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Over €9.5 Million Allocated for Sligo's Roads
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has advised Sligo County Council that it has allocated funding of €9,589,739 which will enable the Authority to progress a number of major road schemes in 2017, including:
N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin
N4/N15 Sligo Urban Improvement
N16 Lugatober to Gortnagrelly
Sligo County Council has also received an allocation of €170,000 towards works at a number of locations on the network identified under a review of skid resistance carried out by TII.
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Hubert Keaney welcomed the announcement in relation to the funding allocation; 'This investment will allow us to continue the enhancement of our roads infrastructure, which is hugely significant in the development of Sligo as the key centre of economic growth in the Northwest.'
Tom Kilfeather, Director of Services said that today's funding allocation confirmed in particular the commitment of TII to see the N4 Scheme progress to a point where contract documents will be finalised in 2017 leaving the Scheme in a position to go to tender late 2017/early 2018 subject to funding being in place for construction. The scheme will cost in the region of €100M to construct and will be the largest single Infrastructure Project ever delivered in Sligo and will take approximately 2 years to complete from commencement date.
N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Development Project €7,500,000
The 2017 allocation will allow the Council to carry out the following Advance Works Contracts:
Archaeology Stages (ii) – (iv).
Ground Investigation
Service Diversions
Topographical Survey
Building Demolition.
Sligo County Council will be appointing Consultant in Quarter 1 2017 with a view to completing Contract Documents towards end of the year. Land purchase will continue in 2017, along with the progression of the outstanding land Acquisition Agreements.
N4/N15 Sligo Urban Improvement €290,000
Following on from the N4 Hughes Bridge Widening Scheme this is the next section being developed commencing at the northern end of the Hughes Bridge Widening Scheme and finishing north of the Rosses Point junction. It will include upgrading the National primary to north of the Rosses Point junction, along with upgrading the Rosses point, Duck Street and Markievicz Road Junctions. The Copper River Bridge will also be upgraded as part of the works.
N16 Lugatober to Gortnagrelly €100,000
The N16 in County Sligo is substandard from Sligo City to the Leitrim Border. Sligo County Council has plans for a major realignment of this road. However taking into account current funding constraints, Sligo County Council intend to develop a 3km upgrade of the N16 in the vicinity of Lugatober.
This proposed scheme will realign several severe bends on the existing road and will tie-in with future major realignments. A Preferred Route is expected to be selected by late Quarter 1/early Quarter 2 2017.


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The Golden Globes: 2021 Edition
By Elle Baker
The closures of movie theaters over the past year from the seemingly never ending COVID-19 pandemic has led to the creation of 'home theaters' – more or less our bedrooms – causing the difference between watching a movie or a tv show to become nonexistent. This was hilariously noted by bi-costal Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey in New York City and Amy Poehler in Los Angeles, where jokes were attempted to make up for the lack of the usual glam and vibrancy the infamous award show brings.
Because it was forced to be held virtually, there were bound to be glitches and awkward moments throughout the award show. Fortunately, being the comedians that they are , Tina and Amy kept the 'show' moving as well as they were able. The Golden Globes are normally associated with stunning red carpet attire, all of Hollywood's most famous actors and actresses in attendance, and a phenomenal display of the year's cinematic performances, it was nothing short of disappointment when watching this year's attempt at the coveted award show.
Since many Americans treat the Golden Globes as a celebratory day, viewings are often through the roof. It is a stark contrast to the ratings of years past, as results came in at a whopping 6.9 million viewers in comparison to the 18.3 million views of last year's ceremony. Even though most viewers were home anyway, they decided not to watch the 2021 show. This year, there seemed to be a lack of advertisement for the award show, which may have contributed to the drastic dip in viewers. As many people have gravitated towards streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu instead of cable TV, which generally lack the regular ads and commercials that give reminders of events such as the Golden Globes, it may be reason to believe that these events need to find a way to reach those without cable commercials. Another reason for the lack of viewership may be that there was not enough excitement from 2020's cinematic releases to convince viewers to sit through the virtual version of the Golden Globes. This was a version so subpar to what is expected and, frankly, demanded of the ceremony to give in commemoration of the actors and actresses receiving a Golden Globe and the people who watched the movies and tv shows that essentially gave them those awards.
In retrospect, the winners of the coveted award were well deserving. "Nomadland" won the award for best drama film and "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" won best comedy film, both of which were not entirely well-known prior to the ceremony, given movie theaters were unable to advertise and show them. Andra Day won best actress in a drama for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" and Chadwick Boseman posthumously received the award for best actor in a drama for what became his final movie role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Chloé Zhao, who directed "Nomadland," became the second woman ever to win best director. Jane Fonda received the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Norman Lear became the third ever recipient of the Carol Burnett Award.
Netflix led with a whopping 42 nominations. "Mank," the streaming service's movie about "Citizen Kane" screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, received the most nominations of any film this year. Even with six nominations, it failed to win any awards. "The Crown" also received six nominations, the most for any television series this year. The historical drama took home awards for best drama, best actress, best actor and best supporting actress.
In regards to the racial diversity of awards given, out of the 25 possible awards, only five winners were African American and two were of Asian descent. The diversity in the election panel was even less apparent with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association having no African American members. This issue was brought up, in a cynical manner, by the bicoastal hostesses, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. The two wove in a variety of jokes and poked fun at everything from indoor dining to the Netflix show "Emily in Paris" to whether this all could have been an email. The most notable was during their opening monologue when they said, "The HFPA is made up of around 90 international (no Black) journalists, who travel to movie junkets each year in search of a better life. We say around 90, because a couple of them might be ghosts." They go on to joke about the award winning animated film "Soul" that it is, " a beautiful Pixar animated movie where a middle-aged Black man's soul accidentally gets knocked out of his body and into a cat," says Fey. "The HFPA really responded to this movie, because they do have five cast members." The two concluded their opening speech with a plea to the Hollywood Foreign Press to address their lack of diversity. "This is probably something we should have told you guys earlier; everybody is understandably upset at the HFPA and their choices," Poehler says. "Look, a lot of flashy garbage got nominated, but that happens. That's, like, their thing. But a number of Black actors and Black-lead projects were overlooked."
The one positive note in regards to racial inclusion was that instead of having the nominated celebrities with their cast and crew fill the round tables of the Beverly Hilton, mainly African American first responders were asked to attend in their place. Numerous news outlets and websites reported on the HFPA's failure to meet the pressing need for racial inclusion that was thrown into the spotlight last summer and was carried throughout the award show by the co-hosts and production team via this once in a lifetime audience.
In the end of it all, the Oscars and Emmys have a huge expectation to meet in the wake of this disappointment of a Golden Globe award show. With the time left until their respective ceremony dates, the nation has our fingers crossed that there will be an improvement from Sunday's display.
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According to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the mother of late ALICE IN CHAINS singer Layne Staley has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the band, asking for a court order establishing her right to 16 percent of the group's revenue — half of the money due Staley — as well as any of her son's assets currently controlled by the band.
Staley's former bandmates say the singer's heirs will be able to collect royalties on songs he wrote or co-wrote, while arguing McCallum no longer has a role in the band's business decisions.
Staley died on April 5, 2002 at the end of a long and tragic descent into heroin addiction that ultimately sidelined his career and his band after three studio albums, an acoustic live disc and two EPs. The 34-year-old singer had all but disappeared from public view during the last few years of his life. His body was not found in his Seattle home until April 20, 2002, two weeks after the date on which it was ultimately determined that he died.
Staley was born in Kirkland, Washington on August 22, 1967 and began playing drums at the age of 12. He soon switched to singing and met guitarist Jerry Cantrell in 1987. The pair formed ALICE IN CHAINS, which started out as a glam band but eventually became one of Seattle's biggest "grunge" exports.


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Colorado Springs, CO – March 5, 2014 – Springs Hosting, a Colorado Springs data center and managed IT services company, today announced that the completion of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 Type 2 examinations. SSAE 16 provides Springs Hosting data center customers with assurance of corporate controls, including security and network controls, and validation of Springs Hosting's commitment to the most stringent standards of operation excellence. The SSAE 16 Type II examinations were conducted over a twelve month period of time from February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014. Springs Hosting is committed to executing the SSAE 16 Type II examination every year and in fact, Springs Hosting has maintained the SSAE 16 Type II compliance since February 1, 2011 (3 Years).
SSAE 16 is an attestation standard issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) that reports on Springs Hosting controls supporting the services provided to customers. Springs Hosting management has developed internal control objectives to support state-of-the-art data center management services that were used to complete the examination. Companies that are compliant-sensitive and may require an SSAE 16 Type II include publicly-traded enterprises, financial firms, and healthcare organizations. The SSAE 16 Type II examination report includes management's description of Springs Hosting's systems and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls.
What is SSAE 16 Type II examination?
In 1992, the AICPA developed a set of guidelines for evaluating service organizations known as the SAS 70. The SSAE 16 is an enhancement to the SAS 70 and went into effect in June of 2011. The changes made to the standard will bring the US companies up to date with new international service organization reporting standards, the ISAE 3402.
A SSAE 16 report, also known as a SOC-1 (Service Organization Control) report, is beneficial to both the service organization and its clients because it demonstrates that the service organization has implemented effective control objects and activities. The SSAE 16 report can aid the service organization's clients in completing their own financial audits.
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Ron, Kurt and I just returned from another great Comfortech trade show and conference in St. Louis, MO. It truly is the best show for residential and light commercial contractors. It was an opportunity for HVAC contractors to learn from some of the best teachers in the industry, plus see the latest products and services from all the leading manufacturers. While the attendance grows every year, I am still amazed at the small percentage of contractors that actually attend and take advantage of this incredible resource.
Most of the equipment manufacturers had their new high efficiency equipment on display. I actually spent a little time in the American Standard booth seeing their new product line. I must say I was really impressed. I also reviewed new IAQ products from Honeywell, Aprilaire and General Aire. Honeywell has a new steam humidifier that contractors and homeowners are going to love, Aprilaire has updated their humidifier line and General Aire has a new hybrid UV light. As far as thermostats go, Honeywell has a new IAQ thermostat and White-Rodgers has thermostat with a wireless sensor. As we get more information on all these products we will be sure to pass it along to you.
This year at our booth we used our new display promoting our line of zone control products. It turned out great! We spent most of our time in the booth promoting our new Z-600 and Z-2000 zone control. Additionally the Warning Watchdog definitely got people's attention. We met quite a few contractors and look forward to earning their business. We also had the opportunity to visit with several current customers and say "thank you" for their continued support.
We hope that all contractors will consider visiting us at the next Comfortech in Atlanta, GA. It will be September 10 – 13, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center.


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To make this piece we painted and lettered a single canvas over and over, photographing it each time it made sense as a panel. Thanks to the best art partner I know.


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Oleksandr Smahlyi - Modern Artist
Oleksandr Smahlyi was born in Ukraine, on March 18, 1969, to the renowned family of sculptors. Oleksandr's initial passion for art is inseparably linked with his grandfather Fyodor Grigorievich Zaytsev, Honorable Artist and Sculptor of the USSR, who Oleksandr rightfully considers being his first art mentor. Spending numerous hours in his workshop, Oleksandr has gradually learned the wide world of art in practice rather than theory, directly from its origins and onward towards the emergence of a masterpiece. Oleksandr's grandfather recognized his gift for arts and recommended him to get educated at art school.
Art became Oleksandr's passion in 1983 and he graduated from the Art School with distinction. The works of Oleksandr Smahlyi boasted their remarkable commonality with nature and reminded photos which occasioned delight amongst surrounding public therewith. At that point, he was yet to realize that he was creating his works in a recently coming into being art movement of Hyperrealism. In 1988, the author takes on the position of illustrator at the Book Factory. Experiencing a growing need in self-improvement, Oleksandr is fascinated with photography. Since 2000, he works as a photographer and conducts photoshoots at Ukraine-wide Beauty Pageants for fashion magazines and international activities.
Henceforth, the realization kicks in as the professional photography can be a great base for the creation of the painting, thus primarily allowing him to fine-tune the drawing by lighting on the picture; and then, embody that on the canvas to meticulous detail. Incrementally, the distinctions between the photograph and the painting are being erased, which resulted in the choice of hyperrealism as Oleksandr's primary art movement. Being inspired by masterpieces of notable artisans, visiting museums and closely studying his favourite artists, Oleksandr Smahlyi is capable of creating exact replicas by the means of pastels, coloured pencils, namely he is able to make virtually any painting by attending to each tiny little detail. In 2016 he meets Anna who later on becomes his muse. Since then, he feels how his creativity is fully blooming like a magical flower which leads him to pursue Botanical Illustration. Author's works are unveiled in various galleries on a regular basis. Paintings are in private collections around Europe and North America. Since 2016 he has actively participated in international online contests. He staged three personal exhibitions in his home country and one in Germany. He took part in art presentations in neighbouring countries to Ukraine. He is a present member of the Botanical Artists Association of Russia, Great Britain, the United States, and Canada.
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Primary care startup Parsley Health designed its new clinic in New York City around the healing principles of biophilia.
At first glance, the new clinic of the primary care startup Parsley Health looks nothing like a doctor's office. There's a plant wall over the receptionist's desk. There's a kitchen in the waiting area, stocked with kombucha, coconut yogurt, and snacks like lotus seed puffs and turmeric plant bites. There are comfy couches and a long table that makes the lounge seem more like a cool Brooklyn cafe or a coworking space than a place where you'd get a vaccination.
This space, located on the second floor of a Fifth Avenue address, isn't just a trendy spot for wellness obsessives–though it certainly looks the part. The clinic was designed by architect Alda Ly and interior designers Hilko Designs, and it's conceptualized to provide a healthy way of life for the company's members from the moment they walk in the door. Ly and Parsley's head of design Day Jimenez worked together to incorporate biophilia, a design approach that uses natural elements to improve mental and physical wellbeing, into the office, from the meditation nook to the rooms where patients see their primary care doctor.
Parsley views design as a key factor that contributes to patients' health. Doctor Robin Berzin founded the company in 2015 because she saw a flaw in the American medical system, which primarily focuses on prescriptions and procedures, not preventative care. About 90% of diseases are related to social determinants–your environment and your behavior. At Parsley, Berzin's team of traditionally trained doctors work with members, who pay a subscription fee of $150 per month, to understand what is going on in their lives that might be impacting their health. In this sense, Parsley is not alone. It is one of a group of startups trying to redesign primary care for people who are displeased with the alarming state of health care in the United States (and can afford their membership model, which isn't covered by insurance). By designing its first space according to biophilic design principles, Parsley is hoping to ease patients' nerves and show them that going to the doctor doesn't have to be a negative experience.
Previously, Parsley had small clinics located inside of three WeWork locations. This New York clinic is Parsley's first standalone space, with plans for a Los Angeles clinic in the works. Given the company's focus on how your environment impacts your body, Berzin felt it was important to design a space that would translate Parsley's philosophy into practice. "We wanted to create comfort, create intimacy, create healing, and help empower people to engage in their health from the moment they walk in the door," Berzin says.
Biophilic design is the idea that incorporating natural elements will make people feel more comfortable in spaces. The design philosophy is codified into 14 specific "patterns," each of which has been scientifically shown to contribute to physical and mental wellbeing. These patterns include visual cues of the natural world–like plants–as well as more subtle design features, like sensory stimuli that remind you of the natural world, shifting light that echoes the path of the sun, and the use of natural materials. References to nature within a space have been shown to lower heart rate and blood pressure, as well as engender a sense of calm and tranquility.
Biophilic design is especially notable in the waiting lounge. There are plants sprinkled in different corners of the space; a custom-made essential oil blend of lemon, basil, and Cedarwood Virginiana that has mild antiseptic properties and is supposed to promote immunity and a feeling of calm; and a meditation nook that helps patients connect with their breath.
Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the space with natural light, which Ly preserved by keeping the lounge one large room as opposed to dividing it up into smaller spaces. The team opted for LED bulbs over fluorescent lights wherever possible because fluorescent lights have a slight flicker that's irritating to the nervous system and can cause headaches.
The lounge also has an overwhelming amount of wood: wood floors, wood chairs, wood shelving–all of which provide a tangible material connection to the natural world. Subtle though it may be, it can translates into real health benefits: According to one 2005 study, the use of natural materials like wood in any kind of interior environment can actually decrease diastolic blood pressure. "All of the materials and the textures we were looking at have this kind of scientifically proven calming effect on the body," says Jimenez.
The designers additionally chose materials that have varied patterns and textures, adhering to another principle of biophilic design. For instance, the kitchen's neutral, white countertop is made from a sustainable material called Caesarstone that has swirling patterns hidden within it when you look closer, evoking the movement of clouds across the sky.
The most powerful biophilic design move isn't in the lounge or even in the patient rooms, but in the hallway that connects them. When you're standing at the entrance of the hallway, a series of mouldings spaced down the hall frame a small tree that's been suspended in a circle of light at its end. Designed by Parsley and the landscape artist Andrew Zientek, the installation is attuned to the time of day and the season, subtly shifting in hue and intensity as the sun moves across the sky. It'd be right at home in a high-end spa, but patients encounter it just before they walk into a room with their doctor. Compared to the drab hallways in most doctor's offices, the rhythmic architecture of the hallway paired with the illuminated tree are supposed to provide a sense of calm to patients who might be anxious heading into an appointment.
Even the exam rooms–typically the most antiseptic place in a doctor's office, out of necessity–evoke warmth, with calming paint and fabrics.
By emphasizing natural elements and their impact on patients, Parsley's clinic is meant to suggest that your environment can shift the way you feel, both physically and mentally–and maybe even make the doctor's office feel like a safe place.


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Business News›Corporate›TCS modernises 1.5 lakh post offices under multi-year deal with India Post
TCS modernises 1.5 lakh post offices under multi-year deal with India Post
PTI Last Updated: Apr 21, 2019, 03:39 PM IST
In 2013, the Mumbai-based company had announced receiving an over Rs 1,100- crore multi-year contract from the DoP for an end-to-end IT modernisation programme.
India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it has deployed an integrated solution for India Post that has helped modernise a network of more than 1.5 lakh post offices in the country.
In 2013, the Mumbai-based company had announced receiving an over Rs 1,100-crore multi-year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) for an end-to-end IT modernisation programme.
The partnership was aimed at equipping India Post with modern technologies and systems to enable it to offer more services to the customers in an effective manner.
"At the heart of this transformation is the Core System Integration (CSI) program designed and implemented by TCS. This involved deploying an integrated ERP solution that caters to mail operations, finance and accounting, and HR functions, and connects its vast network of more than 1.5 lakh post offices, making this the largest distributed e-postal network in the world," TCS said in a statement.
The integrated solution supports requirements of over five lakh employees, services over 40,000 concurrent users, and processes over three million postal transactions a day, making this one of the largest SAP implementations globally, it added.
On the front-end, TCS said, it has implemented its Point of Sale (PoS) solution across 24,000 post offices with over 80,000 PoS terminals and has also built a web portal with consignment tracking capabilities, and set up a multi-lingual call centre for customer support.
"An important objective of the transformation is to use the department's nation-wide reach to drive financial inclusion and accessibility of citizen services in remote areas.
"This is being accomplished through over 1.3 lakh DARPAN 1 hand-held devices that Gramin Dak Sevaks use to provide postal, banking, insurance, and cash management services in remote villages, even those without network connectivity," TCS said.
TCS Business Group Head (Public Services) Debashis Ghosh said postal services across the world are reinventing themselves to stay relevant to a new generation in the digital era.
"We are proud to have partnered with the Department of Posts in this pioneering, mission mode initiative to build a world class, future-ready digital platform that the nation can be proud of. With this, the department can offer smart postal services, enriched customer experiences, and innovative value-added services to the citizens of India," he added.
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В 03:35 ч. на 24 февруари руските сили, настъпващи от североизток, обграждат град Конотоп и го поставят под обсада. Украинските сили защитават позициите си от атаката. Съобщава се, че руско оборудване гори в града сутринта на 25 февруари. Украинската армия заявява, че руските сили, обсаждащи града, са били лошо екипирани.

Според украинската армия, правителствените сили са загубили контрол над града на 25 февруари.

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I like Peace Out. The image of a bunch of people at a table looking at a freshly emptied chair.... but my concern is: Where is the confrontation? A reason I don't leave is because I want to stay in the fight...although to think of it consumers should have just as much right to protest 🤔 Maybe it should be called "Look Out!" and then the cover image of a molotov cocktail flying into a conference room.


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Conyers man sentenced for child porn production, distribution
ATLANTA - A Conyers man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography via the Internet.
On Tuesday, Jeff Clouse, 47, was sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison to be followed by 50 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $16,000. Clouse was convicted on these charges on June 12, 2014, after he pleaded guilty.
"Clouse created a series of vile videos depicting a mother sexually abusing her own young children," said Acting U.S. Attorney John Horn. "He further exploited these children by trading the videos for more child pornography. This is simply one of those cases that defies any explanation, and it is difficult to quantify the pain and suffering his conduct caused. But it reinforces our commitment to bring justice those who victimize children by producing child pornography."
"This case exemplifies the international nature of the modern child pornography trade," said Special Agent in Charge Nick S. Annan, head of ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Atlanta. "As we learn more and more in these investigations, the fight against child pornography is clearly global in nature, and HSI is well positioned to follow the threads of these international networks and hold child predators accountable for their crimes against the innocent."
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Horn, in January 2012, agents with the Department of Homeland Security in Phoenix, Arizona, initiated an investigation into an individual using a Russian file sharing website to trade child pornography.
During a forensic review of the individual's computer, Phoenix agents found that their target was exchanging child pornography with an email address in Atlanta. A subsequent investigation revealed that this email address was associated with Jeff Clouse in Conyers.
On February 15, 2013, agents went to Clouse's home and explained that child pornography had been sent to an email address associated with him. Clouse admitted that he possessed thousands of images of child pornography and actively traded child pornography on the Internet. Clouse then directed the agents to the areas on his computer where he kept the images.
As agents reviewed Clouse's email accounts, they found hundreds of images and videos containing child pornography, including videos that appeared to have been made with a web camera and "streamed" over the Internet. In the videos, a woman performed sexual acts on her minor daughters while Clouse directed her on a live video link. From chat logs found on Clouse's computer, it appears that this woman lived in the Philippines and that the small children were her daughters.
After these videos were identified, Clouse agreed to speak with agents about the items found on his computer.
Clouse admitted he met the woman in the videos online in a chat room and that she created the child pornography at his direction using a web camera on her computer. The videos were made in the Philippines and transmitted over the Internet to Clouse in the United States, who then saved them on his computer so that he could view and trade the images at a later time. Clouse said that the two girls who were sexually abused in the videos were the woman's minor daughters who were 6 and 8 years old.
A forensic review of his computer showed that Clouse subsequently distributed these videos to other individuals who were seeking child pornography. For Clouse, the videos became a kind of currency by which he could obtain more child pornography from other pedophiles.
The forensic review also revealed that Clouse had been grooming at least one other minor during this same time.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Kurt R. Erskine prosecuted the case.
This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. For more information, go to visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.


For those of us doing business in Northern Virginia, Amazon's decision to choose Crystal City for part of its new headquarters makes a lot of sense. Amazon was looking for a location that could attract world-class talent, and the greater Washington, DC area possesses the most educated workforce in the country.
But while the decision might seem inevitable in hindsight, Amazon's team no doubt spent countless hours analyzing every variable that would affect the desirability of its new location. So let's dig a little deeper and look at just how Northern Virginia built itself into an attractive brand for one of the world's leading companies and its employees.
Above: a Google Trends report on search interest for "Crystal City". Do we think it got a brand lift?
Crystal City's original developer, Robert Smith, was advised by his father to abandon the project due to the land's lack of perceived value. But Smith looked past the dilapidated junkyards and warehouses that littered the area and saw that his property was close to the newly constructed Pentagon, National Airport, and of course the federal government.
Smith knew he had the biggest strength in real estate, location, but little else. So focused on promoting his strength.
He went out and sold the government on the convenience (and affordability) of his land, and convinced federal agencies to locate offices outside of Washington, DC for the first time. He brought in the public by building apartment buildings a stone's throw from the highway and in close proximity to their work (the first one to open featured a large crystal chandelier, giving rise to the name Crystal City).
Once these deals were in place, Crystal City's true strength began to shine.
The Crystal City Business Improvement District has worked tirelessly to make its neighborhood an exciting place to live and work. But that BID wouldn't exist if Arlington hadn't focused on building itself into a world-class community for generations through its Comprehensive Plan.
What do you see in the center of that plan? A clearly defined vision of a community that embraces mass transit, public spaces, and sustainable development, all features that Amazon mentioned as desirable selling points in its announcement.
Brands ultimately are conversations about values with a particular community. In the case of Amazon, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) brought Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties together, knowing that it would take a collaboration at all levels of government in order to match the scale of Amazon's needs.
During the negotiation process, Arlington's County Manager and the VEDP presented proposals outlining various incentives to encourage Amazon to choose Northern Virginia. If you read through these documents, you'll find something interesting: while Arlington certainly offered a number of incentives, many of them are contingent on Amazon bringing in the number of employees and business travelers promised. You'll also see a significant amount of incentives related to infrastructure development and energy efficiency.
What do these incentives mean? Quite simply, that the keepers of the Northern Virginia brand were able to have a good-faith discussion with a potential member of their community while also ensuring that the vision for the county's plan remained strong. These kinds of conversations are how a strong brand stays that way.
A project of this size and scale is generational in scope, and it will be decades before we can analyze its impact. Amazon's decision is really the culmination of Northern Virginia's decades of work building its national profile, and those who have worked to grow its brand should be very proud of what they've accomplished.


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(UR) A broad coalition of journalists and news organizations published the first portion of information from the Panama Papers — some 11.5 million documents tracing the offshore banking practices of the world leaders and global elites. But how these organizations chose to present their information and, indeed, their methodology for analyzing the sizable leak — through a decidedly pro-West, anti-BRICS lens — reveals at least as much as the documents, themselves.
Obtained from an anonymous source by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the millions of files from the database of prominent offshore Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca comprise 2.6 terabytes of information — more than either Wikileaks or Edward Snowden previously revealed.
"The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world's rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions," ICIJ explained. "[T]he investigation exposes a cast of characters who use offshore companies to facilitate bribery, arms deals, tax evasion, financial fraud and drug trafficking."
Though damning evidence certainly abounds in this trove of files, something appears to be missing. Despite fingering Russian President Vladimir Putin for his allegedly shady offshore dealings, no equivalent U.S. or European leaders of the critical 'weight' are implicated — a discrepancy not lost on former torture whistleblower and British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray.
"These Panamanian lawyers hide the wealth of a significant proportion of the 1%, and the massive leak of their documents ought to be a wonderful thing," Murray wrote in his blog. "Unfortunately the leaker has made the dreadful mistake of turning to western corporate media to publicise the results. In consequence, the first major story, published [Sunday] by the Guardian, is all about Vladimir Putin and a cellist on the fiddle."
"But why focus on Russia?" he queried. "Russian wealth is only a tiny minority of the money hidden away with the aid of Mossack Fonseca. In fact, it soon becomes obvious that the selective reporting is going to stink."
Murray doesn't downplay the significance nor express doubt about Putin's involvement in such activities, but calls out the bias inherent in the journalistic coalition's cherry-picking in deciding what to analyze and thus publish from the data dump.
Both Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Guardian explain the bulk of the search in the leaked documents performed by corporate media focused on individual leaders' and politicians' dealings with countries subject to sanctions by the United Nations — specifically, North Korea, Syria, Zimbabwe, and, of course, Russia.
"The filtering of the Mossack Fonseca information by the corporate media follows a direct western governmental agenda," Murray continued. "There is no mention at all of use of Mossack Fonseca by massive western corporations or western billionaires — the main customers."
Even further to the point, as emphasized by the Guardian, "much of the leaked material will remain private," and — without intending irony — added, "there are compelling reasons for publishing some of the data."
Of course, without allowing independent and non-western journalists, much less the public, to access the database, what constitutes 'compelling' remains a dubious uncertainty — if not a downright manipulative assertion. Without access to verify these mainstream reports — or the ability to independently ascertain whether an imminently more crucial item has been omitted from them — we are left to trust the often notably unreliable corporate-run, mass media.
Additional hints the leak reports amount to a propaganda campaign are found close to their source — the so-called International Consortium of Investigative Journalists — which as Murray explained, "is funded and organised entirely by the USA's Center for Public Integrity."
CPI's list of funders includes George Soros' Open Society Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Endowment, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and an extensive list of similar groups.
Such ostensibly public-interest organizations often employ a premise of charitable work as a tool to promote the agendas of their corporate roots — whether consciously and blatantly or through surreptitious means. So, as Murray also asserted, "do not expect a genuine expose" of the corporate West, as the "dirty secrets of western corporations will remain unpublished.
"Expect hits at Russia, Iran and Syria and some tiny 'balancing' western country like Iceland."
So far, this precisely — and lamentably — summarizes mainstream reporting on the Panama Papers. In just one example substantiating Murray's prediction, TIME Magazine listed world leaders implicated by the leaked documents — including Putin and his associates, Assad and company, various politicians from Argentina and the Ukraine, and (surprise!) none other than the prime minister of Iceland.
In fact, it's doubtful any true revelations will materialize from the millions of Mossack Fonseca files without their being publicly searchable as Wikileaks admirably did with its Hillary Clinton email database. Were ICIJ acting in the interest of investigative journalism as its name contends it does, leaving no stone unturned would be the publicly-stated goal — and thus the information would be accessible to all.
"I know Russia and China are corrupt, you don't have to tell me that," Murray concluded. "What if [ICIJ looked] at things that we might, here in the west, be able to rise up and do something about?"
Edward Snowden's massive revelations concerning domestic and international surveillance by the U.S. immediately springs to mind. To wit, Murray advised,
"Never forget the Guardian smashed its copies of the Snowden files on the instruction of MI6."
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Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, OLN, localized versions of FX and FXX, the Rogers Radio stations, Frequency Podcast Network, and these properties' associated digital media outlets.

The company previously owned a number of magazines under the Rogers Publishing banner, including the former Maclean-Hunter magazines (such as namesake Maclean's). In 2019, Rogers completed its divestment of the unit's remaining properties to St. Joseph Communications.

Operations

Current television brands owned by Rogers include the English-language Citytv and multicultural Omni television systems, and the Sportsnet family of channels, which began as a group of regional sport channels and now serves as the de facto sports programming brand and division for Rogers. Through Sportsnet, Rogers also distributes the linear version of WWE Network; as part of a larger program rights agreement with WWE, in which Sportsnet 360 carries WWE's main programming. Other television brands include TSC, and Canadian versions of FX, FXX, and OLN.

The Rogers Radio unit owns 55 stations across Canada.

History

Rogers Media was established in 1960 when Ted Rogers and Joel Aldred acquired CHFI. The origins of Rogers can be traced to 1925 when Edward S. Rogers Sr. launched a radio station that would eventually become CFRB. In August of 1925, the name Roger's came into view on the Canadian broadcasting scene with the introduction of the Rogers Batteryless Radio at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. This invention was made with new tubed by Edward S Ted Rogers, who invented them. Edward's father funded Albert's holding company Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation Ltd. Standard this development. During the year 1927, the first ever seen radio broadcasting transmitter was built by Edward Rogers. This was a big deal because it operated from power lines without the assistance of batteries or converters. Rogers Batteryless was born from this invention.

In 1939, Edward Rogers died, and his son was only six years old. The Roger family had involvement in Canada's broadcasting until about the mid-1940s; Velma, Edwards's wife, sold her shares away in Standard Radio Limited. Sixteen years later, the business would resurface again due to the son of Edward Rogers, Ted.

The business of Roger's Sports and Media began in 1960 when Ted borrowed an 85,000 dollar loan to buy Canada's FM radio station, CHFI. That year, Rogers and Aldred formed Baton Aldred Rogers Broadcasting (a forerunner to present-day competitor Bell Media) when it acquired the license for CFTO-DT, which launched the following year. In 1962, Rogers bought Aldred's shares of CHFI, which changed its name to CHFI-FM Limited, then Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. By 1964, CFTR went on air.

In 1986, Rogers acquired CFMT, Canada's first multicultural station. It also received many stations from Selkirk Communications in 1989.

In the most significant acquisition to date, Rogers Media acquired the assets of Maclean Hunter broadcasting properties in 1994 though it resold various properties to Western International Communications.

In 2000, Bell GlobeMedia acquired NetStar, the parent company of TSN, which ultimately divested the stake of Sportsnet

In June 2007, as part of CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited, Rogers announced its intent to acquire its Citytv stations. CTV had originally intended initially intended to sell CHUM's A-Channel stations and several other specialty channels to Rogers. Still, the CRTC required the Citytv stations to be divested to comply with major-market ownership restrictions. CTV maintained ownership of flagship Toronto station CITY-TV's local news channel CP24, prompting Rogers to establish its own short-lived CityNews Channel in 2011 as a substitute, in cooperation with CITY-TV and sister news radio station 680 CFTR. The network folded in 2013.

On January 16, 2008, the CRTC rejected an application by Rogers to establish a new rock radio station in Parry Sound, citing that it would have a disproportionately negative impact on its North Bay stations and local competitor CKLP-FM/.

Rogers acquired a minority interest in the web-based video production firm Vuguru in 2009.  In 2010, Rogers received CHST-FM in London, Ontario, from CTVglobemedia.

On August 25, 2012, Rogers Media acquired Score Media's broadcast business (including The Score Television Network) for $167 million, including a 10% stake in its digital business. The channel has since been rebranded to Sportsnet 360.

On November 26, 2013, Rogers announced that it would become the exclusive national media rightsholder for the National Hockey League beginning in the 2014–15 season under a 12-year contract valued at $5.2 billion. This gave Rogers rights to broadcast national telecasts on the Sportsnet networks and CBC Television (the latter as part of a sub-licensing agreement to maintain Hockey Night in Canada) and handle distribution for the NHL's out-of-market packages.

In October 2014, Rogers announced a $100 million joint venture with Vice Media to establish a production studio in Toronto  and launch Vice-branded television and digital properties in 2015.  On November 5, 2015, Rogers and Vice announced that it would launch Vice's upcoming specialty channel Viceland in Canada on February 29, 2016, replacing the existing Biography Channel Canada.

In September 2016, Rogers acquired Tillsonburg Broadcasting Company's CJDL-FM and CKOT-FM in Tillsonburg. In January 2018, Rogers announced its acquisition of CJCY-FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta, from Clear Sky Radio.

After Rogers pulled out of its venture with Vice, Viceland shut down on March 31, 2018. In March 2019, Rogers announced that it would sell its remaining print publications, including Maclean's, Chatelaine, and Hello! Canada, Today's Parent, and the digital operations of former magazines Canadian Business and Flare to St. Joseph Communications.

In February 2020, Rogers Media was rebranded as Rogers Sports & Media to "more accurately [reflect] our mix of assets." However, the subsidiary's legal name did not change.

See also
Rogers Radio
Bell Media
WildBrain
Corus Entertainment

References

External links

History of Rogers Media - Broadcasting - Canadian Communications Foundation

Rogers Communications
Canadian brands
Radio broadcasting companies of Canada
Television broadcasting companies of Canada
Magazine publishing companies of Canada
Mass media companies established in 1960
Publishing companies established in 1960
Canadian companies established in 1960


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Ian F. Koffler joined the Thrun Law Firm in 2019 having practiced as a bond attorney in two of the leading firms in the Midwest for 15 years. Ian graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2004); University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration (M.P.A., 2001); and University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies (B.A., 1999).
Ian's practice focuses on public finance, elections, municipal law and general school law.
He routinely advises school districts, states and local governments issuing debt obligations to meet their capital acquisition needs. Ian also serves as counsel to underwriters, commercial and investment banks, leasing companies and other institutions purchasing municipal debt obligations.
Ian serves as elections counsel in connection with elections for bond and millage proposals. He regularly assists in all phases of the bond and millage election process, including, among other things, preparing the election calendar, the resolution calling for the election, and the ballot proposal language to be considered by the voters. He advises clients on all matters related to Michigan election and campaign finance laws.
Ian has worked with public and private sector clients to finance and develop solar and renewable energy projects.
Ian is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Michigan Council of School Attorneys.
Ian lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and two daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, and University of Kentucky basketball. Ian is proud to serve the citizens of Michigan as a member of the Michigan Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law
M.P.A., University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
B.A., University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies
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The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) is pleased to announce the election of 2019 officers. Hal B. Jenson, MD, MBA, was elected Chair; Michael Zanolli, MD, was elected Vice Chair; and Gary L. Filerman, MHA, PhD, was re-elected Treasurer of the ACCME at a meeting of its Board of Directors, held July 19 and 20 in Chicago.
Dr. Jenson is Founding Dean of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. Dr. Jenson's clinical specialty is pediatric infectious diseases and research area is molecular virology and epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus. Dr. Jenson completed undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University and his medical degree at George Washington University School of Medicine, followed by pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at Case Western University, and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases and epidemiology at Yale University School of Medicine. He was a Visiting Fellow in Molecular Biology in 1984 at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Cambridge, United Kingdom; received the Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society in 1990; authored over 250 papers, commentaries, and book chapters; and served as an editor of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. In 2003 he graduated with an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Jenson formerly has been Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Pediatric Research at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters; Chief Academic Officer at Baystate Medical Center; and Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine. He has been on the Board of Directors, including chair, of the National Resident Matching Program; inaugural chair of the Integrating Quality Committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges; and has served as an examiner for the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Dr. Zanolli practices Medical Dermatology as a member of Heritage Medical Associates in Nashville, TN, and has served as a faculty member at Wake Forest University and Vanderbilt University. Dr. Zanolli has previously served as President of the Tennessee Dermatology Society; served on committees and task forces within the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), including the AADA Congressional Policy Committee; served as Chairman of SkinPAC, the AADA's federal political action committee; served as President of the Photomedicine Society; and was elected as a fellow to the American Dermatologic Association. In 2004, Dr. Zanolli was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners and was reappointed in 2009 and 2014, serving as President from 2012-2017. Dr. Zanolli also served as President, then as Chair, of the Nashville Academy of Medicine and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Medical Association. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Federation of State Medical Boards with his initial election to the position in 2013 and re-election in 2016.
Dr. Filerman has been involved in global efforts to improve the performance of health services through professionalism in management. His efforts have included leading the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, and founding the Journal of Health Administration Education, the Accrediting Commission on Health Administration Education, and the Health Administration Press. He has served on the boards of the Accrediting Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council of Specialized Accrediting Agencies, and American Council of Education Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials. Dr. Filerman was professor of international health, professor and chairman of the Georgetown Department of Health Systems Administration, and professor and interim chairman of the George Washington Department of Health Services Management and Policy. He has been a consultant to several foundations, the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Joint Commission International and to universities and ministries in 39 countries. The endowed Filerman Prize is the highest recognition of leadership in health administration education.
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When Westman Communications Group president and CEO Dave Baxter was interviewing candidates for the CTO job some 10 years ago, he wasn't shy about acknowledging considerable challenges in a rapidly evolving industry. Some candidates responded with fear, Baxter recalls, but Jeffrey DeSarno responded with gusto.
"The underlying personality trait that stands out is Jeffrey's enthusiasm," Baxter says about this year's Independent Technology Executive of the Year. "It's infectious, so people want to work with him. Our organization, culturally, is one where you really have to relish change to be successful. Jeffrey was prepared to drive change."
The change DeSarno has driven over the past decade at the Brandon, Manitoba-based provider is extensive. He shepherded the launch of TiVo, led the deployment of the managed home WiFi solution, orchestrated adroit bandwidth capacity planning to ensure speed and reliability advantages and has worked closely with numerous vendors, including Evolution Digital, to ensure that Westman remains an industry leader.
"Vendors want to work with us because we have become known as the guinea pigs in the industry," Baxter says, noting that DeSarno played a key role in establishing this reputation. "He's always first to put himself and his family as initial testers, much to the chagrin of his family. He certainly takes his work home with him. He's always a good sport."
DeSarno's passion for innovation shows up not only in testing new technologies, but also in building his team and harnessing their best work, Baxter says. "As an executive, he not only finds innovative technological ways to achieve Westman's goals, but he also is very aware of the business case required. We don't have the economies of scale [of larger providers], so that way of thinking is important."
Coming of age in the '90s, DeSarno was effortlessly drawn to technology. "I grew up in the dot-com days—what else was I going to do?" he quips. Looking for some job stability, he "lucked out" and landed a job with a telco, moving quickly into the R&D side of the business. "I loved being on the cutting edge of that stuff. That's what drew me to the telecom industry—it was always reinventing itself."
His next bout of luck came when he moved to the cable industry, where he discovered a culture of collaboration and mutual support. "In the telco world, I was just a number," he muses. "I'd go to shows and it felt like someone was going to stab you in the back later." Working in cable, he says, has felt like a "brotherhood and sisterhood… an industry where everyone is just trying to help everyone work."
Working at an independent cable company for a boss who allows him to take bold steps gives DeSarno the freedom he needs to innovate. "Things are done here with an entrepreneurial, independent spirit," he says, adding that the same spirit underpins Westman's successful partnership with vendors. "Dave Baxter gives us just enough rope to get into a little bit of trouble."
DeSarno, who is the first Canadian to be named Independent Tech Executive of the Year, is known for being generous with his time, networking across borders and building mutually beneficial relationships. Asked to reveal the vision in his crystal ball, DeSarno cautions that future success in the industry will not be defined by any single technology. "What we really need to focus on is quality of experience, and customers don't see it as a wireless or wired thing. Today it may be about WiFi, tomorrow it may be about LiFi."
In addition to his enthusiasm, DeSarno's humility and gratitude stand out. "I've been blessed to work with some of the best tech people and business people, who have taught me that it takes a team," he says. "How grateful I am to the NCTC, to the ACA, to my brothers and sisters [in the industry] who allow me to speak, and to my team here at Westman. I'm also grateful to Cablefax for making me look good in front of my wife."
– Caron Carlson
Westman Communications Group was established by volunteers in 1977 as Westman Media Co-operative, and it still invests each customer's equity back into its operations. The company provides service to more than 26,000 homes in western Manitoba today.
As CTO of an independent operator, DeSarno is required to understand the business from the customer service, marketing and financial perspectives as well as from the technological perspective. He reads the balance sheets, performs economic analyses and also runs the helpdesk.
DeSarno currently serves as co-chair of the Campaign Committee for the United Way of Brandon & District, and he is director of Rocking the Fields, Canada's annual classic rock music festival in Mennedosa, Manitoba.
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Edmund P. Butler, 79, died on Saturday morning. Raised in Mt. Airy and a longtime resident of Erdenheim, he attended LaSalle College and University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was then a lawyer for years in the firm Butler, Butler & Butler with his late father, George A. Butler, Sr., and brother, George A. Butler, Jr.in the PSFS Building in Center City. For many years (until last week!), he practiced in the firm Salvo Rogers Elinski & Scullin in Blue Bell.
Lover of history, long-disappointed Phillies fan, and child of Ocean City summers, he leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Margery Butler, children Edmund (Heidi), Patricia, and Thomas (Kremena), four grandchildren, brother George (Margaret), and sister Anne Spetzer (Joseph).
On behalf of the Springfield Township Historical Society, I would like to extend my condolences to Margery and her family. Ed was a big help to and great supporter of the historical society.
Heartfelt sympathies & condolences to the Butler family on the passing of Ed. A fine gentleman. May God Bless the Butler family with Peace.


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Michele Tosini, called MICHELE DI RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO
(Florence, 1503-1577)
Oil on panel – 36 ⅜ x 28 ½ in. (92,5 x 72,5 cm)
Private collection, U.S.A.
Several sixteenth-century sources tell us of Michele Tosini's importance in Florence around 1550. He was the principal pupil of di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, and for this reason, as Giorgio Vasari stated, he was "known by no other name than Michele di Ridolfo". His works were carried out with "very beautiful mastery" ("bellissima pratica"). "And – Vasari continues – on account of his goodness and capacity, I have employed him several times, together with others, in the works of the Palace [the Palazzo Vecchio], with much satisfaction to myself and everyone besides. But that which pleases me most in him, in addition to his being a truly honest, orderly, and God-fearing man, is that he has always in his workshop a good number of young men, whom he teaches with incredible lovingness". Vincenzo Borghini bore witness to the significance and wide-ranging character of Michele's workshop in a letter of 1565 to Cosimo de' Medici regarding the decorative projects for Joanna of Austria's ceremonial entry into Florence when she married Francesco I. Borghini put forward the names of the only three largest Florentine workshops capable of carrying out such an elaborate ensemble: the botteghe of Giorgio Vasari, Bronzino and Michele Tosini, and he wrote of Tosini that "he is of sound judgement, and able, and has a handful of good young men; and you can certainly trust him".
Notwithstanding the evolved language of his art, attentive to changes in style and to the innovations brought to Florence by outsiders, the fact that Michele Tosini was categorised among the painters endowed only with "pratica" seems to have influenced all subsequent scholarship, robbing our artist of his role in the forefront of the Florentine tradition of varietas – a varied approached to idiom that endured through the whole of the sixteenth century. This began with Domenico Ghirlandaio and continued for decades, gradually updating itself as styles changed, while remaining essentially Florentine and loyal to traditionally-minded patrons like convents and confraternities.
Michele Tosini thus played an important role in the Florentine art world, and it must have been a very specific one, given that he was named by Vasari himself among the founders of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in 1563. The painter then appears in another letter of 1565 written by Vasari to Borghini at the time of the decoration of the ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento: "Michele has done some drawings, and needs assistance; this morning he was with me, and I've put everything in order, and it will follow your disegno [design or drawing], which is good" ("Michele ha fatto alcuni disegni, e ha bisogno di aiuto, stamani è stato meco, ed ho ordinato il tutto, che sarà secondo il vostro disegno, che è buono"). These words, which probably refer to drawings or compositions given by Vasari to the young painter, are evidence of a long and fruitful collaboration between the Aretine artist and the heir to the Ghirlandaio workshop. As in Borghini's letter, Tosini's prolific workshop is also mentioned by Vasari, a place where a number of young painters were summoned to replicate his works, not always with excellent results. That output included a large number of sacred paintings, especially of the Virgin and Child or the Holy Family, sometimes low in quality and usually assembled under the master's name, but so repetitive and uninventive that they often have the effect of polluting the standing of his autograph paintings.
This beautiful panel of Cleopatra belongs to the autograph oeuvre of Michele Tosini, and like his other paintings of single female figures of heroines, saints, or ideal heads, it can be dated to the years around 1564, when he was involved, among others, in creating the catafalque for the funeral ceremony of Michelangelo. It was thanks to this Florentine event that the city witnessed a strong revival of interest in the great artist, and a widespread adoption of his motifs – all part of the burst of stylistic energy that ran through the Florentine milieu immediately after 1550, with the publication of the first edition of Vasari's Lives of the Artists and thus of his initial codifying of michelangiolismo, which was reasserted as the benchmark of the arts, after his death, in the second edition of 1568.
It is to this period, which also saw the foundation of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno (1563), that we can date some of Tosini's most beautiful works, such as the allegorical panels in the Galleria Colonna, Rome, in which the painter recreated the figures of Night, Dawn and Venus and Cupid, developing inventions by Michelangelo and setting the dry bareness of those now canonical marble nudes in a descriptive, carefully-structured landscape. These pictures all looked to the late genius for their drawing, while their style was freely inspired by the work of Vasari and Salviati. For Tosini, these last two painters had been models to follow ever since his collaboration on the frescoes in the Palazzo Vecchio, and the elements of Vasarian style, with a marked use of disegno, are evident in this Cleopatra, particularly in the face and incisive depiction of anatomical details, while the fluid manner of Salviati is recalled by the all'antica cloak that wraps itself around the sinuous body. Tosini was also inspired by works from the middle years of the century, in this case by Bronzino, in the brilliant contrast between the flesh passages and the red lake of the drapery. The tone of the latter is skilfully picked up in the hair ribbons and evokes the accents of bright colour in Bronzino's paintings of the preceding decade like the altarpiece with Christ in Limbo in Santa Croce.
We may date a whole series of works by Tosini to the 1560s: heroines like Lucretia, or ancient monarchs like Cleopatra, or even saints, such as Mary Magdalen, all handled with transparent, swift brushwork which serves as comparison for the attribution of the painting before us. In this panel, too, the fine paint layer has with the passing of time revealed the artist's careful draughtsmanship, created with parallel hatching: this defines the anatomy and lays out the chiaroscuro prior to painting, as seen in the raised right arm projecting its shadow onto the figure's abdomen. Comparisons with this Cleopatra may be found in the Magdalen in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, or the Leda and Lucretia, both in the Borghese Gallery, Rome, where the female figures are elaborately-coiffed and wear flowing dresses redolent of Salviati. The fluid execution of our figure's hair, described with liquid, freely-applied pigment, also reveals Tosini's study of Salviati's work of the sixties, blending it with Vasari's rigour of design.
In conclusion, further parallels can be drawn with panels mentioned by Hornik, such as the Mary Magdalen offered nearly a decade ago at Sotheby's, its design also used by Tosini for a painting of an ideal female figure similar to ours, in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, published by Marco Chiarini. All these works testify to Michele Tosini's ability to adapt the models of Michelangelo and Vasari to the taste for elegance and magnificence that was so dear to the Medici court in the last years of Grand Duke Cosimo I, which in the early 1570s was then to take on its ultimate form in the Studiolo of Francesco I.
Carlo Falciani
(translated from Italian)
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It looks like this saga, which has been going on since 2009, may be over. GIB, the manufacturer that produces the Brazilian Blowout has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit. In 2011, the FDA issued a warning letter to GIB regarding health complaints and mislabeling of the product. While GIB labelled the product "formaldehyde free," it actually emitted about 9% formaldehyde.
I shared some background on this story last year, but I'll recap for you. Independent scientific studies have found that the Brazilian Blowout produces comparable amounts of formaldehyde as funeral home embalming. Many salon workers and customers have been hospitalized for eye irritations, blurred vision, headaches, wheezing and chest pain. Further risks of formaldehyde exposure are blindness, as well as nose and lung cancer.
GIB is not required to reformulate as a part of the settlement. Instead, they can no longer label their product as "formadehyde free" and must inform patrons of the safety hazards.
Michael Brady, the CEO of Brazilian Blowout, said that the settlement would merely be paid for by his insurance company. With regard to the settlement, he said "we get to sell the product forever without reformulation. In my eyes, that's the acquittal we've been waiting for."
He has a point. Formaldehyde is considered a known human carcinogen by the federal government. Stacy Malkan, the co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics commented "this scandal is the perfect example of how cosmetic regulations are totally failing to protect public health, even in the case of obvious and proven dangers."
What do you think? Should the FDA step in and protect public health? Or allow freedom of choice?
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