Something I have been wondering: would I give up my whiteness to be Black? The answer is yes, but Walter Scott would still be dead. Would I give up my whiteness to be Black? The answer is yes, but let's not mistake it for sacrifice or pretend Walter Scott would not still be dead. I spend time in Black spaces, in Black family, amid Black love, I know Black genius and have known Black bodies and know just about nothing of what it is to be Black but I would be it, would surrender my whiteness to be it and Walter Scott would still be dead.
Something I have been wondering: what would happen if whiteness as we know it disappeared? What if whiteness carried on its broad pale back the unbearable weight of enslavement, of three-fifths, of Jim Crow and Tuskegee and the prison capitalist industry and the long and unqualified failure of Brown vs. the Board of Education? What then for my blue-eyed nephews, my pastel godson? Would Walter Scott still be dead? Would my father? My grandfathers? Theirs? In trees? Behind trucks? In fields? As experiments? On ships? In rebellion? Running away?
I can tell you I would not exist. My mother's mother met my grandfather during the Great Depression; he was driving a boat and she was swimming off the family's lake house pier. My mother met my father at a dance in the same lily-toned summer community. Remove skin privilege and the stories fall apart, my DNA a rope unraveling.
Make fate stronger than this, make them meet in bread lines or protest rallies and I exist, but who am I? Shift the locus of my birth, shift the solidity of my public schooling, shift the capacity of my parents to pay for college, shift the easy slip into employment, shift my safe white walk through everywhere – turn it all on its head, an inversion, and name me someone else. Because I am white, which is indivisible from privilege.
And what if tomorrow it all were different. If in an instant, skin became no indication of whom to kill or kidnap or fire or disdain or dismiss or enslave or arrest or detain or shrink from, clutching one's expensive handbag on the subway. Would we find another marker for target, and construct a new national horror story on that? It would need to be visible, like skin. Be inherited, generationally unshakable. Who would be Walter Scott then, be Michael Brown, be Tamir Rice, be John Crawford, Mariam Carey, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Alberta Spruil? Who'd be dead?
So much conjecture, and Walter Scott is still dead for nothing. Dead for nothing but his pure skin. And my father is alive, and my nephews and my godson being raised into good men. And my grandfathers died of old age and cancer and I can't surrender or abandon or strip off this whiteness any more than I can bring back the dead.
But I can ask this question: what does it require for a human to be seen as human in any skin?
How many Coast Guard photos, how many sweet-faced senior pictures, how many Black boys leaning into their father's good shoulders, how many hands up, how many face down, how many can't breathe, how much footage of cops handcuffing newly dead humans do we need? These are bodies, living or once living. These are human, human, human bodies.
Billie Holiday on repeat, you know the song, the poplar tree, white bark, white branches, indivisible from its history, white like bones white like teeth and flags of surrender tied to branches and bayonets Walter Scott, I surrender. I am sorry. Michael Brown, I surrender. I am sorry. Ferguson, I surrender. I am sorry. Dear living dear living dear living, I can't take the white from my body but here is my white mouth, here are my white hands. I will not surrender to history. I will speak. I will try to put them where there is need.


A Mellifluous View: Hunts it is!
Well, back when W was stumping for reelection, I seriously considered that I should stop using Heinz ketchup. I mean, really, how could I support a company who is run by someone who was not in keeping with my conservative values, who was spiteful, who was a flip-flopper, and who just plain irritated me? Well, the problem is that I like Heinz ketchup...I haven't really found one that is as good. But now, perhaps I will have to try Hunts... I guess Heinz has naming rights for the Steelers stadium...and they sent a bottle of ketchup that dissed on Jake Plummer. (Jake the Snake, Hair today gone tomorrow) Now I'm not in love with Jake, but he's doing a good job as our QB. You don't have to be GQ to play football...and there are lots of guys out there that prove it. So, now I feel obligated to at least try another brand of ketchup...even if it isn't as good.
ICYC I bought generic at the store. Here's hoping it tastes ok.


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Kevin Lever:
Viewing Häxan, I still felt its allure, nearly a hundred years after its inception. The documentary-style silent film, in its several parts, touches on subjects and ideas that are just as prevalent today. Its at times grotesque and haunting images are truly unsettling, as it prepares the audience for making a case about mental health, satanic worship and witchcraft. That it achieves this so movingly is a testament to its power, how it uses the power of words, images and atmosphere to strike at the heart of cruelty and humanity. They are incredible images, some of them so disturbing and striking that even by today's standards, the shock of the mind and the suggested is enough to unnerve. Häxan is well worth visiting, for a first time or a revisit. It's a classic for good reason, and some things will take some time to drift from my mind.
Calvin Kemph:
I cannot believe that Häxan came out nearly one hundred years ago. It's made of awfully prescient material. There are a few things that accomplish its otherness. Its silence is one —but it is not silent—it's more recently been filled with discordant and screeching sound effects, the unsettling stuff of nightmares. (The score in question has been provided to the film by The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra.) Its old film grain and hitching movement make all its actors present like modern horror creatures who move with all the chop and artifacting of an old film reel. It also has an immense otherness, a Swedish-Danish heritage that give it a distinct perspective and personality. I cannot imagine what it was like to view this film in 1922 without our modern horror vocabulary and perspective earned through hundreds of films. It establishes an abundance of terrific horror elements that would not be firmly in place for half a century. Structurally it's a fictitious documentary. That concept is still broadly considered a new idea of horror and a modern trend. To have it established so early and confidently exhibits an impressive work of forward-thinking brilliance.
This group viewing is my introduction to the film. Given this, my response is raw. It's a neat piece of cinematic history that handles so much. In one section, it handily goes over mental health. It goes places both dark and heavy without any fear and treads willfully into the unknown. It has its own signature weirdness, long shots of churning butter, choice quotes—"all the witches had to show the devil respect by kissing his behind!"—and smartly constructed vignettes playing out like an anthologized story. The takeaway in 2018 is that Häxan's still a powerful work. In a moment where we're finding renewed interest in witchcraft cinema, it could be good extracurricular viewing. We can only imagine how it went in 1922, but I'd wager it would either have been life-changing or completely indecipherable without our modern context.
David West:
What surprises me most about Häxan is how ahead of its time it is with regard to special effects. It has crazy puppets, stop motion animation, great makeup, tons of multiple exposure shots, and carefully choreographed reverse motion shots, all in 1922. It really feels like it should have been made at least six years later, but at the same time it feels like it might no longer have been possible by then.
The film's structure is also really interesting. It presents itself as a documentary, but the dramatized scenes are the main draw of the movie. They inform the documentary aspect, but it really seems like the visual spectacle is the primary focus. There's nothing wrong with that though, and it does drive home the brutality of the witch hunts.
The final portion of the film shifts to the modern day and speculates that evidence of "witchcraft" in the middle ages can be attributed to mental illnesses that still manifest today, though we obviously perceive them differently. It's a surprisingly sympathetic take on mental illness, at least for 1922. Some of the science is outdated now, but I wouldn't expect a filmmaker to know more than a doctor.
Häxan holds up remarkably well for a film that's almost a hundred years old. Most of the effects are still mind-blowing in a way that CGI effects just wouldn't be able to achieve. There's just something special about the tangibility of the practical effects and the artistry that went into them. The film would be memorable even if only for the visuals, but its structure, its documentary style, and its forward-thinking attempt to apply contemporary psychology to historical events make it truly special.
Graham Austin:
One of the most striking things about Häxan, besides some of the most impressive phantasmagorical imagery this side of Murnau, is in its commitment to both history and fable. Both the realism of the history of witchcraft, and the realism of witchcraft to the people that believed in it, are both afforded the same level of detail and authenticity, creating a verisimilitude that further accentuates its documentary and horror leanings. Over ninety years later, the same conceptual dedication to fact and myth lives on, albeit in character drama format, in Robert Eggers' modern day horror classic The Witch. This timeless approach blends a genuine humanistic and historical curiosity with a deep respect for genre aesthetics and keeps Häxan living on to this day as an effective piece of eerie horror "realism," and its generic approach will hopefully continue to inspire filmmakers for decades more to come.
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Gladiator Sword of Vengeance
Hail gladiator! For the glory of the Empire, you must compete in the games... to the death
Developer: Acclaim Entertainment
It is the year 106AD, and the Roman Empire is in terminal decline. With the death of Emperor Trajan, his despotic successor Emperor Arruntius is living it up in fine style (and taking the whole of Rome with him), destroying most of Rome to create the ultimate gladiatorial arena. Into this arena comes Invictus Thrax, a man born into slavery and raised to be a gladiator. But even Thrax, with his devastating arm-blades and his whirling combos, can't stand against the Emperor's men forever - and when he falls, he finds himself in the paradise fields of Elysium.
From here, Thrax is charged with bringing Arruntius' reign to an end by Romulus and Remus, themselves working on behalf of the gods. So Thrax returns to Earth, newly empowered with new combos and abilities, and the stage is set for a gory adventure beat 'em up.
The emphasis in Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance is on bloody action, speed and excitement, with Thrax hacking and slashing his way through an army of opponents. With combos relatively easy to pull off, and 'execution' moves available with a single button press, this will appeal to those of us who can't quite handle complicated beat 'em ups, but still crave the blood and gore that the likes of Mortal Kombat provided in the past.
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EMI taken over by Citigroup in deal to write off debts
01 February 11 19:36
US banking giant Citigroup has taken over the ownership of EMI, the music company where it was the major creditor.
The bank had lent money to Guy Hands' private equity firm Terra Firma to help it to buy the business in 2007.
But the £4.2bn takeover was a failure, with Terra Firma believing it massively overpaid for the company.
Now it has been forced to hand EMI over to Citi after not being able to keep up interest payments on the loans.
'Positive development'
EMI, which is home to artists including Lily Allen, The Beatles, Coldplay and Tinie Tempah said it would continue under the same management and that it was now completely separate from its previous owner.
Citigroup said it would eventually sell EMI.
Industry speculation suggests another record label would probably be the buyer - with Warner Music among the more likely candidates for the recorded music business. Meanwhile its publishing operation may be sold to another private equity firm, KKR, says BBC business editor Robert Peston.
Terra Firma and its backers have lost the entire £1.7bn they put into EMI.
Meanwhile Citigroup has written down what it is owed from £3.4bn to £1.2bn - which means that it has incurred a loss of £2.2bn.
Analysts had predicted Citi would eventually seize control, but developments have happened more quickly than most had expected.
Citi vice chairman Stephen Volk said EMI now had a strong balance sheet and "the ability to invest in and grow its business".
"This is a positive development for EMI, its employees, artists, songwriters and suppliers. EMI is an iconic business and we are completely supportive of both its management and its strategy," he added.
In a statement Terra Firma said it was "pleased that EMI's debt burden has been reduced through Citi agreeing to write down a substantial proportion of EMI's debt".
'Devalued'
In October, a New York judge dismissed a claim by Mr Hands that Citi had misled it over the acquisition.
He had argued he had not been informed that a rival bidder had already pulled out, resulting in his firm overpaying for the record company.
Last month Terra Firma said its lawyers had appealed against that decision. The US Court of Appeals will now have to decide if the appeal can go ahead.
Over the past two, Mr Hands has floated all manner of possible solutions to raise enough money to prevent the bank seizing control of EMI.
They included splitting EMI into two and even selling off assets such as the world-renowned Abbey Road studios.
But his best hope was to lease the North American rights to EMI's back catalogue to another of the Big Four major labels - but that aspiration collapsed amid arguments over price.
The purchase of EMI by the private equity firm brought it into conflict with some of its artists who said that financial matters were taking priority over creativity.
Radiohead, one of the label's biggest acts, left EMI saying the owners did not understand the music industry, with lead singer Thom Yorke later claiming music was being "devalued" by the involvement of a private equity firm treating bands "as simply part of their stock".
The Rolling Stones and Joss Stone were among others who left the label under Terra Firma's ownership.
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CultureOct 27th 2007 edition
George Bush's presidency
A sceptic tackles a true believer
HOW does George Bush eat a hot dog? Rapidly, with a voracious lack of interest, observes Robert Draper. "He was a man who required comfort and routine. Food, for him, was fuel and familiarity. It was not a thing to reflect on."
It is tough to write a truly fresh biography of a sitting American president. His secret papers are still secret. He is too busy to grant you much face time. And your readers think they already know him. Bearing all this in mind, Mr Draper has done a fine job. His publicist boasts of his "unprecedented access" to George Bush: six one-on-one interviews. But this is not what makes the book worth reading.
Mr Draper, a former writer for Texas Monthly, has been watching Mr Bush for a long time. He first wrote a profile of him in 1998, when he was a relatively uncontroversial governor, and he has followed him closely ever since. Yet, unlike most Bush biographers, he maintains enough distance to write dispassionately. One has the feeling that he really "gets" Mr Bush. He understands, for example, the president's charisma: "unaffected, big-brotherly, oddly confidential as his keen blue eyes locked in on yours." He scotches the notion that Mr Bush is stupid, but describes how he often lets his emotions carry him away.
"Dead Certain" is thorough without being pedantic, and adds colour to our understanding of the Bush presidency. Mr Draper captures the skill of Mr Bush's two presidential campaigns. In 2000 he beat an incumbent vice-president after eight years of peace and prosperity: the wry slogan among his inner circle was: "Things have never been better. Vote for change." Four years later, with the economy stalled and Iraq in flames, he won again. This time, the backstage slogan was: "Things have never been worse. Stay the course."
Mr Draper's account of how the response to Hurricane Katrina was bungled is comprehensible even to readers unfamiliar with America's federal system. Mr Bush wanted to assume command of the Louisiana national guard. Louisiana's governor, Kathleen Blanco, said no, partly because troops under federal command are barred from doing police work, and New Orleans was overrun with looters. While the president and the governor bickered, flood victims went hungry.
On Mr Bush's other, bigger foul-up, Mr Draper offers a flowing narrative and some new details. Mr Bush admits to him that, before invading Iraq, "we didn't spend a lot of time planning" how to cope with sectarian violence. Some of the administration's errors would be comical were they not so serious. Mr Bush's proconsul in Iraq, Paul Bremer, says Mr Draper, disbanded the Iraqi army without consulting his boss. "The policy was to keep the army intact," says Mr Bush. "Didn't happen."
In April 2006, with the war going badly and Mr Bush's abysmal polls making it hard for him to get anything done, he gathered ten close advisers and asked for suggestions. One suggested firing Donald Rumsfeld, the woeful defence secretary. Mr Bush asked for a show of hands. Seven wanted Mr Rumsfeld to go. Mr Bush kept him for another seven months—until after his party had lost the mid-term elections.
Mr Draper is slow to judge, which lends force to his conclusion. He argues that Mr Bush's virtues and vices are one and the same. His quickness can be seen as impatience, his plain speech as intellectual laziness, his boldness as recklessness and his strength of purpose as self-righteousness. Mr Bush understands that his legacy depends on salvaging something from the mess in Iraq, and is clearly deeply troubled by what has gone wrong there. But he tells Mr Draper that he tries not to wear his worries on his sleeve.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline "A sceptic tackles a true believer"
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Jessamine Chan's gripping debut novel sends up modern parenting
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A style that was bold in the 1990s has lost its satirical bite
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On June 10, the CPI(ML) held a protest demonstration outside the Ministry of External Affairs office in Delhi asking what measures had been initiated for the safe return of 7 workers, from Jharkhand, Bihar and Kerala, employed by the KEC Company who had been abducted on 6 May in Afghanistan. The protesters were joined by family members of the abducted workers.
Vinod Singh, Central Committee member of the CPI (ML), and former MLA of Bagodar, Jharkhand from where 3 of the abducted workers hail, addressed the protesters saying, "We have been demanding measures to ensure the safe return of the workers for the past one month, I myself have met the CM of Jharkhand, and have written several times to the Ministry but so far we have been greeted with silence. It is well known that unemployment is at an all-time low in the country and people are forced to migrate to other countries for work. The Indian Government must take the responsibility and ensure the safe return of the workers. It is a real test for Modi Government's diplomacy."
Comrade Vinod, who has led many efforts by the CPIML in the past to protect the rights and safe return of migrant workers from Jharkhand who find themselves stranded, arrested or otherwise in trouble in other countries, also said that there is an urgent need to formulate a policy which will bind the Government of India to specific measures to protect migrant workers from India.
Hemlal Mahto, who came from Jharkhand and is a relative of one of the abducted workers said, "The family members of the missing workers were informed by the co-workers who are working along with them in Afghanistan. They informed their families and it has been over a month that we are meeting all concerned authorities but nobody is willing to take any action. The company – the employers - did not inform the families of the abducted workers."
Kawalpreet Kaur from AISA said that "Earlier External Minister Sushma Swaraj lied to the nation about the 39 missing Indians in Iraq who were later found to have been killed, and now the MEA haven't taken any initiative for the safe return of workers abducted in Afghanistan. This exposes the farce of the Government's diplomatic efforts to ensure safe return of its citizens."
Neeraj Kumar, Delhi AISA Secretary said that "It is only after agitation and protests that Government has agreed to meet the family. We have been informed by Deepak Mittal, Joint secretary of the MEA that Sushma Swaraj will meet the family members of the abducted workers on 9th of June with a delegation. We hope that swift action will be taken otherwise will we intensify the protests."
Sushma Swaraj, the Minister for External Affairs, eventually met the family members of all seven abducted workers on 15 June. But she gave no details on what efforts her Ministry was making to secure the safe return of the workers. Her reassurances combined with warnings that public protests might jeopardise the diplomatic efforts at rescue were not very convincing given her record of outright public lies in the case of the missing Indians in Iraq.
Comrade Pawan Kumar Mahto, president of Migrant Labourers' Association, told Liberation that Jharkhand's workers, forced to migrate to earn a living, are extremely vulnerable in foreign lands, and receive no safety and support from either the Indian Government or the companies that employ them. "We keep receiving complaints of migrant workers being held hostage by employers, losing their life due to workplace injuries, and so on. Their passports are routinely confiscated by the companies, which effectively turns them into bonded labour," he says.
Comrade Pawan adds that if a migrant worker dies in a workplace accident in some other state or country, the company does nothing more than send the body back home! Some years back, 11 workers in Malaysia had their passports confiscated and were being held captive. When they somehow escaped captivity, they were jailed because the company cooked up some charges against them. It was the efforts of the CPI(ML) that led to their safe return two months later.
He also told us how, on another occasion, 13 workers were similarly held captive in Malaysia. On that occasion too it was CPI(ML) which approached the Embassy and secure the safe return of the workers. He says there was a time some years back when a sudden Ebola epidemic claimed the lives of scores of Indian workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company just returned the 15 dead workers' bodies home without paying any compensation. CPI(ML) organised the gherao of one company official who came to deliver the body of one of the workers; only then did the company agree to pay the workers' families Rs 5.5 lakhs each in compensation. The party also secured the return of 150 workers from the Congo, on that occasion.
Nearly every month, one or two dead bodies of workers are sent home from the Gulf countries, whether due to accidents or illnesses. The companies should not be able to deny responsibility either for accidents or for illnesses: workers are vulnerable to illnesses precisely because of the insanitary conditions in which they are forced to live and work.
In July 2016, a Jharkhand-based journalist wrote a piece 'Why Indian workers abroad are indebted to a former Jharkhand MLA' for Daily O. He wrote about how 43 workers from Jharkhand "coughed up around Rs 50,000 each to work abroad. Before taking a flight, all were declared medically fit in India. But after three months of employment, they were told by their respective companies that they were unfit. The companies neither wanted to give them salary nor send them back to India. It was only after contacting Vinod Kumar Singh, a former MLA, that the 43 labourers could return home."
The article observed, "Vinod Singh, a leader from Jharkand's Bagodar constituency, has since 2009 helped hundreds of labourers come home from exploitative jobs not only in Malaysia, Kuwait and the Democratic Republic of the Congo but different states of India as well. Singh's tireless efforts, sometimes single-handedly, have saved more than 500 labourers from being stuck abroad. The article speaks about the Migrant Workers' Association created on the CPI(ML)'s initiative.
The article noted that the reason why Comrade Vinod is "easily approachable, even from abroad is that he has always kept the same phone number, which is known to everyone in his constituency and remains available on it round the clock. So even when the companies took away every document from the migrated labourers' possession, Singh's number remained handy in their mind."


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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman Calls Recent Rumours of 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition' AR Glasses 'Complete Fiction'
by Steve Vegvari – Fri, May 22, 2020
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The internet has been abuzz this week as new information regarding Apple's long-rumoured AR glasses has surfaced once again. Reputable leaker Jon Prosser has provided many details of the alleged device. However, when referencing a 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition', Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has stated that it's "complete fiction".
Prosser has been on a bit of a hot streak when it comes to his sources and leaked information, especially recently. Through his Front Page Tech YouTube channel, he correctly reported on the launch date of both the latest Macbook and iPhone SE. This past week, Prosser began divulging details on Apple's AR glasses during Cult of Mac's latest episode of The CultCast.
According to Prosser, Apple was planning for 'One More Thing' during one of its upcoming keynotes. This would ultimately become the reveal of Apple's AR glasses dubbed Apple Glass. Prosser claimed: "They're also working on a prototype, a Steve Jobs Heritage Edition. "Similar to how we had an Apple Watch Edition, like that ridiculous $10,000 gold one when it first came out." Prosser went on to call the glasses "Some like like tribute to Steve Jobs, obviously just like a pure marketing ploy at this point."
Earlier on his Front Page Tech channel, Prosser described Apple Glass to work in conjunction with an iPhone for its processing power. He also claimed that Apple Glass will have a built-in battery and LiDAR scanner. The AR glasses will also apparently be running on a UI called Starboard, which relies on hand gestures. Prosser's sources also gave him enough information to believe that Apple Glass would be targeted for an early-mid 2021 release, contrary to other reports.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman weighed in on the matter on Twitter. He recently posted a tweet calling the 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition' amongst other leaks "complete fiction".
Do I even need to say that this (along with the rest of the Apple AR glasses stories in the past week) is complete fiction? https://t.co/oLK3VVbz8H
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) May 21, 2020
Gurman later followed up on the tweet as Prosser responded.
Here's where I think the confusion is: There are two devices: An Apple mixed AR and VR headset (N301) that is planned to be announced as early as 2021 (delayed from 2020) and released in 2022. There is also the pure AR glasses (N421) that won't launch till end of 2022 or 2023.
Based on Gurman's response, it seems as though Prosser's sources weren't necessarily wrong. Gurman explains that Apple is indeed planning to release an AR headset in 2022, but it will integrate VR capabilities. Gurman had believed the headset would be announced, but its likely COVID-19 created complications. An AR only version of Apple Glass is then expected to release in 2022 or 2023.
While no definitive conclusion was made, it would appear as though the viral outbreak may have delayed the reveal of Apple's AR glasses. With that in mind, we may have to wait until the spring of 2021 for our first glimpse into Apple's foray into AR.
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Consumers Energy has released a morning statement in regards to gas usage and the incident at a compressor station.
Consumers thanks all natural gas customers across lower Michigan, even those who are not Consumers customers, for their conservation efforts last night.
They are still requesting that people continue their conservation efforts through today and tomorrow.
"This morning, we are cautiously optimistic that our public requests to reduce gas use are having a positive effect. However, with Thursday's continued historically cold weather, we ask that conservation measures continue through the end of the day Friday, Feb. 1."
Repairs are ongoing and the station is starting to become operational again.
Consumers Energy had a incident at their Ray Compressor Station in Macomb yesterday.
After an accident at a compressor station Consumers Energy has requested customers to lessen their natural gas usage while the issue is being fixed.
The statement said that they have activated natural gas peaking storage fields in Northville and St. Clair to compensate for the shutdown station and additionally.
"Natural gas is stored underground and reserved in these fields, which are activated when energy demand requires it. In addition, the company has reached out to its largest business customers to reduce gas usage while we continue to investigate the incident."
For more information visit consumersenergy.com/coldweather.


As far as the choir opportunities are concerned, you may find the links to the rehearsal tracks under the MBS choir tab. Go to Honor Choir and download the page. All the rehearsal tracks will be available up to the date of the auditions. Please read the page carefully so your child knows dates and times for each of these. I will be holding a few extra rehearsals outside of choir time in order to work with the students interested in these opportunities. I may ask ahead of time who is interested in attending. As this will be extra time on my part dedicated to teaching these songs, if your child is planning on attending, please stick to that commitment. I am extremely excited about getting the MBS name out in the community and for seeking new opportunities for our talented students!
I am excited to announce that the advanced band will be taking place DURING the school day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays this school year! We are so thankful to the administration for allowing the music department to participate as an exploratory this year! We won't let y'all down! With the extra time to work with the advanced band students, we will be working on many more pieces of music. Students will not be required to take their instruments home every night as that would cause much more work and stress on the students. However,, students may take their instruments home if these choose. Since there is no band rehearsal on Thursdays, students may take their instruments home on Wednesdays to practice and bring them back on Friday morning. Students are REQUIRED to take their instruments home on Friday afternoon. If instruments are left in the music room, MBS is not responsible for anything that may occur. Many people are in and out of the school from the parish at all times. Please be aware of your personal belongings as you would any other items you bring to school!
If you have any questions regarding the Fair, honor choirs, or band or would like to help out at any time, please feel free to e-mail me at aschiebe@mbsbr.org or drop by and say hi! Thank you to all the awesome families at MBS for making my first four years a blast! Here's to year number 5! Let's show Baton Rouge who MBS is! GEAUX PELICANS!


"My husband hates being in front of the camera." "we're really awkward, and very nervous..." "I just don't know that this is for us, it seems like it's for people who are more comfortable with being in photos."
These are all things that I've heard from couples who are considering a couples portrait session - from couples who have been married for thirty years to couples who have been dating six months, a couples portrait session is an amazing way to document the most special moments with the most special person in your life. So how do you knock it out of the park? Here's my one tip: Don't focus on feeling awkward. Focus on being together.
Conditions are never going to be ideal for your portrait session – no matter how far in advance you plan or prepare, SOMETHING is going to go off schedule. Whether it's the weather, how you feel on that day, maybe your hair doesn't look like you hoped it would, and heck, maybe you had a blowout fight minutes before leaving the house for your photography session.
Instead of getting upset about these little things and letting them defeat you and ruin your entire day, just go with the flow and let yourself be truly present with your spouse. Let go of everything else and take this time to re-center yourself in how deeply you love this person that you share a life with.
Forget about the camera. Forget feeling uncomfortable.
It may feel weird at first, may even cause all of the uncomfortable giggles (encouraged!), but that's ok. Look into each other's eyes, be silly, have fun. Think back to your first date, the first time you said "I love you," say things that you know will make each other laugh. Your partner may spend the entire time giving you grouchy and exasperated looks, play off of that. Have fun together, like only you can. Not only will it give you some seriously beautiful and authentic images, but it can be some of the best time ever to re-connect with your loved one.
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Abby Martin refused to sign the anti-BDS oath [Twitter]
Date of publication: 13 February, 2020
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A fimmaker Abby Martin had refused to sign Georgia's anti-BDS law.
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A documentary filmmaker who refused to sign Georgia state's mandatory oath on the non-violent Boycott Divestment Sanctions of Israel will sue the US state for violating her right to free speech.
In her federal lawsuit, Abby Martin says she refused to sign the oath, and her scheduled appearance this month at a Georgia Southern University media conference was then cancelled.
"I will not forfeit my constitutional rights by signing this pledge," Martin said at a Monday news conference to announce the lawsuit.
A Georgia law passed in 2016 requires some people to sign an oath pledging not to boycott Israel in order to do business with the state of Georgia.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office condemned any attempt to boycott Israel in the US.
"It was also not for nothing that the American administration has taken this step together with us. In recent years, we have promoted laws in most US states, which determine that strong action is to be taken against whoever tries to boycott Israel", the office tweeted.
"Two days after I filed a lawsuit challenging Georgia's unconstitutional law against boycotting Israel, Israeli Prime Minister responds by threatening any state that allows BDS," Martin responded.
"A foreign country is using economic punishment to dictate the constitutional rights of Americans," she added.
Spokespeople within Georgia's university system referred questions to Georgia Southern spokesman John Lester. He said Georgia Southern hasn't yet seen the lawsuit.
"Ms. Martin's concerns appear to be related to requirements of a state law enacted in 2016," Lester said in a statement.
The law requires that anyone who wants to contract with the state of Georgia for services worth more than $1,000 sign the oath, said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Georgia.
"That oath applies whether you are a substitute teacher who wants to work for our public school system, whether you are a construction worker who wants to build something for our state, or whether you are a journalist who wants to speak at a state university," Mitchell said.
"Imagine if during the Civil Rights movement, the state of Alabama passed a law saying if you want to work for our state, you can not participate in the Montgomery bus boycott," he added.
Martin was to be paid a $1,000 honorarium plus expenses to be the keynote speaker for the 2020 International Critical Media Literacy Conference. So university officials asked her to sign a "Memorandum of Agreement" which stated: "You certify that you are not currently engaged in, and agree for the duration of this agreement not to engage in, a boycott of Israel."
After Martin refused to sign, the university prevented her from speaking and the entire conference was cancelled, the lawsuit states.
The law is similar to others passed in recent years in more than 20 states, including Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Maryland, Mitchell said. His organisation has been involved in fighting such laws nationwide, including Georgia's.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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Wehrlein takes lead of DTM championship in Austria
By Luke SmithAug 1, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
Mercedes junior driver Pascal Wehrlein moved into the lead of the DTM championship on Saturday by finishing on the podium at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Wehrlein is one of Mercedes' brightest junior talents, and currently balances his racing commitments in Germany's premier touring car series with a reserve role at Force India.
The 20-year-old has made a strong start to the 2015 DTM season, winning at the Norisring in June to vault himself into the title battle.
At the Red Bull Ring on Saturday, Wehrlein finished second to move into the lead of the drivers' championship after previous leader Jamie Green failed to finish.
Racing for Audi, Green had been in control of the championship after the opening two rounds of the season after winning three of the four races.
However, since finishing seventh at the Norisring, the Briton has failed to score and is now running fourth in the standings.
Wehrlein finished the race 1.7 seconds behind winner Edoardo Mortara, and was followed onto the podium by ex-F1 driver Paul di Resta.
Should the driver market free up a seat at a Mercedes-powered team such as Force India, Wehrlein could be set to step up into a full-time role in F1 for 2016.
The German driver is highly rated by Mercedes, being entrusted with testing duties for the defending constructors' championship over the past 12 months.
However, Wehrlein will be focusing on making good on his early season form in DTM and remain in the running for the title come the end of the season.
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We tested the reference grade, 24-inch BenQ a couple of issues ago and so we were keen to see how this more budget oriented 27-inch offering performed. BenQ are a Taiwanese company who have traded since 2001 but their monitors are starting to gain a considerable reputation.
The SW2700PT is a 27-inch, 2560x1440 resolution with a claimed gamut coverage of 99% of Adobe RGB. At a price point of £499 inc VAT it is not a budget monitor and it certainly did not turn out a budget performance, indeed , as you will see, it was rather spectacular! The key features are listed.


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Questions - Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest by 5 pm on 13 February 2019.
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I went to visit my bff, Lauren, in NYC this past weekend. She knows I am picky when it comes to food so she always takes care of me, taking me to good, fresh, and wonderful restaurants with healthy options!
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YUM! Walking the streets of Paris you are bound to come across freshly made crepes. They are the best! Check out the video to see our nutella and banana crepe being made.
I have never tried a savory crepe, have you?
Here is our man in action.
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Before I left for Paris, many people told me to indulge, enjoy, and not worry about calories. This is easier said than done, but let me tell you.. today it was DONE! For breakfast my camera man and I took a stroll to find some fresh baked baguettes. We came across a cute bakery and bought "une baguette, et une croissant...merci!" We then walked across the street to a cheese shop. It was stinky...really stinky. But we sucked it up and randomly ordered from the many cheeses. We went back to our apartment and together ate the baguette and cheese, it was delicious!! The baguette was still a bit warm. I can not remember the last time I ate bread like that, but it was wonderful. OK... so maybe I did add some fresh sliced tomatoes to our breakfast!
The day continued and we walked ALOT! Check out our route here...http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5185358 8.5 miles, not counting running in and out of stores!
We met up with my mom's best friend's niece, she lives right outside Paris. She was the cutest thing ever. LOVED her, and I think we would be great friends if she lived closer. We went to a cafe, and I ordered my salad with "vinaigrette sur le côté". She smiled and said she doesn't know anyone that does that. I was surprised since I always get dressing on the side, and this is a simple thing I always try to tell people as an easy way to "save a few calories". This is actually the one phrase in french I made sure to learn! My food came, and my dressing was NOT on the side. Normally I would have sent it back, but today I embraced it. The difference being, it was NOT a creamy dressing, and my salad was NOT drenched.
We obviously had dessert..nutulla and banana crepes! Split three ways.
Looking forward to day 2. I plan to wake up a little early to do some strength exercises. I brought a band and some velcro hand weights. Thanks Kerri!. Have you ever been to Paris? What is your favorite thing to eat here?
Posted on November 12, 2011 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under travel, food.


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Leading Scholars Criticize Study on 3rd Grade Retention of English-Learners
By Corey Mitchell on February 21, 2019 4:45 PM
A collection of nationally-known English-language-learner scholars are challenging the "assumptions, approach, and findings" of recent research that suggests struggling ELLs could benefit from being retained in 3rd grade.
The Working Group on ELL Policy, with support from more than a dozen other ELL researchers, issued a scathing critique of "An Extra Year to Learn English? Early Grade Retention and the Human Capital Development of English Learners," a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, making the case that it could have negative implications for students who are often marginalized and misunderstood.
Here's a link to their letter.
The authors of the working paper, David Figlio of Northwestern University and Umut Ozek of the American Institutes for Research, posit that some English-language learners in Florida benefited from being retained in 3rd grade, thereby triggering an extra year of school and support, including extended blocks of daily reading instruction and summer school classes that came with it.
This blog, Learning the Language, explored the report findings, and took at broader look at the public debate over so-called "literacy laws" that recommend having students repeat 3rd grade if they fail to achieve a targeted score on reading tests.
In their critique, the Working Group on ELL Policy also questioned what actually benefited the students—the grade retention, the targeted reading instruction and related academic support, the teachers leading the instruction, or some combination of those factors.
"Whether grade retention is a good idea for all struggling [English-learners] is not a finding this study can support," the scholars from the Working Group on ELL Policy wrote in a strongly worded letter posted to their site.
In an interview with Education Week, Ozek said he and Figlio plan to revise their working paper, based on feedback from colleagues and other researchers, before submitting the final version, but don't expect the results to change much.
"We understand the sensitivity around the issue because English-learners are a vulnerable population," Ozek said. "This is a highly contentious topic and [retention is not] the most popular intervention."
In their letter challenging the research, The Working Group urged policymakers in other states to tread carefully before trying to pitch a similar approach.
"Without situating Figlio and Ozek's study in the broader scholarship on EL education, and fully considering its limitations and implications, policymakers risk applying this study's findings in ways that could exacerbate inequalities for [English-learners]," the letter reads.
"We therefore urge caution and care in promoting or undertaking major policy changes for students who are already too often racially, socioeconomically, and linguistically marginalized in our schools and communities."
The research group also questioned why the authors didn't do more to explore the social-emotional impact of grade retention, which can be stigmatizing for students.
Released in mid-January, Figlio and Ozek's work has generated buzz in English-learner research circles. It remains unclear if any state-level lawmakers or policy leaders will pitch plans to replicate what's happening in Florida.
Like the The Working Group of ELL Policy, Ozek also expressed concern about state lawmakers or education department leaders potentially developing state policy based on their research findings in Florida.
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Our next Fuller Conversation Theological Discussion is December 2nd and the topic is Christology. Come learn more about how we do or don't fit Christmas and Jesus into our current UU theology. The intro video will be released soon, so watch the Live Oak Facebook page and then join us in Room 109 for the discussion.
Mark your calendars for December 16th. This will be our multigenerational Christmas worship service. There are opportunities for all ages to participate in various ways. Please indicate your interest by going to the Sign-Up Genius form.


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Theater group receives building donation
Posted: Jan. 8, 2014, 3:53 p.m.
ORANGEVILLE - Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater announced that John and Caryl Buford donated the building in which the organization holds its productions. The theater group will assume ownership and responsibility for the historical building. The community service organization is requesting help from the community and patrons to volunteer assistance including participation in shows, acting as support staff for productions, helping with the care and maintenance of the building and making cash donations.


Santa is coming to Gembrook this Christmas on Puffing Billy!!!
Santa Claus is jingling his way to Gembrook this Christmas for one of the most popular family events in Melbourne of 2018 on Puffing Billy. Ride through the breathtaking Dandenong Ranges on Victoria's favourite steam train this Christmas!
Direct from the North Pole, Santa Claus is coming to town for the annual Puffing Billy Santa Special train rides Gembrook this December.
If you haven't taken a ride on Victoria's favourite steam train, Puffing Billy you are missing out. The Santa Specials have been one of the railway's most popular events for more than 30 years, with children and adults alike getting into the Christmas Spirit for a train ride like no other.
Before you climb aboard children can have their faces painted and take part in a Little Elves play and create workshop. There will be an Australian animal exhibition and plenty of opportunity to have their photo taken with Santa.
Decked out in Christmas decorations, the famous steam train will depart for a 60 minute return journey through the Dandenong Ranges. Following their train ride, Santa and his helpers will hand out gifts to all the children (from babies up to 10 year olds).
Take a day trip from Melbourne, bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view in the nearby park. There will also be food available at one of the local Gembrook eateries located just a few minutes walk from the station.
1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th December 2018 with departures at 11.00am and 1.30pm.
Parking is available at Gembrook Community Centre.
Make sure you park at least 45-60 minutes prior to your train departure time.
A fantastic day out for the whole family, this Puffing Billy Santa Special is set to be a day to remember. Jingle your way through the gorgeous Dandenong Ranges on Victoria's favourite steam train.


Who is The Good Man in a world where an enemy may be a friend, an ally may be the enemy, and governments deny everything?
Friends, enemies, spies, deceit all in the backdrop of post World War II Vienna – The Good Man has it all and more.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED this novel. I could not put it down. The plot itself was completely unique and was not what I was expecting at all. The novel is set in post World War II Vienna, where the effects of the war can still be seen in both the people and the architecture. It is here that two war veterans come together again with a task that many of us could not understand. In a race against the Russians, the Americans are looking for information from former Nazis. The only problem? They are not the only ones who are looking for these former Nazi members and the others looking for them have a more deadly agenda on their mind – revenge and murder.
Into this is thrown an alluring analyst, a young girl who has seen far more than she should have ever seen and a missing coin that is highly valued. Who can you trust when everywhere you turn you find lies and death? How do you even keep yourself alive amidst the corruption and torture?
This novel was laid out in an exciting manner with the plot ever-expanding and changing. Just when we think we know what is going to happen next, Gabriel throws in quite the twist (and maybe even a murder!). I learned a lot from this novel and did some of my own research afterwards, I find that this is the mark of a great novel – making you think and crave for more. It is well written and thought out, Gabriel puts his all in his work and this is definitely one of his best novels so far. Historical, suspense and all readers alike will love this novel.
Thanks for another wonderful review,sure sounds like an interesting read!
That's very nice of the author, I shop on Amazon all the time!
Great contest. I would love to win this. Amazon is my go to.
I really enjoyed this book, too and found the setting really well-done. Thanks for the review!
I love exploring new authors and enjoy the historical slant.
Would love to read this as I love the setting and the genre.