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Com. v. Smithton
429 Pa. Superior Ct. 55 (1993)
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Walton SMITHTON, Appellant.
Submitted June 7, 1993.
Filed September 29, 1993.
*56 Gary L. Dorsett, Asst. Public Defender, Reading, for appellant.
*57 Carolyn L. Darringer, Asst. Dist. Atty., Reading, for Com., appellee.
Before McEWEN, KELLY and CERCONE, JJ.
KELLY, Judge.
In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether a trial court's consideration during sentencing of the testimony of alleged victims of crimes for which the defendant was acquitted constitutes reversible error. We hold that it does and vacate and remand for a new sentencing hearing.
The relevant facts and procedural history were set forth in the Commonwealth's brief as follows:
Appellant was charged by information in three related cases which were consolidated for trial. On September 1, 1992, appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of Disorderly Conduct1 at Criminal Action No. 1520/92; and Resisting Arrest2 and Disorderly Conduct3 at Criminal Action No. 1521/92. The jury acquitted appellant of Criminal Trespass and Criminal Mischief at No. 1710/92. The charges arose out of appellant's conduct on April 20-21, 1992. In No. 1710/92, appellant broke into the home of Donna and Richard Hinkle by breaking through the Hinkle's front glass door. The Hinkles did not know appellant before this incident. Richard Hinkle discovered appellant inside their home and fearing for his life and that of his family, attacked appellant with a shard of glass. Then, the Hinkles called the police. Appellant was found a short time later a few blocks away, bleeding from his wound. Police transported appellant to Community General Hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania for treatment.4 Appellant's conduct at the hospital lead to the charges in No. 1521/92. While there, appellant was loud and boisterous and pushed a hospital technician. Appellant shouted profanities at the technician as she tried to treat him. Appellant also hurled profanities at police in a public area of the hospital. Appellant, who was HIV positive, spit upon *58 Officer Burr several times. After appellant was released, in the hospital parking lot, appellant refused to be transported to City Hall for arraignment. Four police officers had to wrestle appellant to the ground in order to place appellant in the police vehicle. At City Hall, appellant again was disorderly shouting profanities and being unruly as police attempted to take him for arraignment. This incident lead to the charges at No. 1520/92 of Disorderly Conduct. Following his conviction at Nos. 1520/92 and 1521/92 of Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Conduct, appellant filed post verdict motions for a new trial and/or arrest of judgment which were denied after a hearing. Appellant was sentenced on September 10, 1992, to the following term of incarceration. Appellant received a sentence of not less than 11 and a half months nor more than 24 months incarceration for the crime of Resisting Arrest at No. 1521/92. (N.T., Sentencing Hearing, September 10, 1992, p. 55). Appellant received a sentence of not less than 6 months nor more than 12 months for the crime of Disorderly Conduct at No. 1521/92 to be served consecutive to the sentence for Resisting Arrest. Id. Appellant received a sentence of not less than 6 months nor more than 12 months incarceration for the crime of Disorderly Conduct at 1520/92 to be served consecutive to the above sentences. Id. at p. 55-56. Hence, appellant received an aggregate sentence of 23 and one half months to 4 years. On September 24, 1992, appellant filed a motion to Modify or Reconsider Sentence. After a hearing on October 20, 1992, the trial court denied appellant's motion. It is from the judgment of sentence entered on September 10, 1992, that appellant seeks allowance of appeal. 1. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503(a). 2. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5104. 3. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503(a).
4. At trial, appellant claimed that the reason he broke into the Hinkle's home was to seek protection from a group of individuals who *59 were pursuing him. Appellant was acquitted of the charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
Commonwealth's Brief at 2-4.
On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him. After careful consideration of the relevant law and the record certified to us on appeal, we agree.
The imposition of sentence for offenses whether high or petty is among the severest tests for a trial court. Within the constraints of certain statutory maximums and minimum sentences enacted to ensure a measure of predictability and certainty, our legislature has vested the sentencing courts with great discretion to impose sentence in Pennsylvania. It has done so because of its resolve that the measure of condign punishment may not be foretold through an inflexible and inviolable sentencing code.
The discretion and deference afforded to the sentencing court by the legislature is not, however, unfettered. Appellate courts of this Commonwealth retain the power and the duty to vacate sentences imposed where an abuse of discretion has been committed. See Commonwealth v. Tuladziecki, 513 Pa. 508, 522 A.2d 17 (1987). The instant case presents just such a scenario.[1]
In the instant case, a particularly unusual set of circumstances was presented to the court in sentencing. Appellant, who is a victim of the tragic and deadly disease AIDS, had been charged, but not convicted, of crimes related to the unlawful entry of the home of Donna and Richard Hinkle. During the trial of these charges, appellant did not dispute *60 that he had entered the Hinkle's home without their consent. On the contrary, his defense at trial was that he was justified in entering the Hinkle's home, even without their consent, because he was reasonably in fear for his life at the time. The jury apparently credited appellant's contention and acquitted him of all charges relating to his conduct while at the Hinkle's home. Appellant was convicted of crimes listed on separate criminal informations which technically included only charges relating to appellant's conduct during and after his arrest. It was for these crimes, and these crimes only, that appellant was to be sentenced.
At the sentencing hearing, however, the trial court decided to hear testimony of Donna and Richard Hinkle, explaining to the Hinkles that:
[THE COURT:] I'm glad you're here for this reason. Quite innocently, you and your family got into a legal situation by doing nothing, just being home that night. DONNA HINKLE: Yes, sir. THE COURT: I have been disturbed that you and your husband would never fully understand just how the law works. It's very easy to dismiss the law, but the law has been around a long time. And we deal not with specific cases. The law deals with the general law. And you were dealt the bad hand, I suppose, here. That's the best you can say for it. DONNA HINKLE: Very. THE COURT: A very bad hand. Today there's a great philosophy that nothing's done without fault. When I first went to law school, we used to have a legal expression called damnum absque injuria. I think that's the correct expression. You broke your ankle, it was your own dumb fault. You didn't look to see how many people you could blame. Spent a lot of time trying to find somebody who's responsible for your ankle, which you broke. You know what I mean? I think you have to be very philosophical about the situation that you're in. I'm glad you're here because I was *61 very concerned about how you and your husband would take all this. DONNA HINKLE: It's very hard. THE COURT: It's not the type of thing you go home tonight and you have a final answer. You have to live with whatever happens here for some time. But the law did carry out to its conclusion here, and now we'll have to deal with what's left. But I will DONNA HINKLE: We will accept that. * * * * * * THE COURT: The one thing you're going to have to be careful about is this. I don't think you should ever misconstrue what the jury did. The jury don't ever think that the jury didn't believe you. My own personal reaction is that the jury believed you and your husband. It's just that we came in to play with this other thing called justification. In other words, before your door was knocked on, there was another chapter that nobody heard about. Right or wrong, that's what the jury believed. You understand that? DONNA HINKLE: Um-hum. THE COURT: I believe they believed you and your husband. It's just that they also believed this justification theory and accepted it. But don't get the idea that they didn't necessarily believe you. I don't think your credibility's involved at all. Understood? DONNA HINKLE: Yes.
N.T. September 10, 1992 at 9-11. Thus, Mrs. Hinkle testified as follows:
Sir, I would like to say, someone with HIV the things that we have been through since April 21st has been very traumatic. All right. My husband was cut very badly during the struggle between Mr. Smithton and my husband when he came through my doors. There is no one trying to elaborate on this or anything else. We only want the truth to be said. My husband could have HIV because of Mr. Smithton. I could have HIV because of Mr. Smithton. And *62 if that, in fact, is the case, that it does come up, who's going to take care of our four-year-old daughter? Okay. Mr. Smithton is thinking of Mr. Smithton. He is thinking of, oh, I want to come out, I want to do right, I want to get back on track, I want to do what I'm supposed to do. But what happens to the people that he has inflicted and or might have infected and just has walked over and does not give thought to? That is what we are living with everyday now. My husband and I have been together for a very long time, and I never thought I would ever have to worry about HIV. And I'll tell you something. It is something that's very scary. And to look at my daughter, and to think, and to have those feelings, yes, they do make you angry. And, I'm sorry, I do feel that Mr. Smithton is a menace to society, and I feel that, no, he should not be left out. I feel that he should seek help and he should take and get help, but I do not feel that he should be left out to go and do the same thing to someone else that he has done to us, because it does tear your life upside-down.
N.T. September 10, 1992 at 7-8.
It is an abuse of discretion, as a denial of due process of law, for the sentencing court to consider irrelevant factors during sentencing. Thus, previous sentences have been vacated because, in imposing sentence, the sentencing court relied upon, e.g.: the defendant's decision to stand trial rather than plead guilty, Commonwealth v. Bethea, 474 Pa. 571, 580, 379 A.2d 102, 106, 107 (1977); prior constitutionally infirm convictions, Commonwealth v. Calvert, 463 Pa. 211, 344 A.2d 797 (1975); the defendant's political ideology, Commonwealth v. Berrigan, 369 Pa.Super. 145, 535 A.2d 91 (1987) (en banc), allocatur denied, 521 Pa. 609, 557 A.2d 341 (1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 883, 110 S. Ct. 219, 107 L. Ed. 2d 173 (1989); unverified hearsay, id.; and the defendant's status as a naturalized citizen, Commonwealth v. Dugan, 335 Pa.Super. 82, 483 A.2d 965 (1984).
*63 It is not enough that a trial court simply entertained impermissible evidence in its deliberations. A court is "ordinarily presumed to be capable of identifying and properly disregarding all but the most prejudicial and inflammatory evidence." Commonwealth v. Penrod, 396 Pa.Super. 221, 578 A.2d 486, 491 (1990). Thus, a sentence must be vacated only where "it reasonably appears from the record that the trial court relied in whole or in part upon such [an impermissible] factor." Commonwealth v. Bethea, supra, 379 A.2d at 107 (emphasis added).
Here, the Hinkle's testimony was unquestionably irrelevant in appellant's sentencing. The charges of which appellant was found guilty, though indirectly related by the loosely formed concatenation of events which transpired on the evening of appellant's arrests, were contained in separate Criminal Informations and did not involve the Hinkles. In Commonwealth v. Graves, 275 Pa.Super. 557, 419 A.2d 41 (1980), a similar circumstance arose. There, the defendant had been charged with two separate counts of arson based on the Commonwealth's allegation that he had deliberately set two separate but related fires in his apartment building. The second fire was much more serious than the first and resulted in the death of one of the tenants of the building, Edward "Geach" Kirkland. Ultimately, the defendant was convicted of setting the first fire but found not responsible for the second. Notwithstanding this fact, the sentencing court considered the death of Mr. Kirkland when sentencing the defendant. Curiously, the defendant did not challenge his sentence on appeal. Nonetheless, in dicta, this Court took care to point out the error:
It appears from the record of sentencing that the lower court took into consideration the fact that "Geach" Kirkland died during the second fire. However, since appellant was not convicted of setting the second fire, Kirkland's death is an improper consideration in sentencing.
Id. at 563-64 n. 7, 419 A.2d at 44 n. 7 (citing Commonwealth v. Bethea, supra).
*64 In the instant case, the testimony of the Hinkles is materially indistinguishable from the evidence of the death in Graves. In each case, the challenged evidence bore directly on crimes for which the defendant had been acquitted. It was, therefore, irrelevant testimony during sentencing. To rule otherwise would give precious little meaning to the acquittal. This, of course, we cannot do.
This is not to say that "victim impact" testimony is impermissible. We must take care to distinguish the present irrelevant and impermissible testimony of the Hinkles from the relevant and wholly permissible "victim impact" testimony. Where a defendant is convicted of a crime against a person, that person is considered by the law to have been a victim of the defendant's crimes. The legislature has authorized the trial court to consider "the gravity of the offense as it relates to the impact on the life of the victim and on the community." 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9721. Thus, "victim impact" statements have been expressly upheld by this Court and others before. See, e.g., Payne v. Tennessee, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S. Ct. 2597, 115 L. Ed. 2d 720 (1991); Commonwealth v. Nieves, 399 Pa.Super. 277, 582 A.2d 341 (1990); Commonwealth v. Penrod, supra. The critical distinction in this case is that appellant was not convicted of a crime against the Hinkles. Thus, there is, strictly speaking, no legal authority for considering the Hinkles "victims" or for considering the impact of appellant's conduct on their lives. This testimony was, therefore, irrelevant at appellant's sentencing.
Moreover, review of the record reveals that the admission of this irrelevant testimony requires new sentencing herein. In pertinent part, the sentencing transcript reads:
I've read what records we do have involving you. I was interested in knowing more about you, because, on the one hand, I certainly sympathize with anybody that has a future outlook that you don't have. But the one thing that I was waiting for and never heard was an expression of sincere and real concern for the living hell that you have put the Hinkles into, even while you complained about the hell you're going through.
*65 N.T. September 10, 1992 at 53 (emphasis added). Furthermore, during sentencing the court specifically advised appellant: "You may have conned the jury, but you're not going to con me." Id. at 49. The remorse the trial court awaited was not relevant. The jury's findings were not at issue. Appellant was not found guilty of any crimes against the Hinkles. The Hinkle's testimony was irrelevant and the court's reliance upon it undeniable.
It is true that the trial court relied upon factors other than the Hinkles' testimony in imposing sentence. It is also irrelevant for our purposes. Where, as here, a trial court relies upon an impermissible factor, in whole or in part, new sentencing must be affored. See Commonwealth v. Bethea, supra. Accordingly, we are constrained to vacate appellant's sentence.[2]
Judgment of sentence vacated and case remanded for resentencing.
[1] We note that appellant has complied with both the procedural and substantive prerequisites for allowance of appeal to be granted pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 2119(f). See Commonwealth v. Krum, 367 Pa.Super. 511, 533 A.2d 134 (1987). A concise statement of reasons for allowance of appeal appears in appellant's brief. Moreover, his claim that the sentencing court abused its discretion presents not only a substantial question for our review but also, as explained below, grounds to vacate the sentence. Accordingly, we grant allowance of appeal. See Commonwealth v. Felix, 372 Pa.Super. 145, 539 A.2d 371 (1988).
[2] We note that appellant has not raised any motion for recusal of the sentencing judge. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Darush, 501 Pa. 15, 459 A.2d 727 (1983). The sentencing court's impartiality is, therefore, not properly before us and accordingly, we express no opinion in this regard.


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I remember hiking with my dad when I was a kid. He would always be in the lead, choosing the safest path, "walk in my steps, and you'll always be safe."
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This afternoon, I realized the weight carried in the smallest gesture. The things you never even realize you are doing, can speak volumes to the someone who is aware of them. Sometimes, just being who you are naturally is enough to touch another person's heart. You may never understand what it is that other person sees in you, why they care so much about you, what it is that makes them want to spend more time with you.
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The Peninsula Airport Commission is asking a judge to toss a defamation lawsuit filed last month by the former head of the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.
"The allegations in the Complaint do not establish a cause of action" to move forward, an airport attorney wrote in urging a judge to throw out the case.
Former executive director Ken Spirito — who led the airport for eight years before being fired last May — contended in a Jan. 20 lawsuit that current and past employees and an airport board member defamed his character when they exchanged text messages about him shredding documents at the airport early last year.
Those exchanges, Spirito contends, intentionally gave "the false implication" that he was shredding evidence related to the Virginia Department of Transportation's audit into a $5 million loan to People Express Airlines almost three years earlier.
Spirito contends he was the only person who consistently tried to shield the airport from financial losses related to that loan. But because of the "reckless" and "negligent" statements — and the fact that they ended up in the state's audit and on the front pages of the Daily Press — his reputation in the community and a once-promising aviation career have been destroyed, the complaint says.
The former executive director of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is suing the Peninsula Airport Commission and three current and former airport employees, accusing them of defaming him last year.
Ken Spirito — who led the airport from early 2009 until his termination in May — contends...
Filed in Williamsburg/James City Circuit Court by attorneys David Littel and Kellam Parks, the lawsuit asks for "compensatory damages of $3 million and punitive damages of $1 million" for each defamatory statement.
The Peninsula Airport Commission is listed as a defendant, as are airport accounting specialist Lisa M. Ortiz, finance and administration director E. Renee Ford, former supervising janitor Wilmer K. Thomas Jr., and airport board member (and Newport News City Councilwoman) Sharon P. Scott.
But in a response filed Friday, a Peninsula Airport Commission attorney says the case should be thrown out.
As the airport's executive director, Spirito "is a public official who must both plead and prove clear and convincing evidence of constitutional actual malice," said the response, filed by Conrad M. Shumadine, an attorney with Willcox & Savage who is representing the board and the employees.
Under U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the legal bar to defame a public official is higher than for an ordinary person. To defame a public official, a defendant must either know the statement was false or show a "reckless disregard" for the truth.
In 2014 the Peninsula Airport Commission quietly voted to use taxpayer funds to guarantee a $5 million line of credit for the longshot startup People Express Airlines. The airline launched in June 2014, but went out of business within three months, after drawing $4.5 million on the line of credit,...
But "it would be impossible" for Spirito to allege actual malice in this case, Shumadine wrote, "since he admits shredding documents during an audit," and the employees never pretended to know what was being being destroyed. Spirito "cannot complain about innuendo from the true fact that he engaged in document shredding during a VDOT audit," Shumadine wrote.
The airport's financial practices came under scrutiny in early 2017 after the Daily Press reported that the commission had quietly guaranteed the $5 million loan from TowneBank to the airline in 2014. After People Express collapsed, the commission used $4.5 million in taxpayer dollars to pay off the remaining debt.
The state soon launched an investigation into that loan.
As "the targeting of (Spirito) in the press became widely known," Spirito's lawsuit says, "certain disgruntled PAC employees began a digital whispering campaign of unfounded innuendo that (Spirito) was shredding documentary evidence relevant to the People Express investigation."
One morning in early March — about five weeks after the state audit began — Ortiz texted her boss, Ford, expressing surprise that Spirito was shredding documents, according to text messages uncovered by the state audit.
"Wow Ken is shredding shredding shredding," Ortiz wrote at 8:28 a.m. on March 2.
Ford texted back: "Unbelievable!"
Ortiz: "Seems kind of weird."
Ford: "This is getting out of hand!"
Later that afternoon, the Peninsula Airport Commission put Spirito on paid administrative leave, then fired him in May. (Though the document shredding was referenced in the VDOT audit, it wasn't listed as one of the reasons Spirito was fired.)
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Documents show that Thomas — a former airport janitorial supervisor — sent a Facebook message to Scott, with the councilwoman saying she received it on March 17.
"I know about the paper shredding at the airport!" Thomas wrote in the message at 1:15 p.m. He left his number and asked Scott to call him.
Scott replied immediately: "Thanks for sharing! Will call you later!"
Scott said she did not call Thomas back, but referred his message to state auditors.
Thomas messaged Scott again in April, audit documents show: "I told you … that I (know) about the paper shredding a couple of weeks ago," he wrote. "I saw (airport marketing director Jessica Wharton) and Ken coming from the shredder when I walked in the office after 8 p.m. Then was let go about 2 weeks later without a write-up."
Spirito contends that with the messages involving Ortiz and Ford, he was merely shredding "hard copies of some old, duplicate airline presentations," which remained on PAC computers after the shredding. "There was absolutely nothing improper about shredding these documents," the complaint says.
But Thomas' shredding story, the complaint said, was a "complete fabrication," adding that the janitorial supervisor was fired "for making inappropriate comments to an airline employee."
"Thomas was a disgruntled employee at the time that he sent these messages," the complaint said.
A hearing has not yet been scheduled on the airport commission's motion to toss the case.
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The Chamber of Commerce and the city will block off the 100 and 200 blocks of Del Mar and part of Calle Seville and Ola Vista to set up three stages, a Salsa Challenge, dozens of booths, children's rides, a car and motorcycle show, arts and crafts, exhibits and more.
Shuttle: Park for free at San Clemente High School, 700 Avenida Pico, and take a free shuttle between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Dogs: Not allowed at the Fiesta. You could be cited.
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José Maria Magalhães de Almeida, mais conhecido como Magalhães de Almeida (Codó,  — Rio de Janeiro, ), foi um militar e político brasileiro.

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Filho de Carlota da Silveira Magalhães e Teotônio Magalhães Júnior. Neto do deputado provincial em Minas Gerais de 1884 a 1885 Teotônio de Magalhães Castro, durante o regime republicano. Primo de Jairo Monteiro da Cunha que exerceu o cargo de deputado estadual de 1963 a 1971 e deputado federal de 1971 a 1987 em Minas Gerais.

Cursou o Ginásio Agrícola de São Francisco, o Ginásio Diamantinense (em Diamantina -MG) e medicina na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Ingressou na política em 1958 elegendo-se como vereador à Câmara Municipal de Belo Horizonte pela legenda de União Democrática Nacional (UDN) e em 1962 candidatou-se a deputado estadual também pela UDN, integrando a Assebléia Legislativa do Estado de Minas Gerais (ALMG).

Com a instauração do bipartidarismo, vinculou-se ao Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB), do qual acabou se tornando líder. Participou do movimento político Frente Ampla em apoio a Carlos Lacerda, Juscelino Kubitschek e João Goulart, em função da restauração do regime democrático.

Em 1966 elegeu-se deputado federal por Minas Gerais pelo MDB.

Em 1979, com o término do bipartidarismo, tornou-se parte do Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, que herdou os membros do MDB. Em 1982, elegeu-se deputado federal  pelo mesmo partido e se tornou membro da Comissão do Interior da Câmara dos Deputados.

Votou a favor da Emenda Dante de Oliveira que previa instaurar as eleições diretas para Presidente da República, ganhando apoio da população uma vez que a pressão popular para que a emenda fosse aprovada era grande, resultando no movimento Diretas Já.

Deixou a Câmara por falta de votos para manter seu posto na Assembléia Nacional constituinte em 1987. Passou a dedicar-se, então, à medicina, finalizando sua trajetória política.

Ver também
Lista de senadores do Brasil

Ligações externas

Governadores do Maranhão
Senadores do Brasil pelo Maranhão
Deputados federais do Brasil pelo Maranhão
Militares do Maranhão
Naturais de Codó
Deputados federais da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte de 1934

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Heartbreaking story of Brother's 12 yrs search for Sister..
Upendra and his sister Priyanka are from Mandra Village of Narketpally Mandal in Nalgonda District and they started doing carpentry work by coming to LB Nagar in Hyderabad in the year 2005. Priyanka left Upendra and she was trapped by cab driver named Hanumanthu and eloped with him. Brother Upendra could not find her sister since then and he kept searching for her by all sources including giving a police complaint. Finally he could trace her address through facebook but only to know that Priyanka was murdered by Hanumanthu.


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Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid Share Vogue Cover
in Entertainment 08.02.2017
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid got to share the cover of Vogue for the first time in their Great Beauty Shakeup issue, on newsstands February 21.
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid are joined on the cover by a group of models who are all working to challenge the traditional ideas of beauty including Ashley Graham, Adwoa Aboah, Liu Wen, Vittoria Ceretti and Imaan Hammam, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Just Jared.
Kendall posted on Instagram the cover of the issue with caption: "Vogue, March issue, with all these lovely ladies."
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The ladies opened up about the uniqueness of the cover and breaking traditional beauty standards. Check it:
Kendall on the diversity of her Vogue cover: "This is my second Vogue cover, and to be sharing that not only with one of my best friends, but with all of these amazing women, is very meaningful for me. With all that's going on in the world, this cover makes such an important statement. It's like, hey, we've got our differences, but those differences are beautiful. Everyone is beautiful."
Gigi on wanting the fashion industry to be more inclusive: "Most of the people I know in this industry are compassionate and open-minded, and they appreciate creativity and originality. It's like, can't we just honor that? I mean, look around. These are the people actually making fashion. All types, all working together to make magic."
Ashley on plus size representation: "Sixty-seven percent of the women in America wear a size 14 or larger. Sixty-seven percent. Maybe you could ignore those consumers before, but now, thanks to social media, they're making their voices heard. Women are demanding that brands give them what they want. And what they want is to be visible."
FYI: The cover models are wearing Prada turtlenecks, belts and shorts. Liu is wearing Miu Miu shorts.
For a video clip with Kendall and more from the article, visit Vogue.com.
See also: Kendall Jenner spotted with rapper A$AP Rocky during wild night out in Paris.
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Les Ornithothoraces constituent un clade d'avialiens qui regroupe tous les énantiornithes (groupe entièrement fossile d'oiseaux primitifs) et les euornithes (« vrais oiseaux »), qui inclut les oiseaux actuels (Aves) et leurs ancêtres fossiles proches.

Étymologie et caractéristiques
Leur nom signifie « thorax d'oiseau » pour indiquer l'anatomie très évoluée de leur thorax, par rapport à celle des Avialae plus primitifs. Cette anatomie est caractérisée par un grand sternum caréné, des os coracoïdes allongés, une articulation glénoïde modifiée à l'épaule et une cage thoracique semi-rigide.

Cette évolution des os de la région thoracique leur assure une capacité de vol supérieure à celle de leurs prédécesseurs.

Datation
Les plus anciens membres du clade des Ornithothoraces appartiennent aussi bien au sous-groupe entièrement fossile des énantiornithes (Protopteryx fengningensis, Eopengornis martini et Cruralispennia multidonta), qu'au sous-groupe des euornithes (Archaeornithura meemannae) qui abrite également les oiseaux modernes.
Ils proviennent de la formation géologique d'Huajiying en Chine, dans des niveaux stratigraphiques datés de  (millions d'années), au cours de l'Hauterivien (Crétacé inférieur). Les énantiornithes ont disparu lors de l'extinction massive du Crétacé, il y a environ  (millions d'années).

Classification

Définition
La classification des oiseaux préhistoriques est loin d'être stabilisée et un grand nombre de taxons a été créé.

En 1994, Chiappe et Calvo définissent le groupe des Ornithothoraces d'un  point de vue phylogénétique, comme un clade regroupant le dernier ancêtre commun dIberomesornis romerali et des oiseaux modernes ainsi que tous ses descendants.

En 1998, Paul Sereno utilise la même définition mais en remplaçant Iberomesornis romerali par Sinornis santensis.

La découverte et la description de nombreux genres chinois d'Ornithothoraces, ou d'oiseaux juste en amont de ce groupe, a permis au paléontologue Min Wang et son équipe de réaliser en 2016 une analyse phylogénétique globale du groupe. Leurs cladogrammes sont reportés ci-dessous.

Cladogrammes (Min Wang , 2016)

Position des Ornithothoraces au sein des Avialae

Cladogramme des Ornithothoraces

Notes et références

Références

Voir aussi

Références taxinomiques

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Liste de dinosaures
 Deinonychosauria
 Avialae

Paravien (nom scientifique)
Taxon fossile décrit en 1994


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Buffalo Bills cheerleaders suspend operations
Published Fri, Apr 25 20147:50 AM EDT Updated Fri, Apr 25 201410:23 AM EDT
Pack up the pompoms in Buffalo, because the Bills will be playing without the support of their official cheerleaders this year.
Stephanie Mateczun, whose company manages the Buffalo Jills cheerleading squad, said Thursday she has suspended operations through at least the end of the season. The decision was made two days after five former Jills filed a lawsuit complaining they worked hundreds of hours for free, and were subjected to groping and sexual comments.
Read More Buffalo Bills cheerleaders: Only $105 for one season?
The civil action was filed in state Supreme Court and seeks unspecified back pay and legal fees. It names Mateczun's company, Stejon Productions Corp., the Bills, and the Jills' former manager, Citadel Communications, as defendants. Stejon took over managing the cheerleaders in 2011.
Buffalo Bills cheerleaders the Buffalo Jills perform before NFL game action against the New England Patriots at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 8, 2013 in Orchard Park, New York.
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Mateczun is in the process of hiring legal representation, and declined further comment.
The Bills have been made aware of the Jills' decision to suspend operations, but otherwise declined comment.
Lawyer Frank Dolce, who represents the five cheerleaders, said the decision to suspend operations won't affect his case because it addresses past complaints.
Read More Why National Football League players go from rich to rags
Dolce, however, did question Mateczun's motives, saying her decision to suspend the squad was unnecessary.
"If they cease operations, they will blame the lawsuit for the destruction of the Jills, when that was not intended at all," Dolce said, noting there is not much money at stake in the lawsuit.
"We love the Bills. We love the Jills," he said. "We do not love the travesty of its management that has occurred over the last few years."
According to the Buffalo Jills Alumni website, the squad was formed in 1967, eight years after the Bills were established as founding members of the American Football League. In 1986, the Bills relinquished managing the cheerleaders to private companies.
Cheerleaders have launched similar suits against the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals.
The case against the Bills claims the Jills are wrongly classified as independent contractors and subjected to policies that violate the state's $8 per hour minimum wage law and other workplace rules.
The Jills aren't paid for games or practices and have to make 20-35 appearances, most of which are unpaid, at community and charity events each season, the lawsuit said. On top of that, they have to pay $650 for their uniforms and are not reimbursed for travel or other expenses, the cheerleaders said.
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All five cheerleaders said they had to take a "jiggle test" so that Mateczun, Stejon's president, could assess their physiques. And Mateczun, they said, controlled everything from their hair and nail polish color to what they could post on Facebook.
The time and expense, as well as rules governing their personal lives, far exceeded what they signed on for, the women said.
NFL image problem?
Dolce and his clients hope their legal action leads to policy changes within the Bills' organization that ensure future cheerleaders are paid and treated better.
"A decision to disband the Jills as an entity is a tremendous mistake for community spirit," Dolce said. "We do not feel bad that Stejon Productions has ceased operations. We think that's a good thing. We just hope the Bills don't trivialize the Jills because of the poor management of them."


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Q: Make Treepanel to show extjs items as children I need to show json of extjs compatible items as tree, here is how it looks like
{
  text: 'Menu Root',
  expanded: true,
  items: [
           { text: 'detention', leaf: true },
           { text: 'homework', expanded: true, items: [
            { text: 'book report', leaf: true },
            { text: 'algebra', leaf: true}
           ] },
           { text: 'buy lottery tickets', leaf: true }
         ]
}

if items are children it works fine but with items it does not. I did not find a way in ExtJS6 docs to make treepanel consider items as children. FYI these are extjs items that are to be embeded on to some view. I am using setRootNode to add this to treestore

A: It can be achieved by configuring defaultRootProperty in the tree store config to "items" which defaults to: "children".

Ext.application({
    name: 'Fiddle',

    launch: function () {
 var store = Ext.create('Ext.data.TreeStore', {
     defaultRootProperty : 'items', // need change the default "children" to "items"
    root: {
  text: 'Menu Root',
  expanded: true,
  items: [
           { text: 'detention', leaf: true },
           { text: 'homework', expanded: true, items: [
            { text: 'book report', leaf: true },
            { text: 'algebra', leaf: true}
           ] },
           { text: 'buy lottery tickets', leaf: true }
         ]

}
});

Ext.create('Ext.tree.Panel', {
    title: 'Simple Tree',
    width: 200,
    height: 150,
    store: store,
    renderTo: Ext.getBody()
});

    }
});
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ABBA's Official Top 20 biggest songs
We count down the biggest hits of the Swedish icons, set to make a comeback in 2019.
There's not many bands with as healthy a chart pedigree as ABBA, and the Swedish quartet's singles are almost national treasures in their own way. The band's global domination from the mid-seventies to the early eighties, followed by subsequent revivals in decades to come, means ABBA's classic hits are known to millions, across generations.
During their imperial phase, ABBA scored 25 Top 40 hits in the UK, including 19 Top 10s, of which nine went all the way to Number 1 – over the space of nine years.
As Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Frida prepare to release new material together for the first time in over 35 years, along with a new virtual reality tour and a huge Mamma Mia-themed attraction in London, we look at the hits that paved the way, taking into account sales across physical and download formats.
Out in front is Dancing Queen, the third consecutive chart-topper for the band in 1976 – spending six weeks there to be their longest running Number 1. It was rereleased in 1992, to accompany their greatest hits ABBA Gold, becoming their 26th official Top 40 hit. It is ABBA's only million-seller and is ABBA's top selling single with 1.55 million copies shifted. See all ABBA's UK hit singles and albums in their chart archive
Up second is Super Trouper, their final Number 1 in 1980, taken from the album of the same name, which spent two weeks at the top and has sold 978,000 copies. Taking the bronze is Knowing Me, Knowing You, the band's fifth Number 1, racking up five weeks at Number 1 in spring 1977 and selling 973,000 copies.
Fourth is Take A Chance On Me, which was their eighth Number 1 – they had to wait over two and half years for another one – and has shifted 882,000 copies, while in fifth place comes Fernando, another 1976 Number 1. Interestingly, ABBA, who won Eurovision two years earlier, knocked that year's winner off the top – the very ABBA-esque UK entry Brotherhood of Man – and it wasn't the last time. ABBA booted Brotherhood of Man off Number 1 again in 1978, with Take a Chance on Me taking over from Figaro.
It's hard to pick out notable entries from an ABBA list because every single song is a classic, but you see… the ultimate weepie The Winner Takes it All misses the Top 5, on 847,000 sales, and behind that is Mamma Mia, on 760,000. Mamma Mia was the mighty track that knocked Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody off Number 1 – whose lyrics famously contained "mamma mia" too – and Queen and ABBA make up the two top selling albums of all time in the shape of their respective greatest hits.
The band's top selling single to miss the Number 1 spot is 1979's Chiquitita, which peaked at 2 – held off the summit by Blondie's Heart of Glass – and sold 691,000, and while their Eurovision winner and first chart-topper Waterloo just misses the Top 10 on 676,000, their lowest selling Number 1. Just missing the Top 20? Spooky fan fave The Day Before You Came, a Number 32 hit in 1982, just before they split.
The full Official Top 20 biggest selling ABBA singles in the UK.
POS TITLE PEAK YEAR
1 DANCING QUEEN 1 1976
2 SUPER TROUPER 1 1980
3 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU 1 1977
4 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 1 1978
5 FERNANDO 1 1976
6 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL 1 1980
7 MAMMA MIA 1 1975
8 THE NAME OF THE GAME 1 1977
9 CHIQUITITA 2 1979
10 GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) 3 1979
11 WATERLOO 1 1974
12 I HAVE A DREAM 2 1979
13 ANGEL EYES / VOULEZ VOUS 3 1979
14 DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW 4 1979
15 ONE OF US 3 1981
16 MONEY MONEY MONEY 3 1976
17 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME 7 1981
18 SUMMER NIGHT CITY 5 1978
19 S.O.S. 6 1975
20 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC 33 1975


Horley Under-9s 253 (20 overs), Merstham Under-9s 307 (20 overs). Merstham won by 54 runs.
Horley Under-9s welcomed Merstham for their final league game of the season and, after putting the visitors in, showed how far they've come this season with some excellent bowling and organised fielding.
They had to wait until the eighth over before Ruben Money claimed the first of his two wickets. Riley Hill soon followed with an equally excellent delivery, before Charlie George took a catch from the bowling of Thomas Hitchman.
A superb effort from Charlie Webber saw him bowl, field and then hit the stumps with an accurate throw for a run-out. Merstham finished on 307 for 5.
Although this seemed like an achievable target to reach, Horley struggled to post runs against Merstham's quality bowling. Only Webber, Ryan Smith and George weren't out during their four overs at the crease, with the latter posting a four.


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LEFT WING TACTICS
One of the most fundamental pillars of democratic society is the right to free speech.
"Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful; without free speech, progress is checked, and the nations no longer march forward towards the nobler life which the future holds for man," Charles Bradlaugh 1880
The Left and Islam are Truthophobes as they fear the truth. This is why the tactics of both the Left and Islam are to silence free speech. "The truth will set you free" and free speech is the weapon to defeat both political ideologies with the truth.
Liberals tend to think of themselves as open-minded and supportive of free speech. Liberals are supposed to believe in protecting minority views, even when they disapprove of those views.
This is no longer the case as many Liberals use intimidation and harassment to silence dissenting voices. The freedom to express oneself has become a controversial issue, with some people now seeing taking a pro-freedom stance on speech as evidence that one is somehow a right-winger.
The Following are Tactics the Left and Islam Employ
Name calling - racist, fascist, bigot, sexist, xenophobe, homophobe, Islamophobe, Nazi are terms to silence free speech
Protesting and putting pressure on organisations to ban people from speaking up against the Marxist, Globalist and Islamic agenda
Shunning by peers and removing people from their job for having a dissenting view are other tactics the left employ to silence the truth.
Pushing someone out of his job for dissenting on an issue that has nothing to do with the mission of the company and then portraying the purge as a "free" conversation that boosted humanity is creepily Orwellian.
The more success the illiberal left has in terrorizing people who express dissenting views, the fewer objections there will be. Most people understandably just want to do their jobs and support their families. Given the choice between being shunned by their peers or losing their job for a personal view, they will almost always choose silence over confrontation.
TRUTHOPHOBES STRATEGY & TACTICS
DECISIVE AIM
"Challenge/Awaken Liberalists and empower Conservatives to speak up and both unite as a powerful force against the attack on Western countries by Globalists, Marxists and Islam, which threaten a nations sovereignty, freedoms, values, culture and the safety of the people".
POLITICAL CORRECTNES
#PCkills
A bigot is "strongly partial to his own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ." A Christian, for example, who is intolerant of anyone who is not a Christian, is a bigot. Or anyone who is Chinese and intolerant of anyone who is not Chinese, is a bigot.
If the group to which you are partial is your race, then bigotry is the same as racism. There are definitely people trying to stop Islam's relentless encroachmentwho are motivated by bigotry. But criticism of Islamic doctrine is not bigotry.
Criticism of Islamic teachings is simply religious criticism, which is a perfectly legitimate and worthwhile thing to do in a free country. If I told you that in Buddhism they believe the source of human suffering is the grasping nature of the mind, is that bigotry? Even if I said I think that might be too simplistic and that there may be other causes of suffering, is that bigotry?
No, that's simply discussing religious texts.
And if I say the Quran says (91 times) that Mohammad is a good example of human behavior, is that bigotry? No. Even if I say I don't like that because the historical records of Mohammad's actions aren't something I want to see emulated, is that bigotry? No. We're just talking about a religious text and history.
And if a Muslim says he believes Jews are evil and should be destroyed, is that bigotry? Yes, it is. But what if he says "it must be true, it says so in the Quran," is it still bigotry? Yes. And if I say I don't like that about the Quran, is that bigotry? No. What if I say all Muslims are evil, is that bigotry? Yes. Get the difference?
The reason it seems to many people that anyone criticizing Islam is a bigot is because some bigots have, in fact, criticized Islam. But criticizing Islam, or any religion, does not make anyone a bigot.
Learning more about Islam can help prevent bigotry and racism. Here's how that works:Prevent Bigotry and Racism.
http://www.inquiryintoislam.com/2010/06/islam-and-bigotry.html


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Yemen war is 'devastating as a mother'
Euronews | Seana Davis: In April this year, Yemen was hailed the "world's worst humanitarian crisis" by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. As the conflict rolls into its fourth year, the number of those suffering has become incomprehensible. In a press statement released on November 21st, Save the Children announced that 85,000 children under the age of 5 may have died since the start of the war. Euronews spoke to Sukaina Sharafuddin, a Yemeni woman who works for Save the Children, about her country, her life, and the war raging around her.
"Devastating as a mother"
The Yemen war was sparked by political unrest in 2011 which was coined the 'Yemen Uprising' with the ousting of Ali Abdullah Saleh as president. Many view the war as a powerplay between Iran and Saudi Arabia for wider Middle Eastern control. In 2015, Saudi-aligned forces with US backing intervened to reinstate the ousted government against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The violent outbreak in an already impoverished nation descended the citizens into a humanitarian crisis which became arguably overshadowed by the war against the so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, in Iraq and Syria.
Sukaina is a mother of a three-year-old boy and has been a humanitarian worker for 7 years in Yemen, seeing her country move from destitute to deadly. "As a Yemeni, I see it from the perspective of Yemenis living, and I'm at the world's worst humanitarian crisis," she said.
Wardah is four months old weighing 2.1kgWFP/Marco Frattini
"Every day I come into work, and yes, we go despite all the challenges that we face every day. We go to the field and we visit children whether they are in support or in clinics or visit them in their houses in case we have to process them and follow up with their cases. If they are maimed or injured from airstrikes or on-ground conflict. So yes, I'm doing both. And it's really just a struggle to live here in Yemen and it's very devastating as a mother," Sukaina said.
"The situation never got better"
Sukaina described how she felt seeing her country descended into war. "Before the conflict escalated … Yemen was already considered the poorest country in the Middle East. But people were still living. We were still living our ordinary lives, normally – children go to school".
"But then, when the conflict escalated in 2015, oh God, all hell broke loose, honestly. Because, just remembering those airstrikes that we heard in the first week, hundreds of airstrikes falling. When you hear a missile falling down, me as a mother and an adult, I start shivering and my heart is pumping and I hug my child and run to the hold, and we wait for it to explode. Because you never know, maybe it will fall onto your roof. It was very very terrifying. And then the situation never got better. It just kept on deteriorating and deteriorating".
Ali is 5 and suffers from malnutrition – Sana'aWFP/Marco Frattini
"I remember us all saying that no way will it last two months. Like, oh my God we need to tell the world. Everybody will be on our side. A solution will be made. But nothing was happening. And then, year after year, passing by, and now we are reaching our fourth. And things never got better. At first, we were worried about on-ground conflict and airstrikes but now, people are dying of starvation. Who would have imagined that in 2018, about to start 2019, that children are dying of starvation?"
"She had to remove shrapnel from her daughter's eye by herself"
The UN reports that fuel prices have been hiked 110% in the past 3 years making the cost of transportation out of reach for many Yemenis. I asked Sukaina if there was a story of a child she would like to tell. She recounted meeting a mother, a single parent, who had 5 children. Two of them were malnourished while her daughter was injured in her eye by shrapnel from an airstrike.
"So, this mother doesn't know how to provide for her family. She has two very sick children and she didn't know what to do. I remember her saying that she had to remove the shrapnel from her daughter's eye by herself. How painful is that, to remove with such pain because you can't afford to take her to a hospital that is still functioning. It's just devastating," she said.
This family's story is just one of many. An image taken by the New York Times of a dying 7-year-old by the name of Amal captured the world's attention in October, with the New York Times' Declan Walsh telling Euronews that "she was a young girl who was lying deathly still. Her mother was sitting over her. She told us that they were refugees from another part of the country. Their home had been bombed in Saada, along the border with Saudi Arabia." Just three days after the New York Times published their story, Amal passed away.
"They are dying in their houses quietly"
According to the UN, three-quarters of the population, or more than 22 million people, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Poverty has spiked with a 30% jump between 2017 and 2018. 60% of the population or 18 million people are food insecure with 8.4 million unsure of when they are going to secure their next meal.
A common misconception is that food is unavailable. That is untrue, at least to the extent that food is readily available in supermarkets and shops in large cities such as Sukaina's base – Sana'a. The country is economically bankrupt with the Yemeni currency, the rial, crippled. The UN estimates that 1.25 million civil servants are unpaid while food prices have jumped 98% from 2015-2017. In the most hard-hit regions, unemployment is as high as 50%.
Saleh holds his daughter's hand who passed away in the malnutrition ward in Sana'a, YemenREUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
"The problem is that food is available in the markets," Sukaina reiterates. "Imagine, you are very hungry, your child is extremely hungry and you see food everywhere and you don't have that money to pay it".
With the devaluation of the rial and continued airstrikes on the key port city, Hodeidah, more and more continue to starve. "At the beginning, they used to cry and scream and talk about it," Sukaina said. "But now, their eyes are just exhausted and their faces are so pale because them, themselves are are hungry. They just stare at their starving children not knowing what to do".
"Something serious must happen and stop selling arms"
The killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi put the spotlight on the Yemen conflict and the Saudi involvement in it. As the aftermath of the investigation into Khashoggi's murder unfolds, countries are beginning to react with Germany, Finland and Denmark halting their arms sales to the Saudis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed that the country would halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia as the investigation into Khashoggi's death unfolds.REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Sukaina accredits her "last thread of hope" to UN-backed peace talks between the Saudi-led forces and Houthi rebels organised for the year-end. Previous plans for talks have proved futile with the first peace talks in two years collapsing in September.
"Worst place in the world for a child to grow up in"
"When you see an image of a child or a Yemeni, when you hear about it, think of your son or daughter or so on and just imagine they go hungry every night, crying themselves to sleep because they are just thirsty for clean water or searching for food to eat. So, Yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis and the worst place in the world to be a child in," Sukaina said.
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May 24, 2010 – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Wilmington, NC
The fact that ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) played an outdoor amphitheater with a fortified and oft-used Shakespearean background set behind them speaks greatly – not only of the band's laid back attitude which heartily mirrored their music, but also echoed their ability to make use of anything at their disposal. During a second set the band performed on the "second floor" of the set, churning out "Girl, I Wanna Lay You Down" with sparse instrumentation, the largest of which was an accordion which accompanied singer Zach Gill.
Below them in the pit and in the rising area of seats were people lifting their kids onto shoulders and grooving to the band's catalog, many songs which came from new album Man of the World. Stomping through the title track as well as "The Champ" and "Suspended," the band played much of both sets with calm commitment, like scientists playing in a lab, utilizing unorthodox instruments throughout the show.
But it must be noted the band really showed its moxie and love of varied music by way of cover choices. In-between their song "Welcome to Your Barbecue," a song highlighted by Gill's delivery of the lyrics, "Welcome to your barbecue/Where we'll roast all your dreams that didn't come true," the band easily segued into Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" bringing the crowd even higher.
They upped the stakes throughout the evening, inviting opener Chris Valen onstage for a blistering take on Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" with guitarist Lebo working his electric-acoustic instrument. They closed out the night with a sludgy, funky version of Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good." ALO managed to transcend jam-band playing by keeping it soulful and very fun.
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Kushinagar: Everything You Need to Know about The Lost Town
by Gaurav Tiwari December 20, 2022
Lost Town. This is precisely what I used to call Kushinagar, my hometown and now a popular Buddhist Pilgrimage site.
But why so?
The reason is that not many cared about the place, despite it being one of the most important places of one of the most popular religions in the World. It was a long wait but Kushinagar has now slowly resurfaced on the maps of India and the world, all thanks to the Kushinagar International Airport (ICAO code: VEKI, IATA code: KBK), it has received.
I have written this article to walk you through everything basic that you need to know about Kushinagar so that the next time you visit the place, you won't have much trouble touring around.
History of Kushinagar
Geography of Kushinagar
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Let's talk about the history of Kushinagar. Kushinagar's name surfaces in ancient India as Kusinara or Kushinara. It was located on two small river streams of Kusi and Nara which were possibly the tributaries or distributaries of Gandak river – the river that flows through Kushinagar and meets Ganga river.
The local folktales say that it was the capital of the kingdom of King Kusha, the son of Lord Rama, hence the name Kushinara.
Please note that Ayodhya or Kosala kingdom contained Kushinagar and Deoria. Kushinagar marked the Eastern Parts of the kingdom. Ayodha, the capital of King Rama, is just 150 KMs from here.
One more reason for naming the place Kushinara can be due to a specific bush-plant called Kush, which is found almost everywhere in the area.
Kushinagar, or Kushinara was the capital of Malla kingdom, a republic during the times of Gautam Buddha. Malla was one of the 16 Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) during the 6th Century BCE. Gautam Buddha attained mahaparinirvana (his death) in Malla Kingdom's capital – at a place around which the town of Kushinagar is now built. It should also be noted that Kushinagar is the place where Lord Buddha gave his last sermon. Followers of Buddhism from all over the world visit here to worship and tour.
Vardhaman Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism & the founder of the religion, is said to visit the Kushinagar area as well. There is a place named Pava in Kushinagar just 23 kms east of Kushinagar. Some enthusiasts call it the place where Mahavira died but historical findings don't fit the claim.
Malla kingdom didn't last long and resultatively it was won over by a much larger and stronger kingdom of Magadha. During the times of King Ashoka, Kushinagar saw its zenith but soon after the fall of the Maurya dynasty, the place started to lose all its importance.
From the 1st Century BCE to the 19th Century – Kushinagar saw several kings, kingdoms, atrocities and downfalls. There is nothing I could be proud to tell, but it is said that some invader and tyrant rulers, during the 13th to 14th century, wreaked havoc in the whole area and plenty of wealth was looted, people killed and legacies destroyed.
Kushinagar was a part of Awadh suba, the local and non-Sanskritised name of Ayodhya during the Mughal empire and after the fall of it. Incompetent rulers wasted the place even more and the British made the scene even worse. After the Mughals, the British took every advantage they could take and taxed the area with utmost cruelty.
Heavy taxes followed by famines, plague and floods – broke the place in its entirety.
This is the reason why the people of Kushinagar supported Mahatma Gandhi wholeheartedly when he visited the Awadh region. Gandhiji is literally worshipped in some of the villages of Awadh.
Hinduism is the major religion of this area followed by Muslims and Buddhism.
Casteism has its height in these areas of Uttar Pradesh and the lower caste people (as they say) are still treated very poorly. Things have improved a lot in the last 10-15 years but dark patches still exist.
Kushinagar is both a district and a town.
The town is built around the place where Gautam Buddha attained mahaparinirvana. The district on the other hand is way more than that.
In addition to Kushinagar town, Kushinagar district includes Kasia, Kubersthan, Pavanagar (Fazil Nagar), Chaura, Tamkuhi, Hata, Sukrauli, Turkpatti, Mainpur, Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Samaur, Hetimpur etc. The whole district is the workplace (karmabhumi) of Saints, Monks and Ascetics, especially those from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Kushinagar is one of the easternmost districts of Uttar Pradesh and it borders Bihar on the east, Maharaj on the northwest, Gorakhpur on the west, Deoria on the south and Bihar on the east and northeast.
As I said, it was part of the Ayodhya or Awadh kingdom. British placed it in the Benaras division and after the Indian Independence, it became part of the Gorakhpur division. Later it was a part of a newly formed Deoria district and then when Deoria was dissected, it was named Padrauna in 1994. (Padrauna is another town just 19 KMs (12 Miles) from Kushinagar.) After a couple of years in 1997, it was named Kushinagar district and the name has continued. Padrauna is still the headquarters of the Kushinagar district.
Kushinagar district and the town both fall in the terain or tarai belt of the Ganga Basin. It's fed by tributaries of Gandak and Chhoti Gandak (Little Gandak). Gandak flows through the northern parts of Kushinagar and intersects Kushinagar district again on the southeastern parts. Little Gandak, on the other hand, flows through the western and middle parts of Kushinagar district, going towards Deoria district and making the boundary with Deoria in the south. Kushinagar town is located between two tributaries of Chhoti Gandak, which were called Kushi and Nara in ancient times. One of these rivers is now called Hiranyavati, and the other has lost its existence.
So, Gandak and Chhoti Gandak are the two main rivers of Kushinagar. The north and southeast areas are most prone to floods, but the whole district is prone to flooding one way (rains) or another (river).
Kushinagar has Bhabar Alluvial soil, and Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane, Maize etc. are the major cereal crops in the area.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated Kushinagar International Airport on 20th October 2021.
UP Government first formalized the idea of an airport in 1995, when the district was carved out of Deoria. However, this project started in 2010 with a much simpler idea in mind. It was just supposed to be a national airport like Gorakhpur Airport.
Gorakhpur Airport is not a commercial airport like others in the country. It is rather provided by the Indian Airforce to the Airport Authority of India on a temporary lease. Kushinagar airport was supposed to replace Gorakhpur Airport for local flights within the next five years. (And it will now.)
With the change in governments, plans changed and by 2013 – the whole work almost stopped. But then again, in 2015 new tenders were invited and by the coming of a new state Government there rose a demand for an International Airport in these parts. The approval for Kushinagar airport to become an International airport was provided in 2019-20. And what you see today is the result of the same.
Kushinagar International Airport is located on the outskirts of Kasia-Kushinagar municipality and you will have to travel around 4 kms from the Airport to see Lord Buddha's resting place.
That's it for now. Before I go, I'll leave with some photos of Kushinagar – all uncaptioned.
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Now through July 7th, the Keegan Theatre presents Other Life Forms, a romantic blind-date comedy with a cosmic, sci-fi twist that is laugh-out-loud funny. The story follows two roommates, Ben and Jeff, and their journey into the world of online dating. Written by local playwright, Brandon McCoy, the play begins with a round of synchronized dating that springs into a silly situation comedy with hysterical and illuminating events. Director Shirley Serotsky makes good use of designer Matthew Keenan's restaurant booth set as it swivels between the two scenes. With a wacky and winning storyline, Other Life Forms inspires belief in love, wisdom, and second chances.
Tickets range in price from $35 to $45 and can be purchased at the box office or online via the Keegan Theatre website. The show is about one hour and 50 minutes, including one intermission. Check out the Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. and stick around for the post-show discussion after the performance.


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Video: Black Mom's Showdown With White Shopper Who Reached Over Her Daughter Sparks Intense Debate on White Folks' Refusal to Say 'Excuse Me'
An enraged mother attacked a white shopper who she said reached over her daughter to grab something from the shelf at Target. (Photos: @NYScanner / video screenshots)
Viral video of the moment a Black mother exchanged words — and a few blows — with a white shopper who allegedly encroached on her daughter's personal space has the Internet talking, many about their own experiences with white folks who refuse to say excuse me.
Twitter page @NYScanner shared a clip of the melee, which unfolded inside a Target store in Brooklyn, New York earlier this week. The mother, visibly angry after the white shopper allegedly reached over her daughter to grab a shampoo, is seen shouting at the woman before rushing over and smacking the phone from her hand.
"You should've said excuse me! Point blank simple," the mother says. "You shouldn't have went over her. You have no manners!"
The shopper, who filmed the incident, continues provoking the woman and threatens to send video of the assault to police. She then brings the woman's daughter into the mix, saying the young tot is clearly "terrified" by her mother's antics.
"I don't care! Do what you have to do!," says the Black woman, unfazed.
Things continue escalating as the two women go back and forth. At one point, the enraged mom threatens to "knock your whole head off" as the shopper continues filming.
"Because I didn't say excuse me? Because I didn't say excuse me, you're knocking people out?" the woman asks.
She proceeds to call the mother "violent," and insinuates that she's abusive: "What do you do to [your daughter] at home if this is what you do to strangers?"
The mother later explains that had the shopper simply said "excuse me," she would have gladly moved her daughter out the way so she could get what she needed, adding: "I didn't know what you were capable of. You could've done anything to her."
The confrontation racked up more than 4 million views and garnered plenty of reactions from Black folks equally frustrated with the white woman's lack of common courtesy — a trend some argued was true for most white people.
"You do NOT touch NObody's kid. For any reason. You say 'Excuse me, Little One,' " one Twitter user wrote. "Ain't nothing in Target that damn important to jostle/reach over/reach around someone's kid."
"Now Becky know damn well if it was the other way around and somebody would have reached over Toby she would have lost her marbles," another chimed in.
One critic said they were immediately put off "just by the way the woman says, '… so because I didn't say excuse me to reach for something I needed' said enough for me [and] tells the entire story," describing the shopper as an "entitled ass yt woman."
Another agreed, arguing that the incident was about much more than white people not saying excuse me.
"This is about white people — white women in particular — treating us as if we're not visible and are not owed common decency and respect," they wrote.
"They will act like you are literally not standing there, and people are tired of it," a fellow user added. "Black people have so many stories about this from them damn near running you off the sidewalk to reaching over you in stores. I may not have reacted as she did, but I understand."
The Yeshiva World reported on the incident and cited a witness who said the NYPD refused to press charges against the Black woman and instead assisted her in filing harassment suit against the victim she assaulted.
Atlanta Black Star hasn't confirmed this detail.
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BROOKLYN: Woman assaults another woman in Target because she didn't say excuse me and reached over her child to get something. pic.twitter.com/ZeFNqUSn8j
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The 10-year-old girl identified as Masenengen Targba had to undergo a cesarean delivery due to the size of the pelvis.However, according to sources, the young girl is an orphan who was raped continuously and was d*umped at the premises of the hospital when she was in labor.With the help of the Dr Ijoko and Dr Yima, Masenengen Targba delivered safely and both mother and child are out of danger.
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Usain Bolt's record – and the young boy's target to beat -was 9.58 seconds.
Rudolph's proud dad, Rudolph Senior, aka Coach Kool, has been posting on Instagram about his son's achievements. He wrote: 'Proud To Say My Son Maybe The Fastest 7 Year Old In The World. To The Top Love All Those Hours Of Training Payed Off.' Not only is he a whizz on the track, he is also doing well at school with A grades in Science, Introduction to Computers, Music and Physical Education, and B grades in Language Arts, Social Studies and Art at Cahoon Elementary School in Tampa. He first came to international attention last August, but managed to get his sub-14 second time at the weekend. Blaze previously said: 'I work hard at prac…
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While Simpson didn't expect to make history, she has envisioned herself as a doctor since she was a little girl."I was inspired to go into medicine since I was seven-years-old after I had surgery. I was just amazed at all the gadgets in the hospital. I fell in love with Neurosurgery after witnessing Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and movement disorders and how life changing a seamless placement of electrodes in the brain could alter and enhance someone's life," Simpson told Because of them We Can.In 1981 Dr. Alexa Canady became the first Black woman and the first woman neurosurgeon in the United States. 38 years later Black women make up less than 1% of the population of neurosurgeons in the country. Which is why Simpson's s…


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(AP) Anoka, Minn. The state Commerce Department has 13 active investigations involving stations allegedly selling gasoline for less than Minnesota's legal minimum price, spokesman Bruce Gordon said.
Since 2001, Minnesota has required that gasoline prices be set each day based on a formula that includes wholesale price, fees and taxes. Violators face civil penalties and may appeal to an administrative law judge.
The intent of the law was to prevent station owners from selling gas below cost and prevent large operators from squeezing smaller operators out of business, Gordon said.
However, he added: "Our experience is that there are some David-versus-Goliath complaints, but more David-versus-David."
One of the investigations involves the Dr. R.C. Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology of Shawano, Wis., whose subsidiary Midwest Oil of Minnesota owns gas stations in Anoka, Albert Lea and St. Paul.
On Thursday, the company's newly opened Exxon station at U.S. 10 and Cutters Grove Avenue in Anoka, which boasted "This Is My Station" on the marquee, advertised regular unleaded gas for $2.11. Minnesota's legal minimum price that day was $2.05.
However, the station also posted a sign saying, "ALL GAS DISCOUNT 10 GALLON," in effect putting its price 4 cents below the legal minimum.
By Friday, prices at several stations in the area had fallen a dime or more from Thursday's prices. The Exxon station's posted price was $2.01.
"How do you possibly give that much money away?" asked Sid Haugtvedt, whose nearby Phillips 66 station advertised regular unleaded for $2.13 a gallon Thursday and $2.01 per gallon Friday.
A Superamerica also matched the $2.01 price, though without a discount. Next door, a Mobil was selling unleaded regular for $1.94, which owner Tom Wright said put him at the legal minimum but would still have been 3 cents above the Exxon price after a 10-cent discount. Wright said he could only afford to sell at that price for three or four hours.
For the consumer, a 3-cents-per gallon difference on a 20-gallon purchase amounts to 60 cents.
Rebekah Brown, a Hastings lawyer who represents Midwest Oil, which she said is owned by Roy's institute, said she had been assured by state officials that the station's discounted price was legal and that neighboring stations were using similar pricing tactics to win business.
Wright and other station owners in Anoka said the Exxon station has been driving prices below the market rate for weeks.
Haugtvedt, who bought his station and car repair business a year ago, estimated that his sales are down about 30 percent. He said the three-month price war has hurt gas stations from Coon Rapids to Elk River.
He said he can't figure out how Roy's stations are making it or what their strategy is. "Are they trying to run people out of business?" he said.
Roy, president of the Science and Technology Institute, changed his name a few years ago. He was better known to Minnesotans in the 1970s and 1980s as Brother Rama Behera, a former Hindu who preached a unique fusion of Christianity and Judaism that rejects mainstream religion. The group has been variously known as Followers of the Lord Jesus or Disciples of the Lord Jesus.
At the time, newspapers widely reported the efforts of some parents to deprogram children who they claimed had been indoctrinated. In recent years, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reports that several former members of the group have complained of mistreatment.
More recently, exasperated competitors in Wisconsin sued Roy's institute, alleging that a gas station owned by the group in Shawano illegally undercut Wisconsin's minimum price.
A Shawano County circuit judge found for Roy's competitors in December. The decision is being appealed.
"Since then they have been following the market more closely, but they're always at the edge," said Frank Slattery, an Oshkosh attorney who handled the case for the station owners.
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U.S.-listed Chinese EV maker Nio proposes a secondary listing of its shares in Singapore
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Nio is planning to list its shares in Singapore. This would be the Chinese electric carmaker's third listing location, following its IPO in New York and a secondary listing in Hong Kong.
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Chinese electric carmaker Nio said Friday that it's planning a secondary share listing in Singapore.
Nio, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, also carried out a secondary listing in Hong Kong in March. Singapore would be the third exchange that Nio's shares are trading on.
The move comes as Nio and dozens of other U.S.-listed Chinese companies were added to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission list of firms facing a possible desilting from American exchanges.
Former President Donald Trump passed a law in 2020 that required U.S.-listed foreign companies to comply with higher auditing standards. Those that failed to follow the rules could be delisted.
To mitigate the delisting risk, major Chinese companies listed in the U.S. — such as Alibaba, JD.com and others — have carried out secondary listings, mainly in Hong Kong.
But Nio's move to list on a third venue, particularly Singapore, is a unique move — one that's not been followed by many other Chinese firms yet.
Nio's rivals Xpeng and Li Auto have both listed shares in Hong Kong via a so-called dual primary listing.
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