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Rail Contractor's Former Lawyer Alleges 'Illegal' And 'Dishonest' Activity - Honolulu Civil Beat
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A whistleblower lawsuit says Nan Inc. tried to drive up rail construction claims at taxpayers' expense.
By Marcel Honore / October 24, 2019
A major Honolulu rail contractor is being sued by its former in-house counsel, who alleges he was fired after warning the company not to conduct "illegal activity" related to the multibillion-dollar transit project.
Bosko Petricevic worked at local construction firm Nan Inc. from March 18 to June 10, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Hawaii state court. During his brief stint there, the suit alleges, Petricevic warned Nan's president, Patrick Shin, not to "double dip" and charge both the city and Nan's subcontractors for the same rail-related claims.
The suit, brought against a company by one of its own former lawyers, alleges that Nan violated the state's whistleblower protection act. It comes amid a sweeping federal criminal investigation into rail that now threatens to extend into Honolulu Hale. The project's original $5 billion budget nearly doubled, largely due to construction claims and change orders.
Petricevic's whistleblower suit alleges that Nan engaged in multiple illegal practices, although they're not all explicitly tied to rail. It also alleges the former company attorney endured verbal and even some physical abuse by top Nan officials.
The firm's former attorney says he learned that several Nan employees were being interviewed by the FBI, but that when Petricevic expressed concern he was told by the company's vice president to mind his own business. The suit does not specify why the FBI approached Nan employees.
A new whistleblower protection lawsuit alleges the station's contractor "double dipped" to collect claims on trouble-filled canopy work at rail stations from both the city and its own subcontractor.
Specific to rail, Petricevic's suit alleges that Nan looked to blame both the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and one of its subcontractors, Vancouver, Washington-based Thompson Metal Fab, for canopy-related problems that have plagued the rail line's future west side stations.
Those problems have threatened to delay rail's west side opening, slated for late 2020.
Shin made a claim against HART that the rail agency's canopy designs were to blame while also telling Thompson that it did not follow the proper specs — a "inconsistent and dishonest" position, according to the suit.
Shin was not immediately available for comment Thursday morning.
Petricevic declined to comment through his attorney.
Nan currently has a $400 million contract to relocate utilities ahead of rail construction in town, and it's also building six of the west side stations. The company's contracts to build those stations were originally awarded for nearly $172 million total. Since then, delays and design snafus have helped increase those total station costs by nearly 13%, according to HART reports.
Nan also previously completed utility relocation work near the airport.
The suit alleges that Petricevic was threatened by Shin and others not to put the issues that he encountered in writing. However, when Petricevic finally did write an email in June outlining his complaints of a hostile work environment, he was fired, it says. The company, however, said he left voluntarily.
It seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Nan.
HART was hit with three federal grand jury subpoenas in February, just weeks before Petricevic started working at Nan. An unspecified number of agency employees later received individual subpoenas.
Earlier this week, Honolulu City Council members rejected a proposal for a private legal firm to provide legal counsel to city employees should federal authorities serve them with subpoenas or request interviews.
The city's corporation counsel believes the investigation that has ensnared rail could soon move from HART to Honolulu Hale, but those in-house city attorneys say they lack the necessary expertise to advise on criminal matters, according to Ron Menor, who chairs the council's Executive Matters and Legal Affairs committee.
In January, both the state and city auditors' offices released a fresh batch of reports documenting HART's mismanagement of rail in previous years, including what they found to be the agency's lax handling of construction claims and change orders.
The city auditor's most recent report found that improper management of change orders amounted to nearly half a billion dollars in added costs.
During a recent media tour of west side station construction, HART Project Director Sam Carnaggio said Nan was having difficulty building the canopies to the specifications of the design, which was created by AECOM. The two companies clashed over whether this was AECOM's fault or Nan's, Carnaggio said during the tour.
Rail board members, meanwhile, have approved up to $10 million to scrap existing canopy arm segments and build entirely new ones. They hope the move will keep the stations on schedule for the December 2020 opening of the first stretch of the line from the fields east of Kapolei to Aloha Stadium.
HART officials have said the agency isn't responsible for the canopy snafus, however, and that they plan to eventually recoup those costs from the responsible parties.
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Arata Isozaki Style of Achitecture and Building in Japan (Research Paper Sample)
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Isozaki Style
The art of design has been in existence since time immemorial. Since the 20th century Japanese designers have attempted to blend the native traditions with the western forms, materials, and technologies. The Isozaki's style has been a series of models that has come as a response to these forces. As a young architect, Isozaki was identified as a metabolism and a movement founded in Japan way back in 1960. Nevertheless, Isozaki's work has featured in dramatical forms made possible via the employment of steel and concrete but not limited to aesthetically by those materials.
It is out of Isozaki's architectural experience that today's modern building plans are built. Much of his work has been borrowed and implemented from his own themes. His work has been reflected not only in Japan but in other regions of the world. His Los Angeles county museum of the contemporary act may be the best known structure by a Japanese designer in America.
The basic idea in architecture and design is to formulate the concept and express it in a formal language; which requires a particular material, the space and the straightforwardness. Design ideas, design methods, design materials and spatial design are all the successful designers' series that gathers the fundamental topics of architectural design all together.
About the Architect
Isozaki was born Japan in the year 1931. He learnt at the University of Tokyo under the guidance of Kenso Tange. The architect established his firm in 1963. In the late nineteenth century most of Isizaki's works were inspired by the school of metabolism. There is a sense of mannerism in the structural design of works done by Isozaki. The architect invented the concept of core system that became important in the movement called metabolism. Recent works done by this architect are more inspired by self designs and resemble a great deal from other architectural designs.
The architect has borrowed from a wide range of other vital works such as Marcel Cuchamp, Archigram and the famous Vienna Secession. Isozaki is seen as a writer and developer of theories. The architect plays an important role in interpreting foreign trends to designers from Japan. Among the works done by Isozaki two are outstanding. The first notable piece of art created by this architect is Disney Headquarters built in the year 1990. The second valuable creation of Isozaki is the Gunma Museum of Fine Arts created in the year 1971. There have been proposals on how to stage the play Right you are if you think you are. The main focus of this paper will be to provide the circular stage and where the audience would be seated during the exhibition of this play.
About the play
The play Right you are if you think you are is a literary work by Luigi Pirandello. The play is an adaptation of the author's earlier collection of short stories. The play is adapted from the story Signora Flora and Signer Ponza. The short story was written by the author's son in law in the year 1915. The story is a narration of a collection of truths presented as a set of conflicts. Each character in this work gives an intriguing version of truth and dismisses the adversary as a mad person. The play focuses on establishing how fantasy and reality meet. In this work this work the author tries to establish who among the characters is mad or not. The town dwellers in this play focus on determining reality and fantasy.
In the play Signora Frola narrates that the son in law grew mad when the daughter (the son in-law's wife) died in a period of four years behind. The son in law decided to remarry but constantly fantasizes about the old wife. Ponza alleges that Signora Frola denies the daughter's death and believes that the second wife has reincarnated in her daughter who is alive. This play has been noted to contrast realism and art. The play also works to demonstrate the fact that truth is subjective and relative. In the play for example two characters Signor Flora and Signor Ponza have never been seen together.
A councillor by the name Agazzi is seen investigating the life of Ponza. Ponza alleges that his current wife is the second wife. According to Ponza the first wife died during an earthquake that destroyed all the documents he could use to verify some important facts. Ponza's wife pretends to be the daughter of Signora Frola. The wife of Ponza fools Signora Frola for she believes that the lady is mad. When Agazzi the councillor summons Ponza's wife she still insists that she is both the daughter of Signora Frola and the wife of Ponza. The play therefore depicts a scenario of total mystery.
Truth in this play remains really elusive with characters playing stupid games of who is right or wrong. The play is a portrait of reality and artistic styles trying to fuse together under a common point. The works of Isozaki would therefore provide a very noble opportunity for the showcase of this play in front of an audience. The paper will discuss an analysis of Disney Headquarters and Gunma Museum of Fine Arts. There will be an analysis of the two buildings in terms of aspects such as circulation, structure, hierarchy of spaces in relation to how the play Right you are if you think are can be staged .Venue: "If You Are, by Luigi Pirandello was produced in 1917 and was published in 1918. The other variations that differ slightly from "Right you are if you think you are'' is "Right Your Are (If You Think You Think So)," among others. Pirandello thinks that plays are always truthful relative to the subject in one way or the other.
Quite a good a number have not found out the fact that Pirandello's plays had some sort of truth in there circles. Kind of like, they had life and contrast, while at the same time being on the verge of distinguishing between relative and subjective. The plat indicates that there is no single man who has ever seen the mother or the wife of Ponza. To the extremist of the best description of Ponza's wife, we can come up with the fact that no one in the village could match the prowess of Ponza in dealing with the tricks that had been garnered by the security overheads in tackling the security demands of the community.
The Walt Disney Concert hall is situated on the Bunker Hill in Los Angeles. The design of this hall is a representation of Architect Isozaki. Most of the forms of this work are external and defy the norms of symmetry and harmony. The building is a shell made up of stones and a collection of organic materials covered with corrugated steel. Glazed finishing is used to link different layers of the building. The external of the building resembles a boat with drenched sails. The inside of the building gives a representation of the slow pace of a boat. The arch...
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Gardens of Secrets wins the Carthage Theater Festival Awards
The Moroccan theatrical performance "Hadayek al-Asrar" by director Mohamed El Horr won the largest number of awards of the 23rd edition of the Carthage Theater Festival, which concluded, on Saturday, at the Opera Theater in the City of Culture, in central Tunis.
The official competition jury awarded the award for the best integrated work to the play "Hadayek al-Asrar", while its director, Muhammad al-Hur, won the award for best directing.
The committee awarded the award for best scenography to Mustafa Al-Alawi and Muhammad Al-Hur, while the heroine of the play, Jalila Al-Telmisi, won the award for best female performance, completing the joy of Morocco.
The play revolves around a wealthy family consisting of a father, a mother, and their daughter. The relationship between the spouses seems to be volatile and tense because of their traditional marriage. However, the father tries to impose on his daughter the traditional way of marrying a rich man she does not love, so the girl decides to escape on her wedding night and dies in a painful accident.
The Palestinian Ghashan Ashkar won the award for best male performance for his role in the play "Land Mine" directed by George Ibrahim.
The award for the best text went to the Tunisian duo Abdel Halim Al-Masoudi and Nizar Al-Saidi for the play "Tayhoun".
Twelve works from Tunisia, Arab and African countries competed for the awards.
During the closing ceremony, the Minister of Cultural Affairs honored the actresses Salwa Muhammad and Fatima Saedan, and the researcher Muhammad Al-Awni.
Over the course of 7 days, the festival witnessed 82 theatrical performances from 23 countries, including Senegal, the guest of honor of the new session.
In recognition of what they presented to the theatre, the festival honored the Egyptian actress Suhair Al-Morshedy, the Syrian actor Ayman Zaidan, the Iraqi Qassem Bayatli, and Habib Dembele from Mali.
The activities of the festival included several sections, including world theater, children's theater, school theater, hobby, street performances, and freedom theater presented by prison inmates.
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The survey, entitled Open Government Data: Assessing demand around the world and sponsored by the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, is based on a survey of 1,000 citizens — 100 from 10 different countries in America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe — all of whom were familiar with the concept of OGD.
Nearly half (47%) of respondents say they use OGD on at least a monthly basis. The primary areas of usage are work-related (43%) and for personal decision-making (42%). The survey also finds that there are many perceived benefits of OGD: easier access to government information and data was the most frequently cited (by 43%), followed by better quality of life (38%), improved governance (37%), and as a creator of new businesses (20%).
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Norwich's Town Close pupils take national athletics honours
Published: 12:32 PM July 18, 2011 Updated: 2:17 PM October 10, 2020
Three pupils from Town Close Prep School represented the East Area at the National Prep Schools Athletics Championships, held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham – and they did not just turn up; they brought home medals too.
Abby Gooderham is the new under-12 girls' national javelin champion thanks to an impressive throw of 20.78 metres.
Thomas Huckerby delivered in the long jump, taking the under-12 boys' title with a jump of 4.55m.
Huckerby also came sixth in the under-12 boys' 1,500m with a time of five minutes three seconds.
Ben Dugdale finished ninth in a strong 100m field, clocking 14.58s.
'We are very proud and delighted as the pupils' hard work has paid off,' said Mark Woods, head of physical education and activities at Town Close House.
'We always ask our pupils to do their best and this is the case with them. All pupils have very bright futures ahead of them.'


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Immoral Waiting
By J. Russell Capps
When governing bodies are in session to work on legislative proposals, many times there are important waiting periods to assess the potential vote of the members. Never has there been a more important waiting period than that currently experienced in the North Carolina House.
Both the House and Senate passed extremely vital legislation known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivor's Protection Act." The legislation passed both the House and Senate and became law, only to be vetoed by the Democrat, politically driven, Governor Roy Cooper.
The Senate quickly voted to override the Governor's veto, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting, by a vote of 30-20. In a veto vote, the requirement is a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. The vetoed measure now resides in the House waiting for a few Democrats to join with all the Republicans to reach the two-thirds vote requirement.
In any other time in history, it would be absolutely unbelievable that a bill to protect precious babies who survive an abortion botch would not have 100% support.
Pro-life advocates staged a well-attended vigil and rally on Tuesday evening of last week at the Legislative Building. The purpose was to urge support of the veto override in the House. There were several powerful speakers, including 31-year-old Claire Culwell from Texas.
Culwell has for many years traveled the nation sharing her account of how her mother at the age of 13 was pregnant and had an abortion. Her mother suffered complications after the botched abortion only to discover, that while the abortionists killed and extracted one baby, she was still pregnant with a twin in her womb.
Claire Culwell was the survivor baby, and while suffering some medical problems at first, became one of the hundreds of examples of babies who survived botched abortions and were taken care of to become growing healthy citizens.
Liberals, with moral blinders such as Governor Cooper, use the excuse for their wicked decision that there are none, or few, such survivors. This they tout is the reason the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivor's Protection Act" is unneeded.
One of the outstanding speakers at Tuesday evening's vigil and rally mulled the information that Governor Cooper had had back surgery. "I didn't know he had a spine," the speaker said.
We know he has exhibited no backbone by his action vetoing this bill to protect the precious lives of the most innocent of all citizens, newborns who deserve life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness as much as any human being.
It is very clear that Governor Cooper has played politics, along with many in his Democrat party, with the most abhorrent decision to not support this most important legislative issue of this session.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
As a result, Cooper must live with this as his legacy. How different from that of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who has just signed into law a bill that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detected, recognizing a fetus as a natural person. "Georgia is a state that values life," Kemp said as he eagerly signed the bill. What a clear difference the legacy of the Georgia Governor compared to that of Governor Cooper.
At the time of this writing, the House is still waiting for a few Democrats to decide for life and join the entire Republican House membership in voting to override Cooper's veto.
Much rests with the leadership of the Shepherds of the flocks in our church congregations. Most members do not comprehend the role they have in responding to such issues. In the Biblical parable, "The Good Samaritan," it was the Priests and Levites who passed by on the other side of the road while the Samaritan stopped to offer aid. It was pointed out at the vigil and rally that there are 5,000 churches between Charlotte and Raleigh. If the congregates of those churches were properly informed on such issues there would be no waiting to get enough support to correctly solve such vital moral issues as that before us at this time. Abortion is murder and needs to be addressed so, without a waiting period.
J. Russell Capps served in the N.C. House from 1994-2006. Capps has had a wide-array of professional experiences, but among them he says that he highly values his service on the Board of Directors of the Christian Action League of North Carolina.
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Today's Quote of the Day comes from a client in Gilbert, Arizona and highlights the benefits of sticking with an independent agent that looks out for your best interests.
"Susan" became a client about three years ago when her policy with Farmers was non-renewed or cancelled because of a DUI conviction. I was able to find her a company willing to insure her three vehicles - a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2006 Chevy Cavalier, and a 2008 Nissan Altima but, as you can imagine, it wasn't cheap. So we shopped every year at renewal time to make sure she was still getting the best available rate. This month, the DUI became three years old. We shopped it again and found a policy that was 50% lower than what she had been paying. She was psyched not only to be paying a lot less, but it also meant she was putting this further into the past and getting her life back to normal.
Many of you researching insurance prices for your vehicles may have been convicted of DUI. Many, many more of you have been issued a photo ticket for speeding or something else. If you're one of the lucky ones that hasn't had a ticket in years - don't worry, it's coming. When your record is marred and have to deal with the stress of having your premiums increase or facing a policy cancellation, that's when you will really value my services. Having an agent you know that looks out for your best interests can relieve a large burden off your shoulders when it counts the most (and save you a lot of money!). I've been happy to help Susan and I would be happy to help you.
Call or email me anytime. If you have been refused by other providers because of a DUI conviction or multiple tickets, I may be able to help.
If your auto (or homeowner's) insurance renewal goes up it's not necessarily what you did or didn't do, it's probably just a statewide (or nationwide) rate increase by the insurance company. Insurance companies are not in the business to lose their shorts, they are in the business to be profitable and, at the minimum, to cover their losses. If their losses ratio is up then they are not bringing in enough premium to cover their losses so they will increase premiums across the board.
Traditionally, insurance companies have made their money by collecting premiums and then investing it in the stock market and other ways to make a return, which would add to profits and cover overhead and losses. We all know how the stock market is doing, so lately they haven't made the kind of return they would like. Insurance losses are at the same levels, if not higher, and they need to be covered. To stay in business, a company has to be profitable and sometimes the answer is to raise premiums on you and me.
Let me also say that when the economy is bad and everyone is hurting for money, insurance fraud rises. (Here's some stats from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.) When the insurance companies spend tons of money on fraud, everyone's premiums increase.
Of course, there is a chance your renewal may also be going up if you are considered more risky to insure. It's important to know that insurance companies will rate you on your driving record, accidents or claims record, and your insurance score. Your insurance score is made of a lot of different factors, but it usually corresponds to your credit. If you have great credit, chances are you will have a great insurance score which will result in lower premiums - and vice-versa. I have heard former executives say that out of the three reports, if they were to choose just one of those reports to look at and be profitable in choosing your rate, it would be the insurance score. Statistically, I was told, if you have great credit chances are you are responsible, which means in turn that you are a safe driver, less likely to file claims, commit fraud, etc. In other words, you are less likely to add to their losses. It may seem unfair, but that's the reality of the insurance business. These guys are in it to make money and the more of a financial risk you are to them, the more you will have to pay to be insured.
"What does my credit have to do with my insurance premiums?" is a question I get asked a lot. Now you know. During an insurance quote, I ask about your credit. I don't see your credit score or your credit report. I don't know how many credit cards you have and what the balances are, nor do I want to know. I'm just trying to get an idea or what to expect when we start running numbers and checking out providers.
The good news in all this, is that the insurance business is highly competitive. There's lots of companies out there, some you may never even have heard of before, fighting for your business. Instead of going from site to site filling out free quote forms, call me. I know who gives what deals on what types of cars, how you can combine policies for the biggest discounts, and when the best time will be to renew or re-shop your policy. Best of all, it doesn't cost you anything extra and only takes a few minutes.
This is a fun video starring yours truly, but I think it makes an important and serious point that I'd like to briefly explain - that is, the value of having a dedicated insurance agent that you can call your own.
To all the first-time visitors here, I'd like to ask you a question: How many of you have a particular professional you can call on, that you know by name, when you need to talk about serious financial matters like insuring your teenage daughter's first car, buying a home, or protecting your family with a life insurance policy?
My guess is that far too many of you do not. When the inevitable insurance issue arises, like when you get in a car accident or move out of state, most of you probably dial the 1-800 number on your insurance card and are greeted with a machine made to sound like a real person. After pressing "1" for English, you are then presented with a number of options and filtered to the appropriate department, at which point you are handed off to a customer service rep. that you've probably never spoken to before - and never will again.
That doesn't seem to be the best way to deal with something as important as your property, which is really your money. Money does not grow on trees, as they say, and securing your hard-earned assets with the appropriate coverage should be handled with great care. There is no single solution that will be optimal for every individual or family. Even choosing the right umbrella insurance can be tricky.
As an experienced Personal Insurance Advisor and Independent Agent, I know my clients personally and spend as much time as is needed with each and every one of them to make sure their families and assets are properly and satisfactorily protected. From our first phone conversation and initial quote to every subsequent policy adjustment I will be there to explain your options, answer your questions, and make sure you are getting the best value available. I take the time to understand your needs and help you put together the policy that best fits your budget and requirements.
So, if you haven't already, I invite you to take a few seconds to complete the "free quote" form here on my website and experience for yourself the benefits of having a dedicated agent that works for you. Most of my first-time contacts are happy to find out they can save money and increase the quality of their coverage at the same time. Even if you don't sign up with me, in the very least I hope that next time you have an insurance question you'll think, "Oh yeah, I'll call Matt."


I wasn't always picked last, but I was never picked first; not even when my brother or my best friends were doing the picking. My brother I can understand—but my best friends, the twins, well that always left a bad taste in my mouth. I would wait for a while and by a while I could mean days or months but I'd get back at them. Never anything big, nothing they could point to and say "you're doing that because I didn't pick you first in basketball last week, last month, last summer,' no they wouldn't say it because they wouldn't think it, so I'd get away with it—get my revenge without them knowing it. Yes, there is satisfaction in revenge or retaliation even if the person doesn't know.
What would I do—you ask? Small things, always small things—well not always small things but mostly. I'd conveniently forget to tell them that a group of us were going into the City and to meet at the train station at nine and then I'd call them at eight and ask if they were ready. That kind of stuff—nothing they could wrap up in a nice tight revenge theory.
I've been that way now my whole life and even though I'm fifty-two I haven't changed—I've perfected it. Maybe that's why my third marriage is on the rocks. I waited two years to get back at her for the engagement injustice. A normal person would have ended it right then and there but not me; it's not that I don't consider my self normal which I equate with average but I like to think of myself as above average—so then I'd be also above normal. Anyway, over a fine dinner at "our" restaurant and god knows what made this "our" restaurant, except that she liked to identify things that way (our song, our movie, our hotel, our position); I pulled a ring box from my pocket while we were waiting for our coffee and desert. I pulled the ring box out and opened it up with the ring facing my third wife to be and she looked at it and said nothing. Our coffee and flourless chocolate cake came (we always shared one dessert—our dessert) and still she said nothing. She said nothing so I said nothing. She sipped and I sipped. We sipped. We took turns making the cake disappear. Still she said nothing about the ring. Was she expecting me to say something? Wasn't it obvious what I was saying—what I was asking? Of course it was—why make me say it twice? Couldn't she tell how romantic this was?
The check came and I gave the waiter my credit card and still she said nothing—in fact neither of us had said anything since I took the ring box out. How could I have been so wrong about a person I was thinking? I signed the receipt, pushed back my chair and took the ring box and put it back in my jacket pocket. We weren't kids so why was she playing this kid's game?
She nodded and cried some and giggled some and sobbed "yes" and at that moment I knew. I didn't know how or when but then again I never did—but I knew this moment would come back to her as it did to those who picked me last.


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Doctor Sleep is Getting Early Access Screenings for Fandango VIP Members
See the movie early on October 30th before its wide public release!
Have you been anxiously awaiting the release of Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep and are you a member of the Fandango VIP rewards program? If you answered yes to both of these questions, we have some great news for you! In a limited engagement, participating theaters are holding a one-day-only early screening of the film later this month on October 30th.
"We're excited to work with Warner Bros. to offer film fans their first chance to see Stephen King's Doctor Sleep on October 30th, just in time for Halloween," said Paul Yanover, President of Fandango. "With our early access screenings, we are committed to 'eventizing' the movies and working closely with studios and filmmakers to surprise and delight moviegoers."
Theater chains participating in this event include AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Marcus Theatres, Harkins Theatres, and many more. Don't miss your chance to see this highly-anticipated film early and head on over to the official Fandango website to snag your tickets today. If you're not a member, you can still secure tickets to see the film on November 8th and beyond with everyone else here.
Intense Final Trailer for Doctor Sleep Shines Again
This final look at the upcoming film from Mike Flanagan goes far behind recreating iconic moments from The Shining.
Doctor Sleep brings back Danny Torrance, grown up and psychologically traumatized from what happened to him as a young boy. Danny, or Dan as he refers to himself now, spends years drifting across the country trying to find his purpose and deal with his inner-demons. He eventually settles in a New Hampshire town and finds work at a local hospice. He uses his psychic "shining" abilities to comfort the dying, and with the help of a cat that can sense the coming of death, Dan becomes known at the hospice as "Doctor Sleep."
The cast includes Ewan McGregor (Star Wars prequels) as Dan Torrance, Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone, Rebecca Ferguson (Life, Mission Impossible: Fallout) as Rose the Hat, Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes) as Wendy Torrance, Carl Lumbly (Alias) as Dick Halloran, Zahn McClarnon (Into the West) as Crow Daddy, and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness) as Dr. John.
In addition to directing, Mike Flanagan also helped rewrite a script submitted by Akiva Goldsman. Doctor Sleep is slated for release on November 8th, 2019.
The Shining Returning to Theaters in 4K Ahead of Doctor Sleep
Fandango is bringing back the classic adaptation for two nights only.
Mike Flanagan Previews Extended Director's Cut of Doctor Sleep
This is what you can expect from the upcoming three-hour cut of the Stephen King adaptation.
Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep Heads to 4K Blu-ray on February 4th, Includes Extended Director's Cut
The Digital version of the film will come out a little bit earlier in January.
Mike Flanagan Breaks Down That Surprise Character Appearance in Doctor Sleep
The scene also featured a little throwback to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.


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RapidAI Acclaimed by Frost & Sullivan for Its AI-powered Modular Stroke Platform
The technology used in the Rapid® platform is highly unique and scalable and can deliver exceptional cost efficiencies to hospitals of all sizes
Santa Clara, Calif. — February 10, 2021 — Based on its recent analysis of the global intelligent imaging analysis systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes RapidAI with the 2020 Global Growth, Innovation & Leadership Frost Radar Award for its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning enabled stroke platform. The solution is a one-stop-shop for healthcare providers looking to standardize stroke and aneurysm care and improve patient health outcomes.
View the full Frost & Sullivan report - no subscription required.
The Growth Innovation Leadership (GIL) best practice award recognition is bestowed upon companies that are market leaders at the forefront of innovation. These companies consolidate or grow their leadership position by continually innovating and creating new products and solutions that serve the evolving needs of the customer base. In addition, these companies are also best positioned to expand the market by strategically broadening their product portfolio.
"RapidAI's platform has revolutionized stroke and aneurysm care by providing clinicians with clinically validated insights aimed at improving patient care and outcomes," said Neeraj Nitin Jadhav, Senior Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "While RapidAI is a showcase of technology innovation and swift growth, it also earned the 2020 Global Growth, Innovation & Leadership Frost Radar Award for its strategic path to continue to shape the intelligent imaging market."
A highly modular platform, Rapid® comprises numerous solutions such as Rapid ASPECTS, Rapid CTA, Rapid LVO, Rapid CTP, Rapid ICH, Rapid MRI, RapidAI Insights, and SurgicalPreview. Rapid ICH quickly triages NCCT scans to identify suspected intracranial hemorrhages (ICH), Rapid ASPECTS automatically identifies regions of the brain and generates a score to help physicians assess patient eligibility for thrombectomy. Rapid CTA and Rapid LVO enable physicians to identify suspected large vessel occlusions (LVOs), and Rapid CTP can help assess salvageable brain tissue through quantified and color-coded CT perfusions maps. SurgicalPreview provides comprehensive cerebral aneurysm management, automating the workflow from the initial assessment to growth monitoring and treatment planning. The Rapid Mobile and Web apps enable streamlined communication and workflow across treatment teams and hospitals for faster treatment and decisions. All the data from the Rapid platform feeds into RapidAI Insights, a powerful analytics solution that provides metrics to help hospital sites and systems deliver standardized care and make more informed business decisions.
With a run-rate of over 1 million scans processed annually, RapidAI leverages the data to improve the functionality and performance of its solutions as well as the business intelligence of its customers. The company aims to build on its technology advantage by signing strategic partnerships and acquisitions, and by investing in research and development to extend the use of the Rapid platform to other vascular diseases. As a case in point, the acquisition of EndoVantage in June 2020 has significantly cemented RapidAI's position in the cerebral aneurysm management space.
"The RapidAI platform is commercially available in more than 60 countries," noted Jadhav. "Its presence in 1,600+ hospitals across the globe and its suitability for hospitals of all sizes augurs well for its adoption among developed, developing, and emerging countries."
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success.
RapidAI is the worldwide leader in advanced cerebrovascular imaging and workflow. Based on intelligence gained over 1 million scans from more than 1,600 hospitals in over 60 countries, the Rapid® platform uses artificial intelligence to create high quality, advanced images from non-contrast CT, CT angiography, CT perfusion, CBCT angiography and MRI diffusion and perfusion scans. The Rapid imaging platform includes Rapid ICH, Rapid ASPECTS, Rapid CTA, Rapid LVO, Rapid CTP, Rapid for Angio and Rapid MRI. RapidAI also offers SurgicalPreview®, a comprehensive aneurysm management platform. RapidAI empowers clinicians to make faster, more accurate diagnostic and treatment decisions for stroke and aneurysm patients using clinically proven, data-driven technology. With its validated, trusted products developed by medical experts, clinicians worldwide are improving patient care and outcomes every day.
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What is homelessness? What is the Housing First model, and why does it work for ending homelessness? Is ending homelessness in New Zealand achievable? Watch our interview with Dr Sam Tsemberis to find the answers.
A south Auckland family found living in their car are among those helped as part of a project tackling chronic homelessness. Housing First Auckland is a joint initiative between the Government, Auckland Council and five community social housing providers. Manukau-based social housing provider LinkPeople is leading the efforts in south Auckland.
Lifewise chief executive Moira Lawler speaks with Duncan Garner on the AM Show about what is needed to end homelessness in Auckland (video).
Sam Tsemberis is an expert at getting homeless people off the streets, compassionately. His secret? Giving them a place to live. Finlay Macdonald sat down with Dr Tsemberis while he was in New Zealand recently and asked him more about Housing First and how it works.
A new initiative aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Auckland has officially kicked off. Today Social Housing Minister Amy Adams and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff launched Housing First Auckland, which aims to house 472 chronically homeless Aucklanders and provide wrap-around services to address the causes of their homelessness.


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Americas Society Museum 680 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021
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Open: Wednesday-Saturday: 12:00pm-6:00pm/Closed Sunday-Tuesday
Varies with exhibitions
http://www.as-coa.org/visual arts
I came across the Americas Society Museum when walking on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side for my walking project, "MywalkinManhattan.com". I noticed the sign for the exhibition, "The Metropolis in Latin America 1830-1930". The exhibition was on the transformation of cities in Latin America from their traditional path starting with Spanish colonization to a more European layout that was developed between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars with the 'Gilded Age' thrown in as the third generation of settlers became long time citizens and became more wealthy. They wanted to live like they were still in Europe. It showed how the cities developed over time with planning and then with extended, unintended growth that lead to the outlaying slums. Very interesting exhibition (now closed).
Current exhibition at the Americas Society Museum
The Americas Society is an organization dedicated to education, debate and dialogue on the Americas and is located at 680 Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The Americas Society was established by David Rockefeller in 1965. The Americas Society promotes the understanding of the economic, political and social issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada; its mission is "to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.
The Americas Society Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building was previously the Percy Rivington Pyne House before serving as the Soviet Mission to the United Nations until its current usage. along with the neighboring buildings of the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute and the Italian Consulate General, the house constitutes one of the few remaining unified architectural ensembles on Park Avenue. The Center for Inter-American Relations was later to be absorbed into Americas Society in 1985.
Americas Society Museum building
The Americas Society organizes interviews, speeches, podcasts, exhibitions, readings and musical performances at its headquarters and reports on Congressional updates and local events. Many events are held at the Salon Simon Bolivar, an expansive room in the building's Neo-Federal style with wide windows, a 15 foot ceiling and wood-paneled and silk fabric walls.
Current Exhibition at the museum
The Americas Society produces the MetLife Music of the Americas (concert series) to showcase the diversity of styles and genres of music in the Americas. The concert series is held at the Society's headquarters.
The Americas Society, together with Council of the Americas, produces the publication 'Americas Quarterly', a policy journal for the Western Hemisphere. The Americas Society also publishes 'Review Magazine', which was first founded in 1968. 'Review Magazine' is an English language journal for literature from Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. 'Review Magazine' also helped support the first English translation of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as well as other translations.
The Americas Society has also organized working groups on the topics of women's empowerment and leadership. Cuba, energy policy, immigration, trade facilitation and Venezuela.
Council of the Americas (COA)
Is the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Council's membership consists of leading international companies representing a broad spectrum of sectors, including banking and finance, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology and transportation.
(This information was taken directly from Wiki and Americas Society publications)
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There's a book club at The Yard at Reigate Station, Holmesdale Road, every last Wednesday of the month, 7pm – 9pm.
"Just a group of local people who like reading books, and once a month get together to talk about one of them. £2 members fee.
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Perspective on McKay
Ed Week, Ed Sector, and others are picking up on a hyperventilating story from the free weekly Miami New Times about misconduct in Florida's McKay Scholarship voucher program for disabled students. The piece is actually a re-hash of a story the New Times ran 5 months ago about private schools participating in McKay that mishandled money, hired incompetent staff, or failed to provide adequate services.
The stories were embarrassing, but the reaction by the New Times and others has been completely lacking in perspective. Organizations receiving government funds are unfortunately even more prone to misconduct than typical organizations. This is also true of public schools. For example in the Detroit Public Schools we see:
Five Detroit Public Schools employees have been charged with embezzlement in an ongoing probe into the "culture of corruption" that took hold in the state's largest district, a prosecutor said Wednesday….
A series of audits into district finances have been ordered. Two separate audits announced last week revealed the district has been paying $2.1 million per year for health coverage for ineligible dependents, and bought 160 unused BlackBerries and 11 motorcycles.
"It has been said that the accomplice to corruption is frequently our own indifference, and I agree wholeheartedly with that," Worthy told reporters in announcing the charges.
"My office was not surprised about the culture of corruption that we've been seeing in the past in the Detroit Public Schools system," she said. "What did surprise even us, though … is how rampant, how overt and how conspicuous and downright bold-faced the corruption is, allegedly, in some of the cases that we've been looking at."
And from Springfield, MA public schools we learn:
A 13-month audit recently concluded at Putnam Vocational Technical High School found that some employees abused a student association checking account that operated independently from the city and school system in apparent violation of Massachusetts law.
McCaskill was in charge of that unauthorized account, which averaged about $200,000 annually in transactions since late 2005, but was managed with a manual ledger that never matched bank statements, according to the report from Springfield's Office of Internal Audit….
"There is no excuse for the disgraceful, dishonest practices that appeared to have run rampant among a group of employees at the school for several years," Ingram also wrote in a post on his official blog.
And right in the backyard of the Miami New Times we find the mysterious absence of $3.8 million from the Broward County teacher union accounts, the prior head of the Broward teacher union in jail for soliciting sex from a minor, and the former head of the Miami-Dade County teacher union in jail for corruption and embezzlement.
And while the New Times was repeating the complaints of Miami-Dade superintendent Alberto Carvalho about McKay, they somehow failed to mention Carvalho's own history of manipulating newspaper coverage through a reporter with whom he was reportedly having an affair.
But these are just selected anecdotes. In a systematic study of scandals in public and private schools, Greg Forster and Matthew Carr found that misconduct was actually slightly more likely in regulated public schools than in largely unregulated private schools. That is, some amount of scandal is unfortunately unstoppable and increasing regulation or government operation of schools is unlikely to eliminate the problem.
Of course, the existence of misconduct in traditional public schools in no way excuses the misconduct that has been uncovered in the McKay program. But then again no one calls for the public school system to be shut down as a result of these scandals like folks are calling for an end to McKay. And Diane Ravitch, in her typical, scholarly fashion, responds to the McKay reports by tweeting "Legalized child abuse in Florida?", but appears to have no reaction to similar reports from traditional public schools.
My point is that the reaction to reports of misconduct in the McKay program are lacking perspective. Yes, abuses need to be stopped. And the regulations on the books, if enforced, could keep those abuses to a minimum. As former Senator John McKay told a Florida newspaper in response to calls for more regulation:
Kriseman suggested nine issues to increase accountability, including mandatory site inspections of facilities. He said the Department of Education should review and sign off on personnel criminal background checks in facilities seeking to receive McKay dollars. And teachers in a school accepting McKay dollars should have a state teaching certificate.
Former State Senate President John McKay — who created the law — agrees. McKay listened to Kriseman's full list of suggestions.
"A number of his suggestions are quite positive," McKay said. "Many of the things he's asking for are already in the statute."
McKay suggested asking officials with the Department of Education to enforce the law.
"It's nice to have words in a statute," McKay said. "Unless someone does something, it's kind of meaningless."
And of course, all of these criticisms of McKay fail to mention the proven positive effects of the program. It improves student achievement for disabled students, reduces the rate of new identification of disabilities, increases the chances that students will receive needed services, and is overwhelmingly loved by parents. I wish we could say the same about all traditional public schools, including those riddled with misconduct.
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Excellent post, Matt, but I have to register one quibble: private schools are not "largely unregulated." Google "fifty educational markets, Christopher Hammons." Or search this blog for "the good, the bad and the ugly."
The excellence of this post ought to have tipped you off that I didn't write it!
Yikes! I was so bedazzled by the brilliance of your latest reincarnation post ("there should be no bullets left in the gun in Milwaukee") that I couldn't see properly. Sorry, guys!
No problem. Thanks for the praise!
Jay, it's not that the stories are lacking in perspective but that the perspective is that of those dedicated to maintaining the educational status quo. What you guys have – blessedly – with diminishing frequency referred too as "the blob".
From the point of view of those folks vouchers are pretty scary stuff since, as "education bucks" they're seen as inherently resistant to extraction from the tightly-clenched fists of desperate parents. A tougher nut to crack, political calculus informs, then shutting down charters which are, after all, public schools.
The recent burst of success of vouchers in the aftermath of the 2010 midterms was bound to cause those stalwarts to come boiling out of the woodwork and here they are. I don't think they'll have much impact on the further success of vouchers. I just hope supporters of education reform won't decide that it's time to take a nap now that they've pushed through the latest batch of reforms.
madmckaymomAndtaxpayor says:
Are you kidding? First of all in response to McKay's comment. It has to be in a statute BEFORE it can be enforced as we are all so sadly learning. And the problem is coming from these schools not regulating themselves. The entire point of this is to get all of this in a statute that will allow them to be regulated. We are NOT talking about PUBLIC schools they have statutes so it is up to the correct departments to regulate them we are talking about private schools being funded by TAX payers money for DISABLED students and not having the ability or desire to provide those services. I have not seen anything that rep Kriseman proposed that is already in effect. So as a parent and a taxpayer I am SO confused as to why ANYBODY republican or democrat would not do EVERYTHING they can to help these kids. In another article Rep Kelli Stargel said "you can always take your kids back to public school". When one of the requirements to recieve McKay scholarship is that your child has already attended public school and failed. I would be glad to openly discuss and prove ANY point invalid that you are trying to make in regards to allowing this madness to continue.


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Vanda Wallace-Jones Joins FIS Anti-Doping Department
With the beginning of the new year, Vanda Wallace-Jones has joined the FIS Anti-Doping department and taken over the role of FIS Anti-Doping Coodinator from Daniela Wimmer. Wallance-Jones started in her new role on January 1st and will be supporting FIS Integrity Manager Sarah Fussek with various tasks.
Wallace-Jones has vast experience in Anti-Doping work, holding positions as In-Competition Testing Coordinator for IAAF and Senior Control Coordinator for the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation in Aigle in the last 20 years
On 1 January 2021, a new WADA Code entered into force. FIS has therefore amended its own Anti-Doping Rules. The FIS Anti-Doping Rules 2021, effective also since 1 January 2021, replaces the FIS ADR 2019.
The updates reflect the following modifications:
New Anti-Doping Rule Violations: More flexibility of the hearing panel to determine the appropriate sanction
New doping offence to protect whistleblowers
Separate doping offence for fraudulent conduct
Attempted Complicity
More flexibility of the hearing panel to determine the appropriate sanction
You can find the document here:
FIS_anti-doping_rules_2021_FINAL.pdf
Key Changes Summary:
Key Changes Summary.pdf
And a red lined version in comparison to the 2019 Rules:
Changes_of_FIS_ADR_2021_compared_to_2019_Version.pdf
For 2021, also the WADA List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now in force. The 2021 List, which has been redesigned in order to improve navigation and usability for athletes and their support personnel, was approved by WADA's Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 14-15 September 2020 and was first published on 30 September 2020.
The List, which is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), designates what substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition, and which substances are banned in particular sports.
WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: "WADA kindly ask athletes, their entourage and all other stakeholders to review the List carefully and to take particular note of this year's modifications to avoid inadvertent use of substances and methods that are prohibited in sport for 2021."
You can find the document here: https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/v1602629361/fis-prod/assets/Prohibited_List_2021.pdf
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Q: Character passing from C (clang) to fortran (gfortran) since Mac osx mojave I have a piece of C++ code calling fortran code. It use to work until I updated to MacOsX 10.14 (Mojave). In fortran I have something like:
SUBROUTINE BLA(C)
CHARACTER*(*) C
PRINT*, C
END

and in C:
char c[128];
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   bla(c);
}

it now fails with:
h2root(41545,0x1116165c0) malloc: can't allocate region
*** mach_vm_map(size=140728898424832) failed (error code=3)
h2root(41545,0x1116165c0) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
Operating system error: Cannot allocate memory
Memory allocation failure in xrealloc

(h2root is the name of my program).
It used to work without problem before OSX 10.14. Now, as soon as the string C is accessed on the fortran side I get this crash. Some ideas ?
I am using fortran 8.2.0

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You are here: Home › General › Why are Jewish leaders ignoring the lessons of History?
They refused to support our efforts; that was years ago. Have things gotten better? Uh, no.
The Jewish community is sold on appeasement and interfaith dialogue instead of pleading their case with the average American, who will support them if they make that case properly, with people like Walid Shoebat and other non-Jewish advocates.
The reality is that we are fighting not only militant Islamists but a propaganda machine that insists terrorists are peaceful.
Today, the American government is embracing the Muslim Brotherhood, the originators of the war against the Jews in Mandatory Palestine, headed by a Muslim Brotherhood founder Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Ironically, it was another foolish Jew – Sir Herbert Samuel the first British High Commissioner of Palestine – who appeased the Arabs by appointing this Jew Hater Haj Amin Husseini to his Mufti post as the political and spiritual leader for the Palestine Arabs. The root cause of the conflict was Britain's treachery, headed by a Jew who wanted to go out of his way to be "fair" while taking the path of least resistance.
The path of least resistance almost always leads to a far worse place than you tried to avoid by taking it.
History is repeating itself and the Jewish community still does not learn from its mistakes.
This week is Passover, the season of deliverance, and I'm praying for deliverance from America's failed Jewish leadership. As Jews confront the most dangerous era since World War II, whom are we stuck with for leaders? A clueless bunch of mini-Pharaohs, strutting around proclaiming their moral superiority, blissfully unaware the Jewish people's mortal enemies are pulling down their pants and laughing at them.
Cataloguing their collective acts of evasion, cowardice, appeasement, and surrender is not for the faint of heart, but, luckily, I'm fortified by matzo balls and ready to rock. At the Passover Seder, Jews recite Dayenu, a prayer listing the many blessings bestowed by the Almighty, each of which would have sufficed (Dayenu) in its own right. Here, alas, is a woeful Dayenu of the failures of the American Jewish establishment. Can anyone tell me why these preening big shots haven't been forced to resign in shame? Why, in God's name, are our purported "leaders" still collecting cushy paychecks when their credibility is bankrupt?
If they only had allowed a storm of anti-Semitism to rise in the West, and hate crimes against American Jews to skyrocket to unprecedented heights, while they declined to muster even a listless response — Dayenu — they would have failed.
If they only had stood aside, shrugging, while America's college campuses became battlegrounds in the war against Israel, where anti-Semitic lies were force-fed to America's next generation of leaders, and Jewish students were intimidated and taught self-hatred and alienation from their own identities — Dayenu — they would have failed.
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Parashat Shoftim – Dvarim (Deuteronomy) 16:18-21:10 with Hebrew Tools for Everyday Use
Last week's Parashat R'eh ended with: "Every man shall ('give as he is able' – is not in the original text), according to the blessing of YHVH your Elohim which He has given [natan] you" (Deuteronomy 16:17). Parashat Shoftim ("judges") starts with: "You shall appoint ["titen"/give] judges and officers in all your gates, which YHVH your Elohim gives you [noten]…" Thus "giving" (in various conjugations) is clearly emphasized here, with the "giving" of YHVH making it possible for those who are His to do likewise. In fact, His "giving" appears throughout the Parasha, especially, but not exclusively, regarding "the land which YHVH your Elohim is giving you…"
Several institutions, and/or their relevant supervisory regulations are being set up here for the future administration of Yisrael's national life. To begin with, as we noticed already, the appointment of judges and officers is provided for, leading to a number of prohibitions regarding just conduct. Idolatry and the consequences of its practice follow. The establishment of arbitrators and judges in all matters leads to instructions concerning the monarchy, and the life of the Levites and priests with once again severe warning against idolatrous practices, such as witchcraft. From here we skip to the much discussed topic of cities of refuge and the blood avenger, touching also on setting up boundaries. Matters pertaining to witnessing crime and false witnesses come next. The many issues associated with wars, and how to deal with the body of an anonymous slain person seal off our Parasha.
Right at the core of this list of topics there is a passage (18:15-19), which although at first glance may appear to be compatible with the others, is nevertheless of an altogether different genre and purpose. It is, above all else, prophetic in nature, describing an individual who will appear on Yisrael's horizon. This individual's qualifying characteristics are specified to some extent in this passage, and are contrasted with potential false claimants or counterfeits (see vs. 20-22. For more on the latter refer to 13:1-5 in Parashat R'eh). The instructional aspect of this text is simply, "Whoever will not listen to My words which He [this prophet] shall speak in My name, I will require it at his hand" (18:19). Moshe says of Him: "YHVH your Elohim shall raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, one like me; you shall listen to him" (v. 15), and again in verse 18 YHVH Himself is speaking, addressing Moshe: "I shall raise up a prophet to them from among their brothers, one like you; and I will put My words in his mouth; and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him." Mention is also made in verses 16 and 17 of the fact that before the giving of the Torah in Chorev (Horeb) the Israelites had asked Moshe to interpose between them and YHVH, and YHVH apparently looked favorably upon that request. This future prophet, like Moshe, will also have this characteristic of mediation. By inference (re Moshe) some of his other attributes will be: granting deliverance from bondage, being mighty in word and deed, offering strong leadership yet being humble beyond any other human being, willingness to offer up his own life for the people, acting as a teacher and a judge, and being raised from among the ranks of his own people. Dvarim (Deuteronomy) 34:10 appends about Moshe and hence also about the future prophet, "And never has a prophet like Moses arisen in Israel, whom YHVH knew face to face."
Chapter 18 verses 3 and 4 present the "priest's due from the people, from those that offer a sacrifice, whether an ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest the leg, and the two cheeks, and the stomach, the first of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your flock, you shall give to him." Concerning "this order of giving the priests of the fruit of the land and the fruit of the flocks," Daat Mikra observes that it was a way to ensure that the priests will not lack "even when there is shortage or famine in the land, because whatever the people have available will also be made available to the Levites. And moreover, since the gifts are handed from one person to another, from lay people to priests, these individuals will be encountering one another as well as exchanging views with each another, and thus drawing closer together. The Israelite (that is the "non Levite") will learn the priest's lofty manners, and the priest will get to know the customs and way of life of the ordinary farmer, his talk and concerns, and thus together all of them will become one single holy people".[1] In reference to "customs" (mentioned by the commentator above), the text (18:3) reads: "And this will be the priests' due…." The word for "due" is "mishpat" – sharing its root with the Parasha's title, which aside from meaning "judge/judgment, litigation, govern" etc. also means "custom" or "manner" (e.g. Ex. 21:9).
The war regulations (chapter 20) stipulate who will be exempt from the obligation to go to battle. In 20:5-8 four such cases are cited. The first is a man "who has not dedicated [or consecrated or inaugurated] his new house" (v. 5 emphasis added), being the verb "chanach" (ch.n.ch, chet, noon, kaf/chaf) which also means to "train" (e.g. Gen. 14:14, Avraham's trained servants are called "chanee'chim." See also, Prov. 22:6) as well as "consecrate and habituate." The second person to be exempt from army service is he "who planted a vineyard and has not begun to use it" (v. 6 emphasis added). The verb here is "chalel" (of the root ch.l.l, chet, lamed, lamed, which we examined at the end of Parashat Yitro, relating to Ex. 20:25) and also means "profane, pollute, defile, begin, bore holes, entrust, release, dance and a dead body" (example of the latter, "chalal," is found in 21:1). In a typical Hebrew fashion we find here that 'ends meet' and come full circle. 'Profane,' as stated, of the same root (ch.l.l) is also 'hollow' (void of real content), but 'release' (once again, ch.l.l)2 affords an opportunity for a (new) 'beginning' (ch.l.l) and for doing away with profanity. A dead body has certainly been emptied out of its content (soul and spirit), and the dead person is therefore released from obligations, BUT at the same time, as our verb points out, there is also a new beginning here… albeit in another dimension. And so, similar to the tern "chet," - "sin" - into which is built the means for reform ("cha'teh" – "cleansing"), here too, profanity and defilement are couched in a term which provides for a transformation by way of a new beginning. The other two who are exempt from army duty, are he who is betrothed but has not consummated the marriage, and he who is fearful.
What to put in the sandwich? (this may not be the best English syntax, but it
does work in Hebrew).
I (masculine) give
I (feminine) give
You (masculine) give
You (feminine) give
Recording: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ihan839e4i
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Ganesa Macula
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Cassini's radar mapper has obtained stereo views of close to 2 percent of Titan's surface during 19 flybys over the last five years. The process of making topographic maps from images is just getting started, but the results already reveal some of the diversity of Titan's geologic features.
The prominent, roughly circular feature in the western part of this image is an area known as Ganesa Macula. This 180-kilometer-(110-mile)-wide feature crudely resembles steep-sided volcanic domes on Venus that were imaged with the NASA Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s. It was therefore hypothesized initially to be a cryovolcanic feature. The topographic map derived from radar stereo shows that Ganesa as a whole is not elevated, as would be expected for a volcano. Instead, it is tilted (low in the west, high along the eastern margin). Other high and low areas with north-south trending margins alternate to the east of Ganesa. Low areas are consistently filled by radar-bright (rough) channels and flow deposits. The largest of these, in the center of the map with two bright channels leading to triangular fan structures on its western margin, is known as Leliah Fluctus. Although Ganesa Macula could have originated as a cryovolcanic feature (or perhaps as an impact crater, either of which would account for its distinct circular outline), it appears to have been extensively modified by both tectonic (faulting) and fluvial (erosion by fluids derived from rainfall) processes.
The region shown here is centered near 50 degrees north latitude, 80 degrees west longitude, and is about 1,480 kilometers (920 miles) across. The maps are in equirectangular projection with north at the top. The images used for mapping were acquired during flybys on Oct. 26, 2004, and Jan. 13, 2007 (known as Ta and T23). The Ta image is shown in black and white at the top. It has a pixel spacing of 351 meters (about 1,200 feet). Below, the same image is shown with color coding to indicate elevations, as shown by the color bar at left. The total range of relief from purple (low) to red (high) is 1,000 meters (about 3,300 feet).
Video clips showing a "flyover" of these regions are shown in Figure 1 (in color) and Figure 2 (in black and white). These movies are vertically exaggerated by 15 times. Elevation is shown in color, from purple (low) to red (high).
The flight path starts by looking down at the area from the north, then flies down to the northeast end of the map and looks more horizontally across to the west. This gives an especially good view of the major flow deposit Leilah Fluctus, the big bright area with two prominent bright triangular extensions on its far (west) side. The flight path then rotates down around the southern side of the area. Note the channels carved into the mountains by the flows that created Leilah Fluctus. The high-standing areas are generally more radar-dark and the low areas are filled with very radar-bright material. This pattern of flow materials being extremely bright is seen in many places on Titan and may have to do with the cobbles (roughly fist-sized rocks) deposited by the flows. Such rocks would reflect the radar signal much more strongly than smooth terrain does. Finally, the flight path continues around the southern edge of Ganesa Macula and then up across the map to look eastward across it. The circular outline of Ganesa shows only in the black and white image and is a little hard to see from this horizontal view.
The color movie (Figure 1) makes it clear that Ganesa is generally high on the eastern side, with a few isolated very high peaks, seen in red, and low on the western side. Other high and low areas with north-south trending margins alternate to the east of Ganesa. Once again, low areas are consistently filled by radar-bright (rocky) channels and flow deposits. Thus, though Ganesa Macula may have originated as a cryovolcanic feature (or an impact crater, either of which would account for its distinct circular outline), it appears to have been extensively modified by both tectonic and fluvial processes.
Background Info:
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission, visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm .
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Additional Values
Target Titan Venus
System Saturn Venus
Target Type Satellite Planet
Mission Cassini-Huygens Magellan
Instrument Host Cassini Orbiter
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument RADAR
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Map, Mountain, Movie, Volcano
Release Date 2009-03-24
Date in Caption 2004-10-26 2007-01-13
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/USGS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA11830
Identifier PIA11830


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