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UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts has trained and molded many rising stars and artists of today, who have taken their talents to live out their dreams. The New University was able to talk with one of these alumni, Jacob Ben-Shmuel. He is currently starring in the touring cast of “The Book of Mormon,” which recently visited the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. In his national tour debut, Ben-Shmuel is the stand-by for the character of Elder Cunningham. He joined the company during late October in 2017. The New U talked with Ben-Shmuel about UCI, his journey to the stage, and what he learned along the way.
Elyse Joseph: What was your first musical experience?
Jacob Ben-Shmuel: My first musical experience? So, when I was — I think I was 6 years old, I was in a production of Merrily We Roll Along at a theater in the Bay Area where I grew up. My mom was a stage manager there, and they needed a little kid to be in the show, so I did it. And I just kind of never stopped doing it.
E: Is that when you knew you wanted to sing and act on stage as a profession in the future?
J: I’m not sure that I had the wherewithal when I was 5 years old to know that this is what I wanted to do. But I just kept doing it, and it was the one thing that just stayed constant my whole life, the one thing that I was always doing. So by the time it came to applying for colleges, I knew that there was nothing else that I cared about as much as theater, so I think I sort of always knew that I would be doing this. I can’t really give you a moment when I realized it. It was more like I eventually saw that I didn’t like anything else quite as much, and I was good at it so I wanted to keep doing it.
E: Who are some of your inspirations?
J: That’s a really good question.
E: In music or acting.
J: Well, on a personal level, my stepdad is a big inspiration of mine. He was actually in Merrily We Roll Along when I did it when I was 6. He played the lead in it, and he didn’t become my stepdad until a while later, but I kept seeing him do really amazing things onstage. He also inspired me in the sense that he could kind of do anything. Like, if you know the show Avenue Q — UCI did it last year — and my stepdad directed that show in the Bay Area, and he built his own puppets when he did that, and we actually used those same puppets when we did Avenue Q at UCI last year. So he inspired me in the sense that he wrote things; he made things with his hands; he directed stuff; he kind of just did anything. Moreso, I think, than any famous person you may have heard of, he really inspired me and continues to inspire me.
E: Who are some of your favorite stars?
J: Let me think about that. This is an answer I think a lot of people give, but I think Heath Ledger was an incredible actor. I remember seeing the “Dark Knight” when I was a kid. Some writers that I love — I’m a little biased because I’m in their musical, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone who wrote “South Park.” I grew up watching “South Park”, so that show really shaped my sense of humor. You know, it’s really cool to get to do their show now. I really love them. I think Sasha Baron Cohen is kind of a secret genius. The way he will just fully invest himself in a character to the point where no one realizes he’s an actor; they just think he’s just a crazy person — I love that. I think it’s awesome. And you know, I could probably think of others, but I’m kind of blanking right now, but those are a few.
E: And what is your favorite musical?
J: Aww man. There’s a musical called “Urinetown.” That is certainly one of my favorites. It’s the musical that I wish I had written. It’s very similar to my sense of comedy and style, and it’s absurd, and I absolutely love it. It’s really smart; it’s really absurd. And that is literally URINE-TOWN, one word, Urine as in pee, Urinetown. It’s amazing. It sounds stupid and it’s absolutely amazing, and anyone who hasn’t listened to it should go listen to it because it’s the best.
E: Do you have any roles that you dream of playing?
J: Yeah. I want to play any role in “The Producers.” I want to do — I feel like there’s a list of obvious ones like Billy Flynn in “Chicago” and Seymour in “Little Shop” and Bobby Song in “Urinetown” and the MC in “Cabaret.” This is a new one, but I’d love to play Evan Hansen in “Dear Evan Hansen”. There’s lots and lots of great roles out there that I’d love to get the opportunity to do. I mean, right now I’m playing a dream role of mine in this tour — Elder Cunningham. I play him sometimes, but it’s absolutely a dream role of mine and has been for a long time. So yeah, there’s a a few but also, you know, there’s constantly new works getting made, and I want to get the chance to originate some roles as well.
E: So what made you want to be in “The Book of Mormon”?
J: Well, I fell in love with the show the first time I heard it. As soon as I found out that the South Park guys had written a musical, I knew I would love it. It’s a perfect musical comedy, and crab-ass in the best possible way… It’s absolutely hilarious and it’s got a huge heart so of course I wanted to be a part of it. The tough thing is, I didn’t really think that there was a role in this show for me. The part that I’m the standby for was originally played by Josh Gad, and part of that role is he’s supposed to be a bigger guy, and then after a while they started opening it up to just like, if you can play an awkward weird character then you can play this role. Because the ensemble parts in the show are all straight-laced, very white mormon boys, and I am not quite that, you know. So I always wanted to be a part of it but I didn’t know that I could and now I am so it’s awesome.
E: Can you talk a little bit more about the character and what drew you to play him in particular?
J: Yeah. I’m the standby, first off, which means that I go on when the lead is sick or out of town or whatever, and that character is Elder Cunningham, who is a very weird guy. He basically is not your typical mormon. He doesn’t know much about being a mormon. He doesn’t really know what it means to be a good mormon…So Elder Cunningham is kind of the misfit mormon. You know he hasn’t read all of the scripture and he doesn’t really fit in with the other mormons and that’s just really fun to play, and its just such a funny, funny character and he’s funny because he has such a big heart and what he really wants is to have a best friend and to fit in and to be accepted but he constantly fails at that and that is really fun to play. So it’s great that he’s a hilarious character, but what makes me want to play him is that it’s all based from such a heartwarming place. He really is just trying to have a best friend, trying to fit in, and I really appreciate that about him because that’s what lets me sink my teeth into the character, that he comes from such a genuine place. And him genuinely trying to be a part of things is hilarious because he always gets it wrong and that’s what i love about it.
E: When and how did did you get this role and what was the auditioning process like?
J: I was a BFA in musical theater at UC Irvine, and the senior BFAs have a showcase in Spring each year. The current BFAs actually just did a showcase in LA and they’ll be doing their New York showcase in a little while, and basically what that is, is you go and you perform some stuff in front of people from the industry and after one of my showcase performances in New York, I got an email from “The Book of Mormon” that was like: “Hey, we didn’t see your showcase, but if you are available we have an audition time that you could come and audition for the role of Elder Cunningham.” I think we had maybe sent them our headshots or something, and they couldn’t make it to [the] showcase, but they saw my headshot and were like, “Oh, he could fit Cunningham.” So I went in and I auditioned and I got a callback about three weeks later. They called me back and I went back to New York to do my callback and that lasted for a couple days. And then the tour was actually coming through Los Angeles, so while I was doing “Avenue Q” in the spring of last year at UCI, I left in the middle of a tech rehearsal to go to LA to do another callback. And then this past summer, in July, they had me do another callback that was basically a week-long callback camp where it was me and a guy called back for the other lead in the show, Elder Price, and we learned a bunch of the material and worked it for a while–for a week, basically — and then filmed all the stuff that we had learned by the end of it and then I sort of waited for a while and got the call and I think it was September or so that they had a spot for me on the tour as a standby. So it was a relatively long process in that I had a lot of callbacks, but it could’ve been much longer and I could have been waiting for a very long time to hear anything. I’d just gotten lucky that they had an opening that I could fill relatively soon after I had my last callback.
E: And what was your reaction after you found out you got the part?
J: I was ecstatic, you know? This was a dream role of mine since the show came out, basically. It was a dream come true. I was “stoked,” as Elder Cunningham would say. And I was right to be so in that this tour has been absolutely fantastic; the people are incredible. I don’t feel alienated at all. I feel really like a part of the family and it’s been one of the most incredible experiences of my life so far, and I’m not even six months into it yet.
E: What is it like being part of the tour and part of such a popular show?
J: We’re really lucky that people — you know, this show’s been out for 7 years at this point — and people are still excited to see it. And that’s what you get out of being in a show that’s this popular; it’s exciting. People still come out and–like we went through San Francisco recently, and I think it’s maybe the fourth time the tour has been through San Francisco or something like that, and we sold out pretty much every night. So the energy is there. People absolutely love the show. And rightfully so I mean, it’s hilarious. It’s fantastic. So it’s been kind of surreal in that sense that I’ve been obsessed with the show since it came out, and there are a lot of other people who have been too, and now I’m a part of it, and its surreal and really fantastic.
E: So what’s it like traveling around, and how does playing the show differ from place to place?
J: I don’t mind the travel. I’m actually having a really great time with it. I’m getting to see the country, parts of the country that I’ve never been to before. And I’m getting to do that while doing the thing I love to do. And you know, it’s funny — depending on the city, the show does kind of change just in the sense that, like, some crowds are much younger, so you get a lot more vocal response from the audience. Some crowds will laugh at things that I didn’t realize were funny and some crowds won’t laugh at things that I think are brilliant and hilarious, so there’s generally a different vibe depending on which city we’re in, but they’re all great, and they all love the show. It’s just the show might feel a little different depending on where we are, but no matter where we are, the show works. It always works because it’s fantastic. But the traveling isn’t a problem. I really, really enjoy it. It’s basically a paid vacation where I get to do the things that I love to do more than anything else.
E: So what parts of the country have you been to on tour that you hadn’t been to before?
J: Well, I’d never been to Florida. We spent five weeks in Florida — five different cities. We got to go to Orlando. I went to Disney World for the first time. That was awesome. I grew up on the West Coast, but I’d never been to Portland, and we went to Portland which was really cool. I mean, that is such a cool little town. The food is incredible. That’s another thing: there’s so much great food in this country, and it’s drastically different depending on where you are. So that’s been awesome seeing all of that and trying different food. We spent a month in D.C. and I’d been to D.C. before on like my eighth grade trip or whatever but I’d never spent that much time there, and the museums and the capitol and–There’s so many free museums in D.C., which is so, so cool. We were in Seattle for a couple weeks, and I’d only been to Seattle for like a few days before; also an awesome city. Most of the places that we’re going to I either haven’t been at all or I’ve only been for a few days, so it’s really like every week is a new experience.
E: So backtracking a little bit, what led you to attend UCI?
J: You know it’s funny. I auditioned for a bunch of schools, and I didn’t prepare my audition very well for colleges, and I didn’t get into any of the schools that I auditioned for. Actually I only got into two schools, and UCI was one of those choices, and they had offered me the Campuswide Honors Program, and they had the BFA program that I was really interested in, so it’s funny, it ended up being like well I don’t really have another choice so I guess I’ll go to UCI and then I loved it, so it was kind of a happy accident and kind of a blessing in disguise that I didn’t get into those other schools that I auditioned for because I got such awesome training at UCI and met amazing people. I got the opportunity to put up shows and work on writing stuff and directing stuff, so I feel like i got a lot more freedom at UCI than I would’ve gotten at like a conservatory program. So what led me there was me not preparing properly for my auditions and not getting into any other schools but I’m really grateful for having gone to UCI for the drama program which I think is just stellar.
E: What were some of the creative projects that you did during your time at UCI?
J: I directed a few different shows while I was there. I directed “Next to Normal” and “Merrily We Roll Along” and a couple of others…I was on one of the improv teams for all four years while I was there and I met my now writing partner while I was on that team. His name is Alan Bachelor, and we wrote a musical together and we did a reading of it with some of the students from UCI. So that was really awesome that I had the opportunity to do that while I was a student, the opportunity to like, present my work, get feedback and then craft it and make it better because that is such an important part of the creative process. So that’s some of the stuff I’m really grateful for — is that I got to work on my own work, my own new work, and I got to flex the directing muscle. And I was in the BFA program for musical theater, but I also got to do straight plays, work in acting classes on great material and that’s something that a lot of conservatories don’t offer. A lot of places you’ll go and you’ll get in as a BFA and they have a very strict set of classes that you take the 4 years that you’re there and they have a very strict curriculum and you’re going to learn it the way they want you to learn it and at UCI you get to pick your own classes; you get to make your education great on your own, and that really benefited me, so I really appreciate that.
E: That’s funny, you got to direct the same musical that was the first one you were ever in.
J: Yeah, I did. That was the last show I really worked on at UCI, was “Merrily We Roll Along”, so it felt really full circle for that to have been the first show that I ever did and then for that to complete my UCI career; it felt full circle and awesome.
E: Do you have a favorite production that you were a part of or favorite part that you played while you were at UCI?
J: Oh, man. The thing is that I was really fortunate in that I got to do a lot while I was there, and I love different roles for different reasons. My senior year, I played Leo Frank in “Parade”, and that was probably the most challenging role that I’ve ever taken on. You know, it’s not a comedy. Not at all, and I discovered a lot about myself while doing that show and I doubted myself a lot while doing that show and I think that was all really beneficial to me in the long run. I also got to do “Avenue Q” my senior year, and I just had so much fun with that show. I played Nicky and that’s another role that I’ve always wanted to play. So I feel like those two are good opposite ends of the spectrum of why I love to do theater. One of them challenged the hell out of me. You know, broke me down on some days, and I think I got something really amazing out of it, and the other one I had a blast. It was some of the most fun I’ve ever had onstage. I think that those two were probably my favorites, but like I said, I was fortunate. I did a lot while I was there, and I loved other roles as well, but I guess those two if I had to pick.
E: Were there any professors or classmates that inspired you while you were at UCI?
J: Yeah, tons. In terms of classmates, Alan Bachelor who I mentioned earlier who is my writing partner. He’s so smart and hilarious. But professors I worry that I’ll forget some because there were so many that I think really had an impact on me, but the musical theater faculty: Myrona DeLaney, Gary Busby, Dez Capriano, Don Hill directed I think three shows that I was in while I was there; he has been an incredible resource to me. The trouble is, I’m gonna forget. I’m gonna forget people! Robert Cohen…I only had him for one class, but he helped me love Shakespeare, which I think is really important. Jane Paige directed the first mainstage that I was in at UCI which was “As You Like It” my freshman year and that really gave me the confidence to feel like I could make it at the school. Andrew Palermo kicked my ass in dance class, and I’m forever grateful for that. I’m sure I’m forgetting people. Eli Simon. Now, I’m literally just naming every drama teacher, so there’s Robin Buck as well. There were so many. I fear that I have forgotten someone, and I apologize to whoever I forgot, but the faculty is fantastic over there. Andrew Borba. He’s brand new, but he’s awesome. I mean, there’s too many! There’s too many. I mean I could literally name every professor in the drama program, and I had a meaningful interaction with them that changed the way I think about theater. So I’m sure that I — Phil Thompson. There. See? I almost forgot Phil Thompson. That’s the thing. I will probably forget some people. You could just say, all of them. Great job everyone! That would probably work. Like I said, I had a great support system at UCI.
E: So what were some of the most important things you learned during your time here?
J: I learned — kind of tying in to what I was talking about with having so many professors that made a real impact on me — everyone’s got an opinion, and everyone’s opinion is probably valid at least in some way. And the only way to be happy with your work at the end of the day is to listen to those opinions, figure out if they work for you, and take as much advice as you can, and then at the end of the day realize that it’s you up onstage or in the writer’s room or whatever it is. You’re the one doing it so take the advice, and you have to make it your own. People always say that when you go into an audition, they’re looking for you. The thing that is special about you is that you are you and no one else can replicate that. And that is so, so true and other people can help shape you and help build you up and make you better but at the end of the day you have to make your own choices. You have to figure out how to make stuff work for you because otherwise you’re repeating what somebody else told you, and that’s not gonna be as good, as authentic, as what you bring to the table. I think that’s probably what was most important. But you know, also, I had never taken voice lessons before I got to UCI, so Gary Busby taught me how to sing properly so that was also really important. In a less philosophical sense, that was really important. So I guess those things.
E: Do you have any fond or maybe not-so-fond memories of your time here that you want to share?
J: You know, just the shows that I’ve talked about. Like you said, “Merrily We Roll Along,” that was a cool thing that I got to do, and that is a very stressful memory. We put that up without very much time, and we were all doing a million other things, so that was a stressful show to put up, but … the show’s so worth it, so that was also a wonderful memory. Doing “Avenue Q” with my stepdad’s puppets, that was really awesome. In terms of not-so-fond memories, there’s none that I think of that I’d care to share, but the ones that I have they made me a better person in the long run. I choose to focus on that rather than the negative memory.
E: What did you plan to do right after graduating, and what was your path from graduation to landing your role in “The Book of Mormon”?
J: Actually originally, I was cast in the New Swan Shakespeare Festival, which is the Shakespeare festival that happens every summer at UCI. You should go see it, everyone. It’s a really cool opportunity for students to be in Shakespeare, and it’s a really awesome stage. And I was originally going to be in that but then I got called in to do this weeklong mormon camp thing, and they conflicted so I wasn’t able to be in the show. But originally my plan was to do something — do a show or something — over the summer and then move to New York in fall so I could start planting my roots and auditioning for stuff, but then I started getting callbacks for Mormon and then i was just kind of hoping that Mormon would pan out, so I didn’t make any plans to move once I knew that this was a possibility and then Mormon happened, so I’ve been doing this ever since.
E: So do you have any advice for those of us who are still in school or about to graduate?
J: Enjoy the time that you have left at school. I can’t really speak for people outside of the drama department because I spent very little time outside of the drama department. But while you are in school you will have the easiest time putting up your own work and seeing all of your friends, but they really are memories to last a lifetime, as cheesy as that sounds. And once you leave, you never get that opportunity again. You might not see these people for months at a time or years at a time. So treasure it while you’ve got it because it’s a special thing. And you know, I’m lucky in that I found another family with “The Book of Mormon” crew, but college family are family as well, and you should spend as much time with them as you can before you leave.


US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won a scintillating women’s 100 meters in a championship record 10.65 seconds at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday.
Jamaican sprinters finished second and third as Richardson, in the less-than-desirable lane 9, made up a deficit to edge ahead in the final meters. Olympic bronze medalist Shericka Jackson earned the silver medal in 10.72 seconds, and two-time Olympic gold medalist and last year’s 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce claimed the bronze in 10.77.
In 2021, Richardson had been expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the women’s 100 meters at the US trials, but did not compete after accepting a one-month ban for her positive test for cannabis. She later said her action was the result of mourning the death of her mother.
Richardson said running in the outside lane Monday evening was emblematic.
“I was by myself in my own world, which honestly has been like that all my life. I’ve always been in my own world, my own element, so being in lane 9 was perfect for me to do what it is I know to do and to focus in more on myself. And when I celebrated it was because I felt like I did my best no matter what the result was going to be. I felt like I did my best.”
This year’s World Championships is her first major global event since the Olympics. She is also entered in the 200 meters, which will be contested Wednesday through Friday. Richardson has posted the fourth-fastest 200 meters time this year.
Richardson is one of six women in the pool for the US 4×100-meter relay team.
Earlier this year, Richardson showed excellent form at the US championships, running the 100 meters in a then-world best time of 10.71. In July, Jackson, 29, moved to the top of the 2023 leaderboard with a 10.65 at the Jamaican nationals.
Richardson’s time Monday is a personal best and is .16 behind the world record Florence Griffith-Joyner set in 1988.


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As with an earlier defendant, a judge on Wednesday sentenced a second girl to probation in connection with a Jan. 6 school bus beating.
A judge on Wednesday sentenced a second girl who pleaded no contest in the Jan. 6 school bus beating.
As he did in the first case, Circuit Judge David Eddy withheld adjudication on charges of battery and disorderly conduct.
However, the 13-year-old girl must, within 10 months, complete 100 hours of community service. She also must meet a 6 p.m. curfew for the next 45 days and attend both anger management counseling and an intensive bullying prevention course.
On top of that, she must write a letter of apology to the 14-year-old girl she was accused of beating and another letter to her grandmother, plus a 500-word essay on the “importance of maintaining appropriate behavior on a school bus.”
“This is a very serious offense, and if the victim had been injured more seriously or there was great bodily harm or permanent disfigurement, you would be before me for sentencing on a felony charge,” Eddy said to the girl, whose charges were misdemeanors.
The girl told the judge she was attending school. He ordered her to have no contact with the victim or the six co-defendants in the case.
The girl, who attended court with her grandmother, declined to comment after the hearing. She appeared to be nonchalant about the sentence.
Seven Liberty Middle Schools students were accused of attacking the girl on the school bus that morning.
Five girls were charged with battery and disorderly conduct, one boy with assault and disorderly conduct, and another boy with just disorderly conduct.
On Tuesday, three girls and one of the boys pleaded no contest to their charges. They are scheduled to be sentenced on April 3.
One of the girls maintains her innocence and will head to trial on Friday; the other boy’s case is continued until next week.
The seventh co-defendant has already been sentenced to similar probationary conditions.
On Feb. 28, the School Board expelled the seven students for a year. They can re-apply after that time and may attend alternative school programs in the meantime.
The Star-Banner has decided not to name the juveniles, who range in age from 13 to 15, because of their ages.

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This article begins a cycle on Russian agriculture, which will go on to a series of articles on agricultural crops, their productivity, as well as regions with the best indicators for growing crops. Agriculture in Russia is a large sector of the Russian economy, in Russia's GDP it is about 5%. The share of employed in agriculture is about 8% of the population of Russia. The volume of agricultural production in Russia in 2019 amounted to about $ 120 billion. The leading industry in Russia is crop production, which accounts for 55% of agricultural production, the share of livestock production is 45%. Russia is a major exporter of agricultural products in the world. Russia takes the 1st place among the countries of the world in wheat export. The total volume of export of food and agricultural raw materials from Russia reached its highest value in 2018-2019 and amounted to more than 28 billion US dollars. In Russia, there are 10% of all arable land in the world. Most of the sown area is used for grain and leguminous crops (60% in 2019), including 35% for wheat, 10% for barley, 5% for oats, and 3% for corn. The rest is fodder crops (21%), industrial crops (16%), potatoes and vegetable and melon crops (4%).
Cereals - gross harvest in 2019 - 135 million tons, 4th place in the world, including wheat - 70 million tons, sugar beets - 48 million tons, 1st place in the world, sunflower - 11 million tons, 2- e place in the world, soybeans - 3.5 million tons, potatoes - 33 million tons, third place in the world, vegetables - 16 million tons.
Meat produced 12 million tons, 4th place in the world, beef - almost 2 million tons, pork - 3.5 million tons, poultry meat - 5 million tons, milk - 32 million tons, eggs - 45 billion pieces, wool - 60,000 tons, honey - 72,000 tons.
In 2019, the largest share in the structure of food exports from Russia was wheat - 30% of the total volume of food exports. This is followed by frozen fish - 13%, sunflower oil - 10% and corn - 6%.
China (12%), Turkey (10%), Egypt (9%), South Korea (8%), Kazakhstan (7%).
The volume of exports of food products and agricultural raw materials in 2019 amounted to 28 billion US dollars.
Among the subjects of the federation, the leaders in agricultural production are the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region and Belgorod Region.
1. In Russia, wheat production is the most liquid business, but this does not mean that having less than 400 hectares, this business will become profitable for you.
2. Many foreign citizens coming from Asian countries can underestimate the cultivation of forage grasses on the territory of Russia, which give very good yields, and become profitable even with a land plot of 250 hectares in such areas as Yaroslavl, Tver and Ivanovo regions.
3. Many foreign farmers may not fully understand why, for example, German, French, English or Italian farmers form their business strategy for milk production and achieve very great success. The main success in milk production is the correct selection of land in the high humidity zone. The second important success is the processing of milk into sour cream, cottage cheese, and even better into cheese.
In my next articles I will focus on crops at their price in 2019-2020 and mention the best regions for growing a particular crop and its yield in a particular region based on data from the Russian Statistics Agency for Agriculture.

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By Nitya Chakraborty
The polling to the third phase of the state assembly elections in Assam and Bengal will be taking place on April 6.On the same day, the polling to the t two other states Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry will be completed- thereby completing the polling in three states and one union territory. After that only Bengal will be going for polling in another five phases till April 29.
The eight phase of polling in Bengal is something unprecedented which the election commission could have avoided by limiting the schedule to maximum five phases. If law and order is the only issue for resorting to this long haul in Bengal in this scorching summer, it could have been organised by adding another two phases at the maximum. The central forces will be free after polling in three states and one union territory after April 6 polling and good portion of them could be deployed in Bengal to complete the process in five phases. If in Kerala, where the tempers ran quite high in the campaign, the polling could be completed in one day, in Bengal, it could be completed in five phases, if the EC wanted.EC machinery is quite experienced now and there should have been no problem in organising the reduced schedule.
But it was not done in Bengal and there is a deliberate BJP plan behind this which has been a part of the Modi-Shah strategy. Since Bengal is the key to the BJP game plan in this state assembly election and the Sangh Parivar wanted to surround Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from all sides taking the optimum assistance of the RSS cadres including other states, central agencies and the deployment of massive financial assistance. The constant presence of the Prime Minister in Bengal during the campaign and the Home Minister Amit Shah’s stay in operation in the state are a part of that strategy to put psychological pressure on the IPS and the IAS officers in Bengal.
PM and the central ministers have every right to campaign in the state elections but it never came to this dimension as happened with the present PM till now. He is visiting the far off districts and declaring every day that the BJP is coming to power while his home minister is telling the officials that the new BJP government will take action against erring officials. Since the BJP IT cell has created a hype that the BJP is coming to power and this is being echoed through thousands of apps promoted by BJP and twitter handles, there has been some impact on the serving officials. This happens in every election among the officials .And the BJP is trying to make use of it in this elections as a part of its organised mind games.
The prolongation of the polling process till April 29 in Bengal suits BJP because the party is organisationally weak in many districts and this will help the party to mobilise its volunteers at ease from one place to another. The saffrons flush with funds can undertake this task comfortably, but for the Trinamool Congress and the Left-Congress alliance, it requires additional financial resources to sustain the campaign. There will be continuous pressure on the officials, fence sitting voters and even the TMC cadres during the campaign to change sides in favour of the’ winning party”. PM Modi and the HM Shah will be all pervading in the campaign in Bengal after April 6 and their sole focus will be continuing the pressure on the officials till April 29.
Rahul Gandhi is right when he said that the institutions are being used against the opposition. The EC at first banned the Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sharma from campaigning for 48 hours according to the rule book on a charge which Sharma also admitted. But soon, the pressure was amounted on EC as that would have cost BJP campaign adversely affecting its prospects in the third and last crucial phase of the election on April 6.Immediately the EC reduced that to 24 hours meaning that Himanta was free to campaign on the last day of campaigning. That was how our great autonomous authority functioned.
Similarly, the IT department raided DMK leader Stalin’s house and seized documents which got big publicity. This could have been done, if needed, after the polling on April 6. But this was deliberately done to show Stalin in poor light. This is actually going to boomerang on the BJP-AIADMK alliance. But this showed how the central agencies are being used by the Centre to serve the political interests of the ruling party.
Now as regards the Supreme Court, the august body is abdicating its responsibility to the Indian constitution and is not doing its sacred duty to uphold the level playing field in the functioning of democracy. The Court did not give any stay to the issue of electoral bonds on April 1 during the course of polling in the states. The bonds are for sale till April 10 and like the earlier times, the BJP will be cornering more than 90 per cent of the bond values of hundreds of crores, giving further boost to its financial muscle in the election campaign in Bengal.
Even an award like Dada Saheb Phalke award has been given to Rajinikanth just on the eve of the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. This is a special award given by the government for life time achievement. This can be awarded any time during the year. Why now when Rajinikanth has a massive fan base and he has some powers to influence his fans to any political party in his state. Interestingly, Rajinikanth immediately thanked the Prime Minister for this. BJP has been trying to rope in Rajinikanth to the party for quite some time, but for some personal reasons, Rajini has not joined. Now his fans have got a signal before the polling on April 6.
Despite all these machinations of BJP to corner the opposition parties in the assembly elections, by making use of all undemocratic methods, indications are coming that things are not rosy at all for the BJP. In Bengal, withstanding its pincer moves from all directions, Mamata has put BJP on back foot in the first two phases of polling. TMC is expected to improve further in the coming six phases of elections. If the results of May 2 can give the BJP a decisive rebuff to its diabolic plans, that will be a big tribute to the fight for the survival of democratic functioning in India. (IPA Service)


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47 CFR § 101.4 - Transition plan.
(a) All systems subject to parts 21 and 94 of this chapter in effect as of July 31, 1996, which are licensed or which are proposed in an application on file, as of July 31, 1996, are subject to the requirements under part 21 or part 94 of this chapter as contained in the CFR edition revised as of October 1, 1995 and amended in the Federal Register through July 31, 1996, as applicable, indefinitely.
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(c) All radio frequency devices authorized pursuant to part 2 of this chapter as being in compliance with applicable part 21 or part 94 of this chapter in effect as of July 31, 1996, requirements can be used indefinitely with systems licensed under this part 101.
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Athens has the Acropolis, Cairo has the Pyramids, London has Big Ben, New York has the Statue of Liberty, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, all icons that are synonymous with the cities they represent. These things are instantly recognizable and universally understood to represent the city they belong to. Chicago has the Water Tower.
We’ve all seen it, standing proudly near the corner of Chicago and Michigan, a street named for the city and one named for the Lake, both intwined with the Water Tower. It’s one of the longest-used icons of the city, gracing postcards, inhabiting snow globes, adorning T-shirts, mugs and key chains. Capping off the north end of the Magnificent Mile, it is a survivor, landmark and fairy castle wrapped into one. But what do we really know about this symbol, other than it purportedly being the only building to survive the great Chicago Fire of 1871? That is not entirely true—a brewery close to the tower and two mansions north of present-day Oak Street also remained after the devastation. Those structures were torn down later, and although threatened many times, the Water Tower still stands.
In “The Chicago Water Tower,” John Hogan gives personality to the structure that was built to disguise a 150-foot-tall standpipe, which became an icon. His telling of the Water Tower’s history reads like the script of a documentary made for WTTW. By skillfully mixing historical facts with local lore, he takes the reader to shortly after the Civil War when Chicago was the new frontier, when it was drawing in people who were looking toward a new future and a new fortune. He explains that the Water Tower was not built by the city, but by entrepreneurs who sought their fortune by supplying Chicagoans with clean drinking water pumped in from intake cribs three miles out in the lake, where sewage did not get mixed in, stopping the spread of deadly diseases, such as cholera and dysentery. Boyington’s legacy includes the gothic revival Second Presbyterian Church of Peoria and the fortress-like gate at the original Stateville Prison.
Hogan also explains how the Water Tower influenced the transformation of Pine Street, which was full of manufacturing and warehousing to the Michigan Avenue and Gold Coast as we know today. He also outlines the many attempts to tear down the Water Tower before and after the standpipe became obsolete.
As a historian and former broadcast journalist for WGN-TV and radio, and author of five previous books with The History Press, Hogan’s writing is entertaining. The only thing he didn’t discuss was that, although the Water Tower is designated a landmark, it isn’t considered an official city symbol. But don’t tell that to the tourists or the souvenir makers.
“The Chicago Water Tower”
By John F. Hogan
History Press, 128 pages
L. D. Barnes writes mystery, historical fiction and poetry. She is working on the second novel in her Chicago Street Crime series while living on the far south side. Barnes is a member of FLOW (For Love of Writing), Longwood Writers Guild and Mystery Writers of America. She performs locally.

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Jack Kirby Forever!
Above is a fine tribute drawn by Jarvinen Moore and printed in The Comics Buyer's Guide in 1994 as a tribute to Jack Kirby. Isn't it beautiful!?
The original artwork was up for auction on ebay last week and, although I bid mightily, someone else wanted the page even just a little bit more than I did. Still I thought I would take this opportunity to display the great drawing, and here we are.
Like the caption says, King Kirby Forever!

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News and Calendar of Events
Read the latest MCJ news on the Arts and Humanities blog here.
Department Annual Events and Celebrations
CineCulture is a film series offered as a three-unit academic course in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department. CineCulture provides a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty and staff, and community. Everyone is welcome to attend.
CineCulture is also a campus club. The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions. Dr. Denni Blum, formerly of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, founded CineCulture Club in Fall 2004 as a student club. It was awarded the title of Outstanding Cultural Event at Fresno State in 2007.
The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its fall 2017 lineup of film screenings with “The Eagle Huntress” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1.
Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the fall semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are held with Fresno Filmworks at Tower Theatre (815 E. Olive Ave.). See the full list below.
All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays. The Fresno Filmworks screenings are $10 general admission, and $8 for students and seniors.SPRING LINEUP IS COMING SOON!
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State students, faculty and staff and the community. CineCulture is also offered as a three-unit academic course (MCJ 179) in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department.
The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions. Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities.
Celebration of Graduates
Media, Communications & Journalism Celebration of Graduates
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | Satellite Student Union | 5-7 p.m.
The MCJ Department Spring 2018 Celebration of Graduates ceremony will include its MCJ Showcase of Excellence.
Gruner Journalism Awards Banquet
The George F. Gruner Awards for Meritorious Public Service in Journalism annually recognize outstanding community service in newspaper journalism in the central San Joaquin Valley. The awards, which honor Mr. Gruner, a former executive editor of The Fresno Bee, rank among the top journalism honors in the state.
The McClatchy Company established the Gruner awards in 1989. The Department of Media, Communications and Journalism administers the competition and co-hosts the awards banquet with The Fresno Bee, which provides a grant to make the awards possible. The banquet takes place each April.
The MCJ department conducts the contest by selecting a three-judge panel and a fourth, nonvoting judging coordinator. Veteran outside newspaper journalists comprise the panel. Up to one award is given in each of the following categories: weekly newspapers; daily newspapers under 50,000 circulation; and daily newspapers over 50,000 circulation. A fourth “at large” award is sometimes also given. Winners receive cash prizes.
About Mr. Gruner
George F. Gruner retired in April 1988 after a career in journalism covering 46 years, including 33 years on the news staff of The Fresno Bee. Before joining The Bee, he worked for 10 years as a reporter for the Oakland Tribune and two years as a copy editor on the civilian staff of the European Edition of The Stars and Stripes, the armed services newspaper published in Germany.
After a year on the copy desk at The Fresno Bee, Gruner was named assistant city editor in 1956 and city editor in 1961. He served as assistant managing editor in 1970, became managing editor in 1971 and executive editor in 1981.
Gruner was a figure in a Freedom of the Press issue in 1976 when, as a member of the “Fresno Four,” he was jailed for contempt of court for refusing a judge's order to reveal a confidential source of information used in The Fresno Bee's news stories concerning a city official. He and three other members of The Bee's staff refused to reveal the source and spent 15 days in custody before being released. The “Fresno Four” received wide support from journalists and many other individuals and organizations throughout the United States for upholding the right to maintain confidential sources.
Since his retirement, Gruner has written two books, a history of the battleship USS California and another on the coastal passenger liners Yale and Harvard.
Hall of Fame Induction
The 2017 MCJ Alumni & Friends Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the MCJ TV Studio -- SA 172. Please email Jan Edwards for more information -- firstname.lastname@example.org.
Visit the Alumni Link to view our MCJ Hall of Fame Inductees.
Kappa Tau Alpha Induction
Kappa Tau Alpha is the only journalism/mass communication society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
KTA is the seventh oldest national honor society and was founded at the University of Missouri in 1910.
There are over 93 KTA chapters in colleges and universities throughout the country, including the Dayle Molen chapter at California State University, Fresno.
Membership must be earned by excellence in academic work. Only those students who rank in the top 10 percent of their classes are considered for membership.
During some spring semesters the public relations students in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department host MCJ Day.
MCJ Day is designed to celebrate the Department's five options and connect current students with alumni. Guest speakers and panelists provide professional development, and networking opportunities are available.
Roger Tatarian Journalism Symposium
Periodically the MCJ Department will host Roger Tatarian Journalism Symposia. These events bring in top-notch national and international journalists to share with the campus and broader community about important issues of the day. The Roger Tatarian Journalism Chair coordinates the symposia.
War Veteran's Oral History Project
Dr. Gary Rice, MCJ professor of print journalism, started the War Veterans’ Oral History Project in 2009-2010 and is the director of the project. The project gives veterans an opportunity to preserve their stories in their own words while students learn history from the people who made it. MCJ journalism lecturer Alice Daniel is the co-director.
In the fall 2010 semester, students conducted more than 80 interviews. This was the second semester for the project. The new interviews will be added to the first group, already cataloged and available to scholars, researchers and the public in the library's Special Collections Research Center.
Interviews with more than 50 veterans of conflicts from World War II through Iraq and Afghanistan were presented on Dec. 9, 2010 to the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno as part of the Central California War Veterans’ Oral History Project.
The veterans and the 28 mass communication and journalism students of Dr. Gary Rice's class who interviewed them were honored at a reception in the Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room of the library.
At the ceremony, Charlie Waters, state judge advocate of the American Legion, praised the project for bringing together veterans and students.
The project will continue in 2011, involving mass communication students as well as 15 students from the Smittcamp Family Honors College.
The oral histories — transcripts and audio recordings that meet accepted historical standards and guidelines — will be kept permanently in a special collection at the library.
Veterans include survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack and the Battle of the
Bulge and a bomber crew member, who was one of the first Americans to fly against a German-built jet during World War II. Other interviews are with former prisoners of war; participants in Korean War events like the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge and the POW riots at Koje-do; a Vietnam War bugler and soldiers involved in fierce fighting during the Tet Offensive; and several recent veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
“Every veteran has a story to tell, and our students are doing their part to ensure the stories get told,” Rice said.
The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism will host its 15th Annual Scholarship Reception in conjunction with the MCJ Alumni & Friends Hall of Fame event on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the MCJ TV Studio -- SA 172.
For more information the reception or scholarships, contact Prof. Betsy Hays, MCJ Scholarship Chair, at email@example.com.


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- Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s newest production car, the Model Y, at the Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California.
- Elon announced the base model compact SUV will cost $US39,000.
- Watch the video above to see some of the differences between the Model Y,Model 3, and Model X.
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Size of Individual Bead: Semi Graduated Wafers
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The colors are, of course, all natural. The hand cut variegated wafers are a classic Southwestern style. Each strand would make an excellent necklace with just a finishing touch of a clasp… or become the basis of something even more unique. American mined and processed.
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Days 10 – 11: Pattern, Witch, Snow, Tarot
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Pattern, Snow
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Witch, Tarot
Well sorry for not posting yesterday I had so much going on 🥰 and I decided to create this four prompts combination creating two drawings in one! I have combined the two days prompts and they worked out pretty good all together I hope you like my “The Moon” Tarot card and my magic Witch floating in a snow falling sky. I am sure that you can spot a pattern too and some witchy symbols, good ones not bad ones! Check my Instagram to see my short video so you can see all the gold and details! Here 🖤
❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #, brown #003. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves.
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober2019
❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery
❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available for pre-order as Limited and Open Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!
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Due to special reasons this year, many car developers have slowed down because of sluggish sales, but only one car company has not slowed down, and that is Kia Motors.
Currently, the company is working hard to develop new models. Especially Telluride, this model has been loved by the public since its introduction, and Kia will launch the new Sedona in the near future.
The two models mentioned above are of great significance to this developer, and Sedona is gaining popularity in the American market, even though Kia initially intends to promote SUVs in the American market. But Kia also intends to set foot in another area.
According to reliable sources, the company is developing pickup trucks. The reason for developing pickup trucks is to compete with other popular pickup trucks. In a discussion, the company’s chief operating officer said that we are talking about pickup trucks, double cabs, single cabs. This means that the company’s first pickup truck will be unveiled around 2022.
The company has decided to release pickup trucks and may announce more details in the near future.
Roland Rivero, a spokesperson for the developer’s product development supervisor, said at a press conference that we have not been allowed so far, but we are still negotiating and will work hard to reach it.
In this speech, ute was mentioned. This is the pickup truck to be launched. This model is built on a ladder-shaped chassis. It also has 7,700 pounds of traction.
Before the new car is released, more details will be announced.
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Royal Palm Beach condo investigation leads to indictments
An alleged mortgage fraud scheme that left a Royal Palm Beach community in ruin further unraveled this week with a criminal indictment brought against four South Florida residents, including a Miami attorney.
Federal charges unsealed Wednesday of conspiracy, bank fraud and illegal kickbacks, stem from condominium sales at the Kensington of Royal Palm Beach where investigators say hefty incentives to buyers were hidden from banks. Lenders funded an estimated $25 million in loans based on lies and falsified documents, the indictment states.
The Palm Beach Post published a series of stories about the Kensington in 2010 and 2011, investigating the bulk buy of 100 units by Miami-based Kensington Trust and its dubious high-priced flips that pushed 73 percent of the units into foreclosure.
The indictment against Eli Riesel, 32, of Miami Beach, Rashmi Airan-Pace, 42, of Miami, Jordana Ende Tobel, 34, of Boca Raton, and Florencio Luis Tezanos, 61, of Miami, follows the September arrests of two men who marketed the Kensington nationwide and helped create phony checks that made it look like buyers were putting down payments on units when they were not.
Ernesto Rodriguez and Jose Aller, both of Miami, pleaded guilty in October to one count each of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. They are scheduled to be sentenced June 13.
According to the April 10 indictment, Kensington buyers were offered incentives that included seller-paid closing costs and down payments, guaranteed rent, cash rebates and free condo dues for a specified period of time — none of which was disclosed to the lender.
The concealment led banks to award loans they may not have otherwise funded and inflated prices.
A Post analysis of bankruptcy records and public documents found Kensington purchases made in 2008 and 2009 by a 34-year-old Costco optician from San Diego who paid $913,000 for three units, an Oregon paper mill repairman who bought four units for $1.2 million, and a 38-year-old convicted drug trafficker who purchased five units for $1.68 million.
“When you have this kind of package deal where everyone is conspiring, it’s hard to really see it until it’s too late,” said Adam Seligman, an attorney who focuses on real estate with the Ward Damon law firm and reviewed the indictment. “And the banks back then were so hands off, as long as the appraisal came in and a buyer was breathing, they got the loan.”
Miami attorney David Oscar Markus is representing Airan-Pace, a lawyer who conducted closings on Kensington sales.
He said Friday that Airan-Pace is not a “fraudster.”
“She is a good person and good mother to her two young children,” Markus said. “I believe in her and look forward to the day in which she is vindicated.”
Jamie Benjamin, the attorney representing Tobel, said they were aware of the investigation but were surprised when Tobel was charged.
“She’s innocent of all the allegations,” Benjamin said. “There is no evidence against her.”
Riesel’s attorney, Ben Kuehne, said there was no wrongdoing in the Kensington sales. Riesel was the managing member of the Kensington Trust.
“The business was designed to provide good homes to real people and compete properly in the marketplace,” Kuehne said. “Eli is innocent and intends to defend against the accusations.”
Tezanos is in state custody after an April 10 arrest in Miami on an out-of-county warrant.
In addition to conspiracy and bank fraud charges, Tezanos is charged with accepting cash or other gifts worth $40,500 for processing the loan applications of Kensington buyers.
Airan-Pace, Tobel and Riesel have been released on $100,000 bonds.
The Kensington, located 6 miles west of Florida’s Turnpike off Southern Boulevard, was an apartment complex in 2005 when it was scooped up by a developer hoping to cash in on the condo conversion craze. As the real estate market began to crash, the developer sold its remaining units in early 2008 to Kensington Trust.
Kensington Trust began a nationwide marketing campaign to solicit buyers, some of whom purchased units sight unseen. Sales that followed were so highly priced that the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office contacted the FBI.
For example, a $1,500-square-foot unit sold in 2008 for $379,000. Within nine months, that unit was in foreclosure. It sold in May 2010 for $85,000. By that point, 65 percent of Kensington’s 167 units were delinquent on community association dues.
The confusing sales included one unit that was sold to two different buyers. The owner of record said she never closed the deal, while the man who was paying the mortgage didn’t have a deed recorded in public records.
Airan-Pace handled the sale to the woman who claims she never closed. In 2011, Airan-Pace reviewed her files at The Post’s request and said there was nothing out of the ordinary, noting that she had copies of a cashier’s check in the woman’s name for more than $60,000.
“I’m glad they are getting the bad actors off the street,” said Michael Kaiser, president of Kensington’s community association who bought his unit in 2006 for $235,900. “It’s much better here now. We have money in the bank, and we’re making improvements.”
Kaiser’s home, which has a total market value of $59,000, is one of just 19 units at the Kensington that are homesteaded, meaning the owner considers it the primary residence.
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Can I Sell my House if I Owe Back Taxes in Phoenix?
Let’s start by getting some background and definitions out of the way so you can sell your house in Phoenix quickly if you must and of course, we at Cash Now Homes buy houses cash all over Metro Phoenix regardless of their condition and or situation that you might find yourself in as the property owner. So this question is something that pops up every now and again (more often than I care to remember) so I thought I would discuss what I know through my Metro Phoenix real estate investment travels with my loyal readers and clients to include potential clients.
What is Real Estate and back taxes and how do they go hand in hand? Well for starters, if you as the property owner do not pay your federal, state or local taxes, you will find yourself in a very stressful situation and putting it quite bluntly, I would not recommend taking this specific avenue in life and better to be very clear and up front before you try to sell your house with a tax lien in Phoenix, Arizona. You don’t need the headaches so let’s start with what happens first.
So what is a tax lien? Glad you asked and more specifically a tax lien is when you have not paid the federal government what you owe them when it comes to taxes and the Internal Revenue Service also known as the much loved and respected IRS places a tax lien against your property. There’s nothing like a good old Federal tax lien on your house that just makes your eyes glaze over and makes you wonder how you got in this most precarious of situations. If you have this problem, Cash Now Homes will help you so no worries but let’s get back to one’s predicament when it comes to a nasty tax lien on your house. This normally occurs when an individual owes $5,000 dollars or more in taxes and once again, not recommended but it happens to good people each and every day due to mitigating circumstances called Life.
What’s the process that the tax liens occurs in and what steps are there so I can be aware? Great question so please see below for details.
The IRS Tax Lien folks have to follow a specific procedure so that the actual tax lien can be filed against the individual and owner of the property.
- The liability has to be evaluated for calculations sake for the property.
- A notice and actual demand for payment has to be served to the individual who owes the taxes.
- If this said individual fails to pay the tax which is owed within a stated amount of time upon receipt of the notice there will be serious repercussions.
Are there any good news here George? Glad you asked as there is a silver lining if you are the type of person that looks at life as an opportunity when chaos ensues. Come again George!! Ok, well in certain situations, you may find that it is much better to have an Internal Revenue Service tax lien on your house than say a municipal or state tax lien. This is not to say that this is going to be a walk in the park if you will but from what I have seen and heard from my professional network of fellow Metro Phoenix real estate investors is that the IRS is a bit more reasonable and willing to work with you when it comes to your back taxes and that is what I’ve noticed amongst some of the clients that I have had in the past that have faced these unwanted and nasty IRS tax liens.
Furthermore, since states and municipalities have much smaller governments, you can bet that they are going to be incredibly aggressive in getting their taxes paid by the individual who owes them and you don’t want to find yourself here at all.
First and foremost, you should pay off the state and municipality that you owe the taxes in as the IRS will give you more time as you now know because when the IRS file a federal tax lien against the individual who owes them back taxes, you will have time to work on some type of plan but remember with a federal tax lien against you, you can be absolutely assured that it will affect your cherished credit score that you absolutely protected until now and will definitely complicate one’s options when it comes to trying to finance a new house so good luck there and it just occurred to me (I want you to digest this information in small chunks as this specific situation is not very palatable in order to get a good grasp on the details) that I will need to write a Part Two for this article and continue explaining what can happen when it comes to having a tax lien in Arizona on your property.
Also, please remember that Cash Now Homes is on your side and will help you in your time of need if you need us so all you have to do is contact us and I look forward to seeing you come back for Part Two of this informative series as it pertains to tax liens on your house.
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Bicycle Charm Necklace w/ Stainless Steel Chain
Show off your love of cycling with this simple yet bold necklace. The chain is stainless steel and has a 2" extender.
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Amanda is a mother of three girls and maker of necklaces and cards. Her daughters are her inspiration for the messages included on the cards which accompany her jewelry; messages which inspire women. Her hope is that those who wear her jewelry feel beautiful inside and out.


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- Virtually any configuration up to 2GB can be reached using any combination of 256, 512MB and 1GB modules.
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Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
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Dr. Kenneth M. Tyler
K.M. Tyler et al. (2008) propose a quantitative method to measure differences between school and home experiences had by students of ethnic minority status and how such differences (cultural discontinuity) may affect psychological factors related to student achievement. Although study of cultural discontinuity has been applied to understanding African American, Asian American, Latino American, and Native American student populations, little attention has been given to the ways in which cultural discontinuity may manifest in the Appalachian American population. This study conceptualizes the socio-cultural conditions that would warrant such an investigation, establishing evidence from ten interview subjects of the presence of cultural values associated with Appalachian Americans from Eastern Kentucky. The interviewee evidence provides a necessary starting point for investigating regional culture and marginalization effects that may occur based on membership within the Appalachian American community.
Conner, Timothy W. II, "THE CULTURAL DISCONTINUITY HYPOTHESIS: AN APPALACHIAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY" (2013). Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. 11.

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Light of the World - Excerpts from writings of H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
The fourth human birth of Adi Shakti was as the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ. She incarnated in the Middle Eastern kingdom of Judea. In that life She did not marry and did not live like Radha who did not bring forth Her only son, Maha Vishnu, on this earth though She had created Him in the Body of the Virata in the Vaikuntha stage. It was as a virgin that Mary conceived Jesus Christ, the ninth Incarnation of Adi Vishnu. The greatness of this Incarnation cannot be adequately described in words but in the Devi Bhagawad there is a passage about Christ. It tells how He was born in heaven to Radha as Maha Vishnu, the only Son of the Virata. He is none other than Shri Ganesha, the symbol of eternal childhood.

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Prime Minister Erna Solberg will visit President Donald Trump in the White House on January 10th.
The White House confirms the visit in a press release on Wednesday.
Solberg and Trump have encountered earlier during international meetings, but it will be the first proper meeting between Solberg and Trump.
– The United States is important for Norway for security and commerce. Such a meeting gives us the opportunity to promote our view of open world trade and the importance of working together internationally to solve climate challenges, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
– President Trump looks forward to exchanging views on the bilateral ties between the United States and Norway, and how jointly to advance regional and global security, and economic prosperity. The President and Prime Minister will discuss shared defense and security goals within NATO and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, as well as trade and investment between the United States and Norway, writes The White House.

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Being gay in India ain’t easy. As we’ve seen, the former British colony refuses to shed Section 377, the anachronistic law banning homosexuality. Well, the issue came up this weekend over at India’s NDTV, where journo Revati Laul offers readers a little look at India’s lavender set. And it’s lots of confusing…
Among Laul’s subjects, you’ll find a transexual by the name of Sylvie. According to Laul, “[Sylvie] was once gay and then decided to undergo a sex change and completely transform into a woman”. So, does that make Sylvie hetero? We don’t mean to be insensitive, but we can’t keep trans sexuality straight.
Laul goes on to quote UNAIDS consultant Ashok Row Kavi (pictured), who sees the gay rights struggle as more than just a quest for rights. It’s a quest for a multiplicity of social structures:
I would surely like to adopt and I have considered it several times in my last relationship. Doesn’t everyone deserve the right to have a family? Doesn’t everyone deserve the right to be happy?
The gay-lesbian movement has to challenge patriarchy. It has to do a lot of challenges. I call it the cutting edge of new social systems. Because gay men and women are going to evolve new social patterns. Why can’t five different generations of men live under one roof?
Um, we understand what Kavi’s saying, but wouldn’t having five generations of men under one roof still be patriarchal? A man would, after all, be leading. Unless, of course, in this new queer world, there’s no law and order.


Four people were arrested on drug charges Thursday following a raid on a North Transit Street residence in Lockport, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
The search warrant was executed by the Niagara County Drug Task Force and assisted by the Niagara County Emergency Response Team. During the search, investigators seized over half an ounce of crack cocaine, scales and packaging materials, according to the Sheriff's Office.
In addition, $1,744 in cash was seized, the Sheriff's Office said.
Arrested were Barbara D. Meyers, 60; Sheldon W. Allen Sr., 42; Joshua D. Coney, 31; and James P. Fontana, 29. The Sheriff's Office declined to release information about where each resided at the time of their arrest.
All four were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a quantity greater than 500 mg, the Sheriff's Office said.
They were all arraigned in Lockport Town Court and held in lieu of $2,500 bail, according to the Sheriff's Office.


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Lampedusa is quiet for visitors in the winter but still very beautiful. This restaurant seemed to be busy for takeaways and our pizza were fresh and tasted good. We enjoyed a very pleasant bottle of wine and the bill was reasonable.
I ate one night at this pizzeria, one of the few places open in December. Food was ok, staff average, neither friendly nor unfriendly. It lacks a proper atmosphere, and it was much too expensive in cosideration of the quality of the food.
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Beauregard, Vernon Health Units offering Shot for $100 incentive
The Beauregard Parish Health Unit and the Vernon Parish Health Unit are offering the incentive program Shot for $100 for All Y'all.
Anyone who receives their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a participating community- based testing site.
The incentive program is available now through Oct 30.
The program is available for anyone 12 and older.
The incentive program is only available at these sites being supported by the Louisiana National Guard while supplies last:
Beauregard Parish Health Unit
216 Evangeline Street
Open Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00 pm
Vernon Parish Health Unit
406 Fertitta Boulevard
Open Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00 pm.
The incentive is for first time vaccinated individuals only.

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There are a variety of ways a total hip replacement surgery can be performed these days. While every procedure ultimately involves making an incision and removing the patient’s deteriorating hip and replacing it with an artificial device, some doctors will make an anterior incision, some will cut along the side, some will cut through the muscle, while others will move the muscle. There is now a special table that doctors can use to give them better access to the site of procedure, and in some cases, doctors will use computers to make the map the site and even robots to perform the actual surgery.
While the proponents of every one of these techniques obviously claims that their procedure is the best, a recent report outlined in News Medical looks at the results following various techniques to see which one actually has better results in the various cases.
The study is being performed at hospital that specializes in joint surgery and uses what researchers are calling a portable gait analysis device to see how well the surgery works. Researchers will take measurements to learn how a patient walks both before and after surgery and determine the degree to which a patient’s gait has improved as a result of having a total hip replacement.
Researchers say that there is research on the effects of anterior and posterior approaches, but there is no research on the outcomes of robotic hip replacement procedures, and there is also no research that compares the outcomes of all of these methods. While the study size is obviously quite small, it will give doctors and researchers a chance to know what procedure does actually offer the best chance of success.
In the case of a total hip replacement procedure, there are various ways to measure what it means to have a successful outcome. The first and foremost way to measure success is to see if the device fits properly and there is no partial or even total device failure. These devices are meant to be durable and last for 10 to 15 years on average, but they will not last forever. However, if a device becomes loose or fails in a few years after being implanted, there are serious problems, and the patient will likely require a second or even third surgery and this will result in a great deal of pain and suffering and additional time away from work, and this can result in additional lost wages.
While a perfectly designed device can fail as result of over-exertion on the part of the patient, a total failure is more likely to be the result of a defectively designed hip such as the Pinnacle ASR manufactured by DePuy, which is a major manufacturer of artificial hip implants.
This particular artificial hip implant used an all metal construction that resulted in grinding that causes shavings of metal to be released into the patient’s bloodstream. In some cases, these shards have been shown to cause a serious medical condition known as metalosis, which is infection in the blood.
Call the Boston Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers for a free and confidential appointment — (617) 777-7777.
Study to evaluate outcomes of different hip replacement techniques using mobile gait analysis system, July 8, 2016, News-Medical
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Phoenix Sun Slot Review
The Phoenix Sun slot machine is a modern video slot by the famous Swedish mobile game development studio Quickspin Gaming. Among players, this brand inspires trust as the company adheres to best practices of Responsible Gaming, is regularly audited by third parties and provides most trustworthy slots with high player-wise preconditions. This particular slot is not an exception.
Since its release in mid-December, 2016, this game represents a new look on traditional slots with functionality and opportunities heavily extended for the sake of process’ fun.
With 5 reels and 243 pay lines, it is claimed to come with a house edge of 3.92% and a return-to-player (from now on, RTP) rating of 96.08%. A slot enthusiast could say that this is far not the highest feature among Quickspin slot games (for example, 97.07% RTP for Sticky Bandits), however this is still a very good figure. With a volatility labeled as medium, the game can bring surprises and ramble the player through sudden twists of events, fact cherished by many players.
The slot explores the beloved Ancient Egypt topic. Players and people in general, love the atmosphere of mysticism, ancient knowledge, the spirit of discovery that is associated with the beautiful world of Ancient Egypt, pyramids and Sphinxes. Phoenix Sun features great graphics and 3D animations that are surprising players even today, half a decade after the game’s release. All symbols, in game controls and the gaming environment in general is greatly styled. The quality of audio and OSTs is beyond any praise as well. Soundtracks greatly support the atmosphere and help focus on the exciting gaming process. Essentially, this is the second successful attempt of this provider in exploring this plot, first being the Crystal Queen.
The game allows betting from 0.25 to 100 US dollars per bet, and may bring the lucky player a win of 1 649x multiplication of the stake on bet. An interesting feature of the game is the 7 776 Ways to Win, this is how such a high resulting award becomes possible as the game does not use multipliers in the way, and most players are accustomed to it. Yet, the logic is the same. The layout, as already mentioned above, is very attractive, and starts with a grid with 7 776 ways to win to offer the player a standard set of symbols and 2 main bonuses features.
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2009 was the first time and last time that I was spotting at london heathrow...747 was the king! Nowadays 777 and 787 are "kings"...of course you can see some A380....and another birds...
Ruanway In use was 09L. When this runway is in use normaly it didn't change...sometimes some airplanes land on runways 09R on peak time but the majority lands on the 09L. I only lost the Qatar A380 :-(

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