James Monroe Iglehart Star Files Ramin Karimloo and James Monroe Iglehart have both won 2014 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards for their Tony nominated roles in Les Miz and Aladdin, respectively. The productions played in Canada before transferring to the Great White Way.Karimloo was named best actor in a musical for his performance as Jean Valjean, while Iglehart received his gong for best supporting actor in a musical for his genius genie.Albert Schultz’s revival of Angels in America and Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs shared the prize of best production of a play in the 2013-14 season. London Road received the honor of best production of a musical.Not long now to find out whether Karimloo and Iglehart will triumph in the same categories at the Tonys—the 68th Annual Tony Awards will be held June 8 at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast live on CBS. View Comments Ramin Karimloo read more

ShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr by: Miriam DeDiosCredit unions with strong Hispanic growth programs have three things in common – intention, cultural alignment and an adaptive spirit.IntentionCooperatives most successful at earning Hispanic engagement started with a strategic plan to serve this particular community of influencers. Take Arizona’s Vantage West Credit Union, for example. The $1.4 billion institution knew a solid strategic plan had to begin with equally as solid research. Working with Coopera, the cooperative did not stop with demographics alone. The credit union’s leadership worked to identify other factors, such as language preference and product adoption rates. It also used research to determine which of its branches served the most Hispanic members and which had the greatest potential for growth based on population trends.Cultural AlignmentAs the number of Hispanic professionals leading the movement becomes a stronger reflection of the country’s population, cultural alignment will become easier. Today, however, it may take work. Building the right organizational mentality and internal culture to serve a new market is absolutely critical. continue reading » read more

Roughly 1 ton of fish was seized during the operation and 12 of the ship’s crew members were arrested for further investigation.Previous reports show that illegal fishing remains rife within the waters of Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone in Riau Islands province. Observers have bemoaned the continued practice of illegal fishing, which is partly exacerbated by a lack of surveillance ships and regulations.Since the anti-illegal fishing task force led by former minister Susi Pudjiastuti was disbanded in December, the ministry detained only 19 foreign fishing vessels in the first three months of this year, a far cry from previous endeavors.During her term, Susi reportedly destroyed over 500 foreign vessels between October 2014 and October 2019. (vny)Topics : The Indonesian Navy warship KRI Bung Tomo-357 seized a Vietnamese-flagged vessel caught fishing illegally in the country’s outermost islands of the North Natuna Sea on Sunday.The KRI Bung Tomo head’s of operation, captain Edo, explained that the operation followed reports from another navy ship that picked up the signals of a foreign fishing vessel during a sea patrol code-named Rakata Jaya Operation in Natuna Waters.“The Vietnamese-flagged vessel was caught fishing in the area within 1.5 nautical miles from the coastline,” Edo said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com. read more

Read More Liverpool can return to the top of the Premier League with a win at Fulham (Picture: Getty)Liverpool have the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League on Sunday when they travel to relegation-threatened Fulham. Leaders Manchester City are in FA Cup quarterfinal action at Swansea 24-hours earlier and Brand Ambassador Michael Owen again shared his thoughts exclusively with BetVictor on all the weekend games.Bournemouth v Newcastle United Read More SPONSORED Jamie Vardy scored twice in Leicester’s win over Fulham last weekend (Picture: Getty)The results didn’t go Burnley’s way over the weekend and the wins for Cardiff and Southampton mean that the Clarets will kick off against Leicester just a couple of points above the drop zone.ADVERTISEMENT Full Screen Wilfred Zaha will be the key man when Crystal Palace face Watford (Picture: Getty)These sides last met in the FA Cup semi-final of 2015/16 when Palace were 2-1 winners at Wembley with goals from Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham.AdvertisementAdvertisementI fancy the Hornets to get revenge for that loss and inflict a third defeat of the season on the Eagles having done the double over them in the PL already this term.Palace are, arguably, a better team on the road than at Selhurst Park but I just prefer the Hornets in what is likely to be a close and entertaining cup tie.Michael’s prediction: 2-1Swansea City v Manchester City Top articles Visit Advertiser website GO TO PAGE Rio Ferdinand tells Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop struggling Read More Read More About Connatix V67539 Burnley have lost their last three league games – having gone eight unbeaten previously – while the Foxes have won two of their last three league games since they parted company with Claude Puel. It looks sure to be tight and tense, but I feel if there is to be a winner at Turf Moor it will be the Foxes who take maximum points and give Brendan Rodgers’ his first win on the road.Michael’s prediction: 1-2West Ham v Huddersfield Town Advertisement Declan Rice was named in the England squad for the first time earlier this week (Picture: Getty)West Ham were disappointing at Cardiff at the weekend, but they are taken to win their third league home game on the spin for the first time since they moved into the London Stadium. The Terriers home defeat to Bournemouth means they are 15 points from safety with just eight games to play and manager Jan Siewert will already be preparing for life in the Championship.Michael’s prediction: 3-0Fulham v Liverpool Man City can take the next step towards an unprecedented quadruple (Picture: Getty)City have scored at least four goals in their three FA Cup ties so far this season and I can’t see the Swans stopping Pep Guardiola’s side who made serene progress into the quarterfinal of the Champions League midweek against a moderate Schalke side.The hosts have lost six of their last seven ties against Premier League opposition and I can’t see them creating what would be a massive Cup shock at the Liberty Stadium.Michael’s prediction: 0-3Wolves v Manchester United / Video Settings 1 min. story Olivier Giroud staked his claim for a rare Premier League start with a hat-trick against Dynamo Kiev (Picture: Getty)Everton have failed to score in their last five league games against Chelsea and I feel the West London side will return to the capital with all three points from a low-scoring game at Goodison. Marco Silva has yet to beat a “big six” side since he took over the reins at Goodison and I feel the wait will continue despite Chelsea having a Europa League tie in Kiev on Thursday evening.Michael’s recommendation: 0-1Watford v Crystal Palace Sadio Mane is tha man in form for Liverpool (Picture: Getty)Fulham have lost nine of their last ten league games and it is hard to see them denting Liverpool’s title hopes and giving themselves a shot in the arm with regard to their slim chance of beating the drop. Sadio Mane has scored eight times in his last eight PL games for the Reds and I will be surprised and disappointed if Liverpool were not back at the top of the table come Sunday night.Michael’s recommendation: 1-3Everton v Chelsea by Metro Michael OwenFriday 15 Mar 2019 11:30 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link639Shares 1/1 Coming Next Skip Ad Comment Read More Manchester United captain Harry Maguire Advertisement PLAY Callum Wilson is back from injury, back in the goals and back in the England squad (Picture: Getty)Newcastle have only picked up two points from the last 18 available on the road, but they showed their resilience and quality to come from two-down to beat Everton at St James’ Park last weekend. Bournemouth returned to winning ways with a comfortable success at Huddersfield at the weekend, but I feel it will be a point apiece back at the Vitality Stadium. The Magpies will have to look out for the Ryan Fraser/Callum Wilson axis who have combined for nine PL goals already this season – the last duo to hit double figures were Denis Bergkamp and Nicolas Anelka for Arsenal back in the 1998-99 season.AdvertisementAdvertisementMichael’s prediction: 1-1Burnley v Leicester City Romelu Lukaku is an injury doubt for Man Utd’s cup tie at Wolves (Picture: Getty)United lost their unbeaten domestic record under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the Emirates on Sunday but they had their opportunities – especially in the opening 45 minutes – and I feel they will edge the tie-of-the-round at Molineux.Wolves haven’t reached the last four since 1997-98 and I feel they will have to wait at least another year before they reach the semi-final.Michael’s prediction: 1-2Millwall v Brighton  Michael Owen’s Premier League & FA Cup predictions, including Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool Millwall beat Premier League opposition in the shape of Everton in the third round (Picture: Getty)Brighton are unbeaten in their last six games at the Den (W3 D3) all between 2009 and 2015 and I feel this tie could go all the way to extra-time and possibly penalties.The Lions have reached the quarter-final 11 times while this is just Brighton’s fourth and the first since they came so close to lifting the Trophy in the 1983 Final against Manchester United.AdvertisementIt promises to be a hard-fought tie and I can’t split the sides in 90 minutes.Michael’s prediction: 1-1Michael’s weekend wager: West Ham, Watford and Liverpool at 21/5More: Manchester United FCRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starNew Manchester United signing Facundo Pellistri responds to Edinson Cavani praiseEx-Man Utd coach blasts Ed Woodward for two key transfer errors Skip read more

27 Edward St, AthertonALAN Stiff and Colleen Budge drew on their wealth of property experience to create something special on Atherton’s doorstep.Their treasured 1.2ha property has become one of the region’s real estate gems, featuring a barramundi-filled dam and immaculate gardens. Mr Stiff said the land’s vast potential was palpable when they first clapped eyes up on it in late 2007. “Nobody had been living in it for about six years and it was in quite a run-down state,” he said. “But we’ve done up a few properties similar to this before … we walked in and thought ‘wow, this is what we’re after’.”Just minutes from the centre of Atherton, the sprawling estate embodies the qualities of a majestic rural retreat. Visitors are led down a leafy avenue before reaching a striking electric gate at the property’s entrance.The owners, both dyed-in-the-wool Far Northerners, left no stone unturned in giving the home a comprehensive makeover.The interior features ample living space, central to which is an enormous fireplace.“There are nearly enough bricks in the chimney structure to build another house; the place is sort of built around it,” Mr Stiff said. Outside, a covered timber gazebo overlooks a one-million-litre man-made dam stocked with barramundi, sooty grunter and cod. The home features a barramundi-filled damThe property’s extensive gardens have also been completely restored, with fruit trees now abundant. Mr Stiff said the home’s location was hard to beat.More from newsCairns home ticks popular internet search terms3 days agoTen auction results from ‘active’ weekend in Cairns3 days ago“Mt Baldy is right behind us, the walking tracks around here are just awesome,” he said.“Every morning we will both get up about 4pm to do a 12km walk.”A large country kitchen, timber staircase, solar panels, greywater system and back-up generator are among the four-bedroom, three-storey home’s many other features.Mr Stiff said he was proud of what they had achieved over the past decade.“I think I was born for this kind of project,” he said. “We wanted something to keep us busy while we were winding down after finishing work.” Mr Stiff said the home had been transformed to require minimal maintenance.But now both in their 70s, the owners have decided to downsize. Selling agent Chris Marsh of Marsh Property said the high-profile estate illustrated the quality of lifestyle homes offered in the region.“Everything in that property is of the absolute highest quality,” Mr Marsh said. “It’s very private and the serenity is just amazing.”He said the property would even be suitable for those looking to run corporate retreats or weddings.Inspections can be arranged by appointment only; helicopter transfers can also be organised from Cairns Airport is required.The property’s asking price can be made available upon request. read more

World Congress of Families 24 January 2014World Congress of Families  Managing Director Larry Jacobs decried President Obama recent assertion that marijuana is no more of a danger than alcohol. “What makes him an expert, besides admitting that he smoked pot in college?” Jacobs asked.In 1971, responding to lobbyist pressure for marijuana legalization, the U.S. Congress established a National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. After two years of research studying the many negative health effects of marijuana, the Commission’s report to the Government urged the President and Congress to discourage use of the drug. Dr. John Howard, Senior Fellow at The Howard Center for Family, Religion, & Society, and the World Congress of Families) was appointed a member to that first commission. And now, 42 years later, the dangers of marijuana legalization are only more apparent.Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and a former eight-term Democratic Congressman from Rhode Island, disputed the president’s claim, noting that his own director of the national institutes of Health “would tell the president that, in fact, today’s modern, genetically modified marijuana,, so it’s much higher in THC levels, far surpassing the marijuana that the president acknowledged smoking when he was a young person.” The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, calls marijuana legalization (of which the president seems to approve) “a dangerous social experiment.”“The president seems to be addicted to pushing dangerous social experiments, like the morning-after pill for children, and same-sex ‘marriage,’” Jacobs observed.“Even if the president was correct about the effects of marijuana being no more dangerous than alcohol, that’s a poor argument for legalization,” Jacobs said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the U.S. each year, 88,000 deaths are attributed to excessive alcohol consumption. “Because one drug is legal, is that a compelling reason to legalize every recreational drug? What kind of message does this promotion of drug use send to our children?,” Jacobs asked. The president’s comments were reported in a New Yorker article published last weekend. “  What is the Howard Center? The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society (www.profam.org) is located in Rockford, Illinois and is an independent, non-profit research and education center that provides sound scholarship and effective strategies to affirm and defend the natural family, thus renewing a stable and free society. The Howard Center is the publisher of the journal, “The Family In America” and is also the organizer of the World Congress of Families (WCF) project which is an international network of pro-family organizations, scholars, leaders and inter-faith people of goodwill from more than 80 countries that seek to restore the natural family as the fundamental social unit and the ‘seedbed’ of civil society (as found in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). The WCF was founded in 1997 by Dr. Allan Carlson, President of The Howard Center. To date, there have been five World Congresses of Families – Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004), Warsaw, Poland (2007) and Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2009). World Congress of Families VI was held in Madrid, Spain in May 25-27, 2012. World Congress of Families VII was held in Sydney, Australia, May 15-18, 2013, www.wcfsydney2013.org.au. WCF VIII Moscow 2014 will be held September 10-12 in the Kremlin.www.worldcongress read more

A Kenyan judge  has been elected the first Vice President of the International Criminal Court.Justice Joyce Aluoch who joined the ICC as a judge 5 years ago, was elected  to serve in that position for the next three years.Following the elections done on Wednesday Argentinean Judge Silvia Fernadez de Gurmendi was elected President of the Court and Judge Kuniko Ozaki from Japan elected the Second Vice-President. ICCThe three judges will serve in those positions for the next three years.The presidency consists of the President and the two Vice-Presidents and plays a key role in providing strategic leadership to the ICC as a whole.Justice Joyce Aluoch joined the ICC as a judge 5 years ago. Her election comes at a moment when Kenya is at crossroads with the ICC as the countries deputy president faces a case of crimes against humanity.The case against president Kenyatta on similar allegations was dropped last year due to lack of evidence to sustain allegations against him.The Presidency of the ICC coordinates with the other organs of the ICC and seeks the consensus of the Prosecutor on matters of mutual concern.The Presidency also oversees the activities of the Registry and provides input into a broad range of administrative policies affecting the Court’s overall functioning. Furthermore it conducts judicial review of certain decisions of the Registrar and concludes Court-wide cooperation agreements with States and international organizations. Justice Aluoch has worked at the ICC since 2009 read more

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton accompanied her husband, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to the state bouquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.In her own way, the Duchess of Cambridge showed her respect for the visiting Chinese leader. Analysts have given possible reasons for her choice of dressing at the event, where she donned a red dress.Her choice of red is said to have been a statement to show her respect for the Chinese leader since red is the dominant color in the Chinese flag. Red is the traditional color of the Chinese people, and Kate Middleton’s decision to wear the color to the state bouquet where she was to meet President Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan showed her appreciation for their visit, as well as their importance.President Xi Jinping is on a four-day state visit to the UK, a period in which he is expected to seal a series of deals between China and the UK. read more

This week when Batesville plays Lawrenceburg in football, it will be a good chance for you to see their new “turf” football field.  It is a beautiful orange and black color pattern around a green field which replaces the old “Mud Bowl”.   It should be a good long-term investment for Lawrenceburg.Hopefully, their new gymnasium will also be open for viewing.  There is a large display in the entrance honoring Lauren Hill.  If you don’t get to see it this week, be sure to take in the next Bulldog basketball game at Lawrenceburg whether it be boys or girls.The old gym and football field certainly were in need of upgrades, and it appears to me that they did a great job! read more

Indianapolis, In. —  Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch has unveiled six regions as finalists for the 2018 Stellar Communities Program.Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities Program is a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment initiative led by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which is overseen by Crouch. The program works with communities to develop their strategic community investment plans, promote local and regional partnerships and implement comprehensive solutions to challenges facing Indiana’s rural communities.“The Stellar Communities Program has helped so many areas across our state, and I am inspired by the collaborative efforts of these six regions,” Crouch said. “Working together, and heading towards a common goal will allow for a better, stronger Indiana.”Representatives from the Stellar partner state agencies began examining the letters of intent following the April 6 deadline.After a thorough review, the following regions have been chosen as finalists:A Region Plus — comprised of the cities of Vincennes and Bicknell and Knox County;Health and Heritage Region —comprised of the city of Greenfield and the town of Fortville;Eastern Indiana — comprised of the cities of Richmond, Rushville and Union City, and Randolph County;Marshall County Crossroads – comprised of Elkhart and St. Joseph counties, Marshall County leaders and leadership from the towns of Argos, Bremen, Bourbon, Culver, LaPaz and Plymouth;Mt. Comfort Road Corridor – comprised of the towns of Cumberland, McCordsville and New Palestine; andNew Allen Alliance – comprised of Allen County, the town of Grabill, Leo-Cedarville and Monroeville and the cities of New Haven and Woodburn.“The responses we received demonstrates that our communities understand our vision for the program and the importance of regionalism,” said Jodi Golden, Executive Director of OCRA. “Communities are stronger when they partner with one another in planning for the future, determining economic development investments and improving the quality of life for residents.”As finalists, regions will receive a planning grant to build upon their regional plans. Each region will begin working with Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute to discuss project alignment and continued planning efforts. Final designees are selected at the end of the year.Through the annual designation, the Stellar Communities program provides resources for transformative quality of place community improvements by utilizing previous planning efforts, leveraging existing assets, fostering regional investments and stimulating continued growth. Visit in.gov/ocra/stellar for more information. read more