Enforcement measures

Outline the basic repossession procedures following lease termination. How may the lessee lawfully impede the owners rights to exercise default remedies?

Turkey recognises the right of the lessor to use self-help for repossession on lease termination as provided for in the Cape Town Convention. This has been applied in a small number of cases where the former lessee did not try to physically prevent or legally challenge the repossession process. Use of self-help is not recommended where the former lessee tries to prevent or legally challenges the repossession. For this reason, it is advisable to seek a court order for repossession. It is also possible for the former lessee to obtain a precautionary injunction by claiming that the lease has not been terminated. However, these are theoretical conjectures, as Turkish courts currently have no experience of the Cape Town Convention, nor is there any precedent.

Outline the basic measures to enforce a security interest. How may the owner lawfully impede the mortgagees right to enforce?

Turkey recognises the right of the mortgagee to use self-help for repossession on default, as provided for in the Cape Town Convention. Use of self-help is not recommended where the owner tries to prevent or legally challenges the repossession. For this reason, it is advisable to seek a court order for repossession. It is also possible for the owner to obtain a precautionary injunction by claiming that there is no default. However, these are theoretical conjectures, as Turkish courts currently have no experience of the Cape Town Convention, nor is there any precedent.

It is also possible to start a mortgage enforcement action, which will lead to the sale of the aircraft by public auction. The debtor has a right to raise objections to this action. Depending on the mortgage agreement and documentation of the default, the objection may be set aside by summary judgment.

Which liens and rights will have priority over aircraft ownership or an aircraft security interest? If an aircraft can be taken, seized or detained, is any form of compensation available to an owner or mortgagee?

Aircraft manufacturers and repairers have the right to demand the registration of a statutory mortgage on the aircraft for their receivables. This mortgage will take priority over all other consensual mortgages. The demand must be made within three months of completion of the construction or repairs, otherwise it becomes extinct.

The government has priority only for the motor vehicle tax that is payable for the aircraft. This is usually negligible, as the amount will not exceed a few thousand US dollars.

Aircraft can be requisitioned only for general mobilisation in a state of war, in which case the owner will be compensated.

No other liens or rights will have priority over registered consensual mortgages.

How are judgments of foreign courts enforced? Is your jurisdiction party to the 1958 New York Convention?

The enforcement of foreign court judgments requires a recognition and enforcement decision by a Turkish court. The purpose of a recognition and enforcement action is not to retry the merits of the case, but only to determine whether the foreign court decision fulfils the requirements for enforcement in Turkey.

One of the important requirements for recognition and enforcement is the existence of a de facto or contractual reciprocity between Turkey and the country that issued the decision in regard to recognising and enforcing each others court decisions. Reciprocity exists between the United Kingdom and Turkey. It is unclear whether reciprocity exists between the state of New York and Turkey. As such, there are instances of New York court judgments being denied recognition and enforcement.

Turkey is a party to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. A foreign arbitral award will also require a recognition and enforcement decision from a Turkish court. An arbitral award issued in a country that is a party to the 1958 New York Convention will be enforceable in Turkey, provided that other conditions for enforcement are met.

Another important requirement for the recognition and enforcement of both court decisions and arbitral awards is that the claim has been duly and properly served on the defendant, and the defendant has been given adequate opportunity to defend itself against the claim. It is not necessary to prove that defendants have defended themselves. The decision may be given in absentia if they have been invited.

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Explore Your Future Job and Career Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, Beaver Valley Mall, 285 Beaver Valley Mall Blvd., Center Township. Employers and training providers with job opportunities; speakers, demonstrations, career paths, veterans resource center. Free admission; all welcome. 724-725-4860 or http://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov.

1940s Hangar Dance and Dinner: 5:30 to 11 p.m. Nov. 2, Air Heritage In, 35 Piper St., Chippewa Township. Features 1940s comfort food, dance and costume contest, prizes, live big band. Tickets, dinner and dance, $20; dance only, $10 at 7:15 p.m. 724-843-2820.

Jeff Daytons Salute to Glen Campbell, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Beaver Falls Middle School Auditorium, 1803 Eighth Ave. Dayton, Glen Campbells bandleader and guitarist, toured nationally with the late singer. Tickets, at door, adults, $20; students, $5. Available by calling 724-843-2941, online at http://www.bvcommunityconcert.org or by sending check, payable to the Beaver Valley Community Concert Association, attention Peg Denhart, 604 Sixth Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010.

American Red Cross Blood Drive: 1 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Darlington Township municipal building, 3590 Darlington Road; noon to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, American Red Cross Building, 133 Friendship Circle, Brighton Township; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29, Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Ave., Ellwood City. Eligible donors with all types of blood are needed, especially those with O negative, A negative and B negative. Platelets are also needed. Blood donor app available by texting BLOODAPP to 90999. App tracks health stats and donor record. RAPIDPASS - an online donor pre-reading and health history available. Appointments strongly suggested and are taken first. Donors will receive a $5 Amazon gift card via email. http://www.redcrossblood.org, 800-733-2767 or 724-775-9700.

National Drug Take-Back Day; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26, The Mall at Robinson, (parking lot near Dicks Sporting Goods), Robinson Township. Dispose of unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications at no cost. Free. List available online at http://www.dea.gov.

Merchandise Bingo: 7 p.m. Oct. 21, St. Frances Cabrinis OConnell Hall, 115 Trinity Drive, Center Township. Door prizes, silent auction, bingo prizes. Lunch included in admission price. Information, call 724-378-1870 or 724-775-6944.

Handpainted Oils on Porcelain Sale: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Raccoon United Presbyterian Church, 2001 Crissman Drive, Raccoon Township.

Halloween Decorating Contest: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27, Beaver Meadows, 5130 Tuscarawas Road, Brighton Township. Residents may enter their decorated Halloween house. Community will judge. If interested, call or message 570-578-9839.

Halloween Wing Bash and Costume Party: 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 26, Baden American Legion, 271 State St. Sponsored by Baden Sons of the American Legion Squadron 641. Wings, disc jockey, prizes. Admission, $20; all welcome. Benefits veterans. 724-869-9780.

St Felix Parish Fall Festival: 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7, St. Felix Parish, 450 13th St., Freedom. Includes roast beef dinner with potatoes, vegetables, bread, beverage and dessert, cookies and craft sale, silent auction, raffle.

Merry Mistletoe Marketplace: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2, Woodlawn American Baptist Church, 2170 McMinn St., Aliquippa. Gift, makeup, kitchen, jewelry, book and more vendors, Woodlawn Praise Band and Night Shift perform; bake sale, kids crafts, free hot chocolate and coffee. 724-375-6653 or email woodlawnbaptist1910@gmail.com.

New Brighton Halloween Parade: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Third Avenue from 13th Street to Townsend Park. Groups or individuals may register by email to nbparade@gmail.com. Third Avenue will be closed to traffic from Fifth to 16th streets from 5:45 p.m. until parade ends. Side streets will remain open.

Halloween Parade 1-Mile Dash: 6 p.m. Oct. 23, New Brighton municipal building, 610 Third Ave. All ages, 1-mile run down Third Avenue. Sponsored by the New Brighton Area Recreation Commission. No fee; participants must register online at http://www.nbarc.net or at municipal building until 5:30 p.m. Costumes encouraged.

Halloween Spooktacular: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Moon Park, 1350 Joe DeNardo Way. Family-friendly event includes treat bag for first 400 children, pumpkin painting, trick-or-treat trail, a disc jockey, hay rides. Free; open to children age 10 and younger. 412-262-1703 or http://www.moonparks.org.

Habitat Zombie Festival and Trail Run: 4 p.m. Oct. 26, Bradys Run Park, Four Seasons Pavilion, 121 Bradys Run Road, Brighton Township. Festival includes trail run, apocalyptic maze, escape rooms, disc jockey, craft beer and watch party. Trail participants opt to be humans or zombies with aim to capture humans flag. Not a timed race. Others may participate in other activities. Trail run for ages 14 and older; zombie elixir area (craft beer) is over age 21 and additional cost. Registration, VIP (3 p.m. start), $60, includes trail run, festival activities,special effects makeup, craft beer ticket; festival and trail run, $35, includes all festivities and run; festival only, $25. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County. http://www.beavercountyhabitat.org or 724-843-7939.

Halloween Hustle 5K: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Chippewa United Methodist Church Community Center, 118 McMillen Ave. Wear Halloween costumes to run or walk. Cost, $20 per person. Sponsored by and benefiting the Blackhawk Basketball Society to purchase youth basketball uniforms, tournament fees and gym time.

Halloween Haunting at Old Economy: Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 26, Old Economy Village, 270 16th St., Ambridge. Costumed children age 10 and younger will go door-to-door throughout village and trick-or-treat. Costumed interpreters and guides will assist. Assorted activities and refreshments. Cost, $5 per person. To register, call 724-266-4500, ext. 101, online at http://www.oldeconomyvillage.org or email c-chlthoma@pa.gov.

Trick or Treat Trail: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26, Green Valley Park, 184 Snyder Drive, New Sewickley Township. Family-friendly trick-or-treating along a paved trail to collect candy, treats and goodies. Anyone is welcome to set up and pass out candy along trail. Concession stand will be open. Halloween movies will be screened, weather permitting. Take lawn chairs. Sponsored by the New Sewickley Township Recreation Board. http://www.newsewickley.com or 724-774-7822.

An Evening of Tales and Hauntings: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. Oct. 26, Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Ave., Freedom. Members of CUE (Center for Unexplained Events) and PROOF (Paranormal Research Organization of Freedom) present information about Big Foot, UFOs and local rumored haunted sites. Free. A 9 p.m. session explores methods and equipment used in paranormal investigations. Session cost is $13; registration required at 724-775-1848.

Ellwood City Spooktacular Halloween Parade: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Lawrence Avenue between Fourth and Eighth streets. Sponsored by the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce. Participants wanted. 724-758-5501 or email info@ellwoodchamber.org.

Ghosts of Libraries Past: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26, B.F. Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa. Darkened staircase leads to haunted happenings. For youth, ages 12and older; parental discretion advised. Free. 724-375-2900.

Beastly Haunted Trail: 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October, Beaver County Humane Society woods area, 3394 Brodhead Road, Center Township. Features live actors, special effects and monsters. Youth ages 12 and younger must be accompanied by a parent. Tickets, adults, $15, children, age 12 and younger, $12, Benefits the humane society. 724-775-5801 or http://www.beavercountyhumanesociety.org.

Beastly Haunted Trail Jr.: 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October, storefront of former Pac Sun store in the Beaver Valley Mall, Center Township. Appropriate for children ages 12 and younger. Benefits humane society. Tickets: children, $7; adults, free. http://www.beavercountyhumanesociety.org or 724-775-5801.

Freddys Haunts: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27, and Blackout Tours on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 192 McCune Road, Independence Township. Indoor haunted trail, nightly bonfire, free parking. Blackout tours in total darkness except for a glow stick. Donors of canned goods and non-perishable food items for Faith Restoration Food Pantry will receive free ticket for a hot dog. Admission, $15. http://www.freddyshaunts.net.

Zombies of the Corn: Friday and Saturday evenings through October, also Oct. 20 and 27, Three Rivers Paintball, 282 Rochester Road, New Sewickley Township. Features blackout maze, halloween storytellers by bonfire, facepainting for kids. Tickets: adults, $34.99; kids, age 10 and younger, $29.99; includes 150 paint balls. Reservations and information online at http://www.ZombieOfTheCorn.org or call 724-775-6232.

Fearscapes Haunted Attraction: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28, Fearscapes, 1503 Brentwood Ave., Ellwood City. Spooky classic circus sideshow perform fire eating piano solos, sword swallowing, bug munching with an escape maze. Black Out Nights, with a 50-room totally dark escape maze and chasing ghouls, are Oct. 28 to 30. Friday and Saturday admission, $15; Black Out Nights, $20. Information, online at Fearscapes page on Facebook.

Strategues for Successful Selling Workshop: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Nov. 6 to 20, Alliance for Nonprofit Resources, 127 S. Main St., Butler. Three-session workshop focuses on strategies to improve the business management skills, social media, pricing and winter sales strategy for farm and food businesses. Sponsored by Penn State Extension. Series fee, $30. Register online at http://www.extension.psu.edu/strategies-for-successful-selling or call 877-345-0691.

ServSafe Food Safety Manager Course: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 13, Beaver County Emergency Services, 351 Fourth St., Ambridge. Topics include sanitizing and on preventing contamination of food by properly receiving, storing, preparing, cooking, coolings and serving food. Successful exam completion earns a food protection manager certificate. Presented by Beaver County Penn State Extension. Cost, $185, includes materials and exam. Register online at http://www.extension.psu.edu/servsafe or call 877-345-0691. Further information, call 724-774-3003.

Lego Your Imagination! Fall Childrens Art Class: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, Merrick Art Gallery, 1100 Fifth Ave., New Brighton. Children ages 5 to 12 explore elements and principles of art using shapes, textures and their imagination with Legos. Includes Lego brick rubbings, painting a Lego self portrait, and designing Lego characters. Cost, $65, all materials included. To register, call 724-846-1130 or online at http://www.merrickartgallery.org.

Beaver Falls Book Club: 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19 and Nov. 16, Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, 1301 Seventh Ave. For children ages 3 to 5. Monthly storybook time with activity and craft; free book each month. Care and homework help available for older siblings. Parent or guardian must attend. 724-847-6683 or email beaverfallsbookclub@gmail.com.

Beginning Genealogy and Family History Classes: Beaver County Genealogy and History Center, 250 E. End Ave., Beaver. Focuses on how to begin researching family history, completing genealogical charts and form and research protection. 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 and 14; 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 8 and 15. Cost: $35, payable at registration. Limited spaces available for both sessions. To register, call 724-775-1775.

FUNDRAISERS

Trash to Treasure Sale: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20, Van Kirk Lutheran Church, 106 Van Kirk Road, Center Township. Household goods, baked goods, drawing. Lunch available to eat in or take out. Benefits church. 724-775-7030.

Taste of Autumn Celebration: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2, Laughlin Memorial Library, 99 11th St., Ambridge. Fine wine, food, music, gift baskets, raffles. Tickets, in advance, $45; at door, $50; available at library, online at http://www.toa2019.eventbrite.com or call 724-266-3857.

Beaver County 4-H Benefit and Project Auction: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 3, Monaca Turners Club, 1700 Old Brodhead Road, Center Township. Includes holiday decorations, handmade items, and homemade baked goods. Benefits Beaver County 4-H and 4-H members. 724-371-2064.

Beaver County YMCA Santa Run 5K, Relay and 1-Mile Fun Run: 9 a.m. Nov. 2, Bridgewater municipal building, 199 Boundary Lane. Registration, check-in and three-person relay begin at 9 a.m., 5K starts at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Awards for top finishers overall and age groups. Registration: 5K, in advance, $25; race day, $40; Fun Run, $20; race day, $30; three-person relay, $45; race day, $60. Benefits YMCA programs. http://www.beavercountymca.org or 724-891-8439.

Fall Craft and Vendor Show: 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Nov.16 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17, Aliquippa Elks Lodge, 2655 Brodhead Road. Area crafters and vendors welcome to participate. Email jancatt@yahoo.com.

Holiday Extravaganza Craft Show: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1, the Club at Shadow Lakes, 2000 Beaver Lakes Blvd, Hopewell Township. Assortment of holiday crafts, raffle, silent auction. Raffle and auction proceeds will benefit, The Asservo Project which works to combat global human trafficking and sexual predators.

Traditions, Beaver Area Memorial Library Fundraiser: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2, Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Ave. Celebrates special events and activities in life. Variety of raffle baskets and silent auction items. Also, a Unique Boutique includes new and used jewelry, accessories, useful and decorative household items, and hand-crafted hats, scarves, gloves, mittens shawls, baby items and more crated by the librarys Knit and Crochet Club. Tickets, in advance, $12, at door, $15. Includes variety of hot and cold appetizers, petite desserts, punch, coffee and tea. Available at library. Raffle basket tickets will be available at a later date. 724-775-1132 or online at http://www.beaverlibraries.org.

Fall Craft Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 26, Chippewa Township fire hall, 2568 Darlington Road. Sponsored by the fire department auxiliary. Variety of items. Crafters wanted. 724-843-6885.

St. Frances Cabini 50+ Group: 1 p.m. Oct. 31, St. Frances Cabrinis OConnell Hall, Center Township. Catered buffet at 1 p.m. Costumes encouraged. Reservations required; 724-375-7216 or 724-378-7288.

GriefShare: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Chippewa United Methodist Church, 2545 Darlington Road, Chippewa Township. Caring group of people who share and provide help through the grieving process. Free. Information, online at http://www.griefshare.org.

GriefShare: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m Tuesdays through Nov. 19, New Brighton Christian Assembly Church, 1810 Valley Ave. Weekly support group to help adults through the grief process following a loss. Attendance at each session is optional, not required. Free. 724-846-8820 or http://www.visitnbca.com.

Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Family Meeting: noon every Sunday, Drug and Alcohol Services of Beaver County, 697 State St., Beaver. Weekly meeting sponsored by Drug and Alcohol Services of Beaver County. 724-728-8200.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners Meeting: noon every Tuesday, Drug and Alcohol Services of Beaver County, 697 State St., Vanport Township.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Connection: noon every Tuesday, NAMI Support Group, 1229 Third St., Beaver. Weekly lunch and support group for people with a mental illness led by facilitators. Information, online at http://www.namibeavercounty.org; call 724-888-6877 or email rmattia@namibeavercounty.com.

Refuge Recovery Meeting: noon every Thursday, Drug and Alcohol Services of Beaver County, 697 State St., Vanport Township. Buddhist-based addiction recovery program sponsored by Drug and Alcohol Services of Beaver County. 724-728-8200.

Grief Share: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Faith Community United Methodist Church, 341 Jefferson St., Rochester. Weekly support group for those who have lost someone close. Each session is self-contained. 724-775-3447.

Compassionate Friends: 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month through November, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 115 N. Mercer Ave., New Brighton. Self-help support group for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have lost a child of any age and any circumstance. 724-847-1494.

Gamblers Anonymous: 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Chippewa United Methodist Church Community Life Center, 118 McMillen Ave., Chippewa Township. Fellowship of men and women who share experiences to help themselves and others recover from a gambling addiction. http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.

Pirogi: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 13, except Nov. 29, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 377 Linmore Ave., Baden. Potato, kraut, cottage cheese, and prune. $8 per dozen. To order, call 724-869-9758. Eat in, take out and bring own containers if youd like. Pick up from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Ham Dinner: 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 on the first Tuesday of each month, Bridgewater Presbyterian Church, 408 Bridge St. Ham, potatoes, green beans, applesauce, brownie. Benefits church. 724-774-1454.

Fish Fry: 3 to 9 p.m. every Friday, Monaca Turners, 1700 Old Brodhead Road, Center Township. Baked and fried fish. Takeouts, 724-774-7007.

Fish Fry: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Friday, Aliquippa Croatian Center, 2365 Concord St.

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The Sunday Times,October 20 2019, 12:01am

The School Of Life (YouTube Originals)Alain de Bottons self-help organisation has always been in the business of popularising philosophical thought. However, with this new series he seems to have edged close to self-parody. The concept is simple, yet odd, with De Botton asking a series of YouTube creators and influencers such puzzlers as What is the secret of happiness? and Is democracy dangerous? So, Canadian gaming YouTuber Azzyland talks Daoism, LA internet comedians Hannah Stocking and Anwar Jibawi explain capitalism by selling cupcakes, and prank bloggers the Martinez Twins tackling anxiety with aerial yoga. Both anodyne and infuriating, its also fascinating to see such pressing questions tackled in a manner so utterly detached from the real world. AM

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"Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution," by Jennifer Block (St. Martin's, 324 pp., $27.99)

As I was writing this review, Alabama had passed a draconian law that bans abortion except in cases where a woman's health is at serious risk. The Food and Drug Administration had approved a new prescription drug injection to increase women's sex drive and end what some ads called the "tragedy" of low libido. And OB/GYNs around the country were offering"vaginal rejuvenation" through laser procedures that narrow the vaginal opening to create "a more youthful, pre-pregnancy state" - a technique that has prompted an FDA warning on safety.

If there was any doubt of an audience for Jennifer Block's advocacy book, those recent events should lay that notion to rest. In "Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution," Block reveals the travails of women trapped by a medical profession that poorly serves their needs. Despite the growing presence of female doctors, many women still suffer from the neglect and chauvinism of paternalistic male physicians, resulting in both undertreatment and overtreatment of symptoms and illnesses.

While advocating for women, Block also argues that the women's movement has not delivered the magnitude of change in female care that's needed. Fifty years after the start of the feminist revolution, American women are still second-class citizens when it comes to health care. In one of her opening vignettes, a 46-year-old woman undergoes a minimally invasive hysterectomy at a major medical center. Two days later she complains of severe pains, and her heart rate jumps. Her doctor's response is to send her home with a prescription for anti-anxiety pills. Two days after that, the woman is rushed into emergency surgery, and doctors find that her intestine had been damaged during the hysterectomy. She leaves the hospital with a colostomy bag. "You may already be familiar with this story," Block writes. "Woman needs medical care. Woman is ignored. Woman has to fight."

Block notes that "there are no sacred cows in this book," and that includes America's fertility industry, where women endure open-ended treatments for a diagnosis of "unexplained infertility." That leads to budget-busting artificial insemination, embryo freezing, repeated injections and surgery. Block tracks down a doctor in Pennsylvania, Danielle Miller, who produces better outcomes by taking the time to find the underlying reasons that women can't get pregnant. The difficulty could be linked to hormonal imbalances or endometriosis - a diagnosis, says Miller, that is "not difficult. It's just complicated." And, for the doctor, less lucrative.

Block, a former editor of Ms. magazine, was also editor of the revised "Our Bodies, Ourselves," the original women's health-care bible. Her 2007 book, "Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care," delivered a scathing critique of "medicalized" childbirth in the United States. In a 2017 Washington Post article, she detailed the controversy over the birth-control device Essure, regarded by some as a breakthrough in contraception and by others as a serious danger to women. After reports of many women suffering significant side effects, Bayer, the maker of the device, announced in 2018 that Essure would no longer be sold in the United States starting in 2019.

In blunt language, Block addresses the consequences of the movement to criminalize abortion and limit women's access to clinics. "Ninety percent of counties in the United States have zero abortion clinics," she writes. "Mississippi and six other states have just one for the whole state." The result: "Underground abortion is a thing again."

In her last chapter, "The Case for Home Abortion," Block meets with nurses, doulas and midwives in a secret place surrounded by specula, cannula and syringes to learn how an abortion can be safely performed early in pregnancy. "Over the past five years, a decentralized group of providers has multiplied to a few hundred," she writes. Her instructor wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of "law enforcement and anti-abortion vigilantes." Block practices on a sola papaya, a fruit that resembles a pregnant uterus and is apparently used around the world to teach a "method of modern reproductive health care: manual vacuum aspiration."

Block wants readers to understand that women have always had access to birth control and abortion - just in unconventional ways. "In Chicago," she writes, "the self-trained underground group Jane Collective performed thousands of at-home abortions without incident before Roe."

One of the most interesting people in the book is Carol Downer, a mother of six and co-founder of the Federation of Feminist Women's Health Care Centers. Downer was an influential activist in the 1970s and leader of the original women's self-help movement. She and others "hopped up on tables with a mirror, flashlight, and speculum to show other women how to view their own cervices," Block writes.

Downer and her camp believed that medical fluency and control over one's own biology were fundamental to the pursuit of civil rights. The radical arm of the women's movement led to the publication of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" and, Block explains, "to direct actions against high-dose birth control pills, diethylstilbestrol, the Dalkon Shield, the exclusion of women from clinical research, and the isolation of women in maternity wards."

Block uses Downer's saga to show how divisions within the women's movement played a role in women's loss of control over their health care. In 1971, Downer was ostracized at the National Organization for Women conference and told not to get too graphic at the meeting promoting self-exams. After abortion became legal two years later, self-helpers such as Downer were seen as "retro." Mainstream feminists were focused on expanding the role of women in health care:They should become doctors, not just play doctor with a plastic speculum.

Feminist health activists now "regret this turning point," Block writes. Today, about 60% of OB/GYNs in the United States are females. But about a third of women in the country will have hysterectomies before they are 60, nearly a third of pregnant women have C-sections, and maternal mortality rates are increasing.

The book's upsetting anecdotes, startling statistics and terrific interviews will leave you outraged or simply sad.

Block concludes with a call for "physiological justice" and a new feminist health-care movement. This is the book's weak spot. Block doesn't explain how a national movement to help women take back their health care would coalesce. Telling women to question their doctors and research their options sounds like former special counsel Robert Mueller telling Americans to read his 400-plus page report. Good idea!

Still, "Everything Below the Waist" is a must-read for women, especially any woman who might ever need to see a doctor.

Mundy is the author of "Crystal Mesh: How Addiction to Money Turned Medical Device Makers and Doctors Into Street Dealers."

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They can be expensive, noisy and annoying, yet todays pampered pets have never been more cossetted and adored. Now new research reveals that it is the Victorians who were responsible for changing attitudes towards domestic animals.

Historians are combing the historical archives for evidence of when familial, emotional attachments to pets became commonplace and socially acceptable in Britain. The work is part of a five-year project that will culminate in a book and an exhibition at the Geffrye Museum in east London.

We thought we would find that there has been an increase in peoples emotional investment in pets in recent times, but what weve actually found is that people in the early 19th century were also very emotionally invested in their animals. They just expressed that in a different way, said Jane Hamlett, professor of modern British history at Royal Holloway, University of London, who has been leading the study for the past three years along with Professor Julie-Marie Strange at the University of Durham. They had a different cultural sense of what a pet should be.

Until the 19th century, keeping pets was frowned upon and would crop up in satirical prints criticising the elite and aristocracy. Quite often, you get pictures of 18th-century ladies dressed in ostentatious, over-the-top costumes with a lapdog, Hamlett said.

Pet owners, particularly when they were female, were seen as frivolous consumers who spent their money in absurd ways: animals were generally expected to earn their keep or be eaten by their owners.

What seems to happen in the late 18th century and early 19th century is that pet-keeping becomes culturally more acceptable, Hamlett said. Writers and artists in the 19th century assigned a new moral value to pets, and consequently saw keeping them as beneficial for children.

Pet ownership began to be seen as character building, particularly for boys, because it taught children to be caring and responsible. Pets were also thought to enhance the domesticity of a home for a potentially valuable social purpose.

The Victorians were very interested in the home and domestic life, and bringing up children was seen as very important for creating the right kind of morality in society, Hamlett said. And one of the things that children could do to develop morality was to keep a pet so you get quite a lot of advice manuals from the mid-19th century onwards suggesting that children should keep pets to improve themselves and their moral qualities.

Even poor working-class families would capture wild birds like blackbirds, linnets and thrushes to keep as pets, often hanging the cages outside their windows and feeding them scraps, while aspirational middle-class families would buy more expensive pets, such as pedigree dogs, to signal their higher wealth and status.

Pedigree dog breeding really takes off in the Victorian period. Dogs were very popular for Victorians, partly because they embody cultural values Victorians were really keen on: theyre seen as steadfast, loyal, plucky and courageous, Hamlett added.

Wild parrots and monkeys imported from the colonies were popular choices for the wealthiest families, as the Victorians did not perceive anything cruel or immoral about keeping such pets.

Rabbits were popular too boys could be expected to build hutches from scratch and look after the animals single-handed but cats were viewed less positively. Many people kept cats during the Victorian period and felt affectionate towards them, but they were still very much seen as utility animals, which kept mice and vermin down, Hamlett said.

As a result, cats werent as well-fed as other pets and developed a reputation for being sly and calculating. This wasnt helped by their traditional association with witches. Its only in the 20th century that cats start to be seen wholeheartedly as pets.

As pets became integrated into family life, contemporary publications and handwritten diaries show just how emotional the Victorians could be about their pets, triggering a new form of consumerism well-known to animal owners today. Self-help books on how to care for specific pets, particularly difficult exotic ones, such as monkeys, began to be published from the 1850s onwards. Health remedies such as cough pills for dogs and cats were sold widely and pet food began to be manufactured. Pet cemeteries were even created in London.

Surprisingly, the love Victorians felt for their pets and the role of pets in family life has been largely ignored by historians in the past. No historian has written about that topic and no research had been done specifically on the history of pets in peoples homes, said Hamlett. Some of the historical documents her team has looked at have never even been studied before. But actually, people wrote about their pets quite a lot.

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Earlier this month, the Trump administration appointed George Mentz, an author and consultant with a penchant for unsettling power poses, to the Commission on Presidential Scholars. In the scope of things, this is a small matter: nominees dont have to be confirmed by Congress, and the groups essential function is to anoint 161 schoolchildren, name them presidential scholars, and give them a medal for being such good kids. Whats notable about Mentz is that he isnt much of a scholar of anything, besides unlocking the infinite mystical power of The Illuminati, which honestly sounds about right.

According to his website, Mentz is an author, speaker, lawyer, consultant, and global education pioneer. Writing under the pen name Magnus Incognito, he writes self-help books about the secret powers of the mind and Masonic spirituality and secrets. For those not familiar, the Freemasons are a secretive, quasi-religious fraternity that in its contemporary context is mostly about aging men wearing a big ring on their meaty fingers. Under his real name, Mentz blogs prolifically for Newsmax, a website owned by a friend of Donald Trumps. And his volume of work might be impressive, if his posts on investment strategy and the economics of diversity didnt read as if they had been written by a poorly trained bot.=

In a good story this week from the Denver Post, a reporter noted that Mentz is also the owner of something called the Global Academy of Finance and Management in Colorado, as well as the former CEO of the American Academy of Financial Management. Like most online credentialing companies with vague names comprising of strung together management concepts both companies are technically legal but also a scam.

The Global Academy offers more than 100 credentials that sound alternately like positions you might hold in the Ku Klux Klan or WeWork, such as Master Corporate Banker, Certified Chartered FinTech Professional, and Registered Islamic Financial Specialist. As Huffpo pointed out, the online coursework and certification costs nearly $400 dollars a piece, and certificates expire after two years, forcing a potential FinTech Professional to re-apply and shell out another $378 every few years to remain a member. In the early 2000s, the Wall Street Journal found that the American Academy actually wasnt doing much in the way of coursework, reporting that a number of its graduates had never taken classes, or even a test. In 2010, another Journal article revealed that even the companys board of advisors were made-up or had their names attached without their consent.

But perhaps most thrillingly, George Mentz, or Magnus Incognito, writes books with titles like The Illuminati Secret Laws of Money, The Illuminati Handbook, 50 Laws of Power of the Illuminati, 100 Secrets and Habits of the Illuminati for Life Success, and Success MagicThe Prosperity Secret to Win with Magical Spiritual Power: How to Grow Rich, Influence People, Protect Your Mindset and Love Yourself Like a Warrior Using Timeless Abundance Secrets.

As Mentz explained to the Post, however, all that Illuminati stuff is really marketing: these books arent about the shadowy cabal pulling the strings from inside the Deep State. Theyre about, in the words of one book blurb, how to be a BADASS with Spiritual Magic. It continues:

This is your chance to learn the Secrets of the MASTERS. This book is LOADED with Secret Nuggets of Power. Read this book and you can Harness the Mindful Warrior Power needed to find purpose, happiness, relationships, and financial success. If you want to learn the basic truths to become a Spiritual and Metaphysical warrior, then you have found the secret manuscript that will get you on the path to success and power.

Just because I use the word Illuminati, dont let that get you too excited, Menz told the Post. If you look the word up, it means illumination. Equally illuminating is that the newest member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars donated more than $10,000 to Trumps various campaigns and organizations, and has been planning to write a blockbuster book about the presidents success principles for some time.

Cant wait to read it, Magnus.

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Leah Bracknell had dismissed smoking as the cause of her terminal lung cancer in an emotional chat before her tragic death.

The ex-Emmerdale star, who found nationwide fame playing Zoe Tate for 16 years in the ITV soap, had only been diagnosed with the disease when she was rushed to hospital for life-saving surgery, after four doctors missed her symptoms.

Leah - known to her family and friends as Ali - wrote movingly about the guilt she'd felt for having previously smoked, despite professionals reassuring her that it hadn't caused her cancer.

She also told This Morning hosts HollyWilloughby and Philip Schofield of her shock.

"I did smoke in the past. The lung cancer was quite a shock, I haven't smoked for decades and decades," she said during an appearance on the show in October 2016.

"Normally people are diagnosed later. It came honestly out of the blue.

"I was vegetarian, I dont drink that much. I was fit for my age."

In her blog, Something Beginning With C, the actress and yoga teacher railed against the lack of research dedicated to lung cancer, asking if it was because of the stigma attached to the disease.

"I myself have smoked in the past. And no one can make me feel more guilty about that than I did, let me tell you," she wrote.

"Even when I was told that the type of lung cancer with which I was diagnosed was not caused by smoking, it was a bitter sweet revelation, and let's be honest, it can't have helped. But to fail to fairly fund research into detection, screening, treatments etc due to prejudice seems to be almost inhuman."

She went on: "The nature of life is such that we mortals do do things that are not good for us, we drink, we smoke, we take drugs, we over eat, we don't excercise etc etc, and that all has health consequences, do we stand by and judge everyone and smear them with prejudice?

"If a person has skin cancer, are they blamed or shamed because they didn't use sunscreen?"

Leah added: "Every year thousands of people are dying from lung cancer, and maybe we don't all need to! So, do check yourself out if you have concerns.

"We need to raise awareness of the disease and inequality surrounding funding for lung cancer, to motivate the government to address the shortcomings, welcome early screening initiatives, and extinguish prejudice."

Her call to arms came too late for Leah, but her legacy and painfully raw writing about cancer has helped spread awareness of the disease.

Leah leaves behind her husband Jez Hughes and her two adult daughters, Lily and Maya, who confirmed her death in a heartbreaking statement.

"It is with the deepest sadness that Leah Bracknell's family confirm that Leah passed away in September, three years after her diagnosis with stage 4 lung cancer," they said.

"They would like to thank all the public for their support and generosity which contributed to the extension and quality of her life over the past three years.

"Leah continued to embrace life and faced her illness with positivity. Many aspects of her journey can be found on her blog.

"Leah was best known and much loved as Zoe Tate in Emmerdale.

"She also had roles in Judge John Deed, A Touch of Frost, The Royal Today and DCI Banks to name just a few, as well as numerous appearances on stage and in pantomime.

"As well as acting, Leah was also an accomplished yoga teacher and shamanic healer.

"Leah had an energy and enthusiasm for life, a kind heart and much love to give to those around her.

"Her family have asked for privacy at this very sad time."

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Professional development and career growth can be dauntingbut with the right resources and preparation, the only constraint preventing you from getting where you desire to be is your own ambition.

Thats why we should never say no to that extra push, and reading books that inspire us to get further might just do the trick.

With so many resources and opportunities at our disposal, building a successful career in just about any field is quite possible. By the same token, it is also easy to move to a different field altogether and rebuild your career from the ground up. Because its never too late to grow professionally and to broaden your experience, the eight books listed in this article may serve as both inspiration and guides that could truly kickstart your new life.

Said to be one of the greatest books ever written, author Stephen Covey communicates the power of personal worldview and how our perspective greatly influences our behavior. Focused on changing ourselves to transform the world around us, this book highlights key characteristics in our own control that we can adapt to influence our surroundings.

When looking at some of the reviews of 7 Habits, you can tell that the book truly helped readers to become betternot only as professionals but also as human beings. Perhaps, you, too, could benefit from reading it.

A book cultivated on principles to become a more successful person, Think and Grow Rich curates the habits of the wealthy and successful, breaking them down into executable objectives that are easy to implement in our own lives. Three of the most impactful habits demonstrated in this book are autosuggestion (or self-fulfilling prophecy) to visualize your goals into reality, sticking and standing by your decisions by filtering cheap opinions, and joining a mastermind group of people working toward the same goals.

If youre looking for something clever that is also accessible, this handy guide will do the trick.

Focused on getting you where you want to go by shifting your habits, this book shows us that our habits comprise the majority of our decisions. So when we become stuck in a routine that is leading us nowhere, the book helps us to focus on making conscious changes to have a lasting effect. The book also discusses the importance of establishing willpower through delaying gratification, such as training for a marathon or following a strict diet to build consistency over time.

These lessons are important and useful to everyone, so even if youre not trying to change careers at the moment, you will be able to take something positive from The Power of Habit.

Considering the fact that we make numerous decisions on a daily basis, The Slight Edge presents the argument that our decisions can be harnessed to create a compounding effect, resulting in the lives we truly desire to live.

Because every bit of information we need can be grasped at our fingertips, this book attempts to instill the philosophy that success is achieved by winning everyday battles, focusing on how repeated behaviors can help us achieve our desired outcome.

Ultimately, determining what we actually want to achieve can be one of the most critical aspects of planning our careers trajectory. Therefore, this book targets different ways to discover your strengths in order to build a fulfilling career.

With a methodological approach, The New Rules of Work is an excellent career resource, walking readers through a precise system of steps that will help them choose and refine their profession.

A fascinating read, this book debunks the myth that following your passion is key to a fulfilling career.

Instead, author Cal Newport articulates the important idea that how you do what you do is far more significant than what you doarguing that passion comes after discipline and that skills that make you an expert are far more valuable, especially during the preparation process.

To some, the truths in this book might be somewhat hard to swallow. Nevertheless, the reader walks out with the feeling that, at least, he knows what he needs to do to get his career on the right path.

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, weve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*** positivity," Mark Manson says. "Lets be honest, s*** is f****d and we have to live with it."

In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesnt sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it isa dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***is his antidote to the coddling, lets-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade but on learning to better stomach lemons. Human beings are flawed and limited"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f*** about, so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better because true wealth is about the experience.

A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.

Tina Fey isnt a beauty queen, shes a comedian. But more than a comedian, shes the boss. With Bossy Pants, Fey teaches the reader that managing a team as a woman isnt as easy as she makes it seem, especially in the wilderness that is the entertainment industry.

In her book, which many believe to be a simple memoir, Fey offers pearls of wisdom in the form of condensed one-liners, producing an effectiveand funnyhow-to guide that teaches the reader to be an effective leader without having to rely on the drama.

We all need a little more comedy in our lives, and Fey makes it a business model. Needless to say, she nails it.

No matter the trajectory you intend for your career, each of these books offers excellent guidance and tools to continue down any path.

As she so eloquently puts it in the book, we should never waste our energy trying to educate or change opinions.

Go Over! Under! Through! and opinions will change organically when youre the boss. Or they wont. Who cares? Do your thing and dont care if they like it.

Whatever the case, Fey gives the unlikely new boss of his own career a foolproof blueprint, and one that doesnt center around blood, sweat, and tears, but fun, sarcasm, and wit.

For any readers desiring career advice, these books provide more than a sense of direction, as they also offer a framework that helps the reader find passion in any career path.

No matter the trajectory you intend for your career, each of these books offers excellent guidance and tools to continue down any path. Now its up to you to decide which one speaks to your needs and faults and let the book do the talking.

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ARIES

March 21 to April 20

MOVING from a partnership sun to a personal change sun is such a positive shift. You balance give and take, finding ways to reinvent your true self.

Career-wise, you have strong emotional control, which means you can push through tough plans but stay focused. Cash you earn means more than a generous gift.

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April 21 to May 21

A communication-rich moonscope shapes your chart in a fascinating way as you break through old barriers and reach faraway names.

Venus makes love rules fun and partners can reconnect fully. If you are single, a personalised number plate is a passion giveaway. Mars inspires you to top a fitness best.

Your week starts with high creative activity, so be on alert to record every idea. You will strike gold when you least expect it but will recognise at once.

A moon of practical cash talks and choices ends a time of indecision but do be clear about who is going to do what, at home and at work. Love is physically amazing.

June 22 to July 22

Your sense of belonging warms up and you are able to commit so words of love that once stalled flow freely.

Elsewhere, you extend a circle in some wonderful ways as the sun lights up your zone of performance and play.

Language meant for fun finds an audience as Mercury helps refine it. Your writing talent gets expert praise.

July 23 to August 23

Your chart brims with positive communication opportunities, so take the next couple of days to work out exactly what you should say to someone special.

Dont let the moment pass! A moon of digging deep and letting your true feelings show takes a personal goal to the next stage. A clear conscience has no price tag.

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A moon of sharing but also protecting yourself makes this the perfect time to tackle unfairness, setting out new rules while still keeping key names onside.

Love is chatty and warm but helping with a word puzzle can spark hot new feelings. A positive mindset sun reframes career changes into exciting challenges.

September 23 to October 23

The sun is on the move and leaves your sign in great shape, so this is the time to act on deep, unspoken ambitions.

You have a layer of confidence to protect you along any path and you now feel sure about what and who really matters to you. Neptune and the moon soften a tough love line.

October 24 to November 22

You cant avoid strong emotions this week, so embrace them and find sincere ways to show special people you care.

A cool, casual attitude no longer fits with what you want and need. Elsewhere, as the sun moves into your personal zone, ambitions wake up and so do you. Ready, steady, action. You are a fast and smart learner.

November 23 to December 21

You naturally steal the show but now is the time to step out of the limelight and work out deeper dreams. They are smaller but more intense, so listen to your heart.

Your moonscope centres on strong personal development. In love, you say and do all the right things. Single? Look twice at a twin.

December 22 to January 20

What you want and what you need are not always the same but now you know the difference, it is time to take back control of your heart and your ideas.

Elsewhere, a sharing sun turns a group chat into a successful stepping-off point and the moons focus on gentle cooperation takes a learning goal to the next level.

January 21 to February 18

Not everybody is on the same page as you but the planets keep conversations open and efforts flowing, making your chart persuasive.

You really play to your personal strengths this week. A transformation moon matches with a success sun and you can be whoever you want. Passion is hottest at a friends celebration.

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Your charts gift is the ability to use every aspect of your life and personality to work towards a key goal. But you also have the strength to let stale dreams go for something that suits you better.

This is a world-beating combination! Neptune softens your heart so a sincere apology gets through this time.

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Before his team played its preseason finale Friday night, Brett Brown labeled the game as something approximating a dress rehearsal. But, unless a flurryof unexpected misfortunehits the Sixers before their regular-season opener Wednesday night vs. the Celtics, Furkan Korkmaz will not start, as he did against the Wizards in place of Ben Simmons (out with back tightness).

It does appear, however, that the Turkish wing will play legitimate minutes early this season. Brown seemed to confirm as much before the Sixers' 112-93 loss, talking about Korkmazs progress and resilience in glowing terms.

The Sixers declined Korkmazs third-year option last season, then ultimately re-signedthe 22-year-old in late July.

I am [looking for him to contribute]. And I dont want to be harsh about itthats what hes gotta do," Brown said of where Korkmaz finds himself now after his struggles last year. "Thats part of life in the NBA. Its not like hes an established player. This is not the league for the weak.

He should go to Europe if that was going to dismember his spirit. Hes great people, and hes fighting to stay in the league, hes fighting to get minutes hes fighting. Thats the phase and the stage that the young man is at, and I give him credit for not blinking. He just didnt go away. Now, here he is.

Browns answer was impassioned, and his words weren't bogus. But Korkmazs character and attitude alone dont warrant a spot in the Sixers rotation. He started Fridayfor one primary reason the notion that he is an outside shooter.

Though Brown praised Korkmazs defense and his maturation, the Sixers head coach also said this:

Were always just trying to mine shooters. Youre trying to find and mine and help cultivate shooters. If he is anything, he is that.

Korkmaz has, in fact, not been a good shooter at the NBA level. Hes shot 38.8 percent from the field in 62 NBA regular-season games, 32.3 percent from three-point range. After a 2-for-9 performance Friday, he finished 10 for 25 overall during the preseason, 4 for 13 from behind the arc.

The concept of Korkmaz filling a three-point shooting void after JJ Redicks move to the Pelicans is, on its face, appealing tothe Sixers. Korkmaz has a pretty shot; hes done well in international play; he had an incredible July night last year in Las Vegas, scoring 40 points in a summer-league game.

Perhaps those hints of promise will translate to the NBA. However, if theres an assumption that Korkmazs identity as a shooter makes him worthy of a rotation spot, it would be misguided.

There are alternatives in that mix for bench wing minutes, though theyre also young and unproven in the NBA.

Shake Milton, a two-way player last year,has played both at point guard and on the wing during the preseason. The SMU product, who averaged 24.9 points in 27 G-League games as a rookie, is a more advanced playmaker and a superior defender to Korkmaz.

The 23-year-old told NBC Sports Philadelphia he hasnt been given an indication yet of his regular-season role.

No, he said. My job is just to come in and do whatever the team needs me to do. Ive kind of been flip-flopping during practice. Ive just got to do whatever the team needs me to do, bottom line. Guard and either make plays for others or be ready to knock down shots and score.

This time last year, Milton was returning to competitive basketball aftermissing summer league because of a stress fracture in his back. He acknowledged Friday night he feels more explosive, and hes looked it, showing off a burst on the fast break that wasnt present early last season.

I feel like its been a huge jump, personally, he said. For one, the confidence that I have out there, my body feels good, feel physically ready. I go out there with confidence, my teammates have confidence in me, the coaches have confidence in me. Just going out there and being fearless.

Zhaire Smith, meanwhile, has been seen exclusively in garbage time this preseason. Just as Korkmazs shooting or Miltons versatility might be attractive to Brown, one would think Smiths pogo stick athleticism and penchant for on-ball defense could boost his stock.

That hasnt been the case, with Smiths novel of a rookie year one that included a broken foot, a severe allergic reaction and jumpers with tubes in his stomach putting him behind Milton and Korkmaz at the moment, in Browns eyes.

Hes expecting me to develop all around, Smith said Friday of Browns expectations. Last year we tried to develop, but then obviously I had the setback. He feels like this is my rookie year, like this is [about] development.

The perspective that this season should be centered on learning and personal growth for Smith is fair enough. So is the idea that Korkmaz might have unique value for the Sixers.

He hasnt delivered it yet, though. The Sixers would, in this writers view, be wise not to let their vision of his potential block out other options.

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