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US Climate Science Special Report Reveals Significant Findings
By Latham & Watkins LLP on November 22, 2017 Posted in Energy regulatory
By JP Brisson, Michael Dreibelbis, and Chris Antonacci
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has released the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR or the Report). Published on November 3, 2017, this US-focused authoritative climate change science assessment serves as a foundation for assessing climate-related risks and informing decision-making.
As Volume I of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), the CSSR provides:
Updated analyses of climate change findings
Executive summary and other materials providing the basis for discussion of climate science found in Volume II (forthcoming in 2018)
Foundational information and projections for climate change ranging from "likely" to "worst case" scenarios
A previous draft of the CSSR was leaked to the New York Times in August 2017, in what some commentators saw as a way to prevent the Trump Administration from drastically altering the final version's findings . With the exception of wording changes intended to water down some of the report's conclusions, the final CSSR's substance and core discussion was not materially different from the August version — and reports indicate that there was no political interference with its drafting. For more information, please see Lisa Friedman and Glenn Thrush's New York Times commentary, U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials. The CSSR comes on the heels of the Government Accountability Office's climate change report, released on October 23, 2017 [GAO Releases Climate Change Report] which provides economic valuations, and policy recommendations associated with US climate change risks.
CSSR: Background and Overview
In accordance with the Global Change Research Act of 1990, the USGCRP is required to conduct national climate assessments (NCA) at regular intervals. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) serves as the lead agency in preparing the Report, with assistance from the USGCRP's 13 agencies and contributions from several US academic institution representatives. Since the 2014 Third National Climate Assessment (NCA3), the CSSR states that stronger evidence has emerged for "continuing, rapid, human-caused warming of the global atmosphere and ocean." NCA4 includes stronger information regarding a variety of new climate effects, including:
Atmospheric circulation and extreme events
Higher-resolution global climate model simulations
Ocean acidification, warming, and oxygen loss
Geographic variation for sea level rise
Ice-sheet loss and low-sea ice areal extent
Potential climate related surprises
Important climate science aspects relevant to long-term temperature goals and different mitigation scenarios (including those implied by government announcements for the Paris Agreement)
The CSSR concludes, "it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century." The CSSR presents future climate condition projections by utilizing a range of "plausible future scenarios" generated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) . The CSSR's worst-case scenario projection — representative concentration pathway (RCP) 8.5 — depicts a future with continued high emissions growth, while other RCPs represent varying pathways for mitigating future emissions. Each chapter of the Report includes key findings based on the authors' expert judgment of the synthesis of the assessed literature . With each key finding, the CSSR provides its level of confidence ranging from "low" (inconclusive evidence, disagreement, or lack of opinions among experts) to "very high" (strong evidence, high consensus).
Global and US Temperatures Continue to Rise
The CSSR states that the "global, long-term and unambiguous warming trend has continued during recent years," and, post-NCA3 , the years 2014-2016 successively have become the warmest on record. Recent data has only added to the weight of evidence for rapid global-scale warming, the dominance of human causes, and the expected continuation of increasing temperatures. The CSSR finds with very high confidence that annual average temperature in the contiguous US has risen by 1.8ºF (1ºC) from 1901-2016 — and is projected to continue rising . The CSSR projects that the magnitude of temperature increases in the coming decades depend on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted globally and the remaining uncertainty about the sensitivity of the Earth's climate to those emissions.
With significant reductions in emissions, global temperature rise may possibly be limited to 3.6ºF (2ºC). However, without such major reductions, global temperature increases relative to preindustrial times could reach 9ºF (5ºC) by 2100. Furthermore, if emissions were stabilized at current levels, the existing concentration of greenhouse gases would highly likely increase global temperature by at least an additional 1.1ºF (6ºC) over this century (medium confidence in amount of temperature increase). Under all scenarios analyzed, the CSSR projects an increase of 2.5ºF (1.4ºC) in annual average temperatures for the contiguous US for the period of 2021-2050, with much larger increases likely for the latter half of the century. The CSSR also notes that, with temperature increases, the urban heat island effect is likely to exacerbate — further increasing temperatures across densely populated areas.
USGCRP, 2017: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I, Wuebbles, D.J., D.W. Fahey, K.A. Hibbard, D.J. Dokken, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock (eds.), U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, at pg. 16
Many Temperature and Precipitation Extremes Are Increasing
The CSSR finds with very high confidence that the contiguous US has experienced "marked changes in temperature extremes." Citing temperature and precipitation extremes' effects on "water quality and supply, agricultural productivity, human health, vital infrastructure, iconic ecosystems and species, and the likelihood of disasters," the CSSR concludes that such extremes have continuously increased — and likely will continue to do so. The CSSR finds that:
The number of high temperature records set in the past two decades far exceeds the number of low temperature records (very high confidence).
The frequency of cold waves has decreased while heat wave frequency has increased (very high confidence).
The intensity of heavy precipitation events is increasing across much of the globe (high confidence).
Heavy precipitation events in most parts of the US have increased in intensity and frequency since 1901 (high confidence).
The northeastern US likely will see the largest increase in heavy precipitation events (high confidence).
Furthermore, the CSSR finds that snow cover extent has declined and snowmelt has quickened across North America, while extreme snowfall events have proliferated. The CSSR projects that the Western US will see more rainfall than snowfall with correspondingly shallower snowpack, increased risk for long-duration drought, and increased risk of wildfires. The CSSR continues that hurricanes in the Atlantic, eastern North Pacific, and western North Pacific likely will continue to increase in precipitation rates and intensity. Additionally, the CSSR notes that tornado activity has become more variable in recent years. This section concludes that extreme temperatures in the contiguous US are likely to increase even more than average temperatures.
Oceans are Rising, Warming, and Becoming More Acidic
The CSSR finds with very high confidence that the "world's oceans have absorbed about 93% of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gas warming since the mid-20th century, making them warmer and altering global and regional climate feedbacks." Under higher emission scenarios, the CSSR projects that the global increase in average sea surface temperature could rise by as much as 4.9º ± 1.3º F by 2100. Additionally, the CSSR finds that global mean sea level has risen already by about seven to eight inches since 1900 (with three of those inches occurring since 1993), and that sea level is very likely to rise an additional 1-4.3 feet by 2100 — but an eight-feet increase or more by 2100 is physically possible.
Sea level rise in this century will vary along the US coastline due to variability in the Earth's gravitational field, rotation from melting of land ice, changes in ocean circulation, and vertical land motion. The largest sea level increases likely will occur in the US Northeast and western Gulf of Mexico, though sea level rise is likely to be higher than the US global average outside of Alaska. Concurrent with sea level rise, the CSSR projects that coastal flooding rates will increase. Furthermore, the CSSR warns that the potential slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation — as a result of increasing ocean heat content and freshwater-driven buoyancy changes — could have "dramatic climate feedbacks" with difficult-to-predict consequences. Finally, the CSSR reports that the oceans have become significantly and increasingly more acidic and oxygen-depleted. Ocean acidification currently affects the oceans off the Pacific Northwest and northern New England most heavily.
Image: USGCRP, 2017: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I, Wuebbles, D.J., D.W. Fahey, K.A. Hibbard, D.J. Dokken, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock (eds.), U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, at pg. 26
Climate Change in Alaska and Across the Arctic Continues to Outpace Global Climate Change
The CSSR finds with very high confidence that Alaskan and Arctic air temperatures have increased at a rate more than twice the global average. Also, since the early 1980s, annual average arctic sea ice has decreased in extent, become thinner, and is melting on more days per year. Arctic sea ice loss is projected to continue throughout the 21st century, resulting in "nearly sea ice-free late summers by the 2040s." The Report also cites that Alaskan permafrost has increasingly thawed, presenting uneasy permafrost-carbon feedback potential of uncertain magnitude and consequences. According to the CSSR, human activities have very likely contributed to "observed arctic surface temperature warming, sea ice loss, glacier mass loss, and northern hemisphere snow extent decline."
Limiting Globally Averaged Warming to 2ºC (3.6ºF) will Require Major Emissions Reductions
Citing slowing emission growth rates in 2014 and 2015 as the global economy has become less carbon-intensive, the CSSR still finds with high confidence that "[e]ven if this slowing trend continues, however, it is not yet at a rate that would limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below the 3.6ºF (2ºC) above preindustrial levels." The Report continues, "[r]educing net emissions of CO2 is necessary to limit near-term climate change and long-term warming," adding that choices made today will determine the extent of climate change risks far into the future. The Report finds that limiting temperature increase through the latter half of this century may even require net negative emissions. Significantly, the CSSR addresses the Paris Agreement, stating:
"Achieving global greenhouse gas emissions reductions before 2030 consistent with targets and actions announced by governments in the lead up to the 2015 Paris climate conference would hold open the possibility of meeting the long-term temperature goal of limiting global warming to 3.6ºF (2ºC) above preindustrial levels, whereas there would be virtually no chance if net global emissions followed a pathway well above those implied by country announcements. Actions in the announcements are, by themselves, insufficient to meet a 3.6ºF (2ºC) goal; the likelihood of achieving that depends strongly on the magnitude of global emissions reductions after 2030." (Finding: high confidence).
Unanticipated Changes Significantly Possible
Ominously, the CSSR finds that "unanticipated and difficult or impossible-to-manage changes in the climate system are possible throughout the next century as critical thresholds are crossed and/or multiple climate-related extreme events occur simultaneously." The probability of these types of events increases as human influence on climate systems increases. The CSSR warns of the potential for positive feedbacks to accelerate human-induced climate change, and perhaps even shift the Earth's climate system into new states that are "very different from those experienced in the recent past." Finally, the Report suggests that that climate models are more likely to underestimate, rather than overestimate, the amount of long-term future changes in global climate and temperature.


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Dr. Gerald Mangine recently co-authored the first study examining the effect of resisted sprinting on the kinetics of a subsequent sprint. His work with the 1080 Sprint raises the possibility of resisted and assisted sprinting as highly-specific means of post-activation potentiation.
Only three studies had previously examined resisted sprinting as a means of inducing post-activation potentiation (PAP). Several factors limited the precision and applicability of these studies. Two of the studies used a sled-pull over ground. The third used manual resistance during ice skating. The resistance in the latter study, therefore, was neither constant nor quantifiable. Given equipment limitations in all three, sprint time (i.e., speed) was the only output variable the researchers could examine.
Using the 1080 Sprint, Dr. Mangine and his colleagues were the first to compare the kinetics of resisted sprinting with a subsequent unloaded trial. This provided insight into the effect that a resisted sprint has on unloaded sprinting.
"The 1080 is valuable in picking apart the sprint. Monitoring speed alone does not give any indication of kinetics. Given the rarity of players in contact sports attaining top speed, we want to know how much force they put into the ground with each step, differences between the right and left legs, force-velocity values and how they progress over the course of the sprint."
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The results showed a significant difference only in the rate of force development in the final five meters of the post-activation unloaded sprint. Mangine's team attributes this to their protocol using only a single resisted sprint to potentiate well-trained Division I athletes. Standard PAP protocols require several near-maximal sets to produce an effect in experienced athletes. Future studies will examine the effect of increased loading, the number of sprints and rest intervals.
Dr. Mangine's keenest question, though, is whether assisted sprinting could be the ideal way of inducing PAP, particularly for sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. The notion is as simple as it is game-changing: move to the previously-unavailable side of the force-velocity curve.
"Post-activation potentiation requires a maximal stimulus. Could velocity be that maximal stimulus instead of force?" Mangine asks.
Resisted or assisted sprinting is more sport-specific than back squats or any other high-force means of inducing PAP for track & field athletes. Assisted sprinting could be doubly effective as a pre-meet warm-up. Overspeed sprinting could improve the athlete's power output and kinetics via the velocity component of the F-v curve. At the same time it would also cue the athlete to the cadence that they build towards over the course of a sprint or an approach to a jump.
If assisted sprinting effectively improves an athlete's kinetics via PAP, the follow-on question is whether incorporating both resisted and assisted sprinting into the warm-up has an even greater effect. The 1080 Sprint could enable the athlete to tap both sides of the force-velocity curve, in ways that are specific, safe, convenient and easily monitored.
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Dr. Mangine's current projects with the 1080 Sprint include a nutritional supplement study with rugby players, and biomechanical and kinetic analysis of an Olympic hurdler. Alongside post-activation potentiation he is particularly interested in the effect of resistance on reducing the asymmetries in an athlete's kinetics and mechanics over the course of a sprint.
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The study, entitled "The Potential Effects of Right to Work Law in Wisconsin", was released January 25, 2015. The study illustrates the direct and indirect impact of Right to Work on income in Wisconsin, loss of Wisconsin income tax revenue if implemented and why a Right to Work law would be detrimental to Wisconsin's economy.
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Spain vs Uruguay ATP Cup Preview, Predictions and Tips
leye aduloju: Jan 5, 2020
Spain are heavy favourites to make it two wins from two matches at the 2020 ATP Cup when they take on Uruguay in Perth on Monday.
Spain vs Uruguay ATP Cup tennis is live from Perth at 5:30pm local time/ 9:30am GMT.
The formidable Spaniards are the only side with two top-ten singles players in their squad in this tournament, including the No. 1 player in the world, Rafael Nadal, and they showed their class in their opening match, romping to a 3-0 victory over Georgia.
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Roberto Bautista-Agut was ruthless in dispatching Aleksandre Metreveli 6-0 6-0 in the first rubber, before Rafael Nadal sealed the tie with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Georgian No. 1, Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Uruguay, on the other hand, were comprehensively beaten by Japan in their Group B opener, with brothers, Martin Cuevas and Pablo Cuevas winning just five games between them in respective straight sets defeats to Go Soeda and Yoshihito Nishioka.
Will the Uruguayans be more competitive when they square off against the mighty Spaniards on Monday?
SPAIN: 1. Rafael Nadal 2. Roberto Bautista Agut 3. Pablo Carreno Busta 4. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 5. Feliciano Lopez. Captain: Francisco Roig.
URUGUAY: 1. Pablo Cuevas 2. Martin Cuevas 3. Ariel Behar 4. Franco Roncadelli 5. Juan Martin Fumeaux Captain: Felipe Maccio
Rubber 1: Roberto Bautista-Agut (SPA) vs Franco Roncadelli (URU), live from Perth from 5:30pm local time/ 9:30am GMT
Roberto Bautista-Agut will aim to set Spain on their way to another victory when he takes on Uruguayan teenager, Franco Roncadelli in the opening rubber on Monday.
The Spanish No.2 was in devastating form in his first match on Saturday, blowing away Georgia's Aleksandre Metreveli 6-0 6-0. In truth, the Spaniard was not expected to encounter any problems against the 679th-ranked Metreveli, and he made light work of the Georgian, breezing to victory in just 72 minutes.
The world No. 9 lost just five points on serve, while he saved the only break point he faced in the opening game of the second set. It was the perfect start to the season for Bautista-Agut, who is looking to build on the successes he had in a career-best 2019.
Roberto Bautista Agut (PA Sport)
The 31-year-old won just one title last season, in the opening week of the year in Doha, but he was a consistent performer all year round, scoring a couple of significant milestones along the way. He made his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon, while he also broke into the top-ten for the first time in his career.
He endured a major low point when his father passed away during Spain's Davis Cup campaign, but he showed great fortitude in returning to the squad, and helping his country get over the line in Madrid. He is once again on national duty this week, and will target yet another victory for Spain on Monday when he opens this ATP Cup tie against Uruguay's Franco Roncadelli.
With Martin Cuevas missing through injury, 19-year-old Roncadelli has been thrown into the line of fire for his tour-level debut against a rampant Bautista-Agut. The youngster does not have an ATP ranking, and has spent most of his fledgling senior career competing on the ITF circuit. Even at that level, he is very far from being accomplished, and failed to qualify for a handful of M15 tournaments last year.
Unsurprisingly, Monday's match will be the first meeting between Bautista-Agut and Roncadelli, and given the extreme gulf in class between the two players, and the form Bautista-Agut exhibited in his opening match, this should be another comfortable outing for the Spaniard.
Rubber 2: Rafael Nadal (SPA) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU), live from Perth from 7:00pm local time/ 11:00am GMT
World No. 1, Rafael Nadal continues his ATP Cup campaign on Monday when he takes on Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
While there were many periods of brilliance from Nadal in his opening match against Nikoloz Basilashvili, it wasn't the cleanest performance from the great Spaniard, who had to overcome a late wobble to get over the line.
The world No. 1 was broken in the opening game of the match, but he hit back instantly, and scored another break late in the first set to take the opener. The 19-time major winner powered to a 5-2 double break lead in the second set, but he had trouble closing out the match, as an aggressive Basilashvili got both breaks back to even the match at 5-5. Nadal got his acts together just in time to complete a 6-3 7-5 victory.
"It has been positive victory, of course, for me and for the team — 3-0, a good start to the competition," said Nadal. "I had the match under control, 5-2 against a good player like Nikoloz. It has been a positive start. Obviously, he played some good games. I made a couple of mistakes, then the match became more difficult. That is it."
Rafael Nadal (PA Sport)
The 33-year-old is looking to inspire Spain to a second team title in just under six weeks, having propelled his country to Davis Cup glory on home soil in November. It was the perfect ending to another fantastic year, during which he claimed Grand Slam titles in Paris and New York, won Masters 1000 crowns in Rome and Montreal, and regained the world No. 1 ranking.
With Bautista-Agut a heavy favourite to beat Martin Cuevas in the opening rubber of this tie, Nadal could once again have the chance to seal victory for Spain when he faces Pablo Cuevas in the second rubber.
Cuevas had a very disappointing outing in his first match in Australia, losing 6-0 6-1 to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.
Despite serving at a healthy 72%, Cuevas won just 9 of 26 points on his first serve, while he was restricted to just two of 10 points on his second serve. The Uruguayan is a lot better than that, and he will be seeking an improved performance when he faces Nadal on Monday.
The 34-year-old possesses six tour-level titles, and has been as high as No. 19 on the ATP rankings. Cuevas plays his best tennis on clay, and that was again where he produced his best results in 2019, reaching the final in Estoril, and semi-finals in Rio and Cordoba. He also made the third round at Roland Garros, and won a couple of Challenger titles in Tunis and Aix-en-Provence. He faded in the second half of the season, winning just four tour-level matches after the French Open, but he still did enough to earn a year-end ranking of No. 45- his fifth top-50 finish in six years.
Pablo Cuevas (PA Sport)
Cuevas can take encouragement from the fact that he has beaten Nadal before, back in Rio in 2016. Nadal has won four of their five meetings, including both of their previous encounters on hard courts. They last met at the 2017 Paris Masters, where Nadal dug out a three-set win.
Cuevas has given Nadal problems in the past, and, if he somehow rolls back the years and conjures up some of his best form, this could get interesting, especially with the way Nadal stuttered over the line against Basilashvili, but that might be just wishful thinking!
The Uruguayan doesn't appear to be in the sort of form to unduly trouble Nadal. Expect the French and US Open champion to improve and secure another fairly routine win for Spain.
Rubber 3: Pablo Carreno Busta/ Rafael Nadal (SPA) vs Ariel Behar/ Pablo Cuevas (URU), to follow after suitable rest
Spain have an abundance of options to choose from. They could repeat the combination from their last match, when Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez teamed up, while Rafael Nadal remains a viable option. The world No. 1 singles player put in some excellent doubles shifts during his country's Davis Cup triumph in November.
Uruguay went with Ariel Behar and Pablo Cuevas in their opening match against Japan, and could repeat that pairing against Spain. Going by doubles rankings, that is their best combination, with Behar at No. 76 in the world and Cuevas, 124th.


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Rakhi Sawant gives 55 retakes for a kissing scene
4 February, 2018 7:24 am
The not queen of controversy in Bollywood, Rakhi Sawant never shies away from making bold statements and while her hot pictures and greeting to fan make her a rock star on social media. And while the latest headline Rakhi Sawant made for her condom advertisements where she claimed that the Government was scared of her, the actress is in news once again.
Yes, Rakhi who is playing a drug addict in her upcoming film had quite a tough time in shooting for a kissing scene for the film and an incident from her past is to be blamed for this. As per media reports, the actress took 55 retakes and had to down a half bottle of alcohol to shoot for the scene and the reason behind that was the kissing incident she had with Mika Singh.
Talking about the same scene Rakhi said in an interview that, "While doing the scene I was, again and again, remembering Mika Singh. I could not forget that incident from my mind, I was scared. It seemed that someone is compelling me, taking advantage of me. I did not feel like I was acting in front of the camera. I was feeling that all this was happening to me again.
For those who don't know in the past singer, Mika Singh had indulged in a lip lock with the actress in a party after which a huge controversy was created.
Adding further Rakhi said, "I was in tensed while shooting for this scene. I did not do this earlier, I was uncomfortable. I had to drink half bottle of alcohol. I did not know that the film also has kissing scenes but it was a demand for a character. When I refused to do the scenes, the makers said that we will teach you." Also, read: Rakhi Sawant questions the Government's new condom ad rule, asks if the they are scared?
While the past still haunts Rakhi Sawant she is looking forward have her someone special this valentine's day. In fact, she has also asked people on Instagram if anyone wants to be her valentine.
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Mahendra Bahadur Pandey: Ambassador of Nepal to China
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AnnenMayKantereit — рок-гурт з Кельна (Німеччина), з частини міста під назвою Зюльц (Köln-Sülz). Гурт створений в 2011 році. Особлива прикмета їх звучання — сильний, з хрипотою голос соліста Хеннінга Мая. Співають здебільшого німецькою мовою, хоча в репертуарі є пісні англійською, а також кавери на композиції інших відомих виконавців.

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Назва гурту складається з прізвищ учасників: Christopher Annen (Крістофер Аннен), Henning May (Хеннінґ Май), Severin Kantereit (Зеверін Кантерайт). Гурт з'явився, коли хлопці вчилися в гімназії Шиллера в Кельні. Перший час вони виступали на вулицях Кельна, збираючи гроші на інструменти. В якості басиста з ними іноді грав Lars Lötgering (Ларс Льотгерин).

У 2012 році відкрили свій канал на YouTube, де спочатку публікували записи своїх вуличних виступів.

У 2013 році записали свій перший альбом «АМК». Записаний він був частково на вулиці, в даний момент ці записи офіційно не поширюються.

У серпні 2014 року до них приєднався четвертий постійний учасник гурту — басист Malte Huck (Мальте Хук). Починаючи з 2014 року, гурт активно гастролює у Німеччині, Швейцарії і Австрії, бере участь у великих музичних фестивалях. Також, з гуртом виступає трубач Ferdinand Schwarz (Фердинанд Шварц).

У 2015 році були записані музичні відео спільно з гуртами Milky Chance «Roxanne» і K. I. Z. «Hurra die Welt geht unter». В осени 2015 року гурт підписав контракт з медіахолдингом Universal Music Group. Тоді ж почалася їх співпраця з продюсером Мозесом Шнайдером і під лейблом Vertigo Berlin був випущений міні-альбом Wird schon irgendwie gehen («Як-небудь вийде»).

В березні 2016 року гурт випустив альбом Alles Nix Konkretes («Нічого конкретного») із заголовною піснею Pocahontas (Покахонтас). Альбом миттєво потрапив в німецькі, австрійські і чеські музичні чарти.

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Альбоми

 2013: AMK (записаний самостійно, в даний час не поширюється офіційно)
 2015: Wird schon irgendwie gehen (міні-альбом 5 треків) — CD і LP
 2016: Alles Nix Konkretes (12 треків) — CD і LP
 2018: Schlagschatten (14 треків) — CD і LP 2020: 12 (16 треків) — CD і LP

Сингли

 2015: Oft gefragt
 2016: Pocahontas
 2016: Barfuß am Klavier
 2018: Marie
 2018: Schon krass
 2019: Ozean
 2020: Ausgehen

Нагороди

 2015: Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland (Sponsorship proposed by Wolfgang Niedecken)
 2015: Deutscher Webvideopreis в категорії «Музичне відео».
 2017: Echo в категорії Newcomer National
 2017: Echo в категорії Band Pop National
 2019: 1Live Krone в категорії «Кращий гурт»

Номінації

 2015: 1LIVE Krone в категорії «Кращий живий виступ»
 2016: 1LIVE Krone в категорії «Кращий гурт»
 2016: 1LIVE Krone в категорії «Кращий живий виступ»
 2017: Goldene Kamera Digital Award в категорії #MusicAct

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 Офіційний сайт AnnenMayKantereit

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Вікіпедія:Статті з іншим значенням на Вікіданих
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The 6 Best Jim Carrey Political Cartoon Burns on Twitter
by Brooke Marine
Jim Carrey continues to be mystifying as ever. While the actor has spent the majority of his time in the past few years out of the spotlight, on September 9, he will return to television in Kidding, a new Showtime series helmed by Michel Gondry. Just one year after Carrey was the focus of Jim Carrey: I Needed Color, a short documentary about his journey to become a painter, he will star in Kidding, taking on the heartbreaking role of Jeff, or Mr. Pickles, a Mr. Rogers type who hosts a children's television series and grapples with the recognition and pressure that comes with being the face of a brand.
But in case you haven't already heard, the enigmatic comedian is also a rather prolific painter and visual artist. In fact, he's been creating political cartoons since he was a child, which he revealed in an interview with W last year. ("When I was in grade six, my teacher confiscated a bunch of the cartoons I made in the back of class of her being mutilated by bombs and axes, dogs chewing her leg, whatever," he said.) He shares many of his quick sketches and illustrations—most of which are extremely political (he has drawn multiple cartoonish renditions of Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, and Vladimir Putin)—on Twitter.
As entertaining as these political portraits can be, Carrey has not always received the best feedback for his work. For example, in August, he tweeted a quick drawing of Aretha Franklin on the day of her passing, and members of the Twitterverse responded with accusations of whitewashing That was not even the first illustration of his to be met with such vitriol. In March, he drew a picture of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and tweeted, "This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!" Conservative news outlets, and conservative members of Twitter, were not predictably not happy about it.
These illustrations are informed by a long line of comedians making humorous political art. The Twitter illustrations differ from the more abstract paintings featured in the short documentary about his painting career, and the catharsis in them feels palpable. Below, we picked Carrey's six best political works on Twitter to date.
In one of his earlier pieces, a rather brusque sketch of Donald Trump comes a rather gruesome, graphic, and purposefully outrageous caption by Carrey.
Drawing the Facebook CEO as if he were Marvin the Martian? Insinuating that Facebook is probably going to destroy the earth? This cartoonish dig at Mark Zuckerberg, made during the social media tycoon's five hour testimony before Congress, is such a burn.
Carrey's attention to detail is on display in this portrait of the Civil Rights activist. For example, in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eyes, there is a small white dove flying in front of a stained glass window. He also added other such tiny details in an earlier illustration, which is a demonic portrait of Jared Kushner engulfed in flames in front of his 666 Fifth Avenue home.
Carrey depicted Paul Manafort as one of the lizard people walking among us, slipping on a "human skin-suit for a quick mugshot." Darkly hilarious, it's one of the more apt interpretations of what's going on with the simultaneous Trump-related trials going on right now.
Robert Mueller, favorite Trump target, is depicted here putting the proverbial squeeze on the President.
In possibly the best political cartoon he's created so far, Carrey submitted his contribution of the official portrait of Trump to the National Portrait Gallery on Twitter in March. His question ("Will We Ever Stop Screaming?") sadly remains unanswered nearly half a year later.
Related: A Beautiful, Bewitching Conversation with Jim Carrey, Who Has Returned Reborn
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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR will release her debut album 'AUF DER MAUR' on May 18 in the US.
The ex-Hole, and Smashing Pumpkins guitarist will also release her debut single 'Followed The Waves' stateside, on March 24.
Melissa has also revealed plans to tour the album in Europe later in the year. "Touring Europe is one of my favourite things to do with music, it is the greatest cultural exchange, all based on our mutual love of music. I am really looking forward to our own club tour we will be doing out here in April," she said on her official website.
As previously reported on NME.COM, the singer, who is currently at number 35 in the UK single charts, will release the album on March 1 in the UK.


SkyDoesMinecraft whose real name is Adam Dahlberg is a famous YouTuber and an online gamer who enjoys a net worth of whooping $ 3.5 Million as of 2015 . Grab your chair as the number of subscribers he has on his youtube channel might make you take a back flip . He has nearly 11.9 million subscribers on youtube and the numbers are increasing day in and day out . His main channel is about the Minecraft game. As of his other channels ,he has SkyVSGaming and most recently also SkyDoesThings which is a vlogging channel that was created in 2014.


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Child Support · Written on behalf of Mincher Koeman · Posted on June 4, 2021
Do Child Support Obligations Change if a Child Refuses Contact?
Home / Blog / Child Support / Do Child Support Obligations Change if a Child Refuses Contact?
In Canada, the law requires parents to support their children financially, especially until they reach the age of majority. Some parents may resent this notion if they have a poor relationship with the child, or if the child refuses to see them, especially when it comes to adult children.
What are a parent's obligations when it comes to a child over 18 who refuses contact with the support-paying parent? Is there an onus on the child to "make nice" with their parent if they wish to continue to be entitled to child support? An Ontario case recently considered when a child has "terminated the relationship" with their parent in the context of child support. The case shows that there is a high bar for a paying parent to demonstrate they should no longer be expected to pay child support.
Child Support Obligations for Children Over 18
A parent's financial obligation to their child does not end when the child is legally an adult. In some cases, a child may not have the ability to support themselves financially due to illness, or a physical or mental disability. In those cases, child support may continue indefinitely. In other cases, a child who enrolls in post-secondary education may require ongoing support while they complete their studies. Support for a full-time student would usually continue until school is completed, or until the child reaches the age of 22. It is possible for support to be enforced beyond the age of 22 if the child is still a full-time student.
It should be noted that full-time student status does not, on its own, create an automatic right to support. In one case we previously wrote about, an Alberta court found that a 22-year-old woman was no longer considered to be a "child of the marriage" despite the fact that she was enrolled in school full-time. The judge pointed out that the child had been living independently prior to enrolling in school, and that she had sufficient funds to pay her own expenses. Therefore, her father was not obligated to continue support.
Obligations With Respect to an Estranged Adult Child
What is the effect of an estranged relationship when it has been demonstrated that a parent is still required to support a child who is over 18 while they pursue higher education? If that child refuses contact with the paying parent, does the parent still have to continue support?
Termination of the Parent/Child Relationship for Child Support Purposes
It is possible for a parent to seek an end to child support payments if they can establish that the child has unilaterally terminated their relationship without a valid cause. There is no specific test for the termination of a relationship, but the case law across Canada has demonstrated that the onus on the parent is quite high. There have been many cases where parents have been required to continue contributing to a child's post-secondary education pursuits even when the child is estranged from the parent.
In a 2012 National Post article, one Ontario family lawyer was quoted as saying that courts will generally refuse to terminate support unless the child was "unilateral and egregious" in their decision to refuse contact with the paying parent. This was attributed to the fact that courts tend to view children of divorce or separation as being disadvantaged, even into adulthood. The article was discussing an Ontario case in which the judge acknowledged that the paying father was "just a wallet" to his adult daughter, however, he was still required to pay support towards her education. Notably, the court, in this case, attributed blame for the rift in the relationship to both parents, which impacted the decision to continue the support obligation.
In contrast, a British Columbia court found that a daughter had effectively terminated her relationship with her mother and that the child's "unilateral decision to completely exclude her mother from her life is not explained or justified". The daughter had refused all contact with her mother and refused to communicate with her about her education, grades, or future plans. In this case, the mother was permitted to terminate support for her daughter.
Recent Case Finds Father Obligated to Provide Support to Daughter Despite Estrangement
Just last month, another Ontario decision reiterated a father's obligation to pay ongoing support for an adult daughter who had refused contact with him. The father claimed that the daughter had made a unilateral decision to cease contact with him, and refused to share her plans with respect to her post-secondary education with him. The court, in refusing to terminate support outright, said:
There is nothing in the Divorce Act or the cases decided pursuant to the Act that says a child must get along with a parent in order to be entitled to support except in extreme situations.
Ultimately, the father was ordered to continue support through the summer and ordered the mother to prepare a detailed financial and education plan for the 2021/22 academic year and present it for the father's consideration. The parents would be required to discuss and consider ongoing support at that point, the parties were to once again seek direction from the court.
Despite some courts finding in favour of a parent seeking to end their financial obligations after an estrangement, the case law would indicate that this continues to be the less likely outcome. In general, courts are inclined to find in favour of a child, even when the child is the party refusing contact. This could be because in many cases, it is very difficult to get a full and accurate picture of all the circumstances leading to the child's decision. Family dynamics are complicated, especially after a divorce or separation, and it can be a challenge to confidently attribute the fault for estrangement to just one party.
Contact Mincher Koeman in Calgary for Complex Child Support Matters
Child support awards can be complex, particularly when dealing with adult children who may or may not continue to be financially dependent on their parents. The team at Mincher Koeman is dedicated to helping guide you through your family law issues no matter how complex they may be. Our exclusive focus on family law helps our clients navigate the emotional and financial challenges a family law matter can present. If you have a family law issue that you need assistance with, please contact us online or phone at (403) 901-3000 to talk with one of our lawyers today.


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Dietmar Feichtinger (born 18 November 1961 in Bruck an der Mur) is an Austrian architect established since 1989 in Paris.

Biography
After graduating in 1988 from the Technical University of Graz with honors, he moved to Paris in 1989 where he founded the studio Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes in 1994. Today, the firm has 35 employees. A wide range of buildings have been built by the company in Europe including schools, pools, office buildings and housing.

Overall the firm has built a strong reputation for its inventive structures and its investigative approach in designing bridges.

In 1998 he won the competition for the Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir over the Seine, facing the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Inaugurated by Bertrand Delanoë on 13 July 2006, the bridge has a total length of 304 meters and a clear span of 190 meters and is the first of the 37 Parisian bridges to carry the name of a female personality.

In 2002 Feichtinger won the competition for the new access bridge to Mont Saint-Michel, a monument classified world heritage by UNESCO, with a total length of 1841 meters. The bridge opened to pedestrians in July 2014 and shuttles in December 2014. During high tides the Mount becomes an island again thanks to the global restoring operation  of its maritime character that began in 1995 and is provided by the Syndicat Mixte Baie du Mont-Saint Michel.
In 2014, Dietmar Feichtinger was elected permanent member of the Academy of Arts Berlin.
Even though he claims not to be a 'bridge specialist', he is the architect of 13 bridges and footbridges built in Europe including the Three Country Bridge between France and Germany over the Rhine and the Passerelle de la Paix in Lyon that opened to the public in March 2014.

Currently, the studio works on the Centre for Research in Neuroscience on the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre campus as part of the Paris-Saclay operation, one of the main projects of the Grand Paris, development project for the whole of the Paris metropolitan area. One of Dietmar Feichtinger's recent works is the walkway Aldilonda on the coastline of Bastia, Corsica.

Awards

 2020 EUMiesAward - Fundació Mies van der Rohe, nomination of School Center Gloggnitz, Austria
 2019 Prix de la conception lumière extérieure et paysager 2019, French Light Design Award for the Eiffeltower Project with Agence ON
 2017 Ingenieurbaupreis des Deutschen Stahlbaus, Engineering Award of German Steel Construction, Passerelle de la Paix, Lyon, France
 2015 Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award 2015, Nomination of the Jetty to Mont Saint-Michel
 2015 Equerre d'Argent, French Architecture Award, winner category 'Bridges' with the Jetty to Mont Saint-Michel
 2015 French Wood Construction Award, the Jetty to Mont Saint-Michel
 2014 Nominated permanent member of the Academy of Arts Berlin
 2012 Equerre d'Argent, French Architecture Award, special mention School Center Lucie Aubrac, Nanterre, France
 2011 Mies-van-der-Rohe Award 2011, nomination of 2 projects : Administration building voestalpine Linz and County Hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria
 2011 ZV Bauherrenpreis, Austria, 2011, County hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria
 2011 Ernst Plischke Preis 2011, awarded, Bilger-Breustedt Schoolgroup, Taufkirchen, Austria
 2011 EU Green Building Certification, Department hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria
 2011 Footbridge Award, Category Téchnique, Footbridge Valmy, La Défense – Paris, France
 2010 Best Office Award, Category International, Administration building voestalpine Linz, Austria
 2010 Plus Beaux Ouvrages de construction Métallique, Footbridges Braque, Miro et Chagall in Strasbourg, France
 2010 Prix DETAIL, nomination, Cooperate Identity, Administration building voestalpine Linz, Austria
 2009 Wood Award, Land of Upper Austria, Bilger-Breustedt School group, Taufkirchen, Austria
 2009 ZV Bauherrenpreis, Austria 2009, Bilger-Breustedt School group, Taufkirchen, Austria
 2009 DETAIL Award, Innovation Stahl, Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir, Paris, France
 2008 German Bridge and Footbridge Award, Footbridge over the Rhine
 2008 Footbridge Award, Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir category aesthetics; Three Country Bridge, technical category
 2008 Hayden Medal, USA, Three Country Bridge
 2008 ECCS Award
 2008 German Award for steel construction, Three Country Bridge
 2007 Mies van der Rohe Award, nomination of 3 projects of the office
 2007 European Steel Design Award, Simone de Beauvoir footbridge
 2007 ZV Bauherrenpreis, Austria, University Camus Krems, Austria
 2007 Renault Future Traffic Award, Footbridge over the Rhine
 2007 Building of the year Museum footbridge
 2007 Architecture Award of the Land of Styria, Geramb-Rose, Cultural Center Weiz
 2006 Equerre d'argent, French architecture award for the Simone de Beauvoir Bridge, Paris
 2006 Architecture Award of the Land of Lower Austria
 2006 Award for the best building 2006, Shanghai Bridge Hamburg, Germany
 2005 Nomination Equerre d'argent, French architecture award
 1998 Kunstpreis Berlin, career promotion award for architecture made by the Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts)

Selection of completed projects

 Aldilonda Promenade over the sea, Citadelle of Bastia  Corsica, Belgium, completed 2020
 Extension of the Ostend train station, Belgium, completed 2019
 Security and Transparency: Fencing the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, completed 2018
 Headquarter Veolia Environment, Paris, France, completed 2016
 Headquarter Lille Métropole Habitat, Tourcoing, France, completed 2015
 Sportcenter Jules Ladoumègue, Paris, France, completed 2014
 Peace footbridge over the Rhone, Lyon, France, completed 2014
 Sport Center Hector Berlioz, Vincennes, France, completed 2013
 University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, completed 2013
 School group Albert Camus, Coulaines, France, completed 2013
 School group Lucie Aubrac, Nanterre, France, completed 2012
 New City Center, commercial center, kindergarten and multiplex cinema, Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, completed 2012
 Footbridge Oude Dokken, Ghent, Belgium, completed 2012
 77 housing units Eurgoate, 0 Energy, Vienne, Austria, completed 2012
 70 housing units and kindergarten Lehen, Salzburg, Austria, completed 2012
 93 housing units and retail space, Paris, France, completed 2012
 Moveable and fix footbridge, Willebroek, Belgium, completed 2012
 County Hospital of Carinthy, Klagenfurt, Austria, completed 2009
 Office Voestalpine, Linz, Austria, completed 2009
 Bilger-Breustedt School Group, Taufkirchen, Austria, completed 2009
 Three Footbridges – BRAQUE, CHAGALL, MIRO, Strasbourg, France, completed 2008
 Footbridge Valmy, Paris, La Défense, France, completed 2007
 Museum Footbridge, Hamburg, Germany, completed 2007
 Footbridge Simone de Beauvoir, Paris, France, completed 2006
 Shanghai Bridge, Hamburg, Germany, completed 2006
 Three-country Footbridge, Weil-am-Rhein, Germany | Huningue, France, completed 2006
 University Campus, Krems, Austria, completed 2005
 Cultural Center, Weiz, Austria, completed 2005
 Logistic center A1, Gennevilliers, France, completed 2005

Bibliography
Feichtinger Architectes "Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir Paris", AAM Editions, Brüssel 2007,

External links

 Official web site of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
  Mont Saint Michel sea project
 Footbridge Simone-de-Beauvoir on City of Paris web site
 Dreiländerbrücke or Tri country bridge

Austrian architects
1961 births
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
Living people


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HOW TWO GENERATIONS OF MCARTHURS HELPED SETTLE SCHAUMBURG
In December 1959 the first Campanelli home was finished in the "W" section of Weathersfield and Ray and Carmella (Carm) McArthur moved in. They were the first in a long line of Weathersfield owners that extended into the late 1980s.
Ray was employed by Motorola, initially at their Franklin Park campus, and later in Schaumburg where the corporation established their headquarters. The couple didn't let any grass grow under their feet and proceeded to get involved in the brand new village of Schaumburg.
Carmella worked at both the Ben Franklin store and W.T. Grant store in Hoffman Estates. Later, in 1965, the couple opened Carmen's Colonial Restaurant in the brand new Weathersfield Commons at Springinsguth and Schaumburg Road. A Daily Herald ad for Carmen's from June 4 of the same year mentions their specialty in Italian and American food for Dine In or Carry Out. The restaurant was in business until 1967. You can see portions of the menu below. It was quite extensive and reasonable–complete with a soda fountain, no less!
Ray served on Schaumburg's Plan Commission for more than 12 years under Mayor Bob Atcher. In addition, Ray and Carm were also actively involved in St. Marcelline Catholic Church. Ray was head usher and a deacon, and Carm was one of the volunteers responsible for counting donations on Sundays and holidays.
Their son, Richard, moved with them to Schaumburg and built his own house in Weathersfield with his new wife, Mary Ann. They opened McArthur Realty in 1971 and had offices at 1635 W. Wise Road and 1407 W. Schaumburg Road. It was an active, busy realty company that served the greater Schaumburg Township area. To promote their company, they ran radio ads on some of Chicago's major radio stations. Thanks to the McArthur family, you can listen to one of those ads here.
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The radio spot advertised McArthur Realty's involvement in the Weathersfield Lake Quad Row Homes in Schaumburg that were being developed by Campanelli. It came complete with membership in the Nantucket Club which gave owners access to the clubhouse, gameroom and swimming pool.
The realty office closed after Richard passed away in 1976.
Before Richard's death however, he and Mary Ann were also very involved in community affairs. Richard was one of the first Schaumburg Jaycees and Mary Ann was a Jayceette. They helped put together The Shindig which was a predecessor of Septemberfest. Richard also served on the Schaumburg Kings board.
Mary Ann was busy with the Camp Fire Girls, Nathan Hale Elementary School and St. Marcelline Church. She served on several committees of the Nathan Hale PTA and in 1975-1976 was President. She said, "To celebrate our country's 200th birthday, our PTA had a carnival and it was amazing the number of people who attended, and more amazing was the number of volunteers we had including fathers of the students who helped build booths and supplied the hard labor. The number of donations we received from business owners was overwhelming…from lumber and nails to build the booths, food, beverages, to prizes for the games!"
Another branch of the McArthur family was also instrumental in the development of Schaumburg. Ray's step-brother, Wayne, and his wife, Carol, moved to Schaumburg with the intent of establishing a Methodist church. Campanelli became aware of this situation and donated a house on Springinsguth Road to serve as both a temporary church and house for the McArthurs.
When their house on Sharon was finished, the congregation then began meeting in the Jennings house and, later, in The Barn. Our Redeemer's United Methodist Church formally opened its doors in 1970 on the northwest corner of Schaumburg and Springinsguth Roads. The church remains there nearly 50 years later.
The beginnings of Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates were busy times. The many young families who moved to the area immediately got involved establishing businesses, organizations and churches. Multi-generational families such as the McArthurs were definitely unusual in the early days. Schaumburg Township benefited all the more because of the passion of Ray and Carmella, the younger Richard and Mary Ann, as well as Wayne and Carol. In fact, to this day, members of the McArthur family still call Schaumburg Township home. They have all been instrumental in raising Schaumburg into the village it would become.
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mary Ann Russell and her son, Scott McArthur, for contributing photos and information about the early days of Schaumburg. They came to talk to me in 2014 with their photos in hand and, about a month ago, passed on the radio ad and the restaurant menu. They had mentioned these items in their earlier visit and, the fact that they remembered four years later, is amazing.
Justin Teschner, who is a grandson of Wayne and Carol, also stepped in and contributed wonderful details about their family's contributions. The McArthur family hasn't stopped giving and it is appreciated!
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ST. JOHN'S PIONEER DAY
The St. John United Church of Christ at the corner of Roselle and Algonquin Roads, invites you to join them for Pioneer Day on June 29, 2014 from 9:30-4:00. They will be celebrating their 1846 founding by stepping back in time at this free event with a variety of activities and vendors.
The day will begin with a 10:30 a.m authentic 1846 church service
This will be followed by:
Church Tour & Pipe Organ Tour
Walk the Labyrinth Guided Cemetery Walk featuring Margaret (Sunderlage) Berlin, Catherine (Meyer) Hunerberg and William and Louise Helberg will be presented by the Schaumburg Township Historical Society
Family Games hosted by the Volkening Heritage Farm
Women's Bake Sale
Pioneer Settler's Pack Presentation hosted by the Raupp Museum
Childrens' School Tent
News of the Day, Circa 1846
Bread Making Demonstration
Circuit Rider Comes to Town
Local vendors who will be showing their wares and conducting small raffles include:
La Spiceria
Wool spinning by From Sheep to Shawl
Soapmaking by Scenter of the Mind
Gourds by Kristine
Diantha the Weaver
Artemas the Tinker, Itinerant Repairman
Music will be performed by the Fox River Trio and Roger Kotecki. A German heritage food tent serving traditional German fare will also be part of the festivities.
This free event will introduce you to life in the rural Palatine/Schaumburg Township area. The church is located at the corner of Algonquin and Roselle Roads. A $2 parking donation would be appreciated.
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CAN YOU HELP IDENTIFY THIS CHURCH?
It's always fun when the pieces of Schaumburg Township history are uncovered in unexpected places. And it's even better when those pieces are from the 1960s and 1970s. This is a period that people remember fondly from their youth yet there is not that much in our collection from this time. It's my feeling that development was so big and so fast that time wasn't taken to note the history that was popping up all around.
Recently, I was going through a nice treasure trove from this period that was donated to us by the family of Reverend John Sternberg, the late, long-time pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Part of the materials donated were yearbooks of the Northwest Suburban Association of Commerce and Industry (NSACI), a now-defunct chamber of commerce that largely served the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates area.
A page of the 1978 yearbook depicted a number of churches in the area. I was able to identify the other three shown because they were all exterior shots. Anyone want to take a shot at them?
The interior shot at the top of this posting stumped me though. It's obviously not a large church but it's clearly circular in shape. Can anyone help with this photo?
**** In a comment, Rolland G. Fitch identified the church at the top of this entry as Our Redeemer's United Methodist Church. It is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Schaumburg and Springinsguth Roads. Thank you Mr. Fitch!
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THE ST. BUGGY WHIP LOUNGE
When a small, fledgling group of Catholics from the early homes of Hoffman Estates began searching for a space big enough to hold a service and say confessions, it didn't take much time. Tired of driving back and forth from Hoffman Estates to St. Theresa's in Palatine, they were looking for a spot closer to home. In rural Schaumburg Township in 1958, meeting space was hard to come by so the organizers turned to one of the few spots big enough–the newly opened Buggy Whip Lounge. Only it really wasn't new.
Located in what is today's Easy Street Pub, the Buggy Whip opened under the management of a gentleman named Donald Little. He had recently rented the space from long-time owner Frank Lengl who, for years, ran the establishment as Lengl's Schaumburg Inn.
An ad from February 6, 1958 in the Daily Herald, says "The Buggy Whip Lounge. (Formerly Frank Lengl.) We are pleased to announce that we are now serving complete dinners. Luncheons served daily. Friday Fish Fry." For somewhat of a remote establishment, the hours were certainly liberal. They were closed Monday and open Tuesday through Thursday from 4-11, Friday from 4-1 a.m., Saturday from 1 p.m.-2 a.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m.-1 a.m.
Mr. Little was a generous proprietor and frequently allowed various organizations to use the facility for meetings. Examples were the Lions Club, VFW, Hoffman Estates Homeowners Association and local political groups. Most interesting, though, was the mission church of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palatine began holding services there on Sunday mornings. Their first mass was officiated by Father Raymond Sullivan and held in February, 1958 in the main, first floor room of the restaurant.
Every Sunday a group of men would arrive at the Buggy Whip at 6:00 a.m.–four hours after it had closed as a bar–and begin to clear the tables and rearrange the chairs so that the dining room loosely resembled a place of worship. Drapes made by Mrs. Gene Jeris were hung to cordon off the bar and tables so that the establishment could look a bit more reverential. With the smell of alcohol and smoke still thick in the air, masses were held in quick succession at 8, 10 and 11. Then, just as quickly, the tables and chairs were put back in place so that the building was set to reopen as a tavern at 12:30.
Blog reader Dick Clark remembers that he and his friend Skip Seaver, both early Hoffman Estates Parcel A residents, were the altar boys who served the mass. He says they had two qualifications–they both knew the Latin mass and both were available–thanks to their mothers!
By November of 1958, a temporary church that would later be known as St. Hubert's, was built on Grand Canyon in Hoffman Estates. There was no longer a need for the dining room facilities of St. Buggy Whip, as it was humorously called. Although, a couple of weeks later on December 3 at 7 p.m., the first annual men's corn beef and cabbage dinner was held at the "Buggy Whip Hall." Things truly came full circle when Irene Dickelman and John Shedore, the first couple to be married in St. Hubert's, held their wedding reception at the Buggy Whip Lounge.
The Buggy Whip remained in this location until sometime in late 1963 or early 1964 when Mr. Little moved the tavern to the Weathersfield Commons shopping center at Schaumburg and Springinsguth Road. In a personal ad in the March 19 paper, Frank Lengl says, "Not responsible for debts of Schaumburg Inn or The Buggy Whip as of March 1." This is sure indication that he must have maintained ownership of the Roselle Road property while Mr. Little rented it from him.
While in Weathersfield Commons, it was known as Buggy Whip Package Liquors and The Buggy Whip. An ad from February 1966 says, "Always the lowest price in package liquors. Visit our friendly lounge."
The last mention of the Buggy Whip was in a December 8, 1966 issue of the Hoffman Herald, with a press release stating the Jaycees were having a meeting there. Maybe one of the readers of this blog knows what happened to the Buggy Whip? Or where it was located in Weathersfield Commons? If you have anything to contribute, please send in your comments!
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WAS THERE A METHODIST CHURCH IN EARLY SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP?
A few years ago someone asked me if I knew of a Methodist Church that might have existed in early Schaumburg Township. At the time I said no. Today, I might say, "Sort of…"
In 1853 a small class of people related to the Evangelical congregation began meeting in the homes of its charter members who lived near the border of Elk Grove and Schaumburg Townships. They were the families of Ludwig Biermann, Gottlieb Biesterfeld, Henry Gathmann Sr., Christian Pflueger, Henry Schuette and Henry Twachtmanns. Rev. J.G. Escher of the Dunklee's Grove circuit (which is most of modern day Bensenville) served them from 1855-1856.
The class became a congregation in 1858 and purchased an old school house on the Biesterfeld farm in Elk Grove Township. By 1875, the congregation had outgrown the school house and erected a new church on 3/4 of an acre on the Louis Gathmann property on Rohlwing Road, north of Nerge Road in Schaumburg Township. (This is near today's Wilma Lane in Elk Grove Village.) When dedicated in 1876, the white, wood-frame structure contained one room and officially became part of the Zion Society of the Evangelical Association.
Activities increased in the church when the first Sunday School class was held in 1879 and again in 1897 when the Young People's Society was formed. By 1906 it was evident that the congregation needed more space so the church was enlarged by adding a wing and a basement. The June 29, 1906 edition of Paddock Publications' paper says, "The corner stone of the new Zion Evangelical church at Deikeville, will be laid with appropriate ceremonies, Sunday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m. Good speakers will be present to address the people. Plenty of good singing. Everybody invited." (Deikeville was the name given to this Rohlwing Road portion of Elk Grove and Schaumburg Township. Deike was a prominent family name of the area.)
(Photo above is courtesy of the website of Bethany United Methodist Church of Itasca, IL)
As indicated by another article from August 29, 1913, the church continued to make improvements and expand its activities. It mentions that "Will Chessman is papering the Zion Evangelical church" and that there would be "no service Sunday in the Zion church on account of the Evangelical camp meeting at Naperville Park."
In yet another edition from June 28, 1918, the church appeared to be the cornerstone of the Deikeville community. "Children's Day at Zion Evangelical church was well attended." Fun was to be had when "the Elk Grove Evangelical church will hold their Sunday school picnic July 6 in Albert Cosman's Grove. Everbody welcome. Picnic starts at 10 o'clock." Yet it wasn't all entertainment because a "quarterly meeting will be held at the Zion Evangelical church Sunday June 30. Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 11 o'clock."
Shortly after the Women's Missionary Society was begun around 1920, an account that appears in Rootsweb's IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG mailing list, mentions that, "in 1924, a major move for the church took place. Permssion was granted by the Church Federation Commission to move the white frame church into the Village of Itasca. Land for this purpose was purchased at the northwest corner of Division and Walnut Streets for $1300 and the church was rededicated as the First Evangelical Church of Itasca."
In a nationwide movement in 1946, the Evangelical Church and the United Brethren in Christ merged under the name of The Evangelical United Brethren Church. Five years later, this particular church became known as Bethany Church, Evangelical United Brethren.
This photo is after the church's move to Itasca and is taken from The History of Itasca. It is published with permission of the Itasca Historical Commission.
After 80 years of service and its beginnings on a farm in Schaumburg Township, the building was torn down in July of 1955. Then, in 1968, the Evangelical United Brethren merged with The Methodist Church to form the current congregation, Bethany United Methodist Church.
So, what is the answer to the question about whether there was a Methodist church in early Schaumburg Township? I would say that, in 2012, it's safe to say that a Methodist church in Itasca actually does have its roots on a number of the farms of Elk Grove and Schaumburg Township.
This posting was written with the help of the The History of Itasca, centennial edition, Rootsweb's IL-Cook-Schaumburg mailing list, and articles from Paddock Publications.
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SURPRISES IN THE MAIL
As I've remarked on this blog before, sometimes things just fall into my lap. And thank goodness they do. Last week two photos arrived in the mail, courtesy of Mr. Fraas who was raised on his family's farm in the southern part of Schaumburg Township. He had graciously donated a number of his family's photos a few years ago and, more importantly, done an oral history with us. But the photos above were a real surprise–particularly the interior shot. Having never seen this one before, I was delighted to add it to our collection.
These photos (click on them to enlarge) are of the St. John Lutheran Church that was built in 1910 at the intersection of Irving Park and Rodenburg Roads. At the time–and for a number of years afterwards–it was also known as Rodenburg Church. [The Frass family lived, literally, right across the road.] This building was built to replace the original church [built in 1851] which was struck by lightning and burned to the ground on August 23, 1910 during a thunderstorm.
The congregation got busy and, by October, the church was on its way to being rebuilt. Contracts were given to George Franzen to provide the lumber and B.L. Franzen of Itasca to provide the altar. In December they were already celebrating Christmas services in the new church. The formal dedication was held in the following year on February 12.
The church served its congregation faithfully through 1996 when it was torn down and the current one built across Rodenburg Road on the SW corner of the intersection.
It is my presumption that these photos were taken shortly after the church was built–possibly the spring or summer of 1911. We are lucky to have this interior photo. You will notice the hymn numbers on the hymn board as well as the German words on the wall above the altar. It reads, "Ehre sei Gott in Der Hohe." Translated, it is "Glory Be to God on High."
To view other photos of St. John Lutheran Church and its congregation, visit our Local History Digital Archive. Browse through the photos until you get to the Churches. We have a nice collection and now there are some new ones to add, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Fraas.
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OLDER CHURCHES OF HOFFMAN ESTATES
Recently Larry Rowan of Coldwell Banker lent the library a wonderful 1965 brochure for the Hoffman Highlands subdivision. Included in the background of the brochure were various photos of Hoffman Estates taken at the time. One was the church to the left. Our test was to determine which church it is.
After a bit of sleuthing, former Mayor Virginia Hayter suggested to us that it was the first church of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church that was built at the corner of Roselle Road and Illinois Boulevard in Hoffman Estates. Pat Barch, the Hoffman Estates historian, then passed the photo on to the current pastor of Prince of Peace and he confirmed that, yes, it was indeed their first church–and the first church in the village of Hoffman Estates!
The Lutheran congregation began on March 3 1957, when Rev. Fleischmann began holding services in Twinbrook School. The Rev. R. S. Kolberg began permanent work on July 2, 1957. The church parsonage which was located at 118 Des Plaines was completed in September 1957.
A church building committee consisting of Elmer Olson, chairman, Kenneth Johnson, Paul Olson, Andy Runyon, Norman Dostal, Edward Rickert and Pastor Kolberg began the work of seeing that a new church was erected. Ground breaking was October 27, 1957 for the new $50,000 church. The church was constructed to seat 200 people and its dimensions were 80 by 28 feet. D.E. Allison and Associates were the architects. The church construction was financed by the American Lutheran Church of which Prince of Peace was considered a package mission–a church and parsonage grouping.
The cornerstone was blessed on March 31, 1958 by the Reverend Rudolph Kolberg. The first service was held on July 27, 1958 with the formal dedication being held on September 14, 1958 at 10:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. Their last service was held in the church on April 17, 1966. The church was then sold to the Christian Church of Hoffman Estates, now known as Summitview Christian Church. When you drive past the church today, it is obvious it has been added on to. Prince of Peace, in turn, moved to their current location on Higgins Road next to Hoffman Estates High School.
The next test was the church to the right. It is obvious there is a large cross on the church and, by the looks of it, the construction process was ongoing at the time the photo was taken.
We are still unsure as to its identification and, in fact, it could be a church in another part of Schaumburg Township since the boundaries of the individual villages were still fluctuating at the time. Can you help us out? What aren't we seeing? Any clues are welcomed!
[We have our answer! Our commenter, Bryan, was dead on with his guess that the above photo was Our Saviour's Methodist Church on Golf Road! A big thank you to Bryan! A description of the early history of the church follows…
In November 1957, a group of people interested in starting a Methodist Church in the area, met in a home in Hoffman Estates. An Organizational Meeting was held on March 16, 1958. The eighty-five people who came were the original charter members. Initially, worship services were held in local schools and public buildings.
In October, 1958 a vote was held to purchase a five-acre site on the south side of Golf road, just east of Basswood from Ellsworth Meineke. The building was designed by Stade, Dolan and Anderson of Park Ridge. Construction took two years and the cost was $75,000. (The three crosses signify the crucifixion of Christ and the two thieves.) The first service was held there on Christmas Eve, 1960. The building was consecrated on January 22, 1961 in a 4:00 p.m. service conducted by Charles Wesley Brashares, resident bishop of the Chicago area.
This church's initial congregation consisted of 275 members and a Sunday School attendance of 186. Even so, the church was expanding and the numbers of children growing, so the halls and gymnasium of Twinbrook School were still used on Sunday mornings. An education wing was added to the building in 1967.
In 1968, the name of the church was changed to Our Saviour's United Methodist Church. By 1986 the church was outgrowing its building so the property was sold and new land was purchased at the current site of Schaumburg and Plum Grove Roads. The old property is now the site of a Portillo's restaurant and House of Bride's in Schaumburg.]
(Much of this information is courtesy of the website of Our Saviour's United Methodist Church.)


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WORLD UK faces 'significant recession' as COVID-19 deaths pass 33,000
UK faces 'significant recession' as COVID-19 deaths pass 33,000
13:05, May 14, 2020
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is seen as he arrives at Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. (Photo: Agencies)
LONDON - British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak warned Wednesday that Britain faces a "significant recession" after official figures showed the country's economy shrank by 2 percent in the first quarter of the year.
"Technically a recession is defined as two quarters of negative GDP, we've now had one...so yes, it is now very likely that the UK is facing a significant recession at the moment and this year," Sunak told Sky News Wednesday.
British GDP was estimated to have fallen by 2.0 percent in Q1 2020, compared with the last three months of 2019, the largest quarterly fall since the last quarter of 2008, according to data released by the ONS.
"The quarter-on-quarter decline in GDP in Q1 was the biggest since a 2.1 percent drop in Q4 2008, even though the lockdown only began nine days before the end of the quarter...Much worse is to come," said Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist in Pantheon Macroeconomics, a British macroeconomic research provider.
Meanwhile, when compared with the same quarter a year ago, the country's GDP shrank by 1.6 percent in Q1 2020, with the biggest drop since the fourth quarter of 2009.
"This release captures the first direct effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the government measures taken to reduce transmission of the virus," said the ONS.
Another 494 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 33,186, the Department of Health and Social Care said Wednesday.
The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.
As of Wednesday morning, 229,705 have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the department said.
Earlier in the day, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons (lower house of the parliament) that 144 National Health Service (NHS) staff and 131 care staff have died from COVID-19.
He then unveiled an extra 600 million pounds (733.8 million U.S. dollars) for infection control in care homes to fight the disease.
"The number of outbreaks is down and the number of fatalities in care homes is now well down. We are making progress," he told MPs.
Chairing the Downing Street daily press briefing, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick told reporters that it's "essential" care homes are given the support they need and deserve.
"I don't underestimate the challenge" faced in them, he said, adding "there is more we can do."


The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) today addressed the future of the MR-73 métro cars acquired between 1976 and 1980.
Montréal, October 29, 2014 – The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) today addressed the future of the MR-73 métro cars acquired between 1976 and 1980.
"The 2020 Strategic Plan called for the continual replacement of the métro car fleet consisting of 336 MR-63 and 423 MR-73 cars. The changing context and financial challenges all public bodies are now dealing with have led the corporation to rethink about how best to invest and ensure its assets are adequately maintained while continuing to deliver reliable service that meets the needs of increasing passenger traffic," said Philippe Schnobb, Chairman of the STM's Board of Directors.
The STM has therefore decided to extend the useful life of the MR-73 cars to 60 years. The discussions leading to this decision were based on a 2012 report by Imperial College London ("Rolling Stock Replacement vs Refurbishment"), which mentions the growing number of world-class public transit authorities choosing to refurbish their subway cars to extend their useful life. The report recommends giving serious consideration to this option for rolling stock with a solid track record for reliability, which is the case for the MR-73s.
The entire project was assessed at $587.7 million. Of that sum, $108.2 million would be allocated over 20 years to a major maintenance program to keep the MR-73 cars in service with a good reliability level. This maintenance program would focus first and foremost on the cars' various systems, such as traction and pneumatics, as well as car bodies. A further $479.5 million would be used to acquire eight AZUR trains (72 cars)—over and above the 468 cars covered by the current contract—as well as retrofitting the garages to accommodate the new trains. These investments would be needed to adequately handle growing passenger traffic until the MR-73s are replaced.
"This scenario would generate savings of nearly $500 million for Quebec taxpayers and enable the STM to reduce the need for investments over the coming years, reduce net debt service by $20 million a year for nearly 20 years," added Mr. Schnobb.
Despite their age, the MR-73 métro cars are becoming even more reliable.
The MR-73 métro car's reliability is beyond international standards, according to the international benchmarking conducted by the Imperial College of London. Among the studied metros : Montréal; New York; Toronto; Mexico; Rio de Janeiro; Moscou; Singapour; Sydney; Paris; London; Taipei; Barcelone; Berlin; Bruxelles; Shanghai.


I'm still trying to figure out if Nike is crazy or crazy smart.
Analysts put the value of the exposure they have gotten at around $43 million. Most of it positive or nuetral.
Sales increased 31% after the ad aired.
As of the 4th, stock had dropped about 3%.
Makes a lot of sense. Stock price drops because stocks are held mostly by Baby Boomers and older Gen X, and they in general do not agree with the NFL protests. Sales increase because dominant Nike buyers are Millenials and the beginning of Gen Z do not have the same view. I'm just curious if the older folks will push that stock back up when they see how sales are going.
Believe in Something. Even if you sacrifice hundreds of Vietnamese children who earn 20 cents an hour. Just make them DO IT.
Black Lives matter, more than yellow/brown ones.
Trumpism #17: "no such thing as a bad public city."
Funny I see more people in nike gear who spend more time at McDonald's than at the gym. Sweatpants were named that for a reason. Not to wipe french fry grease on.
But as our buddy Collin here has clearly shown the term "athlete" can be in name only if you like. You can be a complete failure but still get million dollar contracts with shoe companies who will put your name on their flip flops because it doesn't belonge anywhere else.
Not all ad campaigns work.
That's true but anyone with a little Madison Ave. experience knows that it's just short term anyway. The new campaign is already on the designers desk waiting for the next hot property. Multinational retail/mfg ops didn't get that way by not following trends. People on ATS are so naive.
it's a shame the mentality at ATS isn't up to your high standards. Perhaps you could find a more intellectual site to visit.
Hope you enjoy your new surroundings. Bye.
Mr Mod wanna be. You don't get to determine anything I do or say on this site. Or decide whether I stay or go. Your MEMBERship status gives you no special dispensation over anyone else.
We are free to express our opinion until it conflicts with the T&C.


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