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Table of Contents Adoptees Press States for Access to Original Birth Certificates April Green, left, a public records aide, helps Joan Morgan, center, of Mt. Kisco, New York, and Joseph Pessolano, second from right, from the borough of Staten Island, as they file their pre-adoption birth certificate applications. New York is one of only nine states that allow adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. About a dozen states are considering bills to ...

It was a bitterly cold January afternoon and rain was pinging sideways off the windows when John Stott emerged from his study. It was teatime, and a large pot was brewing on the small counter of the kitchenette of The Hermitage, Uncle John’s cozy living quarters in one of the old farm buildings at the Hookses, his rural retreat in Wales. “Oh JY,” John said to me, wearily, rubbing his temples, “I have a terrible case of PIM.” His acronym stood for pain in the mind. It was his way of d...

Phil Lesh & Friends Featuring Trey Anastasio + Page McConnell Kick Off Warfield Run In 1999 Apr 15, 2021 Advertisement Phil Lesh & Friends featuring guitarist Trey Anastasio and keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish kicked off their landmark three-night run at The Warfield in San Francisco on this date in 1999. Guitarist Steve Kimock and drummer John Molo rounded out the lineup of one of the most memorable collaborations the jam world has seen. The shows also marked Lesh’s return after undergo...

 

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Northern Ireland: children are being ‘encouraged to commit criminal acts’ Lisa OCarroll and Rory Carroll in Belfast © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images After a turbulent week in Northern Ireland which raised questions about law and order and political stability, arguably the most disheartening sight was that of children as young as 12 and 13 being sucked into violence against the police. Naomi Long, the justice minister, said she felt “ill...

How Fenergo turned a crisis into an opportunity Fintech founded amid financial crash has gone on to become a serious player in the sector about an hour ago   In 2008, Marc Murphy set up Irish fintech Fenergo with the intention of targeting financial institutions as customers. Just weeks later Lehman Brothers collapsed, prompting a meltdown in global financial markets. Murphy had just remortgaged his home, convinced his father to do the same, and talked his uncle and others into throwing som...

“I’m on a mission to build a big global fintech out of Dublin that is publicly listed and which we can all be proud of, in the same way that we all love Glanbia or Kerry Foods,” Murphy says. He is bullish in talking up Fenergo’s future prospects, but he’s not your average tech bro sprouting pie-in-the-sky figures or lofty aspirations. The 43-year-old sports fanatic is down to earth and friendly, with no attempt made to tone down the Finglas-forged accent. “I’m...

SFFilm is making big changes to accommodate the pandemic for its 64th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival to be held from April 9 through 18 that will include primarily online streaming but some in-person events at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. Screenings are being opened up for filmgoers from across the country. There will be new ways for audiences to connect digitally with artists and other festival-attendees through the SFFilm website. The Festivals daring diverse line...

Jim Wellington and a few pals have resurrected a mountain bike trail that he’d etched about 17 years ago in a Goshen woods as it follows the snaking Elkhart River. He can paddle to the trail across the river from his house, reaching a spot where he’s driven an orange stake to monitor fluctuations in the water level. After all, water affects access. If it’s too high, you can’t take the only path riding into the trail: under a bridge. In that case, you can hoof it — thoug...