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Damming Magdalena: Emgesa Threatens Colombian Communities
A small path descends from the town of La Jagua, crossing a field and forest until it ends at a cliff overlooking the Magdalena River. Pairs of buff-necked ibis take flight announcing their local name, "cocli cocli." Above the beach where children swim, the rock is carved by erosion and dotted with small holes occupied by birds. The landscape is dotted, too, every 100 meters, with concrete markers declaring the land, river, and everything else a "public utility" that Colombia has given to the energy company Emgesa as part of the Quimbo Hydroelectric Project.
Quimbo's developer, Bogotá-based Emgesa S.A. Empresa Generadora de EnergÃa, projects costs at $700 million for the hydro component and $200 million for substations. The Ministry of Environment granted a construction permit in May, and the dam is scheduled for full operation by 2014.
"If completed, it would be the first of multiple Emgesa dams proposed for the river in the department of Huila, along the country's longest and most economically important river," said Miller Dussán, a leader of the grassroots coalition Plataforma Sur de Organizaciones Sociales and professor of philosophy at the Universidad Sur Colombiana (USCO).
The Quimbo dam would inundate about 8,800 hectares (ha) (34 square miles), displace some 1,500 rural peasants and eight community-owned cottage industries, and flood 842 ha of riparian forests and 2,000 ha of cultivated land, warned Dussán. It would severely cut "Agrado's agricultural potential, resulting in its gross domestic product decreasing by at least 30 percent."
Discussion has been heated on radio and in the Colombian legislature which, in November 2008, held a televised nine-hour debate. Endangered Huila communities have mounted opposition marches, camps, and local and regional social forums. Plataforma Sur is spearheading the effort, which includes regional youth, USCO academics, the Regional Council of Indigenous Peoples of Huila, Colombia's largest labor union (CUT), various social and environmental NGOs, autonomous collectives, and politicians including a former governor of Huila. The campaign is part of REDLAR, the Latin American Network against Dams.
Also in November, Radio Garzón invited Emgesa director Lucio Rubio DÃaz to respond callers' questions about the Quimbo project. Marta Ramirez, a lifelong inhabitant and community leader of la Escalereta, was one of the few to get through the jammed phone lines. "How is it that these people [Emgesa], who are not even from here, come to our homes and do not even ask us what we want or how we feel about this project?" demanded Ramirez. "They just come here to inform us that our land is no longer ours, and that we better sell our land at an undervalued price, or we will be drowned with it and receive nothing. Do you have no soul? No heart? Do you know you are tearing us from the only thing we have ever had, our land?"
DÃaz responded that he "understood" but that "this was necessary for the development of the project."
Emgesa: Generating Discontent
Emgesa is part of a tangle of energy companies that service large swaths of Europe and South America. In 1997 Emgesa had merged with Colombia's Betania to become the country's number one electricity producer. By 2007 it was generating 11,930 GWh of electricity or 22.4 percent of the country's electricity output, according to its website. Emgesa itself is a subsidiary of Endesa- Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., a Spanish energy giant specializing in natural gas and hydroelectric dams. Endesa S.A. is Spain's largest hydropower generator and Latin America's largest private power producer, serving 23 million customers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Brazil.
In February, Enel SpA, Italy's biggest utility, bid $14.3 billion and succeeded in buying out 25 percent of Endesa from Spanish builder Acciona S.A., boosting its stake to 92 percent. Enel SpA's acquisition would "help the Italian utility to expand in South America, where economies are growing," according to Bloomberg News.
Emgesa, the profitable Colombian subsidiary of Endesa, has drawn accusations of labor rights violations and environmentally destructive practices. In July 2008, it was among the 43 companies that the Colombian Session of the Peoples' Permanent Tribunal accused of bad business practices and involvement in the country's armed conflict. The tribunal charged Endesa-Emgesa with "violating the labor and union rights of its workers to freely associate, for infringing on the norms of industrial security and for the environmental deterioration of the River Bogotá, the River Guarinó and others." Emgesa, like most of the accused companies, ignored invitations to participate in the proceedings.
The Upper Magdalena River Valley: A Territory Disputed
Emgesa's dam project also threatens traditional Huilense culture, critics charge. Before the European invasion, la Jagua on the Magdalena River was a ceremonial center for indigenous groups. The arrival of the Spanish sparked a 500-year struggle for survival. In the 1530s, when General Pedro de Añasco beheaded a traditional leader, he set off an uprising. La Gaitana, the assassinated leader's mother, led 15,000 warriors, many of them women, to force the Spanish out for several years. In a later attack, Gaitana escaped by diving into the river from the cliffs of Pericongo Canyon, a proposed dam site.
While some descendants survive, the most evident vestiges of the advanced societies that once inhabited this region are the archeological remains in areas including San José de Isnos, another proposed dam site. Current residents are mostly campesinos of mixed indigenous and Spanish descent who cultivate cocoa, tobacco, corn, banana, passion fruit and rice. The river system threatened by the dam irrigates their crops, supplies fish, and provides them work as day-laborers and fishermen. It is also rich in exotic and endangered flora and fauna.
In 1997, when Emgesa first presented plans for the Quimbo dam, the Ministry of the Environment denied the project because "none of the remediation plans presented in the environmental impact study were viable." By May 2009, after scores of protests, the license granted Emgesa included social and environmental mitigations expected of the company.
Local critics charge that despite those requirements, the Quimbo dam would still cause major harm, displacing numerous communities including the village of La Escalereta. In the 1960s "when we started here it was so nice, everyone worked together with the idea of making a community here," elder Belén Ramirez told CorpWatch. "In those first years it was hard. We were neglected by the state, and had to do everything. Together in minga (collective communal work), we built the water pumps, dug irrigation channels, planted crops, constructed our homes, the school and the main road" said Ramirez as she spread cocoa seeds to dry in the sun. "It breaks my heart to know that our story here will be gone."
Jobs, Protests and Threats
Throughout the approval process activists have charged a too cozy relationship between Bogotá and Emgesa. In late 2007, in violation of constitutional Article 6, Law 56/81, the Colombian government allowed Emgesa to perform its own environmental impact study for the Quimbo. Nearly a year later, without consulting local or regional governments, and without significant changes to the rejected 1997 plan, President Alvaro Uribe signed into law Resolution #321, granting Emgesa "all the land necessary to construct the Hydroelectric Quimbo project."
In the televised debate in the Colombian legislature, the local non-profit Autonomous Environmental Corporation of the Upper Magdalena River Valley and opposition senators showed that utilities revenues would recoup the initial $700 million investment for the main dam in about 12 years. For the remaining 38 years of the dam's life expectancy, Emgesa would generate $26 million, of which a mere $6.22 million will be reinvested locally, in a single payment.
During a televised community consultation in La Plata in October, DÃaz refused Uribe's request to consider making Huila Department a shareholder. Uribe later asked DÃaz if his company would help train locals for projects such as tourism and aquaculture that the dam could generate. "These projects were a possibility," DÃaz responded, but "the company was not responsible for that."
Despite this lack of commitment, Emgesa representative Sandra Chavarro Montero would later tout new local jobs and industries as ways the dam would help the region. Job creation was just one of project's benefits that would outweigh any damages since "the Quimbo and Betania [another company-owned dam] would produce 8 percent of Colombia's electrical needs," she said, and "secure self-sufficiency [while] contributing to the control of the flow of the Magdalena River."
Many in the affected communities were not reassured. In December local youth embarked on the "First Territorial Running Against the Quimbo," a two-day, 55-kilometer hike through the proposed reservoir to highlight impacts on the community. "Weeks ago they said in congress that homeowners who live where the reservoir is [planned] would get up to 10 ha of land in a newly irrigated district," said Ms. Clara, a San José de Belén resident who refilled water gourds for the hikers. "A week later the newspaper says it will be up to 5 ha, and now, that only those with deeds will get that deal. Most of us have been here since our grandparents, and have no deeds."
While the youth hiked, members of la Escalereta community and the Plataforma Sur met in Bogotá with Emgesa representatives, the governor of Huila, and Uribe. The president called the dam a "done deal" because Colombia cannot afford to "lose the faith of foreign investors." Quimbo is integrated into the multi-billion dollar Project Mesoamerica (formerly Plan Puebla Panamá) and the Initiative for the Regional Integration of South America (IIRSA).
The "Quimbo and the other dam projects that are part of Plan 2019/Visión Colombia are important energy generation projects in the country," said Emgesa representative Montero.
Some critics suspect that the government is using protests over the dam to militarize the territory and suppress opposition. Currently riot police-ESMAD units-are being placed in the region's larger cities, and a new army battalion is being built in La Jagua.
Asked about the militarization, Montero replied that Emgesa "respected the government's actions," and was not the proper entity to respond to the government's decision to construct a battalion near the end of the reservoir.
Selling Power
The Ministry of Environment has played a key role in the dispute between locals and Emgesa. Initially it blocked the project. In February, while the dam's defenders were upholding their right to build the dam, the Ministry fined Emgesa for failing to obtain the required environmental permits when it constructed a tunnel to divert the river during construction. Then on May 15, the Ministry issued a license for the Hydroelectric Quimbo Project that included "stricter regulations regarding environmental and social impacts." (See box.)
May 15 Ministry of Environment-Issued License # 150509
⢠Relocate 360 families;
While the terms are a substantial victory for the dam's opposition, the Ministry document failed to deal with previous fines against the company or the project's fundamental violation of Law 2 of 1959 which designates 95 percent of the dam's region as part of a Protective Amazonian Forest Reserve.
Those omissions fueled charges that either the company, the state, or both had bought off the Autonomous Environmental Corporation of the Upper Magdalena River Valley that is now on board with the project.
On June 5, International Environment Day, two dozen youth occupied and halted a meeting of the Departmental Gathering of NGOs and Community Environmental Promoters that convened in Neiva to showcase government-sponsored environmental projects in the region. The vice-minister of the Environment, the director of Autonomous Environmental Corporation, and hundreds of people watched as protesters performed an interpretive dance and read a declaration against the dam. Three days later, Plataforma Sur issued a resolution denouncing the project's assaults against the region's biodiversity, communities and existing legislation, and demanded that the license be revoked.
On June 23, a paramilitary group identified as the Nueva Generación de Ãguilas Negras circulated pamphlets on Neiva's USCO campus targeting 14 members of Plataforma Sur. It identified students, alumni and faculty as "military objectives." Despite the threat, activists are planning an international camp against the dam in November.
The Quimbo Huilense
Bogotá and Emgesa promote the dam as "necessary" to an area long forgotten by the state: It will, they say, create jobs and development opportunities in aquaculture, tourism, irrigation and construction.
An alternative plan, el Quimbo Huilense-designed and backed by communities, academics, educators, and other Huilense people-counters that the best path for sustainable development is a widely integrated, multi-faceted rural development project. This regional scheme would create opportunities for local inhabitants to establish small-scale agricultural cooperative industries, and create protected habitats, irrigation districts and more agricultural land.
Quimbo Huilense addresses energy needs with a smaller hydroelectric dam at the Quimbo site that would inundate 3,600 ha, affecting only the municipality of Gigante. A local utilities company would run the project, and provide irrigation for 148,262 hectares.
In its reliance on community input to create a self-reliant local economy with sustainable environmental practices, Quimbo Huilense stands in direct contrast to the government and Emgesa's plans for the region.
"What Plataforma Sur is suggesting for us is a first," said Marta Ramirez as she surveyed a flock of birds feeding in her yard. "They are consulting us as residents about the possible future of our territory and our lives."
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"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men."
Colossians 3:23
Shiloh Belt System
The Shiloh belt system progresses from white, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, red, then to black.
We have tied each belt rank to a fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
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This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
Title: Daily and Yearly Preparation for Heaven
Topic: Salvation
Summary: The daily sacrifices, weekly sabbaths, and three annual feasts prescribed in the Old Testament are a picture of how to prepare for heaven.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
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The Jacksons have produced a lot of offspring and many of their children pursue or have a career in music or showbusiness. Although first generation of Jacksons are still active in the music and entertainment industry, the next generation shows a lot of talent and ambition to carry on the Legacy of the First Royal Family of Pop.
|Stacy Brown
|Yashi Brown
|Austin Brown
|Date of birth:
5 May, 1971
Father: Nathaniel Brown
|Date of birth:
5 October, 1977
Father: Nathaniel Brown
|Date of birth:
22 November, 1985
Father: Nathaniel Brown
In the nineties, Yashi and Stacy formed a group with a friend and planned to release music under Michael's label MJJ Music. Sadly this never happened.
Yashi is an author, poet, speaker and active leader in the mental health community.
Austin entered the music industry in 2004 and has been releasing music and performing since under his own name, as well as part of underground projects and formations such as CaliYork and BlVK CVSTLE.
Stacy is married to musical director Rex Salas and they have a son London Blue (born 25 July 2005).
|Siggy Jackson
|Brandi Jackson
|Jaylen Jackson
|River Jackson
|Date of birth:
29 June 1977
Mother: Enid Spann
|Date of birth:
6 February 1982
Mother: Enid Spann
|Date of birth:
31 December 2013
Mother: Emily Jackson
|Date of birth:
31 December 2013
Mother: Emily Jackson
Siggy Jackson aka Dealz entered the music industry in 2002 and released and shared a mixtape and a couple of hip hop and rap tracks and singles.
Brandi modeled in several commercials and appeared in Michael Jackson music videos "Black or White" and "Heal the World", as well as a commercial for Pepsi. Since 2012 Siggy and Brandi host an annual Truth Radio show and also have a YouTube channel where they post Sixty Seconds with Siggy videos.
Siggy has a son named Jared Esco (2011), a stepdaughter Kai (born 22 February 2014) and another daughter Skyy (born 25 August 2018).
|Tariano (Taj) Jackson
|Taryll Jackson
|Tito Joe (TJ) Jackson
|Date of birth:
4 August 1973
Mother: Delores Martes
|Date of birth:
8 August 1975
Mother: Delores Martes
|Date of birth:
16 July 1978
Mother: Delores Martes
Tito's sons Taj, Taryll and TJ form the music band 3T. The group are the first ones of the next generation of Jacksons to have gained massive success and popularity worldwide. Taryll Jackson also released solo music.
Taj is married to Thayana S.C.O. Taj is a co-founder and CEO of multimedia company Kamelian, a photographer and a director. Ever the innovator, Taj is always working to forge the family legacy forward through film, television and musical projects that include the younger generation of Jacksons. Taj enjoys movies, baseball and iced mocha lattes.
Taryll has two sons and is active as the kids baseball coach. The middle T, is a full-time musician, writing, composing and producing songs for both 3T and a myriad of other artists. Taryll has a new-found love for Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and is setting out a journey to the main stage as a DJ.
TJ is an avid runner and has completed several marathans, he is passionate about parenting, he co-owns a real estate firm in California and he is writing and recording solo music. TJ is also guardian of Michael's children Prince, Paris and Blanket aka Bigi.
Taj and Thayana have one daughter, Taylor Aurora Sco (born 21 November 2018).
Taryll is an a relationship with Breana Cabral and they have two sons: Bryce Connor (born 20 February 2008) and Adren Michael (born 17 February 2011).
TJ is married to Frances Casey and they have four children together: Royal (born 23 October 1999), Dee Dee (born 20 March 2008), Dallas (Jo Jo) (born 30 November 2010) and Rio (born 10 March 2015). Frances has two children from a previous marriage: Sage and Lexci. TJ is also guardian of Michael's children Prince, Paris and Blanket aka Bigi.
|Jermaine Jackson II
|Autumn Jackson
|Jeremy Jackson
|Jaimy Jackson
|Jourdynn Jackson
|Date of birth:
27 January, 1977
Mother: Hazel Gordy
|Date of birth:
16 June, 1978
Mother: Hazel Gordy
| Date of birth:
26 December, 1986
Mother: Margaret Maldonado
|Date of birth:
17 March, 1987
Mother: Hazel Gordy
|Date of birth:
5 January, 1989
Mother: Margaret Maldonado
|Jaafar Jackson
|Jermajesty Jackson
|Donte Jackson
|Date of birth:
25 July, 1996
Mother: Alejandra Patricia
|Date of birth:
7 October, 2000
Mother: Alejandra Patricia
|Date of birth:
13 June, 1992
Mother: unknown
Donte is a child that Joseph
brought to Hayvenhurst at the
time Jermaine and Alejandra
were living there and they
adopted him.
Jermaine La Juane portrayed his father as a teenager in the minseries The Jacksons: An American Dream in 1992. He also narrated the audiobook of Jermaine's memoirs You Are Not Alone, Michael: Through A Brother's Eyes. Jermaine Jr prepared a career in music as a teenager but never released a song. He is currently doing music and may launch a singing career.
Autumn Joi is contributing to both the Jackson and Gordy family legacies through her work within the technology, entertainment and fashion industries? She is co-founder and CFO of Taction Enterprise alongside her husband, Narinder Singh who is also a founding partner and CEO. Taction Enterprises specializes in capacitive technology. The first roll-out product will be the T-Music Glove which is a wireless, midi-glove, controller with full after touch features. Another company that Autumn and Narinder founded together is SISU Entertainment, a creative entertainment consultancy company for production, consultancy and branding. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for Autumn's fashion brand JUNC. .
Jaimy Jermaine has no musical ambitions. Jaimy works in IT related businesses.
Jeremy Maldonado is a guitarist and played on stage during solo concerts of his father Jermaine in 2010.
Jourdynn Michael is married to Marike le Roux. Jourdynn works as a photographer, including for fashion label L'Agence, a company founded by his mother Margaret. Marike works as a model and catwalk artist.
Jaafar is a rising singer, songwriter and entertainer. Beginning his music career at the tender age of 12, Jaafar is well versed in playing the piano and has developed a slew of techniques and a wealth of knowledge of music and artistry. Jaafar's timeless tenor voice, captivating swagger, and magnetic Pop and R&B vibe are sure to lead him to influence people of all demographics.
Jermajesty Jermaine is a freshly minted teen who is also preparing his music career and he will be right behind Jaafar to take over the music industry!
Donte is a painter, poet, writer, part-time philosopher. He specializes in character design and story development.
Jermaine Jr and his longtime girlfriend Shah's of Sunset reality start Asa Soltan Rahmati started a family and welcomed their newborn son Soltan on 20 January 2017.
Jourdynn and Marike welcomed daughter Bobbi on 29 November 2017.
|Valencia Jackson
|Brittny Jackson
|Marlon Jackson Jr
|Date of birth:
18 December 1976
Mother: Carol Parker
|Date of birth:
4 September 1978
Mother: Carol Parker
|Date of birth:
23 September 1981
Mother: Carol Parker
Marlon's daughters Valencia and Brittny both live a family life outside of the public's eye and have no ambition to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
Valencia is a multimedia, creative direction, branding, and public relations professional and runs a company called Creative Vie Media which is a travel branding and media agency that encourages all to live creatively, embrace and appreciate art, music, and culture while wandering beyond borders.
Marlon Jr aka Chye Beats is a multi talented producer who works the boards effortlessly but can also fluently play the drums and guitar. Together with Patrick "Street Poet" Dockett, Marlon has produced countless tracks in 2008 and they released an album as "M.D.P" (Modern Day Poets). The group split up after the release and the status of Marlon Jr's career is unknown at the moment.
Valencia has two children from her marriage to Chris Laniak: Noah (born 18 August 2006) and Sophia (born 11 November 2007).
Brittny is married to Robert Sanchez and they have three children together: Phoenix (born 27 July 2010), Savanna (born 2 September 2011) and Summer (born 27 August 2014) and Scout (born 2 August 2018).
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Jackson Jr.
|Michael (Blanket)
Jackson Jr. II
|Date of birth:
13 February 1997
Mother: Debbie Rowe
|Date of birth:
3 April 1998
Mother: Debbie Rowe
|Date of birth:
21 February 2002
Mother: unknown
Prince attends Loyola Marymount University where he and a friend along with students launched the Heal Los Angeles organization. Heal Los Angeles' mission is to strengthen and support children and families in need throughout the greater Los Angeles region by fighting child abuse, homelessness, and hunger and is prepared to set his own course, one that honors his father but does not imitate him.
Paris, for now, is a model, an actress, a work in progress. She plays a few instruments, writes and sings songs, but isn't sure if she'll ever pursue a recording contract. Paris shares her father's heal-the-world impulses and sees fame as a means to draw attention to favored causes. In 2016 Prince launched King's Son Productions, a company that envisions, produces, shoots, edits, and creates high quality visuals ranging from music videos and short films to feature-length films and beyond.
|Genevieve Jackson
|Stevanna Jackson
|Randy Jackson Jr
|Date of birth:
3 December 1989
Mother: Alejandra Patricia
|Date of birth:
17 June 1990
Mother: Eliza Shaffe
|Date of birth:
2 October 1992
Mother: Alejandra Patricia
Genevieve is currently preparing the launch of her music career.
Stevanna is a singer, actress and model.
Randy Jr works as a production assistant at ABC Entertainment Marketing.


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Queensland is swarming with secret places. But how do you reach all those quiet hideaways, unspoiled fishing spots, prime campsites, and secluded beaches? Hint: it involves jumping in a four-wheel drive and ditching the freeway. Swap bitumen for the beach and cruise a motorway of a different kind.
Driving along Queensland's beach highways is a unique way to absorb spectacular scenery and to access hidden gems, but you won't get very far without knowing the lay of the land. Check ahead for tide times as well as required vehicle access permits. Always follow the road rules and drive with care.


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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the start of a mid-stage clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The Phase II trial will be launched initially at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Worcester.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Connell O'Reilly Cell Manipulation Core Facility will manufacture BrainStorm's NurOwn cells for these two clinical sites. The trial will also be conducted at the Mayo Clinic, the Israel-based company said on Sunday. The trials are expected to start soon.
"Today's announcement represents the most significant milestone BrainStorm has achieved to date," the company's president, Chaim Lebovits, said.
This trial will be the first Phase II double-blinded stem cell study to be conducted for ALS, he added.
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
BrainStorm's Phase II trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transplantation of the stem cells in 48 ALS patients. The cells will be administered via intramuscular and intrathecal injection.
Patients will be followed monthly for three months before transplantation and for six months following transplantation.
Earlier clinical trials have shown that treatment with NurOwn cells was well tolerated and safe.
Last week, Cytokinetics Inc said its experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's Disease failed the main goal in a mid-stage trial.


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Navajo potter Sylvia Johnson hand crafted this oustanding horsehair pottery vase. Shimmery bands of colors complement the etched designs. A dream catcher is on the front. When firing the green ware and it is about 1600 degrees, horsehair is thrown on the pot. The horsehair burns when it touches the hot pottery, creating the unique marble effect. Each piece is one of a kind. Then the pottery is glazed and etched with designs. Signed
5 1/8" tall x 4 3/8″ long x 4 3/8″ wide
Although Navajo potters learned the art of pottery making from the Pueblo people, they have developed their own distinctive pottery style. Traditionally, Navajo pottery had little or no design. The beauty of the clay and the markings, or fire clouds, from firing, was showcased. Currently, Navajo pottery is not confined to traditional techniques and Navajo potters are experiencing new and creative approaches. Some traditionally designed, some etched or painted brightly, and some thrown in the fire with horse hair, but melted pinon pitch should be applied on Navajo pottery to give it a glossy finish.
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Larenz Tate is a television and a film actor who is an American. He played in the role of Peter Waters in the film in Crash and he played O-dog in Menace II Society, a film drama of 1993. Other films that he played include Ray, Biker Boyz, Waist Deep, A Man Apart, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Love Jones, Dead Presidents.
Larenz Tate is the son of Larry and Peggy Tate and was born in West Side of Chicago. He is a young child in the family of three children and he is a younger brother to Lahmard and Larron who are also actors. Her family moved to go to live in California when he was only nine years old. The family convinced the brothers to enter into the drama program but they were never serious about it until they saw that a serious classmate of the name of Malcolm-Jamal Warner became famous when he was a cast in The Cosby Show sitcom. When they found out that their effort can pay off, they started to be serious and to ask for smaller roles in the year 1995. Larenz Tate made his first debut for small screen in the episode of The New Twilight Zone series.
Larenz Tate made many appearances in the television series like The Wonder Years, and 21 Jump Street while afterwards he started to appear in other movies including The Women of Brewster Place and afterwards she received the recurring role of the nemesis of Steve Urkel. He played as Willie Fuffner in a family comedy series called Family Matters. He was among the cast member of the CBS series for The Royal family in which Della Reese and Redd Foxx were starring but this ended prematurely since Redd Foxx died. In the video game called 187 Ride or Die, the main character Buck is the voice of Tate.
After appearing in many small screen roles, many offerings started to come to him and the collaborative siblings Allen and Albert Hughes had approached him so that he can star in their debut features called Menace II Society where he played as O-dog.
Larenz Tate's wife is Tomasina Parrot and they have already three children together. The two got married in 2006. Before, he dated Karrine Steffans and Tee Ashira.
Larenz Tate is available on the social media like instagram, twitter and facebook.
In the remarkable roles he had is to play the musical legends Quincy Jones and Frankie Lymon. He is a co-founder For The Tate Bros, and others are his brothers. The organization was created as the non-profit organization that helps the children who suffer sickle cell anemia diseases. He was on the cover of Black Elegance of 1998. He likes to read the autobiography of Sidney Poitier called The Measure of a Man.


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By KEVIN ROOSE, AZAM AHMED and MARK SCOTT
Published: February 22, 2012
GOING PRIVATE Alibaba.com, the only publicly traded subsidiary of the Internet giant Alibaba Group, may soon go private. On Tuesday, Alibaba offered to buy the remaining shares of its subsidiary for 13.50 Hong Kong dollars ($1.74) a share, roughly the same price at which the unit went public in 2007.
''Taking Alibaba.com private will allow our company to make long-term decisions that are in the best interest of our customers and that are also free from the pressures that come from having a publicly listed company,'' Jack Ma, the chief executive of Alibaba, above, said in a statement. KEVIN ROOSE
PAULSON SUED A Florida investor sued Paulson & Company, accusing the hedge fund firm run by the billionaire John A. Paulson, below, of negligence in evaluating its more than $800 million investment in Sino-Forest, a Chinese timber concern accused of fraud.
Paulson & Company's ''reckless indifference'' and ''failure to conduct the required proper due diligence in this foreign environment, amounts to gross negligence and breach of defendant's fiduciary duties,'' according to the complaint filed by the investor, Hugh F. Culverhouse. AZAM AHMED
BANKRUPTCY FILING Grubb & Ellis, one of the nation's largest commercial real estate brokerage firms, has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming the financial crisis for wiping out the commercial property market.
With the Chapter 11 filing, Grubb & Ellis agreed to sell nearly all of its assets to BGC Partners, a brokerage firm that broke away from Cantor Fitzgerald in 2004. KEVIN ROOSE
ENERGY DEAL The Canadian utility Fortis agreed on Tuesday to buy the CH Energy Group in an all-cash deal valued at $1 billion.
Fortis said it was offering CH Energy's shareholders $65 for each of their shares, 10.5 percent above the company's closing share price on Friday.