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University of Surrey supports Guildford Street Angels scheme for second year
The University of Surrey is providing further financial support to local charity Guildford Street Angels. The £1000 donation will help towards covering the cost of providing their night-time patrols, on Friday and Saturday nights.
Guildford Street Angel volunteers have been patrolling Guildford Town Centre at weekends, late at night, since 2008 - listening, caring and helping vulnerable people. Street Angels have been recognised as making a significant contribution to ensuring the welfare of people on the streets of Guildford at night, including many students.
Nikki Dormon, Public Engagement Manager at the University of Surrey, said "We are delighted to be able to support and work collaboratively with the Street Angels project again this year. Students, as well as many other members of our community, benefit from the care and support offered by the Street Angels night-time patrols, and we really value being able to work closely with the Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy and the rest of the team. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students is our top priority and the Street Angels programme, alongside our own Street Marshals initiative, helps us to achieve this."
Rev Noelle Coe, Guildford Town Chaplain, thanked the University for their support saying: "The Chaplaincy is thrilled and most grateful to receive this on-going support for our Street Angel project. Many of the people that we help are students, so we are pleased to be working collaboratively with the University to help care for them."
She added "Street Angels are known and respected in our Town and are there to assist people of any age in need, which is particularly valued at the end of the night to encourage people to disperse quietly and get home safely. The Angels work closely with the police, providing additional eyes and ears, working to avoid conflict and reducing pressure on the emergency services."
To find out more about the University's work in the local community visit: surrey.ac.uk/community
Archdeacon of Surrey joins Guildford Street Angels
The Archdeacon of Surrey, The Venerable Paul Davies joined Guildford Street Angels for the last night out before lockdown. The team will be hanging up the hats & halos for a bit now but plan to be out as soon as they safely can.
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Oldham Street Angels salute a helping hand from the Revolve Cafe
The Oldham Street Angels have been getting a helping hand with freshly cooked meals for the vulnerable courtesy of the Revolve Café at Oldham Leisure Centre.
The Oldham Street Angels, who more typically can be found volunteering on the streets supporting revellers and the night time economy, have expanded their provision since lockdown and are now offering hot meals to feed the homeless and those in need.
Donna Shaw, Coordinator and Development worker for the Oldham Street Angels, said: "As the night time economy closed, the Oldham Street Angels gradually started to help the community in a different way, offering hot meals, hot drinks and toiletries the vulnerable may need.
"Our volunteers are now providing a takeaway hot meal on Wednesdays between 2-4pm and Saturdays between 9-11pm.
"But the last few weeks have become really challenging.
"We are now in a new lockdown and have lost a lot of our donations.
"We have managed to keep going through generous individuals and companies, helping us to provide 200 meals a week."
Mark Woodcock, Project Officer for the Oldham Active Communities Project, run through Oldham Community Leisure, said: "Prior to lockdown we ran a regular session at Oldham Leisure Centre, the Friday Club, which helped to combat loneliness.
"As we can only currently run the Friday Club virtually, we have been looking at the most effective way to use some of the funding we allocate to run this club in our centre to the wider community.
"We felt it would be a great idea to offer some freshly cooked meals to the homeless and to those would really benefit."
Mark and the OCL team have been collecting the raw food ingredients, whilst the Oldham Leisure Centre cooks, Brenda and Lesley, have been preparing wholesome and filling meals for the Oldham Street Angels to distribute.
This weeks' meal was a delicious cheese and onion pie with vegetables.
Mark added: "Oldham Community Leisure has been very supportive of ways to engage with the community at this difficult time and want to continue to help out, even when our centres remain closed.
"We are very lucky that members of our team, such as Lesley and Brenda, are happy to volunteer and help to build strong community partnerships.
"It's a real collaborative team effort."
Donna concluded: "We are so grateful to our volunteers and partners, including OCL.
"We are committed to help those in need, and we are humbled by the Oldham community spirit, helping us to help others."
For more details about the Oldham Street Angels, click on: https://www.facebook.com/OldhamAngels
Blackpool crazy golf course revamped to create safe space for homeless people
A Blackpool entertainment spot is being developed to provide a safe meeting place for homeless people in the area.
The crazy golf course on Princess Parade is being renovated by community engagement charity Redeeming Our Communities, homeless charity Street Angels and partly funded by the Fulfilling Lives programme.
The site, at the seafront, has become a popular congregation point for homeless people living across the resort over the past few years.
Around four months ago Street Angels identified it as a place where they could help sending down a van to provide food, tea, coffee and a person to talk to if needed.
Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) is a non-for profit Christian organisation that brings together community groups, churches, the police, the fire service, local authorities and voluntary agencies to empower them to work together for practical change.
The organisation has also recognised it as an area it could help and began work on Friday (November 6) blitzing the course by sanding, painting, trimming down the unruly hedges and de-weeding the area.
ROC Garden development manager for the ROC Garden team in the North West said: "There's two parts to what we do; the first is to help people back onto the road of employment, building up skills and confidence; the second is gardening.
"So far, we have only played a small part in this project it's mainly headed up by Paul Rawson in Blackpool from Street Angels with funding from Fulfilling Lives.
"Our ROC Garden team were able to help with some of the maintenance and keeping it looking tidy for the general public and service users to use.
"It's definitely making the town centre safer as it was place where a lot of homeless people used to naturally gather and meet. We make efforts to help the nighttime economy safer so we aim to help by providing a safer place for those who struggle with addiction late at night. We'd also like to take on some homeless people as volunteers to maintain the area which could hopefully lead to employment."
The site is an old heritage plot which the charity says can't be improved by starting again so the effort has to go into restoring the existing course. The area also evokes a lot of nostalgia as due to it being close to the popular North Pier. So far, the renovation has had an excellent response from the community.
Founder of Street Angels, Paul Blakey MBE, said: "I have seen and am impressed with the massive amount of work put into restoring the Crazy Golf Course on Princess Parade by the Blackpool and the Fylde Street Angels and partners.
"It is an inspiring story and one that will become a new family favourite attraction on Blackpool's seafront for years to come. That the project will help continue to support the homeless community in Blackpool which sees them offered hope and the possibility of support to get them re-homed is even more of a reason to look forward to the Crazy Golf Course reopening soon.
The course is expected to be fully open to the public by Easter 2021.
November Community Hero - Andy Burns BEM
November's Community Hero is Andy Burns BEM who founded Street Chaplains in Dundee in 2000.
Andy shares that a visit to Dundee for a fish supper late one weekend evening became the start of Street Chaplains.
"We were surprised at the vast numbers of young people in the pubs, clubs and on the streets so next week we started Street Chaplains.
"We worked under the radar for three years, building the team and working independently chatting to people and making connections.
"After a few years the police asked us what we were doing and asked if we could meet with the City Centre Sargeant.
"At that meeting he suggested we become integrated into the safety of the city centre and suggested the team wear uniforms and coats with an offer to pay for them, spending £3500 on high quality jackets for the growing team.
"The jackets are still in use today!"
The project went from strength to strength as the jacketed team spoke with door staff, pub and club owners and DJ's. The team are very much focussed on outreach, wanting to share the hope that is found in Jesus, and all members are encouraged to think of new and innovative ideas to reach out within Dundee.
"At one stage we were joining in with the pub karaokes with the team singing hymns such as 'What a friend we have in Jesus', 'Amazing Grace' and 'He's got the whole world in his hands' which went down exceptionally well as it was featured in the film Sister Act at the time."
Over the years the work of the Street Chaplains has expanded to include work with the homeless, nightclub chaplaincy and Festival Chaplains.
"We have made some strategic links with a wide range of organisations including Dundee City Council Licensing Board and Dundee Anti-Crime Network where we meet monthly with police, bar staff and managers to ensure that Dundee is a safe and vibrant night out for people."
One of the key developments is Festival Chaplains which started in Montrose, at Mo Fest, in 2013 and has since expanded to include Edinburgh Festival, Brechin Festival and one off events such as Radio 1's Big Weekend. The team have also connected with The Living Room in Tenerife with several of the team visiting to take part in outreach in Los Americas amongst visitors and workers.
Andy moved back to his home town in Northern Ireland in 2015 where he saw a need for Street Chaplains in towns in Northern Ireland including Lurgan, Newcastle and Kilkeel which he started in partnership with local church communities.
"We hope to keep developing new ideas for the future with daytime chaplains in Northern Ireland a possibility and prayer walking as communities come out of the various lockdowns.
"Our heart and vision at this time is to look at how we offer support and help to business owners both during the day and in the evenings to help them as they recover from 2020."
In 2018 Andy was recognised by Her Majesty the Queen and received a BEM (British Empire Medal). Andy and a few of the volunteers, bar staff and managers and church representatives attended a reception in Dundee City Chambers where the Lord Lieutenant presented Andy with his honour. Later in the year Andy and his wife Marina were invited to the Queen's Garden Party in Holyrood Palace where he met the Queen.
"This honour is on behalf of all the volunteers who have invested amazingly into local communities both in Scotland and Northern Ireland and is doing so have seen a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour and shown people the hope and love that can be known through Jesus."
Over the 20 years the team has helped and assisted hundreds of people.
"Recently in Newcastle a young man approached the team to share that he had been a drug addict and drunk at least a bottle of vodka a day.
"Through one of the Street Chaplain volunteers chatting to him and showing that his life had worth and meaning he decided to go to rehab and went to a Christain rehab centre in Manchester.
"He is now back in Newcastle and has joined a local church and is getting his life on track with a prayer and hope to go to Bible College and become a pastor."
Street Chaplains have a motto of Reaching Out to make Christ Known and the team are certainly doing that amongst some of the least reached people in Dundee and Northern Ireland.
To find out more visit dundeechaplains.org.uk or facebook.com/ROCKStreetChaplains.
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Training from Community Safety Trust
As part of Interfaith Week from 8th -15th November. CST - Community Safety Trust are putting on some SAFE (Security Advice For Everyone) webinars that cover all of the key elements of security for places of worship and will include Covid implications. Some of the areas covered are:-
understanding the threat
lessons from past attacks
everyday security
legal responsibilities
suspicious people and items
run, hide, tell
how to be welcoming but safe
dealing with problems
relationships with neighbours and police
security stewards
protecting against attacks
evacuation and invacuation
Due to the current climate they will also be covering the implications of COVID-19 on security and the current Government guidance; especially in relation to places of worship.
They will leave attendees with an action plan they can adapt and implement at their own location.
They have developed 2 webinars A+B, each lasting an hour that ideally need you to participate in both – including time for questions. There is also a combined webinar.
Please note that each individual will need to register for the event using their Zoom registration.
Webinar A: 7pm to 8pm on Monday 9th of November
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4016015644375/WN_4XbL_8QhTVa4iSy6Yyh1MQ
Webinar A+B: 7pm to 9.15pm on Tuesday 10th of November (includes a 15 minute break)
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9316014761820/WN_RPeoAdykQZeTRpT_4ERMhw
Webinar B: 7pm to 8pm on Thursday 12th of November
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3316015644694/WN_8u5IQwOjQQqpQAm1cNjTtw
About CST
The Community Security Trust is the UK Jewish community security organisation. We can trace our roots back 75 years to when a group of Jewish ex-servicemen returning from war were horrified to discover that the racism that had been rife in Britain in the 1930s had not gone away. They set up a group to protect the UK Jewish community and from those beginnings we now have the CST: around 100 professional staff and 2,500 active, trained volunteers providing security at the UK's 650 Jewish community buildings and 1,000 Jewish community events every year.
CST has shared their knowledge with other faith groups for decades, but since the Christchurch and Sri Lanka attacks we have been inundated with requests to help other communities, including many from police forces, local government and mayors' offices around the country.
They have responded by delivering security awareness briefings to these faith communities. They call this programme SAFE – Security Advice For Everyone. CST is doing this work because they believe it is right to share their security knowledge with communities that are the target of hate crime. Visit their website for more www.cst.org.uk
Guildford's Street Angels Leader Chris Britton Awarded BEM
Guildford Street Angels leader Chris Britton has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The award for Mr Britton, chair of Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy (GTCC), marks his many years of community service, especially with young people in the town.
He moved here 40 years ago, volunteered as a Street Angel in their first year of operation, 2008, and now champions the work as a trustee. Mr Britton steered inception of the Community Angels project which now serves the lonely and isolated in our local communities.
The Boys' Brigade has been another passion, serving for 45 years, 30 with the 1st Guildford Company he led for 15 years and he has helped in a local initiative to start new after-school clubs, called "Fusion" groups.
The Britton family have been members of St Saviour's Church since 1981, where he has also served in many roles.
"I am so proud, and humbled, to have been awarded the BEM, such an unexpected honour," Mr Britton said.
"To be able to be involved with projects that have helped so many people, from all walks of life, and particularly young people has been a privilege in itself.
"I believe this special recognition reflects on the work of all the teams of volunteers at GTCC and the other charities I am involved in, who share my passion about serving others, motivated by putting faith into action."
Mr Britton will be presented with his medal by Michael More-Molyneux, HM Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (patron of GTCC), at a special ceremony.
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October's Community Hero - Frances Novillo
October - Frances Novillo, Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy
October's CNI Network and Inspire Magazine community hero is Frances Novillo from Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy.
Frances has spent most of her career as a church musician and then went back to university to complete a Masters in the Psychology of Religion, during which Frances started to volunteer as a Chaplain with Hertfordshire Police.
"I started the course not expecting to change my career but it surprised me that I could hold my faith position with integrity in discussion with people of other and no faith backgrounds.
"Through my ministry with church music I was mostly working with Christians, whereas the course and volunteering made me realise that I was able to be a person of Christian faith in the wider sphere of society.
"Working in chaplaincy in Hertfordshire I met people from the Jewish, Muslim and Pagan communities and for me that helped me to become clearer expressing my faith as I didn't have the safety blanket of only talking to people who were Christian, like me.
"I have become a more faith-filled Christian ministering outside of the church setting."
After graduating, Frances saw an advert for a Lead Chaplain with Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy.
"I took on this role in 2018 which encompassed Street Angels and Town Centre Chaplaincy.
"Walking into the office and seeing stab vests made me wonder what on earth I had let myself in for!
"However speaking to the Police I was relieved to be advised we didn't need to wear stab vests and when out on patrol with the Street Angels I realised how much we were welcomed, accepted and loved by the people out and about in Watford on weekend evenings."
A large part of the Lead Chaplain's role was to pull together policies and procedures to help safeguard the volunteers in the work they do. Frances has also become a key part of wider strategic planning for the smooth running of the town, taking part in PubWatch, Community Protection Group, Domestic Abuse Forum, Suicide Prevention Board and the Bereavement Forum.
"Having the Street Angels and church voice heard in these groups is good for the work across the country as others involved are often part of national networks.
"It is a massive responsibility to be a Christian invited to a place at the table of these mostly secular groups discussing dynamics that affect and bring change to our community and people.
"I really sense I am an ambassador for Christ and a link to the wider church community at these meetings.
"We do though need to change our language and attitudes away from Christianese to fit in with the language spoken by those we partner with seeking to bring and influence change."
After two and a half years working with Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy Frances is about to move on to a new role of Multi Faith Chaplaincy Lead for Surrey and Sussex Police.
"Part of the appeal of this role was the criteria in the job description to liaise with the Street Angel and Street Pastor projects across the region, which shows the high esteem that our work is held in.
This year Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy has benefited from the Government's encouragement for people to volunteer as well as a rising awareness of the pressures on people at work during an economic downturn.
"We have eleven volunteer chaplains visiting businesses such as Pret, Starbucks, Wetherspoons, gyms, gift shops, the Market and Town Hall.
"As a Chaplaincy we were really sorry to hear that John Lewis would not be reopening in Watford but we were available to support the staff who were facing redundancy.
"Our Chaplains are supporting other shop staff and business owners facing a worrying future, for example, the ripple effect of John Lewis closing has caused concern that customers who used to come to Watford for John Lewis but stay to visit other shops simply won't come back."
"Our daytime Chaplains and night-time Street Angels continue to be a sign of hope and joy day and night across the town centre.
Frances has also started other initiatives such as Watford Wellness working with the Chamber of Commerce will continue thanks to the amazing dedicated volunteer team.
For more information visit watfordtcc.org, facebook.com/watfordtcc and twitter.com/watford_TCC
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Only radicalism can prevent an irreversible "Hothouse Earth"
We still have time to prevent catastrophic climate change - but a limited social democratic project is inadequate.
By Mathew Lawrence
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Firefighters monitor a back fire as they battle the Medocino Complex fire on 7 August, 2018 near Lodoga, California.
On the morning of 16 July 1945 in the deserts of New Mexico, a small group of scientists gathered in secret to witness the detonation of the first atomic bomb. The test – codenamed "Trinity" – was the subject of a bet among the group: how powerful would the explosion be? Strikingly, the majority significantly underestimated the power of their collective creation, whose blast was heard over 100 miles away, with a mushroom cloud blooming 7.5 miles into the sky. Indeed, only one apparently wore the full safety gear provided. And yet, as Robert Oppenheimer, mastermind of the bomb, later remarked, they had "become death, destroyer of worlds".
In a summer of raging fires and a scorched earth, we are at an analogous moment. Our power has transformed the earth and its ecosystems, a transformation that deepens daily. As yesterday's "Hothouse Earth" report from the Stockholm Resilience Centre – a leading research hub on sustainability and climate change - suggests, we risk triggering tipping points that could desolate large parts of the planet, rendering them uninhabitable. This is the reality of the Anthropocene, our new era in which human action is the decisive and destructive influence on the Earth's ecosystems.
Just like the atomic scientists, we risk failing to grasp both our power and the scale of change hurtling towards us. This year's British Social Attitudes survey showed that while most people believe climate change is happening, only a third of people in the UK think it is mainly caused by human activity. Meanwhile, only a quarter of people are very worried about climate change, less than the number who aren't worried at all.
But whatever we think of it, from scorching temperatures to a planet on fire, the reality and violence of climate change is already upon us. Our impact – or more precisely, the impact of an extractive model of capitalism that has transformed our relationship with nature to the rhythm of capital accumulation – is deeper and more systemic than many realise.
We are now deep into ecological deficit. Resources are being consumed at around 1.7 times the Earth's ability to regenerate them. We are living through the sixth mass extinction and nearly two-thirds of all vertebral life has died since 1970. The stubborn entrenchment of carbon into our economies means that we are highly unlikely to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, increasing the chance of severe climatic disturbance.Only radicalism can prevent an irreversible "Hothouse Earth"
Meanwhile, the global food system has destroyed a third of all arable land and, at current rates, global top soil degradation means that there may only be 60 global harvests left. In all, human activity has pushed environmental systems into "unsafe" operating spaces, threatening the preconditions upon which life can occur and societies flourish. Marx's metabolic rift – ecological crisis under capitalism - is wide and growing.
The potential consequences were starkly set out in the Hothouse Earth report. While the cascading effects are less probable if temperature rises are kept to 2 degree rises or below, at least within the next few decades, it remains a possible and severe risk. And if we go sharply above that limit, then the severity of disruption escalates dramatically.
Of course, with many of the Earth's natural systems tipping towards breakdown, "doomism" is tempting. But fatefulness –paralysis in the face of the magnitude of the task – is fatal. Critically we still have time to act: Hothouse Earth mustn't – and doesn't have to be - our future. The task then, to paraphrase Raymond Williams, is to make hope possible and galvanise action, rather than make despair convincing and immobilising.
What is clear is that surface level tinkering is the guarantee of deterioration on a dramatic and devastating scale. As the report puts it, "Incremental linear changes to the present socioeconomic system are not enough to stabilise the Earth System. Widespread, rapid, and fundamental transformations will likely be required to reduce the risk of crossing the threshold and locking in the Hothouse Earth pathway."
The implications of this are stark and vital. We are living amid the ruins of a failing carbon civilization. Our societies, institutions and economies – which have generated the conditions of accelerating planetary breakdown – are simply incapable of delivering the scale and speed of transformation needed to avoid environmental collapse. The status quo is dead; politics just hasn't caught up.
For sections of the right, environmental collapse of whatever intensity could prompt a doubling down on an exclusionary nation state, with increasingly violent borders thrown up to keep an unstable world at bay. But retreating behind barriers, an unequal sharing of the pain of climate change, and a reliance on technological "moonshots" for salvation cannot ultimately manage the challenges of the Anthropocene.
It would be a deeply unjust approach, not least given our outsized culpability for circumstances. But it would be an ineffective one too; it would fail to grapple with the socio-economic arrangements driving crisis, be replete with excessive risk, and cause vast and unneeded suffering.
For the left, the task is harder: to build a politics capable of transforming global socio-economic conditions to justly bring our impacts within safe planetary limits by the mid-century, while building and deepening resilience between and within communities and nations for the disruptions to come.
This will require political and economic imagination, capable of remaking at scale the core institutions that shape production and consumption, investment and the stewardship of resources. It will require a politics committed to democratic negotiation of the challenges of the Anthropocene, capable of collective restraint where necessary, while mobilising for shared, sustainable abundance where possible.
Reviving a limited social democratic project – which relied on a set of historically contingent circumstances such as the economic conditions of the "Great Moderation", which have now come to an end, or an extractive, gendered and racialised international political economy that exacerbated the ecological deficit - is unlikely to suffice. In an age of instability, radicalism of intent is the only serious position, a position which demands – politically hard though it will likely prove - a corresponding level of international co-operation.
We have not yet become, like Oppenheimer and his bomb, "the destroyer of worlds". But we are close. Our actions now will shape the types of future we and future generations experience. What is required in the Anthropocene is a more ambitious politics: a politics of will, seriousness, and imagination.
Mathew Lawrence is senior research fellow at IPPR and editor of IPPR Progressive Review. He works on project on understanding and responding to environmental collapse and tweets @dantonshead
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Maxwell to be sentenced for sex trafficking in June
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite convicted of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein, will be sentenced in June, a US judge said Friday.
"The Court hereby schedules the sentencing in this matter for June 28, 2022, at 11:00 am," a court document signed by New York District judge Alison Nathan said.
Maxwell potentially faces life behind bars.
Her trial and conviction last month for assisting Epstein -- who hanged himself in his New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial -- exposed a murky world of sex trafficking among the rich and powerful.
The Oxford-educated daughter of the late British press baron Robert Maxwell, who grew up in wealth and privilege and became a friend of British royalty, turned 60 on Christmas, just days before her conviction.
Two of Epstein's victims said they were as young as 14 when Maxwell began grooming them and arranging for them to give massages to Epstein that ended in sexual activity.
Her lawyers demanded a new trial this month after a juror told a news agency he had helped convict Maxwell by telling fellow jury members about his experience of sexual abuse.
In response, the US government offered to drop two perjury charges linked to claims Maxwell made in a 2016 deposition in a separate civil lawsuit should the sex crimes conviction stand, according to court documents dated January 10.
Each perjury charge carries a maximum five-year prison term.
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Another year…and yet another milestone anniversary in the Civil Rights calendar.
On 28th August 2013, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's ever-resonant "I Have A Dream" speech.
In 2014, the Civil Rights Act was fifty years young.
And today marks fifty years since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson — glorified in the movie, "Selma" and featured in Act 2 of our extraordinary musical, I DREAM.
With all the racially-charged drama and death on the streets of America in recent times, it is no surprise that many claim that little real progress has been made in civil rights politics over the last half-century. But rather than focusing solely on the undeniable tragedies around us, on this auspicious day let us honour the pioneers and martyrs who marched before us, vowing that we will always treasure this hard-won privilege by getting out and actually voting whenever election time rolls around.
We know all too well that this right that is taken for granted in western democracies is by no means guaranteed in so many other countries around the world. Yet the stats for voter turn-out in idealised western democracies are often nothing short of woeful. Anything above 70% turn-out is highly unusual, which suggests that at least three eligible voters out of every ten are electing not to cast a ballot. Meanwhile, the sad irony remains that it is typically the most disadvantaged in any given society – those who really need to use their vote to change the status quo – who tend to be most poorly represented at the polling booths. Even in the relatively peaceful U.K., where this year the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta (an early 'bill of rights') is being commemorated, young women aged 18-24 are statistically the least likely to vote and less than half of them (44%) voted in the U.K.'s General Election of 2010. This is despite the sacrifices of their suffragette sisters a century before. Why young people feel so disconnected from the democratic process is the subject of ongoing debate. However, just prior to the most recent General Election in May this year, a newspaper article written by a privileged, young Oxford University graduate argued against voting, on the basis that it gives way too much credibility to politicians who don't deserve it.
And yet, real change can happen through the ballot box, when many normally apolitical or apathetic people are mobilised in large numbers to get out and vote. The election of the USA's first African-American president is just one epic example — one which would have delighted Dr King and others, whose struggles led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act.
The British wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill, once said that "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time". So for the time being, let's embrace the imperfections of the best version that we have and make sure that we exercise the rights that we have been guaranteed, for the glory of those, who like Dr. King, his comrades-without-arms and other unsung heroes of similar movements all over the world, broke through the barriers of oppression for the benefit of us all.


Home » Will Working Out Harm Your Skin?
There is no doubt that you have heard this numerous times before: working out is great for you! It helps keep you lean, builds and maintains muscles, strengthens your immune system, increases energy levels and improves confidence! But what about your skin?
Well, another benefit of working out is that it improves circulation, which, in turn, also aids in keeping your skin vibrant and healthy! However, your skin may also break out (due to bacteria) or get dehydrated if you do not drink enough water!
If you want to ensure that you reap all of the benefits of working out and keep your skin looking great, keep these three things in mind before, during and after you get some exercise.
Take Off Your Makeup Before Your Workout.
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Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major (Egyptian)
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The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra presents Camille Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 103 in F Major (Egyptian) featuring soloist Saetbyeol Kim, a doctoral student of James Giles and winner in the Bienen School's 2018-2019 Concerto/Aria Competition. Victor Yampolsky conducts.
Allegro animato
Molto allegro
By the time Camille Saint-Saëns composed his Fifth Piano Concerto— 20 years after his Fourth—he was 60 years old, and an avid traveler who particularly enjoyed the North African countries of Algiers and Egypt. This particular concerto was written during a visit to the Egyptian city of Luxor and was eventually nicknamed "Egyptian," but that idea did not originate with Saint-Saëns. Instead he described the work more generically as a "sea voyage" and filled it with vivid colors and characters that inspire delight and zeal to listeners and fellow-travelers. The work was premiered in in 1896 with the composer as soloist.
The first movement begins with a duet of undulating scales between orchestra and soloist; the texture sparkles irresistibly and evokes a relaxed oceanside. Throughout staggeringly virtuosic writing for the soloist, Saint- Saëns transforms and reimagines his original material and employs a wide palate of orchestral colors. The second movement, with its modal scales and driving rhythmic accompaniment, is perhaps the most "Egyptian" of the three movements. The soloist must call upon a dramatic and expressive sensibility in cadenza-like passages meant to evoke the music of North Africa and Spain. The bustling, extroverted finale was described by one early critic as a welcome end to exotic travel: a "gay little march tune" suggesting "a happy return to Paris boulevards."
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Q: Counting all possible combinations of a playoff tournament I have a question about a chess tournament, and I need to count all possible different tournaments. It's a playoff so that after the first round there are $2^n$ players, after the second round there are $2^{(n-1)}$ and so on....
So, how do I count it? Thanks!

A: For a tournament starting with $2^n$ players, let $A_n$ be  the number off all possible match results. That is, $A_n$ is the number of different player pools for the next round.
So, I am calling two tournaments different if there is a round where the player pools are different. I am ignoring the different ways for which a particular player pool in round $i$
can be obtained from the games played in the previous round.
Then $A_{n+1} = B_{n+1}\cdot A_n$, where $B_{n+1}$ is the number of different match results in the first round of a tournament with $2^{n+1}$ players.
Now,
$B_n= { 2^n\choose 2^{n-1}}$.
$A_1$=2
$A_2= B_2 \cdot A_1=  { { 4\choose 2}}\cdot 2 $
$A_3= B_3\cdot A_2= {8\choose 4} \cdot  { { 4\choose 2}}\cdot2 $
$A_4= B_4\cdot A_3={16\choose 8}\cdot {8\choose 4}\cdot { { 4\choose 2}}\cdot2 $
$\ \ \ \vdots$
$A_n={2^n\choose 2^{n-1}}\cdot{2^{n-1}\choose 2^{n-2}}\cdot\cdots\cdot{8\choose 4} \cdot  { { 4\choose 2}}\cdot2 $.
Of course, the above can be simplified considerably:
Note that  $2^n-2^{n-1}=2^{n-1}$.
So ${ 2^n\choose 2^{n-1}}={(2^n)!\over (2^{n-1})!(2^{n-1})!}$, and we have:
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Hoard's Dairyman Intel
Jersey registrations top 100,000 again
Jan. 16 2017 08:03 AM
By Dennis Halladay, Western Editor
Jersey registrations
The 21st century has been extraordinarily good to the Jersey breed.
To say there has been a surge in appreciation for small brown cows is a huge understatement. In fact, according to annual registration totals reported by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), the breed's popularity has never been greater.
Total AJCA registrations in 2016 were 111,410 — the fourth most in the history of the association, which was founded in 1868. It's the fifth time ever that registrations were over 100,000. It is also the ninth year in a row that AJCA posted a record exceeding 1953's 87,692 registrations . . . a high watermark that previously stood for 55 years.
One number from not so ancient history illustrates how incredibly far Jersey popularity and value to dairy farmers has come: The all-time low in registrations was 33,104 in 1973.
By comparison, the 567,956 registrations in the five-year bar graph shown above are more than all of what occurred during the entire 1960s — or the '70s or '80s or '90s. Put another way, the 1,514,784 total registrations since 2000 is more than during the previous 30 years combined.
It's a turnaround that has not been driven by sympathy, but by a "show me the money" attitude.
Three years after registrations bottomed out in 1973, a do-or-die push to save Jerseys from commercial extinction — Project Equity — was created in 1976. That effort ultimately encouraged processors to pay for everyone's milk based upon the protein and other high value components it contained.
AJCA Executive Secretary and CEO Neal Smith has called it, "without question the greatest project ever undertaken by a breed organization on behalf of its members."
The producer-funded idea grew slowly at first, but eventually led to multiple component pricing (MCP) that is used in nearly every Federal Milk Marketing Order today. As MCP adoption grew, so did Jerseys' commercial competitiveness and producer popularity.
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Many carriers are releasing news about MLR updates during this time of year. What does this mean for your clients?
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Q: Krull dimension of finite rings I have the following question(s):
Can the Krull dimension of a finite ring be any natural number?
Thanks for the help!

A: Any finite ring is Artinian, and hence has Krull dimension zero. The reason is, that in any Artinian ring every prime ideal is maximal.
References: Theorem 8.5 of Atiyah MacDonald.


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About Music Ministry
"A liturgical celebration can have no more solemn and pleasing feature than the whole assembly's expressing its faith and devotion in song" (Musicam Sacram #16).
The Music Ministry at Nativity is comprised of volunteer cantors, choirs, and instrumentalists whoim enhance our worship through music; we support the congregation in their full and active participation in the sung liturgy. We are always open to new members, no matter your experience or ability. If you or someone you know would like to join our ministry team, please contact our Music Director, Phillip Revekant. prevekant@nativity.org As St. Augustine said, "they who love, sing."
Cantors & Ensembles
Cantors:
Parish Choir:
Children's Choir:
Instrumentalists:
Resurrection Choir:
Phillip Revekant, Music Director
Phillip is a transplant to Orlando, coming from his native Buffalo, NY in spring of 2019. Being a church musician for over 20 years, Phillip has most recently served as Music Director for the new St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in the Lake Nona area of Orlando. Before moving to Orlando, he served as Music Director and Music Coordinator at several diverse parishes around the Buffalo area and served on the board for the Church Musicians Guild of Buffalo, the local chapter of The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). Phillip holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH where his core concentrations were organ, piano, and voice. In his years of ministry, Phillip has created, reimagined, and grown music programs for several faith communities. With his contagious enthusiasm for music and faith, Phillip inspires energetic participation by everyone gathered for liturgy.


David Carr, owner of McGuire's, held a champagne reception on October 9 to celebrate the relocation of the company's Southampton office on County Road 39. Dave was joined by dozens of local business owners, town officials, employees and others.
McGuire's also has offices in Riverhead, Patchogue, Greenport and at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi (center) joins McGuire's owner Dave Carr (right) and Town Council candidate Jim Malone (left) at the reception at McGuire's in Southampton on October 9.


The Society holds a Schools Writing Competition every two years. The theme for the 2008 competition was 'The Calm before the Storm'.
We are delighted to publish the winning entries below. However, unfortunately the Society is unable to give the actual names of the winners for privacy reasons.
This was their territory. He shouldn't be here. But there was no choice, not this time.There was blood in his hair, trickling down his neck onto the collar of his filthy shirt. Filthy, and getting filthier. The wall he was leaning on was encrusted with grime and mud, the white paint barely visible beneath the filth and graffiti.
His breath came in ragged, gasping sobs, his thin shoulders shaking. Rain ran off the bridge above him and hissed onto the cracked tarmac. The bridge shuddered slightly as a train thundered over it. He shivered.
It was early autumn, that time when the weather can't decide between hot and cold, and usually decides on rain. The city huddled under a dirty grey shower, and he huddled beneath the city, safe, for now. He'd been running for upwards of ten minutes, he needed a rest; he'd carry on when . . . he'd . . . rested.
A distant siren wailed, the sound snaking through the freezing squall. Police or ambulance? The end or nothing to do with him? Either way it didn't really matter. If the police caught up with him it would be another caution, another talking to, then back out onto the streets. If it was an ambulance, well, unless it was coming for him then he couldn't care less.
He touched the back of his head gingerly. Hot sticky blood clung to his fingers. He looked at it with something between disgust and disinterest, then wiped it on his trousers. He was used to the sight of blood – his own, or someone else's. It was all the same really. They make him bleed, they get the same treatment. Treat others as they treat you. That message had been drummed into him from such an early age it was practically instinct. And that instinct kept his face in one piece and most of his blood on the inside of his body.
But not this time. This time they'd been quicker. He'd been fighting again. But you had to fight to survive. If you didn't, you'd lose your ground, worse, your pride, and worse still, your place in the gang. He was a North Sider. It had at one point been the most powerful gang in the area – their territory had run from the canal right back to the train lines. But now, their ground was just the canal and some shabby warehouses; South Siders were pushing them further and further back. It was only a matter of time before there was a proper gang war raging over the territory. A prickle of fear and excitement touched his spine at the thought and he ran his thumb down the blade of the knife in his belt.
But unless he thought fast, he wouldn't live to see it. Or if he did, it'd be from intensive care. Six South Siders were on his tail. They knew he was on their land, just not exactly where. But it was only a matter of time. He had to be quick. He was a Tagger, and he'd drawn the short straw, and been 'volunteered' to tag the South Siders' bridge.
So, tag the bridge. Easy. He unzipped his bag as quietly as possible and pulled out four cans of spray paint. His hands shook as he slipped a mask over his mouth and nose – he could hear the South Siders on the bridge above him, shouting for him to show himself, clattering guns along the railings and flashing torches around.
Tag the bridge and run, tag the bridge . . . he thought desperately as he started spraying. A sword and a rose crossed over a Union Flag, with the words'North Sider' scrawled above it – his gang's tag. He made it as big as he could manage. He wished he could see the looks on their faces when they found it. North's tag on South territory? Priceless.
His heartbeat slowed and his breathing eased as the paint hissed almost silently onto the wall. He was a Tagger for a reason. Nothing else seemed to matter, just, paint the tag. Sure the South Siders might catch him, but it would be worth it. He'd be running for his life in a minute but first, the tag.
In the calm before the storm.
To not disrupt a thing.
With the world slipping by.
Sublime peace! If he shut his eyes, Jack could almost believe it . . . The late summer sunshine shone purely out of a cloudless sky, gently warming but not yet hot. The soft breeze drifted aimlessly across the meadow, scarcely ruffling the newspaper Jack had been reading moments before. The distant village church bells pealed their proclamation that this was Sunday. Nearer to Jack, the intermittent 'coo-coo' of wood pigeons entered his consciousness, harmonised by the constant murmur of insects, which occasionally caused him to flick lazily, almost absent mindedly, as something got too close.
Some hope! No sooner had the thought entered Jack's head than the urgent clamour of the Squadron telephone abruptly grabbed everyone's attention. 'Scramble!' The mad dash that followed was only to be expected. The gloomy smell of fuel and smoke drew upon them as they neared their planes and the mechanics began to start engines. Jack clambered into his Spitfire as it roared into life. The formation was set and they took off leaving Jack's reverie and peace at the airfield fast disappearing below . . .
Jack's engine screams in protest as the squadron strains to gain height. They must get the advantage of diving into the attack out of the sun. And then, there they are, the German bombers in mass formation below. Jack's stomach knots. Beads of perspiration break out on his forehead. Instructions for the attack fill his earphones. Jack hears himself screaming with the others, 'Tally Ho!' They follow their leader into a steep, curving, power dive . . .
A German bomber fills Jack's gun sights. He instantly presses the fire button. Eight cannons blast into action. His Spitfire judders at their rhythmic pounding. Jack pulls out of the dive. The bomber spins to earth, its fuselage shredded. Jack's ears fill with the crackling mayhem of the fight around him. Shouts and warnings. 'Watch your tail!' 'Break right'. Triumph and disaster. 'Got 'im.' 'Leaders going down! Anyone see a parachute?' The maelstrom of the battle around him; duck and weave, dive and shoot, twist and turn. Jack feels the thud of enemy gunfire on his plane. Oil splashes onto his canopy. But his aircraft still flies!
Then as suddenly as it had filled, the sky around Jack is empty. The dogfight is over. The enemy bomber formation scattered and shattered. Time to go home.


Many students have some sort of practice they must do after school as a means to continue learning from their day in school. While some schools have opted for no homework other than reading, many schools still require some form of homework to practice the skills taught. If you have a child who struggles with homework then you may want to create a homework station. Here are some tips to guide you through the process of creating a homework station for your kids.
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Be sure to have a calculator, tablet and/or laptop near the homework station so that your kids can utilize those tech items when necessary. You will want to keep an eye on calculator usage though, most math assignments at the earlier ages don't allow for calculator use.
When you take the time to setup a private area for your kids to complete homework after school, you are setting them up to succeed in academics this school season. Best of luck, have fun, and get it done! You and your kids won't be sorry.


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I Have Over 25 Perfumes, But I Use This $60 One From Ouai the Most
by Kaitlyn McLintock
@kaitlyn_mclintock
Have you ever heard someone say that they have a fragrance wardrobe? If so, did you immediately conjure up an image of a walk-in closet or grand armoire (The Chronicles of Narnia-style) filled with fragrances of all different kinds? While my fragrance wardrobe isn't anything like that—it's just a shelf cluttered with glass bottles—I'd still classify it as a wardrobe. That's because I have over 25 of them. That number used to be much higher, but after some deep introspection and a severe lack of space, I whittled it down to a cool 27. Now, I realize that's far more than one person needs, but I'm a beauty editor, and a large collection of beauty products comes with the territory.
While I have a few long-standing favorites, including Phlur's Missing Person ($96) and Ellis Brooklyn's Vanilla Milk ($108), there is one perfume I tend to reach for most often, and it's a surprising one at that. I'm talking about Ouai—you know, the brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin and most famous for its haircare products? Well, I'm here to say that its fragrance offerings are just as good. In fact, I can't stop spritzing all four of the brand's perfumes. Keep scrolling to read my full review of each one.
One thing I have to mention before waxing poetic about each individual fragrance is the price tag. Each fragrance retails for $60, and you get 1.7 fluid ounces. Considering most designer perfumes are double—if not triple—that price, it's a pretty good deal. Personally, I've been obsessively spritzing them for about a week, and I haven't even made a dent.
Ouai Dean Street Eau De Parfum
Dean Street Eau de Parfum
First, I had to talk about my favorite—the Dean Street fragrance. It's inspired by London, and it's described as a "fruity floral," with top notes of mandarin, lemon, grapefruit, and apricot, middle notes of rose, magnolia, muguet, and violet, and base notes of amber, linden, blossom, and musk. Together, they create a scent that's fresh, slightly sharp, and totally timeless.
Ever since trying it, I've been obsessed. In fact, I've worn it nonstop in the past week. It's a fragrance I can wear every single day and never get sick of it.
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Ouai North Bondi Eau De Parfum
North Bondi Eau de Parfum
This fragrance is inspired by the coastal town of North Bondi in Australia. As such, it layers beachy notes of Italian lemon, jasmine, bergamot, rose de mai, violet, and sheer white musk. To me, it's the perfect warm, soft, and floral fragrance; it reminds me of a day at the beach—the slight scent of sunscreen, skin warmed by the sun, and a fresh breeze blowing off the water.
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Melrose Place Eau de Parfum
If you love a gourmand fragrance (which is just the fancy word for sweet and sugary scents like our old-school Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works faves), this rose fragrance is for you. Notes of rose, champagne, and bergamot are balanced out by notes of cedarwood and white musk. It's sweet, but it's not saccharine. Think expensive bubbly, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a drive down the PCH to Malibu.
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Rue St Honoré Eau de Parfum
If your vibe is less L.A. and more Paris, there's also a fragrance for you. This one, which was inspired by the City of Light, has a certain elegance and sophistication to it. It's all thanks to a top note of violet, middle notes of gardenia and ylang-ylang, and a base note of white musk. It's the fragrance I imagine Jane Birkin or Catherine Deneuve would reach for.
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Fold, call, or raise with pocket 10s?
Final table, I was chip leader, 5 players left, with 550k chips. Utg small stack stack raised 3x on 15k/30k blinds and I was in button.
If I call I would become #3 stack if I lost. I re-raised, and he re-raised all in and I called. HU I lost to his KQs and I became small stack, and eventually busted out. I still had 240k chips after losing exchange, but did I make the correct decision there as chip leader? If I finished even top 3 I could have made several hundreds more.
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I call there and see a flop with willingness to let the hand go if overcards and a strong bet come at me.
I would have called 3x and seen the flop, then play accordingly. If your 10's are the nuts, push, if not see what hero does.
This depends on the people you are playing against and the stakes in the tournament. Lower buy-in tournaments are more volatile, because the filed of players includes a higher percentage of players who do not play well. In addition, they push in with things like KQs and even KQo.
Generally those all ins are going to turn into a bingo match. If you don't do them, you don't double up and easily get pushed around and out. If you do and lose, you go out.
So, personally, I've started rolling with the punches and taking some more risks. Such as shoving with TT. I've shoved with QQ many times only to be beat with something like KJo.
It really seems to me that the lower stakes tournament involve more risks, but if you can re-buy, it helps in a couple ways. First, people will be more willing to call you when you have the nuts. Second, you can rebuy if you get beat.
You ideally want to learn how to play optimally. However, at the same time, you have to adjust your game to the other players and find out how to exploit their play.
First of all, you must have watched the player and watched how he plays to decide if this would be a good strategy or not.
The fact that he is in UTG in normal situations could indicate that his cards are the top of the range, but in FT the situation changes, and also it is necessary to take into account how many BB the villain had.
Without readings I could pay the bet and wait what to do after seeing the flop cards, or else I could shove, since his call range would be very short, he would probably fold, but in the cases that he paid he would be ahead.
I have come across countless moves and realized that there are many ways to act, each player would have a way of thinking, more small and medium pairs at the final table if not hit a set on the flop can easily be broken for any A, and most of people constuma to play the final table with speculative cards and go more often allin, hardly played passively since the value involved in the final table is high.
I usually play according to the tendencies of the players and try to force more on who folds more times or who tries to steal more often without having good hand.
If you're re-raising there to get heads up versus playing TT against a possible four way pot or face a re-raise behind form the blinds than it's probably a good move. You don't mention bet size so I could change my mind based on the bets.
I would probably fold to his 4 bet there regardless.
I would call a raise and see what the flop brings.
Seems like the short stack had around 10bbs, unless you think he is really nitty then I think its a shove. If there were antes it is even more of a shove.
I find no reason to 3bet him in position. With 3x open UTG against a random opponent it is for sure a flip versus your TT and seems you need a strong hold till the river for your double up. Just call and maybe call a cbet with one higher card on the flop but in this spots you need more pot control plays in marginal spots like the above.
Having the chip lead is vital at a final table, it will make your life easier in so many ways and it lead you more often to be the winner.
ps. I just wrote my opinion against a random opponent, to be honest it would be better to have some more info about stack sizes and your opponent tendencies etc..
I would see the flop before you hit the player, when you re-raise it shows a lot of strength, if it comes all in, it certainly has the top of the range, and your KQs do not guarantee you much. The most important thing is to be aware of making the move and to know why you did it! Another factor there, is the ICM, did you think of that moment?
re: Poker & Fold, call, or raise with pocket 10s?
Gotta see the flop and then determine what next.
if he is utg, you can call and see what the flop brings. it can be cheaper as you can escape if the board is scary and it helps if you really look for payjumps.
The best option in that situation is to call and see a flop...then your observation skills would have been crucial in that situation to know what his range of cards would be for his raise. But re-raising pre-flop with pocket 10s is a bad move when cashing in the best place possible is the goal!
In this case, if the flop falls on a card in value greater than yours, then it is better to check and see the reaction of the opponent. If it raises, it means that the opponent has a pair higher against your 10 10. I would fold after his re-raise. At the last table you need to play more cautiously.
Everyone's advice was really helpful, thank you so much!
I am not sure you did the wrong thing there. I always try to be positive going into each hand. You were ahead there and if your tens held up, then you would of been in great shape to win the tournament.
I probably would have done the same thing as you did. The problem is that it is a double edged sword. You go all-in your taking a chance to double up. You call, you could get bluffed out or get out drawn and lose a lot of chips.
In the end, you get burned either way but if a replay would happen, calling the raise would be the best option because see what you have first.
I would have simply called to see what the flop runners are before commiting the whole stack.
I look at calling against a possible high range in case you get a set. it is something you can escape from while shoving all in preflop there is no decision making. Either you win it or you dont.
Based on your stack sizes, it seems like everyone is pretty short-stacked and should be playing mostly a shove/fold game., in my opinion.
If you could mention villains' stack size in terms of bb it would help.
I just call in that situation or maybe not even that. Patience on final tables has done me good so many times, with everyone else busting themselves out and more guaranteed money for me.
The only play is to go all in or fold. I would've gone all in too, you did the right thing, unlucky result.
Without a doubt, I will go all in, and in my opinion this will be the right decision in such a situation.
My favorite pocket! I rarely fold it and it almost never fails me!
Today I folded pocket 10s when utg big stack min raised and calling would have brought me to a danger point of being on the bubble and busting out of the money. It was a painful fold, but I'm glad I did because it helped propel me to final table after I was able to play normally after ITM.
It was crazy, I folded pocket 10s, 5s, 5s in that order. I got that the straight times early position preflop as slightly bigger than ITM bubble stack. In the past I'm so used to shoving at least with one of them but I stayed patient this time and it paid off.
I don't mind the line you took. If you won the 58% favorite you probably don't second guess yourself. Sometimes you have to go with your gut. Obviously you felt you were ahead and you made the correct decision. But we all know in poker we can do everything right but still lose. When I have a hand like this I always gotta assume I'm flipping as a slight favorite or I'm a heavy under dog. I personally may have played it a little less aggressive by calling to see a flop and then evaluate from there.
Tough spot for 10/10. 3x open from under the gun is representing a lot of strength. I would have flat the call and taken the flop. with continued aggression from him on a kq board I would have let it go. as played probably fold to the jam. bottom line is you got it in ahead and lost. it happens.
I don't like 10 10. Looks strong but is very vulnerable. My track record for 10s is a win about 1 in 9 times. If I was in your shoes, I would probably get rid of them. You had such a nice chip stack to play with to pick a better spot.
If you are playing carefully, taking the flop is a safer route. If you are hoping to get your chips in with a slight favorite to double your stack then your decision isn't wrong. Depends on what you thought process at the time was.
1010 is good in a heads up hand it's just unfortunate that it was a coinflip. KQ suited is a strong hand against 1010. I know that's not the case though because it is hard to tell what he has before the cards are flipped. In my opinion I would have just flat called before the flop. Because there are 16 overcards in the deck still waiting to pop up.
Just fold and wait for a better situation.
Your three options are call, raise or fold.
Calling is the biggest mistake. His range should be strong UTG, and you will rarely see a flop you will like with 10 10. 40% of the time you will face an over card that smacks his range. Even when the flop is all low cards you will face a c-bet most of the time where you are just guessing if he hits or misses. The best you can hope is to hit a set but you don't have the implied odds to make it worthwhile with the short stacks.
Re-jamming is Ok with your stack size but again his range should be strong - at best you are flipping at worst you are dominated. I don't think reraise/calling or reraise/folding are correct either. Re-raise calling is to induce but his range is too strong. And reraise call is the same as rejamming.
Just fold and and get it in better in a better situation.


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Al Pacino Net Worth, How Much Money Does the Godfather Actor Have?
By Peace Ezebuiro
Highly successful American actor, Al Pacino has amassed considerable wealth through his career spanning over five decades now. Hitting his breakthrough with the Michael Corleone role on The Godfather. Since 1972, Al has continued to soar, remaining a star even to his late septuagenarian years. Among other numerous awards, Pacino counts among the few actors to have earned the highly respected "Triple Crown of Acting" comprising a Tony, an Emmy, and an Oscar. In addition to acting, Al also writes, directs and produces films. All these have contributed to the growth of Al Pacino's net worth through the years. But exactly how much is The Godfather star worth; and how much money has he made from his career? Discover all the facts right here!
Al Pacino's Career Beginnings
Al Pacino (born on April 25, 1940, as Alfredo James Pacino), left home at 17 to pursue his acting dreams. Initially, survival was tough as he had to do all sorts of odd jobs to make ends meet as well as fund his acting studies. However, after several years of struggles, he made it to The Actors Studio, later making his acting debut in the 1967 stage play, Awake and Sing! For this first acting job, Al reportedly received as little as $125!
He later made his screen debut in Me, Natalie in 1969, playing the supporting role of Tony. After his incredible portrayal of Bobby on The Pacific in the Needle (1971), Al caught the attention of film director, Francis Ford Coppola who considered him for his blockbuster tripartite films, The Godfather.
How Much Pacino Earned From The Godfather
Pacino with co-star Diane Keaton on the set of Godfather III image source
Pacino hit his big break when he landed the major role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather released in 1972. The role remains one of Pacino's greatest acting performances in the history of his career. Despite his exceptional performance, Al earned just $35,000.
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The crime film, however, turned out a hit, leading to Pacino receiving a multiplied salary of $500,000 for reprising his role on the 1974 sequel, The Godfather Part II. The movie which continued to gross prodigious sums saw Al pocket a whopping $5 million for The Godfather Part III which followed in 1990.
During The Godfather period, Al Pacino also landed pocket-enriching roles in works like Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), …And Justice for All (1979), Scarface (1983), and Dick Tracy (1990).
Al Pacino's Later Financial Success
Following his career-defining role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather tripartite, it has been a boom for Al Pacino money-wise! His worth has since continued to witness a steady progression.
In 1992, Pacino pocketed $1.5 million for his role as Richard Roma on the highly received Glengarry Glen Ross. The same year, he also made huge sums for portraying Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman. The following year, Al took home $6 million for playing the title character in Carlito's Way (1993). Other high-grossing roles followed on big screen works such as Heat (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Donnie Brasco (1997), Any Given Sunday (1999), and many more.
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In 2002, Pacino earned not less than $11 million for playing Viktor Taransky on Simone. The same year, Al also received the same amount for Insomnia. These were followed by other box office hits such as Ocean's Thirteen (2007), and Jack and Jill (2011). Continuing to progress in his career, Al Pacino has gone on to star in well-received films such as The Hangman (2017), and Paterno (2018), as well as a minor appearance in box office knockout, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019).
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Stage Performances and other Ventures
In addition to screen appearances, Al Pacino has also done numerous stage performances which have contributed to his worth. Notable among them are Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977), Richard III (1979), The Merchant of Venice (2010), and so on. Pacino has also done commercials for several brands such as Vittoria Coffee, Jeep, Dunkin Donuts, and Glow, among others.
Meanwhile, the movie king has not thrown in the towel yet as he continues to book major parts. Some of his recent projects include The Irishman (2019) and Axis Sally (2020).
Al Pacino Net Worth – How Much Money Does the Godfather Actor Have?
As of 2019, Al Pacino has an estimated net worth that stands between $150 million and $165 million. The actor has definitely come a long way since the start of his career. Coupled with good financial management, the actor has been able to keep his wealth afloat and with his steady activity in the industry, Pacino continues to earn more and more from his passion.
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This is perfectly timed for me – I've finally managed to get a day set aside now for blogging/ writing/ creative stuff and was aiming at fitting 6 hours into that day, now I'm thinking that's over optimistic.
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Owens vs. Owens
By John Saltas
I tried as best I could to watch the televised debate on Monday night between Democrat Ben McAdams and Republican Burgess Owens. Owens is trying to unseat McAdams as my representative in the 4th Congressional District. Frankly, it was tough to watch. Perhaps it was the format, or maybe because I too clearly remember the Friday night wrasslin' matches at the Coliseum (demolished in the dead of night!) at the Utah State Fairgrounds. I half-expected a couple of body slams or that maybe someone would attack the moderator like Karl von Brock or Ali Bey used to attack poor Tom Bradshaw, the ringside announcer, and bust his glasses. Every. Single. Week.
Alas, neither McAdams nor Owens share my taste for drama. That's surprising to me since Owens is a former professional football player. I remember seeing him play and recall he was a good defensive player. He played professional football in the 1973 when I had just graduated high school and was already hobbled by my two knees that still keep me up at night and leave me forever cursing the very word football. Football doesn't win votes in my house.
In 1973, another Owens —Wayne Owens—was my congressman. I'm quite certain there is no relation between Wayne and Burgess Owens. Also, except for bearing the same surname, there is virtually no similarity between Wayne and Burgess Owens. For example, I have seen no photographs of the smallish Wayne Owens in a football uniform.
Wayne was a Utah native—born and raised in Panguitch. It hardly seems likely today because rural Utah has gone nearly completely bonkers red, but Wayne was indeed a true-blue Democrat. One of Utah's better ones, in fact. He was also a returned LDS missionary, and after serving in the U.S. Congress, he was assigned as LDS mission president in Montreal, Canada. He touched people and met them head on, notably when he walked nearly the whole state, logging more than 700 miles afoot before Election Day. If Burgess lived here at the time, he'd remember Wayne's bumper stickers that were in the shape of a shoe print. Wayne won his seat in 1972 and was sworn into office in January 1973.
Wayne only served one term, however, leaving Congress in 1975 to run for the U.S. Senate. Maybe he got "above his raising" to borrow a rural phrase, because his first term in Congress didn't lend him enough political strength to beat the big-city boy in Utah's 1974 Senate race. Richfield, Utah-native Jake Garn won. Garn was mid-point through his own first term as Salt Lake City mayor when he ran against Wayne Owens. That gives him the distinction as the answer to a very special trivia question: Who was the last Republican mayor of Salt Lake City? Jake Garn. If you're a Democrat, don't get too heady, because not all mayors since then have been Democrats. Conrad Harrison, who filled the final two years of Garn's mayoral run, listed himself as an independent.
Now, we find ourselves wrapped into another tight race in the 4th District, but with a twist. It's nearly 50 years since Wayne Owens was first elected (but he had a second tenure in the U.S. House from 1986-92). Burgess Owens is not running against Ben McAdams at all—he's running against Wayne Owens and everything he stood for. As fate and history would have it, Wayne Owens was among the unlucky early adopters of forward thinking and progressive politics—and for doing so, became targeted as a liberal. Just watch the nightly barrage of Burgess Owens ads. In every ad, he does little except to deride all things liberal. Is this where Utah is? That just anyone can run without a policy or history, just treading on the basis of not being for a damned thing, just being against a fully obtuse concept? That all liberal thinking must be exterminated? What is the Burgess alternative? He has none.
Wayne Owens came upon his liberalism via an honest route. For example, he was an environmentalist. That's right—a rural Utah environmentalist. Shouldn't all rural Utahns be concerned about the environment? And shouldn't we all be happy that a person like Wayne Owens worked for the betterment of the lands around our rural communities, including working to get them the water they needed for rural growth via the Central Utah Project?
Burgess Owens says he supports President Donald Trump's idea du jour to reinstate nuclear testing. Why? Because it's a Donald Trump idea, apparently. In the Utah Wayne Owens lived in, the word "downwinders" was born, people who were affected and died from nuclear radiation exposure from tests conducted in southern Nevada. To even consider resuming such tests indicates that Burgess Owens has a terrifyingly deaf ear to what Utah is and what Utahns have been through. While he was breaking up passes in the NFL, Utahns were contracting cancer in types and numbers not seen anywhere else in the country.
Scott Matheson, Utah's populist Democratic governor from 1977 to 1985, died of a rare form of cancer that many attribute to being exposed to nuclear winds. Matheson lived and worked in Cedar City during the heavy fallout years in the early 1950s. He lost other family members to rare cancers. On the downwinder predicate alone, Burgess Owens is disqualified to represent Utah—he doesn't know Utah. Dying of cancer isn't a concept to affix to a rally flag.
All told, Ben McAdams isn't that incredibly liberal, anyway, and he represents a district that is gerrymandered to swing the other way. There's only one choice in this race. That vote is for the man from Utah who lives and loves Utah: Ben McAdams.
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