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Sculpting with Light: Medieval and Modern Cosmology confronts human attempts to grasp and master the structure and meaning of the universe. SWL investigates medieval cosmology from Aristotle to Dante, via Islamic astronomy, the EAGLE project at the cutting edge of modern galaxy modelling and soft matter physics and material-flow.
We are making expanding and contracting, nesting spheres (medieval cosmology). We are transforming 2D folding techniques, which map the distribution of dark matter and galaxies, into a 3D model using origami and cellular wire forms. These structures are more chaotic but loosely linked to polyhedral geometry and neural networks.
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Summarise what areas of Science/ Technology/ Art are you looking to explore?
We are currently investigating ways of visualising, both in 2D and 3D, the medieval and modern cosmos. We are developing ways of making expanding and contracting, nesting spheres (medieval cosmology). We are also demonstrating the expansion of the universe in current cosmology with reference to dark matter. We are attempting to transform 2d folding techniques, which map the distribution of dark matter and galaxies, into a three dimensional model. The structures here are more chaotic but loosely linked to polyhedral geometry and neural networks. We are exploring this with origami and cellular wire forms.
Alexandra Carr (Artist), Dr Giles Gasper (Historian -Medieval History), Professor Tom McLeish (Physicist – Soft Matter Physics), Professor Richard Bower (Cosmologist), Dr Mark Neyrinck (Cosmologist)
Why do you want to take part ASMbly Lab?
Our motivation for participating is two-fold. Firstly we would be interested in working with anyone who feels they have skills we are mising and to bring a new perspective to the project. Secondly we are keen to gain feedback on how we are attempting to visualise such complex ideas. We would like to guage if the outcomes so far are effective conceptually as well as aesthetically, in addition to being a good teaching aid. We would welcome challenging questions and constructive critisicm to develop our ideas and work further. This project is likely to be a small test project to springboard to further developments so we welcome opportunities to work with other institutions and individuals, as well as other collaborative projects as a result of this.
Is this a new/ existing project, artwork or piece of research?
This is an existing project in its very early stages. It is an artist's residency hosted by Durham University and supported by the Leverhulme Trust. We have been working together for a month and the project spans a total of four months.
Sculpting with Light: Medieval and Modern Cosmology confronts human attempts to grasp and master the structure and meaning of the universe. Inspired by research into medieval sources, including illustrated manuscripts, and modern research in physics, astrophysics and cosmology, the project features artist Alexandra Carr. Working principally with Dr Giles Gasper (Medieval History) and with Professors Tom McLeish (Physics) and Richard Bower (Institute for Computational Cosmology) Alex will investigate the world of medieval cosmology from Aristotle to Dante, via Islamic astronomy, the EAGLE project at the cutting edge of modern galaxy modelling and soft matter physics and material- flow.
Are you looking for collaborators?
Potentially yes. We are specifically interested in those with a sound knowledge of three dimensional geometry, in particular spherical geometry. We are exploring networks of structures, tension and expansion. It would also be interesting to meet people with experience of working with light in a live environment.
Skill Sharing
Among the group is extensive knowledge and experience in making, origami, computing and modelling as well as a deep understanding of cosmology (both current and historically) and astrophysics.
States of Mind Investigates theories on how hormones influence emotions.
Memory of Form
I will share contemporary origami techniques which free origami from traditional patterns and facilitate new uses which can be transferred to other materials. Using cyanotype-coated paper I will demonstrate how a photographic process can be used to capture experience, and reflect memory of form. New forms and their 'memories' will be created.
Azlee Babar
Azlee Babar is a sound artist from Manchester. Recent work involves: pseudo-autonomous generative audio systems; exploitation of psychoacoustic phenomena; indeterminacy and error.
Remaking the Stethoscope
The project aims to recreate some of the earliest models of the stethoscope and do a variety of trials to find out what length and wood type would have been 'optimal' for the purpose of the stethoscope (listening to the heart and lungs).
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Miss Marple cannot sleep – her alarm is torturing her. At first, she doesn't even hear it. Later, every time she gets up to look at it, it stops. When she lays down, it starts again. She gets more and more hysterical and eventually, mechanical.
In an urban public space a passer-by is confronted with a video sculpture that looks like a woman creeping into a paper box. She reemerges, her body covered in brown fur while her face appears in a hole in the front of the box. Behind the screen she is looking peacefully into her inner self, singing and humming an old lovesong in Low-German.
compositions and sculptural light installations.
In Horsedog a white horse appears above a white dog as if standing on top of it . Sometimes the dog is on the lookout - but nothing happens.
After a minute a black horse appears behind the white horse - and and dissapears before reaching the borders of the image. The dog doesn't notice it.
Endless Lights is a model for the nocturnal sea of lights of a megalopolis. In a triangel of one-way-mirrors lights are reflected in a seemingly endless cityscape.
The city's edge at night. A carcase's facade is projected onto a wooden hut that seems to be inhabited: inside, a light is turned on and off sometimes. But also a window with the singing silhouette of a person behind it, is projected onto it. Behind the hut a man appears and dissapears. On the other side of the construction site scenery, once in a while a dog is barking and enlighted according to the volume of his singing.
A nocturnal view out of a window with moving curtains shows a thunderstorm outside and flashes that illuminate the inner space. In between the flickering image, sometimes a human silhouette seems to appear.
The end of the world 13 is based on a video performance and the selection of interference imagery produced by artificial flashes inside and lightnings outside.
o.T. (Ships) refers to historical and and contemporary shipping in changing light and sound scenarios. Real dangers and stereotyped images of historical sailing, a boat with refugees and a containership are audiovisual sculptures with an imaginary communication.
An installation in a greenhouse about the genuine purpose of a greenhouse: accelerated agriculture as an industry. Everything keeps moving, vegetables look good for the moment - before collapsing.
Altar bread in a toolboxa mess in a bath robe - ambivalent imagery comes together in the everyday life of two nuns that live and work in a circus. Sister Bernard (62) and sister Dorothy (59) have been accompagnied with their weekly rituals, with hitching the trailer and traveling in the US.
With their concept of a "ministry of presence" they try to enable spiritual life in a circus as a mega-event: reflection and show meet.


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In the spirit of reconciliation
Kym Gouchie & Northern sky Live in Concert
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NIPD Concert for the Do Stuff Together Group
Monday, June 21, 2021 @ 7:00PM Mon, Jun 21, 2021 @ 7:00PM
virtual, Vancouver, BC
A private Zoom concert by singer/songwriters Leela Gilday of the Dene Nation, and Kym Gouchie of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Monday, June 21, 2021 @ 1:00PM — 2:15PM Mon, Jun 21, 2021 @ 1:00PM — 2:15PM
virtual - School District 59
Private event for School District 59
Saturday, June 5, 2021 @ 7:30PM — Friday, June 11, 2021 @ 12:00AM Sat, Jun 5, 2021 @ 7:30PM — Fri, Jun 11, 2021 @ 12:00AM
Virtual - Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
Kym Gouchie Trio - Presented by the Rotary Centre for the Arts and SoundON Virtual | June 5 | 7:30 pm
With ancestral roots in the Lheidli T'enneh, Cree and Secwépemc Nations, Kym Gouchie is fostering change through her music and art. Her music brings awareness to First Nations and women's issues, promoting reconciliation and community building while reminding us that we are all in this together. Her stories are a testament to the human spirit, weaving together threads of her own journey from personal tragedy to triumph.
Kym's traditional hand drum, clean, crisp acoustic guitar and full-bodied voice make her a powerful artist. Performing with her trio on June 5th, Brigitte Demeter and Thurein Myint add vocal harmonies, keyboard, and a selection of other instruments to the music.
Traditional First Nations, folk, and country tones alongside poignant and inspirational lyrics capture the hearts of young and old — her genuine and heartfelt performances have a profound and sometimes emotional impact on their audience.
A respected elder-in-training of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation, also known as Prince George, BC, Kym is sought after to perform and speak at traditional welcoming ceremonies, cultural gatherings, schools, and conferences. Kym splits her time living in Prince George and the Okanagan.
"Kym Gouchie is an artist who has the ability to momentarily make us feel that time can stand still. Performing with a combination of soulful expression, focused intent, integrity, and artistic depth, Gouchie embraces and holds audiences while imparting messages and truths in songs that need to be heard. Kym Gouchie is a force... As artistic director of the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival I have witnessed Kym Gouchie mesmerize an audience and inspire fellow artists. Kym is a truly unique artist who seamlessly blends the contemporary with the traditional." ~ Peter North, Artistic Director/Salmon Arm Roots & Blues
This presentation is supported by SoundON, Creative BC, the BC Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia and the BC Touring Council.
This performance will be followed by a Q&A with Kym Gouchie and the Rotary Centre for the Arts Theatre Programming Coordinator, Karma Lacoff Nieoczym. The audience is encouraged to ask questions. This show is presented in partnership with Unicorns.live as a streaming and ticketing partner. The show is available until June 11 at midnight.
Saturday, May 15, 2021 @ 4:00PM — Sunday, May 16, 2021 @ 2:00PM Sat, May 15, 2021 @ 4:00PM — Sun, May 16, 2021 @ 2:00PM
virtual, Osoyoos, BC
The topic of the performing arts community transitioning into a virtual stage has been a point of discussion since the cusp of the pandemic. Plays, concerts, operas, any kind of live show have now taken their seat within the sea of little squares in Zoom.
And while there's an obvious void for avid concert-goers, performing artists have been induced to take on the task of versing themselves through a new medium.
The Osoyoos & District Arts Council, adding to this virtual stage, is putting together a show on Saturday, May 15 featuring the music of Kym Gouchie, an artist from the Lheidli T'enneh Nation, also known as Prince George.
Gouchie describes her own style as music that speaks to the heart. They often involve hard subjects, like Indigenous women's issues and reconciliation. Yet she explains that she uses her music as a vehicle to share these subjects which may be difficult to talk about. It's a mix of folk roots with elements of Indigenous traditional music.
In her experience as a performing artist, she's been an anomaly in that work is abundant for her. In fact, she's even had to turn things down because her plate is overflowing.
"I'm one of these very blessed people that haven't had really any issues with finding work. And I think it's got a lot to do with the circles that I keep and just being diversified as an artist and having a lot of skills," explains Gouchie who plays a traditional hand drum, acoustic guitar and sings.
While she is thankful that the virtual platform has been able to connect her to so many people and places while never having to leave her home, it's come with its new challenges.
"It's definitely been a huge curve for me. And I'm not nervous for the performance piece. What makes me nervous is the audio," said Gouchie.
The pivot from live to virtual performances, Gouchie says, has made her hyper aware of the technical aspects of her shows simply because of the inevitable glitches that are bound to happen. People can be forgiving of poor video quality, but if there's poor audio quality, people just don't listen to that, she says.
Even after setting everything up, double checking connections and doing sound checks, a slight change or a shift in the room could change the audio input.
The traditional hand drum, for one, has a very unique sound. The drum produces very deep notes that resonate but Gouchie explains that "Zoom does not have an interface or any kind of ability to mix the audio so that it comes through at equal levels."
"It's a vulnerable thing to do to put yourself out there in that way. Because if that's the first time somebody is hearing you, it's an impression that you're making, and I'm not sure that everyone is as forgiving with the audio side of things."
Earl Krushelnicki, director at the Osoyoos & District Arts Council, says that the abundance of virtual performances these days makes it that much harder to draw in an audience. Even when the show is free.
"I've talked to performers and they said, early on, because a lot of performers are doing [virtual shows] from home trying to get their fans to give them some money to help them out. He said early on it was very well supported, but it's dwindled," said Krushelnicki.
The council currently trying their best to engage the local communities. The last show was in February by Mad Jazz for Valentine's day. This upcoming show with Gouchie may be the last virtual one they put on.
Gouchie says that people need to be mindful of artists that have been shifting into this virtual space. Just as the experience of the audience changes with virtual shows, the experience for performers has altered just as much.
"I get a lot from the audience that helps to keep my energy up while I'm performing, and this way we are looking into the lens of a webcam—it's not even a lens, it's a spot. And we're trying to engage, give that personal eye contact and use the space and it is hard," says Gouchie.
"It is the most challenging thing I think to do. But somehow, as an artist, you just figure it out and you do it over and over and over again and pretty soon I'm finding it easier. I'm still not a fan of it. But I've made friends with it and it's better than not performing."
The show is free for those with a Osoyoos and District Arts Council membership. Others can email odacopa@gmail.com for tickets.
Art Auction & Facebook Live Auction
Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 7:00PM Fri, Apr 30, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Facebook , Prince George
Friday, April 30, 2021 7:00 PM 10:00 PM Omineca Arts Centre 369 Victoria Street Prince George Canada (map) Google Calendar ICS Join us on Facebook Live for some amazing local talent! Brought to you by Gypsy Entertainment Group, Off the Rails Comedy Show, Atmosphere Entertainment, Jennifer Pighin and Ames Design Studio!
Live Music, Comedy, Live Art Auction, Door Prizes and community pride! All proceeds go towards saving OMINECA Arts Centre! Click going for updates on the set list, comedy lineup, and pre-bid on the Auction Items posted in the event link: https://fb.me/e/2sJpamsll
Supported by: Watts Art Academy, Downtown PG, Coldsnap Music Festival, Cariboo Brewing, Two Rivers Gallery and Studio 2880 Community Arts Council.
Together in Concert: Grandmother to Grandmothers Campaign
Thursday, April 15, 2021 — Sunday, April 18, 2021 Thu, Apr 15, 2021 — Sun, Apr 18, 2021
We are pleased to invite you to attend a 90-minute virtual performance called; Together in Concert: In Solidarity with African Grandmothers. It features a tapestry of Canadian talent from across the country.
It airs onThursday, April 15 at 7:30 pm EDT and the link will be available until Sunday April 18, 2021 at 7:30 pm EDT (72 hours).
We are delighted and grateful that acclaimed Canadian artists, from across this country, are joining together for this unique concert of music, dance, storytelling and drumming. Our host is Jackie Richardson, an award-winning performer for her theatre and music achievements and featuring Steven Page, National Ballet of Canada, David Myles, Stratford Festival and Sheree Fitch.
They will be joined by Canadian talent including: Bridge Brass Quintet, Canada's National Ballet School, the della kit, Feels Like Home, Forte, Genticorum, Joey Landreth, Kids of Note & The Notations, Kym Gouchie, Lorraine Klaasen, The Sojourners, and Sya VanGeest & Nicholas Stoup.
Enjoy the concert!
We represent 160 grandmother groups across Canada who have been raising funds for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation for 15 years.
We hope you will donate, please click here:
https://slf.akaraisin.com/ui/grandmotherspledges2021/t/togetherinconcert
Your donation to this concert is immensely appreciated! It will ensure that the community-based organizations providing vital care programs will be sustainable for the grandmothers, children and adults now living with two active pandemics, HIV and AIDS, and COVID-19. Donations of $20 or more to the Grandmothers Campaign will receive a tax receipt directly from the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Thank you for making a difference!
We greatly appreciate your generosity!
BCTC Pacific Contact Conference
Thursday, April 8, 2021 — Friday, April 9, 2021 Thu, Apr 8, 2021 — Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Polaris Montessori Elementary School
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Wed, Apr 7, 2021
Private School Show
Common Thread Community Chorus
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Private Session to engage with the Common Thread Choir and to teach them one of my songs.
Land, Health & Healing Gathering
virtual, Lheidli T'enneh Keyoh
Saturday, March 20, 2021 Sat, Mar 20, 2021
The Bailey Theatre - Online, Trail, BC
Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre Onliine, Vernon, BC
Saturday, March 6, 2021 @ 7:30PM Sat, Mar 6, 2021 @ 7:30PM
Osoyoos, BC
With the constant changes in covid safety protocols, please stay tuned for updates on whether this concert will be in person or virtual. Thank you and stay well. http://osoyoosarts.com/event/kym-gouchie-trio/
Friday, March 5, 2021 Fri, Mar 5, 2021
Arts Revelstoke, Revelstoke, BC
Friday, March 5, 2021 — Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Fri, Mar 5, 2021 — Wed, Mar 31, 2021
virtual, Nelson BC
Celebrating Our North - Coldsnap Music Festival
Thursday, February 4, 2021 @ 7:30PM Thu, Feb 4, 2021 @ 7:30PM
Facebook Livestream, Anywhere
Help the Coldsnap 2021 Coldstream Celebrate Our North by joining our livestream to see performances by our very own extremely talented artists Mark Perry and Kym Gouchie!
We are Celebrating Our North with music that will knock your socks off this February 4th at https://coldsnapfestival.com/
Cancelled: Osoyoos Performing Arts
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Wed, Oct 28, 2020
Osoyoos BC
CANCELLED Red Dress Campaign
Sunday, September 13, 2020 @ 7:00PM Sun, Sep 13, 2020 @ 7:00PM
Re-Launch of Ghost Woman
Trout Lake , 18th Street, Vancouver, BC
"Kym Gouchie is such a force. She has the ability to instantly draw you into the center of her incredible songwriting with her soaring vocals. Her music provides an opportunity to heal and be together. The generous stories she shares transport you and transcend the physical. I cannot wait for the next time I get to experience her live again and join together in round dance."
— Piper Hayes, Singer-Songwriter and Voice Instructor @ Centennial College
"Kym Gouchie is an artist who has the ability to momentarily make us feel that time can stand still. Performing with a combination of soulful expression, focused intent, integrity, and artistic depth, Gouchie embraces and holds audiences while imparting messages and truths in songs that need to be heard. Kym Gouchie is a force… As artistic director of the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival I have witnessed Kym Gouchie mesmerize an audience and inspire fellow artists. Kym is a truly unique artist who seamlessly blends the contemporary with the traditional."
— Peter North, Artistic Director/Salmon Arm Roots & Blues
In The Hearts of You & Me
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In The Hearts of You & Me 4:53
This song is my tribute to the murdered and missing Indigenous Women and Girls. My hope is to create awareness while honouring the victim's families and communities along the Highway of Tears, a 700 km stretch of highway between Prince George & Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada.
May we never forget our lost and stolen sisters. May their families find justice. May their families find peace. May we never forget the thousands of Indigenous women, girls and men who are missing and who have been murdered. May their beauty live forever, in the hearts of you and me.

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Ohio Supreme Court Holds Juror's Post-Trial Letter Expressing Remorse Cannot Overturn Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
The Supreme Court of Ohio ("Ohio Supreme Court") held in its opinion dated July 23, 2020, "This case involves a jury verdict rendered late on a Friday evening in favor of the defense in a medical-malpractice action. After the trial was over, one of the jurors wrote a letter to the court saying that she regretted her vote and had compromised her true beliefs to avoid having to return the following week. The trial court refused to consider the letter and denied the plaintiff's motion for a new trial. But the court of appeals reversed, determining that the letter could properly be considered and that the trial court had abused its discretion in refusing to grant a new trial. We conclude that the court of appeals erred in so doing."
The Underlying Facts
About two weeks before ReDon Jones's death, he presented to the Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital complaining of chest pains. A cardiologist evaluated Jones and ordered that a stress test be conducted on a treadmill to determine whether there was evidence of reversible ischemia (a decreased blood supply to the heart muscles). The test was performed the following week, and the cardiologist interpreted the results as negative for ischemia. Jones died as a result of a fatal heart attack one week later.
Jones's wife and the administrator of his estate filed an Ohio medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against the cardiologist, Hillcrest Hospital, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (collectively, "the Cleveland Clinic"), alleging that the cardiologist had been negligent in failing to order a cardiac catheterization, which would have found Jones's blocked coronary artery and enabled doctors to save his life.
The Ohio wrongful death medical malpractice jury trial began on a Monday, and the parties rested on Thursday of the same week. Jury deliberations began on Friday at about 11:00 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., the jury sent a note to the court asking for clarification about the legal definition of the standard of care and alerting the court that their votes were evenly split. The trial court instructed the jury to re-read the jury instructions and to continue deliberations.
Approximately half an hour later, the jury took a lunch break until 2:15 p.m. At 5:00 p.m., the jury submitted a second note asking, "We are still undecided 4-4. What should we do?" After conferring with counsel, the trial court submitted a reply at 5:20 p.m. that stated: "Keep deliberating."
Sometime after the second note, a juror requested to be excused due to a family emergency. The trial court asked the jury: "Do you want to continue to deliberate if Juror No. 3 has to go?" The jury responded, "Yes." After conferring with the attorneys, the court dismissed the juror and empaneled an alternate juror.
Upon the request of Jones's counsel, the trial court—at about 7:20 p.m.—instructed the jurors that they would "have to restart their deliberations" from the beginning with the replacement juror. The court explained that this meant the jury would have to select a new foreperson and supplied the jury with new verdict forms and interrogatories.
The jury deliberated for approximately one hour before sending a third note around 8:00 p.m. announcing that it was deadlocked four-to-four. With the agreement of counsel for both parties, the court instructed the jury to keep deliberating.
About an hour later, the trial court received another note, which stated: "We are deadlocked at 50/50. Everyone is very strong in their decision and are not swaying based on the evidence. How long do we have to stay here tonight? Can we go home? We are tired, cranky, and see no change in our opinions, based on the evidence in the foreseeable future."
The trial court, with the agreement of counsel, decided to send a note to the jurors saying that they could leave and come back on Monday morning to resume deliberations. After delivering the message to the jury, the bailiff reported that a couple of jurors reacted to the judge's note by stating, "Come back for what? We're not going to change." In response, the trial court determined that it would read the standard jury instruction relating to deadlocked deliberations, and discussed with counsel about whether it should read the charge that night or on Monday morning.
At approximately 10:00 p.m., while the judge and the attorneys were still discussing the deadlocked jury charge, the bailiff announced that the jury had reached a verdict. The jury returned to the courtroom, and the trial court reviewed the verdict forms and interrogatories. The court realized that the jurors had not completed the general-verdict form and instructed them to return to the jury room to complete this form. At this point, after having watched the judge's initial review of the forms, Jones's counsel said, "I don't think we should accept the verdict from the jury because of the circumstances involved in the case; that they said they were tired, they were cranky, and the Judge said they want to go home." Jones's counsel, however, did not move for a mistrial.
When the jurors returned to the courtroom, the trial court read the verdict form and announced the jury had reached a six-to-two verdict in the defense's favor. The court polled the six jurors in the majority, and each juror confirmed their votes.
Jones subsequently filed a motion for a mistrial, asserting that the court should have sua sponte declared a mistrial on the night of deliberations rather than accept the jury's verdict. "Reasonable minds can only conclude," Jones argued, "that [in] moving from [a] strongly deadlocked position to a complete about-face less than 30 minutes after being instructed to return Monday at 8:30 am that certain jurors surrendered their honest opinion as to the weight of the evidence for the mere purpose of returning a verdict and going home."
One month after the trial, while the motion was pending, the trial court received a letter from a juror. In the letter, the juror explained that her juror service had been stressful and said that she had ultimately agreed to a defense verdict in order to avoid coming back the following week. She had "felt very strongly that the plaintiff was correct in the case and the defendant was negligent." "Yet in the end, to speed the process along," she wrote, "I and one other juror changed our votes as the hour approached 11 p.m. Now I have to live with that decision which went against what I believed was right."
The court did not consider the juror's letter in denying Jones's motion, concluding that because the juror's statement did not suggest a threat, bribe, or impropriety by an officer of the court, Evid.R. 606(B) precluded its use to attack the verdict. Jones appealed.
The Eighth District Court of Appeals held that Evid.R. 606(B) did not preclude the court from considering the letter because the juror who wrote the letter did not testify at a subsequent proceeding concerning the original verdict. The appellate court further found that notwithstanding the juror's letter, given the totality of the circumstances surrounding the jury's deliberations, the trial court's denial of Jones's motion for a mistrial was an abuse of discretion. The Eighth District Court of Appeals also concluded that the trial court had committed plain error in not giving the deadlocked jury charge after receiving the third and fourth jury notes.
Ohio Supreme Court Opinion
The Ohio Supreme Court stated, "The question whether a juror may testify about her mental or emotional processes during deliberations to impeach a jury verdict is not a novel one. A firmly established common-law rule prohibits the admission of such testimony." Evid.R. 606(B) prohibits juror testimony to impeach a verdict except for two circumstances: first, under what is commonly referred to as the "aliunde rule," a juror may testify about jury misconduct when evidence of that misconduct arises from a source outside of the jury; second, even without outside evidence, a juror may testify about "any threat, any bribe, any attempted threat or bribe, or any improprieties of any officer of the court.
The Ohio Supreme Court stated: "Looking to the explicit terms of the rule, there was no "outside evidence" that any "outside influence was improperly brought to bear on any juror." A juror's own impressions of deliberations are not "outside evidence" … And all that Jones offers aside from the juror note is conjecture that jurors felt pressured to change their votes because of a desire to avoid further deliberations and because of pressure from other jurors who felt the same way. This does not amount to an "outside influence." Rather, what Jones complains of is exactly the type of internal juror dynamics that the aliunde rule is designed to keep sacrosanct. Nor has Jones presented any evidence of a threat, bribe, attempted threat or bribe, or impropriety by an officer of the court … the Eighth District construed Evid.R. 606(B) to preclude only sworn juror testimony. That is a misreading of the rule."
The Ohio Supreme Court held: "We find no misconduct or irregularity that warrants a new trial. Having excluded the juror's letter, we are left with the mere fact that the jury broke a deadlock and returned a verdict soon after it was told to come back on Monday. There is no evidence that the jurors breached their oaths. There is no evidence of any improper outside influence. And nothing in the jury's notes to the judge suggests any misconduct … It is true that deliberations extended fairly late into Friday night. But this occurred at the jury's choice—the judge asked the jurors if they wanted to continue deliberations when one juror had to leave, and they responded that they did. And while the jury was told that it would have to come back the next week, there is nothing unusual about jury deliberations proceeding into the following week. Thus, we find none of the grounds set forth in Civ.R. 59(A)(1) and (2) to be present in this case."
A concurring opinion stated, "Regardless of which side prevails, the confidence in a jury verdict rendered under circumstances like these is tenuous at best. The option the court gave to the jury of continuing deliberations into the late hours of a Friday evening or returning on Monday morning left the jury between a rock and a hard place. It is no surprise that under circumstances like this, jurors might put their own personal interests above the interests of the parties."
Source Jones v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3780.
If you or a loved one have suffered serious harm as a result of medical negligence in Ohio or in another U.S. state, you should promptly find an Ohio medical malpractice attorney, or a medical malpractice attorney in your state, who may investigate your medical malpractice claim for you and represent you or your loved one in a medical malpractice case, if appropriate.
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The next two years are going to be extremely difficult for China. Just as an anecdotal evidence that the leadership is preparing for a difficult period ahead, the seminar on risks for the senior cadres of the CCP just finished after four full days of discussion on how to manage and mitigate these risks both on the domestic as well, as on the international fronts.
What makes the present situation so particular is that we have a convergence of four crises – or at least major challenges – looming up which will test President Xi Jinping leadership ability, and whose outcome will shape not only China's trajectory in the coming years but also the global economy and the whole geopolitical landscape.
The first challenge is an economic one: GDP growth has been slowing in China with the 2018 results – 6.6% – being the lowest in the last twenty years, and the fourth quarter of last year confirming that the deceleration of activity is continuing as a result of both structural and cyclical adverse forces. There is here primarily the impact of the deleveraging and the restrictive measures against shadow banking imposed by the government to reduce financial risk which had taken a very worrisome proportion after ten years of debt-driven growth. Significantly, financial risk had been identified as one of the top three priorities by the leadership at the beginning of last year. Adding to that has been the initial impact of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. To prevent the slowdown going too fast too far the leadership has been trying to inject additional dynamism in the economy by loosening fiscal policy, reducing the banks reserve requirements, deciding on tax cuts and by launching a new set of infrastructure projects.
The problem is that new funds have so far gone to SOEs – a set pattern given the emphasis put on the preservation of the role of SOEs as a key element of the power grip of the Party – while it is the private sector which generates growth and job creation. The government is now insisting that the banks should reverse their long-held tradition of directing credit almost exclusively to SOEs and provide credit to the private sector – Xi Jinping has personally intervened on that twice in the last month.
It remains to be seen how the private sector – especially the medium-size private companies which had been so demoralized by the inability to get necessary credit from banks and has been forced to resort to expensive shadow banking funds which had dried up – will react if new credits are now available. At the same time, Beijing needs to make sure that the issuance of new funding for infrastructure projects will be well controlled and calibrated to avoid inflating again the debt of provincial and local entities and re-igniting the financial risk that was a major issue in 2018 and that it had fought hard to bring under control.
This will be a very difficult balancing act for the leadership as they absolutely need to put a floor on GDP growth at around 6 to 6.5% but at the same time they need to make sure that the fiscal loosening being implemented will not aggravate the structural imbalances in the economy that the 2009 stimulus program generated. In the same way, it will be also be very difficult to calibrate the much needed support to the private sector while maintaining the primacy of the SOEs despite the very poor performance of many of them. This balancing act between contradictory priorities will have to be managed in the context of a softening global economy and the uncertainties of additional punitive tariffs by 1st March if the present negotiations with Washington fail.
The second challenge is linked to the Belt & Road Initiative. This is one of the two signature initiatives launched by XI Jinping and a trillion dollars project. The idea is to kill three birds with one stone : Help address the issue of over-capacity in some sectors in China, especially in the infrastructure and construction domains, and create a new vector of growth for Chinese companies in Asia, Central Asia the Middle-East and Eastern Europe; create a huge zone of co-prosperity with China at its center ; and build a sphere of geopolitical influence for Beijing. However, the project is fraught with a number of risks from an economic side, as many of the countries targeted are in poor financial and economic shape ; There are also political risks given the very volatile and unstable political situation of most of these countries ; and then there is the reputation risk for China as many of the expectations created by the Belt & Road Initiative might not be fulfilled, generating an anti-China backlash.
So far, Beijing has been unable to entice the private sector in its projects which are almost exclusively undertaken by SOEs, as private sector companies consider that most of the projects represent too much of a financial risk for them. In fact, there is quite a significant concern in China about the fact that some of the money invested in the Initiative will never be recovered. What has also happened is that although Beijing speaks of a win-win initiative, so far 86% of the projects undertaken has gone to Chinese companies, creating frustrations in the countries of destination. Many of these countries are also realizing that some of the projects have a much higher cost than if they had been allocated through bidding processes.
Last but not least, some of the countries targeted by the Belt & Road are now confronted with a huge debt burden with respect to their financial capabilities. This has been the case for Sri Lanka which was forced to grant a 99 year lease to China on the strategic port of Hambantota because it could not repay the funds borrowed for the construction of the port. In the same way, Pakistan is now on the brink of bankruptcy but will not get any loan from the IMF as Washington will block any infusion of money to Pakistan to allow this country to repay some of its debt to China. In Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir decided a freeze on all projects initiated by his predecessor in the context of the Belt & Road and an audit of the actual costs involved with the cancellation of some of these projects.
So, some backlash has been building up towards Xi Jinping's initiative, which in fact has considerably slowed down in 2018 in terms of the number of new projects undertaken. The key question is whether XI Jinping will be able to make the necessary adjustments to his initiative in the course of 2019 to keep it moving and contain the growing reputation risk involved in it. However, these adjustments will, in many cases, go against the vested interests of some SOEs and it remains to be seen whether Beijing will be able to demonstrate the necessary flexibility that will allow the Belt & Road Initiative to continue to proceed in a smoother way.
The third challenge will be for XI Jinping to maintain his position of uncontested leader in Beijing. Over the last six years the president has been concentrating all the levers of power in his hands, eliminating all potential sources of opposition to him, and creating a personality cult not seen in China since the Mao era. His decision to abrogate the two terms limit to the President position has not been well received in many segments not only of the power apparatus but also of the Chinese public at large. He has expanded the number and role of Small Leading Groups which he chairs himself, or have some close associates to chair, and which cover – and shape the decisions on – every single public policy issue in the economic, security, foreign policy domains. In the same way, the restructuring of the Chinese military which has been engineered by Xi was not only aiming at transforming it into an efficient, modern, fighting force but allowing the President to establish his control on it. This is now almost fully achieved. In parallel to that, Xi Jinping is also gradually establishing his full control on the police apparatus – which was not the case until two years ago.
However, in doing so and in using extensively the anti-corruption campaign to neutralize any potential source of opposition to, or contestation of, his power ; by being omnipresent and becoming the ultimate decision-maker on all important decision in any domain and abolishing the practice of collective leadership which had existed before his accession to power, XI has created a lot of ennemies who are just waiting for any opportunity to hit back at him. If the economy slows down too much ; if the confrontation with the US turns out to be too damaging ; if his drive to put China close to the center of the international stage generates a very costly backlash ; even if a natural disaster or calamity is badly handled and generates a strong popular outcry ; then there might be attempts in Beijing to get back to the former formula of collective leadership that characterized the Hu Jintao era.
This does not mean at all that XI Jinping could possibly be removed from power. He is now too solidly entrenched for that. But this would mean that in some policy areas he will have to resort to a more collective decision-making pattern and that some of his pet projects might be put on the back-Burner. This would be a very bad outcome for him as he considers that the Hu Jintao era was a "lost decade" for China as decision-making was too dispersed, leadership was too weak, and the grip of the Party loosened too much. In addition to that, Xi is convinced that it is only under his leadership that China can be – and will be – restored to the status it deserves as a great super-power.
The fourth and presumably the most important challenge is of course linked to the management of the US-China relationship. This relationship is at a very critical juncture. To understand how we got there, and to try understand what will shape the future of this relationship one needs first of all realize what key strategic assumptions from both sides have now proved to be wrong.
China's economy will somehow "converge" towards a a free market, western style model. This was wishful thinking. China is doing what it has always been very clear about doing i.e. build a "socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics" but the Western world was so assured that there could not be any other economic model than its own one that Beijing assertions were wrongly dismissed as sheer rhetoric. In the same way, when Xi Jinping has been speaking about reforms, he always had in mind reforms aimed at strengthening the system, not changing it. This means preserving the strong role for SOEs and the absolute guidance of the Party not only on the economy ,but on every aspect of China's social fabrics. So, if preserving the system and improving its efficiency, or bending to tactical necessities, means opening up more activities to foreign companies (for instance in the financial services ) this is something that Xi can live with.
The authoritarian nature of the regime will constrain China's innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities and would slow its catching up process on the Western world. Innovation is booming in China and the country has today what is probably the most vibrant startups ecosystem in the world. China is fast catching up on mastering the disruptive technologies that drive the 21st century economy, threatening the technological supremacy the US had enjoyed so far – especially in the ICT, AI, aerospace domains.
The spread of social media in China and the high penetration of the Internet would compel the regime to move towards some kind of social liberalization. In fact the authoritarian grip of the regime under Xi Jinping has never been so tight since the Mao era. The regime has mastered the art of using social media to watch the mood of the people, to shape it but also to respond to some frustrations when it comes to daily life issues, while ensuring that the key elements of the regime message, and the basis of its legitimacy are always present.
President XI Jinping had assumed that he could break with the traditional approach shaped by Deng Xiaoping – « Lie low, hide your strengths, bid your time » – and initiate a very assertive and ambitious strategy to bring China back to « very close » to the center of international stage without generating a backlash from Washington. He was counting on the fact that past the initial bluster the Trump administration would just continue along the lines of past administration, i.e. oscillating between looking at China as a strategic partner or as a strategic competitor. He did not realize that for key people around Trump China is now a adversary Number One, a strategic rival bent on supplanting the US as the number one super-power, and to be stopped – or at least slowed down to a maximum extent – in its course.
XI Jinping had also under-estimated how his much heralded « Made in China 2025 » initiative – and what it meant in terms of tilting even more the playing field towards Chinese SOEs and progressively squeezing out Western MNCs from key sectors defining the commanding heights of the 21st century economy – had antagonized Western MNCs which had been so far one key base of support, and the most efficient lobbyist, for China in Washington.
Last but not least, XI Jinping had not realized the strength of Donald Trump's obsession with trade deficits and how this was a key consideration shaping the President's approach to China, making him lean towards the hard-liners in his administration who – beyond trade issues – have now defined and are implementing a full-scale China containment policy.
In this present context, what are the strategic objectives that Beiijing and Washington are pursuing and where is this leading the US-China relationship?
Putting China "close to the center" of the global stage and establishing it as the equal to the US. This involves an accelerated push towards expanding fast China's technological, economic capabilities, creating a modern and sophisticated military apparatus, able to project power beyond the mainland border, and and creating through the Belt & Road Initiative a sphere of geopolitical influence. This means establishing China's leading position in some key technologies of the future such as AI. However, contrary to the assumption in many circles in Washington, its is doubtful that China aims at "replacing "the US as Number one » but rather dealing globally with it as its equal, while supplanting it in the Asia region. In the same way, In the same way it is a misconception to think that Xi Jinping's objective is to build a new world order centered around China and antagonistic to the existing US-led international order. More presumably what China wants is an adjustment of the international structures and institutions such as the WTO and the IMF that will take into account its expanding economic weight.
Ensuring the long-term sustainability of the grip on power of the Chinese Communist Party. This means that the Party leads everything "government, military, civilian, academic, north, south, east, west and center », as Xi Jinping pointed out at the National People's Congress in 2018. This also means making sure that SOEs continue to play their role not only as a key element of Beijing economic strategy but also as a crucial factor in maintaining the grip of the Party on China's society. This goes with the shutting down of any potential dissenting voice and making sure that the private sector, while playing its role in economic development, operates in a perimeter strictly defined by the state.
Bringing China to the status of a moderately prosperous society by 2030. This entails achieving over the next ten or twelve years the shift towards an economy by technology and innovation, domestic consumption and a prominent position in the technologies defining the commanding heights of the 21st century economy. This requires, at least for the short or even medium term, maintaining some form of interdependence between the Chinese and the US and European economies.
Slowing down China's high-tech development through the tightening of the rules regarding Chinese acquisitions of US high-tech companies; restricting access of Chinese nationals to high-tech research centers; imposing a ban on using telecom companies such as ZTE or Huawei which have become very serious challengers to established players in that domain and are even supplanting them when it comes, for instance, to 5G as a technology and business game-changer; and bringing European countries, Japan and Australia to join in the boycott or ban of the Chinese companies most advanced in the crucial technologies such as ICT. (It is interesting in that respect that, so far, the US has not come up with any significant proof/evidence to support its claim that Huawei is a threat to US national security).
Challenging more forcefully China's territorial claims in the South China sea, and countering the increasing presence of the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean.
Launching a program of investments in development assistance programs in some third world countries – notably Africa – to try to stop or even reverse the spreading of China's presence and influence in these countries.
Trying to decouple the US economy from the Chinese one, through policies such as tariffs aimed at pressuring US European and Japanese MNCs to restructure their global supply chains and – when feasible – to relocate activities from China to the US.
The problem is that there is scant chance that the Trump administration will be able to achieve its containment objectives, as – with respect to China's rise in every single domain – the train has left the station quite some time ago. China has already become too much of an economic power with a vast and dynamic domestic market – it has supplanted the US economy in Purchasing Power Parity terms. It is now a technological powerhouse and is fast developing its military capabilities. There are three times more countries that have now China rather than the US as their main economic partner. With China's huge population, its growing influence in different parts of the world there is no way that the US could replicate with it what its Soviet containment policy achieved in the Cold War era.
The rear-guard battle that the White House is waging might at best delay China's development in some domains for a few years but no more than that. It will also prompt Beijing to accelerate its drive to become self-reliant in key areas such as semi-conductors or aeronautics. But what it will definitely do is to create resentment towards the US from a country and a public opinion fiercely nationalistic, extremely proud of what China has achieved over the last forty years and to exacerbate the sense of a revenge to be taken over history. This would undoubtedly make even more difficult the much indispensable modus vivendi that will have to be achieved among two super-powers with different systems operating according to different logic but compelled to find ways to engage in business, economic interaction and to collaborate on some key global issues.
The Chinese leadership will not accept or bend to any pressure to change a system that it sees as extremely successful in making China achieve in 40 years what it took almost two centuries for Western countries to achieve. It will not – also – accept any change in its policies or structure that would endanger the grip of the Communist Party as a structure of power (not anymore as an ideological structure). This will mean the continuation of the leading role of the public sector and the SOEs in all strategic economic and technological areas and the reliance on a directive industrial policy. The line one would hear in Beijing from government and Party officials is very simple: « We are not asking any country to change its political or economic system and we don't see why anybody would feel entitled to ask us to change our system ».
In that context, the most likely development in the present US-China confrontation is that Beijing will offer some good concession to reduce the US trade deficit, additional pledges and measures to protect intellectual property rights and reduce forced transfers of technology from Western companies operating in China. This will not weaken or change in any way the modus operandi of the Chinese system or the basic structures on which its economy functions. But, if tactical concessions are made by Beijing they will presumably be made in a way allowing Mr. Trump to declare victory and tell his electoral base what a strong leader he is, without Beijing conceding anything that the leadership considers essential with respect to its strategic objectives.
This will not address the structural challenge – the most crucial one in the many years to come – of how to make two economic blocs having achieved a kind of parity but operating according to different systems and logic not only to coexist but to interact in a positive way and to be able to join forces in addressing some global challenges.
Western corporations will have to re-calibrate the way they do business in and with China – as the Chinese market is too big – and will get even bigger – to ignore while Chinese corporations will also have to devise less abrasive and offensive ways to get from the US and Europe the kind of technologies they will continue to need in the coming years to sustain their evolution.
There will certainly be some perceptible sighs of relief if the present US-China trade negotiation end up successfully before 1st March and eliminate for the moment the scary prospect of a very damaging trade war. But don't hold your breath. We are just at the very beginning of a period of deep global structural adjustments from and economic and geopolitical standpoint.
The most likely pattern that we are going to go through in the coming period will be an alternation of phases of low-intensity economic and geopolitical frictions and phases of high-intensity economic and geopolitical frictions. And the most favorable outcome will be to limit the damage of this alternation and maintain the interdependence between the US and Chinese economies as the best safeguard against something worse.


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Xu Kangyan practices the art of handwriting every day in his study in Beijing. He tutors more than 60 adult students from all walks of life to learn Chinese calligraphy.[Photo by Wang Jing/China Daily]
A character-forming display of elegance and style has seen Wu Dichen, 29, garner more than 1 million fans as her soft smile belies the depth of her expertise and her exquisite style.
Wu has won over numerous fans on Chinese social media platforms since she released her first video on sharing platform TikTok in May 2018. But in this case the modern technology is used to highlight a traditional skill far from the usual fare of cooking, singing or plain publicity seeking. Wu's fame is due to her delicate and fascinating writing of Chinese characters.
One of the videos Wu released on the platform in December 2018 saw the number of her fans surge by about 60,000 overnight as she brought the ancient craft to a new generation of admirers.
"She is pretty. Her handwriting technique and style are beautiful too," said a fan commenting on Wu's video. Another fan said: "I rely too much on my mobile phone and I often forget how to write (Chinese characters). Her videos encourage me to write again."
Wu is delighted that her videos have inspired more young Chinese people to pick up the brush to learn calligraphy.
"I didn't expect that my videos would have received so much attention and that afterward the viewers were more interested in calligraphy, an important ancient Chinese art form," says Wu in a phone interview with China Daily. "Chinese characters carry on Chinese culture and history."
A work by Wu Dichen, a copy of the famous piece Lanting Xu (Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion) made by Wang Xizhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420).[Photo provided to China Daily]
Wu was born and raised in Gaotang county, Liaocheng city in Shandong province, which is also home to Li Kuchan (1899-1983), a famous Chinese painter, calligrapher and art educator. Gaotang county is renowned as a center of art and calligraphy.
Wu's grandparents were both teachers and her grandfather practiced calligraphy at home. This inspired Wu to learn the art as a child. She had a close bond with her grandfather, she says, who suggested her name at birth. Dichen literally means washing away the dust, to have a "pure soul". Wu recalls that during childhood she loved playing a writing game with her fingers in the air, mimicking the style and strokes of Chinese characters she saw on the streets and on TV.
About four years ago, Wu attended a calligraphy class, catering to adult learners. She learned how to write in the style of xingshu (running script) and kaishu (regular script). Wu, who worked in a local internet company, practiced calligraphy for about four hours every day after work.
"The more I practiced, the more I loved calligraphy," Wu says. Besides using ink and brush, Wu also uses a pen to write.
"The process of writing helps me to focus my thoughts and relax my mind. Usually I write Chinese poems, which is a great way to learn about traditional culture."
Unlike many of her peers, who are "addicted" to their mobile phones for playing video games or watching TV shows, Wu is self-disciplined and focuses on her calligraphic writing. She also loves reading books about calligraphy and drawing with colored pencils.


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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Bruce Irvin was an immature 24-year-old when he first arrived in Seattle. Now he's back for a third stint with the Seahawks as a nearly 35-year-old elder statesman trying to show there's still a little left in his game.
"I feel good. My body feels good. My mental is good. I can't complain, man," Irvin said. "I get to live out my dream at 35 — about to be 35 in three weeks — so I have no complaints."
Irvin was a surprise addition to the practice squad this week as one of the important players from Seattle's NFC championship teams from nearly a decade ago was brought back for another shot at becoming a contributor.
A first-round pick by the Seahawks in 2012, Irvin spent his first four seasons with Seattle before moving on. He returned in 2020 but the reunion lasted all of two games before Irvin suffered a torn ACL in his right knee that ended his season.
Irvin revealed Thursday that the injury required a second surgery and was the reason he only appeared in six games last season with Chicago.
"The road to get back to where I was, that really kind of put me in a dark place," Irvin said. "But I had great people around me, and they pushed me and motivated me and got me back where I needed to be."
Irvin hasn't played a full season since 2018 and there's no expectation that he's going to come in and show some of what made him so successful earlier in his career with Seattle.
But Irvin did spend the end of last season with the Bears in the same defense the Seahawks are using this season. His defensive coordinator in Chicago was Sean Desai, now the associate head coach with the Seahawks.
Irvin could end up being as much of a teacher as a contributor after some significant early struggles by the Seahawks with the defensive transition.
"I'm not asking him to come out here and give speeches and stuff like that. As long as he breaks them down every once in a while, we will be in good shape," coach Pete Carroll said. "He will have an effect. He's been around enough, he cares a tremendous amount about excellence, the style of play, and playing tough, so he will have a good effect."
Even though he played a handful of games last season, Irvin's phone was silent in the offseason. He joked that "do not disturb" must have been activated on his phone. In case someone did call, Irvin had been commuting about an hour each way near his home in Atlanta to stay in shape but even that was growing old.
Irvin said he was planning to continue for just a few more weeks when the Seahawks reached out.
"Thank God that Pete and them reached out to me," Irvin said. "I packed a big old bag and my wife was like, 'Why are you packing your bag so big?' I said, 'Baby, I'm not coming back.' It worked out and I'm here with y'all."
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There! I might a thought of that closet. What you been doing in there? Nothing. Nothing! Look at your hands. And look at your mouth. What is that truck?
SATURDAY morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
TOM presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom, breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.
THE sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
ABOUT half-past ten the cracked bell of the small church began to ring, and presently the people began to gather for the morning sermon.
MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so because it began another week's slow suffering in school. He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
TOM dodged hither and thither through lanes until he was well out of the track of returning scholars, and then fell into a moody jog. He crossed a small branch two or three times, because of a prevailing juvenile superstition that to cross water baffled pursuit.
AT half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual. They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
THE two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror. They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
CLOSE upon the hour of noon the whole village was suddenly electrified with the ghastly news. No need of the as yet undreamed-of telegraph; the tale flew from man to man, from group to group, from house to house, with little less than telegraphic speed.
ONE of the reasons why Tom's mind had drifted away from its secret troubles was, that it had found a new and weighty matter to interest itself about.
WHEN Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was. He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around. Then he comprehended. It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
A FEW minutes later Tom was in the shoal water of the bar, wading toward the Illinois shore. Before the depth reached his middle he was half-way over; the current would permit no more wading, now, so he struck out confidently to swim the remaining hundred yards.
AFTER dinner all the gang turned out to hunt for turtle eggs on the bar. They went about poking sticks into the sand, and when they found a soft place they went down on their knees and dug with their hands. Sometimes they would take fifty or sixty eggs out of one hole. They were perfectly round white things a trifle smaller than an English walnut.
BUT there was no hilarity in the little town that same tranquil Saturday afternoon. The Harpers, and Aunt Polly's family, were being put into mourning, with great grief and many tears.
Id know it better if you acted more like it. I wish now Id thought, said Tom, with a repentant tone; but I dreamt about you, anyway. Thats something, aint it?
TOM arrived at home in a dreary mood, and the first thing his aunt said to him showed him that he had brought his sorrows to an unpromising market: Tom, Ive a notion to skin you alive!
THERE was something about Aunt Polly's manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again. He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
VACATION was approaching. The schoolmaster, always severe, grew severer and more exacting than ever, for he wanted the school to make a good showing on Examination day.
TOM joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their regalia. He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
AT last the sleepy atmosphere was stirred and vigorously: the murder trial came on in the court. It became the absorbing topic of village talk immediately. Tom could not get away from it.
TOM was a glittering hero once more -- the pet of the old, the envy of the young. His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him. There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
THERE comes a time in every rightlyconstructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.


Last night, I had the distinct honour to speak at Shoresh's Taking Root event at the beautiful new Artscape Sandbox in downtown Toronto. You can watch my 5 minute speech just below, I hope you do! There are pictures below the video, so please take a look at them too!
For those of you who are not aware of this incredible organization, PLEASE, I urge you to take a few moments to check them out on their website here. You can read more about my connection to Shoresh and the bees here.
I also want to thank all of the inspiring speakers who also told their stories last night. I really felt privileged to share a podium with Chef Anthony Rose, Professor Andrea Most, Rabbi Rafi Lipner, Ran Goel, Dara Solomon and Debbie Field, plus Rochelle Rubinstein, Alicia Kaplan and, of course, Shoresh's executive director, Risa Alyson Cooper.
I also want to thank everyone who contributed to the speaker "goodie bag" – you can see what I received here, I love them ALL!!
I felt so happy when I left the event last night. It is so great to be with my friends and family at such a great place, for such a great cause!
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Unbelievable event! Such a perfect conference for all the teens who desire to present their own projects. I am glad that there are communities that support youth.


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Rob Thomas keeps cool perspective on success
Matchbox Twenty's lead singer holds 'selling records' separate from his personal life
By CHRIS WELCH
Times Entertainment Writer chrisw@htimes.com
Rob Thomas, lead singer for Matchbox Twenty, is one of those push-overs who just can't say no to friends.
Most of the time, anyway.
When Carlos Santana called, Thomas co-wrote and sang on the Grammy-winning song "Smooth" from the album, "Supernatural.''
When Willie Nelson called, Thomas contributed three songs to Nelson's soon-to-be-released album, "The Great Divide,'' and sings backup vocals on one of them.
But when Mick called - yes, Mick Jagger - Thomas had to call back the Rolling Stones' legend and tell him - ouch - no.
"I thought I was going to cry," Thomas said, recalling the moment during a recent phone call.
Thomas had to say no because he'd already said yes to his wife, model Marisol Maldonado, as in in yes, he would save that time for her.
"I had just promised my wife that when we had a couple of weeks between tours that I would spend it with her," Thomas said. "When I got his (Jagger's) first call to come out to L.A. to write with him, I thought, 'That's a long way from New York.'
"I knew he'd been working on the record for a while, so I called him back, and said, 'I don't know how to say it, but I can't do it.'"
Not many people probably turn down Jagger and get a second chance, but as it turned out, the Rolling Stones' playboy understood, eventually came to New York, and the two got together and wrote a couple of songs.
Still, the episode is the first clue Thomas isn't from the typical rock 'n' roll-comes-first, everything-else-doesn't-matter mold, even though his career has exploded the last few years.
While Matchbox Twenty is selling a gazillion records, he needs a new trophy case for his Grammys and is as hot as any singer/songwriter around, Thomas' priorities are still cool - spending time with his wife, being straightforward and polite - even to the sharks that surface in the media - and humble enough to admit he's a fan just like the rest of us.
"I try to put a perspective on my job, as much as it sometimes gets blurred," Thomas said during a break in his recent tour. Matchbox Twenty, Train and David Garza perform here Tuesday at the Von Braun Center Arena.
"I love my job - it's so much a part of Matchbox Twenty, Train and David Garza perform here Tuesday Singer Continued from page G1 who I am - and exists because of creating something within you," he said. "But you have to separate the two (work and personal life). I hate to call it a job, because I feel so fortunate at the end of the day. But that's what it is - selling records."
And he's certainly done that. Matchbox Twenty, with hits like "Push," "3 a.m.," "Real World" and "Back 2 Good," sold over 11 million copies of its 1996 debut album, "Yourself or Someone Like You," an achievement few artists have reached. And the follow-up, "Mad Season by Matchbox Twenty," with hits "Bent," "If You're Gone," "Mad Season" and "Crutch" has gone triple-platinum.
Also, Thomas was honored with three Grammy awards for "Smooth," the 1999-chart topping collaboration with Carlos Santana. The song earned "Song of the Year," "Record of the Year," and "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals." Thomas had previously earned a Grammy nomination for Matchbox Twenty's "Push."
"I just fell bass-ackwards into luck again," Thomas said of his success with "Smooth." "Everything about 'Smooth' has been so special and so beautiful. We were taking our time making 'Mad Season,' so 'Smooth' became this really good bridge.
"It (Grammys) definitely put a different slant on me. Our band had sold over 10 million records, but nothing prepared me for that. After 'Smooth' we were big, (bleeping) rock stars. It took me to another level and gave me respect for where success is and for Mr. Carlos."
The collaboration with Santana certainly gained him additional respect as a songwriter/singer, but it's also helped lure new fans to hear what he and his regular band are doing.
"The favorite thing to me, about the band, if you look in the audience, it ranges from 50s and 60s to 10-year-olds," Thomas said. "And, I don't think that would have happened if not for 'Smooth.'
"We like to think we're a band that's everywhere. People know when Matchbox is coming out 'that's the guy from "Smooth." 'I make that transition from Rob in Santana to Rob in Matchbox Twenty."
His most recent project with Willie Nelson is one of those labors of love he's always dreamed of doing. He contributed "Maria," "You Won't Catch Me Cryin'" and "Recollection Phoenix" to Nelson's album and sings backup on "Maria." He's also submitted songs to Tina Turner, Mary J. Blige and may have a song on Tim McGraw's next album.
"I've been writing for Willie all my life - he just didn't know about it," Thomas said, laughing. "The funny thing is, when Willie and I got together, I had three songs already written. They weren't Matchbox songs, they were too Willie. So, when I played them for him, he liked them.
"That's the only reason I do it - I'm a fan. I've turned down more money than I've made to do things like this. I've got a gig, so it's good I can. I'm being nice to that 16-year-old who stood in front of the mirror playing a tennis racket and dreamed of being a rock star."


Thanks for giving your ideas. I would also like to coveny that video games have been actually evolving. Technology advances and innovations have made it simpler to create sensible and fun games. These entertainment games were not that sensible when the actual concept was first of all being tried out. Just like other kinds of technological know-how, video games also have had to evolve by means of many generations. This itself is testimony to the fast development of video games.


Community- We engage in community by hanging out and eating a meal before each youth group. It's great way for us to talk about things we've experienced through the week while catching up with friends. We play a game after the meal to relax, energize and build camaraderie. 2-3 times a month we do small groups because it feels more comfortable sharing one's heart in a smaller setting. We believe small groups are where big life change happens.
Worship- Worship is at the center of who we are. We sing along every week with our youth-lead worship band. When we sing songs and absorb messages that are relevant to our age group, it inspires us to live lives that are honorable before God and our fellow men. Worship deepens our love for God and increases our spiritual maturity.
Serving- We believe in living a life bigger than self. By serving our community and people in need, we find purpose and contentment in our lives. Serving prepares us for future success by adding value and trust with the people we serve. Seeking nothing in return, we honor God by doing for others.
The Mechanicsburg Christian Fellowship Youth Group exists to introduce and develop young people into a deeper relationship with God so they can share that love with the world.


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Q: UITextView is changing color in iPhone 6+ automatically which is not required I have set the color of the text of UITextView from storyboard to white color. Its working fine in iPhone 5,5s,6,6s (iOS version 10.1.1) but the color is automatically getting changed to black in iPhone 6s (iOS version 9.1.1). I also provided the text color through code, then also its not working.

A: This is a bug from Apple's part probably in iOS 9.3.3, and it was fixed for later version of iOS, as you say it is working fine in iOS 10.1.1. You can also look into another stack overflow's post with similar issue

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Q: How to create a table in a form in Visual Studio How can I make a table, like an excel table, to show the contents of a two dimensional dynamic array in visual studio?
I see that in visual studio 2008 there was a table object to be added to a form, but I can't seem to find anything similar in 2013. Datagridview seems to do the job but it involves creating a SQL database?

A: The DataGridView is the solution. You don't need a SQL database. Just fill a DataTable with your data (row by row) and set the data source of the DataGridView as this DataTable.
 // Create and populate the datatable
 DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
 DataColumn[] columns = {new DataColumn("ID"), new DataColumn("Value")};
 Object[] row1 = {"1", "Value1"};
 Object[] row2 = {"2", "Value2"};
 Object[] row3 = {"3", "Value3"};
 dataTable.Columns.AddRange(columns);
 dataTable.Rows.Add(row1);
 dataTable.Rows.Add(row2);
 dataTable.Rows.Add(row3);

 //Set the data source
 dataGridView.DataSource = dataTable;

A: That's because datagrid is supposed to work with database.
Anyway I guess you're looking to integrate an excel table inside your form, right?
In that case this should help!

What have you tried until now?!


Gaining admission into Nigerian Universities is becoming increasingly difficult by the day and this has resulted to seeing young secondary school leavers who are suppose to be within the confines of the academic walls of their departments roaming about the streets with the slogan "I still dey find admission" – a local parlance that means am still searching for admission into higher institution.
As much as we would love to lay this malaise on the doorstep of a failed government or educational sector call it the Nigerian bureaucracy, it is pertinent to note that most of our admission seekers are not going about it the right way. It is also worthy of note majority of the admission seekers are not academically deficient as most people will think. Majority of them are matter of fact intelligent chaps who have made their O'level and UTME in flying colours that without the aid of mercenaries or what we call 'runs' or 'special centres' as the case may be.
Now that you have made your O'level, passed your UTME, its about time to remind yourself that admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions does not come by those singular criteria. Seeking for admission requires a meticulous and strategic approach else you will watch your admission chances role away from your very eye while others that did not score as high as you did are flying their caps with their matriculation gown at your face. Here are some basic approaches that if meticulously followed would not just land you in your higher institution of choice but your course of choice as well.
1. Academic competence: By this I mean you have to be academically sound. I don't mean you must be a genius but having gone through the walls of secondary school for six years, writing the Senior Secondary Certificate Exams, you should be able to hold your head high in your subject areas.
2. Institution of Choice: Your choice of institution will to a large extent determine if your admission is successful or not. Having a good knowledge of the institution you intend to choose is key to overcoming this huddle. Virtually most higher institution in Nigeria except the private ones admit student with a quota system and the catchment area thing. Double check if you fall within the catchment area of the school as this will enhance your chance of securing admission before someone who is not in the same catchment area with the school. Most school give preferential treatment to student within the catchment area even when they score a lower mark in their post UTME than those outside its catchment area.
Its also advisable you pick the same school as your first choice and second choice with a different course as nearly all the schools rarely consider their second choice candidate for admission.
3. Course of studies: This is also part of getting to know the school of choice but this time Choosing both your first and second choice of course within the school curricula meticulously. Some course have higher cut-off marks than the other. Your first choice should normally have a higher cut-off than your second choice so it becomes easy to go for the second choice if you couldn't meet up the cut-off for the first choice. Do your research about the school and your department of choice very well. This will help you to know the cut-off mark so you can prepare yourself adequately to work around it.
3. Change of Institution and Course: Your UTME result might prompt you to go for a change of institution or course form especially when you feel the score would not meet the basic requirement for admission into your first choice institution and course. Do not hesitate to go for a change of institution form. It is far better than staying at home for another one year waiting to write another UTME in the name of it must be University A or Course B or never.
4. Study: After you have gotten your UTME result and your score is high enough to sit for the post UTME of your University of choice, it is not time to rest on your laurels or roam about the street visiting friends, old Secondary school mate to celebrate your success in JAMB as it is not uhuru yet. The post UTME is the final huddle, it is where the work lies and you have to give it all you have. Give it your best by studying harder than ever before. You have done your research, you now know what the course cut-off mark is, get a taste of past questions and know your area of concentration. Study the past questions, practise with it. Set an exam scenerio, time yourself and let someone supervise you and see how well you will perform.
Cover all area necessary, study as if its your last chance at getting admission, don't leave your admission to chance and remember you can't really afford to stay at home another one year waiting go round the same admission circle again.


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Q: REST API error in block editor for custom templates I'm working on a plugin that adds custom templates to WordPress for use with the active theme. The template files are located in a plugin directory and are being passed into WordPress with the theme_templates hook.
What's stumping me is one small variation in an if statement results in the REST API returning an error when firing WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_template(). The error is only present in the block editor as the classic editor bypasses the REST API check.
This is my function.
    public function add_custom_templates($templates)
    {
        global $post_type;

        /**
         * Collect an array of templates files
         */
        $templates = $this->template_files();

        foreach ($templates as $template) {
            /**
             * Get header info from template file to parse template name and post type(s)
             */
            $data = get_file_data( MY_TEMPLATES_PATH . $template, array(
                    'name' => 'Template Name',
                    'post_type' => 'Template Post Type'
                ));

            // remove spaces if present
            $trimmed = str_replace(' ', '', $data['post_type']);

            //convert template data post type string to array
            $post_types = explode(',', $trimmed);

            // THIS WORKS <---
            if (!empty($data['name']) && !empty($data['post_type'])) {
                $custom_templates[$template] = $data['name'];
            }

            // THIS DOES NOT WORK <---
            // if (!empty($data['name']) && !empty($data['post_type']) && in_array($post_type, $post_types)){
            //     $custom_templates[$template] = $data['name'];
            // }

        }
        // manual override
        $custom_templates['example.php'] = 'fake template';

        return $custom_templates;
    }

}

Let's assume $templates = array('one.php', two.php, three.php')
one.php has the following comment block below the opening tag
/*
 * Template Name: Template One
 * Template Post Type: post, page
 */

two.php has the following comment block below the opening tag
/*
 * Template Name: Template Two
 * Template Post Type: post, product
 */

three.php has the following comment block below the opening tag
/*
 * Template Name: Template Three
 * Template Post Type: page, product
 */

This working if statement returns all templates and allows for saving/updating inside the block editor without errors from the REST API
if (!empty($data['name']) && !empty($data['post_type'])) {
     $custom_templates[$template] = $data['name'];
}

$custom_templates returns the following array: array(4) { ["one.php"]=> string(12) "Template One" ["two.php"]=> string(12) "Template Two" ["three.php"]=> string(14) "Template Three" ["example.php"]=> string(13) "fake template" }
However, that statement results in all 3 templates being accessible no matter the post type. I'm wanting to only include a template if the $data['post_type'] matches the global $post_type for the given post.
This if statement is supposed to limit it as per my intent.

if (!empty($data['name']) && !empty($data['post_type']) && in_array($post_type, $post_types)){
     $custom_templates[$template] = $data['name'];
}

When running just the second if statement on a "page", $custom_templates returns the following array:array(3) { ["one.php"]=> string(12) "Template One" ["three.php"]=> string(14) "Template Three" ["example.php"]=> string(13) "fake template" }
*No matter which if statement is used, the manual override I added as a temporary sanity check is able to be selected and saved despite the lack of an actual file existing.
When running the if statement with in_array($post_type, $post_types) it correctly returns the templates I'm wanting to return, but any attempt to select and save that template inside the block editor results in the REST API kicking back the error "Updating failed. Invalid parameter(s): template".
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm stumped why the REST API is blocking the request *only when adding the extra check to my if statement.

A: It appears that the issue lies with the in_array function that is checking if the current post type matches the post types specified in the template header information. The problem seems to be that the REST API is validating the parameters, including the template parameter, before passing it to the WordPress API to update the post.
It's possible that the REST API is only allowing certain values for the template parameter and the values generated by the in_array function are not accepted. You can try to debug this by logging the values of $post_type and $post_types before and after the in_array function, as well as the $custom_templates array.
Another possible solution is to modify the REST API check_template method to accept the values generated by the in_array function. This would involve creating a custom REST API controller for the posts endpoint and including the check for the custom templates in the check_template method.
Lastly, you could also try using the WP_Query class instead of the REST API to retrieve and update the templates, as it is not as strict in terms of parameter validation.


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Q: Wikipedia text download I am looking to download full Wikipedia text for my college project. Do I have to write my own spider to download this or is there a public dataset of Wikipedia available online?
To just give you some overview of my project, I want to find out the interesting words of few articles I am interested in. But to find these interesting words, I am planning to apply tf/idf to calculate term frequency for each word and pick the ones with high frequency. But to calculate the tf, I need to know the total occurrences in whole of Wikipedia.
How can this be done?

A: Considering the size of the dump, you would probably be better served using the word frequency in the English language, or to use the MediaWiki API to poll pages at random (or the most consulted pages). There are frameworks to build bots based on this API (in Ruby, C#, ...) that can help you.

A: from wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_database

Wikipedia offers free copies of all available content to interested users. These databases can be used for mirroring, personal use, informal backups, offline use or database queries (such as for Wikipedia:Maintenance). All text content is multi-licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Images and other files are available under different terms, as detailed on their description pages. For our advice about complying with these licenses, see Wikipedia:Copyrights.

Seems that you are in luck too.  From the dump section:

As of 12 March 2010, the latest complete dump of the English-language Wikipedia can be found at http://download.wikimedia.org/enwiki/20100130/  This is the first complete dump of the English-language Wikipedia to have been created since 2008.
Please note that more recent dumps (such as the 20100312 dump) are incomplete.

So the data is only 9 days old :)

A: If you need a text only version, not a Mediawiki XML, then you can download it here:
http://kopiwiki.dsd.sztaki.hu/

A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_database#Latest_complete_dump_of_english_wikipedia

A: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_database

A: All the latest wikipedia dataset can be downloaded from: Wikimedia
Just make sure to click on the latest available date

A: Use this script
#https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=extracts&pageids=18630637&inprop=url&format=json
import sys, requests
for i in range(int(sys.argv[1]),int(sys.argv[2])):
  print("[wikipedia] getting source - id "+str(i))
  Text=requests.get("https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=extracts&pageids="+str(i)+"&inprop=url&format=json").text
  print("[wikipedia] putting into file - id "+str(i))
  with open("wikipedia/"+str(i)+"--id.json","w+") as File:
    File.writelines(Text)
  print("[wikipedia] archived - id "+str(i))

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