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1 – 5 April 2013
DocWok 1.2 was held from 1st to 5th April 2013 at Zorba the Buddha, New Delhi. An initiative of Magic Lantern Movies in partnership with DOK-Leipzig, the programme is a unique initiative in India. It brings together experienced editors, distributors and festival programmers from India, Europe and Asia who mentor selected documentaries that are works in progress. DocWok aims to connect the dots between knowledge, practice and funding and to create an environment that helps filmmakers edit, complete and showcase their films to a wider audience.
DokWok 1.2 focused on the editing of rough cuts, distribution and sales, and international exhibition. The six projects that were developed further in this round of Dokwok are Behind the Tin Sheets (Dirs: Yashaswini Raghunandan, Ekta Mittal; Ed: Abhro Banerjee ), Metro-polis (Dir: Gautam Sonti, Usha Rao), Miranagri (Dir: Anjali Panjabi; Ed: Khushboo Agarwal), Textures of Loss (Dir/Ed: Pankaj Butalia), That Elephant, from the Bridge (Dir/Ed: Abhilash Vijayan) and The Clot (Dir: Shazia Khan; Ed: Saba Rehman).
This round of DokWok opened with an introduction to the participants, followed by the welcome address by Ilo von Seckendorff of Dok-Leipzig and Gargi Sen of Magic Lantern Movies. The first day of the workshop focused primarily on festival screenings and distribution. The trailers, loglines and synopsis of the six films were presented to the entire group, and were given extensive feedback towards further editing.
This process was then resumed on Day Three, when each team re-edited their trailers, and were given one-on-one feedback by Peter Symes (noted director-producer from UK). Days One and Three also included plenary sessions with Ilo von Seckendorff; Sirkka Moeller (of Berlinale Talent campus), and Irena Taskovsky (distributor, Taskovsky Films). These sessions focussed on understanding the various kinds of festivals, planning the film's premiere and mapping out a strategy towards festival exhibition. Irena also elaborated on the distribution process, how to identify the right distributor for a film, and the various services available with distributors that could aid filmmakers in promoting their work.
Days Two and Four involved intensive editing sessions, where the editing tutors and the filmmaking teams worked closely together. Sameera Jain mentored the teams of Miranagri and Metro-polis; Bina Paul guided That Elephant, From the Bridge and Behind the Tin Sheets; while Sanjiv Shah worked with the team of The Clot and Textures of Loss. These sessions were followed by "Fresh Look" meetings on Day Five, where filmmakers could request tutors who had not seen the latest version of their work to view and provide feedback.
Dokwok 1.2 also saw three very informative presentations by representatives of film festivals and documentary organisations. The first of these was by Bina Paul Venugopal, the Artistic Director of both the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). Bina spoke about the space for documentary screenings in these two festivals, and of the national level competition for documentaries in the IDSFFK which gives awards to winning entries. She also elaborated on the Triggerpitch at IFFK, an initiative that identifies powerful documentary films that have the potential for social impact, and helps extend their outreach.
Another presentation was by V. S. Kundu, Director General of the Films Division, Govt. of India. Films Division is the organiser of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (MIFF). He spoke about the multiple initiatives launched by the Films Division (FD) in recent years, including the digitisation of their enormous archives, which will be open to researches very soon; the video-on-demand services and internet sales of FD productions; and the FD Zone, a film club and screening initiative that is becoming popular in Mumbai and will soon expand to other cities. Most importantly, he briefed the participants about the FD's year-round commissioning process for documentaries, and the kinds of films they are seeking to fund.
The third such session was by Hyo-sook Hong, who is a programmer for the Busan International Film Festival and is currently the Director of Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) for the festival. She gave extensive information on the festival, its various sections, and the possibilities it presents for documentary filmmakers. She also elaborated on diverse funding opportunities like the Asian Cinema Fund (for fiction), the A.N.D. Fund (for documentaries) and other partnerships that provide financial support to docs.
The final day of DokWok 1.2 also included an evaluation of the workshop by participants and tutors, with extensive feedback towards future sessions. Dokwok 1.3 will take place at Dok-Leipzig where all the six films – complete or under production at that time – will be presented in its film market. DokWok also hopes to expand its outreach among filmmakers by collaborating with other film festivals in the near future.


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As the general election campaign gets underway we are already seeing politicians calling for more of the same policies. More workfare. More sanctions. Yet we know that these policies have been a total disaster. It is shameful that workfare and sanctions are supported by all the main political parties. This is why we are holding a week of action in the week before the election. We need your help to expose and challenge workfare and sanctions policies and the political lies that underpin them.
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Use reflective surfaces to compose your photo
Use reflective surfaces to compose your photo
Perhaps the title is the longest in this articles in Quick tip for photography series. Today's tip is to use reflective surfaces (water, mirrors, metal surfaces, glass, human eye or anything else) as part of your composition.
Other idea to use more mirrors, like in one of Bruce Lee movies. With this single tip, lots of nice ideas can be accomplished.


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What you don't know can harm you – Gluten and the silent disease called Celiac
What is gluten?
- A protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, einkorn and other grains.
- Cross-contamination can often happen with oats, too
- Gives bread structure, elasticity and that characteristic chewiness
- Gluten develops when glutenin and gliadin link together to form chains
- The percentage of gluten in a product depends on the flour and the product. For example, cake flours have a lower percentage of protein versus an artisanal bread which contains a higher percentage of protein
- Higher amounts of gluten develop with more moisture and mixing time
Celiac (also referred to as celiac sprue or coeliac) symptoms are typically different in children and adults. As of now, there are approximately 300 symptoms associated with the disease from early to late stages. Serious complications can arise from untreated celiac.
Digestive symptoms are more common in infants and children. The most common symptoms in children include abdominal bloating and pain, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, pale, foul-smelling, or fatty stool, fatigue, irritability and behavioral issues, dental enamel defects of the permanent teeth, delayed growth and puberty, short stature, failure to thrive in infants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There is a growing body of research correlating Type 1 diabetes with celiac. See this study in The New England Journal of Medicine and a range of more scientific literature here.
Symptoms in adults can be more difficult to pinpoint as digestive distress lessens with age. Some common symptoms include unexplained iron-deficiency anemia, fatigue, bone or joint pain, arthritis, bone loss or osteoporosis, depression or anxiety, tingling numbness in the hands and feet (aka celiac neuropathy and more in this study), migraines, missed menstrual periods, infertility or recurrent miscarriage, canker sores inside the mouth and a skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) (see below for more information on DH).
Why Test and What are You Testing for?
Celiac disease: Celiac is an autoimmune disease triggered by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods such as bread and pasta. Most tests are conducted whilst still eating gluten. The only test available if you have already stopped eating gluten is the genetic test. All other options require a diet containing gluten. In most of Asia there are 5 options for testing. Choose the one that is right for you.
- Blood Testing: The most sensitive and best one to use is the tTG-IgA test which stands for Tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies. Take this test while you are still eating gluten. It detects 98% of patients with celiac disease who are you still eating gluten. There is a risk of a false positive especially for people with associated autoimmune disorders like Type 1 diabetes, chronic liver disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, psoriatic or rheumatoid arthritis and heart failure, who do not have celiac disease. HK Biotech offers this test in Hong Kong. (Ref: Celiac.org)
- Genetic Test: People with celiac disease carry one or both of the HLA DQ2 and DQ8 genes. This test is used to rule out celiac disease when the person is already on a gluten free diet or is other tests are inconclusive. It can also be good to relay to relatives if you want them to be tested after you test positive. See the Department of Health's Clinical Genetic Service for more information on genetic testing.
- Skin Biopsy for Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH): DH is a very itchy bumpy or blistered rash often on the forearms, near the elbows and/or on the knees and bum associated with celiac disease where antibodies are created in response to gluten collecting under the skin and create the rash. A skin biopsy can diagnose both DH and celiac disease. DH is a skin manifestation of celiac and is a. A positive skin biopsy is a definitive diagnosis. No intestinal biopsy is needed. It is especially commonly diagnosed as eczema. See a dermatologist for this procedure.
- Intestinal Biopsy: A scope is inserted through the mouth and down the esophagus, stomach and small intestine. The physician should take at least four duodenal samples including at least one from the duodenal bulb. After the samples are taken, they are studied under a microscope to look for damage and inflammation characteristic of celiac disease. IMPORTANT: For biopsy results to be accurate, you must be eating gluten (at least 4 slices of bread per day) for 1-3 months prior to the procedure. Be sure to check details with your physician or gastroenterologist.
- Video endoscopy: A small capsule the size of a large vitamin pill is swallowed, which then takes thousands of pictures as it travels the intestine. After the tests, your doctor will discuss results related to the 'Marsh Stage'. The phases go from Marsh 0, meaning your intestines and villi are completely normal. Marsh II-IV corresponds with varying degrees of intestinal villi degradation. This study goes into more detail.
For more information on Gluten-Free Living
Interview with Katie Reid
Food Allergies 101
Grain-Free Breads
Gluten-Free Restaurants
The Kinnet Cafe
Amber at The Landmark Oriental
Ritz Carlton Organic Salad Bar
Interested in traveling, but not sure how to do it gluten-free? Check out our Founder's article on SheKnows.com: 5 Ways to Travel the World Gluten-Free
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Föglö church - S:ta Maria MagdalenaАдрес: Kyrkvägen 106, 22710 Föglö Показать на карте
Адрес: Kyrkvägen 106, 22710 Föglö
Föglö church differs in the exterior from most other Åland churches, depending on an almost total rebuilding around 1860. Today we see a church with a cross shaped plan and neo gothic details, erected in gray granite. Of the medieval church only the tower and the western part of the nave remains.
The original church was a typical Åland archipelago church, with a nave from the 14th century, and a square chancel possibly added later. The west tower was not erected until the beginning of the 16th century. Around the church is an impressive precinct wall of stones, with owner's marks still intact to mark those who delivered the stone.
A small reliquary cross from the beginning of the 15th century was discovered in archaeological excavations around the high altar. According to a piece of parchment the relics inside the cross belonged to Mary Magdalene.


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How to Register or De-register Constituency Associations
Constituency associations in Ontario must be registered with Elections Ontario. By registering, a constituency association is able to receive contributions and issue tax receipts, finance its political activities and endorse candidates.
Before you can apply to be registered as a constituency association with Elections Ontario you must:
- appoint a chief financial officer (CFO);
- appoint an auditor; and
- meet any pre-registration requirements of your political party.
There is no fee to register a constituency association.
When you fill out forms please ensure:
- all information is accurate and complete (inaccurate information will cause delays and may be a contravention of the Election Finances Act); and
- information is typed or printed clearly on the form.
For complete information on registering or de-registering a constituency association please see the CFO Handbook for Constituency Associations.
Register a constituency association
To register a constituency association you must do the following:
1. Complete and sign Form A-1: Constituency Association Registration and Change Notice.
2. Get the constituency association endorsed by your political party. A political party can endorse a constituency association by:
- having a party official sign the A-1 form; or
- sending a letter of endorsement to Elections Ontario (often done for multiple constituency associations).
3. Send us your completed form and endorsement.
For complete information on registering a constituency association, please see the CFO Handbook for Constituency Associations.
De-register a constituency association
There are two ways that a constituency association can be de-registered:
- Voluntary de-registration
- Discretionary de-registration
If you wish to voluntarily de-register a constituency association, you need to send a written request to Elections Ontario.
There is no fee to de-register a constituency association. There are filing requirements and requirements for the constituency association's funds. Please see the CFO Handbook for Constituency Associations for details.
Information on discretionary de-registration and re-registration after de-registration can also be found in the CFO Handbook for Constituency Associations.


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After the controversial presumptive tax assessment ended on June 7, 2017, the Addis Abeba branch of the Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA) processed the collected data and announced the outcomes starting from June 26, 2017. The Level-C taxpayers, who have half a million Br in sales annually, reacted against the outcomes of the assessment like they did in the process. Meanwhile, ERCA states it has done things meticulously and fairly. Until things are rectified and a fair level of harmony is reached, the city's tax system remains uncertain with traders blaming the Authority, saying it is not fair, while the latter complains back, saying traders deceive or misunderstand taxation, reports BINYAM HAILEMESKEL, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.
With a drizzling cloudy sky late in the afternoon last Wednesday, many traders with their gloomy faces sat in their shops around Amede Gebeya in Merkato.
They made a long chain of small shops before the narrow hectic road filled by rushers. These traders, approximately in fifteen stores, sell plumbing and related materials. Some of their materials are original, and others are second-hand.
Bilal Mubarak, 51, owns one of these tiny shops with no space in the room to swing a cat. In the one-meter long used-plumbing materials store, Bilal, a father of three, stands perching his elbows on his desk waiting for customers. He claims his customers are mainly from the low and, rarely, middle-class families.
As gloomy faced as one can be, he explicates how the six-year late presumptive tax assessment's outcome has brought on strange feelings.
The tax law introduced this presumptive taxation system for micro taxpaying traders by exempting them from keeping books of accounts, intending to make it affordable and easy for management.
Bilal used to pay an annual business profit tax of 1,000 Br based on the old income tax proclamation, which was an obligation for Level-C taxpayers with an estimated annual revenue of up to 100,000 Br. However, this snowballed yearly to one million Birr.
The Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA), Addis Abeba branch, estimated the daily incomes of the likes of Bilal's businesses for the third time. It was aimed at developing a base in levying the income tax of the traders.
The Authority had 942 assessors. The Ministry of Finance & Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) and the Ministry of Trade (MoT) participated in the assessment, contributing 481 assessors each. Three supervision committees and 119 inspection groups, who look after the assessors to make sure things are done as fairly and accurately as possible on a daily basis, were also formed to facilitate the assessment.
The controversial estimation process concluded that many of the traders closed their shops during inspections. The assessment has also indicated that the traders reduce stocks and lie about their incomes which inconvenienced the process.
The Authority assessed the income of 148,000 traders in the capital city, whose trade is categorised under 99 types of businesses. These businesses have no books of accounts, and the quantity they sell is not precisely known, making their assessment mandatory.
The traders, on the other hand, were startled when the income assessment was announced. Many explained that they were escaping or deceiving the 1,904 assessors roaming the city. Because ERCA was, they claimed, notorious for imposing unfair taxes by estimating high sales incomes.
The Authority finally worked on the gathered data and revealed the results of its assessment for the traders starting on June 26, 2017.
"There was a businessman who went mad for hours after he saw his results," Nuredin Arabo, a retailer for six years in the area, told Fortune.
Like what happened in the estimation process, the result has also brought series of disagreements and anger against the Authority. This also holds true for Bilal, who used to be a street vendor five years ago before he started his business in the small shop.
He was raging when he saw his annual income escalated to one million Birr, surging by more than ten-fold from the daily sales he claims to have.
"I was about to lose my mind," he told Fortune, fighting back his tears. "But, when I realised that nearly all the traders here felt the same, I calmed down a bit."
For any country, collecting tax revenue is essential for development. Establishing the necessary infrastructures like new roads, schools, health centres and the like, can be ensured when a tax is properly collected.
Ethiopia, like any other least developed country, usually faces a challenge in raising the sufficient amount of revenue for the promotion of economic growth. The country's revenue administration system relies on taxpayers assessing their tax liability under the law, paying the correct amount of tax.
"One major problem is that the traders do not want to be taxed according to the reality," said Atkilit G/Egziabher, support and monitor director at the Authority's Addis Abeba branch. "The people who are unhappy with the recent assessment are those who want the country to be stuck with the six-year-old assessment."
During the recent assessment, close to 8,000 businesses that do not pay tax were discovered.
The Authority states that the current assessment tries to make taxation fair, align it with the new tax income proclamation and update it with the present economic situation in line with the current purchasing power of money, which depreciated from 16 Br to 23 Br against the dollar over the past five years.
"Other than fairness and appropriateness, there is no other thing we did," said Etsegenet Abera, vice chief director of the city branch of ERCA. "We were careful."
To receive complaints, the Authority has established grievance hearing centres in 116 Weredas in the city, according to them. Taxpayers who are unsatisfied with the hearing centres can appeal to the district branch of the Tax Appeal Commission.
Many traders tried to present their grievances even before they saw the results, according to the officials. "There were prejudgments of traders over which we should have worked better on awareness creation."
"This is disgraceful and shows how their tax understanding is small," said Birhanu Tadesse, coordinator of the tax policy directorate at MoFEC.
Furthermore, employees of public and private institutions pay more than what small taxpayers spend for tax annually. A look at the tax account of the city administration, 20 billion Br in tax was collected in the just-ended fiscal year, of which 37pc was from employment tax. Nationally, category C taxpayers contribute below 20pc of the total tax revenue.
"Employees pay higher than small taxpayers, who earn more owing to many deductions in the tax law," said Birhanu.
In Ethiopia, where the urban unemployment rate is 16.8pc, there are more than 1.6 million civil servants and 2.6 million employees who work in private companies and non-governmental organisations, according to the Central Statistical Agency (CSA).
Some experts who are aware of the tax system believe the absence of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Association in the assessment process is an indication that the assessment was inefficient.
"I cannot say the assessment is fair without an involvement of an independent body such as the Chamber," an expert said. "The absence of the Chamber in the assessment process has made advantages tilt towards the Authority and hurt traders."
An official from the Authority argues differently.
"The Chamber mainly represents large taxpayers," said Atkilit.
No matter the controversies between the traders and the Authority, the latter plans to collect more than 25 billion Br in tax from Addis Abeba for the new fiscal year.
"The controversy is natural as governments want to collect tax while traders wish an absence of taxation entirely," said Kebede Chane, director of ERCA. "Traders have a culture of hiding taxes, which shows backwardness."
Up until the previous year, the tax ratio to gross domestic product (GDP) of the country was 13.5pc, five percentage points lower than the sub-Saharan average.
"We are working to push the ratio to 17pc in the coming three years," said Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn while addressing the parliament last Friday. "To realise it, one of our tasks is building the capacity of the tax collector body and expanding our tax bases."
Nevertheless, traders never seem to accept the misunderstanding on their side, saying that they are ready to pay taxes if assessments of their incomes are fair. And they keep pointing their fingers back at the Authority.
"Paying tax is acceptable, but only if it is levied fairly based on real income," Bilal echoed. "I want a genuine assessment."
Meanwhile, unless the Authority changes its approach as experts indicate, or traders become aware of the tax system, the city's taxation remains a bone of contention, a hide-and-seek game in the grey area left by the taxation system.
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Filming near Lounge 11
Not sure what the deal is here.. but overheard on the scanner that the street near Lounge 11 is closed for a video shoot.
Another 411 reader called me to tell me there are lots of people gathering around snapping photos, and some rapper-guy with a sequin shirt of some sort was milling around.. some fancy sports cars too, revving their engines.
I know by the time I get down there, they'll be gone. Anyone know whats going on?


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Fight Club Sadisco* is justifiably legendary around town. How often do you get to watch real live fights to the grinding sounds of electronica, industrial, and generally angry jams? This year, the down-and-dirty party goes down on June 18, at The Firehouse Gallery.
Last year, our own Benjamin Leatherman climbed into the ring, and his blog post about the melee remains one of my favorite Up on the Sun entries.
Toby Tyler Heidebrink, better known as DJ Squalor, is one of the driving forces behind the event. He doesn't just orchestrate it, but provides the music during the event, cranking out misanthropic tunes to soundtrack the beatdowns and slugfests. We caught up with Squalor for this week's installment of DJ Dossier, to see what's new with him since our last exchange.
Name: Toby Tyler Heidebrink
AKA: Squalor and/or Mess. Those are separate names for the same musical characteristic. Squalor is my solo DJ/performance name and Mess is my name under the S*UPER DJ DUO: MESS &* PHETAMINE.
Regular gigs: I have been blamed for the fairly infamous revolving club night, Sadisco*. I helped build it from nothing to something known within the "industrial" scene, around the planet, I guess.
Too bad I, myself -- as one of the "resident DJs," as well as one of the many designers -- aren't as "known." But we do get booked around the country, in one form or another.
Sadisco* has even thrown down in Cali, almost full scale.
Beyond that, as Squalor, I recently recorded an EP with Hex|rx (the band performing at Fight Club S,* featuring me too). Thats due out soon. Collecting remixes at the moment. Then we have MESS &* PHETAMINE (feat GO Go Fail). This has become my main focus. It's a DJ duo [featuring] myself and $&M, another S*DJ. He's the Phetamines. GO GO FAIL is our side kick, duh. "Room clearing, red-lined, over driven, underwear DJ-ing, circus" is how we have been described.
Genres spun: Anything full of heart and fueled by hate, sex, or drugs. If it's dirty, wrong, fast, and has the right pulse, I drop that shit. Industrial, EBM, hard electro, harsh dance, electroclash, experimental, noise...
What's it like spinning while people are beating each other up? Not much different from when people are not. Its dancing vs. fighting. For me they are both just color commotion at random flashes 'cuz I kinda can't not freak out when I spin. I always only pick the songs I NEED to hear LOUD so I can DANCE! So yeah, I do it for me mostly. It just works out that others like it, too. Bonus, I guess.
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What do you dig about the music that you play? That others dig it. EVERYTHING, or I wouldn't play it. So many reasons, so little time.
What are some skills that every good DJ needs? They [just] need one: TASTE!
What's your musical background? I don't know!? Really, its always been in my life and not in an instrument way. I have just always listened to almost everything. I saw Heart in '74 via the womb. Like, Heart the band. My mom went.
What is the craziest thing you've witnessed at Fight Club? I always love when two chicks agree to fight and one realizes she just agreed to get beat down, like, gorilla style. They are always like, 'Oh no! Shes really beating me up! WHAT NOW!?.' Or, the crowd at The Sets busting in three metal screen windows [while] cheering on the fights through them. They had fist indents in them. That's when the owner tried to shut us down, but the sound system was ours so we basically hijacked the sound and I went on stage, [and] auditioned live for Alter Der Ruine singing a song in hatred at The Sets.


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Docs replace severed thumb with big toe
29-yr-old who accidentally sawed off his thumb had it replaced with his toe
29-yr-old who accidentally sawed off his thumb had it replaced with his toe
A father-of-one has shown off his unusual new thumb after he lost his original in a carpentry accident.
James Byrne (29) had his big toe grafted on to his hand after he severed his left thumb while sawing through a piece of wood last December.
Two thumbs up: James Byrne hopes to start work soon as his new
thumb already wiggles and rotates
Surgeons had first tried to sew his original thumb back on but the blood would not start flowing again despite months of treatment, including using leeches.
"I never thought it would work but the surgical teams and nurses have done such a fantastic job. The care has been amazing," he said. "I can't bend it yet but I hope to be able to do so soon. It rotates and I can give it a good wiggle. I am so, so pleased that I had it done. It is just such a relief that I'll be able to get back to work soon."
He said that people reacted to it in very different ways.
"Some think it's really funny while others are a bit disgusted by it," he said.
"When I meet people, they ask 'what did you do to your thumb, it's so big and swollen'. They can't believe it when I tell them it's actually my toe instead."
James's thumb was vital in his job as a paver and plant operator and as a father to son Connor.
Back to work
James currently has limited movement in his thumb but is expected to regain full use of it after intense physiotherapy.
Frenchay Hospital is a regional micro-surgery centre and has an international reputation for such complex surgery.
Khan led two teams of surgeons during the eight-hour operation -- with one amputating James's toe while the other worked on his hand at the same time.
Rare surgery
The plastic surgeon said, "It is quite a rare thing to do and is a very complex procedure. James will have to learn to re-balance, without his left great toe but he will be able to walk and jog normally."
He added, "The thumb is the dominant digit. Without it, James would not be able to do the things that we take for granted, like holding a pen or opening a door. It is still early for him and he might need additional surgery to make it look more like a thumb. The loss of a great toe is not as disabling as losing a thumb. So the loss far outweighs the gain."
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Last March 2018, AdMov launched a marketing campaign for Osakatsu restaurant. Osakatsu is a unique Japanese resto situated in Valero St, Makati. It is the first Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Katsu resto in the PH. Unlike other Katsu restaurants, patrons can eat unli katsu and they can cook it by themselves.
This resto offers a unique experience rivaling those offered by Korean BBQ restos in the Metro. Like many SME's, they also faced challenges in marketing. Despite having a unique selling proposition, they struggled driving foot traffic. They are getting customers but they want to fill out more seats.
Problems Faced By Osakatsu
#1 Lack of Good Contents – it is expensive hiring a good creatives team. If they do it by themselves, they come up with videos that are not that eye candy. They wanted to create a video ad that tells the story of their company and reflects its brand.
#2 Saturated Social Media Channels– the owners of Osakatus has been running good social media campaign. However it seem to get enough awareness from their channels. Despite spending on boost posts and paid media, foot traffic remains low. It seems getting attention of netizens have become harder for them.
#3 Lack of Better Localized Targeting– after running campaigns in social media, Osakatsu marketing had difficulty targeting people within their establishment/city. Everytime they run a paid ad in social media they keep on getting likes from wrong people. For them it seems they are wasting their budget to wrong targets.
Solution: Tap Innovative Partners
In partnership with STREETVIBE, our teams came up with a strategy on how to make Osakatsu raise awareness more efficiently. For the creatives side, the resto tapped StreetVibe. Their group is known develop videos that look premium and eye candy.
These guys know how to make your brand look good, I tell you! They create creative contents that they trend in social media organically. They whip out their creatives wizardry and created a beautiful story for Osakatsu through video.
AdMov was tapped to ensure the videos are seen by high value demographics. Who represents this high value segments? The Grab riders of course! These folks have the capacity to pay. These people have the appetite to pay premium to enhance their lifestyle. These riders compose the rising middle class Filipinos which is a lucrative niche for Osakatsu.
Campaign Execution: Influencing the Working Class of BGC and Makati
Everytime a passenger travels within Makati/BGC the infomercial of Osakatsu being played. Riders discover this new resto and are enticed to visit it. This allowed the business to share the experience to the riders.
Lately we asked the owners how is their business doing. We are very happy to hear Osakatsu is growing rapidly. I talked to the owner they are now planning expansion to malls. This is not bad considering its barely 5 months since they launched.
Video 1.1: Osakatsu informercial being ran at an AdMov tablet near Glorietta 4 Makati
Lesson Learned
What can we learn from this experience? Creative marketing plays a critical role in hacking growth for any business. Businesses should find creative ways to get the attention of their customers. Don't be stuck on just using traditional marketing approach.
Innovative companies like Unilever and Coca Cola know the value of using untapped marketing channels. In order to standout, successful brand find new ways in enhancing their customer experiences. The synergy of StreetVibe and AdMov enabled Osakatsu to achieve this like the big boys.
Author: Bobby Ben Davis Cristuta
Bobby is the CMO and Co-founder for Admov Philippines. He is a serial technopreneur. He is passionate in delivering emerging marketing channels and bring Manila as destination for innovative advertising technologies.


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Hi. Is there any way to create a block file in SM from stereo satellite data with RPCs? Or to create data that can be utilised in SAfI? Cheers, Johnnie
No, we cannot create block files in Sapatial Modeler.
If you have NITF format satellite images you can load them into SAfI selecting RPC based Stereo Option. You will select left and right images and type a name for the block file (SAfI will generate a block file). But this will not work if the RPCxxx.txt dataset is used. This is because it reads the RPC Information embedded in the image file that you entered for left and right images; however, it does not read the RPC information from external files. This function also accepts img format images with RPC information embedded in the images. For example, if you have TIL format stereo images you can first import them to .img format using Import tool selecting Digital Globe TIL and then you can load them into SAfI using RPC based Stereo Option.
If you have IMAGINE Photogrammetry licenses, it is easier to first generate a block file selecting Rational Functions geometric model category and then import the block file into SAfI. Using IMAGINE Photogrammetry you can generate RPC model block files with external RPC files as well (e.g. TIF with rpc.txt)
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Thursday, June 07, 2018 to Sunday, June 10, 2018
The 2018 World Series of Poker has crowned yet another bracelet winner at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and it was Ognyan Dimov that took home the lion's share of the $2,245,050 prize pool and coveted gold bracelet in Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.
Four former bracelet winners returned to the final table on the ESPN feature stage, but it was 2015 EPT Deauville Main Event champion Dimov that faced Antonio Barbato in an all-European heads-up. Both were supported by a boisterous rail and the Bulgarians ended up celebrating the third WSOP bracelet for their country, as Dimov followed in the footsteps of Nick Jivkov and Simeon Naydenov to claim his maiden bracelet and $378,743 for his efforts.
"I read up on all of the players. Of course, you don't expect to face bad players on the final table, that's what you expect, bracelet winners and big names in poker. I am not afraid of that," the Bulgarian said when asked about the stacked final table line-up.
Dimov was all smiles in the interview after his victory. "I tried to stay calm and felt good playing. Obviously, everyone saw that I ran pretty amazing, but you have to run like this to win a tournament. I can't complain."
Four-handed, Dimov pulled into a commanding lead after hero-calling against Ryan D'Angelo before sending all his remaining opponents to the rail.
"I got hands in the right moments and made one sick hero call when we were four-handed, which was like 15 minutes ago."
When asked about the clash with Nick Schulman shortly after, Dimov added the following.
"Well, it was pretty standard, I got lucky again."
While Dimov has just won his first bracelet, the Bulgarian already has an EPT title to his name. "I love it here, I came here (Las Vegas) two years ago for the first time and also last year and this year, and I hope to come back to play. I come here to win bracelets and I am really happy that it came true."
Dimov also confirmed that he will be playing the rest of the WSOP this summer and had a few remarks in jest for his Bulgarian rail, which ended up in a winner shot with two dozen countrymen.
"Well, that I am a really nice and good guy, everybody loves me. ... No, I am kidding, it is because they are really bad at poker and busted the Millionaire Maker (laughs). We are on the other side of the world and we are going to be a tight group and cheering for each other. Whoever was on the final table, the same people would appear and I really appreciate their help."
Before the event, his heads-up opponent Barbato had just shy of $38,000 in cashes on the live poker circuit and took home $233,992 for his efforts. Nick Schulman ended up third with fellow bracelet winners Ryan D'Angelo, Joey Weissman and Yue Du below him in the payouts.
Final Result Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
About the event:
The tournament created a field of 1,663 entries and 264 hopefuls bagged up after Day 1 with Bart Lybaert in the lead and the money bubble looming, as just the top 250 spots were paid. It took only 20 minutes on Day 2 to ensure a min-cash of $2,249, and from there on out, the eliminations kept coming at an electric pace and just 27 players bagged up.
Among those to bust in the money on Day 2 were such big names as Chance Kornuth (184th, $2,342), Barry Greenstein (155th, $2,453), defending champion Anthony Marquez (120th, $2,835), Jeff Madsen (78th, $3,984), 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (64th, $4,608), and Adrian Mateos (61st, $4,608).
The WSOP bracelet winners Adrian Buckley and Tristan Wade were among the first to depart on Day 3 and they were soon joined on the rail by Pierre Calamusa (13th, $19,469) and Hon Cheong Lee (12th, $25,342). After four casualties in half an hour including Day 1 chip leader Bart Lybaert (8th, $44,750), Day 3 came to an early end after just over six levels of play and the remaining six hopefuls including four WSOP bracelet winners and an EPT champion returned for an extra day to determine the champion.
Action on the Final Day
In the very first hand of the day, Yue Du defended his big blind against a button raise by Nick Schulman and check-shoved a jack-high turn with ace-deuce suited for the nut flush draw. Schulman called with king-jack for top pair and the river paired the board to eliminate Du in sixth place.
Start-of-day chip leader Joey Weissman had a rough first few levels and dropped to the bottom of the counts before he doubled through Schulman to get back into contention. Antonio Barbato doubled through Ognyan Dimov and Weissman sent over a big portion of his stack to Ryan D'Angelo before he hero-called a jam by Dimov on the river of a king-high board. Weissman was shown ten-four suited for a flush and his pocket queens ended up second-best to reduce the field to the final four with Dimov and D'Angelo at the top of the counts.
A failed bluff by D'Angelo vaulted Dimov into a commanding lead and he never looked back, sending all three remaining opponents to the rail in quick succession. In back-to-back hands, he claimed the stacks of D'Angelo and Schulman to enter heads-up with a 9-1 lead. D'Angelo lost a flip with pocket nines against king-jack, while Schulman's ace-ten was ahead of ace-eight until the river brought an eight to let the Bulgarian rail erupt in celebration.
The heads-up duel with Barbato lasted all but 16 hands and the Italian ended up moving all in for his last seven big blinds with ace-nine and Dimov called with king-six. A six on the flop and a king on the river sealed Barbato's fate and he couldn't pull off the miracle comeback.
That brings an end to the PokerNews live reporting for this event, but several other WSOP tournaments are already underway right now to determine another champion in Las Vegas.
Down to his last 570,000, Antonio Barbato moved all in and Ognyan Dimov called to set up the showdown for the bracelet.
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The flop paired up DImov and both the Bulgarian and Italian rail started chanting for the next card to come in each favor. After the turn, Barbato picked up a gutshot, but the on the river was a blank for the Italian. Barbato was eliminated in 2nd place and takes home $233,992 for his efforts.
Dimov becomes the third WSOP bracelet winner for Bulgaria and a recap of today's action is to follow.
Hand #86: Ognyan Dimov called and Antonio Barbato checked. The flop came on which they both checked. The turn brought the and Barbato check-folded to the 75,000 bet of Dimov.
Hand #87: Dimov got a walk.
Hand #88: Dimov called and Barbato checked. The flop came on which they both checked to the on the turn. Barbato bet 80,000 and Dimov called. The river completed the board with the , Barbato checked. Dimov did the same. Barbato took the pot with for two pair, sevens and sixes.
Hand #89: Dimov got a walk.
Hand #90: Dimov put Barbato all-in and Barbato folded.
Hand #91: Dimov got a walk
Hand #92: Dimov shoved and Barbato folded.
Hand #83: Antonio Barbato limped in and Ognyan Dimov checked his option to see a flop of , Dimov checked and Barbato's bet of 60,000 was called. On the turn, Dimov quickly checked and Barbato made it 155,000 to go, which Dimov called. After the river both players checked.
Dimov showed the for a pair of eights and that won the pot, sending Barbato below a million.
Hand #84: A walk for Barbato.
Hand #85: Barbato limped in and Dimov raised it up to 200,000, forcing a fold from his opponent.
Hand #78: Ognyan Dimov called on the button and Antonio Barbato checked. The flop came , Barbato check-folded to the 75,000 bet of Dimov.
Hand #79: Barbato completed and Dimov checked. The flop came , Dimov checked, Barbato bet 60,000 and Dimov folded.
Hand #80: Dimov called and Barbato checked. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn. The river completed the board with the , Barbato check-folded to the 75,000 bet of Dimov.
Hand #81: Barbato called and Dimov raised to 240,000. Barbato folded.
Hand #82: Dimov limped in and Barbato checked. The flop came on which they both checked. The turn brought them the , Barbato check-folded to the 75,000 bet of Dimov.
Hand #77: Nick Schulman limped in from the small blind and Ognyan Dimov moved all in, Schulman called for 1,850,000.
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The flop failed to improve Dimov, but he picked up some chop outs on the turn. Instead of a chop, Dimov got there with the on the river and Schulman was eliminated in 3rd place for $163,785. There will now be a short break to set up the duel for the WSOP bracelet.
Hand #76: Ryan D'Angelo raised to 135,000 from the under-the-gun position. Dimov shoved which would put both Antonio Barbato, Nick Schulman or D'Angelo all-in. Barbato and Schulman quickly folded. D'Angelo called for the 1,890,000 he had in front of him.
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The board ran out to give Dimov two pair in the end to eliminate D'Angelo in fourth place for $116,118.
Hand #72: Ognyan Dimov made it 135,000 to go on the button and Antonio Barbato three-bet to 405,000 in the small blind. Dimov four-bet all in and Barbato snap-folded.
Hand #73: Dimov opened to 135,000 first to act and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #74: A walk for Dimov.
Hand #75: Ryan D'Angelo raised to 135,000 on the button and Dimov called in the small blind. The flop came and both players checked to see the on the turn. Dimov bet 175,000 and D'Angelo called, the duo headed to the river. Dimov checked and D'Angelo bet 1.2 million, prompting the Bulgarian to carefully study the board and his stack. Dimov called and D'Angelo showed the for a busted flush draw, Dimov claimed the pot with for a pair of kings to cement his spot at the top of the counts.
Hand #70: Ryan D'Angelo completed his small blind and Ognyan Dimov opted to check. The flop came , D'Angelo checked, Dimov bet 60,000 and D'Angelo called. The turn brought them the on which they both checked to the on the river. D'Angelo bet 150,000. Dimov folded.
Hand #71: Dimov completed the small blind, Antonio Barbato shoved for 925,000 in total in the big blind and Dimov snap-called.
The flop came to give Dimov a set of tens and Barbato a gutshot straight draw.
The on the turn was just what Barbato ordered. Dimov now needed another ten or the board to pair to take Barbato out.
The on the river completed the board and Barbato doubled up.
Hand #67: First to act, Nick Schulman raised it up to 130,000 and Ryan D'Angelo three-bet to 400,000 on the button. Ognyan Dimov four-bet to 1,100,000 in the small blind and that ended up forcing folds all around to let the rich get richer.
Hand #68: D'Angelo made it 135,000 to go and Antonio Barbato in the small blind three-bet to 405,000, which prompted a call from D'Angelo. The flop came and Barbato quickly continued for 330,000, D'Angelo moved all in and Barbato snap-folded to drop below a million.
Hand #69: Schulman limped in from the small blind and D'Angelo raised it up to 185,000, Schulman called. On the flop, Schulman checked and D'Angelo made it 125,000 to go, which Schulman called. After the turn, Schulman checked once more and D'Angelo checked behind.
The river brought a four card flush and Schulman now took the betting lead, making it 150,000 to go. D'Angelo called and mucked when he was shown the for a king-high flush by Schulman.
Hand #63: Ryan D'Angelo raised to 135,000 from the button and the rest folded.
Hand #64: Ognyan Dimov raised to 135,000 from the button and Nick Schulman called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. They both checked again to the on the river. Schulman bet 80,000 and Dimov raised to 375,000. Schulman gave his hand up.
Hand #65: Schulman completed the small blind and D'Angelo opted to check his big blind. The flop came , Schulman bet 60,000 and D'Angelo folded.
Hand #66: D'Angelo completed his small blind and Dimov raised to 210,000 from the big blind. D'Angelo called. The flop came , D'Angelo check-called the 130,000 bet of Dimov. The turn brought them the , D'Angelo checked again. Dimov bet 525,000 and D'Angelo quickly folded.
Hand #62: Joey Weissman raised to 105,000 from the cutoff. Ognyan Dimov called in the big blind.
The flop came , Dimov checked. Weissman continued with a bet of 110,000 and Dimov called.
The turn brought them the , both Dimov and Weissman checked.
The river completed the board with the , Dimov checked for the last time. Weissman bet 250,000. Dimov glanced at Weissman and the board while going through his options in his head. Dimov shoved which put Weissman all-in. Weissman tanked while the other players left the table as the break had started. Weissman huffed and puffed a few times. After almost four minutes, Weissman called.
Dimov tabled for the flush and Weissman held for the pair of queens which wasn't good enough. Dimov's rail loudly cheered and Weissman defeatedly walked towards his rail for support. Weissman finished in 5th place for $83,396.
Dimov joined the other players for their second 15-minute break of the day.
Hand #58: Ryan D'Angelo raised to 110,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #59: Ognyan Dimov raised to 110,000 and Antonio Barbato jammed in the small blind for 1,015,000. Dimov asked for a count, and called after plenty of consideration.
Barbato was ahead and flopped a full house on the board of to double.
Hand #60: Barbato made it 105,000 to go on the button and Nick Schulman called out of the big blind. The flop came and Schulman checked, then faced a bet of 85,000 by Barbato. Schulman called and the duo headed to the turn, which prompted another check by Schulman and a check by Barbato. The river triggered a bet worth 130,000 by Schulman and Barbato folded.
Hand #61: Joey Weissman made it 105,000 to go from the button and picked up a call by D'Angelo in the big blind. The flop fell , D'Angelo checked and Weissman bet 80,000, D'Angelo called. After the turn, D'Angelo checked once more and Weissman made it 280,000, a call followed.
The on the river brought a check by D'Angelo and Weissman bet 600,000, a snap-call followed and Weissman showed for two pair. D'Angelo had that beat with for a flush and jumped into the lead with five players remaining.
Hand #53: Ognyan Dimov completed his small blind and Antonio Barbato opted to check his big blind. They both checked through the whole board. Dimov tabled for the pot as Barbato mucked.
Hand #54: Dimov raised to 110,000 from the button and Joey Weissman three-bet to 390,000 from the big blind and Dimov folded.
Hand #55: Weissman raised to 175,000 from the small blind. Nick Schulman called in the big blind. The flop came , Weissman bet 185,000, Schulman shoved for 1,100,000 and Weissman quickly folded.
Hand #56: Schulman completed the small blind, Ryan D'Angelo raised to 150,000 in the big blind. Schulman shoved for 1,650,000 and D'Angelo grimaced and then folded.
Hand #57: Barbato raised to 105,000 from the under-the-gun position. Weissman three-bet to 300,000 and Barbato folded.
Hand #48: Ognyan Dimov limped in from the small blind and Antonio Barbato raised to 175,000 in the big blind, which Dimov called. The flop came and Dimov checked, Barbato continued for 130,000 and Dimov called. The on the turn went check, check, and the river brought a bet of 300,000 by DImov. Barbato called and mucked when Dimov flashed the for top pair.
Hand #49: Nick Schulman raised to 105,000 first to act and Dimov called on the button. On a flop of , Schulman checked and Dimov made it 85,000 to go. Schulman called, which brought the on the turn. Schulman bet 200,000 and Dimov called, the fell on the river.
Schulman moved all in for 720,000 and Dimov sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #50: Joey Weissman raised to 175,000 out of the small blind and Schulman called in the big blind. The flop came and Weissman bet 100,000, Schulman called. After the turn, both players checked and the fell on the river. Both players checked and Weissman claimed the pot with the for top pair.
Hand #51: Dimov raised to 110,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #52: Ryan D'Angelo limped the small blind, Dimov raised to 175,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Hand #43: Nick Schulman raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Barbato called in the big blind. The flop came , Barbato check-folded to the 50,000 bet of Schulman.
Hand #44: Schulman shoved from the under-the-gun position for 885,000 in total and everyone folded.
Hand #45: Joey Weissman completed his small blind and Schulman opted to check. The flop came on which both players checked to the on the turn. They both checked again. The on the river completed the board and they both checked once more. Schulman took the pot with for the flopped pair of sevens.
Hand #46: Schulman completed his small blind and D'Angelo checked. The flop came . Both players checked to the on the turn and then checked again. The on the river completed the board. Schulman bet 50,000 and D'Angelo folded.
Hand #47: Weismann raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and only Ognyan Dimov called in the big blind. The flop came , Dimov checked, Weissman continued with a bet of 165,000 and Dimov folded immediately.
Hand #38: Ryan D'Angelo raised to 90,00 on the button and that won the blinds and antes.
Hand #39: Nick Schulman made it 85,000 to go and raked in the blinds and antes uncontested.
Hand #40: Ognyan Dimov raised to 90,000 in the cutoff and Schulman called out of the big blind. The flop fell and Schulman checked, Dimov made it 75,000 to go and Schulman came along to see the on the turn. Both players opted to check and the on the river completed the board. Schulman checked and Dimov bet 225,000, which won the pot without resistance.
Hand #41: Schulman limped in from the small blind and D'Angelo in the big blind raised to 125,000, ending the hand right there.
Hand #42: Antonio Barbato raised to 85,000 first to act and Joey Weissman three-bet to 270,000 from one seat over. All opponents folded and Weissman claimed the pot uncontested.
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f Addressing Institutional Amplifiers in the Dynamics and Control of Tuberculosis Epidemics
Tuberculosis outbreaks originating in prisons, mines, or hospital wards can spread to the larger community. Recent proposals have targeted these high-transmission institutional amplifiers by improving case detection, treatment, or reducing the size of the exposed population. However, what effects these alternative proposals may have is unclear. We mathematically modeled these control strategies and found case detection and treatment methods insufficient in addressing epidemics involving common types of institutional amplifiers. Movement of persons in and out of amplifiers fundamentally altered the transmission dynamics of tuberculosis in a manner not effectively mitigated by detection or treatment alone. Policies increasing the population size exposed to amplifiers or the per-person duration of exposure within amplifiers potentially worsened incidence, even in settings with high rates of detection and treatment success. However, reducing the total population size entering institutional amplifiers significantly lowered tuberculosis incidence and the risk of propagating new drug-resistant tuberculosis strains.
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What Happens When Superintendents Sue Their School Boards? Usually Splitsville.
When a rocky relationship between a superintendent and school board winds up in court, it can lead to the awkwardness of divorce—like when a splitting couple continues living together with their kids in the middle of the conflict.
As the relationship breaks down, it's relatively common for superintendents to hit the escape hatches in their contracts, through resignation or retirement, or for school board trustees to get voted in or out as tensions air.
What's more uncommon though are sitting superintendents suing the school board members who can hire, and in most cases, fire them. Conversely, it's rare for a sitting trustee, or an entire board to sue a superintendent.
When it does happen, though, it usually doesn't end well, according to a review by Education Week of such legal cases over the last decade.
The most recent case is unfolding now in the Howard County, Md., school district, where Superintendent Renee Foose has sued the school board in a dispute that is both professional and personal.
The suit, filed in January in Howard County Circuit Court, alleges that school board trustees passed a series of resolutions that aimed to "strip the superintendent of her lawful authority" since the newly elected board was sworn in December. The conflict has extended to Foose's personal life, as she also claims in the suit that she has faced discrimination because of her sexual orientation as an out lesbian.
Cynthia Vaillancourt, the president of the Howard County school board, said in an emailed statement that the board has turned legal matters over to its lawyers and will continue to work with Foose. But, Vaillancourt acknowledged, the suit has fostered a "challenging" working situation, and characterized Foose as trying to usurp the board's governance abilities.
Dan Domenech, the executive director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association and former superintendent of the Fairfax County district in Virginia, said that generally it's a bad idea for superintendents to go public with concerns about the board, which employs them.
"When that happens relations are undoubtedly at the point where the superintendent will be making an exit soon," said Domenech, who was not commenting on any specific case.
For now though, Foose and Howard County's trustees have to constantly come back to the table to work—an indefinite situation thanks to the superintendent's contract and stipulations rarely seen in state educational law but enshrined in Maryland.
Foose is in the first year of a new four-year contract, after already serving in the post for the last four years when she had a majority of support on the school board. Foose said in an interview she has no plans of backing down now from her position.
In Maryland, contracts for superintendents must be four years long at a time, according to Bill Reinhard, a spokesman for the state's department of education. Many states allow trustees to simply tack on another year or two if they are satisfied with the superintendent.
While most states give local school boards authority to fire superintendents, Maryland law mandates that only the state superintendent can terminate them. The law gives the state chief five grounds for doing so: immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency, and/or willful neglect of duty. Maryland law does allow for boards to negotiate separation agreements.
Reinhard said it's unclear when the law went into effect for the state with 24 school systems. News reports cite the law's differing origins as far as back as 1937, but it didn't get much attention until 2002 during a contentious superintendent-school board rift in Prince George's County. At the time, The Washington Post reported that the law took most school leaders in Maryland by surprise.
Even if a state allows their school boards more liberty to get rid of a superintendent, involving the courts can certainly protract the separation process. Education Week found a handful of such cases in recent years as reported by local media. Among them:
- In 2013, in Ohio, Randy Stepp, the superintendent of the Medina City school district, sued the school board for allegedly defaming him. Trustees then moved to fire Stepp, which prompted the then-suspended superintendent to file a second suit to halt his firing. Stepp eventually submitted his resignation nearly a year later in the aftermath of a state auditor's report that found he had misspent school funds, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
- In South Carolina in 2014, Vashti Washington, the superintendent of the Jasper County school district, sued school board member Randy Horton for defamation. While the court battle largely played out in the press, Washington and Horton had to work together for nearly a year and a half until the suit settled and the superintendent resigned.
School leadership experts say discord between superintendents and boards can easily hijack the district's political climate, and that can have a chilling effect on progress as employees feel pressure to possibly choose sides.
In the absence of "marriage counseling," Domenech of AASA quipped, there are intermediaries that either board trustees or superintendents can turn to for help mediating disputes, such as attorneys, search consultants, and school board and superintendent associations.
One such group, the National School Boards Association, offers a guidebook for trustees to help navigate the process of building and maintaining relationships with schools' chiefs.
Tom Gentzel, the executive director and CEO of the National School Boards Association, said trustees must carefully weigh their First Amendment rights and speaking out on behalf of their communities against how they speak of the superintendent, especially in public. Board members should always confer with their district's legal counsel while in sensitive conflicts with the superintendent in order to best safeguard their behavior from putting the school system at risk of further litigation, he said.
That's not to say that trustees and superintendents who are always in perfect harmony is ideal either, Gentzel said. The healthiest board-superintendent relationships are those in which people can respectfully disagree and debate important issues. What's vital when there is disagreement, he said, is for trustees and superintendents to monitor how serious a rift really is before widening it to an unbridgeable gulf.
"You're not dysfunctional if you disagree. You're dysfunctional if you can't make a decision," Gentzel said. "Disagreement can be healthy if it's done in the right environment."
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- The office of special counsel Robert Mueller has charged Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, on two counts related to conspiracy against the US and making a false statement to the FBI.
- Gates pleaded guilty to both charges on Friday, indicating that he is cooperating with the investigation, which is probing the extent of Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
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Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of the Trump campaign, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges brought on by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
Mueller's office charged Gates with two counts related to conspiracy against the US and making a false statement to federal investigators. On Thursday, Mueller filed 32 charges against Gates and Paul Manafort, the former chairman of the Trump campaign, in a superseding indictment, accusing them of financial crimes related to tax and bank fraud.
Both men were first indicted last October on 12 counts related to money laundering, conspiracy against the US, and failure to register as foreign agents.
Gates said in a letter to his loved ones earlier Friday that he decided to plead guilty for the sake of his family, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
Gates reportedly wrote: "Despite my initial desire to vigorously defend myself, I have had a change of heart. The reality of how long this legal process will likely take, the cost, and the circus-like atmosphere of an anticipated trial are too much. I will better serve my family moving forward by exiting this process."
"The consequence is the public humiliation, which at this moment seems like a small price to pay for what our children would have to endure otherwise," the letter read.
Gates is a close associate of Manafort, who has been a subject of intense scrutiny in the Russia investigation.
Gates' guilty plea makes him the fourth person known to be cooperating with Mueller, in addition to early campaign foreign-policy adviser George Papadopoulos, former national-security adviser Michael Flynn, and California businessman Richard Pinedo.
Thursday's charges against Gates and Manafort alleged that more than $US75 million flowed through the defendants' offshore accounts and that Manafort laundered over $US30 million in undisclosed income with Gates' assistance.Gates is alleged to have laundered more than $US3 million.
Friday's filing made similar allegations with one noticeable change: it accused Manafort of laundering $US18 million in undisclosed income, not $US30 million.
The new charges allege that:
- From 2006 to 2017, Gates "conspired to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating" investigations by US officials
- When asked about a 2013 meeting between Manafort, a lobbyist and an unidentified member of Congress, Gates said there were no discussions about Ukraine when in fact there were.
Gates has often been described as Manafort's "right-hand man" and an influential Trump booster with wide-ranging connections to powerful leaders and businessmen around the world. He has been associated with Manafort for nearly three decades, and his testimony against his former boss could throw a wrench into Manafort's defence strategy.
Gates joined the Trump campaign in early 2016, when Manafort became the campaign chairman, and worked under him as his deputy. Manafort was forced to step down as Trump's campaign chairman in August 2016, but Gates stayed and worked on Trump's transition team. He was ousted from a pro-Trump lobbying group in April 2017 amid questions about Russia's election interference, but he continued to visit the White House as late as June, according to The Daily Beast.
By cooperating with Mueller, Gates can expect "a substantial reduction in his sentence," the Los Angeles Times reported, adding that he could serve up to 18 months in prison.
The charges against Gates and Manafort stem from their financial dealings and their work as political consultants for Ukraine's pro-Russia Party of Regions and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
When Trump hired Manafort in March 2016, Manafort was known for having worked as a top consultant to Yanukovych, and he is widely credited with helping Yanukovych win Ukraine's presidency in 2010.
Yanukovych was ousted from the presidency in 2014 amid widespread protests against his Russia-friendly positions and his decision to back out of a deal that would have promoted closer ties between Ukraine and the West and distanced Ukraine from Russia. Yanukovych fled to Russia as the demonstrations escalated and grew bloody, and he is now living under the protection of the Kremlin.
Since then, Ukrainian prosecutors investigating the protests have said Yanukovych ordered security forces to open fire on protesters, and some are looking into whether Manafort had a hand in encouraging Yanukovych.
Manafort and Gates were also implicated in Mueller's investigation of Alex van der Zwaan, a Russia-linked lawyer who pleaded guilty earlier this week to one count of making false statements to investigators about his work for the law firm Skadden, Arps, Meagher, & Flom LLP and Affiliates in 2012.
At Yanukovych's request, Manafort asked Skadden to compile a report about the 2011 trial of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, an effort Van der Zwaan was involved in..
Tymoshenko, who was Yanukovych's rival in the country's 2010 election, was jailed in 2011 after the Ukrainian government convicted her of abuse of power. Her trial and subsequent conviction were criticised by human-rights groups and deemed politically motivated by the US, the UK, German, Italy, Spain, and other European countries.
Skadden was roped into the controversy over the Tymoshenko report when it emerged that the former Ukrainian Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych embezzled over $US1 million to pay the law firm for its work.
Van der Zwaan was also accused of lying to investigators about why he did not provide Mueller's office with a September 2016 email between him and another person referred to in the charge as "Person A."
The court filing says Van der Zwaan not only spoke with both Gates and the unnamed person about Skadden's report on Tymoshenko's trial but also destroyed evidence Mueller's office was seeking, including the September 2016 email.
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