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Subdued Nadal enters the unknown in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo - Rafael Nadal offered a low-key appraisal on Monday of his chances for a record-extending 12th Monte Carlo Masters title as he prepares to return from his latest injury lay-off.
The 32-year-old Spaniard, whose bad knees and constant stoppages from competition have defined his career as king of clay, was extremely hesitant to even rate his chances as he gets set to face Roberto Bautista Agut in Wednesday's second round start.
"I cant give you any feeling, it's been a rough year and a half for me," Nadal said ahead of his first match since withdrawing hurt prior to an Indian Wells semi-final against Roger Federer last month.
"It's tough for me to get a clear view of how I am. It's all hard for me personally."
Nadal has a vast number of ranking points to defend on clay after lifting titles in a spectacular 2018 run at Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome and Roland Garros.
His only other trophy during a season in which he did not play at all after the US Open came on hardcourt in Toronto, where he beat young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
Nadal is seeded second here behind Novak Djokovic, who is hoping to build for the French Open as he attempts to complete a personal sweep by winning his fourth straight Grand Slam title.
While Bautista Agut fought back to beat Australian John Millman 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, Denis Shapovalov's 20th birthday celebrations fell flat as he lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to German Jan-Lennard Struff.
The 15th seed has yet to claim a win in the Principality after losing in the first round a year ago to Tsitsipas.
The nearly two-hour effort was marred by 10 double-faults from the Canadian youngster, who was broken six times.
Russian 10th seed Daniil Medvedev advanced easily over Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-1, 6-1, but Hungarian Marton Fucsovics dumped out Nikolaz Basilashvili, the 12th seed, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
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Dem Rep. Jayapal: Mueller Report Doesn’t Fully Exonerate Trump — ‘We’ve Got to Make That Determination for Ourselves’
Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Sunday weighed in on the findings of FBI special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.
Jayapal said on CNN’s “AC360” she would not accept the findings until she sees the full report, adding Mueller’s report does not “exonerate” President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice charges.
“I think the obstruction of justice charge is an extremely serious one and Mueller, as you’ve been reporting, did not exonerate the president,” she told host Anderson Cooper. “After 22 months he did not exonerate the president.”
She added, “Remember, a big piece of this report does not exonerate the president, a sitting president, on an extremely serious charge of obstruction of justice. So, yeah, we’ve got to make that determination for ourselves.”
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Poll: Americans Increasingly View Trump as Presidential
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Sean Moran
Americans increasingly believe that Donald Trump has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
A Gallup poll released Tuesday found that 40 percent of Americans believe that President Trump has the right personality and leadership qualities a president should have, which serves as a seven-point gain from two years ago at the beginning of his administration, where only a third, or 33 percent, of Americans, believed that Trump had the right qualities to be president.
Americans’ belief in Trump’s leadership abilities has risen across the political spectrum.
Eighty-one percent of Republicans believed that Trump has the right personality and quality to be president, which amounts to a seven-point gain from 2017. Thirty-one percent of Independents approve of Trump’s personality, and leadership abilities, which amounts to a four-point increase, and 13 percent of Democrats approve of Trump’s leadership qualities, which amounts to a seven-point gain over the last two years.
Although Americans increasingly approve of Trump’s character, more citizens approve of Trump on the issues than his character. Forty-seven percent of Americans approve of Trump on issues that matter most to Americans surveyed in the Gallup poll, while 53 percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of the issues that matter most to the average American.
Gallup’s analysis suggested that Trump should campaign on his issues rather than his character, while Democrats could enhance their chances of beating Trump if they were to nominate a candidate who Americans view as having a better character than the president.
“That is something they did not do in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee. She, like Trump, was widely thought to be dishonest and untrustworthy, thus negating one of Trump’s obvious weaknesses and making character less of a factor in voters’ decision-making processes,” Gallup wrote.
“Democrats also must be careful not to nominate a candidate who is perceived as out of the mainstream on issues,” Gallup concluded. “Doing so could elevate issues as a voting factor and work to Trump’s advantage if more voters say they agree with Trump than the Democratic candidate on the most important issues.”
The Gallup survey polled 1,204 adults between April 17 and April 30 and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Sean Moran is a congressional reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
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Trademark Description Example
Staff directory page
Inter turku (finland)
International trademark association [inta] includes
Jade beauty …
International class numbers
A descriptive trademark identifies one or more characteristics of a product or service covered by the mark and only serves to describe the product. Some descriptive mark examples are: 104 KEY: it describes how many keys are on a keyboard; therefore this could be considered descriptive.
Patent Illustration Software At the same time, design a logo, either on your own or through … and different than any prior iteration that came before it. Patents have an early history of protecting software (mostly in the old … Apr 08, 2019 · Farrin’s patent, D839,903, relates to the original design of the staff directory page in the
MLS argues that INTER is not registrable as a trademark because of its descriptive nature … To illustrate, MLS lists a number of clubs as examples including FC inter turku (finland), Inter Atlanta …
Examples Of Patented Products Tm Vs Registered The 2017 ruling on disparaging trademarks was a victory for an Asian-American dance-rock band called The Slants and helped the Washington redskins football team defeat a challenge to its registered … Because a registered trademark is much more preferable over an unregistered trademark, take a look at this past answer to gain
The trademark applications fall under the “Class 9” category, with descriptions that are a little on the vague side but indicate these are all related to a smartphone design. For example …
A trademark is a symbol, design, word, or phrase that identifies one business’ goods or services from those of another.A company may come up with a design that is unique, to stand as a symbol of the company, or a product. For example, McDonald’s has a trademark that is recognized worldwide – a giant yellow “M.” Trademarks in the U.S. are registered with the U.S. Patient and Trademark …
The website of the international trademark association [inta] includes a guide to the proper use of more than 3,000 trademarks registered in the U.S. According to the INTA, a trademark "should always be used as an adjective qualifying a generic noun that defines the product or service [for example, Ray-Ban sunglasses, not Ray-Bans]. . . .
Previously, Olivia’s application to trademark "Olivia jade beauty … and "concealer" — are too broad and recommended more descriptive examples, including "skin moisturizer," "facial concealer …
Tm Vs Registered The 2017 ruling on disparaging trademarks was a victory for an Asian-American dance-rock band called The Slants and helped the Washington redskins football team defeat a challenge to its registered … Because a registered trademark is much more preferable over an unregistered trademark, take a look at this past answer to gain further insight on
Nov 27, 2014 · The description is important because it is what the USPTO will use to compare to other trademark registrations or trademark applications to determine whether there is a conflict. The comparisons occur in two types of situations.
Difference Between Patent And Copyright And Trademark Whether a company uses the letters "TM" or the R circle symbol depends on whether the trademark is officially registered with the U.S. Patent and trademark office … hamel, Gregory. "The Difference … While I knew our time together would be full of sharing and insight, I especially loved the way he was able to
Under classic fair use, a third party would be using your trademark(s) in a descriptive way. For example, using a red and white target and the term “target” to describe a third party’s …
Goods and Services. When drafting your goods and services description in your trademark application you must first select at least one of the international class numbers that best describes your goods and services. Some examples of international class numbers include: class 25 clothing, class 30 staple foods, class 33 wine and spirits,…
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Science shows eyewitness identification is often flawed
Posted By Brickfield & Donahue
For many years, prosecutors have depended heavily on eyewitnesses to convince a judge or jury that a defendant committed a crime. However, in recent decades, it has become evident that eyewitnesses aren’t as reliable as the criminal justice system was giving them credit for.
It’s not that eyewitnesses purposefully identify the wrong suspects, but instead that our minds can be easily tricked into remembering something differently from how it actually occurred.
In fact, several studies have concluded that eyewitnesses only choose the correct suspect about half of the time, and it is widely now accepted that eyewitness identification can be problematic, especially when the process isn’t handled properly.
That’s why many advocates, including lawmakers, judges, criminal defense lawyers and police chiefs, want to toughen up the laws regulating the way police and prosecutors handle eyewitness identification.
For example, advocates say that the following requirements should apply to police lineups:
Lineups should be administered by people who do not know who the suspect is
Lineups should include more than one person
Suspects in lineups should be randomized
Police should document how certain the witness is of the identification at the time it is made
The New Jersey Supreme Court has already handed down strict guidelines regarding eyewitness testimony, and several other states have revamped their laws as well to better-protect the accused.
However, most prosecutors throughout the country are against the reform, arguing that it will take away important evidence that they depend on. But those in support of eyewitness identification reform say that prosecutors are choosing to ignore scientific data.
"We joke in the office that it's like climate change," said the state policy reform director for the Innocence Project told the Associated Press. "There's settled science, and then there's this group of people denying it."
Source: Associated Press, “Eyewitness testimony no longer a gold standard,” Nigel Duara, April 19, 2014
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Brookfield Residential Properties Inc and Brookfield Residential US Corporation Upsize
Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. and Brookfield Residential US Corporation Upsize and Price Previously Announced Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes
All dollar references are in U.S. dollars unless noted otherwise.
Calgary, Alberta – (BRP: NYSE/TSX) Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. and Brookfield Residential US Corporation (collectively, “Brookfield Residential”, “we” or the “Company”) today announced that they have upsized and priced a private placement offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022. The size of the offering was increased to $500 million from the previously announced $400 million.
The notes will bear an interest rate of 6.125% per annum and will be issued at a price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay certain project-specific financings and bank indebtedness outstanding as of March 31, 2013, and the remaining for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of additional project-specific financings and bank indebtedness incurred after March 31, 2013, which we estimate will amount to approximately $55 million and $15 million, respectively. We expect to close the offering of the notes on June 25, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of the notes will be made only by means of a private offering circular.
Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. is a leading North American land developer and homebuilder with operations in eleven major markets. We entitle and develop land to create master-planned communities and build and sell lots to third-party builders, as well as to our own homebuilding division. We also participate in selected, strategic real estate opportunities, including infill projects, mixed-use developments, infrastructure projects, and joint ventures. Brookfield Residential is listed on the NYSE and TSX under the symbol BRP.
Brookfield Residential US Corporation is a Delaware corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. and the holding company for our U.S. operations.
Please note that Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.’s unaudited interim reports and audited annual report are filed on EDGAR and SEDAR and can also be found in the investor section of our website at www.brookfieldrp.com(the contents of which are not incorporated in this press release). Hard copies of the interim and annual reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.
This news release includes statements that express the Company’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans or objectives regarding future events or future results, and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Although forward-looking statements are based on information and assumptions that the Company believes are current, reasonable and complete, they are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors may include the failure to successfully market the notes or failure to satisfy certain conditions in connection with the issuance of the notes. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Although we base our forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe were reasonable when made, we caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees.
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Indian Classical with Falu
Falu
Falguni “Falu” Shah is internationally recognized for her rare ability to seamlessly blend a signature inventive style with a formidable voice trained in the Indian classical tradition. Originally from Mumbai, India, Falu moved to the US in 2000 and was appointed as a visiting lecturer ...
Falguni “Falu” Shah is internationally recognized for her rare ability to seamlessly blend a signature inventive style with a formidable voice trained in the Indian classical tradition. Originally from Mumbai, India, Falu moved to the US in 2000 and was appointed as a visiting lecturer at Tufts University. Since then, she has collaborated with a range of outstanding artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, Wyclef Jean, Philip Glass, Ricky Martin, Blues Traveler, and A. R. Rahman. Her first album Falu was featured in the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center exhibit Beyond Bollywood as representative of the voice of an Indian American trendsetting artist. In 2009, Falu performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2015, she was named one of the 20 most influential global Indian women by the Times of India.
Artist and Genre Overview
There are two primary traditions in Indian classical music: Hindustani from northern India, and Carnatic from southern. Falu is trained in the Hindustani tradition, which places a special emphasis on improvisation. Both traditions are based on the concepts of raga and tala. Raga is the melodic structure, a series of notes akin to modes or scales, which establishes the color and the mood of a piece. There are hundreds of ragas; several dozen are used most widely. Tala (“clap” in Sanskrit) encompasses meter and rhythm, defining how the music moves through time. Changes to harmony are not as important in this tradition as they are in Western classical music. Instead, Indian classical music explores changing melodic shapes and ornaments, and the moods and feelings associated with different ragas.
Falu began her formal musical studies at the age of three in her home town of Mumbai, India. In her early years, Falu trained rigorously under the late sarangi and vocal master Ustad Sultan Khan, and later with the legendary Kishori Amonkar. She came to the US in 2000, and began to integrate her formidable Indian classical training with a range of styles and genres, resulting in a singular sound. Her original songs and reimagining of Indian classics combine the contemporary with the ancient.
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Falu’s Bazaar is an album that Falu created specifically for children in three languages—English, Hindi, and Gujarati—to introduce them to Indian culture in New York City (it is available on her website).
Ustad Sultan Khan, “Yaman”
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Benedict XVI answers his critics—and drops a hint
By Phil Lawler (bio - articles - email) | Sep 20, 2018
Pope-emeritus Benedict has been scrupulously careful, these last five years, to avoid anything that could be construed as criticism of Pope Francis. At the same time, the former Pope has come under criticism—led by some of his greatest admirers—for a resignation that, in retrospect, seems to have plunged the Church into a grave crisis.
Now, in letters to Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, Benedict responds to his critics. But in the process, he comes closer than ever before to criticizing his successor. Let’s take a careful look at what the former Pope said.
As we do so, however, let’s bear two things in mind: First, these were private letters, written to an old friend. How they came into the possession of a German tabloid newspaper is, at least for now, an unsolved mystery. In any case they were not public statements. Second, the more recent letter was written nearly a full year ago—in November 2017—and so it cannot be read as a commentary on the current crisis at the Vatican. (More on that point below.)
Cardinal Brandmüller is one of the prelates who has expressed dismay about Benedict’s decision to resign, and the former Pope’s letter is addressed to that point. Benedict acknowledges the “deep-seated pain that the end of my papacy has inflicted on you and many others.” But—in a message that many of us should take to heart—he fears that the pain “has turned into an anger that no longer merely concerns my resignation, but increasingly also my person and my papacy as a whole.”
In his letters the former Pope is unmistakably challenging those—including Cardinal Brandmüller and, for that matter, this writer—who think he was wrong to resign. “If you know a better way,” he writes, “please tell me.” Certainly we do not know all the circumstances that prompted him to step down. Rather than criticizing his decision, he suggests to Cardinal Brandmüller, “Let us rather pray, as you did at the end of your letter, that the Lord will come to the aid of his Church.”
Bild, in the story making public the former Pope’s letters, reads that last phrase as an indication that Benedict perceives a crisis in the Church today. Frankly I think that is an unwarranted interpretation. Shouldn’t good Christians ask for the Lord’s help, even in the best of times?
But elsewhere Benedict does seem to allude to the crisis. (I am tempted to say the “current” crisis, but remember that the letter was written last year, before the furor that has arisen during the past several weeks.) He writes that because of unhappiness about his resignation, “a papacy itself is now being devalued and melted into the sorrow about the situation in which the Church currently finds herself.” Does that not sound like a recognition that the “the situation” warrants sorrow? The former Pope seems to be agreeing—in a private letter, not intended for public release—that something is seriously wrong.
In this letter Benedict, who has always been careful in his writing, conveys the clear impression that he thinks Cardinal Brandmüller has been unjust in criticizing his resignation. But there is not the slightest hint that he disagrees with the German cardinal—one of the signers of the dubia—about the crisis confronting the Church. And here, again, Benedict would be referring to the crisis that Cardinal Brandmüller saw in the teachings of Pope Francis, especially in Amoris Laetitia, since the Chile/McCarrick/Vigano crises had not yet erupted.
A New York Times report on Benedict’s letters has things exactly wrong, then. In its headline, the Times says that with these letters “Benedict Rebukes Critics of Pope Francis.” If there is any such rebuke in the correspondence, I don’t see it.
But the Times story goes further. Opening with a reference to the revelations of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, and then repeating the now-familiar canard that conservative Catholics are exploiting Vigano’s charges because they “pine for the pontificate of the previous pope,” reporter Jason Horowitz writes: “Benedict apparently would like them to knock it off.”
We don’t know what Pope-emeritus Benedict thinks of the Vigano testimony; he has been conspicuously silent. But I feel quite confident in saying this much: In a letter dated November 2017, Benedict was not rebuking conservative Catholics for how they have behaved in September 2018.
Posted by: nix898049 - Sep. 21, 2018 7:51 PM ET USA
Pope Emeritus Benedict was the genuine article. In my opinion, the most honest man to occupy the chair of Peter in my lifetime. (I appeared on the scene at the very end of Pius XII's reign and JPI's was too brief) Thank you, Phil, for standing up to his critics. You and Fr. Benedict are both in my prayers.
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Georgia School Holds First Integrated Prom
By Dan Collins
April 24, 2007 / 9:01 AM / AP
For the first time, the faces of students at the Turner County High School prom were both white and black.
Each year, in spite of integration, the school's white students had raised money for their own unofficial prom and black students did the same to throw their own separate party, an annual ritual that divided the southern Georgia peanut-farming county anew each spring.
That all changed Saturday as horse-drawn carriages and stretch limousines carried young couples around the downtown streets to a single prom.
"I couldn't be more proud of these young people," said Ray Jordan, the county's school superintendent. "The changes needed to come from the student body."
At the start of the school year, Turner County's four senior class officers had told principal Chad Stone they wanted an official prom and they wanted everyone invited.
Stone spent $5,000 of his discretionary fund to put together the county's first school-sponsored prom. Another $5,000 came from supporters after news stories about the plan spread across the nation.
"Tonight, it's a fresh start," said James Hall, the black senior class president who led the charge for the integrated prom.
The rural county seat of 4,000 people has been in need of uplifting news. Although a candy packaging plant employs hundreds, as does the up-and-down peanut industry, many of the better paying jobs are in larger towns in the region. The high school is one of the few things that give Ashburn a sense of community.
"The school is making changes — and they're long overdue," said Aniesha Gipson, who became the county's first solo homecoming queen last fall as it abandoned the practice of crowning separate white and black queens.
Still, traditions die hard. Only about two-thirds of the school's 160 upper-class students purchased tickets for the prom, blacks still easily outnumbered whites at the dance, and many whites still attended their own private party a week earlier.
"Last weekend was more like tradition. It wasn't racist, or prejudice," said Calvin Catom, a white senior who attended both parties. "This weekend is about the whole school getting together and having a party."
Few other white students would comment about the dance, telling reporters gathered outside the gym that school officials told them not to talk to the media.
"This is history, baby, this is history," said Noriega McKeller, a 19-year-old senior. "Somebody had to do it. Why couldn't it be us?"
First published on April 24, 2007 / 9:01 AM
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Category Archives: Intellectual Property Law
6th SEM Intellectual Property Law 2018 Question paper CCS UNIVERSITY LLB
Category : Intellectual Property Law
What is copyright? What is the scope of protection in the Copyright Act,1957 ?
What is copyright?
Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact, it is a bundle of rights including, inter alia, rights of reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and translation of the work. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work.
Why should copyright be protected?
Copyright ensures certain minimum safeguards of the rights of authors over their creations, thereby protecting and rewarding creativity. Creativity being the keystone of progress, no civilized society can afford to ignore the basic requirement of encouraging the same. Economic and social development of a society is dependent on creativity. The protection provided by copyright to the efforts of writers, artists, designers, dramatists, musicians, architects and producers of sound recordings, cinematograph films and computer software, creates an atmosphere conducive to creativity, which induces them to create more and motivates others to create.
Is it not true that strict application of the principle of protection of copyright hampers economic and cultural development of the society?
Yes. If copyright protection is applied rigidly, it can hamper progress of the society. However, copyright laws are enacted with necessary exceptions and limitations to ensure that a balance is maintained between the interests of the creators and of the community.
To strike an appropriate and viable balance between the rights of the copyright owners and the interests of the society as a whole, there are exceptions in the law. Many types of exploitation of work which are for social purposes such as education, religious ceremonies, and so on are exempted from the operation of the rights granted in the Act. Copyright in a work is considered as infringed only if a substantial part is made use of unauthorizedly. What is ‘substantial’ varies from case to case. More often than not, it is a matter of quality rather than quantity. For example, if a lyricist copy a very catching phrase from another lyricist’s song, there is likely to be infringement even if that phrase is very short.
Does the law allow any use of a work without permission of the owner of the copyright, and, if so, which are they?
Subject to certain conditions, a fair deal for research, study, criticism, review and news reporting, as well as use of works in library and schools and in the legislatures, is permitted without specific permission of the copyright owners. In order to protect the interests of users, some exemptions have been prescribed in respect of specific uses of works enjoying copyright. Some of the exemptions are the uses of the work
i. for the purpose of research or private study,
ii. for criticism or review,
iii. for reporting current events,
iv. in connection with judicial proceeding,
v. performance by an amateur club or society if the performance is given to a non-paying audience, and
vi. the making of sound recordings of literary, dramatic or musical works under certain conditions.
What is the scope of protection in the Copyright Act,1957 ?
The Copyright Act, 1957 protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings from unauthorized uses. Unlike the case with patents, copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas. There is no copyright in an idea.
Does copyright apply to titles and names ?
Copyright does not ordinarily protect titles by themselves or names, short word combinations, slogans, short phrases, methods, plots or factual information. Copyright does not protect ideas or concepts. To get the protection of copyright a work must be original.
What is a work?
A work means any of the following , namely, a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a cinematograph film, or a sound recording.
What is a work of joint authorship?
“Work of joint authorship” means a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of one author is not distinct from the contribution of the other author or authors.
What are the classes of works for which copyrights protection is available in India?
Copyright subsists throughout India in the following classes of works:
o Original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works;
o Cinematograph films; and
o Sound recordings.
What is an artistic work?
An artistic work means-
o a painting, a sculpture, a drawing (including a diagram, map, chart or plan), an engraving or a photograph, whether or not any such work possesses artistic quality;
o a work of architecture; and
o any other work of artistic craftsmanship.
What is a musical work?
“Musical work” means a work consisting of music and includes any graphical notation of such work but does not include any words or any action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music. A musical work need not be written down to enjoy copyright protection.
What is a sound recording?
“Sound recording” means a recording of sounds from which sounds may be produced regardless of the medium on which such recording is made or the method by which the sounds are produced. A phonogram and a CD-ROM are sound recordings.
What is a cinematograph film?
“Cinematograph film” means any work of visual recording on any medium produced through a process from which a moving image may be produced by any means and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and “cinematograph” shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films.
What is a government work?
“Government work” means a work which is made or published by or under the direction or control of
o the government or any department of the government
o any legislature in India, and
o any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India.
What is an Indian work?
“Indian work” means a literary, dramatic or musical work,
o the author of which is a citizen of India; or
o which is first published in India; or
o the author of which, in the case of an unpublished work is, at the time of the making of the work, a citizen of India.
AUTHORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP
Whose rights are protected by copyright?
Copyright protects the rights of authors, i.e., creators of intellectual property in the form of literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings.
Who is the first owner of copyright in a work?
Ordinarily the author is the first owner of copyright in a work.
Who is an author?
• In the case of a literary or dramatic work the author, i.e., the person who creates the work.
• In the case of a musical work, the composer.
• In the case of a cinematograph film, the producer.
• In the case of a sound recording, the producer.
• In the case of a photograph, the photographer.
• In the case of a computer generated work, the person who causes the work to be created.
Who all have rights in a musical sound recording?
There are many right holders in a musical sound recording. For example, the lyricist who wrote the lyrics, the composer who set the music, the singer who sang the song, the musician (s) who performed the background music, and the person or company who produced the sound recording.
Is it necessary to obtain any licence or permission to use a musical sound recording for public performance?
A sound recording generally comprises various rights. It is necessary to obtain the licences from each and every right owner in the sound recording. This would ,inter alia, include the producer of the sound recording, the lyricist who wrote the lyrics, and the musician who composed the music.
Who is the owner of copyright in a government work?
In the case of a government work, government shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein.
Who is the owner of copyright in the work of a public undertaking?
In the case of a work made or first published by or under the direction or control of any public undertaking, such public undertaking shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein.
Who is the owner of copyright in works by journalists during the course of their employment?
In the case of a literary, dramatic or artistic work made by the author in the course of his employment by the proprietor of a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical under a contract of service or apprenticeship, for the purpose of publication in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, the said proprietor shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright in the work in so far as the copyright relates to the publication of the work in any newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, or to the reproduction of the work for the purpose of its being so published, but in all other respects the author shall be the first owner of the copyright in the work.
Who is the owner of a work produced during the course of the author’s employment?
In the case of a work made in the course of the author’s employment under a contract of service or apprenticeship, the employer shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein.
Who is the owner of the copyright in the case of a work produced for valuable consideration at the instance of another person?
In the case of a photograph taken, or a painting or portrait drawn, or an engraving or a cinematograph film made, for valuable consideration at the instance of any person, such person shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein.
Is copyright assignable?
Yes. The owner of the copyright in an existing work or the prospective owner of the copyright in a future work may assign to any person the copyright either wholly or partially and either generally or subject to limitations and either for the whole term of the copyright or any part thereof.
What is the mode of assigning copyright?
It shall be in writing signed by the assignor or by his duly authorised agent. It shall identify the specific works and specify the rights assigned and the duration and territorial extent of such assignment. It shall also specify the amount of royalty payable, if any, to the author or his legal heirs during the currency of the assignment and the assignment shall be subject to revision, extension or termination on terms mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Does an assignment lapse automatically?
Where the assignee does not exercise the rights assigned to him within a period of one year from the date of assignment, the assignment in respect of such rights shall be deemed to have lapsed after the expiry of the said period unless otherwise specified in the assignment.
What will be the period of assignment if not specifically stated in the assignments?
If the period of assignment is not stated, it shall be deemed to be five years from the date of assignment.
What will be the territorial extent of the assignment if not specified in the assignment?
If the territorial extent of assignment of the rights is not specified, it shall be presumed to extend within the whole of India.
Can an author relinquish copyright and, if so, how?
The author of a work may relinquish all or any of the rights comprising the copyright in the work by giving notice in the prescribed form to the Registrar of Copyrights.
DIFFERENT RIGHTS
Are copyrights same for all classes of works?
No. The rights vary according to the class of work.
What are the rights in the case of a literary work?
In the case of a literary work (except computer programme), copyright means the exclusive right
• To reproduce the work
• To issue copies of the work to the public
• To perform the work in public
• To communicate the work to the public.
• To make cinematograph film or sound recording in respect of the work
• To make any translation of the work
• To make any adaptation of the work.
Is translation of an original work also protected by copyright?
Yes. All the rights of the original work apply to a translation also.
Are computer programmes protected under Copyright Act?
Yes. Computer programmes are protected under the Copyright Act. They are treated as literary works.
Are there any special rights in computer programmes?
Yes. In addition to all the rights applicable to a literary work, owner of the copyright in a computer programme enjoys the rights to sell or give on hire or offer for sale or hire, regardless of whether such a copy has been sold or given on hire on earlier occasion.
What are the rights in a dramatic work?
In the case of a dramatic work, copyright means the exclusive right
o To reproduce the work
o To communicate the work to the public or perform the work in public
o To issue copies of the work to the public
o To include the work in any cinematograph film
o To make any adaptation of the work
o To make translation of the work.
What are the rights in an artistic work?
In the case of an artistic work, copyright means the exclusive right
o To communicate the work to the public
o To make any adaptation of the work.
What are the rights in a musical work?
In the case of a musical work, copyright means the exclusive right
o To perform the work in public
o To make cinematograph film or sound recording in respect of the work
o To make any translation of the work
What are the rights in a cinematograph film?
In the case of a cinematograph film, copyright means the exclusive right
o To make a copy of the film including a photograph of any image forming part thereof
o To sell or give on hire or offer for sale or hire a copy of the film
o To communicate the cinematograph film to the public.
What are the rights in a sound recording?
o To make any other sound recording embodying it
o To sell or give on hire, or offer for sale or hire, any copy of the sound recording
o To communicate the sound recording to the public.
What is the right of reproduction?
The right of reproduction commonly means that no person shall make one or more copies of a work or of a substantial part of it in any material form including sound and film recording without the permission of the copyright owner. The most common kind of reproduction is printing an edition of a work. Reproduction occurs in storing of a work in the computer memory.
What is the right of communication to the public?
Communication to the public means making any work available for being seen or heard or otherwise enjoyed by the public directly or by any means of display or diffusion. It is not necessary that any member of the public actually sees, hears or otherwise enjoys the work so made available. For example, a cable operator may transmit a cinematograph film, which no member of the public may see. Still it is a communication to the public. The fact that the work in question is accessible to the public is enough to say that the work is communicated to the public.
What is an adaptation?
Adaptation involves the preparation of a new work in the same or different form based upon an already existing work. The Copyright Act defines the following acts as adaptations:
a. Conversion of a dramatic work into a non dramatic work
b. Conversion of a literary or artistic work into a dramatic work
c. Re-arrangement of a literary or dramatic work
d. Depiction in a comic form or through pictures of a literary or dramatic work
e. Transcription of a musical work or any act involving re-arrangement or alteration of an existing work.
The making of a cinematograph film of a literary or dramatic or musical work is also an adaptation.
Can any person translate a work without the permission of the owner of the copyright in the work?
No. A person cannot translate a work enjoying copyright without the permission of the copyright owner.
Is there any copyright over news?
No. There is no copyright over news. However, there is copyright over the way in which a news item is reported.
REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
Is it necessary to register a work to claim copyright?
No. Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require any formality. However, certificate of registration of copyright and the entries made therein serve as prima facie evidence in a court of law with reference to dispute relating to ownership of copyright.
What is the procedure for registration of a work under the Copyright Act,1957?
Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, facilities exist for having the work registered in the Register of Copyrights maintained in the Copyright Office of the Department of Education. The entries made in the Register of Copyrights serve as prima-facie evidence in the court of law. The Copyright Office has been set up to provide registration facilities to all types of works and is headed by a Registrar of Copyrights and is located at B.2/W.3, C.R. Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi- 110 003, Tel: 338 4387
What are the guidelines regarding registration of a work under the Copyright Act?
Chapter VI of the Copyright Rules, 1956, as amended, sets out the procedure for the registration of a work. Copies of the Act and Rules can be obtained from the Manager of Publications, Publication Branch, Civil Lines, Delhi or his authorised dealers on payment. The procedure for registration is as follows:
a. Application for registration is to be made on Form IV ( Including Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars) as prescribed in the first schedule to the Rules ;
b. Separate applications should be made for registration of each work;
c. Each application should be accompanied by the requisite fee prescribed in the second schedule to the Rules ; and
d. The applications should be signed by the applicant or the advocate in whose favour a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney has been executed. The Power of Attorney signed by the party and accepted by the advocate should also be enclosed.
Each and every column of the Statement of Particulars and Statement of Further Particulars should be replied specifically.
Both published and unpublished works can be registered. Copyright in works published before 21st January, 1958, i.e., before the Copyright Act, 1957 came in force, can also be registered, provided the works still enjoy copyright. Three copies of published work may be sent along with the application. If the work to be registered is unpublished, a copy of the manuscript has to be sent along with the application for affixing the stamp of the Copyright Office in proof of the work having been registered. In case two copies of the manuscript are sent, one copy of the same duly stamped will be returned, while the other will be retained, as far as possible, in the Copyright Office for record and will be kept confidential. It would also be open to the applicant to send only extracts from the unpublished work instead of the whole manuscript and ask for the return of the extracts after being stamped with the seal of the Copyright Office.
When a work has been registered as unpublished and subsequently it is published, the applicant may apply for changes in particulars entered in the Register of Copyright in Form V with prescribed fee.
Application for registration of copyright alongwith statement of particulars and instructions for filling up the statement of particulars are at Appendix – I.
TERM OF COPYRIGHT
Is copyright protected in perpetuity?
No. It is protected for a limited period of time.
What is the term of protection of copyright?
The general rule is that copyright lasts for 60 years. In the case of original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the 60-year period is counted from the year following the death of the author. In the case of cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, posthumous publications, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organisations, the 60-year period is counted from the date of publication.
ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT LAW
Is there any advisory body on copyright matters?
Yes. The government has set up a Copyright Enforcement Advisory Council (CEAC). The present composition of the CEAC is at Appendix- II.
Are there special courts for copyright?
No. There are no special courts for copyright cases. The regular courts try these cases. There is a Copyright Board to adjudicate certain cases pertaining to copyright.
What are the powers of Copyright Board?
The Copyright Act provides for a quasi-judicial body called the Copyright Board consisting of a Chairman and two or more, but not exceeding fourteen, other members for adjudicating certain kinds of copyright cases. The Chairman of the Board is of the level of a judge of a High Court. The Board has the power to:
i. hear appeals against the orders of the Registrar of Copyright;
ii. hear applications for rectification of entries in the Register of Copyrights;
iii. adjudicate upon disputes on assignment of copyright;
iv. grant compulsory licences to publish or republish works (in certain circumstances);
v. grant compulsory licence to produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic work in any language after a period of seven years from the first publication of the work;
vi. hear and decide disputes as to whether a work has been published or about the date of publication or about the term of copyright of a work in another country;
vii. fix rates of royalties in respect of sound recordings under the cover-version provision; and
viii. fix the resale share right in original copies of a painting, a sculpture or a drawing and of original manuscripts of a literary or dramatic or musical work.
The present composition of the Board is at Appendix – III.
Has the Registrar of Copyrights any judicial powers?
Yes. The Registrar of Copyrights has the powers of a civil court when trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure in respect of the following matters, namely,
a. summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
b. requiring the discovery and production of any document;
c. receiving evidence on affidavit;
d. issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
e. requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
f. any other matters which may be prescribed.
PERFORMER’S RIGHTS
Who is a performer?
As per the Indian Copyright Act, a “Performer” includes an actor, singer, musician, dancer, acrobat, juggler, conjurer, snake charmer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance.
What is a performance?
“Performance” in relation to performer’s right, means any visual or acoustic presentation made live by one or more performers.
What are the rights of a performer?
A performer has the following rights in his/her performance:
• Right to make a sound recording or visual recording of the performance;
• Right to reproduce the sound recording or visual recording of the performance;
• Right to broadcast the performance;
• Right to communicate the performance to the public otherwise than by broadcast.
What is the term of protection of performer’s rights?
Performer’s rights subsist for 25 years.
What are the rights of a performer in a cinematograph film?
Once a performer has consented for incorporation of his performance in a cinematograph film, he shall have no more performer’s rights to that performance.
BROADCASTER’S RIGHTS
What is a broadcast?
“Broadcast” means communication to the public:
• by any means of wireless diffusion, whether in any one or more of the forms of signs, sounds or visual images; or
• by wire.
What are the rights of a broadcasting organization?
The rights of a broadcasting organization with reference to a broadcast are :
• right to re-broadcast the broadcast;
• right to cause the broadcast to be heard or seen by the public on payment of any charges;
• right to make any sound recording or visual recording of the broadcast;
• right to make any reproduction of such sound recording or visual recording where such initial recording was done without licence or, where it was licensed, for any purpose not envisaged by such licence; and
• right to sell or hire to the public, or offer for such sale or hire, any sound recording or visual recording of the broadcast.
What is the term of protection of broadcaster’s rights?
The term of protection for broadcaster’s rights is 25 years.
FOREIGN WORKS
Is copyright of foreign works protected in India?
Yes. Copyrights of works of the countries mentioned in the International Copyright Order are protected in India, as if such works are Indian works.
Does copyright subsist in a foreign work?
Copyright of nationals of countries who are members of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Universal Copyright Convention and the TRIPS Agreement are protected in India through the International Copyright Order. A list of such countries is at Appendix- IV.
Which are the international copyright conventions of which India is a member?
Copyright as provided by the Indian Copyright Act is valid only within the borders of the country. To secure protection to Indian works in foreign countries, India has become a member of the following international conventions on copyright and neighbouring (related) rights:
i. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works.
ii. Universal Copyright Convention.
iii. Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorised Duplication of their Phonograms.
iv. Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties.
v. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
COLLECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS
What is collective administration of copyright?
Collective administration of copyright is a concept where management and protection of copyright in works are undertook by a society of owners of such works. Obviously no owner of copyright in any work can keep track of all the uses others make of his work. When he becomes a member of a national copyright society, that society, because of its organisational facilities and strength, is able to keep a better vigil over the uses made of that work throughout the country and collect due royalties from the users of those works. Because of the country’s membership in international conventions, the copyright societies are able to have reciprocal agreements with similar societies in other countries for collecting royalties for the uses of Indian works in those countries. From this it can automatically be inferred that it will be in the interests of copyright owners to join a collective administration organisation to ensure better protection to the copyright in their works and for reaping optimum economic benefits from their creations. Users of different types of works also find it easy to obtain licences for legal exploitation of the works in question, though the collective administrative society.
What is a copyright society?
A copyright society is a registered collective administration society. Such a society is formed by copyright owners. The minimum membership required for registration of a society is seven. Ordinarily, only one society is registered to do business in respect of the same class of work. A copyright society can issue or grant licences in respect of any work in which copyright subsists or in respect of any other right given by the Copyright Act.
What are the functions of a copyright society?
A copyright society may:
i. Issue licences in respect of the rights administered by the society.
ii. Collect fees in pursuance of such licences.
iii. Distribute such fees among owners of copyright after making deductions for the administrative expenses.
Are there any registered copyright societies in India?
Yes. The following are the registered copyright societies in India:
i. Society for Copyright Regulation of Indian Producers for Film and Television (SCRIPT) 135 Continental Building, Dr. A.B. Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, (for cinematograph and television films).
ii. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS), 208, Golden Chambers, 2nd Floor, New Andheri Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai- 400 058 (for musical works).
iii. Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) Flame Proof Equipment Building, B.39, Off New Link Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400 053 (for sound recordings).
Is it necessary to obtain licences from more than one society for exploitation of a work?
In many cases, it is necessary to obtain licences from more than one society. For example, playing of the sound recording of music may involve obtaining a licence from the IPRS for the public performance of the music as well as a licence from the PPL for playing the records, if these societies have the particular work in their repertoire.
What are the moral rights of an author?
The author of a work has the right to claim authorship of the work and to restrain or claim damages in respect of any distortion, mutilation, modification or other acts in relation to the said work which is done before the expiration of the term of copyright if such distortion, mutilation, modification or other act would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation. Moral rights are available to the authors even after the economic rights are assigned.
Do the author’s moral rights remain after assignment of copyright?
Yes. The moral rights are independent of the author’s copyright and remains with him even after assignment of the copyright.
Will failure to display a work infringe the moral rights of an author?
No. Failure to display a work or to display it to the satisfaction of the author shall not be deemed to be an infringement of the moral rights of the author.
Which are the common copyright infringements?
The following are some of the commonly known acts involving infringement of copyright:
i. Making infringing copies for sale or hire or selling or letting them for hire;
ii. Permitting any place for the performance of works in public where such performance constitutes infringement of copyright;
iii. Distributing infringing copies for the purpose of trade or to such an extent so as to affect prejudicially the interest of the owner of copyright ;
iv. Public exhibition of infringing copies by way of trade; and
v. Importation of infringing copies into India.
Has the owner of an auditorium or a hall any liability while renting out the place for communication to the public of a copyrighted work?
Yes. If a person permits for profit any place to be used for the communication of a work to the public, where such communication constitutes an infringement of the copyright in the work, unless he was not aware and had no reasonable ground for believing that such communication to the public would be an infringement of copyright, he will be deemed to have committed an offence under the Copyright Act.
What are the civil remedies for copyright infringement?
A copyright owner can take legal action against any person who infringes the copyright in the work. The copyright owner is entitled to remedies by way of injunctions, damages and accounts.
Which is the court having jurisdiction over civil remedies in copyright cases?
The District Court concerned has the jurisdiction in civil suits regarding copyright infringement.
What is the proof of the authorship of a work?
Where, in the case of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a name purporting to be that of the author or the publisher appears on copies of the work as published, or, in the case of an artistic work appeared on the work where it was made, the person whose name so appears or appeared shall, in any proceeding in respect of copyright in such work, be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be the author or the publisher of the work, as the case may be.
What are the rights of owner over infringing copies and equipments used for making infringing copies?
All infringing copies of any work in which copyright subsists and all plates used or intended to be used for the production of such infringing copies shall be deemed to be the property of the owner of the copyright.
What are the remedies in the case of groundless threat to legal proceedings?
Where any person claiming to be the owner of copyright in any work, by circulars, advertisements or otherwise, threatens any other person with any legal proceedings or liability in respect of an alleged infringement of copyright, any person aggrieved thereby may institute a declaratory suit that the alleged infringement to which the threats related was not in fact an infringement of any legal rights of the person making such threats and may in any such suit –
a. obtain an injunction against the continuance of such threats; and
b. recover such damages, if any, as he has sustained by reason of such threats.
Is copyright infringement a criminal offence?
Yes. Any person who knowingly infringes or abets the infringement of the copyright in any work commits criminal offence under Section 63 of the Copyright Act.
What are the punishments for a criminal offence under the copyright law?
The minimum punishment for infringement of copyright is imprisonment for six months with the minimum fine of Rs. 50,000/-. In the case of a second and subsequent conviction the minimum punishment is imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs. one lakh.
Is copyright infringement a cognizable offence?
Any police officer, not below the rank of a sub inspector, may, if he is satisfied that an offence in respect of the infringement of copyright in any work has been, is being, or is likely to be committed, seize without warrant, all copies of the work and all plates used for the purpose of making infringing copies of the work, wherever found, and all copies and plates so seized shall, as soon as practicable be produced before a magistrate.
How are the seized infringing copies or plates disposed off?
The Court may order delivery to the owner of the copyright all such copies or plates.
Who is responsible for copyright offence committed by a company?
Every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for, the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against.
Which court can try copyright offence cases?
No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under the Copyright Act.
Can a police officer seize infringing goods without warrant?
Yes. A police officer not below the rank of sub inspector can seize without warrant all infringing copies of the work.
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Americanaok CDs
Americanaok - Now That's AmericanaOK
Americanaok
Traditional, roots and folk music has always been the soundtrack to Tom Fahey's life. It's a passion that has been simmering since he was first exposed to jigs and reels, while growing up in Clare in Ireland. But since moving to Edinburgh, Tom has found the perfect medium for sharing his devotion in the form of a weekly roots music radio show, AmericanaOK, syndicated to 12 international radio stations worldwide.
Tom works in Local Government. He spends much of his working day on recycling projects. Once a week, however, his voice reaches a potential audience of millions, in cities as far-flung as Nashville, Vancouver and Hobart, Australia.
When he first moved to Edinburgh, Tom spent a year learning the ropes with community radio stations Leith FM and Radio Free Porty. He soon realised he had grander ambitions.
"When I left Leith FM, I wanted to do my own thing," he says. "I developed the concept for a show specifically based around independent American roots music. It's kind of a niche market. Once I had interest from a couple of radio stations, the word just spread. And what started off as a cottage industry is now being broadcast around the world for 29 hours a week!
Very much an enthusiast of digital technology, Tom puts his show together from the comfort of his own home."It's all PC based," he says. "I've got a home studio set up with USB microphones and my own little mixing desk. And, as well as the broadcast, the show is available as a podcast. It's been downloaded over 150,000 to date.
Although AmericanaOK is run on a voluntary basis, the show earned itself a strong reputation amongst both listeners and industry professionals. It's not just about cueing up the CDs: Tom has recorded exclusive sessions with some of the rising stars of the independent scene. He also contributes to both the Euro Americana and Freeform American Roots charts.
CONVERTING THE SCEPTICS
Tom is the first to admit that Americana may not be to everyone's taste, but stresses that it's a genre that is too often misunderstood. "I understand the prejudice," he sighs. "People think it's all about the country music cliche - line dancing and that, which is frankly embarrassing. It's about real people and their real lives and you can trace the history of the music right back to Scots and Irish traditional music. Sceptics should check out classic artists like Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris that's the real deal.
But it's not just about established acts. Tom is also championing less-established musicians, so much so that he's released a compilation CD, That's AmericanaOK, with 15 tracks by new artists featured on the show.The idea behind the CD is very much in keeping with the non-profit ethos of the show. "All of the artists donated a track for free," says Tom. "Most of the artists I play are self-producing, making use of inexpensive equipment and selling their music over the Internet.
"It's all part of wider, independent grassroots movement," he adds. "We're not in this for the money - we're doing it for the love."
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Protos CDs
Protos - The Noble Pauper's Grave
This highly regarded English progressive rock duo have put together another memorable contribution to the art-rock genre.
The Noble Pauper's Grave is a concept album with a difference - ideal for dance, drama and theatre groups.
In 1982, Rory Ridley-Duff and Stephen Anscombe released One Day a New Horizon, which has become one of the progressive rock world’s ‘hidden treasures’.
Popularised by Japanese, UK and US record collectors in the early 1990s, demand grew until copies of the album were swapping hands for many hundreds of pound.
In 2006, they re-released studio and live work worldwide through CD Baby.
25 years on, Rory and Stephen have collaborated again in the studio.
Their new album - The Noble Pauper's Grave - is a welcome evolution for a band regarded in Japan as the top progressive rock act for a generation (Marquee Magazine, 1991).
We have now received a number of Noble Pauper reviews from around the world (Japan, Italy, Germany, USA and the UK). Many thanks to the fans and work colleagues who patiently translated these for us - some are still being translated and there are more in the pipeline. Here are the early headlines:
"A perfect mix of music and narration....", Fabio Rancatti, Italy
"Through sheer musical guile, Protos produce a masterpiece...", Rock 3, England.
"The compositions are dazzling...", Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosity, USA.
"This is a great masterpiece, a step up in scale and quality from their previous work.", World Disque, Japan.
For more on the album reviews visit:
http://www.protosmusic.net/reviews.htm
Chichester, West Sussex - England.
Camel, Pink Floyd, Pallas, Marillion, IQ, Mike Oldfield, ELP, Steve Hackett, Gordon Giltrap, Genesis, Yes.
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Will Bowley set to sign two-year deal with Worcester Warriors
Will Bowley is due to commit his immediate future to Worcester by signing a new two-year contract.
Brian Dick
The Premiership outfit are set to confirm the retention of second row Bowley within the next week as Mike Ruddock looks to tie up some of his young stars.
Ruddock is currently working on his player retentions and having already secured the services of Kai Horstmann, the Welshman has also tied Bowley down for a another two seasons following the 24-year-old’s injury disrupted campaign.
The academy product is ready to sign a deal that will keep him at Sixways until the summer of 2011, by which time at the current rate of progress he could be an established first team regular.
With veteran Craig Gillies out of sorts Bowley featured in the first three matches of the season, including starts against London Wasps and Leicester Tigers, before picking up a thumb injury.
He has, however, been back on the scene in recent weeks and has come off the bench in five of the last six matches and has done enough to convince Ruddock his future lies in the Blue and Gold.
The Kettering-born lock has represented England at Under-18, U19 and U21 level.
He was handed four starts in the Guinness Premiership during the 2007/08 season and came off the bench 14 times – the most by any player in the top-flight.
There is considerable speculation suggesting James Haskell’s future also lies at Sixways though there has been no contact between Ruddock and the flanker’s representative at this stage.
Worcester were another side who suffered a cancellation at the weekend – their second in consecutive weeks. Their match at home to Bucuresti Oaks this Saturday will be their first since the draw at Newcastle on December 27.
With that in mind Ruddock will field a strong starting line up and Bowley could be in line for a start.
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Business Observer Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 2 years ago
'Fix it'
A Sarasota high-tech company is poised for a giant leap. The current and former CEO, working closely together, will see to it.
by: Mark Gordon Managing Editor
Company. Voalte Industry. Health care, mobile health care, software Key. Company targets significant growth under new CEO.
Trey Lauderdale, co-founder of Voalte, a software firm that helps health care employees communicate better over smartphones, did something in late December that was remarkable, yet ordinary.
He took a vacation. For two weeks.
Lauderdale, his wife and their toddler son traveled from Florida to California, where they spent time in wine country, San Diego and with their 150-member strong extended family. The social media images of smiles and mountains and Santa hats show the young family doing what millions of others do over the holidays. But like most other executives at fast-growing, fast-moving companies, Lauderdale takes vacations with lightning-strike rarity.
“It had always been hard for me to take a week off,” says Lauderdale, 34. “I was the single thread for many decisions being made.”
That thread has doubled in the past eight months, courtesy of a new CEO, Adam McMullin, at the helm of the Sarasota-based company. A veteran health care IT executive, McMullin, when he was hired in April, was also named chairman of Voalte's high-powered board. Lauderdale, who had been CEO since 2013, remains with the company as president.
McMullin's arrival was the impetus for Lauderdale to take a legit shut-it-off vacation. McMullin also represents a big swing at Voalte — which is no longer a startup (founded in 2008) but also not yet the powerhouse health care mobile communications firm it aspires to be. “I was brought in to bring some structure and processes that allow us to scale,” says McMullin.
That scale, for the large part, takes two forms. One is the ongoing build-out of the executive team at Voalte, which stands for voice, alarm and text. Voalte's software is designed to improve on a hospital's legacy communication systems, which can be outdated, loud and inefficient, among other issues.
The other side of the scale is a shift in strategies and goals with individual customers: Instead of selling software to a department of nurses, in say cardiology, or a floor, say the NICU, the company now is expanding its services to entire hospitals or medical centers. That has the potential to increase revenue per client.
Capital attraction
Voalte officials stopped publicly disclosing revenue figures in 2012, when the company had about $10 million in sales. It also had a three-year compound annual growth rate of 84.17% from 2011 to 2014, according to the 2015 Gator100, a list of the fastest-growing companies run by University of Florida alumni. Voalte was 15th on the list. The company has more than 125 employees.
There have been a few stumbles along the growth path. For example, in 2015 the company laid off about 30 people, a move Lauderdale says was a restructuring after mistakenly hiring people earlier than it should have based on projected growth.
Voalte has also been a magnet for outside capital. It raised nearly $60 million in private equity and venture capital from 2012 to 2015. The money people are trying to stay in front of the trend lines. The global mobile health market, known in the industry as mHealth, is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 47.6% from 2015 to 2020, from $14.5 billion to $49 billion.
Voalte's technology works on both iPhone and Android systems, and at least 132,000 caregivers use Voalte's products and technology every day, the company says. That's up from about 35,000 in 2014.
McMullin and Lauderdale, in separate interviews, simplify the opportunity Voalte has in mHealth: Both executives cite the fact that in some hospitals, doctors still use pagers, a dinosaur-like symbol of 1980s health care communication. “Health care communications is broken,” says Lauderdale, “and we want to fix it.”
New boss
McMullin will oversee that effort, in close contact with Lauderdale.
The situation is a tad unorthodox. Company founders, particularly in tech firms, normally don't stick around when the board brings in a new CEO.
McMullin, commuting for now between Sarasota and Raleigh, N.C., where his three kids under 10 are in school, is in Lauderdale's former office in the Voalte headquarters. Lauderdale has a slightly smaller office on the other side of the building, a complex on Fruitville Road, just west of Interstate 75, above a bank and next to a self-storage facility.
Lauderdale says he totally supports McMullin's hiring, and has no problem putting his ego aside. For one, it has freed Lauderdale to do more things he's passionate about, such as visiting customers and working on product development, and less time doing operational tasks he doesn't care for. And the dynamic between both executives, says Lauderdale, is a great example of playing to each other's strengths.
“Adam is super-polished and is great at operational efficiency,” Lauderdale says. “He's really good at getting into all the details.”
There's also a hint of dejà vu in bringing in McMullin. In its early days, Voalte had another seasoned executive who worked with and mentored Lauderdale. Rob Campbell, who worked for Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in his career, was involved in Voalte from the beginning through 2013. Campbell and Lauderdale met at the University of Florida, where Campbell was a guest lecturer in a business school class Lauderdale took.
“From the beginning of Voalte, it's never really been Trey-centric,” says Lauderdale. “I take a really methodical and pragmatic view of the company.”
'Youthful Exuberance'
A Toronto native who partially grew up in Fort Lauderdale, McMullin also emphasizes a pragmatic approach.
That's how he tackled the challenges and opportunities at Hill-Rom, a global medical technology company with more than 10,000 employees. The company's product focus includes advancing mobility, patient monitoring and diagnostics and surgical safety. From a Hill-Rom office in North Carolina, McMullin oversaw the company's health care IT and services for five years, from 2010 to 2015. The post included full profit and loss responsibility for the unit. He also built a new leadership team, acquired a business and doubled revenue in the clinical workflow solutions department.
McMullin, 43, knew of Voalte at Hill-Rom. And once he got to know the company internally, in addition to the market opportunity, he was jazzed by one particular factor — the company's youthful exuberance.
While the office atmosphere at Voalte isn't full-on Silicon Valley free snack land, there is a millennial-fueled hue. Bright colors, whiteboards and lots of offices with sliding glass doors blanket the office. There are also a few mini-scooters to help people get around.
“For (some) people, we are their first job,” McMullin says. “I'm energized by that. You don't find that in many corporate organizations today.”
At the same time, McMullin isn't shying away from bringing more adults into the Voalte fold. One of those is Jeff Reynolds, named CFO in August. A Business Observer 40 under 40 recipient in 2006, Reynolds was previously vice president of finance at Direct Energy in Sarasota. He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and was CFO for the Sarasota Ballet for two years. “Jeff's seen what's it like to take a company from one size to another size,” McMullin says.
The combination of young and seasoned employees, says McMullin, will drive Voalte forward as it both targets more customers and aims to do more for customers. McMullin adds a key will be to remain disciplined on some basics, including rejecting opportunities that don't fit Voalte's core mission.
“The thing we do better than anyone else in the market is we provide the best view of the patient care team,” says McMullin. “We want to continue to do that. We want to continue to delight our customers.”
Local and global
Sarasota-based Voalte, a software firm that helps health care employees communicate better over smartphones, has a diverse list of hospital clients nationwide. There are more than 125 in total, including several in the local area. The list includes:
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston
The University of Kansas Hospital
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
The board behind Sarasota-based Voalte is a high-powered, eight-member panel that's active in setting company strategy. In addition to Voalte Chairman Adam McMullin and founder Trey Lauderdale, the board includes:
William Gish: A senior director at Cerner Corp., a health care IT firm with more than $3.4 billion in assets. Cerner Capital, an affiliate of Cerner Corp., contributed to a $17 million investment in Voalte in 2015. Gish previously held leadership posts in finance, operations and IT at Sprint.
Isobel Harris: Chairwoman of the customer advisory board at PeopleFluent, a human resources software firm run by fellow Voalte board member and investor Charles Jones. She was previously a senior executive at software firm Geac Computer Corp., a Canadian firm with nearly $500 million in annual sales.
Thomas Johnson: Founded Global Imaging Systems in 1995 and took the company public in 1998. Global Imaging grew to $1.3 billion in revenue, and Johnson sold it in 2007 to Xerox.
Charles Jones: Longtime executive has run several companies, including Geac Computer Corp., and the National Post in Canada named him to its list of the country's top 25 CEOs in 2005. Jones is the managing partner and founder of Bedford Funding, which invested $36 million in Voalte in 2014.
Jeffrey Lozon: Canadian health care executive ran St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto for 17 years and was president and CEO of Revera, a senior living company. He was deputy minister of health and long-term care for the Province of Ontario from 1999 to 2000;
Michelle Teichman: Executive with PeopleFluent. Teichman has overseen several units at the firm, including software engineering and the database team.
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Kobe off the hook
by Dave Konkel [Moderator] | September 1, 2004 10:40 PM PDT
Charges dropped as case against NBA star Kobe Bryant collapses .
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Bryant then issued a statement that lawyers say has "settlement" written all over it.
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(NT) (NT) Money Talks........One More Time!
by snapshot2 Forum moderator | September 1, 2004 11:57 PM PDT
This is best IMO
by Evie | September 2, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
Kobe has a bigger target on his back from this point forward no matter what. If he is guilty of what she alleged, then either (a) he will offend again and won't get so lucky, of (b) wife and handlers will keep him on a very short rope to prevent it from ever happening again.
The damage to the reputations of both has already been done with all the leaks and mistakes by the court, doctors, etc. I don't think it hurts either to settle the civil suit. Those that believe Kobe is guilty will think he settled to avoid that being demonstrated in a public court of law, those that believe he is innocent will accept that he settled to put this behind him as so many celebs before him have done. This woman can move on and afford whatever counseling she needs to do so. May she learn the lesson that you just don't put yourself in that kind of situation to begin with ... that much was totally under her control and may she choose better in the future.
Women know to beware. Just like I wouldn't date OJ Simpson if I had the opportunity, I wouldn't go to the hotel room of Kobe Bryant.
It really does pay to viciously assault the victim.
by Kiddpeat | September 2, 2004 12:26 AM PDT
Money does talk. The victim and prosecution were badly abused by the court who leaked information all over the place. I do wonder what accounts for the 'lapses'.
It is too bad that the victim's usual behaviour so compromised her credibility.
This wasn't money talking....
by TONI H | September 2, 2004 12:45 AM PDT
>>>>>It is too bad that the victim's usual behaviour so compromised her credibility.>>>>
In this particular case, the victim's behavior two weeks prior to and immediately after the alleged rape is what was her downfall. The courts allowed that information and nixed everything about her reputation or behavior prior to the two weeks before the charge.
Whether the courts leaked that information to the press/media is another story and it should not have happened, but whether it came out before the trial started is a moot point since it would have come out during the trial anyhow. A prostitute suffers the same 'doubt/credibility' issues as well as wives who bring rape charges against their husbands or women who bring charges against their boyfriends. You have to be able to be tough enough to know you will be doubted and this particular victim, whether the charges were true or not, wasn't strong enough or stable enough given her history to carry on. I can't say I blame her decision....I think I blame the prosecution for pushing this forward as heavily as they did without going deeper into her past and history ahead of time and forewarn her that it was going to be hard to get a conviction and that it could very well get ugly for her on a personal level. There are too many prosecution teams in our country that see a high-profile case as a way to further their own court win-records and their personal agendas with little compassion for the victims.
The victim should have never had her name made public ahead of time (I don't know who/what party leaked that information) and that contributed to her reluctance to go on with the trial as a witness, which threw the prosecution into a tizzy over what to do next.
Just my take on some of this........And I believe that a settlement is in order for both of these people to get on with their lives and move forward as much as possible. I don't know if either side is a winnable civil case, but if it can be avoided, that's the route to take, I would think.
My error
by TONI H | September 2, 2004 1:31 AM PDT
Actually the court ruled that only the first 72 hours prior to the alleged rape took place and the time immediately afterward prior to her examination were the only issues of her past behavior were allowed...not the two weeks I mentioned in my post.
And from what I understand reading more about this case, her name was never released or printed in the media. Most people don't know who she is even today. Her name evidently was being bandied about by people who were being interviewed and they are the ones (previous friends, etc) who actually named her and started talking about her past behavior publicly, including her mental stablity issues.
Who needs enemies when you have friends like that?
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Love selects his four for Ryder Cup team
By By Teddy Greenstein and Tribune reporter
Sep 04, 2012 | 9:30 AM
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III made his selections Tuesday. (Getty Photo)
The way U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III looked at it, he could not go wrong.
"The good thing is, I could pick any four out of 10 guys and we're going to get great players," he said Sunday on the Golf Channel. "The bad thing is, I'm going to leave four or five guys off who could and should play."
The four who will play at Medinah Country Club for the Sept. 28-30 event are: Dustin Johnson, Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker.
Love, who made the announcement Tuesday morning in Times Square, the heart of New York, joked that he announced the selections by height.
Love said of Johnson: "Probably the best athlete on the team and perfect for Medinah."
On Furyk: "We needed experience, and he is one of the most consistent and respected players on the tour."
On Snedeker: "There has not been a hotter putter on tour, and he brings a lot to the team room. He can pair with anyone on our team, which is a great asset."
On Stricker: "Maybe the best player on tour in my mind in the last 4-5 years. Another great putter and someone who I trust."
They join the eight Americans who qualified on points: Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson.
Snedeker came on strong at the end, finishing second at The Barclays and sixth at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
"I knew I had to make a statement these last two weeks," he said. "Davis wanted someone to win. Unfortunately I didn't get that done, but I'm playing the best I have all year."
Had the players continued to accrue points through the Deutsche Bank Championship, which ended Monday, Snedeker would have finished ninth, followed by Stricker, Hunter Mahan, Johnson, Furyk and Rickie Fowler. Bo Van Pelt would have been 15th, followed by Nick Watney.
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Jimmy Carter praises Trump's handling of Iran crisis
CP Current Page: Politics | Tuesday, June 25, 2019
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter | Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Former President Jimmy Carter speaking at Liberty University in Virginia on May 19, 2018. | (Screenshot: Liberty University)
Jimmy Carter commended President Trump for his decision to not engage in a retaliatory attack against Iran after it shot down a U.S. military drone.
Speaking at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, the 94-year-old former president spoke about Trump's decision.
“I agree with President Trump on his decision not to take military action against Iran,” said Carter, as reported by The Washington Examiner. “I had a lot of problems with Iran when I was in office.”
Carter was referring to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which happened while he was president, and the subsequent hostage crisis that was spurred in large part by his administration’s proximity to the nation’s ousted former ruler, the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Carter also professed pacifism during his remarks, explaining that he believed “almost all the wars in which we've been involved have been unnecessary.”
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“We're supposed to be a ‘Christian’ nation, are we not? But we are known throughout the world as the most warlike country on Earth,” he added.
Carter’s comments came amid renewed tensions over attacks on multiple ships in the Gulf of Oman that the Trump administration says Iran was responsible for.
Last Friday, Trump tweeted that he decided to call off a retaliatory strike against the Middle Eastern country mere minutes before it was going to happen.
“On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters. We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it,” tweeted the president.
“I terminated deal, which was not even ratified by Congress, and imposed strong sanctions. They are a much weakened nation today than at the beginning of my Presidency, when they were causing major problems throughout the Middle East. Now they are Bust!”
On Monday, Trump announced that he was placing new sanctions on Iran and its leadership as the regime was reportedly looking to pursue the creation of nuclear weapons.
“We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran,” the president said in a statement, according to The New York Times. “Never can Iran have a nuclear weapon.”
According to a Politico/Morning Consult Poll released on Tuesday, 65% of respondents supported Trump’s decision to call off a military strike against Iran.
The poll also found that 42% of respondents oppose military action against Iran, 36% support it, and 22% hold no opinion.
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Could Democrats have the ingredients for two big upsets in Houston?
By Jeremy Wallace
Updated 5:50 pm CDT, Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Todd Litton and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Democratic candidates for Congress.
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AUSTIN - The demographic elements that make the 7th Congressional District in Houston one of the hottest midterm elections in the nation also run through a neighboring area that has some Democrats dreaming of picking up not one, but two Republican-held congressional seats in Harris County this year.
While the 2nd Congressional District has not received anywhere near the focus of national Republicans or Democrats as the neighboring 7th, the similarities in the districts’ changing demographics - particular the growth of non-white and college educated voters - has Democrats optimistic as they anticipate a national wave election that could sweep Democrats back into power on Capitol Hill.
Both districts have slightly more women then men, nearly identical median ages (35) and median household incomes ($72,000). According to U.S. Census data, both have about 98,000 black residents and about 245,000 Hispanic residents.
But there is one big factor so far keeping the 2nd from becoming a hot race like the battle between Democrat Lizzie Pinnell Fletcher and Rep. John Culberson, a Houston Republican, in the 7th District: Trump.
In 2016, both the 7th and 2nd saw less support for President Donald Trump than what Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney received four years earlier. Romney won over 60 percent of the vote in both districts against President Barack Obama in 2012. But in 2016, Trump won 52 percent in the 2nd Congressional District and just 47 percent of the vote in the 7th, where Culberson has faced few serious challengers.
Those 5 percentage points mean everything to national forecasters who say Trump’s performance in the 7th revealed a major problem for Republicans. There are 20 seats in the House held by Republicans that Clinton won in 2016.
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But Democrats say the demographic changes, and the 2016 results, show something is happening in the 2nd Congressional District that could make it go blue in a big Democratic wave — if there is one — in 2018.
“We can win the seat,” said Todd Litton, the Democratic nominee who has lived in the shadows of the Rice University Medical Center for most of the last two decades. “This is a very winnable seat.”
Litton, a director of an education non-profit, said the higher education levels and growing diversity in the district make it competitive. He said those changes prompted him to run for Congress even before incumbent Rep. Ted Poe announced he would retire and create an open seat in the 2nd, which meanders from West Houston north to Atascocita and Humble.
“District 2 is rapidly changing and we have a strong candidate in Todd Litton,” adds Amanda Sherman, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee which is beginning to pay more attention to the race.
At the end of March, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi showed her support for Litton, sending $7,000 through a political action committee and her campaign account.
Even Republican Dan Crenshaw, who won the GOP nomination easily last month, is trying to keep his supporters from becoming complacent.
“It is not time to rest,” Crenshaw warned his supporters on election night.
Days later he was on Fox News Channel’s popular Fox & Friends program warning viewers from assuming he has the race locked up.
“Of course it’s not over, we still need help going into November,” Crenshaw said.
The Economist was the first major publication to list the 2nd Congressional District as one of the nation’s toss-up races based on demographic trends last week. Other national political forecasters, though, say they aren’t sold yet. Dave Wasserman, a political analyst with the Cook Political Report in Washington D.C., doesn’t have the 2nd on his watch list at all.
While District 2 and 7 have similar minority populations, voter data shows that Hispanic voters in southwestern sections of the 2nd tend not to vote as much. He said that is particularly important in the 2nd because of strong voting in Kingwood and other sections of northwest Harris County that are more Republican.
Democrats will need more of their voters going to the polls to be competitive, he said.
Another key group will be college graduates. In the 2016 election, the Pew Research Center found college graduates backed Clinton by a 9-point margin (52 percent to 43 percent), while those without a college degree backed Trump 52 percent to 44 percent. According to Pew, it was the widest gap recorded between college graduates and non-college graduates in exit polls dating back to 1980.
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In the 7th, just over 50 percent of the district has a bachelors degree - the second highest percentage in the state. But the 2nd District isn’t far behind, with just over 40 percent of the district with bachelors degrees, the sixth highest in the state. Litton said the high education level in the 2nd district makes him optimistic heading into November.
Litton has also proven he can raise money - a key to any congressional race. While Creshaw raised about $640,000, he spent most of that trying to win his primary against 8 other Republicans. He entered May with less than $150,000 in his campaign account, according to Federal Election Commission records. Litton raised about $540,000 and still had more than $240,000 in his account after defeating four other Democratic primary opponents.
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Yes, Stephen Amell Is Supporting Arrow Fans Who Want To Make A Series Sendoff Billboard
By Laura Hurley
The Arrow-verse is set to lose its original show in the 2019-2020 TV season thanks to the upcoming end of Arrow. The series that started it all on The CW will wrap up after a shortened eighth season beginning in the fall, but fans are already hard at work to honor the characters. A bunch of fans banded together to raise money to put up an Arrow billboard in Times Square, and Stephen Amell is all over it. Here's what's happening.
Only days after news broke that Season 8 would be Arrow's last, fans set up a Paypal initiative to raise money for a Times Square billboard, with the goal of showcasing Original Team Arrow (comprised of Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity) and Olicity in particular. The goal was to hit $14,000, and 83% of that goal has been hit in the eight days since the initiative went live. At the time of writing, that makes for $11,640.00, and the page updated to state that enough money was raised.
When Stephen Amell, who actually wanted Arrow to end with Season 8, learned about the mission to raise money for the billboard, he announced his support via social media. Take a look:
I don’t know who started this. I will match it up to $10,000. The people that donate towards it get to pick the charity. ?? https://t.co/KQzAiOFdRj
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) March 12, 2019
Stephen Amell didn't reveal who put him onto the cause and he didn't seem to know many details about it when he fired off his tweet, but his support is touching. By retweeting the earlier post, he undoubtedly exposed it to a whole lot of people who might not have otherwise found out about it, and he proved that he's willing to get in on fan enthusiasm for a good cause.
Given that fans have raised over $11,000 so far, Stephen Amell will presumably donate the full $10,000 he promised on Twitter. There are no details about how the donors will get to pick the charity to receive his funds, but I assume that there will be a vote of some kind. Nearly 600 people have contributed to the billboard cause so far, although it's being run by a group calling themselves "Goodbye OTA Project Members."
Here's how the group describes the goal:
OTA Forever is an opportunity to say goodbye in grand fashion. All funds collected with be put towards a billboard that will run for 24 hours in Times Square. This is a chance for fandom to work together and send out three favourite superheroes out with style while letting them know how much we love them and will never forget the impact they had on our lives.
The Arrow billboard will only be up for a day, but that's still respectable. Billboards in Times Square can't come cheap, and the fans should be commended come coming out in droves to raise money. Although it will be a while before we find out how Oliver Queen and Original Team Arrow will end their time in the Arrow-verse, the characters will be honored in grand fashion by fans in the real world.
For now, you can catch new episodes of Arrow Season 7 on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. The midseason is packed with DC TV superheroes thanks to the CW heroes and those getting into trouble over on DC Universe. Stephen Amell and the cast's reactions to the end of Arrow are worth a look as well.
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European Treaty Series - No. 174
Civil Law Convention on Corruption *
Strasbourg, 4.XI.1999
The member States of the Council of Europe, the other States and the European Community, signatories hereto,
Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members;
Conscious of the importance of strengthening international co-operation in the fight against corruption;
Emphasising that corruption represents a major threat to the rule of law, democracy and human rights, fairness and social justice, hinders economic development and endangers the proper and fair functioning of market economies;
Recognising the adverse financial consequences of corruption to individuals, companies and States, as well as international institutions;
Convinced of the importance for civil law to contribute to the fight against corruption, in particular by enabling persons who have suffered damage to receive fair compensation;
Recalling the conclusions and resolutions of the 19th (Malta, 1994), 21st (Czech Republic, 1997) and 22nd (Moldova, 1999) Conferences of the European Ministers of Justice;
Taking into account the Programme of Action against Corruption adopted by the Committee of Ministers in November 1996;
Taking also into account the feasibility study on the drawing up of a convention on civil remedies for compensation for damage resulting from acts of corruption, approved by the Committee of Ministers in February 1997;
Having regard to Resolution (97) 24 on the 20 Guiding Principles for the Fight against Corruption, adopted by the Committee of Ministers in November 1997, at its 101st Session, to Resolution (98) 7 authorising the adoption of the Partial and Enlarged Agreement establishing the "Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)", adopted by the Committee of Ministers in May 1998, at its 102nd Session, and to Resolution (99) 5 establishing the GRECO, adopted on 1st May 1999;
(*)The Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community entered into force on 1 December 2009. As a consequence, as from that date, any reference to the European Economic Community shall be read as the European Union.
Recalling the Final Declaration and the Action Plan adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the member States of the Council of Europe at their 2nd summit in Strasbourg, in October 1997,
Have agreed as follows:
Chapter I – Measures to be taken at national level
Article 1 – Purpose
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for effective remedies for persons who have suffered damage as a result of acts of corruption, to enable them to defend their rights and interests, including the possibility of obtaining compensation for damage.
Article 2 – Definition of corruption
For the purpose of this Convention, "corruption" means requesting, offering, giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a bribe or any other undue advantage or prospect thereof, which distorts the proper performance of any duty or behaviour required of the recipient of the bribe, the undue advantage or the prospect thereof.
Article 3 – Compensation for damage
1Each Party shall provide in its internal law for persons who have suffered damage as a result of corruption to have the right to initiate an action in order to obtain full compensation for such damage.
2Such compensation may cover material damage, loss of profits and non-pecuniary loss.
Article 4 – Liability
1Each Party shall provide in its internal law for the following conditions to be fulfilled in order for the damage to be compensated:
ithe defendant has committed or authorised the act of corruption, or failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the act of corruption;
iithe plaintiff has suffered damage; and
iiithere is a causal link between the act of corruption and the damage.
2Each Party shall provide in its internal law that, if several defendants are liable for damage for the same corrupt activity, they shall be jointly and severally liable.
Article 5 – State responsibility
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for appropriate procedures for persons who have suffered damage as a result of an act of corruption by its public officials in the exercise of their functions to claim for compensation from the State or, in the case of a non-state Party, from that Party’s appropriate authorities.
Article 6 – Contributory negligence
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for the compensation to be reduced or disallowed having regard to all the circumstances, if the plaintiff has by his or her own fault contributed to the damage or to its aggravation.
Article 7 – Limitation periods
1Each Party shall provide in its internal law for proceedings for the recovery of damages to be subject to a limitation period of not less than three years from the day the person who has suffered damage became aware or should reasonably have been aware, that damage has occurred or that an act of corruption has taken place, and of the identity of the responsible person. However, such proceedings shall not be commenced after the end of a limitation period of not less than ten years from the date of the act of corruption.
2The laws of the Parties regulating suspension or interruption of limitation periods shall, if appropriate, apply to the periods prescribed in paragraph 1.
Article 8 – Validity of contracts
1Each Party shall provide in its internal law for any contract or clause of a contract providing for corruption to be null and void.
2Each Party shall provide in its internal law for the possibility for all parties to a contract whose consent has been undermined by an act of corruption to be able to apply to the court for the contract to be declared void, notwithstanding their right to claim for damages.
Article 9 – Protection of employees
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for appropriate protection against any unjustified sanction for employees who have reasonable grounds to suspect corruption and who report in good faith their suspicion to responsible persons or authorities.
Article 10 – Accounts and audits
1Each Party shall, in its internal law, take any necessary measures for the annual accounts of companies to be drawn up clearly and give a true and fair view of the company's financial position.
2With a view to preventing acts of corruption, each Party shall provide in its internal law for auditors to confirm that the annual accounts present a true and fair view of the company’s financial position.
Article 11 – Acquisition of evidence
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for effective procedures for the acquisition of evidence in civil proceedings arising from an act of corruption.
Article 12 – Interim measures
Each Party shall provide in its internal law for such court orders as are necessary to preserve the rights and interests of the parties during civil proceedings arising from an act of corruption.
Chapter II – International co-operation and monitoring of implementation
Article 13 – International co-operation
The Parties shall co-operate effectively in matters relating to civil proceedings in cases of corruption, especially concerning the service of documents, obtaining evidence abroad, jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and litigation costs, in accordance with the provisions of relevant international instruments on international co-operation in civil and commercial matters to which they are Party, as well as with their internal law.
Article 14 – Monitoring
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) shall monitor the implementation of this Convention by the Parties.
Chapter III – Final clauses
Article 15 – Signature and entry into force
1This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, by non-member States that have participated in its elaboration and by the European Community.
2This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
3This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which fourteen signatories have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. Any such signatory, which is not a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) at the time of ratification, acceptance or approval, shall automatically become a member on the date the Convention enters into force.
4In respect of any signatory which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the expression of their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. Any signatory, which is not a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) at the time of ratification, acceptance or approval, shall automatically become a member on the date the Convention enters into force in its respect.
5Any particular modalities for the participation of the European Community in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) shall be determined as far as necessary by a common agreement with the European Community.
Article 16 – Accession to the Convention
1After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, after consulting the Parties to the Convention, may invite any State not a member of the Council and not having participated in its elaboration to accede to this Convention, by a decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20.d. of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Parties entitled to sit on the Committee.
2In respect of any State acceding to it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Any State acceding to this Convention shall automatically become a member of the GRECO, if it is not already a member at the time of accession, on the date the Convention enters into force in its respect.
Article 17 – Reservations
No reservation may be made in respect of any provision of this Convention.
Article 18 – Territorial application
1Any State or the European Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply.
2Any Party may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.
3Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.
Article 19 – Relationship to other instruments and agreements
1This Convention does not affect the rights and undertakings derived from international multilateral instruments concerning special matters.
2The Parties to the Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on the matters dealt with in this Convention, for purposes of supplementing or strengthening its provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it or, without prejudice to the objectives and principles of this Convention, submit themselves to rules on this matter within the framework of a special system which is binding at the moment of the opening for signature of this Convention.
3If two or more Parties have already concluded an agreement or treaty in respect of a subject which is dealt with in this Convention or otherwise have established their relations in respect of that subject, they shall be entitled to apply that agreement or treaty or to regulate these relations accordingly, in lieu of the present Convention.
Article 20 – Amendments
1Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party, and shall be communicated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the member States of the Council of Europe, to the non member States which have participated in the elaboration of this Convention, to the European Community, as well as to any State which has acceded to or has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 16.
2Any amendment proposed by a Party shall be communicated to the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) which shall submit to the Committee of Ministers its opinion on that proposed amendment.
3The Committee of Ministers shall consider the proposed amendment and the opinion submitted by the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) and, following consultation of the Parties to the Convention which are not members of the Council of Europe, may adopt the amendment.
4The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance.
5Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall come into force on the thirtieth day after all Parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance thereof.
Article 21 – Settlement of disputes
1The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) of the Council of Europe shall be kept informed regarding the interpretation and application of this Convention.
2In case of a dispute between Parties as to the interpretation or application of this Convention, they shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their choice, including submission of the dispute to the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ), to an arbitral tribunal whose decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, or to the International Court of Justice, as agreed upon by the Parties concerned.
Article 22 – Denunciation
1Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.
Article 23 – Notification
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and any other signatories and Parties to this Convention of:
aany signature;
bthe deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;
cany date of entry into force of this Convention, in accordance with Articles 15 and 16;
dany other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention.
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention.
Done at Strasbourg, the 4th day of November 1999, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe, to the non-member States which have participated in the elaboration of this Convention, to the European Community, as well as to any State invited to accede to it.
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Show me more: Blue Note, Rose expand MO Fest offerings
Aarik Danielsen @aarikdanielsen
For the skeptics, the unconvinced, those who still don't think Missouri has anything to offer when it comes to pop culture, The Blue Note and Rose Music Hall have an answer.
The sister venues have taken what has become an annual tradition, its early-year, genre-specific MO Fest, and expanded it to 10 different offerings, adding sounds like alternative-rock and hip-hop in 2018. The amount of talent has the power to knock listeners flat and leave them asking for even more.
Here is a quick field guide to the MO Fest showcases, which start Friday and stretch over several weeks. The highlighted acts aren't superior, necessarily, to their mates, but are artists who are either new to the lineup or just especially worth sticking around to hear.
Missouri Country Fest: Presenting a “catch a rising star” type situation, 20-year-old Columbia native Halle Kearns is taking first steps toward making a serious impact on the country world. YouTube covers of songs by the likes of Miranda Lambert and Kelsea Ballerini show what Kearns aspires to — and shows off a relatable, radio-ready voice. 8:30 p.m. at The Blue Note; $6.
Also appearing: Dirt Road Addiction (Sedalia), Murphy’s Ford (Jefferson City), Schuyler Prenger and the Dirt Road Junkies (Columbia), Paul Weber and the Scrappers (Columbia)
Missouri Reggae Fest: Sprawling St. Louis outfit The Driftaways brings a vibrant, gritty approach to its sound, creating crater-deep grooves and decorating them with substantive vocals and killer horn parts. 9 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $6.
Also appearing: Austin Kolb (Columbia), Bobby Showers Band (Jefferson City), One Drop Pulse (Springfield)
Missouri Folk Fest: Izabel Crane wraps her exquisite voice around jazzy phrases that sound of the moment, yet somehow tied to an earlier time. The Springfield-based artist brings indie-rock, folk and jazz together in a way that will remind listeners of Norah Jones and Madeleine Peyroux. 7:30 p.m. at The Blue Note; $6.
Also appearing: Falling Fences (St. Louis), The Burney Sisters (Columbia), Ruth Acuff (Columbia), Supe Granda
Missouri Hip-Hop Fest: Columbia native Evi da Prince marries a delivery that is fast and fluid to resonant soundscapes that only heighten the drama in his lyrics. His songs sound handmade — in the sense that they are well-crafted and intimate — yet as polished as anything you’ll hear on mainstream radio. 8:30 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $6 to $8.
Also appearing: Steddy P and DJ Mahf (Kansas City), 3 Headed Monster (Columbia), Van Ghost (Columbia), Sergio Slayer (Columbia), Reack (St. Louis), Jordan Baumstark (St. Louis), Landalin, Polo Hendrixx
January 12:
Missouri Blues Fest: Formerly of Columbia, now residing in St. Louis, the leader of Aina Cook Band is a force of nature. A singer with a gorgeous, expressive instrument, Cook can bring light and heat, sadness and soul to the same tune. 8 p.m. at The Blue Note; $6 to $8.
Also appearing: Nick Schnebelen Band (Kansas City), The Bel Airs (Columbia), The Mojo Roots (Columbia)
Missouri Bluegrass Fest: Just a few short months into its life span, locals Borrowed String Band have yet to write their reputation. But with singer-songwriter-bandleader extraordinaire John Galbraith at the helm, the group promises a lot to offer. 9 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $5 to $7.
Also appearing: The Mighty Pines (St. Louis), The Kay Brothers (Mid-Missouri), Mercer and Johnson (Columbia)
Missouri Funk Fest: Veterans of the Roots N Blues N BBQ festival stage, Columbia’s own Oversight Committee takes a brassy, bassy approach to funk that puts a serious premium on finding the groove and busting every move its players possess. 8 p.m. at The Blue Note; $6.
Also appearing: Funky Butt Brass Band (St. Louis), Mangosteen (Columbia), The Inventions (Columbia)
Missouri Metal Fest: Describing itself as “Southern groove thrash metal,” St. Louis’ Final Drive delivers on promises of tension and release. It pairs punishing percussion and space to catch your breath, crashing chords and arena-ready solos, anguished screams and serpentine melodies. 9 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $5.
Also appearing: Dead Medusa (Columbia), Degrave (Jefferson City), Perceiving the Design (Columbia), Mercurial (Sedalia), Legend (Columbia)
Missouri Alt Fest: Hailing from St. Louis, but with serious University of Missouri connections, Tidal Volume makes a big, charismatic noise that blends the best elements of 1990s alt-rock and early aughts emo. 9 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $6.
Also appearing: Conman Economy (Kirksville), Captiva (Kansas City), Down Side Up (Jefferson City)
Missouri Bass Fest: Working in and out of dubstep and other electronic moods, St. Louis DJ Boss Mode creates music that, at once, shimmers its way into the atmosphere and rattles the bones. 9 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $5.
Also appearing: Human Penguin (Kansas City), Atreus (Columbia), Kangaroo Jak, Section 8
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Compass Housing Services (Compass) provides secure and affordable housing for low to moderate income earning households, as well as housing products for disadvantaged people who have difficulties sourcing adequate and affordable accommodation in the private market.
Compass is committed to upholding the UN Charter of the Human right to “adequate, safe and sustainable housing for all”.
Compass currently has operations in Australia (NSW & Queensland) and New Zealand as well as International Development (ID) Projects and Activities in the Pacific Region.
Compass has sought to increase its influence on world and domestic housing policy in line with its vision, “that all people have appropriate and affordable shelter and are engaged in sustainable communities”.
Compass’ International Strategy (IS) focus is to take our experience, skills and expertise to the broader Asia Pacific Region by offering support and assistance through our development projects, community development initiatives, capacity building work, strategic advice and other services for housing and community rebuilding and development.
Our International Mission
Compass becomes a recognised International Housing Provider (IHP) of adequate, safe and affordable housing with an aim to connect and empower our constituents to engage in sustainable communities and positively influence the future.
To build the capacity of Compass as the housing provider of choice to all the United Nations (UN) systems and other key major global and regional stakeholders.
To grow as an International Housing Provider that is well recognised and supported Internationally and Regionally, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
To establish and support appropriate international programs that assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific with their social and community rebuilding and regeneration, capacity building, slum upgrade and relocation, climate resilience adaptation and disaster preparedness.
To generate greater community and political support for the human right to “adequate, safe and sustainable housing for all” through the provisioning of adequate housing.
In the past three years Compass Housing Services has with a modest investment been able to achieve the following key milestones towards achieving our International Strategy Goals and Objectives:
Granted Special Consultative Status by the UN ECOSOC (Economic & Social Committee). This enables Compass to participate in UN- system related regional, global, High-level and thematic Forums, as well as the UN- Systems General Assembly including the UN General Assembly.
Compass’ Group Managing Director (GMD) was nominated and elected as Co-chair for the Civil Society Organisation Partners Constituent Group (PCG) of the UN General Assembly of Partners (GAP).
Participated in key UN-Habitat and Regional events leading to the UN HABITAT III Conference at Quito, Ecuador. Events included: Preparatory Committee meetings (2nd and 3rd) in Nairobi and Surabaya, Indonesia, the UN-Habitat High Level Regional meeting Asia Pacific in Jakarta and the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) at Jakarta.
Attended HAB III. Compass’ GMD made a Statement at the UN-Habitat General Assembly in support of the New Urban Agenda (NUA). Compass was the lead and coordinator of the Australia Delegation to HAB III and together with the Australian Permanent Ambassador to the UN co-hosted a social and networking events for all delegates.
Compass organised two (2) follow up International NUA Conferences on the implementing the New Urban Agenda. Dr Joan Close, the former Executive Director (ED)was the Guest of Honour to deliver the keynote address at the first Compass NUA Conference in Melbourne in 2017.
Compass’ GMD was elected as Vice President (VP) of the UN General Assembly of Partners (GAP). Manager (Special Project) was elected Co-chair of Civil Society Organisation Partners Constituent Group (PCG)
Attended the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Kuala Lumpur and hosted Training Events on “The Deep Place Methodology” and Side Event on the International Global Network. Compass’ GMD and Knowledge Manager also sat on a variety of housing related Panels.
Attended the UN High Level Political Forum, one dealing with the future of UNH and another on fulfilment of Member State in the implementation of the SDGs.
Compass is currently an associate member of the New Zealand Council for International Development.
CURRENTLY in 2019
World Urban Campaign (WUC) - Compass become Lead Partner to the World Urban Campaign (WUC) and a member of the Steering Committee.
First Meeting of the Un-Habitat Assembly - Compass GMD and the Manager, Special Project attended the First meeting of the Assembly of the UN-Habitat at Nairobi in April 2019. Compass GMD made a Statement at the UN-Habitat Assembly Plenary Session in support of implementing NUA as an accelerator of the SDGs and the newly created UN-Habitat governance structure.
The Fifth Pacific Urban Forum (PUF5) was held from 1-3 July at Nadi, Fiji. Compass was co-sponsor and a member of the Steering Committee for the recently held Pacific Urban Forum (PUF5) in Nadi from 1-3 July 2019. Compass is also a member of the Forum Drafting Committee to prepare the PUF5 Outcome Statement or Declaration. During the Forum, Compass co-led with UN-Habitat to organise the Special Session on “Affordable Housing” and serve as the Session Moderator and presenter on the Panel. Compass was also a speaker on the Panel for the Side Event on “Affordable Housing “hosted by the Fiji and PNG Governments.
International Development Projects and Activities
In March 2015 the most powerful cyclone, Cyclone PAM ever to hit the Pacific ripped through the island of Vanuatu causing widespread destruction and leaving tens of thousands of people homelessness.
Compass partnered with Liberty for the Nation provided emergency shipment of food, clothing, bedding, cookware and tools to affected areas.
Compass and Liberty for Nation then developed a plan to help the shuttered community heal by undertaking the following rebuilding and construction projects:
Freswota, Port Villa
The first Project is the construction of a community hall and the reconstruction of an outdoor stage that was totally destroyed by Cyclone PAM in 2015, leaving nothing but the original foundations.
Prior to its collapse during Cyclone Pam, the Freswota Stage was utilised by all locals, particularly the people of poorer communities. The stage was a crucial social and enterprise hub
Louniel, Tanna Island
The second Project is the construction of two (2) multipurpose community centres (also known as the New Generation Community Centre and Cyclone Refuge) that also double as ‘storm shelters’ in times of cyclonic activity. Both these buildings have been constructed to withstand Category 5 cyclones. The facilities have a solar panel that provides enough power for adequate lightings in the facilities and the 15-amp input will allow a generator to provide power during storm recovery operation.
It is our ambition that the completed facilities will serve as a Community Hub for communal, social and traditional festive activities and a one stop shop for people living in the local neighbouring villages/communities to access health, education and women’s services.
Solomon Island (Honoria) - Un-Habitat Urban/Climate Resilience Adaptation Program
The overarching goal of this project is to enhance the resilience of Honiara and its inhabitants to current and future climate impacts and natural disasters, with a focus on pro-poor adaptation actions that involve and benefit the most vulnerable communities in the city.
Compass is a partner in a “consortium” of the UN-Habitat ROAP (Regional Office Asia Pacific), the Solomon Island Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS), Ministry of the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology (MECCDM). The local Honiara City Council and RMIT were successful in its application to the Climate Adaption Fund for US$4.4 million funding to implement a four year Adaptation Fund Project for a climate resilience Honiara. The project will commence in 2019.
Compass was also referred by UN-Habitat to a large Grass-Root Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in Fiji experiencing governance and other problems disaffecting sustainability to explore collaboration and partnership opportunity to build and enhance the capacity of the organisations in areas relating to governance, financial and management systems and work towards becoming a sustainable organisation.
Compass is engaged with the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction & Real Estate Market on affordable housing and has held a Housing Technical Workshop for senior government bureaucrats and other stakeholders in January 2019. Compass is currently working with the training arm of the Vietnamese on an MoU to facilities information sharing; training and development and exchange between Compass and the Vietnamese Government Departments.
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CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press
Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception
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Angelica Mari
Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector, and Cambridge University Press (CUP) is no exception as the publisher continues an IT-led transformation to re-invent itself.
As the world's oldest media company, CUP is more associated with printed books than most, but it is placing technology at the core of its offering – about 22% of its $263m revenue in 2013 came from digital products and services, and the goal is to increase that to two-thirds by 2020.
Leading that process of technology-driven change is chief information officer Mark Maddocks, a media veteran with years of experience as a senior IT executive at sector giants such as the BBC, Sony and Reed Elsevier.
“This is an industry going through a huge amount of really quite radical change. We are witnessing a fast move, not just to digital, but to whole areas of solutions and services – so it’s no longer just about content,” Maddocks tells Computer Weekly.
The CUP is making continued investment in the renewal of its back-office systems, aimed at providing faster and deeper business information and helping to introduce new products and business models more quickly.
In the past couple of years, the company has implemented an SAP global customer relationship management (CRM) platform, a digital asset management system for the company’s master content, a royalties system, finance and purchasing capabilities in the UK and US offices, as well as a global HR system which has just gone live.
While the innovation agenda remains a key area of focus for Maddocks and his team, the internal journey of IT-led transformation that started in 2010 is not over yet.
“This is a business in a market that’s moving extremely quickly, so I’m not sure you are ever done [with IT change]. But what I’d say is that we’ve put a number of the core building blocks in place,” he says.
With SAP software implemented at CUP’s main markets around the world, the company is now undergoing extensive testing of other key modules so they can be deployed.
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Priorities for 2015 include migrating a third of the company’s global branches to SAP’s Business Objects Planning and Consolidation finance and purchasing module, followed by another major roll-out of sales order processing and distribution, which will be introduced initially to the two major markets for the Cambridge University Press – the UK and US.
“We will focus initially on the [sales and distribution] deployment for our UK and US businesses. Of course, that’s a really big ticket item because it’s absolutely crucial that when we go live it works very smoothly, as we need to be able to support our customers and the sales process, so that’s a very major area of focus over the next 12 months or so,” says Maddocks.
“Once that’s done in those major markets, then we can resume the roll-out into the other markets around the world.”
The SAP implementation isn’t just an IT project, but a business transformation project, says Maddocks. He stresses that the publisher is redesigning its core systems and a whole set of business processes because they were inconsistent and also because it presents the company with an opportunity to streamline.
“The biggest challenge is undoubtedly managing the business change. But for a big and complex project that spans across several years, another big challenge is being able to manage moving targets successfully,” he says.
“The business doesn’t stay still – there are new requirements and business models that arise through the life of the initiative and we have to be able to manage that change to both support the business and avoid completely breaking the project.”
Supporting ongoing change
Given the focus on digital products and services, technology has become vital to the business offering – and therefore to the generation of revenues.
Conscious of the need to keep up with the pace of change in the sector in which it operates, the publisher has also been driving a transformation of the digital platforms, services and innovation initiatives that are core to digital growth.
The Press maintains a number of major online platforms at different stages of development, and evolving them is one of the top priorities for Maddocks and his team – as is improving the IT setup required to support critical lines of business in the delivery of not just print but also digital products, globally.
It's all about the opportunity to bring some of those different parts of information together and figure out what can drive top business decisions, and how we can drive insight out of the data
Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press
“We have already done quite a few things over the past four years, but it is really just the start of what I call rewiring the business,” he says.
The IT requirements for CUP’s academic line of business, as well as English language teaching and primary and secondary school education, are quite different – that means the business ended up with different platforms and IT arrangements to support them.
In the academic sector, for example, where online journals, books and articles focused on the English language academic community have been published for nearly two decades, a major development is taking place to bring all the content together in a much more accessible way, says Maddocks.
“The academic systems are essentially search platforms that tend to sit around Java-type solutions. But one of the key trends when you think about handling unstructured content is the greater use of NoSQL-type databases, so tools such as MarkLogic and the ability they give to open up a wider range of search opportunities is the way forward.”
For the education sector, the Press is looking at using and integrating open-source technologies to respond to trends such as adaptive learning. The company started a partnership with Indian e-learning specialist Excel Soft to develop prototypes of “very lightweight” tools based on the e-book concept that teachers can use at schools. The products will be available, initially in the Indian market, over the next few months.
According to Maddocks, there is also an ongoing plan of deploying better business intelligence, also largely based on SAP, to provide the publisher with more detailed reporting insights now the foundations are in place.
“Data is another challenge because there are tens and hundreds of thousands of custom records, product records, staff records and so on that have to be cleansed and deduplicated and put into a consistent format coming out of tens of different systems that all hold information entirely differently. So getting the information into good shape is crucial,” he says.
Maddocks is excited about the ability to use analytics to add value to the business, but finds that because many different teams are so focused on their own data, it is important to avoid situations where business areas fail to see the value of information that is properly gathered and presented.
“It’s all about the opportunity to bring some of those different parts of information together and figure out what can drive top business decisions, and how we can drive insight out of the data. For example, what you can start to see by combining usage information next to the financial purchasing or profitability information, or the types of expenditures we make alongside a new product development,” says Maddocks.
Cambridge University Press works closely with Indian IT services firm Tech Mahindra, particularly around the SAP implementation as well as projects around the integration and maintenance of internal systems. The company also works in other parts of its IT architecture with Cognizant and Wipro.
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The Press has outsourced teams in offshore development centres in three different locations with each of its suppliers in India, in addition to a captive offshore capability in the Philippines. According to the CIO, there are no plans to change that setup in the near future.
“We have good working relationships with all three of them and they have particular teams and we’re working effectively, but we never say never about anything,” says Maddocks, adding that the offshore outsourcing model still makes a lot of sense.
“It is absolutely clear that both the Indian and the Philippine teams are cost-effective. There continues to be wage inflation in India but that has been somewhat offset over the past couple of years by the devaluation of the rupee, which actually means that it’s been possible to hold costs at an acceptable level,” he adds.
“If we saw the cost structure moving badly against us, we would obviously have to rethink things. But we actually find [the outsourcing arrangements] to be a very effective model from a cost perspective. I think the most crucial thing is to ensure we’re bringing people on board with the right level of skill and experience, and not just look at cost.”
The publishing sector will continue to be under “relentless change” so Maddocks is not expecting the challenges to diminish. In about a year’s time, he wants to have delivered “a whole set of initiatives, transformations and changes” and thinks his business will become increasingly global.
“I already have more people working for me in the Philippines than in Cambridge – we have to have global models doing these things. We will also have a continual need to increase the rate in which we can deliver things and our ability to be responsive, reliable and flexible,” he says.
“Achieving that mix is one of the biggest challenges that I have at the moment, as well as putting in place the range of tools and teams that have the capability to keep us operating effectively.”
Maddocks points out that one of the key considerations he always bears in mind is the underlying needs of his users and customers, as well as being able to provide information that can help people learn and advance their careers – but in a manner that is relevant and appropriate to them.
“Our focus on quality information has never changed, but the mode by which people consume it and the way people learn is changing quite rapidly and unpredictably. That means we need to figure out how to respond swiftly to that while not losing sight of our core purpose and values. Now that is a really exciting and interesting place to be.”
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5 Ways You Didn't Realize the English Language Is Defective
5 Sitcom Characters Secretly Tragic Character Arcs
C. Coville ·
English has become the unofficial world language, which is a pity because so many things about it don't make sense. I used to be an English teacher until I served four years in Guantanamo Bay for using "there's" with a plural noun. But before that stint of "career correction," I discovered a lot of stuff that we English-speakers can learn from our other-languaged brethren -- or as my warden called them: "enemies." For example, other languages can teach us how to handle problems like ...
We Have No Standard Way of Answering Negative Questions
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You're sitting in English-land, watching your English-speaking friend take a timid bite of a pie you baked for her because you're really proud of her English skills. "Don't you like pie?" you ask, noting that her eyes have never left your curled fist. "No," she replies. You start to sweat, because the pie is poison. But also because you're not sure you understand her response. Does your friend mean "No, I don't like your pie," or "No, I object to your assumption that I hate pie"? You have no idea if your plans to reward her with the sweet mortal release of murder pie will succeed, unless your friend chooses to elaborate. This is because negative questions in English are a black labyrinth of uncertainty, even for native speakers.
So how can this misunderstanding be fixed? Well, some languages just set down firm rules about the way to respond. In Japanese and Chinese, a negative question is always answered according to whether you're agreeing with the person who asked it. So if you hate kittens and someone asks, "Don't you want any more kittens?" your answer should be, "Yes, I don't want any more. Please stop throwing them at me." Other languages, like German and French, avoid confusion by actually inventing new answer-words that are used only to respond to negative questions. If someone asks, "Don't you want this stolen horse?" you answer with the normal word for "no" (which always means that you don't want the horse) or a special, unique word for "yes," which means that you do want it.
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"Yeah, he's ripe. I'll take him. He'll make a wonderful horse salad."
How Other Languages Solve It:
In the past, English had a system similar to French and German. The word "yes" was mostly used to give a positive answer to negative questions, while "yea" was used for positive questions. But it's hard to say "yea" without feeling like you should be dressed in burlap and covered in pig s**t, so clearly the solution is to invent a new word that answers a negative question positively. And since this is the Internet, I propose "crotchdick."
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They're already one step ahead of me.
Our Language Is Full of Confusing Science Words
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What's the word for "something that relates to horses"? In a just and fair world, you'd expect it to be something like "horse-esque" or "horsetastic." But in our iniquitous English-speaking world, the word is "equine." This tendency pops up all over the place: Something that relates to whales is "cetacean"; something that relates to trees is "arboreal." It's like a magical secret wizard language, except without all the awesome ensuing fireballs.
This linguistic chaos came about because for much of our language's history, people thought that Germanic languages like English were for peasants. And they were kind of right: After the Norman invasion of England in the 11th century, the upper classes tended to speak French or Latin, while the people shoveling their poop spoke English. When the Enlightenment happened and people needed to invent new words to describe this new "science" thing, the English-haters chose to borrow from respectable classical languages like Latin and Greek, rather than working with the poop-shoveling language that they already had. The Germanic word "horse" was OK in everyday speech, but if you wanted to describe a horse in the science book you were writing in your poop-free office, you used a word derived from the Latin word for horse, "equus."
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"Please send help. I've been stolen. Yes, I talk -- just go get help!"
Today, English-speaking sick people must lie in hospital beds figuring out what their doctors mean when they say "coronary angioplasty," and "phalloplasty," and it's all because random dudes in the past were too fancy to let us call it "heart-artery widening" and "penis embiggening."
English-speakers might accept this scientific wizardry-language as being completely normal, but a lot of languages around the world have chosen the revolutionary tactic of using their own language for science words. In Mandarin Chinese, "horse" is "ma" and "equine" is still "ma." If you want to say "equine" in German, you usually just stick the word for "horses" (Pferde) in front of the noun you're talking about. Which is why you find that word in so many German porn titles.
So why hasn't anyone tried to fix this historical form of anti-English-language racism? Well, they have: It's known as the Anglish movement, and since the 19th century it has tried to build a form of English that can discuss science or technology without relying on Latin or Greek roots. The result has been a flowering of fake science texts that sound like they were written by Vikings:
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Never so much has physics made us want to raid the northern coast of Ireland.
We Have No Singular Gender-Neutral Pronoun
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English lacks a gender-neutral word that refers to a single person, and this causes no end of problems for writers and college students everywhere. If you say "every person should hunt and kill his own food" you're being sexist, because you're implying that female people don't exist, or that they're incapable of killing animals like normal human beings.
People sometimes get around this by using "they," as in "every person should hunt and kill their own food," but some grammar professionals consider this unacceptable, because "they" is technically a plural word and people who refer to themselves as "grammar professionals" are typically assholes.
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Please save all slapping for after the review.
Not every language is so mired in a choice between sexism and awkward wording. Some languages, like Indonesian and Persian, don't distinguish between "he" and "she" at all, and others (like Chinese) began to use gender-specific versions only after they started translating a lot of European writing. The Swedish simply invented their own word that meant "he or she" and ran with it. People have tried this trick with English as well, inventing gender-neutral pronouns like "xe" and "zie," but none of them ever really caught on, probably because most English-speakers don't like sounding like they're in a cyberpunk novel from 1988.
The irony is that this was actually solved as far back as the 14th century by using our now-incorrect "they" to mean "he or she." Chaucer and Shakespeare both used it, and it was only in the 18th century that a grammarian named Anne "f**k Shakespeare" Fisher kicked off the anti-they trend and declared it improper.
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Besides, what did he ever do for the writing world anyway? Dude was a hack.
We Suck at Politely Addressing People
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Modern English is about as egalitarian as a language can get without discarding words altogether and just communicating by hugs. We think nothing of using the same words to talk to our friends, our bosses, people we hate, and the president. It's convenient, but it also causes problems, especially for those among us racked by social anxiety. Without different sets of words to reflect how close we feel to others or how much we respect them, English-speakers must resort to making faces at people and occasionally pepper-spraying them if they don't get the point.
It's what I like to call my "debate kit."
Other European languages spank English's ass in this category. Almost all of them have something called the T-V distinction, which means that there are two different ways of saying "you." In most languages, the one that starts with "T" is used to address a close friend or a person you don't respect very much -- it's more casual, the way you call your best friend a b***h, but not a judge. The other usually starts with "V," and it's used in formal or polite situations, like when you're talking to your boss or your friend's parents or criminal gangs that you owe a lot of money to. Other languages take this way further: Japanese has about a dozen words for "you", ranging from a "you" that means "I hate you" to a "you" that can mean "we are intimate friends and possibly married." In fact, in Japanese you can express your hatred just by yelling the right form of "YOU!" at someone, something that is sorely lacking in our culture and which must confuse English-speaking anime fans to no end.
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This is the version that Hulk Hogan uses when he points at a guy who just gave him a chair shot to the back.
English once had its own form of the T-V distinction: "You" was the formal/polite version, while the friendly, familiar version was "thou." Unfortunately, "thou" disappeared from our speech, and today most of us associate it with people making Bible-based jokes on Twitter.
But hey, that doesn't mean that this old-timey pronoun has to stay gone. The next time you want to let someone know that you want to be close friends, you can call them "thou," and then explain that it's a pretty obscure pronoun and that they've probably never heard of it.
Unfortunately, that's not the only problem with English when it comes to addressing another person. There's also the fact that ...
We're Lacking a Plural for "You"
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In English, the word "you" can refer to one person, two people, or every person outside your house with torches, demanding that you cease all witchcraft. Our regional dialects have tried to solve this problem by inventing plurals like "y'all," "youse," or "you guys," but none of these are considered part of "standard" modern English. In Standard English, we're forced to ask a single person, "Will you come to my 'getting out of prison' party?" and just hope that everyone in the visiting area doesn't think they're invited as well.
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Which is always a pain because who has enough ramen noodles to feed them all?
Some languages simply use their formal version of "you" to indicate a plural. For example, in French, you say "tu" (informal) when you're talking to one of your friends, but use "vous" (formal) when you're talking to a bunch of them. Others have entirely separate words: "vosotros/vosatras" in Castilian Spanish and "ihr" in German both essentially mean "y'all," except without any of the attached stereotypes that make Southerners start loading their muskets.
The fact that English is lacking a word like this can actually lead to translation problems: It's impossible to translate a lot of the New Testament accurately into modern English, for instance, because its original language, Koine Greek, used different words for plural and singular "you." So a Greek-speaking person reading the Bible will understand whether a bit of text is addressing a single person or a crowd, but there's no way to make this clear in standard English.
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"About that no-murder thing. Did you mean all of us -- or just Chad?"
As a quick fix, I propose that the plural of "you" remain just that. And the singular will henceforth be "Betty." Problem solved. You're welcome, English.
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Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1895, and S. Res. 328.
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Measures Reported:
S. 1562, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Unemployment Benefits Extension--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits.
Pages S5–7, S15–18
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, and the time until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided and controlled in the usual form; and that at 10:30 a.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Suh Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the nomination of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, sent to the Senate by the President, be referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Kumar Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the nomination of Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, sent to the Senate by the President, be referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By 56 yeas 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 1), Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017.
Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2014.
Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.
Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
Brad R. Carson, of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. [Page:D4]
Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017.
Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
Kelly R. Welsh, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.
Kathryn B. Thomson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Debra L. Miller, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2017.
Terrell McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2010.
Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2012.
Paul Nathan Jaenichen, Sr., of Kentucky, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016.
Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.
Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).
Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy.
Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Esther Puakela Kia'aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy.
Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy.
Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Tommy Port Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Richard G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Tamara Wenda Ashford, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2021.
Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development.
Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights). [Page:D5]
Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs).
Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs).
Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs).
Keith M. Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council.
Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.
Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador.
Robert A. Wood, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.
Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
Pamela K. Hamamoto, of Hawaii, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.
Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment).
Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.
Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
George James Tsunis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway.
Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
Robert A. Sherman, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic.
Eric T. Schultz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia.
Eunice S. Reddick, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.
Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize.
Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic.
Donald Lu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania. [Page:D6]
Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau.
Michael Stephen Hoza, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.
John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Canada.
Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Michael A. Hammer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Mark Gilbert, of Florida, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa.
John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia.
Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign Service.
Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.
Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Colleen Bradley Bell, of California, to be Ambassador to Hungary.
Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland.
Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Cynthia H. Akuetteh, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
James H. Shelton III, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.
Theodore Reed Mitchell, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years.
Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2017.
France A. Cordova, of New Mexico, to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a term of six years.
James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education.
Steven Joel Anthony, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2018.
Steven M. Wellner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Sherry Moore Trafford, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
William Ward Nooter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017.
Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018.
Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.
David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.
Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018.
John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years. [Page:D7]
Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.
Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research).
Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
John B. Owens, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Judith Ellen Levy, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Linda Vivienne Parker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.
M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine.
Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts. [Page:D8]
Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois.
Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Michael P. Boggs, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Andrew Mark Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
Damon Paul Martinez, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years.
Kevin W. Techau, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Gary Blankinship, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
Robert L. Hobbs, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Peter C. Tobin, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio for a term of four years.
Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020.
Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.
Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.
Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture.
David Radzanowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2016.
Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2019.
Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2018.
Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2016.
Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2017. [Page:D9]
Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.
Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016.
Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018.
Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014.
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2016.
Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years.
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.
Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2014.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 27, 2015.
Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2015.
Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.
Thomas Edgar Rothman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring December 1, 2015.
Messages from the House:
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S3, S19
Executive Communications:
Petitions and Memorials:
Additional Cosponsors:
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:
Privileges of the Floor:
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S30.) [Page:D10]
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
No hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1177)
H.R. 185, to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–58)
H.R. 1402, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–59)
H.R. 2251, to designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the ``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building''. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–60)
H.R. 2871, to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–61)
H.R. 2922, to extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–62)
H.R. 3458, to treat payments by charitable organizations with respect to certain firefighters as exempt payments. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–63)
H.R. 3588, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–64)
S. 1471, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery. Signed on December 20, 2013. (Public Law 113–65)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Syrian refugee crisis, 2:30 p.m., SH–216.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``The United States Government Accountability Office September 2013 Report--Compact of Free Association Micronesia and the Marshall Islands Continue to Face Challenges Measuring Progress and Ensuring Accountability, 3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of January 7 through January 10, 2014
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) [Page:D11]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 8, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to examine the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on government support for bank holding companies, 10 a.m., SD–538.
Committee on Foreign Relations: January 9, to hold hearings to examine the situation in South Sudan, 10:15 a.m., SD–419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 8, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD–342.
Committee on the Judiciary: January 7, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Syrian refugee crisis, 2:30 p.m., SH–216.
January 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, and Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, James D. Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Nancy J. Rosenstengel, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, and Indira Talwani, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, 10 a.m., SD–226.
January 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD–226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: January 7, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219.
January 9, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Extenders Policies: What Are They and How Should They Continue Under a Permanent SGR Repeal Landscape?'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, January 9, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``International Impacts of the Federal Reserve's Quantitative Easing Program'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 9, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Will there be an African Economic Community?'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, January 9, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing on H.R. 7, the ``No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, January 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Obama Administration's War on Coal: The Recent Report by the Office of the Inspector General'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
January 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``The Science behind Discovery: Seismic Exploration and the Future of the Atlantic OCS'', 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Waste in Government: What's Being Done?'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, January 8, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2279, the ``Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013''; H.R. 3362, the ``Exchange Information Disclosure Act''; and legislation regarding the ``Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014'', 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, January 9, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Private Sector Programs that Engage Students in STEM'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Joint Economic Committee: January 10, to hold hearings to examine the employment situation for December 2013, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50.January 6, 2014These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 131 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 319 reports have been filed in the House.[Page:D12]
Résumé of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive résumé of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 3, 2013 through January 3, 2014
SenateHouseTotal
Days in session
Time in session
1,095 hrs., 12768 hrs., 24
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
9,1248,136
. .1,911
Public bills enacted into law
Private bills enacted into law
Bills in conference
Measures passed, total
Senate joint resolutions
House joint resolutions
Senate concurrent resolutions
House concurrent resolutions
Simple resolutions
Measures reported, total
2. .
. .4
Measures pending on calendar
Measures introduced, total
Quorum calls
Yea-and-nay votes
. .341
Bills vetoed
Vetoes overridden
DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
Civilian nominations, totaling 489, disposed of as follows:
Returned to White House
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,737, disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 5,479, disposed of as follows:
Army nominations, totaling 6,726, disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 3,881, disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 762, disposed of as follows:
Total nominations carried over from the First Session
Total nominations received this Session
Total confirmed
Total unconfirmed
Total withdrawn
Total returned to the White House
1,733 [Page:D13]
Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Tuesday, January 7
Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 p.m., Tuesday, January 7
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
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Essay: 4 challenges to Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t
4 challenges to the YouTube atheist Thunderf00t:
1. If sexism against women is not a significant problem within the atheist population, please explain why the irreligious have a higher rate of domestic violence than theists? See: Irreligion and domestic violence
2. If sexism against women is not a significant problem within the atheist population, please explain why some of the most atheistic countries in Europe have the highest rates of domestic violence? See: Secular Europe and domestic violence
3. If sexual harassment against women is not really a problem within the atheist movement, please explain why the two most notable cases of mass rape in the 20th century have a connection to atheism? See: Mass rape during the occupation of Germany and Rape of Nanking (Japan is one of the most atheistic countries in the world[1]).
James Randi is a prominent atheist. Brian Thompson, former James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Outreach Coordinator, wrote:
“ But I no longer identify with this community of benevolent know-it-alls, because not all of them are the best folks in the world. In fact, a good percentage of the top ten worst humans I’ve ever met are prominent members of the skeptics’ club. They’re dishonest, mean-spirited, narcissistic, misogynistic. Pick a personality flaw, and I can probably point you to someone who epitomizes it. And that person has probably had a speaking slot at a major skeptical conference.
I grew particularly disgusted with the boys’ club attitude I saw among skeptical leaders and luminaries. The kind of attitude that’s dismissive of women, sexually predatory, and downright gross. When I first started going to skeptical conferences as a fresh-faced know-it-all, I started hearing things about people I once admired. Then I started seeing things myself. Then I got a job with the JREF, and the pattern continued.[2]
4. Thunderf00t you said in a video entitled How Feminism CASTRATED New Atheism!:
“ You see there was this new vibrant atheist movement and it had big hitters in it. It also had a bunch of talentless losers who wanted to ride on its momentum. To ride on its intellectual coattails.
This is how bad things have gotten from the proud era of the four horseman...
And this is why I hit this topic so often. Because in many ways I am bitter about this... These talentless losers took a vibrant and exciting group, a movement that had potential and they managed to allow themselves to be emotionally blackmailed by the moral piety brigade...
Because the movement is so now so infested with parasites that no matter what you say, you're guaranteed to offend at least one them.[3]
Thunderf00t, were the founder's of the New Atheism movement "big hitters" of atheism?
From 1954 to 1976, Hank Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs. His "big hitter" career lasted about 20 years.
On the other hand, the New Atheism movement was launched in 2004 and merely had a run of about 8 years before it ran aground on the shore of the Elevatorgate controversy.
Babe Ruth's career spanned from 1914 through 1935. From 1954 to 1976, Hank Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs. These baseball heavy hitters had outstanding careers which lasted about 20 years each.
On the other hand, the New Atheism movement was launched in 2004 and in July of 2011 the shipwreck of the New Atheism movement due to the Elevatorgate incident occurred. From that point on, the New Atheism movement was hopelessly bogged down in a war against feminists and accusations of Islamophobia. That's only about an 8 year run. And now the New Atheism movement is effectively dead.
In a March 10, 2008 USA Today article Stephen Prothero stated the following regarding the impact of the New Atheism:
“ Numbers lie, but they also tell tales untrustworthy and otherwise. So the key question stirring around the much discussed U.S Religious Landscape Survey released in late February by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is what tale does it state about the state of the union.
For some, the story of this survey, based on interviews in multiple languages with more than 35,000 adults, is the strength of American Religion.
Not too long ago, I wrote that American atheism was going the way of the freak show. As books by Christopher Hitchens and other "new atheists" climbed the best seller lists, I caught a lot of flak for that prophecy. But atheist make up only 1.6% of respondents to this survey....[4]
Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, has had over a 2,000 year run of unparalleled success. According to the website Guinness World Records, "A survey by the Bible Society concluded that around 2.5 billion copies [of the Bible] were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion."
In terms of its geographic distribution, Christianity is the most globally diverse religion (See also: Global Christianity).[5] The Bible has been translated into 518 languages and 2,798 languages have at least some portion of the Bible.[6] In addition, the Christian community is far more evangelistic than the atheist community and Christian missionaries are throughout the world.
Furthermore, as far as the New Atheism movement having "intellectual coattails", Richard Dawkins said about New Atheism, "[O]ur struggle is not so much an intellectual struggle, as a political one: What are we going to do about it?”.[7] Atheist philosopher Dr. Michael Ruse declared concerning Dawkins' book The God Delusion: "The God Delusion makes me embarrassed to be an atheist."[8] The philosopher Antony Flew, who was one of the most prominent atheist academics in the world before adopting deism, said about Dawkins: “The fault of Dawkins as an academic…was his scandalous and apparently deliberate refusal to present the doctrine he appears to think he has refuted in its strongest form”.[9] The works of new atheists often betray an amateurish knowledge of philosophy/religion.[10][11]
In addition, Christianity has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to proof and evidence that it is true (See: Evidence for Christianity). Thunderf00t, using the definition of atheism that encyclopedias of philosophy use, please provide proof and evidence that atheism is true.[12] Thunderf00t, in terms of the definition of atheism, do you have anything against encyclopedias of philosophy - especially prominent ones like the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy?
Finally, to a significant degree the New Atheism movement was a reaction to the failure of the secularization thesis (see: New Atheism as a reaction to the failure of the secularization thesis).
If New Atheism was such a promising movement, then how was it going to overcome the trend of global desecularization which has been occurring since the latter part of the 20th century and is expected to continue in the 21st century (see: Desecularization). The agnostic Eric Kaufmann, a scholar on irreligious/religious demographics, told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."[13]
Eric Kaufmann, a professor at Birkbeck College, University of London, using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the Western World.[14] See also: Decline of global atheism and Desecularization
On December 23, 2012, Kaufmann wrote:
“ I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious.
On the other hand, the secular West and East Asia has very low fertility and a rapidly aging population... In the coming decades, the developed world's demand for workers to pay its pensions and work in its service sector will soar alongside the booming supply of young people in the third world. Ergo, we can expect significant immigration to the secular West which will import religious revival on the back of ethnic change. In addition, those with religious beliefs tend to have higher birth rates than the secular population, with fundamentalists having far larger families. The epicentre of these trends will be in immigration gateway cities like New York (a third white), Amsterdam (half Dutch), Los Angeles (28% white), and London, 45% white British. [15]
At a conference Kaufmann said of religious demographic projections concerning the 21st century:
“ Part of the reason I think demography is very important, at least if we are going to speak about the future, is that it is the most predictable of the social sciences.
...if you look at a population and its age structure now. You can tell a lot about the future. ...So by looking at the relative age structure of different populations you can already say a lot about the future...
...Religious fundamentalism is going to be on the increase in the future and not just out there in the developing world..., but in the developed world as well.[16]
On July 24, 2013, CNS News reported about global atheism:
“ Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass."[17] ”
Thnunderf00t isn't the real problem is that you are ignorant about so-called "promising atheist movements"?
Consider the words given below of the American atheist Eddie Tabash about atheist movements in the United States.
Eddie Tabash (photo obtained from Wikimedia Commons, see license agreement)
Tabash said at the 2010 Michigan Atheists State Convention:
“ In every generation there has been a promising beginning of a true vanguard movement that will finally achieve widespread public acceptance for nonbelief. Yet, in each generation there has been an ultimately disappointing failure to actually register the naturalistic alternative to supernatural claims in the public consciousness...[18] ”
For more information, please see: Atheist pessimism about the atheist movement
Atheism and rape
Atheist feminism
Atheism and women
Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)
A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
↑ Myers, P. Z. (March 31, 2014). "When will this situation improve?". Freethoughtblogs.com/Pharyngula.
↑ How Feminism CASTRATED New Atheism! by Thunderf00t
↑ American Faith: A Work In Progress by Stephen Prothero, USA Today, March 10, 2008, page 11A
Many religions heavily concentrated in one or two countries
Christianity in its global context
↑ Bible translations
↑ Faithless: The politics of new atheism by Steven Kettell
↑ http://www.alternet.org/media/47052?page=entire
↑ Ten years on from that book of atheistic faith, the God Delusion by Mike Taggart
↑ The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion edited by Graham Oppy, Chapter 4, New Atheist Approaches to Religion by Trent Dougherty and Logan Paul Cage, page 52, see: Google books excerpt
↑ Multiple references:
Smart, J. J. C. (August 8, 2011). "Atheism and agnosticism". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2013 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). Retrieved July 17, 2014.
Sarfati, Jonathan, Ph.D. (23 June 2007). "Atheism is more rational?". Retrieved July 17, 2014. See Creation Ministries International, Jonathan Sarfati.
Day, Donn R. (2007). "Atheism - etymology". Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ Shall the religious inherit the earth - Festival of Dangerous Ideas - Eric Kaufmann
Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London
Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?
Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series
Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
↑ 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious, Tuesday, April 30, 2013
↑ Eric Kaufmann - Religion, Demography and Politics in the 21st Century
↑ Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020
↑ Atheists Speak Up - Eddie Tabash
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(APA-60: displacement 7,080 (limiting); length 426'0"; beam 58'0"; draft 16'0" (limiting); speed 16.9 knots (trial); complement 320; troops 849; armament 1 5", 8 40 millimeter, 10 20 millimeter; class Gilliam; type S4-SE2-BD1)
The first Banner (APA 60) was laid down on 24 January 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1853) by Consolidated Steel Corp., at Wilmington, Calif.; launched on 3 May 1944; sponsored by Miss Grace Henley; acquired by the Navy on 15 September 1944; and commissioned on 16 September 1944, Lt. Comdr. James R. Pace in command.
Following shakedown and availability, the attack transport reported to San Francisco on 23 October 1944 for her first mission, the transportation of troops to Milne Bay and Hollandia,
New Guinea. Banner left the United States on 30 October and arrived at Milne Bay on 17 November. After discharging the troops, she began ferry service for passengers and cargo between Humboldt Bay and Cape Sansapor, New Guinea.
On 30 December, Banner departed Cape Sansapor, bound for Lingayen Gulf with Army troops for the invasion of Luzon. After unloading troops and cargo on 10 January, the attack transport proceeded via Leyte and Manus to Maffin Bay, New Guinea, where she again took on passengers and cargo bound for the Philippines. Engineering troubles caused Banner a two week delay in Humboldt Bay. She was underway again on St. Valentine's Day and finally discharged her passengers and supplies at Leyte on 20 February.
After extensive training and rehearsal landings with the 382d Infantry embarked, Banner departed Leyte in convoy on 27 March to land troops on Okinawa. She arrived at her assigned station in the transport area on 1 April and, for the next four days, she disembarked troops and unloaded cargo. In spite of enemy air activity, Banner sustained no casualties or damage, and left Okinawa on 5 April, bound for Pearl Harbor.
She carried out a two week availability at Hawaii and then continued on to San Francisco, where she arrived on 11 May. There, she embarked troops and loaded cargo before heading back into the war. The attack transport made stops at Eniwetok, Ulithi, Leyte, two ports in New Guinea, and at Manila before returning to San Francisco on 3 August.
During a three week stay in port there, Banner received engine and hull repairs at the Hurley Dry Docks in Oakland while her crew enjoyed a brief leave period. News of the Japanese capitulation reached the attack transport while under repairs. When she embarked on her next Pacific voyage on 27 August, carried occupation troops to Okinawa via Eniwetok and Ulithi. On 27 September, the attack transport departed Okinawa for the United States on the first of two voyages as part of the "Magic Carpet” fleet returning veterans to the United States. Banner returned to the Pacific after the second of these trips home, arriving at Guam in late December. However, there were no troops there eligible to return home, so the ship was designated as a target ship for Operation “Crossroads,” the nuclear tests held at Bikini Atoll in July 1946.
From Apra Harbor, Guam, Banner steamed to Terminal Island, Calif., for stripping, and then to Pearl Harbor for final preparations. She departed Pearl Harbor on 15 May 1946 and arrived at Bikini Atoll on the 28th. By 1 June, Banner was anchored in her assigned position in the target array. Her crew was transferred to Bottineau (APA 235) to observe the detonations on 1 and 25 July and to conduct surveys of damage following the blasts. Banner was decommissioned on 27 August 1946, but her hulk was kept for observations and tests until she grounded on Ennylabegan Island on 15 February 1948 and seriously damaged her hull. She was scuttled in deep water off Kwajalein Atoll on 16 February, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.
Banner received two battle stars for her World War II service.[1]
See also Banner-II.
↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [1]
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To Prevent Falls, Try Tai Chi
New analysis finds this gentle martial art works better than other exercise to keep you steady on your feet
By Teresa Carr
Every second of every day in the U.S. an older adult falls, making that the leading cause of injury and death for people 65 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An analysis published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that practicing the ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi can slash that risk by half.
Researchers analyzed results from 10 studies involving more than 2,600 patients ranging in age from 56 to 98 years old. Participants took part in hour-long tai chi classes one to three times weekly for between 12 and 26 weeks.
Taken together, results of the studies showed that compared with those who didn’t practice tai chi, those who did reduced their risk of falling by 43 percent—and halved their risk of suffering an injury due to a fall.
Most surprising: The results suggest that tai chi worked better than other approaches such as physical therapy, balance training, resistance exercises, stretching, or yoga.
“This analysis provides good evidence that tai chi is a very effective way to prevent falls,” says Michael Wasserman, M.D., a geriatrician in Los Angeles and a board member on the Health in Aging Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by the American Geriatrics Society to support research, advocacy, and education on issues related to healthcare for older adults. “That’s a benefit that you may not get from other types of activities—even strength training.”
How Tai Chi Helps
Tai chi combines a series of slow, gentle movements with breathing and mental focus. It makes sense that people who practice tai chi may not only be less likely to fall, but also be less likely to hurt themselves if they do stumble, according to Wasserman.
“It improves balance and body awareness, which gives you more control,” says Wasserman. “We all trip from time to time,” he says, but tai chi practitioners may be more adept at recovering their footing and, if they fall, “better able to control the way they land to avoid serious injury.”
Our sense of balance tends to decline with age, but it can be improved through training, says Wasserman.
Research also suggests doing tai chi has other health benefits, including lowering blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels and helping to relieve back pain.
Has your health benefited from tai chi?
Tips for Taking Up Tai Chi
Before starting a tai chi class, or any new type of physical activity, it’s a good idea to talk to your doctor, advises Wasserman.
Anyone who has fallen or is worried about their balance should have a thorough medical exam, he says.
“Many different factors could affect your balance,” he says. You could have an underlying medical condition such as anemia or a buildup of fluid in your inner ear, for example, or a medication could be making you dizzy or lightheaded.
Once you get the green light from your doctor, check your local YMCA or recreational center for tai chi classes. You can also find a list of certified instructors who teach in your area through the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association.
People who don't have access to tai chi in their community can purchase DVDs or find videos with instruction on the internet says Linda Huang, director of the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association. But when possible, she advocates taking a class.
"Research shows benefit to doing tai chi in a group," she says. “There’s a social benefit; when people do tai chi together, they develop a rapport.”
There are different forms of tai chi, but they should all provide similar health benefits, says Wasserman.
“The most important thing is to find a class where the instructor pays attention to you,” he says. “As with any activity that involves some technique, you will get more out of it and have less risk of hurting yourself if you learn to do it correctly.”
When you first start tai chi, Huang recommends talking to your instructor about any physical limitations. And don't hesitate to voice a concern if you are unsure about a move or it doesn't feel quite right she says. “A good instructor will show you modifications to make the moves comfortable for you."
Finally, Wasserman advises making tai chi one part of an overall fitness plan.
“Physical activity is the number one thing for healthy aging,” he says. He recommends combining two to three weekly tai chi classes with other types of exercise such as strength training and walking.
Editor's Note: This article and related materials are made possible by a grant from the state Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program, which is funded by the multistate settlement of consumer-fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin (gabapentin).
Teresa Carr
Teresa Carr is an award-winning journalist with a background in both science and writing, which makes her curious about how the world works and eager to tell you about it. She is a former Consumer Reports editor and 2018 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and has more than two decades' experience reporting on science, health, and consumer issues.
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Cornwall College
Cornwall College told to make improvements after Ofsted report
Thankfully it is not all doom and gloom and work is underway to turn the corner
Olivier Vergnault
One of the largest further education providers in Cornwall has been told to make improvements following an Ofsted report.
Cornwall College not only requires improvement in term of leadership, 16 to 19 year-old study programmes, adult education, the quality of its teaching, personal development, behaviour and welfare or apprenticeships but it has been criticised for its inadequate provision for learners with high needs.
The Ofsted report, which followed a visit to the College's eight campuses in Cornwall and Devon in May, highlighted areas that need improvement.
Cornwall College in St Austell (Image: Cornwall College in St Austell)
Inspectors said leaders' and managers' initiatives to improve quality had yet to show a significant impact.
The report said that while teaching, learning and assessment and students’ achievements are improving, they are not yet good enough across all programmes and training routes and governors have not challenged leaders and managers sufficiently to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.
Exactly how Cornwall Council is going to improve Cornwall with £26.4 million
Ofsted inspectors also said that the proportion of students who achieve high grades in GCSE English and mathematics is low and too few students have gained their functional skills qualifications this year and not enough students on study programmes improve their English and mathematics skills quickly enough.
The report said tutors responsible for students who have high needs do not accurately identify their students’ starting points or suitable targets to help them to improve their skills. As a result many students do not make the progress of which they are capable.
Another area of improvement was attendance with too many 16 to 19-year-olds not attending their lessons regularly enough.
Around 15,000 students study at the college with around two thirds studying at the two largest sites, Camborne and St Austell .
Raoul Humphreys left his role as CEO and Principal of Cornwall College Group last year
Just over a third of students study at the Stoke Climsland, Bicton in Devon and Rosewarne sites, with lower numbers at Saltash, Falmouth , Newquay and at the Sisna Park Centre in Plymouth .
The cash-strapped Cornwall College, which employs 1,700 staff, has been in financial difficulty for several years, receiving £4.5 million emergency funding in 2016/17 and a further £3.5 million in 2017/18.
Two Cornwall schools lose outstanding Ofsted rating and now require improvement
In March 2017, a report said the college was not financially viable or resilient. The college was also previously warned over falling learner numbers and in the Spring it was hinted at that it might have to merge with rival Truro and Penwith College to continue to exist and in a bid to cut costs.
Last October Cornwall College boss Raoul Humphreys resigned from his job, making him the second principal to resign in as many years.
Michael Gove, Defra Secretary of State, speaking to Raoul Humphreys, former CEO of Cornwall College while on a visit to Duchy College in Camborne in 2017. The college has been heavily criticised in a recent Ofsted report
The Ofsted report may have been critical of the college but it was not all doom and gloom.
Lead Ofsted inspector Denise Olander, said: "Current governors and senior leaders have worked tirelessly and very successfully to deal with very significant financial problems, including considerable accrued debt. As a result, the college is now in a stable financial position and is debt-free."
She added: "The college is in a period of transition. Leaders and managers have introduced many changes designed to improve the quality of the teaching and learning. These initiatives are beginning to show improvements to the majority of the weaker courses.
Falmouth School downgraded to 'inadequate' after scathing Ofsted report
"Communications are good between staff and managers and across the college’s many sites. Senior staff have kept staff well informed about the financial status of the college and the measures needed to improve financial viability.
"Staff have received clear messages about the need to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and students’ experiences. In many areas, however, staff have not yet improved their teaching and learning practice sufficiently to improve students’ outcomes.
"However, morale is high among staff. Almost all staff are proud to work at the college."
A spokesman for the Cornwall College Group said: "We welcome the findings of Ofsted. We think it’s a fair report, with action-oriented recommendations.
"We were pleased that Ofsted noted how we 'very successfully' and 'rightly prioritised improving the financial stability of the college across the past two years'.
"Ofsted also highlighted the progress made in our quality improvement plan that is well underway from which our students are already benefitting. We are working hard to continue this work."
He added: "The report praised our close and effective links with industries and our communities, noting that students develop good practical skills and master technical language while receiving good pastoral care; with apprenticeships receiving particular praise.
"Our focus is entirely dedicated to ensuring a bright future for all the learners, communities and industries we serve."
Full list of Cornwall community heroes recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Truro and Penwith College tops the post-16 Academic tables again
Ann Widdecombe is coming to Cornwall to speak to fishermen
Truro and Penwith College
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Restaurateur known for platters, John Mosca, dies
JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Mosca, whose two-room roadhouse near New Orleans serves only big platters of food and has fans as far as Paris and Italy, has died. He was 86.
NEW ORLEANS — John Mosca, whose two-room roadhouse near New Orleans serves only big platters of food and has fans as far as Paris and Italy, has died. He was 86.
He died Wednesday night at his home in suburban Harahan, said his daughter, Lisa Mosca. She said he was diagnosed in 2002 with prostate cancer, but it was in remission until 2009.
"My mother's been pretty much running everything, but he's been there every night at the restaurant" until about a month ago, cooking oysters, shopping and greeting customers, she said.
John and Mary Jo Mosca had been married since 1982.
People from New York, California, Florida, Paris, Australia, England and Italy ate there.
"Which is funny for us, because we consider ourselves such a small little roadhouse restaurant," Lisa Mosca said.
John Mosca was born in Chicago Heights, Ill., and worked at his parents' restaurant there, also named Mosca's.
An infantryman in World War II, he was hit by shrapnel in Italy. After he recovered, he was detailed to the British forces, who put him to work as a waiter. In that job, he saw British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Princess (not yet Queen) Elizabeth, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, and journalist Claire Booth Luce, his daughter said.
His parents, Provino and Lisa Mosca, founded the restaurant in the Jefferson Parish community of Avondale in 1946, serving platters of food — for instance, garlicky Oysters Mosca uses two dozen oysters or more — rather than individual plates.
"It's an Italian thing. Like an Italian family style dinner," Lisa Mosca said. The restaurant still doesn't serve individual dishes but does offer half-orders, she said.
And it no longer makes its own pasta. "When I was little he used to make his own spaghetti," said Lisa Mosca, 25. Her jobs as a child included setting out pasta on tablecloths to dry.
Fans included writer Calvin Trillin, whose article about the restaurant was in the New Yorker magazine's food issue in November.
"There was a scene in 'Treme' that they filmed at the restaurant," Lisa Mosca said. "Treme" is an HBO series focusing on fictional lives in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.
That storm destroyed the restaurant's kitchen, but Mosca's reopened after 10 months, his daughter said.
When the restaurant opened, the building was owned by reputed crime boss Carlos Marcello.
"Carlos Marcello promised he was going to eventually sell it to us but that fell through," Lisa Mosca said. She said his son, Joe Marcello, owns it now.
Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Senior Boyette selected 10th by the Chicago Sky
By Jasmine C. Johnson - Updated on April 15, 2016 at 12:49 am
Hours before the 2016 WNBA Draft began, senior center Imani Boyette had an array of emotions — a mix of anxiousness, nervousness and excitement.
Senior Boyette invited to WNBA Draft
By Jasmine C. Johnson - Updated on April 13, 2016 at 11:41 pm
Senior center Imani Boyette’s first basketball memory came long before she picked up a basketball herself.
Aston celebrates successful season, eyes bigger goals for future
By Tyler Horka - Updated on March 30, 2016 at 11:46 pm
Texas never reached the Sweet 16 in Gail Goestenkors’ five years as head coach. In her last four seasons, Goestenkors failed to even get the Longhorns past the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Longhorns fall short against top-seeded UConn
By Jasmine C. Johnson - Updated on March 29, 2016 at 12:03 am
After the first ten minutes of play, No. 2 seed Texas faced just a five-point deficit shooting 50 percent from deep as 31-point underdogs against defending national champion UConn.
Women’s basketball juggernaut stands between Texas, Final Four
By Tyler Horka - Updated on March 28, 2016 at 12:29 am
No. 1 Connecticut smashed No. 5 Mississippi State by 60 points in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday afternoon, setting a NCAA Tournament record for margin of victory in the Sweet 16.
Fourth quarter comeback lifts Longhorns to first Elite Eight since 2003
A 10-0 run to open up the fourth quarter erased all doubt, as the Longhorns rallied to a 72-64 win in Bridgeport, Connecticut, securing their first Elite Eight appearance since 2003.
Longhorns ready to take another step forward in NCAA Tournament
By Tyler Horka - Updated on March 25, 2016 at 1:45 am
Head coach Karen Aston had her team in the Sweet 16 last year, but that season had a different feel to it than this one.
Texas starts cold, quickly heats up in 73-55 victory
Texas entered its second-round matchup in the NCAA tournament, knowing that it needed to keep Missouri’s shooters in check to win and advance to the Sweet 16.
Texas faces tall task with Sweet 16 waiting
Alabama State head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson said if Texas plays the way it did against her team Saturday night in future tournament games, it will end up in the National Championship conversation.
Texas wakes up in second half, advances to second round with 86-42 win
The first half of the Longhorns’ first round matchup in this year’s tournament didn’t live up to the record-setting standard Texas has set for itself this season. But the Longhorns used a 26-point third quarter to pull away in the second half, beating Alabama State, 86-42.
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What To Do When It’s Clear A Career Isn’t In Your Future
December 15, 2011 by Guest Contributors
A performance career is not for everyone, no matter how long you’ve planned for it.
But after you’ve come to this conclusion, what happens next? Jessica Shoop Williams has been there… and back again and, in today’s guest post, shares her advice with you.
Most great journeys begin with a goal in mind. For many young dancers that goal is the same, simply “I want to be a ballerina.”
photo by bibols19
As they age and dance, exploring the art form, this dream becomes clearer and more specialized, and goals are created to help them attain this vision. Whether it is “I want to be on Broadway”, “I want to dance in music videos”, or “I want to be part of a ballet company”, as they continue their dance training many dancers decide that a dance career is ahead of them.
In preparation for that dance career there are an unlimited number of paths you can take, but almost all of them involve intensive training and great commitments of time, energy, and emotion. As the training stage comes closer to a “real dance career”, the vision of what it actually takes to make it in the dance world becomes clearer.
For many dancers this makes their career choice that much more real and exciting, but for others the clarity can be jarring.
Along with the amazing and personally fulfilling qualities a dance career may offer, there are certain negatives, too. Even if you grew up loving dance and fantasizing about the idea of a career in the field, things can change when you really start to process what this career would mean to you.
Such was my clarity of vision.
Like many serious dancers, by the time I was 11 years old I was dancing 5 nights a week and dutifully attending hours of rehearsals on the weekends. My dance friends and I all had the same goal and that’s why we trained the way we did at the best studio in our area.
I became an accomplished young dancer, scoring well in competition, surviving mock auditions just fine, and I believe that I could have had a mediocre dance career at the least. However, before that career began two major aspects of dancing professionally affected my direction on the path I’d pursued for 14 years: the rejection and the uncertainty.
In preparation for my career as a dancer I was fully warned of the nature of the audition and casting process; I never did get fully comfortable with the idea of being shot down 99 out of 100 times. Along with evidence of my controlling nature becoming obvious in my late teenage years, I decided that the uncertainty of a dance career would lead to an anxiety-filled life that wasn’t going to work for me.
That was my personal situation, but the point is:
Whatever the reason, it is possible that many happy years of dance training, dance classes every night and rehearsals, competitions and performances every weekend, deeply bonded friendships, amazing dance mentors, and the blood, sweat, and tears may NOT add up to the dance career you thought it would.
And that is OKAY.
It can be hard to realize everything you had planned for isn’t what your life is going to be, but here are some valuable lessons-learned that can be helpful when it becomes clear your path is about to change.
Photo by Bruce Berrien
1. Embrace a Change of Direction
The most valuable piece of advice I have ever gotten was from my own mother. She told me “The ONLY way to ruin your life is to think you can’t change direction.”
Don’t be afraid to alter your own course, no matter how long you’ve been on that route, path, or journey.
2. Don’t Play the Blame Game
Creating a new plan is not a bad thing.
You don’t need to justify it by deciding that dance has done something to you. Resist the urge to write off dance altogether. You can still LOVE to dance and not have it as your career. It doesn’t make you any less of a real dancer.
3. Be Proud of Yourself
Nobody is disappointed in you because you’ve changed your future plans.
You may feel that your parents or dance teachers have something invested in you, but ultimately these are people that love you and, first and foremost, they want your happiness.
You should be proud that you have decided to find happiness in a career, instead of following a path that no longer feels right in your gut.
4. Go to College
College is a great place for you to find yourself.
Many dancers spend our grade school years so immersed in dance that we forget to find out what else we think is interesting about the world.
It also helps as we transition away from intensive dance training to find friends who are not dancers and have different views on the world.
[Editor’s note: college is also a place where many dancers find career alternatives to performing — more on the college conversation here.]
5. Keep Dancing
On occasion, a break from dancing may be needed. But remember, it was no mistake that you danced happily throughout your childhood.
Find what it was about dancing that filled your heart and make your dancing about that again.
I made the mistake of completely stopping dance for the several years after I stopped dreaming of a dance career.
After a little bit of time I found myself dancing again, recreationally, and building new dance relationships that have ultimately led to my opening a dance studio (only 8 years later).
I encourage dancers on the verge of a dance career to really step back and think about what will make you happy. Life is precious, and you have to make sure you spend it doing what makes you happiest, even if that isn’t what you always thought it was.
Jessica Shoop Williams is the Owner and Artistic Director of One For All Dance Academy, located in Columbia, MD. Throughout her life, Jessica has studied all types of dance at many studios around Maryland and Washington D.C. and has been fortunate enough to also travel around the country and study with distinguished instructors including faculty from the Kirov Academy of Ballet and the National Tap Ensemble. Jessica’s love for teaching and sharing dance with all ages began twelve years ago and since then she has won four regional choreography awards, and choreographed several shows for local theater companies. Outside of the dance world, Jessica holds a Masters degree in Marine Science and works full-time as a project coordinator/technical writer. For more information about One For All Dance Academy, Jessica’s newest dance adventure, visit www.oneforalldance.com and “Like” One For All Dance Academy on Facebook!
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Leigh says
Great, Jessica, thanks for sharing. I loved this post!! It’s so true – you may feel like you’re disappointing all those people who supported you but ultimately, they (your parents, friends, family) want you to be happy. I knew early on that performance was not for me. I too didn’t want to audition and be rejected over and over again. I guess my psyche was not strong enough when I was younger. Also, my parents expected me to attend college- which I did and I found a better place for myself in the dance world, as a teacher and choreographer. Kudos to you for coming back to dance on your terms. 🙂
This is a great article! Dancers are not the only people to change their minds regarding their careers but since dance is so personal- our bodies as our instrument, our sense of self taking on different roles within training, creating, and performing, and the personal relationships developed throughout our dance experiences- to move away from the performance trajectory is scary and can be disorienting. Yet, so much is gained through the study of dance that success is achievable whether it still be related to the field of dance or not. Thanks for talking about this- few seem brave enough to do so although it is such an important topic.
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Diamond McCarthy Partner Sofia Adrogué Receives "Top Latino Lawyers of 2018" and "Most Powerful Women in Law" Recognitions from Latino Leaders Magazine
Diamond McCarthy is proud to announce that Houston Partner Sofia Adrogué has received top recognitions from Latino Leaders Magazine in December 2018.
Recognizing her for her dedication and service to the legal profession, the November/December issue of Latino Leaders Magazine named Sofia as a “Top Latino Lawyers of 2018” and “Most Powerful Women in Law.” The Top Latino recognition acknowledges attorneys who not only were successful in their profession and achievements in 2018, but also who focused on community involvement and civic outreach. Those recognized were selected from over 600 nationwide nominees and were deemed top in their areas of specialization and most impactful in their civic contributions. The issue also recognized Ms. Adrogué as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Law”—a newly established and selective recognition that distinguishes 15 Latina attorneys who continue to break barriers and make major strides for women and Latinas in the legal profession.
The Firm is also proud to have Sofia featured in her own profile in the latest issue of the magazine that further highlights her success and journey as a Latina attorney. Click here to read more.
About Sofia Adrogué
A native of Argentina, Sofia is a business trial partner with the Houston office of Diamond McCarthy LLP, a national business litigation and insolvency boutique. A litigator for more than 25 years, she has obtained favorable judgments and settlements on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in a myriad of complex business cases in state and federal courts and in ADR proceedings. She represents clients in all industries, ranging from entrepreneurs in rural Texas to multinational conglomerates with diversified worldwide business holdings. She is a frequent CLE Speaker and/or Chair (over 125) and publisher (over 120). She envisioned and created the Texas Business Litigation treatise (ALM 2015, 2016, 2017), serves as its Editor, with a 2019 4th Edition forthcoming, and is the Chair of the Texas Business Litigation CLEs. Adrogué has been profiled by many publications, including Texas Lawyer (one of Texas' Top "40 Under 40"), Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine ("Texas Super Lawyer"), Latino Leaders Magazine ("The Justice Professionals," "Top Latino Partners in the U.S.," "The 25 Most Influential Hispanic Lawyers," “Top Latino Lawyers in 2018,” and “Most Powerful Women in Law”), and Houston Woman Magazine. She serves as the Co-Host & Co-Producer of Latina Voices—Smart Talk. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management Program, an alumna of the Harvard Business School, and received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif and Barons, and her B.A. from Rice University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, both on full academic scholarships.
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The Washington Nationals (2005-), 2016 and 2017 National League East Division Champions
By DonRocks, March 31, 2014 in Sports
The Washington Nationals' webpage
Season opener, 9-7 in 10 innings. Amazingly, the score after regulation was 5-5 - that is a tense tenth inning.
A classic Earl Weaver game: "pitching, defense, and 3-run homers." Look:
1) The Nats struck out *18* batters today, and gave up only 3 walks.
2) Error-free the entire game.
3) Anthony Rendon hit a 3-run homer.
Strasburg fanned 10, and his BAA (batting average against) was .238. It's remarkable that his ERA after this game is 6.00.
We've got to watch giving up the long ball.
Box Score on cnn.com
DaveO
this is great. Maybe you should do a game by game recap.
seriously...this could be THE YEAR. (I hope so)
I really wasn't expecting this to be featured on Politico.
Congrats!!! One more link to the site from a "most" unexpected source....and then a "natitude blog" would be an unusual piece of writing for this forum. but it would be cool
Playbook doesn't generate much direct traffic, but it is an honor to be in it. Mike is an avid baseball fan and we've been to more than one game together. We always enjoy talking baseball, and he is a wonderful conversationalist.
Contrary to what you might read on another blog, Mike Allen is an avid baseball fan, a genuinely nice human being, and to the best of my knowledge (and I consider him a personal friend, and I think I would know otherwise), does not participate in pay for play. No, I can't "mathematically prove it," but that's not the Mike Allen I know. He is just a good, kindhearted person, plain and simple, and I both respect and like him to the point of bending over backwards for him with *nothing expected in return.* I know him better than the blogger who has been maligning him during these past few months, and I trust my opinion vastly more than I trust this blogger's opinion.
Mike Allen has a heart of gold, and I consider it an honor to be his friend - not because he's famous; but because he's a great person.
hmmmm..... I must admit to never reading that section of politico, frankly rarely visit it at all on the web, and don't know of the author at all. I thought the piece you wrote was cool and simply wanted to congratulate you for having been referenced.
.....now if you could only repeat something like that piece 161 more times (oi...ugh) through the rest of the season.....
Game 2: Nats 5, Mets 1.
The Nats throw 13 strikeouts for a total of 31 in 2 games.
That is the most of any team, after 2 games, in over 100 years!
Gio Gonzalez "helps his cause" (don't you love the way they always say that?) by hitting a home run.
Jayson Werth has a 4-hit day.
Bryce Harper throws out a runner at the plate from left field.
Enjoy this while you can - over the long haul, baseball is a game of parity.
Don: In the wonderful retrospective on Brooks Robinson you provided, and in the video that commemorates the "Brooks Robinson World Series" of 1970, where he swept up every hit smashed his way, turned obvious base hits into outs and double plays, made remarkable throws to first base that caught base runners,,,,,AND had a tremendous bat at the plate with an average over .400, two homers and 6 RBI's...the video references that Brooks and the team got contributions from everywhere.
Among those contributions were grand slams by pitchers Dave McNally in the World Series, and by Mike Cuellar in the American League Championship series.
When pitchers are hitting home runs....things are looking up!!!!!!!
Keep it up!!!!!
PappyVanWise
Little Mazda
Tanner Roark stepped in admirably for Jordan Zimmermann today, who the stat-heads say is the real ace of the staff. If Fister comes back healthy, and Roark and Taylor Jordan fill in this well when called upon to give the top of the rotation a break every now and then, the Nats should sweep up the NL East. That being said, Go Reds!
Start a Reds thread. Why not?
In Game 3, the Nationals just won 8-2.
A 3-0 record playing their first 3 games on the road - not a bad start.
With only 1 error committed in the 1st 3 games, and 39 strikeouts (that's 13 strikeouts per game).
Celebrate, yes, but don't get carried away: This was against the Mets, who won 74 games in 2013.
Tomorrow, a more vigorous test begins in a 3-game home stand against the Braves, who won 96 games in 2013.
If we're 5-1 next Sunday evening, there will be very good reason to be optimistic.
Natitude.
The Braves have pitching problems. Lots of injuries early in the season. Dear Dog, I've been waiting for the season to start since the last one ended. I've been listening to the games on the radio--a couple of them on my portable from Radio Shack (which I take to Nats Park and listen with the ear buds) while working on my garden on the patio. Pure BLISS.
To integrate our Thomas Boswell thread into this Natitude thread:
"Mets, Braves Series Could Set The Tone For The Washington Nationals' Season" by Thomas Boswell on washingtonpost.com
Yeah, except it didn't. Why OH Why do they fall apart in the face of the Braves? THREE base-running errors. Never mind the inside-the-park homerun by Desmond that was thrown out. Feh.
1 Error and *53* strikeouts in the 1st 4 games. That's 13.25 strikeouts per game.
Don't be too worried about a 2-1 loss to the Braves.
Now you can start worrying.
They're a great team.
The one team the Nats just can't figure out. They are snake-bit.
And the Nationals escape getting swept with a 2-1 victory today.
At 4-2, with the fear of God thrown into them by the Braves, this *might* be the best thing that could have happened, long-term.
If there was any overconfidence, it is now completely gone, or should be.
But if they had gotten swept, their core level of confidence might have been shattered, and you don't want that.
Only 2 runs and 4 hits today, but somehow, it was enough to squeak by.
The Nats could have easily won 2 games this series, and they need to get it in their minds that they can play toe-to-toe with Atlanta.
While I had hoped for a 5-1 start, 4-2 is still .667 baseball, and that's good enough to win a pennant.
And rest assured, the Nats will be on high alert when they do it all again, against the Braves, next weekend.
Things are normalizing - the obscene strikeout pace has calmed down (a bit), and the long-term realities of the season are settling in.
Still, in 6 games, the Nationals have pitched an amazing 69 strikeouts, or 11.5 per game - that is noteworthy.
The day off tomorrow is a nice luxury, and the Nats need to go into the Marlins series with the mindset of winning 2, if not all 3, games, and being dead-set on kicking some ass in game number 1.
After the off-day, the Nationals begin a run of *20* consecutive game days.
It is imperative that the starting pitchers go deep into games during this 20-game flurry; else, the bullpen will become exhausted (and maybe even injured).
We need Strasburg to get it together, pronto - other pitchers will have slumps later on, and he'll need to rise to the occasion.
And then the time between next Thursday night (their final home game against Miami) and Friday night (their first away game against Atlanta) must be spent (during travel) focusing, relaxing, and becoming intent on recreating Sherman's March.
While it may be a stretch to say "they need" 2 wins against the Braves next weekend, they absolutely need 1, and things will be a whole lot easier on them if they take 2.
Sweeping the Marlins would take a lot of pressure off of them, but you can never count on a sweep.
If you had asked me, before the season started, where the Nats would be right now, I probably would have said 4-2. So, in the grand scheme of things, there aren't any huge surprises.
But the grind is about to begin.
Josh Radigan
Thoughts as follows and Joe Riley might take a whip to my hind for saying this:
Harper and Strasburg are immense talents but the Nationals need to temper their expectations with their production. If they can do so, get Strasburgs head on straight, and get Harper to realize that keeping the congo line moving instead of swinging for the fences, they will naturally release their god given talents. Harper will not face a lefty for about 2 weeks so giving him the day off yesterday was a good decision on Williams part.
And so they did kick some ass in the first game against the Miami Marlins, 5-0, giving them a season record of 5-2 (a .714 winning percentage).
This is seemingly one "unimportant" game early in the season, but this was *the* one game in this series that the Nats needed the most psychologically. They needed to win it big, and they did. Even if they only split the following two against the Marlins, they'll still be 6-3 which is just fine. Then, even if they drop 2 of 3 to Atlanta next weekend, they're still a respectable 7-5 on the season with 50% of their games having been played against perhaps the toughest team in baseball.
Let's not forget that the Marlins were 5-2 coming into this series - they're no pushovers.
Gio Gonzalez is now 2-0 with an ERA of 0.75. Even if Strasburg is slumping, the Nats have a go-to guy right now, one who allows them all to take a collective, deep breath on days that he's pitching, and relax. Playing on 20 consecutive days, you need that mental break.
Washington is in control of their own destiny right now, and that's a good position to be in.
And, they've hurled 77 strikeouts in 7 games. Striking out someone in baseball is like serving an ace in tennis. It's a free point, and relieves pressure on the rest of the team. 11 strikeouts per game is 11 times the fielders have zero pressure on them, and no chance to commit any errors (odd exceptions aside).
Stay healthy, gentlemen, and if Zimmerman indeed has an arthritic shoulder, get him away from 3rd base. There are too many critical throws that originate from the hot corner. We cannot afford throwing errors from 3rd because all too often, they result in a quasi-double, putting a runner in scoring position.
When I went into dinner this evening, I checked my cell phone, and the Nationals were down 5-0. I wrote the game off, and was just happy that they had won game #1 of the series.
"Werth's Grand Slam Lifts Nats Past Marlins 10-7" by Howard Fendrich on abcnews.com
These are the little gifts you take and be thankful for.
The Nationals are now 6-2, and have won the series no matter what happens tomorrow. This is where managerial skills come into play: hammer home that tomorrow's game (game 3 of the series) is just as important as any of the upcoming Braves games, and keep your team focused.
Every strike of the nail with the hammer drives it in a bit further; every time you miss the nail, it's a wasted strike. The Nationals need a team psychologist to get them prepped for tomorrow.
8 games, 88 strikeouts. If this isn't a major-league record, I'd like to know what the record is.
And the Nationals sweep the series against the Marlins, 7-1, giving them a 7-2 record for the year, a 4-game winning streak, and the best record in the major leagues.
They've swept 2 out of 3 series so far.
And Strasburg broke out of his slump, striking out 12 and walking 1 in 6 2/3 quality innings, giving the bullpen a rest.
Now, after 9 games ... 105 strikeouts. 11.67 strikeouts per game - this *must* be an all-time record.
To put this in perspective, only 3 individual pitchers have ever averaged over 10 strikeouts per (9-inning) game for their career: Randy Johnson, Kerry Wood, and Pedro Martinez.
Back-to-back games with 8th-innning grand slams (Jayson Werth yesterday, Ian Desmond today).
This takes so much pressure off the upcoming series against the Braves, but if you're going to win it all, you have to (eventually) beat the best - why not start this weekend?
A truly great team would floor the gas pedal right now, and take 2 of 3 from Atlanta - easier said than done.
Team psychologist: Hammer! Hammer! Hammer! Treat each game as if it will be the last one you ever play.
Not sure if it's an all-time record, but this "hasn't been seen in more than a century."
I'm digging this game so far! The great Julio Teheran!
lovehockey
I did the same thing, but in my case I turned off the TV. In the car yesterday morning I learned that I had indeed been of little faith. I spent yesterday afternoon watching the rerun on MASN and then the 4:05 game, so I got two grand slams in one day.
Not a Grand Slam, but Zimmerman hit a 3-run homer to tie the game. Last year, they would have just gotten demoralized and folded. This is making me very, very hopeful for this season.
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By The Times
Bring back tax disc, say drivers as clamping rises
Drivers face £100 fine if clamped; £200 if car is impounded
THE NUMBER of cars clamped has more than doubled since paper tax discs were abolished, leading to warnings that the reform has left a significant black hole in the government’s finances.
Figures obtained by The Times under the Freedom of Information Act show that vehicles clamped or impounded for non-payment of road tax peaked at more than 12,200 a month last summer, up from 5,530 before the change two years ago.
The amount of vehicle excise duty collected across the country dropped from an average of just under £510 million a month in the year before the change to less than £476 million a month in the year after. In the six months from October 2015 it was £484.6 million a month.
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Last night it emerged that NSL Services, the private company brought in to penalise drivers without road tax, and paid per clamp or removal, has been rewarded with a two-year extension to its contract with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
The disclosure prompted claims that the system was failing, with large numbers of drivers being punished for making a genuine error. The AA said that a second reminder should be issued to all drivers who fail to renew their tax before vehicles could be clamped. A recent poll of drivers found that three-quarters wanted the windscreen tax disc back. First issued in 1921, it was scrapped in October 2014 for an online system that allows motorists to spread payments by direct debit.
It was said it would save £14 million a year through cuts to bureaucracy. However, figures obtained by The Times suggested that losses through non-collection exceeded the savings made through the online system.
The amount of money collected by the DVLA fell from £6.118 billion in the 12 months before the change to £5.706 billion in the year afterwards.
Annual accounts show vehicle excise duty fell by £93 million
Last night the DVLA insisted that losses from the change were less than the figures suggested. It said that the move to monthly direct debits, with payments spread over longer, made it impossible to compare annual totals.
Its latest annual accounts said vehicle excise duty fell by £93 million after the first year of the new system — only 1.5 per cent of total revenue.
The agency also defended its tough stance against tax dodgers, insisting that a more lenient system “wouldn’t be fair on those who do the right thing” and pay on time. A spokeswoman said: “While DVLA does send reminders and last chance notices, action will be taken against those who don’t tax their vehicles.”
Edmund King, head of the AA, said: “It seemed like a good idea at the time but sometimes the old fashioned systems are the best. We can’t turn the clock back by reintroducing the tax disc but it’s clear that a follow-up reminder is needed before the clampers are allowed to take action.”
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “These numbers suggest that more needs to be done to ensure law-abiding drivers know what they need to do to stay on the right side of the rules.”
NSL Services runs a fleet of vans fitted with number plate recognition cameras linked to the DVLA database. Motorists are charged a £100 clamp release fee. If it is not paid within 24 hours, vehicles can be impounded and the fee doubles to £200. There is also a storage charge of £21 a day.
The DVLA said that the company was not paid a retainer but was funded “per clamp/action”. Its current contract was extended for another two years in November 2016.
Graeme Paton
This article first appeared in The Times
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By James Mills
T time: new Porsche 911 T sheds a little weight, accelerates a fraction faster
A Carrera 2 with added bite
IF YOU were being unkind, the new 911 T from Porsche could be viewed as the poor man’s 911 R.
The latest spin-off created to keep interest in the 911 sports car alive at a difficult economic time follows the approach of the limited edition R, which cost £136,901 when it was on sale, but is considerably more affordable.
Priced from £85,576, the new 911 T is not to be confused with the Targa model. Instead, it is based on the 911 Carrera 2 (from £77,891) and is served with a little more bite.
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It shares the same 3-litre, twin-turbo flat-six cylinder engine, boasting 365bhp, but comes with a seven-speed manual gearbox as standard that features a shorter final drive ratio, to help improve acceleration.
There is also a limited-slip differential fitted as standard, which can improve the car’s ability to hug the road when accelerating out of a bend, and Porsche’s PASM sports suspension.
By removing the back seats and fitting thinner glass to the back side windows, as well as replacing the interior door handles with fabric pull-straps, Porsche engineers have managed to save a modest 20kg compared with a standard Carrera 2.
The car comes with a subtle body kit, sports steering wheel and seats, and some “911 T” branding.
It is on sale now and the first cars are likely to arrive in time for the new year.
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Spammers and blacklists
In the issue "We can only warn you", we already discussed how site owners and those who compile lists of non-recommended sites could have different views as to what constitutes malicious content. To understand why this is, let's see how a site can end up on this kind of list.
Let's assume that a certain site is involved in spamming activities. Here, we’re not going to consider the possibility that the site’s owners are deliberately doing this (although spammers claim they’re not violating the law, most users disagree), and we are also going to assume that the spamming is happening through no fault of the owners. A site can get involved in spamming activities when:
It has been compromised, its routines have been altered, or special scripts have been deployed on the server. Perhaps, the most obvious option: the quite logical thing to do would be to block access to the compromised site until the issue is resolved. The only problem with this is that the site’s owners can quickly fix the problem and start claiming that it never existed.
How complex can spam routines be on a server? Here’s one story about spam.
And then I saw a full-fledged file manager in PHP. It was so impeccably done that:
It had a beautiful dark grey UI with a dark green font. Some characters were gray and yellow.
It featured 2 panels. Just like far, nc, vc, etc.;
It had different view layouts. Lists and detailed tables showing properties and permissions;
It supported commands like copy, move, delete, and change permissions;
It enabled users to view and edit text files;
It also had administrator privileges in the system.
The last feature really shocked me. Because no users were logged in on the server. And there were no corresponding configuration files. I don't know how they did it.
It is also worth mentioning that the administrator permission issue persisted regardless of the web server involved (both IIS and Apache).
https://habrahabr.ru/post/221871
Email accounts compromised due to a lack of verification routines for user-created passwords, or the existence of flaws in the default security settings. This is a more difficult case. Ideally, only addresses related to the compromised email accounts should be blacklisted, but adding several million addresses to the list per week (we all know about leaked mail databases) would bloat it to unimaginable proportions. That's why blocking access to a site and adding trusted addresses to a whitelist is a reasonable solution if multiple security breaches have occurred since analysts checking the site can't determine which email accounts have been compromised.
Email account passwords have been leaked. This incident is similar to the previous one. Blocking the site and adding trusted addresses to the whitelist is the most logical step.
A lack of experience or errors made during the site’s development can enable perpetrators to use a feedback form that doesn't feature CAPTCHA verification to send out emails. This incident is similar to the previous one, but here it’s easier to prove that a problem exists because it is obvious.
Another error in site development can allow perpetrators to register a large number of accounts which will result in bulk messages being sent out to a large number of users who have supposedly registered on the site.
Exploit site routines to send notifications. For example, attackers can use mail server delivery-failure notifications like Non-Delivery Report (NDR), Delivery Status Notification (DSN), Non-Delivery Notification (NDN), and bounce messages. They alter sender addresses to make sure that bounce messages are sent to specific addresses.
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Forward received messages. OpenRelay is the most tempting morsel for spammers. The feature used to be legally available to everyone, but thanks to spammers abusing it, it’s fallen out of use. Nowadays relaying messages without authorisation is considered to be a configuration flaw caused by site administrator negligence. In such cases, sites definitively end up on blacklists.
We can keep enumerating situations for you, and we haven’t examined the more unusual situations when attackers compromise servers that relay emails and spoof messages.
As you can see, many reasons exist as to why sites can get involved in sending out spam, ranging from vulnerabilities in the sites' code to flaws in their configuration. Unfortunately, most mistakes play into attackers' hands.
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Busch is the Official Beer of Ducks Unlimited
Anheuser-Busch, Busch and Busch Light will donate up to $100,000 for DU conservation efforts
MEMPHIS, Tennessee – June 17, 2019 – Anheuser Busch is now a Proud Partner of Ducks Unlimited and Busch beer is the official beer of the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.
As part of the Anheuser-Busch family of brands, the partnership between Busch and Ducks Unlimited builds on Anheuser-Busch’s long-standing commitment to creating a cleaner and more sustainable world for future generations. The company works closely with partners like Ducks Unlimited to ensure their commitments and programs drive meaningful change for the environment and contribute to a shared objective of a Better World.
“We know that nothing beats a crisp cold Busch while in the great outdoors and we are constantly looking for partners that are committed to protecting America’s cherished lands,” said Daniel Blake, senior marketing director for Anheuser-Busch. “Ducks Unlimited is a leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation and we’re honored to partner with them to help make sure the vital habitats for fishing and hunting stay healthy and vibrant for Busch drinkers to enjoy for generations to come.”
Anheuser-Busch has created a special website that allows consumers to pledge their support for Ducks Unlimited and the wetlands conservation work DU does across North America.
Click here, enter your email address and click submit. For each email address Anheuser-Busch receives between now and Dec. 31, they will donate $1, up to $100,000, to Ducks Unlimited.
In addition, the iconic DU duck head will grace Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Busch Ford Mustang in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup AAA Texas 500 race set for Nov. 3, at Texas Motor Speedway.
“We are tremendously excited to welcome Anheuser-Busch back into the corporate partner family of Ducks Unlimited and announce Busch and Busch Light as the official beers of DU,” said DU Managing Director of Corporate Relations Jim Alexander. “Anheuser-Busch has been a large supporter of wetlands conservation for many years, and the Busch brand is a favorite choice of outdoor enthusiasts. We look forward to combining the passion for wetlands conservation with a brand genuine to the outdoor lifestyle and making a difference for our natural resources. Take the pledge. Go online and submit your email address and help us save critical wetland habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife.”
Leading companies, corporations and brands, like Anheuser-Busch, recognize Ducks Unlimited as the leader in wetlands conservation and one of the largest and best membership organizations in the world. They also understand the importance of Ducks Unlimited's mission to wildlife, people and the communities in which they live, and the critical need to get behind that mission with commitments, resources and quality products.
For more information and to submit your email address, visit http://www.busch.com/ducks-unlimited.html.
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 14 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org.
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Australian agency uncovers new evidence in missing flight MH370
Australian authorities have doubled down on the location of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet, saying it is likely north of the former search zone. The new report offers hope to family members that the plane may be found.
Australia's top science agency released a new report on Friday, saying that missing flight MH370 is "most likely" located just outside the original search area in the southern Indian Ocean.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said it was confident that the Malaysia Airlines jet is located in a 25,000 square kilometer (9,653 square mile) area in the Indian Ocean - the area the agency suggested last December.
CSIRO probed their theory by testing an actual flaperon - a two-meter wing part - that was identical to one discovered at La Reunion Island off of Madagascar in 2015. The part was later confirmed to have come from the missing airliner, but was outside the original search area.
The new tests involved cutting down the flaperon to match photographs of the wing part from MH370 and seeing how it responded to wind, waves and ocean currents.
"The arrival of MH370's flaperon at La Reunion in July 2015 now makes perfect sense," said CSIRO scientist David Griffin. He added that testing an actual flaperon "added an extra level of assurance" to their earlier drift modeling findings.
"We cannot be absolutely certain, but that is where all the evidence we have points us, and this new work leaves us more confident in our findings," Griffin said.
Flight MH370: Families won't give up
Until the plane is found
The search for the wreckage mustn't be called off, said Grace Nathan (left) shortly before she flew to Madagascar. Her mother was on board flight MH370. The official search is due to be abandoned in February 2017 if nothing is found before then. Relatives of those on board are protesting. "We'll pay for it ourselves," Nathan said. "The search must go on."
Where did the plane crash?
In March 2014, for reasons that are still unclear, MH370 deviated from its course from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and flew south for hours without making radio contact. Investigators believe that the Boeing with 239 people on board went down over the Indian Ocean when its fuel ran out. Experts disagree as to the precise location of the crash.
The voice of MH370
Some of the passengers' relatives have formed a group called "Voice370." They are critical of the official proceedings. They say "no systematic, organized search" is taking place in the western Indian Ocean, although pieces of wreckage thought to be part of the plane have been found there. Seven of the relatives are now heading to Madagascar, where they themselves plan to search until December 11.
120,000 square kilometers and still no sign
The official search is concentrating on an area of 120,000 kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean. Australia, Malaysia and China are taking part in what is one of the biggest search operations in aviation history. There's been talk of calling it off since the middle of 2016.
Concrete evidence
On 29 July 2015, a wing flap about two meters long washed up on the tropical French island of La Reunion. The wreckage was subsequently identified as part of the missing Boeing 777. Other possible pieces of wreckage have been found in Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and on the island of Mauritius.
Passengers declared dead
At the end of January 2015, Malaysia's civil aviation authority officially classified the unresolved incident an "accident" and declared all 239 people on board dead. But many people don't believe it really was an accident. Relatives have been demonstrating publicly - as here, in China - because they don't feel they're being given all the information.
Pilot suicide?
In July 2015 the New York Magazine reported that a few weeks before the disaster the captain had practiced - on a flight simulator - the route the passenger jet is believed to have taken over the southern Indian Ocean. The magazine cited confidential records from the Malaysian police probe. Despite this discovery, the plane's disappearance remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.
Author: Greta Hamann
Hope for MH370 families
The report was welcomed by Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester, who said it had been passed on to Malaysia.
"The CSIRO report has been provided to Malaysia for consideration in its ongoing investigation into the disappearance of MH370," he said in a statement.
Chester also said that a new search for the plane was not possible because the data did not provide a "specific location" for the aircraft.
Australia, Malaysia and China's vast underwater hunt for the missing jet off Australia's west coast was halted in January when no trace of the plane was found in the original 120,000 square kilometer search area.
The Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
The original search area in the southern Indian Ocean was based on satellite "pings" and calculations of how much fuel was on board MH370. It was also the most expensive undersea search of its kind.
Relatives and friends of those on board pleaded for the search to be continued following the December analysis by Australian and international experts that said the plane was not in the original zone but was most likely further north.
The relatives announced in March that they planned to raise millions to fund their own search for the aircraft.
rs/msh (AFP, dpa)
The mystery of Flight MH370
On March 8, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 bound for Beijing takes off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12:41 a.m., with 239 people on board. However, 26 minutes after departure, the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), which transmits key information on the plane's mechanical condition, is switched off.
As the Boeing 777 passes from Malaysian to Vietnamese air traffic control a few minutes later, someone in the plane's cockpit says "Good night Malaysian three seven zero." The airline believes it is co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid speaking. The aircraft is flying in good weather conditions.
Off the radar
The plane drops off civilian air traffic control screens as its transponder, which relays information on the plane's location and altitude, is shut down at around 1:31 a.m. As military radar plot the passenger jet at 2:15 a.m., it is located at a point south of the island of Phuket in the Strait of Malacca, hundreds of miles off course.
Seven hours later
The aircraft's last communication with satellites seven hours later place it somewhere in one of two corridors: a northern corridor stretching from northern Thailand to the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, or a southern one stretching from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean. The last signal is received at 8:11 a.m., suggesting that the plane may have flown on for hours.
Shortly after the disappearance, Malaysia and Vietnam mount a joint search and rescue mission. The search area is quickly expanded to 100 nautical miles to cover part of the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam. It also emerges that two passengers had been using stolen EU passports, fueling fears of a terrorist attack. Police later find that the men were illegal Iranian immigrants.
A sea of debris?
By March 12, the search area for the aircraft encompasses both sides of peninsular Malaysia, over an area of nearly 27,000 square nautical miles (more than 90,000 square kilometers), with a total of 12 countries participating in the operation. A Chinese satellite discovers three large objects floating in the South China Sea that could be debris belonging to the missing airliner.
'Deliberate action'
Two days later, Malaysian PM Najib Razak (seen here right) confirms the plane turned back from its planned flight path and adds the movements "are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane." Authorities launch a criminal investigation, refocusing on the crew and the identity and background of the passengers on board. The homes of both the captain and the co-pilot are searched.
Search enters new phase
Eleven days after the incident, the number of countries involved in the search for the plane increases from 14 to 26, with investigators focusing on the two large corridors the plane may have flown. The search area now covers 2.24 million square nautical miles. French investigators join in to lend expertise from the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.
Looking for a motive
Officials reveal a new timeline suggesting the plane's final voice transmission may have occurred before the communications systems were disabled. Authorities are looking into hijacking, sabotage, or pilot suicide as potential reasons for the disappearance, but background checks of people aboard have yet to point to anyone with a known political or criminal motive to crash or hijack the plane.
Painful wait
Conflicting theories emerge seeking to explain the incident. But without any identified wreckage, it is hard to establish facts. This prolongs the painful wait for the relatives and friends of those who have gone missing. There were people from 14 different countries on board, with the majority of passengers hailing from China (153) and Malaysia (38).
A breakthrough?
On March 24, Malaysian PM Najib Razak announces that new satellite data suggests Flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean with all 239 people aboard presumed dead. The statement unleashes a storm of sorrow and anger among the relatives of the missing. Angry family members - who have complained about a lack of reliable information - demonstrate in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing.
But anticipation repeatedly turns into frustration as objects spotted from planes turn out to be garbage. It's a time-wasting distraction for air and sea crews searching for debris. Sometimes the object traced in the water is a snarled fishing line, a buoy or something that might once have been the lid to an ice box.
An unsolved mystery
On April 3, nearly a month after the flight's disappearance, authorities remain baffled as to how and why it happened. Malaysian Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar warns that unless the black box is found, the mystery may never be solved. Premier Najib Razak (R) says the search won't stop until answers are found, as his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott calls it "the most difficult in human history."
Pings detected
On April 5, a Chinese vessel reports hearing a "pulse signal" in the Indian Ocean. Two days later, an Australian ship detects two distinct, long-lasting sounds consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes. The international team subsequently scours roughly 850 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the southern Indian Ocean for weeks, but fails to find any evidence of a wreckage.
Australia shifts search further south
In October, Australia shifts the search area further south to where the UK-based satellite company Immarsat calculated the plane probably went down based on brief hourly connections the plane made to one of its satellites. The area, west of Perth, Australia, along a narrow arc in the southern Indian Ocean is identified as the most likely resting place of the jet. But for months nothing is found.
An accident?
In late January 2015, Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation officially declared the flight was an accident, and that all people on board were presumed dead. The announcement was in line with global aviation rules that allow families of the passengers to seek compensation. Malaysian officials said they had not ruled out foul play and that the recovery of the missing plane remained a priority.
A 'convenient excuse'
However, some families of the passengers aboard Flight MH370 refuse to accept Malaysia's conclusion that the plane's disappearance was an accident. Shortly after, Sarah Bajc, whose partner Philip Wood was on the aircraft, tells DW this is a "convenient excuse," arguing that no evidence has been found to support the authorities' claim.
New regulations
In its efforts to improve global flight safety following the disappearance of MH370, the International Civil Aviation Organization recently proposed a new measure that will require commercial aircraft to report their position every 15 minutes. The guideline is the first stage of a proposal called the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System that aims to ensure planes can be tracked quickly.
Time for mourning
Chinese families of passengers aboard the flight continue to protest the handling of the search efforts by the Malaysian authorities. They hold prayers and demonstrations on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.
A difficult search
The search teams looking for the missing airliner have so far met many challenges. Some of them are associated with the search area. The remoteness and the size of the area mean that every aspect of the operation must be planned and undertaken meticulously. The search for MH370 is already the most expensive of its kind ever undertaken.
Author: Gabriel Domínguez
MH370 families aim to privately fund search for missing aircraft
The families of passengers and crew onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have launched a campaign to raise money for a search for the plane. A years-long operation by three governments has failed to locate it. (04.03.2017)
Investigators describe 'likely' crash site as searchers for MH370 return to port
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is probably located north of the official search area in the Indian Ocean, the head of the Australian department leading the suspended hunt says. Investigators want to keep looking. (23.01.2017)
End of search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 - 'We still need answers'
In a DW interview, K.S. Narendran, whose wife was aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane MH370, expresses his dismay at the abandonment of the search for the missing aircraft. He says the families still need answers. (17.01.2017)
MH370 search team says wreckage could be out of current search zone
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have concluded the aircraft is probably north of the current search zone. Suspected debris has washed up on beaches around the Indian Ocean. (20.12.2016)
Relatives of the passengers have not given up hope, even 1,000 days after the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane. They themselves are going to look for more pieces of wreckage along the Madagascan coast. (05.12.2016)
It's been a year since the Malaysia Airlines jet vanished under mysterious circumstances, drawing focus to the issue of global aviation safety. DW takes a look at key moments in the hunt for the airplane. (06.03.2015)
Related Subjects Flight MH370, Australia
Keywords Australia, Malaysia Airlines, MH370, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Indian Ocean, missing plane
Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/2bhAq
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — 'Families won't give up' 08.03.2019
Jiang Hui, whose mother was on the missing flight, tells DW that regardless of whether the world is concerned or not, the families of those on board won't give up their efforts to continue the search for their relatives.
5 years on, Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 search 03.03.2019
Five years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, the Malaysian government has said it is open to continuing the search. Search efforts ceased in May 2018.
MH370: Mystery of missing jet remains as four-year search ends 29.05.2018
A US company has ended its search of the Indian Ocean for the remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. It disappeared in March 2014, with 239 people on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
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Case dropped against former Nazi over WWII French massacre
A German court has thrown out the case of a former SS soldier accused of involvement in a 1944 massacre in Nazi-occupied France. The evidence was not sufficient, the court ruled.
The court in the western German city of Cologne announced on Tuesday the decision not to pursue the case further.
Werner C., an 89-year-old pensioner, was charged in January with the murder of 25 people and aiding and abetting the murder of several hundred people in the Nazis' worst atrocity on French soil. On June 10, 1944, 642 civilians were murdered during a brutal attack in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in southwestern France.
Prosecutors had alleged that the suspect, who was 19 at the time, had shot 25 men as part of a firing squad, before abetting the murder of several hundred men, women and children who were being held in the village church. Werner C. was accused of either helping to blockade the villagers in the church, or carrying flammable material to the church, which was set on fire causing the deaths of those imprisoned inside.
The accused had acknowledged that he was in Oradour-sur-Glane at the time and that he was a member of the SS, but denied any involvement in the murders.
The Cologne court ruled that there was no reliable documentary evidence that could verify that Werner C. was part of the massacre, and that no witness statements could disprove his contention that he had not been involved.
"In a trial it could probably only be proved the suspect was in the area during the massacre in Oradour-sur-Glane, as he has consistently maintained," the court ruled. "This mere presence is not enough to prove accessory to murder without the proof of other circumstances."
The charges were part of new efforts by the German justice system to prosecute crimes committed under the Nazis. However, seven decades after the end of the second World War, the age of the accused and the difficulty of establishing proof has meant that few of the suspects have been sent to prison.
The court's ruling to throw out the case can be appealed.
lvw/mkg (AP, AFP)
Murder trial of ex-Nazi officer Siert Bruins closed without a verdict
A German court has shelved the case against a former Nazi officer, citing too many gaps in evidence. Meanwhile, German authorities have charged another former SS member over allegations of involvement in a massacre. (08.01.2014)
France rail operator SNCF to pay 49 million euros to US Holocaust victims
US Holocaust survivors and their families are set to receive compensation of a 49-million-euro accord from SNCF. The French train operator was involved in the deportation of some 76,000 Jews during Nazi occupation. (08.12.2014)
Nazi war criminal presumed 'dead' in Syria
One of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals, Alois Brunner, is thought to have died four years ago in Syria. The Austrian SS officer deported 128,500 European Jews to Nazi deaths camps during the Second World War. (02.12.2014)
Related Subjects Holocaust
Keywords Oradour-sur-Glane, Nazi-occupied France, Nazi, SS, Cologne state court, Werner C.
Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/1E1Ku
Oradour-sur-Glane marks worst Nazi massacre of civilians in France 10.06.2019
On a June afternoon, 75 years ago, the inhabitants of the village near Limoges, France, were rounded up, shot and killed by Nazi soldiers. The village has been left untouched to bear witness to the crimes.
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Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the New York Times. A fervent civil rights advocate, she was the wife of acclaimed drummer Max Roach and a co-star in such films as The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and For Love of Ivy (1968). Her discography includes more than 22 albums, among them the 1960 classic We Insist! — Freedom Now, with Max Roach. Here they are performing Roach's Freedom Now Suite
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Two years after Eric Garner, a Staten Island, N.Y., man suffered a fatal chokehold at the hands of police, there’s been a shakeup in the federal probe.
The team of FBI agents and prosecutors investigating the case were replaced earlier this week by Attorney General Loretta Lynch with a staff from the Justice Department, The New York Times reported. The development could reignite the case and possibly result in the criminal charges Garner’s family has long sought against Ofc. Daniel Pantaleo, who administered the chokehold.
Garner, 43, who gasped “I can’t breathe” as police were trying to subdue him while arresting him for selling loose cigarettes in July 2014, became the catalyst for massive protests along with Michael Brown, 18, who died in Ferguson, Mo., the next month, as a result of a police shooting.
A grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo on charges in Garner’s death. Soon after, then-Attorney General Eric Holder announced a Justice Department civil rights investigation into the case, but the staff consisted of New York based FBI agents and lawyers.
His widow, Esaw told the New York Daily News on Tuesday that she was glad the change took place, but was being cautious about it. “I’m very pleased about it,” she said. “But I don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch.”
Garner’s daughter Erica was more confident in the possibility of a criminal case being more aggressively pursued. “I believe the Justice Department had been dragging its feet, but is now finally serious about pursuing justice and bringing charges” against Pantaleo and the other officers who were present.
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Although prosecutors in New York are off the case, the Washington team would still have to prove to a grand jury that a crime occurred, but any decision from the federal government could be months away, according to the Times.
Pantaleo has maintained his innocence, saying through his attorney that his actions were not violations of Garner’s civil rights. “This was always a simple street encounter where Officer Pantaleo utilized his NYPD training to subdue an individual,” the lawyer, Stuart London said.
An earlier version of this story appeared on JETMag.com.
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The Pearse Putsch and the Wexford Happening
Richard Miller.
Proclaiming The Republic, North Wexford and The 1919 Rising, By Fionntan O Suilleabhain and John O Neill ( Dublin, 2016 ) p 129 E 10
Rebellion in the School House, The 1916 Rising in Ferns, By Christopher Power, ( Ferns, 2016? ) E 10, both of which are available from Zozimus Bookshop in Gorey, see our links
The events of Easter 1916 are seared into the
memory of the Irish. It is a part of our story. For some in the minority among which I was raised, the Rising was the crucial stone in the avalanche that swept away the British rule on which they relied. For others it has always been a matter of deep pride that a small number of Irish men and women took on the might of the British Empire, and held Dublin for a week. For yet others, perhaps now the majority, the whole episode is the subject of considerable ambivalence. On the one hand there is pride and relief that Ireland won its independence. On the other hand there are doubts about how Irish independence was brought about, doubts about the politicised theology of Patrick Pearse that underlay the rising, and doubts too about the democratic credentials of the attempted putsch. But despite these hesitations the Rising itself was one of those moments which by themselves are so powerful that they eclipse everything else that is going on at the time. Who now remembers that the rising coincided with the British humiliating defeat by the Turks at Kut in what is now Iraq, and the start of the great German offensive against the French at Verdun? The context of the event has been lost.
Harry Patch, the last Tommy, ( 1898- 2009 ) with friend.
With the death of the last of the Tommies some years back the First World War has slipped from memory into history. Its impact is no longer understood. The war destroyed not just empires, but ways of life. To be involved in that war was to experience change, horror, and dislocation. In August 1914 cavalry was still a major force on the battlefield; but by 1918, advancing British infantry was being supplied by parachute from aircraft controlled by radio. In 1914 observers in primitive aeroplanes were throwing bombs out of the cockpit by hand. In 1918 formations of bombers with four engines were raiding distant targets.
While technology advanced political change was remorseless. The Europe of 1914 was recognisably the same as that of 1815. But by1918 it was very different. The nineteenth century had seen the unification of Italy and of Germany, But the four brief years of the war saw developments which could never have been imagined by those cutting the harvest in 1914. Not only did the boys not come home by Christmas, but even those who did return often came back to a country different from the one they had left. Indeed the French Republic was the only major state playing a role in the struggle which remained even superficially unchanged. The war destroyed the Russian, Austro- Hungarian, German, and Turkish empires. It caused the ( albeit brief ) emergence of The United States on the world stage in a way which prefigured things to come, and it saw the truncation of the United Kingdom. The war enabled the creation of numerous new states of such as Poland, Finland, and, of course, Ireland.
Such change cannot be brought about without psychic dislocation. The geometry or frame within which life had been lived was changed forever. For much of the nineteenth century it had seemed that despite the technical changes ( the railways, the telephone, and so forth ) life would continue as normal. There were, it is true, hints of things to come before August 1914. It may be no coincidence that Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” was published in the same year ( 1899 ) as Sigmund Freud’s “Interpretation of Dreams.” But certainly this process of change was accelerated and accentuated by the war. There was fighting on every continent. Science was applied to the process of mass destruction as never before.
The horrors of the Western Front cannot be exaggerated. Hundreds of thousands of men were engulfed in a nightmare of blood and mud. But this cannot be appreciated in the abstract. Let’s glance at a description from the German point of view of the British attacks at the battle of the Somme a few months after the rising in Dublin:
“A mass of shells…burst among the advancing lines. Whole sections seemed to fall, and the rear formations, moving in closer, quickly scattered. The advance rapidly crumpled under this hail of shells and bullets. All along the line, men could be seen throwing their arms into the air and collapsing never to move again. Badly wounded rolled about in their agony, and others less severely injured crawled to the nearest shell hole for shelter…The extended lines though, badly shaken with many gaps, now came on all the faster…With all this were mingled the moans and groans of the wounded, the cries for help and the last screams of death.”
The quotes are from p.146-155
“The attacker” says Professor Modris Eksteins of the University of Toronto “ became the representative of a world, the nineteenth-century world, which was demolished by this world.” “Rats the size of cats” he continues a few pages later “were reported in the trenches, although they existed in even larger numbers around rest quarters. They were attracted by food left lying about and by decomposing corpses.” No wonder soldiers fought them with pickaxe handles and spades!
These horrors, fanned by propaganda on both sides, continued for years, and were as pervasive then as popular music and the internet are today. In the First World War horror went viral. What had been unthinkable became normal. “After several weeks of frontline experience” says Ekstein, “ there was little that could shock. Men became immunized rather rapidly to brutality and obscenity.” He argues that the years 1916 and 1917 were a frontier experience for Europe beyond which there was something quite new.
What then were the characteristics of this new world that Europe discovered on the Western Front? What lay beyond the frontier that had been crossed? For evidence of the shift in the European mind during the First World War one has only to look at an interesting and neglected lecture given in October 1919 by the classical scholar and notable translator of Greek drama, Gilbert Murray. Murray, who was a liberal, a critic of imperialism, and no friend of British rule in Ireland, startlingly entitled his talk “Satanism and the World Order.” Murray an agnostic, carefully distinguishes the “Satanism” about which he was talking from any belief in an objective devil. “ We need pay no attention to the mere name of Satan or Lucifer; the name is a mythological accident. The essence of the belief is that the World Order is evil and a lie.” Murray believed that the war had created an extraordinary outbreak of such beliefs all across Europe. He frankly acknowledged that this “Satanism” was “directed more widely and intensely against Great Britain than against any other Power.”
For Murray this “Satanism” was not simply a proxy for anti- British sentiment (although it did, of course, include it): it was grounded in hatred. He granted that “ opposition to the present order [ was] at times right, provided that that the opposition really aim[ed] at the attainment of a fuller or better order.” But he doubted whether in fact this was often the case: “The better order which the reformer wishes to substitute for the present order must be a fuller realization of the spirit of the existing order itself. This belief does not rule out changes…but it does mean that a change which violates the consciences of men, a change which aims at less justice and more violence, at more hatred and less friendliness, at more cruelty and less freedom, has the probabilities heavily against its ultimate success.”
Murray viewed the hatred and love of violence summoned up by the Satanist in contrast to the liberal tradition. On the one hand there was the bleak fanaticism which sought to incinerate everything in its path. On the other were beliefs grounded in divine order. Murray was no Christian- as his polemic against the eschatological strand in Christianity demonstrates- but he carefully distinguished the Christian tradition in its liberal form from Satanism. According to Murray human goodness expressed itself through the Republican virtues. These virtues reflected God’s activity in the world. “God’s providence or foresight consists in providing [ for ] the future Good of the Universe; and it is our business to be to the best of our powers…servants or ministers of the divine foresight. Thus goodness becomes identical with loyalty, or…with faithfulness.” At this point Murray begins to meditate how this faithfulness might find expression in our political lives. The gist of what he says ( although he doesn’t put it like this ) is to contrast the management of practical issues prompted by the liberal tradition with the actions insistently demanded by the hate filled rhetoric of “Satanism.” “The war” he writes “ has suggested to susceptible minds its own primitive method of healing all wrongs by killing or hitting somebody.”
But what does all this have to do with Ireland? It is certainly true that the Irish nationalist tradition contains many strands. But unquestionably one of these strands is that which found its expression in the Dublin rising of Easter 1916, the centenary of which has recently been celebrated all over the country in numerous events. But who then speaks for 1916? The answer is not difficult. The figure of Patrick Pearse will always be linked with the events of that week, and to prove the point there is the remarkable photograph of Pearse in the very act of his surrendering to the British authorities. For Irish nationalism Pearse has never had the role attributed to Lenin in the Soviet Union. There was no state ideology of “Pearsism” as there was of Leninism. But in 1916 his was the hand on the plough. How then did Pearse see the First World War? Did he stand in the tradition of western liberalism? Or was he in Murray’s terms a Satanist?
Examining Pearce on these matters is made easier because he explained his position in an important essay entitled “Peace and the Gael” which he wrote in December 1915. He could hardly have been clearer. Pearse was am almost textbook example of what Murray called a Satanist. Like Murray’s lecture, Pearse’s essay needs to be better known, as it locates the origins of the more extreme Irish nationalism that we have seen in recent years as much in the horrors of the Western Front as in any authentically Irish experience or tradition.
At the core of Pearse’s essay is an enthusiastic glorification of what was going on the Western Front. “The last sixteen months [ i.e. since the start of the war. ] have been the most glorious in the history of Europe Heroism has come back to the earth…Each fights for the fatherland. It is policy which moves the governments; it is patriotism that stirs peoples. ..It is good for the world that such things should be done. The old heart of the earth needed to be warmed with red wine of the battlefields. Such august homage was never before offered to God as this, the homage of millions of lives given gladly for love of country. War is a terrible thing, and this is the most terrible of wars. But this war is not more terrible than the evils which it will end or help to end. What if the war sets Poland and Ireland free? If the war does these things will not war have been worth while?… We must not faint at the sight of blood…”
This is horrifying, and even psychologically disturbed material; and the man who produced it does not deserve a place in Irish pantheon. It is indeed troubling that Pearce’s example has been held so high, and that his writings have played the role that they have in moulding and sustaining the Irish nationalist tradition for so long.
Nevertheless Pearse’s contribution to the technique of revolution in Ireland is of great interest. Pearse was the Irish revolutionary “par excellence”- he was of course executed for his role in the Rising. In him there meet two strands of political thought that were widespread in the nineteenth century, woven together into a piece of highly coloured Irish tweed. In some ways he was a typical late nineteenth century Jingo, convinced that his country, and above all those who acted in its name, could do no wrong. Another part of his intellect reflects what Murray’s Satanism. For Pearse was a good hater, and an especially good hater of established institutions, obsessed with the damage they could do, but blind to benefits that they brought. For him a fact only existed if it showed England in a bad light. To him a man’s Irish patriotism was measured by his hatred of England. For Pearse the thought, even the possibility, that Ireland could suffer any ill which was not England’s fault was quite alien. Ireland was the heavenly city, unblemished by time or circumstance. Ireland had only to be free of England to be happy.
These general ideas were allied to two operational insights which were to have a great importance in Irish history. Pearse’s thought was crude. But it was very definitely thought. He may have been wrongheaded, but he was no fool. He was a focussed and reflective man. He knew a distraction when he saw it. Since his only objective was to remove England from Ireland he realised that any discussion of how Ireland should be governed was likely to reinforce, if not the Union, then the case for some Home Rule solution, which as a separatist, he dreaded. Pearse did not “do” detail. ( It is worth recalling here that for Murray detail was the field upon which virtue expressed itself.)
Pearse’s relative lack of interest in the mechanics of governing Ireland, ( except in so far as education was concerned where he had real expertise ) allowed him to concentrate his formidable intellect on how the link between Ireland might be broken. He had a shrewd grasp of both English and Irish psychology, and this led to his greatest and most profound operational insight, namely that in order to achieve Irish independence he had first to win over the Irish people, and to do this he had to manipulate the English authorities in Ireland into perpetrating an act or series of actions which justified his separatist analysis.
It was from this foundation that he derived his idea that a “rising” in Ireland should be used to provide a sacrificial death ( or deaths ) which would demonstrate to the Irish people that British rule in Ireland could not be reformed. This notion was behind everything he did, and it was to be the key to his success. It meant that the Rising he led was not to be a conventional military operation or even a coup. As a military operation the rising would certainly have failed even if the German arms had arrived and been distributed. But from Pearse’s perspective this failure was to be welcomed. For him the details of making a success of the Rising, whether the capture of the Dublin telephone exchange which was bungled, or the blocking of Kingstown Harbour which was apparently not even thought of, would have been distractions. His real political aim was not to win a battle, or even a war, but was to gain support for separatism by immolating himself and others. And, of course, General Maxwell fell into the trap…
The Rising in Dublin was then predicated upon the shape of Pearse’s character and his conclusions about how his objective could be achieved. And he was to a considerable extent successful because he was right about the British response to his plans. And this is why his bravery, and that of his friends, his ability to inspire others, his eloquence ( if not always his veracity ) and his dignity in defeat are all now being celebrated by Irish nationalists one hundred years after his heroic, although ( I believe ) profoundly misguided actions.
The Rising however was not limited to Dublin. There was fighting in North Dublin. There was some action in East Galway, and above all there was the concurrent rising which took place in North Wexford- the part of Ireland in which I am privileged to live. These last events are important because they show another face of Irish nationalism, a face less moulded by the ideals of Patrick Pearse than was the case in Dublin.
It is true that Pearse gave a long remembered speech in the old town hall in Gorey in which he almost certainly preached his gospel of sacrifice; as he did also in Enniscorthy. But the events south of Gorey suggest that in Co. Wexford, at least, Pearse was regarded more as a commander than as an ideologue. In military terms the events in question were simple. The town of Enniscorthy, in central Wexford was occupied by rebel forces, as was a village a little further north called Ferns. The ostensible purpose of this manoeuvre was to cut the railway line between Wexford and Dublin, thus preventing the British garrison in Dublin being reinforced by way of the route between Wales and the south east tip of Ireland. Michael Collins may have given the order. But what can he have been thinking of? Anyone who looks at the map can see that the obvious route for such reinforcement went through Holyhead and Kingstown since the railway north from Kingstown, leads directly into the main field of military operations in Dublin.
The Rising in Wexford was not then launched for any military reasons. Rather it was, I suspect, more a tribute to the Wexford Rising of 1798. No one should underestimate the importance of continuity in Ireland. This is particularly true in the countryside where memories are long, and oral traditions lovingly maintained. There were no angst driven fanatics in Wexford. Those who rose in Wexford in 1916 certainly made use of the language supplied to them by Pearse and his colleagues. There can be no doubt about that. But other factors were also in play. An important clue that something else may have been happening was the way in which, alongside the fire arms, large numbers of pikes were manufactured, by a blacksmith in Enniscorthy evidently for the use by the rebels.
But can this have been serious? Did anyone seriously propose that the boys of Wexford armed with pikes should have taken on the British army which was potentially equipped with armoured cars ( not yet tanks ) machine guns, and field artillery firing eighteen pound rounds of shrapnel? Frankly this seems unlikely. The far more likely, and flattering, explanation is that the events in Wexford were never really intended to become violent. It is true that there was some sniping at the police in Enniscorthy, and there was an engagement on the railway line in which a policeman was shot through the cap. But the only rebel in Ferns who fired on the forces of the crown was court martialled by his own side. Undoubtedly the rebels in Wexford would have given as good account of themselves as they could had they been forced to do so. But they showed little desire to initiate violence. Their dispositions were defensive, and their real motive was probably to provide moral support to the rebels in Dublin. In this reading of the events in Wexford the pikes were symbols, not weapons. Their real purpose was to express continuity with the legacy of 1798, when pikes had been used in battle.
This is not, of course, to suggest that what happened in Wexford was not serious. To argue thus is to make the error of thinking what is not violent is not serious. Those who rose in Wexford were serious, but theirs was a seriousness which was not influenced either by the Satanism described by Murray or by the impulse to self sacrifice articulated by Pearse. These two little books, both written from within the Nationalist tradition, are therefore of great significance because they make clear that the Irish nationalist tradition is something far wider than either its exponents or its founders ever really appreciated. Loyalty to Ireland is a complicated thing. It may take many divergent forms that cannot easily be reconciled. Above all it does not always reflect the darker hatreds, the self-destructive impulses, and the politics of manipulation which were supreme in Dublin at Easter 1916.
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When I blithely announced that I was going to add this section later I didn’t realise that it was going to make the site curiously incomplete as I made the additions. So this will be as brief as possible, partly so that I can move on to other things. The point about “The Heart of Darkness” and “The interpretation of Dreams” being published in the same year ( 1899 ) is a steal from my old Prof Harold T. Parker, who emphasised that in Europe at least there were indications of the changes to come before the end of the nineteenth century. I am going to put the exact references to Ekstein’s book in the caption to the illustration. The description of the fighting on the Somme- a little later than the Rising it is true come from Winston Churchill’s “World Crisis 1911- 1918 ” ( London, abridged edition, 1960 ) p. 740- incidentally a book praised by Herman Kahn. Gilbert Murray’s lecture can be found in his “Essays and Addresses” ( London, 1921,) p 202 ff. The material from Pearse comes from the “Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse, Politcal Writings and Speeches” ( Dublin, Cork, and Belfast, 1924 ). The long citation comes from p.216, however the last sentence I have quoted comes from p 218.
Interesting in this connection is John Garth, “Tolkien and the Great War The Threshold of Middle Earth” ( London, 2003 ) Pearse was not alone in finding heroism in the Great War. But what was remarkable about his reaction was its lack of ETHICAL reflection, and doubt. He would never have understood Nurse Edith Cavell’s remark about Patriotism not being enough. For Pearce the only value, and indeed the only source of values was the nation. Plainly though he was not the only one to talk about the value of self sacrifice. Pearse saw the war solely as a political opportunity.
Those interested in exploring how and how not to organise a coup should look at Edward Luttwak,”Coup D’etat, a Practical Handbook,” ( London, 1968 ). For those who want to look at the pre-history of the events in Enniscorthy and Ferns, there can be nothing better that Daniel Gahan “The People’s Rising, Wexford, 1798” ( Dublin, 1995 ), a great book, made even better by excellent maps! Curiously in 1798 Ferns was largely inhabited by loyalists, see p. 45.
Realism and its relevance
At about this time of year there died in the year 1274 one of the greatest thinkers that our western culture has ever produced. His name was Thomas and he was born near a village in the South of Italy called Aquino
where his father was the local squire. His achievements were multiple, and made all the more astonishing as he was less than fifty when he died. He is probably best known for working out what have become known as “the five ways” or arguments for God’s existence. He is also important because of the manner in which he integrated the then newly rediscovered thought of Aristotle into the Christian view of the world he had inherited. He is commonly called Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy he developed is called Thomism.
His integration of Greek and Christian ideas means that his work was in fact one of the most crucial pathways through which the achievements of the ancient world became part of our culture. It is thanks to Thomas that Christians have been able and willing to account for their faith in front of the sometimes harsh tribunal of reason. Perhaps most crucially Thomas was an ardent defender of the view that human beings could get a direct knowledge of the stuff around them.
The answer to the questions of how and to what extent we can understand reality, is of great importance, as if we cannot get such a grip then the range of what we can attempt to do as human beings is greatly limited. If we cannot know reality, we are left only with the ideas that we have about reality. And some philosophers have relished this conclusion. For example John Locke, believed, or said that he believed, that what we knew were not the objects themselves, but merely images of them. The obvious difficulty with this is that it seems to multiply entities for no good reason. Moreover Locke fails to explain why if we cannot experience an object, why it is that we are able to acquire an accurate picture of an image.
In any event, Thomas was having none of it. For him the philosopher’s task was not to deny or ridicule the way in which ordinary people look at and describe the world. Rather it was to explain in more detail exactly how such knowledge was gained, and to draw out the implications of the intellectual operations involved in this acquisition.
Thomas being realistic.
For Thomas- and here I am plagiarizing Martin Walsh’s book “A History of Philosophy”- all our experiences are experiences of something real. We express our experiences in affirmations of our experiential and conceptual knowledge of reality. Thus for example we say “this thing exists,” this thing is hard,” and so forth.
According to Thomas our knowledge of reality is neither of ideas, nor of the representation of things, but of things themselves. How can this be? Because plainly the pictures ( the being as imaged ) that we have in our heads when we make an affirmation are not the same as the thing itself. I can have a picture of the front gate of TCD when I am in Seattle. How then does this differ from the idea of the front gate present in my mind according to the Lockean view that all I can ever have in my head are representations?
Here it gets technical. The point is not that the “phantasm” postulated by realist thinkers appears different from the “idea” of the Lockeans. For Locke the representation is all that we have to rely on. But for the realist the phantasm is the means by which we have to understand reality. For Thomas the phantasm was the bridge by which we get to know the object itself- not just a representation of it. According to Mortimer Adler writing about Aristotle, and the same is true for Thomas, “the mind is the place where the forms that are in things become our ideas of them.” But how do we get at the core of the object? According to the neo- Thomist philosopher Jacques Maritain, human beings possess what he has described as a kind of intellectual x- ray. This so to speak, extracts the object from the phantasm and then allows us to identify its essence.
According to Maritain there are only two ways in which the mind might be able to do this. The first would be if the objects concerned had a kind of extension that penetrated into the mind of those who know them. ( This incidentally was the explanation that I came up with as a child!) The obvious difficulty here is that we have no sense that such material extensions exist. The chair that I see does not in any material way exist within my mind. In Maritain’s analysis the second way in which we might be able to know external objects would be if these objects were to be present in some other immaterial way within the human mind. And this is the view Thomas adopted.
The case is given greater precision by Edward Feser in his book about Aquinas. According to Feser, Aquinas distinguished between the passive and active intellects in man. The passive intellect is that faculty that we have which senses the existence of objects other than ourselves. The existence, though, of a chair is shown to us by the passive intellect. The existence though of chairs in general, considered as things upon which it is possible to sit, is shown to us by the active intellect. “Producing ideas,” Adler explains, “is the very opposite of producing things; we put the ideas [ of a chair for example ] that we have in our minds into [ making ] things…In producing ideas, our minds, [ by way of the active intellect ]… turn them [ i.e. the objects we observe ] into ideas whereby we understand the nature of things that have this or that form.”
In other words our active intellect- Maritain’s x ray- gives us access to universals. “Universals” is the term given by realist philosophers to the characteristic that links all objects of a particular kind together. Our passive intellect sees a chair; then if we are so predisposed our active intellects, as Feser puts it “strips away all particularizing or individualizing features of a phantasm so as to produce a truly universal concept.” In other words our active intellect extracts from the phantasm of the chair which we have in our minds, the universal which links all chairs together namely the fact that they are objects on which it is possible for human beings to sit which have backs to them. This universal of the chair has no physical existence outside the multiplicity of existing chairs but is nevertheless as real as they are.
To those raised on an intellectual diet of modern scepticism and aggressively secularised science, these universals must seem very dubious propositions – perhaps no more than the product of the merest mumbo-jumbo. But are these doubts well founded? In discussing this it is as well to remember Churchill’s famous remark about democracy, namely that it was the worst form of government except for all the alternatives. There are in essence only two alternatives to the realist position. There is empiricism, and there is idealism. The empiricists, and this is, of course, to simplify horribly, believe that the only statements which count are those which can, at least in theory, be tested by some kind of scientific procedure. The difficulty here is that this proposition fails the test that it itself demands for meaningful discourse. How can the claim that only testable claims are justified itself be verified?
There are as many forms of idealism as there are idealists. But all forms of idealism lay a great stress on the role that the mind plays in structuring experience. There is obviously much truth here. There is clearly a higher degree of subjectivity about our perceptions than the scholastic realists sometimes implied. Getting at the truth can be difficult. But there is there not surely though an over subtlety in idealism too? Are we really just describing our ideas or representations in our minds when we talk about “chairs?” Or do we have access to the reality of them. Of course the idealists want to have both their representational theories and access to reality, but the very multiplicity of their proposed solutions, suggests to me that there may well something fundamentally wrong with their approach. This seems to be the implication of what the existentialists are saying with their focus on choice and authenticity rather than acquisition of any objective knowledge of reality. Despite its optimistic packaging idealism in practice leads only to angst, because a philosophy which identifies the truth not with the knower rather than the known, cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.
For my money, Thomistic realism, or something quite like it, is the sounder view. It explains the sense that we have that we are indeed in touch with reality and not just with representations. The realist account seems to make more sense than empiricism does of our ability to get a grip on underlying realities. But I think we need to be careful here too. Getting at the truth is difficult; and we are not all equally good at it. Some cultures are better at some things, others at others. It is, though, the realist approach that is important, not so much the details of the argument.
I think we should look at realism in much the same way that we look at evolution. Between them Wallace and Darwin revolutionised our understanding of the world. Natural selection working within vast epochs of time has obviously moulded what has gone on in our planet. No fully informed human being can now seriously approach geological and above all biological reality without taking what Darwin had to say into account . Evolution must be the background to all our enquiries in such fields. But is this to say that natural selection can explain all the changes to biological structures that they have undergone or will ever undergo? That seems to me to go beyond the evidence. Similarly I think that realism is the most productive single way of understanding the world, and it should always be in the background as we face the multitude of competing ideas about how we should live, most of them today grounded in the notion that truth is unattainable, and that in effect we should invent it for ourselves.
Philosophical realism reveals a world very different from that prevalent in our mass culture. The realist description of how we view the world implies a high but not hubristic understanding of human nature. Realism says that man can gain an understanding not simply of the objects around him but of their relationships with one another, and the underlying realities ( i.e. the universals ) that unite them. This understanding is derived from the objects themselves and not from structures within the human mind. In so far as human beings impose a truth on the world which is not be found within it they are deluded. If their actions are based on these delusions they are certain to prove harmful, and perhaps disastrous. Realism teaches further that our knowledge of the world can only be accounted for by the fact that we have capacities which point beyond the material reality, and this in turn tells us that our nature itself is not exclusively a material one. A realist account of our knowledge is then consistent with the immortality of man, and all the implications that this has about how we should live.
All this has social and political importance. We must ever be mindful of the fact that while the immateriality inherent in our understanding provides powerful confirmation that we are free, this same immateriality allows us to make real ethical discoveries which are not just personal choices. Consequently our politics need to reflect both these insights. The freedom to explore and to make mistakes is important. There can be no virtue without freedom. But if we can understand the essence of things there are inescapable implications, implications that, for example, must be deeply significant for the debate about the right to life. The art of politics is the art of navigating between the value of freedom, and the danger of relativism.
Realism also has important things to say about the role of religion in society. Realism raises what for some will be uncomfortable questions about the idea that religion should be regarded as being a purely private matter outside the purview of the state. If indeed we can gain access to the truth by philosophical reflection, then there is at least possibility, however unwelcome it may be to contemplate, that a religion could spread doctrines that are so false and hence so damaging to society as a whole that a sect which espoused them might have to be officially discouraged. On the other hand ( and more positively ) philosophical realism raises at least the possibility that religious belief could be a window into the truth and hence be of real value to the ordering of society. Consequently our management of these issues should then be grounded not in dogmatic assertions about religious freedom, or about the supposed need for the separation between church and state, but on a critical engagement between the secular and the sacred to see what each can learn from the other.
In such intensely political and contentious discussions there often seems to be a contradiction between the way in which conservatives talk about their love of tradition and of the particular, and their equally heartfelt support for eternal verities. Here again realism offers a resolution to this apparent paradox. Should we not perhaps see traditional views and practices not as relics from a barbarous past- although, of course, they may sometimes be this- but rather ( snitching a word from Marx in a different context ) the “congealed” understanding of past generations? Before we reject a tradition, we need to explore the context in which it grew up, to see what insights it is expressing.
Sometimes, certainly, we will discover a mistake, in which case we are better off without the tradition ( serfdom and slavery for example ), sometimes we will realise that we now have a clearer understanding than those that came before us ( the death penalty?) But more often we will find that the practices of the past are grounded not in prejudice, but in the insights of wise men. If Thomas Aquinas has done no more than to give us the confidence to rediscover this, then he has well earned our gratitude for steering us across the troubled waters of our experience towards the truth about the world in which we live, because, as Thomas put it, the “highest felicity of man consists in the speculation through which he is seeking the knowledge of truth.”
BOOKS AND SUSIDIARY STUFF.
The usual caveat about how my pieces here are not academic applies in an accentuated from in this instance. Usually I try at least to read the original sources, but here I have quite shamelessly relied on what others have written. I have made no study Aquinas’ own writings. There is a massive discussion of the epistemological matters I mention here in Etienne Gilson’s “The Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas” ( New York, No date, but originally 1929 ) p 233- 276. Gilson focuses on the “species” of the various objects which are the subject of perception, rather than on any sense or X- ray as in Maritain’s description ( see below ) of the process. There may be no way of reconciling these two views of what Thomas was saying.
Of the books I have used, first place must go to Edward Feser’s ( b. 1968 ) “ “Aquinas, a beginner’s Guide” ( London, 2009 ) which contains a full bibliography or recent writing about Aquinas, and is consequently a crucial resource for anyone interested in the subject. There has recently been a considerable revival of interest recently in Thomistic thought among philosophers that has been missed by popular culture.
I have also made extensive use of Jacques Maritian’s “An Introduction to Philosophy” ( London, 1979, 1930 ). This little book was originally written as a text book for French seminarians. It is a classic of exposition. Along with Etienne Gilson, Maritian was one of the leading Thomists in the twentieth century. Gilson’s “Thomist Realism and the Critique of Knowledge” ( 1939, English trans, San Francisco, 1983) is an interesting polemic against those Catholic thinkers who tried to combine Thomist epistemology, with elements of idealism. The English translation has a preface by Frederick ( Fritz) Wilhelmsen ( 1923-1996 ) another twentieth century Thomist- and very fine writer- who should not be forgotten. The Thomist revival in the late nineteenth century should be much better known than it is- see De Wulf, “Scholasticism Old and New, an introduction to scholastic philosophy medieval and modern” ( London, 1907.) It is a story dominated by the figure of that very remarkable ecclesiastic Cardinal Mercier ( 1851- 1926 ) of Louvain, whose “Manual of Modern Scholastic Philosophy,” two volumes, ( London, 1923 ) are of interest, although the science that is included is, of course, hopelessly out of date. I have made use of Mercier’s treatment of epistemological questions- vol 1, p 343 ff. Some of the other older Thomists are though reluctant to address the theory of knowledge directly. They tend to follow Aristotle in placing their discussion of such matters within the context of metaphysics. Maritain refers the issue on p.119. Also of interest here is John Wild’s valuable “Introduction to Realistic Philosophy” ( Washington, D.C. 1948 ) which relegates epistemological questions to its penultimate chapter.
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I have also referred to and quoted from Mortimer Adler “Aristotle for Everybody, difficult thought made Easy” ( New York, 1979 )
A general work which no one should be without is Bertrand Russell’s “History of Western Philosophy,” etc. ( London, 1946 ). Russell was a child of the enlightenment, and a master of English composition, however no one should be bewitched by the elegance of his style into accepting his conclusions. Sometimes he is frankly unfair, but he is always entertaining. More useful though for the sort of thinking discussed here is Martin Walsh’s “A History of Philosophy” ( London, 1985 ) from which I have borrowed extensively. Walsh began his book as a kind of summary of F.C. Copleston’s well known “History of Philosophy”, but it became far more than this, and should be much known than it is.
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Those interested in exploring the five ways should refer to Feser’s book, and perhaps also to E.L.Mascall’s “He who is, a study in traditional Theism” ( London, 1943, ) although the revised edition is much better.
I badly don’t want to get too far into the whole evolution mess here. There are some really terrible books on offer. But Alan Hayward’s book “Creation and Evolution, the facts and Fallacies” ( London, 1985) to my mind stands out in the other direction. Not everybody will agree with what the late Alan Hayward wrote. I certainly don’t. But anyone who opens his book will see that he thought deeply, hard, and absolutely fairly about the issues involved, and can therefore hardly avoid having their own thoughts on the subject clarified. Hayward’s book has the additional advantage of being to some extent a bibliography of what is now the older literature on this vexed question.
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We have just had a general election in Ireland. The previous government dominated by the Fine Gael party supported in coalition by the Labour Party was defeated. But no single party has won enough seats in our parliament to form a new government. The negotiations to form a such government are likely to be prolonged, as there are good many groups and numerous independents involved. Consequently new elections are by no means impossible. For more details please check the RTE web site.
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was the collapse of the Labour Party. This was certainly not because the electorate had moved to the right- far from it. The Renua Party- a new centre right grouping did very badly. Sinn Fein and other left groups did well. Why then was Labour punished?
Labour’s failure seems to be part of a recent pattern of junior partners in coalitions being decimated at the polls. In 2007 the Progresive Demomocrts who had been in coalition with Fianna Fail lost six of their eight seats in Dail Eareann were subsequently disbanded in 2008. In 2011 the Greens who similarly had propped up another Fianna Fail government lost all their six seats- although have subsequently returned to the fray. And last week it the Labour party’s turn. In Britain, of course, the same thing happened to the Liberal Democrats last year- who tempted into government by Mr. Cameron- were then rejected by the electorate- partly because, as the price of enjoying the fruits and influence of office, they reneged on their promise to do away with university fees, enraging their younger and more idealistic supporters. Those then in smaller parties who enter government evidently do so very much at their own risk.
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Why should this be so? It seems to be because people who vote for small parties do so for reasons which are rather different from those who vote for larger groupings. A Tory wants a Tory government. A Fianna Failer feels more comfortable with his guys in Merrion Street. But what does a Lib Dem voter really want? What does someone who votes, or who voted, for the Irish Labour Party really want? A vote for a smaller party is an act of hope. But as R. A. B. Butler pointed out in the title of his autobiography politics is the “art of the possible.” Progress is possible, but it is slow, and hard won. Hope is more often deferred than realised.
Those who promise their supporters that THEY can make THE difference, but who turn out to be more or less the same as those with whom they are only in coalition with, should not be surprised when their supporters either give up, or desert them for even more radical alternatives, as seems to have happened to Labour last week.
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EPA, industry square off in battle over Clean Water Act veto
Manuel Quinones and Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E reporters
Greenwire: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
U.S. EPA will head to court tomorrow to defend its authority under the Clean Water Act to revoke a strip mining permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.
At issue is whether EPA erred in retroactively vetoing Army Corps approval for a large mountaintop-removal project in West Virginia, years after it was granted.
Industry, environmentalists and legal experts agree that the case, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has far-reaching implications and could ultimately define the limits of the Clean Water Act.
While environmentalists cheered the agency's bold move in 2011, leaders of various industries that rely on such permits became alarmed. The veto also shocked coal miners worried about their jobs, as portrayed by a 2011 CNN documentary on the mountaintop mining debate (Greenwire, Aug. 10, 2011).
Last year, District of Columbia U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson scrapped the veto and suggested that EPA relied on "magical thinking" in its interpretation of the Clean Water Act (E&ENews PM, March 23, 2012).
EPA quickly appealed the ruling, but the opinion bolstered industry groups.
"I think she had a very reasoned and rational opinion, and I think it will be upheld," said Katie Sweeney, general counsel for the National Mining Association, one of the groups that filed briefs in support of the project.
EPA's veto in early 2011 nixed key portions of a 2007 Army Corps permit for Arch Coal Inc. subsidiary Mingo Logan Coal Co.'s Spruce No. 1 mine in southern West Virginia. It is one of the largest projects of its kind ever proposed.
A provision in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act -- dealing with dredge and fill issues, critical to strip mining -- gives the EPA administrator the authority to scrap a "specification" in an Army Corps permit "whenever he determines" that it will have unacceptable impacts.
However, industry groups say "whenever" refers to the permitting process -- not after the permit has been issued.
"This is the first time EPA has really used a 404 veto against a permit that has been in place for three years, approved by another agency, where EPA was engaged in that permit process and did not veto it at an opportune time," Sweeney said.
One issue that is likely to come up tomorrow is whether EPA has, in fact, vetoed such a permit before. Industry contended that the veto is unprecedented, and EPA said as much when it initially issued the decision.
But in court documents filed to the D.C. Circuit, EPA claimed it had vetoed existing permits under Section 404 authority twice before: in 1981 when it blocked North Miami, Fla., from filling wetlands with garbage to protect Biscayne Bay, and in 1992 when it vetoed dumping fill material in the construction of a reservoir in James City County, Va. EPA said that decision was later upheld by the Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The agency said it has "historically exhibited great restraint" in using the retroactive veto authority, noting that it has only done so in these three instances.
Environmentalists say that authority must be respected by the court.
Earthjustice attorney Emma Cheuse, who has been active in the case in defense of EPA, said that EPA's ability to veto permits, even after they are issued, is a tool to help protect communities from "unbearable amounts of destruction and pollution."
"EPA exercises its authority to veto sparingly, the record shows," Cheuse said in an interview. "This particular case shows exactly why Congress gave EPA the ability to protect waters in this unique circumstance."
Industry, however, maintains that the Spruce veto is unique.
"Allowing EPA perpetual and unrestricted license to modify a permit after its issuance -- even when the agency authorized to modify the permit has concluded there are no grounds to justify doing so -- would destroy the certainty that the permit is intended to provide and upset Congress's allocation of regulatory authority among the Corps, the States and EPA," Arch attorneys wrote in court documents. "Congress did not give EPA such unbridled power."
Moreover, concern about EPA retroactively acting on permits has arisen in a broad swath of industry -- from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the American Farm Bureau Federation. They worry that if EPA is victorious in the case, all issued Section 404 permits could be at risk.
Sheldon Gilbert of the U.S. Chamber said the initial veto "was a huge shock to pretty much the entire regulated community."
"Industry has not seen this type of conduct before," he said.
Don Parrish of the Farm Bureau added: "If EPA can veto this particular permit, when the owners were in compliance, they can try to use this in a lot of other places. If they can do it to the coal mining industry, they can do it to the livestock industry, the protein industry, anything else."
The three-judge panel tomorrow will consist of Judges Thomas Griffith, Karen Henderson and Brett Kavanaugh. All were appointed by Republican presidents, and Kavanaugh in particular has been critical of EPA in the past.
Gilbert wouldn't handicap which way the court may lean in the case but said he expects aggressive questioning of both sides.
"This is a bench that is really going to dig into the record," he said. "Both sides should expect to be grilled."
Whether EPA wins or loses, the case could end up in the Supreme Court, said John Iani, former administrator of the EPA Region 10 office in Seattle under President George W. Bush and now a Seattle-based lawyer.
Also pending in the D.C. Circuit is a case by the National Mining Association and several states against EPA over the agency's increased oversight of Appalachian mountaintop-removal mining projects.
Beyond coal mining, developers of the potential Pebble LP gold and copper mine in Alaska are watching the litigation closely. EPA has defended its ability not only to retroactively veto an Army Corps permit, but also to pre-emptively veto before permits are issued.
"Every case that decides whether and how EPA can protect clean water is an important case," Cheuse said. "It's about EPA's ability to do its job to protect waters, communities, whenever it realizes that environmental harm is at stake."
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Guy Branston happy with amicable Plymouth Argyle exit
Guy Branston is happy with how his exit from Plymouth Argyle was handled.
The 35-year-old defender, whose deal was due to expire in the summer, saw his contract at Home Park cancelled by mutual consent last month after a scan on an ankle injury showed he would not play again this season.
Branston negotiated an exit so he could concentrate on his business interests and a blossoming career in the media.
"It was something I needed to do and I want to look at doing other things as well," he told Press Association Sport. "I popped my ankle in training in August and played the next day and it turned out that I'd ripped a tendon.
"Being the person I am I kept playing and playing because I didn't want it to ruin my season. But it started to deteriorate and I did my calf at Christmas because of it.
"When I came back from that my ankle was still sore so we got it scanned and it showed a ripped tendon. After the scan the gaffer spoke to me honestly and said there wouldn't be a contract there next season, which I knew anyway but it's good to have it clarified.
"So I said let's go our separate ways so I can go and do the things I want to do and they could bring another player in with the money they are saving on my wage.
"It's always best to leave amicably because now I can call John Sheridan again and he can call me and that's how you should leave it."
Branston has already dipped his toe into new areas as he is the co-author of a new book called Footballer's Journey, which is aimed at young people trying to make their way in the game and features experiences from a number of high-profile players.
But he wants to carry on playing and has already received offers for next season.
"There are opportunities already for next season I have had offers from the Conference and offers to go to pre-season training in the Football League and it's something I want to do 100 per cent," he added.
"But I also want to do more media work, I have got my coaching badges and I want to be a manager.
"So I have got plenty of options and I have put myself in a good position. Going to a Football League club would be fantastic for me, if they wanted me to concentrate solely on football for a year and leave the other things then I would be willing to do it."
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Here's Everything You Want to Know About Beyoncé's Pregnancy (So Far)
by Kendall Fisher | Thu., Feb. 16, 2017 3:33 PM
When Beyoncé announced she's pregnant in February, it felt like the world stopped spinning on its axis for a moment.
Perhaps it's because Queen B has become one of our generation's most iconic women or maybe it's that we've been waiting for another baby since Blue Ivy's birth in 2012—and now we're getting twins (!!!)—or maybe it's all of the above, but no matter the reason, the announcement has been one of the most exciting bits of news this year.
So, while we wait for the mini Hollywood royals make their way into the world, here's everything you'll want to know about Bey's pregnancy so far:
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It's Been a Long Time Coming: A source told E! News in June that Bey and Jay had been hoping to get pregnant after the conclusion of her successful Formation World Tour, which ended late last year.
In May 2013, Beyoncé also revealed she wanted to give Blue Ivy siblings. "I would like more children...I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being big sister [to Solange], she said in an interview that aired on Good Morning America.
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It's a ''Miracle'' Pregnancy: Following the announcement, another source told E! News, "[Bey and Jay] have been trying for sometime, and it has not been very easy conceiving this time around, so when they did it was a miracle. They always wanted more kids, and they are doing really well as a couple so the timing is on point."
Beyoncé's Pregnancy Fashion
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She Wasn't Showing in November: She closed out her Formation World Tour in October and made an appearance at the 2016 CMA Awards on Nov. 2, during which she showed no indication of a growing baby bump. Two days later, she made a surprise performance at Jay Z's concert rally for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, and although she donned a looser-fitting pantsuit (Clinton's go-to ensemble), there was still no sign of a belly.
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But This Photo Could Have Been a Hint: On Nov. 6, Bey and Jay were photographed leaving the Saturday Night Live! party after Solange made her musical debut on the show. With a smile on her face, you'll notice her hand is resting protectively on her stomach. She Instagrammed the paparazzi pic, which she rarely does, and looking back, all the signs seem to be saying: "I'm pregnant!"
She's Had Some Morning Sickness: "Beyoncé is feeling OK," a source revealed. "She had some morning sickness early on and her energy level is slower then usual, [but she] is taking good care of her body and has good doctors that are making sure she is on track."
She'll Still Perform at Coachella: Another source says the singer still plans on performing at the massive Coachella music festival in April, but (as always) her health will come first. It will depend on how she feels and the doctors' orders at that time.
Still, Bey performed several times while pregnant with Blue and spoke openly about it. "When you're pregnant, it's a little bit harder to breathe," she said in an interview for a Live at Roseland screening. "So it was hard doing all the choreography and singing at the same time."
That could explain why she sat for most of her 2017 Grammys performance, too!
Beyonce's Pregnancy Fashion With Twins
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Her Relationship With Jay Z Is Stronger Than Ever: Remember all the hubbub surrounding their marriage after Lemonade dropped? Well, it's a thing of the past. An insider told E! News exclusively in late February, "Jay and Beyoncé are in the best place in their marriage. They have allotted more time for themselves as a couple over this past year, and that has helped them build together."
The source continued, "Jay and B have always wanted a big family. So when they got that huge news and surprise that they were having twins, they were both so happy. They have been trying for a while now so these babies are a true gift from God to them."
Courtesy of Beyoncé
Blue Ivy Is Ready to Be a Big Sis: We're told that Bey and Jay explained to their 5-year-old daughter that she will soon you be the older sister to two siblings. Now, our insider dished, "Blue likes to feel Beyoncé's belly and seems to be looking forward to being an older sister."
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No Coachella Afer All: Nearly a month after news of Bey's pregnancy broke, the wildly popular music festival announced that she would have to pull out from headlining the three-day event.
"Following the advice of her doctors to keep a less rigorous schedule in the coming months, Beyoncé has made the decision to forgo performing at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival," read a message posted on Coachella's Facebook page. "However, Goldenvoice and Parkwood are pleased to confirm that she will be a headliner at the 2018 festival. Thank you for your understanding."
Lady Gaga is set to fill her spot.
Beyonce's Getting in Formation at Soul Cycle?
Los Angeles Suits Her Lifestyle: Hollywood and Beyoncé have always gone hand-in-hand, but it's never been more true now that she's settled down with her fam in Los Angeles. From an under-the-radar appearance at a 2017 Oscars bash, to sneaking into the Beauty and the Beast premiere at the El Capitan Theater with little Blue Ivy, glitz and glam is nothing new for this trio.
They're also up to more normal activities, like shopping at Farmshop at Brentwood Country Mart, attending family birthday parties and attending dance theater productions. Fans have also spotted Queen Bey getting in formation at Soul Cycle!
Her Pregnancy Hasn't Been the Easiest: A source admitted to E! News exclusively that although Bey is having a "harder time this pregnancy with keeping up her energy," she isn't letting it ruin the experience and "loves being pregnant."
The Lemonade artist has maintained her typically health-conscious diet, but the source explained, "She splurges when she wants to and hasn't taken her weight gain as a negative thing. She is a confident women in her skin whatever size she is [and] embraces it."
She Will Take Time Off After Giving Birth: A source revealed to us, "After Beyoncé has her babies, she is going to take some time off for herself and her family. She needs a break, but her breaks are always productive and creative. Beyoncé is always thinking so I wouldn't be surprised if some amazing ideas came up while she is taking time off."
We'll be sure to keep you posted as any new details arise.
(This story was originally published February 16, 2017 at 3:33 p.m.)
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01 January 2018 Law360 News
Partner Mike Overly was quoted in a Law360 article, “Cybersecurity & Privacy Predictions for 2018,” about what the new year will bring for cybersecurity and privacy.
Overly told Law360 that he expects the Trump administration will continue to try to tighten up information security requirements for government agencies. He also sees increased attention being paid to global privacy laws in light of the European Union’s sweeping general data protection regulation in May. The increased attention is likely a byproduct of companies making more use of personal information for purposes such as data mining and regulators wanting to "make sure it doesn't go too far," Overly said, meaning that the interest isn't going away anytime soon.
Overly also told Law360 that he expects the cybersecurity insurance market will continue to expand and, with that expansion, businesses need to make sure they're reading their policies very carefully, with an eye toward exemptions for the types of global data breaches such as last year's WannaCry ransomware, which hit scores of companies around the world.
"Insurance companies are going to realize that a single ransomware attack could have two-thirds of the insurance market making a claim, so they're likely to be far more careful about what they're doing in their policies, and companies need to understand that the coverage they're receiving may be far narrower than they think,” he said.
Michael R. Overly
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How Drunk History Accidentally Became a Hit TV Show
Creator Derek Waters didn't even plan to make a web series. Now the show is about to begin its fourth season on Comedy Central.
By Sean Cannon
For almost nine years, Drunk History has mined the rich and ridiculous story of our nation (and occasionally beyond) for comedy gold. Season Four of the half-hour version premieres Sept. 27 on Comedy Central—not bad for a television show that began life as a web series at Funny or Die.
On a show where historical reenactments are based on the remembrances of drunk comedians struggling to stay upright, you'd think the laughs would come purely from the premise. The true stories themselves, however, are often as hilarious and riveting as the histrionic retelling. According to creator Derek Waters, that's by design. What isn't by design is the longevity of Drunk History. It wasn't even supposed to see the light of day.
When I sat down with Waters, we discussed his secret goals, the series' accidental success, and how professional wrestling influenced the show.
Drunk History happened a few years into what you'd call your comedy career, relatively…
Yeah, that was the thing that got me on the map after years of trying. I'd been in L.A. for seven years before that, doing crappy parts and small things here and there.
Before Drunk History hit, did the thought ever cross your mind that, "Maybe this is just what I'm gonna do—bit parts for the next 30 years"?
Humbly, I thought, "I'll audition for Stoner Number Three and Drunk-Looking Guy Number Seven. I could be bitter about this, or I could be proactive." So I just started writing and shooting shorts that I thought could turn into TV shows, but Drunk History wasn't one of those. I was doing Derek and Simon—that was an HBO pilot that never went anywhere. Then we did it as a web series, always trying to get stuff made. I didn't think I was gonna be doing bit parts, just in an optimistic way. I still think, "Oh, that could happen any second!" What would you hire me as? Stoned Guy Number Seven! I still have to prove that I'm better than how I look and how I sound. And you know, I'm real sensitive.
Yeah, I am.
I know I've seen you talk about being very careful with how you handle everybody on the show…
Yeah, I guess it's hard to say it without it sounding like a joke, because comedy doesn't have a lot of sensitivity. At least it seems like it. I don't think you watch Drunk History and think, "Oh, they're really sensitive." I just am as a person. I would never put some of the things [the narrators] say on TV, because they're not looking good. I also know that, first and foremost, a human being wouldn't do that to another human being. You've got to respect each other. Also, when you're watching a show, you've gotta care about the narrator. They have to be likeable.
So you're only sensitive so you can use other people to build your fame and create an incredible product? No, I couldn't imagine you being that conniving, even from the few minutes we've been talking.
No, I wouldn't hurt anybody or make someone look stupid. I think because I was in slow classes and all that stuff comes back to you as you get older. I never want anybody anyone to get picked on, but doing comedy...usually you just pick on each other! So you just fuck with the people you're most comfortable with.
It's the same with your family. You know, you're always allowed to fight with your family and say horrible things to them that you shouldn't say. There's a sense in which it is a comedy family, as cheesy as that sounds.
As long as they know who you are. It's like that in comedy in particular. If we know where it's coming from, we know it's OK. But when you're still making a name for yourself, it's like, "Who the fuck are you to tell me that?!"
Oh it does. I mean, I didn't realize you were in slow classes in school. Was there a specific reason for that?
I just couldn't concentrate. I just wasn't a good learner. I didn't want to be there.
Sounds like you were like me and maybe just needed the Adderall.
Exactly! I'm sincere about that. There was a time where it was just, "We don't want to address something." But I loved how I grew up, and I loved being in those classes. People would just start chanting "Field trip! Field trip!" every fucking day. And now I'm going back to school every day, doing this show. My history teacher in real life was the only teacher who changed me. Mr. Stang was the best history teacher—just the best teacher in general! It's because he didn't "teach," he just talked to you. He also didn't make you look up to these people. He humanized them. That's my goal with the show.
You know, my secret goal is that even though it's a comedy show, I'm secretly teaching something. All these stories are true, and [I] just want some fucking asshole fraternity brother to be fucked up and Google any of this and say, "Oh shit! That happened!" That's my dream.
Was that always your secret goal?
No! The first time was because it was a funny idea. [I didn't think] this could be a good show. I didn't even want to do it again! I just wanted to do it once, and that was it. I thought it was a funny idea, a one-off. I didn't want to put it on the Internet either. It was just a DVD I was passing around, thinking I would get my name out there. Internet comedy at that time—and still now—I felt like it was judged too much by the amount of people who'd seen it instead of the actual product. So I was hesitant. Then I was on my way home to Baltimore for Christmas and thought, "What if we put this online, because everyone's bored at Christmas?" So I put it out on Eddie Vedder's birthday, December 23rd.
You're a big Pearl Jam fan, so I'm assuming that was on purpose.
Absolutely! It could've been the 20th, but I was like, "Let's wait three days, because that'll be Eddie Vedder's birthday."
You ever met him?
Yes, but like, "Oh my god! Oh my god!" In that context, but never just, "How are you?" So you know.
Yeah, but that counts. They're up there in some rarified air with bands like U2…
Except listenable. [Laughs] With Pearl Jam, it's like in any job: it's the perseverance and consistency. Whether you like their music or not, it's commendable. When people complain about them or say negative stuff... Freddie Blassie had a term for those people. Pencil-neck geek.
You know, for some reason I thought maybe you'd be a wrestling fan. Are you still?
I have [WWE Network], and I watch old SummerSlams Wrestlemanias. It's great! It's entertainment, and I love that shit. I love old wrestling, but I can't get into the newer stuff. Great stories. Did we know it was fake? Yeah, but it was good. Good is what matters!
Remember M.U.S.C.L.E. figures? I still have mine. I have the first rubber WWF figures. They're not in great condition, because I used to put razor blades in them. My Macho Man has seen better days, but my Andre the Giant is in great condition.
I always wanted a Macho Man.
You couldn't find one? I would give you mine, but it would be too sad—for both of us! For you for getting this thing covered in my mom's lipstick for blood, just torn up. I still have my Wrestling Buddies, too.
Mine are at my parents somewhere.
As they should be. I don't know why I have mine in my apartment. I mean, do I still fuck them? Yeah! [both laugh heavily] No, not really. I recently did a short with someone who asked, "Why do you still have these?!" Then I drove home and thought, "Yeah, why the fuck do I have these?"
And?
I didn't have an answer for myself. But I still have them, because I love that shit. I'm not a hoarder, but I love stuff that did something for me in the past. I'm not like, "Let me go back to that moment." I'm not trying to relive it, but why get rid of something that really meant something to you? I think that's [why I keep them], is reflecting on things and thinking, "Oh shit, these wrestling figures were things where I'd dream about doing little shows." I always wanted to make shows. Not to be cheesy, but it's like now I get to make a show and these figures were the things that made me think of ideas. It's all formation of your brain trying to figure out how to tell stories and develop ideas. Wrestling was the first thing where I started understanding storylines of characters.
It's especially interesting because you talked about the idea that history is important because your history teacher was important. And you just said, "Why get rid of things that meant something to me?" Basically, that's the same thing with Drunk History. You're keeping a subject that meant something close to you.
Wow, yeah. You're right. That tied it up perfectly. I didn't mean to do that, but I'm glad I did it! Life does that. I love that shit where, if you purposely try to connect the dots, it doesn't...it's like what we were talking about before the interview, if you actually sit face to face with someone and talk to each other, this stuff will organically come. You'll see how all this stuff is connected.
And you know, when you're doing business stuff, I think people are asking the wrong questions. "What can I get out of this? How can I make money off this?" If you do good, good will happen. It's also about having faith in yourself and knowing what you're good at, because everyone is good at something. No one is bad at everything. We're all put here for a reason. I will always believe that.
My grandfather will always be my hero, and the one thing he said to me that sums up this whole thing is that you'll always know when you're doing something right—and you'll always know when you're doing something wrong. I really think that's all life is. Figure out what is right and what is wrong. Does that make any sense? It sounds simple, but it's just up to listening to your instincts.
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Republicans Say the Quiet Parts Out Loud, Volume Infinity
Former Maine Governor Paul LePage suggests scrapping the Electoral College will mean white people don't have a "say."
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Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin' gets done, and where the sun don't shine above the ground.
We begin with one of our old favorites, human bowling jacket Paul LePage, the former governor of Maine now d/b/a freelance box-of-rocks. LePage is now out there on his own, making sure Smitty, Smoothie, and D-Money aren't stealing our elections. From Law and Crime:
This has been the common criticism of efforts to eliminate the Electoral College, as it would give disproportionate influence to a small number of states, at the expense of many others. Then things started to take a turn for the extreme. “Why don’t we just adopt the constitution of Venezuela and be done with it?” LePage said. “Let’s have a dictator because that’s really what you’re gonna boil down to.”
“What would happen if they do what they say they’re gonna do, white people will not have anything to say. It’s only going to be the minorities who would elect. It would be California, Texas, Florida,” he added.
This was in response to a proposal before the Maine legislature that would tie the votes of the state's electors to the winner of that state's popular vote, a strategy that's been implemented elsewhere in the country. Actually, historically, LePage wasn't very far off. The Electoral College wasn't devised to keep D-Money from gaming the vote. It was devised to make sure that white people could continue to own D-Money's ancestors.
Mary Ann Lisanti
We move along to Maryland, where a Democratic politician practiced idiocy in a big way. From the Washington Post:
Caucus members confronted Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D) on Monday night over allegations that she told a white colleague, during an after-hours gathering at an Annapolis cigar bar, that when he campaigned in Prince George’s on behalf of a candidate last fall he was door-knocking in a “n----- district.” Del. Darryl Barnes (D-Prince George’s), who chairs the Black Caucus, said Lisanti appeared contrite during the meeting. “She apologized several times,” Barnes said. “She recognizes how she has hurt so many within the caucus, and she hoped to repent from this. She said that she doesn’t remember fully what happened, but she recognizes what happened.”
At this point, after two years of this president*, I now have deep paper cuts on all my fingers from checking my calendars four times a day to make sure that it's not 1957.
Republican House Speaker Elijah Haahr speaks during a news conference after the House passed a sweeping bill to further restrict abortion Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Jefferson City, Mo.
Summer BallentineAP
We skip on down to Missouri, where the fetus-worshippers are running wild in the legislature. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Just a day after giving initial approval to the sweeping measure, the Republican-led chamber voted 117-39 in favor of a legislative package that includes a provision to ban a woman from aborting a fetus that might have Down syndrome, as well as one requiring that both parents be notified before a minor receives an abortion. It contains no exceptions for pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest. “I am proud. We just put together the strongest pro-life bill in this country,” said Rep. Sonya Anderson, R-Springfield. “We are doing a good thing today. We are standing up for our children and we are standing up for our mothers.”
“Today, we can stand for the unborn by supporting this bill,” said Rep. Nick Schroer, R-O’Fallon, who sponsored the measure.
Missouri has been bananas on this subject for a while now, and it's important to note that this law is being passed in anticipation of the fact that the new Supreme Court lineup will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Since peaking at more than 20,000 per year in the 1980s, the number of abortions in Missouri has dropped to 6,790 in 2017. The only abortion provider in the state is in St. Louis. Abortion opponents want the newly revamped U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade, or uphold specific state laws that could undermine the court’s 1973 ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion.
There's no way in hell this law is constitutional under current law. But the Supreme Court is hanging by a thread on this issue, and the fanatics out in the states are preparing the ground for a return to the bad old days of (at best) an unmanageable patchwork of states in which the 14th Amendment rights of women differ every time you cross a border.
David Holt
Sue OgrockiAP
And we conclude, as is our custom, in the great state of Oklahoma, where Blog Official Red River cowboy songsmith Friedman of the Plains brings us the tale of how one courageous politician won a lonely fight against Big Souvenir. From the AP:
Mayor David Holt said on his Twitter account Thursday that after months of trying to end sales of shirts reading “Nothing Tips Like A Cow” at Will Rogers World Airport, the clothing has sold out and won’t be restocked. Airport spokesman Josh Ryan said Friday that the shirts with the shape of the state and a cow lying on its back were “pretty popular” for over 10 years, but that “the joke has run its course.” Cow-tipping is a largely debunked legend in which rural youths sneak into a pasture at night and push over a cow that is standing but asleep. Debunkers point out the practice is unlikely to succeed, largely because cows don’t sleep standing up.
There is no mystery in life any more.
This is your democracy, America. Cherish it.
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US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the DMZ. Photo Credit: White House
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Donald Trump Goes To North Korea, But Does It Matter? – Analysis
July 5, 2019 July 4, 2019 Published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute 0 Comments
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein*
(FPRI) — What really makes something “historic?” Surely, President Donald Trump’s steps onto North Korean soil were historic firsts. Just a couple of years ago—and this cannot be stressed enough—virtually everything that went down in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on June 30 would have seemed unimaginable. But to truly call something historic, it would have to carry significance. To that end, about Trump’s and Kim Jong-un’s impromptu summit, we just don’t know. The biggest outcome is that working groups between the two sides will get back to fleshing out the actual substance of a potential agreement. This is by far the most important aspect of the summitry between the U.S. and North Korea because like Hanoi showed, if the nitty-gritty isn’t worked out beforehand, then summits themselves matter very little.
Is basically getting back to square one from a derailed process historic? It all depends on the outcome down the line. Should the process result in tangible peace and relations between the U.S. and North Korea, then surely, the impromptu summit will have proven to be historic. But if it ends up fizzling out, which has seemed increasingly likely in the months since Hanoi, it’ll just be remembered as one of many failed attempts at getting a process back on track that was doomed to fail from the beginning.
We still know very little about what was said. But, as of now, overall, there is more cause for optimism than pessimism, from the point of view of Kim and Trump (who both want an agreement, despite internal disagreements in both governing apparatuses). Trump may have suggested the meeting spontaneously and without any concrete message to deliver, with the show itself being the main purpose.
For Kim, however, the risks were greater. The news of purges and shakeups post-Hanoi in the North Korean top strata have disappeared into the shadows since the process has moved on, but these events in Pyongyang—whatever happened (we still don’t fully know)—say a lot about the interconnectedness between international diplomacy and domestic politics in North Korea.
The public nature of the diplomatic process with the U.S. is potentially risky for many of those involved. In a system so centered around the leader such as the one in North Korea, neither the leader nor the country’s system or ideology can ever be seen to be at fault. If things don’t go the way they were supposed to, then the fault has to be that of insubordinate underlings who cannot properly take instructions, or, worse, consciously sabotage the leader’s brilliant plans. Hanoi was an embarrassment for Kim Jong-un, who appeared to have traveled all that distance for nothing. It’s unlikely that he’d do the same thing again.
The fact that Kim even went to Panmunjom accompanied by flashing cameras indicates that he had a concrete goal in sight, or a message to deliver to move things forward. A North Korean media report said that the “top leaders of the two countries expressed great satisfaction over the results of the talks.”
Another apparent result from the summits (remember, Trump held talks with South Korea’s Moon Jae-in as well) is that Korea has two leaders who are both fantastically skilled “Trump whisperers.” Both Kim and Moon clearly handle Trump in a way that works for their respective purposes. At their joint press conference, Moon repeatedly praised Trump’s role in the peace process. Moon’s rhetoric implicitly rhymes well with Trump’s claims that under any other president, North Korea and the U.S. would have been at war.
Similarly, North Korean outlets and spokespersons constantly emphasizes the chemistry between Kim and Trump. Trump may, ironically given his unconventional style, be a leader relatively easy for North Korea to understand because his foreign policy has become more about the personal relationships than the substance or history of bilateral relations. They are convinced that the main key to getting U.S. policy where they want it is to focus their energy and attention on Trump personally. The question remains if that will be enough.
On June 30, New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering settling for a freeze on North Korea’s nuclear weapons production, while essentially recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state. That would be a gigantic win for Kim Jong-un, but it may also be the only deal possible between North Korea and the U.S. Both South and North Korea know that a deal is something Trump is after and is prepared to sacrifice a great deal to get. Neither is afraid to use that fact to their advantage.
*About the author: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein is an Associate Scholar and 2019 Templeton Fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute, focusing primarily on the Korean Peninsula and East Asian region.
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Impasse In Afghanistan – OpEd
June 8, 2019 June 8, 2019 Neville Teller 0 Comments
By Neville Teller
Certain areas of the world, simply on account of their geographical location, seem destined to be perpetual trouble spots. One such unhappy country is Afghanistan. Because of its position plumb in the middle of central Asia, Afghanistan is a prize that has been fought over and won by foreign occupiers many times in its long history. Its domestic story is equally turbulent, with warring tribes battling it out over the centuries for power and control. In 2019 the basic pattern persists.
Britain gained control over Afghanistan in the 19th century as part of its imperial expansion, but after it granted India independence in 1947 the political dynamic in central Asia changed. Afghanistan became a client state of the Soviet Union, and when a military coup by the hard-line Islamist Mujahadeen seemed about to remove the country from the Soviet sphere of influence, the USSR invaded.
Soviet forces were soon mired in continuous and unproductive guerrilla warfare, and in 1989 the USSR admitted defeat and withdrew. But the turbulence had left its legacy – first, the jihadist group al-Qaeda, set up by Osama bin Laden, and then the rise of the hard-line Islamist organization calling itself the Taliban. From the mid-1990s until 2001 the Taliban ruled Pashtun areas straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan, imposing an oppressively strict version of Sharia on the population.
It was the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 that focused the world’s attention on the Taliban. It was soon established that the events of 9/11 were the responsibility of the al-Qaeda movement, and the US accused the Taliban of providing sanctuary for its master-mind, Osama bin Laden. Shortly afterwards a US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan, and the Taliban were driven from power.
President Barack Obama authorized an annual spend of some $5 billion on the Afghan security forces in an effort to raise their efficiency to a level that would enable the United States and its partners to reduce support, and eventually withdraw.
It hasn’t worked. The Taliban have actually gained ground since 2017, in part because of increased support from Pakistan, Russia and Iran.
According to a December 2018 Congressional Research Service report, the “insurgents are now in control of or contesting more territory today than at any point since 2001.”
Coming into presidential office promising a quick win against the Taliban followed by the withdrawal of American troops, Donald Trump changed tack in 2017. Explaining that his policy was to prevent the Taliban from taking over Afghanistan, and stopping mass terror attacks against America before they emerge, he announced that he would raise troop levels from 9,000 to 14,000. What he did not disclose was that he was prepared to open negotiations with the Taliban to try to reach a deal leading to US disengagement from Afghanistan.
In December 2018 the Taliban announced that they would meet with American negotiators in Qatar to find a peaceful solution to the 17-year armed insurgency in Afghanistan.
On 25 February 2019 peace talks began, with the co-founder of the Taliban, Abdul Ghani Barada, at the table. They got off to a surprisingly productive start. Agreement was actually reached on a draft peace deal which involved the withdrawal of US and international troops from Afghanistan, matched by an undertaking by the Taliban to prohibit other jihadist groups operating within the country.
Deadlock soon followed. After no less than six rounds of talks the Taliban negotiators were demanding an American troop withdrawal within six months of any agreement, and were refusing to negotiate with the Afghan government, which they regard as a puppet regime.
American negotiators, on the other hand, were unwilling to withdraw US troops until the Taliban had reached a deal with the Afghan government, believing that an early withdrawal without peace would leave the country open to civil war, or a swift Taliban military takeover.
At this point Russia stepped in, and invited the Taliban to peace talks in Moscow to be attended by “senior Afghan politicians” planning to challenge President Ashrat Ghani in this year’s presidential election. The talks were held between 28 and 30 May, and a Taliban official reported that “decent progress” had been made, though there had been no breakthrough and further talks would be necessary. Speaking on the sidelines of the conference, Taliban delegates reiterated their position that no ceasefire could be possible while foreign forces remained inside Afghanistan.
Trump caused alarm within the Afghan government earlier this year when he appeared to signal he would pull out troops unilaterally from a conflict he considers a costly failure. The prospect of such a withdrawal seems to have receded, but the mere rumour was sufficient for some Taliban delegates to think they can wait out America.
“They still think the Americans are going to leave en masse,” said one US official. “They are waiting for the Trump tweet.”
Meanwhile, Zalmay Khalilzad, chief US negotiator, will be meeting the Taliban envoys in June for a seventh round of talks, as he tries to clear away the obstacles to an agreement.
Success, he said, “will require other parties to show flexibility.” But the Taliban show little signs of doing so. Even Khalizad’s call for a ceasefire has fallen on deaf ears..
“No one,” said Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, “should expect us to pour cold water on the heated battlefronts of jihad, or forget our forty-year sacrifices before reaching our objectives.”
An impasse indeed.
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Neville Teller’s latest book is “The Chaos in the Middle East, 2014-2016” (2016), and writes the blog "A Mid-East Journal". He is also a long-time dramatist, writer and abridger for BBC radio and for the UK audiobook industry. Born in London and educated at Owen's School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he is a past chairman of the Society of Authors' Broadcasting Committee, and of the Contributors' Committee of the Audiobook Publishing Association. He was made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, 2006 "for services to broadcasting and to drama."
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Top fan plays musical hero: What it's like to be a Rod Stewart impersonator
By Heather Large | Music | Published: Jun 8, 2019
Garry Pease not only looks like Sir Rod Stewart, he sounds like him too. From the first time he heard the singer's famous chart-topper Maggie May on the radio he was hooked.
Rod Stewart act Garry Pease, performs at the Park Inn, Walsall
And now, having been a fan of the legendary performer for more than 40 years, Garry spends his nights on stage emulating his musical hero.
With his uncanny resemblance the ever-popular star he has been performing as Sir Rod at venues across the globe for 12 years.
Stage set for Sir Rod Stewart's Molineux concert
What time will he be on stage? What songs will he play? And who will be supporting?
Tonight he will performing is tribute show at Banks Bistro before heading to watch the Scottish rocker live in concert at Molineux.
With his signature voice, style and songwriting, Sir Rod is one of the few acts to enjoy chart-topping albums throughout every decade of his career.
Garry believes they are many reasons why both the singer and his tracks have stood the test of time.
"He's always tried to stay fairly current on the music scene and you instantly know it's Rod when you hear him. And they are usually very good songs," he tells Weekend.
Rod Stewart fans join on stage Garry Pease, as he performs at the Park Inn, Walsall
Despite his huge popularity and success since, becoming a tribute act to the singer, who has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, wasn't something Garry planned.
It actually all started by accident when one night he was invited up on stage to sing a tune of his choice at a social club.
Garry, who even has a look-a-like head of hair, chose Sir Rod's 1975 international hit Sailing which went down a storm with the appreciative audience.
So much so that people suggested he tried doing it for a living and he began perfecting the voice, mannerisms and moves of the now 74-year-old.
With help from his wife Karen, Garry, who often has passers-by doing a double take, set up the Rod Stewart Experience and toured pubs and clubs in the Black Country.
As the number of bookings for his show increased he was able to give up his job as a machinist at nuts and bolts factory Stanley Horne to turn professional and has never looked back.
Since then he has become known for his all action, non-stop performance which breezes through the icon's back catalogue from early Faces numbers right up to the Old American Songbook.
Rod Stewart and Garry Pease
Highlights include his old favourites from Handbags & Gladrags to This Old Heart of Mine and Maggie May to You’re In My Heart with Sailing and The First Cut Is The Deepest thrown in for good measure.
The Walsall grandfather has even been to Dubai to perform there and has travelled to all over Europe including Spain, Ireland and Holland.
Garry performs around 150 shows a year and regularly appears on stage at the Rod Stewart Big Weekend which has been taking place in Walsall since 2010 - having previously been held in Blackpool.
This year's event, held in March, saw hundreds of fans descend on the Black Country including some who had travelled from as far away as America to attend.
"It was fantastic. They raised £13,000 for the Make a Wish charity," says Garry, who is one of Europe's leading Sir Rod tribute acts, known for his showmanship and encouraging audiences to get involved.
Despite having been to hundreds of Rod Stewart shows, he didn't come face-to-face with his musical icon until he appeared on ITV's Loose Women in 2015.
Garry Pease as Rod Stewart
He was one of three Rod tribute acts who performed in the studio watched by the main man himself.
Garry got the chance to chat to Rod after the show when the former Faces frontman’s car was late picking him up.
Talking to the Rod Stewart Fan Club about the experience, he later said: "What an honour and a privilege to be able to appear on the show and finally meet and speak to my hero.
"Managed to shake his hand and get a couple of dodgy photos, but finally got to talk to him when everyone thought he had gone.
"He came back into the studios because his car was late. I had a good five or 10 minutes to chat with him and couldn't believe my luck."
And Garry, who performs as a solo act as well as with a full band as Rod And The Facez, added that now when people ask him if he’s met Rod he can finally say yes.
As well as Loose Women, Garry has been on ITV's Stars And Their Doubles with other appearances on the BBC, MTV and Sky.
Over the years he has also taken part in numerous fundraisers including the Mayor of Sandwell’s Big Night Out, which raised money for Acorns Hospice, at Wednesbury Town Hall and an entertainment night held in support of Darlaston Town (1874) FC.
He says "meeting other Rod fans and seeing the smiles on people's faces" are reasons why he loves doing what he does.
When asked to describe how it feels every time he is on stage performing as Sir Rod, he says: "It's a fantastic feeling when everyone's enjoying themselves and having a brilliant time singing, listening and dancing to this great music."
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Two Funerals and Our Freedom
by Nina Khrushcheva
Nina Khrushcheva, author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York.
MOSCOW - My great-grandfather, Nikita Khrushchev, has been on my mind recently. I suppose it was the 50th anniversary of the so-called "kitchen debate" which he held with Richard Nixon that first triggered my memories. But the funeral last week in Budapest of General Béla Király, who commanded the Hungarian Revolution's freedom fighters in 1956, and this week's funeral in Warsaw of the philosopher Leszek Kolakowski, whose break with Stalinism that year inspired many intellectuals (in Poland and elsewhere) to abandon communism, made me reconsider my grandfather's legacy.
The year 1956 was the best of times and the worst of times for Khrushchev. His "secret speech" that year laid bare the monumentality of Stalin's crimes. Soon, the gulag was virtually emptied; a political thaw began, spurring whispers of freedom that could not be contained. In Poland and Hungary, in particular, an underground tide burst forth demanding change.
Hungary, of course, had its short and glorious revolution. That first war among socialist states shattered the myth of inviolable "fraternal" bonds between the Soviet Union and the captive nations of Eastern Europe. But Khrushchev never envisioned the breakup of the Soviet empire as part of his thaw. So the Red Army invaded Hungary - on a scale larger than the Allies' D-Day invasion of Europe in 1944.
Béla Király, released from a sentence of life in prison (one of the four death sentences he received from the communists having been commuted) was offered the job of commander of the Hungarian National Guard and the defense of Budapest. His task was to knock the rag-tag freedom fighters into an army, but there wasn't time to stop the Soviet advance. So, after a week of heroism he and a few thousand of his men crossed the border into Austria and exile.
Over the years, a mutual friend often tried to introduce me to General Király, but, to my regret, that meeting never happened. Any man who would frame the four death sentences he had received (one signed by Khrushchev, another by Yuri Andropov, the Soviet ambassador in Budapest in 1956) and hang them in his drawing room has the sort of quirky humor I relish.
And from what I know of the man and his history, particularly his work in Hungary after 1989, I can only wish that my great-grandfather could have met him. Certainly, Király would not have hesitated to meet the man who ordered the invasion. After all, when he learned that one of the Russian generals who had led the invasion was still alive in 2006, Király invited him to Budapest to join the 50th anniversary celebrations. When General Yevgeni Malashenko declined in fear that he might be arrested, the 94-year-old Király flew to Moscow, where he spent a long weekend reminiscing and going to a banya for retired Red Army generals.
Kolakowski, on the other hand, was someone I knew. We frequently met at conferences, where it was always a delight to hear him speak Russian - a Russian that had the accent and elegance of Tolstoi and Pushkin, not the degraded Russian bark of Vladimir Putin. Like Király, in 1956, Kolakowski turned against the Communist party he had once joined in the hope, formed in the charnel house that the Nazis had wrought in Poland, that it would build a better world.
Kolakowski, modern Poland's most acclaimed philosopher, quickly learned that mendacity was the true building block of Communism, and he withdrew from it in horror. By 1968, the Polish regime could no longer tolerate his presence. He was expelled from his post at Warsaw University and, when he went to teach abroad, the government forced him into exile by never allowing him to return.
The question for me is how these three men with such different backgrounds and trajectories - Khrushchev, a Russian peasant turned proletarian who became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party; Király, a Magyar soldier of old world Europe, steeped in aristocratic traditions; and Kolakowski, a gentleman scholar from Warsaw more attuned to Jansenist heresies than the perverse logic of Leninist dialectics - could ultimately contribute to the same goal: the resurrection of liberty in Europe.
Khrushchev did not really know anything other than Communism. He tried to humanize it and undo the cruelty of Stalinist orthodoxy, but never doubted that the Leninist system was the way of the future. Király, who subscribed to the old codes of military honor (he would be named a Righteous Gentile at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, for the hundreds of Jews he saved by keeping them with his army during WWII), saw that very system as the enemy of his country and its liberty.
But today, Khrushchev is remembered mostly for his contribution to the demise of Stalinism - and, via Mikhail Gorbachev, whose hero he was, ultimately for helping to bring about communism's demise. Király and Kolakowski became voices of moderation and reconciliation in the Hungary and Poland that emerged out of communism's darkness at noon. Király will be remembered not merely as a warrior, but as a humanist, the conciliator who called for no reprisals after 1989, and a liberal model for many Hungarians. Kolakowski, in upholding the sanctity of truth in the empire of the lie, connected the new democratic Poland to the old Poland of intellect and culture.
Király, Kolakowski, and Khrushchev: each in his own way is a symbol of today's new and uniting Europe, a Europe of rapprochement and forgiveness among erstwhile opponents.
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2009.
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I've always considered there to be a difference between a film and a movie. The word film refers to the medium itself whereas the word movie is an abbreviation of "moving pictures" and so by definition they're essentially the same thing, however, over time the distinction has changed. A movie refers to an entertainment-value whereas a film tends to bare more of an educational significance, if you will. Of course the lines can be blurred and it all amounts to semantics. In 1997 director Oliver Stone made U-Turn, which was the first time he had used "An Oliver Stone Movie" in lieu of "An Oliver Stone Film" as a title-card and this is what first challenged me to consider a difference. Every film ever made is catalogued on the Internet MOVIE Data Base and so ultimately who gives a fuck, right?
My daughter was recently asked to submit an essay on Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands. To my delight she received an A, which clearly demonstrates her understanding of the story. I was thrilled with her result... however I was concerned over the teacher's comments. My daughter had been deducted a mark because she referred to it as a movie, rather than a film. Personally I think it's petty to penalise a student for something so trivial and had the title in question been something like Sophie's Choice then I could understand the correction... but we're talking about Edward Fucking Scissorhands here! At it's very core it is a romantic fairytale. Its objective is to entertain. It manipulates emotions using imagery, music and visuals. Sure, there are underlying themes within it but to be so paltry as to deduct points for fairly calling it a movie, as opposed to pretentiously branding it as a film seems wrong to me. I'm sure my daughter would have LOVED to get an A+... It would have been her first ever... how exciting.
Of course I have used this story as a starting point and while I feel that this teacher in question has been unreasonable, I do still identify the difference between movies and films... albeit pedantic. So what do you think? Is there a difference?
Jarret
I'm with you, 'Movie' for mainstream fare and 'Film' for more refined pictures. I tend not to use the terms 'Movie' or 'Movies' these days, favouring 'Film' & 'Cinema' more often than not.
Personally I'd consider 'Edward Scissorhands' a film, despite being made for the mainstream it was crafted with such artistry that it set it apart from any of it's contemporaries and has truly stood the test of time.
The Teacher sounds like a douche too btw.
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Red Riding Hood (2011)
Red Riding Hood is a fantasy thriller directed by Catherine Hardwicke. The movie is set in a medieval village of Daggerhorn, which is terrorized by a werewolf. The beast kills the older sister of Valerie (Amanda Seyfried). Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast which makes her both suspect and bait.
Let the Right One In (2008)
Let the Right One In is a Swedish romantic horror film directed by Tomas Alfredson. It's the story of a 12-year-old fragile and bullied boy Oskar who befriends Eli a vampire child who only comes out at night.
Blood and Chocolate (2007)
Blood and Chocolate is a 2007 fantasy horror movie directed by Katja von Garnier. It's the story of a A young teenage werewolf (Agnes Bruckner) who falls in love with a human (Hugh Dancy) must decide whether to follow her heart or honor her family's secret.
More films like Twilight:
Fright Night (2011),
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013),
Warm Bodies (2013),
Vampires Suck (2010),
Vampire Academy (2014),
The Covenant (2006),
Queen of the Damned (2002),
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012),
The Lost Boys (1987),
Harry Potter (2009),
Underworld: Evolution (2006),
Van Helsing (2004),
The breed (2001),
Byzantium (2012),
Beastly (2011),
Edward Scissor hands (1990),.....if you can think of more, then don't forget to mention it in comments.
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Movies Like Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl is a 2014 mystery thriller by David Fincher based on Flynn's 2012 novel of the same name. The movie is about an women (Rosamund Pike) who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary and her husband (Ben Affleck) becomes the prime suspect for her disappearance. Like watching more mystery and thriller movies like Gone Girl? then check out the below list of recommendations and don't forget to mention if we missed out on any other similar movies as we keep on updating this list.
Movies Similar to Gone Girl (2014):
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 mystery drama by Ben Affleck based on the Dennis Lehane novel by the same name. The movie follows two Boston area detectives whose lives unravel as they investigate the kidnapping of a 4-year-old girl.
Side Effects (2013)
Side Effects is a 2013 psychological thriller by Steven Soderbergh. The story follows Emily a young woman whose life takes a sharp turn due to the side effects of the antidepressant drugs Ablixa (alipazone) prescribed by Emily's psychiatrist (Jude Law) to treat her anxiety.
Prisoners is a 2013 thriller by Denis Villeneuve starring Hugh Jackman, Viola Davis and Jake Gyllenhaal. The plot of the movie focuses on a desperate father (Hugh Jackman) who takes the law into his own hands after knowing his 6-year-old daughters life is at stake.
To Die For (1995)
Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard 'To Die For' is a crime drama starring Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, and Joaquin Phoenix. The movie follows Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) a self-centered TV anchor who will do anything to be in the limelight, even killing her husband (Matt Dillon).
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Double Jeopardy is a 1999 thriller by Bruce Beresford. The movie follows Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) who is wrongly framed for the murder of her husband and serving six years of prison must find her son and kill her husband for real as she can't be arrested of the same crime twice.
More movies like Gone Girl you might like watching:
Fight Club (1999),
Zodiac (2007),
Se7en (1995),
Nightcrawler (2014),
Ruthless People (1986),
Memories of Murder (2003),
Kill Me Again (1989),
Suspicion (1941),
Basic Instinct (1992),
A Perfect Murder (1998),
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011),
The Orphanage (2007),
Memento (2000),
The Dead Girl (2006),
Tell No One (2006),...if you can think of more similar films then don't forget to mention them in the comments below.
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Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Stimac hopes to build on the positives ahead of the Thailand clash
It was in the first match of the year that the Blue Tigers opened their AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign with a stunning 4-1 win against Thailand
Five months later, the two sides head-to-head again against each other in the King’s Cup 2019 third-place play-off at the Chang Arena on Saturday (June 8, 2019).
Speaking at the official pre-match press conference, Indian Senior National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac made clear his intentions of continuing from where his team left off against Curacao — where they put on a commendable second-half display against a vastly experienced side.
“We want to try a different approach and structure to the one that was played in earlier times. Despite us losing our previous match, fans were happy with the style of play against a strong team like Curacao. Our intention shall remain the same against Thailand,” he declared.
The Coach informed that he plans to give chances to the players who did not feature against Curacao. “I treat all players the same, and all of them have been working hard since we got together. I want to see everyone on the pitch, and each of them deserves a chance to prove themselves. Tomorrow, I shall give chances to other players as well so that we have harder selection decisions to make in the future,” he expressed.
“I have told my players that we are going to continue to follow our way of work. We are still in the early stages and there is no fear of getting results at this time. It’s important for us to be free of injury concerns so that we can continue our preparation ahead of the Hero Intercontinental Cup in India. I’m sure other coaches will agree — everyone wants to win, but no one wants to have headaches after the game.”
Centre-back Sandesh Jhingan, who played a pivotal role in India’s previous win against Thailand in January mentioned that while the 4-1 victory was great, the upcoming encounter will be a different ball game altogether.
“It was a great result for us in the AFC Asian Cup but now things have changed on both sides. This game is a different one. We shall step on to the pitch tomorrow with the right character, and determination, and play according to our plan. Hopefully we get the right result,” the defender quipped.
Meanwhile Stimac touched upon the positives the team drew from the Curacao match, including the fact that six players made their debut in the game. “We had six players make their debuts for India on Wednesday which is fantastic for Indian football. The introduction of youngsters is important, and they are our real strength,” he stated.
“I want to awaken the hearts of Indian people, and want my team to play in a manner the fans can enjoy. Results may suffer at the start but what is important is that we have a positive environment.” Amarjit Singh Kiyam, who was among the six debutants against Curacao, added the “team will have to be at its 100%” against the hosts.”
“We defeated Thailand in the AFC Asian Cup. However, we cannot take things for granted, and will continue putting in the hard yards. They are the hosts and will have good home support. So we have to be at our 100%.”
Thailand’s Supachai Chaided who had played in the Asian Cup match against India in UAE stated that he hopes his team “will make home advantage count.” “India are still a strong team, and it is extremely important for us to play with full concentration. This time, we will have the home advantage, and we hope to make use of it to get the right result.”
The match against Thailand kicks-off at the Chang Arena at IST 2pm on Saturday, and it will be telecast live on Star Sports 3, and streamed on Hotstar.
For Fixtures of Kings Cup: Visit here
For Trial related updates: Latest trials updates in Mumbai Football
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28th May 2010 14th November 2011
MANCHESTER UNITED ‘NOT FOR SALE’
Manchester United’s owners have once again insisted the club is not for sale and that the much protested against Glazer family will “not entertain any offers”.
The club has been linked with a consortium of rich businessmen labelled The Red Knights over the past few months, but if the most recent club statement is anything to go by, there will not be a takeover anytime soon.
The Red Devils have stated that the Glazers “remain fully committed to their long-term ownership of the club”. This is despite a great deal of fan unrest over the course of last season, when green and yellow scarves were worn to highlight the “Love United, Hate Glazer” campaign.
It was recently announced that debts had been cut from £543.3 million a year ago to £520.9 million between January and March of this year. This goes hand in hand with net assets of £794.9 million and an overall cash balance of £95.5 million.
Other financial aspects such as match day, commercial and media revenue have also increased over the last few months. However, losses for the quarter increased to £65.94m and this is the area Manchester United fans are concerned about.
The main issue is that protestors don’t trust the Glazer family to run the club efficiently and the fact the side missed out on the Premier League last season won’t have helped matters.
However, the American owners look like they will be in place for some time to come following this public backing by the club. Chief Executive David Gill has also come out in support of the Glazers, saying that Sir Alex Ferguson “can invest in players” this summer.
Manchester United’s Premier League odds make them second favourites for the title, but fans would feel a lot happier about things if the club could get a few marquee signings under its belt.
Gill also revealed that money was available to additions to the training ground and stadium. Basically, he was keen to get the message across that “the money is definitely there” for the management and the club to ensure success both on and off the pitch over the next few years.
Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney, one of the favourites for the Golden Boot in the World Cup betting, has said he is fully fit.
There had been concerns about potential groin, ankle and neck injuries, but the player has dismissed these fears.
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Millennials Prefer Quality Over Convenience, Reveals New Survey
Alicia Adamczyk Forbes Staff
I cover business and lifestyle from a millennial perspective.
Taco Bell, McDonald’s and KFC may need to rethink their recipes if they want to a piece of the $1.3 trillion Millennial market, according to Consumer Reports’ latest fast-food report. All three of the national fast-food kings’ signature dishes – McDonald’s burgers, KFC chicken sandwiches and Taco Bell burritos -- were ranked last in taste in their respective categories.
Most notably, McDonald’s scored “significantly worse” than 20 competitors, including Hardee’s, White Castle and Carl’s Jr., by its own customers in the best burger category.
The report asked customers to rank the tastiness of fast-food chains’ signature dishes from 1 to 10 (from least delicious to most delicious), and received rankings about 96,208 meals consumed at 65 chains.
The customers indicated that the quality of the food has become more important to them than respondents of Consumer Reports’ 2011 survey. According to a press release, this has led to a significant increase in approval scores for fast-casual restaurants, such as Chipotle, Firehouse Subs and Five Guys Burgers and Fries, because of the premium ingredients and greater variety of dishes.
The rise of fast-casual dining can be largely attributed to Millennials, the report says, who are more likely to go out of their way for a meal that’s higher quality, more authentic and healthier, even for a higher cost.
Fast-casual dining in places like Chipotle and Panda Express lets the consumer guide the staff to prepare their meal just the way they like it, notes Darren Tristano, executive vice president of Technomic, a food-service research and consulting firm, in a press release.
"I will spend a couple extra dollars on a Chipotle burrito because they source many of their ingredients, like steak, from fairly sustainable farms. In America, our food system is far behind much of the world in terms of sustainable farming practices," says Anne Gibbons, 21, from Evanston, Ill. "We value cheap, quick food and turn a blind eye to where it comes from. As a consumer, I want to support restaurants, businesses and corporations that are trying to change our food system for the better."
This comes on the heels of a report by RBC and the NPD Group, which also found that Millennials prefer chains like Panera Bread, Noodles & Co. and Chipotle, recently deemed the most favored brand by Millennials according to a Nielson survey. These chains are slightly more expensive, but successfully marketed toward the health conscious, “adventurous” Gen Y.
"I choose to go to Chipotle because the company has demonstrated a commitment to high quality ingredients that contribute to a relatively healthy meal," says Nick Ellis, 21, a student at the University of Michigan. "And Chipotle has guac."
The report also notes that breakfast offerings are becoming increasingly important for sales – hello Waffle Taco – and that Americans in general are spending over $680 billion per year dining out, the most money ever.
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The Countries With The Most Think Tanks Worldwide [Infographic]
Niall McCarthy Contributor
Think tanks or policy institutes are organizations performing policy-related research, analysis and advocacy on a range of domestic and international issues. Key in aiding informed decision-making among policy makers, most think tanks are non-profit organizations and are provided tax exempt status in the U.S. and Canada. Every year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania compile and publish a report listing and ranking the nearly 6,500 think tanks around the globe.
90.5 percent of all think tanks were created after 1951 and today, close to 55 percent of them are in North America and Europe. Broken down by country, the U.S. has the largest number of think tanks by far with 1,872, ahead of China's 512 and the UK's 444. India comes fourth with 293 while Germany rounds off the top-five with 225. In the U.S., D.C. has the greatest number at 397, followed by Massachusetts (177) and California (169).
As well as having the most of any country, the U.S. also has some of the world's top think tanks. The research ranked organizations by influence and out of the top-10, five are U.S.-based. The Brookings Institute was ranked the most influential, followed by the French Institute of International Relations. The U.S. think tanks in the top-10 include the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (3), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (5), The Heritage Foundation (8) and the RAND Corporation (9).
*Click below to enlarge (charted by Statista)
Countries with the largest number of think tanks in 2017
Niall McCarthy
I am a Statista data journalist, covering technological, societal and media topics through visual representation. In fact, I love to write about all trending topics, ill...
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Whether you’ve just begun your undergraduate studies or have accepted a seat in medical school, you can take advantage of the programs the U.S. Army provides for students pursuing careers in health care.
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As one of the Army's most state-of-the-art and technically advanced medical centers, Madigan Army Medical Center, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., is one of only three designated Level Two trauma centers within the U.S. Medical Command.
The facility is located on 120 acres of land, and its health care mission is executed by nearly 4,000 staff members, who include hundreds of civilian and military doctors, nurses, residents, interns and fellows. Madigan also boasts a robust internal American Red Cross program. There are approximately 200 volunteers who donate thousands of hours of free service monthly.
The hospital was named for Col. Patrick S. Madigan, known as “The Father of Army Neuropsychiatry,” and who was the assistant to the Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1940 to 1943.
Since its opening in 1944, the center has a full spectrum of specialty and subspecialty services for adult and pediatric patients to including Developmental Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, and Radiation Therapy.
Recently, the hospital's Andersen Simulation Center, which helps train thousands of doctors, nurses and medics each year, received a three-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons, becoming the only Defense Department medical educational institution to attain that status. And Madigan's simulation center is one of only 21 surgical simulation centers in the U.S. to achieve a Level One status, the highest for a center of surgical education excellence.
As a teaching institute, Madigan also has outstanding Graduate Medical and Nursing Education programs. Residents and fellows enrolled in Madigan's Graduate Medical Education program have consistently scored in the 90th percentile on state and national examinations, making Madigan a highly desirable place to train.
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Olympia, Washington's capital, is located 12 miles southwest and Seattle, the state's largest city, is one hour north.
The most popular nearby site is Mount Rainier, which can be seen most days from Fort Lewis.
There are several shopping areas nearby that include three malls.
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Bio: Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey, March 11, 1936. He married Maureen McCarthy and has nine children — Ann Forrest, Eugene, John Francis, Catherine Elisabeth, Mary Clare, Paul David, Matthew, Christopher James and Margaret Jane.
• Received his A.B. from Georgetown University and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He was a Sheldon Fellow of Harvard University from 1960-1961.
• Worked in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1961–1967.
• Was a professor of law at the University of Virginia from 1967–1971, a professor of law at the University of Chicago from 1977–1982 and a visiting professor of law at Georgetown University and Stanford University.
• Served as chairman of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law, 1981–1982 and its Conference of Section Chairmen, 1982–1983.
• Served the federal government as General Counsel of the Office of Telecommunications Policy from 1971–1972, Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States from 1972–1974 and Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 1974–1977.
• He was appointed judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1982.
• President Reagan nominated him as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat September 26, 1986.
Source: SupremeCourtUS.gov
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Iraq's Future
by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1414/iraq-future
When Vice President Joe Biden proclaimed during his recent visit to Baghdad that he was "absolutely confident" that Iraq's politicians would be able to set up a "truly legitimate and representative government" as they supposedly continue "to stand up and build" their democracy, he touched upon the important subject of predicting Iraq's future.
This matter is vital in considering whether the invasion of Iraq, at a cost of over $1 trillion, has truly been in American interests, and particularly relevant in light of the fact that US forces have now begun the process of ending combat operations in Iraq by the end of August. Unfortunately, however, there are many reasons why Biden's sense of optimism is naïve at best.
To begin with, the country is still locked in political stalemate: no single faction can form a government. Nouri Al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi National Alliance (INA), a coalition of Shi'a parties, cannot form a majority in parliament, and require the additional support of the Kurdish parties. The problem is that Maliki insists on retaining power, and the INA will not tolerate that.
Maliki's only other option is to seek a coalition with Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc, but even if such a deal could be struck, it would be hindered by the fact that the Kurdish parties would likely refuse to join such a coalition to form a government because Iraqiya ran on an anti-Kurdish autonomy platform in the northern areas. At present, conflicting reports exist as to whether Maliki is finally willing to concede the premiership to Allawi, but even Allawi himself has claimed that the best that can be hoped for is the completion of a new government by the end of August.
Although it is likely that there will be an eventual Shi'a-Kurdish coalition, the lack of political progress may reignite the sectarian violence that was so pervasive back in 2006, and could thus render null the $20 billion or so of US taxpayers' money spent on training Iraqi security forces. Indeed, it is probable that Sunni Arabs, historically the ruling minority, will still be marginalized, and thereby frustrated about having little political influence.
Another huge problem is the poor progress in reconstruction efforts, despite the billions put in by the US and other countries. A case in point is Iraq's current 5-year development plan to construct two million housing units by 2014 to end the present housing crisis in the country. The project has already led to number of business deals, yet, in reality, little has been done. In May, Karbala, as part of the development plan, aimed to build 250 housing units within 4 months, but by the end of June, nothing had happened as the bureaucracy impeded obtaining the necessary licenses to begin construction. It is not at all surprising that in 2009, the World Bank ranked Iraq 153rd out of 183 countries for ease of doing business. On average, 14 permits are required to build anything in the country -- making it extremely difficult for construction firms to operate.
As Daniel Pipes notes, Iraq is still emerging "from the Stalinist nightmare of Saddam Hussein." One of the legacies of this nightmare is Iraq's predominantly state-run economy that still exists in spite of the attempted efforts at privatization implemented by the Coalition Provisional Authority, which only flooded the country with cheap imports and added to the problem of mass unemployment in the immediate aftermath of the invasion.
Even with oil and natural gas production, it is unreasonable to expect that the "free…stable, democratic, and prosperous Iraq" envisioned by Bush will come about through increasing oil and gas revenues. Although the huge signing bonuses, large taxes and small fees per barrel mean that most of the profit from oil and gas revenues goes to the Iraqi government, it is unlikely that such income will benefit average Iraqis.
There are two main reasons for this: first, Iraq is a country replete with corruption. Iraq currently ranks 176th out of 180 countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), so the additional revenues will merely concentrate more wealth in the hands of an elite that is largely unresponsive to the needs of the people, as the recent mass demonstrations against the continuing lack of electricity show.
Second, because the expansion of the oil and gas industry is not labor-intensive, it cannot solve the problem of high unemployment. Countries that depend heavily on oil production usually compensate for high unemployment by creating unnecessary government jobs. This cannot be done even further in Iraq, where the government is already the largest single employer.
It is most probable, therefore, that Iraq will not emerge as stable or prosperous anytime soon; and the nation's fledgling democracy risks being undermined by sectarian tensions.
It follows unfortunately that the Iraq War might turn out to be a monumental waste of American blood and effort. In addition, the future does not bode well for US-Iraq relations: it is likely that any government that does emerge will be more closely tied to Tehran than Washington.
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Was a statistic on Ireland pulled from the report? Paul Mason says:
So maybe there is an interesting explanation of why the original list got made, why it was so much worse for the UK, why Ireland was on it and is now not on it, and why it got pulled. Unfortunately I do not have time to find out because it is Budget Day. There you go.
Author Gavin SheridanPosted on 22nd April 2009 Categories Economics
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Gerard Cunningham says:
23rd April 2009 at 1:08 am
The RTÉ report http://www.rte.ie/news/imf.html seems to give figures for the cost of stabilising debt, possibly from an earlier version of the report.
IMF said Ireland would pay about €24bn, the highest government bail-out as a proportion of economic output.
The IMF estimates that the cost of stabilising our banking system will account for almost 15% of gross domestic product
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Maybe George Lee downloaded and saved the original.
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Horror Movie Review: C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
25/01/2018 24/01/2018 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 0 Comments Bud the Chud, C.H.U.D., C.H.U.D. II, C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud, horror, Horror Comedy, Horror Movie, Horror Movie Review, zombie, zombies
C.H.U.D. (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller) was an entertaining 80’s horror with some top acting & fun effects. As was the norm, it eventually got a sequel 5 years later called C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. You can read our review of the first film here.
Choosing to go for a more comedic edge this sequel is every bit as disappointing as you might expect it to be.
The government has been working on the ‘C.H.U.D. project’ & are told to discontinue you. The project would have seen a C.H.U.D. turned into a killing machine used to fight in army but controlling them has been a bit of a problem.
The character Bud is then introduced in the most head-scratching of ways. The final C.H.U.D. experiment, he is held at the Centres for Disease Control office in a small American town. Why? It’s never explained.
It allows three teenagers to break in & take the body where they then accidentally wake him up. Bud then escapes & rampages across town infecting more & more people as he goes.
The teenagers & a few government officials then set about trying to re-capture Bud the C.H.U.D. resulting in supposedly hilarious shenanigans. I say hilarious because C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. is not funny in the slightest. In fact, it’s cringe-inducing most of the time.
It’s not just the attempts at humour either. No, it’s the slapstick behaviour from most of the characters. No one does well here, the cast range from awful to passable. Forgettable at best, annoying at their worst. The whole movie ends up devolving into a poor zombie movie that makes very little sense.
They eat humans but always seem to only take the odd bite allowing the bitten person to reanimate as a C.H.U.D. also. They happily leave some alive to attack others & nowhere is that more head-slappingly frustrating then during the finale. A finale that sees the army arrive at a Halloween party & fit in with ease thanks to the costumes. It’s like a scene from a Disney movie & just when you’re thinking we’re going to get a majorly gory scene the huge group of ‘zombies’ are distracted by one singular woman who manages to get them all to follow her.
It makes no sense considering there was so much food in front of them. It’s just so the writers could move the plot forward to the finale. One that doesn’t improve the overall film. The best that can be said is that there are some decent effects.
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. is such a departure from the original that if the acronym wasn’t said a few times you wouldn’t think the two films were related at all. It’s just not a good film.
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Mark Romanek No Longer Directing Disney’s Live-Action ‘Cinderella’
By eelyajekiM | @ | January 8th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Last fall Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella added some major star power in the form of Cate Blanchett. The Oscar-winning star would be playing the evil stepmother in the new film written by Chris Weitz and Aleen Brosh McKenna, and directed by Mark Romanek. Saoirse Ronan and other high-profiled young actresses are currently in the running for the lead role.
However, there is a slight delay now that Romanek is out as director. According to sources, the director was let go because his dark vision didn’t fit with Disney’s fairy tale formula.
Tags: Aleen Brosh McKenna, Cate Blanchett, Chris Weitz, Cinderella, Mark Romanek, Walt Disney Studios
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Swiss Top Global Innovation Index—Despite Brain Drain
Swiss workers are leaving their country; foreign talent is pouring in.
Author: Alberto Giordano
Switzerland is deemed to be the world’s most innovative country, according to the 2018 Global Innovation Index, co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
The Alpine nation has held the index’s top innovation slot since 2011. The distinction was based on the country’s first-rate patent and intellectual-property rules, its high-tech manufacturing, quality universities and the fact that it is “among global leaders in R&D spending.”
Behind Switzerland in the ranking are the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, Singapore, the US, Finland, Denmark and Germany. Among the big gainers at the top of this year’s index are Israel, which climbed seven points to finish in 11th place, and China, which rose five points to 17th. However, according to the index, South and Central America generally do not perform well when it comes to creating innovative economies.
A recent report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) also confirmed Switzerland’s popularity as a place for foreigners to move to for work. Despite slipping from the fifth spot in 2014 to eighth in BCG’s Decoding Global Talent 2018 report—which surveyed more than 300,000 people in 197 countries—Switzerland remains one of the most popular destinations for foreign workers from countries like France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Italy, Greece and Germany, BCG says.
On the flip side, however, 60% of Swiss workers indicated their willingness to work abroad, down from 77% in 2014. The top three foreign destinations for Swiss workers, according to BCG’s report, are the US, Canada and Germany.
For many years, Swiss politicians and experts have called for increased efforts to halt the country’s brain drain.
Almost 20 years ago, Johannes Randegger, a member of parliament, pointed out that Switzerland had fallen behind other leading countries in the world in competitiveness, saying that investment in research had stagnated for several years. Randegger called for a more competitive spirit in Switzerland’s traditionally federalist education system, hence the massive public and private commitment to finance innovation and support competitiveness. Those efforts have clearly paid off.
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Theodore Gray's ABC Elements
by Theodore Gray
A delightful new Elements board book that teaches baby, age 0-3, all about the ABCs and the elements of the periodic table at the same time. With baby-friendly text and big, bright colorful photographs!
ABC ELEMENTS features 26 elements that represent each of the letters of the alphabet-A for Aluminum, B for Bismuth, C for Copper etc. Each letter of the alphabet will be illustrated with a big, beautiful photograph of the element from Theodore Gray’s famous photographic element collection.
Genre: Children's Books / Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Chemistry
On Sale: September 10th 2019
Price: $8.99 / $10.99 (CAD)
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Meet The Author: Theodore Gray
Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions, as well as Theodore Gray’s Completely Mad Science. He is the creator of the bestselling iPad apps “Elements” and “Molecules,” which have both been named “App of the Week” by Apple and was Director of “Disney Animated” (also honored by Apple as “iPad App of the Year”). Gray appeared on stage with Steve Jobs several times in his capacity as a software creator. He also co-founded Wolfram Research, Inc., makers of the widely-used software Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha website. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.
Nick Mann is a photographer specializing in taking beautiful photos of inanimate objects on black backgrounds. His other work includes The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions. Originally of Urbana, IL, he lives in Champaign, IL and North Liberty, IA, where he is working towards a geology degree at Cornell College.
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Criminal Justice Schools
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Criminal Justice Schools in West Long Branch, NJ
West Long Branch has a total population of 8,258 and a student population of 6,499. Of these students, 6,499 are enrolled in schools that offer criminal justice programs.
The largest criminal justice school in West Long Branch, by student population, is Monmouth University. Approximately 79 students graduated in 2010 from Monmouth University with credentials in criminal justice.
A reported 79 students graduated with credentials in criminal justice in West Long Branch in 2010. In 2009 tuition at criminal justice schools in West Long Branch was $25,014 per year, on average.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $1,000 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a criminal justice program in West Long Branch. And if you live on campus at one of the West Long Branch-based criminal justice schools, you will have an added expense of $10,342 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $28,921.
Criminal Justice Salaries and Career Outlook in West Long Branch
Many criminal justice graduates choose to work as criminal justice professionals after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in West Long Branch, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, 1 out of every 15 criminal justice professionals in New Jersey were working in the greater West Long Branch area. West Long Branch's criminal justice professional workforce is projected to increase by 4% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for criminal justice professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a criminal justice professional in West Long Branch is $24,810 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for criminal justice professionals.
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Striving for Cultural Competence in the Age of Multiple Identities
October 9, 2017 • By Fabiana Franco, PhD, GoodTherapy.org Topic Expert
As America becomes increasingly diverse and moves ever closer to being the world’s first majority-minority nation, the need for cultural competence in all areas of health care becomes ever more acute. In the field of psychology and mental health, this need is particularly intense because the relationship between therapist and person in therapy is not merely a way of facilitating treatment, it is the treatment. When cultural barriers stand in the way of communication and understanding, progress in therapy is extremely difficult. Since a majority of therapists are white and many hail from relatively privileged backgrounds, it is not surprising that cultural minorities and immigrants report lower levels of success in therapy.
In mental health, as in other areas, interventions to promote cultural competency have often been focused on providing education about specific groups in an effort to avoid potential pitfalls. For example, a therapist who is aware of the role of shame in Eastern cultures may be less likely to say or ask something during the first session that might set the therapeutic relationship off on the wrong foot. To take another example, knowledge of the cultural mores of the LGBTQ+ community may reduce the likelihood a counselor would make unwarranted assumptions or give impertinent advice.
Educational interventions of this kind are a cost-effective way of getting closer to our shared goal of a mental health system that works for everyone. However, while the growth of more and larger minority groups is clearly one of the trends in multicultural America that needs to be addressed, there is another trend that requires a very different, indeed in some ways opposite, approach.
Multiple Identities
While one consequence of increasing diversity is the emergence of a patchwork of different communities living side by side, at the same time the interaction between individuals from these different communities is producing an unprecedented number of people who combine multiple identities. Obviously, such people combine in their lives elements of the different parts of their cultural background. Perhaps more important, however, is the way modern society allows people to form a new identity in which the very fact of having a mixed background is more important than the elements of which it is composed. Travel writer and social commentator Pico Iyer puts it this way:
Certainly when I’m traveling, especially to the major cities of the world, the typical person I meet today will be, let’s say, a half-Korean, half-German young woman living in Paris. And as soon as she meets a half-Thai, half-Canadian young guy from Edinburgh, she recognizes him as kin. She realizes that she probably has much more in common with him than with anybody entirely of Korea or entirely of Germany.
Because multi-identity individuals often lack access to the kind of social support structures that exist within traditional communities, it is all the more necessary that mental health professionals are attuned to their needs.
In earlier times, a half-Korean, half-German individual might normally pick one or the other of these as their primary identity, with the other part perhaps adding some “cultural spice.” In our age, however, it is increasingly likely they will adopt a new third identity that is informed by their dual background, but goes far beyond it. In order to give the best care to this individual, learning about Korean and German cultural mores is not sufficient; it may not even be all that helpful.
Instead, the rising tide of individuals with complex identities that transcend classification into the traditional grouping reminds us of the other aspect of cultural competence in mental health: not so much knowledge of existing differences, but rather an openness to exploring these differences, including those that are new or coming into being. Cultivating an attitude of openness and awareness of difference is difficult, but in addition to being the only way to serve the growing ranks of people with multiple identities, it can help therapists serve everyone better. Becoming familiar with the cultural background of every potential therapy seeker in big cosmopolitan cities like New York is beyond the reach of ordinary mortals, but cultural openness and awareness can be a positive addition to any therapeutic relationship.
Unique Challenges
As well as emphasizing the need for a more nuanced conception of cultural competence, the rising tide of millennials with complex cultural backgrounds and multiple identities also presents a unique set of challenges. While moving beyond traditional categories can be liberating and open a wide range of opportunities, it also has a negative side. Increasing numbers of people under the age of 30 feel a lack of rootedness and connection; lacking a shared cultural background, they often find it difficult to form lifelong relationships or find communities where they can settle down and feel at home. It is possible this lack of rootedness is a contributing factor to rising levels of anxiety among younger people, but it is certainly true it gives conditions such as depression and anxiety a particular flavor and expression.
Because multi-identity individuals often lack access to the kind of social support structures that exist within traditional communities, it is all the more necessary that mental health professionals are attuned to their needs. Helping individuals with complex backgrounds find their home in this world must be a major priority as we step further into the unknown of a globalized, diverse society.
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Loue, S., & Sajatovic, M. (2009). Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness. Cleveland, OH: Springer.
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© Copyright 2017 GoodTherapy.org. All rights reserved. Permission to publish granted by Fabiana Franco, PhD, therapist in New York City, New York
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It can particularly be a challenge for those of us who grew up with no cultural differences and now everywhere we look there are differences more than the things that make us alike.
I wish that instead of focusing so much on said differences that we would look more closely at those things which unify us.
I think that with that is where we will all feel stronger and more confident in ourselves as a nation.
Yes be proud of your heritage and your culture, but also do not dismiss the one that is also flourishing around you.
Fabiana Franco, Ph.D.
Dear Larson,
Your comment is spot on. While I agree that we need to be mindful of what “unifies” us, we should not lose sight of the importance of both being aware, and embracing diversity and diference.
Are any of us really all that sure anymore and in the end does it really matter? We are all a part of the same human race- isn’t that enough?
Hi Kirk,
You are correct in the sense that we are all part of “the human race”. Unfortunately, it is not enough. Therefore, understanding and embracing diversity and difference it is of paramount importance in today’s world.
It is such a wonderful thing for many of us to now be embracing all elements of our past, of the past our ancestors. It doesn’t mean that we are creating even more divisions among ourselves, but a love for and appreciation of a history that may not be too common. And once we can appreciate all of the differences, it can be easier too to appreciate the similarities
Nicely put Randy.
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News In Brief - November 1, 2007 | Rock Hill Herald
News In Brief - November 1, 2007
By Staff and Wire Reports - Staff and Wire Reports
Workshop to focus on early childhood development
Clinton Junior College will host a workshop on early childhood development this weekend, and the public is invited.
The workshop, "Building Partnerships in Early Childhood Education," is designed to introduce Clinton's early childhood program to the public and begin forming partnerships.
Clinton began offering an associate's degree in early childhood development this year. Fifteen students are enrolled in the program.
A Glock .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol was found near Herring's body, Carter said.
CHARLESTON -- A North Charleston teaching assistant has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after authorities say she helped a 16-year-old student leave a group home, gave him alcohol and had sex with him.
Janet R. Fackovec, 25, was arrested Oct. 18 and charged with helping the teen run away, Charleston County, Sheriff's Capt. John Clark said.
Authorities discovered that Fackovec had taken the teen to a hotel on the Isle of Palms, where they rented a room and had sex, according to the sheriff's report. The teen also told authorities he went several times to Fackovec's house, where she gave him alcohol and they had sex, according to a North Charleston police report.
Fackovec is not facing criminal sexual conduct charges because the teen was 16, which old enough to consent to sex in South Carolina, authorities said.
Fackovec, who has been on paid leave as a special education teaching assistant at Stall High School since her arrest, was released from the Charleston County jail last week after posting $80,000 bail, Clark said.
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Dayle Back After Loan Stint
DAYLE Southwell is set to return to the club after a month long loan spell at Harrogate Town.
Simon Weaver’s side face Bradford Park Avenue in an FA Trophy game on Saturday and Town boss Paul Hurst isn't keen on the striker becoming cup-tied. The Town boss is also mindful that he does have a relatively small squad with a lot of games coming up.
Paul said: “Dayle’s been out on loan and played a few games - although not as many as I would have liked due to illness, but I still think it’s been a good experience for him.
“But in terms of me looking after our best interests, the window is closing soon and I don’t want to leave ourselves short.”
Dayle played three times for the Yorkshire side, scoring one goal. He is expected to be added to the Town squad which will travel to Tamworth on Saturday.
The draw for the FA Carlsberg Trophy first round will take place on Monday. Logon to gtfc.co.uk or our mobile site at http://mobile.grimsby-townfc.co.uk to see who the Mariners will face.
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"How about this one?" I asked, holding up a snapshot. "Do you recognize her?"
Mom extended her hand to take the photograph from me. Her eyes narrowed as she inspected it for a good minute. The color photo clearly dated from the 1960s depicted a young woman with a beehive hairdo dressed in a gold jumper who was seated on mid-century modern style sofa upholstered in a pinkish damask fabric. With her legs elegantly crossed and her arm outstretched along the top of the sofa, the woman smiled obligingly at the photographer. Who was she? What was the occasion? Whose house is this? No notation on the back gave us any clue.
Sunshine streamed through the sliding glass doors, warming the tile of the sitting room, where Mom and I had spent the past three days sorting through a lifetime of photographs. Mom’s lifetime, in fact.
"I don’t know who this is," Mom said at last, grimacing and shaking her head. "I guess you can toss it."
I dropped the snapshot into a wastebasket with one hand and reached into the box to my right with the other. "Next up, a photo of you and Gary on the farm, I believe," I said, holding up another photograph. Mom brightened. "Yes," she smiled, "that’s the old home farm – and my puppy, Zip. Put that one in Jan’s box."
In front of me, three medium-sized boxes sat partially filled with the history of Mom’s life: snapshots, framed photos, and memorabilia like newspaper clippings mentioning her senior class play, her mother’s autograph book from 1912 and a collection of World War II ration books. One box was destined for my sister Jan, one for my brother, and one for me. My siblings had no idea Mom and I had undertaken this task and would be surprised when their boxes arrived by mail in a few weeks.
"I was thinking we should, uh, we should...." Mom’s halting speech patterns have become familiar by now, as dementia robs her of the ability to pull together coherent sentences. "We should...Oh, I don’t know. I’ve lost it," she said with exasperation. "I’m losing everything now, my memories, the ability to find words. It’s like...I can’t hold on to anything anymore. It’s here and then it’s gone."
"I can’t imagine how frustrating that is," I replied. "Can I get you a cup of coffee, Mom?" Sometimes changing the subject seems to be the only thing to do.
Mom nodded yes, so I stood up, stretched and surveyed the chaos around me. The wastebasket was filled to the brim again with photos of people and places that could no longer be identified. People and places lost to memory and dementia.
When I returned with the hot coffee mug, Mom was picking through a few items in the wastebasket, looking at them one last time and then dropping them back in.
"I feel terrible throwing away all those old photos," I said, "but I can’t see any reason to hold on to them when no one can identify who they are."
"No, you shouldn’t feel guilty," Mom said. "There’s no reason to keep some of this stuff, I guess."
She picked up an aged piece of folded tan construction paper that threatened to come apart at the seam any moment. On it was drawn a large red heart in crayon. Inside someone had written in ink, "To my best Valentine of 1947. Your Lochinvar."
"Now who do you suppose my Lochinvar was?" Mom mused. She raised her chin and gazed into space. After a moment she murmured, "So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war. There never was a knight like the young Lochinvar." She turned to me and gave me a lopsided smile. "Isn’t it terrible that I can remember the words to an ancient Walter Scott poem about a chivalrous knight, but I can’t remember the story behind this card?"
Mom dropped her eyes to study the makeshift Valentine card again. "Well, I suppose this can go in the trash, too," she said with more than a hint of wistfulness. "My memory’s gone, and...now all my stuff is going, too."
As she moved to drop the card into the wastebasket, she stopped and brightened. "Oh, wait," she said with excitement. "I remember now! A boy named Henry made this for me in seventh or eighth grade. We had been reading poetry aloud in Mrs. Halvorson’s English class, and she had assigned him to read Lochinvar. He stood in front of the class and read it very dramatically and directly to me, which we all laughed about. I guess he was more sweet on me than I’d realized at the time."
I sat back in my chair, astonished not just at this story but at Mom’s ability to tell it without losing the thread of her thoughts. "Mom, that’s amazing," I said. "How on earth did you remember that?"
Mom sipped her coffee and again studied the makeshift Valentine. "I guess it’s not really gone, after all," she finally said. "I guess the memories are in there somewhere. I just...um. Now I forget what I was saying."
It was my turn to give her a lopsided smile. "What would you like to do with that card?" I asked.
"You know, I think I will keep this after all," she replied. "It is something I can hold on to."
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Dwane Casey Chosen Coach Of Year
June 25th, 2018 at 8:52pm CST by Dana Gauruder
Dwane Casey was named the league’s Coach of the Year at the NBA’s second annual awards show.
This continues the awkwardness of Casey getting a top coaching award for his efforts with a franchise that fired him after the playoffs. He was let go by the Raptors after they were swept by the Cavaliers. His peers at the National Basketball Coaches Association also named him their Coach of the Year days before he fired.
He was named the Pistons’ new head coach earlier this month.
The Jazz’s Quin Snyder and Celtics’ Brad Stevens were the other finalists. The Rockets’ Mike D’Antoni earned the honor the previous season.
Brad Stevens
Dwane Casey
Finalists For NBA Awards Announced
May 16th, 2018 at 7:31pm CST by Arthur Hill
The top three finalists for each of this year’s NBA awards are being released on tonight’s TNT pre-game show. The trophies will be presented June 25 at the league’s official awards show.
Here’s an ongoing list that we will update as the candidates are announced, along with links to our staff’s picks for each honor:
Donovan Mitchell (Jazz)
Ben Simmons (Sixers)
Jayson Tatum (Celtics
Hoops Rumors Analysis: ROY
Most Improved Player
Clint Capela (Rockets)
Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets)
Victor Oladipo (Pacers)
Hoops Rumors Analysis: MIP
Sixth Man of the Year
Eric Gordon (Rockets)
Fred VanVleet (Raptors)
Lou Williams (Clippers)
Hoops Rumors Analysis: Sixth Man
Dwane Casey (Raptors)
Quin Snyder (Jazz)
Brad Stevens (Celtics)
Hoops Rumors Analysis: COY
Defensive Player of the Year
Anthony Davis (Pelicans)
Rudy Gobert (Jazz)
Joel Embiid (Sixers)
Hoops Rumors Analysis: DPOY
James Harden (Rockets)
LeBron James (Cavaliers)
Hoops Rumors Analysis: MVP
Clint Capela
Victor Oladipo
Northwest Notes: Anthony, Presti, Crawford, Snyder
May 5th, 2018 at 11:03am CST by Mark Suleymanov
Carmelo Anthony joined the Thunder last September as both a star in decline and a valuable piece for a team hoping to contend for a championship. A disappointing regular season and early postseason exit later, Anthony’s future in Oklahoma City is murky and he lacks self-awareness of his own decline, Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman writes.
“I think everybody knows that I’ve sacrificed kind of damned near everything … sacrificed my game for the sake of the team and was willing to sacrifice anything and everything in order for this situation to work out,” Anthony said at his end of season media session. “So it’s something I really have to think about, if I really want to … finish out my career as this type of player, knowing that I have so much left in the tank and I bring so much to the game of basketball.”
The reality is, Anthony shot a career-worst 40.4% from the field, averaged below 20.0 PPG for the first time in his career, and was a virtual non-factor in the playoffs. Anthony also vocalized that he will not take a bench role next season. With declining skills paired with the belief he is still elite, Anthony could be suiting up for a new team next season if he agrees to a buyout or declines his $28MM option.
Check out more Northwest Division notes below:
In a separate column, Tramel writes about Anthony’s time with the Thunder, suggesting that – despite a few notable contributions – it’s likely over for him in Oklahoma City.
Erik Horne of The Oklahoman examined four pressing questions that Thunder general manager Sam Presti will have to address this offseason. Among those is Anthony’s future, Billy Donovan‘s coaching, Paul George‘s future in Oklahoma City, and how much better Russell Westbrook can be.
Brad Rock of The Deseret News writes that Jazz coach Quin Snyder is further cementing his case as one of the NBA’s smartest coaches as Utah spars with the Rockets in the second round of the playoffs.
Michael Rand of the Star Tribune writes that Jamal Crawford opting out of his deal with the Timberwolves was likely the best-case scenario for both sides. The 38-year-old, Rand writes, is neither an efficient player or a defensively strong one. Conversely, Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune ponders whether Crawford opting out signals trouble for Minnesota’s efforts to attract solid bench options.
While the Timberwolves ended a 13-year postseason drought this season, things were not all that great behind the scenes, per Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN (via Dan Feldman of NBC Sports). Minnesota reached the playoffs, has several star players, and revenue is up from previous seasons but that hasn’t helped matters. “There should be a ton to celebrate, right? Just on the surface. You look at those things. But I’m telling you, there is so much angst, and I’m telling you, disconnect behind the scenes,” Wolfson said.
Sean Deveney of Sporting News previewed the Timberwolves‘ offseason, which will include decisions on current players and possible free agents.
Jamal Crawford
Sam Presti
Northwest Notes: Blazers, Westbrook, Hood, Nelson
October 22nd, 2017 at 6:59pm CST by Clark Crum
In a conversation with The New York Times’ Marc Stein, Carmelo Anthony explained that his decision not to waive his no-trade clause for the Trail Blazers was rooted in logistics, not basketball, reports John Canzano of The The Oregonian/OregonLive.
“We had a fair bit of discussion about Portland…,” Stein said of his talk with Anthony. “… He did say that it meant a lot to him how badly those guys wanted him. I think it really was the distance (that caused him to not be interested). I don’t think it was about Portland, the place… I don’t think it was about Portland, I think it was about family… presumably his wife and son are going to stay in New York for the bulk of the year. He was in constant contact with (Damian) Lillard and (C.J.) McCollum.”
Here’s more news from the Northwest:
The Thunder’s Russell Westbrook scored only six points on 2-of-11 shooting to go along with seven turnovers in Saturday night’s 96-87 loss to the Utah Jazz. As reported by ESPN’s Royce Young, Westbrook appears to still be adjusting and adapting to the acquisitions of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony; however, Westbrook insists that this season is no different than any other. “It’s the same thing [as last season],” Westbrook said. “Basketball’s been the same for years. It’s still the same game. Obviously different players, but the game still tells you what to do. If you need to score, you score, if not, you don’t. It’s very simple.”
Despite not playing Saturday night against Oklahoma City as the result of a calf injury, Rodney Hood of the Jazz is primed to make his return to the court sooner than originally feared, as reported by Jody Genessy of The Deseret News. Despite the initial concern after Hood had to be helped off the court by teammates, Jazz coach Quin Snyder was apparently never too worried. “I’ve kind of conditioned myself to not jump to conclusions about those things one way or the other,” Snyder said when asked about being relieved the injury wasn’t worse. “Sometimes when they don’t look as bad, you kind of feel like, ‘Oh, it’s not that bad,’ and then it ends up to be worse.”
Jameer Nelson tweeted out a thank you to the City of Denver and the Nuggets early Friday morning after being released by the team on Wednesday. The Nuggets would have been on the hook for the entirety of Nelson’s $4.74MM salary if he had remained on the free agent market. However, as noted by Bobby Marks of ESPN, Denver will have the right to set-off approximately $470K at season’s end as a result of Nelson signing a pro-rated minimum salary contract with the Pelicans on Saturday.
Jameer Nelson
Jazz Possible Frontrunners For Teodosic
June 25th, 2017 at 5:58pm CST by Austin Kent
The Jazz could be the frontrunners to land the services of international free agent Milos Teodosic, Jody Genessey of the Deseret News writes. A Serbian publication recently declared as much and Genessey suggests that the point guard’s ties to head coach Quin Snyder could help facilitate a deal.
As we wrote about last week, Teodosic is said to be seeking a three-year contract worth between $25MM and $30MM. That’s a considerable raise over what he would likely receive from his current CSKA Moscow squad in Russia.
In addition to the fact that Snyder was CSKA Moscow’s assistant coach in 2012/13, the Jazz boast another connection in current assistant coach Igor Kokoskov, a native of Teodosic’s Serbia.
Finally, Genessey notes that of the three teams previously linked to Teodosic by ESPN – Utah, Brooklyn and Sacramento – the Nets have since traded for a point guard in D’Angelo Russell. Similarly, it’s worth noting that the Kings drafted point guard De’Aaron Fox fifth overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft.
Igor Kokoskov
Milos Teodosic
Northwest Notes: Hayward, Jazz, OKC, Gibson
May 16th, 2017 at 6:05pm CST by Joshua Fischman
Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward has earned a max contract, according to Randy Hollis of The Deseret News. Hollis admits that he had been wrong about Hayward and hopes that Hayward elects to return to the Jazz in free agency in a fascinating piece that touts the budding star’s basketball brilliance.
Let’s round up a few more notes from around the Northwest…
Alec Burks has had a difficult past few years as a result of injury, but he’s poised for a comeback, reports Mike Sorensen of The Deseret News. “It’s frustrating,” Burke said to Sorensen. “My (latest) injury was way more serious than I thought. But I’m a soldier and I learned a lot about my body and the game of basketball during the time out.”
While Trey Lyles suffered through a disappointing sophomore campaign, Jazz coach Quin Snyder is certainly not giving up on his forward, per Randy Hollis of The Deseret News. “I think, for Trey, like a lot of young players, it’s more about him taking stock and looking at the year, figuring out he can use it to improve,” Snyder said. “Sometimes you have to go through some things like that in order to get a good gauge on where you are. I expect Trey to have a terrific summer and look forward to him leveraging some of that adversity to make himself a better player.”
Taj Gibson would love to return to the Thunder, but he will have many suitors, writes Erik Horne of NewsOK.com. Horne’s piece discusses Gibson’s success in Oklahoma City after being traded from Chicago and names the power forward as likely the team’s best option in free agency.
Although the Thunder are locked into the 21st overall pick in the draft, Tuesday night’s lottery may very well have implications for the team, as the draft ordering could affect which players are available on the trade market, writes Brett Dawson of NewsOK.com.
Marcus Smart, who played his college ball at Oklahoma State, would fit in very well with the Thunder, writes Berry Tramel of NewsOK.com. Smart remains under contract with Boston for one more year.
Alec Burks
Gordon Hayward
Marcus Smart
Taj Gibson
Trey Lyles
Northwest Notes: Eighth Seed, Denver’s Defense, Towns
March 10th, 2017 at 11:11pm CST by Milo Taibi
Jazz coach Quin Snyder is receiving contributions from seldom-used players Jeff Withey and Raul Neto, Jody Genessy of Deseret News writes.
“To be honest, we’ve been in these situations a lot, so there are different guys each night,” Snyder said. “When you have the right spirit, the game rewards you and that’s what happened with those two guys tonight. It’s easy to say, ‘Stay ready,’ and we say that stuff as coaches, but it’s hard to do. For those guys to literally be ready and contribute like they did, it was pretty good.”
The Jazz have won seven of their last 10, enjoying a successful 2016/17 campaign despite occasional injuries to George Hill, Derrick Favors, and Gordon Hayward.
“It’s tough because you never know when your name will be called, so you have to be ready,” Withey said. “On days off, I’m always in the gym running, trying to stay in shape, get shots up and stuff. It’s tough mentally also. It’s part of the business. It’s part of the job.”
More from the Northwest…
The Nuggets still hold the eighth seed of the Western Conference, but the team’s defense must improve to sustain a playoff run, Nick Kosmider of the Denver Post writes. Denver’s opponent field goal percentage ranks 28th in the league since the All-Star break, Kosmider writes, and 24th in defensive rating. Coach Michael Malone is well-aware of the problem. “You go back to the start of the regular season, and we were playing good defense the first 10, close to 15 games. Obviously, the wheels have fallen off,” Malone said. Interestingly, Darrell Arthur was hesitant to blame his teammates for the defensive shortcomings: “We’re still learning. We’ve got a young team. It takes a while to go from a mediocre team to a good team to a great team. We’re trying to be great. We’re right there around good, but not so consistent.”
Karl-Anthony Towns has taken charge of the “desperate” Timberwolves, Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press writes. Towns has been the key to Minnesota’s recent playoff push; winning seven of their last 10, climbing to within two games of the eighth seed. Following tonight’s crucial win over the Warriors, hopes are high for the young Wolves. “Desperation makes you do a lot of things you couldn’t normally do,” Towns said. “Being so close to the playoffs, I have a lot of desperation trying to play the best that I can so I can try to help us get to the playoffs and get that eighth spot.”
Tom Thibodeau praised his team’s defensive improvements, saying they’ve taken a “quantum leap” in the right direction. “We’re not where we need to be, but when you look at the past couple of years and where we are now, (the point differential) says we’ve made a big jump,” Thibodeau told AJ Neuharth-Keusch of USA Today. “I believe we’re down to 13th now in points allowed (on the season), so that’s a quantum leap, and it’s still not where it needs to be, and we have to understand that.”
Darrell Arthur
Jeff Withey
Raul Neto
Tom Thibodeau
Western Notes: Exum, Wroten, Rubio, Bjelica
July 17th, 2016 at 10:20am CST by Arthur Hill
Jazz coach Quin Snyder isn’t sure how much Dante Exum will be able to contribute after missing an entire season with a torn ACL, writes Jody Genessy of The Deseret News. Exum, who averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 assists as a rookie in 2014/15, was cleared for full-contact basketball activity last month. He decided not to join the Australian team for the Olympics and will concentrate on getting ready for training camp. “I think that’s an injury that he’ll be back from, but it’s not a simple thing,” Snyder said. “… We don’t really have a specific timetable on that as far as where he is, but I know he’s missed playing. He loves to play and I think this will be an opportunity for him to start doing that again and I know he’s excited and we’re excited for him.” Exum will face competition for playing time from George Hill, who was acquired in a trade from the Pacers last month, and Shelvin Mack, who became the team’s starting point guard late in the season after joining the team in a deal with the Hawks.
There’s more from the Western Conference:
Point guard Tony Wroten could agree to return to the Grizzlies, tweets international journalist David Pick. Memphis waived Wroten on Tuesday, but Pick hears that a reunion is still possible. It was the second trip to the waiver wire this summer for Wroten, who was cut loose by the Knicks after the Derrick Rose deal.
Trade rumors involving Ricky Rubio have been simmering since the Timberwolves drafted Kris Dunn, but owner Glen Taylor expects the team to hold on to the Spanish point guard, relays Sid Hartman of The Star Tribune. “I don’t see that as a likely possibility,” Taylor said of a deal. “I just think the coach, everybody, likes Ricky. I think we want him to come in and improve on his shooting. But his other things, he plays defense, he gets assists, he helps the others get better. He has some wonderful qualities. I think the coach wants to bring an assistant coach to help Ricky on his shooting and I think that’s where we’re going to start out and go and we’ll see how good Kris Dunn is.” Rubio has spent his entire five-year NBA career in Minnesota and is under contract through 2018/19.
Wolves power forward Nemanja Bjelica will have to miss the Olympics as he rehabs an injury to his right foot, according to Eurohoops. Doctors say the Serbian star needs at least three more weeks to heal before trying to play again. Opening ceremonies for the games in Rio de Janeiro are August 5th.
Glen Taylor
Kris Dunn
Tony Wroten
Jazz Sign Quin Snyder To Extension
May 6th, 2016 at 12:50pm CST by Chuck Myron
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12:50pm: The Jazz had already picked up Snyder’s option, so he wouldn’t have been a lame-duck without the extension, a member of the front office told Spencer Checketts of KZNS-AM (See all of the Twitter links right here). Jazz president Steve Starks, rather than Lindsey, negotiated the extension, with Lindsey preferring not to let contract talks affect his working relationship with the coach, as Checketts also heard.
“Our relationship with Quin, and this extension, reflect our shared passion for building a championship team,” Starks said in the team statement. “With long-term contracts now in place for Quin, Dennis and other key front office personnel, we are well-positioned for the future.”
It doesn’t appear as though the extension includes any option years, Genessy adds (on Twitter).
12:37pm: The extension runs through the 2020/21 season, as Jody Genessy of The Deseret News hears (Twitter link).
11:19am: The Jazz have signed coach Quin Snyder to an extension, the team announced. Next season had reportedly been the final guaranteed year of the contract he signed when Utah hired him in 2014. It’s unclear how many seasons the extension covers, though the team refers to it as a long-term arrangement.
“With this contract extension, we are declaring our confidence in Coach Snyder’s ability to continue to develop the Utah Jazz into a championship team,” owner Gail Miller said in the team’s statement. “The Miller family recognizes the significant progress made under his leadership and we are excited about the direction we are headed.”
Snyder, 49, has helped the Jazz make strides in their rebuilding effort, inheriting a team that went 25-57 in 2013/14 and winning 38 and 40 games the past two seasons, respectively. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski recently pointed to the way that Snyder increases Utah’s appeal as a free agent destination through his ability to get the most out of players and inflate their market value. Rudy Gobert is perhaps the most prominent example, as the 27th pick in the 2013 draft has gone from playing 9.6 minutes per game as a rookie to a contender for a max extension when he becomes eligible to sign one this summer.
“We have continued to take significant steps as a team under Quin’s direction,” GM Dennis Lindsey said in the statement. “His work ethic, basketball intelligence and ability to connect with and develop our players make him the ideal head coach of the Jazz.”
Still, the Jazz haven’t landed any marquee free agent from elsewhere and have so far constructed their roster primarily through the draft and trades, including the swap involving Enes Kanter in February 2015 that opened playing time for Gobert. Expectations for this season were high for the Jazz after they went 19-10 following the Kanter trade, but the torn ACL that Dante Exum suffered this past summer dampened hopes and helped keep Utah from the postseason this spring. The Jazz nonetheless came close, and it wasn’t until the final night of the regular season that they were eliminated from contention for a playoff spot. The inability for Snyder to coax more out of Trey Burke loomed large. Burke, the ninth pick from the 2013 draft, was the logical choice to replace Exum as a starter this season, but the former Michigan player didn’t make a single start as Snyder instead favored wing-heavy lineups.
Regardless, the Jazz have shown enough progress for the front office to deem Snyder worthy of continued job security. The position is his first as an NBA head coach. He previously served as an assistant to Mike Budenholzer on the Hawks for one season and as an assistant to Ettore Messina on CSKA Moscow the year before that. Budenholzer was a longtime Spurs assistant and Messina is currently on San Antonio’s staff, giving Snyder multiple connections to the Gregg Popovich tree. Lindsey came to the team after five seasons with the Spurs.
Eastern Notes: Durant, Brooks, Clifford
April 29th, 2016 at 1:48pm CST by Chuck Myron
The Celtics believe they’ll get a meeting with Kevin Durant this summer, but they understand they won’t have any realistic shot at him if they don’t secure a commitment to acquire another star first, The Vertical’s Chris Mannix writes. Boston is on the fringes of the race for the former MVP who’s poised to hit free agency this summer, though the belief has been widespread that come July the Celtics will end up on Durant’s radar, at least, as Mannix has previously reported.
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Scott Brooks had already decided he wanted the Wizards job if it were to be offered to him when team executives Ernie Grunfeld and Tommy Sheppard flew to California to recruit him in what turned out to be a 10-hour meeting, writes Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post. “I got everything I wanted, and I wasn’t looking for anything else,” said Brooks, whom the Wizards officially hired this week. “This is where I wanted to be.”
The identity of the coach means little in free agent recruiting, but muted though it may be, the presence of Steve Clifford has a positive impact on the way players view the Hornets, observes Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Clifford, like Terry Stotts of the Trail Blazers and Quin Snyder of the Jazz, makes a small-market team attractive through his ability to get the most out of players and increase their market value, Wojnarowski writes. The Hornets signed Clifford in November to an extension that ties him to Charlotte through at least the 2018/19 season.
T.J. McConnell‘s contract with the Sixers is non-guaranteed for next year, and he wound up seeing less than 20 minutes per game after a revelatory start to the season, but he was a bright spot and has a fan in coach Brett Brown, notes Jessica Camerato of CSN Philly. “The thing that I respect most about him is that he epitomizes that quality that I think might be the No. 1 thing that we need: day-to-day guys, people that you know what you’re getting,” Brown said. “He’s steady, he’s stable, he’s personality, he’s tough, he brings that edge to a game, to a practice, to a locker room. I just respect him. That’s just how he’s wired.”
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Letters: Johnson a man with Wisconsin values
Ron Johnson is a man with Wisconsin values
Letters: Johnson a man with Wisconsin values Ron Johnson is a man with Wisconsin values Check out this story on htrnews.com: http://htrne.ws/1Vh89xN
Letters to the Editor Published 3:00 p.m. CT May 24, 2016
Letters to the Editor(Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin)
Citizens of Wisconsin will be choosing their senator for Congress in November. The choice is a stark contrast.
Ron Johnson is a man with Wisconsin values. He started a business in our state, provided many jobs and is aware of the burdens of regulations from the federal government. He is a fervent supporter of our veterans and is using his chairmanship of the Senate Committee On Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to get to the bottom of the real problems at the VA, like the deaths in Tomah. He has also been a consistent voice for fiscal sanity and reining in our debt, waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.
On the other hand, Sen. Russ Feingold served for 18 years in Washington, is steeped in D.C. values, a fan of big government and its regulations such as the “Clean Power Plan,” which will destroy Wisconsin’s manufacturing base and jobs. He ignored a plea regarding the Tomah VA to help our veterans while still a senator. Instead of staying in Wisconsin, he chose to go to California and become involved in academia and West Coast values. This man shouldn’t be representing Wisconsin.
Approximately 70 percent of the funding for Feingold’s campaign is coming from out-of-state contributions. Do not let someone influenced by out-of-state money with Washington and West Coast values represent the citizens of our state. We need a voice for “us” in Washington.
Support Ron Johnson — he has Wisconsin values. Not to mention, he is an avid fisherman — another outstanding Wisconsin value.
Sulynn Moore
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new must-visit james beard restaurants
The James Beard Foundation just announced their winners last week, which means we've got a whole new list of restaurants that have moved to the top of our Need to Go There and Eat That Food List. You know you have a list like that, too. Admit it.
Rather than firing up the google machine to find out where you'll be traveling, we've done the work for you. Just bookmark this post, and you're all set. And, when you're ready for a long weekend of fabulous meals, call us to book your travel!
Le Coucou, New York, New York
Ghaya Oliveira, Daniel, New York, New York
Best Chef: New York City
Marco Canora, Hearth
Daniel and Hearth have each been around for a while, but maybe you haven't been there yet. Or maybe it's time for a repeat visit, next time you're in New York City. Le Coucou gets the award for best new restaurant, and if you're watching RuPaul's Drag Race right now, you'll know why that makes me smirk a little bit. But no doubt, Le Coucou is a deserving winner. It's a Stephen Starr restaurant, for one thing, and he's also a Beard award winner this year for Best Restauranteur.
Topolobampo, Chicago, Illinois
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Sarah Grueneberg, Monteverde, Chicago, Illinois
I love, love, love eating in Chicago. Topolobampo isn't a newcomer, by any means, but Rick Bayless's restaurant has long been one of my favorites. If you want high-end authentic regional Mexican cuisine, Topolobampo is the place to go, for sure. But you can also sample the same awesome food next door at the more casual Frontera Grill. Or, you can get Rick Bayless tortas to go at the airport on your way in and out of town.
Photo via Wikipedia licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Pocantico Hills, New York
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York
If you're a certifiable foodie, you probably already know about Blue Hill. Their restaurant at Stone Barns (a four-season farm and education center in New York's Hudson Valley), it literally is farm-to-table. And there's a Blue Hill restaurant in New York City, as well, if you want to have locally-sourced seasonal food at one of the Obama's favorite dining spots in NYC.
By Infrogmation of New Orleans (Photo by Infrogmation) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Arnaud’s French 75, New Orleans, Louisiana
Rising Star of the Year
Zachary Engel, Shaya, New Orleans, Louisiana
Best Chef: South
Rebecca Wilcomb, Herbsaint, New Orleans, Louisiana
Is it any surprise that New Orleans is a food town? No. No, it is not. So, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that they've got three winners. Honestly, at this point, there are so many must-visit restaurants in New Orleans on my list, that I think I need to just take a month off from work and go to New Orleans and eat myself into oblivion.
Front Entrance to Canlis, Seattle Washington. Photo credit: Brian Canlis via Wikimedia Commons
Canlis, Seattle, Washington
Oh, Seattle! How I do so love eating food in your amazing city. And yet, I've never been to Canlis! Time to plan a trip. I will say that I've had one of the most incredible meals of my life in Seattle at Altura in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. We sat at the counter and watched the chefs working to prepare an unbelievable tasting menu for us. So, when I go back, I'm just going to line up all of the places I want to re-visit, and then add Canlis to the itinerary!
Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Greg Vernick, Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As I mentioned, earlier, Stephen Starr won Best Restauranteur this year, and you might as well chalk this up as another win for Philly, though he's also got restaurants in New York City, Florida, New Jersey, and Washington DC. I've been to a few of his restaurants, Buddakan (in NYC, not the Philly or Jersey locations), and Alma de Cuba and El Vez in Philly, and, well, they were terrific dining experiences. So when you're dining your way around the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection), add a Starr restaurant to your itinerary, as well.
Best Chef: Midwest
Kevin Nashan, Sidney Street Cafe, St. Louis, Missouri
I used to go to St. Louis a lot for work, and I can verify that there's good food to be had. I've never been to Sidney Street Cafe, but I took a look at the menu and saw "Pan Roasted Scallops--
Stew of artichokes, potatoes, pearl onions, and stinging nettles with a barigoule broth." I don't even know what a barigoule broth is, but I think I need to go to St. Louis to find out! And I'll also need to make a stop at Ted Drews to get some amazing frozen custard.
Salmon Poke and Brown Butter Lobster roll by Flicker User Joy, Creative Commons 2.0 license.
Best Chef: Northeast
Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co., Portland, Maine
I've sent my friend, Kristine, on a recon mission to bring back information about Eventide Oyster Co. Kristine's a recent transplant from NYC to Portland, and she's heard that long-time residents of Maine report that they have the best lobster rolls that they've ever tasted. That's really saying something! Perhaps you're planning a trip to Ogunquit, Bar Harbor or Acadia, and you'll want to stop off in Portland to see for yourself?
Best Chef: Northwest
Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton and Greg Denton, Ox, Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon is another of my all-time foodie destinations. I have certain rituals when I eat in Portland. A breakfast at the Heathman Hotel, and at least one dinner at Higgins. I usually stop by Jake's Famous Crawfish to soak in it's old-school vibe. And usually, there's a lunch at on or another of the McMenamin's places thrown in there. But now, I need to add Ox to that list. And it's already so crowded!
Best Chef: Southeast
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta has a great food scene, and Steven Satterfield brought home the Beard Award for best chef in the Southeast. Check it out when you're in Atlanta, but don't forget to mix it up a bit. Atlanta is also the Soul Food Capital of the World, so you've got lots of great options ranging from contemporary soul food restaurants like JCT, to old-school classic restaurants like K&K Soul Food and (don't laugh) Gladys Knight & Ron's Chicken and Waffles.
Best Chef: Southwest
Hugo Ortega, Hugo’s, Houston, Texas
Here's a reason to visit Houston: a Sunday brunch buffet with traditional Mexican dishes, prepared by a James Beard Award-winning chef. What the what?!? Mother's Day is next weekend, by the way. You still have time to get there, if they're not already booked. The menu looks incredible, and they've also got a really extensive vegetarian menu, as well! Hey, everybody! Let's go to Houston!
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Best Chef: West
Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco, California
A visit to Benu isn't exactly cheap, unless you don't bat an eye at a $285 tasting menu, with an additional 20% service charge, and it doesn't include wine, by the way. But they've got three Michelin stars, four stars from the San Francisco Chronicle, they've been named one of 10 Restaurants worth a plane ride by the New York Times, and now, a James Beard Award. So, take the advice of the New York Times, get on a plane (we can help with that) and go eat at Benu!
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destination: brooklyn
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nyc restaurant week begins today
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hbt events: copper river salmon season
Thomas Carpenter May 04, 2017 Seattle, Alaska, Cruises, Special Events
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Woman critically wounded, husband assaulted in armed house robbery
Gauteng / 6 January 2019, 1:49pm / ANA Reporter
Johannesburg - A 54-year-old woman was critically wounded when she was shot in the chest and her husband was severely assaulted during an apparent house robbery in Glenferness in Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday morning, paramedics said.
An off-duty ER24 paramedic living in the area was first on the scene just after 1am after being alerted to the situation by the local neighbourhood watch, ER24 spokesman Ross Campbell said.
Treatment on the woman was started immediately and was continued by advanced life support paramedics once they had arrived on the scene.
Her husband had suffered lacerations to the head. Both were transported to a private hospital in Fourways, Johannesburg by ER24 and another service.
South African Police Service officers were on the scene to investigate, Campbell said.
African News Agency/ANA
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“Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Award” – shortlist announced
September 28, 2012 The Editor 399 Views
Seán Sherlock T.D., Minister for Research and Innovation, joined Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO, Dublin Web Summit and Margaret Colton, Head of Marketing , Electric Ireland, today to announce the finalists of Ireland’smost prestigious startup competition, The Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Competition, the winner of which will be announced at the Dublin Web Summit on October 18th 2012 with a prize fund worth €100,000.
The competition, now in its third year, focuses on the most promising high potential startups. 1,000 entries have been shortlisted to 100, who will be offered an opportunity to pitch to leading international investors (Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Atomico, Accel and many others), industry leaders, startup experts at the Dublin Web Summit taking place at the RDS on the 17th and 18th of October.
Speaking at the launch, Seán Sherlock T.D., Minister for Research and Innovation said “The government is committed to encouraging entrepreneurship and I’m delighted to see such a large response to the Electric Ireland Spark of Genius. The competition will give Irish start-ups a great opportunity, putting them in touch with international investors as well as giving them crucial legal and accounting advice”.
Paddy Cosgrave, CEO, Web Summit said “We see this competition as an incredible platform for Irish startups to pitch to the world’s top investors and media. This is the third year of the Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Award and we have received a 5 fold increase, almost 1,000 applications this year. The finalists will present from one of four separate stages – social, mobile, consumer and enterprise – to judges of investors, industry and startup experts. We’ve seen a huge increase in the numbers of startups at this October’s Summit with over 250 startups exhibiting. Of the 3,000 attendees at the summit, over half will come from outside of Ireland”.
Margaret Colton, Head of Marketing, Electric Ireland, commenting on the list of finalists said, “At Electric Ireland, we are committed to powering the innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit that is inherent in start-up companies developing in Ireland today. The large number of entries to the Spark of Genius Award this year is only testament to the hunger and drive that is part of the start-up companies in Ireland today and we are delighted to support such ambitions through the Dublin Web Summit.”
Former winners of the Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Award include daily deals software providers Redeem&Get who have enjoyed success since their 2011 award, with a launch to a global audience and the securement of private investment of €1.5 million.
The Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Awards will take place at The Dublin Web Summit on the 17th & 18th October, the winner will be announced at the close of the summit.
Congratulations to all companies, the full list is available Here.
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US Stops Aid to West Bank and Gaza
February 11, 2019 by BUIAA IR Review
The United States has halted all aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as of February 1. The move is part of US Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (ATCA).
Under ATCA, American citizens are able to sue any country receiving aid from the U.S. through the American legal system over complicity in “acts of war”. The Palestinian Authority is opting to reject all American aid in order to avoid such lawsuits, but denies accusations that it encourages “acts of war” such as violence and terrorism. The U.S. previously gave over $50 million in aid last year for the training and operations of Palestine’s security apparatuses. The U.S. did not initiate the cessation of this aid; it is part of the aid that Palestine is rejecting. Palestine fears economic hardship from potential lawsuits that would make it not worth receiving aid in the first place. All USAID operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have ceased, but no steps are currently being taken to close the USAID mission to the Palestinian Territories.
This is not the first time the U.S. has cut aid to Palestine. Last year, Washington cut hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to health, infrastructure and education humanitarian organizations supported by USAID. U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA) ceased in August 2018. The U.S. had previously been the largest donor to UNWRA, providing more than $360 million in 2017. Numerous public institutions such as schools and clinics funded by the UNWRA now face fears of closure or severe budget and job cuts. Humanitarian organizations in the West Bank and Gaza also report a general cutback in funding from donors worldwide, especially as they seek additional funding to make up for the lost American aid.
President Donald Trump claimed that the USAID cuts were meant to pressure the Palestinian Authority to pursue further peace talks with Israel. However, both measures are likely to further deteriorate the relationship between the U.S. and Palestine. This relationship is already especially fragile, given the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last year.
The lack of Palestinian security aid could also negatively harm Israel. Although security relations can be tense, Israel and Palestine do share intelligence and coordinate arrests. This coordination is a positive function for both countries amid their countless disagreements, which will likely be damaged if Palestinian forces lose such a significant amount of funding. Additionally, a weakened Palestinian security apparatus is a regional security concern that can easily cross borders.
February 11, 2019 /BUIAA IR Review
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Mass Market)
By J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Scholastic Paperbacks, 9780590353427, 320pp.
Hardcover (10/6/2015)
CD-Audio (6/21/2016)
Paperback, Large Print (9/1/2003)
Prebound (10/1/1999)
Library Binding, Large Print (11/12/1999)
Paperback, Chinese (9/1/2000)
Prebound (6/26/2018)
CD-Audio (12/1/1999)
Hardcover, Spanish (9/1/1999)
Paperback, Spanish (3/6/2001)
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.
For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.
Praise For Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone…
* "Readers are in for a delightful romp with this award-winning debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl."
*Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Rowling's wonderful ability to put a fantastic spin on sports, student rivalry, and eccentric faculty contributes to the humor, charm, and, well, delight of her utterly captivating story."
*Booklist, starred review
* "Harry himself is the perfect confused and unassuming hero, whom trouble follows like a wizard's familiar. After reading this entrancing fantasy, readers will be convinced that they, too, could take the train to Hogwarts School, if only they could find Platform Nine and Three Quarters at the King's Cross Station."
*School Library Journal, starred review
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Surviving Against the Odds (Hardcover)
Village Industry in Indonesia (John Hope Franklin Center Books)
By S. Ann Dunham, Alice G. Dewey (Editor), Nancy I. Cooper (Editor)
Duke University Press, 9780822346876, 374pp.
Read the foreword by Mara Soetoro-Ng
President Barack Obama's mother, S. Ann Dunham, was an economic anthropologist and rural development consultant who worked in several countries including Indonesia. Dunham received her doctorate in 1992. She died in 1995, at the age of 52, before having the opportunity to revise her dissertation for publication, as she had planned. Dunham's dissertation adviser Alice G. Dewey and her fellow graduate student Nancy I. Cooper undertook the revisions at the request of Dunham's daughter, Maya Soetoro-Ng. The result is Surviving against the Odds, a book based on Dunham's research over a period of fourteen years among the rural metalworkers of Java, the island home to nearly half Indonesia's population. Surviving against the Odds reflects Dunham's commitment to helping small-scale village industries survive; her pragmatic, non-ideological approach to research and problem solving; and her impressive command of history, economic data, and development policy. Along with photographs of Dunham, the book includes many pictures taken by her in Indonesia.
After Dunham married Lolo Soetoro in 1967, she and her six-year-old son, Barack Obama, moved from Hawai'i to Soetoro's home in Jakarta, where Maya Soetoro was born three years later. Barack returned to Hawai'i to attend school in 1971. Dedicated to Dunham's mother Madelyn, her adviser Alice, and "Barack and Maya, who seldom complained when their mother was in the field," Surviving against the Odds centers on the metalworking industries in the Javanese village of Kajar. Focusing attention on the small rural industries overlooked by many scholars, Dunham argued that wet-rice cultivation was not the only viable economic activity in rural Southeast Asia.
Surviving against the Odds includes a preface by the editors, Alice G. Dewey and Nancy I. Cooper, and a foreword by her daughter Maya Soetoro-Ng, each of which discusses Dunham and her career. In his afterword, the anthropologist and Indonesianist Robert W. Hefner explores the content of Surviving against the Odds, its relation to anthropology when it was researched and written, and its continuing relevance today.
S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), mother of President Barack Obama and Maya Soetoro-Ng, earned her undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, all in anthropology, from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dunham spent years working on rural development, microfinance, and women's welfare through organizations including USAID, the World Bank, the Ford Foundation, the Indonesian Federation of Labor Unions, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia. Alice G. Dewey, an Indonesianist, is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i. Nancy I. Cooper is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i. Maya Soetoro-Ng has a doctorate in international comparative education from the University of Hawai'i and teaches high-school history in Honolulu. Robert W. Hefner is Professor of Anthropology and Associate Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University. He is President of the Association for Asian Studies.
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Movers and Shakers (Hardcover)
Women Making Waves in Spirits, Beer & Wine
By Hope Ewing, Natalka Burian (Foreword by)
Unnamed Press, 9781944700645
"It's a collection of industry advice and tips, it's a beverage history lesson, and it's a proudly feminist look at the professional challenges women face. It also includes useful, inspiring personal anecdotes on how these women built their careers, overcame obstacles and continue to fight them--with ideas on how to grow a more inclusive industry, to boot. This isn't just a cocktail book, it's a call to action."--Time Out
In her travels across the country, Hope Ewing discovers how women are paving the way and creating a more inclusive and sustainable world full of delicious drinks.
A veteran bartender, Ewing had grown impatient with the surprisingly outdated perceptions of women in the alcohol industry. Entrepreneurial and ambitious, often the first in their fields, the women she knew in the business were leaders, mentors, and trailblazers. In Movers and Shakers, Ewing seeks them out, to share their stories as well as valuable business advice and insight into a constantly evolving industry.
Hope Ewing grew up in a haunted house surrounded by forest and sheep pastures in western New York State. After a decade raising money for New York City arts organizations, she received an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University and promptly moved to Los Angeles, where she finally became serious about bartending. Combining the twin passions of writing and drinking, she seeks to illuminate how intoxication and culture intersect, for better and for worse. Her work appears in PUNCH, Serious Eats, and other fine publications. She lives in LA with her partner and step-chihuahua, and her favorite drink is all of them.
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HomeMediaNewsInterview with the Imprimerie Nationale's CEO, Didier Trutt
Interview de Didier Trutt : « The Imprimerie Nationale is a technology integrator, a service operator and a reliable service provider »
Speeding tickets developed by the Imprimerie Nationale Group
2010-09-08 - Le Nouvel Economiste
Interview with the Imprimerie Nationale's CEO, Didier Trutt
The Imprimerie Nationale Group is a secure and reliable service integrator, handling a wide range of services, from paper, to immaterial documents and the biometric passport.
Although its name evokes a heavy industry that prints our tax papers, the Imprimerie Nationale is already the leading and most secure operator for sensitive electronic documents… This private company, with state capital, has been handling the government's confidential data for centuries and has therefore had to integrate cutting edge technologies to its processes. This high-quality service is now available to all companies, regardless of size and activity.
We met Didier Trutt, the Imprimerie Nationle's CEO.
Didier Trutt, tell us a little bit about yourself…
I am an industrialist, with an engineering degree. I began my international career at Thomson and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2004. I supported the shift from analog to digital… Today, I have the rare privilege of managing a French company founded nearly 5 centuries ago by François Ier. I intend to make the Imprimerie Nationale's future live up to its past. To do so, I can rely on the quality and diversity of our know-how, on our exceptional technologies and skills: craftsmen, cryptologists, electronic engineers, computer scientists… The entire staff shares a strong confidentiality culture in a highly secure environment.
Do you believe that the Imprimerie Nationale has become a high-tech company?
Absolutely. The Imprimerie Nationale belongs to a highly technological and constantly changing industrial sector. It has had to adapt quickly in order to the meet market needs and evolve towards an integrated service offer. This evolution has implied a thorough change in people and solutions. I have driven the group towards what it is today: a reliable and secure solution integrator for documents for the State, Sate agencies, citizens and private businesses.
Tell us more about the company: what is the Imprimerie Nationale's core activity? What are its tasks?
As the name suggests, we are a national operator. The State has entrusted us with the securitization and the personalization of official identity documents: electronic passports, and since 2008, biometric passports, driving licences, visas, professional agent cards…and soon, I hope, the electronic national identity card. Our second core activity is the management of physical and digitized flows. In addition to our expertise as a printing company, the graphic platform enables us to offer global and integrated "turnkey" solutions, from the design and production to the storage and dispatching, of management documents, administrative and fiscal papers.
Today, what is your main strategic priority?
We are relying on the leadership of our graphic platform to develop our dematerialization field of expertise. It is the logical continuity of our past as a printing office.
What part does the Imprimerie Nationale play in dematerialization?
The Imprimerie Nationale intends to guide users, companies and authorities during the transition from paper to immaterial.
Can you give us an example?
Let's take the Car Registration Card: The Imprimerie Nationale manages its production, but also the enterprise output management that goes with it. The Imprimerie Nationale oversees the security of all digital exchanges with the prefecture or the employee who has filed the request. The Imprimerie Nationale then personalizes and rematerializes the document before sending it to the car owner by recorded mail. In the near future, a secure digital safe will enable every user to store his/her personal and confidential data. The user will then be able to access this data if his/her documents are stolen or lost. Everyone will benefit from a faster renewal process and simplified administrative procedures.
What are the advantages of dematerialization for companies?
The risks incurred by dematerialization can be turned into a great opportunity: time-saving, increased efficiency and productivity, cost sharing…
Does this evolution also apply to business exchanges within companies?
Yes. We are currently developing a secure platform for the dematerialized management of invoices and pay slips in order to cut costs, facilitate exchanges within companies, simplify customer-supplier relations, and offer integrated services of enterprise output management and archiving to State agencies and private businesses.
Are you also competent when it comes to managing the dispatching of personalized bulk mail?
We can fall back on years of experience as a State operator for the securitization, personalization, production and dispatching of bulk mail. Tens of millions letters are handled every year by the Imprimerie Nationale: driving licence, cheque-letters… and the list of confidential data handled goes. The group is a secure and reliable operator for Enterprise Output Management and Personalized Mail. The data is digitally imported via our secure network, personalized, printed, put in envelops and pre-sorted for dispatching. Enterprise Output Management not only ensures graphic quality, it also ensures cost and time savings thanks to the use of industrial processes for bulk mails. Personalized mail enables the centralization of digital mails from different sources and the mutualisation of their personalized dispatching, thus cutting production costs in four!
Why is security so important in data processing?
Today, the protection of people and goods entails data protection. One must be able to authenticate a document or an electronic data at all times. One must be able to ensure the sustainability and security of flows and dematerialized archives. Many companies are weary when it comes to outsourcing the archiving of sensitive data, such as human resources files containing confidential data regarding their employees. With the Imprimerie Nationale, they can be reassured. As an authority in proof management, our group ensures the authentication of digital signatures, its timestamp and the safeguarding of the original over time.
What level of confidentiality can you offer a company?
The following guarantee our level of confidentiality and set both citizens and chairmen at rest: the Imprimerie Nationale has a code of ethics, it is committed to confidentiality, complies to the Règlement Général de Sûreté, is a member of the Fédération Nationale des Tiers de Confiance (trusted third party national federation) and Fedisa, works in close collaboration with the Agence Nationale de Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information (National Agency for the security of information systems) and is frequently audited by the CNIL (National Commission for IT and Freedom).
Do the same ethics and security rules apply to private businesses and public agencies?
Yes, the same ethics and security rules apply to the management of confidential data for the private sector. But of course, the processes for public and private sectors are separate.
What is the added value in terms of security?
Our core activities, including dematerialization, have been centralized in our production plant near Douai. Early 2010, at the regional prefect's proposal, together with the Secretary General for National Defence reporting to the Prime Minister, a bye-law was approved by the Minister for the Economy and Finances, listing the site of Douai as an Operator of Vital Importance (OIV). It is the highest level of security for a company.
Can you give us an example illustrating your legitimacy as a trusted third party?
Since 2005, the Department for Transport has entrusted us (public service delegation agreement) with the production of tachograph cards. Tachograph cards are mandatory for coaches and lorries. From now on drivers can make a dematerialized online request via our ChronoServices subsidiary, the card is then made and issued. Chronoservices manages the card's 5 year life cycle: replacement if the card is either lost or stolen, renewal, assistance for users and secure archiving of all digitized files.
This expertise as a trusted third party broadens your horizons for the private sector…
Ad infinitum… As you can see, the Imprimerie Nationale offers a wide range of solid and legitimate solutions. The group uses cutting edge technologies. The Imprimerie Nationale is an integrator of secure and reliable solutions for citizen and private sector documents.
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Why I was compelled to make this important documentary
Can a straight guy tell a gay man's story of discrimination and struggle in the state of Texas? That's the question I first asked myself when my producer Pepe Serna first approached me with the idea of directing this film. At that time, I was just wrapping up a feature-length documentary about seals, produced and narrated by actor and activist Edward James Olmos. In that film, I tell the seals' story of hardship and survival; the struggles they must endure and challenges they must overcome.
I first passed on the Jumper project thinking I wasn't the right choice to tell this story. After all, I'd been only directing nature documentaries for the last 10 years. What did I know about being gay or about being discriminated against? I had lived a pretty carefree life growing up in Southern California. At first I thought this project was only a gay rights issue. But the deeper I delved into Ben Workman's life, I quickly realized it was more a story about survival; fighting for the right to simply be who you are without the fear of retribution or alienation. In that context, Ben's story was no different than the story of my seals and struggles they endure. It's all really the same. That was the inspiration for telling Ben's story.
This is a very personal project for me and I'm hoping this film will speak directly to those individuals who still struggle to find acceptance for who they really are. I also think Ben is a very brave guy telling his story of pain and suffering on camera. But what's most inspiring is that he was able to turn his life around and find his real purpose in life; to promote peace and understanding though his art. Perhaps this film will help continue the conversation about equal rights.
Alan De Herrera
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ANGELA DAVIS RELEASED HER DEBUT ALBUM "THE ART OF THE MELODY" ON 14 MAY 2013 Australian Saxophonist To Showcase CD @ Kitano in New York City 30 May 2013
(Published: May 25, 2013)
With the release on May 14, 2013 of her recording debut The Art Of The Melody (Nicholas Records), Australian alto saxophonist Angela Davis added a fresh new voice to the legacy of illustrious improvising artists on her instrument who influenced and inspired her like Art Pepper, Paul Desmond and Lee Konitz. Her clear phrasing and tone, as well as the title of her self-produced and self-released album, succinctly convey what drives her as an instrumentalist and composer. "I've had the privilege of studying privately with Lee since 2012 and he always tells me ‘...respect the melody and always hear where it is no matter where you are in your solo,'" Davis explains. "My sound is definitely influenced by the ‘Cool School' but that's how it naturally is and I wouldn't be able to change it if I tried."
Davis is an intuitive melodicist who eloquently displays her artistry as an instrumentalist and improviser in quartet and duo performances of an eclectic suite of music including three of her own compositions and highly original interpretations of songs by Boz Scaggs ("We're All Alone"), Tom Waits ("Martha"), Charlie Chaplin ("Smile"), the standard "Crazy She Calls Me" and the traditional Scottish ballad "Annie Laurie." As she states in her liner notes, "...there is nothing like a great melody and the nine songs on this CD all contain beautiful, emotive melodies I enjoy playing and I hope that they resonate with you as a listener." Davis is joined on the recording by pianist Chris Ziemba and fellow Australians Linda Oh on bass and Rajiv Jayaweera on drums.
The music on The Art Of The Melody draws on a variety of sources with two of Davis's compositions inspired by a sense of place. "'The Road to Montgomery' is a very melancholy track about missing my home and family that I wrote for my Masters recital. The chromatic wandering of the piano part is influenced by the music of Philip Glass and is meant to be very minimalist," she explains. "'41 St. Nick' is about living in Harlem amidst the hustle and bustle of the neighborhood around 125th Street." Written over the changes to Victor Young's "A Weaver Of Dreams," "41 St. Nick" is one of two contrafacts Davis included on the album, the other being "Conscientia" which she penned over the changes to Arthur Schwartz's immortal "Alone Together."
The Boz Scaggs tune covered here is a favorite of Davis's father that the saxophonist often heard, along with the music of Tom Waits, at home growing up. "Both songs are great vehicles for improvisation and ensemble interaction," Davis says, adding that they are part of the repertoire she currently performs playing in clubs around New York City in duo, trio and quartet settings. On The Art Of The Melody Davis performs in a trio context in a 90-second solo she takes backed by Oh and Jayaweera a half-minute into the swinging opening track "St. Nick." The album also features the saxophonist in two duets: on the aforementioned Scaggs ballad "We're All Alone" with pianist Ziemba and on "Smile" with bassist Oh which concludes the CD. Davis and Oh give each other ample room to breathe on an airy pas-de-deux the saxophonist notes was inspired by a version of "Every Time We Say Goodbye" Konitz recorded on his duo outing I Concentrate On You with bassist Red Mitchell. On "We're All Alone" Davis and Ziemba display a sublime level of empathetic interplay that delicately balances passion and restraint.
ABOUT ANGELA DAVIS
Based in New York City since January 2010, Angela Davis was born on June 23, 1985 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. She started playing the saxophone at age nine, performed in her high school's jazz band and toured Australia with The Jazz Ed Big Band which performed and recorded with saxophonist Don Burrows, one of Australia's leading jazz artists. While still in high school Davis also earned an Associate of Music diploma in classical saxophone from the Australian Music Examinations Board. Davis received a Bachelor of Music with first class honors in 2006 from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and while there toured Australia and recorded with The Con Artists, a big band led by trumpeter John Hoffman a veteran of big bands led by Glen Miller, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman. In July 2006 she attended the Manhattan School of Music Summer workshop in Amsterdam where she studied with Dick Oatts, Gary Dial and Michael Abene. In September 2008 she moved to Philadelphia to study at the University of the Arts from which she received her Masters of Music in 2009 and is currently on the jazz faculty there. In April 2013 she participated in a workshop directed by trumpeter Dave Douglas and performed his quintet music.
As a band leader, Davis is currently being featured in the Emerging Artists Series at the Bar Next Door in New York and also performs at Tomi Jazz, Somethin' Jazz Club and other venues in the city. She has appeared in Australia and the U.S. at the Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival, Noosa Jazz Festival, Villanova Jazz Festival, Mainline Jazz Festival, Sunshine Coast Jazz Festival, Valley Jazz Festival and Bangalow Jazz Festival among other events. Davis has also performed and/or recorded as a sideman with Kevin Hunt, Jim Pugh, James Morrison, Graeme Lyall, John Hoffman, Kristin Berardi, Steve Newcomb, Joe Chindamo, Chris Ziemba, Bobby Porcelli, the Pratt Brothers Big Band, the Cecilia Coleman Big Band, the Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra and the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra under the direction of Clem Derosa.
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Nevertheless, third baseman Hunter Dozier continues to crush Class AAA pitching. He has hit four home runs in his last nine games, including two at Nashville on Monday.
The former first-round pick is hitting .306 with 21 homers and 58 RBIs this season in 97 games in the minors.
First baseman Balbino Fuenmayor has an eight-game hitting streak in which he’s batting .483 with two homers and four RBIs. He’s hitting .296 with six homers in 77 games.
Right-hander Luke Farrell, the Royals’ sixth-round pick in 2013, had his second quality outing in three starts Wednesday at Round Rock. He allowed two earned runs in seven innings to improve to 4-3 with a 4.11 ERA this season.
Class AA Northwest Arkansas
Converted reliever Yender Caramo pitched a season-high six innings Monday at Arkansas, allowing one earned run and five hits. He has a 2-1 record and 1.50 ERA in his last 10 outings.
Lefty Matt Strahm has allowed one earned run and struck out nine in his last three relief appearances over 4 1/3 innings. The former starter has a 3.50 ERA this season.
Righty Josh Staumont has a 2.45 ERA with 19 strikeouts and 10 walks in 14 2/3 innings since his promotion from Wilmington.
The Naturals enter play Thursday with a one-game lead in the Texas League North Division.
Class A Wilmington (Advanced)
Righty Zach Lovvorn doubled his season win total Monday after striking out eight batters and allowing one run in five innings at Lynchburg. He improved his mark to 2-12 and lowered his ERA to 3.55 in the 6-2 victory over the Indians affiliate.
Left-hander Matt Tenuta struck out a career-high nine batters in six shutout innings Wednesday at Lynchburg. He has a 4-8 record with a 5.90 ERA in 19 games this season.
Class A Lexington
Gerson Garabito entered June with an 11.05 ERA. He entered the seventh inning on last Thursday in Rome, Ga., with a no-hitter. The 20-year-old righty gave up a two-out single and left the game one batter latter en route to a 9-1 victory. He allowed one hit with five strikeouts in seven scoreless innings and his ERA dropped to 4.99.
Catcher Chase Vallot has only two hits in 20 at-bats since rejoining the team on July 20. The 40th overall pick of the 2014 Draft is hitting .264 with the Legends in an injury-plagued season.
Righty A.J. Puckett, the Royals’ top draft pick in June, allowed one earned run and two hits in five innings Tuesday but didn’t factor in the decision against Columbia. He has a 2.63 ERA and .238 opponents’ batting average in 24 innings.
Rookie Idaho Falls
It’s been a longstanding tradition in this space to chronicle the exploits of Meibrys Viloria, who continues to mash in the Pioneer League. Viloria, the Chukars catcher, has 18 hits, two home runs and nine RBIs in his last 41 at-bats. He continues to pace the league with a ridiculous .457/.504/.793 slash line.
What makes Viloria’s breakout season even more peculiar is that he didn’t have an extra-base hit in 150 at-bats last season with Burlington. It was his first full season playing in the United States after signing with the Royals as a 15-year-old in 2013 and leaving his native Colombia.
Still, he hasn’t been particularly lucky according to advance metrics this season. Fangraphs.com rates Viloria’s BABIP (batting average on balls in play) about 40 points higher than his actual average this season, which has been the case at every level he’s played.
Lefty Reinaldo Cepin has allowed just one earned run and four hits in his last 9 2/3 innings pitched to lower his ERA by two-and-a-half runs to 3.60.
Rookie Burlington
Reliever Alex Massey, a 36th-round pick last month out of Tulane, hasn’t allowed a run in his last seven appearances. Massey, a 23-year-old righty, has a 2-1 record with a 1.06 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 17 innings.
Catcher Nathan Esposito, a 33rd-round pick in 2015, is hitting .382 with eight RBIs in his last 10 games.
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Third baseman John Brontsema is hitting .375 in his last 10 games.
First baseman Robby Rinn is hitting .316 with eight RBIs in his last 10 games.
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KU has defeated Michigan State and Vermont, squads predicted to win the Big Ten and America East Conferences. The Jayhawks also have wins over Marquette, Tennessee, Wofford and Louisiana, teams picked to place second in the Big East, SEC, Southern and Sun Belt leagues respectively.
KU so far has played just one team — Stanford — that was picked to finish in the bottom half of its conference. Tabbed to finish ninth in the 12-team Pac-12, Stanford took KU into overtime before falling, 90-84, last Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. KU also will play Arizona State, a squad picked sixth in the same Pac-12 poll, on Dec. 22 in Tempe, Ariz.
KU will tangle with Big East favorite Villanova on Dec. 15 and MAC West Division favorite Eastern Michigan on Dec. 29, both at Allen Fieldhouse, as well as SEC favorite Kentucky on Jan. 26 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. South Dakota, tabbed second in the Summit League poll, will travel to KU on Dec. 18.
It all adds up to KU playing 13 nonconference games — 11 versus teams expected to win or place second in their league.
“I think it’s better for your team to play good teams in the nonconference. The key to having a good nonconference resume is you’ve got to beat some high level teams away from your home. We’ve been able to do that a couple times,” Self said.
KU defeated Michigan State in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis and both Marquette and Tennessee in the NIT Season Tip-Off in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“The reality is what makes your schedule is your guarantee games — games where you don’t have to return a game — how good those teams are and what kind of year they are going to have,” Self said. “That’s what made your RPI what it is and will end up making your NET moving forward, trying to get as many quality wins in there as possible.”
The absence of games against teams the late Al McGuire long ago deemed “cupcakes” does not bother Self. For the most part, he likes the challenge.
“I am saying if you look at our immediate schedule and go two weeks at at time, there is not a lot of time to breath from a standpoint you go in and say, ‘OK if we just really try hard today, we’ll be OK.’ That’s not the way it’s been for us” Self said. “I think it’s good with young kids, but also does not allow guys like David (McCormack, freshman center) an opportunity to play as much as if it wasn’t a one, two or three-possession game.”
KU freshman guard Quentin Grimes — he busted an early-season slump by scoring 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with three rebounds and one assist while playing 32 minutes in a 72-47 win over Wofford on Tuesday — says the early-season schedule has been eye-opening.
“It’s different. Going out there, the pace is different, the energy is different,” McDonald’s All-American Grimes said. “Every game matters. Every game means something. You’ve got to go out there and produce, do what coach asks you to do.”
The Jayhawks, who will be playing their first of what figures to be at least five games without injured center Udoka Azubuike, must stop a New Mexico State team that has defeated New Mexico twice (98-94 in Albuquerque, N.M. and 100-65 in Las Cruces, N.M.), UTEP twice (96-69 in Las Cruces and 62-58 in El Paso) Washington State (69-63), Eastern New Mexico (92-65) and North Dakota State (73-56). The Aggies’ only loss was to Saint Mary’s (73-58) in Las Cruces.
“I’ve known Chris a long time. We go way back,” Self said of second-year NMSU coach Chris Jans, a former assistant coach at Wichita State. “If you look at them, they’re averaging over 80 (81.0 ppg) and their leading scorer is averaging 12 something.”
AJ Harris, a 5-9 junior guard from Dayton, Ohio, averages a team-leading 12.3 ppg on 46.4 percent shooting.
“They’ve got about 10 guys scoring points so they’re obviously balanced,” added Self.
Ivan Aurrecoechea, a 6-8 junior from Spain, averages 11.6 points per game, while Terrell Brown, a 6-1 junior from Hayward, Calif., also is in double figures at 11.1. In all, 11 Aggies played double-digit minutes in the squad’s 100-65 home rout of rival New Mexico on Dec. 4.
“Their scores are impressive but their last one is really impressive to do what they did to New Mexico, beat them by 35 in a rival game,” Self said.
JoJo Zamora, a 6-2 senior from Oakland, Calif., scored 27 points vs New Mexico on 9-of-10 shooting in the last meeting. He was 6 of 6 from three. As a team, New Mexico State has made 72 of 221 threes for 32.6 percent. KU has hoisted 130 threes, making 50 for 38.5 percent.
“They’ve only lost once and I think that was to Saint Mary’s and Saint Mary’s has a really good ballclub. They’ll be good. Our schedule is one in which there are no let-ups, whatsoever,” Self said.
KU is 38-9 at the Sprint Center the past 11 years, all games contested in the Self era. The Jayhawks are 22-4 in Big 12 tournament games, 3-1 in NCAA Tourney games and 13-4 in regular-season contests in the building.
KU is 5-1 in the Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center, but just 8-3 in single games played annually in the arena, games usually contested around the holidays. KU a year ago fell to Washington, 74-65, on Dec. 6, and also lost to Davidson in 2011-12 and UMass in 2008-09. KU’s wins in its annual trip to KC for a nonconference game at Sprint Center have been against Davidson, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon State twice, Colorado State, LaSalle and Ohio.
“We haven’t played well in this game over there,” Self said. “We’ve played well in the Sprint Center in the (Big 12) tournament. Of all the games, I think we have only lost two or three games in the tournament ever over there, but as far as a regular season game this is the game that we struggle with the most.
“Usually, it is a good crowd, (but) no students, not quite the same atmosphere as it is at home. The value is I do think it is great to play in a place where you play in the (Big 12) tournament. I do. And I am sure K-State feels the same way and I bet that is why they play a game there too. I actually like the game a lot and last year we obviously played very poorly over there and so we will remind our guys about that. But this will be a hard game and certainly one that should be fun to play in. They are going to get after you and this is going to be a fast-paced game.”
KU will take some time off for final exams in the classroom and next meet Villanova at 11 a.m. Dec. 15 in Allen Fieldhouse.
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Plainville High School Athletic Complex
Plainville, CT
The original project reconstructed the entire athletic complex. Improvements included new high performance natural grass multi-purpose, baseball, and softball fields and a new 400M synthetic surfaced competition track and field events. Additional improvements also included a 1,000 seat grandstand, concessions and maintenance facility, and a perimeter walking/jogging track. Irrigation and underdrainage were added to all fields. In 2015, the natural grass multi-purpose and softball fields were replaced with all-weather synthetic turf fields. The track and field events were also renovated with a new synthetic surface.
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North American Arms Earl
The North American Arms Earl is one of the company's miniscule mini revolvers from their popular "1860s" series. This tiny single-action mini revolver boasts a five-shot cylinder alongside its 1860s-style octagonal barrel that screams Wild West. Chambered for the small but effective .22 Magnum cartridge, the Earl makes a great choice for plinking and concealed carry alike.
Convenient, reliable and effective are the three words that North American Arms uses to describe its products, which include a full line of semi-automatic pistols and mini revolvers that are catered specifically to the concealed carry market. Founded by owner Sandy Chisholm in 1971 as Rocky Mountain Arms, the company, which finds its headquarters in Provo, Utah, soon changed their name to North American Arms just prior to becoming a staple in the personal protection industry. With over 40 years of experience and hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers, North American Arms seeks to expand their line and customer base with the new North American Arms Earl, one of their iconic mini revolvers that truly embody the company's promises of convenience, reliability and effectiveness.
Despite now being a part of the North American Arms family, the original design for the mini revolver was actually first developed by Freedom Arms of Freedom, Wyoming. The company, which was originally founded in 1978 to produce the first mini revolver, designed a five-shot revolver chambered for the .22 LR cartridge known as "The Patriot." The design would later be sold to North American Arms, who took over the production and design of all new mini revolvers, including the now-famous North American Arms Earl.
Hailing from the "1860s" series of North American Arms' extensive line of mini revolvers, the North American Arms Earl boasts a design that includes a heavy octagonal barrel and a beautiful wood grip that will take you all the way back to the mid-19th century. The Earl also features a four-inch barrel alongside an overall length of 7 3/4 inches. Of course, the weight of the revolver is also quite noteworthy. At just 9.1 ounces when unloaded, the Earl's unique combination of light weight and miniscule dimensions make this plinker a worthy companion for concealed carry. Featuring a smooth single-action spur trigger, the North American Arms Earl boasts a light trigger pull and a surprisingly crisp performance right out of the box. Additionally, like all North American Arms mini revolvers, the Earl utilizes a halfway notch cylinder, which allows the hammer to rest safely and securely, removing the possibility of an accidental discharge. As noted, the Earl features a five-shot cylinder that is chambered for the .22 Magnum cartridge.
The North American Arms Earl may not be the biggest gun on the planet – at least while Mr. Hogan is still kicking around – but it is an excellent choice for:
- Concealed carry and personal protection
- Plinking
- Much more…
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A Cool But Not Practical Little 22 Magnum
I have a little collection of NAA pistols as well as regular size handguns and longuns. I did have the Earl but found it was too small for target shooting from distance but too big to be a secondary backup so I ended up trading for a NAA Black Widow.
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Sri Lanka Janashakthi public offer opens June 16
Posted on June 3, 2008 | Insurance
June 03, 2008 (LBO) – An initial public offering of Janashakthi Insurance would open on June 16, the Colombo Stock Exchange said, making it the first initial public offering in two years. However, 30 percent revenue growth, beating the industry average in the early part of the decade, has slowed to 18 percent in 2006 and eight percent a year later.
The 15-year-old company is 90 percent owned by the Schaffter family, four of whom are also directors.
“New shares worth 400 million, amounting to 10 percent of Janashakthi’s issued capital will be offered through the IPO,” says managing director Prakash Schaffter who is however the only family member with an executive role.
If investors take up the entire issue, including the optional 200 million, Schaffter family control in the company will fall to 80 percent with IPO shareholders controlling 10 percent while another 10 percent in equity is already held by other shareholders.
Profits in the March quarter jumped to 58 million rupees up from an 85 million rupee loss in the same period last year.
After a recent share split the company’s per-share profit was 1.59 rupees for 2007 at 12 rupees.
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