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Basurero is happy to announce that it will be having its Saskatchewan Premiere at the Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA) 2021, on August 10-14, 2021.
The Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA) Foundation Inc. is a non-profit cultural arts organization. Our five-day International Film Festival supports and highlights Saskatchewan filmmakers, hosts masterclasses, industry talks, and special events to encourage visiting filmmakers and local filmmakers to connect and learn from one another. RIFFA’s robust international program seeks to build community capacity in the cinematic arts to encourage inclusion, human connection, innovation, and self-expression through storytelling. RIFFA strongly encourages stories with a unique point of view and critical perspectives that can create positive social change and empower marginalized communities.
You can get more information about virtual tickets here for about screenings and panel discussions: https://www.goelevent.com/riffa/Pass/Sale
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We are thrilled to be sharing that Basurero is an Official Selection at the prestigious L.A. Shorts International Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary this coming JULY 2021.
The LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest short film festivals in the world. The festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Celebrating 25 years, LA Shorts is the longest-running short film festival in Los Angeles.
LA Shorts alumni directors include Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Paul Haggis, Shane Black, Jason Reitman, John Woo, Tony Scott, David Lynch, Joe Carnahan, Louis D’Esposito, Terry Gilliam, Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson, Vin Diesel, Hilary Swank, Demi Moore, Courteney Cox, Jessica Biel, Kirsten Dunst, Luke Wilson, Ralph Macchio, Ricky Gervais and many more.
You can get more information about the festival through its website.
Get updates about Basurero by liking, sharing, and following our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram @basurerofilm.
Basurero is back home in the Philippines, via Bakunawa 7. It is one of the closing films at this year’s pioneering Bakunawa Cinema of the Young.
The closing films will start streaming for FREE during these playdates (Philippine time):
► BASURERO (May 30, 2021, SUN, 7 PM)
► NO DOGS ALLOWED (May 27, 2021, THU, 7 PM)
► HUROP-HUROP KAN KAPADAGUSAN KAN AGI-AGI KAN GAMGAM NA ADARNA (May 31, 2021, MON, 7 PM)
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Basurero screens in Athens, Greece this summer. It is in the official competition at the 13th Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival, this coming June 2-9, 2021.
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival is run by Kyklos, a nonprofit organization based in Athens whose purpose is to promote actions relating to cinema and public awareness of environmental issues. ‘Kyklos’ in Greek means cycle and the vision of the cycle is the respect for fundamental rights including freedom equal opportunities and cultural diversity.
An annual festival held in Greece since 2007. Providing a showcase for the work of new filmmakers from around the world and promoting the diversity and richness of the short film.
Screenings of short films from Greece and abroad as well as audiovisual events, lectures, masterclasses, exhibitions, and live concerts. The quality of its screenings, lectures, exhibitions has managed to make it a reference point for cinephiles, filmmakers, professionals, and new artists.
The festival aims to travel across borders to develop a spirit of friendship and cooperation with international festivals and filmmakers from all over the world.
Like and follow our social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram @basurerofilm to get the latest updates about Basurero.
Liz Henlein, Creative Director of Filmmaking and Cinematography at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), interviewed Direk Eileen Cabiling last January 13, 2021, for NYFA’s The 20/20 Series. They were joined by NYFA faculty, staff, and students, as well as special guests from all over the globe.
Hinlein created the virtual pop-up event, to allow us to have intimate conversations with creative visionaries, and talk about their craft and artistry.
NYFA thanked Direk Eileen for discussing Basurero with their global community, and for sharing what it means to be an activist filmmaker.
Basurero is proud to have been part of the 5th Madrid Film & Human Rights Festival, held December 4-13, 2020. It was held online this year, due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
With a program of more than 60 films in competition, this 5th edition consists of a Consolidated Jury, the Madrid Film and Human Rights Festival is proposed as a platform to disseminate Human Rights and the Culture of Peace, through cinematographic works, that inspire debate and reflection, that provide tools to observe, analyze and understand complex realities.
The objectives of the Festival are to promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a declaration proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in Paris on December 10, 1948, in its Resolution 217 A (III):
“Considering also essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims this UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common ideal for which all peoples and nations should strive, so that both individuals and institutions, Taking constant inspiration from it, promote, through teaching and education, respect for these rights and freedoms, and ensure, through progressive national and international measures, their universal and effective recognition and application, both among the peoples of the Member States. as among those of the territories placed under its jurisdiction. “
Basurero is honored to have been selected for the 9th San Luis Potosi International Film Festival (International Short Film Contest), to be held in San Luis, Mexico, from December 2 to 9, 2020.
The esteemed members of the Jury for this year’s competition include actress Pricila Lepe (“Malintzin, the story of an enigma”, 2019; “The Dragon, the Return of a Warrior”, 2019), and writer-director Alex Kahuam, (“Red Light”, 2020; “So, you want to be a gangster?”, 2014).
The festival aims to promote cinematography as an art and to create an inclusive dialogue between the general public and film creators. By opening a plural space between Mexico and the world, it also seeks to present new trends in cinematography, while increasing public interest in the Potosi film industry.
For more information, please visit www.ficslp.mx. You may also email firstname.lastname@example.org.
“I really want Filipinos to know what they deserve. I want Filipinos to know what other people deserve and that for me is education, having access to basic needs, having access to a home, having access to Internet, nowadays especially di ba? And we have to care about people.”
– Jericho Rosales
Our lead actor, Jericho Rosales, shared his heart and personal views in his interview with Yong Chavez, for ABS-CBN Hollywood. Echo, as he is fondly called by friends, discussed how he was familiar with the struggles faced by Bong, his character in Basurero. He intimated his humble beginnings where he took on all kinds of jobs, from being a driver, a service crew, and even working in a fish market, just to be able to provide for his family. He is grateful for the opportunity that show business has given him and hinted that he might be visiting LA early next year for a project.


Okay, let us go into the article step by step. When humans first invented the wheel, it was mainly to transport food (animal bodies they hunted). And as time went, the wheel was employed in bullock carts to move from one place to another. Then the Industrial Revolution happened in England, as a result of which wheels in spinning factories became popular. In this article, let us focus on artificial intelligence in motorbike manufacturing.
Now, in 2010 to 2010, another industrial revolution is happening, and it is with computers and other technologies. To be precise, several new technologies have occupied centra space, their names being machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics and internet of things.
Who has not heard of Harley Davidson, the famous bike? Now the bike’s manufacturers are making use of artificial intelligence and other technologies in their marketing strategy. In combination with the AI firm, Algorithm, it increased revenue by targeting specific audiences and initiating the call of action in the minds of customers.
Artificial Intelligence in Bike Manufacturing
Bike manufacturing involves manual labor. There are still some bike companies which make use of human workers to assemble the motorcycles. Now, did you remember the assembly line found by Henry Ford for his cars? Yes, machines and equipment have come, but still, people assemble bikes. Usually, to build a bike, you need a team of five to six persons.
But what if a problem comes up? That is where you need experienced hands? If a simple problem arises, then the veteran mechanics solve the problem with their experience. But there are times when a problem does not get solved. And unless recorded in the database of knowledge tool, then the entire team has to work out a solution. Now, if all the problems had got stored in the knowledge tool, and the same problem occurred after a decade, then the management, by means of the AI tool can look into the solution, and solve the problem in quick time. In this article, this aspect can be termed as the first benefit of Artificial intelligence in motorbike manufacturing.
Does bike manufacturing make use of dangerous work? Yes. The personnel had to weld certain iron parts and usually, these jobs will be repetitive. If AI has been implemented, it can take care of these manual dangerous jobs that do not require intervention or human assistance.
Motorbike And Emotions
Ask a bike rider of the value of his bike. He will promise that the bike is always and will remain his first loving, ever-loving girlfriend. Now, if only the bike has emotions and can listen to his feelings. Is this possible? Companies such as Kawasaki and BMW have made it possible. Now, their bikes strive to improve the safety of the riders and make the experience more excellent.
But there is a disadvantage also. The press has so far been one-sided. The media has always focused on self-driving cars, electric driver cars and AI manned cars, but they have given scant attention to motorcycle technology.
The bike giant, Kawasaki has already announced that the future bikes from its stable will feature on Natural Language Dialogue System. In other words, the bike will have enough technical information to adjust to the preferences as well as riding habits of your calibre. Based on your body language, and the way you handle the accelerator and other parts, the bike will get to know your intentions and emotions. Without a doubt, can’t you call it as the best example of artificial intelligence in the motorbike manufacture industry?
One Rider Bike
There is one aspect which every bike rider loves to hear. If you are one, you can share anything in your world, apart from family members and yes, of course, your bike. Being a bike lover, you can never lend your bike to another. These bikes are called as one-rider bikes. Yes, you know the reasons for every sound that the bike makes.
Now, the same concept has been applied to bikes of the future. Based on your riding skills and style, the bike will very soon develop a rhythm and ensure a range of settings to improve the performance. No wonder, will your safety level get increased but operating the motorbike will also get easier.
These changes are easier to read. But when the times get for implementation, then Kawasaki has to take more factors in its consideration such as brakes, suspension, and acceleration settings. But yes, the changes will definitely come in the riding experience.
We have focused on the Kawasaki motorbike. Now let us see what the BMW has to offer. It has the Vision Next 100 concept which has the system to keep the bike always upright on every situation. It will also include the Visor Glasses, that can give you every information about road conditions and bike performance. In combination with the Digital Companion system, it can make adjustments to enhance your riding experience and the safety of the bike.
The bikes from Kawasaki to BMW can bring a change in the relationships between man as well as motorcycles.
Technological innovations have always brought out the best in any industry. Now, bike manufacturing companies are competing with each other to implement AI in their units. Through this step, they want to gain an advantage over their competitors. And the changes have not happened only in motorbike manufacturing, but also in other sectors concerning this industry. Shall we take a case study?
Imagine you are in Bangalore. You use a bike to commute to the office. Now, on the way to the office, your bike gets punctured. Instead of pulling the bike to the nearest destination, you download the app of the best home maintenance company which provides breakdown bike assistance in Bangalore. Now while placing the request on phone via the call, you do not know if the discussion is with a chatbot or human. The responses will be apt and to the point. So Artificial intelligence has even stepped into the bike customer care service sector. And more benefits are about to come. Let us wait for the best!


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I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.
I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.
I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.
I try to find stories that I would think that everyone would find interesting, and just a good entertaining story, and then if I can find a story that has a raison d'etre behind it that I feel is important then that's the best for me.
When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven.
Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.
Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.
But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves.
But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.
When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.
Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.
When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.
We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.
We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.
The eradication of anti-personnel mines around the world is one of the most important tasks facing the international community.
It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.
In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.
I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.
I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?
I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.
Betrayal... is my favorite subject.
I work with a lot of movie stars.
The album for Fiddler really took off. I think it was a combination of John Williams and the score. It was a very classy big album.
I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.
I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.
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As the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in a given county, the sheriff is often the go-to person in matters of crime. But out of the thousands of sheriffs across the county, few are well-known – perhaps the best example of a sheriff with name recognition is Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona.
Here in Wicomico County, though, Sheriff Mike Lewis has been known in the law enforcement community for a number of years as an expert and sought-after instructor in drug interdiction, allegedly so much so that smugglers take pains to avoid traveling through the county on U.S. 13, the preferred north-south alternative to Interstate 95 through Virginia and Maryland. Yet Lewis is also becoming more well-known to the public at large as a leader for Second Amendment rights, such as this speech last week (h/t Andrew Padula at Eyes for the Prize):
It’s worthy of noting all six Sheriffs represented there hail from the Eastern Shore. But the ringleader of the group is Lewis, and some may be wondering if he has his sights on a higher office.
Lewis was first elected Sheriff in 2006, defeating three other candidates in the Republican primary and handily dispatching Democrat Kirk Daugherty in the general election. Even though he wasn’t my initial choice, Mike has done a good enough job that no one bothered to challenge him in 2010 and he received the highest vote total of all those running. Nor is Lewis a stranger to the harsh glare of the spotlight after the abduction and murder of Sarah Foxwell made national headlines in December 2009.
But now he’s making waves for taking a stand for the Second Amendment, testifying against the effort of the state to dramatically restrict private ownership of certain weapons. The front page of the Wicomico Sheriff Department’s webpage makes this plain.
And while Lewis is quoted as noting, “I represent 100,000 people in this county and if (testifying and speaking at the protest) causes me to lose the next election than (sic) so be it,” the chances of him losing an election in this county for Sheriff reside in the neighborhood between slim and none, and slim is packing up for a move.
So the real question is whether this is a prelude to a higher office or not? Let’s face it: at the age of 48, Lewis could easily spend another two productive decades as the Wicomico County Sheriff if he wanted to. It’s doubtful Democrats would bother to put up a serious challenger to the popular incumbent, who succeeded longtime Sheriff Hunter Nelms after the latter’s 22 years in the post, mainly as a Democrat.
There’s always been a rumbling beneath the surface, though, that Lewis could be interested in a higher office, particularly County Executive. But it’s not unknown for law enforcement officers to become legislators either, as freshman Delegate Mike McDermott of Worcester County was a longtime member of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department. Lewis also happens to live in a newly created legislative district with no incumbent – the Democrats’ redistricting scheme placed current Delegate Norm Conway in a different single-member district and placed two Republican Delegates, Charles Otto and the aforementioned McDermott, in the same single-member district. So the new District 38C has no apparent favorite; however, the majority of its population lives in Worcester County. But in raising his profile, Lewis may be gaining name recognition there.
But could Lewis deal with the legislative grind? Certainly he has to remain popular with voters to keep his job, but barring a scandal of the sort which would equate to the old saw about being found in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, Lewis should be able to hold on to his office for a couple decades and I think that’s where he will stay. His recent bully pulpit, though, has been quite useful in changing the narrative that law enforcement is behind restrictive gun control.


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The Music Box is a returning feature from Five Nights At Freddy's 2. You must wind it up so the music box doesn't go off and the Marionette doesn't get hostile. This game mechanic is used with Chica as well.
Ultimate Custom Night
If do you use a Death Coin in the kitchen when Marionette is on, the Music Box will instantly go up since Marionette is gone. Chica gets agitated if the same music repeats, and if she stops making noise you have to go to the Kitchen camera and change the music before she gets out of the Kitchen and jumpscares you.
A List of Music Box Songs:
Swan Lake (Featured in FNAF 3 Minigames) -Credit to SadBoiInc. for providing the audio
Grandfather Clock (Featured in FNAF 2 Puppet's Music Box) -Credit to The Puppet Master for providing the audio
Serenade (featured in FNaF 3 shadow bonnie minigame) -Credit to M&S entertainment
for providing the audio
toreador march (featured in FNaF 1 freddy's power out theme) -Credit for M&S entertainment for providing the audio
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FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham’s Health Department issued COVID fines to Dollar General and Ropa Laundry in Framingham in November, according to Framingham Health Director Sam Wong.
On November 23, the City of Framingham issued $300 fines for violating the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 re-opening orders.
Dollar General at 208 Waverly Street was fined $300 on November 23. As of today, it has yet to be paid.
Ropa Laundry at 158 Union Avenue was fined $300 on November. The fine was paid that day.
The Governor issued a series of orders for a phased reopening of workplaces and establish mandatory health and safety standards to address COVID-19 that all enterprises must adopt on reopening to protect workers, customers, and the public.
Businesses that failed to adhere to the standards are subject to a $300 fine.
The City said the two businesses above violated order #43.


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A fortnight can be a very, very long time in politics. The plasticity of British politics has become mesmerising. A no-deal Brexit on 31st October, which for a moment looked all but inevitable, now seems to have melted into air. Sometimes, it is easy to become despondent when faced with the brutal immorality of vicious ideologues and moneyed elites. But despair is what the right-wing cabal in power want to engineer. Fortunately, nothing is completely pre-ordained in the world of human affairs.
The extremism of the Johnson regime seems matched only by its incompetence. Both unlovely features have been on gruesome display over the last two weeks as the government’s limbs twitch from crisis to crisis.
On 28th August, Johnson dragged the Queen into politics by getting her to suspend Parliament in order to force a no-deal Brexit on a recalcitrant country and legislature. This prompted a fractious Rebel Alliance to unite around a ‘Stop the Coup’ bill to force Johnson to request a delay in leaving the European Union (EU). The reward for the 21 Conservative MPs who found the backbone to stand up for democracy was to be expelled — the biggest cull ever in the world’s oldest party. In subsequent days, the PM’s brother, Jo and his Work and Pensions Secretary have also quit, saying they had to put the nation before family and party.
Lashing out, the Prime Minister then threatened to defy the new directive – ripping up the rule of law. On Monday, 7th September, he tried to force an early general election, only to be defeated yet again. Then on Wednesday, the highest court in Scotland declared that Johnson had broken the law by suspending Parliament – the ‘improper purpose of stymieing Parliament’. His excuse that the ‘proroguing’ was to allow more time to pursue his domestic policy agenda was exposed again as another transparent lie. The Supreme Court will make the final decision next week.
Some of the Johnson crew have ‘fessed up that they, like the other Brexit Party, are simply salivating for a no-deal Brexit. But his squirming cabinet have parroted the line that by making a no-deal more credible, ‘Brussels will cave in, and give us what we want’. This frankly preposterous position was rather undermined when Dominic Cummings, Tsar Johnson’s Rasputin, was caught admitting that the negotiations with Europe were a ‘sham’. A ruse designed to give the pretence of negotiation while simply running down the clock to Hallowe’en.
Backstory to the Irish backstop
The negotiations fairy tale was spun again on Johnson’s trip to Dublin, but Irish PM Leo Varadkar shredded this nonsense. In Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, the Irish backstop is the insurance policy that would keep a frictionless border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland if no other agreement has been made in the transition period. Effectively the North would remain in the customs union and single market.
This ignited the furore of the hard Brexiters who voted three times against the deal. Their reward for such disloyalty was not expulsion, but promotion into the cabinet.
For me, the Irish backstop is personal. My wife is Irish, and our family spends a lot of time in the Republic. Like most comprehensive school kids of my generation, I learned almost nothing about Ireland in history lessons. The Tudors and Hitler, yes, ad nauseum. Cromwell’s massacres and the famine, no. Although our lessons were frequently interrupted by IRA bomb scares (especially near exam time), the causes of the Troubles themselves went unanalysed.
I have been reluctant to write about the Irish backstop because its elimination would make Theresa’s May’s deal even more awful, not less. Great Britain would still be out of the planet’s biggest single market, even if the backstop kicked in. This would increase trade costs with our closest European neighbours, reducing our incomes – so less money on public services, higher prices and tax hikes.
The row over the Irish backstop reveals so much about the idiocy of Brexit, both practically and symbolically. A hard Brexit creates an effective border in the seas around Britain, but this is more opaque than in Ireland where the 310-mile land border will become solidified in steel and concrete.
A hard border on the island of Ireland destroys the Good Friday Agreement, which detoxified the bleeding sore of the Troubles. This is why the leader of the US House of Representatives has promised to veto any UK-US trade deal that creates a hard border. Brexit stirs up this centuries’ old violent conflict again, just as the project to destroy the EU will stir up old enmities again across the continent. The vision of the EU has been to bind warring tribes together so that we fight over fish quotas instead of bloody fields and Lebensraum. Boris Johnson’s jingoism reflects both ignorance of Ireland’s history and contempt for her people.
Solutions to the Irish border issue?
How can an Irish hard border be prevented? There is of course, no technological solution – this has been explored in excruciating detail over the last three years. Stopping Brexit would be the best solution – there was no understanding of this problem during the referendum, except perhaps in Northern Ireland itself, which voted to remain. At the very least, democracy demands that the people should be allowed a vote on what form Brexit might take. It cannot be repeated too often, that there is no mandate for a no-deal Brexit. This was not on the referendum and its odds were ‘a million to one’ (Boris Johnson).
One simple solution is for the UK to leave the EU but stay in customs union and single market, so there would be no need for border checks. This is perfectly compatible with leaving the EU (Turkey is likely to be outside the EU indefinitely, but it is in the customs union; Norway is in the single market). This seems to be the Labour Party’s approach. Given the country was split down the middle for the referendum, this kind of soft Brexit would have seemed a natural settlement. There was no reaching out by Theresa May, however, just the empty rhetoric of “no deal is better than a bad deal”, the rope with which her Taliban wing eventually hung her with.
If one is hell-bent on leaving the customs union, then the island of Ireland could stay in the customs union and the rest of the UK could leave it. But this crosses yet another ‘red line’ of Brexiters — that there can be no trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Although it is fine for the Northern Irish to keep abortion and gay marriage illegal, a tariff is, apparently, an ethical step too far. Of course, now that Johnson’s slender majority has dissolved, he might be tempted to sacrifice his pact with the Democratic Unionist Party to push Brexit through.
The British position now seems to be that the UK should be able to decide unilaterally when to create a hard border in Ireland, regardless of what the Irish or rest of the EU want. As David McWilliams put it, ‘Part of the new British approach has been a relentless campaign to paint itself as the victim of Irish inflexibility, simultaneously emboldened by a Rule Britannia assurance that Ireland can, and will, be brought to heel. This unstable combination of whingeing victimhood twinned with pompous self-regard has characterised much of Britain’s negotiations thus far.’
So, there is no solution if the Brexiters want to keep all their red lines. There is nothing the EU can really do, except to capitulate to the UK and let it erect a hard border at will. But the EU will not do this. It was created in large part to allow smaller countries to stand up to larger ones. Nationalism means that the biggest and militarily strongest countries can push around the smaller ones, which is why populists like Trump are so keen to rip up the rulebook on international organisations like the WTO and NATO.
England has bullied Ireland for centuries, and the dissolution of the EU would enable Johnson and his Eton chums to return to business as usual. The difference now is that Ireland is one of 28 nations in the club and the EU can say: ‘No, you’re not alone – we’ve got your back’. And this is why the EU will stand up for Ireland. Because the point of the club is that our countries are stronger together than picked off apart.
Wise heads have long told me that a People’s Vote is highly improbable. But as that well-known political scientist Sherlock Holmes once said, ‘When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth’.
We are exhausting all the other paths. Brexiters will eventually realise the only way to get their beloved dream, though, is to ask the people if, now that they have a better idea of what it really means, they still really want it.
I believe the people will say “no thanks”. But for God’s sake, surely democracy demands that we have the final say.
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Indiana Governor Portrait Artist: Jacob Cox (1810 - 1892) - Noble
Artist, Indiana Governors' Portrait Collection
Noah Noble (1794-1844)
Governor of Indiana
December 7, 1831 - December 6, 1837
Artist: Jacob Cox, American, 1810-1892
oil on canvas, 36 x 29 (91.5 x 73.7)
THE PORTRAIT of Noah Noble is another of Jacob Cox's studio and raises the same queries regarding date and derivation as does the portrait of Ray. Like the Ray portrait, the portrait of Noah Noble was painted early in the artist's career, before 1840. (1)
The paintings are strikingly similar in the pose of the subject, the facial expression and the self-conscious, inflexible method of rendering. Although lacking his technical ability at this point in his career, Cox infused the portraits with enough variety to reflect the very different personalities of the sitters. Noah Noble was a handsome, prepossessing man, and Cox had invested his portrait with refinement and grace. The use of clear, pastel tints and detailed attention to delicate background effects such as the quill pen, vine-like foliage, and gold tablecloth trim are befitting the governor's urbane manner. Like the portrait of Ray, this painting probably remained in the possession of the artist until it was acquired by the state in 1869.
Jacob Cox was born near Philadelphia in 1810, and his youth was spent in Philadelphia and in Washington, Pennsylvania. When he was about twenty years old, he went by boat, with his bride and his brother, from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati.
In 1833, they came to Indianapolis, where the brothers established a stove, tinware, and coppersmith business. Jacob had displayed some talent for art in his boyhood days, but he was persuaded to take up a more practical trade and was discouraged from taking instruction in drawing and painting. The tinware establishment was very successful here, but Jacob found his eagerness to paint overshadowing his interest in business, and spare moments given to sketching and reading art books multiplied until painting became the dominant interest of his life.
He opened a studio in Indianapolis in 1835 and began his long career as an Indiana painter, which was interrupted by a short stay in Cincinnati in 1842. His reputation grew rapidly, and within a few years he became the leading artist of Indianapolis, receiving many important commissions and attracting to his studio most of the art students of the period. He retained his popularity until his death in 1892.
(1) For more detailed information on Jacob Cox, see Wilbur D. Peat, Paintings by Jacob Cox - A Retrospective Exhibition of Work by and Early Indianapolis Artist, (ex. cat.) Indianapolis, John Herron Art Museum, November 8-30, 1941.
Source: Peat, Wilbur D. Portraits and Painters of the Governors of Indiana 1800-1978. Revised, edited and with new entries by Diane Gail Lazarus, Indianapolis Museum of Art. Biographies of the governors by Lana Ruegamer, Indiana Historical Society. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1978.

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Broads of Broadway
Auditions & Rehearsals
SHOW: Broads of Broadway
CREATED & DIRECTED BY: Ally Shore
ORIGINAL SHOW MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BY: Kim Vetterli
PRODUCED BY: ProArts Playhouse
Imagine if Elaine Stritch, Ethel Merman, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Faith Prince and Angela Lansbury got together in a bar to talk about life? These wonderful ‘broads’ brought the edge and humor to some of Broadway’s greatest musicals would have plenty of ‘unfiltered’ opinions on a number of topics. And of course, they would make those opinions known…through song.
ALL ARE OPEN and will receive remuneration. The director is seeking female-identifying and nonbinary actors, ages 18 and up. Seeking actors of all ethnicity. All character ages are stage-ages and are flexible.
Feel free to contact us with any questions or accommodation requests: ProArts Playhouse 808-463-6550; [email protected]
ProArts Playhouse 1280 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753 on the Makai side of Azeka Plaza
DATE & TIME
Saturday, January 21, 2023
12:00pm – 4:30pm: 15 minute slots
WHAT TO BRING
- Bartender (Swing/Understudy)
WHAT TO PREPARE
MUSIC: Please prepare at least 24 bars of any of the songs listed below, or any song that would be appropriate for the women listed above. If you choose to perform a non listed song, please forward your sheet music at least 2 days prior to the audition, or bring a pre-recorded track.
*Before the audition, we will be providing recorded tracks for the songs below. Once you have signed up, expect to receive an email link to the tracks within the next couple of weeks.
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Here’s To The Ladies
- Little Girls
- Anything Goes
- Maybe This Time
- Oh My Man I Love Him So
- Time Heals Everything
- Everything’s Coming Up Roses
- I’m Still Here
ACTING: Please be prepared to tell us a story…any story, personal, funny, honest. Keep it about 2-3 minutes.
If call-backs prove necessary, details will be provided.
Tracks will be provided soon after the auditions. All performers will be expected to work on their music tracks on their own and with our Musical Director (meetings can be set per available schedules of performer and musical director) during February & early March. The plan is to know all music before full cast rehearsals begin.
March 11th through April 1st: Full cast rehearsals at ProArts. Please note in most cases the entire cast will be called for all rehearsal days. We hope to work no more than 3-4 days a week during the rehearsal period. Our hope is to tighten this schedule.
April 8-12 Tech Week
April 13 Preview
LIKELY REHEARSAL TIMES
Once dates are determined, although variations may happen depending on the actors’ availability:
- Evenings 6:00pm – 9:30pm and Saturdays 11:00am – 3:00pm
- Day rehearsals are possible if that suits the actors’ and director’s schedules.
- Tech rehearsals, particularly cue-to-cue, will be longer, but will never go past 11pm.
ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. A secondary space in either Kihei or Wailuku may be used at times.
Please verify your availability for all performances and list any conflicts for potential rehearsals. Conflicts beyond April 10th are not possible.
9 performances between April 14th and April 29th, 2023 (With potential added performances on Thursdays at 7:30pm)
- Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
- Sundays at 2:00pm
The final rehearsal of tech week on Thursday, April 13th will be a “preview” performance with a small invited audience. This audience will be instructed that “holds” and tech fixes may still occur during this performance.
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How does a city come to be? Logic dictates that a city should be formed where there are resources or perhaps a body of water. Another way, long romanticized, is that of the community that springs up along a railroad track. Conway, Arkansas is just such a place.
This city is also known for its higher education. It also possesses one of the most diverse economies in the U.S., low unemployment, an educated workforce and the recent discovery of natural gas. Business in Focus spoke with Jamie Gates, Senior Vice President of the Conway Development Corporation, to find out more.
Conway can trace its roots back to the late 1870s, when it was founded by a Harvard-educated railroad engineer by the name of A.P. Robinson. He acquired the deed to a one square mile tract of land near the old settlement of Cadron and began to develop that land after railroad came through. Shortly thereafter, the railroad offered land at twenty cents per acre in order to bring in Roman Catholic German immigrants along with Swiss and Austrian settlers. This provided the foundations for Conway.
What probably defined the city, more than anything else, was its strategic decision, over one hundred years ago, to pursue higher education. The city successfully attracted three colleges. “We were a community of 10,000 people that had three colleges, and now we are a community of 65,000 with three colleges,” explains Gates. “That changed our future, as our earliest economic development decisions were to pursue institutions of higher learning. Everything that has happened to us after that is a direct result of those colleges.”
Thankfully for Conway, that is an industry that becomes more relevant with each passing year; every May, it launches a new class of professionals into the workforce. For this reason, Conway has a reputation for punching above its weight in the competition for white collar office jobs. Almost forty percent of the city’s working population has a bachelor’s degree, which is a significant number anywhere in the country. “So, we have three colleges that are all completely different. They essentially represent three different silos in the higher education field, and they are all over one hundred years old,” says Gates.
The University of Central Arkansas is a public institution with over 12,000 students. Its strength is in health sciences, with occupational, speech and physical therapies as well as education. It was founded as a teachers’ college, a traditional education foundation, but now offers over eighty majors.
Hendrix College is a nationally respected private liberal arts college. “It is seen as one of those colleges that changes lives – one of the best value colleges in the country.” It has over 1,000 students and more than half of them are drawn from outside Arkansas proving its allure. In 2010, it was named as one of ‘The Top 50 Schools That Produce Science PhDs’ by CBS MoneyWatch.com.
The private liberal arts Central Baptist College also has 1,000 students and offers four year bachelor’s degrees to go along with a number of two year associate degrees. It offers majors in the fields of religion, behavioral science, general education, business, science and music. Central Baptist College is the fastest growing of the three colleges.
“We have the colleges, but we’ve also got economic activity that offers opportunity to a college graduate. When you get the college graduates, you get the people to come here as freshmen. Then they get their first or second job here and start having kids. It drives growth; it drives our median age down. When you keep those graduates, it drives our median incomes up, so it’s a great cycle to be in!”
Conway is different from many college towns because it does have other independent economies. A central figure in the economy of Conway is the Acxiom Corporation. With about 2,000 employees, it is the largest holder of consumer data in the country and was founded in Conway in 1969. It uses consumer data, analytics, IT, data integration and consulting solutions to help companies conduct direct marketing programs.
Also in the technology sector, earlier in 2015, it was announced that three new companies – all technology oriented – would be locating in the downtown core. Attracted first and foremost by the availability of a young, educated workforce, companies are also drawn by the affordability that comes from being in Conway. Companies that move here are also not going to have to sacrifice employee quality of life that sometimes happens when one is looking for a bargain.
“We’ve got a great downtown, great public spaces and a convenient location that can quickly get you to a number of social amenities,” shares Gates. “On a cost basis, we are obviously going to be competitive as we are in a low-cost state. We have a very pro-business climate and a young workforce.”
More recently, energy has been in the news. Natural gas was found in 2007, and Southwestern Energy has a regional office located here. It employs about 1,000 people. “We actually have the regional headquarters here and an office facility with several hundred employees. They manage operations for exploration around northern Arkansas. So we’ve got more engineers of every stripe, and also all of the supporting white collar activities that go with that, like accounting.”
This industry is seen as stable but not presently expanding due to gas prices. That said, the average wages in the energy field are some of the highest in the country.
Conway also has a thriving manufacturing sector that employs people across the region. Well-known manufacturing names like Snap-on and Kimberly-Clark have come here where they develop advanced next-generation products.
Why do they come to Conway? One of the reasons has to be proximity to the I-40, a major interstate located in Arkansas’ largest metropolitan area, only thirty minutes from downtown Little Rock.
Both manufacturers are in facilities that the economic development group, Conway Development Corporation, built as one of the first industrial parks when the I-40 opened.
“Those are our legacy type tenants who have thankfully reinvested and automated and have kept up with all the progressions that have taken place within the manufacturing sector over the last thirty to forty years.”
Conway does not necessarily enjoy the booms that other parts of the country have, but has never suffered through the busts either. It is a more stable economy characterized by sustainable growth since the Second World War. It has thriving facets of its economy, including a couple of state facilities, that are stabilizing factors.
“Some of our best years for job growth were 2008 to 2010. During the housing recession, our values never went down. The rate of growth slowed, but no one here lost money on their home. Compared to the rest of the country, this was a rare occurrence.”
A new hospital is under construction that is part of a Baptist hospital system. The $130 million project is a full service hospital that will have 450 employees. Already, the city is seeing some further growth spin off from that project.
‘Central Landing’ is a 150 to 200 acre development underway. Nearby ‘Lewis Crossing’ will be another shopping development that will be anchored by a Sam’s Club and Academy Sports. More big-box store development is going to happen in 2016.
The city is redeveloping its former airport. In September, a new airport opened worth $30 million, with an expanded runway and full features. “That left our former airport site right in the middle of town, open for development. In the fall of 2016, we will open a lifestyle centre. That building will almost certainly be worth about $100 million.”
At the south border of the University of Central Arkansas campus, the city will be urbanizing Donaghey Avenue. Fraternity and sorority houses will be built, and there will also be mixed-use development with student housing on top of retail, more restaurant space and a new science facility.
Add up all of the projects underway in Conway over the next twenty-four months, and one is looking at $300 to $400 million in commercial construction. Those are big numbers!
“There are a couple of ideas, that are emerging, that are important in our future. What we offer is a young, educated workforce and community that is a nice place to live when you are not working. Also, if you are going to start a business, the last thing you need are inflated wages, rent and start-up costs. We are just trying to build the best city we can to help people be successful.” The bottom line is that, from a housing, safety, educational and livability point of view, Conway is more than appealing; it is an opportunity waiting to happen.

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A bit about mindfulness, and me…
Hi I’m Susie, a mum of two boys who made the move from the UK to the Western Algarve last year. I’m really delighted to be embellishing life’s tapestry by working with Mindfulness Algarve!
I was introduced to mindfulness a few years ago and have found that it has both enriched my everyday life as well as helping me through some difficult times.
Some of the boxes that mindfulness ticks for me is that it’s suitable for virtually everyone; requires no special equipment, facilities or experience; it is not a religious or spirituality dependent approach and its principles, methods and effects are supported by solid scientific psychology and neuroscience research – the body of which is rapidly increasing. Practicing mindfulness can lead us to being more contented and fulfilled by everyday activities, and help us to deal with stress and difficulty more wisely which is always handy!
It’s taught me techniques to cope with the daily challenges and pressures of parenting; enabled me to make the most of my time with my Mum as her life came towards its end and to grieve as freely and fully as possible for both my parents; it’s given me the acceptance to deal with stepping back from my career and work life which I felt had defined me for so long; to let go of past events and mistakes; to make bold moves to change my life; to accept the person I am and to know myself better.
Mindfulness is also really fascinating and, I believe, a much-needed antidote to some of the stresses and speed of modern life. I decided to train as a mindfulness teacher to extend and deepen my own knowledge and practice, and to start being able to share with others the many benefits which are wide ranging with many supported by recent studies including clinical research. Neuro-science studies are now starting to look into actual physical changes to the brain following periods of practicing mindfulness meditation. It is gaining more and more momentum as a useful and beneficial tool within schools, healthcare, and business.
There is published scientific evidence that mindfulness can assist with:
Stress reduction, clarity and focus
Sleep enhancement, improved health, well being and ability to relax
Greater resilience and enhanced creativity
Improved relationships and improved concentration
Pain reduction, reduced anxiety and depression
Greater work satisfaction and improved work-life balance
Mindfulness is indeed a wonderful way to learn how to relax and can help with a wide range of physical and emotional challenges. As a well being approach with learnt and practiced techniques, mindfulness will hopefully become intrinsically part of your daily routine for the rest of your life. It is an active process and in order to bring about change in your life and to reap the benefits, it requires a deliberate engagement on your part. No one can do it for you! That said, Jon Kabat Zinn, considered to be a founder of
modern secular mindfulness said “You don’t have to enjoy it, you just have to do it!” and there are benefits to be had just by sticking with a regular daily practice, it is suggested for a minimum period of 8 weeks.
A central principle of mindfulness is cultivating the ability to be present, paying attention to our experience as it happens as opposed to effectively missing our present lives – by being stuck in our heads, thinking about the past or the future, remembering, imagining, or listening to the chatter of the inner critic most of us have.
Practicing mindfulness includes formal mindful meditation carried out in designated space and time, usually seated on a chair, as well as the informal practice of ‘being mindful’ within day to day activities. There are many exercises to help us to achieve the latter, and in time it becomes a blissful ‘healthy habit’.
I’m really looking forward to working with Sofia and Mindfulness Algarve to deliver a series of sessions – ‘Mindful Mornings’ – at my treasured space The Hideaway, a tranquil spot near Luz and Burgau in the Western Algarve. Maybe you can join us? Sofia and I will be here on Thursday mornings in November from 10.30am, exploring different themes within mindfulness and practicing meditation together. You are most welcome to join us, for one session or all of them (see event info on mindfulnessalgarve.com or our Facebook pages)
Our upcoming sessions will be informal, insightful and most of all useful for you. Both trained and accredited in the UK, Sofia and I each bring our knowledge of and passion for mindfulness, as well as our experiences of personal practice.
Within our sessions, guided meditations are used and these help to ‘train the mind muscle’ or to hone the focus of attention. Most people not used to meditating find this practice simple, though not always easy!
The best thing is there is no right or wrong way to do it, and people tend to feel comfortable and au fait with doing it after just a few days. Mindful meditation helps us slow down, and allows a gentle awareness of our present experience, our sensations, thoughts and emotions. We also use exercises, examples, and discussion to help us see how these affect our habits, reactions and view of reality, and how we can change these for the better. There is no requirement or pressure for anyone to share any information or feelings – mindfulness is a personal practice, although some people simply find it useful to reflect and discuss their experiences of the meditations or exercises, and this is welcomed.
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TOMMY HILFIGER: IT’S WORKING IN EUROPE
Byline: James Fallon
AMSTERDAM — Tommy Hilfiger’s red, white and blue is skyrocketing across Europe.
While the designer continues to retune his company in the U.S., Hilfiger’s European business is getting stronger. He entered the European market four years ago in a licensing deal with Pepe Jeans London Corp., which is owned by Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou. The two also are Hilfiger’s co-chairmen and their Sportswear Holdings Ltd. owns 5.9 percent of Tommy Hilfiger Corp.
“Today the business in Europe is well ahead of $100 million and is growing at 50 percent a year,” Fred Gehring, chief executive officer of Tommy Hilfiger Europe BV, said in an exclusive interview here with WWD. “We believe we can grow by 30, 40 or 50 percent a year for the foreseeable future.”
The growth has come despite the fact that Hilfiger concentrated on men’s sportswear in its first two years, followed by the launch of women’s and men’s denim 18 months ago. His women’s sportswear, children’s wear and Hilfiger Athletic lines were introduced in Europe in limited distribution last fall and are now being rolled out.
“Things are really kicking into place for fall,” Gehring said, sitting in his office overlooking one of Amsterdam’s many canals. “It will be the first season that all five divisions are represented with a full presence.”
For example, distribution of women’s sportswear will increase to about 700 doors this fall from only 100 last fall. In addition, Tommy Hilfiger recently opened a European showroom here to service its key accounts. The four-floor showroom is in the former auction rooms and offices of Sotheby’s. Other local showrooms have been opened in Dusseldorf, Munich, Zurich, Salzburg, Paris, Madrid and London.
Hilfiger also has signed distribution agreements in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Portugal and Norway and each of the distributors has opened a local showroom, Gehring said.
Europe is Hilfiger’s largest overseas market in terms of sales and distribution, with more than 2,000 doors in 21 countries. The growth in Europe mirrors the brand’s development in other markets outside the U.S. Hilfiger’s licensee in Latin America, American Sportswear, distributes the brand in 28 countries in Central America and South America, and in the Caribbean with more than 200 points of sale that include 40 freestanding stores and one flagship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Tommy Hilfiger Japan launched in 1992 and has 130 points of sale, mainly through department stores. The Japanese licensee currently sells only men’s sportswear and jeans and clothes for boys in sizes 4-7 and 8-20, but will introduce junior jeans for fall. Dickson Poon was granted exclusive distribution rights for the brand in Hong Kong and Taiwan three years ago and currently has 24 points of sale, including a 20,000-square-foot store in Hong Kong.
The international licensees, last year, contributed about 6 percent of the group’s combined revenues on a wholesale-equivalent basis, a Hilfiger spokesman in New York said. Tommy Hilfiger Corp. had total revenues in fiscal 2000 of $1.9 billion.
Now that Hilfiger has done the groundwork in Europe, the company is preparing for a major expansion. The rollout includes the opening of a series of freestanding Tommy Hilfiger flagships throughout Europe. But the new format is substantially smaller than Hilfiger’s ill-fated, 16,000-square-foot flagship on London’s New Bond Street, which opened in 1999 and was closed a year later after the parent group’s profits and sales declined. The new strategy is to focus on flagships of 2,500 to 5,000 square feet, with a key requirement that they be for profits, rather than simply for image.
The first of the new-format stores opened here this month on P.C. Hoofstraat, one of the premier shopping streets that is also home to stores for Gucci, Versace, Cartier and Hugo Boss. The two-floor unit, which has 2,300 square feet of selling space, carries all five of Hilfiger’s categories. A franchised store, in the same format, opened in Antwerp, Belgium, this month. Two stores in Italy will follow in the next few weeks. These will join Hilfiger’s existing stores in Europe: 15 in Turkey, five in Greece, two in Portugal, one in London and one in Saint-Tropez. Many of these stores are operated by the company’s local distributor.
In addition, Hilfiger has opened a string of corners in department stores in the U.K. with retailers such as Selfridges, House of Fraser, Harrods and Harvey Nichols; in France, with Galleries Lafayette and Printemps; in Spain, with El Corte Ingles, and in Ireland, with Brown Thomas.
“Men’s wear, currently, is in about 1,200 doors in Europe and women’s wear eventually could be in that many,” Gehring said. “In the U.S., in-store shops probably represent about 70 percent of the business or more. But in Europe, we can’t say, ‘OK, let’s open another 100 department store doors.’ There are a number of department stores we can still open, but to grow, we need to go to the high street [main street].
“The plan is to open 75 stores in Europe over the next three years, many franchised, but some owned by us,” he added.
The plan covers only Tommy Hilfiger stores. The company currently is developing a separate, freestanding, retail concept for the designer’s Hilfiger Denim collections in Europe, which mirror Tommy Jeans in the U.S. The first of those stores is expected to open in Europe later this year, although Gehring declined to reveal further details at this stage.
Hilfiger Europe relaunched the designer’s denim lines last season, based on the concept of his original store in New York, called People’s Place, which Hilfiger opened as a teenager. The concept, which also is being used in in-store shops, includes facsimile posters, tops bearing the People’s Place slogan and photos of Hilfiger outside the store in the late Sixties and early Seventies.
Hilfiger Europe’s largest single market is Germany, which represents about 20 percent of sales, followed by the U.K. and Spain, which each account for 15 percent of sales. Other strong markets include the Benelux countries, France, Austria and Switzerland and, eventually, Italy. Gehring believes Italy could become the company’s second-largest market after Germany. Two more stores will open in Italy this fall and the local distributor, Incom Group, plans to open 20 freestanding stores and a string of in-store shops over the next two years.
As with many American designers, it has taken Hilfiger time to work out the formula for his collections in Europe and other overseas markets. While about 80 percent of the products sold are the same as in the U.S., Hilfiger is increasingly adapting his collections to fit standards in Europe, Central America, South America and the Far East in terms of size, color and fabric. For example, design teams in Amsterdam develop European styles in women’s and men’s sportswear, the Hilfiger Denim line and Hilfiger Athletic. The design teams then meet with their American counterparts, with all European designs being approved by Hilfiger before they go into production.
In addition, Hilfiger’s men’s tailored collection is produced under license in Europe by the men’s wear company Strellson of Germany. Gehring said that at some point the company could launch a women’s tailored line in Europe, although there are no plans at the moment to do so.
The Hilfiger women’s wear customer in Europe is slightly older than her American counterpart — about 28 and older. As a result, the women’s European fall sportswear line offers more tailored designs that can be worn to the office. There also is an extensive program of leather coats, pants, skirts, jackets and a large collection of handknits and scarves, all of which are exclusive to Europe. Most of the Hilfiger Denim collection also is exclusive to Europe.
“As an American brand coming to Europe, you have to be aware first of the differences between America and Europe and, second, between eastern and western and northern and southern Europe,” Gehring said. “For newcomers, it can take a long time to realize and, in some cases, they never do, which is why some American companies coming to Europe have not always been successful.
“About 50 percent of the products we sell in sportswear is exclusive to Europe, with some of the changes relatively minor. The real dedicated, designed product could be as little as 15 percent. But that contribution makes the difference between success and failure.”
Hilfiger’s sales in Europe are based almost completely on his core apparel lines. The only one of his licensed products sold in Europe at this point is his fragrance and body line, which is produced by Aramis. Movado launched its Tommy Hilfiger timepiece collections at the Basel Fair this month.
“We put licensees on hold while we positioned the brand properly ourselves,” Gehring said. “There’s been a lot of interest and I foresee, in the next 12 months, a significant program of European licensing — underwear, shoes, accessories, socks+they will be the top companies in their field, as with the perfume license.”
In Gehring’s view, Hilfiger hasn’t even scratched the surface of its potential in Europe. He doesn’t think Hilfiger can ever be as big in Europe as it is in the U.S., but it can come close.
“We see a definitely reachable sales horizon of $500 million in Europe,” he said.
“Could it reach $1 billion? I can’t comprehend that,” Gehring added, before grabbing a calculator to determine how long it would take at growth rates of 30 percent a year — his answer being seven years.
“Well, including licensed products, maybe. Certainly, Europe is a big space and we now have all five divisions. Let’s just say the sky’s the limit.”


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In 1857 the first shaft for the union Ver. To sink Bonifacius. Coal mining began in 1861 and continued - with interruptions - until the early 1980s.Today there are 1 different cultural facilities, a hotel and a beer garden in the facilities around the former shaft.More info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_BonifaciusThe Bonifacius colliery is part of the Industrial Culture route: route-industriekultur.ruhr/themenrouten/17-rheinische-bergbauroute/zeche-bonifacius.html
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John C. Light, 82, died on Jan. 18, 2016, in Nathrop, Colo.
“John Light was one of the first scientists to describe the dynamics of chemical reactions. The molecular beam experiments performed by physical chemists in the 1960s inspired him to understand chemical dynamics at a molecular scale. His development of theoretical and computational methods for determining reaction rates and related information is important for modeling combustion and atmospheric chemistry. John was an expert at developing numerical tools and algorithms. Many methods that came out of his research are still in common use decades later.”—family of John Light
Most recent title: professor emeritus, University of Chicago; editor, Journal of Chemical Physics
Education: B.S., chemistry, Oberlin College, 1956; Ph.D., chemistry, Harvard University, 1960
Survivors: wife, Phyllis Kittel; sons, David, Robert, and Erik; and 10 grandchildren
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It was a beautiful and comfortable day to fly yesterday. We had John, Bob W, Rich, Tony, and myself out yesterday at the field.
John brought his launch trailer equipped with a winch and retriever setup that works really well. John was flying his Perfect, Bob his Xplorer/AVA, Rich his Super Ava, Tony his new to him Maxa, and me, my Shadow.
Everyone had a pretty good time and several of us were working on trimming out our ships. There weren’t any spectacular flights as the wind seemed to obliterate any lift after a short period of time. On one flight soon after the launch, I seemed to hit a wall that flipped my Shadow verticle which was exciting. I haven’t had that happen before.
It was good flying with everyone and it was great flying with Tony again.
I send some pictures later when I shrink them.
Clear days at the sod farm — or — how to have fun without lift.
Dave, Bob W., John, Rich and I launched and launched but with the exception of one burst of lift that elevated John to altitude, we went all day without thermals. Hard to understand on such a sunny day after a cool night, but we just couldn’t get above launch height.
Nonetheless, it was a beautiful day to hang out at the field. Rich and Bob brought beach umbrellas, and we sat in the shade and swapped stories. Dave recounted the many fields that the club had been kicked off before we found our present fabulous accommodations. Rich was trying to settle on a good CG for his Super Ava, which started the day definitely tail-heavy and may still have ended up a bit that way even after the addition of several slices of lead taped to the nose. The major thrill of the day was when he was trying a dive test and pushed over a bit too far, pointing the plane straight at oblivion. Fortunately, he recovered in time — all’s well that ends well.
John’s winch trailer is a thing of beauty. Like many others, I have gotten hung in the retriever line, and have seen a number of sad accidents, so I was a bit of a retriever skeptic. However, the present setup worked flawlessly, gave us all great launches, and required practically no fiddling. The engineering is first-class: John even has a little generator to keep the batteries topped up, and a custom cover that just fits the trailer! If you haven’t seen it, you have to check it out. No shagging!
The uncooperative air made it hard to do any extensive trimming, but I came home with a bunch of mental notes about programming fixes, and I’m hoping to like my new plane better the next time out. Anyway, it was a gorgeous day and great fun to fly with new and old flying buddies.
Thanks for posting the excellent pictures, Dave. We had a good turnout and enough lift for everybody. The winds were light and did not bounce you around, which allowed everybody to make impressive landings while aiming at Rich’s seat-cushion. The only negative was the heat and direct sun, which chased us all of the field a bit after noon. While we huddled under the one bit of shade from the lone beach umbrella, Ed regaled us with stories of exotic trips, including his most recent trip to dive in the Caymans. Our reputation for putting on an exciting display must be spreading, as we had two visitors who came out to spectate.


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Visalia Mighty Oak Chorus goes to Broadway for annual concert
Imagine yourself on a fantasy tour of Broadway’s greatest past musicals enjoying smash hit songs from such classic shows as “Les Miserables,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Phantom of the Opera.”
You can experience this imaginary trip on Saturday, May 3, in Visalia at the state-of-the-art Central Valley Christian High School Theatre.
Our Visalia Mighty Oak Chorus has joined forces with the Fresno GNC A Cappella chorus to perform “Harmony On Broadway” with great songs such as “Bring Him Home,” “76 Trombones,” “Music Of The Night,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and “Oklahoma.”
For this wonderful show other featured performers include The Front Line quartet of Fresno, which recently were acclaimed one of the top 10 quartets in the western United States.
You’ll also enjoy an entertaining young men’s chorus from the College of The Sequoias and a delightful sing along during intermission.
The matinee show gets underway at 2 p.m., an ideal time for families and seniors. The evening show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for either show are $16 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger.
Advance tickets are available from Mighty Oak Chorus members, you can go on-line to www.visaliamightyoakchorus.org and use your credit card at our Pay Pal account or simply call Bud Case at 901-4615.
“Harmony On Broadway” is our 33rd consecutive show in this popular annual series and is made possible by our major sponsors: A&W Restaurants, ServiceMaster by Benevento, Iron Horse Design, Redwood Springs Health Care and Village Printer.
Over the years our chorus and quartets have entertained at a wide range of Kings and Tulare County major community events and private parties.
If you’d like us to perform for your future event, contact me, Lee Smith, in Visalia at 733-4211 or smith6388@ sbcglobal.net.
Lee is a member of the Visalia Mighty Oak Chorus.


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New Delhi – 10th March 2021: Nikon India, 100% subsidiary of Nikon Corporation Tokyo, is pleased to announce the development of the first flagship model for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted: the Nikon Z 9. The full-frame (Nikon FX-format) mirrorless camera is scheduled for release in 2021 and represents a significant leap in technology and performance.
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