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Title The Blue Bonnet, Vol. 2, No. 15, 1935-04-17
Alternative Title The Blue Bonnet, Vol. II, No. XV, 1935-04-17
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Berkley, J. B., editor
Mackenzie, C. J., assistant editor
O'Brien, R. W., associate editor
Holt, Jack, associate editor
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Transcript Vol. II * .- s. S... 0 .. 5-.- 0... Long 8each, Calif, 17 April, 1935. Number XV DIVISION ISSUES PLANNED FIR" ST DIVISION Starts off Series of Div. ision Issues of the BLUE BONNET Those who have read the eidtor's " Pep Talk" will remember the plan outlined in last week's issue of this sheet. In answer to various protests and criticisms this scheme has been selected as the best to show latent talent hidden among the various divisions on board. Lots were drawn for dates, division representatives appointed, and results are printed below. The date of issue, the division responsible, and who shall be in charge are given below: April 20- FIRST; Ens. Williams. April 27- FOURTH; Ens. Lyons. May 4- MARINES"; C. H. Withey, Corp!., H. T. Clement, PFC. May ll- THIRD; K. C. Knowlden, Sea2c. May 18- F& V; L. K. Latour, FC1c ( F), P. E. Readette, RM2c ( V) May 25- SECOND; J. K. Wallace, GM2c. June 1- R, H, & S.; A. W. Schrum, Sea2c ( R), J. Vizard, PhM1c ( H), R. Romine, SK3c, ( S). June 8- N& C; Ens. H. L. Leon. June 15- ENGINEERS; J. Rozecki, WT2c ( B), A. D. Hall, MM1c ( M), G. T. Sawyer, Ye02c, ( A), R. E. Baker, EM1c, ( E). All material for the issue must be in the hands of the printer not later than noon on the Thursday preceeding the Saturday of issue. Choice of material is left entirely up to the division representatives. Editing assistance will be given by the regular staff ContiDued Oil pace four MOTHERS DAY Following letter from SecNav. is published for information of all hands: " 1. Annual obServance of the Mother's Day Movement will be held throughout the United States on Sunday, May 12, 1935. Attention of all Navy and Marine Corps personnel is invited to the significance of Mother's Day and to the duty that exists for each one rendering tribute to his mother. Every man who can should visit his mother on that day if she is living and letters should be written where it is impracticable to be at home. Claude A. Swanson" '--*,,*-- OBSERYANCE OF PASSOVER By direction of the Commander- in~ Chief, U. S. Fleet, the following information is furnished the U. S. Fleet: " Commanding Officers are authorized to grant leave, at discreation, to men of the Jewish faith from noon of Wednesday, 17 April, 1935, until midnight of Saturday, 20 April, 1935, with such additional travel time as may be necessary." --* 0*-' OFFICERS ORDERS Capt. Guy E. Baker, USN, from US Naval Academy to USS Houston about 26 June. Captain Walter B. Woodson, USN, from USS Houston to Chief- of- Staff, Asiatic Fleet in August. Lieut.- Comdr. Robert E. Keating, U, S. N., has been ordered to duty as gunnery officer of the Houston to report about 18 April, 1935. Ensign Terry L. Watkins has been ordered to U. S. S. Tarbell, in June. Ensign Richard E. Bly has been ordered to U. S. S. Brooks in June. SPRING CRUISE ITINERARY After many months of ' scuttle- butt' which could have been made to fit any itinerary from N. Y. to China, depending upon where you wanted to go, the Houston has at last received her official itinerary for this spring's cruise. Instead of going with the rest of the fleet into the Aleutian waters, she is going to take the Assistant Sec- " retary of the Navy, H. L. RooS'evelt, to Honolulu. Acording to a letter received from CinCUS, the Ass't, Sec. Nav. is to be picked up in San Diego on the 18th of May. The Houston will then proceed directly to Honolulu, arriving there 22 May. After four days alongside a government dock, she will, on the 26 of May, depart for the mainland, arriving in San Pedro on the 30 or 31st of May. She will anchor in Long Beach area until time to rejoin her Division in San Diego on or about the 11th of June. --*,,*- SUBMARINE DUTY Petty officers, third class, firemen and seamen are required for submarine training. Requests should be forwarded to Bureau of Navigation provided men are physicially and otherwise qualified for submarine training. The amount of sea service required is reduced to six ( 6) months instead of one ( 1) year as previously required. --*,,*-- Over 500,000 American citizens live abroad, about half of then in Canada while the least number, totaling 8, live in Arabia. --*,,*-- Send the BLUE BONNET home
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Decision by the Social Chamber of the Court of Cassation dated May 3, 2018 (Cass. Soc. 3 mai 2018, n°17-11.048).
While it is customary for an employer to request certain personal documents for operational purposes, there is nevertheless sensitive information in an employee's private life that an employer is not allowed to request.
Requesting documents pertaining to an employee's personal life does not necessarily characterize infringement on the right to privacy in their private and family life. That is the conclusion that should be drawn further to a ruling by the Social Chamber of the Court of Cassation dated May 3, 2018 (Cass. Soc. 3 mai 2018, n°17-11.048).
To justify her claim for damages, an employee referred to a clause in her employment contract requiring that she informs her employer of any changes occurring to her name (marital status), family situation, or place of residence.
The question put to the Court of Cassation was therefore to know whether the employer could, based on that clause, lawfully collect such information.
The Court of Cassation judges answered in the affirmative, even though the laws on the matter are clearly established and protect employees from excessive interference by the employer in the employee's private life (*). Indeed, the judges considered that the Court of Appeal had validly held that "the information requested was necessary in order for the employer to assure the employee's rights" and that, as such, the litigious clause could not constitute a breach of the employee's fundamental rights and freedoms.
By means of the present ruling, the Social Chamber reiterated the scope of the notion of 'interference in an employee's privacy' and rejected such a condition when the request for personal information is in the employee's interest.
(*) Article 9 of the French Civil Code, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Article L1121-1 of the French Labour Law.
In order to promote the use of telework, Article L.1222-9 of the French Labour Law from the "Ordonnance Macron" n°2017-1387 dated September 22, 2017 and modified by the Bill of ratification on March 29, 2018 simplifies the means for implementing telework.
From now on, an employment contract no longer needs to be modified to allow an employee to "telework" (work remotely).
– a simple agreement with the employee (verbal, postal or email agreement, etc.).
Article L.1222-9 of the French Labour Law does indeed foresee that, in the absence of a charter or collective labour agreement implementing the telework situation, the employee and employer may officialise their agreement to use this type of work arrangement by any means whatsoever.
The third means of implementation, previously only possible in the event of "temporary" use of telework provided for in the initial Law, has been extended by the Bill of ratification to all types of use of telework, whether temporary or permanent.
Although a verbal agreement may suffice, a detailed, written one is nevertheless preferable, in particular for the sake of proof in case of a dispute.
Moreover, and when telework is organised on the basis of the collective agreement or charter, the Law requires that the conditions for switching to telework be specified, in particular in the event of an air pollution episode.
That specification made in the Bill of ratification actually echoes the Bill, proposed by the senators in January 2018, aimed at promoting telework in the event of an air pollution episode.
Lastly, whatever the means for implementing telework, the Law specifies that the rights of teleworkers remain identical to those of employees performing their work on the company premises.
CLASS ACTION – Bénédicte Litzler and Eléa Blanchet wrote an article for FoxRH.com about the new french law concerning class action extended to environment, discrimination and personal data protection.


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The government continues to argue to the court that the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution should be the guiding rule for the coming decision. The argument plays down the significance of both the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the 10th Amendment provision that reserves to states all prerogatives not specifically granted the federal government in the Constitution.
WND has reported both on the lawsuit filed by Montana interests seeking affirmation of the 2009 Montana Firearms Freedom Act as well as the growing movement that has seen six other states, Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, Utah, Tennessee and Arizona, follow with similar laws.
Here are answers to all your questions about guns, ammunition and accessories.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit previously argued that the Commerce Clause, in the original Constitution, later was modified by both the Second Amendment and 10th Amendment.
"It is questionable whether Congress' authority under its conditional spending power or its power to regulate interstate commerce extends to MFFA firearms," the argument continued.
"Where a power had not been granted exclusively to the national government or, where generally granted, had not been exercised … the states retain freedom to legislate," the lawmakers argued.
In this case, the state is addressing intrastate commerce under its authority under the Second and Tenth Amendments, the brief argued.
Not only do the plaintiffs lack standing to bring the case, Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce is extended to anything that affects interstate commerce – including intrastate actions and the federal action to strike down the Montana law doesn't violate any constitutional provisions, the government brief argues.
"While the MFFA may only apply to guns made and sold in Montana, it is unreasonable to expect that these firearms will not leave the state," the brief continues.
The government argues that not even the Second Amendment supports the idea of state-regulated firearms rather than federal regulations.
A separate brief also was filed in support of striking down the Montana law by lawyers on behalf of the Brady Center to Prevent Violence, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, National Black Police Association and several others, drawing a sort of rebuke from the judge in the case.
He noted that only the Brady Center had been authorized to file the friend-of-the-court brief so the other organizations cited would not be recognized.
The law cites the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the Constitution and reserves to the state and people of Montana certain powers as they were understood at the time it was admitted to statehood in 1889.
The lawsuit was brought against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Montana Shooting Sports Association in U.S. District Court in Missoula, Mont.


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Visitors to the Hardangerfjord will see glaciers, mountains, tiny villages and tumultuous waterfalls where water cascades hundreds of metres into the fjord below.


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Marco Zanetti plays the tournament of his life
Egypt, nineteen events under the sun in this millennium
Sharm El Sheikh , December 14th.
Like a good wine, getting better with age. Italian Marco Zanetti was the oldest player in the main draw of the Sharm El Sheikh World Cup, and he was also the best. He captured his fourth World Cup gold medal, beating Dick Jaspers in the final: 40 – 29 in 14 innings. Zanetti was consistent as a metronome in Egypt, playing match after match with an average over 3.000, and ending at a jaw-dropping general average of 2.718 for the tournament. It was his best event ever, and his scoring was only slightly lower than the world record of 2.777, set in Luxor 2017 by Dani Sánchez.
The unpredictability of modern 3-cushion was once again underlined in Sharm El Sheikh, where the four strongest billiard nations in the world, Belgium, South Korea, Vietnam and Turkey, were all missing on the final day. Four European players made it to the semifinals: Bury, Horn, Jaspers and Zanetti.
High expectations were not quite fulfilled in the first semi, between Horn and Jaspers. Both players showed a lot of mutual respect and defense was present in most innings. Horn could not score as well as he had done against Semih Sayginer, and the experienced Jaspers won by a margin, even though he used up an unusual 24 innings: 40 - 25.
The second semi, between former Agipi teammates Zanetti and Bury, provided more fireworks. The Frenchmen had been left without a chance in Randers last week where they also met, but he kept up this time. Zanetti made a run of 11 to create the gap, and he never let up from there: 40 – 28 in 13 innings. Both Horn and Bury could look back on a strong performance for the week.
The final match did not get the rapid start we sometimes see these days. Both players needed a few innings to find rhythm, but then the level rose quickly. Again, it was Zanetti who scored a high run (10), this time in the 9th inning. It took him to 31 – 19 and Jaspers could not recover. Uncharacteristically for the Dutchman, it was his defense that cost him. Zanetti was presented with many good starting positions, and he made excellent use of them.
Jaspers went home with a great consolation prize: he won the overall World Cup of 2019, made up over the seven events of the year. It was the sixth time Jaspers won that trophy: he did it earlier in 1997, 1999, 2008, 2010 and 2016. Jaspers also had the high run of the tournament in Egypt: 23. He holds on comfortably to the nr. 1 position on the world ranking, ahead of Zanetti, Blomdahl and Merckx.
Final ranking of Sharm El Sheikh:
1)Zanetti 2.718 – 15
2)Jaspers 2.078 – 23
3)Horn 1.691 – 10
4)Bury 1.791 – 12
5)Choi S.W. 2.444 – 18
6)Cho M.W. 1.750 – 10
7)Tran Q.C. 1.590 – 10
8)Tasdemir 1.945 - 10
Sharm El Sheikh, December , 5th 2019
Two questions present themselves, just before the World Cup in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt: who will win this seventh event of 2019, and who will win the overall World Cup for the season? Many players are still in win a chance.
So far, we've seen Tasdemir win in Antalya, Caudron in Ho Chi Minh City, Palazon in Blankenberge, Jaspers in Porto, Haeng Jik Kim in Veghel and Merckx in Guri. World Cup winners collect 80 points, with second place good for 54, third 36, quarterfinalists 26, last sixteen 18 and last thirty-two 10 points. With just one tournament to go, Merckx and Tasdemir share the lead with 188 points, followed by Kim who has 176, Jaspers on 170, Cenet on 157 and the suspended Caudron on 134. Zanetti, Jae Ho Cho and Sánchez have no more than a theoretical chance, on 132, 126 and 124 points.
Egypt has been home to more World Cups in recent history than any other country: we've had nineteen events under the sun in this millennium. Dani Sánchez was the most successful player in the country of Edmund Soussa, the first world champion, he won four times. Caudron and Merckx both had three wins in Egypt, Jaspers two. The one-time winners were Kasidokostas, Philipoom, Yüksel, Heo, Zanetti, Blomdahl and Forthomme.
The seeded players in Sharm El Sheik are Jaspers, Zanetti, Tasdemir, Sayginer, Merckx, Cho, Tran, Sidhom, Coklu, Bury, Kim, Horn, Heo and Blomdahl. The organization gave their wildcards to Riad Nady and Hesham Saad, the UMB wildcard went to Guido Sacco from Peru.
As usual, the winner receives 16.000 Euro, there is 10.000 for the runner-up and 6.000 for the two bronze medalists. The tables are Gabriels, the cloth is Simonis 300 Prestige Blue, the balls are Aramith Pro Cup Prestige.
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OUTRAGEOUS: UTILITIES ASKING MUCH MORE WILDFIRE MONEY
FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2021, OR THEREAFTER
There are few companies in today's California so reviled as the three large privately-owned utilities that deliver electricity to most Californians. With good reason.
The largest of them, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., convicted twice of killing its customers willy-nilly via preventable disasters in San Bruno and Paradise, now stands formally accused in 33 more felony counts of causing other losses and fatalities in Sonoma County fires.
The other big private power companies, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric have also been found negligent and liable for billions of dollars of damage in huge wildfires covering thousands of acres in other parts of the state.
And yet, these companies reap benefit after benefit for their malfeasance. Yes, there have been fines in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but to these huge companies, that's a drop in the bucket, easily recouped in their next rate increase.
In 2019, while PG&E reeled in bankruptcy and there was serious discussion about breaking up the company and its regional monopoly, Gov. Gavin Newsom, state legislators and the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) responded with an unprecedented bailout.
Through a bill known as SB 1054, lawmakers created a state Wildfire Fund to compensate utilities for any liabilities they might incur by causing future wildfires. Electric customers are being dunned monthly today for that fund, to which they will eventually, unwillingly contribute $13.5 billion, paying for damages not yet done, harm no paying power customer will ever cause.
But, as predicted in this column, the utilities are not satisfied. As usual, PG&E is the point company on the newest outrageous electric provider demand – an 18 percent general rate increase largely to help the company pay for wildfire mitigation expenses – otherwise known as routine maintenance of its transmission lines and transformers and their surroundings.
If granted in full by the PUC, this increase would raise average costs of power and natural gas in PG&E territory from about $204 per month today to about $241.
Whatever increase PG&E gets, its fellow private utilities will reap similar benefits when their next rate increase cases come up in the near future.
Price hikes of this magnitude are not outrageous merely because customers are still paying into the Wildfire Fund, payments not due to stop until the 2030s. They're also grossly unfair because customers paid the utilities about $65 billion for maintenance over the 60 years between 1955 and 2015, money that is largely untraced and unaccounted for but probably went for executive bonuses and the like.
Those so-called maintenance funds were not used for that purpose, as proven by the sorry condition of power lines and other facilities today, when their status has often been the cause of so-called public safety power shutoffs, temporary blackouts at times of peak fire danger when utilities try to minimize the damage they might cause.
But not to worry too much: PG&E knows it will not get the full 18 percent increase it has requested. That's because in the Kabuki-like dance regularly engaged in by the utilities and the PUC in rate cases, the companies always ask for much more than they can reasonably expect.
This lets the PUC cut down rate increase requests by as much as 50 percent and then brag to the public about how it has kept utility rates low. Low? California power prices today are the highest in the contiguous 48 states, trailing only Alaska and Hawaii nationally.
The process is akin to a Japanese-style Kabuki dance because it's so elaborate even though the outcome is completely predictable in advance.
Rather than being enabled by all this, the utility executives behind electric providers' key decisions should face personal criminal prosecution when their decisions about facilities and spending cost lives and property.
But so far, not a single decision-making company official has spent even one night in jail despite the loss of hundreds of lives and the billions of dollars in damage they have caused.
Merely calling this continuous favored treatment of California's private utilities outrageous just might be the understatement of the century.
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U.S.-Chile FTA
Timetable/Milestones
Entered into force: Jan. 1, 2004
Senate vote to implement agreement (65-32) July 31, 2003
House Vote to implement agreement (270-156) July 23, 1003
Agreement signed by governments (Bush Administration): June 6, 2003
Negotiations closed: Dec. 11, 2002
Negotiations began: Dec. 6, 2000
Chile Sugar Facts
Production (Avg. 2005-2007): 405,000 metric tons
Consumption (Avg. 2005-2007): 676,667 metric tons
Imports (Avg. 2005-2007): 261,667 metric tons
Exports: (Avg. 2005-2007): None
Historical Access
Chile does not export sugar to the U.S. under the WTO minimum tariff rate quota (TRQ).
Additional Access Granted to U.S.
A transition period of 12 years (2004-2016).
Second-tier tariff reduced from 16.21 cents per pound for refined sugar to zero over 12 years, in equal annual reductions.
An initial 2,000 metric ton TRQ, which includes raw and refined sugar and sugar-containing products, will grow by 5% per year, to 3,258 metric tons in Year 11, and will be eliminated in Year 12 (2015).
Chile can only export to the U.S. if it is a net exporter of sugar.
Tariff Schedule
Quantity (Metric Tons)
1 (2004) 2,000
10 (2013) 3,103
12 (2015) unlimited


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Al Bowlly
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THE AL BOWLLY STORY – PART 2
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FOR THE FIRST TIME – THE FULL FACTUAL STORY OF AL BOWLLY AND HIS LIFE OF MUSIC AND SONG.
WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY RAY PALLETT (1975)
Al Bowlly was an inveterate gambler and could never resist trying to make money in this way . In fact, on more than one occasion gambling lost Al his money just when he needed it the most .This is what happened at the Grand Hotel, Calcutta, when he lost all his money in a wild bid to break the bank. Not only this, but he lost the job at the Hotel by accidentally getting involved in a fight. Al Bowlly was emotional, could get quickly excited and easily got involved in fights. Now he was without money and without work. But being good at sports, Al was able to get a job as a jockey – and actually rode in the Calcutta races of 1925.
Not very much time had passed when a large jazz orchestra, led by Jimmy Liquime, arrived at the Grand Hotel in Calcutta. Al Bowlly walked in and offered his services as a vocalist and banjoist . He got a job as banjoist because his vocal style, which caused some amusement in the band, was considered effeminate in certain quarters, The type of singing that was in vogue then was the Jolsonish "shouting" style, and the band already had a singer providing this type of singing . Playing piano in this band was a man who was to play an important part in Al's musical life later on, becoming his personal accompanist. It was Monia Liter.
The Jimmy Liquime orchestra was a sensation and trumpeter Jimmy became a star. The band did record at the HMV Dum Dum studios in Calcutta, but as yet no recording containing an Al Bowlly vocal has been traced, although experts again believe that he did record vocally at this time.
Meanwhile, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore had been without a regular band since Edgar Adeler had left, and hearing of Liquime's success in Calcutta, the Raffles-management wrote offering the band a permanent engagement, At the end of 1926 Jimmy Liquime accepted the offer and the band set sail for Singapore. However, they had not been playing at Raffles very long when the band began to break up. Al consequently left the band fairly early in 1927 in an endeavour to renew his friendship with Edgar Adeler . This he did; they went on to make a few records together in Berlin and London.
ln the early spring of 1927 Al made his way to Germany where his first known vocal records were made .His first engagement in that country was as vocalist with a newly-formed band at the Regina Palace Hotel in Munich, under the leadership of violinist Robert Gaden. Al's singing impressed the clientele of this plush hotel and his guitar playing similarly impressed the members of the eight-strong Gaden band. Al Bowlly stayed in Germany one year; he did not record there with Robert Gaden, but left this band to go to Berlin to sing with jazz band-readers Arthur Briggs, Fred Bird, George Carhart and John Abriani, all of whom recognised Al's vocal talent.
In May 1927 the first known record on which Al was featured was made in Berlin. This record was entitled "Song of the Wanderer" and "Hallelujah , made with Negro trumpeter Arthur Briggs, Savoy Syncopaters' orchestra.
During his stay in Germany it seems that Al became something of a jazz celebrity .This is born out by the fact that his name as vocalist appeared on many records he made in Germany with dance bands, including his very first, and that he made several records as a vocal soloist .Al's first ever solo record was a very excellent version of the old favourite "Blue Skies"' His solo records were issued on the Homochord label, and publicity leaflets were produced for these which included a very young photo of the singer. on these records Al was accompanied on piano by Edgar Adeler and Heinz Lewy.
From Germany Al Bowlly went to Paris for an engagement, and while there received an invitation to re-join Edgar Adeler and his orchestra back in Berlin. A last minute change of plans resulted in this engagement moving from Berlin to Munich to where Al was also invited. But a telegram that Adeler sent to Al was misfiled at Thomas Cook's Paris office, which cause a delay and when he finally reached Munich Al found that the band had moved on once again without him
Al had worked his way up to being a recognised band vocalist on the continent. However , now had only enough money to last him two weeks and there seemed no prospect of him getting a job in Munich. Al's ambition at the time was to come to England and make a name for himself as a singer, but as yet his name was quite unknown in this country. ln Munich Al met a man who knew Fred Elizalde, a band-leader of Spanish descent, who had a band at the Savoy hotel, London, and who needed a vocalist. He promptly sent Elizalde Al's solo record of Muddy Waters" and Elizalde was suitably impressed. So much so that he offered Al a job with the band, but at a salary of only £14 a week – considerably less than he had been earning on the continent. Although he was virtually broke, he didn't jump at the offer but wrote back to Elizalde demanding more money .This gamble paid off, for Fred Elizalde agreed to meet Al's demand and even sent him an advance of £20 on his salary to pay for his fare from Germany to England.
We have already seen that Al was a sportsman and liked to gamble, Money did not mean very much to him; he was not a business man and all through his career he never had a really good manager. So long as he had enough to eat and a place to sleep, Al Bowlly was happy. This all meant that money slipped through his hands like water, He would spend it on cigarettes ( at some stages he smoked very heavily), gifts and loans to "friends" which were often not paid back. Al rarely saved any money, his philosophy being to live for today . The only form of investment that Al embarked upon was gambling. Very often he would gamble away his last few shillings in a hope to make some money. This is what he did, in effect, when Fred Elizalde offered him a job and Al wrote back asking for more money. For not being known in England, this could have lost him the job .This time, however, the gamble paid off. But when Elizalde sent him the £20 advance of salary, he spent £5 of this on entertaining friends and put the rest on a horse – and lost
his money . Having thought how nice it would be to arrive in London with some money in his pocket, he now was in the predicament of having a good job waiting for him at the Savoy Hotel and no money for the fare.
Al Bowlly was generous to a fault; he would give someone the shirt off his back if he thought it was a deserving case. But frequently his generosity was not returned to him. Having mentioned how generous he was, it ought to be emphasised that Al was a man of extremes . If you crossed him he would not hesitate to strike you and he was a good fighter. However, Al was not one to hold a grudge, Fortunately, just when he needed it the most, his generosity was returned, for on this occasion a friend offered to lend Al the money for first class travel from Germany to London and enough to pay his hotel bills at either end of the journey. This offer saved the day as far as Al was concerned and after arriving in London he scrimped and saved, living in inferior accommodation in Soho's Gower street, in order to pay track the money that was lent to him.
After his arrival in London in June 1929, Fred Elizalde became the first band leader in England to employ Al Bowlly and he did so as both a vocalist and guitarist. Al's first record in England was "Just imagine" and "Wherever You Are" billed on the label as Fred Elizalde and his Music with vocal refrain.
Souvenir Booklets1975, Al Bowlly, Monia Liter, Ray Pallet
Al Bowlly Souvenir Album (DFE 6245 – 1955)
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Few popular singers have won the admiration and affection of the public to the extent that Al Bowlly did . It was a tribute not only to the uniqueness of his voice and style but also his personality – gay spontaneous ,sincere – that shone through his singing .
A South African of Greek descent Al Bowlly joined Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy hotel in 1928 . His companion on the trip to Britain was Monia Liter , with whose band he had been singing at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.
From 1929 Al Bowlly worked with Roy Fox's orchestra until Lew Stone took the band over in 1933. It was while he was with Lew Stone that the titles on this record were made . Monia Liter , who had joined the Lew Stone band plays the piano accompaniment.
In 1935 Ray Noble and Al Bowlly visited the United States , where their tour with a band of American Musicians was a great success. When Al returned to England he started on his own as a singer , later teaming up with Jimmy Mesene in a double act . But the war came , and during an air raid on London in April 1941, al Bowlly was killed.
Sleeve NotesAl Bowlly, Fred Elizalde, Jimmy Mesene, Lew Stone, Monia Liter, Raffles Hotel, Ray Noble, Singapore, South Africa
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Distracted Driving: The High Price of Texting While Behind the Wheel
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By Robert Ottone Published: February 20 2013
Rob takes an editorial stance on distracted driving after a personal experience.
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We're all guilty of it. Whether it's a phone call from the kids, text message from a spouse, Facebook status update, Twitter feed - whatever the case may be, we're all guilty of checking our devices while driving. More often than not, the message received isn't anything particularly exciting or dramatic, just a silly message that could have easily waited until we stopped the car to take a glance. But for some reason, that obnoxious tone that alerts us to a new message is so important, like heeding the siren's call, we all go for it.
I'm just as guilty as you might be. I've checked text messages, posted status updates, done everything mentioned above, all at some point in my time behind the wheel. Not anymore. Not after learning that a very close friend (along with her younger sister) was injured in a car accident after a 19-year old girl was using Twitter to update the world about her breakfast choices and smashed into my friend's vehicle. While my friend's younger sister would turn out to be okay, suffering minor injuries, my chum and former office-mate has been unconscious since the accident.
I started thinking about the facts related to distracted driving while hoping that my friend regains consciousness as she receives the expert medical care she's going to need in order to recover from this horrific ordeal. Back in 2010, the National Safety Council (NSC) published a study regarding texting while driving. "We now know that at least 1.6 million crashes involve drivers using cell phones and texting," said Janet Froetscher, president & CEO of the NSC at the time. "This new estimate provides critical data for legislators, business leaders and individuals to evaluate the threat and need for legislation, business policies and personal actions to prevent cell phone use and texting while driving,"
Well, it's been three years. What impact have these findings had on New York's laws regarding distracted driving? In 2011, New York State issued an update regarding its Distracted Driving laws: Effective July 12, 2011, there is a 2 driver penalty points, in addition to the fine of $150 for violations of the cell phone law."
$150 for using a cell phone or device. That doesn't seem like much, considering the phone in question most likely cost two or two and a half times that amount. Perhaps most frustrating about NY's law is that "a violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars." Meaning that the fine will always have a cap of $150 dollars. Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation states on Distraction.gov that "in 2011, 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 3,267 in 2010. An additional, 387,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 416,000 injured in 2010."
As of two years ago, deaths are up. The NSC speculates that so far, in 2013, there have been over 176, 399 car accidents involving distracted driving. About every 24 seconds or so, another accident is recorded hat involves the use of mobile devices and distracted drivers. Is it not alarming that this figure is so drastically high, considering we're only about two months into 2013?
As of the writing of this article, all organizations mentioned above have yet to return my calls regarding statistics and what's currently being done at the local level to stem this terrifying tide of bad driving. What can be done? Studies indicate that those involved in most distracted driver accidents are between the ages 16-19. But certainly, this isn't a concept limited to teens.
Distracted driving is an epidemic. In the wake of major technological developments for mobile devices, all the wonderful things we can do with our phones like take pictures of food, cats and other memes means nothing if we're unable to accept responsibility and respect the rules of the road.
To end on a less satirical note, I'm taking the pledge to ensure safer roadways by not using mobile devices. You don't have to, of course, but maybe spread the concept around.
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Chasing bonefish holds all the excitement of dry line fly fishing a mountain river in the Rockies or swinging a streamer for steelhead in a coastal river of British Columbia. Which is why every winter I make a pilgrimage to the Caribbean for some of the most exciting fishing I do all year.
For those of you who have only heard about fishing the "grey ghosts" it is nothing short of amazing how much power these fish generate. It's a quick strip set, and hold on! Every fish fights in their own way, bonefish run hard and fast!
Unless you find bonefish "heaven" like fishing Roatan Honduras or Ambergris Caye Belize, the bulk of your trip will be filled with long and quiet moments searching the flats. Minutes and hours pass filled with quiet concentration and anticipation. These are those peaceful moments that for me, are half of the reason I fish. I prefer it to sitting on the beach at a 5 star resort any day! I'd much rather spend the day creeping across large flats of shallow water scanning constantly for flashes of silver. The sun heats you from above; the water cools you from below. Looking back at the shore from the water offers a whole new perspective of the geography not witnessed from the beach.
Suddenly it happens. Bonefish appear in schools of 20-100 fish grouped in a protective circle or as singles and doubles moving slowly across the flats. The schools are largely made up of smaller fish that require the group for protection. As bonefish mature, they leave the pack and make their way solo or maybe with 1 or 2 other mature fish, so if you see a solitary fish, or a double, they are generally the monsters you hear stories about.
There are different strategies when casting to these different situations. When bonefish are in a school, they tend to be very skittish. When one fish in that pod senses something wrong, it is guaranteed to startle. The result is a cascading effect of the entire population freaking out. You watch as the surface EXPLODES in white water and every bone within 100 miles heading to the deep. Oh the shame the fly fisherman feels!
It was my first time bone fishing in Roatan where I got acquainted with the dos and don'ts of flats fishing etiquette. I blew it a number of times before really listening to my guide who's instruction was the ultimate key to my final success. I can honestly say that our fishing guide in Roatan was one of the best I've ever fished with.
Rule number one, DON'T drop a fly into the middle of the pack, you will feel shame. Rule number two, DON'T cast a fly within 3 feet of the side of the school, you will feel shame.
When fishing to a school, you have 2 options. As a group, the pod will move slowly across the flat, some tailing, some on guard duty. Your best chance in hooking up is to cast 10-20 feet in front of the group in hopes that it will move "over" your fly, at which time you just need to give it a couple of twitches and bingo. The other way is to cast 10 feet to the outside of the group, strip slowly and try and pull a fish out of the pack. This tends to be the best way to not spook the pack. That said, 80 percent of the time, if you do indeed hook up, the pack will explode in nervous fear.
When casting to bones its the solitary or small groupings of fish is the most challenging and rewarding.
Fishing the crystal clear Caribbean waters of Roatan you will see bones approaching from a good distance off. As the fish slowly cruise towards you, you get one shot to put the fly within 20 inches of its head.
If you miss cast and put the fly behind, or slightly to the rear of the fish, it's gone ( and you feel shame). If you put the fly too far ahead of the fish, it won't see your offering and by the time you slowly strip it back in, the fish will be past you showing only its tail. You can't cast over a bone fish, they will spook if they even sense a line. If you see the fish coming from a fair distance, and you are capable of casting a long 50- 80 foot cast into "the bucket", your chances improve dramatically. The fish won't see your silhouette, and if you miss cast, you likely will have a chance to reload and re-fire.
Stephen takes instruction from our guide.
All of the techniques described above are of course a generalization from my own experience with bones. A good guide will improve your chances of success dramatically. Obviously the right fly makes all the difference. Whether weighted or non-weighted, tan, yellow, olive, with rubber legs etc etc etc.
A good guide always knows his or her waters. The guide also knows when to head to a flat where the fish are feeding, knows when to head to the channels as the fish are exiting the flats… or when all else fails where to find them mudding.
It always amazes me how the guide's eye can see a fish coming from seemingly miles away.
More often than I care to admit, I'm at a loss when they are whispering to you "Fish coming,… fifty yards at 10 o'clock", and I strain to see what they are seeing… it's almost enough to send you to the optician immediately following you trip.
TOnce you are lucky or talented enough to set the hook then be prepared to reel 100 miles per hour as they come screaming back at you, then lift the tip as they do a 90 degree turn into the coral.
Now you have an idea as to the challenges of fishing for bonefish, so, let's talk about the rewards. In a nutshell, a 2 pound bonefish will rip off 100 yards of line in about 5 seconds. A 10 pound bonefish,.. well,… I hope you have a lot of backing and even more good luck.


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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 118,227 in 2017; 2,408 Deaths
IOM, UN Migration Agency, reports that 118.227 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 up until 13th of August, with 82 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 265,640 arrivals across the Mediterranean through 13 August 2016. The change in the number of arrivals represents a decrease of 124% compared to the same period of 2016.
Source: https://missingmigrants.iom.int/
* Data on deaths of migrants compiled by IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre.
* All numbers are minimum estimates.
* Arrivals based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices.
IOM Rome reported on Monday, 14 August, that, according to official figures of the Italian Ministry of Interior, 97,293 migrants have arrived by sea to Italy this year, which is a 4.15 per cent drop from the same period in 2016. IOM Rome spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo noted that August arrivals thus far, at just over 2,000 migrants, including refugees, are running at under 10 per cent of 2016 and 2015 August arrivals, despite being nearly at the month's midway point (see chart below).
IOM Libya reported Monday (14 August) the recovery of the remains of two migrants on 7 August near Azzawya, Libya. That information came too late to include in the latest fatality figures from the region, which are at 2,408 in the chart above. Although this figure lags by almost 800 the number of deaths (3,203) recorded at this time last year, it nonetheless marks the fourth consecutive year migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea have exceeded 2,400. Worth underlining, however, is the fact that the number of deaths in the Mediterranean region, as compared to the same period of 2016, corresponds to a 33% decrease. (see the chart below)
The chart below splits the numbers corresponding to recorded deaths in 2016 and 2017 per month, to give you a sense on which months, between January and August 2016 and 2017, were the most tragic for the refugees that attempted to reach Europe through the Mediterranean.
Worldwide, Missing Migrants Project (MMP) reports that there have been 3,487 fatalities in 2017 through 13 August (see chart below). The Mediterranean region continues to account for well over half of all fatalities worldwide. Among the new deaths reported by the MMP team since last week are two migrants, one lost in a drowning in Río Bravo and the other in a vehicle accident in Europe.
For latest arrivals data in the Mediterranean, please visit: http://migration.iom.int/europe
Joel Millman at IOM HQ, Tel: +41 79 103 8720, Email: jmillman@iom.int
Flavio Di Giacomo, IOM Italy, Tel: +39 347 089 8996, Email: fdigiacomo@iom.int
Kelly Namia, IOM Greece, Tel: +30 210 991 2174, Email: knamia@iom.int
Julia Black, IOM GMDAC, Tel: +49 30 278 778 27, Email: jblack@iom.int
Christine Petré, IOM Libya, Tel: +216 29 240 448, Email: chpetre@iom.int
Ana Dodevska, IOM Spain, Tel: +34 91 445 7116, Email: adodevska@iom.int
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Another sign that these are tough economic times: Many men are only spending three weeks' salary, rather than the recommended three months' salary on engagement rings. A study by the British home insurance firm LV found that nearly two thirds of grooms buy rings that cost less than a month's paycheck. People losing their jobs and struggling to pay bills is one thing, but to see men ignore a tradition concocted by DeBeers to sell diamonds is truly tragic.


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"""List all global IPs."""
# :license: MIT, see LICENSE for more details.

import click

import SoftLayer
from SoftLayer.CLI import environment
from SoftLayer.CLI import formatting

@click.command()
@click.option('--ip-version',
              help='Display only IPv4',
              type=click.Choice(['v4', 'v6']))
@environment.pass_env
def cli(env, ip_version):
    """List all global IPs."""

    mgr = SoftLayer.NetworkManager(env.client)

    table = formatting.Table(['id', 'ip', 'assigned', 'target'])

    version = None
    if ip_version == 'v4':
        version = 4
    elif ip_version == 'v6':
        version = 6

    ips = mgr.list_global_ips(version=version)

    for ip_address in ips:
        assigned = 'No'
        target = 'None'
        if ip_address.get('destinationIpAddress'):
            dest = ip_address['destinationIpAddress']
            assigned = 'Yes'
            target = dest['ipAddress']
            virtual_guest = dest.get('virtualGuest')
            if virtual_guest:
                target += (' (%s)'
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            elif ip_address['destinationIpAddress'].get('hardware'):
                target += (' (%s)'
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                       assigned,
                       target])
    env.fout(table)

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Grace, grit and a little bit of American pop culture are a few of the inspirational factors behind Broughton Street's newest locally owned boutique, Midge, U.S. made Clothing and Goods.
"Growing up, my older sister and I always loved playing dress up and playing with Barbies. We especially enjoyed playing with our mother's vintage Barbie clothes, which is where the name of the store came from. Midge was Barbie's best friend and I loved that she had the perfect outfit for every occasion," said owner Margaret Lightsey.


Scorers needed 14th and 21st May – do you know anyone who would be interested?
Due to unavailability, the First XI do not have a scorer for the next two league matches (away at Calverley 14/5 and home to Skipton 21/5). Would anyone willing to step in and cover these games please contact Neil Marshall on 07900 196346. Scorer receives £25 and a free tea for each match. Please pass on this email to anyone who maybe interested.
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Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian actor who was quite popular during the 1980s as a teen idol; he is still remembered for his role in the horror comedy film 'The Lost Boys'. The film, where he played the lead role, was a huge success. Other works that gained him prominence include his lead role in the horror film 'Silver Bullet' and the comedy film 'Snowboard Academy'. In addition to his work in films, Haim was also known for his work on television. His first role on television was that of a supporting character in the Canadian children's TV show 'The Edison Twins'. He was next seen in the TV film 'A Time to Live' where he played a supporting role. The film won multiple awards including a Golden Globe. Other TV films he had appeared in include 'Merlin: The Quest Begins' and 'Without Malice'. He also starred in the reality show 'The Two Coreys' along with actor Corey Feldman. Some of Haim's last films were 'New Terminal Hotel' and 'Decisions'. He passed away at the early age of 38. His untimely death gained huge attention worldwide. Haim had been nominated for multiple awards throughout his career, out of which he had won two Young Artist Awards.
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Corey Ian Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 23rd December 1971. His parents were Judy and Bernie Haim. He also had an older sister Carol. His parents divorced when he was eleven. He later had a half-brother from his father's second marriage, who was named Daniel.
Haim used to be shy as a child. His parents saw acting classes as a way of helping him overcome his shyness. He had a keen interest in sports as well.
Corey Haim started acting from the early age of ten. He played a supporting role in the Canadian children's TV show 'The Edison Twins'. It aired from 1982 to 1986. He made his film debut in 1984, with a supporting role in the American thriller 'Firstborn'. The film was directed by Michael Apted.
The following year, he played minor roles in the films 'Secret Admirer' and 'Murphy's Romance'. These roles helped him increase his popularity and gain the lead role in the American horror film 'Silver Bullet.' Directed by Dan Attias, the film was commercially successful.
In 1985, he also played a supporting role in the TV movie 'A Time to Live'. Haim's performance was appreciated and earned him his first 'Young Artist Award.' He next played the titular role in the teen film 'Lucas'. The film, though not a big commercial success, received positive reviews.
Corey Haim was then seen in the movies 'License to Drive' (1988), 'Watchers', (1988) and 'Dream a Little' (1989). Though his career suffered during the 1990s due to his drug problems, he still appeared in several movies, some of them being 'The Double 0 Kid' (1992), 'National Lampoon's Last Resort' (1994), 'Snowboard Academy' (1996) and 'Demolition University' (1997).
Haim was next seen in the TV movies 'Merlin: The Quest Begins' (1998) and 'Without Malice (2000). In 2002, he played a supporting role in 'The Back Lot Murders', after which he was not seen in any films till his role in the 2007 film 'Universal Groove'. The same year, he starred in the reality show 'The Two Coreys', alongside actor Corey Feldman.
Some of the last films of his career were 'Crank: High Voltage' (2009), 'Shark City' (2009), 'New Terminal Hotel' (2009) and 'Decisions' (2010).
'Silver Bullet' a 1985 horror film, was one of the early works of Corey Haim's career. The film was based on a novel by Stephen King named 'Cycle of the Werewolf'. It was directed by Dan Attias. With Haim in the lead role, the film also starred actors Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Terry O'Quinn, Lawrence Tierney and Bill Smitrovich. The film was a mild success commercially, and earned mixed reviews.
'License to Drive' was another significant work of Corey Haim's career. The film was directed by Greg Beeman. Starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane and Richard Masur, the film was a commercial success, grossing $22 million on a budget of $8 million. The story revolved around a teenager who falls in love while trying to get his driver's license.
Haim played a supporting role in the 2002 horror film 'The Back Lot Murders'. The film also starred Jaime Anstead, Priscilla Barnes and Charles Fleischer. Directed by David DeFalco, the film revolved around a music band whose members were being killed one after another. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics.
Corey Haim had earned several awards and nominations in his career. He won a 'Young Artist Award' for his role in the TV film 'A Time to Live' (1987). He won another 'Young Artist Award' for his role in the film 'License to Drive'(1989).
Throughout his career, Corey Haim had been romantically involved with many women, some of them being Nicole Eggert, Victoria Beckham, Holly Fields, and Alyssa Milano. He never married nor had any children.
He suffered from drug abuse from an early age and struggled with the issue even well into adulthood. He passed away on 10th March 2010. Found in an unconscious state at his home, he was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead. Though his death was initially suspected to be due to drug overdose, later it was revealed that he had died of ill health.
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Saudi Arabia's Desert X AlUla announces details for 2022 event themed 'Sarab'
The biennial event, which helped put the country on the art world map, will return from February 11 to March 30 in the historic region
Lita Albuquerque's 'NAJMA (She Placed One Thousand Suns On The Transparent Overlays Of Space)' installation on view for Desert X AlUla 2020. Photo: Desert X
Alexandra Chaves
Desert X AlUla in Saudi Arabia will return in 2022 with a new curator and a new location within the historic region of AlUla. The event will take place from February 11 to March 30.
The first Desert X AlUla, which opened in 2020, helped put Saudi Arabia on the art world map. An iteration of the art biennial that originated from California and held in the Coachella Valley, the initiative is a collaboration between Desert X and the Saudi government body Royal Commission for AlUla. Much like its US counterpart, the event presents a site-specific exhibition where artworks respond to the environment and land.
Desert X AlUla 2022 will take place in the Al Mutadil valley, across the famous Elephant Rock. It is a new location from the 2020 event, which was held in a different valley that is now being built up with more resorts and villas.
Currently, the works of Lita Albuquerque, Manal AlDowayan, Sharon Guirguis, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Nadim Karam and Superflex from the 2020 event remain on-site.
The sprawling area includes the kingdom's various heritage sites, including the Unseco World Heritage site of Hegra.
As part of the Saudi government's 2030 plan, regions such as AlUla are being reopened and developed to bring in tourism and bolster the kingdom's reputation on the global stage.
Scroll through the gallery below for pictures of the Desert X AlUla installations from 2020:
Rashed AlShashai's A Concise Passage.
According to Nora Aldabal, arts and creative planning director at Royal Commission for AlUla, the historic region will feature 15 "landmark destinations for culture, heritage and creativity" by 2035.
The upcoming edition will be curated by Reem Fadda, director of the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi, as well as Raneem Farsi and Neville Wakefield, who curated the first Desert X AlUla with Aya Alireza.
Themed Sarab, the exhibition will explore the concept of mirage and oasis, investigating the aspirations associated with desert history and culture, but also wider definitions that extend across borders.
Fadda explains that the mirage and oasis have long been affiliated with "ideas of survival, perseverance, desire and wealth", also saying that they "connote the incomprehensible beauty and abundance of nature in its most bereft state – the desert – and humans' obsessive desire to capture and control it."
She says the artists selected for the exhibition – the full list of which will be announced in January – have all spent time in the AlUla region to develop their works.
Programming for the next Desert X AlUla will include educational initiatives such as art mediator training and workshops for teachers.
According to Sumantro Ghose, artistic programming director for the Royal Commission for AlUla, the site will also welcome a new contemporary art gallery named Perspective, which will showcase works by artists from the kingdom.
Taking place alongside Desert X AlUla will also be an exhibition curated by Lulwah Al Homoud, What Lies Within: Works from the Basma Al Sulaiman Collection. The show will be the first in a series of presentations that focus on collections and patrons from the kingdom.
AlUla Oasis: six artists to visually transform the cultural site in Saudi Arabia
In the case of What Lies Within, the collection of Saudi art patron Basma Al Sulaiman includes works by Saudi Arabia's most established artists from the past two decades, including AlDowayan, Shadia Alem, Ahmed Mater, Maha Malluh, Mohammed Al Ghamdi, Abdulnasser Gharem, Dana Awartani and Adel Al Quraishi, among others.
Al Sulaiman founded the virtual museum Basma Al Sulaiman Museum of Contemporary Art in 2011 and helped develop the Jeddah Sculpture Park, which features 21 sculptures along the city's waterfront walkway.
The exhibition, as well as Desert X AlUla, are part of AlUla Arts, a series of art festivals scheduled to take place during winter season. AlUla Arts will also include events in Al Jaddidah, which is located adjacent to AlUla Old Town, as well as the initiative Cinema El Housh, a showcase of films selected by Saudi arthouse filmmakers.
Desert X AlUla will take place from February 11 to March 30. What Lies Within: Works from the Basma Al Sulaiman Collection will take place from February 11 to March 22. More information is at livingmuseum.com
Updated: December 8th 2021, 11:51 AM
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Community and Solidarity at Line 3
Audrey Schreiber
In June, TC Energy, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, announced plans to pull the plug on its controversial project, handing a decisive victory to frontline communities that had opposed its construction. But as some environmentalists celebrated this victory, many were in Minnesota rising in solidarity with Indigenous communities facing a new threat–the Line 3 pipeline. Proposed in 2014 by the Canadian energy company Enbridge, which is already responsible for the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history, Line 3 would extend approximately 338 miles through Northern Minnesota, carrying a projected 760,000 barrels of tar sands oil each day across 227 lakes and rivers (including the Mississippi River), over 800 protected wetlands and ceded lands. The pipeline will snake through lands where local tribes have retained treaty rights for recognized activities.
Indigenous communities living in its path vehemently oppose the expansion of Line 3; in February of 2017, water protectors set up resistance camps, intent on organizing and protesting in opposition to the project. Last month, my colleagues and I heeded the call from Indigenous leaders to come to Line 3 and join them in their resistance at the Treaty People Gathering. When we arrived, we found community and courage among the urgency and devastation that the pipeline posed.
Broken Treaties
Between 1842 and 1855, the U.S. government and the Ojibwe bands signed several treaties requiring the bands to cede land to the U.S. government, under the agreement that tribal members would still be guaranteed the rights to hunt, fish, gather plants, harvest and cultivate wild rice, and preserve sacred or culturally significant sites. This right is upheld by the U.S. Constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court.
But Line 3's proposed route would destroy wild rice beds, risk catastrophic spills, and directly contradict guarantees to usage rights that the treaties ensured.
Artwork from the Treaty People Gathering, "Treaties are the supreme law of the land"
"Treaties are the last big environmental protection tool available to all of us," said Bob Shimek, an Indigenous elder, to the crowd of nearly 2,000 at the Treaty People Gathering, the largest non-violent direct action yet at Line 3.
Shimek asked us all to consider what good is a treaty right to fish if the fish aren't safe to eat? What good is a treaty right to land, water, and air if it's polluted with oil? What good is a treaty right to the rivers if Enbridge is allowed to pump billions of gallons of water out of it during a drought?
What good is a treaty right if only one side is upholding its end of the deal?
EarthRights to Line 3
I spent nine days on the frontlines at Line 3, living and learning from the community of water protectors in a resistance camp, led by Indigenous women and two-spirit people. As invited guests of Anishinaabe Nation, allies from across the country stood with them in defense of their land and water to set up camp Fire Light at the pipeline's first planned crossing of the Mississippi. The space was spiritual and sacred; the Anishinaabe people held a water ceremony in the Mississippi headwaters and welcomed allies into the ceremony.
Solidarity statement from Anishinaabe Nation.
The space was also grounded in community, as we needed to sustain the camp on splintery wooden planks in the middle of rural Minnesota. To survive the 90-degree heat and lack of immediate resources, we relied heavily on each other and the Mississippi River, which cooled us, bathed us, and grounded our movement. Surrounded by protected wetlands, dragonflies darted in and around the camp. We later learned that dragonflies are thought of as spirit guides. There were so many.
Camp Fire Light on the first day
When we walked out to the camp at the river crossing that first day, most of us did not have tents. There were no bathroom facilities. We didn't have a centralized food tent or medic tent. And, it stormed the first night. As Nancy Beaulieu, an Indigenous leader at Camp Fire Light, said, "The first night is the hardest." Within days the camp had bathroom facilities, a waste-management team, a designated medic area, a food system, a welcome team, and other camps at Line 3 sent more people and food donations. Born from community, the camp thrived. During the day, people sorted themselves into different jobs and relied on each other to stay healthy in the heat. At night, we were welcomed to take part in sacred ceremonies and camp meetings. The juxtaposition of this collective gift we built and the generations-bound curse that the pipeline poses at that same location was ever-present in our minds. The dread that this pipeline might ruin this place stuck in my throat for the entire nine days.
Camp Fire Light at dusk
At the time of this writing, Enbridge is preparing to construct the pipeline across the Mississippi, at the same location that water protectors gathered and held space for nine days. When asked to leave by authorities, Indigenous leadership at the camp held off for as long as possible, and about 50 people were given citations. And now Enbridge prepares to drill. Each action like this one can only protect the environment from destructive construction for so long.
Harassment and Surveillance at Line 3
Since I left the frontlines of Line 3 in early June, the Enbridge-funded police force in Northern Minnesota have only escalated their response to the pipeline resistance. When water protectors non-violently occupied an active Enbridge work site to protest construction in June, 200 people were arrested and subjected to a low-flying helicopter, sonic weaponry (LRAD), and police violence. Water protectors report constant Enbridge and police surveillance and harassment; arrests happen almost daily now. And just this month, people staying at the Giniw Collective, a camp along the pipeline route, were barricaded in the camp by police, who refused to let them in or out of the camp's driveway.
Minnesota police blockading the road into a resistance camp. Photo from the Giniw Collective.
In response to the unlawful blockade, EarthRights joined Tara Houska, Winona LaDuke, and the Center for Protest Law and Litigation to file an emergency lawsuit, asking for a restraining order against Hubbard County, Sheriff Cory Aukes, and the local land commissioner in northern Minnesota. Last week, this restraining order was granted.
There are daily examples of harassment that don't make major news articles. Every water protector I met had a story about intimidation or surveillance. From unnecessary traffic stops to Enbridge drones and helicopters flying over resistance camps, these stories add up to a narrative showing the coordinated effort from corporations and the state to quell pipeline-opposition movements. It shows disrespect for the treaties, which we all signed and benefit from. It highlights the link between police and extractive projects. For Line 3, Enbridge has set up an escrow account to fund police activity at the pipeline. So far, the Canadian corporation has paid over $1 million to local police in northern Minnesota through the fund.
These stories are part of a global pattern of communities and defenders worldwide resisting fossil fuels and facing intimidation, threats, and harassment from corporate-funded security forces. An EarthRights report exposed that police officers in Peru contract with companies to take on security work at private extractive projects, compromising their ability to protect the rights of people opposing extractive projects.
Privatizing police to protect private property undermines the state's ability to serve the public and shields fossil fuels and other extractive industries from protest and opposition. Using the power of the state against the people at the behest of a corporation is dangerous and wrong.
An Escalating Climate Crisis
In the last month, a gas pipeline exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and the ocean caught fire. Germany's streets flooded and infrastructure melted in Oregon. Every year is deemed the worst year on record for extreme weather events like flooding, wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes. Every year it gets worse.
We're watching the world suffer under the weight of a climate crisis amplified by fossil fuels, and here we are, building a new tar sands pipeline, doubling down on our current addiction to fossil fuels. What feels most unfair about it all is that we don't have the time. We're spending the resources we have fighting corporations and pipelines. Rather than uniting to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, we're fighting so that a multinational doesn't destroy the clean air of thousands, the drinking water of millions, and the livability of a world for generations to come. And that's just at Line 3. This fight is replicated around the world on the frontlines of climate justice.
Resistance artwork "Protect Wild Rice"
Governments must act. We can't rely on the same industry that hid the climate crisis for 50 years to regulate itself away from fossil fuels. The Biden administration must heed the calls from the Indigenous communities and cancel Line 3.
At best, the Biden Administration has ignored Indigenous communities, at worst the administration has disrespected them and broken treaty agreements. And why? As the climate crisis escalates we should be taking the lead from Indigenous people. Globally, Indigenous peoples represent about 5 percent of the world population, yet they steward 80 percent of the world's biodiversity. Humans know how to steward the land, and we must be given the chance to do so.
In June, President Biden affirmed his support for Line 3, despite the environmental dangers it poses and the continued calls from Indigenous communities to cancel Enbridge's permits. Globally, the U.S. bears the most responsibility for the climate crisis, as it tops the list of countries with the highest cumulative CO2 emissions since the 1970s. Sanctioning a pipeline with the carbon offsets equivalent to 50 new coal-powered plants is not just negligent, it is derelict of our duty to the global community.
Fighting for Justice
"It's more than a pipeline, it's about justice, treaty justice, racial justice, climate justice," said Dawn Goodwin, Fire Light camp leader, and White Earth Indigenous water protector.
The fight to stop Line 3 is the fight for treaty rights, for racial justice, and Indigenous sovereignty. An art piece representing the cross streets of George Floyd plaza gifted from activists in Minneapolis was displayed at camp, reminding all of us that the fight against injustice is deeply interconnected.
Art from Black Lives Matter activists in Minneapolis, symbolizing George Floyd Square
When we stepped into the Mississippi River that first day, and reveled in our collective power that got us there, I thought about something that was said earlier in the day:
"Water doesn't separate the continents from each other, it binds us all together."
Water protectors are asking for folks to join them at Line 3. Consider making the trip. If you'd like to support from afar, please donate to support the resistance camps.
Follow EarthRights case updates on social media to hear more about our Line 3 case.
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Heytvelt brought the toughness against SCU and Bryant tonight. I absolutely loved his approach to the game. He never stopped battling Bryant and preventing him from getting positioning on the offensive end. He REALLY focused on the defensive end of the court tonight... and let the GU horses do what they do on the offensive end of the court. If Heytvelt brings this approach and toughness to every game, we can be a very dangerous team.
I agree. He fought hard the entire game. I am very proud of him. Keep the focus, Josh!
Although in the end the foul calls favored Gonzaga big time, I hated the job they did on the inside when calling the game between Heytvelt and Bryant. Bryant has a nasty habit of making space with his elbows into the mid section of his defender, and as I told my wife, "That's a ####ing foul!"
To his credit, Josh just kept right on playing hard and kept his composure. I didn't sitting on my couch at home.
Saw the same thing. Loved it too. Executed a key to the gameplan in that.
by Josh tonight, did exactly what he needed to do to maximize his contribution to the win.
You can just feel that Josh in going to go out with a bang to close his college career.
JJ - we really enjoyed the game tonight! We're cheering for you! GO ZAGS!
nice on the kajones Josh. You were the difference.
I have to say congrats to Bryant on a great career at SCU, but Josh killed SCU last night. Josh flat out decided it was his mission to take Bryant out of the game and he made it happen. Great determination and toughness on Josh's part.
Its good to see the big guy playing up to his potential, that we all know is there! Keep it up Josh!!!!!
Josh and AD both played tough last night on D and rebounding, something I've been wishing for most of the year. I was so happy to see them ripping rebounds down with a vengeance and hustling for loose balls. Great, great effort last night from the whole team!


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Minor earthquake: M3.47 quake has struck near San Antonio in Puerto Rico
A minor earthquake magnitude 3.47 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Monday. Event id: pr2020181010. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000aefh, pr2020181010. Exact location of event, longitude -67.6635 West, latitude 19.0023 North, depth = 8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/06/20 / 2020-06-29 16:31:22 / June 29, 2020 @ 4:31 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 16:31:22 / 4:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days sixty-four and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 82 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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The World's Longest Tube Water Slide 1111m is at ESCAPE Theme Park Penang.
It's official! The longest tube water slide in the world is at ESCAPE Theme Park, Penang! Measuring an incredible length of 1111metres, the Guiness World Records recently officially presented the certificated of recognition to Escape on the 25th September 2019. This brand new record smashes the previous record of 356metres held by Galaxy Erding in Germany. The slide takes an approximately about 4 minutes from the start to the end.
The water slide is built using 488 pieces offibre-reinforced polymer(FRP) slides and 326 side guard components. On overall it is connected by 10248 sets of bolts, nuts, washers, spring washers and 500 litres of silicon adhesive. The water slide is supported by 1,206 metres of 1-foot diameter round steel poles weighing a total of 44.6 tonnes, 1,215 metres of rectangular hollow section (RHS)assupport arms weighing 21 tonnes in total, and 224 pieces of steel plates of 0.738 tonnes connecting the water slide to the support arms and steel poles. This brings to a grand total of 66.338 tonnes of steel supporting the world's longest water slide.
It took a duration of 24 months for the longest water slide in the world to come into picture. The installation itself took about 8 months to be completed and the surprising news is, no heavy machinery was actually used in the construction of this mega project.
"Breaking the world record was never the intention. The idea of this water slide came about over frustration that most fun rides and water slides last merely a few seconds, and having the water slide start on a hilltop at a 70-metre elevation would make this ride last a good few minutes. ESCAPE embraces the philosophy of promoting eco-literacy through fun, this water slide would ride guests through the jungle down the hill and all the way to the other side at the water park.Given the gradient required of the water slide, we suddenly realised this has to be in excess of 1km, which turns out to be a record-breaking feat!" said Mr. Sim Choo Kheng, CEO of Sim Leisure Group
The good news is you don't have to walk all the way up to the hill top to slide down. There will be a chairlift which will transport you up conveniently. This chairlift will not only be the first in Penang but also the very first of its kind in Malaysia. Cool!
A view of the chairlift from the hill top. Can't wait to ride it when it's officially open.
The world's longest tube slide is expected to be open in Oct 2019.
Once again congratulations ESCAPE Theme Park, Penang on the achievement for having the longest tube water slide in the world.
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A writer's life consists of mountain tops and valleys. Sometimes you have a mountain top experience and the same day you have a valley. I often don't want to look into my inbox. It's one of those things where I am anticipating and dreading at the same time.
Although that rejection number is high, I am encouraged because I had three acceptances this month and two were for a print magazine, Guide, that netted me $170. Yay!
Update: I mentioned previously about Knowonder! and my plans to start working toward a book of short stories. Out of the five stories I submitted one was accepted, 2 were rejected outright and two asked me to work on them and resubmit. Since I already have three published stories with knowonder, and now an accepted fourth, I am well on my way to the five stories required to start working toward my collection of short stories. Keep your fingers crossed and I'll keep you updated.
My other rejections were from Daily Science Fiction. (I keep trying.) Spellbound (again I keep trying) Page and Spine and T. Gene Davis speculative Blog.
As usual, I want to encourage writers out there to submit to my flash fiction contest, Paint Splashes. The winner will receive $10 paypal money and runner-up will receive $5 paypal. See the link for more details.
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