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Phife Dawg's Mother & Wife Speak On Life & Loss During UnderCover Presents' Tribe Tribute
by admin | May 25, 2019 | News, UCP Press | 0 comments
Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor's spirit was palpable between the four walls of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California last Friday (May 17).
The sold-out crowd was gathered to watch over 100 Bay Area musicians recreate A Tribe Called Quest's 1993 classic, Midnight Marauders, and honor the life of the late Tribe luminary as part of the A Tribute To A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders event.
Spearheaded by non-profit UnderCover Presents, the tribute event seamlessly weaved together a cornucopia of musical genres — from Colombian and Indian to New Orleans brass and straight up rock-n-roll. Of course, the thread tying it all together was firmly rooted in Hip Hop.
Phife Dawg's mother, esteemed poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, and Phife's widow, Deisha Head-Taylor, were on hand to witness the City of Oakland proclaim May 17 "Phife Dawg Day" as well as revel in the entire performance.
Speaking with HipHopDX, Deisha made it clear the pain of losing Phife is still raw and when the grief is all too consuming, that's when she'll visit his Instagram account or old text messages.
"I laugh," she told DX. "Yeah, it warms my heart to see and remember who he was and what he represented. His antics and just his whole character was just amazing and just funny at times. I smile."
But there are days when it feels like she's living in the Twilight Zone. Phife was only 45 when he passed away on March 22, 2016 and nothing could've prepare Deisha for the profound loss.
"To be honest, it's still hard," she admitted. "It's still surreal, unreal, and I still have moments where I have emotional outbursts. The pain just never leaves. It's a huge chunk of your heart that just … it feels like it's gone, and it's empty now. Sometimes I'll look at pictures. I'll go on his Instagram account. He stayed on Instagram [laughs].
"I am the Phifer, right? Sometimes I'll go to those, and I'll look at those, and then I'll start smiling. When I have certain moments, sometimes I'll go to text messages of things he would send me. I just reminisce to get through the healing."
Deisha also looks for strength in Phife's mother. Before Cheryl joined the conversation, she explained, "I'll call Cheryl and we get through it together. When I hear her voice sometimes, it lifts me up. Because I'm like, 'OK, she's the closest to him.'
"I hold on to her sometimes for strength. Sometimes when I'm going through it, I'll call her. She's like, 'Hey, Deish, how you doing?' That instantly perks me up. But it's very difficult. It's still difficult."
When Cheryl walked in to the green room, her likeness to Phife was almost shocking. There's no doubt where the Tribe MC came from and where he got his penchant for stringing words together. Her energy instantly set the room at ease while her warm smile brought a sense of peace.
"I haven't gotten through it," Cheryl said. "It's still a day-by-day process, but I know he would want me to continue my work. I am a professional poet and writer, so I withdrew from a lot of my performing and teaching and things like that. That was very helpful. I've been in therapy for the last two-and-a-half years and writing.
"I've just written a memoir [Mama Phife Represent] about our family and our life together. That has been very helpful in a way but also feels naked because our lives have been like an open book. I know we signed up for that, but still to mourn in public is no joke."
However hard it may be, Cheryl is eternally grateful for the countless people who recognize what an invaluable contribution and impact her son made on the world. The Tribute To A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders event is a shining example.
"That has been the highlight of some of the healing, the highlight that he was a good man," Cheryl said. "We knew it — no jail or drugs or 10 baby mommas. This is a man who prayed before he ate his meal and he didn't care where he was, what restaurant, what high class, it didn't matter. He was like that.
"This is a guy who kept his childhood friends from grammar school. We have always known that he was doing his best. I mean, he was human, but that he was trying his best to be a good person. To see that acknowledged, that's been really, really amazing."
Deisha feels similarly. Phife's career started to take shape in 1985 when he was only 15, meaning for three decades he was able to live and thrive off his music. In fact, Cheryl laughed when she said he only had one "regular" job — a fast-food position at Stuf't Potato.
In the Taylor household, you had to either be in school or work, so when Phife approached her and stated he wanted to join Tribe, she had to oblige. Plus, she said it brought him out of a darker period of his life.
"His dad and I were going through a divorce, and that was a really difficult time for him," Cheryl recalled. "I saw the sadness in him, and I saw his light go out. For the first time, when he told me about rapping with Tribe, I saw a light coming back on in him. When he was six years old, my mother helped him to memorize Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech. He did it at a cotillion.
"We've seen this in him from the very beginning. When that light goes out, you see that, too. You're helpless as to what to do. You try everything, but it's up to them how they come out of it. It was the music that brought him out."
Deisha added, "I look at the fact that he had a complete career because he started so young. I always think to myself, 'How many people can say that they were in the business for that long?' He lived a full life. Even though he passed away young, in my eyes, he still lived a full life as far as his career. He earned platinum and gold albums, and he was well-known around the world.
"This [event] keeps us going. Just to say, 'Wow, this is all for him.' If he was here and this was going on, he would be performing. That's just who he was. He didn't care. He always said 'I love Hip Hop, it's culture, and the fans. He loved everything about music."
When Deisha and Cheryl are together, their bond is instantly recognizable. They both suffered an impossible loss and continue to lift each other up. In the wake of Phife's passing, Cheryl had endless empathy for her daughter-in-law despite also losing her son.
The event in San Francisco was also further proof just how much The Funky Diabetic meant to Hip Hop, something she feels he didn't always get credit for during his time on earth.
"I'm honored and lucky," Cheryl said. "He deserved this so much, and he did not always get this in his career. For those people who thought he didn't work as hard as Q-Tip, that's not true. When he was on tour and doing peritoneal dialysis four times a day and jumping onstage, you would never know. For people who say things like that, they don't have a clue.
"Sometimes Malik would be sick and I would come out. Deisha and David [son] would be in the bed trying to get some sleep with him because it was late at night. She had to go to work the next day. People don't know the half of what they speak and what Deisha had to go through. I say all the time that, yes, I'm sad. I loved my son. But my biggest pain was for this girl right here [points to Deisha]. I was like, 'How does this happen?'"
We may never have the answers to those questions and Cheryl barely had time to even ponder why her son passed, but there are moments when it's a little easier to understand. One particular time was during a memorial for Phife at the Apollo Theater in New York City shortly after he made his transition.
"I didn't have time to get there [to the why] because they had a memorial at the Apollo, and the person who spoke said that some people just come here to do their work," she said. "You see, like Bob Marley. You see like, Jimi Hendrix. They made this big splash with their work.
"Then I said that night, 'Oh ok, so that's what it is.' He came here to do some work, and he's done it. With the life he lived and things he's done, I mean, there are people 95 years old that haven't done the things he has."

At one point in the evening, Cheryl read two poems about her revered son, which brought many people in the audience to tears. But despite the heavy context, the overwhelming sense of community and love reverberated everywhere. As Cheryl and Deisha continue on their path to healing, they both understand it's not a process that makes any sense. Emotions come and go like the tides.
"It varies," Cheryl said. "Sometimes I'm fine. Last night [during opening night], I was fine until they put up his first grade picture. It was like you never know what will trigger it, but you have to feel that in order for it to pass."
Mama Phife Represent will hopefully be released next year.
In the meantime, cop the A Tribute To A Tribe Called Quest album here and check out DX in the coming week for Part II of the interview, which details the status on Phife's posthumous solo album.
https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.51542/title.phife-dawgs-mother-wife-speak-on-life-loss-during-undercover-presents-tribe-tribute#
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Mann, Matilda
Birth Name Mann, Matilda 1a 2a 3a
Age at Death 74 years, 8 months, 5 days
Matilda Mann was born March 12 1830 in Prince Edward Island (Matilda gave this as her date of birth in the 1901 Canadian census, and was age 62 in the census of 1891). She was married by license to William Paynter (Painter) on 18 March 1852, with her father or brother, William Mann, as one of the witnesses.
According to the Islander: "At St. Eleanor's Church, by the Rev. J.H. Read, on Thursday the 18th, Mr. William Paynter, of New London, to Matilda, fifth daughter of Mr. William Mann, of New London."
William Paynter, who emigrated from Devon, England with his father, was a farmer and a blacksmith, and his hand-made forceps - for removing teeth are mentioned in a local PEI history of Long River: "Should a person call holding onto his jaw William would stop shoeing a horse, take the bill-hook off the nail on the wall, wash off the dust and bugs in the barrel of water used to temper irons. A man had to lay down on his back, William sat on his chest and stumped out the tooth. A sore jaw but no more tooth ache. Women set up on a bench. No record can be found of his charges. These forceps can be seen at "Woodleigh" and "Old Mill Museum."
William and Matilda's children, as given in the Burlington history, were Herbert, Bernard, Caroline, Wellington, Rosella, Evangeline, Sophie and William. Anna Evangeline, Bernard, Caroline, Herbert, James, Rosella and Wellington were listed in the PEI Baptismal Index, all baptized in the Church of England. Jane Sophia's father was listed as William, but her mother's name was transcribed as May Ann.
In the 1861 Canadian census, William listed his occupation as blacksmith. He was in the fifth year of a 200 year lease with the landlord Cunard. At the time of the 1861 census, there were six people in the household: in addition to William and Matilda, the household consisted of 1 boy and 1 girl under 5 (Wellington and Sophie) and one boy and one girl between 5 and 16 (Bernard and Caroline). By the 1881 Canadian census, Wellington (20), Sophia Jane (23), Herbert Reid (19), William John (15), Rosella (10) and Hanna (or Anna) Evangeline (6) were listed as living at home.
Matilda and her sister Amelia were members of the Church of England, and both named sons after Herbert Reid, a widely respected minister who was later an archbishop in the Anglican Church of P.E.I. Matilda's son, James Armenius Richey was also named after a Church of England minister.
There are a number of Paynter (or Painter, Payester, Payenter) cousins with similar names and birth dates, so mistakes may have been made in listing Matilda's descendants. She was survived by 4 sons and 4 daughters.
Matilda died in 1904 at the age of 74, and was buried in St. Thomas Cemetery in Springbrook. Her gravestone gave her age as 78.
Paynter	Mrs. William [nee Mann]	Pioneer	26 November 1904, page 7, col. 6
William Paynter was born on 1818-08-19, the son of Bernard Paynter and Susannah. He emigrated from England with his family in 1828. He died in April 1904 at the age of 85 years. According to census records, he was blind for many years before his death.
see http://www.islandregister.com/taylor3.html, The Descendants of John TAYLOR - Lot 21
Birth March 12, 1830 Irishtown, Lot 20, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada date, place from census records 1b 2b 3b
Death November 17, 1904 Long River, Lot 20, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada gravestone says at age 78
Father Mann, William Sr. September 4, 1793 March 6, 1871
Mother Efford, Sarah Knight about 1792 December 27, 1868
Sister Mann, Hannah Braidwood about 1816 August 15, 1888
Brother Mann, William Jr. 1818 July 9, 1878
Sister Mann, Elizabeth Hutchings about 1820 April 27, 1894
Sister Mann, Mary about 1822 before 1901
Sister Mann, Amelia about 1825 March 16, 1891
Mann, Matilda March 12, 1830 November 17, 1904
Brother Mann, James May 20, 1831 November 24, 1914
Brother Mann, John June 6, 1834 December 5, 1905
Sister Mann, Sarah about 1834 before 1901
Family of Paynter, William and Mann, Matilda
Married Husband Paynter, William ( * about 1820 + April 29, 1904 )
Marriage March 18, 1852 St. Eleanors, Lot 17, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada William Mann was one of the witnesses; PEI Marriage Registrations 1852-57, page 10
Paynter, Bernard December 12, 1852 September 21, 1940
Paynter, Caroline December 3, 1854 November 6, 1910
Paynter, Sophia Jane February 9, 1857 November 18, 1935
Paynter, Wellington Nelson October 21, 1860 December 24, 1928
Paynter, Herbert Reid February 3, 1861 January 25, 1938
Paynter, William Bedford April 16, 1866 December 12, 1919
Paynter, James Armenius Richey April 8, 1867 1868
Paynter, Rosella Bedford May 3, 1871 November 1950
Paynter, Hannah Evangeline Eva May 22, 1876 April 12, 1948
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Mann, William Sr.
Efford, Sarah Knight
Mann, Hannah Braidwood
Mann, William Jr.
Mann, Elizabeth Hutchings
Mann, Mary
Mann, Amelia
Paynter, William
Paynter, Bernard
Paynter, Caroline
Paynter, Sophia Jane
Paynter, Wellington Nelson
Paynter, Herbert Reid
Paynter, William Bedford
Paynter, James Armenius Richey
Paynter, Rosella Bedford
Paynter, Hannah Evangeline Eva
Mann, James
Mann, Sarah
Mann, John
Source References
1901 Census of Canada
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Birth date: 1830 Birth place: Pe Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Lot (township/canton) 20, Queen's (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada
Library and Archives Canada: 1891 Census of Canada [database on-line]Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.
Birth date: abt 1829 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Birth date: 1831 Birth place: Prince Edward Island Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Five years later, it's the violent rattling of the ground moments before the World Trade Center's South Tower fell, and the subsequent pulverized concrete that blanketed him like snowfall that keeps Gary Welz raising questions about just what he survived on Sept. 11, 2001.
"I felt what was like an earthquake — and I've been in earthquakes before — just before the South Tower fell," recalls Welz, an adjunct math lecturer at John Jay Criminal College and Fordham University. Until recently, Welz was a member of Scholars for 9/11 Truth, a group of over 300 professionals that questions the government's explanation of the attacks.
"The official explanation that I've heard doesn't make sense because it doesn't explain why I heard and felt an explosion before the South Tower fell and why the concrete was pulverized," said Welz.
Welz is among the growing ranks of conspiracy theorists who question the official explanation of not only the Sept. 11 attacks but virtually every major news story in publication: from FEMA's response after Hurricane Katrina to Cory Liddle's plane crash into a Manhattan high rise to the birth of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby, Suri.
"There has certainly been a growth in conspiracy theories since 9/11," says Michael Barkun, a political science professor at Syracuse University and author of "A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America." "But looking back, there has been a growth over a longer period of time, from the late '80s or early '90s."
Barkun credits the end of the Cold War with destroying our vision of the world being neatly divided into good and evil. What conspiracy theorists do, he says, is provide a simple view of an increasingly muddled, dangerous world.
The actions of U.S. administrations in recent American history have done nothing to dissuade conspiracy theorists. The details of the 1980s Iran-Contra affair, after all, read like an implausible conspiracy theorist's dream. And while less convoluted than Iran-Contra, the Watergate scandal provides fodder too.
The Bush administration, it can be argued, has encouraged a new generation of theorists after implying there was a link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks — which President Bush later shot down — and insisting Iraq was riddled with weapons of mass destruction.
Whether part of a cyclical pattern of history or a result of recent governing, skepticism toward the federal government has mushroomed. An eye-opening Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll this year found that out of 1,000 adults surveyed, 36 percent believe it is likely federal officials were involved in 9/11 or did nothing to stop it because they wanted the United States to go to war in the Middle East. And 16 percent of Americans believe that secretly planted explosives brought down the twin towers.
"There has been a slope upwards in conspiracy theories in the last two years and part of the explanation is a disillusion with the Bush administration and the war in Iraq," said Mark Fenster, a law professor at the University of Florida and author of "Conspiracy Theories: Secrets and Power in American Culture." "As the war goes awry, people are more open to conspiracy theories."
Although he is doubtful of the official 9/11 story, Welz, the math lecturer, does not consider himself a conspiracy theorist. He is leery of being grouped with people who are easily marginalized for their views. He broke from Scholars for 9/11 Truth in December when founder Steven Jones, a former professor of physics at Brigham Young University, did the same after other prominent members of Scholars began promoting wacky explanations for the fall of the twin towers.
"Like Jones, I don't want to be dismissed as a conspiracy nut, but how do I square my experience with the official story?" asked Welz.
The rise of conspiracy theories has mirrored the expansion of the Internet, where the most fantastic theories zip through space and can reach millions of viewers in seconds. Without editors or filters, serious documentaries battle for hits and viewers with wacky entertainment.
For example, testaments claiming that Suri Cruise is an alien, or that the twin towers were brought down by space ships or that the U.S. military caused the Indian Ocean tsunamis using electromagnetic pulse technology.
Welz' own skepticism toward 9/11, while based on personal experience, has been reinforced by broadcast quality, highly-polished films on the Internet such as "9/11 Mysteries." There are hundreds of others out there.
One such film is "Loose Change." Made by Dylan Avery and Korey Rowe, 20-somethings from upstate New York, the film is a polished, albeit journalistically flawed, attempt to poke holes in the U.S. government's explanation and response to the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
"Loose Change" began as a fictional project. But as Avery began to dig deeper into the endeavor and as Rowe, serving as a soldier for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and Iraq, began to see what he calls "government corruption and waste" firsthand, the film morphed into highly stylized documentary that questions virtually every aspect of the official 9/11 story. "Loose Change" has been downloaded over 30 million times in 50 countries, says Rowe, and a final cut of the film will appear in theaters in the spring.
Neither this film nor countless others online has fully convinced Welz to back an opposing telling of the tragedy. He stresses that he is doubtful of the official story but that he doesn't necessarily believe there was a government conspiracy. It's at least as plausible, he says, that the towers were brought down by a controlled demolition as they were by the official explanation.
"As an educated person and as an eyewitness — and as a victim — it's important for me to say, 'I have questions.' "


This evening, President Obama will make a prime-time address to the nation announcing his decision about whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. This decision will fundamentally shape the future of that conflict, the world's perception of our war on terrorism, the lives of those who live there as well as those who are sent to fight there, and, of course, our nation's economic commitment.
I, like the overwhelming majority of Americans, have tremendous respect, admiration and gratitude for all of the men and women who are willing to sacrifice so much to defend our nation. These sacrifices are not limited to those who give their lives, but also include physical and psychological injuries, tremendous strain on families, and financial sacrifices, among many others. As a nation, we should honor and provide assistance to all of those who have served in uniform as well as their families.
But do we need to continue fighting in order that those who died did not do so in vain?
Believe it or not, the economics discipline provides a useful perspective on this issue. (And it is a perspective that does not require that one think in terms of quantifying lives lost in dollar terms – an idea that economists often find useful, but that non-economists typically find extremely distasteful).
The idea from economics is known as the "sunk cost fallacy." One definition of this fallacy is "when we have a greater tendency to continue an endeavor once an investment in money, effort, or time has been made." More importantly, it is the tendency to do so even when the past investment of time, effort or money is completely irrecoverable. This is fundamentally irrational, because if the costs cannot be recovered, then they should be irrelevant for making decisions about how to proceed. Rather, future decisions should be based only on future benefits and costs.
In the context of Afghanistan, the idea that "we must continue to fight so that those who died did not die in vain" is a manifestation of the sunk cost fallacy. The rational counter-argument to this is that there is no decision that can be made on the future of Afghanistan that will bring our loved ones back.
Those who bravely fought and died in Afghanistan did so in the service of their country, and nothing about President Obama's decision this evening will change that. To borrow Abraham Lincoln's famous line in the Gettysburg Address, it is "far above our poor power to add or detract" from the honor that is due to those who died there.
So whatever decision is announced this evening, let us hope it is justified on the basis of whether it is the right decision for our nation going forward. And let's honor those who have died, rather than using their memory as a justification for supporting or criticizing whatever path we choose.
I wonder if President Obama has fallen victim of the sunk cost fallacy. It was just a few months ago that he campaigned that he would bring home the troops, and then to turns around and increases troops in Afghanistan.
Although, I have not looked very heavily into his decision I do have an opinion on his choice. I definitely think it is a job that needs to be finished, but I think it should have been finished awhile ago. I don't think a fallen soldier would want his friends to continue fighting for a lost cause. However, if it is a cause worth fighting for then I think Obama has made the right choice.
I think the US has a bad habit of getting involved in things that maybe it should not be. To me a victory is not a real victory unless the country fully pulls out its troops after winning. This is something the US has not done since 1917. I think there are a lot of other problems that Obama needs to focusing on. Personally, I think a war is just a way to stimulate economy. The formula for GDP involves money spent on military, which just leads to inflated numbers that will make it look like the economy is doing better.
I don't believe the decision made by President Obama and his administration to increase military presence in Afghanistan is a result of the "sunk cost fallacy". While it is unfortunate that not all campaign initiatives are always followed through with as expected, it has to be believed that any actions taken of such magnitude are done so with the perception that it bests serves the interests of the American people.
I feel that the lives of those men and women that have been lost in the line of duty would be honored with the job "completed" rather than troops fighting with no resolution in the future to look forward to. Therefore, the "sunk cost fallacy" should not have played in the decision to continue the war on terror; Obama's decision was made on the basis that the United States Army has a legitimate expectation to win with an additional troop injection.
There is a strange phenomenon that is ubiquitous in all the state leaders of the world. In order to get in the office they promise a change and when they get in the office they continue with the same things. It is really difficult to change the policies at time for the state leaders.
I really appreciate your Economic theory of Sunk Cost fallacy and its application in this regard. I think one more economic theory can be used to help solve Afghanistan problem. I am from India and understand the region's problems.
I will take the case of Kashmir; I know the differences and the similarities of both the places. In Kashmir a lot of money is spent in the army operations and they are very important part of the Indian Defense forces' budget.
In all the terrorism affected places, the common problem is the absence of opportunities of development. For the youth the only options are either to abstain from the crime or to participate or to take refuge in other areas. The first one becomes very difficult in that kind of an environment. In order to survive in the first option, one has to help one of the warring parties in lieu of the protection. The second one seems to be an easy option. Third one is again difficult.
The last prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Biahri Vajpayee tried to solve the problem in a very strange way. He used the principal of economics called the "opportunity cost philosophy". He asked the administrators, Ministry of Railways and Indian Army to work jointly expedite the process of connecting Kashmir region to the rest of the India by railroads (railways). Railroads play a very important part in India and are owned by Government of India. The project costs a lot of money and the work is in progress. The idea is to increase the opportunity cost for the people to participate in the fight/war. If they have tasted the fruit of development they may abstain from either participating or encouraging the war/terrorism.
Using this strategy, USA can also divert more of the money spent in the army operations to build some infrastructure as soon as possible. I know the building of infrastructure is going on and India is also participating in it. But more money needs to be spent there to connect people and let them taste the fruit of development.
Having served in the military, I'm well aware of the emotional reasons to continue fighting. However, your point is very valid and Americans should look to find sound reasons to invest more in this war effort. Now, it appears that we do not have the proper portfolio of options to complete our original aims (Capture/Kill bin Laden, break Al Queda and the Taliban) but I don't think the American public has the capacity to accept and understand why that is. I can only hope that President Obama's decisions can meet acceptable, reasonable goals that can further both Afghan and American security going forward.
Its a good point. Unfortunately in national security where future credibility is an important consideration the larger the sunk cost the larger the credibility impact of any decision.
That is a very good point Andrew. And, without a doubt, future credibility is a legitimate ground for decision-making. But if that is the real reason, let's state that it is the reason, rather than suggesting that the honor of those who died is somehow contingent upon a particular course of action.
Thanks Darrien for your service. You are absolutely right that what we need are some well defined goals.


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Precious 7, a site where a collective of industry professionals collaborate to curate showcases devoted to designers who have discovered and developed a unique vision, launched a few days ago. Every week, the focus changes and a new designer is featured. Viewers can dive into the designer's world through video interviews, photography, editorial and visual galleries. Exclusive pieces can be bought online and the whole inspiration behind each creation can be understood. For the launch, the curators of the site chose to present the jewelry pieces of The Divine Tribe and its lead designer, Chad Ypon whose travels to remote places in Asia and Africa inform the collection that is being offered on Precious 7. I'm really into sites like this, the ones that take me to undiscovered places, teach me amazing things and give me the possibility to buy something that is not available anywhere else.


We welcome the contributions of each member to see our church flourish. Together, we play our parts, for the good of the whole. You are welcome if you are in a season needing rest or a season of service. There are many ways to serve in our community from helping to run our weekly services to pastoral care & preaching. Please talk with the staff team as you consider how you would like to get more involved.
Our Parish Council is the governing body for the financial and property affairs of the parish. The 2018 Parish Councillors are Kate Harrison Brennan, Shane Fenwick, Linda Davies and Bernard Stewart.
Our Wardens are on the Parish Council and are responsible for administering the financial and property affairs of the Parish. The 2018 Wardens are Barbara Booth, David Triggs and Francis Harper.
Our Staff team has the responsibility for overseeing the ministry affairs of the parish.
For the last 20 years Geoff has been an Anglican priest in the inner-city (Darlinghurst/Kings Cross, Glebe and now Paddington). Currently combining his twin vocations of pastor and theologian, Geoff works as a Lecturer in Practical Theology for the School of Theology, Charles Sturt University and at St George's 2.5 days per week. Geoff's passions range from Christology, restorative justice and Christian engagement in inner-city contexts. A full list of publications can be found at academia.edu including his book, Restorative Christ: Jesus, Justice, and Discipleship Pickwick Publications, 2015.
Jessica leads our Afternoon Service and supports our congregtaional and local community life. She loves using her organisational gifts to build community, and to encourage service and pastoral care. She acts as a central hub of information about our life together. Jessica works 2.5 day per week for the church, she's best contacted on Monday, Thursday or Sunday. She lives in the Church Rectory.
In her other time, Jessica is Operations Director at Common Grace, a movement of Christians passionate about Jesus and justice. She is married to Byron and has two children – Aurora and Marlowe.
Byron assists with preaching and pastoring in both our morning and afternoon services. He works one day a week in the parish while dividing the rest of his time between parenting, public speaking and the pitter patter of tiny (insect) feet. He has a doctorate in Christian ethics on emotional responses to climate change. He frequently speaks and writes about following Jesus in a warming world. He's authored a number of scholarly articles and book chapters and has joined in creative peaceful actions against new coal projects. He has 2 worm farms and 3 bee hives and a regular podcast. He loves Five Ways and chatting with locals about religion, politics and the weather.
Brooke is our PEACEtalks Director for half a day a week. Brooke is an Aboriginal Christian leader from the Waka Waka peoples. Brooke is the Aboriginal spokesperson for Common Grace and the Coordinator of the Grasstree Gathering. In 2019 she is the Senior Fellow at Anglican Deaconess Ministries. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession with over 15 years senior management experience. Brooke is currently studying for a Masters of Theology.


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CURRENT WARD BOUNDARIES
The map below shows the current ward boundaries for Knutsford: Nether, Over, Norbury Booths and Bexton.
NEW WARD BOUNDARIES
The map below shows the ward boundaries which will be implemented from May 2023. From this date Knutsford Town Council will cover a slightly increased area west towards the M6. The Town will also comprise 5 wards, each electing three councillors: Nether; Norbury Booths; Town Centre and Bexton; Cross Town and St John's Wood.
The map on this page is not accessible for adaptive screen technology. We will soon be publishing a descriptor that explains the ward boundaries in text. In the meantime we are happy to provide this information upon request.


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The Best Restaurants in Liverpool Street, London
This statue at Liverpool Street station is a memorial to the children rescued from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland just before World War II | © Simon Hart / Alamy Stock Photo
Within a short distance of both the Bank of England building and the quirky bars of Shoreditch, Liverpool Street has recently benefited from redevelopment and has a landscape that is peppered with now-famous skyscrapers. You'll come across a lot of flustered commuters, but there are some incredible places to eat, too.
For a traditional British supper, head to Poppie's Fish and Chips
Fish and Chip Shop, British, $$$
A typical order at Poppie's will always feature fish and chips | © Poppie's Fish and Chips
For seaside-style fish and chips right in the heart of the city, Poppie's is legendary. Pat 'Pops' Newland began cutting up copies of the Daily Mail to wrap chips in back in 1952 and has never looked back. Poppie's is tucked just behind Spitalfields Market and serves fish caught that morning by a third-generation Billingsgate fishmonger. Diners can choose to eat off real plates inside the 1950s-decorated restaurant, or sit outside and eat from newsprint boxes.
6-8 Hanbury Street, Shadwell, London, England, E1 6QR, United Kingdom
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Late Night, Lunch, Takeaway, Dinner
Dine with a view at SUSHISAMBA
Restaurant, Japanese
Japan, Brazil and Peru collide in the glamorous settings of SUSHISAMBA | Courtesy of SUSHISAMBA
Fantastic fusion cuisine is the raison d'être of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian restaurant SUSHISAMBA. Nestled high up on the 38th and 39th floors of 110 Bishopsgate, making it the second-highest restaurant in London, this exceptional restaurant seduces guests with its unique range of food options and the 360-degree views of the city you can get from the terrace. Walls of glass make up three of the restaurant's sides, allowing guests an unobstructed view across the city. We recommend the moqueca mista, which consists of jumbo shrimp, squid, sea bass and mussels with coconut milk, dende oil and chimichurri rice.
110 Bishopsgate, London, England, EC2N 4AY, United Kingdom
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José Pizarro offers first-class Spanish dishes
Bar, Restaurant, Spanish, $$$
José Pizarro is a Spanish restaurant in the Broadgate Circle development | © Nourish PR
In addition to his places in Bermondsey, José Pizarro also serves his acclaimed Spanish food to city dwellers at this restaurant in the Broadgate Circle development. The menu features a mix of classics – croquetas, boquerones, tortillas and the like – as well as more contemporary dishes like iberico pork burgers. Make it extra-authentic by pairing your meal with one of the restaurant's own gin and tonics.
36 Broadgate, London, England, EC2M 1QS, United Kingdom
Feast on French cuisine in grand surroundings at Galvin La Chapelle
Restaurant, French, $$$
Galvin La Chapelle is housed in a former Victorian school and chapel | © MEMO Interactive
The Galvin brothers opened their third restaurant in 2009, in this former Victorian school and chapel, rescued from demolition when a group of residents chained themselves to the front door. Now that the space has been restored to exquisite grandeur you can enjoy fantastic modern French cuisine below an imposing vaulted ceiling. Head here on a Sunday afternoon and The Ray Rich Band will provide a swinging jazz soundtrack.
35 Spital Square, Spitalfields, London, England, E1 6DY, United Kingdom
Angler serves Michelin-star seafood
Restaurant, British, Seafood, $$$
Michelin-star restaurant Angler is the place to go for seafood in Central London | © South Place Hotel
Michelin-star restaurant Angler is the place to go for seafood in Central London. Perched on the top floor of the Conran-designed South Place Hotel, it showcases the best that British waters have to offer, with produce from Orkney, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset all well represented. Dine beneath a mirrored ceiling, created by sculptors Grace & Webb, which gives the impression of a shoal of shimmering fish. If you'd rather enjoy the view over the city, Angler has a heated outdoor roof terrace.The five- and eight-course tasting menus are great for a celebratory occasion, though the restaurant's location at the top of the South Place Hotel already makes it feel special.
3 South Place, Finsbury, London, England, EC2M 2AF, United Kingdom
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The Best And Worst Of WWE Smackdown Live 3/14/17: The Styles Smash
by: Justin Donaldson March 15, 2017
Hey, Blue Team!
I enjoyed this week's Smackdown Live, mainly due to the AJ Styles/Shane McMahon storyline kicking into hyperdrive. The rest of the show had its moments but the Styles/McMahon storyline was the star.
This week's show felt a little bit different due to the loss of their signature four-man announce team. Both Mauro Ranallo and David Otunga were missing, leaving Tom Phillips and JBL on their own. Going in, I assumed this was going to be a gigantic improvement. But it turned out not to be the case. JBL and Phillips brought a sort of flatness to the announce table, making me appreciate for the first time the energy that Ranallo brings. The kayfabe reason they gave for their absence was Otunga out shooting a movie and Mauro stuck in the bad winter weather. But I think we all know it's because Tom Phillips won't stop texting them.
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And now without further ado, here is The Best and Worst of Smackdown Live for March 14th, 2017.
Best: AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon At WrestleMania 33
AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon will be the best match at WrestleMania 33. It may even buck the trend of NXT usurping WrestleMania and be the best match of the weekend. Is it a match I particularly want to see? No. If I was putting together my pitch to Vince McMahon on what this year's WrestleMania card should have been, that match would be nowhere on it. I would have put AJ against Orton in the World Title match, or have AJ defend the World Title against Cena as he tries to break Flair's record. The list of possible opponents for AJ Styles goes on and on, and Shane is not on that list.
But here we are. Less than three weeks away from WrestleMania and AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon has the greatest chance of being the best match on the card. Sure, Owens and Jericho will come close, and we still don't know exactly what Joe, Sami, or Bálor are doing just yet. But AJ/Shane has the most potential for two reasons:
AJ Styles is the best wrestler in the world, and Shane McMahon can do whatever he wants.
Anything. Literally anything. Other than perhaps The Undertaker (and even that may be pretty doubtful), Shane McMahon has the most control over what he does at WrestleMania. Whatever he wants, happens. He didn't just marry into McMahon-hood like Triple H. He is the Second Coming. And he picked AJ Styles because he knows, like the rest of us, that AJ Styles is the best in the world.
The A-story for this week's Smackdown Live revolved around setting up this match. And even though it had a couple of bumps in the road, overall it was very well done and contained a lot of great television.
The show starts off with Daniel Bryan backstage, pretending to talk on his cell phone. AJ Styles interrupts his call, demanding to see Shane McMahon right now. Styles is all worked up and about to reach his breaking point. He tells Bryan that he's headed out to explain to the audience what's going on.
AJ hits the ring and delivers a very well-written promo explaining exactly why Shaniel Bryan has screwed him, and airs out some of my own personal grievances with Smackdown in general over the last few months. It did a beautiful job explaining the reason behind his actions, but without justifying those actions. He talks about the insanity of how they went about finding an opponent for Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania, as well as not getting a one-on-one rematch with John Cena, and the fact that Randy Orton was not arrested for burning down Bray Wyatt's house, but instead rewarded with the "Main Event" at WrestleMania.
Now usually I would hate a promo like this. Yes, it's well-written and AJ did a solid job performing it. Typical modern WWE … having the bad guy be the most rational character on the show. Having the heel be the one who speaks the truth. I could sympathize with everything AJ Styles said. He spent a year being the highlight of the show, and now that we're at WrestleMania, him not wrestling for the WWE Championship is frustrating.
I've been there man, it IS frustrating. Well you know, not there. But in similar situations. The point is that I can identify with AJ Styles. I feel his frustration. And that's why this promo did such an excellent job in leading to what was about to happen next.
AJ Styles conducts a premeditated attack on Shane McMahon and puts Shane's head through a car window. This is not your typical good guy/bad guy wrestling stuff. It has a little bit more depth to it. And even though the whole thing isn't pulled off perfectly, it's an amazing step in the right direction for WWE's writing.
Even though he turned about a year ago, it wasn't until this week's Smackdown Live that AJ Styles actually truly became a heel. And not just in the one-dimensional regular wrestling bad guy way of turning on another good guy or turning on the fans and saying "I'm a bad guy now, boo me."
AJ Styles was treated unfairly. He worked his ass off and got screwed in the end. Like the hardest worker in the office who gets passed up time and time again for the promotion. We can all sympathize with Styles. What we can't sympathize with is the way AJ decided to handle it. Instead of continuing to work hard and prove to them that he deserves that World Title match at next year's WrestleMania, he decided to take his frustration out on Shane McMahon's head. That's a real heel thing to do! He was given the choice between the right and wrong way to react in a real world scenario and Styles chose the wrong way. He acted like the bad guy.
Styles' actions are made worse by the fact that we all know AJ's better than that. Not only that, but we know how much Shane McMahon supported AJ Styles up until this point. I kind of want to boo AJ Styles now.
Congratulations WWE, that is a job well done.
Worst: WWE's Special FX Team
There are two odd things in the segment where AJ jumps Shane. The first being before he starts sneaking up on his prey, AJ is being interviewed by Renee Young only about a car length away from Shane McMahon. Why didn't Renee yell out to warn Shane that AJ was about to attack him? It was really clear what AJ's intentions were when he was walking away from the interview. I could see a rule where the WWE's journalistic staff isn't allowed to get involved in disputes between Superstars, but this is her boss. You'd think she'd wanna yell out and stop the man from being assaulted.
Maybe she's pissed that Ambrose isn't in the World Title match at WrestleMania, and this is her way of sticking it to Shane? Let's go with that.
The more noticeable gaffe though came when Shane's head broke the glass of the car window. The tape that was used to gimmick the fake glass onto the open car window stuck to Shane's jacket and fell to the floor with him in the aftermath. It looked really weird, and did a bit to damage the moment for me.
This is the second time on Smackdown's Road to WrestleMania that a big spot like this was hurt by the FX crew. You all remember Dean Ambrose's magical electrical powers from a few weeks back, I'm sure. What's goin' on you guys? Is this one of the situations where the FX guy is some old timer who's been with the company since Vince Sr. owned it, so they feel obligated to keep him even though he keeps messing up? Is this one of those many jobs with the company that's done by a former wrestler who doesn't really know what they're doing? Is Hillbilly Jim in charge of gimmicking this stuff?
Maybe they just need to start spending a little bit more on these stunts. I don't know, but it would be nice if they put a little more effort into that side of things.
Best: Enough Is Enough
Later in the show, we see Shane McMahon backstage with a bleeding head wound, refusing to go the hospital. He must really be interested in the outcome of that Mojo Rawley/Dolph Ziggler match that was up next. Oh, and because McMahons drink their own blood for breakfast and have testicles the size of Bradshaw's hat.
From there we see AJ Styles in the locker room, putting on his jacket and gathering up his stuff. On his way out of the arena, he's stopped by Daniel Bryan and some local talent impersonating police officers. Bryan puts on his serious voice and reads Styles the Riot Act. Bryan tells him he doesn't care how good he is in the ring, he's lost all respect for him, then Daniel Bryan fires AJ Styles from Smackdown.
I completely bought into this segment as well. If I was Daniel Bryan, I think I would have done the exact same thing. Imagine you're running a professional sports franchise and over the course of the last three weeks one of your top athletes attacked one of your champions with a forklift and one of the biggest stars on your roster burnt your champion's house down. Yeah, another one of your athletes throwing one of the owners through a car window would be about where you would draw the line too.
Best: Tell The Network We're Going Long
Hey remember how I just said Shane McMahon can do literally anything he wants? In case you didn't believe me, tonight's AJ/Shane storyline wraps up with Shane McMahon coming out into the arena about a minute into Chrisley Knows Best to book himself in a match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania. That's how much power Shane McMahon has. If he wants to spend a little more time selling his head wound before making his announcement, not even Chrisley's gonna stop him. Something tells me Kevin Owens doesn't have the power to change a television show's start time.
I like the way all this stuff played out. I liked the chaotic nature of it, I liked going into overtime, and I really like the way it was shot. The presentation felt like it wasn't planned out, like it wasn't just another segment in the show. That's the kind of stuff from the Attitude Era that I miss that I wish would be incorporated into the modern product. Yes, I wish it would have been in the small box while the American Alphas/Usos match was in the big box on my TV screen, but that's just me being nitpicky.
And The Rest Of Smackdown Is Kinda Meh
A lot of the non-Styles/McMahon moments on this week's Smackdown Live were a bit underwhelming, including the first match of the night which was Nattie vs. Becky Lynch for the billionth time, in another one of those good but forgettable matches. The match essentially happens just so Carmella could get involved afterwards and in turn add her to the Women's Title match at WrestleMania that we all assumed she was already going to be a part of.
Carmella superkicks Becky shortly after Lynch wins the match, and then follows it up with a superkick to Nattie for good measure. It's all good, just not great. Just another step in setting up the WrestleMania card. It's not really a "worst," but I can't give it a "best"… let's call it "serviceable."
Best: Maryse TV
These days it's not easy to upstage The Miz if he's across the ring with a microphone in his hand. But Maryse managed to do it on this week's Miz TV. Either Maryse legitimately hates Nikki Bella, or her acting chops have actually improved since her last WWE run. Either way, I'll take it.
She lays out a story that I didn't fully understand but sounds like it much have been a thing on Total Divas, the only WWE show I don't follow. Her story had to do with Nikki screwing her somehow over a contract, but the most important thing I got from it is just how pissed Maryse is. She talks about how she's going to make Nikki suffer, and after a little name calling, out comes the WWE power couple, Cenella.
John Cena is here to introduce the presenters of the award for best animated feature. But before he has a chance, Nikki takes the mic from him and cuts a promo on Maryse that's everything Maryse's promo wasn't. Nikki managed to suck the believability out of the situation by totally lacking the passion and reality that Maryse had. Nikki has greatly improved in the ring over the years, but her acting remains all kinds of unbearable.
Just when I can't take anymore Bella, Daniel Bryan comes out to deliver a pretty fun promo about how much he wants to punch The Miz in the face. But because he can't, he books The Miz and Maryse against John Cena and Nikki Bella at WrestleMania.
As a whole, the segment wasn't great and this feud is still lacking a lot. But DAMN, Maryse!
Worst: TWICE!!
If you are a frequent reader of With Spandex, you know that high on the list of WWE pet peeves around here is the sin of a champion being pinned in a non-title match. This week's Smackdown Live really ups their game in that department and does this twice in one show. First, with Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James, and later with American Alpha vs. The Usos.
Bliss and Alpha were both pinned clean even though Mickie James and The Usos are heels who could have easily cheated to soften the blow of the champs being defeated. If you're going to have American Alpha pinned clean, why not just have it be a title match and put the belts on The Usos? It's not like they're trying to protect some New Day-esque streak of Gable and Jordan's. WWE has already shown with the Women's Title on Raw that they don't mind playing hot potato with a championship. So just let The Usos win the title, and American Alpha can try to win the belts back at Mania.
Neither match was great, but the tag match was even more hampered by footage of Shane McMahon wandering around the building being shown at the same time, as well as the crowd's want of Kurt Angle.
Doing this in the Women's match made even less sense. At least by pinning American Alpha, The Usos have probably earned a two-on-two championship match with them at Mania. They're not even sure what kind of match the women are going to be in at WrestleMania yet. There's a chance that Alexa Bliss won't even have to be pinned to lose the belt. So why do this?
Best: Utility Players
The Mojo Rawley/Dolph Ziggler feud that you forgot started last week continues this week in the form of a match. They do a very good job of building towards the Andre the Giant Battle Royale by making the focal point of the match be all about Mojo throwing Ziggler out of the ring over the top rope with ease over and over again. It was short and to the point. But guys did a good job, and the match was well put together for what it was supposed to do. It's a "best," just not a very exciting one.
Best: The Lord Of Lords … maybe?
Randy Orton cuts an in-ring promo that makes it sound like he is as bored by his storyline with Bray Wyatt as I am. He tries to explain his actions over the last few months — why he joined The Wyatts, why he committed arson … you know all the beats. But Orton is so insincere in his words that it comes off more like he's making excuses for what he's done rather than actually explaining his actions. I imagine Orton being handed this script by some geek backstage, Randy takes a look at it and says to the guy, "I don't understand any of this magic shit, but I'll go out there and read it."
Randy's promo is interrupted by Bray on the big screen. He is coming to us live from the crime scene, and as it turns out, Randy burning up Sister Abigail's remains has made Bray Wyatt even more powerful. Bray is the Maryse to Randy Orton's Nikki Bella. Bray Wyatt has enough emotion in his promos for a thousand Ortons.
Wyatt says he is born again and goes about baptizing himself in the ashes of Sister Abigail. He literally rubs Sister Abigail's ashes all over himself until he looks like Double Rowdy Piper at WrestleMania VI. Not a delightful image, but a good promo. I've been burned too many times to really believe this is the beginning of a more powerful Bray Wyatt. But he did pin Cena clean last month. And just in case you forgot, he is the World Champion. So who knows!
If Wyatt truly now is the Lord of Lords, then this whole journey will have been worth it. The arson, the bad haunted houses, the plans that make no sense … I can forgive all of it if Bray Wyatt beats Randy Orton at WrestleMania and goes on to be a true force in the WWE and not just a man of forceful words.
Until next time, I'm Justin Donaldson and "The Ultimate Thrill Ride" is also how Tom Phillips refers to his penis in text messages.
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While the Office of Pharmacy Affairs ("OPA") has clarified certain aspects of the Program through the Guidance, we believe that several of the proposed changes in the Guidance will be overly burdensome to hospitals that participate in the Program without any corresponding benefit, will result in increased costs to such hospitals, and will limit the scope of the Program in a manner not intended by Congress. These results are contrary to the intent of the 340B legislation, the aim of which was to stretch the already limited resources of safety net hospitals. Our specific concerns and recommendations to address those concerns are outlined below.
OPA has proposed a significant change to the definition of "patient" in the proposed Guidance. As noted in the Guidance, the current definition of patient is set forth in a guidance document issued by OPA in 1996. This current three-part definition generally requires that, (i) the covered entity participating in the Program has established a relationship with the individual, such that the covered entity maintains records of the individual's health care; (ii) the individual receives health care services from a health care professional who is either employed by the covered entity or provides health care under contractual or other arrangements with the covered entity; and (iii) the individual receives a health care service or range of services from the covered entity which is consistent with the service or range of services for which grant funding or Federally-qualified health center look-alike status has been provided to the entity (this third element does not apply to disproportionate share hospitals).
The proposed Guidance sets forth a more complex, six-part test that must be analyzed on a "prescription-by-prescription or order-by-order basis" to determine whether an individual qualifies as a patient. 80 Fed. Reg. 52306 (August 28, 2015). The proposed test to determine whether an individual is a "patient" of a covered entity requires that an individual meet the following six elements: (i) the individual receives a health care service at a facility which is registered for the Program and is listed on the 340B database; (ii) the individual receives health care services from a health care professional who is either employed by the covered entity or is an independent contractor of the covered entity, such that the covered entity may bill for services on behalf of the provider; (iii) the individual receives a drug that is ordered or prescribed by the covered entity provider as a result of the service described in item (ii) above; (iv) the individual's health care is consistent with the scope of the Federal grant, project, designation or contract (for covered entities whose eligibility is based upon such criteria); (v) the individual's drug is ordered or prescribed pursuant to a health care service that is classified as outpatient; and (vi) the individual's patient records are accessible to the covered entity and demonstrate that the covered entity is responsible for care.
This proposed six-part test materially changes the scope of patients who are eligible for 340B drug prescriptions and will create significant issues for hospitals. The first issue relates to the new standard regarding the prescribing or ordering provider's relationship with the covered entity. Hospitals will need to significantly revise their list of providers who may prescribe 340B drugs to hospital outpatients. This may seem relatively straightforward given that OPA attempted to simplify the standard for provider affiliation with a covered entity. However, through the simplification, OPA will cause certain hospitals to be unable to meet the patient definition at all. Specifically, it does not appear that physicians and other providers who are employed by or contracted with a covered entity hospital affiliate will meet the standard set forth above. If not, many hospitals will have no qualifying providers because they are part of a health system that employs or contracts with physicians through a subsidiary or affiliate entity that is separate from the 340B covered entity. This could result in a scenario in which the hospital is unable to ever meet element (ii) of the new proposed "patient" definition, thereby effectively preventing the hospital from participating in the Program.
Another area of concern relates to a potential compliance risk due to a lack of clarity as to whether the proposed patient definition allows follow-up prescriptions or refills related to conditions diagnosed and treated with prescriptions from the original outpatient visit described in Item (ii) of the proposed standard. Is a patient required to visit the hospital outpatient department for each prescription in order to be deemed a "patient" for purposes of the Program or are refills relating back to the original visit acceptable? This is not clear from the Guidance. This issue and others will create significant compliance risk for hospitals that will inevitably lead to additional costs and use of scarce resources.
In order to rectify these potential issues, we recommend the following. First, the OPA should retain element (ii) of the 1996 patient definition in lieu of utilizing element (ii) of the proposed patient definition. This would allow hospital covered entities to maintain their current practices and standards and eliminate the possibility of effectively disqualifying certain hospitals from participating in the Program if they do not directly contract with providers. Second, we recommend that the OPA clarify that refill prescriptions arising out of a qualifying outpatient visit would meet the criteria in the proposed patient definition. This would provide clear guidance to the covered entity and establish a bright line regarding which prescriptions qualify for 340B Program treatment.
OPA has proposed new standards for oversight of contract pharmacies by covered entities. Specifically, OPA has proposed that each covered entity undertake annual audits of each contract pharmacy with which it contracts under the Program. This annual audit must be conducted by an independent entity. OPA has also proposed that covered entities review the contract pharmacy's dispensing data on at least a quarterly basis to ensure that no diversion has occurred or duplicate discounts have been provided. 80 Fed. Reg. 52321. These new requirements impose a significant administrative and cost burden on the covered entity hospitals. Hospitals do not need this increased oversight, given that each has already determined the optimal level of oversight through its current contract with the contract pharmacy. Each covered entity is aware that it is responsible for compliance with the Program's requirements. Thus, each covered entity has ensured that its contracts with its contract pharmacies include specific mechanisms to allow the covered entity to review the contract pharmacy's actions and to ensure compliance with the Program's requirements. The new proposed audit and quarterly review requirements are unnecessary and duplicative given the existing oversight that each covered entity hospital has imposed on its contract pharmacies through its contracts. It is an unnecessary expense and one that will reduce the hospital's financial and administrative resources. We recommend that the proposed annual audit and quarterly review requirements be eliminated and that the covered entity hospitals be allowed to independently determine the adequate audit and oversight of each contract pharmacy. OPA still has the ultimate authority to sanction covered entities for non-compliance, which should be adequate incentive to oversee and monitor contract pharmacies.
The Guidance indicates that a covered entity may determine whether to carve-in or carve-out for Medicaid managed care organization ("MCO") patients separately from such determination for Medicaid fee for service patients. In addition, the covered entity may make such a determination independently for each covered entity site, but must provide HRSA with the details of such decision, including information regarding the site and the applicable MCO. 80 Fed. Reg. 52309. Further, OPA has indicated that it will presume that a contract pharmacy will not dispense 340B drugs to Medicaid MCO patients. In order to rebut the presumption and dispense 340B drugs to Medicaid MCO patients through a contract pharmacy, the covered entity will be required to provide HHS a written agreement with its contract pharmacy and the MCO that describes a system to prevent duplicate discounts. See id. HHS must approve the arrangement.
We agree with the OPA's general proposed guidance on this issue, but recommend that OPA provide more specific guidance regarding the content of the written agreement to prevent duplicate discounts. Kentucky currently has five Medicaid MCOs operating in the Commonwealth. Each MCO has its own processes and systems, each of which presents unique challenges to hospitals in the Commonwealth. If OPA could provide specific, bright line guidance regarding the content of the written agreements and a standardized system to prevent duplicate discounts, it would simplify a complicated process for the hospital covered entities and MCOs. As OPA is aware, the cooperation of the MCOs is necessary in this process, and any assistance OPA could provide the hospitals would ease the burden in contracting with the MCOs, particularly in a state with five separate MCOs with which the hospitals are contracting.
WTC appreciates the opportunity to express our concerns with the Guidance and we hope our recommendations will be reflected in the final guidance.


PTO fund raiser is this Thursday evening at the Prometory on 53rd and Lake Park. Please join us for some good times for a great cause!
This Friday was to be a planning and preparation day for teachers, but as many of you already know, the Board of Education has declared that it will be a furlough day for teachers. The result of the 4 furlough days is a 2% cut in pay for teachers. This is in addition to a pay reduction last year. We will be meeting at City Hall on Friday to let the mayor and they city know how distructive this is for students and the families we serve. Please join us if you are able. More information can be found on the Parents for Teachers web site and at Raise your Hand web site.
This week and next week student will have writing application homework. We gave last week off for this assignment thinking students would start their research projects. PLEASE note that the projects are due NO LATER than February 10th. If you still have questions about the project do not hesitate to ask. Writing application is due Thursday this week.
Please keep sending snacks, pencils and water bottles. We go through snacks and pencils farely quickly and each child should have a water bottle with sports lid to stay hidrated.
Writing Application: Note parents may "share the pen" if needed as we start the year and turn it over to more independent writing as we progress.
Choice 1: Planet Pen PalsPretend you live on another planet. Write a letter to someone who lives on Earth. Tell them about what the schools are like on your planet. Explain what people wear, eat and do for fun at school.
Pretend you are the first kid to go to the moon. Write a newspaper story about your trip.
This Friday is the Lunar New Year. We will celebrate by all wearing red (color of luck) and there will be some very special surpises that day! Be sure to be on time so you don't miss anything!
This week in Language Arts we are covering author's purpose, using a dictionary, ee, ea spellings, and quotation marks.
Inn Math we begin a more in depth unit on addition and subtration.
This week plan to spend time each evning gathering information for your research project. Beging takning notes. You will not be required to turn these in, however the teachr may ask to see your progress at any time.
Tomorrow we are going to the theater. Chaperones have already been established. For those of you who wanted to come please consider coming on our next trip. Our apologies, the seating was so limited. It is recommended that your child bring a lunch, though they will still be able to get a school lunch if they are not able to bring their own. It is also recommended that the kids wear a Ray school shirt. These can be purchased for $10 through Ms. Clement rm 215.
Please look for the instructions and rubric for the African American Heritage project in this week's folder. Projects will be due in mid February.
This week please review sight words to date. Also review types of sentences and the importance of story structure.
We will take a unit math test this Friday on time, place value, measurement in inches and centemeters, and counting coins.
Please send a water bottle with a sport lid.
Please note that if your child did not turn in a writing application last week they currently have a 0 (F) in grade book and should plan to make up that assignment.
Write about a time you have witnessed bullying. Tell what you did in response to the bullying.
Write about a time you attended a show at a theatre. Tell what you saw and with whom you attended. Was it a movie, a dance performance, a musical concert, or a play?
We have exciting plans in the new year. This month is African American Heritage Month. Second grade will participate in the event with our second research project/presentations. We will all be reading a novel titled The Hundred Dresses. This book revolves around some important concepts involving school bullying. We will also attend the Chicago Children's Theatre's theatrical interpretation of the book. Math this month continues to explore place value, measurement and addition and subtraction drills. In science we will embark on a new study; more information to come in this subject.
BE ADVISED: Please have your child dress in layers. Mark clothing articles with child's name. We plan to go outside whenever the weather allows. Please also make sure your child has a water bottle with sport lid. We need snack donations.
What zoo animal always carries a trunk but never has to pack? An Elephant! Write more riddles about animals in the zoo.
In your opinion which is the most interesting animal in the zoo? Explain why you think so. Try to include some facts about your animal choice.


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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
Tens of thousands of people defied authorities to march through the streets of the financial hub in an unsanctioned rally on Sunday. But it descended into violence outside the city government's offices in the late afternoon as police battled small groups of radical protesters.
Hong Kong leader says escalation of violence is becoming more serious
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the escalation of violence in anti-government protests that have rocked the Asian financial centre for three months
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police.
Hong Kong protesters expected to regroup despite police ban
Protesters were expected to gather in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the latest of a series of anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the Chinese-ruled
Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to disperse protests
A hardcore group of violent protesters armed with shields and throwing rocks were sprayed with water cannon. The group smashed down a barrier erected around the government's parliament building.
Whither peace?
The world seems to be boiling in a cauldron of turmoil. And like the frog sitting in a boiling pot of water, it is tragically heading towards its doom. From the Amazon rainforests being engulfed in flames
China 'rotates' troops in Hong Kong ahead of planned rallies
China's military on Thursday said fresh troops had arrived in Hong Kong as part of a routine rotation, as the financial hub prepares for fresh political rallies against Beijing's tightening grip on the city.
UAE, Hong Kong trade at $4.6 billion
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) invited traders from the UAE and the region to participate their upcoming international trade fairs on a variety of industries.
Hong Kong's retail sales continue to see major drop due to protests
Hong Kong's July retail sales sank by the most since February 2016 amid anti-government protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for months. Retail sales in July fell 11.4% from a year earlier,
Hong Kong police in position at airport ahead of planned protest
Hong Kong police searched public transport heading for the airport on Saturday ahead of another "stress test" of road and rail links by anti-government protesters, the latest in 14 weeks


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Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (Vinyl)
REPLACEMENTS, THE
PLU: 603497843442
Format - LP + 4CD
The Replacements' 1981 Twin/Tone Records debut, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, heralded the Minneapolis-based band's competing tendencies toward indelible genius and reckless abandon. With now classic songs including Takin' A Ride, Shiftless When Idle, Customer and Johnny's Gonna Die,'the 'Mats' legendary founding line-up of lead singer/songwriter and guitarist Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars (drums) and brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson (lead guitar and bass, respectively) unleashed a shambling, dynamic sound. Loose, live, and brimming with energy, Sorry Ma… is a lesson in chaos.
The 40th anniversary of Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash is celebrated with a 4CD/1LP set that offers a remarkable document of The Replacements' formative years. Of the set's 100 tracks, 67 have never been released before, including the first demos the band recorded in early 1980, as well as a professionally captured concert from January 1981. Along with a newly remastered version of the original album, it also uncovers many unreleased rough mixes, alternate takes, and demos from the band's first 18 months together. The LP included in the set, titled Deliberate Noise, presents an alternate version of the original album using these previously unreleased tracks.
Primary Format - Music Vinyl
Artist REPLACEMENTS, THE
Label Rhino
Music Genre Alternative
LP - SIDE A
1. Takin A Ride (Alternate Version)
2. Careless (Alternate Version)
3. Customer (Alternate Version)
4. Hangin Downtown (Alternate Version)
5. Kick Your Door Down (Alternate Mix)
6. Otto (Alternate Mix)
7. I Bought A Headache (Alternate Mix)
8. Rattlesnake (Alternate Mix)
9. I Hate Music (Studio Demo)
LP - SIDE B
1. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Mix)
2. Shiftless When Idle (Studio Demo)
3. More Cigarettes (Alternate Mix)
4. Don't Ask Why (Alternate Mix)
5. Somethin To Dü (Alternate Version 2)
6. I'm In Trouble (Alternate Version)
7. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Mix)
8. Shutup (Alternate Version)
9. Raised In The City (Alternate Version)
CD1 - SORRY MA, FORGOT TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH (2021 REMASTER)
1. Takin A Ride
2. Careless
3. Customer
4. Hangin Downtown
5. Kick Your Door Down
6. Otto
7. I Bought A Headache
8. Rattlesnake
9. I Hate Music
10. Johnny's Gonna Die
11. Shiftless When Idle
12. More Cigarettes
13. Don't Ask Why
14. Somethin To Dü
15. I'm In Trouble
16. Love You Till Friday
17. Shutup
18. Raised In The City
19. If Only You Were Lonely
CD2 - RAISED IN THE CITY – THE EARLY RECORDINGS
1. Try Me (Demo)
2. She's Firm (Demo)
3. Lookin For Ya (Demo)
4. Raised In The City (Demo)
5. Shutup (Demo)
6. Don't Turn Me Down (Demo)
7. Shape Up (Demo)
9. Careless (Studio Demo)
10. Shutup (Studio Demo)
11. Otto (Studio Demo)
12. Get On The Stick (Studio Demo)
13. Oh Baby (Studio Demo)
14. Raised In The City (Studio Demo)
15. Shiftless When Idle (Studio Demo)
16. More Cigarettes (Studio Demo)
17. You Ain't Gotta Dance (Studio Demo)
18. Don't Turn Me Down (Studio Demo)
19. Rattlesnake (Basement Version)
20. Takin' A Ride (Basement Version)
21. Lie About Your Age (Basement Version)
22. We'll Get Drunk/Customer (Basement Version)
23. Johnny Fast (Basement Version)
24. Mistake (Basement Version)
25. Basement Jam (Rehearsal)
CD3 - TAPE'S ROLLING – STUDIO OUTTAKES, ALTERNATES & HOME DEMOS
7. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Version)
9. Somethin To Dü (Alternate Version)
10. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Version)
11. I'm In Trouble (Alternate Version)
12. I Hate Music (Alternate Version)
13. We'll Get Drunk
14. More Cigarettes (Alternate Mix)
15. Get Lost (Instrumental)
16. Hangin Downtown (Alternate Version)
17. Shutup (Alternate Version 2)
18. Somethin To Dü (Alternate Version 2)
19. Don't Ask Why (Alternate Mix)
20. Kick Your Door Down (Alternate Mix)
21. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Mix)
22. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Mix)
23. Like You (Outtake)
24. Get Lost (Outtake)
25. A Toe Needs A Shoe (Outtake)
26. You're Pretty When You're Rude (Solo Home Demo)
27. If Only You Were Lonely (Working Version/Solo Home Demo)
28. Bad Worker (Solo Home Demo)
29. You're Getting Married (Solo Home Demo)
CD4 - UNSUITABLE FOR AIRPLAY – THE LOST KFAI CONCERT - (LIVE AT THE 7TH ST ENTRY, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1/23/81)
3. Trouble Boys
5. Like You
6. Off Your Pants
7. Get Lost
8. Excuse Me
10. I Wanna Be Loved
11. Mistake
12. My Town
14. Oh Baby
16. Johnny's Gonna Die/All By Myself
18. Otto
20. Slow Down
24. Rattlesnake
25. All Day And All Of The Night
26. I Hate Music


This week, Palestine Legal, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the South Florida Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, and CAIR Florida sent a letter to Florida State Senators urging them to withdraw a bill that would punish companies that boycott Israel. If passed, the bill, which was recently introduced by State Senator Joe Negron, would violate basic constitutional rights by targeting and chilling protected political speech.
The bill is one of a series of state and federal legislative initiatives that have appeared across the country in response to the growing movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction (BDS) Israel. Because the BDS movement utilizes First Amendment-protected advocacy to protest Israel's denial of Palestinian human rights, legislative initiatives aimed at curbing the movement often rely on unconstitutional tactics.
As civil and human rights organizations committed to upholding the rights of individuals and entities to express their political beliefs without fear of government retaliation or retribution, we write to convey our strong opposition to S.B. 86. This bill would create a blacklist of companies that boycott Israel and would prohibit public entities from contracting with those companies. This bill would also prohibit the Florida Retirement System pension plan from investing in blacklisted companies. Regardless of one's views on Israel and Palestine, S.B. 86 targets core political speech and infringes on the freedom to express political beliefs.
Because S.B. 86 is unconstitutional and violates basic American values and democratic principles, we urge you to withdraw it.
S.B. 86 was introduced at a time when Palestinian human rights activists in the United States and elsewhere have embraced boycotts as a way to peacefully pressure Israel to respect the human rights of Palestinians and to influence public opinion in the United States in favor of Palestinian rights. This bill seeks to stifle this human rights movement by blacklisting companies that decide for ethical reasons to boycott Israel because of its human rights abuses, by denying such companies the right to enter into contracts with any state entity, and by requiring the state's pension funds to divest from blacklisted companies.
It is undisputed that individuals, institutions, and companies may boycott in response to issues of public concern, as some have done historically to challenge racial segregation in the U.S., the apartheid regime in South Africa, and currently, fossil fuel companies. Moves to boycott Israel cannot be differentiated from these and other historical examples of boycotts simply because they may be unpopular with elected representatives today. Such a differentiation would constitute viewpoint discrimination prohibited by the First Amendment.
It is important to differentiate S.B. 86 from actions Florida has already taken against companies that have "prohibited business operations" in Iran and Sudan.3 Florida's restrictions on certain Iran and Sudan-based companies arise from the fact that the U.S. State Department has designated those countries as state sponsors of terrorism.4 This is very different than the goals of S.B. 86, which targets companies based on their core political speech.
This bill represents an action by public officials to thwart or penalize speech activities because of the officials' disapproval of the content, and therefore is exactly the type of action that courts have recognized violates the First Amendment. If passed, it would be subject to constitutional challenge.
S.B. 86 also infringes on protected First Amendment activities by subjecting political positions to government approval and penalty. This bill will chill the free speech rights of individuals and businesses by effectively dictating that a position supporting human rights is unacceptable. These individuals and businesses may refrain from adopting ethical political stances regarding Israel/Palestine – a matter of public concern – if they know that making business decisions based on human rights concerns could result in a financial penalty from the state.
In addition, this bill would also discourage grassroots human rights advocacy aimed at pressuring companies to boycott Israel. While the bill does not directly prohibit such advocacy, it would effectively chill advocates' voices by exacting a toll on their goal, and by stigmatizing their speech. Notably, courts have long recognized that even if a party continues to exercise its First Amendment rights, it "does not mean that it was not being chilled into engaging in less speech than it otherwise would have."8 Even if other expressive activity, such as student and community activism urging companies to boycott Israel and respect Palestinian human rights, is not prohibited by this bill, such speech activities are likely to be chilled by this legislation.
We are committed to upholding the First Amendment rights of those opposing complicity in human rights abuses, and ensuring that they are able to challenge orthodox views on a sensitive political issue like Israel/Palestine without government interference. S.B. 86 would punish individuals and companies that use an honored American tactic to effect political change, solely because public officials disagree with that tactic in this context. This bill is constitutionally indefensible, and its passage would necessitate a legal challenge in order to protect the right of any individual or company to engage in speech activities such as boycotts intended to effect social, political and economic change. Allowing this bill to stand would threaten a crucial vehicle by which individuals and groups can make their collective voices heard.
1 NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886, 911 (1982).
3Protecting Florida's Investments Act, Chapter 2007-88, Laws of Florida; also, see Senate Bill 2142 (reg. session 2007).
4See U.S. Department of State, Diplomacy in Action, http://www.state.gov/j/ct/list/c14151.htm.
6O'Hare Truck Service v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996).
8Housing Works, Inc. v. City of New York, 72 F. Supp. 2d 402, 421 (S.D.N.Y. 1999).
I say corporations are Destroying the Planet. So Sue Me?


Contributions to retirement plans can provide an excellent opportunity for growth as they grow tax-free, meaning that the growth or earnings are not taxed annually but can continue to grow. The earnings are taxed when they are withdrawn, but this has allowed more dollars to be invested for more growth. Additional savings can occur if the recipient is in a lower tax bracket when the funds are withdrawn (for example, during retirement) than when the investments were growing.
Date (RBD) – -April 1 following calendar year at age 70 1/2 (IRA) or later of this date or April 1 following calendar of separation from service (QRP/TSA).
However, careful planning concerning the withdrawals from retirement funds needs to be done. Not only is there a potential income tax burden, but if there is a balance in your retirement account at your death, there must be estate taxes as well. Estimates are that taxes could eat up as much as 80% of retirement assets under certain circumstances. Charitable gifts of Retirement Plans avoid this confiscatory combination of taxes.
Using qualified retirement plan funds is an excellent source of assets to fund bequests. By designating the RiteCare Childhood Language Centers of California, a program of the California Scottish Rite Foundation as a beneficiary (it can be contingent beneficiary after the death of a spouse) funds pass to the California Scottish Rite Foundation free of taxes. It is possible to set up the beneficiary as the recipient of the entire remaining funds in the account or establish a percentage to fund the bequest.
Please Note – the designation of the station as a beneficiary of retirement funds assets cannot be simply written in your will or trust. The station must be designated as a beneficiary of the retirement plan.
There are other strategies in using retirement fund assets to fund charitable gifts. For example, qualified retirement fund assets may be placed in a charitable remainder trust by using a testamentary trust to provide for children or a spouse. There may be estate tax savings as a result.
Everyone's personal circumstances are different, so please consult your tax advisor concerning the use of qualified retirement funds. We would be glad to make suggestions that could be be effective in accomplishing you and your family's needs and benefit the RiteCare Childhood Language Centers of California, a program of the California Scottish Rite Foundation as well.


Marking Your Territory – More women need to do it.
I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called Marking Your Territory and is located at http://bestdemotivationalposters.com/marking-your-territory/.


The AT&T Performing Arts Center and TheaterJones are hosting an industry night for the tour of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, including discounted tickets. Here are the details.
Dallas — Turns out, we do understand the poor, and that's why AT&T Performing Arts Center and TheaterJones are co-hosting an Industry Night for the upcoming tour of the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which opens ATTPAC's 2016-17 Broadway Series. The show runs for two weeks at Winspear Opera House, Aug. 16-28.
Our Industry Night is Tuesday, Aug. 23, which begins the second week of the tour.
We're still working out details, but Industry Night comes with discounted tickets, either $30 or $60 (regular prices are about twice those amounts, depending on seating area), which you can purchase now and exact seats will be assigned in the week before Aug. 23. You'll get the best seat available for each price point, first come first serve. We'll also have a reception at intermission and after the show, at which members of the cast will attend. And of course there will be ticket giveaways, swag and a cash bar.
Oh, how do you qualify for industry night discounted tickets? Well, technically it's for anyone who works in any capacity in the performing arts (performers, directors, designers, tech crew, box office, hospitality, etc.). But really, it's for anyone who buys a ticket through the link below. You're reading this on our site, right? So you care about the arts.
We update you with additional information soon. Please join us!


Before a new pope can serve the Catholic church in wake of Pope Benedict XVI's official resignation this evening, there have been recent changes in the rules of the conclave and personnel of the group of cardinals who will elect his successor.
At the time Benedict announced his resignation on Feb. 11, there were 117 Cardinals under the age of 80 who were intending to vote in the conclave. Since then, the number has dropped to 115, following the resignation of British Cardinal Keith O'Brien on Monday and the weakening health of Indonesian Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja.
When the cardinals arrive in Rome for discussion sessions before the conclave begins, they will decide whether or not O'Brien and Darmaatmadja have legitimate excuses for not voting, according to Rev. Robert Kaslyn, dean of the School of Canon Law at the Catholic University of America.
In one of his final acts as pope, Benedict announced a change to the rules of the conclave on Monday that will allow the conclave to start earlier. Rather than waiting through the traditional 15-day transition period between popes, the conclave can now start as soon as the Cardinals arrive in Rome.
Kaslyn said that because Benedict announced his resignation two weeks prior to the vacancy of the Holy See, the Cardinals had enough time to prepare their trips to Rome. For a majority of the church's history, the Holy See has been left vacant because of death, but since Benedict resigned, there will be no need to wait 15 days for funeral preparations, Kaslyn said.
A breakdown of how conclave will begin and operate can be found in the sidebar titled "Steps to the Papacy" to the right.
Until the conclave begins, the Catholic community can only speculate in regards to who will take Benedict's place, and whether or not they should conduct the church in a similar way. Another change that Benedict made to the guidelines for conclave says that any cardinal or other person with access to conclave proceedings is not allowed to speak to anyone about what happens. Anyone found to have revealed details may be excommunicated from the church.
Father Nicholas Argentieri, parochial vicar at the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Pleasant Hills, said he thinks the new pope should embody similar characteristics to Benedict.