Factory Lamborghini star Edoardo Mortara joins Absolute Corse as Giancarlo Fisichella makes early LM Corsa debut… GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS has confirmed a capacity 34-car field for its inaugural visit to Mandalika next weekend with Edoardo Mortara and Giancarlo Fisichella two notable additions to the field for the Indonesian event Revealed on Tuesday, the entry list comprises the full 33-car full season entry, plus the additional Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by Absolute Corse for Thierry Vermeulen and Anderson Tanoto, as revealed by the team last week Porsche Center Okazaki will be back to full strength as the No 18 car shared by Hiroaki Nagai and Kazuto Kotaka makes it first of three planned outings this season after skipping the opening round of the season at Sepang earlier this month 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 is also set for its first outing of the season having been a late withdrawal from the Sepang round with factory star Mortara sharing driving duties with local driver Andrea Anatra The team has confirmed that Mortara will contest the remainder of the season with the exception of the Buriram and Fuji rounds where he will be replaced by Loris Spinelli most teams are fielding the same driver lineups as they did at Sepang The most notable of these is the early arrival of ex-Formula 1 racer Fisichella who will share the LM Corsa Ferrari 296 GT3 with Shigekazu Wakisaka that car moving from the Am class to the Pro-Am division as a result It comes as Fisichella prepares to tackle the Suzuka 1000km with the team later in the year Another change concerns Johor Motorsports Racing, which, as previously reported by Sportscar365 is calling on Ben Green to deputize for the absent Alexander Sims at the wheel of its No Alessio Picariello will make his first outing of the season sharing the No taking over the seat occupied by Bastian Buus in Sepang Dutchman Daan Arrow replaces Dominic Ang in the lineup for the Vollgas Motorsports Porsche Official practice at Mandalika begins on Friday with pre-qualifying taking place later that day with qualifying proper taking place on Saturday ahead of the opening race at 2:30 p.m The second race will take place on Sunday at 11:30 a.m Jamie Klein is Sportscar365's Asian editor who previously worked for Motorsport Network on the Motorsport.cоm and Autosport titles covers the FIA World Endurance Championship and SUPER GT DTM regular Thierry Vermeulen joins Anderson Tanoto aboard No BMW establishes early lead in global GT World Challenge manufacturers standings.. 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Evans and Cassidy give Jaguar a 1-2 finish in Monaco E-Prix McLaren to exit Formula E at end of the season Ind.) - Four Milan High School students have been named the recipients of the 2025 Mortara Family Grant.  The Mortara Family Grant is given to four graduating seniors at Milan High School each year Recipients of the grant receive up to $10,000 a year for four years towards pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university have plans to attend a 4-year college or university Students receiving this prestigious scholarship are; Alexandra Getz The Mortara Family Grant was created by the family of Dr He is the founder and President of Mortara Instrument a medical technology company based in Milwaukee He is a leader in the field of electrocardiography (EKG) and over the course of his career has made significant contributions to cardiology Mortara contributes much of his success to the Milan High School community who supported and facilitated his educational accomplishments The scholarship is intended to extend similar opportunities to exceptional Milan students pursuing a 4-year degree The program provides grants to Rising Sun-Ohio County School Corporation teachers Eighteen students statewide will serve on the committee Your Hometown Radio Station playing Morgan Wallen - Chasin' You © 2025 BVM Sports. 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With substantial experience from the Venturi project he values the challenge of building a competitive team from the ground up Mortara sees potential in Mahindra but acknowledges the need for alignment across various factors to secure a title His current season with Mahindra marks a significant improvement with consistent point finishes in the early races attributed to both technical advancements and a positive team culture With the introduction of GEN4 regulations in less than two years Mahindra could potentially leverage their recent progress Mortara emphasizes caution as the evolving competitive landscape may present unforeseen challenges Future developments will hinge on the strategic application of knowledge and experience in car performance and software The road to a championship will require Mahindra to maintain its momentum capitalizing on recent improvements while navigating the uncertainties of upcoming regulations Mortara's longstanding commitment underscores the importance of resilience and cohesion as key ingredients for future success The summary of the linked article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it OK Privacy policy Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting Edoardo Mortara is poised for a return to the DTM in 2025 six years after his last season in the category The Swiss driver looks set to partner reigning DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti at Abt this year following the squad’s switch from Audi to Lamborghini machinery over the winter It follows confirmation from the Italian manufacturer that Mortara will "join a GT3 programme with Lamborghini in the remaining year of 2025” Mortara joined Lamborghini as a factory driver in 2024 to race its new SC63 LMDh prototype in the World Endurance Championship, but the marque’s participation in the Hypercar class ended after just one season leaving him without a full-time prototype seat Although Mortara was entered for last weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours he is not included in Lamborghini’s line-up for the rest of its campaign in the endurance leg of the IMSA SportsCar Championship The GT3 programme that Lamborghini alluded to for Mortara now appears to be in the DTM where fellow works driver Bortolotti won the 2024 title in a factory-supported SSR Performance entry SSR Performance Lamborghini Huracán EVO GT3 SSR is not expected to continue in the DTM in 2025 making Abt the likely choice for Mortara’s DTM comeback The 38-year-old has a previous relationship with Abt having spent three seasons with the then Audi factory squad between 2014-16 and finished runner-up in the championship in his third attempt Another driver in frame for the vacant seat at Abt is Jordan Pepper, who made his DTM debut at the Sachsenring last year as a replacement for Grasser driver Christian Engelhart will end up racing for the multiple championship-winning outfit Mortara spent a total of eight seasons in the DTM initially with Audi squads Rosberg and Abt before moving to Mercedes for the final two years of its participation with the Class One-spec C63 AMG in 2017-18.  From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker You will need to sign in or create a Formula E account Mahindra Racing delivered its equal best-ever season opener in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season scoring an impressive double points finish in the 2024/25 São Paulo E-Prix Round 1 en route to an eventual seventh on the grid Quali proved to be a tougher session for Nyck de Vries on the other side of the garage but both drivers turned in a stellar performance in race trim to move through the pack and begin 2024/25 on the front foot Having survived a typically ‘elbows out’ start to the E-Prix both Mortara and de Vries quietly settled into the pack managing both their energy and mandatory ATTACK MODE activations – in which the car now activates four-wheel drive and gains around two to three seconds per lap in extra performance – whilst making steady progress up the order.The race was twice-halted during the closing stages for other incidents on-track and at the final restart with four laps to run Mortara and de Vries found themselves sitting in fifth and seventh respectively Both enjoyed a steady run to the chequered flag from there in which the Dutch driver gained 14 positions in total before gaining another spot post-race after a penalty to another competitor As a result of their efforts, Mahindra leave Brazil with their joint-highest ever points total for a season-opening race and sitting a solid fourth in the Teams' World Championship.Having led the team’s charge to a top-five finish it was a good day for the team [in Brazil] and had some decent pace compared to the competition “I think it was important to finish this race to assess the performance we have against the best so there’s still a lot to come from this package and finishing helps us understand what to do to keep improving it.“We’re all feeling more positive and optimistic after this first race and I’m sure that we’ll all keep pushing and have some even better results.” Pleased after storming through the field to finish sixth behind his teammate de Vries added: “It’s a good result for all of us We were a little bit disappointed with qualifying on our side of the garage we did a good job of recovering it in the race stayed away from all the chaos and I think we can be encouraged by the package that we have.“We were definitely more competitive in all the battles on-track but there’s also still a lot to learn for us going forward in the races to come giving his verdict on a positive start to Season 11 for the team Mahindra Racing CEO and Team Principal Fred Bertrand said: “This is the start to the season we have been working so tirelessly towards but stretching right back to the beginning of our development programme on the Mahindra M11Electro.“Edo and Nyck drove a fantastic race today They kept their noses clean during some chaotic moments showed good pace and managed their energy well to give us a shot at scoring a double points finish which they delivered.“I’m very proud of the entire team remain humble and look ahead to Mexico City to confirm the steps we feel we have made.” Season 11 and the GEN3 Evo era has already started with an instant classic so make sure you join us when we return to Mexico City next month TICKETS: Buy tickets now for the 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix CALENDAR: Sync all the dates and don't miss a lap of Season 11 FOLLOW: Download the Formula E App on iOS or Android WATCH: Find out where to watch every Formula E race via stream or on TV in your country SCHEDULE: Here's every race of the 2024/25 Formula E season HIGHLIGHTS: Catch up with every race from all 10 seasons of Formula E IN FULL Edoardo Mortara and Nico Müller narrowly miss out on a podium finish in the Formula E race in Monaco the Swiss flag had already appeared on the results sheet in positions 4 and 5 - Müller finished ahead of Mortara on that occasion Sébastien Buemi did not finish higher than 19th this time The first of two races in the Principality was won by Briton Oliver Rowland The Nissan driver extended his championship lead It’s a huge week for the Lamborghini SC63 programme in Daytona After the Italian marque opted to scale back its LMDh effort over the winter to just five IMSA Endurance Cup races following the split with Iron Lynx everyone involved is treating the first race of 2025 like a fresh start With the WEC Hypercar (and LMGT3) programme shelved (for now at least) and Riley on board to help with technical support here in Florida everyone involved is laser-focused on delivering standout results in the biggest races that North American sportscar racing has to offer The car’s developmental programme through 2023 was truncated by the first test chassis being written off in a nasty incident at Paul Ricard making the effort’s first season in both IMSA and the FIA WEC a challenging exercise from its debut at Qatar onwards There were flashes of pace and some encouraging signs during the year; both cars finishing at Le Mans (below) stood out and the run to the lead at Indianapolis late in the IMSA season was impressive But what the Iron Lynx-led programme on both sides of the Atlantic lacked was a complete performance and a breakthrough result in either Hypercar or GTP expectations remain tough to gauge heading into Year 2 “I think that there are a lot of uncertainties we don’t know if we are going to be competitive,” Edoardo Mortara admits to DSC “I think that this is the first thing that we really need to figure out “The car actually has been proven to be quite reliable it’s going to be reliable this week too.” who has been named in the #63 for the full Endurance Cup with Daniil Kvyat adding that a reliable run to the finish on Sunday is more of a priority than battling at the sharp end right now “I think we’ve got quite a lot of work ahead of us if we want to end up being in a position where we can fight at the top,” he says “Last season we had some trouble here and there we were not where we wanted to be and are still not where we want to be.” the target would be to have a clean race without issues Bring it home in a way that we finish another 24-hour race after Le Mans the wrong approach right now for the status we are in.” So what are the areas of the car that require the most attention Evaluation internally at Lamborghini is ongoing though Mortara offers a balanced assessment and points towards the car’s weight as its most prominent issue you need to be in a window where the car operates like the others And I think that the car’s weight has been a little bit of a problem.” Will we see updates to the car any time soon Maurizio Leschiutta being named as Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s motorsport boss last week following Giorgio Sanna’s surprise departure from the position early in 2024 could be key This appointment promises to provide stability and direction for the SC63 programme at a time when its future has never felt more uncertain We will hear more from Leschiutta publically on the direction of this project in a matter of days The hope is that the SC63 will receive the resources it needs – and deserves – to mature into a platform that can fight for victory not only in IMSA but in the FIA WEC down the line the SC63’s debut at Rolex 24 Hours beckons Will we look back on it as the event where things began to turn around Author: © 2023 dailysportscar.com. 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Link Digital Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed often violent religious feeling — stories that might have felt like old dead history now take on a stinging new relevance That’s the case with Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara the ferocious true story of a young Jewish boy forcibly taken from his parents by emissaries of the Pope in 1858 the great Italian filmmaker who first burst on the scene 59 years ago with his scorched-earth debut Fists in the Pocket Bellocchio takes us back to the 19th century to tell a historical horror story steeped in Roman Catholic antisemitism which was then under the rule of the unpopular and highly conservative Pope Pius IX The just-born Edgardo is the sixth son of a Jewish Bolognese family When the Church’s inquisitor in Bolgona learns of this baptism six years later And because it’s illegal for non-Christians to raise a Christian child he grabs the 6-year-old boy away from his agonized parents and ships him to Rome Edgardo’s put into a boarding school for the children of converted Jews where he’s surrounded by images of the crucifixion Naturally Edgardo’s parents are shattered and do everything they can to get him back — even waging a huge international PR campaign they make heartrending appeals to stony-faced priests who say they understand their sadness but can do nothing to alleviate it they are helping the boy become a proper Christian Pius IX refuses the world’s calls for Edgardo’s freedom personally guiding the boy’s Catholic education and having him baptized a second time Although Kidnapped is a straightforward historical drama about religious oppression Edgardo’s tale is filled with startling twists and turns nationalist rioters overthrow Pius IX’s rule in Bologna the Bologna inquisitor is arrested for the kidnapping and we see how Edgardo has fallen through one of the trap doors of history he wouldn’t have been taken from his Jewish home and forcibly made a Christian we keep worrying about Edgardo’s fate in Rome What happens to a young Jewish boy who’s cut off from his family and trained not just to be a good Catholic but to become a priest Who does he become as he moves into manhood Yet Bellocchio never falls into boring costume drama realism he pushes things toward the operatic — laying on surging music and endowing Edgardo with innocent good looks that border on the angelic Actor Paolo Pierobon plays Pope Pius as a kind of opera buffa figure hammy in a Marlon Brando sort of way — at once silly and creepy and sinister Edgardo has a hallucinatory encounter with a crucifix that directly answers the falsehood that the Jews killed Christ Bellocchio was raised a Roman Catholic and is clearly appalled by the Church’s cruelty to the Mortara family and to all Jews whom they treated as inferiors who must literally kiss the pope’s feet for decent treatment Yet what gives the movie its timely resonance is not merely its depiction of antisemitism but what it shows about the dangerous politics of religious belief Although religion officially deals in timeless universal truths Kidnapped reminds us that these timeless universals are always bound up with historical questions of power Become an NPR sponsor Edoardo Mortara on gains with new Lamborghini service provider for SC63 LMDh program… Edoardo Mortara says he hopes that Riley’s new inputs and perspective on Lamborghini’s factory GTP program will be able to push the effort forward as it enters its second season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship N.C.-based squad has taken over as the service provider for Lamborghini’s top-level prototype program although the entry is running under the Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse banner The switch comes as the SC63 enters its second year of competition with Lamborghini having parted ways with previous partner team Iron Lynx after a single season Riley only got its hands on the SC63 on the Tuesday before the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and completed a shakedown Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw gave an optimistic initial impression of the new service partnership between team and manufacturer hailing Riley’s extensive WeatherTech Championship experience as a key asset it’s been going quite good,” Mortara told Sportscar3365 well experienced team and understanding actually quite quickly what are the challenges with this car and working on trying to find solutions as I said and it helps because the car that we have is actually quite challenging to run and quite challenging actually to set up.” “But obviously with their experience it seems that we quickly found actually some good solutions especially like technically.” Mortara said he hopes Riley will be able to bring its own input and ideas to the partnership which could help the program “explore new things” as it seeks to make progress in the second year “I think that it’s always very interesting to change teams because everyone has very specific opinions,” said Mortara “Probably with the previous team that we were running with we had some very good ideas and very strong opinions maybe they see things like a little bit differently And I think that it’s always good to progress and to explore new things.” The SC63 is heading into only its second-ever 24-hour race this weekend having not previously raced in the Rolex 24 Mortara expressed hope that Lamborghini will be able to emulate its performance from last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans where its two-car effort finished the race and secured a top-ten finish “Le Mans seemed to be actually quite good for us,” said Mortara “It was one of the the best races that we had last year And we kind of like proved last year that actually reliability for the car was actually not that bad “Especially if you think it was the first year for this car last year “So I hope that it’s going to be the same here in Daytona and hopefully it can be a little bit more reliable than the others.” Mortara himself kept a low profile when asked about expectations for the season ahead saying that Lamborghini needs to take a step-by-step approach towards climbing up the competitive order “We have to prove firstly that we’re in the mix with the others,” he said “It didn’t seem to be the case actually last year so now we need to be getting in the certain way we can where you can fight with the others we will see what we can achieve but I think that this is the first step and the team and Lamborghini we’ll have work quite hard to catch up a little bit.” Davey Euwema is Sportscar365's European Editor Euwema covers the FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series and Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS A look into the life of AWA tire specialist (and baking pro) Ashley Baily.. 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Alec Udell confirmed as Robert Wickens' co-driver in No Edoardo Mortara Commits to Mahindra Racing for the Long Run Edoardo Mortara stands out as a seasoned competitor With seven years of electrifying races under his belt Mortara has cemented his status as one of the elite names in the series now setting his sights on a long-term partnership with Mahindra Racing Mortara’s journey in Formula E has been nothing short of remarkable From his impressive stints with Venturi to his current venture with Mahindra the Italian driver has consistently opted for projects with untapped potential over comfortable setups Embracing the challenge of building a contender from the ground up Mortara’s strategic mindset and unwavering determination have propelled him to the upper echelons of Formula E Despite coming tantalizingly close to clinching the coveted world championship title Mortara remains resolute in his pursuit of glory Expressing his confidence in Mahindra’s capabilities to compete at the forefront of Formula E Mortara acknowledges the arduous journey ahead “I’ll be happy to challenge for a championship in Formula E again,” he asserts emphasizing the intricate balance of factors required to mount a title bid successfully As Mortara and his Mahindra team navigate the challenges of the current season the driver remains optimistic about the future With a string of strong finishes and an evident upward trajectory Mahindra Racing is signaling its intent to vie for top honors in Formula E Mortara highlights a significant cultural shift within the Mahindra organization as a catalyst for their improved results Fostering a collaborative and supportive environment the team’s cohesion and collective focus have been instrumental in their recent successes setting the stage for a potential title challenge Looking ahead to Formula E’s upcoming GEN4 ruleset Mortara remains cautious yet optimistic about the prospects it holds for Mahindra Racing With the sport’s relentless pace of innovation and competition Mortara recognizes the need for continuous evolution and adaptation to stay ahead in the fast-paced world of Formula E As Mortara’s electrifying journey in Formula E unfolds his unwavering commitment to excellence and his enduring partnership with Mahindra Racing promise an exhilarating chapter in the annals of electric racing audio and imagery - is provided by Imagn Images Reuters Connect has not verified or endorsed t Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Perez talks to media at the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Thursday FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace 2024 Red Bull's Sergio Perez ahead of.. © 2024 Motociclismo - All rights reserved Motociclismo Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2024 Motociclismo - All rights reserved Motociclismo Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Print What does a battle for one’s soul look like Perhaps a lot like the anguish that veteran Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio imbues in nearly every scene of his unblinking historical melodrama “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara.” It’s about an Italian Jewish child’s forced conversion to Catholicism in the late 19th century an actual incident that reverberated across the world when Pope Pius IX himself explicitly sanctioned the kidnapping as God’s will Movies We’ve mapped out 27 of the best movie theaters in L.A. from the TCL Chinese and the New Beverly to the Alamo Drafthouse and which AMC reigns in Burbank 'Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara' Not ratedIn Italian, with English subtitlesRunning time: 2 hours, 14 minutesPlaying: In limited release Friday, May 31. 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Entertainment & Arts Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Edoardo Mortara and Sebastien Buemi shared the final ABB Driver of Progress honours of the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season in the London finale as Nissan's Oliver Rowland sealed the overall title which have a unique vibe as some drivers are fighting for big prizes and others are either looking to save their drives or impress potential new employers It can make for fraught races in which it is easy to get sucked into crashes or trip up over other drivers’ errors Mortara’s rise up the order in the penultimate race of the season is a good example of avoiding exactly this If you judged Mortara’s race on data alone you could be tricked into thinking it was a textbook ‘alternative’ Formula E recovery: spend energy early he charged from a lowly grid position into the top 10 across the first few laps and stayed there until the end Most of that progress came through keeping his nose clean although it did require an energy spend as well Leaping from 14th to seventh in two laps was aided by six cars being moved out of his way across two incidents in quick succession But he also had cars around him in ATTACK MODE and that seemed to require Mortara to up his own pace with a different strategy arming himself with that extra power later on Matching the speed of those around him came at a clear energy cost as Mortara ran lower than the majority from an early stage of this race as his battery use exceeded that of the others in the top 10 he was able to hold position by taking this approach His focus became maintaining position while trying to eke back a bit of that battery deficit which he did well enough to stabilise his situation This paid dividends later on as Mortara locked down a top 10 place following his ATTACK MODE activation and had enough energy to be able to hold off those behind and even pressure the cars in front He was then well placed to pick up a few more positions through further misfortune for rivals to finish an unlikely fifth Buemi had some similar fortune in terms of clashes A first-lap collision did take out two cars – but that happened to involve two of the only drivers who started behind him and an unusual bit of damage to Jehan Daruvala’s car forced him to pit and moved Buemi to 12th this came without an energy loss compared to the rest of the field so Buemi moved to the fringes of the points at no cost Then he waited longer to start using ATTACK MODE and gradually picked off more cars while holding a competitive enough battery state of charge and crucially he was moving forward as he did this – the mark of calculated overtakes and efficiently taking advantage of opportunities as they arose to make sure that energy spend was worthwhile Late drama in the championship fight further assisted Buemi’s rise as title contender Nick Cassidy was taken out of the race after two hits the latter of which broke Max Guenther’s front wing – a chaotic situation in which Buemi also slickly picked off Jean-Eric Vergne as well to take three places in quick succession A late move on Antonio Felix da Costa moved him into fourth and such was his good mix of speed and energy management that he almost stole a podium from the limping Mitch Evans on the final lap Master of making a move stick in Season 10 is your ABB Driver of Progress winner for the campaign - and the Yorkshireman signed off in style in London with a maiden race win on home soil but he was able to clamber from ninth on the grid to the top step of the podium beyond the three title contenders who were battling it out all race READ MORE: Rowland on a job well done in Season 10 Some was to sign off and the ultimate reward for a driver that's proven adept at scything his way through the field in Season 10 as GEN3's style of racing matured Eduardo Mortara on switch from Audi to Lamborghini; keys to success at Guia Circuit… Edoardo Mortara believes you have to bring your ‘A-game’ to Macau in order to be successful on the challenging street circuit particularly in the high-stakes GT3 competition Macau’ owing to his seven victories on the Guia Circuit has lined up with a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 for the first time as part of a two-car effort from SJM VSR Theodore Racing that also features fellow Lamborghini factory driver Matteo Cairoli who finished runner-up to Raffaele Marciello in last year’s FIA GT World Cup Main Race has also underwent a switch of manufacturers during the off-season having aligned with Lamborghini for its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar campaign His previous Macau GT Cup and GT World Cup victories came in Audi and Mercedes-AMG machinery While having limited experience with the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 with his only outing coming in September’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup round at Monza aboard an Iron Lynx-run entry Mortara admitted he’s stepping a bit into the unknown this weekend “It’s difficult to know what to expect,” he told Sportscar365 “Lamborghini has not competed in Macau in the very last events and I think experience there is actually quite important “In order to know if we’re going to be able to do well or not I think that firstly we need to hit the track Mortara added: “I’ve done the Monza race in GT World Challenge But I must also say Macau is something completely specific “I tend to actually do well quite a bit better compared to normal race tracks with the GT cars “I don’t have a lot of experience in the GT3s although I am doing the race every year it’s not something I’m driving quite often “When you’re competing against the best you need to do quite a lot of mileage on these cars This makes quite a bit of difference.” Mortara admitted knowing the ins and outs of the 6.2-km Guia Circuit does play a factor probably Macau if you get good experience of the track it’s probably helping you a little bit more,” he said “It is never completely compensating the fact that you’re not driving these cars for the entire year I think it’s a track that usually if you know well This year’s grid sees the return of Lamborghini to Macau for the first time since 2017 when Mirko Bortolotti’s FFF Racing Team by ACM Huracan GT3 Evo crashed out of the event in the Qualifying Race Despite three Lamborghinis entered this weekend, along with an increased effort from Ferrari Mortara believes the level of competition is more-or-less the same during its peak “I wouldn’t say it’s increasing,” he said it’s a field that’s usually quite strong where the top manufacturers are normally bringing their top drivers It’s not completely surprising on that level “But I know we’re going to have to face the best of the best and you have to bring your A-game.” John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. 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VSR Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 tops rain-impacted Free Practice 1… Edoardo Mortara led the way in a wet opening Free Practice session in Macau for this weekend’s FIA GT World Cup The seven-time Macau winner reeled off a best lap of 2:33.309 in his No 63 SJM VSR Theodore Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 in the 30-minute session which was interrupted twice for spins at the Melco Hairpin Mortara’s time was a sizable 0.824 seconds quicker than Macau rookie Laurin Heinrich in the No with Dani Juncadella setting the third quickest time in the No 77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo despite having an off-course excursion late in the session Inaugural GT World Cup champion Maro Engel was fourth with Ferrari Hypercar driver Yifei Ye completing the top-five in the No The first red flag came moments into the rain-hit session when Alessio Picariello spun at the hairpin in his No also later spun in Turn 19 in a mirror-image result that led to another red and the clock being stopped for the only time in the session Practice action resumed with 16 minutes to go 25 Absolute Porsche of Laurens Vanthoor in the hairpin along with Juncadella’s Mercedes-AMG RESULTS: Free Practice 1 John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John 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 A grand historical drama and the final film by legendary British director Ken Loach open June 14 at Nebraska’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Continuing to show is “I Saw the TV Glow.” From Italian director Marco Bellocchio, “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” is a historical drama depicting the scandalous true story of a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858 7-year-old Edgardo is taken from his family under papal order The struggle of his parents to free their son grows into a political battle that sets the papacy against public opinion the international Jewish community and Italian unification “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” is not rated and plays at the Ross through June 20 Also opening June 14 is “The Old Oak,” Loach’s final film The story is set in the last pub in a once-thriving northern England mining town The arrival of a group of Syrian refugees in the community results in a rift between the community and its newest inhabitants New possibilities for the community are uncovered when an unlikely friendship is formed between TJ “The Old Oak” is not rated and is scheduled to show through June 20 In “I Saw the TV Glow,” teenager Owen (Justice Smith) works to survive in the suburbs His life shifts when a classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show offering a vision of a supernatural world Owen’s view of reality begins to crack “I Saw the TV Glow” is rated PG-13 and shows through June 20 at the Ross Learn more about the films, including show times and ticket availability Some parts of this site work best with JavaScript enabled As Mark Twain said, “Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” The story at the heart of Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara seems morally and practically impossible it happened only a little more than a century ago and the implications are still disturbingly relevant today even as the struggle between the papacy and the movement for democracy and Italian unification reaches a boiling point and while it’s an important enough story that I’d like to see it reach the kind of wide audience that would have granted it Bellochio’s deft hand so skillfully guides the film that it would be a tough act for even Spielberg to follow It’s easy to categorize Kidnapped as a straightforward indictment of abuse of power by the Catholic Church as well as a testament to the horrors of antisemitism at the heart of the story is the issue of religious overreach and the inherent danger of any society whose laws are governed by theocracy rather than democracy all of the major players in this scenario believe that they have the moral high ground and are doing what’s right but the quest to save a soul according to one belief system is objectively destroying multiple lives in the real world Whether little Edgardo is a Jew or a Catholic shouldn’t even factor into it: he’s a child being raised by a capable and loving family Alesi gives a powerful and deeply human performance as Salomone an anguished father who must learn to try to temper his anger at this violation of decency in order to seek any diplomatic solution short of converting to Catholicism which is the only one that the Vatican will endorse The pain behind Alesi’s eyes masterfully expresses more than dialogue ever could as the distraught mother who will never accept that enough is being done until her child is back in her arms and young Sala is unforgettable as Edgardo a confused and good-hearted child who takes the word of the those who say they are acting in his best interest at face value because he’s too innocent and helpless to do anything else Pierobon is perhaps the standout as Pope Pius resisting the urge to play the character as a saint or as one dimensional villain There’s both a deviousness and a “holier than thou” arrogance to the characterization yet it’s ultimately rooted in the same place as Edgardo’s when he joins the Priesthood It’s what he’s been taught to follow unwaveringly since as long as he can remember Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara is a spellbinding and deeply unsettling film and it’s piercingly relevant in time when the answer to whose actions are justified and what constitutes a righteous society is too often dictated by unbending dogma and the loudest among us are issuing a battle cry to go even further in that direction This is an important and profound film that needs to be widely seen digested and discussed openly and mindfully Donate $10 OR MORE to get a SLUG sticker pack SLUG Mag is one of Utah’s longest-running and most experienced independent magazines SLUG has given a voice to Utah’s community and continues to expand its coverage in both print and digital media There is no denying that Kidnapped‘s warning about political authority abusing religion for its own accumulative ends resonates powerfully at this moment Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Leonardo Maltese in Kidnapped :The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara intimate story into a much larger historical drama The film’s 133-minute runtime spans several decades in an ambitious attempt to fuse the micro and the macro The movie’s most potent moments are anchored in the domestic The narrative begins in the home of the Mortaras a Jewish family living in Bologna in the 1850s Their life is thrown upside down when their 6-year son Edgardo (played as a child by Enea Sala and an adult by Leonardo Maltese) is taken by priests the family’s servant (Aurora Camatti) secretly baptized him this act permits the Catholic Church to steal the child away from his parents and then throw him into an orphanage filled with Jewish children — who are forced to become Catholics The Mortaras can only get custody of their son back by converting to Catholicism themselves They refuse to capitulate and head to court to bring their child home Edgardo inevitably becomes a victim of Stockholm syndrome He recites a Jewish prayer in Hebrew during his first night in the orphanage (and continues to do so under breath) but he must embrace the Latin language to survive Sala’s performance aptly conveys the abducted boy’s mental state to be a blank state: his face rarely shows any emotion His choice of religion taken away from him Edgardo eventually comes into conflict with his best friend from childhood The son even tries to baptize his mother on her deathbed the film’s narrative expands from its tight focus on Edgardo and his family (as well as Paolo Pierobon’s Pope Pius IX) Bellocchio directs Kidnapped with an operatic flair that while looking at cartoons that are satirically mocking him the Pope imagines the pictures coming to animated life One of the Pope’s nightmares is dramatized: a group of Jewish men attack him in his bed and promptly have him circumcised (This scene suggests just how personally he perceives Judaism to be a threat.) At another point Edgardo has a dream in which Jesus comes to life after he has been removed from the cross The film’s visuals also tend toward the plummy: nighttime scenes are drenched in shades of deep blue Fabio Massimo Capogrosso’s score propels the melodrama forward via racing strings and bombastic timpani (At times ,the music resembles what we might hear in a horror movie soundtrack.) Paolo Pierobon and Enea Sala in a scene from Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara The subject of kidnapping has been on Bellocchio’s mind for years He has turned to the Red Brigade’s abduction of politician Aldo Moro three times these projects sit at the intersection of personal trauma and the history of Italy This concern with loss of control runs throughout Bellocchio’s work as does the notion that no family story can avoid the political placed ‘60s rebellion in the hands of a young man who seeks to murder his entire family The title of Bellocchio’s previous film is also about an individual surrendering to impulse — it deals with the suicide of Bellocchio’s twin brother in 1968 The director’s critiques of the Catholic Church date back to 1971’s In the Name of the Father Bellocchio has returned to the subject often enough to prove that it is a real fascination Kidnapped becomes a lesser film once Edgardo truly embraces his fate including elaborate scenes of massed extras Following the twists and turns of the plot also requires some knowledge of Italian history The film begins when papal states existed as independent territories ruled by the Pope and goes on to depict the struggle to unite them into one country The pace speeds up to accommodate these changes but it would require at least another half hour to do justice to the country’s transformation in this era And then there are interludes of heavy-handed costume drama: Kidnapped‘s points about the Catholic Church’s abuse of children (nothing sexual in this story) and complicity in antisemitism are laid on thick Bellocchio cuts between the Mortara family praying together and a Latin Mass at the Vatican there is no denying that Kidnapped‘s warning about political authority abusing religion for its own accumulative ends resonates powerfully at this moment (This is a cousin to recent horror films about the Catholic Church forcing pregnancy upon women.) 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Site by AuthorBytes Career critics continuing the conversation in a post-print world Contributors: Jim Slotek (former Toronto Sun), Liam Lacey (former Globe & Mail) It’s never a good sign when the Wikipedia page is more interesting than the based-on-a-true-story movie it references Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara tells the 19th-century tale of a Jewish boy living in Bologna (then under Papal rule) who is forcibly removed from his family after Church officials discover he was secretly baptized as a baby Edgardo (Enea Sala) is barely seven years old in 1858 when Fr Feletti (Fabrizio Gifuni) arrives to cart him away Parents and child are understandably distraught but little Edgardo soon thrives in his new home — it’s suggested that he was treated well under the auspices of Pope King Pius IX — and even flowers into something of a catechism savant Italian writer-director Marco Bellocchio (The Traitor) wades through the story with a bit of a heavy hand layering dramatic music over an already portentous plot and often overstaying his welcome in one scene only to underplay the next the alleged Baptism (numerous versions of the story exist with the absolute truth lost in the mists of time) is included as frontispiece when it would have been better added later in flashback And if you’re going to pepper your movie with on-screen dates when the previous scene took place on the 24th There is still much to admire in this beautifully shot film Paolo Pierobon is excellent as Pope Pius IX — he reminded me of a youngish Ian Holm — his introductory scene taking place in a cavernous map-filled room that suggests the pontiff is far more concerned with this world than the next one which included “rescuing sculpture of Jesus from the cross” and “unwanted circumcision.” (Or Kidnapped runs into some problems with its presumption of historical knowledge on the part of the viewer This critic’s grasp of mid-19th-century Italian geopolitical rivalries is scant I was confused by the notion of Rome being conquered by Italy in 1870 unfamiliar with the timeline of unification If you told me it was a contretemps over sandwich toppings we have a problematic telling of a fascinating historical episode one Steven Spielberg apparently toyed with for many years before throwing in the towel and what a treat that would have been!) Bellocchio’s version isn’t perfect but it’s likely the best (read only) one we’re likely to get In theatres June 14 in Toronto (Varsity and Empress Walk) To receive an email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin please provide your email address in the form below Your address will never be shared with any other party This article was published more than 6 months ago Abuse of power comes as no surprise in Marco Bellocchio’s historical drama Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Based on a true story that spanned two decades the new film boldly confronts the indelible damages inflicted by Pope Pius IX (Paolo Pierobon) as he sought to cement the legacy of the Catholic Church papal soldiers seized six-year-old Edgardo Mortara from his Jewish family in Bologna after it was discovered he had been secretly baptized by his nurse as an infant his indoctrination into Christianity branded him a child of Christ meaning that he was to be raised as a Catholic in Rome The devastation that follows is heartbreaking As Edgardo’s parents (played spectacularly by Fausto Russo Alesi and Barbara Ronchi) grapple with their recent tragedy Leonardo Maltese) silently assumes his role as political pawn He appeases the papal bureaucracy by sealing himself off from his past and giving in to his new Catholic guardians Barbara Ronchi and Enea Sala play a mother and son at the centre of Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara.ANNA CAMERLINGO/Mongrel Media Bellocchio’s flair for melodrama is apt for a story wrapped so tightly in spectacle As Pope Pius descends into dreams that reflect both his racism and desperation to maintain control Edgardo escapes his own reality by experiencing dream-based interpretations of canon teachings This use of surrealism succeeds at representing the mental gymnastics one needs to perform to accept these circumstances as normal – and Bellocchio is quick to remind audiences that the Mortara incident is anything but Too many movies on your to-watch list? Here are the best films of 2023 The pairing of Alesi and Ronchi as broken parents is flawless Their heartsickness is often wordlessly conveyed yet their outbursts – though rare – evoke a primal grief that accompanies deep loss their skills are matched by the young Sala whose unassuming presence gets across Edgardo’s sense of naivety which his keepers use to project their own prejudices The pain woven through the Mortara family permeates each moment delivering a sorrow that rivals only the rage incited by Pierobon as Pope Pius (a true villain) A testament to the insidiousness of systemic abuse Kidnapped illuminates the tragedy of unchecked power exploited by men It upholds the importance of separating church and state serving as a painful reminder that authoritarianism is a dangerous road soaked with the tears of its countless victims Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions © Mahindra Racing UK Ltd 2014-2023.All Rights Reserved A renowned leader in electrocardiogram (ECG) technology and innovation, David W. Mortara, PhD, has donated $25 million to the UCSF School of Nursing to reduce “alarm fatigue” in nurses and other clinicians The contribution is the largest to date for the school which is a national leader in nursing science and will enable nursing researchers to work directly with UCSF hospitals and industry to address the high error rate in hospital ECG equipment that leads to millions of unnecessary alarms each month in hospital units The new UCSF Center for Physiologic Research (CPR) will support research and the establishment of a large ECG database from hospital units to identify specific predictors of adverse patient outcomes reduce false alarm rates and improve ECG monitoring systems It also will provide opportunities to bring in scholars and foster interdisciplinary research with UCSF Health UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and other affiliations “We are very grateful to David Mortara for his tremendous contribution in creating the innovative Center for Physiologic Research in the UCSF School of Nursing,” said UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood “The school is a national leader in the study of alarm fatigue and ECG monitoring and this gift will significantly advance these efforts to further improve patient care Alarm fatigue occurs when clinicians become desensitized to the constant noise of alarms and either ignore them or turn them off Among the numerous detrimental results are anxiety in hospital staff and patients sleep deprivation among hospitalized patients and missed life-threatening heart rhythm events With the increased sensitivity of ECG equipment they have become the most common culprit for false alarms “The long-term vision of this center is to be a bridge an innovative center that has resources and people eager to work together to resolve alarm fatigue Our success will not be just in what we’re able to do as a center but also in what we can get vendors to do.” The long-term vision of [the UCSF Center for Physiologic Research] is to be a bridge A graduate of Purdue University with a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois Mortara joined the emerging field of automated ECG interpretation in 1973 and two years later became the manager of research and development developer of hardware and software for computerized ECG Among his many contributions while at Marquette was the development of simultaneous 12-lead ECG acquisition and interpretation the technological foundation of virtually all electrocardiograms in use today a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of non-invasive cardiology products and leader in ECG technology and innovation which was acquired in February 2017 by Hill-Rom Mortara has continued to refine digital electrocardiography and improve automated algorithms for ECG interpretation He also has been involved in the establishment of numerous ECG standards and played a leadership role in various industry initiatives The American College of Cardiology inducted Mortara as an Honorary Fellow in 2011 in recognition of his contributions to the field “David has dedicated more than four decades to laying the foundation of modern cardiology diagnostics and refining the instruments we use,” said Catherine L. Gilliss dean of the UCSF School of Nursing and associate vice chancellor for nursing affairs for UCSF Health he is helping to extend our ability to develop and test essential instrumentation to keep patients safe.” including companies making monitoring devices more sensitive to every medical event and clinicians or hospital administrators selecting instruments primarily for their sensitivity and purpose The issue has become so significant that The Joint Commission a national organization that accredits hospitals This goal required hospitals to establish alarm safety as a priority identify the most important alarms and establish policies to manage alarms by early 2016 At UCSF, the effort to reduce alarm fatigue has been led by internationally recognized cardiac monitoring expert Barbara Drew who is the retired David Mortara Distinguished Professor in Physiological Nursing Mortara is providing the gift through the UCSF School of Nursing based on the efforts of Drew who first began her coronary care unit nursing career in 1969 and her academic research career at the UCSF School of Nursing in 1990 “The nursing profession likes the opportunity to measure things in the body simply and inexpensively,” said Drew founder of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab in the UCSF School of Nursing “There’s a lot of information to glean from electrocardiograms that we’re not tapping into They also need to be more accurate and clinically relevant.” In an October 2014 study in PLOS ONE Drew and her colleagues found that the five adult ICUs at UCSF Medical Center logged more than 2.5 million patient-monitoring alarms in just one month As the first study to comprehensively define the detailed causes and potential solutions for the widespread issue of alarm fatigue in hospitals a top recommendation was better computer algorithms The new center will be housed in the school’s Department of Physiological Nursing on the UCSF Parnassus campus who will oversee 4-5 faculty and a few fellows and other partner and affiliated hospitals and healthcare providers throughout the Bay Area Visit the Media Center Subscribe to UCSF News © 2025 The Regents of The University of California Reviews Set in 1800s Italy and based on a true story, “Kidnapped” is so primally upsetting that you would think it would be unbearable to watch. But it proves intoxicating, at times nearly overwhelming, thanks to perfect casting, an economical and impassioned screenplay, and filmmaking overseen by 84-year-old cowriter-director Marco Bellocchio who might be one of the greatest living narrative filmmakers who is not usually recognized as such agonizingly difficult path: let the boy be taken away and retain their household’s religious and cultural identity while fighting church and state through the legal system and the newspapers in hopes of returning Edgardo to his birth family and pulling the whole establishment down After an early period of emotional chaos in which Edgardo alternates dutiful attempts to adjust to his new life and impulsive acts of rebellion/rejection (there’s also an attempt to steal him back) he does eventually become a Catholic (A pair of rhyming images shows little Edgardo hiding under his mother’s skirts to escape the police early in the story then later hiding under a priest’s frock coat during a game of hide-and-seek.) There aren’t many scenarios more fundamentally appalling than the forced separation of children from their parents “Kidnapped” builds upon and complicates that sense of violation even as it keeps cutting back to the family pursuing justice The movie also provokes philosophical questions that exist alongside the fundamentals without making them too academic and extinguishing their fire: What does one do when a kidnapped person says they don’t want to be rescued If you try to pull them away from their adaptive circumstances anyway “Kindapped” is also an astute study of power: how it’s acquired and maintained and exercised and how poorly those who have gotten used to wielding it react after they wake up one morning and realize they’re about to lose at least some of what they’ve got There’s no shortage of films about powerful organizations smashing individual families to pieces and the families trying to repair themselves and fight back but few recent examples show the dynamics of oppression and resistance in such direct non- denominational terms as “Kidnapped.” The opening scenes of little Edgardo and his family dealing with representatives of the Church are upsetting not just because of what’s happening but because the representatives of the oppressors are soft-spoken rather than flamboyantly cruel At times they seem almost embarrassed at having to enforce policies that their own organization devised and implemented No hard feelings. It’s nothing personal.  Until it is: when a representative of a Jewish newspaper in Bologna gets an audience with the Pope and is essentially warned to knock it off nearly as much attention is paid to the tone and presentation of the visitors’ statements as their substance “Lower your voice and kneel down; have you forgotten whose presence you are in?” the Pope warns Do you remember when the ghetto gate was closed from dusk to dawn or have you already forgotten?” When the tables are turned even slightly on Feletti by representatives of the (secular) legal system “I would like to make clear that the decisions are not subject to any other authority of an inferior position,” he warns court officials who have come to interrogate him The movie depicts the 19th century Church as a corrupt power-drunk organization that positioned itself as as a middleman between God and individuals in order to crush rival faiths guilt-trip most of the subjugated population into “donating” to them and obeying their edicts and siphon off or steal material wealth and real estate when it becomes clear that the Papal States are about to get smacked down by the secular government the top bosses of the Church immediately begin discussing where to hide all the treasures they’ve amassed.)  but that he’s also got mental problems that will never be properly diagnosed booming orchestral score helps unify a script that might have otherwise seemed too terse or schematic It regularly reminds you of which side the movie is on (the “kidnapping bullying and oppression are bad” side) even when “Kidnapped” is investing its most disturbing characters with complexity—and reminding you that just because the main players have been reduced to just a wee bit more than their plot functions in the interests of efficiency (the running time is two hours and change) doesn’t mean they aren’t full human beings.  “Kidnapped” might turn out to be one of those films like the older classics it plainly models itself after you think of certain characters as richly detailed creations that you spent lots of time with but they’d prove to have gotten just a few minutes’ total screen time if you sat in the dark with a stopwatch The only thing I can say against it is that its determination to get through it all as quickly and forcefully as possible, important part of the story happen offscreen and other parts are confusing and the confusion is not always cleared up (though withholding the details of the early baptism until a courtroom scene near the end proves to be a masterstroke; it makes the entire tale seem even more tragic—and at the same time absurd).  This has been a great year for movies so far and “Kidnapped” is another work of substance and style telling its story with immediacy and a palpable sense of anger even as it channels the work of past masters dating back decades Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor-at-Large of RogerEbert.com TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism Mahindra Racing have finally got their first points of Season 10 on the board after a qualifying masterclass from Edoardo Mortara The Swiss-Italian joined the team at the start of the year but despite his and the team’s best efforts they remained the only team not to score points as we headed into Round 9 Despite reaching the Duels on two prior occasions this year, both Mortara and his teammate Nyck de Vries haven’t managed to finish in the top ten yet the six-time race winner managed to progress through into the Duel Finals and secure the Julius Baer Pole Position It’s also Mahindra’s first pole since Lucas di Grassi started first on the grid in Mexico City in Season 9 “It’s my first pole position with Mahindra,” Mortara said after the qualifying event “It's been a tough first part of the season The guys worked very hard with a few hiccups especially in the last race weekend and this goes for them They had to rebuild the entire chassis after Monaco’s shunt and I was glad I could bring that you know for the team.” Mortara’s car suffered a fault in Monaco which sent him into the barriers at high speed before the entry to the swimming pool complex He was forced to retire the car and has needed extensive repairs ahead of the 2024 SUN MINIMEAL Berlin E-Prix double-header “We got our first points because of the pole position It's the best place to start and I'm expecting a difficult race because slipstream will play quite a big role RESULTS: Qualifying, the SUN Minimeal Berlin E-Prix Round 9 “It’s been slow and steady progress and the team has done a fantastic job with understanding what the issues were in the first part of the season, and we were bringing slowly but surely you know some development in terms of software. Glad that actually everything worked out.”  Next up is the race, which starts at 15:00 local time. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Karen Sloan reports on law firms, law schools, and the business of law. Reach her at karen.sloan@thomsonreuters.com , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved On my two law school tour last week I saw something that genuinely surprised me A student had a tri-folded cardboard name tag in front of him in a big class professors might need those and while I don’t use first names many of my colleagues do.Then he… Here’s the synopsis: “From one of Italy’s most revered directors Mortara was a young Jewish boy living in Bologna was forcibly taken from his family by the Pope His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.” See the trailer below and read Luke Hicks’ Cannes review for more After graduating from Hampshire College with a degree in music theory Leonard Pearce turned his passions to film and writing He lives in upstate NY with his wife Laura and cat Tardi the lead trial counsel for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) in their lawsuit against Harvard University While his young clients’ whole lives have revolved around school and getting into college Mortara would refuse to turn in homework assignments and either skipped or slept in class Mortara felt his spare time was better spent playing Dungeons and Dragons and working on his underground newspaper He took his AP Physics examination in crayon Mortara accrued approximately 50 detentions the vast majority of which he ultimately never served “Succeeding in high school was not particularly interesting [to me],” Mortara said “I was smart enough to get by without doing anything SFFA appellants are high-achieving Asian Americans who have done everything right—and who feel cheated by the college application system on the basis of their race and wish to correct the flaw of race-conscious admission practices.  Given Mortara’s subpar high school record and his brother’s enrollment at the University of Chicago his college application process raises questions as to whether Mortara possibly benefited from legacy preferences but I have no way of knowing whether that’s true,” Mortara said “But I don’t have any doubt that I belonged at the University of Chicago.” He further pointed out that acceptance rates for the University of Chicago were close to 50 percent and admitted that he would never have received an offer of admission.  Mortara estimates that he closed out Regenstein Library at least half the nights he spent on campus He left Hyde Park fewer than 12 times throughout all four years of college.   “My idea of a date was studying at the Regenstein and maybe meeting…a woman that maybe I already knew and then say[ing] ‘Would you like to go for a yogurt at Ex Libris?’” he said.  When he wasn’t studying or working in the lab Mortara worked as the business co-chair for Doc Films in chemistry and an offer of membership to the graduate research fellowship of the National Science Foundation then went to the University of Cambridge to study astrophysics on a Marshall Scholarship.  Mortara attributes much of his transformation to his older brother adopted a new work ethic and sent home grades that Mortara distinctly remembered being proudly displayed on the fridge Honors Freshman Physics—A,” Mortara said.  whom he did not have a relationship with at the time Mortara speculated this was due to his father viewing him as a disappointment.  not doing well in school will do that to you,” Mortara said Mortara would call home to remind his father that he was paying for more than a straight-A chemistry student and it made me happy to make him happy,” Mortara said.   Mortara didn’t seriously consider studying law until one night during his final year at the University of Cambridge when he received a phone call from an old lab colleague informing him that one of his closest mentors at the time This left Mortara’s chemistry ambitions hamstrung “I think the first thing I said was something to the effect of ‘This is a joke in really poor taste,’” Mortara said Burdett had gone to Cambridge’s Magdalene College which Mortara attended under his Marshall Scholarship Mortara intended on tendering his fellowship offer and completing his Ph.D “I realized that I had defined myself so narrowly [with] what I wanted to do in chemistry that…Jeremy’s death took away from me what I wanted to do next.”  Law school was an opportunity to start his life over His college friends told him he would love it He decided to go back to Hyde Park to attend the University of Chicago Law School realizing how much he wanted to be in the neighborhood again.  Mortara worked as a law clerk under Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from 2002 to 2003 the affirmative action case Grutter v in which rejected white applicant Barbara Grutter accused the University of Michigan Law School for using race as a “predominant” factor in their admissions process.   Through this first real exposure to the legal landscape of affirmative action Mortara came to be skeptical about those who claimed to value racial diversity.  “It was quite clear to me…that the diversity for the University of Michigan and its law school was really only skin-deep,” Mortara said “They didn’t really care that there had been an incredibly lopsided female-to-male ratio within the African-American students at Michigan Law School [and] it didn’t seem to concern them in any way They just wanted black faces.”  Mortara claims that he could write a whole book on the things he learned from Thomas but settled for a piece of advice instead.  ever back down on a matter of principle,” Mortara said “And never be afraid to say what you think because the instant you do either one of those two things you’ve lost an essential part of yourself.”   Harvard on the basis of one of those principles “I think one thing in life is you do have to kind of trust your friends,” Mortara said “Trust people that have never given you a reason not to.”  was about to go head-to-head with WilmerHale a “BigLaw” firm hired by Harvard When Consovoy told him that the case was likely to head to trial “I've decided that the person that should really try this case with me is you,” he said.  Mortara was extremely hesitant to join the case I do not want to go down in history as the lawyer who led the crusade to end affirmative action,’” Mortara said.  it was never a stance that he felt passionate about Consovoy told Mortara that once he joined the legal team and obtained access to the confidential evidence for the lawsuit Mortara would realize that the Harvard lawsuit would be the most important thing he would ever do in his life Mortara realized that Consovoy was right.  “I remember being moved to tears by…internal PowerPoints shared with the admissions office at Harvard acknowledging they had a bias against Asians in their system,” he said The lawsuit, which began in 2014 and had its first federal trial this past October charges Harvard with systemically discriminating against Asian Americans as well as implementing racial balancing and a restrictive quota in their admissions process.  Harvard lawsuit has the potential to upend decades of affirmative action policies for colleges and universities across the United States The verdict from the first trial is expected to be released this summer and both sides are ready to appeal to the Supreme Court.  has faced harsh criticism for his role in the SFFA v due both to his race and the fact that he is effectively advocating for the end of race-conscious admission practices.  When the Federalist Society invited Mortara to speak at Stanford Law School about his work on the lawsuit this past April an e-mail sent to the Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association (APILSA) by a concerned student mentioned him:  “I am seriously horrified that Mortara is using our community to further his anti-blackness/white supremacy and feel like it’s important that we as Asian Americans at SLS rebuke him/clarify that this is not happening in our name.” About a month after the lawsuit’s first trial concluded, the U of C PanAsia Solidarity Coalition released a letter in The Chicago Maroon denouncing Mortara and his claim to allyship with Asian Americans he could do with having more people pay attention to his work and is disappointed nobody has protested in person at his talks “Did either of you sign the [letter] denouncing me?” he asked two other university students at our interview and Mortara appeared disappointed at the lack of initiative “I think [many] younger people [today]…derive a lot of value from having spoken on something,” Mortara said “And not so much value from having listened.” He invited the Stanford student who sent the e-mail to talk to him about her gripes with his work after his talk I first met Mortara at his office near the Loop at a firm specializing in trial practice and corporate transactions called Bartlit Beck is also steeped in legal history and has a UChicago connection: It served as the site for the Leopold and Loeb murder trial in which two wealthy UChicago students were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a 14-year-old boy putting the focus on a pair of full-frame gray glasses His hands sometimes jab the table he’s talking over so hard that the countertop shakes a little Mortara lectures part-time at the University of Chicago Law School with a specialty in the pharmaceuticals industry.  Not everyone in court found his work for SFFA well-intentioned “Pretty much the first time I can remember being called out in a negative way for my skin color was at the Harvard trial my teammates [and I] were called out for being white,” he said “So…over the trial I kind of made an effort to communicate to the courtroom that I had a personal stake in this.”  At a time when many people typed up their college applications Mortara submitted his application to the University of Chicago in ballpoint pen.  Mortara was heavily invested in learning about Chinese culture Spanish class was the status quo and “Spanish teachers kind of hated me,” he said Initially drawn to the unfamiliarity of Mandarin he came to love the non-phonetic nature of the language the challenge of memorizing Chinese characters Mortara begged his parents to let him enroll in a language immersion camp called Concordia Language Villages in Becker County he spent four to five hours a day learning new characters with camp counselors who attended the Tiananmen Square protests and/or were high-ranking members of the Communist Party Mortara traveled extensively to cities in China an experience he found extremely moving because of the kindness he was shown.  “It was the way I was treated by the Chinese adults,” Mortara said “The instant connection that you could build by showing that you were interested enough in their culture… I got led into people’s homes or was allowed to sleep on the floor.”   Mortara’s interest in Chinese culture followed him to the University of Chicago but when his second-year Chinese class and freshman honors chemistry class had conflicting time slots he ultimately had to decide between furthering his studies in Chinese or chemistry the only other subject he felt passionate about in high school Mortara’s closest friends were Asian-American a Pakistani Muslim premed student and fellow chemistry major during Mortara’s first year of college They both ended up joining Sigma Phi Epsilon a fraternity in which about half of its members were Asian-American Mortara then befriended Kalpesh Patel (A.B Mortara attempted to leverage these experiences to communicate his personal stake in this case including speaking Mandarin in court.  “I’m here because of my three best friends in college: Mike Gomez and Saleem Zafar,” Mortara said in his closing statement “They have children my daughter’s age Asian children who deserve the same chance to go to Harvard that my white daughter has.” A common concern that opponents of the lawsuit have is that Asian Americans are being used as pawns for anti-affirmative action policies Many people against the lawsuit particularly take issue with Edward Blum the president of the SFFA and a conservative activist commonly villainized for his history of overturning race-conscious laws Blum is famous for his involvement in Fisher v University of Texas, in which he helped white student Abigail Fisher sue the University of Texas on the charges that the university’s consideration of race in their admission process was unconstitutional The university guarantees the top 10 percent of each in-state graduating high school class a seat and considers race in their admissions for the remaining spots Mortara finds it hard to equate Blum with the nefarious profile online media frequently assigns to him “There's absolutely no way that Edward Blum does not feel extremely [passionately about] working to help Asian-American students get justice That is not inconsistent with him feeling extremely passionately that affirmative action is wrong and that it needs to be ended here.”  Mortara’s attack on Harvard is also not intended to promote a whiter campus “I would not be part of this case if I thought…that a win for Students for Fair Admissions on every claim we’re bringing would result in there being significantly lower racial diversity,” he said.  According to a Supreme Court case ruling made by a previous affirmative action lawsuit, Grutter v universities are not to employ racial preferences in their admission processes unless they have first had “serious good faith consideration of workable race-neutral alternatives.”  Mortara does not believe that Harvard has seriously considered these alternatives According to a study done by Richard Kahlenberg boosting socioeconomic preferences while reducing those for legacies and donors would enable Harvard to maintain about the same level of racial diversity Harvard claims that the analysis is flawed stating that such an emphasis on socioeconomic preferences would drastically reduce the academic caliber and overall quality of its incoming classes.  Mortara is optimistic that 20 to 30 years down the line there will be books written about Harvard’s discrimination towards Asian Americans “Those books might say that Harvard let the wolf of racial bias in through the front door,” Mortara said in his closing statement at the trial “[Harvard’s attorneys] point out that this summer Harvard took a small step to start to close the door.”  He concluded: “We hope those books will say that this court slammed that door shut.”  Your support will ensure that we can continue producing powerful and accessible reporting that serves the University of Chicago and Hyde Park communities Macau” due to his numerous victories and great success on the Guia Circuit Edoardo Mortara will try to reach his 11th win in Macau this year Speaking to the media on the sidelines of an event presented by the title sponsor of the team SJM VSR Theodore Racing Team Mortara said that to achieve this result he needs to “keep out of trouble,” that is avoid collisions during the sessions to be able to put the car to the test and improve his performance around the Guia Circuit This is the first time Mortara will be driving the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 on Macau’s streets It will be also the first time the Italian brand bids for a win at the FIA GT World Cup “We will try to be competitive and we hope that the work pays off it is very difficult to forecast what will happen over the weekend,” he said “It will be our first time racing in the Lamborghini here in Macau and my first time in the team I hope we can have a good racing weekend.” The weather might also play an important role over the weekend as the FIA GT World Cup cars are scheduled to go out on track for the first time this morning at 11:05 a.m it is impossible to know which Tropical Cyclone Warning will be hoisted which creates uncertainty about what decision Race Direction will make regarding allowing the cars to go out on track The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted Typhoon Signal No 13 due to the proximity of tropical storm Toraji to Macau there is a medium possibility of the hoisting of Typhoon Signal No The Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) has been promoting work on the track and surrounding infrastructure to ensure structural safety announcing the event will continue under Typhoon Signal 3 conditions “After consultation with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) the MGPOC has determined the event will continue under Typhoon Signal No.3.” adjustments will be made to the event after evaluation.” “The MGPOC will remain in close communication with the weather bureau and will take corresponding measures to ensure the safety of the event.” and event staff and to ensure the event proceeds smoothly the MGPOC is undertaking a series of measures including reinforcing the track and surrounding infrastructure and securing equipment that could become vulnerable in strong winds.” You must be logged in to post a comment By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org who was kidnapped by the Catholic Church in the 19th century and became a priest (JTA) – For years, Steven Spielberg intended to direct a movie about Edgardo Mortara a 19th-century Italian Jew who was kidnapped by the Catholic Church and raised Christian while his Jewish family lobbied to free him But Spielberg is no longer making the film after having trouble casting the role of the young Mortara. Instead, viewers’ best chance to see Mortara’s story onscreen will now be via a separate Italian production helmed by director Marco Bellochio (“The Traitor”), who shared details about his take on the material at the Cannes Film Festival Spielberg’s version would have been based on the book “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara,” by Jewish historian David Kertzer Oscar Isaac was at one point attached to the project as well Bellochio suggested to Variety that the project stalled because Spielberg was reluctant to make a movie that would have cast Jewish-Catholic relations in a negative light “My impression is it was a political problem,” he said can be perceived as re-igniting the conflict between Jews and Catholics at a time when they are seeking peace And Spielberg has such a great stature in the Jewish world.” to be called “The Conversion,” will not be based on Kertzer’s book but instead on first-hand historical documents It will be financed by Italian production companies and is scheduled to start shooting next month Spielberg’s next film will focus on an entirely different Jewish family: his own. “The Fabelmans” — an autobiographical drama about the director’s own childhood also written by Tony Kushner and starring Seth Rogen Michelle Williams and Paul Dano — is scheduled for a Thanksgiving release JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy “If you had asked me in the closing days of high school what comes next glass wouldn’t have been a blip on my radar But the threads of Punahou glassblowing worked their ways and here I am after almost 25 years as a glass artist A lot of those threads came through my relationship with Hugh Jenkins a relationship that evolved from student and teacher to friends Punahou is an incredible engine of opportunity for its students.” beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions The boy was born in 1851 to Jewish merchants in Bologna and fell ill shortly after birth According to the family’s Catholic servant Concerned for his salvation and following the practice of her era Morisi allegedly baptized Edgardo into the Catholic faith without the knowledge or consent of his parents until it became necessary—or perhaps convenient Did she inform papal authorities in the hopes of receiving a reward from the Vatican But once the story of little Edgardo became known to the Dominican friar Pier Gaetano Feletti who represented the Roman Inquisition in Bologna “Rapito” is a compelling and often infuriating tale of church power that will likely never be shown at the Vatican The church responded according to the practice of the time papal police arrived at the Mortara residence informed the child’s parents they had been victims of a “betrayal” and forcibly removed Edgardo from his home and allowing a Catholic child to be raised by non-Christian parents put Edgardo in grave danger of losing his salvation sparking a series of events that would lead to international outrage and major political consequences “I think [the kidnapping] played a role in the fall of the Papal States,” said the Pulitzer-Prize winning anthropologist David I The shocking kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara and its aftermath are the subject of the new Italian-language picture “Rapito,” from the veteran director Marco Bellocchio premiere at the New York Film Festival in October; a U.S release date has not yet been set.) Staged with the grandeur of an Italian opera in which Fabio Massimo Capograsso’s spirited score is a character in itself the Mortara family is given an ultimatum: Convert to Catholicism there is no evidence to suggest that church authorities were ever truly intent on returning the boy home to his family Edgardo himself oscillates between wanting to return home (and to his Jewish roots) and professing an absolute fealty to the pope Edgardo is ordained a Catholic priest at age 21 and he remains a clergyman until his death in 1940 Father Mortara finally returns home—and offers to baptize her The Mortara family is given an ultimatum: Convert to Catholicism While the film is focused on Edgardo’s kidnapping that story is nearly overshadowed by its disturbing but memorable depiction of Pius IX (played by Paolo Pierobon) ambitious sovereign with an expectation of subservience he threatens to send a group of Jewish rabbis In 2000, when St. John Paul II (controversially) beatified Pius IX, the church historian John O’Malley, S.J., noted that the Mortara kidnapping was “almost forgotten” until the 1996 publication of Dr Kertzer’s book The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara Kertzer said that the church viewed baptized children being raised by non-Catholic parents as being in danger of apostasy where the Vatican operated its own police force these situations resulted in the kidnapping of children from their homes The Mortara kidnapping was “almost forgotten” until the 1996 publication of David Kertzer’s book Dr. Kertzer explained that after the revolutions of 1848 which saw the brief establishment of a Roman republic while Pius IX escaped to the south French forces captured Rome and restored the pope to power Pius IX ruled with the protection of the French emperor Napoleon sent his ambassador to Rome to express his displeasure about the incident “Non possumus” (“We cannot”) replied the pope amid intense international pressure to return Edgardo home who later became the first prime minister of Italy and agreed to eventually help overthrow the Papal States the Royal Italian Army attacked and captured Rome severely diminishing the temporal power of the church and prompting five decades of strained relations with the Italian state in which pontiffs were “prisoners of the Vatican.” In an interview with America, Elèna Mortara, a descendant of Edgardo Mortara, called the case “an international scandal shared by a large part of the liberal Catholic world.” Dr. Mortara is a professor of English and American literature at the University of Rome and the author of Writing for Justice: Victor Séjour, the Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara and the Age of Transatlantic Emancipations Her great-grandmother was Edgardo Mortara’s sister both in the 19th century and in modern times did not remain silent about the kidnapping “The family was able to make its cry of rebellion heard outside the Papal States,” she said in a phone call but in Turin and other parts of Europe and the United States They made the case known outside the Jewish communities as well.” she organized protests against the beatification of Pius IX and publicized the family’s opposition in an Italian magazine “The Mortara case revealed to the world the inhumanity of the laws in the Papal States and the conditions of oppression in which the Jewish minority was kept in those states,” Dr “The memory of what happened has remained alive in our family.” this history still echoes into the 21st century Aren’t these kinds of forced baptisms ancient history?” But for the Jewish people In his 1747 papal bull “Postremo Mense,” Pope Benedict XIV made known his agreement with St Thomas Aquinas that Jewish children could not be baptized against their parents’ will—except under certain circumstances While Benedict intended to restrict the practice of forced baptisms And as some Jewish households employed Christian maids this law allowed servants to unilaterally decide if a child ought to be baptized you see this conflict between rights and the power of the church,” said Matthew A the director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Saint Leo University in Florida.Aquinas argued in favor of the parents’ rights over the child Aquinas had become “increasingly irrelevant,” explains Tapie The Vatican emphasized the conversion of Jews to Christianity and exercised control over the Jewish ghetto in Rome The 1983 Code of Canon Law forbids baptizing children without parental permission. But Canon 868 states: “An infant of Catholic parents or even of non-Catholic parents is baptized licitly in danger of death even against the will of the parents.” continues the exceptions set forth by Benedict XIV Elèna Mortara argues that the canon should be abolished altogether Tapie describes the long history of forced baptisms as “an open wound” for the Jewish people “There’s an engagement with history that’s needed on the Catholic side of this difficult era,” he said The Second Vatican Council included the declaration “Nostra Aetate,” urging “mutual understanding and respect” between Christians and Jews and noting the important role of the Jewish people in salvation history “In her rejection of every persecution against man,” reads the declaration persecutions [and] displays of anti-Semitism directed against Jews at any time and by anyone.” Bellocchio has made an often enraging film a historical drama all the more difficult for Catholic viewers—and that may be the point “Rapito” may be no more than an appalling story from the 19th century Ryan Di Corpo is the managing editor of Outreach and a former Joseph A Password reset instructions will be sent to your registered email address As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America’s voice is in the conversation about the church and the world. 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Mortara has more than 25 years of industry experience and joins Societe Generale after eight years at UBS Most recently he was global co-head of equity capital markets before which he was co-head of equity capital markets for the Americas and spent almost five years as head of the firm’s equity capital markets origination division Mortara was with Deutsche Bank for close to 20 years—the majority once again spent as a managing director for equity capital markets co-head of global banking and investor solutions commented: “Jeffrey’s appointment comes at an especially opportune time for Societe Generale following the launch of Bernstein and its top-ranked equity research and distribution capabilities which together with Societe Generale’s own strengths creates a powerful and fully integrated equities platform for our clients.” Global Trading is an industry-leading news service for the global equities capital markets: providing information insights and analysis for senior professionals working within trading and execution across Europe With a focus on the intersection between the buy and sell-sides Global Trading covers all industry elements from technology and trading strategies to regulation Copyright © 2024 Markets Media Europe Ltd We're sorry but this page that you're trying to access is temporarily unavailable « Return to previous page Combination Strengthens Focus on Diagnostic Cardiology and Patient Monitoring Across the Continuum of Care Transaction Expected to be Immediately Accretive to 2017 Adjusted EPS CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. ("Hill-Rom") (NYSE: HRC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mortara Instrument a privately held leader in diagnostic cardiology and patient monitoring solutions Hill-Rom anticipates the structure of the acquisition will allow the company to qualify for a significant tax benefit which at a net present value of approximately $40 million reduces the effective purchase price to approximately $290 million.  "Our growing Welch Allyn franchise will be immediately strengthened by the addition of Mortara Instrument's experienced team breadth of diagnostic cardiology and patient monitoring offerings and best-in-class ability to integrate with electronic medical record (EMR) systems," said Hill-Rom President and CEO John J we will expand our diagnostic cardiology franchise in the acute care clinical research and primary care settings where we will use our global commercial presence to accelerate growth of the Mortara business This transaction is aligned with our strategy to expand in our clinical focus areas in this case patient diagnostics and monitoring through the addition of complementary innovative solutions and enhanced customer offerings to deliver value for shareholders." Mortara's innovative portfolio of diagnostic cardiology devices is designed to serve the full continuum of clinical care from acute care to primary care and clinical research organizations operating under three trusted brands – Mortara Quinton® and Burdick® – including resting electrocardiography (ECG) and cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and multi-parameter patient monitoring – are differentiated by industry-leading diagnostic algorithms EMR connectivity and enhanced security features Based in Milwaukee with offices in Australia Mortara has more than 400 employees globally and generated approximately $115 million in revenue in 2016.  Justin Mortara intends to join Hill-Rom and continue in his leadership capacity at Mortara Instrument He will report to Hill-Rom Front Line Care President Alton Shader ensuring Mortara Instrument's strong leadership and innovation culture continue and thrive as part of Hill-Rom.  Mortara Instrument will have greater opportunities to grow as part of a global leader with strong brand equity and unparalleled care setting expertise," said Dr "Hill-Rom and Mortara Instrument share similar patient-centric cultures and I am confident that this combination will benefit our valued employees and customers I look forward to working with the entire Hill-Rom team as we enter our next phase of success." "We look forward to welcoming the talented employees of Mortara to the Hill-Rom team we anticipate a successful integration and rapid commercialization of new products we will offer our customers around the globe a broader range of diagnostic technologies to further our mission of improving outcomes for patients and their caregivers." Hill-Rom intends to finance the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under existing credit facilities The transaction is expected to close in Hill-Rom's fiscal second quarter of 2017 subject to customary closing conditions.  Hill-Rom has posted a presentation regarding this transaction on the Investor Relations section of the Hill-Rom website Discussion of Adjusted Financial Measures operating margin and earnings per share results and guidance on an adjusted basis because the company's management believes these measures contribute to an understanding of our financial performance and provide additional analytical tools to understand our results from core operations and reveal underlying trends These measures exclude strategic developments The company also excludes expenses associated with the amortization of intangible assets associated with prior business acquisitions These adjustments are made to allow investors to evaluate and understand operating trends excluding the non-cash impact of acquired intangible amortization on operating income and earnings per share Management uses these measures internally for planning forecasting and evaluating the performance of the business Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP Management does not include adjusted items in forward looking measures because some of these items can be highly variable and cannot be reasonably predicted prospective quantification of such items is not feasible and a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings per share guidance to GAAP earnings per share has not been provided Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 All statements included herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements including without limitation statements regarding the ability of Hill-Rom to achieve tax benefits associated with the acquisition of Mortara the ability to expand our diagnostic cardiology franchise and expand the Welch Allyn business the ability to retain key employees of Mortara the achievement of projected financial synergies the possibility that the closing of the transaction may be delayed the ability to achieve any other anticipated benefits of the acquisition and all other statements concerning future strategy Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties In the event such risks or uncertainties materialize Hill-Rom's results could be materially adversely affected For a more in depth discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements see the discussions under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's previously filed most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Hill-Rom assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130123/DE47178LOGO [1] World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/ http://www.hill-rom.com Do not sell or share my personal information: Community Safety Department Director To Resign Amid Tension With Cambridge Police Department From Lab to Startup: Harvard’s Office of Technology Development Paves the Way for Research Commercialization People’s Forum on Graduation Readiness Held After Vote to Eliminate MCAS 8 Takeaways From Harvard’s Task Force Reports Students for Fair Admissions’s lead trial lawyer Adam K Mortara denounced the recent ruling in the Harvard admissions lawsuit arguing at a Harvard Law School event Tuesday that the judge had misinterpreted the case’s facts and legal precedents The event — co-sponsored by the Harvard Federalist Society and the Native American Law Students Association — marked the first time Mortara has publicly spoken about the ruling and attracted hundreds of law students Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled Oct. 1 that the College is not liable for any of the four counts alleged by anti-affirmative action group SFFA Those counts include intentional discrimination against Asian Americans using race as a determinative factor in admissions decisions and inadequately exploring race-neutral alternatives to achieve diversity Just three days after Burroughs announced her decision, SFFA filed a notice of appeal. Mortara — who is listed as a “contributor” to the Federalist Society on its website — said Tuesday that he will continue to litigate the case throughout the appeals process Mortara said he believes Burroughs — an Obama appointee who Mortara called “dedicated” and “even-handed” — made a “bad ruling” in this case He categorized what he sees as her errors into “three buckets”: differences in interpretation of Supreme Court precedent Burroughs did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Wednesday morning Mortara alleged that Harvard runs a “thinly disguised quota system”; the Supreme Court has ruled that racial quotas in admissions processes are illegal He pointed to past statistics for admissions rates by race arguing that they showed “remarkable stability” and did not change drastically until SFFA sued Harvard More than 25 percent of admitted students to the Class of 2023 were Asian American in the Class of 2018 — the last class admitted before SFFA sued Harvard in late 2014 — 19.7 percent of admitted students were Asian American “Stability over 10 years and a remarkable increase by nearly 30 percent in the number of Asian Americans on campus after they got sued — what does that prove It proves they have control,” Mortara said Harvard College spokesperson Rachael Dane declined to comment on the event Mortara also described Burroughs’s interpretations of the facts of the case “facially absurd and wrong.” Mortara questioned why Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R Fitzsimmons ’67 did not act on these findings or alert other top administrators about them Mortara asked why Burroughs took Fitzsimmons’s response on face “Doing nothing about this is not an indicia of being completely innocent “Yet Judge Burroughs — my friend — said that he knew this couldn't be true.” Fitzsimmons said the admissions office did not make any “fundamental” changes following the 2013 report Mortara also challenged Burroughs’ tacit acceptance of the discrepancy in personal ratings as insufficient evidence of discrimination not Harvard — has ever explained how it is that African Americans and Hispanics just have much better objective personal qualities than white and Asian applicants,” he said “I guess there's just something more personally appealing about African American and Hispanic applicants,” Mortara quipped at least a dozen students in the crowd voiced their agreement Mortara drew attention to the facts on “privilege preferences” — the College’s stated preference for athletes; legacies; children of faculty; and students on the Dean’s and Director’s lists which often contain children of donors or prominent individuals He argued that they advantage white applicants and that without these preferences there is substantially less cause for race-based affirmative action Burroughs said that eliminating these preferences “come at considerable costs,” including adversely affecting Harvard’s ability to attract high-quality faculty and to “achieve desired benefits” from relationships with alumni Mortara also conjectured that Burroughs had conflated “liability and remedies” in the case Mortara said he thinks she was unwilling to rule in favor of SFFA because the remedy they seek is so extreme: the end of race-conscious admissions policies Kennedy — who studies race relations — delivered a response in defense of race-conscious admissions policies “I'm against all sort of invidious racial discrimination,” Kennedy said “[Racial discrimination is] not the same thing as having a policy that adversely affects a group in the effort to effectuate a reasonable — and in this instance Kennedy also spoke about the “history of so-called reverse discrimination claims” dating back to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which sought to extend minorities the rights to enter into contracts Even the most “classic civil rights” were contested on the basis that they gave “discriminating protection to the colored people,” Kennedy said “I think affirmative action is just like any other social policy I think it has weaknesses to it,” Kennedy said “I'm not saying that everybody was against the racial affirmative action is racist I am saying that a lot of people who are against affirmative action are racist.” Kennedy and Mortara both agreed that Supreme Court jurisprudence on affirmative action is currently inadequate Though Mortara bemoaned its inconsistencies and vagueness Kennedy said that the law’s exclusive focus on the value of “diversity” — rather than social integration or reparatory justice — is “ridiculous.” The Supreme Court has previously ruled that promoting diversity is one of the few acceptable reasons for a race-conscious admissions policy Mortara promised to stay at the Law School to answer questions he fielded questions from dozens of students over whether society “needs” racial affirmative action Mortara said at the event he believes race-based affirmative action in higher education is “dying.” He predicted that either the Supreme Court will strike down race-based affirmative action or that the lawsuit against Harvard will expose a “morally repugnant system of privilege preferences,” leading to extreme backlash “Historians are going to say that Harvard itself struck the mortal blow,” he said —Staff writer Camille G. 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