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What did the American Critics Think About Harry Potter on Broadway?
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'all consuming enchantment' New York Times
'it leaves its audience awestruck, spellbound and deeply satisfied' Time Out
'every bit as spellbinding as promised' The Hollywood Reporter
'Must-see' Chicago Tribune
'a theatrical marvel' Entertainment Weekly
'a wildly theatrical and thrilling Broadway spectacle' Daily News
'It's some kind of miracle' Rolling Stone
'Hooray!' Variety
Harry Potter & The Cursed Child at Lyric Theatre New York. Photo: Matthew Murphy
We knew the London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had entranced the British critics, the question was would the Broadway version cast the same spell over American reviewers? The answer clearly was 'yes'.
So what was it that bewitched them?
There were five spells that the show cast. First, no matter how much we theatregoers might want to judge Harry Potter And The Cursed Child purely as a stage play, we can't avoid the legacy of seven novels and eight films.
The Harry Potter Legacy
Harry Potter & The Cursed Child at Lyric Theatre New York. Photo: Manuel Harlan
'The story begins where the final novel in the Potter series… ended' pointed out the NYT. Chicago Tribune described it as 'an immersive coda to the most powerful literary brand of a generation'.
And many of the critics were happy with this:
'the show has a plot that really works as an extension of the Potter saga' said Variety.
'an unprecedented extension of a beloved world is making something so impossible feel so much realer than it ever could be' said Entertainment Weekly.
Some were worried that only those familiar with what had gone before would enjoy the play. The Guardian said it 'will deeply perplex anyone who hasn't read the delightful books or seen the so-so movies'.
But others were confident you didn't have to be a Potterhead.
Hollywood reporter pointed out: 'there's … a universal dimension to the human drama here – the challenges of parenting, the conflict between fathers and teenage sons burdened by intimidating legacies, the sustaining force of love and friendship, the eternal grip of the past – that will prove poignant and meaningful even to audiences unversed in the wizarding wars.'
amNY went so far as to say, 'a theatergoer with no prior "wizarding" experience should still be able to have a great time – and may even find the show more enthralling than would a longtime fan who already knows the "Harry Potter" universe inside and out.'
The storytelling
Noma Dumezweni, Jamie Parker and Paul Thornley in Harry Potter & The Cursed Child at Lyric Theatre New York. Photo Manuel Harlan
Secondly, there was the story, which came from JK Rowling and director John Tiffany and was scripted by one of my favourite playwrights Jack Thorne.
'The script has more variations on father issues than the entire canon of Greek tragedy' said the daddy of theatre critics the New York Times' Ben Brantley.
The Hollywood Reporter was impressed by the 'pulse-pounding storytelling vitality and … unexpected emotional richness'.
The Chicago Tribune said 'it was a must-see, totally enveloping, thoroughly thrilling chance to experience the global power of shared storytelling at its most robust.'
Entertainment Weekly found that it 'unlocks new points of view, particularly in the show's climax, that are wholly unique to this play, unable to be replicated no matter how countless one's consumption of the books or movies'.
New York Stage Review reckoned 'they might as well send out the 2018 Best Play Tony Award for engraving already'.
Variety described it as 'theater that shows us the true magic of great storytelling'.
It's proper theatre
And that's another thing that the theatre critics loved about Harry Potter & The Cursed Child. It's proper theatre. As the New York Times put it: 'By contrast, most of the family-courting stage versions of animated films that have ruled the theater district for so long look as stiff and artificial as parades of windup toys.'
Similarly The Wrap contrasted it with 'the stage versions of "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (which) dumbed the imagination with their literal interpretations.'
Variety summed it up by saying 'the theater has brought its own brand of wizardry to the material'.
The Hollywood Reporter loved its 'Thrilling theatricality'.
It was, in the Chicago Tribune's eyes, 'a feast of epic theatricality in celebration of the imagination (that) manages to be both extraordinary and old-fashioned theatrical fun'.
The Daily News went on a similar tack: 'What's so wondrous is how low-tech stagecraft brings such high-definition delight.'
The Hollywood Reporter agreed: 'The ingenuity on display, often using the simplest means, is dazzling.'
Time Out said, 'Great care has gone into creating each moment of this state-of-the-art adventure. It leaves its audience awestruck, spellbound and deeply satisfied.'
Many critics name checked the entire creative team. Here's The Washington Post: 'Director John Tiffany and his longtime maestro of movement, Steven Hoggett … have created a dynamic pair of evenings replete with ahhhh-inspiring tricks and illusions overseen by the ingenious Jamie Harrison. (Christine Jones's swirling breakapart set pieces and Neil Austin's lighting effects are marvels, too.)'
'Given what Cursed Child's design team has accomplished on a technical level,' said Entertainment Weekly, 'Broadway will never be the same.' And while that publication went all apocalyptic, The New York Times went all philosophical: '"I am paint and memory," a talking portrait of the long-dead wizard Dumbledore says […] Well, that's art, isn't it? Substitute theatrical showmanship for paint, and you have this remarkable production's elemental recipe for all-consuming enchantment.'
'The stagecraft on display is unlike anything I've seen, with magical moments taking your breath away at every turn,' said Newsday breathlessly.
Time Out joined the chorus of approval with a concise phrase surely destined for the posters: 'A triumph of theatrical magic'
It's magic
Sam Clemmett and Anthony Boyle in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at Lyric Theatre New York. Photo: Manuel Harlan
Magic. That's the word that- inevitably you might say- comes up again and again. The Hollywood Reporter called it 'sheer magic'.
'It contained', said the New York Times, 'some of the most eye-boggling illusions you'll ever witness'. The review goes on to say it sets 'the new gold standard for fantasy franchise entertainment on Broadway'. (Maybe, like me, you didn't know 'fantasy franchise entertainment' was a separate genre but you do now.)
Entertainment Weekly named the wizards responsible: 'The show's illusion and magic designer Jamie Harrison and special effects chief Jeremy Chernick are certain geniuses.'
The fifth and final spell was cast by the cast.
'The leading actors are jolly good,' said the Washington Post, subtly referring to the fact that many of the cast are from the original English production.
Coming in for particular praise was Anthony Boyle as Draco Malfoy's son Scorpius who, said the New York Times, gave 'a show stealing performance'. Variety called him 'brilliant'.
The Chicago Tribune said he was 'fabulous', adding that his 'emotional energy empowers the production'.
Entertainment Weekly along with many others was impressed by Jamie Parker as the grown up Harry: 'the actor excels at showing this grown-up Gryffindor as a brave but stunted man, outwardly successful but inwardly tormented'. It was, said The Hollywood reporter, 'A finely nuanced performance, with gravitas and heart'.
Noma Dumezweni wowed the American critics as much as she previously impressed the Brits in London. Entertainment Weekly said she 'stuns as a Hermione who is both cold and warm, hardened by politics, softened by parenthood, a brilliant enigma dealing with the frustration of a problem she cannot solve'.
The power and limits of love
Jamie Parker and Sam Clemmetts in Harry Potter & The Cursed Child at Lyric Theatre New York. Photo: Manuel Harlan
So there you have it. A show that, thanks to its story, its theatricality, its magic and its cast, transcends its literary and cinematic origins to become a classic piece of theatre in its own right, and that, in the words of the Washington Post,
'will be inducing swoons in Times Square for years to come'.
I'd like to end with a quote from the Chicago Tribune that seems to me to get to the very heart of why this is so much more than a mere Harry Potter spinoff: 'you're struck by the great beauty of both the theater and the people inside, all thinking and feeling as one about the power and limits of love'.
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Rory Kinnear & Anne-Marie Duff fail to save Macbeth, say theatre critics
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Anne-Marie Duff & Rory Kinnear in Macbeth at National Theatre. Photo by Brinkhoff and Moegenburg
'misjudged mess' WhatsOnStage
'the worst Shakespeare production at the NT for at least a decade' Time Out
'An unfortunate failure' Sunday Times
'A dud' Daily Telegraph
'A real mess' Variety
'A dismaying muddle' The Stage
'A stinker' Daily Mail
Macbeth at the National Theatre has garnered some of the worst reviews in a long time including a one star review from WhatsonStage. Most rated it two stars including Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Telegraph, The Guardian, The Stage, Evening Standard, The Times, The Observer, Time Out and Broadwayworld.com.
'Is this a dagger I see before me?' asks Macbeth. He wasn't wrong- the daggers were out for this production. The Telegraph responded, 'Is this a dud I see before me?' and the Daily Mail said, 'Is this a shambles I see before me?'
So what didn't they like? Two words crop up more than any others: Rufus Norris. He's the director of Macbeth and he's the National Theatre's Artistic Director. He must have felt like Macbeth did when Burnham Forest came to Dunsinane. The machetes were out for him. Quite a few of the forest of critics noted his lack of experience in directing Shakespeare. Given the hugely successful Shakespearean productions of his predecessor Nicholas Hytner, now wowing them with Julius Caesar down the road at the Bridge Theatre, the phrase 'hard act to follow' comes to mind.
The first problem was that he had, many felt,
No understanding of the play
Rufus Norris places his Macbeth in some kind of post-apocalyptic urban setting. Dominic Cavendish wrote in the Telegraph 'if a director does decide to go into modern-day apocalyptic mode, they can face a losing battle (as here) defining what is being fought over, why attention is paid to hierarchies, and how any of it matters'.
'Where are we exactly, what sort of society is this and how did people end up here? It's never made clear – conceptually, it's a dismaying muddle.' That was Natasha Tripney in The Stage
Lloyd Evans writing in the Spectator agreed 'everything is confusing here'. 'Childish, tokenistic, muddled, this show is laughably unmoving. They splosh round masses of Kensington gore but it manages to be bloodless. Feeble,' spluttered Quentin Letts in the Daily Mail.
Christopher Hart writing in the Sunday Times knows what he likes: 'In the best productions, Macbeth can feel like a ferocious ride straight to hell, pausing only for some of the most haunting and desolate soliloquies in the canon: the outpourings of a human soul in the process of destroying itself.' And he knows what he doesn't like: 'What it should never feel like is lacklustre, turgid, somnolent'.
'There's no compelling new take here on Shakespeare's interest in questions of tyranny and masculinity,' complained Henry Hitchings in the Evening Standard.
'Norris has taken a play best compressed into a taut psychological drama and blown it up into something operatically overblown,' blustered Variety.
Holly Williams in the Independent said 'vaulting ambitious becomes more survival of the fittest'. To be fair, Holly Williams didn't hate it: 'I've seen far worse than this.' Which is what is sometimes called damning with faint praise.
So what else did Rufus Norris do to upset the critics? Well, if he didn't understand what Shakespeare was getting at, he also dissed the bard's poetry.
No respect for the text
'In more minor cuts and rewrites, metre counts for nothing,' complained Ian Shuttleworth in The Financial Times. 'It's brutally truncated,' said Sarah Crompton in WhatsOnStage, 'its great moral debate about the corrupting effects of evil (is) entirely lost.'
Variety referred to 'Unnecessary, almost arbitrary textual cuts'. Susannah Clapp in The Observer talked of 'a slashed text that eviscerates the witches' speeches – no hubble-bubble or eye of newt – and makes the drama blunter, more one-dimensional'.
Quentin Letts writing in the Daily Mail wasn't happy with Slasher Norris from the start: '"When shall we three meet again?" is one of the greatest opening lines of any play. Mr Norris ditches that.'
The Guardian's Michael Billington wrote, 'While a play is not a poetry recital, this production seems indifferent to the rhythms of the language… (it) sacrifices its tonal contrasts and mysterious poetry.'
And not only did it sound bad, they thought it looked bad.
The set is ugly
'Rae Smith's ugly-to-behold set is dominated by an oppressive backdrop of raven-black hangings,' said the Telegraph. That word 'ugly' crops up a few times. 'It was aggressively ugly,' shuddered The Stage. And WhatsOnStage found it 'ugly to look at'.
The Daily Mail called it a 'low-lit mess engulfed by blunt grottiness'. Time Out said, 'the setup here is essentially meaningless'. The Guardian found it 'harsh to look at, lacking in light and shade'. The Evening Standard thought it was 'bleak and often brutal'.
The set offended some critics so much, they couldn't keep their eyes off it, thus subverting the Shakespeare's classic work . Anne Treneman in The Times said, 'the play struggles to rise above the sheer Stygian ghastliness'. 'These distressing visual details aren't just nasty to look at, they undermine the story,' said Lloyd Evans in The Spectator.
Not everyone agreed. The Sunday Times thought it had a 'marvelous look'. David Butcher on the Radio Times website praised the 'bold production design'. The Independent said, 'Norris's production excels … in atmosphere and visuals. It's dark.'
So you have this big dark set and here's the next problem. It's in a big theatre.
The Olivier is too big
Now arguably this is not Rufus Norris' fault. He's inherited the cavernous Olivier but then again he chose to place Macbeth, a play whose themes of conspiracy and paranoia probably work best in a confined space, in the biggest space the National has to offer.
'Rae Smith's black pleated walls – bin-bag cliffs – engulf the action on the huge Olivier stage,' said Susannah Clapp in The Observer. Mark Shenton at LondonTheatre.co.uk thought 'the scale of the production also mitigates against the domestic intensity of much of the drama'.
You might have thought the stars would redeem it. Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff are two of our finest actors and in Mr Kinnear you have someone with a brilliant track record of playing great Shakespearean roles. And, to an extent, they did but, even though most critics liked their acting, quite a few didn't like the interpretations, especially Rory Kinnear's Macbeth.
Here's what they said about this 'poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage'. 'Rory Kinnear, one of our finest comic actors, never quite convinces as the driven, ambitious thane. He's too dithering, nervy and jumpy.' That was the Sunday Times.
The Daily Mail thought him 'unexceptional'. 'Kinnear is a martial not a meditative presence, too robust to seem deeply disturbed,' said The Observer. The Stage said, 'In the past he's been an eloquent Hamlet and a bullish, envy-drenched Iago. He tackles Macbeth with the same clarity of delivery, but he never digs beneath his skin.'
That latter point is echoed by others. The Guardian said he 'never takes us inside Macbeth's head'. WhatsOnStage agreed saying he 'does little to convey the conscience-stricken inwardness that makes the character so complex'. The Radio Times said, 'There's not enough sense of the dense geography of Macbeth's inner life' and continued 'we don't get the feeling here that his Macbeth is a great soul laid low by baser instincts, more an exasperated middle manager.'
Lloyd Evans in The Spectator had a similar thought. 'There's no trace of poetry, grandeur or mystery about him. But he'd be ideal casting as the tetchy manager of an Amazon warehouse.'
There's more from Mr Evans. 'Rory Kinnear makes an unlikely Macbeth,' said The Spectator. 'His voice is dark, rich and characterful but he has few other assets. Physically he's suburban: a bit bald, slightly stooping, with a faint beer gut and a pinched, narrow frame.' In other contexts, this would be body shaming but we can take his point that Rory Kinnear's Macbeth is an ordinary guy.
Rosemary Waugh from Exeunt Magazine had the same impression: 'Rory Kinnear plays Macbeth as the-bloke-down-the-pub, making some of the most famous monologues in the history of well, theatre, sound as dramatically intense as a food order.'
Not everybody was unhappy with Rory Kinnear. Marianka Swain from Broadwayworld.com said he 'showed real existential angst' and was 'as clear-spoken and intelligent with verse as always'.
So what about Anne-Marie Duff? She came in for less stick than Rory Kinnear but The Observer did say, 'Duff is precise, guarding against her own fragility – she delivers her smashing-the-baby speech tearfully – but lacks the fire that usually makes her so memorable.'
And BroadwayWorld.com thought, 'Anne-Marie Duff's Lady Macbeth feels half-formed.' Variety was even less impressed: 'as Lady Macbeth, Duff all but goes missing'.
That said, many critics did like the acting of both Mr and Mrs Macbeth. Mark Shenton at londontheatre.co.uk said, 'Neither of these fine, fierce and always ferociously intelligent actors disappoints.' The Radio Times enthused about the 'clarity of delivery and line-reading that makes the text sing'.
And quite a few singled out Anne-Marie Duff. The Financial Times said 'she makes every word vibrate with high-tension significance'. The Guardian's Michael Billington, who didn't find much else to like, said 'she lives vividly in the moment'.
So there you have it. The critics full of sound and fury but… signifying nothing? Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow will tell whether sales or indeed Rufus Norris's reputation are badly affected. I can say that when I saw it the audience reacted well. There was no polite round of applause- I heard strong clapping and some cheering. So word-of-mouth may prevail.
Did any critic give Macbeth at the National Theatre more than two stars? Yes- the Financial Times, The Independent, the Radio Times, the i and the LondonTheatre website to name but a few gave it three stars. One lone voice even gave it four stars. That was a certain One Minute Theatre Reviews.
What can I say? I liked the dystopian setting. I thought the poetry was beautifully spoken. I loved Rory Kinnear's portrayal of Macbeth as an ordinary man caught up in lawless times. I found it interesting to see the themes of Macbeth played out, not in a war for a mighty kingdom but in the kind of nasty modern war over a destroyed city, such as we've seen in Syria or Bosnia.
I did think it would have been better in a more confined space, and it did lack tension at the end but I really hope the massed ranks of the critics advancing on Rufus Norris's Macbeth don't put people off this Scottish Play for our times.
Click here for review on YouTube channel One Minute Theatre Reviews
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. Photo: Manuel Harlan
A Worthy Addition to the Harry Potter saga
I've read the Harry Potter books and seen the films. If you haven't, you might be less intrigued than I was by this return to Hogwarts because the past looms heavy in this new adventure.
JK Rowling tells a good children's story that adults can also enjoy, and she does it again with her stage play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, currently at the Palace Theatre London.
Her chronicle of good versus evil in the world of witchcraft continues with the sons of Harry Potter and his former enemy Draco Malfoy. Both boys suffer from being the children of well-known parents. That's why they become friends and go an adventure together, an adventure which is as much about the excitement of problem solving as fighting evil.
Good story by JK Rowling- great play by Jack Thorne
The Cursed Child is blessed with a script by Jack Thorne which is full of humour and emotional depth, especially in the difficult relationship between the adult Harry and his adolescent son, both troubled by the past in their different ways, both feeling inadequate. It's also fascinating to see the way Draco Malfoy is changed and challenged by becoming a parent.
The story is about the effect of the past on the present. Literally and chillingly, we see that changing the past can change the present. More interestingly, what the older characters have or haven't done previously affects how they are now. It is this exploration that makes what otherwise would be a good children's show into something of real interest to an adult audience.
There are many very good characters well acted. When I saw the plays, Rayke Ayola showed a good range of emotion as Hermione Granger. I especially liked the Malfoys played with relish by James Howard and young Samuel Blenkin, who was the star of the show.
John Tiffany's production has some excellent theatrical effects: the appearance of the Dementors is spine tingling. The illusions by Jamie Harrison that provide some real 'wow' moments such as the split second in which actors seem to disappear into a telephone.
The difficulty for me is that while action adventures told on a stage work well for children, for adults they can seem a little melodramatic. Despite or perhaps because of an existential threat in the story, this is no exception.
That said, this is a magical production and a worthy addition to the Harry Potter saga.
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child can be seen at the Palace Theatre London
Here's my review from the YouTube channel One Minute Theatre Reviews
Posted on September 30, 2017 January 14, 2020
Pure Theatre That's Heartbreaking and Uplifting
National Theatre production of War Horse
If, like me, your first experience of professional theatre was a puppet show, you may be surprised that a story for children featuring puppets should be a huge theatrical hit.
Don't let anything you've seen before put you off. The quality of the puppets in the National Theatre production of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse is extraordinary, a world away from Sooty with Harry Corbett. In the hands of their expert operators, the wooden frames are capable of the most subtle and realistic movements. Using the power of the imagination, it is pure theatre. I would recommend getting a seat close to the stage in order to catch all the detail.
Near the front, you'll also feel right in the middle of the frightening battle scenes which, partly thanks to Rae Smith's imaginative design and Paule Constable's dramatic lighting, create the horror and chaos of war before your eyes.
The direction by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris and the script by Nick Stafford deserve credit for turning Morpurgo's brilliant story, which was written from a horse's point of view with children in mind, into a tale of love, courage and hope that resonates with all ages.
While telling the story of a farm animal enlisted by the army to take part in the First World War and his owner's attempts to find him, it is also the tale of the common humanity of the people who were forced to fight each other.
Before we are transported to France, we experience wonderful heartwarming scenes conjuring up the pre-war age of a countryside where working animals were at the heart of farming.
War Horse is uplifting at times and, at others, heartbreaking. Make sure you take a hankie.
War Horse is touring to Melbourne, Sidney, Perth and Singapore until 3 May 2020. More details at www.warhorseonstage.com
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Dates peanut ladoo , tasty and energy filled indian Sweets recipe.We can prepare this with equal amount of dates and peanut or adjust accordingly as per our taste.
Heat a wok, dry roast peanuts in medium or low flame till the pop sound stops and the skin changes to semi black coloured.
In the same pan, dry roast the white sesame seeds and keep aside.
Once done, switch off the flame , completely cools the peanuts, and peel off completely.
Add this peanuts to mixer jar, grind it coarsely and keep aside.
Remove the seeds from dates and grind it coarsely in a mixer.
Mix the the grinded peanuts, dates and roasted sesame seeds. Knead with hands to mix three ingredients together.
Pinch a small portion and make a round laddu. Do the same for remaining dough and make equal sized laddu's.
Store it in a airtight jar.
Use black variety dates preferably. Other kinds will be little thick than black dates. So we cannot make laddoos without adding milk.
We can keep this laddu for one month in airtight box. Am not sure about the shelf life if we added milk. Surely will try and update.
Look yummy, intend to try it.


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"A resurgent Asian nation (Japan) has elevated hawkish nationalists to the pinnacle of power. Its maritime conflicts with neighbors raise the risk of military confrontation along key corridors of world trade. Memories of past national greatness infuse officials with determination to compete for regional leadership. The country's re-emergence could rewrite the geopolitical map of Asia,"
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This is an article that was submitted to us by IMTS that discusses efforts Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Ill., are making towards preparing its students for future careers in manufacturing. John Gross, editor and publisher of manufacturing news, suggests that if other communities were to adopt similar programs, the American economy could be transformed to compete globally and the next generation of students would be given the opportunity to showcase their potential.
Wheeling High School (WHS) in Wheeling, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has transformed the way it prepares its students for future careers in manufacturing. It may just be that if a similar plan is adopted by other communities, we could transform the American economy to better compete on a global stage while giving the next generation an opportunity to realize their potential.
I heard about this transformation while attending IMTS 2012 and decided to visit the high school and share with you what I learned. The school has a state-of-the-art prototyping manufacturing lab, designed in cooperation with industry partners, and includes the latest advanced manufacturing technology with a 3D printer/rapid prototyper, Haas CNC lathes and mill, CNC plasma cutter, CNC training stations, robotic work station, surface grinder, and more.
Michael Geist, manufacturing engineering teacher at Wheeling High School, said in 2007 the school administrators made a decision to engage the local manufacturing community to identify the employment needs of the region. A partnership team was created between the school and local industry to develop a vision of where the school educational program needed to go. "Given the fact that Wheeling is so dominated by manufacturers, we realized that our engineering program really needed to have a manufacturing focus," Geist said.
"Our village and local industries around us were more than willing to participate on a panel and partnership team and we soon identified other resources that would provide funding, curriculum development, help determine the type of facility needed as well as a plan for the lab," he said. "Over the last 6 years we have been able to achieve a lot of recognition for our efforts, creating programs for students who can now follow many different manufacturing careers of their own choosing."
Geist said it's also important to consider a student's planned future path: college bound, or occupational and training school bound.
"The lab experience and curriculum creates motivation and provides opportunities for all students," Geist said. "College bound students who are going into engineering need to have access to tooling, machinery and manufacturing skills. If they are going into product design engineering they need to have the ability to utilize and understand the manufacturing process."
For students going into occupational areas, "we help them understand that there are good jobs and opportunities today in manufacturing that they did not even know existed," he said. "These are high paying jobs. There are huge employment needs in advanced manufacturing. There are perceptions that these jobs have been eliminated and that manufacturing is a dirty world, that it has low paying jobs, that it is repetitive assembly type work, which is not the case today."
Tom Steinbach, advanced manufacturing engineering instructor at Wheeling, said the advisory committee also gave students the opportunity for hands-on experience through internships or shadowing. "We are trying to focus on both ends of the spectrum. A student can get an internship at a machine shop or a student can get an internship working with engineers," Steinbach said.
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Warrington and Wigan form north west creative cluster for the first time
A new report from Creative England maps out the UK's creative clusters, with five in the north west.
Shelina Begum
A new report has identified the UK's creative clusters with five in the north west.
For the first time Warrington and Wigan form one of the key 'creative conurbations' that are driving the UK creative industries, alongside the more obvious towns and cities.
With 7,128 people in Warrington and Wigan in creative employment, it is the fourth largest cluster in the north of England.
Manchester is the creative cluster with the third highest number of creative businesses in the UK, and has 43,050 people in creative employment. 29% of those are employed in film, TV and radio.
The Geography of Creativity in the UK study from innovation charity Nesta and Creative England reports that between 2007 and 2014 creative industries became more important to local business in nine out of every 10 locations.
Northern creative lights shine brighter
It also states that the UK's geography of creativity isn't only about 'hip creative cities', and identifies 47 clusters in creative conurbations all over the country.
Researchers determine that the North, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also important creative hubs alongside London and the South East.
Using Office of National Statistics data, the report finds these clusters grew their creative employment by 28 percent between 2007 and 2014.
And, although London employs 40 percent of the UK's creative industry workers, motorway towns like Slough, Basingstoke and Warrington help drive creative industries' success. This is in addition to the better known creative hubs in cities such as Manchester and Glasgow.
Elsewhere, data shows the UK creative industries are an interconnected system, with communities in different parts of the country working together across cluster and administrative boundaries.
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Juan Mateos-Garcia, head of innovation mapping at Nesta, said: "The UK's geography of creativity is diverse and growing. London and other creative cities are very important, but so are other areas which are sometimes overlooked when we talk about creative clusters.
"A better understanding of their specialism and impact on the local economy will help ensure that these hotspots continue to gain access to the talent and knowledge they need to thrive."
The report aims to outline where creative businesses and employment are based in order to ensure policymakers can support their growth.
In the North West, a total of 7.8 per cent of companies in Crewe are in the creative industries, with 6.6 per cent of businesses in Liverpool in the creative sector. Of 7.4 per cent of creative companies in Chester, 49 per cent specialise in the digital and software.
Nesta and Creative England said that although the number of creative businesses within the 47 clusters has grown, alluding to an "entrepreneurial explosion", the average size of companies has fallen, suggesting policymakers should do more to support growth.
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Caroline Norbury, chief executive at Creative England, said: "Creative England is dedicated to nurturing talented people and their creative ideas – this report clearly shows the huge contribution they make to driving prosperity in communities across the UK."
She added: "Now, perhaps more than ever before, we need to work together to give our creative talent the backing they need to continue to flourish and grow."
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Changes in PTAB Trial Practice May Lead to Increase in District Court Stays
By Jennifer Bush on July 20, 2018
Posted in PTAB
The recent decision in SAS Institute v. Iancu — in combination with the proposed shift from a broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard to the Phillips standard for claim construction used in district court — moves trials at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board toward being the most likely forum for first consideration of claim construction and patent validity, and perhaps a shift toward becoming a truer "alternative" to litigation, as Congress envisioned under the America Invents Act.
In the first five years since PTAB trials went into effect, the result has been an increase in PTAB trials running concurrently with district court litigation pertaining to the same patent. Indeed, since the inception of PTAB trials, a majority of cases have had co-pending litigation.
Two recent legal developments are poised to have a profound impact on the interplay between PTAB trials and district court litigation: the U.S. Supreme Court decision in SAS and the new rules set forth on May 9, 2018, by USPTO Director Andrei Iancu in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which introduced a change to the Phillips claim construction standard for PTAB trials.
In the SAS decision, the majority held that instituting an IPR is an all-or-nothing decision, such that the PTAB must either institute for all challenged claims or deny institution entirely. The Court's ruling was based on the rationale that the AIA statutes entitle a petitioner to a final written decision addressing all challenged claims, and the following USPTO Guidance expanded that position to note that "the PTAB will institute on all challenges," meaning all grounds included in the petition, not just all claims.
Iancu's proposed new rules for a change to the claim construction standard are also likely to change the impact that PTAB trials have on district court litigation. Responding to arguments that the overlap between patents that are considered at the PTAB and those that are the subject of litigation favors using a consistent claim construction standard, Iancu has proposed changing from use of the BRI standard in PTAB trials to the same Phillips standard used by courts. This proposed rule change will mean that when a patent is challenged both in court and at the PTAB, the PTAB is likely to become the first forum to construe a patent's claims under Phillips, due to the expedited timeline of PTAB trials as compared to claim construction in most jurisdictions.
Impact on Stay Rates
For concurrent litigation and PTAB trials, the historic grant rate for contested stays has hovered around 60 percent. This percentage likely reflects the fact that many judges have considered PTAB trials as "simplifying the issues" for the litigation, which has been a key factor in district courts' decisions whether or not to grant such a stay. After the SAS decision and a proposed change to a Phillips-style claim construction at the PTAB, an increase of the stay rate in concurrent district court cases seems likely.
In practice, district courts typically consider whether a stay "will simplify the issues in question." Post-SAS, if a Phillips-style claim construction is used, then the issues for litigation would almost certainly be "simplified," since if a PTAB trial is instituted, it will be on all claims and under the same construction standard. In addition, due to PTAB trials proceeding according to an expedited timeline, filing early in the litigation timeline can be particularly advantageous to a petitioner. The PTAB may weigh in on claim construction under Phillips as early as six months after the filing of the PTAB petition, via the institution decision, which is likely to be well ahead of the typical timeline for a Markman hearing in most jurisdictions. This timeline seems like yet another reason for courts to stay cases pending that construction.
Tags: American Invents Act, BRI, Iancu, PTAB, SAS, USPTO
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Jennifer Bush focuses her practice on prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technical fields, including computer software, Internet technologies, RFID, and business methods. Jennifer also has patent prosecution experience with life sciences and medical devices. Her practice also involves intellectual property…
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In addition to providing legal services for her clients, Jennifer is a Lecturer-in-Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law, where she teaches patent prosecution and practice. She is also a member of the faculty at the Practicing Law Institute, and co-chair of the annual Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution boot camp. She has lectured on topics related to patent law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and Santa Clara University School of Law.
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An exclusive interview with the Head of the UGCC, Major Archbishop of Kiev- Galician His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) to newspaper "The Word of Enlightenment» .
- Your Eminence , though it has been more than two months since the consecration of the Patriarchal Cathedral Church, but I would like to start a conversation from this event. According to ancient records and chronicles of the XIX century , the construction of large temples was a significant event in the life of that time . So I dare to suggest that future generations will consider the consecration of the main church of UGCC in the capital of Ukraine to be a significant event of our time. What do you think is the place of the Patriarchal Cathedral (as an institution) in the spiritual life of the Ukrainian nation?
- This question can be fully answered only in course of time. However, now we can say that on the 18 of August 2013 we experienced a unique historical event , which will be celebrated every year on the 18 of August. The introduction of this new tradition was based on the decision of the Synod of our Church.
Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ is a symbol , a sign of the resurrection of our Church. It had a complicated history . I, like my predecessors, take every opportunity to emphasize that we can not forget :this is the Church of Volodymyr's baptism. This Church was born in the waters of the Dnieper, on the shores of which Patriarchal Cathedral Church is now built. In Soviet times, this Church was tried to be totally destroyed and erased from the minds of the Ukrainian nation. Despite all these efforts Church revived with the will of God. Realizing that this was a great Divine event, a new church was called the Cathedral of the Resurrection.
Many foreign observers emphasize that the Cathedral was built on the left bank , seeing it is a landmark moment. It is expected that the Cathedral, which was provided with a place for the structure on the left bank , becomes a symbol of unity of the Ukrainian Church and the Ukrainian nation. Its body was cut by various rivers - the Zbruch , the Dnieper. Unfortunately, today it is often spoken about the Rightbank and the Leftbank Ukraine , although we are all children of one nation .
Do not forget also that the Ukrainian nation is present on all continents. Now, more than ever, our nation needs a core , which would be the center of gravity and the center of the world Ukrainian unity of all Ukrainians , regardless of the place of residence and religious affiliation. As the slogan that was born spontaneously in preparation for the consecration of the Cathedral, were the words : " the Cathedral unites all of us."
- Lord grant that these words become prophetic . Were there any events that require special accent during the preparation for the consecration of the Cathedral and the consecration itself?
- At the occasion of celebration of the consecration of the Cathedral and the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine was a pilgrimage to the Patriarchal Cathedral. There was the third possibility for such a pilgrimage –the Year of Faith, which was proclaimed by our Church. In those days over 20,000 pilgrims from around the world came to Kyiv . I personally met with different groups from Argentina, Brazil, USA, Canada and many European countries, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. This was the event that was commonly recognized and went far beyond the Catholic Church. Holy Father Francis sent his personal legate - Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius Cardinal Bachkis. The presidents of episcopal conferences of the U.S. , Canada, representatives of the Polish and German bishoprics , all Eastern Catholic Churches of Europe arrived. The presence of ordinary of Greek Catholics in Russia, Bishop Joseph Werth and leader of the Catholic Church Belarusian Father Sergius Hayek was a very symbolic moment. Then we saw something that will impact the future of the Christian world , regardless of the country or rite of confession.
- The presence of such persons Church feast - is an expression of respect to the Church , an expression of respect for the Ukrainian nation state or just a celebration of a historical event the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus- Ukraine ?
- I perceive it as a sign of respect for the resurrected Church. UGCC is now a powerful factor in church life far beyond the border of only one nation and one country. To our feast of consecration of Patriarchal Temple Church Roman Catholic bishops from countries where Ukrainians, who are united around their church, are an important social factor, came. The presence of such persons is recognition of the role and place of the UGCC in global terms.
- Why did UGCC choose August 18th not last week of July, when the anniversary was celebrated by Orthodox Church to celebrate the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus- Ukraine,? Was it due to technical or organizational reasons or maybe some other details , which are not talked about ?
- Our Bishop recalled that the memory of the baptism of Rus- Ukraine has long been linked to the day we celebrate the memory of the martyrs - August 14. To tell the truth, I do not know when this tradition established in our church. This day Dormition Fast begins and it is the day of so-called August water blessing . It is this water blessing that preserved ancient Kyivan tradition of commemorating of the event of Rus- Ukraine Baptism. Deciding on the date of the anniversary celebration of Baptism, we took into cosideration a deep understanding of the traditions of our Church. To this date I called the next Synod of Bishops of the Church , which took place in Kiev. On the first Sunday after this day the Patriarchal Cathedral was consecrated .
- Now both UGCC and the Orthodox Churches remind us that we came from a single Volodymyr's font. What is the main reason that the Church , that is, the children of the same font, are still decided? Not only during the visit of the Pope to Ukraine in 2001 but also today many religious and political leaders often call UGCC "the Galician Church ", which is on someone's " canonical territory ". This is said because of the ignorance of history or common political speculation from the same category as the " statement" about the Ukrainian language as an " Austrian political project "?
- When it comes to single but divided Kyivan Church , we must remember that these divisions are the result of so called historical scars on the body of our people. Each division had its historical context and its causes. Currently, there are practically four churches that are rooted to Baptism of Saint Prince Volodymyr. This is our Church , the Ukrainian Orthodox Church which is in communion with the Moscow Patriarchate , the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate. And do not forget about the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
When talking about those Kiev branches of Christianity , de facto we tell about certain historical dimensions of a single body. My predecessor , His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar ), returning as the head of the church to Kyiv , delivered a program sermon called "United People of God in the land upon the mountains of Kiev ." In his speach he proclaimed the reasons for his return to Kyiv , and then outlined the way to assess the inheritance that each of its parts of once united Church of Kyiv gained during its existence, and how to aim to desired unity. And His Beatitude taught the essence of that unity.
And the labels that are given to this or that church , including ours, are of ideological nature. I would not say that the ideologists are under the influence of ignorance, because according to moral principles ignorance make us free from responsibility. I believe that here we deal with intentional ideological actions or conscious underestimation of dignity of this or that church.
Here I again want to speak of the sermon of His Beatitude Lubomyr. He said that very often in different historical moments the Church was tried to use as a tool for certain geopolitical reasons of neighbors. A necessary step to restore the unity of the Church of Kyiv is the need to assess the fact of religious freedom , which all the churches have in the independent Ukraine. Only when the Church is free from politics, when the Church is a true church in a free united independent state, realize the value and independence of their country and the cost of their freedom , then we will have the historical background to the be united.
- Once Bishop Basil ( Medvit ) in sermons and in interviews emphasized that the association of churches may happen sooner than we think . "It can happen in my lifetime ," - said His Beatitude in the first years of this century. Do unification processes become reality?
- I want to remind you that 5-12 June 2013 Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity was in Ukraine. Since that visit took place on the eve of the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus- Ukraine , it was not the media highlight , but I have a reason to call it a landmark. Visit of Cardinal Koch brought up a question of finding unity among Christians to the spotlight of Ukrainian society. Moreover, on the day of the visit the fact of separation Churches in Ukraine was clearly visible.
During the visit , among other measures , a round table , where the members of the public , scholars , active laity of various churches were invited, took place . And what did we , the representatives of different branches of a single once Kyivan Church, see ? We have seen that the issue of church unity is irreversible. I declare this with great confidence. The need for unity is a spiritual need of the faithful Christians in Ukrainian .
- How does the said above spiritual need for unity manifest itself?
- When talking about the Orthodox side , we can see how our Orthodox brothers are tired of the existing division among them . We see how seriously they want to step within their own circle. The second step is obviously to be the question of unity of all the branches of Kyivan Christianity . As Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is increasingly recognized as a necessary partner to achieve unity. Until recently, it was not. And when talking about one national church in the Ukraine, a Unified Autocephalous Orthodox Church is ment. We were simply dropped from sight. Now everybody realizes that our Church is a catalyst and promoter of such a unity.
The third point that I realized after those meetings, is that not only public understanding becomes more profound , but the government becomes aware that the Church is not a human institution , which can impose unity through diplomacy , some agreements or orders to create one Church artificially. Church is not a human creation but the body of Christ. Therefore, with God's will events, which seem strange and unexpected in human perception, can occur. l agree with these words of Bishop Vasyl. Although the human mind cannot percept the prospect of church unity, which seems far away , but events may occur that will surprise us all .
What kind of events these can be, of course we do not know , but we must always pray for our unity . We have to build it in spiritual terms. If every Christian in his personal and spiritual live will be at least a little closer to Jesus Christ , who all of us believe in , then we get one step closer to our neighbour.
- When we speak of Christ's Church, when profess signs of the true Church in the Credo , we say (here I want to emphasize that everyone says! ): " I believe in one, holy catholic (or catholic ) and apostolic Church ." This means that the church community is not only a vertical dimension , that is the relationship with God , as stated in the question. It also has another dimension - dimension of oecumenical. This means that the local Church must not only have faith in God , but the relationship with its brothers in the faith. Canonicity is not pleasing or unpleasing to God but in communion with the universal Christianity. I will not comment on who , basing on the Orthodox understanding, falls under the concept uncanonical and what are the criteria for this . This is the question of Orthodox theologians and hierarchs.
The fact that the UOC-KP is not recognized by other Orthodox national churches. However, there is also the fact that the hierarchs of this Church are actively seeking such a recognition . There are some arguments , as this Church understands the need for communion and oecumenical measurement of their Orthodox community. This element is very important. I really wish our Orthodox brothers unity of their community , unity with God and communion with the Ecumenical Orthodoxy. There are many obstacles to building a local church in Ukraine without unity. And in particular there are many obstacles to development of the Orthodox- Catholic dialogue in Ukraine and international dialogue too. I emphasize that the unity of Ukrainian Orthodoxy is vital to all Ukrainians , regardless of religious affiliation.
- The human body is dead without a soul. As a society without spiritual life dies. As Ukrainians are Christians, then society life is dead without Christianity. During the recent political history we have seen many examples of spiritual dying . The effects of the state we still can not overcome.
There are many public figures, who are different from those brought up on the value system of Lipinsky, see the place and role of the Church. There are those who do not want to see the Church and want that the Church to be absent from public discourse. Unfortunately, we have to be prepared that such trends will grow , which is a sign of secularization of society. Such processes take place not only in Ukraine as a post-totalitarian state, but in many countries, we used to call democratic. We can not dissociate ourselves from these processes by laws, boundaries , political or economic union. We promote the active presence of the Church in civil society. And not because someone in the hierarchy wants it. The Church is called to be a mother and a teacher . When the Church expresses its position on various political processes , it is not an interference in the politics. It does not attempt to take control of this or that political party or any political authorities . The main task of the church is to proclaim the eternal truths upon which our common Ukrainian House should be built. Here let us recall the fundamental message of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyy "How to build a native hut ." In my opinion , these messages are extremely important for our present church life and socio -political development.
Today, the Church and other religious organizations (I mean the Jewish community of Ukraine, Ukraine Muslim community , etc. ) create together a very interesting social organization - the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations. It, as the some experts observe, is the largest and most influential NGO. And when we along with fellow brothers from other churches occupy a social and political position or giving of any evaluation of the phenomena in our society , we are a powerful social and moral authority. And that is what Ukrainian society expects from us . Does everybody listen to this voice ? I have the reason to believe that the public listens . Do political structures and authorities listen to this voice? Unfortunately, not always and to full extent. Although opinion of AUCCRO is taken into consideration. We are aware of the role of church leaders should play in the life of the nation.
I had a meeting with Minister of Culture Leonid Novokhatko . Currently, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine – is the part of the government, which is responsible for the religious community. I presented minister a summary of developments of religious communities of the past 10 years. The document is called " Fields of church-state relations in Ukraine." We said that the religious component is a very important part of society and its moral foundation. The urgency and the need to preserve the Church in the public discourse will gain specific acuteness and weight after the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
We understand that the process of secularization will constantly grow in Ukraine . Hence the concept of church-state relations is extremely essential to maintain the moral authority of the church environment for Ukrainian society. On the one hand, the state should be secular , ensuring equal conditions for life and development of all faiths. On the other - the constitutional duty of the state is to ensure all rights for religious freedom. Impermissible marginalization of the religious factor that was present at the time of the Soviet Union (and now it is as " the phenomenon of" secularization, rolling world again) , because it is a threatof reduction or denial of the identity of the Ukrainian nation as a Christian nation , as a deeply religious nation.
- You emphasized that the current Council of Churches and religious organizations is of high authority in society . However, a small portion of the faithful participate in Sunday's liturgy. In Lviv a figure that is less than a third of all residents was named. The farther to the east this number decreases. Five percent was the figure most talked about . But October 27, 2013 , Bishop Boris ( Gudziak ) claimed two percent. How to correlate these figures with the authority of the Church, with the authority of the Council of Churches of what you have just said ? You constantly emphasize in preaching and in interviews that today Ukraine needs a new evangelization , which Pope Ivan Paul II spoke while he was in Ukraine. How can you make it when a small percentage of society goes to church?
- ... When I visit our communities in towns and cities of Kyiv archdiocese I often see one hundred percent attendance in worship . Although these communities are often small. The issue of the new evangelization can not bother us . Today we face the question of finding out how to make a person to be open to the presence of Jesus among us, in particular, in the context of the Divine Liturgy. This is a delicate issue. Cultural changes that currently influence modern humans , affecting not only their outlook, but also a model of relationships with other people. Once people gathered together to meet. Now you just start your computer to meet. Social networks are replacing social life. This is a phenomenon of our time.
We understand that in order to make worship available to people we should go out to meet them. We cannot calm ourselves down that they come to us . We need to meet the modern man. In different ways. Starting from the fact that we talk to people by means of the media. Now our Church clearly states that the media is an essential tool for the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ . This is radio, and television, and newspaper interviews. And that I speak with the community of readers of "Words of Enlightenment " via your mediation is a necessary element of Ukrainian New Evangelization .
In terms of people's access to the Church an important issue is the construction of temples. Now in Kyiv 21 UGCC Communities are registered. However, there are only four places of worship - the Patriarchal Cathedral, Temple of Basil the Great in the Lviv Square and two chapels - by Askold grave and chapel (the bell tower of the formerly destroyed temple ) of Nicholas the kind in Podol. A lot of people do not have the physical opportunity to participate in worship, it is not easy to overcome distance. So we have to get closer to them in some way. When it comes to Kyiv , there are many questions . We are trying to understand what modern man requires how to reach him, how accomplish effectively our ministry and our preaching in the new circumstances in which we live today .
- From history we know that "Prosvita", which was established 145 years ago, and the Church are closely connected. Often priests were the founders and leaders of"Prosvita", and founded schools. Comes to mind Father Ivan Wan'o –the founder of the famous Ukrainian school in Rohatyn . is now the cooperation of the Church and the "Prosvita " effective enough? And how do you see this collaboration in the coming years?
- If we talk about the second half of the nineteenth century, the first half of the twentieth century , "Prosvita" was the step outside the walls of the church , which I said about, referring to new forms of service to the Church . We know the realities of rural Galician of 20-30 years, there were two community centers - churches and reading rooms of "Prosvita". It was a step towards people which then , under the rule of a foreign country, the Church tried to make, including maintaining and sometimes creating and leading centers of " Enlightenment ."
Now I take great pleasure in watching as "Prosvita" is reborn in the independent Ukrainian state. I have had the opportunity to meet with members "Prosvita" in our diaspora , particularly in Argentina. Well I understand how important the role of enlightenment , which is central to Ukrainian identity revival and preservation of which - the main task of the modern"Prosvita".
However I want "Prosvita" to achieve its goal by implementing an idea that can be traced in your questions , and I want to remind one of the blessings that is proclaimed by the high priest during the episcopal worship : " O Christ , the light of truth that enlightens and sanctifies every person that comes into the world . " So Christ is light , He shines . If"Prosvita" wants really to shine people, it must be a partner of church. I met with members of "Prosvita" in Ivano-Frankivsk . I remember a meeting in the residence of Metropolitan Vlodymyr. Such cooperation is necessary. Though its shape may be different in different parts of Ukraine , different in different countries where Ukrainians live . We encourage the cooperation between "Prosvita" and our church organizations to take place primarily at the local levels for members of " Prosvita" to be an integral part of the local church of that diocese in which they operate, of that parish to which they belong. And such a network can become the foundation for building a broader cooperation.
- It has been more than six months since Cardinal Jorge Mario Berholyo was elected Pope. During this time, he has gained great sympathy in the world ( not only among the faithful Roman Catholic rite ). You know the cardinal before he was elected Pope. Are the actions of the current Pope something that is a surprise to you ?
- After the proclamation of the newly elected Pope a press conference for Ukrainian media who were present in Rome was convened. Then I said, we expect many surprises. And the first months of the current pontificate of Pope confirmed my intuition. There were many surprises. Not only as for the style of the new Pope. This style is very direct , the style of a pastor, who is close to the people. He may make a surprise by stopping to go to the cafe for a cup of coffee while walking in Rome. He bought sim-cards for the victims of the tragedy near Lampedusa .
The current Holy Father called to a woman who was going to have an abortion , and prevent her from the sinful idea. He told her : "I will baptize your child ." The determination with which he undertook the reform of church structures , including the Vatican curia, surprised. Two weeks ago I , as a member of the Pontifical Council Ordinary Synod , participated in the meeting of the Council. The Pope came to us, was with us almost the whole day and proclaimed 2014 extraordinary papal synod on the Christian family. It's all a surprise , because this is an extraordinary session of the Synod , which sets a new tone for Church. And this solution requires from me personally very intensive work.
- I hope rulers will hear the Holy Father. Anyone who seriously thinks about the future , should build a culture of life. And just out of the mouth of the successors of St. Peter words of life are heard. Anyone who wants to have future , should heed the words of the Holy Father.
- I understand that you have send an invitation to the Holy Father Francis Pope to visit Ukraine and it has been accepted. Now, as the experience of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine shows, a " trifle " remains to solve the problem on the levels of the government and diplomatic body. Has something already been made? When, in your opinion, Ukraine will experience a unique day of meeting with the Pope in my country again?
- Thank you for your very thorough answer.
- Thanks to you. May God bless all of your readers who will read our interview . And let it be one more means of so necessary to all of us evangelization.


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Clearwater Police arrested a 34-year-old man this week after he tried to con a man out of $300 in an auto repair scam.
Rockie Walter Demitro was charged with scheming to defraud and was taken to the Pinellas County Jail after the Wednesday incident. He has since been released on $5,000 bail, police say.
Demitro approached Daniel Tesar in the parking lot of Michaels at ClearwaterMall about 3 p.m. Wednesday. He told the victim he could fix a dent in the driver's side door of his vehicle with some special wax and that it would costonly $300 and take just 30 minutes.
The victim agreed, but when he returned to his car 20 minutes later, the dent was still there.
A witness who saw what was happening recognized Demitro from a similar scams he said she was exposed to last year, and she called police.
Demitro, of 1306 S. Keene Road, was taken into custody before any money changed hands. He admitted to the scam that took place Wednesday, but said he had done it just the one time.


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Born Today in 1947: Singing Superstar David Bowie
David Robert Jones was born today, January 8, 1947. He was known professionally as David Bowie, an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a leading figure in popular music for over five decades, acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his innovative work.
Bowie's career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
In the UK, he was awarded 9 platinum album certifications, 11 gold and 8 silver, releasing 11 number-one albums. In the US, he received 5 platinum and 9 gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Born in Brixton, South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-5 entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity.
In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically toward a sound he characterized as "plastic soul," initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans.
In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure," a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004, and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
Bowie married his first wife, Mary Angela Barnett on March 19,1970, in London. Their son Duncan, born in 1971, was at first known as Zowie. Bowie and Angela divorced in 1980.
In April 1992, Bowie married Somali-American model Iman. They had one daughter, Alexandria "Lexi" Zahra Jones, born in August 2000.
Bowie declared himself gay in an interview with Michael Watts for a 1972 issue of Melody Maker, coinciding with his campaign for stardom as Ziggy Stardust. According to Buckley, "If Ziggy confused both his creator and his audience, a big part of that confusion centred on the topic of sexuality." In a September 1976 interview with Playboy, Bowie said, "It's true—I am a bisexual. But I can't deny that I've used that fact very well. I suppose it's the best thing that ever happened to me." According to his first wife, Bowie had a relationship with Mick Jagger.
In a 1983 interview with Rolling Stone, Bowie said his public declaration of bisexuality was "the biggest mistake I ever made" and "I was always a closet heterosexual." On other occasions, he said his interest in homosexual and bisexual culture had been more a product of the times and the situation in which he found himself than of his own feelings.
Blender asked Bowie in 2002 whether he still believed his public declaration was his biggest mistake. After a long pause, he said, "I don't think it was a mistake in Europe, but it was a lot tougher in America. I had no problem with people knowing I was bisexual. But I had no inclination to hold any banners nor be a representative of any group of people." Bowie said he wanted to be a songwriter and performer rather than a headline for his bisexuality, and in "puritanical" America, "I think it stood in the way of so much I wanted to do."
Biographer Christopher Sandford said, according to Mary Finnigan—with whom Bowie had an affair in 1969—the singer and his first wife Angie "created their bisexual fantasy." Sandford wrote that Bowie "made a positive fetish of repeating the quip that he and his wife had met while 'fucking the same bloke' ... Gay sex was always an anecdotal and laughing matter. That Bowie's actual tastes swung the other way is clear from even a partial tally of his affairs with women." The BBC's Mark Easton wrote in 2016 that Britain was "far more tolerant of difference" and that gay rights, such as same-sex marriage, and gender equality would not have "enjoyed the broad support they do today without Bowie's androgynous challenge all those years ago."
On January 10, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the album Blackstar, Bowie died from liver cancer in his New York City apartment.
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