federation's recommendation).
NOCs are allowed to set no more than one team in men's and one in women's tournaments regarding the abovementioned four sports.
Regardless of athletes composition and their qualification, sport delegations cannot be more than 70 athletes for individual sports in it.
Apart from the sport program, the YOG has the educational and cultural missions, which help younger athletes to discover the world of Olympism.


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Fuck You and Then Some
Fuck You and Then Some (stylized as !!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some) is a 1996 reissue of the Overkill EPs Overkill (1984) and !!!Fuck You!!! (1987), combined with bonus live tracks, including a cover of Black Sabbath's "Hole in the Sky." The cover of this compilation album is the same as !!!Fuck You!!!, although the cover of that EP does not feature the words "and Then Some".
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Fuck You may refer to:
Fuck You (EP), a 1987 thrash metal EP by Overkill
"Fuck You" (CeeLo Green song)
"Fuck You" (Lily Allen song)
"Fuck You", a song by Dr. Dre on 2001
"Fuck You", a 2004 metal song by Damageplan on New Found Power
"Fuck You", a 2006 R&B single by Anna David
"Fuck You", a 2012 punk rock single by Bad Religion
"Fuck You", a 2011 comedy-folk song by Garfunkel and Oates
"Fuck You", a song by Subhumans
A form of the profanity "Fuck"
Fuck You (magazine), a literary periodical
The finger, a gesture with that name
Fuck (word)
Fuck It (disambiguation)
Fuck off (disambiguation)
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Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch, is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.
Pharoahe Monch's name is derived from the monkey doll Monchhichi. After receiving a bad haircut, which left Monch looking like a "chimpanzee", girls in Monch's class at the High School of Art and Design began calling him "Monchhichi", which was later shortened to "Monch". Monch adopted the "Pharoahe" prefix after meeting future Organized Konfusion partner Prince Po.
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Soares' Night a Slam Dunk as O'Bryant defeats East Boston
By Matt Feld (@Mattyfeld612)
Rivaldo Soares made sure the accomplishment came in picture-perfect fashion.
On Wednesday in the third quarter of O'Bryant's 68-56 win over East Boston, Soares scored his one thousandth career point on a two-handed, fast break dunk.
Soares became the first player to reach the plateau under O'Bryant (10-2) head coach Drew Brock's stewardship.
"I don't consider myself a scorer so to reach one thousand points just means that my teammates are getting me open," said Soares. "I appreciate coach (Drew Brock) running plays to get me open."
The milestone was the highlight of what was a well-rounded night for the junior guard as he scored 25 points, dished out seven assists, and corralled six rebounds.
It looked as though Soares would reach the scoring plateau at the free throw line as he got hit in the open court and was sent to the line for a one-and-one.
Soares drilled the first one but elected to miss the second one on purpose. He knew an accomplishment of that magnitude needed some fireworks.
"I didn't want it to be a regular free throw, that's anti-climactic," said Soares. "I just wanted a little dunk."
Needing 18 points entering the night, Soares showed his abilities as a facilitator in the first half as he piled up five assists.
Michael Celestin and the Jets, meanwhile, hoped to spoil the party as Celestin scored seven points to lead East Boston to a 31-29 lead at the break.
Once Soares heated up to begin the third quarter there was no slowing him down.
Soares scored seven consecutive points, including a pull-up trey from the top of the key, as part of a 10-2 Tigers' run that put them up 46-36.
He then got within two of the mark on a mid range jumper before hitting one at the charity stripe to reach 999.
At last, Soares threw down the exclamation point as off an East Boston turnover, Sana Dahaba threw it up ahead to his captain who corralled the pass and hammered home a vicious two-handed slam.
"(Rivaldo) is just a leader," said Brock. "Yesterday we were at practice scrimmaging and his team did not box out. He made his team run two suicides. That's the type of example he sets. Usually kids that are that good are braggadocios but he is calm, cool and collected."
Now, with the one thousand-point celebration behind him, Brock hopes Soares can take the program to the next level.
"I told Rivaldo 'we are going to need you to have five big games,'" said Brock with a smile. "We have Catholic Memorial, Brighton, Dorchester, and Xaverian coming up so they're coming for us so hopefully we'll be ready."
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How crazy would it be to consider trading Bryce Harper?
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Keith Olbermann joins OTL to examine Bryce Harper's future after the Nationals All-Star won the Home Run Derby. (2:21)
Bryce Harper ruled the All-Star Home Run Derby, but it has been an up-and-down year for Washington's slugging free-agent-to-be. Given the Nationals' struggles, we asked our experts if the Nats should consider doing the unthinkable in trading their star player before he hits free agency, just as the Orioles are on the verge of doing in nearby Baltimore.
This was supposed to be Bryce Harper's All-Star Game
Bryce brings down the house with epic Home Run Derby comeback
MLB trade deadline buzz: Flurry of deals hits just before deadline
Now that Manny Machado is on his way out of Baltimore, how crazy would it be to consider trading Bryce Harper?
David Schoenfield: Absolutely crazy. They're 5 1/2 games out of first place. Why would they trade a player who -- while having a disappointing first half -- could be the best hitter in the National League in the second half? The Nationals have too much talent to punt and trade Harper. Plus, with Juan Soto already here (in the majors) along with Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon, and Victor Robles coming next season, it's not like the future is grim.
Eddie Matz: 100 percent looney-bins. If they trade Harper, it would seemingly torpedo whatever relationship they have with him and agent Scott Boras, which would dramatically decrease their chances (to, like, zero) of re-signing him in free agency this offseason. Beyond that, given Harper's meh first half and the fact that it would just be a two-month rental for whoever gets him, the return wouldn't justify it. Besides, odds are that Harper heats up going forward -- just ask Manny Machado, who had a poor first half of 2017 that nobody seems to remember now.
The Nats are 5 1/2 games out in the NL East and five out in the wild card at the break. Is there a number that could grow to before July 31 that would make you change your mind?
Schoenfield: I think they could lose every game and still not trade him. Their goal -- aside from winning this year -- is to re-sign him. Those odds go way, way down if he's traded.
Matz: Hate to keep completely agreeing with Dave, but ... I completely agree with Dave. Even if Washington loses all 11 of its games between now and the end of the month, the Nats have to hoard Harper (see: relationship, torpedo whatever). Even if they hold on to Harper and he ends up leaving via free agency, the Nats will get some draft-pick compensation, so there's that.
How much did this week's Harper showing at the All-Star Game factor into your opinion?
Schoenfield: None.
Matz: I'm going to go against the grain here. Instead of saying "none" like Dave did, I'll go with "zero."
Which should be a bigger factor on deciding to trade Harper: Winning in 2018 or impact on re-signing him?
Schoenfield: Well, winning now when you have the chance should take priority over something that may not happen. But they're not mutually exclusive. You can do both!
Matz: Winning in 2018. Again, let's look at Machado (since everyone's spent the past few weeks doing nothing but looking at him). Last year, he rebounded from a rough start (.230 with 72 strikeouts before the break) with a big second half (.290 with a .500 slugging percentage). If Harper can do that, along with a healthier Daniel Murphy and Stephen Strasburg, there's no reason the Nationals can't claw their way back and reach the postseason for a third straight year. Once they're in, anything can happen.
Harper has had an up-and-down season, do you think the HR Derby could give him a lift in the second half? Prediction for his final batting average and total homers.
Schoenfield: He's got a big hole to climb out of in the batting average department, and the increased strikeout rate is as concerning as all the 4-3 grounders. I'll say he gets up to .235 with 41 home runs.
Matz: I'm all-in on the "Derby could turn Bryce's season around" theory. Harper had nothing to lose by doing the Derby, and everything to gain. He'll finish at .249 with 43 bombs, one more than his previous career high.


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'Thrown in a Box': Missouri Schools' Use of Isolation Rooms and Restraints is Inhumane
Missouri state Reps. Ian Mackey, a St. Louis Democrat, and Dottie Bailey, a Republican from Eureka, have introduced bills that would curtail, regulate and define for the first time the currently out-of-control use of these practices in our state. The legislation has a real chance of passing this year, and it's so important for our children that it does.
"These isolation rooms are brand new" in Missouri, Mackey said in an interview, and are typically justified by the argument that "all these kids are so violent that we need them," when that's not the case. "There have always been fights in schools, and never have we thrown kids in closets" being marketed to schools by outfits like Catapult.
Yet the misuse of restraints and isolation has been reported in every part of the state, Mackey said. Thirty states already have laws limiting restraints and seclusion, and 19 prohibit it altogether. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed an emergency order banning the use of these practices after the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica revealed widespread abuses there.
Lawmakers say so much and do so little to put kids first. Passing Bailey and Mackey's bills into law would be a great way to show it's not all talk.
Missouri House Committee to Hear Testimony on School Seclusion Rooms
State Reps. Dottie Bailey, R-Eureka, Ian Mackey, D-St. Louis, and Education Committee Chairman Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, held a Statehouse press conference on Monday, to outline their bipartisan efforts.
Representative Mackey, a former teacher, tells Capitol reporters that numerous school districts don't follow their own policies on this issue.
"What I have seen over the last year has been nothing short of appalling," Mackey says. "Tiny, empty closets built and designed solely for the purpose of isolating small children."
Mackey and Bailey have filed identical bills, which would limit restraints and seclusion to instances of immediate physical and safety threats. Their legislation would also require school districts to report all occurrences of restraint and seclusion to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Missouri Lawmakers to Crack Down on Seclusion Rooms, Restraint in School
For the second year, legislation aiming to limit the use of seclusion rooms and restraint in Missouri schools has been filed.
But this year, with Republican support in the GOP-dominated Legislature and more media attention, the chances of it passing appear more promising, backers say.
State Rep. Ian Mackey, D-Richmond Heights, filed the proposal last year. It passed it out of committee but did not make it to the House floor for a vote. This year, Mackey said lawmakers are much more aware of the issue.
"Isolating kids, and in many cases telling no one, including the parents," is happening every day in Missouri schools, Mackey said at a press conference promoting the legislation on Monday.
The legislation defines "seclusion" as the "involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving." It also defines "restraint" as the use of "physical force, with or without the use of any physical device or material, to restrict the free movement of all or a portion of a student's body."
With these definitions, the state will be able to better regulate how and when public schools can use seclusion rooms or restrain students.
"Nearly all of Missouri school districts have a policy in place that's been adopted by their local board," Mackey said. "In numerous instances, however, there've been violations of these policies."
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Abortion At About 8 Weeks Of Pregnancy
Representative Ian Mackey, a Democrat from St. Louis County, was vehemently opposed to the bill, and said in a passionate address to his colleagues: "Women brought all of us into this world, and I sure hope they vote all of us out."
Later, in a telephone interview, he said that Friday's vote was the "day when it finally hit home that, 'Oh my God, my state is also participating in the effort to overturn Roe v. Wade,'" the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that established federal protections for abortion.
Critics Say Missouri Free Speech Bill Would Limit Speech
But St. Louis Democratic Rep. Ian Mackey said restricting faculty speech contradicts the point of the bill.
"What's wrong with being offended in the context of a college classroom?" Mackey said during a House floor debate. "What's wrong with that? That's particularly the place where one should be offended. I learn by being offended half the time."
Missouri Lawmaker Wants To Lower State's Mandatory School Age By Two Years
State. Rep. Ian Mackey, a Democrat who lives in St. Louis County, filed House Bill 583 to require parents to enroll children by age 5. Currently, the rule is age 7.
"You cannot start school at 7 years old. You can't make that time up," said Mackey, who was recently sworn in to serve his first term. "If you are behind, you are not going to catch up."
Mackey, an attorney who previously worked as an early childhood educator, said this change is long overdue.
He believes the earlier start will increase student achievement and help more students access post-secondary college and career options.
"Evidence and experience demonstrate that a child's early years are formative for their long-term development," said Mackey, in a Jan. 17 news release. "Lowering our state's mandatory school age is the right thing to do — and should serve as a critical piece of Gov. Mike Parson's workforce development agenda."
Mackey, who taught in Head Start classrooms in Springfield, said the Missouri General Assembly expanded funding and access to early childhood education in recent years, and this change supports that effort.
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The global economy's long climb back to the new normal
Barrie McKennaEconomics Reporter
Tavia Grant
Ottawa and toronto
People stroll by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s head office in Tokyo.Katsumi Kasahara/The Associated Press
There is perhaps no more potent symbol of the post-Lehman Brothers global collapse than what happened in Detroit.
A bankrupt city. A crippled auto industry. Workers with no future.
Fast forward five years. Last week, Ford Motor Co. repatriated much of the production of the Fusion – a popular sedan previously made only in Mexico – to a plant in Flat Rock, Mich., 40 kilometres outside Motor City. The company added 1,400 jobs to staff the new line.
As the U.S. auto industry rebounds, Americans are buying and borrowing again. Factories are hiring and revving up. Workers are buying homes.
They're signs of a U.S. renaissance, and the first steps back to normal for the global economy.
Global momentum is shifting back toward the United States, the world's largest economy, which was rocked by the Lehman collapse in mid-September, 2008, and spent years afterward limping along. There are also indications of a nascent recovery in Europe, where the economies of most countries are picking up after years of recession and financial crisis. In Japan, stuck in low-growth mode for a generation, Abenomics is beginning to bear fruit.
"The future is suddenly looking brighter for the global economy," said Ed Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research Inc.
Analysts say this new normal will feature a number of important shifts: a stronger U.S. dollar, downward pressure on commodity prices, faster global growth, and, eventually, an easing of painful government cutbacks.
"The U.S. is the absolute linchpin to global growth," said Drummond Brodeur, senior vice-president and global strategist at Toronto-based money manager Signature Global Advisors.
While there are hints of economic improvement elsewhere in the world, it is what happens in the U.S., and to a lesser degree China, that will matter most over the next few years, he said. "The U.S. is poised for a sustainable, multiyear growth trajectory," he said.
To be sure, the recovery in Canada and elsewhere is fragile, highly dependent on rising U.S. demand, and threatened by the prospect of vanishing cheap credit.
And there are challenges for emerging economies, which have seen a gusher of investment since the Great Recession, beneficiaries of the U.S. Federal Reserve's easy money policies. Now as the Fed prepares a return to more normal monetary conditions, money is returning to the U.S. and other advanced economies. "Momentum in advanced economies has moved up, but that has been happening at the same time as momentum in some of the emerging economies has weakened," explained Jorgen Elmeskov, deputy chief economist at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. "In a sense, this is a reversal of what has been the pattern over recent years."
Over all, though, a brighter picture is emerging. Peter Hall, chief economist at Export Development Canada, is optimistic about prospects and says most of the advanced economies in the OECD are seeing an "economic renaissance."
"Growth is going to look much more normal than anyone's expecting," Mr. Hall said.
Geopolitical concerns, particularly Syria's civil war, overshadowed other topics at this week's G20 meeting.
Unrest – including a possible U.S.-led military strike in Syria along with political instability in Egypt – has already translated into higher oil prices, sending West Texas intermediate crude oil to a two-year high last week and fuelling demand for currencies linked to commodities, such as the Canadian dollar.
Central bankers are keeping a close eye on the impact of Middle East tension. "Geopolitical stresses [are] putting some upward pressure on global oil prices," the Bank of Canada noted this week.
Instability has a multitude of spillovers, from increasing market volatility to stunting economic growth.
The Middle East isn't the only uncertainty for financial markets. Germany is holding elections this fall and Brazil next year, while the Federal Reserve is poised to select a new chairman in the coming weeks.
Taken together, it suggests the wild ride for investors isn't likely to quiet any time soon.
The return of Ford, alone among its U.S. peers in not filing for bankruptcy protection and not taking a government bailout, and the other U.S. auto makers is just one clue that consumers are spending again in the world's largest market.
And that bodes well for Canada and the rest of the world, where consumer confidence remains softer.
U.S. real consumption grew at an annual rate of 2 per cent in the first half of the year, in spite of tax hikes on higher-income earners imposed by Congress.
Americans are feeling better because the value of their homes is rising, their stock portfolios are generally up and more of them are working. Unemployment is now at a post-recession low of 7.3 per cent.
New vehicle sales reached their highest level since the recession in August at an annual pace of more than 16 million.
Home prices were up 12.1 per cent across the U.S. in June compared to a year earlier, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index for the nation's 20 largest cities. Price gains in some cities hardest hit by the housing crash are up more than 20 per cent, including San Francisco and Las Vegas.
More impressive is the improving debt situation of Americans. Household debt was at a decade low in the second quarter, at 90 per cent of disposable income.
THE FISCAL DRAG
A common global response to the Great Recession was to boost government spending. From Ottawa to Beijing, governments pumped up the stalled economy with a surge of fiscal stimulus.
Faced with swollen budget deficits, governments have been cutting ever since.
But there are hints that the worst of the so-called fiscal drag is now easing.
The U.S. budget deficit has shrunk dramatically after peaking at 10 per cent of GDP in 2009. It's on a course to fall to less than 4 per cent of GDP next year.
The U.S. Congress must still reach a deal by mid-October with the White House to raise the government debt ceiling. But the consensus is that the worst of the U.S. austerity will be in 2013 and the hit to economic growth will diminish in 2014 and beyond.
The IMF warned this week that too much austerity could jeopardize the nascent recovery. "Although policy makers continue to show resolve to keep the global economy away from the precipice, the greatest worry may well be a prolonged period of sluggish global growth," the IMF said in a briefing paper for leaders at the G20 summit.
In Japan, the government of Shinzo Abe is also due to decide next month whether to push ahead with a plan to raise the national value-added tax to 8 per cent from 5 per cent, a move that risks squelching already weak consumer demand.
And in Europe, the debate between austerity and growth continues as a decision looms this month whether to give Greece more debt relief.
Commodity prices have been mostly weak over the past two years, plagued by sluggish global growth and over supply.
That's shifted of late. Gold is climbing, while U.S. crude recently hit a two-year high, fuelled by the prospect of better growth in the U.S., Europe and China and amid concerns over oil supply disruptions in the Middle East.
A strike on Syria could add about $15 a barrel to the price of Brent crude, Bank of America estimated last month. Barclays analysts expect geopolitical tension will likely nudge oil prices higher in the coming months.
Higher oil prices have a mixed impact on Canada, but as a general rule of thumb for developed nations, every $10 increase in oil prices tends to add half a point to consumer prices (after two years time) and shave a quarter point off GDP, according to Mr. Elmeskov.
Gold and oil aren't the only climbers of late. The Thomson Reuters-CRB index, which tracks 19 commodities, rose 2.5 per cent last month, although it's still down about 20 per cent from levels of 21/2 years ago.
"While it's too early to say that commodity prices have bottomed, the correction since April, 2011... could be largely over later this year," said Bank of Nova Scotia analyst Patricia Mohr, who sees higher prices for nickel, zinc and WTI crude in the coming year.
Lumber also looks promising, thanks to a U.S. housing market revival – good news for Canada's long-beleaguered forestry sector.
Inflation fizzled in the recession and has remained, largely, low ever since.
Consumer prices among developed nations are up 1.9 per cent from a year ago, according to the OECD and have been below 2 per cent throughout the year. Energy and food prices are heating up, but the general picture remains one of subdued price pressure.
That spells relief for consumers, many of whom are grappling with stagnant incomes or reduced work hours. In Europe, for example, "real incomes have benefited recently from generally lower inflation," the European Central Bank noted this week.
While inflation in Japan made headlines recently – with consumer prices running at the strongest pace since 2008 – prices excluding fresh food are still up a muted 0.7 per cent from a year ago.
Canada's inflation rate is 1.3 per cent, with consumer prices running below the 2-per-cent mark for the past 15 months. "Inflation in Canada remains subdued," the central bank said this week, adding that it will return to the 2-per-cent mark "slowly" as activity picks up.
It's not a uniform picture, of course. In India, consumer price increases are running at almost 10 per cent. But much of the world has been spared from the misery of runaway price hikes.
Spare capacity and slow growth mean central banks in Europe and North America don't see inflation flaring up any time soon.
Given still high unemployment and weak inflationary pressures, "considerable" monetary policy support should remain in place, the OECD said this week.
EMERGING ECONOMIES
Emerging markets were the beacon of hope in the post-recession years, the driver of global growth as most advanced economies flailed.
That's flipped. The BRICs are slumping. Business and consumer confidence in Brazil is faltering, exports and weaker consumption is denting Russia's economy, India's currency has buckled and China's growth has clearly decelerated from the blistering pace of prior years.
Blame America, in part. Investor capital is flowing out of emerging markets, as the prospect of higher rates make U.S. assets more attractive. That outflow has triggered a slump in emerging-market currencies, boosting market volatility and driving the rupee, Indonesia's rupiah and Brazil's real lower. It has also sparked talk of the possibility of a financial crisis in some countries.
The International Monetary Fund this week warned that emerging markets are now slowing more than expected, saying some risks have grown to the downside. Some economists have cut their global growth forecasts of late – citing a slowdown in markets such as China and Brazil as a chief reason.
Even with slowing growth in many markets, their economic clout remains. Emerging markets' share of global output has grown to more than 30 per cent from 20 per cent in the early 1990s, led by growth in Asia.
CIBC World Markets economist Peter Buchanan said the flood of easy money opened a yawning and unnaturally large gap in growth between emerging economies and developed economies post-Great Recession. "Now we're looking at a more normal gap," he said.
The flip side of the surging U.S. dollar is the rout of emerging-market currencies.
They have become the first casualties of the looming end to easy money in the U.S.
Currencies from the Indian rupee to the Brazilian real have lost 12 to 20 per cent of their value against the U.S. dollar this year – a reversal that has already erased billions of dollars of stock market value.
Commodity-reliant currencies, such as the Canadian dollar, have also been pushed lower by the U.S. dollar strength.
Since the Great Recession, credit has been flowing from the U.S. into Brazil, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey and many others, inflating stock prices and currencies.
That all stopped abruptly when the Federal Reserve signalled that it was preparing to begin phasing out years of easy money policies.
"Emerging markets have had a bonanza of capital inflows over the past couple of years," said Mr. Brodeur of Signature Global Advisors. "Those flows have now begun to unwind. The era of free and cheap credit is over."
Worried about capital flight, the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) recently announced the creation of a $100-billion reserve pool to shield their weakening currencies. They said they wanted to guard against "unintended negative spillovers."
But the fund represents a tiny fraction of the trillions of capital now gravitating back to the U.S.
It's a measure of Europe's nascent recovery that the hot topic at this week's G20 meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, wasn't the euro crisis.
"I want to tell you, at this G20, we were no longer the focus of attention," a relieved European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told reporters.
Indeed, the economic news for most advanced economies is finally looking up after five years of recession and stagnation.
Most of Europe is growing again, albeit tentatively. Japan's economy is enjoying a good year and is expected to grow as much as 1.7 per cent this. And China's slowdown appears to be less severe than initially thought.
Gross domestic product growth is Canada remains below potential (up an annualized 1.7 per cent in the second quarter), held back by weakening consumer spending and falling exports.
And, of course, the U.S. is expanding again, buoyed by a comeback in manufacturing and housing.
Mr. Yardeni points to factory activity surveys, such as the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI, as evidence of the improving global outlook. The index rose for a 10th consecutive month in August and now sits at its highest level since January.
But experts caution that the recovery in many advanced economies remains extremely fragile, particularly in Europe and Japan.
Mr. Brodeur of Signature Global Advisors is doubtful that Japan can continue to grow in 2014 and beyond without major structural reforms. And Europe could bump along at near-zero GDP growth for several years, he said.
"Europe is the new Japan," he remarked. "They are four years into a 10-year adjustment process."
Scars from the recession linger in the labour market, with unemployment elevated, long-term joblessness prevalent and scores of young people idle.
Still, there are encouraging signs. The jobless rates in the U.S. and Japan are falling (with Japan's a scant 3.8 per cent) and Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea have replaced a good part or all of the jobs lost in the downturn.
Across the OECD, more people are working than last year, although employment levels are still lower than before the financial crisis.
The wounds are stark in Europe. The region's jobless rate remains at 12.1 per cent, a record high, with more than one in four people in Spain and Greece out of work. Even there though, the job losses appear to have plateaued.
It will take years for the region's labour market to repair. Nonetheless, "the welcome thing is that unemployment seems to have stopped getting worse," said the OECD's Mr. Elmeskov. "These days, you become grateful for a little."
Canada's labour market has been healthier than many others, although the jobless rate has stayed at 7 per cent or higher since December, 2008. Young people are still struggling in the labour market, while older workers are faring better.
Joblessness and what to do about it remains a pressing political issue. The OECD this week urged governments to establish training policies and introduce targeted measures for young jobless people, while leaders in the G20 this week said economic growth and job creation are their top priority. "We are united in the resolve to achieve better-quality and more productive jobs," they said. They too, singled out the young as a particular focus.
Global unemployment is expected to near 208 million by 2015, up from 200 million today, according to the International Labour Organization, which is particularly concerned about the dearth of high-paying, permanent jobs.
Calling the beginning of the end of easy money "tapering" makes it all sound so simple.
It isn't. The U.S. Federal Reserve is headed into uncharted territory as it prepares to start unwinding five years of unprecedented monetary easing in the coming months.
It will be slow, complicated and sometimes wrenching business.
Higher interest rates could suck the air out of everything from home purchases and car buying to business investment – not just in the U.S., but around the world. Stock markets will take a hit as bonds and other fixed-income investments become more attractive.
The tremors of the U.S. tapering will be felt throughout the global economy.
Consider the sheer scale of what must be done. We are talking about trillions of dollars. The Fed amassed a portfolio of more than $2-trillion (U.S.) in U.S. government bonds and another $1.5-trillion in mortgage-backed securities and other assets as it scrambled to save the U.S. banking system and revive the stalled economy. The total value of its portfolio is expected to top out next year at nearly $3.8-trillion.
Step one is to wind down those purchases, now running at $85-billion a month. That process could last most of next year. The Fed has said it won't stop the purchases completely until the jobless rate falls to 7 per cent, down from 7.3 per cent now.
Once the jobless rate sinks to 6.5 per cent – perhaps in mid-2015 – the Fed could begin to raise its benchmark rate, stuck near zero since late 2008, to a more normal level. But what's normal, and how far and fast will the Fed go?
Société Générale's chief U.S. economist Aneta Markowska figures the Fed may have to hike its key rate by more than five percentage points in just two years, starting some time in 2015. That could mean a Fed rate of nearly 6 per cent by 2017.
The final challenge for the Fed will be to then shrink its swollen portfolio, a process that analysts say could take more than five years. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to reveal details of how that might work Sept. 18.
In the end, many of these decisions won't be Mr. Bernanke's to make. He is expected to leave in January, and his successor – likely Fed vice-chair Janet Yellen or former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers – will be in the driver's seat.
An emerging challenge for central banks in Europe and elsewhere, where growth is not as strong, is to keep its own interest rates from getting swept up in the up-draft of U.S. tapering.
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Top 10 Arts Events for Sarasota-Manatee: Nov. 18-24
Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
November 18, 2021, 5:32 AM ·8 min read
A scene from the Tony-winning musical "Come From Away."
'Come From Away' lands in Sarasota
The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has been waiting a while to present the Tony Award-winning musical "Come From Away." It was first announced to celebrate the hall's 50th anniversary last year, but was postponed because of the pandemic. The touring production is finally coming for a week of performances beginning Tuesday and carrying through Thanksgiving weekend. The musical is about the thousands of airline passengers who were forced to land near Gander, Newfoundland after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks closed the U.S,. airspace and the local residents who provided them food, shelter and phones to stay in touch with loved ones. The show was nominated for seven 2017 Tony Awards and won for Christopher Ashley's direction. The script and score by Irene Sankoff and David Hein are based on interviews with some of the passengers. Apple TV+ presented a live performance featuring the Broadway cast. There is no performance Thanksgiving Day. Tickets are $42-$112. For more information: 941-263-6799; vanwezel.org
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Dancers from The Sarasota Ballet performed Twyla Tharp's "Nine Sinatra Songs" in the company's season-ending digital program.
Sarasota Ballet dances 'Day & Night'
The Sarasota Ballet is bringing back two favorites for its second program of the season "Day & Night." The company performs Friday and Saturday at the Sarasota Opera with a double bill of Peter Wright's "Summertide" and Twyla Tharp's "Nine Sinatra Songs." Sarasota Ballet had to recreate the long-lost "Summertide" when it first presented it in 2015. Tharp's 1982 "Sinatra" piece was presented in the spring in one of the company's digital programs, but is now presented live. It's a collection of seven duets set to such familiar songs as "Softly as I Leave You," "Strangers in the Night," "One For My Baby" and "My Way." Performances at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. For ticket information: 941-359-0099; sarasotaballet.org
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Two casts of actors are alternating performances in the Venice Theatre production of "Assisted Living The Musical: The HOME for the Holidays."
Venice celebrates holidays at the home
Venice Theatre is getting a jump on the holiday season with a return visit to "Assisted Living: The Musical (The Home… for the Holidays"). It's a sequel to "Assisted Living: The Musical" about the residents of a retirement home who get into some mischief to keep themselves busy before Christmas and Hanukkah arrive. The theater last presented the Rick Compton-Betsy Bennett musical comedy in 2019. Director Brad Wages is staging the show with two different casts who will be alternating performances from Friday through Dec. 19. The Red Cast features Melissa Cripps, Bill Saro, Mary Rau-Foster, Derek Dutcher and Amy Blake while the Green Cast features MaryAnn Regal, Bill Saro, Lisa Taylor, Dan Cole and Sandi Wall. Performances are in the Pinkerton Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice. Tickets are $34, $20 for college students and $15 for youth. On the theater's mainstage, "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" continues through Nov. 28. For more information: 941-488-1115; venicetheatre.org
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Joshua Horne, co-prinicipal horn for the Sarasota Orchestra.
An American flair in chamber soiree
For its latest chamber soiree, the musicians of the Sarasota Orchestra are getting into the spirit of a nation with the program "American Lyric." At 5:30 p.m. today, small groups of musicians will perform Amy Beach's String Quartet Op. 89, Samuel Barber's Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet and Anton Dvorak's String Quintet "American." The program is presented in Holley Hall in the Beatrice Friedman Music Center, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The concert runs about an hour with no intermission Tickets are $48-$48. For more information: 941-953-3434; sarasotaorchestra.org
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Jonathan Fleites as Woof in the Asolo Repertory Theatre production of "Hair."
'Hair' speaks to the ages at Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre will let the sunshine in as it enters the Age of Aquarius to open its 2021-22 season with a new production of the game-changing musical "Hair." Josh Rhodes, who has staged such classics as "Evita," "Guys and Dolls" and "The Sound of Music" in Sarasota, is directing and choreographing this 1968 "tribal rock musical" about young people fighting against the draft and the Vietnam War and standing up for a variety of issues. Rhodes says the show has remained relevant and speaks to many of the issues that have divided the nation in the last few years, from military battles to voting rights and racial unrest. "Hair" is running now through Jan. 1 in the Mertz Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets start at $33. For more information: 941-351-8000; asolorep.org
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Visual artist Iva Gueorguieva will talk about the creative process in a Hermitage Artist Retreat program at The Bay Park's Civic Green in Sarasota.
Music and art at The Bay Park
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has begun a series of collaborative programs with a variety of other arts non-profits in the area. The latest is with the Bay Park Park, which offers "Hermitage at the Bay," beginning at 5 p.m. today with two Hermitage fellows, composer Jared Miller and visual artist Iva Gueorguieva. A second program featuring poets Francine J. Harris and Mae Yway, will be presented Dec. 12. Harris and Gueorguieva will share some of their latest work and talk about their own creative processes. Gueorguieva has been described as the "optical equivalent of surround sound" and Miller's work has captured the rhythms of basketball in "Buzzer Beater" and the sounds of nature in "Under Sea, Above Sky." The program will be presented on The Bay's Civic Green, on the north side of the Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. There is a $5 registration fee. For more information: hermitageartistretreat.org
Images of aerialists appear amid plant specimens for Selby Gardens' Orchid Show 2021: Aerialists from the Tree Top to the Big Top.
High-flying orchids at Selby
Selby Gardens is flying high with a nod to the circus for the annual Orchid Show, with this year's theme of "Aerialists from the Tree Top to the Big Top! It is presented in collaboration with The Ringling Museum and ties together orchids found in tree-top canopies with images of circus artists who thrill audiences with their aerial skills. Selby says it possesses the world's best scientifically documented collection of orchids, and this year's show pays tribute to Sarasota's long circus history from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus through the Circus Arts Conservatory and the Sailor Circus Academy. In the Museum of Botany & the Arts, visitors can see vintage circus posters from the Tibbals Circus Collection at The Ringling, and you can also learn about the science of orchids. The Orchid Show continues through Nov. 28 at Selby, 1534 Mound St., Sarasota. For more information: 941-366-5731; selby.org
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Jai Shanae sings "Daddy" in the musical revue "Eubie!" at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
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A cover illustration by Ringling College graduate Mike Zeck on display in a new show at the college's Stulberg Gallery.
Bringing realism to comic books
Illustrator Mike Zeck was on the cutting edge of a shift in comic book design toward sophisticated realism. The Ringling College graduate has become well known for his work in illustrating Charlton Comics horror stories and for both Marvel and DC. Ringling College of Art and Design is showcasing some of his illustrations in the show "Pow! The comic Art of Mike Zeck from the Costas Collection." It continues through March 25. The show includes more than 60 original illustrations of the artist's most iconic stories and covers. It is held in the Stulberg Gallery inside the Basch Visual Arts Center on the college campus at 1188 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 .m. Monday through Friday. For more information: ringlingcollege.gallery/zeck
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Bass-baritone William Socolof, a Young Concert Artist, performs for the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.
Young singer performs for Artist Series
Bass-baritone William Socolof, a Young Concert Artist, will bring his voice to the Fischer/Weisenborne home for a recital presented by Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota. Socolof, whose voice has been described as "exquisite and precise," won first prize in the 2020 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. He will be joined by pianist Gracie Francis in the performances at 3 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday, with refreshments following the music. Socolof began his career in music as a cellist, but was drawn to singing and musical theater and started singing classically at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan at 16. He made his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2020 and has sung with the Julliard Chamber Orchestra among others. Tickets are $54 and are available by call 941-306-1200 or online at artistseriesconcerts.org
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Lymsomnia should be the name of this disease, (sleeping problems) and lets not forget about the Fatigue, both are all to common amongst those suffering with Lyme disease. Although these side effects may go away once treatment ends, some Lyme people may have fatigue and insomnia for a longer period of time.
Some tips to relieve Lymsomnia and fatigue are discussed below. However, if you feel overly tired or are having trouble sleeping talk to your health care provider. Together, you can find the best ways to reduce the inflammation.
After Lyme treatments, fatigue can make it hard for some chronic Lyme people, to get back to their normal routines. Even so, it is important for all Lyme individuals to try to get some regular activity every day.
Studies have shown regular exercise, even just walking every day, can help reduce fatigue. Aerobic exercises (like walking) appear to be the best for reducing fatigue, but exercises such as yoga may also help. Acupuncture has also been shown to significantly reduce fatigue.
A good night's sleep is so important.
Medications are often used to treat insomnia in people without Lyme, we have enough toxins going on in our bodies, and the healthier, less invasive approach first to try is a LymeLilli motto.
I find Yoga may actually improve sleep quality, and tightness our bodies feel from the Lyme arthritis.
Sleeping in a Dark, calming room.


At this time last year, the Anna Maria Island real estate market was moving at the speed of an arthritic snail. In fact, the snail might even have been in a cast.
But times have changed, according to several leading Island real estate agents. The bottom has been hit and passed and the market is making a comeback.
Betsy Hills, who has been in real estate for more than 30 years in Anna Maria, said prices for Island real estate are always cyclical. But for the last 15 years, Island real estate values did nothing but head upward until last year, when the bottom fell out.
"We had a great 15 year run" until 2006, said Hills.
The "market correction" of last year brought sales to a near halt.
Thankfully, "we are now moving in the right direction," she said.
"We are selling properties. Prices have been reduced and there are some good values out there, particularly for waterfront," said Hills.
Fact is, she predicted, these values don't come along on Anna Maria Island very often.
"This is an unbelievable opportunity that won't come again. By this time next year, we won't have prices this low. The bottom has been hit and we're moving up," she said confidently.
Sales are increasing because many sellers have lowered their asking prices in the past year to "realistic" expectations, said Barry Gould of Island Vacation Properties.
Through August 2007, said Gould, 149 sales of condominiums, homes and duplexes had been reported. For the first eight months of 2006, only 114 sales were reported. That's a 33 percent increase, Gould noted.
At the same time, the average sale price has plummeted from $806,000 at this time last year to $574,000 this year. It's a buyer's market, claimed Gould.
"Smart shoppers are coming back and finding the Island property of their dreams," he said, and the Island real estate market is still "undervalued" compared to similar Florida barrier islands. Even during the boom years of 2004 and 2005, Island prices were below comparable locations.
"Now that sellers are discounting prices, Anna Maria Island still has better deals as evidenced by the volume of sales," he said.
That means "buy now," he exclaimed, a sentiment agreed upon by Hills and other real estate agents.
"There are a lot of good buys out there," said Jesse Brisson of Gulf-Bay Realty in Holmes Beach.
"There are some real steals and once the winter season gets here and the volume of traffic increases, those steals are going to go quickly," he predicted.
Brisson noted that many of the "steals" are foreclosures sales by banks that have repossessed a property.
"These banks just want to get the property off their balance sheet. They're pricing them at a steal," he observed.
While some have noted the high inventory of homes that haven't sold the past year, Brisson said quite a number of people put their property on the market, but aren't really interested in selling.
"Those people are not going to lower their price, but they are competing with banks that are, so they're not getting much attention," he said.
Brisson agreed that the volume of sales is better than last year at this time, but he wants to wait for the winter season to determine if Island real estate is really on the upswing.
"Our sales are definitely up compared with last year at this time, but I just want to wait until we get a higher volume of traffic before I'm comfortable that we've really turned the corner," said Brisson.
But there may be no need to "turn the corner" on the "high end" Island real estate market, said Terry Hayes of Sky Sotheby's. She handles mostly properties priced at more than $1 million.
"I've increased my business in the past three years," she said.
"Last year was the best year I ever had. The high-end market is there if you want to go out and get it. My phone is ringing off the hook," she said.
Hayes noted that she only handles properties that are "priced right." She's had to tell a number of potential clients that their properties were over-priced.
And, she added, sales have never been that far off, rather, it's the inventory of homes for sale that's excessive. Many of those excess listings are in eastern Manatee County, she observed.
"We're lucky to be on Anna Maria Island and not at Lakewood Ranch" Hayes said. Island real estate is always in demand and Hayes is upbeat and positive about the future.
One area of sales that Island real estate agents might explore further is the foreign investment market, said Hills.
She said she's been renting to a number of European visitors, particularly from Great Britain, who are taking advantage of a favorable exchange rate between the euro and the dollar.
They might want to buy quickly. If Hills and other real estate agents are correct, today's prices are as low as the market will go. Next year, the correction could be over and prices may have climbed to their 2004-05 levels.
"It just means that we're in a buyer's market," said a very confident Hills.


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School will be closed tomorrow due to the current snow conditions. Unfortunately access to the school site is not safe and the snow surrounding the school is likely to freeze overnight. Sincere apologies for any inconvenience this decision may have caused. We are confident that school will reopen on Tuesday 12th December.


The Silverton Winter Sports Club relies on donations to fund our programs to keep costs down for our kids and their families.
Families do pay a small fee for participation, but this organization is funded almost entirely by donations from folks like YOU!
Please help us ensure all Silverton students have the opportunity to cultivate skills in a sport that offers joy, physical activity, education and challenge in our snowy, mountain town.
The Silverton Winter Sports Club is an independent non-profit entity (501(c)7) registered with the state of Colorado.
If you would like your donation to be tax-deductible, please make your check out to the Silverton Youth Center, which is a 501(c)3 organization we are in partnership with.
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In a world first, 24 leading artists, architects and scientists led by AA School architect Stefano Rabolli Pansera are pioneering an enquiry that fuses science, architecture and artistic collaboration to develop new ways of thinking about energy. The experts divided into eight groups, each consisting of an architect, a scientist, have been exploring eight different types of energy: sound, mechanical, potential, mass, electric, thermal, chemical and gravitational. The exhibition at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice brings together the work, research material and ideas in progress from the eight groups for display and public debate. The work will continue to be developed during the final year of the programme, prior to the final show in 2011.
The responsibility and issues of chemical energy are explored through the melting of the Polar icecaps and concept of personal and national ownership of air, its purity and source. The exhibition shows images of conflict linked this region of the world.
Credit: © Valerie Bennett, The Architectural Association School.
In the late 19th Century scientists and artists began to look at space and time differently. One of these was French writer, Alfred Jarry. He created a pseudo-science called Pataphysics and theorized a time machine. The core of Jarry's machine involved a cube of gaint mechanical flywheels crafted, from ebony and copper, quartz and ivory. The team are exploring Jarry's concepts. On show is one element of the protype to be complete next year. The team has updated Jarry's machine but have the same aim as Jarry: to have all compolents working together at such a speed as to resesit all forces and eventually resisting our motion, through not just space but also time.
The 3D printer has revolutionised the creation of materials, ideas and manufacturing. It can serve as a protype to explore issues linked to energy and reproduction and copying. However, every copy has a flaw that makes it, in some small way, original. The work presents copies of a part from a 3D copying machine, replicated over and over again – exploring the theme of when the reproducer becomes reproduced.
The exhibit explores the holographic side of matter and the energy within it. When images are scanned and 3D printed, they show the history of energy in the image – how energy has shaped the picture and the items within. The presentation shows a series of prototypes of objects and sculpture that portray the forensic history of an image – i.e. taking a holographic photograph and printing it in 4D. The image of the Moon, shows the gravitational forces of energy on its surface.
3 – 28 May 2011, AA School, 36 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES.
Press preview 3 May at 10:00hrs.
Works include: A time machine, an impossible pinball game, a giant self-balancing mechanism, forensic photography that captures your movements before the picture was taken and many more fantastical creations..
Events include: artist John Stezaker on the potential in meaning; cosmologist, Prof. Andrew Jaffe on time travel, and architect Carlos Villanueva Brandt on the city as creative energy.
ENERGY, the unseen powerful force that shapes every aspect of life from our cellular structure to our economy will be explored through BEYOND ENTROPY a unique free exhibition and series of events that bring together world leading scientists, architects and artists at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, 36 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES from 3 – 28 May 2011.
The show and events are part of Beyond Entropy, an ambitious two-year project from the AA School involving 24 leading scientists, architects and artists working together to explore and broaden the ways we think about energy. Before coming to London, Beyond Entropy has been shown in Europe including at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010 and Societe de Lecture, Geneva.
A giant self-balancing mechanism, a working time machine, an impossible pinball machine, thermal replication, the concept of ownership of the air and energy and forensic photography that captures your movements before the picture was taken are just some of the works on show. Each work explores a different type of energy and is created by a team consisting of an artist, architect and scientist. [Exhibition highlights and a list of participants below].
Vittorio Pizzigoni, founder member of Italy's famous Baukuh architectural practice and Beyond Entropy participant, discusses how Mies van der Rohe, one of the most influential architect's of the 20th century used industrialisation to simplify energy use in construction.
Taking a break from his current show at the Whitechapel Gallery artist John Stezaker discusses his work and explores the relationships between potential in meaning and potential energy and how different ways of seeing the world produce different forms of energy.
Speakers including international architect Carlos Villanueva Brandt, explore the concept of a creative city. What conditions are required for a city to expand the creative potential of the human brain? London is a melting pot of cultures, thinking and activity – a hive of energy powering a creative centre of excellence recognised across the globe. How do we stay on top of the creative world and help the city and its people be ever more creative?
Art historian Dr Silvia Davoli from the Warburg Institute discusses the life and work of Lino Bo Bardi, an architect famous for her organic and surreal designs that broke new ground in both the concept and practice of sustainable buildings – often proposing construction methods that reflected the buildings and methods of Brazil's native peoples. Her well known designs include Sao Paolo's famous Museum of Modern Art.
The team behind the exhibition's Time Machine Prof. Andrew Jaffe, Cosmologist, Imperial College London and architect Shin Egashira, join photographer Goswin Schwedinger to explore the human desire to alter our past and futures. The ability to engage with other people of other times, planets and dimensions is a dream of science but is also found in some cultural and religious practices. The event will explore the fascination of time travel, the desire to explore other realms from Shamanism to interplanetary travel and whether science fiction is any closer to becoming science fact.
Stefano Rabolli Pansera, Director of Beyond Entropy, at the Architectural Association School of Architecture said: "Cities are alive, living, breathing, energy filled beings. The exhibition and events fuse hard science with artistic freedom and interpretation to explore new ways of thinking about energy in all its forms.
Jotta thinks Beyond Entropy is like a glimpse into the workshop of the inventors, with experiments and mechanisms dotted throughout. Great atmosphere!


AVON — A New York man was arrested Monday on charges that he made threatening phone calls to a state official related to the investigation of the Sandy Hook shooting.
Jonathan Reich, 22, of Flushing, N.Y., faces charges of second-degree harassment.
Avon police were notified about the threatening calls on Feb. 1, according to a release from Avon police.
Police learned that calls had been made to another state official and to families involved in the Sandy Hook shooting.
Reich was held with bail set at $50,000.
Expose the truth about Sandy Hook. Nobody died at Sandy Hook which was simply a DHS drill designed to fool the American people into accepting the ban of all firearms and the destruction of our second amendment right to bear arms. The second amendment is there to defend against a tyrannical government which we have now, they are destroying our nation from within.
9/11, Oklahoma City, USS Liberty, Lavon Affair were all terrorist attacks staged by the same cabal of ruthless criminals. This same cabal also murdered JFK, RFK, MLK and countless others who dared to expose their agenda to the American people. The cabal has installed every president from Bush Senior to present. The cabal has also hijacked congress and the courts which they have used to destroy our culture and economy.
America will be finished if we don't survive the final year of the "Obama" Regime. Only then will President Donald Trump save our nation from total collapse and destruction. All other major party presidential candidates are puppets of the criminal banking cabal who will continue the destruction and mass genocide of America, Europe and all of Israel's neighbors. What we are witnessing today is an insane cabal in their final push to destroy America and Europe in order to enslave mankind under their one world zionist dictatorship.
Russia was enslaved by this same cabal for 70 years and will never allow it to happen again. This is why the cabal is trying to start WW4 with Russia who is resisting their provocations. President Putin knows what their game is about and who is behind it all. President Putin is waiting for Americans to rise up to take America back from this criminal cabal who has robbed the world using their central banking scam. President Trump is exactly what Americans need to exterminate the cabal. Trump will arrest, prosecute, hang the treasonous cabal and their collaborators. America can become allies with Russia to end all war to bring worldwide peace and prosperity for centuries to come.


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package com.sikulix.util;

import com.sikulix.api.Do;
import com.sikulix.core.Content;
import com.sikulix.core.SX;
import com.sikulix.core.SXLog;
import com.sikulix.devices.server.Client;
import com.sikulix.devices.server.Server;
import com.sikulix.run.Runner;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class Sikulix {

  //<editor-fold desc="housekeeping">
  static SXLog log;

  static String stars = repeat("*", 50);

  public static String repeat(String str, int count) {
    return String.format("%0" + count + "d", 0).replace("0", str);
  }

  private static void traceBlock(String message) {
    log.trace(stars);
    log.trace("*****   %s", message);
    log.trace(stars);
  }

  static List<String> options = new ArrayList<>();
  //</editor-fold>

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    log = SX.getSXLog("SX_Sikulix");
    options.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
    if (options.isEmpty()) {
      log.p("SikuliX2::util.Sikulix::main: no args - nothing to do :-)");
      return;
    }
    if (options.contains("trace")) {
      options.remove("trace");
      log.globalOn(SXLog.TRACE);
    }
    String sargs = "";
    for (String option : options) {
      sargs += " " + option;
    }
    log.trace("main: start: %s", sargs);

    if (options.size() > 0) {
      if (options.get(0).contains("methods")) {
        Map<String, String> methods = SX.listPublicMethods(Content.class);
        for (String method : methods.keySet().stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList())) {
          log.p("%-40s %s", method, methods.get(method));
        }
        return;
      } else if (options.contains("play")) {
//********** play start
        Server.start(null);
        SX.pause(3);
        Client.get();
        Client.post("some content");
        Client.stopServer();
//********** play end
        return;
      }
    }

    String version = SX.getSXVERSIONSHOW();
    File lastSession = new File(SX.getSXSTORE(), "LastAPIJavaScript.js");
    String runSomeJS = "";
    if (lastSession.exists()) {
      runSomeJS = Content.readFileToString(lastSession);
    }
    runSomeJS = Do.inputText("enter some JavaScript (know what you do - may silently die ;-)"
                    + "\nexample: run(\"git*\") will run the JavaScript showcase from GitHub"
                    + "\nWhat you enter now will be shown the next time.",
            "API::JavaScriptRunner " + version, 10, 60, runSomeJS);
    if (runSomeJS == null || runSomeJS.isEmpty()) {
      Do.popup("Nothing to do!", version);
    } else {
      while (SX.isSet(runSomeJS)) {
        Content.writeStringToFile(runSomeJS, lastSession);
        Runner.run(Runner.ScriptType.JAVASCRIPT, runSomeJS);
        runSomeJS = Do.inputText("Edit the JavaScript and/or press OK to run it (again)\n"
                        + "Press Cancel to terminate",
                "API::JavaScriptRunner " + version, 10, 60, runSomeJS);
      }
    }
    System.exit(0);

  }

}