Born with the name Eliasz Nadelman on February 20, 1882 in Warsaw, Poland he was the youngest of seven children of Philip and Hannah Nadelman. He grew up in Poland's Russian Zone, where the tensions of anti-Semitism existed. His parentsm who owned a jewelry shop, decided to raise their children in a relatively secular way.
In 1899, Nadelman, by then known as Elie, graduated from the Warsaw Gymnasium and enrolled in the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. He enlisted in the Russian Imperial Army to avoid a draft, which would have required four years of service. Returning to Warsaw the following year, he worked on his own for two years and then headed to Munich, drawn by German Romanticism*. There he was exposed to an array of historical styles and artworks, and at the time his work remained in the Symbolist* style.
In 1904, he entered a drawing competition and earned second prize, receiving five-hundred francs, which enabled him to move to Paris in autumn 1904. There he settled into the Polish art colony of Montparnasse, that included Guillaume Apollinaire, Adolphe Basler, and Andre Salmon, as well as Mecislas Golberg.
Nadelman began to exhibit in group shows and attracted the attention of Thadee Natanson, co-publisher of the famed La Revue Blanche. Natanson introduced Nadelman to a group of patrons and critics that included expatriate Leo Stein, Andre Gide, and Eugene Druet. Druet eventually gave Nadelman his first solo exhibition, featuring thirteen plaster sculptures and 100 of his "radically simplified drawings." His drawings "so bordered on abstraction that Nadelman would later use them to support his claim that he, not Picasso, had invented Cubism".* Another supporter of his work was New Yorker, Alfred Stieglitz, photographer and gallery owner, who promoted avant-garde European artists in his Gallery 291*. He featured Nadelman in his October 1910 issue of his publication, Camera Work.
The following year, Nadelman had a one-person show at the William B. Paterson Gallery in London. This show included ten female heads chiseled in marble and was purchased in entirety by Helena Rubenstein.
Nadelman constantly experimented with materials, working with wood, bronze, and marble or gilded gold. He also experimented with the scale and sizes of the figures. His subject matter was inspired by dancers, jugglers, and acrobats of the circus and other forms of popular entertainment at the time. He also began to use figures dressed in modern everyday clothing, which was unheard of at the time.
He continued to exhibit in Paris at the 1914 Salon des Independants and the 1913 Armory Show* in New York. Nadelman enlisted in the Russian Imperial Army at the onset of World War I, but was advised that it would be too dangerous for him to cross Germany and instead went to England. Helena Rubinstein commissioned him to create large plaster reliefs for her New York salon, and on October 24, 1914, Nadelman left England on the Lusitania, expecting to return. He initially disliked America, but this culture would eventually inspire his work.
In December 1915, Alfred Stieglitz with his Gallery 291 offered Nadelman his first New York one-person exhibition, which featured two new plasters, a series of drawings, and earlier sculptures and reliefs. Nadelman continued to exhibit and had great success with sold out shows of his genre subjects composed of simplified geometric forms and stylized animal bronzes. This led to high profit, additional portrait commissions, and a place among the most successful modern sculptors in America.
Nadelman may have lost money in sales during this time, but his financial situation improved when he married Viola Speiss Flannery, a wealthy widow. His marriage, "situated Nadelman in a world of wealth and privilege, the trappings of which included a retinue of servants, memberships at exclusive social clubs, a spectacular townhouse, and a carefully restored nineteenth-century mansion overlooking the Hudson River." He exhibited less often but still remained active. In 1925, he exhibited his bronze and wood versions of stylized plaster genre figures, and classical heads, that used stains, gesso*, and paint. These wooden figures were very unpopular during his lifetime, selling only one, but now are among the most valued works of Nadelman's.
Nadelman and Viola, started to collect folk art and material culture. The couple traveled Europe, America, and Russia to find pieces of vernacular art. In 1924, they began to build a home for their collection of approximately 15,000 objects, next to their Riverdale estate. Two years later the three-story building was completed, and they opened the Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts to the public.
During the Depression, the Nadelman's experienced financial difficulties, losing their stock portfolio and losing rent on their real estate holdings. The couple was forced to change their elegant life style because the bank foreclosed on their townhouse in 1933, and they had to sell the Riverdale estate, which they rented and bought back in 1936.
"Relatively impoverished," Nadelman had not exhibited his own work since 1927 and had became isolated. At the time, the Abstract Expressionists* were making their mark on the art world. Fate of Nadelman's relatives in Poland at the time of World War II spurred him to work on the war relief service as art instructor at Bronx Veteran's Hospital from 1942-1945. He was later weakened by a heart condition that limited his mobility.
Elie Nadelman, age 64, committed suicide on December 28, 1946.


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Community Bikur Cholim Mystified at Sudden Expulsion From Hospital
Bikur Cholim Mystified at Sudden Expulsion From Hospital
By Yochonon Donn
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 6:51 pm | כ"ג אייר תשע"ח
NEW YORK -
The Bikur Cholim D'Satmar bus that ferries volunteers to all major hospitals in the metropolitan area.
A bikur cholim organization with over a half century of experience says it is perplexed why they have been suddenly barred from patients' rooms at a prominent Manhattan hospital.
With their trademark "ken mir helfen?" Bikur Cholim D'Satmar, which was established in 1952, had been sending volunteers to NYU Langone Medical Center for the past three decades. About five months ago, a Bikur Cholim official told Hamodia Monday night, they felt a chill in the previously warm relationship they had with the hospital. Their volunteers were followed around by NYU personnel and talks with the administration broke down, they said.
Then, said Reuven Guttman of the Bikur Cholim, they were abruptly told to leave.
"There was no incident that happened, no explanation whatsoever, nobody has done anything wrong," said Mr. Guttman, the director of Bikur Cholim D'Satmar's Lawrence division.
The hospital denied that they targeted Bikur Cholim D'Satmar for exclusion, saying that they have their own coterie of volunteers and the influx was overwhelming the staff.
"We've decided several months ago that non-employees and non-visitors would have limited access to the floor and to patients' rooms," Dr. Andrew Brotman, NYU's senior vice president, told Hamodia on Tuesday. "There were just too many people who were walking around the hospital and going into patients' rooms. We had concerns about their safety."
Scott Seskin, Bikur Cholim's attorney, said that the organization is dumbfounded by the new rule.
"Bikur Cholim is a charitable organization that just wants to help. And the people in the community want that help," Seskin, of the Manhattan-based Seskin and Seskin law office, told Hamodia. "The rules changed just for the Bikur Cholim."
The saga began about a half year ago, when NYU suddenly informed the Bikur Cholim that they would henceforth be barred from entering the hospital for any reason other than restocking the hospitality rooms. Mystified, Bikur Cholim officials held several meetings with hospital administrators but could not nail them down on a specific reason, they said.
"They kept on changing the reason for the new rule," Mr. Guttman said. "First they said they wanted to limit the number of people on the floors and cut down on how many people come into the hospital. Then they said the volunteers could be a security threat since the women are unknown to them. We're talking about older women, sweet women. Then the hospital said that they wanted to forbid all outside food."
Mr. Guttman said that they offered to vet the volunteers and give NYU all information about them. They also offered to have them registered as official hospital volunteers. All their suggestions were rejected.
Dr. Brotman said that he met several times with Bikur Cholim's representatives, offering them access to its three Bikur Cholim rooms but could not allow them to bring food directly to patients' rooms.
"They originally indicated that that was OK, but then decided that they wanted to have unsupervised access and go into rooms and sit with patients," Brotman said. "Our position is that that's not what they're there for."
Mr. Guttman criticized the hospital's stance, saying that the Bikur Cholim was "much more" than just a food distribution.
"We service all major metropolitan hospitals, an average of hundreds of patients every day," he said. "We do crisis intervention, medical referrals, we pay medical bills."
He suggested that recent changes in the health-care system have indirectly led to the ban. As other hospitals have done, he said, NYU directs elderly patients to panels who aggressively push them to reject additional medical care.
The Bikur Cholim, Mr. Guttman said, has helped counsel patients how to stand strong and receive care in this atmosphere.
He sent Hamodia a video in which Sruly Meizels, a Williamsburg resident, discusses how his 93-year-old mother was hospitalized this past Pesach when she fell at home. Almost as soon as she was admitted, Mr. Guttman said, her son was told to "say goodbye, she has an hour to live." They tried convincing him to allow her to die, even putting a priest on the phone to tell him that "sometimes it's OK to let her go."
Meizels finally got her on a respirator. It took a few days but his mother has since recovered.
"When a person calls us in a crisis and we see the handwriting on the wall," Mr. Guttman said, "we will guide the patient through the process and instruct them not to sign documents. We will point out what the hospital didn't do right, and the family will sometimes mention to the hospital that we suggested that."
"We will continue doing that because it is the right thing," added Mr. Guttman. "Unfortunately, we got onto their blacklist."
"We get the strong feeling that they don't like the fact that we advocate for patients," he added. "I have to say it's not only NYU, but NYU the most. At no other hospital do we face what we face at NYU Hospital."
Dr. Brotman did not disagree with that assessment, saying that the Bikur Cholim was not there to counsel patients.
"We have a 24/7/365 liaison program for the Orthodox community and a volunteer program," he said. "We have full staff of pastoral care, with four Rabbis on call. End of life care has nothing to do with this. This is not part of their role."
Communication between the two sides has since deteriorated, with NYU issuing a provocative statement and Bikur Cholim refusing to enter the hospital until they get access to the rooms as they have previously.
"For the safety and privacy of our patients," read the NYU statement, issued on Monday, "we have limited outside volunteers, vendors, delivery people and other non-visitors and staff from going directly onto patient floors, and into patient rooms. … Most of the community and outside organizations understand and agree with this policy, but a few volunteers want unsupervised access to patient floors and rooms and have tried to distort the truth."
Bikur Cholim made the decision this week to go public with their concerns.
"In 60 years we haven't gone to the press," said Mr. Guttman. "It's very unfortunate that we have to do this."
Seskin, the attorney, framed the issue as one of freedom of religion.
"Patients have a right to have people of their faith visit them and deliver food to them," he said. "I don't know why this has changed, but we certainly feel oppressed. What happened that caused this change? There's no explanation given. We were just told that this is the way it is, and we don't have to like it."
He said that his clients hope the hospital backs down. But "if it leads to legal action — if we have to we will. But we want to solve this amicably to help the patients."
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Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning
Doubleday Canada, Limited, Jun 26, 2007 - Climatic changes - 304 pages
"We are the most fortunate generation that has ever lived. And we are the most fortunate generation that ever will."
What George Monbiot means by this is that our civilization has leveraged the awesome power of fossil energy to create a world that only a short time ago would have been nearly unimaginable. Our health, our wealth, our leisure, our freedom from tyranny and struggle, are all benefits bestowed upon us by harnessed energy of oil and coal.
But the price of these gifts has been a growing environmental crisis. Our atmosphere is filling up with carbon dioxide, which is released by the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide traps the sun's heat, causing the temperature of our planet to rise. The reason why future generations are unlikely to be as fortunate as us is that fossil energy is just too good to be true. We cannot go on enjoying the benefits of this dirty energy. We must either address the problem, which will be a tough challenge involving many sacrifices, or ignore it, with unthinkable consequences.
George Monbiot's Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning marks an important moment in our civilization's thinking about global warming. The question is no longer whether climate change is actually happening. The question is what to do about it. Monbiot offers an ambitious and far-reaching program to cut our carbon dioxide emissions to the point where the environmental scales start tipping away from catastrophe. (But not before he devotes a chapter to unmasking the vested interests that have spent fortunes funding the specious science of the climate change deniers.)
He does not pretend it will be easy. The threshold for disaster, he argues, is a rise of two degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels. Past two degrees, science tells us, the ability to control climate change passes out of our hands. At that point, the world's forests will fall into decline, changing cloud formation patterns and releasing the billions of tons of carbon the trees store. Past two degrees, the permafrost begins to thaw, releasing billions of tons of methane, a greenhouse gas far more destructive than CO2. At the same point, the polar ice begins to melt, affecting ocean currents and water levels. This is called a "positive feedback loop," and it means that once we've passed two degrees, nothing can be done to stop it rising to three. And once we hit three, four will follow.
Two degrees is also the point at which the globe slides towards increasing water scarcity and, eventually, food deficit.
And the fact is, we're already seeing the consequences of climate change around the globe: collapsing ice shelves, the failure of the cyclical rains in Eastern Africa, drought in Australia, the spread of tropical diseases into new territory as temperatures rise, pollution of aquifers with salt water in Bangladesh. Global temperatures have already risen 0.6 of a degree, causing huge damage to the natural environment and inflicting suffering on vast numbers of people.
The only way to avoid further devastation, and forestall the catastrophe of positive feedback, Monbiot argues, is a 90% cut in CO2 emissions in the rich nations of the world by 2030. In other words, our response will have to be immediate, and it will have to be decisive.
But where to start?
Monbiot starts at home, where we have most control. Though he draws his examples from the UK, and commends Canadians for our superior building standards, he makes a damning case that the buildings we live and work in squander energy. Since our heat and electricity produce CO2, nearly every bit of heat and power we waste (like nearly every bit of heat and power we use) commits us to greenhouse gas emissions. Monbiot finds ways for us to build, and live, so much better that we can cut emissions at home by the required 90%.
He then looks at the source of our electricity, and evaluates the arguments for both local micro-generation (for example, solar photovoltaic panels and small wind turbines), and renewable energy for the grid. His research leads him to some unexpected discoveries, but he finds a way to trim our emissions by the necessary margin.
Another obvious source of CO2 emissions is our transportation – the cars we drive and the flights we take. A little ingenuity, he argues, will allow us to deal with the former. But the latter, he acknowledges, is shaping up to be the Achilles heel of all efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
A couple of less obvious major sources of CO2 are the retail and construction industries. Big box stores, with their inefficient designs, their racks of heaters, air conditioners, and blazing lights (to say nothing of the sprawling parking lots full of cars that drive back and forth on shopping trips), are simply inconsistent with a low-carbon future. But Monbiot has a thoughtful and surprisingly simple solution. Similarly, the concrete industry, that backbone of all new construction, emits millions of tons each year as a consequence of the immense heat and chemical processes involved in the manufacturing process. Though the solution here is not as ready to hand, it is still possible.
In short, the scale of the changes before us is staggering, as is the size of the problem. But Monbiot ends on a note of hope. We have shown ourselves to be capable of enormous ingenuity and great feats of cooperation and sacrifice when confronted with a serious threat. The Second World War provides countless examples of citizens and engineers doing the supposedly impossible in order to get the job done. Fighting climate change will not require young men to die in battle, but a failure to tackle the problem urgently and with all the determination we can muster will cost uncountable lives. There is no reason to think we will do less when faced with a threat to the sustainability of all life on the planet than we did when faced with a threat to our political and ethical values.
Monbiot argues there is no time to waste. As he has said himself, "we are the last generation that can make this happen, and this is the last possible moment at which we can make it happen."
From the Hardcover edition.
Review: Heat: How to Stop the Planet From Burning
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Monbiot argues emissions must be reduced 90% by 2030 and shows how we can do it in several areas. Well written with passion and humor. Cement was a surprise. A ton of CO2 for a ton of cement cured ... Read full review
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Heat: how to stop the planet burning
George Monbiot is one of Britain's foremost thinkers and activists. He has been named by the Evening Standard as one of the twenty-five most influential people in Britain, and by the Independent on Sunday as one of the forty international prophets of the twenty-first century. He writes a weekly column for the Guardian, and his website, currently receives some 40,000 hits a month. In 1995 Nelson Mandela presented him with a United Nations Global 500 Award for outstanding environmental achievement.
Title Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning
Author George Monbiot
Publisher Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2007


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Tainan leads the nation in dengue fever cases
Tainan leads nation in dengue cases
The dengue fever epidemic continues to ravage southern Taiwan as the number of patients affected with the disease this year has reached 993 as of August 18, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) said Sunday.
Former Tainan County mayor Su Huan-chih questioned the capability of the local government by saying it has not done enough to help reduce the outbreak as Tainan is now ranked first in the nation's number of dengue contracts.
"It's been two long weeks and all the debris left from Typhoon Soudelor has yet to be cleared. No wonder Tainan has become a hotbed for dengue," he lamented on his Facebook page on Sunday.
Su also complained that twigs and branches from fallen trees are laid scattered on the streets unattended; especially the area around the Soulangh Cultural Park in the city's Chaili District is dotted with debris over 100 meters long.
"In the past, it only takes about a week for the government to clear up the city streets after a typhoon," he said.
According to the TCDC, the strain of DEN-2 dengue is the dominant strain circulating in Tainan, while DEN-1 is the dominant strain circulating in Kaohsiung.
Health authorities urged the public to reinforce the removing of vector-breeding sites in and around their residences to ward off infection and ensure their own health and the health of others.


#TrackNigeria: The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Chad, says the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorists group is currently overwhelmed and in disarray.
Col, Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.
Antigha said the group was overwhelmed after a sustained air and land attacks in the ongoing "Operation `Yancin Tafki'' in the Lake Chad region.
Antigha further quoted ex-fighters as saying that development is as a result of growing insecurity and inability to replenish stranded fighters in the islands with food, medicine and ammunition.
He said the missions were being conducted by the Air Forces of the Lake Chad Basin countries- Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria.
Antigha explained that this led to devastating air interdiction which destroyed Boko Haram logistic facilities and fighters in Tumbum, Gini, Abadam, Arege, Tumbun rego and Dagaya environs between March 7 and March 11.
He added that in the last four weeks of the operation, 70 Boko Haram vehicles; mostly gun trucks and facilities such as fuel dumps, weapons and ammunition were destroyed.
"Furthermore, since the commencement of operation Yancin Tafki, several terrorists have surrendered while others are battle-weary and have indicated interest to surrender.
"Morale of fighters is at its lowest, while desperation has also set in, leading to intrigues and in-fighting,'' Antigha said.
He said reliable sources confirmed that internal crisis led to change of Boko Haram leadership on March 3.
Antigha said the Islamic State West Africa Province or ISWAP sacked the Boko Haram factional Chief, Abu Mus'ab Al Barnawi and replaced him with Abu Abdullahi Ibn Umar Al Barnawi.
According to him, the frequent execution of Boko Haram commanders and fighters which have been observed in the past few months as well as recent replacement of its leadership are clear indications of effectiveness of past and ongoing operation Yancin Tafki.


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Tim Duncan Net Worth, Age, Earnings & Biography
What is Tim Duncan net worth today?
Tim Duncan Net Worth: $130 million
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Real Name/Full Name:
Timothy Theodore Duncan
Birth Place: Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Height: 2.11 m
Tim Duncan is a former professional basketball player and current basketball coach from the United States who has a net worth of $130 million.
Tim was undoubtedly one of the highest-paid basketball players in the NBA at the time of his peak, earning upwards of $20 million per season.
During his professional career, he earned more than $200 million only on the court. From endorsements, he earned tens of millions of dollars more. Check out our list of the top 20 richest NBA players to see if Duncan made it to the list.
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As of 2022, Tim Duncan net worth is estimated to be $130 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Timothy Theodor Duncan, better known by his stage name Tim Duncan, was born on April 25, 1976, on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
He was also born and raised on the island of Saint Croix. His mother, Ione, works as a professional midwife, and his father, William Duncan, is a mason. He has two siblings. He is the youngest of four children, with two older sisters and one older brother. He is the youngest of four children.
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Duncan was initially inspired to pursue a swimming career at the Olympic level by his sisters. After starring as a teenager and training to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Games, he was forced to relocate after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only Olympic-sized swimming pool on the island in 1989.
The fact that Duncan was unable to swim in the open ocean due to his fear of sharks caused him to lose some of his enthusiasm for the sport. His mother passed away from breast cancer one day before his 14th birthday, which was a second blow to his family.
His brother-in-law encouraged him to try out for the basketball team instead, and he ended up becoming a standout performer for the team at St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School in the process.
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Duncan was recruited by Wake Forest University basketball coach Dave Odom and chose to play for the Demon Deacons over scholarship offers from the University of Hartford, the University of Delaware, and Providence College in order to play for Dave Odom.
Duncan was hailed as one of the best NBA prospects during his sophomore year of college (the 1994-95 NCAA season), but he was adamant about finishing his college education in order to honor his mother's wishes and complete his degree.
In his college basketball career, he has received numerous honors, including being named ACC Player of the Year twice and NABC Defensive Player of the Year three times.
Immediately following graduation from college, Duncan entered the 1997 NBA draft. The San Antonio Spurs, one of the richest NBA teams selected him with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Beginning with his rookie season, Duncan established himself as a high-caliber player; he and David Robinson became known as one half of the defensive duo known as the "Twin Towers."
Robinson was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 1998, demonstrating that he lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him as the first overall pick in the draft. During his rookie season, he appeared in 82 regular-season games and averaged 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game while making his NBA debut with the Los Angeles Clippers.
While playing for the Spurs in his sophomore season, Duncan averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game, earning him spots on the All-NBA and All-Defense First Teams.
The following season, Duncan also assisted the Spurs in reaching the Finals of the 1999 NBA Playoffs, where they were victorious over the New York Knicks.
Following a meniscus injury in his third and fourth seasons with the Spurs, Duncan rebounded and turned around his season, earning the league's Most Valuable Player award in the process.
Duncan took over for Robinson after the latter retired prior to the 2003-04 season, and the Spurs went on to reach the Western Conference Semifinals under his guidance. Duncan was also a member of the United States Basketball Team in 2003, which finished with a record of 10 wins and qualified for the Olympics.
After suffering from plantar fasciitis and chronic knee tendinosis in the past, he has maintained his high level of play despite some setbacks and stumbles. From 2007 to 2013, the Spurs were consistently eliminated from the playoffs at the end of every season.
Conversely, during the 2013-14 season, Duncan was instrumental in the Spurs' victory over the Miami Heat, earning him his fifth championship of his professional career.
He, along with John Salley, is one of the few players in history to have won a championship in three different decades. He informed the public of his retirement.
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Duncan's other ventures include the Tim Duncan Foundation, which he founded in 2001.
It provides funding for programs in San Antonio, Winston-Salem, and the United States Virgin Islands that promote health awareness, education, and youth sports among children and adolescents.
Over the course of two years in 2001 and 2002, the Foundation assisted in the raising of more than $350,000 in funds for breast and prostate cancer research.
Duncan founded a vehicle customization business, in San Antonio, Texas, in 2013 to serve the local community. It is in close proximity to the practice facility of the San Antonio Spurs.
Duncan filed a lawsuit against his former investment advisor in 2015, claiming he had lost more than $20 million as a result of the advisor's actions.
A federal grand jury indicted the advisor on two counts of wire fraud in connection with Duncan's case in September 2016, and the advisor pled guilty to wire fraud in April 2017. In June 2018, they reached a settlement, with Duncan receiving $7.5 million in compensation.
Duncan has five championships to his credit and has been named to the All-Star team 15 times, making him one of the highest-paid players in the NBA during his career.
Following his retirement from playing, the former NBA star took on the role of coach for the San Antonio Spurs for a brief period of time.
His other business ventures, in addition to the NBA, all contribute to the net worth he has amassed over the years.
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Work on the I-494 project continues, with another closure scheduled for the weekend.
A portion of southbound I-494 will be closing starting 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
"Southbound I-494 will be closing between I-694/94 in Maple Grove and I-394 in Minnetonka while crews work in the median area," MnDOT stated in a release. All southbound I-494 ramps between I-694/94 and I-394 will be closed as well.
Westbound I-394. The westbound I-394 ramp to southbound I-494 will remain open during the detour.
The closure is part of a two-year I-494 construction project that includes adding a third lane on I-494 between Highway 55 and I-94/694, repairing pavement, and building a noise wall along the interstate.


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Early Retirement for Disabled Federal Workers: Responding to an OPM Denial
"Fairness" is a term which is often thrown about freely, indiscriminately, and without thought, when an individual believes that he or she has been wrongly treated. But an objective analysis of whether or not a particular type or mode of treatment of an individual is justified or not, should be determined by the criteria which has been previously applied.
In order to accomplish this, there obviously has to exist a "criteria" to begin with. The necessary precondition of an application of a criteria, in order to determine "fairness" in a given circumstance, should be self-evident. Thus, in the world of sports, a charge of "unfair play" should be easily determined by looking at the predetermined rules of the game, whether such rules were properly interpreted and applied, and coming to a conclusion based upon whether such rules were followed. Where there are no "rules" of the game, however, it becomes more difficult — both in alleging "unfairness", as well as in determining how to analyze a violation of — of what? Precisely.
In responding to a denial of a Federal Disability Retirement application from the Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, there is obviously the legal criteria of eligibility which one can point to. But if the Office of Personnel Management "adds" to the legal criteria, or otherwise includes in its denial substantive legal jargon which has no applicability in a Federal Disability Retirement case, what is one to do?
Some denials received from the Office of Personnel Management are fairly simple and straightforward; others, however, can encompass seemingly complex reasons and rationale rising to the level of complicated incomprehension, bundled in a mass of conundrums which puzzle even a legal expert.
To make matters worse, the author of such a denial is not the one responsible for the next level of review. Instead, the denial from OPM is kicked over to the "Reconsideration Stage" Case Worker. This can be both a blessing as well as a curse, of course. Whether the former or the latter, one is left with the complex conundrum of calamities — an incomprehensible denial which must nevertheless be answered.
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Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Responding to a Denial
Preparing, formulating and filing for a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS must necessarily involve the preparation for a response to a denial, issued by the Office of Personnel Management. To resist and avoid contemplating such a potential event is to disregard an inevitable probability.
As has been acknowledged before, most Federal and Postal employees believe that his or her Federal Disability Retirement application which has been submitted to the Office of Personnel Management, is a "slam dunk" case; that, because of the severity of the medical condition experienced, and its "obvious" impact upon one's ability/inability to perform one or more of the essential elements of one's job, there is simply no conceivable way in which OPM could deny the application. But that life only presented a singular perspective on all issues; dictatorial control of all ideas would certainly simplify the world; conceptual certainty without opposing views would make irrelevant the necessity of the entire judicial system. But that is not how life operates.
To the question: What can we do about conflicting ideas? Is the answer: That is why there is in place a procedural mechanism which often involves the need for a Judge to render a decision adjudicating the dispute. Responding to a denial from the Office of Personnel Management is the first step to engaging in the procedural mechanism of the resolution of disputed perspectives. OPM has their job; the Federal or Postal employee has his or her job to do.
Whatever the substantive basis for the dispute, what is necessary is first and foremost to respond to the Office of Personnel Management, and before that, to prepare for a denial, and be ready to respond appropriately.
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A recent report by the European Court of Auditors revealed that millions of euros on the development of European sea ports were wasted. Stig co-founder Arenso Bakker believes that setting the sights on infrastructure too soon is the root of the problem.
Roughly a third of all subsidies for sea port projects has been meaningless, the report states. For example, subsidised ports did not make it, or the development that was promised, was never realised, Dutch newspaper FD writes. In many cases, whether or not the subsidies made any sense had not been sufficiently researched. In total, 194 million euros were spent on useless projects. Another 400 million euros of subsidies received the mark 'high risk'. 19 subsidised sea ports in Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden were reviewed by the auditors.
To focus on the economy of such a project makes sense, Bakker argues. "For these types of projects, involving a creative agency that develops a port concept would be even better. We at Stig have noticed that we usually only get involved after the project hits a wall." The proverb 'a fault confessed is half redressed' applies here, states Bakker.


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For the next twenty seconds, Captain Renslow fought the Q400 in a semi-stalled state in a valiant attempt to maintain altitude, ignoring the stick shaker and pusher. In the end, Colgan 3407 entered a spin that he could not recover from and impacted the ground.But why did the captain react in such a manner?
When training and testing for a power-off stall in small aircraft for the commercial pilot certificate, the pilot slows to aerodynamic buffeting, then advances the power and accelerates while maintaining altitude. The throttle response from the piston engine is instantaneous, and aircraft flies away. Minimal altitude loss was the requirement, and zero loss of altitude was the standard. For the ATP flight test, an even easier recovery is made at the first indication of a stall, typically the stall-warning indicator.The reasoning for this was sound; a power-off or landing stall is encountered either on final or just over the runway outside of ground effect. Any loss of altitude in these situations could be fatal. When Captain Renslow stalled his aircraft, he had approximately 1,500 feet of altitude to work with, but when the situation became critical, he returned to his primary training and instincts and maintained altitude.In the aftermath of Colgan 3407, the FAA has been implementing many changes, some of them due to congressional mandate. One of the changes was the removal of traditional criteria in requirements for airman testing in power-off stalls, which was replaced with an examiners evaluation that should not mandate maintaining altitude during recovery.
Recently, the FAA issued a notice for Part 121 and 135 air carriers to incorporate enhanced stall and stick pusher training and testing into training programs by the summer of 2013. Advisory Circular 120-109, which came out in the summer of 2012 is the main reference to this notice, and stresses the importance of reducing the angle of attack during stall recovery. It changes the philosophy of power-out to fly-out when recovering from a stall. It includes examples of stall scenarios, including one similar to Colgan 3407. The details on how to conduct stall training and testing in AC 120-109 will be incorporated into training manuals over the next several months. This training for large turbine powered airplanes is distinctly different than traditional training for small general aviation airplanes.
On the transport category airplanes, the stall warning will activate about 5-8 seconds prior to full stall (ref. 25.207). Turbojet engines at idle may require up to 8 seconds before reaching a minimum of go-around thrust (ref. 25.119). This delay can even be longer in the flight levels. The result is the aircraft's speed will continue to deteriorate after a stall warning is activated and a full stall may develop prior to sufficient thrust being available to fly out of the situation; a loss of altitude is required to maintain minimum flying speed until sufficient power is available.
The lag in turbojet engines has diminished with improved versions and especially with FADECs. The traditional training in airlines that incorporated a small loss of altitude in power-off stall recoveries was in some cases replaced with training and testing that was more relevant for light piston aircraft. The rapid response of the newer engines made this possible, though not appropriate.
Notice 8900.205 and AC 120-109 will change training programs and incorporate realistic scenarios to 121 air carriers, as well as 135 air taxi operations and simulator training centers. This training will reinforce, and not contradict the new testing standards for the Commercial Pilot and ATP certificates.


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Brown Girl Dreaming
National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a childs soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodsons eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become. Praise for Jacqueline Woodson: Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story . . . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery.?The New York Times Book Review
This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award. It was recognised by the National Book Award. It also was recognised in the Author category by the Coretta Scott King Award. Presented annually since 1970 by the American Library Association to books by African-America authors and illustrators, this award recognizes excellence in promoting a deeper understanding of the African-American Experience. It was recognised in the Middle Readers category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E. B. White. In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February. Also it was recognised in the Poetry category by the Children's Book Committee Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. It was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award. It was recognised in the YA category by the La Times Book Award. It was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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There are 352 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2014 by Nancy Paulsen Books .
Jacqueline Woodson was born in Ohio and grew up in South Carolina. She has written several books for teenagers and recently won the Coretta Scott King Award which honours African-American writers of outstanding books for children. She has received two American Library Association Awards, and the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Excellence in Fiction for Autobiography Of A Family Photo, published by Penguin US. Jacqueline now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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This book was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award.
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This book was recognised by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award.
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This book was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award.
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This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Eb White Read Aloud Award
This book was recognised in the Middle Readers category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E.B. White.In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February.
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This book was recognised by the National Book Award.
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This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book.
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This book was recognised in the Author category by the Coretta Scott King Award. Presented annually since 1970 by the American Library Association to books by African-America authors and illustrators, this award recognizes excellence in promoting a deeper understanding of the African-American Experience.
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A Christmas dinner idea that just walked into my mind when I was clearing out opened coconut milk one Friday. This straightforward East & West fusion recipe is hearty, tangy and spicy, topped with silky pan-fried tofu, a balanced main course idea for your Christmas dinner.
You can get packs of tom yum set spices from NTUC, which has just enough lemongrass, galangal, chilli, kaffir lime leaves, shallots, and lime for 2-3 uses. Tom yum paste here gives a base tangy & spicy flavour, while the fresh spices build on the fragrance. If you don't have the paste or spice set, this recipe should still be tasty if you use only one of either. The tofu here is lightly seasoned as the main pasta has strong flavours.
Cook pasta according to packet instructions till slightly less than al dente. Run pasta under tap water for 10secs, drain and set aside, reserving some pasta cooking water. In a bowl, dissolve tom yam paste in coconut milk, pasta water and set aside. In a pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the vegan belacan, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass and fry till fragrant. Add tomato, fry for 1 min till soft. Add carrot and mushroom, stir for 20 seconds. Add pasta together with the coconut tom yam paste mix. Lower heat to low-medium and simmer covered for 2-4mins, or till liquid is almost absorbed. Stir in lime juice if more tangy flavour is preferred. Remove lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and chilli before serving if preferred. Plate and garnish with coriander.
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a non-stick pan. Place tofu in gently. Cook over medium heat for 1 min on one side. Add a pinch of black salt and pepper and flip to cook the other side for 2 mins. Remove from heat. Serve beside the pasta.
To save time, cook the tofu while the pasta is boiling.
A very flexible recipe, you can use any mushroom or veggies you like. Eg, long beans, cabbage, shiitake, king oyster etc.
If you want to use thin, dark leafy veggies like spinach, add towards the end when pasta is simmering with the sauce.
Pasta cooking water is used to make pasta sauces as the starch in the water makes a smoother sauce.
Extra pan-fried tofu keeps well in fridge for 5-7 days, depending on fridge temperature, thus is a great food prep item to make in advance.


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'Peace Officer' Explores Timely Issue of Police Violence
'Peace Officer' Explores Timely Issue of Police Violence
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Tweetable Logline: A former sheriff will stop at nothing to confront the SWAT team he founded.
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Directed by Scott Christopherson & Brad Barber
Produced by Dave Lawrence, Sterling Van Wagenen, Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber
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Original Score: Micah Dahl Anderson
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About the Film: For 2 1/2 years, we've been working to make the stories in "Peace Officer" come to light. We wanted to start a discussion around the little understood developments in the use of SWAT teams and the overall militarization of police forces in America as a whole. We were shocked it wasn't being talked about in the national media. Little did we know that just as we were wrapping production in 2014, the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri and other parts of the country would make so many issues in our story be thrust in to the national conversation in a big way.
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Hamas leader Khalid Meshaal gestures as he announces a new policy document in Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2017 – REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon
Potential shift in allies for Hamas on the horizon
Wed, Jun. 21, 2017
CAIRO – 21 June 2017: The Los Angeles Times ran a report on Monday said Hamas could be looking to renew ties to Egypt as pressure mounts on Qatar to distance itself from Islamist groups.
The article argued that the Arab embargo on Qatar, spurred by allegations the gulf nation supports various terrorist groups in the region, may push Hamas to try and reconcile with the Egyptian state in order to negotiate with Israel.
The report mentions a recent meeting between Hamas and Egyptian officials in Cairo, in which they reportedly discussed a deal to shut down the flow of arms to terrorist groups in the Sinai in exchange for water for the Gaza Strip.
"Relations with Egypt are going well and have improved," Khalil Haya, the deputy Hamas chief said on Sunday. "There is an Egyptian understanding of the crisis in Gaza and there was a readiness by Egypt to play an important role in solving the crisis," he added.
Haya said the organization is determined to impede militant groups in the Sinai that threaten the state's authority. He added that securing the Egyptian border is a joint interest shared with Cairo.
"Hamas is grappling with an external crisis in the region and an internal crisis with electricity," Bjorn Brenner, a researcher at the Swedish Defense University and the author of a book on Hamas told LA Times. "Hamas is super worried they will be completely kicked out of Qatar. If this happens they have to have a Plan B, and we don't know exactly what this involves."
The report also said that a détente with Egypt could prevent the group from looking to Iran for allies, a move that has been proposed by its military wing in the past.
Egypt, along with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya's eastern-based government and the Maldives severed diplomatic ties with Doha on June 5, based on accusations that Qatar supports terrorist groups.
Qatar turmoil
Madbouli follows up situation of Sadd Al-Nahda negotiations
Adelkhah's arrest risks increasing tension between Paris and Tehran
Commander of Thunderbolt Forces during War of Attrition dies
93rd session of Arab permanent media committee kicks off
Israeli forces target Palestinian fishermen in northern GS, storm eastern Rafah
US envoy: Iran enemy of peace, security in region
Fri, Jul. 12, 2019
EU calls on Iran to reverse uranium enrichment and uphold nuclear deal
Tue, Jul. 9, 2019


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Biden, McConnell join to celebrate infrastructure act, bipartisanship
by Jacob Fuller January 6, 2023
Willie R. Tubbs, FISM News
Wednesday, in a move sure to drive even more of a wedge between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the more conservative portion of his own party, the Kentucky Senator was present as President Joe Biden lauded the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and called for more cooperation between Republicans and Democrats.
Biden and McConnell were quite chummy during a speech by the president in Covington, Kentucky.
"I asked permission if I could say something nice about him," Biden joked. "I didn't want to — I said I'd campaign for him or against him, whichever would help him the most."
Indeed, one could accurately call the men friends, or at least friendly, on most occasions. McConnell was invited to the White House in November to discuss numerous aspects of Biden's agenda, and the two worked quite closely on numerous occasions when Biden was still a senator.
Even though the infrastructure bill is still arguably Biden's greatest accomplishment as president — it is at least his least controversial — the true reason for the sudden celebration was a renewed desire by the president to show he remains atop his field in brokering deals across the aisle.
"Mitch, it … wasn't easy … to get this done, and it wouldn't have gotten done, no matter — all the work so many others have done and — by writing the legislation and dropping in it, it wouldn't happened without your hand," Biden said. "It just wouldn't have gotten done. And I want to thank you for that.
"And, you know, we have to find common ground — common ground to get major legislation done in any circumstance ever, but particularly the circumstances we've been in the last four or five years have been less than cooperative."
The president was accurate in his remarks. But for McConnell and a small contingent of so-called moderate Republicans in the Senate, the infrastructure bill, gun-regulation bill, poorly named Inflation Reduction Act, and multiple government funding bills would all have failed to become law.
McConnell, who referred to the passage of the infrastructure bill as a "legislative miracle," said, "The country needs to see examples" of the two major parties working together.
Now the longest-serving senator in the chamber, McConnell has always been known for his ability to strike a deal, sometimes within the ranks of his own party, but this willingness to negotiate has given fuel to McConnell's critics on the right.
"If Republicans are going to fight, we ought to be fighting Mitch McConnell and his domineering, China-loving BOSS, I mean wife, [Elaine] Chow," former President Donald Trump, referencing the infighting occurring over the speakership in the House, posted on Truth Social. "The harm they have done to the Republican Party is incalculable. Today, he couldn't be elected 'Dog Catcher' in Kentucky."
It is unclear if Trump's assessment of McConnell is accurate, or if he would fare well if he chose to run again in 2026.
The interesting thing about being a Senator is that one only needs to concern himself with a single state, and McConnell, through his haggling with Democrats, has brought a mass of money into Kentucky.
Indeed, part of the reason Biden spoke in Kentucky this week was to announce that $2 billion from the infrastructure bill was being used to repair and upgrade numerous prominent bridges around the nation. One of those structures was the Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River and connects Cincinnati with Convington, Kentucky.
Ukraine update: Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling its positions during unilateral Christmas truce
High winds, torrential rains lash California, killing at least two


Amazon Gets in on MEA, "The World's Fastest Growing Beauty Market"
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) has been dubbed "the world's fastest-growing beauty market." In 2016, MEA's market was worth $25.4 billion and was expected to grow by 6.4% over the next five years with an expected growth of 3% per year.
Online retail giant, Amazon, has taken advantage of MEA's monumental growth by acquiring Souq.com, an e-commerce company in the Middle East. The deal is expected to close in 2017 and aims to bring more products and offerings to consumers around the world.
Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president, international consumer at Amazon, stated, "Amazon and Souq.com share the same DNA – we're both driven by customers, invention, and long-term thinking. Souq.com pioneered e-commerce in the Middle East, creating a great shopping experience for their customers. We're looking forward to both learning from and supporting them with Amazon technology and global resources. And together, we'll work hard to provide the best possible service for millions of customers in the Middle East."
Ronaldo Mouchawar, co-founder and CEO of Souq.com, said, "By becoming part of the Amazon family, we'll be able to vastly expand our delivery capabilities and customer selection much faster, as well as continue Amazon's great track record of empowering sellers."


Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected fourteen playwrights Daniel Gallant, John Guare, Neil LaBute, Quincy Long, Laura Shaine Cunningham, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daniel Frederick Levin.
Features the short story "birdfeeder" by Clay McLeod Chapman.


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Musicians On Call's Virtual Les Paul Birthday Celebration Returns For a Second Year
In honor of famed guitarist, songwriter and inventor Les Paul's birthday on June 9, Musicians On Call hosted a special virtual program for pediatric hospitals. Patients at Children's Hospital Colorado, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and St. Louis Children's Hospital tuned in to see Volunteer Musicians Ken Knowlton, Sam Hatmaker and Stephanie Jacques share stories of Les Paul's life and perform the music he created and influenced.
Along with his performances of "Twist and Shout," made famous by The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight," Ken told the story of the day he was lucky enough to meet Les Paul. It happened 20 years ago, when Ken went to see Les at his residency at a jazz club in Times Square. Les made a point to meet every person who attended his shows, showing what a great entertainer and person he was. Ken got a picture with the legendary musician and a moment he will never forget.
Sam Hatmaker discussed how Les' invention of the multi-layer recording changed how artists make music, and is still used today. Artists from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, to Adele and Billie Eilish have been inspired by his invention. Sam performed "Here Comes the Sun," likely one of the earliest songs to use the multi-layer recording.
Stephanie Jacques shared some Les Paul trivia, including his nickname "the Wizard of Waukesha," and details of his many national awards. She then performed "How High the Moon," one of the 11 #1 songs Les Paul recorded and performed with his wife Mary Ford.
"We're all gifted in some way. I've always, my whole life, been very active. It's that drive and curiosity which has helped me get the most out of whatever gifts I was born with. It's the difference between just thinking and actually doing that has set me apart more than anything else." – Les Paul
This virtual program was made possible by the Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to inspire innovative and creative thinking by sharing the legacy of Les Paul through the support of music education, recording, innovation and medical research related to hearing.


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Plans for 'significant' Rec Park upgrades unveiled
Matt Weinstein
mweinstein@gannett.com | @SteinTime44
The new play spaces will be in a 4-acre site at the north end of the park
About 40 people showed up to the public meeting
Binghamton Mayor Richard David said the park is the %22crown jewel%22 of Binghamton
Accessibility was a frequently used word Wednesday night as Binghamton city leaders unveiled plans for the next phase of the OurSpace Project at Recreation Park.
About 10 different "play spaces" designed for individuals of all ages, abilities and needs will be added to a 4-acre site at the north end of the park as part of the second phase of the project — an $800,000 grant-funded renovation which began with renovations of the baseball fields last year.
Binghamton Mayor Richard David said the park is the "crown jewel" of Binghamton and called the renovations "significant" in front of about 40 people at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Highland Avenue. Jen O'Brien, executive director of Life Is Washable and a member of the OurSpace planning committee, stressed the importance of accessibility throughout her 50-minute presentation.
The following play spaces would take up the seldom-used piece of land behind the houses along Schubert Street:
•A raised garden where the current playground is located featuring six flower beds with a small water feature in the center. The goal is to have allow residents to plant flowers, including school groups and senior citizens. The large flower beds would be elevated and accessible for wheelchairs and walkers.
•A state-of-the-art playground designed for the "typically abled" and individuals with special needs and disabilities. All structures will be ramped and the design will be in line with the rest of the park featuring earth tones and flat surfaces. O'Brien said there is no playground like it within a "350-mile radius."
•An open-space play and gathering area featuring 5-foot-high mounds for climbing.
•A tree deck sitting next to one of the historic oak trees on the land. The deck is 8 feet high and 24 feet wide and will be used for quiet activities and nature exploration.
•Accessible fitness equipment. The equipment is fixed, durable and designed for all ages.
•A sound garden featuring several fixed instruments to promote creativity.
•An in-ground labyrinth and natural play area located at the current site of the volleyball courts.
•Several mosaic-topped game tables for checkers, chess and other games.
Also included in the addition is a small amphitheater and a seating area as well as a picnic area with wheelchair-accessible tables.
While the additions went over favorably with those in attendance, there were some concerns including line of sight, noise of the sound garden, security and treatment of existing trees.
Bill Barber, Binghamton's commissioner of parks and recreation, said no existing trees will be hurt and also addressed the safety concerns. Barber said there will be one park ranger working from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. who will be responsible for all of the parks in the city but will be focused on the busier areas like Recreation Park.
Barber also said the park has installed technology called Sonic Scream, which emits an unpleasant sound specifically designed for teens and kids. The technology, which is harmless to animals and birds, has not been used at the park yet but has been successful at parks all over the country to keep out intruders in off hours.
O'Brien addressed the line-of-sight concerns, saying it was an important part of the planning process and there should be nothing that blocks a parent from being able to keep an eye on a child. O'Brien said the instruments in the sound garden are tuned to a volume that will not be a nuisance to residents.
The biggest concern from residents was the addition of the new playground taking away space around the bandstand area for concerts. O'Brien and Barber said the issue will be looked into more to make sure there is suitable space.
Barber had hoped to break ground on the project in the summer but it will likely start in the fall because of pending approvals and certifications.
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Picture Books: Guess What? There's a Hippopotamus on the Hospital Roof Eating Cake!
TITLE:"Guess What? There's a Hippopotamus on the Hospital Roof Eating Cake!"
Film Adaptation: Pocket Bonfire: World Premiere: 2011 Edinburgh Film Festival international screening.
The hippopotamus helps and reassures during hospital visits, demystifying procedures and comforting overnight.
Hazel reading to patients at Ronald McDonald House, Parkville. Cake Angels donated the hippo cake.
Buy your own copy of Guess What? There's a Hippopotamus on the Hospital Roof Eating Cake!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Hippopotamus book, Puffin created some fun Hippo Party materials. You can visit the Puffin website or download the items here.
The Hippopotamus series can provide an imaginative and fun theme for the kindergarten, classroom and the school community as a whole. (Click here to look at Our Hippo Classroom Plays). A range of resources are available for download below. Enjoy!
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dee sanchez PAINTS! : #140 "A BIT OF BLUE"
The Rio Grande Gorge near Taos in the fall.
This is an unusual color scheme for me.
on the color - I must have shot it twenty times.
The blue of the gorge was a gorgeous blue.
all looked like one solid color.
I had to use some imagination.
a thousand times and it never looks the same.
Thank you! I must say, I've admired your work for quite some time!
The 150 Challenge is always fun but it IS a challenge, for sure, lol.
I hope I make it to the end.
It's always nice to receive comments, especially from artist friends.
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The National Battlefields Commission
Plains of Abraham Museum
Battles | 1759-1760
Student Masterworks
1759: Virtual Exhibit
Abraham's Bus
Schedule, Rates and Ticket Purchase
Québec By Lantern Light
The Tormentor
Halloween and the Month of the Dead
Plains of Abraham Skating Rink
Trails and Facilities
Great Celebration of Nature
On the traces of La Corrivaux
Edwin-Bélanger Bandstand
Battles of 1759-1760
Context of the Seven Years' War
Siege of Québec
Battle of the plains of Abraham
Battle of Sainte-Foy
Treaty of Paris
Database of the 1759-1760 soldiers
An illustrious park
A park in the city
A rallying site
Nature and gardens
Joan of Arc Garden
A stroll in the park
Commemorative Program
Offers of employment
Friends of the Plains of Abraham
Gilmour Hill and Trail
Map of the Plains of Abraham
Make an Access to Information Request
Hospitality Expenses
Annual Expenditures on Travel, Hospitality and Conferences
Government Acts of Founded Wrongdoing
Relive the siege of Québec, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759) and the Battle of Sainte-Foy (1760) as if you were there.
Take part in an incredible immersive screening featuring accounts of the era.
Learn about the little known impacts of the conflicts in the Order and Law section.
And much more:
Collection of uniforms,
Large maps,
Scale models,
Interactive games,
Period replicas.
You will learn all about the strategies, skirmishes, tactics, camp life, clothing, and regiments.
HISTORICAL ENTERTAINMENT
The exhibition comes alive with a historical character that will show you all the interactivity of the Museum!
December 26, 2019: 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
December 27 to 31, 2019: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
January 2, 2020: 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
January 3 and 4, 2020: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2020: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February 29 to March 15, 2020: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 10 to 13, 2020: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
June 22 to October 12, 2020


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In the louche world of talk radio, where the Rush Limbaughs and Howard Sterns hold sway over the troglodytes of the world, GreaterGood Radio would seem like a losing proposition.
For the uninitiated, GGR tries to appeal to mankind's desire to succeed rather than its baser desire to celebrate others' failures.
They interview successful people from all walks of life and talk about what has helped them move ahead, and what we all can learn from their methods.
What is Greater Good Radio? Well, Greater Good Radio is your own personalized and customized advisory board that's made up of today's top business people and it's available to you on demand. You can take it with you via your MP3 device, you can listen to it at your computer, listen to it via AM Radio, read the transcript or read our magazine column. Basically you can do whatever you want and get the information that you need when you want it and what information you want.


Comedian and actor Bradley Walsh is well known to TV audiences though his roles as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street, DS Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK, and, more recently, as the presenter of ITV's popular daytime game quiz show The Chase.
Bradley's skills as a presenter have made The Chase one of ITV's most successful daytime shows ever, with a regular audience of three to five million. A natural comedian, he has been known to struggle against fits of the giggles on the show, often seeing the unintentionally funny side of a serious question!
After a playing football for various league and non-league teams in the London area, Bradley turned to comedy and made a name for himself as a stand up in working men's clubs and as a bluecoat at Pontins. He first came to prominence on television in 1994 as one of the presenting team of The National Lottery (BBC1). He quickly became a public favourite and was subsequently snapped up by ITV, who offered him the role as presenter of a new game show, The Midas Touch. Bradley also fronted the British adaptation of the popular US game show Wheel Of Fortune.
Bradley's many other TV credits include The Thing About Vince, Night And Day, The Basil Brush Show, Murder City, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Sarah Jane Adventures, The Chase, Odd One In, Come On Down! - The Game Show Story, A Christmas Cracker, Sunday Night At The Palladium, Keep It In The Family and The One Show. In addition, he has featured in three films; Mike Bassett: England Manager, The Glow and Imagine Africa (as himself).
Bradley has won three prestigious awards: The British Soap Award For Best Dramatic Performance as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street, The Broadcast Award For Best Daytime Programme for The Chase and, most recently, The National Television Award (twice - 2016, 2017) for Most Popular Daytime Programme for The Chase.
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