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BRYAL STEWART, Calvé in Australia
An extract from Stewart's manuscript 'Three Emmas in the Time of Jean de Reszke' on the personal and professional life of singer Calvé, born Rosa-Noémie de Roquer born in Decazeville, Aveyron in 1858. Beginning with her early discovery of singing before following her from Brussels and Paris to Italy and on to New York. Her highly celebrated five-month tour of Australia, arranged by the Taits is recounted and includes details about her performances in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Keywords: Calvé, Rosa-Noemie de Roquer, singer, Rose Emma Calvert, Jules Puget, Salomé, La Scala
COLIN NETTELBECK, Happy & Glorious: French at the Sydney Olympics
The slightly awkward but revealing question of whether French or English would be used as the official language for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was quite quickly overcome in the initial moments of the Games. The author, with the advantage of witnessing coverage from both countries, details views from both sides and leads to a discussion of the impact of French as an official language of the IOC Charter and its place as a global language.
Keywords: Pierre de Coubertin, Mary Kostakidis, Cathy Freeman, French broadcasting, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
PATRICIA CLANCY, Tasma — A Woman Novelist of Colonial Australia — and 'Continental' Men
Late nineteenth century Australian novelist, Tasma (Jessie Couvreur), often attracts less attention than her contemporaries Ada Cambridge and Rosa Praed, yet Tasma's literary input and import have been given more prominence recently with the publication of her biography by Patricia Clarke as well as timely reprints of her work. Clancy gives a lively and generous account of her childhood in Hobart and her fascinating life split between Australia and Europe, which deeply informed her literature. She also explores Tasma's rich accounts of the 'Continental' men she came across.
Keywords: Tasma, Jessie Couvreur, Piper of Piper's Hill, nineteenth century literature, continental men, women writers, colonial Australia
Peter Cochrane (ed.), Remarkable Occurrences: The National Library of Australia's First 100 Years 1901-2001, reviewed by Edward Duyker


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A couple looks at the scene where the gunman's car crashed on Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's officials finish their press conference, Saturday, May 24, 2014, about the rampage by suspect Elliot Rodger Friday night in Isla Vista that left seven people dead. Sheriff Bill Brown said Rodger used Sig Sauer, Glock pistols and stabbed three people to death. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
The gunman's car is loaded onto a tow truck on Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
This image from video posted on YouTube shows Elliot Rodger. Sheriff's officials say Rodger was the gunman who went on a shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara on Friday, May 23, 2014. In the video, posted on the same day as the shootings, Rodger looks at the camera and says he is going to take his revenge against humanity. He describes loneliness and frustration because "girls have never been attracted to me." (AP Photo/YouTube)
A black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter is seen on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Bloody debris from where the gunman's car crashed on Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
A childhood photo of mass shooting victim Christopher Martinez who was killed along with five other people is displayed outside the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs headquarters in Goleta, California, USA, 24 May 2014. Eliott Roger, the suspected gunman, killed six people and wounded seven as he drove through the UCSB college town of Isla Vista shooting as well as running over victims in his car before he died either in a shoot-out with police or from a self-inflicted wound. Martinez was a second year English major at the University of California at Santa Barbara. EPA/Provided by Richard Martinez
Richard Martinez, center, who says his son Christopher Martinez was killed in Friday night's mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, Calif., is comforted by his brother, Alan, as he talks to media outside the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Headquarters on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown speaks during a press conference, Saturday, May 24, 2014, about the shootings Friday night in Isla Vista that left seven people dead. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
A woman looks at the bullet holes on the window of IV Deli Mark where Friday night's mass shooting took place by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. Attorney Alan Shifman says the family of a man suspected in the shooting rampage called police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos "regarding suicide and the killing of people." Shifman is the attorney for Peter Rodger, who was an assistant director on "The Hunger Games" film series. Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the shooter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Bullet holes in the store window of IV Deli Mart in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014, which was one of the scenes of Friday night's shootings. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Sheriff Bill Brown, center, speaks during a news conference at the Santa Barbara sheriffs office on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Santa Barbara, Calif. A drive-by shooting on Friday left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded in Isla Vista, Calif., authorities said Saturday. Alan Shifman an attorney for Hollywood director Peter Rodger, who was an assistant director on The Hunger Games, said the family believes Rodger's son, Elliot Rodger, is responsible for the shooting rampage near the Santa Barbara, California, university campus. Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the shooter. (AP Photo/The News-Press, Peter Vandenbelt)
Onlookers gather near a black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Flowers lay on the grass in front of the Alpha Phi sorority house in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014, which was one of the scenes of Friday night's shootings. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
A Sheriff's Office helicopter flies over a beach on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Taped off streets at El Embarcadero Road at the scene of Friday night's shooting in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
California Department of Jusctice investigators load equipment on Sabado Tarde Road at the scene of Friday night's shooting in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
UCSB students watch the cleanup where the gunman's car crashed on Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
This image provided by the Santa Barbara Independent shows a body covered on the ground after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara Independent, Paul Wellman)
Police tape closes Sabado Tarde Road in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Evidence indicators along Sabado Tarde Road at the scene of Friday night's shooting in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Fire trucks are parked outside the IV Deli Mart on Pardell Road in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014, after a drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies during Friday night's rampage in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. (AP Photo\The Daily Nexus, Daniel Slovinsky)
Two women comfort each other near the scene of a shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
An undated photo of murder suspect Elliot Rodger is seen at a press conference by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
A college student talks on the phone near the scene of a shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
May 24-,2014. Isla Vista, CA. UCSB student Arrow Denoyer lays down flowers at the sight where one person was killed by the drive-by shooter Friday night. Seven people are dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies Friday night in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
An investigator walks toward a black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown speaks during a press conference, Saturday, May 24, 2014, about the rampage by suspect Elliot Rodger Friday night in Isla Vista that left seven people dead. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Residents watch on May 24, 2014, as a suspected gunman's car is removed after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
In this image provided by KEYT-TV, a car window is shot out after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a "mass murder" rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/KEYT, John Palminteri)
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown, left, speaks during a press conference, Saturday, May 24, 2014, about the rampage by suspect Elliot Rodger Friday night in Isla Vista that left seven people dead. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Investigators inspect a suspected gunman's car on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Police tap marks of the scene where a black BMW sedan, left, driven by a drive-by shooter, rests on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this image provided by KEYT-TV, bodies are seen covered on the ground after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a "mass murder" rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/KEYT, John Palminteri)
People look at a black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this image provided by KEYT-TV, police investigate a scene after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a "mass murder" rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/KEYT, John Palminteri)
Investigators leave from the suspects apartment complex where the last body was removed from Friday's shooting rampage this afternoon Saturday May 24, 2014. Isla Vista California. Last night a lone gunman sprayed bullets from a car in a drive-by shooting in a southern California college town, killing at least six people before his car crashed and he was found dead inside, authorities said on Saturday. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
A Santa Barbara County deputy sheriff looks at the black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this image provided by the Santa Barbara Independent, people speak to a police officer after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara Independent, Paul Wellman)
A deputy sheriff walks near a black BMW sedan driven by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Deputies from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office guard a crime scene on May 24, 2014 in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in a May 23 mass shooting, Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. Police received their first emergency calls about the shooting around 9:30 pm Friday (0430 GMT Saturday). (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Police keep onlookers away from the scene where a car allegedly driven by a gunman crashed on May 24, 2014 in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. Police received their first emergency calls about the shooting around 9:30 pm Friday (0430 GMT Saturday). (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman rides her skateboard past the scene of a shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Two men watch from a restaurant near the scene of a shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this image provided by the Santa Barbara Independent, police gather evidence at a small market, after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2014. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near the Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara Independent, Paul Wellman)
A Santa Barbara County deputy sheriff walks along the street near the scene of a shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
An investigator speaks on a cell phone while inspecting a suspected gunman's car on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
A police officer marks evidence on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
An investigator inspects a suspected gunman's car on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Investigators mark evidence on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
A UC Santa Barbara student Derrick Hayes sheds tears in front of IV Deli Mark where Friday night's mass shooting took place by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Bullet holes in the store window of IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014, which was one of the scenes of Friday night's shootings. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Students hug on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
The Pizza My Heart restaurant is corndoned off by police tape on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
UC Santa Barbara student Derrick Hayes, center, sheds tears in front of IV Deli Mark where Friday night's mass shooting took place by a drive-by shooter on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. The shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
UCSB students Zadie(cq) Dorotheo, left, and Ashley Eidenier place flowers in front of IV Deli Mart in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014, which was one of the scenes of Friday night's shootings. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Students look at what police indicated were bullet holes in car window close to where a suspected gunman's car crashed on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) student Thor Blough, 22, watches from behind police lines as the car driven by a suspected gunman is moved in Isla Vista, California, on May 24, 2014. A friend of Blough's, also a student, was shot in the leg but survived and is in hospital. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista "appears to be a mass murder situation." Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Police investigate after a drive-by shooting that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Alan Shifman an attorney for Hollywood director Peter Rodger, who was an assistant director on The Hunger Games, said the family believes Rodger's son, Elliot Rodger, is responsible for the shooting rampage near the Santa Barbara, California, university campus. Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the shooter. (AP Photo/The News-Press, Peter Vandenbelt)
Police investigate the scene of a drive-by shooting that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and others wounded on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Alan Shifman an attorney for Hollywood director Peter Rodger, who was an assistant director on The Hunger Games, said the family believes Rodger's son, Elliot Rodger, is responsible for the shooting rampage near the Santa Barbara, California, university campus. Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the shooter. (AP Photo/The News-Press, Peter Vandenbelt)
A work crew cleans up a shot window in front of Peaceful Park at the scene of Friday night's shooting in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Santa Barbara resident Caitlyn Dixon hands out flowers as a "random act of kindness" in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
People look inside IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road, Saturday, May 24, 2014, which was one of the locations of Friday night's shootings in Isla Vista. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
A worker sweeps broken glass inside IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road in Isla Vista, Saturday, May 24, 2014, from Friday night's shootings. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
May 24-,2014. Isla Vista, CA. UCSB students gather at IV Deli Mart where bullet holes are seen in the glass windows where one person was killed by the drive-by shooter Friday night. Seven people are dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies Friday night in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
May 24-,2014. Isla Vista, CA. UCSB student Jacqueline Taylor talks to reporters about seeing the gunman of the drive-by shooting Friday night. Seven people are dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies Friday night in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
May 24-,2014. Isla Vista, CA. One of the many windows blown out by gunfire from a drive-by shooting that left seven people dead Friday night, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies Friday night in the beachside community of Isla Vista before crashing his black BMW into a parked car. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
Investigators talk to tenants at an apartment building where a gunman killed three people during Friday night's mass shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Sheriff's officials say Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this May 21, 2014, file photo, University of California President Janet Napolitano speaks in Mexico City. Napolitano said Saturday, May 24, 2014, a mass shooting in the community around UC Santa Barbara is "almost the kind of event that's impossible to prevent and impossible to predict." (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
People stand during a candlelight vigil held to honor the victims of Friday night's mass shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sheriff's officials say Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near UC Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A map indicating multiple crime scene locations in the murderous rampage by suspect Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista yesterday is seen at a press conference by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Candles in the shape of a number "7" for the seven dead - six victims and the shooter - in a killing rampage May 24, 2014 are seen at a makeshift memorial in Santa Barbara May 24, 2014. Authorities said the 22-year-old lone gunman, Elliot Rodger the son of a director who worked on the "The Hunger Games" killed six people. Rodger also died in the attack. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
People gather at a park for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Friday night's mass shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Sheriff's officials say Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Father John Love waves incense in prayer over photos of shooting rampage victim Chris Michael-Martinez, at a memorial service for those killed in a mass shooting believed to be perpetrated by Elliot Rodger, at St. Marks University Parish in Isla Vista, California, May 25, 2014. Seven people we killed and 13 injured in the May 23 incident. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
The shadows of people looking at shooting victim memorial boards are cast after a church service at Saint Marks University Church following a drive-by mass killing near UC Santa Barbara by suspected gunman, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, son of assistant director of the Hunger Games, Peter Rodger, on May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. The killer began his rampage near UC Santa Babara by stabbing three people to death in an apartment then shooting people as he drove his BMW and running down at least one person until he crashed with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot to the head with police in pursuit. Officers found three legally-purchased guns registered to him inside the vehicle. Prior to the murders, Rodger posted YouTube videos declaring his intention to annihilate the girls who rejected him sexually and others in retaliation for his remaining a virgin at age 22. Seven people died, including the gunman, and seven others wounded, according to authorities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Father John Love walks past a photo display in memory of Veronika Weiss, at a memorial service for those killed in a mass shooting believed to be perpertrated by Elliot Rodger, at St. Marks University Parish in Isla Vista, California, May 25, 2014. Seven people we killed and 13 injured on May 23 after a killing rampage. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Richard Martinez, left, the father of slain student Christopher Martinez, is interviewed with family in a park in Isla Vista, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Flowers were placed in bullet holes in the window of the IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road, Sunday, May 25, 2014, one of the locations of Friday night's shootings in Isla Vista. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
People walk by a memorial and a gun control sign in front of the IV Deli Mart, Sunday, May 25, 2014, where Christopher Michaels-Martinez was killed during Friday night's shootings in Isla Vista. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Candles sit in front of the IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road, Sunday, May 25, 2014, which was one of the locations of Friday night's shootings in Isla Vista. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
A Santa Barbara County Sheriff officer leaves the home of Chin Rodger in the 23000 block of Windom street in West Hills, CA. Rodger is the mother of Elliott Rodger who is suspected of killing 6 people Friday night in Isla Vista, CA. near the campus of UCSB. Santa Barbara County Sheriff and ATF searched the home Sunday. May 25, 2014 ( Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News )
A Santa Barbara County Sheriff and ATF members the home of Chin Rodger in the 23000 block of Windom street in West Hills, CA. Rodger is the mother of Elliott Rodger who is suspected of killing 6 people Friday night in Isla Vista, CA. near the campus of UCSB. Santa Barbara County Sheriff and ATF searched the home Sunday. May 25, 2014 ( Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News )
Images of Christopher Martinez are displayed as part of a memorial in front of the IV Deli Mart, where part of Friday night's mass shooting took place, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, in the Isla Vista beach community of Santa Barbara, Calif. Sheriff's officials said Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Members of the UCSB Delta Delta Delta sorority enter a memorial service at Harder Stadium at UCSB for the victims of Friday's Isla Vista rampage, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Richard Martinez, the father of slain student Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez speaks about the loss of his son during a memorial service at Harder Stadium at UCSB for the victims of Friday's Isla Vista rampage, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
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Our specialist child abuse in the Scouts solicitors represented two people who were involved in the successful conviction of Nicholas Thorpe in 2012. Thorpe was convicted in April 2012 and following further allegations he was given an extended sentence in December 2012.
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va ser un matemàtic noruec, conegut pels seus treballs en la teoria analítica dels nombres i sobre la hipòtesi de Riemann.

Sent estudiant, Selberg va ser influenciat pels treballs i la personalitat del matemàtic Srinivasa Ramanujan. Va estudiar a la Universitat d'Oslo, on va obtenir el doctorat el 1943. Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial, mentre va estar confinat a casa dels seus pares a Gjøvik per les autoritats d'ocupació nazis, va treballar en solitari sobre la funció zeta de Riemann. El 1948 realitza una demostració elemental del teorema dels nombres primers. Alhora, el matemàtic Paul Erdős va realitzar una altra demostració. motiu pel qual es va iniciar una disputa entre els dos matemàtics, sobre qui havia demostrat primer el teorema. Per tots els seus resultats, Selberg rebé la Medalla Fields el 1950. Als anys 50, marxà als Estats Units, a l'Institut d'Estudis Avançats de Princeton. En aquests anys aconsegueix importants resultats treballant sobre l'operador laplacià i la superfície de Riemann. Va rebre el Premi Wolf el 1986. L'any 2002, un any abans de que el govern noruec atorgués per primera vegada el premi Abel, se li va concedir un premi Abel honorífic.

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Choice Hotels International, Inc.
About Choice Hotels International, Inc.
This company offers a lot of hospitality choices. Choice Hotels is a leading hotel franchisor with more than 6,800 locations and 525,000 rooms throughout the US and more than 40 other countries. Its flagship brands include Comfort Inn, one of the largest limited-service brands with about 1,600 properties (including Comfort Suites) along with Quality Inn, which serves the midscale hotel segment. Its Econo Lodge chain offers lodging primarily for budget-minded travelers. Other Choice Hotels brands include the full-service Clarion chain, Rodeway Inn budget hotels, and Sleep Inn.
Rockville, Maryland-based Choice Hotels does most of its business in the US, although it generates around 10% of sales form its 1,130 international hotels. It has properties in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, New Zealand, and Norway.
Choice Hotels advertises on national television, radio, the internet (including social media), print advertising in consumer and trade media, and promotional events such as joint marketing promotions with qualified vendors and corporate partners.
It deploys field-based sales agents to target specific groups such as business travelers, senior citizens, automobile club members, families, government and military employees, educational organizations, and meeting planners.
Choice Hotels has recorded strong, consistent growth over the last five years as it expands its hotel- and room-count. In 2017 the company's revenue crested $1 billion for the first time, growing 9% on 2016. Growth was due to higher revenue from the marketing and reservation system, which recorded $72.1 million organic growth on new reservation delivery programs and higher revenue from its Choice Privileges loyalty program. It also recognized an additional $30.7 million of previously deferred revenue relating to changes in the Choice Privileges expiration policy. Royalty fees grew $23.2 million thanks to higher revenue per room, a 2% increase in room numbers, and an increase in the royalty rate.
Choice Hotel's net income fell 18% to $114.9 million, mostly due to higher income taxes due to a one time impact of changes to the US tax code.
The company's tax position improved during the year, its coffers expanding $31.5 million to $235.3 million due to a strong increase in cash from operations. Operating cash benefited from adjustments for deferred income taxes and changes in forgivable notes receivable.
Choice Hotels is riding high and is making the most of strong revenue, profits, and cash by investing for the future. It is diversifying and growing its hotel portfolio, particularly in the upscale price bracket where it has a smaller market presence. The Cambria brand, which charges the highest prices among Choice's brand portfolio, has a 70-strong pipeline as of end-2017. The brand targets primary market locations, and where markets have a high barrier to new construction entry, its approach is to reuse and convert existing buildings. Choice also maintains a healthy pipeline in its core market segments; it had some 850 and 65,765 rooms in the pipeline at the end of 2017, an increase of 132 on 2016.
The launch of a new cloud-based global reservation system, choiceEDGE, in 2018 will position the company to extend its range further into upper upscale and beyond. ChoiceEDGE offers scalability and stability; connectivity with online travel agents, global distribution systems, and property management systems; and the capability to add disparate inventory types, including hotel rooms, meeting rooms, vacation rentals, and package offerings.
In 2018 Choice Hotels acquired WoodSpring Suites, a hotel franchisor serving the economy extended-stay market with 240 hotels in 35 states, for $231 million.
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After Taran Noah Smith Starred In Home Improvement, His Life Went Totally Off The Rails
Taran Noah Smith starred as Mark Taylor on ABC's Home Improvement for its entire, massively successful eight-season run. When the TV comedy series ended in 1999, however, Smith decided that he had no desire to continue acting – and walked away from showbiz altogether. Yet despite this move his turbulent private life would still be splashed across tabloid headlines for many years after he'd left our screens.
Home Improvement was, of course, the show that made comedian Tim Allen a household name. It was one of the most-watched sitcoms of the 1990s, in fact, and even launched the career of future Baywatch sex symbol Pamela Anderson. The three young actors who played Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor's sons Brad, Randy and Mark – Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith, respectively – were also catapulted to stardom.
The three boys in the show had very distinct personalities. Brad, for instance, was a popular jock who wasn't very bright and always wound up in trouble. Middle brother Randy was the intelligent one – but he was also a quick-witted know-all. And as played by Smith, Mark was more sensitive than his older brothers and was regularly teased by them.
Over the course of the eight seasons, though, Mark grew from a wide-eyed six-year-old into a teenager who – in the show's seventh series – adopted a gothic look due to feeling like an outcast. The character also shared his closest familial bond with his mother, Jill (portrayed by Patricia Richardson). In the last season, however, he did manage to bond with oldest brother Brad, when Randy left the family home for Costa Rica.
Understandably, then, the part of Mark Taylor was Smith's first substantial screen role. But Smith had actually been modeling from his infancy. In a 2016 interview with website Headlines & Global News, his mother, Candy Bennici, revealed, "At six months old, he was in a crib with a matching outfit and sheets – and that was his first job."
Smith had actually got started because his older sister, then seven years old, had also been working in the modeling industry. And when Smith had been brought along by his mother to a talent agency meeting, the agent had told Bennici that there was work available for her baby too. These baby modeling gigs eventually led to him acting in some television commercials.
Bennici said that both of her children would only be booked for a small number of jobs – usually no more than four – per year. But when Smith acted in an Enterprise car rental commercial, things really took off. Based on this job, in fact, Bennici got him a Screen Actors Guild card. This made him part of the labor union for working film and television actors.
When Smith and his family first went out to Los Angeles looking for acting work, then, they were reportedly very naïve about the business. Happily, however, the family inadvertently arrived at the best time possible for an actor: "pilot season." This is the four-month period between January and April in which television networks produce 70-100 "pilot episodes" of prospective new shows.
In the same interview with Headlines & Global News, Smith said his family hadn't even been aware of the existence of pilot season before this. Smith also remarked on how lucky they'd got – considering that Home Improvement had only been his third audition. Thankfully, too, the second audition that Smith had was for a show that had wound up being cancelled after one season. He therefore felt lucky not to have been chosen for that role.
Still, it sounds like the ultimate dream for many actors. Smith, after all, landed a main role in a series that became a television institution – and he did it on only his third audition. However, as Bennici later told the Marin Independent Journal, "You go in so naïve." So she signed her young son to a seven-year contract. Yet she later admitted, "I had no idea what that contract meant."
Smith has, however, always talked about his time on the show in very positive terms. Regarding his experience of spending his childhood years on the Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California, he said, "I wouldn't trade it for the world. I had a wonderful time." So it seems that the problems truly manifested themselves only once the show had ended.
In fact, Bennici said that Smith "had the hardest time" when the show was no longer part of his life. He was, after all, suddenly torn away from his high-profile job and all the relationships that he'd forged. Crucially, Bennici believed, Smith struggled because the show had been all he'd ever known – as both an actor and a person.
"The adults and the other kids had a life before the show," Bennici lamented to the Marin Independent Journal. "But his whole life as he knew it was suddenly gone overnight. They take your ID card, and you can't go on the lot any more." So Smith went from being one of the stars of a beloved TV show to a 16-year-old who was unsure where his future lay.
While Home Improvement was still on the air, though, Smith did a guest spot on 7th Heaven and appeared in a TV movie entitled Ebbie. He then lent his voice to an episode of Batman Beyond in 1999 – but quit acting soon after. He told Headlines & Global News, "By the time I was 16 or 17, I just wanted to do other things."
He continued, "I really enjoy working with my hands and working with tools and having something physical to look at and say that I built at the end of the day." It seemed that acting simply wasn't what made Smith happy any more, and he wanted to find out what would put a smile on his face. Sadly, though, hard times lay just around the corner for Smith and his family.
Smith initially believed that perhaps he could be happy working in a different area of the film/television business. He therefore attended the film school at the University Of Southern California to study directing. And there he met vegan chef Heidi Van Pelt – who hosted dinner parties for Hollywood clients in her home – and the two became an item.
However, Smith was reluctant to tell his parents about his relationship with Van Pelt – and with good reason. "She was 15 years older than me," he said in 2015, while taking part in the Marin Independent Journal interview promoting his mother's film industry guidebook for parents, Stardom Happens: Nurturing Your Child In The Entertainment Business.
Smith admitted, "I knew my parents would not be excited by that, so I told them she was nine years older, the same distance as my parents in age." But even though he tried hard to keep the true age difference a secret, his parents eventually found out. "That's when they tried to push her out of my life," he said.
At this point, however, Smith was a teenager who had fallen head over heels in love. So he was never going to listen to his parents' objections – and even wound up leaving his university course. The star then ran away to be with Van Pelt and would only have contact with his family again when he sued them, at age 17, for access to his $1.5 million trust fund.
He and Van Pelt hired a lawyer too. The lawyer then drafted a written statement that said the couple were married. The pair evidently thought this would help their case as they tried to persuade a judge to declare Smith an emancipated minor – or someone free from his parent's control. That way, they seemingly thought, Smith could access his trust fund a year early, instead of waiting until he turned 18.
Smith even accused his parents of mismanaging his money by living off it – instead of leaving it untouched in the trust fund. In the 2015 interview with mother and son, Bennici revealed that she took great offense at this accusation. "Of course, we didn't touch his money," she said.
She continued, "It was in a trust fund. We couldn't have touched it if we wanted to." Bennici also maintained that her son and his much older partner were simply trying to get at his money too early. She said, "We were trying to protect it. Luckily, the Marin courts were very good about it and didn't give it to them."
The Marin Independent Journal also contacted Van Pelt, who now owns vegan restaurant Fud in her hometown of Kansas City, to get her side of the story. She was adamant that she had never received any of the trust fund money. "There was no usurping of anyone's money. I've always had my own thing and my own strengths. I don't rely on others."
She did reveal, however, that it had been her idea to fabricate their marriage in the legal affidavit. She said, you see, that Smith had been worried that his parents would try to get him arrested for running away while he was still a minor. She revealed, "He didn't have a job and was running out of money. The only way he could get money was to try to access his trust fund."
Smith did eventually gain access to his trust fund when he turned 18. He later told Headlines & Global News, "Shortly after that, we started to talk and be more of a family." He now believes that what he went through with his family had been common "teenage-angst-driven strife" that had been exacerbated by his fame and the media cycle.
Yet in 2001 – while still 17 – Smith controversially married Van Pelt in a secret ceremony. Then, in 2005, the couple founded a vegan dairy products company named PlayFood. They ran the business from their home in Sherman Oaks in the suburbs of Los Angeles. This, however, was against regulations, and the authorities shut the company down.
And as if this weren't bad enough, Smith said, he then started to have doubts about the relationship. "I was with Heidi for five or six years," he told the Marin Independent Journal. "At the end of that, I realized I had made a mistake." Ironically, he said, this period was actually when his parents were finally ready to accept Van Pelt as part of their family.
There would be no need for this acceptance, though, as Smith told his parents that he and Van Pelt had broken up. They filed for divorce in February 2007. Smith later said that he apologized to his parents for his "teenage phase" and that "they were very forgiving and apologized too."
The Sherman Oaks house, out of which Smith and Van Pelt had run PlayFood, was listed on the market in 2007 as well. But it soon became infamous due to a TMZ exposé that detailed the apparently dilapidated condition in which Smith and Van Pelt had left it. The house was put up for sale with no photographs, in fact, and the listing even admitted that it was "the worst house in a prime location."
TMZ posted a video that detailed the levels of damage that had apparently been inflicted upon the interior of the house. In the clip, graffiti and other bizarre pieces of hand drawn "art" were shown to be covering the walls, several of which had large holes in them. Cupboard doors hung off their hinges; it was a sorry sight to behold.
On one wall, which was practically falling apart, someone had scrawled the words, "Please view this lesson in finality. Thank you." Smith's lawyer spoke to TMZ at the time and tried to deflect blame from him by saying, "You can thank his gold-digging ex-wife for the debacle he's in." So there can be no mistaking that the lawyer was implying that Van Pelt was responsible for the damage.
In a 2007 interview with the National Enquirer, however, Smith felt others were to blame for the destruction. He said, "Squatters have been living there. I have a lot of artist friends, and they spray-painted the walls." In any case, Smith would spend the next several years in court – battling with his ex-wife for control of PlayFood.
And Smith's name would again be plastered across the headlines in 2012 when he was arrested for driving under the influence as well as drug possession. He was stopped around 1:00 a.m. on January 30 in Los Angeles County, and police believed he had been taking marijuana. He also allegedly had hashish in his car.
Thankfully, despite this arrest, it does seem like Smith has gotten his life back on track in recent years. He told Headlines & Global News in 2016, for instance, that he had been working as an installation artist at museums and art festivals. Prior to that he had apparently spent much of 2014 providing disaster relief in the Philippines while working for charity Communitere.
Smith said he had helped build a resource center that houses tools to enable the locals to rebuild their lives. The star said the organization provided "everything from sledgehammers to a 3-D printer and a laser cutter." He added, "My official title was Maker Space Maker because my job was to set up the shop and create the system that made everything go."
He also started his own on-the-water art display space, The FairWeather Gallery. He saw this as his way of uniting the passions of his parents in a project that he could call his own. He said in the 2016 interview, "My dad is a boat builder, and my mom studied art history and is much more of an artist, so I'm combining the two in my life."
And Smith seemed to be indulging his father's side of his heritage when his name hit the headlines again in July 2019. At that time, you see, a submarine docked at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey Bay, California, and locals had no idea where it had come from, what its purpose was or who owned it. In the end, though, TV channel Action News 8 discovered that Smith was the owner of the sub.
"No, we are not smuggling drugs, we are not attacking the U.S., we are just all Californians having a good time," Smith told the SFGate website. Smith elaborated by saying the vessel had been manufactured for the Swedish Navy, and he had purchased it in Florida. He was now supposedly teaching trainees how to pilot the sub.
Smith said he was working with the company Community Submersibles to instruct students on how to dive down to 600 feet beneath the waves. The star said that learning to pilot a submarine seemed perfectly natural to him. After all, he had been born on a boat and raised with the ocean as a major part of his life.
Acting, then, is still not on the horizon for Smith. When Smith reunited with the cast of Home Improvement for an Entertainment Weekly magazine photoshoot in 2011, in fact, he said had no plans to return to performing. "I've moved on to do other things with my life," he told the Marin Independent Journal. He said he also fully supported his mother's efforts to help other showbiz parents and their children to navigate the business "in a safer manner."
But what of Smith's Home Improvement co-star? Well, Tim Allen's career has been long, successful and – to some – also rather polarizing. And that's not just because of his acting or his sometimes poor movie choices. You see, over the years, the actor's political beliefs have caused quite a lot of controversy. Allen has, however, kept on trucking with the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Plus, he's built up a lot of goodwill over the years with roles in popular children's movies such as The Santa Claus. So, things were going okay for him – until, that is, he received some news in 2017 that left him disappointed, angry and upset.
Prior to him becoming an actor, Tim Allen had a pretty inauspicious start to adult life. Still, to his credit, he's usually fairly open about it. Here's the thing: the man who played Toy Story's beloved Buzz Lightyear was once a drug trafficker – and one who spent more than two years behind bars for his crimes. In October 1978 Allen was apprehended by officers at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport while in possession of well over 20 ounces of cocaine. However, he provided police with the names of his accomplices in exchange for a reduced sentence.
In 2011 Allen spoke to Esquire about his earlier life. "When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away," he said. "The law was passed to teach people a lesson. Selling more than 650 grams of cocaine got you life in prison. They thought it would be a deterrent. It wasn't… I just told myself, 'I can't do this for seven and a half years. I want to kill myself.'"
Thankfully, of course, Allen didn't proceed with such a drastic course of action. What's more, his sense of humor helped him survive. "The comic in me showed up, the purest form, and saved my life," he told Esquire. Once he got out of prison, though, Allen knew that it would be difficult to find employment as an ex-con. So, he opted to try and make it as a stand-up comedian. And gradually, word of Allen's talent got around, and he began performing his skits on television. Then came his big break: in 1991 he was cast as the lead character in the sitcom Home Improvement.
Home Improvement was a massive success, and it catapulted Allen to fame. So it was that throughout the '90s his profile increased even further, with roles in the Toy Story movies, the Santa Clause films and stand-alone hits such as Galaxy Quest. In fact, by the end of the decade, Allen had firmly established himself as a favorite among children – which is all the more of an achievement when considering his past.
There was, however, one minor setback during the '90s. In 1997 Allen was caught driving under the influence. And the offense takes on a different complexion given the fact that a drunk driver had taken the life of Allen's own father when the future star was just 11. In any case, the actor went to rehab, signing into a facility in April 1998. "My inexcusable lapse in judgment is a mistake that is embarrassing to myself, my family and my associates," he said in a statement at the time.
Still, before too long, the actor bounced back. Indeed, cut to 1999 and the final series of Home Improvement, and Allen was raking in a colossal $1.25 million per episode. All told, in fact, 1999 proved to be a pretty good year for Allen in terms of his career. He reprised his role as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 2 – a film that met with almost universal critical acclaim – and he also earned a "Disney Legend" award in recognition of his achievements with the franchise.
Unfortunately, however, once both the '90s and Home Improvement were over, Allen's career seemed to flounder. He apparently fell prey to the curse that has affected so many megastars and reduced their status: an inability to pick the right script. His first big films of the new millennium, Joe Somebody and Big Trouble, were flops both critically and financially. And it only got worse from there.
In 2004 came the holiday film Christmas with the Kranks – a box office success that nonetheless met with utter derision from critics. And 2006 subsequently brought even worse fortune. Allen starred in three films that year – The Shaggy Dog, Zoom, and The Santa Clause 3 – and all proved to be critical disasters. Indeed, that year the actor ended up being nominated for a Razzie that accounted for all three flops – although at least he didn't actually win the unenviable award.
That said, things were looking up for Allen as the end of the decade approached. He reprised his role as Buzz Lightyear for 2010's Toy Story 3, and the movie was another huge hit. The actor definitely wasn't back in leading-man territory yet, however. No, he needed another hit – be it on the big screen or the small one. Luckily, then, that success arrived in 2011 in the form of Last Man Standing – a sitcom about a Republican "man's man" trying to navigate the politics of family life.
The show was very popular among Republicans and other conservatives – a group that Allen counts himself among. Indeed, in 2016, during the heated 2016 presidential election, a survey demonstrated that Republicans considered Last Man Standing to be the tenth best show on television. But there were dissenting voices too. In its review for the season-two premiere of the show, for example, The A.V. Club wrote that Last Man Standing was "doing its best to push buttons in the audience that don't need to be pushed."
What's more, Allen, too, seemingly decided that it was time to push some buttons. You see, although the actor has always been politically conservative, during the elections he expressed some views that many people found over the top or downright offensive. "You've gotta be real careful around here," he said during a March 2017 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! – in which he also revealed that he had been at Donald Trump's inauguration. "You get beat up if you don't believe what everybody believes. This is like '30s Germany. I don't know what happened."
The trouble was that for most people the words "'30s Germany" conjured something a great deal worse than a man feeling uncomfortable about politics. In the 1930s the Nazi Party of course began their takeover of Germany, transforming it into a fascist state and creating a racial hygiene program that would ultimately lead to the Holocaust and the murder of millions. People were, then, furious with Allen, and one of the loudest voices came from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. "No one in Hollywood today is subjecting [Allen] or anyone else to what the Nazis imposed on Jews in the 1930s," the organization wrote on Facebook.
For his part, Allen never responded publicly to any of the criticism leveled against him. Nor did he apologize. It must have been clear, though, that he'd overstepped the mark, and perhaps he should have expected consequences down the line. So, when Last Man Standing was suddenly canceled by ABC in May 2017 – despite the show having pretty steady ratings – many of Allen's fans presumed that it was in fact his punishment.
"Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years," Allen wrote on Twitter on May 16, 2017. Devotees of Last Man Standing seemed to be less stunned and more furious, however. A petition on the website Change was immediately set up; and as it announced, "Last Man Standing is one of the only shows on broadcast television, and the only sitcom, that is not constantly shoving liberal ideals down the throats of the viewers… If you do plan to boycott ABC, please say so when you sign."
A Twitter meme also started doing the rounds. "Liberal tolerance," it read under a picture of Allen. "Last Man Standing was the 2nd highest rated comedy on ABC. It was the 3rd highest rated scripted show on ABC. It was the only show on ABC for a conservative audience. Canceled by ABC after Tim Allen admitted he went to Trump's inauguration." The image was even shared by famous Republican politician Sarah Palin. The problem, however, is that it was not exactly true.
You see, there's no evidence that Allen's political beliefs led to the cancelation of his show. ABC president Channing Dungey certainly doesn't seem to have considered it to be a factor. "I canceled Last Man Standing for the same business and scheduling reasons I canceled The Real O'Neals, Dr. Ken, The Catch, American Crime," she said in a statement.
"It was a challenging [call] because it was a steady performer, but when we made the decision not to continue with comedies on Friday, that's where it landed," Dungey concluded. The website Vox has also speculated on the matter – and specifically on how much the cast were paid. "[Last Man Standing] was doing well enough to justify better pay for the cast, especially, but it wasn't doing well enough for the studio to demand more money from the network," the site suggested.
Allen, meanwhile, hasn't tweeted anything else about the cancelation of Last Man Standing. And yet it seems likely that the rumors about it being axed out of spite will persist in some form or other.
Quartz, for its part, has noted that "[Last Man Standing's] axing shouldn't be viewed as a deliberate affront to political conservatives any more than Firefly's cancelation was an affront to space cowboys." But to some it appears that the show has been a pawn in a bigger political battle.


Welcome to the Pay it Forward Giveaway Hop!
The Pay It Forward Giveaway Hop, which will take place during the last week of June (June 23rd – June 30th) is inspired by the author Catherine Ryan Hyde (author of Pay it Forward) and is hosted by Roof Beam Reader and Shooting Star Mag.
This is to spotlight an author that needs more attention.


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Dybala's Brother Confirms Argentine Attacker Will Leave Juventus
Posted by George on Thu 16th May, 2019 - tori.ng
The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has seen the 25-year-old's playing time take a hit and he could be on the move, according to his sibling
Paulo Dybala's brother Gustavo has suggested that the forward is looking for a move away from Turin this summer, and that several other Juventus players could follow him on his way out.
"There is a big chance that Paulo will leave Turin, he needs a change," Gustavo said in an interview with Radio Impacto show Futbolemico.
"He was very comfortable in Italy but he isn't any more – like many other Juventus players.
"He is not the only one who will leave."
The forward has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid to replace Antoine Griezmann, who is also on the verge of leaving his club this summer.
The French forward has announced that he will be leaving the Spanish side after five years, paving the way for a possible switch to Diego Simeone's side for Dybala.
Dybala has met with his fellow Argentinian before, although they have both denied that it had anything to do with a transfer.
Other European clubs - Bayern Munich, Man Utd, PSG and Inter - have also been linked with a move for the 25-year-old, and Juventus could let him go for around €100 million (£87m/$112m).
Dybala's alleged poor relationship with Massimiliano Allegri has been one of the suggested factors impacting his lack of playing time this season, along with the arrival of Ronaldo, but his brother has denied any issues with the latter.
"Problem with Ronaldo? No, off the field there is no problem with Cristiano. The problems are on the field: Paulo is young, he has to play."
The attacker has played a supporting role for Cristiano Ronaldo since he joined from Real Madrid last year, starting just 22 matches and scoring five goals in Serie A this season.
Ronaldo meanwhile has 21 goals in his 29 league starts, and has taken over the Bianconeri spotlight this season.
Dybala could well be on his way out after a frustrating season in Turin, which may come as a surprise to many considering the Argentine netted 22 goals in 33 Serie A games in 2017/18.
Juventus signed Dybala from Palermo for €32m (£28m/$36m) back in 2015 on a five-year contract, and the attacker has since gone on to score 78 goals in 180 games for the club, winning the league title in each of his four years there.
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Louise R. Cowart, 93, of Haleyville passed away on March 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
Louise was born on Dec. 21, 1925 in Foley, Alabama. She was a member of Sunny Home Baptist Church for over 50 years and loved her church and church family very much, but most of all she loved the Lord. Louise worked at Haleyville Textile and Nailfast, and enjoyed being outside where she could be seen working in her yard from her wheelchair by neighbors and those who passed by in vehicles. Her family called the wheelchair her Cadillac. She also enjoyed fishing and camping with her daughters.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 4, 2018 from 2-3 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home where services will be held at 3 p.m. Brother Larry Dover will officiate. Burial will be in Littleville Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughters, Carloyn Smith Butler and her husband Freddie, and Elaine Smith Abbott; she was GG to 5 grandchildren, Kim Butler, Barry Butler, Keith Butler, Heath Cleveland and Todd Abbott; 6 great grandchildren, Melissa Butler, Ashley Ozbirn, Jerett Butler, Tiffany South, C.K. Smith and Cody Cleveland; and 7 great grandchildren, Gage Butler, Kiah Taylor, Emma Taylor, John Michael Ozbirn, Brantley Ozbirn, Emily Cleveland and C.J. Cleveland.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Kate and James Rice; and her grandson, Rodney Dale Butler.


And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE SIN HAS DONE TO THIS WORLD, OUR HEARTS WILL NEVER FIND WHAT THEY TRULY NEED HERE. This world is simply not what it was created to be, and to live in it is to hurt deeply. No one has tasted the bitterness of our experience any more than God Himself. He has lived among us, and when His great heart pondered the magnitude and the hurtfulness of what has gone wrong, Jesus wept (John 11:35).
It is foolish to underestimate the brokenness of this world. The more truly wise we become, the more we see the utter wretchedness of our earthly condition. "In much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow" (Ecclesiastes 1:18). The wise man, who has come to see that this world is tragically and irretrievably broken, will tend to be a man of sorrows. The unwelcome truth is this: we cannot have anything more than partial happiness as long as we live here. Our deepest needs cannot and will not be fully met in this life. To pretend otherwise is dangerously dishonest, and we'll be better off the minute we stop denying the seriousness of our unmet needs.
Yet it is also foolish to underestimate God. As much as we need to face this world's brokenness, we need even more to face the ultimate reality of God. We must learn to see His mercy as our salvation, His promise as our joy. As we fix our hope on His perfection, however, we must still not forget the imperfection of the world that we presently live in. God's Son did not die to make us healthier, wealthier, and happier in the here and now. He died to redeem us from the sin that is in our hearts and to give us eternal life. God gives us help, but He does not plan to fix this world. What He plans to fix is us — and then bring us to live where He is. As for this world, God plans to destroy it.
"In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God" (Aeschylus). Let us deal no more in superficial, sentimental solutions. Let us let God be God.
"To know of God without knowing of man's misery causes pride. To know of man's misery without knowing of God causes despair" (Blaise Pascal).