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ABC's 'Secret Millionaire' visits four Baltimore charities
Community, Media, Philanthropy, Visit Baltimore
On Sunday night, ABC's premiere of "Secret Millionaire" brought Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels out of her life as a millionaire in Pennsylvania to downtown Baltimore.
In Baltimore, Beiler searched for charities to support under the show's premise – a millionaire goes undercover to find ways to help those in need.
According to TWC Central, Time Warner Cable's news website, Beiler visited four Baltimore charities: Miracle Garden, Moveable Feast, Casey Cares Foundation and the Rose Street Community Center.
In the show, Beiler learned the stories behind the people the charities benefit, such as that of a woman who Casey Cares helped after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Now that she is in remission, the woman volunteers with the organization.
After interacting with the volunteers from the charities, Beiler donated money to support all four.
Read more about Beiler's experiences in Baltimore here.
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No man shall be condemned unheard and secondly, the decision making must not be tainted by biasness.
My question is, in a company of 5 individuals, how would you satisfy the 2nd element being free from bias? Would you conduct a domestic inquiry even when you know that the element of bias is an obstacle to an inquiry adhering to the rules of natural justice?
The High Court concluded that any defective inquiry should not be fatal to a case and a proven defective inquiry can be re-tried at the Industrial Court.


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A obstrução intestinal é uma obstrução mecânica ou funcional do tubo digestivo que impede a  circulação normal dos produtos digestivos. Pode afectar qualquer parte do intestino delgado e do intestino grosso. Os sinais e sintomas incluem dor abdominal, vómitos, inchaço e distensão abdominal, e acúmulo de gases. A obstrução mecânica dos intestinos é a causa de cerca de 5 a 15% dos casos de dor abdominal súbita e intensa que requerem internamento hospitalar.

As causas de obstrução intestinal incluem aderências, hérnias, vôlvulos, endometriose, doença inflamatória intestinal, apendicite, tumores, diverticulite, colite isquémica, tuberculose e intussuscepção. As obstruções do intestino delgado ocorrem mais frequentemente devido a aderências e hérnias, enquanto que as obstruções do intestino grosso ocorrem mais frequentemente devido a tumores e vôlvulos. O diagnóstico pode ser feito através de radiografia simples; no entanto, a tomografia computadorizada geralmente proporciona maior precisão. Os dispositivos ultrassónicos ou de imagem por ressonância magnética também podem  ajudar no diagnóstico de crianças ou mulheres grávidas.

A condição pode ser tratada de forma conservadora ou com recurso a cirurgia. Normalmente, fluidos são administrados por terapia intravenosa (IV), e é passada uma sonda nasogástrica, que se trata de um tubo inserido pelo nariz e que desce pelo esófago até ao estômago, para descomprimir os intestinos. Em conjunto, podem ser administrados analgésicos e antibióticos. Na obstrução do intestino delgado, cerca de 25% dos pacientes precisam de cirurgia. Podem surgir complicações como sepse, isquemia intestinal e perfuração gastrointestinal.

Em 2015 surgiram cerca de 3,2 milhões de casos de obstrução intestinal que provocaram 264,000 mortes. Ambos os sexos são igualmente afectados e esta condição pode surgir a qualquer idade. A obstrução intestinal tem sido documentada ao longo da história com casos detalhados no Papiro Ebers de 1550 a.C. e por Hipócrates.

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Patrick Kane Case: Eoannou Quits
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Thursday night, in a hastily called, unusually late-night press conference, attorney Thomas Eoannou publicly withdrew as attorney for the complaining victim in the Patrick Kane rape case. Eoannou's move came just a day after he held a different press conference, where a brown paper bag with a hospital label on it took center stage, as Eoannou alleged that it was evidence of some sort of epic evidence tampering.
As it turns out, and as we reported on Thursday morning, the bag represented nothing at all. Eoannou was duped, overreacted, or both. To hear him tell it, his investigation into how that bag came into his possession led him to believe that the alleged victim's mother's story about it was false. Because he had so publicly used that bag to accuse someone unnamed of sabotaging this case and tampering with its evidence, Eoannou looked ridiculous coming before the media a second time doing his best Emily Litella impression: never mind.
Except here, Eoannou's client's mother's misinformation was such that he felt he could no longer represent them, and he fired them. Eoannou made it crystal clear that he didn't blame the alleged victim herself, and that she had nothing to do with this.
What do we know?
To circle back to the underlying rape investigation, these things are true:
1. Eoannou's bag had nothing to do with the rape kit and is not evidence of tampering;
2. The alleged victim did not lie or make up some story to Eoannou about the bag – her mother evidently did;
3. None of this means that Patrick Kane did – or didn't – rape the alleged victim;
4. The actual evidence remains safely tucked away at Central Police Services, unmolested and untainted, and from a prosecutorial standpoint, nothing is different as we wake up on Friday morning; and
5. Thomas Eoannou – who was, is, and remains one of the area's elite criminal defense attorneys – had no official role in this case. For the underlying rape case, his withdrawal substantively represents absolutely nothing.
After all, the prosecution may not need the mother's testimony to present and try this case, and without her, this whole episode with the bag never gets in front of a jury; it's totally irrelevant. Arguably, were mom to testify, it could be brought up to assail her credibility, but that's it. It can't be used to challenge the credibility of the alleged victim herself.
Cambria's Bluster
It also bears mentioning that Paul Cambria is wrong – none of this establishes that the underlying rape allegation is a "fabrication", and he's blustering for his client. Cambria's posturing is unseemly, and the leaks to the media about the results of the DNA tests likely came from someone in or close to Kane's defense team and need to stop. Those leaks are poisoning the jury pool and thwarting justice. Unfortunately, we have Eoannou to blame, since his very public accusations regarding that evidence bag opened the door for Cambria to speak publicly, as well. All of this was horribly thought-out, and has exploded in the complainant's team's face.
If the complaining victim's mother lied to Tom Eoannou; if a tangential witness lied to her own lawyer, who has no official role in the prosecution, how exactly does this reflect poorly on the complaining victim herself? It doesn't. It's just a sideshow. It's a shitshow, to be sure, but full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. The prosecution – if it comes – will be brought by the District Attorney's office. Eoannou's only role was to help the accuser's family navigate a complicated and nerve-wracking system for victims whose interests are not always directly protected by prosecutors.
At this point, the alleged victim's mother may have bought herself a prosecution of her own.
Fraud and Eoannou's Withdrawal
Whether a prosecution comes is up to the District Attorney's office. Will this behavior by one ancillary witness cause a notoriously cautious office to beg off? In a statement to the press last night, the accuser's family says that she has, "every intention of pursuing this case to a just conclusion."
One troubling aspect of all of this is this: although Eoannou may have felt an ethical obligation to withdraw from this representation based on the alleged victim's mother's behavior, he had no duty to do it so publicly. Ethical Rule 1.16 is instructive on this matter: if Eoannou felt a duty to so quickly and publicly withdraw, he suspected the mother was committing some sort of fraud.
It bears repeating that ejaculation is not an element of the crime of rape, and the absence of Kane's DNA alone should not – and does not – absolve him of rape in this case. Likewise, the reported presence of another person's DNA does not absolve Kane of rape. If I were to speculate, I suspect that the alleged victim's mom likely concocted the "I found a ripped-up bag" thing because she's legally unsophisticated and thought she could manufacture some sort of doubt about the DNA evidence. When Eoannou found out the truth, he had to quit (a) because she tried to commit a fraud; and (b) he helped promote it; and (c) he came out looking stupid when it turned out to be false.
However, a lawyer can only withdraw if he can do so "without material adverse effect on the interests of the client". Query whether the way in which he announced his withdrawal met that requirement. I don't think it did, and I think the myriad Tweets I'm seeing demanding that the alleged victim – who even Eoannou says is innocent of this aborted fraud – be prosecuted for extortion, underscores my conclusion.
Transfer Venue
One thing is certain, in my mind: the venue for this case must be changed. Send it to Jefferson or Broome County and get it away from the Buffalo media market in order to find New Yorkers who don't care about Patrick Kane to analyze and find the facts in this case. I don't think that Kane – or the prosection – can get a fair trial in Erie County, and the whole thing should be moved pursuant to 230.2 of the Criminal Procedure Law. Under NY law, both sides can request transfer of venue.
Everyone Dummy Up
It is my hope that this matter goes before a grand jury sooner rather than later, and that somebody goes before a judge and asks for a gag order on all counsel and witnesses. All of this underscores what I've been saying since the day Mark Croce decided to tell the Buffalo News about what a classy joint he runs and how these girls were hanging all over Kaner – everyone should stop talking to the media.
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FREEMAN A. NOLL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ROBERT E. LEE, Defendant and Respondent.
Smith, Butts & Diekman, Toxey H. Smith, Benjamin Reinhardt and Robert S. Butts for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Wyman, Finell & Rothman and Charles L. Fonarow for Defendant and Respondent.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered upon a "nine to three" jury verdict in defendant's favor. The only assignment of error is that the trial court erred in denying plaintiff's motion for a new trial when it became known, following the receipt of the jury's verdict, that one of the jurors had taken a copy of the Vehicle Code into the jury room and had read to the other members of the jury certain sections of said code which had not been included in the court's instructions.
The action was one for damages for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident which occurred on the Ventura freeway on April 6, 1960. Defendant was driving a station wagon and was carrying a stepladder, an electrical extension cord and certain other materials and equipment therein. The stepladder, extension cord and several pieces of lumber fell from defendant's station wagon into the path of plaintiff's automobile. Plaintiff stopped his automobile on the center divider and then attempted to remove the fallen articles from the freeway. While so engaged he was struck by another vehicle.
The correctness of the instructions given the jury is not questioned on this appeal. In substance, these instructions set forth the law applicable to the issues of negligence and contributory negligence in cases where the plaintiff had placed himself in a dangerous position in an effort to protect the safety of others from the consequences stemming from the alleged initial negligence of the defendant. Sections of the Vehicle Code relating to "spilled loads" (§ 23114) and pedestrians (§ 21954, subd. (a)) were also requested and given, together with instructions relating to the presumptions arising from violations of such statutes.
After the jury had returned its verdict, the events that form the factual basis of this appeal were disclosed. It is conceded that neither counsel nor the court should be regarded as blameworthy for failing to make an earlier discovery of the facts here presented.
"My name is Ernst Fischer and I live at 2311 Baxter St., Los Angeles, California. I served on the jury in the case of Noll v. Stoffer.
"The verdict rendered in the Noll v. Stoffer case which involved a pedestrian violating the right of way of a car while picking up objects on the freeway is absolutely correct. The vehicle code is very plain on this point. I checked the vehicle code on this point and found several provisions which applied to this case. I read these sections to the jury and most of them agreed with the law I read. There were a few jurors who were sympathetic to the plaintiff because he was injured. These jurors wanted the Judge to re-read the instructions, but this did not change the opinion of the majority of the jurors. When the judge re-instructed the jury he mentioned one of the vehicle code sections I had already read to the jury and which most of the jury agreed with me applied to the case. In my service on juries I have found that most jurors are very vague on the law and do not understand the many instructions read by the judge. This is the reason I carry the vehicle code with me at all times. I had it with me when I was accepted as a juror and while the attorneys were asking me questions before I became a juror. I think that all jurors should have a copy of the vehicle code with them on all cases involving vehicles. The vehicle code sections which controlled this case are Vehicle Code Sections 23331 and 23332. ..."
Additional affidavits of four other members of the jury are to the effect that juror Fischer had a copy of the Vehicle Code in the jury room during their deliberations; that he read excerpts therefrom to the other jurors after they had been instructed by the trial court, and that Fischer made reference thereto on occasion.
(1) "On September 15, 1962, a person came to my home and asked if he could question me regarding some of my experiences as a juror. He told me that he was a representative of a group of attorneys who were desirous of making some changes in the system of jury deliberation in this state. At no time did he tell me that he was a representative of Mr. Freeman Noll or a representative of Mr. Toxey Smith. The [221 Cal. App. 2d 84] first time that I was certain of the fact that he was a representative of Mr. Noll and Mr. Smith was when I was definitely informed of that fact by Mr. Milton Yusim in a telephone conversation that I had with him on October 4, 1962, when he telephoned my home.
"The affidavit dated September 15, 1962, that bears my signature was completely prepared and typed by some unknown person before it was brought to me and shown to me on September 15, 1962. At no time did I dictate the content of that affidavit before it was typed. That portion of the affidavit which states 'I had it (the Vehicle Code) with me when I was accepted as a juror and while the attorneys were asking me questions before I became a juror,' that portion is untrue. Although I stated in that affidavit that all jurors should have a copy of the Vehicle Code with them on all cases involving vehicles, I did not intend to imply or suggest in any way by that statement that jurors who are selected to hear a case should not follow all of the court's instructions in rendering their decision.
"I regret that I did not read the affidavit of September 15, 1962 over more carefully or I would have discovered the mistakes that are contained therein. I was told by the person who presented the affidavit to me that it was to be used in an attempt to improve the jury system by a group of attorneys who wanted to make some changes to permit typewritten copies of the court's instructions to be brought into the jury room during their deliberation. When I questioned the investigator that presented the affidavit of September 15, 1962 to me as to whether or not the statement was to be used in any way in connection with the case of Noll v. Lee, he told me that it was not to be so used.
"Although the affidavit states that my statements were sworn to before a notary public, I was never asked to swear to any of the statements contained therein.
"I regret that I did not know or appreciate the seriousness and the use that was going to be made of the affidavit before. If I had so appreciated the seriousness of the situation, I would have read the affidavit more carefully. I was simply informed that the investigator had affidavits of twenty other jurors that had been obtained in the jury assembly room for the purpose of making changes in the method of jury deliberation."
(2) "When I retired to the jury room to deliberate in the case of Noll v. Lee, I entered that jury room as an unbiased [221 Cal. App. 2d 85] juror intending to render a decision without regard to passion, prejudice, or bias for or against either party. When the court instructed us on the law to be followed, before we deliberated I listened carefully to the instructions of the court and I fully intended to and would to the best of my ability apply the law as instructed by the court to the facts of this case in my deliberation. I truthfully felt as did eight other jurors, that based upon the evidence presented and the law as instructed by the court, that Mr. Noll was not entitled to a verdict and therefore, I honestly and truthfully rendered my verdict for the defendant and following the instructions as given by the court in connection with this case. Although I had in my possession a summary of the California Vehicle Code at the time the jury was deliberating, it was my opinion as well as the opinion of eight other jurors that the defendant was entitled to a verdict based upon the law that had been read to us by the Judge in the court room. The possession or reading of the summary of the Vehicle Code of the State of California did not alter my position that the defendant was entitled to a verdict based upon the court's instructions. Although I read one portion of the summary of the California Vehicle Code, I can truthfully and honestly state that my verdict and the verdict of the eight other jurors would have been the same even if I had been without the summary of the Vehicle Code in my possession."
(3) "I was questioned by both attorneys regarding my qualifications to sit as a juror before being selected as a juror to hear the case. I truthfully and honestly answered all such questions which were asked of me.
"While being questioned regarding my qualifications to sit as a juror, I was asked if I would follow the court's instructions regarding the law to be applied in this case. I answered that I would follow the court's instructions and when I so answered in the affirmative, it was my truthful intention to follow the court's instructions. My true intentions were to follow and apply the law as the court would instruct. At no time did I conceal either intentionally or unintentionally any of my motives or intentions in this case. When I was sworn in as a member of the jury, I was completely impartial and had no bias or prejudice for or against either of the parties. I truly intended to listen to all of the evidence and to render my verdict based upon the evidence that was presented and the law to be instructed by the court."
It may be noted initially, of course, that the three affidavits [221 Cal. App. 2d 86] last quoted traverse only one factual statement contained in the first affidavit, i.e., it is alleged that he did not actually have a copy of the vehicle code in his possession while being examined on voir dire or at the moment he was accepted as a juror. It is not denied that the reason he carried the vehicle code into the jury room was his belief that "most jurors are very vague on the law and do not understand the many instructions read by the Judge" and that "all jurors should have a copy of the vehicle code with them on all cases involving vehicles." Neither is it denied that he entertained these beliefs, and intended to implement them in the manner indicated, at the time he gave his answers on voir dire or when he was accepted as a juror.
The resolution of the issues presented by plaintiff's motion for a new trial required the trial court to consider two determinative questions. First, could the affidavits here presented properly be used to impeach the verdict? Second, assuming that they could properly be so used, do they demonstrate that the trial accorded the plaintiff was not consistent with accepted judicial procedure, and that he was substantially prejudiced? The order denying the motion for a new trial does not indicate how those questions were resolved below. We have concluded that both of the stated questions must be answered in the affirmative and, therefore, that the judgment must be reversed.
 Since all of the several affidavits filed herein are consistent in their declarations of facts which are determinative as a matter of law, we are not confronted with the rule requiring us to presume that all factual conflicts were resolved by the trial court in respondent's favor; such resolutions, of course, are binding upon appeal. (Luz v. Lopes, 55 [221 Cal. App. 2d 87] Cal.2d 54, 62 [10 Cal. Rptr. 161, 358 P.2d 289].) Rather, we must here determine whether, as a matter of law, the offending juror concealed a disqualifying mental attitude by false answers given on voir dire.
 No appellate court in this state appears to have been called upon to consider a problem similar to that here presented. In the usual case, a juror's bias or disqualification will relate to his beliefs, his personal knowledge of the facts involved in the litigation, his acquaintanceship with the parties or their counsel, any or all of which may cause him to be unsuitable to serve as a juror because consciously or unconsciously he naturally would be inclined to favor one side or the other. In the instant case, however, we have a juror who very definitely was opposed to the entire concept of the jury system in that as the result of his "service on juries" he had come to believe that "most jurors are very vague on the law and do not understand the many instructions read to them by the Judge."
"Contrary to defendants' argument, the very nature of the affliction would preclude the application of any rule predicated upon rationalization such as the intentional or unintentional failure to disclose one's disqualification. Therefore in the present case the court properly considered the affidavits of the jurors, not for the purpose of impeaching the verdict, but to assist it in determining the qualifications of Sindel [the juror in question] to serve as a juror." (Italics added.) The order denying the motion for new trial was affirmed, however, because unlike those presented in the instant case, the affidavits there presented contained conflicting evidence with respect to the determinative issue of fact, that is, whether or not the juror actually had been mentally incompetent during the trial.
Since it appears that Fischer had served on juries several times before, it cannot be doubted that he had previous knowledge of the basic rules which are here applicable. Nevertheless, he conceived that it was his prerogative to instruct his fellow jurors upon the law, and to use in this undertaking a lawbook which he carried into the jury room for that very purpose. In point of fact, neither of the Vehicle Code provisions which the offending juror felt to be controlling was among those included in the trial court's instructions to the jury.
"Mr. Smith, Jr.: Now, if the evidence in this case discloses that there are substantial and serious damages or injuries in this case, would you hesitate, if the evidence and instructions warranted it, to award a substantial verdict for those injuries? Mr. Fischer: No ... Mr. Smith, Jr.: Very good, sir, and as a trier of fact, you will weigh all the evidence in this case and apply the weight of the evidence as it is presented to you with the instructions of the Court to decide these issues? Mr. Fischer: Yes. ..."
It is apparent that these answers (given by a man who has determined, as the result of his previous experience in jury service, that he is going to research the law himself and instruct his fellow jurors thereon) not only were designed to conceal his true intentions, but were absolutely false. Naturally, of course, he was not asked the specific question whether he intended to take a copy of the Vehicle Code into the jury room and read therefrom such portions as he deemed controlling. No attorney or trial judge reasonably could be expected to anticipate such a design, and Mr. Fischer, who was the only party aware thereof, failed to disclose it in answering questions sufficiently specific to require such disclosure.
It is equally apparent that, while Fischer may not have been biased for or against either plaintiff or defendant in the usual sense, he was, in truth, "biased" against the entire jury system, and against basic rules which long have governed its operation. As a result, neither party could receive a fair trial based upon, and only upon, the law as stated in the court's instructions. We therefore conclude that the affidavits were properly received and considered in support of plaintiff's motion for a new trial.
"The problem involves the balancing of two conflicting policies. It is, of course, necessary to prevent instability of verdicts, fraud, and harassment of jurors, and, on the other hand, it is desirable to give the losing party relief from wrongful conduct by the jury. The court in McDonald v. Pless (1915) 238 U.S. 264, 267-269 [35 S. Ct. 783, 59 L. Ed. 1300, 1302-1303], after discussing these policies and stating that the wrong to the individual was the lesser of two evils, concluded that as a general rule the affidavits should be excluded but that there might be instances where the rule could not be applied without 'violating the plainest principles of [221 Cal. App. 2d 90] justice.' " (Italics added.) We feel that this is a case which falls within the instances contemplated by the last quoted clause.
The facts revealed by the instant record involve far more than an investigation into the "latent prejudices" of a juror, or misconduct of which he may have been guilty during deliberations but of which he had no thought during the questioning leading to his selection. The inappropriateness of such latter types of investigation is well stated in the concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Ashburn in Dunford v. General Water Heater Corp., 150 Cal. App. 2d 260, 267 [309 P.2d 958].
"The rule that the minds and the deliberations of jurors can occasionally be looked into after rendition of their verdict constitutes a narrow exception to the general recognition of the sanctity of the jury room. It should be carefully limited to cases of wilful concealment upon the juror's voir dire examination. Otherwise, ingenious lawyers will be indefatigable in their efforts to examine the jurors after the event and to build constructive misconduct through synthetic concealment,--all based upon matters which were absent from the juror's mind at the time of his examination and not suggested to him by the questions put on voir dire. When we reflect upon the fact that judges so often assign faulty reasons for sound rulings and that those reasons are then rejected though the ruling stands, it becomes apparent that the reasoning of jurors should not be the subject of later investigation and that the reasons assigned by one of them in support of the verdict should not open the doors of the jury room. Most people, including judges, harbor numerous latent prejudices which may bear upon the decisions at any time but are not recognized when inquiry is made as to their ability to be impartial in a particular case. All of our opinions are formed in the matrix of our heritage and the background of our experience. If they are to be indiscriminately examined after the event and disqualification imputed retroactively it will be an unfortunate effort to eliminate the human element from the judicial processes. If jurors are to be thus disqualified after the verdict, it will be a sorry day for the integrity of that invaluable aid to administration of real justice."
In the instant case, however, the disqualifying attitude and intentions of the offending juror were present in his mind during his examination as a prospective juror and he was well aware of their existence. They were of such a type [221 Cal. App. 2d 91] that to countenance them would be to strike down basic concepts of our jury system.
If any legal mind could fail to appreciate the dangers which would inhere in the practice of allowing jurors to make an independent examination of "law" books during their deliberations, the present example demonstrates them. The cited code sections are found in article 4 of division 11, chapter 13, providing "Special Traffic Regulations" for "Vehicular Crossings." Section 23254 of this chapter defines a "Vehicular Crossing" as "... any toll bridge or toll highway crossing and the approaches thereto, constructed or acquired by the Department of Public Works under the provision of the California Toll Bridge Authority Act."
The record before us does not disclose that the jury was in fact reinstructed, but it is admitted that at no time were these wholly inapplicable sections, cited by Mr. Fischer as controlling, read to the jury by the trial judge.
Every potentially harmful attribute of the juror's conduct found not to exist in People v. Hamilton, supra, was dramatically present in the instant case. Here Mr. Fischer previously had served on several juries; and, in fact, it was as the result of such previous experience that he reached his decision to search out the law himself. He had read the code with the specific intent to search out sections he deemed applicable to the case being tried, and he did this in order that he might discuss them with the other jurors and thereby correct their "vague[ness] on the law" and their failure to "understand the many instructions read by the Judge."
Here the offending juror read to the other jurors the sections which he considered applicable "and most of them agreed with the law [he] read." He declared that only "a few jurors who were sympathetic to the plaintiff because he was injured" requested that they be reinstructed. The entire tenor of his first affidavit, as well as his admitted conduct during the trial itself and prior thereto, demonstrates that he did not consider himself bound by the court's instructions and, in fact, deliberately violated the very first instruction which declares who shall determine the applicable law.
Finally, it should be noted that Fischer stated as follows in one of his later affidavits: "Although I read one portion of the summary of the California Vehicle Code, I can truthfully and honestly state that my verdict and the verdict of the eight other jurors would have been the same even if I had been without the summary. ..." (Italics added.) Obviously, Mr. Fischer could not possibly know what effect his conduct had upon the other jurors. He could not actually state, other than by way of expressing his opinion, what effect his reading of the "controlling" section had upon him.
The judgment is reversed. The purported appeal from the order denying motion for a new trial and from the order denying motion to reconsider the motion for a new trial, is dismissed.


The Internet Booking Engine… it's quite a complex piece of web software. And, as a core component of your website, it's your silent salesperson that delivers the biggest impression once a visitor has moved beyond your homepage. Which, is only where your visitors spend 5-10% of their time.
And, while the booking engine is such an important piece of your online presence, often times there is really not much you can do to control the experience in it. Did you know that the average hotel website is only 6 pages deep (not counting the Internet Booking Engine)?
70% of the chats that take place in Hoperator originate in the booking engine. And, do you know what the majority of these chats are about? You guessed it... reservations. Almost 50% of the chats involve questions about, or assistance with reservations. Many times it's regarding issues completing a reservation, questions about group bookings, modifications to a reservation that was just made and the most common... questions about the room that they are looking at right now.
So, what can you do to turn a visitor's engagement in your booking engine from a passive experience to an active one? How can you bring your hotel's personality into this experience and use this to help decrease abandonment and drive direct bookings?
In other words, how can you get someone who's probably going to bounce, to actually continue down the funnel or engage with your hotel to ultimately make a reservation?
Hoperator monitors all activity on your website and booking engine in real-time. It's like having the Google Analytics real-time feature in your booking engine. Only, it's much better and more detailed. And, with Hoperator you can automate targeted messages to your website and booking engine visitors based on their real-time activity.
With Hoperator you can set up what we call Event-Based Greetings that display based on the visitor's activity. It's pretty simple to do. We'll even do it for you. All you have to do is ask us. In fact, one of the first things we do when we onboard someone new is to talk with them about their goals with Hoperator and how we can help them achieve those goals. Many of which involve custom Event-Based Greetings.
A key component to Hoperator's Standard Plan is the Event-Based Greeting. Let's take a look at a few examples of what is possible with Hoperator installed on your booking engine and using Event-Based Greetings to target your website visitors based on their activity.
Let's say your hotel is seasonal and as we move into fall you want to push extended weekend stays to include a Friday night when someone does a search for a Saturday night only reservation. One way to do this would be to offer a special promotional package based on the reservation query in the booking engine when a visitor searches for availability for a Saturday night.
You could even target searches that include a specific room or occupancy and offer them a discounted rate if they add Friday night as part of a package. Or, you could throw in what would normally be an upsell like a higher end room or a tour add on, etc. You can even target local or regional visitors versus those from out of state or country.
In Hoperator, this Event-Based Greeting displays in your booking engine whenever this activity is performed, enticing your visitor to take advantage of the package offer.
Do you run search engine ads, display ads or do any ad retargeting? With Hoperator you can track these types of referrals to display specific greetings based on this traffic. A greeting for this type of activity helps reinforce the promotion that brought your visitor in the first place and confirms to them why they are there, giving them a slight push to follow through with the action.
Along with the Event-Based Greeting, you can create a Custom Activity within Hoperator's Activity Workflow to record this action. You can even send a real-time notification to your reservation team or staff to let them know when this occurs.
When notified, your reservations team can actually intercept the visitor with a custom message on the fly to try and engage the visitor in a chat or to get them to just take action.
While industry average direct booking conversion rate is pretty dismal, it's no surprise that the average check out form abandonment rate is 90% on average. Your website visitors are SO CLOSE to booking, but they don't.
With Hoperator you can create a combination custom activity and custom greeting to entice visitors to complete the booking. Hoperator can record the activity in the visitor activity stream within the dashboard so that you can monitor which field is the jumping off point for your visitors and potentially change your form layout in your booking engine. On top of that, you can then display a custom greeting to pull the visitor through the form. This could be an offer redeemable at check-in if they are past the promo stage in the booking process.
Another option is to store the data from the form to redisplay the reservation information that you are now "holding" if the visitor returns to your website. And then, you can set up an automated message to prompt that visitor to finish their reservation.
70% of Hoperator chats originate in the booking engine.
50% are triggered by Event-Based Greetings.
15% of chats convert to bookings.
These are just a few common examples of custom workflows you can create with Hoperator that are responsible for helping our customers achieve a 5x increase in direct conversions.
Because Hoperator is a 100% real-time platform, custom activities and notifications can be triggered for any of the scenarios above. These custom activities and notifications allow Hoperator to record these events in real-time and send notifications to Hoperator users (Desktop, Audio, SMS and Email) or to third-party applications.
Interested in seeing how Hoperator can help you drive more direct bookings? Get started today or contact us to learn more.


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Bacterial species, and even strains within species, can vary greatly in their gene contents and metabolic capabilities. We examine the evolution of this diversity by assessing the distribution and ancestry of each gene in 13 sequenced isolates of Escherichia coli and Shigella. We focus on the emergence and demise of two specific classes of genes, ORFans (genes with no homologs in present databases) and HOPs (genes with distant homologs), since these genes, in contrast to most conserved ancestral sequences, are known to be a major source of the novel features in each strain. We find that the rates of gain and loss of these genes vary greatly among strains as well as through time, and that ORFans and HOPs show very different behavior with respect to their emergence and demise. Although HOPs, which mostly represent gene acquisitions from other bacteria, originate more frequently, ORFans are much more likely to persist. This difference suggests that many adaptive traits are conferred by completely novel genes that do not originate in other bacterial genomes. With respect to the demise of these acquired genes, we find that strains of Shigella lose genes, both by disruption events and by complete removal, at accelerated rates.


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Municipalika 2017
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The 14th edition of Municipalika, a three-day exhibition and conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities, organised at CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Navi Mumbai, from 18th to 20th May, ended on a high note, providing valuable insights and solutions for urban infrastructure and housing development in India.
The thrust areas of urban infrastructure focus on evolving smart and sustainable city solutions for water, waste water, solid waste management, transportation, energy, safety, security, housing and e-governance.
The three-day exhibition and conference received encouragement and support from M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting, Government of India; Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and Prakash Mehta, Minister of Housing, Government of Maharashtra.
A packed inaugural programme was graced by Maya Singh, Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Madhya Pradesh; R Roshan Baig, Minister of Urban Development and Haj, Government of Karnataka; Durga Shanker Mishra, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India; HE Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada in India; Koh Lin Ji, Group Director, International Development Group Building and Construction Authority, Singapore; Pawan Arora, Director of Local Bodies and Joint Secretary, Government of Rajasthan; Sudhakar Sambhaji Sonawane, Mayor, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation; V Suresh, Advisor, Good Governance India Foundation, Former CMD, HUDCO and Sanjiv Agarwal, Founder Chairman, Good Governance India Foundation, Editor & Publisher, Urban News Digest.
Speaking during the inaugural session, Maya Singh said, 'I believe a smart city is a green city. The Swachh Bharat initiative by the Government of Madhya Pradesh has been very supporting and has been able to come up with new policies. There are many new programmes that are being planned in Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur including waste-to-energy initiatives, Swachh Bharat Mission and river rejuvenation works.'
According to Roshan Baig, 'A city can become a smart city when it has fulfilled certain conditions which can only be achieved by spreading awareness and changing the way people think. It is only when we deal with issues like slums and open defecation can we truly call a city, a smart city. Since land is a scarce resource, new satellite town planning on available lands, like the one in Kolar Gold Fields, is one proposal the Government of Karnataka is contemplating.'
Durga Shanker Mishra said, 'There are four major pillars necessary for the development of a city which are institutional or governance, social, economic as well as physical and it is imperative that we focus on all of them.' He added, 'The major initiatives taken by the Government of India for the 100 smart cities, 500 AMRUT cities, Swachh Bharat Mission and Housing for All under PMAY and HRIDAY have given a major fillip to urban transformation for fast growing Indian cities.'
Nadir Patel expressed, 'This is a very special exhibition and conference that brings together all stakeholders in the urban sector with an array of solutions to many challenges and problems. This year a collaboration from a range of experts from the University of Toronto and IIT Bombay as well as other partners has been initiated to spread awareness about the multi-dimensional issues for development of cities.' In appreciation, Koh Lin Ji said, 'Smart and Sustainable Cities 2017 is a well thought up theme as smart cities do not function independently without sustainable environment.'
'Rajasthan has an image of a desert state and tourism state. However, now it is slowly transforming into a more developed state that is being recognised for its urban innovations not just in the country but also internationally,' observed Pawan Arora.
About Municipalika, Sonawane conveyed, 'As host city we are proud to have Municipalika event in Navi Mumbai which has been developed as a well-planned satellite town. Our cities should be provided with newer technologies for more balanced development and growth.'
Canada and Singapore as partner countries brought forth their rich global experience of decades through the exhibition displays and conference sessions. They threw light on creating sustainable and vibrant smart cities with the best practices in planning, design, execution and good governance.
The conference enabled participation of over 1,600 delegates from 300 cities in India and abroad. The Government of Maharashtra, the host state for the exhibition and conference, was supported by the ministries of Urban Development, New and Renewable Energy, Electronics and Information Technology and Home Affairs Office of the Fire Adviser and Steel, Government of India.
The co-located CAPEx (Construction, Architecture, and Planning & Engineering Expo) segment captured the leading building materials, technologies and construction equipment for structural, non-structural, finishing, building and plumbing services. Green building products which are environment-friendly and energy-efficient found a significant presence in the CAPEx segment.
The Municipalika exhibition and conference of 2017 was one of the biggest events in the country on city solutions, with over 170 exhibitors showcasing technologies, equipment, products, software and solutions for smart and sustainable cities, covering all facets of urban infrastructure development and housing and building construction activities. Over 5,000 delegates and visitors benefitted from the valuable displays in the exhibition.
Besides the presence of a large number of senior government officials, urban local bodies, urban parastatals and utilities, which have been the USP of Municipalika, there was a strong participation from private sector stakeholders like real estate developers and builders; system integrators; consultants; EPC contractors; urban infrastructure providers and other professionals.
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Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry[2][3] (born 7 May 1968)[4] is a Swedish singer and stage performer. His 1997 single "Save Tonight" achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand. Cherry is the son of American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish artist and designer Moki Cherry.
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He pursued acting during high school, though Cherry's acting career was eventually set aside as his musical career took precedence in his life with his debut album Desireless (1997). He has released several other albums since his debut, and has co-written for other artists and films, and has guest-starred on reality television. Cherry's music is of the acoustic, rock, post-grunge and alternative rock genres.
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German military refuses to take delivery of two Airbus A400M planes
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's air force said on Wednesday it had decided not to accept delivery of two Airbus AIR.PA A400M planes, citing recurring technical problems with the military transporters.
The air force said the A400M had taken part in nearly 1,700 missions and formed the backbone of its air transport for carrying personnel and material, air-to-air refueling and humanitarian aid missions.
Although 31 aircraft of 53 ordered had been handed over, it said there were technical issues with the planes, including with nuts used on propellers. It said extra time was needed for inspections that undermined the readiness of the A400M fleet.
Airbus said in a statement that issues with the model were not safety critical.
"We are aware of findings related to dowel bolts/Propeller interface in some of our customer aircraft," it said. "This is not safety critical and our customers continue to accept and operate their aircraft."
Airbus says A400M technical issues not safety critical
It said it was working both with Europrop International (EPI), the consortium responsible for providing the troop carrier's turboprop engines, and Ratier-Figeac, the French company that makes the propellers, to alleviate the need for inspections.
The German air force said extra inspections were also needed to test engine mounts, combustion chambers and engine flaps and for crack detection on various parts. It said the A400M was still not able to perform all tasks, despite these checks.
"The overall technical defects and the realization that the two planes due to be delivered also do not possess the characteristics that were guaranteed in the contract, have resulted in the armed forces not taking these aircraft," the Luftwaffe, or air force, said in a statement.
The A400M was commissioned in 2003 to give Europe an independent airlift capacity to support military or humanitarian missions, rather than relying on the Lockheed Martin LMT.N C-130 or the now out-of-production Boeing BA.N C-17.
A 3.5-billion-euro bailout from Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey rescued the A400M program from cancellation in 2010 after delays and cost overruns.
Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Madeline Chambers and Edmund Blair


One important requirement expressed by almost all the people who opt for IVF treatment methodologies, inevitably, includes a healthy and disease free baby. In order to satisfy the various requirements of IVF treatment cycles, many modern and advanced techniques and technologies have been introduced by the fertility experts. These procedures aim to address a wide variety of physical, emotional, and psychological requirements of the intended parents. The state of art technique includes precise and highly accurate medical, diagnostic, and screening procedures.
The egg retrieval and lab fertilization procedures are conducted as per IVF cycles predetermined plan.
In the following day 3 or day 5 , the embryo is allowed to divide into multiple cells.
After that, a microsurgical procedure is performed to remove a few cells from the developing embryo in a careful manner.
A DNA evaluation of the cells resolves any issues pertaining to determination of problematic gene inheritance.
The embryos which are free from genetic disorders are selected.
These embryos are then implanted into the woman's uterus .
The remaining healthy embryos are cryopreserved for future pregnancies.
The damaged embryos with genetic problems are destroyed.
It is a comprehensive process involving egg retrieval, fertilization, embryonic development, genetic testing, and implantation.
The results of the diagnostic tests have to be discussed with the doctor.
The appointment with the fertility clinic has to be scheduled beforehand.
The entire procedure takes several weeks to complete.
Men and women who carry genetic disorders of a sexual nature.
Couples who carry different types of single gene disorders.
Patients with chromosomal deficiencies and disorders.
Women who are over the age of 35 or 40 years.
Women who suffer regular loss of pregnancy or miscarriage.
Couples whose IVF treatment cycles fail in a repeated fashion.
Note: PGD tests conducted for gender identification require legal sanction.


Kurihama Station (久里浜駅, Kurihama-eki) is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kurihama Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is the southern terminus of the line and is located 23.9 km from Ōfuna Station, and 73.2 km from the Tokyo Station. It is also located 3 minutes' walk from Keikyū Kurihama Station on the Keikyū Kurihama Line.
Kurihama Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an overpass.
Kurihama Station is adjacent to JR East's Yokohama Training Center.
Kurihama Station opened on 1 April 1944 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1974. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was served by Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains when the new service started in December 2001, but services as far as Kurihama were discontinued from October 2004.
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We strongly encourage our customers to give feedback and share their experience of parking at Edinburgh. If you have used Edinburgh Airport Official Long Stay Express and would like to tell others about it, please submit your review. Thank you!
Not an express service. Had to wait in queue for bus on arrival at Edinburgh Airport on our return from over 30 minutes, bus that goes between Terminal and Car Park unsuitable as not enough luggage space, lots of unused seats as people were having to stand with luggage on the bus therefore space wasted and people in the queue having to wait longer. Disappointing and won't use again.
Excellent service. Not far to walk for pick up and drop off services. Would use again.
Very efficient and easy to use. Just one thing - no one mentioned the exit ticket had been left in the console in the car, but of a faff therefore getting out of the car park, nevertheless very good as first time user of the express service.
Friendly, efficient service. Close to bus stop. Collection was a straightforward. No time wasted at all. Competitive price.
Very good service from start to finish. The men at the car park were all helpful and charming and it just made it all very easy. If only air travel was so good!!!!
I would definitely recommend this cark park and service. It was extremely easy to find and was very efficient and an easy process from start to finish.
No problems dropping car off, and no problems when I returned. Very well organised operation.
Highly recommend as it was all very easy and staff were very helpful. Would definitely use again.
All ok, but get off at Stop 4 back in the car park, not Stop 7 as it says in the documentation.
Staff were great, we went from drop off to terminal in under 5 minutes. On return we walked straight on to the waiting bus and picked up our car again in under 5 min.
Competitive pricing, easy to find and very good transfer times to the airport and back. I would definitely use this service again.
Easy to use. Efficient and friendly staff.
Smooth and slick operation. Worked well for me.
We found it quite difficult to find the car park although we followed the instructions provided. On arrival, the check-in process was quick and easy with friendly and helpful staff. However, we did encounter a difficulty upon our return from holiday in that the instruction given clearly stated that we should board the transfer bus at stand A and alight at stop number 7. When the bus was pulling away from bus stop number 4, we spotted our car and we could see the check-in office. We sensed a problem, so enquiries with the driver as to the whereabouts of bus stop number 7. He advised that there had been changes and there was no stop number 7; by this time it was too late for us to alight the bus, so we had to go around the full circle again and alight at stand number 4. This added approximately one hour to our departure from the car park. We did mention this to the office staff when collecting keys.


To kick start the #puasapedia series, we prepared a cheat sheet for you on 3 things we can do to make our fasting more complete.
1. Is there a niyyah for the pre-dawn meal (sahur) and for the breaking of the fast?
There is no niyyah for the predawn meal nor for the breaking of the fast. The only niyyah that is needed is for the act of fast itself. Instead, it is recommended to read the supplication (doa) for eating and drinking, before one takes the pre-dawn meal and before one breaks fast.
O Allah! For You I fasted, in You I believe, and upon Your bounty I have broken the fast.
When should we state our intentions (niyyah) for the fast?
Majority of the scholars are of the opinion that the stating of one's intention to fast (niyyah) can be done at the onset of the month of Ramadan with that person stating their intention to fast for the whole of Ramadan.
The niyyah then has to be re-stated each night before the next day's fast; especially if one has not fasted continually, for whatever reason.
I am performing the fast tomorrow to fulfill the obligation of Ramadan for Allah ta'ala.
Can I say my niyyah for the entire month instead of saying it daily?
Scholars have different views on this. According to Hanafi scholars, you may say your Ramadan Fasting niyyah for the entire month. Shafi'i scholars however made it a condition to say the niyyah daily. You may thus choose to say it daily in addition to saying it on the onset of the month. This can help ensure that if you happen to forget to say it daily, then you have at least said it at the onset of the Ramadan.
2. I was having the pre-dawn meal when the DJ on the radio said it was time for imsak. Is my fast still valid?
Fasting begins at dawn (fajar/subuh) and lasts until sunset (maghrib). The announcement of imsak serves as a reminder that fajar is approaching and that one should finish eating as soon as possible. This is to avoid being caught unaware with food in one's mouth when the call to prayer for fajar is being made. If you were still eating during imsak but have stopped before fajar, your fast is still valid.
3. If I deliberately break my fast in Ramadan for no valid reason, how can I make up the fast?
If you break your fast without a valid reason, it is counted as a sin because you have contravened one of the pillars of Islam. This requires an immediate repentance to Allah s.w.t. and a vow never to do it again. You also have to make up for the day of the fast.
However, you have missed out on great rewards for that fast which you have deliberately missed and made up for – because making up for the missed day is in no way the same as having fasted in Ramadan itself.
"Whomever breaks his fast in Ramadan without any valid reason (rukhsah), and not because of an illness, he/she can never make up for the fast he has missed, even if he had fasted the rest of his days."
We hope these short answers to FAQs helps you to attain a more fulfilling Ramadan insyaAllah! Just remember to niyyah, sahur (it's Sunnah!) and observe lasting from food, drinks and things that invalidate fast (ooh we shall talk about this in another episode).
All answers were advised by the Office of Mufti (OOM). For a full listing of Ramadan FAQs answered by OOM, download the booklet here.


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Tickets on sale now for the 21st annual Calgary BTZ Jewish Film Festival: Virtual event Nov. 6 – 21
by Maxine Fischbein
(AJNews) – The 21st annual Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival rolls out on November 6 – 21 with a virtual film lineup that promises to entertain, educate, and delight Alberta film lovers. Check out the centre spread of the October edition of Alberta Jewish News for a pull out festival program.
Despite the continuing challenges posed by COVID-19, filmmakers in Israel and around the world have turned out an astonishing body of work exploring Jewish themes and topics in remarkable feature films and documentaries. Some of the very best will be streamed online November 6 through November 21.
Given the soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases in Alberta, it is a good thing that film fest founder and director Harvey Cyngiser and his committee opted early to plan a virtual event for the second consecutive year.
"While we had hoped to celebrate the festival's 21st year in the presence of sponsors and audience members who have made the Jewish Film Festival such a resounding success, we felt a huge responsibility to keep everyone safe," says Cyngiser, who adds that the popularity of last year's virtual film fest exceeded his wildest expectations.
"Our sponsors remained supportive and generous, and our first-ever virtual film festival was extraordinarily well attended," says Cyngiser, adding that many individuals purchased tickets and festival passes for the first time and commented favourably on the ease and flexibility of viewing the films at home.
The new format helped the film festival to reach a wider demographic within Alberta than ever before, Cyngiser told AJNews, adding that the streaming will once again be geoblocked beyond the province's borders.
For a second year, film stayers (we can't call ourselves film goers at the moment!) can line up their favourite beverages and snacks, slip into something comfortable and watch films at their convenience since the window for viewing is once again more flexible than it would be at an in-person festival.
Those who have embraced binge watching during the pandemic will be excited to know that Cyngiser and his committee have selected two binge-worthy series.
One of them, The New Jew, is a four-episode Israeli production that takes a lighthearted romp through American Jewish life as perceived by Israelis. Calgarians—especially those affiliated with Temple B'nai Tikvah—will find that there is a fascinating local connection; former TBT congregational Rabbi Jamie Korngold and the unique Jewish niche she has carved out as the "Adventure Rabbi" in the mountains of Colorado is the subject of one segment in this fast-paced and humorous series featuring comedian Guri Alfi as host.
Labyrinth of Peace is a compelling and brilliantly acted six-part Swiss mini-series. The dramatic saga of one Swiss family—including their interactions with young Holocaust survivors temporarily given shelter in their midst—reveals a country struggling to come to terms with its less-than-neutral wartime record.
The surprising documentary Love It Was Not tells the story of a forbidden affair between a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and her Nazi lover. Thanks to Calgary Jewish Federation, this film, part of the 2021 community Kristallnacht commemoration program, is open to the entire community free of charge.
Opening night will tug on your heartstrings with the breathtaking feature film Neighbours, based on the personal experiences of Kurdish director Mano Khalil. The movie explores the life of Sero, a young Kurdish boy who becomes confused and conflicted as his Syrian village suffers under the brutal Assad regime, which oppresses both the Kurds and their Jewish neighbours, disrupting the harmonious relationships they had previously shared. Khalil deftly balances the darkness caused by willing henchmen, like Sero's rabidly anti-Zionist schoolteacher, with the gentleness and curiosity of a lovable child trying to navigate a world turned upside down by communal turmoil and personal tragedy.
"This is a rare opportunity to get some insight into Middle East politics through the eyes of another persecuted minority with which we as Jews can easily identify," Cyngiser told AJNews.
"More than anything else, though, it is the poignant and universal story of this adorable little boy that captivates the audience and makes Neighbours an unforgettable film experience," Cyngiser added.
As usual, the film festival boasts an impressive array of documentaries. High Maintenance explores the life and work of cantankerous and irrepressible Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan. The crusty nonagenarian doesn't hold back as he curses the disrepair into which some of his world-famous art installations have fallen, a situation paralleled by his own failing health. Sadly, Karavan passed away just after the film was selected for this year's festival. High Maintenance provides fascinating glimpses into his holistic integration of art and environment in Israel and around the world. Equally compelling is the artist's "rage against the dying of the light" as his physical and mental decline keep pace with the decay of his oft-neglected yet still-sublime public art.
One does not have to be a soccer fan to enjoy another documentary, A Common Goal, as it explores the tensions surrounding an Israeli national soccer team in which close to half the players—including its captain—are Muslim. The loyalty of these players is called into question by some Jewish fans while they are viewed by some in the Muslim world as traitors to their own people. The story, a microcosm of the tension between Jewish and Arab Israeli citizens, offers a warming ray of hope in the close bonds forged between teammates who share a love for the game and hope for a better future.
Harvey Cyngiser has a knack for sourcing the big little films that would not otherwise be easily accessed by local film lovers. Having established warm relationships with many film producers and distributors over the years, Cyngiser is often able to bring movies to the Calgary Jewish Film Festival as premiere events or very shortly after their release. This year is no exception.
Closing night will feature the brilliantly-made documentary What if? Ehud Barak on War and Peace which will have its North American premiere just days before it is screened at the Jewish film fest. This rare glimpse into the life, philosophy and insights of Israel's controversial former Prime Minister explores one overarching question: Do leaders define their eras or do the times make the man? This riveting documentary will close the Jewish film festival on a high note.
From the thrilling rescue of Ethiopian Jews, to the musings of Poles living in a neighbourhood built from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, to a heartwarming relationship that transforms the lives of a young Israeli man and the middle-aged American journalist who sublets his Tel Aviv apartment, the 21st annual Calgary Jewish Film Festival has something for everyone.
The Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival runs November 6 through November 21.
Visit the festival website (www.CalgaryJewishFilmFestival.ca) for more information and to buy a festival pass or tickets to individual films. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Beth Tzedec Synagogue at info@bethtzedec.ca or 403-255-8688.
Maxine Fischbein is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for Alberta Jewish News.
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Pop veterans' new singles rebel against current top 40 trends
Justin Timberlake's seventh album, "The 20/20 Experience," will be released on March 19.
The recent releases of Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" and Destiny's Child's "Nuclear" have created a lot of buzz in the popular music scene. The tracks mark the artists' first in seven and eight years, respectively. But based on the YouTube comments, which is probably the best gauge of public opinion at this point, the songs are not very well-liked.
While both of the songs do break the EDM/Dance trend of current top 40 hits, the question is, do these songs mark an important musical milestone, or are they simply forgettable comeback attempts by aging musicians?
Clearly, popular music has been getting increasingly more electronic since the death of grunge in the late 90s, sacrificing raw, organic recording techniques in favor of compressed, cookie-cutter production. The major record labels have a logical reason for enacting this shift: money.
Rather than putting the time, effort, and financial resources into customizing the production of popular albums to create a distinct sound for each artist as was common until the boy band era, modern producers use formulaic compression and mastering techniques that blanket pop music with generic vocals. In addition to compression, the current trend is to lay the one-size-fits-all vocal tracks on top of synthesized wobble bass and crunchy, digital leads.
This type of rampant corner-cutting has led to a backlash in organic music produced using the age-old method of customizing mastering and production techniques to give each artist a unique sound, epitomized in 2012's "Shields" by Grizzly Bear, "An Awesome Wave" by Alt-J, and "A Thing Called Divine Fits" by Divine Fits, three albums which have ushered in a new era of indie rock based heavily on psychedelic soundscapes and analog signal processing.
By definition, these artists and artists like them will probably never produce a top 40 hit, unless a drastic shift occurs in the listening tastes of the general public and indie musicians become the new Katy Perrys and Justin Biebers, a paradox which would probably tear a hole in the space-time continuum and end life as we know it.
In regards to the original question, the new Destiny's Child and Justin Timberlake hits definitely mark a milestone in the progression of popular music. For the first time in several years, the vocals in a popular music song are unique and identifiable.
Moreover, these artists are the well-respected pop veterans, whose influential contributions to pop music include the seminal albums "The Writing's on the Wall" and "FutureSex/LoveSounds," respectively.
"Suit & Tie" incorporates an eerie arpeggiated background piano track reminiscint of the end of Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead," a bold move on Timberlake's part, and one which has perhaps cost him the adoration of fans of his earlier work.
"Nuclear" features an ambient electronic background (in contrast to the grimy, dubstep-based EDM beats found in most pop music today) that calls to mind the peaceful propulsion of Tycho's "Dive" album, overlayed by beautifully mastered vocals that pay homage to the long-passed golden age of R&B.
Hopefully the rest of the pop industry will take the impressive hint delivered by these two singles and begin to start once again using the time-honored recording and mastering techniques that once made popular music an art form practiced by genuine musicians.
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1. Chuck Berry once opened a restaurant called The Southern Air in Missouri. According to a former waitress, Berry wired the women's toilets with a video camera and recorded some two hundred unsuspecting patrons using it. Charges were dropped when Berry agreed to compensate the victims of his "potty cam" financially.
2. The melody of The Beach Boys' classic 'Surfin' USA' is almost identical to the melody of Chuck's 1958 classic 'Sweet Little Sixteen'. They sounded so alike in fact that The Beach Boys had to give Berry co-writing credit in order to avoid a lawsuit. A profitable experience in the end for Mr. Berry.
3. Ever the food lover Chuck loves to eat the following: beef, seafood, peaches, home fries, candied yams, chili, grape soda, orange juice, Snickers bars and Dutch apple pie. But despises liver, okra, gumbo, celery, carrots, cooked onions, grapefruit, salami and liquor. It's best to keep him happy.
4. Starting young, Chuck sang in his St. Louis church's Baptist choir at age six. His first notable performance was on his school's musical stage singing 'Confessin' The Blues' accompanied by his friend, Tommy Stevens, on guitar. Stevens' impressive guitar licks soon inspired him to learn how to play the instrument himself.
6. Between 1948 and 1955, Berry worked as a janitor at the Fisher Body auto assembly plant, trained to be a hairdresser at the Poro School, freelanced as a photographer, and assisted his father as a carpenter. All the while beginning his career as a musician. Eclectic.
7. Chuck got the moniker 'Johnny' from Johnnie Johnson, a pianist who collaborated with Berry on many songs, including 'Maybellene' and 'Roll Over Beethoven'. Johnson wrote songs on piano, while Berry converted them to guitar and wrote lyrics. Berry joined Johnnie's group, The Sir John Trio, in 1953 as lead singer.
8. Chuck's famous 'duck walk' dance - as imitated by Marty McFly in the '80s classic Back To The Future - originated in 1956, when Berry attempted to hide wrinkles in his rayon suit by shaking them out with his now-signature body movements.
9. Due to being burned early on in his career, and occasional run-ins with the IRS, Chuck always gets paid in cash. A notable occasion in Australia 1975 saw Berry caught at Sydney Airport with $50,000 in an attaché case. There remains currency restrictions due to this famous incident.
10. Whenever he performs live Berry picks a venue near an Indian restaurant. While at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall in the 1990s, the stage door was directly opposite the front door of the Mogul-E-Azam restaurant so he was able to sneak out the stage door and have his meal immediately.


The psalm invites us simply to turn again to the God who is good, faithful and loving. It reassures us of his help and friendship.
In our turning to him we do what is right. We might be turning from what is bad and wrong, but in turning we do what is good and best.
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That the best solutions to our problems remain within the republican-democratic framework embodied in our Constitution.
Tearing down the house is not an option. The ground rules for our government are clearly outlined in a 229 year old Constitution that begins with the words, "We the people . . ." Its seven articles and twenty-seven amendments have provided the American people with a solid foundation for responsible progress. Its strength lies in its simplicity and its longevity.
Some will rightly argue that progress hasn't come quickly enough for many Americans, but the responsibility for those failures remains with our elected officials and the citizens who vote them into office. The best possible path to change is within the existing system using the power of our vote and the freedoms expressed within the 1st and 14th Amendments.
Representative government is still the best form of government for America. Communism, socialism, and excessive democracy are threats to the established system. Any attempts to fundamentally alter the structure of the republic should be met with suspicion and skepticism.
That conflict is inherent in politics and our discourse should be civil.
Until we achieve a cultural singularity, there will always be people of differing opinions and beliefs. Understanding this is the first step to finding compromise and common ground. By accepting the reality of inevitable opposing arguments, we loosen the hold of our passion over reason. Acknowledging the certainty of conflict allows us to better respond when our convictions are challenged by others. We are, and always have been, a debating society.
However, civil discourse is lacking in our present day. The Internet has opened up a world of anonymity that allows people to speak without thinking. As moderates, our goal will be to raise the standard of discussion to a level that we would use in real life. We must imagine each other as real people, not just random profile pictures serving as avatars for our digital selves.
Speak with passion, but communicate with civility. Don't simply wait for your turn to talk. Learn to listen and engage your adversaries with the same measure of respect you expect to be returned. Instead of pointing out what's wrong with your opponent's point of view, first find out what's right. Avoid the pitfalls of condescension and insult that disrupt the flow of conversation. Remember that the discussion is always more important than any one person's position on an issue, including your own.
That the facts are not in dispute, but evidence is open to interpretation.
Statistical measures and scientific data have become more readily available to the average person. Within seconds, anyone can find relevant information on any topic or issue imaginable. This has led some to believe that almost everything can be proved with an absolute certainty; that facts will always lead to a definitive answer. Not so.
No single fact can stand on its own as a justification for taking a particular position. Instead, we collect and combine facts to create evidence and form educated opinions. For example, it is a fact that the United States added 151,000 jobs in January of 2016. It is also a fact that the labor participation rate in America is at a thirty-year low of 62.5%. Taken together, these two facts can be presented as evidence and interpreted differently. Some people will assert this data as proof of a rebounding job market. Others will claim that the low labor participation rate is indicative of a still struggling economy.
The reality always ends up being somewhere in the middle. Very few issues end up being definitive, because the evidence is determined by the individual with the opinion. In other words, we shape our beliefs by using our own experience and education to root out the relevance of certain facts over others. In the example above, someone who is unemployed will see those facts differently than the person who just got hired.
Because facts and evidence are so important to our ability to communicate, understanding the distinction between the two is crucial to moderate philosophy.
That finding compromise and common ground is our first principle.
Following these guidelines will allow us to have constructive debates that lead to a more productive government. By making compromise a priority we can relax our convictions and focus on positive results. For too long, our country has been satirically polarized into separate camps of right and left. The two major parties have divided us to the point of stagnation. As moderates, we believe that there is a middle path to prosperity and progress. Each of us will have to give up as much as we gain, but in the end, we'll all end up in the same place.
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