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FMS bands – Play with Dream Theater!!!
Do you want to play in Minsk, Belarus, or more better, do you want to support DREAM THEATER band on their show on Minsk Summer Rock event in Ice Palce, June 25TH 2015? Contact us directly on info@fullmetalservice.com and make a dream come true. Play with DREAM THEATER with little help of Full Metal Service.
Pulvis Et Umbra on Russian tour!
Full Metal Service member Pulvis Et Umbra are preparing for their russian tour with UK band Blodshoot Dawn in cooperation with Rocket To Russia booking. Check this schedule for early march!
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Composer Alexander Osipov @ FMS!
Drakum – Check new lyrics video 'Spirit'!
Remember Drakum? One of the most promising death /epic folk metal on the Market! Here it is! The second single from their forthcoming album 'Torches Will Rise Again' with name 'Spirit' is out. Check their lyrics video. Share it and spread the word! Also…. check their official Facebook tomorrow. Tomorrow they will announce great news!
D.Hate – New FMS full package member!
Great job in Belgrade – Sepultura support show!
Former FMS band Infernal Tenebra on Brutal Assault!
FMS bands Rising Dream and Burning Circle on Exit festival in few days!
FMS bands like Inceptor, Fuel For Disaster, Dienamic, Celtibeerian, Drakum etc. just played on Underwall 2014 festival in Croatia. Great performances and great aftershow reviews. But, festival season is not over yet :) Few months ago Infernal Tenebra is booked for Brutal Assault festival and Rising Dream will play on Exit Festival soon (Explosive stage).
Croatian Black 'N Roll band Manheim will support Amon Amarth in Croatia. They will play with them in club Tvornica Kulture, together with Hypnos from Czech Republic. Soon, Manheim will fly in Finland on Steelfest 2014 festival and this slot is also secured by Full Metal Service. Check our news for more live dates soon.
FMS band Naughty Whisper is very busy these days!
FMS band Burning Circle just came back from PPM festival!
Welcome new 'full package' band – Naughty Whisper from Italy!
E.N.D. – New video for 'Disowned'!
Infernal Tenebra – New video from Japanese tour by FMS team!
After Infernal Tenebra, Avicularia, Rapid Strike, Full Metal Service, Metalgod, Metal Detector, Underwall, Liburnian Records, Damn-Models, Tamara Kamikaze and Fuel For Disaster adventure, our designer Violeta just launched brand new website of excellent Norwegian thrashers Dienamic. New website, new look and new upcoming album ready to be published. Check Dienamic website and listen their music.
Welcome new 'full package' band – Mystery Blue from France!
We are extremely proud to sign legendary French metal band Mistery Blue inside Full Metal Service roster. The foundation of Mystery Blue dates back to 1982. Originally founded by the guitarist Frenzy Philippon, Mystery Blue rather quickly became a household name in the world of Hard Rock, as we called Metal in those pioneering days.
Zadar, Zagreb, Istanbul, Oslo, Trondheim, Hell and back!!! Thank you Norway, thank you Full Metal Service, Eirik, Liz, Frode, Herbjørn, Vidar, Rickard, Sanja, Car, Domagoj, Lanzarot… you made this journey unforgetable! Special thank you goes to Rising Dream Nordic fans – see you again in Norway very soon!
Welcome new 'full package' band – Guardians Of Time from Norway!
After their almost 2 years classic membership status, Norwegian metal band Guardians Of Time improved their FMS membership and from beginning of 2014, they are 'Full package' members. Eleventh FMS 'full package' member is third Norwegian 'ful package' member on our roster. Enough for great FMS tour from north! Congratulations!
Welcome new 'full package' band – Fuel For Disaster from Norway!
Welcome new 'full package' band – DRAKUM from Spain!
FMS will organize 69 Eyes concert in Zagreb!
FMS band Infernal Tenebra finished Japanese tour sucessfully!
BURNING CIRCLE published new video!
INNER SANCTUM, Tour diary video is out!
Wacken Metal Battle application period is now open!
Do you want to play in Japan?
RISING DREAM confirmed Trondheim Festival appearance!
MANHEIM confirmed Steelfest 2014 appearance!
RAPID STRIKE confirmed tour with Black Star Riders!
AGHARTI published debut album in Japan!
Great news from FMS team. We just started to collaborate with the biggest metal band on Balkan area ever: Divlje Jagode (Wild Strawberries). Divlje Jagode will publish their 12th album in December and FMS team in collaboration with Kreathia studio just finished their upcoming video for 1st single. 2014 will be year of Divlje Jagode.
Full Metal Service 'full package' bands Rapid Strike and Dienamic just confirmed Japan tour in November 2013. Rapid Strike and Dienamic will visit Japan in November 2013. Expect lot of crazy photos, videos and of course tour diary! During one full week they will play on six shows including final, double sold out Tokio shows.
FMS launched MetalGod online magazine!
FMS band for Hypocrisy support!
Big Underwall festival 2014 competition!
E.N.D. confirmed Brutal Assault 2013 mainstage!
Croatian metal band E.N.D. confirmed Brutal Assault 2013 appearance with some of the biggest bands on the scene today. E.N.D. will play on the zero festival day together with Testament and other great bands. E.N.D. appearance of Brutal Assault festival is just the beginning of great collaboration. Expect some new announcements for next years.
FMS bands confirmed Carpathian Alliance 2013!
FMS bands confirmed Metaldays 2013 appearance!
INFERNAL TENEBRA confirmed Exit Festival 2013 appearance!
UNDERWALL FESTIVAL launched with success!
AVICULARIA confirmed Vader support show!
This concert will be awesome and great experience for all lovers of extreme music. 21.4.2013. FMS 'Full Package' band Avicularia will, together with W.I.L.D. and Sterbhouse support VADER and MELECHESH in Gun klub, Belgrade! Full Metal Service arranged this support together with our partners Grom Records from Serbia. See ya there!
HYPOCRAS and AS SILENCE BREAKS confirmed Japan tour!
FMS starting with UNDERWALL festival 2013!
GUARDIANS OF TIME and D.HATE will support Sabaton in Belgrade!
INFERNAL TENEBRA confirmed PPM festival 2013!
TERRORIZZER MAGAZINE will publish CD with FMS bands!
INFERNAL TENEBRA confirmed Trondheim Festival 2013!
Full Metal Service 'full package' band Infernal Tenebra just confirmed their appearance on Trondheim Festival in Trondheim, Norway. Infernal Tenebra will play on last festival day, on March16th. This will be the first Infernal Tenebra concert in Norway and first concert after release of their last album 'New Formed Revelations', published by Massacre Records (DE).


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Thursday Ratings: Life on Mars Goes from Best to Third
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ER, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite having the best debut for any new drama last week, ABC saw no Life on Mars yesterday. The freshman series dropped 27% in the demos and placed third in its hour. Meanwhile, Eleventh Hour actually showed improvement and helped CBS maintain its dominance over Thursdays.
Survivor: Gabon (12.9 million, 4.2/2 in 18-49) had 400,000 torches snuffed.
Ugly Betty (8.2 million, 2.6/8) downsized by 300,000.
My Name is Earl (6.5 million, 2.6/8) slipped by 600,000; Kath & Kim (6 million, 2.5/7) shrunk by 1.5 million.
Smallville (4.1 million, 1.7/5) did the same as before.
Hole in the Wall (1.4/4) returned to 3.6 million.
CSI (18.8 million, 5.1/13 in18-49) lost 4.2 million.
Grey's Anatomy (14.6 million, 5.8/14) had the night's best demos.
The Office (8.1 million, 4.1/10) was off by 900,000; Saturday Night Live (8.6 million, 4.1/10) gave up 2 million.
Kitchen Nightmares* (1.4/3) grossed out 3.5 million.
Supernatural (3.1 million, 1.2/3) was on par with last week.
Eleventh Hour (12 million, 3.2/9 in 18-49) grew by 400,000.
Approximately 8.8 million said goodbye to Abby Lockhart on ER (3.5/10).
Life on Mars (8.5 million, 2.7/7) was down 3.1 million.
(You can review last Thursday's ratings here.)
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Sillu Karupatti (2019)
Movies like Sillu Karupatti (சில்லுக் கருப்பட்டி) are rare and they make Tamil cinema proud. The film by Director Halitha Shameem is an anthology of four individual stories – each from the everyday life of ordinary people from various walks of life.
The first story is about a boy living in the slums near River Cooum, who earns his living by rummaging through the city's waste dump yard. One day, he finds a 'Pink' trash bag and he finds something in that.
The second was about a young meme's creator who is diagnosed with cancer. How did he cope with it?
The third is about a 'dignified' love at first sight for an elderly gentleman from the moment he sees he a grandma enjoying a slide in the children's playground with her granddaughter.
The fourth is about a married couple with three kids. After 13 years of marriage, the relationship loses it's appeal, and how the couple handle the resulting tension with the help of Alexa smart speaker is the story. Acted well by Samuthirakani and
Sunainaa.
For each of the stories, the casting was perfect. Watching the stories, we are struck by the Director's attention to detail and her ability to capture the emotions of people and present it to us on the silver screen. She has taken care to present acceptable logic in every story, every scene to the next moves flawlessly, they don't feel like coincidence or filmy, but gradual transitions that can in real life.
Each story is also centred around a theme or object: For the first story it was the Pink trash bag (if it was the regular black it would've been unbelievable), in the second it was a shared taxi ride between strangers, the third had senior-citizen master health checkup and in the last it was
The dialogues too were natural and brief. In the first story, the boy gets worried to help someone and his little friend says "நியாபகம் வெச்சுக்கோ, நீ நல்லதுப் பண்ண போற, ஏன் பயப்படர?". In the second the protagonist, a meme's creator says to a politician who wants to hire him "ஆபிஸ் Work stressஐ குறைக்கத் தான் இந்த மீம்ஸ் எல்லாம், இதுல்ல இவ்வளவு பிரச்சனை இருக்கும் தெரியாது", For which he gets a reply "நீ மாச சம்பளம் வாங்கறவன், இதற்கு மேல் நான் சொன்ன உனக்கு புரியாது". In the fourth story, the husband calls his wife, with her hands full she answers the phone and it falls in the sambar she is serving to the kids, one of the kids shouts to his daddy "அப்பா, போன் சாம்பார்ல விழுந்திடுச்சு, உப்பு, காரமெல்லாம் சரியா இருக்கா சொல்லுங்க!".
The film is available on Netflix India.
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R.Karthik 9 months ago	 Reply
and the old man from the third in the first…
My rating of the story was actually the last one being the best and in the reverse order
There is a missing word at the end if the statement.."the third had senior-citizen master health checkup and in the last it was…"
Also did you find one character from each story appearing very very briefly in the other story….if you have not watch it again scene by scene. !!
venkatarangan Post Author 9 months ago	 Reply
Yes, I did. the boys from the first story in the second. the heroine from the second in the last.


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by Dave September 8, 2017 September 8, 2017
I try to avoid certain topics which the media has covered in excruciating detail such as the current series of hurricanes. The Russian probe and chaos in the White House would also be included in this group.
However, I wanted to add a bit more on the topic of the recent series of hurricanes and global warming which deserves repeating. There is a connection as there is ocean warming as well as average air temperature warming. It was an early conclusion of scientists that global warming would result in more extreme weather events. Certainly, the images of the immense hurricane Irma followed by Jose in the Atlantic ocean and Katia in the Gulf of Mexico would suggest that something way out of the ordinary is going on.
Saying that global warming caused Hurricane Harvey or Irma is way too simplistic. The severity of a hurricane depends on where it lands. If Harvey had dumped tons of water in the Gulf of Mexico instead of Houston or Irma had taken just a slightly less turn to the north and missed Florida, nobody would have cared. Warm Caribbean waters are an essential element for the formation of catastrophic hurricanes, and is a trend associated with global warming. Perhaps scientists are a bit reluctant to make more definitive statements on this relationship because there are so many other impacts of global warming such as increasing sea levels which are directly linked to global warming.
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The denial of global warming by the White House is truly a sad situation. My heart goes out for the residents in the Caribbean islands. I suggest everyone consider making a donation to charity organizations helping them to rebuild.
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Yes. Same here. I think lots of people are in that boat.
10) Any question for me?
Will know the results by Friday! Rotman is supper quick!
Good luck! Rotman's turnaround time is amazing.
Also had my interview on monday and was told I'd know by friday! Super anxious!
Yeah Rotman is super quick and yet you feel as if you've to wait for very long.
I know that they had their decision committee on tuesday, so they're probably getting everything together to send decisions either today or tomorrow...hang in there, I'm also waiting!
Just got the call! I'm in!!!
Same here, I'm in! Got the call an hour or so back. Any word on scholarship? I freaked out inside my head and missed half of what she said near the end of the call. When can we expect the email with details?
Do you guys see any change in the application portal?
It is already 11 PM in India. I guess I have to wait till tomorrow as Lynda said!


Working hard will lead you to great success. If you work hard then you're going to make money. However, you need to keep things like what this article taught you in mind. Best wishes in your endeavors for financial freedom.


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Foos, QOTSA Rock Blackberry Launch Party
10/30/2008 by Mitchell Peters
The Foo Fighters brought their arena rock show to a much smaller stage last night (Oct. 29) at the 1,400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles, during a private concert with Queens Of The Stone Age to help p
The Foo Fighters brought their arena rock show to a much smaller stage last night (Oct. 29) at the 1,400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles, during a private concert with Queens Of The Stone Age to help promote Blackberry's first touch-screen phone, the Storm.
Despite the corporate promotional element behind the show, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl assured the crowd that the band was there to rock. "Ladies and gentlemen, don't be fooled," he shouted," we're having a rock concert."
Although sets from both acts were limited to about one hour, the Foos and QOTSA didn't fail to deliver the rock. QOTSA took the stage around 8:15, tearing through such songs as "Millionaire," "Mexicola," "Little Sister," "A Song for the Deaf" and "Sick, Sick, Sick," among others. It seemed like a sure bet, but Grohl, who in the past has filled in as drummer for QOTSA, didn't join the group onstage during its set.
The Foos' 12-song set included "All My Life," "Learn To Fly," "Stacked Actors," "My Hero," Everlong" and "The Pretender." The group is about to begin a lengthy hiatus in the wake of a busy 2008, which found it touring the world in support of last year's "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace." On Nov. 18, RCA will release the Foo DVD "Live At Wembley Stadium," chronicling June 6-7 shows at the London venue.
Research in Motion VP of brand marketing Paul Kalbfleisch says last night's concert was a perfect way to "celebrate" the forthcoming release of Blackberry's Storm, which is scheduled for release next month.
"We wanted to put on a show that fans would love -- we knew Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age on the same stage would be memorable," Kalbfleisch tells Billboard.com. "It was great to be able to offer Foo Fighter fans one last chance to see the band before they go on an 18-month hiatus."
Blackberry allowed about 800 contest winners into the show. The event was first announced as a "secret show," where fans were prompted to text in a code for access.
Here is the Foo Fighters' set list:
"All My Life"
"Times Like These"
"Learn To Fly"
"Young Man Blues"
"Long Road To Ruin"
"Let It Die"
"Stacked Actors"
"Marigold"
"My Hero"
"Cold Day in the Sun"
"Everlong"
"The Pretender"


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Don't repeat social media mistakes with Metaverse regulations
By Blockchain BeatFebruary 1, 2022No Comments
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Tusk Ventures CEO and founder Bradley Tusk says that the failure to regulate cryptocurrency and social media effectively in the United States is a "really good lesson for how we should handle the Metaverse."
In a Feb. 1 interview on CNBC's "Closing Bell," Tusk urged U.S. policymakers to "get ahead" of the Metaverse and implement regulations sooner rather than later.
"Typically speaking, our policy has been that we wait for technology to be introduced to gain market fit and traction [before introducing regulation]." However, "It's very hard to do that retrospectively," he said.
"We know the Metaverse is coming — it's already here in some ways. We know it's got all the problems of the internet, probably times five or ten. So why don't we think about it now, and get ahead of it?"
He echoed this sentiment in a Mirror blog post uploaded the same day, writing: "The problems we have regulating technology companies now will be reproduced and amplified in the Metaverse. You think policing state-sponsored disinformation is hard on Facebook and Twitter? Wait until you try it in 3-D."
He also stated that while policymakers are unable to develop specific regulations for the Metaverse until they have a better sense of what's coming, they should start by looking at cryptocurrency and social media.
How do you think appropriate regulation can be put in place for something that is not yet defined or well understood? I understand the desire to get it "right" but I don't think regulation is beneficial, especially at this stage. A plan to educate policymakers though, sure.
— Adam Sternbach (@adamsternbach) January 31, 2022
"We can avoid making the same mistakes we did with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and social media generally if we can develop an intellectual framework for regulating the Metaverse now."
Crypto regulation is becoming an increasingly hot topic in the hallways of the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). According to a Jan. 19 report by Cornerstone Research, the SEC has launched a total of 97 actions against crypto organizations since 2013, 20 of which happened in 2021 alone.
Despite the continued calls from some congresspeople and industry players for a more coherent and consistent regulatory framework when dealing with cryptocurrency, Tusk told CNBC that policymakers' inaction had left citizens without basic protections.
"We don't have basic rights about who owns what data, how can we transfer it, how can we take it down. Those are all basic things that I think at this point we have a right to expect our government to handle. And when the Metaverse comes, it's just going to be that much more extreme."
Related: US congressman calls for 'broad, bipartisan consensus' on important issues of digital asset policy
Tusk was an early investor in Uber, Lemonade, and Coinbase. During 2009, he served as the campaign manager for media oligarch Michael Bloomberg in his bid to be re-elected as the Mayor of New York City. He also has acted as the Deputy Governor of Illinois, an early political advisor to Uber, and the Communications Director for U.S. Senator Check Schumer.


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Garrett was raised with his brothers and sister in the evergreen woods of Washington State. It was there that he nurtured his passion for animals, Sign Language, the rain, and acting. After high school he packed up his 94' Camry with some snacks and moved to Los Angeles!
After studying with some incredible teachers in LA, he desired a more rigorous conservatory education. He moved to Chicago to attend The Theatre School at DePaul University where he graduated with a BFA in Acting. Garrett was also blessed to spend the summer of 2017 in Oxford, England studying with the British American Drama Academy in association with the Yale School of Drama.
Recent TV/theatre credits include: Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, "PYG" (Jackalope Theatre), a workshop of Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Ms. Blakk For President" (Steppenwolf Theatre), "Eroica" (Redtwist Theatre), "Three Sisters," and the U.S. premiere of Robert Icke's "Oresteia" (Theatre School at DePaul). He has appeared in numerous national commercials for companies such as: Tyson, Ford, Toyota, and X-Box. He'll soon be making his Oregon Shakespeare Festival debut as Lorenzo in their upcoming production of "Everything That Never Happened."
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Борис Иванович Огородников (21 октября 1935 года — 19 апреля 2018 года) — советский и российский учёный, спортсмен. Лауреат Ленинской премии 1966 года (совместно с И. В. Петряновым, В. И. Козловым, Б. Ф. Садовским, Н. Б. Борисовым, П. И. Басмановым). Чемпион СССР по спортивному ориентированию.

Биография
Окончил в 1959 году МХТИ им. Д. И. Менделеева (кафедра технологии изотопов и водородной энергетики)

Научная деятельность
Под его руководством в лаборатории электроформирования волокнистых материалов НИФХИ им. Л.Я. Карпова разработаны и успешно применены методы контроля радиоактивных газо-аэрозольных систем, образующихся при проведении испытаний атомного оружия, при нормальной работе ЯЭУ и при радиационных авариях. В течение 20 лет после аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС с их помощью осуществляется мониторинг аэрозолей аварийного происхождения..

Был активным участником ликвидации последствий аварии на ЧАЭС. Впоследствии занимался изучением радиоактивных аэрозолей как на самой ЧАЭС (внутри объекта «Укрытие»), так и в зоне отчуждения.

Спортивная карьера
Б. И. Огородников — чемпион СССР по спортивному ориентированию.

В 1975 году киностудия «Союзвузфильм» сняла по сценарию Б. И. Огородникова учебный фильм «Спортивное ориентирование». В 1978 году демонстрировался фильм «Ориентируйся на местности», созданный по сценарию Огородникова киностудией «Таллинфильм».

Б. И. Огородников является автором нескольких учебно-методических пособий по спортивному ориентированию.

 1981 вице-президент Всесоюзной Федерации ориентирования СССР
 1988 присвоено звание судьи Всесоюзной категории по спортивному ориентированию.
 1991 президент Всесоюзной Федерации ориентирования СССР
 1992—1996 член Президиума Федерации спортивного ориентирования России
 с 1997 — Почётный член Федерации спортивного ориентирования России

В марте 1991 года на учредительной конференции Федерации спортивного ориентирования СССР был избран вице-президентом Федерации.

В 1996—1997 году в детском оздоровительном лагере Орленок от ВДНХ (Выставка достижений народного хозяйства, оно же ВВЦ, г. Москва; Пушкинский район МО, пос. Зеленый городок) вел туристический кружок обучая детей любви к лесу, основам ориентирования и выживания в лесу.

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Big Projects, Big Disputes – Bring in the Mediators
By Danny McFadden on 27/04/2018
71 countries across 4 continents. 65% of the world's population. 1/3 of Global GDP. 4 – 8 trillion USD overall investment.
These are just a handful of the eye-watering numbers associated with one of the largest infrastructure and investment projects in history – China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative. Coined as the modern day silk road, this project seeks to build a network of roads, railroads, pipelines, power-grids, shipping lanes and economic corridors connecting over 70 countries with a view to boosting trade and bolstering cultural exchanges.
To support this gargantuan project, China has set up several financial mechanisms, funded by its foreign-exchange reserves. A 40 billion USD Silk Road Infrastructure Fund has been established to finance the project in addition to the Asian International Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) as a new Multilateral Development Bank (MDB). This bank will complement and cooperate with existing MDBs to support infrastructure needs in Asia.
Change and development in new areas can always come with the risk of potential conflict – what is important is to have dependable mechanisms to manage difficulties it they arise.
Mediation in Large Scale Infrastructure Projects
Mediation is a proven dispute resolution tool for disputes involving vast sums of money, multiple and diverse stakeholders and complex, legal, commercial and personal issues.
The value of mediation, in addition to its time and cost efficiency, is its flexibility and adaptability. It can be used as a standalone process or can form part of a stepped dispute resolution procedure, proceeding bilateral negotiations and preceding arbitration and litigation. Also, when faced with large, multi-party, complex cases, a mediator can also act as a facilitator of early-negotiations between parties allowing for the exchange and management of documents, narrowing and understanding of issues and constructive engagement before progressing to mediation.
Furthermore, infrastructure projects invariably have high overheads and running costs. Disputes often bring progress to a halt and divert critical management time and financial resources. Expedited resolution is in everyone's interest, to reduce unnecessary costs and ensure a project isn't derailed by endless and unresolved disagreement. Such projects may also require the preservation of an existing supplier arrangement. Rather than strain that relationship before an arbitral tribunal or court, mediation offers a much more amicable platform for dialogue, the lasting resolution of the dispute and a focus on moving forward. Compared with arbitration and litigation, mediation gives a voice to commercial and personal, as well as legal issues.
Mediation and the OBOR
The OBOR will undoubtedly encounter conflict along the way and as such, Asian ADR bodies and mediators have been actively seeking to get involved with the project and to provide dispute resolution services where possible. Mediation is being enshrined as a dispute resolution mechanism by the AIIB as part of its complaints system for those adversely affected by OBOR activities.
In 2018, China announced that it will establish 'Belt and Road Courts' to handle disputes arising out of the OBOR. The courts, which will be based in Beijing, Xi'an and Shenzhen, have been established under the authority of the Supreme People's Court of China. The memorandum of understanding, signed with over 70 countries does not specifically refer to mediation, but rather refers to "friendly consultations". To what extent this will include mediation is not as yet clear.
Since 2007, CEDR has had a close relationship with China's foremost mediation organisation the CCPIT Mediation Centre which has 47 offices in China and has regularly trained its members since then. The CCPIT is currently at the forefront of discussion with the Chinese government as to how best to include mediation in the framework of OBOR dispute resolution.
Mediation will form a part of the OBOR dispute resolution system in some form, with regional hubs for handling cases, but, apart from Greater China where Hong Kong is already taking a leading role, it is still too early to see a comprehensive plan for mediation in the scheme of things. CEDR, building on its work in the Asian region over many years is confident that it will continue to support and work with the major institutions throughout the region on this exciting and challenging initiative.
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Ian 03/05/2018 at 23:56 #
Fascinating prospects, Danny. Is there any thought, too, of calling on online platforms, given the span of the OBOR project?
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Super Pops song books for Stylophone & 350s
In the mid 1970s, EMI Music Publishing issued a two-volume set of music books for Dubreq Ltd. called Super Pops for the Rolf Harris Stylophone & 350s. The exact publishing date is a bit of a puzzle. Both books have a 1974 copyright on the first page, but individual songs have copyright notices as late as 1975 in Book 1 and 1976 in Book 2. I picked up copies of them on eBay from a seller in the UK a few years ago. The two books feature a combined total of 23 contemporary pop, standard and traditional songs made popular by recording artists like Neil Diamond, Pilot, Jimmy Osmond, Terry Jacks, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Mathis. Although celebrity spokesperson Rolf Harris* is on both covers, his own music doesn't appear in either volume.
Each song gets a "fake book" style arrangement with standard notation for the melody on a treble staff, plus lyrics and chord names. Standard Stylophone note numbers appear along the top of the staff and 350s note numbers appear below the lyrics. The numbers correspond to labels along the keyboards of many Stylophones. The idea is to make the music more accessible to people who don't know how to read standard music notation. It's sort of the musical equivalent of paint-by-numbers.
In the numbering system, the white keys are whole numbers such as 1, 2, 3, and the black keys are labeled with compound numbers 1½, 3½, 4½, etc. While most Stylophone models have these numbers along the keyboard, some of the earlier models are labeled with the musical letter names A, B, C, D, E, F, G along the lower edge of what would be the white keys on a piano. The keys that correspond to a piano's black keys have two labels along the top edge, such as A#•B♭, because each of these keys can have either name depending on the key signature of the music being played. A thin, black plastic overlay with note numbers (shown on a bass Stylophone in the photos below) could be placed over the letter names.
Frankly, as someone who knows how to read music notation, I find this alternative numbering system rather cumbersome to use and awfully difficult to follow on the sheet music pages. You can't really read the numbers in the music book and on the keyboard at the same time. And Stylophones are quite difficult to play accurately without carefully watching where you place the tip of the stylus. For people who do need these labels, I suppose they are a nice feature. Personally, I think the letter names make more sense than the number labels. A beginning musician would be wise to learn these letter note names before moving on to another instrument such as a piano or organ, but the numbers - and especially the compound numbers - don't really transfer directly to any other instrument.
On the early models, the letters or numbers were imprinted on a thin but sturdy white plastic panel that surrounded the keyboard and switches. The digital S1 re-released instruments that came out decades later substituted the plastic labels with adhesive-backed, glossy paper stickers. Unfortunately, the adhesive could dry and make the sticker loosen, and cleaning the metal keyboard surface with any sort of a liquid cleaning chemical could ruin the sticker. I've ruined a couple of them myself.
In case you're wondering, here are the songs featured in the two Super Pops song books. It's quite an eclectic repertoire. My personal favorite is Telstar, which goes well with the original Stylophone timbre with the vibrato switch engaged. I've linked some of the songs to their corresponding YouTube videos, usually giving preference to UK performers in cases where songs were hits by more than one artist.
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Seasons In The Sun
Reason To Believe
Good Love Can Never Die
Sweet Gingerbread Man
The Most Beautiful Girl
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
Meet Me On The Corner
Winter World Of Love
Put Your Hand In The Hand
In The Summertime
How Soon
Song Sung Blue
There's A Kind Of Hush
Little Green Apples
Whispering Grass
Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)
*Please note: Some packaging photos in the Stylophone Museum may include images of former Stylophone celebrity spokesman Rolf Harris. Mr. Harris, as you may know, was involved in a criminal scandal a few years ago and has completed a prison sentence. The inclusion of his image in this blog is for historical purposes regarding the Stylophone in popular culture and does not constitute and endorsement of Mr. Harris by the owner of this blog. Mr. Harris does not endorse this blog either.
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don't let anyone tell you otherwise: art is work. drawing is work. i basically put in 6-8 hours or more of time drawing on my days off and i end up as tired if not more so than a busy night shift.
i should probably get up and stretch more often.
@interneteh it's true. although i'd still do it.
@extinct YES this. I've been meaning to draft a workout routine for myself too, exercise is so important.
@Azrael it is! even basic stretching exercises done sitting down can make a huge difference.
@extinct You probably have stretches down already - but I've found this a useful reference. I don't do all of them, but I find the Cat/Cow quite useful. I think there's a variation of the Cat/Cow where you also go into "Resting Child" (I can't remember when/the breathing for that) which is the same but with arms stretched out in front.
@sajan ooo! i do a lot of the ones in the first image -- at least something similar to a lot of them anyhow, but the second image has some interesting options if my back is giving me extra sass (i have mild scoliosis so this happens often).
@extinct Oh damn. Yeah, I'm just super inactive in general, I'll draw for work, then draw as a hobby. So my body is almost constantly achey at the moment. I definitely need to make a more serious habit of this stuff more, the most I do daily is roll my shoulders, mhah.
and they've written "please do not repost my pictures". I'm assuuuuuming that's more for their art and not their clearly tagged thing that's probably meant as a shareable resource?
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#FishKill - Staff with Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are investigating two separate fish kill incidents on Lough Keeldra in Co Leitrim and in the Camlin River in Longford town.
Considerable numbers of dead perch were recorded at Lough Keeldra, outside Mohill, following a report to IFI on 10 September. Live fish also observed in the lake were noted to be in distress.
The presence of blue/green algae is currently being considered as part of the investigations. Lough Keeldra is a designated bathing area and signs erected by Leitrim County Council prohibit bathing at present.
Elsewhere, more than 2,000 fish mortalities were recorded over a 6km stretch of the Camlin River from Cartron Bridge downstream as far as the confluence with the River Shannon after IFI staff began their investigation on 4 September following a tip-off from the public.
Brown trout, roach, pike, eel and white-clawed crayfish were among the dead fish discovered, although live fish have since been recorded within the affected area.
Water samples have been taken for analysis and IFI continuing with its investigation to try to identify the source of the pollution that caused the fish kill. This may not be possible given the fact that the fish kill is believed to have occurred on the weekend of the 1 September.
Members of the public are being urged to note that after a prolonged period of low flow levels and unseasonably high water temperatures, all aquatic life - but especially fish - are extremely vulnerable to the slightest deterioration in water quality.
Landowners and the owners of any premises or property that adjoins a watercourse should take particular care to ensure that every reasonable measure is taken to minimise any threat to water quality and fish life.
IFI is appealing to the public to report any incident or suspected incident of pollution or deterioration of water quality and sightings of distressed fish.
Inland Fisheries Ireland operates a confidential 24 hour hotline and suspected illegal fishing or pollution can be reported to 1890 347 424.
#athy – Athy's waterways have seen a renewed interest over recent years and are now home to an ever increasing range of activities and annual events, including the Tri Athy Triathlon which attracts thousands of visitors to the heritage town each year. International Formula One Driver Jenson Button participated in 2012 and the Minister for Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadkar, TD took the challenge over the June Bank Holiday earlier this year.
Following an initial seminar (Athy Waterways 'Enhancing the potential together') organised by Athy Town council last week, statutory organisations and local groups have committed to work together to prioritise actions that will enhance the River Barrow and Grand Canal, which both traverse the South Kildare town.
Waterways Ireland wishes advise all users of the Royal Canal that the above event will take place in Kilcock on Sat 31 st Aug and Sun 1 Sep from 0800hrs until 2000hrs.
Masters wishing to make a passage through the area can do so between 1300hrs and 1400hrs each day.
Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation with this event.
#TheTalkingBox - The Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin, affectionately known as the "Box in the Docks" is to host a couple of lectures starting at 7pm next Saturday, 17 August.
The lectures are part of National Heritage Week and the topics are outlined below.
Admission is free, though booking advisable contact: (01) 677 7510 and by visiting this link.
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all Masters and users that in order to facilitate the annual Longford marathon road race on Sun 25 Aug 2012 lifting bridge operations will be restricted accordingly.
The air draft at Roosky Bridge at Ordinary Summer Level is 10ft (3.025m). There is an air draft gauge erected at the bridge on both Upper and Lower approaches. The Lock keeper can be contacted during lock opening hours at 00 (0)71 96 38018 for further information.
The air draft at Tarmonbarry at Ordinary Summer Level is 7'9" (2.35m). The Lock keeper can be contacted during lock opening hours at 00 (0)43 3326117 or 087-9222020 for further information.
The bridge will be closed from 10.15hrs to 12.15 hrs. The Lock keeper may be contacted on 00-(0)87-9151400.
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters that the swimming element of the Lough Key Triathlon event will take place in the vicinity of Castle Island and the Forest Park recreational facilities in Lough Key on Sun 8th Sept from 0900 hrs until 1200 hrs.
Masters of vessels are requested to note the advice of marshals when passing near the swimming course and to proceed at slow speed and with minimum wash.
#waterwaysireland – Dawn Livingstone has been appointed Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland and takes up post at the end of July 2013.
A committed outdoor recreationalist, Dawn joined Waterways Ireland in 2002 as the Head of Strategy & Policy. She established an Equality Scheme and led the integration of accessibility into project design and maintenance programmes. In 2008 Dawn moved to become Head of Property & Legal where she has modernised the organisations approach to both property management and legal matters.
Dawn holds an MBA from the University of Ulster. Dawn is NI Trustee to the Family Fund, a member of the Consumer Council of NI and a Trustee of the Lloyds TSB NI Foundation. Originally from Co Down, and a keen sailor and gardener, Dawn is married with two daughters.
#WaterSafety - Rescue call-outs for people swimming in inland waterways have risen more than 100% over the past two months compared to the same period last year, as The Irish Times reports.
Coastguard call-outs overall have risen 50 per cent in the same timeframe, with calls to help coastal swimmers up by more than half on 2012 figures.
With the death toll from drownings during the continuing heatwave now standing at 10 after two weeks, the Irish Coast Guard has also highlighted a growing number of "close shaves" that could have doubled this already shocking figure.
According to the Irish Examiner, coastguard units throughout the country dealt with 72 incidents this past weekend alone.
These include two children rescued at Ballybunion in Co Kerry after drifting out to sea on an inflatable toy.
#Angling - The use of prawns and shrimp as bait in salmon angling could be banned in Northern Ireland under proposed restrictions on salmon and sea trout fishing, as Farming Life reports.
Aside from the bait regulations, Stormont is also putting forward a ban on commercial salmon netting and the introduction of a catch-and-release scheme for sport anglers in an effort to reverse dwindling salmon numbers in Ulster's inland waterways.
The moves come following an earlier voluntary ban on offshore salmon fishing in an effort to bolster wild salmon stocks which were last year feared to be "around dodo levels".
Similar restrictions were proposed this year for the River Suir - although anglers in Enniscorthy won support from Inland Fisheries Ireland last year in their call to lift a shrimp bait ban on their downstream fishery on the River Slaney.
Ulster Angling Federation chair Jim Haughey has urged angling club officials across Northern Ireland to study the consultation document published by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure with a view to making informed submissions on the proposed changes.
Farming Life has much more on the story HERE.
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is seeking the help of anglers and the general public to report any sightings of distressed fish due to high water temperatures or low water levels.
The national fisheries body also requests that anglers voluntarily cease using keep nets during this period, so as not to cause unintentional distress to fish kept for long periods in these nets.
Reports may be made to the local fisheries offices or the 24-hour hotline number on 1890 34 74 24.
IFI staff will continue to monitor canals, lakes and rivers for any signs of distressed fish in shallow water, but may be able to react more quickly to timely reports received.
"Low water levels and high water temperatures may lead to fish kills," said IFI chief Dr Ciaran Byrne, "and as the temperatures for salmon and trout are perilously hot at the moment, fish kills may be unavoidable. In many instances, moving fish may also prove too stressful.
"Anglers practicing catch and release during this hot spell may wish to consider desisting from fishing until conditions are more favourable."
Minister Fergus O'Dowd also urged anglers and the public to "please be vigilant and help conserve our wonderful inland fisheries resource".


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Delayed flowering is associated with lack of photosynthetic acclimation in Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) grown under elevated CO₂.
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In the present study, we investigated the likely consequences of future atmospheric CO2 concentrations [CO2] on growth, physiology and reproductive phenology of Pigeonpea. A short duration Pigeonpea… (More)
Unravelling molecular mechanisms from floral initiation to lipid biosynthesis in a promising biofuel tree species, Pongamia pinnata using transcriptome analysis
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Pongamia pinnata (L.) (Fabaceae) is a promising biofuel tree species which is underexploited in the areas of both fundamental and applied research, due to the lack of information either on… (More)
Differential responses in photosynthesis, growth and biomass yields in two mulberry genotypes grown under elevated CO2 atmosphere.
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Involvement of glyoxalases and glutathione reductase in conferring abiotic stress tolerance to Jatropha curcas L.
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In the current study, pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.), a promising legume food crop was assessed for its photosynthetic physiology, antioxidative system as well as C and N metabolism under elevated CO2… (More)
Molecular insights into photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in Jatropha curcas grown under elevated CO2 using transcriptome sequencing and assembly
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Jatropha curcas L. (Family – Euphorbiaceae) is a perennial tree of special interest due to its potential as a biofuel plant with high carbon sequestration. In this study, physiological investigations… (More)
A novel aldo-keto reductase from Jatropha curcas L. (JcAKR) plays a crucial role in the detoxification of methylglyoxal, a potent electrophile.
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'The Last Dream or Game Over'
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THE ARARAT-ESKIJIAN MUSEUM PRESENT A DOCUMENTARY 'The Last Dream or Game Over' BY Tigran Paskevichyan, an Armenian poet, journalist and script writer, Sunday, November 12, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Ararat-Eskijian Museum—Sheen Chapel 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA The Last Dream or Game Over' is the 3rd documentary of Versus Studio's 'Coming Full Circle' project. Based on interviews with eyewitnesses of repatriation conducted in Armenia, US, France, Russia and Lebanon, newsreels, photos, and numerous historical documents, 'The Last Dream or Game Over' bears witness to the lives, experiences of the repatriates beyond the Iron Curtain. Tigran Paskevichyan, an Armenian poet, journalist and script writer, was born in 1965 in Yerevan. In 1984-1988 he studied philology in Yerevan State University. Tigran has been working in journalism and film production more than 30 years. Paskevichyan is author of 20 documentaries, two poetry books and one collection of prose. The Lecture is both in English and Armenian. The documentary is Armenian with English subtitles
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Treating Kenyatta like his junior was Mboya's greatest undoing
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Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Tom Mboya share a joke at the 1962 independence conference in London. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The following day, I found Kenyatta in a foul temper, calling Tom Mboya all the names under the sun, saying how he wanted to crush him, and to emphasise the point, grinding his foot into the floor. A moment later, the door opened and Tom walked in. Kenyatta immediately smiled, greeting him warmly and heartily like a long-lost friend. Once again I thought, what a fantastic actor!
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It was Tom Mboya who had warned me that Pio [Gama Pinto] was in danger. If, given the concerted efforts to sideline him, he thought he might now be the one at risk, he did not show it. Perhaps under the surface he was very afraid, but there was no sign of him bowing out of politics. If anything, he seemed more audacious than ever, as witnessed during a party held at State House. The guests included a glittering array of international VIPs, among them [Pandit] Nehru. On arrival, Tom, who seemed to have been drinking and already knew many of the visiting dignitaries, proceeded to take Kenyatta's arm and lead him around the room, introducing him to everyone in a grandiose manner, as if he himself were the President and Kenyatta the underling. Kenyatta was obliged to grit his teeth and endure the humiliation.
It was 1969, and Tom, increasingly short of funds, was begging and borrowing. He would ring me quite often to ask for a loan, but I had nothing to spare. On the morning of July 5, I parked my car on Government Road as usual, and was walking towards my office when, passing the ground floor pharmacy, I saw a figure standing close against the wall, his arm outstretched. I carried on and went up to my office. A while later, I heard gunshots. A man had been hit twice as he came out of the pharmacy. While crowds quickly gathered at the scene, an ambulance rushed the patient to Nairobi Hospital. But it was no good. Tom Mboya was dead.
'Go after the big man'
Kanu youth winger Nahashon Njoroge, later arrested for the crime, denied pulling the trigger, claiming he had long been a friend of Mboya. His statement to the police was short but memorable: "Why don't you go after the big man?" It was assumed he meant the President, but as with Pio, I found it hard to believe Kenyatta would condone such an act. I knew Tom visited the pharmacy regularly, and knew the family that ran it. He would also park his car in the same place, by the nearby Ismaili Hotel. His assassins also knew this. I went to the pharmacy and spoke to the family. One young woman was still in shock. She had been greeting Tom, who was very popular and had friends everywhere, when, as she embraced him, she heard someone shout, 'Tom Mboya is here!' Seconds later, a bullet had passed by, touching her hair. The next one had hit Tom.
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Mboya's funeral was a big affair, and this time, unlike Pio's, who had been a nobody in the eyes of the public, Kenyatta would be attending. The feeling among Luos, Tom's tribesmen, was that Kikuyus should stay away. With emotions running high, scores of police and soldiers had been drafted in, lining the roads as the mourners, led by his widow Pamela and the children, arrived at Holy Family Cathedral. Kenyatta was flanked by a tight group of security men. There was quite a crowd, with Kenyans of all faiths coming to pay their respects. Among them was Jeremiah Nyagah, a great friend of Tom's. But he was also a Kikuyu, and when some Luos spotted him, they lost control. Surrounding his car, they began banging on the windows, shouting abuses and threatening to kill him. I rushed up and urged them to be calm, and that if they wanted to punish anyone, it should be whoever killed Tom. It was fortunate I was not a Kikuyu, and eventually the protesters dispersed. After the moving service, as the congregation filed out, trouble flared again. Suddenly, people were running everywhere, some crying, not from grief now, but tear gas fired by the security forces, lashing out with batons to disperse the crowd. Around the world, newsreels showed Tom Mboya's funeral ending in scenes of chaos, anger and violence.
Hundreds injured
Like a lot of people, I was utterly shocked by Tom's murder. What had happened to Pio had left me very shaky, but the level of anxiety and disbelief was even worse, and I had to resort to Valium. Bruce McKenzie was also noticeably affected; one of those men who are brilliant in their own way, and can be totally ruthless with it, McKenzie was nonetheless quite shaken, not only because he liked Tom, but because I believe he now thought that if this could happen to a man like Tom Mboya, it could happen to anyone; he might even have feared being next on the list. This might have been why, along with his second wife wanting to settle in England, he retreated from the centre of politics, citing ill health. Some said he was pushed out, that he had outlived his usefulness to the government. Before long, though, he would appear to be prospering again, and go on to buy a house next to mine, adding a tennis court and swimming pool, all the trappings of luxury. One could only speculate about where he was getting the money, but dramatic events would later reveal a lot more about Bruce's activities.
On October 25, 1969, just months after Tom's death, Kenyatta arrived in Kisumu to officially open the new Russian Hospital, a project that Odinga had set up. It was believed he wanted to signal his authority in this Luo-dominated area. Teachers and children were waiting to sing and read poems for the President. Also waiting were a contingent of angry Luos with placards that read: 'Where is Tom Mboya.' As Kenyatta and Odinga began a heated exchange of words, the mood quickly turned hostile, violence broke out, and Government troops opened fire into the crowd. When the shooting stopped, 11 people were dead, with hundreds more injured. Odinga was arrested and placed in detention.
On November 8, before sunrise, Njoroge was hanged for the murder of Tom Mboya. In the aftermath of the Kisumu massacre, the Kenya People's Union was officially banned. Kenya was now a one-party state.
Foreign bribes
In 1966, to oppose Kanu, Oginga Odinga formed his new socialist party, the Kenya People's Union, with Achieng Oneko and Bildad Kaggia among its members. In June, 1966, a series of by-elections were held. Kanu won more seats, but the KPU took more votes overall. Bildad Kaggia, who had been elected in Murang'a, was ousted in a re-election the following day. The whole thing was stage-managed. There was no way anyone else could win. Tom Mboya, always a brilliant organiser, did everything, and behind him were the Americans and their money. I remember Tom once asking me to fetch something from the boot of his car and making a point of telling me not to disturb anything else there. But curiosity got the better of me, and I looked in a suitcase and found it packed with several thousand dollars. A key election held at Tigoni was a blatant fraud, paid for by the American Embassy. They had people at the Mayfair Hotel, a White man handing out cash notes to all the delegates, giving them free rooms and paying for everything.
Book banned
It was not just the Americans who provided foreign money, nor were Kenyatta's group the only ones to receive it. William Attwood, the American Ambassador whom I met at cocktail parties now and again, was too high up to be involved personally, but in 1967, he would write about the political events of the time in The Reds and the Blacks. To most Africans, Kenyatta was a god, and Attwood's book would make Attwood the most hated man in Kenya, based largely on a damning review in the Nation.
In fact, since the title was swiftly banned, it is believed most Africans never read it, which, though betraying confidences, was not uncomplimentary to Kenyatta. It claimed that the source of Odinga's funds, about which my Luo gardener had earlier surprised me, was China's communist government, Njonjo alleging that the Chinese Embassy in Dar es Salaam sent him well over $100,000, exchanged in Mombasa for Kenya shillings, to buy votes in Limuru.
I, too, was approached by foreign powers. First was the Chinese ambassador, who rang me, wanting me to be his legal representative in Kenya. I invited him to my office.
"No, no," he said, "come to dinner with me, as people in China do."
I replied that this was not really the custom here and that the client came to the lawyer. He seemed very reluctant. I said if he didn't like it, he could get another lawyer. Soon, however, I was the lawyer for the Chinese, Soviet and Polish ambassadors. All I had to do was attend parties with them, for which I was paid a retainer. When they began to flatter me, though, I realised that they expected more than legal representation and wanted me to be a mouthpiece for their interests in Kenya. I was also concerned that they would ask me to report conversations and pass on information.
To avoid being suspected of corruption or espionage, at the end of each month I would return any amounts I could not account for legitimately in fees and expenses.
'Great Wall of China'
Aware of the attempts to coax me in, eventually I stopped attending the parties, especially with the Chinese, who seemed rather crazy; when they moved their Embassy's headquarters behind ridiculously high brick-built defences, Kenyatta remarked that the Great Wall of China had come to Nairobi.
Kenyatta, meanwhile, had offered Odinga's former position of Vice-President, to Joe Murumbi. People asked why, given the circumstances of Pio's death, Joe accepted. One might as well ask why is power so sweet, why is fame so sweet? Many thought Joe was idealistically inclined, more left than right, but I don't think he had any strong ideology to support it. In Joe's case, though, I think he couldn't say no to Kenyatta. He knew he was being used, and why, which was to attract Kalenjin support — Joe was half Maasai, who up to a point were considered Kalenjin — and to split the left. But who, even today, when people are supposedly much more enlightened and educated, would refuse the vice-president's job? Joe believed he could make a difference. Later he would write, "I didn't know what I was letting myself in for." In August, 1966, after just four months on the job, he told Kenyatta he wanted to resign. Kenyatta persuaded him to stay on until the end of the year, when the resignation was made public.
Joe still blamed himself for Pio's death, and thought he could have stopped it. I never heard anyone cry like Joe, and whenever anyone mentioned Pio, he would not talk, only weep bitterly. I was sorry about his resignation. I think he said it was because of his job with a cigarette company, but I don't believe that was the real reason. The corruption in Kenya had outrun him, and he could not put his foot on the brakes. Honest, fair and just to everyone, Joe Murumbi was not a politician but a true democrat. He had worked harder than anyone for independence for Kenya and freedom for Kenyatta, and been the mouthpiece for Kenya for a decade.
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The other is a city borough state of mind, some say. Also included in the name of many a cultural publication, but the one in particular I would like to point your attention to is The Brooklyn Rail wherein I have a new short story up. And in print. In fact, if you happen to see a copy will you pick me up one?
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Appeals Court Deals Floridians Setback in Fight for Voting Rights
People participate in a rally in support of Amendment 4 in Florida. Photo by ACLU.
On July 1, 2020, a federal appeals court granted the state of Florida's request to stop the expansion of voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters who were deemed eligible to participate in the 2020 election by a lower court ruling. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will hear the case while the implementation of the lower court ruling is suspended.
This is a setback for voting rights.
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and partners are hopeful that the full court of appeals will confirm once and for all that wealth cannot determine a person's eligibility to vote.
CLC sued last year on behalf of three individual plaintiffs and all Florida citizens affected by Florida's law. CLC's suit – the only one brought as a class action – ensures that future rulings apply broadly to all voters seeking voting rights restoration in Florida.
In May, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled that conditioning rights restoration on the payment of costs and fees constitutes a poll tax, that Floridians genuinely unable to pay their financial obligations could not be denied the right to vote, and that the state's inability to track and identify disqualifying financial obligations violated Floridians' due process rights.
The state was ordered to follow a procedure to ensure that individuals who cannot pay their legal financial obligations are not denied the right to vote, including by determining indigency.
Florida holds primary elections on August 18, and the deadline to register for the primary is July 20.
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Kanye West Is Giving a Lot of Free Advice Away on Twitter
By Raisa Bruner
It's been a late, cold spring for many of us, but there is one small blessing this season: Kanye West has returned to Twitter. After an absence of nearly a full year, the Life of Pablo rapper, fashion designer and idiosyncratic creator has taken to the social media platform like a fish to water. His tweeting has been insistent and consistent. And he's ready to drop a lot of wisdom on his thirsty fans, parched as they have been of his presence over the past year.
West kicked off Wednesday with a string of missives on productivity, how to wake up in the morning and the importance of nurturing your individuality. His biggest piece of actionable advice: try to "be still and enjoy your own imagination" for "up to an hour if possible" in the morning right after waking up, avoiding technology if you can. "It's better than any movie," he insisted.
But that's not all. He wants us to know that we should trust in our own instincts. "Follow your own vision," he says. "You have the best ideas." On the topic of enemies? "We have been conditioned to always be in competition. Stop looking for something to beat and just be." He also wants us all to stop lying and start being more real; no "acting." And finally, he's questioning the reality of time.
"Actually time and money are both man made currency. Because you can spend them both," he said in his most recent message, as of publish. Deep stuff. West recently told the Hollywood Reporter that he's working on a philosophy book of sorts, so this feels like a sneak peek at the moral tenets he will espouse in its pages.
Write to Raisa Bruner at raisa.bruner@time.com.


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