The Oak Cliff Cultural Center presents "Written Witness," an exhibition featuring Fabric Artist-Poet, Jas. Mardis, and Calligrapher Andrea Tosten.
On view February 23 - March 29, 2019.
Opening reception on Saturday, February 23, from 5:30-8 p.m.
Fabric Artist-Poet Jas. Mardis and Calligrapher Andrea Tosten exhibit small-to-large work in paper and fabric exploring responses to race, injustice, and identity through fabric portraiture, symbolism, leather & wood burning and hand-lettered explorations of select, reflective classic literature. Their cultural "telling and scribing" explore humanity through aesthetic interpretations and expressions that herald validating experiences inherent to their African-American and Jamaican-American cultures. The unique interpretations of these subjects, in these very different artists' crafts, displays their want for a responsive mankind.
Mardis' expansive use of poetic and narrative text is alongside his deliberate use of family and found portraits in fabric, leather, and wood. The exhibition as a whole plays to the rhythms of reflection, hence, "witnessing" and honoring through reflection. The hand-lettered literary selections are familiar from educated explorations across the racial spectrum. However, racial strife and cruelty or receptivity of generational female grooming or the injustice of wrongful incarceration and community devolution seep out of reflective reach. "Witness(ing)," the African-American cultural experience of speaking truth to power, and a religious declaration, is a timely, provocative and poignant statement on our shared humanity. For this exhibition, the subject matter is a timely political and societal exploration.


May 24, 2018 was our anniversary when my wife handed me a bag with a positive pregnancy test. Finally, the long wait is over! The best gift I have ever received is the news that I was going to be a father! On the 6th week of her pregnancy, we scheduled for an ultrasound. I saw the baby and I was completely mesmerized; it was indeed love at first sight!
After two months, my wife started to bleed, I rushed her to the emergency room and we found out that the fetus has no heartbeat anymore. By that time, we were both emotional because of the loss. However, I still thank the Lord for lending us an angel and for allowing us to experience being a parent over a short period of time. Several months had passed. In our effort to find the cause of her miscarriage, we discovered that she has Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) wherein my wife's immune system affects the baby's condition. Then, we underwent some costly laboratory tests just to get immunization for her body.
My wife conceived again after a few weeks. I saw and acknowledge the two lines! This time, the doctors reminded us to consider some things for the baby's protection. We had to take laboratory tests and one of these costs a hundred thousand pesos which she needs to undergo every month. But truly, God made a way and we were able to take the test.
After a month, my wife started to bleed again. Before she took the medicine, we called for an ultrasound. Then, we found out that the baby was gone, again. This time, we were deeply hurt but I still thank the Lord for allowing us meet those angels because it strengthened our marriage. When we attended the ExCEL service, I asked God, "Lord, when will I experience Your miracles?" However, we continued to serve Him, we are still up for missions and I am teaching CLDP classes.
December 2018, Elizabeth told me that her period was two months delayed so we decided to take a pregnancy test. It showed up immediately: a negative result. She was not pregnant. I know, it was hard on her part to have that result repeatedly. Nevertheless, I still encouraged her to try it once more. On the nth time of trying, it showed a positive result!
We allotted time in working out to strengthen our bodies. When Pastor Anthony knew about this, we told our condition and he prayed for us. After praying he said to me, "Tandaan mo itong lugar na 'to kung saan tayo nanalangin, magandang testimony 'yan." That motivated me.
Bro. Ryan Encabo also known as 'Doc. Ryan' has continuously been serving the Lord since 2006. He is one of the CLDP teachers in Church of God-Jabez. Doc. Ryan and his wife's faith had been tested but because the steadfast love of the Lord prevailed, it made their relationship stronger and it did not stop them from serving Him until they received the miracle that they have been praying for a long time.


A swarm of satellites could provide on-demand battlefield images for U.S. soldiers.
Enemy fighters use commercial satellite images to plot attacks on U.S. troops, but most U.S. soldiers can't get the same images because of technical or classification restrictions. The Pentagon says that problem can be gotten around through swarms of small satellites capable of providing on-demand battlefield images for any U.S. soldier with a tablet.
Two dozen disposable satellites could be launched from aircraft-fired missiles for a fraction of the cost of the flying robots that make up the U.S. military's drone fleet. The complete constellation of 24 satellites would hold orbit for at least 45 days and send updated battlefield images to soldiers on the ground within an hour and a half of receiving a request, according to a solicitation issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency May 9.
The U.S. military already has thousands of flying robot drones covering the battlefields, but DARPA's "SeeMe" program envisions satellite swarms providing much wider coverage and constant surveillance from space. That could allow even ordinary soldiers to request the latest battlefield images during a patrol or firefight, as seen in a newly released DARPA video.
DARPA says success of the project depends not only on getting satellites that are far less expensive than drone aircraft, but on finding a manufacturer that can make them within 90 days of the U.S. military's demands. At present, the military must wait a year or two for delivery of new satellites.
DARPA has set a test goal of launching 24 small satellites into orbit around 2014 or 2015. That first swarm is expected to have a price tag of $12 million, not including launch or operational costs.


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Partnership a trade boost for the Cook Islands
Guests at the launching of the memorandum of understanding between the Cook Islands Government and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Program in the Cook Islands last week. Picture: Cook Islands Government
The Cook Islands has entered into a new agreement with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus) for technical support under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus) to enhance agricultural trade and promote sustainable economic development.
The agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Australia and New Zealand funded PHAMA Plus program was launched today to promote, improve and facilitate access to regional and global trade in primary and value-added products from the Cook Islands, which will contribute to building economic stability and recovery from COVID-19.
The launch coincided with an awareness workshop delivered by HACCP Australia to relevant stakeholders on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), an internationally recognized food safety system critical for market access and trade.
Through the Government of the Cook Islands, PHAMA Plus will work with public and private stakeholders in the Cook Islands to enhance awareness and understanding of market requirements to facilitate trade in primary products.
Specifically, the partnership will include activities that strengthen regional trade facilitation and diversification; certification and quality standards, such as organic and food safety management systems, and good agricultural practice; and capacity-building for compliance with biosecurity requirements, through industry knowledge-building and biosecurity staff and systems support.
"We are certain that our participation in PACER Plus will open new trade and investment opportunities for the Cook Islands that have not existed before. As with every agreement, our partnership with the PHAMA Plus Program will help us to take advantage of those opportunities in the months ahead," Cook Islands Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Honorable Mark Brown said.
Further commenting on the agreement at the launch of the PHAMA Plus program in the Cook Islands, Minister of Agriculture Honorable Rose Toki-Brown, said: "The goal of this agreement is to provide a collaboration framework between the partners, through which PHAMA Plus technical and facilitation support can be mobilized to relevant public and private sector stakeholders in relation to biosecurity, trade, market access pathways, quality and standards that arise with respect to PACER Plus. This will be critical to our post-COVID recovery efforts and even moreso, to support efforts to diversify the Cook Islands economy."
From left, Cook Islands Minister of Agriculture Honorable Rose Toki-Brown, New Zealand High Commission First Secretary Okesene Moananu and Acting Australian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Jane Edquist at the launch of the memorandum of understanding in Cook Islands. Picture: Cook Island News
PACER Plus is a trade and development agreement that came into force on 13 December 2020 signed between Australia, New Zealand and nine Forum Islands Countries (FICs). It provides these countries valuable opportunities to promote and facilitate regional trade and economic integration in the Pacific. Cook Islands ratified PACER Plus in October 2020, bringing the agreement into force.
"This partnership underscores Australia's support to the Cook Islands to benefit from, regional and global trade and harness opportunities under PACER Plus. PHAMA plus will support Cook Island businesses find new markets," Chargé d'Affaires at the Australian High Commission Cook Islands Jane Edquist said.
"New Zealand is pleased to continue support for the Market Access work through the PHAMA Plus Program, bringing benefits to a wide range of stakeholders in the Cook Islands, presenting new exporting opportunities and attracting increased investment for our Cook Islands exporters," New Zealand High Commissioner Tui Dewes said.
The Cook Islands economy is highly dependent on tourism and COVID-19 has had a drastic negative impact on the sector. COVID-19 has highlighted the need for greater economic diversification, and the agriculture sector presents a number of opportunities in this regard.
PHAMA Plus will support the Cook Islands with its economic recovery initiatives post-COVID, to diversify into agriculture for exports in response to stakeholder interest.
"It's pertinent that we're having this introductory session on HACCP certification, which is a tangible and practical measure that can enhance trade, gain or maintain market access and help businesses add value to their agricultural products," PHAMA Plus Team Leader Andrew Piper said.
"It's been a challenging process having working remotely but we appreciate the proactive engagement of the Ministry of Agriculture to develop initiatives that will help farmers, producers and exporters recover from the reduced tourism trade."
Particular attention will be placed on understanding the role of women, youth and people with disabilities as actors in agri-food value chains and ensuring opportunities for inclusive growth.
For further queries please contact Sangita Kumar Project Manager PACER Plus on s.kumar@phamaplus.com.au
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ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION CLASS A (NYSE: ARES)
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11:00:00 +0000 Ares Management Corporation and Aviation Industry Veterans Announce Launch of Vmo Aircraft Leasing
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) and aviation industry veterans, including Bob Brown, Sean Sullivan and Will Hudson, announced today the launch of Vmo Aircraft Leasing L.P. ("Vmo"), a newly-formed company to acquire and lease commercial aircraft. Funds managed by Ares' Private Equity Group and Vmo management have committed approximately $500 million in initial equity capital to support Vmo, which will target a global and diversified portfolio of modern, next-generation and efficient commercial aircraft.
21:42:00 +0000 Pretium, Ares Management and Front Yard Residential Complete First-Ever Single-Family Rental Take-Private Transaction
Pretium and a group of its investors, and funds managed by the Real Estate Equity and Alternative Credit strategies of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) ("Ares") today announced the completion of their acquisition of Front Yard Residential Corporation (NYSE: RESI) ("Front Yard"), a leading provider of high-quality and affordable single-family rental ("SFR") housing.
21:30:00 +0000 Ares Management Corporation Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020
Ares Management Corporation announced today that it will report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 on Thursday, February 11, 2021 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. Ares Management Corporation will hold its webcast/conference call on the same day at 12:00 p.m. ET to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 financial results.
13:00:00 +0000 TricorBraun To Be Acquired By Ares Management And Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Global packaging leader TricorBraun (the "Company") announced today that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement with funds managed by Ares Management Corporation's (NYSE: ARES) Private Equity Group ("Ares") and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ("Ontario Teachers'"). Ares and Ontario Teachers' will acquire a majority interest in the Company.
14:20:00 +0000 Fidelity National Financial and F&G Complete the Sale of F&G Re to Aspida Holdings Ltd.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ("FNF") (NYSE: FNF) and F&G;, a leading provider of annuities and life insurance, announced today the completed sale of F&G; Reinsurance Ltd ("F&G; Re") to Aspida Holdings Ltd. ("Aspida"), an indirect subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES). Proceeds from the sale of F&G; Re will be used for general corporate purposes, including funding growth opportunities at F&G.; Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to have no material impact to FNF's GAAP financial results. As previously announced, F&G; and Aspida (via F&G; Re) will enter into a flow reinsurance agreement with respect to F&G;'s MYGA products on a coinsurance fund withheld basis subsequent to the closing of the transaction.
14:20:00 +0000 Ares Management Corporation and Aspida Announce the Closing of F&G Reinsurance Acquisition
Ares Management Corporation ("Ares") (NYSE: ARES) and its indirect subsidiary Aspida Holdings Ltd. ("Aspida") jointly announced today the completion of Aspida's previously announced acquisition of F&G Reinsurance Ltd (the "Company") from FGL Holdings ("F&G"), a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF). As part of the transaction, Aspida will enter into a strategic flow reinsurance agreement with F&G related to certain annuity products. Terms of the all cash transaction were not disclosed.
18:43:35 +0000 Is ARES A Good Stock To Buy Now?
At Insider Monkey, we pore over the filings of nearly 817 top investment firms every quarter, a process we have now completed for the latest reporting period. The data we've gathered as a result gives us access to a wealth of collective knowledge based on these firms' portfolio holdings as of September 30. In this […]
20:56:06 +0000 99 Cents Only Stores LLC -- Moody's changes 99 cents' outlook to positive; new notes at Caa1
Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") today changed the outlook for 99 Cents Only Stores LLC (99 Cents) to positive from stable. "The company's proposed refinancing will get its capital structure in line with its overall profitability levels and will improve its maturity profile hence the positive outlook", Moody's Vice President Mickey Chadha stated. "However liquidity is still constrained as we expect free cash flow to remain negative and operating performance has been weaker than peers", Chadha further stated.
16:13:06 +0000 Unified Women's Healthcare, LP -- Moody's assigns B3 CFR to Unified Women's Healthcare LP; outlook stable
Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") assigned a B3 Corporate Family Rating and B3-PD Probability of Default Rating to Unified Women's Healthcare LP ("Unified"). Moody's also assigned B2 ratings to the company's senior secured first lien term loan and revolving credit facility. Proceeds from the new credit facilities (including a proposed $140 million 8-year second lien term loan that is not rated) will be used to fund the purchase of Unified by Altas Partners (together with existing sponsor Ares Management), cover existing deferred purchase obligations ("DPOs") related to closed acquisitions, to close acquisitions under Letters of Intent and cover transaction-related expenses.
11:30:00 +0000 Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs 2020 U.S. Financial Services Conference
Ares Management Corporation announced today that its Chief Executive Officer and President, Michael Arougheti, is scheduled to present at the 2020 Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
23:04:07 +0000 ADMI Corp. -- Moody's confirms ADMI Corp.'s B2 Corporate Family Rating, assigns B2 to new debt instruments; outlook stable
Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") confirmed ADMI Corp.'s ("ADMI") B2 Corporate Family Rating, the B2-PD Probability of Default Rating, and the B2 ratings on the first lien senior secured term loan and first lien senior secured revolving credit facility. At the same time, Moody's assigned B2 ratings to the proposed add-on first lien senior secured term loan and the incremental first lien senior secured revolving credit facility.
04:39:47 +0000 Shareholders of Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) Must Be Delighted With Their 327% Total Return
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12:30:00 +0000 Front Yard Residential Signs Amended Merger Agreement with Pretium and Ares Management
CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Front Yard Residential Corporation ("Front Yard� or the "Company�) (NYSE: RESI), an industry leading provider of high-quality and affordable rental homes, announced today that it has amended its definitive merger agreement with a partnership led by Pretium and including funds managed by the Real Estate Equity and Alternative Credit strategies of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (together, the "Pretium Partnership�) to increase the consideration payable to holders of outstanding shares of Front Yard stock to $16.25 per share in cash from $13.50 per share in cash, which values the Company at approximately $2.5 billion, including debt to be assumed or refinanced. The revised transaction price represents a 63% premium over Front Yard's closing share price on October 16, 2020, the last trading day prior to the date on which the Company entered into the merger agreement. Front Yard and the Pretium Partnership negotiated the amendment following the receipt by Front Yard of an unsolicited binding proposal (the "Proposal�) from an unaffiliated third party to acquire all outstanding shares of Front Yard common stock. The board of directors (the "Board�) of Front Yard, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, carefully considered the terms of the Proposal and the amended Pretium Partnership transaction and determined that entering into the amendment to the Pretium Partnership merger agreement was in the best interests of Front Yard and its stockholders. Front Yard's Board approved the amended merger agreement and recommends that Front Yard's stockholders vote in favor of the amended Pretium Partnership merger agreement."We are confident in the strategic and financial rationale of this transaction, and continue to believe it is the best way to maximize immediate cash value for our stockholders,� said George Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of Front Yard."After receiving a binding proposal reflecting a higher purchase price for Front Yard, Front Yard advised the Pretium Partnership of the proposal as required by the terms of the merger agreement, which led to the Pretium Partnership increasing the price of our transaction with them,� said Rochelle R. Dobbs, Front Yard's Chair of the Board. "Following these discussions, our Board approved the amendment to the merger agreement. We believe the amended merger agreement is a result of a well-run sales process that allows our stockholders to realize higher value for their shares.�"We believe in this Company and the Front Yard team and remain committed to completing this transaction,� said Don Mullen, Pretium's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Front Yard will file a current report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission containing a summary of the terms and conditions of the amendment to the definitive merger agreement.The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to the approval of the holders of a majority of Front Yard's outstanding shares and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.AdvisorsDeutsche Bank Securities Inc. is serving as financial advisor to Front Yard and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is serving as Front Yard's legal counsel.RBC Capital Markets, LLC is serving as financial advisor to Pretium. BofA Securities is serving as financial advisor to Ares. Sidley Austin is serving as M&A legal counsel, Fried Frank as partnership legal counsel, and Hunton Andrews Kurth as special tax and financing counsel to Pretium. Latham & Watkins is serving as legal counsel to Ares.About Front YardFront Yard is an industry leader in providing quality, affordable rental homes to America's families. Our homes offer exceptional value in a variety of suburban communities that have easy accessibility to metropolitan areas. Front Yard's tenants enjoy the space and comfort that is unique to single-family housing, at reasonable prices. Our mission is to provide our tenants with houses they are proud to call home. Additional information is available at www.frontyardresidential.com.About PretiumPretium is a specialized alternative investment management firm focused on residential real estate, mortgage finance, and corporate credit. Pretium was founded in 2012 to capitalize on secular investment and lending opportunities arising as a result of structural changes, disruptions, and inefficiencies within the economy, the residential housing sector, and mortgage finance markets. Pretium has built an integrated analytical and operational ecosystem within the U.S. residential housing, mortgage, and corporate credit markets, and believes that its insight and experience within these markets create a strategic advantage over other investment managers. Pretium's platform has more than $16 billion of assets under management as of October 1, 2020 and employs approximately 1,500 employees across 26 offices. Please visit www.pretium.com for additional information.About Ares Management CorporationAres Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated groups across Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate and Strategic Initiatives. Ares Management's investment groups collaborate to deliver innovative investment solutions and consistent and attractive investment returns for fund investors throughout market cycles. Ares Management's global platform had approximately $179 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2020 with more than 1,400 employees operating across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit: www.aresmgmt.com.About Ares Real Estate Group The Ares Real Estate Group manages comprehensive public and private, equity and debt strategies with approximately $14.4 billion of assets under management and approximately 80 investment professionals, as of September 30, 2020. The real estate team maintains a time-tested and consistent investment approach across equity and debt strategies focusing on major property types that have value creation opportunities, located in liquid markets with diversified economies.About Ares Alternative Credit Ares' Alternative Credit strategy focuses on direct lending and investing in assets that generate contractual cash flows and fills gaps in the capital markets between credit, private equity and real estate. Ares Alternative Credit targets investments across the capital structure in specialty finance, lender finance, loan portfolios, equipment leasing, structured products, net lease, cash flow streams (royalties, licensing, management fees), fund secondaries and other asset-focused investments. Co-Headed by Keith Ashton and Joel Holsinger, Ares Alternative Credit leverages a broadly skilled and cohesive team of approximately 40 investment professionals as of September 30, 2020.Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management's beliefs, estimates, projections, anticipations and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company's financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies as well as industry and market conditions. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate,� "intend,� "expect,� "may,� "could,� "should,� "would,� "plan,� "estimate,� "target,� "seek,� "believe� and other expressions or words of similar meaning. We caution that forward-looking statements are qualified by the existence of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to complete the proposed merger due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the proposed merger or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed merger; risks related to disruption of management's attention from the Company's ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the proposed merger on the Company's relationships with its customers, operating results and business generally; the risk that the proposed merger will not be consummated in a timely manner; exceeding the expected costs of the merger; our ability to successfully complete the transition plan contemplated in connection with the termination of our Asset Management Agreement with Altisource Asset Management Corporation ("AAMC�), our external asset manager, pursuant to the Termination and Transition Agreement dated August 13, 2020; our ability to successfully internalize our asset management function; our ability to successfully implement our strategic initiatives and achieve their anticipated impact; our ability to implement our business strategy; risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential adverse impact on our real-estate related assets, financing arrangements, operations, business prospects, customers, employees and third-party service providers; the effect of management's attention being diverted from our ongoing business operations and costs associated with shareholder activism; the impact of defending any litigation; our ability to make distributions to stockholders; our ability to integrate newly acquired rental assets into the portfolio; the ability to successfully perform property management services at the level and/or the cost that we anticipate; the failure to identify unforeseen expenses or material liabilities associated with acquisitions through the due diligence process prior to such acquisitions; difficulties in identifying single-family properties to acquire; the impact of changes to the supply of, value of and the returns on single-family rental properties; our ability to acquire single-family rental properties generating attractive returns; our ability to sell non-core assets on favorable terms or at all; our ability to predict costs; our ability to effectively compete with competitors; changes in interest rates; changes in the market value of single-family properties; our ability to obtain and access financing arrangements on favorable terms or at all; our ability to deploy the net proceeds from financings or asset sales to acquire assets in a timely manner or at all; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and meet the requirements under its financing arrangements; risks related to our engagement of AAMC as our asset manager; the failure of our third party vendors to effectively perform their obligations under their respective agreements with us; our failure to qualify or maintain qualification as a REIT; our failure to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; the results of our strategic alternatives review and risks related thereto; the impact of adverse real estate, mortgage or housing markets; the impact of adverse legislative, regulatory or tax changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the "Risk Factors� and other sections described from time to time in the Company's current and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC�). In addition, financial risks such as liquidity, interest rate and credit risks could influence future results. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding these and other risks faced by us, refer to our public filings with the SEC, available on the Investors section of our website at www.frontyardresidential.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.Additional Information and Where to Find ItThis release may be deemed solicitation material in respect of the proposed acquisition of the Company by Pretium. In connection with the proposed merger, the Company will file with the SEC and furnish to the Company's stockholders a proxy statement and other relevant documents. This release does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval. Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available and any other documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed merger or incorporated by reference in the proxy statement because they will contain important information about the proposed merger.Investors will be able to obtain free of charge the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the proxy statement and our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are or will be available free of charge through our website at www.frontyardresidential.com as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of the Company may be deemed "participants� in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of the Company in favor of the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed merger will be set forth in the proxy statement and the other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC. You can find information about the Company's executive officers and directors in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A in connection with Front Yard's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on May 28, 2020.Front Yard Contacts Investor Relations Phone: 1-704-558-3068 E-mail: IR@FYRHomes.comPretium ContactsMedia Prosek Partners Mike Geller, 646-818-9018 mgeller@prosek.com Josh Clarkson, 646-818-9259 jclarkson@prosek.comInvestors Genie Pusey, 917-942-7395 gpusey@pretium.comAres Management Corporation ContactsMedia Mendel Communications Bill Mendel, 212-397-1030 bill@mendelcommunications.comInvestors Carl Drake, 800-340-6597 cdrake@aresmgmt.com Priscila Roney, 212-808-1185 proney@aresmgmt.com Brittany Cash, 212-301-0347 bcash@aresmgmt.com
11:35:00 +0000 GI Partners Announces Acquisition of Valet Living
GI Partners, a leading private investment firm, announced today that it has acquired Valet Living, the largest nationally-recognized, full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry. GI Partners acquired Valet Living from a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) and Harvest Partners, LP.
11:30:00 +0000 Ares Management Completes Sale of Valet Living to GI Partners
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) today announced that a fund managed by its Private Equity Group and Harvest Partners, LP have sold Valet Living, the largest nationally-recognized, full-service amenities provider to the multi-family housing industry, to GI Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
00:11:00 +0000 Guitar Center files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The retail chain, the largest seller of musical equipment in the U.S., plans to keep its nearly 300 U.S. stores open during the process.
15:46:06 +0000 ADMI Corp. -- Moody's places ADMI Corp.'s ratings on review for downgrade
Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") placed the ratings of ADMI Corp.'s ("ADMI", dba Aspen Dental) on review for downgrade. ADMI expects this transaction to close in late 2020. While the acquisition will improve ADMI's scale and diversification, it will significantly increase leverage as well as presenting integration risks.
11:30:00 +0000 Ares Management Becomes Largest Single Shareholder in Peach Property Group AG
Ares Management Corporation ("Ares") (NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that a fund managed by its Real Estate Group has converted a CHF 155 million (€145 million) subordinated mandatory convertible bond ("MCB") holding in Peach Property Group AG ("Peach") (SIX: PEAN), a Swiss owner and manager of residential rental assets with approximately 23,000 residential units located across Germany.
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Q: People will run to The hills If I say "people who watch this will run to the hills",

*

*are you becoming curious of "the" here, or

*will you understand perfectly what it meant, or

*You would guess the speaker's own secret information and think "I am ok even if I am in the dark, since the speaker knows what he was talking abot?

(Let's not clarify "this" for now)

A: I would assume you were using the idiom "run for the hills" (which means to flee a disaster) but you were being hyperbolic and not literal.  So I'd assume that "this" was either something so terrible that people would run away from it:

Run for the hills! CBS is showing the Star Wars Holiday Special!!

or it was a program about a looming disaster

If watch the documentary about COVID21 you'll run for the hills.  It will be a lot worse than COVID19.

I would not think it was used literally, unless "this" was a tsunami warning.

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It wasn't very interesting, being stuck in an alien's time machine. Chris knew better than to wander its infinite corridors — she might get lost — or to push any of the buttons on its console– she might cause history to catch fire. Instead, she just lay on her stomach on a carpet, tracing its pattern with a finger to pass the time.
"Oh," said her mother from the other side of the console. "It's that book."
"What is?" said Chris, feeling cold as the damp of the carpet soaked her clothes.
"I've been watching this place on the scanner, being nosey. It's all based on that book; the one which people never stop quoting."
"We read lots of books," said Chris as she got up to look as well. "I don't know which one you mean."
"You wouldn't've read it, I don't think. But it's funny. It's about a man going into space, when the whole of the Earth is destroyed."
"Destroyed?" said Chris, feeling slightly sick once again.
"Yes. Everyone's going about their business, then aliens come along and blow it all up."
"That doesn't sound funny at all. It sounds really scary."
"Oh. Well, I suppose it does a bit, when you put it like that. But everyone was fine in the end. Not in the book; everyone died. But in the real world."
Chris shook her head.
"It's like with the nuclear weapons," she said. "It makes me think of everything being destroyed, but being helpless."
"But it isn't something that would happen!" said her mother, who caught herself as she realised where she was. "At least, it didn't feel that way when I read it. It was a long time before I knew there were really aliens. You weren't even born back then."
"That doesn't help," said Chris. "It makes it worse."
"You think things are scarier if they couldn't happen?" said her mother. She was making the face she did when she thought Chris was being Challenging.
"In a way," said Chris, when she'd thought about it. "People think it's fine, if you're scared of something that could happen. But it's hard when you're scared of something and feel it's too silly to say."
Her mother looked at her in a funny way, her former expression gone.
"Yes," she said softly. "God knows that's true, at that."
Her mother was keeping something from her, Chris then knew for sure. Something she thought was very stupid, but also too horrifying for a child to know– even a child like her, who had faced down alien skulls.
It was hard to think of how bad that something could be, after what they'd just seen of the Doctor.


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Tales Retold
Posted by SuperLutheran on February 2, 2022 February 1, 2022
Let these updated children's fables edify you and your children.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
An ant gathered food and stored it for the winter. It was difficult work, but rewarding. The ant reassured himself that his hard work would pay off with survival, and maybe something of a home vacation if he just did enough. So the time passed as the ant toiled, at first under the blazing sun of late Summer and later until a cold chill permeated the autumn air.
This whole time there was a grasshopper. As the ant worked hard every day, the grasshopper mocked him for it, spending his days relaxing or at play instead. When he wasn't lazing about in the shade or partying with the other bugs, he would curiously stare at the ant, wondering what on earth could possess someone to live like that when there was fun to be had!
When winter came and the first snow fell, the ant took stock of what he had gathered; it was enough for over a year. He wisely believed that, if a hard winter came, there would be a need for more than just three months! As he began to relax and pat himself on the back, the grasshopper knocked upon his door.
"Let me in! I can't find a single bit to eat out here in the cold! Please, ant, feed me!" he shouted.
"Ah, dear grasshopper, I think we have learned a lesson here," the ant smiled. "I will be happy to share with you, but I think next year you should not be so lazy!"
Upon hearing this, the grasshopper was at first confused, as he did not know how laziness could have brought him his misfortune. But then, without a second thought, he became very indignant, and his irritation quickly turned into hot rage.
"How dare you, little ant! You think I was lazy? You must have stolen all this food from me, you little devil!"
The ant began to protest and attempted to reason with the grasshopper, but it was to no avail. Though he was kind, and though he was patient, he was doomed. Within seconds, he was within the grasshopper's frightful jaws. The green beast tore him limb from limb, and then moved on to kill the other ants in the vicinity, deciding that all of them were wicked thieves.
That evening the grasshopper gorged himself on all the ant had gathered up. Then he starved to death.
There were three little pigs who decided each should make his home. The youngest, eager to take his daily nap, made a hut of straw with a curtain for a door. The middle pig did not know how to make a home, but decided he would try his best anyway, and the finished product was a small cabin made of sticks. The oldest pig, on the other hand, had more imagination, and he pictured himself living in a beautiful house made of the finest bricks.
The youngest pig woke up from his slumber to footsteps and heavy breathing. The Big Bad Wolf was there, snarling at the hut made of straw. "Little pig, little pig, let me in," the wolf said. Being afraid, the pig said nothing and pretended he wasn't home. With no answer, the wolf sat there perplexed. Certainly he smelled a piglet, and he could have sworn he heard a piglet, but he did not see a piglet nor hear it now! So the Big Bad Wolf grumpily moved on, and the youngest pig sighed with relief. Thankfully, the the piglet knew when to be quiet.
While this was happening the sun set, and the middle pig had just finished his ugly, haphazard stick cabin. "It'll have to do for now" he said, wiping his sweat off and retiring into his new home. The oldest pig, however, was just getting started. He wanted the perfect home; he spent half the day planning how to make the perfect foundation for the house, and the other half of the day making bricks.
But the Big Bad Wolf was still on the prowl. He still smelled a piglet somewhere about, and he could swear he was still hearing piglets oinking, but all he saw was an ugly beaver-dam in the middle of the woods! Surely, he reasoned, there was no way a piglet lived there. So the Big Bad Wolf moved on and the middle pig was safe. Thankfully, the middle pig was wise enough to make do with what he had.
Now it was night time, and the oldest pig was still at work. He imagined the perfect house, and by golly he just knew he was going to get it if only he worked hard enough! So he fetched a light and continued to work through the night, making bricks and loudly tossing them into sections: one pile of bricks for this future wall, another pile for that. He would not settle for anything less than perfection, so he did not even notice when the Big Bad Wolf snuck up behind him. The oldest pig was devoured quickly, because his imagination kept him from living in the real world.
The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
Once upon a time, Farmer Sam found and caught a wild goose. There was a famine in the land, and he thought himself quite lucky to find a big bird like this – just in time for dinner, no less! So he took the goose into his barn, put her in a cage, and prepared to butcher her. But just then, the goose let out a mighty HONK, and laid a golden egg in front of the farmer with a loud CLUNK.
When he heard this, the farmer marveled at what he saw. Taking the egg from the cage, he went to the jeweler, and found out that – goodness gracious! – the egg was indeed made of solid gold. As he walked home, he wondered what kind of treasures lay inside the goose's stomach, and asked himself whether he should cut her open to find out.
But then he decided to make the most out of this goose.
So the farmer decided the goose should be his gold-laying slave. He kept her in the cage and force fed her grain until she was laying two golden eggs a day, and she became so fat that she could not move. The goose regularly cried out, yearning for freedom, weeping with great noise and violently flapping her wings. Farmer Sam, upset that she should irritate him so, considered having her vocal cords taken out, but decided against it lest the surgery accidentally kill her – and his source of riches. So instead he had her muzzled, and force-fed sugar-water and buttercream instead of grain from then on.
Farmer Sam was now the richest man in the county, but it was not enough growth, not enough wealth, never enough. He began to shout, every morning, "Things Shall Get Even Better!" He decided that, to grow his business yet more, he must have more geese laying more golden eggs. So he spent a fortune on buying breeding ganders from across the whole world – the roughest, toughest ganders he could find.
Now the poor Goose was whimpering from her sorry state, covered in rotting buttercream and her own filth. When she was not forced to eat, she tried fruitlessly to get the ants off of her body, who would nibble at the flecks of food and filth all around her. It was at this point, her lowest yet, that Farmer Sam came in with his savage breeding geese. As for what happened next, well, we should spare the details about this part for the children.
It was about at this point, the golden eggs became less common; the poor goose was now laying maybe one golden egg a week, with the other eggs either being her children, or normal eggs. To Farmer Sam's dismay, the goslings she bore never laid any golden eggs either. Instead, they grew to be the nasty, rough kinds of geese and ganders that their fathers were, and they misbehaved every day, making life on Sam's farm very unpleasant.
Once she got too old to lay eggs anymore, Farmer Sam was furious. At his wits' end he beat the poor goose to death, cursing her as a wicked and evil goose for not giving him even more. Then he retired, and the rough geese took over his farm. A new famine hit the land, and they all perished in a fortnight.
The Fox and the Grapes
Once upon a time there was a very clever fox. He was so clever that there was no riddle he could not answer and no puzzle he could not solve. All the animals of the forest admired him for his cleverness and kindness, how he taught everyone to be nice to each other – especially nice to foxes.
Every day, the clever fox spent all afternoon teaching the other animals how to use their brains like he could, and at the end of every day he was famished. But alas, there was never any food to be had except some grapes upon a vine. It was very high up, so high up that the fox risked great harm if he decided to climb.
But the fox never risked the climb for the grapes. After all, they were probably very sour. Instead, each day he would pace back and forth, bemoaning that he could not reach them, until a squirrel would notice. The squirrels were very charitable, and they were very grateful for the way the fox taught them. So every day, one would see the fox moaning over his hunger, offer to help, and immediately find himself devoured. Patting himself on the stomach, the fox frequently thought to himself, "Poor fools, these squirrels. I may be smart, but I still have a nature!"
Now, should the fox worry that the squirrels would notice? Of course not. Whenever a squirrel got too smart and saw what was happening, the others would punish and cast them out. So the fox taught them, because he was very clever.
The Little Engine that Could
Once there was an old train that did his best. You might say that he was the best of the best. He was so good at carrying things, that hill and dale could not stop him. Whenever there was a steep climb to be made, he simply said to himself, "I think I can, I know I can, I think I can, I know I can" until he finished the trek – all to the applause of the happy people who needed him. Other trains were quite jealous, because though they were newer, they never could match his good attitude and work ethic.
But then, sadly, there came a day when the little old engine could not. There was a hill simply too big, a load too heavy, and no amount of "I think I can, I know I can" would make even the slightest difference. You might think that the rail officials and conductors would lighten the load to help; after all, everyone loved this train for the things he did, and for his good attitude he had all the time. Wouldn't they be understanding?
Instead, they believed the engine to be a failure. All that he did for them was forgotten, and the people were so angry at the little engine, that they disassembled him and melted him down for parts.
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I like the part(s) where everyone died. Preserves the spirit.
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package org.helenus.driver.junit;

import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
import org.hamcrest.Description;
import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
import org.hamcrest.StringDescription;
import org.helenus.driver.GenericStatement;

/**
 * The StatementCaptureListMatchers abstract class defines static
 * factory method for a statement capture list.
 *
 * @copyright 2015-2015 The Helenus Driver Project Authors
 *
 * @author  The Helenus Driver Project Authors
 * @version 1 - Jun 30, 2015 - paouelle - Creation
 *
 * @since 1.0
 */
public abstract class StatementCaptureListMatchers {
  /**
   * Asserts that the given matcher matches the actual value.
   *
   * @author paouelle
   *
   * @param <T> the type accepted by the matcher
   *
   * @param  actual the value to match against
   * @param  matcher the matcher
   * @throws AssertionError if the matcher doesn't match the actual value
   */
  static <T> void assertThat(T actual, Matcher<T> matcher) {
    StatementCaptureListMatchers.assertThat("", actual, matcher);
  }

  /**
   * Asserts that the given matcher matches the actual value.
   *
   * @author paouelle
   *
   * @param <T> the type accepted by the matcher
   *
   * @param  reason the additional information about the error
   * @param  actual the value to match against
   * @param  matcher the matcher
   * @throws AssertionError if the matcher doesn't match the actual value
   */
  static <T> void assertThat(String reason, T actual, Matcher<T> matcher) {
    if (!matcher.matches(actual)) {
      final Description description = new StringDescription();

      if (!reason.isEmpty()) {
        description.appendText(reason).appendText("\n");
      }
      description
        .appendText("Expected: ")
        .appendDescriptionOf(matcher)
        .appendText("\n     but: ");
      matcher.describeMismatch(actual, description);
      throw new AssertionError(description.toString());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Accesses the size assertions with a Hamcrest match for asserting the
   * the number of captured statements for a statement capture list.
   *
   * @author paouelle
   *
   * @param <T> the type of statements captured
   *
   * @param  matcher a matcher for the size expected for the statement capture
   *         list
   * @return the corresponding statement matcher
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
  public static <T extends GenericStatement> StatementCaptureListMatcher<T> size(
    Matcher<Integer> matcher
  ) {
    return new StatementCaptureListMatcher<T>() {
      @Override
      public void match(StatementCaptureList<T> list) throws Exception {
        StatementCaptureListMatchers.assertThat(
          "Size", list.size(), matcher
        );
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Creates a matcher that matches if the captured list is empty.
   *
   * @param <T> the type of statements captured
   *
   * @return a corresponding matcher
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
  public static <T extends GenericStatement> Matcher<StatementCaptureList<T>> isEmpty() {
    return new BaseMatcher<StatementCaptureList<T>>() {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
      public boolean matches(java.lang.Object obj) {
         return ((StatementCaptureList<T>)obj).isEmpty();
      }
      @Override
      public void describeMismatch(java.lang.Object obj, Description description) {
        description.appendText("not empty");
      }
      @Override
      public void describeTo(Description description) {
        description.appendValue("is empty");
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Creates a matcher that matches if the captured list is not empty.
   *
   * @param <T> the type of statements captured
   *
   * @return a corresponding matcher
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
  public static <T extends GenericStatement> Matcher<StatementCaptureList<T>> isNotEmpty() {
    return new BaseMatcher<StatementCaptureList<T>>() {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
      public boolean matches(java.lang.Object obj) {
         return !((StatementCaptureList<T>)obj).isEmpty();
      }
      @Override
      public void describeMismatch(java.lang.Object obj, Description description) {
        description.appendText("empty");
      }
      @Override
      public void describeTo(Description description) {
        description.appendValue("is not empty");
      }
    };
  }
}

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Stone Barrington's newest client is a poised lady of considerable wealth who's looking for help discouraging the attentions of a tenacious gentleman. But no sooner does Stone fend off the offensive party than his client becomes involved in two lethal crimes. With suspects aplenty, Stone probes deep into his client's life to find the truth, and he discovers that the heart of the mystery may be a stunningly beautiful vestige of a bygone era. It's a piece with a long and storied past and untold value...the kind of relic someone might kill for. Among the upper crust nearly everyone has buried a skeleton or two, and it will take all of Stone's investigative powers to determine whose secrets are harmless, and whose are deadly.
Stuart Woods is the author of more than sixty novels. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in Florida, Maine, and New Mexico.
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First layer of logs, sticks, twigs.
Flipping the turf for soil and pathways.
Lining the pathways with cardboard.
The final result at end of first summer. Cosmos, zinnias and sunflowers flourishing!
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Armenia to not compete at Eurovision Song Contest
Armenian singer Edgar Rüstemyan says the decision is a strategic mistake.
Armenia announced yesterday that it would not be competing in this May's Eurovision song contest to be held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
The announcement, which was published by the Eurovision's official website, said Armenia decided not to participate in the song contest that will be held between May 22 and 26.
"Armenia decided to refuse to participate in the 2012 edition of Eurovision in Baku," Gagik Buniatyan, the director of Armenia's Public Television station, which would have broadcast the popular song competition, told Agence France-Presse. He declined, however, to explain the reasons behind the decision.
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces fought a war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the 1990s which left some 30,000 people dead; despite years of negotiations since a 1994 cease-fire, no final peace deal has been signed.
Speaking to the Hürriyet Daily News, Edgar Rüstemyan, the founder of one of the most popular Armenian bands, Armenoidis, said Armenia had withdrawn from the contest because Baku had not guaranteed the safety of the Armenian committee.
"If Baku does not give us the right that it gives to each country in such a significant contest, we should have brought up [the matter] with the European organizations that organize Eurovision and asked for them to provide for our safety," Rüstemyan said, adding that it was a strategic mistake by Armenia to withdraw from the contest.
"We should have showed in this contest that we have adopted Western norms. It is not important to win, but we should have gone there. It is a loss for us to not participate in Eurovision. Unfortunately, music has become the tool for politics in the world."
Vercihan Ziflioğlu contributed to this report.


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Rupela és un gènere d'arnes de la família Crambidae.

Taxonomia

 Rupela adunca Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela albina Becker & Solis, 1990
 Rupela antonia Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela bendis Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela candace Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela canens Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela cornigera Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela drusilla Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela edusa Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela faustina Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela gaia Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela gibbera Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela herie Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela horridula Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela imitativa Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela jana Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela labeosa Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela lara Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela leucatea (Zeller, 1863)
 Rupela liberta Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela lumaria Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela maenas Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela monstrata Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela nereis Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela nivea Walker, 1863
 Rupela orbona Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela pallidula Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela procula Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela saetigera Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela scitula Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela segrega Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela sejuncta Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela spinifera Heinrich, 1937
 Rupela tinctella Walker, 1863
 Rupela vexativa Heinrich, 1937

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Jails Release Prisoners, Fearing Coronavirus Outbreak
Experts say virus could spread quickly in crowded correctional facilities, which are also banning visitors and restricting inmates' movements
From spraying down subways to locking down entire cities, governments around the world are using similar measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Public-health experts look at past epidemics and scientific evidence to explain whether these tactics work.
By Zusha Elinson
and Deanna Paul
March 22, 2020 10:00 am ET
Local governments across the U.S. are releasing thousands of inmates in an unprecedented effort to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in crowded jails and prisons.
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The Oakland Tribune plans to vacate the storied Tribune Tower in downtown Oakland in the coming months, three knowledgeable sources said today. The move is part of a sweeping consolidation plan brought about by the MediaNews -- the Trib's parent company - purchase of the Contra Costa Times and the San Jose Mercury News. MediaNews plans to move all business and most advertising staff from its East Bay and South Bay papers to a building it will lease at Bishop Ranch Business Park in San Ramon. According to one well-placed source, Tribune editorial staff, including all reporters, photographers, and editors may be moved to an office building along Interstate 880 across from the Oakland Coliseum.
MediaNews is calling its new San Ramon facility "The California Newspaper Partnership Shared Services Center." The massive consolidation of business and advertising staff to the center likely will result in the loss hundreds of jobs in total at MediaNews' Bay Area newspapers. MediaNews plans to slash up to 116 business and advertising jobs from the Mercury News in March 2007, according to a memo from the San Jose Newspaper Guild, which represents reporters, editors, photographers, and advertising workers at the Merc. It's unclear how many more jobs will also be lost from the Contra Costa Times, the Tribune, and its sisters at ANG Newspapers -- the Hayward Daily Review, the Fremont Argus, the Tri-Valley Herald, and the San Mateo County Times.
The consolidation and resulting job loss was immediately decried by the union as being shortsighted. Advertising staff in particular should not be moved out of Silicon Valley, said Luther Jackson, executive director of the San Jose Newspaper Guild. "Every newspaper should have its own classified ad staff," he said. "Classified ad sales are built on personal relationships with clients. It's about knowing your community."
Kevin Keane, head of all editorial functions at ANG Newspapers, including the Trib and the Contra Costa Times, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
The revelation about the Trib's move and the San Ramon Center comes on the heels of a Wednesday report on this blog that John Armstrong, publisher of ANG Newspapers and the Contra Costa Times, had warned reporters, editors, and photographers to expect layoffs "in the weeks ahead." Armstrong blamed declining ad sales and "changes in the way we will conduct our business."
However, MediaNews officials told the San Jose Guild this week that it plans to forgo some of the layoffs if the union will agree to its contract demands by November 30 (the layoffs are scheduled to occur on December 4). The company said at least 27 jobs would be saved in the first round of layoffs, plus another 71 in March.
The planned job cuts also come in stark contrast to the announcements MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton made earlier this year when he purchased the Merc and the Contra Costa Times. Singleton said at the time that he had "no immediate plans" for layoffs. Here is the East Bay Express' package of stories about the MediaNews purchase.
The Trib's departure from the Tribune Tower will mark the second time the newspaper has left the 20-story landmark in the past seventeen years. The newspaper originally vacated the building after it was severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. The newspaper moved to an office building it rented from the Port of Oakland in Jack London Square where it remained throughout the 1990s. But then moved back into the tower in early 2000 after it was remodeled and retrofitted by its then-owner, developer and Port of Oakland commissioner John Protopappas.
For the first time, the company today proposed direct links between layoffs and contract concessions. At the same time, the company introduced the entirely new subject of outsourcing jobs to the CNP San Ramon "shared services center," which was announced simultaneously by George Riggs to the staff.
The company said that if the Guild accepted all contract concessions by Nov. 30 on health insurance premiums, elimination of the pension plan, loss of accrued vacation, a six-month pay freeze (beginning July 1, 2006), and elimination of most contract language that now reserves Guild work for Guild members, it would reduce the number of previously announced layoffs from 69 Guild members to 42. The company said it could make no assurances that the 27 jobs that would be saved -- or any others -- would be protected from future layoff.
If all concessions were made, the company would still layoff 10 Employees in advertising, three in finance, one IT/PBX, 23 in editorial, two in circulation, two in creative services, and one in production. Layoffs would be announced Dec. 5, effective Dec. 19.
The company said if the Guild agreed to the proposed concessions, the company would achieve annual saving of $828,000 on health care, $360,000 on retirement, $270,000 by freezing wages for six months, and $4.8 million through adoption of "management rights." Those management rights would eliminate the rights of Guild members to do to the work they currently do (also known as jurisdiction). The company said it was not ready to explain how elimination of jurisdiction protections would yield $4.8 million in annual savings. The vacation accrual change would amount to a $2.1 million one-time savings for the company.
On the "shared services center," the company said it intended to eliminate 116 Guild positions in March, broken down as nine from advertising majors; 19 from national; 14 from marketing; two from targeted delivery; 25 from recruitment; two from advertising co-op; 15 from the advertising call center and 30 from finance.
It is important to note that under the jurisdiction language of the current contract, the company cannot outsource this work to non-Guild members.
The company acknowledged that it needed to address these jurisdiction issues through collective bargaining. The company said that if the Guild agreed to its contract proposals, 71 of the 116 jobs would not be eliminated and would remain in San Jose under Guild jurisdiction. In any case, the company said 15 call center and 30 finance jobs would be eliminated and those functions would be shifted to San Ramon.
In total -- combining those jobs planned for elimination through the layoffs announced Oct. 20 and the outsourcing announced Tuesday -- the company said it planned to eliminate 185 San Jose Newspaper Guild jobs. Of those, if all company contract proposals were accepted, 98 would be preserved in San Jose, though for no fixed period of time.
The next bargaining session is scheduled for Nov 9. Also, on Nov. 9, the Guild will hold membership meetings at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at a location to be announced.
Representing the company were Marshall Anstandig, Andy Huntington and Kathleen Slattery. Representing the Guild were Suzanne Arnaud, Mary Anne Ostrom, Becky Bartindale, Luther Jackson, Barry Witt, Nick Warner and Dennis Uyeno.


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The owner was very friendly and provided breakfast free, and responded promptly to any queries.
Excellent location, very close to all points of interest. Helpful staff and very clean.
A small cosy family hotel in the quite street in 5 minutes walking distance from the busy harbour promenade. Spacy nostalgic styled rooms (also WC/shower room), big windows with wooden shutter, comfortable beds, soft bed linen, the picturesque breakfest veranda, excellent Wi-Fi and very friendly owners. Nearby is the street leading to the national road E65, one need 3 minutes to come out of the city or from E65 to the hotel. Because of our program we stayed there only for one night but it's really worth to stay on longer.
Nice hotel, clean and pleasant. Kind staff. Good location. Definitely recommend this place!
Excellent value, we were the only guests, what is happening. Balcony to sit out on and a proper double bed! Quirky decor in general rooms.
Good location, close to the center of interests. Balcony, quiet neighborhood. Good price. Wifi connection is OK.
Een goede overnachting in een prachtig dorpje. Echt gewéldig.
Un accueil sympathique qui fait plus ressembler ce petit hôtel à une maison d'hôte.
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Hotel Koukonas is located in Galaxidi, 650 feet from the town's picturesque port. It features a garden, a bar, and offers air-conditioned rooms with TV and free Wi-Fi.
Guest rooms are equipped with central heating, refrigerator, private bathroom, and offer town views. All rooms provide easy access to disabled guests.
Guests of Koukonas can relax in the green garden and have a cocktail at the bar. The pet-friendly hotel also provides baggage storage and room service.
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Very noisy AC from other rooms (specially from downstairs) makes it impossible to sleep without earplugs.
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The original design intent for the transformation works at the Olympic Park South Park Plaza included the provision of the Water Labyrinth. Consisting of a serpentine series of 195 jets, the intent was to create a series of rooms using variable height flumes of water. Additionally, the original design intent called for the inclusion of a large buried tank located outside of the plant room, linked to the feature via a series of buried pipes. This offered significant challenges to the programme due to the size and timing of the excavation required.
So a re-work of the design to include a GRP channel running the full length of the serpentine feature, linked back to the plant room by a simplified pipework arrangement was put forward. In order that capacity was retained for the requisite water volumes and free board required, a re-designed of the plant room to incorporate the tanks internally was also presented. In parallel with the re-design, fully scaled working mock ups of the feature were constructed at our nursery in Kent during the pre-construction period to enable the client team to view various options on jets and lighting.
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The infrastructure pipework and ducting was laid out of sequence back to the Plant Room to bring power and telemetry to the pumps held within the channel, enabling the area to be backfilled and handed over for surfacing.
A successful full load test on the water feature pumps was performed enabling the installation of the pre-cast concrete units that cover the channel and locate the nozzles, grilles and lights. Each pre-cast unit was mapped on CAD to precise casting sizes as the desire to have a seamless feature removed the opportunity to include tolerances by way of joints. This offered significant challenges in both the fabrication and installation of the units. However, these were overcome and the units were installed along with the pumps, lights, grilles and nozzles, whilst concurrently completing the Plant Room fit out.
On the first run of the feature each jet was calibrated to a precise height ensuring that the display would appear balanced when run. Off-site programming of the DMX control system for the lighting was completed and testing on-site commenced with each light to ensure all connections were sound and the requisite four colour changes were working correctly. The water feature programmes were further developed and loaded into the system. The current status holds six programmes of varying water jet effects.


Shakespeare's plays have been adapted, rewritten, altered, reimagined for centuries, beginning just forty years or so after he died. These revisions keep Shakespeare fresh, giving the stories a modern flavour. Shakespeare himself borrowed stories from many other sources. As time has passed the plays have been turned into whatever kind of output was fashionable at the time: musicals, paintings, ballets, operas, movies and novels.
Now the Hogarth Press, the publishing company founded by Virginia and Leonard Woolf in 1917, is launching a series of Shakespeare-inspired novels. These are to be written by bestselling and acclaimed authors, beginning with Jeanette Winterson whose take on The Winter's Tale under the title The Gap of Time has just been published in over twenty countries.
The Cheltenham Literary Festival features a couple of events relating to the series. Jeanette Winterson's has already gone, but on Sunday 11 October 2015 at 10.30, in Reimagining Shakespeare, writers will discuss the creative processes behind retelling Shakespeare. Along with Tracy Chevalier, who is working on Othello for the project, there will be Iqbal Khan who has directed Othello for the RSC this year and Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize winner whose books include A Thousand Acres, based on King Lear.
This video has several of the authors talking about the project and why they selected their particular plays.
And this sound recording features Howard Jacobson and Jeanette Winterson discussing the project.
London. England. After the financial crash. Leo Kaiser knows how to make money but he doesn't know how to manage the jealousy he feels towards his best friend and his wife. Is his newborn baby even his?
New Bohemia. Seventeen years later. A boy and a girl are falling in love but there's a lot they don't know about who they are and where they come from".
The Gap of Time vibrates with echoes of the original play but tells a contemporary story of betrayal, paranoia, redemption and hope…however far we have been separated, whatever is lost shall be found.
"That night, storm and rain and the moon like a mandala when the clouds parted, it was the moon that made him know. The baby had lain like the visible corner of a folded map. Traced inside her, faded now, were parents she would never know and a life that had vanished. Alternative routes she wouldn't take. People she would never meet. The would-be-that-wouldn't-be.
Because her mother or her father, or both, had left the map of her folded on the table and left the room.
It was a map of discovery. There were no more North Poles or Atlantic Oceans or Americas. The moon had been visited. And the bottom of the sea".
Shakespeare's play is never far away: one section is called "The spider in the cup", and the man who adopts Perdita uses the money he finds with her to buy a bar called The Fleece. And at the end of the book Winterson moves seamlessly from the story into a few pages about her own feelings about Shakespeare's play. "I wrote this cover version because the play has been a private text for me for more than thirty years. By that I mean part of the written wor(l)d I can't live without; without, not in the sense of lack, but in the old sense of living outside of something.
It's a play about a foundling. And I am. It's a play about forgiveness and a world of possible futures – and how forgiveness and the future are tied together in both directions. Time is reversible".
It's a terrific start to a series that celebrates Shakespeare's continuing influence and should introduce his plays to a new generation of readers across the world.
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I am really torn on this issue. Some of my favourite authors are involved in the project and I too have really enjoy over the years a re-telling of a Shakespeare play in various guises such as R & J film by Baz Luhrmann (and current "Macbeth" film) however I also feel we need to recognise the difference between an adaptation of a Shakespeare play and the simple reusing of a story-line which may or may not have originated with WS. The comment: "The Hogarth Shakespeare will be a unique series to delight existing Shakespeare lovers and bring the world's favourite writer to a new readership, young and old…." Mmmmmm….not sure about that premise, taking a story line vs adaptation may be splitting hairs but there is wide chasm in my humble opinion. I simply dislike when "Shakespeare" is appended to some production that bears little or no resemblance to what HE produced. I don't mean to pre-judge the efforts mentioned above but I really doubt the consumers of that material will be rushing out to read Shakespeare's original (?) work, I would love to be proven wrong. I think the following may be from one of your blogs but it says it all: James Shapiro, a professor of English at Columbia University, used a regionally apt analogy to express this opinion: "Shakespeare is about the intoxicating richness of the language," he told Oregon Public Broadcasting. "It's like the beer I drink. I drink 8.2 per cent I.P.A., and by changing the language in this modernizing way, it's basically shifting to Bud Light. Bud Light's acceptable (at a stretch), but it just doesn't pack the punch and the excitement and the intoxicating quality of that language." I know this quote speaks to adaptations primarily but I think we can expand that even further to the genre of so-called re-telling of a Shakespeare story also.


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Taxation: it's not Conspiracy. It's Cowardice
by Fred Harrison on 7 August 2014
Conspiracy theory is the lazy way to explain political puzzles. And it lets the villains off the hook. That's the case with the failure of politicians to reform the public's finances. The explanation is simple: politicians won't make the changes that would make everyone better off because they are cowards. How else can we explain what happened when an eminent economist wrote three reports for the British government? Two of them were published with official fanfare. His report on taxation was buried.
Nicholas Stern, now professor at the London School of Economics and president of the British Academy, was head of the UK's Government Economic Service when he wrote the reports. His analysis of the economics of the environment attracted a great deal of attention, as did his study for the Commission for Africa. But when he proposed ways to improve the tax system, his report "was promptly buried in the chancellor's drawer," he writes in the Financial Times ("Fairer fixes for the public purse lost in a chancellor's drawer", August 7, 2014).
There were two problems with Stern's report. First, he identified the need to reform property taxation. As he now puts it: "Far better to base taxation on the value of land – which, unlike other assets, cannot be spirited offshore. We urgently need a thoroughgoing review of housing and land taxation". That is troublesome talk!
Stern is not contrite. He insists that his reform proposals are even more urgently needed now than when he crafted them for his suppressed report a decade ago. As with all other market economies, Britain needs to raise productivity and employment, and reduce the budget deficit. These objectives can be achieved, but they require champions of courage in the face of opposition from the rent-seekers.
Courage is what the political elites lack. They are willing to punish the vulnerable sections of society, but they shy away from those who wield the power that is associated with rent-seeking.
The second problem is with the way Stern discusses the reform agenda. To talk of "taxing" the "bads", for example – concepts that shape the debate on how to address issues associated with the natural environment – is to invite negative reactions from the public at large.
People are hostile to taxes in general. That hostility is understandable, and intuitively correct. Taxes were introduced by land-grabbers of old as substitutes for the natural way to defray the costs of administering the state – from the rents of land.
Furthermore, confusion is created when routine practices are branded as "bad". They may be, but why get locked into an argument when there is a more acceptable way of putting the case? If people wish to dump their waste into the atmosphere, they are using a natural service. It would be uncontroversial to tell them that they ought to pay for that service. After all, they comply with that rule in their everyday transactions. They don't expect to pay less than the cost of the basket of goods they lift off the supermarket shelves…so it would appear uncontroversial to them if they were merely asked to remain consistent, and pay for the services provided by nature, and by society. This would have two effects.
The "bad" taxes could be abolished; resources would be used more efficiently; and the quality of people's lives would be enhanced all round.
To cut back on the payments made for nature's services, people would reduce their demands on the environment – that's the way to "conservation".
So why isn't more attention paid to the language of public finance?
Economists remain locked into the tax paradigm. That way of thinking is a legacy of the rent-seekers, who do not want tax reform. Likewise, national treasuries are free to tax all and sundry, provided they comply with the imperatives of power: don't touch the rents of land.
So there is no mystery as to why Professor Stern's report on taxation was buried. There was no conspiracy. As soon as he proposed the need to "tax" land, the bureaucrats at the UK Treasury would have recoiled as if poked with a branding iron.
As for politicians who exercise governmental power, they claim to be acting in the best interests of the people who elect them to power. But they are too scared to face up to the rent-seekers who mobilise to defend their interests. And so, perverse policies (such as tax-funded subsidies paid to people who are rendered involuntarily unemployed) are cooked up as substitutes. But these palliative policies further aggravate the problems that stem from a dysfunctional system of public finance that fails to comply with the norms of justice and efficiency.
It's called cowardice.
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