1. Both these appeals are directed against judgment and order dated 24/07/2003 passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No.921 of 2000 and, hence, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.
2. The appellants were charged and tried by the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Guntur in Sessions Case No.967 of 1994 inter alia for offences under Sections 147, 148, 324, 307, 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. Learned Sessions Judge by judgment dated 11/2/2000 acquitted all the accused. The State of Andhra Pradesh carried an appeal from the said order to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
By the impugned judgment and order dated 24/07/2003, the High Court set aside the order of acquittal and convicted the appellants in Criminal Appeal No.1424 of 2003 viz. A1-Nallabothu, A3- Rayidi Brahmaiah, A4-Rayidi Purnaiah, A11-Nallabothu Sreenivasa Rao, A14- Rayidi Kotiah, A15-Rayidi Veera Mallaiah, A16-Mupalla Ramaiah, A21-Rayidi Lingiah, A23-Rayidi Sreenivasarao, A24-Duggineni Peraiah, A25-Mannem Hanumantha Rao, A27-Rayidi Ramarao and A29-Rayidi Venkateswarlu, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code ("the IPC") and sentenced each one of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. In addition, Accused No.3 and Accused No.4 were convicted under Section 324 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years each.
Accused No.25 was convicted under Section 324 of the IPC and also under Section 324 read with Section 149 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year on each count. The appellants in Criminal Appeal No.15 of 2004 viz. A38-Chalamala Veeraiah and A39-Chalamala Subbarao were, however, convicted under Section 324 read with Section 149 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year each. The appellants in both the appeals were also convicted under Section 148 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each. The substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Being aggrieved by their conviction and sentence, the appellants have approached this Court. For the sake of convenience, we shall refer to the accused and the prosecution witnesses as per the numbers assigned to them by the trial court.
3. Tondepi village is a faction-ridden village within the limits of Muppala Police Station. There were two groups in the village, against whom, cases and counter-cases were pending. There were land disputes between A28-Rayidi Anjaiah and his father Rayidi Venkatappaiah. One group was supporting A28-Rayidi Anjaiah and the other group was supporting his father.
4. On 16/3/1993, at about 1.30 p.m., some of the accused abducted PW-19 V. Seshagiri Rao and tried to kill him. However, due to the timely intervention of the police, he was saved and admitted in the Government Hospital, Settenapalli. In this connection, the police registered a case being Crime No.5 of 1993 for offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 323, 324, 364 and 307 read with Section 149 of the IPC against some of the accused in this case. As they were unsuccessful in their attempt to kill PW-19 V. Seshagiri Rao, they armed with iron rods, axes, spears, sticks and bombs waylaid in Dammalapadu Donka and formed themselves into an unlawful assembly with a common object of killing the persons belonging to Nallabothu Venkaiah group.
After admitting PW-19 V. Seshagiri Rao, in the Hospital at Sattenapally, Challa Singaiah and Rachankonda Chanchiah and PW- 1 to PW-10 and some others were returning to their village in a tractor in the night intervening 16/3/1993 and 17/3/1993. The accused attacked Singaiah and Chanchiah and PWs-1 to 16 when they reached Dammalapadu Donka. Bombs were hurled. Singaiah succumbed to the injuries at the spot. PW-1 to PW-10 and Chanchiah, who sustained injuries, were admitted in the Government Hospital, Sattenapally. Chanchiah succumbed to the injuries on 17/3/1993 while he was undergoing treatment. The hospital authorities sent an intimation to the Additional Munsiff Magistrate, Sattenapally. Pursuant to the said information, the learned Magistrate went to the hospital and recorded the statement of PW-1 R. Venkata Rao, on the same day, in the presence of the Duty Medical Officer.
On receipt of the statement of PW-1, the Sub Inspector of Police, Sattenapally, registered a case being Crime No.43 of 1993 for offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 324, 307 and 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and transferred the case to Muppala Police Station, within whose jurisdiction the incident occurred. On receipt of the copy of the FIR, Muppala Police re-registered it as Crime No.6 of 1993 of their police station. PW-29, the Circle Inspector, Muppala, conducted the investigation. After completion of investigation, the accused came to be charged as aforesaid. At the trial, the prosecution examined as many as 31 witnesses. The accused denied the prosecution case. As earlier stated, the trial court rejected the prosecution case, held that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and acquitted the accused. The High Court reversed the order of acquittal and convicted the accused as aforesaid.
5. We have heard learned senior counsel appearing for the appellants. Counsel submitted that the High Court erred in disturbing the acquittal order passed by the trial court. Counsel submitted that the view taken by the trial court was a reasonably possible view. It was not a perverse view. The High Court ought not to have set aside the acquittal order just because it felt that some other view was also possible. Counsel submitted that the High Court has not indicated in the impugned judgment the reasons why it felt that the trial court's view was not sustainable. Counsel submitted that the trial court has meticulously considered the evidence of every witness, marshaled the facts correctly and held that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. It is, therefore, necessary to set aside the impugned order and restore the trial court's order.
6. Mr. A.T.M. Rangaramanujam, learned senior counsel for the State of Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, supported the impugned judgment. He submitted that the trial court gave undue importance to trivial matters. It wrongly disbelieved the evidence of injured eye-witnesses on account of minor discrepancies. The trial court's judgment rested on conjectures and surmises. It was a perverse judgment and, therefore, the High Court rightly set it aside. No interference is, therefore, necessary with the impugned order. Counsel urged that the appeals be dismissed.
(4) An appellate court, however, must bear in mind that in case of acquittal, there is double presumption in favour of the accused. Firstly, the presumption of innocence is available to him under the fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that every person shall be presumed to be innocent unless he is proved guilty by a competent court of law. Secondly, the accused having secured his acquittal, the presumption of his innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by the trial court. �(5) If two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal recorded by the trial court."
"2. While there cannot be any denial of the factum that the power and authority to appraise the evidence in an appeal, either against acquittal or conviction stands out to be very comprehensive and wide, but if two views are reasonably possible, on the state of evidence: one supporting the acquittal and the other indicating conviction, then and in that event, the High Court would not be justified in interfering with an order of acquittal, merely because it feels that it, sitting as a trial court, would have taken the other view. While reappreciating the evidence, the rule of prudence requires that the High Court should give proper weight and consideration to the views of the trial Judge. But if the judgment of the Sessions Judge was absolutely perverse, legally erroneous and based on a wrong appreciation of the evidence, then it would be just and proper for the High Court to reverse the judgment of acquittal, recorded by the Sessions Judge, as otherwise, there would be gross miscarriage of justice."
9. In Bihari Nath Goswami v. Shiv Kumar Singh & Ors., this Court observed as under: "8. There is no embargo on the appellate court reviewing the evidence upon which an order of acquittal is based. Generally, the order of acquittal shall not be interfered with because the presumption of innocence of the accused is further strengthened by acquittal. The golden thread which runs through the web of administration of justice in criminal cases is that if two views are possible on the evidence adduced in the case, one pointing to the guilt of the accused and the other to his innocence, the view which is favourable to the accused should be adopted. The paramount consideration of the court is to ensure that miscarriage of justice is prevented. A miscarriage of justice which may arise from acquittal of the guilty is no less than from the conviction of an innocent." Keeping the above principles in mind, we shall approach the present case.
10. We shall examine the trial court's view on each salient aspect of the case and see whether it was perverse, warranting High Court's interference. It must be borne in mind that the incident took place at dead of night and in an area which was away from town. Admittedly, there were two factions in the village and the relations between the two factions were strained. In an earlier incident, PW-19 was attacked by the opposite group. Hence, the possibility of witnesses trying to falsely implicate persons belonging to the rival group cannot be ruled out.
Also important is the fact that according to the prosecution, 50 persons were involved in the brutal attack. In a case of this nature, availability of light for identification of the accused would assume great importance. The trial court meticulously scanned the evidence and opined that there was no sufficient light at the scene of offence to enable the witnesses to identify the accused. On a reading of evidence of witnesses and noticing some discrepancies, the trial court arrived at a finding that the story that the assault was witnessed by the witnesses in torch light or tractor light is not acceptable. While coming to this conclusion, the trial court further noted that in the FIR, in the observation report and in the inquest report, there is no mention of availability of light.
11. The High Court overturned the findings of the trial court on availability of light on the ground inter alia that witnesses were deposing 5� years after the incident and there are bound to be some discrepancies in their evidence. The High Court also observed that at night, vehicles are not driven without lights. The High Court noted that the prosecution witnesses have stated that they knew the accused as they belonged to the opposite group and, therefore, it was possible for them to identify the accused. The High Court also noted that PW-1 was injured so he might not have mentioned about availability of light in Ex-P/1. Moreover, the witnesses have not identified all the accused. This gives credibility to their evidence.
The High Court also noted that four torches were found at the scene of offence and, hence, there was sufficient light at the scene of offence. We feel that the High Court was not right in setting aside the trial court's reasonable view on availability of light. The fact that neither in the FIR nor in the observation report nor in the inquest report there is mention of availability of light, is important. By itself each of these circumstances may not be significant. But, taken with other facts, they assume importance.
12. The trial court rightly observed that assuming the prosecution witnesses had torches in their hands, they would not switch them on for fear of being spotted and subjected to attack. Besides, according to the prosecution, there were 50 accused. Some of them hurled bombs at the witnesses. Therefore, the attack must have resulted in smoke and dust rising in the air. In such a situation, it would not be possible for the prosecution witnesses to identify the assailants out of 50 persons, who, according to the prosecution, launched the attack. In any case, it would not be possible for the witnesses to note what role each accused played.
The overt acts attributed by the witnesses to the accused must be, therefore, taken with a pinch of salt. All the accused were not known to the witnesses, because some witnesses stated that they would be able to identify them if they are shown to them. But even assuming they knew the accused and there was some light at the scene of offence, it does not appear that it was sufficient to enable the witnesses to identify the accused and note overt act of each of them. Possibility of wrong identification cannot be ruled out. The view taken by the trial court on this aspect is reasonably possible view. The High Court was wrong in disturbing it in an appeal against acquittal.
13. According to the prosecution, after admitting PW-19 at Sattenapally Government Hospital, PW-1 to PW-16, the two deceased and others were returning to Tondepi village. At that time, at Dammalapadu Donka, the incident occurred. PW-1 is an important witness because he was injured in the incident. His dying declaration was recorded, which is at Ex-P/1. On the basis of that dying declaration, Ex-P/26, the FIR was registered at P.S. Sattenapally. PW-1 stated that the police came to the spot immediately and within 15 minutes of their arrival, they were shifted to Sattenapally Government Hospital. He stated that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala came there.
He also stated that there was a police camp at Gram Panchayat Office of Tondepi village. PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala confirmed that there was police camp at the Gram Panchayat Office. He was posted on bandobast duty on account of the incident in which PW-19 was injured. He had recorded the statements of witnesses in the earlier case from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on 16/3/1993. Evidence of witnesses shows that they had informed the police about the incident in question. PW-2 an injured eye-witness stated that he informed the police about the incident, but his statement was not recorded. PW-3 the Head Constable, who had accompanied PW-19 to the hospital on 16/3/1993 stated that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala and other police staff came to the place of occurrence and injured were taken to the village and then to the hospital within an hour.
He stated that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala did not record his statement. PW-3 was attached to P.S. Muppala. PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala should have recorded his statement and registered a case but he did not do so. PW-8 stated that S.I., P.S. Muppala came to the spot but he did not record his statement. PW-9 and PW- 10 made similar statements. PW-12 stated that he escaped from the scene of offence, went to the village and came back to the scene of offence with the villagers. He stated that he informed the police about the incident. PW- 13 stated that he escaped from the scene of offence and returned with the police. He stated that when he revealed the incident to the police, they recorded his statement. PW-14 stated that he had informed about the incident to the police but he does not know whether the police had reduced his information into writing. PW-15 stated that he had witnessed the occurrence for about three minutes. He had informed the police about the incident but the police did not record his statement.
14. PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala admitted that he shifted the injured to the hospital and the injured informed him that the opposite group had attacked them. He stated that when he went to the village to get a tractor to shift the injured, he had informed his superiors about the incident on phone. He further stated that PW-29 Circle Inspector (IO) came to the village at 3.00 a.m. and he assisted him in the investigation at the spot. Thereafter, he proceeded to the Police Station, Muppala and there, he received copy of the FIR from S.H.O., Sattenapally. The evidence of all these witnesses read with evidence of PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala show that the witnesses had informed PW-28 about the incident and the fact that the opposite party had attacked them. While statements of some witnesses were not recorded, statements of some witnesses were recorded, but they were not produced. PW- 28 S.I., P.S. Muppala ought to have registered the FIR on the basis of statements of injured eye-witnesses. PW-3 Head Constable was, in fact, attached to the P.S., Muppala and was working under him.
It is not understood why his FIR was not recorded. The omission to record the statement of any of the injured witnesses as FIR or to record statements of witnesses under Section 161 of the Cr.P.C. by PW-28 casts a shadow of doubt on the prosecution case. There was no need for the police to wait for recording of the statement of PW-1, treat that as dying declaration and then register the FIR on that basis. While, according to the prosecution, the incident took place at 1.00 a.m. on 17/3/1993, PW-1's statement [Ex- P/1] was recorded at 3.15 a.m. In the facts of this case, not registering FIR on the basis of statement of injured witnesses at the spot of incident and the delay in registering FIR give rise to a suspicion that the injured witnesses were unable to name the accused on account of darkness and that the FIR was doctored in the form of dying declaration of PW-1 which was subsequently converted into Ex-P/26. This reasoning of the trial court appears to be correct and ought not to have been disturbed by the High Court.
15. Pertinently, the High Court also took note of the fact that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala did not record the statements of witnesses. But the High Court brushed aside this serious lacuna in a perfunctory manner. The High Court noted that even though injured persons were present, PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala did not record their statements, he did not obtain any written complaint, he did not register any complaint and did not send any requisition for medical treatment. The High Court further noted that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala did not make any enquiry with PW-2 and PW-4 about the incident. The High Court observed that PW-2 and PW-4 would have given the earliest version of the incident.
But, surprisingly, the High Court explained away PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala's inaction by observing that probably, he might not have brought any papers to the scene of offence. The High Court observed that since the witnesses were injured, PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala's first duty was to shift them to the hospital. The High Court then observed that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala might be aware that being only Sub-Inspector, he could not have conducted investigation of a murder case and that he was perhaps expecting the Inspector of Police to take up investigation as he had informed him on phone.
The High Court further observed that at best not recording statements of witnesses is an irregularity and cannot affect the veracity of prosecution case. We are of the opinion that the High Court treated this gross lacuna in the prosecution case lightly. In this case, where relations between the two sides were strained, there was an earlier incident of attack and there were about 50 accused involved in the incident, the earliest version of the prosecution case was most crucial but it was not noted down.
16. The evidence of PW-29, the Circle Inspector, P.S. Muppala, who was the Investigating Officer, would also throw some light on this aspect. It is clear from his evidence that he received the information with regard to the incident much prior to Ex-P/1. He was informed by PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala about the several statements made by the witnesses. He stated that he instructed PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala to send the injured witnesses viz. PW-11, PW-12 and PW-13 to Government Hospital, Sattenapally and then he examined PW-14, PW-15 and PW-16. He admitted that he did not note down the information received about the occurrence anywhere. He further stated that on the night intervening 16/3/1993 and 17/3/1993, he did not visit Tondepi village at all and he did not ascertain from the police picket at Tondepi village as to whether any report was received by the police picket on that night regarding the incident.
He stated that he did not make any further enquiry. He stated that when he reached P.S. Muppala between 7.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m., the Sentry talked to him and told him about the incident. He admitted that he did not give any instructions to the Sentry to register the case on the basis of that information. He admitted that after visiting the scene of offence where PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala and other staff were present, he did not register the case nor did he ask PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala to register the case. He further admitted that PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala had informed him that the injured persons had told him that people from Rayudu group waylaid and attacked them with country made bombs and they could identify them. But, he did not register any FIR nor did he ask PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala to register the FIR. He tried to explain this by stating that since the dying declaration was being recorded, he directed PW- 28 S.I., P.S. Muppala to register the FIR on the basis of the dying declaration.
He admitted that by the time he conducted the inquest of the dead body of Singaiah at the place of offence, he had examined and recorded the statements of PW-1 to PW-11 and after the inquest he recorded the statements of PW-12 to PW-16. He admitted that the FIR was not registered even at the time of examination of PW-1 to PW-6 by him in the hospital. The evidence of this witness also shows that though the earliest version was available, it was suppressed. This makes the investigation of the case suspect.
17. PW-21 is the doctor attached to the Government Hospital, Sattenapally. He stated that he sent an intimation to the Police Station, Sattenapally in respect of admission of PW-1, PW-3 and PW-4. The intimation is at Ex-P/20. It bears the date 16/3/1993 but does not state the time. It also bears the signature of PW-21. PW-21 further stated that on 17/3/1993 at 3.05 a.m., he sent requisition to the Magistrate for recording the dying declaration of PW-1. It is at Ex-P/18. Admittedly on this requisition, the date was originally put as 16/3/1993. But, later on, '6' is overwritten as '7'. Thus, Ex-P/20 and Ex-P/18 create doubt about the time and date of the incident. If PW-1, PW-3 and PW-4 were admitted in the Government Hospital on 16/3/1993 then, the incident could not have happened at 1.00 a.m. on 17/3/1993. The explanation given by PW-21 that he changed the date from 16/3/1993 to 17/3/1993 as it crossed midnight does not stand to reason.
It is pertinent to note that PW-21 did not send any intimation to the police in respect of other injured witnesses. PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala and PW-29 the Circle Inspector, P.S. Muppala also did not send any requisition to the hospital with respect to the other injured witnesses. PW-27 S.I., P.S. Sattenapally stated that he received Ex-P/20 i.e. intimation in respect of admission of PW-1, PW-3 and PW-4 bearing date '16/3/1993' and the signature of PW-21 at 10.30 p.m. This means the injured were in the hospital by the time of preparation of Ex-P/20 i.e. before 12.00 midnight.
The trial court's view that this creates doubt about the prosecution's claim that the incident happened at 1.00 a.m. on 17/3/1993 cannot be called perverse. Moreover, if PW-1, PW-3 and PW-4 were admitted in the hospital on 16/3/1993 much prior to midnight and if PW-1's dying declaration had to be recorded, requisition should have been sent to the Magistrate by PW-21 immediately and not at 3.05 a.m. on 17/3/1993. Consequently, Ex-P/1 i.e. the dying declaration of PW-1 recorded at 3.15 a.m. on 17/3/1993 gives scope to criticism that after prolonged discussion, the investigating officer through PW-21 sent the requisition to the Magistrate and the dying declaration was recorded after much deliberation.
Pertinently, PW-8 stated that some of their party leaders had visited them in Sattenapalli hospital. Besides, PW-19, who was attacked prior to the incident in question, was already there in the hospital. Therefore, there is basis for the criticism that there was deliberation before recording the dying declaration. The High Court has referred to the evidence of PW-4 to the effect that no leaders from the party of the prosecution witnesses had visited the hospital. The High Court held that therefore, there can be no tutoring. It is difficult to accept this submission given the history of this incident. PW-19 was attacked by the other group prior to the incident in question. His presence in the hospital at the time of recording of PW- 1's dying declaration and other statements itself is sufficient to create doubt about the credibility of the prosecution case.
18. It is also pertinent to note that while PW-13, the Head Constable stated that the injured were first taken to the village and then to the hospital, PW-28 S.I., P.S. Muppala stated that the injured were directly taken to the hospital. If, as stated by PW-13 the injured witnesses were first taken to the village and then to the hospital, then it is possible that after consultation with villagers they implicated the accused. This makes a dent in the prosecution story.
19. There are certain other aspects which add up to the weaknesses of the prosecution case. Ex-P/1 states that Challa Narasimha Rao went to the hospital along with PW-1, but his name was not in the charge-sheet as a witness. Ex-P/1 refers to Somapalli Kotaiah as an assailant but his name does not figure in the charge-sheet as an accused. Ex-P/1, which was recorded at 3.15 a.m. on 17/3/1993, states that two persons were murdered. As per intimation [Ex-P/19], deceased-Chanchaiah died at 4.50 a.m. on 17/3/1993. It is not understood how it is stated in Ex-P/1 that two persons were dead. PW-1 stated in his cross-examination that he did not get down from the tractor at any stage. But in his dying declaration [Ex- P/1], he stated that he fell down in the bushes. Moreover, in the inquest report prepared by PW-29, the name of one Challa Koteshwar Rao is shown as the person who first saw deceased-Singhaiah dead.
In column 4, name of Challa Koteshwar Rao is mentioned as the person who had last seen deceased- Singhaiah alive and that he was traveling in the tractor along with other witnesses. However, PW-17 Cholla Mangammao, the wife of deceased Singhaiah stated that on that day, Challa Koteshwar Rao was in the village. Seizure of weapons has been disbelieved by the trial court as well as the High Court. It is also important to note that PW-1 stated in Ex-P/1 that 30 people attacked them. But names of only A1 to A12 and A15 figured therein. Names of all the accused were not stated by the witnesses. They stated that they would be able to identify the accused. However, no identification parade was held. Therefore, it cannot be said with certainty which accused attacked whom.
Moreover, there are so many omissions and contradictions in the evidence of prosecution witnesses, that the entire fabric of prosecution case appears to be ridden with gaping holes. These discrepancies have been meticulously noted by the trial court. The High Court, however, holds that the witnesses were examined 5� years after the incident and, therefore, such discrepancies are natural. It is true that due to passage of time, witnesses do deviate from their police statements as their memory fades to some extent. Reasonable allowance can be made for such discrepancies. But when such discrepancies make the foundation of prosecution case shaky, Court has to take strict note thereof. In this case, the trial court has meticulously located the discrepancies and opined that the witnesses have discredited themselves. The High Court ought not to have overlooked this reasoning of the trial court.
20. Finally, we must note that the High Court has not stated why it felt that the trial court's view was perverse. It has not stated what were the compelling reasons, which persuaded it to disturb the order of acquittal. As noted by this Court in several decisions if two reasonable views are possible, the appellate court shall not disturb the order of acquittal because it feels that some other view is possible. The reasonable view which reinforces the presumption of innocence of the accused must be preferred. In our opinion the trial court's view was not perverse. It was taken after thorough marshalling of evidence. It was a reasonably possible view. The High Court erred in disturbing it.
21. In the circumstances, the appeals are allowed. The impugned judgment and order is set aside. The appellants in both the appeals are acquitted of all the charges. They are on bail. Their bail bonds stand discharged.


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Julián Padrón Manent (n. Olérdola, Provincia de Barcelona, 26 de mayo de 1885 - La Habana, Cuba, 6 de octubre de 1968) fue un chófer de profesión, conocido por ser uno de los diez pasajeros españoles que embarcaron en el famoso transatlántico RMS Titanic en abril de 1912 consiguiendo sobrevivir al hundimiento, al haber sido uno de los primeros en subir a los botes salvavidas.

Biografía
Nacido en Cataluña, en Olérdola un pueblo de la Provincia de Barcelona  el día 26 de mayo del año 1885.Sus padres eran catalanes, llamados Andrés Padrón y Gertrudis Manent.
Julián Padrón Manent trabajó como chófer en la ciudad de Barcelona.

Viaje en el Titanic
A los 26 años fue uno de los pasajeros que abordaron el Titanic en Cherburgo el miércoles día 10 de abril del año 1912, viajando junto a Emilio Pallas, Florentina y Asunción Duran (hermanas las dos), como pasajero de segunda clase, su número de billete para el transatlántico era (SC / PARIS 2146, £ 13 17s 3d); quería visitar Nueva York antes de llegar a su destino, una casa que tenía en la La Habana (Cuba), situada en la Plaza del Valor.

La noche del hundimiento en el que el RMS Titanic había colisionado contra un iceberg, Julián Padrón se enteró del choque al poco rato y cogió el chaleco salvavidas que tenía en su camarote antes de subir a la cubierta del barco esperando a subir en algún bote salvavidas. En cuanto se inició la evacuación a los botes salvavidas, Julián Padrón fue uno de los primeros en subir a los botes, logrando abordar el bote número 9 que fue bajado para navegar en busca de rescate.
Después, en la madrugada del día 15 de abril del año 1912, fue rescatado por el buque transatlántico RMS Carpathia desembarcando del bote salvavidas número 9 y llegando a la Ciudad de Nueva York el jueves día 18 de abril de 1912.

Vida posterior
Julián Padrón, conoció en el barco RMS Titanic a una mujer que fue otra de las supervivientes españolas que también iban en segunda clase, llamada Florentina Durán y Moré (nacida en Sant Adrià, Provincia de Lérida, Cataluña, en el año 1882). Viajaba en el RMS Titanic con 30 años, acompañada por su hermana Asunción Durán. Tras conocerse, al poco tiempo Julián y Florentina se comprometieron. Tras casarse, se trasladaron a vivir a Cuba en la casa de su marido, y no tuvieron hijos.

Florentina murió el jueves día 1 de octubre del año 1959 y nueve años más tarde el viudo Julián Padrón Manent, a los 83 años murió el domingo día 6 de octubre del año 1968. El matrimonio fue enterrado en un mausoleo levantado en el Cementerio de Colón, más conocido como Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón, situado en La Habana.

Véase también
 Anexo:Pasajeros a bordo del RMS Titanic

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Biografía de Julián Padrón Manent, en Encyclopedia Titanica (en inglés)
 Historia sobre los pasajeros españoles del RMS Titanic

Supervivientes del Titanic
Pasajeros del RMS Titanic
Personas de la provincia de Barcelona
Fallecidos en La Habana

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Etching in brown ink on fine laid paper with margins and text printed verso as published.
Signed with the artist's monogram, plate number and annotated with letters referencing the text.
Condition: apart from the front piece which is in very poor condition and laid onto a support sheet, the impressions are strong with full margins and text as published (verso). There are minor blemishes/stains and remnants of mounting.
Although these are illustrations from the 43 plates in Ridolfo Capo Ferro's book on fencing (Italian rapier combat), 'Gran simulacro dell'arte e dell'uso della scherma' (published in Siena in 1610), I propose that they are not entirely designed as lessons in tough love when learning to fence. From what I have read about Schiaminossi, he had a sense of humour—albeit a rather macabre one. This understanding about his mindset is from an obituary written one of his best friends, Teofilo Torri: "homo molto spirituale et spiritoso tanto nel dipingere come nel intaglio d'acquaforte si come si vede de sue molte carte..." which my Google translation tells me that he was a spiritually witty chap. (See the British Museum's biography for Schiaminossi: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=107994).
One thing that I have discovered from looking at these prints is the importance of learning to fence while being completely naked … but the reason eludes me.


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Ed Sheeran's live act is now synonymous with his customised super loop pedal, Chewie II, but let us take you back to the days where we were working closely with our client, conceptualizing, prototyping and developing the internals, from the comfort of the We Are Mobile First office in Barcelona.
Johnny "Drum Machine" Jenkins, designer and creator of Ed's pedal systems and old friend of the Mobile First team, got in contact with us back in 2016 to help him bring his vision of the next iteration of Ed's famous loop pedal to life, and from Chewie Monsta came Chewie II.
The beginnings of Ed Sheeran's loop pedal
The original Chewie revolutionised Ed's live act, making his life as easy as possible so he could deliver the best performance to his fans. The pedal soon became an integral part of Ed's performances, and so the time came for it to be upgraded and polished, to make it as much of a bespoke piece of kit as one of his many guitars.
We had previously worked with Johnny on software development but Chewie II was a different beast entirely. We had to design the internal electronics, firmware and work to develop the bespoke audio processing software that would make it tick.
Chewie II had to be technically perfect and incredibly reliable. We didn't like to let our minds wander too far but let's just say we were extremely aware that Ed would be relying on our collaborative creation during his headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2017!
The loop pedal prototype, 'Robot Ed'.
The project soon began. The major challenge for us, apart from the need for precision and reliability, was that the software component needed to deal with infinite audio layers without compression. It was a little outside of our usual comfort zone of mobile applications but, motivated by a private test session with Ed, we were able to create a working product in under 3 months, which is within our MVP time frame for mobile projects.
Despite being a slightly different project, from our typical mobile apps, it still shared the best practices and procedures that make our mobile projects successful; we worked closely with the client, in an agile manner, we made prototypes, used fast iteration, and the end product went through thorough testing.
Testing the product was a huge part of the development process, especially as we knew that the pedal would be performing to thousands during Ed's hectic promotional and touring schedules. We initially mocked up an automated hardware test harness, which we nicknamed Robot Ed, in preparation for a live test with Ed in person.
That initial live session was illuminating as we were able to meet with the highly-skilled sound technicians that help everything run smoothly offstage, as well as meet with the man himself. Ed played for hours, dedicating a great deal of time to testing the machine's stamina, before we were able to entice him away – giving us time to make some necessary technical adjustments. Once the live testing session was over, we were able to head back to the office with a clear view in mind of what we needed to focus on in order to make Chewie II a reality.
After a few days of continuous accelerated life testing, it was over to Johnny to integrate the production hardware before the final product could be complete.
Chewie II
And now, over a year down the line, Chewie II has been on a worldwide tour, performed at multiple prestigious events, including the 59th GRAMMY Awards, and has been centre stage at almost all of Ed's live performances. Chewie II has become a significant part of Ed's act. We couldn't be prouder of the role we played in what has definitely been the most rock 'n' roll of our projects so far!
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If I were to nitpick the plan presented in this graphic, I would point out that, in the movies, Doc Brown always had a stash of the money from the era that he and Marty were time-traveling to. So, the scenario presented in this graphic, where said person is punched by a 1950's bookie for having what looks like play-money, would not occur if said person dipped into the Doc's stash beforehand. In all honesty, the get-rich-with-a-sports-almanac-plan works best the way that Biff did it in the movie. You don't go back in time with the book and try to get rich yourself. You give the the book to a younger version of yourself and tell him to get rich. This plan is the most logical..uh…I think.
Just because this graphic is comical doesn't make it immune from the grading portion.
Great job by the artist. This graphic is well-made and holds your attention all the way through.
Funny moments, and overall, an outstanding concept. Although I might be biased toward the content as an 80's movie buff. I would have given it an A without the minus, but I was sort of waiting for that one hilarious punchline that was going to make me spit my prune juice out. Never happened.


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#include<stdio.h>

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The sounds of the broadside were tremendous. All ten cannon blasted into the fleeing ship, Whirlpool; tearing beams, planks, and flesh asunder. Captain Juan Carlos Sanchez signaled his five starboard cannon to return fire, which shook his smaller vessel.
The pirate captain couldn't help but wonder how things had gone so badly. They had set sail from the island of Corsica just two months before. He and his crew spent the previous spring raiding several fat European merchant ships. He had used his ill-gotten gains to trade in his sloop for the Whirlpool.
The sleek ship was a 150-ton, 80-foot brigantine. She had two masts, ten cannon, and could comfortably house a crew of a hundred men. More important, the Whirlpool had twice the storage space of the sloop, meaning she could haul twice the booty.
After recruiting several more crew members, they had headed south, looking for unsuspecting prey. They had taken two small Dutch merchant ships. One was hauling colognes, while the second had a hold full of coffee--not the type of treasure the glory hunting pirates were seeking, although it would bring a decent price on the black market. Then they saw her.
A fat Spanish merchant ship, large as any on the high seas. She caught sight of the approaching Whirlpool flying the Jolly Roger, and attempted to flee towards a series of small islands to the south. Her captain had ordered up the square sails for a quartering wind.
Juan Carlos' old sloop had been built for speed and "hit and run" tactics, while the new brigantine was much heavier and was made for battle. Still, they caught up to the big Spanish vessel as she reached the northernmost island in the chain. Now, they had her!
Then the captain of the merchant ship did something odd. He swung about and came straight back at them, where they were now exchanging broadsides. The Spanish vessel was not a merchant ship, but was a 450-ton, three mast, twenty-gun frigate bearing the name Andrea Dora.
Juan Carlos knew the Andrea Dora all too well. They had been sailing the same waters for the past twenty years. It was commanded by the feared pirate Paco Ladron, who would steal anything, including coffee and colognes from a smaller pirate vessel such as the Whirlpool.
Ladron was the Spanish word for thief, and the name fit the enemy captain all too well. The Andrea Dora was an older ship, but she had more than enough guns to handle the much smaller Whirlpool. She had been running disguised as a merchant ship, to attract other merchant ships to her. She's a sneaky liar! Captain Juan had immediately thought.
Regardless of how they got here, the flamboyant young pirate, Juan Carlos Sanchez, wasn't beaten yet. Captain Juan ordered his smaller ship to come about immediately and fired his port side cannon into the wide aft of the enemy frigate, ripping three large holes along her rear waterline.
Juan Carlos Sanchez ordered his faster ship to swing about again, and fired his reloaded starboard cannon, tearing into the starboard side of the Andrea Dora. Captain Paco Ladron panicked, and ordered his ten cannon to fire, a bit early, because the Whirlpool had slowed. This caused most of the frigate's cannon to miss. Juan Carlos was getting the better of Paco Ladron.
Another shot from his starboard cannon brought about an explosion from the munitions locker that rattled the teeth of everyone on the Whirlpool. Now the Andrea Dora was a burning mess, her masts lying sideways, hanging off the ship half in the water.
The Whirlpool came up beside her and the boarding party crossed over to the Andrea Dora rather quickly. A wounded and bloodied Paco Ladron was brought before Juan Carlos and put on his knees. Juan noticed the two men who brought Paco over had very poor dental hygiene.
One bore a gold tooth in the front, with his remaining teeth so yellow that they nearly matched the bright gold tooth's color. The man's mouth resembled a corncob. The second pirate had several missing teeth, the black holes screaming for dental implants.
Meanwhile, the rest of the boarding party was dispatching a few remaining resisters and was starting to haul up large treasure chests from the hold. One was brought over to Juan Carlos and laid open, revealing a huge pile of gold Spanish doubloons. The victorious captain picked up three of the coins and rolled them between his fingers.
"Was it worth dying for?" Juan Carlos asked Ladron, bearing a wicked grin.
"Yes, I've been riding Andrea Dora for a long time," Paco answered, the odd reply and conversation feeling vaguely familiar to the victorious pirate.
Juan Carlos Sanchez pulled out his flintlock pistol and blew a hole through Paco Ladron. "Then go down with her."
"Ship ahoy!" someone shouted from the main mast of the Whirlpool.
A pirate's greatest fear could be seen coming up from the south in the form of an English warship. She was the type of vessel no pirate ever wanted to see, and the few who did, rarely lived to talk about it.
The new arrival was a first-rate ship of the line, called the HMS PPD. She was built for hunting pirates. The HMS PPD was an 80-gun, triple decker, that weighed in at 1229 tons. Those 1229 tons were bearing down on them with a full tailwind.
Once they returned to their own ship, Captain Juan Carlos Sanchez's first mate stared over at him with a worried look when his captain ordered the Whirlpool to head straight for the south end of the big island.
Good Lord, my first mate has bad teeth! Juan couldn't help but notice the man's teeth were yellow and black in various areas. Gingivitis had come for a visit, and had decided to move in! No time to worry about that now.
The bold captain intended to pass right through the shallows between the two northernmost islands. He knew what his first mate was thinking. Their old sloop may have made it, but the new brigantine had a much larger draft.
The captain ignored his second-in-command's concerned look. If anyone could make it through the gap, it was him. Afterall, he was Juan Carlos Sanchez, wasn't he? Once they were on the other side of the island chain they could escape while the larger English vessel would have to go around the big island if they wished to engage in a high-speed pursuit.
The Whirlpool glided over the waves, leaving the smoking and floundering Andrea Dora behind, as she disappeared beneath the sea. A couple of final large bubbles signaled her demise. Good riddance to the filthy wench! Juan Carlos smirked.
The Whirlpool approached the 100-yard gap between the two islands. They could see whitecaps breaking in the shallows to their port and starboard. When they passed smoothly into the small channel and sailed even with both islands, Juan Carlos looked over at his first mate and winked.
A second later grinding noises could be heard when the hull of the Whirlpool began scraping along the rocky bottom, then she was clear and they shot through the gap, racing hard north with a strong tailwind aiding them in their flight. They had done it!
The excitement must have been too much for the young flamboyant captain. One moment Juan Carlos had been standing on deck near the helm, feeling the cool November wind blowing through his long black hair, and the next he felt dizzy and faint. For a moment, the feeling seemed as if it were going to pass, then came the darkness . . .
When he came to, Juan Carlos was sitting in a chair. He shook off the grogginess, and tried to move his arms, but realized they were restrained against his body. Once his eyes fluttered open, he saw he was in a small, padded room. There was a petite, older man sitting in a chair directly in front of him. The man wore a white jacket, gold-rimmed spectacles that were barely clinging to his nose, and held a clipboard.
"It's me, John. Doctor Grimes. If I take off the straitjacket, will you behave today?" the man questioned, staring at him intently through the spectacles.
"Yes," the befuddled man across from him said, the haze starting to clear. An orderly removed the restraining vest and went over to stand by the only door in the room.
"There is no John here," the now-freed man volunteered as he began to fiddle with the buttons on his hospital gown, saying, "I'm the famous pirate, Juan Carlos Sanchez."
"No, you're John Charles Sanders, a dentist from Philly," the spectacled-eyed doctor told him.
"No, I'm a pirate."
The old doctor frowned, and holding up a hand mirror, said, "No John, you're a dentist. You're not even Hispanic."
The famed pirate stared in the mirror and shirked back from his own reflection. Staring at him was a pudgy white Jewish face with thinning brownish-grey hair. What the hell? What's going on here? I was just on the deck of the Whirlpool, moments ago. Maybe, this is some kinda sorcery? The south seas are full of dark magic after all.
"You're mistaken. I'm a heroic swashbuckler. I just defeated Paco Ladron, the famed blackheart who'd raped and pillaged European galleys up and down the horn of South Africa," the muddled man protested.
"No, John." The doctor hesitated. "Paco Sanchez was the man who was sleeping with your wife of twenty years, Andrea Dora. She was Hispanic."
"Was?" he gulped hard as he struggled to get the word out.
"Yes, John. Five years ago, you came home and found the two of them in bed together. You shot them both, then killed your children. After a long high-speed pursuit, the PPD arrested you and eventually you ended up here. You told me in our last session Paco was drinking your coffee and wearing your cologne and admitted it enraged you. Don't you remember any of this?" Doctor Grimes pushed his gold rimmed spectacles farther up on his nose.
"Coffee? Cologne? The HMS PPD?"
"No John, the PPD. Philadelphia Police Department." The doctor shook his head, causing the glasses to slide back to the tip of his pointed nose.
"I'm a famous pirate," the confused man whispered in a much weaker protest, looking across the room at the air conditioner as it kicked off and went silent. "I'm . . . Juan Carlos Sanchez."
"No, John." The doctor shifted in his chair, unsure of how hard he should push. "You took on the persona of Sanchez, because you wish you were him . . . the man your wife actually loved. You've been completely alone in this room for the past five years."
The air conditioner kicked on again, sending a cool breeze blowing through the confused man's thinning hair. It was a Whirlpool brand, just like . . . just like his ship. John's mind was jumbled. He looked down at his hands, realizing one of them was squeezed tightly shut, holding onto some round objects. He slowly opened his hand, taking a peek inside. Three shiny gold doubloons peeked back at him!
"Sorcery! Sorcery!! Sorcery!!!" Juan Carlos shouted at the top of his lungs, knowing now this foul warlock was trying hard to befuddle him. He knew he'd just been on the high seas. It had all been too real.
The pungent smell of the salty ocean, the body odor of his filthy bad teethed companions, the billowing smoke from the burning enemy ship. Heck, he could still smell the smoke in his nostrils. The foul wizard had nearly tricked him!
Dr. Grimes waved the orderly over, who quickly shoved a long hypodermic needle into the screaming man's arm. The sedative burned as it went in, but seconds later John slumped down in his chair, completely subdued.
When the orderly started to replace the straitjacket, the sedated man's clenched hand fell open, releasing three buttons John had pulled loose from his hospital gown. They fell to the padded floor, and rolled off, flittering away from the dentist who was once again utterly and completely lost and alone in the sea of his delusional mind.
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Around the time you realized something was very wrong you were still young enough to treat it like an unwanted houseguest. You'd just gotten old enough for that sort of self-realization—the kind that looks out of you and around you for the first time and says "oh". The sensation is similar to knowing a monster has a fifty percent chance of being under your bed but you're not about to take any of those chances in case that percentage doesn't fall in your favor. OCD is the antithesis of risky business; it is what I imagine possession must feel like: the ritual sacrifice of crying yourself awake to the realization that there is something else in the room and no, it's not just the russet shadow of the desk, the chair, the sharp, night's edge of sleepy, dopey imagination. Or in this case, it's your headspace instead of your room: it's shared and not entirely your own, but there—see, still—there are the familiar paths you're accustomed to, have schlepped by for so many years, will always take, because while they are not friendly, they're known.
You're a worst-case scenario kind of girl. This is the game you play with yourself. It goes by another name, too: masochism, made by the neurons forging the wrong pathways in your brain; a simple mistake of chemistry, with the red, guilty hands of genetics fingerprinting all over it. But they are all so familiar at this point, too worn-in to think about leaving, now, these neurons and their grooves. That old shoe with the hole as big as a fist—it holds fast, clutches back when you try and let go.
And so you repeat. You count. You decide that even numbers make you uncomfortable and that odds give you room to breathe. You set off fireflies in dark rooms for thirty minutes, more, for all the flickering you do to that stupid light switch that just won't let you go despite the film of exhaustion under your eyelids. In ninth grade, you will wash your hands until they crack and bleed and resemble the landscape of Mars. Months later, it will be other things: thoughts that won't turn off despite how you try to control the rabid thing that's sometimes your mind and sometimes isn't. There is a ghost inside my brain, you'll say to no one. You will understand what it's like to hate yourself and wish you were made of braver material. There will be better times, too, when it goes away—still a mystery, completely—but you've learned that too many questions can be dangerous. They can leave off scents, like blood blushed into the water by a child's torn ankle, how the thing will sometimes catch and smell it, and just as sharks do, hunt its origin—you.
Eventually, there's medication, which you'll only be able to describe as flippant at best. It's a science experiment, you'll understand later when you're twenty-three and getting on meds for the second time. You'll have weaned yourself off from them months earlier and experienced your first real bout with apathy. It is a curious thing, not feeling anything. Later, you'll know this to be a form of depression that lies so flat and heavy against you that it's too hard to cry, too much of an effort, really. You will recognize the withdrawal symptoms of having stopped loving. There won't be much of anything at all for a while. You'll look at that person and you will the wave to come. It won't though, until it's too late already, and that person has already gone because you didn't love them back enough or in the right way. This is the first of two instances in which your heart will break that summer. And then back on the meds, a different kind; you'll keep falling asleep at lunchtime and wandering your apartment for days and discovering a different way to waste yourself: the deep cavity of sleep. And until there are more adjustments, more minuscule measurements and phone discussions and doctor's bills, you will sometimes sleep whole days by. You'll smell yourself on your skin and not mind as much as you thought you would. You will wake up in the dark and not know which it belongs to: morning or night or just that dreamy cave you've found in yourself.
OCD will start to bother you around the time you begin first grade. It will continue until now, as you sit, much older, up late on a weekday night and pick at the hangnail you're considering slicing between the gums of two teeth—because it feels good, a pain-pleasure you've seen diagnosed and fully named in the backs of books and the internet's index. And you're better, you're doing fine for the world's standards, and you've gotten great at concealing—or at least, dimming down—your little oddities. The twist, the tug, the backsides of your bitten lips you've gnawed raw over papers, people, boys, the specific excruciation that comes with insomnia. You're finally learning to live with the thing, make those careful duet steps of coexistence.
Mary B. Sellers is pursuing her MFA in fiction at Louisiana State University. Originally from Jackson, MS, she now lives in Baton Rouge with her dog, Daisy Buchanan. She tries to teach freshmen English Composition, but most of the time feels like a failed, stand-up comedian. She's also the social media and blog editor over at New Delta Review. Important activities include: drinking wine and eating tacos on a regular basis. She has pieces published or forthcoming in Permafrost (Pushcart nomination, '15), Maudlin House, Queen Mob's Teahouse, and Literary Orphans. She wants to be a mermaid when she grows up.


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Crack the crabs with lobster crackers to get out all the good stuff. Serve with Sweet 'n' Savory Coleslaw if desired.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, relish, salt, and sugar. Add all of the remaining ingredients and mix to combine well.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours and mix again just before serving.
Mayo-less Coleslaw--Some people prefer their coleslaw with little or even no mayo. Maybe that's how your mama made yours. It's more a German-style dish, almost like a pickled relish, and that's good, too. I just happen to like mine with lots of mayo, the way my own mother made it.
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Suzanne Virdee officially opens City Hospital's neo-natal unit
PARENTS and medics gathered to 'wet the baby's head' on a new £3.8 million Birmingham neonatal unit as it marked its official opening.
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The state-of-the-art baby wards at City Hospital, in Winson Green, have been open for a year, but were given a celebratory launch by Midlands Today presenter and former Birmingham Mail reporter Suzanne Virdee yesterday.
Parents returned with babies who owe their lives to the unit to thank staff.
They joined current young patients along with members of premature baby charity Bliss, and the Southern West Midlands Newborn Network
Matron Cheryl Walne said: "After a very successful first year of being open and celebrating the unit's first birthday last month, we thought it would be fitting to officially open the unit.
"We wanted to recognise the hard work of all the midwives and staff on the unit with a special official opening.
"I am very proud of what we have achieved and I hope this continues for many more years to come."
Over the past year, the neonatal unit has cared for more than 400 premature and sick babies. The unit is part of Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust's £5.6 million reconfiguration of neonatal services.
It cares for the weakest tots born from 26 weeks of pregnancy, instead of the treatment of babies being divided between City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital, in West Bromwich.
The combined unit has 29 cots, with parents able to stay overnight in family rooms so they can be near their babies at such an emotional time.
City Hospital's neonatal unit has aimed to attract the most specialist staff in one place for intensive care baby wards, where there is one nurse to one baby.


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CLICK ORLANDO: MAJORITY OF DISNEY WORLD CAST MEMBERS IN UNIONS MANDATED TO GET VACCINE
Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:35:00 GMT – 0
Cast members with Service Trades Council Union and Actors Equity Association must be vaccinated by Oct. 22
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Earlier this month, Actors' Equity Association and the Off-Broadway league announced that they have entered into a three-year collective bargaining agreement.
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BROADWAY NEWS: BROADWAY SETS TERMS FOR PRORATED PAY FOR ACTORS, STAGE MANAGERS
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Actors' Equity and the Broadway League have negotiated additional terms for the industry's reopening, including an allowance for prorated weekly pay.
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DEADLINE: ACTORS' EQUITY & OFF-BROADWAY LEAGUE AGREE ON NEW CONTRACT: COVID PROTOCOLS, DIVERSITY INITIATIVES & SIGNIFICANT PAY RAISES
Actors' Equity and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement for a new three-year contract that includes significant pay raises; Covid protocols; new provisions that strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; and additional protections that address issues of harassment, bullying and discrimination.
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The agreement begins retroactively on August 1, 2021 and expires on July 28, 2024.
BROADWAY NEWS: ACTORS' EQUITY CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OF GOV. CUOMO
Actors' Equity has joined several other unions in calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
AMERICAN THEATRE: MASKS AND VACCINATION PROOF TO BE REQUIRED AT ALL BROADWAY SHOWS
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The new agreement between Actors' Equity and the Broadway League covers both workers and audiences for Broadway shows as well as sit-down productions across the U.S.
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Having grown up in Louisville, Kentucky during a time when few Asians were present, Judy has spent a lifetime dedicated to helping others understand the challenges that a diverse world fosters. She channels that knowledge into experiential, entertaining and practical approaches that facilitate organizational change.
Since 1994, Judy has advised corporations, government and non-profit organizations such as the FDIC, Procter & Gamble, BIC, USDA and Boston College in the areas of diversity, innovation and change.
Prior to launching her consulting practice, Judy worked in product development at Baltimore Gas & Electric evaluating new ideas and improving the "fuzzy" front end product development process. Earlier, she was a consultant, facilitator and Creativity Director at Innovation Focus, a product development firm that specializes in idea generation sessions.
Judy has is currently on the Executive Board of the American Anthropology Association and serves on the Practicing Advisory Working Group (PAWG) and was formerly a Board Member of the Asian American Resource Workshop. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and one of three founders of the Sticky Rice Project, Uniting Asian Americans Through Anti-Racist Education.
She has written and performed two performance pieces on Asian American identity and received a 2002 Boston Artist Fellowship for her piece, Bobby Pins Up Your Nose, Asian American Women Speak Out About Body Image. A recipient of a 2004 Copeland - Thomas Empowerment Recognition Award and a 2005 Drylongso Award from Community Change in Boston, she has also been an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at UMass Boston.
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2006-08-21 13:16:00 PDT MARTINEZ -- The defense rested today in the Scott Dyleski murder trial as two more of the teenager's friends testified that they never saw him act violently and that he was a kind and caring person.
Dyleski, 17, accused in the slaying of his Lafayette neighbor, Pamela Vitale, formally waived his constitutional right to testify. Prosecutor Harold Jewett and Dyleski's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Ellen Leonida, will give their closing arguments Tuesday to a six-man, six-woman jury, drawing to a close a trial that has drawn widespread attention.
"Wow!" one juror was seen mouthing to another on the panel after Leonida rested her case. Jewett did not have any rebuttal witnesses.
Dyleski has pleaded not guilty to charges of special-circumstances murder and burglary in the killing last year. Dyleski, 17, is being tried as an adult and could face life in prison if convicted of killing Vitale, who was found with a double-crossed "T" symbol carved into her back.
Her husband, prominent attorney and legal analyst Daniel Horowitz, found her body in their hilltop home on Oct. 15.
Witnesses for the prosecution have told jurors that Dyleski had a fascination with symbols and drew artwork that centered on the macabre, including images of murder and body parts.
Amarintha Kochmann Gray, whose younger sister and mother had testified on behalf of Dyleski last week, told jurors today that Dyleski had joked about body parts after watching an episode of an Invader Zim cartoon entitled "Dark Harvest."
In that episode, an alien who wishes to be human steals their organs and replaces them with things such as rulers and clocks. "In his logic," Gray said of the alien, "more organs means more human."
Leonida asked whether Dyleski or his friends ever had plans to harvest organs. "No," Gray said. "Was it in jest?" the defense attorney asked. "Yes," Gray replied. "If he was talking about it he would always be joking."
If somebody "was having a bad day," Dyleski would always check on that person's welfare, Gray said. "And he genuinely cares about what his answer is," she said.
Leonida asked if Dyleski was a violent person. "He's not violent at all," Gray said.
She said many of her friends have gotten upset with her because she "can be kind of annoying" to them. Dyleski "has never done that," she said.
Another friend who testified today, Kameryn Summers, 18, smiled several times at Dyleski from the stand. Asked to identify him, she noted that he was wearing a blue shirt "and a cool-lookin' tie."
Summers, who played on the Ultimate Frisbee team with Dyleski at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, said he was "really caring and really fun." If anyone got hurt on the field, Dyleski would always "run straight to them" and give the injured player a hug, she said.
Summers said she didn't regard Dyleski as violent nor cold. "He's very calm and gentle," she said.
Separately, Jewett on cross-examination asked both Gray and Summers if they were familiar with Dyleski's writings or artwork. Gray acknowledged that she had a seen a picture of a skeleton and that some of his artwork "did have some dark tones to it."
Summers said she had never seen his work but noted that she and Dyleski, who believed in both human and animal rights, had discussed how "we couldn't understand why people would hurt innocent creatures like that."
Leonida asked Summers if Dyleski was "in favor of hurting people." "No," she replied. "He never once said anything like wanting to harm someone."


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UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths returned to Riyadh Tuesday to meet with leaders of Yemen's legitimate government in his "last chance" to save a ceasefire agreement reached in Sweden last December between the legitimate government and Iran-backed Houthi militias.
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Informed Yemeni sources predicted that Griffiths will later return to Sanaa to meet Houthi officials to the same end.
They said the envoy was trying to exert pressure on the government to offer concessions related to the administration of Hodeidah and its ports, following the redeployment of forces there and the withdrawal of Houthis.
The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that leaders from the government informed Griffiths that they have exhausted all efforts in offering continuous concessions for peace.
There can be no substitute to the Houthis' compliance with the Sweden deal without delay or stalling.
The government has accused the Houthis of hindering the implementation of the deal.
On Tuesday, Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany met Griffiths to discuss ongoing efforts to establish peace in the country, Yemen's Saba news agency reported.
Al-Ahmar cited the Houthis' continuous delays and reluctance regarding the Hodeidah withdrawal, while also condemning the international community's silence over their violations of the deal.
He reiterated the government's insistence on the importance of implementing the Hodeidah agreement in full and the Houthi withdrawal from the city and seaports and handing them over to local authorities.
Such measures are key to moving forward towards any new round of consultations.
The vice president also noted that the Houthis have refused to pull out from the seaports under the agreed redeployment plan in Hodeidah, which was supposed to be carried out last month.
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Texas A&M Forest Service report fresh-cut Christmas trees are in high demand
by: Dailyn Wells
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — According to the Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) growers report that freshly cut Christmas trees are in high demand this Christmas season.
According to a TAMFS press release, traditional Christmas trees are selling fast and keeping farmers busy.
"A lot of them will be sold out of the choose-and-cut trees this weekend," said Stan Reed, Executive Secretary for the Texas Christmas. "Right now, everybody seems to be doing well."
TAMFS report that Dan Schaefer, who operates Lee County Christmas Trees with his wife, Susan, said traffic at his six-acre tree farm increased 40 percent last year and has been steady so far this holiday season.
"We think this year will be about like last year," said Schaefer, who expects to sell 250 to 300 trees this season.
Reed said the impact of this year's drought was concentrated mostly on seedlings. This year's crop of mature Christmas trees was spared major effects, he said, though some trees might not have reached the usual height.
Schaefer said he raised tree prices by $5 a foot last year, but he didn't see a need for another increase this year, a trend Reed said is consistent across the industry.
"Prices of pre-cut trees that came from out-of-state probably went up because of transportation costs," Reed said. "But choose-and-cut trees didn't go up in price this year."
According to the release, consumers could expect to see price increases next year because of the rising cost of fertilizer, Reed said.
Fred Raley, Texas A&M Forest Service Tree Improvement Coordinator and Director of the Western Gulf Tree Improvement Program, said the most popular Christmas tree species in Texas is Virginia pine because it grows well throughout the state.
"Afghan pines grow well in Central Texas, and that's the area from where most of the increased consumer interest has come," he said.
Raley said the Tree Improvement Program is working to find additional species that grow well across the state to provide consumers with more options when selecting live Christmas trees.
"For many families, there is nothing like choosing your own tree and having the smell and feel of a live Christmas tree," Raley said. "It's part of a Rockwellian view of a family Christmas that many people seem to be wanting to continue or recapture."
According to a Texas A&M Forest Service study, the Christmas tree industry will generate more than $800 million in 2020 and support nearly 7,000 jobs with a $260 million payroll. Reed estimates that the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association will sell 150,000 seedlings for future crops this year, a 20,000 increase over last year. According to him, the association saw the same increase in demand for seedlings the previous year. In the last year, the association's membership has increased by 30 farms. Robert and Beverly Lee, who was recently shopping for a tree at Schaefer's property, said they have been customers for many years.
In addition to selecting the perfect tree, a visit to Schaefer's farm includes hayrides, hot cocoa, family games and holiday-themed photo opportunities.
"The quality is great. They smell good, and I could swear the tree we got last year kept growing even after we got it home," he said.
"There are places where you can buy a cheaper tree," Shaefer said, "but you don't get the holiday experience."
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So how do I order another card, attached to my GBP account?
Thanks Aaron. Do I need two separate cards, each "attached" to a different currency? I have ordered a card, and I see on my account it seems to be "attached" to my USD balance.