When Roger Williams fled Massachusetts in February of 1636 he was joined that spring by several other followers including a man named Joshua Verin a rope maker and the son of Phillip Verin of Salem Roger had negotiated an agreement with the Narragansett for the land that became Providence and founded a colony unique in its commitment to full liberty in religious beliefs And that town decisions would be made by vote (democracy) rather than by a select few men entrusted to interpret the bible according to their own will Joshua Verin and his wife Jane obtained the lot next to Roger Williams home and trading post Joshua chose not to attend the religious meetings held in those early days at Roger’s house This choice would not have been possible in the Massachusetts Bay or Plymouth colonies Jane began regularly attending the religious meetings something everyone in town could hear as it was happening Williams described this in a letter to Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop in May 1638 “…he hath trodden her under foote tyrannically and brutishly: which she and we long bearing though with his furious blows she went in danger of Life…” “He will hale his wife with ropes to Salem where she must needes be troubled and troublesome as differences yet stand She is willing to stay and live with him or else where Although the concern of Williams and town members about Jane Verin is clear in these documents we might call this a classic case of abuse it was not uncommon for courts to punish husbands for abusing their wives but if the ‘correction’ became so severe as to disrupt the peace of the community That all such misdemeanors of any pson or psons as tend to the hurt & detriment of society Civility peace & neighbourhood be enquired into by the grand Enquest & the psons presented to the Court that so the disturbers thereof may be punished & the peace & welfare of the subject comfortably preserved Joshua Verin was not prosecuted for ‘his furious blows’ that put his wife Jane ‘in danger of Life.’ He was prosecuted for violating an individual’s liberty of conscience What is significant about what happened in the spring of 1638 in Providence is that it appears to be the first time a legal action was taken which supported a woman’s decision to act according to the dictates of her conscience was charged with heresy and banished from Massachusetts Hutchinson had challenged the Puritan clergy and asserted her own religious Her preaching was labeled "antinomianism" or heresy Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts called her a “woman of haughty and fierce carriage more bold than a man.” Anne insisted on practicing religion as she chose After being banished from Massachusetts she went to Rhode Island she and others purchased an area on Aquidnick Island and established the settlement of Portsmouth in 1638 further affirming Rhode Island as a refuge for those persecuted for conscience sake ...at last to proclaim a true and absolute soul-freedom to all the people of the land impartially; so that no person be forced to pay nor pray otherwise then as his soul believeth and consenteth Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Back in 2021 we learned Meera Syal was joining The Wheel of Time cast as a series regular we didn’t know who she was playing—until now Nerdist can exclusively reveal Meera Syal (The Sandman Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah and an absolute badass and we could not be more excited to see Syal as Verin as with any character who is part of a popular book series that has been on shelves for a while you do not want spoilers about Verin Mathwin we’d love to share some spoiler-free background about Verin with you Introduced in The Great Hunt, the second book in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, Verin Mathwin is an Aes Sedai The Browns put research and the quest of knowledge above all else Learning as much as possible about the past means being as prepared as possible for what’s to come Verin has been part of the White Tower for decades She has the same tendencies of most Browns—Verin focuses on her studies and not so much the world around her Still, the stage seems primed for Verin to arrive soon. 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About a year ago I published an article on the scenic village of Ayrk in Gegharkunik province Our vehicle at that time was incapable of traversing the hilly unpaved roads to the nearby villages of Verin Shorzha and Nerkin Shorzha and Nerkin (Lower) Shorzha—are above the tree line at about 7,000 feet altitude in the mountains south-east of Lake Sevan Verin and Nerkin Shorzha are accessible via an unpaved road with only scant hints of remaining Soviet-era asphalt from Vartenis to Ayrk and then to the two Shorzhas traversing valleys cut by streams with abundant wild flowers along the side of the road We drove to Verin Shorzha in foothills of the local mountains passing a river running through a gorge with beautiful stone cliffs Verin Shorzha is nestled in a fold in the mountains with cattle grazing on the floor of the adjacent valley There used to be a church or chapel in the village 35-40 years ago but the villagers remembered nothing of this a khatchkar where villagers go to pray and light candles This may have been the site of the church or chapel that is now completely gone Only a handful of village “residents” remain here year around; most go to Russia and return to the village in the summer We met one woman with her grandchild who attends school in Vartenis over two hours away; there is no school in Verin Shorzha The village economy is based on raising livestock (sheep and cattle) and crops that can withstand severe winters Villagers complain that they get only 100 dram (approximately $0.20) for a liter of milk Ten liters of milk are used to make one kilogram of cheese which sells for 2,500-3,000 tram (approximately $5.20-6.20) in the retail markets Similar markups exist for the meat they produce and sell But the villages do not benefit from these retail prices but thinks maybe he’ll sell his sheep and go live with his sons the 5-10 percent that run the government are making conditions in Armenia worse and are not taking actions to better the nation He did not see how things could change for the better There are burned out houses here that belonged to Azeris before the Karabagh War I was told that this was originally a completely Armenian village (as it is once again) As we were leaving the village a man flagged us down He was about 40 or so and was naturally curious about who we were “Does the government plow the roads?” I asked The villagers proposed building a small hydroelectric station on the river here but the government rejected their proposal or perhaps there were technical difficulties and wonderful people who deserve a better life Driving to Nerkin Shorzha we once again traversed beautiful scenery In it is the foundation of a church dating perhaps to the 10th or 12th century A few years ago the villagers built an attractive wooden church upon the old foundation A woman who looks after the church showed us the few remaining stones from the old church that were inserted into the wall of the rebuilt church and placed next to the altar Also incorporated into the church were a few old tombstones There seemed to be a few more children in this village I don’t know if they live here year round or are visiting for the summer It seemed to my friend Vova and me that perhaps the villagers could process their own milk into cheese and profit from the value added I don’t know what political or economic forces they would have to contend with This area also seems suitable for a small hotel or rest house The scenery is wonderful and the cool air invigorating There appears to be little or no social life here Perhaps a small community center with an internet room maybe a small theatre with a large screen TV for showing movies and clubs for chess and outdoor activities such as horseback riding and hiking would help make the village attractive for visitors seeking a break from the traffic and heat of Yerevan’s summers Within the three neighboring villages there are no trees for lumber or fuel. Sources of energy are cow manure, which the villagers dry and then use for fuel, and electricity. Electric rates are due to go up shortly, placing an increased financial burden on Armenia’s people and especially on Armenia’s poor. The rate increase has sparked protests throughout Armenia. What a touching story. Thank you J D Beautiful locations, sad situations. What about the US Armenia Fund to help improve their lot. *** Thank you for this informative article, I agree with you. ( LONG LIVE STRONG & INDEPENDENT ARMENIA, The ancient land of beautiful people and culture.) Well done Hovsep on visiting Armenia’s villages not seen by our diaspora. We hope these villages can get outside help to build schools, community centers, & better roads to travel in. This should be more publized to the various organizations to help these small communities, otherwise they will get depopulated over the years. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * The Diaspora has a voice. We are delivering it. In 1980, on a midsummer day in Manhattan, a 25-year-old woman, Helene Verin, ventured into Andy Warhol’s legendary Factory to have her portrait made. Thirty-six years later, she had her likeness captured again, this time by Warhol’s dear friend, the influential painter Philip Pearlstein both canvases hold pride of place in Verin’s New York apartment; she considers them complements of one another Verin reckons she’s the only person to have been portrayed by both artists “The person who likes Philip wouldn’t necessarily like Warhol and lived together.” The Warhol is done in his signature style: a silkscreen of a flawless (yet timid) young woman stoic face framed by jet-black hair and punctuated with shiny red lips The contrasting portrait by Pearlstein exemplifies his own realist style featuring a waist-up view of Verin (with her shock of purple hair) The composition directs the viewer’s focus to its subject’s round brown eyes Despite becoming close friends and collaborators as they attended Carnegie Mellon and then fled Pittsburgh for New York together in 1949 Warhol and Pearlstein diverged somewhat drastically in their respective careers in the art world the two portrait experiences were quite different Her session with Warhol came through her husband at the time artist Rodney Ripps; he was swapping one of his own paintings in return for the opportunity but I knew at the time that this was so important—coming to New York and getting your portrait done by Andy Upon arriving at the Factory, she was whisked off to Rupert Smith big layer—like an inch thick—of pancake makeup on you which erases all of your wrinkles and everything,” she says Warhol was earnest and insisted she did not smile—not a easy feat for Verin (“I’m always joking around”) Verin was traveling in Europe when her husband went to retrieve the finished work you know like the way he did Liz Taylor and Liza Minnelli; the other was very brushy and turquoise.” While Warhol was flourishing downtown, Pearlstein was furthering his own career uptown. He settled on the Upper West Side with his wife, fellow artist Dorothy Cantor, a painter and classmate of Pearlstein and Warhol at Carnegie Mellon (a 2015 exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum focused on their generative friendship) Pearlstein was mastering his much-lauded figurative paintings—massive realist portraits that deftly convey both an emotional and physical weight It wasn’t until the late the late ’90s that Verin befriended Pearlstein and Cantor (Warhol died in ’86) She first met the couple at a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Beth Levine It was during a 2011 trip to the couple’s lake house in New Jersey, that Pearlstein first did Verin’s portrait—a watercolor painted over the course of a day. But last summer, after New York gallery Betty Cuningham put on a show that explored the friendship of Cantor, Pearlstein, and Warhol (which included Verin’s Warhol silkscreen) Pearlstein felt compelled to paint Verin again you don’t look like the portrait I did of you before—let’s do a real one painting live models in his Hell’s Kitchen studio on a daily basis though she admits that their friendship certainly affected the typical artist-model dynamic Pearlstein asked Verin how she preferred to be portrayed: face or full body and set up his easel less than a foot away Verin had chosen to wear a white pleated shirt for the sitting her purple hair dye would bleed onto the shirt and she would end up having to dry clean it every week.) Each evening session lasted some three hours and would begin with Verin cooking dinner for Pearlstein and Cantor (“I think the portrait went on for so long because he loves my food so much,” she laughs.) Then Pearlstein would select a CD from his vast collection sensitive to her every movement; given his meticulous attention to detail That show features the portrait of Verin.) “It was the opposite experience of sitting for Warhol,” she says Philip makes me look a million years old and Andy made me look forever young.” (That’s not to say she doesn’t like the Pearlstein painting: “I love it.”) Over the years Verin has become accustomed to having artists portray her, from painters she’s met during travels in Italy, to young artists she meets in New York, like Austin Lee. (She has a direct connection to the next generation: Verin’s son is artist Ryder Ripps.) She even has a wall in her home, dubbed the “wall of no shame,” which showcases hundreds of photographs that Verin has taken of herself with famous people, from Jasper Johns to Willie Nelson. Many visitors to her home are drawn to the Warhol, and have trouble understanding the Pearlstein, Verin says. “They’ll say, ‘Oh, that’s so ugly!’” of the realist painting. “But that’s the point of art. It’s not about whether it’s pretty or ugly.” Arts center of Verin provides the intimacy of a home and the heterogeneity of a town The initial approach of the project comes from a previous study of the  environment From this analysis, we get the conclusion that Concello do Verín stands out by the heterogeneity of its blocks, which have been developed around an urban nucleus. Even though each block has different shapes, the way they are set is the same in most of them. Site PlanThis occupation is based in many small buildings that are aligned with the edges of the patchs, standing next to the road and leaving gaps to the interiors for common spaces, grouped in this way, into small communities or ‘towns’  within the whole Verin. ‘Towns’ with a random order that are being defined by the flexibility of its uses. This project is a Centre of Arts where the fact that each use works by its own way but on balance is emphasized. The example we follow is the scheme above mentioned, where each unit works independently to the exterior and in conjunction to the interior, not interfering with others. © Roland HalbeThis basic premise  involve the concept of the proposal. Each use of the program required by the City Hall materializes as a unit, as a volume that is aligned to the edge of the plot creating a space of coexistence and relationship, without hierarchies, supporting the idea of ​​small community. ModelOnce comes to this point, we reach the conclusion that it is impossible to avoid the relations between the different uses, so respecting the scheme of individual volumes to the exterior and common space to the interior, the units are sliding according to its use and letting interstitial spaces appear. The Centre of Arts turns into a space of cohabitation of different activities, an special place where its units works as separate ‘houses’ and as ‘town’ all together. © Roland HalbeFormally the design method is surprisingly accurate. The displacement and delicate turn of volumes generates a random appearance scheme but full of relationships and variants. It is a place defined by its own flexibility, unpredictable. Something involuntary that occurs as a result of the relationships of their own uses. Between volumes irregular spaces arise as a cell, places of different scales that allow users enjoy rooms center and hide at once. Like a small town, center users interpret and live spaces freely and at will. They walk from one side to another, seeking privacy behind a corner or leave, are left to see and relate. SectionsIn conclusion, this scheme make separation and connexion of the units compatible, generating numerous nucleus that interact and change depending on the use of its occupants. The general aspect is filled by ‘the fifth façade’ of the building, the deck. In this case, it is made of green cover. © Roland HalbeDespite of the simplicity of its construction ( concrete and glass volumes), the centre has a outstanding character,  without dismissing the environment it is set and taking care about the scale (size and height) with the surroundings. Due to the way it is set in the plan, and the independence of its use, this is a centre that can be changed and expanded easily, because both appearance and operation are unalterable. DetailTalking about the access, the visitor could entry through a large square in the corner where the three main roads conclude. A walk that will continue inside the building to enhance the idea of ‘town’. In addition, every time that the volumes contact with the edge of the patch, some common spaces are generate, at the same time of exterior access of each volume is created. © Roland HalbeThe last remarkable aspect of the building is its sustainable manner due to the materials in the urban land (Green spaces and recyclable pavement) and the installations You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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See more than 2,000 technology M&A deals involving MSPs, MSSPs & IT service providers listed here The company has 99 employees listed on LinkedIn Athonet’s areas of expertise are based in Telecommunications Athonet works with clients in various industries HPE says it will integrate Athonet’s technology into its existing CSP and Aruba networking enterprise offerings to create a private networking portfolio The incorporation of Athonet’s technology will allow HPE to deliver private networking capabilities directly to enterprises as part of HPE’s Aruba networking portfolio while also enabling communications service providers (CSPs) to quickly deploy private 5G networks for their customers “Telco customers are looking for simpler ways to deploy private 5G networks to meet growing customer expectations at the connected edge enterprise customers are demanding a customized 5G experience with low-latency extended range and security across campus and industrial environments that complement their existing wireless networks HPE now has one of the most complete private 5G and Wi-Fi portfolios for CSP and enterprise customers – and we will offer it as a service through HPE GreenLake.” “Athonet was founded to provide customers with private 4G and 5G solutions that deliver carrier-grade reliability and performance to suit their increasing and more challenging connectivity needs We are excited to join HPE and combine our highly skilled teams as we expand our joint service provider offerings for the rapidly growing private 5G market and build on HPE’s strategy to be the leading edge-to-cloud solutions provider.” HPE has been focused on its GreenLake cloud data platform while will offer Athonet private 5G offerings combining all costs for Wi-Fi and private 5G into a single subscription package Recently, HPE announced the acquisition of open source machine learning (ML) pipeline automation startup Pachyderm to help bolster the platform. In 2021, Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquired Determined AI an open source machine learning (ML) platform May 1 Tetra Tech to Advance Its Digital Automation Solutions with the Acquisition of SAGE Group April 29 Palo Alto Networks Expands AI and SASE Security Portfolio April 28 Upwind Acquires Nyx To Dominate Application Runtime Security The cities of Chaves in northern Portugal and Verín in Galicia Spain lie so close together they are already classed as a conurbation despite being on different sides of the border A project has used these already strong links to bring the two settlements together to form a ‘Eurocity’ which can offer residents a range of shared social The Eurocity of Chaves-Verín aims to build a single model of an innovative and cooperative cross-border city which provides its citizens with common efficient services by means of joint territorial planning The Eurocity project sought to find ways of promoting common services and policies in areas such as culture The objective was to encourage deeper territorial cooperation and build social cohesion between the two communities while improving people’s overall quality of life To ensure the Eurocity concept had strong foundations The aim was to achieve a ‘bottom-up’ approach taking into account the opinions of local people the project developed the ‘eurocitizens card’ which allows users from both cities to access shared municipal services and facilities in areas such as sport The card has proved popular and currently has more than 7 000 subscribers Publication of a monthly events agenda has also helped to foster a shared sense of belonging Getting young people on board was a priority for the project which provided space in the customs house for music rehearsals and meetings several joint initiatives were devised for children Measures to boost the local economy featured steps to establish the area as a cross-border tourist destination The basis for this work was the creation of a brand image called the ‘Eurocity of water’ which is built on the presence of several mineral springs in the common area as well as the Támega River linking the two municipalities Work with local business associations featured efforts to promote the two cities as shopping destinations An online directory of businesses and services has also been published on the project’s website efforts were made to encourage entrepreneurship by bringing young people and successful companies together and through the provision of training courses Total investment for the project “Eurocity of Chaves-Verín” is EUR 1 333 578 of which the EU’s European Regional Development Fund is contributing EUR 1 000 184 from the Operational Programme for Cross-border Cooperation “Spain - Portugal” for the 2007 to 2013 programming period +374 10 650015 Amazon's Prime Video series The Wheel of Time has reportedly tapped Meera Syal (The Sandman) for the Season 2 role of Verin Mathwin We have some long-awaited & now confirmed casting news for the second season of Amazon & Showrunner/EP Rafe Judkins' Rosamund Pike (Moiraine)-starring live-action series adaptation of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" novels to pass along. Thanks to the folks over at Nerdist we've learned that Meera Syal (The Sandman) has been tapped for the role of Verin Mathwin First introduced in Jordan's The Great Hunt Verin is an Aes Sedai and a member of the Brown Ajah (who view learning & knowledge as the real path to power) For a blink-and-you'll-miss-it recap of the first season and some very interesting previews of what's to come here's a look at Amazon's The Wheel of Time Season 2: Here's a look behind the scenes at production on Season 2 that was released last summer: Their journeys are far from over. Get a behind the scenes look at #TheWheelOfTime season 2. pic.twitter.com/K3IVCyMOw3 — The Wheel Of Time (@TheWheelOfTime) July 21, 2022 And here's a look back at the official wrap video for the second season of Amazon's The Wheel of Time: That's a wrap for season 2! #TheWheelOfTime #WOTWednesday pic.twitter.com/sROnpKFzft — The Wheel Of Time (@TheWheelOfTime) May 18, 2022 we're sharing the official trailer for the first season of the Amazon streaming series: Prime Video's The Wheel of Time stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Barney Harris (Dónal Finn in S02) as Mat Cauthon Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Leane Sharif, Priyanka Bose as Alanna Mosvani and Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin have also joined the cast and Gregg Chillingirian joining in on the second season we learned that Danish model-actress Maja Simonsen Icelandic actress & former Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnars (Chiad and Bain respectively); Irish actor Jay Duffy (Dain Bornhald); and New Zealand singer actress & comedian Rima Te Wiata (Sheriam Bayanar) had joined the streaming series in recurring roles By and what motivates a Darkfriend in “Damane.” Suroth and Alwhin approach the seat of High Lord Turak (Daniel Francis) who is angry that Suroth jeopardized their mission to unite the world under their Empress by attacking a random fishing village He orders Suroth’s long fingernails cut off and bars her from the court until she is presentable again Lanfear channels to heal herself using a completely black power Rand and Moiraine find a farm where Moiraine commandeers two horses and slaughters the others so Lanfear doesn’t have a mount with which to follow them Lanfear encounters a passerby and kills him for his mount Elyas tells Perrin that the humans are not his pack Perrin leaves to find Loial and the Shienarans Moiraine tricks Lanfear by sending the horses ahead with their owner while she and Rand double back Moiraine tells Rand that he didn’t defeat the Dark One The Forsaken were trapped by the Dragon in his past life there is no hope of winning the last battle Perrin goes into town to search for Uno’s body where he finds a woman (Ayoola Smart) in a cage Another man (Jay Duffy) warns Perrin off before giving the woman some water He tells Perrin that Whitecloaks drove the Seanchan out Perrin overhears a confrontation between Valda and the other man Lanfear discovers Moiraine’s deception and is impressed with her ruthlessness in using an innocent as bait Verin arrives in Tar Valon and is greeted by two other Brown sisters Nyomi (Rachel Denning) and Yasicca (Katie Leung) She asks about gossip from the Tower and about the two powerful new novices Liandrin admits to Nynaeve that she is capable of breaking the Three Oaths and Nynaeve realizes that Liandrin is taking them through the Ways to deliver them to Ishamael She reminds him that he needs her ships and forces and he reminds her that he knows why she swore her oaths to the Dark and Ishamael tells her that Tarmon Gai’don will be fought in Falme They are discovered by a group of Whitecloaks Moiraine warns Rand that he can’t fall asleep because Lanfear is a master of Tel’aran’rhiod Barthanes (Will Tudor) who tries to smooth relations between his aunt and mother in order to go on a visit to Elayne’s home Yasicca tells Verin there was a tremor in Sheriam’s handwriting Verin wonders if the handwriting might be off because Compulsion was used on Sheriam Such a weave would be against the Three Oaths which means that the Black Ajah really exists and as she departs Liandrin secretly channels and dissolves the girls’ bonds Aviendha compliments Perrin’s fighting ability and tells him that she left the Aiel lands in search of the Car’a’carn Nynaeve and Elayne realize that they are in Falme and Nynaeve immediately wants to find Perrin and Loial but the two are noticed by a man who attacks them and knocks them unconscious Verin meets Liandrin in the halls and asks where she’s been Liandrin reports hearing that a royal envoy was recently attacked She urges Verin to come with her to report this information to the Keeper Moiraine admits to Anvaere that she may have put everyone in the city in danger She admits that she has to protect Rand and doesn’t know how Anvaere asks if Moiraine can know beyond any doubt that Rand does need her protection Ishamael tells Lanfear that he is the only one the Dark One speaks to because he is the only one who actually believes in the Dark who believes that the only way to stop all the suffering is to stop the Wheel He is gathering Rand’s friends in order to break him who is curious about Ishamael’s sudden appearance in Suroth’s court Ishamael denies being responsible for recognizing the omens that prompted the Seanchan to begin their campaign Nynaeve and Elayne wake to discover that their attacker was actually a Warder to Ryma (Nyokabi Gethaiga) who warns them that the Seanchan are searching for them Suroth brings Egwene to Turak and he has her collared Moiraine tells Rand that he must go to sleep She explains that Lanfear could have hurt him before now but didn’t and that Lanfear and Rand’s previous incarnations were in love Lanfear became a Darkfriend after he broke her heart and married someone else Moiraine urges Rand to pretend to be in love with Lanfear in this episode (and it’s longer than average too) that I almost don’t know where to start because it’s fun to be excited about The Wheel of Time I have always thought that Verin was one of the most interesting characters in the books and Meera Syal is perfectly cast to bring her to life I’m especially impressed because the books take a long time to build the mystique of Verin—who she is and what she’s really up to—which of course an eight-episode-a-season television show doesn’t have time to do But what the show has managed to do is give us all the essential bits of what draws you into her character in just a few scenes and to build up from her introduction every time we see her In the first episode we get to know her quiet competence mixed with grandmotherly charm safe presence… until the confrontation with Moiraine in which Verin reveals how much she has guessed about Moiraine’s mission When she tells Moiraine that they will just have to trust each other the viewer feels that Verin is very aware of how much her fate but she is smart enough to have the vague picture of things and I could happily watch Syal and Fleetwood do the entire show by themselves I was entranced by the way they both put so much meaning The way Verin cannily pointed out that the white asparagus only grows in Jurene which handily proves that Liandrin was where she claimed to be and the way Liandrin was clearly secure that Verin had suspicions but nothing she could prove—the whole thing was absolute gold And although this is so far their only scene together it was clear from the acting that this is not the first time these women I was also excited to see the introduction of more Brown Sisters and to see how Verin was working with Yassica as an ally and confidante is one of the most interesting in the book series and I often felt that they (with the exception of Verin) were underused I think someone in the writer’s room agrees with me And I’m always happy to see Katie Leung show up in anything I’ve been waiting since the start of the season to see where Moiraine’s thematic journey goes next and I’m really excited with what we’ve seen this episode Lan’s conversation with Alanna about the mysterious event that changed Moiraine as well as her choice to send him away from her how isolated she has always been by her quest to find and protect the Dragon Reborn we feel her determination but also that isolation and really for the first time since she and Rand left for the Eye of the World Moiraine has a moment of connection with someone else About the fact that she feels she carries the fate of the world on her shoulders she is able to let her sister in on a little bit of that pressure I was struck by how kind and supportive Anvaere was in this scene and while her advice was also given in hope of protecting herself and her son it was very clear she also truly wanted to care for Moiraine Moiraine has been shutting people out all this time because she has felt it was the only way to achieve her goals but in this moment of letting people in she found not only emotional support for herself but also a possible solution to her dilemma one that offers a greater chance of success and fewer casualties than anything she has considered thus far It is an important moment for her as a character and also an important thematic moment for the series Most of our main characters have been separated from each other this season by personal pain that leaves them struggling to connect But Ishamael has told Lanfear that he is bringing all of Rand’s friends together to draw him to Falme and the fate of everyone may rest in their ability to all connect to and support each other in the confrontation that this season seems to be building towards Isolation and mistrust are big themes in The Wheel of Time novels and the show has done a good job of showing us how each character feels isolated in their own way others because something in their lives prevents them from connecting with the people they love But it is very clear in the show how much our heroes need the people they love in order to survive and is building nicely upon that theme in this season and another example of how connecting with and supporting someone else can improve one’s own odds of survival After rejecting Elyas and the wolves (except for Hopper Perrin is on his own again when he finds himself in the midst of Whitecloaks Perrin frees Aviendha out of kindness and compassion for another human being because he is unlikely to have escaped the Children of the Light on his own That fight scene was such a disappointment After the absolute perfection that was the fight on Dragonmount in season one I had big expectations as we saw another Aiel Maiden prepare to engage a bunch of armed soldiers and except for a few shots on specific moves we didn’t really get to see much about the fight or how it flowed I’m already in love with her in every other respect and I really like her chemistry with Perrin the Aiel that Perrin sets free is a different character and I think the show was very clever in giving this initial meeting to Aviendha It’s another example of a moment where it was necessary to streamline the story which also ended up improving the introduction of an important character Aviendha will later become very important to another friend or two of Perrin’s and this initial connection between Aviendha and Perrin will be very interesting to see in that light Lanfear and Suroth are still a bit t0o one-dimensional as characters for me to latch onto although the performances from O’Keeffe and McAdams are good Ishamael’s conversation with Suroth about the reason she joined the Dark also hinted at more character development to come and I really enjoyed the contrast between her and Liandrin when they confronted each other over the prisoner exchange It’s a strange feeling to be rooting for Liandrin after despising her (very different) character in the book I either want her to kick Suroth’s behind or to team up with her to take out Ishamael—can’t decide which Although I’m leaning towards the former because of the whole collaring and enslaving thing I do however find that this season of The Wheel of Time is overall less cohesive than season one was Although I am finding a lot of interesting thematic through lines the individual scenes in each episode don’t flow together well something that I felt especially this week in episode five It feels like we’re just jumping randomly from scene to scene each time we jump I feel like I lose my immersion in what is happening and have to start over I think the episodes would be more enjoyable if we spent longer amounts of time with each storyline instead of having them all broken up Even if that meant we didn’t see a main character for an episode or two I can understand why the showrunners might be worried that they’d lose audience members if they didn’t give us every main character every week (and I expect they made the exception in Mat’s case because of the recasting) but I think that more time spent on one storyline without jumping would allow them to do more and would make the world feel more immersive and real Many modern shows suffer from this problem of assuming a short audience attention span which is somewhat fair because it is a trend in society right now but what we need is for art to push back against the trend season 2 is very difficult to follow for anyone who doesn’t already know the series Season two continues to drop important worldbuilding information in odd ways and in particular I think the Forsaken have been very badly explained for viewers Understanding Rand’s reaction to learning that his girlfriend is really Lanfear understanding the pull that Ishamael has over the other Darkfriends understanding what exactly the stakes are in a fight between the Light and the Dark—this is all necessary to the viewers’ investment in the fight Myrddraal and Trollocs are easy to understand upon first glance no one I’ve spoken to who is new to the series understands what the Horn of Valere is or why it matters or knows how to interpret the idea of what the taint on saidin might be doing to Rand I feel like season one struck a much better balance between what needs to be clearly explained and what can be inferred by the viewers and that the progression of scenes was much smoother My worry going forward is that new fans will be left behind by the narrative too frustrated to want to invest their attention in further seasons and I remain hopeful that The Wheel of Time can get back on track in the next few episodes Sylas K Barrett is curious to see how the Seanchan will be handled by the show and how their part in events might be streamlined There appear to be some clues to this in the way Turak talks about their mission in the Westlands If I remember correctly Barthanes Damodred was a high ranking Cairhien noble who turned out to be a Darkfriend who was murdered either by Padan Fain or by other Darkfriends Gaul is written off since his initial meeting with Perrin was replaced by Aviendha combine both book 2 and book 3 since they have similar storylines and endings: Rand’s friends who are female are captured by a Forsaken (Ishamael in bk 2 Ba’el in bk3) who wants to use them as a trap for Rand Rand arrives and fights thru obstacles and other people then end Rand has a “final” battle with Ishamael in full public sight where Ishamael “dies”.  After the fight Rand is acknowledged to be true Dragon Reborn by general populace I hate this trend of quick cuts and shaky cams The actors and stunt people work so hard on these scenes for the director in the end to show nothing to the audience I didn’t like how Karima MacAddams acted as Suroth I’m talking about her delivery of lines when she’s talking to Liandrin Doesn’t seem like a good actress for this role to me Didn’t like how Lanfear described Moghedien as insane establish that she’s a coward already it’ll be easier for the audiences later.  Sylas critique of not showing most of the characters doesn’t seem valid considering this episode ignored Lan Mat and Min to focus on the others stories They focused on who they had to to show the story.  the Seanchan are the Harkonnen and Rand al-Thor is the Kwisatz Haderach Rosamund Pike is actually Rebecca Fergusson The Ishy/Lanfear conversation in TAR was highlight for me.  Whole scene was gold.  Even though it does make me sad that we’re apparently getting a reduced count of Forsaken.  Alas but this Verin doesn’t really seem like the Verin I’ve had in my head for so long.  She seems a bit too knowing and a bit too showy.  Not as absent-minded as the internal image I have of her.  Ah well though will chalk this up to another one of the characters changed for show version Good to see Avi on screen even though she (also!) doesn’t really match how I see her.  Was fun to hear her start dropping all the Aiel lore…very curious to see what happens now that she and Perrin are together the “Death by a Thousand Cuts” style of filming fight scenes (i.e cutting the scene dozens of times to hide the lack of fluid chorography so that the scene jerks around instead of flowing smoothly) in combination with the shaky cam and dark lighting I have a sneaking suspicion that the show is going to pair up Mat with Min Perrin with Aviendha and Rand with Elayne to avoid the “One guy with three women” deal (with which I’ve seen some reviewers take issue) They could eliminate Faile completely and have Mat/Min end up running the Seanchan due to Min’s abilities making her a Truthspeaker but the show hasn’t been afraid to completely turn other book relationships on their head in the interest of trimming things down… Small correction to the recap above – Moiraine grabs 3 horses So it should read “…commandeers three horses and slaughters the other.” I don’t mind the major changes in plot but I think the show is poorly written and many scenes make little sense I think the showrunners spent too much time and money trying to make the show look good with nice locations and not enough money on competent writers and editors.  A few minor questions about some dumb things… I know the showrunners are trying to show how determined she is Her sacrifice of the nameless woman would make the point without killing the horse   Did it bother anyone else that the wolves bark like dogs How does Dain Bornhold immediately recognize that Perrin is from the Two Rivers They are 1000 miles away from a village with a few hundred people How did the two women get away from the seanchan but suddenly they are completely alone If the show had a clearer scene where Egwene fights off the seanchan and gives the other women time to get away it would both make more sense and establish Egwene’s strength.  – I agree that this version of Verin isn’t quite as ‘absent-minded professor’ as she is in the book (although we know that is at least partially deliberate obfuscation) but I think they are still getting a generally good portrayal of her character as somebody who floats between that grandmotherly/canny individual regarding Sheriam…there are hints of the twist coming for her as well but I am also not sure if they will go there (not sure if Sylas is reading these comments so I don’t want to say too much) “But I guess I’ll start with what I loved because it’s fun to be excited about The Wheel of Time!”  -anyway this is generally how I feel.  There are a lot of things I enjoy and I can see how they are streamlining/condensing some stuff but for the most part it works for me and is moving the story along (which, Light knows haha).  There are a few characterizations that haven’t landed for me and a few ways they’ve fiddled with the lore/metaphysics that don’t always work but ah well I wonder which Forsaken we’ll get for ‘the boys’ It sounds like Semirage and Mesaana may be out (especially if Ishamael is basically going to take Sem’s role and Liandrin/general Black Ajah might be able to more or less take on Mesaana’s)….maybe Rahvin (they did name drop Morgase so Elayne’s succession may be relevant – and streamlined!) and Demandred I hope they do Taimandred.  I would actually be thrilled if they went with that deviation haha.  Aginor/Balthamel are basically irrelevant at this point and Logain may be replacing Asmodean and Sammael is just kind of another ‘jealous of Lews Therin’ type.  Oh who I honestly kinda forget about because he has almost no major impact I love how Mesanna’s whole thing was that she was a failed researcher lmao) The one thing that really did NOT work for me is the Seanchan collar design – it’s just…too much.  Honestly a simple collar would have been perfectly chilling instead of whatever weird thing they have going on now enjoying Aviendha so far but it just occurred to me as I was trying to adjust to the discrepancy in my mental picture that for the past several years I’ve been mentally envisioning her as looking like Rose Leslie I’m sure is not that uncommon as it’s a bit of a typecast for her fiery warrior from beyond the Spine/Wall/whatever who reluctantly falls in love with one of the heroes Re: #1  I don’t think Fain killed Barthanes in the books He’d already made his escape through the waygate by the time Rand met Barthanes IIRC the civil war kicked off when Thom unalived the king in revenge for the king’s men killing his lover and Barthanes was killed by the shadow for assisting Fain after he went rogue.  The heavy implication was the gholam being the actual assassin I was also disappointed by the fight scene After reading so many books that describe the Aiel as such graceful and magnificent fighters I was expecting to see something memorable While Robert Jordan was amused by the idea of a people who have lived in the desert for 3,000 years and still looked like a bunch of red-haired @6: I also wondered if they were going to set up pairings that way for the purpose of avoiding Rand being with three women what they are doing with Alanna and her warders would suggest they’re not shy of poly relationships– though it’s probably different when the woman is the ringleader than a man with three women I figured they might still introduce Faile and Tuon but just hook them up with each other.  @7: I had the same thought about the horse Obviously she had no problem sending the stable owner ahead with two riderless horses in her wake So why not have them ride and string the fourth behind So it just feels like writing in a fourth horse for her to kill one seems really unnecessary.  Ragga Ragnars and Maja Simonsen as Bain  and Chiad ,  look pale skinned The casting is always race blind in this show.  I guess Moiraine killed the horse to show Lanfear she had been there and was racing with the horses somewhere else following that road Otherwise Lanfear could think Moiraine had been somewhere else and actually look for her where she actually was Of course it’s very convenient that a horse rider passed by the exact same time Lanfear was there and was helpful enough to tell where that road goes to.  The writers probably should have put two people in the stables with one person being left behind to show Lanfear where Moiraine was supposed to be going.  I like most of what they are doing in this season a lot so far apart from the absurd Moiraine – Lan drama and a few other things They are doing particularly great work with the villains Character merges all make sense so far too I agree that it made more sense to just take the extra horse with them – having a re-mount would have even allowed them to ride faster I also agree that Nyn and Elayne’s escape needed something more to explain why they weren’t pursued IIRC in the books it was night at least and I think that there was also a thunderstorm But everything else worked well in this episode Concerning Verin – I strongly suspect that her arc has been changed so that we are going to witness her “greatest mistake” and it’s consequences on-screen in the present.  It kinda makes no sense for her to have lived in retirement until now otherwise I am also fairly sure that Moiraine’s sister will turn out to be a Darkfriend Her advice seemed to align with the wishes of the FS and she is exactly the type of desperate person to have taken the deal that the membership offers.   Hence the miraculous recovery of their family fortunes I see they answered my question from last week with the True Power being the healing force/respawn button The black threads and the saa streaming across Lanfear’s eyes was a nice touch. ”Interesting” deviation with Ishamael apparently having access to all or most of the seals and each one represents a different trapped Forsaken that he can free at anytime It kind of makes you wonder why he’s not snapping them all since each one broken increases the Dark One’s touch on the world It’s hard to know because keeping the Dark One imprisoned and discussing his affects on the world really aren’t talked about in show much at all One thing that jumped out to me was the insolence Suroth & Liandrin seemed to show Ishy with their tones Darkfriends had a tremendously inflated sense of their own importance in the books but they all seemed to know their place when it came to Forsaken Something tells me we won’t see that kind of attitude given towards Lanfear  I could not help but to pause the show and text Sonofthunder “That was just SO DUMB!” and compare it with some of the silliest things from another certain Amazon Prime epic series but they’re so … dog-gy.” Wondered about the other questions you mention as well @18 For wolves being so “dog-gy” well its obviously a dog and filmakers didn’t want to get into Game of Thrones quagmire Where they actually used real trained wolves and because they were real wolves they werent allowed to film scenes between actual sctor and a wolf so they had to film separately and CGI scene together and it took forever to get those wolves to act the way they needed to be for the scene and expenses and delays got so bad it became a choice between an extra fight scene with a giant or a scene with a wolf a scene with a dragon or extra scene with a wolf.  it is understandable that they went with using dogs It was just something that also struck out to me (especially as I have seen quite many “wolves” on screen that are obviously dogs so thank you for the additional information I know they have name dropped Cadsuane already but I wonder if they may be merging her arc with Verin’s to some degree Show’s Verin seems to have a status focus and seniority that seem more in line with Cadsuane’s role in the books (even if she is not as “legendary”) I wonder if they will be merging ALL of Verin’s arc Ken @7: The Two Rivers is the entire area; Perrin’s village is Emond’s Field  The Two Rivers is famous for its sheep and tabac with the tabac especially known throughout the world  So it’s not crazy for someone to know about the Two Rivers There was definitely a point where I asked my husband They’re obviously dogs but they are so dang cute I don’t mind I was also annoyed with the barking of the wolves I get that they used dogs for all sorts of cost and time saving reasons but surely they could have trained them to ACT like wolves.  I had the thought that maybe they were combining her not only with Vandene I also agree that they are not doing a great job connecting the scenes together Having them 1000s of miles apart and not being clear with time intervals isn’t helping They couldn’t use the awesome map in the books to clear things up?  It is insane that Liandrin is the most interesting character in this show but also really nailing her character from the books.  I get the complaints but I don’t really expect to see John Wick level stuff on a TV show.  but also really nailing her character from the books. “ except in the dream with Rand at the end she should have been in white Semirhage was the one who always wore black My partner has (multiple times now) asked me to give a little more detail on the plot points the series has thus far failed to sufficiently explain.  That said it’s been a positive watch overall.  I am glad it seems like won’t be 13 forsaken.  That’s just too many villains even for the books.  Like I had forgotten totally about some of them.   I agree that the explanation of the forsaken or even or the light/dark mythology could be clearer my husband has not read the books and is so lost that would be a tall order and there were hints in S1 it’s just hard to remember them with the time break between.  Like the Seanchan scene where they said why the were Returning was a good move to get across the point that they are not the same evil as Ishamael is in fact they believe they are doing what’s best but it went totally over hubby’s head.   I am generally pleased though with how they are combining the books and some characters to make the story go faster.   I think having more labels of what city the characters are in when they cut to it might help non book readers somewhat.   The Reactor newsletter is the best way to catch up on the world of science fiction “The sky above the port was the color of television For compliance with applicable privacy laws: YEREVAN — Observers with the EU’s civilian monitoring mission in Armenia were caught up in a firefight along the country’s border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday The confirmation came after Armenia’s defense ministry reported that gunfire from Azerbaijani positions had “targeted the EU observers” patrolling close to the border village of Verin Shorzha and their vehicle But in a bizarre twist, the confirmation came only after the EU mission categorically denied the Armenian claim going as far as to publish a graphic branding the information “false.” The EU mission retracted the message shortly afterward A spokesperson from the EU’s External Action Service declined to comment referring the matter to the mission’s local press office which did not immediately respond to requests for clarification Azerbaijan’s defense ministry on Tuesday denied that its troops had opened fire on the EU observers saying the reports “do not correspond to reality” and amounted to “disinformation” from Armenia Because the EU monitors share their car registration details and coordinates with both sides ahead of their patrols it would have been “theoretically and practically impossible for such a situation to occur.” modeled on a similar deployment in neighboring Georgia came after Azerbaijani forces took a number of strategic heights inside Armenia’s borders in a two-day war last September Baku has consistently opposed the move, with Azerbaijan’s envoy to the EU, Vaqif Sadiqov, telling POLITICO in April that it was an unwelcome intrusion “a few hundred meters from our own border posts and in a heavily militarized environment where we have Russian border guards On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council will hear an appeal from Armenia calling on the U.N. to intervene in a worsening humanitarian crisis in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized borders but home to tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians Yerevan accuses Baku of blockading the mountainous territory for the past two months and aid organizations say they are unable to deliver supplies of food and fuel to those living there Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov waded into the melee on Tuesday, speaking to his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov about the need to “deescalate tensions around Nagorno-Karabakh as soon as possible, including unblocking humanitarian routes,” according to Moscow’s readout Russia sent peacekeepers to the region as part of a ceasefire it brokered between the two countries following a bloody war over the region in 2020 but they have since failed to preserve the status quo and a number of other governments have joined calls for free movement to resume “The European Union is concerned at the planned extension of the operation by Israeli forces in Gaza,” a Commission spokesperson says Hungary’s EU commissioner is hindering the plan’s quick approval on Tuesday despite obligations to act independently from Viktor Orbán’s Russia-friendly policies EU firms want to buy more American energy — but not if it becomes pricier After years of speculation, we finally know that this major character will be in The Wheel of Time season 2 which could indicate the show is coming in the near-ish future we still don’t know if several major characters will be in season 2 Some actors that have been cast in the season still have not had their roles revealed We did recently learn that one major character will be in season 2–Verin The internet sleuths were correct and the Brown Ajah is getting a strong representative Verin Mathwin is a sister of the Brown Ajah of the Aes Sedai She is an older and well-respected member of the Aes Sedai and despite sharing the ageless look of all the sisters is described as looking like an aunt or cook at an inn So is quite powerful with the One Power and displays some rare abilities She first appears in book 2 and becomes an important player after that point it makes sense for her to join as a major character in season 2 Though allied with the main heroes (and Rand) she often seems to working towards her own mysterious goals Though the announcement of Verin joining as a major character in The Wheel of Time season 2 is nice The most pressing is when season 2 will even release as that remains the biggest unknown We don’t know how exactly books two and three will be combined into one for the season We also still have a number of important characters that have not been announced as being in the season It’s pretty impressive that a season that finished filming months ago has kept this tight a lid on things Verin joining this season is a step in the right direction There as some pretty big characters that really need to be introduced by the end of season 2 for them to have anything close to their book roles the season already has a lot to do in combining two books so introducing a ton of new characters is extra work one major question on everyone’s mind is “will it be any good” Let us know if you’re excited to see Verin join the show 'The Creator' - AI Goes to War in New Sci-Fi Thriller from 'Rogue One' Director About Us | Contact Us Names, trademarks, and images copyright theirrespective owner. 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Privacy, Terms of Use, Comment Rules ShareSaveMoneyInvestingSteve Jobs Wouldn't Have Paid a DividendByWilliam Baldwin Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights taxation and corporate finance.Follow AuthorMar 19 11:03am EDTShareSaveThis article is more than 10 years old.Crafty bosses like Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett don’t let their companies declare dividends That’s because these payouts get clobbered by taxes At the moment the federal tax rate on dividends is 15% The smart way for a corporation to pay out loose cash is with share buybacks So the $10 billion buyback part of Apple’s announcement today is Jobs-smart Evidently the stock has been doing well in the past six months not just because iPhones are selling but because experts have been anticipating this big dividend announcement But Steve Jobs was not one to let popular fashion Michael Dell is another entrepreneur who would rather not let the clamor for quarterly payouts get in the way of intelligent financial management generates a lot of cash but does not pay it out If you own this stock and you need a little cash to live on you do what the founder does: sell a few shares Berkshire Hathaway hasn’t paid a dividend since Buffett took control 47 years ago The company generates a mountain of cash from its insurance and industrial operations It is going to pay that cash out with a share buyback program There are a handful of other big, cash-generating companies that follow the Jobs-Buffett-Dell line of thinking on how to make shareholders better off. Among them: Symantec, the computer security firm, and AutoZone What’s he doing letting Microsoft pay dividends and his giant foundation doesn’t incur income tax on the Microsoft dividends piling in the federal rate on most cash dividends is 15% and so is the rate on long-term capital gains But taxpaying shareholders are still better off when their corporations disburse cash via share buybacks rather than dividends They owe tax only if they sell some shares only to the extent they have gains on those shares and only if they don’t have a capital loss carryforward to absorb any gain Next year the divergence between dividends and long-term gains is destined to get wider absent any agreement between President Obama and Congress on extending the Bush tax cuts Dividends will be taxed as ordinary income at rates up to 39.6% Obama’s 3.8% surtax on investment income kicks in for people with adjusted gross income over $250,000 There’s also a clawback on itemized deductions that effectively adds 1.2 percentage points to the tax bracket for most taxpayers All this adds up to a 44.6% maximum federal rate on dividends and a 25% rate on long-term gains If you have money outside your tax-deferred accounts invest it in stocks like Dell and Berkshire Sign In Subscribe Now and he would definitely cringe at the title “Our Philosopher King.” this was about the people who loved Peter,” said Doreen Lowres who knew Verin well from their interactions outside her B-Sharp Hair Design at 3960 Quadra St “We’re doing it out of respect – you touched a lot of lives there You can’t do this to all these people and not expect them to thank you and have fond memories.” and to once again celebrate Verin’s impact on the community who lived his final years along the Lochside Trail in the Quadra/McKenzie area He took his charming philosopher ways with him but details of his mysterious personal life His death shone a light on the “Shopping Cart Philosopher’s” broad and diverse social network He caught a lot of people off guard with his quick wit intelligence and his passion for current news juxtaposed with his decision not only to live on the streets 19 memorial for Verin (organized by Reverend Allen Tysick) who also works in the 3960 Quadra building and told me she used to cook food for him,” Lowres said she admits she was a little testy with his shopping carts being parked next to her new car “I used to see people pull up in the parking lot and I assumed they were leaving garbage in his cart but what I found out was they were leaving things for him Lowres said she collected $900 the day of the memorial “It came in by email and more drop-offs at the collection box in B-Sharp,” Lowres said Even members of the street community who knew Verin wanted to give Lowres and Peters considered a commemorative bench instead and word eventually reached Saanich’s Kerry Mann The owner-operator of Mortimer’s Monuments in Victoria offered and built the granite bench for cost “I didn’t know Peter [personally] but I had seen him around Saanich Centre I think it’s good to be able to give back to the community.” has owned the 140-year-old Mortimer’s Monuments since 2005 (his parents bought the company in 1977) Their granite originally came from Pender Island though the granite in the Verin bench is from overseas “It should last eons and will be pinned to the concrete,” said Mann The script was hand-blasted through a stencil and while the bench will last longer than we will the name could be cleaned with a soft bristle brush and water every year or two So far the fundraiser has totalled $3,400 which will go towards the bench and its installation as well as some landscaping The Borden family has given their permission to station the bench on the edge of the property along the Lochside Trail All are welcome and those who wish may share their stories about Verin at the June 11 commemoration Donations are still being accepted and will go to either Our Place or the Dandelion Society contact Doreen Lowres at B-Sharp Hair Design Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines the death of Peter Verin brought together people from all walks of life to his Thursday memorial service but details of his mysterious personal life Saanich’s Chris Pearce said Verin came here from Montreal but chose not to keep in close contact with the family which remain there Pearce revealed his late-wife would regularly check in with Verin’s mother Sara until she passed away on Jan Five Saanich Police officers (who regularly checked in with Verin) Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming (who went to the University of Victoria in the 1990s) Vicki Sanders (who knew Verin as a neighbour) and the organizer Reverend Al Tysick were among those who showed up to the memorial He was known to frequent the Bottle Depot on Quadra where he'd return empties for the refund where he'd read as he once did in the UVic library (before his removal from campus about a decade ago) chose not to contact them following his departure It was believed his mother regularly forwarded money to Verin but how much What is clear is the knack he had for finding value in items that others chose to trash His most treasured possession was his AM/FM radio "He always knew what was going on in the news there he'd be with a radio around his neck," said retired UVic vice-president Trevor Matthews, whose time at UVic overlapped with Peters Matthews told a tale that seemed to depict Verin Matthews was afraid Verin would hit his head and end up carted away inside a garbage truck But one day he came into my office with a stack of papers and he said ‘I don’t think these should be discarded.’” Verin was a believer in recycling and minimizing waste So Matthews assumed he was to receive another Verin lecture on the merits of recycling “He was carrying the complete payroll of the university and [some monthly] expenses,” Matthews said ‘Where did you get these?,’ and then I knew He was a pleasure to know and he pushed the boundaries for positive reasons.” Some who knew Verin used the memorial gathering as an opportunity to recognize that not all who are homeless can be as charismatic as Verin and that we should pass the kindness we showed Verin on to at least one more person One Saanich resident who knew Verin was Andrew Hunter Hunter waited until Verin had died to look up his history tracing it back to the day he arrived in Halifax Hunter uncovered the Verin family’s names and cross-referenced them with Pearce Additional details lead Hunter to believe they were likely part of the Palestinian exodus of 1947-48 during the creation of the Israeli state it’s not what he would have wanted when he was alive who has been friends with Verin for decades believes Verin carried his Palestine ancestry with him to the end If you wanted to forget that part of your life Verin has also brought together two women who were previously unknown to each other but are now leading the campaign to install a plaque and bench in the area “I saw Verin a lot and after a few times I realized he was a very intelligent person,” said Doreen Lowres of B-Sharp Hair Design at 109-3960 Quadra St I watched a lot of what he did from our store window.” Once she saw the number of people who responded to Verin’s death on his many online tributes but we got talking after Peter’s death and within five minutes we realized he touched our hearts in the same way "It's a privilege and an honour to do this and even though I'm getting thanked a lot I really want to thank the people who are coming together on this." Donations poured in at the service and were already at $1,500 as of Friday the bench would be located along the Lochside Trail between Quadra and McKenzie Donations can be dropped off at B-Sharp Hair Design where Lowres is in the process of setting up a trust account until the bench can be approved by Saanich and/or the CRD Lowres opened a trust account for the Peter Verin memorial at TD Canada Trust zooco estudio has completed the design of an arts and culture complex in verín, a small town in northwestern spain close to the portuguese border. the project, which has been documented in images taken by photographer roland halbe comprises six stone-clad volumes of various sizes the largest of these monolithic blocks contains the site’s auditorium the complex is located in verín, a small town in northwestern spainimage © roland halbe (also main image) architects zooco estudio indented that the ‘centro de las artes de verín’ provided the intimacy of a home ‘each use of the program required by the city hall materializes as a unit as a volume that is aligned to the edge of the plot creating a space of coexistence and relationship supporting the idea of ​​small community,’ explains the design team the project comprises six stone-clad blocks of various sizesimage © roland halbe although the complex may appear at first to be randomly scattered across the landscape the buildings have been carefully positioned to establish a series of specific relationships and variants defined by a sense of flexibility and unpredictability the scheme creates a number of interstitial spaces these internal areas not only offer circulatory zones but also serve as the backdrop for impromptu meetings and discussions the scheme creates a number of interstitial spaces, formed among the six volumesimage © roland halbe the largest building houses an auditorium image © roland halbe the buildings have been carefully positioned to establish a series of specific relationshipsimage © roland halbe name: centro de las artes de verínarchitects: miguel crespo picot and sixto martín aparicioteam: zooco estudiocollaborators: borja garcía lázaro and teresa fernández de arévaloclient: ayuntamiento de verín year: 2016 AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style By Darren Brown, News9.com OKLAHOMA CITY -- The television landscape in Oklahoma City has seen its share of classic personalities. Pitchmen seem to flourish in this city, but when discussing pitchwomen reigned supreme over the airwaves during the 1980s Soundtrak was one of the largest audio chains in this part of the country winning International Magazine's Audio Retailer of the Year in 1980 Soundtrak stores in Oklahoma closed their doors in the early 1990s and Verin moved her family to Alabama where she opened up more stores under another name.  She continued to star in her own commercials until a few years ago when she opened her own ad agency "I'm still making annoying commercials but I'm not on them," Verin laughed.  "I put other people on them." Russell Kim, the owner of Audio Dimensions stores and had long pondered the idea of opening up a new Soundtrak store to supplement his other businesses Kim also knew the idea would work only if Soundtrak was involved "I'm sort of a type of person that is like ready aim," said Verin.  "I just kind of do stuff and then look back and see what happened." featuring Verin dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz are already on the Oklahoma City airwaves.  In the first series of spots Verin utters the phrase "There's no place like Soundtrak." "People know the name," Kim said.  "We hope to build Soundtrak back to where it was." By Darren Brown, News9.com \"I'm still making annoying commercials but I'm not on them,\" Verin laughed.  \"I put other people on them.\" Russell Kim, the owner of Audio Dimensions stores \"I'm sort of a type of person that is like ready aim,\" said Verin.  \"I just kind of do stuff and then look back and see what happened.\" Verin utters the phrase \"There's no place like Soundtrak.\" \"People know the name,\" Kim said.  \"We hope to build Soundtrak back to where it was.\" and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Eric Velasco -- The Birmingham NewsAnnetta VerinIn civil court contests for Jefferson County Circuit Court the Bessemer division is getting a new judge an incumbent in Birmingham easily won re-election and an unopposed judicial candidate in Birmingham drew a large number of write-in votes tonight the Democrat who unseated incumbent judge Dan King III in the primary runoff beat Virginia Meigs for the Place 12 seat in Bessemer tonight Judge Helen Shores Lee won a second full term against Chuck Hunter had 54 percent of votes for the Place 4 seat in Birmingham Elisabeth French had no opposition for the Place 17 seat in Birmingham but the 4,219 write-in votes for that post may have been a protest over how she won the seat The winner of the Democratic primary and runoff became unqualified to serve when she lost her law license in August The state Democratic Party executive committee voted to make French That spurred a protest movement to write in Judge Nicole "Nikki" Still who was appointed to the post in 2009 and finished second to Marshall in the primary and runoff Who garnered the write-in votes was unavailable tonight Edward Vines won a full term as a civil court judge on District Court Place 10 in Bessemer Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reported that on August 21 the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from different caliber rifles at the Armenian positions located in the Upper Shorzha sector Short-term rain and thunderstorms are possible Wind gusts of 15-18 m/s are expected during the thunderstorm The property: 638 Candy Lane in Machesney Park The problem: Neglected backyard with scattered piles of scrap metal and wood fencing But the worst feature of the yard is perhaps best described in a letter sent to Trash Tracker from a neighbor: “A decrepit swimming pool full of stagnant possibly dangerous bacteria-infested water where mosquitoes can breed and spawn.” Who’s responsible: The house belongs to Anthony Verin according to Winnebago County property-tax records What’s been done: A nearby resident sent a letter to Machesney Park officials complaining about Verin’s unsightly yard That prompted village zoning inspector Chad Hunter to check out Verin’s property and send him a letter advising him to clean up the mess Verin will attend a code hearing in September to address the problem He said his backyard is simply a work in progress “We are going to build a garage back there,” he said What you can do: If you see a messy property in Winnebago County, call 815-319-4444 and ask which department can help. In Rockford, you can file a complaint with the Code Enforcement division by calling 815-987-5566 or e-mailing NSComplaints@ci.rockford.il.us. You also can tell us by calling 815-987-1350 or e-mail us at local@rrstar.com in the yard outside Lusya Edigarova’s house and the Assyrians come here from all over the world to light a candle “When my ancestors immigrated to Armenia from Iraq that’s the place where Marez was built asks me: “Can we take a bit of land from the Saint they bring back the icon of the Virgin Mary Assyrians make 70% of the village population get even brighter from emotions: “I am pure Assyrian the third one is Ukrainian and two more of them are Assyrians And all of them regard themselves as Assyrians One of my granddaughter was named after the ancient capital of Assyria-Nineveh Although there are also the Armenian families in Verin Dvin village Armenian speech could be heard in the village speaks only Assyrian to her husband and children therefore the faith doesn’t hamper intermarriages an actor at Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theater and Chairman of the Coordination Council of Ethno-Cultural Organizations of the National Minorities of Armenia  explains that having lost their statehood 1750 years ago the Assyrians have preserved their identity through the spoken language: Written language has not been used for nearly 1000 years whereas the spoken language has been always maintained to give half of the dowry or not to give it at all It was very important for us to protect our national gene and our families People have an instinct instinct to preserve their native language The majority of 3,000 Assyrians of Armenia reside in Verin Dvin Verin Dvin is regarded as the village that is most densely populated by Assyrians Later it was reconstructed on the funds donated by a philanthropist from Switzerland “The Assyrians hadn’t prayed in their own language for over 100 years we were registered as a religious organization- the Assyrian Church of the East He was born in the village of Gelaysor (an Assyrian garden) which lies between the Garni gorge and Khosrov forest reserve The second wave of Assyrians’ immigration to Armenia took place in 1826-1828 concluded between Russia and Iran in Turkmanchay settlement It was then that 100 Assyrian families asked for a permission to settle in the territory of Russia and took up their residence in Armenia Gelaysor was subjected to pressure on part of the Soviet authorities that suspected Assyrians of the pro-Western sentiments Most of the village residents were exiled to Siberia whereas others were resettled in various villages Many of our fellow villagers settled down in Verin Dvin Many Assyrians left Armenia in the post-Soviet period the migration process among Assyrians was more active than among Armenians: in Soviet times the number of Assyrians in Armenia made 7,000 people If someone in the village is facing problems As for the difference between Armenians and Assyrians it’s just the matter of language and a few traditions we don’t have restaurant wedding parties When the bride is brought to the groom’s house she is presented gifts right at the house entrance  The guests are asked to come in turns and present whatever gifts they have prepared A wedding bull is traditionally slaughtered on Friday night and a portion of that meat is sent to the co-parents-in-law That’s how Razmik Khosroev portrays his compatriots: “Foreigners always say then nothing on earth could make him change his mind Assyrians celebrate their new year on April 1 they also mark Shara national holiday- the day of songs and dances that usually takes place in Arzni village During all those celebrations the Assyrians make a common sacrifice A huge bull is slaughtered in every village at night Then the raw meat is distributed to all residents special halva is cooked and also distributed to everyone on Marez holiday First the drawn butter is warmed up in a big pan and then flour wrapped in lavash and distributed to people which is very similar to the Armenian spas Razmik Khosroev points out that the Assyrian community of Armenia has been never facing any political problems their troubles are mainly of cultural and educational nature: “We’ve failed so far to make the the national minorities’ ethnic culture part of the Armenian culture The Government and the Ministry of Culture have much to do in this regard it would be very good if students were enrolled in culture universities based on the state order [i.e Another problem is related to the Assyrian language It isn’t taught in any of the Armenian higher education institutions We send our youth to study at the Assyrian University of Urmia (Iran) on the community funds Then they return home and teach children in rural schools they still have to take extension courses at Yerevan Pedagogical University in order to be qualified as a teacher AMD10 million (about US$20,000) are allocated annually by the government to all 11 national minority groups This sum is equally distributed between them irrespective of the group size the national minority rights are protected by both the Treaty of the Council of Europe and the Armenian Constitution as well as by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms they don’t actually benefit much from that “A few years ago we introduced to the government a bill on national minorities would have provided a mechanism for solving our problems But this bill wasn’t even sent to the Parliament All our problems are solved through sending letters the stout-hearted Assyrians pledge to fight for their rights and to achieve practical effect we aren’t going to declare matsun black