is the place where the conduct causing the crash occurred. Plaintiff alleges that defendant negligently designed the Piper Aerostar, Complaint ¶ 3 (filed June 28, 1983), which by their own admission occurred in California. Id. ¶ 2. Plaintiff also contends that defendant negligently developed and sold parts for and promulgated and maintained rules governing the use of the Aerostar aircraft first in California, and later in Florida (where defendant relocated). Plaintiff also avers that defendant negligently and intentionally delayed safety improvements to the Aerostar airplane after learning of its dangerous defects and tendencies. This latter act or omission is alleged to have occurred before plaintiff crashed and while defendant resided in Florida.
Turning next to the citizenship of the parties, the deceased was a citizen of Ohio at thetime of his death. Defendant is a Florida resident with its principal place of business in that state.

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The shift from the rule of lex loci delicti to the "significant relationships test" was in part necessary because, under the former rule, a court would have to apply the law of a forum whose contacts with the events and the parties were purely fortuitous. All that has changed in Florida since the Florida Supreme Court rendered its decision in Bishop. In that case, the supreme court applied Florida law in a case involving the crash in North Carolina of an airplane carrying Florida citizens who were *380 headed from Florida to South Carolina. Similarly, Florida law was applied


be expected (to the extent that it unfortunately had to happen at all) because the deceased lived in the state, kept his plane there, and was flying from one point to another in Ohio when he met disaster. Under Bishop, these facts militate strongly in favor of applying Ohio law. Another Florida decision, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Olsen, 406 So.2d 1109 (Fla.1981), supports this view. In State Farm, the supreme court applied Illinois law to a personal injury action arising out of a car accident in Illinois between an Illinois resident and a Florida resident who was insured by a Florida carrier. After noting that Florida law provided for comparative negligence while in Illinois contributory negligence applied, the court found that "Illinois has an interestwhich Mr. Marxen resided before his death has a substantial interest in the nature and extent of his compensatory relief. By living and working in Ohio, Mr. Marxen availed himself of the rights and duties of being an Ohio citizen. One such right is the ability of the deceased and his beneficiaries to be compensated for their injuries. Compared to Ohio, Florida has a low interest in seeing that Mr. Marxen's beneficiaries receive their proper distribution of his compensatory award. Plaintiff Peoples Bank and Trust Company opened an ancillary estate in Florida following Mr. Marxen's death, and some of defendant's wrongdoings occurred in Florida, but the relationship between Mr. Marxen and Piper Aircraft is centered in Ohio. Recall that Mr. Marxen was an Ohio citizen; his plane was


of contacts that Piper has with Ohio, it is reasonable to give equal importance to that state's policy regarding punitive damages. Overall, then, "under the `most significant relationship' test, when there is a true conflict between laws of states having equal interests in the issue of punitive damages, and when the place of injury has a strong interest in air safety and in protection of air transportation corporations, the law of the place of injury will apply." Air Crash, 644 F.2d at 616. In Air Crash, a California-bound American Airlines (Delaware corporation with principal place of business in New York and misconduct in Oklahoma) DC-10 designed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas Corporation (Maryland corporation with principal place of business in Missouri and misconduct in California) crashed shortly afterContents

Little is known about Jeannie May's background. It is known that she met with a slaver working for Caesar's Legion and sold Carla Boone, the wife of sniper, Craig Boone, into slavery. Craig Boone reveals that the slavers knew how to approach Novac without being seen, which suggests that Jeannie May gave them detailed instructions on how to get in and out safely. She was paid 1,000 caps for Carla, and 500 more for her unborn child. Jeannie May possibly sold Carla because of the way she acted. Through dialogue with Jeannie May and other residents of Novac, specifically Manny Vargas, it is revealed that Carla was not well liked, and "went out of her way to be rude." In actuality, she just wanted to get Boone to


take her back to New Vegas, which she personally preferred over the quiet and uneventful life of Novac, and didn't care whether or not her favorable interests made plenty of others see her as selfish.

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November 5, 2019 Los Angeles City Council Votes to Support Medicare for All, Urges Congress to Act

Statement of Melinda St. Louis, Director, Public Citizen’s Medicare for All Campaign

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Note: Today, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution in support of Medicare for All. With a city population of almost four million, it is the second-most populous city in the U.S. Before the vote, activists and representatives of Los Angeles neighborhood councils rallied in front of Los Angeles City Hall in support of Medicare for All. Additionally, more than 30 people spoke in favor of the resolution before the council and shared powerful personal stories. Public Citizen is part of a coalition urging citizens to press their local governments to pass similar resolutions.

We applaud the Los Angeles CityOn Thursday, the 31-year-old "America's Got Talent" host was transported from an Aspen, Colo., hospital to one in Los Angeles. "Thank you for all your love, prayers and concern," he tweeted. "You know me. I will be a'ight."

Later in the evening, he tweeted a photo of himself getting a haircut with the caption, "Getting back to business."

Carey first confirmed that Cannon had been hospitalized on Wednesday, tweeting that he was being treated for "mild kidney failure."

She added that doctors tried -- and failed -- to remove her from her hubby's room. "I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us," she wrote. "So please keep us and our family in your prayers."


Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 270-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008. The University also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education. Student housing is available in New Cairo. Among the premier universities in the region, AUC is Middle States accredited; its Engineering programs are accredited by ABET, its Chemistry program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, and the School of Business is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The AUC Libraries contain the largest English-language research collection in the region and are an active and integral part of the University's pursuit of excellence in all academic and scholarly programs. AUC is an English-medium institution; eighty-five percent of the students are Egyptian and the restGold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton Relay arrives in Scotland

The Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) arrived in Scotland today, marking the 42nd stop on its global tour in the build-up to next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.

As hosts of the last Games in 2014, Glasgow was the first place to welcome the Baton as it visited a range of youth and community projects with a strong focus on Games legacy.

Michael Jamieson, an Olympic and Commonwealth silver medal-winning swimmer, had the honour of being the first Batonbearer when it arrived at the Glasgow School of Sport, accompanied by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin and Commonwealth Games Scotland chief executive Jon Doig.

They were greeted by the likes of First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and Lord Provost


of Glasgow Eva Bolander.

Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council, and Angela Porter, director of the Glasgow School of Sport, were also present.

Glasgow School of Sport is described as a hotbed of emerging young talent and has contributed numerous athletes for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games and Youth Games, including Jamieson and fellow Batonbearer, 16-year-old sprinter Lauren Greig.

Accepting the Baton on behalf of Scotland, Doig said: "The Queen’s Baton Relay is the iconic symbol of the Commonwealth Games and we are delighted to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Baton to Scotland today.

"We have had tremendous enthusiasm and support from local authorities, schools and community groups across the country, helping to organise an exciting programme of events, using the QBR to connect their communities with the Games andembrace the values of the Commonwealth Movement as a whole.

"The public support Team Scotland enjoyed for Glasgow 2014 was phenomenal and I look forward to seeing that passion sparked once again, as the Baton journeys through Scotland this week."

The next stop for the Baton was the former Commonwealth Games Village in Dalmarnock, which is now a thriving residential area.

It then went over the new pedestrian, cycle and footbridge into South Lanarkshire for a loop of the Cuningar Woodland Park, courtesy of the Bike Town cycling group.

This marked a celebration of a Glasgow 2014 legacy project which is being driven by Clyde Gateway.

The morning concluded with a visit to meet youngsters at the Badminton Scotland "Big Hit" participation event at the Emirates Arena, where the 2017 World Badminton Championships


are currently taking place.

Carrying the Baton and there to inspire the next generation of young players was Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Susan Egelstaff.

The Baton was then taken the short distance to The Legacy Hub by People’s Development Trust representative John Macaulay for a Dalmarnock community barbeque.

After visits to Team Scotland sponsor CGI with Batonbearer Meggan Dawson-Farrell, a wheelchair racer, there was a meeting with Commonwealth secretary-general Baroness Patricia Scotland at a Common Purpose UK students programme.

It was there where discussions took place on what the current generation of the Commonwealth can do to make its cities more safe and inclusive by 2030.

The finale to the day’s proceedings was a public event in George Square, where the Depute Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bailie Philip Braat, met with Glasgow 2014volunteers, including Batonbearer Izzy Conway and Commonwealth Youth Games boxing gold medallist, Tyler Jolly.

The Square also witnessed the first meeting of Bonnie the Seal, the new face of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, and the Glasgow 2014 mascot Clyde.

"It is incredible to think that Glasgow 2014 was three years ago and now Scotland’s very best athletes are training hard once again, to qualify for Gold Coast in just eight months-time," Jamieson said.

"Having the Queen’s Baton Relay here this week will spur them on even more and it will also help to get the public behind the team, which is really important."

The Baton’s arrival in Scotland followed the conclusion of its visit to England.

It arrived in England by military aeroplane from the Falkland Islands and was parachuted into Royal


Air Force Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

Thereafter, the Baton was formally received by Commonwealth Games England chairman Ian Metcalfe and CGF head Martin.

It then travelled to London to be welcomed by the Australian High Commissioner and a number of athletes such as Commonwealth and Olympic gymnastics champion Max Whitlock at the London Guildhall Gallery and Amphitheatre.

The Baton continued to Stoke Mandeville Stadium, home of the Paralympic Movement, and the Lawn Bowls National Championships in Leamington Spa.

Commonwealth and Paralympic swimming champion Ollie Hynd supported an open sports day at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, before the Baton was greeted by the country’s leading lawn bowls stars at the National Championships.

Friday (August 18) saw the Baton head to Manchester, where it was joined by English gymnastics stars Ellie and Rebecca Downie at MediaCityUK.

Englandbasketball stars Georgia Jones and Dominique Allen offered a "come and try" session on a special court at the Salford-based business park.

The Baton was then greeted by cricket fans at Old Trafford for the Lancashire Lightning versus Birmingham Bears T20 Blast fixture, undertaking a lap of honour before the match.

Saturday (August 19) and Sunday (August 20) saw the Baton head to the respective cities of Liverpool and Birmingham, who are both currently bidding to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The trip to Liverpool commenced with a visit to Liverpool Parkrun at Princes Park, which saw former gymnastics star Beth Tweddle greet the Baton before heading to Albert Dock prior to the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

It was followed by a community sports day held at Chavasse Park.

After a


quick trip on a "Ferry across the Mersey", the Baton was greeted by more than 50,000 football fans at Anfield at half-time of the Liverpool versus Crystal Palace English Premier League fixture.

In Birmingham, the Baton was given a grand tour of the city, visiting a number of key landmarks, including the Bullring, Library, Edgbaston and Brindley Place.

The trip commenced with a visit to the New Testament Church of God Gospel Choir, where it was welcomed by members.

The Baton then headed to the Alexander Stadium for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League event.

It was on display in the Fan Zone and completed a lap around the athletics track courtesy of the British men’s 4×100 metres relay team that won gold at the recent IAAF World AthleticsChampionships in London.

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Sri Manakula Vinayaga Educational Trust was formed with the avowed objective of imparting quality technical education, especially to the weaker sections of society. To cherish this objective and to join hands with the policy of the Government of Puducherry in enhancing technical education and also to meet the needs of our Nation, the Trust established Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College in the year 1999.

The institution has been approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to the Pondicherry University, a central university. It is the first institution in the Puducherry


Union Territory which got an ISO 9001:2000 certification and has been accredited by NBA-AICTE, New Delhi. The college has been accredited by the NAAC with ‘A’ grade.

It is worthy to note that Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering college is the first engineering institution in the entire Union Territory of Puducherry which had obtained the NAAC accreditation that too with `A’ grade. Within a short span of time the institution has attained an enviable reputation by possessing all the hallmarks of a premier institution in the pursuit of excellence.

Engineers being valuable asset in developing the infrastructure of the modern world, our institution aims at equipping them with exc ellent indoctrination and enriched practical knowledge. We also take pride in developing our students with leadership and interpersonal skills, thus shaping themRent strike: St Pancras 1960

A detailed history and analysis of the militant St Pancras rent strike of 1960 against council rent increases written in 1972.

Introduction

This a timely publication on the historic tenants’ battles of St Pancras in 1960. Twelve years later, millions of tenants are being forced into action by the Housing Finance Act whose viciousness matches that of the differential rent scheme imposed by the St Pancras Tories in 1959. For me, St Pancras was the first example of working class action I saw in England. I remember getting off the train from Scotland in 1960 as a young man who had just moved to England. I stepped out of Kings Cross station and into a battle between mounted policemen and demonstrators outside St Pancras Town Hall.


the full force of the state to do so, and their own isolation within the labour movement, it is likely that the tenants were bound to lose.

Their struggle was not in vain; it must have held up Tory plans elsewhere. Indeed it is only now that a lot of things the St Pancras tenants fought against have been implemented by the Tories in their Housing Finance Act. This pamphlet presents in a readable manner the story of St Pancras in 1960. Read it and use it to help the battle against the Housing Finance Act.

Hugh Kerr, Harlow Tenants’ Federation, October 1972

Rent Strike: St Pancras 1960

Dave Burn

St Pancras and the Rents
On 4th January 1960 over 2000 council tenants in the borough of St Pancras were on partial rent strike.Their campaign was against the differential rent scheme introduced by the Conservative council. The numbers of tenants who were actually withholding the rent were to fluctuate during the nine or ten months that the struggle was at its height, and although two tenants were forcibly evicted and many others intimidated, the council was left at the end of the year with rent arrears totalling over £20,000. This pamphlet looks at the causes and the history of the rent strike. It examines the reasons for the rent scheme and its connections with the general financing of council housing; the history of the tenants’ movement and whether its struggle could have been more successful; and finally, the part played by various organisations both in the tenants’ movement and against it.

At


the time, St Pancras was a large central London borough stretching from Highgate in the north to Kings Cross and Regents Park in the south. (After April 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Camden.) Its population was mostly working class and there were over 8000 council tenants within it. Under Labour control, it had been council policy to municipalise all the land in St Pancras. This was, of course, hampered by property speculation and the rise in land prices. It was a prosperous borough and in spite of its working class population large commercial and industrial interests contributed 70% of the rates.

St Pancras council had tended to change at each election from Labour to Conservative and back again. The Labour councils when elected were fairlytame ones until 1956, when John Lawrence took over the Labour leadership. The result was a marked switch to the left in council policy. Under John Lawrence’s leadership St Pancras refused to operate civil defence arrangements, flew the Red Flag on 1st May, brought in a rent scheme where maximum levels were pegged on a low scale, insisted on a closed shop for council employees, and generally infuriated the Conservative opposition. The rent reductions, especially, enraged the local Tories. They produced a "typical" ratepayer who objected to these reductions at the council audit; but the District Auditor was persuaded by the council that the rent levels they had set were "reasonable".

The Tories continued to snipe at the rents set by St Pancras and in 1958 produced again a


number of ratepayers (one of whom was later to sit as a Tory alderman) to complain to the District Auditor. Again he said that the rents policy was reasonable, but this time also that a general review of rents was overdue. Such statements are usually another name for a general increase of rents. He maintained that the yardstick of the 1957 Rents Act – rents at 21 times gross value – was to be used. The principle of the 1957 Rent Act was to raise drastically the permissible maximum of rents for private tenants. (This led to the sort of exploitation practised by Rachman.)

Before the audit, there was a drastic change in the St Pancras council. In the summer of 1958 John Lawrence and 13 other Labour councillorswere expelled from the Labour Party for "views believed to be inimical to the best interests of the Labour Party and indistinguishable from those of known Communists". They retained their council seats, but sat as a group of Independent Labour councillors.

About six months after John Lawrence’s expulsion the council increased rents. Although the increases were fairly small, local people saw them as a surrender to the Conservatives and the District Auditor. The Independent Labour group voted unsuccessfully against the increases. These increases in rent were not considered adequate by some of the council officials. The Town Clerk, Borough Treasurer and Housing Manager published a report at the same time as the rent scheme was announced. They criticised the councillors for not implementing rent levels nearer to those recommended


by the 1957 Rent Act, and drew attention to the growing deficit on the Housing Revenue Account, which was expected to reach £300,000 in 1960.

The Labour group would not accept rateable value as a basis for determining rents. They wanted to keep the rents of large flats down in the interests of larger families. The Conservatives objected to the whole new scheme and tried to move an amendment in the council meeting. It was proposed by Cllr P.A. Prior, the man who later was to become a central figure in the drama. He wanted the adoption of a differential rent scheme, "with the particular object of producing really low rents below those at present pertaining in cases of genuine need whilst charging no tenants more than he canreasonably afford".1

The motion was defeated. But it had shown the extent of the forces arrayed againsi the tenants. The Labour rent scheme ran for a month, until the council elections. Although there was little doubt what a Conservative council’s rent policy would be, a margin of about 100 votes in the Regents Park ward (an area of predominantly council tenants) brought in nine Conservative councillors. So the composition of St Pancras Borough Council changed once more.

The New Rent Scheme
On 8th May 1959 the Tories were returned to power on St Pancras Borough Council. Almost immediately they announced several new measures. As the North London Press headline on 15th May put it, "Council Rents Up, Red Flag Down, Closed Shop Out". In addition, for good measure, the installation of


a municipal automatic launderette was to be deferred. As the Conservatives had made "low" rents a subject of constant attack while they were in opposition, there was little doubt that a new rents policy would mean higher rents for most council tenants.

The rent scheme was approved on 29th July at a council meeting which lasted from 7.00pm to 4.20am the next morning. The Labour group tried to refer back the report of the Housing Management Committee, but their opposition could only be verbal as the Conservatives were obviously going to win any vote. Meanwhile hundreds of people queued for the gallery and later went to a protest meeting organised by the St Pancras Trades Council.

The rent scheme was to consist of a system of maximum and minimum levelsbuilding of one-bedroom flats.

The intention of the subsidies (for those entitled to them) was to bring the rent down to one-fifth of the gross income of the tenant and his wife after a deduction of certain allowances on a weekly basis: £3 15s for a married couple, £2 for a single tenant and 5s for the first non-earning child. There were to be extra charges for lodgers, children earning over 30s a week and old age pensioners.

A number of points seem to be forerunners of the 1972 Housing Finance Act: for example, if a son or daughter were living with old parents, the son or daughter might be classed as the tenant and the parents as extra income earners. Another provision was that applications for rebates from "persons


by the council officials in January: it outstripped the recommendations of the 1957 Rent Act, where a level of 2⅓ times gross value was considered adequate; here the maximum level was over three times the gross value.

There were already some small tenants’ associations and other ad hoc organisations; but tenants only started to organise seriously after the rent scheme had been passed. The new organisations bypassed a lot of the existing ones whose committees were inactive. Early in August council tenants in Ward 8 met to set up an association. The general position was aired at this meeting. It was pointed out that it cost £2,500 to build a council flat, but that to finance themselves the council had to borrow money on 60-year mortgages, bringing the totalwere calling for direct action. They wanted an all-out fight including, if necessary, a refusal to fill in rebate forms and a possible rent strike. The Labour Party’s attempt to limit the struggle to legal means was apparent from speeches made by its representatives at the early meetings. At least one Labour councillor implored tenants not to go on rent strike.

At the end of August, Don Cook announced that there were now representatives from 25 tenants’ associations on the central committee of the UTA, and only a few small blocks of flats had not affiliated to the organisation. Thus a mass movement had sprung up and organised itself in the space of a month. Its solidarity and unity were already apparent. Regarding politics, as Don Cook said:

"Members of


political parties are taking part in the struggle, and are working in the associations, but it is certainly not our intention to work for the furtherance of any party. Our one aim at the present time is to fight this vicious rent scheme."5

The tenants’ movement showed its strength at the first march and meeting organised by the UTA. On 1st September over 4,000 tenants marched in a mile-long procession from Kentish Town to the Assembly Rooms at St Pancras Town Hall in Euston Road. Most of the marchers couldn’t get into the packed meeting so overflow meetings and demonstrations were held outside. Among the speakers were Cllr Ratchford, Charles Taylor, chairman of the UTA and a councillor expelled from the Labour Party with John Lawrence, and Don Cookwho put forward a seven-part resolution, which was enthusiastically adopted:

"One: This mass meeting of St Pancras Borough Council tenants considers the council means test rent scheme to be an abominable attack on the living standards and liberties of 8,000 St Pancras families.
Two: It demands its complete withdrawal by the Borough Council.
Three: It calls on the mayor of St Pancras to receive a deputation of council tenants at the council meeting on October 7th.
Four: It calls on council tenants to stand solidly together and not to fill in the means test forms.
Five: It pledges full support for any tenants threatened with eviction for failure to pay the increases, and especially for the tenants of requisitioned properties whose rent increases start on October 1st.
Six: It calls on the ratepayers of


representations by the UTA to council and committee meetings, and the attempts of the Labour group to amend the scheme. Cllr Prior ignored arrangements made to meet UTA delegates and at the same time complained about UTA organised demonstrations and the alleged "intimidation" of councillors and their families.

Two events in mid-November foreshadowed the future course of events. At the council meeting on 11th November, after tenants had demonstrated in the public gallery, the police were called in to clear it, although no arrests were made. Secondly, the UTA held a delegate meeting attended by 165 representatives from 35 associations, where two motions were passed with almost unanimous support. The first gave delegates a free hand to negotiate with the council if the opportunity arose. The second resolved thatif negotiations failed or were rejected, and the council persisted in implementing the rents scheme, tenants would be advised to withhold the increased rent demand from 4th January 1960.

The Tenants Organise
In December 1959 the lines of battle between the council and its tenants had pretty well been drawn. The council was intransigent and the tenants were determined to resist. A petition to the council signed by 16,000 people had no effect. The council refused to negotiate while the tenant’s campaign continued.

The hated rent scheme was supposed to start on Monday 4th January. In the early stages of the campaign about 80% of the affected tenants withheld the increases. Even Cllr Prior admitted that the UTA had had "some measure of success", and a town hall spokesman stated that


about a quarter of all St Pancras tenants were withholding their rent increase – that is, about half of the 4,200 affected. However, Cllr Prior warned that "... unless there are special circumstances a tenant who gets in arrears is liable to be evicted".7

The UTA answered this threat by recommending that the tenants pay no rent at all if eviction notices were issued. At the same time, they said that they were still ready to negotiate with the council.

Over January the number of tenants withholding their rent increase went down. A large number of tenants were intimidated by the letter from the Housing Manager, and morale was also badly affected by the public surrender of some local Labour Party leaders among the tenants who went along to therent office in the third week of the struggle and paid up in full view of the tenants. A canvass organised by the UTA at the end of January showed that only 624 tenants were withholding the full 10s increase. Meanwhile the UTA was looking to other methods of action against the council; a solidarity conference on 16th January showed that trade union support would be forthcoming, and a one-day strike in St Pancras was suggested if the council threatened to evict anyone.

The Housing Committee had decided on 18th January to serve notice to quit on tenants in arrears. This was ratified at a stormy council meeting, on 10th February, when once again the police were called in to clear the public gallery. Cllr Prior said that 223


notices to quit had been prepared, 156 of these had been served and since then 88 tenants had paid the arrears. This left 68 still under the threat of eviction, but that number had been decreasing during the day. He was still refusing to meet any deputation from the UTA.

Different meetings held in February illuminate the relationship between the Labour Party and tenants’ organisations. At one meeting organised by the Labour Party the accent was on "moderation" while seeking "modification" of the rent scheme. Tom Harris, the chairman of the Holborn and St Pancras South Labour Party (the branch that had expelled John Lawrence and another 29 members), was insistent that the tenants should not continue with the rent strike. He advised tenants to pay the rent sothat negotiations with the council could take place. The MP for St Pancras North, Kenneth Robinson, now taking a much less radical position than he had done before his election, said he could do nothing as an MP – the rents were solely the concern of the council.

At a meeting organised by the UTA, where trade union support was forthcoming from the local branches of the ETU, AEU and NUR, Don Cook pointed out who those on the front line really were – the tenants under notice to quit. A Labour Party speaker, Cllr Tate, said that the Labour group intended to try to negotiate separately with the Tories. Answering this, Don Cook stressed that the tenants could not throw away what weapons they had and that the


latent support for the "veto" would have to be mobilised.

Nevertheless a compromise was reached in the movement. At a meeting of the UTA on 17th February, 118 delegates agreed that if the council would withdraw the eviction notices, postpone the July increase, and agree to enter negotiations without prejudice, they would withdraw the rent rise veto. But this compromise proved unacceptable to the council.

During the next few months the pattern of claim and counterclaim on the success of the campaign continued. The public gallery continued to be cleared by the police at council meetings and this culminated in a demonstration in the council chamber on 27th April when tenants chained themselves to their chairs and threw eggs at the Tory councillors. The public was then excluded from thenext three council meetings.

In March the Conservatives lowered the rate from 17s 4d, the level since March 1957, to 17s in the pound. This was made possible by the very rent rises which had caused so much resentment. As Mrs Sheridan an Independent Labour alderman noted, ordinary ratepayers stood to benefit by only 3d a week, while big business would gain "to the tune of thousands of pounds".

The Holborn and St Pancras South Labour Party was still, in effect, trying to undermine the struggle. Its general management committee passed a resolution urging the tenants to give up the veto, though they also condemned the eviction threat. Meanwhile, the UTA discussed ceaselessly whether the rent veto should be called off or not, but still came to the conclusion that


started in May. Agreement was reached in the UTA that only a few tenants should face eviction so that their flats could he defended more easily. Most of the arrears were paid and finally only three cases remained. They were heard at Bloomsbury County Court on 28th June and judgment was given against all three. These were Don Cook of Kennistoun House, Leighton Road; Arthur Rowe in Silverdale, Regents Park Estate, and Gladys Turner of Goldington Buildings. However, the notice for possession was extended for two months – the tenants could expect eviction to start from 28th August.

The UTA reacted swiftly to the impending evictions. The campaign was stepped up even more, with two objectives: the first was to gain more support from tenants and organise the defencewas stopped by the police.

Nevertheless the UTA were still trying to negotiate and eventually an informal meeting was arranged between Cllr Prior and the UTA on 26th July. As a measure to demonstrate their sincerity, all public activities of the tenants’ organisation were suspended from 20th July. However, the two-hour long meeting was fruitless. All that Cllr Prior would talk about was the size of the deficit on the account. He avoided any discussion of hardship effects on the tenants.

The council had been saying that only about 50 tenants were in arrears, but in the middle of August 250 notices to quit were sent out. The UTA claimed these 250 were still only a small percentage of those on rent strike. Their policy since the abortive meeting with


Cllr Prior was total rent strike rather than the withholding of rent increases. At the same time tenants were making preparations for the defence of the two tenants faced with eviction. The third tenant who had been to Bloomsbury Court and ordered to vacate, Mrs Turner, had come to an arrangement with the council.

The Tenants’ Case
In their propaganda, the Conservatives insisted that council tenants were being subsidised by a contribution that went from the rates to pay the "deficit" on the Housing Revenue Account. They claimed that if the rent scheme had not been brought into operation, council tenants would have been subsidised by over £300,000 in the financial year 1959-60 and by increasing amounts every year after. What was the reason for this deficit? Were council tenantsreally being subsidised by the private tenants and house owners in the borough? Were the rent increases financially necessary?

Until 1955 the "deficit" in St Pancras was negligible; indeed in 1954 the council made £6,000 profit out of council rents. A balance was kept by fixing the rents of new dwellings at levels sufficient to cover the costs of building and maintenance of the estates. Up to 1956 there was a range of rents for different estates depending on their age. However, as both the costs of building and borrowing money rose, disproportionate differences in rent levels appeared. So in 1956 the Labour Council under John Lawrence decided to freeze rents at a level that they thought the average family could afford. All rents above these levels were reduced


to the new maximum. Those below were left as they were. Maximum rent levels were high compared to some other London boroughs but less well-off families still had the opportunity of flats at low rents.

The pegging of rents meant that, although the deficit would tend to rise, the cost would be spread all over the borough through the rates. This was fair, since housing was a social service. In November 1956, however, the Conservative government abolished all housing subsidies (except for slum clearance, expensive sites and one-room flats). Thus in one year the deficit rose from £30,000 (the last year when full subsidies were paid) to over £95,000.

There were also two other factors that caused the deficit to increase rapidly from £30,000 in 1955-56 to an estimated £300,000in 1959-60: the increased price of land and building, and the rising cost of borrowing money. By far the most important of the rising costs was interest. Under the post-war Labour government, councils could borrow money for housing from the Public Works Loan Board at the rate of 2½% interest. But the Conservative government elected in 1951 ordered councils to borrow money from "normal" sources – the finance houses, banks and insurance companies – at the prevailing rate of interest: up to 6 or 7% over 60 years. This caused an astronomical leap in the cost of the built dwelling. The proportion of council housing expenditure which went on interest to the moneylender rose correspondingly. In 1958-59 the amount paid back in interest reached £457,104. Interest repayment for


1959-60 amounted to £534,229 – over 50% of total expenditure.

Land prices in the borough were rising. Land in St Pancras now cost as much as £30,000 an acre. During 1955-60 the property boom was well under way. Land costs could be as much as £400,000 an acre, and large fortunes were being made by the developers.9

The rise in land prices in central London affected all prices for building land roundabout. It was ultimately the tenants who had to suffer for the sake of the developers’ wealth. The council’s policy of relying on the rates to "spread out" the cost of housing did not, oddly enough, involve raising the rates.

Judged by its total rateable value, St Pancras was a wealthy borough. The product of a penny rate in 1960funds and bank balances. For example, £46,500 extra revenue from the rates went into the Repairs and Renewals Fund, a fund for the council to buy small items of equipment, which at the end of the financial year 1959-60 had a balance of £50,123. The council estimated they would spend £21,490 over the year, and if no additional revenue had been put into the fund, its balance at the end of 1960-61 would have been £41,598. However, with the additional revenue, the council was budgeting for a balance of £88,098. Similarly in the Capital Fund, the balance in 1959-60 was £12,307, yet an additional £31,000 was put into the fund. The council also rated for a bank balance of £100,000.

Why then were the rent increases imposed? There can


local firemen stated that they would not be involved in any attempt at eviction. Support from the tenants at Kennistoun House was total. On 31st August when half the tenants in the block were supposed to pay their rent, only one old-age pensioner was at the rent office. Banners saying "No Evictions" and "Force the Council to Negotiate" hung from the access balconies and an effigy of Cllr Prior hung in the middle of the courtyard.

From that time the council refused to negotiate with the UTA. The Town Clerk set out four conditions for agreeing to a meeting:

"1. All picketing to be stopped, and all attempts to intimidate or coerce council tenants into withholding the rent to cease. 2. All obstructions, placards and notices to be removed fromever amongst the council tenants. There were regular marches and demonstrations throughout the borough, to which the NUR, ETU and AEU all sent delegations. Even local vicars began to notice the change in atmosphere.

On the evening of 21st September – the evening before the eviction – a demonstration of about 500 tenants took place outside St Pancras Town Hall, as a housing committee was being held inside. The police had already banned demonstrations outside the Town Hall; now they cleared the area and violently manhandled demonstrators. Eleven people were arrested, including John Lawrence, and the crowd, which included young children, was charged twice by mounted police.

After the demonstration, a meeting was held in Kennistoun House with tenants’ representatives, Labour councillors and Communist Party members. The latter two organisations


assistance and said that the fight must continue against the "greatest social injustice of this time". He then went up to Kennistoun House to join the evicted Don Cook.

At Kennistoun House the fighting went on well into the day. When building workers who had left the Shell Centre site at Waterloo arrived, they marched up Leighton Road, led by John Lawrence, but they hardly had time to get there before they were attacked by the police and fighting broke out again. During the day 200 men struck at Camden Goods Yards, and about 100 at the Shell site, but trade union support was more limited than had been expected.

The police cordons stayed around the two blocks of flats all day and tenants only dispersed when it was announcedthat a meeting would be held at Kennistoun House that same evening. During the day Don Cook issued a statement:

"The Tory council in St Pancras now stands condemned as the instigator of the most violent attack on ordinary people witnessed for many years.... Arthur Rowe and I are out of our flats, but there are many more who will follow us. The barricades of St Pancras have only just begun. We will continue the fight and justice must prevail."14

The violence of the morning was to pale in comparison with the march from the meeting at Kennistoun House down to St Pancras Town Hall in the evening. Most tenants were still raging at the events of the morning as a crowd over 14,000 strong made their way down Euston


Road. They were faced by a cordon of about a thousand police around the Town Hall and a small number of demonstrators tried to force their way through the police lines. What followed was described in horrified tones by most newspapers as "violent riots against steadfast and patient police" but some degree of truth even slipped into the press. It seems as though a line of police, completely out of control, waded into the mass of the crowd:

"The police action last night was the worst – and the most frightening – I have ever seen. Quite unnecessarily, I was punched and kicked and sent hurtling against a wall by policemen who, in my opinion, had completely lost their tempers. At least 50 policemen advanced on a crowd ina solid mass. There was no simple request to ‘Move on’. Instead they just came at us with fists flying."15

That reporter’s opinion was shared by many of the tenants who were present at the fight. Many were injured and large numbers arrested. However, "outside extremists" and the "red menace" were later blamed for the violence on that night; undoubtedly many people were extremely angry and windows in several cars and a bus were broken. But the method of eviction in the morning and the action of the police in the evening turned a large demonstration on the rent rises into a confrontation and a riot. Later comment on the situation stressed the Communist influence.

The area around the Town Hall was finally cleared by about midnight on the evening


of the 22nd, but police remained guarding the Town Hall, Kennistoun House and Silverdale all night. Meanwhile Cllr Prior had announced that the Housing Committee would now meet a small deputation of tenants, provided that all demonstrations ceased.

These conditions were easy for the tenants to fulfil since the next day the Home Secretary issued an order under the Public Order Act 1936 banning all public processions. With the evictions carried out, a ban on all demonstrations, and negotiations opening, a new phase in the campaign started.

The Final Defeat
While the UTA was preparing for the next stage of the conflict, abuse from all political quarters came down upon its head and it was not long before the fragile alliance of tenants and the Labour Party began to show signsthe UTA and that the Tories were still chiefly to blame.

The situation continued with the UTA offering to negotiate but remaining firm on the question of the rent strike. The council negotiated with various individual tenants’ associations but not with the UTA as a whole, with the purpose of gathering various proposals and amendments to consider for the "review" of the rents scheme in November. The Labour Party were worried about this stalemate and the possibility of the tenants’ movement being "led astray" again, and urged the Tories to negotiate seriously.

The awaited review and amendments to the rent scheme were finally announced at the council meeting on 9th November. The changes were marginal, involving some £15,500 in loss of rent revenue. The rent scheme was said to be


the Town Hall."20

Early in January 1962 the Labour Party announced the rent scheme they would adopt if re-elected in May. The differential rents would go, to be replaced by standard rents based on 2~3 times gross value. Any tenants in hardship could appeal to a housing subcommittee. At the time this was estimated to cost £100,000. The UTA endorsed the Labour rent policy, saying that it met many of the proposals they had put forward for consideration; several members of the UTA committee were putting up for election as Labour councillors (and some as Communist councillors). With this promising unity against the Tories, it seemed that if the elections were successful, the tenants were finally going to win their battle against the council.

In May 1962 Labour won controlof the council by 51 seats to 19. The new leader of the council, Charles Ratchford, was quick to announce: "Of course there will be some big changes of policy straightaway. The differential rent scheme will be abolished. That was the issue on which the electorate voted us into power."21

Don Cook and Arthur Rowe were put at the top of the housing list and the new housing chairman, Cllr Luke O’Connor, promised a new deal for the tenants. Time passed, however, and no new rent scheme was forthcoming. Even the Conservatives began to ask questions about its non-appearance in the council meetings, for it had been expected as the most pressing business of the new Labour council. The first signs of difficulty for Labour in proposing a new


rent scheme became apparent in July. Cllr P. Jonas, a member of the housing committee who had also been deeply involved in the UTA campaign, explained that if the rents were to be reduced by a "substantial amount" the councillors might be breaking the law and therefore be liable to heavy surcharges. "Reasonable rents" were demanded by law and the interpretation of what was "reasonable" was the prerogative of the District Auditor. He concluded, "I am afraid the high hopes we had cannot be fulfilled".22

At this time the withdrawal of the Labour rent programme was denied by Cllr O’Connor. He said that the legal advice had not yet been finalised and he gave an assurance that the differential rent scheme would be rescinded. The speculation on the implementationof a scheme with lower rents continued for several months. The council finally proclaimed its decision in October. The differential rent scheme was to stay, and rents were to be fixed at existing levels until the end of the financial year. Cllr Ratchford said that they could not legally rescind the old scheme: "We can’t defy the law and nobody can expect us to do it."23

Tenants demonstrated in the public gallery and sang the "Red Flag", but for them it was too late. Their realisation of what the Labour Party would do once back in office came only slowly in the months between July and October. They had pinned their hopes and policies onto a one party political bandwagon and it had broken down, leaving them completely stranded


both tactically and strategically. Another rent strike was threatened, but with little confidence in its success.

The council ratified its October decision by a final recommendation at the beginning of 1963. The differential rent scheme remained, rebates were increased marginally and other arrangements for rebates would be considered for tenants who objected to "means test" forms. These changes were estimated to cost an extra £22,000, a little over the cost of the amendments made by the Conservatives in November 1960.

In spite of a number of deputations to the council, and even threats of rebellion from the UTA Labour councillors, the scheme was passed in February and came into operation on 1st April 1963.

Could the Tenants Have Won?
The St Pancras Rent Strike and the tenants’ campaign against the differential rentscheme ultimately had failed. Although Don Cook and Arthur Rowe were rehoused by the new Labour council, the high maximum rents remained. Could the St Pancras tenants have won their fight? Against them were ranged immense forces. The council was actually the least of these; it was placed in the front position by virtue of its action in raising the rents, but the general situation which dictated that more income was needed from the tenants was not of its making.

Behind the council there was, first of all, the District Auditor. He was an executor of government policy. When the Labour council in the late 1950s subsidised the rents of de-requisitioned tenants, individual councillors were surcharged to the amount of "lost" revenue at the instigation of the District Auditor.


study made of the fortunes that banks and insurance companies have extracted from the housing accounts of every local authority in the country, but there is no doubt that more money was made from this side of the housing question than any other.

Within the opposition to the differential rent scheme there were contradictions. The Labour Party as an official body was at best a lukewarm supporter of tenants’ direct action, in spite of many of its members’ activities as individuals in the campaign. The insistence of national and local Labour figures that the "proper" way to fight the rent rises was "through the ballot box" showed that the major interest of the Labour Party was in electoral success. The promises of the St Pancras Labour parties before thestages of the struggle. Communist Party support for the UTA was total. However, once the direct action had turned into the anti-eviction struggle, and the police had started to attack demonstrations, the Communist Party began to see direct action as "adventurism" and their members advised caution in private meetings, while still saying publicly that the struggle must continue. There was undoubtedly a desire not to see people hurt by police attacks, as had been seen in Euston Road, but there was also a large element of electoral manoeuvring. The contradictions can be seen within the activities of the CP generally. On one hand there had been successful agitation and the leading of a mass movement; on the other there was the CP’s overall strategy, the Parliamentary Road to


all the forces that the state was ready to use against it. Many tenants were confused in the period after the evictions, and the struggle might have died away.

A clear lead was needed which placed no faith in the council elections and gave an analysis of the total nature of the struggle. This would have maintained the solidarity of those tenants and workers who were prepared to carry on. It could not guarantee victory but would have provided a basis for continuing the fight, raising morale and widening the battle. The absence of this lead left the struggle to be waged on the purely electoral road which proved so disastrous.

Notes

1. St Pancras Borough Council minutes, 4 February 1959.

2. St Pancras Borough Council minutes, 29 July 1959.

3. North LondonPress, 14 August 1959.

4. North London Press 21 August 1959.

5. North London Press, 28 August 1959.

6. North London Press, 4 September 1959.

7. North London Press, 8 January 1960.

8. North London Press, 8 July 1960, from speeches by Peggy Duff and Luke O’Connor.

9. See The Property Boom by O. Marriott, especially Chapter 11 on the Euston
Centre.

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also I notice in Clive Bloom's book, Violent London: 2000 Years of Riots, Rebels and Revolts, he states that while Communist Party activists were instrumental in organising the tenants on the ground (Rowe and Cook were both CP members), when the open conflict began the official CP line was to denounce the tenants as "adventurist". So this dispute is a great lesson in the actual workings of state socialist organisations, from the reformists


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At the beginning of the 2012 National Football League (NFL) season the officials were on strike, and the NFL decided to use a group of replacement referees, who applied the rules of the game inconsistently or not at all. This culminated in the infamous Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks game that was decided by a questionable call by the replacement refs. One would hope government regulation would be immune to similar problems, but apparently it is not. That is the only conclusion to be drawn in the case of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) v. Fox Televisions Stations that was decided June 21, 2012.

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NEWPORT NEWS — City officials confirmed this week that another employee at the Department of Juvenile Services has been placed on leave, as dual investigations continue into the department's spending practices.

Sabrina A. Berry, an administrative coordinator at Juvenile Services, was placed on paid administrative leave, city spokeswoman Kim Lee said. The city previously said it had put the department's assistant director, Peggy A. Howard, on paid leave.

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Finally the two girls reached their destination, The Blossoming Lotus, a not-too-luxurious-but-still-not-cheap restaurant where Ruby reserved a table for two in her earlier visit to town. There was no dress code, but Ruby saw that most guests were dressed in black tie fashion, so the two of them wouldn't look out of place. A dark-haired maître d'hôtel in a white shirt and black vest and pants greeted them as they entered. Ruby


the main dining room and opened a door that led them to a small room with just one table in it, with dimmed lights and two candles on the table. There were also bouquets of red and white flowers scattered around the room, with a large rose bouquet in the middle of the table. Ruby looked at Weiss who was blushing profusely.

"Do you find the room to your liking, Miss… Rose?" He looked down on his notepad where he apparently had written all the details he needed to know.

"Yes, Mr… Arc, was it?" When the waiter nodded, Ruby continued. "It's beautiful, just like I expected."

He watched from the side as Ruby offered Weiss to help her with the jacket, which the blushing girl accepted. Ruby put the twojackets on a stand conveniently placed next to the door.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be fetching you the menus." Ruby gave him a short nod and the waiter bowed slightly before disappearing and leaving the duo alone in the room.

Ruby was watching Weiss take in everything that happened. She then offered a hand to the aristocrat, which she gladly took, and led her to the table, helping her to sit down in a gentlemanly fashion. She then went to the other side of the table and sat herself down. Weiss was still looking around, taking the scenery in, and Ruby revelled in her untainted joy.

Finally, the white-haired girl regained the gift of speech. "Ruby, this place looks fantastic. But are you sure it's not too… Posh?"

"Snowflake, you're forgetting


vast majority of the cookies and her ice cream, when the waiter returned with a bill. Ruby took a plastic card from her purse and put it on the bill without even looking at the price. Weiss wanted to say something, but Ruby just lifted her finger, so Weiss backed down. When the plastic card was returned, Ruby stood up and went over to the clothes stand and took the jackets, offering one to Weiss. They dressed, thanked the waiter for his service and left, giving a polite goodbye to the maître d'hôtel, which he gallantly returned, before stepping onto the street, Weiss holding Ruby's arm again.

"So, snowflake, how did you like the dinner?"

"I loved it. Thank you very, very much."

"No need to thank me, you deserved it."

"Youneck and she felt that her girlfriend held her by the waist. Ruby leaned in just a bit more, deepening the kiss. This feels so wrong but so right at the same time. I never want this kiss to end.

Alas, it was not meant to be. The kiss was abruptly broken when Ruby jumped back in surprise at a third voice.

"Ruby?"

Ruby was startled and started looking around her. Weiss did the same, wanting to find out who it was that broke the perfect moment she shared with her girlfriend. She noticed a girl a bit older than the two of them, with short red hair with blonde highlights and blue eyes. She was also taller than the two girls, even with both wearing heels while she didn't. Weiss


the ones around her neck.

"Ruby…"

"She broke our first official kiss, Weiss! She ruined our first official date!"

"No, she didn't. I still had a great time at the restaurant and I enjoyed the time I got to spend with you. I'd count that as a successful date."

"I wanted it to be perfect."

"And it was, Ruby. Please, stop making yourself feel bad about Becky. She was just insecure and thought she was acting the right way."

"And why exactly would she be insecure? I wasn't her first, she told me that much."

"Maybe she had lots on her mind with her education, maybe her parents weren't too keen on you two together. There are a lot of things that might have gone through her head. Maybe she thought the best way toI love. I want that Ruby back. And I want her back now," she finished with an emphasis and kissed Ruby's cheek awkwardly from her position and stood up, holding out her hand. "Now where would I go about finding that girl?", she said to Ruby with a wink.

Ruby then stood up herself and kissed Weiss passionately on the lips before taking her hand and starting to walk towards the dorm. The dark-haired girl spoke just four words.

"I love you, snowflake."

Weiss smiled. "I love you too, rosebud."

Ruby spent the Exterior Design class thinking about things that didn't concern the class. If someone would take a look at her, she would appear to absentmindedly gaze out the window, bewitched by watching the first snow fall. But she had a


that there was something wrong. Concentrating on the lesson was in vain, as she noted that there was barely any time left on the clock.

She started thinking about the morning and how she awoke being a smaller spoon for the first time. She could still feel the warm touch of Weiss's hand over her abdomen, her gentle breath on the nape of Ruby's neck, and just how freaking amazing her body felt against Ruby's back. She didn't want to change that feeling for the world, but when Weiss awoke, Ruby was crying instead of smiling. When the white-haired girl wanted to know what was wrong, Ruby lied. She said that she had a bad dream. I lied to her and I felt so bad about it. But Icouldn't tell her that our meeting with Becky was still haunting me. She doesn't need to get upset over it.

The bell finally rang and Ruby wanted go outside, but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She was immediately on guard, jumping away from the touch and positioning herself in a combat stance.

"Woah, Ruby, slow down! It's just me!"

Ruby then noticed just who it was that stopped her. A girl, about two inches taller than Ruby, with glasses over her piercing green eyes. Her hair was platinum blonde and tied into a ponytail that went just slightly below her shoulders.

"Gia Goodwitch. You know better than to sneak up on me like that."

Gia was Ruby's best friend on the campus, excluding Weiss, of course. The two of them were


coffee, melting the sugar in the process. "Well, I don't really know. it shouldn't even be an issue, but somehow it is."

Gia took another sip. "I'm listening."

Ruby took a deep breath before continuing. "You already know about my latest breakup. You also know about Weiss and me." Gia nodded at both statements. "Yesterday, I took Weiss out for a dinner after her performance. It was all going perfectly well. We even kissed in public for the first time. Then Becky showed up and interrupted us."

Gia looked at Ruby with a judgingly raised eyebrow. "You mean the girl that was going to college somewhere in the south? The girl that dumped you because you were so far away from each other?"

Ruby nodded. "Yes. That same girl."

"What was she doingspoke. "No. I was happy, but not in the same way."

"See? No need to worry then." Gia spread her arms, inviting Ruby into a hug. The dark-haired girl accepted the embrace, getting smothered by her friend's rather ample chest. But she wasn't sure she was telling Gia the whole truth. Was I just saying that because I want to believe it?

Weiss was in a similar train of thought when she went to her Creative Writing class. She found herself thinking about the day before and Ruby and Becky. Did I do the right thing, letting that girl back into Ruby's life? She openly admitted to still having feelings for Ruby. Ruby herself didn't look too sure about her feelings either. She seemed genuinely upset when we were stargazing.


Brett and Katie had a perfect modern tropical destination wedding all their friends and family at the Fairmont Orchid on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. This wedding was so fresh with bold colors and Katie totally killed it in her Vera Wang wedding dress. But, let's talk about this arch. The couple's vision for color and statement design was perfectly executed by Sara Kam of Jots of Thoughts with florals by Grace Flowers. I think the purple bougainvillea was such a smart choice for total impact with out blowing the budget. It was such a treat to shoot photos with it as a backdrop. Hair and makeup perfectly done, as always, by Mara. I loved how the event was a really elegant twist on a Hawaiianpublished two Bikini Birdie Weddings today. The first is Laura and Gonzalo's elegant and rustic Segovia wedding at Finca Aldeallana. The blog also featured Monica and Valerio's Formentera wedding at 10.7 Formentera. I loved both of these weddings so much and had a great time documenting all the love. It is a pleasure to see my work featured on such a lovely site. Check out the links when you have a chance here and here.

Anika is from the Big Island's Hilo side so it was a real homecoming for her to tie the know with her amazing partner, Ryan. They had a lovely wedding ceremony at a private home in Keauhou mauka. Congratulations to these two! I look forward to sharing more from this very special Hawaii destination


wedding.

Adam and Amy came from their home in New Zealand to the Big Island of Hawai'i for their very special destination wedding at the Hokukano Bayhouse at Keauhou Bay. Adam's family all made trip from NZ to Kona for the big event, and Amy's from the cold winter of Minnesota. They were so lovely and I had a great time getting to know this beautiful couple and all of their loved ones.Vintage and Lace teamed up withPassion Flowers by Nalanimade for a flawless evening and gorgeous styling, which I look forward to sharing in a future post. For now, I wish Amy and Adam all the best, and lots of Aloha!

Sarah and Rob decided to leave all the fuss of planning a big wedding back home in Ohio,and flew to the beautiful island of Kauai for an intimate destination wedding for two. It was the first time I have ever buttoned up a bride's dress, because I was the only person there. It was such an honor to share in their wedding and obviously, Kauai is pretty much tops as a backdrop. Since there was no rush to get back to the guests, we drove around the island's north shore for photos before the couple continued on their honeymoon/wedding trip. Aloha!

I've already written about what a treat it was to photograph this beautiful family, but I am excited to share more from their destination wedding on Oahu's North Shore. I feel grateful that I got to be a part of such a special and intimate


Lok Sabha elections 2019: In phase 4, battle for Jharkhand to begin with polling in three seats

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Updated: Nov 21, 2019 16:12 IST

When polling for the fourth phase of the general elections starts on April 29, more than 35 lakh voters across Lohardaga, Palamu and Chatra parliamentary constituencies in Jharkhand will exercise their franchise to choose their representatives in the Lok Sabha.

Polls for 14 seats in Jharkhand are scheduled to be held in four phases, beginning with three LS seats on April 29. The Lohardaga seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes and Palamu for Scheduled Castes. Currently, the BJP holds 12 of the 14 LS seats in the state, including the three going to polls initially.

Barring Chatra, where the opposition grand alliance partners, Congress and the RJD, are engagedin a friendly fight, the BJP is pitched in a direct battle with the opposition alliance in Lohardaga and Palamu.

In Lohardaga, Sudershan Bhagat, who is representing the seat since 2009, is facing a tough battle this time round as he is locked in a direct contest with Lohardaga legislator and former Jharkhand Congress chief Sukhdeo Bhagat.

Sukhdeo Bhagat is contesting on a Congress ticket as part of the opposition alliance in the state, hence there is likely to be a consolidation of opposition votes. In 2014, despite the huge Modi wave, Sudershan Bhagat had just scraped through with over 6,000 votes in a multi-corner contest.

Also read: Maoist-hit Khunti is one of most backwards seats in Jharkhand

Lohardaga, a reserved seat for scheduled castes, is dominated by tribals. The seat has


a sizeable tribal Christian population, who are expected to polarize against the BJP due to local factors such as the Pathalgadi movement in neighbouring districts and the anti-conversion law legislated by the state government.

The BJP won both the Palamu and Chatra seats by a handsome margin in 2014.Former state DGP VD Ram won from Palamu and Sunil Singh, despite being an ‘outsider’, won from Chatra.

The party has repeated both of them in 2019 despite protests from local party workers in both constituencies. BJP leader and Latehar district board vice-chairman Rajendra Saw has turned rebel and is contesting as an independent from Chatra.

While Ram is locked in a direct contest with RJD’s Ghutan Ram in Palamu, Sunil Singh is having a breather as RJD and Congress are engaged inground forces, channel weapons supplies and direct air support. But even in Iraq, the line between combat and non-combat troops has been hazy.

US forces took part in a recent raid on a jihadist-run prison in northern Iraq, resulting in the first death of a US serviceman in action in Iraq since 2011.

For over a year, the US has led a 65-member coalition that has conducted air strikes against more than 13,000 IS targets in Iraq and Syria.

But In Syria, efforts to battle jihadists have been plagued by the complexities of a civil war that has killed more than 240,000 people since March 2011 and prompted the most serious refugee crisis since World War II.

Amid Obama’s reluctance to become enmeshed in another Middle East war, the US-backed opposition —


2014 • How Technology, Science, and Art Are Changing Our Perception of Time:an open forum and roundtable discussion with contributors to the ArcheTime Project andInfinite Instances: Studies and Images of Time book

ArcheTime Project is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural CouncilHere’s what you need to know about her alleged crime and the jury’s verdict.

1. Brooks Was Editor Of The Now-Defunct News of the World

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Authorities said the hacking took place in 2011 at News of the World, a UK-based paper owned by News Corp where Brooks was the Editor-in-Chief.

Owned by Rupert Murdoch, other News Corp. holdings include Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the UK Daily Sun, and the New York Post, among others. When the scandal broke in 2011, Murdoch was forced to close the News of the World. Both Scotland Yard (British police) and independent media inquiries helped to force the closure of the notorious tabloid. It was not surprising for Murdoch to close News of the World with very short notice to the paper’s 200 staff—he’s


to Dowler’s personal voicemail. Milly Dowler’s parents are shown above arriving at Brooks’ trial.

3. She Was 1 of 7 People on Trial

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Others on trial for phone hacking included Andy Coulson, Clive Goodman, Stuart Kuttner, Mark Hanna, Brook’s husband Charlie, her ex-assistant Cheryl Carter. Coulson was a former editor of News of the World and then later a media advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron. He was found guilty of one count of phone hacking. Charlie and Carter were both cleared of charges that they had destroyed evidence, as was Hanna, a security guard at the newspaper building. Kuttner, another former editor at the paper, was also cleared of hacking allegations.

4. The Trial Lasted 7 Months

During the trial, several other similar stories of the News of the World engagedin such illegal practices emerged. The New York Times states that the trial has allowed for a glimpse into the reality of British tabloid reporting, and how common the practice of hacking into personal phones or messages really is. Sensational murder cases aren’t the only instances in which this type of illegal surveillance is used, either: celebrities, royals, politicians, and sports stars are all subject to the same kind of invasion of privacy by such tabloid methods. The Times reports that one defendant in the Brooks trial said that the “intercepts were on an industrial scale.”

5. She Was Having An Affair With Coulson

It was revealed during the trial that Brooks and Coulson were romantically involved in a relationship that lasted until at least 2004. The closeness of Brooks


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The winding of a wound rotor, also called a slip-ring rotor (Fig. 3 c) consists of coils of insulated wire, placed in slots in the rotor core. It is almost always three-phase and has the same number of coils as the stator. They are connected in a star on the rotor, and the three terminal leads are brought to three slip rings mounted on, but insulated from, the shaft. The slip rings .rotate in contact with brushes set up in fixed brush holders. The slip rings and the brushes connect the rotor winding in series with a three-phase rheostat (Fig. 4). This rheostat improves the starting characteristics of the machine by reducing the starting current and by raising the starting torque. Also the rheostat can be used for

Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill to legalize marijuana for terminally ill patients late Friday evening, saying he sides with law enforcement opposition to the bill.

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Joni Whiting, whose testimony of finding marijuana for her dying daughter brought tears to many legislators’ eyes, had harsh words for Pawlenty.

"The governor thinks I’m a criminal for allowing my daughter some comfort during the last months of her life," she said. "I don't know how he sleeps at night, but I do know I'm not giving up until others in my daughter's situation are protected." (Minnesota Independent)

"Someone has to finally stand up and level with the American people. Someone has to lead. I will.” So says newly announced Republican Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, who believes that people who are dying from serious


The State of the Serie A: Why Juve must bolster their attack and defense

Recording a 6th consecutive and 33rd league title overall, the Old Lady’s dominance is looking hard to prevent.

With Miralem Pjanic providing nine assists, not to mention his contribution to countless magnificent slick moves, and Gonzalo Higuain registering twenty-four goals, Juventus won the league by four points.

Roma who gave the eventual winners a good run for their money, conceded eleven more than the Turin based side.

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The loss of Bonucci could prove telling, and Juve should look to add a proven centre back or two.

Giorgio Chiellini’s world class experience is still an integral part of the team, but has gradually been making fewer league appearances and as he gets older and his body starts to deteriorate, the'Disgraced' Armstrong's wax figure dismantled from US museum

London, Feb 1 (ANI): In a further humiliation, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has had his wax model dismantled at a famous waxwork museum in the United States, following his doping confession.

The life-size wax figure of Armstrong, which previously occupied prime position in the San Francisco's Wax Museum in California, US, was taken down by museum officials and was replaced by a wax figure of pop star Beyonce, the Sun reports.

However, Curtis Huber, the museum's curator, said there was nothing personal in removing Armstrong's wax model, and added that the cyclist is still a worthy figure for the museum.

Despite owning up to cheating his way to the top, Armstrong has hit out at the decision to hand him a lifetime ban from


This invention relates generally to center beam rail road cars, and, in particular, to center beam cars having a deepened upper beam structure.
Center beam rail road cars have a pair of end structures mounted on railroad car trucks. A center sill extends the length of the car between the end structures. A deck extends laterally outward from the center sill above, and between, the end structures. A pair of end bulkheads stand at the ends of the car and extend transversely to the rolling direction of the car. A center beam structure, typically in the nature of a truss, stands upright from the deck and runs along the longitudinal centerline of the car between the end bulkheads. The center beam is a deep girder beam whose bottom flangelatter are generally less common. A 32 inch nominal bundle may contain stacks of 21 boards, each 1xc2xd inch thick, making 3xc2xd inches, and may include a further 1xc2xd inches of dunnage for a total of 33 inches. The bundles are loaded such that the longitudinal axes of the boards are parallel to the longitudinal, or rolling, axis of the car generally. The bundles are often wrapped in a plastic sheeting to provide some protection from rain and snow, and also to discourage embedment of abrasive materials such as sand, in the boards. The bundles are stacked on the car bunks with the dunnage located between the bundles such that a fork-lift can be used for loading and unloading.
It has been observed that when the straps are tightened,


additional feature, the trucks have truck centers spaced apart by a longitudinal truck center distance. The array of posts includes at least two vertical posts mounted at longitudinal stations lying between one of the truck centers and one of the transverse bulkheads mounted nearest thereto. In a still further additional feature, the web work includes a diagonal brace mounted between the one truck center and the transverse bulkhead nearest thereto.
In yet another additional feature, the trucks each have a truck center. The cargo support structure includes decking having a first end, a second end, and first and second bulkheads mounted transversely to the centerline at the first and second ends respectively. Each of the transverse bulkheads are spaced longitudinally outboard of one of the truck centers a distancegreater than 8 ft. The structural member extends between the transverse bulkheads.
In still another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the center beam car has a pair of longitudinally extending faces. One of the faces is located to engage loads placed laterally to one side of the web work assembly. The other of the faces is located to engage loads placed laterally to the other side of the web work assembly. In yet another additional feature, the reinforcement is a web extending between the pair of faces.
In another aspect of the invention there is a center beam rail road car having a longitudinal centerline. The center beam rail road car is supported by rail car trucks at either end thereof The center beam rail road car


comprises a center sill extending between the trucks and a decking structure extending laterally of the center sill, upon which loads can be placed. First and second bulkheads mount transversely relative to the centerline at opposite ends of the decking structure. An open web work structure extends upwardly from the center sill. An upper beam member runs between the bulkheads. The upper beam member is mounted upon the open web work structure upwardly of, and extending parallel to, the center sill. The upper beam member has a pair of laterally spaced apart, outwardly facing surfaces against which cargo placed laterally outboard thereof can bear. The upper beam member has a longitudinally extending reinforcement member mounted laterally inwardly relative to the outwardly facing surfaces.
In an additional feature of thatlongitudinal centerline and diagonal bracing therefor. The posts have notched upper ends. The upper beam member includes a longitudinally extending top chord member formed to seat in the notched upper ends of the posts.
In still yet another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the top chord member includes a U-shaped pressing. The outwardly facing surfaces are formed integrally therewith. In a further additional feature, the U-shaped pressing has a back and the outwardly facing surfaces each have an inwardly stepped shoulder extending therealong formed to seat in the notches of the posts. In yet an alternative additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the longitudinally extending top chord member is a channel having a back and legs. The back is of a width to seat


to a narrower portion at a top end adjacent to the upper beam assembly. Each of the posts has a notch defined in the top end thereof The longitudinally extending member is a top chord having a first U-shaped formed member seated in the notch. The first U-shaped member has a back and upstanding legs. A second U-shaped, formed member has a back and downwardly extending legs. The legs of the first and second U-shaped members include the outwardly facing surfaces. The legs of the first and second U-shaped members are formed at an angle matching the taper of the tapered posts.
In another aspect of the invention there is a center beam rail road car having a longitudinal centerline. The center beam rail road car is supported byrail car trucks at either end thereof The trucks each have a truck center. The center beam rail road car comprises a center sill extending between the trucks. A decking structure extends laterally of the center sill upon which loads can be placed. The decking structure has first and second ends. First and second bulkheads mount to the decking structure transversely to the centerline at the first and second ends. An open web work structure extends upwardly from the center sill and runs between the bulkheads. An upper beam runs between the bulkheads. The upper beam is mounted upon the open web work structure upwardly of, and parallel to, the center sill. The open web work structure has a pair of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced apart skirt members


mounted thereto adjacent the upper beam. The skirt members each have an outwardly facing surface against which cargo placed laterally outboard thereof can bear. The skirts are reinforced laterally inboard thereof to discourage lateral deflection of the faces when cargo placed laterally outward thereof bears against the skirts.
In another aspect of the invention there is a rail road car having a longitudinal centerline. A pair of rail car trucks and a center beam assembly is carried thereupon. The center beam assembly has a center sill. A cargo support assembly extends laterally of the center sill assembly. A pair of first and second transverse bulkheads mount at opposite ends of the cargo support assembly. A plurality of posts extend upwardly from the center sill. The posts have a lowerDear The Football League,

The Owners’ and Directors’ test (previously called Fit & Proper Persons test) was brought into effect in 2005. The purpose of the test is to better protect clubs and the reputation and image of the game, thus to protect Football League member clubs from Owners and Directors who might mismanage or ultimately guide a club into administration. With this in mind, rules and guidelines were written to protect member clubs. The fundamental intention of the test - to protect member clubs and act in their best interests - should not be forgotten.

Since purchasing the club six months ago, Massimo Cellino has turned around Leeds United’s precarious financial position. Under his control, the club’s debt and operating expense have reduced. Leeds United have signed 15 players


– many of whom seem to be extremely talented and don’t demand the high salaries that can often force clubs into administration. For the first time since the turn of the century, Leeds United's finances seem to be under control.

The dire financial situation which Cellino inherited was caused by the mismanagement of the two previous owners who both passed your Fit & Proper test – namely Ken Bates and GFH Capital.

Massimo Cellino has invested a lot of money in Leeds United - initially through his purchase and then through subsequent investment. In all probability, if you force him out now, Leeds United would, again, be facing administration. Forcing Cellino out of Leeds United is not in the best interests of one of your member football clubs and wouldtest and would be prohibited from being an owner or director of a Football League or Premier League club. While he was Managing Director of Bradford City, he guided them into two administrations (2002 and 2004). He was then a director of Leeds United Football Club, also leading them into administration (2007). Shaun Harvey guided two football clubs into three administrations in five years. We do not feel that he is fit or proper to influence decisions on who is ‘Fit & Proper’ to be an owner or director of a football club. And we certainly don't feel he is impartial to influencing these decisions with respect to Leeds United Football Club. However, whether Shaun Harvey is fit and proper to influence these decisions is not the basis


Last year's Champs stage winner Jean-Patrick Nazon surprised again as he sprinted to victory in Wasquehal, and earned 33 stage points (three of which due to his second place in the TdF's Points Competition). Robbie McEwen lost the stage, but captured the overall leadership both in the real Tour de France and this game. The man nobody picked has got 86 points so far, 78 more than his chief rival Alessandro Petacchi, and moved ahead of both Thor Hushovd (that got no points Tuesday instead) and Fabian Cancellara, who are currently tied for second place, both with a score of 71. Nazon follows in fourth and the other stage winner, Jan Kirsipuu (7-point getter in stage 3) is fifth. Five more riders (Boonen, Kirchen, Bertolini, Baldato, Gutiérrez Cataluña)got their first points.

Thor Hushovd still leads the Fantasy Tour Points Competition, although he didn't get any points Tuesday, while McEwen got 6. Paolo Bettini, Janek Tombak -another rider not so pupular with FG players- and Jens Voigt added more points to their KOM tally.

As for Trade Teams, we have a new leader too: the US Postal Service, leading the TdF's Teams Ranking for the fourth day in a row, and adding six more point to their overall score, that now amounts to 24. Thanks to their second stage win, AG2R doubled their score, while also McEwen's Lotto-Domo got some (actually six) precious points.

Two more riders (France's Bessy but also Petacchi's lieutenant Marco Velo, and that's another unpleasant news for the "Sprinter Gentleman") pulled out of Le Tour,


Recently released on Steam, Aperture Tag rests somewhere between a substantial mod, DLC, and a full game release. It uses Portal 2's assets and and setting, but takes one if its mechanics – the use of the blue and orange gel – to create a completely original experience forcing you to examine Portal puzzles in a whole new way.

Instead of using the portal gun to make your way through Aperture's labs, players have a new paint gun letting them fire off the speed-boosting and bouncing gel nearly anywhere.

The game is the brainchild of Eugenio Roman – a dedicated modder of Valve's games – who decided to step up his tinkering to create a full experience with Aperture Tag. We spoke with Roman about building the game, how involvedfrom the current point the story has reached.

A version of the foot in poetry in which the first two syllables of a line are unstressed, followed by a stressed syllable. Intercept the syllables in and ter are unstressed followed by cept which is stressed. A short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature. The adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist [18] of Othello.

The omission of conjunctions between clauses. An example is when John F. Kennedy said on January the 20th " Verse written in iambic pentameter without rhyme. Also known as "lexis" and "word choice," the term refers to the words selected for use in any oral, written, or literary