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Suicide Squad Vol. 8: Constriction
Brent Schoonover
Diogenes Neves
Eduardo Pansica
Germán Peralta
Hugo Petrus
José Luís
Ronan Cliquet
Does this pass the Bechdel test?: yes
Batman has long despised the Suicide Squad and their methods, and his dislike for Deadshot is the same he maintains for any killer, but when Deadshot's teenage daughter is abducted by the Kobra cult there is some sympathy. They see resurrecting the spirit of the original Kobra in her body as fitting revenge for Deadshot killing their leader. He's stuck in Belle Reve prison, and Amanda Waller isn't about to let him out to help his daughter. Then Batman comes calling, which is the basis of the title strip. There's a Captain Boomerang interlude in which Rob Williams exhausts every Australian reference and cliché he can conceive before the big wrap-up turning Suicide Squad members against each other.
By this final collection of his Suicide Squad work, it's beginning to read as if Williams is tired of the assignment. He's professional enough to hit the right action beats, but scratch only a little beneath the surface and several plot elements aren't very logical, beginning with Batman needing Deadshot to rescue his daughter. A new member for the team is introduced during 'Constriction', then not seen again, and while there's a validity to Williams revisiting ideas from his earliest Suicide Squad work, it's a plot stretched too far. The idea of giant, corrupted, rampaging Waller might be a metaphor for something, but it's sure as hell not a great story concept. As she was on the previous Drain the Swamp and The Secret History of Task Force X before that, Harley may be very prominent on the cover, but it's only in the last couple of episodes here that she comes into her own.
Enough artists are employed for Constriction to serve as a suicide squad themselves, DC's complacent confidence that Suicide Squad readers will put up with any old rubbish continuing. Why would Williams be motivated when the characters are going to look different in every script he provides, or sometimes different from page to page? The sample art is from Diognes Neves purely on the basis of his being the only artist to draw two chapters, although in a very basic and rushed way. Not much else of the art is anything anyone would want to stick on Pinterest, though.
By virtue of most content being so ordinary, the best of Constriction is actually written by Cullen Bunn, although it's not exceptional. What it does is restore the tension Suicide Squad once had. Although Williams gives the cast gruesome injuries, they're all too popular to kill, and by Bunn using the reserve criminals there's a feeling that some might not make it when they run up against Swamp Thing and some vengeful ghosts. Yes, death in comics is generally cheap shock, but what's the point of the Suicide Squad name without it? Bunn's adventure is ordinary in places, but has a nice ending, and Ronan Cliquet's art is among the best on offer, character-based and attractive.
This is a sad end to a series that had a shaky start, but developed into a decent read. The next Suicide Squad reboot is handled by Tom Taylor.
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TERRA HAUTE, Ind. -- The Trine University women's soccer team came up just short against undefeated Rose-Hulman, losing the match by the score of 1-0.
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Trial Review: Testimony of Brother Filled with Inconsistencies – MB#293
Trial Review: Testimony of Brother Filled with Inconsistencies & Illogical Allegations – MB #293 DECEMBER 27 2005 – Continuing our look back at the Michael Jackson trial, MJEOL comes to the testimony of the accuser's brother, Star Arvizo (Star A.). The younger Arvizo alleged to have witnessed sexual abuse, twice, against his brother. His alleged eye witness accounts seemed, to many, to be a bit too coincidental upon first hearing about them in various media reports. As with the accuser's sister (Davellin Arvizo), having the brother back up some of the allegations is a form of built-in corroboration…if you want to believe the tall-tale. Remember, this is the same person Chris Tucker testified was so smooth that he would feel like checking the younger Arvizo's pockets before they left Tucker's house. Tucker called Star A. "definitely cumming", and said Star A. would say things "all the time like, 'You got too much stuff.' And, 'you don't need all this stuff' " (p 12051 lines 25-27). The Rush Hour actor also told the jury that he never really trusted Star A. When Mesereau started to ask questions about Star A's allegations, the figurative wheels fell off of his story. He was not a credible witness at all and it may have had something to do with the shift in the timeline.
If you remember, there were initial charges filed against Jackson by Sneddon on Dec 18 2003. Those allegations claimed "molestation" began around Feb 7 2003. Once information became known about numerous comments the family made — denying any ill-treatment on Jackson's part and defending his innocence – the timeline shifted. After generating massive media attention by filing charges, Sneddon then took his ridiculous "case" to a secret grand jury. From the grand jury came a different timeline, a different set of charges and a different number of counts. Some observers questioned the backwards nature of these prosecutorial actions, while others flat out disbelieved the timeline. Robert Gottlieb, for example, commented on Court TV (May 17 2005) that the timeline prosecutors tried to sell the jury was illogical. The timeline shift may have been partly due to Star Arvizo's allegations. Let's get right into the main allegation, shall we? __Do my eyes deceive me…__ Star A., the younger brother, claimed he sneaked in and stood in a hallway, twice, just in the nick of time to witness alleged "molestation". One problem with that allegation is Jackson has an alarm which goes off every time someone enters that hallway up to the top level of his "bedroom" (personal living quarters). Oops! Star A. even testified that the bell was going off when he claimed to have seen his brother's alleged "abuse". He was asked about that alarm. From his testimony:
MESEREAU: And your understanding is that the purpose of that bell is to let Michael Jackson know if somebody goes through his hallway, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: That's the purpose of the alarm, right? STAR A: Yes. (p 1201 lines 2-7)
Of course the obvious question is how in hell could he have been in that hallway watching his brother getting "molested" if there was an alarm going off? It was all the more perplexing once information came out about just how secure Jackson's personal living quarters ("bedroom") is. The description of Jackson's "bedroom" makes it impossible to "sneak" in undetected not only because of the alarm, but also because of security cameras. Through the younger Arvizo's testimony, the public not only learned Jackson's personal living quarters is quite large, but also that there are surveillance cameras inside it. Oops! x 1,000,000. Star A. says that when a person walks through the hallway in the area of Jackson's bedroom, there is a camera above the door. From his testimony:
MESEREAU: Okay. Do you recall in a police interview, when you were discussing Mr. Jackson's bedroom, saying, "There's a camera looking at you"? STAR A: Yes, when you walk through the hallway. MESEREAU: And was there a camera that would look at you when you walked through the hallway into the area of Michael Jackson's bedroom? STAR A: When you walked into his bedroom, yes. (p 1351 lines 17-24)
So apparently Jackson may not be quite as naïve (or reckless according to critics) as some believed. If he has surveillance of who is going in and out of his "bedroom", security presumably would be better able to keep an eye on certain people. Mesereau got him to describe this area. Continued from the testimony:
MESEREAU: Do you have any idea if Mr. Jackson could see if anybody was walking into his bedroom through a camera? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Okay. Did you talk to Mr. Jackson about it? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Now, at this point, you had told the police there are sensors that you trip when you go into Mr. Jackson's bedroom, right? STAR A: Hallway. MESEREAU: Hallway. That's the hallway going into the bedroom, correct? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: And what did you mean by "There are sensors that you trip"? STAR A: A bell goes off. MESEREAU: And to your knowledge, where is the camera? STAR A: Above the doorways. MESEREAU: And which doorway are you talking about? STAR A: The one where you enter Michael's bedroom. … MESEREAU: Okay. And the camera produces a videotape, right? STAR A: I think so. (p 1352 lines 4-23, p 1353 lines 4-5)
A bell alarm and a surveillance camera? And he wanted the jury to believe that he somehow slipped in undetected, TWICE, and witnessed what he claimed he witnessed. It was another incredulous aspect of his testimony. But that's not all. Jackson's "bedroom" has another surveillance camera, attached to videotape, near the fireplace inside his personal living quarters as well. Plus, there are 2 large grocery store-like sensors as one comes into the hallway according to Star A's testimony:
STAR A: You know how you walk out of the supermarket, and there's like those things to see if you're stealing? MESEREAU: Right. STAR A: Those. I was talking about those. MESEREAU: And where are those located? STAR A: On both sides when you exit Michael's bedroom. … MESEREAU: Okay. Where in the hallway would you find those two big sensors, if you know? STAR A: On both sides. MESEREAU: Of the hallway? STAR A: Yes. (p 1354 lines 1-8, p 1355 12-16)
The description of his "bedroom" segued right into Mesereau asking the obvious question so many have asked: if there is all of this security, how in the world did Star A. manage to allegedly sneak into Jackson's "bedroom" and witness "molestation"? It's important to clarify some information before continuing. There were 3 different sets of interviews Star A gave. He gave sheriff's interviews, grand jury testimony (grand jury) and trial testimony (trial jury) from which Mesereau pulled his information. He was asked about all of them and he was all over the map with inconsistencies. By the time Mesereau got to cross-examination, Star A. had already told the court under prosecution questioning that the lights were on in the hallway where he was standing, and that there was no light on over the bed where he alleged his brother and Jackson were. According to him "The lights above the bed were off…the lighting was from the stairs" (p. 1192, lines 15,19). He told the jury that during both times he was allegedly witnessing "abuse", the alarm/ bell was going off. Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau asked Star A. about giving different descriptions concerning what he claimed he saw happening in Jackson's "bedroom". Star A gave different descriptions about what Jackson was wearing, different descriptions about what his brother was wearing, and different descriptions of the same incident concerning what Jackson is alleged to have done to the accuser. He tried to get out of hard questioning by claiming he didn't remember what he'd said. This testimony is graphic, but it's important to note the specific inconsistencies in the accuser's bother's testimony. From the transcript:
MESEREAU: Well, there were times you said that Michael Jackson put his hand on top of your brother's underwear, right? STAR A: I don't remember saying that. MESEREAU: And there are other times you said he put his hand inside his underwear, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: And there are times you've said your brother was wearing pajamas, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: There are times you said he was wearing underwear, right? STAR A: I don't remember. (p 1216 lines 23-28, p 1217 lines 1-7)
"I don't remember" seemed to be a family theme. As a matter of fact, Star Arvizo has given so many conflicting stories that it seems even he couldn't remember them all. More from the testimony:
MESEREAU: And there are times you said that Michael Jackson touched his butt and not his crotch, right? STAR A: When was this? MESEREAU: When you did some interviews, right? STAR A: About what? MESEREAU: About what Michael Jackson, you claim, was doing in his bedroom, right? STAR A: I never said he touched his butt. MESEREAU: Did you ever tell anyone that when you saw Michael Jackson in bed with your brother, he was rubbing his butt? STAR A:. No. MESEREAU: Never said that at any time to anybody? STAR A: No. MESEREAU: Never said it to Mr. Katz, right? STAR A: No. MESEREAU: Never said it to the sheriffs, right? STAR A: No. MESEREAU: And never said it to a grand jury, right? STAR A: No.
At some point, Star A. clearly made that allegation. He denied telling psychologist Stan Katz about another allegation involving his brother's buttocks and smelling marijuana. Evidently Katz told the grand jury many, many allegations supposedly relayed to him by the younger Arvizo, which the younger Arvizo later claimed he didn't say. When asked about them at trial on the stand by Mesereau, Star A. completely denied ever making such allegations. In effect, his trial testimony contradicted Stan Katz's grand jury testimony. Thus, the question is was Katz lying to the 2004 grand jury and tacking on allegations to ensure that Jackson would be indicted? Or was Star A. lying to the trial jury on the stand? Star A. told the sheriff's department that the second time he saw his brother allegedly getting "molested", he (the brother) was pretending to be asleep on a couch. However, he told the trial jury that the second time he claimed to have seen "molestation", he was standing in that hallway with bells going off. This isn't just a small inconsistency. This is a major change between his original eye-witness allegation and his subsequent eye-witness allegation. Further, when being questioned about this, he blurted out "there was actually three times" (p 1365, line 15). Say what?! The story changed….again. And with each addition to the allegation, it looked worse and worse. To make matters worse, he also claimed he saw all of this, including a vodka bottle, over the course of a few seconds. Let's review: No lights were on in the bedroom where Jackson and the accuser were alleged to be. The only light was where the brother was standing in the hallway. He wasn't at the top of the stairs, by the way. The door is opened and the security bell in the hallway is going off which is supposed to alert Jackson when someone is coming. This is totally incredulous. What's more devastating to the allegation is that the younger Arvizo may not have been physically tall enough to see Jackson's bed from where he claimed he witnessed the alleged "molestation". Prosecutors previous called a sheriff's deputy to the stand who took video showing the viewpoint that Star A. would have had when he says he witnessed "molestation". However, the deputy was about 6 feet tall and took video from that vantage point. Defense attorney Robert Sanger established that the video was in fact not taken from the vantage point of the Star Arvizo who was much much shorter than the deputy at the time. And as if it couldn't get any worse for prosecutors, Mesereau read excerpts from Star A.'s grand jury testimony and asked questions about it. Star A. was asked at the grand jury if he'd ever seen Jackson touch the accuser's genitals or penis to which he replied: "I never saw that. I saw it in the paper" (p 1417 lines 1-8). When you see a quotation mark in the testimony quoted below, it signified Mesereau quoting from the earlier interview of Star A.:
MESEREAU: Okay. You were asked the question,
"He would be touching him a lot?" "A. Yeah. "Q. Not his genitals, not his penis? "A. I never saw that."
STAR A [interrupting]: At the table. MESEREAU [continuing to read from previous testimony]:
"I saw it in the paper."
STAR A: I saw it on paper? MESEREAU: That's what you said, right? STAR A: I don't know what I meant by saying not on paper. (p 1416 line 28, p 1417 lines 1-10)
He doesn't know what he meant?! Good grief. And clearly he told the grand jury in 2004 that he "saw it in the paper". Does that mean he read about what he was alleged to have seen in a newspaper? Or did he read it in a document someone handed him to memorize? On the stand, the younger Arvizo tried to put limits on what he was talking about by trying to explain he meant he'd never seen Jackson touch his brother at the dinner table. Later on re-cross, Mesereau asked him about the telling statement again, making it clear that Star A. had never limited his recollection to the dinner table in any previous statements before the trial:
MESEREAU: And in none of your police interviews do you limit that statement about not seeing genitals or penis touched to any table, right? STAR A: No. MESEREAU: Today is the first time you ever limited that statement to what you saw at a table, correct? STAR A: I don't — yes. (p 1475 lines 11-18)
Either way, it was suspicious as hell and he didn't provide an adequate explanation of why he would tell the 2004 grand jury that he "saw it in the paper". It simply smacks of allegations added after the fact; possibly to shore up an initial allegation. A notable moment came during Mesereau's questioning of the younger Arvizo. He was asked if he had told sheriff's that one time Jackson walked in front of his brother with an erection. The prosecution wanted to put this out in front of the jury, but the brother apparently didn't remember saying it. From the testimony:
MESEREAU: Do you remember describing for the Santa Barbara Sheriffs the incident where you say, "Michael Jackson had an erection"? STAR A: No, not really. MESEREAU: Well, you described it for the sheriffs in an interview, didn't you? STAR A: I don't know. (p 1367 lines 20-26)
Ouch. Poor prosecutors. He had too many stories to keep straight, I guess. Also, on re-cross, Star A. admitted that the first time he ever mentioned witnessing alleged "molestation" was to Stan Katz. And he even gave a different description of what he saw. From the transcript:
MESEREAU: And you have admitted that you gave Stanley Katz a different description than you've given in this courtroom, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: In fact, you never mentioned the third event that you've described today to Stanley Katz? STAR A: Because I might have forgot about it. (p 1475 lines 24-28, p 1476 lines 1-2)
Star A. also admitted he and his brother stayed in Jackson's room when Jackson wasn't there. From his testimony:
MESEREAU: You and your brother used to go into that room when Michael wasn't even at Neverland, right? STAR A: Yes, Michael opened his room up to us so we could sleep there while he was gone. (p 1277 lines 5-8)
Keep this fact in mind because the accuser would later claim they were never in Jackson's room when he wasn't there. __Girlie magazines_ One prosecution allegation was that Jackson showed them adult magazines in some sort of absurdly convoluted "grooming" theory. Put aside for a minute the fact that if Jackson was "grooming" Gavin A. for alleged molestation, it wouldn't explain why he would also show the brother adult magazines too. That was one level of ridiculousness. Star A. was asked about a prosecution exhibit featuring photos taken of a briefcase with adult magazines in them. He was asked by prosecutors to identify the magazines in the briefcase which he did. Under cross-examination came one of those "Perry Mason" or "Matlock" type moments which stunned those who were in the courtroom and those who would later read about it. One of those magazines, "Barely Legal" was identified by Star A. as being the magazine which was supposedly shown to him by Jackson. This turned out to be a total impossibility. From the transcript:
MESEREAU: You told Prosecutor Sneddon that Michael Jackson had showed you those magazines, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Michael Jackson never showed you that magazine, "Barely Legal," did he? STAR A: What? MESEREAU: Michael Jackson never showed you that magazine, "Barely Legal," did he? STAR A: He did show us. MESEREAU: He did? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Well, Star, did you look at the date of the magazine? It's August of 2003, is it not? STAR A: Well, I never said that was exactly that one. MESEREAU: Well, your family had left Neverland many months before, never to return, correct? STAR A: That — I'm telling you that that wasn't exactly the one he showed us. MESEREAU: That's not what you said yesterday, and it's not what you said today, right? … MESEREAU: You told the jury yesterday that Michael showed you the particular magazine depicted in the photograph, didn't you? STAR A: No. I said that he showed us those type of magazines. MESEREAU: You're saying it now because you just found out what the date is, right? (p 1280 lines 3-23, p 1281 lines 6-12)
Had it been a TV show, the dramatic music would have been playing at that moment. The magazine he claimed to have seen didn't exist when the family was at Neverland for the last time, so there is no way in the world it could have been shown to him or his brother by Jackson. Previously, the prosecutor went through and identified the pictures shown to him. He was asked if each photo was an accurate depiction of what he was shown and he affirmed it. The briefcase these girlie magazines were in was the subject of questioning as well. Mesereau asked him if he and his brother were ever caught trying to get into that briefcase. He denied it. But he testified that he found the briefcase cracked open. He also denied being caught looking at those magazines. More from his testimony:
MESEREAU: — you told Mr. Sneddon, in no uncertain terms, that those were the magazines you had seen, didn't you? STAR A: I said those — those are the type of magazines we saw. MESEREAU: Okay. Had you ever seen any girlie magazines in your life before you say Michael Jackson showed them to you? STAR A: Hmm, no. MESEREAU: Never? STAR A: Well, I was only like 11, 12. MESEREAU: Weren't you caught at Neverland looking in girlie magazines? STAR A: I said no. MESEREAU: No one ever caught you and your brother looking at girlie magazines at Neverland? STAR A: Never. (p 1284 lines 21-28, p 1285 lines 1-9)
The defense contended that the accuser and his brother were snooping around in Jackson's room and found Jackson's briefcase of adult material. The jury already knew from Star A.'s own admission that he and his brother were allowed to sleep in Jackson's room even when he wasn't there. What's worse is that one of the Neverland maids, who was in charge of cleaning the guest suites to which Star A. and his older brother were assigned, testified that she found adult magazines in an open backpack carried by the younger Arvizo. __Codes and Locks__
One of the security people gave the master code to keypad locks at Neverland to Star Arvizo, according to his testimony. Either that, or he watched the security person who used the combination to get into various places at Neverland and remembered the code. Star A. not only said he had the master code to the key pad locks at Neverland, he also said he had the 4 digit code to get into Jackson's "bedroom". Star A. says the security guard "just showed us one day" (p 1267 lines 25-26). One of Jackson's hopefully former security guards gave him the master code to Jackson's ranch which would get them into every door at Neverland, including Jackson's children's rooms. Why the hell a security guard would divulge this information is beyond me…unless this was planned. Coincidentally, or maybe not, he was given the master code after they came back from the trip to Miami. Star A. says he used the master code and the code to Jackson's bedroom "hundreds of times" (many times). And they knew at least some of these codes before the Miami trip, according to Star A. Star A. also voluntarily gave up specific information about what one needed to do to get into Jackson's wine cellar. Later he would tell the trial jury how to get into the wine cellar and where the key was located. Mesereau said at one point, Star A. asked for the key to get into the wine cellar. It appears that someone actually saw him take that wine cellar key at least once because Mesereau asked him about that also (p 1274-1275). He completely denied it. He denied also being caught drinking alcohol anywhere else either. __Alcohol__ Their allegation was that Jackson had given them all alcohol and that they had only ever drank alcohol at Neverland when Jackson gave it to them. On the subject of alcohol, Mesereau asked the younger Arvizo if he ever told Stan Katz he was given "red wine and vodka". He flipped back and forth about whether or not he told Katz about "red wine and vodka". More of his evasive testimony:
MESEREAU: You told Stanley Katz that Michael Jackson gave you red wine and vodka, correct? STAR A: I don't remember saying that. MESEREAU: Would it refresh your recollection if I show you his testimony? STAR A: Whose testimony? MESEREAU: Stanley Katz. STAR A: I never said that to him, so — MESEREAU: Would it refresh your recollection if I just show you what he says you told him? STAR A: That's what he said. MESEREAU: Okay. Would it refresh your recollection if I just show you what he said? STAR A: Okay, but it's not going to help. MESEREAU: It's not going to help you? STAR A: Yeah, I remember saying red and white wine, and there's one time we got vodka, yes. MESEREAU: You told Stanley Katz that you were given vodka? STAR A: Yes. (p 1310 lines 23-28, p 1311 lines 1-14)
What?! He just denied he had ever made the allegation, only seconds later to "remember" it… with the additional of the white wine no less! Further:
MESEREAU: But yesterday you told the jury it was just wine, right? STAR A: I forgot. MESEREAU: You might have forgot yesterday? STAR A: Yes. (p 1311 lines 15-19)
Maybe he forgot that the jurors had brains. Geez. Mesereau asked Star A. if he was ever caught in… [pagebreak] …the wine cellar when Jackson wasn't there, and he said "never". This would later conflict with the testimony from the security guard who actually caught both he and his brother down there with an open bottle of wine. Star A. was asked questions about whether or not he would drank alcohol, when and with whom. He alleged he never drank alcohol until that plane ride back from Miami in Feb 2003. He described what he drank as wine. As a result, Mesereau's question was "How did you know it was wine…if you'd never had a drink before you were on the plane?" (p 1345 lines 8,10). Ever the excuse-maker, Star A. claimed he knew how wine looked….even in a soda can. I suppose he had x-ray vision? Even if he looked down into the soda can, there's still a question as to whether – having no previous experience with wine (so he says) – he would know it was wine he was drinking. He never said he saw anyone pouring wine into that soda can, so it could have been grape juice for all he knew. It added another level of implausibility to his accusations. He professed that he and the accuser were drinking at Neverland between the time they got back from Miami until the time Jesus Salas (the house manager) drove them from Neverland; in a Rolls Royce no less. Some observers say it is highly unlikely that many people wouldn't have noticed such behavior seeing as how many people were in and out of Neverland. By the way, the Salas event morphed into one of the 'great escapes' from Neverland by the time the mother testified. Again, Mesereau caught him on a lie/inconsistency between what he told the grand jury and what he said on the stand in front of the trial jury. He told the grand jury that if he wanted to get into Jackson's wine cellar, he could. However, he told the trial jury March 8 2005 that he didn't know how to get into the wine cellar himself. Evidentially he knew how to get in and knew where the key was located to get in as well. From the transcript:
MESEREAU: You didn't know how to get into the wine cellar? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: You told the Santa Barbara Grand Jury:
"Q. Would you have been able to get into 16 the wine cellar without Michael Jackson? "A. If I wanted to, yes."
Do you remember that? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: How would you have gotten into that wine cellar if you wanted to? STAR A: I'd search the lounge from top to bottom to find the key. MESEREAU: Didn't you tell the Santa Barbara Grand Jury, "There's an easy way to get in"? STAR A: No, I don't remember saying that. MESEREAU: Did you tell the Santa Barbara Grand Jury, "It's just like the key would be on the hook in the maid room, because they used to have a resting room thing"? Did you tell them that? STAR A: I don't remember. … MESEREAU: You told them you knew how to get the key, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: You told them you knew how to get in, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Yesterday you told this jury that you didn't know where the key was or how to get in, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Why did you not tell the truth yesterday? STAR A: The key was on a hook, but we didn't know where it was. MESEREAU: The key was on a hook, but you didn't know what it was? STAR A: No, where it was. (p 1347 lines 11-28, p 1348 lines 1-3, p 1349 lines 3-16)
Okay, stop! He didn't know where it was or how to get it, but he knew it was hanging on the hook in a lounge? That is ridiculously illogical. Either he knew where it was or he didn't. It can't be both. More importantly, he just admitted to committing perjury on the stand. This was the type of testimony which caused jurors to question the validity of other claims he made against Jackson. This wouldn't be the first or last time he would tell two different stories. __Inconsistencies, Inconsistencies, Inconsistencies__ The brother's description of who was sitting where on the plane ride back from Miami in Feb 2003 varied both from a previous description he gave to the sheriff's department and from his sister's testimony:
MESEREAU: You said your sister was sitting at the end of the couch, right? STAR A: No, I said Marie Nicole was sitting at the end of the couch. MESEREAU: Well, did you tell the sheriffs, "There was like a couch, and my sister, she was sitting at the end of the couch, which was facing the side of Michael"? STAR A: At that time I didn't know exactly where my sister was. MESEREAU: Well, how would you — STAR A: Because all I remember is that Aldo and Marie Nicole were sitting on the couch and I was sitting on the seat way in the back. (p 1382 lines 13-26)
There was yet another contradiction between his testimony and what he previously told sheriffs. He testified he saw Jackson give Gavin Arvizo a watch on that plane ride. However, he told sheriffs that he saw Jackson give the accuser the watch at Neverland. To get out of it, he said he "probably forgot". From the transcript:
MESEREAU: But you told them you saw that transaction at Neverland, correct? STAR A: Well, I probably forgot where I saw it. I just remembered — right now, I just remember seeing my brother getting off the plane with a watch on his wrist. MESEREAU: But that wouldn't have happened if you saw him give the watch at Neverland later on, right? STAR A: Well, I probably might have forgot. MESEREAU: So you're not sure when Michael gave Gavin the watch, right? STAR A: No, it could have been at Miami or it could have been on the plane. (p 1384 lines 8-20)
"It could have been at Miami or it could have been on the plane?" Huh? The issue of the watch in and of itself isn't gigantic. However, it led to questions about the validity of all accusations he made when coupled with a number of other significant inaccuracies. Other discrepancies had to do with their very first night at Neverland. According to the sister's testimony, the very first night at dinner they discussed whether or not Gavin A. could sleep in Jackson's bedroom. However, Star A. says there was no discussion about it at that first dinner. Take a look at the sister's testimony:
MESEREAU: Now, you told the jury that the first night you and your family were at Neverland, you had dinner in the main dining room and discussed whether or not Gavin was going to sleep in Michael Jackson's bedroom, right? DAVELLIN ARVIZO: Yes. MESEREAU: Now, that was the first day you'd ever met Michael Jackson, right? DAVELLIN A: Yes. (p 852 lines 12-20)
Now read what the brother, Star A. said:
MESEREAU: Well, you all had dinner in the main house that night, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Was there a discussion at the dinner table about whether or not you and Gavin could sleep in Michael Jackson's room? STAR A: No. (p 1413 lines 1-7)
Notice that he didn't say only the accuser's sleeping arrangements were discussed. He flat out denied it was discussed at all. On re-cross, and despite all of these discrepancies/lies, he still claimed his testimony was truthful. Later during the testimony of Kiki Fournier, she said Star A. once threatened her with a knife. Knowing Fournier would be a future witness, Mesereau asked Star A. about the incident. He completely denied it ever happened (p 1472). He also gave confusing testimony about whether or not he knew civil attorney Larry Feldman. At one point Mesereau asked a question to which he gave two different answers. From his testimony:
STAR A: Tom, Gordon and Ron. MESEREAU: Tom, Gordon and Ron. Have you ever discussed this case with Larry Feldman? STAR A: No, I don't remember. MESEREAU: Do you know who Larry Feldman is? STAR A: I think so. … MESEREAU: Okay. You never heard the name "Larry Feldman" before? STAR A: No. (p 1213 lines 10-16, 19-21)
Then later on in his testimony, Mesereau asked him if he ever recalled meeting with Larry Feldman. More from the testimony:
MESEREAU: And you don't recall ever meeting with Attorney Larry Feldman? STAR A: I do recall meeting with him, but I don't know who sent us to him. MESEREAU: And how many times have you met with Attorney Larry Feldman? STAR A: Probably twice. (p 1214 lines 10-16)
He knows him, he doesn't know him. He met him, he doesn't remember meeting him. __J.C. Penney__ The accuser and brother shoplifted merchandise out of a J.C. Penney store in the 90s. They were stopped by guards in the parking lot. The family sued J.C. Penney alleging that guards beat them during that altercation. Over a year after making the initial allegation, the mother tacked on accusations of being sexually abused by the guards. Her kids also backed up her belated sex abuse accusation. As a result of the lawsuit, they all had to participate in depositions. There was more confusing testimony from Star A. about what he said in his J.C. Penney deposition. According to the deposition, Star A. told them he wasn't stealing, but rather, modeling the unpaid-for clothes J.C. Penney guards caught them with. If that excuse would have worked, I just like to say I wish I could "model" a new BMW. But I digress. From Star A.'s March 8 2005 trial testimony:
MESEREAU: Have you ever modeled? STAR A: That was for our — our dance group that we used to be in. MESEREAU: Where did you model? STAR A: I don't remember. MESEREAU: Well, you claim you have modeled at J.C. Penney's, right? STAR A : I don't remember the store. … MESEREAU: Does it refresh your recollection that you claim you were modeling at J.C. Penney? STAR A: Not really. MESEREAU: Were you modeling at J.C. Penney? STAR A: I think so. MESEREAU: Pardon me? STAR A: I think so. (p 1222 lines 8-15, 24-28; p 1223 lines 1-2)
First he claimed not to remember, then he claimed not to know the store J.C. Penney. Then he was confronted with transcripts of previous statements he made, none of which really refreshed his memory — only finally to remember he was modeling for the store. What?! I wonder what J.C. Penney had to say in response? He testified under oath at that deposition that he was modeling the day of the J.C. Penney incident, and later changed his story. He also revealed that the accuser took merchandise without paying for it. Just like with his sister, he claimed he didn't remember details because it was a long time ago. This prompted Mesereau to ask point blank "Has anyone told you to say 'I don't remember' when you respond to my questions?" (p 1224 lines 15-16). He said many things while under deposition at the J.C. Penney case. He alleged that Gavin A. would never steal because he wanted to be a "priest and a comedian". Seriously. I'm not kidding. Mesereau quoted from his testimony. But of course he claimed not to remember saying it. Contrary to what the entire family would later declared, Star A. said during the J.C. Penney deposition that his parents never fought and his biological father never hit him. At the Jackson trial, he had to admit he lied under oath. But he claimed not to remember if someone told him specifically to lie about it. __Tick, tock__ Part of the family's allegation is that they were all intentionally kept away from clocks, despite the fact that there are clocks all over Neverland. There is even a huge clock built into the landscape of the ranch. Check out the following exchange between the brother and Mesereau:
STAR A: They kept us away from the clocks. We didn't know the exact time or the date or nothing. MESEREAU: Would you agree that overlooking Neverland is a huge clock? STAR A: Yes. It's a flower clock. MESEREAU: Yes. And to the right of that big flower clock is another clock, correct? STAR A: Probably. MESEREAU: There are clocks all over Neverland, correct? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: And you and your brothers used to run all around Neverland, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: You wanted the sheriffs to think that you and your family were imprisoned and kept away from clocks? STAR A:. No. MESEREAU: That's why you told them that lie, right? STAR A: No. MESEREAU: If there are clocks all over Neverland, if there's a big flower clock on a hill overlooking Neverland, and if you and your brothers were running freely around Neverland, why did you tell the Santa Barbara Sheriffs "We were kept away from clocks and time"? STAR A: Because they were wrong and we were kept away from them. We weren't able to know the time. (p 1295 lines 9-28, p 1296 lines 1-8)
The allegation is absurd on so many levels. If they were kept away from the clocks, how in hell could he see them to know if they were set wrong or not? Further, how in hell would he have known they were set to the wrong time if he had no concept of time? And further still, he alleged that every clock at Neverland was wrong….every clock they were kept away from. Give me a break! As Mesereau said, it defied logic. And instead of coming clean…[pagebreak] …Star A. tried to lie his way out of it. He alleged one clock would say 5:00, while another would say 9:00. The question still remains how did he know what each clock said if he was being kept away from them? He never offered a plausible excuse for any of this. He got an attitude with Mesereau when cornered about whether or not he could see various clocks from a telescope located on a hill at Neverland. Mesereau asked him if he had ever seen any clocks — particularly the huge clock built into the landscape — by using that telescope. Star A. claimed he couldn't see it because trees were blocking the view. Obviously knowing the layout of Neverland, Mesereau asked him bluntly:
MESEREAU: You're making up that trees block your view through the telescope, aren't you — STAR A: I'm just saying — MESEREAU: — Star? STAR A: — I never really expected to look for a clock. I just looked through it. I remember trees and probably — yeah. I remember trees, but I never really — the telescope was up there, so me and my brother tried to look through it. MESEREAU: Why did you just tell the jury that trees prevent you from seeing clocks through the telescope on the hill that overlooks Neverland? STAR A: What does it matter? I mean, even when you're down there, you can see the clock. When you're driving the car. I don't know what you're trying to get at. (p 1328 lines 20-28, p 1329 lines 1-7)
What Mesereau was trying to get at was the truth. And apparently when he couldn't lie his way out of this one, he got frustrated; a frustration which also contradicted the allegation that he was kept away from clocks at Neverland. I wouldn't have been surprised if he claimed that the trees "conspired" to block his view of the outside clocks at Neverland. Good grief. __Computer connections__ More confusing and ridiculous testimony came when he was cornered concerning what he knew about the internet. He claimed not to really know anything about computers or the internet. Yet during a previous interview with sheriffs, he made a statement about AOL. He said he was shown pornographic images on a computer by Jackson and Frank Tyson on a "site like AOL." Check out this exchange:
MESEREAU: Q. You told them it was a site like AOL, right? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: You knew what AOL was when you mentioned that, didn't you? STAR A: Yes. MESEREAU: Why did you just tell the jury you didn't know? STAR A: I knew it after my brother was — was, I don't know, I don't know, was connected or — I don't know the word, but when he was — because when Michael gave him the laptop, he had someone call him and set up an AOL account for my brother for his laptop. (p 1291 lines 11-23)
He clearly knew more about this than he was telling. He was asked about allegations he told sheriffs concerning specific websites he claimed Jackson showed him. The names of these sites were vulgar. Oddly enough, on the stand, Star A. said he never told sheriffs about those websites cited in the sheriff's report. "I never said that. That's just a paragraph somebody wrote", said Star A. (p 1293 lines 6-7). But two seconds later, he said, "I might have, but I don't remember saying it" (p 1293 lines 10-11). Were sheriff's making this up? Or did he simply not remember the lies he'd told previously? Star A. was asked if he and his brother were ever caught at Neverland looking at adult websites when Jackson wasn't there. To which, he replied that there were "no computers at Neverland" (p 1293 line 18). That isn't true as evidenced by the sheriff's department list of seized property. There were many computers at Neverland, some of which where reportedly accessible to anyone at the ranch. If that weren't bad enough, after telling the jury there were no computers, he later described a computer located in Jackson's personal living quarters ("bedroom"). He claimed he had never used it, but later claimed it had no internet access (p 1372). He didn't say Jackson told him about the computer so the obvious question is how the hell would he know it didn't have internet access – or phone line plugged into it – if he never used it or wasn't snooping around Jackson's "bedroom"? Whew! Getting through this testimony without rolling my eyes numerous times was a complete impossibility. The accusations fell apart when tough questions were asked. Prosecutors seemingly didn't question his allegations, like an unbiased entity normally would, because he was telling them what they wanted to hear. They accepted the words of the younger Arvizo and ran into a brick wall once the defense started to deconstruct their "case". Stay tuned. -MJEOL
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		use apf\type\util\common\Variable			as	VarUtil;
		use apf\type\parser\Parameter					as	ParameterParser;

		use apf\io\os\win\util\File					as	FileUtil;
		use apf\io\os\win\parser\Permission		as	PermissionParser;

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		use apf\acl\os\win\Group;

		use apf\io\common\validate\File				as	CommonFileValidation;
		use apf\io\common\exception\file\NotFound	as	FileNotFoundException;

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			public static function isReadable($file,$parameters=NULL){

				$file			=	VarUtil::printVar($file);

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				clearstatcache(TRUE,$file);

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Ду́дин — русская фамилия; имеет женскую форму .

Известные носители
 Дудин, Александр Протальонович (1919—1982) — Герой Советского Союза.
 Дудин, Алексей Владимирович (род. 1977) — российский футболист.
 Дудин, Анатолий Михайлович (1901 — ?) — советский хозяйственный, государственный и политический деятель.
 Дудин, Валерий Аркадьевич (род. 1963) — советский саночник.
 Дудин, Виктор Анатольевич — военный лётчик, Герой Российской Федерации.
 Дудин, Виталий Андреевич (род. 1943) — режиссёр, актёр, сценарист.

 Дудин, Владислав Владимирович (род. 1992) — латвийский хоккеист.
 Дудин, Георгий Николаевич (род. 1947) — профессор МФТИ. Лауреат премии им. Н.Е. Жуковского
 Дудин, Григорий Семёнович (1914—1976) — председатель колхоза, Герой Социалистического Труда.

 Дудин, Лев Владимирович (1910—1984) — журналист, коллаборационист (член КОНР), после войны — сотрудник радио «Свобода».
 Дудин, Леонид Никитович (1916—1970) — Герой Советского Союза.

 Дудин, Пётр Маркович (1900—1938) — временно исполняющий обязанности председателя Исполнительного комитета Остяко-Вогульского окружного Совета.
 Дудин, Самуил Мартынович (1863—1929) — русский этнограф, художник и фотограф.
 Дудин, Семён Емельянович (1779—1825) — первый профессиональный ижевский архитектор.
 Дудин, Сергей Яковлевич (1908—?) — учёный, доктор сельскохозяйственных наук, профессор.
 Дудин, Юрий Иванович (1906—1976) — украинский советский партийный и государственный деятель.

Другое
 Дудин — село в Бродовском районе Львовской области Украины.
 Дудин монастырь — монастырь в Нижегородской области.

См. также
 Дудинов
 Дудинцев
 Дудинский
 Дудинская
 Дудино

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The Revenant was the product of the tireless efforts of an unbelievable cast and crew I got to work alongside. First off, to my brother in this endeavor, Mr. Tom Hardy. Tom, your talent on screen can only be surpassed by your friendship off screen. To Mr. alejandro iñarritu, as a history of cinema unfolds.
You have forged your way into history these past two years. What an unbelievable talent Thank you to you and Civo for creating a transcendent cinematic experience.
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Worlds Apart? Futures of Global History
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Prof. Dr. Hubertus Büschel (Universität Kassel), Dr. Norman Aselmeyer (Universität Bremen), Weltmuseum Wien
http://www.globalhistoryconference.com/
Norman Aselmeyer, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft, Universität Bremen
Taking the recent criticism of global history as a starting point, the conference seeks to discuss the future pathways of global history. Where is the field of global history headed and how can a more decentralized and diverse practice be achieved? What methods, narratives, and historiographical traditions need to be included to open the field to a broader range of scholars and debates? What does a fairer global history look like?
Global history has come under scrutiny in recent years. Critics have bemoaned the field's failure to overcome colonial attitudes and Eurocentric perspectives (Falola, 2005; Sachsenmaier, 2006; Witz, 2016; Adelman, 2017; Drayton/Motadel, 2018; EUI Global History Group, 2021). Originally intended as a corrective to the shortcomings of Western scientific thought, the field has barely managed to break out of the discipline's conceptional constraints and has remained rooted in the Anglophone academy. The result has been Janus-faced: while broadening the scope of historical analysis, it has failed to include a variety of voices, tools, and subjects, and reinforced 'Europe' as the default reference point. Moreover, the glaring inequalities in access to travel, knowledge, and funding often exclude researchers from participating in scholarly debates and exchange on an equal footing. How can the practice of global history be diversified, decentered, and decolonized?
This international conference seeks to discuss possible paths for the future of global history. How can the field live up to its emancipatory potential, how can its approaches and methods be pluralized, how do we address the more pressing topics of global inequality and poverty, how do we strive for a consequent decolonization, and how can a decentralized and entangled practice of global history be achieved (Mignolo, 2007; Bhambra, 2014; Grosfoguel, 2007; Epple, 2018; Adichie, 2019)? With these questions at hand, we would like to center stage the perspectives and experiences of scholars from societies that are still at the margins of global history. We therefore invite scholars, artists, and writers whose histories and epistemologies have been sidelined or excluded from debates about our global past to chart the pivots of a new global history in the plural. The aim of this conference is to discuss and promote ways toward a more open and multicentered study of global history. However, the conference is not limited to the field's research and writing practices, but also problematizes who its (current and future) practitioners and audiences are, addressing the stark imbalance of gender, race, and class within the discipline. While the workshop does not attempt to provide final answers for a remake of the field, it offers the opportunity to suggest, reflect, and sketch new avenues for a fairer global history that includes a broader and more diverse authorship and an expansion of its methodological, narrative, and conceptual repertoire.
There have been increasing efforts to integrate world regions outside the OECD countries into global history. However, this has rarely been accompanied by the acceptance of other methodologies or historiographical (and narrative) traditions. Instead, the discipline continues to be policed by debates about the correct way to do global history. If the plurality of the field is to be taken seriously, the practice of global history must allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the demands and traditions of historiography in all parts of the world. Moreover, the discipline reproduces the asymmetries of privilege and relevance inherent in our educational systems. A pluralistic global history must necessarily pay attention to the disparities in hierarchy, funding, and access, and find ways to redress them.
The conference draws on foundational debates about Western historiography, e.g. Dipesh Chakrabarty's approach of "Provincializing Europe" (2007), Fred Cooper's critical questions about the concept of globalization in African history (2001), and recent critiques of global history from African, Asian, and Latin American scholars that stress the intrinsically Western structure of the discipline (Dirlik, 1999; Falola, 2005; Witz, 2016; Grecco/Schuster, 2020). Furthermore, it is inspired by postcolonial debates on collaborative, decentered, and less hierarchical histories in global perspective (Büschel, 2020). The conference will discuss further perspectives of global histories like "decolonizing", "decentering" or "epistemologies of the South" (Tuhiwai Smith, 2012; Santos, 2014).
We invite contributions from all parts of the world dealing with the themes of decolonization, decentering, pluralization, and collaboration in the field of global history. Young scholars and those working in regions currently underrepresented in the study of global history are encouraged to apply. Submissions on archives, museums, and collecting practices are particularly welcome. Proposals should address one of the following areas:
1. Politics of Global History
2. Methods and Sources of Global History
3. Narratives and Languages of Global History
4. Time and Space of Global History
5. Topics and Concepts of Global History
To express your interest in the conference, please submit a title and abstract (max. 300 words) matching one of the aforementioned areas and a brief CV to the organizers Hubertus Büschel (Hubertus.Bueschel@uni-kassel.de) and Norman Aselmeyer (aselmeyer@gmail.com). The deadline for submission is 30 September 2022. Selected participants will be notified by the end of October 2022.
The event is co-organized by Hubertus Büschel (University of Kassel) and Norman Aselmeyer (University of Bremen) in cooperation with Weltmuseum Wien. It is part of the project "Global History in Practice" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Transport and accommodation costs will be covered for all accepted participants. While the conference will take place on site in Vienna, we will also be able to facilitate presentations by video link. A publication of the conference's proceedings is intended.
Adelman, Jeremy (2017). "What is Global History Now?" Aeon, 2 March 2017, https://aeon.co/essays/is-global-history-still-possible-or-has-it-had-its-moment.
Adichie, Chimamanda (2019). "Yale Class Day Speaker." 19 May 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9JhU2fXet8.
Bhambra, Gurminder K. (2014). "Postcolonial and Decolonial Dialogues." Postcolonial Studies 17.2, 115–21, doi: 10.1080/13688790.2014.966414.
Büschel, Hubertus (2020). "Beyond the Colonial Shadow? Delinking, Border Thinking, and Theoretical Futures of Cultural History." In Futures of the Study of Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Global Challenges, ed. by Doris Bachmann-Medick, Jens Kugele, Ansgar Nünning, Berlin: de Gruyter, 123–38, doi: 10.1515/9783110669398-008.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh (2007). Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Cooper, Frederick (2001). "What is the Concept of Globalization Good for? An African Historian's Perspective." African Affairs 100.299, 189–213, doi: 10.1093/afraf/100.399.189.
Dirlik, Arif (1999). "Is There History after Eurocentrism? Globalism, Postcolonialism, and the Disavowal of History." Cultural Critique 42, 1–34, doi: 10.2307/1354590.
Drayton, Richard/Motadel, David (2018). "Discussion: The Futures of Global History." Journal of Global History 13.1, 1–21, doi: 10.1017/S1740022817000262.
Epple, Angelika (2018). "Calling for a Practice Turn in Global History: Practices as Drivers of Globalization/s." History & Theory 57.3, 390–407, doi: 10.1111/hith.12071.
EUI Global History Group (2021). "For a Fair(er) Global History." Cromohs, 3 May 2021, doi: 10.36253/cromohs-12559.
Falola, Toyin (2005). "Writing and Teaching National History in Africa in an Era of Global History." Afrika Spectrum 40.3, 499–519, https://www.jstor.org/stable/40175097.
Grecco, Gabriela De Lima/Schuster, Sven (2020). "Decolonizing Global History? A Latin American Perspective." Journal of World History 31.2, 425–46, doi: 10.1353/jwh.2020.0024.
Grosfoguel, Ramón (2007). "The Epistemic Decolonial Turn." Cultural Studies 21.2–3, 211–23, doi: 10.1080/09502380601162514.
Mignolo, Walter D. (2007). "Delinking: The Rhetoric of Modernity, the Logic of Coloniality and the Grammar of De-Coloniality." Cultural Studies 21.2–3, 449–514, doi: 10.1080/09502380601162647.
Sachsenmaier, Dominic (2006). "Global History and Critiques of Western Perspectives." Comparative Education 42, 451–70, doi: 10.1080/03050060600876780.
Santos, Boaventura de Sousa (2014). Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide. London: Routledge.
Tuhiwai Smith, Linda (2012). Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. London: Zed Books.
Witz, Leslie (2016). "Africa [Not] in World History: A Review from the South." Journal of World History 27.1, 103–20, doi: 10.1353/jwh.2016.0077.
Prof. Dr. Hubertus Büschel (Hubertus.Bueschel@uni-kassel.de);
Dr. Norman Aselmeyer (norman.aselmeyer@uni-bremen.de)
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In Memory of Her: Jeanne Audrey Powers
October 10, 2017 /in Blog, Featured, In Memory of Her /by waterstaff
WATER celebrates the unique life of longtime friend and colleague Jeanne Audrey Powers. She is well known for her ecumenical work representing the United Methodist Church. She was a teacher, preacher, writer, campus minister, leader, and mission executive. A leader who pushed the church to be more inclusive, she was one of the first women to be granted full clergy rights in the Methodist Church and the first to be nominated as a bishop, an honor she declined twice.
Jeanne Audrey is also known for her work with the Reconciling Ministries Movement. Coming out during a sermon she gave at their national gathering in 1995, she once again paved the way for others in the church. Named a "Pioneer Woman" by her alma mater, Boston University School of Theology, she will be remembered as just that: a woman who challenged the church to be more inclusive both through her scholarship and personal witness. She will be remembered as a driving force for good. Knowing what it takes to bring about justice, it makes sense that her tombstone reads "subversive to the end." Jeanne Audrey Powers, rest in eternal justice.
View her obituary here.
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1 Immigration to Canada During COVID-19 Pandemic
2 Traveling During COVID-19 Pandemic
2.1 Who can travel to Canada during the pandemic?
2.2 Benefits for Immigrants
2.3 Insurance Issues
3 FAQs on Canadian Immigration During COVID-19
The policies imposed to combat COVID-19 have drastically reduced the ability of the Canadian authorities to welcome new permanent residents and applicants with work permits and study permits. It is likely that the Canadian federal government will be unable to meet its targets set for 2023 to increase immigration levels and boost the country's economic recovery.
Presently, not much can be said about when the travel restrictions and border policies will be lifted as the virus is rapidly spreading across Canada and the world. This article will walk you through the travelling and immigration policies imposed by Canada in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is everything you need to know:
Immigration to Canada During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is currently accepting applications for permanent residency; however, the authorities have not given any estimates required the processing times.
The Canadian authorities maintain that they will give priority to applications submitted by citizens who are vulnerable, perform essential services, or seek to return to Canada. All candidates are advised to submit their full applications and wait to apply as it is difficult to obtain all the required paperwork given the coronavirus restrictions and worldwide lockdown.
Many of the documents that are difficult to obtain include passports, medical exams, biometrics, police certifications and others. Applications are being allotted a rolling 90-day extension to catch up with their paperwork.
Earlier, the authorities suspended language tests however some testing centres have begun to reopen and resume activities. Candidates who have been approved for permanent residents cannot travel to Canada unless they are exempt from the restrictions.
Under Which Cases Candidates Can Have An Exemption?
Their permanent residence application was confirmed before 18th March, 2020.
They have been sponsored by an immediate family member who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and their permanent residence application has been confirmed.
They are currently residing in the United States and traveling directly to Canada.
Traveling During COVID-19 Pandemic
Canada, alongside other countries in the world, have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by ordering border closures, imposing travel restrictions and mandatory isolation requirements on travelers allowed to enter the country. Canada has recently made the decision to extend its border closure and travel restrictions until January 21, 2021.
Those who are allowed to enter the country will have to undergo a mandatory 14-day isolation period to ensure that they are safe and test negative for the virus.
Who can travel to Canada during the pandemic?
A wide majority of foreigners are forbidden from travelling to Canada during the pandemic but there are some exemptions.
Who Can Enter Canada By Land Or Air?
Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who seek to enter Canada for non-discretionary circumstances.
Long-term partners or extended family members for Canadian citizens and permanent residents (after applying for written authorization from the IRCC)
Immediate family members of temporary Canadian residents (after obtaining written authorization from the IRCC).
Temporary workers with a valid work permit or work permit approval and awaiting issuance.
Participants of ICE with inactivated work permits and a valid job offer.
ICE participants with an activated work permit and were abroad temporarily.
Foreign students enrolled in a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) with a valid study permit or letter of introduction.
COPR-holders with a valid COPR who are living in any country besides the US and were approved before March 18th, 2020, and are traveling with the intention of settling permanently.
COPR-holders with a valid COPR and were living in the US and gain approval on any date and seek to enter Canada with the intention of settling down permanently.
Travelers who are granted special permission to enter Canada on "compassionate" grounds.
Benefits for Immigrants
The Government of Canada has allocated a $1 billion COVID-19 Response Fund to aid its citizens and permanent residents with rent, groceries, and other necessities. The federal government is also aiding businesses across the country help their employees and prevent dismissals and layoffs.
Canada offers individuals a temporary top-up to workers who earn less than $2,500 a month. The Canada Child Benefit Program (CCB) offers $300 extra for every child to families with children. The Canadian government is also providing a one-time payment, issued from the Goods and Service, to families with low and modest incomes.
Couples and families are also being allocated tax credits ranging between $400 and $600. The Canadian government has decided to withdraw interest payments on student loans to aid students in continuing their education. This measure of interest-free loans will last for six months, allowing students to save up some money.
Students and recent graduates have also been given a monthly payment worth $1,250 a month to make up for the challenges triggered by a deficit of summer jobs in the wake of the pandemic.
Immigrants, workers and business owners can also benefit from the measures introduced by the economic incentives that offer enhanced tax flexibility. The federal taxation deadline has been delayed until June 2021. However, individuals who are applying for the GSTC or the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) must file their returns. The Canada Revenue Agency has temporarily suspended audit inspections for a wide array of industry sectors and businesses.
A vast majority of the immigrants settled in Canada run their own businesses and they have been drastically affected by the coronavirus and the resulting economic shutdown. The Canadian government has introduced three major economic programs to help these entrepreneurs.
These programs are as follows:
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Under the CEWS program, eligible employers can enjoy a 75% wage subsidy for around 12 weeks. This subsidy is aimed at aiding entrepreneurs in retaining employees and preventing widespread unemployment.
2. Business Credit Availability (BCAP) & Export Development Canada (EDC)
Aimed at supporting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), these two programs will provide financial support to businesses and collaborate with private-sector lenders. This collaboration will aid in creating credit solutions for businesses from various sectors, including farmers, agricultural businesses, tourism, transportation, oil and gas, and more.
3. The Bank of Canada Initiative
The Bank of Canada has stepped in to aid financial institutions to maintain their liquidity and finance credit extensions to corporations and homeowners by reducing the interest rate to 0.75%.
All those who are making plans to travel to Canada, be it as a temporary worker or a visitor from a foreign country, must be sure to invest in travel insurance for Canada.
Those who are relocating to Canada under a permanent residence program can qualify for the federal government's healthcare insurance in the country. However, in order to enjoy this publicly-funded healthcare, the candidate will have to wait for several months.
Most international students and foreigners with work permits can also meet the eligibility criterion for public healthcare insurance. However, if that is not the case, they can apply for private medical insurance.
Candidates traveling to Canada through the IEC Working Holiday Program are required to carry insurance that lasts throughout the duration of their work permit. If the employer of a candidate or immigrant does not provide provincial healthcare and medical coverage, the candidate will have to get separate insurance.
There are various insurance programs in Canada, and it is advisable to conduct research and explore the eligibility criterion of each program to make the right choice.
FAQs on Canadian Immigration During COVID-19
Can I Enter Canada If I Have A Relative In There?
Yes, you can enter Canada if you meet the eligibility criteria of a close family member or extended relative, as long as your relative is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The parents, step-parents, romantic partners or children and guardians or tutors of a citizen or permanent resident are considered as immediate family members.
Siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, and grandparents are considered extended family members. You can also travel to your relatives on "compassionate" grounds as long as the IRCC approves your application with written authorization.
Is Canada Still Processing Immigration Applications?
The Canadian authorities are accepting applications to their various immigration programs. However, given the travel restrictions and worldwide economic shutdown, no estimated date has come forward regarding the processing time of immigration applications. It is ideal to keep following up on the IRCC and immigration websites to stay abreast of recent news.
Are Invitations Still Being Issued Through International Experience Canada?
The International Experience Canada (IEC) pools for the 2020 season have closed now. Given the travel restrictions and temporary measures imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the IEC will not be sending out its final invitation for 2020.
Are Invitations Still Being Issued Through Express Entry?
Invitations are still being issued through the Express Entry. The pattern for the Express Entry draw has remained quite similar to the patterns observed before the coronavirus pandemic. Consult with regulated immigration Consultants, specialists in the Canadian visa system.
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How to Immigrate to Canada from Singapore – Your Complete Guide for 2021
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Mark Fallon urges trust be restored between police and the public
CERL Advisory Council member Mark Fallon is quoted in an article for Time about why police should not be permitted to lie about evidence to suspects in an investigation.
According to Fallon, "There are far too many confession-driven practices that exploit weaknesses and lack dignity. Police should be banned from lying to suspects during interrogation. False confessions continue to result in wrongful convictions."
Mark Fallon spent over three decades as a national security professional, principally as a special agent with NCIS. He has conducted interrogations in the United States and internationally and chaired the three-agency Research Committee of the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group. Fallon was a member of the 15-person international steering committee of experts overseeing the development of the Méndez Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering. He is also the director of ClubFed, LLC. Read his bio here.
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As cremation has become a more frequent option for end-of-life arrangements, cremation in the United States is expected to rise to 65.2 percent by 2025. If you are in the position of planning a memorial for someone who chose cremation, or if you are looking ahead and planning your own post-cremation memorial, it is important to be aware of the various options available.
Once you have decided what to do with the cremated remains, you can start planning a memorial service. The only real restriction is that you can't have a viewing of the body, but you can still do a viewing before the cremation. Otherwise, you can still create a meaningful ceremony with all the elements you would expect in a funeral service. Here are your choices:
Traditional Memorial Service
You can create a meaningful post-cremation memorial service that is unique to your loved one and family. You can arrange for a gathering of friends and family and incorporate special touches such as photographs, mementos, and a eulogy. You can also display the cremation urn where a casket would normally go and have special readings, music, and other meaningful rituals. This way, you can create a personally meaningful memorial service that honors your loved one and their life.
Graveside or Columbarium Memorial Services
After cremation, a memorial service can be held where the remains are buried or placed into a columbarium. This is similar to a traditional service, except that the item being interred is an urn rather than a casket. The Catholic Church often chooses this option, as it is important for them to have the remains of the faithful in a cemetery.
Scattering Remains
Cremation offers a way to say goodbye to a loved one that is more flexible than a traditional burial. It allows you to honor their memory more personalized, such as scattering their ashes in a special place or garden. You can also scatter the cremated remains at sea as long as you are far enough away from the shore.
Informal Memorial Services
You could also choose a more intimate memorial service for the deceased. This involves inviting only the closest family members and friends to come together to honor the deceased's life without the cost associated with a larger gathering. You can still include a private ceremony to lay the ashes to rest and share memories and stories of the deceased.
Planning a memorial service after cremation can be a difficult task. It is important to remember that the service should celebrate life and the memories the deceased left behind. It is also important to remember that everyone is grieving differently and to consider their emotions.
Additionally, it is important to have clear communication with the funeral home to ensure that everything is organized and in accordance with the wishes of the deceased. Lastly, it is important to keep an open mind and be as flexible as possible during the planning process to ensure that the service is a fitting tribute to the deceased's life.
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Nicole V. Russo recently re-joined the firm as Principal in August 2016, and has been practicing workers' compensation defense her entire legal career. She is a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law and was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 2005. Nicole has tried more than 40 cases at the Arbitration, Commission, and Circuit Court levels, and has defended a victory decision on appeal in the Second District Appellate Court.
Nicole was honored as an Emerging Lawyer, selected by Illinois Leading Lawyers in 2016 and 2015. This distinction is awarded to the top 2% of lawyers under 40 years old. Nicole has also participated in client presentations where she spoke on the topic of "managing difficult clients" and "effective use of prior awards and injuries in defending a claim."
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