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Claire Elizabeth Foy , née le  à Stockport (Grand Manchester), est une actrice britannique. En 2017, elle obtient le Golden Globe de la meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown.

Biographie

Claire Elizabeth Foy est née le 16 avril 1984 à Stockport, dans le Grand Manchester. Sa mère Caroline, est issue d'une famille irlandaise, ses grands-parents maternels sont originaires de Dublin et de Kildare.

Ses parents ont divorcé lorsqu'elle avait huit ans.

Elle a grandi à Manchester et à Leeds. Elle a un frère, Robert Foy et une sœur Gemma Foy. Elle a une demi-sœur plus jeune issue du second mariage de son père.

Sa famille a ensuite déménagé à Longwick, dans le Buckinghamshire, pour le travail de son père en tant que vendeur pour Rank Xerox.

Elle a fréquenté l'université John Moores de Liverpool, où elle a étudié l'art dramatique et le cinéma. Elle a également suivi une formation d'un an à l'Oxford School of Drama.

Vie privée
Elle se marie en 2014 à l'acteur Stephen Campbell Moore, avec qui elle a joué dans Le Dernier des Templiers, et donne naissance en 2015 à une fille prénommée Ivy Rose Moore. Ils divorcent en 2018.

Carrière
En 2008, elle tient le premier rôle dans La Petite Dorrit, une mini-série de la BBC One. Il s'agit d'une adaptation par Andrew Davies du roman de même nom de Charles Dickens. Son interprétation lui vaut une nomination en 2009 pour le prix de la meilleure actrice de la Royal Television Society.

Après avoir joué dans plusieurs autres séries et téléfilms, elle fait ses débuts au cinéma en 2011 auprès de Nicolas Cage dans Le Dernier des Templiers de Dominic Sena.

En 2013, elle retourne sur les planches aux  dans une pièce de William Shakespeare, Macbeth. Elle interprète Lady Macbeth au côté de James McAvoy qui tient le rôle-titre.

Elle continue dans la veine historique en jouant en 2014 dans Crossbones, une série du réseau NBC sur le pirate Barbe Noire, puis en interprétant en 2015 Anne Boleyn dans une mini-série de la BBC Two, Dans l'ombre des Tudors. Ce dernier rôle lui vaut d'être nommée pour le British Academy Television Award de la meilleure actrice l'année suivante.

En 2016, elle interprète la jeune reine Élisabeth II dans la série dramatique biographique The Crown de Peter Morgan sur Netflix. Sa prestation lui vaut le Golden Globe de la meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique, le Screen Actors Guild Award et le Primetime Emmy Award.

L'année d'après, elle reprend le rôle dans la deuxième saison, puis c'est l'actrice Olivia Colman qui prend la relève. Puis, elle joue le rôle dans le drame biographique Breathe.

En 2018, elle tourne avec Steven Soderbergh le thriller psychologique Paranoïa présenté hors-compétition au festival international du film de Berlin. Elle joue ensuite l'épouse de Neil Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune de Damien Chazelle avec Ryan Gosling qui lui vaut plusieurs nominations dont le Golden Globe de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle, le Critics' Choice Award et le British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award.

Puis elle reprend le rôle de Lisbeth Salander dans Millénium : Ce qui ne me tue pas de Fede Álvarez, adaptation du roman de même nom de David Lagercrantz.

En 2020, elle reprend le rôle de la jeune Reine Elizabeth II dans le huitième épisode de la quatrième saison de The Crown. Sa performance lui vaut le Primetime Emmy Award de la meilleure actrice invitée dans une série dramatique.

L'année suivante, elle prête également ses traits à Margaret Whigham Duchesse d'Argyll au côté de Paul Bettany dans la mini-série A Very British Scandal. Au cinéma, elle joue dans le remake du film français Mon garçon, intitulé My Son toujours réalisé par Christian Carion et dans La Vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain de Will Sharpe.

En 2023, elle tourne aux côtés de Rooney Mara et Jessie Buckley dans le film Women Talking de Sarah Polley.

Filmographie

Cinéma

Longs métrages
 2011 : Le Dernier des Templiers (Season of the Witch) de Dominic Sena : Anna
 2011 : Wreckers de Dictynna Hood : Dawn
 2014 : Vampire Academy de Mark Waters : Sonya Karp
 2014 :  Rosewater de Jon Stewart : Paola Gourley
 2015 : The Lady in the Van de Nicholas Hytner : Lois
 2017 : Breathe d'Andy Serkis : Diana Cavendish
 2018 : Paranoïa (Unsane) de Steven Soderbergh : Sawyer Valentini
 2018 : First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune (First Man) de Damien Chazelle : Janet Armstrong
 2018 : Millénium : Ce qui ne me tue pas (The Girl in the Spider's Web) de Fede Álvarez : Lisbeth Salander
 2021 : My Son de Christian Carion : Joan Richmond
 2021 : La Vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain) de Will Sharpe : Emily Richardson-Wain
 2023 : Women Talking de Sarah Polley : Salomé Friesen

Télévision

Séries télévisées
 2008 : Being Human : La Confrérie de l'étrange (Being Human) : Julia Beckett
 2008 : Doctors : Chloe Webster
 2008 : La Petite Dorrit (Little Dorrit) : Amy Dorrit
 2009 : 10 Minutes Tales : la femme
 2010 : Timbré (Terry Pratchett's Going Postal) : Adora Belle Chercœur
 2010 - 2012 : Maîtres et Valets (Upstairs Downstairs) : Lady Persephone Towyn
 2011 : Le Serment (The Promise) : Erin Matthews
 2012 :  : Charlotte Pew
 2014 : Crossbones : Kate Balfour
 2014 : The Great War : The People's Story : Helen Bentwich
 2015 : Dans l'ombre des Tudors (Wolf Hall) : Anne Boleyn
 2016 - 2022 : The Crown : Élisabeth II
 2021 : A Very British Scandal : Margaret Campbell, Duchesse d'Argyll

Téléfilms
 2010 : Pulse de  : Hannah Carter
 2011 : Ronde de nuit (The Night Watch) de Richard Laxton : Helen Giniver
 2012 : Hacks de  : Kate Loy
 2014 : Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night de Philip Smith : La narratrice (voix)

Émissions

 2018 : Saturday Night Live : Elle-même (Invitée)

Voix françaises

 Adeline Moreau dans :
 The Crown (série télévisée)
 Breathe
 Paranoïa
 First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 Millénium : Ce qui ne me tue pas
 La Vie extraordinaire de Louis Wain
 A Very British Scandal (mini-série)

 Maia Baran (Belgique) dans (les séries télévisées) :
 Timbré
 Crossbones

 Et aussi
 Ingrid Donnadieu dans Le Dernier des Templiers
 Anne Tilloy dans Le Serment (mini-série)
 Anne Mathot dans Vampire Academy
 Julia Faure dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors (série télévisée)
 Caroline Espargilière dans The Lady in the Van

Distinctions

Récompenses
 Golden Globes 2017 : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 Emmy Awards 2018 : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2018 : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle d'Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 : #SeeHer Award
 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Play 2020 : Meilleure actrice dans une pièce de théâtre pour Lungs
 Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 : Meilleure actrice invitée pour son rôle de la Princesse Élisabeth II dans The Crown

Nominations
 2009 : Royal Television Society Awards : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle d'Amy Dorrit dans La Petite Dorrit
 2015 : Gold Derby Awards : Meilleur second rôle féminin dans une mini-série pour son rôle d'Anne Boleyn dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors
 2015 : Critics' Choice Television Awards : Meilleur second rôle féminin dans une mini-série pour son rôle d'Anne Boleyn dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors
 2016 : Festival de télévision de Monte-Carlo : Meilleure actrice dans un programme de fiction long pour son rôle d'Anne Boleyn dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors
 2016 : Satellite Awards : Meilleure actrice de télévision dans une mini-série pour son rôle d'Anne Boleyn dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors
 2016 : BAFTA Awards : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle d'Anne Boleyn dans Dans l'ombre des Tudors
 2017 : BAFTA Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2017 : Primetime Emmy Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2017 : Screen Actors Guild Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2017 : Broadcasting Press Guild Awards : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2017 : Gold Derby Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2017 : Television Critics Association Awards : Bonne Interprétation de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : BAFTA Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : Golden Globe Awards : Meilleure actrice de télévision dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : Screen Actors Guild Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : Gold Derby Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : Critics' Choice Television Awards : Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique pour son rôle de la Reine Élisabeth II dans The Crown
 2018 : Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune (5ème place)
 2018 : Florida Film Critics Circle : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune (Finaliste)
 2018 : Seattle Film Critics Society : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2018 : Vancouver Film Critics Circle : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2018 : Alliance of Women Film Journalists : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2018 : Austin Film Critics Association : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2018 : Georgia Film Critics Association : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : BAFTA Awards : Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : Golden Globe Awards : Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : Satellite Awards : Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : Critics' Choice Movie Awards : Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : Houston Film Critics Society : Meilleure actrice pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : London Film Critics Circle : Meilleure actrice de l'année pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune
 2019 : London Film Critics Circle : Meilleure actrice Britannique/Irlandaise de l'année pour son rôle de Janet Armstrong dans First Man : Le Premier Homme sur la Lune

Notes et références

Liens externes

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Actrice britannique de télévision
Actrice britannique de théâtre
Actrice britannique de doublage
Naissance en avril 1984
Naissance à Stockport
Mannequin femme britannique
Actrice ayant incarné Élisabeth II
Golden Globe de la meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée dramatique
Screen Actors Guild Award de la meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée
Actrice ayant incarné Anne Boleyn
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Tadeusz Puff (ur. 15 września 1911 w Warszawie, zm. 26 stycznia 1987 w Warszawie) – wykładowca, dziekan, prorektor Politechniki Warszawskiej, honorowy prezes Rady Stołecznej Naczelnej Organizacji Technicznej.

Życiorys
W 1931 ukończył w Warszawie męskie gimnazjum pod wezwaniem św. Kazimierza. W latach 1931-1932 odbył służbę wojskową w szkole podchorążych piechoty w Świeciu.

W 1932 rozpoczął studia na Wydziale Mechanicznym Politechniki Warszawskiej. Po ukończeniu studiów w 1939 podjął swoją pierwszą pracę w Państwowej Fabryce Amunicji w Skarżysku.

Czynnie uczestniczył w kampanii wrześniowej w 1939. W czasie okupacji nauczał na tajnych kompletach. Całe swoje życie zawodowe poświęcił Politechnice Warszawskiej, był współorganizatorem Wydziału Mechanicznego Technologicznego, a także jednym z pierwszych samodzielnych pracowników Katedry Technologii Budowy Maszyn.

W 1980 zespół kierowany przez T. Puffa otrzymał nagrodę "Mistrza Techniki" za opracowanie automatu do montażu dźwigni zaworowych, który został wykonany na zamówienie Fabryki Samochodów Osobowych FSO. Działał w stowarzyszeniach inżynierskich - Naczelnej Organizacji Technicznej NOT oraz w Stowarzyszeniu Inżynierów i Techników Mechaników Polskich SIMP. Współtwórca konkursu "Mistrz Techniki".

Profesor Tadeusz Puff zmarł 26 stycznia 1987 w Warszawie, został pochowany na cmentarzu Bródnowskim w Warszawie /kwatera 100A-VII-2/.

Stanowiska
 1939 pracownik Państwowej Fabryki Amunicji w Skarżysku
 1954–1960 prodziekan Wydziału Mechanicznego Technologicznego Politechniki Warszawskiej
 1960–1966 dziekan Wydziału Mechanicznego Technologicznego PW
 1966–1969 prorektor Politechniki Warszawskiej
 1972–1981 kierownik Zakładu Technologii Maszyn w Instytucie Technologii Mechanicznej PW

Członkostwa
 Honorowy przewodniczący Rady Stołecznej NOT
 Przewodniczący Głównej Komisji Nagród NOT

Nagrody, wyróżnienia, odznaczenia
 Krzyż Komandorski z Gwiazdą Orderu Odrodzenia Polski
 Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski
 Złota odznaka "Za Zasługi dla Warszawy"
 Medal im. prof. H. Mierzejewskiego
 Medal im. B. Rumińskiego
 1980 zespół kierowany przez T. Puffa, otrzymał nagrodę Mistrza Techniki

Ważne publikacje
 "Technologia budowy maszyn" wyd. PWN 1977
 "Podstawy  technologii montażu maszyn i urządzeń" wyd. WNT 1980

Zobacz też
 Wykaz Rektorów i Prorektorów Politechniki Warszawskiej

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne
 https://web.archive.org/web/20150423003045/http://www.wm.pb.edu.pl/Historia.html

Prorektorzy Politechniki Warszawskiej
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Komandorskim z Gwiazdą Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni odznaką honorową "Za Zasługi dla Warszawy"
Pochowani na cmentarzu Bródnowskim w Warszawie
Urodzeni w 1911
Zmarli w 1987
Ludzie urodzeni w Warszawie

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Linda Chavez: Fanning the Flames of Racial Tension
August 22, 2014 admin Analysis and Opinions, Culture 0
Words matter — and never more so than when race is involved. For more than a week, we have been repeatedly told that a white police officer shot and killed an "unarmed black teenager" on a street in Ferguson, Missouri. The words conjure the image of a kid gunned down because of the color of his skin by a trigger-happy white cop.
And now we have the highest law enforcement official in the nation reinforcing this narrative. After visiting Ferguson this week to initiate a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting, Attorney General Eric Holder declared that he understands the distrust of police that many blacks feel.
"I understand that mistrust. I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man," he told an audience in Ferguson. Holder then met privately with the family of Mike Brown, the man shot, and later held a news conference in which he reiterated racial grievance: "This shooting incident has brought to the surface underlying tensions that have existed for many years. There is a history to these tensions, and that history simmers in more communities than just Ferguson."
Unfortunately, such words inflame racial mistrust — and, even more importantly, undermine justice.
Let's start with the "unarmed black teenager" mantra.
Brown was 18 years old — an adult by all legal standards. He was also 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed nearly 300 pounds. Surveillance video from a nearby convenience store taken shortly before the shooting shows Brown as a towering muscled male stealing goods and then grabbing and violently shoving a store employee who tried to question him. The actual images of Brown on the video surely do not bring to mind a harmless teenager.
Unfortunately, we do not yet know exactly what happened minutes later when police officer Darren Wilson encountered Brown and a companion walking down the middle of a street. Brown's companion, Dorian Johnson, who had been with Brown during the earlier strong-arm robbery, told his version of what took place on St. Louis TV station KSDK on Aug. 13.
Wilson's arm, Johnson said, "extended out the window (and) grabbed my friend around the neck.
(Wilson) didn't say 'step back' or anything like that. He started to pull my friend into the window. So the officer's trying to pull him in, and he's pulling away from the officer. He never once attempted to grab for this officer's weapon. He's still holding my friend with one arm. And now, with the other hand, he's pointing his weapon. The second time he says 'I'll shoot,' it wasn't even a second later before the gun just went off, and the officer let go, and that's how we were able to run at the same time."
But is Johnson's version of events plausible? Johnson's veracity is important, and he's told multiple, sometimes conflicting, versions of his story. Moreover, in 2011, Johnson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report and is currently still wanted on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear on theft charges in Jefferson City, Missouri.
But even without such questions about Johnson's trustworthiness as a witness, other questions about the account arise. Publicly available videos and still photos of Brown and Wilson show significant size differences between the two men, with Brown appearing to have a height advantage over Wilson and outweighing the officer by about 100 pounds. How is it even possible from a sitting position inside a car for a smaller man to reach out and grab someone much larger with one hand and pull him into the vehicle?
Accepting Johnson's version depends heavily on the image of that "unarmed black teenager" minding his own business when confronted by a white cop bent on venting racial animus.
Officer Wilson's version of events has yet to be publicly recounted. Nonetheless, bits and drabs have leaked out, including assertions that Brown blocked Wilson's ability to exit the police cruiser (a fact Johnson concedes but says was caused because Wilson pulled his car up too close to the two men). Sources claiming to be familiar with Wilson's account contend that Brown leaned into the police cruiser, punched Wilson in the face and struggled for control of Wilson's gun, which discharged. Multiple sources allege that Wilson was treated at a hospital for facial wounds, perhaps even a fracture to his eye socket.
A grand jury will hear all accounts of what happened. But Holder's rush to judgment by ordering a full-scale civil rights investigation before the grand jury even reaches its conclusion undermines the criminal justice system. Instead, it fans the very racial tensions Holder says he wants to calm.
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Technological developments are ushering in a new era of work. Cloud computing has changed not only the way we collaborate, but where, when, and how we're able to work. The ability to clock in from any corner of the world has given rise to a new professional culture that's less about where you are, and more about what you can offer.
The ascent of remote working is fostering a more open, and more competitive, market; as candidates are no longer so bound to their geographical location, there's potential to attract the best talent, no matter where they're based. The use of virtual teams can free organizations from geographical shackles not only when it comes to hiring the best talent, but streamlining logistics, fostering collaboration among colleagues, and nurturing innovation.
These advances in computing are slowly but surely loosening the leash on the modern workforce; according Nigel Frank's 2017 Technology for Business report, a third of employees now work outside the central office at least once a week. The report also highlighted a swathe of benefits being derived from the use of virtual teams, from increased retention, to faster hiring.
Nevertheless, when big change begins to shake the foundations of what we know and how we do things, new developments are not always as quick to catch on as professional hyperbole might have you believe. Especially for those businesses and industries not traditionally on the cutting edge of evolution, it often takes time before business come to view these developments as anything but a fad.
Take the cloud, for example; SaaS and serverless computing have been offering sound advantages to businesses for years, but it's taken time for initial resistance to be worn down. Even now myriad perceived obstructions, from security to data ownership, are preventing many businesses from embracing digital transformation.
In the aforementioned report, tech professionals were asked about their experience using virtual teams, and how they perceived the benefits and drawbacks of remote work. How a company benefits from remote work will, of course, depend on their circumstances, and the results of the survey seemed to reflect this; minimized travel costs, improved productivity, and better collaboration across global offices were all lauded as top perks in reasonably even volumes.
When it came to the difficulties of telecommuting, however, tech pros much more unanimous in identifying the roadblocks that they were coming up against in pursuit of the exemplary next-gen workplace, with issues such as fostering team spirit and adjusting to a more hands-off approach to management chief among the hindrances flagged up by remote work adopters.
It seems that businesses currently using virtual teams face some consistently troubling obstacles that prevent them from taking full advantage of flexible working. So, how close are we really to the cloud-enabled, location-independent workplace of the future that we've been promised; and what wrinkles do we need to iron out before we get there?
Fostering good relationships between team members is an absolute no-brainer for those in a management position, but many leaders overseeing virtual teams find that building connections between remote workers is a major challenge. Nurturing positive associations between team members is an essential aspect of creating happy, engaged workers who are willing and able to collaborate to get things done.
For those working in a traditional office environment, building team relations might mean catching up on the latest Game of Thrones episode around the refrigerator, grabbing a drink on the way home from work, or making conversation in the elevator; when you share the same space, opportunities to chat and bond are naturally more bountiful.
Remote workers don't have as much opportunity to have a casual chat or grab someone's attention when they need it, so managers of remote workers should endeavor to create those chances as much as possible. Since your team won't physically see each other every day, it's important to replace that contact with something else that helps your team get to know, like and trust each other; a digital water cooler, if you like. This could mean playing an online game together, having a social thread where your team post pictures of their pets or their favorite YouTube video, or hosting a weekly video catch-up where people can share what they got up to at the weekend.
Closely tied to building team relations, one of the most significant challenges for remote workers is feeling isolated; although working from your home office in your Disney pajama pants every day might sound like a dream, workers who telecommute can quickly find themselves counting the hours until the mailman arrives just so they can speak to another human being face-to-face.
Even if your remote workers are office-based, if they're not located in the same space as the other members of their team, it can be easy to slip into feeling out of the loop. Remote workers should be considered as much a part of their team as any onsite counterparts, and care must be taken to avoid an out of sight, out of mind attitude creeping in.
Having a free-flowing chat open throughout the day may seem counter-productive, but having a channel for casual, real-time communication — even if it might stray off-topic at times — is vital for helping remote workers feel included, and connected to their teammates. Encouraging non-work related chatter with remote workers can actually boost productivity in the long run, as telecommuters will be more present, more engaged and more involved in the day to day operations of their team.
Though rapidly on the uptick, virtual teams are still a relatively new concept for many organizations, and as is often the case with swift changes in the workplace, training tends to lag behind.
Though remote-working is likely to become the norm in the near future, right now, we're still working out the kinks, hashing out best practices and procedures as we go. Confronted with a new type of worker, requiring a new kind of management, many leaders are encountering skills gaps when it comes to efficiently managing, optimizing and sustaining virtual teams.
In an office environment, managers communicate in a variety of ways. Emails, phone calls, conference meetings, and impromptu catch-ups on the way to the bathroom make up a rich tapestry of back-and-forths between leadership figures and their teams. With remote workers, those passing chances for clarification or a quick check-in aren't there, so special efforts need to be made to strike the right balance between frequent, inclusive, and fortifying communications, and micromanaging.
Virtual teams' disproportionate use of written digital communications can work to your advantage; having thoughts, ideas, and processes in writing means that you can quickly build a library of ideas and conversations that will help your team be more efficient, provided you use the right tools.
The market for cloud collaboration tools is booming, with software makers clamoring to cash in on the rising percentage of off-site workers, and the subsequent demand for platforms to facilitate them.
In an ideal world, you'd find an app that encompassed project management, communications, file sharing, and time tracking all within one platform. The reality, however, at least at this point, is that remote workers are likely to use an assortment of channels to complete work and stay in touch with colleagues, and which channels are best for your team will depend on your circumstances. Whichever tools you choose for your virtual team though, keeping on top of user adoption is essential; a platform is only as good as its users, especially when you have team members flung across various locations.
If anything will stand in the way of progress when it comes to the free-flowing future of work, it's trust. Taking advantage of these developments and utilizing the opportunities they afford means placing an enormous amount of stock in those who are using it.
Trust will play a key role if remote working is to become a mainstream staple of the modern workplace. For this radical move away from bricks-and-mortar workspaces to take off, companies must be able to loosen their grip a little, and have confidence in their team to work on their own terms.
The most crucial thing managers can do to make sure they stay ahead of the curve is to be pliable, and not allow themselves to miss out on the best talent, merely because they're reluctant to change the way they operate.
As with any shift in cultural and professional norms, there's apparently a fair way to go before businesses far and wide truly embrace the opportunities that these advancements in cloud business technology offer, and adopt remote work as the new standard.
We haven't seen such a rapid upheaval of working standards for a long time, and despite being faced with changes in both the workforce and job market, it will take time before decision-makers see the potential payoffs, and we begin to find more widespread uptake of this new way of working.
Even the big hitters of the tech world are not traveling in the same direction — IBM recently issued a widely maligned ultimatum to their remote workers that they must return to the office or lose their jobs — but remote work is becoming more normalized, even expected, and companies not embracing the concept will find themselves losing the best talent to companies with more flexible work-life policies.


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Scilab download and installation tutorial for Windows 10
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Scilab download and Installing on windows 10 is quite simple task but some people find it very difficult. If you are also one of those people then stay tuned with this article because today we will guide you step by step with which you can easily download or install Scilab on your Windows PC but before that let's take a overview of Scilab Programming language.
What is Scilab Programming Language?
Scilab programming language was developed by the researchers of INRIA as an open source programming language and licensed under GPLv2 license. Scilab is a free high level programming language and it can be used by anyone for free from its official website. Scilab programming language is used as an open source alternative for MATLAB programming language. Scilab programming language support the feature of Automatic memory management and Scilab can run on different operating systems like Windows, Linux, BSDs, etc. Scilab programming language comes with XCos, GUI and an interpreted programming environment. Scilab programming language is a dynamically typed programming language which can be used by programmers in modeling, statistical analysis, image enhancement, etc.
Now, let's discuss about how to download and install Scilab programming language in Windows 10.
How to download and install Scilab on windows 10
Here, we will learn step by step guide to download and install Scilab programming language on Windows 10;
• Download latest Scilab version
First of all, go to Scilab download for windows then choose the Scilab version according to compatibility of your pc (32-bit or 64-bit).
After selecting version, Your computer will automatically show a pop-up to save Scilab exe file - just click on "SAVE" button to download scilab-x-x-x.exe file.
• Setup Scilab exe file
In this step you have to setup Scilab exe file - for this, go to downloads and click on scilab-x-x-x.exe file.
Now, Select the language to use during the installation. After selecting the language - click on "OK" button to continue Scilab setup.
After clicking on it, a pop-up of Scilab setup wizard will appear on your screen - simply click on "Next" to continue Scilab setup process.
Now, read the agreement carefully. You have to accept the terms of this agreement before continue with the installation - Just choose "I accept the agreement" and click on "Next" to continue.
Here, select the destination folder where you want to setup scilab - you can continue with the by default setting, otherwise you can browse and select different folders. NOTE : Atleast 112.5MB of free disc space is required before Scilab installation.
Now, select the components that you want to install - just continue with by default settings and click on "Next" to continue.
Again you have to select the destination location but it is quite different from another one - here, your have to select the start menu folder for Scilab, Now browse the location then click on " Next" to continue Scilab setup process.
Now, it is final step for Scilab setup - Here, you have to select the additional tasks that you would like setup to perform while installing scilab-x-x-x(64-bit). After choosing these tasks simply click on "Next" to finish the scilab setup process.
• Install Scilab
Huraahhh!!! Setup is now ready to begin Installing Scilab-x-x-x(64-bit) on your computer - just click on "Install" to continue Scilab installation.
Now, wait for a few seconds until Scilab is successfully installed on your computer. After Scilab is successfully installed - just click on "Finish" to exit the Scilab setup wizard.
• Print "Hello world" on Scilab
Printing hello world in scilab is very easy task. For that you have to open the Scilab console, after that you have to type
s="Hello World"
After typing this code, just press "Enter" to print hello world and it will look something like this;
Above we have discussed how to download and install Scilab on windows 10. Here, we have learnt step by step guide to download and install Scilab programming language on Windows 10. Scilab programming language was developed by the researchers of INRIA as an open source programming language and licensed under GPLv2 license. Scilab is a free high level programming language and it can be used by anyone for free from its official website. Scilab programming language is used as an open source alternative for MATLAB programming language. Scilab programming language support the feature of Automatic memory management. By following these above mentioned steps anyone can easily download and install Scilab programming language on Windows 10 PC. I hope this information will be useful to you all.


Not so much if, but when redland corrupts its db4 files here is a series of commands that you might want to shove into a script. Though you really want to setup daily db_dumps that are archived if you use redland for data you care about.
I have attempted and posted a patch and nagged to get this fixed mainline. But I'm not holding my breath that it will be fixed any time soon. I might have to dump redland, fork it proper, or some other nasty solution to stop libferris users complaining about apps "crashing" which is directly due to redland getting its db4s stuffed.
You get the pleasure of running this on all your redland db4 files to try to recover (at least you can run client apps again without a segv in the redland code).
I guess I should have blogged this after a longer 'cooling off' period. It was a little too close to when I discovered that a moderate sized RDF database was giving segv and the infamous backtrace through redland calls that I recognized as the sign of database corruption.
I'm not sure if/when I'll actually have the time to clean things up for upstream.
One motivation for the blog post is so I know where to easily get the info for fixing a redland store when traveling.


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Andrew Robinson
LOST LANGUAGES
The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
Deciphering an unknown script is partly cryptography, partly linguistics. In some cases. such as Linear B, the essential insight was the recognition that the script represented a known language, namely Greek. For other scripts, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, the language they represented was unknown, and in such cases decipherment usually had to wait until an inscription was discovered that provided a crib. Robinson's book offers accounts of both types of discovery.
The book is in two parts. The first part is concerned with the successful decipherment of three scripts, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Linear B, and Mayan. With the help of plentiful illustrations of the scripts, Robinson gives a clear account of how the decipherments were made, providing sufficient but not excessive detail.
The second part is concerned with scripts that have not yet been deciphered. These include Meroitic (the script of a civilisation that flourished in sub-Saharan Africa and was long thought to be merely an inferior appendage of ancient Egypt), Etruscan, Linear A, the proto-Elamite script of ancient Iran, Rongorongo from Easter Island, ancient Mexican script, the Indus valley script, and the script of the Phaistos disc from Crete. In some of these cases, such as Etruscan, there is slow but steady progress, but in others, such as the unique Phaistos disc, that is unlikely for the foreseeable future.
This book is a good introduction to a fascinating subject, or set of subjects. It is a pity that Thames & Hudson have seen fit to print the text in small thin grey lettering that makes reading the book a decipherment challenge in itself.
%T Lost Languages
%S The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
%A Robinson, Andrew
%I Thames & Hudson
%D 2002, 2009
%G ISBN 978-0-500-51453-5
%K language


Dedicated on August 8, 2004.
A patron of the arts in Watertown, Bobby was one of the founders of the Watertown Arts Council, had served as president of the council for more than 25 years and spent many hours on the council's outdoor art festival and fostering the beautification of the city of Watertown through the installation of three river fountains, the hanging planters on Main Street, Christmas lights and starting the council's circulating art collection.
After her death in 2000, the art council received numerous memorials in her name. Because she loved fountains, the council agreed that some sort of fountain should be set up in her honor and Bobby had discussed the possibility of a fountain at Fannie P. Lewis Park shortly before her death.
The Watertown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is proud to sponsor a series of short biographies of Women who made a Difference.
As a founder and president of the Watertown Arts Council for 34 years, Bobby Maas spearheaded several projects to enhance the beauty of the city.
She was instrumental in placing three fountains in the Rock River and hanging pots filled with flowers along Main Street. Under her direction, the Arts Council donated money for new streetlights on the Main Street Bridge, and also made and donated lighted Christmas wreaths for the new street lights. She was a leader in programs to plant more trees around the city and fought to replace willow trees along the river at Riverside Park and Fannie P. Lewis Park. Maas spent countless hours organizing the Arts Council's annual outdoor art festival and beginning the Council's circulating art collection.
The Main Street Bridge was named for her by the Watertown Riverfest Committee in 1996 in recognition of her contributions to the community. At that time, she was called the art conscience of the community who was not afraid to challenge bureaucrats for programs to help beautify the city. Maas was nominated twice for the Governor's Award for the Wisconsin Foundation of the Arts for her tireless work in promoting arts in the city. She was also named Woman of Merit in 1986 by the American Association of University Women.
In addition to her work with the Arts Council, Maas was an active member of the Watertown Country Club where she had a hole-in-one two times, a member of the Watertown Dance Club and had been very active in the former Watertown Curtain Club. Maas loved flowers and developed an extensive garden at the family home along the Rock River. The Maas flower garden was featured in an AAUW fundraiser in 1997.
Maas was born and raised in Watertown, the daughter of Dr. W.W. and Doris Arzberger. After attending Downer College in Milwaukee, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She married Albert Maas Jr. in 1947 and they had two daughters and three grandchildren.
After her death, the Arts Council received numerous memorials in her name, and the Bobby Maas Memorial Fountain was installed at Fannie P. Lewis Park in 2004. Maas is remembered for her flamboyance and zest for life. She left Watertown a legacy of beauty and culture.
Family, friends and members of the Watertown Arts Council gathered together Sunday noon for the dedication of the new fountain in Fannie P. Lewis Park in memory of the late Bobby Maas. The Bobby Maas Memorial Fountain is a fitting tribute to Maas, a patron of the arts who served as president of the Watertown Arts Council for many years. Family members attending the dedication included Albert Maas, her husband of over 50 years, who lives in the family home he built across the Rock River from the park, located on North Water Street. Several speakers mentioned Bobby Maas' contributions in enhancing fine arts in the community and her efforts to beautify the city.


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Bessie Coleman (Atlanta, Texas, 1892. január 26. – Jacksonville, Florida, 1926. április 30.) amerikai pilóta. Ő volt az első afro-amerikai nő, aki megszerezte az USA-ban a repülővezetői engedélyt és az első afro-amerikai nő, aki megszerezte a nemzetközi repülővezetői engedélyt (és amerikai nők között elsőként), légi mutatványaival elkápráztatta a közönséget.

Család, gyermekkor
Édesanyja néger, édesapja néger-cseroki származású volt.  Bessie Coleman 13 gyermekes családban született tizedik gyerekként. Amikor kétéves lett, a család Texas államba, egy  Waxahachie nevű helyre költözött, ahol Bessie 23 éves koráig lakott. Itt kezdett iskolába járni hatéves korában. Minden nap 6,5 kilométert gyalogolt az iskolába, ami egyetlen teremből állt és szegregált volt. Bessie szeretett olvasni és kiemelkedő diák volt matematikából. Nyolc évig járt ebbe az iskolába. Az iskolába járás, a kórusban szereplés és a templomba járás rutinjához minden évben gyapotszedés is társult. 1901-ben az apa, George Coleman elhagyta a családot és visszatért Oklahomába, az indián területre, "a jobb lehetőségek miatt". Bessie tizenkét éves korában ösztöndíjasként bekerült a Missionary Baptist Church School nevű iskolába. Amikor tizennyolc éves lett, az összegyűjtött pénzéből beiratkozott az Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University-be (mai neve Langston University). Csak egy félévet tudott kijárni, mert elfogyott a pénze, és hazatért, vissza Waxahachie-be.

Repülős pályafutás

Chicago
1916-ban, 23 éves korában Chicagóba költözött, ahol a fivéreivel lakott. Chicagóban manikűrösként dolgozott a White Sox fodrászüzletben. Ott különféle történeteket hallott a repülésről az első világháborúból visszatért pilótáktól. Másodállást vállalt, hogy gyorsabban keressen pénzt, és hamarabb lehessen pilóta.

Az Egyesült Államokbeli repülőiskolák azonban elzárkóztak attól, hogy egy nő, főleg néger hozzájuk járjon pilótának tanulni. Robert S. Abbott, a Chicago Defender című újság alapítója és kiadója arra bátorította, hogy menjen külföldre tanulni. Coleman pénzügyi támogatást kapott egy Jesse Binga nevű bankártól és a Defender nevű laptól.

Franciaország

Bessie Coleman beiratkozott egy francia-nyelvi tanfolyamra a Berlitz Language Schools-nál Chicagóban, majd annak elvégzése után 1920. november 20-án Párizsba utazott, hogy megszerezze a pilótavizsgáját. Egy kétfedelű Nieuport 82 gépen kezdett tanulni, amiben "az irányítórendszer egy függőleges, baseball-ütő vastagságú botból állt a pilóta előtt, és egy vízszintes rúdból a pilóta lábánál".

1921. június 15-én Bessie Coleman lett az első afro-amerikai nő, aki sikeres pilótavizsgát tett, és az első  afro-amerikai nő, aki megszerezte a nemzetközi pilótaigazolványt. Az engedélyeket a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale adta ki számára. Mivel még szerette volna a tudását fejleszteni, ezután két hónapig repülési leckéket vett egy francia ász-pilótától Párizs közelében. 1921 szeptemberében hajón visszatért az Egyesült Államokba, New Yorkba. Azonnal a média érdeklődési körébe került.

Légibemutatók
Coleman hamar rájött, hogy ha repülésből szeretne megélni, légibemutatókon kell részt vennie (a kereskedelmi repülés csak jó tíz év múlva indult be). Ezek a bemutatók nyaktörő, látványos kaszkadőr-mutatványokból álltak, amik fizető közönség előtt zajlottak. A piac azonban telített volt, sokan próbáltak ebből pilótaként megélni. Így további pilótaleckéken vett részt, hogy a mutatványai körét bővíteni tudja. Visszatért Chicagóba, de ott senkit sem talált, aki elvállalta volna a tanítását, így 1922 februárjában újból Európába utazott. Két hónapot töltött Franciaországban és ezalatt repülési továbbképző tanfolyamon vett részt. Majd Hollandiába utazott, hogy találkozzon Anthony Fokkerrel, egy kiváló repülőgép-tervezővel. Tovább utazott Németországba, ahol meglátogatta a Fokker üzemet. Itt szintén repülési leckéket vett az üzem egyik fő pilótájától. Ezután visszatért az USA-ba, hogy beindítsa légibemutató karrierjét.

A légibemutatókon a következő öt évben húzónév volt, ha szerepelt, "Queen Bess" néven említették (=Bess királynő). A bemutatókat többnyire fontos eseményekhez időzítve tartották, a nézők szórakoztatására. Az újságok gyakran készítettek riportot vele. A négerek és a fehérek is csodálták.

Elsősorban egy kétfedelű Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" géppel repült, de más gépekkel is, amik a légierő számára feleslegessé váltak.

Első amerikai légibemutatója 1922. szeptember 3-án volt, amit az első világháborús, feketékből álló 369-es gyalogsági ezred veteránjai tiszteletére tartottak. Az esemény a Curtiss Field-en zajlott (Long Island, New York), közel New York City-hez, az esemény támogatója Bessie Coleman barátja, Abbott volt és a Chicago Defender újság. Az eseményen nyolc további amerikai ász-pilóta vett részt, és az ugyancsak néger Hubert Julian ejtőernyős ugró. Hat héttel később visszatért Chicagóba, hogy lélegzetelállító figurákat hajtson végre (például "nyolcas"-t, hurkokat, földközeli repülést) a nagyszámú, lelkes közönség szórakoztatására a Checkerboard Airdrome-on (ma Hines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Hines, Illinois).

A sajtó gyakran kritizálta a szenzációhajhász repülési stílusa miatt, de elismerték, hogy elvállalt minden nehéz, veszélyes mutatványt és ezért tisztelték is. 1923. február 22-én Los Angelesben például eltörte a lábát és három bordáját, amikor a gépe lezuhant és a földbe csapódott.

Valamikor az 1920-as években egy előadókörúton Orlandóban találkozott Hezakiah Hill tiszteletessel és feleségével, Violával, akik meghívták, hogy lakjon velük a Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church melletti paplakban (Parramore közelében). A lányukként bántak vele és meggyőzték, hogy maradjon ott; Coleman szépségszalont nyitott, amivel plusz pénzt tudott keresni, hogy saját repülőgépet vásárolhasson.

Média-kapcsolatain keresztül ajánlatot kapott egy egész estés filmben való szerepre a Shadow and Sunshine című filmben (=árnyék és napsütés) az afro-amerikai Seminole Film Producing Company-tól. Örömmel elfogadta a szerepet, mert azt gondolta, hogy a nyilvánosság segíti majd a karrierjében, és elegendő pénzt keres vele, amiből megnyithatja saját repülős iskoláját.

Amikor azonban megtudta, hogy rongyos ruhában kellene szerepelnie, sétapálcával, és a hátán egy batyuval,  visszautasította a szerepet. "Nyilvánvalóan az, hogy Bessie visszautasította a szerepet, elvi kérdés volt számára. Lehet, hogy sok mindent elvállalt, de a származásával kapcsolatban soha nem volt megalkuvó. Nem akarta a fehérek előítéleteit erősíteni a feketékkel kapcsolatban." - írta róla Doris Rich.

Coleman nem élt elég hosszú ideig ahhoz, hogy saját repülős iskolát nyisson fiatal feketéknek, de a példamutatása elérendő céllá vált sok néger nő és férfi számára. "Bessie Coleman miatt" - írta róla William J. Powell hadnagy Black Wings című 1934-es könyvében, amit Bessie Coleman-nek ajánlott, "túlléptünk azon, ami rosszabb volt, mint a faji előítélet. Leküzdöttük a korlátokat magunkban és mertünk álmodni." Powell egy szegregált (csak feketékből álló) egységben szolgált az első világháborúban, és fáradhatatlanul mellé állt a könyvében, az újságjaiban, és a Bessie Coleman Aero Club alapításával (amit 1929-ben alapított) a feketék repülésben való részvételének.

Halála
1926. április 30-án Bessie Coleman Jacksonville-ben volt (Florida). Nemrég vásárolt magának egy Curtiss JN-4-et Dallasban. A gépet a szerelője és ügynöke, a huszonnégy éves William D. Wills hozta el számára. Willsnek azonban útközben három alkalommal kényszerleszállást kellett végrehajtania, mert a gép a karbantartás hiánya miatt rossz állapotban volt. Amikor ez a barátai és a családja tudomására jutott, megpróbálták lebeszélni róla, hogy ezzel a repülőgéppel repüljön, mivel az nem elég biztonságos.

A repülőgépet Wills vezette, Coleman a hátsó ülésben ült. Nem kapcsolta be a biztonsági övét, mert útközben szeretett volna ismerkedni a helyszínnel, ahol másnap repülni fog a géppel és abból majd ejtőernyős ugrást fog végrehajtani. A repülés megkezdése után mintegy tíz perccel a gép váratlanul dugóhúzóba került és zuhanni kezdett. A pördülés miatt Coleman nagyjából 600 méteres magasságban kiesett a gépből és azonnal meghalt, amint becsapódott a földbe. William Wills nem tudott úrrá lenni a zuhanáson, és a géppel együtt lezuhant. A gép kigyulladt és William Wills is meghalt. Bár a gép teljesen kiégett, a maradványok alapján rekonstruálni lehetett, hogy a rossz karbantartás miatt egy villáskulcs maradt a gépen és az akadályozta az irányítórendszer megfelelő működését.  Coleman 34 éves volt.

Emlékezete
 Chicago, nyilvános könyvtár a nevét viseli
 O'Hare nemzetközi repülőtérhez vezető út
 Oakland nemzetközi repülőtér
 Tampa nemzetközi repülőtér, Florida
 Frankfurti repülőtér
 Chicago Cultural Center: emléktábla egykori lakóhelyén (41st és King Drive, Chicago)
 Néger repülősök virágokat szórnak a sírja közelében, miközben a temetője fölött repülnek el (Lincoln Cemetery (Cook County)).
 A nizzai repülőtérhez vezető körforgalom a nevét viseli 2016 márciusa óta
 Bessie Coleman középiskola (Cedar Hill, Texas)
 Bessie Coleman Boulevard,  Waxahachie, Texas - ahol a családjával élt gyerekkorában
 B. Coleman Aviation repülősiskola (Chicago, nemzetközi repülőtér)
 Bessie Coleman ösztöndíjak középiskolások számára, repüléssel kapcsolatban
 Az USA postaszolgálata 32-centes Bessie Coleman bélyeget bocsátott ki 1995-ben.
 2015. január 25-én Orlandóban a West Washington Street-et átnevezték a nevére
 2016-ban taggá választották a National Aviation Hall of Fame-be
 2017. január 26-án a Google a kezdőlapján megemlékezett a 125. születésnapjáról

Jegyzetek

Fordítás

Források

Amerikai pilóták
1892-ben született személyek
1926-ban elhunyt személyek
Amerikai nők
Női pilóták
Légi balesetben elhunyt pilóták


Literary Nonfiction. Criticism and Theory. Edited by Julia Druk. Limited edition of 500, signed by the author. In FLEEING FROM ABSENCE, Olga Ast explores the nature and interpretations of time in four essays: "The Visualization of Time," "In Search of Absent Time," "The Origin of Forms'" and "A Copy Machine." Eschewing narrow distinctions between disciplines traditionally employed to discuss the concept of time, Ast blends evidence and opinions from art, science, philosophy and literature into a cohesive whole. While the cross-disciplinary approach of combining the arts with science is increasingly popular, Ast believes that we have yet to see a true collaboration between them. Her book and other interdisciplinary projects attempt to establish a new medium that not confined to art or science but drawn from both.
Olga Ast has presented her work at the Kloone 4000 Science/Art International Project, Rutgers and Goettingen Universities, the Current Space Gallery and NYC Future Salon. In 2009, she organized and curated the ArcheTime Conference and Exhibition in New York dedicated to exploring artistic, academic and scientific concepts of time. Ast's work as a conceptual artist investigates the connection between time, space and information, and the impact that they have on everything that we find around us. Olga Ast's editor Julia Druk is an Information Architect. She has a degree in Intellectual History from Yale University, and continues to explore contemporary cultural shifts and the social impact of new media.


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6th homicide charge filed against Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks
The sixth count of intentional homicide relates to the death of a child after the Nov. 21 tragedy at the annual holiday parade.
Darrell Brooks in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Nov. 23.Mark Hoffman / Reuters file
Nov. 29, 2021, 10:24 PM UTC / Updated Nov. 30, 2021, 5:00 AM UTC
By Dennis Romero
Darrell Brooks, the suspect in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade tragedy, has been charged with a sixth intentional homicide count, according to a court filing Monday.
The victim associated with the count was identified as a child whose death was announced in court last week as the initial five homicide counts were read.
6th person dies in holiday parade tragedy as suspect appears in court
Nov. 24, 202102:11
Brooks, 39, is alleged to have driven an SUV into crowds at the event Nov. 21. Five victims were declared dead overnight. More than 40 other people were injured, authorities said.
Among those treated were several children, area hospital officials said.
The sixth victim died Tuesday as a result of "craniocerebral injuries from blunt force trauma to the head," according to Monday's filing, which cites the conclusion of a Waukesha County medical examiner.
Police said that they had been called before the incident to respond to a domestic disturbance involving Brooks, who was alleged to have fled that scene in the SUV and then driven through the parade.
Authorities alleged that he intentionally targeted participants and parade-goers, ultimately striking a float. They said Brooks had a long arrest record.
He was initially charged with five counts of intentional homicide and jailed in lieu of $5 million bail.
Public defender Wilson Medina said by email, "We don't have a comment at this time."
Monday's count was filed by the office of the Waukesha County District Attorney.
Dennis Romero
Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
Matthew Mata contributed.


Vernard Wayne Hulsey of Spavinaw, Ok. passed away Monday, June 29, 2010 at his home with his family by his side, following a long illness.
Vernard was born August 24, 1928 to Leroy and Effie (Zinn) Hulsey at Jenks, Oklahoma.� Vernard served his country in the United States Army during WWII.� He married Pauline Holloway March 19, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.� Vernard worked as a farmer/rancher most of his life.� He enjoyed fishing and riding horses until his back injury.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Orville Hulsey.
Survivors include his wife Pauline of the home.� Two daughters:� Pauleta and husband Don Jones of Purcell, Oklahoma and Patricia and husband Paul Parker of Spavinaw, Oklahoma, sisters, Leona Gilbert, Hazel Feeback, Ethel Faye McLaughlin,� Oleta McDaniels, all of Sapulpa, Oklahoma and Lola Mae Traver of Minneapolis, Minnesota . Vernard is also survived by six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Vernard�s honor to the American Cancer Society.
Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday July 1, 2010 at the Mose Ridge Cemetery at Topsy.� Family will receive friends from 5 to 7p.m. at the Grand Lake Funeral Home in Langley, Ok.� Online condolences may be sent by going to www.grandlakefuneralhomes.com.


Working with Churches Together and other community groups the final weekend of the Winter Festival will be a fantastic opportunity to really celebrate the meaning of Christmas.
Penrith will be filled with festive tunes played by the town band, carol singing, and entertainment and of course the final weekend for Christmas shopping and grabbing a last minute gift in some of the town's independent shops.
Look out for Santa's little helpers or join the Christmas trail as we not only remember that Christmas Day is on its way, but remember why we celebrate this special festival.


Healthy and delicious, this is perfect for school lunch or serve as a evening snack.
1. Wash the aval and drain well.
3. Boil the sweet corn until tender and grind coarsely if desired.
5. Fry the mustard seeds, bengal gram dal and urad dal for 30 seconds.
6. Add the onions, green chillies, sweet corn kernels and saute well for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add ginger, curry leaves and aval.
9. Add salt, coconut and coriander leaves.
10. Stir again and cook for a minute.
11. Add lemon juice and mix well.
Note: image is that of Aval Upma and not that of the actual recipe.
Feel free to comment or share your thoughts on this Aval Corn Upma Recipe from Awesome Cuisine.


Junior Hannah Wilson shots a free throw in last years game against Saint Charles High.
The Girls Varsity Basketball team had a below average record last year finishing the season 6-20. The girls need to look to make some changes this season in order to obtain a winning record. One major change has already been put into place, as coach Thompson took a leave of absence last season. He left the girls on an 0-4 record, but with Coach Hahn taking over, then had a respectable record of 6-14. This shows promise and the Knights only graduated three seniors last year and none were in the starting lineup. Also, with the Knights returning seven seniors this year, this could be the first year the Knights have a record above .500, since 2016. Obviously, the leadership will be outstanding for this veteran team, but they will need to key in on other aspects that they were lacking last year. The girls bench could barely get anything going once the starting five had to take a breather, so they will need to look to find more depth in their 6th and 7th women. The Knights also need to work on one of the simplest aspects in basketball: free throws. The girls did an awful job at the charity stripe last season, shooting below 70%. Finally, the starters just need to develop as a whole because they are returning their top four scorers from last season in Gabby Delarue, 11.3 ppg., Hannah Wilson, 10.0 ppg., Isabelle Delarue, 9.6 ppg., and Maddie Stock, 8.5 ppg. So if these girls just put in the work in the off-season and work on the other things I mentioned, then the girls will be unstoppable this season.


If one of the most important signs of an advanced civilization is the amount of unconditional love in the community, then modern Western culture may be more primitive than we normally think, while the Pygmies and the Bushmen may be leading the way. This makes it all the more a source of sorrow, then, that the Pygmies and Bushmen stand today on the edge of extinction.
And even more sadly, they are not alone. The modern world is becoming an increasingly inhospitable place for many traditional societies.
In Abkhasia, the idyllic isolation that the region long enjoyed, and that permitted the fabled health and longevity of its inhabitants to flourish, has been severely compromised in recent years, following the breakup of the former Soviet Union. Prior to 1993, Abkhasia had been part of Soviet Georgia, though with its own culture and beliefs. While many Abkhasians were living peacefully in the traditional lifestyle, others were beginning to abandon the old ways in favor of modernity and were taking an increasing interest in politics. After Georgia broke away from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Abkhasian authorities decided to pursue their wish of becoming an autonomous republic, and declared the region's independence. Almost immediately, Georgia sent its military forces into Abkhasia in an attempt to reclaim the region. In 1993, this tragically became a devastating war in Abkhasia, resulting in more than a hundred thousand deaths while causing tremendous upheaval and destruction.
What the future will hold for Abkhasia is uncertain, but the war and related events of the past decade have grievously damaged the social and economic structure throughout the Caucasus. This is not the first time in human history that war and violence have decimated a life-affirming society, nor is it likely to be the last. I believe that those of us who are spared direct involvement in this kind of violence owe it to those who are harmed to do what we can to build a culture of peace, prosperity, and justice in the world, to lessen the likelihood that such tragic events will ever take place again.
Throughout the world today, the wisest and most long-lived cultures are having a difficult time surviving. In Okinawa, the way of life that has long produced such remarkable results for the elders is being abandoned by subsequent generations. Exposed to junk food as a result of the massive U.S. military presence, the younger residents of Okinawa have become eager consumers of fast-food burgers, soda pop, doughnuts, processed meat, and canned foods—with disastrous health consequences. And likewise in China, where the quest to emulate the American diet is leading to skyrocketing rates of obesity, cancer, and heart disease.
There are few cities left anywhere in the world today where you can walk down the street without being bombarded by advertisements promoting the sale of soft drinks. Coca-Cola, McDonald's, KFC, Baskin-Robbins, and similar multinational corporations are rapidly setting up shop wherever people have money to spend. Worldwide, Dunkin' Donuts now sells 6.4 million doughnuts each day (enough to circle the world twice). And as McDonald's so proudly proclaims, the company has now sold more than one hundred billion burgers, roughly sixteen for every man, woman, and child on earth.
In some cities there are now "all you can eat by the minute" restaurants where instead of paying according to the food they eat, customers pay according to how many minutes they sit at the table. Not surprisingly, people eating at these restaurants rarely speak with one another. They are determined to eat as much as they can as quickly as possible.
It is part of the anguish of our times that a toxic food environment that causes weight gain, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes is rapidly going global, with the result that obesity and its attendant ailments are increasing today in every single nation in the world. These trends are reaching, I'm sorry to say, even into places as previously isolated and pristine as Hunza and Vilcabamba.
The Hunza valley is still witness to some of the most magnificent mountain grandeur to be seen anywhere on earth. Until only a few decades ago, the only access into the Hunza valley was a harrowing trail that was at points nothing more than rocks hammered into the side of the mountain. Sometimes in the winter the Hunza River would freeze solid and could be crossed. But at other times, to get to Hunza, people had to crawl on their hands and knees across perilous rope bridges above the river's raging waters.
In the late 1960s, all this began to change. The government of Pakistan, wanting to be able to obtain help from China in case of a war with India, began creating a primitive road that could be traversed by specially equipped vehicles.
With the road, the young people go to Pakistan for military service or employment. They return and change the traditional ways of my people. The diet is changing and health is deteriorating. There are fewer old people now.
Then, in 1979, this high mountain kingdom became far more accessible to the world with the completion of the paved Karakoram Highway. One of the world's great engineering feats, the Karakoram Highway was chiseled out of a thousand kilometers of almost vertical mountain rock. Even with the work of tens of thousands of Chinese laborers, it took nearly twenty years to build. More than a thousand men died as a result of avalanches and accidents during its construction. Upon completion, it had an immediate impact upon the timeless tranquility of Hunza.
Hunza is not the same since the Karakorum Highway invaded our quiet lives. Before, no one ever locked their doors. Theft was unheard of. Before, the social pressure to be honest was strong. Besides, there was little money to steal. Now everyone chases after money so they can ruin their health by buying canned food from Karachi. Every year there is more crime. Only ten years ago, we had no jail and no police! But the saddest part is that Hunza people are forgetting their own culture. We used to share everything. We passed the winters by dancing all day for hours on end. Our life was communal and that was enough. The completion of the Karakoram Highway created an entirely new social and economic reality for the Hunzans. As late as 1965, these were a people who did not use money. They paid no taxes and had no banks. All trade was barter. But now there are hotels, shops, and a tourist industry made up primarily of people coming to see the world's most incredible views and climb the mountains. A scholar at the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, Dr. Julie Flowerday, calls the transformation that has occurred in Hunza in the last twenty years "as extraordinary as a cultural earthquake." Since the construction of the road, whole new settlements have sprung up, and many Hunzans have migrated to the larger towns and villages in Pakistan. Young Hunzan men have enlisted in the Pakistani army, returning with a taste for tobacco and candy.
In recent years, Hunza has been formally annexed by Pakistan. Yet there are still some ways that Hunza retains its own culture. For example, many women in Pakistan are completely veiled, but women in Hunza do not wear veils, and they participate much more freely in wider community life than do women in most of Pakistan. The Hun-zans still farm their marvelous terraces completely organically. But with each passing day, Hunza is becoming less itself and more like the rest of Pakistan. Despite its idyllic past, Hunza can no longer maintain its isolation from the larger Pakistani society.
The younger Hunzans are now beginning to westernize their diets and lifestyles. Canned meat products, candy bars, and white flour are increasingly common. Diseases that had been unknown are starting to appear.
The phenomenal health and longevity of the Hunzans, who have endured for thousands of years and withstood ten thousand avalanches in the Karakoram mountains, are sadly now beginning to be buried under the greater avalanche of modern Western civilization.
On the other side of the world lies another of the societies long renowned for health and longevity: Vilcabamba. As in Hunza, modernity started to come to Vilcabamba in the 1970s. By the 1990s, progress had arrived in the form of a paved highway, electricity, primitive telephones, television, and a wide array of highly processed and refined foods including Coca-Cola and candy bars.
Along with the highway came modern medical practices. Through Ecuador's Rural Medicine Program, eager young graduates arrived and began prescribing antibiotics and other drugs in Vilcabamba. Though this provided some benefits, within a few months of the arrival of the young physicians, several of the elders died of dysentery after antibiotics wiped out the friendly bacteria in their colons. As Vilcabamba has lost its isolation, attitudes too have begun to change. "Where elders used to be revered for their wisdom and experience," reflects one longtime Vilcabamban, "they have now come to be regarded simply as old. Their traditional role as oral transmitters of history and culture, the sources of wisdom in the times of crises, has eroded, and they are now regarded as anachronistic." Until very recently, the only way to get to Vilcabamba from Loja (the nearest town) was arduous, time-consuming, and treacherous. But now there is a two-lane highway with bus and taxi service from Loja. Only a few years ago, the center of Vilcabamba was a serene plaza with a small park and a church. The air was pristine. There were no cars, no electricity, no pavement. Now, the noise and exhaust of Jeeps and SUVs fills the plaza during the tourist season. There are internet cafés catering to gringo backpackers and wealthy Ecuadorians, and Vilcabamba even has its own tourist office.
The mineral-rich waters that course through town are still free for bathing, and the climate is still paradisiacal. But if you visit Vil-cabamba today expecting to find a place populated by healthy centenarians, you are likely to be disappointed. You probably won't see village elders holding court or sitting in the plaza. Many of the remaining elders have moved far up into the hills. What you will see are members of the younger generation who eat candy bars, drink soda pop, and play video games. They are eager to migrate to the big city, though they often do not even begin to understand what will happen to them when they arrive, or the value of what is being lost.
It is sad to see wholesome cultures and ways of life that have thrived for countless centuries vanishing before our eyes. Sometimes, of course, leaving tradition behind is the only way that transformation and evolutionary development can occur. But I shudder to see Western consumerism becoming the dominant ethic in the world, and high-fat, high-sugar foods becoming the dominant diet.
These days, many people fear that the survival of the human race could be threatened by the breakdown of modern society as we know it. I'm beginning to wonder if our survival may be just as threatened by the continuation of modern society as we know it.
There is great violence and loss in our world today. Vast numbers of species are becoming extinct, as are the Bushmen and Pygmies, the oldest and perhaps the most unconditionally loving of all human societies. And many of the world's healthiest and most life-affirming traditional cultures are finding it difficult to survive in the face of the continuing spread of Western consumer culture.
These realities affect us all. If we are going to find healing in these times, we need to see what is happening, acknowledge our grief, and act on behalf of what we love.
Many of us in the Western world have been taught to deny our pain. But when we do that, we fight against the truth of ourselves, and this creates illness on many levels. One of the great unacknowledged sources of sickness in the modern world is the repression of our feelings and the resultant decline in our capacity for joy and vivacity.
Armoring ourselves to keep from experiencing loss depletes us and prevents healing from occurring. It's exhausting to continually hold in our emotions. When we avoid our pain, we tend to become dull and incapable of feeling. We become passive and resigned, not because we don't care, but because we don't grieve. We shut down because we have allowed our hearts to become so filled with loss that we have no room left to feel. Rest, exercise, play, the releasing of unrealistic expectations, all help us cope. But sometimes we really begin to heal only when we learn how to live with our pain, when we become deeply intimate with our suffering, when we learn how to grieve.
This is not always easy to do, but if we try to avoid the pain of facing what is happening and seek comfort at any cost, we are left incapable of the love and emotional connection with others that we need in order to be healthy and whole. If we repress our grief, we suffocate our hearts.
There are a thousand voices in modern society and in each of our minds seeking to distract us from the sadness in our lives. We learn early to treat suffering as an enemy to be defeated, to reject what is unpleasant, difficult, or disappointing. Often, we judge ourselves harshly for our woundedness. But healing is not the absence of suffering. Healing is addressing our suffering and allowing it to catalyze responses that bring us to greater wholeness and make us more fully human. Healing begins with being who we are, with being honest about the reality of ourselves and our world. Compassion requires the courage to face suffering.
One of the secrets of the cultures in which people often live long, healthy, and happy lives is that they have ways of expressing and sharing their joys with other people, and perhaps even more important, their fears and their griefs. They recognize that we all have times when we feel overwhelmed and defeated, when we feel terribly alone, when we are tempted to hide in a corner and feel sorry for ourselves. They know we all have dark nights of the soul, and they understand that at such times it is necessary to have others to go to, others with whom we can be emotionally vulnerable and honest. In this way, even in the midst of our despair we are reminded that we are part of a community, that there are others who care about us, and that we are still part of the stream of life. Our grief becomes a source of connection to who we are, to our passion, commitment, courage, and vulnerability.
This is enormously important for us to understand today, because I don't think anyone could become aware of the immensity of what is happening in our world and not feel pain for life and fear for our collective future. Each of us has our own suffering, of course, our personal losses and disappointments and frustrations. But the pain inside us today goes beyond the personal. It affects each of our individual lives and also something greater. It is the future of life on earth that now hangs in the balance.
This sorrow belongs to us all. It is in the nature of our times and it is ours to embrace. In the depths of our shared pain, we can also experience our shared caring, our mutual prayers, and the roots of our capacity to act. The pain we feel is the breaking of the shell that encloses our power to respond. Something precious can be born in times like these. In our shared pain, we labor to bring it to birth.
We live now in a time that has been called "the great turning." In such a time, I believe it is our task to sustain the gaze, to be attentive both to what is dying and what is being born, to what is marred and what is beautiful. We are called to be unafraid of pain and unafraid of joy, to remember that no feeling is final, and to affirm our power to make a difference.
We are witnesses in our times to wars, destruction, plagues, and pestilence on a biblical scale. But what we do with calamity is up to us. We can let it shatter our resolve and our sense of possibility. Or we can use the pain to deepen our commitment to all that is good and life-giving in ourselves and the world.
I believe it helps to remember that at this moment, as in every moment, babies are being born, children are playing, and people are singing. People are learning to read, people are learning to listen, and people are learning to understand themselves and others. As people are finding new ways to resolve conflicts, friendships are being made and strengthened. Right now, millions of people are taking responsibility for their health, and giving of themselves that their families and communities might thrive.
It is profoundly important today that we not give up on ourselves and on one another, that we retain faith in the possibilities of human nature. It is true that as a species we have produced what Ruth Benedict called "surly and nasty" cultures, where people are warlike and mean-spirited. But we are also a species that has produced the Pygmies and the Bushmen, the Abkhasians and the Vilcabambans, the Hunzans and the Okinawans, and countless other societies where people have lived with respect for each other and for the greater earth community.
These are not easy times to uphold ourselves and the greater human possibility, nor to feel confident in our collective future. It saddens me beyond telling that human beings can be so destructive. But I take strength from the reality that as a species we have also produced people like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, and millions of others whose names are not as well known but whose lives have also demonstrated profound generosity, wisdom, and courage.
I am thinking, for example, of the hundreds of thousands of people who have worked day in and day out for decades so that we are now within a whisker of forever wiping out the last traces of both smallpox and polio from the face of the earth. And of the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who are endeavoring to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on this planet.
The next time anyone tells you that who you are doesn't matter, or that your actions and love are insignificant, here's what they need to know: All who take a stand with their lives on behalf of what they cherish are part of something vast. The struggle for justice is as old as tyranny itself, and the longing for a world guided by love is as old as the human heart.


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Montreal World Film Festival: 30 and still standing
Monday, July 10---It's been quite a year for the MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL!!! Not only has it emerged triumphant from a near-fatal loss of federal funding and the creation of a rival festival event last year, but it has confounded its critics by coming back stronger than ever in time to celebrate its 30th anniversary as North America's only FIAPF approved competition festival.
The rival event, funded by local media powerhouse Equipe Spectra and headed by former Berlinale topper Mortiz de Hadeln, was roundly criticized for its administrative gaffs, programming snafus and snubbing of local audiences. The plug was pulled on the event before the Festival was even finished!!
This represents a sweet victory for the always controversial but deeply committed Serge Losique, the Montreal World Film Festival's founder. While Toronto may have more Hollywood stars and Vancouver benefits from its strong ties to the Asian continent, Montreal has refined its reputation as a meeting place for film auteurs and loyal audiences....a North American festival with a European flair, much like the city that has been hosting its for three decades.
The Festival's unflagging commitment to international cinema is exemplified by it planned tribute to Bruno Ganz, one of Europe's most reasured actors. Ganz, who began his career in the films of New German Cinema auteurs Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog and Volker Schlondorff, has been a respected "actor's actor" for almost 40 years. The Swiss-born Ganz recently was hailed for his complex portrait of Adolf Hitler in the international arthouse hit THE DOWNFALL.
A four film mini-retrospective, chosen by Ganz himself, will be presented, as well as his latest film, VITUS, which will have its North American Premiere at the event. Ganz, who will be present in Montreal for the ceremonies, will receive a special Tribute Award.
The Festival also remains committed to showcasing new Canadian cinema, in particular films from local Quebec directors. While its full program is yet to be announced, the Festival has stated that for its Closing Night Film, it will present the feature debut of television director
Stéphane Lapointe, a new drama entitled LA VIE SECRÈTE DES GENS HEUREUX.
While its Film Market has morphed into a networking program with accompanying industry seminars, the Festival remains committed to helping its filmmakers and films find distribution beyond the festival circuit.
With this intention, the Festival recently announced a wide-ranging partnership with EchoStar Communications, one of the largest satellite television networks in the United States, with over 12 million subscribers.
EchoStar will promote its association with the Festival in a unique project that will see films presented at this year's event be eligible for satellite distribution via EchoStar's Dish Network. Producers will sign separate agreements directly with the company, which will use the reputation of the Festival to promote the international films to its subscriber base.
"We are committed to quality international films and a natural vehicle for that is the Montréal World Film Festival (MWFF)", according to Eric Sahl, EchoStar's
Senior VP of Programming. "It is exciting to work with such an organization and to present to our customers the best selections of the MWFF all year round.
"This announcement is a great day for world cinema", announced Festival President Serge Losique. We have practised cultural diversity for the last 30 years, but the films we present must go on living beyond the 12 days of the Festival." Further details on the joint venture will be announced in the coming weeks.
So, happy anniversary Montreal World Film Festival!! You've come a long way, fought against some formidable odds, and still seem to have a few tricks up your sleeve. Thirty could be your best year yet.
Sandy Mandelberger
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