2023-12-20 09:59:10
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2023-12-20 09:59:10
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2023-12-20 05:05:00
“We must save the Imperial! It is the most beautiful of Montreal theaters dating from the vaudeville period and the birth of cinema,” declared to Journal Dinu Bumbaru, director of policies at Héritage Montréal who has defended the heritage of the metropolis for 40 years.
Asked to comment on the threats of closure weighing on the rue de Bleury theater, he calls for mobilization between the levels of government which are responsible for the preservation of heritage buildings.
“It is up to Montreal to take matters in hand, but Quebec and Ottawa must not shirk their responsibilities,” he adds, asking Mayor Valérie Plante to take care of it personally, she who combines the functions as mayor of the city and the Ville-Marie district.
On December 11, council president Benoit Clermont told Agence QMI journalist Frédérique de Simone that the cinema might close its doors in January 2024 without “adequate federal funding.”
In 1948, the Imperial Theater presented the films Blood and Sand and The Gay Intruders. Source: Imperial Theater, Montreal, 1935-[1941]BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds La Presse, (06M,P833,S3,D1019), Unidentified photographer.
A rich witness to the “Grand Palaces”, these rooms with 800 to 1000 seats built in the major cities of Canada and the United States from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries until the crisis of the 1930s, the Imperial was one of the “atmospheric theaters” where the ceiling imitated the starry sky. The velvet furniture and the curtain painted by Emmanuel Biffa added an air of luxury to the whole.
“Going to the theater was preparing to live an experience,” summarizes Mr. Bumbaru, who recalls that the screenings were accompanied at the time by musicians and barkers on stage. Until the first talking film, Jazz Signer, in 1927, cinema was only part of the program. We dance, we sing and we perform plays during these festive evenings which horrify the Church.
When it opened on April 26, 1913, the Imperial had 2,300 seats. Capacity will subsequently be reduced to 819 seats. Source: Cinema Treasures
Built in 1913 by the firm Tognarelli and Voigt of Philadelphia, the Imperial has been classified by the Ministry of Culture and Communications of Quebec since 2012. Of Renaissance inspiration, the building “presents a heritage interest for its architectural value” of the great era of the beginnings of cinema.
Montreal has had other “super palaces” of this type such as the Outremont, the Rialto and the Snowdon but this is the one that has been best preserved, particularly inside. Its proscenium arch, its side arches, its oak and wrought iron staircase “as well as the relief ornamentation composed of arabesques, garlands and mythological figures” mentions the ministry, have preserved the spirit of the period .
Located in the heart of the entertainment district, this architectural gem has served important moments in Montreal’s cultural life. “I understand that the maintenance costs to renovate the roof and windows can be high, but why wouldn’t the developers of neighboring buildings transformed into condos contribute to the financing of heritage buildings?” asks Mr. Bumbaru. This type of financing is increasingly common in New York, among other places, he argues.
The “grand palaces” were distinguished by their exotic aesthetics. The Empress, on Sherbrooke Street, was inspired by the Egypt of the pharaohs. It ceased operations in 1992 following 65 years of activity. Heritage Montreal
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2020-04-06 07:00:00
Louisiana has the highest rate of deaths from COVID-19 in the nation and, according to Gov. John Bel Edwards, more than 70 percent of the people who have died so far were black.
Black people make up just 32 percent of the state’s population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The governor shared this statistic in his daily press conference Monday followingnoon, several hours following this story originally published.
Elroy James is the president of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, a center of black culture in New Orleans. Just a little over a month ago he was riding high in Zulu’s Mardi Gras morning parade, kissing babies and shaking hands. A month later, twenty of his club brothers have been hospitalized and five are dead.
What makes it even worse, James said, is, “We are not able to honor the lives of these guys the way we would have traditionally done.”
Because of restrictions on public gatherings, they cannot hold traditional jazz funerals or second lines. All he can do is console families over the phone and pray for them.
Louisiana District 2 Congressman Cedric Richmond is following the issue closely and wants the CDC to release more information regarding the racial makeup of fatalities.
“There’s no doubt that it’s going to impact African-American communities and poor communities worst,” Richmond said.
He himself has lost a number of friends. One of them is in the hospital.
“He just sounded defeated,” Richmond said.
Another is a former lawmaker who is recuperating. Both are black.
“It is depressing.”
COVID-19 is killing black people in large numbers. In Chicago, which has a much smaller black population thank New Orleans, 70 percent of the people who have died of COVID-19 so far were black, according to WBEZ. Milwaukee is seeing similar a trend.
Lawmakers around the country say it’s communities of color getting hit hardest. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, have urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to collect racial and ethnic demographic data related to the coronavirus.
In Louisiana, there are a lot of reasons why black people are more at-risk of dying from COVID-19, including preexisting conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and coronary heart disease. These disproportionately impact the black community, largely because of poverty and a lack of access to services — problems that stem from hundreds of years of systemic racism.
As of last week, 40 percent of people who died from COVID-19 in Louisiana had diabetes, 25 percent experienced obesity, and 23 percent had kidney diseases.
When this story was first published Monday morning, the state had not yet shared data on race and coronavirus. New Orleans Public Radio had requested it repeatedly.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) tracks information regarding the race of COVID-19 fatalities, but a spokesperson initially said it’s too hard to break the data out.
The LDH sent this statement: “The Louisiana Department of Health agrees that demographic information regarding COVID-19 patients is an important component of responding effectively to the coronavirus crisis, and we have been working to produce reliable, consistent reports that would identify this data.”
Allison Plyer, chief demographer at The Data Center, has also requested this data from the state.
“We have to understand who is really being affected most by this pandemic,” she said.
She added that data on race is on death certificates, so it should be easy for the LDH to provide it.
Those numbers might affect which communities get help, and how much.
Joia Crear Perry is a doctor and researcher who founded the National Birth Equity Collaborative. She studies health trends and started paying attention when some of the first deaths in New Orleans were two black men in their 50s. She said her friends and family members were somewhat shocked by that fact, “Because if you think regarding the image that we’ve seen of who should die from COVID-19, we’ve thought of that as older, elderly, frail, white people. That’s the image we’re getting from around the globe.”
But in a state where at least 8 percent of people don’t have health insurance — a number that is even higher in black, Latinx and Vietnamese communities — people might be reluctant to go to the hospital if they don’t think the illness is very serious. There are also many people who have preexisting conditions that they don’t know regarding because they never go to the doctor.
“At the end of the day,” Richmond said, “this is not some academic study, this is a life or death issue . And once and for all I hope this gives us the momentum to tackle health disparities across the board.”
Across the country, this pandemic is exacerbating existing inequities. People who don’t have white-collar jobs that let employees work from home might be stuck going in to work, or without a job and with no way to pay rent.
Plyer said as the nation moves forward from this, it really needs to rebuild more equitably, “Or else we will have a large portion of our society that is susceptible to these kinds of shocks.”
For his part, Elroy James will continue to support his Zulu community as they navigate this devastating time. When it’s all over, they plan to throw a big party for the folks who have been lost.
“We are going to put on something big and grand as we do,” James said, “and it will certainly be a celebration of life.”
This story has been updated throughout.
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2023-12-20 09:58:16
Abu Dhabi ∙ There are only 10 days left to complete this year’s repatriation in the UAE. The Ministry of Manpower Indigenization has announced that private companies that do not hire 2% of the natives before December 31 will be fined from January. Companies that have not yet done recruitment can post the vacancy on the government’s Nafis platform and hire suitable candidates. There is also a warning that legal action will be taken once morest companies that evade or provide wrong information.
Investigations have been intensified to find violators of the law. The ministry also stated that action has been taken once morest 916 companies that have violated the law since June 2022. The ministry praised the 18,000 private companies that have cooperated with the indigenization. With this, the number of natives working in the private sector has reached 88,000.
Areas of Indigenization
Education, Accommodation, Food Service, Finance, Insurance, Construction, Sewage, Waste Management, Mining, Quarrying, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Health, Social Work, Communication, Power Supply, Gas, Air Conditioning, Arts, Entertainment, Defense, Real Estate, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, transport, warehousing, administrative and support service activities, scientific and technological activities.
Heavy fines for violators
Companies that do not comply with the law will be fined Dhs 7,000 per person per month and Dhs 84,000 per year. 42,000 dirhams can be paid together once every 6 months.
Vacancy on Nafis Portal
It is suggested that job opportunities in companies should be recorded on the Nafis portal (www.nafis.gov.ae) to give opportunities to natives. Citizens will be made employable by providing necessary training for each job. Companies facing difficulty in recruiting can seek the help of Nafis platform.
Second phase from January
The second phase of Nafis project will start from January 2024. It is recommended that companies with more than 20 employees hire one native per year. Even in 2025, these companies have to hire one more Swadeshi. This will provide employment to 24,000 natives within 2 years. Indigenization is to be implemented in 68 professional and technical posts in 14 sectors including IT, real estate, education, construction and healthcare.
the benefit
Companies that employ more than a certain percentage of expatriates are added to the Emiratization Partners Club and given many benefits such as 80% discount on government fees and priority in government tenders.
Nafis will strengthen indigenization
The Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council Program (NAFIS) is the indigenization program of the UAE. The law requires companies with fifty or more employees to implement 2% indigenization per year. It is enough to complete 1% each in 6 months (June and December). According to the plan which started in 2022, 2% of the natives should be appointed every year. According to this, 4% indigenization should be completed by December 31. 10 lakhs by 2026.
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