The German soccer team Ingolstadt will wear jerseys with an anti-fascist message in response to anti-Semitic abuse targeting its Israeli captain, Almog Cohen, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
On March 8, Cohen received a message via Twitter from an apparent Union Berlin fan calling the player a "Jewish brute" and demanding he be sent "to the chamber."
The message was sent after Union's 2-0 home win, a game with eight yellow cards and two reds in which Cohen was sent off, noted AP.
The club wrote on Twitter on Saturday that its main sponsor has agreed to let it carry the message "Right-wing? Only in a 4-3-3!" on the front of its jersey for its game at Paderborn on Sunday.
The tweet includes the hashtags #SayNoToRacism and #SayNoToAntisemitism.
Union issued a statement after the incident in which it said its win was overshadowed by the "disgusting anti-Semitic tweet" sent to Cohen.
The club, based in Koepenick in eastern Berlin, said it was aware of racist incidents in its stadium but that they were seldom reported to security or prosecuted.
Cohen later thanked all sides for the support he received.
"As a Jewish football professional in Germany, let me just say: I am very proud of my roots and to represent my country in the second division, and to lead Ingolstadt as captain. And that in a country where I've lived for nine years and that I appreciate for its openness," Cohen wrote on Twitter.
In recent years, there have been several anti-Semitic incidents during soccer games in Europe. In January, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dutch police arrested five soccer supporters for allegedly singing a chant about burning Jews during a match.
In December of 2018, soccer fans in Belgium chanted about burning Jews during a match in the city of Bruges.
In April of that year, fans of the Italian soccer team Lazio taunted a Rome rival with anti-Semitic chants about Anne Frank.
In 2016, Chelsea fans were filmed singing an anti-Semitic chant on a London subway following the team's victory over Tottenham.


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Media giants eye £3bn merger
Two of Britain's biggest media companies are locked in merger talks that could lead to the creation of a £3bn publishing giant.
'Early stage discussions': UBM's David Levin could become chief executive in Informa merger
United Business Media (UBM), owner of trade magazines like Property Week and Travel Trade Gazette, has approached conference organiser and Lloyds List publisher, Informa, about an all-share merger that would catapult the combined group into the FTSE 100.
Both companies last night confirmed they are in 'early stage' discussions, but added there was 'no certainty that any transaction will take place'.
It is not known who would lead the enlarged group if a deal does go ahead. But, it is thought Informa's chief executive, Peter Rigby, could become chairman, with UBM's David Levin taking the chief executive berth.
The news comes at a time when media groups are coming under increasing pressure from the economic slowdown, which is likely to lead to falling advertising revenues.
Recognition of these prevailing financial headwinds has brought a flurry of recent deals in the media sector, including the £1.5bn merger talks between market research groups GfK and Taylor Nelson Sofres, which has also attracted a bid from WPP, plus the £8.7bn acquisition of Reuters by Thomson.
It is thought a tie-up between UBM and Informa, which is the world's largest quoted conference organiser, would lead to considerable cost savings.
Industry sources also reckon it would be unlikely to trigger competition issues.
A merger would give UBM access to the conferencing and events market in Asia and the Middle East, an area where it has recently been expanding its presence.
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- In five UK towns and cities, the Young people’s future health inquiry team listened to the perspectives of young people and youth organisations about access to the assets needed for a healthy transition into adulthood.
- Our visits uncovered common themes and a strong sense of place, shaping the young people’s identity and how they described themselves.
- But young people’s access to the opportunities and relationships that can ensure a healthy future varies across the UK.
- Young people are profoundly affected by the nature of their local economy, housing and labour markets, and by the strength of the social fabric around them.
A place to grow is the second report in the Health Foundation’s Young people’s future health inquiry and is the result of engagement with over 600 young people aged 16–24 years from five distinct areas across the UK.
This report marks the next step in our inquiry, investigating some of the key issues impacting young people’s transition into adulthood.
Find out how we chose and organised our five site visits, including training young people to become peer researchers in their locality. And read about the common themes we identified across the areas, reflecting wider societal trends or national policies and how they play out in young people’s lives:
- location and identity: the power of place
- families and place: a changing support system
- education and employment: developing the whole person and every person
- youth services and opportunities: creating potential
- transport: connecting places and people.
The report highlights how optimistic, energetic and committed young people are — but how their health and wellbeing is already being eroded by day-to-day pressures.
If you’d like us to keep in touch with news and updates from the inquiry, complete our sign-up form.
Cite this publication
Kane M, Bibby J, 'A place to grow: exploring the future health of young people in five sites across the UK'. Health Foundation; 2018 (https://www.health.org.uk/publications/a-place-to-grow)

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Posted in thread: Water dripping on the floor from inside the on 07-23-2014 at 08:53 PM
Hi,Where is the water, exactly?Ice inside also?If you have ice on the freezer floor, defrost
drain is likely restricted or clogged and the defrost water is leaking inside and running out
the door onto...
Posted in thread: Servicing Info for Portable AC on 07-21-2014 at 09:53 PM
Hi,It's not cooling but I'm thinking it just needs coolantHope not, that means there is a leak
in the refrigeration system.No model# posted :(jeff.
Posted in thread: Magic Chef Freezer not cooling on 07-02-2014 at 04:47 PM
Hi,Make, model#?Is that poping sound a possible clicking noise??See if the compressor is
clicking on and off?jeff.
Posted in thread: Intermittent issues with Filling of Kenmore Washer on 06-26-2014 at 07:40 AM
Just wanted to say thank you guys, the new inlet valve seems to have fixed the problem. Much
appreciated!Thankx for the update :)jeff.
Posted in thread: Hotpoint Side by Side Water Dispenser running constantly on 06-17-2014 at 09:22 PM
WOW!....with water flowing and the unit unplugged.....certainly -sounds- like the fill valve
was/is sticking mechanically open :( water inlet valve assembly with quick connections[ame="
Posted in thread: Intermittent issues with Filling of Kenmore Washer on 06-17-2014 at 07:12 AM
So far it doesn't sound like a timer issue...but if needed: Timer assemblyjeff.
Posted in thread: Intermittent issues with Filling of Kenmore Washer on 06-16-2014 at 07:27 AM
Hi,A new fill valve would be a good idea. LINK> Washing machine water inlet valve kit, with
bracketReplacement helps [ame=" here[/ame].jeff.
Posted in thread: Whirlpool Washer GVW9959KQ2 on 06-12-2014 at 07:02 AM
The console panel is fried, come to find out we had a huge thunder storm while on vacationCrap
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Posted in thread: Whirlpool Washer GVW9959KQ2 on 06-11-2014 at 06:55 AM
Hi,I know very little about this style washer. I did find this...WON’T POWER UP (Touchpads do
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Posted in thread: Fisher & Paykel GWL15 washer drain pump test -- is the pump bad? (with video) on 06-07-2014 at 07:53 AM
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The Stage. February, June 1935; September, November 1936; n.d.
Les Annales. December 1 and 15, 1930; January 1, 15 and February 1, 1931.
The Dance Magazine. October 1930; February, April, July-September 1931.
The American Dancer. February 1929; December 1931; June 1932; September 1933.
Dance Observer. March, May, October, December 1935; February, April 1936,
Art Institute Light. ca.1935.
Bulletin of the Dancer's Association. March 5, 1936.
New Dance. n.d.
The Theatre Guild Magazine. April 1932.
Der Tanz. June 1931.
Diary. May (?), June 1911.
Diary. Engagements and expenses. September 1911.
Journal. January 1926.
Dance and recital announcements, ephemera.
Dance, music, film. Clippings.
Programs. Geneva [including Stravinsky].
Programs. Los Angeles.
Programs. New York City.
Programs. Chicago, Eugene.
Program. Tina Flade. Inscribed August 11, 1933.
Program. Theatre Marchigny. La Argentina avec sa troupe de ballets espagnols.
Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Theatre japonais.
Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Dix galas de la Fledermaus.
Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Histoire de France.
Souvenir program(?) Anna Pavlova.
Program. Theatre des Champs-Elysee. Gala des Ballets russes. Vera Nemtchinova.
Souvenir program. Mikhail Mordkin and his Russian ballet.
Program. Theatre des Champs-Elysee. Anna Pavlova.
Souvenir program. Yvonne Georgi / Harold Kreutzberg.
De Tooneelspiegel, no.1 September 1929.
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More than 90 percent of Michigan is abnormally dry or in some form of drought and crop conditions are declining. In this Pods for Profit, crop consultant Frank Marcello will share how dry weather is impacting soybean stands and what it could mean for... Read More.
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LNP Leader Campbell Newman today panned the Bligh government for the controversy and confusion it has created over the CSG industry.
“Despite being at the controls of Government in Queensland for 20 years, Labor has again failed to plan for growth in our mining and resources industries,” said Mr Newman.
“Labor has let Queensland’s farmers down and it hasn’t helped planning in the mining sector either.
“Gas has been under development in this state for 15 years, but the Labor Government did nothing to manage its impacts and plan for its growth and now it has turned into a real dog’s breakfast.
“Because of the Bligh Government’s reckless spending and poor financial mismanagement, Queensland’s debt has skyrocketed, small business and tourism is in the doldrums and Labor is locked into a desperate dash for cash.
“They need the money and so they let the gas boom escalate totally uncontrolled – and, that’s breeding uncertainty and distrust in many rural communities.
“My LNP team and I have visited farm areas across the state including the Darling Downs and the Golden Triangle to gain a better understanding of farming and mining concerns and have developed a comprehensive discussion paper,” Mr Newman said.
“There is no silver bullet to this mess, but the LNP is committed to fixing the problem. Committed to striking the right balance – because the LNP knows agriculture and mining are important pillars in our plan to build a better future for Queensland.
“We will, absolutely, look to inject more fairness into negotiations between farmers and the resources sector.
“Our CanDo LNP team will establish a Gasfields Land and Water Commission to manage the co-existence of rural landholders, regional communities and the CSG industry.
“The LNP will take the fight right up to the government – Labor needs to held accountable for letting this debate get out of control.
“There is no clearer example of how this Labor Government hasn’t been planning for the future and how it fails to act until things get out of hand”
“The only party which can deliver change, and certainty, is the CanDo LNP team,” Mr Newman said.


Steven Degryse (known as Lectrr) is a Belgian political cartoonist residing in Ghent. He is regular contributor to the Belgian newspaper De Standaard. His famous Hara Kiwi series has been translated into several languages and published in numerous magazines across Europe.
Following the the attacks against the cartoon newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish Kosher store in Paris in January and the ensuing debate on freedom of speech, The Brussels Times met with Lectrr. Lectrr describes the days after the terrorist attacks in Paris as “completely crazy” for his part.
“I had two phones on me and they were ringing constantly. Everyone wanted to contact me and everyone wanted my opinion. People asked if I would draw Muhammed cartoons or if I was afraid to do so. Several Belgian cartoonists were asked to talk about it in a public debate at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent. The purpose was to grasp and process the events. What was going on? We are cartoonists and suddenly asked to become freedom fighters?”
Q. What role does political cartoonism have today?
A. I see us as the modern jesters of our time and our aim is to connect with people and to make them laugh. Back in the old days, jokers would be the only ones who would be allowed to make fun of the king while if anyone else dared to try, they would have their heads chopped. Now we are the modern jesters and we make fun of the political powers. We make fun of those in power because 'shit always goes downhill'. Politicians sit on top, and the people below. So it's our task to poke back at them. We don’t usually say much with the cartoons, the reader is welcome to think and interpret the picture as he wants but we do give some hints and pointers.
As a cartoonist you mustn’t be hateful to humanity – the purpose it to make people laugh. I think respect is important on a personal level but there should be no respect in our drawings. The moment something is holy, you can’t touch it. As cartoonists, the most interesting subjects to work with are those things that you can’t touch.
Having said all this, certain developments must be understood in the context of political cartoonism. Globalization, internet and technology are changing the very nature of cartoonism. I drew a cartoon after the Charlie Hebdo attack and immediately it became viral. In one day 200 000 people had downloaded it all over the world.
Does it make us global communicators all of a sudden? Or people just illustrating news? Traditionally political cartoonists have drawn pictures for their local newspaper or national newspaper. But it was aimed to a targeted group of audience with whom the cartoonist shared the same culture. We connected with them and they connected with us and we hoped they would connect to our drawings and laugh. With the internet and social media, my drawings are all of a sudden reaching the other side of the world. Maybe to a country and an audience who don’t share the same culture as me.
Going back to the days after the Paris attacks, I’m one day drawing funny people with big noses, big boobs or big butts and the next day I was a freedom fighter and asked to be in the forefront of some ideological discussion between cultures. It’s not our job and we don’t want to get sucked into it and it’s not because we are afraid. Everyone has their opinion and now we have to draw Muhammed?
I think it becomes a kind of intellectual colonialism if we in the west start drawing Muhammed. Like when Europe colonized Africa and told people to believe in God. Let them find out for themselves. I am sure that sooner or later Muhammed will also be drawn in a Muslim country by a local cartoonist. There is no right or wrong but a big grey area and cartoonists and I find it interesting to operate in this grey area. Everyone has their pace and we can’t force ourselves on other cultures.
Q. Lately we have heard people quoting Voltaire’s famous line “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it”. Do you agree?
A. Yes of course. Life would be dull if everyone agreed. I disagree with people all the time. It makes me think. I firmly believe there is no truth and I change my mind all the time. Standing or seeing things from a different angle, people change their points of view all the time. You can never grasp “the whole thing”. Discussing with people who you don’t agree with is an opportunity to learn. We’re here a short time so let’s make things interesting.
Q. Have you ever been scared to publish any drawings?
A. Not really. I get a lot of hate mails. It’s become part of the routine now. I’m neither left or right politically but I’ll be accused for all kinds of things. One day I’m pro one side of a current political affair and another day I’m accused of being on the other side in the same conflict. I think that part of the reason for receiving lots of hate mail is that it has become so easy nowadays to send something. With emails you can throw out something very quickly. Before you would need to write it down, think about it, go and print it and then post it, all the while you had more time to think about it. There might be a moment in that process where you tell yourself: “Hang on, is it really appropriate to curse and accuse so much? Maybe I should rephrase the letter or maybe I shouldn’t send it at all.”
Q. Not long ago Dutch cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot was arrested for his cartoons on the basis for incitement to hatred. During Nazi Germany, cartoons of Jews were depicted in Der Sturmer. Where do we draw the line? What is incitement to hatred and what is free speech? Do you have certain guidelines?
A. It’s a thin line to draw. I don’t think politicians should draw the line. In fact, every day that we make cartoons we break the law as we are insulting people. We’re doing something that we could be punished for but we can do it because nobody is taking us seriously. We are the jesters, the modern days “king’s jokers”, remember? We don’t take our role as freedom fighters, we just want to make people laugh and think. The moment that we become freedom fighters, politicans will be able to pass laws and make our work more difficult for us.
The problem with Neckshot was that he wasn’t trying to be a cartoonist anymore or a joker. He drew in order to send political messages but not to make people laugh. He solely made remarks. He could have done an opinion pieces instead. As cartoonists we try to make fun of people in power. The Jewish caricatures in Der Sturmer were against victims and that isn’t funny. It’s like we would today draw pictures of Africans starving, it’s not funny. Having said all this, there shouldn’t be laws against free speech. I am confident that public debate is smart enough to tackle those who incite.
By Boré Kedober


The following is the prepared text of the annual State of the City address by Mayor Milissa Holland, as issued by the city on Wednesday. The address is normally delivered at a special event–the last two have been delivered at the Palm Coast Community Center–but the ongoing coronavirus emergency made this year’s presentation virtual. A video of the full presentation is embedded a few paragraphs down, along with other videos highlighting the year’s award recipients.
Hello, I’m Milissa Holland and one of my most exciting opportunities as Mayor of Palm Coast is to report to you the annual state of our City. I’ve missed seeing all of you up close! I miss shaking your hands on our trails and giving you hugs at events. A City Mayor thrives on connecting in person with their community. It’s the natural thing to want to do.
However, during this pandemic, I want to send you my warmest greetings as I’m grateful I can still be here with you virtually. Even in this unnatural separation and confinement due to the coronavirus, the state of Palm Coast is more strongly connected than ever before. It’s ironic how we’ve actually become closer by being further apart. It’s my goal today to share with you how your government leaders are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to emerge stronger together.
Before the coronavirus health crisis, Palm Coast was succeeding well with our quality public services within a flourishing lifestyle and healthy economy. Now, we’ve been challenged to figure out how to act more efficiently to maintain the effective delivery of our priorities in a social distancing, health-minded culture.
So, we’ve gotten more creative. In the past three months, we reached out to you remotely and you’ve engaged with us in so many new meaningful ways. Our “Rise Up Palm Coast” initiative brought us together online to share social activities from local businesses and organizations. We danced, baked, practiced yoga and sang together on social media with Parks & Recreation.
We launched the Feed Palm Coast campaign collaboratively with our faith based community and collected food to feed more than 5,000 Palm Coast families. We also raised more than $100,000 dollars to purchase additional food for our neighbors in need. Please see the highlights from the Feed Palm Coast distribution day.
The Full Address:
Thousands of you linked to our Virtual Town Hall meetings where we shared important pandemic information along with our county partners. For the past three months, we were able to connect with you from the comfort of your living rooms, weekly, with subject matter experts ready to respond to the thousands of questions you submitted. In doing so, we provided accurate, up-to-date information that kept your safety the first and foremost priority. We were grateful each week thousands of residents tuned in to help us better understand their concerns. We thank you for staying connected to us during this time.
Now I want to take a moment to highlight someone who is connecting with our community in a special way.
Eight-year-old Robbie Gay is the most considerate, hopeful little boy you’ll ever meet. It’s hard to believe that this very special child was once a ward of the state, fostered at six different homes in a short period of time.
But life permanently changed for Robbie when Maria and Charles Gay adopted him as their son. And the perfect way to begin their journey together came at a visit to the Flagler Humane Society. Puppies are usually the first choice as companions for most little boys. But not for Robbie. Given the choice, he made his way over to the oldest dog at the facility, wanting to adopt him because he said “he knows how it feels to be older and not wanted.”
Robbie’s mom believes he sees himself in an older dog. Because of his past experiences, he understands what it’s like to be forgotten by others. Because he’s now part of a loving family environment, he’s practicing compassion and gaining an optimism for life that he wants to share with not only his pet, but also with others who get to know him.
For these reasons, Palm Coast is especially honored to present our 2020 Next Generation award to Robbie Gay. He is the ultimate example of a young man who has learned his future can embrace anything he works to achieve. Robbie has confronted difficult challenges and defied all odds to strive to care for older animals and people when he grows up. His new path was recently documented nationwide in CBS’s network television show, On the Road.
Robbie says he remembers how it feels not to be loved. With this Next Generation award from his friends and neighbors in Palm Coast, we hope he now knows how it REALLY FEELS to be loved.
I believe that the swift method of transforming to virtual connections proved that your leaders had the imagination and vision to regenerate a safe, more resilient way to work. And we’re going to continue as a functional city where governance and service delivery systems work simultaneously and smarter in a safer, healthier environment.
Our commitment to that principle and excellence is also measured through the National Community Survey. Every other year, a random sampling of residents helps City Council gauge the level of satisfaction within the community. Based on the feedback from you, city leaders allocate resources and target opportunities to improve services. Recently, the survey focused on central facets of community – safety, community development, recreation, citizen engagement, and other elements. On the screen you can see some of the ratings residents gave the City. Residents marked increased ratings for aspects like quality of life, a place to retire, a place to live, and the overall image of the city. Palm Coast residents also awarded higher marks for safety in downtown and commercial areas; the overall quality of the built environment; public places; cost of living and the overall quality of businesses and services in 2019 – compared to the previous survey two years prior. Palm Coast residents also gave more favorable ratings to the value of services for taxes paid, the job the government did at acting in the best interest of Palm Coast, being honest and treating all residents fairly. Residents also gave increased accolades to City staff. We appreciate the feedback and continue to do our best every day.
Before I begin, I must take a moment to give a really loud shout out to all of our essential workers who are listening now. I can only hope you feel deep down inside how much you are loved and appreciated by your community. To our doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, pharmacists, grocery store employees, caregivers, garbage collection folks and so many others, on behalf of everyone in Palm Coast, God bless each and every one of you. We honor your efforts. Your courage and strength motivates City Council every day to work even harder to shape the future of your City.
There is someone special who I want to introduce you to. Many in our community know him through our Fire Department. Watch his humble reaction as we honor his service.
Volunteer Fire Police Capt. Steven Garnes has never missed a single assignment since he began serving the Palm Coast Fire Police in 2005. During fifteen years of duty to direct traffic control at the scene of city road emergencies, he’s guided vehicles and drivers for more than 10,000 calls around our motorways.
Aside from this awesome achievement, Capt. Garnes teaches and certifies volunteer and career firefighters in emergency vehicle operations. He’s also responsible for our popular safety trailer that has taught thousands of Palm Coast children how to navigate fires or tornadoes. In 2016, he was honored with the Palm Coast Elks Club Public Safety Volunteer Firefighter award. On top of all this, he’s the department resident chef, relied on to prepare some very tasty meals at the firehouses.
Just as important, Captain Steve Garnes embodies the principles of high moral character and honesty. Ask any of his fellow firefighters, paramedics and fire police and they’ll tell you the Captain is the most humble person they know. They tell us he’s the ultimate symbol of someone who puts service before self.
Because of this steadfast devotion to his job and his community, it is my distinct honor to present Volunteer Capt. Steven Garnes with the City’s 2020 Annual Public Safety Award. It’s people like the captain who make us all so proud to be residents of Palm Coast.
So let’s get started here: The coronavirus has tested so many of our strategies. Each one of us plays a critical role in the health of our community, and you have certainly done your part. I’m pleased to report to you that our priorities and responsibilities to all of you demand that we connect with you in steady, more innovative ways.
In 2020, our priorities will emphasize these principles: compelling community engagement; resilient safety; and prominently rebounding economy.
Let’s start with Palm Coast Connect. This is our popular community engagement platform that was launched in 2019 and has evolved to become our one central hub of information. This online dais has completely transformed the way we connect with you. In the past, you could reach customer service during eight to five business hours and only by phone or email. During those days, the city logged more than 10,000 calls per month without a way to follow up. Those calls did not have a way to be tracked to see the progress made or end result. This created a barrier for our team to deliver better service.
Using the Palm Coast Connect app and website, you now have around the clock customer service and the ability to always know exactly where your concern and case stands. For example, if you see a pothole, something that needs fixed on a local road or at a park, or you want to ask a question – maybe set up utility service. All of that can be done on Palm Coast Connect. Once you register, you can create a case. City staff will inform you through the platform every step of the way allowing you to track the progress of your case, from inception to completion. Externally, it eliminates the guess-factor and allows you to know exactly how your concern is handled and ensures your voice is heard. Internally, it allows us to evaluate our resources through real-time data to make better-informed decisions on your behalf at a 360 degree view. This gives you a way to be a part of the solution. It provides greater accountability, transparency and efficiencies.
Hurricane Dorian illustrates one of Palm Coast Connect’s prime successes. The system had been operating for only three months when Dorian threatened Palm Coast last September. It quickly became our resident’s best friend. More than 500 cases were submitted and nearly 1200 neighbors signed up to be connected. Many of you asked for help and information regarding evacuation routes, shelters, PEP alarms, power outages, fallen trees and dangling street signs. It was our first emergency since the system launched and it proved to all of us that Palm Coast Connect was our communication mechanism of the future.
Over time, we’ve not stopped there. We evaluate internally to drive the value of the platform. Using data, we have eliminated overtime for PEP calls. Facilities requests will now be performed through what’s called ‘Field Service Lightning.’ Instead of forms for work orders, the team dispatches work orders through the mobile app. Looking forward, our team is implementing geo-fencing focus areas to better meet demand of targeted areas. Overall, working smarter means a better deployment of resources. On top of that, City Council can set the expectation for cases to be resolved in no more than five days. This is not a luxury item. We are constantly using metrics generated through the platform to increase efficiencies. It is providing you the customer service experience you expect and deserve. And now this system is ubiquitous. Nearly 9500 of you have contacted the City for help, quickly becoming our eyes and ears in Palm Coast. Presently, our resolve times to you are averaging less than two days. If you haven’t yet used Palm Coast Connect, you can download it for free on the Google Play or Apple App Store or go online to palmcoastconnect.com to register.
This year, we developed QR codes for our utility customers with PEP tank service. They now have the ability to scan a QR code with their phones to submit an issue and instantly establish a case on Palm Coast Connect. This eliminates the need to call customer service. By the end of this year, we will have installed four of the smart meter towers for the advanced metering infrastructure. The towers will upgrade the wireless metering to the next level via a fiber hub approach to provide real-time usage monitoring.
Palm Coast is one of four cities in Florida that owns its own community-owned fiber infrastructure. It supports city and county facilities by providing high-speed internet. The debt-free investment pays for itself. The operational revenue it generates is re-invested to make improvements and upgrade technology – thus saving money. Soon, we’ll be able to ‘peer’ with major nationwide providers through our network and so will our customers. This means the speed of data sharing – uploading and downloading – will be significantly faster than before – and with state of the art security firewalls. We’re also exploring Smart City applications to make us even more attractive to new businesses. And we’ve also expanded our City wireless infrastructure system to now include three cell towers located in north, south and central locations in Palm Coast.
One of the other aspects of what makes our city desirable is our amenities. In fact, 86% of residents surveyed felt Palm Coast is an excellent or great place to live. We are making improvements to several facilities including the Palm Harbor Golf Course and the Indian Trails Sports Complex. At the golf course, we are replacing floor structure in the kitchen, replacing finishes in the bathrooms, enclosing an ice machine, converting some lighting to LED to be more energy efficient and some other minor work. At the sports complex, we have come up with a plan to convert two multi-use fields to four softball/baseball fields and to add more parking. The first phase is to grade and sod the field area and to have two fields fully completed.
Phase II of James F. Holland Memorial Park renovation is a topic that I treasure. My dear father, James Holland, was chosen as one of Palm Coast’s first council members. The park is his legacy to our City. Construction of the newest features are moving forward for 2020 completion. One includes a dynamic new Splash Pad, which will be the new signature feature in Holland Park, one of the most iconic amenities in our community, county and region. Can you just imagine your family’s delight when you bring them to the park for this amazing water experience? Water jets will shoot out at you from lifelike frogs, dolphins, and rays while you swing from hammocks or climb around treehouses. We’ll even have a whimsical steam engine and carriage for imagining trips to your favorite destinations. We’re also adding inclusive elements with accessibility features to the playground and new family swings to climb on and sway back and forth together. We just finished upgrading our bocce ball courts and we’ve lighted our tennis courts with a new LED system. I just know you’ll soon be packing up your car on a regular basis for some really fun trips to Holland Park.
Here’s how the city will pay for most of these park upgrades. We use the sales tax revenues we receive from the money you’ve spent in our local stores. This is an excellent example of the amenities we can provide for you when you shop in Palm Coast. Our ongoing Be Local Buy Local campaign establishes the foundation for our own powerful economy, helping us upgrade and maintain our local amenities and infrastructure. Every $100 that you spend in town gives $68 back to your community. The community center, which houses many local children, adult and senior programs, was also renovated through some Be Local Buy Local dollars. Some money was also used to pay for small park rehab and maintenance projects.
In an effort to help our business community, during COVID-19, we worked with restaurants to offer outdoor seating. We’ve worked with some of them through several new promotions for our Be Local Buy Local promotional campaign. Be on the lookout for restaurant highlights showcasing their offerings, a foodie photo contest and much more. So please, always think local and keep your buying power right here in our city!
The Mayor’s 90/90 Challenge is another recreational adventure I’d like to mention here. So many of you joined me again this year to complete 90 miles of any kind of physical activity in 90 days. We resumed this year’s challenge beginning June 1, so I’m hoping all of you practiced yoga or dancing indoors, or hiked, biked, swam, golfed or played tennis outdoors. Staying fit together means staying healthy. We’re tallying our miles and we’ll let you know our 2020 results really soon.
One resident of our city who takes part in our initiatives has really shown strength and courage. Watch her emotional reaction as we take a moment to honor her for her contributions to our neighbors and community.
Women in Palm Coast who are successful in their chosen professional careers often struggle when they become new moms. This platform is where Megan Farrell stands prominent among us. With honesty, humor and talent, she has reached out to so many other young mothers in our community to encourage connectivity and self-confidence. Because of her reassuring and candid leadership, Megan Farrell is the recipient of the 2020 Palm Coast Citizen of the Year award.
After working for several years in the teaching profession, Megan obtained her license to sell real estate. She quickly became one of the youngest presidents of the Flagler County Association of Realtors and she now operates EXP Realty in Palm Coast, specializing in cutting-edge cloud-based sales. Welcoming her baby into the world, Megan grappled with balancing her new life. She reached out to create the Facebook group, Flagler County Working Mamas, encouraging others in her position to communicate and share their juggling and struggling. When the coronavirus hit our area and everyone stayed home, her platform grew to unprecedented numbers. Over 2300 moms are now followers, supporting each other and sharing resources to empower each other to be the best in whatever role they chose.
Because she has connected with so many Palm Coast women on so many levels; because she has set the bar so high for tackling the challenges of loving their kids but having to leave them each day to pursue a career, we applaud Megan Farrell for receiving this year’s Citizen of the Year award. The world could use more people like Megan who serve as graceful, genuine role models for all of us.
Now, let’s discuss our safety priorities for residents. We currently have more than 2800 streetlights in our city. Lighting our main roadways at night continues to be an important component in our City Council Strategic Plan as well as requested residential intersections. Last year, continuous streetlights were installed on Lakeview Boulevard. As of this month, design is complete and FPL and city agreements are signed for 257 lights on Belle Terre Parkway between Palm Coast Parkway and State Road 100. Construction will begin this summer. Design is also complete for streetlights along the upcoming Old Kings Road North widening project. There are a total of 60 lights in this project and these signing agreements with FPL should be coming soon. The next roads we’re looking to light up are Ravenwood Drive, where design is 90 percent complete. Design for Seminole Woods Boulevard and Belle Terre Boulevard from State Road 100 to U.S. 1 will be completed this year with construction planned for next year.
Flood management will always be a priority with our residents because of Florida’s annual rainy season and hurricane events. Palm Coast’s drainage system must consistently work in all locations to protect homes and businesses from flooding. For those of you who are new to Palm Coast, here’s a brief explanation of how our drainage system works: we have an inter-connective design that moves stormwater from swales, which are in your front yard, to ditches, through canals, over water control structures and eventually out to the Intracoastal Waterway. Addressing swale maintenance on individual properties remains an important part of this system, but we’ve developed a more comprehensive, big picture plan to methodically increase flow for whole neighborhoods instead of just focusing on specific swales.
Everything in this new enhanced stormwater master plan points to focusing on the bigger picture for a more long-term city-wide impact. Creation of the plan began at the beginning of 2018 and was implemented toward the end of the year. 2019 saw a ramping up of personnel, equipment and project designs to carry out the new enhanced plan. Strategies adopt the newest technology and engineering resources for areas that affect the most homes and pose the highest risk. Lidar and stormwater modeling allow our team to make better decisions on where bottlenecks occur and where potential problem areas are. Data has shown that by investing resources into canals and ditches, the system as a whole will clear better and for a longer period of time. The team is working to inventory stormwater assets to fix, replace, or determine the lifespan of a pipe, ditches and structures. You can see an example of a before and after on your screen. This gives us a better way to re-invest while being more proactive. Pipe inspections and ditch rehab projects are receiving more complex evaluations than ever before. Tracking maintenance and updates for rapidly mapping out neighborhoods is being addressed. And we’ve opened a new facility at 24 Utility Drive where personnel are collaborating between field and office professionals to better serve you right in your neighborhoods. This enhanced program ensures stronger coordination and attention to your priorities to better protect our structures from flood waters. Please know we’re using your stormwater fees wisely to re-focus on long-term stormwater improvements.
Additionally, I would be remiss to not point out the tremendous public safety service provided by our first responders. We are eternally grateful for our Palm Coast firefighters’ dedication, sacrifice, and loyalty to our citizen’s health and safety 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This group of heroes has led our city through three Emergency Operations Centers in the last year – Hurricane Dorian, Wildfires, and COVID-19. Members of our fire department collaboratively created the fire department’s Ten-Year Plan. It is a master planning document designed to provide direction in nine strategic areas. The planning process for this document began in 2017. Over the course of the ten years, department members will research and create plans to improve the department’s deployment to emergencies, community outreach programs, firefighter training effectiveness, firefighter safety and wellness, and other areas of administrative support. The Ten–Year Plan provides the framework and direction to continue to improve the department’s effectiveness in reaching the citizens, improving the Insurances Services Office (ISO) rating, improving the quality of operations, growing as the need evolves, and continuing to constantly improve as a service provider.
Through all of this, our firefighters and command staff have earned a prestigious classification – an ISO rating of two – which is the second best public protection classification. That is in the top 1.1 percent statewide and top 1.3 percent in the nation. This plays a major role in property insurance rates so congratulations are in order for them. Here are some highlights of our Palm Coast firefighters.
Continuing with public safety, I also want to highlight our law enforcement partners with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Rick Staly and his team have implemented new strategies to reduce and prevent crime. Some of those include the ‘STRIDE’ program to help inmates get a good start after release; there’s also more than $700,000 in grants helping to fight crime; a body scanner at the jail to help find contraband; and text to 9-1-1 allowing residents to send a message to local 911 centers in an emergency. The sheriff’s office is celebrating the lowest crime rate since 2005. Crime is down 36%. We are proud to see their efforts.
As we mentioned earlier, with crime down, 95% of residents we surveyed feel safe in their neighborhood. All of these elements are critical to the success of our deliberate design of Town Center.
And now I want to share details with you about one of the most transformational projects in Palm Coast. Our Town Center area is swiftly incubating our Innovation District. Soon to connect as a fusion of business, healthcare, schools, and technology start-ups, new occupants will crave proximity for ideas and knowledge that can be transferred quickly and seamlessly. They will share space among an entertainment and arts district – supported by coffee shops and restaurants, public parks, clean industry, nearby housing and retail shops. Our Town Center has the perfect ingredients to be more innovative – over 1600 acres of high-quality development are located near the interstate, healthcare facilities, high-performing schools and master developers, eager to help us realize a future vision. Having all the smart features and infrastructure in Town Center sets the stage for attracting companies that will provide jobs of the future and propel our city into the next century. Our City Council goal for the Innovation District is to merge technology with expansion that will increase productivity and respond more efficiently to the needs of our residents.
Consequently, as medical, technology and innovation continue to drive the brand for our downtown, we’re directing this concept in Town Center towards more novel ideas. We hosted our first Tech Beach Hackathon in Town Center last January. For those of you who aren’t familiar with hackathons, it’s a unique title for a robust competition where tech professionals come together to solve community problems and develop new ideas and solutions using available technology. Our three-day event hosted 28 ‘hackers’ from across the country who formed nine teams to brainstorm real medical solutions. We received input from hospitals who posed questions for these competitors. Palm Coast actually achieved the objective for the Hackathon: we attracted a nationally targeted technical audience to build a community of innovators around Palm Coast. One of the selected winners was once a student in our local schools. We also attracted new talent to our area and we look forward to this becoming an annual event in Town Center. Here are some highlights of this monumental addition to our community.
By far, the most innovative of all ideas for Town Center is UNF MedNEX. This plan is the pulse of a Palm Coast dream and vision for our future. It creates the first university-based medical hub right here in our City.
Its structure would connect an entire Florida medical ecosystem with our high schools, Daytona State College and Jacksonville’s University of North Florida. This offers a true career path for high paying job opportunities. Students who choose to participate, can sign up in high school and will be trained through internships and offered employment as our next generation of healthcare professionals. We’re bringing together scholars and practitioners to create an epicenter in Town Center. Ultimately, it forms a comprehensive medical nexus that will change the entire dynamic and economy of Palm Coast.
UNF MedNEX is also unique in that partnerships will take place among the university, healthcare and related providers, local and regional governments and community partners to address needs now and into the future. The project has generated $19 million in stakeholder investments. MedNEX propels a talent pipeline across eight counties. With 23 percent of Florida’s projected job growth between 2016 and 2024 accounting for health care, that’s 200,000 new jobs.
Its success will consolidate healthcare disciplines, technology development, research and analytics into a collaborative hub of educational learning, development and placement of students for Northeast Florida and the entire state. It has earned unanimous approval from the Florida Board of Governors and advances Governor DeSantis’ goal for Florida to be number one in the nation for workforce readiness by 2030.
If you look at the screen, some of our amazing partners are highlighted. I want to thank them for joining us on this journey to transform Palm Coast for the next generation.
I want to leave you with a few very resolute points. It’s your city council’s essential role to act decisively and provide leadership that requires your trust and confidence. The effective delivery of our community’s goals must be supported by the trust-based relationship between all of us so that we can act effectively and efficiently and respond in timely, innovative ways. With your continued support, we know that together we will thrive in the type of community that we’ve come to deserve and expect.
I can’t promise you an end to the coronavirus and I certainly can’t promise we’ll have a vaccine in the near future. But, I can promise you that your Palm Coast leaders will continue to do everything we can to keep you safe and keep our community priorities moving forward through the twenty-first century. We will move from a city that’s healing to a City that’s roaring back. In just a moment, I will play a short video that highlights our work throughout the past year and what we’re looking forward to presenting to you soon. Remember this – what lies between us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. It’s our connections, deep down inside, giving us the strength to guide our community together in harmony to the finish line. Thank you.
Dennis C Rathsam says
What a bunch of doggy do! But what else would you expect! Please resign, Save Our City!
CB from PC says
Will the new Town Center “technology hub”, to use a worn cliche, focus on training and hiring of local residents?
A decent job is guaranteed to eliminate the need for help putting food on the table, and all the other public assistance programs.
Milissa just remains clueless as she watches the more jobs from Palm Coast Data ride into the sunset.


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JEFF NOMINATIONS ARE OUT:
A Red Orchid Theatre lands
Including nominations for:
*Production -- Abigail's Party
*Ensemble -- Abigail's Party
*New Work -- Craig Wright's Mistakes Were Made
*Director -- Shade Murray's Abigail's Party
*Actor in Prinicpal Role -- Michael Shannon in Mistakes Were Made
*Actress in Principal Role -- Kirsten Fitzgerald in Abigail's Party
*Actress in Supporting Role -- Natalie West in Abigail's Party
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
And a sincere thank you to all our designers, directors, writers, technicians, performers, administrators, interns, board of directors and audience. Without whom none of this would be possible.
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6 Doors Covers You May Not Have Heard
Today is the birthday of John Densmore, drummer for The Doors, and given our pride in the band’s back catalog, you probably knew we were going to pay tribute to him with a post. Thing is, we already spotlighted some of his non-Doors project for his last birthday, so we thought, “What can we do different this year?” Instead, we decided to spotlight six Doors covers that you might not have heard. Here’s hoping at least a few of these are new to you!
1. Johnny Mathis, “Light My Fire” (1968): Although it unabashedly cribs from Jose Feliciano’s hit arrangement of the song, the fact that there’s a Doors cover by Mathis at all is remarkable enough to make it worth mentioning.
2. Adam Ant, “Hello I Love You” (1982): Earlier this year, David Chiu of Medium.com wrote of “Killer in the Home” from KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER that it “easily could have been something that the Doors might have recorded.” If that was an intentional sonic nod on Ant’s part, then it could explain what inspired him to actually cover a Doors song on his 1982 solo album FRIEND OR FOE.
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood, “Roadhouse Blues” (1986): For anyone who only knows Frankie for singles like “Relax” and “Two Tribes,” the idea of the group tackling a Doors track might seem inconceivable, but given their remarkably sold version of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” on their debut album, WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME, it’s at least marginally less startling that they released this as a B-side to their 1986 single “Rage Hard.”
4. Brave Combo, “People Are Strange” (1987): Sure, we could’ve opted for Echo and the Bunnymen’s take on this creepy classic, but everyone who’s seen The Lost Boys has heard that one. Instead, we thought, “Why not give a little love to some hard-working Texan polka rockers instead?” So we did.
5. The Escape Club, “20th Century Fox” (1989): After scoring a pair of top-40 hits from their Atlantic Records debut – no, “Wild Wild West” wasn’t a one-off, but history hasn’t been terribly kind to “Shake for the Sheik, which hit #28 – The Escape Club’s profile was high enough that they were selected to cover this Doors song, which was released as the single from the soundtrack to the ABC series The Wonder Years. Alas, they didn’t earn another hit from it, but they still landed on their feet: in 1991, they returned to the top-10 (for the last time) with “I’ll Be There.”
6. Nico, “The End” (2004): What song did you think we’d use to wrap up this piece? To keep things in the proper chronological order, however, we opted for a live version by Nico which was recorded in Tokyo on April 11, 1986 but didn’t see release until 2004, when NICO: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES finally made it to record store shelves.


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1. “You’re So Vain,” Carly Simon, 1972
It was the shot heard ’round the world that left everyone debating and wondering, “Which famous ex-lover did she write it about?” I’ve felt the ripples of that blaring public curiosity affect my own lyrics. I was a poetry-obsessed preteen the first time I heard that incredibly gen-ius kiss-off, “You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you.” After hearing that, it was like a key had just unlocked this forbidden area of storytelling for me. You can say exactly what you feel, even if it’s bitter and brazen! Almost 10 years later, I sat in my dressing room in Boston. Carly Simon had just performed “You’re So Vain” with me in front of 65,000 fans. She leaned over and whispered to me who the song was written about — me, the one person who hadn’t asked her.
2. “This Kiss,” Faith Hill, 1998
I sang this song for my fourth-grade chorus audition. I think it changed the way I saw country music and music in general. Everyone loved “This Kiss,” not just country fans. Pop and rock fans loved it too. I guess you could say that theme rubbed off on me.
3. “Lego House,” Ed Sheeran, 2011
I was so intrigued by this song that I reached out to Ed to write for my album Red. I loved the cadence of the pre-chorus, “And it’s dark in a cold December, but I got you to keep me waa-arm.” We wrote in a Phoenix hotel room, ate In-N-Out burgers and essentially became a permanent fixture in each other’s lives.
4. “Blood Bank,” Bon Iver, 2009
I think this is one of the most beautiful love songs I’ve ever heard, because of the conversational lyrics. It’s so detailed, but in a sporadic way – just like a memory. My favorite lines: “That secret that we know, that we don’t know how to tell/I’m in love with your honor/I’m in love with your cheeks.” It’s dark, but feels romantic. I think I like this song because it reminds me of how love actually feels.
5. “The Middle,” Jimmy Eat World, 2001
I remember listening to this on the bus to school. I felt comforted by it, because I never felt like I really fit perfectly into any clique at school. I wish every kid who goes through those same feelings of loneliness could hear how Jim Adkins sings, “Don’t you worry what they tell themselves when you’re away.”
6. “Hands Down,” Dashboard Confessional, 2003
My high school experience was marked by memories of house-party singalongs of “Hands Down” and driving around with my best friend screaming the words to it. It’s the best recounting of an unforgettable first date I’ve ever heard.
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7. “Backseat Freestyle,” Kendrick Lamar, 2012
This past year I moved to New York, and for the first time, I was dealing with dozens of paparazzi outside my place every day. At first, I got really anxious every time I’d be about to open the car door. They’d crowd around me and yell. Then one day I put my iPhone on shuffle, and “Backseat Freestyle” came on. Something about Kendrick’s voice and the beat made me feel safe. It was pretty much all I listened to that summer.


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Remember for this post on costuming and dressing a model for your allocated genre of music performer you should include the following 4 elements in this particular post:
Explain how you were allocated a genre to research and what you found – refer to the moodboard findings.
Embed the moodboard with images of ideas for how a performer from your allocated genre could be represented in terms of costume, facial expressions, hair, make-up, body language, gestures, props etc. Use adjectives AND describe and pick out some of the most important MES conventions for the genre.
Add in some relevant adjectives as to how that genre is generally represented – edgy, anarchic, produced, synthetic, friendly etc. Use terms Mise En Scene, Genre and Star Image (how are they represented/presented to the audience). If you can get the term ‘CONVENTIONS’ in too that would be great – those expectations, commonalities of the genre.
POST IT PHOTO
You then used all the research and findings to dress, encode your model as a star from that genre. Include a draft photo with the ‘post-its’ from the class in your test outfit with the comments and adjectives that the class suggested as to how your character was represented. Reflect on how you, as a producer, used all the conventions from the genre to encode your model with the appropriate MES and the audience decoded them correctly (or not). Did they read the star image correctly? What were their responses? List and reflect.
Final and chosen photo of your artist in costume with a commentary on how they are represented/portrayed with plenty of relevant adjectives.
Reflect on how and why that image seems to work better than the other ones from the shoot.
Overall, reflect on the importance of using MES to convey meaning – tell a story – an image and an idea and HOW WILL THIS NOW IMPACT ON YOUR OWN PLANNING/RESEARCH FOR YOUR MAGAZINE PRODUCTION?


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People in glass houses shouldn’t live near firing ranges. Unfortunately, developers trying to build the Deer Island Resort along Salt Lake City’s mountain-encrusted perimeter learned that lesson the hard way.
Part of the 500-acre mountaintop where the developer intended to build the resort and vacation homes was exactly where a nearby U.S. Army base had been pointing its guns during routine military drills. Gunfire from Camp Williams sparked two recent fires, extinguishing Arlin Geophysical Co.’s hopes for the development.
“One could not develop housing in the line of fire from military weapons,” said Arlin attorneys in a lawsuit filed last year against the Army, demanding $5.9 million in damages.
Arlin last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, unable to pay its taxes and at risk of losing the property in a sheriff’s sale. The developer’s mortgage lender, R.E. Loans, is operating under bankruptcy protection itself and couldn’t shell out the tax money either, said David Ross, an attorney for the developer.
The bankruptcy filing puts the sheriff’s sale on hold, giving the developer more time to look for a rescue or potential buyers.
In court papers, the developer said it bought the hillside property, located about 30 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City and within sight of the Army’s Camp Williams, in 2005 with plans to build homes and a resort. A local newspaper described the proposed development as a “self-contained community of 188 upscale single-family homes, 66 twin homes, an equestrian park with adjacent resort hotel and restaurant, three shopping centers, an amphitheater and an observatory.”
(A representative for the development also described blueprints for a modern medical complex: “We’re shooting for five-story glass towers.” No pun intended.)
On Sept. 19, 2010, the Army and Utah National Guard allegedly shot at the property during training exercises that “ignited a fire that burned the entirety of the property,” Arlin said in its lawsuit. Another fire broke out last August in a similar incident.
“Effectively this dangerous intrusion and, in particular, the penetration of munitions on the property renders the property incapable of being used for development purposes or for any use other than a backstop for munitions,” the developer argued in court papers.
The U.S. Army denied “that live ammunition fire penetrated Arlin’s property” but admitted that it was responsible for starting the 2010 fire. An attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice declined to explain that discrepancy, deferring to a press office representative who never responded with a clarification.

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Artist: Haslin Bin Ismail
Title: Tulang Belut (Eel Bone)
Medium: Mixed media on canvas (Acrylic, Chinese ink, pencil and paper collage)
Size (cm): 122 x 153
Tulang Belut (Eel Bone) is created using a stitching technique used in traditional Malay clothing. The artist uses interfacing fabric, a type of material used by tailors to stick fabric together to create an artwork that reflects the value of tradition, family and the will to overcome adversity. The artwork pays homage to the craft of the artist’s tailor parents, through the traditional Baju Melayu. It is also his self-reflection on the strong family relationships that shaped him today.
Mr Haslin graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia in 2007. In 2011, he was awarded the Grand Prize of Bakat Muda Sezaman (Young Art Contemporaries) by the National Art Gallery of Malaysia. He has also participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Singapore and Malaysia.


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A top attraction unfolded at the King Fahd International Stadium in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (19) when Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) took on Riyadh XI. A 10-man PSG defeated Riyadh XI 5-4 in a thrilling encounter but it was Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo who stole the show by scoring two goals in the first half. Ronaldo, who is set to make his Saudi Pro league debut for Al Nassr on Sunday (22) after inking a potential $200 million deal, captained the Saudi Season Team against a star-studded PSG side featuring the likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe who played in the final of the FIFA World Cup last month.
The 38-year-old star was adjudged the man of the match and received a lot of praise and among them was India cricketer Virat Kohli who even slammed the Portuguese star’s critics.
The ace batter uploaded a picture of Ronaldo on his Instagram account and wrote, “Still doing it at the highest level at 38. The football experts sitting and criticising him every week for attention are conveniently quiet now that he’s put in this kind of performance against one of the top clubs in the world. And he was apparently finished.”
Kohli, who is known to be a big fan of Ronaldo and has praised him on a number of occasions, is currently playing a one-day international series for India against New Zealand at home.


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Last year when it was rumored that Cee Lo had drugged a women in a restaurant and the victim in question has brought charges against Green, claiming that he dropped ecstasy in her drink while they were out to dinner.
Luckily for Green, the prosecutors cleared him for charges of sexual assault due to insufficient evidence. His attorney, Blair Berk, stated that the claims of sexual assault were “false and unfounded” and that their relations were consensual.
However, for furnishing a controlled substance, he could face up to four years in state prison. The Grammy-winning singer, host of NBC’s “The Voice” and Goodie Mob member already reportedly had to post $30,000 bond and is awaiting trial.
Hopefully, for him, his not guilty plea will stand and he’ll be able to walk out of court and give the plaintiff a classic “Forget You.”

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In March 2015 a US immigration court ruled that Gen. Eugenio Vides Casanova, 77, can be deported from the United States to El Salvador, because “he participated in or concealed torture and murder by his troops” during the 1980 – 1992 war. He is likely to appeal the ruling.
According to a UN commission of inquiry, over 75,000 people were killed during the war, more than 90% by the Salvadoran army and allied paramilitary forces, and 1000s of children disappeared. Some have been found in mass graves, but the vast majority simply vanished.
However, even if Vides Casanova returns to El Salvador, he could still avoid prosecution there. The country’s 1993 Amnesty Act guarantees immunity from prosecution to perpetrators of human rights crimes during the 12 years of military repression. As long as this law remains in force, it denies any possibility of justice for victims and their families.
In the last fifteen years, similar laws shielding war criminals from prosecution have been overturned in Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, and Guatemala, and partially in Chile. But in El Salvador, a succession of governments have failed to repeal the amnesty law. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has demanded several times that it be repealed, and Amnesty International continues to urge the same.
As it has always done, the Salvadoran military apparatus refuses to open its records, and no government has yet been willing to force it to do so. Lack of public access to these records not only shields perpetrators from justice, it also complicates greatly the work of Pro-Búsqueda (‘for the search’), a small Salvadoran grassroots organization run by the families of children who disappeared during the war. Many of the children, it turns out, were kidnapped by soldiers and given or sold into adoption, primarily in North America and Europe. Since 1993, Pro-Búsqueda’s mission has been to find them, and where possible to reunite them with their families of origin.
Ester Alvarenga, coordinator of Pro-Búsqueda explains why access to military records is so vital: “The soldiers who took children know perfectly well what they did with them, and who they gave them to. All our investigations show how the children were taken; you can follow their tracks to a certain point, but only the army can say what comes after. Some soldiers never gave the children to a public or private institution but adopted these children themselves. These are the most difficult ones to trace.”
On April 14, 2015, Amnesty International issued this statement: “The Amnesty Law of El Salvador is not in conformity with international law, and is an affront to the thousands of victims of human rights abuses and their families. It is time to repeal it and allow all cases of torture, rape, killings and enforced disappearances committed during the conflict of the 1980s to be investigated, and all those suspected of being criminally responsible to be brought to justice.”
More detail on the Vides Casanova case here.
For the Pro-Búsqueda story, including the use of DNA analysis to connect disappeared children with their families of origin, see Bold Scientists. Read an excerpt here. Scroll down to chapter 5, Stolen children.


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Changing Shape Makes Chemotherapy Drugs Better at Targeting Cancer Cells
Bioengineering researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to 10,000 times more effective at specifically targeting and delivering anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells.
Their findings could have a game-changing impact on the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapies and reducing the side effects of chemotherapy, according to the researchers. Results of their study were published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
“Conventional anti-cancer drugs accumulate in the liver, lungs and spleen instead of the cancer cell site due to inefficient interactions with the cancer cell membrane,” explained Samir Mitragotri , professor of chemical engineering and Director of the Center for BioEngineering at UCSB. “We have found our strategy greatly enhances the specificity of anti-cancer drugs to cancer cells.”
To engineer these high-specificity drugs, they formed rod-shaped nanoparticles from a chemotherapeutic drug, camptothecin, and coated them with an antibody called trastuzumab that is selective for certain types of cancer cells, including breast cancer. The antibody-coated camptothecin nanorods were 10,000-fold more effective than tratsuzumab alone and 10-fold more effective than camptothecin alone at inhibiting breast cancer cell growth.
“This unique approach of engineering shapes of anti-cancer drugs and combining them with antibodies represents new direction in chemotherapy,” Mitragotri added.
Mitragotri and collaborators at UCSB, including post-doctoral researchers Sutapa Barua and Jin-Wook Yoo, and former graduate student Poornima Kolhar, looked to human breast cancer cells to examine how shape works in synergy with molecular recognition to perform complex tasks within the human body.
“We were inspired to look at the shape as a key parameter by natural objects. In nature, all key particles such as viruses, bacteria, red blood cells, platelets are non-spherical,” said Mitragotri. “Their shape plays a key role in their function.”
Their research was performed in collaboration with Yatin Gokarn and Aditya Wakankar of Genentech, a member of the Roche group. “The work of Professor Mitragotri and his collaborators exemplifies the groundbreaking contributions bioengineers at UC Santa Barbara are making in medical research, and of how our model of industry partnership delivers results,” said Rod Alferness, Dean of the College of Engineering.
The study was completed with support from Genentech, the UC Discovery Program, and the Daryl and Marguerite Errett Discovery Award in Biomedical Research.
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- 1 Who is Nicolette Scorsese?
- 2 Early Life and Education
- 3 Career Beginnings: Modeling and Her First Contact With Acting
- 4 More Success: Christmas Vacation and the 1990s
- 5 Sudden Disappearance
- 6 Personal Life: Does Nicolette Scorsese Have a Boyfriend or a Husband?
- 7 Body Measurements: How Tall is Nicolette Scorsese?
- 8 What is Nicolette Scorsese’s Net Worth?
- Nicolette Scorsese gained fame for her role in the 1989 movie “A Christmas Vacation.”
- She transitioned from modeling to acting, with early TV roles in “The A-Team” and “Charles in Charge.”
- Nicolette appeared in films like “Aspen Extreme” and “Boxing Helena” and in the TV series “NYPD Blue” during the 1990s.
- Known for her private life, she has been linked romantically with several celebrities including Antonio Sabato Jr. and Sean Penn.
- Post-acting, Nicolette leads a low-profile life with a net worth of around $3 million as of 2024.
Who is Nicolette Scorsese?
Born on 6 January 1954, at an unspecified location in the United States, under the earth sign of Capricorn, Nicolette Scorsese is a 70-year-old American actress and model. She rose to fame thanks to the iconic 1989 Christmas movie “A Christmas Vacation”, which later became a cult classic and is still being aired during the holidays, every year. This role opened the doors of Hollywood to Nicolette, but she failed to become one of the industry’s household names, instead also appearing in a number of commercials and campaigns for several big brands.
Early Life and Education
Even though she was one of the brighter stars in the mid-to-late 1980s, there is not much information about her early life, nor about her mom or dad. Given the fact that her name is Scorsese, her parents are probably somewhere in Southern Italy or they have Italian ancestry. It’s also worth mentioning that, despite the rarity of their last name, Nicolette and Martin Scorsese are not related; the famous director’s parents are from Palermo, Sicily, where the surname Scorsese is quite common. Both of them have dealt with questions about one another, but have always denied being related with a smile on their faces. In fact, no credible sources can give us a glimpse of Nicolette’s true ethnicity. She herself has always been hesitant to reveal anything about her private life, which is a sign that she always wanted to be professional and focus on her work.
|Acting in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, modeling
|Former Actress, Model
|Date of Birth
|January 6, 1954
|70 years old (as of 2024)
|Blond (Natural), Light Brown (Dyed)
|5 feet 10 inches (178 cm)
|143 lbs (65 kg)
|Approximately $3 million
|“The A-Team”, “Charles in Charge”, “Perfect Victims”, “Aspen Extreme”, “Boxing Helena”, “Girls in Prison”, “NYPD Blue”
|Single (as of the last known information)
|Antonio Sabato Jr., Jellybean Benitez, Billy Duffy, Sean Penn
|Possibly a daughter named Shiloh (with Billy Duffy, unconfirmed)
Career Beginnings: Modeling and Her First Contact With Acting
Nicolette started off as a model – her slender build and unique physiognomy opened up a world of professional opportunities for her. Several big fashion brands hired her to market their products and appear in expensive commercials and national campaigns. She became moderately famous because of this exposure, which inspired her to pick up acting. Her first role was not a small one, as she played the part of Cindy in two episodes of the hit 1980s TV action show “The A-Team”, alongside Mr. T. The series depicts the story of a group of Vietnam veterans who have been wrongly accused of war crimes, and while on the run from the authorities, they help those in need. Her role was praised by critics and she soon went on to appear in “Charles in Charge” as Louise, in the episode “American Teen”. In 1988, she made her film debut in “Perfect Victims” as Melissa Cody. This streak of small, but still excellently executed roles prepared Nicolette for her big break in the entertainment industry.
More Success: Christmas Vacation and the 1990s
Nicolette achieved a pivotal moment in her career back in 1989 when she secured the role of Mary in the beloved Christmas classic, “Christmas Vacation.” This iconic comedy follows the misadventures of a family attempting to enjoy a holiday getaway, only to be thwarted by a series of hilarious mishaps. Despite its age, nearing three decades since its release, the film remains a staple of holiday programming, gracing television screens every December without fail. Its enduring popularity is evident in its impressive financial performance, raking in over $70 million in box office revenue against a modest $25 million budget. Having established herself in the 1980s, Nicolette found even greater consistency in the following decade. Throughout the 1990s, she graced the screen in notable films like “Aspen Extreme” and “Boxing Helena,” earning acclaim from fans. Expanding her repertoire, she ventured into short films, delivering memorable performances in productions such as “Long Greases” and “The Waiter.”
Even though Nicolette wasn’t a big household name, she still had a steady career with constant offers. In the mid-1990s, she appeared on “Rebel Highway”, “L.A. Law”, “Girls in Prison” and “NYPD Blue”. In 2000, she returned to “NYPD Blue”, playing a different role in one of the later seasons. However, this is the last acting credit to her name. For the last 19+ years, there is no information about her whereabouts, occupation or anything else. She seemingly faded away after a string of good roles. Some movie industry experts have speculated that she gave up on acting because she is running a successful business, but these are just rumors. Others have stated that she simply got tired of the Hollywood drama and that she needed to get out. It’s a real possibility when you think about it.
Where is She Now?
Despite avoiding public appearances, several people have claimed to have seen her attending art exhibitions and gala parties in Los Angeles. Other reports state that she is a socialite, but that she invests in businesses on a regular basis.
Personal Life: Does Nicolette Scorsese Have a Boyfriend or a Husband?
There is no conclusive information about Nicolette’s relationship status, as she has been out of the public eye for almost two decades. We do know, however, that she was involved with a couple of men during the 1980s and 1990s. When Nicolette was a model, she met Antonio Sabato Jr. and the two dated for a couple of years. She was also in a relationship with Jellybean Benitez, and with Billy Duffy, a member of The Cult, literally a cult rock band. Even though neither she nor Billy confirmed that they were dating, they were seen together on a number of occasions. It was also rumored that they had a daughter named Shiloh together, but again – neither of them wanted to comment on the situation. One relationship of hers which garnered a lot of attention was with a young Sean Penn. This was a surprise for her, but not for Sean, as he has a long track record of dating his “co-workers”. They even appeared together at the First Annual International Rock Awards in 1989, at New York State Armory.
Body Measurements: How Tall is Nicolette Scorsese?
Nicolette Scorsese is 5ft 10in (178cm) and weighs around 143lbs (65kg). When she was a model, her vital statistics were 35-23-34. She has blond hair and blue eyes. She’s seen in photos with brown hair and brown eyes but this is all thanks to ‘Hollywood magic’ – colored eye contacts and hair dye.
What is Nicolette Scorsese’s Net Worth?
According to several credible sources, Nicolette Scorsese has a net worth of around $3 million, as of 2024. She accumulated this wealth through a myriad of roles in movies and TV shows in the 1980s and 1990s. There is no information about her current projects, so we can’t say for sure if this number will rise in the near future.

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RORY McIlroy celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day with a one-shot victory at The Players Championship on Sunday, firing a two-under-par final round 70 to claim his first title of 2019.
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On 16 December 2009, Adalah filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel against the Ministry of Health (MOH) to demand the cancellation of its decision to close down “mother and child” clinics in the three unrecognized Arab Bedouin villages of Qasr el-Ser, Abu Tulul and Wadi el-Niam in the Naqab (Negev). Adalah requested that the court order the MOH to reopen the clinics immediately, and appoint doctors and nurses to work in them. Adalah further demanded that the court hold an urgent hearing on the petition, given the dangers to the lives of thousands of pregnant women, mothers and children living in these villages associated with the closure of the clinics.
Adalah Attorney Sawsan Zaher submitted the petition in Adalah’s name and on behalf of 11 women from the three villages, the heads of the local councils, the Yasmin organization in the Naqab, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, and the Galilee Society: The Arab National Society for Health Research and Services.
The MOH closed the clinics, which served around 18,000 people in October 2009, claiming there was a lack of nurses and doctors who are willing to work in these centers. The MOH proposed that the Arab Bedouin women in these villages go to Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) or neighboring Jewish towns located at least 20 kilometers from their homes. The distances involved and the total lack of public transport to and from the unrecognized villages has meant that women have stopped going to receive the health services provided by the clinics. The clinics offer preventive health services and specialize in post-natal care. Adalah stressed that the closure of the clinics causes serious harm to the health of the women, children and unborn babies, and potentially their lives. It violates the constitutional rights of the women and children to life, bodily integrity, health and dignity.
One of the petitioners is a woman from Qasr el-Ser and mother of eight children, the youngest of whom is one year and three months old; her husband died five months after the birth of their youngest child. She has been living in an extremely difficult economic situation following the death of her husband. She does not own a car and is not able to pay for a car to travel to the town of Dimona for her child to receive the necessary immunizations, exposing him to danger.
The health situation in the unrecognized Arab Bedouin villages in the Naqab is extremely poor, particularly among women and children. For example, the death rate is the highest in the country, and there is an extremely low average birth weight among babies, the lowest in the country. Many children do not receive the immunizations mandated by the MOH, and the rate of infectious disease is the highest in Israel. A report issued by the MOH on the health of children aged six and younger in the Naqab recommended nutritional education programs and programs to promote immunizations and breast-feeding. All of these services are provided by mother and child clinics.
The three clinics shut down are part of a group of six clinics which were established in the unrecognized villages in the Naqab following a petition submitted by Adalah to the Israeli Supreme Court in 1997. (See HCJ 7115/97, Adalah, et. al. v. Ministry of Health, et. al.) The MOH evaded its commitment and the court's decision for several years, but Adalah continued to pursue the issue until the MOH to set up these clinics in 2000 and in 2001.
Case Citation: HCJ 10054/09, Wadad El-Hawashly, et al. v. Ministry of Health


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