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Photo: Anil Kapoor embarks on sprinting spree with Yohan Blake in Mumbai
Dec 6, 2019, 1:00 pm IST
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The duo was later seen sprinting at Jamnabai Narsee School Grounds.
Anil Kapoor with Yohan Blake. (Photo: ANI)
Thank you so much @yohanblake for being so inspiring, passionate & for coming and sharing your craft! It was lovely meeting you and truly one of my most memorable training sessions!
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Mumbai: Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprinter who landed in India earlier this week, met with veteran actor Anil Kapoor at his residence on Thursday. The duo vividly conversed on their fitness goals and aspirations while sprinting served as a common ground of discussion. The duo was later seen sprinting at Jamnabai Narsee School Grounds.
The 62-year-old actor is also a fitness motivator who contributed around four decades of his life to Bollywood and is no doubt one of the fittest actors in the industry. The fitness enthusiast is known to also engage in yoga, weight training, and keeps his workouts diverse and relevant. The actor's philosophy revolves around starting young to reap benefits in the long run.
'The Beast,' Blake, is on a promotional spree to create awareness towards road safety in India where around 1,50,000 people are killed and more than 4,50,000 people are critically injured in road accidents every year.
Blake who is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Games, has collaborated with the Road Safety World Series, a T20 cricket event to be played between legends of India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, and Sri Lanka in February 2020 in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune.
While former cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brett Lee, and Virender Sehwag are among the 110 cricketers to have committed to playing in the tournament. The movement is created to raise awareness about road safety.
Blake has been brought on board as the 'Road Safety Champion' of the West Indies Legends team while Sachin Tendulkar is the Brand Ambassador of the series and Sunil Gavaskar is the Commissioner of the series.
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Latin America's Biggest Investment Bank to Sell $1 Billion in STOs Using Tezos
Latin America's biggest investment bank, BTG Pactual, plans to shift its security token offerings (STOs), a pipeline of over $1 billion in sales, onto the Tezos blockchain. The announcement appeared in a joint press release published on Tezos Foundation's website on July 3.
The new initiative is a collaboration between BTG Pactual and Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital, who plan to tokenize a number of traditional assets using the Tezos blockchain and smart contracts platform.
According to the announcement, Dalma Capital is planning to use the Tezos blockchain for digitizing assets in multiple industries, including real estate, equity, lending, as well as global sports clubs. Meanwhile, BTG Pactual intends to boost its expertise in tokenization, which includes the ongoing ReitBZ (RBZ) STO, based on Ethereum (ETH) blockchain.
BTG Pactual's ReitBZ token is backed by distressed real estate assets in Brazil and aims to enable the bank to provide real estate services to international investors at lower costs than traditional methods.
Andre Portilho, BTG's Partner responsible for the STO project, said that the bank will continue to use the Ethereum protocol, while it also sees Tezos as a "global player with a robust blockchain for asset tokenization."
Tim Draper, an early Tezos investor and known bitcoin (BTC) bull, encouraged BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital's new initiative in the press release, expressing confidence that Tezos has a "strong use case for security tokens."
Recently, members of the community around Tezos have expressed concerns over an alleged upcoming hard fork of its blockchain. At press time, Tezos (XTZ) is ranked 21th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, which is around $830 million, according to Coin360.
On July 1, Huobi Group announced a joint initiative to develop a new public blockchain for decentralized financial (DeFi) services, expecting it to host STOs, as well a other means of asset issuance.
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Tottenham left-back Danny Rose has become the latest player to speak out on racism in football, claiming he can't wait to get out of the game due to the current state of affairs.
Instances of alleged racist abuse have unfortunately plagued the season so far, with Raheem Sterling speaking out against sections of the media back in December after video footage emerged of Chelsea supporters seemingly directing racial slurs at the forward.
Sterling, Rose, and Callum Hudson-Odoi all reportedly suffered from similar vitriol during England's win in Montenegro last month, with the latest incident to come to light surrounding Juventus' Moise Kean - with Juve captain Leonardo Bonucci absurdly saying the blame was '50-50' after the 19-year-old suffered abuse from Cagliari fans.
"Seeing how things are done in the game at the minute, it's just, 'Whatever!', isn't it? I just want to get out of it.
Bravo Danny Rose, the latest player to add his voice to the racism in football issue. If a player subjected to abuse wants to walk off a pitch, his team & manager should support it, wouldn't take more than a few high profile episodes for authorities/clubs to take action surely.
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UK ICO Updates Email Marketing Guidance and Enforces Against Direct Marketing Based on Purchase History Inferences
Darren Abernethy
On Oct. 18, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) updated its "Guidance on Direct Marketing Using Electronic Mail," providing refreshed FAQs regarding what constitutes electronic mail marketing, related rules and responsibilities, and miscellaneous clarifications to compliance questions such as "are tracking pixels covered by the electronic mail marketing rules?" (Short answer: technically no, but they are covered by different rules of the same law in the UK).
What follows below are high-level takeaways from the ICO's guidance, as well as a brief overview of an ICO enforcement case announced Oct. 6 involving alleged direct marketing and GDPR violations following a company's unconsented to use of purchase history to infer medical conditions that resulted in targeting customers with health-related products.
Although an organization's email marketing practices in relation to European residents must be evaluated on a country-by-country basis, as there are nuanced differences among the various EU Member States and the UK, the ICO's guidance is nonetheless helpful for understanding some of the considerations that will go into email marketing practices in 2023 and beyond.
Overview of U.K. Email Marketing Rules
The (EU) Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 (the "ePrivacy Directive") sets out minimum requirements for Member States' laws in relation to direct marketing, including email marketing. Each EU Member State implemented the ePrivacy Directive in its national laws, including the U.K. by means of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Post-Brexit the PECR continues to apply in the UK, although the EU Courts no longer have jurisdiction over whether the PECR properly implements the ePrivacy Directive, and decisions of the EU Courts on the interpretation of the ePrivacy Directive need not be followed by the UK Courts.
In the UK, "electronic mail" is defined more broadly than upon first glance, as it includes email and text (SMS) messages, picture or video messages, voicemail messages, in-app messages, and direct messaging on social media. Whereas "direct marketing" is the communication of advertising or marketing material directed to particular individuals, which may include via electronic mail, such electronic mail is excluded if sent for administrative or customer service purposes (e.g., to notify customers of Privacy Policy or Terms updates, or to advise them of a transaction — or customer account-related issue) — unless promotional content is mixed in with the service message.
Notably, however, "electronic mail" does not include online advertising, or the placement of ads on websites or even targeted advertising messages shown on news feeds, as PECR's definition qualifies electronic mail as being stored in a public electronic communications network or in the recipient's terminal equipment until it is collected by the recipient. This is because under separate PECR rules, GDPR-level consent is required in order to access and/or store information on an end user's device, whether via the use of a cookie, a pixel, a mobile app software development kit (SDK), a Local Shared Object, or other technologies applicable to browsers, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs or other devices. Such PECR/ePrivacy Directive consent often also serves as the GDPR lawful processing basis consent to process the data for interest-based targeted advertising purposes.
The PECR rules generally apply to anyone sending unsolicited messages by electronic mail for the purposes of direct marketing to recipients in the UK, which may only be done if either (1) the sender has the recipient's GDPR-level consent (i.e., prominent, concise, easy to understand and separate from things like general terms and conditions), or (2) the sender has met each of the "soft opt-in" requirements for a particular recipient.
What Constitutes Consent for Email Marketing?
PECR takes its standard of consent from the UK GDPR. This means that if seeking a "freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of a data subject's wishes" to signify an affirmative agreement to email marketing (i.e., no pre-ticked opt-in boxes or assumptions from silence or inactivity), the sender must be clear that the consent covers its electronic mail marketing messages, can be withdrawn at any time without detriment, and is granular and unbundled. The ICO recommends keeping a time-/date-stamped record of the consent if needed for later accountability purposes.
Must Consent Be Granular to the Communication Channel?
Yes, the ICO takes the position that any consent must specifically cover receiving a particular type of electronic mail transmitted by a sender. Accordingly, the ICO instructs organizations to have separate consent for emails or separate consent for text messages, for instance, and that a blank checkbox merely indicating "Tick here if you would like to receive marketing from us about our services" would not be specific or informed enough consent to then send someone text messages. Likewise, the ICO notes that "If you are considering sending direct marketing by text message, remember that consent to use someone's phone number for live or automated calls doesn't automatically cover direct marketing by text message."
Similarly, because consent for electronic mail marketing must be freely given, it is unlikely that an organization may make consent to such marketing a condition of buying a product. This means that legacy messages at checkout such as "By submitting your order you agree to receive our marketing emails. Click HERE to submit your order" would likely not be in line with the current guidance.
Is Consent Transferrable?
The ICO makes clear its view that consent is not transferrable and, rather, must be specific as to the receipt of electronic mail marketing at a particular number or address that a person gives to the sender. For example, the consent someone gives to receiving direct marketing to their particular email address won't cover any other email addresses that the person might also use of which the sender becomes aware.
What is the "Soft Opt-In" Approach?
In contrast to a consent-based approach to email marketing in the UK, the legitimate interests-based so-called "soft opt-in" approach is also a possible legal avenue. Although PECR does not refer to a "soft opt-in," Regulation 22(3) holds that an organization may send marketing electronic mail to an existing customers or prospect if five conditions are met:
the organization obtained the contact details directly from the intended marketing recipient;
it did so in the course of a sale or negotiation of a sale of a product or service (this includes the recipient actively expressing an interest, including by requesting a quote or asking for more details on offerings);
it is marketing its own similar products and services (meaning that the soft opt-in does not apply to sending the marketing messages of other organizations);
it provided an opportunity to refuse or opt-out when it collected the details (such as an opt-out checkbox to tick); and
it gives an opportunity to refuse or opt-out in every subsequent communication.
What Information Should Be Provided with Electronic Mail Marketing?
In the UK, electronic mail must not disguise the identity of the sender and it must provide a valid contact address for people and businesses to opt-out or unsubscribe to further messages. This applies whether the message is solicited (specifically asked for by the recipient) or unsolicited (sent without being specifically requested by the recipient, even if the recipient has given consent more broadly to the sender's direct marketing). The use of an unsubscribe link in commercial marketing messages will be familiar to organizations complying with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act or Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation.
Can Purchased Lists Be Used to Send Electronic Mail Marketing?
It is possible to use a list compiled by, or purchased from, a third party to send direct marketing by electronic mail. However, in order to do so, the people on the list or within the database must have given their consent to receive such marketing from the sender. And the sender, of course, is responsible for complying with PECR, which means that if the underlying consent does not name the sender or cover the marketing channel, then sending to individuals on the purchased list may breach PECR. The ICO recommends posing the following questions, if a third party from whom an organization is purchasing a list claims that those on the list consented to direct marketing:
What were people told?
What did they consent to?
Were you named on the consent request?
When and how did they consent?
Did they have a choice to consent?
Is there a record of the consent?
Note that third-party marketing lists cannot be "soft opt-in compliant," as that consent exception requires the sender itself to have obtained the contact details, along with other required conditions.
What Is the Relationship Among PECR and the Data Protection Rules?
PECR sits alongside the UK's data protection regime, which currently includes the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. This means that if an electronic mail sender uses an email address that identifies a unique user, then data protection law must be complied with, such that the data processing must be fair, lawful, and transparent. The fairness prong requires not doing things with personal data that people would find unexpected, misleading or detrimental; lawful refers to having a lawful processing basis, such as consent or legitimate interests; and transparency refers to providing clear, open and honest disclosures to inform individuals as to how their personal data will be used. PECR is also enforced separately from the UK GDPR (which sets a maximum fine of €20 million (about £17 million) or 4% of annual global turnover - whichever is greater - for infringements), such that the ICO can issue an enforcement notice that requires an organization to stop sending direct marketing that is in breach of the law, and it can serve a monetary penalty notice imposing a fine of up to £500,000 against the organization or its directors.
Recent U.K. ICO Enforcement
Highlighting the seriousness with which the ICO views its direct marketing and data protection enforcement powers, last month the U.K. regulator announced a £1,350,000 fine against a catalog retailer for its practice of using 145,000 customers' personal data to predict their potential medical conditions and target them with health-related products without their consent.
The ICO found that when a customer purchased a product from the company's Health Club catalog, such as a jar opener or a dinner tray, the company would make assumptions about the customer's medical conditions for subsequent marketing solicitations—such as, in this case, inferring the customer has arthritis and calling the individual to market them glucosamine joint patches. Eighty of the company's 122 products in the noted catalog were "trigger products" that, when purchased, would lead to profiling the customer to target them with a corresponding health-related items.
The ICO found that individuals were unaware that the company was collecting and using their personal data for this purpose between August 2019-August 2020, as the company did so on an "invisible" basis in violation of GDPR Article 5(1)(a) (which it did, moreover, in the absence of a data protection impact assessment). This also resulted in the company making over 1.3 million unwanted marketing calls to individuals whose landline and mobile telephone numbers were registered with the Telephone Preference Service Ltd (TPS), the U.K.'s counterpart to the U.S.'s "Do Not Call" register. This PECR violation resulted in a separate £130,000 fine assessed to the company on top of the data protection fine.
Although not directly implicating email marketing, this case reinforces a number of the takeaways described above and evidences an interest and focus by the ICO and others on transparent and compliant direct marketing practices.
Darren J. Abernethy is an ad tech, data privacy and cybersecurity attorney with more than a decade of experience, including in Am Law private practice in Washington, D.C. and as in-house counsel at startups and a leading privacy technology vendor. He advises clients on matters related to digital advertising, privacy law compliance, data breach management, M&A, and FTC best practices. Darren's concentrations include data-driven marketing campaigns, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other U.S. state privacy laws, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)/ePrivacy, direct marketing, and IP-related transactional matters. Darren has also practiced FCC/state telecommunications law, including with respect to broadband internet access providers and MVPDs, wireless spectrum users, network neutrality, and customer proprietary network information (CPNI) requirements. Darren is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)'s Publications Advisory Board and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)'s Improving Web Advertising Business Group.
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Bill Cosby To Be Honored At American Comedy Awards
Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com
Bill Cosby might be 76, but he shows no signs of slowing down. His recent comedy documentary Far From Finished was proof of that. He's still touring the country with his patented brand of comedy – the kind that's kept him in business over a 50 plus year career.
You can catch up with The Cos in person this summer as he's touring all around the country through November. You can also purchase Far From Finished here.
Cosby will receive the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence at the American Comedy Awards airing tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC.
"Johnny was always good to me," Cosby says. "From the inside, I don't see me. I just see all these young people. The guy started to do my life and I said 'Wait a minute, I'm still vertical.'
Cosby said Dick Gregory was essential to his career. He was one of the first Black comedians to appear on the original Tonight Show and was an instrumental part of the civil rights movement. When he told Cosby to join him, Cosby was initially reluctant, given that Gregory returned from a protest with"lumps on his head."
But Gregory did give him some great advice.
"Make your name a household name," Cosby says Gregory told him. That's advice the Cos obviously took.
Celebrity Real Life Teachers And Those Who Played Them On TV
1. Jesse Williams
2. Jill Scott
3. Denzel Washington
4. Samuel L. Jackson: One Eight Seven
5. Whoopi Goldberg: Sister Act I and II
6. Laurence Fishburne: Akeelah and the Bee
7. Bill Bellamy: Mr. Box Office
8. Cedric the Entertainer: The Steve Harvey Show
9. Mr. T
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We decided to highlight former teachers who just so happen to be famous now and the actors and actresses that played them on television and in movies.
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Pike Central goes for broke in overtime win
In a wild game that threatened to break the 100-point and 1,000-yard marks, Pike Central decided to end things early against North Posey Friday night - one way or another.
Pike Central goes for broke in overtime win In a wild game that threatened to break the 100-point and 1,000-yard marks, Pike Central decided to end things early against North Posey Friday night - one way or another. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2016/10/15/pike-central-goes-broke-overtime-win/92120952/
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Following a regulation of prodigious offense, North Posey struck first in overtime, with a 10-yard run by Drake Rogers and PAT kick by Carter Martin to go up 49-42.
But when O'Neal scored on a 10-yard run of his own, Pike Central decided to go for two. Fortunately enough for the Chargers, Aaron Carlisle's two-point conversion pass in overtime fell safely into the arms of Kolton O'Neal, giving the team a 50-49 walkoff win.
Carlisle was nearly unstoppable, throwing for 309 yards and three touchdowns on 26-for-36 passing - and O'Neal equally so, with 11 catches for 143 yards in addition to his touchdown on the end-around run. Jaylon Owens led the Chargers with 163 rushing yards on 16 attempts and two touchdowns.
North Posey's Drake Rogers was also efficient, throwing 10-for-13 for 182 yards and two scores.
The teams combined for 912 yards of offense, 99 points, 42 first downs and just one turnover - a North Posey interception of Carlisle.


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Network member David Price gives the latest from Dunsford woods, from his visit on 13th May
As expected most of the birds in nest boxes were hard at it producing eggs on a daily basis, performing just like battery chickens. The majority of the Pied Flys were in the midst of laying, some had started incubating and others were not far behind the rest with nest building. In all there were 6 already incubating, 17 laying and 3 completed nests - a total of 26 active nests. This is well up on last year's 22, and only two short of Dunsford's best ever total of 28 way back in 2007. There were definitely some singing males that had as yet not got a nest site and perhaps not a partner, and there were one or two new nests at a very early stage which might develop – so there may be more breeding pairs to come. After a protracted and slow start in April and early May, things are certainly looking a lot more encouraging.
However, it's not been all plain sailing for them. Box 61 was an early nest where there had been one egg some 5 days earlier, so I approached quietly in the hope that the female may be sitting - (one of the advantages of the overnight rain was that the dead oak leaves underfoot were totally soggy and for a change didn't sound like walking on cream cracker biscuits!). I managed to get to the box quietly and stuff my hand over the hole without that rather disappointing situation where the female flits out when you are literally only a metre away. I looked inside hoping there may be an incubating bird present. Instead I was surprised to see that the cup of the nest had been covered over with dry grass and leaves, rather like tits do when they leave their nests during laying. Hmmm – interesting. I teased the material aside to reveal how many eggs there might be, only to discover a totally empty cup. What's happened here? Did I make a mistake in recording one egg last time? Then, looking closely, there in the bottom on an oak leaf was the evidence to exonerate my recording abilities - a small piece of blue broken shell. I guess the egg or eggs had been predated and the birds had abandoned. However, presumably not phased by this, the pair had picked themselves up from this set back and started again, as in the next but one box was a brand new nest compete with 2 eggs. Let's hope they fare better with this attempt. (The box in between was where the dormouse had been having a nap on last visit – but he was no longer using it for a bit of a siesta). ...continue reading "Dunsford wood update, 13th May"
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Since then not much demonstrative activity on show from most pairs, and as a result it's been difficult to assess actual numbers. As of the last visit on 27 April, there were some 9 nests or what might be nests on the go, - though some of these may be abandoned. Also at some nest box locations males were singing but there was no sign of nest building. Taking these two factors together I optimistically reckon there may be 18 males/pairs present. This is some way short of last year's 24 pairs, of which 22 were in boxes. Are there still birds to arrive? Wouldn't be surprised after the predominance of arctic northerly winds. Doesn't look like the cold conditions will abate for at least another week. I think I'd hang around in sunny Portugal for a bit longer if I was still on my way! ...continue reading "Latest news from Dunsford Wood"


Whether you're a fan of the Belgian champion cyclo-cross or not, you cannot be blind for the honour Sven Nys brings to his country, the sport of cyclo-cross and above all to the Belgian flag.
Being a Belgian design manager running my own design agency as well as a company specialized in the design, development and production of sports wear, it has been eating me for years: Why is the Belgian 'tricolore' on our national champion's jersey running horizontally while our national flag's stripes are directed vertically? Surely, it's not a life-threatening issue but it seemed to be enough to keep me wondering.
I invite you to join the discussion.
© 2019 The Belgian Cycling Jersey | With the support of Sportune.com.


Christmas is over and the seed catalogues are arriving! I pushed the remains of the Christmas baskets aside, cleared out the last of the cookies (the Pastura were particularly good, although the dogs got into them, and since chocolate is not good for dogs, well, it was a very fragrant Christmas eve around here), and have been happily perusing seed catalogs, dreaming of new varieties of endive and chicory, searching for an insect-resistant bean that won't get skeletonized, musing over asparagus crowns and the idea of artichokes. Hmm. What to order?


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Was your child harmed after a motorist failed to stop for the school bus?
School is back in session across Boston and throughout Massachusetts, which means that school buses full of children are back on the roads each morning and afternoon as they are taken back and forth from bus stops and the school yard. As uneventful as transporting children should be, on occasion terrible incidents can occur regarding impatient motorists hitting kids who are getting onto or off the school bus. If your child was harmed or even killed following such an incident, contact an attorney from the Cambridge personal injury firm of Altman & Altman LLP today.
Stopping for school bus loading/unloading is the law in Massachusetts
If you are a motorist traveling in a vehicle and you come across a school bus stopping, accompanied by the stop sign arm extending from the driver's side of the vehicle with lights flashing, it is your legal obligation to stop your vehicle and wait until the stop sign arm has retracted and the school bus continues forward.
Failure to stop in such a situation, or illegally passing by a school bus that has come to a stop to let children on or off the bus, can result in a minimum $250 fine. That fine can climb as high as $2,000 and also leave the perpetrator with a suspended license for a whole year.
School bus passing can have deadly consequences
The school bus stopping law is one that exists for very straightforward, good reasons. Kids as young as five years old utilize the school bus to get to school each day, and some must cross busy streets to do so. Ensuring that traffic has stopped on both sides of the road is the only way to make sure that they aren't put at adverse risk of being struck by a vehicle, which at their age is always a potentially life-threatening accident to suffer.
According to a national survey conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS), where 38 states and Washington D.C. responded to inquiries regarding how many school bus passing incidents occurred during a school year, as many as 15 million motorists will illegally pass a stopped school bus – which demonstrates how disturbingly common such an incident is, and how many children are potentially at risk from this reckless behavior.
Tragically, in just a six-month period between August 2018 and March 2019, 12 children were killed in the United States and another 47 injured as they simply tried to get on and off of their school bus. According to the NASDPTS study, 73 percent of the students killed over a 48-year period in the country were 9 years old or younger. Continue reading
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Stopped School Busses and Distracted Drivers are a Deadly Combination
In November, five separate accidents involving school bus stops and distracted drivers resulted in the deaths of five children and injuries to six more. The tragedies, which occurred in Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania have prompted law enforcement officials nationwide to highlight the "huge problem" of distracted driving.
Three Children in One Family
Three of the fatalities affected one family in Rochester, Indiana; a nine-year-old girl and her six-year-old twin brothers were killed when they were struck by a pickup as they crossed the street to board their bus. Another child was airlifted to a local hospital. The driver of the pickup truck is facing charges for three counts of reckless homicide. A Boston personal injury lawyer can help you determine how to proceed if you've been injured by the negligence of another.
School Bus Driver's Negligence Results in Death of Six-Year-Old
When we put our children on the school bus each day, we hope that the bus driver will be responsible, drive safely and look out for the best interests of everyone on board. Fortunately, background checks and driving-history screenings help to ensure that most bus drivers will do just that. But it's far from a fool-proof system.
A recent tragedy involving a school bus accident resulted in the death of six-year-old Ariana Haynes. According to police reports, the school bus rolled onto its side after taking a left turn too fast, then attempting to veer to the right. Ariana was ejected from the bus and suffered critical injuries. She died in the hospital the next day.
According to Ariana's parents, the negligent and reckless bus driver is responsible for their daughter's death. As a result, they have brought a lawsuit against the driver and Houston County schools. The driver has been criminally charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving. A Boston motor vehicle accident attorney can help you determine how to proceed if another's negligence has caused you harm.
The lawsuit alleges that the bus driver's use of excessive speed and failure to use caution, make a legal left turn and apply the brakes in a proper manner all contributed to Ariana's death. The family is seeking damages, including punitive, from the bus driver and school district.
When a School Bus Accident Occurs, Who is Responsible?
A number of parties could potentially be liable in a school bus accident that causes injury or property damage. The nature of the accident and the underlying cause will factor heavily into making this determination. If a school bus accident occurs, the following parties may be responsible:
Non-school operator of the bus: church, sports team, etc.
Private contractor providing transportation to a school or other organization
Manufacturer of the school bus
Parts manufacturer
Third party repair company
Entity responsible for roadway construction and maintenance, or design
Driver of another vehicle
When school bus accidents occur, it is essential to hire an experienced MA motor vehicle accident attorney because these lawsuits can become overwhelmingly complicated. And school bus accidents do occur. In fact, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), school buses account for more bus fatalities than any other type of bus, 37 percent to be exact. Even so, school busses are still the safest way for children to get to and from school.
Always Use Caution Around a School Bus
You can do your part to help prevent school bus-related accidents, by following the tips below.
When approaching a school bus stop in your vehicle, slow down even if you don't see any children. Kids may dart into the street, especially when they're running late.
Obey bus laws and familiarize yourself with the flashing lights system: yellow lights mean the bus is preparing to stop, red lights mean the bus is stopped and children are getting on or off.
Kids are 70 times more likely to get to school safely on the bus than via any other mode of transportation. If we all work together to ensure the safety of our children – to and from school, in school and at home – we can dramatically reduce the incidence of childhood injuries and death. Continue reading
Updated: March 14, 2018 3:32 pm
Are Budget Charter Bus Companies Safe?
Last month a fatal charter bus accident killed three people in Queens, New York. This tragedy has called attention to a glaring, and growing, problem. Thousands of private bus companies with countless violations and terrible safety records continue to operate in the United States every day. While public transportation is closely regulated by local governments, private bus companies are not.
Dahlia Group, the bus line involved in last month's fatal accident, has had two other fatal crashes. And the bus driver in the Queens crash, who is reported to have been speeding, has a past drunk driving conviction. As horrible as Dahlia's record may sound, it's far from the worst. Yep Tour is a private bus company currently operating in NYC. In the past two years, Yep has received more than 200 safety violations. Despite the fact that Yep has failed to pay more than $300,000 in fines, the city still issued a transportation permit to the Massachusetts-based company.
In the United States, there are currently more than 3,200 private bus companies, many of which have horrific safety violation records, and are notorious for overworking employees and overlooking vehicle maintenance. Unfortunately, these dangerous violations often go unnoticed until a tragic bus accident makes headlines. Budget bus companies certainly provide an in-demand service, but it shouldn't come at the expense of riders' lives. A Boston personal injury lawyer can help you determine how to proceed if you've been injured by another's negligence.
Public Transportation isn't Always Safer
At least not when it comes to the Boston area. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has recently been in the spotlight for serious safety violations, injuries, and even fatalities. Crushing debt may be at least partially to blame. Trains catching fire, speeding and texting bus drivers, train collisions, and bus-pedestrian crashes are just a few of the high-profile accidents marring MBTA's reputation in recent years. The transportation agency's $7.3 billion repair backlog certainly isn't helping. At about 1.3 million rides per day and counting, the MBTA is the country's fifth-largest transit system, but funding is only a fraction of that of peer agencies.
"The problem we have is a problem of literally decades of disinvestment," former Massachusetts DOT director Jim Aloisi told Streetsblog. A MA injury lawyer can help you recover damages if you've been injured in a bus accident.
Local Law takes a Back Seat to Federal Law
Despite MBTA's checkered past, public transportation is generally safer, and held to higher standards, than private companies. California state lawmakers attempted to improve private bus line safety regulations last year, following a fatal charter bus crash that killed 10 people. When he proposed the addition of certain safety features, State Senator Ricardo Lara learned the hard way that federal law is king when it comes to private bus lines. Local laws took a back seat, and his requests for safety windows and better data keeping were replaced with markedly weaker legislation, such as requiring drivers to show passengers how to use emergency exits.
"It is frustrating that local legislatures can't do more to make buses safer, even if it just means putting recommendations made at the federal level into state law," said Mr. Lara. "We got the most we could with safety lights and training for passengers, but our hands were tied by outdated federal safety regulations." Continue reading
Posted in: Bus Accidents and Personal Injury
Updated: October 25, 2017 10:36 am
Smartphones and Distracted Driving
Drivers have been distracted since the first driver got behind the wheel of the first car. But the types and frequency of distractions have definitely increased since the advent of smart phones, navigational systems, and other hand-held devices. In fact, about 431,000 people were injured due to distracted driving in 2014 alone. A MA car accident lawyer can help you determine how to proceed if you've been injured by a distracted driver.
The reality is, our entire life is at our fingertips (or rather, in our pockets) at all times. What better way to break up the boredom and monotony of a long drive than to text a friend, check your email or Facebook, or make a quick phone call? Unfortunately, taking your eyes or focus from the road, even for a few seconds, can be deadly. Even placing your smart phone on the dash or passenger seat can pose problems. When the phone lights up or dings to alert you to a text message or email, it's hard to resist the temptation to glance at your phone.
Is Hands-Free Safe?
The best way to prevent distractions from smart phones is to keep your phone in your glove box, purse, or somewhere else that is not visible while you're driving. If you absolutely must make a call, send a text, check directions, or read an email, pull over to a safe location or ask a passenger to do it for you. You can also use hands-free technology to make a call or send a text, but there is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the safety of hands-free devices; although they keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road, a distracted mind can be just as dangerous.
How to Identify, and Avoid, Distracted Drivers
Even if you are the most responsible driver on the road, there's no guarantee that the drivers with whom you share the road are also responsible. In fact, there's a better chance that most of them have read or sent at least one text while driving. For this reason, it's a good idea to pay close attention to the other cars and trucks on the road. Although you can't always tell when a driver is distracted, there are several behaviors that can help you identify a distracted driver. Many of these behaviors are similar to those of intoxicated drivers. Avoid driving too close to a driver who is:
Drifting out of the appropriate lane and swerving to get back.
Slowing down without actively braking, when there doesn't appear to be a good reason to do so.
Slamming on the brakes.
Driving erratically.
Proving that a driver was distracted at the time of an accident isn't always an easy task. However, if you believe that a distracted driver crashed into you, the best thing to do is call the police. If law enforcement finds evidence that the driver may have been using a smart phone or other hand-held device, he or she can issue a citation. If you decide to file a personal injury claim, this citation can be of immense help to your case. The police report can also be used to build a successful case. Evidence of smart phone use while driving may include:
Usage records from the cellular carrier
Testimony from witnesses
Surveillance or traffic cam footage
An experienced Boston motor vehicle accident attorney will know how to look for evidence that can help you win your case. Continue reading
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Car Accidents and Truck Accidents
Updated: May 10, 2017 10:18 am
Should Duck Boats Be Banned in Boston?
Multiple deadly accidents involving duck boats have occurred in cities throughout the country over the past few years. Duck boats are amphibious vehicles originally used during World War II to transport goods and troops across land and water. In more recent times, duck boats have been transformed into the ultimate tourist attraction, sightseeing vehicles that can float in the water and drive down the road alongside cars and trucks. Currently, more than a dozen American cities have duck boat tours, and Boston is one of them.
Boston's fondness for duck boats is understandable; they have been used in parades and to celebrate sports championships for years. In fact, the New England Patriots just celebrated their Super Bowl win by riding down Boston's streets in two dozen duck boats.
A String of Fatal Duck Boat Accidents Has Raised Concerns
Unfortunately, not everyone in Boston – and across the country – is as fond of these land-water vehicles. In fact, some advocates want to see them banned altogether. Five college students were killed in Seattle in a duck boat accident in 2015. In Philadelphia, three people were killed in two separate duck boat crashes. And right here in Boston, a duck boat ran over 28-year-old Allison Warmuth, killing her, last year. A Boston injury lawyer can help you determine if you should file a personal injury lawsuit after any type of motor vehicle accident, including those involving duck boats.
Ivan Warmuth, the father of the young woman who was killed by a duck boat last year, believes the vehicles should be banned. According to critics, the massive vehicles are dangerous due to their current design. Drivers have to deal with multiple blind spots, more than with other motor vehicles, making it difficult to see the road directly below them. In addition, the drivers typically double as tour guides, pointing out and talking about various historical landmarks as they drive through Boston.
Improved Safety Measures in Boston
Warmuth's parents are lobbying for new legislation that will improve the safety of duck boats. They have already seen some success; MA has passed a law requiring duck boats to be equipped with proximity sensors and blind spot cameras. In addition, duck boats are now required, by law, to have a second employee on board. This will prevent the driver from being distracted by having to narrate the tour while operating the vehicle.
Following the accident that resulted in Warmuth's death, the National Transportation Safety Board examined video showing the driver turning in his seat to point to landmarks while driving. ''I hear again and again from Boston Duck Tours and any of these other companies that safety is their No. 1 priority, and if that's the case, you can't argue that the safest way to operate the vehicles is for the driver to also be giving the tour,'' said Kevan Moniri, who was a passenger on Warmuth's scooter when the accident occurred. He says he realized, as the duck boat approached, that the driver could not see them in his path.
Less than three months after Warmuth's fatal accident, a woman from New Jersey was seriously injured when a duck boat struck her on a Boston street. If another's negligence has caused harm to you or a loved one, you may be able to recover damages by consulting with a MA injury lawyer. Hopefully, duck boat tour companies nationwide will take the proper safety measures to reduce the risk of serious injury and death. In the meantime, consider the risks before taking a duck boat tour, and use caution when approaching a duck boat as a cyclist, passenger, or while operating a motor vehicle. Continue reading
Quincy bus crash under investigation
A school bus carrying over 30 elementary school students experienced a wild crash in Quincy on Tuesday, Oct. 25 and is now under investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Seven people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and returned home later the same day, including five kids, the bus driver and a driver of an SUV that was struck during the crash. During the potentially-deadly crash, the bus hit the SUV and knocked down overhead wires, a brick wall, a wooden fence, a U.S. Post Office mailbox, and sent a fire hydrant flying 100 feet into somebody's front law as it traveled out of control for what was described as "the length of a football field." Respondents to the scene remarked that it was incredible that nobody was seriously injured in the scary event that "looked like a tornado had touched down."
The crash was clearly not as disastrous as it could have been, and now investigators will look into how the bus wound up so out of control for so long. Unfortunately, there were no security cameras on board the bus to provide a glimpse into the moment it went out of control.
Students likely jarred by the event
Reporters and first respondents who spoke to parents and some of the students on the bus tell stories of the fear experienced during the crash. "Everybody was screaming really loud," said one of the students on the bus, as reported by WCVB. "I'm just thankful we didn't have any worse injuries," Thomas Koch, mayor of Quincy, said. "When you look at the scene here, it's devastating; so we're blessed." The students involved spanned from kindergarten through fifth grade. They were either headed home or headed to an after-school music program at Quincy High School. After the crash, they were escorted off the bus safely to a local restaurant and were picked up by their parents.
Now the Quincy Public Schools are making counselors available for any students who may need them, and either the principal or assistant principal of the elementary school will ride with kids on the bus for as many days as it takes to get kids comfortable with riding the bus again. Any student involved was not expected to return to school the following day. Continue reading
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MBTA Bus and Train Accidents – What are Your Rights?
Operating within a metropolitan area unparalleled by its surroundings, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is responsible for transporting millions of people with its trains, buses and ferries every day. Anyone who has ever spent serious time in Boston or its surrounding area has an almost intimate knowledge of "The T." As is often the case, we usually take this massively complex operation for granted as we put in our earbuds and zone out during a morning or afternoon commute. However, the MBTA deals with thousands of transport vehicles carrying, as was reported in 2008, 1.3 million riders per day. It is probable that the number of riders has only risen in recent years. As a result of this massive and regular migration of people, accidents will happen. What matters most, however, is distinguishing the difference between an honest accident that occurs when dealing with such a delicate and widespread entity such as the MBTA, and an accident that occurs as the direct result of the organization's negligence.
When would the MBTA be at fault?
If you're riding the green line, headed into the downtown for another day of whatever job you have, or you're going towards Brighton or Brookline at the end of a long day, and the conductor blows by a stop light and collides with another train – which happened in May of 2009 – then the MBTA and the operator are directly liable for any pain, suffering or medical expenses that result from that negligence. If a subway station is left in a condition that is hazardous to its patrons, the MBTA is liable. For example, if stairs are left slippery during the winter due to ice, or if a spill is left near the tracks, and somebody slips and falls, the MBTA is liable.
In another case, a green line operator fell asleep while driving a train in 2008 and collided with another train. It was revealed that the operator has sleep apnea, which is definitely a condition that should be on the watch list for the MBTA while hiring people to operate massive machines at various hours of the day and night. In other cases, the MBTA technology can fail. Mostly everybody who has spent time commuting in the Boston area has heard stories of subway and commuter rail trains literally catching on fire. In some cases, the malfunctioning trains have filled the cabins with smoke, causing riders great discomfort and potential harm. Continue reading
Posted in: Bus Accidents and Train Accidents
Back to School Safety Month – Kicks Off
With the start of school less than two weeks away in many areas, it's the perfect time to discuss back to school safety. Whether your children take the bus or you drive them to school every day, there are steps you can take to reduce their risk of serious harm on their way to and from school. As the official Back-to-School Safety Month, August is a great time to remind drivers to use extra caution when commuting to work or transporting kids to school.
Children 14 and Under Most at Risk of Pedestrian Injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a pedestrian is injured every 7 minutes in the United States. In 2013, about 76,000 pedestrians were injured in traffic-related accidents. With the upcoming surge of children walking to and from school and busses, it's crucial to pay extra attention on morning and afternoon commutes. Children under the age of 14 are most at risk for these types of injuries and deaths due to their lack of experience and small size. The CDC reports that nearly one in five traffic-related deaths for children under 14 are pedestrian deaths.
Back to School Safety Tips for Drivers
Use extra caution, and low speeds, in school zones and residential areas
At intersections, double check for children before accelerating
When entering and exiting driveways, drive slowly and use extra caution
When driving during early morning and afternoon school hours, look for children on and near roadways
Do not drive distracted; put down your cell phone and keep your focus on the road at all times
Back to School Safety Tips for Kids
Until children are at least 10 years of age, they should always cross the street with an adult
Children should always cross the street at corners, and use crosswalks when available
Remind children to never run out into the streets
Never walk between parked cars
When entering or exiting the bus, always walk in front of the bus
Tell children to always make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them. It's never wise to assume a driver can see you
Before crossing a road look left, right, and left again
Posted in: Bus Accidents and Car Accidents
Involved in a Boston MBTA Bus Accident? – You are not alone.
Taking public transportation is typically safer, more cost effective, and better for the environment than driving individual vehicles. However, the Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), which operates busses, trains, and ferries in Boston and the surrounding communities, has had its share of accidents in the last few years. Due to the sheer number of people using MBTA to commute every day, accidents often result in serious injuries and death. No public transportation system is perfect, but the MBTA has come under scrutiny lately for having outdated equipment, issues with their drivers, problems with management, all of which leads to less than ideal conditions for its riders and potential safety issues as well. Contact a Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Today.
Recent MBTA Accidents
Last month, a pedestrian was struck by a MBTA bus at the intersection of Albany and Massachusetts streets.
Six bus passengers were injured when a MBTA bus collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Warren and Quincy avenues last year.
In 2014, a MBTA bus driver who claims that she closed her eyes while sneezing, slammed into a guardrail in Newton. However, bus surveillance video showed that the driver was holding a cell phone in her left hand during the accident. Several passengers, who sustained non-life threatening injuries, said that she was driving too fast.
Beyond the Bus
Just this month, a man was struck and killed by a MBTA train near the Mansfield commuter station.
In 2009, dozens of people sustained serious injuries when the driver of a Green Line train crashed while allegedly texting. In response to that accident, MBTA operators are not permitted to have cell phones in their possession during work shifts.
Preferential Treatment?
In light of multiple accidents over the years, one might think that local law enforcement is cracking down on MBTA bus drivers involved in accidents. But it seems that the opposite may be true. In a WBZ investigation conducted last year, two people who had been injured in MBTA bus accidents claimed that the bus drivers got off clean. One source said that a T bus rear ended, and nearly killed her three years ago. The other accident involved a pedestrian who was dragged about 20 feet after being hit by a MBTA bus. In both cases, no charges were filed. The driver of the bus that hit and dragged the pedestrian received a citation, but it was "retracted and subsequently not issued." In a statement to WBZ, an unnamed Transit police officer said, "You don't write bus drivers." According to the officer, when citations do get issued they, "will be taken care of later."
Bus accidents can occur for many reasons, including an intoxicated driver, a driver who is texting or otherwise distracted, speeding, and faulty or defective vehicle parts. Whatever the reason, if you're injured in a MBTA bus accident, it is in your best interest to consult with an experienced injury lawyer.
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Frank Dobson: How MP 'rolled up his sleeves' for us
He served as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras for 36 years
14 November, 2019 — By Richard Osley
FRANK Dobson had a knack for seeing what was coming down the line for his constituents and, while others were dithering about what should be done about the impending HS2 earthquake, he opposed the rail link from day one.
As the MP for Holborn and St Pancras for 36 years, he wanted to protect families and businesses whose lives were about to be turned upside down.
It was a theme which ran through Mr Dobson's time as a councillor and then a long-serving MP.
As tributes poured in for Mr Dobson, the former health secretary who died on Tuesday aged 79, his successor in parliament, Keir Starmer, said: "Frank earned his popularity through his work across the area. He didn't go in for grand-standing, he was straight-talking and when he saw a problem, he rolled his sleeves up and tried to fix it for people."
Even after his retirement in 2015, Mr Dobson continued to support people in the Euston area against the arrival of HS2 diggers, albeit without being a back seat driver to the new MP.
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Mr Starmer said: "As soon as I had been selected he offered support and advice which I will always be grateful for. There are some MPs who retire and still think they are the most important show in town. Frank was not like that. "He wanted to carry on protecting the community from things like HS2, to which he was opposed, well after he had retired, but he did so in his own respectful way."
Hampstead and Kilburn MP Tulip Siddiq said: "When I was a councillor in Regent's Park, he came on demonstrations, attended all the meetings when the Crown Estate was planning to sell off homes there. He helped make sure that didn't happen. And then we campaigned against HS2, which he opposed from day one, even while Camden Council was deciding what they thought of it."
She added: "Even before I got involved in politics I knew the name Frank Dobson. "My parents talked about him in the 1980s because he had supported Bangladeshis living here during the Bangladeshi Liberation War. We will all miss him."
Camden Council leader Georgia Gould said: "Frank is written into Camden's DNA – rebellious, larger than life, passionate and always great fun. As Camden's council leader he was a fierce protector of council housing. As an MP he was a great champion of the NHS and social justice nationally, and he never forgot to fight for our community. Anyone who has knocked on a door in Holborn and St Pancras will have heard story after story of how Frank helped people with the small and the big things."
She added: "He was always there with a joke, sage advice, his big rumbling laugh or a hug and I will carry with me his warmth and huge spirit." Mr Dobson had been a staunch supporter of council housing and was able to see a new block of homes – Dobson Court in Holborn – named in his honour last year. In the 1970s, Camden had bought up homes to create as large a housing portfolio as possible.
Mr Dobson often told the story of the celebrations at Lissenden Gardens when Camden acquired the estate.
He railed against racketeer landlords and private companies trying to profiteer with public services needed by all.
One of his favourite days was when Nelson Mandela – one of his heroes – visited Camden Town. Mr Dobson had worked with the anti-apartheid alliance and was there protesting outside South Africa House when Mr Mandela was first sent to Robben Island.
Former council leader Raj Chada said: "To me, he was 'Mr Camden' – leader of the council, MP for over 30 years. "He fought with passion for this constituency. He cared about the things that mattered to us – housing and the health service were priorities and his politics were rooted in he community." He added: "We took great pride when he stood with us, even against the Labour party, be it on Iraq, the ALMO or tuition fees. His anecdotes were legendary and repeated often – and even more endearing for it."
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Long-serving Lib Dem councillor Flick Rea said: "He was old, old Labour. The sort of Labour politician I grew up with and understood and could get on with easily. I shall always be sorry that he was forced out of office, and forced to stand against Ken [Livingstone] for Mayor of London. He was used by the Labour Party."
Mr Dobson's unsuccessful run to be the first Mayor of London was an episode he rarely wanted to return to. For many it cut short too soon his time as health secretary, a role in which he secured extra funding, oversaw a huge programme of hospital upgrades, got rid of the controversial internal market and set up the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. He was popular within the health service – a mark of the respect that led him to being made an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
A statement released by Mr Dobson's family this week read: "His family would like to thank all the staff at the Homerton University Hospital for their outstanding expertise, commitment and care in the last few months and also the staff of York Hospital for his previous excellent care. He also greatly appreciated the support of his many and former parliamentary colleagues."
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Home / Unlabelled / Shruti Haasan
Shruti Haasan is an Indian singer, actress and music composer who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. As a child actor, she has appeared in his father's movie 'Hey Ram'. She made her adult acting debut in 2009 Hindi film 'Luck'. She later went on to feature in many Telugu movies like, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Oh My Friend, Gabbar Singh, Balupu, Race Gurram, Srimanthudu and many more. Shruti has also featured in several hit Hindi films. She was seen in Katamarayudu opposite Pawan Kalyan.
Shruti Haasan was born on 28 January 1986 in Chennai, India. Her father superstar Kamal Hassan is an Iyengar and mother Sarika is a half-Maharastrian and half-Rajput. Being a daughter of renowned actors, she holds a great interest in music and cinema. She has a younger sister Akshara, an Indian film actor, screenwriter, assistant director who works primarily in Bollywood and Tamil film industry. Shruti has also persisted her stint in music with her father's production Unnaipol Oruvan and her own music band and album.
Name : Shruti Haasan
Birth Name : Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan
Date of birth/Birthday : 28 January 1986
Birth Place : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation : Actress, Singer, Model, Music composer, Dancer
Education : St. Andrew's College, Mumbai
Zodiac sign : Aquarius
Buzz is that, Shruti Haasan will be seen in actor Ajith's 58th film. It is rumored to be directed by Siva, who is also helming Vivegam. The other cast and crew details are yet to be revealed.
In Behen Hogi Teri
Shruti Haasan was seen romancing bollywood star Rajkummar Rao in the film 'Behen Hogi Teri'. It was directed by Ajay K Pannalal and released on 9 June 2017.
Shruti Haasan will be seen alongwith her father Kamal Haasan in an upcoming trilingual comedy-adventure film Sabaash Naidu. It also features Brahmanandam, Vijayakumar, Ramya Krishnan, Vir Das and many more in pivotal roles. The movie will be released in November 2017.
Father's Name : Kamal Haasan
Mother's Name : Sarika Thakur
Sister : Akshara Haasan
Boyfriend/Marriage
According to the reports, Shruti Hassan is dating an actor from London named Michael Corsale from above six months. They met through some common friends in UK. The couple was spotted at different places enjoying each others company. Buzz is that, Shruti's father Kamal Haasan is aware of their relationship.
Early life/Education
Shruti studied at Abacus in Chennai and moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St.Andrew's College. She changed her focus to cinema, music and finally travelled to the USA to continue learning music at the Musicians Institute in California, before returning to Chennai. She also had rhinoplasty to alter the appearance of her nose early in her film career.
Shruti has started her career as a singer and later turned to acting. She made her singing debut at the age of 6. While pursuing her studies in school, she made her singing debut in the Hindi language film, Chachi 420, with her father Kamal Haasan, who also directed the film. Her second song came in Hey Ram, where she sang the bilingual versions of the title theme, Rama Rama with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil.
Shruti is very versatile as she also tried her hands in modeling. In September 2007, she featured in Frappe! Magazine as well as Verve. 'Luck' is her bollywood debut film opposite Imran Khan. She later went on to feature in Telugu and Tamil films. She has also done a voice over for a HIV/AIDS teaching animated software tutorial that has been created by TeachAIDS. Shruti Haasan was signed as a brand ambassador for electrical appliances company Lloyd.
2000 Hey Ram
2009 Luck
2011 Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
2013 Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya
2013 D-Day
2015 Gabbar Is Back
2015 Welcome Back
2015 Srimanthudu
2015 Puli
2016 Rocky Handsome
2016 Premam (Telugu)
2017 S3 (Tamil)
2017 Katamarayudu
2017 Behen Hogi Teri (Hindi)
2017 Sabaash Naidu(upcoming-Trilingual)
In Katamarayudu
Katamarayudu is a Telugu language film directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. It featured Shruti Hassan as Avanthika opposite Pawan Kalyan as Katamarayudu. This is second time for the stars to share the screen space. The film was released on 24 March 2017.


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Portland-based printmaker Kim Osgood demonstrates her monotype technique layering inks of different viscosities which resist each other on a plexiglass plate then put through the printing press. The resulting artwork, "Bright Light," was created in 2018.
Thomas Wood shows off his printmaking technique with the creation of his epic etching and engraving "Marine Bouquet" in a vintage video.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Harris Harvey Gallery artist Kent Lovelace has passed away. Kent Lovelace painted remarkable, luminous works with oil on copper, reviving a technique dating back to the Renaissance Era. He was a master lithographer, a pioneer in the Seattle gallery scene, a father, grandfather and friend.
A tribute to Kent's life and achievements can be found here.
Located just around the corner from our current space, the Alaska Trade Building is part of the Pike Place Market Historic District, on the west side of First Avenue. Reach us during the month of August by appointment. We will be posting regular updates here and through our mailing list.
Lisa Harris is pleased to announce that Sarah Harvey, who has been integral to the gallery for the past five years, is assuming the role of Director. When we reopen, we will be know as Harris Harvey Gallery.
We will be reopening in our new location September 2016.


Color, humor, texture, and my quixotic attempt at understanding the frantic, self important culture I find myself in are the components of my art. Working in a wide variety of media including assemblage, painting, sculpture, film, music and installation, my pieces are explorations of materials, techniques and the inherent ironies of life.
I collect and reconstruct the discarded refuse of our throwaway society, abstracting familiar objects into an often expansive scale. These once "needed" or "desired" objects, now cast away, send me on a journey of memory, nostalgia, or visceral reactions which lead me to a dreamscape that I hope others can connect to. For me each piece speaks to a spontaneous and unique experience.
Nothing prepared me for the work Esteban produced for the Shack Show I helped curate at Laguna Art Museum, June, 2010.
Artist Kevin Ancell started it, CR Stecyk weighed in about the same and Museum Director Bolton Colburn sealed it; The decision was made, Esteban was invited to participate.
At the exhibit opening Esteban reminisced, "When I got the call my hands started shaking, I had been waiting 30 years for that call. I hung up, ran to the workshop and sawed, hammered, sanded, applied, reduced, added and basically worked non-stop for over 600 hours creating my shack."
Esteban's shack was for myself, the curator, the surprise entrance to the show. I had no idea what he was going to submit. His shack was one of the largest and most elaborate, a masterpiece of retrospective and futuristic concepts. This structure was composed of seductive mottled surfaces, 13 port holes took you into many secret and visually interesting areas, and a white plastic globe with experimental art films playing on the surface - taken when Esteban was living in a real life art shack during the 1980s in Reseda, California.
The shack's magnetic appeal commanded me to plant myself right in front of it where I remained during the entire opening.
"You do art and you surf, we are family", One of the many wisdom's gleaned from Esteban during the brief course of the show. What I am saying is by witnessing Bojoroquez's art and persona we become part of his insight, his skill and interpretation, his amazing artistic vision and family.
HAIKU REVIEW: Kai Bob Cheng And Esteban Bojorquez have both long dedicated their efforts to building stuff, but surfing craftsman Bojorquez has come around relatively recently to the ambitious assemblage aesthetic practiced for decades by Cheng. Bojorquez's approach is expansive and spectacular, physically detailed but narratively straightforward, while Cheng's is more elaborate and hermatic. Cheng tells a story with objects, while while Bojorquez mounts a theater of objects. They both wield a skilled hand and hungrey eye, but they look so good together because they actually practice very different aesthetics.
Esteban Bojorquez is a man out of time. Equal portions of early Spanish settler, aboriginal Californian, modern Malibu master, surfboard designer, and contemporary artiste comprise his identity. The combinators family were amongst the first expeditions to come to the golden state. Bojorquez challenges his environment with his riding, a well balanced blending of velocity and critical positioning. He lives in his art, creating elaborate tableau vivants, which require years of dedicated work to complete. The art critics refer to his work as being gesamtkunstwerk (all over art), while Bojorquez makes no reference to it at all. He just does it, for no other reason that it's there to be done.


Normally when we see Seth Rogen, James Franco and Danny McBride get together, it's for outrageous comedies like Pineapple Express or the makeshift sequel from the apocalyptic hit This is The End. However, at the Venice Film Festival, we'll see the trio in a whole new light as they all have roles in Franco's adaptation of William Falkner's classic novel The Sound and the Fury. Franco is directing and starring in the film about the tragic crumbling of the Compson family decades ago. It's so odd seeing Rogen and McBride in period wardrobe like this, and we're very curious to see how they do in this kind of film. Look!
The Sound and the Fury is directed by James Franco (Child of God) and written by Matt Rager (As I Lay Dying), based on William Falkner's 20th century novel of the same name. The film captures the lives, passions and tragedy of the Compsons, a once proud Southern family caught in a downward spiral of loss and misfortune. Franco also stars in the film along with Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Joey King, Tim Blake Nelson, Ahna O'Reilly and more. The film will premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival later this month, but doesn't have an official release date in the United States yet. Stay tuned for more updates.
Mcbride and Franco can pull off the period look, but Rogan just looks hilarious and out of place.
Haha. True. It looks like "drunken history" type sketch.
So fascinated by this concept. I am sure interested in how they will do this piece.
McBride can most likely pull off a serious drama role, Rogen honestly can't. There's no way in hell he can.
I dont know if hes ever really tried though. So while I dont have much confidence that he can I probably would have said the same thing about Jonah Hill a few years ago.


Companies should be communities of workers and more than mere commodities or machines focused on the pursuit of profit, says Irish management theorist Charles Handy.
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Despite being released in 2006, Covering has never been more relevant to the diversity issues facing modern businesses. GC takes a look.
Ericsson's Stockholm-based chief legal officer and head of group legal affairs Nina Macpherson, and corporate counsel Lisa Edblom, describe how and why they designed a human rights-compliant due diligence framework for M&A transactions.
Failure to take bribery and corruption seriously can be a costly mistake. GC looks at methods employed by legal and compliance teams to keep enforcement regimes at bay.
An experienced general counsel currently at the legal helm of leading Polish media group , TVN, recently presided over the company's acquisition by US group Scripps Networks Interactive.
So, your business has acquired another business. What now? Peter Wexler is senior vice president and general counsel for the highly acquisitive global energy management company Schneider Electric. In 2013 it bought Invensys for £3.4bn. He talks GC through integrating legal departments, pre-merger strategy and what needs to be actioned post-merger.
Given the transactions costs incurred by private equity funds, fund managers and portfolio companies are often leanly staffed - or even not staffed at all - by in-house legal teams. The over-reliance on external counsel can be hugely inefficient. Steve Yoost, general counsel of cloud hosting service HOSTING, argues that in-house counsel can increase the value of private equity investments by effectively managing and mitigating risk.
RPC, once a traditional firm known mainly for insurance work, took a sharp left starting in 2008 with a complete overhaul of its business. It now divides its client focus between the still sizeable insurance side and an increasingly broad corporate/commercial offering; the balance is now a rough 50/50 split.
With its bountiful natural resources, thirst for projects and burgeoning accessibility to foreign investors, the Middle East continues to play a major role in the world economy. GC talks to heads of legal across the region about its challenges and opportunities.


Russell and Kerry Black have been involved in full time missions work in Latin America since August 1991. Having lived in Mexico and Colombia and ministering through Latin America they have developed a strong network of national church leaders alongside whom they continue to work. Since June 1994 they have lived and ministered in their local area of Homestead, FL where they were local church pastors for many years and currently serve in local schools, civic organizations, governmental relationships and the local military base.
They are the proud parents of 3 grown children, Aaron, Katie and Adam.