The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi recently said that the city is likely to become the first in India to have congestion charges in certain stretches. This column reports results from an experimental pilot in Bangalore that seeks to assess the effectiveness of congestion pricing as a solution to chronic traffic congestion.
Congestion pricing has long been promoted as a promising solution to chronic traffic congestion. In a recent International Growth Centre (IGC) study, I report the results from an experimental pilot of peak-hour congestion pricing policies in Bangalore, India, one of the most congested cities in the world (Kreindler 2018). I found that peak-hour pricing would only marginally improve travel times, and the benefits would be lower still when accounting for schedule costs for commuters induced to travel at different times. A key driver of this surprising result is that in Bangalore, it seems that adding a vehicle on the road increases travel times by a roughly similar amount at any level of congestion.
Traffic congestion is a chronic problem in large cities across the world. Slow but aggressive traffic, noise, and pollution fumes: this is a daily experience for millions of urban commuters. For example, study participants in Bangalore spent on average 1.5 hours driving each weekday, and the average trip speed was only 14 kilometres (km) per hour.
Economists have long recommended charging road users fees that scale with the amount of congestion. Technologically, this is possible using GPS devices or other car sensors, as well as license plate reading traffic cameras, and some cities are interested in implementing this type of policies. For example, Jakarta is at the bidding stage of installing Electronic Road Pricing to gain control over unruly congestion, while Singapore is transitioning to a pay-per-km model using GPS car units.
Congestion pricing policies are backed by common sense, as well as by economic theory. The idea is that drivers impose "externalities", namely a cost on society, by slowing down traffic, generating pollution, etc. Typically, drivers do not take this into consideration, which leads to excessive congestion. Judiciously chosen pricing can, in principle, remedy this situation.
However, calculating how much to charge is not straightforward. Charging high fees will always reduce congestion, but this is not necessarily a good thing. These benefits must be weighed against the adjustment costs for drivers. Similarly, how much of an overall improvement in travel times – as well as net of adjustment costs – is also an empirical question.
I study congestion pricing in the context of within-day road traffic peak-hours. I implemented an experimental pilot with congestion pricing policies in Bangalore, and I developed a method to assess the impact of peak-hour congestion pricing on how individual drivers would respond, and on city-wide traffic throughout the day1. I focus on commuters who are using their vehicles, and who decide when to travel, within the day2.
For this study, a team of surveyors recruited car and motorcycle (non-commercial) drivers in randomly selected petrol pumps in southern Bangalore. Of the approximately 8,500 eligible drivers, more than a quarter installed the study app on the spot, and, eventually, 497 took part in the experiment with congestion pricing policies. The small response rate is symptomatic of studies in urban areas, and the primary concern is that non-respondents would respond differently to pricing policies. I find that participants are younger than the typical driver approached, which is to be expected given the smartphone app component. Encouragingly, controlling for age there is no difference between participants and non-participants in whether they use a car (vs. motorcycle) or in the predicted vehicle price.
The first challenge is to collect accurate data on how people travel. To do this, I used a custom-designed smartphone app that efficiently collects location data throughout the day, which is then converted into time and precise route information for each trip. The data covers over 100,000 individual weekday trips and almost 1 million km of travel inside the city. I later use the same data to implement the pricing policies3.
I designed and implemented two broadly realistic congestion charge policies. Under the first 'departure time' policy, trips are charged according to a pay-per-km rate that is zero for off-peak departures, and higher for departures close to the peak hour. Under the second 'area' policy, commuters face a flat fee for driving through a small area along their usual route, chosen such that there exists a longer, untolled alternate.
In practice, charges were calculated automatically daily and subtracted from a prepaid virtual account. The account balance was transferred to the participants' bank account at the end of each week in the study.
The two policies were implemented as part of a randomised field experiment, which allows to rigorously measure how commuters respond to charges. The policies were specifically designed to measure how commuters value two aspects of travel: time spent commuting (value of time for short), and arriving earlier or later than ideal at their destination (schedule costs).
Experimental results show that commuters have moderate flexibility to adjust trips away from typical work hours in order to save money. Under 'departure time' charges, commuters leave earlier in the morning and later in the evening. During the morning interval, participants advance their trips by around 4-6 minutes on average. Under 'area' charges, participants cross the congestion area less frequently by switching to longer routes.
I then interpret the results using a model of travel demand. The two key findings are: (1) commuters value time spent driving highly. (In other words, congestion is costly.) (2) Commuters have moderate schedule flexibility. For example, a typical commuter is roughly indifferent to leave one hour earlier than usual in the morning, if that results in faster travel time by 15 minutes.
Optimal congestion pricing depends crucially on the cost that drivers impose on society. I quantify the road speed dimension of this externality using all the GPS data collected on over 120,000 trips. I document that times of the day with higher traffic volume have higher travel times, and this effect is linear. This means that an additional vehicle on the road increases the average trip duration by a constant amount, for any level of existing traffic. This result is in contrast to previous research in transportation engineering in countries such as the US, where this relationship is typically convex. That is, studies focusing on highways typically find that adding a vehicle onto an already congested highway has a larger effect. This result suggests that the road technology in urban Bangalore is fundamentally different from highways in rich countries. This may be due to low speeds in Bangalore even when roads are free, differences in driving style, high fraction of motorcycles, etc. Encouragingly, Akbar and Duranton (2017) recently documented a similar shape relationship in Bogotá, Colombia.
Quantitatively, I find that a half-hour trip during the peak-hour increases the aggregate driving time of everyone else by around 17 minutes.
To make progress on understanding how a city-wide congestion pricing policy would affect traffic, I make several simplifying assumptions. I focus on the distribution of traffic during the day, around the morning peak-hour. I assume that commuters do not change their home and work locations in response to congestion pricing, nor the likelihood to use public transport, and that no trips are cancelled.
I use a model to simulate how a city-wide policy plays out. Commuter responses are based on the field experiment results, and when people travel affects traffic at different times of the day based on the road technology described above. I compare two scenarios: the current, unpriced, and inefficient situation, and the outcome with peak-hour congestion charges chosen optimally.
I find that peak-hour congestion pricing can only deliver small benefits in terms of faster traffic, and almost negligible improvements when schedule costs are taken into account. Specifically, under the optimum policy, average travel times are 2-6% faster depending on the benchmark, while the total trip cost (including both travel time and schedule costs) is, on average, only 0.5% lower - again of only Rs. 5 per commuter per day. Intuitively, the social value of the travel time saved by removing commuters from the peak hour is not significantly larger than the costs to those commuters of traveling at different, inconvenient times.
This conclusion relies essentially on the road technology. I show, using the model, that gains would be significantly higher with a convex technology. However, varying commuter responses while keeping the same road technology does not alter the above conclusion.
This study focussed on one margin of commuter adjustment that is plausibly most malleable in the short run, namely trip timings. In future research, it is important to rigorously measure how drivers in cities like Bangalore switch to public transport and adopt carpooling in response to pricing. A longer-run margin of interest is how people factor in commute times and monetary costs in their home- and work-location decisions. In addition, pollution exposure due to traffic slowdowns and motor vehicle accidents are two dimensions along which drivers generate externalities. A comprehensive evaluation requires quantitative estimates of these effects and their costs.
Bangalore shares traffic woes with many cities worldwide. However, it is possible that drivers in other cities may respond differently, for example due to different types of occupations. Importantly, the magnitude and shape of the road externality may be different, and this requires further research in other settings.
The mere existence of severe traffic congestion does not, by itself, imply that the gains from congestion pricing would be substantial. Indeed, in Bangalore I showed that peak-hour pricing would only have a small benefit in terms of traffic speeds.
This study provides a method that can be used in any city to understand how congestion pricing would affect road traffic. The first step should be to measure the road technology, or externality, in order to understand the scope for inefficiency of the current (unpriced) situation. Secondly, field experiments ca be used to measure commuter responses to pricing. Taken together, these two components allow simulating the city-wide impact of pricing on travel times and costs.
The study was conducted during February-September 2018.
I do not quantify benefits from reduced exposure to pollution, nor switches to public transport. I return to these important issues at the end.
In a real-world policy, charges may be based on data from GPS responders installed in vehicles: Martin and Thornton (2017) study such an experiment in Melbourne, Australia.
Akbar, PA and G Duranton (2017), 'Measuring the cost of congestion in highly congested city: Bogotá', CAF Development Bank of Latin America Working Paper 2017/04. Available here.
Kreindler, G (2018), 'The Welfare Effect of Road Congestion Pricing: Experimental Evidence and Equilibrium Implications', job market paper.
Martin, LA and S Thornton (2017), 'Can road charges alleviate congestion?', Working Paper, Social Science Research Network (SSRN).


"Poplarville has been so great," Owen said. "I'm extremely blessed and fortunate to have the opportunity to work there. The community is fired up about football and they have great kids. I made a lifetime of memories there.
Poplarville head coach Jay Beech hates to see his offensive coordinator move on, but he knows it's a good opportunity.
Owen will replace Larry Dolan, who stepped down after two seasons to pursue opportunities closer to home in the Hattiesburg area.
A Pearl River Central graduate, Owen has played a key role in helping develop Poplarville into a Class 4A contender. The Hornets won the Class 4A South State title in 2016 and came up just short of retaining the trophy in a 52-45 loss to East Central in 2017.
Poplarville's Wing-T offense has proven difficult for defenses to stop in recent seasons. The Hornets averaged 407.1 yards on the ground in 2017.
Owen, 34, will bring that offense with him to PRC.
Prior to arriving at Poplarville, Owen worked as an assistant at New Hope High School. He coached in two Class 4A North State title games during his time there.
Before landing at New Hope, Owen's first year as a high school football coach was spent as an assistant at Pearl River Central during the 2005-06 school year.
Owen realizes he has a tall task ahead in his second stint as a football coach at PRC.
Owen, who is a cousin of East Central head coach Seth Smith, said his family is "super excited" about the new job.
Owen had an unconventional playing career during his high school days at Pearl River Central.
Beech believes Owen is truly deserving of this opportunity.
Pearl River Central is coming off a 1-10 season, but the Blue Devils had plenty of success with the Wing-T offense when Eric Collins served as their head coach for six seasons prior to Dolan's arrival. PRC twice had 11-win seasons under Collins.


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A: 'cashier_trans_Date' Column in your table is of format 'mm/dd/yyyy'. But in the query you are using as 'yyyy/mm/dd' format.
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Home 2020 LTV reveals that 126 entries were submitted for Supernova 2020, setting new record
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LTV reveals that 126 entries were submitted for Supernova 2020, setting new record
By Connor Terry
Things have not looked good for Latvia in Eurovision in the last few years, given that they have not qualified for the Grand Final since the 2016 contest in Stockholm. But it seems that something has changed this year, and more artists are interested in representing the Baltic country than ever before. Today the Latvian broadcaster LTV revealed that 126 entries were received during the submission window, and they will now move to verify that all acts meet the rules for Supernova 2020 by November 25th. This is a massive increase in submissions, as LTV only received 83 submissions for the 2019 edition.
What is more interesting is that the diversity of songs has increased for the upcoming edition of the national final. There are a wide range of genres represented from traditional pop, schlager, metal, "joke" songs, young female performers, and a good chunk of songs in Latvian. It also seems that there are two songs with the same song title, and they are inspired by a well-known and beloved song from Supernova 2019. The main theme between all the entries? Most are about relationships in some way.
This surge of entries may be due to the 2020 rules allowing for foreign artist to take part as producers or band members, so long as the lead vocalist is Latvian. The full details of Supernova 2020 are still unknown, as the only confirmed show is the final on February 8th, 2020. Supernova producer Ilze Jansone stated in the release that "we still can't officially reveal how the finalists will be selected, but we know for sure that the final of the competition will be live."
LTV still believes that Supernova is a successful competition show because it allows young artists and songwritters to break into the music industry in Latvia, as well as being entertaining for audiences all over the world. This is still no word if Riga Beaver will also make a return to the contest.
Supernova 2020 will be the sixth edition of the national final, which started in 2015. During the first ever edition Aminata won with her song "Love Injected" and came in 6th place in Copenhagen, while Justs qualified as well and came in 15th with the song "Heartbeat" written by Aminata. In 2017, Triana Park placed last in their semi-final with the song "Line", while Laura Rizzotto and Carousel placed 12th and 15th in their semi-finals respectively.
What do #YOU think about this record breaking number of submissions for Supernova 2020? Share your thoughts with us below or join the discussion on our forum HERE and on social media!
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Developer Sidney Torres wants to build a "lifestyle center" along the Lafitte Greenway in Mid-City.
In the grand scheme of things, the Lafitte Greenway is a pretty simple piece of public infrastructure. It's just a paved pedestrian and bike path, providing a 2.6-mile connection between Mid-City and the French Quarter.
But for such a basic project, the greenway is attracting impressive investment. Edwards Communities is building a 382-unit apartment building at Conti and North Cortez streets. Wrong Iron on The Greenway, a beer garden, opened near the Edwards Communities project, and Hey! Café & Coffee Roastery has opened in the former Tulane Industrial Laundry building, a commercial and residential development from Green Coast Enterprises.
A swath of undeveloped land just past Jefferson Davis Parkway offers one of the few blank slates left along the Greenway in Mid-City. It's owner is real estate and waste management magnate Sidney Torres IV, whose property purchases along the Greenway include the land where Wrong Iron and the Edwards Communities apartments stand.
Q&A: Why is Sidney Torres diving into the bar business?
Once known for building a waste management empire, Sidney Torres has bought or opened three bars in the last 4 months.
Torres has been contemplating what to do with that land. Now that Wrong Iron is open and busy, his vision for what he calls a "lifestyle center" is coming into sharper focus. In a series of recent interviews, Torres cautioned that plans for the site are extremely preliminary; he hasn't talked to neighborhood groups about them or even vetted them to see if they conform to local zoning standards.
A week ago, Torres was walking the site with Wrong Iron employees as he outlined his plans for a dog park, one of many features he envisions. In addition to 50 to 60 condominiums, he plans small retail stores, shared office space and a 265-car garage with a pool on top. The overall site plan would be focused on walkability, green space and outdoor activities, in line with the overall vision for the Lafitte Greenway.
The garage will be designed in such a way that it won't be visible from the street or the bike path, Torres said. It will provide parking for condo residents, stores on the site and extra spaces for Wrong Iron. Torres also owns two warehouses on the Wrong Iron side of the greenway that he said he's considering turning into a bowling alley-focused entertainment venue that could also use the parking deck.
This land along the Lafitte Greenway near Jefferson Davis Parkway and Bayou St. John, acquired by developer Sidney Torres in 2015, is slated to become home to a "lifestyle center" that Torres is planning. It would become a complement to the Wrong Iron beer garden that opened last month across the Greenway, which is near the intersection of Cortez and Toulouse streets.
"I want to get away from car traffic," Torres said, and emphasize water features on the property. He said he thinks the growth of Mid-City has been largely neighborhood-oriented with very few tourist-oriented businesses, implying the businesses and amenities will target locals.
Torres bought the building at 500 Frenchmen St. Its tenant files suit to stop the transaction.
While renderings show an in-ground pool, Torres said he's now thinking it should be atop the parking garage with a view of downtown. He stressed that designs are nowhere near final.
Emily Leitzinger, president of the Mid-City Neighborhood Association, said in an interview that she couldn't comment specifically on Torres' concept because he hasn't yet presented it to the group. But she said that she often advises developers that they should be deeply familiar with the city's master plan before bring plans forward, and that neighbors appreciate it when residential development includes affordable units.
She also advises developers to take the approach Parkway Bakery and Tavern owner Jay Nix did when he proposed an expansion: Meet with everyone.


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Hey, smooch! Dredd, aka Dan Ireton, has finally come out and ended a near decade of silence and Daze on the Mounts, a spiraling three-dimensional crest of the so-called avant-folk expression, is the celebratory homecoming. Originally a limited 2004 CDR, this reissue presents the colossal side for all. In collaboration with Matt Valentine & Erika Elder (MV&EE/Bummer Road and Tower Recordings), two of modern-time's purest interstellar travelers, Dredd Foole bounds between Tim Buckley-esque bellow and a hyper-extended take on the song form (a dewy mash of Ra-space and Vermont-lore) alongside environmental treatments (harmonica, synthesizer, percussion) and his own acoustic guitar work to fully transcend limitations. From the visceral 80s garage days with The Din (with members of Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns) to becoming a beacon for many a free folk explorer, Dredd remains a bona fide master of universal revelation.


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Far From Home: Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty is a sensitive and accessible account of the refugee crisis facing millions around the world. It examines the root causes of mass migrations from both a historical and current perspective and includes the stories of individual refugees and migrants.
This title won the 2018 Educational Writers' Award.
'Your book conveys such vital messages. I hope it reaches a wide audience.' (Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah, April 2019)
'The headteacher at Manorside School, Finchley, London is so delighted with this informative, accessible, and important book that she has planned a series of assemblies around it and is encouraging her teachers to use the book in classes about refugees, immigration and human rights.' (Susanna Kester, parent, February 2019)
Stories of Asylum Seekers
In this title, it was good to be able to tell the true stories of a few asylum seekers in some depth. I think it's easier for young readers to hear about the lives of individuals rather than reading lots of facts and figures about the flight of refugees.
Moving to Britain from Afghanistan
For this series, the photographer and I spent time with a family from the country. Each book is from the perspective of a young child, who explains why they had to leave their country, what it is like living in the UK and their hopes and aspirations for the future.
Many of us don't realise to what degree we are under surveillance every day of our lives. This book discusses the pros and cons of such surveillance and the implications for our privacy.
Communities in Britain: The Kurds
This title explores the Kurdish communities, one of the communities that create Britain's multicultural society. It features quotes from community members and specially commissioned photographs.
Israel and the Middle East
This title examines the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the current divisions in Israel and Palestine including unrest over water and oil, the growth of terrorist organisations and Israel's relationships with the West and their Middle Eastern neighbours.
Migration and Refugees
This book considers a range of issues. What problems do immigrants face in their host countries? Should wealthy countries limit numbers of asylum seekers or do they have a moral obligation to help? Would legalising all migration stop the problem of smuggling and trafficking? Does migration lead to cross-cultural understanding or a dilution of ancient traditions?
Poverty and Hunger
This title describes the worldwide problem of poverty and food shortages that affect the population. It includes current statistics, maps and charts.
This title look at why people become refugees, the impact they have on society, and the attitudes of the media and the general public towards them.
Moving to Britain from Somalia
This is one of four titles in this series that I wrote; Howard Davies took the photos. We worked closely with Fahad (featured on the cover) and allowed him and his family to tell their story.
Age group: 7-9
Publisher: Franklin Watts, 2008
Global Questions: Why Do People Seek Asylum?
One of several books that I have written about refugees. I aim to present different viewpoints in a non-judgemental way as a basis for discussion.
Age group: 11–14
Our World Divided: North and South Korea
There are few educational books on that provide the background to the current conflict between North and South Korea, so this was a fascinating title to research.
Publisher: Wayland, 2011
Full list of global issues titles
Far From Home: Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty (Hachette Children's Group, 2017)
Privacy and Surveillance (revised edition, Wayland, 2016)
Charities in Action: Improving Healthcare (Raintree, 2012)
Privacy and Surveillance (Wayland, 2011)
Our World Divided: Israel and the Middle East (Wayland, 2011)
Mapping Global Issues: Immigrants and Refugees (Arcturus, 2011)
Mapping Global Issues: Poverty and Hunger (Arcturus, 2011)
Our World Divided: North and South Korea (Wayland, 2011)
Real Life Heroes: Stories of Asylum Seekers (Franklin Watts, 2010)
Voices: Violence (Evans Brothers, 2009)
How Can We Save Our World?: Sustainable Transport (Franklin Watts, 2009)
The Global Village: Migration and Refugees (Evans Brothers, 2008)
Talk about Racism (Wayland, 2008)
Global Issues: Refugees (Wayland, 2008)
Why Do People Seek Asylum? (Franklin Watts, 2008)
Ethical Debates: Immigration (Wayland, 2007)
Countries in the News: Saudi Arabia (Franklin Watts, 2006)
What if We Do Nothing? Poverty (Franklin Watts, 2006)
Immigrants and Refugees (Franklin Watts, 2004)
World Organizations: the World Health Organization (Hodder Wayland, 2003)
21st-Century Debates: Racism (Hodder Wayland, 2003)
Why are People Refugees? (Hodder Wayland, 2003)
Why are People Racist? (Hodder Wayland, 2001)
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• USA • 1989 • 88m • • Directed by: David Saperstein. • Starring: Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Robert Foxworth, Sharon Stone, Olivia d'Abo, F. Murray Abraham, Don S. Davis, William S. Taylor, Babs Chula, Terence Kelly, Freda Perry, Campbell Lane, William B. Davis. • Music by: Geoff Levin, Chris Many.
This Sci-Fi Drama centers around the teen-age Eric, son of a computer scientist who worked for the Apollo mission which sent the first human to the moon. Eric, determined to become an astronaut himself one day, befriends Paul Andrews, the thirteenth man on the moon. Paul is avoided by other astronauts nowadays, because he was very rude and rebuffing when he returned from space. Only slowly Eric learns that Paul discovered something, during his excursion on the moon, that he keeps as a secret.
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It's likely that the writerdirector of 'Beyond the Stars' had good intentions to begin with, the messy, incoherent finished product leaves much to be desired. Even at eighty-seven minutes the movie feels excruciatingly long, only made worse by the mediocre production values. Excuse my bluntness, by whoever edited this movie ought to be shot in the arm repeatedly until they perish due to lead poisoning. It's that bad. The editor absolutely ruined what could have been a passable drama with their extremely unconventional (and incredibly unsuccessful) editing style. Because of this there is no sense of fluency, and one scene jerks roughly into the next. If there were a Golden Raspberry award for worst film editing, 'Beyond the Stars' would sweep it, then years from now when they did a worst in the history of film, this movie would win it hands down.
Despite the relatively weak script, Martin Sheen still manages put forth a good performance, likely the brightest spot in a dim movie. In likely the biggest casting mistake of the 20th century (besides Tom Selleck in 'Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), Christian Slater plays the lead, an 18? year old boy. Though he obviously tries hard, and it even shows through at times, Slater is one of the worst actors imaginable for this emotionally demanding role, and Slater looks much too old for the part. In a seemingly tacked on supporting role, Sharon Stone is under used, as are many of the other cast members. Even worse though, is the completely flat and uncharismatic Olivia d'Abo as the chief love interest for Slater. The two have absolutely no chemistry, and the scenes with the two together are among the film's worst.
The description on the back of the box, even in the tagline, hints at a cross between 'October Sky' and 'The Man Without a Face', two infinately better films. It succeeds at emulating neither of them, and comes off as a third rate imitator. In the last few sentences in the description, there is mention of a secret on the moon. Normally in descriptions, the writers describe the movie up to about the half way point. The secret is only mentioned at the tail end of the movie, and seems only in passing, like something used to create a good last impression (which it fails deeply at).
Though the writerdirector also wrote the book Cocoon (which can be seen on Christian Slater's shelf near the end), the script here is terrible, the dialog astonishingly ridiculous, and it's no wonder at all why he hasn't worked on a film since this. As for the music, there seem to be three themes of a minute each, one for when the characters are building a greenhouse (which has nothing to do with the rest of the movie, yet seems to occupy most of it), one for whenever the moon is shown or talked about, and the third for the artificial 'sad' scenes towards the end. Though the moon theme is actually half decent, the other two are unoriginal and forgettable, much like the movie itself.
The movies end (without giving anything away) seems manufactured and contrived. It also appears that the producers ran out of money at the end of the shoot, as this reflects it. Stay far away from it, if you see the movie on the shelf in your video store, don't even think about picking the box off the rack, think of it as a small plastic case carrying the bubonic plague, just waiting to trick your VCR into playing it, then latching onto you. Martin Sheen's performance is hardly enough to make this disorganized mess worth sitting through, avoid at all costs.
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The Coalsack Nebula (Image Credit: ESO)
On Earth, dust—often composed of dead skin, insect waste, micro hair follicles, and other unsavory bits—is an annoyance, whereas, it can be a major obstacle to stargazers. Only the composition of this dust, known as interstellar dust, is quite different, containing microscopic grains of oxygen, carbon and silicon.
Given the sheer size of space, trillions upon trillions of dust grains scattered across a few miles won't have much of an impact, but in some regions, dust is packed together so densely, they completely snuff out all light—generating something called dark nebulae.
A new image from the ESO features one of these so-called dark nebulae. Known as the Coalsack Nebula, it can be found 600 light-years from Earth toward the constellation of Crux.
Thanks to the rich field of stars pervading the background, the patchy, dark splotches—interstellar dust coated with nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide and other organic molecules—are more prominent than they would otherwise be. They are so prominent, according to the ESO, the Coalsack Nebula "has been known to people in the southern hemisphere for as long as our species has existed."
In case you are wondering just how dark the Coalsack Nebula is, back in the 70's, one astronomer determined that it has just 10 percent of the output of the surrounding Milky Way. As such, some light does manage to trickle through, but not much.
The Milky Way can be seen in conjunction with the Coalsack Nebula (top) and the Dark Doodad (Image Credit: Naskies via Wikimedia)
Over time, its darkness will lift and even more light will emerge, as these dust-filled clouds are incubators for new stars. (See a larger image here)
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Alice und Ellen Kessler (* 20. August 1936 in Nerchau, Sachsen, bürgerlich Kaessler) sind ein Zwillingspaar des deutschen Showgeschäfts. Sie wurden als die Kessler-Zwillinge bekannt und traten als Sängerinnen, Tänzerinnen, Schauspielerinnen und Entertainerinnen auf. Lange Zeit wurden sie zu den schönsten Frauen der Welt gezählt.

Künstlerische Laufbahn

Anfänge
Die Eltern der eineiigen Zwillinge, der Maschinenbauingenieur Paul Kaessler und seine Frau Elsa – beide musisch interessiert –, förderten die Mädchen früh und schickten sie als Sechsjährige zum klassischen Ballettunterricht. 1947 nahm das Kinderballett der Oper Leipzig die Schwestern auf, 1950 bestanden sie die Aufnahmeprüfung der dortigen Operntanzschule. 1952 nutzten sie ein Besuchervisum zur Flucht aus der DDR in die Bundesrepublik, wo bereits ihr Vater in Düsseldorf lebte. Im dortigen Revuetheater Palladium erhielten die Zwillinge ihr erstes Engagement als Tänzerinnen.

Dort sah sie 1955 der Direktor des Pariser Lido, Pierre Louis Guerin, und verpflichtete sie an sein weltberühmtes Varieté auf den Pariser Champs-Élysées. Dort feierten sie große Erfolge, wie sie später nur noch von einer anderen Deutschen, Marlène Charell, erreicht wurden. 1960 gingen die Schwestern nach Italien, wo sie als erste Frauen im Fernsehen "Bein zeigten" (auch wenn selbige zu dieser Zeit noch in dicken, blickdichten Strumpfhosen steckten). In Frankreich änderten sie auch ihren Familiennamen von Kaessler in Kessler.

Film und Ballett in Deutschland
Die Filmkarriere der Kessler-Zwillinge begann ebenfalls 1955. Ihre erste gemeinsame Rolle erhielten sie in der Komödie Solang' es hübsche Mädchen gibt. Es folgten einige Spielfilme, auch in Italien und Frankreich. Unter anderem wirkten sie in den deutschen Filmen Vier Mädels aus der Wachau (1957 – zusammen mit Isa Günther und Jutta Günther), Der Graf von Luxemburg (1957) und Die Tote von Beverly Hills (1964) mit. Neben ihren Filmengagements traten die Kessler-Zwillinge in zahlreichen Fernsehshows im In- und Ausland auf. Zu den Höhepunkten gehörten die Auftritte in der Perry Como Show 1963 und in den Rolf Harris Shows 1967 und 1971. Mit zunehmendem Alter verlagerten sie ihre Aktivitäten auf anspruchsvollere Engagements. 1976 traten sie am Münchner Gärtnerplatztheater als "Anna I" und "Anna II" in dem Ballett Die sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger von Bertolt Brecht und Kurt Weill auf. Damit konnte die lange geplante Idee verwirklicht werden, ein persönlichkeitsgespaltenes Mädchen von Zwillingen darstellen zu lassen.

Schallplattenkarriere

Ende der 1950er Jahre begann sich auch die Schallplattenindustrie für die Zwillinge zu interessieren. 1958 nahm die Plattenfirma Telefunken die erste Single mit Alice & Ellen Kessler auf, die jedoch wenig beachtet wurde. 1959 nahm auf Betreiben des Musikproduzenten Gerhard Mendelson die größte deutsche Plattenfirma Polydor das Duo unter Vertrag und brachte bis 1963 zwölf Duettsingles und sechs Platten, die sie zusammen mit Peter Kraus als das Gesangstrio Alice, Ellen & Peter besangen, heraus. Während die Duettplatten weiterhin erfolglos blieben, erreichten drei Titel mit Peter Kraus die Top 50 der deutschen Hitlisten, wobei der Song Honey Moon 1960 mit Platz 15 die beste Platzierung erreichte. 1959 nahmen Alice und Ellen Kessler für Deutschland am Grand Prix Eurovision 1959 teil. Mit ihrem Beitrag Heute abend woll'n wir tanzen gehen erreichten sie unter elf Teilnehmern Platz acht. Der Titel wurde anschließend in Deutschland nicht als Single veröffentlicht, dafür auf einer EP in Dänemark. Neben den deutschen Produktionen nahmen die Kessler-Zwillinge auch Schallplatten in französischer und italienischer Sprache auf. In Italien waren sie besonders mit ihrem Song Da-da-um-pa erfolgreich. Die italienischsprachige Version wurde zur Titelmelodie der RAI-Fernsehserie Studio Uno. Im Zusammenhang mit ihren Schallplattenproduktionen verlegten die Kesslerzwillinge 1961 ihren Wohnsitz von Paris nach München. Nach ihrer Single Schotten-Twist / Ja, ja die Liebe beendeten Alice und Ellen 1963 ihre Schallplattenkarriere in Deutschland, setzten sie aber in Italien noch bis in die 1980er Jahre fort.

Trivia
Im Alter von 40 Jahren ließen sich die Zwillinge für die italienische Ausgabe des Playboy ablichten. Die Ausgabe war innerhalb kürzester Zeit ausverkauft. In Italien, wo sie von 1962 bis 1986 ihren festen Wohnsitz hatten, galten Alice und Ellen Kessler ("Le gemelle Kessler") lange Zeit als Ikonen des Fernsehens. Auch in den USA waren die Kessler-Zwillinge gefragt. Viele bekannte Hollywood-Persönlichkeiten ließen sich gerne mit den "deutschen Mädchen" sehen, so unter anderem Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster oder Elvis Presley. 2009 traten die Kessler-Zwillinge zusammen mit Bill Ramsey, Max Greger und Hugo Strasser auf, die zusammen mit der SWR-Bigband die "Swing Legenden" bildeten. Seit 1986 leben die Zwillinge in einem gemeinsamen Haus im Prominentenviertel Geiselgasteig in Grünwald im Landkreis München.

Auszeichnungen
Die Künstlerinnen wurden unter anderem mit der Goldenen Rose von Montreux und dem Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande (1987) ausgezeichnet. Für ihre Verdienste um die deutsch-italienische Verständigung erhielten sie den Premio Capo Circe. Ihr Geburtsort Nerchau zeichnete sie anlässlich ihres 70. Geburtstages 2006 mit der Ehrenbürgerschaft aus.

Filmografie

Kino

Fernsehen (Auswahl)
 1971: Die diebischen Zwillinge, sechsteilige Fernsehserie
 1991: Ein Schloss am Wörthersee Episode: Hoppla Zwillinge
 2008: Inas Nacht
 2011: Tatort – Das Dorf
 2014: Dahoam is Dahoam
 2022: Ringlstetter

Diskografie
 1958: So wie Pierre / Kauft Rosen (Telefunken 55072)
 1958: Zwei blonde Senoritas / Philadelphia (Polydor 23862)
 1958: Teenager-Blues / Heiße Musik (Polydor 23896)
 1959: Montecarlo Cha-Cha / Salto Italiano (Polydor 24007)
 1960: Mondschein und Liebe / Ein Rendezvous mit dir  (Polydor 24208), als Alice, Ellen & Peter
 1959: Tschuwiduwidei / Nimm den Ring (Polydor 24085)
 1959: Honey Moon, als Alice, Ellen & Peter / Schreib' mir eine Karte (Polydor 24131)
 1960: Wundervoll / Ich kann dir was erzählen (Polydor 24339), als Alice, Ellen & Peter
 1960: Hallo Blondie / Happy Baby (Polydor 24390)
 1961: Noch ein Jahr / Wenn das nicht so romantisch wär (Polydor 24530), als Alice, Ellen & Peter
 1961: Die Kavaliere von 1910 / No Capito (Polydor 24546)
 1961: Ich habe alles was ich brauche / Teddy (Polydor 24590)
 1961: Treue ist nur ein Märchen / Piccadilly (Polydor 24629)
 1961: Sunday Boy / Das nennt man L'Amour (Polydor 24720)
 1962: Johnny Angel / Da-da-um-pa (Polydor 24733)
 1962: Denk an uns zwei / San Francisco (Polydor 24737)
 1963: Schotten-Twist / Ja, ja die Liebe (Polydor 52133)

Literatur
 Ernst Probst: Königinnen des Tanzes. Probst, Mainz-Kostheim 2002, ISBN 3-935718-99-3.
 Alice und Ellen Kessler: Eins und eins ist eins. Alice & Ellen Kessler. Die erste Autobiographie. Bruckmann, München 1996, ISBN 3-7654-2880-9.
 Bettina Greve / Richard Weize: Immer im Doppelpack, Booklet der CD Zwei blonde Senoritas, Bear Family Records 2003, BCD 16617.
 Angelika und Lothar Binding: Der große Binding Single Katalog, Band 1, Selbstverlag 1996, S. 357.
 Günter Ehnert (Hrsg.): Hitbilanz Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Taurus Press 1987, ISBN 3-922542-24-7.
 Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts. Band 4: H – L. Botho Höfer – Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, S. 367 f.

Zeitungsbeiträge
 Haig Latchinian: Die Kesslers sind zurück – Grandiose Rückkehr auf die deutsche Theaterbühne: Nach knapp zehn Jahren sind die Geschwister Alice und Ellen Kessler wieder in Deutschland zu sehen. Im Udo-Jürgens-Musical "Ich war noch niemals in New York" teilen sich die Schwestern aus Nerchau eine der Hauptrollen  im Berliner Stage Theater des Westens. Eine besondere Aufgabe. Denn: Es ist erst der zweite getrennte Auftritt der sonst unzertrennlichen Show-Zwillinge aus dem Muldental. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung, Ausgabe Muldental, 2. Juni 2015, Seite 27 (ganzseitiger Beitrag)

Weblinks

 Tatort "Das Dorf"

Einzelnachweise

DDR-Bürger
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Tänzer (Deutschland)
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Lost Treasure: Teddy Tucker and Tucker's Cross
By Michael East	 On Aug 5, 2018 Last updated Mar 18, 2020
Considered the most valuable single object ever recovered from a shipwreck, Tucker's Cross is an emerald studded, 22 carat gold cross that was recovered by noted diver and explorer Teddy Tucker from what is believed to be the wreck of the San Pedro, a Spanish treasure galleon sunk in 1594. In 1975 it was discovered that the cross had been stolen and a replica left in its place. The treasure, worth over $2 million in today's money, remains lost.
A replica hologram of Tucker's Cross at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, the Cross inventively "vanishes before your eyes"
Born in 1925 and the son of a prominent Virginian architect, Edward Bolton Tucker was raised in Bermuda, having been asked to leave several prominent private schools in the United States. Flamboyant and good-humoured, Tucker had little time for academia or convention, putting his faith in experience and his own sense of adventure and wonder. It is no surprise he would go on to not only gain a reputation as a maverick but also irritate maritime archeological convention amongst those who disagreed with his methods and his lack of formal credentials. Through a keen family interest in the oceans, he began working at the Bermuda Aquarium pumping air for tourists and began exploring the ocean off the island in the 1940s after seeing service in the Royal Navy as an underwater demolitions expert.
It was during this period after the war that Tucker is credited as having made a critical contribution to the economy of Bermuda, creating millions of dollars for the island through metal salvage from shipwrecks surrounding the island. The money generated for the treasury is said to have been more than all other international business and tourism combined. Carving out a reputation as one of the worlds preeminent divers and explorers, Tucker became widely known through films and magazines that featured his work, notably National Geographic. His finds, which covered over 100 shipwrecks off Bermuda, ranged from gold bars and silver coins to swivel guns and hand grenades, his exploits bringing him an a Distinguished Service Award from the Underwater Society of America and the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medal, yet it was one rainy Sunday in September of 1955 that would yield his most famous, and some might say infamous, discovery – Tucker's Cross.
"I picked it up, and the sun hit the emeralds, it was just like they had lights in them." – Teddy Tucker
Known as one of the earliest treasure recoveries of the modern age, the story of Tucker's Cross truly begins in 1951 when Tucker, searching for lost fish traps, spotted cannon laying on the ocean floor at some 30 feet. Raising the finds and selling them to the government, Tucker would return to the site after completing other projects and in 1955 would make the discovery of a lifetime – while no positive identification has ever been made of the site, it is believed to be the final resting place of the San Pedro.
Part of the famed Spanish Treasure Fleet, the ship is usually identified as the San Pedro making a voyage from Cartagena, Colombia, back to Cadiz under the command of Hieronimo de Porras. However, a second theory states that this is incorrect and confusion has arisen given the fact there were a number of ships with the name. The second theory believes that it is in-fact more likely that the ship (also named San Pedro) sailed, in 1594, from Spain as part of an armada heading for Portobello under the Captaincy of Pedro Nunez de Bohorquez. Leaving the armada, the ship docked at Cartagena and was headed home when she was wrecked on the Bermuda coral reefs.
Teddy Tucker with the replica Tucker Cross Picture: http://www.royalgazette.com
Tucker's Cross as seen in LIFE, 1956. Photo: Peter Stackpole.
Working with Robert Canton, Tucker began to dig in the sand at the location around where he discovered the cannon and within minutes had uncovered a small piece of gold, turning what he described as a "mild interest" in treasure hunting into an obsession. Setting out again the next day and faced with unfavourable diving conditions, Tucker found three quarter inch gold buttons studded with pearls and two hundred silver coins that had become affixed to musket barrels and cannonballs. With the hurricane season approaching, time was of the essence, and on a third and fourth day of diving, the team recovered a gold ingot with a royal Spanish tax stamp clearly visible on the surface as well as another gold and pearl button.
The weather turning against them and a northeasterly wind sending water crashing across the reefs around the wreck, Tucker and Canton were stuck ashore, unable to carry out any further salvage of the site. Eager to press on and continue the already impressive haul of discovery, the team set out again after two days as soon as the weather cleared, finding a ten-and-a-half-inch-long, thirty-six-ounce bar of gold and a smaller piece, finding a second ingot on the sixth day. Yet they could scarcely have hoped that the best was yet to come.
"By September 1955, and the weather was getting worse. Then on the seventh day [of diving], a Sunday, I found the greatest single object of all. Eager to work faster, I took a water hose down to the bottom and turned on the jet to blast sand from the area below the brain coral. After carving a deep hole I turned the jet off. When the debris settled, my eyes fell on a gold cross, lying face down in the sand. I picked it up and turned it over.
Awe struck, I counted the large green emeralds on its face. There were seven of them, each as big as a musket ball. From small rings on the arms of the cross hung tiny gold nails, representing the nails in Christ's hands, and at the foot was the ring for a third, which had been lost. The ornate carving, while beautiful, was somewhat crude, indicating that Indians had made the cross. It remains my most treasured discovery." – Teddy Tucker, How I Found the Cross
Teddy Tucker on one of his many dives
By the time the expedition was concluded, Tucker would add a bronze mortar and other treasures to his haul, but it was the cross that captured the world's attention. Yet, like so much treasure, its history was from the magnificence of its appearance.
Considered the most beautiful emerald stones in the world, Colombian emeralds are synonymous with the country's identity and bloody past. From around 500 AD and long before the conquest by the conquistadors, the Eastern Colombian Andes was inhabited by the native Muzo Peoples, given the nickname "The Emerald People" on account of their extraction of the precious gems, peeling the emeralds from their formations using a combination of wood and water. The stones were used in jewellery and had important cultural and religious significance, including in the famed El Dorado ceremony.
One legend of the Indians tells the tale of how the Fura and Tena cliffs of the Rio Minería valley came to be, telling how two humans, the female Fura and the male Tena, were created by the god Are (also known as Ares) to populate the Earth and take care of the beauty he had created. In a tale with interesting parallels to the Abrahamic Adam and Eve creation story, Are commanded that Fura and Tena must always remain faithful to ensure their eternal youth, despite many years living in paradise Fura eventually disobeyed the command and their youth and immortality was taken from them both. When they died (some legends say Tena killed Fura in his fury and committed suicide, some say that he killed himself alone) the god Are took "pity" on them and returned their immortality, resurrecting them and letting them stand eternal as two cliffs. Inside their caves, Fura's tears turned into emeralds.
Fura and Tena, Artist Unknown
Following the Spanish conquest of the New World, the conquistadors sought to find the source of the emeralds they had seen in Mexico and after fighting through the Colombian mountains toward Chivor, north of Bogotá, they had amassed over 7000 emeralds by 1537, opening their first mines. Yet this wasn't enough. With expert knowledge of the terrain and through the use of poison arrows, the Muzo were a particularly difficult foe for the well-armed Spaniards, resisting three attempts by the conquistadors to subdue them. Finally, in 1559, Luis Lanchero (who had been the first to enter Muzo territory twenty years previously and the first to be defeated) succeeded in quelling the Muzo, founding the town of Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de los Muzos and enslaving the local population to work extracting the emeralds. The slavery of the local archaeological was coupled with a burgeoning slave trade into South America, the Spanish forces bringing African slave labour to be sold in the streets of their newly won cities. The church began converting the Indians to Christianity in 1566.
Bermuda Treasure First Day Stamp Cover, 1969
After its recovery, the cross was sent to the British Museum for valuation who judged it to be worth in the region of $200,000. Due to his loyalty to the island, Tucker would sell the cross and other items to the Bermuda government for half the British estimate, hoping that this would guarantee the treasure would remain in Bermuda. The acclaim afforded to him by his discoveries allowed Teddy and the cross to take centre-stage for the opening of the new Bermuda Maritime Museum, the opening of which was to be honoured by the attendance of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen, alongside Prince Philip, arrived in Bermuda on February 16 1975, the visit being the first leg of her Caribbean and Mexican tour of that year, being greeted by Governor Sir Edwin Leather, Premier Sir Edward Richards and a warm welcoming crowd of thousands of Bermudians. The Royals visited schools, the national stadium, Hamilton's City Hall and the official opening of the Bermuda Maritime Museum (now the Bermuda National Museum). However, the opening was overshadowed by what is perhaps one of the least known major heists of the last 50 years – Tucker's Cross had been stolen.
Miami News, February 19 1975
Originally on display at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo where Teddy Tucker once worked, the cross was moved to the Maritime Museum where it was to be the focal point of a major exhibit. Shortly before the opening of the museum, Tucker was intending to move the cross to a new display case, perhaps wishing to better show it off for his Royal visitor, when he discovered that the cross was in fact missing, a plaster (some say plastic) replica having been substituted in its place sometime in the previous five years. Given the fact that the thief went to the extreme trouble of crafting a replica that had deceived for possibly some time, it was assumed that the robbery had been carried out by an experienced international art thief in conjunction with individuals with access to the museum, the Bermudian government believing the affair was an "inside job." The presence of the Royal party on the island delayed full-scale investigations by the stretched Bermudian Police, and despite further inquiries by the FBI, Scotland Yard and Interpol no evidence was found to suggest any leads and the cross vanished into thin air. The Smithsonian described the cross as "priceless" in the aftermath of the robbery.
"The main rule is that it's not that hard to steal art, even from museums, but it's almost impossible to translate that art into cash, criminals don't understand that, because their knowledge of art crime is based on fiction and films" – Noah Charney, expert on art theft
The world of art theft is one that is rarely understood by thieves and yet one where they frequently go uncaught. The ability to sell a recognised piece of art or treasure, such as Tucker's Cross, on the open market is zero, requiring the thieves to either have a purchaser already in place prior to the theft or require the breaking of the stolen material into constituent parts. Such investigators believed was the case with the famed cross, believing that the thieves melted the treasure down and sold the gold and emeralds separately on the black market for a fraction of its cultural value.
"We're very bad at catching art thieves, we have a very low recovery and prosecution rate: Something like 1.5 percent of cases of art theft see the art recovered and the criminal prosecuted… People assume that they'll find criminal art collectors, when in fact, we have very few historical examples—maybe a dozen to 20 who fit the bill… There's almost never been a criminal who knew about, or cared about, art." – Noah Charney, expert on art theft
Whether Tucker's Cross will ever be found is unknown, perhaps the ingenuity of the theft might lead us to hope that the treasure was stolen professionally for a private collector and is still to this day behind a glass case in a luxury home somewhere in the world, the alternative is one of a fate that has unfortunately met many works of art and artefacts of value over the years – they have ended up broken down and sold for a relative pittance. From its beginnings as the likely product of slave labour in Colombia to a potential end in the hands of thieves and shady gold dealers, the story of Tucker's Cross is only illuminated by the character of Teddy Tucker himself.
Passing away in 2014 at the age of 89, Tucker left a legacy not only on the world of maritime archeology through his developmental work on the grid system of wreck exploration but also of marine biology, having discovered the six-gill shark and been one of the founding members of the Beebe Project in 1983, a project dedicated to the discovery and study of deep-sea animals. Having discovered over 100 wrecks surrounding Bermuda, his knowledge of diving and both marine history and archeology was said to be unparalleled.
While the loss of Tucker's Cross is certainly a tragedy, the legacy of Teddy Tucker was far grander than mere gold or even emeralds, it is one that will be seen for decades to come not only across the island of Bermuda, but across the worlds of maritime archeology, biology and diving, a legacy that transcends the mere notion of a treasure hunter or a maverick. In death he was hailed as "a national treasure" to the island of Bermuda, Premier Michael Dunkley describing Tucker as "one of the great Bermudians of our time." It is an assessment that can only go without argument.
Teddy Tucker – Treasure! A Diver's Life
"This lavishly illustrated autobiography tells the story of the author's 60 years as a oceanographer, marine archaeologist, treasure hunter, nautical historian, and artist. Teddy Tucker has discovered over 120 wrecks in the waters of Bermuda and salvaged many of them. These include "La Viga and her tender, "El Galgo" (1639), the "San Pedro" (1595) on which the famous "Tucker Cross" was discovered, the "Warwick" (1619), the "San Antonio" (1621), "Grand Hannibal" (1792), the Tankard wreck (mid-17th century), "L'Union" (1776), the "Caesar" (1818), and many others, including some 20th century wrecks."
To order a copy of A Diver's Life, contact Oceans Gift Shop, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, by telephone at (441) 294-0204 (Bermuda) or email the business at info@buei.bm The book is priced at $59.95.
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The complainant, Jenni Byrne of Bayfield Strategy, Inc., wrote on behalf of her client, Fortress Developments. She stated that one of the reporters involved in ongoing coverage of Fortress was biased and sensationalistic in her reporting. She complained that there was no follow-up on a story regarding class-action suits against Fortress. The complaint against the reporter and her work is unfounded. The station erred in neglecting to follow up on the legal developments.
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The story then went on to note that the value of the project itself was $200 million. Our client continues to struggle to find the relevance of the purported loss of $75,000 in context of a $200 million project, particularly since the rest of the article notes that over half of the units in the development were sold, and that design and engineering activities continued in earnest.
You also expressed concern that CBC Winnipeg would report on an RCMP file on Fortress, one that was opened because the police force is obliged to do so when a complaint is received. You pointed out they are obliged to do so even if allegations are completely unfounded.
Because of the high profile nature of the proposed development in Winnipeg, and the issues which have been raised about syndicated mortgages in the media and other venues, we have attempted to scrutinize all matters surrounding the development and related questions. It is not every day that a company proposes to build the tallest free-standing structure between Calgary and Toronto, and in our minds this is a major proposed development for Winnipeg which requires serious scrutiny.
I do not find the message to be misleading, disrespectful or harassing. It is merely a request to have a conversation, which is what journalists do with potential sources of information. When the message was not responded to, there was no further contact.
He agreed that there should have been a follow-up story when there was a ruling disallowing the statements of claim in the class-actions suits. He undertook to update the audience on the status of the proceedings. He also agreed that there should have been an update about the development in Barrie.
In fact, we only learned from information sent to your investors about your intention to finally make interest payments on the loans. We asked you about this on May 23, and you confirmed it via email, a fact we included in the story that same day. With respect to comments in the story from Al Rosen, this is an individual who is widely quoted by many media outlets on a variety of business-related stories. He has an MBA and PhD, he is a fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Ontario and Alberta, a fellow of the Society of Management Accountants, a Chartered Insurance Professional, a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner. We think he is well qualified to offer commentary on these matters.
He concluded by telling you that CBC News in Winnipeg will continue to monitor developments and report on this project and your company in an appropriate way.
There are some fundamental principles at the foundation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. In committing to Fairness, it states that in pursuing their newsgathering and reporting, CBC journalists treat individuals with openness and respect. In the course of gathering information in the public interest, reporters may probe and search in places that are delicate and exploit any link or connection to try to further their knowledge. Ms. Levasseur sent a straightforward message via Facebook to the wife of a principal of a company she was investigating. It is the job of journalists to seek out information, especially information that those in a position of authority might not wish to disclose. Their job is to look for it - that does not imply bias. The whole point is that if the reporter cannot find corroboration for a hypothesis or a tip, then there is no story. However, you don't know until you try to find information. You see it as inappropriate and overly aggressive. As in most things, context is everything. There was one approach, via a social media message. There were no phone calls, no follow-up emails or attempts to reach Ms. Rathore. In the world of workaday journalism, that is doing one's job and doing it in an open and respectful manner.
You raised concerns about who CBC Manitoba's sources are for these stories, citing one individual you find particularly suspect. He is not quoted in any of the stories. Mr. Rosner told me that the reporters have developed a variety of sources in coverage of Fortress and the SkyCity development. CBC journalistic policy calls for confirmation from more than one source in reporting. There is nothing to indicate a violation of that practice, especially since some of the sources in these stories are public records.
A permit that would have allowed Winnipeg's tallest structure to rise downtown has expired, putting its developer in position to forfeit $75,000 in fees.
Richmond Hill, Ont. firm Fortress Real Developments plans to build a 388-unit, $200-million condo tower on a surface-parking lot on the northeast corner of Graham Avenue and Smith Street. The proposed 45-storey building, called SkyCity Centre, is billed as the tallest in Canada between Calgary and Toronto.
The company, however, says the project is going ahead and construction will commence during the spring of 2017.
"Permit drawings will be submitted in full in the new year. The team along with the builder, EllisDon, is currently undergoing a detailed value engineering exercise that is focused on finding efficiencies in materials and construction timeline," Fortress spokeswoman Natasha Alibhai said Monday in an email statement.
The firm has drilled bore holes into the site over the past few weeks in order to investigate soil conditions in advance of excavation, she added.
Alibhai also said more than 50 per cent of SkyCity's proposed residential units have been sold and Fortress has hired Cushman & Wakefield Winnipeg to sell office condominiums at SkyCity.
"The program is underway and in the new year we will begin exploring offers on the retail space. Fortress will continue to focus on sales at SkyCity and financing discussions are underway," she said.
"We do not anticipate any delays to starting construction in the spring and first occupancies of residential units are still planned for the end of 2019."
This story and others consistently provide the perspective of the company you represent. It conforms to CBC journalistic requirements of fairness and balance.
The lawsuits have been commenced by representative plaintiffs that bring the case forward on behalf of a larger group of investors. They must still be certified by a court before they proceed.
The allegations have not been proven in court and no statement of defence has been filed. Fortress spokeswoman Natasha Alibhai said in a statement this week the firm intends "to vigorously defend these actions, which are being initiated and pursued by someone that seems to have an ax to grind against Fortress."
When the statements of claim were rejected in August, there should have been a report to update the story. That was an error in judgment Mr. Rosner acknowledged. Since receiving your complaint, a story with the updated information has been published on the CBC Manitoba website. It also provides some new information about a project in Barrie, Ontario, which you brought to Mr. Rosner's attention.
Other than the late response to the developments with the class-action suits, there was no violation of CBC journalistic policy. The tone of the stories is measured; the company's views and responses are present.


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Patricia Coon, third from left, eats breakfast a few years ago with her "Bagel Buddies" at Tandem Bagel in Easthampton. Coon donates to the Toy Fund every year in honor of her friends. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO '; }
By STEVE PFARRER
Published: 12/8/2021 8:48:39 AM
Modified: 12/8/2021 8:48:12 AM
NORTHAMPTON — About 20 years ago, after Patricia "Pat" Coon retired from her job as a schoolteacher, she lost her husband and was feeling rather lost. A couple of widowed women she knew invited her to join them for breakfast at a cafe — and a tradition was born.
Coon and other widowers, known informally as the "Bagel Buddies," have been meeting for breakfast most weekday mornings for years now, mostly at the former Manhan Cafe in Easthampton and more recently at Tandem Bagel, also in Easthampton.
And though they were forced to suspend most of their shared meals during the worst stretch of the pandemic, says Coon, group members have since returned to eating together.
That tradition has led to some strong friendships and camaraderie, she adds, and other shared activities like traveling. And to mark the importance of the group in her life, Coon, who lives in Florence, has donated for years to the Gazette's Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund.
Though she and her late husband did not have children, Coon says the parents of one of her former students donated to the Toy Fund in her honor one year, giving her the idea to give $50 annually to the fund in honor of her friends.
"It's just a nice way to recognize my friends and the spirit of the holidays," said Coon, a former teacher at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton. "It's a good cause."
Named after a former business manager at the Gazette, the Toy Fund began in 1933 to help families in need during the Depression. Today, the fund distributes vouchers worth $40 to families for each child from age 1 to 14.
Eligible families must live in any Hampshire County community except Ware, or in the southern Franklin County towns of Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately, Shutesbury, and Leverett, and in Holyoke in Hampden County.
CSO-The Bridge Family Resource Center at 101 University Drive in Amherst verifies families' eligibility, while the Gazette covers costs associated with the drive, freeing all donations to fund the vouchers.
Coon says her group was initially known as the "English Muffin Ladies" — the nickname came from Douglas Hurteau, owner of the Manhan Cafe — because Coon and her companions typically ordered English muffins with fruit preserves or marmalade.
Since shifting to the Tandem Bagel, she noted, members, including some widowed men, have altered their breakfast cuisine.
Things became challenging when the pandemic arrived last year, Coon says, and the morning breakfasts had to halt for a while, though members occasionally met outside to keep in touch. Once everyone was vaccinated, they resumed meeting for meals.
"We're still very careful, but it's nice to be back together," she said.
With a laugh, Coon said her friends tend to look in the Gazette this time of year to see if she's made her annual Toy Fund donation in their honor. "I'm still doing it," she said.
The following stores are participating in the Toy Fund this year: A2Z Science and Learning Store, 57 King St., Northampton; Blue Marble/Little Blue, 150 Main St., Level 1, Northampton; High Five Books, 141 N. Main St., Florence; The Toy Box, 201 N. Pleasant St., Amherst; Once Upon A Child,1458 Riverdale St., West Springfield; Plato's Closet, 1472 Riverdale St., West Springfield; Sam's Outdoor Outfitters, 227 Russell St., Hadley; Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St., Village Commons, South Hadley; The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 W. Bay Road, Amherst; World Eye Bookshop, 134 Main St., Greenfield; Holyoke Sporting Goods Co., 1584 Dwight St. No. 1, Holyoke.
Donations to the Toy Fund may be dropped off at or mailed to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, P.O. Box 299, Northampton, MA, 01061, or made through Gazettenet at www.gazettenet.com. Checks should be made payable to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund.
Steve Pfarrer can be reached at spfarrer@gazetetnet.com.
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One out away from a shutout, the Potomac Nationals (57-45, 23-11) surrendered a run on a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning, but picked up a victory as RHP Gilberto Mendez (SV, 6) struck out SS Luis Valenzuela with the bases loaded in the ninth inning Friday night. The Carolina Mudcats (41-64, 12-23) left the tying runs on base, as the P-Nats won 4-1, their third straight victory.
In his return to the P-Nats, RHP Dakota Bacus (W, 1-2) allowed only three hits over five-shutout innings. Only one man reached scoring position against the righty, as Bacus struck out a season high seven. Bacus scattered singles to 1B Sal Giardina in the first inning, Valenzuela in the third inning, and Giardina again in the fourth frame, and only once did the Mudcats have multiple base runners on against him.
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Carolina had seven hits, all singles, four by Giardina. Four different Potomac starters had multiple hits, while Abreu led the way with three hits, and two doubles. The P-Nats left 11 men on base and went just 3-13 with RISP in the victory.
A season high 12 games over .500, the P-Nats look to make it four straight wins, as they will send RHP Erick Fedde (5-3, 3.35) to the hill Friday night. Fedde has allowed no more than one earned run in nine straight outings and is 3-0 with a 0.82 ERA over that stretch. Opposite the righty, Carolina will send RHP Ryan Clark (1-10, 5.71) to the mound. Clark allowed five runs over 5.1 innings in his lone start vs. Potomac, a no-decision, on May 11th. First pitch at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC is set for 6:00pm Friday night.


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Movie Review: Prometheus
direcowJune 7, 2012
The name Ridley Scott rings across the hallowed halls of science-fiction filmmaking: The chanting never-ceasing as fan upon fan proclaims his name as the great imaginer, the great definer of the genre. Waving the flags of Alien and Blade Runner, the fans cried in utter joy when Ridley deemed them worthy of one more dip into the pool – the prodigal director was returning to his roots, and from the ashes of Aliens Vs Predator 2: What The Suck a new movie was born, writhing, pulsing from the unwilling abdominal cavity of a mortal man.
That movie is Prometheus.
With such a heavy weight resting on its shoulders, the weight, the expectations of a thousand onlooking men hoping it will be the next messiah – the one to release our memories from the failed triumvirate of Transformer movies, to wrest the mantle of strong women characters from the likes of Bella – could a movie have any chance of standing at all? Or would Prometheus be cursed like its namesake, bound to a rock and fed upon by an eagle, forever blamed for stealing the fire of imagination in the vain hope of enlightening the unknowing masses?
Set decades before Alien, Prometheus is a tale about humans discovering how to find aliens for the first time, traveling into space with an android, and one man's unquenchable dream to find the answers he's held his whole life. While the ship Prometheus does feature throughout the movie, it is merely a vessel – much of the action and story takes place on an alien planet.
Coming out of Prometheus, I wasn't sure what to feel. I think a lot of it was enjoyable. I enjoyed a lot of the questions asked, especially with regards to faith – but other times the questions asked didn't seem like the … Right question to ask? I also enjoyed the answers to questions we never really had, and I do think fans of Alien will enjoy certain winks and nods towards the original, especially since it's set in the same universe, just decades before.
And Prometheus is beautifully shot – it's not just the stunning vistas of alien planets or the great CGI. Everything, from set design to costume design to practical effects – Ridley Scott had assembled a strong crew, and it shows. And the world construction is just amazing, from the alien technology to the aliens themselves. As a (former) biologist I do appreciate how some thought had gone into this. A lot of it just made sense, the sort of wonderful way that witnessing miracles happen might do. (Hyperbole alert!!)
And speaking about the imagery – the difference between filming in 3D and post-conversion is once again stark – but one thing I notice about all 3D movies is that once it hits the action either I'm very used to it or the action can't handle the depth, and everything just defaults into flat unless I spend my effort making things out. Still, great 3D, too bad it still isn't for me.
Acting wise we have Charlize Theron who's fantastic as always, and Noomi Rapace, once she hits action mode, is a force to admire (a pity about the slower, dramatic scenes, suspect her accent got in the way a bit). The scenestealer, the magnetic force in the movie was Magneto himself – Fassbender, as the android David, deserves every accolade for his performance, each tic and habit chillingly detailed. If you do watch Prometheus for Fassbender alone, you wouldn't go very wrong.
But things do go … Somewhat wrong. I know some people will hate how some questions, especially when explicitly asked even by the characters themselves, get brushed aside (I think I understand why it is so). Others might just be thinking more of a direct Alien prequel – those might get disappointed too. But Prometheus also suffers from a slightly flaccid first 20% of the movie, and a very Lord Of The Rings style ending – where the movie just doesn't seem to want to let go, and having only 10 minutes left, decides to vomit everything else it wants to say out in spurts. Basically – just when you think the movie will end, it doesn't. And then it doesn't again. Repeat.
But otherwise, what's right about Prometheus – the acting, the world design, creating a background for the Weyland-Yutani universe – is very, very right, and Ripley is on his 'A' game. What's wrong with Prometheus, however, seems very vague. Sometimes you feel like it can't match up to the grandiose epic that was promised – other times it feels like it is overreaching. You can't quite put your finger on it sometimes, but it bothers you at the back of your head like a worm trying to dig its way in.
In the end, what Prometheus suffers from might be just that it tries too hard to reach for the stars, to attempt to be every question and every answer all at the same time while being within the wrapper of a well done action/thriller/horror hybrid – if that makes any sense. But it is very beautiful, and filled with bewildering ideas. We know Ridley Scott plans for 2 more movies after this (if all goes well) – the question is do we trust our old sci-fi gods to carry us into the new realm?
Maybe we are all just lost in space after all.
Rating: 4.12759999999-ish?/5
(We have a second review of Prometheus coming up – an invited post. The author believes a second viewpoint is necessary just to reflect the nature of Prometheus.)
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The biology of the alien life forms was bewildering, and the only hypothesis put forth comes from Idris Elba when he suggests the engineers were making biological weapons. The greatest disappointment comes when the last surviving engineer goes on a killing spree rather than chat with his long distant relatives. That was unsatisfying, but I guess if he weren't inscrutable he wouldn't be alien. This incomprehensibility worked for the story in District 9, but here not so much. P.S. if the dead engineers were trying to escape some experiment gone wrong, wouldn't they have been piled up at the starship door? Unsatisfying conjecture and loose ends do not a masterpiece make.
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The world building is definitely interesting, but I agree in that some bits were shaky writing and plot-holeriffic. A biological warfare depot makes sense, but not why they'd have a giant head.
The dead engineers could have been running towards the urns to try to contain some sort of exposure? Altho if that was the case I'm not sure why they'd be looking back.
And I think there must be a reason why they hate us so much; sending aliens to kill us and smacking weyland off without talking to him seems to point towards us being some sort of mistake the engineers need to rectify? Although since we don't know what David said another possibility would be that he said somethign that turned the engineer violent.
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