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Russell Moore Welcomes Jerry Cole to IIIrd Tyme Out
The International Bluegrass Music Association's 5-Time Male Vocalist of the Year, Russell Moore, is proud to announce the addition of Jerry Cole to his award-winning band, IIIrd Tyme Out, effective immediately. Cole will replace Blake Johnson who has been on medical leave due to illness.
Jerry Cole was raised in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee where he was surrounded by music his entire life. His father was lead singer and guitarist for The Betterway Quartet and taught Cole how to play the guitar and sing. While growing up, Cole took an interest in several genres of music and singing styles which led him to learn to play other instruments. In the early 1990's, his passion for bluegrass was re-kindled when he heard Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, IIIrd Tyme Out and The Lonesome River Band—music he did not tire of hearing. Cole landed a job with Pine Mountain Railroad in 2008 where he stayed until 2014 while also performing with Firewater Junction in Gatlinburg, TN. Cole still resides in Sharps Chapel with his wife. Of being offered the full-time performance spot with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Cole states, "Everyone has something they hope to accomplish in their profession. Sharing the stage and singing with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out just happens to be at the top of my list! I consider it an honor and a blessing to join a group of genuinely good people who share the same passion for quality music as I do."
"Jerry is a very talented musician and hard worker," says Russell Moore. "His placement of notes on the bass and his strong vocals are a great match and blend to the band's sound. We're all very excited about his inclusion in the group and welcome him with open arms! Our thoughts and prayers are, of course, still with Blake Johnson. We ask that everyone continue prayers and good thoughts for Blake in hopes that his health will improve and the dialysis treatments will become a thing of the past."
Johnson, who has held the acoustic bass and tenor vocal spot since January 2014, has been ill for some time, eventually taking an indefinite medical leave earlier this year. Although unable to travel, Johnson performed on the band's newest album, It's About Tyme, released September 4th. In his stead, Cole performed with the band to a sold-out, enthusiastic audience at their Album Release Concert at the Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol, Virginia. It's About Tyme has met with great acceptance and has already produced a chart-topping hit with the fist single, "Brown County Red" which reached #1 on Bluegrass Today's Top 20 Monthly Songs chart for three months.
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out continue to support the release of It's About Tyme with a busy touring schedule including a visit to the International Bluegrass Music Awards on October 1st, where Moore is again nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year.

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AUM senior uses Mexico trip to aide peers
Rebecca May wore a jacket just about everyday while she studied in the small mountainous town of San Cristobal in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
AUM senior uses Mexico trip to aide peers Rebecca May wore a jacket just about everyday while she studied in the small mountainous town of San Cristobal in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://on.mgmadv.com/2dpADad
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AUM student studies abroad
Rebecca May spent a month in Mexico through an AUM study abroad program to hone her Spanish communication skills.(Photo: Contributed)
Rebecca May wore a jacket almost every morning while she studied in the small mountainous town of San Cristobal in the Mexican state of Chiapas. She is now a senior at Auburn Montgomery and is using the skills she learned there this summer to pursue her love of culture.
It was her third trip to the town and each time she has fallen deeper in love with the rich colors of the town square, the bright yellow chapel in the center and the people who bustle by it each day.
On this particular month-long trip, which lasted from June through July, she became familiar with the small nonprofit clinic owned by Don Sergio Castro. There she treated Spanish-speaking patients, talking with them, checking their blood pressure, cleaning the wounds of burn victims with bandages and Vaseline all the while honing her verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
Rebecca May spent a month in Mexico through an AUM study abroad program to hone her Spanish communication skills. (Photo: Contributed)
Learning a person's tone, their body language and facial expressions has helped May in her other classes as well as helping international students from China, Japan, Korea and Germany learn English and American and Southern cultures.
"There were times in any language that you are learning as a second or third language that you don't exactly everything that is being said or everything that is going on," May said. "So there were many times that I had to figure out what was being said through nonverbal cues."
May also served as an interpreter for Dr. Patricia Ferrer, an Arizona-based dermatologist who visits the clinic twice a year to treat ulcers and burns as well as feet and leg ailments that stem from diabetes.
Away from the clinic, May studied at the Instituto Jovel, a school of languages and cultures in San Cristóbal. There, May and her fellow AUM students took three classes a day, each with different instructors who taught about the culture and history of Chiapas allowing them to listen to the accents and expressions used by native speakers.
Back on campus, she tries to include international students in conversations when she sees them. There is a club that she has been a part of for two years that includes students from different countries in school activities, helps them in their classes and shows them around the River Region area and the state.
Growing up in Montgomery, May decided to attend AUM and although she loved learning Spanish in high school, she thought a degree in a specific language would limit her career choices later on. She decided to major in World Language and Cultural studies and has not regretted it.
Through the study abroad program, funded partly by an AUM Office of Global Initiatives scholarship, she has been able to immerse herself in the cultures she enjoys studying.
"If you're learning a language, study abroad programs are very helpful," May said. "I don't know how students can learn a different language without immersing themselves in the culture. It is done, I just couldn't do it."
After graduation May is interested in teaching English as a second language in another country or pursuing a medical degree so she can practice in a Spanish-speaking country.
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Rebecca May spent a month in Mexico through an AUM study abroad program to hone her Spanish communication skills. Contributed
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Tag Archives: Legal Pluralism
"Religion as Empowerment" (Topidi & Fielder, eds.)
March 23, 2016 By Christina Vlahos in Books, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Comparative Law and Religion, Freedom of Religion, Human Rights, Human Rights Law, Legal Pluralism, Religion and Culture, Religion and Law, Religious Rights	Leave a comment
In May, Routledge will release "Religion as Empowerment: Global Legal Perspectives," edited by Kyriaki Topidi (University of Lucerne) and Lauren Fielder (University of Texas). The publisher's description follows:
This volume shows how and why legal empowerment is important for those exercising their religious rights under various jurisdictions, in conditions of legal pluralism. At the same time, it also questions the thesis that as societies become more modern, they also become less religious.
The authors look beyond the rule of law orthodoxy in their consideration of the freedom of religion as a human right and place this discussion in a more plurality-sensitive context. The book sheds more light on the informal and/or customary mechanisms that explain the limited impact of law on individuals and groups, especially in non-Western societies. The focus is on discussing how religion and the exercise of religious rights may or may not empower individuals and social groups and improve access to human rights in general.
This book is important reading for academics and practitioners of law and religion, religious rights, religious diversity and cultural difference, as well as NGOs, policy makers, lawyers and advocates at multicultural jurisdictions. It offers a contemporary take on comparative legal studies, with a distinct focus on religion as an identity marker.
"Religious Rules, State Law, and Normative Pluralism" (Bottoni, Cristofori, & Ferrari, eds.)
February 24, 2016 By Christina Vlahos in Books, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Church and State, Comparative Law and Religion, Freedom of Religion, Law and Religion, Legal Pluralism, Pluralism, Religion and Politics, Religious Diversity	Leave a comment
In April, Springer Press will release "Religious Rules, State Law, and Normative Pluralism: A Comparative Overview," edited by Rossella Bottoni (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Rinaldo Cristofori (University of Milan), and Silvio Ferrari (University of Milan). The publisher's description follows:
This book is devoted to the study of the interplay between religious rules and State law. It explores how State recognition of religious rules can affect the degree of legal diversity that is available to citizens and why such recognition sometime results in more individual and collective freedom and sometime in a threat to equality of citizens before the law. The first part of the book contains a few contributions that place this discussion within the wider debate on legal pluralism. While State law and religious rules are two normative systems among many others, the specific characteristics of the latter are at the heart of tensions that emerge with increasing frequency in many countries. The second part is devoted to the analysis of about twenty national cases that provide an overview of the different tools and strategies that are employed to manage the relationship between State law and religious rules all over the world.
"Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy" (Cohen & Laborde, eds.)
November 5, 2015 By in Books, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Legal Pluralism, Religion and Public Policy, Religion in America, Religion in Europe, Religious Accommodation, Secularism	Leave a comment
In January, Columbia University Press will release "Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy" edited by Jean L. Cohen (Columbia University) and Cécile Laborde (University College London). The publisher's description follows:
Polarization between political religionists and militant secularists on both sides of the Atlantic is on the rise. Critically engaging with traditional secularism and religious accommodationism, this collection introduces a constitutional secularism that robustly meets contemporary challenges. It identifies which connections between religion and the state are compatible with the liberal, republican, and democratic principles of constitutional democracy and assesses the success of their implementation in the birthplace of political secularism: the United States and Western Europe.
Approaching this issue from philosophical, legal, historical, political, and sociological perspectives, the contributors wage a thorough defense of their project's theoretical and institutional legitimacy. Their work brings fresh insight to debates over the balance of human rights and religious freedom, the proper definition of a nonestablishment norm, and the relationship between sovereignty and legal pluralism. They discuss the genealogy of and tensions involving international legal rights to religious freedom, religious symbols in public spaces, religious arguments in public debates, the jurisdiction of religious authorities in personal law, and the dilemmas of religious accommodation in national constitutions and public policy when it violates international human rights agreements or liberal-democratic principles. If we profoundly rethink the concepts of religion and secularism, these thinkers argue, a principled adjudication of competing claims becomes possible.
"Religion and Legal Pluralism" (Sandberg, ed.)
May 20, 2015 By in Books, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Comparative Law and Religion, Law and Religion, Legal Pluralism, Religious Law	Leave a comment
In July, Ashgate will release "Religion and Legal Pluralism" edited by Russell Sandberg (Cardiff University, UK). The publisher's description follows:
In recent years, there have been a number of concerns about the recognition of religious laws and the existence of religious courts and tribunals. There has also been the growing literature on legal pluralism which seeks to understand how more than one legal system can and should exist within one social space. However, whilst a number of important theoretical works concerning legal pluralism in the context of cultural rights have been published, little has been published specifically on religion. Religion and Legal Pluralism explores the extent to which religious laws are already recognized by the state and the extent to which religious legal systems, such as Sharia law, should be accommodated.
Possamai, et. al. (eds.), "Legal Pluralism and Shari'a Law"
July 25, 2013 By in Books, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Islamic Law, Legal Pluralism, Religion and Culture, Religion and Society, Secularism	Leave a comment
This month, Routledge publishes Legal Pluralism and Shari'a Law, edited by Adam Possamai (U. of Western Sydney, Australia), James T. Richardson (U. of Nevada, Reno), and Bryan S. Turner (Graduate Center of CUNY & U. of Western Sydney, Australia). The publisher's description follows.
Legal pluralism has often been associated with post-colonial legal developments especially where common law survived alongside tribal and customary laws. Focusing on Shari'a, this book examines the legal policies and experiences of various societies with different traditions of citizenship, secularism and common law. Where large diasporic communities of migrants develop, there will be some demand for the institutionalization of Shari'a at least in the resolution of domestic disputes. This book tests the limits of multiculturalism by exploring the issue that any recognition of cultural differences might imply similar recognition of legal differences. It also explores the debate about post-secular societies specifically to the presentation and justification of beliefs and institutions by both religious and secular citizens.
Bratt, "Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat"
January 3, 2013 By Marc O. DeGirolami in Marc O. DeGirolami, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Calvinism, Legal Pluralism, Religion and Politics	Leave a comment
Dutch neo-Calvinism has had a major, though understudied, impact on American thinking about church and state. And one can see the influence of one of neo-Calvinism's greatest minds, Abraham Kuyper, in the "Souvereiniteit in Eigen Kring," or "sphere sovereignty," legal pluralist scholarship of writers like Nicholas Wolterstorff, Paul Horwitz, Richard Garnett, and, at perhaps a somewhat greater distance, Frederick Schauer. This full-scale biography, Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat (Eerdmans 2013), by James D. Bratt (Calvin College), will be of special interest to students of neo-Calvinist influence in contemporary political thought. The publisher's description follows.
In this first full-scale English biography of Abraham Kuyper, the highly influential religious and political leader of Dutch Calvinists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, historian James D. Bratt draws connections between the life and thought of Kuyper and current debates in America today. Bratt's study covers Kuyper's early years, his development as a person, his various leadership roles and spheres of influence, and the considerable ongoing impact of his ideas.
A convinced Calvinist and a distinctly modern public figure, Kuyper held a wide variety of roles over the course of his life — minister, newspaper editor, educational innovator, politician, religious reformer, and prime minister of the Netherlands (1901-1905). Kuyper's life demonstrates how devotees of any faith can carry on a responsible public life in contention — and concert — with people of other convictions.
Putting the Legal in Religious Legal Theory
May 7, 2012 By Michael Helfand in Commentary, Guest Authors, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Church Autonomy, Conference Annoucements, International Law, Legal Pluralism, Legal Theory, Religious Legal Theory	Leave a comment
I just finished reading Samuel Levine's essay RLT: A Preliminary Examination of Religious Legal Theory as a Movement, which considers the challenges facing the creation of a Religious Legal Theory (RLT) movement akin to Critical Legal Studies, Law & Economics and Empirical Legal Studies. As Levine notes, the growing – and, to mind, successful – Religious Legal Theory conferences (the three annual RLT conferences thus far have been held at Seton Hall, St. John's and Pepperdine) indicates that there is a conglomeration of research and scholarship revolving around some central concept captured by the label "religious legal theory."
Among the challenges to the RLT movement detailed by Levine, I was most drawn to the tension between the pluralism embedded within RLT – it brings together different methodologies, disciplines and faith perspectives – and the need for a movement to advance a "foundation of meaningful concepts" in order to retain coherence, integrity and longevity.
As I've thought about this challenge, I've wondered whether RLT can do more to capitalize on the legal within religious legal theory. By that I mean, further focus its efforts on the ways in which religion and religious life incorporates legal structures and norms. This inquiry might itself be described as two-fold: to what extent does religious life mimic that of a legal system – and how might those similarities impact the nation-state's treatment of religion. As example, RLT might further explore the methods of authority, interpretation, and norm-creation within religious communities and compare those methods to compare to other legal structures. Moreover, to the extent religion and law share important similarities, questions of accommodation, deference and enforcement might require considering religion alongside, for example, international law and foreign law where the nation-state has contemplated navigating the competing claims of conflicting legal norms. Such an approach would incorporate insights of legal pluralism, international legal theory, political philosophy, and indigenous law into the RLT movement.
This is not to say that this isn't already happening; to the contrary, there is growing amount of writing on this very issue – and probably more to come in light of the Supreme Court's recent pronouncements in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC. Some examples that come to mind – just to name a few – include Paul Horwitz's work on First Amendment Institutions (here and here), Joel Nichols recent book Marriage and Divorce in a Multicultural Context, Ayelet Shacher's book Multicultural Jurisdictions, Perry Dane's work on church autonomy and legal pluralism (see, e.g., here and here), Rick Garnett's work on religious institutions, (see, e.g., here and here), Chaim Saiman's Jesus Legal Theory, and Mark Movsesian's Fiqh and Canons: Reflections on Islamic and Christian Jurisprudence.
Consider this a pitch for more of the same and for moving this focus into the center of the RLT movement.
Israel's Rabbinical Court Jails Husband Indefinitely for Refusing to Divorce Wife
February 7, 2012 By Mark Movsesian in Commentary, Mark L. Movsesian Tags: Comparative Law and Religion, Israel, Israeli Law, Jewish Divorce, Jewish Law, Legal Pluralism, Marriage, Recent Cases, Religious Accommodation, Religious Courts	Leave a comment
A fascinating story from Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post, the country's Supreme Rabbinical Court of Appeals has ordered that a man be imprisoned indefinitely for refusing to grant his wife a bill of divorce, or get, under Jewish law. Tzivya Gorodetzki sued her husband, Meir, for divorce in 2001. Under Israeli law, religious tribunals have exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce, so the case went before a rabbinical court, or beit din, which ordered Meir to give Tzivya a get. Under Jewish law, a divorce is effective only when the husband voluntarily gives the wife a get. Otherwise, the wife is an agunah, or "chained woman," who may not remarry.
This is where things became interesting. Meir refused to give his wife the get. To punish him for contempt, and to encourage him to change his mind, the rabbinical court sentenced him to prison, where he has been for the last 10 years, the maximum term the rabbis could impose. Prison authorities tried various methods to make him relent, including solitary confinement, but nothing worked. Fearing that Meir would flee the country after his release, Tzivya went back to the beit din and asked it to extend Meir's sentence indefinitely. In what the Post calls a "groundbreaking ruling," the rabbinical judges complied. "The keys to your release are in your own hands," the chief rabbinical judge told Meir at the hearing, "through the fulfillment of your obligations as a Jew. Release your wife and then you will receive your freedom."
Accommodating religious law in a civil legal system is often problematic. Values clash, and it is difficult to know how much authority to give religious tribunals. Countries adopt different approaches. From the outside, this particular accommodation seems extreme. Granting religious courts the power to imprison people indefinitely is no small matter. As I understand it, Israel's Supreme Court has reserved the right to review the decisions of religious tribunals for compliance with Israel's Basic Law, though rabbinical courts dispute this. I wonder if the Supreme Court will have an occasion to review this ruling.
Zucca on the Case For Monism in European Law
October 10, 2011 By Marc O. DeGirolami in Articles, Marc O. DeGirolami, Scholarship Roundup Tags: European Court of Human Rights, Legal Monism, Legal Pluralism	Leave a comment
Lorenzo Zucca (King's College London) has posted Monism and Fundamental Rights in Europe. Though the piece does not directly reference or discuss cases of religious liberty in Europe (nor, curiously, Isaiah Berlin for that matter), the application of the author's approach to such questions should be evident. Among other reasons, I am posting the piece because it represents a point of view nearly diametrically opposed to the one that I defend in my forthcoming book, Tragedy and History: The Quality of Religious Liberty. The abstract follows. — MOD
Fundamental Rights in Europe are protected by national, supranational and international judicial bodies. Yet, the likelihood of discrepancies between the solutions reached by those bodies opens the whole practice to a number of problems and risks. Legal Pluralists claim that the risk of conflicting views should not be regarded as a problem, and should instead be regarded as an occasion to engage in a dialogue between various jurisdictions.
In this article I resist the legal pluralist claim and suggests that the only way of understanding the relationship between fundamental rights and law is monist. There are two opposite monist understandings of the same relationship. On the one hand, there is a value monist approach which argues for the unity of value across law and morality. On the other hand, there is a legal monist perspective, which argues for the unity of legal norms and claims that disagreements about fundamental rights are settled by competent institutions within the monist legal framework. I defend the latter legal monist position and suggests that that is the best way of understanding law and fundamental rights at the national, supranational and international level.
Solanki on Religious Family Laws in India
September 21, 2011 By Mark Movsesian in Books, Mark L. Movsesian, Scholarship Roundup Tags: Family Law, Gender Equality, India, Legal Pluralism, Religious Law	Leave a comment
Gopika Solanki (Carelton University, Ottawa) has published Adjudication in Religious Family Laws: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India (Cambridge 2011). A description follows. — MLM
How do multireligious and multiethnic societies construct accommodative arrangements that can both facilitate cultural diversity and ensure women's rights? Based on a study of legal adjudication of marriage and divorce across formal and informal arenas in contemporary Mumbai, this book argues that the shared adjudication model in which the state splits its adjudicative authority with religious groups and other societal sources in the regulation of marriage can potentially balance cultural rights and gender equality. In this model the Continue reading →


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In Juárez, A Migrant Shelter Offers Refuge For LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
KERA | By Mallory Falk
Published September 19, 2019 at 10:40 AM CDT
Mallory Falk
KERA News
Grecia founded Casa Respetttrans as a safe haven for LGBTQ asylum seekers in Ciudad Juárez."
Mexico is the second deadliest country in the world for transgender people, according to a recent study. Yet many LGBTQ migrants are stuck in the border city of Ciudad Juárez.
People from places like Honduras and El Salvador are waiting for their turn to claim asylum in the United States; some have been assigned numbers and added to a long waiting list, as part of a policy called metering. To protect themselves, many are taking refuge in a special shelter called Casa Respetttrans.
On a sweltering summer afternoon, a group of asylum seekers set up a makeshift hair salon at the shelter. It's housed in a crumbling building, painted a soft shade of pink. A woman named Zuleika draped her friend in a yellow smock and got to work with an electric razor.
The residents here have learned to cut hair by practicing on each other. It's one way to pass time in this shelter, where many transgender women have been living for months.
Other LGBTQ migrants also make their way here. That includes Howard, who arrived in May after a harrowing journey from Honduras. Howard identifies as a transformista and likes to wear dresses, hair extensions and makeup.
"I love to show the talent that I have to dress and be so different and extraordinary," Howard said.
Arriving in Juárez, Howard felt relieved to see the pink building, with trans and rainbow flags out front.
"Here I can be – literally – I can be whatever I want," Howard said. "I can be myself, and that make me so happy."
That first day, Howard expected to sit quietly in a corner – the hesitant newcomer - but was quickly embraced by other residents, who shared makeup tips. Howard put on bold red lipstick and slipped into a green dress.
"You feel like you're taking something off of your back," Howard said. "The word that I can tell you that I feel was free."
But that freedom only exists in the shelter. In general, migrants in Juárez face targeted kidnappings and violence. And for transgender people specifically, Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. So asylum seekers like Howard barely leave the shelter.
"It's for our good that we cannot go outside because we don't want someone to go and then he maybe don't come back or come back in a black bag," Howard said.
That danger leaves residents essentially captive in the shelter, said Grecia, who founded Casa Respetttrans. She was born in a mountainous region in Mexico where, she said, police arrested transgender women like her. So she fled to Juárez.
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Johana Medina Leon, a transgender asylum seeker from El Salvador, died in the U.S. after being held for weeks in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. She and Grecia met and became close in Juárez. Now her picture hangs on a wall in the shelter.
"I know what it is to endure the street," Grecia said in Spanish. "I know what is is to endure hunger. I know what it is to endure the cold. I don't want any more of my sisters to go through that."
Grecia opened the shelter earlier this year. Professionally, she's a nurse and trains hospitals on caring for transgender patients. Outside of work, she fields phone calls from LGBTQ asylum seekers hoping to reach her shelter.
"All of them come with a different story but very similar because they are fleeing from places where they're told 'Get out of here. If you don't, I'll kill you,'" Grecia said. "So they don't come to the United States to look for a better life. They come to survive better."
Their future is uncertain. Some tried to request asylum at a port of entry earlier this year, but had to join a waiting list instead. Now they may be subject to a new rule, requiring them to pursue asylum in another country before the U.S.
Immigration attorney Allegra Love has visited Casa Respetttrans, to help transgender migrants prepare for what they might face in U.S. immigration detention. She says while asylum may currently be out of reach, they may be eligible for another form of protection, called withholding of removal.
"A lot of these women have suffered such extraordinary persecution based on who they are…and have really, really strong claims to this other form of relief and protection," Love said.
It's harder to win, she says, with a higher standard of proof. And withholding of removal isn't the same as asylum; it's not permanent, and doesn't provide a path to citizenship.
"It certainly is tragic that they attempted to cross before the ban, were turned back and now their only choice is to cross under the ban where they'll only have this alternative form of relief," Love said. "But it isn't hopeless."
In the meantime, residents of Casa Respetttrans are figuring out what's next. Grecia is raising money to move her shelter. The current building is dilapidated. The roof's caving in, and when it rains, she says, everything gets soaked.
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LONG ISLAND TRAITOR TRAINED TO BE SUICIDE BOMBER
An American-born al-Qaida recruit trained to become a suicide bomber before he was captured in Pakistan last year, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Bryant Neal Vinas learned how to use a suicide vest, according to the law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. One of the officials also said Vinas told investigators he heard discussions about targeting the Belgium metro system.
Pakistani authorities nabbed the 26-year-old New Yorker last year in the city of Peshawar near the border of Afghanistan. Law enforcement officials have refused to say exactly when, but a person familiar with the case said Vinas was picked up in November. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
Since his arrest, Vinas has become one of the most valuable informants in the war on terror, giving investigators a rare look at al-Qaida's day-to-day operations in a lawless region bordering Pakistan.
While he has been in custody, the U.S. has made a series of successful unmanned U.S. Predator drone strikes on suspected al-Qaida locations in the difficult-to-penetrate border region, raising questions about whether Vinas provided the information that led to any of the deadly attacks.
One of those strikes took place in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 19, about the time of Vinas' capture. The strike killed al-Qaida member Abdullah Azzam al-Saudi, who was reportedly a recruiter for the terrorist organization. Vinas told authorities that he knew of an Abdullah Azzam, according to one of the law enforcement officials.
However, it wasn't initially clear whether he was referring to the same man who died in the Predator strike.
Vinas, who grew up in the New York City suburbs of Long Island, was charged in New York court papers unsealed Wednesday with giving al-Qaida "expert advice and assistance" about New York's transit system and with a rocket attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan last year.
The identity of Vinas, nicknamed "Ibrahim" or "Bashir al-Ameriki," has been kept secret since his indictment late last year. Court papers show he pleaded guilty in January in a sealed courtroom in Brooklyn and remains in U.S. custody in New York.
Authorities issued an alert around Thanksgiving last year saying the FBI had received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaida terrorists may have discussed attacking the subway system around the holidays. The origin of that report was Vinas, according to law enforcement officials.
Vinas was also interviewed this year in New York by prosecutors in Belgium pursuing an anti-terror case involving Malika El Aroud, said an official at the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case. El Aroud is the widow of a man involved in killing anti-Taliban warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud two days before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Vinas' testimony was being submitted to a closed court hearing on Friday in Belgium. The hearing is to evaluate whether El Aroud and five others should remain in custody.
The six have been in custody since their arrest in December and are charged with belonging to a terrorist organization, which Belgian officials say is part of an al-Qaida group plotting new attacks either in Europe or elsewhere.
A defense attorney in the Belgian case, Christophe Marchand, denied his client was a terrorist or knew Vinas.
"He never talked about meeting an American – never," the lawyer said.
Vinas has told counterterrorism investigators about meetings with top al-Qaida members while staying at a network of hideouts on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where he trained from about March 2008 to August 2008.
Vinas named several of the terror group's officials and described their activities, including rocket and mortar strikes against U.S. forces in the area. Vinas also revealed discussions among terrorists about potential civilian targets in Europe and described training in weapons and explosives.
Vinas received "military-style training" from al-Qaida, according to court papers.
Vinas' attorney, Len Kamdang, wouldn't comment, other than requesting "the public withhold judgment in this case until all of the facts become available."
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 été : François Villon est emprisonné à Meung-sur-Loire, dans la prison de l'évêque d'Orléans Thibault d'Aussigny ; il recouvre la liberté après l'entrée solennelle le 2 octobre du nouveau roi de France Louis XI.
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 Date précise non renseignée ou inconnue :
 Alessandro Alessandri, juriste et écrivain italien, mort le 13 octobre 1523.
 Ulrich Zasius, juriste et humaniste allemand, mort le 24 novembre 1535.

Décès
 Date précise non renseignée ou inconnue :
 Martin Le Franc, religieux et poète de langue française, né vers 1410.

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Voir aussi
 L'année 1461 dans tous les domaines.

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Q: Apache Mod Rewrite Rule Special Condition Im trying to redirect an old domain to its noew domain but there are some rules wheich I need to put in place and so far I havn't managed to get it quite right.
the old domain e.g www.old-domain.com has hundreds of folders names after UK towns like this:
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/
www.old-domain.com/london/
www.old-domain.com/essex/
inside each of these folders contains an index.html file and possible other directoreis and files.
I needs to redirect them to the new domain in such a way so that old domain/town maps to new domain/town but old domain/town/index.html doesnt put index.html on the new domain end however if the path after the town is anything other than index.html to redirect to it on the new domain.
Sorry that isn't the easiest to explain and not the easiest to read and undeerstand Im sure.
www.old-domain.com/sheffield                                =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/                               =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield/
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/index.html                     =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield/
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/main.html                      =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield/main.html
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/innerFolder/                   =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield/innerFolder
www.old-domain.com/sheffield/innerFolder/file.php           =>   www.new-domain.com/sheffield/innerFolder/file.php
The two in bold above I managed to get working by this:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^sheffield/(.*)$ http://www.new-domain.com/sheffield/$1 [R=301,L]

However Im really struggling to get old-domain.com/sheffield/index.html to not put .index.html on the new domain.
Can anyone shed any light on this before I pull my hair out staring at mod rewrite tutorial for any more hours?

A: Hint: The rewrite rules are processed on first matched basis.
You can put your exception before the main rule

A: After roughly 4-5 hours of trying different combniations and reading god know how many rewriterule tutorials I managed to get there. Heres the htacess file for just 3 locations which all work wonderfully now.
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Our 12 commissioners are community leaders committed to making a difference for all Victorians.
Viv Nguyen
Welcome our new Chairperson - Viv Nguyen
A proud Vietnamese-Victorian, Viv has a strong track record in promoting multiculturalism and advocating for the needs of our diverse communities with a career spanning corporate, public and community sectors.
Viv Nguyen, Chairperson
Maria Dimopoulos, Deputy Chairperson
Mohammed Yassin, Community Representative Commissioner
Khayshie Tilak Ramesh, Youth Commissioner
Sisay Dinku
Tina Hosseini
Shankar Kasynathan
David Nyuol Vincent
Walter Rapoport
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Bwe Thay
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The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is led by 12 commissioners. They're appointed by the Governor-in-Council for terms of up to 4 years.
As required under the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011, the VMC includes:
Deputy Chairperson
Youth Commissioner
Community Representative Commissioner
The VMC Commissioners:
work at a grassroots level to gain a solid understanding of the issues facing ethnic communities
liaise between different faith and community groups
meet on a monthly basis
develop strategies to address community issues
Current term: 24 August 2019 to 23 August 2023
First appointed: 24 August 2019
Viv Nguyen is a passionate advocate for diversity and multiculturalism. A business executive and community leader, she has more than 25 years' experience in the corporate, public and community sectors. In her previous role as President of the Vietnamese Community in Australia – Victorian Chapter, Viv played a key role in advocating for Australia's first Vietnamese cultural museum.
At the Department of Health and Human Services and Melbourne City Mission, she supported the disability sector's transition to the NDIS.
Prior to her work in the public and community sectors, she held roles at the AustChoice Financial Services, AMP Asset Management and ANZ Banking Group where she led the global organisation's diversity strategy. Viv was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in 2003 and was recorded on the Victorian Honour Roll (2002) for her services to community advocating for women in leadership and Vietnamese young people.
Current term: September 2019 to September 2023
First appointed: September 2019
Maria Dimopoulos is a nationally and internationally recognised executive leader and expert on multicultural affairs. Maria has over 25 years of experience in cultural diversity, gender equity justice and human rights. She has worked with government and community as a policy adviser and strategist, community advocate, speaker and mentor.
Trained as a lawyer, she has operated a successful consultancy business for many years, consulting predominately in diversity, gender equality and intersectionality. Maria has worked with and alongside the VMC for many years and in 2017 she was recognised for her contribution to supporting multiculturalism and women from diverse backgrounds with the Australian Migration and Settlement Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mohammed Yassin is an emerging young leader and a former refugee, arriving in Australia in 2003 and settling in Shepparton for two years before moving to Melbourne. An entrepreneur and advocate with a passion for supporting multicultural communities and young people, Mohammed is the founder and CEO of Culture and Co, a cultural consulting and training organisation that is working with the government and the non-for-profit sector to create programs that meet the needs of people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
He is part of multiple advisory boards including the ECCV's Intercultural Young Advocacy Leaders group. At the Centre for Multicultural Youth, Mohammed provides leadership training for young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
He has completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne and worked as cancer research scientist with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
First appointed: February 2019
Khayshie Tilak Ramesh is a passionate advocate for the inclusion of youth voices and diverse communities. Khayshie is an active member of her local community in Bendigo, as Youth Mayor and Chair of the City of Greater Bendigo Youth Council. She also co-founded and served as Vice-President of Young People for Refugees, a youth advocacy service in Bendigo. Khayshie is a Board Director of Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services and ARC Justice; a member of Ambulance Victoria Community Advisory Committee and City of Greater Bendigo Economic Strategy Committee; and was a member of the Victorian Government's Multicultural Youth Network. She is also a Multicultural Ambassador for Bendigo Foodshare. Khayshie was recognised as Young Citizen of the Year in 2017 and was named in the Top 100 Future Leaders. In 2019, Khayshie was awarded the Law Institute of Victoria's Law Student of the Year.
First appointed: May 2017
Sisay Dinku has been widely engaged in community development in the African Australian diaspora and the broader multicultural community in Victoria. He is a founding member of the Celebrate African Australians awards program, an AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador and Chairperson of the African Union Delegates Liaison. He is also a Director at Multicultural Consulting Services and serves on the board of the charity Australian Books for Children of Africa.
Sisay has managed and worked on a number of programs to assist new migrants to compete in the local labour market – especially in industries experiencing skills shortages – through job search plans, Australian work culture orientations and employability skills training.
Current term: October 2015 to August 2021
First appointed: October 2015 (former Youth Commissioner)
Tina Hosseini is a researcher at Deakin University who is currently working on a prevention-based adolescent health project. She is an active member of the Victorian Red Cross board and the Iranian Women's Association, and more recently joined Deakin's cultural diversity and inclusion working group and the City Local Learning and Employment Network.
She originally joined the VMC as Youth Commissioner, having been a member of the Multicultural Youth Network and holding youth leadership roles at the Red Cross, the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia and Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre. Tina completed a research-based Master of Science at the University of Melbourne with a focus on fetal physiology.
Shankar Kasynathan came to Australia with his family as refugees. Over the past 15 years he has worked closely with refugee and migrant communities in Victoria, the Northern Territory and the ACT. A skilled communications and public policy specialist, he has degrees in Economics and Public Policy. He is an active supporter of community organisations that help to build partnerships and social cohesion in regional areas. Since December 2017, Shankar has been the National Refugee Campaign Manager with Amnesty International Australia. He is also a non-executive director of Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services and an adviser to Welcoming Australia.
David Nyuol Vincent is a dedicated refugee and multicultural community advocate with a passion for social inclusion, justice and equality. David has worked in the community sector for over 10 years, including at the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Centre for Multicultural Youth.
He is a former Youth Ambassador for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and currently leads community engagement for Initiatives of Change Australia. David is a refugee and has published the book The Boy Who Wouldn't Die, a memoir about his life as a child solider and his journey to rebuild his life in Australia as a community advocate and humanitarian.
Current term: November 2017 – August 2021
First appointed: November 2017
Walter Rapoport is a former Chairperson of the Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria) and edited the Council's annual journal, Gesher, from 2013 to 2016. Walter has had a long and abiding interest in interfaith and intercultural engagement and served as the inaugural Chairman of the interfaith relations committee of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, an Australian organisation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and all other forms of racism and hatred. He also chaired the steering committees of two projects delivered under the Commonwealth Government's Living in Harmony grants program, 'Building Bridges' and 'Embracing Youth'. He is cofounder and joint-CEO of a finance company.
Judy Tang is a strong advocate for multicultural and LGBTQI+ communities with expertise in psychology, ageing, research and mental health. With extensive relationships across government and community groups, Judy has volunteered for more than 10 years to promote and advocate for multiculturalism and equality for migrants.
She is a former VMC Multicultural Champion and President of the Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council, a national body that advocates for the rights of multicultural and multifaith LGBTQI+ people and communities. Judy has a doctorate in neuropsychology and is a practicing Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Bwe Thay is a passionate advocate for a multicultural Australia. He has held many leadership roles within Victoria's multicultural sector with a focus on education and employment for new and emerging communities. He has received a range of community and academic awards for his contributions, including the VMC's 2018 Emerging Leadership in Multiculturalism Award.
Bwe has also been a member of the VMC Eastern Metropolitan Regional Advisory Council since 2017, providing information about issues and challenges impacting multicultural communities in the region. Bwe arrived in Australia in 2009 as a refugee migrant. He is a graduate from the Australian Catholic University, and currently works as the Migrant Student & Community Liaison at the Swinburne University of Technology.
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This year's Superkarts! USA SuperNationals event will have a distinctly Australian flavour with 35 drivers from 'Down Under' making the trip to Las Vegas in America for this weekend's event.
Held on a temporary circuit adjacent to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, this year's 22nd running of the SuperNationals has attracted more than 500 entries from no less than 33 countries.
Australia has two drivers defending the crowns they won in 2017 with Queenslander Kris Walton returning in the X30 Masters class while Sydney-sider Joshua Car, who is this year based in America competing in the US Formula 4 Series, will defend his X30 Senior title.
Western Australian Kip Foster has been a front-runner at the event for numerous years and is a two-time winner, he and Walton are among seven Australians on the X30 Masters entry list.
Car will also have six fellow Australians in his X30 Senior field, including 17-time Australian Champion David Sera who is making a return in 2018.
Former Australian Champions Joshua Fife and Troy Loeskow are two of four Australian drivers lining up against the best KZ drivers. They will be joined on the grid by Kye Cavedon and Jac Preston.
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Australian Cadet 9 Champion Lewis Francis will lead the charge for the three Australian youngsters in the Micro Swift class while Aiva Anagostiadis is expected to do the same in Mini Swift.
Queenslander Jason Faint has proved to be a contender in the Master Shifter class over the past few years having started on the front row of the final previously, he will chase the elusive winner's trophy this weekend.
James Wharton, who has spent the past seven weeks competing in Europe, will complete double duties lining up in both the X30 and KA100 Junior classes.
Practice for the event begins tonight (Australian time), a full schedule can be found by clicking here.


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I have a new computer, and some thoughts about it.
A little bit of background history, here.
I write on my laptops. I no longer work on desktops unless something peculiar demands it. This started some time ago, when our house could be populated by computer geeks who would sit down at the nearest desktop to web surf; I wanted a machine that I could close and tuck away. If the contents of my work machine were to be wiped out by user incompetence, I wanted to be certain it was my incompetence.


Planning is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Wedding Planning as the name suggests is about organizing the activities to make the wedding day one with numerous moments to cherish thinking about in the future. It actually involves the creation and maintenance of a plan, such as psychological aspects that require conceptual skills.
Time is an important asset.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. It has been found that in general couples spend about 200 hrs on their wedding planning i.e 25 days with 8 hrs per day. Does anyone has that much time to spare toady?
Today No one really likes to admit, but the fact is that young couples have very little idea of their traditions and the rituals followed in marriages. Believe us; you need a wedding planner who is well versed with your traditional customs to help you out here.
Dealing with sensitive family issues needs skill.
Besides being able to act as a liaison between family members, a planner can also guide you on how to solve tricky situations and etiquette questions.
Wedding is about enjoying the experience of becoming someones wife/husband. Frankly, it is a once in a lifetime experience. Just leave everything to the professionals and sit back relax.
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Ray Anderson & Mount Sustainability- Scaling Green
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In memory of Ray Anderson (1934-2011), over the next two weeks, GreenHeroes will republish its posts that were inspired by Ray's accomplishments and his campaign to conquer Mount Sustainability.
Sometimes change comes in stages, as is often the case for businesses deciding to "go green". Interface Global, an international carpet manufacturer, wasn't always clean and green. But under the leadership of GreenHero Ray Anderson, the business is well on its way to reaching its peak of sustainability.
Ray Anderson is an enlightened business leader who listened to the call of his customers over a decade ago.
When buyers asked what Interface Global was doing to help the environment, Ray had an epiphany; the task at hand required new leadership and bold decisions to reshape production.
Springing into action, his company broke the seemingly mountainous task of "greening" into 7 stages, attempting to mimic nature by recycling everything and eliminating waste.
What resulted was a world-leading company in corporate social responsibility with low waste and emissions, and a world-class business model for other industries to follow.Take action now to help your company scale the sustainability mountain!
Remember – in the battle to save the planet, scale the sustainability mountain. Share your story of how you're scaling the sustainability mountain by entering our contest, and you'll be eligible to win a prize, including being featured on TV as our next GreenHero!


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🏀 Lotto Balls and Western Battles - an NBA Live Weblog
May 14, 2019 ☼ 🕸 ☼ 🏀 ☼ 🐂
As an NBA fan tonight is a big night with both the NBA Draft Lottery and the beginning of the Conference Finals with game one of the Western Conference Finals kicking off in Oakland.
As a Chicago Bulls fan, a lot is at stake. With the fourth worst record in the league, they end up with a 12.5% chance to land the number one pick, which will be Zion Williamson from Duke, and a 48% chance to land in the top four, where they will get a shot at Ja Morant, Jarrett Culver, or Darius Garland.
Others might look at RJ Barrett here, and while I'm sure he will be a good player, I'm just not as high on him, I might even go with Cam Reddish before Barrett, but then again I have no say and my job is not on the line if I'm wrong.
I also like Coby White out of North Carolina, but he's a last resort if the lottery gods decide to reign hell over Chicago, which would be cruel given it's taking place here tonight. All of that is being said without knowing where Chicago's pick will end up at this point. I will definitely dive in deeper at another point.
The festivities kick off at 7:30 Central, so buckle in, cross your fingers, and hope the balls bounce Chicago's way.
19:22 - Enjoyed the quick Adam Silver interview. Woj and Rachel asked the big questions around a) draft age and b) season length. Silver has done a great job since taking over and it's his willingness to be open towards change that has contributed to the growth of the game.
19:32 - Feel a bit bad for Barrett. He's still gonna make big bucks, but he went in as the presumed number one big and now is being entirely overshadowed by his teammate Zion.
19:36 - Man, I'd love to see Zion in Chicago…
19:45 - Fuck
19:47 - Bulls end up with the seventh pick. It's a six player draft, in my opinion… Hopefully someone falls down a little bit. This probably means we go with Coby White then…
19:48 - Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, and Pelicans still alive for the top pick… And I'm just depressed now.
4th - Lakers
3rd - Knicks
2nd - Grizzlies
1st - Pelicans
19:52 - Holy shit, does AD stay in NOLA now???
19:57 - David Griffin lucking into a great GM job. Before tonight, his job was trying to vet the best deal for AD. Now he can snag Zion, and maybe keep AD. Even if he can't keep AD, he has a new center piece, where whatever he can get back for AD should be enough to build a playoff team around Zion.
20:05 - ESPN's quick Mock Draft has the top five as:
Zion to NOLA
Ja Morant to the Griz
RJ Barrett to NY
Darius Garland to the Lakers
De'Andre Hunter to the Cavs
My gut says the Grizzlies would go with Barrett. Leaving Ja for NYK. Maybe the Bulls can unload Zach LaVine and the 7th pick to LA for the fourth pick. LeBron doesn't want a rookie guard and I don't think there will be a lot of other teams trying to trade for their pick.
GAME TIME POR @ GSW
20:11 - Steph is guarding McCollum, which is going to be a tough assignment for him. CJ getting the first bucket on an offensive rebound.
20:16 - Both teams look a little disorganized to start. 8:00 9-9
20:18 - Klay's turnaround jumper is mind-blowing to me. More so than Curry's crazy threes. He does half his spin while in the air, squares, and knocks down like it's nothing.
20:22 - Curry coming up with a one handed offensive board.
20:24 - Deeeeeeep outlet pass from Curry to Green for the reverse layup to go up five. 4:45 17-13
20:26 - If Portland wants to compete, it's going to be Kanter and McCollum. Not to take anything away from Dame, who I love, but that's who the Warriora, and more importantly Klay, are keyed in on.
20:27 - Neither Dame or Cj are great defensively. But they have to guard Curry and Klay.
20:29 - It's not rocket science to say Golden State are the favorites. Neither is it to say Klay is a big factor in the series. But he is in fact the X-factor here. This is a guards series, Dame/CJ vs. Curry/Klay. Klay is the only top-tier defender of the quad and that'll be the difference.
20:36 - Good knocks down a three at the first quarter buzzer due to a late rotation back from Livingston.
Q1 Portland 23-27 Golden State
20:45 - Kerr using his bench much more already in this series. Obviously, Looney and Livingston came in as the sixth/seventh man, but we've also seen McKinnie, Bell, Cook, and Jerebko already. He's going to need to trust these guys if they end up playing Milwaukee, who has no problem going deep and keeping Giannis rested. It'll also help when Durant and Cousins come back.
20:53 - I wonder if Kerr's thinking about the bench is the same as mine or if he just doesn't see Portland as a threat and wants to keep his guys rested.
20:59 - Lack of updates this quarter are due to a prehistoric looking bug hanging from the drawstring if the ceiling fan above my head. Tried to knock it down with a rolled up magazine, which sent the drawstring flying, and now I don't know what happened to the bug. Safe to say I moved to a different seat to watch the rest of the game.
21:05 - Curry finally able to get one of those one handed flips in at the basket. That should really get him going, although he does already have 13 with a minute left in the half.
HALFTIME Portland 45-54 Golden State
21:30 - Golden State has only added two points to their lead four minutes through the third quarter, but there is an electricity in the air. Portland needs to keep this third quarter close or it will get out of hand in a hurry.
21:31 - I continue to be fascinated by the way Kerr uses Bogut. He plays the first five minutes of each half and that's basically it.
21:36 - The bug came back.. Bruce Wayne tracked him down for me. Was able to get a clean away with a magazine this time. Apparently it was a stink bug, although it doesn't smell. I'm just hoping it's friends don't follow.
21:38 - Big three from CJ to silence the crowd and cut the lead to fourteen during the Warriors third quarter surge.
21:47 - Hood knocks down a three to reduce their defecit back down to nine. Everytime I think the Warriors have jumped ahead significantly, Portland is able to quiet the crowd.
22:12 - Been busy looking at draft lottery news… I'm still holding out hope AD changes his mind… Jrue, Zion, and AD. I think Payton still fits in at PG. You have Jahil and Randle as backup bigs. You really just need to add another 3/4 wing. If I'm AD, I tell Griffin, if you find that guy who can fit in the front court alongside me and Zion, I stay. But that's just me.
22:23 - Warriors are steamrolling at this point with just over two minutes to go. That's gonna be a wrap for me.
FINAL Portland points-more points Golden State


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I have seen the photos of the Ganesh pollution. I don't see why people think it's pious, I guess a lot of it is lack of education and wanting to show of the largest Ganesh with the least amount of money.
I heard some where the most logical i thought was – The idea is to make "Clay" idols, decorated with locally available natural herbs (turmeric, basil leaves and some other herbs) and then immerse all of in a lake. Then lake would be dug to take out the excessive mud and the herbs (possibly anti-bacterial) will clean the lake and have better water to consume. That was back in those days but now it is all a big mess and I like many other environmental conscious person dislike the idea of new-modern-idols that get's immersed in water left polluting them all over.
So we get only clay molded idols to help protect environment in our own little way.
I really wish this was still the case. It would be really nice to try and make a Ganesh myself and family, for next year. Our idol is clay (and oh so heavy) but I still think the bright colours can not be good!
clay ganesha is small. but here they are throwing 20 feet vinaayaka made by some chemicals and painted. it polluting water and also fishes. the vinayak idols are broken by waves and it reaches the bank in ugly shaape. i am a hindu. but i against this new system .
there are many poor families. one ganesh costs 20000/-this many can be used for education andother useful cause.crores of rs. it is the system not traditional.
Hey! Yes, it is such a shame that these idols are around, bankrupting families and causing pollution. Definitely not what Lord Ganesh would want!!
Yes, the sentiments of both religions pretty much sync here, don't they?!
Sync like the idols themselves hehehe!
Wow, great idea! So lovely and traditional! 😀 Thanks for sharing!!
To an average westerner there are two major christian festivals namely Christmas and Good Friday symbolising birth of Jesus and Resurrection. In India, every month there is a some hindu festival. Before the Brits entered India, Every Village as a self contained mini republic, comprising of people with varied occupations that would be required for a society. For each festival some components of this society earns its living which sustains them throughout the year, some specific seasonal foods are served to provide adequate complete nourishment for the body in tune with the season of the year, above all an occasion of sharing of food and wealth takes place in some form or other. In Hinduism food is medicine and medicine is food. Diseases can be avoided by taking a specific diet (ayurveda) which is a paradigm shift from the western thinking. In Hindu way of life, every day from morning to evening every household activity conforms to a posture in Yoga ( a science that helps to prolong health life). Hence Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life that needs to be live and enjoyed. How to explain the sweet taste in words without tasting and enjoying, Hinduism is one such religion.It is a religion that is closest to nature. Every religion has its own aberrations and distortions so is hinduism which is difficult to be percieved, and understood from the western context.
Hence, it is better to understand a religion and then make judgments friends.
that 1+1=2, but its only in university one is taught why 1+1=2.
Formless ourself. Thank you for the blog which made me write this.
Thank you so much for that information, Akshay!!


Other flexibility issues existed. Mandatory training could only be scheduled on an anniversary date. The system also didn't support an efficient approach to organizing employees into training groups.
The Hydrite team built a plan based around 4 areas: brand, communication, testing and training. To build excitement, a company-wide naming contest led to branding the system as Catalyst, complete with its own logo used on all information related to the new system. The communication process included branded flyers, articles on the Intranet and preview demos as well as an FAQ document created as questions came in. The team made it really easy for an employee to get access using the Intranet with a QuickLink, so it was simply click and log in.
SilkRoad Learning turned out to be so simple for the end user that we threw the system training plan out the window.
After a successful launch, the Hydrite team maintained strong momentum. "About a month into the process, we started sending out reminder flyers to increase usage—check out the new Catalyst system, enroll and sign up for specific upcoming courses," said Kowalske.
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Behind the Title: FuseFX VFX supervisor Marshall Krasser
Over the years, this visual effects veteran has worked with both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, whose films helped inspire his career path.
NAME: Marshall Krasser
COMPANY: FuseFX
FuseFX offers visual effects services for episodic television, feature films, commercials and VR productions. Founded in 2006, the company employs over 300 people across three studio locations in LA, NYC and Vancouver
Visual Effects Supervisor
In general, a VFX supervisor is responsible for leading the creative team that brings the director's vision to life. The role does vary from show to show depending on whether or not there is an on-set or studio-side VFX supervisor.
Here is a list of responsibilities across the board:
– Read and flag the required VFX shots in the script.
– Work with the producer and team to bid the VFX work.
– Attend the creative meetings and location scouts.
– Work with the studio creative team to determine what they want and what we need to achieve it.
– Be the on-set presence for VFX work — making sure the required data and information we need is shot, gathered and catalogued.
– Work with our in-house team to start developing assets and any pre-production concept art that will be needed.
– Once the VFX work is in post production, the VFX supervisor guides the team of in-house artists and technicians through the shot creation/completion phase, while working with the producer to keep the show within the budgets constraints.
– Keep the client happy!
That the job is much more than pointing at the computer screen and making pretty images. Team management is critical. Since you are working with very talented and creative people, it takes a special skill set and understanding. Having worked up through the VFX ranks, it helps you understand the mind set since you have been in their shoes.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING IN VFX?
My first job was creating computer graphic images for speaker support presentations on a Genigraphics workstation in 1984. I then transitioned into feature film in 1994.
HOW HAS THE VFX INDUSTRY CHANGED IN THE TIME YOU'VE BEEN WORKING? WHAT'S BEEN GOOD, WHAT'S BEEN BAD?
It's changed a lot. In the early days at ILM, we were breaking ground by being asked to create imagery that had never been seen before. This involved creating new tools and approaches that had not been previously possible.
Today, VFX has less of the "man behind the curtain" mystique and has become more mainstream and familiar to most. The tools and computer power have evolved so there is less of the "heavy lifting" that was required in the past. This is all good, but the "bad" part is the fact that "tricking" people's eyes is more difficult these days.
DID A PARTICULAR FILM INSPIRE YOU ALONG THIS PATH IN ENTERTAINMENT?
A couple really focused my attention toward VFX. There is a whole generation that was enthralled with the first Star Wars movie. I will never forget the feeling I had upon first viewing it — it was magical.
The other was E.T., since it was more grounded on Earth and more plausible. I was blessed to be able to work directly with both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg [and the artisans who created the VFX for these films] during the course of my career.
DID YOU GO TO FILM SCHOOL?
I did not. At the time, there was virtually no opportunity to attend a film school, or any school, that taught VFX. I took the route that made the most sense for me at the time — art major. I am a classically trained artist who focused on graphic design and illustration, but I also took computer programming.
On a typical Saturday, I would spend the morning in the computer lab programming and the afternoon on the potter's wheel throwing pots. Always found that ironic – primitive to modern in the same day!
Working with the team and bringing the creative to life.
Numbers, no one told me there would be math! Re: bidding.
Maybe a fishing or outdoor adventure guide. Something far away from computers and an office.
– the Vice movie
– the Waco miniseries
– the Life Sentence TV series
– the Needle in a Timestack film
– The 100 TV series
WHAT IS THE PROJECT/S THAT YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF?
A few stand out, in no particular order. Pearl Harbor, Harry Potter, Galaxy Quest, Titanic, War of the Worlds and the last Indiana Jones movie.
WHAT TOOLS DO YOU USE DAY TO DAY?
I would have to say Nuke. I use it for shot and concept work when needed.
WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION NOW?
Everything around me. I am heavily into photography these days, and am always looking at putting a new spin on ordinary things and capturing the unique.
Head into the great British Columbian outdoors for camping and other outdoor activities.
This entry was posted in 2D, 3D, Behind the Title, TV Series, VFX and tagged Behind The Title, FuseFX, Marshall Krasser, VFX supervisor on January 4, 2019 by Randi Altman.
Lindsay Seguin upped to EP at NYC's FuseFX
Visual effects studio FuseFX has promoted Lindsay Seguin to executive producer in the studio's New York City office. Seguin is now responsible for overseeing all client relationships at the FuseFX New York office, acting as a strategic collaborator for current and future productions spanning television, commercial and film categories. The company also has an office in LA.
Seguin, who first joined FuseFX in 2014, was previously managing producer. During her time with the company, she has worked with a number of high-profile client productions, including The Blacklist, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Mr. Robot, The Get Down and the feature film American Made.
"Lindsay has played a key role in the growth and success of our New York office, and we're excited for her to continue to forge partnerships with some of our biggest clients in her new role," says Joseph Bell, chief operating officer and executive VP of production at FuseFX.
"We have a really close-knit team that enjoys working together on exciting projects," Seguin added about her experience working at FuseFX. "Our crew is very savvy and hardworking, and they manage to maintain a great work/life balance, even as the studio delivers VFX for some of the most popular shows on television. Our goal is to have a healthy work environment and produce awesome visual effects."
Seguin is a member of the Visual Effects Society and the Post New York Alliance. Prior to making the transition to television and feature work, her experience was primarily in national broadcast and commercial projects, which included campaigns for Wendy's, Garnier, and Optimum. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in telecommunications. Born in Toronto, Seguin is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.
This entry was posted in New Hire, News, VFX and tagged FuseFX, Lindsay Seguin, VFX, visual effects on April 24, 2018 by Randi Altman.
FuseFX moves LA headquarters to 27,000-square foot facility
Ten-year-old FuseFX, which was founded by VFX supervisor David Altenau, has moved its headquarters to a new 27,000-square-foot facility in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles.
The two-building campus can accommodate FuseFX's 150-person onsite staff and features a 10-gigabit infrastructure capable of managing 4K media and other large data files in realtime; four screening rooms, including a 20-seat theater equipped with 4K projection and monitoring systems; and Sohonet broadband connections with FuseFX's production facilities in New York and Vancouver, which allows artists at the three sites to share data and resources. Space is available for more technical resources including the possible addition of 4K color grading and finishing.
"FuseFX remains committed to building on the success of our Los Angeles office and growing our operation here," says Altenau, who has an Emmy Award under his belt for American Horror Story: Freak Show. "Our new space will allow us to continue to tap into the tremendous talent and resources in the LA area and provide services to what remains the largest center for entertainment production in the world."
L-R FuseFX's CTO Jason Fotter, David Altenau, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and FuseFX EP Tim Jacobsen.
Altenau expects the company's Los Angeles staff to eventually reach 250. "We have [developed] a highly efficient pipeline that results in better creative communication and quality control, and the faster turnaround of shots. Our artists are able to focus on the creativity in visual effects rather than the technical aspects of the process."
FuseFX produces visual effects for a host of broadcast television shows, including Scorpion, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Empire, The Blacklist and American Horror Story, as well as a growing number of feature films and commercials. The company recently formed a division focused on virtual reality under the banner FuseVR.
At the studio's recent opening ceremony, LA's mayor, Eric Garcetti, said, "FuseFX has been rooted right here in Los Angeles for the last decade because the company understands what our city has to offer: unmatched production resources, vast infrastructure and, of course, the best talent in the business. Fuse is creating opportunity and raising the next generation of animators and designers in LA, right where they belong."
This entry was posted in News, TV Series, VFX and tagged American Horror Story: Freak Show, David Altenau, FuseFX, VFX on September 1, 2016 by Randi Altman.
VFX vet Andrea D'Amico joins FuseFX, working on 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
Veteran VFX producer Andrea D'Amico has joined Burbank-based FuseFX, bringing with her 25 years of experience, including tenures at Eden FX, Digital Domain, Riot and CIS Hollywood. Most recently, she served as VFX producer at MPC Montreal, working on Fox's Victor Frankenstein.
D'Amico joins the FuseFX visual effects team on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; FuseFX has received two Emmy nominations and three VES Award nominations for its work on the show.
D'Amico's many television credits include Warner Bros.' Person of Interest and Ghost Whisperer and HBO's Angels in America. Features include The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network and Superman Returns. She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008 for her work on the History Channel's TV movie Life After People.
D'Amico has also held executive posts at Ascent Media. She began her career in New York at Charlex and EFX Unlimited.
This entry was posted in New Hire, News, VFX and tagged Andrea D'Amico, FuseFX, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, visual effects on December 8, 2015 by Randi Altman.
FuseFX strengthens VFX pipeline, preps for end-to-end post
Burbank — FuseFX is busy 24/7 these days, providing visual effects for television, film, and commercials. Their credit list is impressive — they are the primary effects house for Disney/Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; they worked on all three seasons of American Horror Story; and provided effects for Hell on Wheels (for which they are nominated in this year's VES awards for Outstanding Created Environment), Criminal Minds, and Glee, to name a few.
This entry was posted in Case Studies, Uncategorized and tagged Assimilate, compositing, DI, FuseFX, Scratch Lab, television, VFX on February 4, 2014 by Randi Altman.