PM's daughter 'jumped off a cliff' after being ditched by Churchill: Tempestuous love triangle stayed a family secret for 100 years

At the end of a long, relatively uneventful Edwardian summer, the papers were suddenly full of dire news about the 21-year-old daughter of the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith.

The headlines were shocking: ‘Premier’s daughter missing’, said one; ‘Miss Asquith’s peril’, warned another. She had been reported missing at Cruden Bay on the Scottish coast, where the family had been spending their holiday in September 1908 at a rented fortress with the ominous name of Slains Castle.

After a dangerous search lasting half the night, Violet Asquith was finally discovered lying in wet grass on a rocky ledge above the sea — uninjured but apparently barely conscious.

A love triangle: Violet Asquith,at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, I have discovered an astonishing revelation: the story of Violet Asquith’s brush with death is inextricably linked with her doomed love for a rising young star in her father’s Liberal cabinet — Winston Churchill.

The Rt Hon Sir Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister between April 1908 to December 1916, kept his daughter's ordeal a secret

Only 20 when she came under Churchill’s spell, Violet Asquith had met him one April weekend in 1907 at Taplow Court, a red-brick mansion on the Thames, near Windsor Castle, owned by society hostess Lady Desborough.

Getting to know young Winston Churchill, who was 12 years her senior and still unmarried, filled her with a sense of ‘new excitement’, as she later put it. Over the next few months, they continued


to meet at balls and dinner parties. At the dances, as soon as he arrived, she would throw ‘all engagements to the winds’ and steer him to a corner where they would talk for hours while others danced.

‘Was he, as people said, inebriated by his own words?’ she asked herself. ‘I did not care; I only knew that I was.’

In many ways, she and young Churchill were rather alike — both were highly opinionated, strong-willed, idealistic and romantic. At times, it seemed to Violet that she had found in Winston’s mind a mirror image of her own. Her stepmother, Margot Asquith once said that Violet, ‘though intensely feminine, could have made a remarkable man’.

Her stepdaughter certainly believed that she and Churchill breathed the same rarified air of intellectualW’s account,’ he hastened to assure her. ‘He will be well looked after and provided for.’

Irresistible: Winston and Clementine Churchill, pictured holiday in Kent summer 1914, married in 1908 shortly after meeting

On April 8, Churchill was asked to serve as President of the Board of Trade — the youngest man to join the British Cabinet in almost half a century.

By the time spring turned to summer that year, Winston seemed to be on the verge of proposing to Violet. For her part, Violet knew plenty of other young men, but everyone else seemed second-best to the young politician. ‘He generated his own light — intense, direct and concentrated as a beam,’ she wrote later.

When she invited him to stay with her family at Slains Castle, he agreed to


he wasn’t sure whether she would marry him — whereas he knew that he could count on Violet to say yes. At some point that summer, he decided to make her his fall-back choice in case Clementine turned him down. Which is how he came to lead one woman on while secretly hoping to win another.

‘I behaved badly to Violet,’ he later admitted to his friend and future Secretary of State for Scotland Lord Dalmeny, ‘because I was practically engaged to her.’

A week before his promised visit to Slains Castle, he suggested to Clementine that she come to Blenheim Palace — the home of his cousin, the Duke of Marlborough — on August 10. After she arrived, he wasted little time before proposing, and she said yes.

They agreedthat the engagement, which was announced on August 15, should be short. Winston needed to be in London that October for his work at the Board of Trade, so there was just enough time to get married in mid-September and have a fortnight’s honeymoon abroad.

But Violet was still expecting his visit on August 17. Realising it was best for her to know about the engagement before the news appeared in print, Winston sent her a note — in which he added that he’d have to postpone his trip to Scotland.

She was utterly devastated. Indeed, with a hint of self-satisfaction, Clementine would note privately in old age: ‘When Violet heard that Winston was going to marry me, she fainted.’

Violet put up a brave front, telling friends and family that


she was pleased for him, but she was deeply jealous of her rival. Privately, she thought Clementine’s appeal was superficial and wondered bitterly ‘whether he will ultimately mind her being as stupid as an owl’.

Happy couple: Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine, pictured outside their home near Hyde Park in London, had a happy marriage

In fact, during that eventful summer of 1908, each woman had reason to be jealous of the other. On Monday, August 24 — with the wedding less than three weeks away — Winston left Clementine in London and boarded a train at King’s Cross for the 14-hour journey to Cruden Bay. He felt he owed it to Violet to make this last-minute dash and explain his decision face-to-face. Furious, Clementine threatened to calloff the wedding.

Violet knew this was her last chance to make Winston realise she was a better choice than Clementine, and after he arrived at Slains, she and Churchill talked for hours. Winston tried to persuade her that he had made the right decision, and that they must remain close friends.

One day, they went on a rock-climbing expedition on the dangerous stretch of coast below the castle. He soon took the lead, ‘revelling in the scramble up crags and cliffs, the precarious transition from ledge to ledge, with slippery seaweed underfoot and roaring seas below’, as Violet wrote later.

But the week didn’t end well. While trying to keep up with Churchill, Violet slipped on a wet rock. ‘I scratched my face rather badly rock-climbing with Winston,’ she wrote


to her best friend Venetia Stanley.

She was overwrought with emotion when the time came for Winston to leave. In the days that followed, Margot Asquith watched with alarm as her stepdaughter became ‘completely demoralised ... till she became almost hysterical’. Wrongly, Margot thought it was all because of the facial injury.

Violet refused to attend Winston’s wedding. Staying behind at the castle with her father and stepmother, she was able to read about the ceremony in nearly every major paper — some of which treated it almost like a state event. Afterwards, the newlyweds rushed off to Italy for their short honeymoon, and for a week everything was quiet at Slains.

Rivals: Clementine, pictured at the theatre in London, never became friends with Violet

But, late on Saturday afternoon, September 19,the Prime Minister’s daughter left the castle with a book in her hand and wandered along the path above the cliffs where she and Churchill had been rock-climbing.

Asquith and his wife were hosting a dinner and didn’t notice her absence. When darkness fell, and there was still no sign of Violet, everyone rushed out to look for her, with servants carrying lanterns and dinner guests following.

After an hour of searching the rugged slopes and ledges, the Prime Minister grew desperate. At this point, dozens of villagers offered to help, including fishermen who knew the coast well.

As midnight approached, Asquith collapsed in his wife’s arms, fearing that his daughter had fallen over a cliff and been swept away by the waves.

Secretive: Despite being avid letter writers, very little correspondence


survived between Churchill, pictured with his wife, and Violet

All around them, Margot Asquith could hear the voices of the searchers and see men and women risking their own safety as they crawled over the rocks in the mist. Finally losing hope herself, she went down on her knees and began to pray in the darkness.

Minutes later, she heard the fishermen cheering — and promptly fainted. Her stepdaughter had been found. Afterwards, Violet claimed she had slipped and landed on a ledge, where she hit her head.

But, contrary to what journalists were told, she’d been found lying near the coastal path and her head showed no signs of injury.

The next day, the castle was inundated with requests for interviews and photographs. Violet had never received more attention in herhoneymoon, the deeply wounded Violet was simply making a desperate cry for attention and help.

It was of paramount importance, Margot felt, that her stepdaughter should keep quiet about the events of that day. As she noted in her diary, ‘I wanted her just to thank the fishermen & poor people who found her & to say nothing more about it: poor Violet! Nothing was further from her ideas & she felt hurt I could see by my attitude.’

A close watch was kept on Violet after what she called her ‘rock-affair’. But she continued to show signs of manic behaviour, especially in any matter connected to Winston. In October, the Prime Minister himself had to intervene when she decided to race off to meet Winston after his return from


Italy. Hearing that he was in Dundee for a meeting, Violet had suddenly taken it into her head to appear on the same platform with him and speak on his behalf.

Intimate: Sir Winston and Lady Churchill pictured on his 80th Birthday

A wire from her father instructed her to desist — for ‘political’ reasons, he said. The truth is that both he and Margot dreaded that she would attract more publicity — and generate more gossip — if she said anything about Churchill in public, let alone appeared beside him.

Violet reluctantly obeyed. ‘I was sorry,’ she wrote to Venetia afterwards, ‘as I had thought of one or two things I quite wanted to say!’

Churchill, meanwhile, was keen for Violet and Clementine to like each other, so he tried hisbest to smooth away any hurt feelings. Two months after his wedding, he arranged for the three of them to have lunch in London.

Supporter: Violet remained supportive of Winston Churchill's career and helped him rise through the ranks of the Cabinet

Violet managed to behave herself, but she still wasn’t impressed with her rival. When Churchill was alone with her, he told her that his wife ‘had more in her than met the eye’. Violet simply smiled and gave him a double-edged response: ‘But so much meets the eye.’

Although she was still in emotional turmoil over her lost love, it was clearly in everyone’s interests to act as though nothing had occurred.

But, for her part, Violet never lost her obsession with Winston, becoming his strongest advocate in Downing Street,


and playing an influential part in his rapid rise through the Cabinet over the next few years. At the high point of the Liberal reign, he would rank among its top three leaders, serving as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty.

In later years, both Violet and Winston were careful to obscure the depth of their earlier involvement. Very little correspondence between them has survived, which is odd since both were avid letter-writers.

It was not until after Winston Churchill’s death in 1965 that Violet commented at length on her relationship with him. But her memoir, Winston Churchill As I Knew Him, is silent about the ‘rock-affair’, and so discreet that most readers have taken at face value her insistence that she was merely a friend of thethe incapacitant sprays and threatened by the baton, but no kicking or stamping by him is visible. She was seen walking away.

He was then quickly taken to the ground by the police and put in handcuffs and leg restraints while officers lay across his body. The CCTV footage suggests that happened within 42 seconds of the first two officers’ arrival at the scene.

Calum Steele, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, the trade union for police officers, declined to answer questions about the documentary. He issued a letter on Twitter that criticised the BBC but was written before the programme was aired.

Steele accused the BBC reporter involved, Mark Daly, of planning to broadcast “fundamental inaccuracies which wholly misrepresent the realities of the events surrounding the death of


admitted into evidence. At the trial the witness *226 Moberly admitted that Sapp had made the statement that "he was going to light the car." He further stated that the statement was true. The witness Moberly further testified that the spot which was ignited was partially underneath the vehicle and ran out behind the vehicle. The defendant Sapp testified that the spot in question was about a foot behind the rear bumper of the vehicle and was about the size of a basketball. However, he denied that he noticed the gasoline dripping from the car as he had stated to the police at the time of the incident. In substance he denied that he intended to burn the automobile. He further testified that the spot might have beenit had to be gasoline since oil would have required greater heat to ignite. The girls apparently returned to the scene of the fire where Brian had unsuccessfully attempted to scrape out the flames.
Shortly thereafter Officer Lindquist arrived to investigate the incident. Brian, Pam and Mary were standing together and Officer Lindquist had *230 a conversation with the three of them in the yard next to the car. Portions of the statements taken of these persons as well as that of defendant are set out in the text of the opinion and much emphasis has been placed upon their content by the majority.
Among other things, these statements seem to indicate that defendant was aware of a gasoline leak before flicking the matches at the discolored area and that


the ignition of the car. Brian admitted making the signed statement given to Officer Lindquist but claimed that he did not read it carefully before signing it. He was unable to remember telling Officer Lindquist anything about a gas leak and stated that it was only after the spot had ignited that he became aware of the presence of gasoline.
Robert Sapp testified in a similar fashion. He claimed that there had been no mention of any gasoline dripping from the car nor any discussion about injuring the car in any way. He further claimed that he had not noticed any gasoline dripping from the car nor the smell of any gasoline prior to the car's ignition. He had not realized that the spot was gasoline until after ithad ignited and it may be inferred from his testimony that any subsequent references he made to the presence of gasoline were based upon this after-the-fact realization.
Defendant refuted his signed statement, claiming that he did not tell Officer Lindquist that he saw something leaking from the car, that he did not notice Officer Lindquist put the word "gas" in the statement and that it was Officer Lindquist who used the term "gas" in his conversation with him. Defendant clearly stated that if he had known that the spot was gasoline he would not have flipped matches at it and, upon initial investigation, he told Officer Lindquist that he did not mean to burn the car.
*231 The trial judge commented, at length, regarding the fact questions to be decided.


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Why are English players, including Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, making the switch to MLS?

After the close of MLS’ summer transfer window, there are now 22 players born in England who ply their trade Stateside.

That number ranks England as the second largest exporter of talent to Major League Soccer. Argentina currently leads the way with 26 - however, that could soon change if the English influx continues.

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Marco Ricci was a painter, printmaker, and set designer. Nephew of Sebastiano Ricci, he probably first trained in his uncle’s studio in Venice and often assisted him on his projects. Marco Ricci was obliged to flee from Venice after he was involved in a murder, moving to Split where he remained for four years, during which time he continued his studies in the studio of a landscape painter. Around 1700 he was again in Venice and at this point began to work on set design. In 1705 he is documented as collaborating with Alessandro Magnasco whose style significantly influenced the young Ricci’s own, which became freer and more fluid

In. 1708 Ricci left for England in the company of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, invited by Charles Montagu, Duke


of Manchester. During their trip both painters travelled through the Low Countries where Ricci became familiar with Dutch landscape painting. Once in England, Ricci principally worked as a set designer for operas and also painted fresco decorations for the residence of the Duke of Manchester in London, and at Castle Howard. In 1710 he left the capital but returned there in 1712 with his uncle Sebastiano Ricci. Both were back in Venice in 1716 and continued to work closely together

Marco. Ricci’s most original works are his landscape paintings whose themes include Mediterranean ports, pastoral scenes, woods with travellers, cultivated fields and winter views. The realism and simplicity of some of these compositions indicate a profound knowledge of Dutch and Flemish painting. Ricci’s work was crucial to the developmentto pads near the crystal edge. During the bonding process, the wire bond was made first to a pad on the substrate, then the tool was lifted and brought down gently on a pad near the edge of the crystal, forcing the crystal down against the supporting substrate. The second bond was made with the crystal in this deformed but supported position. As the tool lifted, the crystal resumed planar form with no excessive damping. Since this method has the potential of stressing the crystal and the conductive areas, another mounting structure was needed which would also allow the crystal to be supported during the bonding process but free during operation.


settlement was entered into and the order made on June 27, 1952; at all times after June 27, 1952, the Feldmans were ready, willing, and able to perform, and repeatedly tendered performance of the agreement of settlement; plaintiff at all times failed, neglected, and refused to do or perform the things agreed to be done and performed by him under the agreement and order; the agreement and order were never abrogated, rescinded, or terminated by the Feldmans or by the superior court; the Feldmans did not waive, or intend to waive, any right granted to them or the performance of any obligation imposed on Bernard Faye under the terms of the agreement or the order; by reason of the facts found plaintiff is estopped to maintain the presentthat after they were advised by Faye that he would not perform, they notified him they were prepared to live up to the agreement and that they intended to invoke whatever processes were available to them in order to compel compliance by him. The Feldmans were not in default under the agreement. They had the legal right to insist on performance by Faye. At the conclusion of the trial of the present action, plaintiff's counsel asked leave to amend the complaint to pray for "specific performance to conform to proof."
 The proceedings which took place in open court at the time the agreement of settlement was entered into were introduced in evidence in the present action. It was expressly stated in the agreement of settlement that if each


of the acts required of the parties was not performed and completed on or before July 15, 1952, "an order shall be entered appointing a receiver of and for the partnership interest of Mr. Faye in the Fourth and Hill Building Company and ordering a public sale to the highest bidder."
 Plaintiff concedes that the agreement and stipulation of settlement constituted a contract between the parties to this action. [3] The violation of a valid and unrevoked stipulation may be redressed on behalf of one who is not himself in default by the court in which it was entered into. (23 Cal.Jur. 831,  15.) Plaintiff's refusal to comply with the agreement of settlement and the order constituted a breach of his obligation. He stipulated that in theoffered to prove that between June 2, 1952, and July 16, 1952, a meeting of the partnership Fourth and Hill Building Company was held at which all partners were present except defendant Sam Feldman; that there are 10 partners; that the matter of a $28,500 loan to plaintiff was discussed, and that the partnership refused to grant the loan. An objection to the offer was sustained. Plaintiff asserts that the court erred in excluding his offer of proof *330 that defendant Sam Feldman "absented himself from the meeting of said partners when the required loan by said company to plaintiff was discussed and refused." There was no error. The offer was not to prove that Feldman absented himself from the meeting: it was merely to prove that Feldman


in and to any monies, income, profits or assets deriving from said partnership as security for the repayment of the indebtedness evidenced by said promissory note."
 "12. Contemporaneously with the delivery of said promissory note and assignment referred to in item 11 hereof Nathan Leff shall deliver to said partnership a subordination agreement providing that any and all rights or interests belonging to or acquired by said Nathan Leff under or by virtue of a written assignment executed by Bernard Faye to Nathan Leff, dated January 21, 1952, and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County on January 22, 1952, relating to the interest of Bernard Faye in and to said partnership and/or its assets or property shall be subject and subordinate totecum dated June 10, 1952, served upon him in connection with said proceeding, which contempt motion duly came on for hearing by stipulation of the parties on June 27, 1952; and petitioner's motion to adjudge Nathan Leff guilty of contempt of Court, and for other relief by reason of Nathan Leff's disobedience of the subpoena duces tecum dated June 10, 1952, served upon Nathan Leff in connection with said proceedings, noticed for hearing on July 2, 1952 in Department 11 of this Court, be and all of them are hereby continued to July 16, 1952, at 9:15 A.M. in Department 11 of this Court."
NOTES
[fn. 1]  1. The order reads: "It Is Ordered, that said proceeding for the appointment of a receiver and a foreclosure and sale of


of, and for the purpose of effecting and consummating the said previous agreement and stipulation dated June 27, 1952 and said Court Order dated July 2, 1952, and not otherwise. In this connection, the Court expressly finds that it was at all times an essential, integral, inherent, and implied condition of said stipulation, agreement of settlement and Court order, and it was so intended and understood by each and all of the parties thereto and by the Court, that in the event of the default of the defendant Faye in said Superior Court action numbered 584333 to do and perform the things agreed to be done and performed by him, that said judgment creditor, Sam Feldman, and said Superior Court fully reserved the right to utilize each andon April 24, 2015, she visited Packard Health for
“exacerbation of low back pain” that had “progressed over the recent months.” Plaintiff
confirmed her history of back problems and back surgeries in her deposition,9 and testified that
she suffered from a back condition for which she was being treated at the time of the collision.
In fact, when the collision with the street sweeper occurred, plaintiff was on her way to a follow-
up appointment with her back doctor, who had been treating her with injections.

        In response, plaintiff failed to present evidence demonstrating that these preexisting
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MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. – The 102-year-old Tyler County Home, also known as the “Poor House” or “Poor Farm,” was built in 1915 and was in operation until 1951. The iconic two-story building, which sits outside Middlebourne along Route 18, once helped the disadvantaged, but now it will be put up for bids of demolition on July 14.

Due to neglect, insufficient funding, water damage and vandalism, the structure of the building has been deteriorating since the 1960s. In 2009, the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia assessed the house and declared it as “endangered” to help bring awareness for the building.

The 2009 PAWV needs assessment offered suggestions for the stabilization of the Tyler County Home:

All roofs on this structure are in need of both immediate attention for stabilization purposes and plansfor replacement.

The biggest and arguably greatest contributor to the deterioration of the building’s wood fabric is the terribly poor condition of the box gutters and downspouts.

Porch ceilings are damaged or in danger of failure, and on one ground-floor porch, the floor has rotted and collapsed in the corner to the extent that the posts have completely fallen in.

With the future of the house on the line, a passionate group called the Tyler County Restoration Committee was devoted to preserving this piece of history. In 2016, the committee began raising money for renovations to the house.

“We were only raising money to stop the deterioration of the building from elements and vandals,” said Tyler County Restoration Committee President Peggy George. “We organized because of an article of our local paper


live recording than a DJ set and his tracks are woven and manipulated as only the creator could. Even at home or listening through headphones you really can get a sense of the apocalyptic dread and the many other moods which permeate through his work. Thankfully he’s been busy making mixes for the Red Bull Music Academy and Big Shot Mag, each with huge variation and scope. His send off gift to Mary Anne Hobbs is well worth seeking out and no doubt his upcoming releases on Honest Jon’s will solidify his reputation as one of the greatest experimenters of the genre.

Another experimenter who is quickly leaving his mark on the scene is James Blake who released a trio of game changing EPs last year. His highly anticipatedLP is a testament to the combined power of voice and subbass but also represents a new direction for his sound. Being picked by the BBC as one to watch for 2011, the 22 year old Londoner has found himself in a unique position- on the cusp of achieving mainstream success with what is essentially a very inapproachable album. However by focusing more on song writing and vocal performances Blake has lost many of his fans who were attracted to his more electronic sounding productions.

Whatever your opinion is of Blake, its interesting to see that there is an audience open to deep frequencies and new ideas. In fact there are so many new ideas emerging from the scene that no-one seems certain what to call the music anymore.


By Liam Oram

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Baker Mayfield added another great game to his resume against TCU last Saturday. He threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns. He showed out against a TCU defense, which went into the game ranked sixth in the nation in total defense. This was crucial game for Mayfield to prove himself against a top 10 team, and he did not disappoint.

Bryce Love had another stand out performance against Washington on Saturday. He had 166 rushing yards on 30 attempts with three touchdowns. He also helped lead Stanford to the upset against the Huskies. This game was a big improvement from his game against Washington State, where he had only 69 yards rushing and one score.

Khalil Tate went off rushing against Oregon State, as he had 206yards and two touchdowns. Tate leads an Arizona offense which controlled the game. Tate has looked unstoppable every time he has run the ball, and it was no different for him on Saturday.

Mason Rudolph may be out of the Heisman conversation, but he has still had quite the season. In his latest game against Iowa State, he put up great numbers. He had 376 passing yards and three touchdowns in a hostile environment. This game made sure Rudolph stayed undefeated as a starter against Iowa State and that he and the Cowboys still have a chance at a bigger bowl appearance. There is no doubt Rudolph has cemented his legacy as one of the greatest Oklahoma State quarterbacks.


June 6, and the centenary of World War I is being commemorated across Europe. Decades later, one German at the German cemetery in Normandy told me that he felt, as a German this summer, like he “was at a party in which he wasn’t invited.”

In Paris, that point is driven further. The World Cup quarterfinal match between France and Germany will be projected on a big screen at the Hotel de Ville, Paris’s city hall, Friday evening. As it’s airing, a photo exhibit commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany will be on display. The screen is also being set up where an outdoor exhibit mapping the trench camps of World War I just came down.

Not 'talking about revenge'

Even in today’s Europe, theReport: Deng Not Happy With Culture On Cavs

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(CBS) Former Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has expressed frustration with the lack of accountability that his new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, has displayed, according to a New York Daily News report.

Deng played nine and a half seasons with the Bulls before being traded to the Cavs in January in what was a cost-saving measure for Chicago. Deng was accustomed to the discipline of Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, but there isn’t much of that in Cleveland, the Daily News reported, with young players getting their way despite not showing professionalism at times.

The Daily News reported that Deng told a friend, “The stuff going on in practice would never be tolerated by the coaching staff or the front office back in


was the inertia of the North American market. Being far remote from Germany and the fractured European market (with its needs for standardization), and not having adopted the metric system either, it probably seemed easier all-around to stick with the existing inch-based formats.
In Germany alone three different basic sizes were used for letters -- Reichsformat (33x42cm), Super-Royal (50x68cm), and Groß Patria (36x43cm). People were facing problems with ill-fitting envelopes, binders, and boxes, so the pressure for standardization was there before even considering the formats used in neighboring countries.[source]

Former ministers remanded in custody as prosecutors seek European arrest warrant for regions ousted president

A judge in Madrid has ordered eight members of the deposed Catalan government to be remanded in custody pending possible charges over last weeks declaration of independence.

Carmen Lamela, sitting in Spains national court, jailed the eight former ministers including Oriol Junqueras, deputy to the deposed president, Carles Puigdemont on Thursday while they are investigated on possible charges of sedition, rebellion and misuse of public funds.

Lamela ruled that a ninth, who resigned the day before the Catalan parliament voted to declare independence last Friday, could remain at liberty on bail of 50,000 (44,600).

Lawyers for those under investigation said their clients would appeal against the judges decision, which they described as unjustified, disproportionate and predetermined.

Puigdemont, who


travelled to Brussels shortly before Spains attorney general announced his intention to pursue the charges, had been summoned to attend the national court to give evidence on Thursday and Friday.

In a written request to Lamela, prosecutors said that Puigdemont and four other members of his administration were aware that they had been ordered to testify, but had chosen not to attend.

Repeated attempts to deliver the summons at home and repeated phone calls have been ignored, they said. For his part, Carles Puigdemont has publicly stated his intention not to appear and has requested to make a statement via videoconference, without giving any information about his current whereabouts.

Consequently, they added, they were requesting Puigdemont be found and arrested, along with the four other regional ministers who are also inpeople took to the streets of Catalonia last month after the same judge ordered the jailing of two prominent pro-independence leaders, Jordi Snchez, the president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), and Jordi Cuixart, the president of mnium Cultural.

Both men are under investigation for alleged sedition in the run-up to the unilateral independence referendum on 1 October.

Former members of the Catalan government arrive at Spains national court in Madrid. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

The ANCs vice-president, Agust Alcoberro, said the arrested leaders were political prisoners, and tweeted: Vice-president and ministers, we will not stop until we secure your freedom.

The mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, described it as a black day for Catalonia. A government democratically elected at the ballot box is in jail, she said. There is a


common front to achieve the freedom of the political prisoners.

Puigdemont reacted to the judges decision in a televised address on Thursday evening, in which he branded the move a very serious attack on democracy and a coup against the [regional] elections on 21 December.

Speaking as thousands of people protested across Catalonia, he said: Imprisoning political leaders for fulfilling an electoral commitment breaks down the basic principles of democracy.

The Catalan leader called on people in the region to protest without violence, peacefully and with respect for everyones opinions, but said Thursdays events had shown that Catalan independence was no longer an internal Spanish matter.

The fury with which the Spanish government has attacked an old European nation is outrageous and is threatening us all, he said.

As a legitimate president ofCatalonia, I demand the release of the ministers and the vice-president. I demand respect for all political options and an end to the political repression.

Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the anti-austerity Podemos party, said: Im ashamed that they lock up opponents in my country. We dont want Catalan independence, but today we say free the political prisoners.

A parallel supreme court session for six Catalan MPs, including Carme Forcadell, the speaker of the regional parliament, was postponed for a week following a request from their lawyers.

The nine members of the separatist government had appeared at the national court early on Thursday morning.

Junqueras was the first to arrive at the court. He entered the building accompanied by lawyers, passing by dozens of journalists and declined to answer questions.

Artur Mas, a


of Spains government, constitution and constitutional court.

MPs in the 135-seat regional parliament voted for independence last Friday by a margin of 70 votes to 10.

Dozens of opposition MPs boycotted the secret ballot, walking out of the chamber in Barcelona before it took place and leaving Spanish and Catalan flags on their empty seats in protest.

Minutes later, the Spanish senate granted the government in Madrid unprecedented powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia under article 155 of the constitution.

First to arrive at the court was the dismissed Catalan vice-president, Oriol Junqueras, right. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters

This article was amended on 3 November 2017. An earlier version included a quote from Puigdemont that had been translated as: The fury with which the Spanish government has attacked a beautiful European nation is“Help!,” a man called repeatedly after falling about 40 feet last week and landing in a small space between a downtown St. Paul parking garage and building.

He dialed 911 from his cellphone and reported he woke up in the middle of an alley and was between buildings. He said he couldn’t move his leg. He conveyed that he was near Cedar Street and Kellogg Boulevard, but didn’t know exactly where.

Police officers searched the area, though finding the man was difficult as his voice echoed between the buildings and around the parking ramp, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman. After nearly an hour, two officers found the man and firefighters set up a complicated rescue.

The leaders of the St. Paul police and fire departments praised their


OTTAWA, April 4, 2018 /CNW/ - CannaRoyalty Corp. (CSE: CRZ) (OTCQX: CNNRF) ("CannaRoyalty" or the "Company") today announced the Company's financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017. All figures are reported in Canadian dollars ($), unless otherwise indicated. CannaRoyalty's financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

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, CannaRoyalty announced it had closed the acquisition of Alta Supply Inc. and entered into a binding term sheet for the acquisition of 100% of River Distribution and its affiliates. Together, these transactions make CannaRoyalty a leading cannabis distributor in Also, on March 27, 2018 , the Company announced that it closed its acquisition of Kaya Management Inc., the exclusive manufacturer and license holder of rights for Bhang® brand vaporizer products in California , as well as the acquisition of the exclusive statewide manufacturing and distribution rights to Bhang® edibles and Bhang® concentrates in California

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we play that way.''

The seven goals set a season high for the Blackhawks (23-6-5), who have scored 19 times during their winning streak and lead the NHL with 129 goals. Shaw's sharp wraparound at 1:22 of the second made it six players with at least 10 goals for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who are once again on top of the league standings with 51 points.

''It's a credit to our team game,'' Sharp said. ''We know we've got guys in here that can put up big numbers and score goals. But when we're playing well in all three zones, that's when our offense usually clicks.''

Emery was pulled in the third period of his first start in Chicago since he teamed with Crawford to give the Blackhawks one ofRelated

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Smalling wants injury-free run

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has spoken of his relief at finally returning to action after months on the sidelines through injury.

The England international had been out of action since the end of last season and missed the European Championship due to a thigh injury.

But he has made 12 appearances since returning in November and is looking forward to contributing for United in their bid to win the English Premier League.

"I feel good," Smalling told United's website. "I've been able to play a few games now and it's just a case of keeping that going.

"The more games you have the more you get into a rhythm and the more confident you feel.

"I just want to stay injury-free now and hopefully go on a good run


(of playing games). There are lots of important matches coming up.

"It's been one of the worst (injury setbacks) I've had. It started at the end of last season and then I missed the start of this season.

"It's never easy to miss the start of the season and then come back into it, but I'm fortunate that I've started to get back into the team.

"The main thing you focus on when you get back is getting into a rhythm. You've missed out while everyone has been playing and doing well so it makes you focus harder to get yourself back to being better than you were before."

The 23-year-old said he had been impressed with the side's performances in both the league and the Champions League in his absence.

"It's excitingthan 22,000 pounds. It was a very nerve-racking day.”

Kraus-Anderson has completed six projects for ANI Pharmaceuticals, formerly owned by Solvay Pharmaceuticals.

ANI, an emerging leader in the specialty pharmaceuticals industry, develops, manufactures and markets prescription pharmaceuticals, made in the U.S. The company’s 126,000 s.f. corporate headquarters in Baudette consists of a 52,000 s.f. warehouse and packaging facility that develops and manufactures liquid, powder and oral solid dose products. The plant also includes 17,000 s.f. of analytical, stability and microbiological laboratory space; and 56,000 s.f. of employee, office and mechanical space.


Had the cap been in place in 1968, when the state passed its first public-sector collective-bargaining law, teachers would earn an average of $20,715 today...That figure, he noted, is below the poverty line for a family of four. A family of three earning that amount would qualify for food stamps.

*Award from NJ Left Behind in honor of Mr. Glenn Beck of Fox News whom Jon Stewart describes as "a guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking."eventually stops selling the energy drinks, it would be going a step further than other campuses that have banned alcoholic versions. University officials said Monday they were unaware of other colleges having taken the same step, though at least one other school – Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles – has a policy of not selling energy drinks in its dining halls. It does sell them from vending machines.

Rick MacDonald, assistant director of UNH dining, said earlier Monday that the decision was in keeping with Huddleston's goal to make UNH the healthiest campus in the country by 2020.

"This is one of many steps we have taken and will take in accomplishing that goal," he said.

Energy drinks typically contain more caffeine than soft drinks, along with large amounts


alcohol. Since it would not be right to ban the sale of soda, coffee, or tea on a college campus, it's also inappropriate and unwarranted to single out and restrict the sale of energy drinks," the company said. "We are working with the University of New Hampshire to find a resolution."

In a survey of New Hampshire college students conducted last spring, 20 percent of the UNH participants reported that they had mixed alcohol and energy drinks during the last 30 days.

"They are popular, very popular," said sophomore Tim Quinney, 19, who said he very rarely consumes energy drinks because he doesn't care for the flavor. He said students who do enjoy the drinks will be slightly inconvenienced by having to go off campus, but said overall, the decisionmerged if a fixation\'s duration was below that threshold and if the distance between the two fixations was within 1°.

Following the creation of a fixation report, the data was further prepared for later analyses. First, for each trial\'s final fixation, recorded fixation offset was checked whether it was beyond the end of a video. This was necessary to ensure that the sum of individual fixation durations in a trial did not exceed the duration of a video shown in that trial. For almost any trial (99.88% of 2432 trials), the end time of such fixation was replaced with the value for video duration in the respective trial. Then, fixation duration was recalculated as the time difference between fixation onset and the new fixation offset and it was checked


from different production sites in the State of México, and the states of Guanajuato, Querétaro, Michoacán, Guerrero, Puebla and Hidalgo. Mean duration from loading on the farm of origin to unloading at the livestock market was approximately 6 h. Upon arriving at the market, the animals were unloaded and herded into exhibition corrals by handlers who were seen to use sticks, ropes, electrical prods, whistles and kicks (data not assessed). The corrals were built of metal tubes with roofs of galvanized metal sheeting, and equipped with a drinking apparatus. While in the corrals, the animals received only water *ad libitum*. They were not given any food during the time spent in the market, and were housed independently with no mixing of the different equine groups mentioned above. All theimmoral things by putting ourselves and our needs at the center of reality. This process happens to us as individuals but also to entire cultures and systems. Recently my husband and I visited the Wanssee Haus, a beautiful villa nestled in a rich neighborhood on the shores of Lake Wannsee. There, on January 2, 1942, over breakfast, the most powerful men in Germany master-minded the Endlösung, the final solution for the so-called problem of the Jews in Europe. They drew up an elaborate plan to deport thousands upon thousands to their deaths.

These well-educated men listened to Bach and Mozart but came up with the most morally abject plan of all history. Their “solution” seemed entirely reasonable to them at the time. They led a whole nation astray, and


It is Universal Century 0079, at the end of the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. The space colonies of Side 4, or Moore, were previously destroyed by a Zeon attack, and many colonists lost their lives. Side 4 became a shoal zone filled with the wreckage of destroyed colonies and warships, lit by constant flashes of lightning due to collisions between electrified debris. It soon came to be known as the “Thunderbolt Sector.”

The Moore Brotherhood, an Earth Federation Forces unit made up of surviving citizens from Moore, set out to exterminate the Zeon forces in the Thunderbolt Sector in order to reclaim their homeland. To halt the Federation advance, the Zeon forces deployed their own Living Dead Division, which was establishedthat are cemented in the series. You have a single man living in a rather lavish old bank building with his butler who takes care of the home and the Megadeus (Big O).

This blending of both east and west wrapped in the complicated story of Big O makes the first season a little hard to follow because if is basically episodic. That leaves the viewer with a somewhat cold feeling for both the overall feel of the show and the characters too. Once the second season kicks in there is a much different feeling and the fog begins to lift.

Overall Grade: B+

All too often it is hard to get into older series and with Big O almost 20 years old the animation style comes across very dated. That


movie before you watch Battle for Planet Nine.

The foundation of Ange’s world has been ripped to shreds over and over again, since the moment her throne was stolen and she was stripped of her humanity. But the destruction of Arzenal and the stunning revelation about the true nature of the Dragons were only the start of a devastating new series of shocks and discoveries.

Transported to an alternate and devastated world with Tusk and Vivian, Ange will finally learn the history of her world and the true nature of her own reality. She will discover who her ultimate enemy really is and how her para-mail, Villkiss, may be the only key to salvation.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance, but unless Ange can conquer her own fearweb-based program is one of the most innovative CPD programs in the industry and has been specially designed for individual and corporate use.

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The Journal is proudly produced, published and distributed by the Financial Standard, the media division of the Rainmaker Group.

Citing the author behind books turned major Hollywood productions like The Big Short and Moneyball as her biggest inspiration, Caboodle Financial Services co-founder Peita Diamantidis takes a very different approach when providing financial advice. Jamie Williamson writes.


A 37-year-old Oakland man was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years to life in prison for trafficking a 16-year-old girl for prostitution across three Southern California counties, prosecutors said.

Rufus McNeely was also sentenced for his role in pimping another woman in El Monte, prosecutors said. He was convicted of the charges in July, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Prosecutors said McNeely pimped out the 16-year-old in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties for weeks after luring her away from her home in Oakland in September 2013. The girl eventually called police and reported what was happening, leading to McNeely’s arrest that October, authorities said.

At the time, prosecutors said, McNeely was also being investigated in connection with pimping a woman in El Monte in 2012. HisDEBUT ALBUM available now

She's collaborated with everyone from Weezer to Death Cab, and now she's stepping out on her own, combining a love of pop and classical.

The images flicker, the strings swell and swirl, and the vocals of Magik*Magik (a.k.a. Minna Choi) act as a dreamy counterpoint to the Postal Service-esque beat and glitch. (Interestingly her self-titled, Nathan Johnson-produced LP will be released on Chris Walla’s label Trans- on October 14th.)

A few weeks back Choi teased fans with "Laugh a Lot"—her duet with How To Dress Well’s Tom Krell—and below is the premiere of her video for "Circuitry," a mix of animations and projections. It's the soundtrack to some epic rom-com you kinda wish you were the star of.
"When I wrote 'Circuitry I was trying to challenge myself


off into the distance and sigh: “I miss Colin.” Perhaps it was one such distraction that led to Dom Harvey inadvertently locking them out of their only bathroom. Taran Armstrong gallantly tried to pick the lock, but in the end, a maintenance man had to saw off the doorknob before basic hygiene was restored.

In Colin’s place, the ever delightful Kirsten MacInnis joined the group. She met with more success than her attempt at the Big Brother Canada House, as she was voted into Podcast House unanimously. (Though it must be said, she’s less of a replacement for Colin Stone than she is a bonus Brian Scally.) Speculation on what she may or may not have smuggled into the house is all grossly baseless.

Kirsten had attended the Toronto Know-It-Alls,but this was her first New York event. Also making her NYC debut was OG RHAP intern / producer and reigning RHAP Match Game champion, Jessica Frey. For the record, JFrey confirms that the East Coast event is a lot more intense than the West Coast ones she more typically attends. New York has so many regulars at this point, that some of us see each other more frequently than we see our actual families.

To be fair, some of us just go ahead and combine the two. Both Curt Clark and Jordan Kalish had brought their mothers. Curt’s was watching her first season of Survivor since Borneo and had never listened to the podcast. It… was not her thing. Jordan’s mother, Hildie Kalish, is a Survivor superfan and


so he left Charles Kurtz to save his seat for the episode. Yet when he returned to the row as the show started, he discovered that Charles had actually given up the seat to the first pretty girl who asked for it. Brent was about to demand, “What the hell, bitch?” (addressed to Charles, not the girl; Brent is a gentleman) when he realised that the pretty girl was, in fact, Andrea Boehlke. Proving that he’s the wingman none of us deserve, Brent promptly ceded the seat and found himself another one.

How much of the episode Charles took in is possibly minimal. Andrea was with friends, but she is an expert on the social game, a superfan in her own right and (as demonstrated on her seasons) hasand over the course of about ten minutes, he edged closer to Brice until the precious calendar could exchange hands. Wendell is officially my hero.

Brooke Camhi also came to the after party—an easier prospect for her as few people recognised her. Not that she was left to feel unwanted; Lita Brillman is a die-hard Brooke-stan and was all over her like… well, like Lita on James Lim. Other people got recognised more often than they might have expected, such as Danny Hoffman, formerly best known as partner of Survivor: Maryland host Austin Trupp, but now famous for being Mike Bloom. Perhaps because the real Mike was pinned down in the foyer, Danny was consistently mistaken for him. As touching a sentiment as the idea of an RHAP family


you would want to follow the confinement practice. New mothers in the modern world are now very keen on this tradition.

In the 17th and 18th century, confinement was a practice of the nobles. The poor could not leave their daily chores because they were always engaged in catering for their families. The rich and middle class could delegate their responsibilities to their maidservant and afford rest for two months. The tradition was widespread in most parts of the world. The only differences were the activities that were carried out during the confinement period. Here is the list:

Movement Restriction
Movement restriction is one of the practices that cut across the board in all cultures. Expectant or nursing mothers were not allowed to walk for long distances. In some communities, likePolish pres tells Poles stay in Britain, don’t come home

President Andrzej Duda, who is visiting the UK on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, said that he does not encourage Poles to return to the country because – in his opinion – the economic situation is not favourable.

After the official part of the meeting with over 200 representatives of Polish organisations in the UK, the president was talking with reporters of local Polish media for more than twenty minutes.

I do not have the courage today to say: go back to the country. Are there more jobs in their towns or is it easier to do business, whether the taxes are smaller? I do not see these changes. Polish development is mainly in the statistics – said


realise it – he stressed.

Only in the last few weeks, or months, the influx has begun to be exponential. It is not a question of intensification of hostilities, which lately have not changed, but simply a procedure. We must ask ourselves: what are the reasons and who is making money on it. It is a mammoth deal – said the president, adding that he fully supports the Polish government’s opposition to mandatory quotas of refugees in the individual EU countries.

Andrzej Duda’s visit to the United Kingdom is only two days long, but his schedule is quite full. Yesterday the president was at the Polish embassy, and today he’s taking part in the Battle of Britain anniversary celebrations, meeting David Cameron and later prince Edward at the Buckingham Palace.

FollowWest Bank anger grows after Israeli killing of Palestinian woman

The funeral for a 19-year-old Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli soldiers has been held in the West Bank. Israel says Hadeel al-Hashlamun tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint but an eyewitness disputes the account. Mana Rabiee reports.


Miami doctor treats uninsured with dignity

By TAMARA LUSH, The Associated Press
| 9 p.m.Oct. 12, 2009

This Oct. 5, 2009 photo shows Dr. Pedro Jose Greer in his office at Mercy Hospital in Miami. Greer has made a career of offering treatment without regard to patients' ability to pay, and it's one reason he received a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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This Oct. 5, 2009 photo shows Dr. Pedro Jose Greer in his office at Mercy Hospital in Miami. Greer has made a career of offering treatment without regard to patients' ability to pay, and it's one reason he received a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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MIAMI
Dr. Pedro Jose Greer stands in a cool, dim operating room at Miami's Mercy Hospital, looking ata glowing image of a patient's digestive system on a flat-screen TV.

Greer is a gastroenterologist, and the patient lying on the treatment table has a potentially dangerous cauliflower-like growth on the lining of her colon. The patient's name is Nora Turcios, a 45-year-old woman with a family history of cancer.

"That's a polyp right there," Greer says, more to himself than any of the three nurses in the room. During the 15-minute-long colonoscopy, he snips off part of the mass for a cancer biopsy and then reviews Turcios' paperwork.

Greer, known to his patients as "Doctor Joe," tells them all: If they lose their insurance while under his care, that's OK – he'll continue to treat them, regardless of how much, or little, they can pay.

"When did it become acceptable


in my profession," says the 53-year-old physician, "to say 'No' to somebody because they have no money?"

It's that attitude that led to Greer's recent honor: the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was given the award in August because he cares for the poor with dignity. In 1984, Greer founded the Camillus Health Concern, a Miami clinic providing medical care to more than 10,000 homeless and low-income patients annually. He also founded the St. John Bosco clinic, which treats low-income and immigrant patients in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. His latest effort is academic: Greer is now the assistant dean of academic affairs at Florida International University's new medical school, where he stresses the need for ethics in medicine.

As one would expect, Greer has strong thoughts on revamping thenation's health care system.

"Maybe," he says, "if we took care of everybody we wouldn't need reform."

For decades, the Miami physician has treated the neediest people even though it would have been easier to earn big money as a top specialist.

"You fight for what you need to do," he says. "The poor happen to be our sickest. They deserve our undivided attention."

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Greer was born in Miami by accident.

In 1956, his mother came to Miami to visit relatives. She was 6 1/2 months pregnant. She had what she thought were contractions and went to Jackson Memorial, the city's biggest hospital. The emergency room doctor didn't believe that the young Cuban woman was about to give birth.

"HLF," the doctor said, according to Greer family lore. "Hysterical Latin female."

Greer was born three


hours later on a gurney in the emergency room. A few weeks later, when he was strong enough, he and his mother returned to Cuba. But not for long: When Fidel Castro took over the country in 1959, the Greer family fled, eventually settling in Florida.

He attended the University of Florida and was intent on being a lawyer. Maybe a politician. He didn't want to be a doctor, like his father.

"I was going to change the world," he said.

When, after graduating in 1978, changing course and announcing he'd pursue medicine after all, his father was proud and as surprised as anyone. "This had not even been a dream of mine," he said.

His son earned his medical degree at a Catholic university in the Dominican Republic and returned toMiami. His plan was to leave soon, to travel through the Caribbean and Latin America to treat the Third World's poor.

But Greer would soon discover that he didn't have to go far to find those patients.

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Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1984: Greer was 28 and an intern in the hospital where he was born.

One day, firefighters brought a patient they had picked up on the street into the ER. The man had tuberculosis. Greer was shocked. "Tuberculosis? In this day and age?"

A little investigating revealed that the patient had no name, family or home; he died in the hospital, anonymous. Greer tried to find out more about the patient by visiting a local homeless shelter. With the encouragement of a Catholic brother who ran the clinic, Greer began volunteering, treating


patients two nights a week.

"In America it seemed as if we didn't care if you suffered, but if you were about to die, we'd scramble to save you at (the hospital) – and then send you back to suffer, to the streets," Greer wrote in a book he published in 1999, titled, "Waking Up In America."

Soon after, he walked into the office of Alina Perez-Stable, a Jackson Hospital social worker.

"I want to do something about the homeless," he said.

Said Perez-Stable: "He exuded a genuineness, a passion. He identified a problem and he was going to try to solve it."

Greer and Perez-Stable founded the Camillus Health Concern, the first South Florida clinic to treat only homeless people.

Greer said he swiped supplies from the hospital during the day so hecould bring them to the clinic at night, figuring he'd just take care of the patients eventually in the ER anyway.

"That's how I justified it," he wrote. "And then I said two Hail Marys and an Our Father."

Greer soon realized that he was only seeing a fraction of Miami's street people in the shelter, so he eventually went to where they lived: the Mudflats.

Greer, who is tall and burly, wasn't scared by the nickname of the place under an Interstate-95 overpass – but what he saw there frightened his soul.

Some 6,000 homeless people lived on the streets of Miami in those days, and hundreds endured in the Mudflats. Folks had given the encampment its nickname because of how the brown earth would turn to slop in Miami's tropical


rains. Zombie-like people sprawled on stained mattresses, cooked on small wood-fueled fires and constructed makeshift walls for privacy with scavenged wood. Malnutrition, gangrene and lung and liver disorders were common.

Greer, with a mix of compassion and wisecracks, got to know the homeless and their problems. Sometimes, diagnosis and treatment were easy: for example, wearing socks to ward off foot infections. Sometimes, they weren't.

Those were dark days in the city's history: It was the era of the cocaine cowboys, 600-plus murders a year and long before the area was considered a tourist playground.

"As a society, we have ignored urban poverty for more than 30 years," Greer told the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in 1991. "No matter how much work you do, the problem doesn't go away."

In the single-room clinic's first year,Greer saw 500 patients. Nearly 10 years later, the clinic – which was the first of its kind in the U.S. – had 30,000 visits from patients, nearly all of them homeless.

Today there are about the same number of homeless people as then, but, thanks to Greer, they at least have a larger health clinic.

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Over the decade after the clinic opened, Greer was a whirlwind of action and accomplishment, leading him to joke that he has "untreated ADD" or attention deficit disorder.

He launched Saint John Bosco Clinic for low-income immigrants and Spanish speakers in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. In private practice with his father, also a gastroenterologist, he saw low-income and insured patients.

He collaborated with Cuban-American actor (and friend) Andy Garcia on an HBO film based on Greer's


life, which hasn't yet aired.

And he won a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for $240,000

Working with the Clinton administration on health care was another task, though he says it didn't go well.

Declined a spot on the health care reform team because it would mean a move to Washington for him, his wife and their two children, he agreed to serve on a Presidential Health Professional Review Group that was charged with studying policy.

"I gradually realized my presence there would have no impact," Greer later wrote. "Too often the most critical facts never made it to the discussion table because the seats around the table were taken up by influence and money."

Dismayed that "the cards were stacked in favor of the HMOs and the for-profits," he quit. And the experiencehas kept him from aiding the Obama administration during the current health reform debate.

"I stay out of politics," he says flatly.

Even today, even after receiving the Medal of Freedom from the president in August, Greer doesn't mince words when talking about insurance companies and the impact they have had on U.S. health care.

"I do get outraged," he says. "Is it acceptable when an insurance company refuses someone for a pre-existing condition? Where in hell is that acceptable? Hell is going to be filled with insurance people. I hope they enjoy all the money they're making."

These days, Greer is focused on training doctors at Florida International – he recently took a young group of soon-to-be doctors on a tour of Miami's poorest neighborhoods – and seeing patients in his


private practice.

And he still makes midnight runs to see dying patients – "you try to listen, you try to console, you try to help alleviate suffering."

There's always someone who needs help. On a recent day at Mercy Hospital in Miami, he prepared for an upper GI endoscopy – a look at a patient's esophogus and stomach.

He walked into the operating room. It was dim so he could see the images of the patient's insides. Soft rock played on a radio in the corner, and Greer stood over the patient, who was having trouble swallowing. She was nervous. Greer put his hand on her cheek.amount effective to lanthionize the hair, and a reduced malto-oligosaccharide present in an amount to impart greater tensile strength to the hair than would otherwise be achieved absent the reduced malto-oligosaccharide. The invention also encompasses a process for relaxing hair fibers, the process comprising applying to the hair fibers the lanthionizing composition of the invention.
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solution and a deswelling solution. The lanthionizing solution includes an amount of a lanthionizing agent effective to lanthionize the hair, as discussed above. The deswelling solution includes an amount of reduced malto-oligosaccharide effective to deswell the hair, and preferably includes an acid, such as lactic or citric acid, to neutralize caustic in the lanthionizing composition. Each solution generally includes a suitable solvent, preferably water. The system may be provided in the form of a kit that includes a first container and a second container, the first container including the lanthionizing composition and the second including the deswelling composition. The first and second containers may be contained by or within a third container, such as a package.
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education Adorno says little about the nature of thinking, and the secondary literature on his educational theory addresses this question only cursorily. Important claims on the nature of thinking do appear elsewhere in Adorno's work. From his early writings up to Negative Dialectics, Adorno is preoccupied with thinking, sketching the outlines of critical-dialectical thought. Still, these reflections rarely touch upon educational questions, and the Adorno scholarship has yet to establish this link. Unlike studies which read Adorno's educational thought against the backdrop of the history of education and the German Bildung tradition, or in relation to art and aesthetics, the present article brings together Adorno's ideas on education and thinking in an attempt to contribute both to the Adorno scholarship and to the growing field of education forin terms of formal logic or procedural rationality, reducing it to 'thinking skills', or techniques to be mastered and applied in the job market. It is therefore sociopolitically conservative. In what follows I turn to the work of Theodor W. Adorno to develop alternative thinking about education, thinking, and the political significance of education for thinking. Adorno touched upon educational questions throughout his writings, with growing interest in the last ten years of his life (French and Thomas, 1999; Heins, 2012). He famously claimed that in the absence of a real possibility of changing 'objective' social conditions-capitalism and its attendant mechanisms of domination-emphasis must be laid on the 'subjective' conditions that produce violence and suffering, namely on personality structures and mindsets that may be ameliorated through education (Adorno,


2005d, p. 192). In 'Education for Maturity and Responsibility' (1999 [1969])-a radio talk recorded shortly before his untimely death-Adorno rests his educational approach on Kant's 'An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?' (2003) which equates enlightenment with maturity and independent thinking. Education, argues Adorno following Kant, must enable students to think for themselves and to break free of the authority of teachers, parents and other adults. Nevertheless, in his discussions of education Adorno says little about the nature of thinking, and the secondary literature on his educational theory addresses this question only cursorily (Gur-Ze'ev, 2010). Important claims on the nature of thinking do appear elsewhere in Adorno's work. From his early writings up to Negative Dialectics (2003a [1966]), Adorno is preoccupied with thinking: he criticises prevalent waysof thinking, examines the relationships of thought to rationality and emotions, and sketches the outlines of critical-dialectical thought. Still, these reflections rarely touch upon educational questions, and the Adorno scholarship has yet to establish this link. Unlike studies which read Adorno's educational thought against the backdrop of the history of education and the German Bildung tradition (Pongratz, 2008; Thompson, 2006), or in relation to art and aesthetics (Kertz-Welzel, 2005; Papastephanou, 2006), the present article brings together Adorno's ideas on education and thinking in an attempt to contribute both to the Adorno scholarship and to the growing field of education for thinking. The remainder of the article proceeds as follows. The first section reflects on the importance of thinking for Adorno and his understanding of genuine thinking as a


writing of essays against the kind of teaching usually practiced in school. He writes that '[t]he way in which the essay appropriates concepts is most easily comparable to the behavior of a man who is obliged, in a foreign country, to speak that country's language instead of patching it together from its elements, as he did in school' (2000, p. 101). Schoolteachers attempt to protect their students by teaching them the Cartesian wisdom that studying must proceed carefully from the most simple and elementary to the more complex, while the Adornian essay jumps right into the heart of the matter, ready to confront the object of experience in its full richness and complexity-to speak the language of the object rather than the one the subject already masters. Inessential' (2000, p. 93), is explicitly linked to childhood: 'Instead of achieving something scientifically, or creating something artificially, the effort of the essay reflects a childlike freedom that catches fire, without scruple, on what others have already done' (ibid.). There is a childlike quality in the essay's essential freedom, in the rejection of accepted forms to avoid assimilation into existing society. Children, writes Adorno in Minima Moralia, are aware 'of the contradiction between phenomenon and fungibility that the resigned adult no longer sees, and they shun it. Play is their defence' (2002, p. 228). The playful essay is therefore reluctant yet merry, lacking in positive vision yet critical, naıve yet political. The political subject who thinks and writes essays is childlike, and every child can be a political


Collagen to make its mark in healthy snacks

IRI says the entry of collagen-added products has surprised the snack industry.

Collagen is set to compete with plant-based protein and probiotics in the US snacks category as manufacturers ride the growth momentum of bone broth, says IRI.

Sally Lyons Wyatt, EVP and practice leader of client insights at IRI, said adding collagen to snacks is a “fascinating emerging trend” that appeared towards the end of 2017.

The trend has taken the market researcher by surprise, especially when the plant-based protein and probiotic trends are still growing in double digits every year, she told attendees at Snaxpo, hosted by SNAC International in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this week.

Examples of collagen snack bars

Examples of collagen snack bars currently available on the US market include NuttZo’s Boldas told by John Jackson Miller. In Canto Bight, one is free to revel in excess, untouched by the problems of a galaxy once again descending into chaos and war. Dreams can become reality, but the stakes have never been higher—for there is a darkness obscured by all the glamour and luxury.

Defiant (Lightship Chronicles #3)—Dave Bara (December 5, DAW)
Peter Cochrane and his new wife, Karina, have been married less than a year. And although things have been quiet in relation to the old Empire during that time, they’re about to get a lot hotter. Peter and Karina have embarked on a diplomatic mission to Sandosa, an old ally of Pendax, the newest member of the Union. But during their mission the government of Sandosa attacks Peter’s new command,


The strategy of the Parti Québécois, if it wins the upcoming Quebec election, is to stage a series of constitutional and financial battles with Ottawa – and use any defeat to help build its case for sovereignty.

With an election expected to be called this week, the PQ refuses to lay out a timetable for a third referendum on sovereignty in the event of a victory. Still, the PQ promises that it would immediately try and whip up popular support – possibly through a referendum on its constitutional demands – in a bid to obtain more powers and money from the federal government.

"I don't see how we can lose," Bernard Drainville, a PQ MNA and lead party spokesman on constitutional issues, said in an interview. "If Quebec wins, itplay a part in the provincial election. The governing Liberals are set to campaign on a promise of constitutional stability, arguing that PQ Leader Pauline Marois's priority is calling a third referendum on sovereignty and causing political chaos in the province. The upstart Coalition Avenir Québec, meanwhile, is trying to attract sovereigntist and federalist voters with its promise of a 10-year moratorium on constitutional battles, in order to focus on economic and social matters.

The PQ is refusing to box itself in on its timetable for a referendum on sovereignty, but vows to quickly make life miserable for the federal government after nine years of relative calm with the Charest government.

The sovereigntist party wants the federal government to turn over its powers and all related funding on matters such


has been a systematic weakening of Quebec, which has accelerated since the election [last year] of the Harper majority government," Mr. Drainville said.

The PQ accuses the Liberals of failing to launch effective offensives on issues such as Ottawa's decision to pull out of the Kyoto Accord or the dismantling of the long-gun registry, which have faced wide opposition in Quebec.

"Jean Charest is afraid that any defeat would reinforce the sovereigntist movement, so he has decided to remain on his knees and be passive," Mr. Drainville said.

He acknowledged that at times, Mr. Charest has fought back against the Harper government, including on issues such as cuts to cultural programs in 2008. But Mr. Drainville said Mr. Charest's battles with Ottawa are "on and off" and only part of "electoralThe Party for Socialism and Liberation was honored to attend and participate in The World Federation of Trade Unions 17th Congress in Durban, South Africa, in October 2016. Below is an extensive report on the congress by our delegate, Jeff Bigelow. The report provides a glimpse of who and what organizations came, and the struggles they represent. Taken as a whole, it presents a snapshot of what the global class struggle looks like on the eve of 2017.

Placing this conference in historical context

This meeting of the WFTU was part of a long history of efforts to organize international working class solidarity. The International Workingmen’s Association formed in 1864 was in essence an organization designed to facilitate actions of international solidarity, in addition to being an organizational forum for


their power of acting against the system of wages slavery itself. They therefore kept too much aloof from general social and political movements…

Apart from their original purposes, they must now learn to act deliberately as organizing centers of the working class in the broad interest of its complete emancipation. They must aid every social and political movement tending in that direction. Considering themselves and acting as the champions of the whole working class, they cannot fail to enlist the non-society men into their ranks. They must look carefully after the interests of the worst paid trades, such as the agricultural laborer’s, rendered powerless by exceptional circumstances. They must convince the world at large that their efforts, far from being narrow and selfish, aim at the emancipation of thedowntrodden millions.

Even then, the best strategists were those focused on class oriented unions that fought on the immediate aims of wages, hours and working conditions and which also understood the need for complete emancipation and aiding every social movement tending in that direction.

In 1899 the Second International was formed and it had as one of its purposes international solidarity. In 1901 an International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centers was established in the context of the Second International.

By the time of World War One, there were dozens of international solidarity organizations, most had reformist visions.

The U.S. based AFL argued against any organization that was ‘too political’ by which they meant any organization that was class oriented rather than reform oriented. The leadership of the AFL which did not


want to challenge the system that it had to fight every day. Based in U.S. pressure, in 1913 the name and tone of the organization was changed to International Federation of Trade Unions.

World War I broke out and divided the labor movements based on their support for their own ruling class and not the international working class. The headquarters of the IFTU was then moved to Amsterdam.

This Amsterdam organization was weakened by the subservience of its unions to the ruling class of the respective countries. A new movement of class oriented unions arose after the war. Its organization was assisted by the new revolutionary state of Russia, where the working class had taken power.

For the next twenty years class oriented unions engaged in building the struggle in theirown countries but connected with each other for international solidarity organizationally in various forms, mostly organized with the assistance of the USSR.

After WWII, the World Federation of Trade Unions was founded in 1945. Almost immediately anti-communist forces with roots in the U.S. and other governments acted to undermine this international solidarity. It was seen as a particular threat because the working class upsurge around the world was so massive and demand for freedom from colonialism and imperialism so loud and clear, they could feel that their system was in danger. Under this influence, the leadership of the U.S. and British unions engineered a split in 1949, creating a reformist group that would not seriously challenge capital.

In the international arena, the AFL-CIO was directly guided by the U.S. government


and the most reactionary sections of capital. This became exposed to U.S. audiences at large only in the late 1960s.

Today that split between the class oriented WFTU and the reformist ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) continues. There are a number of international organizations of unions, many of them organized around sectors of work. There are also some unions that are members of both the WFTU and the ITUC. Still, in this complex of organizations, the tendencies represented by the class oriented unions in the WFTU versus the reformist unions of the ITUC characterizes the two tendencies of organized labor in the world.

The ITUC is founded on the principle that capitalism is good and that only a few reforms are needed to protect workers. The history of class societymuch more powerful. It has become global imperialism, exploiting the world. That is one of the reasons why unions must take on the task of opposing imperialism and imperialist wars and racism because without addressing that system, nothing fundamental can change.

The working class has also changed since the days of the First International. It is much larger, more multinational and more female. The conditions for unity and struggle are greater.

The history of most unions in the WFTU is one of finding ways to create the unity needed to win. Coalitions have been formed in several countries to fight on a broad range of issues.

By upholding the banner of class oriented unionism, the WFTU offers an organizational forum for real international solidarity. Its constituent unions are the repository of


a wealth of working class experience in the fight for wages, rights and respect – and against exploitation. It is the place where unionists from around the world can meet others who are for complete emancipation.

The 17th Congress

The World Federation of Trade Unions General Secretary George Mavrikos has guided the organization since 2005, after a lifetime of working-class struggle.

During the dictatorship in Greece from 1967 to 1974, he was fired from a textile job for his union and political activities. He was in his early 20s. For 16 years, he worked in a factory producing agricultural machinery and was an elected union leader there since 1975. He eventually became chair of an organization of private-sector workers in Athens. From 1993 to 1997, he was the general secretary ofthe Greek General Confederation of Labor. From 1999 to 2008, he was principal leader of PAME—All Workers Militant Front in Greece. At the WFTU Congress in India in 2000, he was elected as a vice president, then in 2005 as general secretary

George Mavrikos opened and closed the Congress with an analysis of the condition of the world working class, the organization of class-oriented unions, and the path forward. A few of his points are summarized here.

Class-oriented unions fight on immediate issues, show their members the connection to the capitalist system, and make demands that address and confront systemic problems. Here are some indications of those problems:

Over 1 billion people in Asia and Africa alone are forced to survive on less than $1.90 per day. Over 20 million more


of being the target of European slavers, who profited from the most extreme exploitation and racism, and more recently multinational corporations who take the wealth and leave little.

In 2014, the Fortune 500—just 500 companies in the world—took $1.5 trillion in profits, all produced by the workers.

Corporations and governments are engaged in an imperialist fight for control of markets and raw materials. Layered on top of that is the role of NATO as the military arm of imperialism in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. And along with that, the role of the US in the Middle East and North Africa creating conditions for ISIS terror by way of regime change and imperialist occupation.

Millions have had their homes and neighborhoods destroyed. Millions are displaced—a polite term for having theirSecretariat of Working Women held 18 seminars in 12 countries over the last five years. Large meetings were held in Vietnam in July 2014 and in Bahrain in December 2014

The WFTU has youth in many areas who have experienced struggle and are taking on more leadership responsibilities. The WFTU will focus on bringing in more youth.

The WFTU has been holding workshops and conferences for youth. On April 29, 2012, the WFTU International Meeting of Young Trade Unionists was held in Havana, Cuba, attended by 135 youth from 35 countries. At the meeting, a WFTU youth committee secretariat was elected. In September 2013, WFTU held its first Youth Camp attended by young trade unionists from many countries—from South Africa to India to Lebanon. In December 2013, WFTU participated in