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And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Director: Matt Bissonnette
Writer: Matt Bissonnette
Stars: Adam Scott, Joel Bissonnette and Richard Medina
Most critics are on the fence about this film. I am not. To me it was a very good character study set in a slacker road movie context (Drama, Independent, Canadian – 2010). If I were a director I would want Adam Scott to work for me – he is that good. Audiences seem to love this film and it won various awards at film festivals.
Plot: Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happen to believe. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227170/)
On the morning of his thirty-seventh birthday Michael Brown (Adam Scott) receives a telephone call from his estranged brother Tobey (Joel Bissonnette), which sends the two off on a day-long odyssey across Los Angeles in search of Tobey's "reason for living." (http://www.zip.ca/Browse/Title.aspx?f=titleId%28198509%29) Or, his ex-girlfriend played by Robin Tunney. Their pit-stops are very interesting but it is their banter which captures the imagination. The dialog is exquisite.
Michael is an over-educated, of questionable-employment-status, writer. "There surely can't be much mileage left in over-educated, underemployed slackers staring into an abyss of disappointment… That said, this low-fi slacker road movie is funnier and more intelligent than there are any grounds to hope for: an entertaining, wry tour of LA's scuzzier sights." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/31/passenger-side-review)
The dialog between the bothers, Michael and Tobey, is extremely entertaining and very revealing. If for most of the film you have a shot of two heads talking, what they are saying better be good. Matt Bissonnette says, "I think that comes from growing up in Montreal, because that is how everyone talks and behaves back home. I'm always kind of surprised when people remark on it, and sort of think, well, isn't everyone like that … but apparently they aren't. (Well, that would explain my sensibility – I live in Montreal)
Regarding tone, that's all down to casting, and so far I've been very lucky to have worked with people who really understand the material." (http://www.filmindependent.org/news-and-blog/passenger-side-an-interview-with-matt-bassonnette/)
The acting – holy challenging! They do leave the car, but rarely. They manage to convey with their face, mannerisms and tone exactly how they feel. The wonderful thing about film as opposed to the stage, for example, is that the camera can pick up nuance and very small detail. I personally think that this film is an excellent example of capturing the 'small'.
NOW Magazine says "Passenger Side does have a homemade quality. Shot on video and largely set inside a car, it follows two brothers who drive around the Los Angeles area for a day. The result is an awfully intimate little story made by people who clearly like and understand one another's rhythms." I think that the tone of the film is influenced by the close quarters. Also, they've all worked together so there is a comfort level, a familiarity of expectation: "I think we all kind of share a sensibility," Matthew says, "and we've all worked together – I've done a film with Joel and a film with Adam. They know what to expect from me, and I know what to expect from them. That makes it so much easier." (http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=174747)
Matt Bissonnette's first two films were Looking for Leonard and Who Loves the Sun – shot in Canada. Passenger Side was his first US production. There were no notable differences doing a film in the US as opposed to Canada.
Matt Bissonnette says, "Well I wrote the two leads with Joel and Adam in mind, as I've known them both for a long while, and I knew they wouldn't say no, which simplifies things." (http://www.filmindependent.org/news-and-blog/passenger-side-an-interview-with-matt-bassonnette/)
Joel and Matt are brothers. In an interesting exchange in the film, Michael tells Tobey that one of the characters in his book is based on his brother but made more dramatic. Autobiographical reference? Joel says, "I would say yeah, but not in such a delineated way. Just more in the quality of who they are and the way they talk. There's a real familiarity to me in the characters and to he and I, but the story and the events and the particulars of it not so much" .Matt says, "I think it's much easier to make up stories than characters and I think you borrow more from people you know in terms of their tone and personality and stuff like that." (http://livingincinema.com/2009/06/23/laff-09-interview-matthew-and-joel-bissonette-passenger-side/)
The film, even though it had a low budget, has a great soundtrack including Camper Van Beethoven, Wilco, Leonard Cohen and others. Basically Matt asked the bands if he could use them in the film and gave them very little money "…like the guys from Camper Van Beethoven, I was a huge fan but we didn't know them, so we just called them up and said "these bands are doing it, here is the pittance money" and they actually though it was a joke. They thought we were joking around and then they were like "Really? People are doing this?" and they said "Ok man, sure." (http://livingincinema.com/2009/06/23/laff-09-interview-matthew-and-joel-bissonette-passenger-side/)
A review says, "The thought occurs that this is almost a hoser version of Easy Rider — except Michael and Tobey aren't in search of America, they're trying to keep from being swallowed whole by it." (http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/802659–passenger-side-beer-and-loafing-in-l-a) This is a small film and it is very good
on Twitter they commented on my review: 'thanks so much for the kind words! glad you enjoyed the film.'


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Stadiums of 50,000-100,000 people are regularly jam-packed. Giant parades are thrown for the team that wins it all. Is there anything like sports? Can you think of any other event that can bring a whole city or state together? You can't. For whatever reason, sports hold a special place in the hearts of so many different people. When we put on our colors it's as if we're a part of the team, and anyone else donning those colors is one of our teammates. Sports can make our wildest dreams come true… And they can also break our hearts.
(You'll have to excuse me if I refer to the Ducks as "us," "we," or "our" going forward. Let's be honest, I feel a part of this team, and so do you, so we might as well embrace it.)
We've had our hearts broken too many times.
Go back to 2007. Nine games into the season Oregon was 8-1, the No. 4 team in the country, and had serious national championship aspirations. Dennis Dixon was shredding the PAC-10 and was a top candidate for the Heisman Trophy… But it was all for naught. Dixon ripped up his knee against Arizona, and just like that it was over. I couldn't tell you what happened the rest of that season as I've blocked it out of my memory
We were on the brink of perfection in 2010. I've discussed in depth how the BCS Championship was ours for the taking here. But a picture says a thousand words.
2012 looked to be our year. Oregon straight rolled last season. The Ducks were the number one team in the country and had won their first ten games by an average score of 55-22; they were just blowing everyone they faced into oblivion…Then Stanford happened.
I thought our hearts were broken once again this year. After that early October loss to Arizona at Autzen I thought that our national championship hopes were over, but (thankfully) I was wrong. We've been a different team since that loss. We've won our last nine games by an average score of 49-21, and we've only gotten stronger as the season has gone on. You only need to really look at our last two games to see how far we've come.
We were given the opportunity to avenge our season's only loss, and we did so in dominating fashion when we took on Arizona in the PAC-12 Championship. That 51-13 drubbing of the Wildcats was a statement game. In the past, naysayers would point to Oregon's defense as the team's weak point, but that's no longer the case. Against Arizona, our defense was suffocating. We only allowed 224 yards of offense, and the two touchdowns the Wildcats scored were an aberration. Seriously, their first score came on a 69 yard touchdown pass against blown coverage, and the other on a 25 yard run on the last play of the game.
Offensively Oregon was a juggernaut. Marcus Mariota did Marcus Mariota things (threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more) and sealed up the Heisman that night. By the end of the game, the Ducks had compiled 627 yards of offense and their 38 point margin of victory was the highest of the year (up to that point) outside of the season opener against South Dakota. Any questions surrounding the Ducks were answered at that point.
Florida State was supposed to be faster, stronger, and more athletic than the Ducks. The Seminoles had won 29 games in a row and last year's Heisman winner, Jameis Winston, was supposed to light up Oregon's secondary. So much for that. Florida State had no idea what was coming to them. We were up 18-13 at the half and the game still had the appearance of being competitive.
Then the second half started. Oregon forced turnovers on four of Florida State's next five drives, and capitalized on all of them. The Ducks scored 27 points in the third quarter, and outscored the Seminoles 41-7 in the second half. It was a record setting day. Oregon broke ten Rose Bowl records, including most points (59) and most total yards (639). We just seem to elevate our game to levels that have never been seen before when the stakes are at their highest.
It's been a truly remarkable season. Marcus Mariota brought us our first Heisman, and now we're playing in the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship. It's everything that we dreamed of… All eyes will be on us Monday night and we have the opportunity to show the entire nation what Oregon football is all about. We can silence all the critics that called us "soft," called our offense a "gimmick" and said that we couldn't go toe to toe with bigger physical teams. This is our time to make our mark on history, and forever live in college football lore.
This season is different. This is our year. Win The Day. Go Ducks!
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Notes from the Counter-Revolution
The president had heard we were close and rolled up his copy of Newsweek to issue instructions. The cameras came over, but the president waved them off politely and said: later. When we land, he said to us, I want you all to step out with your phones ready. Record it all just as it happens. Don't say much, this isn't a football match, but watch. I will come down the steps after you, but I won't be wearing my tie. Be sure to get me in a light that illustrates my qualities. I will be unshaven, academic, careful, reasonable.
It would be good if you were all wearing similar colors, said the president, but not uniform, and not ridiculous. No one would take a fuchsia movement seriously. He laughed and we laughed too, but he pointed to us and we fell silent. Everyone, he said, especially the young people, should let themselves be seen by each other. Make it natural. You can let your nerves show a bit, but keep your cameras steady. Make yourselves memorable so the magazines have something to go with. Don't show the faces of the soldiers: show only what they are, what they do; their batons, their rifles.
There should be no violence, said the president. Someone let their breath out but the president seemed not to hear. If there is violence, he continued, don't be idiots. Help your fellow man. Just make sure that someone is getting it all down. They may cut off service at the airport: smuggle your memory cards out through your shoes, or on the clothes of the dead.
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While living alone — or just being alone — can be a little nerve-wracking for some people, it can also be an incredibly freeing experience.
And for artist Aeppol, being alone can mean getting a break from the hustle and bustle of a busy, working lifestyle. Aeppol tells Bored Panda that she wanted to find her own "wonderland" away from an otherwise "stuffy city." Moreover, the artist lives in Korea, and once worked an office job surrounded by other people. Now, she freelances from home.
"Sometimes I had work that I [didn't] want to be involved with," she tells the website. "At one point, I was so tired of doing it that I quit my job and started to paint my own picture that I had dreamed about."
In a series of images on Instagram, Aeppol articulates these dreamy scenarios, drawing inspiration from fairy tales, dream stories, and nature. The results are precious images of nights at home spent listening to the rain, taking baths in peace, daydreaming out of an open window, and beyond. There are also a lot of moments spent sitting outside, taking in nature as it changes with the seasons.
"The daily life of a little girl doing what she wanted to do without having to do in the blue [sic] and the wide woods, gave me rest and joy," Aeppol adds. "I want to continue to draw pictures of this little girl who is full of freedom, dream, innocence, and imagination."
Aeppol has garnered more than 107,000 followers on Instagram, with people writing that they find comfort in her photos.
"It's [the] first time someone's drawing make me feel warm," one person writes.
"I can just hear a fire crackling in the background," another adds.
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A total of 86 riders will participate from tomorrow and during two days in the sixth edition of the Equestrian Route Salnés-Tabeirós-Terra de Montes, which will travel 96 kilometers between Cambados and Sabucedo. This initiative is organized by the Asociación A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo with the collaboration of the Concello da Estrada. This edition is dedicated to the "aloitador" and great collaborator of this activity Juan Carlos Monteagudo Bugallo, who died over a year ago and who will receive a tribute posthumously.


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MD Anderson outpatient clinic opens in The Woodlands
MD Anderson Cancer Center has added a new free-standing facility in Montgomery County to accommodate the area's growing population and patient services.
The new building, at the corner of Fellowship Drive and College Park, officially opened on Oct. 14 and is four times the size of the former location in The Woodlands, which is no longer used to serve patients. The new facility incorporates all services in The Woodlands into one site.
The expansion was announced in the summer of 2017 with a projection to have the three-story building completed by mid-2019. Construction was handled by The Howard Hughes Corp., who cleared out a 13-acre site on Texas 242 to begin developing the framework.
"There have been fine tunes done on the design all during construction as MD Anderson determined the changing needs to patients," Richard Gremillion said, senior project manager for the MD Anderson expansion project and Howard Hughes Corp. employee. "This was essentially a design built project for MD Anderson."
The new facility, approximately 210,000 square-feet, is designed to incorporate and give the best possible experience to patients and their families. The main goal is to give the patients a better ambiance and to help them feel comfortable.
"The facility itself is not supposed to feel like a clinical environment at all. It's supposed to feel more like a road to wellness, a place of healing," Kyle Taylor said, executive director of MD Anderson's Houston-area locations.
The new location will offer numerous wellness resources that include Salus; an area for wellness, a place for patients to attend classes and support groups and a marketplace for patients and visitors to buy snacks, coffee and other refreshments. Salus is intended for patients and their families that are onsite. The official opening is Oct. 29 and will offer acupuncture, meditation, yoga. Future plans include knitting classes.
Artists have created several pieces of artwork for the new building. The Woodlands location has a display of Jeremy Holmes' sculpture called Suspended Arcs in white ash material that is inspired by nature to help 'promote healing and wellness.'
The new location offers a patient self check-in, an expanded Ambulatory Treatment Center and a Diagnostic Imaging Center. The facility also provides support services such as social work, cancer pain management and clinical nutrition.
Additional services will be added in the winter which include radiology, endoscopy and bronchoscopy with plans to have a women's imaging center added in the future.
The Woodlands location has a capacity of approximately 500 people and resources that allow MD Anderson more rapid access to sub-specialize medical oncology and all of MD Anderson's clinical trials.
"We want to be in the market for The Woodlands to be able to have options from screening and diagnosis, all the way through their (the patients) recovery and then their survivorship," Taylor said. "We want to be there from the very beginning and all the way through."


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Where Families Can Cool Off in Champaign-Urbana for FREE
Stay Cool with Free Air-Conditioned Adventures in Champaign-Urbana that Your Kids Will Love
Do you need a place to to cool off the kids — but you're sticking to a budget? Of course we have our Free Indoor Playground Guide, but we've added some obvious and not-so-obvious additional ideas here.
Local Libraries with Play Spaces – We love our local libraries. There are plenty of fun things to do at the Urbana Free Library (think pretend area plus games, puzzles and more); and the Champaign Public Library which updated their Children's Area spring 2018. Look at our calendar, sponsored by Busey Bank, to find free and fun indoor events at libraries going on all summer.
Free Museums – There's never been a better time to visit local free museums including Mahomet's Museum of the Grand Prairie, which recently opened a new temporary exhibit, on loan from the Smithsonian, all about water. The Spurlock Museum in Urbana is also open this summer, as is the Krannert Art Museum.
Indoor Movies for Kids – While there are options for FREE movies all summer long in outdoor venues and indoor alike, the best bets for free indoor movies are Weekday Morning Movie Summer Series at the Savoy 16, running each weekday at 10 a.m. with up to six tickets per movie for free for members of their club, Non-members will be charged $1.00 per ticket. Temps still blazing in the fall? Savoy 16 traditionally offers a Weekend Morning Movie Fall Series early September- late October.
Let the kids run off energy at Lincoln Square – There isn't a playground here, but kids can still keep busy exploring this indoor Urbana mall. Getting a free piece of fruit at Common Ground Food Co-Op is a highlight. Or, rummage at the I.D.E.A. store. Also: wide open indoor space means GREAT indoor photos!
Head to campus – We mentioned the museums, but one of our favorite places to explore is the Illini Union. Kids love the fish tank in the lobby. Downstairs, enjoy the bowling alley and games (and don't miss the early bird specials or $2 Tuesday). There's also the food court. It could be as cheap (or expensive) as you want. You could also explore inside the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. While many of these are outside activities, you'll want to check out 13 Things to Do on Campus this Summer.
Willard Airport – I remember my dad telling me he used to go to the airport in his city while growing up, and would ride the escalators. OK, so there's only one at our airport, but my kids love that. Time it so you can watch the planes take off. This is a little tricky due to security regulations, but the airport is a public – and air-conditioned – place that can be a great field trip for little ones.
Ride the Bus – Speaking of transportation, take a trip around town on our very cool CUMTD buses. OK, this isn't exactly free – grownups pay $1 per trip, but children who are 46 inches or shorter in height may ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying passenger. If your kids aren't used to riding the bus, this is a great treat. Go to the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign and look at all the sculptures there; time your visit with an Amtrak train, if your kids are into that. We even have a post on making it a family date on the MTD.
Get Ice Cream– So while ice cream isn't free, it can be a cheap and sometimes air-conditioned outing for your family, depending on which location you choose. Check out our Ice Cream Trail map and pick a fun new (indoor) location to explore as a family.
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Rabbinic Authority: The Vision and the Reality is a smart addition to the literature on beit din – how they operate in theory and in practice. In this work, Rabbi Warburg, a veteran dayan, presents ten rulings in cases of Jewish family law and civil law which he handed down as a member of a beit din panel. In each decision, the author offers a rendition of the facts of the case, followed by claims of the toveah (plaintiff), the reply of the nitvah (defendant) and any counterclaims. Subsequently, there is a discussion of the halachic issues emerging from the parties' respective claims and counterclaims, followed by a decision rendered by the beit din panel. As Rabbi Chaim Jachter puts it, "The publication of ten of Rav Warburg's decisions is a major step in the direction of realizing the vision articulated by Rav Uzziel of the enhancement of the prestige of Torah litigation."
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This steak cooks in minutes. To ensure the outside is well browned and the inside pink, keep it cold in the refrigerator until you're ready to grill.
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine 1 cup of the garlic salsa with the vinegar, oregano, sugar, and salt in a resealable plastic bag. Add the steak and marinate 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Step 2
Light a charcoal grill and allow the coals to burn until covered with gray ash or heat a gas grill to high. Remove the beef from the marinade and cook 3 to 4 minutes, turn, then cook 3 to 4 minutes more or until medium rare. Slice thinly against the grain and serve.


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I know someone who loves the colour black. His kitchen has a black granite work surface and black floor tiles. To finish it off he really wanted a black chopping board but was having no luck finding one. It had to be jet black with no frills except for a groove to catch juices and crumbs. In terms of colour, I suggested Ebony would be a good choice but a very expensive one. Rightfully so, as it is becoming increasingly rare. Ebony is also very hard but brittle. It is also heavy, so perhaps not that practical for a chopping board.
I tried to find alternatives to ebony. I found out that a solution of steel wool soaked in vinegar was excellent at blackening oak (do a search on 'ebonising wood' and you'll find all kinds of information). This created a deep black colour, but it didn't penetrate deep enough for a chopping board. Even after soaking for a few days, the black only went down half a millimetre at most. A few chopped tomatoes and the unblackened oak would be exposed.
So I decided to take the plunge and go for ebony, but only if I could get it ethically. The most ethical source of ebony I found was a shop in Spain that is involved in a partnership with Taylor Guitars. Together, they've purchased a saw mill in Cameroon, through which they are promoting the ethical sourcing and use of ebony. Apparently most ebony isn't black. Only after chopping down a tree does it become visible how much black wood there is. Since the non-black ebony had little value, only the black ebony logs were taken to the mill. The rest was left to rot. One benefit of this project is that they promise a good price for the non-black ebony and Taylor uses this in their guitars, thus reducing waste. As Taylor says "We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us".
I agreed on using ebony on two conditions: the first was that I get the wood from the Cameroon project and the second was that I would make something else from the wood if the board was to fail for some reason.
The project got a "go" and I bought the ebony. The most suitably sized blanks were 30mm x 15mm. My plan was to glue these together to create a 30 mm thick board, about 500mm long and 300mm wide. I ordered the ebony and it arrived a week or so later:
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Wrestling Cheers- Episode 90: "Welcome To The Party In Parma, Pal! (Preview)"
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| 11.3°C Dublin
Brighton has long had a reputation as a city buzzing with life, charm and the sense that anything can happen. Seen by many as London's cooler sibling, it's a vibrant seaside town with plenty going on.
But come May, the action is multiplied with the start of festival season. Between the Brighton Festival and the more avant-garde Brighton Fringe, there are countless events throughout the month that are sure to please all.
What to see
So much happens that it's worth planning your schedule well in advance. There are huge musical productions, with orchestras filling the majestic Brighton Dome. A big top tent with burlesque performers and acrobats swinging from the rafters. Small performances from dance troupes not in a theatre, but in the middle of the train station. There's nothing too small, or too obscure, for the festivals.
You'll definitely want to catch a show in the outlandish Spiegeltent, an eccentric venue home to cabaret acts and a plush bar. And you won't want to miss Sh*t Faced Shakespeare (May 23-30), where one of the Bard's plays is performed by classically trained actors. The twist? One gets rip-roaringly drunk before they tread the boards. If you're with the kids, they'll love the huge Children's Parade on May 3.
Where to go
The heart of the city is in the Laines, a hotchpotch of streets where you'll find the best independent shops, bars and restaurants. This is also home to the majority of the venues – shows are as likely to take place in a tiny room above a pub, as they are a theatre. In between shows, grab a coffee and head to the lawns around the Pavilion.
Where to eat
Vegetarians will have no problem finding great food in Brighton. Terre a Terre (terreaterre.co.uk) is a veggie spot so good that carnivores won't even miss their meat.
You'll be well fed at The Courtyard (courtyardbrighton.co.uk), where hearty steaks and burgers are served up in the heart of the Laines. For a quick bite, grab some authentic Japanese from Pompoko (pompoko.co.uk), a hole in the wall that satisfies busy appetites.
If you time your visit right, the real food heaven happens from May 3-5, when the Foodies Festival (foodiesfestival.com) hits nearby Hove. Tents and trucks park up by the sea and overflow with artisan food, doled up to happy patrons. Tickets are £12 (€14.50) pp.
Where to drink
There are countless great drinking spots around the city, from tiny pubs to stylish cocktail bars. When the sun is shining, punters spill out from the numerous bars on Jubilee Street to sip a pint al fresco. Or Riki Tik is a Caribbean hotspot on Bond Street, where the dancefloor stays hopping until the early hours.
For a more sophisticated scene, Merkaba is on the ground floor of MyHotel, but a million miles away from your typical hotel bar. Cocktails are expertly mixed up from an extensive menu, and enjoyed by a chic crowd.
Where to stay
As well as being home to the Merkaba bar, MyHotel Brighton (myhotels.com) is a great option if you want to be in the heart of the action. The curved and spacious rooms are bright to the point of dazzling, with a space age feel and stylish touches throughout. Each morning, you'll find local hipsters meeting up for a flat white in the coffee bar downstairs, also home to some excellent pastries. Rooms start at £70 (€84).
With so many shows happening at once, it can be hard to tell the ones worth a watch from those definitely worth skipping. The crowds can also get a bit overwhelming over the weekends.
Getting there
* Aer Lingus (aerlingus.com) flies from Dublin, Cork and Knock to London Gatwick, which is a 30-minute train ride from Brighton.
* The Brighton Festival (brightonfestival.org) runs from May 3–25. Brighton Fringe (brightonfringe.org) runs from May 3 to June 1. More information on the city can be found at visitbrighton.com.
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NHS Property Services purchases goods and supplies, works and services from a wide range of suppliers and services providers. We award contracts to those who meet our requirements and standards, with contracts ranging from small one-off purchases to long-term, multi-year million pound service contracts.
How we buy
Our procedures for offering work or buying products vary depending on the type of product, service or works we are purchasing, as well as its value.
Our procurement processes by type/area of purchase
Goods - We undertake smaller one-off purchases for low value items using payment cards. However, the bulk of our general supplies are purchased through pre-tendered corporate contracts set up in the form of framework agreements and catalogues.
Services – Our main contracts are exposed to competition in line with public procurement regulations and internal SFI thresholds.
Works – Our Capital programme is delivered using Construction Line for the selection of suitable providers. All capital works are procured in line with NHS Property Services SFI's and Public Contracts Regulations.
Our procurement processes by value of goods, service or works
We use the most appropriate procurement process for the provision in line with our Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) and The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Our SFIs set out the following thresholds for all purchasing and procurement activity:
OJEU threshold limits will be applied in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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I've never been one for celebrating New Year's Eve. I tend to find my thoughts creeping backwards, trawling over the past, and I'd much rather be looking forward in anticipation of new experiences to come.
But being the end of a decade, I allowed myself to briefly reminisce. I could hardly believe ten years had slipped by so quickly. Time sure seems to go quicker the older I get!
A decade ago I was in a very bad place, the lowest point in my life, so best not to dwell on it too much. I'm just incredibly happy to be where I am at this point in time. But it does feel good to see how far I've come and acknowledge all that is good in my life. Recounting lessons learned also acts as a gentle reminder to keep me focused and feeling positive.
Horrible as the beginning of the last decade was, I wouldn't wish to change anything about it, except maybe how I handled it, because my reaction affected those closest to me. But events helped shape me into the person I am today, and I am a lot happier with myself these days; less angry, less selfish and more compassionate towards others, with I hope, a willingness to try to understand people and their behaviour, even when it impacts negatively on me. I don't have to accept what they say or do, so long as I strive to understand where they are coming from.
What I can do is to chose how I respond, if at all. Forgiveness and letting go keeps me moving forward, resentment and hanging on keeps me in the past, and ultimately hurts me more. Understanding removes much of the fear and anxiety. Acknowledging and owning responsibility for any part I may have played is also imperative, because often our behaviour has some bearing on the behaviour of others. I can't change their behaviour, but I sure can change mine!
So here we are, at the beginning of another year/decade. The past 12 months have been interesting and rewarding. I reached a milestone in turning 50 and wanted to do something to mark the occasion. I also needed to get back in touch with my creative side, so I started selling my jewellery on Etsy.
The experience has been immensely enjoyable, if not profitable. It has led me down so many avenues, each one a new learning experience. I feel so much richer (or poorer - depending how you look at it) and more rounded as a person (that'll be the cake)!
Etsy is definitely THE best thing that happened to me this past year! I've had my wobbly moments (not cake induced wobbles...or wine for that matter)... although there's been plenty of those... rather the wobbles that shake your confidence. But that happens when you try to run before you can walk. I'm going to take 2010 at a steady pace and look forward to seeing where it takes me, and what I can learn along the way.


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Benefits of volunteering
Volunteering can be a very beneficial experience, and for many people the reasons for doing this differ greatly. For some, volunteering is a way of giving something back to an organisation that has helped them or someone they know, for others it may present a chance of gaining new skills and experience, and for a few people it may just be a way to pass the time. Of course there are many other benefits for the individual, such as:
- gaining new skills and experiences or developing existing ones
- meeting new people
- doing something rewarding
- gaining a sense of achievement
- giving something back to an organisation that has helped you
- enhancing your CV
- Getting to know the local community
- feeling part of a team
For businesses, the benefits of volunteering are just as varied, for both the employer and the employee. These may include:
- improved employee performance
- better moral in the workforce
- it encourages teamwork
- building brand awareness
- enhancement of corporate image
- increased productivity
- creates new business opportunities


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Kevin Minatrea is a big man with a big voice who works in a very tiny closet.
Many people locally will recall the Missouri City resident as Kevin Charles, an on-air radio personality in the Houston area in the 1980s to 2014. Today he is a voice-over artist doing narrations for audiobooks, commercials, animations, and corporate videos. He works in a small studio that he built inside the detached garage behind his house. Inside that is a 4-foot by 4-foot by 6-foot padded sound booth where he does his recordings.
"I've kind of got my toe in the water in the audiobook world, but right now it's not my main focus," he said. "I do more corporate narrations and commercials and things like that more than anything."
Doing voice work is something he has been preparing himself to do for years as a second career. He jumped at the opportunity when News 92, an all-news format station, went off the air in 2014 after three years.
"I started this about five to 10 years before I really needed to use it, because I knew someday I would want to do something like this," he said.
Although it seemed like a natural fit to go from radio to narration, it wasn't.
"Radio and voice-over are similar but not the same in how you read things and the different way you read things. I didn't know I had a lot to learn, but I had a lot to learn," he said.
Years of speaking boldly into a microphone left him at a disadvantage when it came to doing voice-over work.
"Putting on this big voice that I used to do when I did radio was not what everybody wants to hear when you're doing narrations," he said in a loud, enthusiastic voice. "I got a coach. I first started out with a coach up in Dallas, Bettye Zoller, that I worked with for a while. She helped pull some of the radio guy out of me and got me to understand that I needed to back off and relax and use my natural voice."
After working with Zoller, Minatrea stepped up to a higher level and retained Nancy Wolfson from California as his coach.
"After about a year of working with her on a semi-regular basis she's like 'you are where you need to be and let's record you a brand new demo' and that's what I'm working with now," he said. "I talk to her about once every quarter, just as a coach, because I realized pretty quickly that you don't do this without one. Just like any athlete won't go without a coach, and golf pro won't go without a coach, they are all going to have somebody making sure they are still on their game."
Minatrea has also befriended Scott Brick, one of the most prominent voice actors in the audiobook business. They met when Minatrea attended one of Brick's seminars.
"Kevin's narration is such a pleasure to listen to; he's got such a natural touch for non-fiction," Brick said. "The way he channels the author's authority and passion really makes it feel as though the author himself is speaking to me. And it helps that Kevin is such a lovely guy himself."
In addition to having to learn how to speak again, Minatrea discovered that he also had to learn the business side of the business. He doesn't exactly excel at Excel.
"You have to wear all the different hats and I'm not really the bookkeeper kind; I'm not the sales guy as much as I need to be," he said.
In the last four years he has been building up a significant client base. One of his biggest clients is a company in France that makes animated features for 4- and 5-year-olds.
"All these different little episodes. They package them up and they are like five-minute episodes, but they package them up in to 30-minute program of five-minute episodes of Car City. Everything is a car from Gary the Garbage Truck to Frank the Fire Engine. They don't talk, they just make little noises and here's Kevin out here in the background talking, telling their story as they act it out on the screen," he said.
Most of his clients are local businesses and nonprofit organizations that need training videos and marketing materials. While that pays his bills, the part of the job he likes best is doing audiobooks.
"Commercials are quick and easy and pay a lot more, but books you kind of get into more of an acting role," he said. "You also get a chance to learn a lot. I started out doing nonfiction work, because you didn't have to do as much character reads and things like that in the nonfiction world. So I got books about Robert E. Lee and one about General Sherman. Civil War books that told the history.
"And as I'm reading them I'm also learning stuff that was probably was taught to me in high school but I didn't pay attention. Then I got a new appreciation of what I wish I had paid attention to. So much so, that recently my daughter and I took a trip up into Virginia just to pay a visit to Antietam and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just to get a feel for the surroundings of where some of these stories took place that I've read about. It was nice to connect with that as opposed to just doing a commercial and saying 'OK, it's done' and move on to the next thing," he said.
In addition to becoming a historian, he is also studying medicine.
"I like to do a lot of history. I also have been doing a lot of medical narration here recently for some audiobooks that are basically what people would study if they were in medical school. And so I'm learning more and more about, not only how to say words I never thought I'd be saying, but just what and how all the body parts work and how they work together and how different diseases are diagnosed and things like that," he said.
With his deep bass voice, one of Minatrea's biggest challenges is doing female voices.
"Female voices are tough, but I have done some studying on these. They are generally softer and more breathy – that's how I do them," he said, speaking as he would in a woman's voice. "And maybe a little more of a lilt and a little higher pitch.
"But you don't have do it like this," he said in a high falsetto voice, "because you don't want to make it sound fake. So generally if it's a female voice, the teachers I've worked with, seminars I've attended, webinars and things, they've all pretty much said don't put on a fake voice for a woman, just soften it and talk in a rhythm that a woman might speak in. It's like there's different rhythms and different ways that they might speak. But mostly is a softer, breathier sound"
In addition to speaking, Minatrea can sing. He is on an a cappella praise team at his church, First Colony Church of Christ. As a man of faith, he likes doing work for Christian organizations.
"I did a thing for the Enunciation Greek Orthodox church here recently in Houston. And it was a 15-minute documentary of the congregation's 100 years in Houston and how they built their cathedral, which they just added on to," Minatrea said.
Just like Brick, his mentor, Minatrea said he is often asked what it's like to record audiobooks for a living.
"People ask him (Brick) what it's like to be a narrator. He says imagine going into a closet in your house, shutting the door, with a little light over your shoulder, and reading a book out loud for six to eight hours a day. Just by yourself. If you can do that, then you can do audiobook narration, because that's pretty much what you are doing," he said.
Even though he lives in a quiet neighborhood, there are occupational hazards he has to overcome. That includes lawnmowers, barking dogs and thunderstorms.
"The problem I have here is, in order to make it quiet in the room you have to turn off the air conditioning. I have, as you can see, a window unit in the wall back here, and when it's on it's roaring," he said.
Not everything he records is for profit. Even though his two daughters are grown now, he still likes to record children's books for them each Christmas.
"I record a children's book for my own kids. We don't sell it, so I don't have to buy the rights, it's only for their personal enjoyment, but I've got the biggest kick out of doing that," he said. "That's my Christmas gift of making something for them. … It became sort of a tradition."
The recordings have been saved over the years and will likely outlive him.
"My kids, when they have kids, will have all this collection of grandpa reading all of these children's stories. That was the idea," he said.
To learn more about Minatrea, visit his website at kevincharlesvoice.com.


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Girl 'raped' after 'partying' with classmates in Soweto
A 15-year-old pupil was allegedly abducted and gang raped by two scholar transport drivers on Monday.
The grade 9 pupil from a school in Bosmont, west of Johannesburg, was with a group of four girls who arrived at the school on Muslim holiday Eid Mubarak.
They had apparently not been aware the school was closed for the day.
The girls then apparently clubbed together to raise R50 and called scholar transport to take them home. However, according to the victim's mother, the driver refused to let her daughter get off at her drop-off point and instead drove to Meadowlands, Soweto.
"She said that the driver refused to let her off his vehicle at her stop and instead drove to Meadowlands, where he called two of his friends," said the emotional woman.
"My daughter said they were given drinks in Meadowlands and she doesn't remember what happened after that. She remembers waking up later in the day and she was bleeding from her private part."
The mother said charges of rape had been laid with the police.
"What hurts is that the school did not tell us, as parents, that there would be no school [on Monday]. Had they, we would have been able to take precautions and my child would not have been raped," she told Sowetan yesterday.
However, Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona said the school was running normally on the day and that only one teacher and the principal were absent, because they were observing Eid Mubarak.
"The deputy principal released the learners at 1.30pm as the tuckshop was not open due to religious observation. The five learners alleged to have been involved in the incident were not at school on that day," Mabona said.
"The school learnt that these learners had planned to have a party on this day. This is where the alleged incident took place."
Another parent, whose 16-year-old daughter was part of the group, said although her child did not claim to have been raped, she did say her drink had been spiked.
"She said she woke up and doesn't remember when she slept. She remembers having a drink that was offered and everything after that was a blur," said the parent.
One of the scholar transport drivers, who was present when the alleged rape happened, told Sowetan he did not see what occurred as the alleged victim and perpetrator went into a bedroom, where they had been drinking alcohol.
The driver, who asked not to be named, said: "The guy is our friend. He called us and told us that he and five girls were going to a house in Meadowlands.
"They bought alcohol and we were drinking. I saw them go into the bedroom and I left at that point."
Const Fezeka Khobo said two men, aged 24 and 38, were expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto on Thursday on a charge of rape. Khobo said police were waiting for test results to determine whether the girls' drinks had been spiked.
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Secret of the Leviathan
Are you ready to explore new lands that most Vikings couldn't imagine in their wildest dreams? Do you dream of scaling towering rock walls, trekking through harrowing mazes, and solving complex puzzles? Then perhaps you're ready to uncover the mysteries of the archipelago in the Secret of the Leviathan! This heart-pumping expansion will take you to the remnants of an ancient temple long-abandoned by the very people who built it. Adventure awaits as you unearth the mysteries of Impossible Island and face new threats!
When a newly hatched Leviathan flees the safety of Berk, Hiccup needs your help to find out what this strange creature needs. However, since Hiccup is needed as Chief of Berk, you must enlist the help of Skulder the Archeologist and the School's botanist, Phlegma the Fierce. Together, the three of you will venture to a far-off land hidden from the rest of the archipelago: Impossible Island. Long-abandoned and desolate, you and your companions may not understand why the Luminous Krayfin would choose this of all places to fly to. However, as you venture further inland, you will realize that the rocky landscape of the island hides a mystery beneath its surface. The Luminous Krayfin will fly into the cenote in the center of the island, so you, Skulder, and Phlegma must find a way down. Unfortunately, something within the cenote is repelling dragons, so the journey must be made on foot. After you have descended the stone bridge far beneath the opening, you will find yourself at the front gates of an ancient temple, forgotten and deserted many years ago.
Before you can march through those gates, you must enlist the help of the leader of the Defenders of the Wing, Mala, to help you pass through. However, she will be a little skeptical of your skills, so it's up to you to prove that you have what it takes to brave the trials of the labyrinth. These tests will involve building contraptions and using simple machines and will challenge your physics skills. Once you have bested the puzzle at the gate, you can follow the Luminous Krayfin down, deep below the surface of the island. Impossible Island holds cavernous tunnels, hidden passageways, winding mazes, and scorching secrets. Since each puzzle is connected to the next and every step will help you advance further into the labyrinth, it is important to think critically at all times!
Not only will you come across some of the most challenging puzzles in the archipelago on your quest to uncover the Luminous Krayfin's secret, but you will also encounter a whole new species of dragon. Armed with poison and autonomy, the mighty Flame Whipper is definitely a dragon that you do not want to cross! You'll have to do some serious labwork with Heather to uncover the mysteries of this flaming enigma.
To discover the secret of the Leviathan, Vikings will be taken from the comforts of Berk, to the obscure Impossible Island, to the rich history of its underground temple, to the ocean floor fathoms below the surface. You'll solve complex puzzles and will form a strong bond with the Luminous Krayfin. If you can manage to gain the trust of the fearsome Flame Whipper, you will be able to train one of your very own! The journey may be trying, but with the Secret of the Leviathan expansion, you will reach new heights and explore exciting depths!


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Watch Marvel Stars Talk at Comic-Con: 'Thor: Ragnarok,' 'Black Panther,' 'Avengers: Infinity War' and More
Marvel presented a very well-received panel at San Diego's Comic-Con this past weekend, showcasing stars of their upcoming adventures, as well as clips and trailers. After the panel concluded, Fandango contributor Jacqueline Cooley conducted a series of interviews with the participants. She asked Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige about combating the possibility of 'superhero fatigue.'
Watch the video below.
From #SDCC, Kevin Feige speaks more about superhero fatigue to @ThatJacqueline, via @Fandangopic.twitter.com/v41IQmhF6p
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 26, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Happily, the great new trailer became available quickly after it premiered last weekend. (Watch it again above). One of the pleasures of the trailer is seeing Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) in action alongside Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston). But what is the relationship between Valkyrie and Thor? Thompson explains.
From #SDCC, @TessaThompson_x on how Thor totally fangirls out on Valkyrie in #ThorRagnarok, via @Fandango
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— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 26, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters on November 3.
Black Panther
A new Black Panther trailer debuted, provoking tremendous response from the thousands gathered in the famed Hall H. While we wait for that trailer to become available online, here's what Michael B. Jordan had to say about the rivalry between Erik Killmonger, the character he plays in the movie, and T'Challa, also known as Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman).
From #SDCC, @michaelb4jordan compares the rivalry between
T'Challa and Killmonger as being like Magneto & Professor X#BlackPantherpic.twitter.com/CeOXRkw5R7
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 26, 2017
Black Panther strikes into theaters on February 16, 2018.
Avengers: Infinity Wars
Speaking of Thor, codirector Joe Russo hints at a very different type of relationship in the upcoming blockbuster, featuring an incredible range of Marvel's heroes.
From #SDCC, co-director Joe Russo on how the most surprising relationship in #AvengersInfinityWar is the one between Thor and Star-Lord pic.twitter.com/lTG1YlXgmn
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 26, 2017
Avengers: Infinity War explodes into theaters on May 4, 2018.


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Pumpkin Bread
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup flax seed meal
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (can use coconut oil, olive oil, etc.)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups shredded fresh pumpkin
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup water
- Sift the flour, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together.
- In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Combine both mixtures and fold in the shredded pumpkin and raisins. Pour into oiled loaf pan.
- Bake at 325°F for about two hours or toothpick comes out clean.
- 2 cloves of fresh garlic
- 8 cups fresh basil, packed
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 cup olive oil
- 3 teaspoons sea salt
- Juice from one lemon (optional)
- In a food processor, mince garlic first. And basil in portions and process until combined. Add remaining ingredients and process until very smooth, scraping sides as needed.
- Makes about 2 cups pesto. Freeze in 1/4 cup portions (or 4 tablespoons). Also freezes well in 1 tablespoon portions in ice cube trays.
- When ready to use, boil 8 ounces of pasta and mix with 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) thawed pesto.
Breakfast Sausage
- 1 pound ground pork (or ground venison mixed with pork)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried garlic
- Mix well. A stand mixer helps!
- Form patties and pan fry or oven bake.
Sausage Biscuits
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- Half teaspoon salt
- 1 cup rice milk
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound sausage (Jimmy Dean natural or see homemade Breakfast Sausage recipe)
- Combined dry ingredients.
- Add rice milk and olive oil to make a soft though.
- Roll out quarter inch thick.
- Spread sausage thinly on dough.
- Rollup like a jellyroll and slice about 1/2 inch thick.
I Can't Believe How Good These Waffles Are
I cannot tell you how many gluten/wheat free flour mixes I have concocted over the years to try to get the taste and texture right. Many times, my husband has walked in on me amidst one of these undertakings and commented that it looked like a science experiment was going on in our kitchen. Recently, I perfected (yes, I believe so) the gluten-free wheat free waffle/pancake flour mixture. I hope you enjoy this as much as we have!
- 4 cups white rice flour - Bob's Red Mill Rice Flour White, 24-Ounce (Pack of 4)
- 1 cup brown rice flour - Bob's Red Mill, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, 24 oz Packages (680 g) (Pack of 4)
- 1 cup teff flour - Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Teff Flour, 24-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)
- 3 cups tapioca flour - Bob's Red Mill Tapioca Flour, 20-Ounce (Pack of 4)
- 6 tablespoons arrowroot flour - Bob's Red Mill Arrowroot Starch Flour, 16 oz
- 6 teaspoons baking powder
- 6 teaspoons baking soda
- 6 scant teaspoons xanthum gum - Bob's Red Mill Gum Xanthan, 8-Ounce
- 6 pinches salt
- 6 teaspoons egg replacer - Ener-G Egg Replacer
- 6 tablespoons ground flax seed - Bob's Red Mill Organic Flaxseed Meal, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4) or Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseed, 14 Oz
- Rice milk
- Olive oil
- Combine flour mixture ingredients in an airtight container and shake/mix until well combined. Store in pantry until ready to use.
- Mix about 1 to 1 1/2 cups rice milk and 1 tablespoon of oil per cup of flour mixture until well blended. I prefer my mixture a a little thinner. Pour into heated waffle iron (recommended), or pour into a heated and greased nonstick pan, 1-2 minutes per side.
- Serve with maple syrup (although my 5- yr old loves the waffles so much that she doesn't even ask for the syrup! My husband still goes for the syrup, though.)
Easy Peasy Vinaigrette Dressing
This is an incredibly simple, yet tasty vinaigrette staple at our house. When I serve this on salad to friends and family (non-allergy ones), I can expect to get many compliments and someone will undoubtedly ask for the recipe, as was the case this past weekend from my mother-in-law. I'm almost afraid to admit to how easy this is to make (well, not really – I like sharing the easy things in life).
Toss with spring mix, lettuces, chopped kale (kale salad recipe forthcoming), a variety of greens, etc. I use it on an allergy-free ham spring roll that I often make for my 5-year old to take to lunch on school days (recipe also forthcoming).
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar (I like Bragg's)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Combine brown sugar, vinegar, and salt in a glass container (I like to use a glass measuring cup) and microwave for about 60 seconds. Stir until dissolved. Then add olive oil.
- Halve ingredients if you need less dressing. A little goes a long way. I usually make the full recipe and keep in the refrigerator for up to a couple of weeks, and add olive oil as I use the dressing.
- Toss with spring mix, lettuces, chopped kale (kale salad recipe forthcoming), a variety of greens, etc. I use it in an allergy-free ham spring roll that I often make for my 5-year old to take to lunch on school days.
Sauteed Broccoli Tastes So Good
Yes, broccoli can be delicious! This simple recipe is a hit with my 5-year old daughter and other children, too. A place in my heart glows when I hear my daughter say "I love broccoli" – thanks to this easy recipe.
- One to two heads broccoli (depending on the size of your crowd), chopped
- About a tablespoon olive oil
- A couple of cloves fresh garlic, chopped
- Salt to taste (about half to one teaspoon)
- Heat olive oil and garlic over medium heat for a few minutes until garlic becomes fragrant and flavors the oil. Add broccoli and salt. Toss until the oil coats broccoli. Cover and continue cooking for about 2 to 4 minutes.
- The key is to cook until broccoli is just done. Overcooking or undercooking could yield less than desirable results. If it didn't turn out perfectly the first time, give it another shot. Once you've made this a couple of times, you'll be able to judge when it's just right, and you'll be happy that you have this skill under your belt.


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Podcast: The Witness Interview with Candy Bowers. 'You are asking someone from the field into the house, and we are going to fight. Because I will always fight to decentralise the white patriarchy'
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Mama Alto's Torch Songs at the Melbourne Recital Centre shows why she's one of Australia's most essential voices, says Ben Keene
The Witness Interview: In this month's podcast, Robert Reid talks to the unclassifiable Nicola Gunn, one of Australia's most important and intriguing theatre makers
The Witness Interview: 'There's something fundamentally wrong with young men…that they gravitate to war, that they gravitate to violence, that they gravitate to self destruction…I've always felt compelled to wrestle with that.' Thomas M Wright talks to Alison Croggon
Robert Reid talks to broadcaster, writer and general arts stalwart Richard Watts, discussing his background as a poet, activist and advocate, and his passionate and abiding connection to Australian arts.
'When I think about art, I think: what raises the hair on your arms' In Part 1 of this super fabulous and candid Witness Interview, Ben Keene talks to performance artist Moira Finucane on the development of her unique queer performance art
The Witness Interview: Moira Finucane, 'the patron saint of magpies', digs into her creative practice in Part 2 of her interview with Ben Keene
The first Spotlight Podcast, a new series of investigative podcasts produced by Witness sound man Ben Keene, The Bridge explores the remount late last year of The Bridge, Vicki Reynolds' verbatim play about the West Gate Bridge disaster, and how communities deal with trauma, memory and healing
For our final Witness Interview of 2018, Robert Reid talks to Ming-Zhu Hii about many things, including artistic risk, the commodification of the arts, racial representation and the early days of blogging.
In our eighth Witness Podcast, Carissa Lee and Alison Croggon discuss the importance of diversity in arts criticism: why we need it, and why the lack of it contributes to inequalities in the arts.


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A shaded face cast by Stephenson Blake in c. 1875. [Reichardt] Millington gives a 1884 date and notes that it was acquired from Deberny & Peignot. [Devroye] Note, however, that Deberny & Peignot wasn't established before 1923. Also, the unrelated Naudin Champlevé (Deberny & Peignot, 1923) was known in the US as Sylvan. [Devroye]
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I learned a new word today. Atom bomb. It was like a white light in the sky. Like God taking a photograph.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Ecology without the Present
Yes that's right suckers, the list just keeps growing of what ecology must be without! : ) It's the title of my essay for Oxford Literary Review, the second Anthropocene one, and since my last post I've gone and written all but 1000 words of it. I'm fond of the epigraph:
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Arts panel revives poetry contest
Separate prizes will be awarded for adults and students.
Guidelines for the contest, which had not been held in a few years, are as follows:
The author's name should not appear on the same page as the poem.
The poet's name, home address, phone number, age category (student or adult), and title of poem or first line of poem should be submitted on a separate piece of paper along with the poems.
No entrant may submit more than three poems.
All poems must be typed.
Poems must be postmarked before April 1 and mailed to the New Milford Commission on the Arts, 10 Main St., New Milford, CT 06776. For more information, call (860) 355-0154.


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22 October, 2018
Why has the basketball player decided to start wine-making and what motivates him? He tells us his story.
Firstly, we should admit that he was born in Rustavi in 1981, on the 4th of July.
Vladimir Boisa produces cognac
"I have a chance to serve an old, traditional Georgian wine-making method and bottle each and put my heart into each bottle" – he says. "My enthusiasm has grown into production named after me. I strictly follow traditional wine-making methods. We use Qvevris of different size. Some of them are 100 years old."
How Boisa wine is made
Boisa says that he produces biologically clean wine.
"I made this step because of my love towards vine, money has nothing to do with that. I visited wine cellar of my friend in 2014 and everything was neglected there. I had the restoration works done. Since then four years has passed and I still use the same cellar. A friend lent me a vineyard – he was not interested in wine-making so I took over this business" – says Boisa.
Vladimer Boisa in his wine cellar
Grape harvest this year was spoiled by hailstorm, but Boisa still harvested around 4 tons of grape. He says that this year he will make three types of wine – Rkatsiteli, Saperavi and Kisi.
The cellar was built in 1910 and this information is written on every bottle they produce. "Nothing is done without me, but I always take into account advices from professional wine-makers" – says Boisa.
The former player admits that currently he is an amateur wine-maker, but wants to become professional one in the future.
Vladimer Boisa looking into Qvevri
"My wine is different from others because it reflects me – I follow an old tradition, place wine in Qvevri and keep it covered until April. We closed Qvevris last week and now I'll wait what we get. The feeling is similar to one before stepping to the basketball court before a game, when you think about victory… But in this case one should not think about how much money will they earn…" – says Boisa.
"You get 2000 bottles out of 3 tons of Rkatsiteli, I have around 1500 bottles of Saperavi and will get around 400 bottles of Kisi and Khikhvi. I used to provide two restaurants and a shop with my wine, now we export some 40% of wine. Saperavi of 2016 vintage was especially fine. I am told to keep it for two more years in my cellar".
Vladimir Boisa and his friend standing near Qvevris
An advice for future wine-makers
An advice from Vladimir Boisa is to never look at wine-making from economic point of view. "First of all, you need to love wine and have a desire to communicate with it. I do not think that one will make lots of money in 3 or 4 years from wine-making, but they will not lose either."
"I produce cognac as well… I have full support of my family in everything. I often joke with my brother Anatoly that if we cannot sell wine, we will drink it and will not lose anything. No one used to make wine in my family. My children can continue it if they want it. Everybody makes choice by themselves. I thought my children would become basketball players, but one of them plays volleyball and another one – football. Everything is up to them" – says Boisa.
Vladimer Boisa puts etiquette on the bottles
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I've always appreciated Clark Greg as an actor. I first saw him on the West Wing, and his shy nervousness was wonderful. When he appeared in Iron Man, he was a fun little distraction. Throughout the progression of movies, his character gained some volume and depth. He became a person, not just someone to deliver a few gag lines to make the geeks laugh (hey, I enjoy geek in-jokes as much as the next guy).
In The Avengers, we finally started to understand a little bit about the man behind the character. He collects trading cards? He's concerned about "a little boxing around the edges"? That's pure genius from Whedon. It's an instant connection for 90% of the geek fan base.
SHIELD, however, looks like it will take Coulson from a fan favorite to a true hero.
"I've seen giants. The good ones are not heroes because of what they have; it's because of what they do with it."
We've just been given the moral code. This is what drives the most iconic heroes of the past century. The greatest villain is often a twisted mirror of the hero. Their powers are similar and matched. What separates the hero from the villain, is how those powers are used.
That's a great step towards making Coulson a more rounded character.
It was this one line, however, that elevated him to the status of hero:
"Don't ever tell me there's no way!"
There are two kinds of heroes: The gods we aspire to be, and the everyman who rises out of our weaknesses. Coulson is the archetype of every person who has approached the foot of the impossible and refused to slow down.
Cap, Thor, Iron-Man, and the rest are the heroes we want—the heroes we love to see.
Coulson is the hero we need—the hero we can all become. He possesses the greatest power humanity has ever seen: He is a True Believer with a heart of humility.


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The purpose of the crime beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in North Delta and other files of interest. It is submitted weekly by the Delta Police Department. If you see anything occurring that you believe to be suspicious, call 911 for in progress crimes and emergencies or 604-946-4411 for other assistance.
The following are some of the calls police responded to in the previous week:
• Jan. 27, 4:53 p.m., 11700-block Cascade Dr.: A Honda Accord was reported stolen.
• Jan. 27, 12:01 a.m., 10500-block Nordel Way: A vehicle was pulled over for traveling 116 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone. The driver was served a violation ticket for excessive speed and his vehicle was impounded.
• Jan. 27, 9:10 p.m., 7200-block Highway 91: A vehicle was observed driving 144 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone. The vehicle was stopped, the driver was given an excessive speeding ticket and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
• Jan. 28, 9:07 a.m., 11800-block 80th Ave.: Complainant reported pry marks to the rubber lining in the hatchback of her vehicle were made overnight. No theft and it's unknown if entry was made to the vehicle.
• Jan. 28, 8:39 a.m., 11800-block 80th Ave.: A break-and-enter was discovered. Office was accessed through several doors, including a fob and a double-locked door. A door knob was broken off. Theft of a key cutter valued at $1,000 and $65 cash reported.
• Jan. 29, 8:51 a.m., 9000-block River Rd.: Complainant reported that a utility trailer had been stolen sometime between Jan. 16 and 28.
• Jan. 29, 10:53 a.m.: Complainant reported his car was stolen from an underground parking lot.
• Jan. 29, 8:02 a.m., Highway 91 at 72nd Avenue: A DPD officer on patrol queried the licence plate of the vehicle ahead of his police car, revealing the driver associated with that vehicle was prohibited from driving. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the driver identified themselves to be the individual prohibited from driving. The driver was arrested and provided with a notice to appear in court, and the car was towed.
• Jan. 31, 1:56 p.m., 11900-block 80th Ave.: Complainant reported shopping bags stolen from the rear seat of her car while it was parked in an underground lot.
• Feb. 1, 2:43 p.m., 82nd Avenue and 120th Street: Complainant reported a suspicious male who she felt matched the description of the Surrey shooting suspect walking in the commercial parking lot. Police arrived and conducted extensive patrols. A male matching the description provided by the complainant was located in the area, but was confirmed not to be the suspect.
• Feb. 2, 1:56 a.m., 12500-block 110th Ave.: Police conducted a check of a vehicle parked with the ignition running and observed fresh vomit on the ground next to the driver door and a female sleeping in the driver seat. An approved screening device demand was read and a breath sample for was taken, with a resulting "fail." The driver was advised she was prohibited from driving, her driver's licence was seized, she was issued an immediate roadside prohibition and her vehicle was impounded.
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Seb Coe gets into golf during Paralympic tour
Sebastian Coe – the man behind London 2012 – had a go at golf when he visited the free sports arena on Weymouth Beach, close to the Paralympic sailing events.
Golf will again become an Olympic sport in 2016 and Lord Coe teed up during a tour of arena, which offers taster sessions in a range of accessible Paralympic sports to people of all abilities.
Dee Wood, the Dorset county development officer and organiser of the Get into golf stand, said: "He told me his sons played golf but that he didn't – so I offered him a golf lesson! I think he enjoyed it – he spent about 10 minutes hitting balls and was very serious and focussed."
PGA tutor Pete Ball of Yorkshire gave Lord Coe his lesson, starting with a giant club and soft balls before moving on to other equipment. The hazards facing the chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, included a gallery of press photographers who took up position inside the inflatable net to record the action!
The golf stand daily attracted hundreds of enthusiastic visitors, both disabled and able bodied. They were offered an introduction to the game by Pete Ball and fellow PGA tutor Steve Scott Bowen of The Bristol – who are both experts in disability coaching – and by local PGA professionals, Des Lochrie of Weymouth and Dave Parsons of Bridport.
Dee Wood was supported by Gloucestershire county development officer Debbie Casling and a host of volunteers. "It's been great," said Dee. "We have had so many visitors – and one lady has been back time and time again.
"I think golf clubs are going to see a great influx of people who are keen to take up the game."
The Get into golf campaign was also represented at the Weymouth beach arena during the Olympic Games, in an exercise that involved all six of County Golf Partnerships in the South West: Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
The national Get into golf campaign aims to inspire people to take up golf. It is run by the England Golf Partnership (EGP) through its network of County Golf Partnerships. Together, they work to grow the game and to achieve the EGP's vision of making England the world's leading golf nation by 2020.


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Filmmaker Daniel Junge discusses his subjects' reactions to the film, "getting the story," and what keeps him going.
Have the young men profiled in CHIEFS seen the film? If so, what do they think?
They have all seen it numerous times. I think some of them were surprised by the fact that the film is about much more than basketball (though they were starting to get the gist of that during production) and that it doesn't back away from the realities of their lives. In time, it seems they've come around to appreciating the film and its positive message - as evidenced by the number of bootlegged versions circulating the rez from the copies I gave them! My most important critic was Beaver (who received some criticism for his role in the film), and it pleases me to know that he is proud of CHIEFS and that the production and final product have had a positive impact on his life. He has traveled with us to a number of festival screenings and has spoken very eloquently about his experiences.
How did you balance the needs of "getting the story" and having full access with respect for your subjects' need for privacy and cultural practices?
From the first day of shooting, I filmed everything. I tried to switch off my constant analysis of what might be appropriate or inappropriate, with the clear understanding that if at any point the subjects said no, the camera would be put away. They rarely did. I think this approach lends itself to the comfort level, intimacy and serendipity that make the film work.
Why did you make this film?
As a native of Wyoming and former high school player (read: "bench-sitter"), I have always been intrigued by the Chiefs - both their successes on the court and the world they inhabit. While churning out proposal after proposal, this idea came from the back of my mind and I resolved to shoot it myself, come hell or high water. With the help of [producers] Donna Dewey and Henry Ansbacher, it became possible.
What do you hope to achieve with this film?
I hope it shows an honest depiction of what it means to grow up Native American at the turn of the 21st century - with a little nail biting during the state tournament scenes!
The independent film business is a difficult one. What keeps you motivated?
Rather than see the hurdles (of which there are many) I have simply envisioned one story after another that I would like to commit to film, and set about passionately trying to get them made. After numerous false starts, CHIEFS is the first feature-length effort that has gotten off the ground. Now the process begins again, and I hope I get a chance to make another film!
If you could have dinner with one famous person, living or dead, who would you choose?
A month ago I would have said [documentary film maverick] Albert Maysles. But since that time, I actually had that honor. I can't describe how gracious, knowledgeable and vibrant the man is.
What do you think is the most inspirational food for making independent film?
Peanut butter - of which I've eaten plenty. Seriously, I think there's no better way to get charged up about your own projects than seeing other well-crafted, thought-provoking work. Film festivals, in particular, get me revved up.
Which filmmakers have most influenced your work?
Maysles, Kubrick, Soderbergh, McElwee, Scorcese, Pollack, Apted, Pennebaker, Jarmusch - the list goes on.
What advice do you have for aspiring filmmakers?
The best advice I ever received (while at NYU film school) was, "Do something else." It got me mad as hell, and I resolved to do exactly what I loved to do.
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Starring:Benicio Del Toro, Idris Elba
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"The Trap" will follow two very different childhood friends. One is very successful and the other has spent most of his life a convict. When the latter man is released from prison, he becomes determined to seek revenge.


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Primo Levi was born into an Italian Jewish family in the northern industrial city of Turin in 1919.
The World Memory Project has over 1.2 million records on victims of the Holocaust from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archives.
A video in the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum gives viewers a unique look at Warsaw's Jewish Quarter in 1939.
The story of Anne Frank is one that is well known, though the girl behind the diary remains a question mark erased too soon.
Just in time for the Olympics, Israel's Holocaust trust has published an online tribute to Jewish athletes who perished in the Holocaust.
Not all companies that collaborated with the Nazis or used concentration camp slave labor are open about the past.
Yad Vashem published what it calls its 'Holocaust education video toolbox,' as a way to reach an even larger audience and share lessons of the Shoah.
The Holocaust forms the defining moment of Jewish memory. Find out more about 10 important films documenting and fictionalizing this history.
On April 11, troops arrived at Buchenwald. The time was 3:15 pm.
Many Holocaust survivors have remained silent about sexual abuse they endured as young victims, in part because of the shame of such an admission.


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Education: What's Wrong With These People?!
By: Mike McDaniel These days I find myself often reading the news and saying out loud: "what's wrong with those people?! Is it something in the water?" I refer to my distant colleagues, fellow teachers. Are the weekly revelations of bizarre and criminal behavior by teachers around the nation indicative [Read More]


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EVE FAQs -General
What is EVE
EVE stands for Embedded Video Engine, which is powered by FTDI Chip in-house technology developed for embedded graphics and video application. It will greatly reduce the development effort as well as MCU bandwidth required for graphic displays. EVE has 3 in 1 functionality including display, audio, and touch, and in combination with its object oriented methodology makes the creation and rendering of graphics very easy/intuitive while at the same time greatly reducing the system implementation costs.
Why is EVE different from other GPUs?
EVE has many differentiators when compared to GPUs, including:
No external frame buffer integrated touch screen
Simple serial MCU interfaces for controlling and implementing the display, namely SPI, Quad SPI (FT81X only) and I²C
Audio playback with built-in sound synthesizer Backlight LED PWM output
Overall an advanced architecture that provides complete GUI functionality that enables the creation of advanced graphics, while being easy to develop with.
What are EVE's key Features and Benefits?
Key features include:
- Built-in graphics operations allow user with little expertise to create high-quality display Widget support can offload the system MCU and provide a variety of advanced graphic capabilities and efficiencies
- Integrated with 4-wire touch-screen controller and CTPM through I²C interface for providing complete GUI experience Serial interfaces to host MCU with QSPI (FT81X only), SPI or I2C for lower pin count and system cost Programmable interrupt controller provides maximum flexibility with host MCU
- Internal 12MHz oscillator within +/- 5.6% accuracy; integrated clock multiplier and system clock out function (48 or 36MHz)
- Clock switch command to switch internal or external oscillator with 12MHz crystal, or external 12MHz clock input for better clock requirement
- LCD display support for SVGA (800×600) (FT81X only), WQVGA (480×272) and QVGA (320×240) supporting data enable mode and VSYNC/HSYNC modes
- Audio channel output via PWM output Sound synthesizer
- Low power consumption
- Flexible power mode control including power down, sleep and standby states Supports host interface I/O voltage from 1.62V to 3.63V
- Supports extended temperature range, -40 to 85 C, to address a wide range of market applications
- Low internal voltage regulator supplies 1.2V to the digital core, enabling low power operation
Will there be more products released which employ EVE technology?
The FT8XX functionality provides the highest value and addresses the widest market. The architecture can be scaled and readily partitioned so that other family members can be quickly introduced. In addition, we continuously evaluate market feedback and strategic opportunities prior to publically announcing the EVE roadmap, and appreciate user inputs.
Is there any third party development support for EVE/FT8XX?
Yes, our partner, MikroElektronika, offers a product, Visual TFT, which supports many of EVE's capabilities, objects, and widgets. Visual TFT retails for $90-99 and will help customers develop graphic solutions quickly and easily. It will shorten the learning curve dramatically, as the software employs many high level graphic elements that can be readily used and manipulated to create professional looking displays (visit www.mikroe.com for more details).
What is a display list?
The display list is the commands which EVE will interpret and processes accordingly to render the display. One display command is usually 4 bytes length. A display list can be a maximum of 8KB of RAM.
What is a widget?
Widgets are predefined graphic objects intended for a specific display/functionality, like items as clocks, toggle switch, progress bar, etc. They are used to assist developers in creating the screen shot much easier. Widgets styles can also be changed by specifying various parameters appropriate to the widget.
What is the graphic memory size?
FT80X: 256K Bytes
FT81X: 1M Bytes
Can EVE display a bitmap, JPEG?
EVE can display a bitmap and has the capability to decompress JPEG data (only baseline profile).
FT80X: Decompressed JPEG data by software.
FT81X: Decompressed JPEG data by hardware.
Can EVE play back MP3 music?
No, EVE has no MP3 decoder functionality.
Can EVE do video animation?
FT80X- No, but FT80X has the ability to render displays that give the sense of animation. Details for these capabilities and example code are provided in the FT80X Programming Guide.
FT81X- Yes, FT81X supports playback of motion-JPEG encoded AVI videos.
What are the system requirements for EVE?
As long as MCU has QSPI (FT81X only), SPI or I2C interface and has the capability to construct display list commands, it can work with EVE. This means that a low end 8 bit microcontroller can be readily used with EVE or that because the bandwidth requirements are minimal that the current MCU can be used and the display capability readily added into the architecture/system.
How much memory does the MCU require to display a simple graph?
Realistically, as long as the MCU has the memory to construct one 4 byte display command and transfer it to EVE via chip interface, EVE is able to display the graph.
Can I use alternative widgets from other tools?
No. The EVE series uses internal widgets supplied with the device. To make additional composite objects would require a function in the controller firmware to construct a display list to send to the FT8XX. This is not the same as using a 4 byte widget.
Why are there two display list buffers?
There are two display list buffers as one buffer is required for editing to create a new display and the other is the one that contains the display list currently being actioned. A swap command is required in the controller code to swap between the editable buffer and the actioned buffer.
You offer conversion tools for images, audio files and fonts to run on windows. Will there be Linux and MAC equivalents?
Not at this time. The utilities are free examples of converting standard file formats to alternative standard file formats compatible with EVE. As such alternative tools could be sourced by the user for Linux and MAC.
Can I store both audio and image files in the object RAM at the same time?
Yes. They will be treated as separate objects. The only limitation is the files must be small enough to fit in the memory (FT80X: 256kBytes, FT81X: 1MBytes)
Can the MikroE Visual TFT output be used with non-MikroE compilers?
No. The output is dependent upon MikroE libraries allowing for an integrated, single source solution to application development.


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All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.
Sapphire, Steel and Gold are uninvited guests at a wedding on board a boat, the Perfect Day. Quite why they are there soon becomes very apparent…
Cast List:
Steel - David Warner
Sapphire - Susannah Harker
Gold - Mark Gatiss
Lydia - Victoria Carling
The Captain - Philip McGough
Richard - Daniel Weyman
James - Matthew Steer
Jennifer - Caroline Morris


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2015 Real Estate Agency Industry Annual Conference Held in Beijing
In order to guide real estate agency companies and agents understanding the impact of internet comprehensively, to summarize and share the new model and new styles of real estate agency industry, to discuss the development trend of real estate agency industry during Internet+ Era, 2015 Real Estate Agency Industry Annual Conference was held in Beijing, China, during June 5 to 6, 2015, by China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA).
The overall theme was Tradition and Innovation——the development of real estate Agency industry during Internet+ Era. Two Sub-themes are Preparation for the Challenge in Internet+ Era and New Models and Styles of real estate agency industry. Ms. Du Juan, President of CIREA, and Ms. Yang Jiayan, Director of the Department of Supervision of Real Estate Market from Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of PRC, and Mrs. Damielle Grossenbacher, World President 2015-2016 of International Real Estate Federation(FIABCI), gave speeches. The opening ceremony was presided over by Dr.Chai Qiang, Vice President and Secretary General of CIREA.


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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2014 – Two federal courts issued rulings Tuesday on the legality of federal subsidies for healthcare insurance.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled that the language of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) provision on subsidies is ambiguous, and so the Obama Administration is free to interpret it to allow the subsidies nationwide. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the language is clear, and that subsidies may only be offered in states that have their own exchanges.
The relevant passage of the law reads:
The premium assistance amount determined under this subsection with respect to any coverage month is the amount equal to the lesser of the monthly premiums for such month for 1 or more qualified health plans offered in the individual market within a State which cover the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the taxpayer and which were enrolled in through an Exchange established by the State under 1311 [1] of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or the excess (if any) of the adjusted monthly premium for such month for the applicable second lowest cost silver plan with respect to the taxpayer, over an amount equal to 1/12 of the product of the applicable percentage and the taxpayer's household income for the taxable year.
(Emphasis added; indexes and numbering removed for readability.)
READ ALSO: How Democrats will dodge the Obamacare poison-pill
The D.C. ruling was issued by a three-judge panel, which ruled 2-1 that the subsidies apply only to state exchanges. The law "does not authorize the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax credits for insurance purchased on federal exchanges," said the majority. The law "plainly makes subsidies available only on exchanges established by states."
Judge Harry T. Edwards filed a dissenting opinion, calling the ruling an "attempt to gut" the ACA.
The Fourth Circuit agreed with Judge Edwards. "We find that the applicable statutory language is ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations." The court ruled that the Obama Administration, as represented by the IRS, which has decided to interpret the law to include federal exchanges, should be deferred to on the provision of subsidies.
The IRS and other administrative agencies are allowed to deviate from the law when it is "absurd," when there are typos and misprints, and when the law includes ambiguities that must be bridged. In this case, however, the language was included in multiple drafts of the law and cannot be judged a typo. The language of the law appears unambiguous, and whether the restriction of subsidies to state exchanges is foolish or spiteful, it does not rise to the level of "absurd."
READ ALSO: Supreme Court rule nibbles at ObamaCare contraception mandate, rules in favor of Hobby Lobby
The D.C. ruling potentially affects 4.5 million people who are eligible for subsidies on a federal exchange. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the average subsidy this year will be $4,400.
The Obama Administration will ask the D.C. Circuit Court to hear the case en banc, with every judge participating, not just the three judges who sat on the panel. Critics of the law claim that the IRS is not permitted to grant subsidies to people enrolled through the federal exchange, and one lawsuit based on this claim, Halbig v. Burwell, is pending before the D.C. Court. However the court rules, it will certainly be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The final outcome will probably hinge on Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts voted that the ACA is constitutional, but he also voted with the majority on Hobby Lobby that the contraception mandate cannot be imposed on closely held corporations whose owners have a strong religious opposition to it.
READ ALSO: Obamacare costs to taxpayers rise further as HHS reveals more costly fraud
Roberts will have to decide whether the law must be interpreted literally as written, or whether the clear intent of Congress was that the subsidies apply to all, given that the belief at the time was that almost all states would create their own exchanges. Roberts was widely believed to have sided with the Obama Administration in 2012 for fear of having the Court seen as politicized. Whether he wishes it or not, all eyes will be focused on him, and however he rules will be seen through the lens of politics.