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India's 'Master' Off To Commanding Box Office Start; Hindi Remake Set By Endemol Shine
Theo James & Andrew D. Corkin Launching Film & TV Label Untapped
By Anthony D'Alessandro
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EXCLUSIVE: Actor Theo James and producer Andrew D. Corkin are joining forces to produce theatrical and small-screen projects in the UK and U.S. with their new label Untapped.
"While our primary focus is genre and thriller, we are drawn to stories of conflicted humanity that force viewers to question how they would react when faced with real or existential threats," said James. "These stories are often grounded in truth – literal or allegorical – encouraging us to confront and challenge the assumptions we make about ourselves and the world around us."
Said Corkin: "We're excited to solidify our partnership to tell complex, diverse stories across various mediums. Theo and I share a vision for how we want to build stories and worlds that both fit within the current marketplace and look beyond it."
Independent Sells Out On Theo James & Stacy Martin Sci-Fi 'Archive'
Already, James and Corkin have several film and TV projects in various stages of development, prep and post.
On the feature side, Untapped, along with Philip Herd and Cora Palfrey of Independent, will release Archive, a sci-fi movie from Gavin Rothery, for which James also stars with Vox Lux actress Stacy Martin. Set in a remote facility that works on artificial intelligence, the film follows George (James), who is developing a new AI prototype while hiding a secret ulterior motive.
Untapped has also enlisted horror writer-director Osgood "Oz" Perkins (Gretel & Hansel) to write the script for The Asset, which is based on an original concept by James. The label is aligned with Hotel Mumbai producers Jomon Thomas and Natalya Pavchinskaya, with Gavin Levinson of ROAR serving as EP. The project is financed through their development house S'YA Concept. The story follows an elite U.S. SEAL Team, working with the Iraqi Peshmerga, who capture an ISIS collaborator holding essential information only to find the horror is much closer than they imagine.
Also in development is the award-winning Los Angeles Times article by Frank Shyong, "A Dying Mother's Plan," a true-life account of a terminally ill Chinese mother who killed her schizophrenic son whom she believed was at risk to become a mass shooter. Untapped has commissioned Marilyn Fu (The Honor List) to write the screenplay and partnered with Mynette Louie (producer on The Tale) to produce alongside LA Times Studios.
On the TV side, James and Corkin have optioned the book Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? inspired by the iconic true story and grisly discovery of an unknown woman's corpse stuffed into the hollow of a wych elm tree. The series will explore an unsolved Birmingham, UK murder in two time periods – following the boys who initially made the discovery in the 1940s, and a group of teenagers from the same town in the 1990s who try to solve the murder. Los Angeles-based Platform One Media, headed by Katie O'Connell Marsh, is on board to develop, produce and oversee global sales, while writers David Wolstencroft (Spooks) and Simon Mirren (Criminal Minds) will executive produce through their Atlantic Nomad banner.
In the UK, Untapped has also cleared life rights to Sally and Michael Evans to tell a scripted version of their family's story, which revolves around their son and brother becoming radicalized in High Wycombe, England and leaving for Kenya to join Al Shabab. The Evans' story was already told as a documentary, My Son the Jihadi, directed by Peter Beard, which went on to win a BAFTA in 2016. Gaumont UK is developing the series with Untapped, with Peter Beard serving as an executive producer.
Corkin and James first met on Richard Gere's The Benefactor, which the former executive produced and the latter toplined. They collaborated again on A24's Backstabbing for Beginners in which James starred alongside Ben Kingsley and they both served as executive producers. James and Corkin reside in the UK and U.S., respectively.
Corkin is a Gotham Award-winning producer whose credits include Afterschool (Cannes 2008), Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sundance 2011, Cannes 2011, multiple Independent Spirit Award nominations), An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (Sundance 2012, Gotham Award winner), We Are What We Are (Sundance 2013, Cannes 2013), Wild Canaries (SxSW 2014), Netflix's Mercy, and the Olivia Wilde feature A Vigilante, Andrew Renzi's documentary They Fight and the upcoming horror pic The Beach House.
James starred in Lionsgate's near $765M-grossing Divergent franchise. He rose to fame with his guest- starring role on Downton Abbey which led to his breakthrough role as Tobias "Four" Eaton in the Divergent pics. Behind the camera he executive produced the true story thriller Backstabbing for Beginners and the recently released Lying and Stealing with Cota Films. Last month, James wrapped production on Andrew Davies' Sanditon (based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel) on which James stars and serves as an executive producer.
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A passionate supporter of the life of the Old Friary and its importance to the local community, Jan is a longstanding member of the previous Management Committee, now the Advisory Committee, a member of the worship group. She has been involved over the years in many social justice initiatives and particularly appreciates the presence of the labyrinth at the Old Friary.
The Rev Mary Smith officiates at our monthly Eucharistic services.
Marcus and Angela are the Caretakers of the Friary. They are on site most of the time and will look after the smooth running of the day to day operations including maintenance and helping the various users. Please ask them for advice about practical matters.
Angie, the new Old Friary Administrator, looks after the office, bookings, payments and accounts. Please contact Angie if you need to formalise a booking, make a payment or otherwise deal officially with the Anglican MEC who run the Old Friary. Angie can be contacted by email (admin@oldfriarycentre.com) or phone (+61-7-3878-3348).


This took for-gorram-ever to get together. Photobucket was giving me a hard time.
Here, we cover Avengers Academy #21-27 as the kids adjust to the West Coast Campus, meet some old foes, older foes and make new friends.
And I complain about things Arena dropped the ball on, because we all know that's entertaining.
A bittersweet sendoff, and not because of what is to come. I'll post some highlight pages and mention what happened in others.
So this came out this week and as many might know featured the Runaways and the Avengers Academy kids meeting up. Lullz assuredly did ensue. So here's three pages of interest, though the first two are actually going further into Striker since his coming out a few issues ago.
F4 404 and FF 15 - The Bentley Files - Now guest-starring Power Pack!
While issue 25 of Avengers Academy only just came out here's a tidbits that I'm sure SD will appreciate as the Lion of Olympus that's coming up in issue 29.
Slight warning for a unclothed former God under the cut. Courtesy of the Avengers Academy thread over at comicbookresources.


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Your Gateway to Music and More from a Christian Perspective
Slow down as you approach the gate, and have your change ready....
Time Wasters
To the Foundation
Artist: Christafari
www.christafari.com/
Label: Lion of Zion
Time: 15 tracks/75:10 min
In the beginning of Christian Reggae, there was Christafari. Actually, the genre prefers the term Gospel Reggae.
Since that early appearance (on an album titled Reggae Worship, Vol. 1) the genre has grown and expanded immensely. The original Christafari has long since splintered & the group has gone through many iterations, all headed up by the band's founder, Mark Mohr (aka Tansoback). His wife (and Christafari bassist) Avion Blackman is also a longtime band member. The group has long maintained a ministry focus, both introducing Gospel Reggae artists to America and taking the Gospel into the Caribbean and beyond.
This disc is representative of the expansion (both in breadth & quality) of the Gospel Reggae genre. For a more expansive look at the genre, visit www.gospelreggae.com (also run by Mohr). The songs have a strong connection to the roots of island music, particularly Reggae. The gospel is up-front in the message, as always, with this band.
The third track, "Rooftop," is a musical highlight (bass thumping, drums driving) that shouts the message of Christafari from the, uh, rooftop:
Well don't you know that Christ come and tell you that the things that you have heard--the Word
Go tell it from the rooftop
The Bible come and tell you that the things that Him proclaim--don't be ashamed
Go tell it up from the roof!
The record has a strong sound and mix. Each voice & instrument is given plenty of distinctive room, whether up front or in support. Each guest artist brings a unique touch. Guests include Mr. Lynx, Ace Winn, 'Imisi, Sheldon Blackman, and Sherwin Gardner.
Christafari has again shown that they are not only the originators of Gospel Reggae, but they are still the leaders of the pack. This CD is universally strong, and deserves a listen from any Christians even slightly interested in the Reggae genre.
By Jonathan Nelson

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From our holiday home we have lovely sea views and are just a short drive from Portsmouth.
This seaside cottage is one of a terrace in a slightly elevated position overlooking the beach and enjoying amazing sea views across the Solent. A shingle path with steps lead down to the beach which is shingle at high tide and sand at low tide.
Renovated as an holiday cottage, it is cosy, modern and comfortable - a place to relax. This coastal retreat is just 70 miles from London - an hour and half drive or similar by train.


The Snow Cone Business or Shaved Ice Business can generate huge net income. Obviously you are interested in starting a Snow Cone Business. Otherwise, you would not be reading this article. So, we will not bore you with sentence after sentence of unnecessary chatter. We are going to keep it short and simple.
You can choose either a permanent location or a mobile unit. However, after more than 30 years in the business We have found permanent locations to be more profitable and easier to operate. By the way, many independent snow cone stands perform better than franchises.
Now, a word about profit. ASTRONOMICAL. That is all that we are going to say about profit right now. We will tell you what the profit margin is later.
The first thing you need to do is find out whether or not your city or state will permit you to establish a snow cone stand. Contact city hall, the state tax office and the health department. They will be more than happy to tell you what the legal requirements are for establishing a snow cone business. The fee that the health department and the tax office charge for snow cone stands is minimal in most states. It would be wise to start with a telephone call and simply ask for information.
Gather snow cone business intelligence by visiting various snow cone stands with pad and pen in hand and maybe a camera. Note things such as location, volume of business, size of building, menu, cup size and price, business hours, number of employees, arrangement of equipment etc. Compare these stands and try to determine which ones get more business and why they get more business. This information will be valuable as you plan and establish your own business. If you have a friend or relative who operates a successful snow cone business you should ask them for advice. Successful people can help you become successful. Your geographical area will determine the length of the snow cone season. Some snow cone stands are open all year long.
Without a doubt this is the most important step of all! Even if you complete all of the other steps perfectly the business venture will fail if you don't get this one right. The most successful snow cone stands get a combination of pedestrian traffic, bicycle traffic and automobile traffic. If you want your business to perform at the maximum of its potential, it must be located in an area that is conducive to these thee types of traffic. A location on the corner of two intersecting highways or busy streets with a nearby neighborhood is an excellent choice. This is the cream of the crop location, so to speak. Try to find a location with an existing building. Almost any shape or form of building can be used for a snow cone stand. However, the location must be easily accessible and It must have lots of parking space. Although you can do very well without it, a drive thru will increase the volume of business. And remember, it is better to have a building that is too big than to have a building that is too small.Don't be discouraged if you can't get the perfect location because there are other locations that can be very lucrative. Do your homework and take note of successful snow cone stands that are doing very well in their locations.
1. Cash Register (optional) – A money drawer or box may be used instead.
2. Ice Maker (optional) – Ice may be available locally.
4. Freezer (must have) – Preferably frost free for storing ice.
5. Ice Shaver (must have) – Choose one that produces soft fluffy ice.
This may be the last step but it is by no means the least. Superb flavors are just as important as soft fluffy ice and one won't work well without the other. You must have fine shaved ice and excellent flavors to produce snow cones that will sell. And another thing, the more flavors you have the more snow cones you will sell. Some customers will wan to try all the flavors. The easy route is to purchase ready to use syrup. However, you can purchase concentrate and make your own syrup. Having said that, we think Ralph's SnoBall Supply, Inc.http://www.snowballsupply.com is the best place to purchase products and supplies. You can get discounts on most items.
Snow Cone Stands attracts people almost like a magnet attracts metal. Just display your open sign and people will come. However. I recommend putting flyers on the windshields of cars and in the mail boxes of homes. We did that when We opened our first snow cone stand over 30 years ago. We have not spent another penny on advertising since then. Yet, the volume of the business has grown every single year. Warning! Be prepared to handle an onslaught of customers soon after you open.
What are the top 10 flavors?
Banana, Bubblegum, Cherry, Coconut, Grape, Green Apple, Ice Cream, Pina Colada, Tiger's Blood and Strawberry.
How do you make snow cone syrup using concentrate?
Mixing instructions for Ralph's SnoBall Supply concentrate.
1. Shake the concentrate well before using.
2. Use 1 oz. of concentrate to make 1 quart or 4 oz. to make 1 gallon.
3. Fill the container with simple syrup.
4. Cap the container and shake well.
How many snow cones will 1 pint, 1 quart and 1 gallon of snow cone syrup make?
The following answer is based on using 1 1/2 oz. of snow cone syrup per 6 oz cup of shaved ice. You can do the math to figure a different size cup or a different amount of snow cone syrup per cup.
Can I make money in the snow cone business?
Absolutely! The profit margin of snow cones is very high. An 8 oz. snow cone sells for about $1.50 and about $1.35 of that is profit.
What are you waiting for? Get busy and start your own Snow Cone Business!!!


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Maryland bridge that famously read 'Surrender Dorothy' altered to say 'Surrender Donald'
By Aris Folley - 08/24/18 03:53 PM EDT
© Claude Taylor
A bridge in Maryland has been altered to tell President Trump Donald TrumpMark Walker to stay in North Carolina Senate race Judge lays out schedule for Eastman to speed up records processing for Jan. 6 panel Michael Avenatti cross-examines Stormy Daniels in his own fraud trial MORE to "surrender."
Mad Dog PAC, a political action committee based in Washington, D.C., reportedly put up letters reading "Surrender Donald" on a historic bridge on Friday morning, Washingtonian reported.
The railroad bridge that runs across the Capital Beltway had been famously adorned with graffiti decades ago spelling out the words "Surrender Dorothy" because the view of the Mormon temple rising behind the railroad bridge looks like the city of Oz from the famous film "The Wizard of Oz."
Claude Taylor, who is claiming responsibility for the "Surrender Donald" graffiti applied by his PAC, told the Washingtonian the lettering is easily removable and shouldn't cause property damage.
Taylor said the lettering was installed by a group of volunteers for his PAC between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Friday morning.
Taylor, who formerly worked on campaigns for President Clinton, said he was able to cover the costs for the stunt with the help of sales from his PAC's Trump "traitor" balloons, which depict the president as an orange, inflatable baby.
Ann Price, who was reportedly involved with the original installation of the "Surrender Dorothy" lettering, told the Washingtonian she also approved of the idea.
"I had not seen 'Surrender Donald' but that is hilarious," Price said. "Very clever."
The stunt came several days after Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, entered a guilty plea in which he said he broke campaign finance laws "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office," indirectly referencing Trump without explicitly stating his name.
The development surrounding Trump's former lawyer and fixer, who once said he would "take a bullet" for the president, came minutes before former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortUS sanctions four Ukrainians for aiding Russian influence operations Manafort book set for August publication Accused spy's lawyers say plans to leave country were over Trump, not arrest MORE was found guilty on eight charges of bank and tax fraud by a jury in Virginia.
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General Aviation's civil war made it to the senate this week as the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport (RRAT) once again fired-up their oversight of CASA. This time the target subject was self-administration and the medical certification system. The hearing was prompted by representations to the RRAT by members of the Australian General Aviation Alliance (AGAA), who were also in the hot seats presenting evidence alongside RAAus, the GFA and the warbirders. CASA, too, had their say. But if you read back through the Hansard, you'll find that much of the time in session was spent with the senators trying to clarify the situation as it stood now. Confusion seemed to be the byword for the day, with the senators struggling to understand the various levels of medical standards, pilot qualifications and even the way controlled airspace works. The confusion is infectious; anyone who watches the tape is likely to become befuddled even if they thought they knew what was going on at the beginning. One of the points of confusion that has arisen is exactly what AGAA wants. Later elaboration reveals that they want a self-assessed medical for any pilot who flies an aeroplane with an MTOW up to 600 kg, with only one other person on board and outside CTA, whether or not that aeroplane is registered with CASA or RAAus. In other words, they are not fighting for all PPLs to go self-assessed ... in this hearing anyway. However, AGAA key member, the SAAA, says in their submission that they want self-assessed medicals for PPLs for all aircraft up to 5700 kg MTOW.
For me, the other confusing point is the aim of all this. AGAA, as articulated in the hearing by Ben Morgan, believes simply that GA pilots have the right to self-assessed medicals and shouldn't have to pay money to RAAus to get it. Fair enough, but what is the end game here? Currently, there are around 485 powered aircraft on the VH register that have an MTOW up to 600 kg. The owners of these aircraft are the ones that would gain most immediately from a self-assessed medical because they could remain on the CASA register, but could delete their DAME's contact details. Subsequently, there could be a flow from RAAus back to VH-registered if owners saw the value in saving RAAus membership fees, but going back to more stringent maintenance programs. Is that what the industry is after? If not that, then what? The one constant in all the rhetoric is principle: why should RAAus pilots have freedoms that GA pilots don't have? That's solid reasoning, and will score pretty high on any pub test, but the reality is that CASA will struggle to make it happen. RAAus enables pilots who are struggling to keep their medicals to stay in the air; it is a lesser privilege regime (RPC) that requires a lesser medical standard. CASA is being asked to effectively dismantle that concept and allow a lesser medical standard to apply to a higher privilege regime (RPL/PPL), which is a step outside their comfort zone.
And unfortunately CASA made themselves no friends by launching at AGAA's evidence from the outset, waving a sheet of paper that they said proves that there was industry agreement for the new regulations that they boldly offered to table. The offer was taken up, but on closer examination was found not only to show no proof of agreement, but also to contain a statement that there was no total agreement! That immediately empowered the senators to start flinging accusations of misleading evidence, and if there is one thing that will angry-up the blood of a senator it is believing someone is trying to mislead them. It was an embarrassment for CASA and CEO Shane Carmody. How did this happen? Was Carmody handed the wrong piece of paper? We are going to find out soon as the RRAT has asked for all and every detail about who did and didn't agree with the new regulations ... and they want it soon. Some people in the industry are sniggering in the background because they believe no such evidence exists, which will serve to mire CASA even further if they are right.
Now for something exciting: the Vulcanair V1.0. This aeroplane is getting rave reviews all around the world at the moment as a potential replacement for the ageing Cessna and Piper four-seaters. Although both these aircraft are still in production, the asking price has many potential owners looking askance and preferring to keep well-worn airframes in the air for economic reasons. This machine is priced at over $US100,000 less, which throws down a very serious challenge to Wichita and Vero Beach. The first V1.0 is due in Australia very soon, and you can guarantee Australian Flying will be all over it like a rash. Is it as good as many pundit say? We'll get our chance to find out soon.
Congratulations to Matt Hall for finishing runner-up in this year's Red Bull Air Race World Championship. It's his third second-place finish and threatens to lumber him with the old "bridesmaid" tag. There is no doubt he and his team are made of championship stuff, and except for 2017 when they were breaking in a new aeroplane, Matt Hall Racing has been one of the most consistent performers year-after-year. Matt will be a very hungry man at the moment; he's driven to fly, driven to race and driven to win. Next year, you can almost bet that MHR will be up there again, with the carrot of a world title once again dangling in the face of the team. Roll on 2019.


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Leslie, Liquid Crystals: The Science and Art of a Fluid Form
While it is responsible for today's abundance of flat screens—on televisions, computers, and mobile devices—most of us have only heard of it in the ubiquitous acronym, LCD, with little thought as to exactly what it is: liquid crystal. In this book, Esther Leslie enlightens us, offering an accessible and fascinating look at—not a substance, not a technology—but a wholly different phase of matter.
As she explains, liquid crystal is a curious material phase that organizes a substance's molecules in a crystalline form yet allows them to move fluidly like water. Observed since the nineteenth century, this phase has been a deep curiosity to science and, in more recent times, the key to a new era of media technology. In between that time, as Leslie shows, it has figured in cultural forms from Romantic landscape painting to snow globes, from mountaineering to eco-disasters, and from touchscreen devices to DNA. Expertly written but accessible, Liquid Crystals recounts the unheralded but hugely significant emergence of this unique form of matter.
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Q: Determine if TCP socket is in kernel-space I have no problem finding out if a socket belongs to user space - I simply scan /proc/ to see which PID owns the [socket]. But with TCP sockets open in the kernel space there is no entry in /proc/ (since kernel has no PID).
I assume that it is not safe to suppose that just because socket wasn't found in /proc, it was initiated by the kernel.
I though about /proc/net/tcp's undocumented 7 columns at the end. Maybe one of them can give hints as too socket's origin? I couldn't decipher kernel's source code to figure out what those 7 fields represent.
Could someone lend me some assistance, please.

A: Try netstat with additional args:
sudo netstat -wtpeav

The sudo is there to make sure you run it as root, otherwise it won't show you everything.
The options are:
-w, --raw
    Show raw sockets.

-t, --tcp
    Show TCP protocol sockets.

-p, --program
    Show the PID and name of the program to which each socket
    belongs.

-e, --extend
    Display additional information. Use this option twice for
    maximum detail.

-a, --all
    Show both listening and non-listening sockets. With the
    --interfaces option, show interfaces that are not up

--verbose , -v
   Tell the user what is going on by being verbose. Especially
   print some useful informa‐ tion about unconfigured address
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Also, the columns at the end of /proc/net/tcp are documented in the kernel source tree in Documentation/networking/proc_net_tcp.txt. The end fields are:
1000        0 54165785 4 cd1e6040 25 4 27 3 -1
 |          |    |     |    |     |  | |  | |--> slow start size threshold,
 |          |    |     |    |     |  | |  |      or -1 if the threshold
 |          |    |     |    |     |  | |  |      is >= 0xFFFF
 |          |    |     |    |     |  | |  |----> sending congestion window
 |          |    |     |    |     |  | |-------> (ack.quick<<1)|ack.pingpong
 |          |    |     |    |     |  |---------> Predicted tick of soft clock
 |          |    |     |    |     |              (delayed ACK control data)
 |          |    |     |    |     |------------> retransmit timeout
 |          |    |     |    |------------------> location of socket in memory
 |          |    |     |-----------------------> socket reference count
 |          |    |-----------------------------> inode
 |          |----------------------------------> unanswered 0-window probes
 |---------------------------------------------> uid

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Valley Water Board of Directors votes to place updated Safe, Clean Water and Flood Protection Program renewal measure on November ballot
The Valley Water Board of Directors voted unanimously on July 21, 2020, to place a renewal measure of the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Safe, Clean Water Program) in front of voters this Nov. 3 for their approval.
In November 2012, 74% of voters approved the Safe, Clean Water Program as a countywide special parcel tax to provide local funding for local projects that deliver safe, clean water, natural flood protection, and environmental stewardship to all the communities we serve in Santa Clara County.
While evaluating ways to improve the 2012 program, Valley Water gathered feedback from more than 21,000 community members through an extensive public engagement process. The six priorities identified by the community and outlined in the community-preferred program report include:
Ensure a Safe, Reliable Water Supply
Reduce Toxins, Hazards and Contaminants in our Waterways
Protect Our Water Supply from Earthquakes and Natural Disasters
Restore Wildlife Habitat and Provide Open Space
Provide Flood Protection to Homes, Businesses, Schools, and Highways
Support Public Health and Public Safety for Our Community
If approved by voters, the renewed program would continue to fund upgrades to pipelines, dams, and critical water infrastructure to improve water supplies and prepare for the risk of flooding, droughts, earthquakes, natural disasters, and climate change.
The updated program will also continue to reduce toxins, hazards, and contaminants in our rivers, lakes, and streams through pollution prevention and creek cleanup efforts. It will reduce the threat of flooding by building flood protection projects, managing vegetation and sediment in channels, and remove vegetation near creeks to reduce wildfire risks. The program would continue environmental stewardship work to restore wildlife habitat, improve fish habitat and passage, and partner to conserve open space for habitat.
Additionally, ongoing funding will help disadvantaged communities through flood protection, pollution prevention, community beautification, and access to safe, clean water to better ensure equity and environmental justice for our most vulnerable neighborhoods.
With this renewed program, some of the improvements and updates made to ensure water supply reliability, provide for environmental stewardship, flood protection and support public health and safety include:
Provides critical funding to seismically retrofit Anderson Dam to safely withstand a large earthquake and ensure a reliable water supply.
Continues the Pipelines Rehabilitation project that will allow Valley Water to isolate sections of pipelines for scheduled maintenance and repairs following an event such as a major earthquake.
Maintains the ongoing coordination with local cities and agencies to clean up large creekside encampments that contaminate waterways and damage Valley Water facilities. This cooperative effort includes supporting local agencies, social services, and nonprofit advocacy groups that will help provide housing alternatives to the homeless population.
Restores and maintains healthy fish populations by providing $44 million for environmental stewardship projects, including identifying and helping to remove priority barriers to fish passage and improve habitat.
Provides funding to protect and enhance habitat, including restoration of tidal marsh for endangered wildlife.
Provides $263 million in natural flood protection to homes, schools, businesses, streets and highways.
Provides support for ongoing vegetation control and sediment removal to reduce flood risk by maintaining the capacity of flood protection projects, as well as ensuring adequate maintenance access and reduced fire risk on creekside lands.
Supports ongoing development and maintenance of a robust flood forecasting system; an automated flood warning system; and more current and accurate mapping of areas at risk of flooding.
Expands grants and partnership funding on an annual basis for agencies, organizations and individuals for activities such as water conservation rebates, pollution prevention, creek cleanups and education, wildlife habitat restoration and wildlife corridors and crossings, flood-inducing blockage removal, and access to trails and open space.
The updated Safe Clean Water Program will allow Valley Water to continue to construct voter-approved projects and implement programs that keep our water safe and flowing reliably, enabling us to continue to provide various means of flood protection to residents and businesses, and to care for the environment in a responsible way.
You can find out more about the proposed program renewal, including downloading a copy of the final draft of the community-preferred program report for Safe, Clean Water renewal at safecleanwater.org.


Be Safe, Be Prepared - The NRG™ Emergency Light and Power Bank provides you with a convenient source of light as well as a power source for when your phone or tablet starts running out of juice. Telescoping design keeps the unit compact while in flashlight mode, simply expand it to reveal the lantern function. Extend the bottom and you'll find a USB input and micro USB output. In an emergency you can activate the flashing red strobe and the magnetic base lets you attach it to your car or other metal object.
Great to have in the car!
This light has it all.
There are LEDs on the base by the light switch showing the level of charge.
It will charge another device while it is charging.
You can daisy chain from a single computer, car or house power USB outlet.
The light operates while doing any of the above functions.
The base slides out to expose micro USB and regular USB ports when used.
Otherwise they are protected from dust. Micro USB in regular USB out.
The price is on a par with battery packs of similar capacity with no light.
Steady white and flashing red lights operate in spot or lantern position.
With both a hanging hook and a magnet base it is highly adaptable.
horizontal position. It does not slide or roll.
It is a good thing I got two because it is as useful in the car and the house.
For an emergency kit, a boat or a camping trip it is my choice.


South West Water has completed a £5 million investment in wastewater treatment in East Devon.
Ottery St Mary wastewater treatment works has been decommissioned and a new works has been constructed next to the existing works at Fluxton.
The old site at Ottery remains as an operational site but is now only used for flow control and storm storage, the company said.
Wastewater from all of Ottery St Mary is now treated at the new Fluxton and Ottery St Mary wastewater treatment works, which serves a population of around 7,200.
Gardner added: "The original works at Fluxton, which treated waste from Tipton St John, Fluxton, West Hill and about a third of Ottery itself, was left running while we built a completely brand new works right next door.
"To combat the risk of flooding from the River Otter, the works is built at elevation rather than at ground height, which was another design challenge.
The project took three years to devise, develop and deliver. The new works was designed and built by South West Water's H5O delivery alliance in partnership with the company's wastewater team.


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VILD; Vansire; and Fauna and Flora: Three Rochester acts to watch
by Simone Cazares · October 5, 2018
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VILD is one of a growing number of young musicians coming out of Rochester. (Photo by Ryan Hershey)
With a growing arts and culture scene, Rochester is making more of a name for itself than just medicine. Nowadays there are more and more up-and-coming artists emerging out of Rochester and growing an audience that extends past city boundaries.
Many of those musicians making names for themselves are young people. Here's a look at just some of the next generation of musicians and bands coming out of Rochester, and what they think of the music scene there.
Fauna and Flora is made up of singer Elle Pollock, drummer Mitchell Nelson, and pianist Kris Tremain, who first met as elementary school students in Rochester. Once in high school, Nelson and Remain started working together on some music, and after asking Pollock to join them as a singer, Fauna and Flora was born. Now as college students, they've seen their music grow over the years.
"As a band, we've grown a lot in our sound. It's been fun, reflecting on the type of music we liked three years ago versus the type of music we like now and the type of music we like to play now," Pollock said. "It's really rewarding because I think we're better musicians today and we've just gotten more comfortable with each other and playing with each other and knowing what we like and what we don't like, so it's really satisfying to see how we've grown with what we're working on now and what we've released in the past."
Being in school, most of the work Fauna and Flora does together happens over the summer, but they still send ideas back and forth during the rest of the year to keep things going.
"I feel like we really grind in the summer because it's really our only chance to get some writing together or rehearsing together, but I feel like a lot of writing we do is during the school year, just because we have so much time outside of school," Tremain said. "I guess it's kind of hard when you've got an idea and you can't share it with people in the same room, and it's a lot different than texting each other like, 'Yo I have something I feel really good about,' and then like actually meeting with each other and getting immediate feedback. So I would say that's kind of a challenge, but we aren't really pressured or anything, so it's not too bad."
In Rochester, Fauna and Flora play mostly smaller shows in coffee shops and backyard parties, but they do see that the scene is growing and appreciate the close community of musicians who live there.
"I guess before, it was sort of a limited amount of venues that we could play at, so we'd always sort of see each other at these shows, Remain said. "Being a musician, you kind of know a lot of the other musicians so it's sort of a pretty tight knit community I would say."
As far as growing as a band goes, Fauna and Flora are taking a relaxed approach to its music. all of the members of the band are focused on finishing up school and see their music as just something that makes them happy.
"We're just kind of releasing these singles for us and it's just something that we enjoy," Drummer Nelson said. "Record a song, put it out there and get people's thoughts on it. No pressure, it's just what we enjoy."
Vansire
Josh Augustin and Sam Winemiller make up the electronic pop-duo Vansire. The two met in their high school's drum line and, after playing in school-run ensembles together for a while they decided to form their own group. They started out by recording music on a broken iPad and are still going strong four years later. Like Fauna and Flora, both Augustin and Winemiller are also college students who are focused on school, but it's still important to them to make time for their music.
"I think we've just been making music together for so long that it's not a huge deal," Augustin said. "When we're together we bump ideas off each other and we definitely enjoy doing it. When we're apart it's a little more difficult but it's so easy just to send WAV files back and forth in a way that's still productive. It's not as ideal, but it works out perfectly fine so that hasn't really hindered us in any way."
While Augustin and Winemiller are both from Rochester, they don't see the city as having a music scene and don't see much opportunity for themselves to work as musicians in the city.
"I really like being in Rochester," said Augustin, "but my biggest takeaway was that you can't do this as a real thing — you can't pursue music as a career here. People just have to go more of a STEM route. Creative pursuits are kind of a waste of time there, and that's perpetuated on a lot of different levels — whether it's in our public school system, or in the the job landscape. Sam and I were very lucky to have incredible teachers in our schools and the people we took lessons from were amazing, but beyond that we never really thought that music was something we could do."
Although they just finished their first tour this summer, for Vansire their focus is more on recording their work than on performing it live, and they hold themselves to a high standard when it comes to the music they release — something that has changed for the band over the years.
"I never thought we'd be making music for an audience so to speak. It's kind of weird being at the point now where we know that if we put out music, it will be heard by a decently substantial audience and I think that has changed the way and speed in which we craft songs," Augustin said. "Back in the day when it was just for fun and no one was listening, it was just make a song, and it would sound kind of crappy but it would be, whatever. Now, there's a lot more time put into them. We kind of hold ourselves to a standard of like, 'Would you want to play this in a car?' or 'Would you put this down at a party?' Just objectively, 'Is this something you want to hear?'"
In the near future, Vansire is going to keep making music as long as it's still fun for them and manageable while they're in school.
"It's kind of cool now with Spotify and stuff online, we've been able to develop followings in other places. Like we were playing some big shows in California and that was cool because it was the first time we had ever met people who were fans of us who didn't know us personally," Augustin said. "So I think where I see us going from now on was that we'll just keep on recording as we feel like it, and maybe another tour happens. We'll see where the option stands, but as long as it's enjoyable, we'll just keep at it. And that's kind of where it stands right now."
VILD
VILD, personally known as Emily Nelson, is a musician working in Rochester year round. After moving back to the area after college, she grew to love the Rochester music scene and enjoys working as an artist in the city where she gets to record, perform, and teach music.
"When I moved away after high school I thought this city was kind of dry, and moving back I've been given this opportunity to teach music full time, and play shows here and there. Some are paid, some not, but to have these opportunities to play here has been really incredible," Nelson said. "Playing in Rochester in all these little pop-up shows and little acoustic sets that are happening is really fun and a cool scene to be part of. I get to record at Carpet Booth Studios, play live, teach, write, and do all of these things in this city that I thought there was no opportunity for. Now I'm realizing that there is opportunity here for that, and I don't have to run away to L.A. to have those opportunities."
For VILD, her inspiration to become a musician came from her mom, and she hopes to pass on her love of music to the next generation.
"Before I was even born, she was listening to the Cranberries and she'd put me to sleep to Enya every night of my life when I was born. My friend once said that, I don't really know how to describe my music, but she told me that I sound like a contemporary Enya," Nelson said. "I think it's so funny how deep-rooted inspiration to my work, from so young, can bleed into who we are now. I kind of feel like, me teaching at Pure Rock Studios, maybe some kid is going to be in a lesson with me and we're going to sing something or play something or learn something that's going to inspire them to do this one day."
In addition to music, Nelson also works as a photographer and at a coffee shop on the side, but she is dedicated to working in music in Rochester.
"Before I would have said, 'Oh it's not possible, I can't do music as a career,' but now all these pieces are coming together almost organically and opportunities are unfolding," She said. "If I have the opportunity, whether it be teaching music [or] performing live, I would, because it's my way to share and inspire in this world, and I think creativity is so important."
Simone Cazares is a student at Saint Paul College. Originally from Miami, Fla., she survives Minnesota's cruel winters by immersing herself in the Twin Cities music scene.
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Some "bunny" is enjoying spring and wants to wish you a "Hoppy Easter" . We know many parts of the world are still knee deep in snow but spring has arrived in Santa Barbara. And Miss Gwendolyn thinks it is great -- especially all the baby animals.
This is SMA. And this is what love between two best friends looks like. Hayden and Gwendolyn were inseparable last weekend and had a blast hanging with SMA buddies: Miss Getty, Mr. Aaron, and Mr. Kaige! Click to read and see tons of pictures.


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Koffi Olomide banned from performing in SA
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Koffi Olomide has a history of run-ins with the law
Congolese musician Koffi Olomide has been banned from performing in South Africa following an outcry from women's rights groups.
The Selfie hitmaker was slated to perform on June 30 at Shimmy Beach Club.
On Tuesday the club released a statement through Twitter in response to the group known as the Stop Koffi Olomide Collective which launched a petition against his performance.
According to the club, the decision to no longer host Koffi was made last week.
This was followed by Gallagher Convention Centre's announcement on Wednesday morning, that it too had cancelled Olomide's show, which was due to take place on June 28.
Early this year, the troubled musician was given a two-year suspended sentence by a French court after being convicted of the statutory rape of one of his former dancers, who was 15-years-old at the time.
Additionally, during the court proceedings, four of Koffi's former dancers alleged that they were repeatedly sexually assaulted by the artiste between 2002 and 2006 and held against their will while in Paris.
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However, the court dismissed the kidnapping and assault charges.
The Congolese crooner has a long history of run-ins with the law. In 2012, he was given a 3-month suspended sentence after assaulting his producer.
In July 2016 he was arrested and deported by Kenyan authorities after he allegedly assaulted one of his dancers at the JKIA.
Then last year he was arrested in Zambia after he allegedly assaulted a photographer.
R. Kelly 'arrested on federal sex trafficking charges'
What happens to AFRIMA money? - Industry players demand answers
'Strika' reports handlers who 'duped' him to police
I get genuine peace of mind in Ghana – Burna Boy
Miss Ghana still best for young ladies — Winners
I miss doing erotic films – Socrate Sarfo
Nigerians react to MURIC call on Buhari to stop BBNaija
Davido and Chris Brown to collaborate on new song
Female artistes' growth stunted — Stephanie Benson
Are sugary drinks causing cancer?
My besties can only call my hubby on his b'day—Funke
My culture doesn't feed me – Stephanie Benson
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How cute for any Fall party or after school snack! Crackers, cream cheese, raisins, and almonds; all stacked together to create these adorable owl crackers.
Add edible eyeballs to just about anything to create fun snacks for Halloween! You can purchase them from craft and hobby stores and some supermarkets. You can also make your own with royal icing and black food coloring.
What a unique way to display fruit kabobs for a party! This could be the party table centerpiece. Just stick your skewers right into the top of a pumpkin.


An exploration of the phenomenon of bullying within American schools with a focus on the evolution of traditional bullying into cyberbullying.
This paper discusses the status of traditional bullying and cyberbullying within contemporary American schools. It is divided into eight sections. The first two sections define traditional bullying and cyberbullying. Then, the paper describes the perpetrators and victims of bullying. The paper then turns to the coping mechanisms used by bullied victims. The final section identifies warning signs and discusses possible education solutions to the current bullying phenomenon. This paper concludes with the recommendation that more school and community resources be devoted to curtailing bullying. Parents, teachers and school administrators must reject the idea of bullying as a normal childhood trial and recognize bullying as a humiliating, unnecessary and potentially destructive national phenomenon.
"Bullying is a common phenomenon within American schools. As Joel Jaber and Jenna Glatzer explain in the first page of their book Bullyproof your child for life, "Just about everyone has a bullying story" (1). In 1998, a national survey of middle and high school students estimated that roughly thirty percent of the nation's students were involved in acts of bullying as either victims, perpetrators or both (Spriggs et al. 284). More recent statistics suggest that this rate of bullying has remained constant over the past twenty years. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that "nearly 30% of American adolescents reported at least moderate bullying experiences as the bully, the victim, or both" (Hamburger et al. 1). That percentage amounts to over five million students. This estimate rises if the measurement includes less than moderate levels of bullying behavior."
Coloroso, Barbara, The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to HighSchool--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle. New York: Harper-Collins Publishing, 2004.
de Moura, Danilo, Cruz, Ana, Quevedo, Luciana, "Prevalence and characteristics of school age bullying victims," Jornal de Pediatria Vol 87 (2011): 19-23.
Flynt, S. & Morton, R. "Alabama elementary principal's perceptions of bullying," Education Vol. 129, No. 2 (2008): 187-191.
Haber, Joel, Bullyproof Your Child For Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying for Good. London: Penguin Books, 2007.
Hamburger, M., Basile, K., Vivolo, A. (2011). Measuring bullying victimization, perpetration, and bystander experiences: A compendium of assessment tools. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. < http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/BullyCompendiumBk	-a.pdf.
A discussion of the prohibiting factors involved in a middle school approach in a traditional private catholic boys school.
This paper examines the compatibility of traditional healing and bio-medicine.
This paper discusses the history of the American Indian boarding schools and their influence in developing "pan-Indianism", which connected individuals from different tribes.


We care about students and we want to see them succeed.
Tuition is the main source of revenue on most small college campuses and all exits hurt financially.
It's less expensive to retain a student than it is to recruit a new one (a 2018 Noel Levitz report indicates private schools pay an average of $2,457 to recruit each new student).
Retention rates and graduation rates directly affect prestige as an academic institution.
Data supports the fact that FPU graduates and retains students at a higher rate than any other school in the Central Valley. We also retain students at a higher rate than what our incoming student's academic profile would predict. Why do we do so well? What are we doing so different than Fresno State, UC Merced and regional community colleges? While I can't articulate every program and best practice initiative we do that our competitors may not do, I've discovered one common trait that makes students want to stay and be a part of this community of learners: our personal approach to every single student.
I John 3:16-18 states: "16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." I've taken some significant time to observe how faculty and staff interact with students. It's truly amazing. The care, concern and individualized attention faculty give to students, whether that be in advising sessions, office hours or simply passing on the lawn, is remarkable. Watching coaches have lunch with their players and walk with them around campus shows that our athletics staff truly understand what it means to build leaders and people of character and integrity through the medium of sport. Witnessing professional staff all around campus take time to listen to and respond to the unique needs of each student illustrates their overwhelming desire to see students experience success in all aspects of campus life. As much as I witness this on the home campus, I'm assured that relationships throughout the regional campuses reflect these types of connections as well.
This year as we begin to rethink some of our retention and persistence efforts and develop new strategies to help students stay here at FPU and graduate on time, we must never forget that students choose this place and stay here because they feel significantly connected and valued. We are a team of professionals that deeply cares about the growth and development of every student that enters this community. Students see that. They feel that. It's genuine and exists because we know we're called to love people well and give of ourselves for the benefit of others. No matter what we do going forward, intentional and authentic student connections will always be our Number 1 retention strategy. Not surprisingly, students AND the institution both share the benefits (or the "win") of a university dedicated to student persistence and success.


Staff of the state Campaign Spending Commission has filed a complaint against Maui County Council Member Alika Atay, his campaign, Friends of Alika Atay, and its treasurer.
Commission staff members propose a $2,700 fine and a finding from the commission that there is probable cause to believe Hawaii campaign finance law has been violated. If the fine is assessed, it would have to be paid by Atay's personal funds within 20 days if his campaign organization doesn't have sufficient funds.
The Maui News contacted Atay's office for comment Friday afternoon, but his office could not immediately respond.
The commission is scheduled to hear the complaint during its next meeting Wednesday where it can: summarily dismiss the complaint; investigate further; make a preliminary determination of the existence of probable cause to believe a violation of law has been committed; or refer the complaint for prosecution.
Atay was elected to the council's Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu residency seat in November 2016. He narrowly defeated former Council Member Dain Kane. Now, Atay chairs the council's Water Resources Committee.
Atay, who has drawn political support from the progressive 'Ohana Coalition, faces former Council Member Alice Lee in the Nov. 6 general election. Lee served as a council member from 1989 to 1998 when she made an unsuccessful bid for mayor.
More recently, county Office of Economic Development Director Teena Rasmussen told council Budget and Finance Committee members in September that $46,000 of a $100,000 grant awarded to Bardellini for the Ka'ahumanu birthday event was being withheld because of reports of unpaid vendors from funds already dispersed.


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Adventure Playhouse is the umbrella title of an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from April to May of 1950.

The one-hour-long program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired pre-1948 films on Wednesday nights from 8-9 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates. The series was not renewed after the initial short run.

The May 29, 1950, episode was "Battle Scene".

See also
List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

Bibliography
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

External links
DuMont historical website

1950 American television series debuts
1950 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
DuMont Television Network original programming

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Zen and the art of BIM
Welcome to the third #Build2Perform podcast, where this month we're discussing Building Information Modelling (BIM) - its past, present and future. With me in the studio is BIM consultant Carl Collins, and we also hear from Jason Whittall, Director of One Creative Environments, at the recent CIBSE West Midlands 'BIM in action' seminar
You can listen to the podcast below, but you can also find it in the iTunes library and on other podcast apps by searching #Build2Perform if you'd like to listen on the move via smartphone or tablet. We'll also be discussing the podcast on Twitter under the #Build2Perform, and you'll find useful links about what you hear under the podcast below.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been around in various forms for many years, but there is often confusion about what exactly 'BIM' is, how engineers can use it on projects and who exactly is responsible for it. In his blog The Digital Engineer, BIM consultant Carl Collins argues that BIM is actually a way of working rather than a specific software or process. It means using the available data to its fullest by ensuring it is recorded and stored correctly, and available to stakeholders throughout the supply chain.
The CIBSE BIM Group is actively linked in with the work of the UK Government's BIM Task Group and is liaising with many of the 'BIM4' groups. The chair of the CIBSE FM Group, Geoff Prudence, is leading the UK's BIM4FM group whose purpose is to champion facilities management's involvement with BIM projects. Another area of Group's work is the development of the BIMTalk.co.uk website that aims to provide a regularly reviewed and updated source of information and links on BIM
The CIBSE West Midlands Technical Seminar on 'BIM in action' took place on 23 March 2016, and can be seen in full online.
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Palatina hooligans burned the Kalmit cottage! – Kalmit-Klapprad-Cup – Isch bin de Klapp-Män!
Hi you great makers of this exceptional event!
this was on of the most outstanding events I've ever participated and we will surely come back next year!
Tanks to all the hooligan leaders (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooligan#Etymologie_des_Begriffes) for organizing the great riots. You're the Best. All autonomists from left right and top whant you for president to to descend into anarchy.
Greetings to all aother prestigious and first part taker klapp chaotics and of course to the doll dollys.
See you next year. I'll promise to stay then until the last bike klapps together.


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SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO YOU by Nobel Prize laureate Roald Hoffmann – presented for week of Holocaust rememberance
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Performances: Sunday April 15 at 6:00pm at Ithaca College (Clark Lounge, Campus Center) and Tuesday April 17 at 7:00pm at The Cherry Artspace (102 Cherry St., Ithaca)
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Something That Belongs To You:
Nobel Laureate's Autobiographical Play Presented for Week of Holocaust Remembrance
The Cherry Arts is partnering with Ithaca College Jewish Studies and Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts to present a staged reading of Something That Belongs To You by Roald Hoffmann, directed by Beth F. Milles. The piece will be performed twice: on Sunday, April 15 at 6:00pm at Ithaca College (Clark Lounge, Campus Center), and on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00pm at the Cherry Artspace (102 Cherry Street) on Ithaca's West End. The readings are free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the performance. A post-show talkback with the playwright will be held on both evenings.
Hoffmann is Cornell University's Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus, and he received the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also a published poet and playwright. Something That Belongs To You is an autobiographical play based on his experiences as a Holocaust survivor in a part of Poland that is now Ukraine.
The play tells the story of Frieda Pressner, an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor, and her son Emile. The action is set in 1992 Philadelphia, with flashbacks to the attic in a Ukrainian village where Frieda hid from the Nazis with the then five-year-old Emile. Like many survivors, Frieda has refused to talk about the traumatic events she lived through. The adult Emile avoids emotional involvement and claims to have very few memories of those times. But the persistent questioning of Frieda's granddaughter, and a surprise visit from a member of the Ukrainian family who hid them, upset the fragile peace of this American family.
"Something That Belongs To You is a multi-generational document of survival that commingles memory and the act of remembering with the complex entanglements of guilt and the path to forgiveness," said Milles, associate professor of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. "I'm honored to work with Roald. His work is personal and poetic, with a raw sense of the real, and in this time of commemoration his story becomes our own."
Hoffmann says, "Is there something to learn from a personal story of survival more than 70 years old? Yes, for every day, today, the news brings us terrible images of human cruelty to others, of refugees, of families and children desperately striving for survival. Yet, in the midst of that suffering there is humanity, one person reaching out to another, despite risk to oneself and family. The gods… stand by; it is human beings who make choices for good and for evil. The play you are about to see is my story, but it is also for all of us."
The cast is comprised of professional actors and Ithaca College Theatre Arts students, featuring Judith Andrew, Susannah Berryman*, Emma Green, Jeffrey Guyton*, Effie Johnson*, Ian Smith, and Hannah Thien (*member, Actors' Equity Association).
The readings are scheduled for the conclusion of this year's Days of Remembrance, the week established by Congress as the nation's annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Attendance is free, but donations will be collected at the door for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Active in 70 countries and on 6 continents, the JDC has worked for over 100 years to alleviate hunger and hardship and rescue Jews in danger, as well as providing high-impact disaster relief and long-term development assistance worldwide.
Something That Belongs To You received its world premiere in German in 2014 at the Fränkischer Theatersommer followed by three additional productions in Germany. The play has also been translated into Japanese; productions have taken place in Japan, including a 2017 tour culminating at the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
The Cherry Arts, Ithaca's innovative performing arts organization, is a not-for-profit theatre company that works with an ensemble of Ithaca-based professional artists to produce work that is radically local, radically international, and formally inventive. The company's home on Ithaca's West End is the Cherry Artspace, a new multidisciplinary performance venue located at 102 Cherry Street on the Cayuga Inlet waterfront. For more information, visit TheCherry.org
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Live from Italy – former Valley resident reports in
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Ponte Sisto footbridge over the Tiber, looking back at via dei Pettinari. Photo: Tina Rocchio
Last week at this time I was blissfully in London. It was March 6. I was already nine days into a visit to my daughter that was meant to be six days. I'd anticipated my departure by two days because it was already looking as though flights out of Italy – Milan at that point – were suspicious. One had been blocked in Mauritania. A hotel was locked down in the Canary Islands due to an infected doctor from Milan. My project at the UN was coming to a close and I had a month of little trips around Europe planned, starting with a visit to Giulia in London. There was no way I was going to let myself be grounded. So I paid the change fee to Vueling, our favorite little budget airline, and left two days earlier than planned.
It was odd being in London where everything was normal. No one wore masks; museums, pubs, cinemas, theaters, buses, stadiums, everything was packed! I commented frequently on the differences but relished in them, as well. We carried hand sanitizer with us everywhere; we and all the other Italians who had done what I did, looked around us, seemingly nonplussed but being ultra-careful nonetheless.
Saturday, February 29, saw us in the middle of Piccadilly Circus where we elbowed our way through crowds. We thought we'd take in a film only to find each one we were interested in was sold out. We bumped around the square a bit and my daughter was visibly (and audibly) annoyed. "We hate crowds and there's coronavirus going around and we're in the worst possible place on a Saturday night. How did this happen?" I spotted Tom Stoppard's new play, "Leopoldstadt," across the way at the Wyndham. People were just beginning to line up. It was sold out. We bought standing room at £15.00. We stood in the back of a sold-out theater for two and a half hours. Now that I think about it, we were likely in the safest spot of a decidedly unsafe place to be at the time.
Back home in Rome, I'd been receiving texts from theater producers and actor friends that everything was being shut down. A friend who spent the better part of 15 years building up a philanthropic theater and arts festival which finally had a solid following stands by as her host venue faces closure and her hard-earned momentum dissipates by the hour. Pre-February 26, I'd been to one crisis management meeting at the school where I sit on the board discussing potential online learning plans. At the time it seemed like science fiction, but best be prepared. Less than a week later, all students were remanded to their homes, all instructors teaching online.
An empty Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, guarded by soldiers. Photo: Tina Rocchio
NOT TO COME BACK
As I went about my business in London unfettered – dinner with friends, pub nights, game nights – each night I read messages from Rome telling a more and more dire story. I'd moved my departure already by four days so that I could see a friend visiting from Cairo, but anxieties rose. Now friends were advising me not to come back.
"Rome is deserted." "There's nothing open." "No one's going out." I was watching the incredibly sound and well-delivered press conferences Prime Minister Conte was giving each night. Doctor friends were keeping us abreast of their daily and nightly slog.
The usually very crowded via del Moro in Trastevere-click image for video.
On Sunday night I packed my bag, unsure still if I'd board that plane in the morning. I wanted to be home. A six-day trip had turned into a 12-day one. I felt like I had to be home. Rome was calling. It has been my home for 20 years, Italy for over 30. I am proud of how this country, so often criticized for what can often come across as chaos and shallowness, steps up in a crisis. Monday, as I approached the gate at Gatwick, I realized I was the last passenger – and they had only just called boarding. Flight agents crowded around the desk and chatted. They all looked up at me. It was as if they'd laid bets on whether or not I'd bolt. "Am I the last one?" The flight agent said I was. "Am I the only one?" There have been many cancelations, they replied. I hesitated. One of them smiled at me and said, "Go on, you'll be fine." I boarded, one of maybe 15 people on the plane.
I closed my eyes, put my earbuds in and woke up in Rome. It took me 12 minutes, literally, to get from plane to taxi. There were Red Cross workers kitted up as we entered the terminal. I was the only person with an extra-EU passport. I nearly walked right through, but a police agent saw me and called me back for my stamp. "Not much to do here, I gather," I said. "Oh, it'll all be alright. People will come back. You did the right thing to come back."
Looking down from the Capitoline Hill towards the Coliseum across and empty Forum. Photo: Tina Rocchio
TOTAL LOCKDOWN
That night the prime minister announced a total lockdown, not just in the Red Areas of the north but throughout the country, including the islands, effective the next day, March 10. Shops, bars, restaurants would be open but the meter-distance between individuals was to be respected. All businesses would close by 6 p.m. Delivery would still be allowed. Any citizen would have to self-certify (by official downloadable form from the government's web pages) his or her reason for being out and about.
On March 10, I woke up and went out in the warm sun. I had to pick up a prescription at my doctor's. Patients waited outside on the sidewalk as her receptionist toggled between coming out to deliver prescriptions and answer questions and answering the phone which rang incessantly. She wore no mask but gloves – the kind they have in the fruit and veg section of the supermarket.
People patiently wait their turn outside local Pharmacy in Rome, some with masks, some without, all with at least one meter's distance from each other, as per the latest governmental decree. Photo: Tina Rocchio.
At the pharmacy, same deal. People stood at least a meter apart outside, waiting their turn to go in. From there, I went to my bar. As in any Latin coffee culture, the bar is the heart of the neighborhood. Here, where there would once be 20 tiny tables brimming with customers sitting in the sun, the meter away rule had been applied and there were a scant five or six tables and only two other customers. I was asked to wait outside until the current patrons had paid and left. While I enjoyed my coffee, juice and Danish outside in the sun, the Chief of the Carabinieri came by. I was worried about leaving the house without my self-certification; all I got was a "Buongiorno, signora." This emboldened me to venture further. I went as far as the Campidoglio that day and took photos of the eerily deserted piazzas and streets. I ended my excursion on day one of lockdown at Eataly where I stocked up on food for the week.
Since that lockdown, a much more severe one followed on March 11. Now, only pharmacies and food stores are open. Some shops with cleaning supplies or electronics are, too, but that's it. The self-certification is necessary at all times. Walks and outdoor exercise are allowed but only solitary, not in groups. Only one person per household is allowed to go out and do the shopping. The numbers are climbing exponentially. In the three weeks since we started talking about this, we've gone from 17 to 15,000 cases.
Photos of Rome, Italy during coronavirus lockdown from former Mad River Valley resident Tina Rocchio who now lives in Rome.
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HEARTWARMING SIDE
There is a heartwarming side to all of this. The prime minister's conferences have been extremely effective. He has been at once human and relatable, recognizing that he knows he's asking the impossible of an extremely sociable people whose lifelines rely on coffees and aperitivi with friends in the square, long evenings spent in crowded wine bars and small trattoria, Sunday lunches that never end at grandparents' homes, 80,000 spectator soccer matches. He's speaking to us as if we were his neighbors while at the same time leading and sharing with us his knowledge and that of the many experts he has helping this process along. Italians are listening, for the most part. They are respecting this new way of being. Humans adapt.
In the coming days and weeks, I'm honored to share what's happening in my corner of Rome with you. It's good to keep in touch with the outside world for me while it is essential that you recognize that this thing turns on its head in a split second. An old friend from The Valley shared a meme the other day about a Vermonter who's been self-isolating his whole life. In a way, as Vermonters, we like a little alone time – probably more than your average Italian does. But choosing to be alone and having to be alone are two very different things. Take the numbers seriously.
Tina Marisa Rocchio was born in Burlington and lived in Warren until she was 14. She went to Warren Elementary School and HUHS before going to boarding school, returning home to Vermont on school holidays. Prompted by her love of the Italian language, at 18 she went to study for a fifth year of high school to St Stephen's School of Rome and the rest, as they say, is history. She's been living in Italy for over 30 years where she raised her daughter, Giulia, who now lives and works in London. She has spent her adult life demystifying contemporary Italian life and politics and promoting Italian art and culture to anyone who would listen. Founder of ExperienceItalia! and former director of Arcadia University programs in Italy for nearly 15 years, she now consults with the UN's World Food Programme, sits on the board of trustees of St Stephen's School of Rome and finally has begun writing again about Italy.
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Events and happenings past and present in and around Bishopsteignton
William Ernest Back WW1
William was born in Bishopsteignton in 1887 and lived in Radway Hill. His parents were Robert James Back, a farm labourer and Eliza Back (née Yeoman). He was also a farm labourer and enlisted in 1916 in the 42nd Battalion of the Australian Infantry. He died 16 months later on 6th June 1917 in France and is buried at the Pont de Nieppe Communal Cemetery.
H.G.(Fred) Burgess. WW1
Trayton Charles Douglas Burgess was Fred's proper name but he seems to have been known as Fred and he even enlisted in the army with this name. It is not clear where the initials H. G. arise.
Fred was born in Kensington, London in the first quarter of 1898 but moved back to Bishopsteignton, childhood home of his mother Kate Gourd. Fred joined the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment as a Private No 3/7063. He died of wounds in France / Flanders on Saturday 11 August 1917 aged 19 years.
Frederick George Cole WW1
Private Frederick George Cole was born in 1891 and lived with his parents Alfred, a farmer, and his mother Emma, in Humber Cottages in Bishopsteignton. Fred registered with the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Service No 9132 and was killed in action in the fields of Flanders, France on 31st October 1916 aged twenty five years.
Posted on November 5, 2018 May 2, 2021
George Pickersgill Cable WW1
George Pickersgill Cable was the son of Baron Ernest Cable (1st Baron Ideford) and Lilian Sarah Sparkes whose family home was Lindridge, Bishopsteignton, from 1913. He was killed in action at Fromelles, during the second battle of Ypres, possibly in the Battle of Aubers Ridge in France on 9th May 1915 aged 23 years.
Arthur Apps WW1
Arthur Apps (1898–1919) lived in Radway Hill, Bishopsteignton with his father John and his mother Emma Apps (née Parish). He was a gardener and signed up with the 1st Devonshire Regiment. Arthur was discharged from the army on 18th March 1917 having received a gunshot wound to the back and right arm at Rouen on 3rd July 1916 and was sent back to England on 6th July.
He died at home at Radway Court on 3rd November 1919 from TB.
John William Cawcutt WW1
Private John William Cawcutt M2/181850 of the Royal Army Service Corps served in BE Africa and was the son of John William and Jane Cawcutt (née Hallaway); husband of Rosetta Cawcutt (née Clarke) of Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton. He was born in Reading in 1885, he died 2 August 1917 aged 32 years on return from war and is buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter.
Richard Ernest Gill WW1
Private Richard Gill was born and baptised in Bishopsteignton in June, 1883 to his father James and mother Sarah Jane. He married Elizabeth Anne Townsend (born in Bishopsteignton in 1887) at St John's Church on the 22nd October, 1904 and was a general labourer. The family lived at The Terrace, Bishopsteignton. He enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment as a private 26096 and according to military records died on 7th March 1917 of wounds received in France and Flanders.
Frederick John Manning WW1
278881 Leading Stoker Frederick John Manning of the Royal Navy HMS Doris, was the son of the late William and Elizabeth P. Manning, of 6, Fore St, Bishopsteignton. Born in Bishopsteignton on the 18th Jan 1875 he lost his life on 31 May 1918 aged 43 years and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.


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Popularity of Downtime Index Accelerates Next Phase to Co-Creation
Published June 15. 2020
Mathias Frost Director of Software Products
By Mathias Frost June 15. 2020 Via: Trackunit
covid-19,Downtime,downtime index
It's ten weeks since we published the first Downtime Index, and six short weeks since we partnered with KHL to increase industry and public awareness of the feed. Its impact has been immediate and well received on the whole. I think it will stand as a useful proof point of how specialized data has been applied to bring insight and illumination to a wider scenario.
Like many sectors during Covid-19, the industry had been without a clear picture of where we were at any particular time. The lack of credible and objective information coupled with endless speculation about the "new normal" was less than confidence inspiring. In a market like construction where margins are tight, this kind of unprecedented downtime has put a question mark over the competitiveness of what is, of course, a massive contributor to global GDP.
Inception – the Downtime Index in a state of emergency
The Downtime Index was developed rapidly by our data science team as a sprint response to the pandemic and what we perceived to be an urgent need for relevant and time-critical openly available data. If nothing else, the Downtime Index has been a source of hard facts in a situation where all people at every station of construction were in need of clarity.
Wherever we are in the world, we have all repeatedly been called to support and follow the science. However, as we have seen from country to country and from state to state, authorities have had a difficult time interpreting health data and how they should translate it to an actionable response. As a result, the same scientific approach has driven widely different outcomes.
Across our industry, individual companies had been making decisions with no clear directives whether to continue or close projects. These decisions were made more complicated as organizations also had to consider the multitude of conflicting requirements and contractual obligations for current and future projects.
We believed that the market would suffer a short-term drop in on-site activity, and this would be followed by an increasing momentum as projects return. We realized that in order to offer a benefit to our customers as well as the general market, data needed to be shared quickly. So, the Downtime Index website was launched and our data was made available to anyone with an interest.
Over the weeks, updates based on the data from all types of construction equipment located in 22 countries, accompanied by expert commentary and insight, have provided transparent evidence of the classic V-shape recovery in the industry. The user feedback it has generated has demonstrated how companies are engaging with the data to help guide their decision-making during this difficult period.
Legacy – how the Downtime Index made its mark on Construction
The Downtime Index has shown us that data can be a positive disruptor in our industry. There is no doubt that the slow progress in construction's digital transformation has been a barrier to productivity, efficiency and profitable growth. Yet data has demonstrated it has the potential to fuel change and foster dynamic evolution in the processes that we use on construction projects across the globe.
During this pandemic, together with our customers and partners we have witnessed a marked increase in interest in data as a platform for management and critical business decisions. If that trend is continued, it indicates a whole new level of influence that data will have on the industry. This is one of the key reasons we were among the companies that formed the Eliminate Downtime movement; we are committed to investigating and sharing new pathways to higher productivity across the breadth of the construction value-chain.
At Trackunit, our expertise in data capture, monitoring and analysis has allowed us to develop tools that offer seamless collaboration between stakeholders. Understanding how construction machines and accessories are used adds value in terms of the physical equipment, processes, safety and importantly, financial opportunities the data provides.
The Downtime Index provided an evidence-based platform to indicate the direction of travel for machine use across the industry, an essential gauge for preparing for an upturn in the market as it unlocks. However, the data also created interest in adjacent industries, which posed wide-reaching questions concerning how our industry can benefit from sharing this data more broadly and where it can make an impact in an ethical and sustainable way.
Future-state – the next phase of the Downtime Index
As with all science, we are constantly evolving - investigating and exploring, testing and learning, and ultimately communicating what we discover to benefit our business, our customers and the industry as a whole. At this moment in time, we believe that as a pilot study, the Downtime Index has run its course and we will shortly be removing it from the view of the public.
But the story doesn't end there. We have reached a juncture where we and our collaborators will transfer what we have learned from the initial launch of the Downtime Index into the next stage of development. We are therefore initiating a co-creation phase with cross-industry partners to explore the outcomes and define the future proposition of the Downtime Index.
As we drive this opportunity forward, we are committed to deliver data and insights in a transparent and collaborative way. Evidenced by the huge demand and interest in the Downtime Index, this phase of evaluation and development will ensure a future open platform to serve collaborators, customers and the industry and generate positive understanding of the power of data to drive up productivity, efficiency and profitability in construction.
All of that can only be construed as a positive outcome for construction.
I'd like to express our thanks to our partners Trifork, for working fast to build the Index with us; the publishers KHL, for the media partnership which helped make the data and insights available to the industry; and the 15 supporting partners who endorsed the Index. Thank you all for believing in the mission - we look forward to co-creating with you in this next phase.
The final publicly available update of the Downtime Index was published online on 10th June at www.downtimeindex.com. Customers will still be able to access benchmark data through Trackunit Manager.
If you're interested in taking part in the next phase of co-creation, please reach out to me at mfr@trackunit.com.


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This high-tech crossword puzzle is a great way to catch up on current events!


Hello dear friends! I've been MIA for about a week or so – lots and lots going on around here. My sweet baby girl turned 10 years old on the 22nd and I have a bunch of layouts to show you from all the happenings surrounding that big event.
I also want to take this time to introduce you to one of my fabulous sponsors – Plucky Momo! You'll see quite a bit of Emilie's work in my layouts this week. She has a really cute shop full of digital scrapbooking elements, and she offers Freebie Friday, where she gives away a new digital element each week! Go say "hello" to Emilie at Plucky Momo!
Pretty basic stuff so far. I finally got some washi tape so I used a bit of it on this page – love that stuff!
Here's where you'll start to see Plucky Momo elements. Wednesday, February 22nd was Marley's actual birthday, so the hubs and I took her to Horse Town to let her pick out her first pair of boots, then we met up with my mom to have dinner. The "Birthday Girl" insert is from Plucky Momo's "Celebrate You" kit.
I absolutely love how this page turned out! The design on the left is a banner I made using twine and washi tape 🙂 The top right corner – You Say It's Your Birthday – is, again, from Plucky Momo!
The back side of the layout shows images from Marley's actual party. We went ice skating, then headed to our house for a cookout. I decorated the right side with snowflakes and glitter paint, and added a little princess crown and "M" by a picture of Marley.
The last of the party pictures! *whew* All of these are of Marley opening her gifts and blowing out her candles. I used a combination of a digital element from Plucky Momo and some text in Picnik to do the "Make a Wish" card.
I used the Big Envelope to hold Marley's birthday cards, candles, and other goodies from the week.
Yep – Leap Day! I picked one of the pictures to use as the official Picture of the Day, but I liked the "outtakes" so much I put them in this 6×12 page protector. I also added a cute little chipboard element that says "Smile". I'll show you the other side in a sec.
Here's the rest of the week – top left was March 1st. It was almost 80 degrees here that day so Marley and I sat outside reading our books until it was too dark to see the pages. March 2nd we had a crazy storm blow through – tornadoes and such. Missed our house, thankfully, but still crazy. And the bottom two pictures are from Saturday. Marley's school chorus sang the National Anthem at the Gwinnett Gladiators hockey game! I was so proud!
I used the other side of that 6×12 page protector to throw in a couple more pictures from the hockey game along with our tickets.
Ok, done. Sorry this was sooooooooooooo long! Thanks for sticking with me while I got caught up!


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THE LIZ LIBRARY | SUFFRAGE MAIN PAGE | SUFFRAGE TIMELINE | WOMEN'S HISTORY
The History of Woman Suffrage in the U.S. Book List
Adams, Mildred, The Right to be People, Lippencott Co, NY and Philadelphia,1967
Barry, Kathleen, Susan B. Anthony: A Biography of a Singular Feminist, NYU Press, 1988, Ballentine,1990
Bernbaum, Ernest, ed., Anti-Suffrage Essays by Massachusetts Women The Forum Publication of Boston, J.A.Haien, 1916
Buhle, Mari Jo and Paul Buhle, eds., The Concise History of Woman Suffrage: Selections for the ClassicWork of Stanton, Anthony, Gage and Harper, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL, 1978
DuBois, Ellen Carol, Elizabeth Cady Stanton/ Susan B. Anthony: Correspondence, Writings, Speeches, SchockenBooks, NY, 1981
DuBois, Ellen Carol, Feminism and Suffrage: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America 1848-1869 Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1978
Flexner, Eleanor, Century of Struggle: The Women's Rights Movement in the United States Belknap/Harvard University Press, MA, 1959
Frost, Elizabeth and Kathryn Cullen-DuPont, Women's Suffrage in America: An Eyewitness History, Facts on File, NY, 1992
Giele, Janet Zollinger, Two Paths to Women's Equality: Temperance, Suffrage and the Origins of Modern Feminism, 1995
Gluck, Sherna, ed., From Parlor to Prison: Five American Suffragists Talk About Their Lives Vintage, NY, 1976
Gurko, Miriam, The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Birth of the Women's Rights Movement, Macmillan Publishing, NY/Collier Macmillan, London, 1974
Kerr, Andrea More, Lucy Stone: Speaking out For Equality, Rutgers University Press, NJ, 1992
Kraditor, Aileen S., The Ideas of the Woman Suffrage Movement, 1890-1920 , Norton, NY, 1981
Lunardini, Christine A., From Equal Suffrage to Equal Rights: Alice Paul and the National Womans Party 1910-1928 New York University Press, NY and London, 1986
O'Neill, William, Everyone Was Brave: A History of Feminism in America, Quadrangle, Chicago, 1969, 2nd revision, Transaction Books, 1989
Papachristou, Judith, Women Together: A History in Documents of the Women's Movement in the United States, Knoph/Random House, NY, 1976
Park, Maud Wood, Edna Lamprey Stantial, ed., Front Door Lobby , Beacon Press, Boston, 1960
Robinson, Margaret C., Woman Suffrage a Menace to Social Reform, Women's Anti-Suffrage Association of Massachusetts, 1915
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, Eighty Years and More, Reminiscences, Schocken Books, NY, 1971
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, et al., History of Woman Suffrage , 6 volumes (1881-1922) see Buhle and Buhle for selections
Stevens, Doris, Jailed for Freedom, Boni and Liveright , NY, 1920, edited by Carol O'Hare, New Sage Press,1995
Wagner, Sally Roesch, A Time of Protest: Suffragists Challenge the Republic 1870-1897 Sky Carrier Press, CA, 1988
Wagner, Sally Roesch, Introduction to Matilda Joslyn Gage Woman, Church and State 1893, reprinted 1980
Women gained the vote in 1920 after 72 years
of the LARGEST civil rights movement
in the HISTORY of the world.
© 1995, Brooks and Gonzalez. The Women's History Project of Lexington Area National Organization for Women. This timeline may be distributed freely under the following conditions: that the use is not for profit; that it is distributed in complete, unchanged form; that this complete notice is intact and included in the distribution. Contact suffragehistory@gmail.com for additional information.
Except as otherwise noted, all contents on this site are © 1998-16 the liz library. Send queries to lawyer-at-argate.net All rights reserved. liz kates elizabeth j. kates


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Wetlands Discovery Centre opens
see details of the centre on our website
read about the Centre on Melbourne Water's website
This week the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre was officially unveiled, giving key stakeholders their first opportunity to see inside the $4.9 million building. The education centre offers school and community groups a unique vantage point to study and appreciate the flora and fauna of the area, which each year is home to migrating birds from as far away as Siberia
Built atop urban wetlands in Melbourne's south east, Minifie van Schaik designed the building – owned and operated by Melbourne Water – to merge with the landscape, causing minimal impact on the ecology of the site and complying with the requirements of its RAMSAR listing. As MvS director Jan van Schaik said, the building is "designed to be another inhabitant of the wetlands."
The Centre was officially opened by the Victorian Member for Carrum, Donna Bauer MP and Chris Chesterfield, Melbourne Water's General Manager for Waterways. The MvS team were in attendance, sporting orange nails to match the bright underside of the building.
The Centre will begin operation in early 2012, hosting programs for school and community groups.
View photographs from the opening


Javier Montagud was born in Barcelona, his family had been in the publishing business of books and magazines for many generations. In his youth, there was always music around the house, Javis mother Gloria would always sing south american songs and play guitar, whilst his dad Federico often sang along with vocal harmonies. They were both very passionate about music.
When he was 16 years old, he heard Paco de Lucias album "Fuente y caudal" for the first time. The record also includes the famous song "Entre dos aguas", which spurred him to start playing the flamenco guitar.
Juan Segura López known as a passionate guitarist of the tablaos flamencos in Barcelona and an admirer of the master Sabicas, started to teach him the basics in flamenco guitar, the different techniques and styles.
In 1978 Javier spent a winter in Morón de la Frontera, where he learned from Dieguito de Morón, who brought him closer to the tradition of Spanish guitar and culture.
He went on to study with Remolino Hijo in Barcelona, and visited the Aula de Música Moderna y Jazz, where he took lessons in Jazz theory and harmony.
Having lived in the coastal town Cadaqués several years, he regularly played shows and collaborated with various local and international musicians.
After moving to Freiburg, Germany, he founded the guitar duo "La Menta" with Martin Kuhlmann, and played the solo-guitarist in the band "Diegos Canela".
Later on, he collaborated with German voice-over artist Hubertus Gertzen on the literary-word/musical project "Under Spanish skies", and went on to work on the show "Oh love, in thee I live and die" with Gudula Gertzen. He performed with this show in a number of theaters and had guest-musicians including Olga Zedjaeva, Günter A. Buchwald and Barbara Lenz.
From Freiburg to Mallorca where he lived for several years, Javier worked with guitarist, singer/songwriter Sebastian Monet and played with Salvador Lopez in a duo.
He lived in Girona on the mainland of Spain for while, where he became member of various flamenco dance groups, and played guitar accompanying the performances of La Chamela and La Zuri. He also formed a duo with guitarist Miguel Arpa.
Back in Mallorca, where he is currently residing, he played with English guitarist Andrew Spencer, and is now part of the big band of Toni Miranda. His main occupation is playing solo Spanish Guitar and performing regularly around the island on weddings, events and different private celebrations.


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Studentica sind Gegenstände, die zum traditionellen Brauchtum der Studenten gehören. Der Begriff wird heute vor allem von Sammlern verwendet, um verbindungsstudentische Utensilien, wie zum Beispiel Couleurgegenstände, und Literatur zu bezeichnen.

Bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg war die überwiegende Mehrzahl der Studenten in irgendeiner Weise in Verbindungen aktiv oder mit diesen verbunden, sodass alles Brauchtum auch mit diesen zusammenhing. Durch den starken Bedeutungsverlust der Bünde nach nationalsozialistischer Diktatur und Zweitem Weltkrieg hat das traditionelle studentische Brauchtum und damit auch die mit Studentica bezeichneten Gegenstände und Bücher nur noch für eine Minderheit der Studenten Belang.

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 Reader des Westfälischen Freilichtmuseums Detmold: Schlagfertig! Studentenverbindungen im Kaiserreich (PDF) (15,14 MB)

Studentisches Brauchtum und Ritual
Sammelobjekt


Below the fold is a funny video. The video stars a French downhill race skier straddling a gate, yes it features a common situation found in many sitcoms especially those of a more adult nature. The video is not funny because it is standard adult sitcom stuff. The video is funny because of what you hear from 15 to 19 seconds into the video, not watch, but listen. In addition, listen to the commentator's comments.