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Grant money will lay roots for tree planting in South L.A.
December 3, 2015 By Rachel Cohrs 1 Comment
The goal of the grant KYCC received is to ensure half of the possible tree sites in South Los Angeles and Pico-Union are planted, creating consistent shade coverage. | Rachel Cohrs, Intersections South L.A.
One community organization has a grant to plant trees in South Los Angeles, but first it has to convince local residents that picturesque, tree-lined streets aren't just for neighborhoods in Beverly Hills.
"If you're struggling on a daily basis, trees might not be the first things you're thinking about. These communities deal with crime, a large homeless population, illegally dumped trash, graffiti, and gang violence … Most people are just trying to get by," said Ryan Allen, Environmental Services Manager of Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC).
However, Allen and the staff at KYCC know that planting trees can have positive effects in low-income communities. The benefits of having densely planted trees include reduction of energy costs, creation of shade, and the beautification of neighborhoods.
In neighborhoods like South Los Angeles and Pico-Union, which both scored poorly in air quality evaluations, planting trees can help reduce the effects of pollution by removing toxins from the air.
"One tree on its own will do those things, but there is the idea of strength in numbers," Allen said.
KYCC received nearly $330,000 in grant money from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to make the vision of dense tree cover a reality in the South Los Angeles and Pico-Union areas.
The funds stem from a cap-and-trade program passed in California in 2006 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under cap-and-trade, companies have to pay for emissions over a certain limit, increasing the incentive to reduce air pollution. At least 25 percent of the revenue from the program is distributed to greenhouse gas emissions-reducing projects in low-income neighborhoods.
South Los Angeles struggles with high levels of pollution that are compounded by other problems. A case study of the area shows that the South Los Angeles area is "disproportionately burdened" by poverty, unemployment and linguistic isolation.
KYCC helped plant small trees between other trees to create shade cover on this street in South Los Angeles. | Rachel Cohrs, Intersections South L.A.
KYCC got the grant to plant 1,120 trees over a four-year period starting in 2016. Its goal in the project is to use the grant to see that at least half of the potential tree sites on neighborhood streets planted.
After the initial planting, KYCC will provide funding to maintain the trees for the first three years. After that, the trees will have grown substantially and will need less maintenance work. Despite the benefits of having trees planted, not everyone is on board with the plan.
Community members have voiced concerns about tree roots breaking up sidewalks, having to water, prune and maintain the trees, and the trees dropping leaves. Allen also cited a mental barrier that trees might not fit the culture of South Los Angeles neighborhoods. In the past, trees planted incorrectly caused sidewalks to crack and fall into disrepair.
That's what the KYCC grant is for. Beyond buying trees to plant, the organization plans to reduce barriers and address community concerns. If community members voice worries, then KYCC can use some of the grant money to remove stumps or invasive trees, repair sidewalks, check sewer lines, and other incentives.
"We are going to try to address different concerns people could have so they don't have reason to say no," Allen said.
KYCC is qualified to mitigate these potential issues because the organization has been involved in tree planting efforts since 1999, and has expertise in selecting the right tree species and planting them in the right places to ensure they won't damage sidewalks.
The task of physically getting the trees planted is expected to be an undertaking that will require community engagement. Previously, KYCC has gone door to door knocking and asking if residents would like a tree. The new grant is based on individuals taking responsibilities for their own streets and talking with their neighbors to get trees planted.
KYCC also plans to help organize community planting events to help get residents' hands dirty and encourage involvement with the cause.
"It takes somebody dedicated, and a certain amount of legwork to work with neighborhood and to get people interested," Allen said.
KYCC will be working through community organizations to streamline the process. Allen said the team is just now beginning to work with other organizations from existing partnerships and make new connections.
One new organization KYCC could be partnering with for a tree planting project on a different grant is the Redeemer Community Partnership.
Redeemer has an independent initiative focused on Jefferson Boulevard to "Make Jefferson Beautiful" by beginning a tree canopy, repairing sidewalks, and integrating bike lanes for safer transportation. Niki Wong, the lead community organizer at Redeemer Community Partnership, said she wants all the area surrounding USC to benefit from the university investment.
Tree cover on Jefferson on the USC side versus the community side
"USC is right next door. Vermont Avenue kind of serves as this invisible line between two cities….Part of what we are hoping to do is kind of dissolve that line and make the closeness beneficial for folks in the neighborhood," Wong said.
Wong said one of the most important benefits of partnering with KYCC on a tree planting project is the commitment to long-term maintenance and community engagement. The grant Wong applied for through the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative would maintain 15 trees, plant 14 new trees, and replace two dead trees. Although the shade will not be provided immediately, within a few years well-tended trees will provide the full benefits.
Besides the environmental advantages of having trees planted, Wong also said attractive tree cover could encourage residents to go outside more and help draw businesses to the area.
Niki Wong works with Redeemer Community Partnership to get grants to make Jefferson Boulevard safer and more beautiful. | Rachel Cohrs, Intersections South L.A.
Further, Wong pointed out that even though grant money is being set aside to help remedy these problems, under-resourced communities may not have the time or expertise to complete complicated grant application processes.
"This is for a community that has been overlooked, and at the bottom of the priority list for all sorts of improvements. Our crosswalks are faded, our sidewalks are broken, and a lot of tree wells are empty or have dead trees in them. It's just very clear that there has been neglect," Wong said.
Applications for annual grants will be available for the KYCC grant funds in the spring. Community organizations can apply and individuals can also get support to build up a tree canopy in South Los Angeles. Both Wong and Allen emphasized that in order to move forward with the projects, community support and engagement is essential.
"We want to be helping communities and residents to make their vision for a better neighborhood happen," Allen said.
Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Featured Story Tagged With: canopy, environment, Environmental justice, grant, Koreatown, KYCC, los angeles, nonprofit, planting, Redeemer Community Partnership, south central, south l.a., south la, tree
South LA youth, non-profits sue city over neighborhood oil drilling
November 19, 2015 By Caitlyn Hynes | Reporter Leave a Comment
At its closest point, the Jefferson drill site is only three feet from homes. | Caitlyn Hynes, Intersections South L.A.
A few blocks west of the University of Southern California, behind ivy-covered walls, is the Jefferson oil-drilling site. The walls may block neighbors from seeing what goes on behind them, but they know, nonetheless.
Now, South Los Angeles youth, tired of living near toxic chemicals with little protection, are joining together with environmental non-profits to sue the city.
The Jefferson drilling site, owned and operated by Freeport-McMoran Inc., is one of the sites named in a lawsuit brought against the city. Located in the heart of a South Los Angeles neighborhood, the site is protected only by a retaining wall that neighbors say does little to contain the noise and odors produced by drilling. Other South L.A. sites face similar problems.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, the South Central Youth Leadership Coalition, Communities for a Better Environment, and the Center for Biological Diversity, held a press conference last Friday to announce the case. The groups allege that the city has not only violated regulations from the California Environmental Quality Act by issuing exemptions for environmental impact reports on oil drilling and production sites, but that it has also forced residents of color to bear disproportionate environmental and health burdens because of the lack of safety measures around several South Los Angeles sites.
Standing outside City Hall Friday with signs with that read, "Our health is not for sale" and, "Ain't no power like the power of youth," the minors stood behind speakers who demanded that the city comply with the California Environmental Quality Act by conducting environmental impact reports and providing better protection from, odors, toxins and noise pollution at the drilling sites.
"Our health and our environment are at risk. Community members should not have to jeopardize their health by simply being at home," high school student Joshua Navarro told the press.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of an October audit that found that since 2007, most Los Angeles oil sites have not been subjected to an environmental impact report assessing the site's health and environmental impacts on surrounding communities.
Reports from Al-Jazeera America found that the Jefferson drilling location is one of the sites lacking such documentation. It is currently unclear why these oversights have continued.
Protests and this lawsuit against oil companies have drawn the support of youth who live in the neighborhoods surrounding the Jefferson drill site. Many of the kids involved have lived around the site for years. They've smelled the chemicals and heard the loud sounds that often accompany drilling.
Elena Hume, 10, has been involved with several protests. She said she and her family would smell the chemicals as they went on walks around their neighborhood.
"I never knew it was an oil-drilling site. We'd see the bushes, and the rows of trees, and the big yellow gate," Hume said. But now she knows what is happening and she feels it's wrong to expose her neighborhood to the fumes of the toxic chemicals.
Jordan Parks, 12, has lived near the site his entire life. For a long time he and his family didn't know exactly what was behind the walls. But when his father discovered it was an oil-drilling site, "Everyone started realizing how incredibly bad it was," Jordan said.
Youth from the neighborhood around the Jefferson site, brought together by school, church and neighborhood tutoring programs, have become more involved in the issue through protests at the drilling site over the past few years.
Richard Parks, Jordan's father, said that the kids were the ones who wanted to take action. He said the youth wanted to initiate the process because their homes and families were being directly affected.
A report from the National Resources Defense Council found that the chemicals used at oil drilling sites have been linked to cancer and other reproductive health problems. Neighbors have also blamed the site for headaches, nosebleeds and asthma.
Tanja Srebotnjak, a professor at Harvey Mudd College who has worked in oil and gas research for over fifteen years, said that the closer neighbors are to the chemicals used at oil drilling sites, the more susceptible they are to health complications.
"Farther is better and some states and municipalities have set distances ranging…up to 1,500 feet, 2,000 feet," Srebotnjak said.
But a 2014 Community Health Councils study found that South L.A. drilling sites located in neighborhoods with high percentages of people of color were significantly closer to homes, schools and churches than sites in West L.A.
While the average distance from homes, schools and churches in South L.A. is 85 feet, the West L.A. and Wilshire sites, located in primarily white neighborhoods, are about 400 feet away.
Many West L.A. sites also have enclosed structures or some type of geographic barrier like a golf course that can help mitigate noise and odors. The Jefferson site, in contrast, has only a retaining wall as physical protection.
Niki Wong of Redeemer Community Partnership, a South L.A. non-profit that works in the neighborhood around the Jefferson drill site, estimated that the wells at the site are a mere 60 feet from homes, a distance that almost certainly exposes residents to toxins. Without an environmental impact report, it is hard to know exactly how the community would be affected if an explosion or other accident were to happen on the site.
Wong said that it is key to involve the youth of the neighborhood in this effort. "It's important for them [to recognize] the need for a healthy and safe environment to grow up in."
As for the kids around the Jefferson drill site, they say they just want their neighborhood to be safe for families. "It'd be nice if they just shut [the drilling site] down and turned it into a park or something, or more housing," said Jordan.
The city attorney's office told the Los Angeles Times that it will review the lawsuit.
Filed Under: Community, Environment, Featured, Featured Story, Health, Jefferson Park Tagged With: activism, Center for Biological Diversity, Communities for a Better Environment, environment, Freeport McMoRan, health, Jefferson, National Resources Defense Council, oil drilling, protest, Redeemer Community Partnership, safety, south central, South Central Youth Leadership Coalition, south l.a., south la, toxic chemicals, youth
South Central development project concerns neighbors
October 27, 2015 By Caitlyn Hynes | Reporter Leave a Comment
A new South Los Angeles development project drew sharp criticism from neighbors and health advocacy groups at a press conference Monday. A report released by Human Impact Partners found that "The Reef" development, slated to build two multi-use high-rise buildings, will place over half of renters in the site's surrounding area at high risk for financial strain or displacement.
In September, the City Council released a 3,000 page environmental report on the development. The document has been has been a source of strain on attempting to be involved in the development process.
"In the immediate, we are concerned about the draft [environmental impact review] project that has only given us 47 days to respond to a 3,000 page document," said Benjamin Torres of CDTech.
Beyond the environmental impact report, the community is concerned that the development will bring new residents into the proposed luxury apartments while pushing out lower-income locals because of rising rent and property value.
Read More: Neighborhood council to take action on Reef Project report
Los Angeles is the least affordable city for renters, and HIP found that the city lost 65 percent of state and federal funding for affordable housing between 2009 and 2014.
The South Los Angeles neighborhood surrounding the development is one of the most crowded areas in the city. In the community where 45 percent of residents fall below the poverty line, a rise in prices leaves many residents forced to compromise.
Residents hold a press conference in front of The Reef, which plans to develop two new skyscrapers in South LA over the next 15 years. | Caitlyn Hynes, Intersections South L.A.
Community members are worried that The Reef development will not include affordable housing, an issue that already exists. At the press conference, residents and community leaders urged developers and the City Council to consider their voices throughout the 15-year building process.
Benjamin Torres of CDTech said he was concerned that the decisions made about the development would not include the input of the neighbors who currently live there.
"One [concern] is the long-term process and what the role of the community is, and making sure we have equitable community development that benefits the area," he said.
Neighbors want South L.A. to attract developers. They also want development to reflect the neighborhood's residents as they are now, not those who will move in to be a part of The Reef's demographic.
"Let's imagine for one minute what this project could be. Imagine if this was affordable housing for the residents of affordable housing for South Los Angeles," said Jim Mangia, President and CEO of St. John's Well Child and Family Center. "Imagine if that development was serving the people of this community, who have built this community with their blood and their sweat and their tears. Imagine if some of that retail space were community health centers that served this community."
Read More: Some South LA residents express uncertainty with billion dollar development
Dr. Holly Avey of HIP said that her organization was concerned about the negative impact that this development could have on the historic South Central L.A. neighborhood. The report found that community residents who are impacted by displacement and financial issues are at a high risk of a variety of health problems, including anxiety, depression, obesity and diabetes.
Beatriz Solis of the California Endowment said that some families are forced to make delicate tradeoffs, like choosing between healthy food or preschool.
Cynthia Bryant, the owner of a local ice cream shop, voiced her concern that when the development does go forward, the businesses in The Reef will push her out of the neighborhood. Bryant worries that the business space in The Reef will drive up rent prices across the neighborhood.
"I don't want to be the first one to get on the boat if we get pushed out of this community, because they're pushing us further and further. But where is the boat loading? Should I be the first or should I be the last, should I keep hanging on?" said Bryant.
The rising rents and subsequent displacement of residents worries Solis as well.
"At the community level, when people are forced out, the whole community fabric begins to unravel, and what cohesion and collaborative efficacy, or social and political power did exist begins to evaporate, making it more and more difficult to have a voice in community development," Solis said.
Neighbors like Erendira Morales, a working mother of four children, say they want to be a part of this process to make sure that their concerns are being heard and addressed.
"We feel that they are playing with the life and the future of the people who live in this community. Our local representatives are not listening to us," said Morales. "We have our interests, we have our opinions and we feel that they are not paying attention to us. We want to participate, we want to be part of this process."
Filed Under: Business, Community, Development, Environment, Featured, Featured Story, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Neighborhood, Neighborhoods, Politics, Real Estate, South Central LA Tagged With: anxiety, business, community, construction, depression, development, development project, diabetes, displacement, environment, environmental impact review, financial strain, health, high-rise, homeless, Human Impact Partners, low-income, luxury apartments, neighborhood, poverty, renters, retail, small business, south central, south l.a., south la, The Reef, The Reef Project, traffic
South LA native Dr. Dre is Compton's newest billionaire + New regulations for Exide Battery Plant
July 11, 2014 By Andy Vasoyan | Reporter Leave a Comment
A sign for Compton Boulevard running through Compton. | Boo Reynolds / Flickr
LA Times: Compton celebrates, and contemplates, its newest billionaire, Dr Dre.
SCPR: The Exide Battery Recycling Plant in Vernon has new regulations that may allow it to reopen, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. See from Intersections: Facing off against pollution in South LA neighborhoods
ApparelNews: Knitting becomes big business in Huntington Park.
LA Times: Police offer a $50,000 reward for any information or leads in two separate murders.
Filed Under: In the news Tagged With: dr. dre, environment, exide battery recycling plant, exide plant, huntington park, knitting, south central, south l.a., south la, South Los Angeles, vernon
South LA schools turn campus playgrounds into public parks
May 26, 2014 By Joey Wong | Reporter Leave a Comment
A sign advertises the weekend hours for the Trinity School park. View more photos on Flickr. | Joey Wong
As summer hits and schools close down in South L.A., where do the children play?
The area is low on parks, and parents are often too busy working to take kids to parks or other recreation areas. If the children have nowhere to go, they may resort to playing on the street or staying at home with video games.
Two organizations are working to provide another option. People for Parks and Beyond the Bell are partnering with schools to turn the playgrounds into "Community School Parks" open to children on the weekends and throughout summer. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Environment, Health, More on Intersections Tagged With: Beyond the Bell, children, environment, health, LA Open Acres, parks, people for parks, south central, south l.a., south la, South Los Angeles, Trinity Street Elementary School
South LA loses trees in Crenshaw/LAX Metro line construction
April 7, 2014 By Stephanie Monte | Staff Reporter Leave a Comment
Construction for the new metro rail line on Crenshaw blvd.
The new 8.5 mile Crenshaw/LAX light rail line could change the look of South L.A. by bringing an influx of businesses and pedestrian traffic. It could change the South L.A. landscape in another way, too: By cutting down about 100 trees along a two mile stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard between Exposition and 48th street to make room for the train.
Romell Pace, a local who sells shirts at the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson Boulevards, said the trees need to stay.
"Once the trees are removed… it's going to be slow on business," he said. "I believe that the trees should stay there because they are landmarks." [Read more…]
Filed Under: Baldwin Hills, Community, Crenshaw, Environment, Expo Park, Hyde Park, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, More on Intersections, Neighborhoods, South Central LA, Uncategorized, University Park, Vermont Knolls, Vermont Square, Vernon-Central Tagged With: Crenshaw, education, environment, exposition, l.a., Leimert Park, losangeles, metro, park mesa heights, south, South Los Angeles, southla, transportation
Dorsey High celebrates new building
September 26, 2013 By Stephanie Monte | Staff Reporter Leave a Comment
Hundreds of students, teachers, and parents cheered today as Dorsey High School unveiled the first renovation in more than half a century.
Filed Under: Education Tagged With: dorsey high school, education, environment, exposition, los angeles, technology
Second Wetlands Park opens in South L.A.
February 9, 2012 By Rosalie Murphy | Editor Leave a Comment
Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry greets 49th Street Elementary School students at South L.A. Wetlands Park.
All drains lead to the ocean from the new South Los Angeles Wetlands Park. Its developers think the park will make storm water cleaner – and its own community safer.
It will also become a space for fun and learning, said Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry.
"Right here at 54th and Avalon, it's going to be a green space. it's going to be an outdoor classroom for these kids, and give them something they've never had before."
Perry has championed Wetlands restoration for most of her council term. Five years ago, this park was a metro bus yard. Now, it's a nine-acre oasis – and the second such park in Perry's district. The first, the Augustus F. Hawkins Wetlands Park, is a two-acre square on the corner of Compton Ave. and Slauson Ave. in Huntington Park.
It's not just for the kids, though. The South L.A. park collects runoff, removes floating trash and dangerous chemicals, and then lets it drain naturally into the ocean.
Michelle Vargas is a spokeswoman for the L.A. Department of Public Works.
The wetlands cover 9 acres of land along 54th Street in South L.A.
"It's very important for us to clean the storm water because that's what goes out into the L.A. river and then out into the ocean. Obviously it's environmentally friendly, and it protects public health in the city of L.A."
This park is a neighborhood dream come true for Rhonda Webb. she directs environmental volunteer projects for students at Compton's Leaps Action Center.
"It's just a vision of open space, and I can just imagine the various middle schools, high schools and community members coming out and just having a healthier outlook about their life and about their future," Webb described. "We can actually come together and collaborate and actually do wonderful things that can really improve the quality of life for all residents."
In fact, Webb hopes her neighborhood is next.
"When would I like to see it? Tomorrow," she laughed. "I have visions of grandeur – tomorrow!"
She hopes the new park will inspire her neighborhood to start working on a ribbon-cutting ceremony of its own.
Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: elementary, environment, park, recreation, south l.a., sustainability, water, water quality, wetlands
Industrial pollutions takes its toll on southeast Los Angeles
November 18, 2011 By Ariel Edwards Levy Leave a Comment
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Residents of southeast Los Angeles cities like Maywood and Vernon live along one of the country's busiest shipping and manufacturing corridors. The area is also highly polluted.
California Watch reporter Janet Wilson found one Maywood family who agreed to take medical tests to find out how that affected their health. She spoke to us about her reporting.
Filed Under: Business Tagged With: california watch, environment, maywood, pollution
Inglewood oil field controversy near an end
June 21, 2011 By Watt Way Blog Leave a Comment
By Natalie Ragus
An end to the 2.5-year-long legal battle over the Inglewood Oil Field may be in sight.
Superior Court Judge James Chalfant recently ordered the Culver City and other parties involved in a collection of lawsuits against Los Angeles County and the field's operators, the Plains Exploration and Production Company, to settle by June 29 or go to trial this summer. Under Chalfant's order, the trial— which records indicate the court delayed on at least four occasions to give the parties more time to reach a settlement—won't be delayed any longer.
The cases center on whether the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District, or the rules that govern field operations, violated the California Environmental Quality Act by not going far enough in protecting the environment and the health of residents in surrounding neighborhoods.
As the parties look forward to finally closing the books on one of the costliest and lengthy CEQA litigation processes in Culver City's history, the field's future remains uncertain. What happens next largely depends upon whether the parties settle or whomever Chalfant rules in favor of following the trial.
But regardless of whether the case reaches a resolution through a settlement or a trial, the parties involved in the suit will eventually have to heal the rifts that have come between them in order to move forward.
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: environment, Inglewood, oil, politics


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Stephanie Silverman of The Belcourt Theatre: FACES of Nashville
June 17, 2018 by Alex Hendrickson
As Nashville continues to change, there are few sacred spots that remain constants in the city's fabric. The Belcourt Theatre is one. Despite its 2016 reopening, with a brand new lobby and updated bathrooms, its mission remains the same: to engage, enrich and educate through innovative film programming in their historic theater, their community and beyond. One person manifesting this mission is The Belcourt Theatre's Executive Director, Stephanie Silverman. Stephanie joined the theater's team in 2007, and her dedication to this cultural institution is apparent to all who know her. If you haven't already, meet Stephanie Silverman, today's FACE of Nashville!
Welcome Stephanie Silverman as today's FACE of Nashville!
Tell us about your background.
I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska – the daughter of a symphony musician turned lawyer and family therapist. The arts were always a big part of our lives – my sister and I were at symphony concerts from a very early age. When I was younger I trained as a performer; as I entered the work world, I realized there was a rich and interesting career path in working for arts organizations, and I've been doing that ever since.
What drew you to the world of film?
Honestly, it was the job at the Belcourt. I have a degree in acting and have always loved movies, but I'd been more of your typical moviegoer before working at the Belcourt. My taste in movies always had a solid lean towards independents and documentaries, though. I wouldn't have guessed my professional life would have brought me to the movies in this way but having started my arts administration career in contemporary dance, I've found lots of similarities around how you communicate with audiences and create a welcoming environment for sometimes challenging content. Like the work of great dance companies, our films tell important stories and are helmed by world-class artists who demonstrate remarkable craft and technique — but it takes institutions like the Belcourt to make the introduction, to serve as the bridge between the audience and the artists.
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As the Belcourt Theatre's Executive Director, what does your list of responsibilities entail?
I am responsible for the overall operations of the theater and, along with our excellent board of directors, the longer-term strategic direction. I work with an amazing group of colleagues who program the films, create education and engagement programs, raise funds, market everything we do and take fantastic care of our patrons.
In 2016, the Belcourt celebrated their grand reopening after the completion of a six-month renovation and preservation project.
What are the biggest challenges in your role?
The biggest challenges are very much reflective of the times we live in. As an institution, we want to make sure we are intentional in putting the underrepresented work of women and people of color on our screens, as well as making sure we create space for conversation about the unique challenges those communities face in the world of filmmaking. We also work in a sector with lots of interrupters. From streaming services to new admission models, we have to be responsive and agile to absorb and respond to new outlets based on their impact on our organization and their impact on our field.
What role does the Belcourt play in the Nashville community?
As a community based, mission-driven film center we are certainly a convenor; we're a place you can come see remarkable filmmaking that makes you think, makes you laugh, moves you. We're a place you can learn — you can take a class, participate in a post-screening discussion, dive into a world you didn't know about before you sat in a dark theater. Though we all have more and varied access to films than we did a decade ago, it's not all about access. Going to the movies is a way to engage with humanity, to have a shared experience. A film center like the Belcourt allows you to do that with a group, with a partner or just all by yourself.
It is hard to believe it has been two years since the Belcourt's "reopening." How do you see the Belcourt changing in the future?
The Belcourt will keep doing what we do best: programming great films and showing them in an environment that celebrates filmmakers and film lovers alike. Inside that work, we will continue to focus on bringing the work and stories of women and people of color to our screens. We'll continue to grow our education and engagement programs, adding more discussions, classes and filmmaker conversations.
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The Belcourt has been operating as a 501(c)3 for 17 years. The non-profit status came through in 1999, and the Belcourt, under its current operating model as a 501(c)3, opened for business in 2007 with screenings.
What is a recently seen movie you can't stop talking about?
The documentary RBG about Ruth Bader Ginsburg is just fantastic.
Are there any upcoming screenings you are particularly excited about?
Won't You Be My Neightbor, the documentary about Mr. Rogers, is one everyone should come to see. It opens at The Belcourt on June 15. Bring your tissues …
What goes into selecting a film?
The Belcourt's film programming is driven by our programming director Toby Leonard. Toby watches everything that goes on the Belcourt's screens. He goes to some of the major film festivals every year, including Sundance and the Toronto Film Festival, and then watches hours and hours of films via screener links week in and week out to bring the best films to Nashville.
RBG and Won't You Be My Neighbor are two must-see movies this season!
As a little girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?
There was a brief veterinarian moment, but I think that was just because I loved stuffed animals so much. From there, it was always something in the arts. I played the violin and have a degree in acting but love the work I get to do now. I'm not sure I could have anticipated this path, which is something I tell young people who are looking for lives in creative fields. There are lots of directions to go, you just have to get on the path and start walking.
What is the best piece of advice you've received and from whom?
I'm not so good at pinpointing one piece of advice that's hung with me, but my parents both taught me the key lessons of doing what you love and taking your own route.
Where can we find you when you aren't working?
I love being at home, so right now, you'd likely find me working outside in our garden or in the kitchen.
What books are currently on your bedside table?
I'm in the middle of The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer but recently finished the remarkable memoir Educated by Tara Westover just before and am recommending it to everyone.
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Name three things you cannot live without (excluding faith, family and friends).
Morning coffee, good recipes and our screened in back porch (swapped for a fireplace in the winter).
Thank you, Stephanie. And thank you to Ashley Hylbert for the beautiful photos.
We sat down with Dr. Mitul Patel, an orthopedic spine surgeon, about his experience at TriStar Summit Medical Center, and in honor of Father's Day, what it is like to juggle the roles of both dad and surgeon. Get to know our newest FACE of TriStar!

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> Music as Media 3: Eminem's Grammys
Music as Media 3: Eminem's Grammys
Author: Amee Wittbrodt
Understand, analyze, evaluate, and use different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
Critically analyze information found in electronic, print, and mass media and use a variety of these sources.
Construct an educated opinion about whether or not Eminem should have won 3 Grammy Awards in 2001.
This packet is 3rd in a series about music as media.
In this packet students will read about Eminem's success in 2001 and form an educated opinion about whether or not he should have won 3 Grammy awards.
EMINEM'S GRAMMYS: SHOULD HE HAVE WON?
from PBS FRONTLINE
A theme in FRONTLINE's "The Merchants of Cool" is how marketers of teen culture are promoting certain artists whose music and imagery are very disturbing in their anti-social behavior and attitudes.
Currently no music star is more denounced for this than Eminem, a white rapper and hugely successful mainstream artist whose lyrics vulgarly denigrate women and gays and celebrate violence.
Eminem was the big story at the February 2001 Grammy Awards. Nominated for four Grammys, he won three. For Eminem's supporters, a large part of his appeal lies in his sarcasm and blurring of truth and fiction; it's difficult to discern his real intent from his jester-like, acerbic wit and the multiple personas he adopts. On the day of the Grammy event, music critic Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times: "Unlike many of his detractors, Eminem regularly makes a distinction between words and action....Meanwhile, the music connotes comedy: bouncy keyboard lines, whiz-crunch sound effects. Eminem leaves it to listeners to separate his Grand Guignol humor from his position statements, and so far, the fans may be better literary analysts than the horrified adults...." And Michael Greene, the head of NARAS, the organization bestowing the Grammy Awards, and Jimmy Iovine, head of Eminem's label, Interscope Records, feel Eminem represents today's voice of rebellion and thus is similar to gifted rebels of previous eras.
But Salon's Eric Boehlert takes on the music critics who celebrate Eminem's work, and Boehlert's critique includes several excerpts from Eminem's lyrics which illustrate why so many condemn the artist. Click here to read the Salon article WARNING: explicit lyrics included. This article is optional.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/etc/dontfwithshady.html
This discussion asks you to critically think about Eminem's lyrics and what they stand for. Eminem has become a "hugely successful mainstream artist whose lyrics vulgarly denigrate women and gays and celebrate violence." Despite this fact, he won 3 Grammys in 2001 creating a lot of controversy.
Thoughtfully answer the following questions. This is your opinion, but it should show evidence of deeper thinking. It needs to be an educated opinion.
Should Eminem have won the Grammys?
Why is he so popular?
What does his success say about our society? Why is he so popular?
Are you okay accepting his fame and controversial lyrics?


Whoa- how cool! During our whole trip through NH-Canada-Vermont, we kept seeing those "Moose Crossing" signs- the ones that mention "hundreds of collisions"...but we never saw a real moose! Lots of mounted ones on plaques though-eeek!
HI Barb! I found you! (through Liz'z blog!) I love that you embrace junk!!!! and moose, mooses?!


Local faith communities will hold a special collection for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1, to raise funds for the homeless and others in crisis.
The campaign, called "Souper Bowl of Caring," is a national effort designed to help alleviate hunger and poverty and educate young people about those less fortunate than themselves. Participating churches and synagogues engage adults and young people in sharing the message of charity to others.
Participating faith communities sometimes use big soup kettles labeled "Souper Bowl of Caring" to make their collection before, during and/or after services on Super Bowl Sunday, or choose other collection containers.
Some faith communities invite young and older congregants to wear the jerseys of their favorite teams to services on "Souper Bowl of Caring" Sunday as an incentive to remember to bring money for the collection. Other churches encourage donations by having activities and items for purchase.
Donations should be sent to Grassroots, Souper Bowl of Caring, 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia, MD, 21044.
For more information, contact Anna Katz, anna@grassrootscrisis.org, 410-531-6006.
Souper Bowl of Caring Fact Sheet 2-1-15.


Between 2009 and June 2013, 219 human rights defenders were assassinated in Colombia.
Despite the advances, normative material and physical protection, each year aggressions against human rights defenders increase: in 2010, 174 aggressions (32 assassinations) were registered; in 2011 there were 239 aggressions (49 assassinations); in 2012 there were 357 aggressions (69 assassinations); in 2013 there were 366 aggressions (78 assassinations); in 2014 there were 626 aggressions (55 assassinations); and in the first quarter of 2015 there 295 attacks against human rights defenders (19 assassinations).
Many of the human rights defenders who have received the most threats are beneficiaries of physical protection measures on behalf of the state, however civil society organizations again highlights the fact that unless the physical protection measures are combined with effective "political" measures, the defence of the fundamental rights will continue to be a high risk activity in Colombia.
On the 6th of October 2000, Angel Quintero and Claudia Monsalve, who were members of an organization called Asfaddes, were disappeared in the city of Medellin. Cluadia was the sister of Edgar Augusto Monsalve, who was disappeared in 1995; and Angel had 6 members of his family disappeared and 2 assassinated.
The disappearance of Angel and Cluadia happened in the context of systematic persecution by state security agents against social organisations in Medellin.  Between December 1997 and February 2001, the Guala, a unit of the National Police, made 1808 illegal communication interceptions (among those were telephone calls of both Angel and Cluadia). The director of the Guala in this era was Lieutenant Coronel Mauricio Santoyo. Because of this the families of Angel and Cluadia, as well as Asfaddes, have all these years denounced him as responsible for the disappearances of Angel and Cluadia.
 Cijp: Claudia Monsalve and Angel Quintero, 6th of October 2004.
 The Guala or Unified Action Group to Free Persons, are elite units created by the law 282 in 1996, and were created to fight against extortion and kidnapping.
 Semana: Santoyo, now to respond to the disappearances, 3rd of October 2013.


Melbourne-based artists Arthur and Corinne Cantrill have been producing a wide array of experimental film and accompanying soundtracks since 1960. Clinton Green' Shame File Music, which in 2007 released the expansive Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music 1930-1973, including a standout piece from Arthur Cantrill, has brought together a selection of his audio works for Chromatic Mysteries.
Something of a renaissance man, Arthur self-assuredly felt he was able to put his mind to a multitude of artistic endevours, but certainly did not see himself as a musician. When the Cantrill' first films were given the narration and "canned' music treatment by the ABC, Arthur decided that he could produce more sympathetic accompaniments to their filmic works. Improvising on a variety of toy instruments, a wooden xylophone received as a birthday gift, and prepared piano, Arthur and Corrine began to record environmental sounds, radiophonic experiments and especially bird-calls. These elements were combined in varying quantities, and utilised different recording processes. Arthur Cantrill has amassed an impressive body of work that capably stands divorced from the visual elements of the Cantrill' work.
I must make mention of the bird-calls, as they are an integral part of Chromatic Mysteries. From the desiccated, echoic & despairing flatness of crows at Gosse Bluff in central Australia, to the chirrups of a backyard menagerie and a decidedly out-of-place South American bell bird (recorded at London Zoo), bird calls are a central motif in much of Arthur Cantrill' soundtrack work. There are also a number of appearances of the lazy bass thrum of the humble Aussie blowfly, bringing to mind hot summers and the crushing expanse of the Australian continent.
"Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff' from 2009, opens Chromatic Mysteries, with the aforementioned strangled Crows, dry wind and bowed cymbals. This piece has an timeless sense of space to it, although it almost feels hemmed in by the sheer bulk of the walls of Gosse Bluff rising out of the seared semi arid landscape. "Mediations (Fast Disc)' reminds me of the telemetry recordings of Tod Dockstader, or even the mysterious numbers stations recordings of The Conet Project. There' no disembodied numerals being recited, but the loop of complex radio noise changes structure and emphasis with every iteration. I could only imagine the disorienting effect that the accompanying visuals of rapidly changing reds and blues would have on my already addled brain.
"9 Image Film' from 1971 is equally disorienting, as violin strings and close-miked cardboard corrugations are snipped and manipulated into a heady montage. "Waterfall' is more soothing. As time passes, this recording envelops you in its own powerful world. At times, "Waterfall' could almost pass for some of the more restrained harsh noise (if this is not a distinct musical misnomer) of the contemporary scene, except for the peaceful and contented cries of the avian inhabitants of The Grampians. "Home Movie – A Day in the Bush' comes over like the dada collage of Nurse With Wound, if Steven Stapleton had ever been for a picnic at Hanging Rock. Accompanying a three-colour separation film of Melbourne, "The City of Chromatic Dissolution' layers the sounds of the city (complete with trams) and mixes them with various bowed glass objects.
Arthur Cantrill' recordings have utilised a variety of devices and methodologies over the nearly 50-year span of Chromatic Mysteries. In all cases, he produced the sounds to fit film images that were already finalized, giving a framework of rhythm and texture to the recordings. Sound art, soundtrack or sonic expressionism, however you listen to these recordings; thrill to the fact that Australia' experimental music history is getting the documentation it so richly deserves.


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LA Becomes The First Major City In The US To Offer Free Testing To Every Resident, Even Those With No Symptoms
By Gina Pollack
Published Apr 29, 2020 5:15 PM
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announced today that all Angelenos, even those without symptoms, can now get tested for COVID-19, at no cost.
"Los Angeles will become the first major city in America to offer wide-scale testing to all of our residents, with or without symptoms," he said in his daily press briefing, adding that those with symptoms wil always have first priority.
The mayor said this policy will start tonight.
An example of someone who might benefit from this new policy is a person who isn't showing any symptoms, but knows they were exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. It could also be helpful for determining who is safe to go back to work, when the economy starts to gradually re-open.
The mayor empahsized that these tests will be free for everyone in L.A. County:
"You can't put a price on the peace of mind knowing that you can't infect somebody around you."
He urged anyone who would like a test to sign up as soon as possible (while capacity lasts) via the city's coronavirus information page https://corona-virus.la/.
"It's not going to be 4 million people rushing to the testing centers overnight," he added, saying that the extra capacity of tests would, however, allow folks to get tested multiple times, if needed. He discourage people from going to get tested everyday, though, saying "that's nobody's advice."
Note: A spokesperson from the mayor's office confirmed that the testing website is moving slowly due to increased traffic following the mayor's announcement. Crashes have been fixed, as of 6:50 p.m., and it should be up and running again now.
UPDATES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
In response to an increase in domestic violence emergency calls to LAPD, the city is launching a program called Project Safe Haven, which will offer housing to 900 domestic abuse survivors over the coming months. The program is being funded by a 4.2 million dollar donation from Rihanna and Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter.
The project will also include wraparound services and case management for survivors.
The mayor urged anyone experiencing domestic abuse who is in need of help to call 9-1-1 or visit coronavirus.lacity.org/resources to learn how to sign up for assistance.
UPDATES ON JOB PROTECTION
The mayor also announced that he signed, today, an ordinance that will protect workers in the hardest-hit industries, who have lost their jos as a result of COVID-19, by guaranteeing that they will be first in line to get their jobs back, once the economy re-opens.
OTHER UPDATES:
In response to a question from a reporter about other cities like Austin, Oakland, Denver and San Francisco blocking off streets from traffic to make walking on them safe for social distancing, the mayor said he supports the idea and is open to it, but probably won't make a move to do anything similar until May 15, when the city begins to take small steps to re-open.
He said he wants to make sure he does it right, without causing large numbers of people to flock to the same spot, which could potentially spread the virus.
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This Cosenza super chic, model brings the ambiance of fire to small spaces. Its sleek tempered glass front and back and stainless steel fuel burner can be put on any steady surface – a table top, a stand, the floor or inside non-functioning fireplace to finally allow you to see the beautiful dancing flames of a fire where you previously could not. Its clear glass design allows you to view the dancing flames from any angle so you can put it virtually anywhere in a room be able to enjoy the ambiance created by the real fire.
It uses liquid bio-ethanol fuel and gives of no smoke, soot, ash or ash. No installation, electric or gas connection needed. Its relatively small size makes it suitable for placement in a large number of places and it is very easy to move from one place to another. Never attempt to move the fireplace while lit, hot, or filled with fuel.


Allegations that Syria has used chemical weapons against anti-government forces have prompted at least a few more Americans to pay close attention to the long-running conflict.
In a Pew Research Center survey conducted the last week of April, 18% said they had followed the chemical-weapons story "very closely," up from 13% who said they were following the Syrian conflict very closely a month earlier. A quarter of respondents in the latest survey said they were following the story "fairly closely," compared with 22% a month previous.
Though the chemical weapons charges have prompted increased calls for the United States and its allies to take military action against the Syrian regime, most Americans are paying little or no attention to the story. In the most recent Pew Research Center survey, 23 percent of respondents had no opinion on the possible use of military force in Syria.


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WHEN PARENTS SWEAR DURING SOCCER
During a football game, almost everyone is charged with emotion, but sometimes it's getting too intense. Yelling spectators & parents everywhere… It seems to have become normality. Susanne Amar, founder of the blog "Ins Netz gegangen" ["Gone Into the Net"] writes about "Fair play" on the sidelines and the responsibilities of parents, in her second part on this topic.
[…] Currently, I'm not having fun anymore standing on the sidelines, because often I can't grasp what's going on: there is constant interference in the game with interjections from the sidelines – that's normal for coaches who direct their players…But if all the spectators are bellowing "offsides" or "foul" in the kind of tone that makes the referee blow the whistle from fear, constantly the correct disciplinary measures are being commented on from the side, opponents are being insulted, etc., then that is rather hard. […]
This is the reaction of a mother to my article, "What Parents Expect from Soccer", published last week in the planet.training blog. Somehow I'm itching to devote myself to the topic again.
A few weeks ago I read the article, "The Biggest Problem are the Parents", in the Tagesspiegel on 9/28/2016, ANONYMOUSLY written by a referee. That in itself says quite a lot…
In addition to the positive reasons for his life as a coach, he reports on the behavior of the "problem parents", among other things.
Those who yell at their child from the sidelines.
Those who insult the opposing players.
Those who attest to the incompetence of the referee.
Those who, in the most extreme case, threaten whomsoever with a beating.
"Somehow rude behavior next to the soccer field became a perennial issue"
For Ralf Klohr, the originator of the FairPlay League, a fight in an F-Youth game in 2005 is the trigger to deal with fair behavior on and off the pitch. For him, the perpetrators are the coaches, the parents and the referee. Together with the coaches in his club, where he is currently Youth Leader, he sets up three rules:
Fan Rule
Parents and all spectators stand approximately 15 m away from the playing field in order to prevent interference and heckling
Coach Rule
The coaches of both teams are located in a coaching zone from which they intervene in the game objectively and amicably, should it be necessary.
Referee Rule
In the F- and E-Youth teams, the game is played without referees and the players themselves decide about foul, corner, hand play, or throw-in.
What started as a pilot program with 12 teams in 2007 is lived nationwide through the E-Youth level.
Ralf Klohr's approach is quite simple: it starts from the ground up. Already at a young age children learn to deal fairly with each other, which serves as the foundation for their further development. Like a young tree which can become an imposing colossus through a stable root system. It makes sense!
But what about the parents?
They have long since slipped out of children's shoes. In pedagogy it is said that the foundations should be laid up to the age of 10/12 years. After that it is only about fine adjustment.
What does this mean for the 45-year-old banker who behaves like a berserker on the pitch? Or the mother who turns into a fury during the game? For them, the train has long since left.
Talking with each other helps in the fewest cases. Gladly, then, come the arguments that one didn't mean it that way, that soccer happens to be an emotional sport and shows insight. Until the next game… And we are surprised if young players do not behave themselves "adequately" on the pitch.
In soccer generally, rude behavior is the rule. Fair play or not. But must that also be true for youth soccer? Are emotions allowed to go so far that I behave toward my counterpart disrespectfully, contemptuously, offensively, violating boundaries?
"I say unequivocally: No!"
To the parents who may now feel addressed, I advise that they put themselves in the position of their child, whom they are now humiliating. Or in the opponent, whom they verbally abuse. Or in the coach, to whom they say he is rubbish and hasn't a clue.
How does that feel? Not pleasant, I guess. Would they tolerate such a conversational tone in their workplace? I'm guessing not.
I often write about respect, tolerance, and appreciation. For me, virtues which are the basis for togetherness. Of course, we can discuss whether everybody sees this the same way.
It can help the foul-mouthed parents on the sidelines if they treat their fellow human beings the way they themselves would like to be treated. Because I can not imagine that anyone would like to be torn down, yelled at, or mocked.
That that is not the solution is something I'm already aware of. It would be too beautiful if it were so simple. It can, however, be a step in the right direction.
"It lies in each one's hands..."
Ultimately, the players are the ones who suffer. They want to play, compete, and above all, have fun. Which is really difficult with screaming and embarrassing parents.
What do you think about it? What are your experiences?
This article was written by Susanne Amar, founder of the blog, "Ins Netz gegangen" ["Gone Into the Net"]. Find more info on her website (in German) or on our planet.training Blog.
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Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance's free Construction Seminars feature a presentation about a specific construction safety or health topic – with time for questions, answers and input – plus an update from MNOSHA Compliance about what's currently happening regarding investigations.
There is no fee for the seminars and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and beverages.
Mark your calendars now and get placed on the seminar mailing list by calling 651-284-5375 or emailing osha.compliance@state.mn.us.
The Construction Seminars are at the MnDOT Training and Conference Center, 1900 W. Cty. Road I, Shoreview, MN. The facility is state of the art and has plenty of free parking available for attendees. Directions and maps are available at www.dot.state.mn.us/hr/trngctr/contacts.html. Doors open at 6:30 a.m.; program begins at 7 a.m.
The Construction Seminars are set up for interaction with the audience, leading to better understanding of the topic and more practical learning, and providing a safe environment for participants to ask real worksite questions and get real worksite safety and health solutions.
Presenter: Ron Anderson, Minnesota OSHA Compliance.
Ladders and stairs are common on nearly every construction jobsite. Disregarding their danger can lead to serious injuries and fatalities.
This seminar focuses on how to prevent hazards related to ladders and stairs by learning how to properly select and use the right equipment and solutions for the job. The discussion will include some ladder accidents Minnesota OSHA Compliance has investigated, as well as hazards observed by employers and Minnesota OSHA Compliance.
Being struck by or backed over by heavy equipment or other vehicles on a construction site remains one of the leading causes of death or injury for construction workers. Because heavy-equipment operators have an extremely hard time seeing employees working nearby, blind spots behind or around vehicles can be deadly. These types of injuries and deaths can be prevented with pre-planning, the core for all effective construction site safety.
We will discuss how to remove "struck-by" hazards from construction sites and identify the best preventive steps employers, equipment operators and employees can take to keep workers safe around heavy equipment and other vehicles. Hear what other contractors are doing to prevent these accidents on their worksites. Minnesota OSHA Compliance will talk about citations and accidents that have occurred in these areas.
Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous operations in construction. In Minnesota, there have been three excavation-related fatalities in the past three years and seven serious-injury accidents in the past five years.
This Construction Seminar will present the most common hazards associated with excavation or trenching work and how to protect workers. Common excavation violations and accidents that have occurred in Minnesota will also be discussed. A contractor will discuss a new program it is implementing about how to dig around utilities and how to work with other entities to ensure employees are kept safe while the job gets done.
Presenters: Bob Darling, principal safety investigator, Minnesota OSHA Compliance; and John Hass, director of civil construction services, Veit and Company, Inc.
For more information or to be placed on the seminar mailing list, contact us at 651-284-5375, 877-470-6742 or osha.compliance@state.mn.us.


There are some places to visit, things to do or see when you are on abroad. Casa Batllo is one of these great architectural monuments in Barcelona city. As you may guess this is Antoni Gaudi's work also. It was built between 1904 and 1906. Casa Batllo is an art of Catalan work that reflects light, shape and color at the same time. This masterpiece is thought to be the most creative work of Gaudi's time. If you one of these people that regret when miss a tourist attraction on your trip then we highly recommend you to see this magical house in Barcelona city. It's possible to go on journey at modern times and in the past at the same time when you step Casa Batllo slowly. You will surprised by the extensive visual feast of Gaudi's masterpiece.
Casa Batllo is located at the center of the city, Passaig de Gracia and also near Eixample. You can visit the house from 9 am to 9 pm seven days. Please keep in mind the last entrance is at 8 pm and closing times may change so please check the tickets when you get. Casa Batllo entrance prices change as below.
If you get your tickets online it will be cheaper. For detailed information and any changes you can check https://www.casabatllo.es/en/ website. Barcelona city guide will keep on tell more about Barcelona tourist attractions. See you in the necxt article.
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Joseph F Bertoni was born on February 3, 1929. He died on April 17, 1994 at age 65. We know that Joseph F Bertoni had been residing in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.
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1929 - In the year that Joseph F Bertoni was born, on March 4th, Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. Early in his presidency, the October stock market crash - "Black Tuesday" - occurred, which lead to the Great Depression. None of his economic policies were able to make a dent in the Depression. This lead to one term and the election of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt winning the 1933 election in a landslide.
1968 - Joseph was 39 years old when on April 4th, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader, was shot and killed by an assassin in Memphis. James Earl Ray was apprehended and plead guilty to shooting Dr. King. Ray died in jail in 1998.
1976 - Joseph was 47 years old when The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.
1989 - He was 60 years old when on November 9th, the Berlin Wall fell. The Wall was built by the East Germans to keep East Berliners from escaping into West Berlin, separating families and friends. When the head of the East German Communist Party announced that day that East Berliners could cross whenever they pleased, happy crowds surged across the border. People brought tools and took parts of the hated wall.
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An original Henri Matisse Etching.
Original etching printed in black ink on wove paper bearing the Arches script watermark.
A fine impression of the definitive state, from the edition of 25 stamp numbered in the margin lower right (there was one trial proof and six artist's proofs printed at the same time in 1966, apart from the edition of 340 published in 1946 in the album Alternance by Le Gerbier, Paris), also bearing the artist's monogram stamp in the margin lower right.
Catalog: Duthuit-Matisse 268; Fribourg 344; Duthuit Illustrated Books 12.
This etching was commissioned by Marguerite and Jacques Maret, founders of the bibliographic society Le Gerbier, Paris, in 1945 to be part of an album titled Alternance which was comprised of sixteen etchings by Jean-Emilé Laboureur, Edouard Goerg, Jean Cocteau, Marie Laurencin, André Lhote, Hermine David, H. de Waroquier, Jacques Villon, Valentine Hugo, J.G. Daragnès, Dignimont, R. Lotiron, Pierre Dubreuil, Roger Vuillard, Jacques Maret, in addition to Matisse. There was a second, much smaller, stamp signed and numbered edition published in 1966 from which this impression comes.


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Microsoft buys the company that designed the Siri base for almost $ 20 billion
Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring Nuance Communications, the company that built the foundation for Siri in its early days. A purchase that amounts to 19,700 million dollars and that will be used to improve the artificial intelligence of the healthcare industry.
The initial foundation, subsequent evolution, and options for the future
While Nuance Communications was the company responsible for building Siri's backend, the server-side technology that performed speech recognition and other functions that the assistant directly supported, Siri has long since abandoned her. In early 2013, rumors began to reach us about Apple's intentions to replace Nuance's technology with its own. Later, in 2014, we saw how Apple hired several key engineers from the company to develop their own solution for Siri.
One of the reasons for this transition that, over time, has led Apple to be totally independent of Nuance technology has been scalability. Since its arrival on the iPhone 4s years ago, Siri has grown in capabilities and also in availability. Now the assistant is available on more than 1 billion iPhones around the world as well as on Apple Watches, iPads, Macs, HomePods, cars with CarPlay, etc. Serving so many requests and doing it in a short time and in the right way was one of the main reasons for the complete rewrite of Siri a few years ago.
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In 2019 Nuance partnered with Microsoft to augment the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare platform, an artificial intelligence service focused on healthcare services. Now the acquisition by Microsoft is one of the largest of the year. The CEO of the company, Satya Nadella, states that the artificial intelligence in health is "top priority".
It is clear that artificial intelligence can contribute a lot to many fields. It's especially amazing the results you can generate with let's say "simple" hardware. Now we can take impressive photos with tiny cameras that do not physically have all the necessary capabilities, or we can measure the pulse, perform an electrocardiogram or measure the concentration of oxygen in the blood with a beam of light on a watch without requiring complex medical equipment. A whole field to explore.
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BUCKHANNON — Buckhannon and four other cities will be part of the first West Virginia Statewide Pro-cannabis Rally, an opportunity to educate people on the benefits of medicinal cannabis.
The rally, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at Jawbone Park, will provide education and resources on the economic benefits the state would gain, but also the health advantages possible for many West Virginians if medicinal cannabis was legal.
Other events are planned in Beckley, Lewisburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg.
"It was basically set (aside) until the timeline ran out and once that was done Gov. Jim Justice went in and did a veto line and pulled the funding for it," she said, adding $2 million was removed for the medical cannabis program.
Barbo-Vezinat said opioids have affected the lives of so many in the area, and there needs to be a better way for people to medicate.
On top of the fact that marijuana is still illegal, Barbo-Vezinat is stressing that the rally is not the space for a smoke out.
"There has been a stigma attached to the word marijuana and to the word cannabis, and people tend to look at it more as a drug, and we need to move away from that stigma," she said. "People need to understand that for many of us, myself included — I'm a 60 percent stable veteran — for a lot of people this is an alternative medical resource that doesn't give us the harsh side effects that we would get from medications that are prescribed to us through pharmaceutical companies.
"A lot of the pharmaceuticals that we are prescribed are either highly addictive opioid or … have side affects such as (suicidal thoughts)," Barbo-Vezinat continued.
The pro-cannabis rally is not only designed to inform community members on cannabis, she said, but also to allow folks to meet with political candidates who are for the legalization of medicinal cannabis.
Political candidates — some of whom are for full legalization and some just for medicinal use — will be speaking at the rally, include Tally Sergent, Paula Jean Swearengin, Robert Karnes, Matt Kerner and Robert Kincaid.
Local bands and musicians will be performing throughout the rally, including Tim Beard, Adam Moyer, Ben Townsend and Rick Miller.
With more than 400 people interested in attending the rally, according to the event's Facebook page, Barbo-Vezinat said the Buckhannon location seems to have the most attention out of the four other locations.


In a way, all of Best of the West is about the people. We don't have any categories for Best Automated Factory Robot — although, even if we did, it takes a human to design that robot. But in this section, we narrow our focus to the specific people who shine bright in our community, as well as the businesses who work hard to make our lives better.
We place a lot of trust in our hair stylists, our wedding photographers, our car mechanics — even our bartenders. When someone repeatedly earns that trust, and with some charisma to boot, word gets around.
For instance, tattoo artists Gareth Hawkins and Tony Putt both retained spots in the top three, having become well-known for their versatility, creativity and precision. Amy Lee of Gremlin House joined the pack as well. We all make mistakes, but Lee helps you fix them, with a focus on cover-up tattoos and realism.
We also added a few categories, such as piercing artist, realtor, dog groomer and attorney — even more people we put our trust in. One less conventional new category is "advocate/activist," designed to honor those who work to make our community better in both their work and personal lives.
Tami VandenBerg tops the list, thanks to her work with Well House, a nonprofit providing affordable housing to the homeless in Grand Rapids, as well as her work to legalize weed in Michigan, among other causes. After years and years of tireless activism, VandenBerg has become a prominent name, face and hairstyle in Grand Rapids.
Next up on the list is EatGR, a Facebook group and Instagram page that posts pictures of food and does paid advertising for local restaurants, as well as runs an online blog and periodically releases a publication, all promoting local restaurants.
Then, we have Carol's Ferals, an all-volunteer organization that works to reduce the number of stray cats, both through adoption and the TNR method (trap, neuter and return). Carol's Ferals works with the community to give a home to cats, having spayed/neutered more than 11,000 felines since opening in 2006. The nonprofit also supplies Happy Cat Cafe with cats for adoption.
Tied for third is Tommy Allen, the publisher of Rapid Growth Media and volunteer/board member with multiple local nonprofits, including UICA, West Michigan Center for Arts and Technologies, West Michigan Environmental Action Council and more. He's an artist, an activist and just a general man-about-town.
We'll let the rest of the results speak for themselves.
Dan Dixon - Founders Brewing Co.
Josh Atkinson - Cedar Springs Brewing Co.
Ryan Bolhuis - Rockford Brewing Co.
Shaun Wooden - Cedar Springs Brewing Co.
Gareth Hawkins, Sovereign Arms Tattoo Co.


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A75 traffic controls within Springholm: EIR release
Public sector, Transport
Date received 24 September 2021
Date responded 22 October 2021
Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
1. Details of the time delays now operating at the Springholm A75 eastbound and westbound entering and exiting channel signals between initial detection of a speeding approaching vehicle and the commencement of presentation of the amber signal preceding red. If this delay varies according to signal approach location, time of day, traffic volumes etc., please give the respective periods and reasons for the variation.
2. Please confirm that the inductive loops installed in the carriageway surface at Faulds Cottage serve as the sole triggering provision for presenting red halt signals to speeding drivers in the eastbound channel at the frontage of our property Springholm House and its associated paddock and also still
transmit speed data from both channels there to ATC SH4.
3. When were these VAS calibrations last checked for conformity of reaction to speeding at each village?
4. Why are these VAS units set to different values at Crocketford with the Springholm units set to ignore all speeding below 33mph.
5. We wish to know the present trigger speed values of all Crocketford and Springholm A75 VAS units.
6. We also request disclosure of any written communication which refers, suggest or requests a reduction in red trigger activation frequency here as a prerequisite to obtaining any such approval. Have you received any such communication.
7. Which residential trunk road streets in Scotland are currently designated as 20mph limits either on a trial or permanent basis?
8. What records have you inherited of these stalled Springholm/Crocketford bypass plans?
9. "A75 Speed Management Measures Residents' Survey - Was this report ever shared with Police Scotland? If so, when and at what level within Police Scotland was the report shared? What, if any, was the Police Scotland formal response to Transport Scotland in respect of the villagers' reported demand for speed enforcement?
10. Traffic speed data from each of the four traffic count/classifiers (ATCs) along the village A75 between 1 June 2021 and the latest available date for which data is available, giving at each channel location data in a format which will permit the dates, times, locations and directions it was gathered at to be determined and specifying the commencing and ending time of each data set.
11. Data from fixed equipment along the village A75 between 1 June 2021 and the latest available date from which Transport Scotland and/or its contractors determine both the number of red stop signal triggers and the respective numbers of drivers in compliance/non-compliance with stop signals presented to the traffic flow by the reverse speed discrimination traffic signals. Please present the data in a format which will permit the dates, times, locations and directions it was gathered at to be determined and specify the commencing and ending time of each data set.
12. Are we still so categorised? If not when was this invidious UAP status ended? We have heard nothing since our attempts to have this lifted were thwarted. If still current, is it still indefinite with no pending review in prospect?
13. At this time how many correspondents remain restricted under the application of UAP? Of these how many are road safety related?
As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.
This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.
1. The information you have requested is available from FOI 19/00176, Questions in respect of the traffic controls A75 Springholm: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Under regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs, we do not have to give you information which is already publicly available and easily accessible to you in another form or format.
The leaving amber is set at UK standard 3 seconds and this have not changed since the last time you asked, this time does not vary during the time of day or pending traffic volumes.
2. The loops are the sole detector and trigger system for the signals.
3. Inspections were carried out in Crocketford and Springholm on 14 December 2020. Follow up repair work was carried out on the Crocketford signs on 8 April where all sign functionalities were again inspected.
4. The VAS units at Crocketford and Springholm settings are the same.
5. As you are aware from previous correspondence, trigger speeds have not changed since 2017. In addition, I would refer you to paragraph 23 of the Scottish Information Commissioners decision 102/2019 in respect of case FOI/18/02472. Under section 14(1) of the Freedom of information
(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), Scottish public authorities do not have to comply with requests that are vexatious. We are refusing this question of your request under this section as there is no additional information that can be provided because all relevant information has already been disclosed and because this question has already been thoroughly addressed through correspondence and other FOISA requests.
6. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. This is because Transport Scotland has not received any such communication.
7. Please see below list of Trunk Roads which have 20mph speed limits, either temporary or permanent. Those not listed as permanent are temporary.
A68 Lauder
A68 Earlston
A68 St Boswells
A68 Jedburgh
A7 Selkirk
A7 Hawick
A77 Maybole (permanent)
A702 Biggar (permanent)
A702 West Linton
A702 Carlops
A84 Callander
A85 Comrie
A85 Crieff
A9 Thurso
8. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. This is because Transport Scotland do not hold any plans for a bypass at Springholm/Crocketford.
9. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. This is because the report was not shared with Police Scotland.
10. Please see Annexes A – H to this response. Annexes A - D show the mean speed data and E - H show the 85th percentile speed data. There is some speed data missing from the information provided for certain dates. This is as a consequence of technical faults which have since been resolved. It should also be noted that the raw data may contain columns with zero values or some unrealistic figures which can affect the total average columns. This raw data is analysed and verified before use to ensure accuracy.
11. Please see Annex I to this request. Please note whilst this data provides the number of activations, it cannot be used to detect drivers in compliance with the red lights.
12. You are still on the restricted contact list under our Unacceptable Actions Policy. This will be reviewed in November.
13. There are 3 correspondents on the restricted contact list under our Unacceptable Actions Policy with 1 related to road safety.
FOI202100242248 - Annex A - I
201 page PDF


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Ghislaine Maxwell Arrest Could Broaden Epstein Case
July 3, 2020 Jeremy Donnelly Blog, Conspiracies, Crime 0
Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Dylan Stableford and Christopher WilsonSenior Staff
The arrest of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell by the FBI on Thursday marks a new twist in the saga of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his connections to members of the upper echelons of global power. Maxwell was taken into custody without incident in New Hampshire. She is charged with facilitating Epstein's procurement and abuse of underage girls. Her trial could shed light on accusations that have linked Epstein to well-known figures in the political, academic and social worlds.
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell and how is she tied to Jeffrey Epstein?
Maxwell is a 58-year-old British socialite and ex-girlfriend of Epstein and has been accused of being a key player in the financier's alleged sex trafficking ring. Her whereabouts had been unknown since Epstein's arrest last summer, frustrating lawyers of his alleged victims. Following her arrest, authorities said Maxwell had "slithered away to a gorgeous property in New Hampshire," continuing to live a "life of privilege."
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Is cannabis a viable solution?
In one year (2015) drug overdose killed more Americans than the entire Vietnam War did.
NE Florida NORML and Vector One Global are excited to announce the CannXperience Health and Wellness Tour 2018. The premier monthly, multicity, multi-sensory event features top cannabis physicians and health professionals infused with music, art and lots of fun activities. The CannXperience Health and Wellness Tour is designed to support patient outreach for participation and hands-on education in support of medical marijuana for alternative treatment. Our aim is to highlight recent trends and success stories on the use of and efficacy of cannabis for optimal health and wellness.
S enator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced the "Opioid Workforce Act", which will create 1,000 new Medicare-supported positions at hospitals throughout the country. The new doctors will be trained on addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain management.
"I think there's going to be a shortage of doctors," said Dr. Devanand Mangar, a chief anesthesiologist and board member at Tampa General Hospital. "I think because of the aging population and the more people living a lot longer there's going to be a need for more physicians to take care of patients." There could be a shortage of anywhere between 40,800 and 105,000 doctors by 2030, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Effectiveness of medical marijuana in relieving pain is moderately accepted in many parts of the world. In a more recent study, researchers gave participants who used opiate-based pain medicine to relieve both moderate and severe pain, three marijuana cigarettes per day, in addition to opiate-based pain medication. The participants reported around 27% overall reduction in the pain level, without any additional opiate-based prescriptions.
Recently the University of Florida was awarded a five-year research grant funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine the effectiveness of cannabis in treating HIV/AIDS.
At the CannXperience Health and Wellness Tour, a monthly event, we aim to nurture a common-sense approach to dealing with something we universally acknowledge is a problem. Opiate addiction is ravaging communities nationwide. Help us prevent more innocent people from prescription addiction and synthetic drugs that contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle. The biggest benefits of medical marijuana do not come with the same negative side effects, high costs and addiction experienced by most over-the-counter prescriptions. Any negative side effects of cannabis stem from a common lack of understanding about proper use, type, and ongoing self-evaluation.
A study conducted between 1999-2010 to determine the association between state's with medical cannabis laws vs those experiencing high levels of opioid analgesic overdose mortality resulted in a 24.8% lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate compared with states without medical cannabis laws.
What qualifies one to be a Medical Marijuana patient?
The passing of Medical Marijuana bills allow patients to obtain a medical marijuana card if they have a qualifying medical condition and a licensed physician believes they are likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the use of medical marijuana.
Many conditions may qualify one as a cannabis patient, here are some to consider.
The treatment of these conditions; or a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe and chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures (including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy), or severe and persistent muscle spasms (including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis).


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Washington Thursday signaled it could impose sanctions on Venezuela's Crude Oil exports as Caracas descends further into political and economic chaos.
The US-China trade discussions will provide insight into how talks are progressing, while the British parliamentary voting is a Key BREXIT event.
Gold: Gold prices edged higher Friday on concerns about a prolonged U.S. government shutdown at a time when global growth is already slowing, with markets also waiting on US-China trade talks due next week.
Investors are worried about the economic impact of the longest US government shutdown in history, now in its 34th day, with 2 bills to end the partial shutdown failing to win enough votes in the Senate.
Energy: Crude Oil prices rose by more than 1% Friday as turmoil in Venezuela triggered concerns that its exports could be disrupted soon.
ICE Brent Crude Oil futures were at $61.89 bbl at 0246 GMT, +80c, or 1.3%, above Thursday's close.
WTI Crude Oil futures were at $53.90 bbl, +77c, or 1.5%.
Amid violent street protests, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim President earlier this week, winning backing from Washington and large parts of Latin America, prompting Nicolas Maduro, the country's leader since Y 2013, to break relations with the United States.
The Crude Oil market is oversupplied.
Equities: Asian stocks rose across the board Friday, buoyed by gains in US technology shares while investors awaited several Key events next week including US-China trade talks.
The index was headed for a gainer of 0.6% this week, with strong corporate earnings helping somewhat to counter growing concerns over slowing global economic growth.
The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6%.
Tech-heavy SKorean shares added 0.9%. Australian stocks climbed 0.8%.
Japan's Nikkei advanced 1.4% with technology companies boosted by a surge in their US peers.
Currencies: EUR was a shade firmer at $1.1316 but still in close reach of a 6-week trough of $1.1289 dove overnight. EUR was down 0.4% this week.
The single currency slid after ECB President Draghi acknowledged on Thursday that economic growth in the Eurozone was likely to be weaker than earlier expected due to the fall-out from factors ranging from China's slowdown to BREXIT.
GBP was up 0.4% at $1.3109 after brushing a 2-month high of $1.3130, lifted after it was reported Thursday that Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party has privately decided to back Prime Minister May's BEXIT deal next week if it includes a clear time limit to the Irish backstop.