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Thursday 1st October 2020, 10:00–11:00 am JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Cody Bullett Stockdale, Clemson University
Title: Sparse domination results for compact operators
The boundedness properties of Calderón-Zygmund singular integral operators are of central importance in harmonic analysis, while the corresponding properties on weighted spaces has been of more recent interest. Indeed, within the last decade, optimal bounds for Calderón-Zygmund operators acting on weighted Lebesgue spaces have been obtained using sparse domination techniques. In addition to this theory concerning boundedness of Calderón-Zygmund operators, a theory for compactness of these operators has recently been established. In this talk, we present the extension of compact Calderón-Zygmund theory to weighted spaces using sparse domination methods. This work is joint with Paco Villarroya and Brett Wick.
Thursday 8th October 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Augusto Ponce, Catholic University of Louvain
Title: A topological toolbox for Sobolev maps
Classical works by F. Bethuel and by F. Hang and F-H. Lin have identified the local and global topological obstructions that prevent smooth maps from being dense in the Sobolev space \(W^{1, p}(M^{m}; N^{n})\) between two Riemannian manifolds when \(p < m\). They are related to the extension of continuous maps from subsets of \(M^{m}\) to \(N^{n}\). In this talk I will present some work in progress with P. Bousquet (Toulouse) and J. Van Schaftingen (UCLouvain), inspired from the notions of modulus introduced by B. Fuglede and degree for VMO maps by H. Brezis and L. Nirenberg. I shall explain how one can decide whether a specific Sobolev map \(u : M^{m} \to N^{n}\) can be approximated or not by smooth ones, even in the presence of topological obstructions from \(M^{m}\) or \(N^{n}\).
Thursday 15th October 2020, 10:00–11:00 am JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Ulrich Menne, National Taiwan Normal University and National Center for Theoretical Sciences
Title: A priori geodesic diameter bounds for solutions to a variety of Plateau problems
Plateau's problem in Euclidean space may be given many distinct formulations with solutions to most of them admitting an associated varifold. This includes Reifenberg's approach based on sets and Čech homology as well as Federer and Fleming's approach using integral currents and their homology. Thus, we employ the setting of varifolds to prove a priori bounds on the geodesic diameter in terms of boundary behaviour. This is ongoing joint work with C. Scharrer.
Thursday 22nd October 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Dmitriy Stolyarov, St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute
Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\)
The classical Sobolev embedding theorem says that the inequality \( \|f\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)}\lesssim \|\nabla f\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad f \in C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) \) holds true provided \(\frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{d}\) and \(1 \leq p < d\). The original Sobolev's proof was based on the Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev (HLS) inequality \( \|\mathrm{I}_\alpha [g]\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)} \lesssim \|g\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad \frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{\alpha}{d},\ 1 < p < q < \infty, \) here \(\mathrm{I}_{\alpha}\) is the Riesz potential of order \(\alpha\), i.e. a Fourier multiplier with the symbol \(|\cdot|^{-\alpha}\). It is easy to see by plugging \(g = \delta_0\) (the Dirac's delta) in the role of \(g\) that the HLS inequality is false at the endpoint \(p=1\). However, the Sobolev embedding is true in this case, as it was proved by Gagliardo and Nirenberg. The folklore principle, supported by the results of Bourgain--Brezis, Van Schaftingen, and many others, says that the HLS inequality becomes valid when we somehow separate the function \(g\) from the set of delta-measures. We will discuss this effect in more details and state new results in this direction.
Armin Schikorra, University of Pittsburgh
Title: Scale-invariant tangent-point energies for knots and fractional harmonic maps
I will report about the theory of minimizing and critical knots under a set of scale invariant knot energies, the so-called tangent-point energy. We obtain lower semicontinuity and weak Sobolev-convergence of minimizing sequences to critical points away from finitely many points in the domain. Extending earlier work on Moebius-, and O'Hara energies we also obtain regularity for such critical points. This is based on joint work with S. Blatt, Ph. Reiter, and N. Vorderobermeier.
★SPECIAL LECTURE
Wednesday 4th November 2020, 4:00–6:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\): Part 1, Plan.
The classical Sobolev embedding theorem says that the inequality \( \|f\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)}\lesssim \|\nabla f\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad f \in C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) \) holds true provided \(\frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{d}\) and \(1 \leq p < d\). The original Sobolev's proof was based on the Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev (HLS) inequality \( \|\mathrm{I}_\alpha [g]\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)} \lesssim \|g\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad \frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{\alpha}{d},\ 1 < p < q < \infty, \) here \(\mathrm{I}_{\alpha}\) is the Riesz potential of order \(\alpha\), i.e. a Fourier multiplier with the symbol \(|\cdot|^{-\alpha}\). It is easy to see by plugging \(g = \delta_0\) (the Dirac's delta) in the role of \(g\) that the HLS inequality is false at the endpoint \(p=1\). However, the Sobolev embedding is true in this case, as it was proved by Gagliardo and Nirenberg. The folklore principle, supported by the results of Bourgain--Brezis, Van Schaftingen, and many others, says that the HLS inequality becomes valid when we somehow separate the function \(g\) from the set of delta-measures. This talk is the second in a series of three in which we discuss in more detail the plan of the proofs.
Thursday 5th November 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Takanobu Hara, Hokkaido University
Title: Trace inequalities of Sobolev type and nonlinear Dirichlet problems
We discuss solvability of Dirichlet problems of the type \(- \Delta_{p} u = \mu\) in \(\Omega\), \(u = 0\) on \(\partial \Omega\), where \(\Omega\) is a bounded domain, \(\Delta_{p}\) is the p-Laplacian, and \(\mu\) is a nonnegative locally finite Radon measure on \(\Omega\). We do not assume the finiteness of \(\mu(\Omega)\) here. We revisit this problem with a potential theoretic viewpoint and give sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions. Our main tools are \(L^{p}(dx)-L^{q}(d \mu)\) trace inequalities and capacitary conditions. Also, we derive the trace inequalities using solutions conversely.
Wednesday 11th November 2020, 4:00–6:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\): Part 2, Proofs (i).
The classical Sobolev embedding theorem says that the inequality \( \|f\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)}\lesssim \|\nabla f\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad f \in C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) \) holds true provided \(\frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{d}\) and \(1 \leq p < d\). The original Sobolev's proof was based on the Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev (HLS) inequality \( \|\mathrm{I}_\alpha [g]\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)} \lesssim \|g\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad \frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{\alpha}{d},\ 1 < p < q < \infty, \) here \(\mathrm{I}_{\alpha}\) is the Riesz potential of order \(\alpha\), i.e. a Fourier multiplier with the symbol \(|\cdot|^{-\alpha}\). It is easy to see by plugging \(g = \delta_0\) (the Dirac's delta) in the role of \(g\) that the HLS inequality is false at the endpoint \(p=1\). However, the Sobolev embedding is true in this case, as it was proved by Gagliardo and Nirenberg. The folklore principle, supported by the results of Bourgain--Brezis, Van Schaftingen, and many others, says that the HLS inequality becomes valid when we somehow separate the function \(g\) from the set of delta-measures. This talk is the third in a series of three in which we go into the proofs in more detail.
Thursday 12th November 2020, 10:00–11:00 am JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Chun-Yen Shen, National Taiwan University
Title: Algebraic methods in sum-product estimates and their applications
In this talk we discuss how algebraic methods play a role in the sum-product problems in additive combinatorics. Moreover, we also discuss how sum-product estimates can be used to make non-trivial progress in geometric measure theory problems.
Title: Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev inequality for \(p=1\): Part 2, Proofs (ii).
The classical Sobolev embedding theorem says that the inequality \( \|f\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)}\lesssim \|\nabla f\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad f \in C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) \) holds true provided \(\frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{d}\) and \(1 \leq p < d\). The original Sobolev's proof was based on the Hardy--Littlewood--Sobolev (HLS) inequality \( \|\mathrm{I}_\alpha [g]\|_{L_q(\mathbb{R}^d)} \lesssim \|g\|_{L_p(\mathbb{R}^d)},\quad \frac{1}{p} - \frac{1}{q} = \frac{\alpha}{d},\ 1 < p < q < \infty, \) here \(\mathrm{I}_{\alpha}\) is the Riesz potential of order \(\alpha\), i.e. a Fourier multiplier with the symbol \(|\cdot|^{-\alpha}\). It is easy to see by plugging \(g = \delta_0\) (the Dirac's delta) in the role of \(g\) that the HLS inequality is false at the endpoint \(p=1\). However, the Sobolev embedding is true in this case, as it was proved by Gagliardo and Nirenberg. The folklore principle, supported by the results of Bourgain--Brezis, Van Schaftingen, and many others, says that the HLS inequality becomes valid when we somehow separate the function \(g\) from the set of delta-measures.
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Thursday 19th November 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Franz Gmeineder, University of Bonn
Title: \(\mathscr{A}\)-quasiconvexity and partial regularity
Many problems from elasticity or fluid mechanics can be stated as \(\mathscr{A}\)-quasiconvex variational problems, a generalised variant of the usual notion of quasiconvexity due to Morrey. In this talk we give an overview of recent results on the (partial) regularity theory for such problems. As a main feature, we outline some novel links between harmonic analysis and the calculus of variations - comprising weighted singular integral estimates, coerciveness and regularity for variational integrals.
This talk comprises joint work with Sergio Conti.
Igor Verbitsky, University of Missouri
Title: Some classes of solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations with sub-natural growth terms.
In this talk,several classes of solutions will be treated for quasilinear elliptic equations of the type; \(-\Delta_p u = \sigma \, u^q +\mu\) in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) in the sub-natural growth case \(0 < q < p-1\). Here \(\Delta_p\) is the \(p\)-Laplacian, the coefficients \(\sigma\) and data \(\mu\) are nonnegative measurable functions (or measures). We will discuss pointwise estimates of solutions, as well as necessary and sufficient conditions for their existence.
Thursday 3rd December 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Adolfo Arroyo-Rabasa, University of Warwick
Title: Higher-integrability estimates for systems of PDEs with a non-linear pointwise elliptic constraint
I will discuss (L1,Lp) estimates for systems of PDEs of the form Au = 0, where A is a linear differential operator with constant coefficients and u is a vector-valued map satisfying a pointwise constraint of the form u(x) \in C, where C is a convex cone with sufficiently small aperture. I will collect some applications of this result to discuss higher integrability for Sobolev spaces and other spaces of bounded variation. This is joint work with G. De Philippis, J. Hirsch, F. Rindler and A. Skorobogatova.
Thursday 10th December 2020, 10:00–11:00 am JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Brett D. Wick, Washington University
Title: Commutators and Bounded Mean Oscillation
We will discuss some recent results about commutators of certain Calderon-Zygmund operators and BMO spaces and how these generate bounded operators on Lebesgue spaces. Results in other settings and other examples will be explained. This talk is based on joint collaborative work.
Thursday 17th December 2020, 4:00–5:00 pm JST (UTC+9), online on Zoom
Bogdan Raita, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
Title: Old and new in Compensated Compactness theory
We will review aspects of the theory of Compensated Compactness, starting with the fundamental work of Murat and Tartar and concluding with recent results obtained jointly with A. Guerra, J. Kristensen, and M. Schrecker. Broadly speaking, the object of this study is to gain a better understanding of the interaction between weakly convergent sequences and nonlinear functionals. The general framework will be that of variational integrals defined on spaces of vector fields satisfying linear pde constraints that satisfy Murat's constant rank condition. We will focus on the weak (lower semi-)continuity of these integrals, as well as the Hardy space regularity of the integrands.


Irish rugby legend, Brian O'Driscoll and his new bride, Amy Huberman, certainly know how to throw a party. The wedding celebrations continued over two days with the groom slipping away on the wedding night at seven in the morning.
The 250 guests danced the night away on Friday and still had energy for a lower key party on Saturday night at the Lough Rynn Castle in Leitrim.
"It was fairly bananas but a different kind of night to Friday because people knew more people by that stage and it was a bit more relaxed," said one of the guests.
Friday evening's party was kicked off by the couple's favourite band, The Coronas. The guests were then given an opportunity to watch the wedding video before the Bogus Brothers performed. As the evening progressed a van from Brian's favourite burger joint, Gourmet Burger, arrived with supplies for the guests.
Guests said that one of the highlights of the wedding evening was the Jewish Hora to the tune of Hava Naglia. With giant rugby players like Victor Costello and Jamie Heaslip holding them aloft they were in safe hands.
On Saturday a slightly weary bunch of guests rose in the early afternoon for a barbecue, which in true Irish style ended up being and indoor outdoor affair due to the rain. Though Saturday was a more relaxed evening the rugby players among the guests showed true stamina and stayed on until the bitter end.
A spokesperson for the couple said "It was exactly the wedding that they wanted…"It was lovely for their parents too, to see all that had been done for their children."
Brian and Amy will fly to Africa on Monday to begin their honeymoon.


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Sammi's Favorite Things: Floravere
April 24, 2019 Sammi Turano Sammi's Favorite Things 0
New York, New York – FLORAVERE announces the opening of the world's first bridal concept store; an innovative retail experience for today's modern bride that reimagines shopping for one of the world's oldest traditions. Floravere continues to break the bridal mold with the announcement of its first permanent physical location at 18 Jay Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City, opening today.
The shop sets a new precedent for bridal retail, moving away from the traditional and into the experiential, with a shopping experience reimagined for how the millennial woman shops. Investor and professional tennis player, Serena Williams says, "The experience of finding my wedding dress was incredibly memorable and meaningful to me so I'm thrilled to support Floravere's mission to make the luxury bridal industry inclusive and accessible to more women than ever before."
Floravere's collection of gowns and separates will anchor the space and brides can set up private appointments with a stylist on the brand's website, through Instagram direct message, and via text. The key element of Floravere's retail approach is rooted in personalization at every touchpoint of the customer experience. The bride's favorite styles she's pre-selected online will be waiting for her in a private suite when she arrives at the store, along with personalized details such as a digital wedding moodboard and custom playlist, all facilitated through Floravere's digital questionnaire – a crucial step in building this intimate relationship with each of their brides. Co-founder of Floravere, Denise Jin says, "With our New York Flagship, we've created a retail experience that reflects how our bride actually shops: from IG to IRL. Every detail of the design – from the private bridal styling closet to the in-store retail technology – is guided by an understanding that today's millennial woman has done most of her research on us before she even steps through our doors. This offers us an unparalleled opportunity to craft a truly bespoke and memorable retail experience for each and every bride based on the rich data we have on her before she walks in the door."
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Brides can also discover all her other wedding related needs – looks and accessories for her engagement party, bachelorette, honeymoon, gifts for the bridal party, and beyond. The space is the first to offer a curated showroom for all the products a bride may need in her journey, including swimwear from Solid & Striped, travel essentials from Cuyana, jewelry and headpieces from Jennifer Behr, fine jewelry from J. Hannah and Ceremony, lingerie from Journelle, conscious beauty from Kosas, fragrance from Dedcool, and home decor from The Land of Belle.
Floravere was founded with a mission to upend the legacy bridal industry and give a new breed of women access to luxury, style, and personalization, otherwise unattainable. Co-founder, Molly Kang says, "Until now, the bridal industry has been tethered by traditional, dated ideas of the 'blushing bride' marrying her Prince Charming. With Floravere, we're creating a brand and a space that speaks to our core belief that there is no 'right' way to be a bride. More than ever, she feels empowered to break the rules and do things her way when it comes to her wedding – from what she wears to how she approaches the entire day. And we felt that there wasn't a brand that spoke to this very modern
sensibility. Everything we do and all our products are designed to reimagine what it means to be a bride today."
The design team used a contemporary sensibility as a starting point for the boutique design, crafting an experience for today's bridal customers: independent, self-assured women who interact with brands online but also crave intimate, personalized experiences. Upon entering the space, the customer walks into the gallery that is furnished and styled to have a residential sensibility, with a wet bar, rounded velvet club chairs, a custom lacquered sculptural coffee table by Eny Lee Parker, vintage rugs from 1stdibs, a Mid-century daybed and a white sculptural side table. The color scheme of the space is calm and serene, making use of soft blues, whites, camels, and pops of color throughout, accented with weekly floral installations and made to order arrangements by Brooklyn based Extrafloral.
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In between the individual bridal suites and the gallery is the walk-in bridal closet conceived as the ultimate "dream closet." The private suites have a dressing room and separate seating area for the bride's friends and family, defined by a custom curved sofa and glass cocktail tables. Iconic Noguchi Akari lights hang overhead to provide soft, flattering light, while vintage rugs sit below to provide the space with a sense of time-warn authenticity. This in-suite sitting area is a unique strategy for a bridal boutique, where most have one large seating area. Floravere's goal is to make the experience as intimate, personal, and relaxed as possible.
About FLORAVERE
Floravere creates runway quality wedding gowns that defy the expected bridal uniform and upend legacy definitions of the bridal experience. Floravere's direct-to-consumer model allows for revolutionary prices, while still using the same fabrics and construction as runway brands, and offers all styles in sizes 0-26. Brides try on styles effortlessly at home, or in one of 9 showrooms across the country that offer a bespoke experience driven by innovative retail technology. Founded by Molly Kang and Denise Jin, the brand is backed by investors including Felicis Ventures and Serena Williams. www.floravere.com
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"The experience of finding my wedding dress was incredibly memorable and meaningful to me so I'm thrilled to support Floravere's mission to make the luxury bridal industry inclusive and accessible to more women than ever before" Serena Williams, Serena Investments.
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Interview with Melissa Sklarz
Monika: Today it is my pleasure and honor to interview Melissa Sklarz with whom I would like to discuss the role of transgender women in US politics, culture, and society. Melissa is a transgender advocate and activist, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York, presiding over Stonewall Democratic Club. Hello Melissa!
Melissa: Hi Monika!!! Thanks for doing this and for reaching out to New York City!!
Monika: I am tempted to ask about your family roots. Your family surname sounds Polish …
Melissa: The family surname Sklarz means glassworker or window cleaner, depending on which part of Poland or the Czech Republic you are from. My estimate is my family left Poland in the late 18th Century and then went to Munich for 3 generations. My family arrived in New York City in the late 1850s.
Monika: Could you say a few words about your career so far?
Melissa: I transitioned in the early 1990s and then became a peer counselor at the Gender Identity Project in the mid-90s. People asked about resources for trans people and I discovered there were none. I started getting involved with the government and the political system at that point, and have continued on from there.
Melissa Sklarz on learning about "transvestites".
LGBTCenterNYC. Source: YouTube.
Monika: How do you perceive the attitude of the administration of President Obama towards transgender Americans?
Melissa: President Obama is a great friend of the trans communities. He has done everything possible through Executive Order to change the way the US Federal government deals with trans issues. He has changed passports, legal recognition, hired trans people and added legal support at the Federal level. However, deportation is still a problem as is employment protection so I hope those are next on the agenda.
I was one of the leaders to bring trans rights to New York City in the late 1990s and the bill was signed into law in 2002 by Mayor Bloomberg. Since then we have been trying to bring the same rights to New York State, but have had limited success. 2014 is our 12th year in front of the legislature.
Monika: You are very active in US politics, promoting the transgender cause. Could you elaborate on some of your initiatives and projects in this respect?
Melissa: I have worked at the local, state, and Federal levels since 1997. I have helped make the non-trans political communities and aware and supportive of our needs and causes. I ran for office for a local Democratic post in 1999 and won, being the first trans person elected to office in New York. That gave me and our communities access to lawmakers and political and community leaders. I have helped with civil rights, health care, birth certificate modernization, education, and aging.
Happy to have marched with so many amazing people in
the St. Pat's for All Parade.
Monika: You were following quite closely the US last presidential campaign. Was there any difference in the way the Republicans and Democrats addressed the needs and rights of the transgender community?
Melissa: At the last Democratic Convention, there were 12 transgender delegates, including myself. We ranged from all over the country and were all integral parts of our local Democratic establishments.
That is now three national conventions in a row I have been selected in New York. There has never been a trans person involved with the Republican Party that has been taken seriously by them. Although they claim to be the party of individual freedom, I guess it does not apply to gender expression.
Monika: American politics is based on the interaction with different interest groups that wish to pursue their specific goals. How successful is the transgender community in this respect?
Melissa: The transgender communities are a very small portion of American culture, and our political power reflects that. There are even transgender people who do not identify as trans and many more stay hidden. It is hard to build a political movement when so many stay away from publicity. But no one ever changed sex to go into politics, at least none in the US.
Monika: The transgender cause is usually manifested together with the other LGBT communities? Being the last letter in this abbreviation, is the transgender community able to promote its own cause within the LGBT group?
Melissa: Sadly, it is very difficult for our communities to be heard and to acquire resources and funding in an LGBT environment. There are so many different LGBT people with so many needs. Gay marriage affects the most people with legal identities and so, that has carried the day. While working within the LGBT community is OK, a stand-alone trans operation might work best. We hope to find out soon here in New York.
Melissa Sklarz Speaks Out Against NYPD's Stop &
Frisk Policy. GLAAD. Source: YouTube.
Monika: Is there anyone in the US transgender society whose actions could be compared to what Harvey Milk was doing in the 60s and 70s for gay activism?
Melissa: I guess Sylvia Rivera stands out to some as that Harvey Milk like in essence. But we have no political leader to evoke the same passion. Laverne Cox and Janet Mock seem to be acquiring cultural leadership at this time. So political leadership may not inspire the same way now as Harvey Milk did in the 1970s.
Monika: What is your general view on the present situation of transgender women in American society?
Melissa: Living visible, authentic lives help Transgender women tremendously. There are hurdles and race is always a dividing point in the US. Black and white experiences are different for all and that includes trans women. African American trans women face more poverty and violence and that is a huge barrier for all.
Monika: Do you think that in our lifetime we could live until the day when a transgender lady could become the US President?
Melissa: No, I do not think I will see a trans woman as President of the US. But I am a lot older than I look. But Dana Beyer is running for state Senate in Maryland this year and we have to learn to walk before we can run.
With Lana Moore and Dana Beyer.
Monika: At that time of your transition did you have any transgender role models that you could follow? What was your knowledge about transgenderism?
Melissa: The best role model I had was Renee Richards. I knew many trans women in the 1970s but they were all very pretty and fem but they lived for the night and few worked.
Renee Richards showed me that transition may not be done starting at 14 or 15 and that there were hurdles to overcome. I was very moved by her and was able to relate.
Melissa: The hardest thing about coming out was facing the fear and the possible rejection. Trans life was different in 1990 but I was already homeless and in serious job jeopardy, so I had nothing to lose. I was an athlete as a kid and was terrified that my transition would never work and that I would never find a safe niche.
Monika: Have you ever been married? Could you tell me about the importance of love in your life?
Melissa: I was never married nor do I own a pet. I have spent so much time trying to relate to myself that I am catching up on relating to others. But time will tell.
Monika: How do you recollect your acting in "Transamerica" (2005) with Felicity Huffman? Did you like the movie?
Melissa: The writers of Transamerica came to me 2nd hand because they wanted real-life experiences. So we ate and talked. One year later, I got a call, saying they finished the writing, they got funding, they were making the movie. I congratulated them. And then they said they had a part in it for me. I laughed but agreed to do it.
I got enough lines to get an application for the Screen Actors Guild, but I did not join and I did not quit my day job. The movie had trans people telling a trans story by a serious, sincere production. I relate today better today to "Orange Is The New Black" as a trans story. I am happy to have been involved with "Transamerica".
Melissa Sklarz, First Transgender Person Elected
to Public Office in New York State.
DeVote Campaign. Source: YouTube.
Melissa: Yes, I hope to write my memoirs. As you know, look how simple it is for me to write my thoughts on paper. Instead, I have 20 years of stuff piling up as my narrative gets longer and longer.
Monika: Could you say that you are a happy woman now?
Melissa: I am happyish. I go in and out of therapy and always wonder if I can be better or get things right. No one complains about my journey except for me. My family loves me and I have been successful in the workplace, and have used my access to teach and try to make a difference. I am always looking forward to what happens next.
Monika: Melissa, thank you for the interview!
Melissa: Thank you again Monika for your patience and persistence.
All the photos: courtesy of Melissa Sklarz.
Labels: Melissa Sklarz, Politics, Transactivist, Transamerica, USA, USA05
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The paint sticks were amazing to use, the colours are really vibrant, and they dried on the windchimes perfectly. I was a little worried that the colour would wipe off, but it hasn't. They look perfect. It was really easy to clean up too, as we just had to put the lids on, and there was nothing else to worry about. The girls absolutely love the paint sticks, and we have used them on so many different craft projects.
Once we had finished Emily noticed that there was one spare one left, and decided that she would like to make it for me, which was a big surprise as she normally doesn't want to make things for me. She then asked to use the sharpie to write 'mummy' by herself. It's my absolute favourite thing and I love it so much. It will definitely be something that I treasure forever.


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Bodies of 2 brothers drowned in Pearl River recovered
Two brothers who went missing in the Pearl River Sunday have been found, officials said Monday.
According to Jackson Police Department's Twitter, the two men went missing in the water behind the water treatment plant on I-55 south. Jackson Fire Department and other agencies were on scene searching until late Sunday before calling off the search efforts for the night.
On Monday, the search resumed, and one of the victims was found and pulled from the water around lunch time.
The second victim was located shortly thereafter, Jackson Fire Department Division Chief Cleotha Sanders confirmed.
The victims were identified by family as Domingo Lorenzo, 26, and Pedro Antonio Lorenzo, 16.
Family members told reporters that a young male was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The four family members had gone fishing that morning, officials said. Pedro Domingo Gonzales said he saw Pedro Lorenzo go under water, then Domingo Lorenzo went in after him and was also submerged.


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Hola (hello), my name is Maria Paez-Sievert. I was born and raised and Mazatlán, Mexico, and came to live in the USA 21 years ago. Prior to working for Extension, I worked at Head Start for 14 years.


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Something Just Like This: Seeing Coldplay Live in Bangkok
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Confused on where we are? I'm taking this moment while my travels are grounded to care for my mom to catch up on my black hole of un-blogged content. Here, I'm covering my time in Thailand from March through May of 2017. My apologies for any confusion with the timeline, and thanks for sticking with me.
From the moment I heard Coldplay was coming to Bangkok, I knew I would be there. Me and about ten billion other Coldplay fans — it had been fourteen years since they'd played Bangkok.
With the relatively high ticket price, I wondered if I'd find a friend to come with me — and so I was equal parts shocked and thrilled when my friend Päivi immediately insisted we had to go.
Getting concert tickets in Thailand is incredibly logistically difficult (I'm literally still crying over the great Madonna ticket sale disaster of 2016), but luckily Ian was up in Bangkok and was able to nab us a pair in person. We immediately booked flights, and planned a three night girls' trip around it. At one point we were talking about bars we wanted to check out and Päivi, who was definitely in nesting mode, assured me, "don't worry, I won't get pregnant until after our trip!"
I'm sure you can guess how that turned out! Honestly, I didn't care — I've been on a million wild weekends in Bangkok; I was just thrilled to get to spend some true quality time with one of my dearest friends before she became a mama.
We took the easy Nok Air flight and ferry package from Koh Tao to Bangkok and landed late at night — for all the ins and outs of how to get to and from Koh Tao, check out my Wanderland Guide to Koh Tao!
We immediately checked in to X2 Vibe, ordered delivery McDonald's (wish I could blame that on the pregnant lady, but living in Thailand on a remote island with no fast food left me obsessed with McFlurries) and fired up the latest episode of Nashville (we had a standing weekly date to watch it) before passing out.
I fell in love with the X2 brand during my sister's visit in December, when we spent a few days at the X2 Resort in Koh Samui and would love to hit all the hotels in this playful and funky — and crazy affordable, in this case! — Thai owned brand.
This hotel was the perfect choice for our little getaway. It's located a five minute walk, or a thirty second free tuk tuk shuttle to, the On Nut BTS station — which was perfect for our itinerary, all of which was skytrain accessible. This is the best way to get around Bangkok and we actually didn't even get in a cab until we went to the concert!
We were a mere fifteen minute drive from stadium (in no traffic, anyway!) which was a huge reason we chose the hotel, and twenty minutes from Suvarnabhumi Airport, perfect for catching our early flight the next day.
It was a shame we had to go so early since X2 Vibe automatically extends checkouts till 2PM — can we make this into a trend, please? Our room was trendy and stylish, and they've since added serviced residences with full kitchens for longer stays. We were happy however eating breakfasts and one dinner at the onsite 4K Restaurant and Bar.
While the hotel was brand new when we stayed and not all amenities were open, they've since opened a small onsen and spa to compliment the fancy gym that we definitely did not use. We did however, love the pool for cooling off after hot days of running around Bangkok.
X2 Vibe is the brand's fun and affordable sister line of hotels — can you believe this one starts at a mere $50 a night?
Our first morning, we headed out for a shopping malls and movie day — a classic must-do for Koh Tao residents unleashed in the Big Mango. The funny thing is I do everything within my power to never, ever step foot in a mall in the US — nothing could appeal to me less. But after months on an eight square mile island where there are approximately 2.5 appealing retail outlets, it suddenly feels like I'll die if I don't get to plunder the sale rack at an H&M. I think it's kind of the same situation as the McDonald's. We all fetishize what we can't have.
Also, Bangkok has some bitchin' malls. One of the most fun concepts is Terminal 21, in which each of the nine floors of the mall is themed to a different world-famous city.
Our next stop? The movies at another mall — EmQuartier CineArt (I swear, one of these days I'm going to write a movie goers guide to Bangkok.) Had I not had one planned, I probably would have considered a separate trip to see Beauty and The Beast on the big screen. Päivi was incredibly patient with my need to sing every song from the soundtrack out loud at full volume, and to whisper my comparisons to the animated version at select moments throughout the movie.
The next morning, we woke up pumped for the big show. But first, a bit of pampering! After our very basic day in Sukhumvit the previous day, we were ready for a hipster version in Thonglor. We popped into a random nail salon (I've yet to find a go-to in Bangkok — hit me with any tips in the comments!) before grabbing lunch in my then-current obsession, The Commons.
The first floor is basically the world's hippest food court, with pop-up versions of some of Bangkok's best eateries serving their famous fare. Then there are two stories of carefully curated boutiques topped by a spin studio and a rooftop bar that offers weekend workshops on tea infusing and flower arranging! This little spot was everything I missed about city living wrapped up in one neat package. I couldn't wait to show Päivi my latest discovery — which, needless to say, she was as smitten with as I was.
We did lunch at Barrio Bonito, and then I nearly fainted with excitement when I saw s'mores on the menu at neighboring stall Meat & Bones. Päivi, who is Finnish, had never heard of them, so I regaled her with childhood nostalgia of one of my favorite treats in the world while we waited for our order.
I was salivating at the memory of the graham cracker-y, chocolate-y, marshmellow-y goodness. What arrived, tragically, was some weird mix of chocolate and a white fluffy substance piled on, I kid you not, an off brand saltine. Asia has some of the greatest cuisine on the planet. But when it comes to recreating beloved desserts from other cultures… not so much. When shall I learn!
No time to dwell. We were off to the spa! Having terrorized Päivi with Disney and dessert-based memories from my homeland, it was time to celebrate one of hers. Well, sort of. Paivi has often regaled me with tales of Finnish sauna culture, and we've always dreamed about a trip back to her home country together for me to experience it for myself. She literally grew up with one in her house, which is not unusual! While Bangkok has yet to produce a full Scandinavian spa, they did recently open a Japanese version: the Let's Relax Onsen and Spa.
After much debate, we decided to splurge on a full package including a facial, a massage, and the full onsen experience. It was a splurge at 2900B, but seriously, this was quite literally one of my favorite things I've ever done in Bangkok. The design of the onsen was stunning — cameras weren't allowed for obvious reasons, but you'll just have to go see for yourself someday.
Despite the modern design this onsen is very traditional and we were the only non-Japanese customers there the entire four hours we spent there. The full nudity took a minute to get used to, but fear not, it's separated by gender, and, well, everyone is doing it. There were very detailed instructions on which pool to get in for what amount of time and in which order, directions I appreciated because they gave us a focus and kept us busy.
The funny thing was that when Päivi announced she was pregnant I assured her I'd cancel our sauna appointments and she'd looked at me like I was crazy. When I told her that in the US, women are advised not to go in saunas during pregnancy, she was horrified; even researching and showing me the Finnish national health service website which advised that there was no reason for pregnant women to avoid their sauna. Visibly pregnant, she definitely got some side eye from some of the other onsen goers, but what I love about Päivi is she could not have cared less! And for anyone at home who might be horrified reading this, she is now mom to a very healthy and happy baby.
On the way back to the hotel to get ready for the show I may have tried to convince Päivi that I needed to complete our day of beautification by checking out Thailand's first tanning salon, but she talked me out of it. I think I mostly just wanted to see who the customers of this place were in a country that one can scarcely buy deodorant without a bleaching agent in it. Thais are obsessed with white skin!
That said, I read that the majority of their customers are foreigners. And, interestingly enough, the founders hoped it would provide Bangkok residents a bit of Vitamin D during the hot season, when temperatures were actually too unbearable for customers to be outside.
And then, finally, it was time for the main event. Well, almost. First, we had to get there. We called the hotel's front desk asking for a cab and they told us no cabs would go out to Rajamangala Stadium that night! We thought we had been quite clever choosing a hotel that was a bit closer, and apparently we weren't the only ones with that idea — the concierges had been trying to get guests there for ages.
Finally, we thought to check Uber. Phew! Getting back would prove to be even more of a drama. If you're heading to a big stadium show in Bangkok, just mentally prepare to walk for miles and be stuck in traffic for hours, and then be pleasantly surprised if it turns out to be somewhat simpler.
But whatever, we made it! Hilariously, we both packed sweaters, fretting about over air-conditioning. We arrived to find that the stadium was open air — ha — and our seats, the cheapest category we could buy at 4,500B (about $145), were at the very back of the stadium up approximately one million concrete staircases, with no elevator in sight.
Our sweaters seemed like a hilarious joke as we arrived in our seats covered in sweat. Päivi was a trooper, never once complaining. We were so high up and at such a steep pitch I think anyone with a fear of heights would be sweating for another reason.
But as the show kicked off, I suddenly felt like we had the best seats in the house. We were so far back from the stage that it was hard to see what was going on there, but Päivi and I didn't mind a bit – we were thrilled to people-watch everyone in our section and take in the enormity of the crowd backed by the Bangkok skyline. It's been years since I've seen a big stadium show and I just couldn't get over the magnitude of it all — or, of course, the music.
Coldplay has truly been in the soundtrack of my life in Thailand – In My Place in my headphones on a million flight takeoffs, Paradise on a loop on my first backpacking trip through the country, Yellow in almost every dive video I made when I landed a job as an underwater videographer, Clocks on loop when I first fell in love, The Scientist soothing me when my heart was in pieces.
The energy in Rajamangala Stadium was magical, with fans flying in from all over Southeast Asia to be there! People were waving flags from Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and beyond. For one segment of the concert, Coldplay had collected video requests for a favorite song from fans on Instagram. The winner, who's video they played on the big screen, was the cutest kid from China. He said in very timid English, "I got a passport and am traveling out of China for the first time ever to see Coldplay. When I get nervous I tell myself, don't panic, don't panic!" Then the band played Don't Panic, and it was just about the cutest thing that's ever happened in the world.
Truly, it was an amazing night in which I felt like I watched the last eight years of my life and my love affair with Thailand play right in front of my eyes – with a friend who has been through my side for almost all of it. And wow, what a ride it's been.
Afterwards, we headed to Octave, one of my favorite rooftop bars for one drink to toast to our fabulous weekend of friendship.
All this time later, I can't hear a Coldplay song on the radio without almost tearing up, and immediately texting Päivi how much I miss her. Getting lost in that music, in that crowd, and in that moment was one of a million memories I just treasure from my life in Thailand.
Here's to the magic of getting lost in our memories.
And here's to the soundtracks of our lives…
Many thanks to X2 for hosting us in Bangkok. As always, you receive my honest thoughts and opinions regardless of who is footing the bill.
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This brought back so many happy memories of the time I saw them in Philadelphia! They're such a wonderful band.
Now, please excuse me while I go hum "Something Just Like This" for the next week.
It was my first time seeing them live! Honestly, I haven't been to that many concerts outside festivals — I'd love to change that!
Yellow sealed the deal for me. Back then, MTV was the only source of video entertainment and how delighted I was each time this came on. Thank goodness for Youtube now.
Ha, I remember those days! Just DYING for a song I loved (probably by Britney) to play on the radio!
Okay, I got super nostalgic and emotional reading this and I wasn't even at the concert!!
Also LOL about the S'mores, what a tragic let down.
Haha, there are some tragedies only other expats can truly understand!
Coldplay's concert! That's awesome,Alex.
Thanks! I'm trying to hit more concerts these days!


Cathays Cemetery is one of the largest Victorian cemeteries in the UK and its Green Flag grounds are stunning. Despite some recent investment, the chapels require significant restoration work.
Built in the gothic revival style the chapels were in regular use for their first hundred years however in the second half of the 20th the chapels were used less and less and the final funeral services were held in the mid-1970s.
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WHO needs 'more than press release' on Oxford jab, says vaccines chief
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it needs "more than a press release" about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in order to evaluate trial results.
Speaking at a WHO news conference on Friday, its immunisations director Dr Katherine O'Brien said: "What we have seen is a press release.
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Image: The Oxford/AstraZeneca put out a press release on Monday
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was revealed on Monday to have an efficacy of up to 90% when half a dose was given, followed by a full one.
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I'm not one to typically advocate for political topics. Usually I don't feel that my opinion on matters I haven't researched are of any real value. I don't have an economics degree or have any sense of how the governmental politics works on anything other than a broad level. I am however rather informed on how the U.S. scientific community works and am becoming increasingly distressed by the implications of federal spending shutdown. I don't like talking politics, but this is something that needs addressing.
As pretty much everyone knows, the federal government shutdown on October 1st until the budget can be renegotiated. I honestly don't care how or why this has happened, because to be honest it really doesn't matter to me. What matters to me is that this has happened and we have already felt the impact. What matters to me is that even if the budget is resolved tomorrow, we are going to be feeling it in the scientific community for a long time.
If you didn't know, research at public universities is deeply connected to the federal spending budget. A majority of biological research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, including but not limited to the National Center for Biotechnological Information which houses the databases that almost every biologist uses to compare and research biological information.
Besides the long term effects that come from delaying every single federally funded medical trial until this all blows over, which means denying sick people medical attention and setting back all trial based research for an unknown period of time, we are looking at a current 0% acceptance rate for grant proposals during this time (which is a slight step down from the already low 14% acceptance rate from the sequestration cuts previously this year.) This means that labs have to shut down their research and cut back on their staff even more than they have already.
It's not just biology though: just look at NASA's website. Our scientific community is at a standstill, and I highly doubt that "non-essential" research is going to be reinstated before the rest of the budget. The real issue is that these labs can't exist without funding indefinitely. Given enough time, the delay in new grant money is sure to sink many labs that are already struggling.
Really though, if you aren't involved in the scientific research community none of that really affects you, right?
Well, the FDA isn't currently running trials either. Which means no new drugs are being approved, and they aren't able to keep up their food inspections. You're poultry and beef are fine as the USDA is still running tests even if their website isn't up, but testing facilities for other food disease outbreaks from fish or produce aren't running. Which is fine, right? I mean, we haven't had a major food poisoning outbreak since... August. But it's not like there's an outbreak happening right now or anything.
Oh right. Now that 300 people have salmonella from a multi-state outbreak, we should probably bring the CDC back online. That's a good idea. Huh, maybe it wasn't the best plan to shut down our nation's ability to monitor and regulate infectious disease outbreaks. Someone should have thought that through.
The real problem is that we still aren't monitoring any of the imported foodstuffs that the FDA normally has jurisdiction over. The CDC is a reactionary agency, and they only have the ability to limit the spread of diseases after they've started. Without the ability to shutdown potential threats, we are going to be looking at a higher incidence of outbreak and we are restricted to catching diseases after they've occurred.
As I said before, I really don't care about the politics behind the shutdown. I do care about our nation crippling itself and allowing both it's scientific research community and disease control protocols to become essentially non-functional. It is literally appalling that we have let this occur. I cannot stand silently as people are suffering because we are unable to fund the most basic preventative measures to keep our populace protected. I cannot think of any reason that we as a nation would allow this to happen, and I cannot condone anyone who thinks this is an appropriate measure to challenge any kind of public policy.


Anything in storage bins, lockers etc, needs to be able to be pulled from.
So when you go make something (ESPECIALLY with the builder) it should pull directly from your lockers. This game isn't realistic by any means of the imagination (creating things out of thin air). So this QOL improvement would go a LONG way.
I have been playing this game from SUPER early access, and honestly the most boring thing about this game is going back to your lockers or your base to get ingredients. Have it where it can be PULLED from the lockers.
I hope this gets MOD support because this is the first thing that needs to be done.
Resource pooling (from nearby lockers) has been requested many times, and IMO is in the top 10.
UWE has (unofficially) said they intend to implement some of these improvements. However, this will likely happen after the 1.0 release.
UWE intends to add limited mod support (PC only), but that will happen after 1.0.
They should look at Factorio and learn from that game.
It's okay and fun to do stuff manually at the start. It's very fun and rewarding being able to automate certain stuff. Being able to make a more advanced fabricator machine that can pull from storage, now that would be awesome and rewarding for the medium game.
If we were producing 20K titanium per hour that might be an apt comparison but we're not.
I don't think they mean full on factory scale automation. More like a modded Minecraft progression where you go from full manual to machine assisted for efficiency. Like (in Minecraft) I'll go from manually processing ore to just putting it in a chest next to a processor and then it slowly pulls from that to process it or something like that. Just simple/basic automation that cuts out small repetitive steps. Don't remember enough about Factorio to reference that but I'd guess they just mean like the super basic early game machines and how you can basically just assign inputs and outputs and it handles the transferring of materials automatically.
Kind of how you go from hunting for stuff manually to having the help of the Scanner room.
Don't remember enough about Factorio to reference that but I'd guess they just mean like the super basic early game machines and how you can basically just assign inputs and outputs and it handles the transferring of materials automatically.
I understand that. The difference is that in Factorio you are literally working with hundreds of thousands of bits and components in huge assemblies grinding away for hours and hours to produce thousands of final products. In Subnautica, on the other hand, big projects contain a few dozen components and are generally produced individually, sometimes only two or three times in an entire game. Where we do repeatedly use something, like med kits or water, there are automated systems to produce them. Introducing factory automation just seems like a solution looking for a problem.
This isn't like many survival games where you have to do a lot of crafting.
At most you need one of every technology. Plus food (if you're cooking) and ammo (if you're using it - I don't).
I'm not against this feature but it would save almost no time for me and I definitely wouldn't qualify it as a desperately needed QOL change.
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Automation is one of the things I've never felt a need for in Subnautica. It'd be very out of place.
I can understand the desire for such a mechanic if building a large structure at once as opposed to over time but beyond that, the amount of extra coding needed for it to properly function makes this feel like more of a post 1.0 'icing on the cake' kind of update.
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The original request has nothing to do with "automation". It has to do with making it "not annoying" to fabricate.
Currently, a person that hasn't memorized all of the recipes has to go to the fabricator, look up the recipe, try to remember where they left ingredient X, go get it, and make sure all the ingredients are in inventory before being able to build.
The suggested approach would allow you to open up the fabricator, and let you build, pulling ingredients directly out of nearby lockers, if necessary.


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I really can't believe my babyis already 1 year old! She really started walking on her birthday, and over the weekend I took her 1 year photos. She is so pleased with herself that she can walk, and I think she's pretty excited about being able to better keep up with her brother and sister.
When I look back on the year, it seems that it just flew by, but I know that each day I struggled to just make it through due to lack of sleep seemed so long. It's funny that I can barely remember the first few months of lives of each of my kids, yet I specifically remember thinking 'how could I possibly forget any of this??" I guess it's God's way of making sure we will have more children! If we could really remember how awful we felt the first few months we would never put ourselves through that again! But, every baby eventually sleeps through the night, parents get more sleep and the kids get more and more fun with each new milestone they conquer. And, in the end it seems as though it flew by in the blink of an eye. Some days I can hardly believe that enough time has gone by that I actually have THREE kids!!
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Your club needs YOU in the Club Cash lottery
IN these critical and unprecedented times Oldham RLFC, like all other clubs, is having to live through a period of nil income through the turnstiles.
We cannot stress too much, therefore, how much the club's future well-being will hinge to a large degree on the response we get to our current appeal for more fans to join our weekly Club Cash lottery.
Even before the current national and international crisis we wrote in the match-day programme for the Promotion Final against Newcastle Thunder at the Vestacare Stadium in October last year that we relied on funding from sources such as Club Cash to keep the club's head above water.
That reliance is even more important now and the club is therefore repeating its recent appeal for more people to join Club Cash which costs only £1 a week.
Last August there was an increase in weekly prize money of approximately £1,275, taking the amount of guaranteed money to be won each week to £3,100, which includes a WEEKLY first prize of £2,000.
In addition to the guaranteed prize pot there's a rollover jackpot of £500 a week which, if it isn't won on any particular week, rises by £500 each week to a maximum of £10,000.
The guaranteed WEEKLY first prize went up from £1,000 to £2,000. The second prize remained the same, £250, and the third prize went down slightly from £125 to £100, but there is now a fourth prize of £50 and two prizes each of £25 plus 65 consolation prizes of £10 . . . and then there's the jackpot, which isn't to be sniffed at either.
You get all those chances to win for just £1 a week and that isn't going up. You can't get a cup of coffee for that!
The draw takes place every Wednesday and the results are given each week on the website
We can't stress to much how important it is for the future well-being of the club to increase income from Club Cash.
We know all too well what happens when a club isn't financially sustainable — remember 1997? — and even back in the days when we would have thought the current world-wide pandemic was something out of a science fiction film we learned from the world of football that there were financial crises at Bury FC and at Bolton Wanderers.
The world-wide threat to professional sport as we know it is here and it's real so if you're not a member of our Club Cash lottery please give serious consideration to joining now.
You can download a standing order form and instruct your bank to pay £4.35 monthly, £13 quarterly, £26 half-yearly or £52 annually.
You then send in the form to the club's lottery co-ordinator John McAndrew at Oldham RLFC, Vestacare Stadium, Whitebank Road, Oldham OL8 3JH.
Please do not send it to the bank. It needs to go to John at the club.
Alternatively, you can do a bank transfer of £10 or £20 to Oldham Rugby League Football Club, sort code 23-18-84, account number 19684341 and give your telephone number as a reference.
We will then contact you by phone when the money arrives to set up your lottery membership.
Many thank in anticipation of your support in these critical and unprecedented times.
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When is a forex crime not actually a crime? When you've decriminalized it, that's when.
Just a year ago, Venezuela effectively decriminalized parallel Forex trading. Half the government seems to have forgotten they did that, the other half seems to be regretting it.
At the beginning of November Francisco Torrealba, a member of the National Assembly for the governing PSUV, filed a complaint before the prosecutor's office to have fellow congressman Tomás Guanipa investigated for financial crimes.
The allegation is that Mr. Guanipa, a leading member of opposition party Primero Justicia, is involved in a scheme to destabilize Venezuelan economy plotted by Dolar Today —the go-to website to find out the price of a dollar on the parallel market.
Guanipa's alleged sin was proposing to "dollarize" salaries in order to fight inflation.
This all sounds mighty strange. Guanipa was simply sounding like a demagogue, but being a demagogue has never — ever — been a crime in Venezuela. And neither is paying with dollars.
Torrealba seems to have forgotten a basic fact of Venezuela's Forex control system: are no penalties for buying or selling foreign currency at the parallel rate. For all the talk about economic war, there are no penalties written into law for these kinds of irregularities. Zip, none.
Why? Because thanks to the good offices of what we used to call the "pragmatic" wing of the Maduro administration, some Foreign Exchange Control regulations were relaxed a couple of years ago.
A year ago the law was reformed explicitly to take the penalties out, and to decriminalize parallel trading as such. Hell, they even changed the name of the law from Law Against Exchange Crimes to Exchange Regime Law (and its Crimes) so it wouldn't be understood as a mechanism of punishment but a regulation device. A law that had been all about persecuting Forex Crimes became a handbook for how to obtain Dollars at the preferential rate.
For some time now, enforcement activities regarding financial crimes have concentrated on tracking the use of foreign currency legally obtained at the lower rates, rather than on stamping transactions performed in the parallel market.
The government seems to be regretting that decision now. In part, that's because the Economic War narrative depends on a constant supply of wild allegations to stay alive, and as the opposition takes an enormous lead heading into legislative elections, the government seems to be rediscovering the joys of penalizing parallel rate trading.
Wait, what? You mean, Dólar Today, the Maduro administration Nemesis, has been operating legally all along? Get out!
But the show must go on. As Gustavo recently wrote, Sudeban (the Venezuelan Banking Regulatory Authority) has finally requested that banks hand over "all the technical information regarding electronic transactions, including the IP addresses involved in any e-operation." With this aggressive move, the government seems to be targeting black market transactions by trying to identify the parties involved in a crime that doesn't yet exist.
In 2010, the Banking Law was modified and Bank Secrecy, as we knew it, disappeared. The current law allows almost every public authority in the country, through Sudeban, to tap into the banking information of any citizen.
Crazy as it sounds, the government is really following a bit of an international trend. Western countries have been relaxing bank secrecy and privacy safeguard to fight terrorism and financial crimes. It's just that in normal countries the terrorists and criminals work against the state, not for it.
SENIAT, Venezuela's tax-collecting agency, has long had broad authority to hound tax evaders by civil procedure rules with little- to- no limitation. In fact, the tax administration could hunt down Economic War criminals to the ends of the world, if only they would tap into some of the exchange of information clauses embedded into the large network of double tax treaties that Venezuela has with many nations of the civilized world … -YES!
Otra obra de la cuarta.
A couple of years ago I had the chance to have a sitdown with the guy that receives the requests for information submitted by other countries. He showed me how he copy/pasted the same answer to every single foreign tax administration.
He explained that SENIAT was up to its neck with local tax collection and didn't have time to deal with these sophisticated matters. Plus, they didn't have the best relations with the countries posting the requests. Most of these dealings are based on reciprocity, good communication between tax administrations, and healthy diplomatic relations. None of which the Venezuelan government currently has with any nation that may matter in this context.
As imagination is the dwelling of fantasy, let's get back to reality.
Venezuela is a country where an international economic scandal can uncover that Venezuelan public funds have been parading merrily in banks all over Europe, and our head prosecutor reacts by just playing dumb. "We are requesting that the Swiss Bank HSBC, as I believe it's called, [provide] information about Venezuelan public officials that have accounts with this bank…" The terror.
For now, big time white collar criminals may rest assured that no one will come for them.
The government is ill equipped to fight the economic war it created. The only resource it actually has is bullying. And bullying, at this stage, is only useful to harrass political adversaries like Tomás Guanipa.
The white collar guys can rest at ease.


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Parks and nature bond update: Capital grants pilot participatory budgeting design, committee recruitment, trails open houses
Oct. 27, 2021 11 a.m.
The 2019 parks and nature bond measure refinement team has a matching flurry of activity to share with you over the next month. The Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants team, along with our partner Participatory Budgeting Oregon, are hosting two info sessions on its participatory budgeting pilot. And the walking and biking trails team has two open houses where community members can weigh in on how funds are directed to close gaps in the region's trail network.
At a recent Metro Council work session, the team shared an update on bond refinement and provided an overview of work underway to develop the markers and metrics to track the bond measure's progress and impact. The team also hosted two virtual information sessions at the end of September to provide an update on bond work done to date and preview upcoming engagement. If you weren't able to attend the information sessions, the presentation provides a good overview of what was covered.
Bond Program updates
Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants
Contact: Crista Gardner, [email protected]
The Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants program is recruiting community members to create a committee to guide an exciting new pilot project. The deadline to apply has been extended to Nov. 19.
The capital grants pilot will use an innovative funding approach called participatory budgeting that gives community members a direct voice in choosing which projects to recommend for funding in their communities. Members of the design and review committee will help design the program and ultimately recommend up to $4 million in grant funding.
The Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants pilot, a project that's part of the 2019 parks and nature bond measure, will support community-led projects that benefit historically marginalized communities, protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, support climate resilience and improve people's experience of nature at the community scale.
Metro and Participatory Budgeting Oregon will host two info sessions to present more on the role of the committee and how participatory budgeting works. Please visit one of the links below to RSVP. If you need interpretation, closed captioning, or any other accessibility services, please let us know when you RSVP or email [email protected].
Metro and Participatory Budgeting Oregon info sessions
Monday, Nov 1. 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
We hope you apply!
Local parks and nature projects (local share)
Contact: Antonia Machado, [email protected]
We're so happy to announce that Antonia Machado has stepped into the role of local share program manager. Antonia comes to Metro from serving as the strategic partnerships project manager at Clean Water Services. Antonia brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience in racial equity, partnerships with community-based organizations and public agencies, capital projects and ecological research.
We want to extend a big thank you to Alex Gilbertson who served as the interim program manager since earlier this summer.
We're looking forward to meeting with our fellow park providers on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 3 to 4:30 p.m. for a local share roundtable about program evaluation and outcomes.
These monthly roundtables are a place where our local share partners can come together to discuss strategies to lead projects in alignment with the bond's criteria. At this roundtable, we will be joined by Metro's consultant Dialogues in Action, who have been working over the past few months to develop a framework that can measure the impact of bond implementation actions and investments. We want to share an update on the status of this project, and what it means for our local share partners.
If you're unable to attend, a recording will be posted on our local share page shortly after. For more information or for the link to attend, please contact Amandeep Sohi at [email protected].
Walking and biking trails
Contact: Robert Spurlock, [email protected]
The regional trails program is hosting two virtual open houses in early November. You're invited!
The bond's walking and biking trails program is focused on filling the gaps in the regional trail system. These gaps are where a trail starts and stops along its route or two trails don't connect, which makes navigation tough and is less safe than a continuous trail. The bond measure provides funding to purchase land and easements from willing sellers to complete missing sections.
Across the region, hundreds of trail projects are eligible for funding, but there is only enough funding to purchase a small fraction of what is needed, so Metro is relying on community input to prioritize its investments.
At these open houses, the program team will share its progress in creating a prioritization tool. This will include a study of the region's trail gaps and guidance from community members who participated in earlier engagement sessions.
You'll then get a chance to offer your input on how the program should prioritize projects.
The team will use what you share to shape a final recommendation to Metro Council in early 2022.
In you need interpretation, closed captioning, or any other accessibility services, please let us know when you RSVP at the links below or email [email protected] .
Metro parks bond virtual open house for trails
Monday, Nov. 8, 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1 to 3 p.m.


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GP da Itália 2017
Jacques Villeneuve
F1 - Villeneuve says 'no' to podium interview job
"I'll leave it to the others"
Jacques Villeneuve says he has repeatedly turned down offers to conduct the post-race interviews on the F1 podium.
The 1997 world champion attends grands prix as a television pundit for Italian television.
But unlike other drivers who do the podium interviews, the 46-year-old Canadian says he is not officially retired.
"When you get this kind of request, you are a driver who no longer races — a 'has-been'. But I'm not there yet. Not yet," he told Le Journal de Montreal newspaper at Monza.
"I'll leave it to the others."
However, Villeneuve did accept a request to drive F1's official two-seater 'F1 Experiences' car at Monza, with the programme run by Paul Stoddart and Mike Gascoyne.
"I agreed because it's Monza — the temple of speed. It's a circuit I've always loved and it's so rich in history," Villeneuve said.
He said he has not forgotten how to drive an F1 car at speed.
"No, you don't lose it," said the former Williams and Honda driver.
"You get to the first corner and know exactly what to do. I admit to having some nausea because my ears are no longer used to the acceleration.
"The engine is 880 horse power so it's amazing, and the steering and the braking are very precise too — it's great," Villeneuve added.
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Marcadores: GP da Itália 2017 Jacques Villeneuve


The 1970's brought a third Turner Cup in 1973. A team coached by Marc Boileau with players Bob Fitchner, Dean Sheremeta, D'arcy Keating, and Cal Purinton. The 1970's also brought Rob Laird, Terry MacDougal, Dave Norris, and Murray Bannerman.