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The limited-edition women’s collection for Ramadan launches exclusively in the Middle East on June 15, 2015.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (March 17, 2015) – Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], is pleased to announce it will introduce a limited-edition women’s capsule collection for Ramadan and Eid, exclusively in the Middle East. The collection will be available in Tommy Hilfiger stores beginning June 15, 2015.
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The other day I read through the comments left on a news website regarding the two missing 2 year olds. Some were heartfelt prayers to the family. Others bordered on abuse toward the parents.
At one point a commenter got particularly nasty. Subsequent comments condemned the mothers–each one worse than the last. Then, a brave soul chastized those for their behavior toward a grieving family and the tides turned.
I am not going to pass judgement either way, nor do I want to discuss the horrors that awaited those little boys or the parents who are left to bear the lifelong pain of their losses.
I do, however, call attention to the lynch mob mentality and how easily people are swayed by their own anonymity and someone else’s vocalness.
This is a gruesome trait of human nature that helps no one and hurts many. However, it is one we experience on the playground, around the lunch table, at the water cooler and in the break room. We aren’t too old or too young to fall victim of someone else’s convictions.
A prime example of using this tool for literary purposes is The Oxbow Incident. I haven’t read the book since highschool, but it made such an impact on my life and how I viewed the way we control, or don’t, our own emotions and convictions that I have never forgotten the story and the vigilante mob that persecuted innocent people.
I often wonder how often our civilized world is guilty of perpetuating this behavior.
What literary examples have you read that tap into the mob mentality? Have you used this trait in any of your writing?

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Mean Girls: The Reunion Movie Trailer (2019)
‘Mean Girls’ is Coming Back as a Mobile Game!
Photo: Pocket Gems
Move overKim Kardashian, our most favorite popular girls, The Plastics, are getting a mobile game of their own—and this one’s gonna befree.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the game—which is set to be released later this year—will combine Pocket Gems’ animated interactive storytelling platform with original plots based on the 2004 mega-comedy to create a choose-your-own-adventure gaming experience.
“Even though it’s been a while since the movie came out, it’s been a favorite for people at the company,” Pocket Gems’Jameel Khalfantold THR. “It’s a really good fit for the platform.”
Khalfan explains that the game will pick up where the film—Lindsay Lohan‘s first and only massive hit—left off, and players will enroll in the fictional high school as seniors, interact with characters, and make your own choices that can affect the plot—including choosing what outfits you wear (crucial,obviously. Tank tops with boob holes, anyone?)
Sources tell THR that although the choose-your-own-adventure format means that your decisions help propel the story along, the backbone will be provided by “Legally Blonde” and “10 Things I Hate About You” screenwriter Kirsten Smith. Though, for all you die-hards, Pocket Gems promises they’ve also worked closely with Paramount to make sure the game feels authentic and true to our favorite teen comedy’s roots.
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Jazz Young Musician Award 2018 Announces Winner
James Davison joins a distinguished list of past winners
The winner of the Jazz Young Musician Award 2018 was awarded to James Davison (trumpet).
The Master of The Musicians’ Company, Lady Brewer, presented James with his award at the Pizza Express Jazz Club on 30 September.
The finalists who played in the competition were: Nathaniel Cross (trombone), James Davison (trumpet), Joe Downard (bass), Will Glaser (drums), Alex Hitchcock (saxophone) and David Swan (piano). The award was announced following a close audience vote.
James Davison joins a distinguished list of past winners including singer Tina May, saxophonists Andy Panayi and Tim Garland, and singer and BBC Radio 3 presenter Emma Smith.
Winner of the Smith-Watkins Trumpet Award (2016), at the Royal Academy of Music, James is now pursuing a busy and varied freelance career based in London.
He was lead trumpet in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (2014-2017) and is currently lead trumpet with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and second trumpet in the London Jazz Orchestra.
He has performed with the BBC Big Band, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Pete Long’s Echoes of Ellington Orchestra and the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.
Since graduating with a MA in Jazz Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, James has become a regular lead trumpet deputy in West End Shows including Aladdin, 42nd Street, Book of Mormon, Beautiful, An American in Paris and Guys and Dolls.
He has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and as guest Principal with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra.
James is also a member of the award winning Misha Mullov-Abbado Group, Jonny Mansfield’s Elftet, the Sam Watts band, Joe Hill’s North Ark, as well as his own band co-led with Callum Au, playing the music of Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer.
Each year The Musicians’ Company, one of the oldest and most respected charitable companies in the City of London, donates over £250,000 in scholarships and awards in support of young musicians at the start of their careers across many musical genres.
- For over 500 years the Worshipful Company of Musicians has supported the music profession in all its forms.
- Every year the Company gives a range of awards, scholarships and medals, which make a real difference to the lives of outstanding young singers, composers and instrumentalists as they make the transition from study to a professional career in music.
- The John Christie Award is the Company’s most renowned award with a distinguished list of past winners. Other awards range from Classical Music to Jazz, Music Theatre, Popular Music, Brass Bands and the Military Schools of Music.
- In addition to their specific award, our winners are invited to become Yeomen Young Artists for the next five years. This entitles them to be considered for a range of performance opportunities, which the Company arranges – probably their top priority as they seek to become known. This year our Yeomen Young Artists will give over 75 performances at venues ranging from the Wigmore Hall, where the Company organises its own concerts every year, to major music festivals across the country.
- Our Yeomen Young Artists also take part in an extensive Outreach Programme, taking music into primary schools mainly in the more deprived inner London boroughs that have little or no music provision. During 2018 we have worked with 40 different maintained schools. This has involved 17 volunteers making a total of 120 school visits and working with almost 7,000 children.


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site of Bakucity, capital of Azerbaijan. It lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and the southern side of the Abşeron Peninsula, around the wide, curving sweep of the Bay of Baku. The bay, sheltered by the islands of the Baku Archipelago, provides the best harbour of the Caspian, while the Abşeron Peninsula gives protection from violent northerly winds. The name Baku is possibly a...
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The following is an excerpt from Bryan Houghton's book Mitre and Crook dealing with this subject. This is an excellent book that I would recommend to every Catholic wishing to understand the revolution that took place in the church in the 1960's and 70's (It is out of print but fairly easy to come by).
"On June 14th, 1971, the Congregation for Worship issued a Notification granting to Episcopal Conferences the right to impose the exclusive use of the vernacular in the New Ordo, once the translations had been approved. It thus became illicit to celebrate the New Ordo in Latin. (. . .) It also repeated the provision in the instruction of October 20th, 1969 that the Old Mass could only be said by aged priests sine populo.
Be it noted that a Notification is a purely administrative document and has no legislative authority whatsoever. Moreover, this particular one was itself undated and unsigned. It is therefore worth less than the paper on which it was printed. The bishops, from Rome to Stamford, remained mute.
Of course, the inevitable result of this particular piece of administrative folly was to throw all Latinists into the arms of the Tridentiners. There was no alternative if the New Ordo was illicit in Latin. It became imperative to divide the opposition, especially as Archbishop Lefebvre had cropped up in the meantime. The laity had thus found a bishop with the promise of future priests. Hence the Notification of October 28th, 1974. This document reverses the previous ruling: the New Ordo may now be said in Latin or vernacular with equality off esteem."
This bit of history should be kept in mind by those who attend the NO in Latin. They should know that it was never Rome's intent to preserve the Latin language in the liturgy. This should be obvious when one considers the nature of the New Mass. Why would you say the NO in a language incomprehensible to the people? After all the NO is all about the people. It makes sense to say the Traditional Mass in Latin as it is addressed to God, but the NO is centered aroung the people, and thus should be said in the vernacular. Fr. Houghton, in his book makes it clear that he thinks the NO in Latin is the worst of all choices.
It is impossible to deny the subtle -- or perhaps not so subtle -- reorientation (indeed the word is appropriate!) of the Church as exemplified by this reorientation of the Mass. Anyone familiar with JPII's intellectual history (extensive writings on humanism, etc.) will understand why he feels a "mystical" attraction to Vatican II. And why he has done as little as possible -- just enough to contain any open revolt -- to maintain the Traditional Mass.
We are talking about a new faith here, when taking all of this to its logical conclusion -- a move away from God and toward Man. I cannot speak for the King of Kings, but somehow I don't think this is what he had in mind for us. I think the decayed fruits of Vatican II are evidence enough of this displeasure.
Sorry to disappoint you my dearly beloved separated brethren, but this book is all horse manure. It never "became illicit" to celebrate the Novus Ordo in Latin and the "provision for aged priests" never existed.
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...On June 14th, 1971, the Congregation for Worship issued a Notification granting to Episcopal Conferences the right to impose the exclusive use of the vernacular in the New Ordo, once the translations had been approved. It thus became illicit to celebrate the New Ordo in Latin. (. . .) It also repeated the provision in the instruction of October 20th, 1969 that the Old Mass could only be said by aged priests sine populo...
302 posted on 12/02/2002 2:14 PM PST by Bellarmine
Thank you very much for this very interesting post. It, of course, makes perfect sense...
304 posted on 12/02/2002 4:21 PM PST by Zviadist
Don't let 'em fool ya or confuse ya.

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Discussion of cases considering "spot zoning"  and "contract zoning" [607-608].
A judge of the Land Court correctly concluded that a town meeting's amendment to the town zoning by-law, rezoning thirty-seven acres from residential to commercial use, did not constitute unlawful spot zoning, where the general public would receive considerable benefits thereby ; and the record of the town meeting did not demonstrate that the developer's promise of a "gift" to mitigate the impact of a commercial development on neighboring residential property constituted an improper "extraneous influence" such as would render the rezoning unlawful as "contract zoning" [608-611].
A zoning decision by a town meeting was not demonstrated to be in violation of the requirements of the town's master plan created pursuant to G. L. c.41, s. 81D. [611-612]
There was no error in a Land Court judge's determination that a town meeting's adoption of a rezoning proposal was a valid exercise of the town's zoning power in that the amendment to the zoning by-law had a reasonable relationship to the public welfare and safety and to the purposes of G. L. c. 40A. [612-613]
CIVIL ACTION commenced in the Land Court Department on April 27, 1994.
The case was heard by Robert V. Cauchon, J.
Robert S. Sinsheimer for the plaintiffs.
Daniel R. Seigenberg for the intervener.
Robert C. Bliss, for the defendant, submitted a brief.
PERRETTA, J. Article 51 of the town meeting warrant, an amendment to the zoning by-law, was enacted by the defendant town of North Attleborough (town) after approval by the required two-thirds vote at the representative town meeting held October 23, 1993. The amendment changed approximately thirty-seven acres of land from a residential to a commercial zoning district. It was approved by the Attorney General, and notice of that approval was posted by the town clerk conformably with G. L. c. 40, s. 32. See G. L. c. 40A, s. 5. The plaintiffs then brought this action in the Land Court pursuant to G. L. c. 40A, s. 4, and G. L. c. 231A, s. 1. The trial judge found that the adoption of the amendment was a valid exercise of local zoning power and dismissed the plaintiffs' complaint. As below, the plaintiffs' principal arguments on appeal are that the amendment constitutes "spot" or "contract" zoning in violation of the Massachusetts Constitution and G. L. c. 40A, and that the town failed to follow its own "master plan" established pursuant to G. L. c. 41, s. 81D. We affirm the judgment.
1. The facts. We relate the facts as found by the trial judge. [Note 2] The plaintiffs reside at 31 Newport Avenue, Attleboro. Their property contains about eleven acres, all situated in Attleboro, and abuts the line dividing North Attleborough and Attleboro. Alfred Carpionato, the defendant-intervener, is a developer who owns approximately eighty-two contiguous acres of land in North Attleborough. This land abuts the Attleboro line as well as part of the plaintiffs' property.
On August 13, 1993, Carpionato, acting pursuant to G. L. c. 40A, s. 5, filed a warrant article with the North Attleborough selectmen seeking to include on the October town meeting agenda a rezoning of approximately thirty-seven acres of land (locus) from an R-30 residential district to a C-60 commercial zoning district. [Note 3] The plaintiffs' property does not abut the locus but is adjacent to a parcel of fourteen and one-half acres owned
by Carpionato that will remain in the R-30 district. The locus is situated on the easterly side of Route 1, contiguous to land zoned C-60. A small mall, known as "Fashion Crossing," is located directly north of the locus, and a Walmart store is directly to the south. Also, there is a Bradlees store directly across Route 1 from the locus, and the Emerald Square Mall is diagonally across Route 1 from the locus.
Carpionato plans to develop the locus into a 260,000 square foot shopping mall and multiscreen movie complex. Under the town's 1974 zoning regulations, a 600-foot wide commercial strip fronting both sides of Route 1 was established within the R-30 residential district. Consequently, as rezoned, the locus effectively increases the width of the existing commercial strip along Route 1.
Prior to the October town meeting, Carpionato voluntarily made various proposals to State and town authorities which, as alleged, were intended to mitigate the potential impact of his planned commercial development. Those proposals included the creation of a fourteen and one-half acre "no build" buffer zone in an area to remain zoned as R-30, thereby shielding neighbors to the east, including the plaintiffs, from the C-60 district; provision for traffic improvements; the establishment of a "mitigation fund" for the town in the amount of $260,000; [Note 4] the payment in mitigation of an amount between $400,000 and $450,000 to the Massachusetts Highway Department for roadway improvements; and an agreement not to seek a tax abatement on any of the rezoned land for a period of five years. Carpionato signed a "restrictive covenant," a "deed restriction," and a "mitigation covenant" memorializing some of these proposals. These signed documents were to be recorded at the registry of deeds after Article 51 was approved, without amendment, at the town meeting and by the Attorney General.
Additional facts will be related in conjunction with the resolution of the plaintiffs' claims of "spot" and "contract" zoning, each of which required the trial judge to determine "whether there has been shown any substantial relation between the amendment and the furtherance of any of the general objects of
the [zoning] enabling act." Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220 , 228 (1964). See Johnson v. Edgartown, 425 Mass. 117 , 121 (1997).
2. Spot zoning. Spot zoning occurs when there is a "singling out of one lot for different treatment from that accorded to similar surrounding land indistinguishable from it in character, all for the economic benefit of the owner of that lot." Whittemore v. Building Inspector of Falmouth, 313 Mass. 248 , 249 (1943). See Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm., 363 Mass. 339 , 361-362 (1973). Such zoning "constitutes a denial of equal protection under the law guaranteed by the State and Federal Constitutions," id. at 362 n.15, and violates the "uniformity" requirement of c. 40A, s. 4. [Note 5] See Canteen Corp. v. Pittsfield, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 289 , 293 (1976). See also Bobrowski, Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law s. 3.4.3 (1993).
Although Carpionato clearly benefits from the zoning amendment, the general public also received considerable benefits. See Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. at 228-229; Raymond v. Building Inspector of Brimfield, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 38 , 42 nn.3 & 4 (1975). The trial judge found that the town previously had rezoned sixty acres of commercial land to residential use and that the present amendment compensates for the loss of those sixty commercial acres. Further, it serves to increase the town's tax base and will likely increase the availability of retail services and employment opportunities. Citing Martin v. Rockland, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 167 , 169 (1973), and Sullivan v. Acton, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 113 , 117 (1995), for the respective propositions that "commercial development is a proper public goal that is appropriately achieved through zoning" and that it is proper to "concentrat[e] future development in a particular area," the trial judge concluded: "[The] locus, a parcel of vacant land adjacent to a commercial district on a main thoroughfare connecting two major metropolitan areas, can reasonably be viewed as an 'obvious area' for the expansion of an existing commercial zone." We agree. See Cohen v. Lynn, 333 Mass. 699 , 704 (1956); Raymond v. Building Inspector of Brimfield, 3 Mass. App. Ct. at 42.
3. Contract zoning. " 'Illegal contract zoning is said to involve the process by which a local government enters into an agreement with a developer whereby the government extracts a performance or promise from the developer in exchange for its agreement to rezone the property'. . . [and] . . . 'is disapproved of largely on the basis of the principle that a municipality may not contract away its police power to regulate on behalf of the general welfare.' " Bobrowski, supra at s. 3.4.4, quoting from 1A Rathkopf, Zoning and Planning s.s. 29A-25 and 29A-27 (4th ed. 1982). The plaintiffs argue that the zoning amendment is invalid because the town illegally bargained away its police powers in exchange for Carpionato's various proposals, as memorialized in the "restrictive covenant," "deed restriction," and "mitigation covenant," all of which were subject to an escrow agreement until the amendment was approved, without change, by the town and the Attorney General.
A remarkably similar argument was presented in Sylvania Elec. Prod. Inc. v. Newton, 344 Mass. 428 (1962), where the prospective developer of a tract of land, Sylvania, sought a zoning amendment changing the classification of the land from residential to limited manufacturing. After discussions with zoning officials, Sylvania voluntarily agreed to impose on the tract various conditions and use restrictions in addition to those already made applicable under the zoning ordinance to land within a limited manufacturing district. Those additional conditions and restrictions were as follows. Sylvania, which held an option to purchase the tract in issue, agreed to cede three acres of the parcel to the Oak Hill Park Association. Those three acres were to be retained in the residential district for a period of thirty years. Sylvania's agreement was to be set out in a deed to be attached to a proposed option agreement by which Sylvania would give the city a thirty-year option to purchase, for $300, a thirty-acre strip of land which was adjacent to land belonging to the Metropolitan District Commission. Sylvania also proposed other restrictions, including creation of a "buffer zone" upon which no buildings could be erected, limitation of the floor area of the planned buildings, and establishment of a pattern of traffic in connection with the construction of the premises. After the board of alderman enacted the zoning amendment, Sylvania recorded the option agreement and attached deed form. Id. at 431-432.
We set out the essentials of the court's reasoning in upholding the validity of the zoning amendment.
"[A]lthough no condition was imposed by the aldermen in their vote, the conclusion is inescapable that the option proposal was a significant inducement of the zoning amendment and the amendment induced the giving of the option.
"It is said that there was a purported, invalid exercise of the zoning power, for the vote operated to subject the locus not only to the restrictions of a limited manufacturing district but also to the restrictions of the option and deed form. But that is not, precisely, what happened. The induced, voluntary action of Sylvania, not the vote of the council, imposed the option restrictions; the vote reclassified land which was being subjected to those restrictions. The zoning decision was that the locus, so restricted by its owner, should be made a limited manufacturing district. That, in form, was an appropriate and untainted exercise of the zoning power.
"What was done involved no action contrary to the best interest of the city and hence offensive to general public policy. It involved no extraneous consideration (as, for example, a request to give land for a park elsewhere in the city) which could impeach the enacting vote as a decision solely in respect of rezoning the locus.
"We discern no aspect of spot zoning, lack of uniformity, or failure to conform to the comprehensive zoning plan. Even if the restrictions had been made a part of the zoning ordinance, they would not have created spot zoning. The site was all the land in the neighborhood which was proposed for reclassification. The private restrictions in no way made the locus less appropriate for classification as a limited manufacturing district. It is inconsequential that other areas elsewhere in the city, in, or to be put in, such a zoning district, would not have those restrictions. Requirements of uniformity and conformity to a plan do not mean that there must be identity of every relevant aspect in areas given the same zoning classification."
Id. at 433-434 (footnotes omitted).
The plaintiffs argue that there is an "extraneous consideration" in the present case which removes it from Sylvania and
renders the town meeting vote an invalid exercise of zoning power, viz., Carpionato's agreement to pay $260,000 directly to the town without that money being specifically tied to any projected costs to the town as a result of the development. As noted in Sylvania, 344 Mass. at 434, conditioning a zoning amendment upon a required payment into a municipality's general fund "could impeach the enacting vote" on the basis that it was not made "solely in respect of rezoning the locus."
We do not think a payment that is promised by the developer rather than required by the municipality and that is reasonably intended to meet public needs arising out of the proposed development can be viewed as an "extraneous influence" upon a zoning decision. See Wegner, Moving Toward the Bargaining Table: Contract Zoning, Development Agreements, and the Theoretical Foundations of Government Land Use Deals, 65 N.C. L. Rev. 957, 991 & n.181 (1987). Carpionato's "mitigation covenant" acknowledged that the zoning amendment, if enacted, would allow commercial development on the locus which, in turn, "will have substantial impact on the Town," and that "[i]n order to mitigate the effect of such rezoning, and the resultant commercial development that will take place thereafter on the Town, [Carpionato] hereby covenants . . . [to] make a gift to the Town" of $260,000, said amount calculated on the basis of $1 per square foot of retail space available in the building or buildings erected on the locus. See note 4, supra.
Although the plaintiffs rely heavily on the use of the word "gift" in the covenant, there was evidence to show that the money was intended to mitigate the impact of the development upon the town. In a letter sent to the town's planning board, Carpionato expressly stated that the money was being given to mitigate the impact of the development in the "surrounding neighborhoods and the entire North Attleborough community." While he advised the planning board that he had numerous suggestions as to how the money could be used, such as the repairing and repaving of Route 1, he also stated that "it would be inappropriate for us to tell the Town what it needs."
There was also the testimony of John Kokot, the executive vice-president of Carpionato Properties, Inc., and Robert Daylor, a site planner as well as a registered professional engineer and a registered land surveyor. Kokot testified that, because there was no set formula or methodology by which to determine the amount of any mitigation offer, he arrived at the figure of
$260,000 ($1 per square foot) on the basis of information about the proposed development itself, the mitigation offer made in the development of Emerald Square Mall, and opinions obtained from various people in North Attleborough.
Daylor testified that mitigation money is frequently used "for trade-off of density in the commercial zone," such as sidewalks, bicycle trails, or just green space and open space. He also explained that it is to a town's benefit to establish a mitigation fund without specifying the intended uses of that money at the initiation of a development process. The rationale for an early establishment of a general mitigation fund is especially applicable "in areas that are expanding quite rapidly in which there is a great deal of development activity, and a lot of the commercial development tends to get clustered around the malls, so you see development expanding in corridors. [Because of] [t]he uncertainty of the phasing and the speed and the exact type of development, from the town's perspective it's an advantage to have some dedication of funds so they can actually look at the real problems as the real problems develop."
Finally, the minutes of the town meeting discussion concerning passage of Article 51 do not support the claim of "extraneous influence." Those minutes show that Kokot spoke at the meeting and detailed not only what Carpionato was required by various State authorities to do in order to mitigate the impact of the development, especially in respect to a predictable traffic increase, but also what more he was volunteering to do. Consistent with the sentiment expressed in the earlier mentioned letter to the town's planning board, Kokot told the town meeting representatives, "I don't want to get involved in the personal solution, all I want to do is pay for it." The minutes indicate that one issue for debate by the town meeting representatives was the conflict between protecting the residential zone and increasing the tax base and employment opportunities. The details of that debate were not recorded and are, instead, reflected in the minutes as "much discussion."
Applying the analysis set out in Sylvania Elec. Prod. Inc. v. Newton, 344 Mass. at 434, to the evidence before us, we [Note 6] conclude that the trial judge was not in error in finding that two-thirds plus one of the town meeting members were not improperly influenced to act on behalf of the developer rather
than in the best interests of the town. Cf. Caires v. Building Commr. of Hingham, 323 Mass. 589 , 596 (1949).
4. The town's master plan. General Laws c. 41, s. 81D, as amended through St. 1990, c. 372, requires that "[a] planning board . . . shall make a master plan of such city or town or such part or parts thereof as such board may deem advisable and from time to time may extend or perfect such plan." The plaintiffs claim that passage of the zoning amendment was not preceded by a traffic study as required under the master plan adopted by the town in 1991 and that the trial judge's finding to the contrary is clearly erroneous. [Note 7]
There was evidence to show that Carpionato had filed an environmental impact report with the Secretary of Environmental Affairs setting out all the required studies that had been conducted relating to the project. See G. L. c. 30, s. 62A. The report, which included a traffic study, was also circulated to the town planning board. There was also evidence to show that the zoning amendment furthered other goals of the master plan, including the allowance of a large commercial project with committed highway improvements as well as the increase of
commercial growth and development, especially in an area (Route 1) that already had substantial commercial development.
Additionally, the master plan itself provides that it "should not be construed as a 'blueprint' for the entire town," that a " 'blueprint' does not provide flexibility," and that it was not the intent of the planning board, in drafting the master plan, "to produce a rigidly structured document." The planning board expressed its view that it had produced a "flexible, usable document . . . which will provide the policies town officials will use to guide the growth and development of [the town] over the next 10 to 20 years in an orderly manner, in areas best suited for development according to the needs of all town residents, both present and future." The planning board expressly emphasized that the "plan is not cast in concrete . . . and its recommendations must change and evolve to reflect current conditions in [the town]."
Neither the master plan itself nor the law requires that zoning be in strict accordance with a master plan. See Manning v. Boston Redev. Authy., 400 Mass. 444 , 450-451 (1987). See also Bobrowski, supra at s. 12.13. The most that can be thought required is an analysis by town officials before the zoning decision of land use planning considerations. See National Amusements, Inc. v. Boston, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 305 , 310-311 (1990). There was sufficient evidence before the trial judge to show that this requirement had been satisfied, and we see no error in his finding.
5. Adequacy of the findings. There is complaint about the adequacy of the trial judge's findings, especially in respect to the history of Carpionato's attempts to have the locus rezoned. Although the trial judge admitted evidence as to that history, he did not find it relevant to the questions of whether the zoning amendment constituted spot zoning or contract zoning. The trial judge issued a well-reasoned decision. That he did not find the plaintiffs' evidence persuasive on certain issues does not diminish the force or validity of his decision. See Willis v. Selectmen of Easton, 405 Mass. 159 , 161 (1989) (trial judge sitting without a jury need only "articulate the essential grounds for a decision").
We see no error in the trial judge's refusal to admit in evidence a "planning and zoning update" produced by the State Office of Planning and Management in which communities were "urged" to review National Amusements, Inc., supra. Although
he excluded the update from evidence, the trial judge allowed the plaintiffs to cross-examine an expert witness about its contents for purposes of impeaching his knowledge of zoning and planning law. Nor do we see error in the trial judge's refusal to strike the testimony of the defendants' expert witnesses on the ground that they were unaware that Carpionato intended to include a movie theater within the proposed project. The trial judge knew of Carpionato's intention, and he was able to evaluate the experts' testimony in light of the fact that they did not.
6. Conclusion. It follows from what we have said that we conclude there was no error in the trial judge's decision that the adoption of Article 51 was a valid exercise of the town's zoning power in that the amendment has a reasonable relationship to the public welfare, safety, and purposes of G. L. c. 40A.
[Note 1] Anne Rando.
[Note 2] Except for one instance, which is discussed in part 4 of this opinion, infra, there is no claim that the trial judge's findings are clearly erroneous.
[Note 3] The R-30 residential district allows, as of right, single family residences, country clubs, fishing clubs, tennis and golf clubs, and cemeteries. Hospitals, commercial stables, kennels, veterinary hospitals, and communications and television towers are allowed by special permit. The C-60 limited highway commercial district allows certain commercial development. Developments over five acres are subject to the issuance of special permits under the planned business development regulations while those which exceed ten acres are subject to the town's development impact statement process.
[Note 4] This amount, $260,000, represents $1 per square foot of retail space available for leasing. Carpionato also agreed to "make an additional gift to the Town of an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per square foot for each leasable square foot of the building or buildings on Site in excess of 260,000 square feet."
[Note 5] Section 4, as inserted by St. 1975, c. 808, s. 3, provides, in part: "Any zoning ordinance or by-law which divides cities and towns into districts shall be uniform within the district for each class or kind of structures or uses permitted."
[Note 6] We also think the contract analysis used by the court in Dacy v. Ruidoso, 114 N.M. 699, 703-704 (1992), although not decisive, is persuasive:
"[O]ne form of contract zoning is legal: a unilateral contract in which a party makes a promise in return for a municipality's act of rezoning. In this situation, the municipality makes no promise and there is no enforceable contract until the municipality acts to rezone the property. Because the municipality does not commit itself to any specified action before the zoning hearing, it does not circumvent statutory procedures or compromise the rights of affected persons. Some courts have nonetheless condemned this form of contract zoning on the ground that the contracting party's promise provides improper motivation for the municipality's rezoning action. We do not find this reasoning persuasive. Private interests are inherent in any zoning matter; therefore, it is disingenuous to condemn a method of zoning because it benefits private interests in some way. Moreover, any potential misconduct that might occur through unilateral contract zoning may be corrected through judicial review if the action of the zoning authority is improper." (Emphasis in original; citations omitted.)
[Note 7] In advancing this argument, the plaintiffs rely upon the following statement in the town's master plan: "Requirements for detailed traffic studies and mandatory highway improvements should be added to all commercial districts. These requirements should apply not only to large projects . . . but also to projects such as fast food restaurants and convenience stores that can generate a high volume of traffic on a small amount of land."


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Korean boy band BTS is reportedly not going on a hiatus. The famous group comprises seven band members, RM, Suga, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, V, and Jung kook. Since coming into the music scene almost a decade ago, the group has gone on to win several awards and accomplish monumental feats.
The group recently met up for their annual FESTA dinner party and then released a video which, according to reports, said that they were going on a break. The news of their hiatus, which circulated on Tuesday, caused the group’s management HYBE to experience around a 27.5% drop in their shares.
A Rep for the boys recently disclosed that the group was, in fact, not taking a break, and the term “hiatus” was misinterpreted. They would instead focus on their solo projects while working together as a group in various ways, including on their web series “Run BTS.”
BTS Is Not Going On A Hiatus
Contrary to the news circulated earlier, Korean pop group BTS is not going on hiatus, at least not anytime soon. Earlier it was reported that the group would be taking some time off to pursue that various solo projects.
In the video released, the English subtitle translated their statements, stating that the boy band was going on hiatus. However, according to recent news released by their management, HYBE, the band isn’t breaking up, and the hiatus phrase was just a mistranslation.
The music company reportedly lost around $1.7 billion in market value during stock trading after the news of BTS taking a break circulated. As per
, the group’s representative said, “To be clear, they are not on a hiatus but will take time to explore some cell projects at this time and remain active in various different formats.” They will work on their solo projects but won’t stop collaborating as a team.
Jung Kook Clarified The Hiatus Situation
The news of the hiatus was understandably shocking to fans especially when it seemed like it would last for an unspecified amount of time. Aside from HYBE, a member of the group, Jungkook, took some time aside to clarify the situation to their fans.
The Korean pop star went on V LIVE, a South Korean live streaming app on Wednesday to clearly state that the group was not taking a break. In the live stream video, Jungkook was seen sitting alone in a kitchen and revealed that he wanted to clarify the misunderstanding surrounding the video they released after their FESTA dinner party.
A rep revealed that he said they were still going to actively work as a group while focusing on their various solo projects. Their web series, “Run BTS,” would also continue. He also mentioned that while they worked on their various projects, they would also be preparing to present something new to ARMY.
HYBE’s Shares Fell By 27.5%
Following the news of BTS’s hiatus on Tuesday, HYBE’s shares plummeted by 27.5% on Wednesday. The boy band is the company’s cornerstone act, so the loss is understandable. As of Tuesday, the music company’s shares closed at KRW 193,000 and opened at KRW 168,000 on Wednesday.
An hour into trading, the company fell as far as KRW 140,000, which took off around $1.7 billion of market capitalization before it rebounded to KRW 145,500. The trading volume of Wednesday was evidence enough that the day wasn’t usual; around 4.2 million HYBE shares were traded almost 20 times over the daily trading average.
According to HYBE’s fourth-quarter 2021 investor presentation, in 2021, BTS accounted for around 27% of the company’s album sales and streams in the US. In the world’s second-biggest music market, Japan, they accounted for half of the company’s album sales. The group was likely responsible for all the company’s touring income. In 2021 money amounted to 45.6 billion KRW ($36 million) and 191.1 billion ($148 million) in 2019.
BTS Will Still Focus On Solo Projects
BTS released a video this week, which was mostly in Korean. There the group announced that they were about to embark on the next stage of their careers and would be going on what was interpreted as a “temporary hiatus.” However, they reassured their fans that they would “return someday.”
In the video released, RM revealed that they wanted to work on their own so they could grow and mature as individuals. He said, “I always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature. You have to keep producing music and keep doing something. ”
Jimin continued, disclosing that the group was concerned about their fans and wanted to be the kind of entertainers that would be remembered. “We can’t help but think of our fans no matter what, we want to be the kind of artist that can be remembered by our fans,” he said. “I think now we’re starting to think about what kind of artists we want to be remembered by our fans.”


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Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook (Chapter 7: Infringement)
Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook (Fall 2021)
158 Pages Posted: 4 May 2021 Last revised: 6 Aug 2021
Date Written: August 6, 2021
Less than a handful of casebooks are truly open source, in the sense of being fully modifiable. (i>Patent Law: An Open-Source Casebook is the first patent law casebook that provides adopting professors, students, and others the ability to fully modify its contents. This chapter of the casebook covers infringement. It addresses the element-by-element comparisons required in establishing literal infringement and infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, and also covers means-plus-function claim limitations. The chapter also explores how the statute and case law define acts of infringement. In particular, the chapter discusses the geographic locus of infringing acts, the problem of divided infringement, indirect infringement, and transnational infringement.
Keywords: patent law, patents, casebook, open source, infringement, all-elements rule, doctrine of equivalents, indirect infringement, contributory infringement, means-plus-function claims, inducement, divided infringement
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Our dishes are rooted in traditional Spanish cooking and recipes, bringing you an authentic Spanish restaurant menu that will transport you to the Iberian Peninsula. Although our restaurants are in NYC, the paella from our kitchen, with its signature mouthwatering caramelized, crispy rice, will make you believe you’re relaxing along the beaches of Valencia.
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George Shelley's Snapchat Diary: The Road To Hong Kong
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Take I-80 into the Sierra Nevada from Sacramento, San Francisco, and Northern California. Exit at Truckee/89 South to the Squaw Valley Road exit.
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The BBC Proms 2014 season began with Sir Edward Elgars The Kingdom (1903-6). It was a good start to the season,which commemorates the start of the First World War. From that perspective Sir Andrew Davis's The Kingdom moved me deeply.
One is unlikely to come across a cast of Figaro principals much better than this today, and the virtues of this performance indeed proved to be primarily vocal.
Assured elegance, care and thoughtfulness characterised tenor James Gilchrist’s performance of Schubert’s Schwanengesang at the Wigmore Hall, the cycles’ two poets framing a compelling interpretation of Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte.
‘Music for a while shall all your cares beguile.’ Dryden’s words have never seemed as apt as at the conclusion of this wonderful sequence of improvisations on Purcell’s songs and arias, interspersed with instrumental chaconnes and toccatas, by L’Arpeggiata.
The acoustic of the gigantic Théâtre Antique Romain at Orange cannot but astonish its nine thousand spectators, the nearly one hundred meter breadth of the its proscenium inspires awe. There was excited anticipation for this performance of Verdi’s first masterpiece.
Richard Strauss may be most closely associated with the soprano voice but
this recording of a selection of the composer’s lieder by baritone Thomas
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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has once again staked claim to being the summer festival “of choice” in the US, not least of all for having mounted another superlative world premiere.
In past years the operas of the Aix Festival that took place in the Grand Théâtre de Provence began at 8 pm. The Magic Flute began at 7 pm, or would have had not the infamous intermittents (seasonal theatrical employees) demanded to speak to the audience.
High drama in Aix. Three scenarios in conflict — those of G.F. Handel, Richard Jones and the intermittents (disgruntled seasonal theatrical employees). Make that four — mother nature.
The programme declared that ‘music, water and night’ was the connecting thread running through this diverse collection of songs, performed by soprano Lucy Crowe and pianist Anna Tilbrook, but in fact there was little need to seek a unifying element for these eclectic works allowed Crowe to demonstrate her expressive range — and offered the audience the opportunity to hear some interesting rarities.
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It is not often that concept, mood, music and place coincide perfectly. On the first night of Opera della Luna’s La Fille du Regiment at Iford Opera in Wiltshire, England we arrived with doubts (rather large doubts it should be admitted)as to whether Donizetti’s “naive and vulgar” romp of militarism and proto-feminism, peopled with hordes of gun-toting soldiers and praying peasants, could hardly be contained, surely, inside Iford’s tiny cloister?
‘Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,/ Such shaping fantasies,
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Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser has a rich range of vocal resources upon
which to draw: she has power and also precision; her top is bright and glinting
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Janáček started The Cunning Little Vixen on the cusp of old age in 1922 and there is something deeply elegiac about it.
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Gesamtkunstwerk, synthesis of fable, sound, shape and color in art, may have been made famous by Richard Wagner, and perhaps never more perfectly realized than just now by San Francisco Opera.
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Manon Lescaut at the Royal Opera House, London, brings out the humanity which lies beneath Puccini's music. The composer was drawn to what we'd now called "outsiders. In Manon Lescaut, Puccini describes his anti-heroine with unsentimental honesty. His lush harmonies describe the way she abandons herself to luxury, but he doesn't lose sight of the moral toughness at the heart of Abbé Prévost's story, Manon is sensual but, like her brother, fatally obssessed with material things. Only when she has lost everything else does she find true values through love..
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Songs by Samuel Barber
Among the impressive contributions to the American song literature of the twentieth century are works by Samuel Barber (1910-81), whose efforts in this genre reflect his own musical training as a singer, as well as the influence of his aunt, Louise Homer, whose professional relationships put her nephew in contact with other vocalists of the day.
Among Barber’s contributions are a number of sets of songs from throughout his career, works that are heard periodically in performance and available in various recordings. This selection by Gerald Finley and Julius Drake offers a fine cross-section of Barber’s songs on a single CD and collects his set of Hermit Songs, Op. 29; Mélodies passagères, Op. 27; Three Songs, Op. 10; Dover Beach, Op. 3; and several individual songs. Lacking, of course, Knoxville 1915, Op. 24, since it was intended for soprano and orchestra (albeit performed by tenor), this recording of Barber’s song is a rich selection which captures the composer’s major efforts in the genre in interpretations by two of the finest performers of the day.
The spiritual aspects of the Hermit Songs implicit in the texts require the clear and fervent execution Finley and Drake offer. With texts from various sources, primarily translations of Medieval verse, the turns of phrases in modern English are nicely supported by Barber’s music. The plaintive quality of “The Crucifixion” reflects simultaneously the vocal idiom of an earlier time and yet the dissonant idiom that Barber used to punctuate the music contributes to the welcome complexity of the song. Julius Drake’s approach to the accompaniment of this song and the one that succeeds it in the recording, “Sea Snatch” by making the pianistic touches work well with Gerald Finley’s sensitive interpretations of the works. Such details emerge aptly in Finley’s delivery, not only in shorter settings, like “St. Ita’s Vision” (translated by Chester Kallman) but also in one of the more extended songs, “The Monk and His Cat” (translated by W. H. Auden). One of the particularly moving performances is that of “The Desire for Hermitage” (translated by Seán O’Faoláin), which, as the culmination of the cycle, serves as a kind of summary of the entire set.
The sometimes angular settings of English-language translations receipt apt settings by Barber, but his craft at composing the French artsong is apparent in the set of Mélodies passagères, which are based on verse by Rainer Maria Rilke. These sometimes enigmatic poems bear rehearing for the nuances of the texts, and Finley’s approach invites returns to the songs to capture some of the details he and Drake bring to the music. “Un cynge” (“A swan”) receives its appropriate delicacy, a quality implicit in the music and effectively rendered in this performance. The subtle accompaniment works well with Finley’s sinuous approach to the text. Yet the entire set merits attention for the well-placed details that beg for a repeated hearings not only of the music, but also this compelling performance.
In addition to these pieces, the performers include a selection of Barber’s earlier songs on this recording. Some of the music is quite familiar from vocal recitals of various performers, as is the case with “Sure on Thdsis Shining Night,” a work that receives fresh treatment from Finley and Drake. The pacing of the vocal line and accompaniment are key to the interpretation found here, with model phrasing between the strophes of the verse. Equally impressive is Barber’s early masterpiece, Dover Beach, which involves the Aronowitz Ensemble. Part of the select vocal repertoire which involves chamber music, like Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (“The Shepherd on the Rock”), Dover Beach retains a special place in vocal literature. The maturity that Finley brings to the work is clear from the start, and as the piece progresses, the performance demonstrates an incredible level of involvement.
In this piece and the others on the recording, Finley shows himself to be a major interpreter of Barber’s music. Just as he is impressive on stage in such a powerful role as Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic, Finley is also commanding in the more intimate solo vocal literature. This is a fine addition to recent recordings of twentieth-century song, and also an impressive contribution to the discography of Samuel Barber.
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Mr. Kevork Zoryan, also known as Kev, has been Managing Director of Morgan Stanley since 2011. Mr. Zoryan is also a co-founder of Sallee Zoryan. He serves as the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Zoryan served in various capacities with the JE Robert Companies and Ernst & Young. He served as Director of Sitestar Corp. He earned a BS in Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business at the University ...
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American Express Company
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Banco Santander, S.A.
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Burger King's new BK Royal Crispy Chicken Wraps consist of a crispy fried chicken breast filet, lettuce, and tomato, all wrapped in a flour tortilla. Customers have the option to choose from three distinct flavors: Classic, Spicy, or Honey Mustard. The Classic and Spicy versions incorporate Burger King's Royal Sauce, while the Honey Mustard wrap is complemented with a sweet honey mustard sauce. Notably, the Spicy wrap differentiates itself with a fried chicken filet that has been coated in a three-pepper glaze, giving it its spicy kick.
Burger King Royal Crispy Chicken Wraps contain between 290-390 calories, depending on your choice of option. The option with the fewest calories is the Honey Mustard Royal Crispy Chicken Wrap (290 calories), while the Spicy Royal Crispy Chicken Wrap contains the most calories (390 calories).
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It will supply a multi-fuel power boiler and a flue gas cleaning system and a CYMIC circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry granted permission for the development of the project. The project involves the construction of an 112MW co-fired power plant in Kushiro, Hokkaido.
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It was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win for Jeff Gordon in Phoenix today, finally allowing him to savor victory after having lost the last 66 races. Congrats!! Get all the details surrounding the Subway Fresh Fit 500 race below, one that was filled with wrecks aplenty.
Couldn’t make it out to PIR to watch the race in person since it was right in my own backyard, but it definitely was an eventful one, to say the least! Trevor Bayne, hot off of his win at the Daytona 500 last weekend, was the first to be involved in a wreck – this one in Lap 50. What happened?
He summed it up by saying, “I don’t know what happened. We were battling with the 13 car (Casey Mears) a little bit, and I don’t know if it was the 38 car (Kvapil) behind us or who, but something happened. Either I came up, or he poked his nose in there at the last second on the top of us getting into one. After that, there was nothing we could do.”
Like I said, it was a race full of wrecks. Carl Edwards ended up crashing after having contact with Kyle Busch in Lap 60, for which Busch later apologized to Edwards, explaining that his car was a bit loose, and his spotter didn’t have a chance to act on the fact that Edwards was right there. He admitted that he ‘just turned down right across him. I made a mistake and ruined his day. I can understand his frustration. I apologize to him.”
My high pitched gasp a few laps later just about gave my little pup a heart attack. Matt Kenseth made contact with Brian Vickers, which forced him sideways and ended up in the middle of a 13 car melee. It was crazy! The race started back up again 14 minutes later.
Okay enough about the wrecks, let’s talk about the winner! It was Jeff Gordon who reigned victorious today at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, having passed Kyle Busch with just eight laps left to go. Isn’t it nice to see him in the Winner’s Circle once again? Congratulations!
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The idea is for the automated vehicle to give challenges to the “driver”. The GM Car Hero is a futuristic vehicle aimed at offering the driver an experience very similar to the racing videogames. It provides features that entertain and challenge the driver’s skills and can change its configuration to become a single seater.
Getting started is easy. Just enter your destination into the navi app on your smart phone and the car takes care of the rest. It lets you “play along” and try to match the skill level of the system. As you get better, the Car Hero “unlocks” vehicle control to the point where the autonomous system is overridden and you’re in complete control. It explores entirely new ways of providing transport – and that’s exactly what a concept car should do.


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ICC condemns Lahore attack on Sri Lanka players
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, saying it upset the "wider cricket family."
"We note with dismay and regret the events of this morning in Lahore and we condemn this attack without reservation," ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.
"It is a source of great sadness that there have been a number of fatalities in this attack and it is also very upsetting for the wider cricket family that some of the Sri Lanka players and one match official have been injured in this attack.
"At this time our thoughts and prayers are with the injured people and also the families of those who have died."
Seven Sri Lankan cricketers and a member of the team's support staff were injured when gunmen attacked the team's convoy as it headed to the Gaddafi stadium for the final day's play in the second Test.
Eight bystanders and security personnel were killed.
The Test was subsequently cancelled as the Pakistan government made arrangements to fly the Sri Lankan team home.
Lorgat said the ICC was in touch with the Pakistan Cricket Board to ensure the safety of players and officials.
"I have confirmed with both member boards (Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that the remainder of the tour has been cancelled and we are working hard to get our match officials out of the area as safely and as quickly as possible," he said.
"I know, also, that the Pakistan Cricket Board is working with Sri Lanka Cricket to make sure the players are flown home at the earliest opportunity," the statement concluded.