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(Gulfnews) -A new chief investigator has been appointed to probe the suicide attack on opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, after she claimed the previous officer was complicit in the torture of her husband in 1999, an official said yesterday.
Saud Mirza, the chief of criminal investigations at Karachi, will now head the five-man team probing last week's bombing of Bhutto's homecoming parade that killed around 140 people, said Ghulam Mohammad Mohtarem, the home secretary of Sindh province.
"There is no other change in the team," Mohtarem said.
The Sindh police chief replaced previous chief investigator, Manzar Mughal, after Bhutto, back from eight years in exile, claimed Mughal had been present while her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, was tortured in custody on corruption charges in 1999.
Bhutto, who escaped injury in the bombing, has blamed militants for the attack on her, but has also accused elements in the government and security services of complicity, demanding international experts be called in to help in the investigation - a call rejected by the government.
The new appointment changes nothing and the inquiry remains inadequate, said Farhutallah Babar, a spokesman for Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party.
"Our concerns were the inquiry should be conducted by international experts and that has not happened. The more it gets delayed the more the crucial evidence will be lost," he said.
On Wednesday, a statement from the party dubbed the present inquiry as "inept", citing a lack of arrests of suspects and confusion over the cause of the blast.


John Farnham Biography
John Farnham is an Australian pop star singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979. Then billed as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. Despite him being a solo artist, Farnham replaced Glenn Shorrock as the lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985. 1986 in September, his solo single “You’re the Voice” peaked at No. 1 on the Australian singles charts.
John Farnham Age
John Farnham was born in the year 1949 on 1st July in Dagenham, England. he is currently 73 years of age in 2022.
John Farnham Weight and Height
Farnham stands at an average height and has moderate weight. Also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos.
John Farnham Early Life and Education
John Peter Farnham Sr is John’s father and Rose Farnham is the mother. Peter has two sisters Jean and Jaqueline. Also has a brother by the name of Steven. John and his family lived in the United Kingdom for ten years before they moved to Australia in 1959 to live in Melbourne, Victoria.
So Farnham went to Yarraman Park State School which is now Yarraman Oaks Primary School. Later went to Lyndale Primary School and Lyndale High School.
John Farnham Career
Peter while attending school in 1964 he performed with the local band The Mavericks on weekends as Johnny Farnham. The band had a five-song repertoire.
Farnham was asked to join the band Strings Unlimited as lead singer in 1965. However it was a band composed entirely of string-only instruments, and they had a regular booking at a local hotel.
After making the state finals of the Hoadley’s Battle of the Sounds in 1966 they recorded a three-track demo tape with Farnham on vocals. So Barry Roy was on rhythm guitar, Mike Foenander on keyboards, Joe Cincotta on bass, Stewart Male on lead guitar, and Peter Foggie on drums.
Later Farnham did a cover of the British novelty song “Sadie” and the cover earned him his first commercial success. In addition, John released an album in 1969 and it peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums charts. The album was Everybody Oughta Sing a Song.
In 1970 in July Farnham released his next album called Looking Through a Tear and it peaked at #11. Similarly the same year in October he released”Comic Conversations” and it peaked at number 10.
During 1971, Farnham teamed up with Allison Durbin, who had been chosen as ‘The Most Popular Female Performer at the ‘King of Pop awards for 1969–71. To clarify they did an album and a single song. So the album was Together and a single song was “Baby, Without You”
In 1971 another stage musical for Farnham was Charlie Girl and Jillian Billman was one of the dancers. So later Farnham married Jillian Billman on 18 April 1973.
You’re the Voice
John started collecting a song list for a future solo album while still in Little River Band. Therefore finished his vocals for their album, No Reins, and left in late 1985.
The first solo for Farnham’s performances since 1981 were live shows with Brett Garsed on lead guitar, Sam See on guitar, Derek Pellicci on drums, and Bruno Di Stanislo on electric bass and vocals.
Initially, public interest in the re-branded former teen idol was difficult to cultivate, and radio stations refused to play Farnham’s album. However, it started to change when Sydney radio station 2Day FM played its first single, “You’re the Voice”, which was released in September 1986. Henceforth, radio stations began receiving requests for the song.
Age of Reason and Chain Reaction
Farnham released “Age of Reason” in July 1988 and it peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA singles charts. It was written by Johanna Pigott and Dragon member Todd Hunter. The album, Age of Reason, produced by Ross Fraser, premiered at No 1. in August. It stayed on top for eight weeks. Therefore it was the highest-selling album in Australia from 1988.
In 2015, John and Wheatley spoke out against the use of his iconic signature song, “You’re the Voice”, being used by Reclaim Australia, an anti-Islamic group, and again in 2020 in regard to its use at anti-lockdown rallies during the stage 4 COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Victoria which Wheatley described as offensive to Farnham.
John Farnham’s Net worth
John Farnham has a net worth of $15 million dollars. This amount has accumulated over the years he has been serving.
Farnham is a husband to Jillian Billman who was an Australian dancer. they have been together from 1973 till date.
The following are the names of John’s children
- Robert Farnham
- James Farnham
- You’re the voice
- Age of reason
- That’s Freedom
- A Touch of Paradise
- Pressure Down
- Burn for You
- Every Time You Cry
- Have a Little Faith (In Us)
- Please Don’t Ask Me
- Cool Change
- Thunder in Your Heart
- Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)
- When the War Is Over
- Talk of the Town
- Lonesome Loser
- Don’t You Know It’s Magic
- A Simple Life
- Comic Conversation
- Break the Ice
- Logie Award for Most Popular Music
- Logie Award for Best Australian Teenage Personality


Salman's Ek Tha Tiger to have a sequel?
By Hindustan Times
After taking a stupendous start at the box-office, Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger is all set for a sequel. The Salman-Katrina starrer has earned over Rs. 50 crore so far and is expected to break more records.
Buzz is that the production company has registered two titles Ek Hai Tiger and Ek Rahega Tiger for the part 2 of the flick, reports Mid Day.
If all goes well, the tiger saga will continue and so its successful run at the box office.
A roaring success
Meanwhile the film is breaking records at the box office. The film that amassed over Rs. 30 crore on day 1, now stands at about Rs. 48.92 crore.
"After shattering every record possible to shreds Ek Tha Tiger moved to its 2nd day. As per early estimates the movie would have made 16 Crores on it's Day 2 at the Indian Box Office. Ek Tha Tiger had grossed a humongous 32.92 Crores on it's Day 1 and it's total box office collections till date stands at 48.92 Crores," reports Koimoi.com.
"The fall was quite expected as Thursday was a working day and not a holiday unlike Wednesday. However, the movie is expected to hit the chords again this weekend. There is no doubt that Ek Tha Tiger will prove to be an all time blockbuster at the box office if it sustains its momentum even for a weekend," adds the website.
No entry for Tiger in Pak
Apparently, post the back and forth pertaining to the release of the film in Pakistan, it is now learnt that Ek Tha Tiger will not hit the theatres there.
This comes after initial reports that of the film being banned in Pakistan on the grounds of its theme being anti-Pakistan, but recently an NOC was granted for Ek Tha Tiger to be screened for the censor board members there. However, now it appears that ETT failed to convince Pakistani board members of the benevolent treatment of their country in the film.
With Eid just around the corner, this setback may just prove costly putting a dent to the gross collection of the film.


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We should avoid rushing into radical solutions that are based on insufficient data and knowledge
“I think it’s important to start off from the beginning by saying there’s need for very, very strong humility right now for everybody who is talking about potential solutions to this problem,” Blanco says.
The government could be doing more to help by getting out of the way instead of intervening, she argues. For instance, the government could reduce tariffs on goods and services, like Purell, or end the FDA’s monopoly on disease testing.
Throughout all of this we’ve seen serious issues with the rollout of testing in the United States. A lot of that falls directly at the feet of the FDA. Letting private companies develop, deploy, and interpret the results of these tests could mean testing more people faster and open up different avenues for policy options.-Abby Hall Blanco, University of Tampa
In regards to intervention, other solutions could include ending price gouging laws, in order to allow price signals to properly allocate resources for their best use, and eliminating certificate-of-need laws that prevent the addition of hospital beds or new medical facilities.
Blanco also argues that people should be allowed to “open themselves up to economic activity while still maintaining an appropriate level of distance and appropriate level of safety.” Instead of applying a single policy of intervention to the entire United States as one homogeneous population, we should allow different places and people to take actions that meet their specific needs.
When talking about this, those who are suggesting these intensive interventions—locking down cities, closing off borders to people from particular locations—the impetus is really on those individuals to illustrate, and I think they should be doing it ex-ante, that these are going to have a positive benefit.-Abby Hall Blanco, University of Tampa
An issue that arises with public health crises like COVID-19 is that leaders and policymakers have to consider the potential political consequences of their decisions. Blanco says that if they don’t engage in more intense policies and more people end up getting sick and dying, then they will face personal consequences. “However, if people overestimate and overreact then, on the back end for those individuals, the consequences do not appear to be as severe because they can always say, ‘Oh well, it’s better to have overreacted than underreacted,’”Blanco says.
We should avoid rushing into radical solutions that are based on insufficient data and knowledge, Blanco says. Even experts disagree about how the virus has spread and what the trajectory for the virus is, so we should not expect political officials to be able to base their policies on accurate information.
Regarding the new stimulus package, Blanco notes that, while it sounds appealing, it is not likely to have any kind of long-term relief. Individuals are receiving funds based on their income rather than employment status, and a lot of the stimulus money is actually going to larger businesses with political ties.
I think that there is a real necessity here to question both the knowledge that individuals possess as well as the incentives that those who are implementing are facing when they do.-Abby Hall Blanco, University of Tampa
Blanco points out that the policies people are promoting are not costless policies. They have a very real human cost as well as monetary cost. She explains that restrictions on mobility and economic activity can lead to a recession and other consequences. “Economic cost and human cost are intertwined,” Blanco says. “We can’t separate those two.” When people lose their jobs, rates of depression, drug use, domestic abuse, and suicide rise.
One of the things that we learn as economists is that some things are long and variable. There are system effects or changes that occur as the result of intervention that we can’t anticipate at the outset, and those things can and do have very real and far-reaching consequences.-Abby Hall Blanco, University of Tampa
Additional articles, videos, and content on this topic and others can be found on the Institute for Humane Studies blog.

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SAGINAW, Mich., Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control, today reported financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.
First Half 2015 Highlights:
- Revenue increased by approximately 14.5% year-over-year to US$1,642.3 million; excluding impact from foreign exchange, revenue increased 17.5% on a constant currency basis
- Gross profit increased by approximately 24.7% year-over-year to US$254.8 million
- Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company increased by approximately 19.3% year-over-year to US$96.5 million
- New business backlog grew to US$11.5 billion as of June 30, 2015
- Achieved positive free cash flow of US$56 million
"Nexteer delivered solid results in the first half of 2015, advancing its strong financial position and building a foundation for continued success," said Guibin Zhao, chairman and CEO of Nexteer Automotive. "Robust industry production and improved market dynamics in North America, China, and Europe drove strong customer demand and increased volume. The ongoing adoption and conversion to electric power steering, as well as the Company's increased exposure in China through new program launches and enhanced production capabilities, ideally position Nexteer for continued growth in 2015 and beyond."
"During the first half of 2015, Nexteer successfully launched new production of awarded customer programs across multiple product segments, regions and customers," said Laurent Bresson, president and chief operating officer of Nexteer Automotive. "The Company continues to invest in research and development to strengthen its leadership position, but also remains focused on continuous improvement in operating efficiency and cost competitiveness in order to drive profitable growth and strong cash flow."
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was US$1,642.3 million, an increase of US$207.9 million or a 14.5% increase from the six months ended June 30, 2014 of US$1,434.4 million. Revenue growth was driven by strength in the North America and China markets, the launch of new customer programs, and continued customer conversion to EPS. Revenue was negatively impacted by US$43.0 million of foreign exchange. Revenue would have increased an additional 3% from the six months ended June 30, 2014 excluding the foreign exchange impact.
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was US$254.8 million, an increase of US$50.4 million or 24.7% from US$204.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 15.5%, a 1.3% increase from 14.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase in the gross profit was attributed to increased revenue, continued rotation to EPS, and cost improvement initiatives. This was partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, and amortisation of capitalised product development costs.
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was US$96.5 million or 5.9% of total revenue, an increase of 19.3% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 of US$80.9 million or 5.6% of total revenue.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, net cash generated from operating activities was US$188.1 million, an increase of US$111.9 million compared to six months ended June 30, 2014 of US$76.2 million. The increase in cash flows from operating activities is primarily due to increased earnings. This was partially offset by increased demands for working capital driven by higher sales volumes. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Nexteer invested US$80.4 million and US$54.4 million in capital equipment and engineering product development, respectively. The Company was free cash flow positive for the period ended June 30, 2015.
As of June 30, 2015, Nexteer secured new contracts for a number of customer programs which are expected to begin production starting in the second half of 2015. As of June 30, 2015, the Company estimates the value of all booked business under contracts that have been awarded, but which have not yet begun production amounts to approximately US$11.5 billion over the lifetime of the relevant vehicle programs.
Nexteer's interim results are discussed in further detail in the Company's interim results announcement for the six months ended June 30, 2015 which is available on the Investors section of the Company's website, www.nexteer.com/investor-center.
Nexteer Automotive (HK:1316) is a multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business solely dedicated to electric and hydraulic steering systems, steering columns and driveline products for original equipment manufacturers. The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its 12,000 workforce serves more than 50 customers in every major region of the world. The company has 21 manufacturing plants, five regional engineering centers and 10 customer service centers strategically located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Nexteer Automotive's customers include BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, GM, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Toyota, and VW, as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com
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The pleasure of those careful-what-you-wish-for “Twilight Zone” episodes and the riffs that followed is in watching the protagonists react realistically to an impossible situation. That’s not the case for the two leads of French director Christian Volckman’s English-language debut “The Room,” where Olga Kurylenko and Kevin Janssens defy all rational human behavior after discovering a room in their house can offer them any material thing they ask for. Including a human child. While the film suffers from a screenplay as delusional as its characters, this thriller serves up some potent images and a juicy premise, part Richard Kelly’s “The Box,” and part Vincenzo Natali’s “Splice,” in cautioning against playing god to fill the void.
Childless couple Kate (Kurylenko) and Matt (Janssens) have moved from the big city to a gothic Victorian mansion in rural Maryland as dilapidated as Miss Havisham’s grotesque stomping grounds in “Great Expectations.” Paint’s peeling, wallpaper’s a mess, and the insides are covered in the rusty patina of decay. But they’re keen on repairing the house so Matt, a painter, can work on his art in seclusion. It’s not clear what drove them out of New York, except for a heavy piece of emotional baggage revealed later.
Matt finds a hidden chamber upstairs, concealed by wallpaper and a steel door. The room is empty, and the discovery triggers electrical outages throughout the house. With the help of an electrician, they find, in the bowels of their home and running under the floorboards, an enormous tangled mass of wiring that’s incredibly foreboding, and an unsettling piece of set design. The electrician, a cranky local who’s seen a thing or two, drops the spooky (and predictable) bomb that the previous owners were murdered 45 years ago.
At the end of a night of solo drinking in the room, Matt says aloud, as a person in real life certainly would, “I need another bottle.” The lights flicker, blackness descends. Once power is restored, Matt finds at his feet a fresh bottle of whiskey. Your wish is my command, the room seems to say. This uncanny conjuring of booze surfaces the revelation that the room has the power to give you whatever you want. Giddy with the possibilities, Kate and Matt are soon reveling in piles of cash, elegant clothes, gorgeous food, and champagne, which Matt licks off the floor in a montage of debauchery. They take this phenomenon in unbelievably hasty stride. But portent looms when Kate questions the room’s potential, telling Matt, “If it’s like a computer, computers get bugs.”
Unfortunately, the party’s over once Kate asks the room for a baby. Voila, a flesh-and-blood infant boy appears, much to Matt’s horror and insistence it’s not actually a child, but “a thing.” But Kate’s cool with this supernaturally produced boy. The child, due to a caveat of the room’s magic powers best left unspoiled, starts rapidly aging. It’s not a pretty picture, but mom is unfazed, tumbling into a trancelike stupor, teaching the boy the ABCs and cooking him breakfast like it’s NBD. This won’t end well.
Despite the hokum and utter insanity of the protagonists, “The Room” gets a lift in its second half, delivering some crazy hairpin twists. One of the film’s strongest sequences sees the room transformed into the outside world, propelling Matt into rooms within rooms, bound to encounter his doppelgänger, and surely worse.
The characters’ stupidity will have you screaming at the screen. As tangled as those current-carrying cords that climb up and down the guts of the home, the screenplay is at odds with what it wants to be. A domestic drama, a bad-seed horror movie, a science-fiction metaphor, and a morality play? It’s messily executed. The actors aren’t confident enough to carry the swings in tone. Blame the blunt, expository dialogue that plays as if translated from another language. “Why did I marry an artist?” Kate asks, flinging herself into her husband’s arms. Good question. Once she starts boarding up the windows to hem in her disturbed kid (played at various ages by Joshua Wilson and Francis Chapman), well, god help this woman.
Still, the movie’s back end is a sick romp, and sometimes thrilling. Things hit a problematic wall with a sexual assault that exists simply to shock you. The idea that the very thing you nurtured out of love while thinking it was totally chill to play god could then suddenly turn on you runs amok in Volckman’s movie. Kate and Matt hurtle toward material selfishness without considering the consequences, even despite whispered omens from the nutcase who murdered the home’s previous family, and who now lives in the psych ward down the road. No matter how desperate you are to have a family, if a room in your house conjures a kid out of thin air at your behest, you’d better have a good reason not to run screaming into the hills. These people don’t.
The origins of the room in question are never explained, which is half the intrigue, but mostly the frustration. The core conceit is enough to make “The Room” a not entirely wasted ride. Still, enter with care. It’s a mixed bag, but upon exit, it somehow runs through the mind.
“The Room” is now available to stream on VOD platforms and Shudder.
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On the eve of the scheduled House of Representatives vote on impeachment, several hundred people gathered in Fountain Square in downtown Evanston this evening to support efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office.
Former state senator and Illinois gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss of Evanston reminded the crowd of the importance of last year’s election in creating the Democratic majority in the U.S. House that will assure passage of the impeachment vote.
“If we hadn’t done the work, if the Democratic majority did not exist, this impeachment would not be happening,” Biss said.
“Elections matter,” Biss said, “and in 2020 the election will matter even more.”
“We have in our hands the power to hold this man accountable and transform this country,” he added.
“Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has go to go!” the crowd chanted as they waited for the next speaker, State Sen. Laura Fine of Glenview.
“This man is totally ignoring our Constitution,” Fine, a former college political science teacher, said.
“When the founders were writing about impeachment,” she said, they designed it to deal with “a president who thinks he’s above the law.”
Trump, she added, “is not putting our country first, he’s putting his bank account first.”
An overhead view of the protest crowd provided by Evanston Police.
“History will tell the story of what we did,” Fine added, “So stand up for our country, our children and our future.”
The demonstration in Evanston was one of several hundred scheduled across the country as the impeachment vote drew near.


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New Kiwanis Club of Orange, Texas Members Inducted
Published 6:16 pm Saturday, May 7, 2016
New members of the Kiwanis Club of Orange, Texas, were recently inducted at Sunset Grove Country Club. Inductees included Lacey LeMoine, Lorraine Shannon, Colins Mefak, Ralph McBride, Kristi Charrier, Nikki Jones, Joy Jacob, and Ron Lonicki. The Kiwanis Club is a local organization, associated with Kiwanis International, whose mission is “Serving the children of our community, one child a time.” For information about joining the club, please visit the Kiwanis Club’s Facebook page.

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Nassau Community College (NCC), in conjunction with Nassau University Medical Center, invites the community to make blood donations during its annual spring blood drive scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the College Center Building.
NCC, along with Nassau University Medical Center, hopes to supply a substantial percentage of our area’s ongoing need for blood products. The drive also reflects the college’s six times a year effort to encourage all able individuals to participate in this vital activity. Make an appointment to give blood by calling Barbara Vollmer at 516-572-7883, or just stop in that day to give blood. The donation process takes less than an hour and refreshments will be served to participants. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health. Donors should come with some photo identification. Although small snacks will be provided, we ask that donors eat before donating.
Mercy Medical Center invites families planning to have children or are already expecting, to a day-long educational seminar. The 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Birth, Baby and Beyond” pregnancy conference will feature exhibits, workshops and presentations by physicians, nurses and staff addressing various aspects of childbirth, including labor, delivery, breast feeding and parenting. Workshop presentations will include information about mental health for the family before, during and after delivery; pain management during labor; basics of newborn care; and a Daddy Boot Camp that will provide tips and strategies for fathers. There is a registration fee of $10 per person or $15 per couple that includes continental breakfast and lunch along with free raffles, giveaways and door prizes. Register on-line at: www.Mercy PregnancyConference.com or call 516-705-2477 for information.
Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience is offering an Epilepsy patient education/support group for diagnosed individuals and their family members. The next session will be held from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. and will address nanaging anxiety. It will be held at the Dr. Martin Spatz Conference Room C, in the lower level of the main hospital, located at 259 First St. in Mineola. Sessions are facilitated by Mary Rzeszut, MSW, LCSW, neuroscience social worker. Attendees are to park in the visitor’s garage of the Hospital; parking passes will be distributed at the meeting. Groups are free, but space is limited. Advanced registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 516-663-4593.
Parents worry about sibling fights, their child’s uncertain future and all the yelling. Frustrated teachers need concrete tools to improve focus, attention and behavior in class. As for the kids, we hurt when their spirits are crushed and souls are wounded. You can stop the defiance, yelling and sibling fights. America’s Calm Coach, Kirk Martin, and his son, Casey will present two free events, Wednesday, March 20, 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, March 21, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church. These sessions are perfect for parents and teachers of toddlers, teens and all ages. Bring friends; no need to register. Watch the video at www.CelebrateCalm.com. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection is located at 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd., in Garden City. For more info, contact the church office, 516-746-4426.
A bargain book sale will be held from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library (GCPL) located at the corner of 60 Seventh St. and Hilton Ave. Friends of the Library will sponsor this sale with all proceeds to benefit GCPL. Buy hardcover books for 25 cents each and soft cover books for 10 cents each. For directions call the Garden City Public Library at 516-742–8405 or contact the library’s web site at www.gardencitypl.org
Join the annual Christ Episcopal Church Good Friday Walk to raise awareness of the hungry and homeless on Long Island and to raise donations for the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN). Meet at the corner of Jefferson Street and Chester Avenue, three blocks west of New Hyde Park Road in Garden City, at 9 a.m. The walk is approximately four miles and goes through Garden City, Franklin Square, Stewart Manor and New Hyde Park. Call 516-755-2626 for more information. Everyone is welcome.
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The reservations are set, the film time picked out, everything looks to be set for date night...except the kids, that is. You forgot to hire a sitter? You thought I was doing it? Dinner is at eight, whatever are we to do?
All too often, families run into this situation, and all too often it spells trouble. But one man is seeking to remedy that with the launch of BabysittingBarter.com, where parents can easily find the solution to date night woes, according to President and CEO Brian Mannix, a Garden City Native. The site currently operates out of LaunchPad LI in Mineola, an office building that specializes in catering to startup operations.
Friday, 07 March 2014 00:00
Garden City’s Rosemary Cinquemani will be one of three people honored by The Children’s Medical Center at Winthrop-University Hospital during its 17th Annual “A Cause to Celebrate” benefiting the Child Life Program. Cinquemani is being recognized along with Michael Stroud and Frank Catelli, Esq. The event will take place on Thursday, March 20, at The Garden City Hotel. Each honoree is a longtime supporter of Winthrop, a member of the hospital’s board of regents and a co-chair of the Cancer Center for Kids Annual Golf Outing.
This year’s event will feature musical entertainment by The Atlantic City Boys—A Tribute to the Music of Frankie Valli.
Thursday, 06 March 2014 11:10
Pitching wins championships, and Garden City baseball Head Coach Rich Smith is confident that his team has enough of it to make a run in 2014. He is not deterred by losing 11 seniors, many of which contributed to the team’s 15-7 season. Smith, in his 42nd year with the program, has seen almost everything on the baseball field, but noted that this team is unique in one way.
“On paper we have three lefties in the starting rotation,” said Smith. “And that’s something I’ve never had here,” he added. The trio of southpaws could prove to be nightmarish on the conference, even after its new alignment.
Thursday, 06 March 2014 11:39
Spring Roller Hockey Divisions
The start of spring roller hockey is just around the corner. Whether you played in the past or looking to get involved, there is no better time to sign up and experience all the fun. All programs take place at the roller rink located at Community Park.
Registration and starting dates will be announced at a later time but you can see when your child will play by checking the divisions below:
Please pay careful attention as grades and dates/times have changed.


Notice: Board of Aldermen Special Meeting – Closed Session
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Southport has scheduled a Special Closed Session Meeting for Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Indian Trail Meeting Hall,
located at 113 W. Moore Street.
The Board of Aldermen will be meeting with an attorney in Closed Session to review the proposed development agreement between the City of Southport and the developers of the proposed
Indigo Plantation Phase 2 project.
This meeting will not be open to the public based on N.C.G.S.143-318.11 (3):
To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged. General policy matters may not be discussed in a closed session, and nothing herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that would otherwise be open. The public body may consider and give instructions to an attorney concerning the handling or settlement of a claim, judicial action, mediation, arbitration, or administrative procedure.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk at (910) 457-7900 ext. 1010


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Visual storytelling is one of the best ways to get a message across in our world today. In fact, research shows 91% of audiences have an overall preference of receiving information visually or interactively.
Just look at Twitter for example. A tweet with an image will get around 150% more retweets than one without.
NGOs, charities and other agents of change have a number of channels through which they can appeal visually to a prospective donor through stories–and some methods are more fruitful than others. For instance, studies into online donor activity reveal that video is currently the hot ticket to accessing hearts and minds: with a 64% higher response rate to ‘Calls To Action’ after watching, as opposed to other means of communication.
In our minds, images are generally the easiest sensory input to recall, easiest to link to a bit of information, and most effective in inciting more distinct emotions. Remember Alan Kurdî, the Syrian boy who washed up on the Turkish coast seeking refuge? His image made global headlines and changed the weary conversation on the European Migrant Crisis to a bubbling, heated call for a stronger response from the global north. In this way, visuals can elicit emotional responses in ways that words sometimes fail to do. The question is, what kind of emotional response do we need our stories to elicit so that they lead to positive change?
The draw of negative storytelling
The ability to tell your story has become the mark of a good brand, campaign or movement. With the endless scroll-ability of content and material, we crave being informed and up-to-date. But the bottomless availability of ‘refresh’ment means we cannot have it all. And we are hardwired to look for danger. So dismal headlines, and images of atrocities like Kurdî, usually come out cream of the clickable crop.
There is an innate desire within us to turn to our neighbour and declare ‘did you hear about X?!’ Disaster enthralls, terror excites, and gives us further room to connect and converse. This affects how purpose-driven organisations talk about themselves. Spreading images of starving children, crying adults, dying rhinos, blood, guns and oil have been the necessary ways cause organisations have shown the world its plight, and asked for change.
The problem with focusing on the negative
We are starting to learn though, that negative storytelling does not work so well in the long term. Too much, or for too long, our emotional sponge becomes saturated with other people’s suffering. In many cases, it is too easy to avert eyes and ignore the poster, message or advert.
We are compelled to know, but then quickly forget, to move on to the next – generating short-term trending cycles without closure. They become tireless onslaughts of negative content, lacking conclusion.
Many of us are left feeling powerless to the moving world around us.
In this way, it can have a negative impact on our collective well-being.Three minutes of negative content in the morning gives you a 27% higher likelihood of having a bad day. Some well-being practitioners and happiness-guides now suggest avoiding the news in the morning, or completely, and being ‘mindful’ to only consume nutritious content, so as not to disrupt your mood.
It seems so demoralizing that the answer to mental stability is to close eyes and ears to the world around us. Especially for those trying to improve things.
As a result, ‘pity marketing’ to the extreme has begun to earn itself a bad name. In surveys, many people respond that they do not like seeing it, particularly for issues that are on-going. If they already know about it, it can be very difficult to elicit that same emotional response and induce a reaction. Statistically, donors encouraged by guilt are less likely to re-engage, and would rather pay their dues and switch off.
A case for positive visual storytelling
When we look at the habits of younger generations, articles based in politics or scientific discovery and advancement, surprisingly, are the most interacted with across the categories. Some cause organisations are now responding to this demand, and focusing on communicating how things are achieved, or how they are working towards solutions.
This is what positive stories should be: balanced arguments to approaching the world’s problems, explanations to the situation, suggestions and answers. They should direct the focus on proof of impact and evidence of work. Positive visual storytelling doesn’t need to be starry-eyed with success or blind to distress–but mind-opening, affiliable and encouraging.
Equally as we catch the contagion of sadness and anguish when seeing sad images of people, all-important happy-hormones are easily realised when looking at a picture of another happy person. And research shows us that people want to share with their friends and followers the awe, buzz, and warmth they felt when seeing something.
The approach is likely to last too, as solutions and organisations continue to do their work. In contrast to the quick fix of a shock disaster title, we know that people generally spend longer on positive stories. Brain scan research suggests that people also remember positive stories for longer after viewing, with the desire to share stories they think their peers will respond to.
Storytelling with optimism – survey results show readers who consumed solutions-based or constructive material felt 12% more motivated and 10% more connected to their community. Because of this, positive stories are the ones most likely to spread outside of normal news feed bubbles.
Herein lies the potential to mobilize activists and promoters from the billions of people that get online everyday. Positivity itself feeds physical and practical action, and this action actually continues to feed a personal positive outlook in an individual. This creates, for them, a powerful loop of positive action and, for the world, a powerful loop of positive change.
Laura Mahler tells visual stories for and about non profits, NGOs, charities – really anyone doing something to make the world a bit better! You can see her work on Instagram @gaiavisual and @filmthechange or visit Gaia Visual website.

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On Monday evening Beijing time, CME Bitcoin options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange officially opened for trading. Another head trading platform has participated in the competition in the options market. Although the trading volume of CME Bitcoin Options on the first day of listing was not as good as that of long-established trading platforms such as Deribit and OKEx, the arrival of the news made more people pay attention to the Bitcoin Options market. This has also directly promoted the rapid increase in trading volume of the entire options market.
According to data released by Deribit ’s official Twitter recently, the total trading volume of the bitcoin options market on January 14 reached a record high. When the date-right market traded a total of 14,829 bitcoin option contracts, of which Deribit's trading volume Still holds an overwhelming advantage.
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With the introduction of CME options products, it is expected that this volume segment situation will change in the future. However, this also means that the current trading volume level of the options market actually has considerable potential to be tapped. The CEO of Three Arrows Capital Su Zhu pointed out on Twitter a few days ago that this close to historical high volume level is just the beginning for the Bitcoin options market, and this number is expected to be constantly refreshed this year.
Some analysts pointed out that the buzz of the bitcoin options market implies that market participants are more optimistic about the future prospects of bitcoin, and this phenomenon may push the price of bitcoin to continue to rise. Especially after Bitcoin broke through the $ 8,000 mark, although the price has fallen back after hitting the 8900 line, and the pace of the rise is slightly hesitant, considering that the market has not shown a rapid diving callback, the current bullish momentum of the market is still getting Got a good hold.
In addition, market analyst @Hsaka pointed out that during the recent period of Bitcoin's rapid rebound, the trading volume of bitcoin futures contracts on the OKEx exchange has shown a very significant continuous volume performance. This phenomenon has been in the past few months. Very rare, it may mean that investors in Asian markets are concentrating on the cryptocurrency market, which will be of great benefit to the bitcoin price to maintain its upward momentum in the future.
Whether the bitcoin options market is rapidly approaching historical highs and showing expectations of further refreshing existing highs, or OKEx bitcoin futures contract trading volume continues to explode in the short term, or Bitcoin is rising from a technical analysis perspective The momentum has not been substantially challenged for a series of reasons, and so on. What we can see now is that the Bitcoin market's buying support is very clear, which is undoubtedly good news for higher prices. Although the final impact of Bitcoin's upcoming reward halving event in the first half of this year is unknown, from the current market performance, Bitcoin will remain in a bullish position temporarily in the short term.


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Brilliant in every way except, well, interacting with any human being
He has the destiny of a wise monk and the attitude of a fun-loving schoolboy
Beneath his whimsical exterior lurks a powerful wizard who's had to make tough choices
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What Ron lacks in motivation and book smarts, he makes up for in loyalty and street smarts
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Hypotension is also known as Low blood pressure. Hypotension is defined as "low blood pressure". Blood pressure is measured as two numbers and expressed as systolic blood pressure (sbp) / diastolic blood pressure (dbp). The sbp is the pressure that is generated when the heart squeezes. Dbp occurs when the heart relaxes. 120/70 is considered normal in adults. Less than 100/60 (of either number) can ...Read more
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I've had orthostatic hypotension for at least 5 years now and I'm 16 and didn't know what it was until recently. should I go to my doctor?
It is a good idea to: have a general doctor at your age but treatment of orthostatic hypotension in the absence of disabling symptoms is primarily through diet (increased salt intake and good hydration) and use of support stockings. Your doctor might reassure you or refer you to an Electrophysiologist with more experience and question answering ability. ...Read more
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Something new has been added to the Boca Raton Historical Society's guided tours of the Boca Raton Resort and Club.
Participants can now have a special luncheon at one of the hotel's prestigious restaurants in conjunction with their tour of the venerable old hotel, said Kristen Hamre, Historical Society director.
Volunteer tour guides tell about the history and architecture of the city's most famous landmark, with commentary on the early days of the city.
Tours start promptly at 1:30 p.m. In addition to the cost of lunch, there is a $5 donation to the society plus a valet parking fee. For more information and reservations, call 392-3003 or 395-6766.

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A recent Newsweek article written by prominent American lawyer Alan Dershowitz entitled Zelensky’s Lies Can’t Hide Ukraine’s Bloody Role in the Holocaust unfairly condemned Ukraine’s President for calling on Israel to provide Ukraine offensive weapons. Dershowitz condemns Zelensky because according to Dershowitz, Zelensky, “mendaciously denied the role of Ukrainian people in the Holocaust.” Dershowitz claims, “Almost without exception, Ukrainians either participated in the mass murder of Jews or said nothing as their Jewish neighbors were rounded up and slaughtered in places like Babyn Yar.” He adds, “Many of those who pulled the trigger were themselves Ukrainian, recruited into the mobile killing squads by the Nazis. Vanishingly few saved Jews. The complicity of Ukrainians in these mass murders was greater than in most other countries.” Really? Is Dershowitz, right? This is worth further analysis.
Proper Context Is Needed
Let us begin this analysis by joining with Dershowitz in his admiration for Zelensky and applauding him for nominating Zelensky for a Nobel Prize. Let us further declare our complete solidarity with the Jewish people in condemning the Holocaust and its profound impact on their lives and history, including the death of six million Jews in that regard. Let us welcome the fact that the situation in Ukraine between Ukrainians and Jews has improved measurably as Dershowitz points out. Let us also admit right off the bat that there were indeed Ukrainians who were Nazi collaborators and who deserve our condemnation and prosecution for their inhumane excesses.
Context Is Everything
The problem with Dershowitz’s entire article, however, lies in his willingness to condemn Ukrainians without viewing their conduct in context. Judged against a standard of perfection, as has already been admitted, there is no doubt Ukrainians fell short in World War II and before. But so did almost every other nationality, as we shall point out, including Jews themselves. The key point missed by Dershowitz is how Ukrainians as a people conducted themselves in the war and historically as compared to others. Did their conduct deserve Dershowitz’s condemnation which he has not levelled against those others but only Ukrainians? Let us consider this history in that context.
750 Years Together
In the Middle Ages, Jews were forcibly expelled from several countries, including England in 1290, France in the 14th century, Germany in the 1350s, Spain in1492, Portugal in 1496, Provence in 1512, and the Papal States in 1569. As a result of these mass expulsions, the centers of Jewish life eventually shifted from western Europe and Germany to the region between Poland and Russia. In particular, a Pale of Settlement was established within the western edge of the border of Tsarist Russia and Eastern Poland. Jews were welcomed in this geographic region by Poland with a view that the country would prosper economically from their presence. Jews were exiled to the region by Tsarist Russia which excluded them from living in Russia proper from the end of the 15th century. This Pale of Settlement was an area also heavily populated by Ukrainians and geographically consisted of lands that today are part of modern-day Ukraine. That is how the relationship between Jews and Ukrainians started and lasted for almost 750 years.
Peace And Harmony – Much Of The Time
During those 750 years, it must be borne in mind that Ukrainians who lived in the vicinity of the Pale of Jewish settlement were stateless, a national minority that was ruled by foreign powers: either Poles, Lithuanians, or Russians (including the Soviet Bolsheviks) for the most part. Yes, there were years when the relationship was strained, including instances of Ukrainians conducting pogroms on Jewish settlements, and those instances deserve further discussion and context. But those periods were comparatively short when compared to the many years when both peoples lived together in peace and in harmony. What is more, they need to be considered in light of the previous harsh mistreatment of Jews by Western European states. Since Dershowitz focused on what the Ukrainians did during World War II, let us focus there to start providing the context that is missing in those remarks.
Who Collaborated With The Nazis?
As for the war years, let us begin by recalling who else collaborated with the Nazis and their respective roles. Let us recall firstly the role of the Soviet Union, the first nation that collaborated with Nazi Germany from September 1939 to June 1941 enabling Hitler to occupy almost all of Western Europe. Let us remember that Italy, Japan, and later Vichy France all sided with Germany and in the case of Italy and Vichy France, to varying degrees, assisted Germany in its round-up of Jews during the war.
There were others. According to the website of the U.S. Holocaust Museum, the Hlinka Guard in Slovakia, the Iron Guard in Romania, the Ustasa in Croatia, and the Arrow Cross in Hungary were responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews in their home territory. Bulgaria cooperated willingly with the Germans in deporting Jews from territories the Bulgarians occupied. Romanian gendarmerie and military units directly murdered and deported Romanian and Ukrainian Jews in the re-annexed provinces of Bukovina and Bessarabia as well as in Romanian-administered Transnistria in Ukraine. Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, and ethnic German collaborators played a significant role in killing Jews throughout eastern and southeastern Europe. After the German invasion of Norway in April 1940, Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian fascist, proclaimed himself prime minister and his name became synonymous with Nazi collaboration. Norwegian police and paramilitary formations assisted SS and German police units in the deportation of Jews. Likewise, local civilian and police authorities collaborated closely with the Germans in Belgium and the Netherlands in rounding up and deporting Jews residing in those two countries. This rundown clearly demonstrates that Ukrainian conduct during the war regarding the Jews was not an isolated or singular phenomenon as Dershowitz implies.
Ukrainians Were A Nation Without A State
Again, in considering the role Ukrainians played in World War II, it is noteworthy to remember that they were a nation without a state to protect and defend their political, national, social, or cultural rights. One might ask: given the inability of the Allied nations and other countries to stop Hitler from invading Austria, the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, then all of Western Europe, and thereafter the Soviet Union, how was a national minority like Ukrainians to speak out and defend Jews against the inhuman excesses of Nazi Germany? After all, Ukrainians themselves fell under the same oppressive Nazi rule. They were expected to become “Untermenschen,” that is, become slaves of Nazi Germany. Let us not forget that they had just emerged from the hell of Soviet repressions including the slaughter, torture, rape, and massive exile of their people into the Soviet Gulag? Nobody came to their defense. Yet, as we shall see, there were Ukrainians who did come to the defense of Jews.
Metropolitan Sheptytsky As One Example
Dershowitz states, “Almost without exception” (Ukrainians), “either participated in the mass murder of Jews or said nothing as their Jewish neighbors were rounded up and slaughtered in Babi Yar.” Regarding this question of saving Jewish lives, Dershowitz would do well to read the book Lvov Ghetto Diary in which Rabbi David Kahane, the former Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Air Force, declares that he was saved by Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, the head of the Ukrainian church. The introduction to the book states, “Grieving at the slaughter of Jews and distressed that members of his own people participated in it, (Sheptytsky) issued a pastoral letter “Though shalt not murder” and took the audacious step of addressing a letter to Himmler protesting the extermination. No other ecclesiastical figure of equal rank in the whole of Europe displayed such sorrow for the fate of the Jews and acted so boldly on their behalf. Sheptytsky saved the lives of Jews by hiding them in monasteries under his control, and one of those thus saved was the author of this memoir.” What is more, according to the Jerusalem Post, the Metropolitan saved 150 Jewish children.
Other Ukrainians Who Saved Jews
There were other Ukrainians who saved Jews. For example, there are the 2673 Righteous listed on the Vad Vashem website, those documented on the website of the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Center in Toronto, or in memoirs published by Ukrainians following the war. What is more, Dershowitz seems oblivious to the work of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter that not long ago jointly commemorated the 75th anniversary of Babyn Yar. The group helped to publish a book about Babyn Yar that points out the tragedy of that place where, “In a two-day period in late September 1941, nearly 34,000 Kyiv Jews were shot to death amidst a bucolic landscape once called the “Switzerland of Kyiv.” Over the next two years, an estimated 30,000 more Jews were murdered at the ravine, along with about 30,000 other individuals from communities targeted by the Nazis—Ukrainian nationalists, Roma, Soviet communists, the mentally challenged, hostages, and prisoners of war. By the end of the German occupation of Kyiv, over 100,000 people lost their lives at Babyn Yar. The exact figures remain unknown.”
The context of all this betrays that Dershowitz is impressively loose when it comes to the facts he alleges, including the degree of Ukrainian complicity when compared to other nations and his silence about others who perished at Babyn Yar. But he does not stop there.
The Role Of Bohdan Khmelnytsky In Dealing With Jewish History
Dershowitz continues that, “In 1648, Bogdan Chmielnicki led a pogrom that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Jews, including babies, children, and mothers.” He goes on to state, “That was a long time ago, but the statue of this genocidal murderer still stands in the center of Kyiv, (See the lead picture above this story – editor) and his picture still adorns the Ukrainian five-dollar bill.” Again, Dershowitz omits important historical context.
In the Medieval 1600s Roman Catholic Poland sought to continue its economic domination of lands worked by Ukrainian Orthodox peasants as serfs, often under the management of Jewish plantation lessees working under the Polish gentry. These Ukrainian serfs were required to provide unpaid labor to their overlords in the form of corvee, for example, 133 days of corvee per year, while other peasants just strove to make a living by working long hard hours as paid laborers on such Polish estates. At times Polish lords were demanding and pressed Jewish land managers to produce as much as possible, leading in turn to the Jewish managers to press for more work out of the Ukrainian serfs and peasants. At other times Jewish lessees set out to exploit their leased lands that sometimes-contained entire Ukrainian villages to extract as much as possible from them. At the same time, Polish nationalists sought to Polonize Ukrainians while Polish religious leaders sought to convert the Orthodox peasants to Catholicism. When this exploitation no longer became bearable, Ukrainians revolted. This was not a pogrom. It was an anti-colonial war. Ukrainians lashed out at their Polish oppressors, and anyone viewed as collaborating with them, among them Jews and even Ukrainian Catholic clerics serving in the “Uniate” Greek Catholic Church, as they were regarded as having betrayed Orthodoxy. In many respects, Jews were caught in an untenable situation, as they were despised by the Polish landowners who used them as middlemen in the management of their estates and resented by Ukrainian peasants who were frequently abused.
Bohdan Khmelnytsky, as Hetman of the free Ukrainian Zaporizhian Cossacks living on the right bank of the Dnipro River, joined in this struggle to emancipate Ukrainian peasants from Polish exploitation and rule by pursuing a war of national liberation to create a free Ukrainian Cossack state. In this war between the Poles and the Ukrainians, the Jewish population sided with the Poles. While tens of thousands of Jews perished, so did tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Poles. The outcome was that Poland managed to fend off the uprising. Serfdom was finally abolished in Poland and throughout Europe, but only some 200 years later.
Jews In Ukraine Today
Dershowitz continues his attack on Ukrainians by making the claim that there are large numbers of antisemites in Ukraine today, including in certain units of the armed forces. But according to a Pew poll on the question of antisemitism in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine was found to be the country most friendly to Jews. The poll indicated that only 5 percent of Ukrainians would not like to have Jews as their fellow citizens. Indeed, according to the Jerusalem Post, “Ukraine today boasts the lowest rate of antisemitic sentiment in eastern Europe and probably most of western Europe too.” All this is borne out by the fact that Zelensky was elected with a huge majority across the country, notwithstanding the fact that everyone knew of his Jewish background. Similarly, a lot of other Jewish Ukrainians have been elected to the Ukrainian Parliament and have held senior government posts, including being the Prime Minister of Ukraine as well as governors of various regions.
As for certain units in the armed forces, it is true in the initial phases of the war with Russia there were volunteer units composed of far-right members who joined in the fight. But these units were broken up and reorganized and the remaining acceptable elements were incorporated into the Ukrainian army. What is more, the far right was decimated in the last elections in Ukraine and today has little influence on Ukraine or the war. Dershowitz would do well to speak with Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine about this subject. Rabbi Bleich, who is from Brooklyn, is a staunch defender of Ukraine today and like Zelensky himself sees a vibrant future for Jews in the future of the state.
One needs to go no further than to read the book Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder to understand the fact that the Soviet and Nazi regimes collaborated in World War II to the detriment of Jews, Ukrainians, and many other countries and nationalities and that historical context is critical to understanding the period.
President Zelensky Deserves Better
If anything, it is evident from this review of Ukrainian actions during World War II, and historically before then, that those actions should always be considered in the context of what others did at the same time. In that context, it is grossly unfair for Alan Dershowitz to call Volodymyr Zelensky a liar about Ukrainian history. Indeed, it is Dershowitz and not Zelensky who needs to correct and acknowledge the error of his views on this subject.
Andy J. Semotiuk is President of the Centre for Eastern European Democracy, and a member of the New York, California, Ontario and B.C. bars. A former U.N. correspondent, for three years Mr. Semotiuk served as a Member of the Tribunal Panel of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. He writes for Forbes on immigration matters and practices U.S. and Canadian immigration law in Toronto.
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A Class Of Its Own
Basketball Showcase Highlights Area Teams
This weekend, Glasgow High School will host it’s first Class ‘C’ Showcase Basketball Tournament. The tournament will feature boys and girls basketball from Glasgow and surrounding communities as well as schools from outside the area such.
Willie Thibault, activities director for Glasgow High, said an event like this has been discussed in previous years.
“It’s something I’ve talked about for a couple of years,” Thibault said. It’s an opportunity for schools in our area to play schools outside of the area.”
Not only does Thibault believe an event like this can benefit the...

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It’s safe to say that Josh Jung is out of his slump, as he had the first multi-home run game of his career in the Texas Rangers’ 5-0 victory at the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Jung, who had two hits in Sunday’s game to snap 0-for-20 slump, had three hits against the Mariners and drove in all five runs for the Rangers (66-87).
Jung’s first long ball came in the top of the second, a 419-foot solo shot to left field that was his fourth of the season. That gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead.
The second homer came in the top of the eighth inning, with the Rangers already up 2-0. Before Jung went long to left-center field, Corey Seager got on base after being hit by a pitch by Matthew Boyd. Seager moved to second on a sacrifice fly by Nathaniel Lowe, and then the Mariners intentionally walked Adolis García so that reliever Diego Castillo could pitch to Jung.
That turned out to be a big mistake, as Jung his fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot.
In between the home runs, he drove in Marcus Semien on an RBI single in the top of the sixth.
Jung finished 3-for-4 with five RBI and two runs to drive up his average to .227.
Verlander, deGrom to Rangers?
Former Rangers infielder Billy Ripken said Texas could be an unexpected destination for two top free-agent pitchers.
Rangers Hire Pitching Coach, Senior Advisor
Mike Maddux returns for a second stint as Rangers pitching coach, while Dayton Moore will be a senior advisor to baseball operations.
Rangers Prospect Wins MiLB Gold Glove
Evan Carter is the highest-ranked outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization going into 2023.
It's been 40 seasons since a Rangers rookie hit at least one home run and accounted for all of the runs in a shutout victory. The last to do that was George Wright in 1982.
The Mariners (83-70) are trying to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001 and had a magic number of six to claim a wild-card berth. The Mariners still got help as the Baltimore Orioles — the team in chase of the Mariners for the final wild-card berth — lost to Boston.
But Seattle hitters had trouble with Rangers pitching all night, even though the Rangers opted for a bullpen game, which became necessary after Dane Dunning’s season-ending hip surgery. The Rangers started reliever Jesus Tinoco, who threw two innings of scoreless, hitless baseball.
That seemed to set the tone for the Rangers all night, as the bullpen combined to shut the Mariners out. The Rangers threw Tyson Miller — who was called up from Triple-A Round Rock before the game — along with Dennis Santana, Matt Moore, Jonathan Hernandez and Jose Leclerc. The Rangers won just their second game in Seattle this season.
Seager left the game after his left arm was hit by the pitch in the eighth inning.
The Rangers have set their probable pitchers for the final two games of the series. On Wednesday Martín Pérez (12-6, 2.90) will face George Kirby (7-4, 3.30) and on Thursday Jon Gray (7-7, 3.64) goes opposite Marco Gonzales (10-15, 4.05).
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THE KILLING OF A DANISH SWAN, a film by Juan Hein + Friends.
11 MARCH 2011
In The Killing of a Danish Swan, 'D'(Kristina Korsholm) and 'H' (Janus Bakrawi) are a couple
composed by a Danish woman and a "new Danish" man. They are having dreams together
about some kind of future and projection as a couple and maybe a family, and in relation
with the society they live in. The film shows a babushkas game where dreams inside dreams
make a difficult interpretation of what is happening, what is real and what is not, what is part
of their minds and prejuidices and what is in fact the fear of non-communication that they are
The Killing of a Danish Swan is constructed by fragments and a collage of visual files and the
performance from the actors and their characters in action. At the same time, the film explores
the limits and the trespass of genres, between the documentary style and the traditional
fiction interpretation. There is a conceptual revision quoted along the film related to the fairy
tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
21.35 Q&A WITH JUAN HEIN
22.00 PERFORMANCE BY I.K.I
22.20 Live: LET ME PLAY YOUR GUITAR
23.00 DJ set 1. JEPPE SAUGMAN
00.30 DJ set 2. ERIKKA S. BAHNSEN and friends
MONTAG FILMS and ARTILLERI present
THE KILLING OF A DANISH SWAN, a film by Juan Hein
Starring KRISTINA KORSHOLM and JANUS BAKRAWI,
Photography and Camera JUAN HEIN,
Director Assistant and 2nd Camera MARTIN KURT HAGLUND,
Editor NICOLAS SERVIDE,
Make up AYOE NISSEN,
Music IKI, NARKOHUND, NICOLAS SERVIDE,
Written and Directed by JUAN HEIN.
Genre ART FILM.
Runtime 25 min.
Languages ENGLISH, DANISH, SPANISH.
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011.

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TUI PS &A expresses its solidarity to PAME and to all the Greek people for the National General strike on December 3rd
TUI PS &A, representing 23 million workers in 34 countries, expresses its solidarity and support to PAME and to all the Greek people for the National General strike on December 3rd.
TUI PS&A supports the fights of PAME and the class trade unions of Greece against the new measures against our class.
PAME calls all workers, the unemployed, the women, the pensioners, the self-employed and the small farmers, in common struggle to block the premeditated crime of the Capital-the Greek Government-the EU against social security. The vultures of private insurance companies and the merchants of health already sharpen their claws.
The new state budget brings new measures against poor people, new cuts in social security, tax increases for the poor, privileges for the rich.
The situation is very hard for our class and capitalism attack is always stronger.
The Greek government imposes austerity policies established by European Union to workers and people.
Today the attack to economic, social, trade union is more intense, increasing exploitation of labor, social security system reset, progressive cut of wages and pensions, millions of young people are unemployed and without future.
Our struggles and our work are very hard but this is our role, class oriented trade unions that fight to defend workers’ rights and eliminate exploitation of man by man.
PAME fights against these policies.
It organizes struggles and conflicts across the country.
TUI PS&A is sure of a great success of the forthcoming general strike in Greece.
The leadership of the PAME in Greece will be able to maintain high mobilization and conflict against the EU and should be an example for all the peoples of Europe subjected to the devastating policies of the EU.


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The Benefits of Composting for your Garden!
1. Adds nutrients to the soil.
2. Introduces valuable organisms to the soil.
3. Recycles kitchen and yard waste.
4. Reduces landfill waste.
5. Good for the environment!
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In our culture, values come first. As a firm located on Wall Street itself and which has spent more than forty years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the very symbol of capitalism, yes, we believe in CAPITALISM and in a system in which hard work is rewarded. However, we believe as fervently in EQUALITY (everyone gets an equal chance), DIVERSITY and INCLUSION (differences are respected, valued and embraced), and GIVING BACK (a duty to help others). Our steadfast commitment to these values is an important consideration for all of our hiring decisions.

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Some Rap Songs is a hip-hop requiem. The 15 songs that make up Los Angeles-based MC and producer Earl Sweatshirt’s third solo album run for just over 20 minutes, but they resonate like a successor to J Dilla's Donuts in their emotional resonance and hauntingly fragmented form.
Some Rap Songs is a hip-hop requiem. The 15 songs that make up Los Angeles-based MC and producer Earl Sweatshirt’s third solo album run for just over 20 minutes, but they resonate like a successor to J Dilla’s Donuts in their emotional resonance and hauntingly fragmented form.
Throughout the album, Earl’s introverted, free association-styled lyrics are imbued with a ghostly subtext: Blood is a recurring reference, allusions to mortality and death underscore many of the verses, and there are instincts to flea from life’s pressures. “Peace to my dirty water drinkers/Ain’t nobody tryna’ get it clean/Ain’t nobody tell me I was sinking/Ain’t nobody tell me I could leave,” Earl opines on the opening song, “Shattered Dreams,” which is bedded by warm and fuzz-laden low end tones. The track plots a course for the rest of the album, which grapples with the idea of dealing with departure, whether spiritually or physically.
At the start of this year, Earl’s father, the South African poet laureate Keorapetse Kgositsile, passed away at the age of 79. After Kgositsile’s passing, Earl (naturally) canceled shows and retreated from public life to grieve. Earl’s father’s voice now appears posthumously on “Possum,” a song that intertwines his words with those of Earl’s mother, Cheryl Harris. It’s a poignant tribute, part of Earl’s cathartic mourning process. And it’s just one layer of emotion in an album comes together like an intimate, old fashioned mixtape that’s been painstakingly sequenced by hand.
The production on Some Rap Songs is credited to Earl, along with assists from Black Noi$e, Denmark Vessey, Elsesser, and Shamel from the New York City art troupe Standing On The Corner. Soul and jazz loops are swaddled with thick swathes of static and ambient hiss that imbue the tracks with either a warm or an eerie undertone. But beyond the vibe of the production, it’s the expertly patchwork way the 15 songs are stitched together that gives Some Rap Songs such an intimate feeling. At first, tracks appear to end abruptly — but close listening reveals they’ve been pieced together with tender thought.
Early on, “Red Water” is hooked around Earl repeating a number of lines over and over to hypnotic, lullaby effect. Then out of nowhere, a frazzle of free jazz noise kills the track and snaps you out of the daze; next comes the a capella command “We roam tundras,” before “Cold Summers” kicks in, complete with Earl rocking an opening rhyme scheme that’s straight out of MF Doom’s book: “The boy been gone a few summers too long from road running/Trunk full of old hunnids/Of course my old lover was scorned, we grow from it/Don’t tell me they don’t hunt us for sport/I chose substances/No cuddles, the bases is all covered.” During the album’s mid-section, static wholesale overtakes the nostalgic, piano-laced “Mint” and ushers you into “The Bends.” Then that song’s extended warped vocal sample makes way for the brooding and ghoulish “Loosie,” before a snippet of Earl’s filtered voice announces the beginning of the soulful, reflective “Azucar.” Each seemingly sudden progression is planned, linked to the one before it but also designed to move the listening experience along.
Earl’s short verses might seem like unfinished ideas or thoughts yet to be fleshed out, but that’s because the emotions the MC is fathoming out — grief and depression and introversion — don’t always lend themselves to being spread out over a rigid three verse song format. Feelings don’t work like that — and Some Rap Songs is an album that wants us to feel something.
The climax of Some Rap Songs pushes this home. After the tributary “Possum,” we’re taken to “Peanut,” a dark and disorienting song where Earl’s voice is distorted and fractured. He attempts to codify the emotions he’s been inching towards: “Flushing through the pain/Depression, this is not a phase/Picking out his grave/Couldn’t help but feel out of place/Try and catch some rays/Death, it has the sour taste/Bless my pops, we sent him off and not an hour late/Still in shock and now my heart out somewhere on the range.” Then Earl signs off with the words, “My Uncle Hugh.” They’re a reference to Hugh Masekela, the South African trumpet player and friend of Earl’s father who also passed away this year. Instantly, “Riot!” starts up, a sweet but bluesy instrumental track that samples Masekela. Then a minute later the song stutters and abruptly stops. Suddenly, these rap songs make sense.
Earl Sweatshirt, Some Rap Songs (Tan Cressida/Columbia)