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Sigal Ratner-Arias
Published: June 9, 2021, 9:30 AM
Updated: June 9, 2021, 2:14 PM
Tags: Yalitza Aparicio, Andy Garcia, Ana de la Reguera, M. Night Shyamalan, Javier Bardem, Benicio del Toro, Arts, Jimmy Smits, Spike Lee, entertainment, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Soderbergh, Camila Cabello, Jon M. Chu, Jake Coyle, Steven Spielberg, Anthony Quinn, John Leguizamo, Catalino Sandino, Gloria Estefan, Salma Hayek
'In the Heights' lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
Published: June 9, 2021, 9:30 AM Updated: June 9, 2021, 2:14 PM
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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anthony Ramos in a scene from "In the Heights." (Warner Bros. via AP)
NEW YORK – Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast!
The hype for "In the Heights" has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group that's been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films. And with upcoming titles like "Cinderella" with Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" with Mexican star Salma Hayek and Steven Spielberg's revival of "West Side Story," this seems to be just the beginning of a string of productions that place Latinos front and center.
"In the Heights," which opens Friday, is an adaptation of the Tony-award winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes about the hopes and struggles of residents of New York City's Washington Heights. Directed by Jon M. Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians"), many hope it will mark a new beginning on the big screen for the largest minority group in the country — one that mirrors shifts that have already happened for Black and Asian actors and creators.
"You know, every decade there's, 'Is this movie gonna break through? Or is this particular music style gonna break through? Or this particular performer or singer? Are they gonna open the doors for a kind of explosion?'", says Jimmy Smits, who is of Puerto Rican descent. "I think the dynamics right now in terms of where we are culturally, just in terms of our population, and the potential economic power that we have, ... the universe aligned in a nice way.
"You have this beautiful collage of people in the community," says Smits, the star of "NYPD Blue" and "West Wing" who plays Kevin Rosario, a single father and the owner a taxi cab service, in "In the Heights." "It's the immigrant experience that's been part of the fabric of this country since it started. And it's positive. So we need that right now after the pandemic."
John Leguizamo agrees.
"I think that 'In the Heights' is gonna be THE project that changes the whole thing finally," says the Colombian-American actor and playwright, who started his career on film and television but, like Miranda, found a place to tell his stories — and validation of this work — on and off Broadway.
Leguizamo, who won a special Tony Award in 2018 for his commitment to bringing diverse stories and audiences to Broadway through his one-man shows including "Freak, "Ghetto Klown" and "Latin History for Morons," says he's been pitching stories to Hollywood for 30-plus years.
"I started to believe that maybe I don't know how to write, maybe I just don't know how to pitch, cause all my stories were rejected," he says. "And then I started to realize, 'Oh my God, it's because it was Latin content!' They didn't know what to do with it.
"They weren't rejecting my ability, there were rejecting my culture."
He found success on the stage "because there aren't any gatekeepers in theater," he says. "I just needed to write something dope, get somebody to produce it and the audience was so hungry for it. They were dying to see themselves!"
About 60.6 million Hispanics live in the United States, the Census Bureau estimates. And many are devoted filmgoers: Latinos have consistently led the box office, reaching 29% of tickets sold, according to the latest Motion Picture Association report on theatergoers.
Yet they only represent 4.5% of all speaking or named characters and a mere 3% of lead or co-lead actors, a 2019 study of 1,200 popular movies from 2007 to 2018 by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found.
Awards recognition, too, has been elusive. This year's Oscars featured a diverse slate of nominees, but no Latino performers.
"I think our absence at the Oscars was appalling," Leguizamo says. "(But) the Oscars is the symptom; the disease is Hollywood. We need more Latin executives making decisions."
In 1951, Puerto Rican José Ferrer became the first Latino actor to receive an Academy Award for his leading role in "Cyrano de Bergerac." The same decade, Mexican-born Anthony Quinn got two for best supporting actor, for "Viva Zapata!" (1953) and "Lust for Life" (1957). Puerto Rican Rita Moreno became the first Latina to get the best supporting actress award in 1962 as Anita in "West Side Story."
Since then, only one more Latino has been recognized in the supporting actor category: Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro for 2000's "Traffic." Spaniards Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz got supporting roles awards in 2008 and 2009, for "No Country for Old Men" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," respectively. Kenyan actor Lupita Nyong'o, who was born in Mexico, won the same prize in 2014 for "12 Years a Slave."
No Latina has won best actress at the Oscars, and few have even been considered. Hayek was nominated for the English-language movie "Frida," but other contenders competed for performances in foreign language films: Fernanda Montenegro for Brazil's "Central Station," Catalina Sandino Moreno for Colombia's "Maria Full of Grace" and Yalitza Aparicio for Mexico's "Roma."
Rita Moreno, an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner whose career spans seven decades, says she has seen huge progress for women and other minorities in Hollywood.
"What still concerns me mightily and profoundly is that Hispanics haven't gotten their hold on our profession," she says in an interview ahead of the release of the documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It." "I don't know what the hell is wrong. I don't know what is not working right. The Black community has done incredibly, and I have nothing but the deepest admiration for the Black professional community. They've done it. And I think we can take some lessons from them. But where is our 'Moonlight'? Why are we not advancing?"
Moreno noted that Hispanic identity is often rooted in specific countries.
"It's very complicated. People forget that we're not just Hispanic," she says. "Maybe the answer, or the beginning of the answer, lies in some kind of summit."
At 89, and despite all the titles coming this year, she doesn't expect to see this happen in her lifetime: "My age forbids it. But I sure as hell hope something happens. I can't believe we're still struggling the way we are."
Behind the camera, many Latin American artists have been recognized at the Oscars in different areas, most recently and prominently "The Three Amigos" — Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro, all Academy Award winning directors from Mexico.
Leguizamo, who has been very vocal about the lack of representation in Hollywood, includes them on the list of achievements: "They are from our culture and they are like us. I just wish it was easier to make it in America as a Latin artist."
However, he says he's seen an important change during the COVID-19 pandemic and with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"The studios woke up," says Leguizamo, who is now in talks to direct a few projects, including one he's written. "I think everybody is making moves to change into being inclusive. I see it from small producers, directors in their offices, in their casting. I see it at Viacom. I see it at Univision. I see it at Netflix. I see it everywhere!"
Audiences will too, starting this summer with releases like Everardo Gout's "The Forever Purge" with Ana de la Reguera (both Mexican); M. Night Shyamalan's "OLD," with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal and Steven Soderbergh's "No Sudden Move" with Benicio del Toro.
Spielberg's "West Side Story," set for December 10, includes a Latino cast this time around. Many "Puerto Ricans" in the original were white actors in brown makeup and, although widely successful, the 1961 movie was also criticized for portraying Latinos in a stereotypical way.
Beyond that, studios are working on a "The Father of the Bride" remake with music star Gloria Estefan alongside Andy Garcia (both Cuban-American.) "Encanto," the first Walt Disney Animation Studios movie co-directed by a Latino woman, Charise Castro Smith, about a young Colombian girl who's frustrated she's the only member of her family without magical powers, is also premiering this year.
"It's terrifying sometimes," says Castro Smith, who is of Cuban descent, "but is also one of the reasons I decided to do this, because it means the world to me for little brown kids everywhere to get to see themselves and to see themselves represented in a positive way and feel seen."
Anthony Ramos, who leads the cast of "In the Heights" as Usnavi, the character originally played by Miranda on the stage, says that "now is an incredible, beautiful moment where we can capitalize on Hollywood being receptive to what is naturally happening in the streets."
He praised filmmakers like Spike Lee and movies like "Black Panther" for helping pave the way, and Miranda for "writing himself into history."
Miranda, who became a superstar with the Broadway hit "Hamilton" and since then has been working also on TV and film, says "the way time has caught up to 'In the Heights', I think, is we have learned as people of color to build a coalition around ourselves and advocate for ourselves."
"We're part of a larger series of voices," Miranda says. "I remember how important it was for me to go support 'Black Panther' opening weekend, to go and support 'Crazy Rich Asians' opening weekend, to vote with my wallet, to go and support 'Minari' opening weekend. If you want newer and richer stories beyond the ones you've heard, you vote with your wallet on that stuff."
AP Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report.
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EPL Matchday Two Round-Up
Author: Alex Dudley
The Premier League is well underway for the new season, and we can already get a better understanding of which teams are in the best position to achieve their goals for the coming season.
Punters would have been disappointed with the latest round of results which saw Chelsea and Aston Villa both fail to win at home, but gamblers should be quick to take advantage of the sign-up with bet365 bonus code ahead of the next round of fixtures to maximise their returns.
The Gunners made it two wins from two to begin a Premier League season for the first time in ten years with a win over Burnley at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead before Ashley Barnes scored his third goal in two games to equalise. However, the Gunners weren't to be denied, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winner for the home side in the second half.
Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
There was one big story following this game, and that was VAR. The technology disallowed what City believed to have been the winning goal, as the ball ricocheted off the hand of Aymeric Laporte en route to Gabriel Jesus' foot. Under the new FA rules, no goal can be awarded if a hand is involved, but City would have felt they did enough to win the game after dominating throughout. Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero twice put the Citizens ahead, but equalisers from Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura twice pegged them back.
Aston Villa 1-2 Bournemouth
Aston Villa would have been lamenting their slow start to the game as they were 2-0 down after 12 minutes. A Josh King penalty and a debut goal for Harry Wilson meant it was the Cherries to lose. There was a late goal from Douglas Luiz, but it was too little too late for the Villa on their first home game back in the top-flight.
It was a welcome return to Goodison Park for Everton as they won their first game of the new season. Bernard scored the only goal of the game after ten minutes. Moise Kean came on to make his home debut and missed two great chances to cap his cameo with a goal.
The Reds had only been back in England for less than 48 hours, but that didn't stop them from taking their place at the top of the table. Sadio Mane scored on his return to St Mary's before Roberto Firmino scored the second. There was late drama as a mistake from Adrian allowed Danny Ings to score, but Liverpool held on for the win.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 West Ham United
Leandro Trossard thought he had scored his first goal for his new club in the opening 45 minutes, but VAR overruled the decision after Dan Burns was in an offside position before crossing the ball. However, he did find the net again in the second half to salvage a point for the Seagulls after Javier Hernandez had given the Hammers the lead.
Norwich City 3-1 Newcastle United
The miserable start to the season continued for Steve Bruce, as Teemu Pukki scored the first Norwich top-flight hat-trick for 26 years. The travelling side did grab a late consolation, but these are worrying times for Newcastle fans.
Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace
The Blades celebrated their first home game back in the Premier League with a deserved win against Crystal Palace. The only goal of the game was scored by John Lundstram two minutes into the second half.
Chelsea 1-1 Leicester City
Frank Lampard's wait for a first win as Chelsea manager continued as his side were held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Mason Mount put the Blues ahead with his first goal for the club before Wilfred Ndidi made up for his error by scoring the equaliser with just over 20 minutes remaining.
Greatest Games of the 2018/2019 Season
As the days and weeks count down to the start of the new Premier League season, as fans eagerly await what is to come, a countdown of the greatest moments from the previous season will get you in the mood for the drama that surely lies ahead…
Manchester City 4 v Brighton 1
The title race, which involved the highest ever points total for a second place team, came down to the wire and this game had it all! Although it was an emphatic victory in the end, what makes it memorable is those moments of hope that gave Liverpool fans a dream that the title was heading their way. For 20-30 minutes anything seemed possible….
Manchester United 3 v Newcastle 2
The reign of Jose Mourinho seems so long ago in this optimistic era of Ole, but there were glorious moments for the special one at Old Trafford, including this comeback against a rampant Newcastle. 2-0 at half time, the season was a mess and the crowd were turning. Cue a comeback of all comebacks….from the ridiculous to the sublime including a fergie time winner. Was this the start of a new dawn from Jose? We all know the answer….
Manchester City 2 vs Crystal Palace 3
The game that showed that Pep's side were beatable after all. These are the best kind of games, they start with what you feel will be a routine City win, taking an early lead, yet blaze into action. City were shell shocked and found themselves 3-1 down and were unable to come back. A season shaping win for Palace and a game nobody at the Ethiad will forget in a hurry!
Manchester City 2 v Liverpool 1
Seven points behind and needing a win, Liverpool new the post-Xmas game with City was vital. The quality was high, the nerves were on display and the game could have went either way but a managerial duel that was fought to the bitter end was won by Pep, and at this stage it looked the climatic end to the season we got, would not arrive
However my personal favourite would be:P
Wolves 4 v Leicester 3
On their return to the Premier League, Wolves gave us plenty of entertainment with some glorious football and memorable moment, and none perhaps more so that this clash with the Foxes. What remier league betting offers would you get this season for a 7 goal thriller including an injury time winner to complete a Diego Jota hat trick. Wes Morgan though he had sealed a titanic game after his 87th minute equaliser but Wolves had other plans…
Chelsea 3 v Arsenal 2
Every season, there is always a edge of your seat thriller involving Arsenal in the earlier weeks, and last season it was this. Chelsea stormed to a lead, but then proved incapable of defending and Arsenal should have scored half a dozen times but only managed the two. End to end stuff, especially in a pulsating first half, did fade slightly but we still got a dramatic ending with Alavaro Morata netting in the 80th minute to take the 3 points.
If we can get 5 games half as good as this selection in the upcoming season, which I am sure we will, then 2019/2020 will be yet another memorable Premier League Campaign.
It's Man City's Title To Lose: Can Anyone Stop Guardiola's Men?
"Pep Guardiola" (Public Domain) by Terry Kearney
In what turned out to be one of the best Premier League seasons ever, Man City eventually triumphed after being pushed all the way by Liverpool. Will it be a case of new season, same result in 2019-2020? Or will the blue side of Manchester have some competition on their hands?
You only have to read the latest betting tips from Betfair to know Pep Guardiola's men are strong favourites to defend their Premier League title. At 1/2, City are well-fancied. Liverpool at 3/1 are expected to offer the biggest threat with the other Big Six teams looking on from a distance.
While little weight might be attributed to pre-season results – after all, Man Utd have won every game they've played and remain an unfancied 39/1 for the title – Liverpool's lacklustre warm-up schedule has shown frailties. The side has been leaking goals, losing to Borussia Dortmund 3-2, Napoli 3-0 and Sevilla 2-1, while drawing 2-2 with Sporting Lisbon.
Do Jurgen Klopp's men have a hangover from last season; their exertions to win the title, and the eventual disappointment of losing out, playing on the minds of their talented squad. And while Arsenal and Manchester United have spent millions on new recruits, Liverpool have stayed relatively quiet in the transfer market.
"Project 365 #153: 020619 Like The Murphy" (Public Domain) by comedy_nose
The Anfield faithful will argue the Merseysiders have no reason to add to an already stellar squad. But United aren't the only Manchester club to spend big during the summer. City have almost matched their bitter cross-town rivals by spending in excess of £100 million.
Does that mean Manchester City are readying themselves to disappear off into the sunset? United and Arsenal will hope they have at least closed the gap, each having addressed two key issues that will make them better in 2019-2020.
By breaking their transfer record with the purchase of Nicolas Pepe from Lille, the Gunners add a new dimension to their already star-studded frontline. The goal-scoring winger has a directness and keen eye to shoot that'll complement the talents of Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
Similarly, the Red Devils, who conceded over 50 Premier League goals last year (worse than Wolves, Everton, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle as well as the teams that finished above them), have addressed their frailties with approximately £130 million spent on the defence alone. If centre-half Harry Maguire and right-back Aaron Wan Bissaka live up to their billing, United will undoubtedly be in the mix for the top 4 too.
Yet, despite the expenditure of the teams desperately seeking improvement over their 2018-2019 exploits, there's still a clear gulf between them and Guardiola's men. Spurs' squad lacks depth, Chelsea have lost Eden Hazard and United and Arsenal appear to have too much ground to make up for a title push this year. Unless Liverpool rediscover the form that led them so close to a first Premier League title, there are few reasons to think the blue side of Manchester won't be celebrating again.
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Paul Pogba's Future – Where does it lie?
Love him or loathe him, there can be very little doubt that when on top form Paul Pogba is one of the best pure footballers in the world game. He is often criticised for having little impact on games and appearing out of motivation and disinterested, which is fair, but as with all the greats when the occasion is big he shows up! Look at the vital games for France in the World Cup including the 2018 Fifa World Cup Final, look at the Europa League Final and you will see commanding displays that rival the greats of the game.
Many within the game were surprised at Pogba's initial move to Manchester United when he was playing crazyvegas football. The club that let him go as youngster, claimed he did not have what it takes to make it at the top level and to be fair, a club in a huge transition and unlikely to challenge for the elite honours for a season or two whilst they rebuild. Perhaps Pogba went back to prove a point? To show the club first hand who dismissed his skills that he was an elite level player?
But now with new management, a new regime and a new era starting from Old Trafford, Pogba could be one of the many who looks at other options as they rebuild the team. Paul Pogba is not short of options but the size of the transfer fee mixed with the wage demands, and the reputation he seems to have build up may seems like a stumbling block.
But where would he go?
There have been talk of big money moves to China, but Pogba isn't the sort of player to chase big money for the sake of it, and that option will always be there so at this stage in his career that's a no.
In addition, the Premier League is short of options. Pogba has lit up the league but only in flashes and Man United wouldn't be elated to sell him to a rival. He doesn't fit in with City's style, nor is a Jürgen Klopp style player so the chances of him moving anywhere in the Premier League seem slim.
A return to Italy is not out of the question according to sports betting new zealand, and there has been serious talk about interests from Juventus where he made his name. With Ronaldo already there, combining the two could be a wonderful thing for fans!
But the most serious chat and links is relating to a move to Spain and one of the big two. Barcelona and Real Madrid have a history of making big name signings in the summer to keep fans interested, whether they need them or not!, and Pogba would fit the bill perfectly. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid need something to boost their aging and tired midfields and Pogba would be an ideal fit on all accounts.
Pogba may surprise everyone and stay at Old Trafford, but I for one would expect him to be lining up in La Liga next season.

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Citation: Erdem S (2015) Consumers' preferences for nanotechnology in food packaging: a discrete choice experiment, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 66 (2), pp. 259-279.
Abstract: We examine consumers' preferences for chickens under different levels of foodborne health risk, animal welfare and pric attributes. We analyse how their preferences vary according to the risk reduction method. Our comparison is between risk reductions achieved by conventional improvements in the meat supply chain system (e.g. more stringent regulations and inspection regimes), and risk reductions achieved by food packaging nanosensors. Our comparison uses a two-treatment discrete choice experiment in which each treatment sample is only presented with one of the risk reductions: either nanotechnology or conventional methods. We also investigate heterogeneity in preferences for two consumer groups: (i) consumers who usually buy conventional raw, whole chickens, and (ii) consumers who usually buy niche, welfare-improved chickens, such as free-range and organic. Our results show evidence of heterogeneity in preferences and willingness- to-pay values of the both consumer groups. We find that consumers, on average, prefer raw, whole chicken with a lower risk of food poisoning, better animal welfare, and lower costs, regardless of the presence of nanosensors. Although consumers in general showed no strong preferences towards or resistance to nanotechnology, those who buy chickens with better animal welfare, on average, showed higher WTP for food risk reduction and animal welfare relative to conventional chicken consumers.
Rights: © 2014 University of Stirling, UIC. Journal of Agricultural Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Agricultural Economics Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Aug. 19, 2019 / 3:45 PM
Attorney General Barr removes acting head of Bureau of Prisons
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr opened an FBI investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's suicide while in federal custody. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI. | License Photo
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons on Monday, more than a week after convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in jail, putting the federal prison system under scrutiny.
Barr appointed Kathleen Hawk Sawyer as the new director, replacing acting Director Hugh Hurwitz. He also named Thomas Kane as deputy director.
Under the new arrangement, Hurwitz will return to his role as assistant director of the Bureau of Prisons' Reentry Services Division.
Barr launched an FBI investigation of Epstein's death Aug. 10 at the Manhattan Correctional Center. A medical examiner ruled the financier died from hanging himself.
The Justice Department on Tuesday reassigned the warden at the jail to a regional office pending investigations into Epstein's death. Two staffers assigned to Epstein's unit also were placed on administrative leave.
Barr said there were "serious irregularities" at the Manhattan Correctional Center and denounced jail officials' "failure" to secure him.
On Monday, Barr said Hawk Sawyer will bring "excellence, innovation and efficiency" to the Bureau of Prisons as its new leader.
"During this critical juncture, I am confident Dr. Hawk Sawyer and Dr. Kane will lead BOP with the competence, skill, and resourcefulness they have embodied throughout their government careers," he said.
Epstein faced charges of sex trafficking minor girls and potentially could have named high-profile people who had sex with the girls. He was accused of abusing dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005.
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues his estate, 3 staff, Ghislaine Maxwell N.Y. Child Victims Act opens up hundreds of lawsuits Jeffrey Epstein investigation expands to France, Caribbean Florida governor hands Jeffrey Epstein case to state law enforcement
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Construction Begins
June 24, 2014 / Adam Kilbourne
Today was the first day of construction on our small renovation at the office. We are converting 2 cubicles into semi-private offices, 1 cubicle into an enclosed office, and 1 former storage room into a private office.
Construction started on the semi-private offices, with demolition of the wall caps, removal of the front wall, and cutting of the side walls. The front wall is moving out two feet and the office entrances will be at the corners rather than the front.
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30th Anniversary Celebration and Charity Art Auction
October 14, 2013 / Adam Kilbourne
Now that we've recovered...we'd like to thank everyone who came out to support the charity art auction at our 30th Anniversary Party last week. The turnout was better than we could have imagined, and the generosity of our guests who participated in the art auction was unbelievable. Tec is honored to have such wonderful and generous clients and friends.
The proceeds from the event will benefit three charities we selected that do not have the notoriety of other major charities, but they are just as important to those who receive support from them. If you haven't done so already, please check out the terrific causes that were supported by the event.
http://aplace2go.org/ A Place to Go is designing and constructing a sustainable toilet facility for the Jitegemee School in Machakos, Kenya. It's a fascinating project, especially for us engineering and architecture type people!
http://www.marilynsvoice.org/ Marilyn's Voice is a local (Northeast Ohio) volunteer organization that rescues and foster dogs from puppy mills.
http://schoolsforwater.com/ Schools for Water is raising awareness and funds to provide clean drinking water to areas of Africa.
The art auction would not have been possible without the very generous donations of Gallery One in Mentor, Ohio. Please visit them soon. http://galleryone.com/
More commentary and photos will be up soon.
October 14, 2013 / Adam Kilbourne/ Comment
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Supporting our Family
July 17, 2012 / Adam Kilbourne
Friends, Colleagues, Clients,
By now many of you have heard about the unfortunate circumstances affecting key people in our office. About 3 weeks ago, Office Manager/Bookkeeper, Pam Kilbourne broke her leg. She was out of the office and is just now starting to work half days. We have been doing our best to try and keep up with invoicing and payments. We hope to have her back in the office full time in a couple weeks.
Our office Administrative Assistant, and right-hand to Pam, has been out of the office a lot the past 6 months. Her husband Rob had been at the top of the kidney transplant list. Prior to receiving a new kidney, an infection set in requiring surgery. After months of battling complications from the surgery, Rob passed away over the weekend.
Services for Rob will be on Thursday. Staff from the office who would like to attend will be able to.
During the serivce, and during regular lunch hour, the office phones may be on auto-attendant. Please bear with us as we work to support our family during these difficult times.
July 17, 2012 / Adam Kilbourne/ 1 Comment
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Is it possible to spy on text or SMS for free?
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If you don't want to waste time and money, want to ease your mind, or want access to information, download the free SMS tracker. This text spy is available to everyone.
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Sultan Abdullah Al Samahi, acting general manager of the Emirates Defence Companies Council stated that the nation-wide participation from the UAE Pavilion reflects the deep and fraternal relations between the UAE and Egypt, under the wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
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Murry Gunty: "How do we keep making it better. How do you keep moving forward?"
Qualifications set Robyn Remick apart for Black Bears position
Brooks DuBose, Capital News Service
In the 90-minute round trip between her home outside Baltimore where she was born and raised and Piney Orchard Ice Arena in Odenton, Robyn Remick has time to think.
She weighs the responsibility of turning the Maryland Black Bears hockey team into central Maryland's "hometown" team.
"The beauty of a long commute is that it allows you to really reflect on, 'What did I do well today?' I'm beyond the point in my career where I need accolades," said Remick, 57, who lives in Reisterstown with her husband, Allan, and daughter Emily.
After a 35-year career in sales and marketing in which she lived all across the country working for the likes of Disney and ESPN, Remick was hired in October as president of the Tier II junior hockey team, becoming the first female president in the North American Hockey League's 24-year history.
"She could have taken much bigger jobs," said Murry Gunty, the Maryland Black Bears owner, who saw a kindred spirit in Remick — an innovator willing to consider any idea (within reason) and sell a vision to a hockey fan base that already exists in Maryland. "She is qualified to run a professional team."
On game nights, Remick can be found at the front door of the arena, greeting the roughly 300 fans who attend each home contest.
"I welcome every single fan who comes in, and I tell them 'Thank you for coming' when they leave," she said. "That is part of the Disney culture, which is, 'Welcome, we are happy you here.' You can't ever take that for granted and I never will."
Remick often hands out her business card and answers late-night texts from the billet families who host hockey players at their homes. "The mission statement of ESPN is to take care of the fan," she said.
Remick has been "passionate" communicating with and sharing her appreciation for those families, who are scattered across the area, said billet coordinator Amanda Hafler.
"It makes it a lot easier being a billet when you have that support," said Hafler, who hosts Luke Mountain, a forward from Minnesota.
"She goes above and beyond when it comes to the players," said head coach Clint Mylymok. "She's highly available for all of us (and) very aware of what we're trying to do here."
These are the details Gunty marveled at when he first met Remick last year and invited her to a home game. She immediately began walking around the rink taking notes.
"Those are the best leaders," Gunty said. "Whatever we accomplished today is old news. How do we keep making it better. How do you keep moving forward?"
Remick's sharp eye for entrepreneurial opportunities was honed at ESPN, where she served in four different executive positions for 12 years before leaving in 2016.
"You could say, 'You know what would be cool — if we did this?' and two weeks later it would be on the air. That does not happen pretty much anywhere," she said.
Working at the popular sports network came with its share of struggles, though. "It is a testosterone-filled environment that makes it twice as hard for a woman to be heard and to be accepted," she said of ESPN. "It's not like you have to act like a guy, but you have to know your stuff."
Since joining the Black Bears, Remick has faced similar challenges — like being mistaken for Gunty's wife, something she brushed off as being "part of what happens when you are a female president of the company."
These kinds of interactions seem to not bother her and have never hindered her "need to succeed" as she put it. Whether it was working three jobs to graduate with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in 1983 or selling MTV packages to pious Mississippians who called the channel a "force of evil," she never took no for an answer. Remick sees herself as an example for the next generation of sports executives, regardless of their gender.
Gunty, who owns more than 20 companies, many of which have female executives, said, "I just go for the best person, whoever that is. I hope that there comes a time in our country when everybody looks at it like that."
Remick says she has had to recalibrate her expectations somewhat. She had a staff of 30 or more at ESPN — now she oversees three people. Before a recent game, Remick and an intern ventured out into several inches of snow to post yard signs.
"It had to be done," she said. "I can't call in my people to do that."
Though she may not have the same budget, Remick still has grand plans, like installing a center-ice scoreboard and hosting a military appreciation night to both keep fans coming back and represent the community that sits in the shadow of Fort Meade.
"We want the team to reflect this area and that's service to country, service to each other," she said. That includes the Black Bears players. "We want every player who comes into this organization to leave here better than we got them. And that's more than on the ice. I want them to be better men."
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Another coworking operation is coming to Plano's Legacy business park
Spaces is opening its third Plano location in the Shops at Legacy.
Spaces is opening its third Plano location in the Shops at Legacy.(Kye R. Lee/Staff Photographer)
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Plano has landed another coworking operation.
Spaces, the shared office operation of International Workplace Group, is taking more than 47,000 square feet in the Shops at Legacy in Plano.
The new coworking center is set to open in October on Legacy Drive, east of the Dallas North Tollway.
The Shops at Legacy location is one of four new Spaces shared office centers set to open in the next six months, including three in Plano.
The first of these new shared office centers opens next week at the Legacy Central campus at 6550 Chase Oaks Blvd. in Plano near U.S. Highway 75.
Another Spaces location is planned at the West Plano Village on the Dallas North Tollway.
Together, these new operations add up to more than 170,000 square feet, according to CBRE, which negotiated the leases.
Spaces already has locations in Southlake and Uptown Dallas and has one opening soon in the Epic development in Deep Ellum.
"Dallas is a great, dynamic and vibrant city with very distinct submarkets," Michael Berretta, vice president of network development for International Workplace Group, said in a statement. "We are building an extensive network of locations across these submarkets to ensure our members have easily accessible locations close to home or to their clients."
Dallas-Fort Worth is the seventh-largest market in the U.S. for shared office operations. Coworking firms occupy more than 3 million square feet in North Texas and are the fastest-growing segment of the office market.
Along with Spaces, coworking firms WeWork, Venture X, Industrious and Common Desk also have locations in Plano.
"The pace of change is accelerating faster than ever before, and companies are looking to maximize real estate agility to address their portfolio needs and to maintain a competitive edge," CBRE's Steve Rigby said in a statement. "Flexible office space is now going mainstream as companies across the spectrum are integrating more agile co-working spaces within their longer-term enterprise solutions."
Rigby, Baron Aldrine, Mike Cleary, Mike Kay and Pete Danna represented Spaces in its new Dallas leases.
Steve Brown, Real Estate Editor. Steve covers commercial and residential real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Tighter workspaces have made it tricker to manage office dynamics.
If you find yourself getting annoyed when your coworker eats a smelly lunch, chatters endlessly with another colleague, talks too loud on the phone or forgets to clean up after him or herself, you're alone. A recent study by Olivet Nazarene University found that 100% of respondents get annoyed with their colleagues. And, typically it's not just one coworker who gets on our nerves— 73% said two to five coworkers are annoying on a regular basis.
The most common grievances? Nearly half (49%) said loudness and complaining, followed by gossip and bullying (32%).
In a separate study by Comparably, 45% percent of women and 33% of men say they have a coworker who makes them want to quit their job. Another Comparably study finds that 36% of employees, age 25 or younger, say their coworkers' political beliefs impact their working relationships.
According to the study, 78% of respondents said they've confronted their coworkers about their behavior. However, nearly half (47%) said, rather than confront their coworker directly, they've asked another colleague to speak to annoying coworker.
Being confrontational or enlisting your colleague to talk with your coworker typically doesn't help. "Constantly being on a colleague for their behavior or office etiquette isn't going to make them a better coworker," says Jill Santopietro Panall, owner and chief consultant at 21Oak HR Consulting, LLC in Boston. Here's what to do instead.
Instead of asking your colleague to change their behavior, consider whether you can mitigate the problem on your own, Panall says. If a coworker is a loud talker, try noise-canceling headphones, or if their fan is making you too cold, put on a sweater.
Rather than saying, "It drives me nuts when you yell across the cubes to ask Joe a question," tell your coworker, "I've observed that you often will yell across the cubes to ask Joe a question. The impact of that is if I'm talking on the phone when you yell to Joe, I can't hear the person on the other end of the phone. Perhaps you could walk over to Joe's cube to talk with him?"
Negative feedback is never easy to hear so take a minute to thank them for listening to your feedback, Halpern says. Tell them you appreciate their efforts to make a change.


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Depth of Programs Benefits CA Student-Athletes
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Colorado Academy athletes benefit from expert coaching at all levels within programs, and coaches are fortunate to work with eager student-athletes that are hungry to compete, regardless of level.  As the CA Director of Athletics, with the help of Jon Hill and Elizabeth Drazdowski, Upper and Middle School Athletic Directors, respectively, I strive to hire the coaches who best fit into our program staff: those who are teachers first, as well as up-to-date on current coaching strategies and grounded in fundamental theory.  It's not enough to have competed at a very high level, a coach must be comfortable with the CA athletic culture, which stresses constant fundamental work; competing against the best opponents in the state; and focusing on the process, not the outcome. Strong competition forces individuals to learn how to prepare, respond to failure, self-reflect, and be humble.  Noted sports psychologist, Jerry Lynch, who spoke to CA athletes in 2016, expresses it this way, "Sports is our perfect vehicle to help us cope with failure. After all, all that you've learned in life has been the result of failure. I call this the 'success of failure'."
Our winter athletes, who are in the midst of their season, are no strangers to the rigors of top caliber opponents, and they have responded well to competition. Attendees at the boys basketball game vs. perennial power (then ranked #3 in the state) Faith Christian on January 12, witnessed CA student athletes bond, rise to the challenge, deal with momentum changes, respond to masterful coaching, and defeat FCA in double OT, 62-58. After the game, CA Boys Basketball Head Coach Steve Hyatt described the chess match-like strategy he employed. "We changed up our defenses constantly and even ran a half-court defense 1-2-2 on their last possession, which we hadn't run all game, and our kids responded beautifully." On that play, CA junior forward (and baseball standout) Graham Osman blocked a potential game-ending layup, with the Eagles up by one and under 10 seconds to go in the 2nd OT, that created a turnover and gave our Mustangs the ball and the opportunity to win.
Hyatt says, "The Boys Basketball Team is off to an excellent start in their season with a record of 8-3 and 2-0 in the Metro league.  The Mustangs are led by juniors Alex Mushkin and DeAnte Dennis, both of whom were selected to the 2017 Steamboat Springs Shootout All-Tournament Team in early December. Dennis is averaging 21.2 points per game, and Mushkin is averaging 14.6 points per game and 5.4 assists.  The remaining starters include junior sharpshooter Spencer Wootten, junior Graham Osman, and sophomore big man, Chase Allen."
Ice Hockey, led by coach Nathan Oystrick, notched their first win on the road vs. Cheyenne Mountain just before the winter break.  Players report that they are being pushed appropriately, enjoy the challenge of playing at a high level, and embrace being the first Mustangs on ice in a very long time. Coach Oystrick says, "After much anticipation of Colorado Academy's new ice hockey program, I couldn't be more proud of our players.  We started off with some players who haven't skated in more than 10 years. In our first game against Aspen, we came out flying….We had chance after chance to score, led by seniors Sebastian Skipwith and Jordan Wagner.  When we were on a delayed penalty call, and Aspen pulled their goalie for an extra skater, we scored our first goal. An errant pass by an Aspen player caused the puck to go into their own net, which led to sophomore Simon Lammens (our goalie) getting credit for CA's first goal in decades. From day one, we set out to be the hardest working team in Colorado high school hockey…and the players have shown up at every practice and every game with that exact attitude. The seniors on our team have paved the way and shown the underclassmen what it takes to be successful and to be a team.  In the new year we are looking to get back in the win column while continuing to stress work ethic, culture, and doing the little things that make the team better."
Cyndi Graziano, Head Coach of Girls Basketball, has again done a masterful job galvanizing a strong group of girls. (See story Page XX)  She has implemented off-season work, camps, and a conditioning program that will pay dividends for years to come. Graziano says, "The Girls Basketball Team is off to a fantastic start, with a record of 7-3 overall and a 2-0 start in the very competitive Metro league.  The team has worked very hard to develop our offensive chemistry and an intense team defense.  Leading the team is senior Kyra Kurtz, 12 points and 8 rebounds per game, junior Story Wolf-Tinsman with 9.8 ppg, junior Mia Cravitz with 6 ppg and junior Maggie Silliman with an average of 5 steals per game. We have continued to establish a positive, hard-working environment in our program with a focus on learning, leadership, and communication.  In addition, this is the first time in several years we have been able to field a full C-Team with a competitive schedule, bringing more excitement to the future of CA Girls Basketball".
New head of CA Climbing, Alex Penney, has done a professional job in leading the program: Communicating expectations, valuable skills, and training techniques has benefited the most seasoned climber to the neophyte. Penney says, "Things are going well in the program; the team is working hard, trying to improve every practice and having lots of fun along the way. The students are pushing each other hard by climbing together, and setting their own boulder problems to stretch both their physical and creative talents. In competition, our CA students are doing great, with junior Alena Holbert and senior Ann-Claire Lin placing in the top 10 for girls, as well as junior Hagen Hall and senior Jack Prall placing in the top 10 for boys in our last few outings. Regionals are on February 17, and state competition is on February 24. We expect to be traveling competitors to BOTH events!"
Girls swimming, currently ranked 7th in the state, has seen an influx of athletes, with 29 swimmers and three divers competing for the Mustangs this season. (See story Page XX). Head Coach Beckie Mutz, who is in her seventh season, is excited because the depth will help garner points at meets.  The girls swim in the challenging Tri Peaks League vs. the likes of Manitou Springs, St. Mary's Academy, and Fountain Valley School.  To date, the team has qualified a number of swimmers and divers for the state meet on February 8-10 at VMAC.  Coach Mutz says, "CA's swim program is growing and doing very well this year. In December, we placed Second at the Coaches Invite for 3A, which has never happened in the past. With Lise Kafka returning for the third year as our diving coach, our divers are doing very well, too. We have an amazing coaching staff with MS math teacher Jason Koza coaching his fourth year and US math teacher Paul Augustus coaching his second year.  Our league championships are coming up February 1 and 2 at Colorado College, and I expect nothing but good things from the girls.  They will have to fight hard, but our girls know how to compete and they always come through in a pinch.  I see our program growing because of the positivity we have for our swimmers and because of the outstanding coaching staff."
Working at Colorado Academy, where highly competitive athletics and P.E. are valued as a critical segment of education, is thrilling and sustaining. CA athletic programs have benefited from quality coaching, exemplary leadership, intense effort by focused student-athletes, and participation rates that provide program depth. Current success breeds future success, a cycle we hope to perpetuate. My staff and I are dedicated to creating exceptional experiences for student-athletes and to excelling at the league and state levels. Certainly, the new facilities are a game changer and will benefit all students and our community, and for that I am grateful. If you are on campus to witness the efforts put forth by CA student-athletes this month, please stop in to say hello; I will give you a peek into Phase 1 of the renovation/construction. Thank you for your support, and Go Mustangs!
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I listen to a lot of audio books (my library is over 250 books) but I don't believe I've ever written a review. After the attention of the Oscars, I've got to give my opinion. Among all the books I have 'read' this book stands out as the most memorable - most notably for the narration. Claire Daines' narration is spectacular! The 'flat' aspect of her narration is unexpected and perfect - I'd call it brilliant. The Hulu mini series is great, but this is much more satisfying at the end.
There's a good story in there. Somewhere.
Without hearing or reading it myself I could not have imagined so many adjectives and adverbs could be strung together into such a tome. Repetition for the sake of clarification or to express a fine point is one thing - repetition in this book is constant, leaving me with the impression left that the book is the result of a contest to see how many ways the same point could possibly be made.
The narration of the book was heroic. I found myself marveling at the stamina and mouth/tongue coordination displayed as Mr. Boutsikaris read the marathon run-on sentences.
I finally finished the book by simply letting the audio player run, waiting for a notable ending. (The sister's emergence was a nice touch, but definitely not as part of the wrap up of the book.) Alas I was left with the feeling that in the end Roth simply ran out of words.
I've listened to probably hundreds of audio books, and I've always been able to find something that caught my attention, even if I wasn't a fan of the book. If nothing else, I'm cheap and don't want to totally lose the $$ I put into the audiobook. Unfortunately, for the first time ever this book has totally failed to grab even a little of my attention. I find myself daydreaming while I'm 'listening'. Can't say it's the narrator. Couldn't identify with the characters at all. Maybe I'll try again in a year - for sure I won't remember any of it.


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Opinion: Morgan gets Givealittle to back his new holiday destination
By Perlina Lau
Unless you've been living under a rock, you would have heard about the Givealittle campaign to buy Awaroa Beach in the Abel Tasman National Park.
It's perhaps the best and only chance for any New Zealander under the age of 40 to own a piece of real estate.
For $2 million – the price of a "handyman's dream" in Ponsonby, it could be ours to enjoy. This is about using people power and Kiwis backing a campaign to win back a piece of paradise.
There are only five days to go, with $1.4 million pledged so far by 22,000 backers.
Not only would everyone in New Zealand be allowed access to the beach, but buying it would also restore it back to the Queens Chain.
Cue Gareth Morgan.
He's said he will pay the difference between the crowd-funded amount and the tender offer of $2 million. So he'll pay approximately $600,000, but there's a price.
He will use the property for his own private benefit, just as the current owner does, and he will give the property to the Department of Conservation (DOC) once his family has "finished enjoying it".
Dr Morgan seems to have entirely missed the point of this campaign. What he is proposing is the complete opposite to the goal dreamed up by a couple of brothers-in-law.
"Together we can buy it and gift it to NZ" is the headline of the campaign. It's supposed to be a collective effort by Kiwis, not privately owned and certainly not for one person to "pay 30 percent of the price and receive 100 percent ownership", as one comment read.
And for those who have backed the cause so far, they certainly didn't donate with the knowledge the remaining $600,000 would be coming from a multimillionaire.
Or is it possible we're all being punk'd by Dr Morgan, that ole cat-hating, motorbike-loving former owner of Trade Me.
Has he proposed what some think is an outrageous idea to draw more attention to the sale and everyone scrambles to pledge before he can get his hands on it?
Perhaps he secretly does want it to be owned by the public of New Zealand and he's using reverse psychology on all of us?
Who knows, but the last word should go to the guy who commented on Dr Morgan's blog: "If you want to buy it for private use then pay for the lot. Otherwise let the whole section become publicly owned and turned into a sanctuary for cats."


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Segmentata in the Eastern provinces
Nathan Ross
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01-29-2016, 12:02 PM (This post was last modified: 01-29-2016, 08:13 PM by Nathan Ross.)
It's often suggested that Roman troops based in the east used lorica segmentata much less widely that those based in the west - or even not at all. Is there any real evidence for this, or is it a 'factoid'?
The only segmentata find I know of from the region is the one at Gamala, and that was particularly used by a soldier of V Macedonia, from the Danube.
If this is true, what might have been the reason for it? - Local supply? Custom or habit? Problems with sand and dust?
LonginusXXI
Signifer
(01-29-2016, 12:02 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: It's often suggested that Roman troops based in the east used lorica segmentata much less widely that those based in the west - or even not at all. Is there any real evidence for this, or is it a 'factoid'?
Since segmentata was made of iron, it could have something to do with the climate. Just speculating.
James Ajiduah
(02-01-2016, 05:17 AM)LonginusXXI Wrote: it could have something to do with the climate. Just speculating.
Possibly, I suppose. Although there are plenty of iron bits and pieces from Dura Europos, so that shouldn't be an issue. I did wonder about the leather straps and articulated pieces of the LS though - might they be affected by heat, or by dry and dusty conditions?
M. Val. Naso
Well then I guess the Sasanids did not field the age's heaviest cavalry
Kis György Márk (by western standards, György Márk Kis)
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(02-01-2016, 04:11 PM)M. Val. Naso Wrote: Well then I guess the Sasanids did not field the age's heaviest cavalry
Good point!
So I suppose we're back to some sort of nebulous 'cultural factors' to explain the difference then... unless it's not actually true?
But we do have numerous segmentata finds in the Near East...just look up Prof. Stiebel for one.
(02-01-2016, 08:16 PM)M. Val. Naso Wrote: just look up Prof. Stiebel for one.
I attended Guy Stiebel's lecture in London last year, and he mentioned the Gamala segmentata find then. But, as I mentioned above, this armour was clearly used by a Danubian soldier, not one from the eastern provinces.
There are a few small items from Masada (three tie-loops, three bits of hinge, I think) - interestingly, some were found inside the fortress, suggesting the rebels were using them - and so segmentata was obviously not unknown in the east, but compared to the amount of scale and mail remains from the east, and the number of segmentata finds from the west, there does still seem to be a difference.
Unless I'm missing a large number of recent discoveries from the eastern provinces - how many do you know of?
Dan Howard
Praefectus Castrorum
02-01-2016, 09:18 PM (This post was last modified: 02-01-2016, 09:18 PM by Dan Howard.)
It is possible that we simply don't have a large enough sample size to draw any conclusions about the distribution of this armour?
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(02-01-2016, 09:18 PM)Dan Howard Wrote: It is possible that we simply don't have a large enough sample size to draw any conclusions about the distribution of this armour?
That is very possible, yes. Military finds in general - or just the sort of excavations that might uncover them - seem to be relatively scarce in the east. I'm reminded of Robert Vermaat's plotting of plumbatae found across the empire - none whatsoever east of the Hellespont, aside from one of two in the Caucasus. Did eastern legions not use them, or do we just lack the evidence?
Gunthamund Hasding
I think we do have lacunae in the East, and this might be that the findings are not published or published in local languages not in English. I am Romanian and I saw lots of papers (in Romanian) in the past but while reading general books from English or French authors there was no mention about those findings. Is possible that the participation of Romanian scholars to the international scene after '89 did changed somewhat the spread of the information but there are still unpublished/un-translated finds out there.
for the evidence we have/know there seems that the seggie was not used in the east or at least not intensively used but ...
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Flavivs Aetivs
Magister Utriusque Militiae
The Legio VI Fortress at Caparcotna has yielded scale armor but no mention of Segmentata yet.
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Placidi Valentiniani Felices
Legio VI Ferrata Fidelis Constans
https://www.academia.edu/10322598/Gamla_...Reports_56_
"Several battle sites from the Jewish War have yielded remains of lorica segmentata (Masada—Stiebel and Magness 2007:2– 3, Pl. 3:1–5; Jerusalem—Stiebel 2007: III.10/B.1 and III.12/B.1, 2 and compare to Samaria—Stiebel 2007: I.6/A.1; H. Qumran—Stiebel 2007: III.17/B.1; Legio: Stiebel 2007: V.3/B.2), all belonging to the Corbridge type, and among which the most significant find is the remains of the legionary L. Magus."
Seems that there are more finds around. Though I didn't checked all papers.
(02-02-2016, 12:38 PM)Gunthamund Hasding Wrote: Several battle sites from the Jewish War have yielded remains of lorica segmentata
Aha! Good - thanks. Although we have the problem, with the Jewish war(s) specifically, that large numbers of troops were brought into the area from precisely those parts of the empire where segmentata are better attested!
I suppose what we'd need are finds from permanent legion camps like Caparcotna - or the sites in Syria, but the chances of finding anything there at the moment are slight...
(02-02-2016, 12:48 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:
Most of the Caparcotna fortress has yet to be excavated, so there could be far more. I don't think they've even excavated the ditches around the fort yet; the Romans threw garbage in those ditches like at Vindolanda all the time, so that's where we would probably find the best stuff.
Caratacus
There were segmentata finds from Masada, but whether these were from a Roman soldier, or items captured from some by the Jewish forces is, of course, impossible to say. There were also examples of segmentata fittings from Morocco (Thamusida). It seems to be a fact that (apart from odd finds in places in western France, for example) many finds come from sites along the Rhine-Danube frontier - which is not entirely unexpected, maybe. What might be thought odd, though, is that roughly half the sites where segmentata is found are in Britain. It seems as though Britannia was one of the most heavily policed parts of the Empire, judging by the number of Roman military remains in these islands.
However, is the paucity of finds from the east simply because they have not been found yet? Excavations in Germany from the late 19th century into the early decades of the 20th century concentrated on the sites of Roman fortifications down the Rhine (RGL) and then down the Danube (OGL), so perhaps it is not surprising that we know of lots of examples where the armour has turned up. It seems as though the eastern Europe area has been neglected, simply because there was no incentive for anyone to dig there. That seems to be changing. I recently paid a visit to Romania and it was obvious that there was a lot of work being done at sites such as Ulpia Regia Sarmentigetuza. Time will tell!
Mike Thomas
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When Will Bryan & Rachel Get Married After 'The Bachelorette'? They're Taking Their Time
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Rachel spent several weeks narrowing down the couple dozen suitors to just a select few gems and when it came down to it, she accepted a proposal from Bryan, who seemed like he already kind of won that first night anyway. But now that she's wearing that rock and things are finally out in the open, when will Bryan and Rachel get married after The Bachelorette?
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The record public offering of Alibaba made many of its employees' millionaires and this generation of employees is all set to invest in their own startups. Another interesting fact is the $30.3 billion raised by IPOs of Chinese technology companies in 2014 against $4.97 billion raised by their American peers.
Hangzhou is the new technology core of China with increasing online startups and according to Wang Huadong, Matrix Partners China,
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