Penilee in Wartime
Finnieston Crane
Medical Ward
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
A medical ward in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, late 19th century. The medical wards were located in the Royal's old Adam building until its demolition in 1912.
When Joseph Lister arrived at the Royal in 1861 there were only forty-four nurses, mostly elderly and poorly trained, whose duties included scrubbing the floors and washing clothes as well as providing elementary patient care. Pay, training and conditions improved during the 1870s, and in 1879 each nurse was provided with a uniform. A systematic course of training for nurses was designed by the famous surgeon, Sir William Macewen (in collaboration with the matron, Rebecca Strong) and inaugurated in 1893.
Reference: RCPSG 28/25
Adam Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, hospital wards, infirmaries, nurses, nursing, patients, uniforms, voluntary hospitals


Habtoor Polo Makes it to the Semifinals of the Julius Baer Gold Cup 2019
(Sports Contributor: Rupert Lewis | Photo: George Arbid | More Julius Baer Gold Cup 2019 Photos)
The last day of the qualification matches of the Dubai Open 2019 concluded with an exciting match between Habtoor Polo and Ghantoot Polo teams and with a final score of 11 goals to 7.
The afternoon opened with a match between Zedan Polo and Dubai Wolves Polo teams. Zedan had the lead on its opponent from the start of the game, and it was one-sided until the end of the fifth chukker at 10 goals to 3.
Zedan - 3 - 0 | 5 - 0 | 6 - 1 | 9 - 1 | 10 - 3
Top scorers of the match: Santiago Laborde & Raul Laplacette, 4 goals each
Habtoor Polo took control of the second game with a flurry of goals from Facundo Sola during the second chukker. This gave the team a 4 goal advantage by halftime with Ghantoot barely catching up through the end of the fourth chukker with 10 goals to 4. Ghantoot was not able to recover from the significant lead Habtoor had over them in spite of the successive goals from Ali Al Mheiri and Juan Gris Zavaleta and the match ended at 11 goals to 7 with Habtoor Polo securing their slot at the semifinals.
Habtoor Polo team: 1 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 10 - 4 | 11- 7
Top scorer of the match: Facundo Sola, 9 goals
The Julius Baer Gold Cup, an 18-goal handicap tournament continues with its Quarter Finals on 01st March 2019 at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club. Abu Dhabi Polo will face Zedan Polo at 14:00 at at 16:00, Ghantoot Polo will compete against Desert Palm.
About the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series
The Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series held in the UAE is one of only five tournaments in the world played in the WPT Championship Cup category, on a par with world-class events held in Argentina, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. It was founded by its Chairman Mohammed Al Habtoor in 2009. The Silver Cup and the Dubai Challenge Cup falls under the World Polo Tour (WPT) Challenge Cup Category awarding the winners of the Silver Cup with 50 points, the finalists with 25, semi-finalists with 10 and the rest of the players with 5 points; and Dubai Challenge Cup winners with 20 points. The Gold Cup is under the WPT Championship Cup – the highest competition in terms of points, awarding its winners with 80 points.
The Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club a state-of-the-art polo and equestrian community devoted to equine sports is the home ground of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series. Check out the Polo Calendar 2018-2019 for upcoming international-standard polo tournaments or contact +97144362222 | info@dubaipologoldcup.com | contacts@alhabtoorpoloclub.com for more information on other events scheduled at the Club.


Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War
About Fred Kiger
12 - The Gibraltar Of The Confederacy - Fort Fisher
About this episode:
By late December of 1864, dark waters were closing over the Confederacy. Back in August, David Farragut's fleet successfully bottled up Mobile Bay. Two months later, up in the Shenandoah, federal victory at Cedar Creek opened the valley to fire and desolation. In November, William Sherman marched his army across Georgia, and as he entered Savannah in December, he envisioned a similar path of destruction north through the Carolinas. That same month, over in Tennessee, George Thomas won a decisive victory at Nashville, and in Virginia, U.S. Grant continued to pin down Lee's army at Petersburg. Though the noose was being tightened round the neck of the Confederacy, there was still one major supply line and portal from which the shrinking Confederacy could count on supplies from the outside world. That railroad line was so vitally important Robert E. Lee tabbed it "the lifeline of the Confederacy." It ran from Petersburg south to Weldon, North Carolina and then down to the port city of Wilmington. This is the story of the massive fort that protected that city; that lifeline. Fort Fisher: The Gibraltar Of The Confederacy.
History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and every episode. Filled with momentous issues and repercussions that still resonate with us today, this series will feature events and people from that period and will strive to make you feel as if you were there.
Have a question or comment for Fred Kiger? Email us at fredkigerthreadspodcast@thirdwheelmedia.com
Copyright Fred Kiger


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Muscat Festival 2011, Oman
As the highlight of the festivities celebrating 40 years of reign of Sultan Qaboos, LOBO staged a 28-days multimedia spectacle for the 2 million vistors of the Muscat Festival on the huge artificial lake of Qurum Park. LOBO installed 7 ultra-bright laser systems, 24 fog generators with wind machines, a generous set of special outdoor laser mirrors and 4 video systems. In addition 3 Water Screens, one of the largest mobile fountain systems consisting of 66 individually controllable water jets with a height of up to 35 meters, as well as 20 fire effects, while approx. 90 high-powered searchlight-type light fixtures, fireworks and 40 line array sound systems all around the lake transformed the lake into an ever changing dream world.
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New Year Show 2009, Bucharest
It was the most spectacular use of the new "sparks" laser technology, so far: The 30 minutes New Year Show, directed by Jerry Appelt, in front of the second-largest building of the world. Approx. 100 meters above the stage, a sparks system projected the countdown into the new year onto the facade of the 275 wide Palace of Parliament and created mirror effects during the subsequent show, while 5 additional projectors have been installed to create athmospheric beam effects in front of the spectators. Thanks to the extraordinary beam quality and a power of 17 Watts per sparks system, the laser effects could be regonized very well in spite of the extremely bright background created by fireworks and 60 Space Cannons.
Asian Games, Doha
A slim aluminum pillar with a little boy on its top rises from a a cloud of fog right in the center of Khalifa Stadium. Suddenly he rises his hands and is surrounded by thousands of laser beams. The platform he is standing on directs multi-color laser beams to all direction, finally covering the field of play with a surface of light. This dream sequence has been made possible thanks to a laser system with a total whitelight power of 94 Watts feeding a total of 5 projectors on top of the pillar by means of glass fibers.
Hungarian National Holiday, Budapest
A laser show of the superlative over the city of Budapest with more than 1.2 mio. spectators on-site. 9 laser systems, spread all over the city and its surrounding elevations, are synchronized to a magnificent fireworks display on Gellert Hill with the sound, being broadcast live on two radio stations.
Olympic Games, Barcelona
An animated laser displays with a "Hommage to Miro" fascinate the visitors of the Olympic Summer Games 1992 in Barcelona.
75 Years Turkey, Ankara
Highlight of the festivities for the 75th anniversary of Turkey in front of the houses of parliament in Ankara, using a large-scale mobile laser system of the Laser Truck® series, additional independent multi-color laser systems, fireworks and a Jet Water Screen®.
Millennium Celebration, Berlin
LOBO creates the official start of Germany into the year 2000 at the Brandenburg Gate Berlin, the central landmark of the re-unified country in. The show was covered live by 56 TV stations and seen by approx. 2 billion TV spectators and 2 mio. spectators around the festival mile of the Gate. The show in Berlin is synchronized with laser shows in Trier, Koblenz and Austria.
Medina Festival, Saudi Arabia
It took an internationally very experienced partner for the Saudi Royal family to stage the very first entertainment show of the traditional country in the Medina Stadium. Large-scale laser systems, also creating projections on a giant Jet Water Screen® as well as tons of fireworks, hundreds of performance make this vision happen which covered live on TV.


"The Leonardo da Vinci of Data"
TUFTE, Edward.
A complete set of the first editions of the five books of Edward Tufte, including The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983); Envisioning Information (1990); Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (1997); Beautiful Evidence (2006); and Seeing with Fresh Eyes. Meaning, Space, Data, Truth (2020).
Five vols. All large 4to, orig. bindings, all with pictorial dust-jackets, all as issued. Each in the original publisher's cardboard mailing box. In very fine and fresh condition. All Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press.
First editions, each signed by Edward Tufte on the half-titles. Copies of the original first editions of Edward Tufte's highly influential works have grown increasingly scarce. A set of just the first four volumes, first printings and all signed by Tufte, sold for $8125 in the auction of his library in 2010 (Christie's New York, 2 December 2010, lot 155).
1. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983):
"A classic reference. The overall intention and power of the book is stunning."–Optical Engineering.
"A visual Strunk and White."–Boston Globe.
"Original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned, a work of art. The art here is cognitive art, the graphic display of relations and empirical data, now an indispensable tool of science and engineering."–Scientific American.
"One of the best books you'll ever see."–Datamation.
"A beautiful, brilliant book."–American Mathematical Monthly.
2. Envisioning Information (1990):
"A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images."–Rudolf Arnheim.
"An incredibly beautiful, true, refined, and luscious book."–Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi.
"Buy this book. Keep it with the few others you have that you'll pass on to the next generation. It is a passionate, elegant revelation of how to render the three dimensions of experience into the two dimensions of paper or screen. As in his previous classic, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Tufte is promoting a new standard of visual literacy. This latest book (immaculately printed in 23 colors) is a lyrical primer of design strategies for reading and creating messages in 'flatland.' No other book has been so highly recommended to us by so many varieties of professional architects, teachers, technicians, hackers, and artists."–Kevin Kelly, Whole Earth Review.
Envisioning Information received 14 awards for content and design, including the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science and Best Graphic Design of the Year from ID International Design.
3. Visual Explanations (1997):
"If this book were a house, it would have been designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." –ONLINE.
"The Leonardo da Vinci of data."–The New York Times.
"A truly monumental exploration of information design; not only written but also designed and published by Tufte himself…with intelligence, erudition, and grace."–Print.
4. Beautiful Evidence (2006):
"The world's leading analyst of graphic information."–Martin Kemp, Nature, 2006.
"The Galileo of graphics has done it again. Its not often an iconoclast comes along, trashes the old ways, and replaces them with an irresistible new interpretation. By teasing out the sublime from the seemingly mundane world of charts, graphs, and tables, Tufte has proven to a generation of graphic designers that great thinking begets great presentation. In Beautiful Evidence, his fourth work on analytical design, Tufte digs more deeply into art and science to reveal very old connections between truth and beauty all the way from Galileo to Google."–Business Week.
5. Seeing with Fresh Eyes. Meaning, Space, Data, Truth (2020):
"Edward Tufte is the revelatory retina of our time, ever connecting eye and brain in enlightening new ways. He creates masterpieces about design that are themselves masterpieces of design. Seeing with Fresh Eyes. Meaning, Space, Data, Truth takes all that he knows into a yet deeper level of wisdom and wider realm of inquiry. A completely delicious work."–Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog.
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Trump supporters stand on top of a police vehicle, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
Julio Cortez / AP Photo
House votes to impeach Trump for 'incitement of insurrection' — Pa. delegation split
Katie Meyer/WHYY
Katie Meyer is WHYY's political reporter. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Katie was WITF's Capitol bureau chief, and covered all things state politics for public radio stations throughout Pennsylvania.
Katie came to Harrisburg by way of New York City, where she worked at Fordham University's public radio station, WFUV, as an anchor, general assignment reporter, and co-host of an original podcast. A 2016 graduate of Fordham, she won several awards for her work at WFUV, including four 2016 Gracies.
Katie is a native New Yorker, though she originally hails from Troy, a little farther up the Hudson River. She can attest that the bagels are still pretty good there.
January 13, 2021 | 1:53 PM
Updated: January 13, 2021 | 5:51 pm
(Philadelphia) — The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time.
There were few surprises from Pennsylvania's evenly split congressional delegation. All nine Democrats voted to impeach the president on a charge of "incitement of insurrection," and all nine Republicans voted against Trump's removal. The partisan split held in New Jersey and Delaware as well.
The final tally was 232-197, with all Democrats and 10 Republicans supporting impeachment.
Two extremely different interpretations emerged Wednesday of the violent pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol last week, and of the president's words to members of that mob before they stormed the building.
Some Republicans argued that Trump didn't directly incite violence that ended with five people dead, and that impeaching him now would be needlessly divisive. Democrats argued that Trump's refusal to accept the results of the election, baseless allegations of fraud, and calls for supporters to "be strong" and "take back our country" clearly prompted the mob to riot.
A few representatives, like Scott Perry (R, PA-10) went a step further than many members of his caucus — baselessly insinuating that Democratic leaders purposefully ignored signs that a violent insurrection was coming.
"What did the Speaker know, and what did other legislative leaders know and when did they know it?" he asked. "Maybe [there's] a rush to impeach the president so we'll never know what legislative leaders knew."
Perry is one of Trump's most ardent supporters in the Pennsylvania delegation, and is the member who formally contested the commonwealth's election results, after winning his own competitive race in November.
Evan Vucci / AP Photo
FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump, second from right, speaks with from left, Rep. Fred Keller, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rep. Scott Perry after arriving at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pa., Thursday, May 14, 2020.
Guy Reschenthaler (R, PA-14), opted for the more standard GOP party line argument against impeachment.
"President Trump has committed to a peaceful and uninterrupted transfer of power, but that's not good enough for my colleagues," he said.
Democrats quickly rebutted that the past week had been decidedly not peaceful, and said they believe Trump directly incited the violence that drove them all out of session and into hiding deep in the Capitol.
Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, who House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named as one of the chamber's impeachment managers, summed up most Democrats' positions in a post on Twitter, saying last week's tragedy "must have consequences."
I am honored to serve as an impeachment manager among my esteemed colleagues — it is for the sake of our country, not hate of one man or anyone, but for the love of our country and constitution. https://t.co/V9hAEZObRI
— Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (@RepDean) January 13, 2021
She continued that argument on the floor Wednesday, telling fellow members she believes impeachment is the only appropriate response to Trump's "dangerous lies."
"Removing Donald Trump is the beginning of restoring decency and democracy," she said. "What happened last week will not be forgotten, and what we do this week will long be remembered."
Reschenthaler and Perry were two of eight Pennsylvania congressmen who, in the hours after the mob seized the Capitol, voted against certifying the commonwealth's election results. None of those eight have expressed any regrets for their vote, and are all expected to oppose impeachment.
The ninth Republican in the commonwealth's House delegation, southeastern moderate Brian Fitzpatrick, did not vote against Pennsylvania's results.
On Tuesday, he signed on to a bipartisan resolution to censure Trump for "for attempting to unlawfully overturn the 2020 Presidential election and for violating his oath of office on January 6th, 2021," but he argued that impeachment isn't realistic.
"President Trump's attempts to undermine the outcome of the 2020 election have been unconscionable … His actions threatened the integrity of our democracy, Congress, and his own Vice President," Fitzpatrick wrote. "President Trump's actions, behavior, and language are unacceptable and unbecoming of the office he holds for the next eight days."
The authors of the resolution said they think impeachment will result in a second acquittal for Trump, which would "further divide and inflame tensions in our nation."
Ultimately, Fitzpatrick voted against impeachment.
The nine Democrats in Pennsylvania's House delegation voted for impeachment. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey supports the idea as well.
Some got on board more quickly than others. Congresswoman Susan Wild, a moderate Democrat in a swing district, said late last week that she wanted to remove Trump, but wasn't sure if impeachment was reasonable given the time constraints. She has since decided to back impeachment.
The one true toss-up remaining in Pennsylvania's congressional delegation is Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who is not running for reelection.
Sarah Silbiger / The Washington Post via AP
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday Dec. 10, 2020.
The Senate is not expected to launch its hearings on whether to convict Trump of inciting insurrection until after the president leaves office, and President-Elect Joe Biden is inaugurated. Two-thirds of the Senate must vote for removal, and at that point, it would essentially just ensure Trump can't receive his post-presidential pension.
The Senate could also vote separately, by a simple majority, to bar Trump from holding the presidency again.
Toomey, who has always been considered a very conservative Republican, has not officially said he'll vote to convict Trump — as, for instance, fellow conservative Congresswoman Liz Cheney did this week.
However, Toomey did say he believes Trump committed "impeachable offenses," and has already called on the president to resign.
He also spoke out in strong opposition of overturning Pennsylvania's election results, arguing that the election was sound, and that Trump — who he supported in the election — is acting like a "demagogue" and has spread lies about the process.
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For the first time in Sri Lanka, eZ Cash Launches 'Top-up' via Bank accounts
Sri Lanka's first and largest Mobile Money and Payment Service, eZ Cash, announced the launch of a new feature that enables customers to top-up their eZ Cash wallets via bank accounts on its cutting edge eZ Cash app. The Bank top up feature supplements the recently introduced QR Scan and pay option which enables smart and convenient money transfer amongst eZ Cash customers or payments across the expansive eZ Cash Merchant network.
This feature will be available via the eZ Cash app on any smartphone, and enable eZ Cash customers to use their current and savings bank accounts to top-up the eZ Cash wallet at no transaction fee. The new feature enables enhanced convenience, providing customers access to top-up anytime, anywhere. Customers are required to select the 'Top-up from Bank Account' icon on their eZ Cash app interface, verify bank details and register, enter the amount and simply Top-up their digital eZ Cash wallet. Currently all banks integrated with JustPay platform of Lanka Clear will be accessible for eZ cash top-up. The feature is facilitated by LankaClear, a company co-owned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and all Licensed Commercial Banks operating in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Channa de Silva, General Manager/CEO – LankaClear stated, "In an era where digital payment modes are gaining popularity worldwide, LankaClear has laid the foundation by establishing LankaPay National Payment Network to support platforms such as eZ Cash to move Sri Lanka towards a less cash society. Dialog has enabled the JustPay payment mode of LankaClear for all eZ Cash subscribers, thus, providing further convenience and ease of access for top-up, anytime, anywhere for all its customers. Further, added security for all electronic transactions is ensured via the digital certificates issued by LankaSign Certification Service Provider (CSP) managed by LankaClear."
Transactions via eZ Cash will conform to the highest level of Mobile Payment security standards. All transactions will be PIN protected and secured by Triple Data Encryption Algorithm widely known as 3DES authentication and transaction security protocols. Top-ups will be further validated via a confirmation SMS being transmitted instantly to customer.
Commenting on the new Top-up feature, Fariq Cader, Vice President - Digital Services, Dialog Axiata PLC said, "eZ Cash has been at the forefront of all mobile payments in Sri Lanka and will continue to innovate Sri Lanka's payment eco system. The recently launched QR Code is gaining immense popularity amongst our subscriber base, whilst transforming the mobile payments landscape in Sri Lanka. Leveraging mobile technology, the Top-up feature greatly enhances convenience for subscribers and we look forward to JustPay onboarding more banks in future."


Exhibition I Wanna be Adored
MOTS - WORDS
Les Vestiges d'Alice
Tales of Misty Boys
Portrait onirique
Outlandish /Room/
Alt For Norge
The Black Fawn
THE BLACK FAWN - EXHIBITIONS
I WANNA BE ADORED, by Chris Von Steiner
MAY 08 - MAY 18, 2015 --- 12 A.M. - 5 P.M.
VERNISSAGE - MAY 08, 6 P.M.
THE BLACK FAWN - MARKVEIEN 20, OSLO
Blind Choices
Naked Mirage
I WANNA BE ADORED
Facebook, Instagram, dating websites… We're all picking and choosing bits of our real selves to represent online an optimised, socially desirable, often hypersexualised, self-edited version of who we are. Since our digital lives are now just as impactful as what happens outside of them, our heart can skip a beat in an IM chat and we can get it broken on Facebook, because in the end, just like in real life, it's all about attention, recognition and love.
In his new series of works entitled 'I Wanna Be Adored', Chris von Steiner shares his personnal view on these virtual intimacies, sometimes in a quite self-referential way, including some themes and symbols taken from his previous series of works.
The Black Fawn (Oslo) will be the very first space to host 'I Wanna Be Adored' in May 2015.
CHRIS VON STEINER
Born in France in 1965, art director, graphic designer, writer and digital artist Chris von Steiner (aka Christophe Austruy) currently works and lives in Brussels. After several years of working for advertising in Paris, he has published two novels in France: 'Un panda dans l'escalier' (2001) and 'Je veux te voir nu' (2002) and one in USA : 'Switch' (2007) in a collection assembled by Dennis Cooper. Since 2000, his works have been exhibited throughout Europe (Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, Brussels, Oslo) and the United States (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco). His work has been featured internationally various publications, including Toh!(IT) , Kee Magazine (HK), Du&Ich (DE), Attitude (GB) and Last Gasp Publishing (US). In fall 2015, more than 40 of his works spanning 15 years will be shown for the first time in Rio De Janeiro.
www.chrisvonsteiner.com
BLIKK (NORWEGIAN)
Copyright Marc Kiska © All Rights Reserved


Sami Hymeti
Taking his career to new heights
Growing up in Albania, Sami's passion in aviation was sparked from a young age. Despite the country's limited access to air transportation — one airport in the nation — he maintained a fascination with airplanes and air travel.
Sami's family subsequently settled in New York City, where Sami was given a unique opportunity to pursue this interest when he was admitted to Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in Long Island City, Queens. Aviation High School is the only public school in the country that offers the opportunity to obtain Airframe and Power Plant FAA certificates.
Sami now jokes that he initially thought it was a pilot trainee program, but explained that "Aviation High School is more of a hands-on technical school." Through its FAA-certified program, students can obtain a mechanic's airframe or power plant certificate via extra shop classes each week. In order to gain both certificates, however, students must commit to an additional year of high school with extended hours of instruction per day.
For those who stay with the program, it proves to be rewarding and worthwhile. Sami describes having the chance to work in the school's hangar, on a functional 727 aircraft donated by FedEx and as an intern technician with Delta Airlines at JFK International Airport during his fifth year.
Subsequently, he learned more about Pratt & Whitney's engines and had the chance to meet Pratt & Whitney recruiters. "Delta was actually offering a comparable position," Sami remembers, "but fortunately, I realized the wide range of benefits that being part of UTC had to offer." Attracted to the company for its world-class product base coupled with its outstanding employee scholar program, Sami ultimately made the move to Pratt & Whitney as an engine mechanic at the main Engine Center Facility in Middletown, Connecticut.
In the years that followed, Sami obtained a bachelor's degree in business, participated in multiple lean initiatives which helped the Engine Center obtain ACE Silver certification, transitioned from an engine mechanic into a salaried position in Quality Assurance supporting both military and commercial product lines, and obtained an MBA — gaining both degrees with the help of UTC's employee scholar program. He was also accepted into UTC's Operations Leadership Program, which allowed him to gain hands-on experience with a broader range of UTC's products and services, along with an opportunity to see different parts of the country and the corporation: UTC Aerospace Systems in Arizona, Sikorsky in Connecticut, and his final rotation at the UTC Climate, Controls & Security division in Tennessee — where, as a Business Unit Manager, he led a team of nearly 400 hourly employees and 10 supervisors.
Sami celebrated 10 years with the corporation in December 2015. "I feel like I grew up at UTC," he explained. "When I joined, I did not realize that Pratt & Whitney was part of something so much bigger. Now I could see myself retiring from UTC because of the countless opportunities for growth and development across the different business units."
Today, Sami resides in San Diego, California with his fiancé while working at UTC Aerospace Systems as an Operations Strategy Manager. What does the future hold for him? He might stay in operations or move into program management, with the ultimate goal of one day becoming the general manager of a plant. Until then, Sami remains an active member of the recruitment teams searching for the future talent of UTC.


Getting Started - Artists
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Elizabeth Ann Hazeldine
Name Elizabeth Ann Hazeldine
Birth 1867 Stockport, Cheshire, England [1, 2]
Elizabeth Ann Hazledine
Residence 2 Apr 1871 Stockport, Cheshire, England [3]
7 Carrington Field
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 [1]
Residence 31 Mar 1901 Stockport, Cheshire, England [5]
Southwood Road
27 Moorland Road
Death 1952 Stockport, Cheshire, England [7]
Father Samuel Hazeldine, b. Between 1829 and 1830, Bramhall, Cheshire, England d. 18 Jan 1904, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 75 years)
Mother Elizabeth Smith, b. Between 1832 and 1833, Bramhall, Cheshire, England d. 1904, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 72 years)
Marriage 30 Jul 1854 Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England
Family Harold Bromley Turton, b. 1872, Bolton, Lancashire, England d. 21 Dec 1905, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 33 years)
Marriage 1898 Stockport, Cheshire, England [8, 9]
1. Edna Muriel Turton, b. 15 Apr 1899, Bramhall, Cheshire, England d. 1984, Warrington, Lancashire, England (Age 84 years)
2. Marjorie Turton, b. 15 May 1900, Bramhall, Cheshire, England d. 1977, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 76 years)
3. Leslie Elliott Turton, b. 25 Sep 1901, Stockport, Cheshire, England d. 1986, Stockport, Cheshire, England (Age 84 years)
Birth - 1867 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
7 Carrington Field - 2 Apr 1871 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
Marriage - 1898 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
Southwood Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
27 Moorland Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
Death - 1952 - Stockport, Cheshire, England
[S17] 1891 Census (Ancestry) England, RG12-2799-89-50.
[S116] UK BMD (FreeBMD), 1867 December Stockport 8a 52.
[S16] 1881 Census (Ancestry) England, RG11-3478-154-29.
[S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), RG14PN21384 RG78PN1271 RD443 SD4 ED36 SN145.
[S115] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast), 1952 December Stockport 10a 534.
[S114] UK BMD (CheshireBMD), Stockport : ST19/3/190 (Stockport, St Thomas).
[S116] UK BMD (FreeBMD), 1898 September Stockport 8a 132.


Found Footage Appears at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco
Yes, it's that time again! For the next two weeks, the New People Cinema will be teaming with horror, sci-fi, and indie film nerds, all excited to catch the programming of the 15th annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival. As usual, it's an eclectic lineup with a lot of horror, but the screenings I'm especially excited for are more specific than that. And one of them is tonight...
The Phoenix Incident (2015)
Friday 30th @ 7pm (1hr 22min)
Mystery/ Sci-Fi/ Thriller (IMDB)
On March 13, 1997 thousands of people claimed to have simultaneously witnessed unexplainable lights in the Phoenix, Arizona night sky. What were the lights? To this day it remains a mystery and footage of the incidents has been used in documentaries on the subject of UFOs. The Phoenix Incident is a fictionalized heart-pounding thriller based on this real-life event. Written and directed by gaming talent director Keith Arem (Call of Duty, Titanfall) and starring Troy Baker (famed gaming actor) this one-night event uses whistleblower testimony, recovered military footage and eyewitness accounts to create a sci-fi thriller that examines the US military's alleged engagement of alien spacecrafts. In addition to being able to experience this exciting film, event attendees will be exposed to an exclusive 5-minute documentary about UFO sightings and government cover ups and a special panel discussion previously captured at this year's UFO congress.
We are currently congregating the found footage faithfuls and will be dispatching to see this momentarily. Next weekend, it will be followed up by a film we had the pleasure of scaring our audience with earlier this year...
The Fear Footage (2018)
Saturday 8th @ 9pm (1hr 11min)
On April 19th, 2016, Deputy Leo Cole vanished. The next morning, his body camera was found.
You can check out the full review HERE.
As I said in my review, this is a total creeper. The less you know about it the better, but one thing I can confirm is that it's a found footage horror anthology. I waited months to watch it and I'm pretty excited to see it again. And this time, the an unidentified Overlook creature will be introducing the film. So you guys better come out!
Bluray Tuesday Featuring: Searching, The Critters Collection & What Keeps You Alive
The last Bluray Tuesday of November is here. This week is filled with thrillers, foreign horror and a few titles released for the first time on Bluray. First up from Scream Factory is my favorite release of the day, The Critters Collection. This boxset includes all 4 films released from 1986 - 1992 with new scans and bonus material. Also from Scream Factory, indie thriller What Keeps You Alive and the Munchies / Munchie double feature are released today. Searching finally arrives on Bluray this week, I felt like I saw this a really long time ago. It's definitely thrilling and keeps you guessing to the very end. The Little Stranger is a slow burn mystery as well, it wasn't too bad of a film but I'd recommend a rent on this one. And pay attention to everything. Rounding out the week is mini series Picnic at Hanging Rock, Lucio Fulci's Zombie with 3 covers and HBO's Sharp Objects. So what will you buy, rent or skip this week? Let us know in the comments. Until next week!
Searching: Amazon - $19.99
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her. A thriller that unfolds entirely on computer screens.
What Keeps You Alive: Amazon - $14.99
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
The Critters Collection: Amazon - $57.99
They're back and ready to devour your Blu-ray player The terrifying and tiny menaces are out in full force with this four-film collection packed with enough Special Features to make any fan's mouth water! In Critters, the terrified Brown family are trapped in a deadly nightmare and must fight for their lives against a litter of extraterrestrial, bloodthirsty monsters. But it's a losing battle until two intergalactic bounty hunters arrive, determined to blow the creatures off the planet! In Critters 2: The Main Course, some eggs have survived and are popping open, bringing another horde of the little creatures! Brad Brown (Scott Grimes) returns to fight them along with three bounty hunters. Critters 3 stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Josh, a beleaguered Angelino who must lead the fight against the little monsters as they invade an L.A. apartment building. In the final film, Critters 4, a super strain of genetically engineered monsters are designed to take over the universe. This time, Brad Dourif and Angela Bassett must battle the little bloodthirsty hairballs.
Picnic at Hanging Rock: Amazon - $27.99
Three schoolgirls and their governesses mysteriously disappear on Valentines Day in 1900.
Zombie (1979): Amazon - $33.99
Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.
Gosford Park: Amazon - $20.99
The lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in 1932 in a country house in England as they investigate a murder involving one of them.
Almost Human: Amazon - $18.99
A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't making him all that much money, so he figures to hit the "big time" by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.
Sharp Objects (Season One): Amazon - $34.99
A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
Munchies / Munchie: Amazon - $24.99
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures -- and are they mean!
The Little Stranger: Amazon - $22.99
Tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1947, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son and daughter - are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how terrifyingly, the family's story is about to become entwined with his own.
Basic Instinct 2: Amazon - $22.99
She captivated moviegoers with her raw sensuality and steel heart. Now Sharon Stone is back as the notorious crime novelist, Catherine Tramell. This time she proves to be respected criminal psychologist Dr. Michael Glass' (David Morrissey) deadliest challenge. With professional boundaries blurred by obsession, Dr. Glass is lured into a murderous web of lies and deceit and begins a torrid affair with Tramell that takes him to the point of no return. As their passions rise, so does the body count - and Dr. Glass faces a choice that will change his life forever.
- The Impostor
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Screenings in the Bay (Monday to Sunday): The House That Jack Built, The Possession of Hannah Grace, Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Looks like the smoke is gone and we're about to get all the rain we've been asking for in the bay area. And that's great! Both for the state and because you could basically spend this whole week at the movies. There are several long awaited things taking place over the next six days: The Possession of Hannah Grace opens in theatres everywhere, The House That Jack Built screens is all of it's director's cut glory for one special day, and ...
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival returns to the New People Cinema for its fifteenth year! Opening night is this Wednesday the 28th, so if you're not interested in a two and a half hour long serial killer film, you should check out what they have on their calendar.
This Saturday, the Castro Theatre hosts A Day of Silents, the Alamo Drafthouse presents the 4K restoration of Zombi 2, and Perfect Blue returns the the big screen at the Clay Theatre's Midnight Madness at the end of the week!
The Possession of Hanna Grace (2018)
Early Screeings Thursday 29th (1hr 25min)
Opens Friday 30th
Horror/ Mystery/ Suspense (Rotten Tomatoes)
A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins to experience horrifying visions and starts to suspect that the body may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force.
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Wednesday 28th ONLY (2hrs 32min)
Drama/ Horror/ Suspense (Rotten Tomatoes)
Boundary-pushing cinematic visionary Lars von Trier (Antichrist) returns with one of his most daring, masterfully provocative works yet. In five audacious episodes, failed architect and arch-sociopath Jack (Matt Dillon) recounts the elaborately orchestrated murders-each, as he views them, a towering work of art-that define his "career" as a serial killer. Mixing pitch black humor, transcendent surrealism, and renegade musings on everything from history to architecture to cinema, von Trier fashions a radical, blazingly personal inquiry into violence, art, and the twin acts of creation and destruction. With Uma Thurman, Riley Keough, and Bruno Ganz.
Director's Cut will ONLY be screening on Wednesday 28 in select theatres!
The Favourite (2018)
Screening All Week (1hr 59min)
Drama (Rotten Tomatoes)
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.
Zombi 2 (1979)
Tuesday 27th @ 10:05pm (1hr 31min)
Horror (Rotten Tomatoes)
This audaciously disgusting spectacle from the late master of gruesome horror, Lucio Fulci, was posited as a semi-sequel to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which was released in Italy as Zombi. Tisa Farrow and a group of vacationing tourists travel to an island where they find a doctor (Richard Johnson) who is attempting to cure a condition that reanimates the dead. Things quickly get out of control as undead Spanish conquistadors crawl from their graves hungry for human flesh.
Schlock (1973)
Wednesday 28th @ 10pm (1hr 20min)
Comedy/ Horror/ Sci-Fi (IMDB)
Southern California is being terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd. Schlocky moves easily through a strangely stupid suburban society, the members of which don't seem to see him as a hairy menace. Young Mindy Binermen (Eliza Garrett), blind for the last three years, falls in love with him thinking he's a dog. When an operation to restore her eyesight proves successful, she discovers her pet is a lovesick gorilla being chased by the National Guard.
SF Silent Film Festival Presents
A Day of Silents
Saturday 1st @ 10am
One glorious full day of live cinema (six programs!) at San Francisco's landmark movie palace Castro Theatre. Beautiful images from the silent era set to superb live musical accompaniment—you won't want to miss it!
Landmark Clay Theatre
Perfect Blue (1997)
Friday 30th & Saturday 1st @ 11:55pm (1hr 21min)
Horror/ Anime (IMDB)
Mima was a pop idol, worshiped by the masses until fashion dictated otherwise. In order to salvage her career, she is advised to drop music and pursue acting. A soap opera role is offered but Mima's character is less clean cut than desired. Regardless, she agrees and events take a turn for the worse. She begins to feel reality slip, that her life is not her own. She discovers (imagines) her identical twin, a mirror image that hasn't given up singing. Internet sites appear describing every intimate detail of her life and a figure stalks her from the shadows. Her friends and associates are threatened (and killed) as Mima descends into a dangerous world of paranoid delusion. She fears for her life and must unravel fact from illusion in order to stay alive. Perfect Blue represents a major change from traditional anime subject matter, analyzing the pop icon phenomenon, fame and its psychological impact on the performer.
Festival of the Moving Image (2018)
Wednesday 28th @ 6:30pm (
The 8th Annual Festival of the Moving Image highlights emerging talent from City College of San Francisco's Cinema, Visual Media Design and Broadcast Electronic Media Arts Departments in a combined festival program.
Never on a Sunday (1960)
Sunday 2nd @ 4pm (1hr 37min)
Comedy/ Drama/ Romance (IMDB)
A philosophical comedy about a Greek prostitute who agrees to spend two weeks with an American intellectual improving her mind. The conservative American tries to educate the harlot, much to the dismay of family and friends. The bouzouki music of the instrumental title track was an international hit.
Screenings in the Bay (Monday to Sunday): Burning, The Manitou, Pan's Labyrinth
Happy Thanksgiving week! I hope that means a short workweek for you guys, if nothing more. Although this week is a little bare, we are on the cusp of some very cool events that will be happening in San Francisco. One of them is opening night of the 15th annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which returns to the New People Cinema next week! The second, which lands on the same day, is the one time screening of Lars von Trier's new film The House That Jack Built in its director's cut glory on the big screen!
But before I get ahead of myself, this week still has several days left, and in that time we're getting a 35mm print of The Manitou, the ritualistic midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and a sporadic of Pan's Labyrinth. And if you're in the mood for a mystery, Burning opens this Friday and it stars a familiar face...
Burning (2018)
Opens Friday 23rd (2hrs 28min)
Screening All Weekend
Drama/ Mystery (IMDB)
BURNING tells the story of three individuals and a mysterious incident they experience. Jongsu bumps into an old friend, Haemi, on a part-time delivery job. Haemi asks Jongsu to take care of her cat while she leaves on a trip to Africa. When she returns, Haemi introduces Jongsu to Ben, a man she met in Africa. One day, Ben and Haemi pay Jongsu a visit, and Ben reveals his secret interests to Jongsu.
The Manitou (1977)
Tuesday 20th @ 9:45pm (1hr 44min)
Horror/ Sci-Fi (IMDB)
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.
Miami Connection (1987)
Wednesday 21st @ 10:10pm (1hr 23min)
Action/ Crime/ Thriller (IMDB)
"A martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade."
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Saturday 24th @ 11:55pm (1hr 41 min)
Comedy/ Scifi/ Horror/ Musical (Rotten Tomatoes)
This low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they seek refuge in a towering castle nearby. Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers dressed in outfits from some sort of interplanetary thrift shop. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet.
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Saturday 24th @ 9pm (1hr 59min)
Drama/ Horror/ SciFi (Rotten Tomatoes)
Set against the backdrop of the a post-Civil War Spain, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a visually stunning Spanish-language fairy tale with a dark heart. In 1944, a young girl named Ofelia avoids a bleak home life–including an ill, pregnant mother and a new, murderous military step-father–by retreating into an imaginative world of fairies and monsters. After ignoring a warning against entering the mysterious labyrinth near her new home, Ofelia meets a faun who sends her off on a wonderfully eerie journey. According to the faun, Ofelia must complete three tasks to resume her position as the long-lost Princess Moanna, a seemingly perfect offer in contrast with Ofelia's grim waking life. When tragedy strikes and Ofelia finds her way deeper into a dark fantasy world, del Toro's mesmerizing production and a haunting score by Javier Navarette take over, culminating in an unforgettable conclusion.
Bluray Tuesday Featuring: Candyman, Urban Legend & Luciferina
This weeks ends with Black Friday, which has many cool deals on Bluray's but there are still some cool collection worthy titles released today to potentially add to our growing collections. First up is Scream Factory's releases of Candyman and Urban Legend both with new scans, bonus material and artwork as the most recent editions to their collector's edition lines. Urban Legends Final Cut is also released for the first time on bluray from Scream Factory to go along with the original. I'm looking forward to owning all three of these after the Black Friday madness because I love these films. Next up is a newer release from Artsploitation Films, Luciferina. This title seems really interesting and screened at PUFF 3 just a couple of months ago, so several Overlook creatures got to see it on the big screen then. Rounding out the week is sci-fi action film Kin, comedy box office success Crazy Rich Asians, and well reviewed Blindspotting. So what will you buy, rent or skip this week? Let us know in the comments. Have a great Thanksgiving week!
Candyman: Amazon - $34.99
A children's story comes to terrifying life in this gut-wrenching thriller about a graduate student whose research into modern folklore summons the spirit of the dead. Helen Lyle scoffs at superstition, but when she hears about Candyman, a slave spirit with a hook hand said to haunt a notorious housing project, she has a new twist for her thesis. To prove Candyman doesn't exist, Helen heads to the site of a brutal murder to call for him by saying his name five times. To her horror, he appears, igniting a string of gruesome murders. But the police don't believe in monsters, and Helen is charged with the grisly crimes. Only one person can set her free: Candyman.
Urban Legend: Amazon - $34.99
When a series of strange deaths occurs on campus, beautiful and assertive student Natalie suspects that they are murders based on urban legends. Her classmates, loyal Brenda, ambitious journalism major Paul, and school practical joker Damon, insist the deaths are just coincidences. When Natalie gets too close to discovering how the deaths are connected, she realizes she's the killer's next victim.
Urban Legends: Final Cut: Amazon - $29.99
At Alpine University, one senior student will be awarded the prestigious Hitchcock Award for best thesis film, virtually guaranteeing the winner a film career in Hollywood. Amy, Travis and Graham are student filmmakers who would love to make it big in Hollywood. But first they've got to survive their last semester at Alpine, a renowned film school where the competition is killer -- and someone is killing the competition.
Luciferina: Amazon - $10.99
Natalia is a nineteen-year-old novice who reluctantly returns home to say goodbye to her dying father. However, when she meets up with her sister and her friends, she decides instead to travel the jungle in search of a mystical plant.
The Last Supper: Amazon - $24.99
In the heartland of Iowa, five grad school liberals share a house, a left wing outlook, and Sunday suppers filled with conversation and social criticism. But when a redneck trucker threatens one of their own, he inadvertently puts them on the radical road to serial murder.
Kin: Amazon - $14.99
4K: Amazon - $17.99
While scavenging for copper wire, Detroit teenager Eli Solinski stumbles upon a high-tech gun that holds special powers. When his brother, Jimmy, lands in trouble with a local crime boss, the two siblings take the mysterious weapon and go on the run. Eli and Jimmy now find themselves in a life-and-death battle against an army of thugs and two heavily armored, futuristic soldiers who want their gun back.
Steelbook: Best Buy - $19.99
Orgies of Edo: Amazon - $22.99
A collection of stories dealing with punishment towards women.
Blindspotting: Amazon - $14.99
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers and are forced to watch their old neighborhood become a trendy spot in the rapidly gentrifying Bay Area. When a life-altering event causes Collin to miss his mandatory curfew, the two men struggle to maintain their friendship as the changing social landscape exposes their differences.
Crazy Rich Asians: Amazon - $22.99
American-born Chinese economics professor Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous. She discovers that her boyfriend comes from a wealthy family with a dark past and that every woman wants him. Based on the novel by Kevin Kwan.
The Last Seduction: Amazon - $19.99
A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
2001 Space Odyssey (4K Steelbook): Best Buy - $29.99
A mysterious black monolith appears on Earth in prehistoric times, changing the course of human evolution. When it reappears on the Moon in 2001, astronauts embark on an ill-fated interplanetary voyage to discover.
Some Like It Hot: Amazon - $22.99
Two down on their luck jazz musicians find themselves on the run after the police raid the speakeasy they perform in. With nowhere to hide, a gig with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators at a beach resort seems like the perfect getaway. There's just one problem: the Syncopators are an all-female band, and Joe and Jerry aren't women — yet. Armed with some dodgy wigs and wobbly falsettos, they manage to join the Syncopators and meet Sugar Kane: a hooch-swilling, ukulele-playing knockout with a soft spot for saxophone players. Things start to go off the rails when they begin to attract unwanted attention from lecherous millionaires and some familiar faces show up at their hotel for a gathering of the country's most dangerous criminals.
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Fifty Shades of FDE
Press Release: Bruiser Industries
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My good friend Joe, a fellow writer at Breach Bang Clear, just retired from 14 years of service with the Navy and is now onto his next venture in the civilian sector. Here is the full scoop:
CPO Joe Dawson, USN/NSW (RET) is John Darwin No Longer
(Salem, OR) September 21, 2018
Several tactical-outdoor companies and publications are happy to share the news that Joseph "Joe" Dawson, USN has retired. Dawson spent the last 14 years serving in various Naval Special Warfare (NSW) billets. During much of that time he has written under the nom de plumes "John Darwin" and "Joe" for Modern Service Weapons, RECOIL Magazine, and Breach-Bang-Clear.
He is now medically retired as a CPO (SOC) and free to write, instruct, and consult under his real name.
⚠ Dawson promises never to write a non-fiction book. Nor to pen any exaggerated exploits and tales of derring-do disguised as an autobiography. Certainly nothing with colors, shapes, or the word HEROES in the name. ⚠
Joe Dawson is the son of a law enforcement family, an avid reader (Jack London to Jim Butcher and all points between). He is a hopelessly dedicated father and greasemonkey/gearhead who enjoys turning wrenches with a fierce and terrible love. Dawson has been shooting competitively for several years now, as his schedule permitted, enjoying primary PRS and USPSA but also dabbling in 3 Gun and IDPA.
During his Navy career, Dawson deployed to Iraq Afghanistan and different AOs in the Pacific. From 2011 to 2013 he was the lead Petty Officer in charge of Land Warfare Training. For the last three years, he served as the Course Supervisor and Course Manager for the NSW Sniper School (a DoD LV1 Sniper program), concurrently filling both billets.
Dawson's qualifications are, he advises, "…about what you'd expect." He was static-line and HAHO/HALO qualified, served as a sniper, lead breacher, HRST Cast Master, Navy Dive Supervisor, Navy Master Training Specialist, and Master Training Specialist Mentor, and an Athlete's Performance SOF Tactical Military Mentor. He was a longtime NSW RSOIC, working small arms, demolitions, indirect fire, CQB, Ground Mobility Vehicle, and other ranges.
He recently graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Business Administration and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Honor Society. He continues to write as a freelancer as time allows.
"Lots of dudes went to Afghanistan and Iraq," says Dawson. "Many of them did more than I did, many did less. Most all of them did what they sent out to do, same as me. Having some deployments under your belt isn't some validation of incredible heroism or mythic skill as a warfighter. I'm proud of my service. I was pretty good at my job. I'll never forget the incredible teammates I served with. But now I'm ready to get my civilian on."
Dawson will continue to write and work as an SME/consultant for a handful of companies of good character, with good products, and hopes to freelance for other publications. He will also still be teaching on occasion through the auspices of Bruiser Industries and will, once he gets settled into his new household billet, be back out competing as much as possible.
Connect with Joe Dawson professionally on Instagram, @bruiserindustries, or personally as @joe.dawson45. He is also on Facebook, /BruiserIndustries/ and /Joe.Dawson45/. Bruiser Industries can be found at BruiserIndustries.com. Private consults and closed training sessions are available.
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What Central Minnesotans Need to Know About Cinco de Mayo
Saturday is a major Mexican holiday that will be celebrated all over the place around central Minnesota. If you're going to join in on the festivities, you should know the facts about Cinco de Mayo.
Most Americans look at May 5th's celebration as a reason to go out and party and be colorful for Cinco de Mayo, but a majority have no clue what this holiday is a celebration of. It's not the day of Mexico's independence, which is what 90% of us think it is. Here are the facts about it...
National Today surveyed 1000 Americans and asked them what they thought Cinco de Mayo was. There were 5 possible answers and 90% of those surveyed actually got the right answer. It's very possible it was just a lucky guess with some of them!
39% said it's Mexican Independence Day, which is actually on September 16th.
26% said it's just a general celebration of Mexican-American culture.
13% said it's all about DRINKING.
13% admitted they just had no idea.
Only 10% said it's the anniversary of Mexico's victory over France, which is the CORRECT answer. The Battle of Puebla happened on May 5th, 1862.
So how does most of central Minnesota celebrate? Eating Mexican food, drinking margaritas, and doing something to celebrate Mexican culture will be happening all over this area. As always, drink in moderation and DON'T drink and drive. You can guarantee there will be extra patrols on the roads Saturday night, so keep safe out there.
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Fox undermines parents trying to protect their kids
June 2, 2010 by Erin
Fox emphasizes parental responsibility over government regulation, but then goes around parent choices in its advertising
Last week, Fox Broadcasting Company aired an ad with a drawing depicting sexual bondage during The Simpsons, a show that I allow my kids to watch. What I don't allow them to watch is Family Guy, which is where the image came from. The image showed a woman in a black push-up S&M-type laced up corset and black high boots or stockings, and gloves, and a weird little-old-man baby in a diaper that was chained to a wide board by ankles and wrists. It was only on screen for a few seconds, but I found a similar image online. I wrote a quick post, and filed a complaint with the FCC. But I think the subject deserves a closer look.
Fox has been airing objectionable promos for its other shows during the Simpsons, as well as sporting events, for years. In 2005, I complained to the FCC about graphic promos for violent and frightening shows aired during the Red Sox games. Another writer wrote about promos for Family Guy in 2006.
Fox is a member of TV Watch, a coalition that opposes government regulation of TV programming. The site promotes parental responsibility for what their children watch, and tells parents how to use technology on their television sets to block shows based on their ratings. Fox links to TV Watch on its site – see the link called Help for Parents at the bottom of the page.
However, the blocking technology does not block promos for the shows that parents exclude. Just as it didn't block the ad that my children saw.
I asked Fox Broadcasting Company about their policy on ads. I also asked, "When you show scary, gruesome, violent or sexual images in promos for your tv shows during other shows, does that undermine parents' ability to decide for themselves what is best for their children to view?"
Elissa Johansmeier, vice president of publicity and corporate communications for Fox Broadcasting, sent this reply by email:
"All programming and promotional spots that air on FOX are vetted by our Broadcast Standards & Practices department for the appropriateness of their content."
She said Fox does not discuss BS&P policies with the media.
Ms. Johansmeier said the decision to air this particular ad was made by the Fox affiliate in Boston. I asked her if Fox expects affiliates to follow the national policy on ads, if there is one. She also did not answer that question.
The Fox affiliate in Boston referred my questions to a New York-based media relations person who speaks for 26 affiliate stations. That person has not returned my calls.
TV Watch did not respond to emailed requests for an interview, and provided no phone number on the site. I called a number of the individuals and organizations listed as members of the coalition, and got a call back from Jack Myers, a media economist and founder of M.E.D.I.Advisory Group.
I asked Mr. Myers if showing objectionable images to promote a network's other shows during broadcasts undermines parents ability to monitor what their children watch.
"I agree it's a concern," he said. "I agree you have a legitimate question. Unless the network promotional department is particularly sensitive to that issue, I'm not aware of what your alternative is, other than what you are doing, which is to comment and complain."
Caroline Knorr, parenting editor at Common Sense Media, an organization that provides reviews and education on media for parents, recommends that parents use a DVR if they have one. "That allows you to fast forward through the commercials." If you don't record, she also recommended muting commercials. Even if the image is problematic, without sound children are less likely to pay attention, she said.
Marisa Connolly, communications manager at Common Sense Media said they refer to such as experience as being "blindsided." "You can't really prepare yourself for what's going to happen in marketing or promotions," she said. Ms. Connolly directs parents to the organization's site where parents can find tips for turning such experiences in teachable moments.
It will be tough, though, for parents to discuss an image such as the one Fox showed, an image of a sexual bondage scene involving a baby. It's even worse if the kids are familiar with the show. Then they would know that the woman in the picture is the baby's mother. I can't imagine that my 14-year-old is ready for a discussion about S&M, let alone my 11-year-old. What does a parent say to a 6- or 7-year-old?
"They don't have any context," said Sharon Maxwell, clinical psychologist and author of The Talk. "There is a certain age at which we can have a conversation. But there is a certain age at which they are way too young for this conversation, but it becomes part of their (developing) brain."
As long as Fox wasn't answering questions, I asked them if Fox also recommends that parents record the shows and then fast forward through the commercials during playback. Their advertisers wouldn't be too happy with that recommendation. As expected, no answer.
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Thank you for this post and blog. I have have just stumbled upon your site and have many of the concerns you have while viewing tv with my children. I was watching a ice skating event one Sunday a few years ago with my 2 year old never thinking there would be inappropriate commercials. There was a scary trailer for a horror movie? I generally only watch recorded shows with my kids now because the advertising for adult shows and movies is a real problem for me. I don't want my kids little minds imprinted with the dark images of horror movies 30 seconds at a time. Thanks for your blog.
I appreciate the research you did on this topic. I don't want to rely on a DVR in order to watch television. I do happen to tape a lot of shows, but could not possibly have this feature set for everything that is being watched on my TV.It's impractical and a ridiculous suggestion. "Ms. Connolly directs parents to the organization's site where parents can find tips for turning such experiences in teachable moments." Ms. Connolly should realize some of these ads/images create no benefit from a teachable moment – only more confusion. I would love to hear the teachable moment recommended re: the ad with the baby and his mother in an S&M situation. I would like to watch TV with or without my family and not be barraged my offensive or terrifying images.
Fox's behavior is outrageous – and depressing. The same standards that prevent airing TV shows at certain times obviously should apply to the ads that promote those shows! I know that parents have the most critical role to play in deciding what programming their children can watch, but Fox is making it virtually impossible for individual parents to exert the control they deem appropriate. Sitting next to my sons and fast-forwarding through commercials every time they watch TV is not a solution. Fox, please reconsider these insidious practices.
My parents didn't allow a TV in the house until I was 6 years old-maybe this was part of the reason. However since TV is a prevailing part of our culture I would say that while watching TV never presume that a for profit organization would do anything but try to make a profit. Fox TV panders to the conservative right wing, probably because there is a market there for them-ie profit. Don't expect for one minute that they really care about kids-there is no incentive to do so. I like American Idol in the final stages, but I would never watch Fox or any other TV station because I thought that they had my child's best interest in mind. Our kids are bombarded with violent and sexual images in every form of media. Should it be allowed? Probably not. If there are guidelines for TV shows then all the advertising/show promos should adhere to those guidelines. If they don't they should be fined and that money should go to a competitor who is not violating the standards.
great blog post! i'm a little suprised and confused by the comments of people who "refuse" to do things like fast forward thru commercials or dvr. um…you could just not watch it, if you are that bothered by it. (as you should be!)


How the cast of 'Beetlejuice' has changed over the years
By Mariel Turner 8:19am PDT, Mar 28, 2018
Believe it or not, it's been three decades since "Beetlejuice" hit theaters (crazy, right?!). The 1988 Tim Burton flick was a critical and commercial success that audiences still love today. In celebration of its 30th anniversary on March 30, 2018, Wonderwall.com is taking a look at what the "Beetlejuice" cast is up to today. Keep reading to see how its stars' lives have changed over the years…
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Michael Keaton starred as the titular rude and mischievous ghost in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
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Michael Keaton dominated Hollywood after making "Beetlejuice." The actor starred in some of the biggest and best films released over the last three decades including "Batman," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Jackie Brown," "The Other Guys," "Cars," "Toy Story 3," "Spider Man: Homecoming" and "RoboCop." Plus Michael was nominated for an Oscar, a SAG Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe for his performance as Riggan Thomson in 2014's "Birdman" (he took home the Globe). Michael split with his wife, "Benson" actress Caroline McWIlliams — the mother of his songwriter-producer son, Sean Douglas — in the late '80s and went on to date quite a few A-list actresses including Courteney Cox and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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Geena Davis starred as Barbara Maitland, a ghost who's unable to leave her Victorian-style country home, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Geena Davis grew into an acclaimed Academy Award-winning actress after her time in "Beetlejuice." The beauty went on to star in "Thelma & Louise," "A League of Their Own," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Stuart Little," "The Accidental Tourist," "Grey's Anatomy" and more. She earned two Oscar nominations for her work in "Thelma & Louise" and "The Accidental Tourist" and took home a best supporting actress trophy for "Tourist." She also won a Golden Globe in 2005 for her performance on television's "Commander in Chief." In addition to her phenomenal acting career, Geena found long-lasting love. After divorces from Richard Emmolo, Jeff Goldblum and Renny Harlin, in 2001, Geena married craniofacial surgeon Reza Jarrahy, with whom she has three kids.
In 1988's "Beetlejuice," Alec Baldwin starred as Barbara's husband, Adam Maitland, a ghost who's stuck in their old home after they die in a car accident.
Like many of his "Beetlejuice" co-stars, Alec Baldwin has achieved major fame and recognition since the film's 1988 release. Alec went on to star in "The Hunt for Red October," "The Shadow," "The Aviator," "The Departed," "The Cooler," "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live." He's received 10 Golden Globe nominations, 17 Emmy nominations, one Academy Award nomination and 20 SAG Award nominations, winning a record seven SAG Awards (he has more than any other male performer) as well as three Emmys and three Golden Globes! Alec, who's currently lauded for his gig impersonating President Donald Trump on "SNL," also managed to marry and divorce Kim Basinger, survive an angry voicemail scandal involving their daughter, Ireland Baldwin, marry yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas and welcome three more children, with a fourth due in 2018.
Winona Ryder starred as Lydia Deetz, a goth girl who moved into Adam and Barbara's old home with her parents, in 1998's "Beetlejuice." In the film, Beetlejuice plans to marry Lydia so he can return to the world of the living.
After her time in "Beetlejuice," Winona Ryder went on to become one of the biggest stars of the '90s before taking a break from Hollywood and making a major comeback in the 2010s. She starred in some of the most successful movies of the '90s including "Mermaids," "Edward Scissorhands," "The Age of Innocence," "Little Women," "Reality Bites," "Alien Resurrection" and "Girl, Interrupted." During this time, Winona was nominated for two Golden Globes and two Academy Awards for best actress. She was also engaged to '90s heartthrob Johnny Depp and dated "It" boy Matt Damon following her breakup with Johnny in 1993. Winona hit a rough patch during the early 2000s after a shoplifting conviction but turned her life around a few years later. Today, the actress is starring on Netflix's critically acclaimed "Stranger Things." She's been dating Loomstate CEO Scott Mackinlay Hahn since 2011.
Catherine O'Hara played Delia Deetz, a sculptor who's Lydia's stepmother, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Emmy winner Catherine O'Hara is just as successful — if not more successful — today than she was in 1988. After "Beetlejuice" wrapped, the actress went on to star in "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Frankenweenie," "For Your Consideration," "Where the Wild Things Are," "Pippi Longstocking," "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Schitt's Creek" and "Six Feet Under." However, Catherine might be best known for her work as Kate McCallister in the classic movies "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." Catherine has been happily married to production designer Bo Welch for more than 25 years! In fact, the couple, who share two sons, met on the set of "Beetlejuice."
Jeffrey Jones starred as Lydia's father, Charles Deetz, a former real estate developer, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Jeffrey Jones' life and career have taken quite a turn since his "Beetlejuice" days. The actor starred in "Ed Wood," "Sleepy Hollow," "Dr. Dolittle 2," "The Crucible" and "Deadwood," the latter of which earned him an ensemble SAG Award nomination. He seemed to be well on his way to achieving major stardom when he was arrested for possession of child pornography and accused of soliciting a 14-year-old boy to pose for nude photographs in 2002. Jeffrey pleaded no contest, registered as a sex offender, was sentenced to five years of probation and has only starred in two movies and one TV program in the 16 years since. He has a son with former partner Lloy Coutts.
Glenn Shadix (far right) starred as Otho, an interior designer who helps Delia Deetz transform her family's new Victorian-style country home, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Glenn Shadix built quite a career for himself during his 30 years in Hollywood. The "Beetlejuice" actor starred in "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the 2001 remake of "Planet of the Apes," "Cheers," "Roseanne," "Seinfeld, "Teen Titans" and "Carnivàle" before retiring to his Bessemer, Alabama, hometown in 2007. Glenn, who was openly gay for most of his life, died in 2010 at age 58 after falling in his kitchen and hitting his head. His sister later shared that Glenn had mobility problems and was in a wheelchair at the time of his death.
Sylvia Sidney played Juno, the Maitlands' afterlife caseworker, in "Beetlejuice."
Sylvia Sidney was a Hollywood icon before she starred in "Beetlejuice" and continued to be so after her appearance in the film. The mother of one took on dozens of leading roles in the 1930s, appearing opposite legends like Cary Grant and Spencer Tracy. Sylvia, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1973, appeared in "Used People" and on "Fantasy Island," "The Equalizer" and "Thirtysomething" after "Beetlejuice" wrapped. Her final film role was in another Tim Burton-directed movie, "Mars Attacks!" Sylvia died in July 1999, one month before her 89th birthday.
Dick Cavett played Bernard, Delia Deetz's agent, in "Beetlejuice."
Dick Cavett might have dabbled in acting, but the octogenarian built his career as a talk-show host and comedian. After he finished filming "Beetlejuice" in 1988, Dick went back to hosting his long-running TV program, "The Dick Cavett Show." The show had been broadcast on various networks including ABC and CBS since 1968 and finally came to an end in 2007 after nearly 40 years on the air. Dick — who's been nominated for 10 Emmy Awards and won three — was also a loving husband to actress Carrie Nye for 42 years until her death in 2006. He married author Martha Rogers four years after Carrie's passing.
Robert Goulet played Maxie Dean, Charles Deetz's boss, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Robert Goulet was already a Tony and Grammy winner when he briefly appeared in "Beetlejuice." The singer and actor first came to fame starring in the 1960 Broadway musical "Camelot" opposite established stars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews. After Robert finished filming "Beetlejuice," he starred in "Scrooged," "Mr. Wrong," "Toy Story 2," "Boy Meets World" and "Recess." His last public performance was on the PBS TV special "My Music: '50s Pop Parade," which was broadcast in August 2007. Robert, who had a daughter and two sons with his ex-wives, died from pulmonary fibrosis on Oct. 30, 2007, at age 73.
Maree Cheatham starred as Sarah Dean, Maxie Dean's wife, in 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Maree Cheatham went on to have a long and fulfilling career after "Beetlejuice." The actress starred in "Rumor Has It…," "Cold Case," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "The West Wing," "America's Sweethearts," "Sam & Cat" and "The Wedding Singer." She is best known for her performances on the daytime soap operas "Days of Our Lives," "Search for Tomorrow" and "General Hospital." Maree has been married to singer-songwriter Robert Staron since 1998.
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Harry Van Dyke is Professor Emeritus in History at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, and Director of the Dooyeweerd Centre for Christian Philosophy. He studied under H Evan Runner and M C Smit (1911-1981). His doctoral dissertation was on Groen van prinsterer and supervised by A. Th. van Deursen.
1998. 'Abraham Kuyper 23 October 1837 - 8 November 1920'. Many-to-Many (Dec): 7-8.
1998. Abraham Kuyper: heir of anti-revolutionary tradition. Paper presented at International conference 'Christianity and Culture: The Heritage of Abraham Kuyper on Different Continents' held on 9–11 June 1998, Free University, Amsterdam.
1989, 2000. Groen van Prinsterer's Lecturers on Unbelief and revolution: A series of Lectures in History.
Abridged and translated by Harry Van Dyke © 1989, 2000 (Jordan Station, ON: Wedge)
Lecture I: Introduction
Lecture II: The Wisdom of the Ages
Lecture III: The Anti-Revolutionary Principles
Lecture IV: Historical Governments
Lecture V: Abuses
Lecture VI: The Perversion of Constitutional Law
Lecture VII: The Reformation
Lecture VIII: Unbelief
Lecture IX: Unbelief (continued)
Lecture X: The Conflict with Nature and Law
Lecture XI: First Phase - Preparation (till 1789)
Lecture XII: Second Phase - Development (1789-94)
Lecture XIII: The Reign of Terror
Lecture XIV: Overview - 1794-1845
Lecture XV: Conclusion
2006. 'Kuyper the politician' Outline for a lecture in the Ethics class of Professor Max Stackhouse, Princeton Theological Seminary, Feb. '06
Abraham Kuyper on Separate organizations Pro Rege, or the Kingship of Christ (Kampen: Kok, 1912), 3:184–94 (§ XIX) Translated and abridged by Harry Van Dyke
2011. Slaying Goliath: The genesis of Reformational philosophy - paper presented at WYSOCS, Leeds August 2011.
1988. 'Kuyper in Post-War Canada: An Interim Inventory.' R.E.S. Theological Forum XVI.2 (June 1988): 34–40.
1989. A slide into the pit. The Banner (13 Nov) 124: 6-7.
1989. Groen van Prinsterer's Lectures on Unbelief and Revolution. Jordan Station, ON: Wedge, 1989.
Contains a translation (abridged) of Unbelief and Revolution at pp. 293–539 as well as a sketch of Groen's life and time at pp. 1–83.
1998. 'How Abraham Kuyper Became a Christian Democrat.' Calvin Theological Journal 33 (1998): 420–35. In Bishop and Kok 2013.
1998. "Abraham Kuyper: heir of anti-revolutionary tradition." Paper presented at International conference 'Christianity and Culture: The Heritage of Abraham Kuyper on Different Continents' held on 9–11 June 1998, Free University, Amsterdam. In Bishop and Kok (2103).
2000. Western civilization or world history: a true dilemma. Pro Rege 28 (June) 22-33.
Toward a Christian conception of history by M.C. Smit. edited and translated by Herbert Donald Morton and Harry Van Dyke. Toronto, Lanham, Md.: Institute for Christian Studies/ University Press of America.
2001. Standing in the Kuyperian tradition. In Marginal Resistance: Essays Dedicated to John C. Vander Stelt. Sioux Center, IA: Dordt College Press.
2004. H. Evan Runner & the Groen Club. Comment.
2006. Neo-calvinism... Yes: do we have a choice? Comment
2006. Professing God in history class. Contact: newsletter of the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (February) Sioux Center, Ia.: IAPCHE Secretariat, Dordt College.
2006. Review of: Herbert Butterfield and the interpretation of history, by Keith C. Sewell. Pro Rege 34(3):29-31.
2007. Groen van Prinsterer's appreciation of classical antiquity. In the Phrygian Mode: neo-Calvinism, Antiquity and the Lamentations of Reformational Philosophy edited by Robert Sweetman. Lanham, Md.: Institute for Christian Studies and University Press of America.
2011. "Abraham Kuyper and the continuing social question." Journal of Markets & Morality 14(2): 641-646.
2012. "Groen van Prinsterer: godfather of Bavinck and Kuyper." Calvin Theological Journal 47(1): 72-.
2013. "Abraham Kuyper: heir of an anti-revolutionary tradition." In Steve Bishop and John H. Kok (editors) On Kuyper: A Collection of Readings on the Life, Work & Legacy of Abraham Kuyper. Sioux Center: Dordt College Press.
2013. "How Abraham Kuyper Became a Christian Democrat." In Steve Bishop and John H. Kok (editors) On Kuyper: A Collection of Readings on the Life, Work & Legacy of Abraham Kuyper. Sioux Center: Dordt College Press.
Volume 14, Number 2 (Fall 2011): 641–646
Items translated by Harry Van Dyke
All ©Translation by Harry Van Dyke
1879 Dr. A. Kuyper, Het heil in ons (1879; repr. Kampen: Kok, 1910), pp. 165–225.
1890. "Lecture on missions." Given at the mission conference, Amsterdam, Jan. 28–30, 1890.
. Translated and annotated by Harry Van Dyke.
1901. "Catholic Voters of District VIII" Source: Kuyper-archief, Historisch Documentatiecentrum VU, nr.6460.
1909. "Kuyper on political cartooning." From the Foreword to Dr. Kuyper in de Caricatuur. (Amsterdam: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1909)
1909. "Kuyper on coalitions and antithesis." From Wij, Calvinisten . . . (Kok, Kampen, 1909), 11–18. Selection from an address to the 17th National Assembly of Anti-Revolutionary Party delegates, convened in Utrecht on 22 April 1909, in preparation for the coming general elections
1909. "Kuyper on Calvin" From Wij, Calvinisten . . . (Kok, Kampen, 1909). Extract from Abraham Kuyper's address to the 17th National Assembly of Delegates of the Antirevolutionary Party, gathered at Utrecht, 24 April 1909, in preparation for the upcoming general election campaign. This translation of pp. 149–52.
1912. Abraham Kuyper on separate organizations Pro Rege, or the Kingship of Christ (Kampen: Kok, 1912), 3:184–94 (§ XIX)
1937-8. "Some third-hand information about Kuyper's conversion." Letter from P. H. A. van Krieken to H. Colijn.


Bradley: Library honors long-time trustee
The Gaston County Public Library staff, the Library Board of Trustees, the Friends of the Gaston County Public Library, family, and friends gathered on June 18 in the library board room to surprise Ralph S. Robinson Jr. and honor him for his many years of service to the community and the library.
When he arrived for the Board of Trustees meeting, Board Chair J. Brett Keeter and Library Director Laurel Morris presented Robinson with a plaque that officially named the newly renovated Board room as the "Ralph S. Robinson Jr. Board Room."
Robinson is and always has been a longtime library supporter through advocacy and fundraising. Through the sponsorship of the Robinson Family Foundation, the Community Foundation, and the Pearl D. Balthis Foundation, he helped makeit possible for the library to present hundreds of community programs featuring artists, musicians, actors, and authors, over the past 36 years. He also continues to work to encourage literacy throughout the Gaston County community.
Robinson was appointed to the Gaston County Library Board of Trustees 36 years ago in 1983, and he has served all that time. Robinson served as vice chair in his first year on the board (1983-1984) and in 1984, he was appointed chair and served in that capacity until 2013. During his tenure, Robinson pulled double duty by also serving on the Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library Board of Trustees for 25 years. He served as Vice Chair (1988-2003) and Chair (2003-2012) of the regional board.
In 1995, the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association named Robinson its Trustee of the Year, and in 2002, he received the William Gaston Award from the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. This award acknowledges the involvement, commitment and dedication of citizens who volunteer their time and talents to community service. Under his guidance and leadership on the Library Board of Trustees, in 1996 the library received the North Carolina Governor's Business Award in the Arts & Humanities, and in 1997 the library received the United Arts Council of Gaston County's Encore Award.
In his 36 years on the Gaston County Public Library Board of Trustees, Robinson has seen a great many changes. For starters, he has worked with three out of the six library directors: Phil Ritter, Cindy Moose, and Laurel Morris. Robinson was there when six branch libraries underwent renovations back in the 1980s to add meeting rooms. He witnessed the construction of the Lowell Branch Library (1989-1990) and the opening of the Ferguson Branch Library at Erwin Center in 1991. In 2000, Robinson watched as crews built the Union Road Branch Library in South Gastonia.
Beginning in 2015, Robinson has watched as crews renovated the main library, which included the children's room, new teen area, new skylight, circulation desk, and most recently, in 2018-2019, the ADA renovations in the lobby restrooms and parking lot, as well as new paint and carpet on the administration level. He attended the ribbon cutting ceremonies held after the completion of the renovations at the new makerspace library branches: TECH@Lowell (2016) and Builders & Creators at Bessemer City, or BC@BC (2018). He was also there to see the renovations at the Belmont and Cherryville Branch Libraries in 2018 and 2019.
During his tenure with the Gaston County Public Library Board of Trustees, Robinson has observed many changes over the years, new constructions, new renovations, computer system upgrades, new community partnerships, author presentations, and much more. However, what has never changed is his resolve to ensure that every citizen in Gaston County has access to the library and all its services. Mr. Robinson's commitment to serving the community remains strong and his legacy will live on as a permanent space at the Gaston County Public Library in the "Ralph S. Robinson, Jr. Board Room."
Dandria Bradley is program coordinator for the Gaston County Public Libary.


Ontario begins rolling out new condo-board regulations
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Names of Ontario condominium directors will be listed in a public database under new regulations unveiled this month, as the province begins to implement a new law to protect unit owners in the booming sector.
More transparent access to the identity of directors will make it easier to detect problems such as the scheme first reported by The Globe and Mail last May, in which a group of people tried to seize control of at least six Toronto condo boards and their multimillion-dollar budgets.
Spotting such electoral patterns was difficult because, currently, obtaining the names of directors of a condo where one does not reside requires purchasing a status certificate at a cost of $100.
The province is also rolling out two new administrative authorities this fall, with a tribunal to settle disputes about access to condo records, mandatory training for board directors and a licensing plan for property managers.
"The changes will improve condo governance," Government and Consumer Services Minister Tracy MacCharles said on Tuesday.
The overhaul of Ontario's Condominium Act was enacted in 2015, but only now are its regulations and administrative bodies being set up.
"Until this point, if you wanted to find out who is the director of a condo corporation, it's very difficult. It's not like business corporations that have filings," said lawyer Denise Lash, whose Toronto firm specializes in condo law.
Even unit owners seeking records from their own building could face resistance from unco-operative managers or boards, said Jennifer Campbell, one of the new directors elected this month at Toronto's Five Condos tower. The previous directors left amid allegations of proxy irregularities, overspending and poor management.
"Residents should have full access to all material corporate records without undue restrictions or delay – this is a failing of the current legislation which does not impose specific timelines or streamlined requirements," Ms. Campbell said, adding that "sunlight is the best disinfectant."
Ms. Lash said the regulations – which would require condo corporations to file four different types of reports, called returns – will create more responsibilities for property managers and may result in higher fees.
There will also be a $12 annual fee per unit to finance the new Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO), the body that will help owners and will manage the registry database of condo corporations.
While unit owners will face higher fees, "it's going to save their investment," Ms. Lash said.
The CAO is expected to be in operation by September. The other administrative body, the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO), which will license condo managers, is scheduled to be operational by November.
Also starting in November, directors will have to complete a mandatory online education program, Ms. MacCharles said.
With more than 1.5 million Ontarians now living in condos, better corporate governance doesn't just benefit unit owners, it's "a massive step to doing things correctly to protect our cities and communities," said Stephen Ilkiw, founder of the consultancy CondoHive.
Source: The Globe and Mail
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Covering all the bases in fire station PFI scheme
We acted for the lenders in the financing of a local authority PFI scheme for the design and construction of four new build fire stations and five refurbished fire stations in Suffolk.
As part of the bank's security for the financing, we carried out a detailed review of the draft project agreement, construction contract and facilities management agreement as well as the other draft project documents in order to advise on the terms of direct agreements and collateral warranties to be provided by the contractor, FM provider and each of the design consultants.
We ensured that the project company had adequately stepped down to the contractor all the construction risks arising under the project agreement and advised the bank to insist on changes to the project documents so that the borrower's risks were adequately covered. Our team advised on and negotiated the terms of the performance bond (with adjudication provisions) which was to be assigned by the project company to the lenders.
Subsequently, we advised on a variation to the scheme to substitute a new build fire station (on a brown field site) for a refurbished fire station. This resulted in the need for significant amendments to the documentation, the drafting of which we negotiated and agreed with the other parties.
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