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Philip H. Anselmo + the Illegals Return With 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue' Album + Title Track
Philip Anselmo has his pick of projects to choose from, but the next thing you can expect to hear is a new release from Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals. The band's sophomore set, Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue, is now on target for Jan. 26 release through Housecore Records in the U.S. and Season of Mist elsewhere.
In addition, Anselmo and his crew just dropped the title track, which you can hear in the player above. It's pure aggression right out of the gate, with dark and driving guitar licks and Anselmo screaming with furious abandon. Simply put, this is a pure pit-starter, with the double-kick drumming, rapid fire licks and Anselmo's guttural approach kicking in. While still heavy, the song turns into a bit of ebb and flow toward the end with the heaviness hitting like waves thrashing back and forth.
Anselmo says of his latest effort, "Our new album, Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue is going to get hated. It's going to get loved. Like every record, I've ever done, I put zero expectations upon my peers, critics or the general fucking public. If you take one thing away from it, let it be this: Do not bog yourself down to one brand, character or whatever. Have the guts to spread your wings and fucking flourish. I can promise you this is a beginning. As my music trickles out over the next two years, it's going to be quite the roller-coaster ride. This new Illegals is just the tip of the whole fucking avalanche."
The Illegals band backing Anselmo has shape-shifted a bit, with guitarist Mike DeLeon, drummer Jose Manuel "Blue" Gonzales, guitarist Stephen "Schteve" Taylor and bassist Walter Howard bringing the new record to life. "Their creative input is fucking fantastic," says Anselmo. "This is something that was very different from the first record where I was very staunch. I wanted it to be ugly. I was very firm that I was writing every fucking note. The thought was, 'This is my contribution to ugly music right this second in a heavy metal vein.' That was great at the time. Walk Through Exits Only made its own little statement that I am a free agent and I belong to no single band. This time, I worked closely with everyone. We tried different ideas together. It made the spirit of this thing come alive even more because of the enthusiasm these guys bring. It enhanced the integrity of the project."
Digital pre-orders for the album will start this Friday (Nov. 24) via the Housecore Records site. You can check out the track listing and album artwork for Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue below.
Philip H. Anselmo + the Illegals, Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue Artwork + Track Listing
Housecore Records / Season of Mist
01. Little Fucking Heroes
02. Utopian
03. Choosing Mental Illness
04. The Ignorant Point
05. Individual
06. Delinquent
07. Photographic Taunts
08. Finger Me
09. Invalid Colubrine Frauds
10. Mixed Lunatic Results
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changing tax and structural arrangements within the mining industry.
The Inquiry specified the introduction of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, which categorised company housing as a "fringe benefit", as a factor in the move away from purpose-built company towns. Additionally, a tight labour market, skilled labour shortages, and the costs associated with closing towns once the resource is exhausted or economically unviable are outlined as contributing factors by submissions to the Inquiry (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013).
Issues have been raised regarding the terminology used to describe work arrangements where the employee and employer are geographically separated and significant travel is undertaken to get to the workplace (Storey, 2009; Watts, 2004). Fly-in fly-out is a restrictive descriptor as it clearly focuses on air transport (Storey, 2009). Other terms mentioned during the Inquiry to capture varying modes of transport included drive-in drive-out (DIDO), bus-in bus-out (BIBO) and ship-in ship-out (SISO) (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013). The literature highlights other efforts to accurately describe these work arrangements, including commute work and long-distance commuting (Storey, 2009),2 and intermittent husband absence (e.g., Taylor, Morrice, Clark, & McCann, 1985).
The Inquiry highlighted a distinct lack of authoritative national data regarding the use of FIFO work arrangements in Australia. As a result, an accurate estimate of the national FIFO workforce is unavailable. Current limitations with Census data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) were highlighted in the Inquiry report, including the transience of FIFO workers and the limitations of current Census questions in assessing the breadth of the FIFO workforce (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013).
The lack of national data has implications for accurate estimations of the impact of a FIFO workforce on local services and future workforce projections. The implication, as stated in the Inquiry report, is that as available data are inconclusive in terms of numbers of FIFO workers, "a wide range of parties each make use of their own estimates of FIFO worker presence to support their claims" (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p. 17).
In June 2012, approximately 31,480 FIFO workers counted in the resources regions of the Bowen Basin (Queensland Office of Economic and Statistical Research [QOESR], 2012a) and Surat Basin (QOESR, 2012b).
In 2011, the size of the mineral and energy sector workforce in WA was estimated at 90,000, with approximately 46,800 people (52%) employed as FIFO workers. By 2015, the numbers are expected to rise to 110,000 and 63,500 (57%) respectively (Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, 2011).
While the resource sector workforce is predominantly male, the proportion of female workers has increased in recent years to around 15%. A number of challenges for female workers are outlined in the Inquiry, including lower wages, interpersonal relationship stress and family commitments (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013).
Most resource companies have some form of Indigenous employment program (including recruitment and training) and according to the ABS, in 2006 there were 2,491 Indigenous Australians employed by the resource industry, either as local residents or as part of a FIFO workforce. However, on average, Indigenous employees earn less than their non-Indigenous co-workers and some distinct factors limit Indigenous employee participation. These include Indigenous communities' distance from primary FIFO hubs and camp accommodation taking people away from country. Efforts have been made by some resource companies to address these issues, such as on site and in-camp mentor programs, flexible recruitment and retention practices, culturally sensitive leave allocations, and all-of-operation cultural training (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013).
Overall, projections from a number of different sources indicate that the FIFO workforce is likely to continue to grow (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013; Hoath & Haslam McKenzie, 2013).
2 Storey (2009) proposed that the term commute work fails to capture the complexity of the work arrangements, as commuting is an integral part of most workers' experiences. He further proposed that long-distance commuting fails to focus on the complexity of work arrangements associated with FIFO as it highlights distance, which is considered a less important variable in comparison to shift length and travel time to/from work.


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Commentary OpinionA MINORITY VIEW
Teachers' ongoing indoctrination of our kids
Walter E. Williams wants to see more students secretly record instructors' rants
By Walter Williams
Students at several Jefferson County, Colorado, high schools walked out to protest the school board's recently proposed curriculum review committee that seeks to promote patriotism, respect for authority, free enterprise, plus the positive aspects of U.S. history. The teachers union, whose members forced two high schools to close by calling in sick, is against the implementation of performance-based pay. The union has encouraged and applauded student protests against what it's calling academic censorship.
The average parent and taxpayer has little idea of what is being taught to our youngsters. In February 2006, I wrote a column titled "Indoctrination of Our Youth," followed in March with "Youth Indoctrination Update." Both columns focused on rants that a student secretly had recorded of a geography teacher at another Colorado school – Overland High School in Aurora. The teacher was Jay Bennish. He told his students that President George W. Bush's State of the Union address sounded "a lot like the things that Adolf Hitler used to say." He continued, "Bush is threatening the whole planet." He then asked his students, "Who is probably the single most violent nation on planet Earth?" He shouted the answer, "The United States!" During this class session, Bennish peppered his 10th-grade class with other ridiculous statements, saying the U.S. has engaged in "7,000 terrorist attacks against Cuba" and telling his students capitalism "is at odds with humanity, at odds with caring and compassion ... (and) at odds with human rights."
Bennish reasoned with his class, "If we have the right to fly to Bolivia or Peru and drop chemical weapons (pesticides) on top of farmers' fields because we're afraid they might be growing coca and that could be turned into cocaine and sold to us, well, then don't the Peruvians and the Iranians and the Chinese have the right to invade America and drop chemical weapons over North Carolina to destroy the tobacco plants that are killing millions and millions of people in their countries every year and causing them billions of dollars in health care costs?" This kind of anti-American teaching might help explain why some Americans have joined the Islamic State.
Relevant to our struggle with ISIS is this observation by Bennish, reported by columnist Todd Manzi: "You have to understand something. When al-Qaida attacked America on Sept. 11, in their view, they're not attacking innocent people. OK? The CIA has an office in the World Trade Center. The Pentagon is a military target. The White House was a military target. Congress is a military target. ... So in the minds of al-Qaida, they are not attacking innocent people; they are attacking legitimate targets."
This kind of teacher indoctrination is by no means restricted to Colorado. Many teachers, at all grades, use their classroom for environmental, anti-war, anti-capitalist and anti-parent propaganda. Some require their students to write letters to political figures to condemn public policy the teachers don't like. Dr. Thomas Sowell's "Inside American Education" (2003) documents numerous ways teachers attack parental authority. Teachers have asked third-graders, "How many of you ever wanted to beat up your parents?" In a high-school health class, students were asked, "How many of you hate your parents?"
We can't tell whether Jefferson County teachers are giving their students the same kind of anti-American indoctrination, because if there is not recorded evidence, they will deny brainwashing. If they are brainwashing students, then it's understandable why they are against the school board's curriculum review demanding that they promote patriotism, respect for authority, free enterprise and the positive aspects of U.S. history.
Parents should become more involved with their children's education. They should look at the textbooks used and examine their children's homework. Parents should show up en masse at PTA and board of education meetings to ensure that teachers confine their lessons to reading, writing and arithmetic and leave indoctrination to parents. The most promising tool in the fight against teacher indoctrination and classroom misconduct is the microtechnology that enables students to secretly record and expose academic misconduct by teachers.
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Here I am - taking a break from writing... and what do I do? I write even more. This morning, on my way to the supermarket, one of the local black-backed seagulls was flying along my side for a short distance and I was wondering about the life of seagulls. I wondered whether they have similar problems to human beings or whether their life is easier on an emotional level. Of course, there are people who say that animals do not have emotions but I believe that birds have souls and that they are very intelligent.
I think that we simply never really studied seagulls closely enough - at least I have never seen anything written about the social life of seagulls (apart from the usual stuff life breeding, nesting etc.). However, when you watch seagulls, you will notice that they all have different characters. Some are more careful than others and there are always a few seagulls who could be called "unpopular". They try to be part of the group but often get picked on. It might just be my perception, but I see different expressions on the faces of seagulls - maybe it's just because I spent so much time watching them (and also talking to one or the other individual).
People often find it odd that I have such a strong connection to birds (esp. seagulls) and animals in general (as long as they don't swim and/or have more than four legs). In this blog entry, I'd like to explain my connection to animals - either you understand it or you don't. I don't really care that much about people's opinions any longer.
Animals have been part of my life since I was a kid - there were always some kinds of pets in our household. I can remember that there were just budgies and hamsters in the beginning. They meant a lot to me because I could simply spend time with them without having to explain my need for company (looking back on this, it's actually quite sad that a kid was relying on pets for company). My little budgies were always quite happy to play with me and were very entertaining. Later on, I had a pet rabbit (a small one because I wasn't allowed to get a rat) and in addition to the budgies we suddenly also had cockatiels because we took care of one that had flown away and we couldn't find the original owner (but we didn't want it to be alone, so we got her a companion).
When I got older, I didn't have my own pets anymore because since 2005 I moved around a lot and thought it would be very unfair on an animal to abandon it. My last "own" pet had been the rabbit when I was 14-16 years old. His death was such a tragedy for me, I never wanted to have another pet again (but we always had birds in the family). The death of an animal has always been worse for me than the death of people - and still is. It's just lucky that I never saw a dead seagull.... I'd be suffering for a few days.
In New Zealand, I kept my connection to animals, I loved that there were birds all over the place and in 2005 I discovered my love for seagulls (there were none of them where I used to live). The first time I saw a black-backed seagull, I just fell in love with them. I also visited zoos when I had the chance. I'm one of the people who puts her hands into the cages of animals (mainly birds) and never gets bitten by them.
And why do I have that connection to animals? It's simple: they don't care about where I'm from. They don't care about how old or young I am. They don't judge me based on my income or social status. They don't care about qualifications and passports. They care only about one thing: about how you treat them. They just see who you really are and either accept you or don't. There are no lies, no deceiving, no intentional hurts. You can tell birds that you love them without being hurt by their words.
For a few days, I was lucky enough to spend time in a wonderful place - there were many animals, among them hundreds of birds (and there was also one very special human being, but that's a different story). A very dear friend of mine is a pigeon racer and I was lucky because he allowed me to join him in his pigeon lofts and learn about his birds. Every time he put a pigeon into my hands, I was quite happy but also worried because I didn't want to break any of their bones - so I probably handled them far too carefully but my friend was very patient and didn't tell me off.
There was also one very special chicken to which I felt quite connected, probably because it's separated from "society" as much as I am. It's living close to the pigeon lofts and sleeps in a tree all on its own (because my friend had put it there after he noticed that I was worried about the little thing).
During my stay with my friend, I also was lucky enough to see many sea-birds - among them (of course) my beloved seagulls. So, when I saw that seagull in the morning, I decided to write a blog entry about my connection to birds - and here it is.
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Unlike custom-built homes, a house and land package often has a clear, fixed price. It's an important consideration for many buyers who need to manage their budget, or who have pre-approved finance. House and land packages help you avoid hidden and unexpected charges.
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Monument of Faith
Location: Durham, NC
DTW Architects designed this church sanctuary for an inner-city congregation that wanted to stay in its neighborhood rather than relocate. However, the site was tight, and so was the budget. Given these constraints, DTW developed a master plan in which a new sanctuary would be constructed first, with a fellowship hall and education wing to be phased in at a later time. (There were existing buildings that could be used until these later phases were built.) This modern sanctuary, which is a metal building, has a light-filled lobby with stained glass window; there is another similarly-sized stained glass window in the sanctuary. The exterior facing the major street and public entries is brick and stucco, and the rear and side elevations where future phases will be added on is metal siding.
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AHS student wins 2018 Grant Wood Legacy Prize
By Caitlin Ware, Staff Writer cware@amestrib.com
An Ames High School student is being recognized for her artistic ability through the University of Iowa's 2018 Grant Wood Legacy Prize, a scholarship awarded based on Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition submissions, and given to outstanding high-school visual artists.
Junior Caylee Fuqua, 16, is one of three Iowa high school students chosen to receive the award from a pool of more than 450 visual art entries from students across the state, for her black and white pen and ink drawing "Efflorescence."
The drawing features a human hand wrapped around a cluster of roots and plants, and Fuqua said her inspiration came from overgrown, abandoned cities, and the idea that even when humanity tries to change nature, it always grows back.
"I started off wanting to make some sort of other worldly-type drawing," Fuqua said. "I'm always interested in trees and nature and stuff, so I wanted to combine something human and man-made into nature. It's really nice to be recognized. I don't like being the center of attention, but it's really nice to feel like what I do matters, my art matters."
The Grant Wood Legacy Prize was established in 2016 in honor of its namesake Grant Wood, a lifelong-educator who worked as a University of Iowa faculty member. This year, judges reviewed entries from Iowa students in the media categories Wood worked in: jewelry, painting, drawing and illustration, printmaking, design, ceramics and glass and mixed media. Current Grant Wood Fellows selected Fuqua and the two other winners for their demonstration of a regional voice and skill, according to a news release.
"The Grant Wood Legacy Prize enables the University of Iowa to discover young Iowa artists to encourage their talent," said Maura Pilcher, Grant Wood Art Colony director, in the news release.
As part of the award, Fuqua will attend a three week-long summer camp called the Belin-Blank Art Residency, from July 8-27 at the University of Iowa. During the camp, Fuqua will participate in workshops, art classes/electives, evening tours, lectures, an art show displaying participants' work and a portfolio review, she said.
"I think it will be a really cool opportunity for me to learn about the art world, and how to pursue it," Fuqua said. "Meeting other people and other artists that have made it, and other artists my age too; learning how to develop my work and how to use it in the real world, I think the camp will help with all of those things."
AHS art teacher Shelli Hassebrock — who has known Fuqua since she was a freshman — called her award "a very big deal," and said the young artist has the ability to excel at whatever she sets her mind to.
"She's an amazing artist, not only in her technique, but in her ability to come up with ideas," Hassebrock said. "She's just really fun to teach, she's willing to learn, she tries new things, she's a hard worker, she has all of the qualities that help her succeed."
This year's Grant Wood Legacy Prize is not the first time Fuqua has been recognized for her artwork. As a sophomore, she entered into the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition and won a state-level silver key for a graphite drawing called "Hands," and a national-level gold key for a graphite drawing called "Obscure and Overgrown."
Although Fuqua has yet to decide what path she would like to study in college once she graduates, she said art is something she would like to pursue in some capacity. It has taught her to be independent, provided a way to learn about the world around her and requires a lot of confidence, she said.
"I believe that art is for every single person, it's a way of expression and exploration of yourself and your identity," she said. "It's entirely unique to you, there's no right or wrong and there doesn't have to be comparison, a work of art is literally a piece of the artist themselves."
On Saturday, this year's Grant Wood Legacy Prize winners and their educators will be recognized at the Annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards ceremony in Iowa City.
"(Fuqua's) phenomenal, she does an awesome job," said AHS art teacher Lindsay Wede. "She's going places. I know she's going to be great."
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Welcome to our Sacred Covenants series! You can find other posts in the series here.
This week marked one of the most important moments of my year. No, it wasn't the first day of spring, though that was a highlight. It was the unveiling of Canada's federal budget for 2017.
I have an encouraging story to tell you. Last Sunday I led 12 Sunday school kids, ages roughly 3 to 12, in learning about the underfunding of First Nations schools on reserve by the Canadian government and how we can speak up for fair funding. We started off by talking about the creation story, especially the creation of humanity in God's image, and how that makes every single one of us special. The kids were excited to talk about how we can let others know that they're special: one 3 year-old said his parents make him feel special when they tuck him in for the night.
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to venture to Toronto with two colleagues and sisters in Christ to see Kent Monkman's exhibit Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience. Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who uses art to take us on a profound and provocative "journey through Canada's history beginning a hundred and fifty years before confederation" (quoted from exhibit's brochure).
Often when we think about a Lenten spiritual discipline we think of giving up something for that season. But the purpose of a Lenten spiritual discipline—to grow closer to God—also allows us to take this time to intentionally and regularly practice an action that we want to become a discipline in our lives. This year we want to invite you to practice confession, lament, and doing justice during Lent.
The Internet has been abuzz lamenting some of the difficult events of 2016. But let's take a moment to look in the rearview mirror and remember important strides forward that were made in 2016, before focusing on the hills ahead of us. Our Canada justice team staff were moved this look back. May it be encouraging to you too!
I had never taken the time to reflect and ask myself, "I wonder how living in North America feels from the Indigenous perspective." I was familiar with the history and many of the injustices. This is a bit embarrassing to admit, given that I've worked in full-time ministry in multi-ethnic contexts for nearly a decade and even teach and facilitate regularly on issues of race, ethnicity, identity, and culture. But I had never truly considered the history of North America from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and genuinely tried to empathize.
Susie Silversmith and her husband Richard visited the Standing Rock Sioux camp recently to answer a call to people of faith to stand with Standing Rock. For more reflection from Richard and Susie and background on the situation in North Dakota, visit this Banner article. Susie was interviewed by Danielle Rowaan after her return.
This post, detailing a CRC member's participation in and appreciation of a full moon ceremony with Ojibway Indigenous people, provoked a lot of discussion at Synod 2017. Some people believed that the post promoted syncretism, inappropriate blending of one religion with another, and worship of a false god, while some people believed that the writer was turning away from Eurocentric expressions of Christianity and choosing to worship the one true God in non-European ways (ie. contextualization).


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Help LC wrestlers raise $5000
Thursday, November 29. 2018
The Lamar County High School wrestling program is trying to raise money and would really appreciate your support.
"Running a top-notch program like ours takes a lot of time and energy from coaches and players, but none of it is possible without community support. Your donation ensures that our athletes will continue to have the best tools and equipment available to help them perform at the highest level,ˮ coach Jeff Sloan said
The goal is to raise $5,000 by Wednesday, December 5, and every donation helps. Click the link below to visit our donation page and watch our highlight video. [Full Story »]
Lady Highlanders take title, off to NJCAA regionals in SC
Thursday, November 1. 2018
After a gutsy 2-1 win over GMC in the Region 17 title match here Thursday, the Gordon Lady Highlanders are off to Spartanburg, S.C. for the NJCAA Southeast district tournament this weekend. They are departing campus at 3 p.m. Thursday. UPDATE: Gordon was originally scheduled to play at Wilmington, N.C. but a facilities issue forced a relocation to Spartanburg, S.C.
Gordon (15-1) plays Cape Fear (15-1-1) in round one Friday at 12:30 p.m. Cape Fear advanced after dispatching Spartanburg Methodist (13-3-3) in the Region 10 title match Sunday.
The winner will play the victor from Friday's second match, which pits Spartanburg Methodist against Eastern Florida State (12-2-1), for the district crown on Saturday.
Thursday's title match at the local pitch drew perhaps the largest crowd ever for the venue and the masses were rewarded with a great competition for their perseverance in braving a cold drizzle to see the action.
Gordon got two first half goals. The first came from star Skyler Bertram off a Jordan White assist. Minutes later, Bertram returned the favor with a perfect cross that White volleyed in from close range.
GMC got a goal in the second half and fought hard for the equalizer. Though obviously exhausted over the last 15 minutes, the Lady Highlanders gutted out the win.
Coach Scott Henderson and his charges will be boarding buses Thursday for the long trip to Wilmington. You can keep up with the action at barnesville.com.
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Chris Harp, a "Bee Doctor," teaches workshops for beekeepers.
Learn about the basic requirements and responsibilities for maintaining an organic hive. This class covers an understanding of the hive community, the tools required to maintain it, and how to pick a hive construction site. The relationship between you and your hive will also be discussed, including the best ways to nurture, love, and respect your bees. The class will include a wooden hive construction demonstration and extensive handouts to help new beekeepers.


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Q: How to run a comparison within a string in php If I have:
$compare = "5<6";

How do I look at the compare variable and return the value true. The input needs to be a string so taking away the " won't help. The string could be very complex so I'm looking for a function already in PHP which can run this, or something that someone has written before which can do this. I've tried the eval() function but that doesn't work, so:
$compare = "5<6";
echo eval($compare);

just errors. Thanks for your help in advance.

A: Try this:
<?php
$compare = "5<6";
eval('$output = '.$compare.';');
echo $output;
?>

A: Using code evaluation functions are something that should be discouraged, because it may lead to a lot of security problems, but if you want to keep your logic that way, you must evaluate a valid code:
<?php
  $compare = "5 > 6";
  eval("\$result = $compare;");

  var_dump($result);

Your comparing stringmust be used inside the eval function like it would be done in the normal code, not expecting a return value. So what I changed in this sample code is that I used a variable named $result to store the value from the evaluated code.
As you will see when running this code, the $result will be a boolean value (false in this sample, because 5 is not greater than 6, obviously).

A: From PHP documentation: http://php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php

Caution The eval() language construct is very dangerous because it allows execution of arbitrary PHP code. Its use thus is discouraged.
  If you have carefully verified that there is no other option than to
  use this construct, pay special attention not to pass any user
  provided data into it without properly validating it beforehand.

You can display with echo directly:
<?php
$compare = '5<6';
echo $compare. "\n";
echo eval("return $compare;");
?>

Or You can store result in variable to display later:
<?php
$compare = '5<6';
echo $compare. "\n";
$result = eval("return $compare;");
echo $result;
?>

Be careful ;)

A: If you wanted to avoid eval it's easy enough to parse comparison expressions. Just split the string on a comparison operator and return the result of the corresponding comparison.
function compare($expr) {
    $expr = preg_split('/(>=|<=|<|>|=)/', $expr, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
    list($lhs, $op, $rhs) = $expr;
    switch ($op) {
        case '<':  return $lhs <  $rhs;
        case '<=': return $lhs <= $rhs;
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Apparently I missed the bit about "the string could be very complex" when I read the question initially, so this may not be helpful in your case, but I'll leave it here for future reference.

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There is a crisis in educating children with autism on Long Island-one that is brought to us by the Good Intentions Paving Company. This is very personal to me because my son has been diagnosed as autistic. Here the personal becomes political and in order to insure our rights, and those of my son, we have to organize and fight for them not only in the political arena, but on the front lines in each and every school district.
In writing about educating special needs kids and the law it is important to start off by saying this is less about the law per se than it is about how the law is interpreted and implemented at the school district level. School administrators on Long Island, often well-intentioned, have come a long way, but in trying to better address the needs of autistic students, they are still failing to implement best educational practices-a failure that many parents of these children remain unfortunately unaware of.
Put simply, there is a gap between the written statutes and the reality of what's going on in the classrooms on Long Island. This gap inevitably leads to the shortchanging of children who need intensive educational services-and it is precisely at this juncture where we as lawyer/advocates belong in order to insure that the law is implemented as it was intended to be.
One of the main goals of any parent in America is for their children to receive a quality education. Parents will uproot their families to move into areas where educational opportunities are better for their kids. Even more important for any parent, however, is that their children be healthy.
Now imagine that your son or daughter has been diagnosed with autism-or any one of the variants of the disease that are subsumed under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person's lifetime. It is the fastest growing developmental disability in the world. The CDC reports that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism, 1 in 50 school aged children, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic and social groups, and is four times more likely to strike in boys than girls. There is no medical detection or cure for Autism.
Ever since 1975 when the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Act was passed our country has recognized its obligations to these challenged children. Passing a federal law, or any law for that matter, is only the first step. IDEA requires every state to issue regulations that guide the implementation of the federal law within the state. At a minimum, state regulations must provide all of the protections contained in IDEA. Some states may have additional requirements that go beyond the federal law. Many states offer handbooks or guides to help parents understand these state-specific policies and procedures.
The IDEA states that children with autism and other disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Unfortunately, they don't incorporate a clear definition of inclusion and this grey area leaves parents at the mercy of school districts with their own ideas about what are the appropriate educational methods for these special kids. At the district level, what passes for "policy" is too often a one page memo that leaves educational policy as an ad hoc process without any clear cut methodology.
It is important that parents and advocates understand that The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides specific procedural safeguards to help parents advocate for their child's educational well-being. It promotes parents' involvement in the education of their child and gives them the necessary tools to be key decision makers.
The federal law allows parents to participate in all meetings concerning their child, examine their child's school records, request an independent evaluation and agree or disagree with placement decisions. The first step towards more successful policy implementation is the existence of a strong cohort of engaged parents to help motivate school officials to follow the legal guidelines.
The irony is that the districts on Long Island are trying to make things better. Their approach, however, is too often a one size fits all policy that is attempting to herd special needs kids back into the public schools from their more expensive, but extremely effective, outsourcing at private schools devoted exclusively to educating special needs children.
The narrative that the districts employ is very seductive. They talk about "mainstreaming" and "integrated classrooms" where "co-teachers" are utilized to make the special needs child feel just like any other kid. This approach can be effective when it is used for a small number of students with comparable disabilities. When a larger number of these kids with disparate skills and abilities are herded together, however, good outcomes are much harder to obtain. Mainstreaming sounds good but is not always the best approach if it isn't properly implemented.
The problem here for Long Island is that there are 126 separate school districts, each with their own method of how to implement the protocols suggested under IDEA. Unlike NYC, where the Department of Education has developed a consistent city wide approach, Long Island's disparate treatment of children on the autism spectrum makes it incumbent on the parent and/or the practitioner to become familiar with the specific methodology used in a particular district.
Unfortunately, many parents don't have the requisite knowledge or the wherewithal to navigate this complicated thicket, and to fight successfully on behalf of their children who might not be getting the right educational services. Our role as lawyers is to educate the parents and advocate for their children by bringing cases that, if successful, can set legal precedents leading to policy changes that will improve the education of all special needs children in a district.
What this means is that lawyer/advocates, along with the parents of children with ASD, must constantly fight for the educational rights of these special kids-holding administrator's hands to the fire so that schools are following the law and providing children with the education they deserve to have.
This is precisely where the legal and the political meet. On Long Island there is the Long Island Advocacy Chair for Autism Speaks, one of the nation's largest autism advocacy organizations. When particular legal issues arise, it is a huge help to practitioners to have an organized advocacy group that can buttress individual legal claims. It goes without saying that administrative officials will respond to political pressure and grass roots advocacy efforts, and lawyers practicing in this field would be well-advised to develop strong ties to the advocates who posses both a deep reservoir of important information, as well as necessary political will.
All children with special needs are a unique kind of special interest. How we treat these kids helps to define us as a society. Our legislators have recognized this, but lawyer/advocates need to insure that vigilance is maintained at the school level to insure that the promise of the law, and the righteous hopes of parents, are actually realized.


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Achievers: Local cyclist wins national award
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Gainesville cyclist Ana Fajardo was recently chosen one of four winners of the Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel, given by the Adventure Cycling Association. Fajardo, 25 was one of two cyclists chosen as Outdoor Leadership recipients.
The Greg Siple Award covers the cost of attending an adventure cycling education course and provides winners with bike touring gear. In return, recipients perform an outreach project in their community to promote bicycle touring.
Fajardo's outreach project includes organizing a bike travel seminar, a bike travel storytelling event, a Bike Your Park Day ride with the bike collective and a bike camping trip for women, trans, femme, and nonbinary cyclists.
Now in its sixth year, the Greg Siple Award was developed to introduce more young people to bicycle travel. The award is named in honor of Adventure Cycling's co-founder and longtime art director Greg Siple, who discovered bike touring as a young adult and inspired generations of people to travel by bike, according to a news release from Adventure Cycling Association.
Local students make the dean's list
Brooker resident Brian Morgan graduated in the fall of 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
Gainesville resident Stephanie Nguyen, who was named to the fall 2018 dean's at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is majoring in neuroscience and is expected to graduate in May 2021. Stephanie, who is the daughter of Anh Kieu Nguyen, attended Buchholz High School.
Local student receives national honor
Konwoo Kim, a graduating senior at Buchholz High School and the son of Jeongim Kim and Tae Hoon Kim, is one of more than 4,500 candidates to the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2019.
Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 54th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected based on superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.
All Scholars are invited to Washington, D.C. in June for the National Recognition Program, featuring various events and enrichment activities and culminating in the presentation of the Presidential Scholars Medallion during a White House-sponsored ceremony.
Student named to prestigious society
Live Oak resident Emi Wainwright was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Wainwright was initiated at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Wainwright is among about 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Local author wins state award
Gainesville author Andre Frattino, one of the 2018 Florida Book Awards winners, won a bronze medal in visual arts for "A Land Remembered: A Graphic Novel" (Pineapple Press).
The Florida Book Awards, coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, is the nation's most comprehensive state book awards program, established in 2006 to celebrate the best Florida literature. The requirement is authors must be full-time Florida residents, except in the Florida nonfiction and visual arts categories, where the subject matter must focus on Florida. More than 200 eligible publications were submitted in 11 categories of competition.


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Even though it's Christmas, the Premier League is not taking days off. Once again there are some decent matches coming up on Tuesday and therefore we have to find some value bets. Liverpool is trying to close the gap on Chelsea against Swansea, Man Utd is facing a rather beatable opponent at home, and Tottenham is fighting for the final Champions League spot. Let's take a look at a few of these matchups.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Southampton
Tottenham is playing and everybody knows what that means – Harry Kane chasing and breaking records. The striker has been playing absolutely brilliantly not only this season, but throughout the whole year. He has scored 15 goals already and has been the ultimate difference maker for his team. However, it's a different story for Tottenham as a whole.
Tottenham had a really good start this season but has failed to keep up their momentum. They are currently sitting in the fifth spot of the Premier League table with 34 points in 19 games. It's obvious they have plenty of potential to compete with the best teams in the league, however they won't be able to keep putting up great performances over a long period of time.
Nevertheless, I do expect Tottenham to win this game. Southampton is by no means a decent top-tier team and they have failed to perform, especially on the road against Tottenham, losing 6 out of the last 7 games. Tottenham is a young and hungry squad which has been playing well at home so far.
Tottenham Hotspur – FC Southampton Betting Tip
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Manchester United vs FC Burnley
After a disappointing last-minute draw against Leicester City, Manchester United is looking to make up for that unnecessary loss of points. Jose Mourinho was heavily disappointed by his team and their dump out of the Carabao Cup was another huge surprise. If United wants to stay at least somewhat close to Manchester City, they just have to win this next home match against Burnley.
Burnley, however, is not a team who is going to give up that fast. They have been playing surprisingly well this season and have already accrued 15 points in 9 games on the road. I expect a hard-fought battle tomorrow and if Manchester actually manages to win this game, it will not be in decisive fashion.
Manchester United – FC Burnley Betting Tip
Over 2.50 goals at 2.17 @ Pinnacle.
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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Commerce International Trade Administration Notice of Correction to Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia, 62583 [E6-17956]
Notice of Correction to Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia, 62583 [E6-17956]
Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 207 / Thursday, October 26, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board International Trade Administration [A–570–901] [Order No. 1483] Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign– Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: WHEREAS, the Culpeper County Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 185, has requested authority on behalf of Merck & Company, Inc. (Merck), to expand the subzone and scope of manufacturing authority in terms of capacity at Subzone 185C at the Merck pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Elkton, Virginia (FTZ Docket 60–2005, filed 12/7/05); and, WHEREAS, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (70 FR 74291, 12/15/05); WHEREAS, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby approves the expansion of the subzone and the scope of authority under zone procedures in terms of capacity within Subzone 185C for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products at the Merck & Company, Inc., plant located in Elkton, Virginia, as described in the application and the Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including § 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of October 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,Alternate Chairman, Foreign– Trade Zones Board. Attest: Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–17978 Filed 10–25–06; 8:45 am] ycherry on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 15:21 Oct 25, 2006 Dated: October 20, 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6–17956 Filed 10–25–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S Approval For Expansion of Subzone 185C, Merck & Company, Inc., (Pharmaceutical Products), Elkton, Virginia VerDate Aug<31>2005 62583 Jkt 211001 Notice of Correction to Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone; (202) 482–0605. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Correction: On September 28, 2006, the Department of Commerce (''the Department'') published the Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006) (''CLPP Amended Final and Orders''). Subsequent to the publication of the CLPP Amended Final and Orders, we identified an inadvertent ministerial error in the Federal Register notice. In the antidumping duty orders section, the producer for the People's Republic of China exporter You–You Paper Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is incorrectly identified as You–You Paper Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. The CLPP Amended Final and Orders is hereby corrected to list the producer as Rugao Paper Printer Co., Ltd. This notice is to serve solely as a correction to the producer name. The Department's findings in the CLPP Amended Final and Orders are correct and remain unchanged. This correction is issued and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–549–812] Furfuryl Alcohol From Thailand; Preliminary Results of the Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On April 3, 2006, the Department of Commerce (''the Department'') published the notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from Thailand. The Department preliminarily finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would not likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping. DATES: Effective Date: October 26, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey R. Twyman, Damian Felton, or Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–3534, 202–482– 0133, and 202–482–0182, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On April 3, 2006, the Department published its notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from Thailand, in accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (''the Act''). See Initiation of Five-Year (''Sunset'') Reviews, 71 FR 16551 (April 3, 2006) (''Notice of Initiation''). The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic interested party, Penn Speciality Chemicals, Inc. (''Penn''), within the deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's regulations (''Sunset Regulations''). The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States. The Department received complete substantive responses to the notice of E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1
[A-570-901]
Notice of Correction to Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the
People's Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of
China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India and Indonesia
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle, AD/CVD Operations,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone; (202) 482-0605.
On September 28, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006)
(``CLPP Amended Final and Orders''). Subsequent to the publication of
the CLPP Amended Final and Orders, we identified an inadvertent
ministerial error in the Federal Register notice.
In the antidumping duty orders section, the producer for the
People's Republic of China exporter You-You Paper Products (Suzhou)
Co., Ltd. is incorrectly identified as You-You Paper Products (Suzhou)
Co., Ltd. The CLPP Amended Final and Orders is hereby corrected to list
the producer as Rugao Paper Printer Co., Ltd.
This notice is to serve solely as a correction to the producer
name. The Department's findings in the CLPP Amended Final and Orders
are correct and remain unchanged. This correction is issued and
published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended.
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.


While Kayak fishing, i have hooked on a monster dropshot fishing at a south jersey pond. I landed a chain pickerel that was definitely heavier than 5 lbs. My brother previously hooked onto one that was 4.7 lbs that was a bit smaller. Trip was on July 3, 2015. On my Jackson Kayak Cuda 12.
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Bill Clinton speaks at McGuinness funeral
by Gregg Ryan
"Prevailed for peace": Bill Clinton addresses the congregation at St Columba's
AMONG the estimated 25,000 mourners who attended the funeral mass of Northern Ireland's former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, were high-profile international politicians, past and present, as well as senior DUP figures, including the former First Minister, Arlene Foster. Ms Foster's refusal to "stand aside" while an independent inquiry investigated a failed "cash-for-ash" Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) led to Mr McGuinness's resignation and the collapse of the Assembly (News, 13 January).
Alongside the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, and the NI Secretary, James Brokenshire MP, was the former US President Bill Clinton. In an address to the congregation at St Columba's, Long Tower, in Derry, Mr Clinton said that the late IRA leader-turned-politician had risked the wrath and rejection of former comrades, but he persevered and prevailed for peace. "If you really came here to celebrate his life and honour the contribution of the last chapter of it, you have to finish his work," he said.
Ms Foster, accompanied by the former First Minister, Peter Robinson, and another former Assembly minister, Simon Hamilton, received a round of applause from mourners as they arrived. PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton attended, as did the former Justice Minister, Independent Unionist MLA Claire Sugden, as well as Peter Sheridan, once the highest ranking Roman Catholic RUC police officer and now chief executive of the charity Co-Operation Ireland.
The Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Hermes Herrera Hernández, and the Palestinian Representative to Ireland, Ahmad Abdelrazek, attended, as did the secretary-general of the Basque Socialist Party, Arnaldo Otegi.
Mr Brokenshire is now faced with the dilemma of how to restart the Assembly after the DUP and Sinn Féin failed to reach agreement after an election for a new devolved government earlier this month. The new leader of Sinn Féin, Michelle O'Neill, is adamant that the party will not go into government unless Ms Foster stands aside, pending the result of the RHI inquiry. This means either a further election, or a return to direct Westminster rule. Mr Brokenshire is likely, however, to play for time, in the few weeks of parliamentary recess, to try to conclude a deal between the two sides.
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House for Duty Priest
The Patron Exeter College, Oxford seeks to appoint: House for Duty Priest in the parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham The parishes are located in the low weald of Mid Sussex with part of the Parish being within the South Downs National Park.
Associate Minister (House for Duty)
We are seeking to appoint an Associate Minister for the Benefice of Chenies with particular responsibility for the Parishes of Latimer and Flaunden. This is a House for Duty post for two days (including evenings) plus Sundays, with provision of a well-appointed four-bedroom house in Latimer village in the beautiful Chess Valley.


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The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund issue statement responding to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report on horse soring
WASHINGTON (January 14, 2021)—Animal protection organizations are reacting to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report that evaluated methods of detecting horse soring and that underscores the urgent need to eliminate the current system of self-policing in the Tennessee walking horse industry. Soring is the cruel practice of intentionally inflicting pain on the legs and hooves of Tennessee walking horses and related breeds to force the exaggerated show ring gait known as the "big lick." The report is the culmination of a thorough study lasting over a year conducted by veterinarians and other experts in animal health and behavior brought together by the National Academies.
Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, reacted to the report with the following statement:
"The recommendations on methods of detecting horse soring underscore the need to eliminate the failed system of industry self-policing that has enabled this cruel abuse for decades. Though some in the Tennessee walking horse industry hoped that the study would enable them to continue their abuse, the National Academies have delivered a thorough report that recognizes palpation as the gold standard for detection of soreness, embraces an enhanced rule on scarring and offers other constructive proposals designed to achieve more robust enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. Last year, we fought off attempts to enact an eleventh-hour proposal floated by the sorers and a group they teamed up with, which would have blocked these recommendations and other vital reforms provided for in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2017 anti-soring rule that we're urging the Biden administration to swiftly reinstate. The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, which an overwhelming bipartisan majority of members of the House of Representatives approved in the last Congress, goes even further to protect horses, and we'll be championing its passage in the 117th Congress."
Emily Ehrhorn, (202) 779-1814, eehrhorn@humanesociety.org
The Humane Society Legislative Fund is a social welfare organization incorporated under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and formed in 2004 as a separate lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. The HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office. Visit us on all our channels: on the web at hslf.org, on our blog at hslf.org/blog, on Facebook at facebook.com/humanelegislation and on Twitter at twitter.com/HSLegFund.
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UK equalities body probes Labour Party over anti-Semitism
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, left, is gifted a spinach, asparagus and mushroom pie baked by local resident Gavin Williams who he met whilst out canvassing in Worthing, West Sussex, England, Wednesday, May 23, 2019 as voters head to the polls for the European Parliament election. Voters in Britain and the Netherlands are the first to cast their ballots in the four-day election for members of the European Parliament. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) — Britain's human rights watchdog says it is investigating whether the country's main opposition Labour Party is guilty of illegal anti-Semitism.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it is examining whether the party "unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimized people because they are Jewish."
Labour has been riven by allegations that the party has become hostile to Jews under leader Jeremy Corbyn, a longtime supporter of the Palestinians.
Labour said Tuesday it was "fully committed to the support, defense and celebration of the Jewish community and is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism in any form."
But lawmaker Luciana Berger, who quit Labour earlier this year in part over anti-Semitism, said "the threshold to initiate this process is extremely high. That the Labour Party has even met the evidenciary threshold is damning."
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JULIEN'S AUCTIONS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE MOST IMPORTANT AUCTION IN RECENT HISTORY
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
RINGO STARR AND BARBARA BACH
Beverly Hills, California – (September 14, 2015) – Julien's Auctions, the world's premier entertainment auction house, is proud to announce the December 3rd, 4th and 5th auction of Property from The Collection of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach. The once-in-a-lifetime collection curated by Ringo and Barbara, features items from their London estate, Beverly Hills and Monaco residences. The couple, who met in 1980 on the movie set of Caveman, when Ringo first met the beautiful actress and former Bond girl Barbara, married in 1981 and have enjoyed an enduring love since. Comprised of musical instruments including drums and guitars, career memorabilia from the Beatles era and Ringo's solo career including his All-Starr Band, fine antiques, custom-made eclectic furnishings, fine art and personal items, this auction will be a unique and historic event.
The auction of The Property From The Collection of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach includes the most important drum kit to ever hit the auction block. Among the seven of Starr's personal drum kits in the auction is the iconic musician's first 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit. The kit was used by Starr in more than 200 performances between May of 1963 and February of 1964 and used to record some of The Beatles biggest hits including: "Can't Buy Me Love," "She Loves You," "All My Loving," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Money," and "I Wanna Be Your Man," and many others. Paul McCartney also used the Oyster Black Pearl kit on his first solo album, McCartney. This specific drum kit has not been seen in public for more than 50 years (Est. $300,000 - $500,000).
Ringo Starr's other spectacular kits offered for sale each carry unprecedented provenance of the Beatles and Ringo Starr's solo career. They include:
A custom built Jumbo Silver Sparkle kit that was used in The Beatles "Hello Goodbye" promotional video filmed in November 1967 (Est. $100,000 - $200,000)
A kit commissioned for Starr by George Harrison. In 1968, Harrison traveled to Los Angles to produce an album. While there he worked with drummer Hal Blaine who used a unique "Monster Drum Set." Harrison was inspired to get one for Starr. Harrison, through Blaine, commissioned a set of the custom made Blaemire fiberglass. The set, custom made by Howey Oliver, consists of seven toms. Only five sets of these custom kits are known to exist. Upon receiving the gift Ringo sent a thank you note to Blaine that read "Thanks Hal, for the tom tom tom tom tom toms!" (Est. $10,000 - $20,000)
In 2002 Starr performed on a Ludwig four-piece kit in gold sparkle with a hammered bronze snare at the George Harrison memorial concert, Concert for George. Starr played that night with "George's Band" alongside Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Dhani Harrison and other musicians who had performed with Harrison during his career (Est. $30,000 - $50,000)
A unique set of Ludwig clear Vistalite drums with interior lights used by Starr in his 1978 television movie Ringo (Est. $30,000 - $50,000)
The 1989 inaugural tour of Ringo Starr and his All-Starr band toured three countries in five months. Starr played a Ludwig silver sparkle while performing with Clarence Clemmons, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Dr. John, Jim Keltner, Nils Lofgren, Billy Preston, and Joe Walsh. Starr continues to tour with a rotating line up of All-Starrs (Est. $50,000 - $70,000)
Among the hundreds of items to be offered are some of Starr's other percussion instruments — tambourines, bongos, a hand drum inscribed to Starr by Harry Nilsson, and homemade noisemakers. A limited number of Starr's own stage-used custom-made drum sticks will also be offered in the sale. Guitars gifted to Starr by fellow Beatles are also part of the rare and remarkable auction. George Harrison gave Starr a Gretsch guitar (Estimate $100,000 - $200,000) which is being offered. John Lennon owned 1964 325FG Rose-Morris model Rickenbacker with a fire-glo sunburst finish (Estimate $600,000 - $800,000) and gave it to Starr after he played it on stage during The Beatles 1964/65 Christmas shows and later in his home studio. The guitar model became known as the "Beatle-Backer" and Lennon's likeness was used in advertisements for the guitar.
Marc Bolan, friend, fellow musician and subject, along with the rest of T-Rex, of Starr's documentary/variety film Born to Boogie, gifted a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar to Starr (Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000). The pair was influential to each other's careers. The glam rock superstar played guitar on Starr's Ringo album and Starr was inspired to write the song "Back off Boogaloo" from Bolan's frequent use of the slang word. In 1966, The Beatles Yesterday and Today "Butcher cover" created headlines and controversy. Starr's personal album sleeve is included in this ground-breaking auction. Ringo labeled the sleeve "Ringo" on the back to identify it as his personal copy (Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000).
"I am not sure I can find the right words to describe how remarkable this auction is," said Darren Julien, Founder & CEO of Julien's Auctions. "To be able to say you are representing such music royalty as that of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach is not only an honor but one of the greatest privileges of my life and professional career."
Beyond the Beatles and his solo music career, Starr also made his way into film and appeared in over 25 productions which included children's programming, comedy and dramas. Included in the auction are Starr's personal scripts from the film Help! (Titled BeatlesTwo at the time) (Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000) and a script from the made for television movie Ringo (Estimate $1,000 - $2,000).
Stage worn and personal clothing from the wardrobes of both Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr are also among the many highlights and include Bach's wardrobe pieces from famed designers: Zandra Rhodes, Stella McCartney, Prada, Libertine, Issey Miyake, Elizabeth Emmanuel and a spectacular Warhol inspired Versace suit. A gown of the same Warhol-inspired print silk can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Starr's personal and stage worn clothing by designers Richard Tyler, Dusenbery, Armani, Gucci, John Varvatos and Nigel Curtiss and tour jackets personalized for both Bach and Starr are also included. The tuxedo worn by Ringo when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the Beatles is included as well as the gown that Barbara wore that same night (Estimates: Various).
The exquisite residences of Starr and Bach featured many colorful custom-made furnishings, along with fine British antiques, European mirrors and light fixtures, and contemporary art. Among the top lots in the sale are a suite of custom painted and monogrammed bedroom furniture (Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000), an Empire style dining table and chairs (Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000), a Gothic Revival mahogany bookcase (Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000), a Lalique "Soleil" ceiling mount light fixture (Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000), a Loys-Lucha enameled light fixture (Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500), an antique Louis XV wall mirror (Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000), a pair of Art Deco wall mirrors with blue accent panels (Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000), and a copper Art Nouveau wall mirror (Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000). There is also a fine selection of Asian art featuring standing and seated Buddhas which includes a monumental gilt wood "jeweled" standing Buddha (Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000), a bronze and parcel gilt statue of Ganesh (Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000) and a pair of Tibetan Thangkas (Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000).
"You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues...And you know it don't come easy," Ringo Starr
Examples of fine art to be offered in the auction include an original Nikas Safronov portrait of Ringo Starr (Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000), a Peter Blake "Love Me Do" screen print of the Beatles (Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000), a print by David Hockney (Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000), and also artwork by Ringo Starr himself (Various estimates between $1,000 - $4,000).
A 2000 Mercedes Coupe automobile with the distinction of being owned by two Beatles will be offered in the auction. Originally owned by George Harrison who purchased the car new was later purchased by Ringo Starr (Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000). George and Ringo are the only two owners of the car.
The musical instruments, personal memorabilia, souvenirs, photographs, furniture, wardrobe and other items offered in this sale will undoubtedly be the subject of one of the most historical auctions to take place in decades.
The auction includes over 800 items which will be featured in a full color silver box set limited edition collectible catalog available for purchase at www.juliensauctions.com. There will also be 250 limited edition gold box sets of catalogs signed by Ringo and Barbara with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Lotus Foundation.
Ringo Starr's friendship with The Who's Keith Moon is well known. Moon gifted Ringo with a circa 1970 stainless steel "Time Computer LED" digital quartz wristwatch by Omega (Estimate: $400-$600). Also included is an 18K Gold "Moonphase" automatic wristwatch by Patek Phillipe (Estimate: $80,000-$100,000). Other jewelry of note includes a "Black Ring" onyx and gold watch, a pinky ring featuring a large blue stone and a gold link ID bracelet worn by Starr and documented in many photos that show his right wrist from the 1960s…a very significant and extraordinary piece (Estimates: Various).
The massive array of items also include huge group lots of pins and buttons in which Starr is famous for wearing on his lapel, "World Music Awards" from Monaco, a group of vintage Beatles merchandising pieces and toys, the musician's All Starr Band tour memorabilia and several record awards including those from Greece, Spain, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, United Kingdom and the United States offering yet another glimpse into the extraordinary global appeal and legacy of the Beatles.
"This collection features so many remarkable items from The Beatles to Ringo Starr's solo career to those special items collected by Barbara Bach for their residences," said Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien's Auctions. "Every time we begin to look through the inventory of this fantastic collection we simply are stunned when we think of the history truly represented here."
Portions of the auction proceeds of the Property from the Life and Careers of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach will benefit The Lotus Foundation, a charity founded by Starr and Bach. The Lotus Foundation is an organization which assists with a wide range of worthy causes around the world, focusing primarily on family and child welfare, women's issues, addiction recovery and education.
BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Monday, November 30th, 2015 –
Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST
Free to the Public
Julien's Auctions Beverly Hills
LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Session I: 10:00 a.m. PST (Lots 1-203)
Session II: 2:00 p.m. PST (Lots 204-424)
Session III: 10:00 a.m. PST (Lots 425-630)
Property From The Career of Ringo Starr
Session IV: 2:00 p.m. PST (Lots 631-876)
Session V: 10:00 a.m. PST (Lots 877-1107)
Session VI: 2:00 p.m. PST (Lots 1108-1367)
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Archive of Educators' Guides
These guides include images selected from the Center's exhibitions paired with suggestions for integrating photography and its artistic interpretations into diverse curricula. These guides can be used to enhance the study of areas such as art, photography, humanities, history, literature, composition, poetry, creative writing, architecture, American studies, sociology, multiculturalism, family studies, science, philosophy, geography, and natural history. Special emphasis is given to visual education through the development of observation skills and the vocabulary needed to respond to and interpret photographic images.
Aaron Siskind and Max Yavno Archives
Features photographs of Mexico and complements study in many subject areas, including art, photography, Mexican American studies, language arts, geography, and history. Suggested issues include documentary photography, photography as abstraction, and the personal vision and style of individual artists. Related topics include what an archive is, how foreign locations have stimulated artists for centuries, and how other locations differ from where one lives.
Image: Aaron Siskind, Veracruz 96, 1973.
Indivisible: Stories of American Community
Examines a national documentary project about twelve diverse communities exploring the changing face of grassroots activism in America, as seen through the distinctive visions of some of the nation's most original photographers, and compelling interviews by leading folklorists and oral historians. The guide, distributed to K-12 teachers through museum venues and on the Indivisible website, enables teachers to integrate the exhibition's photographs, interviews, and themes into their own interdisciplinary curricula in conjunction with a visit to the museum gallery.
Image: Sylvia Platchy, Sunshin Gordon in labor, being attended by doula Jacqueline Shepard and midwife Jane Arnold, 1999.
Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View
The photographs in Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View represent an under recognized and rarely examined aspect of Ansel Adams's half-century-long career: his study of the intimate details of nature through the close view of his camera. This guide addresses historical, technical, and aesthetic issues central to Adams and to this body of work It explores issues such as the beauty of the natural world, interaction with nature on a direct and human scale.
Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture
A selection of photographs and first-person narratives from the project, which examine the often painful social and emotional lives of girls and how, for so many, their well-being and self-esteem are tied to appearance. It addresses contemporary media, beauty and fashion industries, peers, and even parents as perpetuators of body identity issues that contribute to the sense that a female's appearance is the primary expression of her worth and thus an ongoing project for improvement.
This material complements study in many subject areas, including art, photography, writing, popular culture, media arts, women's studies, sociology, psychology, literature, medicine, and history. Faculty can use numerous suggestions to engage students, from exploring the photographs and narrative texts to integrating exhibition content into course curriculum.
Image: Laura Greenfield, Sheena, 15, tries on clothes with Amber in a department store dressing room, San Jose, California,
Learning to Look: A Format for Looking At and Talking About Photographs
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Reframing America: Photography through the Eyes of Immigrants
Explores the artistic and social visions of seven immigrant photographers who came to the United States during the period between 1920-1950. The artists-Alexander Alland, Robert Frank, John Gutmann, Otto Hagel, Hansel Mieth, Lisette Model, and Marion Palfi-helped shape a new style of photography, and produced fresh, startling, and often controversial views of this country. The guide complements study in many subject areas, including art, photography, American studies, sociology, history, literature, and creative writing.
Image: Hansel Mieth, Otto Hagel, Outstretched Hands, San Francisco Waterfront, 1934, 1933, 1932.
Sea Change: The Seascape in Contemporary Photography
For the traveling exhibition organized by the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition brings together work by eighteen photographic artists from all avenues of contemporary practice who share the same classical subject-the sea. This guide will complement study in many subject areas, including art, natural history, science, environmental studies, history, philosophy, geography, literature, poetry, and creative writing.
Image: Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990, 1990.
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Image: Richard Torchia, Desert Bloom, ©1997 Richard Torchia.
Tseng Kwong Chi Collection
Complements study in many subject areas, including social studies, language arts, art, photography, American studies, Asian American studies, architecture, geography, and history. Suggested issues include the definition of national identity and stereotyping of "outsiders," how art forms are influenced by popular culture, and the "truthfulness" of a portrait photograph. Related topics include portraiture and self-portraiture in different art media, the many ways in which we outwardly express our nationality, and a comparison of the artist's portraits of famous places to one's own travel photographs.
Image: Tseng Kwong Chi, San Francisco, California, 1979, 1979.
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