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For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate  Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today Psychology Today Blog: Manners of Relating What attachment theory tells us about inner and interpersonal dynamics is a psychologist at Clalit Health Services in Israel maintains a private practice in Karmie’l a statistics company providing statistical and data analyses for researchers Psychology Today © 2025 Sussex Publishers by | Dec 10 BELGIUM – President Gijsbertus van Hattem of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium (Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in België – ELKB) former Secretary of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) “President van Hattem was a true servant of God faithfully bringing Word and Sacrament to his congregation in Antwerp for many years,” said Rev General Secretary of the International Lutheran Council “But he was also a great servant to the worldwide confessional Lutheran church serving for many years as Secretary of the ILC May God give his family comfort in the knowledge that Gijsbertus is now in the presence of His loving Saviour President van Hattem served as pastor of the ELKB’s Heilige Geest church in Antwerp the Lutheran church in Belgium operated as part of a combined Evangelical Lutheran Church – Synod of France and Belgium (EEL-SFB) van Hattem served as Vice President of the EEL-SFB from 2000-2002 the church in Belgium became recognized as an independent legal entity in that country van Hattem became president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium (ELKB) He would go on to receive degrees in Civil Engineering from the Universidade de Ponta Grossa in 1978 and in Theology from Seminário Concórdia in Porto Alegre in 1983 His first call as a pastor was in Rio do Sul from 1984-1986 during which time he also served the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil – IELB) as Statistician from 1985-1986 President van Hattem married Verônica Ana Kuchenbecker in 1984 and the two had six children: Mattias Willem (1989) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium is a small church with one congregation each in Antwerp and Brussels But President van Hattem had a lasting influence on confessional Lutheranism worldwide through his work on behalf of the International Lutheran Council President van Hattem was a fixture in the ILC having participated in all but one ILC World Conference from 1995 to the present he led the ELKB into membership in the ILC A few years later during the 2009 World Conference in Korea he was elected to serve as Secretary of the International Lutheran Council—a position to which he was reelected in 2012 He continued in that position until the 2022 World Conference in Kenya following which he continued to serve the ILC as Assistant Secretary until his death In the leadup to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 President van Hattem worked with local authorities to have “Martin Luther Square” (Maarten Lutherplein) inaugurated in Antwerp The square pays tribute to Antwerp’s Reformation history and is situated near the location of a former Augustinian monastery which adopted Luther’s ideas early on The monastery was subsequently razed to the ground by Catholic authorities were burned at the stake in Brussels in 1523—the first Lutheran martyrs of the Reformation and the broader history of Lutheranism in Belgium are recounted in President van Hattem’s 2018 book 450 Years—Lutheran Church in Antwerp: 1566-1585 and Beyond (450 Jaar—Lutherse Kerk in Antwerpen: 1566-1585 en daarna) President van Hattem was diagnosed with a new occurrence of cancer Despite his health challenges over the following months he continued to faithfully serve the church in Antwerp and participate in online meetings of the ILC’s Board of Directors He and his wife Verônica were also able to be present for the ILC’s 2024 assembly in Wittenberg the assembly publicly acknowledged President van Hattem for his long service to the International Lutheran Council A funeral for President van Hattem will take place at 9:30 a.m on December 21 at Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraa (Cathedral of Our Lady) in Antwerp The International Lutheran Council is a global association of confessional Lutheran church bodies and groups which proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of an unconditional commitment to Holy Scripture and to the Lutheran Confessions ——————— 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 The state level charges against a Minot man for allegedly sharing child sex abuse material (CSAM) with his wife have been dismissed after he was indicted on federal charges along with his wife Amber Lyn Hattem after an investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation accused the couple of seeking and sharing CSAM with each other on a messaging app Dalton Hattem was charged in North Central District Court with one count of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor a Class A felony; and possession of certain materials prohibited Both counts were dismissed without prejudice by Judge Todd Cresap on April 2 following a motion by Assistant Ward County State’s Attorney Logan Simons Simons’ motion indicated Hattem had been indicted federally on other charges Information on the federal case against Hattem is currently under seal The CSAM case against Amber Hattem is still active The Hattems are also charged as co-defendants in a second case for allegedly conspiring and committing gross sexual imposition against several elderly residents of a Minot care facility where Amber Hattem was employed They are scheduled for a preliminary hearing in that case on Friday Ron Merritt has been named chairman of the Trinity Health Foundation Board A revised alcohol ordinance received an initial look by the Minot City Council Monday Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of North Dakota | https://www.minotdailynews.com | 301 4th St SE Wrigley announced today that Amber Hattem and Dalton Hattem have been charged in connection with a disturbing case of sexual abuse and exploitation involving vulnerable adult residents at a facility in Minot a former Certified Nurse Assistant at Minot Health and Rehab Center faces two counts of Gross Sexual Imposition (Class A felonies) and one count of Indecent Exposure (Class A misdemeanor) The charges allege that between April and December 2024 Amber Hattem engaged in sexual acts with two adult patients who were either unaware of or unable to comprehend the acts due to severe cognitive impairments Hattem is also charged with recording and transmitting a sexually explicit video of herself exposing and touching her genitals while on duty inside a patient’s room has been charged with two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Gross Sexual Imposition (Class A felonies) Dalton Hattem requested and encouraged Amber Hattem to perform the sexual acts against the residents and stored the sexually explicit videos of the acts created by Amber Hattem Attorney General Wrigley condemned the alleged conduct emphasizing the importance of protecting vulnerable adults and holding accountable all individuals involved in such exploitation “The charges filed against Amber and Dalton Hattem reveal deeply troubling allegations of acts committed against individuals who were under care and unable to protect themselves These are egregious allegations of troubling violations of human dignity and trust,” Wrigley said “The State of North Dakota is fully committed to pursuing justice for these victims and we will continue working closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure accountability.” Attorney General Wrigley praised the North Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) for their coordinated and diligent efforts in investigating and bringing these charges forward “This case highlights the power of collaboration between local and state agencies in protecting our most vulnerable citizens,” Wrigley added “I am grateful to the investigators and prosecutors whose thorough work made it possible to file charges and move this matter towards justice.” Amber and Dalton Hattem face significant prison time and mandatory sex offender registration Caterer Middle East Home » People » Who is Hattem Mattar A day after the photoshoot that graces the cover of this issue we’re speaking to Hattem Mattar via video call as he drives to his family home in Egypt with his mum.In many ways it makes perfect sense Mattar is first and foremost a family man and he’s very hard to pin down – always on the move from one event Mattar is in Egypt – his home country – to discuss opening a restaurant there one of a number of projects he has in the works It’s been 10 years since he delivered his first deli meats order from Mattar Farm (a business he’s no longer involved in) and a lot has happened in that time the dad of two was going through a divorce and he turned to food to recreate the love and affection he felt as a child knowing that his mum’s cooking always brought people together putting a smile on the faces of others brought him some joy “I started barbecuing at probably the saddest time of my life,” he says I wasn’t going out of my way to be in public but by making food and barbecuing I got one of three things; money I couldn’t go out there and tell my friends I wasn’t feeling so good and get a hug from them At that time it just wasn’t the kind of relationship I had with them so instead I got it from strangers in return for a sandwich “They had no idea what I was getting in return Mattar has reached his childhood home in Alexandria and the topic switches to his time growing up in Egypt and no-one has ever seen inside here before There were times we’d have my mum and my dad’s families in here all sleeping in a three bedroom house,” he gushes “That hospitality is part of my upbringing and I want to show that kind of hospitality to others through barbecue “Even if I don’t have the qualifications of some other chefs While celebrating with food had been a constant in Mattar’s life it wasn’t until a trip to Texas in 2013 that the barbecue bug got him after trying smoked brisket for the first time After a while he decided to try smoking meat himself and did an apprenticeship in the US to help him along the way Very soon he had to quit his succesful day job in oil and gas He says: “I used to be at work in my suit and get an order to deliver some meats get changed into the apron in my car and personally drive to deliver it then go back to the office and put the suit back on There was really no way to explain to my colleagues where I was going and why I smelled so much of meat when I got back.“I didn’t realise at first that it was going to be my calling but hospitality just came naturally I tried to be a salesman but I was putting all my efforts in and not getting the results As soon as I started cooking I realised I got results 10 fold and I knew then and there it was my thing.” From deli delivery to pop-ups at food markets and community events Mattar’s meats captured people’s attention and his stands soon had queues wherever they appeared.“What we do is not a gimmick so while we can’t say we’re the only barbecue joint “In 2015 I was gearing myself up to give this a go without knowing what would happen Ten years later I have the self-confidence that comes with success And I have success because of that self-confidence.” If you’ve ever seen Mattar in action you’ll be aware of his generosity of spirit and natural charm He’s an animated presence behind the barbecue and in front of a camera and as he walks out of his old house and into the garden he comes alive with memories of his younger days He turns the camera to show us the coastline behind the home and spots a rosemary bush in the garden “My daughters exist because of this bush,” he says “The girl I met and fell in love with lived here and when I was 15 I asked her to come over for some food I snipped some rosemary from this bush and made a pasta sauce with it in “That was the first thing I ever cooked and I ended up marrying that girl.” The villa is number 278 – and seeing the sign on the wall sparks another topic “I have a dream to open a restaurant inside one of these old villas and I want to call is 872 I want to take the traditions of my childhood and flip them,” Mattar explains “All of the things that my mum taught me how to make From the initial success at pop-ups and activations he opened a concession at Time Out Market Dubai when it launched in 2021 That was his first brick and mortar location and was followed by a temporary home at Madinat Jumeirah as well as the seasonal Fiya at Keturah Reserve teaming up with Pinza founder Tamer Elkhayat His meats are now on sale at Spinney’s stores across Dubai and he’s still appearing at the likes of Icons of Porsche he split from his previous business partners while the man himself now uses simply Mattar He says: “We had to start from scratch again after that but people really stuck their neck out for us and helped us get through it All I has been was the pitmaster in the previous company I didn’t take care of anything else and my business partners would lose it with me for giving away food to people in the line and things like that – I wasn’t thinking of it as a business He credits some of Dubai’s most recognisable F&B names for helping him go it alone: Chef Colin Clague former Time Out Market CEO Sandy Hayek and Pinza’s Elkhayat to name a handful becoming more contemplative when we ask what drives him to keep going and trying new things “It is my note of gratitude to my parents for how they raised me it’s about connection because even if you have a public-facing personality Clark needs friends and Bruce Wayne needs friends “At times I have struggled and I’ve been personally lonely I’ve used my success as a coping mechanism for my heart and I’ve used it as revenge for the things I’ve felt were taken from me but at some point that confident persona helps the good feeling resurface and things get better again “Even if I need to put the public face on when we start serving by the end of the line I know I’ll be good.” Mattar is clearly a man who wears his heart on his sleeve and his need for connection is not just a personal one “Every time I’ve traveled the people always ask where I’m from and I would love to be an ambassador for Arab countrie and show that we’re more than they see on the news I want to build a restaurant that we can take to New York I want New York to wonder why they don’t have a halal smokehouse “All of that isn’t to grow a business empire it’s to give the world more touchpoints to Arab culture I can achieve much more if I have more than a single restaurant My dreams have actually very little to do with food I want the opportunity to hug more people and please them.” GateDrop.com The news has now been confirmed that Van Venrooy KTM will be in the MXGP paddock in 2025 The team is slightly different than in the past as Gebben aren’t involved but most of the same people are back  and motivated for the 2025 season In the past the team focused on the MXGP World Championship but for 2025 they will have an MX2 World Championship rider in the form of Cas Valk who will step up from the EMX250 series 2025 will be his rookie season in the MX2 World Championship class but we know the speed is fast at the front of the EMX250 series so he has the potential to do well We caught up wih Hattem who will be the team manager to discuss the deal You left the paddock at the end of the 2023 season what was this year like without working in the paddock But luckily there is more to life than motocross GateDrop: Going back to the end of the 2023 season it seemed a tricky situation as it looked like the Gebben van Venrooy team would maybe get factory backing but then that didn’t happen Hattem: It is pointless for us to look back at the past GateDrop: The news has just been announced you’ll be back in the MXGP paddock in 2025 How did the deal with KTM all come together Hattem: When a brand like KTM approaches you to become a partner in a multi-year project with factory support the people at KTM Austria are extremely helpful and that is very motivating GateDrop: In the past the focus has been on the MXGP class but for 2025 the focus will be on the MX2 World Championship What was the thinking behind this and is it a new motivation Delivering a rider in the top six in the MXGP World Championship was the maximum achievable for us as a private team In 2025 we will try to achieve the same in MX2 That is our challenge and we are very motivated to achieve this you must be looking forward to working with him and he’s Dutch as well which must be nice Hattem: For us as a team it is necessary that a rider believes in himself to achieve his goals The fact that he is Dutch and comes from the same region is a bonus GateDrop: Valk will be a rookie in the MX2 World Championship next year but we all know EMX250 is fast What’s your expectations for him in the rookie season Hattem: The level at the top of the EMX is quite high That is the basis from which we will continue to work We will have to reach a higher level than where Cas has now arrived GateDrop: What can you tell me about the machinery that Cas will have in 2025 Hattem: KTM has an obligation to provide us with a competitive package and they will definitely keep that promise GateDrop: You will only have one rider under the awning what is the reason for this and was running two riders ever explored Hattem: At the beginning of the negotiations Our experience also shows that when you put all your energy and attention into 1 rider this has a positive effect on both the rider and the team GateDrop: I believe that the plan for 2026 will be to have two MX2 GP riders Hattem: Then you are better informed than we are (laughs) GateDrop: How long is your deal with KTM for GateDrop: Where will the team be based in 2025 – has it involved getting a new warehouse/building etc organised Hattem: The team has also made a professional step forward The workshop has remained in the same place (in Rogat the Netherlands) but has been completely renovated everything has been adapted to the new colours GateDrop: It seems like KTM are making some budget cuts in MXGP Hattem: The youth is the future and they see that at KTM too History News Network puts current events into historical perspective Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web Hattem is a historian of early America and author of The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History and Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution.  During the presidential campaign for the 1912 election addressed America’s anxieties about looking to the past for inspiration in his book The New Freedom. He began by claiming “The laws of this country have not kept up with the change of political circumstances in this country.” “The government which was designed for the people,” he continued “has got into the hands of bosses and their employers An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.” He pointed out that “our laws are still meant for business done by individuals; they have not been satisfactorily adjusted to business done by [corporations].” When circumstances changed the government and its laws must change with it.  He directed his ire at conservatives in both parties who preached what he called “do-nothingism” out of “fear that we are now about to disturb the ancient foundations of our institutions.” To argue that the government could change while still retaining the character of its institutions The founders who drew up the Constitution lived in an intellectual world defined by Isaac Newton’s laws of motion and so they spoke of the Constitution as a machine with its mechanical language of checks and balances But the new intellectual world of the modern 20th century was defined by Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution society was a living organism that constantly evolved “All that progressives ask or desire is permission … to interpret the Constitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask is recognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not a machine.” With this metaphor progressives argued that a nation needed a “living Constitution” to achieve progress.  Wilson also set his sights on the Declaration “Some citizens of this country have never got beyond the Declaration of Independence,” he declared “Their bosoms swell against George III but they have no consciousness of the war for freedom that is going on today.” Besides “the Declaration of Independence did not mention the questions of our day It is of no consequence to us unless we can translate its general terms into examples of the present day.” Earlier “We are not bound to adhere to the doctrines held by the signers of the Declaration of Independence; we are as free as they were to make and unmake governments We are not here to worship men or a document Every Fourth of July should be a time for … determining afresh what principles what forms of power we think most likely to effect our safety and happiness That and that alone is the obligation the Declaration lays upon us.” many Americans came to see socialism as distinctly un-American not least because the membership in various socialist parties in the 1900s and 1910s consisted largely of recent immigrants the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia raised the stakes even higher both for middle-class Americans anxious over the growing number of poor immigrants and for upper-class Americans worried that popular discontent could lead to the end of American capitalism and the class structure that kept them at the top If Bolshevism could topple an ancient feudal empire in Russia it could certainly topple a young capitalist republic Many worried that immigration was serving as a Trojan horse for radical European Bolsheviks a growing popularity of pseudoscientific ideas about racial hierarchies reinforced the rampant nativism and antiimmigrant sentiment of the 1910s and 1920s.  the Daughters of the American Revolution had been concerned that the United States was being “denationalized by Hungarians and Italians who have never read the first letter of the spirit of Americanism.” By the 1910s local DAR chapters had already spent two decades trying to assimilate immigrants by teaching and promoting their own interpretation of the principles of the Revolution the national organization became more antiradical In 1906 it stepped up its efforts “to educate and qualify the coming hordes for assimilation into the American type” by creating a national Committee on Patriotic Education The committee organized lectures and evening classes that introduced immigrants to the nation’s history It distributed preapproved sets of slides and other educational materials nationally These efforts reached many immigrants across the country who hoped to assimilate and become American while others did it out of prudence or necessity The DAR also hosted patriotic clubs called Children of the Republic to teach immigrant boys and girls “a high standard of civic honor and patriotic citizenship.” Teaching them “American values” and their importance might make them less likely to grow up to become radical socialists immigrants needed to learn to appreciate the inheritance of the Revolution which was not just a set of ideas but a “way of life” they called “Americanism.” The organization defined this term in part by a commitment to the Constitution and an appreciation for the nation’s revolutionary heritage of which the DAR was the self-anointed keeper.  Political and economic elites worried after World War I that the country was heading down a dangerous path Many Americans were losing their faith in the recently coined “American Dream.” Progressives had extended populists’ cynicism regarding the political system back to its origins the system had not just become rotten over time; it had been rotten to the core from the very beginning Many had come to believe that the Constitution did not truly represent the will of “We the People,” as they had long been told had allowed wealthy elites to seize power from the democratic state legislatures and impose a powerful centralized government that seemed to be the very antithesis of what ordinary Americans thought they were fighting for in 1776.  After the relatively recent history of radical Republicans’ Reconstruction amendments and the upholding of antitrust law to regulate monopolies conservatives in the early 20th century reasserted their ownership of the Constitution with a renewed enthusiasm that Americans are showing themselves the most conservative nation in a turbulent world the largest cause of it lies in our Federal Constitution.” Sounding much like Southerners in the 1850s conservative commentators praised the Constitution’s “powerful restraints on democracy.” They began to fear that if enough people came to feel that the nation’s origins were corrupt the failure of the country itself would become inevitable They worried that too many aspects of the modern world were diluting the revolutionary ideals that defined what it meant to be an American Their brand of Americanism was characterized by an appreciation for the past and opposition to both government intervention and political and economic reform.  All these factors gave rise to a renewed brand of constitutional conservatism that helped create the distinctly modern popular memory of the Constitution. This conservatism was built on the belief that the first principle of the Constitution (and the Revolution) was “limited government.” It was based on the narrative that the patriots rebelled primarily because of their opposition to Britain’s distant and active centralized government. In this memory the Constitution was intended to create a small This characterization of the Constitution and the Revolution gained popularity among conservatives in the 1910s and 1920s in response to the rise of progressivism opposition to President Wilson’s wartime price controls Organizations from the DAR to conservative legal societies promoted the notion that the founders at the Constitutional Convention intended to create a limited government an interpretation that contrasted usefully with progressivism and Bolshevism Of course this rhetoric failed to consider that the convention’s purpose was clearly to create a more powerful government than that of the existing Articles of Confederation But conservatives in the early 20th century played on the particular emotional attachment many Americans had to the Revolution They claimed that progressives’ questioning of tradition and their criticism of the Constitution were insults to the memory of the Revolution the National Association for Constitutional Government allied with the DAR and other patriotic organizations to create Constitution Day an annual holiday each September 17 to mark the day the Constitutional Convention concluded in 1787 Constitution Day celebrations quickly became commonplace in the 1920s; both the American Bar Association and the National Education Association promoted an extended Constitution Week By 1930 nearly all the states had passed new laws requiring public school students to learn about the Constitution One of the biggest boosters of this revival of the Constitution after the end of the Progressive Era was the recently resurrected Ku Klux Klan which was relatively small in numbers and primarily Southern by 1925 the new organization boasted five million members from across the country including many non-Southerners wary of Catholic immigrants and the beginning of the Great Migration of African Americans from the South into Northern cities the organization’s periodical the American Standard celebrated Constitution Day the publication explicitly tied the Revolution to Protestant Christianity: “When Washington and his great colleagues put into written form the immortal principles of liberty and equal justice … they forged a weapon against Roman Catholicism.” In their telling the founders “inscribed upon the eternal tablets of history the God-inspired provisions of our Federal Constitution whose principles they derived from the teachings of the Holy Bible.” The issue included an editorial entitled “God and the Constitution” that claimed to give “a complete answer to the question Are we a Christian nation?” Unsurprisingly when the Ku Klux Klan described a “Christian nation,” they excluded all non-Protestant including the recent waves of Catholic immigrants who they claimed were part of a coordinated plan by the Pope to undermine the United States The Ku Klux Klan — like Southern slaveholders in the antebellum period who had seen the Constitution as their most powerful tool for protecting slavery — believed the combination of a federal government strictly limited by the Constitution along with targeted political violence could help resist racial integration and both religious and ethnic diversity.  was neither first nor alone in their convictions about the relationship between religion and the Revolution that the history of the United States had been guided by divine providence The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took it a step further the Constitution itself had been a direct product of divine inspiration. In a revelation given to church founder Joseph Smith at Kirtland “I established the Constitution of this land by the hands of wise men whom I have raised up unto this very purpose.” As a result Smith called the document “a heavenly banner.” In 1898 Wilford Woodruff the current president of the Mormon Church testified before his general conference to having been visited two nights in a row by the spirits of George Washington and the signers of the Declaration of Independence whom he called “the best spirits the God of Heaven could find on the face of the earth.” In the early 20th century some devout evangelicals were coming to share this belief that the actual writing of the Constitution had been “divinely inspired” and therefore it served as the nation’s “holy of holies The idea of a divinely inspired Constitution had become common enough among some Americans by the 1920s that a few prominent legal scholars felt compelled to counter these perceptions at length wrote in the New Republic about “the mystical adulation of the Constitution in the pious faith that it contains in itself the saving grace that will shield the interests of the worshippers from the ambitions of those whose interests are adverse.” “Self-styled patriotic societies,” he continued “have spent themselves lavishly in expounding the gospel according to Mammon and identifying it with the parchment that came from Philadelphia.” In other words Powell saw distinctly political interests behind these religious beliefs a professor of constitutional law at Columbia University reminded the public that “the constitution of the United States was not handed down on Mount Sinai by the Lord God of Hosts It is not to be worshipped.” In his 1927 book The Written Constitution and the Unwritten Attitude Charles Merriam incisively assessed this approach to the Constitution: “Those who worship the text worship in reality their own attitudes which they fondly hope the interpretation of the text may produce.” This conservative inclination to celebrate or “worship” the founding in the early 20th century contrasted with progressives’ critical and utilitarian approach to the Revolution and these two conflicting approaches would continue — with some slight modifications — throughout the 20th century.  Excerpt adapted from The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History by Michael D Used with the permission of Yale University Press Buy This Book Our Resources CommonwealthApplication Deadline: January 15 Will you be a friend to those being punished and persecuted for their faith Legal Help Donate Members of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Van Hattem DC (20 December 2024) In light of the ongoing state-driven censorship crisis in Brazil including Senator Eduardo Girao and members of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Van Hattem are challenging the violations of their free speech rights before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights The Commission has jurisdiction over Brazil as a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights The American Convention robustly protects freedom of speech including prohibitions on prior restraint (censoring expression before it has occurred) and special protections for political speech Article 13 protects the “right to freedom of thought and expression” which includes “the freedom to seek and impart information and ideas of all kinds… through any other medium of one’s choice… The exercise of the right…shall not be subject to prior censorship… [and] may not be restricted by indirect methods or means such as the abuse of government or private controls … or by any other means tending to impede the communication and circulation of ideas and opinions.”  The legislators claim violations of their rights under the Convention including their freedom of expression and the equal protection of the law as a result of escalating state censorship which recently reached a head with the X (formerly known as “Twitter”) ban In their legal challenge now filed with the Commission the legislators note that state-sponsored censorship is “disproportionate and of dubious legal basis” and “has affected the conventional rights of the Victims in a direct The petition goes on to say that the country’s X blockade “violated the rights of more than twenty million people in Brazil who are users of the platform having prevented them from accessing the dissemination and reception of information during that time.”  Julio Pohl ADF International’s lead legal counsel on the case stated: “The world watched as Brazilian authorities blatantly clamped down on the free speech rights of over 20 million Brazilians by shutting down X ahead of the national elections the fact remains that millions of Brazilians including the five legislators now taking their case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights were subjected to unlawful censorship during a critical time in their country and it’s time for the Commission to intervene and condemn the vast and ongoing violations of free speech being perpetrated by Brazilian authorities.”  You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers Marcel van Hattem member of the Chamber of Deputies for Brazil and one of the legislators who filed the petition “What we have seen time and again in Brazil is an egregious silencing of political voices or anyone else who might share different viewpoints from Judge Alexandre de Moraes or others in control This is a major violation of all Brazilians’ free speech and expression rights We can’t afford to lose Brazil to authoritarianism which is why I am taking my case to the international level with the help of ADF International These attempts to silence and censor cannot be allowed to stand.”   Eduardo Girao Senator for Brazil and party to the petition “Brazil is facing a very serious censorship problem While our constitution protects our rights to speak and express ourselves freely as citizens of Brazil Brazilians throughout the country are afraid to share their beliefs for fear of persecution and punishment We must push back against censorship in our country and it is my hope that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will fulfill its obligation to condemn the human rights violations that are taking place in our country.”   Censorship in Brazil has been a persistent and escalating problem in Brazil since 2019 The state has targeted conservative voices including blocking pro-life messages during the 2022 election campaign which contained views contrary to the pro-abortion position held by then-candidate Lula da Silva Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the “immediate complete and total suspension of X’s operations” in the country after the platform refused to comply with government orders to shut down accounts which it had singled out for censorship ADF International petitioned the Commission to urgently intervene “The blocking of X in the country is symptomatic of an endemic problem…it has dragged on for more than six years and has caused real damage to Brazilian democracy producing a chilling effect on the majority of the population who are afraid to express their opinions in public.”  Elon Musk thanked ADF International for its intervention In September, over 100 global free speech advocates – including former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss European and Latin American politicians and professors united in an open letter to call for free speech to be restored in Brazil the state of censorship in Brazil remains severe Left to right: ADF International legal counsel Julio Pohl Chamber of Deputies member Marcel van Hattem & ADF International Director of Advocacy for Latin America Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story only Training News Get Involved © 2025 ADF International Austria gemeinnützige GmbH Registration 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recognized with an Alumni Achievement Award Hattem also holds a BS degree from Purchase College.  supporting initiatives in community development and is a founder and managing director of the Cultural Heritage Finance Alliance (CHiFA) and trustee of the Romanian American Foundation He is a former managing director of Deutsche Bank having founded and headed-up the bank’s Global Social Finance Group which financed and structured funds to support microfinance and health care in the United States and throughout the developing world As president of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation he led numerous donor collaboratives to coordinate disaster relief efforts and to strengthen the capacities of community-based organizations As chairman of the bank’s Fine Arts Committee he oversaw acquisitions for the region’s contemporary art collection Hattem was the first executive director of St a first-generation community development corporation and is recognized as an innovative pioneer in advancing efforts to revitalize distressed communities to the benefit of low-income residents His first position in the field was as a student intern with the Pratt Center for Community Development.  “Gary has been a creative leader in philanthropy as well as community development and engagement,” former Chair and current Vice Chair of the Board Mike Pratt noted “He has been an enormous asset to the Board over the last 15 years of service and I look forward to his leadership as Chair.” Bruce Gitlin stepped down as Chair after ten years of devoted service and leadership The announcement of his decision was met with expressions of deep gratitude from members of the Board and administration applying his business acumen as well as art and fabrication expertise to important decisions that have advanced the Institute’s reputation as a global leader in higher education He has actively participated on all committees of the Board “Bruce has been an incredible partner to me,” President Frances Bronet remarked his energy and devotion to his role as Chair have been peerless and he leaves a better and stronger footing for all of us.” Gitlin is the third generation in his family to head MILGO/BUFKIN internationally renowned metal fabrication company The firm has produced innovative creations integral to landmark architecture and installations around the world MILGO/BUFKIN has collaborated with Pratt faculty on numerous projects and on several key building projects on Pratt’s campuses that were completed during his leadership He earned his BS in metallurgical engineering from Lehigh University in 1963 He is a former board member of the Alaska Wilderness League and the Hunter Mountain Racing Foundation whose father graduated from the Pratt School of Engineering in 1936 has served on Pratt’s Board of Trustees since 1997 leading its Buildings and Grounds Committee as it transformed the Pratt campus into a green destination for the community and visitors alike led the search for Pratt’s current President Bronet Gitlin will continue as an active member of the Board of Trustees A Minot couple has been charged with sexually abusing and exploiting vulnerable adult residents at a care facility in Minot have been charged with two counts of Class A felony conspiracy to commit gross sexual imposition-victim unaware Amber Hattem also faces a Class A misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure The Hattems were charged following a multi-agency investigation involving the North Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Ward County State’s Attorney’s Office and North Dakota Bureau of Investigation North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced the charges in a release on Thursday which he said emphasized the importance of protecting vulnerable adults and holding accountable all individuals involved in such exploitation “The charges filed against Amber and Dalton Hattem reveal deeply troubling allegations of acts committed against individuals who were under care and unable to protect themselves These are egregious allegations of troubling violations of human dignity and trust,” Wrigley said “The State of North Dakota is fully committed to pursuing justice for these victims and we will continue working closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure accountability.” the investigation stemmed from a separate investigation into a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in August 2024 The Hattems were charged in December with promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor and possession of certain materials prohibited The Hattems’ devices were seized and searched in the course of the cybertip investigation which located images and videos on the couple’s cell phones of numerous individuals in a hospital or nursing home setting Several of the individuals in the videos appeared bedridden or unconscious in various states of undress and all appeared to be unaware of the images or videos being made The images and videos were made between April 1 according to the affidavit of probable cause Amber Hattem was employed as a certified nurse assistant at a Minot care center at the time She identified the residents who were recorded or photographed and admitted the illicit content was created for Dalton Hattem’s sexual gratification The charges allege that Amber Hattem engaged in sexual acts with two adult patients who were either unaware or unable to comprehend the acts due to severe cognitive impairments Four other residents of the care center were identified in the photos and videos taken while they were undressed and showering using the restroom or were receiving perineal care Hattem is also charged with recording and transmitting a sexually explicit video of herself while on duty inside a patient’s room According to the affidavit of probable cause Dalton Hattem responded to one of the videos by telling Amber Hattem “You need to move to a daycare center.” The Hattems made their initial appearance in North Central District Court on Friday They are currently in custody at the Ward County Jail and being held on identical $500,000 cash or corporate surety bonds for the child pornography case Dalton Hattem is blocked from posting bond due to a hold by the FBI Their preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Friday BISMARCK – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed House Bill 1199 into law on May 1 The City of Minot invites public input on Community Development Block Grant dollars the city will be receiving .. will host the 15th Annual Independent Living Fair today from 12:30-4 p.m A full-scale emergency exercise will be conducted at Minot International Airport on June 13 to satisfy Federal .. It sounds almost too good to be true: a complete life overhaul in just 90 days. Yet, that is precisely what break-through health and life coach Glenn Hattem from Colorado is offering with his Amplify 90 program Unlike fad diets and fleeting wellness trends Glenn Hattem’s method is a sustainable process of personal development that addresses all aspects of well-being allowing successful people to integrate balance and excel across mindset This helps individuals institute an adventurous lifestyle Glenn Hattem’s years of experience in fitness and nutrition coupled with his status as a best-selling author and guide to thousands of business owners worldwide “I assist men and women to lead more meaningful lives,” he explains After successfully running a fitness and nutrition business for years “I saw the need to develop a complete life management system that empowers both myself and my clients to reach and maintain peak performance year-round,” he recounts This insight sparked the creation of  Amplify 90 a program that surpasses conventional coaching methods “It offers a tested formula for business leaders aiming for excellence and a satisfying lifestyle through gradual mastery of self-care practices,” Glenn Hattem elaborates While physical fitness is vital in the program Glenn Hattem’s perspective on personal wellness encompasses the following dimensions: physical “All these form the foundation of the program we take extra steps to achieve the best possible results for you,” he asserts “Your entire outlook and perspective must change.” He defines a success coach as a wellness professional who guides people toward achievement and greater fulfilment Glenn Hattem believes that supporting his clients in an integrated way with a client’s other resources is the best method for ensuring improvement in their relationships The Glenn Hattem program extends this concept further by providing expert holistic coaching on an individual basis and round-the-clock access to a high-level concierge All these components work harmoniously to propel participants toward their goals and address their life satisfaction The Amplify 90 program demands total commitment It caters to individuals ready to dedicate themselves entirely to their fitness and personal growth journey “This program suits those at a crossroads and prepared to face their fears to live their desired life,” Glenn Hattem stresses The program commences with a 30-minute discovery call where potential clients discuss their goals and assess if the program suits them participants begin a personalized journey of gradual changes that lead to a renewed life Over 15,000 business owners have achieved their fitness goals through Glenn Hattem’s methods Participants report improvements in their physical condition “I have tried over and over to break bad habits in my life alone and now I know how important it is to have a tribe Glenn Hattem is not afraid to be honest or push you past physical and mental limits you do not even know you have set for yourself His coaching and guidance have made huge changes for me and my family,” says former client Tom B Wellness programs rarely deliver on their promises but Glenn Hattem’s Amplify 90 method is proving to be the exception Forbes Georgia is the most influential Georgian business publication Time Out Dubai Sign up to our newsletter for the latest and greatest from your city and beyond Home » Features » Hattem Mattar: ‘Egyptians put garlic in everything’ The Dubai chef shares a glimpse into his life We’re diving behind the scenes into the lives of some of the city’s biggest names to see exactly what makes them tick This time, it’s over to Dubai chef and smokehouse legend, Hattem Mattar, who knows the city’s dining scene like the back of his hand. Between rearing his animals and grilling up a storm, Time Out Dubai  caught up with Hattem to see Dubai through his lens. I feed all of my animals. I have a donkey, five German shepherds, 30 ducks and 30 chickens and more, if you can believe it. It’s a very busy household. A post shared by brew (@brewcafeuae) Sometimes we fry garlic just to put it behind our ears GAIA The seabream carpaccio is one of my favourite dishes on Earth I’m disappearing deep into the Hatta mountains Ravi, I’ve been eating at Ravi since I was 16 Do not (under any circumstances) skip the beef lungs You can find Mattar at various pop-ups around the city at Spinneys’ deli and at Time Out Market Dubai Sara Ahli: ‘There’s nothing more beautiful than a big bowl of luqaimat’The Art Dubai artist shares a glimpse into her life Sarah Hamouda: ‘I know I sound obsessed with pistachios, but I promise I do eat other things too’The founder of FIX Dessert Chocolatier shares a glimpse into her life It’s official: These are the 86 best restaurants in DubaiTried and tested by us Partner Content: Ordinary is not on the menu here Subscribe to Time Out Dubai’s newsletter to get expert Home » Business » Hattem Mattar meats now served in Emirates first and business class Dubai’s Hattem Mattar is flying high after securing a deal to provide Emirates Airline with his smoked and barbecued meats. Mattar will provide the meats in Emirates’ first and business class areas. The entrepreneur and pitmaster announced the deal on his Instagram page, racking up hundreds of likes and comments along the way. He wrote: “This is our biggest news in 10 years. Remember when we said Mattar was going to go global?” Mattar, who also has his produce available in Spinneys stores across the UAE and has a concession at Time Out Market Dubai added: “When you have your sandwich up there, that’s us… We went from our backyard to the entire planet. “We have no stars but no-one in the city has more stripes.” A post shared by Hattem Mattar | حاتم مطر (@hattemmattar) he wrote: “Thank you to the people that didn’t believe We made them come true right in front of you Mattar’s meats captured people’s attention and his stands soon had queues wherever they appeared Home » News » Biggest stories of the week: BonBird expansion A week is a long time in the Middle East’s F&B industry and the past seven days have seen many a big story Here we run down the top can’t-miss stories from the week just gone The transaction took just over one year to complete but currently stands as one of the largest development schedules to be signed globally by franchise consultancy Presman & Colard “That’s a testament to the brand’s extraordinary growth potential.” Gen Z is stepping into the F&B industry with a different playbook They aren’t following outdated notions of fine dining or hospitality and a strong digital presence can make or break a restaurant.This shift isn’t theoretical but is actually playing out in real time Restaurants are rethinking how they design spaces Following Caterer’s dive into how Gen Z is reshaping fine dining we now hear from the industry’s next-gen professionals – the Gen Z talent working inside the F&B industry – to understand how these shifts are playing out and what the future looks like from those driving it forward combining Italian-American cuisine with live musical performances Dubai’s Hattem Mattar is flying high after securing a deal to provide Emirates Airline with his smoked and barbecued meats Mattar will provide the meats in Emirates’ first and business class areas thanks to a partnership with Emirates Flight Catering.The entrepreneur and pitmaster announced the deal on his Instagram page racking up hundreds of likes and comments along the way He wrote: “This is our biggest news in 10 years Remember when we said Mattar was going to go global?” how he balances ambition with authenticity and why staying passionate is the only way to thrive in the cutthroat F&B industry has committed to investing in infrastructure with the goal to make premium coffee more accessible to businesses and consumers A Minot husband and wife previously arrested for alleged child sex crimes are now facing similar charges against vulnerable adults were each charged Thursday with two counts of gross sexual imposition sexual contact where the victim is unaware The offense carries a punishment of up to 20 years in prison Amber Hattem was also charged with one count of indecent exposure The latest charges were announced Thursday in a statement by North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley's office Charges were filed after alleged incidents at an adult facility in Minot between April and December 2024 Amber Hattem was reportedly employed as a certified nurse assistant at Minot Health and Rehab Her role allowed her to make contact with patients Authorities allege she made sexual contact with two patients who were unaware of the offense due to severe cognitive defects She is also accused of exposing herself in a sexually explicit video while on duty inside a patient's room Dalton Hattem reportedly encouraged his wife to perform and record the sexual acts which she reportedly did and then sent videos of the acts to him A review of images and videos from the couple's cellphones showed numerous sexually explicit scenes of Amber exposing herself inside identifiable sections within Minot Health and Rehab Several of those images and videos included identifiable patients in the background who were reportedly unaware the incidents were taking place Amber Hattem allegedly admitted to making the recordings at the urging of her husband Dalton for his sexual gratification The Hattems were booked into the Ward County Jail on Dec 12 after they were charged in cases alleging they promoted or directed obscene sexual performances by minors and possessed sexually inappropriate images or videos of minors Those charges each carry up to 20 years and five years in prison Dalton Hattem is also being held in connection with a pending federal case according to information from the Ward County Jail Details regarding that matter are currently unavailable The December arrest came after an investigation that reportedly began after state Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding alleged child sexual abuse materials The cyber-tip included information that files were being transmitted using the KIK app KIK provided investigators with information on the email addresses and electronic data of users linked to suspected child sexual abuse materials These addresses and devices were registered to Dalton and Amber Hattem Additional evidence came from cyber-tips from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Investigation leading investigators to the Hattem residence in Minot BCI agents reviewed more than two dozen files reportedly containing child sexual abuse material allegedly linked to devices owned by the Hattems Minot police and Homeland Security Investigations personnel Both Amber and Dalton Hattem were present during the search Dalton reportedly denied having anything to do with the child sexual abuse material telling investigators his electronic devices had been hacked He also reportedly told law enforcement he had previously been "raided" when the couple lived in Fort Worth He also reportedly stated he had never possessed child sexual abuse material or used the KIK app Amber reportedly admitted to communicating on the KIK app and trading the child sexual abuse material but allegedly only for the purposes of satisfying her husband She also admitted to working at Minot Health and Rehab investigators seized all of the couple's electronic devices for further analysis and both were taken into custody Both are in custody on $500,000 bonds each Preliminary hearings are scheduled for May 2 Reach Brad Nygaard at 701-250-8260 or Brad.Nygaard@bismarcktribune.com Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email Email notifications are only sent once a day Former North Dakota Republican state lawmaker and insurance commissioner Jim Poolman has issued a statement distancing himself from former sta… A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish the owners of the b… A Killdeer man accused of dealing drugs while illegally possessing seven firearms and a silencer is in custody in Bismarck FBI data from local police departments show that only seven percent of human trafficking offenses led to arrests from 2021 to 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on July 31 She was educated at the University of London and the Royal Academy of Dance After dancing throughout Europe with the International Ballet Company she was hired as a dancer and choreographer by BBC TV Her highlight was being in the Royal Command Performance in 1960 She was a flight attendant for Pan American Airways including trips to Vietnam under fire during the war she founded the Marin Academy for Belvedere-Tiburon Recreation and later became a successful Realtor specializing in properties located in Southern Marin for over 30 years and retired after selling the Moffitt Mansion in Belvedere She also worked on the beautification of Blackie’s Pasture and co-founded the flower basket project in downtown Tiburon Adam and Ross and granddaughter Samantha Carter Step-children include Sara and Glenn Hattem The Ark, twice named the nation's best small community weekly accountability journalism with a mission to increase civic engagement and participation by providing the knowledge 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D, Tiburon, CA 94920  |  415-435-2652  |  Privacy Policy  |  Designed by Kevin Hessel Image credit: Equestrian Statue of King George III, Bowling Green, New York City by Charles M In his book, Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution (Yale University Press Hattem discusses the creation of an American historical memory that started at the founding of the nation His book traces the shifting narratives that would become “American history” and how that history was created during the revolutionary period As he explains in an interview with Max Pierce the way that we think and talk about the past has a large effect on what we think and do in the present—in reshaping and reimagining the past Max Pierce [MP]: Can you tell me how you chose the topic of your book?  So I took a mental note: it’s one of those things that you notice and then it just floats in the back of your mind for a long time.  when I got to the point of needing to find a dissertation topic but also because there really wasn’t a lot of early American scholarship on memory Finding a topic that there hasn’t been a lot done on is not always an easy thing to do in any American history field.  that the dissertation would look at what I had found in the 1750s in New York City: how did English or British historical memory translate into a colonial society it’s always perpetually subject to change depending on what is in the sources I found some really interesting sources that forced me to expand the chronological scope of the project into the Revolutionary period.  MP: When you discovered new sources that changed the direction [of the project] how did you decide what you wanted to include MDH: I struggled with that. The main source that changed the project was at the New York Historical Society. I was looking at the John Jay papers and I saw a manuscript in the catalog entitled “The History of the American Revolution.”  I knew that John Jay hadn’t written a history of the revolution. Then, I saw that there was a notation on the cover that said, “Found among the papers of Governor William Livingston.” Livingston became the governor of New Jersey in 1776 and was originally from New York and a big part of those King’s College debates I also knew that he didn’t write a history of the revolution either but the most important history of the Revolution to be published in the early national period I did some more research in Ramsay’s papers and found some letters where he talked about sending out the first six chapters of his manuscript to various people The manuscript had sat in the New York Historical Society for 150 years without having been properly identified and authenticated It was a really neat find just from an antiquarian perspective but [that] its real value was that it really changed my thinking about the chronology of the project MDH: When I compared the manuscript to the final published version it was largely the same except for the first chapter which in the draft gave an outline of seventeenth century English history much like the stuff that I had seen from the 1750s most of that was taken out and replaced with individual more expanded histories of the settlement of the individual colonies.  stop thinking that the British past was their history And how did they come to replace it with what we now call “American history” That question then became the project’s overarching framework: reckoning with the creation of “American history.” One of the things I found shocking was how similar the narrative of what they came up with in the decade or two after the Revolution was to what I learned in high school back in the early nineties And it was created by specific people in specific places who made very specific choices about what would originally be included in American history They made hugely consequential decisions that then shaped how generations of Americans would understand American history.  MP: A lot of your work has to do with historical memory and the creation of historical memory but some of our readers might not know exactly what you mean by that.  historical memory is a narrative about a specific event in the past that conveys a specific meaning to a specific audience There’s a way to talk about the history of the American Revolution as though it was all about these high-minded ideals There’s another way to talk about it that doesn’t take [those] ideas into account at all and focuses on the experiences of people who have traditionally been left out of those kinds of popular narratives Neither of those stories is necessarily wrong historical memory reinforces previously held beliefs It’s a way to make the past useful in the present by how you shape the narrative and the meanings that you want people to take from that narrative MP: But I think a lot of people think that history is just one thing: that there’s a story that’s simply true MDH: I have a line in the book where I say that memory lives in the shadow cast by history everything that’s happened in the past It’s everything that’s come before But when historians try to recover the past there’s a process of selection that goes on Because you can’t include everything.  to try to recover something concrete from this mass of ambiguity And the past is ambiguous until historians make some sense of it there’s a lot of room in that shadow for memory to do its work.  Part of the reason the past is malleable is because there are many ways that you can tell [it] each [history] could look like an entirely different event That’s where you start to hear people talk about revisionist history especially when conservatives use that term.  The way my book tries to address that kind of thinking is to show that the Revolutionary generation that many conservatives idolize were the biggest historical revisionists out there They totally discarded a history that they had believed was their own for hundreds of years and said we’re going to throw that out and make it up as we go along.” One of the broad points of the book is that historical revisionism was a fundamental part of the process of the Revolution and its cultural process is that every generation of Americans has defined the Revolution to suit their ideologies The specific narrative that many Americans the way they learned it was that this was always the case: “This is how Americans have always thought about the Revolution,” when in reality The idea that people have never thought about the revolution differently is not intuitive for most readers Part of that is because the memory of the Revolution was part of Cold War propaganda—and think about how effective Cold War propaganda was Some of it outlasted communism and the Cold War itself It’s a reminder of how powerful historical memory can be Historical memory is almost analogous to religion Part of the intention of Sunday school is to instill the values and narratives of faith into the child because the earlier they internalize those things the less likely they will be to question them later on in life.  MP: How have changes that we’ve seen in recent years affected your work or how you view your work as a historian MDH: When I started my dissertation research in 2013 or 2014 I didn’t choose the topic for its relevance But by the time the book came out in November 2020 and revolution were all over the headlines.  I felt like most historians: I wasn’t pleased with how history was being used in the public sphere When I would see people saying wrong things or making what I thought were wrong interpretations of the Revolution I really don’t feel like that anymore Part of the reason is that I’ve come to realize not just how common political uses of historical memory are but how common they have been throughout American history or a political agenda is fundamental to American political culture and has been since 1800.  The other thing that softened my indignation was that a lot of what I would get upset about was almost always about an interpretation rather than a factual error “The Declaration was signed in 1777,” then somebody needs to correct that because it’s a factual error But trying to make sense of the past in light of the present is such an important part of American political culture [and] it isn’t necessarily the historian’s place to try to dictate what meanings people should take from the past.  here’s my interpretation of the coming of the American revolution.” It’s another thing to say “This is the only possible correct interpretation.” And no historian should think that because historiography moves so fast—books that were written 30–40 years ago are not read anymore and they’re superseded My book won’t be read in 20 years or 30 years So there’s no real cause for any kind of certainty in your historical interpretation.  But what is the meaning that people are supposed to take from a certain interpretation of the Revolution I increasingly think that it’s not my place as a historian to tell people “This is the meaning of the American Revolution,” or “This is the meaning of whatever part of American history.” That’s for them to decide as citizens of the United States People are going to come up with meanings that I don’t agree with or that I think might be wrong but there’s lots of room for persuasion there and we should approach that with a bit of humility MP: What do you want your readers to come away with after reading Past and Prologue I want people to realize that the past is subjective We turn the past into history by interpreting and attaching meaning to it I want people to realize that this process of rethinking the past—what the past means—is a fundamental part of our political culture and has been since the founding of the nation Once you realize that American history was then it should be easier to come to grips with the idea that how we think about the past changes over time and is different for different people And there’s nothing wrong with that.  Because you recall the history of the last time that you did laundry That’s not meant to downplay the importance of expertise or of specialization Just because everybody is a historian or everybody comes up with their own meanings doesn’t mean that they’re all equally valid but it still has its place and value because the past is an important part of how we try to make sense out of the present.  Max Pierce is a recent Historical Studies graduate from The New School for Social Research Hattem is a historian of early America and the Associate Director of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.  Historian of early America & Associate Director One bit of dissent: When Hattem says “My book won’t be read in 20 years or 30 years,” he overlooks the likelihood that someone will be reevaluating the reevaluations of American historical identity in the 2020s.” He should have been asked his opinion on The 1619 Project.” Harper's Bazaar Arabia As a single father, chef Hattem Mattar’s ideas and dreams on parenthood might not align to that of his own upbringing, but he’s determined his girls make life-long memories to cherish “No matter what question I ask myself getting up in the morning, the answer is always, somehow, ‘For my family’. Growing up I had the quintessential third culture upbringing – strong Egyptian roots. My parents were very present in our lives. It was an inquisitive Islamic upbringing that had us reading all the time, and saw us embark on adventures in every part of the world you could think of. My mum was the heart of the entire family, aunts and uncles and grandparents included. My father was the sage for the same people. We had the best of both worlds – emotion and intelligence, in that order. A post shared by Hattem Mattar | حاتم مطر (@hattemmattar) I had both girls before I was 30. So now, a few days away from 40, I have two young adults to hang with. That’s such a great feeling. We are father and daughter when there is discipline that needs to be addressed, otherwise we are friends. We are colleagues in the kitchen, coaches and students in the sports we play. It gives us the capability to always communicate. We always have a chance to be there for each other. A post shared by Hattem Mattar | حاتم مطر (@hattemmattar) The time I have with the girls is piecemeal. It hurts to miss out on things like school mornings together and dinner together consistently. But we make the most of our time. Because the time isn’t what a ‘normal’ household would be. You have to balance being a disciplinarian with knowing that you don’t want to spend the limited resources doing this instead of being there for them. It’s so important to make memories together, naturally and all the time. The obscure things we remember as adults from our childhood are things our parents never thought we’d remember. So I try to make as many of those memories positive and happy. They will be better for it, as will I as a father. I’m just so proud of my girls, of their characters and how they carry themselves with such grace and confidence. They are wise beyond their years. My hope for them is that they grow up to be happy. I hope they find their sense of satisfaction early and run with it, making the world a better place.” A post shared by Hattem Mattar | حاتم مطر (@hattemmattar) From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s October 2022 issue art & more delivered directly to your inbox The most controversial coaching vacancy in Section 1 athletics was officially filled Monday when Marc Hattem was approved by the Somers Board of Education to become the Tuskers' new girls basketball head coach because I don't know much (about Somers)," Hattem who spent the past two seasons as Ardsley's head varsity girls coach so between that and having a strong athletic community to work in who was let go by the school in April despite leading the Tuskers to their best season in program history (19-3) and winning her second league coach of the year honor in three seasons and at the end of the day it's about the students' success," Hattem said it's my job as a coach and as an educator is to make sure these student-athletes have the best possible experience." Related: Kristi Dini out as Somers girls basketball head coachColumn: Something stinks in Somers It will not be the first time Hattem takes over after the questionable departure of his predecessor Michael Pollio left the Ardsley program three games into the season in 2014 The Panthers won their first 18 games under Hattem whose only loss his first year came in a nail-biter to Irvington in the Section 1 Class B final at the Westchester County Center and I kind of had to jump in," Hattem said of his first year at Ardsley "It's nice to be able to sit back and plan a little bit." Related: Michael Pollio resigns as Ardsley girls basketball coachRelated: Irvington back on top in Class B with thrilling win Josh Thomson of The Journal News/lohud broke the news Wednesday morning that Hattem was set to be the next Somers varsity girls basketball head coach Tuskers athletic director Roman Catalino confirmed the news Wednesday afternoon but did not wish to comment until the hire was official who was beloved by Ardsley in his short time as head coach received an early support from the Somers community once news started to spread Recently appointed Ardsley athletic director Mike Ramponi who coached the Nyack girls basketball team before leaving told The Journal News/lohud he will not pursue Hattem's former post Twitter: @Zacchio_LoHud, @LoHudGirlsHoops Started by Lebanese immigrant Deeb Hattem in 1910 Hattem’s was a fixture at Wealthy and Division for nearly 60 years The restaurant began as a convenience shop that sold cigars it secured one of the first liquor licenses after Prohibition ended and shifted into a full-scale restaurant and cocktail lounge Hattem’s was frequented by Heritage Hill families for Sunday dinner and visited by celebrities the eatery debuted a new Hammond organ that “was a hit and we were the first restaurant in the area to have air conditioning joined in managing the restaurant after returning from serving during World War II Maxine attended the New England Conservatory of Music formed her own all-girl ensemble and recorded an album Maxine played the organ at Hattem’s regularly she continued to be a fixture in the local scene playing weekly at other restaurants with a loyal following This story can be found in the March/April 2022 issue of Grand Rapids Magazine. To get more stories like this delivered to your mailbox, subscribe here (Originally published in Stanford News on June 25 The Supreme Court’s ruling last week that federal law protects gay and transgender workers from discrimination was facilitated by law students working in the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – the statute that bars discrimination in the workplace based on sex – protects gay and transgender workers The ruling was a major victory for the LGBTQ community as well as some Stanford law students graduating this year “We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome,” said Connie Wang Wang is one of the Stanford law students who participated in the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic last year Under the direction of Stanford Law School faculty members students in the clinic work on Supreme Court cases representing parties and serving as advisers The case they worked on was Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which combined three cases, including one involving Donald Zarda, a New York skydiving instructor who was fired after telling a customer he was gay. Zarda’s legal team included students in the clinic, and the clinic’s co-director, law Professor Pamela Karlan who argued the case before the Supreme Court last October “There are only so many cases that go up to the Supreme Court each year,” Wang said “So we’re lucky that the court chose to hear this one.” assisting Karlan in researching and developing legal arguments The case had already been heavily debated in lower courts so their work focused on how best to frame and add to the existing arguments One of their main arguments focused on Title VII’s use of the word “sex” and whether a person fired for sexual orientation is discriminated against because of sex. In an article published last November in Stanford Lawyer the students explain that firing an employee for being gay is “If a man is fired for being attracted to men where a woman attracted to men would not be that is discrimination on the basis of sex both show up to work on Monday and tell their boss that they married Bill the day before and the employer congratulates Joanne but fires Joseph that employer has clearly discriminated against Joseph because of his sex.” the justices ruled that the protections outlined in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extend to gay and transgender workers In the days since the Supreme Court announced its decision many have lauded it as a victory for LGBTQ workers’ rights and the plaintiffs in the case “I’m relieved that the gay and trans employees at the heart of these cases ‘won,’” said A.D a trans student at Stanford Law School who previously served as president of OutLaw and is now the organization’s Trans & Nonbinary Outreach Chair But Lewis explained that while the court’s decision is a step in the right direction there remains much work to be done to achieve full protections for marginalized workers He noted that many people remain unprotected because of inherent and court-created limits of anti-discrimination laws workers aren’t even covered by the decision,” he said “More and more workers can’t access courts to vindicate their rights because the Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act permits employers to require workers to sign away their rights under Title VII through mandatory arbitration clauses.” Karlan noted the importance of this decision for so many people “I’ve gotten emails from young people who are gay who now realize the importance of this – that they can aspire to fair employment practices And that just means a huge amount to me – that this is a case that touches real people’s lives in real ways,” she said Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law Read the student perspective for Stanford Lawyer Magazine Media Relations Office of Communications and PR 650 723.2232media@law.stanford.edu Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The festive evening celebrated Pratt alumni Kenneth Cobonpue The evening opened with a lively performance by the Brooklyn United Music and Arts Marching Band and Dance Team Pratt President Frances Bronet highlighted the importance of creativity and the role of education in addressing global challenges while celebrating the achievements and contributions of Pratt’s alumni “Our role as academics is to support our students intellectually “They will build lives of responsible creativity and positive impact.” Board of Trustees Chair Gary Hattem followed President Bronet to announce fifth-year architecture student Catherine Chattergoon ’24 as the 2023 Legends Student Speaker from childhood dreams of being an architect to attending Pratt facing adversity with support from what she called an “incredible community.” “My time here not only allowed me to realize my own dreams but also taught me the power of advocacy and the transformative impact of design,” Chattergoon remarked Pratt is more than a school; it’s a collective force that believes in the power of creativity to drive just and equitable change we have the strength to design a better world into existence The event featured a call to action led by Charlotte Van Dercook vice president and specialist in contemporary art at Sotheby’s The audience actively engaged in the call to support the upcoming generation of creative leaders The award ceremony began with Patti Carpenter presenting the 2023 Legend Award to alumnus and accomplished furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue “This award is a tribute to the foundation Pratt provided me and the collaborative efforts of a dedicated community It honors not just my journey but also the contributions of Pratt graduates and my mother’s inspiration,” said Cobonpue is dedicated to Southeast Asian designers seeking recognition and the craftsmen who bring my designs to life May our commitment to our craft reflect in the impact we make.” School of Architecture Dean Quilian Riano presented the 2023 Legend Award to Edward Mazria but he spoke to the crowd via video message “My uncle Edward Mazria’s journey to sustainable design started serendipitously leading to the groundbreaking Passive Solar Energy Book which sold over a million copies worldwide,” Mazria Katz shared we celebrate his commitment to addressing the global climate crisis—a testament to Pratt’s transformative impact on shaping individuals dedicated to a better associate director of museum scholarship at the National Museum of the American Indian presented the 2023 Legend Award to painter and alumna Kay WalkingStick from her early days as a painter to her transformative experiences at Pratt her significant contributions to abstract art and her continuous reinvention as an artist exploring Indigenous themes WalkingStick referred to her journey to graduate school at Pratt as a wonderful and enlightening experience “Pratt opened doors for me that would not have been opened otherwise I would never have taught at Cornell if I didn’t have this degree,” she shared and it was primarily artistic; it was about making art I had a really good education and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Each honoree was presented with a Legend Award designed by Jessica Yan Chen and fabricated under the mentorship of Dana D’Amico adjunct associate professor of industrial design A short video illustrating her design process was shared at the event.  President Bronet closed out the evening’s festivities with a message of gratitude and congratulations “You all embody the values that we seek to instill and foster in our students and your careers and work are truly inspirational,” she said “Your generosity and capacities are extraordinary We hope that you will carry the honor of being a Pratt Legend This feature is only available for paying subscribers You can continue reading without saving your preference Already a subscriber? 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Egyptian restaurant Hadoota Masreya It’s the crossover we never knew we needed Egyptians (and Egyptian food-lovers) all over the city are in for a real treat. This Eid Al Adha, Arab pitmaster Hattem Mattar has collaborated with the chefs at Hadoota Masreya to launch a special Eid menu that perfectly marries traditional Egyptian dishes like molokheya, fatta and feteer with Mattar’s third culture barbecue style. The result? An Eid feast of pretty epic proportions. Kicking off on the first day of Eid, Sunday June 16 and running for three days only, diners can head to Hadoota Masreya on Sheikh Zayed Road to try the limited-edition menu. A post shared by Hadoota Masreya حدوتة مصرية (@hadootamasreya) For a taste of one of Egypt’s most iconic dishes molokheya gets a smokey upgrade and is paired with a golden brown oak smoked chicken is served with a smoked lamb shank on a bed of mama’s homemade fatta rice and zingy red sauce A quintessential festive plate that bursts with bold flavours and a bunch of different textures Buttery and flaky pastry is filled with 18-hour brisket before being topped with salty roumi cheese for a real taste of home You might also like: Where to eat the best Middle Eastern food in Dubai Hadoota Masreya opened its doors 13 years ago in Dubai to give Egyptian expats in the city a place that feels like home It’s popular for its classic dishes and friendly service you can get your hands on a massive breakfast tray that comfortably feeds three for Dhs99 So whether you’ve eaten Egyptian food your whole life the Mattar x Hadoota collab is one you really wouldn’t want to miss New restaurants in Dubai that you need to visit right nowFrom casual eats to fine dining there’s bound to be a new venue you’ll want to try These are Dubai’s best restaurants: 85 incredible places to dine in 2024All the winners of the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2024 25 of the best restaurants in DIFC: Reservations you have to make nowTried tested and highly rated restaurants to try in Dubai’s financial district Esquire Middle East – The Region’s Best Men’s Magazine Home | Food | Hattem Mattar became the Arab world’s king of barbecue to find a way back to himself From fire comes life—Esquire Middle East visits the Middle East’s first pitmaster at the Mattar Farm in Dubai Hattem Mattar was a child growing up in Egypt when he learned an important lesson: food and fire bring people together a master home cook who never got a title as fancy as ‘pitmaster’ attached to her name but probably deserved one Every summer she would fire up the kind of feast that people come from far and wide to get a taste of even people on her husband’s side of the family would come to Mattar’s mother for advice soaking up her every technique—traditional Egyptian food that would “bring the Egyptian truth,” as Mattar puts it and see the joy on people’s faces—friends and enemies bending to the will of a great meal as he sat at home alone with his two daughters after his marriage had fallen apart and his career in security seemed to be sputtering with it Mattar turned to food to find a way back to joy “Barbecue has the magnetism of both food and fire I’m going to tell you this—I pushed for Mattar Farm to become what it is during my divorce It was the satisfaction of people giving me a hug because I made them a great sandwich that was the little hit of dopamine and comfort that I  needed over the two years I was getting divorced,” says Mattar Before Hattem Mattar became the Arab world’s greatest pitmaster, before he was picked to represent the UAE at the country’s embassy in the United States, before his delectable, authentic-yet-unique ‘third-culture’ brisket sandwiches had crowds in the hundreds lining up for hours at every weekend pop-up that the Mattar Farm set up around Dubai Mattar’s biggest accomplishment was to not let the people telling him he was a failure seep too far into his psyche And if enough people tell you that—hundreds of people that were supposed to be your crew telling you that you’re not going to be sh*t—it’s hard to hear,” says Mattar Mattar woke up every morning and said to himself I have an adamantium skeleton,” again and again with each journal having a name to reflect his current state of mind his journal was titled ‘adamantium heart’—the fictional metal of the X-Men universe that can never be broken And Mattar turned to the same thing he did when he missed his mother back at university in Windsor and marvelled at the ability for the food he made to bring people closer blood and toil is demanded of the work that took Mattar years of trial and error to perfect His shelves are lined with every book ever written on the subject and Mattar devoured them with the same appetite as he did the food failing more often than succeeding to recreate the years of wisdom others gained in the smoky pits of Texas before finally creating something he was proud of Let’s cut to the happy ending for a minute—the Mattar Farm is not just a brand name has planted his spirit and watched it bloom Esquire Middle East went to visit it in February and Mattar’s boundless energy reverberated off of every surface—a patch of heaven full of goats of still-growing vegetables that Mattar plucks from the earth so you can taste how they are supposed to taste Mattar welcomed us with open arms on the condition that we bring along with us a healthy appetite over one fire was a prime rib—that was for his family’s dinner—and over another was one of his latest projects It’s hard to imbue the words ‘chicken wings’ with mic-drop energy or make it feel as if there is a herculean effort involved that requires an encyclopaedic knowledge to execute properly Mattar burns only oak—which he has to source from woods in Romania Sometimes his wood guy runs out of the right wood ‘I know where you live!’ That changes the flavour of the brisket completely It changes the flavour of everything!” said Mattar who now has stockpiles of oak around his farm If you put a piece of wood on there and mid-burn the smoke changes colour you’ll taste the contamination in the food You’re constantly having to make sure,” said Mattar and most of the food Mattar makes takes days even though smoking them is by far the slowest option His are crispy and juicy because during the smoking process I responded with an exclamation not fit for print Mattar then brought out some jerky he’s been working on with the aim of selling them at petrol stations around the country That response causes Mattar to furrow his brow “That’s not what I like to hear… Alright I guess we’ll keep working at it,” says Mattar after Mattar finally reached a point where he felt he’d perfected the art of the smoke the same place he tried the brisket sandwich that changed his life to put himself to the real test—an apprenticeship with a true Texas pitmaster Mattar was nervous—this wasn’t in cosmopolitan Houston a place where the double-duty Ford F-350s had stickers on the back that said we have our own guns.’ Mattar was suddenly extremely aware of his non-whiteness as an Arab guy from the other side of the world He didn’t know if the only smoke he’d smell would be from the end of a gun barrel what his mother taught him—food and fire bring people together “I was introduced to a man named Carter Jennings from four o’clock in the morning until nightfall with the smell of smoke in so deep you couldn’t wash it out Bracewell and company took Mattar out to their secret spot on the Colorado River I asked them to tell me about where they grew up making sure to spend a week with them each trip Some days they would paddle the Guadalupe River there was still a hole in his life he was still fighting to fill The part of him that was ‘husband’ filled so much of his mind and heart that he ramped up the number of events that Mattar Farm appeared at just to see the same familiar faces return to eat his food it’s that I remember every single person that comes to eat my food Even before his divorce, Mattar was the type of guy whose ‘love language’ was ‘words of affirmation’—a need he now knows the terms for and is able to articulate. In previous incarnations of himself, he was an undefeated professional fighter who fought on the undercard with George St. Pierre, regarded as one of the greatest of all MMA fighters with records at his university that stood until 2010 so I was always chasing that,” said Mattar Mattar Farm fills that need like nothing ever has before I’m proud of you.’ It makes it easier to sleep.” he’s even been able to reconcile with some of the people who told him he’d never amount to anything including an old boss at a major security company who once fired him on his birthday when he was at his lowest point eight years ago That manager knew that he had the uncanny ability to connect with people that that power wasn’t being channelled into something productive ‘I’m letting you go just because your attitude reflects on your peers and your peers look up to you it’s a detriment to follow you because of how you’re behaving Mattar has since retired his ‘Adamantium Heart’ journal and for the last four years has written in one with a different title—Kintsugi the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold making them stronger and more beautiful for having been broken The gold that’s filled his cracks are the barbecue and the joy it’s brought both him and everyone who’s tried it and he’s stronger than he ever was without it and the space he’s built for himself and his family I don’t have to lecture them about gratitude because they saw how long it took to make each egg The lesson is right in their hands,” said Mattar “I will say with extreme humility and gratitude When they think of the best brands to represent Dubai and become the person that deep down he knew—and at some points maybe just hoped—he could become Esquire now has a newsletter – sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox Subscribe to our newsletter now and you will be we’ll give you Esquire’s A-to-Z of Men’s Fashion for FREE Maybe later, thanks Founded by Dylan Hattem, chief executive officer of DS Projects This T-Shirt has not only raised over $100,000 for restaurants and eateries nationwide but it also built a tight-knit community of food lovers and makers from Harlem to Hawaii The campaign officially started five weeks ago when Hattem and Aaron along with Samah Dada and Celine Yousefzadeh began partnering with Manhattan and Brooklyn-based restaurants to create a simple product with a big payoff: a white cotton tee Keeping in mind that employees were already under a lot of pressure Hattem and Aaron structured the campaign to require the least additional efforts from each individual restaurant to make the most possible money for all This T-Shirt pools all of the money and equally distributes the profits across all the partner restaurants a method that encourages community instead of competition “With all of the shared challenges that everyone is experiencing virtual togetherness and support are so important,” Aaron explained the duo found a safely operating factory to print the tees and secured enough partners to launch their first collection which included brunch go-tos like Good Thanks For art direction, Josh Greenstein took the lead on the initiative's call to action aesthetic. The campaign’s eye-catching and empathetic slogan, “Bought This T-Shirt And Stayed The F*** Home,” has even garnered the attention and following of foodie models like Meghan Roche and Karlie Kloss “We wanted to do something that was unfiltered something that was just relatable,” Hattem mused are just some of the partners featured in Drop 2 every collection is inspired by what’s happening in the world around us,” Krost explained of the synergy between his brand and This T-Shirt Krost conceptualized his namesake streetwear brand in response to the March for Our Lives demonstration by making a point to stitch awareness and design together under the brand’s unifying message “Support Your Friends.” “We wanted the designs to highlight the importance of social distancing while also giving a glimpse of hope for the future,” Krost explained All profits from sales of these items will be donated to the restaurant fund for Drop 2 and the Food Bank of New York Even though Krost is currently cooped up with his family outside of the city he is feeling closer to his community than ever before the brand is hosting biweekly virtual brainstorming sessions to connect with their followers The intimate 40-minute open discussions cover a range of topics from mental health to business marketing giving Krost the opportunity to react to feedback and The online edit includes reworked t-shirts and sweatshirts that feature eateries and cities located across the country and 10 percent of each item sold went directly to This T-Shirt's fund with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting the Drop 2 restaurant partners you’re supporting our small retail business as well as hospitality businesses which is a win-win for people who are able to spend money but don’t want to have to choose just one of the many important causes right now,” Samantha explained Not only did this special collaboration marry foodies and eco-conscious fashion lovers but it also served as a new way to drive digital vintage shopping while The Vintage Twin’s stores are closed most of the vintage retail industry relies solely on brick-and-mortar,” she explained those businesses don’t have any income right now and we have to hope that they’ll be able to re-open when this is over.” "We know this time isn't easy for anyone but your contribution and desire to help is truly humbling." by | Mar 22 BELGIUM – On the morning of March 22 Belgium suffered twin terror attacks on Brussels’ international airport and a city metro station At least 34 people are confirmed dead with more than 230 injured as of this report The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack “We are devastated by this news,” said President Gijsbertus van Hattem of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium (ELKB – Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in België) who had been scheduled to fly from the airport later the same day “But we take comfort in the peace of Christ—a peace which passes all understanding we have the suffering and risen Lord with us.” President van Hattem is encouraging Christians across the globe to lift up the situation in prayer “We ask our friends around the world to keep Belgium in prayer in these days,” he said “Pray especially for those who are mourning the loss of loved ones and those tasked with investigating this dreadful incident and protecting citizens.” “And keep not only us in prayer,” he continued “Pray for all those suffering in the midst of civil unrest and terrorism—in Europe but especially also in the Middle East and Africa May God grant comfort to the sorrowing and peace to the persecuted And may the Gospel of Jesus Christ be good news to a world in great conflict.” The ELKB is a member church of the International Lutheran Council a global association of confessional Lutheran church bodies ——————– Home | Brief | The first Arab ‘pitmaster’ Hattem Mattar is using fire to ignite his future He is that guy who is the life of the party He’s the guy who rides a Ducati; who knows Jiu Jitsu; who has jumped out of a plane more times than you’ve had hot dinners But he’s also the guy who will make you dinner—and insist that you bring your family and will toil away to make sure that everyone has everything they need He’s the first guy to put his arm around your shoulder when he sees that something is wrong He’s the guy whose presence lifts the room when he walks in He’s the most interesting person in the room but in some way are glad that you’re not because all that seems a lot to carry on one person’s shoulders The Farm House is buzzing The recently launched al fresco restaurant in Dubai’s Souk Madinat Jumeirah is simmering with the sound of people chatting mixed with banging old school hip-hop tunes The winter air is thick with the smell of wood-smoked meat and there is an almost visible energy swirling under the strings of festoon lights and between the picnic-style tables It’s the soft opening week of Hattem Mattar’s first permanent restaurant and it is filled with Mattar loyalists People are partly coming to show their support for the self-styled ‘first Arab Pitmaster’ and partly to chow down on some of that insanely good barbecue and brisket that has propelled his star into the public conscious (and the city’s casual dining scene) over the past couple of years That’s what I want [The Farm House] to be.” The man at the centre of it all is cock-a-hoop. Wearing his trademark orange camel leather apron (custom-made by homegrown brand Tamashee, and personally inscribed by the calligraphy of Dubai-based artist eL Seed) seamlessly flipping between eruptions of laughter and humble nods of appreciation thanking people for giving up their evening. “People come in as strangers and leave on a first-name basis,” says Mattar of his new Jumeirah-backed restaurant where all the food will be cooked on a ‘live fire’ We built a community that turned into a business—not the other way around.” And that community has shown up in force There is a bit of a ‘line in the sand’ feeling to the evening Mattar’s first foray into the restaurant business was several years ago via a pop-up in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue arts district, called The Mattar Farm The fact that there was an unprofessionally trained cook from Barsha who had dedicated hundreds of hours to painstakingly smoking meat in his back garden for the purpose of sharing his passion and appreciation for the cuisine with others in a way that was untapped in the city’s dining scene failing more often than succeeding to recreate the years of wisdom others gained in the smoky smoking pits of Texas “I’ve always been someone who is ultimately self-sufficient but also someone who is amplified when there are others around me.” Mattar only burns oak—which he has to source from woods in Romania “That changes the flavour of the brisket completely It changes the flavour of everything!” says Mattar You’re constantly having to make sure,” he says The commitment to detail is something that Mattar has built into his ethics. With the previous success of The Mattar Farm and the positive early signs of The Farm House the response from the public has been overwhelming and because of that it is something that he takes seriously The impact that food can have on people when they need it most is something that Mattar has experienced first-hand more stories about how much his barbecue is appreciated by people—some willing to cue for an hour to taste it But he also hears stories of how his food is often used as a sign of commiseration as well as celebration I had one customer who had the tough job of having to let some staff go during Covid lockdown Whenever he had to deliver some bad news he would later send that person a delivery of our brisket plate to try and cheer them up When I got those orders I would always add in a pot of ice cream on the house,” he recalls “I am quite humbled that food that I cook can have that effect on people a mouthful of brisket and some ice cream can make someone’s day better The additional free ice cream is probably a bad business move but it is the exactly the human element that he lives and dies by Look after your community and it will look after you Photography by Mazen Abusrour / Styling by Seher Khan / Produced by Jesse Vora / Location The Uncommon Sharjah / Art direction by Cate Warde / Studio management by Ines Guendouz / Fashion assistance by Cristina Burca / Photography assistance by Majd Zaben and Feras Ghanem While new players must find a way to integrate themselves into a situation where the team may have already built a strong relationship and chemistry with one another a new coach often must get a group of players they may not know — and often their parents — to buy into their philosophy and approach to the game Some coaches spend years taking their lumps Panas head coach Matt Evangelista saw his team reach the Westchester County Center — which has hosted the Section 1 girls basketball semifinals and finals championships since 2006 — this year after six seasons of mediocrity while molding the Panthers into a postseason contender Somers girls basketball head coach Marc Hattem is becoming an expert at this “The one thing I always attach with leadership is trust,” Hattem said following Somers’ Class A section final win over Eastchester last Sunday “I believe if you can build that trust — and it’s taken a long time right after the Slam Dunk (Tournament) — from there Somers sophomore Hannah Angelini and freshman Dani DiCintio both voluntarily praised Hattem in their postgame interviews after the section final When DiCintio was asked what the deciding factor was that earned Somers the win in a back-and-forth battle Hattem’s counterpart in the title game, Eastchester head coach Lindsay Farley, knows all about turning around a program from the start. Farley transformed a rebuilding Eagles program into a championship contender in just the three years she’s been at the helm The Eagles had previously never reached the County Center and last won a section title in 1991 Farley declined the school’s offer to watch game film of the team from the previous season because she wanted to get her “own thoughts about the girls without judging them on past experiences.” who coached under her maiden name of Carr before getting married this past offseason even the greatest of coaches will have difficulty finding success without the right group of players who are receptive to change Steve Loscher coached Keio to a program-record 14 wins and an appearance in the Class C section final in his first and only season with the Unicorns and they just do everything the right way,” he said last year kids that don’t get in the game don’t pout they don’t complain about playing time — they just want to be a part of some success.” Loscher took Peekskill — a highly competitive girls basketball program — to the Class A final in 2015 an all-Japanese school that never won more than 11 games in a season prior to his arrival Loscher now coaches the Ramapo boys basketball team given his position as a physical education teacher in the Ramapo Central School District Loscher, who has coached male and female teams and has coached at both the high school and collegiate levels said it was “refreshing” to see how the Keio players conducted themselves on and off the court that some of these other teams that have played since third grade have,” Loscher said last year Twitter: @Zacchio_LoHud, @LoHudGirlsHoops or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading or sign up for a new account to continue reading We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content no promotional deals were found matching that code Hattem went to be with the Lord on Tuesday It is the church next to the Country Store on Hwy 174 Iris graduated from Langdon City School as salutatorian in 1942 She was a member of the Glee Club and a cheerleader She went on to attend Hamline University-Asbury School of Nursing where she graduated with her R.N There she met a handsome young soldier named Maurice V She stayed home to take care of their four children until the youngest was 12 years old in Sept of 2005 to be closer to their family she moved in with her daughter Kathy and husband Dennis Bowman She was known by everyone by her purple or plaid tennis shoes She volunteered at The Living Well Thrift Store and raised money by participating in The Walk for Life She loved people and it showed with her sweet spirit going for walks and waving at everyone and baking to take goodies to the neighbors Dave Hattem and grandson Daniel Hattem of Cotati; daughter Kathy and Dennis Bowman of Grass Valley Iris was preceded in death by her husband Maurice of 58 years In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Living Well Medical Clinic (www.livingwellgv.org ) or The Gideons International Inc., http://www.gideons.org/ Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Home | Food | La Table: Hattem Mattar to kick off new DIFC chef-in-residence concept ‘Tis the season for the region’s best barbecue La Table has landed in DIFC’s Gate Village a new restaurant that will feature a different all-star chef in residence every three months that will bring their own menu and décor with Hattem Mattar starting off the proceedings with his trademark smokehouse goodness Mattar’s season will feature a “balmy breezy outdoorsy farmesque vibes with a splash of modern for the first décor look complete with lots of open space and light wood furnishings It is set to become the ultimate laidback street food concept of easy but flavourful food served fast in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere during the day before switching over to welcome the night,” according to the official description it is a perfect location for the after-work happy hour to wind down in the middle of DIFC and literally “come as you are” to enjoy a delicious and fairly priced food and drinks menu including cocktails Ok wait, if you need one, read this: And then, after you’ve read that three (3) times, read this: Well then you surely learned that the world’s first Arab Pitmaster will bring the briskety goods and then some  “To be chosen as the first chef to launch a concept that is the first of its kind in the region and globally is a great honour La Table is very interesting to me; to get people in DIFC that are in very high pressure corporate environments to come take a load off come hang out in our backyard; let’s be friends and be really great at what you do because you felt taken care of for lunch or for dinner or you’ve had a really hard day at work and now La Table is a place for you We want people to come here and feel happy La Table De Mattar’s menu will include his most sought-after Sandwiches such as the Brisket and the Brisket Grilled Cheese to the Pastrami On Rye and the Pastrami Rueben and Tri Tip Sandwiches Find more here Co-op Dungeons & Dragons hack-and-slash series Dark Alliance is making a comeback will be released next autumn for PC and consoles developed by Tuque Games and Wizards of the Coast Back to Dark Alliance: it will be a spiritual successor, not a direct successor, to the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games from the PlayStation 2 and Xbox era "It's a new story," Tuque studio head Jeff Hattem told me in an interview It's been so long since the original Dark Alliance and Dark Alliance 2 - it's generations ago console generations - we felt it wouldn't do that- those two games are really good in their own right and we're putting our own spin on things "We felt like this is a new beginning for the franchise." The new beginning means moving away from the Baldur's Gate setting and into Icewind Dale but the story will continue to center around Drizzt Do'Urden and RA Salvatore's stories a new beginning means moving from top-down gameplay to third-person "We wanted to bring in the camera to have a more intimate visceral experience with the harshness of Icewind Dale," Hattem said Co-op will still be fundamental to the experience Four people will be able to play through the entire story We know the playable characters are Drizzt Do'Urden The teaser video (embedded) reminds me of Warhammer: Vermintide another four-player action RPG but a first-person game But Hattem said: "Our game is its own thing Definitely there's the co-op aspects of Vermintide that are similar Our game plays completely differently to Vermintide since theirs is first-person and ours is third-person [...] Our game is more group-focused." He wouldn't elaborate how Hattem wouldn't specify which consoles Dark Alliance is in development for but bear in mind an autumn 2020 release date puts the game in next-gen Hattem couldn't talk about the possibility of cross-platform play but did say Dark Alliance will not be a free-to-play game "We don't know the pricing just yet but it's not a free-to-play game," he said Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance was basically Baldur's Gate for console and therefore sped up and more action packed The original was developed by Snowblind with help from publisher Black Isle A planned third game fell apart when Black Isle was closed and Interplay went bankrupt Snowblind, however, would go on to make a spiritual successor of sorts in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it was pants. Snowblind was then merged with Monolith to create the excellent Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Not many people remember Dark Alliance these days. It's nearly 20 years old, after all. So it was some surprise when our former intern Imogen Beckhelling announced - herself not much older - she was a big Dark Alliance fan. How could this be? The answer is "her nan". Imogen shared her rather touching Dark Alliance story a couple of months ago. © 2025 Eurogamer.net a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. 18 Mansell Street Level 3, London, E1 8AA, United Kingdom. No part of this website or its content may be reproduced without the copyright owner's permission. Eurogamer is a registered trademark of Gamer Network Limited. nearly all of them refugees from South Sudan's civil war The 27-year-old South Sudanese refugee sells candy cigarettes and other small items at his shop in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement behind a stylized sign reading “Welcome to California." There are more than 1 million South Sudanese refugees living in Uganda fleeing a nearly four-year civil war that has split backers of President Salva Kiir More than one-quarter of the refugees live in Bidi Bidi it's now the world’s largest refugee camp — bigger even than the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya which has long held the title and been open since the 1990s There are no longer thousands of new refugees arriving at Bidi Bidi each day, as there were several months ago. Now, on its first birthday, the settlement is preparing for the likelihood that many of its residents will stay for years — or perhaps permanently. In the words of the United Nations’ refugee chief, these refugees are likely in for “a long-term exile.” “[If] there is peace there [in South Sudan] over the next decade it will be transformed into “a big city” with factories and shopping centers “I’m actually more optimistic than ever now,” he said “Because I see more creative ideas from the refugees themselves I see them try to engage now in livelihood programs.” The settlement’s population is already larger than most Ugandan cities rural area of bureaucratic zones and planned villages that looks There are marketplaces scattered throughout and a growing commercial area near the main entrance Baryamwesiga predicts that Bidi Bidi’s population might double or even quadruple in size “It’s possible that that place can host even a million people,” he said Uganda has been praised for its unique refugee policy allows them to travel freely and gives them a plot of land on which to build a home If not for the UN’s distinctive tarpaulin or occasional aid group signs parts of Bidi Bidi could be mistaken for neighboring Ugandan villages Uganda’s refugee system rests on a requirement that all aid groups working with refugees devote 30 percent of their projects to local Ugandans Locals benefit from the new schools and health centers and some get high paying jobs with international aid groups the policy acts as a sort of development program for Uganda’s impoverished northwest and earns goodwill abroad Uganda has accepted refugees from virtually all its neighbors Many refugees have remained for long periods of time “They have been integrated within the community,” said Naku Charles Lwanga the Uganda country director for the Real Medicine Foundation “Sometimes it is very difficult to identify who’s a refugee and who is a Ugandan.” “If the policy remains friendly the way it is the refugees after maybe 10 years [or] 20 years they’re just totally integrated," he said But money is tight. The UN has received just 29 percent of the $674 million it has requested to respond to the South Sudanese refugee crisis Locals are starting to complain that there aren’t as many jobs or facilities as they had expected Doko has seen the beginnings of Bidi Bidi’s evolution A few feet up the road there’s a primary school made from brick and mortar instead of the tents that have been used across most of the settlement have built permanent mudbrick homes to replace the temporary structures from the early months but are increasingly rare thanks to new boreholes the miles of dirt roads can wash away or flood during seasonal rains There are few opportunities for older children to attend secondary school Refugees in Bidi Bidi struggle to earn an income Many rely on rations from the UN World Food Program and some sell a portion of their rations to afford sugar The soil is too rocky and infertile for farming but unfortunately the seeds were burned by the sunshine,” said Calisto Bonju who fled from the South Sudanese town of Yei when his neighbors’ houses were burned and looted Bidi Bidi is far preferable to South Sudan who left the capital of Juba when explosive inflation caused by the war made his money worthless much of South Sudan’s southern Equatoria regions have been so ravaged by the war that there would be little left for them “There is nothing there at all,” said Ben Bero South Sudan underwent decades of conflict and destabilization under Sudan’s northern government before its independence in 2011 either as refugees or to look for opportunities in its schools and businesses was born in Uganda and lived here until he was 14 before moving to his family’s home in the South Sudanese town of Torit he’s wary of going back home just to become a refugee again in another few years because you cannot stay for 10 years and then be back here,” he said permanent city of refugees might not be acceptable to all of its Ugandan neighbors Related: Ugandans pose as refugees for food because the drought is so bad said that he was threatened by local Ugandans when he attempted to look for fertile ground to plant his crops near Bidi Bidi Disputes between the two communities have taken place over natural resources such as farmland and firewood Some locals have grown aggrieved that there aren’t as many jobs with international NGOs as they had expected But the tensions rarely boil over into overt anti-refugee sentiments People from South Sudan with education or a little money in their pocket often travel out of the refugee settlements to find work in nearby towns or even the vibrant capital but occasionally visits aunts who work in Kampala It could be another decade until the war ends Julian Hattem reported from the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in northern Uganda delivered to your inbox every weekday morning Thanks to our sponsor PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402 Chef Hattem Mattar talks us through his bespoke culinary journey and his love for well-sourced ingredients The first 30 minutes of my day in the winter are my dreams come true say a prayer and then get in the car to take my eldest daughter to school It’s a hunger (pun intended) that turned into a form of expression that turned into a calling I was interested in a dish that didn’t exist in the UAE To connect us to them and them to the region and our culture “More and more the journey has been how barbeque and live fire cuisine connect all cultures and how similar we are.” The journey has been the evolution of what we’re doing From grilling in the backyard to cooking in front of the White House as the culinary ambassador of the UAE embassy More and more the journey has been how barbeque and live fire cuisine connect all cultures and how similar we are The heart of any house is the kitchen table I’m still honing my cooking skills as we speak My mother is still my culinary idol and I don’t think there’s a better chef in the world I ask her about things she made for us kids and she’s always happy to show me the magic behind the curtain We’ve travelled the world representing the UAE Anywhere you can light a fire or put a pot We’ve had the privilege and pleasure to cook and watch some of the best in the world doing it The cool thing about barbeque is there is no trick Cooking with fire is like a Rubik’s cube that has no wrong answers The important thing is to know what is the end result you’re looking for and to be confident in the variables you’re working with to get them Low and slow for brisket is pretty well known Hot and fast for grilling is also pretty effective To be called to the list in and of itself was an experience The team and the island are the perfect example of head-to-toe hospitality and professionalism We got the freshest ingredients locally and made a menu that reflected the Arabian hospitality and simplicity of the cuisine we make It was an honour to be included with other experts craftsmen and creatives to be able to share our passion for barbeque with the guests on the island “The cool thing about barbeque is there is no trick FIYA is about the power of the element to bring people together The intensity of the fires we build every day contrasted with the tranquility of our olive grove setting outside the city It’s a collaboration between old friends and colleagues in the industry Tamer El Khayat from Pinza is the first person I did a collaboration with when we started We launched Mattar and Pinza two weeks apart in 2015 The opening of FIYA is miles further down the same road we started then It still stands for the same things which is excellent ingredients incredible service and happiness in everything we do A post shared by Hattem Mattar | حاتم مطر (@hattemmattar) Personally and professionally I would have told my younger self to do it better I already held and hold myself to a higher standard I feel like my younger self could have squeezed out a bit more excellence I don’t think I would have listened to myself anyway There isn’t anything that influences my cooking more In everything we do we are exemplifying where we are from with the polish and knowledge of where we’ve been I’m cooking at a wedding in Spain for a couple I met while travelling through Brazil It’s a year long promise that I kept when we hung out After that and for the first time in seven years I might actually decide to take some time off during the summer and not put on the apron or have my knives with me I plan on trip to California through their national parks in the wild of the west