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Melissa Merli: UI's Wise shows off her art chops
Phyllis Wise was raised by two scientists, immigrants from China, who taught her both verbally and non-verbally that she would become a biologist.
"I didn't come to realize until later the importance of the arts," she said.
One thing that led to that realization:
"I was fortunate to have an amazing art history teacher (Hedley Rhys at Swarthmore) who showed me the science of art, that paintings weren't just pretty," Wise said in a talk on May 2 to the Krannert Art Museum Council.
Another influence that came later: As Wise, now the University of Illinois chancellor, watched her daughter, Erica, grow up and become an accomplished cellist, she became deeply aware of the importance of the arts to her daughter, and to herself as a mother.
Erica Wise, now 37, lives in Barcelona, where she is a substitute cellist with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and looking for a quartet in which to play. Wise's other child, Andy, is a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
Wise's talk was titled "The Intersection of Arts and Higher Education — Delivering on the Promise of a Comprehensive Land-Grant University."
But she took a personal turn halfway through, talking about her daughter — and the book "The Cello Suites" by Eric Siblin.
The Economist magazine named it a 2010 book of the year. It weaves together three narratives about Johann Sebastian Bach's missing manuscript of his cello suites from the 18th century and the historic discovery of them in late 19th century in Spain.
In his extensive research, Siblin went overseas, and he interviewed cellists and even went to cello lessons.
"I loved this book so much, in part because my daughter is a professional cellist," Wise said.
The mother told council members and guests, meeting for the group's spring luncheon at the Champaign Country Club, that she remembers hearing her daughter at age 9 play the first movement of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1.
Wise recalled turning to her husband, also a scientist, and asking, "What genetics got into that?"
In the rest of her talk, she spoke of how crucial it is for the university to provide a learning experience that includes the arts, humanities and social sciences.
It was clear when the UI was founded in 1867 as a land-grant university that the arts were to be part of the learning experience, she said.
"I don't believe the other land-grant universities took the arts as seriously as we did," Wise said.
She also mentioned the "latest investment" in the arts at the university:
Former UI President Stanley Ikenberry and his wife, Judy, recently gave a $250,000 endowment toward the Ikenberry Commons and the Arts Fund to bring arts experiences to UI students outside the classroom.
The Ikenberry gift will support a partnership between University Housing and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, by bringing performing artists visiting Krannert to the Ikenberry Commons Residences, and bringing Ikenberry Commons residents to Krannert Center for performances.
Culture, Wise said, is what sets us humans apart from other species.
The arts, no matter what form, help build creative thinking and critical reasoning skills; those provide a foundation for careers and lifelong learning, she said.
And now students need those skills more than ever, she said, citing a study that shows that over their lifetimes they will work in three or four different professions — not jobs.
Wise also mentioned a new twist on STEM, the education movement that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
STEM carries the risk of over-emphasizing those disciplines and underplaying the arts, Wise said. Some educators are now pushing STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Wise pointed out that a stem without a flower is infertile.
She had begun her speech by saying she was a bit nervous. As a biologist, she doesn't get the chance to talk about the arts to "people so articulate and experienced in the arts" as those in the audience, she said.
Wise needn't have worried.
After her talk, a few of us stood around and chatted about how warm and personable she is. And one woman said we should be grateful to Wise because she did important research on the role of estrogen on brain functions in postmenopausal women.
Anyway, thanks, and full STEAM ahead!
As I have often said, I plan to join the Krannert Art Museum Council after I retire. Its members are volunteers and fundraisers for the museum.
Their biggest event is the annual "Petals & Paintings" exhibition during Moms Weekend on campus. It pairs elaborate, creative floral arrangements with works in the museum; I always take my mother there.
"Over the 22 years that 'Petals & Paintings' has been going on, the council has raised over $400,000," council president Margaret Martin said in a mass email after the luncheon. "This money has enabled the museum to do a lot of things, including educational outreach into the community and art restoration.
"But don't get me wrong! We're not all about work! The council goes on trips to other museums around the Midwest, we have 'Art Conversations' where we learn firsthand about different aspects of art, and we hold receptions at the museum to get a first look at new exhibits."
At the luncheon, Martin said the council is embarking on a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary. Among the events planned is the fall luncheon on Oct. 3.
In case you're wondering, the dues to join Friends of the Museum and the Council are separate. Membership in the Council is $50 a year if paid before July 1.
The Association of Art Museum Curators has given Krannert Art Museum a 2013 Award for Excellence for its permanent collection installation, "Encounters: The Arts of Africa," curated by Allyson Purpura.
The installation received a first prize in the category of exhibitions organized by museums with operating budgets of less than $4 million.
"The Encounters installation is inspired by the idea that African objects 'tell' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed," said Purpura, curator of African art at Krannert.
"Small thematic groupings and visitor-activated iPad videos of artist interviews, masquerade performances and narrative vignettes assist in the 'telling' of those stories and draw out resonances among the objects on view."
"Encounters: The Arts of Africa" opened in October 2012 as a renovated gallery space with innovative interpretive framework, new case work and designs. Historic artworks are displayed with works by African and African American studio-based artists, creating dialogues between "traditional" and "contemporary" art practices.
Funny, but the last time I was at the museum — before these awards were announced May 5 in Detroit — I looked at the "Encounters" exhibition space and thought to myself, "This is really well done."
News-Gazette staff writer Melissa Merli can be reached at 351-5367 or email@example.com. Her blog is at news-gazette.com/blogs/art-and-about.


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Company president Satoru Iwata reveals Nintendo's plans to make "elaborate games targeting serious gamers" for 3DS; claims successor to Wii will be 3D compatible.
Pokemans iz srs bizness
not only is nintendo targeting the casual audience with the 3ds but also the hardcore audience i see the 3ds being very VERY successful
This is great news. It shows that nintendo is following through with their blue ocean strategy. It just sucks that some of us had/have to suffer through the wii. I'm actually pretty excited for their new home console.
Can't wait to get my hands on a 3DS
It'll be a First Person Jumper Like Mirror's Edge, but set in a dark gritty fantasy world where turtles are evil, and mushrooms don funny things to your perspective. Oh Jesus, I practically described the awful 3D Sonic games :\
You didn't like the brainstorm that was werehog?
It'd say brainfart, but no I didn't. Sorry.
Castelvania bring it
Sign me up!
I hope this console has alot of games aimed at the hardcore market, because the DS, despite having some great games, does have a hell of alot of shovelware.
The thing with shovelware is you don't have to buy it, and there are plenty of games worth buying for the ds so shovelware isn't really much of an issue.
No more shovel ware :D
I'm surprised, Nintendo didn't announce any new Brain Age game or Brain Training for 3DS. And that's definately a good surprise. Still they have Nintendogs for casual expirience... but there are cats in there this time, so I'm probably sold. -__- .
nintendo is very serious on making 3DS da best ever. another note is lol the wii successor definitely gonna have 3d? thats win I hope they do the same thing with the Wii3D as they did with 3DS (updated graphics) cuz I can ignore that ninty has sd graphics for two consoles in a row but three? ninty either being real cheap or really dont take HD seriously.
nintendo thank you for the gaming (console and games:D)
thank you nintendo. been doin me right since 1985
though i have to say the wii has been a letdown in my eyes...And i blame them for sony/MS chasing after motion controls/casual audiences. I really do hope that 3DS delivers though. Nintendo can make pure magic when they put their minds to it.
I agree, i've been an avid supported and fan of nintendo since day 1 but i really have no desire to ever play the wii. I really wish that games would support the classic controller. I hate shaking the wiimote.
there are games that can be played with clasic controller or gamecube controller (and not all games are just shake) just play SSBB for me the best fighting game
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Elf tells the story of a human (Will Ferrell) who has been raised by Santa’s elves in the North Pole. The human, believing he is an elf named Buddy, has now grown up and is finding life in the North Pole a little awkward. Upon learning of his true origins, he decides to travel to New York City to find his father (James Caan). As ridiculous as it may sound, the movie actually works as it is played firmly tongue-in-cheek, with a knowing wink towards any audience member north of ten years old.
Best known for his roles in MTV’s Matrix Reloaded spoof, and the movies ‘Zoolander’ and ‘Old School’, Will Ferrell is quickly becoming the funniest man in movies. He spent seven years on U.S. comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live, creating hilarious caricatures of a broad range of (in)famous personalities such as George ‘Dubya’ Bush.
Directed by John Favreau, who starred in ‘Swingers’ and ‘Daredevil’, Elf is this years best Christmas film. Children will love it for its sheer sense of fun, while most adults will be won over by the hilarity of Buddy’s fish-out-of-water misadventures. The physical comedy from Ferrell is reminiscent of Jim Carrey albeit slightly more restrained. A simple change in facial expression, and Ferrell will have anyone with any sense of humour howling with laughter. Indeed some of the funniest moments come from James Caan as he struggles to come to terms with the apparent ‘insanity’ of his long lost son. Best know for his role as Sonny Corleone in ‘The Godfather’, it is a joy to see him flexing his comedic muscles with such success.
The only complaint I have about Elf is the failure to keep both sides of the audience happy until the very end. This is perhaps irrelevant though because, as a kids Christmas treat, this movie can only really end one way. With the last twenty minutes, the children will be satisfied, and the adults will feel as if they have overdosed on sickly sweet sentimentality. This is by far the best option for anyone looking for some cinematic cheer this Christmas.
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The Hope Shop also provides turkeys and all the fixings at Thanksgiving time to 150 families in our neighborhood. They also serve special meals around Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

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From the Olympics to one of the toughest ultramarathons in the world. If you liked Anthony Famiglietti’s episode from March, you’ll really like his report from Speedgoat. Fast, brash, and honest…I love this dude.
There may be a new unsupported AT FKT. His training and experience certainly give weight to his claim.
Great report on Adam Campbell’s Hardrock finish written by Dakota Jones. What a story!
I don’t know how you Alaskan trail runners and hikers do it. Oh, hell no.
Anchor Steam sold to Sapporo. Not a big fan of most steam beers, concluding Anchor Steam….you?
Skyline Scotland responds to the social media brouhaha about absolute gender equality in prize money. I have no idea what that response meant, other than that the SkyRunning series is confusing and every race name in Europe requires a damn trademark symbol. Other than, I’m staying out of this one.
Some people love big races while others like being pushed in small races by a sadistic race director. Great report from Karen’s run at Devils Doorknob.
Excellent interview with one of the nicest guys in the sport: DaNuch.
Do you have foot problems caused by ultramarathons? Do you like pics of macerated feet and blistered toes? Read on, friend.
Did you read Ben’s latest review of the TOPO Terraventure? I’m a big fan too. Very well made, great price point, and most of all, comfortable.
Runners are a pretty ritualistic group. Matt’s not having any of that rubbish.


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The Salt Lake Temple: A Monument to a People - Centennial 1893-1993
Place Published: Salt Lake City, UT
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Book Id: 36162
208pp. Small quarto [27 cm] White cloth with impression lettering on the spine and front board. White endpapers, followed by tissue page, frame, and color image of the Salt Lake temple. Richly illustrated. Good only. Light soiling on the spine and covers. Pages 8 and 201 have been re-stitched. The text block is cracked several times. A few pages have minor marginalia in pencil.
Contains a chapter on the symbolism of the exterior.

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Bombay Begums on Netflix: Story, Cast & Pooja Bhatt comeback
Bombay Begums is an Indian web series distributed by Netflix. It is written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and explores the lives of five women living in the city of Mumbai.
From boardrooms to society’s margins, five ambitious women from various walks of life navigate dreams, desires and disappointments in modern Mumbai.
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Cast of Bombay Begums
- Pooja Bhatt as Rani
- Shahana Goswami as Fatima
- Amruta Subhash as Lily
- Plabita Borthakur as Ayesha
- Aadhya Anand as Shai
- Danish Husain
- Rahul Bose
- Imaad Shah
- Nauheed Cyrusi
Pooja Bhatt Comeback in Acting
Miss Pooja Bhatt, an Indian actor & film-director make her comeback as a lead role in the Bombay Begums as Rani.
She said in an interview that she ‘buried’ the actor in her and concentrated on directing and producing.
“I must say, making movies gave me a lot of satisfaction,” she told Pinkvilla. “I mean direction is not something that I never aspired to do, I just went ahead and did it because very often you don’t find the right person to fill those shoes. Someone once told me that looking for a perfect director is like looking for a perfect man to marry, they don’t exist.”
She continued, “At 25 when I produced Tamanna, then Dushman and Zakhm, it gave me a sense of self worth that was beyond merely being an actor. While I was privileged to have gotten some extremely varied roles from Daddy, to Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin to Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee and even Border for that matter. I felt that time that I was in, there was only that much one could do. I didn’t have the aspirations to be arm candy and just be in a commercial film because of the fact that there are two superstars in it. My question always was, what am I doing in it?”

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When Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in 2013, it made a direct hit on the hometown of Yeb Saño’s family. Saño,the country’s chief climate negotiator at the time, had to attend the United Nations climate change conference in Poland only days after the storm passed. His brother was helping to gather the bodies of the dead as he addressed other delegates.
“My brother remembered exactly how many bodies he picked up with his own hands,” Saño said. “Seventy-three dead bodies exactly.”
Haiyan ultimately killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines and damaged more than 1 million homes, uprooting lives with devastation from which the country still hasn’t recovered. While the storm may have been an act of nature, Saño and others were convinced that humans, ultimately, were responsible.
In 2015, working with Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Saño sought to hold those people accountable, petitioning the Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights to declare the world’s largest fossil fuel companies “accountable for either impairing, infringing, abusing or violating human rights” because of their contribution to climate change.
The earlier this month, The commission issued its conclusions. Saño felt vindicated. In a damning and lucidly-written report, the commission found that the world’s largest fossil fuel companies had “engaged in willful obfuscation and obstruction to prevent meaningful climate action.” The companies continue to deny climate science and try to slow a transition away from fossil fuels, the report said, driven “not by ignorance, but by greed.”
As the first national human rights body to weigh in on fossil fuel companies’ role in driving climate change, the commission determined that corporations have obligations under human rights law and can be held liable if they neglect them. Although the commission does not have the power to force companies or governments into complying with its findings, legal experts believe that its report has broad implications for other cases.
“This is a milestone for the narrative that climate impacts result in the infringement of human rights,” said Saño, now the executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. “So this report means a lot to Filipinos who confront the adverse effects of the climate crisis. This means a lot for the pursuit of climate justice.”
Chevron, ExxonMobil, as well as other major producers were among those who sought to have the petition thrown out. The report stated that some of the petition’s respondents argued that the commission was not within its jurisdiction and that the topic went beyond its traditional boundaries. But the commission rejected these appeals, determining that it had a mandate “to test boundaries and create new paths; to be bold and creative, instead of timid and docile.”
Some experts said the report’s impacts extend beyond the Philippines, increasing the legal risks that fossil fuel companies are facing from a raft of lawsuits around the world. Despite the commission’s lack of enforcement powers, legal experts said its findings provide new strength and evidence for cases that have already been filed and will help people file new challenges in courts and human rights commissions elsewhere.
“I think corporations, their boards, their leaders should really start taking this potential liability seriously,” said John Knox, an expert in international and human rights law at Wake Forest Law who testified to the Philippines commission. “This is the harbinger of much more to come.”
The commission’s multi-year inquiry and its final report are part of a Global efforts are growingto reframe climate changes as a threat for human rights. The United Nations Human Rights Council was established last year. A new special rapporteur was createdon climate change and human rights. Aside from better recognizing the impacts of warming on people’s health and well-being—now evident around the world in the form of more extreme weather—advocates of this framing say it provides a solid base for holding governments and corporations accountable if they fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Saño said he has been in touch with colleagues in other parts of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe about the report’s findings.
“Many of them were just waiting for this to be completed,” he said, “and now that we have seen the culmination of the Philippines case it provides a lot of energy into those other possibilities.”
A Roadmap to Document Harm
The Philippines is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, an archipelago south of Taiwan that is hit by an average of 20 cyclones each year, according to the commission’s report. The country also contributes only a small amount of the greenhouse gases that human beings have released into the atmosphere in the past century-and-a half. The pairing of the Philippines’ vulnerability with its relative lack of culpability makes it a powerful venue for an inquiry into climate change and human rights.
In 12 public hearings and many hours of testimony, the commission gathered an exhaustive catalog of evidence about the science of climate change and its impacts, and fossil fuel companies’ efforts to sow doubt about that science as they lobbied against government attempts in the United States and other countries to reduce dependence on coal, oil and gas.
Greenpeace’s petition drew upon the research of Richard Heede (who leads the Climate Accountability Institute) and has compiled the following: published studies linking specific levels of greenhouse gas emissions to specific companies, the so-called “carbon majors.” According to Heede’s research, Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, is responsible for more emissions than any other company, with Chevron and Exxon close behind.
Carroll Muffett, president of the Center for International Environmental Law, which filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioners, said the new report was perhaps the most comprehensive compendium of all the research that has been published on fossil fuel companies’ role in driving emissions.
Muffett noted that the report linked these greenhouse gas emissions with immediate threats to specific rights of Filipinos, including their right to life, food security, and sanitation.
“Through every one of those rights, the commission pulls out witness testimony that says this was the lived experience of this,” Muffett said. “It is very much a roadmap to show how you document human rights impacts of climate change not only on entire nations, but on individuals and the communities who are being harmed, and that is, I think, extremely important.”
One chieftain in the southern Philippines stated that her people were unable practice traditional rituals based upon seasonal rhythms as the unpredictable weather has disrupted once-predictable patterns. A rice farmer said that extreme heat caused decreased harvests.
One storm survivor shared the story of her three children, a son in-law, and four grandchildren who were killed by Typhoon Sendong 2011. One petitioner, Veronica Cabe, spoke out about the destabilizing effects that a storm can have on her home.
“We felt displaced, we didn’t have our own space,” she told the commission. “We were forced to live with friends who were willing to share their homes with us. We were separated from each other.”
In an unsuccessful attempt to have representatives from 47 of the fossil fuel companies listed in the petition testify, or meet with commissioners, the commission held several hearings in New York City and London.
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The report focuses in particular on arguments made by the American Petroleum Institute, the American coal industry and others, beginning in the 1990s, against efforts to limit emissions from fossil fuels, despite those organizations’ knowledge of the dangers of failing to do so.
The commission cites international human right laws and standards to state that corporations have an obligation to protect human rights. It cites the continuing funding of politicians opposed to climate action as evidence that fossil-fuel companies are still working to deflect required action. It also mentions that financial institutions who finance fossil fuel production may be held responsible and liable for driving up emissions.
Scott Lauermann, a petroleum institute spokesman, said, “At a time of rising energy costs and geopolitical volatility around the world, it’s more apparent than ever that we must both reduce emissions and ensure access to affordable, reliable energy for U.S. consumers, and that’s exactly what our industry has been focused on for decades” He added, “Any suggestion to the contrary is false.”
Creighton Welch, a spokesman for Chevron, said, “Chevron intends to be a leader in efficient and lower-carbon production of traditional energy—in high demand today and for years to come—while growing the lower-carbon businesses that will be a bigger part of the future.”
Todd Spitler, an Exxon spokesman, said the company was “developing comprehensive roadmaps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operated assets around the world and in support of society’s net-zero ambitions,” including investments in low-carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and biofuels. He added, “Our commitment to emissions reduction isn’t new; we have supported the Paris Agreement from its inception and made consistent progress on short- and medium-term emissions-reduction plans.”
A spokesperson from Saudi Aramco declined to comment.
The report was the first to be issued by a national human rights commission, and experts said it was only the second official finding to tie fossil fuel companies’ actions and responsibilities directly to the human rights impacts of climate change. Last year, a Shell was ordered by a Dutch court to reduce its carbon emissionsIn a ruling that relied in part on human right laws.
Muffett, along with others, stated that the report will join a growing list rulings and evidence that lay the groundwork for holding certain companies liable for their contribution to global warming.
“What the commission is saying is there are adequate bases here for seeking to hold these companies liable,” Muffett said. “And I think that’s really significant because this report provides a pretty clear roadmap to human rights bodies and courts around the world, to then take up cases to do precisely that.”
The report acknowledged that the commission had no enforcement powers and instead made recommendations to governments and companies on how they could fulfill their obligations to protect human dignity in relation to climate change. Companies had two main goals: stop the exploration of new oil-and-gas fields and contribute to a climate fund for adaptation and mitigation. The report said states must enact policies to make sure companies take these steps, and to penalize those that don’t.
Saño said he hopes the report would have immediate impacts in the Philippines, where the son of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was Just elected president Monday. He stated that successive governments have failed in their duty to address injustices in the country, such as the concentration of power in a few elites, which exacerbates the effects of climate change. The new government has an obligation to better protect its citizens from the storms that hit its coastlines every year, Saño said, and “this really paves the way for a lot of change, we hope.”
Reporter, New York City
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One Sunday morning, a red-faced caterpillar hatches from an egg, and begins to look for some food. He eats through increasing quantities of fruit on the following five days, one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday, and then, on Saturday, he has an enormous feast. By the end of Saturday, the inevitable happens and he is ill. After recovering from a stomach-ache, he returns to a more sensible diet by eating through a large green leaf before spinning a cocoon in which he remains for the following 2 weeks. Later, the "big fat caterpillar" emerges as a beautiful butterfly with large, gorgeous, multi-coloured wings.
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Police captain could be disciplined
Capt. Albert "Butch" Arenal may face penalties for not telling superiors about a colleague who was being investigated by the state.
PUNTA GORDA -- A Punta Gorda police captain could face disciplinary action for not informing his superior that an officer was being investigated for child abuse.
Police Chief Dan Libby held a "predisciplinary" hearing Friday to listen to Capt. Albert "Butch" Arenal's side as to why he didn't tell police management that Officer Chris Alexander was under investigation by the state Department of Children and Families and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
Labor Attorney Reynolds Allen and Human Resources Manager Gary Mundy were also at the hearing, which was held behind closed doors for an hour and a half.
Libby said he is going to pore over transcripts of Friday's meeting and think about what to do. He said it may take a few days.
"He gave us a lot of information," the chief said. "I want to look at it six ways to Sunday."
Arenal's lawyer, Debra Rowe, said they are going to wait and see what the chief decides. She does not know if they will appeal any disciplinary action at this point.
Arenal's wife, Barbara, said Arenal received a phone call from Alexander during the February investigation. She said Alexander was seeking advice from a friend.
"I think everybody's under agreement that (Arenal) did nothing wrong," she said.
The investigations concerning Alexander are closed. He was not charged.
Arenal is the second officer in the department facing disciplinary action over the Alexander case. Officer Phil Robinson was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer, the lowest rank in the department, in mid-July for not reporting the investigation of Alexander.
The 15-year veteran is appealing the decision to City Manager Willard Beck.
While the meeting was going on, friends, family, off-duty police officers and firefighters stood in the First Presbyterian Church parking lot across the street from the City Hall annex where Arenal was talking with city officials.
Firetrucks passed by several times and blared their sirens as a show of support that Arenal could hear from the third-floor office.
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The videos posted to "DaddyOFive" YouTube channel have caused a firestorm of criticism while racking up millions of views.
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The two youngest children are Heather Martin's stepchildren. Rose Hall, the biological mother of the children, released her own video with her lawyer announcing that the children were in her care.
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Differences in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the presidential candidate became apparent Tuesday with the JD-U stating bluntly that it does not stand by its ally BJP, which has announced that it supports neither Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee nor Vice President Hamid Ansari.
The Bharatiya Janata Party denied there was a rift but Janata Dal-United leader and NDA convenor Sharad Yadav minced no words.
The JD-U, he said, did not agree with the BJP's views and there had been no discussion on the presidential candidate in the BJP-led opposition alliance.
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BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Monday said her party would not support Mukherjee or any other Congress candidate. She also said the party would not back Ansari but was open to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Attempting to paper over the cracks, BJP spokespersons later said Sharad Yadav was right and the views expressed by Swaraj were not of the NDA.
"Mrs. Sushma Swaraj had said it has not been discussed on NDA forum. The line taken by both leaders are same," party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
"There is no rift whatsoever between BJP and JD-U on this issue. It's mere speculation or an interpretation, which was uncalled," he said.
"Sushma-ji had said we will not have any deal with the Congress... there has been no discussion in NDA yet. We will first discuss it in BJP, then NDA, and then with larger opposition," added his colleague Shahnawaz Hussain.
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SP leader Kamal Farooqui also suggested the names of Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi and former deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha K. Rahman Khan.
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Blake Neely (born April 28, 1969) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and author. His father was a rancher and professor, his mother a capable journalist and his brother Tom Neely is an artist in Los Angeles.
Neely has contributed to and been credited on dozens of film and TV projects over the years such as: Everwood (which earned him a 2003 Emmy Award nomination for the theme), on the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, King Kong, The Last Samurai, The Great Buck Howard and many more. Other film projects in which he is the sole composer are Elvis and Anabelle, Starter for 10, and The Wedding Date.
He has frequently collaborated with writer/director/producer Greg Berlanti, including Everwood, Jack & Bobby, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Political Animals and currently Blindspot (TV series), Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl (U.S. TV series) and Legends of Tomorrow.
As an author, he has written over 25 instrumental method books such as the best-selling piano method Piano For Dummies.
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Never before in the history of the Philippines has a corruption scandal rocked the corridors of power to its foundations as it had with the pork barrel scam. With at least 12 senators and more than 180 congressmen allegedly involved in robbing their pork barrel allocations with the help of greedy and unscrupulous scam operators, it makes one wonder if the country’s Fifth Republic could survive this mother of all scandals?
The question is: Does President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III have the cojones to bring them – many of whom are his political allies -- to justice? And if they’re brought to the court of law, are there judges who are brave enough to mete out justice? Or, are we going to see another spectacle of a moro-moro that the lawmakers love to play?
In the past, the masa – the people – ignored the charades the lawmakers would play when a corruption scandal erupts. Congress would go through the motion of conducting televised “blue ribbon committee” hearings. But when the hearing is over, they’re back to square one. Nothing is accomplished and the lawmakers go back to their old haunts. It’s all for show and the public couldn’t care less. But not anymore!
A few weeks ago, Janet Lim Napoles -- who earned the sobriquet “Pork Barrel Queen” – was exposed for allegedly running a scam. With the collusion of some lawmakers, Napoles siphoned off billions from the lawmakers’ pork barrel allocations. Recent evidence showed that she ran the scam for 10 years and pocketed P10 billion based on a 70-30 split, with the lawmakers’ getting the lion’s share.
With a whopping 70% kickback from pork barrel funds that were supposed to be used for projects for their constituents, these corrupt lawmakers are like Robin Hood… in reverse. Instead of robbing the rich to give to the poor, they steal from their pork barrel allocations with the aid of Napoles. It was a perfect scam until a whistleblower, Benhur Luy, sang like a canary.
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigates Luy’s accusation, the DOJ filed an unrelated charge of “serious illegal detention” – a non-bailable offense – against Napoles for allegedly detaining Luy against his will. A judge issued a warrant of arrest against Napoles; however, she fled into hiding when someone from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) allegedly leaked it to her.
She came out of hiding after P-Noy offered a bounty of P10 million to whoever could provide information that would lead to her arrest. Strange as it might seem, Napoles surrendered last August 29 to P-Noy. Claiming that she feared for her life, she said that P-Noy is the only person she could trust. Makes one wonder if P-Noy might have done “business” with her when he was a congressman and a senator?
Rumors abound that Napoles would turn state witness. Could it be that the charges of “serious illegal detention” was used to secure and protect her from people who might want to assassinate her? Dead people can’t testify.
According to news report, Levito Baligod, lawyer of the whistleblowers, said that the DOJ is preparing to file plunder complaints against Napoles and at least 10 people including lawmakers and officials of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC) implicated in the pork barrel scam. But the DOJ would not confirm or deny it. However, the special audit report compiled by the Commission on Audit (COA) linked Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., and Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan to the scam. Lately, Senators Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Loren Legarda were added to the list. Since plunder is a non-bailable offense, would the DOJ arrest them and detain them?
But how about the other senators and congressmen whose names appeared on the COA special Audit report? Some people noticed that the senators linked to the scam are members of the opposition. Interestingly, administration allies like Sen. Ralph Recto and former Sen. Edgardo Angara were not included but their names appear on the COA special report. This led many to believe that P-Noy is using the pork barrel scandal to bring down opposition leaders, particularly those who are vying for higher office in 2016; i.e., Estrada, Marcos, and Revilla. A news report even insinuated that Napoles is P-Noy’s “attack dog.”
Assuming that Napoles would turn witness for the government, how strong is the evidence against the lawmakers? Will it result in a conviction? Without the ability to scrutinize their bank accounts because of a constitutional provision that protects Foreign Currency Deposit Act (FCDA) accounts, the government could not pore into a depositor’s “secret account” without the depositor’s authorization. And who in his right mind would do that?
And this is where the problem lies: the constitution protects the corrupt!
In my article, “Institutionalized corruption,” (November 23, 2012), I wrote: “In many countries, like the United States, people with ill-gotten wealth deposit their money in banks in Switzerland or the Cayman Islands, where bank secrecy laws protect the identity of depositors. But in the Philippines, a corrupt official, a drug lord or a jueteng operator doesn’t need to go abroad to hide their dirty money. Yep, they can go straight to their local bank and open a foreign currency deposit account and nobody can see it, not even government investigators.
“Known as ‘Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines,’ Republic Act (RA) 6426 was signed into law by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1974 during the martial law era. The law states that any information can only be disclosed ‘upon written permission of the depositor.’ Many believe that it was enacted for the purpose of hiding the ill-gotten wealth of Marcos and his cronies.
“But RA 6426 survived when the people power revolution toppled the Marcos dictatorship. Oddly, it remains in the books to this day. Perhaps, the lawmakers find it useful.
“After Corona was impeached and removed from office, there was a move by a few lawmakers to amend or repeal RA 6426. But P-Noy didn’t warm up to the idea and it ended up in limbo, never to see the light of day again.”
Betrayal of public trust
If P-Noy is really serious about fighting institutionalized corruption, he needs to do, at a minimum, two things: (1) Endorse and prioritize the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, and (2) Remove the secrecy lid of FCDA or, better, repeal it.
If he fails to act, then he might as well kiss his anti-corruption crusade goodbye. The people have suffered for too long from the “robbing hoods” of Congress. Now is the time to exact vengeance against these despicable lowlifes masquerading as honorable public servants.
What is happening to our country today is a systemic pillaging through executive and legislative fiat that has institutionalized a criminal enterprise by those elected to serve the very people who voted them into office. That is betrayal of public trust of the highest order!
Its’ time to send the “Queen” and the “robbing hoods” to where they belong: the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinglupa. (PerryDiaz@gmail.com)
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Inter-Organizational Approaches to Extreme Events
Public organizations are increasingly expected to cope with crisis under the same resource constraints and mandates that make up their normal routines, reinforced only through collaboration. Collaborative Crisis Management introduces readers to how collaboration shapes societies’ capacity to plan for, respond to, and recover from extreme and unscheduled events.
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1. Collaborative Crisis Management: Inter-Organizational Approaches to Extreme Events
Fredrik Bynander and Daniel Nohrstedt
2. Upscaling Collaborative Crisis Management: A Comparison of Wildfire Responder Networks in Canada and Sweden
Daniel Nohrstedt, Julia Baird, Örjan Bodin, Ryan Plummer and Robert Summers
3. Secure Summits: Collaborative Crisis Management Before and During Global Government Conventions
Sanneke Kuipers and Marij Swinkels
4. Managing Extraordinary Influx of Migrants: The 2015 Migration Crisis in Sweden
Edward Deverell and Dan Hansén
5. Overcoming Collective-Action Problems in Collaborative Crisis Management: Meta-Governance and Security Communications Systems
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6. Vertical Collaboration During the 2014 Swedish Wildfire
7. Collaborative Crisis Management in Turkey: Perceptions and Outcomes of Collaboration During Two Earthquakes
8. Transregional Crisis Management in Africa
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9. Addressing the Challenges of Transboundary Crises: The Dutch Local Response to the Global Surge in ISIS Supporters
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Fredrik Bynander is Director of the Center for Societal Security and Chairman of the Board of the Center of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS). Prior to this appointment, Fredrik was head of strategic planning at the Prime Minister's Office Secretariat for Crisis Coordination. His current research interests include crisis management studies, leadership succession, and foreign policy analysis. Frederik is a member of the Royal Academy of War Sciences and the Swedish Society for International Affairs.
Daniel Nohrstedt is Associate Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. He studies processes of inter-organizational collaboration, learning, change, and performance in the context of crisis management and natural hazards planning. His other research interests include policy process theory (particularly the Advocacy Coalition Framework), governance, policy network theory, and collaborative public management.
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In 1963, the Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel was looking for a French collaborator, and he selected Jean-Claude Carrière, a young novelist and screenwriter who had grown up on a farm in the South of France. Together they adapted Octave Mirbeau’s novel “The Diary of a Chambermaid,” the first of six exhilarating movies they made together, including the masterpieces “Belle de Jour” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.” In Carrière’s estimate, over a period of twenty years the two men shared more than two thousand meals. Carrière has also had time for a few other things, including writing for the stage, teaching, and creative partnerships with such directors as Jean-Luc Godard, Andrzej Wajda, and Nagisa Oshima. BAM’s series devoted to Carrière’s career (Sept. 13-27) kicks off with “Chambermaid,” in which Carrière tightened the fragmented diary entries of Mirbeau’s novel into an organic portrait of a country manor held together by the perversity of desire. He appears in the film as a priest instructing a sexually inquiring woman, “Il y a caresse . . . et caresse.”
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Resources for Japan Scholars: ‘Aozora Bunko’ Open-Access Digital Library
‘Aozora Bunko’ Open-Access Digital Library
Aozora Bunko is a digital repository with an expansive collection of Japanese fiction and non-fiction, comprised largely of titles no longer under copyright. Titles include classic works of Japanese literature, and can be freely viewed and downloaded from the site. The majority of titles are in Japanese, although English-language translations of some works are available. Website in Japanese only.


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Falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among older adults aged 75 and older. Despite this burden, many older adults, their caregivers, and professionals are not aware of the importance of TBI as an outcome of falls among older adults.
To address this important public health problem, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the “Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury” initiative to help raise awareness about methods to prevent, recognize and respond to fall-related TBIs among older adults aged 75 and older.
The initiative was launched in March 2008, in collaboration with 26 participating organizations, and included a multipronged outreach strategy to help blanket the country with the messages of the initiative at the national, state, and local levels.
Adherence to a logical, comprehensive health-education approach has proven to be highly effective in furthering the initial goals of the project.

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Oculus VR’s chief architect and technical director has confirmed they are going ahead with their first quarter 2016 Windows launch of their Rift headset, they have “paused” work on their OS X and Linux versions.
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Oculus, which has financial backing from Facebook, is leading a resurgence of virtual reality gear. Several major companies, including Samsung, Sony, and others, have announced of already launched VR headsets, although The Oculus Rift model could easily be considered the most anticipated launch. Developer prototypes have been available for some time, and a handful of games already boast support for the accessory.
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October 6, 2010
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved a special-use permit for the establishment of a private library dedicated to the study of African-American history in a residential neighborhood in Sedalia.
Sedalia psychologist Marge Harlan and her husband, Jerry, applied for the permit to establish the library on Lima Alley, in the home of Democrat columnist, author and historian Rose Nolen.
The Harlans intend to exercise a purchase option for Nolen’s home, along with four neighboring properties along North Ohio Avenue and East Cooper Street, and convert it into a library and study center after the City Council votes on the permit application.
During a public hearing on the permit application, the Harlans said the proposed center, called the Rose M. Nolen Library for the Study of African-American Life in Missouri, will house a variety of books, papers and other documents related to black history in Sedalia, Pettis County and across the state.
Marge Harlan said although the history of the area’s first white settlers and their families is well-documented and widely accessible, there is little information available about the many African-Americans who played a significant role in the development of the community.
She said they hope the library will encourage people to come forward with documents, records, pictures and other reference materials that can be collected, studied and preserved.
“We know families in the community have a lot of family history that hasn’t been captured in any way that’s permanent,” Jerry Harlan said. “We think a lot of people would like a place for their records to be accessible in the future.”
Nolen, who has already accumulated many books, papers and other historical documents that will be housed in the library, said she was glad to have a place to assemble a permanent collection and help preserve part of the community’s cultural history.
“Sedalia has a lot of stories, a lot of black history,” Nolen said. “It was very shocking when you think, as members of the African-American community pass away, all the history and stories will be lost.”
In addition to providing a place to preserve historical records, the Harlans envision the library as a meeting place for discussions and planning of informational programs aimed at broadening the knowledge of African-American culture and history.
“I am delighted to think, with Rose’s house and her efforts and through us all coming together, that we can discover, present and exhibit the history of African-Americans who came in to Pettis County,” Marge Harlan said.
Jerry Harlan said the library would be housed in four rooms within the existing structure, and the neighboring property would be converted into parking space.
He said the surrounding properties would provide locations for future additions as the library grows, but some renovations will have to be made before its opening, which they are targeting for next spring.
Sedalia Community Development Director John Simmons said city staff recommended approval of the permit after reviewing the application and determining the proposed library would fit in with other properties in the neighborhood.
Simmons said because the library will be open by appointment only and will have sufficient parking on the adjacent property, officials thought it would not inconvenience neighboring property owners. He also said the center could be an asset for attracting future development.
The City Council is expected to consider the special-use permit at its Oct. 18 meeting.


Autonomous driving in hydrogen-powered luxury, Mercedes-style
This is the new Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion concept car. It is a car that will afford a peek into the fully autonomous self-driving future and an interpretation of modern luxury in a connected world.
At a time Daimler predict that 15 new megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants in each will develop globally over the next 15 years, the company says its focus “shows how the automobile is changing from a means of transportation to a private retreating space.” Mercedes is looking into urban infrastructure design with special safety zones where only autonomous vehicles can drive and further urban spaces where autonomous cars park themselves on the outside.
As a result, the cabin of the F 015 is built like a private members lounge with a huge amount of space in which to hang out, thanks to a wheelbase that is 3,610mm – or to put it another way, 445mm longer than that of a regular S-class Mercedes.
As soon as the rear-hinged doors are opened, the seats swing outwards by 30-degrees to welcome their occupants or aid their exit. There are four wide cup-like armchairs which have the ability to both rotate and swivel, allowing occupants to reconfigure the cabin in any way they see fit, whether that be in a conventional forward-facing format or, for a business meeting for example, facing each other.
No less than six digital screens help establish a communications hub that is operated by a combination of gesture controls and eye-tracking software. This makes interaction with the computers easier than ever before and allows occupants to both interact with the car as well as the outside world.
For a contemporary-bordering-on-futuristic look, metal and glass is used, which is mixed with organic materials such as open-pore walnut and leather to provide a luxury feel.
The cabin is cocooned in a tear-shaped one-box design crafted in carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic combined with aluminium and steel to keep weight to an absolute minimum. Indeed, the widespread use of lightweight materials helps ensure the F 015 weighs 40% less than a typical car of this size, thus suggesting that it should be decent to drive. The absence of a B-pillar helps ease access to the interior. But a mechanical interlocking system is automatically initiated when the doors are closed, thus ensuring there is structural rigidity with minimal intrusion in the event of a crash. In a further effort to absorb energy in an impact, part of the door structure inflates like an airbag. This is an evolutionary development of the Pre-Safe system from the 2009 Experimental Safety Vehicle.
LED lights are used at the front and rear. Unusually, as well as lighting the way, they also react to communicate with other cars and road users. It also provides an outside indication of when it is being driven manually and when it is being driven autonomously by the LED lights glowing white in manual mode and blue in autonomous mode.
Mercedes-Benz is remarkably tight-lipped about its autonomous driving capability. This suggests that it uses a mix of existing technology, such as radar, laser, hyper-precise GPS and cameras to navigate its way around. Note that it still has a steering wheel and, if you look carefully, you can see two pedals discretely tucked away at the front of the cabin. When the driver turns their chair to the front, the steering wheel automatically presents itself from the dashboard.
The ultra-safe structure is propelled by a hydrogen-powered fuel cell drive system for zero emissions. This is based on that previewed on the 2011 F 125 research vehicle which stored fuel in a special carbon-fibre reinforced plastic tank.
This article was prepared by First4Auto the automotive editors.


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USA: Fruit of the Loom Reports Improved Results
Fruit of the Loom, marketer and manufacturer of basic family apparel, today reported operating results for its third quarter. Dennis Bookshester, CEO said: "We have made significant progress in restructuring the operations of the company that will permit us to emerge from bankruptcy. Our third quarter financial results reflect the operational and cost improvements in the first nine months of 2000 versus 1999."The company reported sales of $396.4m for its third quarter ended September 30, 2000 compared to $480.5m for the third quarter of 1999. Lower sales volume was primarily due to the elimination of non-core businesses (including the company's Gitano jeanswear division) and low volume/unprofitable products, along with a weaker back-to-school selling season and an extremely competitive activewear market. The net loss for the third quarter of 2000 was $16.2m ($.24 per share) compared to a net loss of $166.4m ($2.49 per share) for the third quarter of 1999.For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the company reported sales of $1,217.3m compared to $1,368.8m for the corresponding period in 1999. As was the case in the third quarter, lower sales volume was primarily due to the elimination of non-core businesses (including the company's Gitano jeanswear division) and low volume/unprofitable products, along with a weaker back-to-school selling season and an extremely competitive Activewear market. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $153.9m ($2.30 per share) compared to a net loss of $177.7m ($2.61 per share) for the corresponding period in 1999.
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The Golden State Warriors were down three at one point in this series. Head coach Steve Kerr missed game three due to illness and the Warriors again, without Kevin Durant and Shaun Livingston.
The Warriors started the third quarter down 16, by the start of the fourth they were down one point. The defense of the Warriors picked up in the second half as doubling Damien Lillard and C.J. McCollum out of pick-n-rolls became more obvious. The Warriors forced the ball out of Lillard or McCollum’s hand and dared the players to make plays for Portland.
The Warriors defensive efforts showed on paper with game rights of 11 steals, 11 blocks and, forcing Portland to turn the ball over 16 times opposed to the seven the Warriors committed. The Warriors still maintained their offensive abilities on game four as they showed ball movement (25 assists).
The Warriors bench beat Portlands bench 41-30 leading the way Iguodala with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assist. Iguodala had some big defensive plays late to get the Warriors easy basket in transition. Big credit to the Warriors coaching staff having trust in their bench late.
Being down 2-0 to the best team in the league this was a must win for Portland. They played like it in this first half with a strong start of scoring 30 points in the first quarter. Portland got a key contributor back with center Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic only played 17 minutes finishing the game with two points, 11 rebounds, and four assists.
Lillard and McCollum both came out shooting the ball really well in the first half. McCullom finished with 32 points, six rebounds while going 6-for-9 from three. Lillard contributed 31 points and seven rebounds. Both had it going early but slowed down late because of Warriors defense forced the two guards into difficult shot attempts.
Lillard and McCollum went away from what was working which was moving the ball letting the game come to them. Other guys like Evan Turner (17 points and eight rebounds) Noah Vonleh (10 points and seven rebounds) Al-Farouq Aminu ( 14 points an nine rebounds) all played well.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 58 points. Curry went 10-for-25 from the field(34 points, eight assist) and Klay Thompson did most of his work late in the third quarter finishing with 24 points on 8-for-21 shooting from the field.
The status of Kevin Durant and Steve Kerr will remain questionable going into game four.
The Warriors will attempt to sweep the series on Monday night. Game four is scheduled for a 10:30 EST tip-off on TNT.
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July 25, 2009: Summer 2009 Sing Out! Highlights
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Archived shows are at http://www.wjffradio.org/wjff/index.php?section=38
Gordon Waller has died. He was half of the duo Peter and Gordon -
a British Invasion -era duo
contisting of Peter Asher and Gordon Waller. They released (in Febraury
1964) the hit A World Without Love in February of 1964. Since
Peter's sister was dating Paul McCartney they released some Beatles
covers: Lady Godiva, Woman...
Gordon died a week ago Friday, July 17, 2009 at the
age of 64. From:
Asher commented: "Gordon
remains one of my very favourite singers of all time and I am still so
proud of the work that we did together. I am just a harmony guy and
Gordon was the heart and soul of our duo. ... I shall miss him in so
many different ways. The idea that I
shall never get to sing those songs with him again, that I shall never
again be able to get annoyed when he interrupts me on stage or to laugh
at his unpredictable sense of humour or even to admire his newest model
train or his latest gardening effort is an unthinkable change in my
life with which I have not even begun to come to terms."
Todays show is a highlighty on the Summer 2009 issue of Sing Out!
Listed are comments in quotes from the reviewers in the issue above.
According to Mark Moss, who has run Sing OUt for over 25 years, "things
are pretty tough for magazines these days, what with the economy
in general and the overall print malaise. As we head toward our 60th
anniversary next May, every new subscriber we can drum up helps ensure
that we can try to continue. If folks want the resource to be there,
it's time to step up and put their money where their hearts
1. Alison Brown - Forky on the Water
The Company You Keep - Compass
"effortless playing of master musicians"
2. Guy Davis - Can't Be Satisfied
Sweetheart Like You - Red House
"organic connections between the traditional blues and African American
songster traditions with folk music, rhythm and bles and contemporary
3. Jorma Kaukonen - River of Time
River of Time - Red House
"clean and colorful fingerpicking"
4. Michael Jermone Browne - Low Tide
This Beautful Mess - Borealis
Browne "plainly cannot sit still" also SO says: "Michael is one
of the many Canadian players (other examples are Stephen Fearing
and Harry Manx ) who are not known nearly well enough in the
5. Jesse Winchester - I Turn to My Guitar
Love Filling Station - Appleseed
"nine of Jesse's always finely crafted original gems and three
excellent versions of songs he didn't write."
6. Danny Schmidt - Better off Broke
Instead the Forest Rose to sing - Red House
"an avalache of a singer-songwriter"
7. Antje Duvekot - Ragdoll Princes & Junkyard Queens
The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer - Black Wolf
this release "qualitfies her place among the most notable contmeporary
8. Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell - Guadalupe
One to the hand One To the Heart - Frontera/Scarlet Letter
" a stunning collection of mostly western -themed songs"
9. Ben Bullington- Twangy Guitar
White Sulphur Spings - Benbullinton.com
"he captures the essonce of farmers, drifters, frivers, and just plain
working folks better than any songwriter Ive heard in many a year, and
he does so with poetic skill........." "soon you feel intimately
10. Tom Rush - (Mentor Williams) Drift Away
What I Know - Appleseed
Tom says in liner notes that he wanted to cover this cut differently
than the rock n roll known cover.. here he adds cello and its slower
11. Pierce Pettis - Something For the Pain
That Kind of Love - Compass
"We take refuge in his hope" " sitting doewn to a Peirce Pettis record
is kind of like settling yourself into church"
12. Ben Bedford - Twenty One
Land of the shadows - Hopeful Sky
"Bedford gets it, he turns history into compelling and poetic drama."
13. Annabelle Chvosteck - Resilience
Resilience - Borealis
"formerly of the Wailin' Jennys... a great opportunity to get to know
this talented writer and artist"
14. Priscilla Herdman - (Kate Rusby) Underneath the Stars
Into the Stars - Stardreamer
"her voice just gets better with age"
15. Cosy Sheridan- The Story of Longing
Eros - WInd River
Cosy Sheridan posses an eccentric muse, or perhaps it possesser her."
Debra Cowan - Yon Green Valley
Fond Desire Farewell - Falling Mountain
"many of the songs are rooted in
either traditional British Folk music or in the British folk-rock
revival. ... contemporary offerings.. Richard Thompson, Steve Tilston,
Chris Moore, Nic Jones... Bill Caddick..."
In her liner notes for this cut, Debra says she admires the outlook of
the young lady in the song and particularly her parting shot " A
contented mind bears no slavery"
David Stoddard - Parfrey's Glen
Get off my Lawn - Davidstoddard.com
"a humorous entertainer and songwriter with solid guitar and piano
JIm Bizer of Yellow Room Gang - Happy New Day
Happy New Day, Yellow Room Gang Vol 2 - Yellow Room
"a collective of accomplished michiga-area songwriters who meet for a
montly songwriters circle."
Magpie - Before the Morning Sun
In This World - Sliced Bread
"delicious combination of Greg's fingersyle guitar playing, the pair's
easy harmonies, and the quiet polish and joy of 35 years of performing
Magpie, Dan Schatz, Emma's Revolution - Singing Through the Hard Times
Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Rightous
"29 songs recorded specifically for this project and 10 more that were
previously released. ... 29 songs written or co-written by Bruce"
Bob Gibson - What You Gonna Do About Love
The Living Legend Years - Bob Gibson Legacy
Fifth and final cd in a series of five. This is a compilation of
highlights fromt he other four albums.
Acoustic Blender - Live Peace
Crazy Whirled - Acoustic Blender
Covers and originals by good harmony singers with a political
repertoire "lt shows what four folks who love to sing can do"
Eric Brace and Peter Cooper - I Know A Bird
You Don't Have to Like them Both - Red Beet
Two journalists unite to make music
Harvey Reid - Show Me the Road
Of Wind and Water - Woodpecker
Reissue of 1988 release. Notes say original release was probably the
first cd ever put out on an artist-owned label.
Bruce Cockburn - Wait No More
Slices of Life: Live Solo brucecockburn.com/rounder.com
"When he's alone on stage I focus my attention much more on the songs,
both their lyrics and Bruce's superlative guitar playing.... an album
I've wanted for years"
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Flourish 2400 x 1200mm Diptych
These are very special paintings. Commissioned for a home living space, I wanted them to inspire joy, opportunity, passion and possibility. I loved painting this pair early in 2021. I challenged myself to try new things, to bring love to the colour and composition. Oh I love them
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Careless Driving Gets Stiffer Penalties in Colorado
Collisions, wrecks, accidents — call them what you will, they all come down to potentially life threatening episodes. All too often, car accidents occur that should have been prevented, caused by a lack of focus from one or even multiple drivers involved. Fortunately, local legislators are starting to get stricter.
Last week, Colorado passed Senate Bill 204, which places penalties for reckless driving that results in a fatality on par with penalties for drunk driving and hit-and-runs. Currently, careless driving is a four point penalty, but when SB 204 takes effect it will become a 12 point penalty. 12 points is an automatic confiscation of your driver’s license in Colorado.
As content producer Alan Gathright reports on ABC Channel 7 (The Denver Channel), there was some resistance at first:
The House had voted Tuesday to compromise the bill’s penalty to an 8-point violation. Opponents argued that it was unfair to even raise the careless driving penalty to 8 points, saying that would equate the offense with a more serious reckless driving violation.
But when the Senate refused to back down on the bill’s 12-point penalty, the House voted 50-14 for passage of Senate Bill 204.
This change is part of a congressional trend towards new rules on distracted driving. Adam Chodak, Northern Newsroom reporter at 9 News, has a nice piece on the subject. Among other items in the works is this symbolic effort:
More recently, the House and Senate passed a joint resolution in which lawmakers pledged not to use a cell phone while driving. It also encourages [Gov. Bill] Ritter to issue an executive order that requires state employees — emergency responders not included — to put away their cell phone while driving on the job.
Chodak also looks at other legislation related to reckless driving in Colorado, as well as Washington, D.C., including efforts by Congresswoman Betsy Markey on cell phone use while driving in school zones.