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Bamitoodaa Anishinaabemowin. Let's Keep the Ojibwe Language Going.
When Ojibwe language keeper Patricia Ningewance found out she was being appointed to the Order of Canada, the irony of the situation was not lost on her. While she's grateful to use this extra spotlight to fight to reclaim and spread the Ojibwe language, she recognizes that the honour is coming from the systems that worked so hard to eradicate her language in the first place.
"I think I thought for half a second about it," said Ningewance, recalling her urge to decline the Order of Canada. "But then I thought of the people that I would be insulting the people who nominated me."
Here on Craig street in the back corner of Wolseley, Ningewance started her journey publishing Ojibwe to English dictionaries and textbooks for those looking to reclaim Indigenous languages. Originally from Lac Seul First Nation, Ningewance has spent time teaching University level Ojibwe in Ontario and Manitoba, paving the way for her Grandson, Aandeg Muldrew, to become the University of Manitoba's youngest ever sessional instructor.
Ningewance doesn't want to stop there however. Her next goal is to see the possibility of degrees available in the field of Ojibwe. "A degree of higher education is what we want," says Ningewance. "A French person, [or a] German person can get a degree in their language… We don't have that privilege."
"To make that happen we'd have to develop all the terminology, modernize the language," says Ningewance. "It's a huge 'if' we'd be undertaking. It's something Aandeg can do in the next few decades."
Ningewance's relationship with Muldrew is one that she says gives her lots of hope for the future of language keepers. Seeing him succeed as a teacher at the University of Manitoba through her guidance is one of her proudest moments.
"I was in Sault Ste. Marie at the time, teaching over there, and so I couldn't do the intro classes," recalls Ningewance. "They needed someone because nobody was applying. and so I said, hey, AJ (Muldrew) could probably do it. He watched me teach for five years, and he could speak [the language]."
"So they hired him," says Ningewance. "And he succeeded. And he's been doing it very well for [the last five years], since he was 19. I remember they called him the teenage prof! So cute. He was brave to do that. He almost didn't want to, but I told him, you can do it. better than anybody else."
One of the things Ningewance says surprises some people is that she has no post-secondary degree: she says her experience and knowledge of the language is just as valuable, if not more so. Ningewance takes pride in not having conformed to western teaching values. She believes that even someone with a PhD in the field came along, they wouldn't be able to have the same impact she has on people.
"I know a lot of [Ojibwe people with] PhDs who have the language but don't have the background knowledge that I do," says Ningewance. "They just don't, they have no vision. They're nice people, they just don't have the vision and the ground information."
And that's not intended to put anyone down with those credentials - for Ningewance, learning Ojibwe transcends farther than just learning the words - it also means understanding and learning Ojibwe culture.
Something that Ningewance has had to fight against in reclaiming and teaching Ojibwe is the guilt and trauma that many older Indigenous people carry in regards to having lost their language. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released their final report on the lasting effects of the Canadian Residential Schools system, Ningewance was tasked with helping translate it into Ojibwe. Through this process, Ningewance says she came to a realization.
"Just reading page after page of Canada trying to take away our languages, and then to realize they succeeded," says Ningewance. "A lot of Ojibwe, native people will say, no… they deny it, but we can't deny it. It happened. That's what happened and to continue to deny it is to continue to not do anything."
Whenever she comes back to this area of town, Ningewance looks to see what trees have changed, either having been cut down or grown substantially. Overall, she reflects positively on her time spent living in Woseley.
"I just felt safe there," recalls Ningewance. "I liked the thinking of the people around me… Friends, people who were in the arts or whatever kind of work they were doing. You didn't feel judged for anything."
Ningewance's final message to anyone curious to learn more about Ojibwe is to take classes, no matter if you are Indigenous or not. Ningewance says those that come into her classes with open minds usually do the best and learn the most from her classes. If you have the means, Ningewance urges people not to audit the courses but to fully enroll, as not only do you get more out of the course, it also helps show the institution you're at the importance of the Ojibwe programs they offer.
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In 2016, Alberta generated 47.4% of its electricity from coal, 40.3% from natural gas, and 12.3% from renewables. Wind was the largest source of renewable power, generating 6.9% of Alberta's electricity.
FIGURE 9 Electricity Generation by Source in Alberta
This graph shows the composition of Alberta's electricity generation between 2005 and 2016. Hydro accounted for 3.4% of generation in 2005 and 2.8% in 2016. Biomass increased from 2.5% to 2.7% over that period. Wind increased from 1.1% in 2005 to 6.9% in 2016. Coal decreased from 64.3% to 47.4%. Natural gas, increased its share from 28.7% to 40.3%.
TABLE 3 Electric Capacity and Generation in Alberta
Capacity in MW and %
Generation in GW.h and %
Oil and Diesel
0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0%
4 770 7 214 7 519 19 657 32 215 33 184
39.7% 44.3% 45.3% 28.7% 39.5% 40.3%
271 428 428 1 725 2 149 2 201
2.3% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7%
251 1 463 1 467 741 4 089 5 674
All renewable sources
1 391 2 785 2 789 4 782 7 947 10 156
11.6% 17.1% 16.8% 7.0% 9.7% 12.3%
Generation Trends
Electricity generation in Alberta is dominated by coal and natural gas. Since 2005, generation has trended towards less coal and more natural gas, and this trend is set to continue as Alberta plans to phase out coal by 2030. Currently, coal generates 47.4% of Alberta's electricity.
Wind generation has added more capacity than any other renewable source in Alberta. Since 2005, wind's share of total generation increased from 1.1% to 6.9%. Alberta now has the third highest wind generation in Canada (5 674 GW.h in 2016) after Quebec and Ontario. Most Alberta wind farms are located in the windy southern part of the province.
Biomass and hydro generation have been steady in Alberta. The share of generation for each of these sources fluctuated between 2% and 3% in recent years.
Capacity Changes in 2016
Alberta added an estimated 305 MW of natural gas-fired generation in 2016. Most of this was cogeneration of electricity and steam for oil sands production. The largest addition was the 100 MW Christina Lake cogeneration facility. Electricity from this facility is sold on Alberta's wholesale electricity market while its steam is used for in-situ oil sands production.
The Cowley Ridge wind facility was Canada's first commercial wind farm. TransAlta retired it in 2016 after 23 years in service. Despite this, Alberta increased wind capacity mainly due to expansions at the Bull Creek Wind Facility.
Canada's Renewable Power Landscape 2016 – Energy Market Analysis provides additional information on renewable power in Alberta.
Residential Bills and Greenhouse Gas Generation Intensity
Alberta's most populous city, Calgary, has a relatively low residential electricity bill of $104 for 1 000 kW.h compared to the Canadian mean of $129 per 1 000 kW.h. Alberta's GHG generation intensity is the highest in Canada, emitting 790 grams of GHGs per kW.h which is nearly six times Canada's mean of 140 g GHG/kW.h.
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Hydro-Québec, National Inventory Report
Two dials indicate the monthly residential electricity bill for 1 000 kW.h and the GHG generation intensity in grams of GHG per kW.h. Alberta's most populous city, Calgary, has a relatively low residential electricity bill of $104 for 1 000 kW.h compared to the Canadian mean of $129 per 1 000 kW.h. Alberta's GHG generation intensity is the highest in Canada, emitting 790 grams of GHGs per kW.h which is nearly six times Canada's mean of 140 g GHG/kW.h.
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First Friday Events are parish food and fellowship fundraisers. There are three planned for the first Fridays in January, February and May. During Lent the food and fellowship event will be our traditional fish fry. The fish fry will be feld every Friday in Lent. All are welcome!
If you would like to volunteer your time to set-up, decorate, provide bake goods, or clean-up, please contact the receptionist at the Rectory 412-381-0212, x102.


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Thursdays Thoughts – Are you Mobile?
#ThursdaysThoughts – Are you mobile? In every meaning of it. So when was the last time you went to your OWN website on your mobile phone? Does it look right? In advertising, one of the things taught is to "test your own funnel" or advertisement. See how it looks on desktop and mobile. Funnel or not, have you checked yours?
How about this, do you have a CRM? If so, when was the last time you texted someone from your mobile as you called and dialed them from the office line? Do you check Facebook to see if you can IM your prospects? What about LinkedIn messaging, do you reach out to prospects that way?
Point is are you using your mobile phone at the same time as your office line? If your boss says put your cell phone down, and get on the phone – They need trained. You should be social selling as much as you are calling people from an office line. This is the truth! Communicate where your client is the most, if they are instagram the most, meet them there, engage with them, message and or add a comment to their story.
Get Mobile – And use it as a CRM for yourself. If your in sales, you need to think mobile in many ways. If not you're going to be left behind in the times, competition and reach of your efforts. #SocialSellingwithShawn – I can say with 100% certainty that those that do the BLUEPRINT training I have level up their social selling game and are increasing their sales as a result. Getting mobile and social are not optional in sales any longer, and if you don't do these things to learn now, you will have a hard time in the future.
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GPSA members, pictured here at a meeting, heard presentations about two-factor login authentication and the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative.
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The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly hosted a presentation on the upcoming two-factor login authentication policy and on the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative Monday evening.
Starting Nov. 26, Student Center and Student Essentials will require students to use two-factor login authentication. The University will use Duo, its own brand of two-factor login authentication. Students will need to register another device, such as a smartphone or tablet, and download the Duo application to log into Student Center and Student Essentials. Students approve the login via the registered device.
Tom Horton, interim chief information security officer, said Nov. 26 was chosen because it follows the add-drop period, so "there shouldn't be mandatory transactions."
Horton said that, with Duo, the University is "protecting your data from unauthorized access," emphasizing the sensitive data found on Student Center, such as financial data and social security numbers.
In the last fiscal year, 2,590 student passwords were compromised, accounting for 35 percent of total password compromises, according to a PowerPoint presentation made by [email protected] With Duo, the University hopes to reduce the number of password compromises, and with two-factor login authentication, "it's much harder for someone to use stolen or harvested credentials," Horton said.
Horton described that, in exchange for security, there is the "mildly annoying" aspect of needing to have a device with you at all times in order to log into Student Center or Student Essentials and needing to complete an extra step to access these resources.
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Rebecca Harrison '14 grad, arts and humanities representative, voiced concern over added stress to undergraduate pre-enroll.
"Course enroll is a really stressful process because Student Center is often impossible to log into — how is [two-factor login authentication] going to complicate that?" Harrison asked.
To circumvent having to use two-factor login authentication every time you use Student Center or Student Essentials, Horton suggested using the 24-hour "remember me" feature which allows students to login once and avoid having to use two-factor login authentication for 24 hours.
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Additionally, Horton mentioned Duo is "one of the industry's leaders" and should have no issue handling spikes during heavy usage, such as during pre-enroll.
Horton described USB hardware tokens that individuals can insert into their computers and that act as a physical button, so they do not need to use an external device. Prices for the tokens range from $9 to $25. Horton additionally recommended that individuals register more than one device with Duo in case they lose access to their primary authentication device.
Additionally, Horton recommends students begin to opt in to two-factor login authentication to familiarize themselves with the process. By opting in, it "gives you an idea of what it will be like to use two-factor authentication," Horton said. Students can then opt-out until Nov. 26.
For students who do not have access to another device, the University Registrar will investigate situations on a case-by-case basis, Horton said.
Alexa Cohn grad, GPSA vice president of communications, spoke about the 2018 revision to the Graduate and Professional Student initiative.
The GPCI is "a strategic plan created by GPSA to identify and address issues related to graduate and professional student life," according to the GPCI web page.
Cohn called on the entire graduate and professional student community to contribute to the revision of the GPCI, with mandatory participation from voting GPSA members. Participation could range from chairing an area of focus to speaking to relevant staff about specific initiatives.
Cohn explained the difference between a resolution and the GPCI. "Resolutions outline deficiencies and current issues" and "investigate," whereas the GPCI offers "potential aims or objectives" to solve the issues, Cohn said.
The GPCI has previously spearheaded the renovation of the Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center, childcare grants for graduate and professional students and English support for international students. Ekarina Winarto grad, GPSA president, was a tutor for this initiative.
Unlike the 2013 GPCI, this year's GPCI will have 10 areas of focus instead of eight, with "Diversity" and "International" students becoming independent and an "Assistantship" area of focus being created. Cohn stressed the need for a new "Career Resources" chair.
The importance of the different career paths between graduate and professional students should be kept in mind, said Matthew Battaglia '16 grad, chair of the University Assembly.
Cohn said the GPCI was proposed to the Board of Trustees in 2007, but shelved due to the financial crisis. It was "revisited" in 2012, and in 2013, the first GPCI was written.
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Miguel Soto is a member of the Class of 2020 in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is a staff writer for the news department and can be reached at [email protected]
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ASUS today announced Mini PC PB62, a durable computer that delivers powerful performance to provide flexibility, expandability and performance to suit a range of business applications, including digital signage, point-of-sales (POS) system, kiosks and intelligent vending machines. Mini PC PB62 is powered by the latest desktop-grade up to 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processor and fast DDR4 3200 MHz memory.
Engineered for performance: 11th Gen Intel Core, DDR4 3200 MHz memory and Intel Optane
With the latest up to 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processors, Mini PC PB62 is catered for with support for either a 35- or 65-watt CPU – so it's ready to be specified for supreme efficiency or maximum performance. PB62 also has built-in support for Intel Optane™ H20 memory, the technology that greatly improves storage speeds, enables frequently-used documents, pictures, videos and applications to be accessed more quickly while improving overall system performance to maximise productivity and efficiency.
Up to 64 GB of fast DDR4 3200 MHz memory ensures smooth multitasking, and a three-storage design with one M.2 PCIe® 4.0 x4 SSD, one M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD and one 2.5-inch HDD provides the perfect mix of fast data transfers and high storage capacity to handle intensive computing tasks.
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Since a few streaming services have decided to raise their rates, this also creates optimal fire conditions in your wallet.
With summer in full swing, temperatures rise. It's not uncommon to see forest fires in more rural parts of the country. As the heat and the dry winds cause perfect conditions for fires to start. Since a few streaming services have decided to raise their rates, this also creates optimal fire conditions in your wallet.
Within the last week Playstation VUE, DirecTV have announced a price increase of at least $5 to their streaming services. It doesn't help that Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Netflix have also announced price hikes in the last six months.
Despite no clear explanation for the price increase, Playstation VUE and DirecTV are still going to deliver the same great shows and live TV they always have…just at a little bit more of a price tag. These streaming services provide cable channels without the actual cables, which is a definite plus for some people. For example, FIFA's World Cup is garnering lots of attention, even though it's already half-over. Since it's being held in Russia, which is on the other side of the globe, being able to stream games live is a necessity. Come August we'll see this happen again when the NFL kicks into high gear with their 2018-2019 season.
With so many streaming options available, there's a significant portion of the population with more than one streaming membership. Now, what may be just a $5 increase for one streaming service, is becoming a $10, $15 increase per month. Some people are faced with the choice of deciding whether that price tag is worth premium access, even if it is for the World Cup and the NFL.
Prices go up, that's one thing we can all rely on with certainty. Therefore, there are those who will simply pay the increase and find ways to cut costs somewhere else in their budgets. Then there will be those who decide it's not worth the extra five, ten, fifteen dollars a month to have multiple streaming services. Yet, the decision will be difficult as to which streaming service to cut and why. Take heart, as there are other options.
To keep your streaming services, you can find ways to reduce your internet bill, thus absorbing the cost of the price increase that way. Before you dial the customer service line, realize that this isn't a life and death negotiation. It's just business. The customer service rep on the other end of the line won't take it personally that you're trying to reduce your bill. They will still get paid at the end of the day. Come into it as though you're simply talking dollars and sense. Knowing this you can confidently dial the customer service line for your ISP. Start by giving them your cancellation date. This lets them know you're serious. Once you have their attention, request a lower rate, possibly the introductory rate. If they can't give you the introductory rate, don't settle for "the next best thing." Set a price and stick to it. If they won't play ball with you, then hang up. It's as simple as that. If they still want your business, then you'll be getting a call back from a retention specialist. It's this person's job to keep you as a customer for the company. When they're calling you, you're the one calling the shots. From there you can set the tone of the conversation and demand a lower rate. If they're still not going to budge on their price, let them know you've already set your cancellation date. If the retention specialist is wise, this person will at least entertain the idea of a lower rate. When this happens, you can even offer to buy the modem and router your ISP provided to bargain for a lower price. This way you're no longer paying the monthly rental fee!
If negotiation isn't your thing, then you can cancel your streaming services and go with a Skimpy Bundle. The trade-off with a skimpy bundle service is a sacrifice of access to unlimited content in exchange for a select number of channels for a cheaper price. You'll still get a good picture and ad-free content but on a smaller scale.
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Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
Oct. 30, 2022 10:30 am JST Nov. 14, 2022 | 12:00 am JST
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
© Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
virusrex
The responsibility of this disaster falls fully on the government of Seoul, letting the festivities be hold means they were expecting huge number of people on the street, and obviously they did not have proper safety and control measures in place.
Chibakun
You wouldn't allow that many people in a stadium or event, so why allow it on a street.
I don't go to mass gatherings, just worried my kids might want to go. A stampede can start for any reason and then you aren't in control anymore.
Horrific. Foreigners are seen in the crowds.
100,000 and narrow streets.
Video of the Halloween none of the crush.
https://youtu.be/YFGPAN77PMo
Fighto!
Absolute tragedy. Rest in Peace to all the victims. I fear the death toll will top 200.
The authorities always must closely control/restrict massive events like this or risk what has unfolded. Hard to even fathom the scale of this disaster.
wtfjapan?
Im still trying to figure out how one can die by being crushed! What does that mean anyway "crushed"?
-53 ( +3 / -56 )
IIRC, the trains in that area don't run 24/7 - they stop at late night
So those who are already in the area, and those who didn't hear about the news in time, got trapped in the area, with no mass public transportation out of the area, until the trains start back up around 5am
Not only for Halloween, but the area is known for mass social gathering for a Saturday night out. So add in the Halloween revelers for the first mass gathering in 2 years due to the pandemic, that's how ya get 100k all trapped in the same area at the same time
RIP FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)
KariHaruka
This is absolutely horrific and shocking beyond words. A lot of young lives, that went out for a fun evening, have been lost. Families are going to be waking up to the news that their sons and daughters won't be returning home.
This is heart breaking and my deepest thoughts are with the families of the deceased and the emergency workers who have had to deal with scenes that are beyond comprehension.
And what to do next? The SK government need to take action. I've been to Itaewon during the day and those streets are far too narrow for the amount of foot traffic that Itaewon receives on a daily basis.
It was not immediately clear what led the crowd to surge into the narrow downhill alley near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul. One survivor said many people fell and toppled one another "like dominos" after they were being pushed by others.
Itaewon is basically the Seoul analogue of Tokyo's Roppongi .
I can't imagine the density of the crowds in the narrow streets on the hills in these areas that led to this.
Some post-COVID event that should have been better planned?
wtfjapan?Today 06:32 am JST
Im still trying to figure out how one can die by being crushed! What does that mean anyway "crushed
Really? Okay then, here you go:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes
This is a really sad bit of news. Very sorry ffor the people and their families.
Elvis is here
Wow! That's really bad. I wonder what made people surge?
Japan Violet
This seems very terrible.
I never expect such a thing to happen in a modern city like Seoul. How can panic happen that quickly and cause such damages?
Condolence to the families.
Eastmann
what kind of "festivity" or "celebration" is that?what did they have "celebrated"?
weird herd...
Reminds me of when I lived in Yongin. Lining up at the bus stop was not a normal practice in Seoul until only a couple years ago. During rush hour, people crowded around my usual bus stop in Gangam, and when the bus came, they would swarm around it before it came to a full stop, pushing each other and sometimes knocking over ajumeoni.
I often a saw complete disregard for other people, for which I partially blame the culture of rushing (bbali bbali).
Awa no Gaijin
A senseless unnecessary tragedy.
Sincere condolences to the families of the perished and to the injured.
I hope they identify the 6 men who allegedly caused the stampede.
We must all consider safety carefully when planning to attend any event with large crowds.
I wonder what made people surge
Apparently an escaped bystander witnessed 6 men pushing and toppling people over and thats what allegedly caused the panic driven stampede into the alley
How sad, 146 and more young lives lost for NOTHING.
The local authorities have failed to predict and plan for this major event, a lesson they will never forget.
People been locked up for 2 years and now they have their freedom, local authorities should have anticipated this crown and what may come with it and got prepared.
Shibuya can also get this crowded, but I still believe people here can be a little bit more considerate and less savage, still you never know…. imagine raising your kid with all the love of the world just to end like this. Hopefully my son will have a distaste for crowds just like his parents.
Peter Neil
I don't know about the "authorities should have done something" idea. People have to make responsible, rational decisions for a free society to exist.
I wouldn't go there if I knew or saw how many people were crowding into the area. Would you?
Samit Basu
@Awa no Gaijin
No, the crushing started from a narrow hilly street. This part of the street was identified as a danger point from the crowd management perspective and were blocked off during the term of last liberal mayor so nothing happened even when the crowds were actually bigger in the past.
The current conservative mayor massively cut back the police presence to just 200 and left the danger point open, so people were crushed when the street was packed and caused a chain reaction when somebody slipped.
All the press is calling this a man-made disaster and a criminal neglect of duty by the city administration.
Japantime
Hopefully the authorities ban such events next year. No need for it in Asian countries like Japan. It is an American tradition.
This is the origin point of the crush that was historically sealed off by past liberal mayor's administration as means of a proactive crowd management(Halloween parties were bigger before the pandemic), but criminally left open by the conservative mayor's administration.
https://twitter.com/akuhnNPRnews/status/1586467165771018240
@Japantime
Hopefully the authorities ban such events next year.
No need to ban it, just go back to past proactive crowd control policy in effect by past liberal mayoral administration. This is being labeled a man-made disaster caused by the criminal neglect on the part of current conservative mayor's administration.
This is a tragic example of why the Shibuya Halloween festivities must NOT go ahead on the street. People in Japan famously love Halloween - no problem with that - but partying should take place inside bars, pubs, restaurants, izakaya and karaoke boxes.
I hope the authorities come down hard on those partying in the streets.
What are you going to ban next? Christmas parties in Asia? No. Halloween should absolutely go ahead - but INSIDE establishments that have strict adherence to number of people allowed.
BTW - Halloween is not "American".
Darren Ward
Absolutely Tragic :(
years of Serious Covid restrictions and the final lifting of these?
noriahojanen
A stampede is deadly, suffocating even young healthy people. A safe distance and stable flow of movement should be maintained.
Japantime: "Hopefully the authorities ban such events next year. No need for it in Asian countries like Japan. It is an American tradition."
Hallowe'en is an event with more than 2000 years of history, longer than pretty much anything in Japan, and it's customs and traditions spread from Ancient Celtic culture to modern American. The custom of mobbing a downtown urban area is only a recent part of it, and that comes from nowhere but here -- you know, cities in South Korea and Japan where you see people shoving to get on already over-crowded trains, and more. You can't and don't ban a festival or holiday because of lax security or management, you eliminate such lapses in judgement.
And do a little learning about the history of such practices before passing judgement.
memoryfix
Sami Basu
It's really unlike America where defund ( reduce) the police is a liberal move, not a conservative one.
rcch
" Itaewon, near where the former headquarters of U.S. military forces in South Korea operated before moving out of the capital in 2018, is known for its trendy bars, clubs and restaurants. "
And also, when I hear the name Itaewon, I think about the drama, Itaewon Class; and the more recent Japanese remake, Roppongi Class. ( both very good and highly recommended )
" It was not immediately clear what led the crowd to surge into the narrow downhill alley near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul. "
From what I'm hearing, apparently some people heard that a celebrity had visited a particular bar and they wanted to get there; the confusion/chaos started there; this obsession that people have for celebrities is something that should be discussed; people need to understand the psychology behind that obsession.
RIP to all the victims and strength and courage to their families and a quick recovery to the survivors.
A crowd of 100,000 is a recipe for disaster even in a controlled stadium let alone uncontrolled on narrow streets and where law enforcement has no priority access. What was the police thinking to even allow the event to take place in the first place?
Somebody, someone didn't want to pay public liability insurance, 149+ people paid for it with their life.
I remember being crushed in a crowd on Christmas Eve after leaving office in Marunouchi area in 2018. It was a horrible experience. They put up Christmas lights on the trees along the footpaths the people just came in large numbers and the buildings on both sides around Marunouchi walkway just blocked people's movement and contributed to the crushing. All these just go see those damn lights on the trees which isn't that attractive to watch yet people just wanted to see it. From that time I always took December 24th as dayoff or half day ( remote work during Covid ) to avoid the crowd in Marunouchi as it's also a disaster waiting to happen. That area is one of the worst on Christmas Eve with the rowdy crowds trying to see the plain boring one colored lights.
socrateos
Here is Shibuya yesterday - already crowded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyGPQbkfRMQ
I think Tokyo policemen are more concerned this year because of the incident by a man in Joker costume in Tokyo subway last year and now this accident in Korea.
Hopefully this is going to be a happy one.
Here is our Tokyo governor in Halloween costume a few years ago:
https://www.sankei.com/photo/story/news/161029/sty1610290008-n1.html
This is so sad. Poor young people.
Beware of very crowded places. It didn't take much to spark a stampede.
Gaijinjland
@Chibakun
Not in Korea but they did allow too many people into a soccer stadium and more than 130 people were crushed to death in a stampede in Indonesia earlier this month.
Erik Morales
It's a party town....
jeancolmar
This horrific. My condolences to the victims and their families and friends.
@memoryfix
In Korea, the liberals are all for "tax and spend" while the conservatives are for "cut spending to give tax cut to the wealthy."
Police isn't considered an evil institution to be defunded in Korea since there are no race driven police violence like you see in the US, rather an essential public service where more is better, so the liberals want more of it.
It is just that the conservatives don't want to expand policing so that they can give a tax cut to the wealthy.
A mass public event without proper planning, stewarding and road closures by the authorities means this sort of tragedy is much, much more likely to occur.
relic1980
Horrible...reminds me of a concert my friend in high school went to in 1979, The Who, at Riverfront in Cincinnati OH. I think 11 kids died in a crush, and he told me it was all he could do to stay on his feet. I don't know the area, but surely there had to be some sort of crowd control that could have diverted these kids in Seoul to a larger street.
Mocheake
Pretty terrible news. Condolences go out to the families. Rest in peace to the deceased.
Thomas Twatt
So you are also anti Christmas parties and Valentines day in Japan - among others?
If they become performative drunken celebrations of capitalism via public orgies of hedonism and antisocial behaviour, then, actually, yes.
There was a similar incident in Kobe about 20 years ago in which a crowd at a festival surged into a pedestrian bridge all at once, resulting in a crush that killed several people.
This is why crowd control is so important. No individual in a crowd of that size can control what the crowd as a whole is doing, so police need to have plans to keep the crowds moving. Perhaps this was the result of a larger crowd than was expected and planned for. Very tragic.
I can't believe they cut the number of police for that area. They have heaps of "baby police" due to some of the mandatory military service guys being funneled into police service. This could have been avoided. Even on a regular Saturday night those roads off the Main Street of Itaewon are uncomfortably crowded. I'm so glad my friends still living there are ok.
A night of horror and it seems to be a lack of crowd control. Someone needs to answer for it.
At least 19 foreigners are among more than 150 dead.
venze
The hallowed Halloween?
Such tragedy happens, it had, & it will again.
Remember extreme ecstasy often leads to torturous agony..
hat kind of "festivity" or "celebration" is that?what did they have "celebrated"?
All Saint's Day, a.k.a. Halloween. It is a day to remember those who have passed on. Similar to Japanese Obon. In my country we visit the graves of family members and light a candle. Though, US, and their followers, have turned this important day into an abomination...
@Fredrik
Precisely. Well said.
You'd get short shrift here if you pranced around in public every Obon in drag, drunkenly bawling your head off, vomiting and passing out in the street and on trains, smashing stuff and sacrilegiously annoying innocent bystanders. You'd be arrested, and rightly so.
So why is it okay to pull those sort of irresponsible antisocial stunts at 'Halloween' (sic).
starpunk
> Fighto!Today 06:20 am JST
I barely remember the Who show in Cincinnati that resulted in 12 people dead from a stampede. When I went to a U2 concert in Oakland, California in 1987, there was a brief moment where such an incident could've happened. I was pinned against a chain fence, but somehow the crowd was controlled, and the rush dissipated.
151 at Halloween festivities? This is mind-blowing, totally insane. RIP to the victims and their survivors.
rzadigi
What an absolute tragedy. So many people out enjoying themselves and then suddenly life is over.
I was watching some YouTube livestreams last night of the Halloween party in Shibuya. There were literally thousands of police and security guards EVERYWHERE telling the crowds to keep moving and be orderly. The sounds of loudspeakers were nonstop. At the time it seemed like overkill to me but the Japanese authorities were clearly prepared and proactive.
Not sure what to make of this statement. A lot to unpack.
No doubt this will be the excuse Japanese authorities will use to end the yearly party in Shibuya that they so hate.
It'll be too late to do anything tonight but I predict next year's response will be draconian.
I hope the families of the victims will recover.
> Not sure what to make of this statement. A lot to unpack.
Having watched a long video I was surprised to see many foreigners in the crowds. Some might be US troops. At least 15 foreigners were killed.
Terrible and tragic for all involved.
Footage just coming in showing Itaewon revellers dancing and partying on - beside the ambulances loading the victims. For some, the party had to go on, in spite of the tragedy. Unbelievable, shocking scenes.
The mayor and other politicians responsible for this complete lack of regulation and recklessness should probably be jailed for manslaughter.
Having watched a long video I was surprised to see many foreigners in the crowds.
Seoul - like Tokyo and Kyoto - is very much on the radar of foreign tourists and expats these days. Not surprising that 10-20 percent of the tragic victims are foreign.
This is a tragic example of why the Shibuya Halloween festivities must NOT go ahead on the street.
From what I remember, Itaewon streets are much more bumpy and narrow than Shibuya.
Halloween is over-commercialised nonsense; ask anyone "celebrating" just what exactly they are celebrating and what is the meaning of Halloween and see the blank stares.
All Saint's Day, a.k.a. Halloween. It is a day to remember those who have passed on.
Halloween is derived from All-Hallows Eve i.e. the evening before All Hallows or All Saints Day.
On May 13, A.D. 609, Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was established in the Western church. Pope Gregory III later expanded the festival to include all saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance from May 13 to November 1.
By the 9th century, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands, where it gradually blended with and supplanted older Celtic rites. In A.D. 1000, the church made November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It's widely believed today that the church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, church-sanctioned holiday.
All Souls' Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The All Saints' Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to be called All-Hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.
The alleyway where it happened is very narrow, less than 2 meters, and should have been closed off.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5345043,126.9934139,19.5z/data=!4m2!21m1!1s%2Fg%2F11sb5325w9
Sympathies to the families, a tragedy that requires a thorough investigation
Ban Halloween. All Hallows Eve?
Pope Gregory IV will be turning in his crypt at St. Peter's Basilica.
" Im still trying to figure out how one can die by being crushed! What does that mean anyway "crushed"? "
1) broken bones (you can't control your body's movements); 2) extreme oxygen deprivation/asphyxiation/cardiac arrest; the crowd crush can stop your lungs from expanding and you suffocate, the compression is so strong that the blood doesn't flow properly anymore and if you faint, you are not allowed to fall to the ground due to the surrounding pressure (which would allow the blood to flow back to your brain), your heart becomes overworked and you get a heart attack.
Kumagaijin
If you've never experienced it, it might be difficult to conceive or imagine, but its something similar to being at the front of a rock concert or even on a packed train during peak hour. However, you have nothing to hold on to and so you become supported by the people around you. Once you lose your balance, you are at the mercy of the entire crowd. You get pushed, so do the people around you. I can't imagine what it would be like on a slope though with a narrow opening at the bottom.
Stephen Chin
What is there to comment? With so many dead? The dead do not come back but, those alive must learn the important lesson NOT to go to places where hundreds or thousands of people go to whether it be an open part of the city or a hall where loud music is played, etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.
Crushed until you can no longer breathe.
blue in green
Prayers for all the souls lost in such a way,
and for the families now forced to live without them...
Pukey2
Who cares whether there were foreigners? Why are some people obsessed with this? A human life is a human life, no matter where they come from. Next, we'll be showing more concern toward certain refugees because they have white skin and blue eyes.
I wasn't putting the lives of foreigners at any higher concern than the loss of Koreans. After watching a 2 hour video about the Halloween I was surprised to see so many foreigners because of the covid.
I don't know much about Seoul. Checking the numbers, about 250,000 foreigners living in Seoul.
If some posters want to try and make more of that than what I said, so be it.
nakanoguy01
I will never again complain about the police presence at shibuya scramble for Halloween again. Their heavy handedness actually prevent tragedies like this from happening.
Just ban this before it happens. Halloween is just an excuse for some people to turn the city into a playground.
Samit
No,the crushing started from a narrow hilly street
Well.. since you obviously were there to witness first hand i couldn't possibly debate .
I just read the article as it said alley not street .
However at least my comment was sympathetic to the grieving.
I quote -
As the crowd surged into a narrow alley .
Perhaps you aren't aware of the difference between a street or an alley.
Other news sites also said alley.
wtfjapan?Oct. 30 06:32 am JST
That's when there's a rush of people in a small area and the rush results in people getting knocked down and stepped on.
KumagaijinOct. 30 02:26 pm JST
If you've never experienced it, it might be difficult to conceive or imagine, but its something similar to being at the front of a rock concert or even on a packed train during peak hour. However, you have nothing to hold on to and so you become supported by the people around you. Once you lose your balance, you are at the mercy of the entire crowd.
The mass of bodies gets overwhelming and panic makes it worse. A well-trained security force can handle these pleasure events so that they don't become a tragedy like this. RIP to the victims who just wanted to have fun, and condolences to their loved ones.
One way or another, there will no doubt be an investigation and inquiry about this and you better believe, heads are gonna ROLL.
Kniknaknokkaer
letsberealisticOct. 30 10:56 am JST
Walking in large crowds like the ones at hanabi are terrifying to be in because you can sense that if people suddenly panicking you could easily be crished with nowhere to go. Only did it a few times in Japan.
Yep I'm with you on that one. I had that very same feeling when at the Sumidagawa fireworks display 15 or so years ago and haven't been to one since.
Tomas Fidalgo
The custom of mobbing a downtown urban area is only a recent part of it, and that comes from nowhere but here -- you know, cities in South Korea and Japan where you see people shoving to get on already over-crowded trains...
To be fair, this can happen anywhere including in the US and other Western countries, just anywhere there is a popular, wild event going on (evidence: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_stampedes_and_crushes). No country has a monopoly on recklessness or pushiness.
Or should I bring up drunk Australians in Makarska and Dubrovnik, inconsiderate Americans in Cancun, Danes in Prague, or young Brits in Malia, Corfu, Novalja, Hvar, Amsterdam, Albufeira etc. as "evidence" of their bad customs? Their reputations are not hard to google, but I don't like to generalise.
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One of my favorite parts of being a parent is the bedtime routine. We spend intentional family time together every evening as we put our son to bed. I go to great lengths to be available for this time, which means I shifted my work schedule so that I'm home every evening and if I'm hard at work at home I drop everything I'm doing to participate. It's a source of continuity amidst our chaotic schedule - our son looks forward to it and knows what to expect every time.
First is bath time. We don't do that every single night, but when we do it is my special time with him and I cherish it so much (and because I own that time Heather gets a short break from the chaos of the day). Every time we do bath I try to have something special to do - sometimes we have fizzy bath color tablets or we paint in the tub before the water is running or we find some toys that seem water safe and bring them to the tub. It's always an adventure!
Next is reading time. We usually allow the little man to choose 2-4 books to read (the quantity depends on his level of exhaustion and our evening schedule). Either Heather or I read these books with A, talking about the pictures, asking questions, and engaging as much as possible with the content so that he gets more than just words on a page from us.
We then move on to his Bible. We've used a number of kids Bibles since A was born, depending on his age (you can find a few we used here, here, here and here). Each had its strengths and weaknesses - some almost totally omit Jesus' death and resurrection, choosing instead to focus on the "classic" bible stories (David and Goliath, Noah and the Ark, etc). This is unfortunate, as no story is more central to their eternity or their spiritual growth than that of Jesus' sacrifice!
Our very favorite Bible, and the one we are currently using, is the Jesus Storybook Bible (found here). I cannot express enough how much I like this one. Every single story ties directly to Jesus. When discussing OT stories, it goes out of its way to make mention of someone who will come that will save us from our sin. When I read through the stories of God's love for His people it describes His covenantal love as the "Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love". It makes the stories emotional for me and I usually end our reading time with some tears in my eyes. I want A to know God's love - the full measure of grace and truth. Not just grace that doesn't recognize what God has commanded us to do for our own good and His glory. Not just truth that clouds our understanding that Jesus is the only one capable of atoning for our sin. And not a balance of the two, but full of both!
Then we pray. We used to have one person pray and we would ask A if he wanted to pray. If he did, then we would coach him through a simple prayer, otherwise one of us would pray. We've switched methods (thanks to a great suggestion by Heather) and now we each pray a little - this gives him encouragement and makes him much more willing to participate.
Lastly, we sing. One of us holds A and we sing together. We sing a modified version of "You Are My Sunshine" that takes out the "only sunshine" line and replaces it with his name (he isn't our only sunshine and he isn't the primary source of joy in our lives, that's reserved for Jesus).
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Are You Losing Your Game? Time To 'Adjust' It.
From Greg Couch in Paris:
"Venus Williams just keeps letting this happen to her, and she throws up her hands as if there is nothing she can do about it.
She had been playing her best tennis in years, and had a shot at moving to No. 1 in the world rankings, where she has spent just 11 weeks in her long career. And then she had an off day Sunday. Now, she's gone. Williams lost 6-4, 6-3 to Nadia Petrova in the fourth round at Roland Garros. It's clear now why Williams has never won the French Open, and never will. It's not about a lack of ability or comfort on clay.
It's unbelievable that someone who has been so great for so long would allow herself to play for all these years without a safety net. She has no adjustments to make, no alterations.
On hot days, the red clay is fast and on cold days it's slow. On wet days, even stickier. On Sunday, it was raining and windy, too. Nothing stays the same, and even on the best of days, you can't just impose physical strength on your opponent, the way Williams plays. The ball slows down when it bounces in this dirt, and gives players a chance to catch up to the power.
Sometimes it happens? Then why not be ready for it? Don't you have to make adjustments?"
Greg is spot on with Venus. Now here's the kicker . . . he sounds like me when I first talk to my clients. Things have been going so well for so long, then all of a sudden, everything falls apart. It's like their career or business just had a 4-6, 3-6 game and they don't know what to do. They've been playing their power game all along and the whole world around them has changed.
And it hits you smack in the center of your face just like a tennis ball. You suddenly realize that you no longer are employed, you're handling multiple positions that have been eliminated, or a majority of your clientele have disappeared. How do you fix this?
It's called FLEXIBILITY. LIMBERNESS. AGILITY. React to external conditions as they change (and you can bet your bottom dollar they will) and take steps to be flexible, limber and agile.
Here are some tips:
Keep your eyes open. Major career or business changing events usually don't happen in an instant. There are predictors and subtle changes that should be alerting you. People just don't listen or they obstinately keep their eyes closed to the problem(s). When you see something begin to happen, take some time out to look out on the horizon. What is changing? For the better? For the worse? Who's leaving the company? What projects are being cut? Who is disappearing from certain projects?
Set goals. It's that easy. Most executives and business-owners don't have goals. They just trundle along with no targets to hit. You're asking for trouble. Businesses - look at your last 12 months gross revenue, pick your three best months, average them and that is your current target for each month. If you want to be agressive, raise it by 5%. Executives - How is your project/department progressing? Are you hitting your deadlines? Are you receiving increases when you hit something out of the park (great review)?
Have a plan in case things change. If the environment is going south, have a backup plan. Businesses - What is another customer base you can tap into? Why aren't you hitting them already? Executives - Is your resume up to date? Are you actively having lunch with colleagues outside of your company to survey the marketplace?
If you begin to attempt just one of these tips and MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, you'll find that you'll be winning the matches, rather than going home a loser.
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First Harvest 1984–92 is a greatest-hits compilation by Alphaville.  Unlike the earlier 1988 compilation The Singles Collection which consists of two versions each of four different songs, First Harvest includes a wider selection of material.

The cassette version of First Harvest omits "Sensations," "Red Rose" and "Big in Japan" (Culture mix).

Track listing
 "Big in Japan" (Original 7" Version) – 3:54
 "Sounds Like a Melody" (1992 Remix) – 4:29
 "Sensations" (Original 7" Version) – 3:58
 "The Mysteries of Love" (Original 7" Mix) – 3:34
 "Lassie Come Home" (1992 Remix) – 6:58
 "Jerusalem" (Original 7" Version) – 3:35
 "Dance with Me" (1992 Remix) – 4:08
 "For a Million" (Original Album Version) – 6:09
 "A Victory of Love" (1992 Remix) – 4:13
 "Jet Set" (1992 Remix) – 3:40
 "Red Rose" (Original 7" Version) – 4:38
 "Romeos" (Album Edit) – 4:52
 "Summer Rain" (Original Album Version) – 4:10
 "Forever Young" (Original Album Version) – 3:45
 "Big in Japan" (1992 Culture Mix) – 6:08

 The "Culture Mix" of "Big in Japan" is identical to "The Mix Extended Version" from the "Big in Japan 1992 A.D." single release.

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http://www.alphaville.de/main.htm, Alphaville Discography
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/First-Harvest-The-Best-of-Alphaville-1984-1992/Alphaville/e/090317645421 , All Music Guide

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1992 greatest hits albums
Alphaville (band) albums

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Jaqueline au chapeau noir. 1962.
Linocut in colors.
Baer 1311/III B b (of b). Bloch 1028. Signed. Dated in printing block. Inscribed "épreuve d'artiste" by a hand other than that of the artist. One of 8 signed copies of ca. 35 artist proofs aside from the edition of 50 copies. On wove paper by Arches (with watermark). 64 x 53 cm (25,1 x 20,8 in). Sheet: 75 x 62,5 cm (29,5 x 24,6 in).
Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris 1963.
Picasso was introduced to art in his early childhood by his father who was an art professor at the Academy in Barcelona. Picasso's early paintings from Paris are influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, Honoré Daumier and Paul Gauguin. An interest in Art Nouveau and Symbolism culminated in Picasso's 'blue period' in which he concentrated on the depiction of suffering, haggard, slightly anaemic people, reflecting the fin-de-siècle mood of pessimism. In Paris Picasso's contact with innovative art circles led to a new and different style: the 'pink period', which lasted from 1904 to 1906. Delicate pastel colors dominate his works of this period, often depicting scenes from the world of the circus. The 'Demoiselles d'Avignon' of 1907 mark the beginning of his Cubist period in which he exceeded the classical form. The works produced between 1909 and 1912 are considered analytically Cubist: The picture surface is divided into rhythmically ordered sections. From 1912 Picasso also integrated specific objects and began making collages. After a realist phase around 1915 and an interest in Diaghilew's ballet in 1917 Picasso developed a neo-Classicist style. Five years later his interest in Surrealism led to yet another new means of expression. The next turning point in Picasso's oeuvre is marked by 'Guernica' which was painted in 1937. It was commissioned for the Spanish pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris and publicly criticised the air-raids on the Basque village of Guernica flown by the Franco-friendly German 'Legion Condor' during the Spanish civil war.After the Second World War Picasso retreated to Southern France and began designing and painting ceramic around the middle of the 1940s. During this period he also produced most of his graphic oeuvre: drawings, lithographs, engravings and linoleum cuts. He worked on numerous cycles in which he combined motifs from his own earlier work with historical motifs from Delacroix, Velázquez and Manet.
When Picasso discovered a new graphical technique for himself he used all opportunities it offered him. The linocut is a good example. Originally intended as a replacement for the brittle wood that was hard to cut, the linoleum was used by a number of artists in the early 20\up5 th century as an easy to process printing plate, however, it did not achieve revolutionary artistic invention. Picasso took up the almost forgotten technique again and developed it to make a remarkable artistic contribution, which stands comparison with the rest of the graphic work of the artist both in term of its technical originality and composition. On the contrary. With his linocuts Picasso opened a path of innovation for European graphic art of the 20\up5 th century, however, he trod it almost alone. The many variations of the portrait of his wife, Jacqueline, are an eloquent testimony to the intensive study of this technique, which Picasso understood in all its facets. The smooth printing surface of the linoleum plate, which was often criticized by other artists, was often subjected to a composition by Picasso that even emphasized the smoothness, instead of eliminating it optically through a rich internal life. The result is a unique oeuvre of mostly colored prints from several lino plates that must solely be ascribed to Picasso's genius.
Picasso is considered the paragon of a modern artist who is forever searching for new means of expression. His enormous oeuvre is full of contrasts, broke with all academic restrictions and liberated art in the 20th century. [KD].
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Q: FeathersJS: Call service with express route parameters I have a service defined like this:
app.use(`/teams/:${id}/members`, teamsMembersService);

Now I would like to call this service from another service. According to the documentation I can access different services using the app object.
Like so:
let result = await app.service('teams').find();

That works well. Unfortunately this does not:
let result = await app.service('teams/1/members').find();

Because the service is undefined.
How can I call this service with route parameters?

A: await app.service('teams/1/members').find(); will work if you are using the REST client but not otherwise. On the server you can pass id in params:
app.service(`/teams/:${id}/members`).find({ id })

For use via Socket.io (and generally a good idea) is to add the parameter to params.query:
app.service(`/teams/:${team_id}/members`).hooks({
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        hook.params.query.team_id = hook.params.team_id;
      }
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})

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Jordan Lee is een personage uit de Amerikaanse soapserie Dallas. De rol werd vertolkt door Don Starr. Het personage werd geïntroduceerd in de achtste aflevering van het tweede seizoen op 5 november 1978. Lee is een gastpersonage dat regelmatig ten tonele verschijnt maar nooit een hoofdrol krijgt. Het laatste optreden is in de vierde aflevering van het veertiende en laatste seizoen wanneer Lee vermoord wordt.

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Lee is oliebaron en is aangesloten bij het kartel dat vaak zaken doet met Ewing Oil. Lee is al jaren een goede vriend van Jock Ewing. J.R. stelt Jordan voor aan zijn schoonzus Kristin Shepard. Hij wil dat Kristin slaapt met zijn zakenrelaties om zo dingen te weten en Jordan hapt toe. J.R. heeft een grote oliedeal in Zuidoost-Azië, waar het kartel maar wat graag aan wil deelnemen. J.R. wil echter de hele koek voor zichzelf tot hij ontdekt dat er een revolutie op til is waardoor de contracten waardeloos worden. Hij besluit om 75% te verkopen en na de verkoop komt er een revolutie wat leidt tot een groot verlies bij de deelnemers. De verliezen zijn groot, bankier Vaughn Leland is failliet, de man van Marilee Stone pleegt zelfmoord en ook Lee verliest veel geld.

Lee en de anderen van het kartel zorgen ervoor dat niemand nog zaken wil doen met J.R. die kort daarna neergeschoten wordt. Bobby wordt nu directeur en hij doet moeite om terug zaken te doen en verzekert het kartel dat alles nu eerlijk verloopt. Door tegenwerkingen van J.R. besluit Bobby om J.R. terug aan het roer te plaatsen. Het kartel is nog steeds niet scheutig op een samenwerking en laat weten nooit meer zaken te doen met J.R., echter J.R. zou J.R niet zijn als hij zich uit deze situatie zou redden. Hij zorgt ervoor dat er een contrarevolutie komt in Zuidoost-Azië waardoor de oliecontracten terug in handen van Ewing Oil en het kartel komen. Alles lijkt terug koek en ei. Als Jordan en Marilee met een voorstel komen voor dagbouw wijs PR-vrouw van J.R., Leslie Stewart, dit af omdat het slecht voor het imago zou zijn. Jordan is kwaad op J.R. omdat hij zich de wet laat dicteren door Leslie en daarbovenop publiceert zij nog een artikel over de negatieve punten van dagbouw waardoor het kartel nog kwader is en J.R. zich maar moeilijk uit de penibele situatie kan wurmen. Cliff Barnes ontdekt dat J.R. achter de contrarevolutie zat en daagt hem voor de rechter, Jordan moet ook getuige en doet dat niet in het voordeel van J.R. Kort daarna keer Kristin terug naar Dallas, ze heeft een kind en perst Jordan af om te zwijgen. Jordan twijfelt of het kind wel van hem is, maar besluit om te betalen en zo een schandaal te vermijden. Kristin perst ook J.R. af die er echter niet op ingaat, kort daarna verdrinkt Kristin in het zwembad op Southfork na een overdosis drugs.

Bobby wordt gecontacteerd door Jeff Farraday die de baby van Kristin heeft, hij laat bankafschriften zien waaruit blijkt dat Jordan Kristin regelmatig betaalde. Hij confronteert Jordan die zegt liever te betalen dan een schandaal te hebben. Jordan laat een bloedtest afnemen die bewijst dat hij de vader niet kan zijn. J.R. koopt veel olie op om Clayton Farlow dwars te zitten omdat Sue Ellen bij hem woont. Hij sluit een lening af van 200 miljoen dollar. De olieprijs zakt en via Afton Cooper komt Cliff te weten dat J.R. in de rats zit. Hij stelt aan Vaughn Leland en het kartel voor om de lening over te nemen zodat Ewing Oil dit aan hen moet aflossen met grote intrest. Zodra Miss Ellie hier lucht van krijgt gaat ze naar Farlow om de olie te verkopen zodat de verliezen beperkt zijn. Ze roept iedereen samen om te zeggen dat hun plannetje mislukt is en dat Jordan zich zou moeten schamen om J.R. zo een hak te zetten terwijl hij een goede vriend is van Jock.

Als J.R. een vergunning krijgt om op volle capaciteit olie te pompen stelt iedereen zich vragen omdat de markt een overschot heeft. Jordan denkt dat J.R. Ewing Oil probeert te ruïneren, hij en andere oliebaronnen geven verstek voor het huwelijk van J.R. en Sue Ellen.

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Bradshaw v. SS&C Technologies, Inc. (hedge fund administrator negligence)
Silverton Financial Services, Inc. v. PKM, LLP (auditor negligence)
Lane v. Deutsche Bank, AG (investment/tax shelter fraud)
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