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Ronnie Lane's Escape To The Country
By Max Bell (Classic Rock) 31 December 2015
When Ronnie Lane quit The Faces, he swapped starry lead singers and showbiz bullshit for a new life down on the farm, and a new band, the raggle-taggle rock'n'roll gypsies Slim Chance.
Ronald Frederick Lane was a star but he never took his stardom that seriously. "I like showing off, doing a song and shaking a leg on stage, but I don't want to play all those silly games that go on, any more," he said in 1975. Sixties rock icons, of which he was one, didn't float his boat: "As far as I'm concerned, if half of them had never been stars they would have done something better; it's totally stardom that's fucked them up. Or this illusion of stardom – it's not even real. Alright, let the little girls' magazines say it's glamorous and all that, but Christ, we're grown men aren't we? We should know better. But no. All the 'stars' think it's glamorous too…"
He was a man of his word. Two years earlier, Ronnie had walked away from his gig as the bassist with The Faces, the boozin', carousin' reprobates who had risen from the ashes of his earlier band, the Small Faces. But the man who his old muckers called both 'Plonk' and 'Three-Piece' didn't just quit his band – he quit the rock'n'roll world, upping sticks and moving to a rundown farmhouse on the Welsh borders, where he put together a new band, Slim Chance, and lived out his gypsy dreams.
"Ronnie really dropped out," says bassist Steve Bingham, who played in the original Slim Chance and is part of the line-up that re-formed in 2010 and still plays today. "Him and his wife, Kate, embraced the whole cosmic gypsy look. What a mischievous geezer and wind-up merchant he was."
It was his old mate, Ian McLagan who nailed Ronnie Lane. "Short and sweet was our Ron," said McLagan, who played with Lane in the Small Faces/Faces. "He loved a joke. He used to cry with laughter. He had that real cockney knees-up attitude. He didn't know the meaning of 'pretentious'."
But Lane had raised eyebrows in the Small Faces when he developed a voguish interest in Eastern religion. Funny, weird little Ronnie set up a shrine in his dressing room, complete with a hippie scroll and a peach cut into quarters, around which he burned incense. The others weren't impressed. "When we saw him, we ate the peach and burnt the scroll," said Small Faces singer Steve Marriott. 'Cor blimey, Mrs Jones, 'ow's your Bert's lumbago' was what the Small Faces wanted. Not this oddness. Ronnie bit his lip but he didn't button his attitude. He marched to his own beat and no one else's.
He was still marching to his own beat on June 6, 1973, when The Faces played the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, North London. As their customary encore of We'll Meet Again drew to a close, few outside the band and their nearest'n'dearest knew it was Ronnie Lane's last show with the old gang. Watching footage of the show now, everything seems hunky dory until you notice the if-looks-could-kill glances aimed at Rod Stewart's back by the embittered bass player during Jealous Guy.
Rod and Ronnie in The Faces, 1973 (Image credit: Getty)
Ronnie's hostility towards the singer had been building until it reached boiling point. Stewart – or "that c**t Rod", as he habitually called his bandmate – had not only usurped the rest of the group and turned them into his glorified backing band, but he'd also bad-mouthed their most recent album, Ooh La La, in the press. "A stinking rotten album," was Rod's assessment, though his absence from half the sessions hardly gave him much authority. The bassist, who had written the entire second side of the record (including the title track, which had only been green-lit by Stewart after insisting guitarist Ronnie Wood sing it, as Rod couldn't find the key and didn't like Lane's rendition), was livid. He couldn't wait, he said, "to fuck off".
Matters came to a head during the Faces' 1973 US tour. On May 10, after a gig in Nassau County, Ronnie told the others he was leaving. The tour ended the following night with an onstage riot after Lane swore viciously at Ian McLagan, who responded by throwing a drink at his bandmate's head and aiming a kick at his nuts. A month later, after the gig in Edmonton, Ronnie was gone. No tears were shed, no party was thrown for 'Three-Piece'. More a case of goodbye and good riddance.
"Ronnie had it with all the cocaine, champagne and the private jets," says the Faces' tour manager Russell Schlagbaum, who was on the road with them in the States when it all fell apart. "He started travelling with his wife, Kate, and he brought the family, which was a no-no. The rule of the road was 'no girlfriends'. Do all the drugs and fuck all the groupies you like, then get back to normal in England. Here were Ron and Kate carrying a child in a wicker basket, making no eye contact with the others. Everyone's thinking: 'What's happened to Ronnie Lane?' He was dressed like a gypsy with earrings and shabby clothes."
"Get orf mah land!" Ronnie the country dweller (Image credit: Scope)
At the time, Faces drummer Kenney Jones recalled Ronnie and Kate as "this grubby, dirty-looking couple. And we started seeing a lot of Kate. Too much."
The Small Faces' mod gear had long been confined to the wardrobe, replaced by tweeds and battered boots. Modernist chic became Celtic hillbilly. But Ronnie always had a tinker's soul. His folksy, vulnerable side showed in songs such as Devotion, Stone and Flags And Banners. Although his undeniable masterpiece was Debris, from the Faces' A Nod's As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse. Sung in Plaistow vernacular, it was a portrait of his dad, Stan Lane, laid off from his job as a long‑distance lorry driver, sifting through the 'odds and ends' at an East End Sunday market.
"Debris is about my old man," Ronnie explained. "The Debris was down… not Petticoat Lane, which is famous, everybody knows about it, but an adjoining market called Club Row. People came out there with all their chuck-outs and flotsam and jetsam and spread it out on the Debris. Every Sunday morning, he'd take me down there and he'd root around for hours in all this shit. It wasn't until I was in New York that I realised I missed it. I was feeling homesick at the time."
By the time Ronnie was back in Blighty and out of the Faces, he made up his mind: fuck 'em all. In the summer of 1973, he and Kate – his second wife, whom he'd met in 1972 while she was married to Mike McInnerney, sleeve artist for The Who's Tommy – bought a 110-acre farm, Fishpool, near Hyssington on the border of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire.
The couple renovated the derelict cottage and turned the barn into a rehearsal space. The East End it was not, yet Ronnie felt at home. For one thing, it was miles from the nearest coke dealer. For another, Ronnie and his friends could smoke dope with impunity before moseying into the village to pick up crates of Barley Wine from the boozer. Parked outside the main cottage was his Airstream trailer, which he turned into a 16-track mobile studio – a cash cow when leased to the likes of The Who, Eric Clapton and Bad Company.
The move to this rural idyll was Kate's idea. She kept a cauldron of soup going on the stove and washed Ronnie's favourite silk suits in boiling water before, literally, mangling them. "Ronnie followed me to Wales after we sold Wick Cottage [in Richmond] back to Ron Wood," Kate says today, from her home in Wales. "We did a runner because the shit hit the fan when he left The Faces. We wanted to live on the road and we'd already travelled around Ireland in a Land Rover with [singer-songwriter] Billy Nicholls, singing in pubs. The farm was a different way of life.
Ronnie, second wife Kate and stepdaughter Alana, circa '75 (Image credit: Getty)
"Was Ronnie hands-on? Ha ha! When he remembered. He liked the concept, but doing a hard day's labour was a little exhausting for the poor love, though later he went to Newtown and did some classes at agricultural college." ("I dunno if I can hack this, Kate. I got 15-year-old farm boys flicking rubbers at me," was her husband's assessment of his time at college.)
Ronnie had worked with other musicians during his time in The Faces, contributing to Pete Townshend solo album, 1970's Happy Birthday, and the 1972 Townshend collaboration I Am (the two shared an interest in Eastern religion, and both albums were dedicated to Townshend's spiritual guru, Meher Baba). He'd also worked with Ronnie Wood and producer Glyn Johns on the soundtrack album Mahoney's Last Stand in Ooh La La downtime (the record would eventually emerge in 1976, four years after the film itself).
But now it was time to put together his own thing. Lane invited a raggle-taggle bunch of musicians to the farm: Irish guitarist Kevin Westlake, guitar/mandolin player Steve Simpson, bassist Steve Bingham and the Scottish duo Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, formerly of pub-folk outfit McGuinness Flint.
"'Bring your mandolin,' he told me on the phone," recalls Gallagher. "Staying in Fishpool was lairy because I had two sets of twins – the caravans all leaked but it was great to wake up and go to the barn for recording."
Lane called the group Slim Chance, a name had that been knocking around since the Small Faces split (Lane suggested that The Faces' debut album First Step be credited to Fat Chance or No Chance, both of which were deemed too negative). Their magnificent first step was the Dylan-meets-George Harrison-esque single How Come. It made No.11 in the UK charts in January 1974. Not Maggie May, but good enough.
"There was a sort of formal democracy but Ronnie was in charge," says Steve Simpson now. "Organic but with direction. He'd come into the barn with his lyric books, which he kept very private – we weren't allowed near them – and we created the songs in a lateral fashion. It was completely rustic. Locals and friends would wander in and it felt more like a gypsy camp than a hippie commune."This air of anything goes fed into their debut album, Anymore For Anymore (credited as a Ronnie Lane LP, though he was backed by Slim Chance). Ronnie had recorded a version of the title track with The Faces in 1972; when Rod Stewart heard it, he'd sniffed: "Who wrote this tripe?" Elsewhere, the album conjured up a transcendental image of the English countryside. On the single The Poacher violinist Ken Slaven and saxophonist Jimmy Jewell melted into Jimmy Horowitz's glorious string arrangement. It was British pastoralism taken to another dimension.
"Ronnie's strength was putting human melody and storyline together," says Benny Gallagher. "His phrasing was unique; he was one of the most underrated singers in the UK. The scene was quietly crazy. He even had his builders, the Tanner brothers, and their families singing on the album. You can hear the chickens in the background and the noise of children."
Not everyone was so enamoured with the set‑up. Jimmy Jewell played on both How Come and Anymore For Anymore. "The farm had a swamp at the back that was being excavated," says Jewell. "I think he'd been ripped off by the vendors cos he was pleading poverty, but there were piles of cash lying around, US and Aussie dollars and yen." Nor was Jewell enamoured of Lane's new lifestyle: "I thought Lane was playing at being a gypsy which was most odd, and I also don't think he respected me as a musician." (In fact Ronnie described Jimmy as a magnificent saxophonist – they fell out later).
Performing with Slim Chance in 1975 (Image credit: Getty)
Anymore For Anymore was released in July 1974. The sleeve featured an atmospheric silhouette of a pair of travellers on a horse and cart against a golden sunset. Ronnie wanted to advertise the album in Exchange And Mart. If anyone was still unsure as to where Ronnie's head was at, here was all you needed to know.
But while the bonhomie might have been tangible, the public weren't buying it. Anymore For Anymore bombed, scraping into the Top 50 for one week. But that was the least of their worries.
Lane had publicly unveiled Slim Chance on November 11, 1973 – Armistice Day – on Clapham Common, South London, in a Chipperfield's Circus tent. Enthused by the chaos, he decided to take his own version on the road. It would be called The Passing Show. Ronnie was euphoric. "It'll be more carnival than circus," he enthused. "The audience will come because it's music, and there won't be any animals or trapeze acts. But we'll have dancing girls and a good comedian/compere. We're now in the process of buying a load of old single-decker London Transport buses, cos they're in good nick. We'll put bunks in and turn them into box offices."
It was a grand idea that fitted in with Ronnie's Romany-esque vision of life. But while it looked good on paper, the reality was very different.
The Passing Show premiered in Marlow, Buckinghamshire in June 1974, on the local football team's training pitch. The show went well, but there were complaints from local residents. The buses Russell Schlagbaum had bought from London Transport for the tour turned out to have been stored behind the sheds at their Acton depot. Far from being "in good nick", they could barely negotiate Britain's rural byways, and most of them fell apart on the motorway.
The Passing Show rock'n'roll circus, 1974 (Image credit: Getty)
This travelling circus had the gypsy spirit. Its caravans and rickety buses were home to the band and assorted professional circus performers, as well as Captain Peter Hill, an authentic traveller hired by Ronnie.
"He knew everything about the circus so he was in charge of the clowns – whom the band hated because they were so useless – the fire-eaters and the dancing girls," says bassist Steve Bingham. "On the road most of the vehicles broke down. The caravans were so rickety we only travelled at 20mph and we were constantly pulled over by the police and harassed by the council. But Ronnie would produce a bottle, fill 'em up and it would eventually be fine."
Ronnie and Kate were in their element. "We were on the Chicken Shit Express, all very nostalgic. I organised the can-can girls – me, Russell [Schlagbaum]'s girlfriend Barbara and Josie Livsey, the wife of our American keyboard player Billy. I got us costumes from Sotheby's so we looked like a cross between those girls in Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec paintings: the card up the sleeve. The audiences loved us and the level went up once we arrived for Ooh La La and Ain't No Lady."
Some people got into the spirit of things a bit too much. Former Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band leader Viv Stanshall was hired as master of ceremonies, but was asked to leave after drunkenly pouring drinks into the amplifiers and breaking Ken Slaven's violin at the first show. The final straw came when Stanshall was found in guitarist Kevin Westlake's caravan, glass in hand, trousers round ankles, asking: "Got any toilet paper, old bean?"
But the high jinks masked the fact that The Passing Show was losing money hand over fist. A stop-off in Newcastle drew barely 50 people across three shows. At Chester Racecourse, there were more people in the circus than in the crowd.
Jimmy Jewell has less-than-rose tinted memories of the tour. "It was a great idea but the figures didn't add up," he says. "We got pissed a lot. He'd buy us bottles of Blue Nun – horrible stuff – where it was Guinness, Barley Wine and a bottle of Courvoisier for Ronnie. I got fed up because I was dragging my wife and child in a broken-down caravan and getting paid thirty quid a week. Nuts. Cost me more in petrol. I asked for a pay rise. He said no. So I said, 'Enough.' I left a note on his door – 'Goodbye cruel circus, I am off to join the world.'"
"Of course it went tits up, but I was glad it did," says Kate now. "Added to the fun. It lost a lot of money though, which scarred Ronnie cos this was his dream."
For Lane, The Passing Show was a success purely because it happened. "Some people didn't like The Passing Show because it just wasn't heavy enough for them – but I'm not into that anyway," he said. "I've been all through that heavy stuff. It just doesn't exist. It's a total illusion that some people live under. What I can do is for people. That might sound incredibly pretentious and it does, but I happen to mean it. I don't want anything. All I want out of it is a life. Something well spent. That's all I want."
After The Passing Show limped to a halt, Ronnie retreated back to Fishpool, where he bought sheep and planted barley. Slim Chance made two more albums, 1975's Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance and the following year's One For The Road.
"Slim Chance didn't even get reviewed and One For The Road did terribly," says multi-instrumentalist Charlie Hart, who played on both records and lived at Fishpool for two years."But that wasn't the point. Ronnie was ahead of his time. Unplugged before anyone else. And he kept that Small Faces' sense of humour and knew how to harness creative energies."
There were impromptu gigs in local pubs such as The More Arms, The Drum And Monkey and The Miner's Arms. Old pals such as Alexis Korner and Eric Clapton would drop by. "Eric wrote Wonderful Tonight at ours, sitting on a wheelbarrow," says Kate. Clapton recorded the song on the spot in Ronnie's Airstream trailer studio.
Ronnie and Eric Clapton playing the Drum And Monkey in Shropshire in 1977 (Image credit: Rex)
Lane's spirits were high, but his finances were in disarray. "His books were a shambles," says Russell Schlagbaum. "There was money, he was far from broke. But nobody knew where it was. Some of it was in Jersey, but not even Barclays [Bank] in Montgomery could make sense of his accounts."
With creditors knocking on the door, Lane reluctantly agreed to a Small Faces reunion in 1977, after Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones visited him in Wales. Ronnie attended one rehearsal, got horribly drunk and abusive, and stormed off.
What no one knew was that he was starting to show symptoms of multiple sclerosis. His mother Elsie had suffered from the disease, and Ronnie still remembered how he and Kenney Jones used to carry her down the stairs of their flat in Plaistow. It was a painful memory, and Lane feared he would inherit the illness.
His friends, meanwhile, had no idea what was going on. Pete Townshend, who collaborated with Ronnie on 1977's ambitious Rough Mix album, was baffled by his friend's behaviour. "I thought he was drunk," said the Who guitarist. "He was slurring his words, yet he hadn't had a drink."
Russell Schlagbaum had noticed a change a year earlier. "Ronnie couldn't always hold a plectrum," he says. "I thought it was the after-effects of too much Barley Wine or cocaine. It wasn't. It was the onset of MS. He refused to admit it because his mother had the disease and he was petrified."
Slim Chance circa 1976 (Image credit: Getty)
One For The Road was the end of Slim Chance, although Ronnie did make a final album, 1979's See Me, with some of the old crew. By that point he'd gone public with his MS diagnosis (he lived with it until he died in 1997). He'd also left Kate.
"You can't keep a horse locked up," she says. "When he left he told me, 'I loved you cos you're all woman, but you think like a man.'"
Oh, that restless spirit. With the smell of The Passing Show still in his nostrils, Ronnie Lane gazed into his crystal ball and told his own fortune two years earlier. "I can't see me settling down to living in a house. Nah, I like to be a stranger. It's easier, see. You pass through things… there's this cluttering up business whenever you settle."
He wouldn't be doing that. No chance.
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The "New Direction" philosophy of HE President Julius Maada Bio is People-Centered. SLRSA is safety- focused. What has been the journey so far in this direction?
As you said, "New Direction" is people-focused. At SLRSA, we are here to safeguard people. In Africa today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that 90 percent of the road crashes in the world are from Africa. 54 percent of the roads are paved or motorized in Africa.
We believe people should be safe on the roads. We have set ourselves to be more road safety in our activities. The "New Direction" points at education for development. So the more educated our people on the roads, the lesser the crashes.
We have different road users: those that drive, those that walk, that are called pedestrians, cyclists and truck pushers.
Drivers now have to appear for a test, both theoretical and practical.We ensure they are updated with the languages of the road to avoid unnecessary fatalities. We are also reaching out to schools to educate students on how to cross the road, where to walk on the roads and the roads signs like pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing, the red, yellow and green light.
All vehicles are now required for yearly tests in all our stations nationwide, an MOT test guaranteeing the right candidate to be on the road. Before you get your vehicle licensed, you must get an MOT test.
This is to further ensure our people are safe on the road.
In collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, we have mapped out certain roads that endanger our citizens' lives.
So the SLRSA team is passionate in educating our people to make them safe in line with the "New Direction" that is people-centered.
SLRSA celebrated Africa Road Safety week recently. What is the importance of this occasion?
The theme of the Africa Road Safety week is "Roads have stories". We tried to enlighten the people. We showcased what we do as an institution. We informed the people about road safety and the responsibilities as road users. We showed road causalities as a result of mere carelessness.
We talked about speeding, drink-driving, using mobile phones on the roads, safety of vehicles and road infrastructure. So it was a week of demonstration of precautionary measures by people themselves to minimize road crashes. A week of reflection on the causes and prevention of road accidents, to enhance safety on our roads.
We received tremendous feedback from the people. This feedback will help us to re-modify our work to further enhance safety on our roads.
What other development components under your stewardship at SLRSA since your assumption of duties, can you elaborate on?
We have instituted the mandatory MOT as compulsory criteria for all category of drivers. The amount of vehicles that have metal seats have been minimized. Drivers' Unions now ensure safety of vehicles to save lives of our people.
Another development component under my new administration is the introduction of SMS alert system to be lunched soon with the mobile companies, wherein as soon as you get a ticket, for an offence, your phone instantly receives an alert. So also on renewal of vehicle, you equally receive an SMS alert to notify you accordingly.
This is to minimize issuing of tickets without notification of our customers. An SMA alert is also sent to expired licensed holders.
We are about to sign with ORANGE money for an instant payment of fines for clamping of vehicles. We realize that Banking hours are limited for payment of fines for vehicles that are clamped as payments are only paid through the banks.
We have also instituted an internal communication system where we call each other and even conduct meetings through this communication devise. We also have the 244 call system where calls are made for emergency situations like crash on the road or any traffic violation for vital information. This is also ready and will be lunched soon.
There is also inter-connectivity of all our stations nationwide to speed up issuing of license and other core services we offer to the public.
We are embarking on the acquisition of land for use as impound yards in the city and the provinces. We are looking at Grammar School, Freetown Teachers College and other sites to keep impounded vehicles. We are thinking of land at Mile 38 and beyond. These are among the other components of development drive under my stewardship so far.
What is your relationship with other similar bodies in Africa like the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nigeria and others?
I'm relatively new on this job. However, I've been on a few conferences abroad. We are having excellent relationship with similar bodies in Africa, particularly with Nigeria's FRSC. I'm impressed with that institution and I'm implementing most of its advices. I just came back from Marakesh in Morocco where we launched the Africa Road Safety Observer Team. We are also member of the West Africa Road Safety Observer Team.
I've met with members of other similar road safety organizations in Africa. We are all poised to implement the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety.
These are all geared towards minimizing road accidents on our roads. Africa has the fewest paved roads in the world, but the highest road accidents in the world. We are poised and ready to work with other African road safety bodies to reduce crashes on the roads. We are forming relationships and partnerships with similar bodies in Africa.
We are at the moment behind others like Ghana and Nigeria, but we will catch up with them and take the lead in road safety.
How do you view the foreseeable future of SLRSA?
In the beginning, you mentioned about the "New Direction" of being people-focused. The President is a people- centered person. He will like to see people die naturally and not from road accidents, SLRSA is now poised to take the lead on not only the safety of the people on the roads, but also in the fight against corruption, indiscipline and education for development. We also intend to fight against poverty. We shall build the capacity of our people and institutions in terms of equipment for road safety.
We will continue to work with outside agencies and other relevant stake holders to ensure we have a viable and safety-conscious institution, with the ultimate goal of sustaining road safety in our country.


Because I was in the chair, I didn't speak until the end of the Viaducts debate at council last night. There was a lot to say, but for me it came down to this: the city, on behalf of the people, should decide the future of this area. In the past, the decision has been elsewhere and by others. Here's what I said.
The decision council makes today turns the page on a long chapter in Vancouver's history.
It spells the end to the freeway battle that defined Vancouver in the 1970s.
It points to a very different and better future for this critical area.
It opens up a world of possibilities right at the heart the modern city, reconnecting the historic city centre, including Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside — that rose from the ashes of the 1886 fire — to the emerging communities in Yaletown, Downtown South, the Olympic Village and Downtown.
A positive vote means this council had made a strong statement that it will do its job.The city will decide the future of this area on behalf of all the citizens — no one else.
It hasn't always been this way. This section of False Creek has gone from a fertile wetland to a rail yards, industrial and manufacturing hub to World's Fair and now acres of asphalt.
Right after European settlement began in Vancouver, this land was allocated wholesale by Ottawa to the CPR.
The CPR covered it with rail yards and heavy industry that polluted False Creek and cut off Chinatown and Strathcona from the downtown peninsula.
That's why the first Georgia Viaduct was needed — to leap over this obstruction.
Industrial use continued. False Creek was steadily filled in.
When the freeway proposal was defeated, the new Viaduct was built anyway. It did not link to existing streets at Main, like the old one did. In fact, it sucked traffic back and forth through eastern neighbourhoods — n o wonder demonstrators blocked the mayor's car when he was the first to drive across it.
These were not the decisions the people of Vancouver wanted.
Eastern communities like Strathcona and Grandview Woodlands have been paying the price with commuter traffic ever since.
That's an important point: the traffic concerns raised by Strathcona residents in this debate were caused by the Viaducts, not by their replacement. Action on this issue is 40 years overdue. Thanks to this debate, action is being taken.
The CPR's control over this area ended in the 1980s with a massive land assembly conducted by the Province of BC. The Province took more than the land — it also took responsibility for the major soil contamination on those lands.
Then came Expo 86 — remembered fondly by most, but a first body blow at the low-cost and affordable housing stock of the Downtown Eastside.
After 1986, the province sold the lands at auction to Li-Ka Shing in a controversial deal that rocked the provincial cabinet, ultimately leading to the resignation of Grace McCarthy.
Again, these decisions were made elsewhere, not here.
The province remains a key stakeholder in the lands to this day, responsible for toxic soil clean-up and hopeful of a final payment for the entire parcel.
Nonetheless, the City of Vancouver created the Official Development Plan and Concord Pacific, the company that emerged as the developer, is now close to completing what was once the largest master-planned community in North America.
Only one parcel is left — and the Viaducts run across it.
Clearly, as the mayor has said, the city would be better off without the Viaducts — better in terms of traffic circulation, better in terms of park space, better in terms of the future for this entire section of the city.
But the impacts won't stop there.
Imagine the changes that can reshape Georgia St. if it is finally properly connected to False Creek — all the way from the Telus building to the old Post Office, Larwell Park, BCIT, the Creative Energy facility and then down to a new public space on the water. This would be a new downtown.
Imagine the new opportunities for historic communities — like Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside — fronting on a new waterfront park.
Imagine what can happen in False Creek Flats, where these former rail lands can be reborn as an incubator of new, green jobs . . . jobs that can build on the 1,000 jobs already embodied in warehouse row on Malkin, which must be protected in any new traffic plan on the flats.
To realize this vision, we have a lot of work to do.
The city, the province and Concord need to complete their respective negotiations relating to the rezoning, the amended Official Development Plan and the sale agreement between British Columbia and Concord Pacific.
This will be a very complex and important negotiation, one we must undertake in any case — but the potential upside for the city is much greater without the Viaducts.
Our staff need to be clear that the city will negotiate just as hard on behalf of the voters as Concord will for its shareholders.
This plan significantly simplifies the province's commitment to manage soil contamination. That's a saving to provincial taxpayers. It proposes increased density to Concord Pacific. That's a benefit to provincial taxpayers. It provides for residential next to BC Place: a direct benefit to provincial taxpayers.
The province should participate iin this final phase of development in a way that respects the city's planning responsibilities. That means — as in the new roof on BC Place — that the province acknowledges that benefits of our zoning decisions should benefit the citizens of Vancouver as well as the provincial treasury.
There are many ways this can be done — let's decide what they are.
The financial discussion must be linked to improved public consultation.
That's why I strongly support a revised approach to consultation, including a stewardship group like the one used to help guide Olympic Village planning, that combines the big picture with the needs of community stakeholders.
Of course, the Park Board needs to shoulder its responsibility for park planning.
But creating this stewardship group is another important first step to ensuring there is a city-wide perspective on the issues that affect all of us, not just neighbours — traffic management, park design, responsiveness to the arts, public space, the rights of First Nations — everything that will be required to make this the best project possible.
There is much more that could be said, but let's get to work. Let's realize the full potential of this crucial area of our city.


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Dr. John Jr. Wittrig Obituary
Written by several of his surviving family including Robyn Sturk, Bruce Wittrig, Charles McPhail, Thomas McPhail, and the WEquil family.
Dr. John Jr. Wittrig April 9, 1930 ~ January 9, 2021 (age 90)
John Wittrig dedicated his life to serving those less fortunate and healing the planet. He grew up on a Mennonite farm in Iowa where he learned to live simply, work hard, love family, and give back to his community. We, his family, are honored by his memory, and the example he has set for how to live a good life. A life so full that at his end he had peace, knowing he had lived the principles upon which he stood.
John was born on April 9, 1930, in a tiny little town outside of Wayland, Iowa, to Emerson and Ruth Wittrig. He grew up on a farm, where he attended a one room school and graduated from high school in Wyman. John was a Mennonite...which allowed him to avoid the draft as a conscientious objector. But John dropped his status while studying agriculture at Iowa State University and enlisted in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War. He was proud to serve, but the war ended shortly after he finished basic training and so he went to San Antonio and trained as a psychology technician.
While in the Army John met Betty Saddler. He was "immediately smitten by this southern belle" as he put it. They were married at Hinshaw Memorial Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC, on June 17, 1953. Together they went back to Iowa State University with the help of the GI Bill, where John earned his degree in rural sociology before earning a doctorate in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University.
Dr. John Wittrig's research helped treat veterans for stress and PTSD, and helped discover early treatments for bipolar disorder. He also took a leadership role in the union. His son, Bruce, recalls, "He always wanted to stick up for the little guy and make sure that the little guy had protection." John was not afraid to stick up for his fellow government employees, even if that meant confronting his own leadership at the VA hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and later Danville, Illinois. His courage saved the careers of many who would have otherwise been the victims of racism and bigotry.
John and Betty did a lot of "thinking and figuring" on how to live a good life. Their conscious and reflective approach began early in their marriage at St. James United Methodist Church in Danville, IL where they taught a Sunday school class for young couples at. For over 10 years, they helped hundreds of young adults build a foundation of faith and principles for navigating life's inevitable challenges. They encouraged critical thinking, but also embraced spirituality and a concept of God as the love that binds all people and life together.
John's service to others did not end with his retirement in 1988. In many ways it was just getting started....
John and Betty dedicated the last three decades of their lives to helping save the planet. Before just anyone had ever heard of global warming...they moved back to Iowa and started planting trees...to sequester carbon, increase biodiversity in Iowa, and stem the tide of climate change. Dr. John Wittrig became an outspoken advocate for protecting our soil, teaming with other farmers and environmental activists across Iowa to build wetlands and plant prairie grass. What they lived became known as the environmental movement.
J&B Chestnuts set the gold standard for sustainable and just farming in Iowa. John continued to serve "the little Guy" … paying above market wages helped bring J&B Chestnuts to market. Many people that John employed would have had trouble finding work to feed their families, but John believed strongly in protecting the rights of labor and giving all people the opportunity to succeed. He accomplished all this, and turned a higher profit per acre by growing organic chestnuts than traditional corn and soybean farming...proving to himself and the world that there is no false choice between doing right by ourselves, our planet and our fellow man. We do best when we are all working together in harmony.
The marriage of the late John and Betty Wittrig will forever be cherished by their family as the high water mark for what two people can accomplish together. To those they called family, they were Momow and Popow, and their home was the closest their was to heaven on earth.
Their home was always wholesome. Their food was always healthy. They made beautiful fires on the back porch that warmed our toes while we rocked in Amish rocking chairs. They didn't drink alcohol and encouraged us to play outside instead of watch TV or play video games. No one stared at their phones while eating dinner. Everyone helped prepare the food and wash the dishes.
Popow and Momow never talked about fancy cars, brand clothes, or thought of buying a bigger house. They loved us … mostly just by listening ... often for hours without interruption to our stories, successes and struggles. From their example we learned that love is an action, the act of giving time and attention to help us have the courage to become better versions of ourselves. We are forever grateful...and while we mourn, we know you live on in the trees and lives you touched.
John and Betty had five children: identical twin daughters, Sandra and Sally, who only lived until shortly after birth; Thomas Stephen (residing in Winfield); Bruce Evan (married to Mary Alice Rich, living in Dallas, TX); and Laura Joann of Winfield. John would often say that although "we don't make music, we make musicians." And not only their children, but many of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren are participants in the fine arts.
John is survived also by six grandchildren: Robyn, Aaron, Joe, Rachel, Tom, and Melanie. John also has five great-grandchildren: Sumay, Aila, Elijah, Isaac, and Lily.
He is preceded on this final journey by his parents, wife, and twin daughters.
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He Will Carry You
For many years, I wrote songs for the sole purpose of recording and singing them myself. When I would go out and do concerts, I would occasionally sing a song someone else wrote, but mostly I wanted to sing songs that were born out of personal experience. It simply felt more honest and it seemed that audiences connected more with the songs I had written and lived myself.
When I began writing songs to pitch to other artists for their records, I had to shift my thinking a little. I wasn't simply writing out of my experiences anymore, but instead, I needed to put myself in someone else's shoes, helping them communicate what they want to say, in a way that feels genuine to them when they sing it night after night, trying to connect with their audience.
A few years ago, I wrote a song with my friend Lee, as a possible pitch to an artist who had cut a song of mine on her previous record. We had been given an opportunity to hear what she wanted to say on her next record, so when we met to write, we began crafting a lyric we thought would resonate with her. I might not have lived every line of what we wrote, but I sure believed it. When we finished, we loved the song and hoped it would make the very short list of songs that ended up on the album. It didn't take long for our hopes to be dashed as the song was quickly rejected by the powers that be. I'd like to tell you that because rejection is an almost daily part of a songwriter's life, we took the news well. We didn't. I don't care how much it happens, having your song rejected stings, every single time.
I've learned to trust God with when and where a song finds its home, believing He knows better than I do what journey a song is supposed to take. In this case, the song was eventually recorded by a group, but I also I ended up recording the song myself for a project I did a few years ago. Even though it wasn't originally written from a personal place, the song had become more personal to me over the years and I loved singing it live.
Full transparency, I don't like how personal this song has become. I've lived more of this lyric than I've cared to and people I love dearly are living its words even now. But even though it's a little painful for me to think of how personal this song has become, I still believe in its message. Probably more now than ever. It feels like what I wrote back then was intended for me to hear now and to pass along to people I know who are afraid, hurting, weary, and doing everything they can to just get through another day.
If you are weary, do not lose heart.
If you are brokenhearted, let me remind you there is hope.
If you are trying to hold it all together, you don't have to.
He will lift you up. He will be enough. He will carry you.
Penelope Clevenger
You knock my docks off! My story is very similar. writing since I was 12 yrs old and my songs were written for the same reason. Out of my own experiences and for me to record. Thank you for being real when you blog. You touch my heart every time. You are loved and appreciated.
Sandy Scheef
Wow. What a message. I love your blogs and your honesty.
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Havaianas U.S. Expansion Fuels Alpargatas Q4 Growth
10 Mar Havaianas U.S. Expansion Fuels Alpargatas Q4 Growth
Posted at 09:33h in Economic news, Home, Latest News	by	FDRA Staff
Alpargatas reported strong sales of its Havaianas flip flops in the United States and Europe continued to offset declining sales in Latin America in the fourth quarter. The company also reported higher sales of Mizuno and Timberland in its native Brazil.
Alpargatas reported consolidated net revenue of R$3.7 billion for the full year, an increase of 8.3 percent, or 13.7 percent currency-neutral, over 2013.
Havaianas sales surge abroad
The Brazilian footwear company reported unit sales grew 53.7 percent at its U.S. subsidiary in the fourth quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2013 as Havaianas expanded in all channels. Growth was particularly strong in particular key accounts and at owned retail as Havaianas ended the year with seven U.S. stores in operation.
For the full year, Alpargatas' international sandals and accessories sales increased 3.8 percent to 34.8 million units thanks to a 20 percent increase in the United States and Europe. Alpargatas reported that a brand tracking survey conducted by Millward Brown in the third quarter of 2014 showed spontaneous brand awareness of Havaianas increased three percentage points among U.S. and European consumers.
Alpargatas attributed the gains to various factors, including:
ongoing marketing campaigns and actions;
expansion of mono-branded stores, including the opening of stores in the Farmers' Market, in Los Angeles, and one in Linq, in Las Vegas;
growth in sales to key accounts in the United States and Europe;
direct operations in five new countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg;
partnerships with renowned brands such as Mara Hoffman and Valentino.
expansion to new product categories with the launch of Havaianas accessories and rainboots for children; and
launch of the 2015 sandals collection.
Still, Alpargatas' international sales declined 10.3 percent compared with the fourth quarter 2013 due to the challenges in Argentina and Venezuela.
In its native Brazil, Alpargatas reported Sporting Goods sales reached R$371.0 million during the fourth quarter, down 6.2 percent compared with $395.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Unit sales of Mizuno increased 5.6 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2013, due to a more aggressive sales plan. In-house brands Topper and Rainha, however, saw a drop in volume following a SKU reduction.
Same-store sales of Timberland grew 6.0 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with the fourth quarter of 2013, and 4.0 percent in the full year. Alpargatas attributed those gains to prioritizing sales with higher prices and margins. The company ended the year with 18 Timberland stores, including seven corporate stores and 11 franchised stores. Alpargatas' Timberland Facebook page surpassed 1 million followers in December.
For all of 2014, Sporting Goods revenue reached R$1.41 billion, down approximately 2.1 percent from $R1.44 billion on a 5.1 percent decline in unit sales, which reached 187.1 million units.
Alpargatas attributed the decline to a more competitive market and excess inventory which led to discounting and lower average prices.
In 2015, Alpargatas will focus growing Sporting Goods sales by promoting Mizuno and Topper as regional brands and Rainha and Timberland in Brazil.
It will continue to work on strengthening Mizuno's leadership in the running performance segment and in other categories by increasing brand equity among runners through higher marketing investment; sponsorship of athletes, clubs and events; the implementation of a retail model and expanded footwear production in Brazil.
In addition to striving for greater growth and profitability, Timberland will act as a platform for new brands in Brazil.
The in-house Topper brand will strengthen its identity as a Latin American sports brand in key segments, such as soccer, running and tennis by expanding its assortment for those sports, as well as adjustments to the points of sale with a focus on communicating the products and developing distributors in other countries in South America. Topper will also expand its casual footwear line in order to boost the brand's perceived and aspirational value. Finally, the brand will drive business growth through the offer of apparel, accessories and balls.
Rainha will grow in the active running, casual and training footwear markets through investment in points of sale, media and sports relationships.


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[S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #012335-1888.
Thomas Moore McQuoid per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Effie McQuoid.
Sarah Rightman per Birth Reg'n. of daughter Effie McQuoid.
Birth*: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; There is a new female under 16 in the 1822 Census but none in 1823???
Death*: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; There is a new female under 16 in the 1822 Census but none in 1823???
Birth*: 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Beginning in 1820 Feredinand has a male child under 16 per census records - who is it??
Mary A. per reunion report 1982.
Birth*: 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; A male child appears with John Vansicklen starting in 1833 Census.
Death*: circa 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; No male child appears in 1840 Census.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #003664-1877.


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The retired principal of Sifoe Senior Secondary School, Sarjo Jobe, has refused to step down after reaching retirement GunjuNewsOnline can authoritatively report. According to reliable sources, the parent teachers association (PTA) are demanding his immediate departure "because he allegedly misused the school property which led a loss of many school properties". The source added: "They asked him to draw a budget which he did, but still the PTA members are demanding he leaves office as soon as possible.


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Watch: First Trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson's 'The Three Musketeers'
by Alex Billington
All for one and one for all! Summit has debuted the first official trailer on Apple for Paul W.S. Anderson's The Three Musketeers that was shot and is being released in 3D this fall. As we already know, our three four musketeers are: Matthew Macfadyen (Athos), Ray Stevenson (Porthos) and Luke Evans (Aramis) and Logan Lerman (D'Artagnan). This certainly doesn't look like what I expected, but at the same time, it looks quite stylized and action-packed. We all know what to expect from W.S. Anderson, which is not much, but this does look quite entertaining. I can't help but say I will probably see it. Check out the trailer below!
Watch the first trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson's The Three Musketeers:
You can watch The Three Musketeers trailer in High Definition on Apple
The Three Musketeers, which was actually shot entirely in 3D, is being directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (of Resident Evil, Death Race, Event Horizon) with a script adapted from Alexandre Dumas' novel by Andrew Davies and Alex Litvak (Predators). Summit Entertainment has this set for release on October 21st, later this year. In addition to the four Musketeers above, The Three Musketeers also stars Orlando Bloom as the Duke of Buckingham, Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu, Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort, Til Schweiger as Cagliostro, Juno Temple as Queen Anne and Milla Jovovich as M'lady De Winter. Anyone going to see this?
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Reader Feedback - 70 Comments
Hey guys, i know, lets film our movie in 3d for no reason! yeah! then people will come and see the 3d..... im first and let me be the first to say. Flop at the Box office.
ttmb on Mar 25, 2011
3 musketeers...3...D's.
Nocsyn on Mar 26, 2011
it's one of those trailers that could possibly be a good movie... but 90% flop status
Carpio on Mar 26, 2011
look cool
shauna881 on Mar 25, 2011
Big meh... rather see the 1973 version anytime.
Nat on Mar 25, 2011
IN 3D (with cheesy CGI) =D
xamel on Mar 25, 2011
Agreed. Looks kinda meh. I prefer the 1993 version, or the man in the iron mask over some over-the-top, bullet-time laden, 3D gimmick flick.
TenaciousV on Mar 25, 2011
I want more precisely choreographed sword fighting and less explosions. Anyone can make an explosion, so why should I be impressed?
Prestron on Mar 25, 2011
seems epic, cant wait has lots of my fav actors in it
Adrianna on Mar 25, 2011
eh...i think ill see it so i have the actual right to bash it
Jericho on Mar 25, 2011
lol. I hate when you can tell something sucks, but if you say so, there are always a bunch of over-zealous snobs cursing at you for forming an opinion before the movie is out. But it's nice when you have seen it, and you can still rebut their nerdgasms with hard evidence.
JL on Mar 25, 2011
1973 version is the best, but I am presently surprised. Looks like a fun movies. Still waiting for a version with just epic sword work and great acting, even topping the 70's version.
Brandon on Mar 25, 2011
I don't really see anything wrong with it. I think the 3D is unnecessary but in the end won't affect much. I'll definitely see it before I dismiss it.
Erika Payne on Mar 25, 2011
You'll really spend money on that? Even though it's a Paul W.S. Anderson film? You do know that automatically means it will suck, right? The guy sucks. It's fact. Look it up.
ARE YOU KIDDING! This great man made the first Mortal Kombat movie! seriously though all his other work sucks. you're right this is going to blow
Anonymous on Mar 26, 2011
Are you kidding? Mortal Kombat sucked. Last time I saw that on tv, I couldn't help but laugh. It was stupid as hell.
Event Horizon did not suck but 1 good movie out of 10 might not be a good indicator for this one.
Hlynurk on Mar 26, 2011
now this, will suck. "shot in 3D"...matrix crap...whatever. i had hopes, and now they're shattered. what the fuck. i don't like to start my day pissed but this trailer did the job fine. Not all w.s. anderson movies suck, how can you screw the musketeers..I DON'T KNOW but this is how.
Redguy on Mar 26, 2011
You guys do know you can see it in 2D, right?
JP on Mar 25, 2011
"You're a teacher?" - "Part-time."
badeboom on Mar 25, 2011
Now that was funny! -'I'll just lock myself in this fridge here.'
Cdiddy848 on Mar 25, 2011
Ha, Yeah. Paul W.S. Anderson is truly the George Lucas of directing. Whats that?... they are? Both of them?....
Richie G on Mar 28, 2011
Looks like utter shit
Moif on Mar 25, 2011
The Cuthroat Island of this decade?
Ryderup on Mar 25, 2011
Cutthroat Island is what i was thinking...with hints of Resident Evil!!
vegasdanny on Mar 26, 2011
Looks fun at the most. I always enjoyed The Musketeers story no matter who's telling it. Just a band of slick cool dudes with swords and European whit. I'll check it out.... in 2D like the good Lord intended.
Joe on Mar 25, 2011
Alex, my man! I love your site, but the amount of time you spent posting this sh:t of a 'trailer' could of actually been spent vomiting blood in a bag and posting it to W.S. Anderson himself... Why, oh why did 'Hollywood' get their hands on 3D...
Tyler Danger on Mar 25, 2011
Ha! So do you want me to stop posting trailers then? 🙂
Alex Billington on Mar 26, 2011
Not at all! Just anything to do with Paul W.S. A******n....
Paul W.S. has but one good film: EVENT HORIZON
Bubbab on Mar 25, 2011
looks like Orlando Bloom's criteria to choose roles is to pick only characters with pointy goatees.
felipe on Mar 25, 2011
Lets take a perfectly good story, strip it of everything except the names and film it in 3D. Like it would kill a film crew (producer, writer, director) to actually hew closer to a story rather than their own "improvements".
Angrybell on Mar 25, 2011
Too many people bashing the movie already. I'll give it a chance and watch it for what it is. A Paul Anderson movie. I must admit that even though no one seems to like his movies that every now and then I don't mind watching the mindless action. I think I might actually enjoy this one.
tkaihea on Mar 26, 2011
so acid or shrooms on this one its got flying ships so either or should suffice to get the film 😛
Wow! This looks like crap. Give me the old Disney version any day.
Andy Ortega on Mar 26, 2011
But the old Disney version is crap...
Thats OK, but this is crap crap...
sakyo on Mar 26, 2011
did michael bay direct this?
indyjack on Mar 26, 2011
Close enough, he's a crappy director, too.
why 3D, why?
Mattfilm on Mar 26, 2011
actually you can thank Andrew Davies...This seems to be more of a collaboration between Andersen's production company and his talent at screenwriting..the guy's track record is mostly English period pieces..teaming up to do a French period piece that crosses over into Jules Vernish/Victorian era pulp ala Sherlock Holmes or League of xtraOrdinary Gentlemen..Also they kinda stole the WB's initial idea and ran with it before the WB could sign a director..It'll be interesting to say the least..hopefully this will be better than anything Andersen has put out lately,if not-it'll be his "Wild,Wild West" or "LOEG"....
Vkatnite on Mar 26, 2011
This could've been really cool if it didn't have Paul W.S. Anderson directing and 3D.
M.K. Nielsen on Mar 26, 2011
Thank God, someone just said the EXACT words I've been thinking since I've heard of this project.
This is a fucking disgrace. Im not even talking about the 3D. Hollywood is destroying another classic.
Shige on Mar 26, 2011
No, Paul W.S. Anderson is destroying it.
Looks amazing don't know what you're all on about. Swordfights, explosions, Jovovovovovich, gonna be awesomes.
Crapola on Mar 26, 2011
man in the iron mask is prol waayyy better any who..
mochonko on Mar 26, 2011
ill just read the book.
happy camper on Mar 26, 2011
Didn't they tried this idea of Kung-Fu fighting musketeers once in 2001 The Musketeer,this isn't even a new idea!!
TTumMM on Mar 26, 2011
Why is there a flamethrower and an automatic cannon and a flying ship? I don't get it.
Jphodges on Mar 26, 2011
It was looking ok until they showed those....:(
Steve on Mar 27, 2011
No. I'll watch the Keifer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Oliver Platt, and Chris O'Donnell one.
Christoph Waltz, huh? Must be the old, "trick a fantastic actor fresh to Hollywood into your movie before he realizes you're horrible reputation as a director" move. Nice one, Paul. Nice one. I could just see Christoph with his accent, after watching a rough cut of the movie, "But I thought he directed There Will Be Blood?"
Leeloo Dallas Multipass on Mar 27, 2011
lol. Epic mixup.
Will judge after watching on DVD, too much good coming in theaters to put down on this...and I hate 3D. I can wait.
PyroDark on Mar 27, 2011
This is far from being based on the Dumas novel as Robert Downy Jr's film was based on the books by Arthur Conan Doyle. The characters have the same names and that's about it. Not that I'm saying that it couldn't a really fun action flick, but don't call it what it's not. I hate it when they play with the plot. Write your own damn story it your going to do that. You know, while we're at it, I think Jane Eyre should be a kung fu master and kick some crazy lady ass. I'd pay to see that. Or Elizabeth Bennet pulls out a shotgun and blows a hole in Billingsly for breaking her sister's heart! Now we're talking!
outofnormal on Mar 27, 2011
Did you read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Chazzy on Mar 28, 2011
Several but not all. I don't the remember the one where Sherlock goes in for boxing, or fights a giant man with a hammer. Can you point that one out?
and i thought the conan teaser was bad but this is god awful! ray stevenson tho needs mainstream acting... fingers crossed this helps him.
i am legend on Mar 27, 2011
Kal-el on Mar 27, 2011
Why is Paul W.S Anderson still allowed to direct movies? Please explain this to me. Do studios just not care about a movie being good?
Agguy7 on Mar 27, 2011
I would rather have my testicles spread out like a wafer and then have them covered in a layer of honey and then have wasps come and sting me and then have them covered in another layer of vinegar and then have it worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi. I'd rather have that than what this film.
ClerksFan on Mar 27, 2011
this doesn't look too horrible. i'd rather they make it multiple movies and stick with the actual plot of the book, but i highly doubt hollywood will ever really do that.
Tim on Mar 27, 2011
Movie was shot in several towns where I'm living (somewhere in Germany). I'm curious how much you can see of that in the movie.
Kamuro on Mar 27, 2011
Disney version FTW! No not Keifer Sutherland. Mickey, Donald and Goofy!
Vanagwathiel on Mar 28, 2011
I laughed. Oh, I laughed (wipes a tear). And now I'm going to watch Richard Lester's "3 Musketeers" (1973). Again. Respect.
Alex C. on Mar 28, 2011
"Pirates of the European."
Ummmmmmmm...............no. Oliver Reed's Athos will never be bettered. The 1973 movie is the standard.
cinemabandit on Mar 29, 2011
I will see it for Matthew Macfadyen.
equustel on Mar 30, 2011
You guys are overreacting. seriously. It might be funny. Not all movies are made to be taken seriously, sometimes they are just for fun. And this one seems like that: fun and probably that's all. But I'll still keep my head open and hope to be surprised. Though I'm not watching it 3D. Not like I have that kind of money to spend on movies...
Mila on Apr 13, 2011


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Lance Hart and Charlotte Sartre.
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A few weeks ago, performers Charlotte Sartre and Lance Hart were shooting a film for a porn studio. She was playing the "horny woman at home," as she put it, who had called a computer repairman, pretending that she was having technical difficulties. "Then we fuck each other in the ass," Sartre said, irreverently describing the plot. Instead of performing in front of a handful of crew members, they were working in front of cameras placed on stationary tripods. Not only were Sartre and Hart working as their own crew but they were performing together, in-person.
Sartre and Hart are married and live together, which puts them in a special position. Right now, amid shelter-in-place restrictions, real-life couples are among the adult industry's most in-demand performers. That's because those already quarantining together can shoot partnered scenes without taking on undue risk.
In March, the Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry's trade association, called for a voluntary hold on traditional on-set productions to avoid covid-19 transmission. Many performers are being booked by production studios for solo at-home shoots, sometimes with a director sitting in via teleconference. There is also the occasional Zoom orgy, in which performers interact at a distance from their own individual bedrooms. But the production makes an exception for "solos or [shoots] with partners who live in your household." As a result, cohabitating performers like Sartre and Hart are uniquely capable of producing new, physically partnered content.
"Lance and I have had to turn down work," said Sartre, who has heard similar stories from fellow couples in the industry. "We've gotten a lot of offers."
Imagine you're having sex in some shape or form and just when it's really hot and awesome, that's when you need a closeup.
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Hart, who runs his own porn sites, including Man Up Films, understands the demand from a director's perspective. "I'm definitely on the lookout for anybody who is quarantined together who can perform," he said. Hart has a friend who lives with his fiancé and two roommates, all of whom are performers. "He's just struck gold. He can shoot the guys he's living with," Hart said. He added that he plans to hire his friend for upcoming shoots. "One of them I can pay to be the PA. It's a full-on crew living together." Hart has a backlog of content that will carry his sites through August, but past that, he says "there's a good chance that almost all my updates... will be those guys."
Hart suspects that the high demand will mean that he and Sartre can set their rate "higher and higher" as the production hold continues. But with the demand and higher paycheck comes more challenging work, which is why they are limiting these shoots to once every week, or even every other week. "It's not any easier just because you're at home," said Sartre. "Every time you're on set and there's a bunch of people, they're doing something. Somebody's a PA, somebody is doing lights, somebody is doing sound, somebody is getting food." Now, all of that falls to them.
Without the extra eyes on-set, it easy for details to get overlooked. In the middle of shooting the computer repairman film, they reviewed the footage and found a Levi's logo visible in a key scene where Hart bends over, revealing his thong peeking over the top of his jeans. They had to reshoot the scene to avoid a lawsuit. "If there were a camera person or director in the room, they would notice that stuff as it's happening," said Hart. "It would be their responsibility to fix that."
To shoot themselves, they have to use stationary tripods, sometimes multiple ones capturing the scenes from different angles, and even those have to be adjusted throughout. "You have to get creative," said Hart. "You can't just set up a tripod across the room and shoot the whole thing as a wide-angle. So, imagine you're having sex in some shape or form, and just when it's really hot and awesome, that's when you need a closeup." Typically, a cameraperson can make quick adjustments to capture close-up penetration or work around a body part blocking a shot, but now there is no cameraperson. "One of you has to go get the tripod, move it, look at the viewfinder, set up, guess where you're gonna be [in the frame]," he said. "It's just constant back and forth."
"Some people have mastered that skill of tripod shooting," said Hart. "I'm not good at that." Sartre chimed in with a touch of sarcasm: "We have so much time to learn now, baby." The end result of these shoots is "a lot of static shots" with closeups and handheld POV footage sprinkled in. Hart explained, "The gonzo style where the camera is constantly moving, that's gone." Sartre added, "Which is sad because that's my favorite style."
You can keep performing, the hand can stay inside the butthole.
It's not just the technical difficulty, says Hart, but navigating the concurrent challenges of performing, directing, and having sex with your real-life partner. Maybe you have an idea for a better shot, he said, but your partner might be personally enjoying the moment. "How do you decide now's a good time to say "cut, I have an idea,'" he said. The same is true, says Sartre, of personal discomfort like needing lube, but worrying about whether getting up to retrieve it will ruin the shot. "Every time you get up, you try to get back in the same place, but you don't always line up with how things were," she explained. "Maybe it was perfect before and now my head's being chopped off."
Sartre and Hart have an advantage with non-partnered shoots as well. Recently, Sartre held the camera for Hart while he shot a few solos for Kink.com. "It is so much easier when you have a human holding your camera," said Hart. He's returned the favor for some of Sartre's solo shoots. "Objectively speaking, it's just faster to tell somebody to move than it is to get up and move something yourself," she said. "You can keep performing, the hand can stay inside the butthole."
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Shortening days and cooling temperatures have certain potted plants crying out to be brought indoors. Soon, soon. Subtropical plants, such as bay laurel, rosemary, and fig, tolerate — even enjoy — temperatures below freezing, so cold isn't the threat, for the next few weeks at least. But the later the evergreen plants come indoors, the more chance that I will have fired up the woodstove. The resulting drier air will shock plants if they've recently come in from cool, moist outdoor conditions; leaves will yellow and drop.
As for my poinsettia, staghorn fern, orchids, and other tropical plants, temperatures that dip below freezing could do them in.
If I wasn't a gardener, I'd look upon the late summer and fall weather as a glorious succession of warm sunny days and crisp nights with intermittent periods of mostly gentle rains. As a gardener, the crisp nights make me a little nervous.
Temperatures so far have only dipped into the low 40s; any night, though, that low could plummet below freezing. Below freezing temperatures would ring the death-knell for okra, peppers, tomatoes, and the any other summer vegetables still braving cooling temperatures.


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Международный Ясный Путь (, CPI) является благотворительной некоммерческой организацией, базирующейся в США. Организация содействует гражданским жертвам войны в постконфликтных зонах в форме прямых медицинских и социальных услуг жертвам насилия и их семьям, а также занимается поставкой медицинского оборудования для больниц. Организация поддерживает проекты в Афганистане и Пакистане, Вьетнаме, Камбодже, Лаосе и на границе Бирмы и Таиланда.

В 2000 году организация начала работы по устранению неразорвавшихся боеприпасов и мин в провинции Куангчи, Вьетнам, а затем распространила эту деятельность на другие страны. В 2002 году направление работ было немного изменено на оказание помощи гражданским жертвам наземных мин и других боеприпасов. В том же году CPI начала поддерживать клиники на границе с Мьянмой, в которых работали представители этнических меньшинств, беженцы, спасавшиеся от деспотического режима в Мьянме.

Организация получила поддержку от многих фондов: Института «Открытое общество», Adopt-a-Minefield, The McKnight Foundation, The Freeman Foundation, The United States Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, The Open Society Institute, Johnson & Widdifield Charitable Trust, Susila Dharma USA и т. д.

CPI по-прежнему сталкивается со многими трудностями. Одна из крупнейших проблем, стоящих перед организацией, заключается в том, что бедственное положение выживших жертв наземных мин часто остается в тени громких стихийных бедствий. Эти бедствия привлекают меньше внимания жертвователей, что означает меньше финансовой помощи для пострадавших. Так, CPI столкнулся с нехваткой средств после террористических атак на Нью-Йорк 11 сентября 2001 года. Глобальный финансовый кризис также затруднил сбор средств. Кроме того, есть региональные проблемы, с которыми сталкивается организация в пределах каждой отдельной страны, вызванные плохой погодой, плохими дорожными условиями и конфликтами с местными подрядчиками.

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Had 45 days to put up a new plant, soup to nuts. ISP, server, workstations, UPS's, printers, IP phones, router, switches, barcode readers, WAP, RFID Gateways and antennas, email, copier, cabling, users, timeclock, and training.
After driving for 10 hours from NY with 30K of hardware in the back of a pickup truck, I was faced with the daunting task of building out this location which I was only now seeing for the first time. I had one week on site, no more. The best part was the previous occupants were still utilizing two floors of office space for the first three days I was there and I was surrounded by our sales and production people that were gearing up for our launch. Oh good, users.
With the ISP turn-up scheduled for 5 days in, I had to secure a wireless backpack for 'the team' to internet off of until we went live. Then building pc enclosures and staging the production floor workstations, printers, barcode readers, and RFID hardware. Running cable to far back corners of the plant 30 feet in the air I learned how to operate a scissor lift, on a Sunday. Then I went for BBQ!
By the time I finally got into the server room there was nothing left, they took the rack I was told was staying, and the existing cabling was questionable and wouldn't support POE for the phones. Oh good, more hurdles!
Now where do the circuits come into this building? Oh! Upstairs, in the living quarters behind a folding door. Cool, more cabling.
After getting the rack purchased and put together, FINALLY building out the server room and testing internal connectivity, I got a pleasant surprise when the ISP had the internet line up a day in advance of the install. Score! Now to get these workstations online, programs, printers, barcode readers, and RFID equipment configured, tweaked and tested. Then more BBQ.
Finally it's voice turn-up day and because everything was going so smoothly, one of the guys on the conference call decided it would be a good idea to put the rest of us on hold so we could listen to his loud MOH recording and not be able to talk to each other over the racket. Thanks for that, guy!
Now for the users accounts, email, copier, label printer, timeclock, and training on an industry specific suite of applications which uses concepts and vocabulary which takes some getting used to. Here folks, you've got 48 hours to become experts before I'm leaving.
Oh yeah I almost forgot, hey drivers! Here are your handhelds for customer signature capture. Click here, here, then here, make them sign, then click here. Keep them charged and don't lose them!
4.5 Mb circuit for data and voice (SIP with Ethernet hand-off). Cisco 2901 for the internal gateway and Unified Communication for the phones and voicemail. Cisco 3560X handling DHCP and the VLAN's and a Dell server running 2012 R2 providing the Active Directory, Group Policies, and file sharing to the workstations.
Far from the largest installation I've ever worked, but certainly one of the more challenging with the compressed time frame.


Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) yesterday officially welcomed Viking Sea, from Viking Ocean Cruises, at the Bridgetown Port during an inaugural ceremony onboard the vessel.
Barbados will be the 2017 venue of the Caribbean region's premier shipping conference, when that nation's maritime community welcomes delegates attending the Caribbean Shipping Associations' (CSA) 47th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition, from October 9 – 11.
Barbados Port Inc. and the Shipping Association of Barbados will host the proceedings, which are to be held at the Hilton Barbados Hotel, Bridgetown.


I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in child, adolescent and family therapy, as well as couples counseling. I'm married with two beautiful children and maintain a private practice in Calabasas, CA.
With over 15 years experience as a psychotherapist, I currently serve those who are looking to connect emotionally with their loved ones and develop their true self. As a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients, I pride myself on creating a secure and safe place for my clients to create the peaceful and loving relationships we all search for.
A good fit between you and your therapist is crucial to having a meaningful and successful experience. As an Emotionally-Focused Therapist, my goal is to help you re-connect to your loved ones. Without that, happiness and well-being is very difficult to obtain. Whether you are a couple in need of falling back into love, or a parent who is having difficulty with your child, connecting emotionally and understanding what your loved ones need, will greatly improve your relationship and reduce conflict.


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The following requisitions upon His Excellency the Governor for the surrender of fugitives from the justice of other States have been referred by him to this department during the year ending Dec. 31, 1903, for examination and report tbereon :
1903. Jan. 16, Maryland, .
Geo. D. Grief and Bertha L. Grief,
Murder,
Justin T. Hinds,
Felony and embezzlement,
Jan. 16, Arizona, Jan. 29, Maine,
Lawrence Mott,
Killing moose, etc.,
Feb. 20, Pennsylvania,
Obtaining money by false pretences,
Thomas H. Cummings, Anton Kaliski and Mary Lebuesky,
April 21,
Grand larceny,
New Hampshire,
Btealing,
Lawful and in proper form.
Not in proper form.
Telsford J. Beauding, Noble Lyons,
Larceny,
July 2, Ohio, Aug. 28, Rhode Island,
Sept. 8, Kansas,
Sept. 25, North Carolina,
Sept. 26, Louisiana,
Oct. 26,
E. Foster,
Forgery, Embezzlement,
Refer.
ence.
State making the
Requisition.
Name of Fugitive.
Crime charged.
Report.
Nov. 24, Wisconsin,
Samuel Malagian,
8, Maine,
William H. Cole,
Embezzlement,
IN INTERSTATE RENDITION.
Every application to the Governor for a requisition upon the executive authority of any other State or Territory, for the delivery up and return of any offender who has fled from the justice of this Commonwealth, must be made by the district or prosecuting attorney for the county or district in which the offence was committed, and must be in duplicate original papers, or certified copies thereof.
The following must appear by the certificate of the district or prosecuting attorney. :
(a) The full name of the person for wbom extradition is asked, together with the name of the agent proposed, to be properly spelled.
(6) That, in his opinion, the ends of public justice require that the alleged criminal be brought to this Commonwealth for trial, at the public expense.
(c) That he believes he has sufficient evidence to secure the conviction of the fugitive.
(d) That the person named as agent is a proper person, and that he has no private interest in the arrest of the fugitive.
(e) If there has been any former application for a requisition for the same person, growing out of the same transaction, it must be so stated, with an explanation of the reasons for a second request, together with the date of such application, as near as
may be.
(f) If the fugitive is known to be under either civil or criminal arrest in the State or Territory to which he is alleged to bave fled, the fact of such arrest and the nature of the proceedings on which it is based must be stated.
(g) That the application is not made for the purpose of enforcing the collection of a debt, or for any private purpose whatever ; and that, if the requisition applied for be granted, the criminal proceedings shall not be used for any of said objects.
(h) The nature of the crime charged, with a reference, when practicable, to the particular statute defining and punishing the (i) If the offence charged is not of recent occurrence, a satisfactory reason must be given for the delay in making the application.
1. In all cases of fraud, false pretences, embezzlement or forgery, when made a crime by the common law, or any penal code or statute, the affidavit of the principal complaining witness or informant, that the application is made in good faith, for the sole purpose of punishing the accused, and that he does not desire or expect to use the prosecution for the purpose of collecting a debt, or for any private purpose, and will not directly or indirectly use the same for any of said purposes, shall be required, or a sufficient reason given for the absence of such affidavit.
2. Proof by affidavit of facts and circumstances satisfying the Executive that the alleged criminal has fled from the justice of the State, and is in the State on whose Executive the demand is requested to be made, must be given. The fact that the alleged criminal was in the State where the alleged crime was committed at the time of the commission thereof, and is found in the State upon which the requisition was made, shall be sufficient evidence, in the absence of other proof, that he is a fugitive from justice.
3. If an indictment has been found, certified copies, in duplicate, must accompany the application.
4. If an indictment has not been found by a grand jury, the facts and circumstances showing the commission of the crime charged, and that the accused perpetrated the same, must be shown by affidavits taken before a magistrate. (A notary public is not a magistrate within the meaning of the statutes.) It must also be shown that a complaint has been made, copies of which must accompany the requisition, such complaint to be accompanied by affidavits to the facts constituting the offence charged by persons having actual knowledge thereof, and that a warrant bas been issued, and duplicate certified copies of the same, together with the returns thereto, if any, must be furnished upon an application.
5. The official character of the officer taking the affidavits or depositions, and of the officer who issued the warrant, must be duly certified.
6. Upon the renewal of an application, - for example, on the ground that the fugitive has fled to another State, not having been found in the State on which the first was granted,
new or certi. fied copies of papers, in conformity with the above rules, must be furnished.
7. In the case of any person who has been convicted of any crime, and escapes after conviction, or while serving his sentence,
the application may be made by the jailer, sheriff, or other officer having him in custody, and shall be accompanied by certified copies of the indictment or information, record of conviction and sentence upon which the person is held, with the affidavit of such person having him in custody, showing such escape, with the circumstances attending the same.
8. No requisition will be made for the extradition of any fugitive except in compliance with these rules.


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Bears Fans' Trailer Catches Fire
By Courtney O'Callaghan
Published Sep 8, 2013 at 1:59 PM | Updated at 2:05 PM CDT on Sep 8, 2013
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/Bears-Fans-Trailer-Catches-Fire-222881271.html
The Weddington Brothers got off to a rough start when their "Bears-mobile" caught fire on their way to tailgate for the season opening game at Soldier Field. (Published Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013)
Brothers James and Lloyd Weddington got off to a rough start as they traveled to Soldier Field to tailgate in their "Bears-mobile."
The brothers, who have been Chicago Bears season ticket holders for 50 years, were driving on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 43rd Street when their trailer caught fire.
"We're driving down, we're getting ready to go tailgate, all of sudden we start smelling smoke and it just blazed up," said James Weddington.
James Weddington said the fire was believed to be electrical and that his beloved tailgate vehicle is likely beyond repair.
"That was our Bears-mobile," said Lloyd Weddington. "We loved this thing."
Despite the blaze, the brothers said they still planned to attend the game and support their team.
"This is out, but we'll still go to the games," James Weddington said.


Are our doctors technically competent, socially sensitive, ethically correct and morally incorruptible? My answer is Yes and No. Medical education in India is focused on curative, infective and non-communicable diseases and with little focus on preventive and promotive health. It ignores the diversity of medical practice.
An exploding number of medical colleges, devaluation of merit in admissions, increasing capitation fees; admission of poor quality of students with poor motivation; shortage of medical teachers, ill-trained teachers; shortage of patients and poor clinical material; and poor internship supervision have all contributed to this downhill trend.
Between 1970 and 2005, the number of private colleges multiplied by a staggering 1,120%. Private medical colleges now account for more than 50% of all available admission seats. In 1970, they accounted for only 11%. Now, there are more than 500 medical colleges in India, but these numbers do not align with the quality of medical care in the country.
It is a matter of pride that our institutions have produced many world-class physicians, and most of them are abroad. Few are returning to corporate hospitals these days, but not into medical education. It is a shame that medical graduates from India lose their practicing rights more than any other foreign-studied doctor in foreign countries.
Medical institutions and their faculties are, indeed, the proverbial ivory towers preparing students for certain high, obscure, ill-defined and allegedly international "academic standards" and for dimly perceived requirements of the 21st century. The current medical education system is contributing to "widening disparities in India in health delivery and between rural and urban sectors." The planning commission estimates that there is a shortfall of 6,00,000 doctors as of now.
There is a high demand for medical seats. In 2017, there were more than 11 lakh aspirants for 55,000 MBBS seats in India. The method of selection of doctors-to-be is not transparent. True knowledge is seldom assessed. A unidirectional path for career progression toward specialties and subspecialties and migration to greener pastures has an extremely detrimental effect on healthcare.
The WHO published a detailed study on the Indian health workforce in June 2016. The report says that 57.3% of practising allopathic doctors in India did not have any medical qualification whatsoever, and 31.4% were educated only up to the secondary level. More than 70% of healthcare providers in rural India have no formal medical training. The implications are mortifying.
Probably, we are the only country in the world where medical seats are auctioned and the process stands approved by the government. The quality of private medical colleges is pathetic with a few honourable exceptions. The market has been flooded with doctors so poorly trained, they are little better than the white coats they wear!
The existing evaluation system has become obsolete. In medical education, we have to evolve the indicators for a continuous objective observation and assessment of each student by his own faculty, instead of conducting a summative evaluation at specific intervals.
Objective structured clinical exams are used to test the competency of medical students. The examination system often overlooks clinical skills. There is no integration of basic and advanced sciences as the subjects are taught in isolation. Most of the students have inadequate clinical exposure. But, problem-based and evidence-based learning, preventive and promotive approaches should be the hallmark of the curriculum.
The Medical Council of India, rather than being a competent regulator, has become a powerful rationing authority. Colleges without adequate infrastructure get accreditation. Many colleges have become factories that produce money minded white coats instead of efficient doctors. The patient-load is poor with bed occupancy being far less than 50%. According to the MCI, seven beds are required to train a student.
There is a 30–40% shortage of medical teachers in India, leading to unhealthy practices at the time of MCI inspections. Currently, there is an estimated need for an additional 26,000 full-time faculty. Besides, no training is provided to teachers. The lower salary ensures that only the poorest talent is available.
Maintain educational standards equivalent to those of AIIMS. Focus on preventive and promotive health. Re-orient the curriculum. Clinically relevant medical education, use of new technology, lifelong learning attitude are the priority. Use a hands-on approach to patient management. Provide intensely supervised internship and evidence-based approach to treat patients.
Ensure insight into research in clinical, pre and para-clinical disciplines. There should be a shift from passive to active learning, expanding programmes for faculty development and benchmarking for assessment, to move forward.


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Shameka Parrish-Wright
Co-Chair Kentucky Anti-Racism Alliance
https://kentuckyalliance.org
Ms. Parrish-Wright made Kentucky her home for almost twenty years. She began her academic career at the University of Cincinnati in Social Work and continued her education at the University of Louisville where she studied Psychology with a concentration in Social Sciences. Currently, she serves as the Operations Manager for the "Bail Project" where she supervises two sites in Louisville, KY ad Cincinnati, Ohio and manages a growing staff for the National Organization. The Bail Project is a non-profit organization designed to disrupt mass incarceration that also provides community outreach, training, and needs-based assessments. She is passionate about fighting daily to end the cash bail system and serves as a national motivational speaker for the Bail Project. As the Site Manager for the Bail Project, she is forced to make very difficult life changing decisions under strict time constraints and her ability to think under pressure is a necessary quality that she holds.
After receiving her education, she was appointed by the Mayor of Louisville as the Louisville Human Relations Commissioner and she served the community in that position from 2008 until 2012. In 2008, Ms. Parrish-Wright was chosen as an Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research Policy Council Member and served as a member of the Hispanic Latino Coalition for four years.
She maximizes her outreach using her thorough knowledge of effective tools including, but not limited to, social networking outlets, technology, media, and paper marketing sources. Prior to her work with the Bail Project, Ms. Parrish-Wright worked at the University of Louisville in the Arts and Sciences Department as a Community Outreach Coordinator. Her work there included increasing participation from families and youths of color and diverse backgrounds. She also worked at Kentucky Jobs for Justice as a Steering Committee member and Electoral Organizer.
For three years, Ms. Parrish-Wright served as both a Community Organizer and Recruiter for the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist & Political Oppression. While serving in this role, she initiated a summer youth program to engage and inform the youth in the community about activism and how to use art as a tool to change policies, make their voices heard, and fight for social justice. This program involved local activists, artists, as well as educational trips. She invested her time in these youth and focused on being a positive force in their lives that would impact them for years to come. She is now one of three co-chairs for the Kentucky Alliance elected by the membership in February of 2020.
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Community Organizing in the midst of a Pandemic and Ongoing Police Abuse


Marilyn Anita Odell Penrose passed away early on Saturday, January 19, 2019. She is now reunited with her husband, Bill.
On February 8, 1930, she was born in Rock Island, Illinois to parents Cecil Odell and Ruth Augustine Odell. She was raised in her parents' hometown of Quincy, Illinois. After graduating high school, she met and soon married William "Bill" Penrose Jr. Starting out as the wife of an accountant and college student, her life underwent a major change after Bill re-enlisted in the U.S. Army and shipped out to serve in the Korean War. She and Bill spent the next 2 decades raising their growing family, living at various duty stations and moving across the country several times. One of her favorite places was when they lived in pre-statehood Hawaii. After six children and 21 years of marriage, they arrived at Fort Huachuca. When Bill retired from the Army, they moved to their final home in Sierra Vista. She started a Civil Service career and was instrumental in starting and running the Word Processing Center in Greely Hall. She retired after more than 20 years of service.
She has always loved music, especially singing. She was an active member of the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, and sang in the choir for many years. She also was a member of the Sierra Vista Community Chorus, including singing as a member of the Sugartones. She was blessed by the fellowship and many friends that she met in her decades of participation with the church, the choir and the community chorus.
While she was a young mother with four small children and a husband in wartime Korea, she was once described by her mother-in-law as "willful". She will be remembered for her love of singing, wonderful sense of humor, many loyal friendships and fierce love of family. We are diminished by her loss.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, her sister Ruth "Jeanne" Sheely of Pittsfield MA, and her nephew Michael Sheely of Charlotte NC. She is survived by her six children: David, Donald, Darcy McSherry, Wendy Burke, Douglas, and Dean. She is also survived by her niece, Patricia Sheely of Pittsfield MA; her six grandchildren: Donald, Travis, Holly, Brandon, Melanie, Courtney, and her 10 great grandchildren: Maile, Alana, Patrick, Sean, Desmond, Waylon, Joshua, Kai, Nyla, Kiana.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 11a.m. at the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, located at 3225 Saint Andrews Drive in Sierra Vista, Arizona. A reception will follow in the Activity Center. Interment will be at Greenmount Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to either or both of the following organizations. Please indicate "In Memory of Marilyn Penrose" on your check.
The Sierra Vista Community Chorus Society, P.O. Box 2791, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636 or Sierra Vista United Methodist Church (ATTN: Music Department), 3225 Saint Andrews Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ 85650.