As usual, I ran out of time to do all the season-preview posts I'd hoped to do. (Damn you, Indie Memphis!) As a result, I had several mental or recorded notes that I never got into any posts or my print-edition preview. So, with a few hours until the Grizzlies regular season begins, I'm emptying the notebook here:
The Importance of Gasol: If you want to find one common denominator for team success or failure for the Grizzlies last season it was this: They were a good team with Marc Gasol on the floor and a bad team without him. Gasol was the one player on the floor who seemed to have a positive impact on both ends of the floor and the player who seemed to have the most tangible impact on his teammates. This was all a factor of both how well Gasol played and how poor the team's center situation was behind him. With Hasheem Thabeet not looking much, I'm not sure if things will change much this season. (Though perhaps an improved Darrell Arthur will allow the team to play more effective small-ball lineups.) Which means Griz fans should hope that Gasol's current ankle injury doesn't linger and there aren't many more health problems ahead for him.
The Thabeet/Gasol Combo: My first season preview piece looked at five-man lineups from last season, illustrating the big gulf between how the team played with all five starters on the floor and how they played with any other lineup:
Full Starter Lineup: +7.3
All Other Lineups: -6.7
An interesting exception to that trend? Lineups that paired Gasol and Thabeet together:
Gasol/Thabeet Lineups: +5.0
Admittedly, this is a relatively small sample size of only 153 minutes, but the numbers here rhyme with what I was seeing at games last season. And look what happens when you put at least one other starter on the floor with them:
Gasol/Thabeet with Another Starter: +8.8 (142 minutes)
Why did this work? When you look deeper at the numbers what you see is that the Gasol/Thabeet combo helped the team defensively more than it hurt offensively. As we saw, Gasol defended power forwards better than Zach Randolph last season, so the Gasol/Thabeet pairing gave the team a better defender at the four while retaining a defensive presence in the middle. Purely observationally, I got the sense that Thabeet was more comfortable with Gasol than with Randolph, probably because Gasol is a better passer and was probably more attentive about playing with Thabeet. The pairing also lead to more offensive opportunities for Gasol, who was a very efficient scorer and probably needs more touches generally.
All that said, I'm betting the Gasol/Thabeet combo gets fewer minutes this season, not more. The team wants to rest Gasol, Darrell Arthur is pushing for more time, and Thabeet hasn't looked good in preseason. All those factors work against exploring the twin towers look, but how the team performs with each of its possible frontcourt combinations is something that bears scrutiny this season.
The Under-Noted "Health" Factor: The note of caution about the Grizzlies chances this season that gets mentioned the most is that the team had unusually good health last season — with the five starters missing a combined 18 games — and are unlikely to be so fortunate again. I agree with this, but I think the observation misses a key point. The real issue is injury as much as unexpected absence. How much is the team you think you're going to have disrupted by absences? Last year, the player the Grizzlies expected to be their sixth man, top bench scorer, and veteran presence — namely Allen Iverson — played only two games. I think Tony Allen plays more than two games. Factor in also that the player who should have been the team's top frontcourt reserve, Darrell Arthur, missed 50 games and was never really right. And that trade acquisition Ronnie Brewer got injured immediately and never played. That starting lineup remained mostly intact, but the team's depth was severely impacted by unexpected absence, so I don't think the odds are that the overall injury/absence impact will be significantly worse this season.
Randolph's Second-Half Slippage: Zach Randolph had such a charmed season for the Grizzlies that his troubling second-half slippage went mostly unnoticed. Randolph's great start was built primarily on shot discipline, dialing back on perimeter shots and concentrating his game more in the paint, where he's obviously a beast. But look at Randolph's month-by-month shooting percentages last season: 50/52/50/46/48/45. And look at Randolph's first half/second half splits for three-point shooting:
First 41 games: 4-17
Second 41 games: 11-35
And it's no accident that Randolph's offensive efficiency declined as his three-point attempts were doubling. For Randolph to be the game-changer he was for the Grizzlies last season rather than just the stat-accumulator he'd been in some previous seasons, he needs to get back on track in terms of his shot discipline. The fans love Z-Bo, but they do neither him nor the team any favors by cheering three-point heaves that aren't a product of pure shot-clock necessity.
Sam Young and Darrell Arthur's Preseason Production: I touched on this in my season preview in the paper, but both Young and Arthur were very productive in the preseason. After shooting 45% from the floor and 20% from three last season, Young shot 56% and 50% in the preseason. And Arthur, after averaging 12.5 points per 40 minutes on 43% shooting last season, was up to 18 points per 40 and 55% shooting in the preseason. Neither of these guys is going to duplicate those numbers in the regular season, but I do think the preseason production suggests both players can be much improved this season, which would be a huge help to the Grizzlies.
Mayo at the Point, Yet Again: I've already expressed some skepticism about the notion that O.J. Mayo should ultimately be a point guard, but I did think his turn on the ball against the Hornets in the preseason — an exciting 16-4 fourth quarter run — was interesting. Mayo's handle is shaky and he had some turnovers, but he also made plays. And for me, it still comes down to this: Why not have using Mayo on the ball as a situational option? Use if when you're struggling against bigger backcourts. Spot him against back-up points. I'm nowhere near convinced it should be Mayo's primary position and I don’t want him handling the ball against the Chris Pauls and Rajon Rondos of the world. But I think it could help the team against certain match-ups. And if Sam Young and Xavier Henry both press for playing time and Acie Law is inconsistent, then giving Mayo (or, fine, Tony Allen) some of the minutes behind Conley could be the only way to get all of those wing reserves into he mix.


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There is beauty in simplicity and repitition: An exclusive interview with LEVERTON
LEVERTON is a company, founded in Germany, that uses artificial intelligence to help us better understand the information found within complex, unstructured documentation. Their clients in the UK market already include JLL, Savills and GVA, all of whom rely on LEVERTON to more efficiently, and more affordably, understand the data sat within their legal papers, contracts and lease agreements. I met with Richard Belgrave, LEVERTON’s Head of Europe, to find out how, through the complexities of machine learning, they are providing an uniquely focused service which, although difficult to conceive, is beautifully simple to understand.Simplicity is deceptively complex. As Steve Jobs once said, “you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple…once you get there, you can move mountains.”
In recent years, this is a philosophy that PropTech has failed to adhere to. I lose count of the number of companies I’ve spoken to whose USPs are either so complex or so tenuous that their value is hard to find.
So common has this become that, when I was first researching LEVERTON for this article, I was hoping there must be more to it than I could see because, as I write, I wasn’t really sure there was much to be said. But that was only until I realised that it’s LEVERTON’s simplicity, one which was, and still is, incredibly complex to achieve, that is driving their already enviable success in the European property market.
Richard Belgrave is LEVERTON’s Head of Europe, a role which means he is responsible for taking the company’s success in its native Germany and replicating it across the rest of the continent.
LEVERTON’s story starts in 2012, when the German Centre for Artificial Intelligence, recognised as one of the world’s “Centers of Excellence” in scientific research, created a commercial spinoff.
“Our CTO was a pioneer in neural network technology,” says Richard. “Which means, essentially, the deployment of algorithms that don’t only do what humans can do, but actually think like humans think.”
The LEVERTON business model really began to take shape when various large law firms in Germany caught wind of the fact that they could use technology to accelerate the process of reading contracts in order to speed up and improve real estate due diligence.
What and how is LEVERTON?
When it comes to machine learning, there are two common methods for reaching a point where a machine can think for itself. One point which Richard is key to point out is that LEVERTON have chosen the better option over the faster and easier option.
“I like to explain it this way;” says Richard, “A young child, maybe two years old, points at a chair and says, daddy, it’s a table. No, that’s a chair, you reply. Again, the next day, maybe in a shop, the child points at another chair and says, daddy, it’s a table. Once again, you say no, that’s a chair.
“The child has now been given two examples of what a chair is compared to a table. Next time, there’s a better chance they’ll get it right, and so the process continues.”
So LEVERTON’s method of machine learning mimics the way children learn, and although it is a slow and difficult process, it results in a far superior artificial intelligence than the other way of doing things, often referred to as rule-based learning.
“Rule-based learning is exactly what it sounds like. You sit the young child down and then attempt to explain to them every single rule about what makes a table, as well as the rules which differentiate tables from chairs.”
Richard explains that rule-based machine learning, although a popular choice of many ‘AI’ companies, falls short of perfection because all you are doing is enabling a machine to compare an object to the rules it has remembered.
LEVERTON’s method, on the other hand, doesn’t require the child to know all of the rules of what does and doesn’t make a table, they just need to be shown enough chairs and tables until they subconsciously, and instantly, know the difference.
You and I both know what a table looks like, but we’ve never been sat down and memorized the rules. We have simply learnt through experience.
“By the very nature of what we do, rule-based learning just doesn’t work. Contracts and other types of unstructured documentation don’t have any rules to teach, each one is structured differently with different jargon and discourse being used.”
He explains that, because it has been taught in this way, LEVERTON’s software is able to truly understand the language of contracts, leases, and deeds, etc.
“I’ve not seen anyone else in the market using machine learning this effectively for unstructured document review.”
90% of LEVERTON’s new business development is inbound, something which Richard puts partly down to PropTech and AI both being buzz-words at the moment, attracting a lot of interest from companies looking to future-proof their business models.
“It’s the promise of AI’s future potential that truly excites the property companies that I talk to. Yes, they all see the immediate power of LEVERTON, but when I explain the doors that increased AI sophistication is going to open moving forward, that’s when our clients get really excited.”
LEVERTON’s ability to expedite the deciphering of complex, unstructured documentation has applications for almost every industry you can think of. So why, as Richard says, is property ‘the only vertical LEVERTON has explored’?
“I think if you’d asked anyone 5 years ago, they’d have guessed that, by now, we’d be involved in other markets outside of property. But, as we’ve progressed, we’ve learnt that, despite it being a very high-value asset class, property’s perceived ‘norm’ is incredibly inefficient, not to mention it relies on the vast amount of unstructured documentation that we thrive on.”
During every meeting he attends and pitch that he gives to those working in and around the property industry, Richard is hearing the same thing.
“I soon figured it was better to stop talking and simply sit back and say, enough about us, tell us about you. Almost every time, they said that inefficiencies in contracts and documentation were a burden on their business. By learning about the client’s needs and concerns, we are able to offer real solutions.”
Giving sole focus to property doesn’t limit LEVERTON’s service to real estate firms. It’s for any business that has interests or investments in the built environment.
GVA and JLL are, however, their two biggest clients. When Richard first met with them, they had already done a competitor analysis and looked into building their own solution.
“Every company has a choice to buy or build. They both chose to buy.”
The reason they both chose to buy is that LEVERTON’s software is far superior to anything that either of them could build in any sort of affordable or timely manner. For example, LEVERTON isn’t only capable of analysing and extracting data from documents, it can also translate the whole lot into a language of your choosing.
This sort of innovation makes LEVERTON a joy for Richard to pitch, and is another example of very complicated technology delivering an easily understandable service with obvious application and value. It also helps catch the eye of some of the world’s leading property investors whose portfolios span the globe.
“We had a large British investor who came to us with a 4000-strong lease portfolio in 18 different languages. We helped create a structure by translating everything to English. At that point, they had for the first time, true transparency as to what their exposure in those countries was.”
Richard goes on to explain that the investor’s alternative was picking up the phone to all of those countries and speaking to hundreds of property managers, only to receive a load of inconsistent data as a result.
As well as JLL, Savills, GVA and Deutsche Bank among their impressive selection of FTSE 100 clients, LEVERTON also works with much smaller businesses.
“We have worked with clients with just eight leases at a time, and then others fifteen-hundred at a time; we don’t discriminate.
“We have a very fair pricing model and we don’t charge any set-up costs; we agree a price with each client depending on the amount of work that our system is going to need to do.”
Working with lawyers
Richard thinks a large catalyst for LEVERTON’s success is the fact that people are starting to wake up to the fact that lawyers are charging exorbitant fees for doing very non-value-added work.
“We do like to work with lawyers because they provide great value when you have actually got data; they can guide customers as to what to do with it. We don’t do any of that. We simply help you better understand the data that sits within a document; we bring it to light by processing it, extracting it, giving it structure, and putting it in the cloud.
“If you were to pay for a lawyer to do those things, they might take three hours to read a UK commercial lease, at a rate of at least £200 an hour. So, let’s say you’ve got 100 leases; that would probably take a lawyer about three weeks to deliver and cost you about sixty grand.
“For us, 100 leases would cost between eight and ten grand and be delivered within a week, maybe 72 hours.”
The lawyers are still needed to do the lawyering, but they’re no longer needed for the admin that they famously charge through the roof for.
“It’s a bit of a paradox for us, really; the law firms know that they need us in the long-term, but there’s a fear of being the first to move because then they’re effectively waving a white flag for their existing business model. They’re also reducing the fees that they can charge per transaction.
“And so there’s a large disparity in the legal world; some of them love us and want to work with us from the get-go, and others are saying, there’s no way this is going to fly; we have roofs to put over our heads.”
The latter are the ones most likely to struggle in the future. The arrival of AI signifies the dawn of a new industrial revolution, and while revolutions don’t happen overnight, it’s important that more senior partners find the courage to bite the bullet.
With such a simple and eloquent pitch and such obvious value, one would think that adopting
LEVERTON is somewhat of a no-brainer, and while their growth thus far has been impressive, the UK market has produced some unique obstacles, as well as some other less unique ones.
“To be perfectly honest,” says Richard, when I ask why people might reject his professional advances, “it’s inertia; the fear of the unknown.”
Richard says that if a company starts using AI, they actually have to start analysing all of the ways they currently do business.
“I see a lot of scared faces when I talk to companies. In one recent meeting that I had with a head of property management, after my pitch her face displayed a mixture of excitement genuine fear.
“She looked at me and explained how she currently employed seven members of staff to input information from paper leases into a property management system.
“So now she’s presented with a choice; does she go to the board and say that she’s found this tech company who can save them £250,000 a year in salaries alone, or does she feel such an affinity to her colleagues, many of whom she probably hired, that she chooses to turn her back on our tech? After all, the current system does work, it could just be done so much better. It’s a choice that lots of people struggle with.”
It’s easy to be sympathetic to that struggle, but sticking your head in the sand and pretending that nothing around you is changing has inevitably dire consequences. Educating people to appreciate this fact is the most common obstacle in property markets around the globe, but the way things are traditionally done here in UK also presents its own problems.
“The challenge in the UK is an interesting one”, says Richard. “There is this unique and strange dynamic of outsourcing. Companies don’t hire full-time employees to carry out non-core jobs. So when we speak to retailers, for example, they say something along the lines of, it’s really cool, what you’re doing, but CBRE already does this for us.
“For those companies, the idea of taking something that they currently outsource and therefore don’t have to worry about, and bringing it in-house, albeit with the convenience of advanced technology, is a huge psychological change.”
Richard notes that this problem is galvanised still by the fact that many of LEVERTON’s true benefits won’t be seen by their clients for a couple of years.
“To be honest,” he says, “some people just aren’t ambitious enough to invest and wait 18 months.”
Moving forward to the future
One of the most interesting things to consider about artificial intelligence is that its current level of sophistication is, over the coming years, going to be dwarfed. As the capabilities of AI increase, how will LEVERTON react, and how will their service change?
“For most of our clients, and most of the people I speak to in general, this is exactly what’s so exciting about LEVERTON.
“While we can already do great things, it’s over the coming years that the really incredible stuff will start happening. It’s the companies that recognise this that are most excited to partner with us. For me personally, the most exciting result of increased sophistication is our ability to scale.
“Our vision is to be a scalable software data business. At the moment, what we do requires a lot of human input and quality control. As such, our model is very much one of service delivery. When AI is sophisticated enough that we don’t need that human intervention anymore, and when the tech is so familiar that we don’t need teams to explain to clients how best to use it, our business can scale at a phenomenal rate.”
Looking to the future, Richard thinks there’s a lot to be excited about, and he sees LEVERTON a centre of it all.
“Big Data, for example, is a term which is still misinterpreted. People are spending all this time thinking and talking about Big Data, but in reality, they don’t even understand what their data is.
“We live in a world where all data is represented on paper, no matter who you are. Big Data promises to unearth that data and help you make better decisions, but because the process of extracting, reading, and understanding documents is so cumbersome and costly, we’ve found that most companies we speak to confess that they don’t actually understand their data in the first place, mainly because the data they have access to is of such low quality.
“LEVERTON will be able help people better understand their data, and soon people will realise that this structure and understanding is far more important that the concept of Big Data. There’s no point gathering as much as you can if you don’t know what it means or what it indicates.”
Looking into the future, does LEVERTON have plans to open up their service to industries outside of property?
“We will definitely enter more verticals. The property world will eventually move to smart contracts, and that pretty much kicks us out of play. We’re already speaking to banks and funds about the credit world but, to be honest, anywhere we see unstructured documentation, we will push our technology, focusing first on those industries where the underlying asset valuation is the highest because that’s where the contents of the documents in most important.
“Expect, by Q1 2018, to see us make a foray into a new vertical, but that doesn’t mean that property will be ignored. Leases are just the tip of property iceberg. There’s still a long way to go. That’s why any new vertical will be reliant on new members of staff coming on board; we’re not going to do it by taking our current staff’s attention away from property.”
Eventually, Richard hopes that people will see LEVERTON as a mini Land Registry; a source of truth.
“We currently promise not to sell or market the vast amount of data we collect, despite being regularly asked how much it might cost to buy. We already have, for example, expiry dates for 50,000 leases. The value of that data is unimaginable; we have to be very careful when deciding what to do with it.
“We’ve heard people talk about us as a potential unicorn. I don’t know how much truth there is in that, but I think that the data angle would certainly play a large part in any achievement of that sort.
“For example, when we have thousands of lease contracts in, let’s say, Norway, our data will be able to flag anything within a contract that doesn’t seem right, based on the dataset created by our portfolio of leases. The system will highlight the potential error and make sure nothing goes by unnoticed. The potential value of that alone, moving forward, is…well, again, it’s unimaginable; almost scary.“
Come on the journey with us
Despite all the evidence for the technology’s abilities, there are still AI sceptics out there, not least in property.
“I’ve heard things like, AI doesn’t work, or AI isn’t real. Some people even still believe that we employ 1000 people in India to do all of this, and then go around selling it as machine learning.
“I’ll be candid,” says Richard, “it’s always good to be candid. In the early days, we took on projects that we fell short on; under-delivered. But we went straight into this with clients who are among the biggest firms in the world. We didn’t start by dipping our toe, we dove straight in with JLL and Deutsche Bank.
“We learnt a lot, very quickly, about offering services and managing expectations of big clients. Sometimes, our service came back less than perfect, but that has really helped us to add safety devices to stop those things happening again. That’s the nature of machine learning, the more we do, whether results are positive or negative, it improves the service.
“But, early on, we probably didn’t have the right approach to client relations, so some of them soured. What we do now is start by explaining how we will take the client on a journey. We tell them what LEVERTON and AI can do right now but, more importantly, we also explain where the tech can take us all the near and mid future.
“As long as clients buy into you as a team, a company, a vision, and a person, they are understanding that the road we are travelling together is untested.
“What I say to anybody out there who is considering adopting AI for their contracts, is that it’s no secret that real estate is antiquated and stuck in its ways. But that also means there is an unbelievable opportunity waiting to be taken if people will open their minds to what AI can do for their business.
“Come on a journey with LEVERTON, and let us show you what AI can do, even if it’s just on a lease-by-lease basis; baby steps. Come on that journey with us, and let’s discover the future together.”
I have rarely spent time with a company in the property industry whose vision is as clear as LEVERTON’s. They know where they want to go and they know how to get there.
But that they also respect the fact that they are moving through unchartered waters, and that to presume that the future holds no surprises would be naive. That’s why they invite clients to cross the oceans with them, each supporting the other with a simple symbiosis that leads both parties to separate yet mutually beneficial goals.
LEVERTON might not be moving mountains, yet, but they are certainly helping move property safely into the future. For those that travel with them, the benefits are potentially too big to be measured, for those that choose not to, the consequences are simple.
This article was originally published on www.jamesdearsley.co.uk.


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“He also is willing to stand up against the odds-he knows he’s ‘licked’ before he even begins” (Text 2). Atticus knows he will not be able to win this case even if Tom Robinson is innocent. Unfortunately the town and the jury are corrupt and will not give Tom a fair trial. Almost anyone can see that Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson to show compassion through the “Golden Rule” and set an example for his children.
“‘If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why are you doin’ it?’ ‘For a number of reasons,’ said Atticus. ‘The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this country in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again’” (Lee 100).
Despite being called a, “nigger-lover” by many in Maycomb County, Atticus intends do his very best in defending Tom Robinson because, as he explains to his kids, “I couldn’t hold up my head in this town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you and Jem not to do something again.” Representing a black man in Maycomb would mean being treated as a pariah by his own community. To neglect Tom of rightful and fitting counsel would also tarnish all of his ethics, yet Atticus still chooses to defend Tom. When his daughter, Scout, questions if Atticus will win the case, he says no, then states, “simply because we are licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” Mr. Finch knowingly fights a losing battle in hopes of bringing equality in the hearts and minds of others.
However, his moral courage did not let him change his mind despite his reputation suffering a massive blow in the society. He believed that standing for his morals and what he thought was right regardless of what the entire community was thinking about him. From the start, he already knows that he cannot win the case, but his strong sense of justice and morality is what motivates him to defend Tom in the case with much determination and to give all that he had for the case. He goes ahead to express that it is not because they have been defeated hundred years before they started that they have a reason to they have a reason to try again and win. The author used the term “licked” in most of the expressions to imply defeated.
In simpler terms, anyone who dared to speak against that concept, would be hated by the people of Hillsboro. Because of this, Rachel felt pressured to follow her father’s rules. If she failed to do so, she would be an embarrassment to him. Rachel’s love for Cates was stronger than the fear she had of her father. In order to prove her love, Rachel finally stood up to her father’s harsh
In addition, Atticus went against his moral code and principles he had always upheld before, especially in the Tom Robinson trial. Now, Atticus is faced with the decision of abiding by the law or breaking it in order to do the right thing. He knew that incarcerating a man, as withdrawn and solitary as Arthur would have been unforgivable. Especially, after Arthur had performed a great deed by saving his children 's life. He knew that exposing him would be an awful way of repaying him; it would have been like "shooting a mockingbird."
Atticus states “... Scout, I couldn’t go to church and worship God if I didn’t try to help that man.” (Lee Page 104) By stating this is shows that Atticus believes he has to defend Tom even though the majority of the town doesn’t agree with this decision. Atticus believes that Tom is innocent and will not let Tom be convicted guilty without letting people hear the truth about what really happened.
The dark figure continues on telling Goodman about all the evil acts he has performed and Goodman replies to him saying how it would break his wife little heart and that he would rather break his own. The author again shows the reader more symbolism with using the name Faith to show his faith and shows the reader that he would rather die than lose his faith. That shows he is very passionate and really
The man believes it is his duty to keep “God’s own firedrake” (31) of hope and goodness safe from the physical, mental, and emotional horrors of the godforsaken world. However, the man and his wife cannot protect the boy from all pain and do hurt the boy whether it be physically, mentally, or emotionally with good intentions. McCarthy exhibits the underlying theme throughout The Road that it is sometimes better to hurt loved ones in order to help them through diction,
Some people stand up for what they believe in. Other people cower away. There is a big difference between these two. When people stand up for something they believe in, it shows that they have bravery. In her novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee defines bravery as taking action despite the risk.
He stated “I never wanted to hurt anybody, but they put me in a situation and I had to protect my family” (Sharamm, 2016). There are some cases where individuals usually take matters into their own hands making the situation worst. To speak briefly on this matter when Mr. Zimmerman felt that Martin seemed up to no good the first thing he did was call the police, however at some point he decided to take matters into his own hands to confront the young man. Instead, he should have given the operator a description of what Martin looked like, so that way a patrol unit could have scope the scene. Unfortunately, the situation got out of hand and a young man
Peter then told him that he could not obtain the gift of the spirit through bribery. He tells Simon that he should repent of his sins and hope that the Lord will forgive him. In verse 23 it says, “gall of bitterness” which means to be bold in your anger and disappointment. This suggests that Simon was being immoral and showing resentment openly to all those who were around to hear. After Peter told him to repent Simon then asked Peter to pray for him so that nothing evil would happen to him.
It has become common today to fight for human equality. Yet in the meantime, the theme of racial discrimination could be seen in both To Kill A Mockingbird and Black Lives Matter, in ways such as marches but not limited to protesting. Though blacks argue that it is unfair for whites to shoot innocent blacks, and some whites contend that blacks also kill blacks, but both show that the debate over whether black lives matter has been growing in intensity. In To Kill A Mockingbird, the author agrees that black people should be treated equally.
Courage throughout history has always been interpreted in many different ways; cowardice, defiance, and even idiocy. Often it is hard to recognize true courage until many years have passed. True courage is showing bravery and standing up for your beliefs and principles in times of strife. “Courage isn’t a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin


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It Was The End Of The World. . .And The Beginning Of Hope.
One of the most powerful and awe-inspiring epics of all time is brilliantly brought to life by an outstanding cast including Academy Award - winners Jon Voight and Mary Steenburgen. With little help from the outside world, the brave and gentle Noah goes against all odds and builds an extraordinary ark to protect his family from the threat of a great flood. Carefully gathering all of the earth´s animals two by two, he sets sail through uncharted waters and embarks upon one of the most amazing and inspiring journeys mankind has ever known.
Full of action, adventure and true heroism, this time-honored story, beloved by generations of children, features exceptional special effects, outstanding acting and excellent entertainment for you entire family.
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The Ready Program
Preschool Program for Children with Autism
If your toddler has been diagnosed with autism, The Ready Program can help. This intensive program provides children diagnosed with autism the intervention they need to successfully transition into a kindergarten classroom.
To learn more about The Ready Program, call 419-354-3099.
Under the guidance of a licensed intervention specialist, the program provides small group and individual help to facilitate learning and readiness skills:
- Small class to teacher ratio of 6:2
- Skilled staff specializing under the area of autism
- Evidence-based practices and methods to improve social, cognitive and communication skills
- Speech and Occupational therapy present in the classroom 2 hours per week
- Aquatic therapy 1 hour per week
- Addresses dressing skills
- Works with children and families to add new foods to diet
- Family education
- Home programming
- AM class 9:00-12:00PM class 1:00-4:00
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- Child between the ages of 3 and 5 years
- Diagnosed with autism
- Able to tolerate a small group environment
- Complete the Wood County Hospital Screening and Intake process.
Wood County Hospital is an Autism Scholarship Provider through the Ohio Department of Education. Payment for The Ready Program can be made through ODE or self-pay.
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Brave Hutchinson back on track after injury
Win or lose, it won't matter so much for Ian Hutchinson at tomorrow's 45th running of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, not after he nearly lost his left leg in a motorbike accident a year ago.
Just being back on his trusty Yamaha is victory enough for the Englishman who 12 months ago had to convince surgeons not to amputate his leg.
Hutchinson broke his leg in several places in September 2010 when he fell during a British Supersport Championship race at Silverstone. Several riders had also fallen victim to the wet conditions, but unluckily for Hutchinson, he was struck by another rider as he lay on the track.
'The surgeons wanted to take my leg off and I had to fight against it. Thankfully they didn't amputate,' said Hutchinson on his return to competitive action for the first time since the accident.
Hutchinson still doesn't have full control of his left leg, so much so that his team has been forced to modify his bike, swapping the lever for the brakes for the back wheel on to the right side of his Swan Yamaha 1000cc beast.
It worked like a dream, with the 32-year-old rider recording the third-fastest lap time during free practice.
'My left leg hasn't fully healed and we have had to do some modifications. It is just great to be back on the bike and to return to Macau. It is almost like starting all over again for me,' Hutchinson said. 'I have been out of racing for a year and this return is a huge boost for me.'
The English racer made history last year when he won all five solo races at the Isle of Man TT. He yet has to win in Macau, although he has had two podium finishes in five years - landing third in 2006 and 2009.
Just before arriving in Macau, he had yet another operation on his leg to release some scar tissue. Hopes were high that he would be able to be at 100 per cent for Macau, but his progress had been slower than expected, resulting in the team continuing with the modified brake system.
All the attention will be on Michael Rutter tomorrow as he attempts to get into the record books by becoming the first person to win the race seven times. But Hutchinson's return to racing is in itself a testament to the strong will of a champion.
The British racer laid down the gauntlet to the rest of the field when he recorded the fastest time in practice, flying around the 6.2 kilometre Guia circuit in two minutes, 27.618 seconds. Hutchinson was third fastest, two seconds behind Rutter.
The biggest challenge for the riders, however, will be the racing conditions. Steady rain throughout yesterday already forced the cancellation of the first qualifying session. It was rescheduled for early this morning followed by a second qualifying session later in the day.
But if the weather is bad - and rain is forecast - organisers will be forced to use last morning's practice session as a qualifier. That would place Hutchinson third on the grid, behind Rutter and American Jeremy Toye.

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Music to Your Ears
By Summer Olsson
Caravan East Is an Oasis of Atmosphere
We’ve all driven by the huge sign on Central, east of Louisiana, that looks like it’s from ’40s Vegas and promises “Western Dancing” and “Ladies Special Drink Prices.” I passed it countless times before I realized the sign wasn’t just a leftover landmark and there was actually a building to go with it. The country nightclub Caravan East is set back from the street, behind a field of pitted asphalt. Asking acquaintances for details on the place yielded warnings of sleazy characters, grimy ambience and prevalent violence. The general consensus was if you weren’t already a regular, you should not set foot in the place—you’d most likely get your ass kicked.
A sonic exercise aid
By Jessica Cassyle Carr
Music is a workout motivator second only to the thought of looking svelte and fabulous in swimwear. To help you get pumped, Music Editor Jessica Cassyle Carr shares a mix of her old dance party favorites that doesn't involve the shudder-inducing sonic foolishness often found on other workout mixage. Enjoy.
Jazz singer wheels through the gate
By Mel Minter
In the personnel list on his latest album, The Gate (Concord Music), his credit reads: “Kurt Elling—Voice.” It’s an appropriate choice because Elling plays his voice the way an instrumentalist plays his ax.
Reviews of new music releases. Now with MP3 previews!
Flyer on the Wall
Evil Art, Illegible Typeface
See that thing on the left center of this flyer that looks like a fuzzy squiggle? It says “Impaled Offering,” which is the gory name of a metal band playing with Torture Victim, Echoes of Fallen and Loknar at the Launchpad on Monday, April 11, beginning at 8 p.m. ($4 for those 21-and-over). Why some bands choose to create illegible typefaces confuses me more than algebra. (Jessica Cassyle Carr)
Boyz II Men • R&B
By August March
On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino presents a concert by romantic balladeers and masters of a capella ruminations on love and life, Boyz II Men. An R&B group (now a trio, formerly and originally a quartet) with an affinity for soulful musical wanderings through the heart of human affection, Boyz II Men first made the scene in the 1990s with radio-friendly hits like “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You” and “One Sweet Day,” an epic tune to forever love they recorded with super-chanteuse Mariah Carey. In the years since they rose to the top of the pops, one member, Michael McCary departed the ensemble, leaving an essential trio comprised of tenors Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris as well as baritone Nathan Morris. Together, these three still bring the flavor of love to life as they tour around a gratefully enchanted planet of men and women. Tickets for this all-ages performance range in price from $35-$70 while romance fills the air beginning at 8pm.
Saintseneca • folk, rock • Des Ark at Launchpad
Milo • Summon • SB the Moor • O.G. Willikers • Alan Muniz • Sapience Christ • Omen20012 at Burt's Tiki Lounge
Kate and Billy's Medicine Show at Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos InnMore Recommended Events ››


According to emails obtained by ThisWeek from Worthington Schools, Kilbourne Middle School principal Jim Gaskill received warning the evening of Friday, March 16, that a student threatened violence by doing “something big,” but he did not alert the Worthington Division of Police until four days later.
Harold Delvonnie Hadnot Jr., 13, was charged March 20 with a second-degree felony count of inducing panic, according to Sgt. James Moran.
Charges of inciting panic become felonies when they involve schools, Moran said, and the boy was charged through the Franklin County Juvenile Court, in which he has been assigned a public defender and will stand trial May 1.
In an email sent at 8:09 p.m. March 16, a parent of a Kilbourne Middle School student told Gaskill he was “relaying some information.”
The parent told Gaskill that one of his son’s classmates had been “acting upset and/or violent” and had said “something about ‘knowing how to get a gun’ and ‘wanting to do something big’ ” at a local restaurant after school. The email said the boy allegedly kicked a car and dented and threw a chair at a girl during the incident.
The parent’s email said the threats “sounded like a potentially serious issue” and he wanted to make Gaskill aware.
At 9:32 a.m. Saturday, March 17, Gaskill replied to thank the parent and said he would “address this first thing Monday morning with the student.”
One minute later, he forwarded the message to Kyle Tackett, Kilbourne’s dean of students, adding “we will need to address this first thing on Monday.”
Gaskill has not returned calls seeking comment, and no one picked up the main line at Kilbourne Middle School when ThisWeek called to seek comment from Gaskill and Tackett. The district is on spring break until Monday, April 2.
According to district spokeswoman Vicki Gnezda, Gaskill also informed Neil Gupta, the district’s director of secondary education. Gupta declined to comment and said everything would be answered through Gnezda.
Gnezda said it is unclear whether Gaskill informed Superintendent Trent Bowers or Assistant Superintendent Randy Banks, who Bowers has said is “in charge of safety for the school district.” ThisWeek was told they were on vacation after calling the district office seeking comment.
Moran said police did not become involved until March 20, four days after the original email, when Hadnot allegedly left school without being excused.
At 10:52 a.m. March 20, police received a call about an “unruly” student who had left the school. According to Moran, officers were not informed of him making any threats and returned the boy to school.
In an incident report filed at 3:50 p.m. the same day, Gaskill contacted police to report that “a student made threats against the school.”
Later that afternoon, after Moran said he and another detective interviewed witnesses to verify the story, the boy was arrested and charged with inducing panic.
The division is not yet releasing the full report or “investigatory information” because, according to Chief Jerry Strait, the case is “still open pending formal adjudication.”
However, after interviewing the boy and his mother, investigators decided the statements “seemed to be a credible threat,” Moran said. The boy “corroborated most” of what other students had told police, he said.
An email sent to the boy’s mother received no response and ThisWeek was unable to contact her by phone.
Police did not recover a gun, but the boy had a “plan” to acquire one, Moran said.
At 6:49 p.m. March 20, Gaskill sent a message to Hadnot’s mother. He said he wanted her to keep the boy at home the next day and asked her to “schedule a time we can meet and discuss (redacted) behavior.”
She responded that the boy would not be back in school “this year or next year.”
According to Gnezda, the boy is “not expected to return to school.”
Gnezda declined to comment when asked whether the district had a procedure for informing authorities when threats are made by students, and that the district had no further comment on the incident overall.
The district’s student handbook outlines procedures for administrators to handle threatening behavior, but does not appear to refer to contacting authorities outside “possible police notification” being mentioned in conjunction with a “Level III Violation” on the disciplinary-action chart in Appendix E.
Strait said he thinks the situation demonstrates a “national issue” of “how do we have effective communication?”
“Our team wants to be in the know and the first to know,” he said. “I don’t know the full details behind what transpired there, but I think from a national level, everyone wants to know upfront.
“Our position is that the sooner we’re aware, as a community, on all these issues ... it gives us better insight into trying to avert something and to have the ability to rectify or treat the situation more effectively.”
Other recent incidents
Safety procedures have been cited several times in recent months.
In a message sent to school board members shortly after a Feb. 14 mass shooting left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida, Bowers described the district’s safety plan as a “three-pronged approach” of secure buildings, planning and training and students’ mental-health needs.
“Most importantly, our staff members are committed to providing school cultures where every student knows they have a trusted adult in their school that cares about them and believes in them,” he said. “ ‘See something, say something’ is more than a slogan. Our students and staff are comfortable talking with one another, and it’s students who will most likely be best positioned to alert our staff of potential safety concerns.”
Bowers credited the “see something, say something” policy with the rapid confiscation of a loaded handgun after it was brought onto Thomas Worthington High School property last October. He said a principal received a tip that a student might have had a weapon in school and the tip was investigated immediately.
The handgun was found in one 16-year-old boy’s backpack and another 16-year-old boy is accused of having known about it, according to the Worthington Division of Police. Both were charged in juvenile court.
According to Moran, Dante Owusu-Best brought the weapon onto school grounds Oct. 5 and was charged with possession of a deadly weapon in a school zone, a fifth-degree felony, and carrying a concealed weapon, a fourth-degree felony.
Two weeks after the incident, police charged the second boy, Alec Deem, with a fifth-degree felony count of possession of a deadly weapon in a school zone, alleging that he was aware of the weapon and had it in his possession at one point during the day.
Bowers said no procedures were altered after the incident. He said district leaders believe “it was confirmation that the procedures in place worked correctly.”
The procedures were on display again March 1 at Worthington’s McCord Middle School after a student reportedly made a threat in a group chat with friends.
Gnezda said at the time a McCord student made “kind of a nondescript” threat in a group text-message thread Feb. 28.
“One of the students in the group chat shared it with the school office,” she said. “That’s the extent of it.”
She said school administrators were notified and contacted the Columbus Division of Police, who “got involved immediately.”
Because of the threat, Gnezda said, the school requested a police officer be present during student arrivals March 1 at the building, 1500 Hard Road in Columbus.
She said Columbus police were investigating, but the status of the incident is unclear because police have not returned calls seeking comment.
Worthington does not have school resource officers, Bowers said previously.
“Worthington has never supported an officer and that is less a financial decision than a philosophical one in that police officers in school often criminalize behavior and put students in the juvenile-justice system that used to just suffer school consequences,” he told the school board in February. “That said, if something would improve school safety, it’s a conversation we would be open to having again in Worthington.”


Just as Ford's deal to sell Jaguar to India's Tata Group is closing, the all-new 2009 Jaguar XF makes its international debut.The XF is not a clone or derivative of a Ford product, but is a Jaguar-inspired replacement for the S-Type and will have a lot to do with how the entire Jaguar organization fares under new ownership.
Realistically, it's best to think of the XF as a sedan body on XK coupe underpinnings. Even so, the 2009 XF doesn't have the typical luxury sedan boxy style. The XF's coupe-like roofline and subtle, raised trunk lid lip tend to disguise this sleek sedan. And that same styling improves air flow over the rear of the car, resulting in a drag coefficient of .29, the best aerodynamic performance of any production Jaguar ever.


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By CRAIG HALL
WISTER—Despite not having played a game in some two weeks, Heavener showed little sign of rust in winning both games over Wister here on Tuesday.
The Lady Wolves took the opener, 48-23, while Heavener’s boys got some clutch shooting down the stretch by Dillion May to win the nightcap, 45-35.
Heavener hosts Idabel on Saturday in the home openers while Red Oak is at Wister on Thursday.
Heavener’s girls improved to 3-1 with the win over the Lady Wildcats. The Lady Wolves dominated three of the four quarters with Wister outscoring Heavener in the third quarter.
The Lady Wolves got the running game going early and Wister had trouble coping with Heavener’s speed. Jodie Hill poured in 17 points while Makenzie Wilson added 13.
Kyla Brown had eight points for Wister, which won the third-place game in the Green Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday.
Heavener 48, Wister 23
Heavener 12 13 10 13—48
Wister 3 5 11 4—23
Heavener—Jodie Hill 17, Makenzie Wilson 13, Sydney Crase 4, Jacee Manley 4, Emily Yandell 4, Reagan Alexander 3, Kacee Manley 2, Laura Culpepper 2.
Wister—Kyla Brown 8, Kenzie Martin 6, Stevee McMillin 4, Timber Robertson 3, Justyn Lynn 2, Hunter Gibson 1.
After controlling the first half, Heavener saw Wister make a run in the second half to make things a little uncomfortable for the Wolves.
Heavener built the lead to 12 points early in the fourth quarter after baskets by Corry Duncan and Colt Dunigan.
The Wolves failed to score for over four minutes and Wister started coming back and used a 7-1 run to trim the lead to six points after Heavener missed six straight free throws.
May came through for the Wolves, hitting six straight from the charity line over the final 42 seconds to clinch the win.
Heavener improves to 2-1.
Heavener 45, Wister 35
Heavener 12 12 10 11—45
Wister 7 7 12 9—35
Heavener—Noah Davis 16, Colt Dunigan 14, Dillion May 10, Corry Duncan 2, Connor Place 2.
Wister—Jake Sconyers 13, Adrian Gonzales 9, Ethan Billings 6, Scotty Gibson 5, Kolton Lynn 2.


text: The paper focuses on the relationship between contemporary American politics and the world of professional sports. The main argument is that in today’s world, and especially in the United States, politicians and political views have gone on to influence and intrude the sphere of sports in various different ways. The rapid development of the internet, along with the growth of social media platforms have gone hand in hand with the changes in the way media, the news and television operate. These mass media networks have played a large role in the politicization of the sports world. Given that the relations between politics and sports have been getting stronger, it is interesting to note that academic writing has quite negligently ignored the matter, which is unfortunate due to the fact that there is much to be learned about various different aspects of our society just by observing the microcosm, of sorts, of humanity – the sports world. The paper assesses three pillars of American sports – the NBA, the NFL and NASCAR to show how these entities have approached the recent spike of political discourse surrounding sports. One issue that is specifically stressed is the relation these leagues have with political parties and ideologies. When comparing the NBA and the NFL, it becomes clear that, through a series of specific circumstances and actions, the NBA has turned into a more liberal, left leaning sports league, whereas the NFL in turn ended up being more conservative and rightist. NASCAR has, on the other hand, always been labeled almost radically conservative, due to its deep connections with the conservative South of the United States and there are strong remnants of that conservatism even today. The paper also argues that Donald Trump was one of the catalysts that pushed political discourse into the sphere of sports, with his polarizing opinions and statements that have resulted in protests and criticism from prominent athletes who have become much more than just athletes - they have become icons and role models to millions, precisely due to globalization and the role of the internet and modern technologies. Another matter mentioned, that resonates strongly within the politics – sports discourse is the matter of race and how leagues and fans deal with the racial questions that have been in the eye of the public, particularly after the murder of George Floyd. The sports world offers a unique and interesting opportunity for an interdisciplinary American Studies approach due to its closeness to the real world and its distinctive properties that can so closely relate to society as a whole that there needs to be a shift in the way we approach sports, for there is much more that can be examined and analyzed.

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Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays (Hardcover)
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From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes a return to the essay form in this expansive new book.
With the virtuosic synthesis of memoir, criticism, and journalism for which she has become known, Leslie Jamison offers us fourteen new essays that are by turns ecstatic, searching, staggering, and wise. In its kaleidoscopic sweep, Make It Scream, Make It Burn creates a profound exploration of the oceanic depths of longing and the reverberations of obsession.
Among Jamison's subjects are 52 Blue, deemed "the loneliest whale in the world"; the eerie past-life memories of children; the devoted citizens of an online world called Second Life; the haunted landscape of the Sri Lankan Civil War; and an entire museum dedicated to the relics of broken relationships. Jamison follows these examinations to more personal reckonings -- with elusive men and ruptured romances, with marriage and maternity -- in essays about eloping in Las Vegas, becoming a stepmother, and giving birth.
Often compared to Joan Didion and Susan Sontag, and widely considered one of the defining voices of her generation, Jamison interrogates her own life with the same nuance and rigor she brings to her subjects. Indeed, this refusal to hide -- this emotional and intellectual frankness -- is precisely the quality that makes her questing and irrepressible voice impossible to resist.
About the Author
Leslie Jamison is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams, and the novel The Gin Closet. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, and her work has appeared in publications including The Atlantic, Harper's, the New York Times Book Review, the Oxford American, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She directs the graduate nonfiction program at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
"Richly diverse . . . The pieces in Make It Scream, Make It Burn are
all written with care and intricacy, drawing readers in and making us care . .
. Jamison's observational skills, genuine empathy, and lack of sentimentality
create an intelligent blending of journalism, scholarship, and memoir."—Pam Kingsbury, Library Journal
"Illuminating and ruminative...Jamison is positively brilliant when penetrating a subject and unraveling its layers of meaning...Fans of the author's unique brand of perceptiveness will be delighted."—Publishers Weekly
"Leslie Jamison is a master of blending memoir, criticism and journalism...[her] characteristic fusion of the intellectual and emotional is in full force here, cementing comparisons of her work to that of Joan Didion and Susan Sontag."—Christy Lynch, Bookpage, Fall 2019 Preview: Most Anticipated Nonfiction
"Insightful...The essays in
the collection (which can easily be torn through, though should really be
savored) contain observations on an eclectic array of subjects...Like the glass
in a kaleidoscope, Jamison's fine-tuned attention seems capable of refracting
whatever subject it touches. When I finally looked up from the page it was with
a renewed sense of wonder."—Cornelia Channing, The Paris Review
"Even as she documents the experiences of others--Sri Lankan soldiers, Second Life superusers, eminent writers and photographers--Jamison is keenly aware of how her personal experiences shape the way she reports their stories. It's this knowledge that propels the collection, along with her rejection of cynicism in favor of being open to new ideas and experiences, no matter how foreign they may seem."—Maris Kreizman, Pacific Standard, Twenty-Five Must-Read Books for Fall 2019
fortify and enlarge the world through eloquence--apt descriptions of Jamison's
new collection...Another wonderful book from this gifted writer."—The Millions
Praise for The Recovering -- Entertainment Weekly's #1 Nonfiction Book of 2018
"Magnificent and genuinely moving. The rare addiction memoir that gets better after sobriety takes hold."—New York Times
"An honest and important book...Vivid writing and required reading."—Stephen King
"An astounding triumph...Rings achingly wise and burrows painfully deep...A recovery memoir like no other."—Entertainment Weekly
"Spectacularly evocative and sensuous...A compelling, fiercely ambitious book...Its publication represents the most significant new addition to the canon in more than a decade."—The Atlantic
"Masterful...Essential reading...Although the subject is dark, Jamison has managed to write an often very funny page-turner."—Bookforum
"Lush, almost caressing...Illuminating...What a gift."—NPR
"Energetic, colorful, fun, buzzy, affecting, and spot-on."—New York Times Book Review
"Profound...Bracingly smart...A remarkable feat."—Time
"Perceptive and generous-hearted...Jamison is a writer of exacting grace."—Washington Post
"Riveting...Beautifully told...Wisdom floods the scene and genius never flees."—Boston Globe
"Bursts with insight...An extraordinary document of self-reckoning that will make you think and rethink the trajectory of your own life."—New Republic
"We perhaps have no writer better on the subject of psychic suffering and its consolations."—The New Yorker
"Gritty...Raw...Thought-provoking and distinct...Fascinating in ways you might not expect."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Brilliant...Jamison is a writer intent on holding nothing back."—Los Angeles Times
"Wonderful...Wholly original...It shines."—USA Today


Over the weekend, yet another fatal shooting on the streets of South St. Petersburg.
Again, the victim was just 17-years-old. That makes seven young men killed in the same area of town over the past few weeks.
As investigators look for suspects in the latest crime, folks in that community are looking into what can stop the bloodshed.
Pastor Clarence Williams of Mt. Zion Church is going right to the streets-- talking with people who are impacted by this violence everyday.
ABC Action News spent the day with Rev. Williams as he walked the streets, speaking with residents and addressing some of their concerns. It's something he does often.
Pastor Williams believes that's the only way to address this issue. To see it and hit it head on.
Residents that spoke with ABC Action News said that the entire community has to get involved. Be it through educational programs, mentoring or simply calling the police if they have information on a crime. Those we spoke with say they live in fear every day, wondering if one of their loved ones could be next.
"It is a major concern because you don't know when it's going to happen. You don't know who it's going to happen to or anything like that. You just pray it's nobody you know," said resident Nikia Hayes.
"These kids are not afraid to die. They're afraid to live. That's dangerous," Rev. Williams told ABC Action News.
A city spokesman, Benjamin Kirby emailed ABC Action News the following statistics indicating crime is down. He also outlined what the city is doing to address the issue of youth violence.
- Homicides are down this year from last year.
- Crime tips to police have tripled.
- Robbery is down 12% from last year.
- Burglary is down 15% from last year.
More holistically, we've invested in youth employment at record levels.
We are working with St. Pete College and the Education Foundation to offer scholarships to preschool teachers to help standardize and improve school readiness.
- Working the 2020 program, our wrap-around services lifted more than 35 families out of poverty this year along.
- This year, we helped 478 youth find summer jobs, a record number.
- 125 city employees and community volunteers received mentor training.
- City employees contributed a record $59,000 to the Take Stock in Children program.
- In our neighborhoods, 79 structures have been rehabilitated with a permit value of $2.7 million.
- We have reduced boarded properties by 46% city-wide, and reduced them from 546 to 298 in the city's CRA area (south St. Pete).
Our N-Team has benefited more than 330 properties, 234 of which are in the CRA.
Per Ben Kirby, Communications Director


“my first time” explained eva, first time in Ireland. Sitting in the lobby of the southland hotel, a large boutique hotel, situated on eyre square, within walking distance of the harbour, that had been the host harbour for the Volvo International around the world boat race, eva tried to keep the conversation as simple as possible. Latvian by birth, she was drawn to Ireland and Galway, by the rise of the Euro zone and the lure of hope, fortune and love perhaps. The couple sitting next to her, were middle aged and irish, the male of the pair having induced conversation. Eva was twenty one, tall, blond and pretty.
Pat and mary Flynn did their best to encourage the tourist industry. Pat more so than mary.
“did you ever hear of the Galway Races” he asked, talking slowly.
Her brain not used to English, she just nodded. Waiting for a contact to come and pick her up, no work papers on her, she was thrilled at the warmth of the older pair but suspicious also. She tried to limit the conversation as best she could, saying little.
“pat we’ll miss our train” quipped mary, envying the good looks of the much younger woman.
she watched them go out the door, not cops, not cops. Cops didn’t hold hands and open doors for each other. She looked at her watch, he was an hour late. Her focus was the entrance, he would come in that way she thinking.
“more coffee madam” asked a waiter passing by. She shook her head and smiled. She knew the word for bathroom was bathroom. Her bag was small, a hold all. She was told to bring few clothes as she would be able to buy a wardrobe once she worked a week. Five hundred euros for a week cleaning was a months salary back home. other friends had made the trip and come home safely. She was catholic, believed in God. Ireland was catholic too, and the irish were well known around the world for human rights work, bono in particular, bob geldof, and hosts of others. No place safer in Europe she heard, and no Albanians either, made her feel safer.
A four star hotel, with bay windows overlooking a square, hence the name Eyre Square, eva sat in a window seat, and waited. She liked the trees and flowers in the square, the fountain, the colourful people, many races, a cosmopolitan town, just like the brochures online. Couples passed, people holding hands too, not all of them, but some. Being young, love was fresh in her heart, and Galway an old historic town, seemed a perfect place to start. It was reassuring to see people happy. Back home, her local town was dilapidated, people out of work, options were few.
An hour passed, nervousness grew. The waiter twice passed her, would he call the cops, what if something happened to her friend, she couldn’t ring home, she couldn’t call the cops. The coffee was the most expensive coffee she’d ever had, two euro’s, only tea was cheaper on the afternoon menu. Picked up that morning at Dublin airport, she was technically on holiday, but without money. Put on the Galway train by another Latvian friend, she was given instructions. Hotel was near station, around a corner, she had a map but no mobile phone. Irish police she was told monitored mobile phones hoping to find illegal workers. So no phone, she could buy one once she had a job and was settled in. up to one hour ago, the plan had worked perfectly. Panicky, she told herself not to worry, this is Ireland. In old Latvia, she would have no job, no chance of having a life. She’d be like all the others who stayed home and regretted it. my big chance she kept telling herself, my big chance you silly fool, big chance, and maybe a boyfriend too. a bank manager in Latvia didn’t earn 500 euro a week she reminded herself. She heard a familiar accent, her heart jumped. The voice sounded Latvian, but her joy was short term, even if it gave her hope. A waiter, it was only a waiter. At least she could ask him for help she thought.
She watched him instead of the door, a little more relaxed.
Conor Dolan was raging, fuming, his knuckles as white as the gleaming white five series BMW he was driving. Stuck if fucking traffic, can’t they organise shit he fumed. On the headford road, a main artery into the city, he was behind schedule. I’ll kill the bollox, he’s dead he fumed, referring to mad boy magill, the reason he was behind time and in the middle of the late afternoon traffic rush. Everywhere he looked he was surrounded by metal, cars sideways behind in front, about to vent his anger into his mobile phone, it rang instead. Every little thing she does is magic, the ring tone, the song made famous by the English boy band of the eighties, “The Police”.
“this better be good, I need good news” he said, speaking nicely for one so angry seconds earlier. Mario looked over at Eva, his eyes combing her legs, sizing her up, as he gave full description and potential to his unofficial employer/boss.
“I might keep her for myself if that’s’ the case” he laughed before hanging up.
it must be karma he smiled to himself, the traffic beginning to move, the reason for the hold up a bit more obvious. Two cars collided on a roundabout, closing one lane.
Scammers fucking scammers, being one himself he knew the routine well. Faking an accident on a roundabout was as simple as removing the break lights in the rear, the car behind having no chance once you break, insurance company pays out. Cops total tools he told himself passing a bunch of them taking instructions etc. what a waste of money too he told himself, counting them, five police officers, two police cars, all over a two car dint. Whiplash me arse he laughed passing on.
Nearing the southland, his business acumen kicked in. he threw two fifty euro notes onto the floor of the passenger side. Money always put people at ease, especially auctioneers and bankers. Two more notes were left on the seat, same type. Who ever got into the car would hand them back to him, the ones on the seat. If they saw the money on the floor, they’d think he was polluted with the stuff. Valet parking made the routine safe, of leaving money on car seats. Practiced and sly, whoever got in was
About to have an introduction to life on earth that is not describable, or for better wording, they would be the ride of the week at the galway races that were soon approaching, perhaps never going to recover either, as the slavery of women over decades has proved.


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For one week in early 1972, national television talk show host Mike Douglas featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono as co-hosts. In addition to performing on the set and showing music videos of their own, Lennon and Ono were interviewed on part of each broadcast by Douglas. The highlights of this part include a short interview and duets between Chuck Berry and Lennon on “Memphis” and “Johnny B. Goode”; although Yoko insensitively puts in some of her avant-garde backing vocals at one point, Berry is gracious enough not to let on if he’s disturbed.
Full DVD can be bought here: tinyurl.com . Tom Snyder interviews a very weirded out Jack Douglas, producer of Double Fantasy, the day after John Lennon was killed. This is an excerpt of a Tom Synder Beatles DVD with Paul and Ringo also interviewed on different episodes. I’ll upload one segment of this interview with John Lennon as well, but it is available elsewhere on youtube. Video Rating: 5 / 5
www.VegasTalkRadio.com Charlie Bass from VegasTalkRadio.com interviews entertainer John Davidson, who has received acclaim for his work in theatre, television, film and night clubs. An accomplished singer and composer, he has entertained America for decades on Televison, Broadway, theatre and on the big screen. We all remember John as the longtime host of “Hollywood Squares” as well as a frequent host on the “Tonight Show”. You can listen to the entire interview at VegasTalkRadio.com Video Rating: 5 / 5
**NOTE: The video is fuzzy, but it is recorded off of a practically-seven year old tape. Forgive me.** Here is the beginning of a 1973 episode of the 000 Pyramid. A clip of this exact scene is already posted (“Accurate inaccuracy on the 000 Pyramid” by ItzDaGMan), but let’s show once again how contestant Ernie gets stumped by a seemingly simple category. No copyright infringement is intended. Video Rating: four / 5


Aakash: The World’s cheapest tablet for only $35!
Published on October 6th, 2011
India recently unveiled world’s cheapest tablet called Aakash. See specs and details
Today, the world’s cheapest tablet called Aakash, an answer to India’s poverty, was introduced in New Delhi. The cheap tablet was unveiled by the Indian Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal. The Aakash tablet is insanely priced for around $35 USD only.
Aakash, the 7-inch touch screen tablet, comes from the Hindi word meaning Sky. It is made/manufactured by a not-so-popular UK based company called Datawind and Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan.
Although the tablet has a very very cheap price, it is expected that it has lesser features and capabilities compared to iPad 2, Kindle, Galaxy Tab and other big tablets out there.
It can do basic task like word document processing, web browsing, video conferencing and the likes. See Aakash tablet specs below.
Aakash Tablet Specifications:
OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Video: Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
Display: 7″ resistive touch screen (800×480 pixels)
Memory: 256MB RAM
Storage: 2GB flash memory + 2GB Micro SD
Expandable Storage: Micro SD up to 32GB
Connectivity: WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/c and GPRS
Connectors: 2 standard USB and 3.5mm audio jack
Dimension: 190.5 x 118.5 x 15.7 mm
Battery life: up to 180 minutes
Aakash Tablet Features:
Supports the following document formarts – DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP and many more
Image formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
Has PDF viewer and text editor
Games, Full office suite, educational softwares
Web browsing, Youtube, Email, Facebook and more
Can make and receive voice calls
Based on the specs above, Aakash is not that powerful and speedy, and may not be suitable to perform multitasking. But it can perform most of the basic functions. It can deliver what the students need at the same time offer a very very affordable price.
India intends to make 100,000 Aakash tablets for pilot testing and is planning to deliver 10 million more tablets across India.


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73% of Americans Say “This” Leads to a Higher Quality of Life
What does it mean to have a higher quality of life? Some might say that a higher quality of life means having more money in the bank, thus opening the doors to new experiences like going out to nicer restaurants, traveling more frequently, and maybe upgrading the family car to something a little faster.
Plain and simple, happiness could be called one of the biggest motivators driving most people to do what they do each and every day. One survey tells us that 73% of Americans feel they can achieve a higher quality of life not by increasing their income, but by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.*† This could be the reason weight loss consistently tops the New Year’s resolutions charts year after year.
As we age our metabolism naturally begins to slow down causing us to pack on a little more weight in not-so-flattering areas. Some of us even like to give these extra pounds equally flattering names like muffin tops, saddlebags, and double chins.
But weight isn’t the only thing to be concerned about with age. The American diet is full of processed sugars and chemicals that tend to build up in our system as toxins.
Eliminating these toxins can be taxing on our body, making it difficult to keep things operating smoothly. Similar to our muscles becoming fatigued from weight training, our detoxifying organs (such as the liver) can become overworked and exhausted.
When the liver starts to struggle and can’t perform the job it’s meant to do, it loses the ability to protect the body from avoiding this that may cause it harm.*†
The Importance of Detoxing
What is detoxing? Similar to the natural functions of the liver, detoxing is used to cleanse the body by getting rid of the body’s natural waste products and other harmful substances, including alcohol and drugs.*† It helps optimize bodily functions, boost energy, and supports healthy weight.*†
There are many fad detox drinks and diets on the market that don’t do much for our health, so before choosing which detox to try out next, consider these natural options.
Milk thistle helps stop oxidative stress and free radical damage in the liver. Research shows milk thistle may help restore damaged cells. Silymarin also protects the liver against damage from alcohol and some prescription drugs. Many people believe the liver can detox itself and doesn’t need outside help. The truth is the liver will continue to suffer damage if not taken care of.*†
A natural herb used in Ayurvedic medicine, triphala has been shown to help improve digestive health by helping the intestines move waste more efficiently. It’s also a powerful antioxidant and may help with inflammatory factors.*†
How Detoxing Can Support a Healthy Appetite
Not only does detoxing help to rid the body of excess toxins, but it can also act as a reset button for the body, allowing it to take back control over the appetite, reduce bloating and improve digestion.*† Eliminating the high amounts of sugar and carbohydrates from the body’s system may help stop those nagging cravings due to increased insulin levels.*†
A Safe Way To Manage Weight
A healthy detox is a great way to improve and optimize the body like boosting metabolism, improving toxin elimination, and even helps to regulate appetite, but what about those extra pounds keeping you from feeling your best?
Forget the fad diets and body-beating workout routines. Meratrim is a clinically proven weight management supplement made from the Sphaeranthus indicus flower heads and Garcinia mangostana fruit rinds. Over the course of a 16-week double-blind study, those who took 400mg of Meratrim twice daily lost 11.2 pounds compared to the placebo group losing an average of only 2.2 pounds.
The study concluded that “Meratrim is well-tolerated and is an effective ingredient for weight management”.*†
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North West Fungus Group Public Events
The following events, to be led by NWFG members, will be taking place around the region over the coming months. They are open to anyone interested in learning more about the fascinating and often beautiful, fungal kingdom.
2nd October 2022 – Beginners’ Foray at Moore NR,
Lapwing Lane, Warrington. SJ 578 855 (Sheet
108); WA4 6XE – 2 miles south of Warrington on A56 turn north to
Moore at traffic lights at Higher Walton. 1 mile turn
right crossing railway and ship canal. Go to end of road
to reach entrance. Car park to right of entrance road.
Leader – Paul Hamlyn
Check back regularly for more information about beginners events.

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CallMe By Your Name is a 2017romantic coming-of-age drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino.
The film stars ThimothéeChalamet and Armie Hammer as Elio Perlman and Oliver respectively. The story isbased on the 2007 novel by André Aciman and set in northern Italy in 1983. It tellsthe story of the romance between Elio, a 17-year-old boy and his father’sassistant, Oliver. Elio lives with his parents in the Italian countryside andmeets Oliver who lives with his family over the summer of 1983. Over time, Elioand Oliver spend a lot of time together discussing mutual interests and later developromantic feelings.
CallMe By Your Name is astory of first love that explores the dynamic between Elio and Oliver whichgrows into a romantic relationship. Same-sex relationships were far more tabooback in the 80s. Overall the film has a very sensual feel that perfectlycaptures the 80s nostalgia. The very carefully selected score supports thisatmosphere.
Guadagnino personally selected the music and ‘wanted to find an emotional,not too heavy feeling’, he explained in an interview with IndyWire. Thedirector wanted the music to connect to Elio. The splendid cinematography andthe score created the summery feeling that the movie embodies all throughout.The film’s costumes and production design really nail the look of the 80s.Chalamet really brings the character of Elio to life.Elio is someone who experiences a lot of things for the first time and oftencannot describe these.
Chamalet’s face and body language made his charactervery relatable and easy to understand. The chemistry between Chalamet andHammer is strong and show the emotions between the characters. The couple’sphysical chemistry adds to the overall sensual feel of the movie.Even though the atmosphere is nearly perfect in themovie, the representation of the physical compatibility is not.
The romanticrelationship between the two main characters does not include any explicit lovescenes and remains very discreet. In the context of today’s perspective onsame-sex relationships, it is something that was rather odd to leave out of anotherwise remarkable movie. Guadagnino revealed in an interview with theHollywood Reporter that ‘in order for queer stories to be marketable, they mustbe presented in a way that will not alienate straight audiences.’ The tone andthe direction of the movie were about the emotional journey of first love,rather than a queer narrative, he explained. This is to help the film gain awider audience beyond the LGBTQ community, but it feels a bit too restrained inlater parts of the movie.CallMe By Your Name is anearly perfect romantic drama film and captures the emotions of the two maincharacters very well.
However, in order to have done the story justice, the filmshould have presented a more honest and unfiltered narrative that did not limititself to comforting and appeasing mainstream audiences.


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Reidel's Veritas Collection is specially designed to bring out the best in fine wines for a gorgeous addition to entertaining in exquisite crystal. A machine-blown crystal glass of unsurpassed thinness and lightness, manufactured utilizing the very latest manufacturing techniques developed by the Weiden factory team. The Riedel Veritas bowls are based on the DNA of grape varietals which differentiate each other by the skin thickness and colour, the amount of tannins, sugar content, intensity of acidity and minerality. Drawing on 60 years of wine experience and expertise, the light, balanced and elegant glasses of the new Riedel Veritas collection are first and foremost 'tools' designed to enhance the enjoyment of fine wines. The series includes glasses for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and Viogner. For the first time in a Riedel collection there are two glasses for Syrah and for Pinot Noir – in each case for Old World and New World styles.
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A shootout in the lobby of Tallahassee's federal prison has prompted some big changes in Washington. The Bureau of Prisons revealed it will begin searching employees at FCI to make sure they aren't carrying contraband, much less guns that can be turned on federal agents.
It's been one week since a gun fight erupted in the lobby of Tallahassee's federal prison, claiming the life of a federal agent and the prison guard he went to arrest.
Michael Folmar, FBI special agent and spokesperson, said, "These agents were out just trying to do their job, tying to do an arrest in a controlled situation, and it just didn't go down exactly as planned."
The FBI said prison guard Ralph Hill shot the federal agent with a gun he sneaked into the prison, knowing he wouldn't be searched on the way in or out.
Last week the Bureau of Prisons said it was reevaluating its policy on searching staff. Now it revealed it will begin searching them as soon as it works out the details with the union.
Tim Jansen, Ralph Hill's attorney, said, "It was a shock that all this took place, especially in a federal prison."
The shooting happened as federal agents went to arrest six guards accused in a sex-for-favors conspiracy.
Neither the FBI nor the Federal Bureau of Prisons will divulge how many shots were fired that day, nor will they confirm or deny whether it was all captured on videotape by surveillance cameras posted near the front door.
A Bureau of Prisons spokesman contends the staff search policy had been agreed upon even before the Tallahassee shootout, but that's an about face from what it said last week.
As for the guards arrested, three remain behind bars. Two others are free on bond. A federal grand jury is expected to reconvene in a few weeks to consider adding more charges to that 13-page indictment.


Unless we are 100% 'off grid', we all depend on physical infrastructure such as water, road, power and telecommunications networks, not to mention schools and hospitals. In Britain, many of these have been privatised - but even where they remain in public ownership, increasingly it is private companies that build or run them. Is this what we really want for our essential shared resources?
This project aims to encourage ideas and discussion about who should make the decisions. And if you aren't already sure who is doing what, a place for sharing information as well.