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Biography Hits High Notes of Chinese Soprano's Career
By Joshua Dummer
Melanie Ho's "Journey to the West" charts the career of He Hui, the Xi'an-born soprano who has become particularly well-known for her performances of the operas of Giuseppi Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.
He Hui was the first Chinese performer to sing Puccini's "Tosca" at Milan's iconic La Scala theater, and the first to portray the titular character in Verdi's "Aida" at Vienna's Staatsoper and New York's Metropolitan; she has also become famous for taking on the lead role in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
Ho's short work starts with the 18-year-old He's chance introduction to the world of opera, when she was overheard singing by a high school teacher who simply happened to know a maestro, and quickly takes us through her formal training at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music, which she entered in the fall of 1990.
Chinese soprano He Hui portrays Cio-Cio-San in a performance of the Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" in New York City. The Xi'an-born He has become famous for her performance in the well-known opera. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
From there we move on to her big break after placing second in Placido Domingo's Operalia competition in 2000; her move to Italy; successful 2002 debut on the Italian stage in Verona as Tosca; and onwards across the various milestones of her illustrious career.
Unsurprisingly, one of the key themes that emerges in the book is that of He's titular journey into the West and into a Western art form. One key thing He had to master in the months she spent preparing for her first Verona performance was the "italianità" needed to embody the role of an Italian diva and to impress local audiences, chiefly the Italian language and its diction:
"Walks along the streets of Verona, visits to the market, to the supermarket, to restaurants and cafés, her conversations with (opera agent) Benati and with others in the business all helped form her Italian."
Unlike other non-Italians who wish to master opera today and take "specific classes in language and diction" and have the benefit of modern technology to prepare them for their arrival in Italy and to help them adjust when they are there, Ho particularly emphasizes that He's experience was a lived, physical one.
He Hui (left) and David Bizic play Cio-Cio-San and Sharpless respectively in a performance of "Madama Butterfly" at the Metroplitan Opera in New York City. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Ho writes that He is from "that last generation of singers whose journey into Western opera was almost exclusively physical," which has "lent her Italian an authenticity, an expressiveness, a way of feeling Italian that cannot be learned by merely studying a textbook."
He's achievements of cultural understanding are somewhat undercut, though, by the fact that Ho does not really contrast them with any personal or professional struggles. Indeed, throughout the book, any of the few difficulties that are mentioned — a visa problem, years spent trying to break into opera after finishing her training, a father perplexed by her decision to sing rather than go into medicine — are quickly passed over so we can get to He's next success.
The book is singularly focused on one aspect of He's life — that of He Hui the singer. We are treated to fascinating deconstructions of both operas and specific lines, to illustrate how He studies her roles to understand both the character she is playing and the choices that are open to her own interpretation:
"When she stabs Scarpia with a dinner knife rather than submit to him in the finale of Act II and delivers one of the most famous lines in all opera, "Ecco il bacio di Tosca" ("This is Tosca's kiss!"), she must not only convey dramatic verisimilitude but also her sense of the untranslatable Italian word "ecco," which can mean anything from "here is" to "come and get it."
He Hui and Roberto Aronica are onstage as Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton respectively during the opera "Madama Butterfly" in New York City. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
However, with this focus on both He's craft and on her career, He can sometimes feel faintly drawn. We of course get a sense of He's dedication to her craft, the meticulous way she approaches her performances and the emotional link she strives to create with the characters she plays. But the book, which never quotes He directly, leaves us guessing as to her life beyond the stage and rehearsal room.
He's personal life remains something of a mystery at the end of the book. We know she likes to return to Italy between tours, but what does she do when she's there besides prepare for the next show? Does she share her time there with any close friends or family? Maybe the answer to these questions is "nothing" and "no," but it still feels strange to come to the end of a biography and to have learned more historical information about the stages on which He has performed than about her childhood.
Of course, in such a brief snapshot of someone's story, omissions like this are a necessity, and the book overall is engaging and passionate enough that even an opera philistine like me (I've only ever been to one once and I fell asleep) felt the need to listen to a Verdi opera after finishing the book, to see if I could appreciate what Ho and He clearly love.
Video credits: Hui He sings an excerpt from the title character's Act II aria during the final dress rehearsal. (Production: Anthony Minghella. Conductor: Jader Bignamini. 2017–18 Season. Video Courtesy: Metropolitan Opera)
This article has been corrected, as it originally claimed Aida was written by Puccini and that Tosca was composed by Verdi. The opposite is true.
Contact reporter Joshua Dummer (dummer@caixin.com)
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Last month I talked about crashes over the 2018 holiday season which took 9 lives in 7 crashes over a 72 hour period. We now need to start looking at the causes of these crashes. Each of them had a different reason for the crash, but each one did have one thing in common; a lack of due care on the roadway. Let's start with an obvious one today; mixing drinking, drugs, and driving.
Safety is all about having a preventative mindset. By this I mean why anyone would ever want to push the limit that could injure themselves or others is beyond me. I say it's not worth it. If you are going out to drink, take the preventative measures to not push that limit, even if you only to plan to have one or two drinks. Option 1: Have someone in the group be the designated driver. This option has been around for decades, yet people still fail to realize, or choose to ignore, what the consequences are if you choose to drink and drive.
Option 2: plan for someone to pick you up. There are many options available today including sober friends, or ride share services. Again, not rocket science, but very effective. My question to those who do this type of careless behavior, is how many times does it have to be stated for it to become standard practice that no one will ever do it again?
I have arrested plenty of people who went out to have a couple of drinks and ended up in jail. Their life is forever changed from that point on. I like to think I prevented them from making their life much worse because they killed someone prior to being stopped by law enforcement.
Marijuana impaired driving has been around a long time, but is still relatively new as a legalized drug. The problem I am seeing with this drug is users don't believe it is dangerous to drive while using it. It can cause your cognitive thinking to become skewed. If it wasn't bad enough already with marijuana impaired drivers, now there is increased danger for the driving public. Some marijuana users combine it with alcohol, which can enhance the impairment while driving.
Another issue we have is prescription drugs which are becoming a lot more prevalent on our roads. My years working the road have shown me that people on prescription drugs don't look it the same as driving under the influence of alcohol.
A prescription drug is regulated by doctors because the drugs change a person's chemistry. This means they are going to make the user react differently, think differently, and judge situations differently than they normally would. Even if you don't think you feel differently, you will be effected one way or the other. Prescriptions drugs can be just as dangerous as driving while drinking or using marijuana.
Think in these terms, if I told you I wanted you to do a task, but there was a 50 percent chance that while doing the task you would kill or severely injure yourself or a friend, would you do it? Now if that wasn't enough to dissuade you, then I add that even if you don't kill someone, you may go to jail, will you do it?
Please keep in mind that it just isn't worth it. I hope I have changed the mindset of at least one person that read this article to be preventative in their actions.


Who's Behind The Negative Messaging In Iowa?
Why do you think Hillary Clinton is a weak candidate and gives 3 choices. A) Is a weak general election candidate. B)Is too dependent on lobbyist money. C) Won't bring change.
Who might the suspect be?
First, don't be so quick to blame (or credit) Barack Obama's campaign.
Campaign often test negative messages against themselves -- they want to poll their negatives.
Come to think of it, the "negatives" cited by the telephone poll-taker are the Edwards campaign version of HRC's negatives, not the Obama campaign's version of negatives. (An Edwards campaign spokesman chastizes me for the speculation and absolutely denies that the campaign has anything to do with the calls). Or maybe Hillary Clinton might want to test the effectiveness of John Edwards's messaging. Both Clinton's campaign spokesman, Phil Singer, and Obama's spokesman, Bill Burton, said their respective campaigns had nothing to do with the calls either.
"Central Research" is the name of the phone farm.
No disbursements have been paid to a firm of that name this cycle or last cycle, so "Central Research" -- a real company based in Arkansas -- is in itself, sort of a front for a front for the guilty campaign.
A campaign pays a consulting firm X amount of dollars. It's required to divulge the payment. The consulting firm, in turn, pays Central Research 1/X dollars. Since the consulting firm is a private business, it doesn't have to disclose much about its contracts.
BTW: This might not technically push-polling. Push-polls aren't polls -- they're widely distributed pseudo-polls that are only used to spread negative messages. If these calls turn out to be widely distribured --if, say, 50,000 caucus goers received them -- then, perhaps, they're push-polls. But if only 500 received them, then you're probably looking at a message-testing poll.
But real push polls are rare -- the volume required to sufficiently spread a negative message is beyond the capacity of most campaigns.


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Farmers, herders sign Peace Accord in Adamawa community
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By Yakubu Uba
Yola – Farmers and herders in Bole Community in Yola South Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa on Thursday signed a Peace Accord towards ensuring peaceful co-existence in the community.
Speaking at the ceremony, Alhaji Babagari Baraya, the Executive Secretary of Murmushi Development Foundation, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) which initiated the accord, said the object was to prevent conflict between the two groups.
"Following conflicts between herders and farmers in Numan and other communities in the state.
"We felt that we need to maintain peace in Bole having sensed similar tension brewing in the community, so we decided to bring the two groups to the table for a dialogue.
"We listened to complains from representatives of farmers and those of herders before bringing the two parties together to discus and proffer solutions," he said.
Baraya said the initiative was made through collaboration with the British Council.
"We collaborated with British Council under its Managing Conflict in Nigeria (MCM) programme to arrive where we are today which is signing of the accord.
"We already have a 20-member Mediation Committee comprising representatives of both parties which has the village head as chairman to ensure implementation of agreements reached to promote peaceful coexistence," he said.
Baraya said members of the committee had been provided needed peace building training to enhance their duties.
In his remarks, the state MCM Programme Manager, Mr Abdulkadir Bello, said the gesture was part of British Council's assistance towards building capacity of government, security and community institutions to resolve disputes more effectively.
Bello said the MCM supported the training of mediation committee members and the carrying out of mediation activities between the farmers and herders.
"The terms of agreements in now put into a document which the parties formally signed today and we are hopeful that it will continue to promote peaceful coexistence and dialogue in the community.
"I want to commend traditional rulers in the area, particularly the Lamido of Adamawa for his support to this and other programmes of MCM and partners in the state," Bello said.
In his message, the District Head of Yola, Alhaji Mohammed Mustafa, lauded all those involved in promoting peace in the area and urged other communities to emulate them.
In their remarks, representative of farmers, Mr Zirra Tumba, and that of herders, Malam Yau Isa, described the accord as timely and promised to abide by it.
"About 12 herders who violated the accord had been punished; this is to tell you on our part how committed we are to peace even before the signing of the accord," Isa said.
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IMDb, the popular directory for celebrity, movie and television information, has signed a global distribution deal with Ericsson to integrate IMDb's metadata into Ericsson's content discovery ecosystem, which was launched at NAB this year. In a statement released by Ericsson, broadcasters, content owners and service providers will have access to the extensive universe of IMDb data from images, poster art to clips, trailers and cast and crew information.
Star India invests $192 million into digital content
Media company Star India invested $192.04 million into its digital content stream. Reuters reported the intense competition among video streaming providers to break into the Indian OTT market has included bids from global giants Amazon and Netflix. Star India has secured its position as a competitive streaming video provider and is backed by 21st Century Fox invested the money in Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd that hosts streaming video platforms. A further $2.55 billion bid won Star India the rights to Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket for the next five years.
UK government fulfils stage one of its fibre promise
The UK government announced a £200 million fibre initiative earlier this year. Six months later, and stage one is being rolled out on 3 September. The six pilot schemes will be funded using £10 million with plans to test the innovative ways of connecting offices and public sector buildings with the next generation broadband. Reports suggest the final stages will incorporate a full fibre network running connections straight to customers' homes or businesses to ensure Britain has a strong digital infrastructure.
BBC audited for gender equality pay
BBC Director General Tony Hall revealed the corporations plan to address gender pay discrepancies. The global corporation published salaries of the highest paid talent in July this year revealing major pay gaps between males and females as well as significantly lower pay for the top 10 stars from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. The Guardian shared the BBC will offer transparency going forwards with some stars potentially facing a pay cut.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin said in an address whichever nation leads the way with artificial intelligence (AI), he predicted, will be the nation to dominate the future of global affairs. Putin predicted AI to be used to fight cyber warfare and whilst likely to boost economies across medical research, surveillance technology and even to fight future wars.
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Indiana Law Annotated for October 11, 2010
The Federalist Society hosts a debate between Professor Mark Janis and Villanova's Michael Risch on the patenting of processes today at noon in room 124.
Professor C. Raj Kumar, of the Jindal Global Law School, is serving as the Law School's George P. Smith Visiting Professor. Professor Kumar will deliver the Smith Lecture at noon on Tuesday in the Moot Court Room. Please plan to attend this event, which will cover India's challenges in establishing a greater rule of law society.
Finally, ILA would like to extend a warm welcome to Judge David F. Hamilton, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and his clerks to the Law School. We are honored to have Judge Hamilton and his staff working among us and look forward to the many exciting opportunities his presence here will provide.
Phi Delta Ph meeting and 1L strategy session. Noon. Room 122
International Jobs Workshop
Interested in international practice? Unsure what international practice involves, how to get an international law job, or what classes to take in preparation? Professor Christy Ochoa and Executive Associate Dean Hannah Buxbaum will lead a workshop on those issues from noon to 1 p.m. They will discuss both private international law practice (including at corporate firms) and public international law practice (including NGOs) and take any questions you may have.
When Can We Patent a Process? Debate on Bilski v. Kappos
How should we determine when a "process" can be patented? The Federalist Society will be hosting a debate between Professor Michael Risch of the Villanova University School of Law and Professor Mark Janis, who will discuss the implications of last year's important U.S. Supreme Court case Bilski v. Kappos. Free Chick-Fil-A lunch will be provided, as will beverages. This event takes place at noon in room 124.
Join local attorney Andy Mallor, JD'74, owner of Andrew Davis Men's Store and partner at Mallor Clendening Grodner & Bohrer LLP, for a session on dressing for success in the legal profession. Mr. Mallor will present tips and the latest fashion trends from 7 to 9 p.m. in the store, on the downtown square.
Globalization of Legal Education and Institution Building: India's Challenges for Establishing a Greater Rule of Law Society in the 21st Century
Professor C. Raj Kumar of the Jindal Global University-India will present the Smith Lecture at noon in the Moot Court Room. Professor Kumar's presentation is entitled "Globalization of Legal Education and Institution Building: India's Challenges for Establishing a Greater Rule of Law Society in the 21st Century." Please join us for this special event!
Update on Marriage, Adoption, and Don't Ask/Don't Tell: How Unelected Judges are Giving Americans the Policies They Want
OUTlaw presents Steve Sanders, an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan School of Law and attorney at Mayer Brown LLC in Chicago. Mr. Sanders will review recent court decisions on various LGBT legal issues including DOMA, Prop 8, and DADT. He will also discuss why supporters of LGBT equality should not apologize for pursuing a litigation strategy. This event takes place at noon in room 125.
Synthesizing Learning
As part of the Law School's academic enhancement program, Student Affairs Fellows will present "Synthesizing Learning" this week and the week after fall break. This session is offered both weeks because the "right" time to start outlining is up to you. During this session, get tips on outlining and study preparations. This session will be offered four times: October 12 at 4:45 p.m. (room 122), October 13 at noon (room 120), October 26 at noon (room 122), and Thursday, October 27 at 4:30 p.m. (room 122).
Career Choices: Nonprofit and Entrepreneurial Legal Careers
Join alumni and other distinguished guests for this presentation on careers in the nonprofit and entrepreneurial fields, to be held at noon in room 122. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP on Symplicity by Tuesday at noon and bring their confirmation e-mail.
Women's Law Caucus Etiquette Dinner
Once again, the Women's Law Caucus will be hosting an etiquette dinner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scholar's Inn Gourmet Café & Wine Bar. This will be the perfect opportunity for you to sharpen your etiquette skills before any interviews or networking plans you have over fall break. Caroline Dowd-Higgins, director in Career & Professional Development, will provide the etiquette instruction during the meal. This event is open to all law students. Tickets are limited and will be available during lunch at the WLC table. Contact Christina Clark (clarkchr@indiana.edu) or Ingrid Winston (iwinston@indiana.edu) with questions.
Aldo Leiva on Cuba
The Latino Law Student Association is proud to welcome Aldo Leiva to come speak from 7 to 8 p.m. in room 121. Mr. Leiva will address the role and challenges of Cuba's dissidents and other members of civil society in contributing to the creation of a culture and viable mechanisms to establish and sustain the rule of law in Cuba. The speaker will also briefly cover Cuba's constitutional history, current law, and potential bases for reform and/or sources for a new democratic Constitution.
Environmental Law Society meeting. Noon. Room 213.
Professor Sarah Jane Hughes was a participant in the first symposium on teaching national security law, sponsored by the National Security Law committee of the American Bar Association. The symposium, held on Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2, brought faculty from across the nation's law schools, the military service academies and the professional war colleges together with representatives of DOJ, DHS, the various branches of the military and other government agencies involved in national security work and research.
Life Sciences Student Associate Program
The Center for the Business of Life Sciences (CBLS) at the IU Kelley School of Business is offering a Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences to select students in the sciences, medicine, informatics, law, and other programs. This highly successful and competitive program provides you interaction with top-notch industry leaders and students from many life sciences and business disciplines. An information session on the program takes place Thursday, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Kelley School of Business Graduate Building, room 0034.
Digital Policy in an Information Economy
Professor Jody Madeira is co-chairing this seminar, from Oct. 14-16, that will address a range of law and policy issues related to the legal implications of the new National Broadband Plan and contemporary digital privacy issues. The goal of Digital Policy in an Information Economy is to help business professionals, attorneys, regulators, policymakers, technologists, and academics understand and obtain practical guidance on all aspects of the National Broadband Plan, including how digital communications is affecting privacy, intellectual property, health care, the workplace, and our economy. Interested in attending? You can register online.
SALDF Seeking Team to Compete in National Animal Law Competition
The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will be sending a team to compete in the Appellate Moot Court Competition for the National Animal Law Competitions at Harvard University. All students who are seeking a JD and have completed at least one year of their studies are eligible to apply for a position on the team. If interested in applying, please e-mail Chris Pierce (chripier@indiana.edu) for more information. The application period will close on Friday, October 22.
LLSA Spanish Lunches
Please join the Latino Law Student Association for Spanish lunches — at noon on Thursdays — for those who speak some Spanish and would like to improve their speaking and listening abilities. Everyone provides their own lunches and we meet in the room next to the student lounge.
Today is National Coming Out Day (NCOD). Please be sure to congratulate those wearing green wristbands for coming out to the Law School community! White wristbands show support for LGBT individuals and LGBT equality. If you would like to participate, wristbands will be available Monday morning in the Law School lobby.
Reed Bar Review Tabling
Reed Bar Review will table Thursday and Friday of this week. Information will be available on how Reed Bar Review can assist you in successfully passing the bar exam.
Weekly Soccer Games
Law students are organizing a soccer game every Saturday in October at 3 p.m. at the Woodlawn playing field. The field is at the corner of 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue, next to the HPER building and not far from the IMU parking lot where the Bloomington Shuttle stops. If you have questions, contact Xin at wang261@indiana.edu.
Christian Legal Society Weekly Bible Study
The Christian Legal Society's weekly Bible Study session will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays in room 214. The sessions will run through Dec. 2.
Beginning this semester, there is a new way for faculty and student groups to schedule events. An online form is available to plan and schedule meetings. Please use this form to request a room, notify Indiana Law Annotated, and send other information about your event. You will receive confirmation that your room has been reserved after your request has been processed. When filling out your event description, please provide all information possible, especially if you are requesting that the event be publicized.
The Indiana Law Annotated (ILA) is published every Monday while school is in session with news about the coming week. Information and articles for the ILA should be submitted to ila@indiana.edu by Thursday at noon for inclusion in Monday's edition. Length of submission is limited to 150 words, unless otherwise approved. If you have questions about an item appearing in the ILA, please contact James Boyd (joboyd@indiana.edu; phone 856-1497). Indiana Law Annotated is archived online.
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At present, freelancing or outsourcing – these two words are familiar to many people in our country. You can take outsourcing as a full-time or a part-time profession. But keep in mind that whether you take it as a full-time or part-time basis, in the beginning, you have to spend a lot of time on it, especially while learning to work. It's better to be proficient and skilled before starting to work in this arena. Then you don't need to stumble at the outset. People who want to work in this field, have to have the mental preparation for working 6/7 hours daily. They have to be confident, industrious and above all, have to be patient. Many people say, "Earn Tk. 50,000-60,000 by doing a basic course for just 1 or 2 months." But these words have no base; these are meaningless. If you want to be successful in the freelancing or outsourcing field, then obtaining skill on any topic of outsourcing is a must.
At first, you have to know what type of work is available in the marketplace. After that, you can select a job from those what will be easy for you and you like and enjoy to do. You should acquire knowledge, skill, and proficiency in the works which are of high quality. It means that you should think about the future and try to grow your expertise in those jobs which can bring you the chances of earning a considerable amount of money, and also the demand of those jobs will increase more with the time. In the marketplace, some jobs always have applications like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Graphics Design, etc.
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If you wish, you can learn from the internet (Google, YouTube) at home on your own or you can complete a course from any outsourcing institute. But before going to do any course, it's always better to gain basic knowledge in that particular subject or field. It will help you to understand better in the class. It may require 3-6 months time to learn the outsourcing work and to become an expert in this field.
Advance IT gives a complete assurance of best training to you in the outsourcing field from the very basic level up to the advanced level. In our institute, each course is 4-5 months long. Considering the students and the poor or underprivileged talented people, we have made the course fee Tk. 12,000. In each course, we try to teach in a disciplined and friendly manner. Should we say something about our support? Yes, we will be beside you each time you need us.
We are not saying that just after completing the course you will start earning Tk. 50,000 to Tk. 1,00,000. But it's true that when you keep working hard in this freelancing or outsourcing field, you will finally reach your goal over time. What we are trying to say is, we are giving you the guarantee for 'PERFECT' learning. By using your talent, we will help you to fulfill your dreams. However, you have to be self-confident, hardworking and patient as well. Also, it will not be wise to depend only on the course. Besides the course, you will have to do a lot of studies and should grow the interest in learning more from good resources.
In this competitive market, you can't do well if you just depend only on a course. To get jobs in the online outsourcing market, you will need to apply your creativity too. The time when you will be successful in this field, it totally depends on your skill, expertise, and knowledge. Those who can become adept and proficient in this outsourcing arena, it does not take long for them to be successful. Remember that if you have proper knowledge in your profession, you won't need to run after money, rather money will go after you. Stay well and for more information, please visit our full website - Advance IT Center.
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Advance IT Center is good for some reasons, first and foremost, if you take our courses in SEO & Amazon Affiliate Marketing, you will soon find out just how in-depth and through the course is. In fact, some of the knowledge shared is so refined and definite that you won't even find them in most prominent SEO training centers in BD and YouTube. No other training center would give you as much information, availability and support as this one does. You can ask questions at any time of the day, and your question would be answered very quickly, and the best part is that you get rest assured that you will be guided with love and care throughout the course. In short, what sets Advance IT Center above all others in Bangladesh is that where another training center is a business that takes a lot of money for admission, this one makes less than half of it and gives you a better service than the rest. This might seem a little suspicious, but once you start the course, you will understand the actual value of your time.
Is Training Necessary for Online Freelancing?
In my point of view yes, if you are not a bookworm because it has a lot to learn. It depends on you. The training centers offer you a clear guideline, so work becomes more comfortable for you. Learning in training Center is much quicker and efficient than learning by your own but self-taught is the best way of learning. Because it mostly clarifies your understanding. If you keep a personal trainer, you will tend to come primarily reliable on him. You must try to avoid that manner as being reliable on someone for getting your job done is not a good idea.
Training from anyplace will make your career life less complicated. Dropping in this sector without any idea of what your aim is or what your niche will be then mate training center is definitely for you. Towards the start, it might seem exciting, but as you will get deep into the topic, your frustration level might rise. These may fail. So to be on a safe side, it is better to be guided by someone who has already earned success or a person who knows well about the topic.
we have a silver lining right here in the report of Oxford University's Research and Pedagogy Division. In their study report by the University's Oxford Internet Institute (OI), the writers declared Bangladesh stands as 2nd largest position among the world's online outsourcing countries. In case you are wondering who achieved the first place than that is –India world's most multicultural country with 2nd highest population of all countries together.
Nearest contender of Bangladesh is United States of America, at 3rd highest outsourcing destination USA also ranks 3rd in population. So though it may sound as self admiration but the comparison in context of population to outsourcing ratio Bangladesh clearly beats her fellow contenders. In this list Bangladesh has literally thrashed countries like Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain. All the countries with more population and literacy rate (except for Pakistan).
In this report India accounts for 24% of the world's outsourcing jobs. Bangladesh has 16 % market share and the United States has 12 %.Where USA has delivered more work on top professional scale, writing and translation, India achieved its market share mainly from software development and technology related jobs. It is important to note that among all freelance jobs software development and technology category is dominated by Indian subcontinent with 55% of the sector; and in professional service category- UK workers are dominating with 22% market share.
Bangladesh is dominating in the sector of-Software Development and Technology, Creative, Multimedia, SEO, Clerical and Data Entry. The survey was made based on the data of 'Online Labor Index Worker Supplement' from 1 to 6 July, which was obtained from four major online buy sale platforms; these are- fiver, freelancer, guru and people per hour. The original report was written by teachers and senior researcher ViLi Lehdonvirta of Oxford University.
This development in ICT sector clearly conforms to Government's stand to make Bangladesh an ICT-based country. ICT State Minister says the report shows-now we are creating skilled manpower who has top-notch training and can compete in international platform thus Bangladesh is on its way to become Mid income country very soon. Bangladesh crossed the border line of low income group to lower middle income group in 2015 along with 3 more countries Kenya, Myanmar, and Tajikistan. That means now we belong to the tier where average per capita income ranges from 1046$ - 4125$. Our Government has high hope to precipitate this growth and turn Bangladesh into middle income group where average income ranges from 4,126 $ - 12,735$ country by next 3 years.
This classification of low, mid income country made by World Bank may merely provide them with a tool for operational and analytical purpose, but as a nation this is a big achievement. While many people accredited this transformation to garments sector, Pharmaceuticals and financial institution; another sector silently and steadily is contributing to the tier and making its way to the front-line is –Outsourcing.
Very Soon Advance IT Center Opening its Another Branch in UTTARA for the Best Outsourcing and Freelancing Training.


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"And they lived happily ever after." This line alone should give you an idea that this article is talking about the romance genre. And while a Happily Ever After is really a non-optional feature of the genre, authors can choose to incorporate romance tropes to provide readers with instantly recognizable markers that help them immediately relate to the love story at hand.
Tropes are plot devices, characters, images, or themes that are incorporated so frequently in a genre that they're seen as conventional. "Trope" is often seen as a dirty word, because it feels interchangeable with the word "cliché." And while authors shouldn't simply duplicate story formulas that have proven popular, incorporating tropes can provide a signal to readers about what kind of book they're dealing with. At their core, tropes are really just things that are familiar. And people enjoy the familiar.
So if you're an aspiring romance writer, do yourself a favor by getting acquainted with the popular romance tropes out there. It will help you get an idea of what romance readers already like, and will help you write stories that feel refreshing and new.
11 of the most popular romance tropes
1) The 'Trapped in an Elevator'
This trope has a number of popular variations: the "have to spend a night in a cabin," the "stuck in a car in a blizzard," the "trapped overnight in the office," etc. The point is two people who likely barely know each other (or aren't very fond of one another) are forced together in a relatively enclosed space. They have to rely one on another to get through the experience, come to appreciate one another, and eventually fall in love.
(Bonus points if the place where they're staying has only one bed which they begrudgingly agree to share!)
Example: In the 1934 romantic comedy film, It Happened One Night (you probably know it from this hitchhiking scene), Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert are forced to share a hotel room with twin beds (which was just as scandalous as sharing the same bed back in the day). They hang a sheet between the two beds to create privacy, but the night remains intimate nevertheless.
Maybe the first iconic instance of 'Trapped in an Elevator' (image: Columbia Pictures)
2) The 'Love Triangle'
Charlie and Jim love Diane. Or maybe Diane loves Jim, and Jim loves Charlie, and Charlie loves Diane. Either way, three's a crowd in this romance trope, and someone, if not everyone, is going to end up getting hurt.
Example: In The Hunger Games, Peeta and Gale both love Katniss. (Bonus points to Suzanne Collins for incorporating the Fake Relationship when Katniss and Peeta pretend to be married).
3) The 'Fake Relationship'
For one reason or another, two people must pretend to be in a relationship. This real-life exercise in method acting eventually becomes more real than either of them had expected and they fall in love. Typically, once their "arrangements" ends, they will part ways, thinking there is no hope for a real relationship to blossom… until one — or both — of them declare their true feelings.
Example: In To All the Boys I've Loved Before, high-schooler Lara Jean is mortified to learn that her mash notes have been delivered to the boys she's crushed on over the years. When one of these crushes confronts her about his letter, she deflects his questions by lying about being in a relationship with a fellow classmate. Peter, himself going through a breakup, agrees to go along with the ruse for Lara's sake.
If you didn't take a selfie, did your fake relationship even happen? (image: Netflix)
4) The 'Enemies Become Lovers'
We'll get to the whole "love at first sight" trope a little later, but first let's talk about hate at first sight. Two characters meet and immediately dislike each other, perhaps due to opposing views or often because of a misunderstanding. Through the course of the story, this dislike will become more entrenched until some sort of event (perhaps a Trapped in an Elevator situation) will force them to look at one another in a different light. The characters will likely try to deny their softening feelings until they become impossible to deny.
Example: Unsurprisingly, this trope features in Sally Thorne's novel The Hating Game. Lucy and Joshua, both executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company, can't stand one another. When they compete for the same promotion, the tension between them reaches boiling point. Which is also when they start to realize that all that tension is masking another kind of feeling…
5) The 'Belated Love Epiphany'
As Joni Mitchell sings in "Big Yellow Taxi" — "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?" That's the whole idea behind the popular Belated Love Epiphany: the protagonist loses, or is at risk of losing, someone they overlooked. And only in their absence does the protagonist begin to realize what the other character meant to them.
(Bonus points: the epiphany leads the protagonist to run through an airport, train station, or similar in order to stop the other character leaving by declaring their love).
Example: In My Fair Lady, Professor Higgins makes a bet that he can turn Eliza Doolittle "into a lady" with six months of elocution lessons. He wins the bet but loses Eliza, having only regarded her as a means to an end. Only once she's gone does he realize that he had "grown accustomed to her face."
The rain in Spain falls mainly in the 'Belated Love Epiphany' (image: Warner Bros.)
6) The 'Friends to Lovers'
Two childhood friends go through the trials and tribulations of adolescence together, counting on one another. Fast forward to their adult lives: they haven't spoken in decades but think of one another every so often. Brought back together for some reason, they reignite their friendship. For a while, they may see each other as just friends, but ultimately realize that — despite all the years apart — they were meant to be together.
Example: Jane Austen's Mansfield Park begins with young Fanny going to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle. Once there, she becomes best friends with her cousin Edmund. As they grow up together, Fanny falls in love with Edmund; a fact she fiercely conceals, as Edmund makes it clear he does not feel the same. Eventually, Fanny is sent away and Edmund very nearly marries the wrong woman. Years later, the two are reunited, and Edmund sees what was in front of him all along (making this example also a Belated Love Epiphany).
Fanny Price sure is happy the 'Friends to Lovers' trope exists (image: Miramax Films )
7) The 'I'm Actually a Secret Royal/Billionaire'
Members of the monarchy — they're just like us, eh! Or at least, that's the case with this romance trope. A royal figure or billionaire is tired of being in the public light. They just want to be treated as a normal person for a while, so they adopt a disguise or go somewhere they won't be recognized. Then they meet someone who doesn't give them the preferential treatment they're used to. In fact, this new person likely treats them with casual disregard. This intrigues the secret royal/billionaire, who looks to get to know the other character better. The two form a relationship which blows up when the unsuspecting character finds out their love's true identity, and feels betrayed by the lie. But then they get over it, one way or another, and the two end up together.
Example: Played to a T in The Prince and Me. Edvard is Denmark's Crown Prince. When he sees a commercial showing American coeds lifting up their shirts for the camera, Edvard decides he wants to flee his life of royal responsibilities to attend the University of Wisconsin college (charming). There he meets Paige, a pre-med student who, initially, is not a fan of Edvard. The two eventually develop a relationship at the coffee shop they both work at, and romance ensues. When Paige discovers Edvard's true identity, she leaves him. But the two eventually reconcile and end up pledging to be together.
8) The 'Destined To Be Together'
While a lot of these examples of romance tropes have to do with two people slowly realizing their feelings for one another, the Destined To Be Together involves couples who know right from the start that they are in love. Their intense immediate bond is what maintains their resolve that they're meant to be together while the universe, typically, conspires to separate them.
Example: In The Princess Bride, Westley is a farmhand to Buttercup and her family. As children, they fall in love. Westley goes off in pursuit of riches so that he can marry Buttercup and provide for her. When Buttercup receives news that leads her to believe Westley has died, she agrees to a proposal by Prince Humperdink. But Westley is alive and well, and comes back for Buttercup, leading the pair on a journey to fight for their one true love.
Destined to be together? As you wish (image: 20th Century Fox)
9) The 'Second Chance at Love'
This romance trope can play out in a number of ways. Perhaps a couple breaks up only to reunite decades later. Maybe they have been deeply hurt in the past, and have spent years avoiding any kind of romantic relationship. Now they will meet and learn to give love another chance. This is a hopeful trope that readers enjoy because it enforces the theme that "it's never too late."
Example: In Nora Roberts' Birthright, Callie is an archaeologist called to work at a site where five-thousand year-old human bones have been found. As is her ex-husband Jake, with whom she had a passionate marriage that eventually disintegrated due to lack of communication and trust. Now, forced to work together again, they are confronted by their old problems and are forced to acknowledge that they still love one another.
10) The 'Forbidden Love'
The forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, right? This romance trope involves two people who are desperately in love but are forced apart — either by their families, their culture, or geographical distance. Whatever the case, something is preventing them from being together. You could also call this the "Star-Crossed Lovers" trope, as the term "star-crossed" means that destiny has ruled something cannot be.
Example: Because the trope could also be called the "Romeo and Juliet" for how much the two are associated, we'll go with a different example. In The Notebook, Noah and Allie fall in love from the get-go when they meet as teenagers. After a summer solidifying their soulmate status, Allie's family moves away, separating the two. Her parents do not believe working class Noah is the right fit for upper class Allie, so her mother hides all the letters Noah sends, breaking Allie's heart and forcing her to move on. Until… well, we all remember the kiss that won MTV's Best Kiss award, right? (This is also an example of a 'Second Chance at Love' trope).
Star-crossed kissers (image: New Line Cinema)
11) The 'You've Changed'
Instead of following two people on their path to love love, this kind of story starts out with two people who are already in love, and likely married or in a committed relationship. One of the people in the pair ends up getting a new job or falling in with a new crowd of friends that changes them in some way, perhaps by altering their values or priorities. Maybe their new situation is simply eating up all their time so that they are no longer as dedicated to the relationship. Their significant other will make their feelings known, and eventually leave, when the relationship continues to disintegrate. This will cause the protagonist to realize that despite their high-flying career or flashy friends, their life is empty without their significant other, and they go back to their old ways, eventually convincing the other person to give them another chance.
Example: In the movie adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada, Andrea gets a job as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor. She sees this job as a stepping stone to a full-fledged career as a journalist, and therefore gives it everything she's got. The job begins to consume her and change her values, until her boyfriend Alex no longer recognizes her and he leaves. Only when she quits her job and gets back in touch with her roots do they end up back together.
How to make romance tropes feel new
Alright, now you've got an idea of the common conventions of romance, you can get started on putting your own spin on them. If you need a little extra help breathing new life into classic romance tropes, you can check out this detailed section of our post on fantasy tropes that walks authors through three trope-bending techniques. Here's two examples:
Deconstruction. Embrace a trope in order to encourage discussion about that trope. For example, in Madame Bovary, the titular character spends all her time reading romance novels, and bases her actions and decisions on the hope that it will turn her own life into the fairytales she reads. Spoiler: there is no Happily Ever After.
Subversion. Give readers the sense that a trope is playing out as expected, only to defy their expectations when it unfolds in a different manner. Example: In Angels by Marian Keyes, the heroine rushes to the airport to declare love to her estranged husband (playing out the Belated Love Epiphany trope). She is stopped by security guards and returns home, sans husband. When she walks into her house, he is there waiting for her.
Finally, you can embrace tropes with the reassurance you're still telling a unique story by paying attention to the details and specificity within your story. As writer and humorist John Hodgman remarks, "Specificity is the soul of narrative."
Develop unique characters, write meet-cutes that resonate with the theme of your story, pepper your narrative arc with conflict and tension that feel real. Most of all, pay attention to the love story you're writing, and work on developing that in a way that draws readers in and encourages emotional investment. Finally, evaluate whether you're using a trope simply because you know readers like it, or because it adds value to your story. There's nothing wrong with including elements you know readers love, so long as it enhances the story in one way or another.
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Late Tuesday morning I found out that a friend of mine from years ago passed away. I was stunned. She simply didn't wake up that morning. She was 37 years old and was the mother of five children; the youngest one, a year old. My friend's name was Marcia.
All week I have ebbed back and forth between heartbreak and treasured memories. I have grieved from a distance, scrolling through her newsfeed and reading all the condolences and comforting words to her family. I ache in my heart for her children and family and am filled with regret that the two of us never got together in all these recent years to catch up. And today, I went to her funeral.
The truth that we are not promised tomorrow has revealed itself anew. We all know it, but when we are forced to see it and to acknowledge it's authority over us, that heavy reality gives us a blow and a dose of perspective that leaves a painful mark.
I was always impressed by Marcia's creativity, intelligence and CLASS. She was a classy girl. You might not see it on the outside, but her ability to live in her humble and modest circumstances like she was living in abundance and affluence inspired me try and do the same. She could decorate pure junk and make it look fabulous. She was a reader. I remember her loving the book Redeeming Love, which I have read, but Autumn remembers Marcia loving The Pilgrims Progress. She was a cook, and she loved going to shows.
One of my favorite memories of Marcia is when we went to a ballet production of Handel's Messiah. She knew she liked stage productions but had never seen a ballet. I told her how much I loved ballet so she and I and Autumn all went. The next day she called me on the phone, laughing, and said, "Guess what we did??" And I said, "What?" She said, "We left during intermission!! Look at your program! We thought it was over but it was only intermission!!" Of course we were embarrassed and laughing over the matter, but not too embarrassed for me to call the theater, explain our mistake and ask if there was any way we could see another showing. The answer was yes.
Another favorite memory is when she wanted to cook dinner for a few friends and watch a movie. We watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding because at the time, that was her very favorite movie. She cooked Fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli and chicken but the best part was the tiramisu that she made from scratch. She made it from the Better Holmes and Gardens Cookbook. I think it took her maybe two days to make it because she also made the Hot Milk Sponge Cake that the recipe called for. It was beautiful and scrumptious. I always think of her when I see or have tiramisu.
I will mourn Marcia's loss and mourn that we lost contact for several years. I will try to focus again on living my best life here, regardless of my financial circumstances. I will make that tiramisu, and share it with some dear friends that I can still touch and talk to. And maybe, sometime, I'll read The Pilgrim's Progress too.
I am sorry, Darlene. Love you.
That Is stunning. Ugh that's awful. I feel terrible for her kids and family. So young! I'm so so sorry.
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I'm so sorry. I'm getting a feel for that right now. A friend I've had for the past twenty years (that's longer than anyone else, including my husband) is currently fighting for his life after an emergency surgery Saturday. We are not promised tomorrow.
This is a beautiful article about my sister. Thank you for writing it and honoring her memory.
As sad as I have been for her and her family, I couldn't not write about her. I am so sorry for your great loss. Marcia was an incredible person.
I'm sorry to hear it, losing people is hard. 37 is way too young. Her just not waking up would definitely make it a shock for the family and friends. My prayers.


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Q: Program to find prime numbers prints out two I am fairly new to programming and I wanted to try to write a program to find the amount of prime numbers with in a range of numbers. When I run this program through the compiler, I dont get any errors, but when I try to actually run the program it says that there are only 2, which is incorrect. I think it should be about 168. If you could help point out my error I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance!
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

void primeFinder(void);

int main(void)
{
    printf("Prime numbers from 1 to 1000:\n\n");
    primeFinder();

    return 0;
}

void primeFinder(void)
{
    int i;
    int j;
    int k;
    int n_primes = 0;

    //i is the number to be tested:
    for ( i = 2 ; i <= 1000 ; i++ )
    {
        //i must be divided by j, that goes from 2 to i - 1 [(i - 2) divisions]:
        for ( j = 2, k = 0 ; j <= sqrt(i) ; j++ )
        {
            //i is not prime, whatever is the value of j:
            if ( i % j == 0 )
            {
                //If remainder is 0, there is no need to test that i anymore:
                break;
            }
            else
            {
                k++;
            }

        } //End of inner for
            //i is prime:
        if ( k == i - 2 )
        {
            printf("%d\t", i);
            n_primes++;
        }
    } //End of outer for
    printf("\n\nIt was found %d prime(s) in the inverval considered.\n", n_primes);
}

A: One advice I give beginner programmers that I found to be actually helpful is: "think modularity!" In other words, train yourself to divide and conquer; how can I break the problem down into its fundamental components?
A good skeleton for your program would be the following:
#include <stdio.h>

typedef int BOOL;

#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0

BOOL is_prime(int number);

int main()
{
    printf("Prime numbers between 1 and 1000:\n");

    int i;
    for (i = 1; i <= 1000; ++i)
    {
        if (is_prime(i))
        {
            printf("%d\n", i);
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

// ...

This is because, later on, if you need to determine whether a number is prime or not, you can simply copy and paste your existing implementation.
Here is one implementation of is_prime I often use and does the job fairly well:
BOOL is_prime(int number)
{
    // If the number is less than two, then it is not prime.
    if (number < 2)
    {
        return FALSE;
    }

    // If the number is two, then it is prime.
    if (number == 2)
    {
        return TRUE;
    }

    // If the number is even, then it is not prime.
    if (number % 2 == 0)
    {
        return FALSE;
    }

    // Try and divide the number by all odd numbers
    // less than or equal to its square root. If
    // we can, then it is not prime. Otherwise, it is.
    int i;
    for (i = 3; i * i <= number; i += 2)
    {
        if (number % i == 0)
        {
            return FALSE;
        }
    }
    return TRUE;
}

A: if ( k == i - 2 ) this check is wrong, the previous block only loops against sqrt(i) - 2 numbers. You need to check against sqrt(i) -2

A: The inner loop is exited after j reaches the square root of i. Therefore k does not count the full number of numbers that do not divide i.

A: Why bother keeping track of k? Just set a flag to tell you if the number is prime:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <math.h>

int num_primes(int limit) {
    int i;
    int j;
    int n_primes = 0;
    bool is_prime; /* note stdbool.h in the includes */

    for (i = 2; i <= limit; i++) {
        is_prime = true;
        for (j = 2; j <= sqrt(i); j++) {
            if (i % j == 0) {
                is_prime = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        /* This could be written as `if (is_prime) n_primes++;` */
        n_primes += is_prime;
    }
    return n_primes;
}

A: It's your check. The way you're doing this is a little strange. I think an easier way to do this is to create a flag and set it to true. So you assume the number is prime. As you're going through, if you find that the number isn't prime, set the flag to false. After, check if the flag is still true and print the result if it is. Here's what I'm talking about:
  int i;
int j;
int k;
int n_primes = 0;
bool flag;

//i is the number to be tested:
for ( i = 2 ; i <= 1000 ; i++ )
{
    //Assume it's prime
    flag=true;
    //i must be divided by j, that goes from 2 to i - 1 [(i - 2) divisions]:
    for ( j = 2 ; j <= sqrt((double)i) ; j++ )
    {
        //i is not prime, whatever is the value of j:
        if ( i % j == 0 )
        {
            //If remainder is 0, there is no need to test that i anymore:
            flag=false;
            break;
        }
    } //End of inner for
        //i is prime:
    if ( flag==true )
    {
        printf("%d\t", i);
        n_primes++;
    }
} //End of outer for
printf("\n\nIt was found %d prime(s) in the inverval considered.\n", n_primes);

A: It seems like you changed the algorithm in the middle, i.e. instead of checking for divisiors up to i-1 (which is wasteful), you tested until sqrt(i).
The problem is you only changed the loop condition, but didn't update the following condition:
if ( k == i - 2 )

You have 2 options:

*

*roll back to the naive algorithm and change the loop condition to:
for( j = 2, k = 0 ; j <= i-1 ; j++ )

*change your program logic so you only need to know if a divisor other than 1 exists, regardless of the number of such divisors.

A: If a number is prime, k will increment to the value of sqrt(i). The if condition will not always be true, as you have seen.
Instead of using a counter, you just need a flag to know if it's prime. Maybe something like this:
    //i must be divided by j, that goes from 2 to i - 1 [(i - 2) divisions]:
    for ( j = 2, k = 1 ; j <= sqrt(i) ; j++ )
    {
        //i is not prime, whatever is the value of j:
        if ( i % j == 0 )
        {
            //If remainder is 0, there is no need to test that i anymore:
            k = 0;
            break;
        }
    } //End of inner for
    if (k) // i is prime
    {
    ...

A: The problem is in line
if ( k == i - 2 )

Value of i is fixed and k is varing. So following lines are executing only for i=2 and 3. So you are getting answer 2.
if ( k == i - 2 )
{
      printf("%d\t", i);
      n_primes++;
}

You may found following code useful:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0
int isPrimeNumber(int num)
{
    int i=2;
    int len=sqrt(num);
    if(num<2) return FALSE;
    while(i<=len)
    {
        if(num%i==0)
        {
            return FALSE;
        }
        i++;
    }

    return TRUE;
}

int countPrimeNumbersInRange(int start, int end)
{
    int count=0;
    while(start<=end)
    {
        if(isPrimeNumber(start))
        {
            printf("%d\t",start);
            count++;
        }
        start++;
    }
    return count;
}

int main()
{
    printf("\n\nIt was found %d prime(s) in the inverval considered.\n", countPrimeNumbersInRange(1, 1000));
    return 0;
}

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A: Kafka Consumers group themselves under a consumer group name, and each record published to a topic is delivered to one consumer instance within each subscribing consumer group. Consumer instances can be in separate processes or on separate machines.
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R. Kelly has long been dogged by disturbing allegations of sexual assault and abuse, even as he rose to fame in R&B music and won Grammy awards. The singer came under more attention during the #MeToo era, especially after the 2019 documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly" debuted and featured interviews with several of his victims.
Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as Kelly, has angrily and repeatedly denied any misconduct. A high-profile federal sex trafficking trial in New York this year, where Kelly was convicted guilty on Monday on all charges, brought the decades-long rumors and allegations to a head. In the case, he entered a not guilty plea. Here is a brief timeline of the significant occasions that lead up to this point.
December 1996: According to a Chicago Sun-Times article from 2000, Tiffany Hawkins, a high school student and aspiring singer, accuses Kelly of having sex with her in 1991 when he was 24 and she was 15, and she is suing him for $10 million.
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January 1998: According to the Chicago Sun-Times article, Kelly denies any misconduct and Hawkins' complaint was resolved for a sum of $250,000. The following month, Kelly's song "I Believe I Can Fly" wins three Grammy Awards.
Dec. 21, 2000: According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kelly "used his position of fame and power as a music superstar to meet girls as young as 15 and have sex with them," citing court documents and interviews.
August 2001: Tracy Sampson, a former teenage intern at Epic Records, sues Kelly on the grounds that their sexual contact was unlawful under Illinois law since he was in a "position of authority" over her. According to Sampson, the lawsuit was resolved for $250,000 in 2002.
Feb. 8, 2002: According to The Chicago Sun-Times, a 29-minute footage purportedly showing Kelly having sex with a child was given to music critic and reporter Jim DeRogatis under cover of anonymity.
According to the publication, Chicago police began looking into claims three years prior involving the musician and the same girl. Kelly gives a performance at the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Salt Lake City on the same day as the Sun-Times piece is published.
June 5, 2002: With regard to the sex tape that was provided to the Sun-Times, Kelly is indicted in Chicago on suspicion of child pornography. He later enters a not guilty plea, and after posting $750,000 bond, he is freed.
September 2005: Andrea Kelly accuses her husband of hitting her when she told him she wanted a divorce and asks for an order of protection from him.
May 9, 2008: After being charged with child pornography for more than five years, Kelly's trial finally started.
June 13, 2008: After less than a full day of deliberation, the jury finds Kelly not guilty on all counts related to the child pornography case.
January 2009: The singer and his former wife, Andrea, confirm they are divorced.
July 17, 2017: DeRogatis, who had persistently covered Kelly for years, writes an exposé for BuzzFeed News titled "Inside the Pied Piper of R&B's 'Cult,'" which includes charges made by parents that Kelly brainwashed their daughters and kept them in an abusive "cult." Following the startling report, activists and social media users launch the #MuteRKelly movement, calling for boycotts of his discography.
April 2018: Kelly's alleged behavior is the subject of a call for further investigation from the victims' advocacy group Time's Up and other members of the larger #MeToo movement.
Kelly's representatives, responded, saying, "We will vigorously resist this attempted public lynching of a Black man who has made extraordinary contributions to our culture."
May 10, 2018: As part of a new hate content and hateful conduct policy, Spotify, the largest streaming music service in America, removes R. Kelly's music from its playlists. Soon later, it is announced that Apple and Pandora will no longer promote his music. Faith Rodgers, 20, files a complaint against Kelly in the same month, accusing him of sexual battery, verbal and mental abuse, and deliberately giving her herpes.
Jan. 3, 2019: The documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly," which airs on the cable network Lifetime, delves into the singer's accusers and documents their conversations. The documentary once again brings the singer's actions to national attention.
Feb. 22, 2019: 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse are brought against Kelly in Chicago, where she was apprehended. Kelly is eventually released on bond when Kelly's lawyer makes a not guilty plea.
March 6, 2019: In an interview with CBS News' Gayle King, Kelly vehemently refutes the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him. "I didn't do this stuff," he said. "This is not me. I'm fighting for my f—ing life."
May 30, 2019: Kelly is charged with 11 new sex-related counts in Chicago.
July 11, 2019: On 13 counts, including child pornography, enticing a minor, and obstructing the course of justice, a federal grand jury in Chicago gets charged Kelly. One count of racketeering and eight counts of breaking the Mann Act, which forbids moving anybody across state borders for prostitution, are laid out in a separate indictment announced by federal prosecutors in New York the same day. While taking his dog for a walk in Chicago, he is detained.
Aug. 5, 2019: He faces prostitution and solicitation charges in Minnesota in connection with allegations that, in 2001, he invited a teenage girl to a hotel room and paid her $200 to dance with him while they were both naked. In response to a request for comment, Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg called the charges "an abuse of process, prosecutorial discretion and a perversion of the statute of limitations."
October 2019: Kelly is denied bail in the New York sex abuse case.
March 5, 2020: An amended federal indictment against the singer in Chicago includes child pornography charges as well as accusations involving a new accuser. The singer enters a not guilty plea.
August 2021: Following Covid-related delays, Kelly's sex trafficking trial starts. The singer is depicted by the prosecution as a prolific sexual predator, while the singer's defense team calls his accusers "groupies" who tried to cash in on his popularity and the #MeToo movement.
Sept. 27, 2021: In New York, Kelly is found guilty of eight counts of Mann Act violations as well as one count of racketeering. The Mann Act forbids the transportation of individuals across state boundaries "for any immoral purpose."
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