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The Lazaret and the Religieuses hospitalières
The Children of Lazarus (Les enfants de Lazare)
Referring to their work, The Children of Lazarus, the authors confided to us: « We didn't start by writing a book. We first asked the question: Who were those Canadians who became victims of leprosy? »
Their story is the fictitious voice of Marguerite Robichaud who relates the events. Born in Tracadie in 1813, a short time before the appearance of the symptoms of the disease on Ursule Benoit, she was but twenty five years old and the mother of two children when she noticed that she carried the disastrous signs of the disease. She lived as a leper for sixty years. She tells how she and others reacted when they had to leave their families and live in isolation, despised by strangers, feared by friends.
- Authors: Mary Jane Losier and Céline Pinet (Translated: Jacques Picotte)
- Published: 1987
- Editor: Éditions d'Acadie / Les éditions de la francophonie
- ISBN 2-921824-05-6-X
- Availability: Sold at the Museum
The Tracadie Lazaret (Le Lazaret de Tracadie) - Father Lajat
The goal of this book was to inform the public of the work accomplished by the Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph at the lazaret in Tracadie for more than sixty years. Reverent Father Dom Félix-M. Lajat painted a global picture of the Tracadie lazaret and the contribution of the Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph community while relying on primary sources.
- Author: Révérend Père Dom Félix-M. Lajat
- Availability: Out of stock
The Religieuses hospitalières de St-Joseph and their Work in Acadia (Les Religieuses hospitalières de St-Joseph et leur œuvre en Acadie)
The work of the Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph in Acadia deserved to be better known by the public. Reverent Mother Marthe Laplante, provincial superior in New Brunswick, assigned the task to Reverent Father Antoine Bernard from the Clerics of Saint-Viateur since he was a master in the art of writing Acadian history. Acadia is indebted to this distinguished historian for his work that combined the appeal of the form and the abundance and certainty of the material. None other than the author of Survivance Acadienne (Acadian Survival) could write the history of the Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph in Acadia by tying it to the origins of this Institution in France and in Montreal.
- Author: Antoine Bernard
Unclean!Unclean! Impur!Impur!
The Tracadie Lazaret (Lazaret de Tracadie)
For the majority of the citizens of New Brunswick, segregation was the only way to counter the leprosy problem. That was the goal of the lazarets on Sheldrake Island and in Tracadie. Instead of addressing the needs of the lepers, the lazarets were to serve as dumping grounds for deformed people rejected by society.
- Author: Laurie C.C. Stanley
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- Availability: Out of stock (on Abe books)
For Hope and Dignity for the Lepers in Tracadie (Pour l'espoir et la dignité des lépreux à Tracadie)
Amanda Viger Spiritual Healer
A skilled pharmacist known as the nun doctor, Amanda Viger, also known as Sister St-Jean-de-Goto, tried various remedies in the hope of curing leprosy, but to no avail. Mary Jane related in detail about the life of Amanda Viger and reveals the beginning of the work of the Hospitalières de St-Joseph with the lepers, orphans, students at the Académie Sainte-Famille, as well as the patients at Hôtel-Dieu of Tracadie.
- Author: Mary Jane Losier (translated by: Bertille Beaulieu)
- Editor: Les éditions de la francophonie
- ISBN: 2-9230-35-1
Charles-Marie Labillois – The Forgotten Doctor 1793-1868 (Charles-Marie Labillois - Le médecin oublié)
From 1816 to1868, a surgeon doctor of French origin took on the heavy responsibility, on a permanent basis, most of the time alone, of taking care and curing his fellow countrymen from Gaspé, as well as the Acadians from northern New Brunswick. We have to admit today that he was a remarkable person who had several exceptional encounters with history. During his lifetime, he was known to be both notorious and famous. He was even at the center of a scandal that brought down the medical society's wrath upon him. Then, he sank, little by little into oblivion, so much so that he remains unrecognized in his homeland of adoption, the Gaspé Peninsula.
That strange and mysterious fate, made up of shadows and light, glory and indifference, reverence and contempt, has a name that needs to be pulled out for ever of the silence of history: Charles-Marie Labillois
- Author: Réginald Day
- Editor: Les éditions du Septentrion
- ISBN: 2-89448-023-7
Sr Dorina Frigault
When our big sister is like our guardian angel and that she is everyone's «sister», it invariably makes the relationship between brothers and sisters quite special. That is the type of relationship that Jean-Guy Frigault experienced with his big sister, Sister Dorina Frigault, who spent her life at the service of others. This book tells, of course, about a piece of life that the author shared with his sister as a devoted nun but it also even more calls to mind the great power of devotion, love and sharing.
- Author: Jean-Guy Frigault
- Editor : Les éditions de la francophonie
- ISBN: 978-2-89627-187-0
- Availability: On sale at the Museum
The Lepers' Angel (L'ange des lépreux - Mère Saint-Albert)- 1894-1975
Here is a biography of an exceptional woman from Caraquet, New Brunswick, who was called upon to put her gifts and skills in helping the poor and the sick not only in North America but also in far away South America. Through this book, we discover a true hospitalière de St-Joseph and according to her own expression, a «stubborn Acadian» fighting for good and justice, a strong woman whose legacy remains quite alive even today.
- Author: Sr Corinne LaPlante, r.h.s.j.
- Editor: La Plume d'Oie
- ISBN : 978-2-89590-156-3
A Free Woman, Cécile Reneault, r.h.s.j. (Une femme libre, Cécile Reneault, r.h.s.j.)
Scenes from A Free Woman, Cécile Reneault. Cécile, God allows you, with the rising sun, to still walk on the beaches of the world to carry like an angel the heavy load of the poor.
The life story of a leper
Lèpre et lazarets au Nouveau-Brunswick/Leprosy and lazarettos in New Brunswick - Biblographie selective/Selective bibliography
Although this bibliography is not exhaustive, it does provide the main references on the subject " lepers and lazarettos in New Brunswick ". This disease brought suffering, shame and dishonour within the families. Also, it is a memorandum about the heroic nums who for a century took care of the lepers without being infected by leprosy.
This bibliography aims to facilitate research on a tragic period in this region of New Brunswick, where 327 persons were affected by Hansen's disease.
- Autor: Agnez Hall
- Published : 2015
- ISBN 978-2-89627-399-7
- Availability : Sold at the museum
History of Tracadie (Histoire de Tracadie)
Tracadie deux siècles de particularisme
This monograph is divided in two parts. The first covers the history of Tracadie from its origins until 1867 and the second, from Confederation to now.
- Authors: Debra Kerry, Roy Bourgeois et Maurice Basque
- ISBN: 0-9691739-0-3
L'Académie Sainte-Famille de Tracadie (1912-2012)
L'Académie Sainte-Famille, maison d'éducation fondée en 1912 par les Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph, est témoin de la volonté d'une communauté religieuse ainsi que de toute une population de garder vivant le souvenir des générations qui se sont succédées pour y parfaire leur culture francophone, artistique et humaine.
- Auteurs: Florence Ott, Nicolas Landry
- Parution : 2012
- Éditeur : Éditions d'Acadie / Les éditions de la francophonie
- Disponibilité : En vente au musée
For the Glory of God and the Parish (Pour la gloire de Dieu et de la paroisse)
History of the churches of the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph of Tracadie
This book traces back the religious heritage of the parish of Saint-Jean Baptiste and Saint-Joseph of Tracadie, relating the construction of various parish churches in this community. As its title indicates, this short work examines the religious and temporal contexts which influenced the construction of Roman Catholic churches in Acadia, while at the same time, giving life to those women and men who built those temples.
- Author: Maurice Basque et Nicole Barrieau
- Editor: Les Éditions Faye
- ISBN: 2-921824-19-1
History of the Parish of Tracadie (Historique de la paroisse de Tracadie)
Scenes from the booklet: History of the Parish of Tracadie. Monograph of the parish of Tracadie, from its establishment until the mid 1900's.
- Author: l'abbé Edmond Ouellet
- Availability : Out of stock
Parish of Notre-Dame-de-La-Salette of Sheila, Already 50 years -1946-1996 (Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-La-Salette de Sheila, déjà 50 ans - 1946-1996)
Scenes from the book: Parish of Notre-Dame-de-La-Salette of Sheila, Already 50 years. It was written to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the parish Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette of Sheila to pay tribute to its founders.
- Author: Livain Sonier
Bones to Ashes (Terreur à Tracadie) by Kathy Reichs
Bones to Ashes is the 10th novel by the best-seller author, Kathy Reichs. This last book, Terreur à Tracadie, is a translation of the English version Bones to Ashes. As with her other novels, Terreur à Tracadie describes the adventures and challenges of Dr Temperence Brennan as she tries to solve enigmas. This time, Temperence finds herself with the skeleton of a teenage girl that raises a lot of questions and leads her on voyage to Acadia and her childhood. In the meantime, Ryan investigates the disappearance of a number of adolescent girls and the discovery of non-identified corpses that lead them as well to New Brunswick. Is it possible that there is a link with Temperance's childhood friends?
- Author: Kathy Reichs
- Type: Thriller
- Editor: Robert Laffont
- ISBN: 9782221111277
- Availability: In bookstores
Isa « l'île des exclus » (Tome 1) de Sergine Desjardins
«La maladie maudite»… En 1844, ce mal que tous craignent et voient comme une punition divine sévit depuis des décennies au Nouveau-Brunswick. À une époque où la médecine est sujette aux superstitions et aux croyances religieuses, on choisit d'isoler les malades dans une léproserie de fortune sur la petite île de Sheldrake.
Parmi eux se trouve Isabelle, une adolescente de bonne famille qu'on soupçonne, à tort, d'avoir développé les symptômes du terrible fléau. En plus de la faim, du froid et des conditions de vie épouvantables, Isa devra livrer un combat quotidien contre la terreur et l'injustice. C'est sans compter les conséquences dramatiques qu'aura ce diagnostic erroné sur tous les membres de sa famille.
Premier de deux tomes, Isa: l'Île des exclus nous plonge au cœur d'une histoire bouleversante de courage et d'espoir, qui lève le voile sur une page à la fois troublante et fascinante de notre passé.
Originaire du Bas-du-Fleuve, passionnée d'histoire et de littérature, Sergine Desjardins a publié le roman Marie Major et la biographie de la première femme journaliste canadienne-française, Robertine Barry. Ces deux ouvrages lui ont valu respectivement le prix littéraire indépendant Marguerite Yourcenar et le prix Jovette-Bernier. Elle poursuit maintenant sur sa lancée avec une passionnante série historique dont l'action se déroule principalement au dix-neuvième siècle entre les villes de Tracadie, Québec, Montréal et Rimouski.
- Auteure: Sergine Desjardins
- Éditeur : Guy Saint-Jean
- Disponibilité : En vente au musée, à la librairie le Bouquin et à la librairie Pélagie.
Isa « L'île de l'ermite (Tome 2) de Sergine Desjardins
Nous sommes en 1847. Alors que les lépreux sont transférés de l'île Sheldrake au nouveau lazaret de Tracadie, Isa, toujours bien portante, perd espoir. Bien que la maladie ne semble avoir aucune emprise sur la jeune femme, l'isolement, et un pénible quotidien l'affectent au plus profond d'elle-même.
Sa mère, Charlotte, est prête à tout pour sauver sa fille. Ses sœurs, en cette époque d'interdits, de silence et de jugement divin, tentent elles aussi de surmonter tant bien que mal les épreuves : Fanny, l'aînée, dont la petite Élizabeth a été enlevée et Juliette, la benjamine, qui malgré le manque de soutien de sa famille rêve d'étudier la médecine. Tout l'entourage d'Isa doit combattre ses propres démons que le mal de la honte ne fait que rendre plus puissants.
Dernier tome de la série Isa, L'île de l'ermite nous entraîne dans la noirceur d'un autre âge, pourtant pas si lointain, ou injustice et adversité côtoient espoir et courage.
Barnabé, We Beg Your Pardon! from André Landry
I'm leaving you all. One day, once I'm healed, I'll come back and erect with my husband Jean-Baptiste a monument on the north side of the new church facing Sheldrake Island, a monument topped by the cross remembering the Déportation in Grand-Pré, where the living will read your names inlayed in bronze and stone. It will recall to the people's memory that you existed and that your mortal remains, lost on Sheldrake Island, await the Resurrection. And from your respective ciel, you'll protect us from Evil that strews this Valley of tears. Souls who have suffered so much cannot be elsewhere then in the presence of God our Father.
André Landry has taught in Lévis in the Province of Québec, and in Campbellton and Tracadie in New Brunswick. When he retired in 1993, he developed an interest in the local history of the Acadian Peninsula, particularly at the time of the lepers' odyssey in Caraquet, Grand-Anse, Tracadie, and Néguac. Barnabé, We Beg Your Pardon! is the story of a ten year old boy who died of leprosy on Sheldrake Island.
- Éditeur : Les éditions de la francophonie
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The Tears of the Lazaretto (Les larmes du Lazaret)
Documentary on the lepers' house in Tracadie,New Brunswick, The Tears of the Lazaret, presents the obscure, but troubling story, of a place where lepers were treated from 1849 to 1966.- Type: Documentary / Fiction
- Year of production: 2004
- Original version: French
- Length: 49 min
- Color and black/white
- Film-maker: Christien LeBlanc
- Scriptwriter: Christien LeBlanc, Raynald Basque
- Producer : Colette Mallais, Jacques Gervais Levesque
New edition: 2012
Documentary: French and English subtitles
Length: 30 minutes.


Foreign exchange and financial services group Fexco is backing a new aircraft leasing venture, Airborne Capital, that plans to have $5 billion in assets under its charge within five years.
Former executives of Dublin-based aircraft lessor Goshawk and French bank Natixis are setting up Airborne to cash in on increased demand for aircraft that is driven by growing passenger numbers.
Killorglin, Co Kerry-based Fexco is taking a substantial stake in the business, which will be headquartered in the Republic and have an office in London.
Airborne Capital intends to have more than $5 billion worth of craft under its management by the end of its first five years.
Ramki Sundaram, former head of aviation with Natixis, part of French finance giant Groupe BPCE, will be Airborne's chief executive.
Irishmen Cian Dooley, who worked with Boeing Capital and Genesis Lease Corporation, and John O'Flynn, now in corporate finance with Goshawk and a former Ryanair senior manager, are joining him as founding partners. Mr O'Flynn will take up his new role in January.
The other founding partners are Jocelyn Noel, who also worked for Natixis. Goshawk's former chief financial officer, Anand Ramachandran, and Eugene Lui, who worked in corporate finance with the same firm.
The departure of the Goshawk and Natixis executives from their former employers earlier this year sparked some speculation in the industry about their next move. News that they are joining forces is likely to attract attention within the sector.
Goshawk is an aircraft lessor with offices in Dublin, Hong Kong and London that has a fleet worth about $5.8 billion leased to a number of airlines around the world.
It is understood Airborne Capital will be a joint venture between the company's management and Fexco, which is said to be giving substantial backing to the venture. The breakdown of the shareholding between the various investors is not known.
Aviation is a new departure for Fexco, which is best known to Irish people for its online and high-street foreign-exchange business, although it it operations in 29 different countries and a large number of multinational clients.
The company views aircraft finance as an attractive long-term bet and is weighing more investments in the area.
Its chief executive, Denis McCarthy, said Fexco was looking forward to "broadening its presence in this dynamic sector of the financial services market".
Mr Sundaram said he and his colleagues were excited to be launching their new venture with Fexco's support.
The Republic is a leading centre for aircraft leasing and aviation finance, with most of the industry's big players, including Avolon, Aercap, SMBC and GECAS, based here.


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Mindful mood tracking makes us 'appy!
When Tyneside Mind asked us to pitch for a digital solution to help people manage their mental health and wellbeing more effectively, we did a little happy studio dance then got to work coming up with ideas. The result was The Tyneside Mood Tracker.
Using the application, users can recognise and track patterns in their behaviour by rating their moods on a scale of 1-10, adding journal entries and tracking significant repeating words and behaviours using the hashtag feature. Tyneside felt that the tracker came at an important time for mental health as the charity recognised that many people in society were 'falling through the gap'.
Over a 50,000 moods later the app now has several new features such as push notifications and PDF reporting. In addition, a version of the system is being specially adapted to support emergency service workers dealing with the imense preasures of their day to day life.


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Californian hip hoppers, the Dilated Peoples, have been busy for nearly seven years in a more separated capacity but they are making a return as a collective.
The trio, consisting of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu, announced last week that they've signed with Rhymesayers Entertainment and are prepping a new album – Directors of Photography.
During a recent performance, all three members hit the stage to reveal the news of their first new album since 2006′s 20/20.
"How many of you waiting for the next Dilated album?" asked Evidence, peeling back a Dilated banner to reveal another one that sported a Rhymesayers logo. "Directors of Photography on motherf***in' Rhymesayers."
The trio was previously signed to Capitol Records, where they released their last four LPs, before pursing solo careers.
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Research set to take European forest assessment to new heights
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The use of low-cost and lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to assess forest health in Europe is the focus of a research collaboration between RMIT and the Italian National Research Council.
The project is being led by Chiara Torresan, a researcher for the National Research Council Institute of Biometeorology in Florence, with the team drawing on the experience of RMIT research fellow Luke Wallace, an expert on the acquisition and application of remotely sensed data to improve management of forested ecosystems and natural resources.
Wallace, as part of his research on Tasmania's dense rainforests in Australia, has developed a low-cost and lightweight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Light Detecting and Ranging (UAV-LiDAR) system.
"It's a system capable of being flown over forests and collecting spatially dense, accurate and repeatable measurements for forestry inventory applications," Wallace said.
"It means that forest managers can use this data to make more informed decisions on pruning and thinning regimes, monitoring tree health and defoliation, as well as improving the accuracy of the way forest growth is predicted."
Wallace, from RMIT's Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences research area within the School of Science, is sharing his findings with researchers involved in the European project from the Italian National Research Council including Beniamino Gioli, Andrea Berton, Federico Carotenuto and Alessandro Zaldei.
The research in Europe is focused on the development of a UAV-borne LiDAR system, similar to that developed by Wallace.
"The research is also aimed at evaluating the performance of systems that collect measurements for forestry monitoring and inventory applications," he said.
"Forest monitoring has different purposes, such as rapid forest monitoring for events including landslides and fires; forest planning for logging and route planning; and forest inventory purposes such as for biomass estimation."
The area in focus for the research is an alpine forest in the Trentino province in Italy's north-east, which is composed of tree varieties including Norway spruce (Piceas abie), European silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus selvatica) that are used for timber production purposes.
A conifer forest composed of Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) and European silver fir (Abies alba) at the north-west of Florence, is also included – an area that has its origins in reforestation due to hydrogeological instability at the beginning of the 1900s.
Wallace said the research team is expecting to see outcomes in the middle half of 2017, with a reliable system ready to be flown over forests as well as models developed for the estimation of forest stand volume.
Story: Karen Matthews
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I don't want to say you've got me.
It's summer, so the inner hippie in me is bound to come out on occasion. I hope that's okay with you guys!
This outfit was actually really inexpensive and easily-obtainable. The polka dot crop top which is the main piece was only $8 at Forever 21. A red bandana can easily be found for around $5. I thrifted the boots and the round sunglasses and all that's left are the black high-wasted shorts and those can probably be purchased at Forever 21 too!
In this look… crop top from Forever 21, Boots c/o Modern Vice, thrifted RayBans, old shorts and thrifted bandana.
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Love this so much! Awesome sunglasses!
Same here, I know I have at least 5 crop tops from F21 from this season alone lol! Your look is so cute here, I love the way your wore the bandanna, I always wear mine so the knot is on top but this looks even better!
I love this outfit! I just bought my first F21 croptop and I adore it! Perfect length and fit! Definitely going back for more!
Your outfit is the perfect casual summer look. I bought a really similar pair of high waisted black shorts from Forever 21 last month but the zipper is in the back. I love your crop top here too. Very cute!
This look has summer love written all over it! I love love love those sunnies btw.
I saw that bandana at F21 the other day and thought it looked familiar! I got two dresses there in pastels though <3 I wish they had a sunflower crop top.
I can believe are thrifted RayBans, so beautiful, and photos totally amazing!!!


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Advocating for Cancer Legislative Action
Justin Birckbichler
Justin Birckbichler is a fourth grade teacher, testicular cancer survivor and the founder of aBallsySenseofTumor.com. From being diagnosed in November 2016 at the age of 25, to finishing chemo in January 2017, to being cleared in remission in March, he has been passionate about sharing his story to spread awareness and promote open conversation about men's health. Connect with him on Instagram @aballsysenseoftumor, on Twitter @absotTC, on Facebook or via email justin@aballsysenseoftumor.com.
Here are a few tips how to get the ball rolling on advocating for new legislation to help improve care.
A few weeks ago, I attended the Young Adult Cancer Conference in Bethesda, MD. I had the opportunity to attend three amazing breakout sessions (including a session on living with cancer's uncertainty) alongside many other young adult cancer survivors and patients.
In this lunch and learn session, led by Critical Mass CEO, Kate Houghton, we discussed advocating for cancer action, specifically in legislation. She has some experience with this, as she was the mind behind HR2976: Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017, which I advocated for on Capitol Hill in June 2018. She shared with us three big ideas about helping legislation for cancer advocacy get signed into law:
Sparking support
As cancer patients and survivors, we often are on the forefront of the action and know what issues exist in this cancer space. When you notice a bigger, widespread problem that you want to change, use your voice and speak up. Simply put, legislators may not know that is a problem. It's not intended as a slight — they just don't know until someone tells them. You're a constituent; never hesitate to reach out.
When you do decide to reach out, you'll need a hook. Starting with your own story is powerful, and finding why it affects others takes it to the next level. Look into why this is a widespread problem and start formulating a solution. People like when you have a solution to the problem ready to go.
You'll need to find key influencers to help garner support. Who are these people and what influences them? Find their past bill support and see what their stances are on various issues.
After you have the support, you'll need to keep the ball rolling. Find what is most comfortable for you. Do you share your story or act as the voice of the masses? Being genuine goes a long way.
If you choose to share your story, be sure to practice. Make it poignant without getting overly emotional or angry. Make a statement while being civil. Leave a lasting impression — and a good one at that.
There is power in numbers. Be sure to collaborate with others who are trying to achieve similar goals. Just because you have different diagnoses or ultimate end goals doesn't mean you can't compromise to work together to fuel your visions. Find what is going to be successful and work towards that.
Seeing it through to the end
Ultimately, Kate said that it is not about getting 100 percent support. It's about a 51 percent majority to get bills to pass on. While this probably is a simplified version of what actually happens behind the scenes, when you're at 30 percent support, it is a lot more reassuring you're already more than halfway there instead of barely a third.
Finally, she also said that it is crucial to put ego and politics aside and to not let perfect get in the way of good. Maybe you're not a fan of whoever happens to be in charge of the government at the time or you're not getting absolutely everything you've been working for, but you'd be a disservice to the masses you're fighting for to turn down support out of sheer spite. At the end of the day, helping cancer patients and survivors get what they deserve is the fuel that keeps the fire burning and gets the laws signed.
Author's Note: In September 2018, the text of HR2976 was included in the 2019 Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. It was signed into law and took effect on Oct. 1, 2018, along with continued funding for AYA cancer research. For more information, check out the full press release from Rep. Ros-Lehtinen.


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Criterion Blogathon: Three Wicked Melodramas
Posted on November 21, 2015 June 23, 2018 by Virginie Pronovost
Starting in 1943 with The Man in Grey, Gainsborough Melodramas were commercial hits at the British Box office during the 40's. They were produced by Gainsborough Pictures, a British film society that doesn't exist anymore. The most successful one was The Wicked Lady. Among them, we can also find Fanny by Gaslight, Madonna of the Seven Moons, Jassy, Love Story, etc. These films are unfortunately not very popular these days, especially not outside England, probably due to the fact that they were successful in the UK, but not necessarily in other countries. Fortunately, people who love classic British films like me might have the chance to discover these unique films.
Today, I'm participating in the Criterion Blogathon, gracefully hosted by Criterion Blues, Speakeasy and, Silver Screening. Criterion has a brand named Eclipse. This one was created to allow us to have access to films that were harder to find. Just like The Criterion Collection, the Eclipse Collection allows us to visualize DVDs of superior quality, but these ones are more affordable. I might be wrong, but I think that all Eclipse DVDs are only available in box sets. Well, that leads me to my subject for this blogathon. It's three films that are part of the Three Wicked Melodramas box set: The Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, and Madonna of the Seven Moons. If you haven't seen any of them, I hope my review will convince you to.
What is interesting with these films, is that they share similarities. But let's first see what they are about:
The Man in Grey (Leslie Arliss, 1943) starts in England during the Second World War. A WREN (Phyllis Calvert) and an RAF pilot (Stewart Granger) are attending an auction of the Rohan family possessions. When the pilot shares is questionable point of view about the family, the woman reveals to him that the last Rohan man was her brother. Confused, the RFA pilots apologizes and admits that his family is also connected to the Rohan.
This is just the prologue. The story really starts when we are brought in a long flashback taking place in England during the 19th century. At Miss Patchett's school for young ladies, a new teacher arrives. She is Hesther (Margaret Lockwood), a young lady coming from a poor family. Hesther doesn't seem happy to be there. She never laughs and doesn't make friends. Not a long time after her arrival, Clarissa (Phyllis Calvert), a popular school girl, makes her entrance. She tries to make friend with Hesther, but this one is left cold. Clarissa finally succeeds, one afternoon, and the two ladies become friends. One day, a drama happens: Hesther runs away from the school with a lover. As she is a "disgrace", her named is now forever banned from the institution. Clarissa, who can't stand the fact of being in a place where she can't name her friend's name, decides to quit the school.
Later, Clarissa meets Lord Rohan (James Mason), known as "The Man in Grey", in London, during a reception. Rohan is in need of a wife who can give him an heir. Clarissa, that he doesn't love and who doesn't love him, is his victim. She thinks the idea's absurd, but they marry, despite that. One day, Clarissa goes to the theatre to see Shakespeare's Othello. On the road, the carriage is stopped by a mysterious man (Stewart Granger). Clarissa thinks he his a thief, but he only needs a to be taken someplace. So, feeling she hasn't much choice, Clarissa allows him to take place in the carriage. Arrived at his destination, the man kisses her an goes away. During the viewing of the play, Clarissa recognizes the man (Granger) in the role of Othello and Hesther in Desdemonda's role.
Clarissa is glad to have found her friend back. This one told her that she had a miserable time since she left school. Clarissa, who is ready to take care of her, takes her home. There, Hesther meets Lord Rohan and they fall in love with each other. Later, during a carnival, Clarissa meets the man from the carriage again. His name is Rockeby. They both fall in love with each other. These two love affairs won't be easy to live, especially when Hesther's true nature is revealed…
The Wicked Lady (Leslie Arliss, 1945) takes place in England, during the 17th century. Caroline (Patricia Roc) and Sir Ralph Skelton (Griffith Jones) are engaged. Caroline's friend, Barbara Worth (Margaret Lockwood) is invited to the wedding as the maid of honour. When she meets Ralph, interested by his money, she decides to seduce him. This is easy and the result is a marriage between Barbara and Ralph, instead of Caroline and Ralph. This one thinks he loves Barbara, but she has only decided to marry him for his money and her own entertainment.
Soon, Barbara discovers that life with Ralph is too boring for her. So, one night, she discovers a new "activity": steal carriages possessions, with the "hold-up method". So, wearing a mask, she becomes a bandit at night. It's during one of these illegal escapades that she meets Captain Jerry Jackson (James Mason) a notorious highwayman. They decide to form a team and have a love affair. However, Barbara wouldn't hesitate to take her revenge once he'll disappoint her. As a matter of fact, the only man Barbara really falls in love with is Kit (Michael Rennie), whom she meets at her wedding.
Madonna of the Seven Moons (Arthur Crabtree, 1945) is different from the first twos as it takes place in Italy during the 20th century. The film starts on Maddalena (Phyllis Calvert)'s young years. She is a student in a Catholic convent. One day, while she is picking flowers, she is followed by a strange man. Scared, she runs and we don't see what happens. When she's back at the convent, she cries and we guess she might have been raped. Not a long time after, the time comes for her to leave the convent. The reverend mother gives her a prayer-book as a goodbye gift.
Years later, Maddalena is happily married to Giuseppe Labardi (John Stuart). They live in a beautiful mansion not far from Florence. They are often visited by their friend Doctor Charles Ackroyd (Reginald Tate). Her daughter, Angela (Patricia Roc), that she hasn't seen for five years, is about to be back home. Maddalena is very worried that something might happen to her on the road. Angela is back with her boyfriend, Evelyn (Alan Haines), who stays to his friends' place: Jimmy (Petter Murray-Hill), a painter, and his wife Nesta (Dulcie Gray). Caroline is very happy to see her mum, but she notices that this one is very prude, so she decides to take care of this by buying her some new clothes. Maddalena sometimes behaves strangely and Giuseppe explains to his daughter that her mother has been sick during her absence.
One night, after having a blackout during a party, Maddalena runs away from home. She arrives in Florence and goes to The House of the Seven Moons. There, she is a completely different woman. She has a lover, Nino (Stewart Granger), the head of a gang of jewel thieves, and she isn't Maddalena anymore, but Rosanna. Maddalena lives a double life. When she is Maddalena, she doesn't remember having been Rosanna and vice versa. On their side, Carolina, Giuseppe, and other Maddalena's relatives will do everything they can to find her.
Now, I've decided to discuss these films not separately, but as a whole. Remember, I told you Gainsborough melodramas share a lot of similarities.
The actors and their characters
Margaret Lockwood: Margaret Lockwood was the most popular British actress of the 40's. She certainly was the Queen of Gainsborough melodramas. The actress was part of The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady. In both cases, she plays a very bad woman. I'm often asking myself which one is the worst: Hesther or Barbara Skelton? It's hard to answer. However, I think Barbara is the most interesting character. Why? Because she represents the modern post-World War II woman. You see, during the war, married women started working as their husband were on the front. They became more independent economically, but also sexually. Barbara embodies this last element through her relationship with Jerry Jackson. She might be a wicked woman, but she also is a strong and clever one, and this side of her can be a model for us, ladies, but not the other one! Margaret Lockwood is one of my absolute favourite actresses. Even if she plays two evil women, both characters are, in a way very different, which proves her versatility. Hesther is much more "discrete" and Barbara is much more expressive. For those who know Mrs. Lockwood's work, you might have noticed that she knew how to play comedy as well. Give Us the Moon would be a good example.
James Mason: This excellent actor plays two mysterious men in The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady. His character in The Man in Grey is kind of odious. We do not really sympathize with him. James Mason succeeded in his duty of making Lord Rohan a despicable man. Jerry Jackson is different. He's far from being a good man, but he enjoys life much more and knows how to express himself. He has a certain sense of humour, and, unlike Rohan, laughs once in a while. James Mason's character in The Wicked Lady is much richer than the one in The Man in Grey.
Phyllis Calvert: Being part of The Man in Grey and Madonna of the Seven Moons, the lovely Phyllis Calvert stars in those films as the sweet and innocent lady. Well, concerning Madonna of the Seven Moons, that's only the case when she is Maddalena. As Rosanna, she is much wilder. This film proves her great acting abilities since Maddalena and Rosanna are two very different persons sharing the same body. Her performance in this film is kind of fascinating, a real tour de force. If you're not too familiar with this actress, it's with pleasure, I'm sure, that you'll discover her. It's impossible not to like her. She became a favourite of mine immediately after I saw her in The Man in Grey.
Stewart Granger: Just like Phyllis Calvert, I was introduced to Stewart Granger with The Man in Grey. Before that, I didn't know what kind of actor he was. The only thing I knew about him is that he was Jean Simmons' first husband. I absolutely loved him is The Man in Grey and he became a favourite of mine as well. In this film and Madonna of the Seven Moons, Stewart Grangers plays a rather exotic man. He's not the proper English (or Italian) gentleman with a tie and a black jacket, but the wild one, with a taste for adventure.
Patricia Roc: The pretty Patricia Roc is the sweet and naive girl in The Wicked Lady and the modern young girl in Madonna of the Seven Moons. In both cases, her performance grabs our attention. Patricia Roc is unfortunately not a very well-known actress, but she deserves to be discovered. The girl had talent, and her performance in both films is very touching. She is one of the actresses I'm the most curious about.
Margaret Lockwood stars as Barbara Worth, who after stealing and marrying her best friendís fiancÈ, adds some excitement to her privileged but boring life by embarking on a career as a highway robber. After meeting dashing fellow highwayman Captain Jackson (James Mason), the pair begin a passionate nocturnal affair before she turns to murder. Stars: Margaret Lockwood as Barbara Worth, James Mason as Captain Jerry Jackson, Patricia Roc as Caroline, Michael Rennie as Kit Locksby Director: Leslie Arliss
These are the "major" actors of those three films. I won't talk about them all, because there are too many, but here are some honourable mentions: Jean Kent, Micheal Rennie, Griffith Jones, Dulcie Gray, Martita Hunt, Helen Haye, etc.
The Gainsborough Melodramas, without any exception, were all box office hits in the UK. What made these films so popular in this country? They are not often cited as masterpieces, which makes them somehow underrated. Those films were made on a smaller budget than Hollywood films but were able to show us something brilliant. The most successful of the three, The Wicked Lady, was unfortunately not well received in the USA and was severely censored by the Production Code due to its use of themes such as adultery, violence, rape, etc. Some scenes had to be re-shot for the American release. The Wicked Lady also provoked a scandal in the UK on its release, but not as much as in the United States. We guess the English were more tolerant. The Mother Queen liked it, which was a good thing.
The costumes
That's something I always notice in the Gainsborough Melodramas: the beautiful costumes. The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady allows us to see historical costumes. Concerning The Man in Grey, the 19th century has always been one of my favourite historical period presented on screen, especially for the costumes. Just think about Gone with the Wind! In Madonna of the Seven Moons, the costumes are more "modern" as it takes place during the 20th century. But, they are also so refined! Strangely, I couldn't find any information about the costume designers for these films. Well, here are some pictures to make you realized how gorgeous they are.
The themes:
You'll find a lot of common themes in The Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, and Madonna of the Seven Moons. One of them is the wedding. Most of the time, it's an unhappy one, if you take the example of Ralph and Barbara. Or a wedding that has to face challenges, if you consider what happens to Maddalena in Madonna of the Seven Moons.
These three films, without exception, are known for using the controversial themes of sexuality and adultery. This last one is twice used in The Man in Grey by Clarissa's love affair with Rockeby and Hesther's one with Clarissa's husband, Lord Rohan. In The Wicked Lady, Barbara commits adultery by having an affair with Jerry Jackson. In Madonna of the Seven Moons, the use of adultery is arguable. Sure, in a way, Maddalena commits adultery once she joins Nino, but she isn't conscious of what she's doing. The sexuality is also used in the three films. Madonna of the Seven Moons is known as a "psychosexual drama". There's indeed something very Freudian about this film. Maddalena's strange behaviour is certainly due to a trauma: probably this episode when she was raped as a young girl, but this is never mentioned in the film. So, we don't know if she remembers it.
Finally, the violence is another theme used in these films. Without revealing it, The Man in Grey's end uses this theme in quite a horrible way. Some characters in these films haven't got any pity. Barbara Skelton won't hesitate to use a gun once she'll need it, but this will lead her to a fatal faith. The violence in Madonna of the Seven Moons is less obvious, but it's there. It would majorly be embodied by Nino, who has a hot temper.
The cinematography:
The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady, but especially The Wicked Lady, have the particularity of using a visual aesthetic that can make us think of the one in American Films Noir (that were also at their golden age in the 40's). It's the use of shadows and contrasts that allows us to make this comparison. I've always thought that The Wicked Lady could be classified as a kind of Film Noir. It's not one, but it shares a lot of similarities. Barbara Skelton would certainly be the femme fatale. The woman in this film also has the same sort of function. Well, if it's not a Film noir, it could be categorized in a sub-category of this genre, just like western-Noirs or science-fiction-Noirs are. The cinematography in Madonna of the Seven Moons is more luminous. Unlike in The Wicked Lady, the major action takes place during daytime. There's also something very poetic in the set of this film. Maybe because it takes place in Italy. *Sigh*…
Finally, the screenplay:
The Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, and Madonna of the Seven Moons were all based on a novel: The Man in Grey by Eleanor Smith; The Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton by Magdalen King-Hall and The Madonna of the Seven Moons by Margery Lawrence. The last ones were themselves based on real-life stories. The highest quality of these screenplays is the evolution of the characters. As a matter of fact, the most interesting ones are those interpreted by Margaret Lockwood: Hesther and Barbara Skelton. They might be mean women, but to see how they are developed in the story is fascinating enough, especially for Hesther. Except that, The stories are entertaining and thrilling. We wonder impatiently for what will happen in the end, because, sometimes, it's hard to say if problems will be solved or not.
There would be much more to say about these films. We are lucky Eclipse added them to its collection, so it can allow the curious to watch them. I've always been a fan of Gainsborough Melodramas. They are not perfect, but they certainly have something to tell us. They are interesting, entertaining, brilliant and often regroup a bunch of talented British actors. Of the three I've talked about in this text, you might wonder which one is my favourite. Well, it's The Wicked Lady. The other ones are great as well, but The Wicked Lady has something special. If you haven't seen any Gainsborough Melodramas, that's the one I'll start with if I were you.
I finally want to thank Criterion Blues, Speakeasy and Silver Screening for hosting such a nice event! It was a pleasure for me to revisit my Three Wicked Melodramas DVD box set.
I invite you to read the other lovely entries as well:
I'll leave you with the Gainsborough Pictures logo, which I just adore:
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16 thoughts on "Criterion Blogathon: Three Wicked Melodramas"
Virginie, I don't know if Criterion is paying you commission, but they should. I've heard of these films but have made them a low priority for viewing. However, now that I've read your post, I CAN'T WAIT to see these! They look fantastic – the cast, the costumes, the scripts… Where have these movies been all my life? Sheesh!
I liked how you tied the three films together with their common themes. It sounds like a truly complementary set, which is what Criterion had in mind, I'm sure.
Thanks for joining the blogathon with this goregous box set. 🙂
Welcome! 🙂 Thanks for your kind comment, I hope you'll get to see these soon!
HI Virginie, this is an Eclipse set I own, but for whatever reason I have not gotten around to it. They sound fascinating. I do like a lot of British films, like the Ealing films that followed and then the social realism pictures. From your descriptions, there may be just a little in common with these, but I'm curious. They sound somewhat like Hollywood Pre-Code films, a little …. how do I put it? … steamy, saucy? Either way I'm very curious and will give these a look soon.
Thanks for contributing to and supporting the Blogathon!
I know what you mean by your comparison with Pre-Code films. Somehow, it's different, but yeah according to the "concept" it can be compared.
Just recently rewatched Wicked Lady, so great. You do a nice job her outlining the era and the people involved in these– good movies that deserve the attention and I know you'll be encouraging a lot of people to check them out. Thanks for joining our blogathon!
Thanks for hosting it! A great fun 🙂
Keith Enright says:
One night a couple of cold winters ago, I was suffering from some insomnia and laid on the sofa expecting the first one to carry me off to Slumber Town. Instead, I sat up all night watching all three of them back-to-back-to-back. I would have never thought this genre was "my thing," but something struck that evening/night/morning and I was transfixed by all three. I love the way you grouped all three together as you described them. This is definitely a cohesive box set and that came across very well in your thoughts. Nice work!
Thanks Keith! 😀
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Thank, Virginie, one of your best!! Such great analysis, background info and detail. was all new to me so was a great leaning experience.
Thanks Mike! Glad you enjoyed it!
Kelly Robinson says:
There's a whole world of British cinema that I wouldn't even know about if it weren't for these Criterion releases. Thanks for the review.
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Thank you for this blog. Just one thing I noticed: Patricia Roc was actually very well known in her time and – at least in Britain – was the most popular British actress after Margaret Lockwood in her heyday. I actually prefer her to Margaret Lockwood and I always thought it was a shame she never got the more demanding roles and the variety that she was definitely capable of.
One other thing that is worth noting in these films is the exquisite diction of all the actors. You won't miss a word, which is something sadly missing in today's films.
It's so true! That's why I understand British films so well ahah
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Victoria Waugh recounts her trip to Peru to meet Fairtrade gold miners.
The drive from Lima to Chala takes about eight hours with the road first passing through Lima's industrial outskirts before heading into the desert. We pass through a number of desert towns - the sea on our right and the foothills of the Andes on our left, and make a quick stop off for a lunch of mashua, rice and lima beans. The locals want to introduce us to the delights of Pisco sour, but it's still a bit early in the day so we continue on our journey to the gold mines of SOTRAMI and MACDESA in the Arequipa region of western Peru.
We are visiting the artisanal and small-scale mining groups to introduce them to representatives from a Swiss gold refinery and a UK jewellery brand, and hope that our conversations will lead to more Fairtrade gold being bought from the mines over the coming months.
Our first visit is to SOTRAMI, which received Fairtrade certification in 2011. We take a tour of the mines' processing plant and learn about the methods used to crush, grind and mill huge chunks of rock containing gold down into powder before extracting the metal through a complex chemical process. Through the Fairtrade Premium the miners have invested in new equipment to increase the productivity of this process, meaning that they now have more gold to sell. The mine itself is 12 levels deep and their next project is to build a ramp to provide safer access, instead of relying on a network of ladders. They talk about their company slogan – 'There's always a better way to do things'.
SOTRAMI have recently been given an award recognising their way of working as 'best practice' in the ASM sector and we can hear the pride in their voices as they talk about all they have achieved since formalising the mine. This is in stark contrast to the informal mines we pass as we head back into the desert: holes burrowed high into the hillsides, rudimentary equipment, people working without health and safety equipment, and chemical pits on the periphery of their villages.
At MACDESA our visit starts with a tour of the mine and so we are kitted out in our health and safety equipment and led into the mine shaft. MACDESA have just received Fairtrade certification after several years working to achieve the Fairtrade Standards. The MACDESA mine is not very deep, but instead extends horizontally into the mountain side. I watch three miners returning from their lunch break. They pass me and head off into the tunnel, the light from their torches shrinks to the size of pin pricks before I lose sight of them in the distance. These miners work underground in a pattern of 20 days on and 10 days off. This shift work means that when they have their break they have enough time to make the long journey to see family in different parts of Peru. Other miners have made their home near the mine site in the village of Cuatro Horas. I'd seen photos of the community before we arrived: a small town set in a valley with a church, a school and rows of wooden houses.
Today it's a very different image. Just a week before we arrive a fire has swept through the community. There is no water supply here so the fire has burned down three quarters of the buildings and killed livestock before dying out at the desert's edge. Thankfully none of the residents were seriously injured, but they now have a great deal of work to do to rebuild their community and rehome the people living there.
As we have lunch in the workers canteen, I watch hands being shaken as the Swiss representative does a deal to purchase Fairtrade gold. A warm mixture of excitement and hope fill the air. I capture the lively conversation the group beings to engage in, with a thought coming into my mind – Fairtrade, above all, is about people.
If you would like to donate to the MACDESA disaster fund to help the community rebuild their school, visit http://bit.ly/helpmacdesa.


Attorney Ron Martin attended the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. This show allowed Ron to see firsthand much of the newest farming equipment. The modern "Draper Head" for combines and seed tenders such as the Seed Chariot pictured here caught his interest. The all-wheel drive tractor pictured is a far cry from the Farmall Super M that Ron operated in high school.
The information that he obtained at the Farm Progress Show provides him with the practical perspective needed when working with agri-business people.
In 2018, Attorney Ron Martin continued his tradition of attending the Linn County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auctions as a representative of Day Rettig Martin, P.C. Ron grew up on an Iowa Farm and participated in 4-H and FFA programs himself in his youth. He knows firsthand how important the buyers' contributions are to these programs. Because of this he attends these auctions to show the Law Firm's support. The attorneys at Day Rettig Martin, P.C. proudly promote the next generation of Iowa Farmers that participated in the Linn County 4-H and FFA Fair. Pictured are some of the livestock bid on by Attorney Ron Martin in support of his community.
Ron also uses his life experiences in his practice; he represents farmers and agricultural businesses in need of assistance with their legal needs.
Attorney Ron Martin represented Day Rettig Martin P.C. at the Linn County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction again this year. The Law Firm purchased two steers, a market lamb, and a market pig to support the fair participants and the 4-H and FFA programs in general. Ron, himself, participated in 4-H and FFA in his youth showing steers and heifers. He appreciated the buyers support then and wants to show the Law Firm's support now. The Law Firm's practice areas include assisting farmers and other agriculture businesses with their legal needs. The 4-H and FFA programs help provide the foundation for young people who will be our next generation in agriculture. Day Rettig Martin, P.C. is proud to support the Linn County 4-H and FFA Fair participants.
On March 21, 2017 attorneys and staff from Day Rettig Martin, P.C. attended the 31st Annual Celebration of Agriculture at the DoubleTree by Hilton Convention Center featuring keynote speaker, Robert White, Vice President of Industry Relations, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). This event allows those involved with any aspect of agribusiness to come together to show their support for the agricultural industry. This year attendee donations were split between HACAP Food Reservoir and KS Livestock Association. Day Rettig Martin, P.C. is proud to support and champion the causes of the agricultural community here in Iowa. If you have questions about financial matters, commercial transactions, production contracts, easements, estate and succession planning, or bankruptcy, pick up the phone to call a law firm that has experience in agriculture law.
On December 20, 2016, Attorney Ronald C. Martin presented at the Iowa Farm Business Tax Strategies, Regulator Changes, Succession Planning and More seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute. Attorney Martin's presentation focused on educational material to assist farmers, landowners and their attorneys in understanding the state and federal effects of bankruptcy, and debtor-creditor laws as they pertain to agriculture. Among the items discussed were the importance of documentation, exemptions, Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The materials from the presentation are now available on our website.
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The experienced attorneys at Day Rettig Martin, P.C. are committed to educating and counseling plan sponsors regarding their retirement plans and the importance of saving for retirement. We invite you to participate in this exciting week.
Effective October 3, 2016 Day Rettig Martin, P.C. office is open with regular office hours of Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Due to flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Day Rettig Martin, P.C. has temporarily relocated its office but continues to have access to voicemail and email.
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Day Rettig Martin, P.C. is pleased to announce second-year law student, John Sexton, has joined the Firm as a law clerk for the summer. John grew up in rural northeast Iowa and attended Denver High School. He is the son of a teacher and veterinarian. John graduated from Wartburg College in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Accounting, and he played on the Wartburg golf team. His decision to attend law school was inspired by the legal implications involved with business transactions. John is entering his final year at Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he is concentrating on tax and estate planning.
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text:
from unittest import mock

from refo.patterns import Pattern
from refo import Question, Star, Any

from iepy.data.db import CandidateEvidenceManager
from iepy.extraction.rules import rule, Token
from iepy.extraction.rules_core import RuleBasedCore
from .factories import (
    EntityKindFactory, RelationFactory, TextSegmentFactory,
    IEDocFactory, EntityOccurrenceFactory, EntityFactory,
)
from .manager_case import ManagerTestCase

class TestRuleBasedCore(ManagerTestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(TestRuleBasedCore, self).setUp()

        kind_person = EntityKindFactory(name="person")
        kind_date = EntityKindFactory(name="date")
        self.person_date_relation = RelationFactory(
            name="born in",
            left_entity_kind=kind_person,
            right_entity_kind=kind_date,
        )
        text = "John Soplete ( 15 august 1990 - 26 september 2058 ) " \
               "was a software developer"
        document = self._create_simple_document(text)
        segment = TextSegmentFactory(
            document=document,
            offset=0,
            offset_end=len(document.tokens)
        )
        self.segment = segment
        e_john = EntityFactory(key="John Soplete", kind=kind_person)
        eo1 = EntityOccurrenceFactory(
            entity=e_john, document=document,
            offset=0, offset_end=2,
            alias="j0hn",
        )
        eo1.segments.add(segment)
        e_date = EntityFactory(key="15 august 1990", kind=kind_date)
        eo2 = EntityOccurrenceFactory(
            entity=e_date, document=document,
            offset=3, offset_end=6,
            alias="1990-08-15",
        )
        eo2.segments.add(segment)
        self._candidates = self.get_candidates(self.person_date_relation)

    def get_candidates(self, relation):
        return list(CandidateEvidenceManager.candidates_for_relation(relation))

    def _create_simple_document(self, text):
        tokens = tuple(text.split())
        lemmas = [""] * len(tokens)
        postags = ["POSTAG"] * len(tokens)
        indexes = tuple(list(range(len(tokens))))
        document = IEDocFactory(text=text)
        document.set_tokenization_result(list(zip(indexes, tokens)))
        document.set_lemmatization_result(lemmas)
        document.set_tagging_result(postags)
        document.save()
        return document

    def test_rule_that_matches(self):

        @rule(True)
        def test_rule(Subject, Object):
            anything = Question(Star(Any()))
            return Subject + Token("(") + Object + Token("-") + anything

        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation, [test_rule])
        pipeline.start()
        pipeline.process()
        facts = pipeline.predict(self._candidates)
        candidate = self._candidates[0]
        self.assertTrue(facts[candidate])

    def test_rule_that_not_matches(self):

        @rule(True)
        def test_rule(Subject, Object):
            return Subject + Object + Token("something here")

        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation, [test_rule])
        pipeline.start()
        pipeline.process()
        facts = pipeline.predict(self._candidates)
        candidate = self._candidates[0]
        self.assertFalse(facts[candidate])

    def test_empty_rules(self):
        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation, [])
        pipeline.start()
        pipeline.process()
        facts = pipeline.predict(self._candidates)
        self.assertEqual(len([x for x in facts if facts[x]]), 0)

    def test_match_run_on_every_rule(self):
        mocked_rules = [
            rule(True)(mock.MagicMock(return_value=Token("asd")))
        ] * 10
        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation, mocked_rules)
        pipeline.start()
        pipeline.process()
        pipeline.predict(self._candidates)

        for mock_rule in mocked_rules:
            self.assertTrue(mock_rule.called)
            Subject, Object = mock_rule.call_args[0]
            self.assertIsInstance(Subject, Pattern)

    def test_rule_priority(self):

        matcher = lambda *args: True
        not_matcher = lambda *args: None

        rule_should_run = rule(True, priority=1)(mock.MagicMock(return_value=matcher))
        rule_should_not_run = rule(True, priority=0)(
            mock.MagicMock(return_value=not_matcher))

        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation,
                                 [rule_should_not_run, rule_should_run])
        pipeline.start()
        # All rules are compiled on start
        self.assertTrue(rule_should_run.called)
        self.assertTrue(rule_should_not_run.called)
        pipeline.process()
        import refo
        with mock.patch.object(refo, 'match') as fake_refo_match:
            fake_refo_match.side_effect = lambda regex, evidence: regex()
            pipeline.predict(self._candidates)
            self.assertEqual(fake_refo_match.call_count, len(self._candidates))
            # check that on every call, the called is rule_match
            for c_args in fake_refo_match.call_args_list:
                args, kwargs = c_args
                self.assertEqual(args[0], matcher)

    def test_rule_incorrect_answer(self):
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            @rule("YE")
            def rule_match(Subject, Object):
                anything = Question(Star(Any()))
                return Subject + Token("(") + Object + Token("-") + anything

    def test_rule_with_negative_answer(self):
        @rule(False)
        def test_rule(Subject, Object):
            anything = Question(Star(Any()))
            return Subject + Token("(") + Object + Token("-") + anything

        pipeline = RuleBasedCore(self.person_date_relation, [test_rule])
        pipeline.start()
        pipeline.process()
        facts = pipeline.predict(self._candidates)
        candidate = self._candidates[0]
        self.assertFalse(facts[candidate])

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Jeppesen Supports Bye Energy in Developing Electric Powered Cessna Skyhawk
Jeppesen and Bye Energy collaborate on The Green Flight Project
Englewood, Colo. | 11 Nov 2010 | By Jeppesen
Jeppesen, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced it will co-market and collaborate with Bye Energy, Inc., an integrator of clean, alternative energy technologies for business and general aviation aircraft, to design and develop an electric propulsion system for a Cessna 172 proof of concept aircraft as part of "The Green Flight Project."
"We believe in the future of general aviation and are pleased to help this critical effort," said Jeppesen President and CEO, Mark Van Tine. "In the near future, "The Green Flight Project" will demonstrate clean, quiet electric propulsion by flying its proof-of-concept Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft. That's great news for the many pilots that rely on Jeppesen products for training and navigation and an innovative forward leap for general aviation."
George Bye, CEO of Bye Energy Inc., thanked Jeppesen for their collaboration. "We are honored to work with Jeppesen in supporting this effort. Their expertise will help us prepare the next generation of aviation products for the next generation of general aviation pilots."
Jeppesen, in collaboration with Bye Energy will provide networking opportunities and other services including marketing support for the "The Green Flight Project." In addition, Jeppesen's Van Tine will help formulate and guide the industry transition to alternative energy technologies as a member of Bye Energy's Strategic Advisory Council.
About Bye Energy
Formed in 2008, Bye Energy is developing an electric and electric-hybrid propulsion system for light general aviation aircraft, announcing "The Green Flight Project" (www.TheGreenFlightProject.aero) earlier this year. The company is headquartered on Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo., and also has offices in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Albuquerque, N.M. For more information, go to www.ByeEnergy.com.
Michael Pound
michael.pound@jeppesen.com
Bye Energy, Inc.
Diane Garcia
DGarcia@ByeEnergy.com


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Touring Southwest Ireland – Cork
As his roadtrip of southwest Ireland draws to an end, US-based traveller Saul Schwartz reaches the cute county of Cork.
Here, amongst fortresses and fishing villages in the southwest corner of Ireland, he discovers a castle, a kissing stone and one poisonous park. And many reasons to come back to Ireland.
6. May 2020 in United Kingdom.
Touring Southwest Ireland – Kerry
As US-based traveller Saul Schwartz continues his roadtrip of the southwest of Ireland, he tours the renowned "Ring of Kerry"; a scenic drive through perhaps the most beautiful part of Ireland, offering sparkling seascapes, mountains dotted with brightly coloured farmhouses, winding lanes bordered with subtropical vegetation and a breathtaking panorama of the Lakes of Killarney.
Discover why this may well be "One Ring to Rule them All".
27. April 2020 in United Kingdom.
Touring Southwest Ireland – Limerick, Clare & Galway
Ireland, The Emerald Isle. Thousand shades of green, and weather that makes them possible. While Ireland may be wet most of the year, the glistening leaves sparkle after a rainshower and the humid climate promote this verdant countryside. US-based traveller Saul Schwartz roamed the roads of southwest Ireland before sent home due to the Corona virus travel ban. Here is the first of 3 accounts of his encounter with the Emerald Isle.
On St. Patrick's day – March 17 – Irish people everywhere in the world meet and party with beer and music. This often takes place in Irish pubs, which are to be found in every corner of the world. In many places there will be parades, where the participants are dressed in green and orange – the national colours of Ireland. But who…
17. March 2016 in Ireland.


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Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research Groups
Our research leverages the Baker Institute and University of Melbourne strengths in cardiometabolic capabilities and collaboration. Our researchers are committed to preventing, treating and managing cardiometabolic disorders, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. We will achieve this through research focused on discovery, innovation, clinical impact, population health and systems biology.
Clinical Pathology Research Groups
The Department of Clinical Pathology focuses on studying the genetic epidemiology, familial cancer predisposition, genomic pathology, patient matched modelling of drug response, cancer evolution and cancer genome discovery in rare and challenging malignancies.
Critical Care Research Groups
The Department of Critical Care promotes multi-centre research with the Departments of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine at the 20 hospitals affiliated with the University.
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The General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre is home to the Primary Care Research Unit (PCRU). The PCRU is recognised for rigorous research programs, strong national and international collaborative research and a vibrant program of research higher degree training.
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The Department of Infectious Diseases is the academic home of clinical and translational research in infectious diseases and will provide opportunities to enhance the success of our clinician-scientists as world leaders in infectious diseases.
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The Department of Medical Education investigates learning and teaching in health professional education, including curriculum design, assessment and evaluation, and student selection.
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Using cutting-edge technologies, research in the Department of Medicine covers a diverse range of topics involving interdisciplinary collaborations, focusing on current and potential clinical applications.
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Our researchers undertake a wide range of basic, clinical and epidemiological research in obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatal paediatrics.
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We are a large and successful department within the Melbourne Medical School of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. We are committed to improving clinical care and health outcomes for children and adolescents via our extensive education, research and engagement activities.
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The Department comprises various internationally recognised centres and units active in biological and translational psychiatry research.
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While working on a movie set in Australia, caterer Ronnie (Emily Taheny) finds herself entangled in an intense and passionate affair with renowned British movie star Henry Salbert (Eddie Izzard). Despite his wild declarations of love, the relationship ended abruptly when the film wrapped – Henry returned to England, breaking Ronnie's heart and leaving her dejected and alone.
Five years later, Ronnie has found love once again in her kind and caring boyfriend Jeff - who does his best to help her through running her own restaurant, caring for her elderly mother and coping with her mountain of debt. When the world-famous Henry (and his French girlfriend Sophie) visit Australia to promote his latest film, a twist of fate sees the oblivious Jeff invite the couple over for dinner - unknowingly creating the perfect opportunity for Ronnie's former flame to seduce her all over again.
With Ronnie once again finding herself the object of Henry's affections, a potential rekindling sets to explore the intricacies of relationships, ambition, love, and the one that got away.
The Flip Side. In Cinemas Now.


If you have limited time or a small budget for promotions, you may want to focus your efforts on your most active contacts. The Pareto principle states that, in many situations, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. This is often called the 80-20 rule. In business, this means that 80% of your sales are likely to come from only 20% of your contacts.
With a few clicks in Infusionsoft you can quickly build a list of the contacts that click links in your emails the most often. By focusing on this 20%, you can maximize the value of your marketing efforts.
Step 1: How many contacts have clicked at least once?
To start, you'll need to know how many contacts have clicked at least one link in an email. Go to Marketing→Reports, then choose Click Through Percentage Search By Contact. With the default settings, click Search. The number of contacts will appear in the upper left of the search results. For example, "1-50 of 2,124" means you have 2,124 contacts that have clicked at least one link.
Step 2: Which contacts click the most links?
Next, adjust the filters to narrow the list to the most active clickers. The goal is to target the most active 20% of contacts that have clicked at least one link. In this example, we had 2,124 contacts that clicked at least one link, so we want to narrow the list to about 425 contacts. This will take some trial and error until you find the filter that works best for you.
Adjust the Total Email Clicked field to find the contacts that have clicked the most links, not taking into account how many emails they have been sent. Set this field to greater or equal and choose a low number, around 3 to 10. This will filter out contacts that have only received a few emails.
Adjust the Click Through Rate to find the contacts that click links that are sent to them more often than others. Set this to 50% – 100%. Adjust the 50% up or down until you narrow your list to 20% of your total contacts.
Adjust both of those fields to find contacts that have clicked several links and a high percentage of links.
You'll probably want to go with option #3 and adjust both the total email clicked and click through rate fields. Continue to adjust the two fields until you've narrowed your list down to about 20% of your contacts.
Step 3: Save the search!
Now that you have a list of highly active contacts, click the Save button to save your search. This will allow you to market directly to these individuals in an email broadcast. You could also tag them or manually put them into a campaign of your choice using the Actions button.
You can also use this tip to find the top 20% of specific segments of your list. When editing the filters, go to the Misc Criteria tab to include or exclude tags, lead sources, or owners. You can use the Custom Fields tab to include or exclude contacts with specific field values.


Celebration of Student Writing included an open mic to encourage students to share their stories.
In this year's Celebration of Student Writing, which took place on April 15, the English department included its first-ever open mic, presenting students' poetry, as well as fiction and non-fiction pieces at Fluor Fountain. Students in the spring semester of English 112 presented everything from original poems to paintings at their interactive booths.
When students checked in, the information desk provided free shirts for attendees and were encouraged to collect tickets that could be redeemed for prizes, such as stickers, cotton candy and popcorn.
According to English professor Dale Sprowl, the CSW focused on this year's Biola theme of Spirit and Story, emphasizing the analysis and research of biblical stories to unify narratives under Christ.
In keeping with the theme, the English department decided to include an open mic, where previous student applicants had the opportunity to present their written works to those attending. Two open mics were held, one at 5 p.m. and the other at 6 p.m.
Additionally, booths featuring students' research projects surrounded Fluor Fountain, instead of the usual location, Metzger Lawn. According to reference services librarian Stacie Schmidt, the new location encouraged students' involvement in all the activities.
During the celebration, students were given the opportunity to share research from their classes to impact Biola's campus for Christ. Freshman studio arts major Noa Melendez researched a poem about Mary Magdalene's relationship with Jesus.
According to Watson, the event allowed student writers in the English department to share their research with their peers and receive feedback as part of the writing process.
"Giving each other feedback and participating in your scholarship, in your writing, in whatever you're inhibiting, talking through it and having the social part play into the work is invaluable to the learning process," Watson said.


#MerkelStrokes: How awkward do you want to get with this?
This video of Angela Merkel awkwardly comforting a teenage Palestinian refugee during a school discussion has gone viral under the hashtag #MerkelStrokes.
The theory being that the German Chancellor is unable to deal with it when directly confronted with the implications of her policies.
To a degree, this is true. Politicians rarely like to be called out on decisions they make behind closed doors and I'm the first to admit I love to see a representative squirm in these circumstances.
But I'm also aware that it's criminally easy to sit in a chair in front of a computer and make judgements about people's conduct. Instead of taking the piss, perhaps we should be asking ourselves what Merkel should have done. Made a grand gesture, stating that she would intervene in the situation and personally ensure Reem and her family remained in Rostock? Give her a passport? Buy her a car?
That'd be nice. And it would certainly have made her popular on Twitter.
But would it help the thousands of other refugees referred to in the clip? No.
If you care about Reem that much, engage with the circumstances of her position. Look into how people are surviving in horrific conditions all over the world, and recognise that a good part of the reason it is allowed to continue unabated is because most of us feel too uncomfortable to engage with it on a meaningful level and prefer to obfuscate our unease by getting all righteous.
You think Merkel has let herself down here? Maybe. But don't be thinking you're part of the solution by trolling her.
The opposite is true. And the sooner we come to terms with that, the better.


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Renate Rössing (born Renate Winkler: 15 April 1929 – 11 July 2005) was a German photographer.  Her career continued beyond the changes of 1989/90.  Prior to that, as an East German citizen, she enjoyed privileges which enabled her to travel abroad.  She is nevertheless best known for pictures taken in and around her home cities of Leipzig and Dresden during the 1950s and 1960s.  Her work embraced photojournalism, portraiture and landscapes.  For historians, some of her most interesting pictures deal with daily life during the years of postwar reconstruction in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

In the late 1940s Renate Winkler teamed up with fellow photography student Roger Rössing.  After this they worked closely together: authorship of their pictures was attributed to "Rössing-Winkler" or, following their marriage in 1951, simply to "Rössing".  In most cases it therefore becomes impossible to know which of them was holding the camera for any individual picture.  Rolf Richter, a journalist who was also a close friend of the couple, recalls that Renate was often the more adventurous of the two when it came to selecting locations.  She would crawl to the edge of flat roofs on tall buildings in order to capture a more striking panorama.  It was also generally Renate who took responsibility for image composition and for the placement of image and text.

Biography
Renate Winkler was born and grew up in Dresden.  Willy Rössing, her father, died young in 1934, the year of her fifth birthday.  On the night of 13 February 1945 the family home was completely destroyed by British and American bombing. Renate survived, buried for several days under the rubble: Margarete Winkler, her mother, died.  For the rest of her life Renate's body carried the phosphorus scars from the skin burns she received that night.  Following her rescue she got hold of an old basic camera from somewhere and set about photographing the bombscape that had been Dresden.  Although her work was not overtly political, it was never any secret that throughout her adult life Renate Rössing-Winkler was a committed pacifist.

She applied to study at the Film Academy in Potsdam in order to study for a career as a documentary film maker but was informed that the class was already full.  She had more success with the Academy for Book and Graphic Artistry ("Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst") in Leipzig, however.  She enrolled to study photography in 1948.  Student contemporaries included the man who later became the academy's long-standing director, Bernhard Heisig, the sculptor and graphic-artist Wolfgang Mattheuer, the painter Werner Tübke and Günter Rössler, who would later gain fame (or notoriety) for his pioneering work in nude art photography.  The focus of her course was on advertising and reportage. Her photography tutor was Johannes Widmann, who found her hugely talented, but very shy and withdrawn. He asked another of his students, Roger Rössing, to look after her.  Shortly afterwards they set up home together in a couple of rented rooms at Leipzig-Stötteritz on the southern edge of the city. They lived at the same address till Renate Rössing's death in 2005, although during that time some rooms were added. They had married in 1951.

After two or three years she lost her student funding because, it was said, she had failed to fulfill her social obligations (...wegen "Nichterfüllung der gesellschaftlichen Pflichten"): in 1951 she was obliged to quit her course.  Roger Rössing showed solidarity by leaving the academy at the same time.  As students and directly after abandoning their courses the  Rössings supported themselves primarily through photo-journalism in and around Leipzig.  As matters turned out, their shared artistry ensured that they would be able to pursue a long and successful freelance career in photography despite the evident setback of their shortened student careers.

The Rössings' active career ran for approximately 55 years, most prolifically in Leipzig itself, and in Dresden, but also of cities, landscapes and people in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.  In addition, there was at least one working visit each to North Africa and Central Asia.  Although they started out as photo-journalists, supplying newspapers and magazines, over time there was an increasing emphasis of publishing books containing photographs of people, scenes and places.  There are suggestions that in the end approximately 90 volumes were published: the Rössing Foundation website makes mention of "over 100 books and written works in which it is pointless to [try and] separate out the contributions of Renate and Roger".

Published output (selection)
 Roger und Renate Rössing: Menschen in der Stadt. Fotografien 1946–1989. Lehmstedt, Leipzig 2006, .
 Roger und Renate Rössing: Rössings Sammelsurium. Texte zur Erinnerung an Renate Rössing (1929–2005). Connewitzer Verlagsbuchhandlung, Leipzig 2005, .
 Roger und Renate Rössing: Leipzig in den Fünfzigern. Kiepenheuer, Leipzig 2003, .
 Roger und Renate Rössing: Parkansichten. Bilder aus historischen Parkanlagen zwischen Eisenach und Cottbus. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1991, .
 Roger und Renate Rössing: Leipzig in Farbe. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1984, .

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Photographers from Dresden
Photographers from Leipzig
East German photographers
East German women
German photojournalists
Landscape photographers
1929 births
2005 deaths
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig alumni

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Home Uncategorized Ooni Of Ife's 17 Months Marriage Crashes
Ooni Of Ife's 17 Months Marriage Crashes
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Yesterday there were reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi's marriage to his wife Olori Wuraola has crashed after just 17 months and we can tell you authoritatively that this is true.
A few weeks ago, the Ooni told his wife he was no longer interested in the marriage and asked her to leave. The former Olori has relocated from Osun state and now lives in Lagos.
So what led to the marriage break up? Here's all we know and this is authoritative.
The Ooni married Olori Wuraola shortly after meeting her last year. According to sources close to the estranged couple, after he ascended the throne, a wife was needed asap and he was introduced to Wuraola, who at the time was with a Lebanese business man. But immediately the Ooni indicated interest to marry her, she quickly dumped the Lebanese man and went with the new Ooni.
"She was with this guy in February 2016, infact she had their photo on her Whatsapp DP and just the following month, in March, she was married to the Ooni. We were all surprised" a source close to the former Olori told LIB exclusively
"The funny thing is; the Ooni was advised not to marry her. Former president Obasanjo himself, who regards the Ooni highly, advised him to marry someone else but the Ooni turned a deaf ear to his plea. She had been married before to a former governor and a Lebanese man, so many of his inner circle friends wanted another woman for him, but he was adamant" the source continued.
We gathered that the Olori still ran to the same Obasanjo for help and advise, when the Ooni threatened to marry another wife. Obasanjo didn't do much according to what we gathered.
According to another source, Olori Wuraola and the Ooni didn't court for long and didn't really know each other that well before getting married. And she went into the marriage with high expectations from the new Ooni, but when those expectations were not met, she allegedly started to act up.
"They have been having issues for many months now. But the Ooni finally knew his marriage to Wuraola was nearing its end after they returned from London in March.
While there, he suspected the Olori was not 100% loyal to him after he saw some text messages on her phone. I wish I could go into details of what he saw. Before then, she had done so many things, including traveling abroad to be by herself, and many other things that the Ooni was bitter about" the source continued.
According to what we gathered, after the Olori staged the walk against domestic violence in Lagos in July, the Ooni told a few friends that his marriage to the Olori was over, but it wasn't until about two weeks ago that he informed her family that he no longer wanted the marraige and asked the Olori to leave.
LIB asked the source how they could have been having marital issues as far back as March 2017 when the Ooni sent out a loving birthday shout out to the Olori in April. The source laughed and said
"Everyone who knows the Ooni knows he would never write that kind of message publicly. We know him. He himself was surprised to see the message online on her birthday but didn't react, not to embarrass her. The Olori wrote the message herself and posted it on his IG page. I can assure you that message was not from the Ooni"
The message read:
"Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, my queen. I pray on this day you continue to increase in strength, grace and wisdom. I love you very much"
When we asked the source if they thought the marriage could be save, he said no!
"It's final. He's done with the marriage but don't be surprised if there's a media storm betweem them, especially from the Olori. She sent him a long scathing text message threatening fire and brimstone and called him unprintable names but the Ooni is not fazed. We expect him to get a new wife soon".
Source: Linda Ikeji
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The New York Times April 16, 2018 Summary NEW YORK, NY — An introduction on how to tell your first, and then subsequent, stories. "The best way to reach all people is to go to a personal story," said Brenda Wong Aoki, an acclaimed playwright, storyteller and performer. "Everybody is a human being and everybody…
Story Works Alaska allows youth to find their voice
Diversity, Education, Healing, Personal Storytelling, Social Justice, Storytelling It's News!By Producers & Organizers SIG April 18, 2018
KTVA.com The Voice of Alaska April 9, 2018 Summary ANCHORAGE, AK — Since 2014, more than 1,500 students at high schools in Anchorage and Unalakleet have learned to tell their personal stories as part of Story Works Alaska. "The students get to work on and share these stories," Bartlett High School English teacher…
Artist Collects Stories From the Hearts of Syrians
Al-Fanar Media April 8, 2018 Summary LONDON — Since 2013, Spanish artist and filmmaker Juan delGado has been collecting and publishing the personal stories of Syrian people, both those still in Syria as well as those who have fled. The goal of the project—whose Arabic name, Qisetna, means "our stories"—is to create a record of the experiences of…
Indigenous storyteller at Vancouver Public Library shares city's lesser known tales
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CBC News March 30, 2018 Summary Since 2008, Vancouver Public Library has had an Indigenous storyteller in residence who uses storytelling to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. This year, T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss, an artist and ethno-botanist, who studies plants and their traditional uses, has been selected. Wyss plans to research her own family's heritage as…
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