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Home » blog post » Stop using the word ‘bullying’ in school, researchers say
Stop using the word ‘bullying’ in school, researchers say
By Anne Collier
“Bullying” is a loaded term to say the very least, and not using it could not only defuse a lot of fear and harmful overreaction when it happens, it could save lives. I’ll get to the life-saving part in a minute, but first the problem with using the word.
Because of all the (certainly well-intended) awareness-raising and media attention lately, “bullying” has come to mean every imaginable mean behavior – from the rolling of eyeballs “to ‘not wanting to be your friend’ to sexual assault,” USATODAY reports, citing some examples from University of Illinois professor Dorothy Espelage. “The word ‘bullying’ has really obscured our ability to focus on what’s happening to children,” the paper reports.
Some of the behaviors people mistakenly call “bullying” are normative or part of being a human being (such as saying something mean when angry or making an honest mistake that one later regrets). Some are cruel and/or illegal. But calling every kind of negative behavior “bullying” is a problem because…
A lot of extra unnecessary fear of tragic outcomes and/or lawsuits gets associated with behavior that isn’t serious and actionable. That deters kids from getting adults’ help in addressing any problem, whether big or small, because adult overreaction can make things worse for kids by drawing unwanted attention to them or something they report.
Problems that are serious aren’t addressed fast enough (if they don’t fit the definition of “bullying” in a school policy) or addressed at all (if they go unreported).
On that second point, Espelage told USATODAY that it’s sometimes hard for teachers to address cruel behavior on the spot because they’re “often hampered by policies that require mistreatment to be repetitive.” She’s referring to the repeated aggression that’s “part of the classic definition of bullying.”
So Espelage and other researchers recommend that we just use the word “victimization” (e.g., see this) – because anytime anyone is victimized, the behavior needs to be addressed, and that word allows for about as many shades of gray as the spectrum of human interaction has.
Parents and teachers need to be able to work with kids – with the focus on them and the situation more than on a policy’s wording. Kids need to feel they can come to us when they’re hurting or seeing someone being hurt, for whatever reason and at whatever level of aggression, and they’re more likely to if we focus on them more than a policy (listening to what happened, getting multiple perspectives, and responding to the conditions of the particular incident).
As for how avoiding the term can save lives, Espelage told USATODAY that she “has served as an expert witness in legal cases in which a child committed suicide after being bullied. In several cases, she said, school staff members said in depositions that they were waiting for the alleged bullying behaviors to be repeated so they could treat them as bullying, in accordance with school policies.”
Great resource for schools!: Professor Espelage and University of Southern California professor Ron Astor co-chaired a task force of researchers that just completed the report “Prevention of Bullying in Schools, Colleges and Universities” for the American Educational Research Association (AERA.net). It contains 11 “Briefs” of about 3-5 pages each (findings, conclusions, references) on, for example, moving beyond the traditional definition, the importance of school climate and a whole-community approach, vulnerable populations, and legal rights.
Other researchers agree: “Bullying & peer victimization: Clearer terms, better communication,” which I posted last August (2012).
Another great resource for schools: a series of very accessible papers about bullying from Harvard University’s Berkman Center which synthesize peer-reviewed research on the subject
About teens’ own terminology: “How teens view ‘the drama'”
The Canadian government has just pledged to contribute $250,000 to a youth-led bullying prevention project, the CBC reports. More than 2,000 students will be trained by the Red Cross to mentor peers in bullying prevention workshops in their communities.
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Wisdom about bullying from a former target
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Former CFO of Saudi’s NCB Capital joins Aluminium Bahrain
Adnan Hashim also founded and served as managing partner of Bahrain-headquartered consulting firm Istishara
Adnan Hashim is Alba's new CFO.
by Fatima De La Cerna
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has appointed Adnan Hashim as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
According to the Bahrain-based aluminium smelter, Hashim has more than 20 years of experience in the banking sector.
Prior to joining Alba, Hashim served as the CFO of National Commercial Bank (NCB) – Saudi Arabia. He started at NCB in 1992 and thereafter held different senior management roles.
He was also the founder and managing partner of Istishara, a Bahrain-headquartered consulting firm that served the MENA region.
Commenting on Hashim’s appointment, Alba’s chief executive officer, Tim Murray, said: “We are pleased to welcome another Bahraini national to the executive team in Alba.
“Over the course of his career, Adnan has proven his leadership skills, as well as his ability to deliver results at the executive level. Adnan’s experience in the banking industry will be a valuable asset to Alba as we continue to advance through our […] Line 6 Expansion Project.”
Hashim is a certified chartered accountant from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK and holds an MBA from Scotland’s University of Strathclyde.
Hashim's appointment is just one of the several that Alba has announced since the beginning of 2018, including that of Fatema Al Mohri as public relations manager and Hussain Faqihi as manager for casthouse operations.
In February this year, Alba named Abdulla Habib Ahmed as its acting chief operations officer (COO).
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Cruise News Norwegian Cruise Line Deployment Updates for 2 Norwegian Cruise Line Ships in Summer 2018
Deployment Updates for 2 Norwegian Cruise Line Ships in Summer 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line has updated Summer 2018 deployments including another ship offering cruises to Cuba.
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced updates to their summer 2018 deployment, featuring exciting new opportunities for guests to set sail to their dream destinations, while unpacking just once and enjoying the most free and flexible cruising experience at sea.
New for 2018, Norwegian Sun will reposition to Port Canaveral and offer all-inclusive four day cruises to Havana, Cuba and Key West, and three-day cruises to the Bahamas. Norwegian Jewel will rejoin the youngest fleet sailing to Alaska in summer 2018, with a multitude of exciting itineraries including seven- and nine-day sailings from Seattle, Seward and Vancouver.
Andy Stuart, president and chief executive officer for Norwegian Cruise Line, said:
“Alaska continues to be one of the most popular destinations we sail to around the world. We are thrilled to be significantly increasing capacity in the region in summer 2018 with the redeployment of Norwegian Jewel and the inaugural season for Norwegian Bliss, providing more opportunities for our guests to experience a vacation of a lifetime in this incredible pristine destination”
“Our all-inclusive model aboard Norwegian Sky has been very well-received and as we evaluated the opportunity to expand upon that concept, we felt that Port Canaveral was the ideal location to offer our guests a value-rich on board experience and exciting action-packed ports-of-call, including an overnight call in Havana, Cuba.”
Norwegian Sun Deployment
Following her fall/winter season in South America and a dry dock enhancement, Norwegian Sun will spend her summer 2018 season sailing all-inclusive cruises from Port Canaveral, offering four-day itineraries that call on Key West and Havana, Cuba, along with three-day cruises to the Bahamas.
All guests sailing aboard one of Norwegian Sun’s Cuba or Bahamas cruises from Port Canaveral will also enjoy unlimited complimentary beverages included in their cruise fare as a part of the ship’s all-inclusive program.
Photo By: Ivan Lian (Creative Commons)
Norwegian Sun’s new itineraries include the following:
Norwegian Sun will undergo a two-and-a-half week dry dock in Victoria, British Columbia as a part of the Norwegian Edge™, the brand’s revitalization program encompassing the entire guest experience, and re-enter service on April 19, 2018 where she will begin her journey to the east coast with a 17-day Panama Canal cruise departing from Seattle.
Norwegian Sun’s four-day cruises to Cuba will depart Port Canaveral each Monday, beginning May 7, 2018, and feature a call on Key West, Florida and an overnight stay in Havana, returning to Port Canaveral each Friday.
Norwegian Sun’s three-day cruises to the Bahamas will feature calls in Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s popular private island beach paradise that was recently enhanced with new food and beverage outlets, expanded Cabanas for daily rental and a new underwater snorkeling garden.
Norwegian Jewel Deployment
Following her winter 2017/2018 season sailing in Australia and Asia, Norwegian Jewel will journey from Tokyo (Yokohama) to Seattle and will replace Norwegian Sun as Norwegian’s third ship sailing in Alaska in summer 2018. As the namesake of Norwegian’s “Jewel Class” ships, the 2376-passenger Norwegian Jewel is a guest favorite and thrills with a myriad of dining and entertainment offerings.
Norwegian Jewel’s new summer 2018 itineraries include the following itineraries:
Beginning May 26, 2018, Norwegian Jewel will reposition from Seattle to Vancouver with a nine-day Alaska cruise. This scenic itinerary will visit the region’s best destinations, with calls in Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Ketchikan.
Norwegian Jewel will sail a seven-day roundtrip cruise from Vancouver to Alaska departing on June 4, 2018 with calls on Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan.
Beginning June 11, 2018 from Vancouver, Norwegian will offer guests the freedom and flexibility to enjoy alternating embarkation ports in Vancouver and Seward. From Vancouver, Norwegian Jewel will sail seven-day Glacier Bay cruises calling on Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and disembarking in Seward.
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Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from Australian Community Media, which has journalists in every state and territory. Sign up here to get it by email, or here to forward it to a friend. Today's newsletter is written by The Advocate journalist Lachlan Bennett in Burnie. You've probably heard the story of the starry-eyed country kid who packs their bags and moves to the big city. When this tale is told in movies and books, the kid often thrives in their new urban home (after dabbling in a few sins of the city, of course). But when this story plays out in real life, it has an impact on regional communities. When young people leave regional areas they often take with them the new ideas, valuable skills and local knowledge that can help their home towns prosper into the future. This is why I love the "regional study hub" that opened last weekend on the remote West Coast of Tasmania. There's nothing revolutionary about the concept - it's just a study space with free wifi and a bit of academic support. But it aims to keep people in their local community while studying at university or TAFE. Regional study hubs are opening at 23 locations around Australia, from Goulburn to Geraldton, and it's one way to plug the "brain drain". And there are other great ideas across the country, some that aren't as extreme as paying university students to study in Bendigo. There's the Bathurst High student who will work with the NSW Education Department to implement positive changes for schools and the Shark Tank-style STEMprenuer program nurturing young people in communities such as Ballarat. There are also initiatives to help those who move to regional areas give back to their community, like the digital technology program for migrants run out of Shepparton. Although perhaps lessons on smoke alarms might be required for new residents of Warrnambool, so you don't have firefighters show up at your 13-year-old daughter's birthday party! See below to read more about what's going on beyond the big cities. Lachlan Bennett, The Advocate
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July 10 2019 - 2:00PM
Voice of Regional Australia: We're plugging the brain drain
Lachlan Bennett
Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from Australian Community Media, which has journalists in every state and territory. Sign up here to get it by email, or here to forward it to a friend. Today's newsletter is written by The Advocate journalist Lachlan Bennett in Burnie.
Tap into those brains: When young people leave regional areas they often take with them the new ideas but it needn't be the way.
You've probably heard the story of the starry-eyed country kid who packs their bags and moves to the big city.
When this tale is told in movies and books, the kid often thrives in their new urban home (after dabbling in a few sins of the city, of course).
But when this story plays out in real life, it has an impact on regional communities.
When young people leave regional areas they often take with them the new ideas, valuable skills and local knowledge that can help their home towns prosper into the future.
This is why I love the "regional study hub" that opened last weekend on the remote West Coast of Tasmania.
SOCIAL AND STUDIOUS: Tasmanian university students Eleanor Strang and Justine Kerr are among those to take advantage of the new study hub on the West Coast. Picture: Emma Dorling Photography
There's nothing revolutionary about the concept - it's just a study space with free wifi and a bit of academic support. But it aims to keep people in their local community while studying at university or TAFE.
Regional study hubs are opening at 23 locations around Australia, from Goulburn to Geraldton, and it's one way to plug the "brain drain".
And there are other great ideas across the country, some that aren't as extreme as paying university students to study in Bendigo.
There's the Bathurst High student who will work with the NSW Education Department to implement positive changes for schools and the Shark Tank-style STEMprenuer program nurturing young people in communities such as Ballarat.
CREATIVE THINKING: Philippa Rupapera, Myiesh De Leon and Phoebe Walter brainstorm as part of the NBN STEMpreneur initiative in Ballarat. Picture: Adam Trafford
There are also initiatives to help those who move to regional areas give back to their community, like the digital technology program for migrants run out of Shepparton.
Although perhaps lessons on smoke alarms might be required for new residents of Warrnambool, so you don't have firefighters show up at your 13-year-old daughter's birthday party!
See below to read more about what's going on beyond the big cities.
Lachlan Bennett, The Advocate
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Global Stocks Lower on Trade War Fears
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By Cliff Jamieson , Canadian Grains Analyst
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This chart shows the one-year trend in retail prices in the New Delhi region of India for split chickpeas (blue line), whole chickpeas (red line) and split lentils (green line). Ahead of what could be a large pulse harvest, prices are grinding lower. (DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)
India's government has pinned large hopes on the country's recovery in agricultural output in 2016/17, after two consecutive droughts. With an overall economy expected to show a drop from 7.6% growth to 7.1% growth, agriculture is viewed as one of the bright spots which is expected to achieve a jump from 1.2% growth to 4.1% this year.
As of Jan. 13, total planting of the winter Rabi crop was estimated by India's Ministry of Agriculture at 152.3 million acres, 5.9% higher than the same date in 2016. At the same time, planting of pulses is taking place at an even faster pace, with 38.4 million acres planted, 11% higher than the same week last year, while 9.4% higher than the five-year average. Early targets set by the government show an expected 23.5% year-over-year increase in total pulses produced in the Rabi crop to 13.5 million metric tons.
An interesting editorial was found on the online site for The Indian Express titled "From Plate to Plough: Growth Amidst Gloom", which questions the Indian government's ability to sustain growth in that country's ag production. The author, Ashok Gulati, points to increases in production potentially pushing prices offered farmers to levels below the minimum support price announced by government (MSPs), while the mechanism to ensure that producers are paid the MSP is not in place. "And when government agencies fail to ensure even the MSP, the policy environment smells of an anti-farmer and pro-consumer bias," claimed the writer. The result is discouraged producers, a potential for farmers to turn away from planting certain crops and in Gulati's words "the country will remain dependent on imports of pulses and oilseeds for years to come."
Ahead of the Rabi harvest, retail prices continue to grind lower.
The attached chart shows the trend in retail prices for just one of the many markets -- the Nation Capital Region -- or also known as the New Delhi market. This information was reported in the Weekly Bulletin on Retail Prices of Essential Commodities. Plotted is the one-year trend in retail prices for split chickpeas, whole chickpeas and split lentils, reported in India's local currency per kilogram. Chickpea prices have sunk back to levels last seen in September/October, while retail prices for lentils are reported at levels last reported in April.
In October, Bloomberg made headlines with its article "Lentil Boom Goes Bust as Crops Recoup from Canada to India"; I responded with my thoughts in "Are Lentil Prices Really a Bust?" indicating that prices had fallen from record highs although both green lentils and red lentils were significantly higher than both year-ago levels and the five-year average for that particular week.
Bloomberg has recently released a piece titled "Booming Lentil Prices are Back after Canada Harvest a Washout"; indeed, the green lentils have increased in price, with large green lentils reported today to average $66.39/cwt delivered to Saskatchewan plants, the highest price level seen since June. Current levels could one day be viewed as a gift. Trade participants have suggested there's little-or-no new export business done basis current levels, with current bids a function of position squaring needed to execute existing sales. The trend in retail prices in India is also an indicator of what's happening in that country, while a large harvest in that country could place continued pressure on this trend.
Cliff Jamieson can be reached at cliff.jamieson@dtn.com
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World's View of Iran Is Wrong: Croat Football Player
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Mario Budimir, a Croatian football player who plays for Irans Persepolis Football Club, says the world has a wrong view of Iran but Tehran can surprise any visitor.
Budimir, who has been in Iran for three months, says people around the world have a negative view of Iran for their own reasons.
When you hear that a country has been under sanction for thirty years, you naturally wont have high expectations of that country. That was how I felt before I visited Iran about three months ago. But I was shocked when I arrived in Tehran, he was quoted as saying in a report by Fars news agency.
It is a city with a population of 8.5 million. It can compete with many European cosmopolitans in terms of various criteria, he said of the Iranian capital city.
On his decision to transfer his family to Iran, he said his children continue to live in Croatia.
I didnt take them with myself to Tehran because I didnt want them to face a major change in lifestyle.
He expressed satisfaction with his condition in Persepolis FC and the enthusiasm of its fans, saying the team is one of the greatest Asian football clubs with lots of fans.
They say that the club has over 40 million fans. Thats why playing for the team makes you extremely popular. Just go to the streets and you will face scores of fans asking for autographs and sometimes even giving you some unique advice.
In response to a question on the differences between playing in Europe and Iran, he said football in Iran is highly physical. Players here differ from their European counterparts in terms of tactics but they make up for their tactical shortages by their strong physique.
Budimir was optimistic about the championship chances of Persepolis FC in the Persian Gulf Pro League as the club leads with five points with only four games left of the season.
Meanwhile, we are involved in Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League. We are a large club and should remain ambitious to win all the three Persian Gulf Pro League, Hazfi and AFC Champions cups. I think we have the capacity to fulfill the ambition, he said.
In response to a question on whether or not he advises other Croat players to play for Persepolis, he said Yes, definitely. I think they need to have the experience. Of course, I also recommend them to remain patient.
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A Guide to the Island of Herm
With no cars and seldom any crowds, the island of Herm is the perfect retreat for a day out – and, as an added bonus, it’s just a twenty-minute boat hop away for those staying with us in Guernsey at one of our luxury hotels The Duke of Richmond Hotel or The Old Government House
With no cars and seldom any crowds, the island of Herm is the perfect retreat for a day out – and, as an added bonus, it’s just a twenty-minute boat hop away for those staying with us in Guernsey at one of our luxury hotels The Duke of Richmond Hotel or The Old Government House Hotel and Spa. Whether you’re travelling solo, with a friend, or keeping an eye on the little ones, this island offers plenty to do, from historical sites to explore and wildlife to spot, not to mention picture-perfect beaches to lounge on. Not bad for an island that’s only a mile and a half long!
Shell beach is a beautiful spot to soak up the sunshine © LukeGray/Flickr
The minute you step off the Trident Charter Company ferry you can start to explore the island – just take the path west and enjoy a leisurely two-hour walk that takes in the length of the island’s coastline. But if a two-hour walk is too much, don’t fear – in twenty minutes you’ll hit Shell Beach. With turquoise waves and pure white sand, this is a great place to slap on your sunscreen, hire a deckchair, and take it easy for a while.
Don’t forget to grab an ice cream when you’re relaxing in Belvoir Bay © IevaZelcha/IAmTouristBlog
When you fancy a change of scenery, follow the cliff path for ten minutes and you’ll hit Belvoir Bay. This small, secluded cove is protected from the wind by the cliffs so it’s an ideal spot to lap up some Herm ice cream from the beach café nearby.
Out on the Water
For a touch more activity on your day trip to the island of Herm, take to the seas in a rented kayak and explore around the coastline. Or if you’re lucky enough to visit in June, you can take the 90-minute Puffin Patrol to get out on the water and see the Puffins without disturbing them.
The Puffin Patrol is one of the best ways to spot Puffins in their natural habitat © BrianGratwicke/Flickr
Keep a weather eye out when you’re near the coast because minke whales, porpoises, and dolphins have been known to visit Herm waters, and the island even has the occasional sighting of the largest known fish in European waters; the basking shark. There are also exhilarating RIB rides (based on the time of year and migration patterns) to take, which will give you the best experience of the wildlife just off the coast.
Go Inland
Only a mile and a half long, Herm Island is perfect to explore on foot © Herm Island Ltd
When you can pull yourself away from the siren call of the sea, grab your map and head inland. The two-hour Herm Island Garden Tour with the island’s head gardener Brett Moore is a great (and fragrant) way to explore – the island of Herm is, after all, a Britain in Bloom Gold Award-Winner.
Inside the 11th century St. Tugual’s Chapel © Herm Island Ltd.
If you have time, pop in to see the striking stained glass windows in St Tugual’s Chapel, built by Norman monks in the 11th century, or have a wander around the even older 3rd century Neolithic tombs.
Time for Food
Pop into the Mermaid Tavern before you go for draught beer and tasty food © Herm Island Ltd.
So you’re all done and ready to head back? Not so fast. The Mermaid Tavern is just a five-minute walk from the harbour and with its refreshing draught beers and delicious food (the outdoor barbeque is a must on a sunny day); it’s a great way to round off your trip to the island of Herm. Oh, and if you happen to be around in June or September, don’t miss the ale festivals hosted at the Tavern.
Once you’ve explored and experienced the island of Herm to your heart’s content, just hop on the ferry back to Guernsey and relax in the elegant surrounds of The Duke of Richmond Hotel or The Old Government House Hotel and Spa.
Header image © Herm Island Ltd.
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Home About DW Who we work with What we do Passion, Purpose and Volunteering Contact Us
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Passion, purpose and volunteering
DW Exec Consulting believes in business with passion, purpose and values and encourages all organisations to review their practice on how employees can bring these to life.
Darren Williams has had significant volunteering experience as detailed below:
Deputy Director Samaritans East London – 2005 -2012
Darren was a volunteer in Walthamstow, East London. During this significant period in his life he supported 'callers' by email, text, phone and in person. He attended the movements National conference for 5 years and was Deputy Director for 4.5 years. He remains an advocate of the charity as well as a passionate supporter of better understanding and support on Mental Health and wellness.
Retail Trust Committee Member & Chair – 2012 – 2018
The Charity for people in Retail. Darren has been a Committee member from 2012 and was Chair from 2016-2018. He feels strongly about the opportunities that Retail can provide and is committed to continue to promote the work of the trust, and the industry which it supports. he remains a close supporter of the trust and its team, from the side lines.
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Qin, Kim, Ahn, Lee, Baek, Shin, Woo, Cho, Kweon, and Lim: Bioassay for the Response of Resveratrol Transgenic Rice Lines to Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
Bioassay for the Response of Resveratrol Transgenic Rice Lines to Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
Yang Qin1, Suk-Man Kim2, Hong-Il Ahn1, Jin-Hyoung Lee1, So-Hyeon Baek3, Kong-Sik Shin1, Hee-Jong Woo1, Hyun-Suk Cho1, Soon-Jong Kweon1, Myung-Ho Lim1, *
1Biosafety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
2Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), c/o IRRI-Korea Office, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Suwon 441-857, Korea
3Rice Breeding and Cultivation Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Iksan 570-080, Korea
*Corresponding author: Myung-Ho Lim, mlim312@korea.kr, Tel: +82-31-299-1126, Fax: +82-31-299-1122
Received 5 August 2013 Revised 3 September 2013 Accepted 4 September 2013
Resveratrol is a stilbenoid and phytoalexin produced in response to stresses, such as wounding, and pathogen attacks by bacteria or fungi. Two resveratrol rice lines, Iksan515 and Iksan526, were used to examine resistance against Korean pathogen races for bacterial blight, leaf blast, and brown leaf spot. The screening test for bacterial blight demonstrated an increased susceptibility of both transgenic lines to K1 race, and a more susceptible Iksan515 to K2. Phenotypic evaluation for resistance to brown leaf spot also revealed the susceptibility of Iksan526 to the disease which did not significantly differ from the isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’, and a slightly more susceptible Iksan515 to the disease compared to check. When the lines were screened with three races (KJ301, KJ101 and KJ133) of leaf blasts in the field, both transgenic lines exhibited resistance but at the same level with ‘Dongjin’. Our overall findings suggest that foreign phytoalexin resveratrol production in transgenic rice lines transformed with resveratrol synthase gene did not confer resistance against fungal and bacterial diseases.
Keywords: Transgenic rice, Resveratrol, Bacterial blight, Brown leaf spot, Leaf blast
Resveratrol is a phytoalexin that has antifungal activity and is produced in response to stress, such as pathogens and wounds (Langcake & Pryce 1976). Resveratrols are synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway from three molecules of malonyl-CoA and one molecule of coumaroyl-CoA, and this process is catalyzed by stilbene synthase (Rupprich et al. 1980). Many stilbene synthase (STS) genes, including Vst1, Vst2, Vst3, and StSy from grapevine (Wiese et al. 1994); PST-1, PST-2, PST-3, PST-4, and PST-5 from pine (Preisig-Müller et al. 1999); AhRS gene from Arachis hypogea (Hain et al. 1990); and SbSTS1 gene from Sorghum bicolor (Yu et al. 2005), have been characterized and transformed into plants to increase resistance against fungal and bacterial diseases.
Some STS genes are highly expressed with considerable amounts of cis- or trans-resveratrol production and their expression is related with resistance against fungi or bacteria in genetically modified (GM) crops. Hain et al. (1993) developed transgenic tobacco with Vst1 and Vst2; Stark-Lorenzen et al. (1998) and Tian et al. (1998) both developed transgenic rice with Vst1; and Liang et al. (2000) and Serazetdinova et al. (2005) developed transgenic wheat with Vst1/Vst2 and PSS gene, respectively. However, some STS GM plants produced piceid or failed to produce resveratrol. For instance, the transgenic kiwifruit produced by Kobayashi et al. (2000), transgenic white poplar generated by Giorcelli et al. (2004) and transgenic strawberry produced by Hanhineva et al. (2009) were more susceptible to fungi.
Four hypotheses have been proposed to explain stilbene GM plants that lack resistance or are more susceptible to fungal pathogens. First, a constitutive CaMV35S promoter triggered strong and constitutive stilbene accumulation but caused a drastic depletion of the endogenous precursor pools. This affects stilbene production and may interfere with secondary biosynthetic pathways (Hain et al. 1990, 1993; Thomzik et al. 1997). Second, these GM plants may produce resveratrol glucoside (piceid), which has little or no antifungal activities compared with resveratrol and its dehydrodimer δ-viniferin, which are more effective against fungus (P. viticola) zoospores in grapevines (Kobayashi et al. 2000; Giorcelli et al. 2004; Chang et al. 2011). Third, host-pathogen relationships determine the antifungal activity of foreign resveratrol production (Thomzik et al. 1997). Finally, the introduction of stilbene genes into plants causes major changes in the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds. Altered metabolite profiles, especially endogenous chalcone synthase downregulation, can increase the susceptibility of GM plants against fungal pathogens (Hanhineva et al. 2009).
Previous studies have demonstrated that the quantity of resveratrol production from GM plants with inserted stilbene synthase genes was often much lower than the amounts of piceid and other phenolic compounds that were produced. Moreover, stilbene concentrations and antimicrobial activity were unpredictable. Two studies have been published on transgenic rice with the stilbene synthase gene Vst1 under the control of a pathogen-inducible promoter (Stark-Lorenzen et al. 1998; Tian et al. 1998). Both GM rices were resistant to leaf blast, but the rice line described by Tian et al. (1998) also showed resistance to bacterial blight. However, resveratrol production and concentration were not characterized in either study. Here, we investigated the responses against bacterial blight, leaf blast, and brown leaf spot in two independent transgenic lines Iksan515 and Iksan526 (RS18, Baek et al. 2013) that were developed by introducing the AhSTS1 gene (RS3, GenBank accession no. DQ124938) under the control of the ubiquitin promoter into the ‘Dongjin’ commercial rice variety (Baek et al. 2013).
Plant materials and molecular information
Two resveratrol transgenic rice lines Iksan515 and Iksan526 were screened for resistance to bacterial blight, leaf blast, and brown leaf spot. Both lines were generated by the introduction of the resveratrol synthase gene (AhSTS1, RS3) under the control of the maize Ubi 1 promoter and the bialaphos resistance (bar) gene under the control of the CaMV35S promoter (Fig. 1A, B). These were inserted into the intergenic regions of chromosome 4 and 12, respectively, with both inverted repeats of two T-DNA insertions.
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immune-strip tests were performed to confirm resveratrol synthase and bar gene expression. Total RNA was isolated from rice leaves with TRIzol according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Invitrogen). cDNA was synthesized by using the SuperScript III First-Strand Synthesis System (Invitrogen). The PCR condition were as follows: a predenaturation step at 94°C for 3 min; 28 cycles of denaturation at 94°C for 30 s, annealing at 57°C for 30 s, extension for 1 min at 72°C; and final extension for 5 min at 72°C. The primer pair for RS was fw-ATGGTGTCTGTGAGTGGAATTCGC and rv-TTATATGGCCACACTGCG and for actin was fw-CTGCTATGTACGTCGCCATC and rv-GTCTCATG GATACCCGCAG.
Bacterial culture and inoculation
Four Korean races (K1, K2, K3, and K3a) of the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) were cultured on media containing 5 g yeast extract, 10 g tryptone, 5 g sodium chloride, 5 g sucrose, and 0.5 g MgSO4 per liter and were allowed to grow at 28°C for 3 to 4 d. The bacterial cells were suspended in sterile distilled water and adjusted to 108 cfu/ml using a spectrophotometer at an OD600 value of 0.5.
The bacterial cell suspension was applied to the flag and the top second leaves of each tiller of both transgenic lines and the donor variety at maximum tilling stage in the greenhouse by clipping 2–3 cm from the tip of the leaf using a pair of scissors dipped in the inoculum. Lesion length was measured two weeks after inoculation. Twenty leaves and three replications for each line were used for disease evaluation. Percent disease incidence was calculated according to formula as follows: % Disease severity = Total lesion length/Total leaf length × 100.
Evaluation for brown leaf spot resistance
Approximately 30-day-old seedlings of Iksan515, Iksan526 and ‘Dongjin’ were transplanted in rows at 15 × 30 cm apart in a genetically modified organism (GMO) isolation field at Gunwi, Gyeongbuk province, Korea on June 2, 2011. Field management was done following the standard methods for rice cultivation of Rural Development Administration (RDA, Korea). Thereafter, the plants were observed for the natural infection with brown leaf spot. Disease severity was determined by taking the average number of lesions per leaf area (cm2) of 20 flag leaves, 20 second leaves, and 20 third leaves for each rice line at maturity stage.
Evaluation for leaf blast resistance
Lines of Iksan515, Iksan526 and Dongjin were planted in a row spaced at 10 cm apart. Three rows planted with ‘Nagdong’ were established beside the test lines as spreader or source of inoculum for natural infection (Fig. 3B). The experiment was setup at Suwon GMO experimental field in July 2012. Overhead irrigation was performed 2–3 times a day throughout the growing period after sowing. Disease infection was monitored for 40-d-old seedlings. Lesions were scored on a scale of 1 (resistant, small, brown, pin- point-sized specks) to 9 (susceptible, typical leaf blast lesions, 3 mm or longer, infecting more than 75% of the leaf area) in accordance with the Standard Evaluation System (SES, IRRI 2002).
Transgene expression analysis
The T6 generation lines of resveratrol transgenic rice (Iksan515 and Iksan526) were used for transgene expression profiling. Resveratrol synthase gene expression in the young rice leaves was confirmed by RT-PCR for both transgenic lines while it was absent in the isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’ (Fig. 1C). The selectable marker bar gene was stably expressed in the fresh young leaves of both transgenic lines (Fig. 1D) as assessed by immuno-strip assay (PAT). In a related study, approximately 48 μg/g piceid and less than 1 μg/g resveratrol were detected in the leaves of Iksan515 and Iksan526 (RS18) by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (Baek et al. 2013). The different insertion sites of the two transgenic lines indicate that they are independent lines. T-DNAs of both lines were inserted into intergenic regions of rice chromosomes, suggesting that unintended consequences, such as gene disruption at the insertion site, did not occur.
Transgenic rice lines response to bacterial blight
Both transgenic rice lines and ‘Dongjin’ were susceptible (lesion length >5 cm) to all four bacterial blight races based on SES disease index. Significant differences between ‘Dongjin’ and Iksan515 were observed for K1 (t =5.13**) at 0.01 and K2 (t = 4.22**) at 0.05 significance levels, and a significant difference between ‘Dongjin’ and Iksan526 was noted on response to K1 race (t = 2.56*) at 0.01 significance level. This indicates that Iksan515 is more susceptible than Iksan526 to K1 and K2 races. Differences in the severity of leaf blight caused by K3 and K3a races were not statistically significant between ‘Dongjin’ and the two transgenic lines, although the later tend to be more susceptible over time compared to ‘Dongjin’. However, it should be noted that high standard deviations (±4.37 for K1, ±5.14 for K2) and relatively large ranges between the investigated individuals (9.0–17.74 for K1, 13.69–23.97 for K2) of the bacterial blight severity for Iksan515 was the likely reason for significant differences (t = 5.13** for K1, t = 2.56* for K2) compared to the response of ‘Dongjin’.
Transgenic rice lines response to brown leaf spot
The flag leaf of ‘Dongjin’ and Iksan515 exhibited reactions to brown leaf spot which were significantly different to each other (t = 2.27**) at 0.01 significance level. In addition, Iksan515 showed more infected lesions on the second and third leaves compared to Iksan526. However, Iksan526 responses to brown leaf spot were not significantly different to Dongjin on the flag leaf, second leaf, and third leaf (Table 2). More lesions were observed on the flag leaves of Iksan515 (Fig. 3A) compared to Iksan526 and ‘Dongjin’ which both displayed the same number. Overall, the brown leaf spot response of Iksan515 was significantly different (t=7.12**) from ‘Dongjin’, but not to Iksan526. The severity (number of lesions/leaf area (cm2)) of Iksan515 was the most highly variable among the treatment genotypes with values ranging from 0.38–0.88 on flag leaf, 0.11–0.61 on the second leaf, and 0.24–1.04 on the third leaf, compared to ‘Dongjin’ which had corresponding value of 0.11–0.31, 0.08–0.32 and 0.26–0.42, and to Iksan526 which also revealed 0.25–0.51, 0.06–0.34 and 0.15–0.55 severity score, respectively. This may have probably caused the significant difference (t−7.12**) observed at 0.01 significance level between Iksan515 and ‘Dongjin’.
Transgenic rice lines response to leaf blast disease
The transgenic lines and ‘Dongjin’ showed resistance (Scale = 1) to leaf blast which was highly incomparable to the susceptible cultivar ‘Nagdong’ (Scale = 9, Fig. 3C). Although we did not observe significant differences in the response between transgenic lines and the isogenic variety to blast races influencing Suwon rice production such as KJ301, KJ101, and KJ133. Likewise, in the present study Dongjin showed higher resistance (scale = 1) to leaf blast compared when the screening was done in Suwon region where it got only moderate resistance (scale = 5). This is possibly due to the environmental conditions of the GMO experimental field in Gunwi such as low humidity and temperature.
We found out that production of the secondary metabolite phytoalexin resveratrol induced by resveratrol synthase gene insertion into the transgenic rice lines Iksan515 and Iksan526 did not inprove the resistance to bacterial blight and brown leaf spot. Both transgenic lines exhibited showed resistance to rice blast but at level comparable to the isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’. Most studies on transgenic crops overexpressing stilbene synthase reported increased resistance against bacterial and fungal diseases (Hain et al. 1993; Stark-Lorenzen et al. 1997; Tian et al. 1998; Hipskind et al. 2000; Liang et al. 2000; Coutos-Thevenot et al. 2001; Zhu et al. 2004; Lim et al. 2005; Serazetdinova et al. 2005; Liu et al. 2011). However, no resistance or increased susceptibility conferred by stilbene synthase gene transformation has been reported in transgenic tomato, kiwifruits, white poplar, or strawberry (Thomzik et al. 1997; Kobayashi et al. 2000; Giorcelli et al. 2004; Hanhineva et al. 2009). Here, we present the contradictory conclusions from previous studies about piceid production and concentrations, host-pathogen relationships, desirable promoters, and alternations of biosynthesis pathways.
First, a number of transformation experiments designed to produce resveratrol-3-glucoside (piceid), resveratrol derivatives, or no resveratrol in GM kiwifruit and strawberry transformed with the stilbene synthase gene resulted to an increased susceptibility or no resistance against Botrytis cinerea (Kobayashi et al. 2000; Hanhineva et al. 2009). At that time no studies have been conducted yet comparing the antifungal activity of piceid and resveratrol. Schouten et al. (2002) studied the laccase Bclcc2 gene from Botrytis cinerea and found that it converts resveratrol into more toxic compounds and induces self-intoxication to protect the grapevine (Vitis) from Botrytis cinerea infection. This contradicts the previous theory that resveratrol detoxifies. However, Bclcc2 laccase was only expressed in the presence of resveratrol or tannins, not piceid. Resveratrol exerts antifungal activity against grapevine pathogens, but resveratrol seems to be more than a final product (Chang et al. 2011). Resveratrol can be further metabolized into oxidative δ-viniferin that is even more effective against P. viticola zoospores or into the ineffective glycoside piceid, which does not show any toxic activity against P. viticola zoospores even at concentration more than 100 μM (390 μg/ml), at least 5 times that of resveratrol and 10 times that of δ-viniferin. White poplar was transformed with a stilbene synthase (StSy) gene from grapevine by Giorcelli et al. (2004), and a total of 615.2 μg/g trans- and cis-isomers piceid was detected in the fresh weight (FW) transformants, but no resistance against the pathogen Melampsora pulcherrima was observed.
However, piceid was also identified at a concentration of 0.5–20 μg/g FW in the leaves of transgenic alfalfa transformed with RS under the control of CaMV35S promoter by Hipskind et al. (2000) and transgenic papaya with Vst1 insertion under the control of the pathogen-inducible promoter Vst1 at a concentration of 54 μg/g by Zhu et al. (2004). Both plants showed resistance to the fungal pathogens Phoma medicaginis and Phytophthora palmivora. Moreover, Liu et al. (2011) overexpressed a resveratrol synthase gene (PcRS) in transgenic Arabidopsis, which led to the accumulation of 93.31 to 183.73 μg/g (FW) trans-piceid and resulted in enhanced resistance against the fungal pathogen C. higginsianum. These studies indicate that low concentrations of piceid can confer resistance against fungal pathogens to some extent. It is unclear whether these findings suggests that foreign piceid has antifungal activity or if a different mechanism is at work in grapevine due to the existence of endogenous piceid.
Second, antifungal activity of foreign resveratrol may depend on the relationships between hosts and pathogens. Thomzik et al. (1997) transferred two genes from the grapevine coding for stilbene synthase into tomato. The accumulation of phytoalexin trans-resveratrol was detectable after fungal inoculation and resulted in a significant increase in the resistance of transgenic tomato to Phytophthora infestans but no significant increase in resistance to Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria solani. Therefore, they assumed that the foreign phytoalexin resveratrol only affected host-pathogen relationships, such as those involving the biotrophic or hemibiotrophic pathogen P. infestans and necrotrophic pathogens such as Alternaria and Botrytis, all of which were less sensitive to the presence of resveratrol. However, transgenic tobacco, rice, alfalfa, wheat, Arabidopsis, and Rehmannia glutinosa showed resistance to necrotrophic pathogens, but transgenic poplar showed no resistance to the biotrophic pathogen Melampsora pulcherrima, suggesting no direct relationship between foreign phytoalexin resveratrol and the pathogen type.
Third, pathogen-inducible promoters used to control stilbene synthase genes are favorable to confer GM plants with pathogen resistance. Three types of promoters consisting of constitutive promoter CaMV35S (transgenic alfalfa, kiwifruit, poplar, rehmannia glutinosa, strawberry, and Arabidopsis), pathogen-inducible promoters Vst1 (transgenic tobacco, tomato, rice, wheat, and papaya) and PR10 (grapevine), and floral filament-specific promoter fil1 (strawberry) have been used to control stilbene gene expression in previous studies. The CaMV35S promoter often triggered strong and constitutive stilbene accumulation followed by a drastic depletion of the endogenous precursor pools. In contrast, the pathogen-inducible promoter appears to be a promising way to maintain precursor pool levels as suggested by Delaunois et al. (2009), allowing strong stilbene accumulation at the infection site. At least three studies were done involving transformation of the stilbene genes under the control of the CaMV35S promoter which enhanced resistance to fungal pathogens (Hipskind et al. 2000; Lim et al. 2005; Liu et al. 2011). But, no resistance to Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria solani was reported for transgenic tomato under the control of pathogen-inducible promoter Vst1 (Thomzik et al. 1997). Therefore, different promoters may not provide a reasonable explanation on susceptible responses against pathogens by foreign stilbene resveratrol or piceid transformation.
Finally, alternations of phenolic compounds up- and downstream of resveratrol synthase upset the balance of the phenylpropanoid pathway. Increased phenolic compounds and decreased flavonol and chalcone synthase transcript levels led to increased susceptibility to grey mold fungus in transgenic strawberry (Hanhineva et al. 2009). Furthermore, altered seed coat pigmentation and significant reductions in anthocyanin levels were observed in transgenic Arabidopsis, but chalcone synthase was not downregulated (Liu et al. 2011). These two studies proposed that additional stilbene synthase activities limited the supply of precursors for chalcone synthase, which caused unbalanced flavonoid biosynthesis. Piceid production, low stilbene concentrations, constitutive promoter activity, and stilbene biosynthesis pathway alterations are possible reasons for the lack of antifungal activity in connection with foreign stilbene gene expression. Likewise, phytoalexin stilbene transformations seem to result in unpredictable stilbene production, expression levels, and antifungal activities.
In the present study, resveratrol synthase gene (RS3) was transformed into rice under the control of maize ubi1 promoter, and expression was confirmed in both transgenic lines. HPLC confirmed that Iksan 526 contained approximately 48 μg/g trans-piceid and less than 1 μg/g resveratrol in leaves (Baek et al. 2013). Similar concentrations of resveratrol and trans-piceid were also reported for Iksan515. Except for leaf blast, Iksan515 showed much susceptible responses to K1 and K2 races of bacterial blight and brown leaf spot compared to the isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’. A highly variable severity of both diseases in Iksan515 lines suggests that individual segregation or phenotypic mutations occurred during the rice tissue culture. Taken together, resveratrol rice lines transformed with resveratrol synthase gene did not show increased resistance to the three pathogens investigated in this study. Based on the data discussed above, the use of the constitutive promoter ubi1, relatively low production of resveratrol and piceid (48 ± 1 μg/g), and the alterations of phenolic acids or competition for the precursors of resveratrol synthase and chalcone synthase probably resulted in increased susceptibility to bacterial and fungal diseases for both transgenic lines Iksan515 and Iksan526. In addition, foreign gene introduction and chromosome rearrangement during tissue culture may have upset the chromosome balance and contributed to unpredictable foreign stilbene transformation. To further define the up- and downregulation of enzymes that is crucial to resveratrol production in the phenylpropanoid pathway, such as phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumarate CoA ligase (4CL), and chalcone synthase (CHS), as well as resveratrol synthase (RS), future studies should employ real-time PCR to assess both transgenic lines at different time points after pathogen inoculation.
This work was equally supported by grant PJ009528 from the Biogreen 21 R&D Program and grant PJ009652 from the National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
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Molecular information for two transgenic rice lines.
A. Transformation vector constructs of two transgenic rice lines. RS, resveratrol synthase gene; 35S, CaMV35S promoter; ubi1, maize ubiquitin promoter; B. inserted T-DNA structure for two transgenic lines; C. gene expression of inserted resveratrol synthase in rice leaves, as analyzed by RT-PCR; OsActin was used as a loading control; D. PAT protein (bar) expression tested by immuno strips from young leaves. Two red bands were found for both transgenic lines, indicating successful transformations and bar gene expression, compared to single band for the isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’.
The representative leaf performance of the two resveratrol rice lines Iksan515 and Iksan526 and their isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’ in response to four Korean races (K1, K2, K3, and K3a) of bacterial blight at 14 d after inoculation. DJ, ‘Dongjin’; I515, Iksan515; I526, Iksan526.
Evaluation for brown leaf spot and leaf blast by natural infection in the Gunwi and Suwon GMO experimental fields, respectively. A. flag leaves of the transgenic rice lines and their isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’ in response to brown leaf spot in the Gunwi GMO experimental field; B. layout of ‘Dongjin’, Iksan515, Iksan526, and spreader rows of leaf blast (seedlings) by natural infection at the Suwon GMO experimental field and the evaluation criteria for resistance, moderate resistance, and susceptibility; C. evaluation for leaf blast in the case of the transgenic rice lines Iksan515 and Iksan526 and their isogenic variety ‘Dongjin’.
Disease severity of transgenic lines and their isogenic variety response to four bacterial blight races (K1, K2, K3, and K3a) of Korea evaluated after 14 days of inoculation in a GMO greenhouse.
Races/lines
Disease severity (%, lesion length/total leaf length)
Dongjin
Iksan515
K1 7.47±1.51a - 13.37±4.37 5.13**c 14.15±2.53 4.22**
K2 11.16±1.79 - 18.83±5.14 2.56*b 12.14±1.87 0.53
K3 7.00±1.85 - 9.33±4.19 0.64 8.24±2.05 0.77
K3a 8.79±1.19 - 11.55±1.93 1.70 12.44±2.50 1.86
a Mean ± standard deviation
b t-test implied significant difference between transgenic lines and Dongjin at the 0.05 level
c t-test implied significant difference between transgenic lines and Dongjin at the 0.01 level
Disease incidence on the flag, second, and third leaves of transgenic lines and their isogenic variety response to leaf brown spot after natural infection in the Gunwi GMO experimental field.
Leaf position/lines
Number of lesions/leaf area (cm2)
Flag leaf 0.21±0.10a - 0.63±0.25 2.27**b 0.38±0.13 1.47
The second leaf 0.20±0.12 - 0.36±0.25 0.87 0.20±0.14 0.00
The third leaf 0.34±0.08 - 0.64±0.40 1.05 0.35±0.20 0.07
Means of upper three leaves 0.25±0.12 - 0.54±0.33 7.12** 0.31±0.18 2.03
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Gallery: Courageous neighbour relives the moment she rescued her neighbour from bungalow blaze in East Bergholt
PUBLISHED: 09:22 06 August 2014 | UPDATED: 09:22 06 August 2014
Andrew Hirst andrew.hirst@archant.co.uk
Shirley Allen rescued her neighbour from a burning bungalow fire in East Bergholt on Monday.
A courageous neighbour who pulled an elderly widow from her burning bungalow moments before it was engulfed in flames has spoken of the daring rescue and how fate conspired to save the day.
Fire at East Bergholt
Foxhall Close Bungalow fire, East Bergholt.
Shirley Allen rescued her neighbour Doreen Smith, 87, from a burning bungalow fire in East Bergholt on Monday.
Shirley Allen said it was only by chance that she found herself outside her home on Monday afternoon when the smell of smoke alerted her to the fire happening two doors down in Foxhall Close, East Bergholt.
The 67-year-old retired care worker had originally planned to go shopping in Manningtree and would have been unable to save her neighbour had she not had a last-minute change of heart.
“I believe in fate and I believe someone was standing on my shoulders guiding my actions,” she said.
“If I hadn’t been there I don’t know what would have happened.”
After calling on her neighbour’s door and hearing her voice, scared and confused behind, Mrs Allen coaxed her to the door, entering the burning hallway as flames lapped at the ceiling and pulled the woman to safety in the nick of time.
“I covered her with a blanket and just as we managed to get to the next door property it blew and the flames came shooting out the window,” she said.
“I’ve never seen anything like it in all my life, the smoke was billowing so thick I could not see past her house – it was colossal!”
Despite the dangers, Mrs Allen and her neighbour were left unscathed by the fire as it went on to destroy the roof and engulf the building.
Firefighters from Ipswich, Woodbridge, Holbrook and Colchester spent more than an hour tackling the blaze and were on site for several more as they dampened down the charred shell remaining.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue’s watch commander Dave Edwards said his colleagues had seen plumes of black smoke billowing from the property as they approached along the A12 and faced 10 foot flames on arrival.
The adjacent two properties were also evacuated with the owners not expected to be allowed home for up to eight weeks as repairs are carried out. Mrs Allen said that although she was relieved to have been in the right place at the right time, she was saddened for her neighbour’s loss.
“Everything went so quickly, I was not really thinking about myself but at least I got her out,” she said,
“I just think it’s an awful shame that the woman has lost everything.”
Kathleen Cherry, who also lives on the close, praised Mrs Allen for making the rescue.
“If she hadn’t gone in when she did I don’t know what would have happened,” she said.
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Posted October 13, 2013 in Spiritual Psychology
Saved by the Bell is not just an amazing 90’s TV Show. No, we can learn much more from this epic sitcom then just the proper way to peg your jeans.
Saved by the Bell is a teaching tool.
The ingenious cast of characters represent very common roles that families can fall into. Like a ditch on the side of the road, roles in a family keep us stuck. Family systems theory, created by Dr. Murray Bowen, is the branch of psychology that believes an individual cannot be wholly understood in and of themselves but only in relationship to the system that has shaped the individual. Families are themselves systems, comprised of interdependent and interconnected individuals.
Why is it helpful to understand the family system? Well, if there was dysfunction in our families growing up, we can get caught in habits shaped by the roles we were trained to take on. When we live a life as a role, we are not living to our full Soul potential. It can help to recognize the role, in order identify and release the pattern for the health of present day relationships. It’s like the 90’s…we all have to leave sometime.
Let’s cover the common family archetypes, shall we?
1. The Family Hero as played by Jessie Spano
The family hero is a good kid. They are often a high achiever, follow rules, seek approval and are super responsible. They put so much pressure on themselves that they often have anxiety. They often feel guilt, hurt and inadequacy.
On the outside they appear: A good kid, high achiever, follows rules, seeks approval, very responsible
What they feel on the inside: Guilt, hurt, innadquacy
Do you remember the episode where overachiever Jessie turns to caffeine pills to keep up with her studies and her new singing group, Hot Sundae? Of course you do. The acting was amazeballs on this one. This video where Jesie’s cracks under the extreme pressure perfectly displays the agony of the perfectionist.
2. The Mascot as played by Screech
The Mascot brings fun to the family. No one takes the mascot too seriously. They are often cute and fun to be around. They use charm and humor for survival in the painful family system. They serve as the court jester to distract and deter the family from pain. The mascot sacrifices his ability to express his own needs, in order to help the family stay in avoidance.
On the outside they appear: Immature, fragile, cute, hyperactive, distracting
What they feel on the inside: Fear, Anxiety, Insecurity
3. The Lost Child as played by Violet Ann Bickerstaff
Do you remember the visiting character of nerdy Violet, who was Screech’s girlfriend (as played by Tori Spelling)? Of course you do. Pop culture at its finest. (I could only find her in this clip where she is giggling in the background. But it’s sure to not dissapoint.)
On the outside they appear: To have a strong fantasy life, solitary, mediocre, forgettable, attaches to things–not people
What they feel on the inside: Rejection, hurt, anxiety
4. The Chief Enabler as played by Lisa Turtle
Lisa’s character was pretty awesome. She was known as the “fashionista” of the group. Yet, she always quick to come back with sarcastic and self-righteous remarks. She seemed on top of her game but stressed-out most of the time.
The Chief Enabler is the one in the family that plays the closest dance of co-dependency for the victim (if there is an active alcoholic or drug user in the family.) In many cases this role goes to the spouse of the addict.
On the outside they appear: Super-responsible, self-righteous, sarcastic, passive, martyr
What they feel on the inside: Anger, hurt, guilt, low self-esteem
5. The Scapegoat as played by Zack Morris
Ya, I had a crush on Zack Morris in 8th grade. I’ll admit it. He was always having a good time, seemed a bit dangerous (for an 8th grader) and his hair was perfectly sculpted. You may remember Zack–always scheming and getting into trouble with his principal, Mr. Belding.
Sometimes the scapegoat takes on the classical “rebel” aesthetic where they dress in black, have a mohawk or maybe identify as goth or punk. The scapegoat is often getting into trouble. The family views the scapegoat as the “problem child”.
On the outside they appear: Rule breaker, in trouble, defiant, can be hostile
What they feel on the inside: Rejection, hurt, guilt, jealousy, anger
So there you have it folks! Now you understand the basics of how a family can function as a system via “Saved By The Bell”. (I knew all those hours watching the tube would pay off somehow.)
Did any of these roles resonate for you? Did you see any of these characterizations from your family of origin? I’d love to hear your take on it in the comments below.
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The Red Arrows flying past the Jaywick Martello Tower
The curved roof of the gallery space at Jaywick Martello Tower
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Jaywick Martello Tower
I popped in to the Jaywick Martello Tower, which is now run as an art gallery and community space. The manager, Kerith, was very welcoming, and we had a good chat about the history of the site and what is happening in the local area today. Generously, she let me record in several of the spaces inside the Tower, and also from the roof.
The Tower affords great views of the local landscape, holiday parks and the sea, sounds from which all drift across and are captured on the ‘roof’ recording here. Most notably you can hear jet skis out at sea and the tune from the West Ham themed ice cream van on the Martello Beach Holiday Park.
I also recorded inside the gallery space on the first floor, which is markedly different, being a rounded shape and really insulated from the sounds outside by its 2-3m thick walls.
The final recording was made outside the Tower, where I stood for a while watching the spectacular Red Arrows, which fortunately flew right over head (on their way to or from the Clacton Airshow, presumably).
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8 Ways Maria Menounos Stays Beautiful, Healthy, and Confident
By Christina Heiser
Find out the surprising daily habit that helps boost the Extra host's on-camera confidence, plus how she really stays in shape (hint: it doesn't require a gym membership or a crazy diet).
Whenever we tune in to Extra for our celeb news fix, we're amazed at how cool and collected Maria Menounos is on camera. So we turned the tables on the beautiful reporter and grilled her for a change. Read on to discover Menounos' secrets for feeling confident and looking beautiful on the job and off.
Make Your Smile Sparkle
"I think a smile is one of the most important things you can do appearance-wise to gain confidence," says Menounos. "But when I'm afraid I have food in my teeth, I'm nervous and I don't smile." So to keep her pearly whites food-free, she brushes with the Philips Sonicare Diamond Clean Toothbrush. "This really gets everything off your teeth," she says.
She's also tried Phillips Zoom WhiteSpeed Light-Activated Whitening System, a treatment administered at a dental office that can whiten teeth up to eight shades in 45 minutes. "I thought I was going to have to fish for compliments, but I went to work the next day and my colleagues at Extra actually commented on it," says Menounos.
Sport a Faux Glow
Instead of baking in the sun, Menounos enhances her Mediterranean skin by spray-tanning. "When I go to pool parties or the beach, I'm not going to be sitting there trying to get a tan," she says. "I'll already be tan, and I'll be lathered in sunscreen to protect my skin."
Stash Sunscreen in Your Car
Menounos shields herself from UV damage in the car by using Colorscience Sunforgettable Mineral Sunscreen Brush SPF 30. "When I'm driving, I put this on my hands so I don't get wrinkles," she says. "I also use it on my chest."
Menounos is also a fan of Colorscience Sunforgettable Face Primer SPF 30, which contains blue algae to smooth skin. "In the summer, when you're hot and sweaty, you get more blemishes," she says. "This doesn't allow anything to seep into your pores. It also helps spread foundation easier."
Sop Up Sweat
Glaring camera lights and hot summer temps in Los Angeles make an oily complexion an on-the-job hazard. "As you're getting shiny, it's better to use blotting papers because otherwise you keep caking on powder — and then you end up looking like a cake," she says.
Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes
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"We shoot outside at The Grove, and it gets hot," says Menounos. To stay as cool as possible when the temperature's scorching, she wears loose clothing like maxi dresses. "I try to stay away from really fitted stuff because not only do you get sticky, and uncomfortable, but then you run the risk of sweat pouring through and that's embarrassing," she says.
Eat a Protein-Rich Snack
To sustain her energy while filming, Menounos snacks on Rickland Orchards Greek Yogurt Bars, which contain seven grams of protein. "They're delicious," she says. "I have these loaded in all my cars and in my trailer at work."
And while she says she's not an everyday coffee drinker, Menounos does like Dunkin' Donuts when she needs to wake up early for a non-stop workday. "When I'm really dragging, coffee's my best friend," she says.
Track Your Steps
LA-based fitness and nutrition expert Harley Pasternak taught Menounos to wear a pedometer to keep track of how many steps she was walking, with the goal of 10,000 a day. "It's really given me a lot of perspective on why I've been able to stay slim and not be a crazy diet person," she says. "It's because I do get so many steps in during my day."
Take a cue from Menounos and wear a pedometer yourself. New research says people actually move more when they use one.
Listen to Mom
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Menounos may have been blessed with gorgeous olive skin but it's not all just her good genes — she's picked up some tips from her mom on taking care of herself from the inside and out.
"My mom, who's almost 60, doesn't really wear a lot of makeup, but I always watched her wash her face and moisturize. I saw that she took care of her skin, so that's always stuck with me," she says. "I'm counting on those genes, but I'm also counting on those little things that I've learned along the way from her."
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Police plea after Huddersfield woman and husband die in crash
VITAL witnesses to a crash which claimed the life of a Huddersfield woman and her husband have yet to come forward, police believe.
Helen Slater, 37, and her husband, Dean, died when their motorcycle was in collision with a car in North Yorkshire on August 25.
Mr Slater, 40, was riding the bike with Helen as pillion when the tragedy happened on the slip road of the A64 from the A167 near Tadcaster at about 7.30pm.
They were with a group of five other motorcyclists when their grey Yamaha R1 motorcycle was involved in a head-on collision with a green Vauxhall Vectra.
The couple were flung from the motorbike and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the group of bikes, consisting of four Yamaha R1s, a black Honda CBR600 and a yellow Honda CBR1000, had travelled along a route not regularly used by bikers and officers have appealed for anyone who saw them to come forward.
The route began in Bingley before heading to Shipley on the A650, past Leeds Bradford Airport at Yeadon, then through Arthington towards Harewood on the A658.
The group then continued from Harewood to Collingham along the A61 before passing through Boston Spa and then Tadcaster where the tragedy happened.
Mrs Slater’s maiden name was Helen Moyle and she came originally from Huddersfield where her family still live. She left Huddersfield when she was 18 and became a solicitor in Bradford, specialising in mental health.
Her funeral was held at Huddersfield Crematorium last Friday, where a collection was held for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Mr and Mrs Slater lived at Thornton in Bradford.
Police have already received a lot of information which has been important to their inquiries but further potential witnesses have now been identified.
Traffic Sergeant Julian Pearson, who is leading the investigation, said: “I would like to thank all the witnesses who have already come forward as a result of previous appeals.
“However, we have identified more people who are potential witnesses and have not yet come forward.
“I am keen to trace two pedestrians who were walking on the A659 footpath from Boston Spa towards the A1 between 7pm and 7.25pm on the evening of the collision.
“They will have witnessed a group of motorcycles passing them, as will the drivers of a dark-coloured Land Rover Discovery and an Audi A4 estate who had travelled from the A1 roundabout onto the A659.
“It is imperative these people get in touch as they could greatly assist with our inquiries.’’
Anyone who witnessed the group and their manner of riding or has any other information that could help the police with their inquiries should contact Traffic Sgt Julian Pearson on 0845 6060247 quoting reference number 12100145983.
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Travel The Blue Ridge Parkway This Fall
By Nikki Cleveland Locations, RV Trip Ideas, Virginia
This scenic drive from Virginia to North Carolina is even more dazzling in the fall when the scenery gets a splash of autumn color.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is well known for its colorful scenery in the fall. This famous drive between Virginia and North Carolina twists and turns for 469 miles, following the ridge of the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains.
Iconic view from the Linn Cove Overlook. Photo by Matthew Paulson/Flickr
It is a long and slow drive; the speed limit is mostly 45 mph and slows down to 25 mph in some areas. However, you can take your time to appreciate the views with no traffic lights, no billboards, and no commercial vehicles.
The All-American Road winds through forests and meadows, reaching over 6,000 feet in elevation. Cell service and GPS can be spotty, so be prepared with maps and brochures from the visitor centers. There are also no gas stations along the Parkway, so fuel up before making the drive.
Hiking in Mount Mitchell State Park. Photo by Jeff Dunn/Flickr
There are, however, lots of pull-outs, overlooks, and destinations to visit along the way, such as:
Mabry Mill (Milepost 176.1): Stop to see the quaint old Mabry Mill, built around 1908. There is an easy half-mile trail that leads to the original structure and a restaurant on-site that is open seasonally. They serve simple country dishes including all-day breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On Sundays, there are also free music concerts held at the mill; see their schedule here.
Linn Cove Viaduct (Milepost 304.4): The famous view of the Parkway (pictured above) is from Linn Cove Viaduct. This viaduct is a seven-mile stretch of the highway that hugs the face of Grandfather Mountain and is widely recognized as an engineering marvel. Browse the seasonal museum and visitor center, or take one of the walking trails around the viaduct.
Mount Mitchell State Park (Milepost 355.4): This park is a short drive from Asheville and home to the highest point east of the Mississippi River. It has a network of hiking trails, a museum that details the area’s history, a picnic area, and an easily accessible observation deck with panoramic views. There is also a restaurant within the state park that serves burgers and sandwiches.
Craggy Gardens (Milepost 364.4): This scenic area grows wildflowers like mountain laurel and rhododendron in the spring, and red berries in the fall. Stop and hike the easy trails and marvel over the views of the mountains.
Crabtree Falls. Photo by Matthew Blouir/Flickr
The best time to see fall colors varies every year, but it generally starts around the beginning of October in higher elevations and works its way down, with lower elevations at peak color by the middle or end of October. You can find updates online here.
Fall colors begin at the highest elevations in early October, then work their way down to the lower elevations. Photo via Fran T./Wikipedia
The Parkway has eight NPS campgrounds that are open from May through late October, weather permitting. Many can accommodate RVs, but most do not have hookups. If you would rather not boondock, there are also lots of privately-owned RV parks and resorts not far off the Parkway where you can find full hookups and other amenities.
Upper Linville Falls. Photo by Jerry and Don/Flickr
These are the best places to camp on the Parkway:
Peaks of Otter Campground (Milepost 86): This is an older mountain campground for tent campers and smaller RVs/trailers. There are no hookups, but there is access to Abbott Lake, where anglers can cast a line for smallmouth bass and bluegill. The Peaks of Otter Lodge and Restaurant is also within walking distance of the campground and has meals, camping supplies, firewood, and ice available.
Doughton Park (Milepost 238.5-244.7): Doughton Park has hiking trails, historic buildings, a picnic area, and a seasonal campground. The park has wide-open meadows where you can often spot white-tailed deer, red and grey foxes, and bobcats, and wildflowers like flame azalea in the spring. The campground does not have hookups or showers, but water and a dump station are available.
Julian Price Park (Milepost 297): At the base of Grandfather Mountain, this park has affordable $20/night campsites by Price Lake, a sparkling high country lake ideal for kayaking or canoeing. There is also easy access to hiking trails nearby and around the lake. While you’re here, check out the many local shops and restaurants nearby in Blowing Rock.
Linville Falls (Milepost 316.4): There are two trails you can take from the visitor center (just off the Parkway) to five different viewpoints of the Upper and Lower Falls. There is also a picnic area and a standard NPS campground with about 70 RV-friendly sites.
Crabtree Falls (Milepost 339.5): Crabtree Falls has five major drops and many smaller cascades that total about 1,200 feet, making it one of the highest sets of waterfalls east of the Mississippi River. The campground, unlike most others on the Parkway, has RV sites with full hookups.
Mount Pisgah (Milepost 408.6): This mountain in Western North Carolina has a campground, seasonal inn, a hiking trail that leads to the summit, a picnic area, restaurant, and a country store. The campground includes 70 tent sites and 70 RV sites with no hookups and is the highest, coolest, and most secluded place to camp on the Parkway.
The Parkway is big-rig friendly, but it does have some tunnels; you can check the clearance levels here. On the north end, the route also connects with Skyline Drive, which winds throughout Shenandoah National Park. Read about more scenic fall drives.
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Network calls Hernandez's remarks 'inappropriate'
NEW YORK -- Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez was reprimanded by the team's television network for "inappropriate" remarks during a broadcast about a female member of San Diego's training staff.
The former MVP first baseman said women "don't belong in the dugout" when he spotted 33-year-old Kelly Calabrese, the Padres' full-time massage therapist, high-fiving Mike Piazza in the dugout after he hit a home run during New York's 8-1 victory Saturday in San Diego.
After Hernandez found out later in the broadcast that Calabrese was with the Padres' training staff, he repeated that she shouldn't have been there.
"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout," he said.
Hernandez, a former Mets star, then laughed and said: "You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have."
"Keith Hernandez made inappropriate comments regarding the presence of a female massage therapist of the San Diego Padres who was in the dugout," SportsNet New York said in a statement Monday. "We immediately addressed the issue with Keith and reprimanded him, and he publicly apologized during Sunday's game."
Hernandez said Sunday that he was sorry if he offended anyone. He also said that baseball's rulebook allowed only the head trainer and assistant trainer in the dugout.
But a Major League Baseball memo previously sent to all clubs said that in addition to the two trainers, one member of the conditioning staff was permitted in the dugout during games. After Hernandez's remarks, MLB called the Padres and verified that, indeed, Calabrese was allowed.
Calabrese said Sunday that she was flabbergasted by Hernandez's comments.
"It's a little shocking but you know what -- it happens," she said. "He not only discredited me as a person, but he discredited women."
Padres chief executive officer Sandy Alderson also criticized Hernandez.
"Her competence and professionalism, not gender, are the important factors in her role with the club," he said Monday in a statement.
"Our society has made great strides in gender equity in recent years and that progress should be reflected as well in professional baseball," he said. "Keith's remarks were uninformed and were a disservice to Kelly and those women like her who have performed admirably in positions previously reserved for men."
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ENBIS Magazine, a 4-page section of Scientific Computing World published by Europa Science, has now been discontinued but SCW is still available to ENBIS members free of charge via the Europa Science Web site.
Scientific Computing World is a controlled circulation magazine edited by Dr Tom Wilkie and with a readership of some 80,000. It is published every two months and contains details of the latest applications of computing in science, engineering and industry. It is therefore both a valuable resource for ENBIS members.
ENBIS members are invited to contribute articles to SCW for consideration but please send them to Tony Greenfield for editorial control.
By kind arrangement with Europa Science, we make available here all copies of ENBIS Magazine in PDF format.
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Race and the New Formalism
Course Number: ENGL 236
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Catalog Course Entry: ENGL 236
Quarter: Winter 2017
Instructor: Rana, Swati
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Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: SH 2714
How do we read race? In what ways do aesthetic forms of race shape our social knowledge about race? What is the particular contribution that critical reading makes to how we as a society think about racial difference?
In the past decade, there has been renewed interest in formalism within literary studies. Scholars are increasingly adapting cultural materialism and new historicism in order to bridge social formations of race and their aesthetic forms. This work spans a range of periods and archives, from realism to modernism, and from ethnic nationalism to avant-garde poetics. As Raymond Williams writes, “form is inevitably a relationship.” How this inevitability structures our readings and informs our method is an open question and one that this seminar will explore. We will devote ourselves to works of theory and literary criticism at the nexus of race and new formalism. While “racial form,” to use Colleen Lye’s phrase, will serve as a central object of investigation, we will explore other articulations of aesthetic and social difference in terms of class, coloniality, gender, nationalism, and sexuality.
Readings will be organized around the following topics: new and old formalisms, Marxism and form, aesthetics of blackness, Asiatic racial forms, poetics of race, forms of brownness, and reading as praxis. We will likely read work by Houston Baker, Stephen Best, John Frow, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marcial González, Fredric Jameson, Joseph Jeon, Christopher Lee, Marjorie Levinson, Colleen Lye, Curtis Marez, Sharon Marcus, Toni Morrison, Fred Moten, Ellen Rooney, Ramón Saldívar, Stephen Hong Sohn, Elda Tsou, and Raymond Williams.
Students are encouraged to bring their own research interests to the class, and will be expected to produce a final paper based on primary texts of their choosing using the methods discussed and developed in the seminar.
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Enigmatic Events loves games, mysteries and puzzles. We believe that solving problems while engaging with other people is great for entertainment, an ideal way to learn, and a fun way to develop interpersonal bonds. We learn best by playing, and we play best with others! The satisfaction of taking part in collective activities leaves shared memories for everyone involved and gives people a goal-oriented reason to collaborate.
to strengthen bonds
Working together to problem solve makes everything easier. Our philosophy at Enigmatic Events Collective is that creating connections between people allows us to communicate better! Whether you want to connect with your friends or co-workers, understanding the thought processes, needs, and values of your team can boost productivity and help relationships grow.
Chris Rudram
Enigmatic Events was founded in 2015 by Chris Rudram. Chris is a board gamer, a creative thinker and experience designer. Inspiring friends, colleagues and clients with new and interesting events drives him. He’s run murder mysteries in Victoria and London for the last thirteen years. From there he started to write and build full-scale interactive experiences over the last three years. Along the way, he’s also helped design two board games, three improv shows and a bunch of original murder mysteries events.
The journey has lead him to better understanding of what drives people engage with the world. How they learn and adapt; how to use games to help people to improve themselves and the world around them. He uses this to build experiences that take us out of the -here and now-. Which helps us all to return to everyday with far better understanding on how take on the big (and small) problems of life.
His fifteen years in the software industry has given him an eye for detail. It has also given him an ability to look at problems from different points of view and a lot of experience in managing projects of all sizes. He has a Ph.D in software testing, and only occasionally insists on being called Doctor Chris Rudram.
Murder Mystery parties for thirteen years, for groups from 6 to 150
Fringe Theatre Producer, Director and Stage Manager for three years
Organized and run Day of Boardgamers, a local small-scale convention – 12 times, over 6 years.
Photo by: Noah Crowder Photography
Natasha Guerra
Natasha Guerra is a theatre artist, a Big Picture person, and a curator of fun. Onstage since the age of four, Natasha has personal experience working with the power of storytelling. An avid learner with an eye for the aesthetic, she has since taken on projects from fine art, to set decoration, to faux murderess. Moving to Victoria for her degree, Natasha has set down roots in the community through her artistic practice.
Armed, now, with BFA (with double majors to the tune of Applied Theatre and Gender Studies), she wants to use her training to help people do two of the hardest things in life: have fun and learn.
Enigmatic Events Collective is a perfect fit for Natasha because it allows her to utilize her academic toolkit and stretch her creative muscles. She has actively seen the power of play in action and looks forward to guiding growth through fun.
Applied Theatre BFA, 2019.
Actor and improviser in Victoria and Vancouver for 10 years, including the Fringe circuit.
Avid participant in local conventions, cosplayer, and RPG enthusiast.
Ready to plan a great event?
Our events are designed to get people talking and thinking.
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Sustainability in Germany and Europe
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Kahlenborn, Walter; Sebastian Oberthür; Alexander Carius et al. 1998: Sustainability in Germany and Europe. Ecologic Institut, Berlin.Read more
Nachhaltige Tourismuspolitik im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
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Kahlenborn, Walter; Kerstin lmbusch; Alexander Carius et. al. 1998: Nachhaltige Tourismuspolitik im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. Berlin.Read more
Oekom Research – Development of Criteria and Indicators for Country Ratings for Sustainable Investment
Read more about Oekom Research – Development of Criteria and Indicators for Country Ratings for Sustainable Investment
oekom research AG is one of the world's leading providers of information on the social and environmental performance of companies, sectors and countries. The scientifically based rating system for the assessment of countries and their public policies is being constantly updated with the support of an independent advisory board, co-chaired by R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic.
The comparatively greater security that bonds offer is making them a popular form of investment, especially among risk-conscious investors. Where bond issuers are also rated as progressive in terms ofRead more
This is How We Want to Live - Fortschrittsforum
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The Fortschrittsforum (forum for progress) of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) accompanied the work of the parliamentary commission on "growth, wealth, quality of life – ways to a sustainable economy and social progress in the social market economy".
Sign now! - Memorandum on Social-ecological Research
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Final end-of-the-year push: already nearly 1,000 signatures
Fair Trade Footballs Delight Young Ghanaian Kickers
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In a gesture to support leisure and educational activities for young people in Ghana, the Ecologic Institute Berlin donated footballs to the Juvenile Football Club in Tema, the largest seaport city in Ghana. “Just like in Germany, children and teenagers in Ghana love football.
Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication - Videos for Rio+20
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, released four videos addressing the themes of the upcoming Rio+20 Conference. The videos tell stories in which the fictional journalist Marta Wisdom investigates the topics of green growth, green economy, and poverty in the EU. In her reportages and interviews she uses EU statistics. The videos explain what green growth could mean for the EU's sustainable development, how Europeans consume and produce electricity, whether poverty is only a question of income, how Europeans feel about poverty in different cities, and how evenly income is distributed in the EU. Ecologic Institute was involved in the development and production of the videos.
Memorandum Regarding Social-ecological Research
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The memorandum "Understand – Evaluate – Shape. Transdisciplinary knowledge for a sustainable society" has been presented by leading actors in the field of transdisciplinary sustainability research. They hope to ensure that social-ecological research can be deepened and expanded in the coming years – regarding content, organization, and institutions. Ecologic Institute welcomes this memorandum and calls for others to sign it. The memorandum was submitted to the German Federal Minister of Research Annette Schavan for consideration, but the opportunity to sign it and show your support for social-ecological research still exists. The Director of Ecologic Institute, R. Andreas Kraemer, wrote the memorandum as part of an expert group.
Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) - Now Online
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Seven pioneering institutes of sustainability research in Germany have linked up with one another and formed the "Ecological Research Network" (Ecornet), a network of leading non-university institutes in Germany focusing on sustainability research. The mission of Ecornet: to create the scientific basis for a societal transformation toward sustainability. The Ecornet institutes produce practice-relevant research across the borders of traditional scientific disciplines for the development of a post-fossil, post-nuclear society.
Smart Eco-City Development Progress
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The key to human survival and healthy fulfillment is strengthening economic, intellectual and social growth in ways that maintain healthy, resilient eco-systems. Since all these variables change, smart eco-cities can survive and thrive only by designing, measuring, connecting and managing built environments interactively - in ways that value the unique and charming qualities of their diverse natural environments, their communities and creative people.
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WWF-Thailand announces Eco-Schools 2018
Press release by WWF-Thailand
Thai schools reached the global standard for environmental education.
WWF-Thailand announced the list of Thai schools reaching the global standard for effective environmental education under Eco-Schools Program with aim to create sustainable environment through youth learning
WWF-Thailand, together with the partner, IKEA Thailand, hosted Eco-Schools Award granting ceremony and presented the prizes to the schools operating 2018 Global Environmental Education. This year, there are 3 schools, recognized for excellence in environmental education, receiving the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award including Klongratumratutit School, Rattanakosin Sompotch Bang Khen School, and Ritthinarongron School amongst 21 schools nationwide that have joined the programme.
Mr Gordon Congdon, Conservation Program Manager of WWF-Thailand, stated about the success of Eco-Schools: “This is the second year that WWF-Thailand represents the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) to operate Eco-Schools programme in Thailand. And this year, there are 3 schools recognized for excellence in environmental education and receiving the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award, which shows their progress in environmental management. Most of all, the students leading the program can also practice project management skill to prepare to be responsible and protect our world’s natural resources and environment in the future. We have to say thank you to Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) for credible judgment and we want to express our gratitude to IKEA for the continue support, giving children a chance for joining Eco-Schools programme”.
Mr Lars Svensson, Sustainability & Communication Director, IKEA Southeast Asia, stated: “Apart from the schools receiving the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award, it is a pleasure that many other schools were also recognized the Silver Award and Bronze Award, reflecting their potential in environmental education. We are proud to support Eco-Schools program for the second year, following IKEA’s goal encouraging sustainable consumption and environmental responsibility”.
Ms Sutthawee Laowkae, a student from Rattanakosin Sompotch Bang Khen School, which was recognized to achieve Green Flag Award said: “At first, it was not easy. The problem of garbage is close to us but we have to be creative to solve it and to persuade all students to cooperate. In our school, we always inform about the benefits of waste management and waste segregation; we launch games to motivate all students. Moreover, our teachers help us to inform this issue like my teacher in Art & Music class that composed a new song to raise awareness of the student about waste segregation. The success is our pride; now we know we can do it and we will maintain it for long.
The Eco-Schools Program is aimed to educate sustainable environmental management in school, to motivate children’s learning progress through school’s environmental development activities, and to improve analytical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership skills. This program is aimed to help enhance their active learning and build up strong participation for school development
2018 Eco-Schools Awarded
FEE awarded 3 schools the Green Flag for their commitment towards improving their school environment. 10 schools were granted the Silver Award by WWf-Thailand while 4 schools received the Bronze Award.
About the Eco-Schools programme
Eco-Schools is an environmental education programme for sustainable environmental management in a school. It is present in 67 country and more than 50,000 schools around the world. WWF-Thailand joined FEE and is Eco-Schools Program National Operator since 2016. Currently, there are 21 schools implementing the programme in Bangkok, Samut Prakarn, Nonthaburi and Phuket.
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By Sam Cooper
Thomas Edison once said, "I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power!"
<p>The year was 1839. At just 19 years of age, French Physicist Edmond Becquere created the world's first photovoltaic cell. His discovery, known as the Photovoltaic Effect or "Becquerel Effect," showcased the foundational physics and process for what we now consider solar power and cemented his place in the history books. However, his discovery did not kick off a solar revolution. Instead, it remained in the domain of the laboratory well into the 20th century.</p><p>In 1954, inventors David Chapin, Calvin Fuller and Gerald Pearson capitalized on the Becquerel Effect, creating the world's first modern solar cell at Bell Labs. The very next year Hoffman Electrics produced their own solar cells, which sold commercially for 25¢ each. As solar technology continued to develop, solar power expanded to cars, planes, satellites, homes, commercial buildings and even spacecraft.</p><p>Over time, the basic concept behind solar hasn't strayed far from early models. However, the cells used to power our homes and lives today are much, much more advanced and efficient — driving down costs and opening up new uses for solar in our lives.</p>
The Current State of Solar Technology
<p>The solar industry has expanded and matured in recent years, accompanied by advances in power storage, miniaturization and materials that combine to make solar photovoltaics more efficient and durable and versatile.</p><p>In a sure sign of industry maturity, some companies are beginning to focus on the aesthetics of solar systems, instead of concerning themselves solely with advances in performance. One such company is Sistine Solar, a Boston-based startup which has created a "solar skin" that covers solar panels, altering their appearance. From skins that match the roof to artistic flags and designs, these skins help homeowners blend or beautify their rooftop panels without affecting efficiency.</p><p>That said, scientists and developers continue to push the limits of panel efficiency. The more efficient a panel is, the more energy created, and cheaper these panels can be in the long term. Most solar panels fall in the 14 to 18 percent efficiency range, but in 2018 a number of companies brought panels to market in the 24 to 25% range.</p><p>The current state of solar technology is promising, but it pales in comparison to what the future holds.</p>
A Limitless Solar Future — If We Can Build It
<p>Solar's potential seems limitless, but it would be wrong to <a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/why-moores-law-doesnt-apply-to-clean-technologies" target="_blank">consider the matter settled.</a> Despite the astounding pace of innovation, solar technologies have only effectively doubled since the first cell was created in 1954. Furthermore, humankind's demand for reliable power shows no signs of slowing. In order to fully utilize clean, renewable solar energy, scientists, policymakers and financiers the world over are going to have to be clever. </p><p>Looking ahead, some researchers and thinkers asked: how could we offer solar energy round the clock, while maintaining the ability to meet increasing energy demand. The answer, it seems, is to create solar farms in space. </p><p>The idea of launching solar panels into space where they can generate electricity 24 hours a day and wirelessly transmit the power back to Earth might seem like science fiction, but it's becoming increasingly more likely by the day.</p><p>As a concept, wireless transmission of energy has been with us since the invention of the radio, and the first notable long distance power transmission experiments <a href="http://www.friendsofcrc.ca/Projects/SHARP/sharp.html" target="_blank">occurred in 1982.</a> In 2018, scientists from the California Institute of Technology announced that they had succeeded in creating a prototype of a lightweight tile which would be capable of harnessing and transmitting solar energy generated from space. These lightweight tiles would have the ability to follow the Earth's orbit, meaning power would flow continuously, without a night time dip.</p><p>While orbital solar farms might still lie in the future, terrestrial solar is a very real presence in our lives today. As solar power continues to enjoy advances in technology, performance and cost efficiency, solar looks poised to be one of our most prevalent sources of clean, renewable energy. Not just in our power supply, but in our tech, toys and daily lives. Without a doubt, solar will be one of the pillars of our 100% clean energy future.</p>
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Vern Buchanan Wants FCC to Crack Down on Robocalls
One of the more prominent Republicans in the Florida congressional delegation is throwing his support behind a proposal cracking down on robocalls.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., a senior Republican on the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, announced he was backing U.S. Rep. David Kustoff’s, R-Tenn., “Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.”
Kustoff introduced the bill last month and he noted that robocalls are a growing problem in his district.
“I have heard from countless people throughout Tennessee’s 8th District who are tired of the endless stream of harassing robocalls. To put an end to this scourge of calls, my bill, the TRACED Act, would give Americans much-needed relief by requiring caller authentication and deterring bad actors from placing these calls in the first place,” said Kustoff when he introduced the bill. “These robocalls are infringing on the everyday lives of Americans, and I urge my colleagues to swiftly pass this vital piece of legislation and put an end to these scams.”
The bill allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fine “people who intentionally flout telemarketing restrictions” as much as $10,000 and expands the window from catching them from one year to three. The proposal has a host of federal and state authorities working together but it also “requires voice service providers to adopt call authentication technologies, enabling a telephone carrier to verify that incoming calls are legitimate before they reach consumers’ phones.” The FCC would also double down in its efforts to stop Americans from getting unwanted calls.
Buchanan announced on Friday that he was backing Kustoff’s proposal.
“Too many Floridians continue to be harassed by the nationwide onslaught of illegal robocalls,” Buchanan said. “These are more than just a minor inconvenience – phone scams can defraud innocent Americans out of their life savings – especially vulnerable seniors.”
“Last year, robocalls increased by 46 percent as nearly 48 billion were placed in the U.S. The majority of consumer complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission relate to unwanted calls, many of which maliciously hide or disguise the caller’s identity and location. These illegal calls often are from phone numbers that appear similar to those they’re targeting, known as ‘spoofing.’ These fraudulent calls comprised roughly a quarter of the 26 billion robo-calls placed to U.S. mobile numbers last year, according to one industry estimate,” Buchanan’s office noted.
Buchanan said that seniors, including those in Florida, have been targeted by robocalls.
“Nearly one in five Americans over 65 have been victimized by fraud,” Buchanan said adding he is optimistic the TRACED Act will be passed by Congress this year. “Congress has a real opportunity to address this serious issue by passing this bill.”
The bill is currently before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-SD, has the companion bill in the upper chamber.
Buchanan is not the only member of the Florida delegation concerned about robocalls. Back in January, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., paired up with U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., Garret Graves, R-La., and the late Walter Jones, R-NC, to bring out the “Spam Calls Task Force Act” which will create a federal task force to cut down on spam calls. Crist’s office insisted these calls are a “growing problem” to people across the nation and noted that 50 percent of cell phones receive them.
Crist’s bill is gaining traction on Capitol Hill. Last month, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., threw her support behind Crist’s proposal.
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UCF Dr. Phillips Academic Commons
Photo: Renderings by SchenkelShultz, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects
UnionWest at Creative Village, student housing.
Photo: Rendering by Baker Barrios Architects
Creative Village (conceptual master plan)
Photo: Map by Creative Village Development
Craig Ustler
Skyline shapers, city changers in Florida
Across the state, a group of developers are reshaping their cities' downtowns with a host of innovative projects.
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Orlando: Academic Catalyst
The public-private ‘Creative Village’ project will transform the city’s downtown.
In 2001, Craig Ustler and his business partner Phil Rampy completed Thornton Park Central, a $31-million project that was one of Orlando’s earliest examples of New Urbanism — 56 loft condos atop 60,000 square feet of restaurants, shops and offices. The project sparked a turnaround of downtown’s eastern edge near Lake Eola into one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods.
Seventeen years later, Ustler is trying to pull off an even more dramatic transformation of downtown’s west side. Ustler, who grew up in College Park, is presiding over the development team for Creative Village, a $1.5-billion, public-and-private redevelopment of 68 acres that was once home to the Orlando Magic’s basketball arena. The area borders Parramore, an impoverished, predominantly African-American neighborhood that city leaders have tried for years to revitalize.
A decade in the making — the Magic moved into the $480-million Amway Arena in 2010 — the first tendrils of Creative Village are now coming out of the ground. The catalyst for the entire project is a $111-million joint University of Central Florida and Valencia College campus that’s under construction and slated to open in August 2019. The campus will immediately inject 8,000 students, plus another 300 faculty and staff, into the area.
“That’s the driver; that’s the injector,” Ustler says. “That’s the thing that makes the development pop and gives it critical mass.”
At the same time, Ustler Development and partner Development Ventures Group plan to complete a $105-million mixed-use building with housing for 640 students, 105,000 square feet of education space (leased to UCF and Valencia) and another 12,000 square feet of commercial space on its ground floor.
Meanwhile, Banc of America Community Development Corp., which with Ustler’s group is the master developer in Creative Village, is building a second apartment building, and the master developer and the city will complete a 2.5-acre park amid the development.
Two other projects nearby, while not technically a part of Creative Village, are contributing momentum to the effort: A $40-million renovation of a 299-room Marriott hotel, completed in 2017, and a new, $60-million K-8 public school in Parramore that offers a variety of community services, including a Boys and Girls Club and a health clinic.
As the project’s master developer, Ustler also gets to build the development’s first market rate apartments. His company and Allen Morris Co. are co-developing a $107-million, 409-unit apartment building with a ground-floor food hall in summer 2020. A year after that, another developer, Mill Creek Residential, is under contract to build a $75-million, 300-unit apartment building.
There may be another piece to the first phase. Ustler says he has a letter of agreement with a developer — still tentative — to build an office building in the center of Creative Village. If all goes well, he says, that, too, could be done by 2021 or 2022.
The key, Ustler says, is finding the right tenant. He is working with economic developers at the city of Orlando and the Orlando Economic Partnership to find the right firm — ideally, a technology or creative-class company that would fit the project’s broader theme and serve as a marquee anchor.
One obvious fit: Electronic Arts, the Redwood City, Calif.-based video game giant that develops Madden NFL and other sports titles from a studio in Maitland, a northern suburb of Orlando. EA currently leases space for $200,000 a month, according to the company’s regulatory filings. The lease runs through 2025. But it also includes an early termination option — which EA can exercise in October 2021 for $1.85 million.
Even if the office tower doesn’t happen that soon, the cumulative investment for the first phase of Creative Village, including land donations and infrastructure costs, works out to more than $625 million. That still leaves about two-thirds of the property to redevelop in the mid- 2020s and beyond — and a chance for Ustler to leave another enduring legacy on downtown Orlando.
Ustler, who describes what he does as city building, says the true challenge isn’t in securing financing or shepherding construction. Rather, he says, it’s in “crystalizing the vision and making the pieces fit. It’s more than just a real estate project.”
Creative Village ( conceptual master plan )
Projects Opening in 2019:
1) UCF Dr. Phillips Academic Commons
2) UCF Center for Emerging Media renovation
3) UCF garage, campus store and central power plant
4) UnionWest at Creative Village, student housing (Ustler/DEVEN)
5) Amelia Court mixed-income apartments (Atlantic Housing/BACDC)
6) Creative Village Central Park (CVD/City of Orlando)
Projects Opening in 2020-21:
7) Parcel M apartments (Ustler/Allen Morris)
8) Parcel U apartments (Mill Creek Residential)
Recently Opened:
9) Renovated Marriott Orlando Downtown
10) New OCPS Academic Center for Excellence PS-8 School (ACE)
Existing Community Assets:
11) LYNX Central Station/SunRail
12) OCPS headquarters and Orange Technical College
13) Bob Carr Theater
14) Downtown Recreation Complex
15) Centroplex parking garage
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Development begins on 17 blocks of property encompassing 50 acres.
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Home » FDA strengthens safeguards against "mad cow disease"
FDA strengthens safeguards against "mad cow disease"
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FDA issues final ruling barring specific cattle materials from all animal and pet feed
The FDA issued a final regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed, including pet food. The final rule further protects animals and consumers against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as “mad cow disease”).
“This FDA action serves to further protect the US cattle population from the already low risk of BSE,” said Bernadette Dunham, Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. “The new rule strengthens existing safeguards.”
The measure builds on FDA’s 1997 feed regulation, which prohibited the use of certain mammalian proteins in ruminant feed.
The materials that can no longer be used in animal feed are the tissues that have the highest risk for carrying the agent thought to cause BSE. High risk cattle materials are the brains and spinal cords from cattle 30 months of age and older. The entire carcass of cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption also is prohibited, unless the cattle are less than 30 months of age, or the brains and spinal cords have been removed. The risk of BSE in cattle less than 30 months of age is considered to be exceedingly low.
The removal of high-risk materials from all animal feed will further protect against inadvertent transmission of BSE, which could occur through cross-contamination of ruminant feed with non-ruminant feed or feed ingredients during manufacture and transport, or through misfeeding of non-ruminant feed to ruminants on the farm. The added measure of excluding high-risk materials from all animal feed prevents any accidental feeding of it to cattle.
The regulation finalizes a proposed rule that FDA issued for public comment in October 2005. The final rule is effective in 12 months, which allows the livestock, meat, rendering and feed industries time to adapt their practices to comply with the new regulation. Under the new requirements of the final rule, renderers that process cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption must make available for FDA inspection their written protocols for determining the age of cattle and demonstrating that the brain and spinal cords of cattle have been effectively removed.
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New in FinalBuilder 5 - Image Manipulation Actions
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FinalBuilder 5 - Stack and Queue Actions
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For FinalBuilder 5 we've added a new set of actions for storing and retrieving data in stacks and queues. These actions allow you to build up a list of items and then access them them in either a first in, first out (Queue) or first in, last out (Stack) manner. Create a new Stack or Queue using the Define action, and then to add items, use the Push or Insert actions. To use the items in the list, either use the Pop action to access them one at a time, or use the Iterator to perform the same action on each item until the list is empty.
New in FinalBuilder 5 - Configure Packages Wizard
We've introduced a new wizard that runs the first time you start FinalBuilder 5 (and it's in the Tools menu). The Configure Wizard is designed to make it easy for you to turn off packages that you'll never need. They're still installed, and can be easily turned on if you need them later, but it's a good way to encouraging people to turn off some packages.
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We're getting close now :) Please email support at finalbuilder dot com if you find a bug/issue or would like to make any comments.
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Russell Brand Calls 'Rentaghost' Back from the Dead for New Film
The comedian might already be in the remake business with that new version of Arthur in the works, but Russell Brand is reaching back into British TV from decades past for his next project. Deadline reports the Get Him to the Greek star is attached to a big screen adaptation of the original UK children's comedy series Rentaghost which ran on BBC from 1976-1984. Warner Bros. picked up the rights as a vehicle for Brand to develop into a comedy in the same vein as Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. The original TV series followed a small business who provided the services of various ghosts to complete tasks like haunting mansions and more.
Brand is supposed to play Fred Mumford, the main character who appeared in only the first four seasons (or series in Britain) of the entire nine season run. A recently deceased slacker, Mumford attempts to make something of his life only after his death. He teams up with a couple of other ghosts and ghouls who open Rentaghost as a service for the living, but of course Mumford has some trouble adapting to his new ghostly abilities, and surely hilarity will ensue. Hopefully Warner Bros. will surround Brand with more hilarious individuals like Bill Hader or Jason Segel (both co-stars of Forgetting Sarah Marshall). As of now there's no word on who will direct or write the film adaptation, but as soon as we heard anything, we'll let you know. Sound good?
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Reader Feedback - 12 Comments
I've heard some good things about his performance in The Tempest...this sounds interesting.
Xerxex on Dec 8, 2010
Great, more Russell Brand, just what the world needs.
Chev Chelios on Dec 8, 2010
I would totally watch this.
minty on Dec 8, 2010
Russell Bland!
John Q Arbuckle on Dec 8, 2010
I remember Rentaghost. It was bloody mental. But I can see how it could work on the big screen, and Brand would be very suitable.
sleepykid on Dec 9, 2010
grew up watching rentaghost.it was great.very slapstick and very very camp. a very british humor. will be interesting to see what an American audience make of it. 🙂
Saychel on Dec 9, 2010
He'd be better cast as Timothy Claypole who he seems to have based his whole act upon.
Vile on Dec 9, 2010
I fear that the very British humour of Rentaghost will fall flat in the US. Just like Red Dwarf and Blackadder! What it will end up as is an Americanised story and treatment that will fail just Like Red Dwarf did! Having said all that...I would go to see it! I am shocked to read that there were 9 series!!!! I remember the first couple... up to where the Coronation Street actress played miss Popov who teleported every time she sneezed...and was allergic to flowers...
FOOM on Dec 9, 2010
i would much prefer to see him as "BANANA MAN!" or my al time favorite "Danger Mouse!"
Astroboy3000 on Dec 9, 2010
What #7 said
napoleonblownapart on Dec 9, 2010
I think he'd be better cast in a blender
Jimmy Love on Dec 9, 2010
You know studios are desperate for ideas when they pick up fucking Rentaghost, fer chrissakes!
what the... on Dec 10, 2010
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Global Police Operation Shuts Down Two Darknet Drug Markets July 21, 2017 at 11:23 am
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Docking Institute at Fort Hays State releases poll results for governor’s race
HAYS, Kan. – Among the 19 candidates currently running for governor of Kansas, Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach, independent businessman Greg Orman and Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer are the most widely known – Kobach by a lot – but Democratic State Sen. Laura Kelly is most popular among the people who know who she is.
That’s according to a poll by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University. The survey sample was taken from contacts through random landline and cellphone numbers. Of 1,405 Kansas residents age 18 and older who were contacted, 367 completed the survey. The result is a 5.12-percent margin of error, meaning a 95-percent probability that the findings vary no more than plus or minus 5.12 percent from the value that would be found if the entire population of adult Kansas residents were surveyed.
The poll, conducted from March 19 to April 2, asked two questions. The first listed the 19 candidates and asked respondents if they knew each candidate.
Among all the candidates, 85.2 percent knew of Kobach, 56.7 knew of Orman and Colyer’s name was recognized by 54.8 percent. At the bottom of the recognition list was Libertarian Ethan Randleas and Republican Dominic Scavuzzo, each at a rounded off 3.3 percent.
The second question asked respondents to rate the candidates they knew using a scale from zero to 10, with zero meaning highly negative and 10 meaning highly positive.
Kelly, currently the minority whip in the Kansas Senate, and three other Democrats topped that scale, Kelly with a total positive rating of 52 percent – 28.6 highly positive (nine or 10) and 23.4 percent somewhat positive (six through 8). Josh Svaty, former state representative, was second at 51.6 percent (25.8 and 25.8); former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer was third at 47.3 percent (16.3 and 31.0); State Rep. Jim Ward, Kansas House minority leader, was fourth at 36.2 (11.7 and 24.5).
Orman was fifth, 9.9 and 23.7 for a total positive rating of 33.6.
The top Republican, Emporia physician Jim Barnett, had a total 31.3-percent positive rating, 3.9 percent highly positive and 27.4 percent somewhat positive.
The complete report can be found on the Docking Institute’s Kansas Speaks page at www.fhsu.edu/docking/Kansas-Speaks/).
For more information, contact Docking Institute Director Mike Walker, 785-628-5563 or mwalker@fhsu.edu.
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UPDATED: Daiichi caps layoffs drive by melding NJ ops into one HQ
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After a rash of layoffs in its U.S. operations, Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo plans to consolidate its R&D and commercial operations in a new facility in Basking Ridge, NJ.
Last year, the company went through one round of administrative job cuts in the spring and then announced 1,000 to 1,200 layoffs for its commercial operations at its Parsippany, NJ, headquarters, in its U.S. salesforce in the field, and in other HQ functions.
Those cuts were due to wrap up at the end of last month, and now, the company says it’s going to shrink its list of facilities, too. The Parsippany headquarters and commercial operations will join up with the R&D division that’s now set in Edison, NJ. About 650 to 700 employees will make the move, spokeswoman Kim Wix said, and the size of the space will be roughly the same as its previous digs combined.
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The relocation is part of Daiichi’s cost-cutting efforts, the company said in a statement, but it’s also designed to bring the commercial and development staffs into one building so they can work more closely together.
“Uniting our New Jersey-based personnel into a single location not only makes us more efficient, but it will also further strengthen collaboration among teams working across the entire life cycle of our medicines," said Dr. Glenn Gormley, chairman and president of Daiichi’s U.S. business.
The consolidation in the U.S. is just part of the Japan-based company’s retrenchment worldwide. Last month, it said it would shut down a plant in its home country. Production at the drug ingredient facility was due to stop by month’s end, and the company did not disclose the fate of its 150 employees. Back in December, Daiichi shuttered its antibody subsidiary in Germany, dubbed U3. The company had bought U3 back in 2008 for €150 million, to get its hands on a cancer drug candidate and other potential meds. The drugs hadn’t made much progress since, and Daiichi decided to transfer that R&D to its biologics facility in Tokyo, where the candidates could be watched more closely.
The cuts are part of a companywide reorganization as Daiichi faces generic competition for its $2.6 billion blood pressure drug Benicar. To fill the looming gap, the company is shifting toward specialty drugs--such as its new clot-fighting pill Savaysa and constipation drug Movantik, marketed with AstraZeneca ($AZN)--and away from primary care meds. Benicar’s $2.6 billion in 2014 sales accounted for more than one-quarter of Daiichi's revenue that year.
The company has its work cut out for it, however. Savaysa faces a rough road as the fourth drug in a next-gen anticoagulant market that already includes heavyweights Xarelto from Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) and Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim's Pradaxa; and Pfizer ($PFE) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's ($BMY) Eliquis. Analysts figure Daiichi's entrant can get up to $220 million in sales by 2019, but that's not nearly enough to bridge the Benicar gap.
Meanwhile, the company paid $200 million in 2014 to sign on with AstraZeneca on Movantik marketing and last September snapped up a license to sell AZ’s FluMist Quadrivalent vaccine in Japan.
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This book assesses the seller’s duty of conformity of goods to a contract of sale of goods in the OHADA Uniform Act of General Commercial Law. It highlights the fact the notion of ‘ conformity’ today is not efficient as business practices by sellers are to an extent characterised by deception, false pretense, misrepresentation and false promises. Sellers do not usually deliver goods which correspond to the agreed specifications in a contract of sale of goods. This book thus has as general objective to ascertain the extent to which the OHADA law effectively constrain sellers to ensure the conformity of goods they sell to commercial buyers and eventually to consumers as per the contractual stipulations.
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Home Rail Projects Fresh look for Freshfield Station
Fresh look for Freshfield Station
A. Samuel
The platforms and west car park at Freshfield station are being given a makeover by Network Rail in a £1.1m scheme that will bring them up to modern standards. Stepping distances to and from the trains will be improved as will pedestrian access to the platforms.
Jo Kaye, Network Rail route director, said: “The platforms are in a dilapidated condition and the car park has an uneven cobbled surface. This scheme will bring Freshfield up to the same standards as other stations on the Merseyrail network and encourage more people to use the trains by making the station more passenger friendly.”
Work started on Christmas Day and is set to continue until the end of March.
The small west car park behind the Southport bound platform is closed until 15 March while the existing signs, litter bins and crash barriers are removed. New kerbstones, drains, barriers, bollards and bins will be installed and a new tarmac surface will replace the old cobbles. This will then be white lined.
The Southport platform will be closed for six weeks. During this time, the waiting shelter and seats will be removed so the platform can be resurfaced, tactile paving laid and new coping stones installed along the edge of the platform.
Lighting columns will be adjusted, the waiting shelter reset to its correct level and the fencing to the rear of the platform renewed.
Once this is finished, the Southport platform will reopen and the contractors will swap over to the Liverpool platform to carry out similar work.
Car park users had leaflets left on their windscreens advising them of the closure and letters were delivered to local residents.
Posters have been put up at all stations on the Northern line and announcements made on trains advising passengers to use Formby or Ainsdale as alternative stations.
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Press Release / Sept. 30, 2009
Global Witness urges Liberian President not to sign risky logging contracts
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The Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf should refuse to sign four 25-year forest management contracts which have been ratified by legislators despite warnings by NGOs of serious flaws in the allocation process, Global Witness said today.
Investigations by Global Witness and Liberian NGOs reveal strong evidence that some of the companies bidding for the forest management contracts (FMCs) have breached Liberian law, and lack the financial capacity to operate. One is linked to notorious Malaysian timber giant Samling.
"If President Johnson-Sirleaf signs these logging contracts, she is sending a worrying signal that the law can be ignored by the Government when it is convenient," said Natalie Ashworth, campaigner at Global Witness. "Is the President happy endorsing contracts with companies which have already made it clear that they do not intend to play by the rules?"
One of the logging firms whose contract has been ratified, International Consultants Capital (ICC), breached Forest Development Authority Regulation 103-07 by transferring ownership of 92.5% of its shares the day before bid opening. Atlantic Resources, meanwhile, appears to have violated the Public Procurement and Concessions Law's provisions on collusion, in its collaboration with another firm. Global Witness was present at the bid opening ceremony at which Atlantic's technical proposal was delivered in the envelope presented by fellow bidder Southeast Resources.
Atlantic Resources and Southeast Resources are both linked to and are financially dependent upon the notorious Samling group of companies. The Samling group has a long and well-documented record of illegal logging and conflicts with local communities, notably in Cambodia, Guyana, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. Samling is also linked to one of the winners of the first round of FMC allocations, Alpha Logging.
Background checks into the bidding companies by the government-commissioned due diligence contractors found that three of the companies - Atlantic Resources, ICC and Geblo Logging Corporation - do not possess the financial resources with which to make the required investment.
Meanwhile, the Government of Liberia has been in negotiations with international partners for financial support to preserve its forests as part of the REDD mechanism (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation). However the government has not provided an overview of its needs and the technical support it requires to enable these negotiations to proceed.
"Signing these logging contracts would let in cowboy companies which are very unlikely to provide the jobs that Liberia desperately needs. It would also close the door on alternative uses of the forest which could generate more income and employment opportunities for Liberians over the long term," said Ashworth. "Liberia is being offered money by its international partners to preserve the forests. Discarding this option in favour of logging makes no sense. We urge the President to face down the industry lobby and say no to these disastrous deals."
Contact: Natalie Ashworth +44 207 492 5869 or +44 7968 160377; Mike Davis on +44 207 492 5893 or +44 7872 600860; Amy Barry: +44 207 492 5858 or +44 7980 664397
1. Forest management contracts are contracts between the Liberian government and companies which allow the latter to log in a demarcated concession area under certain conditions. The contracts that the Liberian legislature has ratified are: FMC F - Euro Liberia Logging Company; FMC I - Geblo Logging Corporation; FMC K - International Consultants Capital; FMC P - Atlantic Resources Ltd.
2. Information on Samling's operations in other countries can be found in the background briefing, Background investigations into companies bidding for Liberian forest management contracts, 15 July 2009, available at www.globalwitness.org/samling.
3. REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), is being discussed at the international climate change negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These negotiations are culminating in an international meeting in December this year in Copenhagen. Deforestation is responsible for around 20% of annual greenhouse gas emissions, and Liberia has been presented with a rare opportunity by international donors for interim support, prior to the establishment of an international mechanism, in order to preserve its forests to prevent carbon emissions. This is dependent on the Liberian Government's commitment to reducing deforestation and degradation.
Global Witness investigates and campaigns to prevent natural resource-related conflict and corruption and associated environmental and human rights abuses.
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Learn about the purpose of your life at the
UK's largest Gurdwara
The Immersive Experience first opened a couple of weeks ago at Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara’s ‘Discover Shaheedi’ event. Due to the demand we will open it again on Sunday 7 July & Sunday 11 August; 4pm-6pm at the same time as our monthly viewing of ‘Without Shape Without Form – The Sikh Art Exhibition’.
See, hear & feel – how & why Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s sacrifice is remembered with love and understanding.
Summer Naam Simran Camps
Our annual summer camps will take place in August 2019:
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MAIN CAMP (ALL welcome): Fri 9 – Tues 13 August
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Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara opened on 13 December 2015 at the site of the iconic Citroën building on Bath Road in Slough. Members of the Sikh community from across the country volunteered more than a quarter of a million man-hours during a two-year refurbishment to transform the corporate headquarters into the UK’s largest Gurdwara.
The Eternal Guru
The Gurdwara was established to spread the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Eternal Guru of the Sikhs, which explains how to meet God during this lifetime. Two key principles taught by Sri Guru Granth Sahib are enshrined in every aspect of the Gurdwara.
Naam Simran – continual remembrance of God’s Name
Seva – selfless service
Akaal Takhat
The Gurdwara is governed by the Akaal Takhat, the highest temporal authority of the Sikhs. At Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara there is no elected committee; every aspect of the gurdwara is run by sevadaars (volunteers) who are not paid or remunerated in any way.
To be a Sikh is to be a continual learner. For this reason, education is at the heart of daily life at the Gurdwara, whether this is formal classroom-based learning or practical skills gained whilst performing Seva (voluntary service).
In line with the tenets of the Sikh faith, all services at the Gurdwara are offered free of charge, including Punjabi, Sikh History, Gatka, Kirtan and Tabla Classes.
Sikh Education Trust
In March 2019 the Sikh Education Trust (SET) in collaboration with Discovery RE launched a new Sikh syllabus & resources for Primary Schools around the UK and abroad.
SET is a new initiative formed by the volunteers at Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara, Slough, UK to promote Sikh values with a relevant approach to education.
SET volunteers dedicated 18 months to research, compile and create a brand new engaging and informative Sikh Syllabus.
Sikh Art Gallery
In November 2017, Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara, in collaboration with Art of Punjab, opened the UK’s first permanent Sikh art gallery Without Shape Without Form. Covering an area of over 7000 square feet, the gallery combines images from key moments in the rich history of the Sikhs with a narrative referencing the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
Skills Centre
An initiative to provide the local community with much-needed training facilities saw the creation of the UK’s first free City & Guilds accredited skills centre; Refresh. Members from across the diverse Slough community have been benefiting from free training courses and going on to employment, further education or establishing new businesses.
Students are able to acquire carpentry, electrical, plumbing, plastering and bricklaying skills as part of the broad-based construction course taught by qualified tutors. A media skills course taught by industry leading professionals teaches students to produce their own video content, including editing, colour grading and capturing sound.
The Centre’s success has been recognised through various awards received by both the Centre and its volunteers.
Everyone is welcome to visit the Gurdwara to discover the universal message of the Sikh faith, regardless of their background, beliefs, gender or ethnicity.
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (the 4th Sikh Guru) constructed the Sri Harminder Sahib, Amritsar ( commonly known as the Golden Temple) with four entrances, signifying that all are welcome regardless of caste, colour, creed, gender and religion. This principle is practised by all Gurdwaras across the world. We warmly welcome you to visit Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara, whether it’s to find out more about the Sikh faith, understand the great history of the Sikhs or to experience the peace attained from meditation.
We regularly have schools visit the Gurdwara to complement their education in world religions. Children take part in a structured visit that can be tailored to each school’s individual requirements. Visits to date have included: Classroom workshops highlighting key tenets of the Sikh faith. Guided tours of the Without Shape Without Form Exhibition, where children explore Sikh history through art.
Guided tours of the Gurdwara, including the Darbar (prayer hall) and Langar Hall (free communal kitchen) where children and teachers join the congregation for a meal.
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The Gurdwara was set up by the community, is run by the community and exists to serve the community. This is YOUR gurdwara. Since opening, we’ve been astounded by the number of positive responses we’ve received and the growing numbers that attend each week. It’s hard to describe in words the experiences of those that have benefited from visiting the Gurdwara and how their lives have changed for the better. The video below gives a glimpse into life at the Gurdwara, we hope to see you soon.
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Roundup 2016: Year In Review Stories And A Few Thoughts
December 29, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford
I've been taking in and enjoying the year-end golf summaries, mostly to shield myself from news that makes me want to have John Oliver's '16 tribute on a running loop. As is always the golf media custom, various writers emptied their notebooks and recalled moments that resonated long after they packed up their laptops. While taking in their thoughts I drew a few conclusions, which, if you'll indulge, I'll share before throwing a few good year-end links your way.
2016 lived up to its billing: a stellar-but-bloated schedule, plenty of sensational tournament venues and a continued refinement of course architectural tastes skewing toward the natural. But the sadness of Arnold Palmer's passing, which I'm not sure we got to completely take in quietly, just reinforced the sense that there is too much golf and it all went on way too long.
In spite of the pitiful WD's by Spieth, McIlroy and friends, The Olympics exceeded expectations while The Open Championship will go down as a classic (John Huggan and Dave Shedloski have put together a truncated oral history of Troon 2016).
For Golfweek's Alistair Tait, those were the two biggest takeaways in his eyes and he offers two anecdotes from each.
The women's side keeps producing young talent but now even Lydia Ko is showing signs of impatience that either could propel her to another level, or rapidly add her to a list of almost-legend status. This overall impatience by and for the youth to take center stage should be a more disconcerting sign for golf given how much damage it's done in tennis, but the desperation to ride some under 25-year-old coattails ignores that the average age of the men's major winners in 2016 was..34.
On a grander entertainment scale, fewer players and even fewer fans are clamoring for tournament officials to humiliate players via course setup to compensate for inadequacies in their own golf games. Woohoo! Yes, we still have too many green speed fiascos to mask the distance issue, but we also have fewer four-inch rough weeks and grind-it-out bogey-fests.
This increased clamoring for player-produced drama leads to a more positive energy when we tune in to watch golf. The effect has to seep down to the everyday game, no?
Consider the incredible outrage over the USGA's difficult-to-rationalize handling of Dustin Johnson and how quickly the public response produced a local rule introduction that will restore some sanity (though it still won't slow down greens). A less cynical, more sensible golfing public should take a bow.
The sport saw minor inroads on the pace-of-play plague and with the greatest single roadblock to progress just a few hours from retirement (woohoo 2!), we may see real reform in 2017. I sense an overall shift in values for the sport: golf is no longer seen by its followers as a sport of inevitable punishment separated by bursts of fun. It is now expected to be one that aspires to be a lifestyle activity that is fun, sensible and responsible to be part of. Progress!
Obviously this is generational and the infusion of many "millennial" values has meshed nicely with the "artisanal" trends that had already begun to reimagine design and experiential elements that inspire our passion for the sport. However, I can't help but think of 2016 without thinking of the incessant desperation the sport has shown in trying to appeal to a new generation while ignoring an aging demographic that loves the sport. In trying so pathetically to be cool to the kids the sport so often comes off as pathetic to the kids. If there's one thing we know about millennials, it's that we don't know what they really like. But they have shown a love for pursuits with soul, timelessness and some backbone. Golf should act more comfortable in its shoes.
Ultimately the genius of golf is that it can be played and loved by people of all generations. Probably never a huge audience, but one that spans generations. So perhaps the potential for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to duel one more time with a nice mix of young guns and veteran sticks joining the fight, a microcosm of this cross-generational meeting of minds will calm some of this desperation to get younger or die.
On that note...
If you need your memory refreshed, here are GolfChannel.com's newsmakers, with of course, that passing of Arnold Palmer in the top spot. We lost many others in '16 as Cliff Schrock notes at GolfDigest.com, but it was Palmer's death that will forever define the year.
Randall Mell steps back from the raw emotion of the initial coverage to consider what Palmer's passing means to the game. Brandel Chamblee also weighed in with this piece.
Jeff Babineau covered many topics in his year-end Golfweek.com thoughts, including Palmer's funeral. And GolfChannel.com's Mercer Baggs left the service feeling upbeat, thanks in part to the eulogy by Sam Saunders.
Doug Ferguson uses up his notes that weren't technically newsworthy, just entertaining. And while this Wayne Gretzky item is the best, the theme here is Palmer and he included this one:
The day after the U.S. Open, Arnold Palmer drove his cart to the back entrance of his office in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
It had been a rough year. Palmer declined to a do his news conference or a TV interview at Bay Hill, instead taping an interview for the NBC telecast. For the first time, he did not hit a ceremonial tee shot at the start of the Masters the following month.
But he was sharp on this day. Dustin Johnson had won the U.S. Open, but only after playing the final seven holes not knowing if the USGA was going to penalize him one shot for his ball moving on the fifth green.
"What did you think of the Open?" Palmer said.
"Interesting," came the fence-sitting reply.
Palmer grinned and, as always, got straight to the point.
"The USGA really (messed) this one up, didn't they?" he said.
Beth Ann Baldry filed her favorite memories from a year on the road covering amateur and women's golf, with the NCAA's in Eugene still resonating strongly. For Mell, Se Ri Pak's emotional retirement cameo was the memory he won't soon forget.
Off the course, the equipment and business side proved fascinating, with more news soon on the way for 2017. David Dusek at Golfweek.com summed it up this way:
Where would you start in a year that included Jordan Spieth cracking the face of his driver on the eve of the Masters, Adidas announcing that it wants to sell TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth and the USGA and R&A reporting that they don’t feel driving distance is a problem in professional golf?
Which brings us back to the proverbial question that inspired the start of this website 13 years ago and saw it morph into a blog 11 years ago. Will 2017 be the year anything is done? Probably not. But I'm encouraged enough by too many other big picture trends to never rule out some action. Shoot, we might even see a slow play penalty on the West Coast swing. Strap, it's going to be a wild year ahead.
Until then, Happy New Year,
December 29, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 41 Comments
2016 Masters, 2016 Open Championship, 2016 PGA, 2016 PGA Tour, 2016 Ryder Cup, 2016 US Open
Danny Willett Just Isn't A Big Deal To The British Public
As we wrap up the year, Danny Willett's Masters seems like ages ago.
Danny Willett: Somes Fans Showed My Brother Was Correct
Following his brother's attempt at satire
October 03, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 84 Comments
Peter Willett Finally Has Answers About Brother Danny
July 12, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford
The brother of Masters Champion Danny Willett, who rose to fame thanks to his Masters final round Tweets, has finally got answers to the questions he's gotten on nearly every interview given.
Regarding "Did you ever think he could win The Masters?" Writing in The Telegraph:
2. Did you ever think he could win The Masters?
No – I never thought he’d win The Masters. I never thought he’d become a professional golfer. I thought he would end up selling plus-fours
July 12, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 6 Comments
2016 Masters, 2016 Open Championship, Players
Willett! The Masters Champ Is (Finally) Back
May 09, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford
We've been spoiled in recent times by Masters winners hitting the talk show circuit,
May 09, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 9 Comments
Danny Willett Says He Hasn't Heard From "Old Queenie"
Michael Vaughn talks to Masters Champion Danny Willett, who has been off the golfing world's radar for nearly a month since winning Green Jacket.
Besides adding a little more perspective since the win, Willett tells The Telegraph about not wanting others to try on the jacket and who he's heard from. This might have dented his short term knighthood prospects...
“But there’s been lots of nice stuff. The Prime Minister sent me a letter which was cool. Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer sent me letters and so did John Jacobs.”
Have you had one from Barack Obama? “No, I've not heard from the President of America yet - nor old Queenie. Still waiting for that one, bless her.”
May 08, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 19 Comments
Johnny On Cue: Jordan's Bent Left Elbow Needs Work
Unaware of a comment Jordan Spieth's instructor made a few years ago predicting analysts like Johnny Miller would criticize his pupil's swing, Johnny mentioned during a Players Championship conference call seeing more of the bent left elbow at impact in 2016.
John Strege with both Miller's critique and instructor Cameron McCormick's prescient prediction.
“He has a tendency with that bent left elbow to come down with the face open,” Miller said in a teleconference call in advance of the Players Championship next week. “He has been doing it quite a bit this year. He really did it [at the Masters]. That was an amazing miss in the water and an amazing fat shot in the water.
“I’m looking forward to seeing if he and his teacher address that bent left arm. It seems like it’s more bent at impact and after impact than last year. It will be interesting to see if we see a little swing change to eliminate that shot to the right.”
2016 Masters, Jordan Spieth
People Are Praying For Spieth; He Still Holes Absurd Lob Shots
Sam Weinman at GolfDigest.com on Jordan Spieth resurfacing
Legends Chime In On The Benefits Of Jordan's Masters Loss
April 21, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford
Adam Schupak is reporting from the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf kicking off Friday and talks to a nice spread of the champions in attendance.
But as always, it's Jack Nicklaus' thoughts on Jordan Spieth's Masters loss that are the most copy-and-paste worthy, including his assertion that the 2016 outcome might be good for Spieth.
“What I mean by that is that he’s 22 years old. To win a Masters twice at 22 years old, that puts him right at the top of everything. He’s got a long future in front of him. He’s a very talented young man, he’s a nice young man, he’s very focused. Winning it twice might take away some of that focus is exactly what I said to you about if I had won the U.S. Open when I was an amateur in 1960, I might not have continued to work because I felt like I’d be scratching my head out here (spreading his arms far apart to signal he’d get a big head).”
So there's that. And this about the 12th hole mistaken line.
Noting that his heart went out to Spieth, Nicklaus continued, “I know that he knows he should never have hit the ball to the right of the bunker. I don’t care what kind of swing you put on it on 12, it just can’t happen."
April 21, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 16 Comments
Why Is Jordan Spieth's Loss Still Resonating?
I was minding my own business today but sporting a Masters-logoed hat, prompting an unexpected conversation about Jordan Spieth blowing the 2016 Masters. Little did this soul know that just hours before Gary Williams and I discussed how the topic won't go away.
Obviously anytime an elite player blows a chance to win a major, it's news. But the outpouring, concern and downright sympathy is kind of surprising since Spieth already owns one Green Jacket. Some of it speaks to his rise to a level beyond elite golfer and into global athletic icon.
Yet it seems like concern for his well-being following this Masters has reached Norman/Masters or Mickelson/USOpen levels of sadness for Spieth's plight. But as Gary and I discussed, he already has one and seems destined to contend there annually, making it hard to feel too much sadness.
Jim McCabe talked to players at Harbour Town who were having similar conversations about the final nine struggles and they were taking sides in a "should have" vs. "could have" won debate.
It will go down as a “should have” tournament, Geoff Ogilvy said. Even though it was three days later, Ogilvy was still processing the events of the final round of the 2016 Masters. He did not play this year, but he watched all of Saturday and Sunday and like any other fan, Ogilvy was stunned at what happened at the start of the back nine — a bogey at 10, a bogey at 11, then two balls in the water and a quadruple-bogey 7 at the 12th.
Ogilvy could interpret things differently than most fans because as a guy who plays at the top of the game he knew Spieth was struggling with his game. “I think he has to take that out (of the week), that I can lead a major by five with nine to play with not even remotely close to my best.”
But Ogilvy concedes that the bottom line for Spieth is this: “Because I got five in front, I should have finished it.”
Even Danny Willett's Instructor Thought The Masters Was Over
Granted, Mike Walker had an early flight the next day, had delayed his honeymoon to help Danny Willett prepare and couldn't do anything from home.
Still, as James Corrigan writes in a lengthy Telegraph piece, the instructor to Danny Willett (along with the legendary Pete Cowan) turned off the telly and prepared to sleep. That was after Jordan Spieth had birdied four holes in a row.
“I actually went to bed at 9.30pm when Jordan birdied nine to go five clear, thinking that was it,” Walker said. “But then an hour later my phone went mad. I turned on the TV and Spieth was just finishing off his [quadruple bogey] seven on the 12th. Danny was leading and I was like ‘wow’.”
What followed next is already enshrined in golfing folklore. “I had to have a few beers and then Liz [Walker’s wife] cracked open the Prosecco. Even after all that, I couldn’t get to sleep. So much stuff was going through my head. I didn’t hear the alarm. I spoke to Dan about 9am UK time, which was 4am over there and he was still going strong. We were both in a state of shock.”
The story goes on to look at how Walker and Cowan work with the clients they share and the lift this has given UK elite golfers like Andy Sullivan, Chris Wood and Matt Fitzpatrick.
April 18, 2016 / Geoff Shackelford/ 8 Comments
Jordan Spieth Did Not Cause Under Armour's Stock To Tank
Several stories (like this one) coupled Jordan Spieth's Masters loss with an analyst report as the cause of an early week plunge in Under Armour shares.
But the Baltimore Sun's Christopher Dinsmore says the plunge was all about a Morgan Stanley analysis that affirmed an "underweight" rating on the UA stock.
Morgan Stanley analyst Jay Sole, who follows Under Armour, reportedly issued a downbeat report this weekend that said he is worried about weakening demand for women's apparel and running shoes and affirmed his "underweight" rating on the company's stock.
He called Under Armour's growth in running shoes "unsustainable" and, coupled with slowing sales to women, will result in an earnings miss in the near future.
Under Armour reports first quarter results on April 21.
"We think a large part of the issue is UA is fully penetrated in its traditional sporting goods channel and perhaps more importantly, the industry is experiencing a slowdown," explained Sole, according to this report on Benzinga.
Michael Greller On The 2016 Masters Loss
Jordan Spieth looper Michael Greller took to Facebook to thank people for the sympathy messages and to reiterate that he and his man will be better off for the 2016 Masters. It's worth a read just to see a caddie put together such lucid thoughts in writing.
The best way to read this is by clicking on the link, then click on each image of the posting.
Great post by Jordan's caddie, Michael Greller #insight pic.twitter.com/JINpWfmhHY
— Golf Problems (@GolfProblems_) April 13, 2016
A Few Final Masters Reads, Photos And Videos
Instead of a bunch of random posts, some random items to put a bow on the gift that was the 80th Masters...
--Danny Willett went to bed about 6 and got up soon after and went for a jog around 9:30 am Monday. Oh, and Buford T. Justice and friends were called out to the house due to a noisy party the night before. Tim Rosaforte with a few Morning Drive notes on the winner.
--According to this Irish Mirror story, Sir Alex Ferguson was among the revelers waking up the neighbors. This ESPN staff item says Ferguson gave Willett great advice, but Ferguson bet on Jordan Spieth.
--Willett ten percenter Chubby Chandler tells RTE Sport many things about his client, including Chubby's view that Willett can play just about any course, wants to be world No. 1, has a bad back on occasion that slowed his progression to a major title and works hard in the gym.
--Willett's Sunday conversation with Todd Lewis of Golf Channel:
--Darren Clarke is feeling a lot better about his team after Masters week.
--Marty Hackel and Alex Holmes with the best and worst player fashion.
--Scott Michaux found the Masters unforgettable in many ways and issues his annual post-toonamint Birdies, Pars and Bogeys.
--Some tremendous images from Golf Digest's team, including J.D. Cuban, Dom Furore, Nick Laham, and Donald Miralle.
And nice catch by Joel Beall to see that Nissan heard about Jim Nantz pressing Smylie Kaufman in Hardinesque fashion on his 2008 Murano and offering a new model free.
Good luck at #TheMasters, @SmylieKaufman10! Win or lose, we've got a 2016 Nissan Murano waiting to upgrade your 2008 pic.twitter.com/cOotvCvRC3
— Nissan (@NissanUSA) April 10, 2016
Masters Ratings: CBS Down A Bit, And Those Live From #'s...
SportsMediaWatch.com reports an 8.5 overnight rating for CBS's Sunday Masters 2016 coverage, down 12% from last year (9.6) and up 9% from 2014 (7.8).
While it's the fourth-lowest for final round coverage of the past two decades, there was no Tiger and as Matt Yoder suggests at Awful Announcing the decline isn't that significant.
A more eye-opening set of numbers involves Golf Channel's Live From coverage leading up to the CBS weekend telecast. As already noted, the weekday Live From coverage nearly doubled ESPN, and the weekend numbers were shockingly good.
Saturday's Golf Channel numbers went like this in terms of average number of viewers, starting with the 8-9 am ET Morning Drive (156k avg.), followed by the Live From 9-10 am ET window and ending with the 2-3 pm ET window looking like this: 334k, 616k, 768k, 947k, 1.091m, 1.118m.
Sunday's numbers were just as strong in average viewers, starting with Morning Drive at 8 am with a 151k average, followed by Live From at 9 am to 2 pm with hourly averages looking like this: 280k, 288k, 597k, 879k, 1.037m.
Sunday's Life From following the CBS telecast drew a 294,000 average audience, showing once again how much viewers value the lead-in coverage over recaps, even when the lead-in coverage is on a different network.
Numbers were not available for CBS Sports Network's Masters On The Range coverage.
Spieth Reads: Some Of The Reactions To His 2016 Masters
I'm battling some balky wi-fi at 34,000 feet, but got to read some of the reporting and commentary related to Jordan Spieth's 2016 Masters meltdown.
Brian Wacker at PGATour.com with a full rundown of the day for Spiethphiles and includes some post-green jacket ceremony color, including this:
A short while later, Spieth emerged from the Champions' Locker Room and onto the balcony that wraps around the front of the building before turning the corner to go down the stairs, toward the nearby parking lot and into the awaiting silver Mercedes SUV courtesy car, but not before offering one, final thought that best summed up what he was feeling.
“They just told me I can’t take my Green Jacket with me,” said Spieth, hoping the attempt at humor would dull the pain.
Phil Casey quotes Nick Faldo, who offered his condolensces to Spieth on the way to the parking lot, and who says Spieth will be scarred by the day.
"What happened to Jordan it was so sudden, just bam. It was 10 minutes of golf. That's the harshness of it."
Ian O'Connor at ESPN.com with some behind-the-scenes sights and sounds along with what Spieth's loss deprived the 22-year-old of in the eyes of history.
Spieth was going to become the youngest player in the Masters era to have claimed three majors. He was going to become the game's first back-to-back, wire-to-wire major winner. He was going to win a second Masters in his third appearance after it took Tiger Woods seven appearances to win his second, and after it took Jack Nicklaus and Palmer six appearances to win their second.
At 22, Spieth was going to match the number of green jackets won by Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Seve Ballesteros and Tom Watson. He was going to join Woods, Nicklaus and Faldo as the only players to win two consecutive Masters, and he was going to become the first Masters champion since World War II to have overcome at least three double-bogeys.
Gary Williams and I discussed on Morning Drive how it's not quite as awful as some may think if Spieth can put the week into the proper perspective. After he's snapped a few clubs over the knee and dragged his golf bag tied to the wing of his jet ride home.
Ryan Lavner at GolfChannel.com with some of the range scenes where it was apparent Spieth was battling something early in a day where he arrived three hours before his tee time.
Rex Hoggard at GolfChannel.com notes the many parallels with the 1996 Masters.
Michael Bamberger on the shame and shock of it all.
Yes, all this is far, far easier said than done. But he’s the best golfer in the world and all he needed to do was this: hood that 9-iron a hair, to give his ball a better chance of holding its line through the wind and, most significantly, take the water out of play. That’s the first rule on 12, as Spieth well knows. Even if he made a bogey from the back bunker, or a three-putt bogey for that matter, he still had the two par-5s left, and he’s likely to play them in one or two under.
What Jordan Spieth did was a shocker and it will be discussed for the rest of his life. If he wins seven career majors, the obits will say he might have had an eighth. If he wins 17, the same. What he needs to do now, of course, is win that third one quickly. Here comes the broken record: easier said than done.
First World Files: The Technology Gap At Augusta National
I'm feeling even better about the case made in today's Golf World about the increasingly problematic technology gap at Augusta National after running into some fine first-time patrons at the airport.
The inability to access cell phones during the Masters is indeed the firstidiest of first world problems, but as I explain, the dearth of information available to patrons is a glaring problem given (A) an increasingly connected world (B) only manual scoreboards and no standard bearers, and (C) the mission statement of Bobby Jones to provide an optimum spectating experience.
The feedback in two very fun random chats with four people, all first time Masters attendees, was the same: everything lived up to expectations until Sunday afternoon when trying to follow the tournament as the outcome unfolded. The speed of the scoreboards and rapid removal of group scores without updating what a player made, proved the only disappointment for the folks I spoke to.
Anyway, check out the column if you are inclined to hear about the problems of those who got to be in the grounds for another spectacular Masters.
Mike Whatney, Bryson's Dad And A New Kidney
Bryson DeChambeau's Masters debut (and pending pro debut) was played with his dad Jon currently facing kidney transplant surgery.
Tim Rosaforte with a Golf World column on the generous donation to be made by Mike Watney, former Fresno State golf coach and uncle to Nick.
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ShackHouse Episode 4: 2016 Masters In Review
Episode 4 of ShackHouse is live and we cover all things Masters, from the Spieth 12th hole, to Danny Willett to sandwiches to Protracer to oh so much more.
The show is now on Stitcher!
The Soundcloud page for those so inclined.
The iTunes link to this week's show.
The iTunes link to the show page.
A link to the Callaway Community mentioned where you can interact, learn, get sneak previews and more.
Danny Willett's specs, touched on in the opening.
Our friends at Harry's, who are offering a great promo code mentioned in the show, as is MeUndies. Check them out.
A big thank you for all of the input and support so far and for currently making ShackHouse #2 on iTunes Sports podcast ranking!
2016 Masters, Geoff Shackelford, ShackHouse
Is There Any Chance Willett's Win Is Remembered More?
We know from experience that history remembers the major collapses more than the winners. Even Nick Faldo, a three-time Masters champion and legend of the modern game is rarely remembered for his impeccable final round 67 twenty years ago when Greg Norman posted 78.
Not that Danny Willett will care today as he wears the green jacket, is reunited with his family and finally gets the respect he deserves after two years of world class golf.
Is there any chance in time that this will ever be remembered for anything but Spieth's 12th hole collapse?
I actually feel there is a glimmer of hope, assuming Willett keeps up the great play and Spieth is able to put in perspective a week that had him clearly the dominant leaderboard figure even with a B- ball-striking game, and continue his elite play. But in a strange way, if the rest of his year is a wipeout because of the 12th hole antics, the perception of this Masters could change even more.
Either way, a great week of entertaining moments and drama, summed nicely here by the Masters.com video team:
.@Danny_Willett: Birth of a Champion #themastershttps://t.co/6iwDeszqk2
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 11, 2016
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No to NATO, the enemy of Ataturk and Turkey
Youth Union of Turkey against NATO
Cem DİKMEN, Chairman Youth Union of Turkey
As everybody knows, our revolutionist leader, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were specified as enemies and were targeted in the exercise “Trident Javelin” which was done by NATO in Norway in 16 November. In the simulation of this exercise Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was in the biographies of the enemy leaders.
Some people say that this is a scandal and the others say that this is an isolated event. We as Turkish youth are expressing that this is ignominy.
This event is explicitly a hostile activity. However, we are not surprised at this attack. We know that it did not happen at the first time. Turkey has been the member since it affiliated to NATO in 1952. We face with the same organization as the centre of unsolved murders, bloody coups and activities against Turkish military. The name of this organization is North Atlantic Terrorist Organization. In other words, it is NATO!
One of the biggest attacks of NATO and USA was July 15 traitor coup attempt in recent history. The planes that bombed Grand National Assembly of Turkey refueled in Incirlik Military Base which is utilized by NATO and USA. Some of the military officers who were the member of FETO attended the official meeting of NATO after the coup attempt failed so it shows us who supported the coup attempt.
NATO means American guns that are fired to Turkish soldiers. NATO means to wipe off Ataturk, to collapse republic.
NATO means the trucks full of weapons given to PKK.
NATO means the killer of oppressed nations and innocent people all over the whole world.
TURKISH MILITARY LEFT NATO WITH ITS ACTIONS
It is impossible to remain in NATO after all these things with regards to the future of unity and integrity of our homeland and republic.
In our country and beyond our borders, Turkish military oppressed PKK which is supported by NATO and USA.
On 15 July Turkish Military, with Turkish people, destroyed Fethullah Terrorist Organization that USA brought up.
Turkish military is struggling with the countries in the region against Puppet Kurdistan Plan of NATO
and USA in our area.
On the basis of this data, we intrepidly determined that Turkish Military left NATO with its actions! It is time to save Turkey from NATO. Insisting on NATO will cause heavy price when Turkey with its all power and organizations are fighting against USA. The primary demand of Turkish people, Turkish youth and Turkish soldiers who are struggling at the risk of their lives is to make amends for the hostility to Turkey. The whole military bases of NATO and USA in our country, particularly Incirlik that is home to terror, must be seized and later must be delivered to Turkish military!
TURKISH YOUTH ARE PROTECTING THEIR HOMELAND!
We have been carrying out activities as part of “No to NATO Week” in 65 cities and above 150 campuses since the first day of the week. From Batman to Mugla, from Edirne to Adana it is explicit that Turkish youth is united in the quit from NATO. We have completed “No to NATO Week” by declaring our determination in front of Ankara University, Cebeci Campus.
We as Youth Union of Turkey are shouting that Republic of Turkey will live forever. On the other
hand, NATO that attacks to Ataturk and Turkey will burn to ground!
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Facebook Lite Login Blank Page
by Martin Brinkmann on February 26, 2010 in Facebook - Last Update: January 16, 2017 - 24 comments
Update: Facebook Lite is no longer available.
Facebook Lite is currently offered as a public preview. It allows registered Facebook users to log into a lighter version of Facebook instead of the standard Facebook page.
The advantage of this is that the Facebook lite page requires less resources and should therefore load faster for users accessing it. This can mostly be recognized by Internet users who have slow Internet connections, dial ups for instance.
The Facebook Login page for instance has a size of nearly 80 Kilobytes while the Facebook Lite Login page one of only 34 Kilobytes.
That's less than half for the login page and the reduction of elements on the page after login is even more noticeable.
Several users are currently reporting a blank page problem when logging into Facebook Lite. That's usually not a big problem as most can go back to using the regular Facebook page to get their social networking fix.
But some users have configured Facebook to only use Facebook Lite and not the regular page. Any attempt to use the regular Facebook login will be redirected to Facebook light instead.
There is currently no option for those users to undo the changes and use the standard Facebook page instead. The reason for that is that the setting to always use Facebook Lite is only available in Facebook Lite. And if that page is not loading or displaying a blank screen instead then there is no way of using the standard Facebook page instead.
The only viable option is to contact Facebook support letting them know about the blank page issue to make them fix it.
Users who can log into Facebook Lite can open the following url to change their default login page (update: not available anymore).
There is one additional option for users who are experiencing a blank page when opening Facebook Lite: Try a different web browser. I had for instance troubles logging into Facebook Lite with Firefox which displayed the blank page. Switching to Google Chrome on the other hand allowed me to log into Facebook Lite normally.
From there it is possible to change the default page back to the standard Facebook website.
Have you been experiencing Facebook Lite login problems lately? Let us know in the comments
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jack-famalam said on February 26, 2010 at 4:28 pm
it dont work ffs
Suzanne said on March 18, 2010 at 10:56 pm
It hasn’t worked for several days for me. Always used Firefox so today I tried Safari. No luck.
Bill Webb said on March 22, 2010 at 12:47 am
Stopped working for me today in Firefox. No go in Chrome. I can log in and access all pages but the home page in either browser, and have no trouble with the Facebook for Android app on my Droid.
romeo said on March 23, 2010 at 12:56 am
love is faith full life
Molly said on April 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Facebook Lite refuses to work in Firefox for the last few days. Thanks to your link, I can change back to regular Facebook (only I don’t LIKE regular Facebook). Ugh, so bloody frustrating…
Subeer said on April 7, 2010 at 8:42 am
It works correctly
Tim said on April 7, 2010 at 9:01 am
Thanks for the link. I am quite often having issues with facebook and firefox. However when i got this blank page, I tried it with firefox, chrome & IE and they all had the same problem.
Anonymous said on April 7, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Jesus Christ, doesn’t facebook have a QA department? What a freakin joke.
chenyandan said on July 25, 2010 at 4:33 am
susan forbes said on October 21, 2010 at 7:53 pm
wasd said on February 15, 2011 at 12:51 pm
FB lite is dead
breanna gilman said on June 7, 2011 at 2:54 pm
does anyone knoe how to get on facebook at school i need to knoe!!!!
help meh out plz
gamefreak said on August 18, 2011 at 5:29 pm
facebook is awsome and cool
Jasmine said on August 25, 2011 at 1:45 pm
The facebook page it wont let me go in and it wont let me go.in my profile and send messeges and see my friends
bev said on November 3, 2011 at 3:33 pm
My log on page says unavailable for 2 days now.
dr.satyashri said on July 13, 2012 at 1:51 pm
not able to log in
stefanos tsirakoglou said on November 16, 2012 at 5:35 pm
i cant login on facebook why?????
Ripon mia said on July 25, 2015 at 9:01 pm
thanks can you say how can I log in Facebook lite
Donal said on January 22, 2016 at 10:43 pm
I got facebook and facebook lite both accounts but i forgot my facebook lite’s username and password.Help me to login to Facebook lite.
seble said on April 15, 2017 at 5:13 am
does Facebook lite work now
fatianah gabz said on June 18, 2017 at 2:38 pm
help me login facebook lite
Anonymous said on July 12, 2017 at 8:01 pm
easy to login ,and it’s becoming the best
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Margaret Palmer (1908-2004) was a pioneer in sacred dance in America. Born in Oakland, California, she was a daughter of a Congregational minister. The family moved to Honolulu in 1917, where she learned creative dance in school. She continued to study dance, and earned her B.A. at Oberlin College in 1930, later attending Chicago Theological Seminary, 1931-32. Her first husband, Chester B. Fisk, was a minister, and Margaret began to incorporate sacred dance in the church worship services. She continued to expand her dancing, organizing rhythmic choirs and teaching in workshops, festivals,...
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Knowledge & Diversity: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Center for Islamic Studies
Artwork by Mamoun Sakkal
In celebration of our 10th year anniversary, the Center for Islamic Studies is delighted to present an exhibition at the GTU library from September 19, 2017, through January 26, 2018, on the themes of knowledge and diversity. The exhibition highlights students, graduates, faculty, and visiting scholars works in Islamic Studies, along with art works and public programs.
An opening reception will take place on September 19, from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the newly renovated Collaborative Learning Space in the library. For more information, please contact Rania Shah, CIS program coordinator:...
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Celebrating the Life and Work of Fr. Michael Morris, OP
Memorial Service, September 23, 2016, 2 - 4 pm, GTU Library
Members of the GTU community are invited to a Memorial Service and Art Exhibit opening that celebrates the life and work of Fr. Michael Morris, OP.
The Memorial begins at 2 pm. The event includes music, speakers, videos, refreshments and viewing of the art exhibit that consists of his writings and some of the objects that he collected over the years for the Santa Fe Institute, of which he was the director.
Fr. Michael (October 19, 1949 - July 15, 2016) was a much loved Dominican priest, professor and writer....
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A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for students at both schools. The cooperative relationship means students in many UCB degree programs -- including both graduate students and upper-division undergraduates -- are eligible with their advisor's approval to cross-register for courses at the GTU, at no additional cost. The GTU library at 2400 Ridge Road and most of our classrooms are just a five-minute walk north of the Cal campus. The GTU is the...
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A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for GTU students and faculty. The cooperative relationship with this world-class university just a five-minute walk from our campus enables GTU students to cross register for courses at UC Berkeley, to access university libraries, and to enhance their studies through the incorporation of university disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, ethnic studies, and Near Eastern studies. The collaborative relationship...
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Archival Collections Over the past 30 years, Special Collections and Archives developed significant resources on the religious activities of LGBTQ clergy and organizations.Our most noteworthy collections are owned by The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) and are managed by the GTU library. more Edith Stein, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Collection Edith Stein (1891-1942), St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was born into a Jewish family in Breslau. Germany. She became a philosopher,...
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President: Daniel L. Lehmann Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Uriah Y. Kim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students: Kathleen Kook Chief Financial Officer: Ellen Peterson Vice President for Advancement: Alison H. Mundy Library Director: Clay-Edward Dixon
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GTU President Riess Potterveld to Retire in June 2018
President Riess Potterveld addresses the graduates at GTU Commencement
The Board of Trustees of the Graduate Theological Union has received notice that Dr. Riess Potterveld will retire at the end of June 2018 after five years as president of the GTU. The Graduate Theological Union has accomplished much during the tenure of President Potterveld, and the Board is grateful for his dedicated service and leadership. New developments at the GTU under Dr. Potterveld’s presidency include the rapid growth of the GTU interreligious model, the creation of the Center for Dharma Studies; the first offerings of Jain and Sikh courses; the establishment of new...
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Overview Special Collections and Archives support the curriculum and preserve the records of the Graduate Theological Union. The collections are dedicated to diverse religious dialogue, the Christian and wider religious intellectual heritage, the American religious experience in the West, and the ministries and missions of the Member Schools and Institutes of the GTU. Rare Books may only be accessed Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Please request them at the Circulation Dask. Please allow at least a half hour for the materials to be pulled. Archives may be accessed...
GTU Announces Rabbi Daniel Lehmann as President
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Contact Information GTU Title IX Coordinators updated April 5, 2019 Coordinator: Vickia Brinkley Director of Human Resources 2400 Ridge Rd. Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 649-2577 vbrinkley@gtu.edu Deputy Coordinator: Kathleen Kook Dean of Students 2465 LeConte Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 649-2464 kkook@gtu.edu If you have been the victim of sexual misconduct, we encourage you to call 911 and report it to the...
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Art @ the GTU From the Spring 2019 edition of Skylight See PDF of this article Sacred Sounds and Left Coast Chamber Ensemble in Residence Doug Adams Gallery, Center for the Arts & Religion 2465 LeConte Avenue Through May 24 (T-Th, 10am-3pm) This semester, CARe’s Doug Adams Gallery is hosting a musical residency featuring the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble to accompany its “Sacred Sounds” exhibition. Throughout the spring, the Left Coast will present concerts, workshops, open rehearsals, and special events. There’s...
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Member Schools Announce New Partnerships
Member Schools Announce New Partnerships From the Spring 2019 edition of Skylight See PDF of this article San Francisco Theological Seminary and Church Divinity School of the Pacific are celebrating new institutional relationships that promise to offer increased opportunities for their students and the wider GTU. On February 25, 2019, San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) announced it is entering into a partnership with the University of the Redlands in Redlands, CA. SFTS will remain on its San Anselmo campus and will form the core of a new graduate school...
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The Graduate Theological Union will host Tripp Fuller and his Homebrewed Christianity podcast. (http://homebrewedchristianity.com/category/podcast/) Fuller, who is pursuing a PhD in theology at Claremont Graduate University, says that his popular podcast brings listeners "the best nerdy audiological ingredients so you can brew your own faith." The event will include an interview with Fuller by Tripp Hudgins of American Baptist Seminary of the West. A panel discussion on theological education will feature presidents or deans from the sponsoring seminaries. Paul Martin, Mark Richardson, and...
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Transgender Identities & Spiritual Traditions in Asia & the Pacific
Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 6:30pm
Please join CLGS for this special lecture, Transgender Identities & Spiritual Traditions in Asia & the Pacific with Pauline Park this coming Tuesday, April 2 at the PSR Chapel. Reception starts at 6:30pm and Lecture starts at 7pm. Every pre-modern Asian and Pacific Islander culture had a third sex/third gender subject position for males who identified as women, and in many of these societies, such figures played significant roles in the religious and spiritual traditions of those cultures, often as shamans. New York-based activist and author Pauline Park will examine those...
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Digital Reformation: How Technology Shapes the Dynamic Classroom
by Stuart J. Moore The world is literally at our fingertips. Pull out your smart phone <tap tap tap> and you can Google huge libraries of information, see the world thanks to YouTube, and even converse via discussions boards, Facebook, Skype, and text. This ability to access information has revolutionized our culture, particularly how we view education. Jody Passanisi, a.k.a. Jacqueline Pearce, (M.A. '05) with her colleague Shara Peters astutely observes in a post at Scientific American, “[E]ducated people were those who knew a great deal of information about one or many...
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Joint Faculty Appointments at CDSP and PLTS
Borroughs Davidson Beginning July 1, Steed V. Davidson and Bradley B. Burroughs will hold joint appointments on the faculties of Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS); both are founding members of the GTU. Davidson already serves as a professor at PLTS, while Burroughs is new to both seminaries. Burroughs most recently taught courses in contemporary theology at Duke Divinity School's Course of Study for Ordained Ministry in Durham, North Carolina, where he also served as a writing tutor, both at the divinity school and at the ...
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Bernie Schlager, CLGS/PSR, forecasts Pope Francis' stance on issues of sexuality and gender
Originally article at KQED, http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/03/13/new-pope-chosen/ Following the selection of Pope Francis, Catholics across the spectrum are reacting to his record on issues. In a recent article, KQED interviewed Bernie Schlager, Ph.D., Executive Director of CLGS and Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at PSR, for a perspective on how Francis will likely address issues of sexuality and gender in the Catholic Church. Below is an excerpt from that article: There's no reason to believe the new pope will depart from his predecessor's positions on...
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New Pope Not Likely to Soften Same-Sex Marriage Opposition says Bernie Schlager, CLGS/PSR
Originally article at KQED, http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/02/11/new-pope-not-likely-to-soften-s... With the announced resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, many are wondering about the potential changes with the selection of a new pope. KQED had a conversation with Bernie Schlager, Ph.D., Executive Director of CLGS and Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at PSR about the effects a new pope will have on the LGBT community. Below is an excerpt from that article: Don't expect the next pope to preside over a gay couple's marriage. Pope Benedict XVI, who announced on...
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A Magical Place: Remembering the GTU Bookstore
For 35 years, the GTU Bookstore was among the finest theological bookstores in the country and an essential gathering place for GTU students and the Berkeley community From the Fall 2018 issue of Skylight View PDF of this article This summer marked the second anniversary of the opening of the new Doug Adams Gallery on the first floor of the GTU’s LeConte Building at 2465 LeConte Avenue. With its relocation to this beautiful, new exhibition space in 2016, the Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) came to the heart of the...
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Teaching and Religion: Keys to an Equitable and Ecological Future
From the Spring 2018 issue of SKYLIGHT See a PDF of this article How can we transform our pedagogies and draw on religious wisdom to respond to the perils of climate change and climate colonialism? We live at an unprecedented turning point in history. In light of climate change, humankind hovers on a precipice. On one side is our current path, leading toward almost unimaginable catastrophe in which those least responsible for climate change are most affected by its deadly consequences, and in which the gap between those who have too much and those with...
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Beyond Bashing: A Faith Response to End Anti-LGBT Violence
Friday, February 8th 2013, 7:00pm
Hate crimes based on sexual orientation account for 20% of all hate crimes reported to the FBI in recent years and violence against the transgender community continues at an appalling rate as well. We know that anti-gay religious voices contribute to creating a climate that allows these terrifying crimes to continue at high rates. Many faith leaders, however, are firm in our commitment that all people deserve to live in safety and freedom and that violence is never the appropriate response to our differences. Join us as we work together to end violence against the lesbian, gay,...
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In Solidarity Against Islamophobia
Thursday, December 17th 2015, 3:00pm
Challenging recent Islamophobic rhetoric, leaders from Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim traditions unite for illuminating dialogue and action in solidarity with Muslim communities. WHEN: Thursday, December 17th WHERE: "Holy Hill," intersection of Le Conte and Scenic Avenues, Berkeley, CA WHAT: GTU Solidarity Statement and Panel Discussion, 3pm - 5pm: Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley, CA Scholars and leaders will offer strategies and...
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APLM Colloquium at CDSP
The 2018 Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission (APLM) Colloquium will take place on September 27 at 7:45 pm on the campus of Church Divinity School of the Pacific. The presenter will be Dr. Lim Swee Hong, the Deer Park Associate Professor of Sacred Music and the director of the Master of Sacred Music Program at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto, Canada. His presentation is titled “Lex Orandi, Lex Vivendi et Via Media: Christian Worship for the 21st Century.” During his presentation, Lim will address cultural, historical and...
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An Agenda for Prayer Book Revision: APLM Colloquium at CDSP
Since 2008, CDSP has hosted an annual colloquium of the Associated Parishes for Liturgy and MIssion (APLM). This year, Professor David Holeton, professor of liturgics on the Hussite Theological Faculty at Charles University in Prague, will speak on "An Agenda for Prayer Book Revision." Bishop Mary Gray Reeves of the Diocese of El Camino Real will give a response to the lecture and members of the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions. Holeton will also preach at Holy Eucharist before the colloquium. Colloquium in the ...
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The Gospels and Liturgical Reform
Thursday, November 8th 2012
CDSP presents the Annual Colloquium of the Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission Thursday, November 8 Tucson Commons, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley “The Gospels and Liturgical Reform” The Rev. Dr. Gordon W. Lathrop Formal response: The Rev. Dr. L. William Countryman, CDSP Sherman E. Johnson Professor Emeritus in Biblical Studies Admission. Free. The four Gospels of the New Testament, written in the late first and early second centuries, along with the letters of Paul, can be seen as intentionally reforming...
"This Fragile Earth" at CDSP
Saturday, October 22nd 2016, 10:30am
Join us at Church Divinity School of the Pacific for a day of theological reflection, discussion and worship as we explore the church’s response to the crisis of climate change. Speakers will include former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who is the current St. Margaret’s Visiting Professor of Women in Ministry; Bishop Marc Andrus of California, CDSP President and Dean W. Mark Richardson, and Professor Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, professor of theological and social ethics at CDSP and Pacific Lutheran Seminary of California Lutheran University. Jefferts Schori...
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CLGS Lavender Lunch: Steps and Strategies for Congregational Inclusion of Transpeople
Thursday, May 9th 2013, 1:00pm
Pacific School of Religion, Mudd 100, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley In this workshop we will look at steps and some strategies of bringing your congregation to a place of inclusion of transgender people through awareness, understanding, allyship, and advocacy. This workshop touches on the typical "Trans 101" work but goes deeper. This workshop is cosponsored by the Coalition of Welcoming Congregations and will be presented by Lee Whittaker. Lee Whittaker is currently a third-year MDiv student at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA. He originally comes from New York...
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The Church and the Moral and Spiritual Future of America
Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 2:00pm
Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) will present "The Church and the Moral and Spiritual Future of America," a public panel discussion with its three 2013 honorary degree recipients: Sr. Simone Campbell (pictured), Bishop Mark Hollingsworth and Bonnie Anderson. CDSP President Mark Richardson will moderate the panel. The event is free and open to the public.
La Mission Film Screening & Discussion with Director Peter Bratt
Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 8:00pm
This screening is a part of the PSR Earl Lectures and Leadership Conference. La Mission is a moving portrayal of redemption, transformation and family struggle. Written and directed by Peter Bratt, the film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival (official selection). Pacific School of Religion, Room Location TBA, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley www.clgs.org
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Panel Discussion: Spiritual Ecology
Wednesday, October 5th 2016, 5:00pm
Join us for a panel discussion on "Spiritual Ecology" featuring Dr. Cynthia Moe Lobeda (Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary), Dr. Riess Potterveld (GTU), Dr. Rita Sherma (Center for Dharma Studies), and Dr. Devin Zuber (Center for Swedenborgian Studies). Where: CARe's Doug Adams Gallery, 2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley
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Redeeming Judgment by Dale Patrick
Wipf and Stock (June 2012) Dale Patrick earned his Th.D. in 1971 from the Graduate Theological Union. He was appointed to the faculty at Drake University in 1985 and remained until retirement in 2008. Since then he, with his wife, have been teaching at United Theological College, Harare, Zimbabwe, as volunteers in mission. Book summary (by the author): When the average churchgoer hears the expression, “divine judgment,” the idea of the last judgment probably pops to mind. To be sure, fundamentalist preachers may speak of HIV/Aids as judgment for homosexuality, but the...
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Spotlight on Paulist composer and recent graduate
Following our Commencement ceremony on May 9, 2013, newly minted Dr. Ricky Manalo ('13) was profiled by the Catholic Sentinel. During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States, two of Manalo's compositions were selected for Mass. Father Ricky Manalo, a priest in the Paulist order, earned a doctorate in Asian-American liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. Father Manalo, who served at St. Philip Neri Church as associate pastor in the early 2000s, is a composer for OCP, publisher of the Catholic Sentinel. He is currently a priest in residence at the Old St...
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Passion and Courage: Loving Your Faith, Learning Another's
Kristin Johnston Largen, Ph.D. ‘02 2012 Alumna of the Year On January 3, 2012, Kristin Johnston Largen boarded a plane bound for Jerusalem, Israel, the first of a series of four extended trips over a five month period. Subsequent locales included Varanasi, India; Kyoto, Japan; and Istanbul, Turkey. She wasn’t on the travel binge of a lifetime, though she might consider it as such. Rather Largen was conducting research in the form of lived experiences for her new book, Finding God among Our Neighbors: Toward an Interfaith Systematic Theology (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, August...
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Fall 2012 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Theological Society
Friday, November 2nd 2012
You are cordially invited to attend the Fall Meeting of the Pacific Coast Theological Society (PCTS) on Friday, November 2 from 2pm-8:30pm and Saturday, November 3 from 9 am–12pm in the Tucson Room at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. The theme is “How Should We Read Romans?” Utilizing the new commentary from Herman Waetjen (SFTS, Emeritus), The Letter to the Romans: Salvation as Justice and the Deconstruction of the Law, papers and discussion will focus on such topics as Waetjen’s “hermeneutics of disclosure”—a postmodern hermeneutics...
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Nelson (Ph.D ‘06) named Director of Pastoral Program at Wabash College
Wabash College President Patrick White has announced the appointment of Derek Nelson as the new director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. Nelson, who is a member of the Wabash College Religion Department, succeeds the founding director and his appointment is effective January 1. Founded in 2007 and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program develops mid-career Indiana pastors by engaging them in substantive theological reflection on many complex social issues facing contemporary Christian congregations. Nelson earned his bachelor’s degree from Wabash...
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Family patriarch dies under mysterious circumstances in new biblically-influenced novel
Jake Lavarone seemed to spend his last days in a peaceful repose. Attended by the best medical professionals with his loving family always by his side, Jake appeared to be going out in the best way possible. Yet it is whispered that his decline might not have been natural after all. His death calls attention to a long silence over an incident from the Great Depression that both protects and entraps his family. Father Brendan Byrne, a determined academic sleuth, makes his way into the family secrets. In his unobtrusive, delicate manner, he gathers a wealth of clues and motives, which range...
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Sophia Park, S.N.J.M. (Ph.D. '08) first to receive Irene Woodward Professorship in Arts and Humanities at Holy Names
Jung Eun "Sophia" Park, S.N.J.M. (Ph.D. '08) was recently awarded the first endowed academic position at Holy Names University in Oakland, the Irene Woodward Endowed Professorship in Arts and Humanities. Park is assistant professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy. She earned her Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality. Her research interests include Asian women's spirituality, Korean shamanism, biblical spirituality, and the religious life from a postcolonial and global feminist perspective. Park has published numerous articles and chapters in books, including "The Galilean Jesus: Creating a...
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During his September trip to Korea, academic dean Uriah Y. Kim (PhD, ’04) enjoyed dinner with a group of GTU alumni spanning the classes of 1992 through 2017. Front row (left to right): HeeCheol Lee, SooYoung Kwon, ChongHun Pae, Uriah Kim, HeupYoung Kim, SeongHyuk Hong. Back row (left to right): SungUk Lim, KangHack Lee, YongHan Chung, DaeKyung Jung, HyungShin Park, ChungHyun Baik, SungHo Lee, HeeJung Ha, SeHoon Park, JooHyung Lee, Hyeokil Kwon.
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Connect with the GTU at AAR-SBL, November 18-21
The GTU will be well represented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature on November 18-21 in Boston—and we hope we’ll see you there! By the unofficial count of GTU Dean of Students Kathleen Kook, more than 100 GTU faculty, students, and alumni are presenting at the conference. If you'd like the details, click the links to download separate spreadsheets listing GTU alumni and GTU current faculty and students who are presenting at this year's conference (along with their topics and...
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Conjuring the Perfect Exorcism – Alumna and Student Advise on Horror Flick
When it comes to horror films, a dash of holy water, a priest waving a cross, and some unintelligible Latin usually provide enough legitimacy to make the most demonic possessions believable to the general population. But when brothers Chad and Carey Hayes set to writing their most recent screenplay, they wanted an accurate portrayal more than dramatic. Diana Walsh-Pasulka (M.A. ’99) provided the expertise they needed for incorporating the Old Roman Rite of exorcism preferred by Ed and Lorraine Warren, the couple who famously investigated the Amityville Horror and the real life inspiration for...
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PLTS Student Chosen for Summer Ethics Program at Auschwitz
Erin Armstrong, a second-year Master of Divinity student at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, is one of twelve seminary and divinity students chosen to participate in a summer program sponsored by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). Armstrong will participate in a two-week program designed for future clergy that includes travel to New York, Poland, and Germany. FASPE, now in its fifth year of operation, is a unique international program that explores the history of the Holocaust as a way to engage graduate students from four specific fields (journalism...
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GTU Presence at AAR/SBL 2013
As in past years, the GTU will be well represented at the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature and not just in attendance. At AAR, 19 faculty, 35 alumni, and 10 students will present, preside, and respond in 82 different sessions. At SBL, 5 faculty, 16 alumni, and 4 students will participate in 32 sessions. We could be a conference in ourselves. If you haven't decided which sessions to attend, use our guides below which highlight the GTU's presence. We are grateful to Beth Anderson who compiled these lists. American Academy of Religion |...
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Tizon to co-lead Evangelicals for Social Action
When Ron Sider, a prominent evangelical voice for social justice, steps down from his post as president of Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA) in June 2013, GTU alumnus F. Albert "Al" Tizon will share the reins. Tizon (Ph.D. '05) will serve as co-president of the organization with Paul Alexander, a graduate of Baylor, in a "consensus model," according to a post on the organization's website. Currently Tizon serves as Director of Holistic Ministry Programs at ESA. He is the author of Transformation After Lausanne: Radical Evangelical Mission in Global-Local Perspective (Regnum, 2008...
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As has been the case for a number of years, GTU alumni, faculty, and students will make a strong showing during the 2012 Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). GTU connected persons will serve as 30 presenters, 7 panelists, 2 respondents, and 1 presider during SBL and 55 presenters, 6 panelists, 5 respondents, and 18 presiders during AAR. AAR and SBL are the central professional organizations for those engaged in religion and scholarship of the Bible. It is an acheivement to participate at this level at the annual national...
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Alumnus Ferguson New Dean of Bexley Hall
The Rev. Thomas J. Ferguson will become the dean of Bexley Hall, an Episcopal Church-affiliated seminary. Since 2010, he has served as the Episcopal Church's ecumenical and interreligious relations officer working to foster ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and cooperation with other Christian communions and world religions. He is also the part-time chaplain of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An official announcement stated Ferguson will serve as chief academic officer and administrator of the Columbus, Ohio, school and will be responsible for the seminary's day-to-day operations,...
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Noel named 2012 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Rev. Dr. James Noel of San Francisco Theological Seminary will be honored as the Graduate Theological Union Distinguished Faculty Lecturer on Nov. 8 in Berkeley, Calif. The GTU, one of the largest partnerships of seminaries and graduate schools in the United States, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2012. Each November, the GTU faculty honors a distinguished professor who embodies the scholarly standards, teaching excellence and commitment to ecumenism that define the GTU. Nominations are considered by the Council of Deans, which selects the Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. Noel is the H....
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Alumna Peace First Professor of Interfaith Studies at Andover Newton
The Andover Newton Board of Trustees voted unanimously to create the school's first tenure track faculty position in Interfaith Studies and named Dr. Jennifer Howe Peace as the incumbent. For the past five years, Peace has served Andover Newton as an instructor in the area of Interfaith Studies and a key program designer and leader for the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE) at Andover Newton and Hebrew College's Rabbinical School. The inception of the position was made possible in large part through a grant from the Henry R. Luce Foundation. Discerning the...
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DJI AeroScope – supplied by Heliguy – was used to detect drones being flown illegally during the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone. Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Emergency Services Drone Team used the sophisticated drone-detection system, alongside other software, to help trace rogue unmanned vehicles within the 2.5-mile restricted zone around the circuit. The team was really impressed with DJI AeroScope. It was easy to use and gave real-time information allowing the team the capability to respond in a timely manner. PC Alan Hincks, Drone Pilot from... Read More
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Drone users have control over their data, says DJI
Key DJI officials have shared their thoughts on important industry issues, including data security, drone safety and enhanced procedures to deter rogue operators. The topics were discussed during a wide-ranging interview at INTERPOL World 2019 – an international trade exhibition and conference staged in Singapore last week. During the event, MBE Philip Ingram (PI) quizzed Adam Welsh (AW), DJI’s Head of Asia Pacific Public Policy, and Romeo Durscher (RD), Director of Public Safety Integration for DJI. One of the key takeaways from the fascinating interview was that operators flying DJI... Read More
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CAA to impose fine for rejected PfCO drone applications
Drone operators applying for or renewing a PfCO (Permission for Commercial Operations) face a £124 fine if their submission is not up to scratch, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced. Applications with three or more mistakes, where the applicant has made no attempt to keep up to date with the latest drone legislation, will be rejected and face the financial penalty. The CAA has said that this new strict approach – to be implemented over the next few months, although a precise date has not yet been given –... Read More
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Heliguy launches CPD-accredited drone courses for the emergency services
Heliguy has launched a specialist CPD (Continuing Professional Development) drone course for the emergency services, to enhance pilot expertise and covering advanced flight training, exemptions and legislation updates. The CPD-accredited training package is essential for drone pilots in the emergency services, ensuring they are flying to a high standard and in strict accordance with the rules and regulations. CPD is widely regarded as a mandatory activity in the continuation of any professional enterprise, helping to maintain an optimal level of safety and service provision. Inquire about the Heliguy CPD course... Read More
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Drone users can now report unjustified restrictions
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched an online form for drone users to report cases where access to airspace has been unjustly denied. The Airspace Access Reporting Form has been unveiled following the amendment of the Air Navigation Order 2016 earlier this year. In April, the CAA issued guidance to Aerodrome Operators and Air Traffic Service Units to assist with making decisions about issuing permission for UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) operations within their Flight Restriction Zones (CAP 1788) on the grounds of aviation safety, security interests or any other... Read More
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Drone Registration Scheme – Is £16.50 Too Much?
Opposition is mounting against a controversial proposal to charge UAV operators as part of the UK Drone Registration Scheme, with critics blasting the idea as outrageous and detrimental to the future of model flying. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the industry following the start of a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation which sets out a plan to introduce an annual £16.50 fee for drone operators whose aircraft is between 250 grams and 20 kilograms. Disgruntled commercial pilots and hobbyists have voiced a string of negative comments, describing the payment... Read More
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Competent observer role reintroduced
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced an exemption to the Air Navigation Order 2016 – which now allows commercial pilots to fly a drone with the help of a competent observer. Bringing back the competent observer is great for the likes of commercial photographers, allowing them to focus on capturing the best images Under the changes, a remote pilot with the standard PfCO permission may be accompanied by a competent observer when flying a small unmanned aircraft to enable the remote pilot to focus on the aircraft’s on-board camera... Read More
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New extended drone no-fly zone in place from today
New legislation to extend the no-fly zone around airports has come into force today (Wednesday, March 13). The rules mean that it is now illegal to fly a drone within 5km of an airport, with major penalties for those who break the law. Drone users can only fly within the restriction zones if they have the correct permission from air traffic control or the airport. The Government has acted to bring the law change in ahead of a new Drones Bill which will give police significantly increased powers to deal... Read More
No-fly zone for drones to be extended at UK airports
An extended no-fly zone for drones around UK airports is to come into force next month. Yesterday, the Government announced that new legislation to ban UAVs from flying within 5km of runways will begin on Wednesday, March 13. The enlarged zone will better protect the UK’s airports from those misusing drones, the Government has said. The law is clear that flying a drone near an airport is a serious criminal act. We’re now going even further and extending the no-fly zone to help keep our airports secure and our skies safe. Anyone... Read More
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New UK drone legislation announced
New legislation will give police extra powers to tackle illegal drone use, while the Government has vowed to work on ways to detect and repel UAVs in sites like airports and prisons. Under these plans, the exclusion zone around protected airport boundaries is set to be extended from 1km to 5km. However, in an important nod to the industry, Aviation Minister Baroness Liz Sugg has gone on the record to say that drones are ‘already being used to great effect’ by keeping people safe and driving more efficient ways of working. For... Read More
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Rampell: America swarming with Manaforts
By CATHERINE RAMPELL, Washington Post Writers Group
One possible lesson of the many brazen, conspicuous scandals related to President Trump and others in his orbit: The U.S. government has been massively underinvesting in enforcement and prosecution of white-collar crime.
Trumpkins argue that the pileup of charges against one-time Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is a sign that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has gone rogue.
After all, many of the allegations against Manafort — laundering $30 million in income, submitting false tax returns, lying to banks, failing to register as a foreign agent, obstructing justice — stem from his work in and for Ukraine before 2016. They're not directly related to his time on the Trump campaign.
Some of Manafort's alleged crimes, as Trump loves to point out, are more than a decade old!
But the right question isn't why Mueller is going after Manafort now. It is: Why didn't someone go after Manafort before? After all, there were just So. Many. Red. Flags.
Not just the wire transfers to buy jackets made from exotic animals but also the decades of work for international thugs and kleptocrats, such as former Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos or former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.
Manafort is also hardly the only person associated with Trump who has engaged in conspicuously suspicious financial and political activities.
There was the apparent treatment of the Trump Foundation as a personal checkbook, from which Trump used other people's charitable donations to settle his for-profit businesses' legal disputes and to purchase gigantic portraits of himself. The operation of Eric Trump's personal foundation has raised similar questions of self-dealing, according to Forbes.
Or there's the fishy stock trades by Trump cronies, including Carl Icahn and even the current commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross. Ross shorted the stock of a Kremlin-linked company days after he learned journalists were reporting a potentially negative story about the firm. (Both Icahn and Ross have denied engaging in insider trading.)
Or former national security adviser Michael Flynn's failure to register as a foreign agent working on behalf of Turkey.
There's a clear reason so many Trump-related figures likely felt free to engage in dodgy behavior in broad daylight: They didn't expect anyone to care. And absent the scrutiny that came with Trump's political success, such activities probably would have gone ignored.
Federal prosecutions of white-collar crime — a category that includes tax, corporate, health-care or securities fraud, among other crimes — are on track this year to reach their lowest level on record. That's according to data compiled by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), whose data go back to 1986. Prosecutions of crimes related to public corruption are also on pace to set a record low.
Yet we have little reason to believe actual levels of such crimes have decreased. So why has enforcement plummeted? That's subject to some debate.
The Trump administration has openly prioritized prosecution of other crimes, particularly those related to immigration. But the downward trend in white-collar and official-corruption prosecutions predates the Trump presidency. The Barack Obama administration, you may recall, was often criticized for failing to hold corporations and executives accountable in the wake of the financial crisis.
Some argue that big corporations and the wealthy have become too politically influential. Jesse Eisinger, in his excellent book "The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives," blames a culture of risk aversion in the ranks of the Justice Department. Eric H. Holder Jr., an attorney general under Obama, once suggested that corporate consolidation left some firms too big to jail.
But undoubtedly part of the issue is resources.
After 9/11, for instance, terrorism investigations became more of a priority, crowding out available dollars and personnel for white-collar investigations.
Congress' draconian budget cuts for the Internal Revenue Service, likewise, caused audit rates to plummet. According to TRAC data, criminal prosecutions referred by the IRS to the Justice Department are about half their level from just five years ago and are poised to dip to a new low this year.
Astonishingly, this decline in enforcement is now being cited as evidence of innocence. Manafort's lawyer, in his opening statement last week, shamelessly suggested that his client must not be guilty of tax fraud because he'd never been audited.
Likewise, on Fox News, Trump surrogate and former federal prosecutor Joseph diGenova objected to Mueller's criminal prosecution of Manafort in part because Manafort "has no criminal record."
Which is, you know, a thing that's true for every defendant, until they get prosecuted.
In any case, contra such objections, Manafort's prosecution today is less a sign of Mueller's overreach, and more a sign of the rest of our federal government's decades of underperformance.
Washington Post Writers Group
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Growth spurt helps Mona Shores QB Tyree Jackson's rise to draft prospect
The MAC Offensive Player of the Year, Buffalo QB Tyree Jackson (Muskegon Mona Shores), is projected as a mid-round pick in April's NFL draft
Growth spurt helps Mona Shores QB Tyree Jackson's rise to draft prospect The MAC Offensive Player of the Year, Buffalo QB Tyree Jackson (Muskegon Mona Shores), is projected as a mid-round pick in April's NFL draft Check out this story on Freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/01/23/buffalo-tyree-jackson-muskegon-mona-shores-senior-bowl/2655545002/
Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press Published 9:31 a.m. ET Jan. 23, 2019 | Updated 10:19 a.m. ET Jan. 23, 2019
Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson (Muskegon Mona Shores) speaks to the media on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, in Mobile, Ala. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
MOBILE, Ala. — Jim Nagy found himself reaching for his phone when he first heard that Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson was leaving school early for the NFL draft.
The Senior Bowl already had eight quarterbacks committed to its game, one who's since pulled out because of an injury, but Nagy, the game’s executive director, thought Jackson was a good enough prospect that he warranted an invite if there were enough practice reps to go around.
“I had to call the two head coaches and, ‘Would either of you guys take a fifth arm?’” Nagy said. “And Kyle Shanahan was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll take him.’
“He’s got things you can’t coach. He’s got size, he’s got arm strength, he’s a good athlete for his size. There’s some rawness and some inconsistency, but that’s what coaching’s for. So he’s a guy that, just calling around in the league, he’s getting a lot of third- and fourth-round type love and I just felt like I couldn’t let a guy like that just stay out in California training for the draft. Let’s get him here and let’s see what he can do.”
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 30: Tyree Jackson #3 of the Buffalo Bulls throws a first half pass while playing the Northern Illinois Huskies during the MAC Championship at Ford Field on November 30, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775264501 ORIG FILE ID: 1075226180 (Photo: Getty Images)
A Norton Shores native who led Buffalo to a 10-4 record and the Mid-American Conference East championship this season, Jackson’s Senior Bowl week is the culmination of an unexpected rise from diminutive high school quarterback to towering NFL draft prospect and likely mid-round pick.
Jackson, the second tallest prospect in Mobile this week at a true 6 feet 7 and 249 pounds, started his high school career as a 5-foot-9 signal caller who went to bed every night praying for a growth spurt.
He hit 6 feet in his sophomore year of high school, grew another 3 inches by the time he was a junior, was 6 feet 5 as a senior, then sprouted 2 more inches when he got to Buffalo.
2019 Senior Bowl week
North head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders celebrates on the sidelines in the second half of the Senior Bowl against the North at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
South tight end Foster Moreau of LSU (18) recovers a fumble by quarterback Jarrett Stidham of Auburn (8) in the second half of the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
North safety Nasir Adderley of Delaware (23) celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass from South quarterback Tyree Jackson of Buffalo (not pictured) during the second half at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South wide receiver Gary Jennings of West Virginia (12) hauls in a pass against North safety Nasir Adderley of Delaware (23) during the second half at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North safety Will Harris of Boston College (8) breaks up a pass intended for South wide receiver Travis Fulgham of Old Dominion (15) in the first quarter of the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
North running back Dexter Williams of Notre Dame (2) catches a pass while defended by South safety Mike Edwards of Kentucky (32) during the second quarter of the Senior Bowl. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
North defensive tackle Khalen Saunders of Western Illinois (99) sacks South quarterback Will Grier of West Virginia (7) in the first quarter of the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Will Grier of West Virginia (7) gets wrapped up and sacked behind the line by North defensive tackle Khalen Saunders of Western Illinois (99) during the first quarter at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Will Grier of West Virginia (7) passes against the North during the first quarter at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South running back Wes Hills of Slippery Rock (31) dives towards the end zone as he carries the ball against the North during the first quarter at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South running back Ryquell Armstead of Temple (25) carries the ball against the North during the first quarter at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders adjusts his cap before the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports
South defensive back Mark Fields of Clemson catches the ball during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North offensive tackle Dalton Risner of Kansas State blocks against North defensive end L.J. Collier of TCU during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North wide receiver Penny Hart of Georgia State pulls in a pass during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North quarterback Daniel Jones of Duke passes during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South wide receiver Tyre Brady of Marshall carries the ball up the field during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Gardner Minshew II of Washington State rolls out to pass during 2019 Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North running back Karan Higdon of Michigan carries the ball during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North wide receiver Penny Hart of Georgia State pulls in a pass during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North running back Tony Pollard of Memphis carries the ball during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North fullback Alec Ingold of Wisconsin carries the ball up the field during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North running back Karan Higdon of Michigan carries the ball against outside linebacker Dre Greenlaw of Arkansas during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North wide receiver Keelan Doss of UC Davis goes up for the catch over North defensive back Amani Oruwariye of Penn State during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North wide receiver Alex Wesley of Northern Colorado (81) carries the ball during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North quarterback Daniel Jones of Duke rolls out to pass during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North wide receiver Jakobi Meyers of North Carolina State carries the ball up the field during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North running back Dexter Williams of Notre Dame pulls in a pass during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North quarterback Ryan Finley of North Carolina State passing during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North quarterback Trace McSorley of Penn State drops back to pass during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
North quarterback Drew Lock of Missouri passing during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, SA TODAY Sports
North head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders looks in on his players during the North squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South wide receivers and passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur of the San Francisco 49ers talks with South quarterback Tyree Jackson of Buffalo (3) and quarterback Jarrett Stidham of Auburn (8) during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Gardner Minshew II of Washington State rolls out to pass during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Jarrett Stidham of Auburn passing during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South defensive end Montez Sweat of Mississippi State (9) battles with South offensive tackle Tytus Howard of Alabama State knocking off his helmet during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South tight end Foster Moreau of SU pulls in a pass over South safety Darius West of Kentucky during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South tight end Josh Oliver of San Jose State catches a pass during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Tyree Jackson of Buffalo drops back to pass during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South center Ross Pierschbacher of Alabama (71) and center Elgton Jenkins of Mississippi State (74) run through blocking drills during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South wide receivers and passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur of the San Francisco 49ers talks with the quarterbacks during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South running back Bruce Anderson of North Dakota State carries the ball during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South quarterback Will Grier of West Virginia during the South squad Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
South squad runs through drills during the Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports
The growth spurt was somewhat unexpected – Jackson said his father is 6 feet tall and his mother “probably 5-8” – and so rapid that Jackson jokes now that “I ran my mom’s pockets a little short.”
“We always had to go get clothes, we always had to go get new stuff because I was outgrowing it,” Jackson said. “But it’s just one of those things where I was very fortunate to hit those growth spurts.”
Jackson’s size has largely aided his development as a quarterback, though at 6-7 he’s unusually tall for the position even by NFL standards. Brock Osweiler, the tallest quarterback in the league, measured 1/8th of an inch shorter at his NFL combine.
One of the strongest-armed signal callers in the draft, as his flick-of-the-wrist 59-yard pass against Rutgers this season proved, Jackson said being tall gives him obvious advantages like seeing over his linemen and being able to easily identify pass rushers.
Playing as a shorter quarterback in high school, Jackson said, helped him understand how to throw with anticipation and create his own passing lanes.
“I don’t think there’s any negatives to it, in my opinion, that I’ve had to face,” he said.
The MAC offensive player of the year, Jackson threw for 3,131 yards and 28 touchdowns this season but completed just 55.3 percent of his passes.
He chalked up his low completion percentage to a Buffalo offense that takes “a lot of shots down the field,” and said he’s working with a private quarterback coach for the first time, former NFL signal caller Jordan Palmer, to help clean up his lower-body mechanics.
“I’m someone that can make all the throws,” Jackson said. “I have a very strong arm, I can extend the play and make some plays outside of the pocket, but the thing that I’m really working on is just winning from the pocket every time and making the consistent throws 100 times out of 100. I can roll out and throw it 60 yards, but I also want to work on just throwing the hitch route in the same spot every single time and continue to work on those things.”
Jori Epstein examines the quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl after the first day of practice, where Buffalo's Tyree Jackson stood above the rest. USA TODAY Sports
The Buffalo News reported that the NFL’s Underclass Advisory Committee told Jackson he did not project as a first- or second-round pick, but Jackson, who has been dreaming of the NFL since he was 5 years old, said he considers the Senior Bowl this week one of several chances “to prove myself throughout this process.”
“Sometimes when I’m out there in California training and we go through the mountains every day and I’m seeing the ocean, sometimes I have to just look around and be like, ‘All right, this is real, this is fun,’” Jackson said. “Cause you get caught up in the day to day, just everything you have to do and sometimes you don’t get to look around and enjoy it.”
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New Compatible Estimators for Survivor Growth and Ingrowth from Remeasured Horizontal Point Samples
Forest volume growth between two measurements is often decomposed into the components of survivor growth (S), ingrowth(Z), mortality (M), and cut (C) (for example, Beers 1962 or Van Deusen et al. 1986). Net change between volumes at times 1 and 2 (V1 - V2) is then represented by the equation V,-V,=S+I-M-C. Two new compatible pairs of estimators for S and Z in this...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22estimation%22&%3Bamp%3Bf%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Kelsey%2C%20Rick%22&%3Bf%5B0%5D=nrt_combined%3A%22Forest%20%26%20Plant%20Health%21Invasive%20species%22&f%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Scott%2C%20Charles%22&f%5B1%5D=author_facet%3A%22Ince%2C%20Peter%22
Francis A. Roesch; Edwin J. Green; Charles T. Scott
Point sampling, forest growth, forest inventory, compatible estimators
Forest Science, Vol.35, No. 2, pp. 281-293.
A test of alternative estimators for volume at time 1 from remeasured point samples
Two estimators for volume at time 1 for use with permanent horizontal point samples are evaluated. One estimator, used traditionally, uses only the trees sampled at time 1, while the second estimator, originally presented by Roesch and coauthors (F.A. Roesch, Jr., E.J. Green, and C.T. Scott. 1989. For. Sci. 35(2):281-293). takes advantage of additional sample...
Canadian Journal Forest Research Vol. 23. 1993
Compatible Basal Area and Number of Trees Estimators from Remeasured Horizontal Point Samples
Compatible groups of estimators for total value at time 1 (V1), survivor growth (S), and ingrowth (I) for use with permanent horizontal point samples are evaluated for the special cases of estimating the change in both the number of trees and basal area. Caveats which should be observed before any one compatible grouping of estimators is chosen...
Point sampling, forest growth, forest inventory
Forest Science,Vol. 37, No. 1, pp.136-145.
Estimating two-way tables based on forest surveys
Forest survey analysts usually are interested in tables of values rather than single point estimates. A common error is to include only plots on which nonzero values of the attribute were observed when computing the variance of a mean. Similarly, analysts often exclude nonforest plots from the analysis. The development of the correct estimates of forest area, attribute...
Charles T. Scott
In: Hansen, Mark; Burk, Tom, eds. Integrated tools for natural resources inventories in the 21st century. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-212. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 234-238.
Sample-based estimators used by the forest inventory and analysis national information management system
Addendum: The supplementary documents referenced in this manuscript are posted on the Web site https://www.fia.fs.fed.us/library/sampling/index.php
Charles T. Scott; William A. Bechtold; Gregory A. Reams; William D. Smith; James A. Westfall; Mark H. Hansen; Gretchen G. Moisen
Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-80. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, p. 53-77.
Uncertainty issues in forest monitoring: All you wanted to know about uncertainties and never dared to ask
Uncertainties are a composite of errors arising from observations and the appropriateness of models. An error budget approach can be used to identify and accumulate the sources of errors to estimate change in emissions between two points in time. Various forest monitoring approaches can be used to estimate the changes in emissions due to deforestation and forest...
Michael Köhl; Charles Scott; Daniel Plugge
forest degradation monitoring, Southeast Asia, climate change, carbon
In: Mortenson, Leif A.; Halperin, James J.; Manley, Patricia N.; Turner, Rich L., eds. Proceedings of the international workshop on monitoring forest degradation in Southeast Asia. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-246. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 32
Projecting recovered paper supply in the United States.
The use of recovered paper has an influence on the amount of timber harvested as well as the feasibility of expanded recycling programs. During the 1990?s markets and prices for recovered materials have fluctuated widely. There are a number of factors driving these market changes including economic conditions domestically and internationally. The objective of this...
James L. Howard; Ken Skog; Peter J. Ince
Recovered Paper, spot, contract, hypothesis, supply.
Proceedings of the 2001 Society of American Foresters national convention, Denver, Colorado, September 13-17, 2001. Bethesda, MD : Society of American Foresters, c2002: Pages 464-465.
United States paper, paperboard, and market pulp capacity trends by process and location, 1970-2000
This report presents a relational database with estimates of annual production capacity for all mill locations in the United States where paper, paperboard, or market pulp were produced from 1970 to 2000. Data for more than 500 separate mill locations are included in the database, with annual capacity data for each year from 1970 to 2000 (more than 17, 000 individual...
Peter J. Ince; Xiaolei Li; Mo Zhou; Joseph Buongiorno; Mary Reuter
Paper mills--United States, Wood-pulp industry--United States
(Research paper FPL-RP ; 602):36 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Generalized Variance Function Applications in Forestry
Adequately predicting the sampling errors of tabular data can reduce printing costs by eliminating the need to publish separate sampling error tables. Two generalized variance functions (GVFs) found in the literature and three GVFs derived for this study were evaluated for their ability to predict the sampling error of tabular forestry estimates. The recommended GVFs...
James Alegria; Charles T. Scott; Charles T. Scott
Res. Note NE-345. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.
Computer model for economic study of unbleached kraft paperboard production
Unbleached kraft paperboard is produced from wood fiber in an industrial papermaking process. A highly specific and detailed model of the process is presented. The model is also presented as a working computer program. A user of the computer program will provide data on physical parameters of the process and on prices of material inputs and outputs. The program is then...
Peter J. Ince
Economics, technology, unbleached kraft, paperboard, process, computer model
Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL 42. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; 1984. 42 pages
Techniques and computations for mapping plot clusters that straddle stand boundaries
Many regional (extensive) forest surveys use clusters of subplots or prism points to reduce survey costs. Two common methods of handling clusters that straddle stand boundaries entail: (1) moving all subplots into a single forest cover type, or (2)"averaging" data across multiple conditions without regard to the boundaries. these methods result in biased...
Charles T. Scott; William A. Bechtold
Forest inventory, cluster sampling
For. Sci. Monogr., Vol. 31: 46-61
Wisconsin State Forests Continuous Forest Inventory: A look at the first year
The demand for timely, consistent, and reliable forest inventory and monitoring information for Wisconsin's state forests has increased significantly. A wide range of publics and partners, including businesses, organizations, and citizens alike are well aware of the benefits of sustainable forestry and are working together to increase knowledge through an annual...
Randall S. Morin; Teague Prichard; Vern Everson; Jim Westfall; Charles Scott
continuous forest inventory, intensification, forest health, introduced species, species richness
In: McWilliams, Will; Moisen, Gretchen; Czaplewski, Ray, comps. Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium 2008; October 21-23, 2008; Park City, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-56CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 10 p.
Implications of sampling design and sample size for national carbon accounting systems
Countries willing to adopt a REDD regime need to establish a national Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system that provides information on forest carbon stocks and carbon stock changes. Due to the extensive areas covered by forests the information is generally obtained by sample based surveys. Most operational sampling approaches utilize a combination of...
Michael Köhl; Andrew Lister; Charles T. Scott; Thomas Baldauf; Daniel Plugge
Carbon Balance and Management. 6:10.
Taper models for commercial tree species in the northeastern United States
A new taper model was developed based on the switching taper model of Valentine and Gregoire; the most substantial changes were reformulation to incorporate estimated join points and modification of a switching function. Random-effects parameters were included that account for within-tree correlations and allow for customized calibration to each individual tree. The...
James A. Westfall; Charles T. Scott
tree form, mixed-effects model, switching function, forest inventory
Applicability of the Design Tool for Inventory and Monitoring (DTIM) and the Explore Sample Data Tool for the Assessment of Caribbean Forest Dynamics
There is a growing need within the insular Caribbean for technical assistance in planning forest-monitoring projects and data analysis. This paper gives an overview of software tools developed by the USDA Forest Service?s National Inventory and Monitoring Applications Center and the Remote Sensing Applications Center. We discuss their applicability in the efficient...
Humfredo Marcano-Vega; Andrew Lister; Kevin Megown; Charles Scott
Forest inventory, Caribbean forests, software tools for planning forest-monitoring projects and data analysis
Caribbean Naturalist
Forest statistics for New Jersey--1987
A statistical report on the third forest survey of New Jersey (1987). Findings are displayed in 66 tables containing estimates of forest area, numbers of trees, timber volume, tree biomass, and timber products output. Data are presented at two levels: state and county.
Dawn M. DiGiovanni; Charles T. Scott; Charles T. Scott
forest survey, inventory, area, volume, biomass
Resour. Bull. NE-112. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agricutture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 97 p.
Northeastern FIA Tree Taper Study: Current Status and Future Work
The northeastern unit of the Forest Inventory and Analysis program (NE-FIA) is engaged in an ongoing project to develop regionwide tree taper equations. Sampling intensity is based on NE-FIA plot data and is stratified by species, diameter class, and height class. To date, modeling research has been aimed largely at evaluating existing model forms (and hybrids thereof...
In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.
PARVCOST : a particleboard variable cost program
PARVCOST, a FORTRAN program, was designed to develop economic and financial analyses of systems for manufacturing particleboard. In the program, costs and requirements of wood are calculated as are chemicals and energy per unit of finished board products. Estimates are made of sensitivity of the finished product costs to changes in unit costs of energy and raw...
Peter J. Ince; George B. Harpole
Computer software, simulation models, economic analysis, feasibility studies, particleboards, waferboards, flakeboards, chemicals, energy, raw materials
Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-14. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 26 p.
United States pulpwood receipts : softwood and hardwood, roundwood and residues, 1950-1989
This report shows pulpwood receipts at pulp mills in the United States for the period 1950-1989. It is a compilation of published and estimated data based on information from various sources, including the American Pulpwood Association, American Paper Institute, U.S. Bureau of the Census, and the USDA Forest Service. Trends are shown in the use of hardwoods compared to...
C. Denise Ingrain; Irene Durbak; Peter Ince
Pulpwood receipts, U.S. regions, softwood, hardwood, roundwood, residues
Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-73. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 40 p.
Woody biomass supply from thinnings to reduce fire hazard in the U.S. West and its potential impact on regional wood markets
Part I of this paper identifies timberland areas in 12 western states where thinning treatments are judged to be needed to reduce fire hazard and may ?pay for themselves?? at a scale to make investment in forest product processing a realistic option. We also estimate amounts of biomass removed and costs of removal. Part II of this paper estimates the market impact if...
Kenneth E. Skog; Peter J. Ince; Henry Spelter; Andi Kramp; R. James Barbour
Cost effectiveness, volume, cubic content, fuel treatment evaluator, forest biomass, West, fire management, fire ecology, forest thinning, market surveys, forest products, economic aspects, forest fires, fire prevention, fuel reduction, wildfire prevention, wildfires, timber prices, prices, thinnings, fire hazard
Woody biomass utilization : challenges and opportunities : June 26, 2006 : technical session proceedings. Madison, WI : Forest Products Society, c2008. Publication ; no. 7223: Pages 3-14.
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Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is situated in a landmark location with a storied past. The hotel exudes class and elegance, with original architectural features such as marble fireplaces, rich wood panelling, and lofty ceilings. In true Kimpton style the hotel offers a luxury experience full of signature perks, brought to life with Glaswegian charm and personality.
The exterior Georgian townhouse architecture at Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel offers guests an elegant welcome. Once inside, modern, playful and edgy art pieces bring a soulful edge to the grandeur of the hotel. The 113 rooms and suites offer a sense of warm sophistication with marble bathrooms, luxury amenities, natural light, and a refined design that serves as the ideal backdrop for any Glasgow getaway.
Kimpton is renowned for its award-winning, seasonally-inspired restaurants and bars, and Bo & Birdy at Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is the newest Kimpton restaurant and bar globally. Inside an elegant dining room, diners can enjoy the best of Scottish ingredients in a relaxed, informal setting. Under the culinary guidance of the first female Executive Head Chef of a luxury hotel in Scotland, Gillian Matthews, signature dishes include the Bo & Birdy shortcrust pie and St Andrews Farmhouse Cheddar macaroni cheese. The cocktail menu focuses on much-loved classics but offers an exciting twist; the signature Bo & Birdy cocktail comes complete with Peacock feather garnish. The Salon is an equally stylish spot for afternoon tea or a local whisky, while enjoying the view of the Blythswood Square gardens.
Murray Thomson, General Manager, Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, commented on the opening: “Glasgow is one of the UK’s most exciting cities, it’s bursting with culture, music, history and personality, making it a great location for the newest Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant. Bo & Birdy will offer a unique new dining experience in the city, bringing to life soulful, hearty dishes using the best of Scottish produce..”
Tom Rowntree, Vice President, Global Luxury Brands, IHG commented: “As the UK’s largest luxury operator, we’re excited to continue expanding our presence across the UK, with Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel marking our third Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant opening in the UK, and second in Scotland this year.”
For an elevated stay at Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, guests can choose from a 50sqm Junior suite, 65 sqm Executive Suite, or the 153sqm Penthouse Suite; a stunning, two-bedroom apartment with its own private lift and entrance. The Penthouse Suite includes a master bedroom with a sunken bathtub; a walk-in wardrobe and unrivalled views across the city. Ideal for groups, there’s also a dining room that seats up to 10 guests, with adjacent kitchen and a private roof garden. The hotel also offers an in-house cinema which can be used for private events.
The Spa at Blythswood Square invites guests and locals to enjoy state-of-the-art rest and rejuvenation away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The luxurious space offers the city’s only Thermal Spa Experience including a hydrotherapy pool, crystal steam room, relaxation pools and nine treatment rooms.
The hotel offers guests Kimpton’s thoughtful, signature perks including a nightly hosted evening social hour, free bikes to explore the city, in-room yoga mats and Kimpton’s ‘Forgot It, We’ve Got It’ service of essential travel items, ensuring guests want for nothing. Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is also a pet-friendly hotel, welcoming pets at no extra charge.
Lively, bustling, distinctive and full of character, Glasgow is a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, as well as acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene.
Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel is the second Scottish opening for the brand following the opening of Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel in Edinburgh earlier this year. Later this year, Kimpton will continue its European growth with highly anticipated debuts in Manchester and Barcelona. There are currently* 68 Kimpton hotels open globally, with 27 in the pipeline*.
Double rooms at Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel start from £155
*Numbers as at 31 March 2019
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Coach Yourself
A Complete Guide to Self Improvement at Chess
Many players are serious about their chess but become stuck at a certain playing strength. Usually they get left behind because they don’t know how to make best use of the time they have available to study chess. This book addresses this problem and is your self-improvement plan. It shows you how to work on your own games to root out mistakes. It will sharpen your calculation of variations. You will be challenged to find the best middlegame strategy.
A Complete Guide to Playing 3 Nc3 Against the French Defence
Two Great Opening Books at One Low Price!
A complete guide to playing 3 Nc3 against the French Defence Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, French Classical by Byron Jacobs and French Winawer by Neil McDonald, brought together in one volume In French Classical International Master Byron Jacobs offers a fresh look at the Classical variation of the French Defence, which has been popular for nearly a century and is championed by such fighting players as Victor Korchnoi and Alexander Morozevich.
Great Games of Chess Legends - VOL. 2
Heroes of Classical Chess & The Giants of Strategy
Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume.
Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess: strategy, attack, classical play, opening play, endgames and preparation.
In Heroes of Classical Chess, Craig Pritchett selects five great players whose style exemplifies classically direct, clear, energetic, tough, ambitious yet fundamentally correct chess playing attributes.
The Giants of Strategy, Neil McDonald chooses his selection of the most prominent ones and highlights the major contributions they have made. He examines their differing approaches and styles, and from Nimzowitsch to Kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps.
A Complete Guide to Queen's Gambit Play
Brought together in one volume as part of Everyman Chess's series of compilation books: Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined and Starting Out: Slav and Semi Slav. These three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series provide a complete repertoire with the Queen's Gambit.
A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement
A Modern Look at Chess Strategy
In this instructive book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies in depth the key components of successful rule-breaking in chess. Shopworn Edition
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Games by Topalov, Geller, Bronstein, Alekhine, Morphy, Kasparov, Tal and Stein
Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume. Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess: strategy, attack, classical play, opening play, endgames and preparation. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players from chess history who have excelled in a particular field of the game and undeniably influenced those who have followed.
How to Play Against 1. d4 & 1. e4
Brought together for the first time in one volume, How to play against 1 d4 and 1 e4 Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isn't an easy task, especially if you don't have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's imperative to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. It's not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if - like the majority of chess players - you don't have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black.
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess - Volume 2
The Russian Chess School 2.0 - Middlegame Structures and Dynamics
Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. In this book, you are again handed basic and advanced tools to improve in a wide array of areas: assessing and handling pawn structures, employing positional and tactical means to improve your position, identifying weak spots, mastering attacking dynamics and more.
The Catalan - Move by Move
The Catalan is a solid opening system in which White combines the Queen’s Gambit with a kingside fianchetto. In recent years it has become an increasingly popular choice at all levels of chess, and elite grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik have developed major new ideas for both White and Black. The Catalan can lead to a wide variety of positions, open or closed, tactical or strategic, that will suit players of all styles. In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald invites you to join him in studying the Catalan and its many variations. McDonald shares his experience and knowledge of the Catalan, examines the main plans for both sides and provides answers to the key questions.
Starting Out - 1. d4 & 1. e4
A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player
In these two books, brought together now for the first time in one volume, John Cox and Neil McDonald solve the perennial problems by providing the reader with strong and trusty repertoires with white pieces based on the popular opening moves of 1d4 and 1e4. The recommended lines given here have stood the test of time and are regularly employed by Grandmasters. These books are written in Everyman Chess's distinctive Starting Out style, with plenty of notes, tips and warnings throughout to help the reader to absorb ideas.
SHOPWORN - The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
The Russian Chess School 2.0 - Opening and Middlegame
Russia boasts a long and rich tradition in chess education. The Complete Manual of Positional Chess is the latest and most comprehensive product of this Russia striving for perfection. This handbook, probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess, was recently created for chess teachers at the DYSS, the special sports school for young talents in Russia. Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. It teaches you not only how to enhance your fundamental knowledge and technical skills, but also how to work on your physical and psychological conditioning.
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
Become a Chess Champion
A New Guide to Learn & Teach Chess
Hundreds of beginner chess books have been written and published, even in the last 10 years. While they are often well written and well intentioned, they were seldom written solely with the correct audience in mind: Chess Parents, Educators and Chess Students Even more seldom can you find these books written by true chess professionals. Become A Chess Champion, is written by two Full-Time Chess Professionals. Become a Chess Champion was written to stray from age old thought and process for learning the game of chess. It is a new style Chess guide for you featuring the authors thoughts on the best way to learn how to: “Become A Chess Champion!”
The King's Indian Attack - Move by Move
In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald examines in depth the many variations of the King's Indian Attack. He outlines White's most promising options and Black's best defences, and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the King's Indian Attack *Provides repertoire options for White *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study.
EBOOK - King's Indian Attack - Move by Move
This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn.
Complete Slav 2
Catalog Code: B0003EV
The second part of the Complete Slav contains all systems that were not presented in the first part, namely a popular variation 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 and also all systems after 4...e6. Not to mention the possibilities such as 5. g3 or 5. Qb3, I have presented lines after 5. e3 Nbd7 – for starters Meran (6. Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5) and Anti-Meran (6. Qc2 Bd6) lines
EBOOK - Break the Rules!
In this instructive and entertaining book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies in depth the key components of successful rule-breaking in chess. Drawing upon his own experience and using examples from modern grandmaster chess, McDonald examines how to avoid stereotypical thinking, how to exploit typical thinking patterns, and how to confuse and beat opponents with surprising ideas.
Complete Slav I
The Slav Defense is currently the most popular closed opening, appearing in the opening repertoire of the overwhelming majority of top class grandmasters. A competitive chess player playing 1.d4 faces the opening in almost every tournament, and for Black it can be used in just about every second game.
The Ruy Lopez - Move by Move
This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn.
EBOOK - The Ruy Lopez - Move by Move
EBOOK - Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
There's no doubt that the Dutch Defence is one of Black's most enterprising answers to 1 d4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical pawn structure on the very first move, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It's no surprise that the Dutch particularly appeals to ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
EBOOK - Starting Out - The Reti
The Reti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other openings is that it's a thematic system which can be adopted against many different defences, and because of this it's a firm favourite amongst those who prefer the understanding of ideas over dry memorization of moves.
EBOOK - Chess Secrets - The Giants of Power Play
Learn from Topalov, Geller, Bronstein, Alekhine and Morphy
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EBOOK - Chess Secrets - Great Attackers
Learn from Kasparov, Tal and Stein
The chess world has witnessed a great number of wonderfully gifted attacking players, geniuses who have dazzled the chess public with their brilliant masterpieces. Everyone has their own favourites, and in Chess Secrets: Great Attackers, Colin Crouch chooses three of his own: Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Tal and Leonid Stein. World Champions Kasparov and Tal need no introduction, while Stein was a highly creative and intuitive player with the ability to destroy the world's best players with his vicious attacks.
EBOOK - How to Play Against 1. e4
It's not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don't have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. This book provides a solution. Neil McDonald advocates his favorite opening - the very popular French Defence - but chooses a repertoire for Black that requires only the minimum amount of move memorization.
EBOOK - Starting Out - Queen's Gambit Declined
This book is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. Neil McDonald goes back to the basics of the Queen's Gambit Declined, introducing the keymoves and ideas, and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them - something that is often neglected or taken for granted in other texts.
EBOOK - Starting Out - 1. e4
In 'Starting Out: 1 e4!' Neil McDonald solves this perennial problem by providing the reader with a strong and trustworthy repertoire with the white pieces based on the popular opening move 1 e4. The recommended lines given here have stood the test of time and are regularly employed by Grandmasters. Reading this book will give you the confidence to play these variations against all strengths of player and provide you with reliable opening armoury for years to come
EBOOK - Starting Out - Dutch Defence
The Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early stage and allowing both White and Black players to fight for the initiative. Black also has many options within the Dutch Defence, from the ultra-solid Stonewall formation through to the fluid Classical System and the dynamic Leningrad Variation.
EBOOK - Starting Out - English
Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world's top players, including Kasparov and Kramnik, include the English in their openings weaponry.
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New Century's Servicer Ratings Affirmed
KEYWORDS Bluestone Group Business Company Affiliates Credit Rating Economics Finance Foreclosure Moody's Investors Service Mortgage Mortgage loan Mortgage servicing rights New Century New Century Financial Corp. New Century Mortgage Corporation Personal finance Subprime lending
Moody's Investors Service announced that it has affirmed New Century Mortgage Corporation's rating of SQ3+ as a primary servicer of subprime residential mortgage loans. In a statement, the rating agency noted the New Century displayed average collection abilities, average loss mitigation results, above average foreclosure and real estate owned (REO) timeline management and average servicing stability. New Century, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Century Financial Corporation, is a mortgage finance company engaged in the business of originating, purchasing, and servicing mortgage loans secured primarily by first and second mortgages. The company's servicing operations are based in Santa Ana, California. Moody's said that New Century has diversified its servicing portfolio through the acquisition of the prime and Alt-A platforms from the Royal Bank of Canada and expects to grow this portfolio in 2007. The servicing portfolio totaled 234,512 loans with an unpaid balance of approximately $43 billion as of November 30, 2006. Moody's highlighted New Century's solid ability to service delinquent loans that have less than two years of seasoning, and noted that the company has continued to make enhancements to its operations, such as increasing the scope of its foreclosure committee to review all loans as they enter the foreclosure process. The company has also implemented technology to better manage the REO process, according to the agency review. In addition, Moody's said New Century has entered into an agreement to acquire a redundant servicing site in Fishers, Indiana. Operations are scheduled to begin in February 2007. A redundant site may provide benefits such as access to additional labor pools, better disaster recovery preparedness, and easier coverage of a full range of call center hours as they are in different time zones. Moody's SQ ratings range from SQ1 (strong) to SQ5 (weak). Where appropriate, a "+" or "-" modifier will be appended to the relevant rating to indicate a servicer's relative servicing quality within a particular category.
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Older workers — not millennials — are driving the gig economy
Around 79% of executives think hiring contractors will give them the agility they seek, according to research from Mavenlink, a cloud-based software provider. The study, The White-Collar Gig Economy: On-Demand Workforce Trends According to Today’s Business Leaders, suggests that there's a growing, universal demand among businesses for gig workers, and that older, seasoned white-collar workers — not millennials — are driving the change.
According to the study, hiring on-demand workers allows businesses to adjust their staffing levels and access a wider, more specialized talent pool without a large financial investment. Key findings in the study show that 94% of executives plan to expand their use of skilled contractors for specialized roles and 47% of business leaders said they want to hire contractors for management, senior executive and C-suite roles.
Although executives favor hiring more gig workers, most organizations (69%) don't have the support mechanisms and policies in place to manage them, and 77% said they don't comprehend the changes required to manage those workers.
By 2020, about 50% of the workforce may be contingent, according to some estimates. And on-demand talent could very well make up the majority of the workforce in less than a decade.
But what's interesting about the Mavenlink study is that millennials aren't driving this increase; instead, older workers are leading the change. While millennials are frequently noted as favoring flexibility, contingent work benefits have skewed toward those with more skills and work experience; in some cases, it is seen as a benefit, rather than just a way of working. And as more employers embrace flexibility as a way of life, especially as talent becomes increasingly difficult to find and retain, they may need to shift their cultural view of productivity.
Organizations opting to hire contingent workers should ensure systems are in place to track those workers appropriately. Few workplaces put such staffing under HR, but that may have to shift as requirements around gig workers changes.
For example, Congress and state legislatures are looking at ways to regulate these arrangements. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in early September on the federal government's role in the gig economy. More lawmakers have been turning their attention to portable benefits, including retirement savings, in an attempt to create better protections for contract workers.
Mavenlink Mavenlink Study Finds that Senior Executives, Not Millennials, Driving US Towards Gig Economy
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Humane Society of the United States aerial survey of devastated southeast Texas reveals thousands of stranded cattle
An aerial survey conducted by personnel with The Humane Society of the United States across east Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey revealed hundreds of cattle stranded.
Fresh start in the new year
Start the week off right with Meatless Monday
Choosing meat-free meals on Monday is a great way to look and feel better. It can be as simple as swapping chicken nuggets with a bean and rice burrito, putting pork chops aside in favor of a spicy three-bean chili or trying a veggie burger instead of a hamburger. The health benefits are clear:...
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Meat, egg and dairy labels
The vast majority of meat, eggs and dairy sold in the United States comes from factory farms in which animal cruelty is rampant. Packaging for animal products frequently contains phrases or images meant to signify higher animal welfare standards, but many of those claims are misleading. Be a savvy...
Five more reasons to choose plant-based meals
Large-scale animal agribusiness causes widespread suffering, but the consequences don’t end there. Here are even more reasons to reduce or eliminate animal products from our diets: Greenhouse gas explosion Many aspects of the meat, egg and dairy industries—not just the raising of animals, but feed...
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Rampant animal cruelty at California slaughter plant
Video evidence (below) compiled by the Humane Society of the United States shows inhumane handling methods that may have endangered the health of children. A shocking undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States reveals widespread mistreatment of "downed" dairy cows—those who...
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WASHINGTON—The Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 97 , “Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019” to combat wildlife trafficking globally. Also known as the RAWR Act, H.R. 97 was introduced by Reps....
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Anti-whistleblower bills ("ag-gag" bills) seek to criminalize whistleblowing on factory farms , keeping Americans in the dark about where their food is coming from. Whistleblowing employees have played a vital role in exposing animal abuse, unsafe working conditions and environmental problems on...
Eating for tomorrow
We are alive at a pivotal moment: For ourselves, for the Earth and for every animal on the planet. If we all are to survive, we must change the way we eat. Which sounds dire. But it is within our grasp. Think of it as a chance for a better world. A great and shared adventure. A journey to a place...
Animal cruelty facts and stats
Facts, statistics and trends of animals abused in the U.S. Categories of animals abused, relationship to domestic violence and legislative trends.
Veg-friendly restaurant guide
Did you know? If every American ate a plant-based diet just one day a week, it would be the equivalent to cutting 500,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions. By saving animals, you'll help save our planet! ( NOTE : Menu options are subject to change.) The following chain restaurants offer these...
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Jane's lost chapter: Documentary offers new look at Goodall's early work
Within the first few minutes of Jane , a new documentary from National Geographic, the viewer is treated to wide shots of a gorgeous lush landscape, extreme close-ups of frilly insects going about their business—and a shot of young Jane Goodall, sitting in a boat, making her way into Gombe, Tanzania...
It's their time
Other than the pattering of rain on the leaf-strewn ground and an occasional mourning dove call, it’s quiet in this part of Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Then you hear it: low grunting and hooting that rises through the pine trees into a ruckus of screeches and howls. Owls? Coyotes? No, it’s...
Editor’s note 5/30/17: GOOD NEWS! The HSUS and the New York Blood Center have announced an agreement to provide long-term sanctuary for the Liberian chimpanzees. Read the update The chimpanzees live on six islands, near where a tangle of rivers meets the fierce waves of Liberia’s Atlantic coast....
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Coyote hazing: Guidelines for discouraging neighborhood coyotes
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Bats and white-nose syndrome
Hibernating bats have been dying in great numbers—90 to 100 percent of some colonies—from a disease known as White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), which causes a white fungus to appear on their noses, ears, wings, and tails. First discovered in 2006 near Albany, New York, WNS has spread rapidly across the...
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Glue boards
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On a Sunday evening in June, camo-clad men chat and laugh by pickups next to a restaurant near Billings, Montana. There is a faint but unmistakable odor of decay coming from a large trash bin across the parking lot—the just-weighed bodies of 29 coyotes, some of them rotting for two days in 90-degree...
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Rolling Device for Heavy Machinery on Rail Tracks
The invention relates to a rolling device for heavy machinery on rail tracks, which is intended to support and move heavy machinery (1) being used to carry out work on a rail track and which can be adapted to the track width with a great degree of flexibility and simplicity. The invention comprises: at least two rear-wheel-supporting turrets (2) designed to be coupled by means of a structure (3) to each side of the rear portion of the frame (1') of the heavy machinery (1), with one end of each rear-wheel-supporting turret (2) including a railroad wheel (4); and at least two front-wheel-supporting turrets (5) designed to be coupled to each side of the front portion of the heavy machinery (1), with each front-wheel-supporting turret (5) including a foot (6) comprising a railroad wheel (4) designed to rest on the rail track.
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Inventor(s): CRUZ PERAGON FERNANDO; CASANOVA PELAEZ PEDRO; DIAZ GARRIDO FRANCISCO ALBER; PALOMAR CARNICERO JOSE MANUEL; DORADO VICENTE RUBEN;
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Revelations less than half the Wollongong businesses raided by Australia's workplace watchdog were obeying the law shows "wage theft and lawlessness on a massive scale", the head of the South Coast Labour Council says. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) this week revealed it had recovered almost $130,000 for 458 employees at 36 businesses after conducting surprise audits at workplaces across the city. South Coast Labour Council secretary Arthur Rorris said the FWO action "confirmed what we all know". "That wage theft is rampant and it's a scourge in our community," Mr Rorris said. However, the union leader also labelled the response "pathetic". "They're expecting us to believe that after months in preparation and all of those businesses raided that the most they could get back was $130,000," he said. Read more: Hundreds of young Wollongong workers underpaid $130,000 - audit "Let's put this in perspective; we currently have one case in the federal court for two workers for $500,000. "I have personally raised half that much money for eight workers, half the amount the government's departmental arm has been able to do - $130,000 - over the whole region. It's a joke." Wollongong was one of three locations targeted by Fair Work inspectors, given its high population of university students and the large number of anonymous tip-offs received from workers. Inspectors audited 97 businesses in the city, with only 38 per cent found to be complying with workplace laws. The raids targeted takeaway food outlets, cafés and restaurants, accommodation providers, pubs and bars, and retail businesses. Read more: Police investigate whether crash victim is missing Illawarra man Gary Pearce In total, 489 businesses were audited in Wollongong, Albury-Wodonga and Ballarat. Almost half of them were not compliant. The most common breach identified was employers not paying their staff correctly, either by underpaying the minimum hourly wage or not paying correct penalty rates. Other breaches included not providing proper pay slips. The FWO issued 16 formal cautions, 37 on-the-spot fines and two compliance notices in Wollongong. Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said: "We are committed to improving workplace compliance in the hospitality industry."
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June 13 2019 - 5:00PM
'Wage theft on a massive scale': Audit reveals Wollongong employers breaking rules
Andrew Pearson
Arthur Rorris.
Revelations less than half the Wollongong businesses raided by Australia's workplace watchdog were obeying the law shows "wage theft and lawlessness on a massive scale", the head of the South Coast Labour Council says.
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) this week revealed it had recovered almost $130,000 for 458 employees at 36 businesses after conducting surprise audits at workplaces across the city.
South Coast Labour Council secretary Arthur Rorris said the FWO action "confirmed what we all know".
"That wage theft is rampant and it's a scourge in our community," Mr Rorris said.
However, the union leader also labelled the response "pathetic".
"They're expecting us to believe that after months in preparation and all of those businesses raided that the most they could get back was $130,000," he said.
Read more: Hundreds of young Wollongong workers underpaid $130,000 - audit
"Let's put this in perspective; we currently have one case in the federal court for two workers for $500,000.
"I have personally raised half that much money for eight workers, half the amount the government's departmental arm has been able to do - $130,000 - over the whole region. It's a joke."
Wollongong was one of three locations targeted by Fair Work inspectors, given its high population of university students and the large number of anonymous tip-offs received from workers.
Inspectors audited 97 businesses in the city, with only 38 per cent found to be complying with workplace laws.
The raids targeted takeaway food outlets, cafés and restaurants, accommodation providers, pubs and bars, and retail businesses.
Read more: Police investigate whether crash victim is missing Illawarra man Gary Pearce
In total, 489 businesses were audited in Wollongong, Albury-Wodonga and Ballarat. Almost half of them were not compliant.
The most common breach identified was employers not paying their staff correctly, either by underpaying the minimum hourly wage or not paying correct penalty rates.
Other breaches included not providing proper pay slips.
The FWO issued 16 formal cautions, 37 on-the-spot fines and two compliance notices in Wollongong.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said: "We are committed to improving workplace compliance in the hospitality industry."
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According to Jim
TV-PG | 30min | Comedy, Romance | TV Series (2001–2009)
A television show centered around a macho everyman, his loving wife, and their three precocious children.
Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark
Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Joe Campbell | See full cast & crew »
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When Mandy convinces Andy to not play tackle football with Jim and the guys, it's Jim who has to come up with a plan, after talking him into playing anyway, for covering up the fact that Andy DID ...
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A Hole in One
Jim gets a hole-in-one and celebrates himself tired. But he's supposed to give his sperm sample that day and the aforementioned activities are forbidden. He gets Andy to give the sample instead. Well...
Father Disfigure
The family goes to church, and Jim realizes he knows the new minister. When Jim was young, he and the reverend played dodge ball together.
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The Hennessy clan -- mother Cate, daughters Bridget and Kerry, and son Rory -- look to one another for guidance and support after the death of Paul, the family patriarch. Cate's parents lend a hand.
Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
The King of Queens (1998–2007)
Delivery man Doug Heffernan has a good life: He has a pretty wife (Carrie), a big television, and friends with which to watch it. Then Carrie's goofy and annoying father Arthur moves in with them.
Stars: Kevin James, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.
Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett
Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)
A free spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they got married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites; her need of stability is fulfilled with him, his need of optimism is fulfilled with her.
Stars: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson, Joel Murray
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A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones
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Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal
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Yes, Dear is a comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting.
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A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
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Jim Belushi ... Jim 182 episodes, 2001-2009
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I have watched this from its beginning and I find myself always wanting to watch when it's on. For me, it has a lot to do with the actors on it. I'm so glad Courtney Thorn Smith decided to do ATJ, because it shows a snugly, sweet, Earth Mother side of her that's really appealing. Kimberly Williams is very believable and refreshing as her Single Career Woman With Angst sister. Larry Joe (forgot his last name) is funny and sympathetic and happily helpless as her brother.
Lastly I mention Jim Belushi. He is just fab in his part as Courtney's hubby. It's both scary and exhilerating to watch him. It's like seeing John Belushi but all grown up and, well, normal (mentally). For years now, I've watched Jim and seen only John. Now, thanks to this show, I am finally seeing Jim for Jim. He is pure funny, great timing, great sincerity, and he knows how to be serious when it calls for it. Great dimension for a character who started out as little more than just a caricature. I've been delightfully amazed. He's quite good in this particular role (you know, like Ackroyd is just excellent as the balding Southern good ole boy of both Driving Miss Daisy and My Girl), and I hope this sitcom makes it for a few years so I can keep on enjoying it.
Courtney knows how to hold her own and then some against Jim. They walk the thin line between being the Bundies and the Bunkers and the Buchmans. Their chemistry is very on-target. Everyone's is, actually.
The arguments are quite believable. Good writing. I like the running joke about expanding vocabulary.
This show isn't Seinfeld or Cheers, but it is a solidly written comical commentary on married family life. Couples can watch together and both enjoy it, neither gender is spared, both are poked fun at and both are strongly represented. I agree with the previous post that if you dislike Belushi, you probably won't like it. Ditto for C.T.-S., although she might surprise you.
If you do decide to check it out, give it 3 chances. I didn't warm up to it til after that many episodes, and now I'm glad I gave it a chance. It's a nice change from Reality Everything.
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UK Election: a vote for peace
Tony Gosling | 23.03.2005 11:42 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation
This is one of the most important UK elctions ever this coming May. And much more difficult to fix than the US ones were. Lets make sure it's not a Blair / Howerd Punch and Judy show and that we use our votes - and access to voting record of our MP's - intelligently for promoting peace and sending the gullible and warmongering MP's down into the dustbin of history. If you agree with my three point voting plan please promote it amongst your UK friends and neighbours. The hopes and fears of countless millions around the world are riding on this one.
2. UK Election: Three point peace plan for May
See www.bilderberg.org/pepis05.htm
I have no vote in the UK's May General Election, as I'm homeless. I wish I had, because our representatives, chosen at this election, will determine the destiny of the world for some truly crucial years to come. A stark choice confronts us - either Tony Blair behind bars awaiting trial for war crimes - or the same man shoehorning in totalitarian laws for another four years.
There is ample evidence if we care to dig for it, that ruthless elements, cloaked by official; secrect within our armed forces and intelligence services have been killing innocent citizens, blaming those deaths on the current 'bogey', left wing militants or Al Quaeeda, and getting away with it. Just do a web search for "9/11 truth" or "Bologna" and "Gladio" and you'll see what I mean. The obsessive secrecy Britain is plunging into also becomes clearer.
The US mission for a global empire is in full flow, the war crimes are scrolling past on our computer monitors and TV screens and the public are slowly cottoning on. The big question right now is - as the totalitarian truth leaks out - for how long will the British public buy it?
Will we buy the deaths and sackings of journalists, our eyes and ears? Will we buy destruction of public services to pay for massive military spending? Will we believe Blair when he launches an attack on Moslems and says he's not a racist? Will we, this May, buy into a Punch and Judy show election between two traitors, Howard and Blair?
How we Britains vote in response to the shame of being implicated in Bush's amoral imperial carnage is a choice of truly historic proportions. And the hopes of the world will be with us.
Unlike the US elections, with their easily fixable electronic and postal systems, UK elections are conducted in traditional secret ballots on numbered slips of paper which the candidates can verify. Even if Special Branch do go through ballot papers afterwards to see if you voted for a Moslem the end result is very difficult to fix. And just like last year's Spanish elections the people really do have a chance to say a clear NO to plans for a global police state, and NO to a never ending war on Moslem 'terrorist' freedom fighters.
Please, if you do nothing else in the run-up this forthcoming election do the following three things.
1. Find out the name and party of your MP. http://www.locata.co.uk/commons/
2. Find out if they voted against the war. If they abstained or voted for, it it's bye-bye traitor! http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/notes/snSG-02109.pdf
3. The best chance to remove mincing or pro-war New Labour MP's will almost certainly be to vote Liberal Democrat.
Whether or not the Campbell, Blair, Hain, Milburn, Prescott vision for Britain is allowed to unfold really is down to us, and whether we can be bothered to pull out our fingers to stop it. That means supporting Labour MP's that voted against the war and voting in Liberal Democrats elsewhere, the party that sees right through the ridiculous War on Terror and will help bring in an electoral system, PR, which would mean Britain seeing it first Green MP's!
Now how's that for a plan of action!
US election fraud http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/cat_vote_fraud.html
US war crimes http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/14969_Guantanamo.html
Tony Gosling
Homepage: http://www.bilderberg.org/pepis05.htm
MP Accountability - Name & Shame — Hold 'em to Account!!!
No vote for Labour — communist
Or... — communist with a brain
Don't bother — Dan
Holiday :-) — Memory Hole Catchers Mitt
no difference — communist with prinicples
It's called a "General" Election for a reason — communist with principles and a brain and an understanding of British politics
New Labour, old Labour... — communist with principles and a long memory
not voting for racist warmongers — communist with principles etc
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Related provisions for SUP 13.7.3F
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SUP 10C.14.5R 10/12/2018 RP
(1) A firm must notify the FCA no later than ten3business days after an FCA-approved SMF manager ceases to perform an FCA-designated senior management function.(2) It must make that notification by submitting to the FCA a completed Form C (SUP 10C Annex 5R4).(3) If: (a) the firm is also making an application for approval for that approved person to perform a controlled function within the same firm or group; and(b) ceasing to perform the FCA-designated senior management function
(1) A firm must notify the FCA as soon as practicable after it becomes aware, or has information which reasonably suggests, that it will submit a qualified Form C for an FCA-approved SMF manager.(2) Form C is qualified if the information it contains:(a) relates to the fact that the firm has dismissed, or suspended, the FCA-approved SMF manager from its employment; (b) relates to the resignation by the FCA-approved SMF manager while under investigation by the firm, the FCA or any
SUP 10C.14.10G 10/12/2018 RP
(1) A firm can submit Form C or Form E (and any MiFID Article 4 SMR Information Form3 required by SUP 10C.10.9BD)4 to the FCA in advance of the cessation date. (2) If the actual cessation date turns out to be different from the one notified in advance, the firm should notify the FCA.(3) If the firm:4(a) does not submit Form C (including a qualified one) following notification under SUP 10C.14.7R; or4(b) submits a form in advance under (1) but it turns out that there is no requirement
SUP 10C.14.13R 10/12/2018 RP
If an FCA-approved SMF manager's title, name or national insurance number changes, the firm for which the person performs an FCA-designated senior management function must notify the FCA on Form D (SUP 10C Annex 6R4), of that change within seven business days of the firm4 becoming aware of the matter.
(1) If any of the details relating to:(a) the arrangements in relation to any of a firm'sFCA-approved SMF managers; or(b) any FCA-designated senior management functions of one of its FCA-approved SMF managers;are to change, the firm must notify the FCA on Form D (SUP 10C Annex 6R4).(2) The notification under (1) must be made as soon as reasonably practicable after the firm becomes aware of the proposed change.(3) This rule does not apply to anything required to be notified under
(1) If a firm becomes aware of information which would reasonably be material to the assessment of the fitness and propriety of an FCA-approved SMF manager, or of candidate to be one (see FIT), it must inform the FCA either:(a) on Form D; or(b) if it is more practical to do so and with the prior agreement of the FCA, by email or fax;as soon as practicable and, in any case, within seven business days.(2) This rule does not apply to anything required to be notified under SUP 10C.14.7R
If a firm is required to notify the FCA about an FCA-approved SMF manager under any of the following:(1) section 63(2A) of the Act (Duty to notify regulator of grounds for withdrawal of approval); or2(2) [deleted]2(3) section 64C of the Act (Requirement for 4authorised persons to notify regulator of disciplinary action);it must give that notification:(4) under SUP 10C.14.5R (Form C) if that rule applies; (5) under SUP 10C.14.7R (Qualified Form C) if that rule applies; or(6) (in
Table: Explanation of the sections of the Act mentioned in SUP 10C.14.22R41SectionSummary of relevant partsOther Handbook materialCommentsSection 63(2A) (Duty to notify regulator of grounds for withdrawal of approval)At least once a year, each firm must, in relation to every SMF manager for whom an approval has been given on the application of that firm:(a) consider whether there are any grounds on which the FCA could withdraw the approval; and(b) if the firm is of the opinion
SUP 15.14.12D 13/01/2018 RP
A notification required by regulation 71(8)(c) of the Payment Services Regulations and SUP 15.14.10D must be submitted by the account servicing payment service provider to the FCA: (1) in the form specified in SUP 15 Annex 10(2) by electronic means made available by the FCA; and (3) immediately after the first occasion on which it denies the account information service provider or the payment initiation service provider in question access to a payment account.
A notification required under SUP 15.14.15D must be submitted by the account servicing payment service provider to the FCA:(1) in the form specified in SUP 15 Annex 10; (2) by electronic means made available by the FCA; and (3) immediately after it restores access to the payment account(s) for the account information service provider or payment initiation service provider.
SUP 15.14.18G 13/01/2018 RP
Regulation 99(1) of the Payment Services Regulations provides that, if a payment service provider becomes aware of a major operational or security incident, the payment service provider must, without undue delay, notify the FCA. The purpose of this section is to direct the form and manner in which such notifications must made and the information they must contain, in exercise of the power in regulation 100(2) of the Payment Services Regulations.
SUP 10A.14.10R 01/04/2013 RP
(1) A firm must notify the FCA as soon as practicable after it becomes aware, or has information which reasonably suggests, that it will submit a qualified Form C in respect of an FCA-approved person.(2) Form C is qualified if the information it contains:(a) relates to the fact that the firm has dismissed, or suspended, the FCA-approved person from its employment; or(b) relates to the resignation by the FCA-approved person while under investigation by the firm, the FCA or any
If an FCA-approved person's title, name or national insurance number changes, the firm for which the person performs an FCA controlled function must notify the FCA on Form D (SUP 10C Annex 6R)5 of that change within seven business days of the firm becoming aware of the matter.
If a firm becomes aware of information which would reasonably be material to the assessment of an FCA-approved person's, or a FCA candidate's, fitness and propriety (see FIT), it must inform the FCA on Form D, or (if it is more practical to do so and with the prior agreement of the FCA) by e-mail or fax, as soon as practicable.
SUP 10A.14.21G 10/12/2018 RP
(1) If, in relation to a firm which has completed the relevant Form A (SUP 10A Annex 4D), any of the details relating to arrangements and FCA controlled functions are to change, the firm must notify the FCA on Form D (SUP 10C Annex 6R5). (2) The notification under (1) must be made as soon as reasonably practicable after the firm becomes aware of the proposed change.(3) This also applies in relation to an FCA controlled function for which an application was made using Form E.(4)
An example of where a firm should use Form D is when an individual who is appointed by one appointed representative becomes employed by another appointed representative but continues to perform the customer function for the firm. The firm should notify the FCA by completing Section 1.07 of Form D.
SUP 13.6.5DG 04/12/2017 RP
15If any of the details in a branch passport notification change, a UK MiFID investment firm is required to notify the FCA by completing the form in Annex VI of MiFID ITS 4A. [Note: article 18(1) of MiFID ITS 4A]
SUP 13.6.5EG 04/12/2017 RP
15If any of the details in a tied agent passport notification change, a UK MiFID investment firm is required to notify the FCA, by completing the form in Annex VII of MiFID ITS 4A. [Note: article 19(1) of MiFID ITS 4A]
SUP 13.6.5FG 04/12/2017 RP
15If a UK MiFID investment firm closes a branch or stops using a tied agent, it is required to notify the FCA using the form in Annex X of MiFID ITS 4A. [Note: articles 18(4) and 19(4) of MiFID ITS 4A]
SUP 13.6.5GG 04/12/2017 RP
(1) 15Each of the forms in MiFID ITS 4A referred to in SUP 13.6.5DG to SUP 13.6.5FG is replicated in SUP 13 Annex 1AR. (2) These versions should be used for the purposes of notifications to the FCA.(3) The forms should be submitted in accordance with SUP 13.8.1R.
SUP 13.6.16G 01/04/2013 RP
7Standard forms are17 available from the FCA and PRA authorisations teams17 (see SUP 13.12 (Sources of further information)) to give the notices to the appropriate UK regulator17 described in SUP 13.6.5 G (1), SUP 13.6.5B G, SUP 13.6.7 G (1), SUP 13.6.8 G and SUP 13.6.10 G (1).171717
(1) When the FCA15 receives a notice from a UK MiFID investment firm (see SUP 13.6.5BG (1)), it is required by regulation 11A(3) to inform the relevant Host State regulator of the proposed change as soon as reasonably practicable.15(2) The FCA is required to use the forms in Annex XI, Annex XII or Annex XIII of MiFID ITS 4A, as applicable.15(3) The firm in question may make the change once the period of one month beginning with the day on which it gave notice has elapsed.1571
MAR 9.5.5G 03/07/2017 RP
Q. How do we go about applying to be an ARM? A. In summary: (1) You should complete:(a) all of the questions in the application form at MAR 9 Annex 1D; and(b) the notification form for the list of members of the management body at MAR 9 Annex 2D.(2) You should sign the MIS confidentiality agreement at MAR 9 Annex 10D.(3) You should provide the documents referred to in: (a) (1)(a) and (b) together with supporting documentation to the FCA as set out in MAR 9.2.6D; and(b) (2) to
MAR 9.5.12G 03/07/2017 RP
Q. I intend to apply to be authorised to provide the data reporting service of an APA. May I establish connectivity requirements while my application for authorisation is being considered?A. Yes. The MIS confidentiality agreement is available on our website at www.fca.org.uk/markets/market-data-regimes/market-data-reporting-mdp together with instructions on how to obtain the Market Interface Specification (MIS) for connectivity.
SUP 15.3.27AR 01/07/2014 RP
19A full-scope UK AIFM must notify the FCA of material changes under SUP 15.3.26 R in the following manner:(1) for the management of a new AIF or a new investment compartment of an AIF, by using the form in SUP 15 Annex 6A R; (2) for changes of senior personnel whose appointment is not required to be approved by the FCA under section 59 of the Act, by using the form in SUP 15 Annex 6B R; and(3) for all other material changes, by using the form in SUP 15 Annex 6C R .
SUP 15.3.30D 01/07/2014 RP
(1) 19A small registered UK AIFM must notify the FCA of changes in the following manner:(a) for the management of a new AIF or a new investment compartment of an AIF, by using the form in SUP 15 Annex 6A R;(b) (a) does not apply where:(i) the management of the new AIF or investment compartment would result in the AIFM exceeding the relevant threshold of assets under management so that it will no longer meet the conditions in regulation 9 (meaning of "small AIFM") of the AIFMD
SUP 10A.17.2G 01/04/2013 RP
If the firm or its advisers have further questions, they should contact the FCA's Contact Centre (see SUP 10A.12.6 G).
RCB 3.6.5D 01/04/2013 RP
Unless otherwise stated, the issuer or the owner, as the case may be, must send the relevant forms and information to the FCA's address marked for the attention of the "Covered Bonds Team, Capital Markets Sector" by any of the following methods:(1) post; or(2) leaving it at the FCA's address and obtaining a time-stamped receipt; or(3) email to rcb@fca.org.uk.
SUP 15.7.4R 25/05/2018 RP
Unless stated in the notification rule, or on the relevant form (if specified), a written notification required from a firm under any notification rule must be:2(1) given to or addressed for the attention of the firm's usual supervisory contact at the FCA4 and77(2) delivered to the FCA4 by one of the methods in SUP 15.7.5AR6.777
1 A data reporting services provider must promptly complete the notification form for changes to the membership of the management body form at MAR 9 Annex 6D to inform the FCA of any change to the membership of its management body before any change to the membership of its management body or when this is impossible within 10 working days after the change.
MAR 9.3.10D 03/07/2017 RP
A data reporting services provider must promptly complete the ad hoc notification form in MAR 9 Annex 9D to notify the FCA in respect of all matters required by MiFID RTS 13.
SUP 13.7.3G 01/04/2013 RP
If a UK firm is passporting under the UCITS Directive, regulation 12(1) states that the UK firm must not make a change in its programme of operations, or the activities to be carried on under its EEA right, unless the relevant requirements in regulation 12(2) have been complied with. These requirements are:5(1) the UK firm has given a notice to the FCA15 and to the Host State regulator stating the details of the proposed change; or15(2) if the change arises as a result of circumstances
(1) 13If any of the details in an investment services and activities passport notification change, a UK MiFID investment firm is required to notify the FCA by completing the form in Annex I of MiFID ITS 4A.[Note: article 7(1) of MiFID ITS 4A](2) When communicating a change to investment services and/or activities, ancillary services or financial instruments, the firm is required to list all: (a) the investment services and/or activities and ancillary services that it currently
13If any of the details in the notification for the provision of arrangements to facilitate access to an MTF or an OTF change, the investment firm operating the MTF or the OTF is required to notify the FCA by completing the form in Annex IV of MiFID ITS 4A. [Note: article 11(1) of MiFID ITS 4A]
SUP 13.7.6AG 07/03/2016 RP
5For further details on giving the notices to the appropriate UK regulator, as described in SUP 13.7.3 G (1), SUP 13.7.3AG and SUP 13.7.3BG12, UK firms may wish to use the standard electronic15 form available from the FCA and PRA authorisation teams 15(see SUP 13.12 (Sources of further information)).15151551515
SUP 13.12.2G 01/04/2013 RP
To contact the FCA and/or PRA authorisations teams, please see the details provided on that regulator's website.5534
The issuer must send to the FCA, information relating to the asset pool, in the form set out in RCB 3 Annex 2D (asset notification form), and information relating to the regulated covered bonds issued under the programme, in the form set out in RCB 3 Annex 3 D (asset and liability profile form).1
The issuer must send the asset notification form1 to the FCA each month following the registration date, and the asset and liability profile form to the FCA1 within one month of the end of each quarter following the registration date.1
1If the issuer or the owner (as the case may be) proposes to add or remove assets to or from the asset pool which change the level of over collateralisation by 5% or more, it must notify the FCA using the form set out in RCB 3 Annex 2 D (asset notification form) at least 5 business days prior to the proposed transfer, giving expected details of the size and composition of the transfer.
A firm notifying the FCA of its withdrawal of an application for approval must use Form B (SUP 10C Annex 4R6).
(1) If:434(a) (i) the scope of appointment of an appointed representative is extended to cover insurance distribution activities15 for the first time; and42(ii) the appointed representative is not included on the Financial Services Register as carrying on insurance distribution activities15 in another capacity; or42(b) the scope of appointment of an appointed representative ceases to include insurance distribution activity15;42the appointed representative's principal must give
(1) As soon as a firm has reasonable grounds to believe that any of the conditions in SUP 12.4.2 R,SUP 12.4.6 R,11SUP 12.4.8A R4, SUP 12.4.10A R or SUP 12.4.10B R11 (as applicable) are not satisfied, or are likely not to be satisfied, in relation to any of its appointed representatives, it must complete and submit to the FCA the form in SUP 12 Annex 4 R (Appointed representative notification form), in accordance with the instructions on the form.3(2) In its notification under
SUP 12.7.8AR 26/01/2017 RP
(1) 8Subject to (2A), a 9firm other than a credit union must submit the form as set out in SUP 12 Annex 4 R online at http://www.fca.org.uk using the FCA'sonline notification and application system12.91010(2) A credit union must submit the form in SUP 12 Annex 4 R in the way set out in SUP 15.7.4 R to SUP 15.7.9 G (Form and method of notification).(2A) If the notification:9(a) relates to an appointed representative whose scope of appointment covers only credit-related regulated
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Interactive I-5 Semi Truck Accidents
Updated on: 10/12/2018
Interstate 5 is a 1,381-mile highway that stretches from Mexico to Canada. It's the busiest road in the state of Washington, with an estimated 240,000 motorists using the road daily. Interstate 5 serves the cities of Vancouver, Kelso, Chehalis, Centralia, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Mount Vernon, and Bellingham, and it is the main route between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia. I-5 stretches the whole north–south length of Washington, making it a major trucking route.
In 2015, there were 38 fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles/large trucks in Washington state. That's out of 6,091 collisions involving large trucks. Large trucks were involved in 85 serious injury collisions and 1,352 minor injury collisions.
We hope this report makes the public realize how dangerous large trucks are on the Interstate 5 corridor through Washington state. Davis Law Group updates this map monthly to identify accidents trends. The data serves as a reminder that accidents are unpredictable and occur every single day all around us.
How To Use The Map
Zoom and scroll around the state with your mouse or finger
Select a point on the map to see date and time, secondary intersection, injury severity, motor vehicles involved, and a brief description
Washington Semi Truck Accident Map
The map on this page shows the location of each injury collision from Jan. 1, 2017 through March 30, 2018.
📌 Fatality ⬤ Serious Injury ⬤ Minor Injury ⬤ Unknown Injury | Disclaimer: Davis Law Group, P.S., is not liable for errors and omissions or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided above. The accident location and crash data are approximations based on available information. Please report errors to [email protected]
Most Dangerous Mile Posts on I-5
We determined the most dangerous parts of I-5 by assigning weight to different types of accidents: fatal accidents (x 10), serious injury accidents (x 5) and minor injury accidents (x 1).
1. Milepost 140-177, King County
The most-populated area in Washington state produces the most truck crashes on Interstate 5. King County and its cities along I-5 — Federal Way, Kent, SeaTac, Tukwila, Seattle and Shoreline — saw 66 commercial vehicle accidents during the studied time period, by far the most of any area.
While 60 of the reported accidents with large trucks were minor, there were five serious accidents and one fatality accident. The fatality occurred near Spokane Street in Seattle, when a semi truck driver died in a single vehicle accident.
Heavily traveled routes in the area merging with other major routes such as I-90 and I-405 make for a treacherous passing through this metropolitan hub. Combine those factors with occasional bad weather, steep grades and an influx of passenger vehicles and you can see why this is the most dangerous stretch in Washington.
2. Milepost 115-139, Pierce County
This stretch of highway south of Seattle is also a major spot for large truck crashes. Home to Tacoma, DuPont, Lakewood and Fife, Pierce County had 42 total truck crashes in the 15 months observed for this project.
Tacoma is home to a large industrial sector, with I-5 twisting and turning through the city. Trucks entering the exiting the highway present a serious danger, and that's evidenced in the rate of fatalities and serious injuries on this part of Interstate 5.
Three fatal accidents occurred in this area of highway, all three taking place in Lakewood, just south of Tacoma. Two other serious collisions to go with that make it a major hot spot for accidents in the Evergreen state.
3. Milepost 178-217, Snohomish County
Snohomish County is on the northern edge of the Seattle metropolitan area and also has I-5 run through it. Though not as dangerous as King County, Interstate 5 through Snohomish can be congested with traffic from the Boeing Company plant and Naval stations in the area.
Everett, the main city in Snohomish County, is a connecting point for eastern Washington via Highway 2, which combines with I-5. So it's no wonder that Snohomish County had three fatal wrecks involving large trucks and another three serious injury accidents from Jan. 2017 through March 2018.
4. Milepost 55-87, Lewis County
While just 15 collisions involving large trucks occurred in Lewis County, four of them involved serious injuries. There was also one fatality. The fatality involved a 57-year-old motorcyclist killed in a three-vehicle crash. A 44-year-old man in a pickup was cited for felony hit-and-run.
5. Milepost 88-114, Thurston County
The state capital Olympia is located in Thurston County, another point along I-5 that sees significant freight traffic throughout the year. This stretch of highway — which also goes through Tumwater and Lacey — had 17 large truck accidents during this time period, including two fatalities.
One fatality involved three semi trucks in a seven-vehicle collision. The driver of one of the semi trucks was distracted, causing the crash. A 61-year-old man was killed.
The other fatality happened when a semi truck driver under the influence of drugs — cited for vehicular homicide — killed an 80-year-old woman.
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With the help of Mr. Davis, our truck accident clients have recovered millions in verdicts and settlements. We will help you fight for the compensation you deserve. Mr. Davis and his legal team will conduct a full investigation into your truck accident and work with the insurance representatives involved to try to obtain fair compensation for your claim.
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Conference “Cultures of Program Planning in Adult Education: Policies, Autonomy, and Innovation”
International conference of the expert group on program research in Hannover (Institute of Vocational Education and Adult Education)
As yet, program planning in adult education has not been well researched on an international level. This is rather surprising, considering that the planning and provision of programs for adults is one of the core activities of the professional personnel working in adult education.
Furthermore, crucial issues of adult education concerning policies, autonomy, or innovation may be focused by taking a closer look at programs and by investigating how they are developed. The expert group is the first cooperation of scholars from different Universities which is going to develop further research activities, international topics and aspects to bring further comparative research in adult education in that specific field (https://www.die-bonn.de/Institut/Dienstleistungen/Servicestellen/Programmforschu...).
The professional action of program planning comprises all activities needed for developing programs, individual educational courses, or projects. It is about finding topics, formulating offers and bundling different contents into programs or even profiles of organizations of adult and further education.
Program planning secures the curricular structures/supply structures of organizations of adult and further education; – it even and above all legitimizes the organization as such.
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Programs reveal trends and developments in the diverse content areas (areas of study) of adult and further education (arts and culture, health, languages, professional training, basic education, etc.); they throw light on the specific concept of education and/or competence they reflect at a given time as well as on the addressees they aim at and the manner in which these are addressed.
The analyses of programs and of planning actions create links to diverse discourses; these can refer to types of organizations (adult education center, university, company and so forth), to topic or content areas (e.g. art/cultural education), to regions and localities, to educational-political instruments and policies.
Objectives of the conference:
1. To stimulate exchange between scholars and establish international networks in the field of program planning and program analysis.
2. To make research on program planning and program analysis more visible on an international level. To analyze and compare different models used to explain program planning. To contextualize program planning within diverse national and international contexts. To shed light on tensions and contradictions between new public management, educational actions and provisions.
3. To find comparative frameworks for international research on program planning. To highlight differences and commonalities with regard to terminologies, categories, theories, and methods. To map the field of research on program planning.
4. To present existing archives that collect programs. To discuss possible ways of access and of meeting new challenges such as the digital shift. What kinds of innovations are made possible by being able to access programs worldwide rather easily via the internet?
5. To make visible study programs in adult education that teach program planning. How are key competences in program planning being taught? Which challenges are being encountered and what kind of innovative solutions are being found in teaching program planning, – a field that is generally not being considered fashionable at present?
Dates: September 28th - 29th, 2015
Venue: Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany
Organizer: Leibniz Universitaet Hannover (Prof. Steffi Robak), the German Institute for Adult Education in Bonn (Dr. Marion Fleige, Dr. Klaus Heuer) and the Humboldt University Berlin (Prof. Aiga von Hippel, Prof. Bernd Käpplinger, Prof. Wiltrud Gieseke); a joint activity by the expert group on program planning
Conference Website: https://www.die-bonn.de/institut/dienstleistungen/servicestellen/programmforschu...
Hinweis an die Redaktion:
Für weitere Informationen steht Ihnen Prof. Dr. Steffi Robak, Institut für Erwachsenenbildung an der Leibniz Universität Hannover, unter Telefon +49 511 762 5602 oder per E-Mail unter steffi.robak@ifbe.uni-hannover.de gern zur Verfügung.
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5 Must-See Acts at Nocturnal Wonderland 2018
Aug 11, 2018 John Ochoa
Ravers are naturally nocturnal creatures. With all-night festivals, after-hours parties, and sunrise sets as part of our weekly routines, we thrive in nighttime debauchery and truly come alive once the sun goes down. That’s exactly why Nocturnal Wonderland has become one of our favorite times of the year.
Nocturnal Wonderland 2018 tickets are on sale now.
Nocturnal Wonderland is home to all sorts of curious creatures and raving Headliners who move to the vibrations of the night as they’re surrounded by blacklight art, wondrous performers, and booming beats. Originally debuted in 1995, Nocturnal Wonderland has launched many musical adventures and has hosted countless dancers on its evolving dancefloors throughout the decades. This year, Nocturnal Wonderland—taking place Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15, at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA—celebrates 23 years of family, community, and culture, making it Insomniac’s oldest festival, as well as the longest-running electronic music festival in North America.
To mark the milestone, we’re presenting a massive lineup featuring more than 30 top dance music artists from every genre imaginable across four unique, specially curated music areas. We’ve got every type of sound your thirsty ears desire, so to help navigate this year’s stacked lineup, we’ve put together this nifty guide.
Get to know the five must-see acts at Nocturnal Wonderland 2018.
Nora En Pure
Hailing from South Africa and based in Switzerland, producer/DJ Nora En Pure is quickly becoming one of the hottest names in house. Her take on the genre varies from sunshine-bright vibes to deep house cuts, as heard on her new Don’t Look Back EP via Enormous Tunes. Whereas its title track is uplifting and glittery, “Branches” is more contemplative, like a car commercial soundtrack.
Nora En Pure has been on the rise ever since her 2010 remix of Daniel Portman’s “KHAWERI” put her on the map. She’s landed several hits on the Beatport charts, including her tracks “You Make Me Float” (2011) and “Come With Me” (2013). She’s also made a name for herself as a reputable DJ: In addition to performances at some of the top electronic festivals around the world, she’s also held down residencies at Privilege Ibiza and Marquee Dayclub in Las Vegas. That’s on top of her epic BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix from 2016 and her weekly Purified radio show on SiriusXM Chill, which has since branched out to become its own event series.
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Öona Dahl
Öona Dahl approaches her style of dreamy house and airy techno with a touch of grace and sensibility, mixed in with a heavy dose of technical prowess behind the boards. What’s clear in her music is her dedication to her craft. A graduate of the International Academy of Design and Technology for Digital Media and Recording Arts, Dahl builds her densely produced tracks with painstaking precision, adding layers upon layers of floating synths, crisp drums, and trippy vocals. Her sound is the equivalent of a master painter carefully calculating every single color, brush, and stroke. The result is an open canvas of sound where traces of techno, deep house, and experimental electronica are rolled into one beautiful work of art, as heard on her excellent 2017 debut album Holograma, via Hallucienda. She follows that same creative process on “Baba,” her new piano-laden deep house cut, in collaboration with Giddyhead, for Anjunadeep. It’s the type of daydream stuff that’ll have you swimming in the clouds.
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Dack Janiels
Born and bred in the Bay Area, Dack Janiels, née Tanner Chung, owes his skull-crushing bass sound to his healthy diet of tough-edged gangsta rap and teen angst growing up. A former semi-pro skater and self-described rebellious adolescent, Chung eventually turned his energies toward music after discovering the brute force of bass music. He channeled all that teenage fury into the Dack Janiels style of hard-hitting bass: wobbly dubstep mixed with crunchy riddims and headbanging bass, as heard on the low-end menace of “Retro Riddim Rampage.” A budding entrepreneur in his own right, Chung combined his love for music and skateboarding culture when he cofounded 40oz Cult, a collective of young pro skaters and DJs/producers behind a number of bass-banging releases, branded shows, and a forthcoming clothing brand. With releases on leading bass labels like Never Say Die, Disciple Round Table, Buygore, and Firepower—plus a new EP in the works for this fall—Dack Janiels is here to wreak havoc on your earholes.
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Said the Sky
There’s a new class of producers who are getting in touch with their sensitive side and stretching the emotional range of electronic music. As one of the newest members of this crew, Said the Sky—the musical project from Colorado producer Trevor Christensen—is taking that concept to new heights. On his debut album, Wide-Eyed, he soundtracks the everyday human experience of falling in and out of love, with the first half beautifully painting the honeymoon phase of falling for someone and the second part telling the painful process of losing that love. Via his technical background as a skilled musician and multi-instrumentalist, Said the Sky weaves expansive melodies and moving basslines to capture a full-on emotional roller coaster across the album’s 15 gorgeous songs, which pan out more like expansive soundscapes rather than tracks. It’ll pull at your heartstrings, no doubt.
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PRXZM
While they’re the rookies of this lot, PRXZM should absolutely be on your radar. The freshman duo officially formed in 2013 when the two members—producer/songwriter Nick Ortega and vocalist Emma Maidenberg—were attending Indiana University. Within their college dorms, they quickly go to work on what would become the definitive PRXZM sound: indie-leaning electronic pop built on feel-good melodies, saccharine synths, and honest lyrics. Their spirited jams are the type of music that can soundtrack the happiest days of your life, like an epic prom night or a cute summer fling.
The momentum is already picking up for PRXZM: After headlining their first US tour last summer, which also included an opening slot for Marshmello and Jai Wolf at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, the duo recently released its debut EP, Come Alive, this past June on tastemaker imprint Lowly Palace. A slice of electropop heaven, Come Alive marks the arrival of PRXZM as a bona fide act to watch.
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Nocturnal Wonderland 2018 takes place Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15, at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. Tickets are on sale now.
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Day seven preview: teams tutorial
With the individual medals decided, we’re here to give you a basic run-down on the team event as it gets underway here in Rio on day seven.
Back to the table for the team events here in Rio. (Photo: Remy Gros)
by Wade Townsend
For those of you well versed in the Olympic Games team event, skip ahead to the “What to Watch” section below. But for the less experienced, here is a quick guide to the qualification process and playing format for the team event here in Rio.
The men’s and women’s event is each composed of sixteen teams.
Each continent and also the host nation was eligible for one direct entry in to the teams event.
The remaining places went to NOCs with two singles athletes qualified. However, if more than nine teams were eligible for qualification, then the top nine teams according to the May 2016 ITTF Olympic Team Ranking list qualified.
This system has ensured that the entire globe is well represented here in Rio.
Feeling a little confused? Check out the video explanation below.
A match is composed of four singles and a doubles. Unlike the singles event, these are played best of five games.
A team consists of three players. One will play two singles while the other two will play a singles and doubles.
So the format is:
A v X
B v Y
B-C v Y-Z
A v Z
C v X
Following? Here is an example for illustrative purposes:
China versus Germany
Ma Long v Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Zhang Jike v Timo Boll
Zhang Jike – Xu Xin v Timo Boll – Bastian Steger
Ma Long v Bastian Steger
Xu Xin v Dimitrij Ovtcharov.
This is truly a dynamic system, particularly with the doubles often providing some surprising results. The format levels the playing field, making sure one strong player cannot dominate, guaranteeing every match is a spirited encounter.
First up on day one we have Brazil facing off against China in the women’s team round one. A win for the host nation is unlikely, but what a match for the crowd — hometown heroes versus the most dominant sporting team in the world. In this match also be on the lookout for Liu Shiwen. The number one woman in the world was absent from the singles draw after not being selected by China to compete. She will be looking to stamp her authority and make a strong presence at the Games from the beginning.
Hong Kong up against Chinese Taipei may be the closest women’s match on the first day of play. Being the fifth and ninth seed respectively, they are both an outside chance for a medal, but would definitely see themselves as having a decent shot at semi-final appearance. Chinese Taipei will be looking to Cheng I-Ching to continue her single’s form where she made a quarterfinal appearance, while Hong Kong will be relying on their depth of players to get them over the line.
England and France will play each other in a repeat of the men’s teams quarterfinal match earlier in the year at the World Team Championships in Malaysia. England won that encounter 3-2 and took a bronze medal. In Rio the French team will be looking for revenge in a first round encounter of epic proportions. Watch to see French flair go toe to toe against English tenacity.
The Brazilian men round out the first day of play on day seven when they go up against South Korea. The hosts will be underdogs, but if Hugo Calderano continues his fine form from the single’s event, the home ground advantage may pay dividends if this match goes down to the wire. Be on the lookout for defender Joo Saehyuk’s first appearance in Rio — he is going to give the audience a spectacular show.
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2018 ITTF-African Championships
2018 African Championships
Forum unites continent of diversities, support pledged
Africa is a continent of diversities, a statement of which there is no doubt; it is a fact recognised by the International Table Federation. On Monday 3rd September at the opening ceremony for the 2018 ITTF-African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thomas Weikert, the ITTF President, was in agreement.
Most significantly, he assured the continent that the world governing body would continue to increase its support to Africa.
Thomas Weikert, ITTF President (left) with (right) Jean Christophe Stephan, the Mauritius Minister of Youth and Sport at the opening ceremony for the 2018 ITTF-African Championships (Photo: Adrien Brunette)
by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF-Africa Press Officer
Accompanied by Steve Dainton, ITTF Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Weikert was also present at the recent “Table Tennis for All, For Life” forum organised jointly by the African Table Tennis Federation and the International Table Tennis Federation; the two day meeting concluding on Tuesday 4th September.
Earlier at the opening ceremony Thomas Weikert had explained his vision for the future.
“We are ready to support Africa; this is part of our strategic plan to empower each continent. We will increase our backing for the continent in terms of equipment and coaching, which we believe we help raise the profile of the sport. However, we must not forget the ethics of good governance and transparency which must also be upheld by those in charge of our sport in every continent.” Thomas Weikert
Present to hear the words of Thomas Weikert were several distinguished names. Notably, Jean Christophe Stephan, the Mauritius Minister of Youth and Sport was present in addition to Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun, the President of the Mauritius National Olympic Committee, Khaled El Salhy, the President of the African Table Tennis Federation and Vimal Basanta Lala, the President of the Mauritius Table Tennis Association.
In a show of appreciation, the Mauritius Table Tennis Association made presentations to recognise the efforts of Thomas Weikert and Steve Dainton for their vision in trying to lift the fortune of the sport in Africa.
Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun (left) presents commemorative plaques to Thomas Weikert (centre) and (right) Steve Dainton as a recognition of their efforts to promote the sport of table tennis in Africa (Photo: Adrien Brunette)
Supportive of the efforts made by Thomas Weikert and Steve Dainton, Vimal Basanta Lala expressed his thanks; he is now more than ever motivated to build a dedicated table tennis training centre in the island, the first in Sub-Sahara Africa. The views were echoed by Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun; like Thomas Weikert, he stressed the need for transparent administration throughout the continent.
Matters concluded with Khaled El-Salhy endorsing the value of the role fulfilled by the International Table Tennis Federation in promoting table tennis in Africa; the thanked all concerned.
2018 ITTF African Championships: Newsletter – Monday 3rd September
2018 ITTF African Championships: Newsletter (Tuesday 4th September)
2018 African Championships Thomas Weikert Steve Dainton Khaled El-Salhy Vimal Basanta Lala Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun Jean Christophe Stephan
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Playstation 4 (PS4) guide
The PS4 parental controls allow you to restrict games and apps that have mature content. You can disable the internet browser, customise content displayed in the Store and restrict how your child chats and interact on the PlayStation Network.
Access to the PlayStation 4 console, and a PlayStation Network (Master) account in your name that you will use to create a sub-account for your child.
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Log into the system using you PlayStation Network account and from the Main Menu press up on the d-pad and then right until you have highlighted the “Settings” icon. Press the X button to open “Settings”.
Within the “Settings” menu scroll down and select “Parental Controls/Family Management”.
Select “PS4 System Restrictions”. If prompted for a PIN the system default PIN is “0000”.
Within “PS4” System Restrictions” change the System Restriction Passcode and block the “New User Creation…”, this will stop anyone from creating new users on the console that will not have Parental Restrictions. “Default Parental Controls” will create restrictions on the entire console, if you want restrictions only for your child go to step 5.
Highlight “Family Management” and press the X button. Then Sign in using your PlayStation Network account. This account is your parent account and we will be creating an account for your child that is linked to your account allowing you to monitor and set restrictions for them.
Select “Set Up Now”. If you have not verified the email address with your account you will need to do this now. Select “Already Verified” and then “Continue”.
Select “Create User”. Now enter the details of your child and select “Next”. Finally, select “Accept”.
You will now be on the “Parental Controls” screen where you can select the maximum age rating of games/DVD’s/Blu-Rays that your child can access, as well as restrictions on PlayStation VR, and use of the Internet Browser. Select “Confirm”.
If you would like to allow your child to join the PlayStation network select “Allow” (The PlayStation Network is needed to play online games as well as download demos and buy new games from the PlayStation Store).
You can now place restrictions on your child’s use of the PlayStation Network (There is a separate guide addressing parental controls for the PlayStation Network). Select the restrictions you would like to apply and then select “Confirm”, “OK”, and then on the next screen “Accept”.
You have now created your child’s sub-account and they will be linked to your account as a family member. You can alter the restrictions placed on your child’s account at any time via your account.
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Orestes in Mosul
An apparently endless chain of murders and blood feuds: this is the plot of the Oresteia. In Orestes in Mosul, Milo Rau combines the tragedy of tragedies with contemporary political conflicts. With an international ensemble of Iraqi and European actors – including Johan Leysen – he presents an Oresteia for our time.
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Bashar Murkus
A man commits a terrorist attack in a museum of contemporary art, killing 49 children and a teacher. He waits on death row for seven years. A week before his execution, he convinces the police detective who was in charge of his case to join him for his last meal. What meaning do these two men hope to find in the death that they both desire, each in their own way?
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Bashar Murkus / Khashabi Theatre
What does Palestine mean to the extensive Palestinian diaspora of refugees and self-imposed exiles? Along with five actors, Bashar Murkus suggests a form that connects all these stories in a new kind of Palestinian identity: one that is not tied to a particular territory.
JURY SELECTION – With a multicultural mix of more than twenty performers, this multilingual and versatile production translates the relevance of Malcolm’s heritage to the city today. The result is not a biographical portrait, but a funky theatre concert in which Malcolm’s ideas and events in his life are transformed into street dance, hip hop, slam poetry, and virtuoso jazz solos.
Jan Lauwers & Needcompany
The blind poet
History is written by winners. Including all the lies, chance encounters, and accidents de parcours. With this realization in mind, Jan Lauwers and Needcompany travel through time by way of the family trees of all the members. After an international tour – and being selected for the TheatreFestival 2016 – The blind poet is returning to the place where it premiered: the Kaaitheater.
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A masked soldier starts talking to the woman he is burying alive. This dialogue between victim and perpetrator gradually becomes absurd. The young Palestinian director Bashar Murkus confronts you both with a fictionalized reflection of the war in Syria and with a vision of the totalitarian violence that holds the Middle East in its grip.
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Zig Zig
During the British occupation of Egypt, soldiers invade Nazlat al-Shobak. The villagers accuse the soldiers of gross misconduct and the matter is brought before a military court. Among the witnesses are twelve women who were raped. Zig Zig is a documentary theatre performance that takes the transcripts of these courageous witnesses as its starting point.
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Needlapb is a unique opportunity to take a look at the working process and be offered an insight into future Needcompany projects. In this edition, Needcompany shows the initial steps towards two productions for 2015: The Time Between Two Mistakes and The Blind Poet.
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RZIM International Director, Michael Ramsden, will address 'Victim Mentality' at Onward 18.
We're pleased to announce that International Director of RZIM, Michael Ramsden, will speak in the Young Adults & Adults program at Onward 18.
Michael is the International Director for RZIM and is also the joint Director of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Michael grew up in the Middle East and later moved to England where he worked for the Lord Chancellor’s department investing funds. While doing research in law and economics he taught moral philosophy and lectured for the International Seminar for Jurisprudence and Human Rights. Michael has lectured in various settings including the White House and has in the past, addressed leaders at NATO HQ and Members of the European Parliament.
Victim Culture: Michael Ramsden
“I am offended” has become one of the most powerful phrases in the English language.
One of today’s cultural ‘shifts' has been towards a culture of global grievance: people readily see themselves as victims, verbal opposition is easily labelled 'hate speech’ and respectful debate is rapidly vanishing. What are the key factors driving this, and how does the Christian worldview of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation provide an answer?
Michael Ramsden, will lead this seminar and confront one of the biggest challenges of today. Get a taste of his teaching here:
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God never changes, but culture does. God doesn't call Christians to retreat from the world; he calls us to live in it, as his people. What exactly does that look like, in real life? Answering that question is what Onward 18 is all about.
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Sounds in Oaxacalifornia: Gala Porras-Kim Investigates Indigenous Tones
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Sounds in Oaxacalifornia: Gala Porras-Kim Investigates Indigenous Tones | KCET
Sara Schnadt
Sara Schnadt is a curator, technology project designer and new media artist. Her performance, installation and data visualization practice is informed by her work in technology, and often involves representations or data that translate large quantities of socially resonant information into poetic, spatial and material forms.
Notes after G. M. Cowan 1, 2012. Gala Porras-Kim. Graphite on paper, post it, wood. | Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
In partnership with 18th Street Arts Center: 18th Street Arts Center is an artists' residency program that provokes public dialogue through contemporary art-making.
Getting to know Oaxacan Los Angeles is more than sampling molé negro and chapulines at Guelaguetza restaurant. Within the expansive Mexican population in L.A., residents hailing from the southern state of Oaxaca are estimated at anywhere between 50,000 and 250,000 according to the 2007 overview of Indigenous Oaxacan Communities in California by the California Institute for Rural Studies. That group in and of itself is widely diverse and encompasses families whose principal languages are Zapotec, Mixe, Mixtec and Triqui. With most of the population living in the city's west side neighborhoods of Mar Vista, Santa Monica, Venice and Culver City, the aforementioned report also states that "limited Spanish skills and lack of written indigenous languages are some of the most significant barriers to outreach among this population."
The indigenous Zapotec language from the Tlacolula Valley in Oaxaca, Mexico is tonal in nature. Word content and semantic inferences are communicated partially through intonation and, consequently, are also understood through whistling. In the colonial period, the whistled version of the language became a tool of resistance to Spanish authority. Existing as an exclusively oral language until recently, Zapotec is today an endangered language under the social and political stratification of indigenous groups in Mexico.
Mapping Tones (Zapotec dialects in Oaxaca), 2012 (detail.) Gala Porras-Kim. Graphite, ink, tape, pins, post it, paper, wood. | Photo: Courtesy of the artist
In the exhibition "Prospecting Notes About Sounds" now on view at 18th Street Arts Center, contemporary artist Gala Porras-Kim researches Zapotec culture, its tonal language, and the variations of dialects contained within Oaxaca. She examines whistling as means of carrying hidden transcripts and as a strategy of dissent. Included in the exhibition is the LP "Whistling and Language Transfiguration," a collection of regional stories translated into whistling as a contemporary media format and artistic context.
Porras-Kim makes work that questions how knowledge is acquired, tests the potential of the art object to function as an epistemological tool outside of its traditional, art historical context, and challenges the possibilities and limits of learning about the cultures that surround us. Her work can be perceived as both aesthetic and utilitarian, capable of serving as a means for an outsider to access information about an unfamiliar culture.
We sat down to lunch at the Oaxacan restaurant Axiote on Sawtelle near Santa Monica Boulevard to ask the artist about her project.
Whistling and Language Transfiguration, 2012. Gala Porras-Kim. LP album, ed. 100 unique cyanotype prints. | Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Your work includes sound, record production, ethnography, language study, and sculpture, among other things. How do you think about your work and describe it to others?
I think of my research as a sculptural process, where you make a work using information from different fields. Then once you have all these elements that inform each other the physical production begins. I think of what medium is best suited for what I am trying to communicate and it always begins with research in one specific field, until I find a different one that is more efficient. I am interested in translation, sounds, and the meanings that are produced not just as a result of the inherent transaction, but I also consider this shifting process as the work itself. I say it is interdisciplinary work, because it belongs in many categories but cannot really exist just within one.
Map of Indigenous languages in Mexico, 1964.
What background research went into your current project, Prospecting Notes About Sounds?
In 2010, I wanted to make a project where tones alone could be used to communicate, and make tools or strategies for learning about and navigating through a foreign language. I began researching tonal languages, which led to finding Zapotec. I then spent a year and a half at the UCLA Latin American Studies Department learning the Zapotec language with Felipe Lopez, who told me about how the language came to be whistled during the colonial era.
Read more about Mr. Lopez's class here.
I learned there about Zapotec's linguistic struggle which then began a period of research of dying languages and political diglossia within the indigenous community in Oaxaca. Domination and the Arts of Resistance by James Scott was also a resource wherein I discovered strategies for language revitalization. To produce the vinyl record I made for this project I investigated different whistling techniques, as well as learned how to manipulate sound files and how to produce an LP. Additionally, I went around Los Angeles, mainly to Oaxacan restaurants, to listen to and be around the Oaxacan community.
For Learning Zapotec Verbs, 2012 (detail.) | Gala Porras-Kim.<br /> Wood, paper, graphite, wire, stones. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Who are some of the local resources that you relied on to learn more about the Zapotec language?
UCLA's Young Research Library; Felipe Lopez who taught Zapotec was a very helpful resource; Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales; Federación Oaxaqueña de Comunidades y Organizaciones Indígenas en California (FOCOICA); the Mexican government's website for the Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas; the Oaxacalifornia guide from Cultural Survival was a source; and also "El Oaxaqueño," a Oaxacan newspaper that stopped circulating in 2012.
Event: Mole festival, October 7, 2012
Why is the Zapotec language important to you - and important in general?
It is important to me because Oaxaca is one of the most linguistically diverse places on earth, where there is a socio-political struggle that is manifested by the deterioration of these languages. This is where a linguistic colonization is happening, and where strategies of dissent could actually be implemented. It is important in general because the world's knowledge is contained within its languages. Where else do we find what the word is for the second clipping of an agave plant after it has been harvested? I didn't even know there was any difference between the two. But there is a specific regional knowledge that is contained within the words of each village that needs to be available.
Notes after G. M. Cowan 10, 2012. Gala Porras-Kim. Graphite on paper, post it, wood | Photo: Courtesy of the artist
How do you see your work bridging the worlds of ethnography, linguistics, colonial politics and artmaking?
I've presented the project in various fields because the content of the work belongs in all these categories. The form that it is presented in might not be familiar, so it requires a little more patience at the beginning because it might feel out of place at first. I met with historians, linguists, artists and activists, and they all contributed with their conversations to the development of specific parts of the work reflecting their specialties.
For Learning Zapotec Verbs, 2012. Gala Porras-Kim. Wood, paper, graphite, wire, stones. | Photo: Courtesy of the artist
What is an ideal outcome for this project?
To be presented and used in Oaxaca!
Gala Porras-Kim at Axiote restaurant.
Gala Porras-Kim was born in Bogotá, Colombia and lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her BA from UCLA (2007), MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (2009), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2010). Her work has been included in exhibitions at Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles; Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA; La Central, Bogotá, Colombia; FOXRIVER, Singapore and Dobaebacsa HQ, Seoul, Korea.
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Who Were the Kim Loo Sisters?
The Andrews Sisters were from Minneapolis. So were the Kim Loo Sisters (above). In all probability, you've heard of the former but not the latter. For every headliner in the late 1930s and '40s, there were dozens if not hundreds of artists who didn't become huge. Reasons vary, ranging from bad breaks or lacking that little something extra. In the case of the Kim Loo Sisters, that variable was less about talent and charm (wait until you see the following video) and more about not connecting with someone who could transform them into a national brand. It's also easy to imagine that opportunities during World War II for all Asian-American entertainers became more difficult after Pearl Harbor. [Photo above, from left, Alice, Bubbles, Maggie and Jenée]
But that's all in the past. The beauty is we're now just starting to get to known the Kimmies, thanks to director Leslie Li, daughter of Jenée, one of sisters. Leslie and editor Harry Keramidas have completed a documentary on the Kim Loo Sisters but now need funding to pay the licensing fees so that they can use the songs the Kimmies sing in footage. [Photo above, from left, Alice, Maggie, Jenée and Bubbles]
Before I go further, here's the documentary's trailer, which is insanely addictive and magically charming...
Go here to the IndieGoGo fund-raising site to learn more and donate if you're able.
Fortunately, I was able to catch up with Leslie Li last week to talk about her mom and aunts, who did their part during World War II in the U.S.O....
JazzWax: Who were the Kim Loo Sisters and how did they get started as a vocal group?
Leslie Li: The Kim Loo Sisters—Alice, Maggie, Jenée, and Bubbles—were a Chinese-American jazz vocal quartet popular in the 1930s and '40s and the first Asian-American act to star in Broadway musical revues. They were the daughters of a Polish dressmaker and what was known then as a Chinese "paper son"—their father was born in China but purchased falsified identity papers to stay in the U.S. [Photo above, from left, Bubbles, Lena, Nerée (the youngest sister), Shear Gim, Alice and (in back) Maggie]
JW: Where were the Kimmies born and raised?
LL: In Minneapolis. They didn't have voice training, but took dance lessons from a very young age. They were actually in the same classes as the Andrews Sisters. They were discovered in 1925 and quickly began performing in kiddie revues in and around Minneapolis. Soon they moved on to playing vaudeville circuits around the country and fulfilled their mother's dream by eventually appearing on Broadway and in film. As they gained popularity, the Kimmies moved their base of operations to Chicago and finally to New York. [Photo above, Jenée, Alice, Bubbles and Maggie]
JW: How did they sing so well without training?
LL: All the Kimmies were naturally talented musically. Their father, Shear Gim, built them a radio, the first in the neighborhood. As young girls, they sang and danced to music broadcasts. In 1925, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra performed in Minneapolis over the Christmas holidays and sent out a casting call for talented local children. Lena, the Kimmies' mother, hoped Whiteman would take at least one of her children. Whiteman took them all. It was their first paying job. Although Whiteman taught the Kimmies the ropes, he wasn't really a mentor. They honed their skills on the vaudeville circuit as teenagers, and ended up performing with a number of big bands, including Ina Ray Hutton and Her Orchestra and the Milt Britton Orchestra. [Photo above, Bubbles, Jenée, Maggie and Alice]
JW: Where did they perform mostly at first?
LL: As children, they performed locally in Minnesota as a family act called Louie's Chinese Revue. Their mother, who was their manager, chaperone, costume designer and dressmaker, also was part of the act. In their teenage years during the 1930s, their mother dropped out of the act and chose Chicago as their base of operations. From Chicago, they followed the various Western and Mid-Western vaudeville circuits. At that point, Bubbles was still underage. Because of child-labor laws, they couldn't perform in more prestigious, better-paying law-abiding theaters in the East. By 1939, they wound up on Broadway, where they performed in George White's Scandals at the Alvin Theatre. Later, they performed at such New York venues as the Strand, the Palace, the Paramount, Loew's State, the Capitol, the Edison Hotel and the Astor Hotel. [Photo above, Alice, Bubbles, Jenée, Nerée, brother Lowell and Maggie]
JW: Why didn’t they record?
LL: From what my Auntie Alice, the oldest of the Kim Loo Sisters, told me, RCA asked them to record at one point, but that the recording ban kept them out of the studio. Of course, that may just have been what they were told. The ban didn't affect vocalists, only musicians, and many labels were back in operation by 1943. Only Columbia and RCA held out for another year. In 1944, they joined the U.S.O. and shipped out for the Mediterranean to perform for American and Allied forces stationed in Europe.
JW: Then what happened?
LL: Life took over. After they returned to the States, the Kim Loo Sisters broke up as a musical group. My mother, Jenée, decided to get married right after the road show of George White's Scandals, so she left the act quite early. Alice, Maggie and Bubbles continued as the three Kim Loo Sisters. But in 1945, after they returned from their tour of duty in Europe, Maggie left the act, too. She had married Dan Kenyon, a trumpeter in the Milt Britton Orchestra, before she shipped out and wanted to rejoin her husband. The two remaining Kimmies—Bubbles and Alice—tried to find a female vocalist to replace Maggie, but it never worked out. It was impossible to replace a sister in a sister act. Soon afterward, Alice and Bubbles married. Alice married the guitarist in Ina Ray Hutton's Orchestra while Bubbles married the band's male vocalist. Marriage may have ended the Kim Loo Sisters' act, but marriage didn't fracture the sisters' close relationship. All remained the closest of kin all their lives. [Photo above, from left, Bubbles, Maggie and Alice]
JW: Do we have any film of their act?
LL: Yes, two soundies—three-minute musical films—have survived. We can see and hear them sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game and Gee, the Jeep Jumps. They also sang in the 1944 Hollywood feature film Meet Miss Bobby Socks, with Louis Jordan. [Photo above, from left, Bubbles, Maggie and Alice]
JW: Are the Kimmies still with us?
LL: Three of them are. Maggie is 97, Jenée is 95 and Bubbles, who doesn't like divulging her exact age, is 90-something. Alice passed away in 2011, a few months shy of her 95th birthday. [Photo above, from left, Jenée, Alice, Maggie and Bubbles, taken in 2007]
JW: Are there any recordings of the Kimmies on tape?
LL: Yes. We have recordings made on a tapedeck and Presto machine. Some were made in rehearsal in Leon Carr's studio, some were made backstage after a performance while others were taped off the radio by their father while they were with Ina Ray Hutton. Hopefully we'll raise the money to license these songs so we can finish the film and screen it publicly. After all, we couldn't make a film about the Kim Loo Sisters without them singing their songs.
JazzWax note: Go here to learn more about the Kim Loo Sisters and donate if you're able. You'll fall in love with them almost instantly. [Photo above, clockwise from top: Alice, Bubbles, Maggie and Jenée]
And here's another look at that terrific YouTube video...
A special JazzWax thanks to Neal Horwitz.
Tags: Harry Keramidas, Leslie Li, The Kim Loo Sisters, the Kimmies
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Alert: FCC Releases Sweeping Privacy Order
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The Federal Communications Commission has released a 177-page order detailing new privacy and data security rules. It is important to note that these new rules not only apply to providers of broadband internet access service...more
FCC Proposes Sweeping Privacy and Data Security Rules with Significant Potential Impact on the Broadband Ecosystem
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On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice or NPRM) to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access...more
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On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“CalECPA” or the “Act”), sponsored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). The Act requires law...more
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Home / Study in united-states / University of Southern California / Master of Accounting
Address : Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90089 , California
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Phone : 1 213-740-2311
Type : Private
Per Year Tuition Fees
1 Year Master / Specialized Master (Full Time)
GMAT | IELTS 6.5/9.0 | TOEFL 120/103 | PTE 90/73
Applicants must have a 4-year Bachelor degree OR Master’s degree (for 3-year Bachelor degree holder) earned at an institution recognized by the UGC
Applicants must have completed the following courses before applying:-
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Micro or Macroeconomics
Extra units may be added to applicants degree if they don't have these courses
Prepare documents for application
LOR:
Submit two letters of recommendation
It is preferred (though not required) that one of these letters be from an academic source (professor)
The other letter may be from a non-academic source (employer) that is familiar with your work history
Sumbit CV
Additional documents required
Submit academic transcripts
Sumbit GMAT score
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Submit personal statement
Submit proof of financial support
Video (optional): Applicants can make ashort introduction video, no more than 1? 2 minutes in length and it should include name, hometown, name of your university, major and interesting fact about yourself
Start your online application
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/macc/admissions
Application fees for this course
Mode of payment: Credit card, Wire money transfer
University allow students to pay their tuition fee in monthly installments of five month each semester
About Master of Accounting
The M.Acc. program provides an integrated curriculum designed to prepare graduates for careers in professional accounting, public accounting, industry and government
The objectives of the program include developing the sound conceptual, technical, analytical and communication skills that are required to succeed in the accounting profession
Students have the opportunity to study accounting in greater depth than in undergraduate accounting programs or M.B.A. programs with concentrations in accounting
One Year Fees Details:
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A winning cause all around
Their tournament ended with two small numbers – 2-1. A crisp, tight championship game in the 18U Coral Division championship game at the Pink Tournament.
But there wasn’t anything small about what members of Jersey Outlaws Premier did on Sunday. The two wins and appearance in the final reflected their readiness for a high level of competition. Even better, all 15 players fundraised and contributed $150 each - $2,250 overall – to the tournament’s worthy cause, breast cancer research.
The Outlaws played in the stronger of the two 18U brackets. They trailed in their first two games before rallying to beat Central Jersey Lightning Mido, 2-1, and Pennsbury Gems Gold, 9-2. In the competitive final, the Jersey Bandits edged the Outlaws by scoring the winning run in the top of the seventh inning.
It was an encouraging start to the fall season for an Outlaws squad that’s already put in a lot of hard work under manager Dan Berg and coaches Laura Archer, Brian Sisz, Mark Mayernik and Robin Blue.
Craig Haley
Congratulations to the team for its great fundraising effort.
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Boston Globe Photograph Collection
Photographs, circa 1897-1962, created and collected for publication in The Boston Globe. Photographs include early images of the John F. Fitzgerald family, the Joseph P. Kennedy family, and John F. Kennedy from childhood through his tenure as Congressman.
President's Collection Photographs
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
KFC798N. Rosemary Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy at Home in Hyannis Port
Kathleen Kennedy and Rosemary Kennedy (both wearing formal dresses), pose outdoors near the tennis court at the Kennedy family home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
KFC797N. Rosemary Kennedy at Home in Hyannis Port
Rosemary Kennedy (wearing a formal dress) poses outdoors near the tennis court at the Kennedy family home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
KFC523N. Rosemary Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy Go Sailing in Hyannis Port
ca. July 1934
Rosemary Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy stand aboard a sailboat (with sail number 45); several unidentified people are visible on the dock near the sisters. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Rose, Kick."]
KFC522N. Eunice Kennedy Celebrates Birthday with Family and Friends in Hyannis Port
Eunice Kennedy (center) poses outside with friends and her sisters, Rosemary Kennedy (in back, second from left), Patricia Kennedy (fourth from left), Jean Kennedy (center foreground), and Kathleen Kennedy (third from right), near the tennis court at the Kennedy family home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Eunice's 13th Birthday, July 1934."]
KFC776N. Kennedy Family Children Swim at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Kathleen Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy (all in foreground) swim in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Notes: Blurriness in image and tears along top portion are original to the negative.]
KFC774N. Rosemary Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Rosemary Kennedy kneels in the sand at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Kathleen Kennedy sits atop an inner tube in the background. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Hyannisport, 1925, Rose & Kick."]
KFC621N. John F. Kennedy Swims at the Beach in Hyannis Port
John F. Kennedy (foreground) swims in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and Rosemary Kennedy swim in the background. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-068-001. Streaking is original to the negative.]
KFC619N. Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy Swim at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Kathleen Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy swim in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; swimmers stand on a floating platform at right in the background. [Notes: See also vintage print in in album KFC-068-001. Tears in upper portion of image are original to the negative.]
The Kennedy family children pose standing in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right (in foreground): Rosemary Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and Kathleen Kennedy. Swimmers stand on floating platforms in the background. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-068-001.]
KFC617N. Rosemary Kennedy Swims at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Rosemary Kennedy (foreground) swims in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (center background), swims with one of his daughters; others are unidentified. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-068-001.]
KFC48N. Kennedy Family Children at the Beach in Hyannis Port
The Kennedy family children pose in the sand sitting atop an inner tube at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right: Eunice Kennedy; Kathleen Kennedy and John F. Kennedy (both seated inside the tube); Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (in back, leaning down); Rosemary Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Eunice, Joe, Kick, Jack, Rose." Streaking is original to the negative.]
KFC32N. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy Swim at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Eunice Kennedy (left) sits atop an inner tube floating in the water at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., (in back) and Rosemary Kennedy hold onto the tube in center. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Hyannisport, 1925, Eunice, Joe, Rose." Fogging at bottom and scratch in upper portion of image are original to the negative.]
KFC31N. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Swims with His Children at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (pushing an inner tube), swims with his children at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Children pictured include: John F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Hyannisport, 1925, Daddy, Jack, Joe, Rose, Kick & Eunice." Fogging and scratch in upper portion of image are original to the negative.]
KFC30N. Rosemary Kennedy and Patricia Kennedy with Nanny Katherine Conboy at the Beach in Hyannis Port
Patricia Kennedy (crying) sits in the lap of nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy, by the water's edge at a beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Rosemary Kennedy (back to camera) crouches beside them. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Hyannisport, 1925."]
KFC1944N. John F. Kennedy with His Sisters in Hyannis Port
John F. Kennedy poses outdoors with his sisters in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right: John F. Kennedy (partially out of frame, holding a croquet mallet), Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Hyannisport, 1925, "Jack, Rose, Kick, Eunice."]
KFC788N. Kennedy Family Children at Malcolm Cottage in Hyannis Port
The Kennedy family children pose in the yard outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Horizontal marks and fogging are original to the negative.]
KFC782N. Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy at Malcolm Cottage in Hyannis Port
Eunice Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy (center), and Kathleen Kennedy pose lying on their stomachs in the grass outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Notes: Scratches in lower portion of image are original to the negative.]
KFC780N. John F. Kennedy with His Sisters at Malcolm Cottage in Hyannis Port
John F. Kennedy poses with his sisters in the yard outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Seated in the grass (L-R): Eunice Kennedy, John F. Kennedy (wearing a sailor hat, with his arms around his sisters), Rosemary Kennedy, and Kathleen Kennedy.
Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy stand in the yard outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Notes: Negative is double exposed. The second, overlying image is a close-up of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., with one of his sisters.]
John F. Kennedy poses with his sisters in the yard outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Seated in the grass (L-R): John F. Kennedy (wearing a sailor hat), Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy.
KFC622N. Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, and Patricia Kennedy at Malcolm Cottage in Hyannis Port
Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Rosemary Kennedy sit side-by-side on the lawn of Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-068-001. Fogging in left portion of image is original to the negative.]
The Kennedy family children pose in a row outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Kneeling in the grass (from back to front): Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-048-001.]
The Kennedy family children pose in the yard outside Malcolm Cottage, the home the Kennedy family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Left to right: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-048-001. Horizontal line across lower portion of image is original to the negative.]
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Teacher spotlight: Paul Henderson
School: Silver Ridge Elementary, Central Kitsap School District
Teacher spotlight: Paul Henderson School: Silver Ridge Elementary, Central Kitsap School District Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2019/03/04/teacher-spotlight-paul-henderson/3059688002/
Arla Shephard Bull, Special to Kitsap Sun Published 1:23 p.m. PT March 4, 2019 | Updated 2:10 p.m. PT March 4, 2019
Paul Henderson, librarian at Silver Ridge Elementary in the Central Kitsap School District, reads to a class of students. (Photo: Arla Shephard Bull / Special to Kitsap Sun)
Name: Paul Henderson
Subject: Librarian and swim coach at Olympic High School
Total number of students: "I see everyone weekly, preschool through fifth grade."
Years teaching: "Twenty, with 16 as special education teacher and the last four as a librarian"
What inspired you to get into teaching?: "My experiences as a teenager working with students with special needs during the summers."
Name a rewarding moment from your career: "Seeing growth and increased confidence in students. Whether it is a student learning to read, moving into chapter books, or just being excited to read in general."
What's your biggest challenge: "Embracing change and taking risks. Trying new things and stretching oneself can lead to growth and opportunity."
Finish this sentence, "I wish …:": "I wish that every student finds what they are passionate about and pursues it. I wish for nothing but opportunity and success for each student. I wish that all students know that an army of teachers and school staff are standing behind them, as they graduate and leave our schools, hoping only for the best for all students. I wish that every student feels equipped to be a productive member of society, while embracing their future and not fearing it."
Arla Shephard Bull / Special to Kitsap Sun
Read or Share this story: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2019/03/04/teacher-spotlight-paul-henderson/3059688002/
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“Somebody on this team has got to step up and be able to tell guys more than me,” Calipari said. “And part of it is passing the ball. Some of it is being engaged. Some of it is being tougher. Some of it is fighting.
“You’re talking about a young team. That’s the kind of stuff (UK needs). It just takes time.”
Knox emerges
Kevin Knox scored 16 points, or one more than he had in UK’s two most recent games combined. He made four of 18 shots against Louisville and Georgia last weekend.
At LSU, Knox made his first four shots en route to a 7-for-12 shooting performance. Coincidentally or not, he also posted his second double-double of the season: 16 points and 11 rebounds.
This did not surprise Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“We knew Kevin was going to get back to himself,” he said. “All the greats have slumps, and Kevin is going to be really good.”
Ever the vigilant coach, Calipari pointed out how Knox could have played better. A fumbled rebound in the final seconds that gave LSU a second chance to make a game-tying three-pointer. One-handed rebound attempts. And an old standby: settling for jumpers.
“Why would you settle for jumpers when we’re going inside every time and something good is happening?” Calipari said he told Knox. “Why would you shoot a jumper?”
Calipari suggested Knox answered, “I was open.”
To which, Calipari made the checkmate move. “No kidding,” he said he’d tell Knox. “Because they don’t want you to go inside.
“But that’s a freshman. I was just happy he played (well).”
Kentucky guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks about how UK overcame a five-point halftime deficit to beat LSU.
Shai shines
For a third straight game, Gilgeous-Alexander made clutch plays and big baskets. His 18 points gave him 63 in UK’s last three games. His assist-to-turnover ratio in the last four games is almost 3-to-1: 17 assists, six turnovers.
Against LSU, Gilgeous-Alexander was productive despite battling a cold.
“I have a lot of confidence in Shai,” Washington said. “Because I know he’s going to do the right thing. He can get to the rack and find others. And he can also score.
“We feel a lot of point guards in the country can’t really guard him. We’re going to keep going to him until somebody stops him.”
LSU Coach Will Wade talks about Kentucky guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 18 points in UK’s win.
LSU perspective
Although Kentucky outscored LSU 43-35 in the second half, Coach Will Wade suggested that wasn’t the decisive period of the game.
“I thought in the first half, we played really well,” he said. “We should have been up more at halftime. That’s where we lost the game. We didn’t give ourselves enough of a working margin in the first half.”
Kentucky had three assists and 11 turnovers in the first half. LSU made five of 11 three-point shots in the first half.
In the second half, UK had 10 assists and three turnovers. LSU made one of 13 three-point shots.
LSU Coach Will Wade said that despite a 36-31 lead at halftime LSU lost to Kentucky by not having a larger working margin.
The odds of Kentucky winning the national championship are holding steady at 12-1, according to the online gambling site Bovada. The odds were 12-1 on Dec. 5.
In odds updated Wednesday, Bovada made Michigan State a 4-1 favorite to win the championship. The Dec. 5 odds on the Spartans winning it were also 4-1.
Duke slipped slightly as the second choice: the current odds being 9-2, slightly longer than the 4-1 on Dec. 5.
Villanova is the third choice at 6-1.
Only three SEC schools had odds of a title at less than 100-1. Florida was 40-1 (significantly longer odds than the 14-1 on Dec. 5). Texas A&M is at 50-1 and Alabama 75-1.
Louisville’s odds lengthened from 40-1 to 75-1.
▪ Former NFL star Jim Taylor attended the game. He played for LSU before starring for the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the 1960s.
▪ Former LSU coach Dale Brown also attended the game.
▪ Another former LSU coach, John Brady, does color commentary on radio broadcasts of LSU games.
Jerry Tipton: 859-231-3227, @JerryTipton
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Project We LoveDramaNorth Yorkshire, UK
pledged of £50,000pledged of £50,000 goal
The project's funding goal was not reached on Thu, August 13 2015 3:00 AM UTC +00:00
Set Fire To The Stars
We've made it in English - now we want to get Dylan Thomas to the rest of the world with international languages, subtitles
Mad As Birds Films
NOTE: All rewards that are to be signed by Celyn Jones, will also be signed by Kelly Reilly & Kevin Eldon.
Directed by Andy Goddard (Downton Abbey, Dr Who), an aspiring poet (Elijah Wood) in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell-raising hero, Dylan Thomas (Celyn Jones).
Elijah Wood (Lord of The Rings, Sin City)
Celyn Jones (Joe, Castles in The Sky)
Steven Mackintosh (Kick-ass 2, Lock Stock & Two Smokin Barrels)
Kevin Eldon (Hugo, Hot Fuzz)
Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting, Filth)
Kelly Reilly (True Detective, Sherlock Holmes)
Richard Brake (Batman Begins, Kingsman)
Set Fire To The Stars is a critically acclaimed and very cool, black & white indie film with a stunning all-star cast and an equally amazing soundtrack by legendary Welsh rocker and frontman of Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys (Soundcloud Title Track below). In November 2014, our low-budget independent film, about the first trip to New York by the legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, made its debut in the UK to rave reviews and enjoyed an independent cinema run (strongly supported by Picturehouse) and is currently available on DVD, Blu-ray and iTunes in the UK with USA, Canada, Australia & NZ coming soon.
The New York Magazine described the film as having ‘A Bold Heart’ which we agree with totally, as that was what we needed to create this film against all odds. Seriously if you haven’t heard of the film it’s because we couldn’t afford a big enough campaign to tell you about it. But we made it and it belongs to us all and we are super proud of SET FIRE TO THE STARS, a film that has been described as ‘Excellent’ by Total Film, ‘a Bravo Tour de Force’ by BBC6 Music and ‘Gorgeous, evocative and well performed’ by the LA Times.
You don't need to know who Dylan Thomas is or a lover of poetry. If you loved 'With Nail and I', 'Sideways' or 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' - or any other buddie style movie, then you will love Set Fire. It's been tough selling a Black & White movie to the world, even with the cast we have - but they all wanted to be in a black & white movie with an awesome soundtrack and fantastic words to say.
We now want to take our mighty low budget indie film and both bolster its current release by sharing it with the rest of the World. This means we need to spend a lot of time and effort to 'Internationalise it' by creating a raft of language subtitles, closed captions and key international audio dubbed language versions as well as a variety of different versions for DVD, Blu-ray and Digital platforms so it can be released out there. To achieve we'd like to:
Record and mix any sound changes, additions
Audio dub the film in some key languages
Subtitle in as many languages as possible
Create an iTunes Extras package as we have loads of Bonus materials and make that available
Create posters/artwork in all languages
Create packaging for items like DVD & Blu-ray in all languages
Create new DCPs and other masters
Pay a brilliant PR & Marketing company to get the word out there
We are a small production company who has moved mountains to make this film set in New York, filmed in Swansea Wales, in only 18 days. The cast that came to the table were all amazing and we shine the light direct on them when they appear on screen. We love our film and everyone who gave time to make it - from our original investors, cast, crew and family. I promise if you watch this film, you will have 96mins of enjoyment and a film you want to discuss afterwards.
Below are some links and further information, but please feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions.
Many thanks for all your help,
Andy Evans & the MAB Team.
Reviews & Links:
Miami International Film Festival - March 2015
LA Times - June 18, 2015
Movie Marker - June 2015
The Guardian - June 2015
Vulture - June 2015
A snippet of Dylan Thomas from the Cast
World Premiere Poster
SFTTS T-Shirt
US Poster
Elijah Wood as John Malcom Brinnan
Celyn Jones & Elijah Wood
Set Fire To The Stars - Title track by Gruff Rhys
Props from Set Fire To The Stars
'Fight Night' scene from Set Fire To The Stars with Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Shirley Henderson & Kevin Eldon
John takes Dylan away to a log cabin after a particularly drunk night in New York to 'sort him out' for the next performance
Celyn Jones as Dylan Thomas
Celyn & Eljah
Maimie McCoy as Rosie
Andrew Bicknell & Steven Mackintosh
We don't foresee any issues in achieving our goals. The film is made and we're effectively upgrading certain audio and language aspects as well as create additional digital versions including iTunes Extras.
We will refund any backer who does not receive their item or we can suggest other possible replacements.
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A Very Social Thank You
Elect to have us publicly thank you for your contribution from the official Set Fire To The Stars movie Twitter & Facebook.
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Digital Set Fite To The Stars Poster
We'll email you a download of the Original UK and US Poster. Poster is a portrait full A1 sized when printed full.
Estimated delivery Sep 2015
Exclusive postcard
Limited edition double sided postcard we created as part of our BAFTA entry campaign. There are only 50 of these left in existence, so be quick.
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Set Fire To The Stars - Original Poster
A Full size printed poster sent out in a tube to you.
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PDF of Shooting Script
At this level, we will email you a PDF of the Shooting Script which has been requested by the Oscars http://www.oscars.org/library to be part of their Core Collection.
Film Prop: 1950's Matches
Exclusive & Limited. Our film set in 1950 required a whole host of props to be designed.
These are specially designed books of matches used throughout the film.
Digital Version of Set Fire To The Stars
A digital copy you can keep and enjoy across your devices. We'll send you a code and off you go.
Only currently available in certain countries so make sure you reside in one of the following:
Signed US Poster - Limited Edition.
The US created their own unique poster which we will print and have Celyn Jones & Director Andy Goddard sign it for you.
Digital Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys
A copy of the finished soundtrack you can download. Hear the Set Fire To The Stars title track in the campaigns details.
Exclusive Set Fire To The Stars Crew T-Shirt
These T-Shirts will only be available to Kickstarter Backers.
Designed by LazenbyBrown.
Special iTunes Extras Photo Credit
We'll take a photo from you, and along with your name, create a special rolling photo credits video for the iTunes Extras for the world to see. We'll also include it on the Official Set Fire To The Stars movie website.
iTunes release of the film varies by date and country. We will do our best to confirm and if your country does not have an iTunes release then we will refund the reward.
Film Prop: 1950's Woodbine Cigarette Packet
These is one of props used by Elijah & Celyn for all their prop smokes.
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Film Prop: 1950's Pall Mall Cigarette Packet
Signed DVD
Exclusively signed by Celyn Jones, aka Dylan Thomas.
Signed Blu-ray
Original World Premiere Poster.
Exclusive signed A3 hand embossed poster printed on heavyweight uncoated stock.
Set Fire To The Stars - Digital Pack
Grab yourself the PDF Script, downloadable soundtrack, digital poster, social thank you and iTunes Extras credit.
Exclusive Voicemail
Our star, Celyn Jones who plays Dylan Thomas will record a message of your choice as Dylan Thomas. Of course within good taste and reason.
We will email you an MP3.
iTunes Extras Credit
Your name on an iTunes Extras special rolling credit which can be played by anyone who buys the film. We'll also include you on the official Set Fire To The Stars movie website Thanks page.
Film Prop: Signed letter from Caitlin signed by Kelly Reilly
Exclusive & Limited. Our film set in 1950 required a whole host of props to be designed. This is the letter to Dylan Thomas from his wife Caitlin played by Kelly Reilly. Kelly will sign the back of each letter.
Signed Shooting script
Signed by Celyn Jones & Andy Goddard who wrote it, which has been requested by the Oscars http://www.oscars.org/library to be part of their Core Collection.
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Limited Edition photo
Taken during filming in 2014 on black and white film, we have chosen a select few to print and exclusively for Kickstarter Backers. These prints will not be found anywhere else.
We'll be able to give you a choice of which photo you want.
Signed Vinyl Soundtrack
Yes, we're making a vinyl soundtrack containing all Gruff's original music. It will be signed by Gruff as a Kickstarter Exclusive.
Script to Screen Masterclass - Glasgow
Budding filmmakers will have the opportunity to book and attend a full day screening of Set Fire To The Stars & workshop with the MAB team to discover how they created the film and what they did to achieve its creation.
The day will consist of a three-stage seminar delivered by a writer, producer and post-producer, where the filmmaking process will be broken down into - Script, Production, Post Production and Exhibition & Distribution.
There will be only four workshops of this kind in the UK and they will take place in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow in the autumn of 2015.
Each workshop will be triggered by the appropriate amount of pledges to make it viable for the team to deliver.
Also each pledge will receive a signed DVD or Blu-ray.
NOTE: We need a minimum of 25 pledges to trigger this reward and you must make your own travel arrangements.
Script to Screen Masterclass - London
Script to Screen Masterclass - Cardiff
Script to Screen Masterclass - Manchester
Signed Lord of The Rings Poster
For you Elijah Wood fans, we have a Lord of The Rings, Middle Earth poster signed by our star - Frodo himself - Elijah Wood.
It is not currently framed so will send out in a tube.
Film Prop: Cigarette Case
This is Dylan's cigarette case - image in photograph in Campaign.
Set Fire To The Stars - Physical Pack
Grab yourself physical items including signed poster, signed script, T-shirt, limited edition photo, signed vinyl soundtrack.
& signed Blu-ray or DVD.
Set Visit on 'I'm Jack'
Our next film is due to shoot late 2015 in the UK. Come along for a set visit, eat lunch with the cast and crew and get your name on the Thanks section in the Film Credits.
Travel and accommodation not included.
Film budgeting workshop UK
Spend the day with one of our experienced Producers learning how to budget out a film. Maybe you have an idea that needs that first budget, or a budget that needs help. You'll also get a copy of the script, signed DVD or Bu-ray and a T-Shirt.
Note: UK only and must make your own travel.
Pledge £1,000 or more About US$ 1,242
Dinner with Celyn Jones aka Dylan Thomas
An evening for two with Celyn Jones and the Producer in the UK. Will include complimentary dinner at a 5 Star restaurant. Will include a signed copy of the DVD or Bu-ray, poster and script.
EXCLUSIVE: Framed Pete's Diner cast signed table menu.
This is a one-off, unique, signed prop from Set Fire To The Stars. Pete's 1950's Diner features in the film and we have a menu signed by:
Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings)
Maimie McCoy (BBC's Musketeers)
Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals)
Richard Brake (Batman, Spy, Kingsman)
Kelly Reilly (True Detective, Sherlock, Flight)
Kevin Eldon (Hot Fuzz, Hugo)
You'll also get a T-Shirt, signed DVD or Blu-ray and PDF copy of the script.
We'll take care of the shipping to you.
Script review UK only
Have your script reviewed by writer Celyn Jones with pointers and advice on narrative and giving it the best opportunity for success. If you have no script yet and need a helping had on getting going, Celyn will use the time to help you structure and plan for the writing process.
Also get a copy of the script, signed DVD or Blu-ray and T-shirt.
Note. UK only and must make own travel arrangements.
Walk-on Extra in 'I'm Jack'
Appear as an Extra in or next film which is due to shoot in the UK late 2015.
Dates subject to scheduling. Travel and accommodations not included.
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Ajami (Blu-ray)
Directed by Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti
Country: Israel, Middle East
Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles [audio]
Genres: World Cinema, Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh, Academy Award Nominees
$24.95 $14.97 (40% off) Buy Blu-ray
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Fouad Habash
Ibrahim Frege
Shahir Kabaha
Cinematographer Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Composed by Rabiah Buchari
Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar®, and winner of many international film prizes, Ajami is a bold new crime drama set on the margins of an Arab ghetto in the Israeli city of Jaffa that "could almost be in the Los Angeles of 'Boyz N the Hood,' the Baltimore of 'The Wire' or the Rio de Janeiro of 'City of God.'(New York Times)
Teeming with Palestinian illegal immigrants, Israeli Arabs, Christians and Jews, Ajami is a cloistered urban neighborhood as treacherous and potentially deadly as the front lines of Gaza. When a Bedouin extortionist is gunned down in self defense, a teenager is mistakenly killed in retribution, and an entire Arab family faces extinction. Under the same roof, a young Palestinian risks his life and freedom to pay for treatment that would save his dying mother. Out on the streets, a Jewish cop preys on the local drug trade by night while searching for his missing brother by day. Enemy, neighbor, or both, everyone in Ajami runs the same risk of death, arrest and heartbreak.
Working with a cast of non-actors in the real streets, back alleys, nightclubs and rooftops of Ajami itself, co-directors Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti have crafted a "stunning" (New York Magazine) film that deftly meshes characters and conflicts with unsentimental compassion, uncompromising realism, and harrowing violence.
"EMOTIONALLY MESMERIZING.." GRADE 'A' - Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"ONE OF THE YEAR'S TRUE STANDOUTS...A rich and absorbing drama...Just plain gripping...The right locale and the right subject, undertaken by the right directors." - Michael Phillips, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"RIPPING DRAMA...VIVID, COMBUSTIBLE, DEEPLY HUMANE." - Joshua Rothkopf, TIME OUT NEW YORK
Camera d'Or Cannes Film Festival
Interested in bringing Ajami to your school or library? If you'd like to have an in-class viewing, on-campus screening, or purchase the DVD for your library's collection, please contact Estelle Grosso or call (212) 629-6880 with your request.
Ajami may also be available with Public Performance Rights (PPR) and Digital Site Licensing (DSL) for colleges and universities. To purchase the DVD with PPR or DSL, please contact Estelle Grosso or call (212) 629-6880. Click here to learn more at Kino Lorber Edu.
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Born Yesterday (DVD)
Directed by Luis Mandoki
$11.95 $7.17 (40% off) Buy DVD
Only ships to US & Canada
Max Perlich
Michael Ensign
In this remake of the 1950 George Cukor classic, Melanie Griffith (Something Wild) stars as Billie Dawn, a Las Vegas showgirl whose lack of sophistication embarrasses her Washington, D.C. millionaire boyfriend (John Goodman, Barton Fink). He, in turn, hires a handsome and well-educated journalist (Don Johnson, TV’s Miami Vice) to help smarten her up. In no time at all, the millionaire gets much more than he bargains for, as Billie blossoms into an independent thinker. Sparks fly as she uses her learning to turn the nation's capital upside down. You're sure to love Born Yesterday, the hilariously delightful comedy hit that proves you should never underestimate the power of an underestimated woman. Mexican filmmaker Luis Mandoki (When a Man Loves a Woman) directed this charming comedy which also features Edward Herrmann (Overboard), Max Perlich (Rush), Fred Dalton Thompson (Die Hard 2) and Nora Dunn (Three Kings).
DVD Extras Include:
Original Theatrical Trailer
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KFB President Mark Haney announces formation of Water Management Working Group
Louisville, KY (December 5, 2014) – Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney announced today the formation of a task force to develop recommendations for enhancing water resources for agricultural production in the state. The Pulaski County farmer introduced a 20-member “Water Management Working Group” during his keynote address at the organization’s 95th annual meeting.
Mark Haney, KFB’s president, gave his address during the organization’s 95th annual meeting, held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.
Access to an adequate supply of water for agriculture production is emerging as a critical issue for Kentucky farmers, said Haney, noting that agriculture, on average, uses less than one percent of the water from public systems in the state.
“Through the years we’ve been asked to produce more from less land while being as efficient as possible,” Haney said. “To accomplish that we will need to utilize more water at appropriate periods. We need policies to determine how agriculture can gain access to water supplies. This is particularly crucial in West Kentucky, with our larger row crop farms.”
Steve Coleman, a long-time Director of the Kentucky Division of Conservation, will be chairman of the task force. Other members are:
Warren Beeler, Deputy Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Tyler Campbell, Manager of Governmental Affairs and Communications for the Kentucky League of Cities
Fayette County farmer Todd Clark
Dr. Nancy Cox, Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food & Environment
Calloway County farmer Sharon Furches
KFB Director Terry Gilbert, a Boyle County farmer
Pete Goodmann, Director of the Kentucky Division of Water
KFB Director Pat Henderson of Breckinridge County, who is Vice Chairman of the organization’s Natural Resources Advisory Committee
Greenup County farmer Kenneth Imel
Oldham County farmer Kevin Jeffries
Gary Larimore, Executive Director of the Rural Water Association
David Rowlett, President of the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts
KFB Director Larry Thomas of Hardin County, who is chairman of the organization’s Natural Resources Advisory Committee
Roger Thomas, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy
Ex-officio members are Tom Fern, State Director of the USDA Rural Development office; Michael Griffin, Kentucky Director of the U.S. Geological Survey; John McCauley, State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency; Kim Richardson, Director of the Kentucky Division of Conservation; and Karen Woodrich, State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The group will hold its initial meeting on December 10. The mission “is to research the situation, examine potential actions and make recommendations for bringing water to key areas of farm production,” Haney said.
A timetable hasn’t been established.
“We anticipate this will involve an extended series of meetings, as well as field research,” said Haney.
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University of California Workers Strike for Racial Justice
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University workers across California hit the streets October 23-25 in their latest strike aimed at confronting racism in the state’s higher education system. Photo: AFSCME 3299
University workers across California hit the streets October 23-25 in their latest strike aimed at confronting racism in the state’s higher education system.
A longer strike could be ahead. “Like Malcolm X said, by any means necessary,” said bargaining committee member Luster Howard, a truck driver at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The University of California is the state’s third-largest employer, and AFSCME Local 3299 is its largest union, representing 24,000 patient care and service workers across 10 campuses and five university hospitals.
Bargaining between the university and AFSCME reached impasse in October of last year. They’ve been in mediation ever since.
AFSCME’s campus workers unit struck for three days in May. Other unions struck in sympathy—including the hospital workers unit, as well as the California Nurses Association and University Professional and Technical Employees (Communications Workers Local 9119).
Many classes were canceled or postponed, and 12,000 surgeries and appointments had to be rescheduled, according to the Los Angeles Times.
This October AFSCME switched it up. This time the local’s hospital workers were the ones leading the strike, while campus workers and UPTE struck in solidarity. The California Nurses Association had already settled its contract.
Negotiations in 2014 ended on favorable terms after Local 3299 organized two three-day strikes and publicly prepared for a five-day walkout. The union is following a similar pattern this time around. One unit declares a strike, and the others respect the picket line. Like any union that strikes repeatedly, AFSCME has to be careful not to run afoul of a legal doctrine that bans intermittent strikes.
BLACK LIBERATION INSPIRED
Local 3299’s members are majority women and 80 percent people of color.
Union jobs in the university system have historically offered steady, living-wage employment to people of color. But that vehicle is in danger of breaking down as the university emulates the corporate world, outsourcing lower-wage work and paying exorbitant executive salaries.
The union is demanding that UC bring more jobs back in-house and focus on recruiting, training, and retaining Black workers, a UC workforce demographic that has shrunk over time.
Inspired by Black Lives Matter, AFSCME 3299 members organized a Racial Justice Working Group after settling their last contract in 2014.
The idea came to Howard when he attended a Martin Luther King commemoration and saw only corporate sponsors. He envisioned a group that would connect his union with racial justice organizations.
And so it did. Through the working group, AFSCME has teamed up with community and civil rights organizations to pressure the Alameda County district attorney to drop charges against a Black Friday protest. It has joined with community groups pushing for rent control and a just-cause eviction law in the city of Richmond.
But the Racial Justice Working Group also kicked off work inside the union. In meetings around the state, members shared their personal stories about racism. Patterns emerged.
“We noticed that the darker the skin, the lesser the pay,” said Howard. “We also noticed there was a decline of African Americans in the workforce, and there were differences in pay and a lack of promotions.”
These conversations put racial issues on the table as the union crafted its bargaining demands.
PIONEERING INEQUALITY
What members knew from experience, the union was able to back up with hard numbers. AFSCME studied data provided by the UC system and published two reports analyzing the racial and gender disparities in detail.
It found that from 2005 to 2015, the salaries and payroll costs of top-paid employees—a group that is disproportionately white and male, including university administrators—had ballooned. Meanwhile the share of payroll going to the bottom 50 percent, a group that’s disproportionately women and people of color, fell.
Even within the Local 3299 bargaining unit, both Latino and Black workers earned on average 20 percent less than white workers. Whites are more likely to be hired into higher-paying job titles, like "lead custodian," than Blacks and Latinos, who are hired into lower categories such as "senior custodian." White men were more likely to be promoted, and received bigger raises than workers of color who got similar promotions.
“We all feel hoodwinked,” said Howard. “You think working at UC is gold, but then you get in there and realize that it’s brass.”
Black workers were fired or laid off at a much higher rate than any other group. And all workers of color were much more likely than white workers to have their jobs outsourced. Due to outsourcing and hiring bias, the percentage of service and patient care workers who were Black fell by 37 percent from 1996 to 2015.
“We used to have a lot of African American workers when wages were low,” said Maricruz Manzanares, a senior custodian at UC Berkeley. “As we get better wages and protections, they don’t hire African American workers, but young white people.”
In a review of the UC system’s outsourcing practices, California’s independent state auditor found that the university was underpaying contract workers by paying them less than the university’s minimum wage and had improperly extended contracted work for years.
In the last round of bargaining the union won language to bar the university from contracting out more work. But the employer found a workaround—attrition.
“When workers retire, they don’t fill the position, so the remaining workers left to pick up the slack are pushed to their limits,” said Manzanares. “Then when they have to bring in additional help, it’s temporary work or student workers, so we’re seeing a drop in full-time workers.”
CUT TIES TO ICE
Institutional problems require institutional solutions, which is why the union is pushing hard for the university to address racial inequalities in the contract.
The union is demanding that the university “ban the box”—i.e., drop the requirement to disclose on your job application if you have a criminal record. This application question is discriminatory because the over-policing of communities of color makes Black people more likely to be arrested and convicted of crimes.
Local 3299 is also proposing to bring jobs back in-house. The union argues that the university needs to do more to combat inequality. UC can do that by training and promoting existing staff, and by hiring more full-time workers from Black and Latino communities.
And the union says there is one more reason to cut ties with private contractors.
Following the Trump administration’s disastrous separations of immigrant families at the border this summer, the union identified $280 million of university spending 2011-2015 that went to 25 vendors who also work with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Even though the university puts on a progressive anti-Trump face, it has outsourced such services as staffing and maintenance to these companies. Some are familiar industry names like the food service and uniform corporation Aramark and the facilities contractor ABM.
Others are more surprising, like the weapons manufacturer General Dynamics, which sells ammunition to ICE—but also has a subsidiary that administers writing tests to UC students.
“Is UC President Janet Napolitano going to stand up to Trump’s deportation force, or enrich it?” asked Local 3299 President Kathryn Lybarger.
The union has an immigration working group that has been organizing to push administrators to live up to their claims of being a sanctuary campus. Members haven't forgotten how university police arrested Jesus Gutierrez, a union activist, and turned him over to ICE. The union rallied to aid Gutierrez, but he was deported.
A version of this article appeared in Labor Notes #477. Don't miss an issue, subscribe today.
Chris Brooks chris@labornotes.org
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U.S. Policy in Nicaragua
This is in response to your editorial (April 20), “Helpful Delay,” about aid to the contras in Nicaragua.
Your appeal for the pursuit of peace by negotiations is honorable, but your dismissal of crucial facts is not. I believe the efforts of the Contadora Group have been exhausted to an exasperating degree, as seen by the breakdown of negotiations between the Contadora nations recently.
Your repeated desire for a negotiated settlement conveniently ignores the fact that the Sandinistas have broken every promise they made to the Organization of American States in 1979 when they gained power. They promised to establish a pluralistic Nicaraguan democracy. They have instead established a pro-Cuban, pro-Soviet Marxist-Leninist state and declared a “revolution without borders"--a common euphemism for destabilizing its neighboring countries.
How willing would you be to take my word on any future agreements if I had broken every previous agreement so far?
Abandon your Neville Chamberlain posturing.
The Sandinistas betrayed the Nicaraguan revolution that threw off the right-wing dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. Listen to Arturo Cruz, Alfonso Robelo, Eden Pastora and many other credible Nicaraguan democrats who fought against Somoza and are now forced by the brutal repression of the Sandinistas to join Nicaraguan rebels to form the United Nicaraguan Opposition: UNO. It is our obligation as free people to help these rebels.
Despite their technical shortcomings right now, the rebels are an authentic army of Nicaraguans, mainly peasants fighting for their liberty against a repressive tyranny supported and maintained in power by the Soviet Union. Today the rebels are many times larger than the Sandinistas ever were.
In spite of this, it is often said that rebels have no substantial support within their country. If (forgetting the size of the rebels) that were true, the Sandinistas would not have to evacuate towns and villages sympathetic to what is clearly a burgeoning national struggle.
I appeal to the editors of The Times to give the rebels a more objective look, rather than continue to cast a blind eye on Nicaragua’s last chance for democracy--no matter how tenuous that chance may be. Freedom is worth fighting for!
ROBERT MILTENBERG
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Move over pot brownies: California prepares for marijuana in wine, trail mixes, tacos and other edibles
Rebel Coast Winery’s THC-infused sauvignon blanc is made from Sonoma County grapes, but the alcohol is removed in compliance with regulations that prohibit mixing pot with alcohol. It smells like marijuana, to meet another regulation.
The sauvignon blanc boasts brassy, citrus notes, but with one whiff, it’s apparent this is no normal Sonoma County wine. It’s infused with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that provides the high.
Move over, pot brownies. The world’s largest legal recreational marijuana market kicks off Monday in California, and the trendsetting state is set to ignite the cannabis culinary scene.
Chefs and investors have been teaming up to offer an eye-boggling array of cannabis-infused food and beverages, weed-pairing supper clubs and other extravagant pot-to-plate events in preparation for legalization come Jan. 1.
Legal pot in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado and California’s longstanding medical marijuana market already spurred a cannabis-foodie movement with everything from olive oil to heirloom tomato bisques infused with the drug.
Cannabis-laced dinners with celebrity chefs at private parties have flourished across Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego in recent years, but a medical marijuana card was required to attend.
With that requirement gone, the edibles market is expected to boom, though manufacturers face a host of regulations, and doctors fear the products could increase emergency room visits and entice youth. Marijuana industry analysts predict edibles for the recreational marijuana market will top $100 million in sales in 2018.
“Californian’s culinary expertise is far more refined from college kids making pot brownies in a dorm,” said John Kagia of Frontier Data, a cannabis market research firm.
Expect a slew of vegan and gluten-free choices and low-dose snacks from trail mixes to chocolates. And they may well be served at a gym or Pilates studio.
“This is the dawn of the Amsterdam-style cafe in the U.S.,” Kagia said. “We expect to see spaces that are targeted to cannabis consumers that capitalize on the arts and entertainment offerings of California and really create unique and elevated experiences.”
That includes ethnic options in a state with the largest immigrant population in the U.S.
“Now you see all kinds of cuisines,” said Cristina Espiritu of the 420 Foodie Club, which has promoted cannabis food events in Southern California that have included everything from Mediterranean dishes to Filipino specialties. “There’s going to be infused tacos, infused burritos. I think because of the diversity and creativity in California, this is going to explode.”
But Espiritu worries regulations could make certain aspects of the culinary experience accessible only to the elite.
Kitchens for those making edibles to sell must be licensed. And organizers must pay $5,000 a year for a license to host up to 10 events, and depending on the size, they may be required to hold them at a fairground. Cities can pose additional fees and ban an event altogether.
Regulations prohibit manufacturers from producing cannabis products for retail sale that include perishable items that could pose a health risk, such as dairy, seafood, fresh meat, or food or beverages appealing to children. It’s still unclear if those rules would apply to a chef-hosted dinner or cooking class that people have paid for.
Edible products must be produced in serving sizes with no more than 10 milligrams of THC and no more than 100 milligrams of THC for the total package.
Drug policy expert and Stanford Law School professor Robert J. MacCoun said the regulations are too lax. Edibles already being sold in the medical marijuana industry vary widely in their potency, so people get more stoned than they planned and can end up in emergency rooms.
The bright packages appeal to children, who often are too young to read warning labels, MacCoun said. He thinks edibles should be restricted to plain brown or white packaging.
“Everyone sees this as a kind of new gold rush in the way that it will make a lot of money, but I think we need to be more careful about how this rolls out,” he said.
Many see California’s recreational marijuana business mirroring its wine industry, with people seeking weed pairings, cannabis farm tours and products made from organic, local plants.
Rebel Coast Winery’s THC-infused sauvignon blanc is made from Sonoma County grapes, but the alcohol is removed in compliance with regulations that prohibit mixing pot with alcohol.
It smells like marijuana, meeting another requirement that it not be confused with a food or beverage that does not contain pot.
Founder Alex Howe is planning high-end dinner parties in Los Angeles in early 2018 to debut the $59.99 bottle of wine. Each bottle contains 16 milligrams of THC, and the company says on average, people feel the effects in under 15 minutes.
“We really wanted to mimic that ritual of opening a bottle of wine at dinner, or at a party with friends or while watching a movie, which is something so familiar to people, especially in California,” he said.
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Civic-minded Myerstown resident opens coffee shop
A Myerstown resident and business owner takes revitalization efforts into his own hands.
Civic-minded Myerstown resident opens coffee shop A Myerstown resident and business owner takes revitalization efforts into his own hands. Check out this story on ldnews.com: https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/2019/04/09/myerstown-pa-coffee-shop-photography/3378224002/
Andrew Kulp, Lebanon Daily News Published 2:19 p.m. ET April 9, 2019 | Updated 3:22 p.m. ET April 9, 2019
Chris Boger, owner of Main Street Photography & Gallery, is a civic-minded Myerstown resident who hopes his establishment will serve as a "social capital" for residents to discuss the challenges their town faces. (Photo: Andrew Kulp)
While Myerstown’s government has a vision for its Main Street revitalization program, one resident and local business owner is taking matters into his own hands.
Chris Boger purchased the building that houses his photography studio, Main Street Photography & Gallery, in 2017, and immediately went to work on restorations. He already transformed the first floor into a beautiful coffee shop and espresso bar which launched in January.
But Boger’s ideas are bigger than creating another revenue stream. When renovations are complete, a prominent structure on the corner of Main Avenue and College Street in the heart of town will once again be a point of pride for the borough.
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“I’ve been slowly fixing it up to bring it back to the point of Myerstown that you reference when you let people know where you are,” said Boger as he was fixing a latte.
The blueprint for 58 W. Main Ave.
Main Street Photography & Gallery at the busy intersection of Main Avenue and College St. in Myerstown is about to undergo a makeover. (Photo: Andrew Kulp)
The coffeehouse is only the beginning, though an integral part of Boger’s long-term goal of making Myerstown an all-around better place to live. In time, Main Street Photography & Gallery could become a shining beacon for the community.
It may not look like much yet, but Boger is still in the process of removing the exterior paint. There are also plans for a new courtyard area – potentially ready by summer’s end – which will double as outdoor seating for coffee drinkers and a staging area for photography.
Inside, the progress is immediately apparent.
Main Street’s first floor looks simultaneously like a trendy, big-city coffee bar and a cozy, small-town gathering place. The brick, dark finishes and counter seating give the shop a modern café feel, but large windows overlooking old townhouses and busy roads serve as a reminder you’re someplace quaint.
“Nobody wanted it,” said Boger of the property, which had fallen into a state of disrepair prior to the sale. “Now I have people who wish they would’ve taken it because they see what you can do with something when you’re willing to put in the work.”
The “capital” of Myerstown
Inside the coffee and espresso bar at Main Street Photography & Gallery, which promises to become a hub for Myerstown residents. (Photo: Andrew Kulp)
A Cornwall native and former surgical tech, Boger has been practicing photography for over three decades, since the late 1980s, and graduated from New York Institute of Photography. When Main Street became available, he jumped at the opportunity to open his own storefront.
Now, after spending time all over the United States, Boger is a civic-minded Myerstown resident, and the community’s concerns are his as well. Unprompted, he speaks at length about the challenges the borough faces, inviting his neighbors to stop by and do the same.
“I’m trying to build a little social capital in Myerstown,” said Boger. “That’s what coffee shops truly are.”
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Boger views Main Street as an alternative to local watering holes, where plenty of people are willing to speak their minds and voice their opinions, but often too little gets accomplished.
“You can actually enjoy a place without alcohol and get things done because coffee spurs cognitive interaction,” said Boger.
More on Main Street Photography/Coffee
Pull up a chair right at the coffee shop windows at Main Street Photography & Gallery and watch bustling Myerstown in action while enjoying a cup of joe. (Photo: Andrew Kulp)
Boger has his beliefs about how to improve the standard of living in Myerstown, yet he’s already done a great deal for the community by offering a service that was lacking.
Main Street Photography & Gallery isn’t merely a place to get pictures – though Boger will shoot everything from family portraits and weddings to head shots and commercial photography. It’s also a spot to mingle and converse with friends and neighbors, maybe play a round of Wii Bowling, or relax, take in the art on the walls while enjoying a hot beverage.
It’s interesting timing, as Boger’s storefront sits right at the intersection where Myerstown’s Main Street revitalization will begin. New businesses are popping up all over town, and the borough is riding momentum from a successful series of 250th anniversary celebrations.
The coffee bar inside Main Street Photography might just be the perfect town hub.
Main Street Photography & Gallery is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
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YEMAYA WOMEN'S SUPPORT SERVICE
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
admin@yemaya.com.au
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/service_information/...
Medium to long-term post-crisis support for women who are or have been in an abusive/violent relationship.
This is a free and confidential service. Clients must be over 16 years of age.
Available 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays.
ABUSE IN STATE CARE SUPPORT SERVICE
Wingfield Building St John’s Park New Town 7008, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/children/adoption/ab...
Established by the Tasmanian State Government to provide support for people who experienced abuse in State care when they were children. The Service aims to assist people to overcome the impacts of the abuse and improve their life circumstances.
ALCOHOL & DRUG SERVICE - North West Tasmania
DRUG & ALCOHOL COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
11 Grove St, Ulverstone, TAS, 7315, Australia
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/mentalhealth/alcohol...
This is a State government service operating from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Alcohol and Drug Service is a key provider of specialist services for Tasmanians who are affected by alcohol and drug use. The service aims to ensure that people affected by alcohol, tobacco and other drug use have access to appropriate, timely, effective and quality treatment services, support and interventions which are based on contemporary best practice.
Operates Monday – Friday 9 a.m – 5 p.m
A 24 hour drug and alcohol information service can be accessed for free by calling 1800 811 994.
ALCOHOL & DRUG SERVICE - Northern Tasmania
13 Mulgrave Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
ALCOHOL & DRUG SERVICE - Southern Tasmania
St Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS, 7008, Australia
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - Burnie
6 Strahan St, South Burnie, TAS, 7320, Australia
1800 243 232 (freecall in Australia)1800 243 232 (freecall in Australia)
http://www.anglicare-tas.org.au
Anglicare provides a number of services to support people with a mental illness and their families and carers.
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - Devonport
31 King Street, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Anglicare provides a number of services to support people.
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - Glenorchy
436 Main Road, Glenorchy TAS 7010, Australia
Provides information, support and counselling about relationships and parenting, adolescent mediation and family therapy, financial and gambling counselling, mens issues, marriage and relationships education.
Some services are available online through e-counselling so that no matter where client lives, they have the opportunity to access a trained counsellor.
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - Hobart
18 Watchorn Street, Hobart CBD, TAS, 7000, Australia
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - Launceston
122 Elizabeth Street, Launceston, TAS, 7250, Australia
ANGLICARE TASMANIA - St Helens
56 Cecilia Street, Saint Helens, Tasmania, Australia
CATHOLIC PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCY (CENTACARE) - North West Region
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT ADOPTION
108 Mount Street, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
http://www.centacaretas.org.au
The Catholic Private Adoption Agency offers a state-wide service to all parties to adoption, which includes relinquishing parents, adoptive parents and adoptees. Fees may apply to this service.
CATHOLIC PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCY (CENTACARE) - Northern Region
201 York Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
http://centacaretas.org.au
CATHOLIC PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCY (CENTACARE) - Southern Region
35 Tower Road, New Town, TAS, 7008, Australia
CENTACARE TASMANIA - Burnie
FAMILY & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS COUNSELLING & SUPPORT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MEDIATION SERVICES
108 Mount Street, Burnie, TAS, 7320, Australia
Counselling, education and support service for a range of issues, including family, marriage and relationship issues.
Mediation services provided on the North West Coast only.
CENTACARE TASMANIA - Devonport
85 Best Street, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Provides mediation services on the North West Coast only.
CENTACARE TASMANIA - Northern Region
FAMILY & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS COUNSELLING & SUPPORT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
CENTACARE TASMANIA - Southern Region
35 Tower Road, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
CENTRE AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT (CASA)
SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/
Offers free and confidential services to men, women and children who have been affected by sexual assault or rape at sometime in their lives, be they victims, survivors, family or other support people.
Counselling, support with legal processes, referral to other appropriate services, advocacy, community education, support to other professionals.
Services the West and North West coast.
CHOOSE LIFE SERVICES (CLS)
Devonport, Tasmania, 7310, Australia
para@parakaleo.org.au
http://www.chooselifeservices.org.au/
CLS is a not for profit organisation that seeks to reduce the impact and incidence of suicide in the community through confidential counselling, early identification and intervention. Also provides suicide intervention training and workplace training on issues such as conflict resolution, assertiveness training, bullying and harassment and elder abuse.
COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE AGED SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED
24 Sunderland St, Moonah, TAS, 7009, Australia (Head Office)
admin@cbsaust.org.au
https://www.cbsaust.org.au
Community Based Support, or “CBS” as we are more commonly known, is a Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting people to remain living independently at home for over 30 years.
CBS provides a wide range of support services across the state of Tasmania to people who are frail aged, people with disability and unpaid carers. Services include Home Care Packages and Commonwealth Home Support Program services for older people, NDIS and Home and Community Care services for people with disability, Carer Support services for unpaid carers, and a range of other services that assist people to stay living at home for longer.
We live by the philosophy of ‘assisting with’ rather than ‘doing for’ people, knowing that most people want to be in control of their own lives and want to be as independent as possible. We strongly believe in the principles of wellness and reablement and work with individuals to achieve their goals in life. We want you to live the best life possible and we are here to help you do exactly that.
COUNSELLING TASMANIA INC
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
PO Box 98 New Town Tasmania
admin@counsellingtas.org.au
http://www.counsellingtas.org.au
A dedicated organisation committed to the support of Practitioners and organisations engaged in the emotional welfare and mental well being of people from Tasmania, Australia and Internationally.
COURT SUPPORT & LIAISON SERVICE - Burnie
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT COURTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
court.support@justice.tas.gov.au
http://www.justice.tas.gov.au
Free service for adult & child victims of family violence through the Safe at Home program. Court Support Officers are available to provide support to adult and child victims of family violence, including referral to appropriate counselling and other services and guide them through the justice system during and after court appearances.
COURT SUPPORT & LIAISON SERVICE - Hobart
COURTS COUNSELLING & SUPPORT LEGAL ASSISTANCE
COURT SUPPORT & LIAISON SERVICE - Launceston
DEFENCE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
1800 624 608 (24 hour helpline)1800 624 608 (24 hour helpline)
http://www.defence.gov.au
Support for members of Australian Defence Forces and their families.
Including support for: deployment and time apart, relocation, partner employment and education, children’s education, childcare, dependants with special needs, emergency and crisis support, community connection, transitioning to civilian life.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP ADVICE LINE
FAMILY & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
https://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/
This is a National telephone service established to assist people from families affected by separation or relationship issues. Provides information and advice, particularly about parenting arrangements after separation.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS CENTRE HOBART
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT MEDIATION SERVICES
20 Clare Street, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
admin@hobartfrc.com.au
http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/
Provides assistance and counselling services to separated couples in relation to children’s issues. They provide Family Dispute Resolution to help parents resolve conflict and develop workable arrangements (including parenting plans) for their children.
The Centre does not provide legal advice.
The Centre has a direct link to the Family Relationships Advice Line and Centrelink.
Opening hours Monday – Friday 9am -5pm
FAMILY VIOLENCE COUNSELLING & SUPPORT SERVICE - Statewide phone number
FAMILY & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS COUNSELLING & SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE FAMILY VIOLENCE
Department of Health and Human Services Family Violence Counselling and Support Service offers professional and specialised services to assist children, young people and adults affected by family violence. This service is part of the safe at home initiative (http://www.safeathome.tas.gov.au/).
FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE AND REFERRAL LINE
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE POLICE SERVICES FAMILY VIOLENCE
http://www.safeathome.tas.gov.au/
Part of the Safe At Home iniative. This is a 24 hour, 7 day service. The Victim Safety Response Team (VSRT) work with victims of family violence undertaking follow up work from police, frequently carrying out safety audits and safety plans. Calls requiring an immediate response will have a police intervention team dispatched. Those calls not requiring an immediate ‘safety’ response will be referred to appropriate counselling, support and referral services.
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Series: C2004A05270
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997
Act No. 176 of 1997
Administered by: Environment and Energy
Date of Assent 21 Nov 1997
Principal + Amendments
Enables
Displayed here are links to compilations of the Principal, the most current at the top of the list.
RegisterId
Comp No.
Incorporating Amendments Up To
16/Jul/2014 C2014C00390 01/Jul/2014 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014
27/Mar/2012 C2012C00346 27/Dec/2011 30/Jun/2014 Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011
22/Sep/2011 C2011C00773 16/Sep/2011 26/Dec/2011 Statute Stocktake Act (No. 1) 2011
06/May/2011 C2011C00348 19/Apr/2011 15/Sep/2011 Statute Law Revision Act 2011
21/Jul/2009 C2009C00348 01/Jul/2009 18/Apr/2011 Act No. 54 of 2009
28/Mar/2006 C2006C00083 27/Mar/2006 30/Jun/2009 Act No. 8 of 2005 and SLI 2006 No. 50
04/Mar/2005 C2005C00141 22/Feb/2005 26/Mar/2006 Act No. 8 of 2005
C2004C00935 26/Jul/2001 21/Feb/2005 Act No. 8 of 2003
07/Dec/2009 C2004C06749 15/Jul/2001 25/Jul/2001 Act No. 55 of 2001
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When huge new Home Bargains store is opening in Leicester and how to apply for a job there
The homewares retailer is opening at St George's Retail Park
Hayley WatsonCity Centre Reporter
Home Bargains (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)
Home Bargains has revealed when it will open a huge new store in Leicester.
The homewares retailer, which has 500 stores across the UK, has its latest under construction at St George's Retail Park in the city centre.
It replaces Wickes, which closed at the end of 2018 before relocating to a new unit in South Wigston.
Earlier this year owners of the retail park confirmed that Home Bargains had agreed to a 15 year lease for the 25,882 sq ft unit.
Once open, it will join a growing list of new names at the shopping destination including Laura Ashley, Tapi Carpets and Wren.
St George's Retail Park, Leicester (Image: Leicester Mercury)
A spokesperson for Home Bargains confirmed that the new Leicester store is due to open in September 2019.
They also said that the retailer is looking for staff ahead of the opening.
The spokesperson said: "Our store at St George’s Retail Park, Leicester is due to open on Saturday, September 7.
"We are currently recruiting for store supervisors, store assistants and store cleaners and would encourage those interested to head to our careers website for more information.
"As a result of our constant growth, we’re always looking for new staff across the country."
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How to apply for a job
To apply for a job at Home Bargains, head to the retailer's career site.
The retailer is hiring store assistants and store cleaners at a rate of £5.39 - £8.38 per hour, and a lead sales assistant at £8.73 per hour.
It is also looking for a store supervisor, who will earn £20,811 plus up to £3,600 OTE.
Click here to search for and apply to all roles.
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PropertyTwo farmhouses in Huncote
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Garvey girls are ready to shine next season
Lisnagarvey's U15 girls who were runners up in the U15 cup.
Following a season of watching the Men’s 1st XI earn title glory, Lisnagarvey Ladies are getting ready to shine next season.
Quietly on the other side of the clubhouse at Comber Road, the ladies section began their own journey on a quest to reach the same dizzy heights as their male counterparts with the aim of qualifying for the EY Irish Hockey League by 2018.
The Lisnagarvey Ladies 1st XI.
The ladies used the 2015/2016 season to restructure and regenerate at all levels and no fewer than fourteen schoolgirls represented the 1st XI at Premier League and Irish Senior Cup level, which can only be hugely encouraging for the future.
This comes as part of the new U18 and U21 structures that have been introduced within the club to ensure that young players have a clear progression pathway from junior to senior hockey and that no player is overlooked.
The ladies section has no fewer than six players involved in Ulster Hockey summer programs building towards the U16 and U18 interprovincial tournaments.
For this the youth coaches at the club deserve huge credit along with all the local schools that put in place fantastic structures at schools level.
As the pre-season period approaches for 2016/2017, the Garvey girls have had a massive boost as Scarlett Holdsworth re-joins the club from Ards HC.
Scarlett has played at the highest level of the game in Ireland and brings with her a wealth of knowledge, experience and unquestionable ability.
Her addition to the squad alongside the likes of Rose Montgomery, Laura Johnston and Jenna McQueen gives the 1st XI the much sought after balance of youth and experience.
Preseason training begins at Garvey’s Comber Road base on Tuesday 5th July at 7pm and new players are as always very welcome to come along.
The sessions in July are open to anyone who is going into 4th Form/Year 11 in September and everyone older than that.
If you would like to find out more contact David on 07845 201932 or email davidagnew08@aol.co.uk
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eHealth Initiative ‘2020 Roadmap’ panel needs consumers
This press release showed up my inbox on Tuesday:
eHealth Initiative Launches 2020 Roadmap Process
Framework to Change the Future of Nation’s Healthcare System
March 25, 2014, Washington, D.C. – The eHealth Initiative (eHI) announced the launch of the eHealth Initiative 2020 Roadmap, a public-private collaboration that will help guide the transformation of the nation’s healthcare system by 2020. With the help and support of a wide array of leading healthcare associations, organizations, and federal agencies, 2020 Roadmap will propose key policy recommendations to implement at a federal level and actions for the private sector to help transform healthcare.
“Health reform calls for transformation to a value-based interoperable system, but there is no direction on how to transition from our current work processes and systems. Clinicians, payers and providers are in dire need of leadership to help transform delivery systems and control cost,” said Jennifer Covich Bordenick, Chief Executive Officer of the eHealth Initiative. “The goal of our new initiative is to craft a multi-stakeholder solution that coordinates the efforts of both the public and private sector so that we can make this transition successfully.”
The 2020 Roadmap will be developed over the next six months through a series of surveys, webinars, executive roundtables, and events with key constituencies; the outcome will be a consensus on how to shape the future of our healthcare system. Individuals are welcome to complete surveys, participate in upcoming events, and provide general feedback. A new survey is currently being fielded to gather information from the industry.
The 2020 Roadmap will focus on recommendations that:
• Identify a sustainable glide path for meaningful use;
• Promote interoperable systems;
• Transform care delivery; and
• Balance innovation and privacy.
Several advisors representing different stakeholders are leading the 2020 Roadmap activities, including:
· John Glaser, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Health Services, Siemens (representing vendors)
· Sam Ho, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare, Chair eHI Board of Directors, (representing payers)
· Christopher Ross, MD, Chief Information Officer, Mayo Clinic (representing providers)
· Susan Turney, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Group Management Association (representing clinicians)
· Micky Tripathi, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (representing information exchanges)
· Joseph Touey, Senior Vice President, North American Pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, GlaxoSmithKline (representing pharmaceutical manufacturers)
“The impressive caliber of individuals leading our effort reflects the importance of the 2020 Roadmap,” said Jennifer Covich Bordenick. “We invite all organizations to participate in this important process and bring the best thinking to the table.”
Visit the 2020 Roadmap webpage for more information at http://www.ehidc.org/2020-roadmapMore information about the eHealth Initiative is available online at www.ehidc.org.
About the eHealth Initiative: The eHealth Initiative (eHI) is a Washington D.C.-based, independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to drive improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. eHI is the only national organization that represents all of the stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Working with its membership, eHI advocates for the use of health IT that is practical, sustainable and addresses stakeholder needs, particularly those of patients. www.ehidc.org .
What immediately jumped out at me was the list of advisors. I’m familiar with most of the names, and I am sure all are qualified to provide valuable input on how to promote interoperability and improve our nation’s broken healthcare infrastructure. But the notes on representation raise an important question: How come nobody is representing consumers?
It’s after hours as I read the press release and I post this commentary, but I’ve e-mailed the press contact to see if the eHealth Initiative has a good answer. I will report back as soon as I hear anything. In the meantime, consumer and patient advocacy groups should take Bordenick up on her offer to participate.
UPDATE, March 27, 11 am CDT: I’ve just received this response directly from Bordenick:
Please know that the news release just highlighted just a few of the individuals and groups that will be involved. We absolutely welcome the representation and involvement of patient and advocacy groups, and any stakeholder groups who want to participate— that is one of the reasons we put the announcement out, and asked people to fill in contact info in the survey. We are at the very start of this process, so now is definitely the time to get engaged. We currently work with National Partnership for Women and Families, Center Democracy & Technology, American Cancer Society, and have just started work with Smart Patients, and many others. We expect all of these groups to continue working with us, and many others to join in the process.
So there you have it. As I said in the original post, consumers and patient advocacy groups should take Bordenick up on the offer. It sounds like she would appreciate it.
March 26, 2014 I Written By Neil Versel
Filed Under: consumerism health IT health reform Healthcare IT interoperability
Tags:consumer health information eHealth Initiative GlaxoSmithKline interoperability Jennifer Covich Bordenick John Glaser Massachusetts Mayo Clinic MGMA Micky Tripathi Siemens Susan Turney UnitedHealthcare
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Man United's Premier League game at West Ham to be televised by Sky
Reds' trip to Upton Park switched to February 8 ahead of games with Burnley, Swansea and Sunderland in busy Premier League month.
Samuel Luckhurst
Manchester United's Premier League trip to West Ham in February will be televised by Sky Sports.
The Reds' clash at Upton Park has been switched to Sunday February 8, with a kick-off time of 4.15pm.
Coincidentally, United played on the exact same date at the Hammers back in 2009.
Ryan Giggs scored a memorable solo goal in the second-half to secure a 1-0 win for the Reds.
The game at West Ham is United's only televised match in February.
Louis van Gaal's side face Burnley on February 11, travel to Swansea City and host Sunderland before the end of the month.
Provided United progress to the FA Cup fifth round, they will have five games to play in the second month of 2015.
In pictures: United v West Ham
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NU-Q Invites Students Interested in Media & Communication Careers to ‘Discover NU-Q’ Event
High school students interested in careers in media and communication can learn more about Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) this Thursday 15 January 2015, as part of the University’s ‘Discover NU-Q’ series.
Dean and CEO of NU-Q, Dr Everette E Dennis, said:
The Discover NU-Q series offers a chance for students interested in media and communication, as well as their parents, to consider what an education at NU-Q can offer. We welcome anyone who simply wants to explore these exciting careers. Journalism and media education that embraces the liberal arts is poised for the future. It is a great foundation for students who want to consider a wide range of options rather than a narrow career pathway.’
The Discover NU-Q programme is a practical effort to help prospective college students and their parents learn more about the University, including the application process, admission requirements and how to apply for financial aid. The session, which is open to anyone interested, is from 5 pm to 6:30 pm in the Carnegie Mellon building, Room 3035 in Education City, Doha.
NU-Q offers programmes in Journalism, Communication and Liberal Arts; they are excellent preparation for a career in the media and communication industry. At this week’s ‘Discover NU-Q’ event, Leon Braswell, director of admissions, and Quinton Sprull, manager of budget and student finance, will help students and parents navigate the application process. A representative from Hamad bin Khalifa University’s financial aid office will also be on hand to answer questions.
This event follows an earlier Discover NU-Q session on 27 November 2014, where prospective students and their parents gained a deeper understanding of the programs and opportunities available through NU-Q. The programme directors from Journalism, Communication and Liberal Arts discussed their respective programmes, including the residency and internship opportunities that help develop practical, real-world skills. Current NU-Q students shared their classroom and extracurricular experiences, as well as the careers they would like to pursue after graduation.
NU-Q has graduated three classes in Qatar since 2012, continuing the long legacy of its parent institution in the United States. Founded over 150 years ago, Northwestern University is an esteemed institution that has more than 200,000 alumni worldwide. NU-Q’s graduates have taken jobs at Al Jazeera, Qatar TV, the Doha Film Institute, magazines, PR firms and digital media outlets as well as joining the communications departments of the Amiri Diwan, government ministries, health care facilities and businesses.
A large percentage of NU-Q graduates have continued their studies in fields like film studies, strategic communication, business and law, at major graduate schools like Cambridge, Howard, McGill and Northwestern University.
For more information on NU-Q workshops and admissions, call the Office of Admissions at 4454 5100 or visit NU-Q’s website.
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Russian Navy Gets Admiral Makarov Frigate
By Aiswarya Lakshmi December 25, 2017
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Baltic Shipbuilding Plant “Yantar” (United Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaliningrad) has delivered the Admiral Makarov frigate, third ship of Project 11356, to Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation.
According to the shipyard, the acceptance/delivery certificate has been signed today, 25 December 2017, by Eduard Yevimov, Yantar Director General, and Capt 1 rank Aleksey Poteshkin, Chairman of State Acceptance Commission.
Admiral Makarov was laid down in early 2012 in Kaliningrad and was launched in 2015 to commence sea trials. The vessel became the third Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate after Admiral Essen, which was commissioned in June.
Considering that the Makarov is very much needed by the Navy, there is a hope that we’ll raise the flag this year, TASS quoted Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Head Alexei Rakhmanov as saying.
According to the USC chief, there is "actually 100% readiness" for the delivery of the frigate Admiral Makarov and it is important to hand it over this year so that the frigate’s crew can immediately start undergoing training and begin testing all the systems and practicing combat missions.
Under two contracts signed with the Russian Ministry of Defense, Yantar Shipyard is to build a series of six frigates of Project 11356 developed by the Northern Design Bureau. The Admiral Grigorovich and the Admiral Essen frigates were delivered to the customer in 2016.
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Stocks to watch Thursday: Sturm Ruger, Luby’s
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Published: Mar 22, 2012 6:49 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Thursday’s session are Sturm Ruger & Co., Luby’s Inc. and FedEx Corp.
Consumer-goods companies and specialty retailers — Nike Inc. NKE, -1.24% Perry Ellis International Inc. PERY Schiff Nutrition International Inc. WNI, -0.68% Dollar General Corp. DG, +0.53% Cost Plus Inc. CPWM GameStop Corp. GME, -5.40% Lululemon Athletica Inc. LULU, +0.11% and Wet Seal Inc. WTSLA — stand out among companies scheduled to report financial results. Rounding out Thursday’s calendar are FedEx FDX, -2.79% UTi Worldwide Inc. UTIW, +0.39% Micron Technology Inc. MU, +0.72% Accenture PLC ACN, -0.23% IHS Inc. IHS, +9.11% and Steelcase Inc. SCS, -4.65% among others.
The initial public offering of ExactTarget Inc. ET, +0.74% priced at $19 a share to begin Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. A total of 8.5 million common shares are up for sale in the IPO, all of which are being sold by ExactTarget, an Indianapolis-based global provider of cross-channel interactive marketing services. Underwriters have a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 15% of the common shares from the company if investor demand warrants.
In the face of strong demand for its firearms, Sturm Ruger RGR, -0.78% said it’s had to temporarily suspend taking new orders. For the first quarter, the Southport, Conn.-based company has received orders for more than 1 million units, a reflection of “very successful” retailer programs offered over January and February, according to Chief Executive Michael Fifer. The pace of the incoming orders “exceeds our capacity to rapidly fulfill these orders,” Fifer said in a statement. Sturm Ruger, which will report quarterly financial results May 1, also said it anticipates resuming the normal acceptance of orders by the end of May.
Along with reporting results for the second quarter ended Feb. 15, Luby’s LUB, +0.00% increased its sales and earnings forecast for the full fiscal year. As revised, the company now expects to generate profit from continuing operations in a range of 15 cents to 18 cents a share, up from 9 cents to 12 cents a share previously. Luby’s also anticipates same-store sales growth of 1% to 2% for the year, although total restaurant sales will likely show just modest improvement. “We remain cautious about future increases in gasoline prices impacting customer traffic. We believe year-over-year increases in food commodity costs are beginning to moderate,” Houston-based Luby’s said in the earnings release.
Along with reporting results for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, Shoe Carnival Inc. SCVL, -1.44% said it expects first-quarter earnings to be flat to slightly higher compared to the comparable year-ago period. The Evansville, Ind.-based retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories pegged earnings in a range of 75 cents to 78 cents a share, with net sales projected at $219 million to $222 million and comparable-store sales estimated to rise by 5.5% to 7%. The company’s forecast includes an increase in pre-opening costs of 6 cents a share, incurred as a result of Shoe Carnival’s acceleration of store openings during the April quarter to 13 from four in the year-earlier period.
Along with reporting results for the third quarter ended March 2, Herman Miller Inc. MLHR, -0.29% issued a forecast for the fourth quarter and said it would change its employee retirement programs from a defined benefit-based model to a defined contribution structure. The Zeeland, Mich.-based company forecast earnings of 28 cents to 32 cents a share on net sales in a range of $415 million to $435 million for the quarter. In going to defined contributions for three separate retirement plans, Herman Miller said it will contribute between $40 million and $45 million, net of tax benefits, to fund them at or near the close of the 2012 fiscal year. In conjunction, the company said it intends to eliminate future benefit accruals in its primary U.S. defined benefit plan effective in September. For the third quarter, Herman Miller said new orders were down 2.1% from the prior year, at $360.5 million.
Also late Wednesday, Intuit Inc. INTU, -0.09% reiterated its full-year revenue forecast as the Mountain View, Calif.-based company delivered an update on the status of its TurboTax services. For the tax season to date through March 17, TurboTax federal units totaled nearly 18.4 million units and ran 8% higher than in the same period last year, powered by 14% online growth; desktop units were down 3%. Full-year revenue growth for the company is expected to be 9% to 11%, reflecting an estimated increase of 10% to 13% in Intuit’s consumer tax business.
The board of Raytheon Co. RTN, -1.01% declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share, in keeping with its decision to raise the annual dividend payout rate by 16%, to $2 a share from $1.72 previously. The new dividend will be paid May 3 to stockholders of record as of April 4, Raytheon said. It marks the eighth straight year in which the Waltham, Mass.-based defense contractor has increased the dividend on common stock.
HCP Inc. HCP, +0.87% said it’s commenced a public offering of 9 million common shares, with $295.5 million of the expected proceeds to be used to redeem all outstanding 7.235% Series E cumulative redeemable preferred stock and 7.1% Series F cumulative redeemable preferred. Remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. HCP also intends to grant a 30-day greenshoe for the purchase of up to 1.35 million additional common shares. Long Beach, Calif.-based HCP is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in properties geared toward the U.S. health-care industry.
Glimcher Realty Trust GRT, +3.93% said it plans to sell 17.5 million common shares, with underwriters potentially selling more than 2.6 million additional shares. The Columbus, Ohio-based REIT has earmarked net proceeds in part to finance the acquisition of the 80% indirect ownership interest in Pearlridge Center in Honolulu held by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI. The purchase price will be about $289.4 million, including Blackstone’s pro-rata share of the $175 million mortgage debt. The cash purchase price for Blackstone’s interest in the shopping center works out to about $149.4 million, Glimcher Realty said. The transaction’s expected to be completed in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Matt Bomer’s Answer to Maintaining the Perfect Body at 38 Is the Russian Kettlebell Swing
by Mike Simone
In a recent interview about the #AmazonPilot The Last Tycoon starring Matt Bomer, in expected Men’s Fitness fashion—working out came up.
READ: Why The Last Tycoon is Well-Worth the 60-Minute Investment, Plus His 20-Minute Secret to Outwit Anyone in the Room
Bomer says adding size is in his genetic makeup. “I came from a long line of football players. I put on muscle really quick,” he says. But as a Hollywood actor, he knows as well as anyone else, he’s got to be nimble and easily able to manipulate his body.
“I just came off a job where I had to lose 30 pounds for a role, I think I may have attacked it a little too aggressively the first week,” he admits. His body was in a catabolic state—essentially losing muscle mass in addition to fat to intensify the overall weight loss. “When I lost the 35 pounds, whatever it was for this last movie, I was like, what the f— am I going to do? What happened to my ass?”
After such a dramatic blow to the body’s system, recovery is necessary. Matt worked on pulling back the volume a bit to bring his body back to baseline—stronger and with a bit more weight. “I just backed off the number of sets the second week and I’m feeling great,” he adds.
And his favorite exercise? The Russian kettlebell swing. “I would say those in of themselves make the biggest difference of any single exercise I’ve ever done. Squats, no. I mean they’re [kettlebell swings] insane.”
You’d think you’d most likely see the Russian kettlebell swing in conditioning/weight loss programming, but Bomer has, in fact, used it to build more muscle and strength in his lower body. He adds that “it took like three weeks to get me back to normal.”
Bomer is 38 and has had shredded abs since the beginning of time. He knows what he’s talkin’ about.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs. President Donald Trump, Democrats trying to retire him in 2020, and congressional incumbents of both parties all say they want action. Democrats and Republicans are far apart on whether to empower Medicare to negotiate prices, but there's enough overlap to allow for agreement in other areas.
Retired public school teacher Gail Orcutt, of Altoona, Iowa, looks over some of the prescription drugs she takes, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Orcutt pays $2,600 the first month of the year, and then $750 every other month for a lung cancer medication. With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs.
Retired public school teacher Gail Orcutt, of Altoona, Iowa, holds some of the prescription drugs she takes, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Orcutt pays $2,600 the first month of the year, and then $750 every other month for a lung cancer medication. With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs.
Retired public school teacher Gail Orcutt in her home, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Orcutt pays $2,600 the first month of the year, and then $750 every other month for a lung cancer medication. With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs.
High on the list is capping out-of-pocket costs for participants in Medicare's popular Part D prescription drug program , which has a loophole that's left some beneficiaries with bills rivaling a mortgage payment.
The effort to cap out-of-pocket costs in Medicare's prescription plan is being considered as part of broader legislation to restrain drug prices. Limits on high medical and drug bills are already part of most employer-based and private insurance. They're called "out-of-pocket maximums" and are required under the Obama-era health law for in-network services. But Medicare has remained an outlier even as prices have soared for potent new brand-name drugs, as well as older mainstays such as insulin.
"The issue has my attention," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare. "Out-of-pocket costs are a concern of ours, particularly at the catastrophic level." His committee has summoned CEOs from seven pharmaceutical companies to a hearing Tuesday.
While Grassley said he hasn't settled on a specific approach, the committee's top Democrat, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, recently introduced legislation that would cap out-of-pocket costs at about $2,650 for Medicare beneficiaries taking brand-name drugs. One co-sponsor is Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic presidential candidate.
In Des Moines, Iowa, retired special education teacher Gail Orcutt is battling advanced lung cancer due to radon exposure. Although she has Medicare prescription coverage, she paid $2,600 in January for her cancer medication and will pay about $750 monthly for the rest of the year. She said it cost more last year for a different drug — $3,200 initially and then about $820 monthly.
Someday her current drug may stop working, said Orcutt, and then she'd have to go on a different medication. "What if that is two or three times what I'm paying now?" she said. "It's not sustainable. The country needs more problem-solving for the common good and not the corporate bottom line."
At a recent House Ways and Means Committee hearing, three expert witnesses with varied policy views concurred on limiting drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. "This is still the only program that does not provide that protection to its beneficiaries," testified economist Joe Antos of the business-oriented American Enterprise Institute. The House committee also oversees Medicare.
Before the hearing, the committee's chairman and top Republican released a joint statement unusual in polarized times: "We agree that the time is now to take meaningful action to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. health care system," said Reps. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Kevin Brady, R-Texas.
John Rother of the National Coalition on Health Care is a longtime participant in national health care debates, and his organization represents a cross-section of interest groups. "There is a common recognition of a problem, and also a sense that they want to move something this year," he said.
At issue is the Medicare prescription benefit's "catastrophic" protection. Experts say it was intended as a safeguard but isn't working that way, either for beneficiaries or taxpayers. Catastrophic protection was enacted before the advent of drugs costing $1,000 a pill. It kicks in after beneficiaries have spent about $5,100 on medications, under a complex formula.
After that, the beneficiary is only responsible for 5 percent of the cost of the medication, and taxpayers' share rises to 80 percent. The patient's insurer covers the remaining 15 percent. The problem for beneficiaries is that there's no dollar limit to what they must pay. For example, 5 percent of a drug that costs $200,000 a year works out to $10,000.
Numerous experts also say there's a problem for taxpayers. Generally, the Medicare prescription benefit is financed with a mix of government subsidies and beneficiary premiums. But in the catastrophic portion, most of the bill is passed directly to taxpayers. That neutralizes the incentive for insurers to negotiate lower prices with drugmakers. Catastrophic is the fastest growing cost for Medicare's Part D.
The administration has supported an approach recommended by experts that would shift most of the responsibility for high-cost medications onto insurers, while capping what beneficiaries must pay. That would force insurers to seek lower prices. But it may well raise premiums.
About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries with Part D coverage — or 9 percent — had "catastrophic" costs in 2015, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Of those, about 1 million had to pay their share in full because they didn't qualify for financial assistance provided to low-income beneficiaries.
"This affects people with serious conditions such as cancer and multiple sclerosis," said Tricia Neuman, a Medicare expert with Kaiser. "People on Medicare can still face huge expenses for their medication because the Medicare drug benefit was designed without a hard cap on out-of-pocket costs."
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Crazy Cadets comeback led by Matt Kroska
By Michael Murakami, Hockey Hub staff, 01/22/11, 8:30PM CST
St. Thomas Academy scores three goals in 91-second span to defeat Breck
St. Thomas Academy senior forward Matt Kroska (No. 15) scores one of his four goals against Breck on Satuday, Jan. 22. Photo by Adam Crane
Losing 4-2 in the third period, it looked like St. Thomas Academy would be the victim of a four goal comeback by Breck.
That would change in a span of 91 seconds.
St. Thomas Academy celebrates a third period goal. Photo by Adam Crane
At the 6:47 mark in the third period the Cadets netted 3 straight goals for a comeback of their own as St. Thomas Academy skated to a 5-4 victory over Breck on Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
“I don't really know what happened,” St. Thomas Academy senior forward Matt Kroska said. “It was a great comeback.”
Kroska scored four goals during the action-packed game. Three of them came on the power play. His fourth goal was the game winner.
“I got a few lucky bounces,” Kroska said. “I got set up well by my teammates and I was in the right place at the right time.”
St. Thomas Academy capitalized on all three of its power play chances, with Kroska scoring on each opportunity.
“He's our unsung hero this year,” St. Thomas Academy coach Greg Vanelli said. “We put him on the first line and after a couple games he's just taking off. I couldn't be prouder of him. He's not a very big guy but he's got a lot of heart. He's often the first one to the puck.”
Kroska - who is 5-foot-9, 150 pounds - currently leads the Cadets in power play goals with six and is second in scoring with 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists).
“It shows you what heart can do,” Vanelli said.
Catching up with Cadets’ coach Greg Vanelli
Question: What did you say in the locker room to the team in-between the second and third period?
Answer: We just played Shattuck (Tuesday, Jan. 18) and we had a 4-4 game with them and they scored four in the third period on us. So we said to our guys 'you've just seen it done to you so go ahead and do it yourself' and they did. They had a great third period.
Q: It’s always a great rivalry game between St. Thomas Academy and Breck. What does a win like this do for the program?
A: Obviously we're both up there in the rankings so it gives you some pride. It's in the middle of the season so you can't get too excited about it but it really shows the character we have. We have Hill-Murray next so we don't have much time to enjoy it.
Q: St. Thomas Academy and Hill-Murray also have a very good rivalry too. What’s that game going to be like?
A: The last five years it's been us against them for the conference title. It's always nice and a little, mini goal to get the conference title so it would be nice to get that done. I really respect their team - they have a great program and great coaching. We've had a couple good games against them.
Breck goaltender Jack Kenney makes stops St. Thomas Academy's Zach Schroeder for one of his 35 saves in the Saturday, Jan. 22 game. Photo by Adam Crane
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St. Thomas Academy scored three goals in a 1:31-span during the third period to lift the Cadets to a 5-4 victory over Breck on Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
The Cadets' comeback was led by senior forward Matt Kroska who scored four goals in the game - three of those goals coming on the power play with the other being the game-winner.
Taylor Fleming had the other goal for the Cadets.
Breck's Wesley Iverson led the scoring for the Mustangs registering two goals and adding one assist. One of Iverson's goals was scored 20 seconds into the third period on a delfection off a St. Thomas Academy defenseman's stick, giving the Mustangs a 4-2 lead.
That lead would hold until the 6:47 mark in the third period when the Cadets scored their quick three unanswered goals to win the heated rivalry game.
Jake Kenney played stellar in-between the pipes for Breck making 35 saves and keeping St. Thomas Academy's Zach Schroeder (who had multiple breakaway chances) and A.J. Reid from scoring.
St. Thomas Academy's David Zevnick made 27 saves in the winning effort.
Breck will continue their Class 1A Top Ten play when the Mustangs travel to Totino-Grace on Tuesday, Jan. 25, for a 7 p.m. game.
St. Thomas Academy will also be on the road next week when they head to Aldrich Arena to play Hill-Murray on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m.
St. Thomas Academy senior forward Matt Kroska celebrates one of his four goals against Breck on Satuday, Jan. 22. Photo by Adam Crane
1. Matt Kroska, St. Thomas Academy
The senior forward had a monster day scoring four goals for the Cadets - three of those goals coming on the power play, his other being the game-winner.
2. Wesley Iverson, Breck
Iverson scored two goals and added one assist powering the Breck offense. The junior forward's goals were both timely as he sniped the top left corner in the first period 14 seconds after Breck's David Zosel scored. His second goal came 20 seconds into the third period giving the Mustangs a 4-2 lead at the time.
3. Jack Kenney, Breck
Three of the five goals he surrendered were on the power play and the junior goaltender made 35 saves in the game. Kenney (pictured below) made several saves on multiple breakaway chances by St. Thomas Academy's Jordan Schroeder.
Breck junior goaltender Jack Kenney. Photo by Adam Crane
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Eagles senior forward Jack Jensen registered three points, including a pair of goals, in his team's victory over the Red Knights.
Top-ranked Hermantown roars back to beat No. 6 Mahtomedi in extra frame
By Drew Herron, SportsEngine 02/02/2019, 11:00am CST
The Hawks' Joey Pierce, who notched an assist on the game-tying goal, netted the game-winner in overtime.
Henneman lifts Sartell-St. Stephen past Minneapolis in overtime
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After being sent to the penalty box in the first period, which led to a goal, the Sabres senior redeemed himself with the game-winner.
Class 2A defending champ Minnetonka beats Maple Grove to keep its undefeated record intact
By Loren Nelson, SportsEngine 12/27/2018, 6:30pm CST
Junior forward Teddy Lagerback netted a pair of second-period goals, guiding the Skippers past the Crimson.
White Bear Lake hangs on to defeat Hill-Murray in Class 2A, top-10 tilt
The Bears were down 2-1 after the first period, but erased the deficit and took the lead for good with a pair of power-play goals during the second period.
Eden Prairie's offensive onslaught topples Elk River in Holiday Classic
By Luke Hanlon, SportsEngine 12/13/2018, 10:00am CST
John and Luke Mittelstadt combined for six points for the Eagles, who scored by committee.
Luke Kron's overtime goal lifts Andover past Duluth East
By Loren Nelson, SportsEngine 12/08/2018, 7:00am CST
With the win, the Huskies defeated their Class 2A, Section 7 rival and maintained their perfect record.
East Grand Forks rides four-goal second period to victory over Totino-Grace
Tanner Mack tallied three goals in less than 5 minutes to spark the Green Wave offense.
Minnetonka throttles St. Thomas Academy in nightcap at The Opener
By John Wagner, SportsEngine 11/23/2018, 7:00am CST
The Skippers opened their season and began their Class 2A title defense surrendering just one goal to the Cadets.
Schneider's overtime goal pushes Lakeville North past Cloquet-Esko-Carlton in season opener
By Drew Herron, SportsEngine 11/23/2018, 6:00am CST
Spencer Schneider scored twice for the Panthers to claim the first win of this year's The Opener tournament.
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The Cougars (6-2 overall, 2-2 TVL) lost to Hilmar by three points in overtime on Sept. 21, and fell to Modesto Christian a week later, 7-6.
After an easy win over Riverbank, the Cougars made a statement on Friday, defeating a talented Ripon team on homecoming night.
“We’ve gotten better,” Beam said. “We’re a young team with a lot of young starters and you had a feeling once this thing started to click that maybe we could do something.
“And hopefully a win like this can propel you into the postseason and get this thing rolling.”
Escalon features a junior-heavy roster and a sophomore, Luke Anderson, leads its rushing attack.
But the Cougars showed maturity against a Ripon team led by standout senior quarterback Ryan Daggett. The Indians were The Bee’s second-ranked medium-sized team going into the game.
“We were all expecting a dogfight,” said Dutra, who threw two touchdowns for Escalon. “We have 40 fighters. No one fights like us, no one has been through it like we have, I think. ”
Watch as coaches, players talk about Escalon's 38-7 win over Ripon on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.
Ripon (7-1, 3-1 TVL) was plagued by penalties (12 for 100 yards) and turnovers (two interceptions, one fumble, one muffed punt).
Escalon jumped out to a quick lead, scoring on a 58-yard Dutra-to-Kaidence Trejo touchdown pass on its first possession. A 33-yard TD run by Jordan Gwartney gave the Cougars a 14-0 halftime lead.
Ripon scored on its opening possession of the second half and the Indians defense forced a quick Escalon three-and-out. It seemed the momentum was shifting.
But Ripon muffed the ensuing punt, Escalon recovered and the Cougars never looked back.
Escalon scored on the ensuing possession to go up 21-7, then forced another fumble to get the ball right back. When Colton Panero ran for a 4-yard touchdown, the Cougars were up 28-7.
Panero punctuated the victory with a 62-yard TD run with 4:32 left in the game.
“Our kids didn’t quite know how to handle this kind of adversity, because we haven’t face it,” Ripon coach Chris Musseman said. “So we’ve got a lot of work to do. We’re going to be fine, but this was a good lesson for us tonight.”
The Indians can still claim the TVL title with wins in their last two games, at home against Hughson next Friday and at Modesto Christian on Oct. 26.
“The reality is if we win our last two games, we still win league,” Musseman said.
Escalon hosts Livingston next Friday, then concludes the regular season at Hughson.
And if the Cougars can play like they did on Friday, they have a good chance of finishing on a roll heading into the postseason.
“Defense has been the backbone of this team all year long, and once again they showed up,” Beam said. “And it was about time the offense showed up and came to the party, also.”
Escalon’s Kaden Christensen ran for 111 yards on 9 carries and Panero finished with 114 yards on 6 carries, including a 49-yarder. Anderson finished with 50 yards on 13 carries.
Ripon’s Daggett did most of his work running the ball, finishing with 115 yards on 16 carries. He passed for 108 yards, but 53 came on one play. He had only 13 yards passing in the first half.
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Christians asked to defend the gospel
Kumasi, Feb 28, GNA- The Right Reverend Nuh Ben Abubakr, Methodist Bishop of Kumasi, has criticised people who profess to be Christians but lead lives contrary to the gospel of Christ. "It is not surprising that there is now little sense of sin among the unsaved," he said, when he opened the 20th delegates conference of the Diocesan Methodist Men's Fellowship in Kumasi at the weekend. The two-day conference was on the theme: "I chose you to go and bear fruit".
Rt. Rev. Abubakr said it was not enough for one to proclaim Christ but more importantly to take a principle position against evil in all forms and manifestations. "Let the world see a change in you. The aggression, pay-him-back attitude, cheating and pride must give way to sobriety, spirit of forgiveness, honesty and humility:, he said. "It is when people see and appreciate these distinctive and admirable qualities in us that we could positively influence change in society."
Rt. Rev. Abubakr said the church should not just remain a mere fellowship of like-minded people but have to grow and save more souls from perishing. Mr George Omane, out-going Diocesan Chairman of the Fellowship, said members have the vision to assist the Church to serve the cause of humanity. He said the Fellowship had raised 40 million cedis to support the completion of a Retreat Centre of the Church at Kwadaso in Kumasi.
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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
Best of Miami® /// Bars & Clubs /// 2008
Tired of sharing the mike with those pesky beach tourists? For folks serious about karaoke, there's nothing worse than listening to drunken amateurs ruin a perfectly good song. That's where Tom's NFL Club comes in. This relaxed neighborhood bar, the ideal local oasis for the dedicated karaoke enthusiast, has no cover charge or outrageous liquor prices. Instead Tom's offers a weekly karaoke extravaganza for all the would-be jukebox heroes in the city. This attitude-free karaoke night packs every song imaginable, from country to New Wave; the karaoke DJ will likely have your most-wanted song. Sealing the deal, the dedicated but welcoming local crowd will make you feel at home — provided, of course, you can hold a note.
5001 NW 36th St., Miami Springs, 33166
tomsnfl.com
You know Rachel Goodrich. You were drunk, it was Churchill's or PS14 or wherever, and there was this girl playing music, and you didn't really give a crap, but then you noticed everybody else was paying attention, so you started to listen and — zammee! — you were, like, Holy shit. This girl's pretty good. A blurry minute later, you thought, No, she's very good. Maybe it was the ukulele she brought out; maybe it was the participatory glee she incited when she handed instruments to the crowd; whatever it was, you were digging it. And then the tequila took hold and off to the curb you stumbled — but Rachel played on without you. A Miami Beach native, the 23-year-old musical phenomenon has been writing her own stuff since she was 12 and began performing at age 16. The stuff she's working on these days — music she describes as "shakeabilly" — is a little bit rock, a little bit country, a little bit crazy-woman, and generally a whole lot of fun. Her only regular gig at the moment is 190 Restaurant, every Friday night, but it's not hard to find her playing somewhere on any given weekend. Check her MySpace page for upcoming shows. And if you're too lame to go out and hear her live, she's got an album coming out in a few months.
Karli Evans
Six signs of a serious afterhours party: 1. A crowd that goes to sleep insanely early, only to arise around 3 a.m. and then begin getting ready to go out. 2. A hard-core subset of that crowd that won't deign to do afterhours, or even party much, anywhere else. 3. A 24-hour liquor license (!). 4. Marathon sets by some of the world's superstar DJs, from Roger Sanchez to Dubfire, who show up after they've played gigs at regular clubs. 5. International mix CDs named solely for one geographical area — say, a terrace — of said afterhours party. 6. A crowd on said terrace visible from the highway until, sometimes, 2 p.m. the following day. Space Saturdays boasts all of these. Nobody else in town can, and they don't even try. End of story.
34 NE 11th St., Miami, 33132
clubspace.com
Induce is sort of like the dark horse of the DJ pack. What he lacks in superhigh-profile residencies at boring danceterias he more than makes up for in skill, deep musical knowledge, and diversity. A young DJ with an old-school mindset, he's the type of guy who still lives with rooms of old vinyl and who doesn't need Serato to school his weaker peers and move butts. An Induce set is always a tossup because he does with finesse what the best DJs do: plays to the crowd. And because of his encyclopedic mental library, audiences are startlingly wide in range — everyone from indie types at Poplife to hip-hop heads at Purdy Lounge to fashionistas at Gen Art parties to Zen types at The Standard to the swank and pampered patrons at The Shore Club. Just see the track list of his 2007 mix, More Iconic Less Ironic: Eric B. & Rakim, The Cure, the Neptunes, and Stereolab all get equal billing. Meanwhile, he's been garnering web love for his own productions and for his turn as half of the duo, uh, Casual Sax, which has been blessed with Perez Hilton's golden wand. Boring laptop jocks, eat your hearts out.
Shine, nestled inside the glam Shelborne Beach Resort, was a labor of love for DJ Jonathan Cowan, whose family has long owned and operated the hotel. With a veteran dance-floor conductor at its helm when it opened in the spring of 2006, the club quickly distinguished itself for its stellar Steve Dash sound system and even more stellar DJ lineup. For that year's edition of WMC, Shine glittered with luminaries rarely seen in Miami, including Satoshi Tomiie and Frankie Knuckles. But by early 2007, weekly operations ceased and all kinds of rumors swirled — Miami New Times even declared it the "best club to die within the past year."We were all wrong. Cowan was just on a break to take care of family business and retool the club's programming a bit. So last summer, Shine came back with a bang, hosting special events during which the likes of Adam Freeland, Layo and Bushwacka!, and King Britt, among others, graced the decks. WMC 2008 saw the place slammed, with the return of Tomiie, for one, and parties by Ibiza superclub Pacha and legendary label Def Mix. The remainder of the year, the club continues to open for special events, treating local dance music cognoscenti to house, techno, electro, and the rest of the best in new beats. The moral of the story: Patience pays, and Shine still sparkles.
As rumors flew that The Eat was spending a lot of time in a not-so-secret rehearsal space, the collective excitement felt across South Florida's music scene was palpable as far and wide as our hipsters are astute and with it. The Eat, previously named Best Band of All Time by this publication, had not played in about a dozen years, so the news was almost earth shattering to fans. Arguably, The Eat was South Florida's first punk band, releasing in 1979 a DIY single ("Communist Radio/Catholic Love"), which has likely changed hands more times on eBay than there are actual copies. But rarity wasn't the only reason the group's sides sell for hundreds of dollars — The Eat's catalogue is chock full of musical and lyrical gems on par with any chart toppers from that period. Ever wonder how the Miami scene got its bizarre sense of humor? Just pick up last year's It's Not The Eat, It's The Humidity compilation, and it will all start to make sense ... well, more sense, anyway. Those songs influenced young bands (and other funny people) for years afterward. The compilation itself was perhaps the biggest reason Mike and Eddie O'Brien reformed the band with longtime member Kenny Lindahl and newcomer Mike Vullo (substituting for Chris Cottie, who passed away in 2004) to perform to a packed Churchill's Hideaway on Groundhog Day. The band was spot-on, and audience members left with huge grins on their faces. The boys have already played at least one other unannounced set this year and promise more official gigs in the near future. We hope they really mean the actual "near future," not 12 years from now.
This past December, it was just a little too easy for the local smart alecks to make cracks about Miami Beach regressing into a retirement community for musical has-beens. Kicking off Art Basel was one of the most influential bands of the late Sixties — led by rock's most emulated singer (an adopted local no less) and joined by punk's finest bass player. Too easy. But when Iggy Pop and the Stooges came out full bore, those same cognoscenti knew right away they'd be gnawing on their Grecian Formula-coated words before the night was through. The Asheton brothers thundered through their own classics as Iggy sexily pranced around like a boy one-third his age. Mike Watt, formerly of the Minutemen and a cultural institution in his own right, took over the late Dave Alexander's spot to the delight of all — especially his own. At one point, Iggy welcomed the audience onstage for a couple of songs, and several dozen concertgoers took up the offer to wriggle around, singing "No Fun" and smiling at the irony. The only things that made the evening more brag-worthy were the free admission, the starry sky overhead, and the sand you had to shake out of your boots afterward.
The nonprofit Rhythm Foundation is celebrating its 20th year of spreading global musical cheer in South Florida, and each season seems to get better than the last. That's a tough feat, given the group's track record. Founded with the intent of showcasing the best in "world music," the outfit has managed to shake that term's sometimes boring and crunchy connotations via a program of the planet's most exciting music, regardless of scene or language. For the 2007-2008 season, Rhythm Foundation has helped push pop forward and reinvent some of the oldest forms of folk. That's meant hosting, say, the Argentine-Swedish singer-songwriter José González at the lovely Manuel Artime Theater in Little Havana, which provoked an enraptured audience into possibly the lowest noise levels ever recorded for a Miami audience. It's also meant hosting Brazilian baile funk tricksters Bonde do Rolê at the soon-to-be-defunct downtown club Studio A, or Spanish disco-popsters the Pinker Tones at the North Beach Bandshell. Other times, it's meant even legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle and tabla master Zakir Hussain. The common thread? New explorations into sounds and textures, and some of the smartest, coolest crowds you could hope to amass in this town. The folks behind Rhythm Foundation prove time and again it's a small world after all, but there's room for all of us to dance in it.
You don't need us to tell you which of the cavernous superclubs is "best" — that's a matter of nightlife politics and the quickly shifting winds of whatever the crowd deems cool. Instead, our pick for where you can really shake it is a not-so-well-kept secret: Love Hate Lounge, just south of Fifth Street and blocks from any of the bling-bling spots. Infamous for being owned by the needle-wielding stars of Miami Ink, the place is known by locals as a no-fail, no-bullshit spot for getting down. Yes, it's kind of small, but all the better; this means half the space isn't devoted to bottle service, like everywhere else, and you're almost guaranteed to have to grind into — or at least brush past — a stranger. And the narrow layout means the party often gets pushed upward — onto the couches, the chairs, and those strategically placed shiny poles. There's never a cover, the dress code is tattoo chic, and the soundtrack is a bumping mix of mostly old-school hip-hop and party classics, a respite from the Top 40 and Euro house clatter of its northerly neighbors. If you can't have fun here, you probably can't have fun anywhere.
423 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 33139
lovehatemiami.com
Ah, to drink where the booze is cheap; the bartenders are tough, hot women; and all the patrons are salty drunks. Look no further than the Happy Stork. Forget this town's lame pretensions about dressing up to drink. Come to this place directly from work, order yourself an Anchor Steam, and strike up a conversation with someone who can really tell you what's going on around here. Like the brilliant/crazy guy who has lined the walls with all of his weird straw sculptures. Or the ornery drunk who is about to get thrown out for refusing to pay his $30 tab because (he insists) his glass is dirty. Play a game of pool on the chalky, gray-green table, or enjoy a saucy game of strip poker on the coin-operated machine. Best of all, this place is managed by a dour little Irishman who, when he grumblingly rolls himself cigarettes, looks kind of like a pirate. (He won't let you roll one, so don't even try, Cheech.) After a few drinks, you'll want to propose to your bartender and arrange to have your ashes spread into the dirty, dirty urinals.
1872 79th St. Causeway, Miami Beach, 33141
Don't let the name of this club fool you. These are some real men — well hung and swangin' that thang. Club Boi is the only black-owned gay club in South Florida, and it serves as a welcome alternative to the same old stuff on South Beach. There is nude male dancing, and the vibe is hot. Even for heteros, this club is a good time. On Friday nights, the Face-Off: Strippers Contest takes place. Are you a confident man? Do you think you've got what it takes? Get up on that stage and strip down naked. On Saturday nights, DJs Dias E and Gavin keep those beats pumping with some crazy house music. And Tuesday nights are right for a karaoke showdown. Get out of the closet and get down at Club Boi.
1060 NE 79th St., North Miami, 33161
clubboi.com
It's 4:59 p.m. ... one more minute. Just one more minute. The longest minute. You've worked hard all day. Why won't that clock's stupid little hand hurry up?! And then it happens: 5 p.m. and all's well. The time has come for twenty- and thirtysomethings across the city to loosen their ties and unbutton their shirts. In the heart of downtown, this classy second-floor joint bathes its young and beautiful crowd in cool blue lights that spill out over a dance floor, multiple bars, and a frequently occupied stage. The 4 to 7 p.m. happy hour offers half-price drinks to the mingling crowd of young professionals looking to let their hair down after a long day at the office. Inside there's a nightclub atmosphere, but you'll find a more relaxed vibe at the outdoor bar, where you can kick back and drunkenly toast to the setting sun.
900 S. Miami Ave., Miami, 33130
bluemartinilounge.com
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11 Disney Characters Who Are Queer AF
By Mathew Rodriguez
Fans want Frozen's Elsa to get a girlfriend. They loved seeing a lesbian couple — if only for a split second — in the latest Finding Dory trailer. The online chorus remains pretty clear: Fans want to see more out queer characters in animated films.
It only takes the fingers of one hand to count the number of out gay, lesbian or bisexual animated characters — many of whom are non-Disney creations like Mitch in Paranorman or Mr. Garrison on South Park. But if we're talking characters who have been read as queer, there are quite a few. Yes, some of their traits — butch haircuts, femme posturing and high glam — traffic in negative stereotypes, but many queer people have recognized a bit of themselves in these iconic characters.
Here are just a few.
Ursula is the baddest witch in the sea. She's also pretty queer: The AV Club reported that famous drag queen Divine, star of many John Waters films, served as a template for Ursula's body and attitude.
Source: Mic/YouTube
Jafar, one of the many foppish male villains — among them, Pocahontas's Governor Ratcliffe and his pigtails or "Gotta practice my curtsy" Scar from The Lion King — stands above the rest. While there are plenty of examples of queerness-as-evil in film, Jafar is a paradigmatic example not only because of his manicured beard and effeminate nature, but also his undying obsession with Aladdin, immortalized in this remixed, fan-made YouTube video.
Yzma
Another charismatic, campy caricature of an aging diva is The Emperor's New Groove's main villain, Ysma — as much a queer icon as the Little Mermaid's sea witch. Like Ursula, its not hard to imagine a drag queen serving as the inspiration for the overly made-up, aging diva voiced by queer icon Eartha Kitt, who played Catwoman in the campy '60s TV show, Batman.
Behind every queen diva is a band of loyal followers — or at least one die-hard minion. The Emperor's New Groove gives us Kronk, the muscly gym bunny who subverts gender norms. Kronk worships Yzma. He enjoys cooking — he wants to start off his meals with soup and a light salad; he enjoys fashion and dancing. Had the film been made only a decade later, you'd expect half of Kronk's lines to be "Yaasss Yzma!"
Though Hercules' blue-fire-haired, hot-headed demigod may seem like another foppish villain that reads as queer, he's also so much more. Hades is not, like Jafar or Ursula, a villain working alone or with anthropomorphic minions. Throughout the film, he carries on a friendship with the doesn't-seem-100%-straight Megara, the film's lead damsel not-in-distress. With a sass that's always turned up to 10 and no shame in flaming blue hair, Hades is the villainous version of the gay best friend.
It's already clear that there's a boatload of queer subtext in Disney's underwater classic The Little Mermaid. The longing for acceptance, the need for Ariel to leave home and "find" herself — the whole narrative is pretty queer. But it's Ariel's no-nonsense best friend Sebastian who takes the cake for seemingly being the queerest character in the film. Sebastian's attitude throughout the entire film is "Gurl, no." While Flounder is the sensitive, supportive friend, Sebastian acts like the older, wiser gay whose trying to make sure Ariel doesn't go too crazy.
Terkina
Speaking of best friends, Tarzan's Terkina is another best friend who registers on many viewers' gaydars: Terkina, aka "Terk" is an androgynous ape voiced by out lesbian Rosie O'Donnell. When terk, a tomboyish gorilla that rejects gender norms, has to put on a dress and makeup to carry out a ruse, she's angry at Tarzan for forcing her into the get-up — though, since she's a naked ape for most of the film, maybe she just hates clothes.
Timon and Pumbaa
Though the two don't share affection onscreen, Timon and Pumbaa's enduring friendship and the love they show their pseudo-adopted son, Simba, read as if they're a couple of gay dads living life to the fullest within their nontraditional family. And, let's face it, "Hakuna Matata" may as well be an official anthem for gay pride.
Speaking of pride anthems, how can you not bring up "Let It Go"? And, by association, Frozen's Elsa, voiced by queer icon Idina "Adele Dazeem" Menzel. Her crowd-pleasing anthem is about learning to love the parts of yourself that others don't and finding the power to be true to yourself. There's a reason fans want Elsa to get a girlfriend — her story offers one of the clearest metaphors for the queer experience in the Disney universe.
Li Shang
Li Shang may be one of the most revolutionary of the seemingly queer characters in Disney's canon. While Mulan beats back against every gender norm in the book, Li Shang does so even more. Sure, he sings what may as well be the masc4masc anthem "Make a Man Out of You," but he sings it to Mulan's alter ego, Ping, with whom he shares a budding bromance. And when Mulan outs herself as Mulan and not Ping, Li Shang looks more than a little upset. Li Shang and Mulan never share a final kiss and the movie ends on an ambiguous note — is Li Shang in love with Mulan? Was Li Shang in love with Ping? Li Shang may truly be Disney's first and foremost bisexual character.
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