Tonight, I'm at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, excited to announce the 43 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia.
This year, we were once again delightfully surprised by Philadelphia's creative minds. I think you'll see why.
Explore cross-genre mashups – with projects that will combine technology and design, voice and architecture and food and visual art. To me, this is one of the most exciting areas. As our world and attention spans become increasingly fragmented, combining genres is an interesting way to engage audiences on a multiple of levels.
Develop the next generation of cultural thinkers with a student monologue series, after school music composition classes and more.
The full list is below, along with information on the people and groups behind them.
As you may know, this is the final year of our three-year Challenge in Philadelphia. And over that time, we've seen more than 4,000 ideas come at us, with 187 challenge finalists and eventually 114 winners.
What you've given us is incredible, and in the coming months we're going to take what we've seen and learned and figure out a way to take more Philadelphia ideas to the next level through our community-arts grant making program.
We continue to be deeply committed to the arts in Philadelphia, and we'll have some great news on more investments in the fall. Stay tuned.
Here are today's winners – can't wait to see how they develop.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art at TED: "All art was once contemporary"
The room was filled with some of the leading arts journalists in the world, including Blake Gopnik of Newsweek; Kelly Crow of the WSJ; freelancer Lee Rosenbaum, also know by her blog handle CultureGrrl; and Phoebe Hoban, author of the recently published and beautifully written biography Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty.
The discussion was far ranging, but landed quickly on the search for the elusive business model that would allow arts journalists to make a living wage. Doug McClennan's oft quoted statistic of the number of arts journalists in America dropping 50% from 5,000 to 2,500 in the last five years put the issue in perspective.
I whispered about a yet to be formally announced Knight initiative in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts called the Arts Journalism Challenge. The challenge will launch in July in the eight Knight resident cities of Akron, Charlotte, Detroit, Macon, Miami, Philadelphia, Saint Paul and San Jose. Together with the NEA, Knight Foundation will be seeking ideas for how to increase community arts coverage in those eight cities. Knight and the NEA will send out an RFP, select the best ideas and fund the development of an action plan for each of them. The best plans will receive up to two years of funding to be launched with the goal to create a series of sustainable models to increase the level of community arts coverage. The eight knight cities are acting as a beta, with the possibility of a national launch in 2012.
The crowd at Christie's was quite interested and the Twitter traffic was significant. The panel was live streamed and you can take a look at the discussion here. I want to thank Mary Trudel of Trudel Macpherson for all her efforts in putting the panel together and including me. And additional thanks to Toby Usnik at Christie's for sharing feedback on Knight initiatives like Random Acts of Culture and the Knight Arts Challenge.
For the past two years two years, we've been hiding baritones in shoe departments, and rolling xylophones down supermarket aisles, surprising people across the country with Random Acts of Culture™.
It all started as an experiment. With audiences for traditional performances declining, at Knight Foundation we were looking for a way to remind people of how important the classical arts are to their lives.
About the same time, a friend sent me a video from a market in Seville, Spain, where a guy selling ham behind a counter bursts into an aria at the top of his lungs. The audience was captivated as six people came out of the crowd to join him. I must have played it a thousand times as I thought, we need to recreate moments like these across the U.S. by bringing classical performers into people's everyday lives.
At first, we weren't exactly sure how to go about it, to make sure it was more of a bold surprise than the pleasant background music you expect at the mall on a given Saturday.
With a little trepidation, we did our first one by putting a quartet in the middle of Miami's County Hall. When we saw a man walking by, waving his hands as if playing the conductor, we knew we were on to something.
Since then, we've learned a lot through trial – and a few errors. As we celebrate our benchmark 1,000th performance, we wanted to share the best and worst moments of Knight Foundation's Random Acts of Culture™ program.
Worst: Copy cat creates havoc: After that Philadelphia performance was viewed around the world, we were inundated with calls from people wanting to do Random Acts in their communities. Copy cats sprung up everywhere. In Sacramento, Calif., a group tried to pull off a rendition of Handel's Messiah at the mall food court. When throngs of people showed up, and concerns grew that the floor would collapse, someone called the fire marshal and the mall was evacuated.
Best: Afro-Cuban meets Beethoven: To celebrate the 1,000th Random Act, we've been putting on large-scale performances in four cities, including Miami. There, we knew we wanted an iconic venue, so we chose the palm treed pedestrian mall of Lincoln Road. Conductor Sam Hyken, in partnership with the Arsht Center, adapted Beethoven's Ode to Joy into several formats, starting with jazz, then gospel. When the drums heated up into an Afro-Cuban version, the crowd ate it up. Heyken made this 19th century piece music feel like a hometown favorite.
Knight Foundation believes the arts help build community by binding people to place and to each other. Done with excellence, the arts inspire and connect people.
Akron: Akron has a history of developing established arts institutions however, the organizations have struggled financially. The City of Akron has played a significant role in supporting culture, specifically in developing summer programming as well as increasing programs in neighborhoods such as downtown. Recently, the city has faced financial challenges which put many of its arts programs at risk of budgetary cuts. Despite the financial challenges, Akron hosts a significant dance program at the University of Akron as well as dance programming through the city. Akron is also home to an excellent modern art collection, at the Akron Art Museum.
Detroit: Detroit's arts institutions are beginning to show signs of bloom after a long decline. Despite the economic challenges, or perhaps because of opportunities derived from those challenges, individual artists and small arts groups have thrived. Detroit is also home to several longstanding arts institutions that have remained resilient and innovative through the many changes faced in the last half a century. These artists and arts institutions are building a strong network, seeking to reestablish Detroit through sustainable communities rooted in creative solutions.
We're excited to share big news for the South Florida arts community: Knight Foundation is committing $23 million in new funding for arts and culture.
Part of a two-pronged strategy, the funding will go to some of the region's leading arts institutions, and to fund more grassroots projects by continuing the Knight Arts Challenge through 2015.
Miami City Ballet ($5 million): to help the ballet increase its outreach and add new works to its repertoire, including new commissions.
The Wolfsonian-FIU ($5 million): to engage the community by developing dynamic programming and expanding its digital reach.
Cleveland Orchestra ($2 million): to expand its subscription season to four weekends of concerts and significantly increases its educational outreach programs to students.
Arts education ($1 million): To expand the horizons of the next generation of local artists by offering scholarships to DASH and New World students for cultural field trips to New York City and Europe.
Borscht Film Festival ($500,000): to help the festival expand its efforts and create more "only in Miami" stories.
Miami International Film Festival ($500,000): to further the expansion of Ibero-American film through awards at this annual event.
We began to invest deeply in the arts in 2008, just as the arts scene was beginning to take shape. We're increasing funding now to help take the cultural community to the next level.
After months of poring through more than 1,100 applications, we're excited to finally share the 34 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami.
This year, we've seen some interesting trends. First, the winners will help spread the art deep into South Florida's communities, whether through Miami Dade College's new art center in Hialeah, an Opa-locka festival, or a collaborative in Delray Beach. Also, several are bringing art to unexpected places, with theater in shipping containers and music at the airport and more.
We're also excited that close to half are from small organizations or individuals - the kind of grassroots, entrepreneurial projects that are very Miami. (Hip Hop Symphony, anyone?) Together, they're helping to make art ubiquitous in Miami.
Earlier this week, we also announced $23 million in new Knight funding - including to continue the Knight Arts Challenge through 2015 and fund projects at some of the region's leading institutions. The support is part of our two-pronged approach to fund the organizations that provide artistic excellence everyday and the smaller projects that make our arts scene unique. We decided to increase local support after a study found that challenge funding was fueling the local arts scene.


Let us introduce you to Habitat Noosa. This place is a glamping and camping game-changer on the Sunshine Coast.
We're talking a 65-acre site, with absolute beachfront views, folks. This is not just a first for the Sunshine Coast, this is the first of its kind in Australia.
Choose between various kinds of luxury glamping tents, powered sites where you BYO tent and, if you prefer your camping with walls, there are also a few cute little cabins.
Did we also mention Habitat Noosa is also home to a bar that's serving up their very own in-house craft beer? Imagine all the afternoon drinking sessions that could be had.
CootharaBAR, Bistro and Bar also offers delicious, as-far-away-as-you-can-get from tinned baked beans, menu. Think locally-sourced beer-braised lamb shank with Kin Kin bush honey, purple sweet potato and peppery greens.
So, where exactly is Habitat Noosa located you might ask? This incredibly impressive eco-camping and glamping spot is located 25-minutes north of Noosa at the stunningly beautiful Elanda Point. Over the sprawling 65-acres of bushland, there's a huge range of water sports available including canoeing, kayaking, SUPing and sailing. And if that wasn't enough for your little outdoor-loving hearts, there are even bushwalking and boat tours available to ensure everyone is kept happy during their stay.
The team behind Habitat Noosa have literally thought of everything and it's obvious from the moment you step onto this stunningly impressive property. You'll find us at the bar where we'll be downing an in-house craft with glee. Until then, happy glamping guys.


A special thanks to all of you and the generations of family members we have known and loved. As always we appreciate your referrals, and as a thank you this year, we are extending a one time 60% discount off an exam fee for both you and your referral when they bring in their pet. We will also have some other offers throughout the year, so watch for the emails. We look forward to seeing old and new friends this year!
Thanks again for 60 great years!!


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News / National / DAR assures due process in resolution of protests
DAR assures due process in resolution of protests
Published December 26, 2020, 4:40 PM
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) assured that due process will be observed in the resolution of protests, disputes, or claims arising from the distribution of government-owned lands (GOLs).
Department of Agrarian Reform (MANILA BULLETIN)
DAR Secretary John Castriciones recently signed Memorandum Circular 28 authorizing the DAR Adjudication Board (DARAB) to ensure the resolution of protests and disputes that will speed up the distribution of GOLs under Executive Order (EO) 75.
EO 75, signed by President Duterte in February 2019, directs all government instrumentalities to accelerate and ensure the immediate identification and segregation of all unclassified lands of public domain and all government-owned lands (GOLs), devoted to or suitable for agriculture and which are no longer actually, directly, and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired, shall be used for agrarian reform for eventual distribution to qualified beneficiaries
Qualified beneficiaries under EO 75 are farmers, tillers, or farm workers who are landless or who own less than three hectares of agricultural lands; Filipino citizens; residents of the barangay (or the municipality if there are not enough qualified beneficiaries in the barangay) where the landholding is located; at least 15 years of age at the time of identification, screening, and selection of the farmer beneficiaries; and with willingness, aptitude, and ability to cultivate and make the land as productive as possible as provided under Section 22 of the Republic Act 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988.
"The memorandum circular shall apply only to all protests, disputes, claims, or controversies arising from the coverage and distribution of GOLs in favor of qualified beneficiaries," Castriciones said.
Under the DAR MC, in case there is a petition or protest involving the implementation of EO 75, the Office of the Secretary or any other DAR office shall refer the case to the executive director of the DARAB Secretariat, who, in turn, will issue an order directing the Field Operations Office to submit a comment within a specified period and raffle the case to the board members for review.
The board member assigned to the case will issue an order directing all parties to submit their respective position papers for resolution or may schedule a hearing for investigation. The assigned board member will submit its recommendation for the Secretary's consideration, on whether to grant or deny the petition or protest, the circular further noted.
A party involved may file a motion for reconsideration or an appeal within 15 days from receipt of the decision, it added.
"Notwithstanding the filing of the appeal, the identification, validation, segregation, transfer, and distribution of coverable GOLs shall proceed up to the issuance of a title in the name of the Republic of the Philippines, if the coverable GOL is a titled property," Castriciones said.
However, if the GOL is not titled or is covered by a proclamation, the process will proceed up to the generation of the certificates of land ownership award unless the Office of the President enjoins DAR from continuing with the process of distribution.
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Mayor / City Council
Mayor/City Council
Re-elected November, 2018
Gabe was born in 1980 at Ft. Campbell Army hospital and moved to Walton where his mother grew up when he was 2. His family has lived in or around Walton since the 1700s and helped to found the city of Dry Ridge. Gabe grew up on N. Main St. and now resides on Central Avenue. He graduated from Walton-Verona High School in 1999. He attended The University of Louisville, where he studied marketing and communications and served in the U.S. Army. Gabe has served as a council member for 5 years before being appointed to serve as Mayor by his fellow council members. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, has a background in management and property services and currently is employed by Amazon working in Kindle diagnostics.
In his leisure time, Gabe enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, and exploring the great outdoors. He has been to 43 states, and 3 different countries. His favorite sports teams are the Bengals, the Reds, the Louisville Cardinals, and the Michigan Wolverines.
Please feel free to contact Gabe at 859-322-7894
Rose Beach
[email protected] Re-elected November 2018
Bobby McDonald
[email protected] Re-elected November, 2018
Councilman Matt Brown was elected to the Walton City Council in November 2012 and re-elected in 2016. His parents Rick and Candy wanted to raise Matt and his brother in Walton so they could enjoy the school district and the great people. Matt believes in the people of this town and know that they can count on each other. He is excited and honored to serve the citizens of Walton. He has a passion for improving the city from parks and recreation to maintaining the infrastructure. He has always considered the impact of all citizens when making decisions and believes that the city is in the middle of a very important time of growth and the decisions that are made today will impact all residents in the future. Matt currently resides in Walton with his wife Brittany and their beautiful baby girl that they plan on raising in Walton.
Barb Farrow
[email protected] Elected November, 2018
Terri Courtney
[email protected] Appointed February 2020
Council Woman Terri Courtney was appointed to the Walton City Council on February 11, 2020 to fill the unexpired term of John Wainwright who resigned his position.
Stephanie Williams
Park & Veterans: Bobby McDonald – Chairman
Street, Sidewalks & Garbage: Matt Brown – Chairman
Economic Development: John Wainwright – Chairman
Rose Beach – Treasurer
Mike Wood – Vice Chairman
Sharon Stevenson – Secretary
Water / Sewer: Stephanie Williams – Chairman
2019 Swearing In
Mayor Gabe Brown
Council Woman Stephanie Williams
Council Woman Barb Farrow
Council Member Bobby McDonald
Council Member John Wainwright
Council Member Matt Brown
Council Woman Rose Beach
Council Woman Terri Courtney


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Friday, August 5, 8 p.m.
Opening concert by Isabelle Moretti and Edmar Castaneda.
All day registration and afternoon music.
Delegates and juries assemble for drawing of lots for order of play.
The Winners' Concert with Claudia Lamanna, winner of the 2012 Competition.
and Royal Harpist to Prince's of Wales : Ann Denholm concert.
Announcement of winners and prize presentation ceremony.
Compulsory workshop for all participants with members of the Jury.


Bologna have only two victories in this season which were obtained at the end of the previous month.
In the last two matches they have earned only a point, against the last placed Chievo. Bologna are still close to the relegation zone and the situation is complicated. However, in the last four matches they got seven points which is some improvement. Bologna currently sit on the 16th place, just over the relegation zone. Bologna have only one point more than Catania and Sampdoria.
The coach Stefano Pioli can not count on injured regular defenders Cesare Natali and Andrea Mantovani, as so the long term injured striker Henry Gimenez and defender Nicolo Cherubin.Inter are unbeaten for five rounds in a row. They won in the last matches against Livorno and against Udinese before that.
After these solid results they sit on the fourth position, seven points behind Roma. Inter have improved the form since the coach Walter Mazzarri is leading the team. The defender Andrea Ranocchia is sidelined due to suspension, while Walter Samuel got injury in the friendly match against Chiasso. Inter are still waiting the return to fitness of Mauro Icardi and Diego Milito.
The hosts do not have victory at home in their mutual matches for almost 12 years, since February 2002. They desperately need points to escape the relegation battle, but it will be very hard to win on this match. Inter have more chances to continue the tradition. I expect a guest's win on this match.


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Q: How to rotate widgets in a sidebar I'm creating a custom WordPress template which has 4 "sidebars" one for the header, a separate sidebar for the left and right columns, and then another sidebar for the footer, all that's fine and working properly. However, with my template, the header sidebar can only hold one widget at a time, so I was wondering if there was a way to add multiple widgets to the sidebar, but manipulate the code somehow to only display a random (or even in some specific order) widget at a time, which will change on each new page reload.
Code I used to make the sidebar:
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And then the code I used to add the sidebar to my template:
if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('sidebar-widgets-header') ) :
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Here is an image of the sidebar within my admin currently:

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Quote One and Featured Videos are custom widgets I created. So is there a way to only choose one random widget from the selection and only display one widget at a time?

A: There's a filter that returns all widgets in all sidebars. We can shuffle and trim one of the sidebars with it:
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After spending many hours over this past weekend working on 5 pieces at the same time I must confess to feeling somewhat frustrated with my "process". Will a time arrive when I feel more like I am walking in the light rather than wallowing in muddy acrylic sludge?
I know the only way to improve is to keep on painting and I try my best to fit it in around the edges of my very busy life.
At a 2012 United Nations Security Council meeting, Hilary Clinton hunched over her prepared speech, head in hand, writing intently. But she wasn't taking notes on Syria or buffing up on global security. She was doodling. A star, a series of circles (like a bunch of grapes), a swirl patterned covered the margins of her prepared speech.
"...Doodling is beneficial — necessary, even, says Brown, whose consultancy firm based on the principles of her new book coaches companies like Zappos, Disney and Dell, that you should be more concerned that someone is not doodling.Every president from Washington to Nixon doodled, according to the book "Presidential Doodles" which came out in 2006.
Our highly visual brains see words as images, she says. Doodling, which unites different neural pathways in the brain, opens us up to greater insights, better information retention and higher levels of concentration, getting us closer to those coveted "a-ha" moments, she argues. Rather than being a sign of disengagement or distraction, doodling keeps our mind occupied and focused, she argues. "
I attended a powerful session today with my dear friend and fellow creative Carrie Harper. A group of women came together at the heART School, above Starbucks in downtown Kelowna. Carrie guided us through the process of choosing a word that will be our "lodestar" for 2014. It was both fascinating and moving to be part of this gathering and to learn about each person as they shared out on their word, how they arrived at it and what it means to them.
This is my second year doing this with Carrie. My mother and I were participants last year when heART school had just opened. To say that the place was a work in progress back then would be an understatement so it was wonderful to be there today and see the many physical changes to the studio space/galleries and the evidence of so many creative endeavors that have taken place since we were there a year ago.
Much has changed in my life since I attended that first intention setting workshop. Life has pushed me to the limits in some very fundamental ways but I am grateful for the knowledge that the creative energy I possess can still come out as long as I make space in my life for it to happen. That is both the challenge and the dilemma but I intend to "honour" that urge and see what comes of it.
I had the chance to watch a video recently made about the artist Judith Scott. She was considered an "outsider artist". Her life story was very unusual. She was a person whose pathway to creativity looked very different from that of any other artist I have ever encountered. Judith is as pure a creative being as anyone I have ever come across.Watch the video and be amazed. It tells her story far better than I ever could.
In the summer of 2010 my mother and I traveled to Paris with the goal of immersing ourselves in as many galleries as we could manage during our brief time there.
Needless to say this was a daunting task and we soon learned that you could spend months wandering places like the Louvre and the Centre Georges Pompidou and still only barely scratch the surface of all there is to see and experience. I would have to say one gallery that really stopped me in my tracks was the Musee d'Orsay. I had seen the waterlily paintings of Claude Monet's many times, in books and on posters, but to see the grand scale of them, the amazing colours and the sheer beauty of each painting was truly breathtaking.
The time I spent there, quietly wandering through those huge galleries, was something I will never forget. I don't think I can ever look at a real water lily again and not see Monet's lilies shadowed in my mind. Amazing and worth seeing if you ever get the chance. Clicking on the painting will take you to a youtube video viewing of the Musee d"Orsay.
Representing as you do one of the country's largest and most important communities of visual artists I urge you to support the passing of Bill C 516.Canada is one of the developed world's few countries who do not have such legislation in place.The gallery, auction house and dealer's markets are against this type of regulation as it does mean further record keeping for them and they often claim that the profits from the resale of significant art works should go to the original buyer or the investor. They treat fine art under these circumstances much like a stock-market or real estate transaction.
The reality is that unlike real estate that profits from further investment interest, maintenance or rebuilding an original art work must remain very much as it was created by the artist to retain its value. The rise in any art work's value is invariably caused not by the investor but by the further efforts of the creator.
In other jurisdictions the rules apply only to high figure sales and the commission paid to the artist or his/her estate is quite modest. What they do however is treat visual artists of all disciplines in much the same way that copyright legislation protects the legacy of writers, musicians, composers and other creative individuals.
One only has to look at the high sums that have been paid out by collectors for the work of the automatistes, the abstract expressionists and of course our own post impressionists to appreciate that nothing has been awarded back to the estates of such individuals as Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, Paul Emile Borduas or Jean Paul Riopelle! It is high time that the stars of the visual arts community were treated in a manner comparable to that earned by their peers in other disciplines. This attempt at market fairness can only be achieved through legislation of the type being proposed.
Such protection is urgent as we as a nation face further cuts to arts funding and the long range financial expectations of all visual artists are further eroded.
My mother put me onto Robert Genn's newsletter and I am so glad she did. What a great resource for anyone who is interested in the creative process. He also has a wonderful section where he recommends books that he has come across in his artistic meanderings. It is a list well worth traveling through.
I went out to the Westside to walk the Fintry Falls with a friend. After our exursions we went to the Ashpa Naira Gallery and Studio and visited with Carolina in her amazing space. It was inspiring to see the artwork, created by some of our very own NOFCA members.
I love discovering new artists, at least they are new to me. What draws me to this particular artist is the way she applies colour to the canvas and the way she sparks colours off each other. She does not "make a study or draft of each painting before she confronts the canvas. Instead, all choices, both conscious and subconscious, are made during the creation process. Her mark-making method consists of working herself up into a raptured rhythm while listening to music by Leonard Cohen..." "Her subject is the process of painting itself, as she revels in the activity, creating playful accidents that result from free-wheeling experimentation."
This is how I like to work and I find her work both inspiring and captivating.
Click on the painting to check more of her work.
This amazing site puts the audience "behind the scene" and shows what is involved in the process of creating a painting. How do they do it, where they do what they do and when they do it. Each artist lets us enter his or her world. We learn not only about the art techniques, but also about the feelings, the dreams and the inspirations that artists use in their artworks. "A painting is a story." The story of the painting is told in images and is enhanced with side by side explanations of the artists.You can view artists from different parts of the world showing their own unique way of creation. It is a fascinating exploration.


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Beatlemania: Four Photographers on the Fab Four
The Beatles ascended like no band before, hurtling to the dizzy heights of international stardom in the early 1960s. Their counter-cultural vibes and unmistakable talent are still the subject of much discussion today - as is the rabid devotion of their fans. But how did one pop group become, as Lennon infamously quipped, "more popular than Jesus"?
The work of four photographers provides an enlightening insight into the band's rise to fame. Ward captured the Fab Four when Beatlemania was still confined to their own home city - the band braved the icy Liverpool streets for a promotional shoot during the Big Freeze of '62-63. O'Neill crossed paths with The Beatles amid the buzz of the Swinging Sixties, resonating with the band in 1963 as a photographer of their generation. Parkinson delivered a deceptively relaxed shoot later that year, when the band were recording their second album; while Bayes captured never-before-published candid shots of The Beatles filming Help! in 1965.
Accompanying these pictures, Tony Barrell's text delves into the Beatlemania phenomenon - the good, the bad, the ugly and the odd. From the creation of their early hit records to the hails of confectionery that peppered stages after John claimed George had eaten his jelly babies, Beatlemania: Four Photographers on the Fab Four reveals how one band became a lasting sensation.
Tony Barrell is a pop historian, author and Beatles fan who has spent much of his life interviewing musicians and writing about music. He has penned many articles for The Sunday Times and other newspapers and magazines. His 2017 work The Beatles on the Roof is the first book to be published about the Fab Four's famous 1969 rooftop concert.
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• The rise of the Fab Four - The Beatles in their fledgling years of fame
• Incredible photos, many unseen, from the cameras of Terry O'Neill, Norman Parkinson, Michael Ward and Derek Bayes
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Buy Low Sell High Fantasy Football: Week 7
Adam Strangis
Buy Low Sell High Fantasy Football
One of the hardest aspects of Fantasy Football is knowing when to trade away a player that is about to cool off. We all have a tendency to hang on to our best players too long and miss opportunities to trade them when their stock is high. The best fantasy owners know when to buy low and sell high and aren't too attached to any player on their rosters throughout the season.
Every week, the goal of this article is going to be to identify players that could be undervalued or overvalued in the fantasy community and try to leverage that information to make your team better. A well-timed trade can be one of the best ways to jumpstart your fantasy roster and get you to the top of the standings or solidify your first-place squad. We'll be looking at three players from each side and trying to highlight specific targets to chase.
Fantasy Football Buy Candidates
Jets | Wide Receiver
I'm happy that Robby Anderson went off in this past game and put up a highlight-reel 92-yard touchdown reception. That's because it masked how good Jamison Crowder was once again with quarterback Sam Darnold under center. In those 2 games, Crowder has racked up a ridiculous 26 targets, 20 receptions, and 197 yards. That's good for 39.7 PPR points and basically 20 per game. On the season, that would have him slot in as the WR5 on a per-game basis and he hasn't even found the end zone yet.
Now let's get into the fun part. He does have New England this week but that should mean a major target share since Anderson should see Patriots corner, Stephon Gilmore. The week after, he gets the Jacksonville defense that just dealt away corner Jalen Ramsey. That's a big loss and then the schedule gets incredible. From Weeks 9-14, he sees Miami twice, the Giants, the Redskins, the Raiders, and the Bengals. Crowder was only 43% owned on Yahoo before waivers ran, but that will go up and he's worth a trade if you missed him.
Jamaal Williams
Packers | Running Back
This is an observation on the fantasy community overall and I've been guilty of it myself, so don't think it's a slight. We have a tendency to fall into group think sometimes and when we decide a player is talented, we hold onto it. A case in point is Aaron Jones for the Packers. Yes, he is very talented but Jamaal Williams is being viewed as an equal in this offense by the coaching staff and that's the important factor, not our opinion.
During the last 2 games that Jones and Williams have played together, Williams has over 85 snaps and over 2220 scrimmage yards. Compare that to Jones who has under 60 snaps and under 80 scrimmage yards, not to mention a fumble and an egregious drop on Monday Night Football. Williams is a vital part of this offense and he's another player that the ownership wasn't high on before Wednesday. Use the community's perception of this backfield to your advantage.
Rams | Wide Receiver
It's been an up and down season for the Rams and Brandin Cooks has been no exception to that. He's sitting as the WR50(!) right now in PPR settings, which is crazy to think of given the prolific Rams offense and preseason expectations. He's just 40th in targets at a round 40 and things just haven't clicked yet. However, some of his metrics bring much more promise than he's shown and he's got the track record to back it up.
Cooks is 21st in air yards and he leads the Rams team in that category at 511 yards, narrowly edging out Cooper Kupp. What's interesting is the shift in aDOT from last season. In 2018, Cooks led at 12.7 and Woods was over 11 while Kupp was at 8.1. This year, Kupp and Woods are both under 8.5 while Cooks is over 13 yards per target. That means the ball hasn't bounced his way yet and there are much better days ahead for Cooks. He has finished as the WR13, WR15, and WR11 in the past 3 seasons. I really think he's ready to return to his normal levels of production sooner than later.
Fantasy Football Sell Candidates
Vikings | Wide Receiver
I'll join the chorus and encourage you to move on from Stefon Diggs while you can. This is painful for me because I have quite the soft spot for Diggs but he's not in an offense that is the best to utilize his talents. This past week saw a massive game for 160+ yards and 3 TD's. That brings his touchdown total to 4 on the year and 39% of his yardage on the season. It also represents about 33% of his receptions on the season and it's so hard to project this moving forward.
The Vikings are dead last in passing attempts per game at 25.8 attempts. With Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook in this offense as well, with scattered targets to the secondary pieces, there's not a lot of opportunity for Diggs. The Vikings clearly want to run the ball and play defense, leaving Diggs closer to the receiver that has 4 of 6 games so far under 50 yards and with no more than 3 receptions.
Eagles | Tight End
One of my concerns with Zach Ertz coming into the season was there was almost no way he could see the same amount of targets as he did in 2018. Ertz was right about 10 per game last season and he is close to that this year, but he's converting about 10% less of those targets this year. He's also on pace to see about 25% fewer red zone targets so for me, I'd be looking to capitalize on Ertz being the TE5 and move along to another player.
He still has a bye week ahead of him and that's a big deal at this time of the season. If you can get a player that has already had a bye, you're basically gaining a game. My target would honestly be Darren Waller of the Raiders. Waller as a WR level target share of 28.2% and he's 11th in receptions on the season. The amazing part of that is he's the only member of the top 15 that has had a week off at this juncture. Ertz still has the cache as a top 3 TE and I'm targeting Waller to gain a week with a safer outcome week to week.
Patriots | Defense
I have to say, this is a first for me. I'm pretty sure I've never suggested dealing a D/ST, let alone one that has been as good as New England. They have been worth about a 15-20 running back and the same goes for the WR. That's quite impressive and some of that has to be weighed against the competition. They have faced teams quarterbacked by Ben Roethlisberger(likely injured), the combo of Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen, Luke Falk, Josh Allen, Colt McCoy, and Daniel Jones without his best WR, TE, and RB. The road gets harder from here on out.
On the backend of the schedule, they have the Ravens, Eagles, Cowboys, Texans, and Chiefs which isn't going to be the easiest slate of games. If you can get a flex type player or even an RB2/WR2, you should be moving them in a heartbeat.
I'm a sports fanatic who wears it on my sleeve (seriously, I have a Pittsburgh sports tattoo). I'm just a big scruffy looking nerf-herder who somehow managed to marry an incredible and supportive woman, have a wonderful family and a sweetheart dog. When I'm not at work, odds are I'm watching sports or the latest comic book movie. Life is good, it's just much better with fantasy football in it. The sarcastic and above it all fantasy analysis is overdone, I'm here to bring it back to what you need to know with a terrible sense of humor. Let's win some fantasy titles!


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Hillsdale Women - Distance Runners Shine at GVSU
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Over the past several years, few programs have produced as many top-flight distance runners as the Hillsdale College women's track team. That kind of talent was on display once again Saturday afternoon.
Led by senior Hannah McIntyre, Hillsdale swept the top four places in the 5000 meter run at the Mike Lints Alumni Open, hosted by Grand Valley State University. It's rare to see one team so dominate an event at a meet like this, but the Charger distance women were in top form on this day.
McIntyre earned a rare NCAA auto-qualifying time in the event, taking first place with a time of 16:23. Taking second, third and fourth were Arena Lewis, Maryssa Depies and Kyleigh Edwards, respectively. Depies and Edwards are freshmen, showing that the success they had in their first cross country season has carried over nicely to indoor track so far.
Addison Rauch took seventh in that same event, giving the Chargers five of the top seven runners in the 5000.
Hillsdale finished fourth at the meet with 94.7 points. The host Lakers finished first, followed by Eastern Michigan then Lewis University.
Another freshman distance runner performed well outside of the 5K. Freshman Christina Sawyer took fifth in the 3000 meter run with an NCAA provisional time of 9:54.9.
Senior captain Rachael Tolsma notched a provo mark in the weight throw once again, taking second place with a mark of 17.6 meters. She also took fifht in the shot put at 12.89 meters.
Chloe Ohlgren turned in an impressive leap of 10.89 meters in the triple jump, finishing third. The 4x400 relay team of Carmen Botha, Abbie Porter, Calli Townsend and Hannah Watts also took fifth, with a time of 3:58.68.
Hillsdale returns home next weekend, hosting the two-day Wide Track Classic at the Margot V. Biermann Center.


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My form wasn't up to Origin standard: Boyd
Test prop Shannon Boyd admits his NRL form has not been strong enough to be selected for State of Origin I, but says that won't make watching it any easier.
While injury meant the 24-year-old was forced to withdraw from this month's Anzac Test, a return to full fitness was not enough for NSW coach Laurie Daley to find a place for him in Wednesday night's series opener.
"Watching the game is going to suck, not being able to be there, but my form wasn't good enough to get picked," Boyd said on Tuesday.
"Coming into Origin and not playing in good form, I knew I wasn't going to be there so I was sort of mentally ready for that."
Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods and Boyd's Kangaroos replacement Andrew Fifita have been named as the Blues' starting props, while Canterbury giant David Klemmer is on the bench.
It's a tough pack to break into and Boyd says his recent form for Canberra has done him no favours.
"I had a bit of a quiet patch there for a couple of weeks and sort of got down on myself which didn't make it any better," Boyd said.
"But I'm starting to play a bit better footy now, getting some more minutes and being a bit more effective."
Boyd has Sunday's game against Manly and the following Saturday's match with Penrith to prove a point to NSW selectors before Origin II.
The Sea Eagles' forwards had the better of Canberra in last month's 20-18 win, but Boyd wasn't concerned by that performance.
"I'm not too worried about last time. I think it's our turn to get one back," Boyd said.
The leg injury which prevented Boyd winning a fifth Test cap didn't keep him out of action for the Raiders, but it halted his momentum after some good performances earlier in the season.
After a better showing in last week's 24-16 win over the Sydney Roosters, he feels ready to return to his best.
"Injuries and having to battle through things is pretty hard," Boyd said.
"Mentally, too, you've just got to try and get yourself out of that rut.
"Once you do, you're alright. It only takes one good game to find a bit more form."
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There are 120,000 refugees from South Sudan living in camps within the Diocese of Nebbi in Uganda. Fr. Ocanda is raising money to provide food, water, clothing, farm tools, and any support he can to his brothers and sisters struggling to survive. The situation in the camps is dire. There is overcrowding, little clean water or food, poor shelter, and sickness. In addition to these physical conditions, the future for each refugee family is uncertain. "In the face of these circumstances," Fr. Ocanda says, "one cannot but shed tears." Give $25 to support this Christian presence and service in the midst of such human suffering.
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Salomon Smith Barney, the securities unit of Citigroup, named Paul Matthews, 38, head of global bond arbitrage today, replacing Costas Kaplanis, who is leaving for personal reasons.
Mr. Kaplanis is the third top arbitrage executive to leave since July, when Salomon shut its American bond arbitrage business. The firm lost $1.33 billion in fixed-income trading in the third quarter, including global bond arbitrage, as credit markets fell after Russia's default and devaluation.
Arbitrage -- profiting from price discrepancies in similar securities that trade in separate markets -- was Salomon Brothers' biggest money maker in the 80's and early 90's. Because of its volatile nature, it has been scaled back by Citigroup's co-chairman, Sanford I. Weill.
The London-based Mr. Kaplanis, 39, will retire on Dec. 31 after 13 years with Salomon, the third-largest United States securities firm.
Salomon officials said his departure was not part of a move to close all its bond arbitrage business.


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An underground crazy golf bar is opening in Cardiff
The bar, restaurant and crazy golf venue will open in the basement of the Capitol Shopping centre
Artist impression of the main bar at Par 59
The basement level of the Capitol Shopping Centre in Cardiff city centre is to be turned into a brand-new bar, restaurant and crazy golf venue called Par 59.
The new venue will have:
Two permanent independent kitchens,
Two adults-only, crazy golf courses,
Two large bar and dining rooms,
A separate area for private bookings.
The new bar is being developed by the team behind Cardiff's The Depot, who recently announced that they are investing £300,000 into a move from their original warehouse venue on Dumballs Road to a new premises closer to the city centre.
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Par 59, which is being developed separately in partnership with a private investor - is estimated to open in late April 2020.
A sub-60 round of golf is seen as a massive achievement, there have only been 10 in the PGA Tour history.
Edward Richards, asset manager at NewRiver who manage the Capitol Centre, said: "We are delighted to announce that Par 59 will be coming to the Capitol.
"They will be occupying the basement unit located on the corner of Queen Street and Station Terrace. They will revitalise space in the centre that has been void for several years.
"This letting marks the first of a number of exciting new operators to come to the Capitol, as part of our wider development plans. NewRiver look forward to announcing further developments for the Capitol in 2020."
There's a new adult-themed crazy golf venue teeing off in Swansea and it sounds amazing
Nick Saunders, founder and managing director of The Depot and Par 59, is excited to get started on the renovations.
"We have been throwing around ideas for the Capitol for some time as we always felt there was an opportunity to do something really exciting there," he said.
"We're so pleased to be breathing new life into a forgotten part of the centre and can't wait for people to see what we have planned."


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Marvel's Avengers Age of Ultron – Exclusive Interview with Director Joss Whedon #AvengersEvent
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The #AvengersEvent exclusive interview fun continues and this one is BIG!! It's not everyday you get to interview a Hollywood director who is becoming rather legondary. Joss Whedon is the man behind shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and he wrote the screenplay for Toy Story!! More recently, he's brought us The Avengers in 2012, the tv show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and now Avengers: Age of Ultron. So, needless to say, the bloggers on our Avengers press trip were quite excited at the opportunity to talk with him! We saw the movie before interviews and there is A LOT of buzz about a few specific scenes, like the opening one!
Question: So, you have that iconic shot of the Avengers jumping in slow motion which, I think all the fan boys and girls have like gone wild over. Can you talk about how that came to be?
That was the last shot we got finished, 'cause it's over a minute long. I wanted to create some frames that were just unabashedly comic book frames – that would speak to our love of the thing and that one took, you know, longer to create than anything else. it was important to me to have that right away, like first up in the movie…just go 'boom, we're back. This is what you love. Are you having fun? Good. Now we're going to tear it apart'.
It's SUCH a cool shot! The crowd literally cheered in the theater we saw it in! It totally is "unabashedly comic book" and will probably go down as a pretty epic movie scene!
Question: What was the hardest scene to shoot? Do you have one that sticks out?
I struggled every much with the party scene. The after party scene, I actually shut down during shooting early one day because I started shooting it and I hated everything I was doing. And then I was like what should I do? What's wrong? And then I realized, wait a minute. Didn't I just make an entire movie where people sit around and drink? Wasn't that Much Ado About Nothing? Ohhh and then I called…I need cards, I need beers. Anyway, I get all these things and we'll do it all handheld and we'll just let them go. As soon as I remembered how to shoot a party, um…it became a party.
It actually SHOCKED me that Joss said that he struggled so much at first with that scene. It's such a small piece in the movie, but truly, I loved it. It's some awesome comic relief before things get really dark. And, the whole thing makes you just want to be at the party hanging out with these guys. So, just after Joss talked about that scene, I was able to ask this:
MY question: On that note, that party scene is actually my favorite scene in the movie and so I'm curious if it was all scripted or were the actors ad libbing at all?
There's a little; they're throwing stuff out. With Robert in a situation like that, I'll usually give him like, you know, five or six options just see what tickles his fancy and he'll sort of run through them. Most of it is scripted, but I like to leave a little room for those guys. First of all, they're all funny, articulate people who really know their characters and second of all, it sort of helps the flow particularly in something like that. You don't want to feel camera moves You just want to feel like you, you stayed at the party. I'm glad.
And with any movie, it's always interesting to hear what got cut out & if the plans changed much. We asked, "did you plan something at the beginning of production that you didn't get to do in the movie?"
Joss' first reaction was some sarcastic joking. It was hilarious…
Um, did you plan something at the beginning of production that you didn't get to do in the movie? Um, is there something we didn't do in the movie? SO much movie.
But here's the more serious answer! 🙂
There's always stuff you sort of either give up on, or just, you know, realize is ridiculous. But I can't really think of something we didn't do. There's stuff we cut out. But, you know, the first cut of the movie was an hour longer than the one that's in theaters. Yeah. I think it's the length it ought to be. I'm very happy. It's, in fact, a minute shorter than the firstone which is a point of personal pride because as much as I wanted this to be bigger, I didn't want it to be bloat. I didn't want us to seem like we were full of ourselves, like, oh, you love us. Here's three hours. You'd like to pee? Tough.
We talked about a few other fun things, but there are some spoilers…and I don't want to spoil anything for you here! 😉 So you'll just have to plan a trip to the theaters to see The Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1st!!!
For more Avengers fun, be sure to check out all my other Age of Ultron interviews…
Thor & Captain America (Chris Hemsworth & Chris Evans) Interview
Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth "Lizzy" Olsen) Interview
Hawkeye & Maria Hill Interview
Director Joss Whedon
Producer Kevin Feige
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One inning after matching Yastrzemski with No. 452 on Monday night, Ortiz connected again to take over sole possession of 36th place.
Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox is next on the list. He entered play Monday with 454 homers.
Big Papi hit a two-run shot to center field off Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Brad Mills in the fourth inning. Ortiz took Mills deep for another two-run drive in his next at-bat for his third multihomer game this season and the 44th of his career.
Ortiz has 22 homers this year, and 395 with Boston. He hit 58 for the Minnesota Twins before joining the Red Sox.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson pitched a three-hitter and A.J. Ellis had a three-run double to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the fading Miami Marlins 8-0 Saturday night.
Miami, which began the day five games back for the NL's second wild card, trailed by seven runs in the second inning and lost for the 14th time in 20 games.
Miami's only hits were singles by Dee Gordon leading off the game and Martin Prado in the fourth, and Derek Dietrich's double in the seventh.
Tommy Joseph also homered in a game that took 2 hours, 42 minutes, nearly half the 4:43 of the Philadelphia's 4-3, 13-inning win Friday night.
Jose Urena (4-7) lasted just two innings and allowed seven runs and seven hits in his worst outing since moving to the starting rotation on July 19. Urena pitched 8 2/3 innings in last Sunday's 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The US State Department approved the $180 million sale of vehicle-launched anti-tank systems to Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the Pentagon, marking the latest arms agreement between Taiwan and its principal ally.
According to a Pentagon announcement, Taiwan would acquire Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems, transport trucks, ammunition, logistical support packages, and a variety of other services.
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Beijing considers democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory, to be reclaimed one day, and under President Xi Jinping has become more hostile against the island.
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It has responded with increased hostility to visits by US and other foreign leaders this year and staged massive military drills in protest of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel to Taiwan in August, resulting in the greatest tensions in years.
The defense funding measure that US President Joe Biden signed into law last week included up to $10 billion in military grant support for Taiwan.
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Colorado wildlife manager investigated for meddling with wolf reintroduction
12-week probe finds "some" allegations were true but gives no details; Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager back on the job and whistleblower resigns
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By Bruce Finley | bfinley@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: June 12, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: June 13, 2021 at 1:33 p.m.
A senior Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager has been reinstated after a 12-week investigation into a whistleblower's allegations that he tried to sabotage the voter-directed reintroduction of wolves — using tactics that included hiring an outside group to post videos on YouTube and Facebook targeting pro-wolf state commissioners.
CPW Northwest Region Manager JT Romatzke has served in the agency for 23 years and is widely regarded as a star game warden. He was put on paid leave during the investigation and resumed work in April.
State investigators found "some" of the alleged offenses occurred, but officials this week wouldn't specify. Following the investigation, "appropriate action was taken," a state spokesman said, declining to give details. Romatzke wrote in an April 23 email that his "integrity and professionalism is intact" and he will "face the future with positivity and regain credibility."
Colorado Department of Natural Resources and CPW officials declined to discuss the matter, but said in a statement "there is no question" that they are "fully committed to restoring wolves to Colorado as required by state law."
In November 2020, voters narrowly approved Proposition 114, which requires CPW to reintroduce a self-sustaining wolf population in western Colorado before 2024. Gov. Jared Polis supports this and has emphasized there must be "paws on the ground" by the deadline.
But wolf reintroduction is unpopular in parts of rural Colorado where wolves are seen as a threat to cattle. It's also unpopular among some Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists.
Documents and recordings reviewed by The Denver Post show CPW officials based on the Western Slope working to subvert voters' directive to bring back wolves. Agency directors prohibited Romatzke and other regional agency officials from talking with media before the 2020 election — including The Post.
Romatzke was the subject of an official complaint filed Jan. 18 with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, with 11-year CPW employee Randy Hampton accusing him of:
Using state money to hire an outside group to anonymously post YouTube and Facebook videos casting negatively two pro-wolf commissioners appointed by Polis — Taishya Adams and Jay Tutchton. The complaint said Romatzke initially asked Hampton to "find a video editor," saying "it couldn't cost more than $5,000" and "we can find a way to pay it." Hampton refused. In a Jan. 5 legally inadmissible taped phone call, which was shared with The Post, Romatzke told officials, "I've got an outside group doing just that. Don't share that with anybody." It's unclear whether videos were posted.
Instructing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado to obtain information that Polis had sent to CPW commissioners urging them to move faster than the deadline for wolf reintroduction. Polis urged consideration of completing work sooner because lawsuits could force the federal government to reinstate endangered species protection for wolves.
Guiding the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado to push anti-wolf perspectives in two northwest Colorado newspapers.
Sharing details of targeting the commissioners with other managers in a conference call, according to a taped version provided to The Post by the national whistleblower law group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which represents Hampton.
The HR department's investigation concluded "some" of the alleged misdeeds occurred, but didn't provide details in an April 18 letter that closed the case. Department of Natural Resources Spokesman Chris Arend cited privacy requirements around personnel matters and said officials were not available.
In an April conference call with the human resources director, CPW Director Dan Prenzlow and Romatzke, Hampton was given a choice of "onboarding" back to his position under Romatzke or resigning, according to a recording shared with the Post. Hampton voluntarily resigned, citing fears about safety for himself and his family in Grand Junction.
After moving to Denver, he then moved out of state.
Hampton said in an interview he was reluctant to file a complaint because Romatzke was a friend. He did so only at encouragement of Colorado Department of Natural Resources director Dan Gibbs, who Hampton said called him on a Sunday assuring him that if he filed the complaint he'd " 'be taken care of.' "
He said he resigned out of concern for the integrity of the CPW, and believes many "really great, passionate employees" are working under what he sees as ethically compromised conditions.
"I am anti forced-reintroduction, anti ballot-management of wildlife, for sure. But the voters spoke and our job is to get it done – not go out and interfere." Hampton said.
Gibbs and Romatzke didn't respond to requests for comment. Adams declined to comment publicly. Tutchton said he wasn't fully informed of what happened and was glad to have "survived" what felt like a very difficult confirmation process.
"On their own time, people are free to trash me. … But the part about using state resources in that effort, that is inappropriate. People should not be doing that in their uniform or on state time," he said in an interview.
While he has "heard the skepticism" about wolves, he believes many at CPW "are doing their best to implement the will of the voters."
Hampton's PEER attorneys say Colorado leaders need to better protect whistleblowers so that they don't face retaliation.
"The people of Colorado voted for wolves reintroduction and when civil servants reject the will of the voters and substitute their own they are forsaking the democratic principles our nation was founded on," senior attorney Kevin Bell said.
"He reported his supervisor, the supervisor was placed on leave for a few months, and our client was assured by the state that either the supervisor would be removed, or he would be reassigned to another position so he would not have to work under the same person he reported afterwards," he said. "Neither of those things happened. The state substantiated the allegations and then did nothing."
Earlier this week, Colorado officials announced the first wolf pups were born in the wild since the 1940s. State wildlife commissioners still must decide the number of wolves needed to achieve a self-sustaining population and where they'll be released.
Bruce Finley | Environment Reporter — The Denver Post
Bruce Finley covers environment issues, the land air and water struggles shaping Colorado and the West. Finley grew up in Colorado, graduated from Stanford, then earned masters degrees in international relations as a Fulbright scholar in Britain and in journalism at Northwestern. He is also a lawyer and previously handled international news with on-site reporting in 40 countries.
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