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All Valley Escrow, Inc., an Independent Escrow, was formed in January of 1999 from a company, which had been in the escrow business since 1990, but regulated by the Department of Real Estate. The decision was made in 1998 to incorporate as an independent escrow and be the best escrow company in the county. Starting with a main office in Simi Valley in 1999, All Valley Escrow has grown to three Ventura County branches in Simi Valley, Westlake Village and Camarillo as well as serving the Santa Clarita Valley with our Valencia office.
Efficient, accurate and aggressive are three words to describe All Valley Escrow service. The best way for an escrow holder to perform is to save their client money. By broadening our already existing network of offices and escrow officers, All Valley Escrow offers a long term savings by implementing:
Systems to track and flag properties and alert closers of potential problems;
Sufficient and well-trained staff to keep up with volume of work;
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Staff committed to seeking out early closings for all buyers and sellers
Staff trained to accurately record all facets of the closing process.
We have a highly qualified team of Escrow Officers and staff. Our Escrow Officers have been in the business for a total combined experience of 200+ years.
All Valley Escrow, Inc. is licensed by the California Department of Business Oversight with main license #963-1841 and maintains membership with the Escrow Agents Fidelity Corporate per California Escrow Law.
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Mission: ACM’s mission is to advance the science and application of information technology by providing students with real world information through guest speakers, workshops, seminars, projects, and other activities. Information about job trends, internships, and scholarships is always updated to help students take a stand in their future career.
ACM Website
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Chair Ryan Cole chair@csulb.acm.org
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Treasurer David Taitinfong treasurer@csulb.acm.org
Secretary Kenny Do secretary@csulb.acm.org
AESB Rep Alfredo Vargas aesbrep@csulb.acm.org
Event Coordinator Elizabeth Him events@csulb.acm.org
Association for Computing Machinery for Women in Computing
Mission: to celebrate, inform and support women in computing, and work with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women. This includes promoting activities that result in more equal representation of women in CS such as mentoring or role modeling; monitoring the status of women in industrial and academic computing through the gathering of statistics; providing historical information about women’s accomplishments and roles in CS; and serving as a repository of information about programs, documents and policies of concern to women in CS.
Through international and local activities and chapters, educational outreach, recognition of leading women in CS, cooperation with other organizations, and the dissemination of information via newsletters, blogs, and reports, ACM-W promotes the growth and development of women seeking to attain careers in computing.
Description: to celebrate the contributions of women in computing, ACM-W encourages nomination of prominent women for ACM’s Advanced Member Grades (such as Distinguished Member and Fellow) and Awards; bestows the prestigious Athena Lecturer Award chosen by an ACM Special Interest Group (SIG); collects oral histories; and profiles leaders in the ACM-W CIS (Celebrate, Inform and Support) e-Newsletter and News Blog.
Increasing the visibility of “Women of Distinction” and promoting them as role models is essential to encouraging young women to study and pursue careers in computing. Recognizing women, like the ones featured on our home page, helps focus our members and the world at large on their contributions to our exciting and rich field.
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Interesting locations
Archival Holdings
For Archivists
About Archivistics
ARCHIVES LIBRARY
YU LEXICON
Cooperation in the Country
The Succession Agreement
Cooperation in the country in 2011
Preparation of exhibitions of archival documents
The Archives of Yugoslavia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia organized an exhibition entitled "The First Conference of Heads of State or Governments of Non-Aligned Countries, Belgrade 1961", on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Belgrade Conference.
The exhibition outside the Archives
Exhibition "Prince Paul Karadjordjević, Prince Regent 1934-1941" was presented in Vranje.
Exhibition "The Yugoslav Government 1918–2006" was presented in Čačаk.
Exhibition "Yugoslav-French relations 1918-1941" was presented in Kikinda.
Exhibition "Portraits of Queen Mary and Princess Olga Karađorđević" was presented in je u Zrenjanin and Prokuplje.
Exhibition "Alexander I - King of Yugoslavia 1918–1934" was presented in Gornji Milanovac.
Cooperation with the Art production group Night of Museums
Exhibition "Portraits of Queen Mary and Princess Olga Karađorđević" was a part of Night of Museum 2011.
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We are all teachers, deepening our knowledge through experience with each other as divine beings. We do not teach what we know, but teach who we are; in the process we shine a light on your own wisdom, awakening the teacher within, so you can realize your potential and power over your life through conscious choices.
Resident Teachers
Carien
Carien travels internationally offering her vast experience and expertise as a yoga teacher, body worker and Inner dance facilitator. Known for her integrity, passion for service and innate ability to activate lasting results, throughout her travels, she has been introduced to different spiritual modalities, from a wide range of wisdom traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Tibetan Tantra. That being said, she recognises that these different paths are all but part of the ultimate truth as one. Her focus is on igniting the inner knowing within oneself, and by connecting with the inner light, the wisdom arises. Her aim is to bring balance to the internal feminine and masculine energies, raising the personal vibration to the higher levels, shifting from a “lack” mentality to one of abundance, so abundance attracts abundance, happiness attracts happiness, and love attracts love – truly living in the universal law of mirroring.
Creative Alchemy
After many years in the corporate world, Flordeliza Pesigan became a full-time artist in a nomadic life of flow and trust while also in search of physical healing. Having experienced various healing modalities that turned into initiations and activations from many different mentors, healers, and shamans, she started deepening into self-illuminating practices and explored Sound healing, 5 Elements activation, Movement therapy, Reiki, Somatic Healing, Tantra, Shamanic practices, Light Code transmissions and Inner Dance. Combining all that she has learned in her travels and her life’s work and practices as a creative soul, she now shares ”Creative Alchemy” which offers self-illuminating, transformative, healing, creative journeys, ceremonies, and retreats together with Inner Dance Process around Asia and the Middle East. She also gives Inner Dance Energy School and Facilitation Training. Everyone’s different so she intuitively mixes or layers her offerings into however it is needed and appropriate for each person to fully connect and experience the self.
Bahay Kalipay offerings:
Inner Dance Journeys
Voice Activation (through Sound Alchemy or Inner Dance)
Painting Techniques
Shamanic Sound Healing Journey (with Crystal, singing bowl, and various shamanic instruments).
Innerdance
Serena, originally from New York, has been living in South East Asia since 2011. Highly intuitive since birth, Serena has always found solace and connectivity in nature. After attending university in New York City, arriving to the complexities of this urban matrix only two weeks prior to 9/11 and staying for 6 years, Serena was ready to re-immerse in forest living where she could begin to deconstruct much of the social matrices and underlying dissipative structures she found herself in observation of while living in NYC. This brought her to the San Bernardino National Forest where she facilitated experiential science-based ecology and environmental classes for thousands of children all across Southern California. Then, in June 2011, while participating in a Wilderness First Responder course in the mountains of Massachusetts, Serena was struck by lightning. While already having had a strong relationship with electricity before this event, this strange synchronistic moment catalyzed an intense ripple effect of varying phenomena that eventually led Serena to live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a city with some of the most grounded lightning strikes on the planet. Exactly one year after the lightning strike, Serena experienced her first inner dance – which in it held electric vibrations three or four times stronger than the lightning strike itself. Transformation and hypersensitivity was nothing new for Serena, therefore leading her to deeply trust what her experience spoke and how it would continue to change her life in relation to the greater dreams of a planet and the visions she herself knew as real. Now, Serena combines her love of learning, healing, community, science, and integrative wholeness systems into all she is. Finding flow within the forms and the formless, life is no longer a doing but a remembrance of being while creating spaces for gifting each other with possibilities for resonant change and transformation.
Lily Jou
As a 2005 Teacher of the Year in Oriental Medicine, Lily Jou is the Founder and Inventor of Immediate Pain Relief where ‘Pain Becomes Optional’ is the motto for the next wave of treatment for chronic and acute pain. She has a Masters degree from Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine, knows several languages (Major in Linguistics from Hamilton College with a Minor in Physics/ Astronomy), and has devoted years to serving the low-income community in Tucson, Denver, New York City, Mexico, and seniors in Palawan. Her passion is in helping people live a pain-free and happy life through education and natural healing.
Born in the small Southeast Asian capital of Laos, Lily Jou is an Acupuncturist with a Masters Degree from Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine in Acupuncture and a certified Chinese Herbologist. Her success in treating life-threatening disorders such as epileptic seizures, anorexia, and AIDS or HIV+ at the Detoxification Centers of Fortune Society and Lincoln Hospital (NYC), has measurably expanded her skill in Acupuncture. For anyone undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation, Acupuncture can help reduce the side-effects without
interfering with the intended effect.
Venerable Rakkhita
Discourses on Buddhism, Guided Meditation
Venerable Rakkhita, originally from the UK has been practising vipassana (Awareness and Wisdom) meditation for about 28 years, three of which as an ordained Buddhist Monk in the Thai Vipassana tradition with Ven Ajahn Tong and four years as a Samanera. Teachers have included Luang Poh Banyat, Ven Ajahn Tong, Sayadaw U Pandita, Ven Sujiva, Bhante Punnaji and Ven Dr Sunanda. Rakkhita has shared creative life skills in many areas of the work field world including arts, music, theatre in education, therapies and performance mainly in the UK. His teachings invite exploration of the convergence of love and wisdom. “I came to meditation as a result of the stress and suffering I was experiencing in my life. It was a time when I was becoming curious about two questions: Why am I so miserable? and What is freedom?” Rakkhita’s teachings are based on both ancient and modern ways of mind training such as daily life practice, “Metta” unconditional love, concentration, awareness and wisdom and he has developed a Meditation Map to help to track attention during Insight Meditation. His teaching style emphasizes a relaxed, caring and attentive attitude combined with joyful interest and Zen humour and aims to reveal how all aspects of our lives can help us come to a clear and direct understanding of the Truth. “Bhante,” as he is affectionately addressed, leads discourses on Buddhism and guides Tranquility and Insight Meditation sessions as well as 3-day Creative Contemplation Retreats.
Innerdance, Transformative Medicine
Pi left the corporate world of advertising and marketing to undertake a vision quest around the Philippines where he walked around Mindanao without money for one year, ending up as a hermit on a deserted beach on an island in Northern Palawan. In this place called Kalipay Beach, he came into his personal healing, eating coconuts almost exclusively, which led to his discovery of a powerful vibration that awoke within him. In the years after this, he has brought the healing energy to more than ten thousand people from over 40 nationalities, founding a successful international detox center in Puerto Princesa and an international healing eco-village in Bacungan, Palawan. His work has been reported by the media in Europe, America and all over Asia, where he travels extensively to give advanced energy awareness training and to assist in the formation of healing centers in many large cities around Asia. Pi has worked extensively with medical practitioners, schools, government and NGO agencies, corporations and many institutions around the world, in healing and also in progressive education, deep ecology, raw food nutrition, organic food production, community development and sustainable architecture. He is an active environmentalist and is the former Philippine ambassador for the Global Eco-Village Network. His well-received book Conscious Trance is available in bookstores around the Philippines and soon to be found on Amazon.com. He leads the 5-Day Inner Dance Energy School, which gives students a chance to learn by experience and develop their own understanding and techniques of sharing Inner Dance with earnest seekers.
Daniw
Raw Food, Conscious Eating
Daniw started on the Inner Food path because of spiritual and emotional reasons. Though it has also healed her of several physical issues in the past, Daniw’s life has shifted many times in the past seven years of running her first center in Manila and eventually taking over the management of one of the first raw food and retreat centers of its kind in Asia. As the co-founder of Bahay Kalipay, she has introduced raw food nutrition and cuisine to many people who have later influenced so many that comprise the raw food support community in the Philippines. She has organized and managed retreats and workshops in Penang, KL, Singapore and various parts of the Philippine Islands. She received her certification in Raw Food Preparation and Detox during a one-month course in Thailand organized by Pure Joy Academy. Daniw established Raw Food Pinoy, an advocacy initiative offering a support system that makes raw food accessible to regular households for personal and planetary health and well-being. She is proudly the mother of two: Sinag, a boy whose diet while in-vitro was 100% raw food and a baby girl, Issa, who came into the world pain-free in an unassisted water birth in November 2013. To witness this amazing, breathtaking miracle of birth, click here for the video. Daniw also leads transformative modalities, which include Inner dance, Inner food, Inner yoga, Inner birthing and Inner parenting. Currently, she leads raw food workshops at Bahay Kalipay, including a 3-Day Home-Cheffing Raw Food Course.
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LOVE IMAGINED: Sherry Quan Lee's Blog
Posts Tagged ‘Modern History Press’
LOVING HEALING PRESS: INTERVIEW WITH THE PUBLISHER
Date: 2018.03.20 | Category: LHP/MHP | Response: 3
INTERVIEW: VICTOR VOLKMAN, LOVING HEALING PRESS
by Sherry Quan Lee, author, Love Imagined a mixed race memoir
As an author of Loving Healing Press (LHP), I have experienced opportunity, generosity, and most of all trust. The unconditional trust Victor evokes builds confidence, credibility, and motivation as author(s) and publisher work together to gather, publish, and promote stories of personal and global value. I interviewed Victor Volkman, publisher, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to learn more about the motivation for, the history of, and the future of LHP.
WHAT IS THE BACK STORY OF LOVING HEALING PRESS? WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT PRESS?
In the late 1990s, I had some modest success writing books and journal articles on computer programming. However, my interest in writing technical books had waned by the year 2000. My interest in publishing was revived in 2003 while completing a personal-enrichment course called the Self-Expression and Leadership Program (SELP). The course challenged us to bring community members together in a collaborative project to make a real difference in the world. That led me to found Loving Healing Press (a name which came to me during a meditation exercise), which would go on to publish this anthology of more than two dozen contributors involved in Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR). This book, Beyond Trauma: Conversations on TIR, which I edited, immediately demonstrated to me a vast unmet need for books about innovative therapies.
got parts?
Our second title, Got Parts? An Insider’s Guide to Managing Life Effectively with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) had been turned down by more than two dozen publishers before I signed our first ever author contract. Through a happy coincidence, Got Parts? was adopted with relish by the DID community, and 15 years later remains in the top three sellers of all time. Having a success like that early on in the history of the company has been a constant pressure on me to recapture this lightning in a bottle moment.
WHAT WAS THE INITIAL MISSION STATEMENT OF LHP? AS LHP PROGRESSED IN ITS INITIAL VISION, HAS THE MISSION STATEMENT ALSO EVOLVED?
As printed on my first business card, the mission statement reads, “Producing books about innovative therapies, which redefine what is possible for healing the mind and spirit.” That remains the core mission of LHP and we have diversified into different imprints (essentially, divisions) to accommodate an expanding need to communicate healing through different narrative modalities. That need was the genesis for Modern History Press (MHP), which we’ll talk about that in some detail later. Essentially, we have added on imprints to focus on specific core missions that would have made the parent imprint either too diffuse or eclectic to be a self-help powerhouse.
WHAT GENRES OF WRITING DOES LHP PUBLISH (NONFICTION, FICTION, POETRY-CHILDREN’S BOOKS)? IS THERE A GENRE LHP CHERISHES MOST?
LHP produces therapy books for adults and children, MHP produces memoir, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction such as history and social science. Some of my personal favorites are from the late children’s author Jewel Kats, who passed away in early 2016. Lao Tzu famously said “The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.” Jewel’s writing career for LHP only spanned the last 5 years of her life, which was cut tragically short by chronic health issues. She had an amazing compassion for everyone, owing to her own relentless twenty year struggle with physical disabilities. Together, we crafted the Fairy Ability Tales, a series of books where a heroine would overcome physical, emotional, and intellectual barriers through sheer courage, love, and a sense of fair play. This began with Cinderella’s Magical Wheelchair, and ended with Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist.
Another equally cherished initiative has been helping Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd (Religious Teachers Filipinni) get the word out on positive steps being taken to rebuild the lives of children in developing countries who have lost both parents to the AIDS epidemic. Her book AIDS Orphans Rising tells the story of how their intervention has saved lives by providing food, shelter, education, job training and even equipment for them to become self-sufficient. I’m greatly looking forward to her sequel later this year.
WHAT IS MODERN HISTORY PRESS? HOW DID THIS SUBCULTURE OF LHP EVOLVE? SINCE MODERN HISTORY PRESS BECAME AN ENTITY OF LHP, HAVE OTHER ENTITIES EVOLVED?
Modern History Press was launched in 2007 to expand from beyond therapy books to allow people to tell their own stories. Specifically, is raison d’etre is “the struggle for identity and culture in modern times.” MHP’s first title My Tour in Hell: A Marine’s Battle with Combat Trauma followed the life of David W. Powell from being drafted in 1967 through his recovery from PTSD in 1985. I personally coached him through his memoir and it was celebrated on several cable networks including the Defense Department’s own Pentagon Channel.
Although MHP’s initial idea was to focus on veterans’ issues, it quickly became evident that our mission needed to expand to cover the multi-ethnic and mixed-race fabric of America, including LGBTQ concerns as well. Specifically, I discovered an amazing bunch of writers in the Minneapolis area doing groundbreaking work in this domain including Anya Achtenberg, Sherry Quan Lee, Chris Stark, and eventually many others, culminating a decade later in the anthology How Dare We ! Write: A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse.
This same line of inquiry lead us to some amazing new territory with Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams, which has become one of the most celebrated immigrant novels of the post-9/11 era. This is a simple story of a Muslim woman who lost her husband, who’d been laboring in a restaurant in the Twin Towers. Being mired in a society where her own grief was not welcome touched many hearts and has been cited in several dissertations.
We have a few other more specialized imprints, including Marvelous Spirit Press, which is dedicated to empowering alternative forms of connection to spirit and life forces. MSP ventures into paranormal perception, shamanism, and communication with higher selves. Future Psychiatry Press is solely dedicated to exposing the hypocrisy and corruption inherent in the pharmaceutical medical psychiatric model and the suffering it has wrought. It was founded by Australian iconoclast Niall “Jock” McLaren, M.D., whose ideas have been presented in person at seminars in several major universities in the USA. The Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Press, founded by the late George W. Doherty, exists to address the unique issues of critical incident response in rural areas of America, from the great west to the heartland. These issues include challenges of providing efficient and effective responses to natural disasters like wildfire, flooding, and tornadoes while simultaneously preparing against terrorism.
HOW MANY BOOKS PER YEAR DOES LHP COMMIT TO PUBLISHING? WHAT IS THE SUBMISSION PROCESS FOR WRITERS, AND WHEN DO YOU ACCEPT SUBMISSIONS? WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR WRITERS WANTING TO BE PUBLISHED?
Our goal is a fairly ambitious 15 titles per year, times three editions (paperback, hardcover, eBook) and now most recently expanding to audiobooks. The submission process is quite simply: email me a marketing plan and as much of a finished manuscript that you have to victor@LHPress.com. While I can’t promise to read every submission, I read a surprising number of them cover-to-cover. We have a rolling submissions calendar with no fixed cutoff dates for a calendar year. As such, I cannot predict whether it will take six months or twelve months from acceptance to printing, but those are ballpark figures. The best advice I have for writers wanting to be published is this:
Know your competition: read everything you can in your subject area and articulate how your work is better
Never submit a manuscript that hasn’t been vetted by at least two professional editors, because each mistake lowers your odds of acceptance
Have a marketing plan with concrete steps that you will take to fulfill the book’s potential. I don’t care how big the publisher is, simply printing books does not create sales.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WORK FULLTIME AND TEACH. WHAT IS YOUR TIME AND RESPONSIBILITY COMMITMENT TO LHP? DO YOU CONTRACT EDITORS AND ILLUSTRATORS FOR EACH BOOK PUBLISHED? HOW MUCH DOES EACH AUTHOR COMMIT TO AND CONTRIBUTE TO HAVING THEIR BOOK(S) PUBLISHED BY LHP?
It’s true that LHP is not a paid position for me at this time. I balance it against other work/life commitments such as teaching and a fulltime IT job. LHP simply uses up whatever else is left of the 24 hour day, weekends, or vacation days. The old adage about the cobbler’s children having no shoes seems to apply, I rarely write books myself anymore. I am moderately pleased with the success of my short tract Learn Python in One Hour (now in its 2nd Edition), which evolved from an actual one hour seminar for software developers given during a lunchtime meeting.
I have a steady stable of highly accomplished editors from which I can match authors based on their fit. Finding an editor I can work with is a time-consuming process, so I cultivate relationships that will last over multiple years. Most children’s titles require illustration and I am always on the lookout for fresh illustration talent. I have a few reliable illustrators I turn to again and again. Authors who bring their own illustrators to the table with a profit-sharing agreement are always given higher priority and more consideration than authors who arrive with a 2,000 word manuscript and no clear idea how to make a storyboard, let alone illustrate it.
HOW ARE LHP BOOKS DISTRIBUTED? HOW FAR REACHING IS THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK? HAVE ANY LHP BOOKS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO OTHER LANGUAGES?
Ingram handles the lion’s share of our domestic business in USA plus Canada, and Australia. Their partner, Betram’s Books, brings us into the UK and EU markets. We use a few specialty distributors such as New Leaf for the mind/body/spirit retail marketplace. For schools and libraries, we have relationships with Follett, Midwest Library, Coutts, and several other dealers. On the eBook front, we have total coverage by direct relationships to Amazon, Google, Apple, Nook, and Kobo as well as coverage of academic eBook wholesale market through ProQuest/eBrary/EBL, ContentReserve/Overdrive, EBSCOhost, Cognella, RedShelf, and others. We are always prospecting for foreign rights sales into localized languages and have had various successes in Italy, South Korea, China, and Indonesia for both self-help and children’s books.
WHO ARE YOUR MOST SUCCESSFUL (MOST WIDELY READ, PERHAPS) AUTHORS, AND WHY? WHAT AWARDS HAVE LHP AUTHORS BEEN NOMINATED FOR; HAVE WON?
Our most successful authors are those who take a personal responsibility for seeing that their product is known and discovered by the niche to which they belong. It is a myth that “everyone should read your book.” Even if your name is Stephen King or Dr. Bernie Siegel, every book has a specific market. One leader among these is of course Dr. Laurie Zelinger, whose books on difficult parenting topics such as childhood surgery, anxiety, and terrorism have made her our bestselling author of all time. Equally accomplished is Lynda Bevan, a UK social worker whose series of brief and down-to-earth self-help books on primary topics such as jealousy, guilt, betrayal, that catch everyone sooner or later. Her books have been translated into Italian and Chinese. Former NFL and college football star Tony Mandarich spilled his guts about steroid use and alcoholism with My Dirty Little Secrets, a cautionary tale of the rise-and-fall of a contemporary hero. We do a lot of awards participation, ideally specific to the genre of the work as opposed to a generic type of book award. I am extremely proud of Chris Stark’s Nickels receiving the Lambda Literary Award for lesbian fiction
WHAT BOOKS ARE FORTHCOMING IN 2018 AND 2019?
This year I am most proud of Cross-Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness: From Pretreatment Strategies to Psychologically Informed Environments, chaired by veteran social worker Jay S. Levy, who has decades of experience in one-on-one interactions with the homeless and has been a key proponent of Housing First and Pretreatment models. This anthology is an international collaboration and has been endorsed by the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health in the UK with their highest accolade. I am also proud of our newest initiative, the Essential Readings Series, bringing the best of modern English language poets of India to the West including K.V. Dominic and T.V. Reddy, both of whom are at the pinnacles of their careers, having published more than a dozen works each.
Last, but never least, is Sweta Srivastava Vikram, who started out as a journeywoman poet in 2010 as a contributor to our longest-running quarterly– Recovering The Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing. Subsequently she wrote several volumes of poetry, the later ones focused on women’s rights in the developing world. She has since transitioned to fiction and Louisiana Catch, her first novel for MHP, will launch in April 2018. This is a modern, indeed up-to-the-minute story of an Indian woman recovering from an abusive marriage and trying to start over in a world where trust is hard to come by and where cyberstalking and “catfishing” are rampant.
WHAT DO YOU ENVISION AS THE FUTURE OF LHP?
LHP and MHP compete in some degree for my attention. Both encompass causes that are dear to my heart: the empowerment of people to lead the best lives they can. If there is a theme worthy of a future, I hope that this is it. Technologically, we strive to find our readers where they are, and if this means eBooks and audiobooks, we will go there. As a software developer with more than three decades of experience, I feel comfortably rolling with the evolving landscape of information as we tell and re-tell the story of what it is to be human in contemporary times, from the developing world to New York City, across multiple ethnicities, cultures, and gender indentities.
Sherry Quan Lee, author of Love Imagined, a mixed race memoir-Minnesota Book Award Finalist, and editor of How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse.
How Dare We! Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse (Modern History Press, May 2017).
Date: 2017.03.23 | Category: How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse, Writers Who Dare | Response: 0
How Dare We! Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse (Modern History Press, May 2017). Sherry Quan Lee, editor.
Poet and editor Sherry Quan Lee challenged 24 multicultural writers to respond to the question, “How dare we write?” The resulting personal narratives and examinations of craft reveal how and why we write, uncovering the challenges—linked to culture, race, class, religion, gender and/or sexuality; and the intersections among these factors—presented to us by the very structures and institutions of U.S. society, which create the always pressurized and often toxic environment in which we write. Mainstream teachers and publishers may not recognize or understand these narratives, their forms and voices, as valid or worthy, but they must work to do so in order to provide multicultural writers with constructive feedback and a path toward publication. This book will centrally be of use to writers who experience the same kinds of challenges, but also to those teachers and publishers opening up their work to diverse communities of writers and readers.
Each narrative in How Dare We! Write (ISBN 978-1-61599-330-7) includes a creative writing exercise, which may be used as a personal or group writing prompt, or the framework for college, high school, or community writing workshops.
Cherise A. Pollard, PhD, Professor of English at West Chester University extols: “How Dare We! Write offers a much needed corrective to creative writing pedagogy. The collection asks us to consider the following questions: what does it mean for an indigenous, or black, or Latinx, or Asian, or Middle Eastern, or LGBTQIA+ (or a combination of these identities) American to become a writer? …What does it mean to work through resistance from supposed mentors, to face rejection from publishers and classmates, to stand against traditions that silence you, to stand in your truth about your identity so that you can claim, fearlessly, your history, your trauma, your joy…”
Contributors include: Gabriella Anais Deal-Marquez, Marcie Rendon, Marlina Gonzalez, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Lori Young-Williams, Jessica Lopez Lyman, Luis M Lopez, Sagirah Shahid, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Tou SaiKo Lee, Anya Achtenberg, Ginny Allery, Wesley Brown, Kandace Creel Falcón, Olive Lefferson, Christine Stark, Isela Gomez, Bell Brown, Brenda, William S. Yellow Robe, Jr, Ching-In Chen, Sweta Vikram, Hei Kyong Kim, Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, and Taiyon Coleman.
Sherry Quan Lee is a writer, teacher, literary editor, and mentor. Love Imagined: a mixed race memoir was a 2015 Minnesota Book Award Finalist. She has also authored two books of poetry: Chinese Blackbird, and How to Write a Suicide Note: serial essays that saved a woman’s life.
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Sherry Quan Lee approaches writing as a community resource and as culturally based art of an ordinary everyday practical aesthetic. Lee is a Community Instructor at Metropolitan State University (Intro to Creative Writing, Advanced Creative Writing), and has taught at Intermedia Arts, and the Loft Literary Center. She is the author of A Little Mixed Up, Guild Press, 1982 (second printing), Chinese Blackbird, a memoir in verse, published 2002 by the Asian American Renaissance, republished 2008 by Loving Healing Press, and How to Write a Suicide Note: serial essays that saved a woman’s life, Loving Healing Press, 2008.
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Big Brother 13 Houseguest Profile: Jeff Schroeder
By: L. A. Vess on July 25, 2011 | Tagged: big brother 11 cast, big brother 11 houseguests, big brother 13 cast, big brother 13 houseguests, big brother jeff and jordan, big brother jordan and jeff, jeff and jordan big brother, Jeff Schroeder, Jeff Schroeder bio, Jeff Schroeder profile, jordan and jeff big brother
Jeff Schroeder and partner Jordan Lloyd, cast as one of the three returning ‘duos’ from seasons past for Big Brother 13, originally appeared on season 11 of Big Brother. On Big Brother 11, Jeff won $25,000 as America’s Favorite Player and helped Jordan to win Big Brother 11.
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“‘Liberals in a hurry’? That’s Trudeau, not Mulcair’s NDP” (CBC News)
Race to the top? Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau climbs the famous Grouse Grind during an election campaign stop in North Vancouver on Friday. (Jonathan Hayward / Canadian Press)
Posted By: CMR Curator September 12, 2015
Chris Hall (CBC News):
There was a time in Canada when New Democrats were considered “Liberals in a hurry.” But in this federal election campaign the reverse appears to be true.
Under Justin Trudeau, the Liberals look and sound a lot like New Democrats in a rush.
Consider some of the key commitments Trudeau’s made both in the lead up to and during the election.
A Liberal government, he says, would spend a staggering $125 billion over the next 10 years to build and refurbish critical infrastructure.
The Liberals would tax the rich, creating a new 33 per cent tax bracket for people earning more than $200,000 a year. They’d scrap the Conservatives universal child care benefit as part of a plan to create a new, tax-free benefit that would pay more to lower-income families than those who are better off.
As well, Trudeau says, the Liberals are prepared to run deficits for each of the next three years.
OK, it’s not exactly socialism. Other Liberal leaders have campaigned from the left, including Trudeau’s own father, with great success.
But these Liberals are not just crowding New Democrats on their familiar turf on the federal scene. They’re happily pitching in to help NDP leader Tom Mulcair pack up the furniture as he moves his party to the political centre.
Whatever Mulcair is proposing, the Liberals will go bigger. Whatever the NDP plans to spend, Liberals will dole out more.
Full column here
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Carvana Celebrates Bringing the New Way to Buy a Car to its 100th Market
As-Soon-As-Next-Day Delivery Now Offered to Hilton Head Island,
Tuscaloosa, Athens and Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Carvana
(NYSE: CVNA), a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used
cars, strengthened its presence in the southeast today, now offering
as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Hilton Head Island, S.C.,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Athens, Ga., and the company’s 100th
market, Savannah, Ga. In as little as 10 minutes, customers can shop
more than 15,000 vehicles on Carvana.com,
finance, purchase, trade-in, and now schedule as-soon-as-next-day
delivery. Area customers can also sell
their current vehicle to Carvana in minutes by entering their
license plate online, receive a real offer, then schedule
as-soon-as-next-day pickup of that vehicle.
Carvana customers can shop online from the comfort of home or on the go
via their mobile device, saving valuable time and money. Additionally,
all of Carvana’s 15,000+ vehicles come with a seven-day return policy,
so the customer has the time to ensure the vehicle fits their life,
giving them a great selection with great prices and a great customer
Every Carvana vehicle is Carvana Certified, meaning it has no frame
damage, has never been in a reported accident, and has undergone a
rigorous 150-point inspection. Features, imperfections and updated
information about open safety recalls are listed on the car’s vehicle
description page.
“Georgia is a special place for us because it’s where we sold our very
first car, in Atlanta, in 2013,” said Ernie Garcia, founder and CEO of
Carvana. “Being able to return to the state where it all started, for
market No. 100 just six years later, is incredible. Customers in the
southeast have continued to welcome Carvana, so we’re looking forward to
bringing the new way to buy a car to even more customers in Hilton Head
Island, Tuscaloosa, Athens and Savannah.”
Carvana believes in treating people better, and being active in the
communities in which employees live and work. To celebrate the 100th
market launch in Savannah, Carvana partnered with Greenbriar Children’s
Center to meet 100 of the needs on the agency
wish list. Greenbriar’s mission is to promote the healthy
development of children and the strengthening of families, so its needs
include household items, food staples, toiletries, clothing and bedding.
Carvana was honored to contribute to this wish list, and encourages
Savannah residents to join them in making their own contributions.
About Carvana (NYSE: CVNA)
Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is
to change the way people buy cars. By removing the traditional
dealership infrastructure and replacing it with technology and
exceptional customer service, Carvana offers consumers an intuitive and
convenient online car buying and financing platform. Carvana.com enables
consumers to quickly and easily shop more than 15,000 vehicles, finance,
trade-in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts, and
schedule as-soon-as-next-day delivery or pickup at one of Carvana’s
patented, automated Car Vending Machines.
For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com,
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BOLO – Week of March 31, 2019
by Kristopher | Apr 1, 2019 | Bolo | 0 comments
From the Booking Desk:
I have been focused on preparing for moderating the Best Contemporary Agatha Award Nominee panel at this year’s Malice Domestic, so this week we have three books that I haven’t yet read, but I think you will agree that they all belong on any list of anticipated titles.
Elizabeth Fremantle – The Poison Bed (Pegasus, Hardcover, $25.95, 04/02/2019)
BOLO Books Comments:
A historical thriller set in Jacobean times – what’s not to love? But this tale of a husband and wife accused of the same crime sounds positively addictive. I can’t wait to give this one a try.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
A spellbinding thriller set in the Jacobean Court of 1615 surrounding a famed couple imprisoned on suspicion of murder―but was it Lord Robert or Lady Frances who committed the crime?
A marriage. A murder. One of them did it. Which of them will die for it?
In the autumn of 1615, scandal rocks the Jacobean court, when a celebrated couple, Robert and Frances Carr, are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. Frances is young, captivating, and from a notorious family. She has been rescued from an abusive marriage by Robert, and is determined to make a new life for herself. Whatever the price.
Robert is one of the richest and most famous men in the kingdom. He has risen from nothing to become one of the country’s most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies.
Some believe she is innocent; others think her wicked or insane. He claims no knowledge of the murder. The king suspects them both, though it is his secret at stake. Now a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life.
Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to lose? And who is willing to commit murder?
Jeffrey Siger – The Mykonos Mob (Poisoned Pen, Hardcover, $26.99, 04/02/2019)
Jeffrey Siger’s mysteries featuring Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis comprise one of the most consistently strong series in our genre. Jeff has a way of predicting political, social, and cultural aspects of Greece before they happen – so when his books are released that are incredible relevant and always fascinating. And it never hurts to spend some time in paradise…well, except for the dead bodies.
When corruption lies deep beneath the surface, how can the truth come to light?
The case begins for Athens’ Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis with a literal bang when a corrupt former police colonel who runs a protection racket on Mykonos is gunned down. Suddenly, Athens’ Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis is face-to-face with Greece’s top crime bosses on an island whose natural beauty and reputation as an international playground belies the corruption lurking just beneath the surface.
While Andreas and his Special Crimes unit wrestle for answers, Andreas’s wife, Lila, meets an American expat named Toni, a finder of stolen goods and a piano player in a gender-bending bar who has a zest for life and no apparent regard for rules. As Lila and Toni bond over a common desire to mentor young island girls trapped in an exploitative and patriarchal culture, they soon find that their efforts to improve the lives of the Greek girls they’ve come to care about intersect with Andreas’ investigation in ways that prove to be dangerous for all involved…
Jane Stanton Hitchcock – Bluff (Poisoned Pen, Hardcover, $26.99, 04/02/2019)
The striking cover of this novel was what first caught my eye, but then the synopsis sold me. Scandal among the rich and famous, high-stakes poker, and a heroine out for revenge? Sounds like the makings of a compelling read.
There has never been a better time for revenge
One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot.
Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother’s fortune and left her family in ruins. Her fervent passion for poker has taught Maud that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her, and now she has dealt the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge.
One unexpected twist after another follows as Maud plays the most important poker hand of her life. The stakes? To take down her enemies and get justice for their victims. Her success depends on her continuing ability to bluff―and on who will fold.
Can she win?
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A Fantastic Winning Year !
Written by on September 27, 2016 . Posted in Blog, General Pages, Newsletters
Santa Pod Raceway
23rd – 25th September 2016
A little disappointed, but a fantastic winning year !
We arrived at Santa Pod on Friday and set up the pit and awning, we scrutineerd the car and then had a relaxing time before the event started with 3 qualifying runs on Saturday.
The UK Championship was very close with any one of the first 5 competitors in with a chance of taking the UK National Championship crown; Brad was lying in 2nd place and we were hopeful of a great event.
The first round I dialled a 7.76 and Brad ran a 7.80, 4 hundredths of a second off the dial in, this time placed Brad in 5th position so was a great start to the day.
The second round I dialled a 7.79 and Brad ran a 7.82, 3 hundredths of a second off the dial in, although this was a slight improvement due to the others improving this dropped us to 7th.
The third and final qualifier was crucial especially for the qualifying points, I dialled a 7.81 to try and get us nearer the top.
Brad came round and did a burnout, I felt the sun had been on the track and my instinct told me we were going to run quicker so just before I took Brad to the line I changed our dial in to 7.79, Brad ran 7.795 a great result, 5 thousandths of a second over the dial in put us in 3rd place. The car and Brad were performing well so we looked forward to the eliminations on Sunday morning.
Sunday morning brought a little rain shower so the start was delayed by about an hour. The first round of eliminations made interesting reading, Billy Gane (No 1 in the championship ) against Scott Hauser (No 3 in the championship) and Brad ( No 2 in the championship ) against Ian Powell ( no 4 in the championship) if you were a betting man then you would have got some very long odds against that happening ! Chris Parker (No 5 in the championship) had a bye run due to being No1 qualifier.
Scott beat Billy and Ian beat Brad, this now meant that Scott only had to go 2 rounds of eliminations to be champion for the 3rd time.
Ian Powell dialled 8.13 and ran 8.131, with a reaction time of 0.04 was a clear winner, it is a little strange when we talk in these numbers that Brad’s package was 0.0241, 2 hundredths of a second off our prediction and Ian’s package was 0.0017, 17 thousandths of a second of his prediction that we say Ian had an easy win by 0.1465 of a second.
Scott, Ian and Chris all went through the next round so one more round and Scott would be champion, in the next round Scott unfortunately broke out by 5 thousandths of a second so now the first 3 coming into the event had all been eliminated !
Natalie was treated by Nick and Wayne to a passenger ride in the 2 seated dragster, her ride resulted in a run of 7.88 seconds at 168 mph, Natalie now has the bug and would like to drive a dragster!
We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters for their help, Bradjacksonracing.com couldn’t have had this level of success in the hardest class in Europe without your help!
Well Done Nick Good Motorsport!
Ian and Chris both went all the way and met in the final, the maths were simple, win the meeting, win the UK Championship, who would it be?
The winner was Chris Parker! Ian unfortunately red lit and cost himself a chance of the being the champion!
Congratulations to Chris on taking the championship, Chris drives another of our teams dragsters so well done Nick good Motorsport!
We would like to thank our wonderful crew, Nick Good, Christiann Carlo, Natalie Cooper and of course Alison, Brad’s mum, who has kept us all wonderfully fed throughout the season!
Although we feel a little disappointed today we gave it a really good shot and Brad has had a fantastic year winning the Open Sports Nationals and retaining his APIRA Super Pro Championship title for the second year in a row.
He also won the FIA European Finals meeting at Santa Pod, this is the highlight of the year for Brad, he had been runner up in this event in his junior dragster in 2010 when he was just 14 and red lit, so he has always wanted to win this event and lay that ghost to rest !
We are already planning our assault on the championship in 2017 and we will be presenting the car in a new livery at the Autosport International Motor Show in January so why not drop by and say hello?
Brad Wins Again
FIA / FIM European Championships Finals
8th – 11th September 2016
We arrived at Santa Pod late on Wednesday night due to Brad’s work commitments so it was an early start on Thursday morning with Qualifying 1 due at 0930. Brad and Wayne were up at 6.30 to get signed on and the car scrutineered and back in the pits to get the car ready for Q1.
There were 39 cars entered for a 32 car field and this event attracts the best racers from many European countries so we were aware of how close qualifying would be. We started with a solid tenth of a second of dial in and this got us into the field at no 12, the next round we didn’t improve and had slipped to 20th and were conscious this was going to be a tough day.
The 3rd session Wayne dialed a 7.78 and we ran a 7.7867, 6 thousands of a second off the dial in put us in the field at number 7, over the next 4 sessions through Thursday and Friday we came close to improving, 7 thousands over and 3 thousands under the dial in but 6 thousands found us in 8th place, we were very happy with this position.
Incredibly a new record was set for the class with the first 13 places under 1 hundredth of a second, the previous best had been 8 !!
Saturday brought heavy rain and even though the track crew tried to dry the track after the rain had ceased by the afternoon, they couldn’t dry the shut down area so the track crew call the meeting for the day.
Sunday was a beautiful sunny day (all day) we went straight into eliminations, this was going to be a little tricky with not running the car for 2 days, but all the other teams were in the same situation. Our first round opponent was Mo Blackburn, a very experienced Super Pro racer, Wayne dialled a 7.75 and the car ran 7.77, Brad’s 0.02 of a second reaction time was a big factor in Brad taking the win.
We would like to thank all crew, especially Natalie Cooper who helped me (Wayne) service the car many times this weekend in quick succession, great work Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo and Alison for keeping the crew fed all weekend !
In round 2 Brad was drawn against Bernard Saz , Bernard’s team are from Andorra and put a huge effort into coming from the mountains between Spain and France to race at Santa Pod. Bernard has finally got his car running low 7 seconds and consistent, Brad cut another 0.02 light to Bernard’s 0.29 light so Brad took the win.
The next round Brad was facing Scott Hauser, Scott is currently the most successful driver in Super Pro with 2 championships in the last 3 years and multiple event wins, Scott’s father Geof Hauser is also one of the UK’s drag racing pioneers and has been in the sport since its inception in the 1960’s. Hauser race cars also build some of the very best cars in Europe.
The last time Brad and Scott met Brad red lit gifting the race to Scott, Brad was determined not to go red again! Brad pulled a 0.009 light to Scott’s 0.1014 light so the chasing Scott never caught Brad and also broke out in his effort to catch Brad, Brad loved this win and found it very satisfying after the pressure he had been under before this match up.
So we were in the semi-finals! Brad’s next race was with Pete Walters, another ex Junior Dragster Driver, and both Pete and Brad had been waiting for this match for a while! Brad once again took the advantage with a 0.0861 reaction to Pete’s 0.1363 but Pete’s car threw a con rod just before the stripe and Brad was in the Final!
Brad had made the European Final in Junior Dragster but red lit and lost; Brad has always felt that this was one that he gave away so was even more determined than usual that he wouldn’t make the same mistake.
The final was against Tom Atkinson, another very good and very clever racer, Brad and Wayne discussed at length what tactic to use with the dial in and a plan was in place, Brad cut another fantastic light, 0.044 to Tom’s 0.178 so Brad just had to make sure he didn’t breakout, Brad didn’t and now had won the event!
The win was sweet; Brad had won the most prestigious event we race at! Brad had also won the previous meeting, The Open Sports National, so two wins in a row has put Brad in a position where he can win the UK National championship at Santa Pod in 2 weeks time, the anticipation is already beginning to build with 5 drivers mathematically in with a chance of winning the championship, we are waiting for the results to be ratified but the Euro’s win has elevated Brad into second place in the championship so it’s going to be a really exciting weekend at the National Finals.
Brad also had a surprise on Friday when Liz, Brads girlfriend, had arranged for her and 4 of Brads friends to come to Santa Pod for their first look at Drag Racing, needless to say they had a fantastic weekend and really felt involved in the event and felt the excitement that our “winner and loser” every round sport delivers !
Bring on the National Finals at Santa Pod on the 24th-25th September!
Champion Again!!
Written by on September 1, 2016 . Posted in Blog, General Pages, Newsletters
Open Sports Nationals 27th – 29th August 2016
Shakespeare County Raceway
After the long summer break Alison and I set off for Stratford in the RV and Brad was coming down later due to College commitments in Milton Keynes, Brad loves driving his pride & joy , his classic MX5, so was quite happy to join us later.
Last year Brad had won the APIRA championship but we were a lowly 6th in the championship and needed some of the contenders above us to exit early and Brad to win the meeting to have any chance of retaining his title.
The crew had worked on the car during the break and had changed the torque convertor in an effort to increase the cars consistency so we were eagerly waiting to see how the car would perform. We had also fitted a cross brace in the chassis to improve the car’s stability so the teams expectations’ were high.
Our first qualifying session went well and Brad was in 7th position, unfortunately it then rained and we didn’t get any further runs in on the day. We had the company of Lucas Oil UK’s MD Les Downey and his wife Mo with us for the weekend and Les kept us laughing (as always) with his wit and anecdotes
After studying the data we changed the launch chip and looked forward to Sunday, Sunday was a great day with really good weather, we had 5 qualifying runs, and Brad reported that the car was running “strong & straight”, we had a great day and Brad finished the day in 11th place.
Monday was again a great day with the weather being hot and sunny,
In the 1st round we were drawn against Jack Brewster, an ex Super Pro champion, Jack red lit and gifted us an easy win on what would have been a tough race, Jack was also one of the competitors in front of Brad and also Ian Powell went out in round 1, another competitor in front of Brad in the championship, so this helped Brad’s cause.
I would like say a huge thank you to Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo for their dedication in preparing a great car !!
Round 2 we were drawn against Pete Walters but unfortunately Pete had holed a piston so was a no show, we had an easy round, but hey, you have to take them especially after the bad luck the team has had this year!
The championship now looked a real possibility with Chris Parker leading and Rick Cook in front of Brad on points, Brad drew Rick Cook in the semi finals, Chris Parker was racing Bob Doyle.
In the semi’s Brad beat Rick Cook and Chris Parker red lit leaving the final between Brad and Bob Doyle, a quick calculation showed if Brad won the meeting he would also be the APIRA champion for the second time, if Bob won then Chris Parker would take the championship and Brad would be runner up!
Brad and I had a discussion and we decided on our dial in together. Brad cut a great 0.04 light to Bob’s 0.13 so Brad had the edge and drove a great race to take the win!
The calculations show that Brad winning the event had taken the championship by just 80 point’s, less than a round win!
So Brad Jackson Racing love “Shakey” with 2014 runner up spot in the championship and 2015 & 2016 winning the championship, this is now a track the team really have a handle on !
We had a great weekend with Les and Mo, and it was great to see them both enjoy a race meeting in a quieter venue where Les was able to relax and just be part of the team for the weekend.
We would like to thank Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo for their dedication in preparing a great car for Brad, and of course a big thank you to all our sponsors, we couldn’t do it without your support!
This picture shows the champion leaving the track in his pride and joy heading for College Milton Keynes for the rest of the week!
We are now looking forward to the European Finals at Santa Pod in 2 weeks time!
Summer Nationals Santa Pod 25th – 26th June 2016
Written by on June 30, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We were looking forward to the Summer Nationals, Brad had had 3 recent big slides in the car so we had taken the car to Hauser race cars for an additional cross brace welding in the chassis to see if this eliminated the loss of traction Brad had been experiencing.
We decided to test the car before the event so we headed to Santa Pod on Thursday night so we could get a full days testing Friday, we set up the awning and equipment and then we were ready to test the car, we also had Brad’s girlfriend Lizz standing in for Natalie as Brad’s back up girl so Lizz was a little bit nervous at first but took to her role really well.
Brad’s first run went very well and Brad reported that the car felt fine and ran down the track feeling a lot smoother, we did however find our recurring engine problem had returned, the data showed we had a poor cylinder on number 8 so Nick and Cristiann reset the injection system. Unfortunately it then decided to rain and it continued to rain all day so that was the extent of our test day.
Saturday morning brought qualifying and in round 1 Brad ran an 8.02 on a 7.70 dial so we knew we still had the gremlins! Again Nick and Cristiann work tirelessly to find a solution and after more adjustments we were ready for the 2nd round of qualifying.
We ran a 7.88 on a 7.70 dial so with the car still not quite right had to settle for 12th place from 19 qualifiers due to a rain shower earlier in the day causing us to run out of time with the noise curfew coming into play.
Sunday morning brought the first round of eliminations, we were still not sure if we had fixed the car and Wayne dialled a 7.78 to give Brad a chance to chase down the very experienced Tom Atkinson , the number 3 qualifier, this tactic worked and Brad took the win against the breakout time of Tom’s.
Brad reported the car the felt fine and the data showed that the car was now back on form.
Wayne was now able to dial a time that we knew the car would run, in the second round of eliminations Brad had his old junior dragster adversary Joe Kellett, Wayne dialled a 7.76 and the car ran a 7.77 but Brad had an uncharacteristic red light and we were out.
Brad was very disappointed with the red light but this is only the second red light he has pulled in competition in the last 3 years of racing so the team told Brad not to beat himself up about it.
We take some positives from the weekend that the car handles a lot better with the cross brace and the fact that we hopefully have eliminated the fuelling gremlins that we have had this year!
We now break for the summer but are already looking forward to the next meeting, the Open Sports Nationals at Shakespeare county raceway on the holiday weekend at the end of August, the car is ready,
Brad is ready and the team are ready!
Santa Pod Video
See If you can Spot Us !!
The Main Event 2016
Written by on June 1, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We eagerly awaited this event following a poor start to the season, this event attracts racers from all over Europe and it is a meeting that Brad really enjoys. The weather forecast was great and it looked like we would have a full weekend of action.
We had some guests for the event and we also had 2 sponsors at the event, Les Downey and his wife Mo from Lucas Oil UK , and Keith West from Pentagon.
We arrived on Thursday and set up the pits, we had 3 Lucas Oil dragsters competing this weekend so it was going to be busy because all 3 dragsters were in the same class.
Friday qualifying showed us that we has 6 rounds of qualifying so we would get plenty of track time, our first run Wayne dialled 7.72 but Brad ran a 7.707 breaking out by just over 100th of a second, the second run the car ran slower, the data didn’t show anything wrong so we changed the fuel ratio, the third run was even slower so we realised we had a problem. We checked the car over and couldn’t find anything untoward so took the rocker covers off and found two tight rockers, we made a decision not to run the car but due to our other 2 cars qualifying, Nick Good and Chris Parker, the crew were busy servicing these cars.
At around 4pm we decided to investigate further, this resulted in the cylinder heads and the sump being removed and we found 2 pistons had broken rings. I went to see Goef Hauser from Hauser Race Cars, http://www.hauserracing.com , and Geof kindly offered to open his workshop for us, this is a great gesture for 2 reasons, we race against his son Scott and secondly it was already 7pm,
What a great sportsman and a great gentleman!
I got the parts back for the crew and Nick and Cristiann worked until the small hours getting the engine rebuilt, they finished about 0130 but due to the noise curfew we had to wait until 9 o’clock the following day before we could try the engine.
The next morning the engine ran perfectly and although we were on the back foot and in last place we thought we would be able to recover the situation. We were wrong, the car launched really well but then wouldn’t shift into 2nd gear, Brad aborted this run, back at the pit’s we found a wire has come loose on the shifter solenoid, not related at all to the engine problem just a real piece of bad luck. There was then a huge accident in Pro Mod which resulted in a 2 hour delay, pleased to say the driver wasn’t too badly injured, but again our day was done.
Here’s the video;-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqLlAY2-3lc
Sunday we realised we would only get 1 more qualifying chance, with no data yet Wayne had to take an educated guess and his stab was almost 2 tenths of a second over his dial in and this was only good enough for 28th place in the 32 car field, but at least the car was fine and we were in the show.
A little later in the day brought the first round of eliminations and we were against Wouter van Leersom from the Nederlands, this is where our weekend improved, he had some trouble and Brad was through the first round of eliminations.
Round 2 brought a little irony that we were drawn against team mate Nick Good, Nick prepares our car and this would be an interesting race, Nicks car is a blown alcohol car and reaches over 200mph in 6 seconds, however Nick still knew he needed a good light against Brad and tried too hard and red lit gifting the win to Brad! Our joy was short lived when we saw that Brad now had an oil leak that would be tricky to repair. Nick and Cristiann again worked hard to repair the car for Brad and once again we looked forward to the quarter finals.
Monday we woke up to a slight bit of moisture in the air, the track was dry and Santa Pod ran the pro cars first, our race took place around 1pm, Brad holeshot Ian Powell with a 0.053 reaction to Ian’s 0.105 giving Brad the advantage when the car lost traction and swerved to the right, Brad fought the car valiantly but had to lift gifting the race to Ian, congratulations to Ian. There is a short video on my (Wayne Jackson) timeline on facebook, if you look closely you can just see Brad getting out of shape as the video ends.
Summary, Nick always delivers Brad a great car but this weekend it decided to test our commitment, it lost!
We never give in until it’s over, and for Brad to reach the last 8 in this competitive FIA event was a great result for the team and keeps our championship aspirations alive!
APIRA Springspeed Nationals 2016
Written by on May 11, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We arrived at Shakespeare County Raceway with a little apprehension following the car trouble we experienced at the Festival of Power, Nick and Cristiann had checked the whole car and found a swollen “O” ring in the injection system and also a couple of a new set of spark plugs were a little bit weak.
The crew were confident that the car was back to normal but due to my work commitments we hadn’t had time to test the car.
Brad won this event last year so we were confident of a strong result and looking forward to qualifying, the car sounded strong and on the first burnout we could tell the car was fixed.
The track was cold and had been wet, Brad lost traction at mid track but still ran 8.34 @ 165 mph with 1.1 seconds to 60 foot we knew the car was back on form, Brad also pulled an 0.04 second reaction time so the team were buoyant.
Brad’s best run was a 7.82 on a 7.77 dial in so 5 hundredths of a second off the dial in was good enough for 5th place.
Monday’s 1st round of eliminations we were racing Joe Stevens, a real tough opponent, especially at his home track, Brad overcame Joe to take the first round win.
Round 2 of eliminations we faced Jack Brewster, Brad had lane choice and we took the left lane, Brad pulled a great 0.02 light but at 330 ft the car turned sharp right, here’s the quote from journalist Tog from Eurodragster.com ;-
Good driving job by Brad Jackson in his race against Jack Brewster, the Lucas Oil dragster made a hard right about 300 feet out but Brad kept a hold of it.
Brad had to correct the car and made a valiant attempt to catch Jack but although he still ran a 9.02 @ 161 mph Jack took the win.
We were eliminated, but we were thankful that Brad did a fantastic driving job having his biggest “moment” of his 6 year career and brought him and the car home safely.
Brad stands 7th in the National championship but only 500 points adrift from championship leader and team mate Chris Parker, a result that we will take considering the outcome could have been a lot worse.
The next event is the FIA Main Event at Santa Pod and the Super Pro entry is already at 39 entries with the very best in Europe attending the event, we eagerly await this event!
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Chimpanzee Information
The Simian Library- History In The Making....... Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Gorillas, Bonobos & Monkey Species
The Little Rock Zoo
.The Little Rock Zoo needs to step up and care for the animals better! Please read the several artciles here with deaths, sickness and a bald chimp!
Fauna Foundation Talks About Tom From Their Hearts, SO SAD
Tommy’s last day at Fauna
May 1,1965- December 15, 2009
I want to thank everyone who has written to us with condolences and those special friends who have done tributes to Tommy in so many different ways. Tom was our oldest and best known resident. He was also the face of Project R & R’s campaign to end research on chimpanzees. He will remain the Ambassador for Project R&R.
Within a day, many of you heard of his passing. Some of you learned of Tommy’s death from Fauna while many others read the first words of his passing in a Project R & R e-Alert. Dr. Capaldo, Project R&R’s President, knew Tommy and gave him the honor of his position in our joint campaign on behalf of all chimpanzees still in labs. She knew his personality, his health issues, his day to day life. She has written some of the most beautiful and powerful words describing him. If you haven’t already, you can read about Tommy’s role in Project R&R by visiting
http://www.releasechimps.org/2009/12/15/saying-goodbye-to-tom/
http://www.releasechimps.org/chimpanzees/their-stories/tom/
We have special friends at NEAVS and their commitment to Tom and everyone like him in labs is undeniable. Like us, they feel even more determined to end this unimaginable torture and needless suffering.
I am so grateful Tom was given a voice. His call, evoked in the images of him on Project R&R’s outreach materials, cries out loudly – and as one reader of the New Yorker in which he appeared in a Project R&R ad said, “How could anyone turn away from him?” At Fauna, Tom will always be heard. And now, everyone else will hear his calls as well.
Two very dear and special friends to Tommy were John Mulcahy and Diana Goodrich. They did a beautiful tribute to Tom on their website at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
http://www.chimpsanctuarynw.org/blog/?p=3131
John and Diana worked at Fauna in the early years and were two of the lucky ones to be chosen by Tom as close friends. When I read their words, I so easily recalled those special days and their special relationship with Tommy.
Then, came a special email from Allison Argo whose award winning documentary Chimpanzees an Unnatural History left us all sobbing with great joy and pain. None of us who were there or saw it on film will ever forget the day that Tommy climbed a wonderful, tall tree. Nor will we ever forget how powerful Allison’s final words were in her amazing documentary that helped millions change the way they look at the life of a research chimpanzee. I go over those words again and again and remember that truly special day with deep gratitude that he had that moment and overwhelming sadness that he is now gone.
It is so difficult to speak about a day that changes your life forever. When someone is in front of you asking what happened, it feels easy to tell. But to write about it and remember the days and weeks before has felt so hard to do. And so, it is only now that I can write about Tom. It was becoming harder the longer I have waited. I know I can’t wait any longer in part because of the cards, phone calls and e-mails sent to us from all of you. I have read some of the most beautiful messages and I can feel how much you share our pain. So now I am ready to write about dear Tom. I am ready to remember every detail and share them so that you can feel as though you had been here with us.
If you are reading this you probably have been a big part of the Fauna family of chimpanzees. We have spoken about Tom many times. He is well known, respected and loved. Not only was he loved by his Fauna family, but by so many people from all over the world. Tom was passionate and compassionate -- there to support his loved ones in times of need. He could get angry and let them know it, but came to learn how to resolve problems, like any true leader. He will always be one of the most important members of Fauna. He was an Alpha -- a wise and great Alpha.
As you may know, Tom made a lot of choices about who he wanted to live with and where he wanted to be. He always knew what he wanted and we tried to give him it as often as possible. In the early years, we often had little success. But over the years, with his healing and growth, Tom was able to do so much more than he could in the beginning. His social skills increased and his life improved dramatically because of that.
Tom’s history of years alone in a lab cage left him with no opportunity to learn anything about how to live in a group. But even with that horrid history, he certainly knew who he loved and his bonds with humans were strong. As everyone who knows him knows his dearest love was Pat Ring, a human.
A few months ago I started to write a story about Tom, it was titled, “Doctor in the House.” It was a story about Tom’s nurturing and care-giving skills. I was hoping to describe to you what a special fellow he was and how he had just helped us get through a very difficult time with Regis. Regis had an infected bite wound on his head after a scrap and he would not let us help him. If it had not been for Tom’s intervention, we would have had a much more serious problem. It was not the first or the last time Tom would help us out in such a situation. His need to help take care of the others was quite important to him and to us.
He learned his nursing skills from Pat. In 1997, months before Tom was to move into Fauna, he had had a very serious foot injury. Once at Fauna, he continued to have recurring problems with his foot. Many of you know how much of a challenge Tom’s problems were for him and for us as we tried to give Tom the life he so desperately wanted. He wanted to run, to play and to live some kind of normal life with others of his choice.
Yet, often Tom had to be isolated while we tried to take care of his foot. It was hard for him to be separated again and again, but he let us do it and was very co-operative because of his love for and trust in Pat. He gave us his full support because he understood that it was for his well being. Not ours.
Tom spent many weeks and months in a smaller area usually with Pablo and Jeannie, or Yoko. What he learned during this time was valuable to him for his future in a group and for his newly self-appointed responsibility as a caregiver to the others. Especially the wounded. At first glace one might think it was Pat taking care of Tom’s injured foot, but if you observed long enough you would see that it was Tom doing all the cleaning. Pat did the drying. Tommy applied the ointment. What started out as Tom assisting Pat, ended with Pat assisting Tom. He learned exactly what to do and he did it to the others when they were injured.
This may seem amusing to some, but in truth this is why Tom was where he was the day he died.
Binky had had a fight on November 18th that left a deep gash on the bottom of his foot. What we did not initially see however, under all the thick black hair, was the rest of his injuries. Bite wounds on the top of his foot and on his calf.
He was given anti-biotics immediately after the fight, as we always do to not take chances. It is not uncommon to see injuries. We sometimes have to wait until the chimps are ready to show us or we watch to see where they are looking, or where others are paying more attention. Binky was interested in letting us see the bottom of his foot but not anything else. As many of you know, Binky is one of the most athletic guys at Fauna He is in amazing condition, strong and muscular, but for some reason he was not doing well, not responding to the treatment.
After the usual 10 day treatment, we saw that Binky’s foot was getting more and more swollen. He began to have more difficulty walking. It was around this time that Tom began to observe Binky more. Binky was not responding to the antibiotics and his foot and leg were becoming terribly infected. He was uncomfortable and had a fever. Tom seemed aware that Binky was in trouble.
By December 3rd, Binky came into a room to be on his own, away from his group. Tommy was in the area right next to him, with Spock, one of the chimps from the Quebec zoo with whom Tom had become close friends. They were both very concerned about Binky. They sat near him, grooming him through the bars.
On Tuesday the 8th, Binky moved himself over to Jeannie’s room, which is the room next to the two new rooms that were made for medical procedures, right in front of the clinic. He came for help. He was getting weaker and could not put weight on his foot at all, leading us to believe he may have also broken some bones.
On Wednesday December 9th, early in the morning, we put Binky under anesthesia, cleaned his wound, drained fluid from his foot, gave him fluids, antibiotics, and ran several blood tests.
Tom and Spock sat together patiently all day in their room waiting and watching all the proceedings. It was time for Tom and Spock to go into the bigger common area and be with Jethro. This was a situation that would usually please Tom. He loved his times with Jethro and with his new friend Spock. Not this day though. When the door was opened for the fellows to leave and join Jetho, Spock left the room and Tommy stayed behind. He sat up high and close to the door that led to the room where Binky was. He wasn’t budging. With Tom, we never tried to convince him to go somewhere he didn’t want to go. He had crossed through this door thousands of times in his 12 years at Fauna. They were the rooms he spent his first months and years in. But that day, he wouldn’t move.
When Kim asked me what to do, because Tommy was just sitting at the door that led to where Binky was, I said. “Let him go where he wants to go.” He wanted to go to Binky and he did. We opened the door and Tommy stayed in the room next to Binky most of the day, waiting and watching.
He could not go in right away with him, because Binky was still very sleepy. So Tommy positioned himself comfortably in the doorway with his head as close as possible to Binky. He was waiting for him to throw the covers off and sit up. Tommy was patient and looked ready to spend the rest of the day right there -- not leaving until he knew everything was okay.
We all talked to Tom, reassuring him that Binky was going to be okay. We served him his dinner in that room –Jeannie’s room. He ate and stayed there until midnight.
Binky slept for a long time. The bandage on his foot and leg seemed to immobilize him. Normally as soon as they see the bandage, they rip it off. It is always your hope that they leave it on for a little while to get the soothing effect of the medication and the cleanliness. Once it is off, you face more challenges.
But Binky seemed in shock. As if his foot and leg did not belong to him, he would not touch them. Just ever so lightly at first, then not at all. He made a call to Tom and the others, and then curled up and went back to sleep. It seemed to comfort Tommy to know Binky was awake and communicating with the rest of his family all through the chimp house. Some of the folks could not see him and could only hear him – as it must often be for family living in the deep forests of Africa.
Tom just lay there watching and waiting for Binky to get up.We were all touched by Tom’s concern and throughout the day told him what a sweet guy he was for being there for Binky.
The next day was different, though. Tom was anxious and really wanted – needed-- to go in the room with Binky. I had fully intended to let him. The hold up was that Rachel was in with Tom and she is simply not as gentle with wounds as Tommy is. Yet, Rachel was anxious too, banging on the door to get in with Binky. Tommy, upset by her behavior, displayed and banged on the wall.
It was amazing to see how controlled he was. It took me back to the days he would watch Jeannie lose control, and just sit quietly by and not engage. He understood, somehow, that Jeannie was not in control of her rage, as he understood that day with Rachel.
I thanked him for not hurting Rachel. I looked at him sitting up on the bed, just looking the other way.
On this second day, Thursday December 10th, we had to be sure to get Binky’s bandage off. It could not be left on that long, Because he was not trying to get it off, we had some concern.
But, I wasn’t too worried because I knew I could just let Tommy go into Binky’s room and he would take it off. The problem was we had to make sure he went in alone, and not with Rachel.
We managed to find a new room for Rachel, away from Tommy. Yet, as soon as she saw me open the door for Tom, she started screaming and hitting herself and had one of her disturbingly severe anxiety attacks. So I stopped. I told Tommy I was sorry, and that I would be back later to let him in to visit with Binky, or to be closer to him in the next room.
I had called Pat the night before to tell him about Binky’s surgery. I told him in the message what had happened, and how we had to do something for the Binkster. I said if you are in the area, you need to stop by and visit because the Bub sure could use a friend right now while he was recovering.
Pat was surprised Binky was in such a condition and said he would stop by for sure. He said he was going to stop by that day to give Tommy “some love” anyway, since each time he had stopped by lately it was to give Tom his B12 injections. He wanted to just visit and play on a day that was not injection time.
This was all pretty perfect. Tommy and the Binkster would both be taken care of by Pat. All was well.
Except that in the midst of all of that, I had a call from the office telling me that Mr. Puppy was having a crisis. I could hear him yelping in the background. It was awful to hear him like that. Mr. Puppy is 16 years old, and he is close to the end of his time here on earth, a sad reality we face daily. My staff was heading out to take him to Richard’s clinic.
I had a call from Richard, after Mr. Puppy was dropped off. He said you must come to see him. He is really bad. So I left the chimphouse, with Tom waiting to go in with Binky and went to the clinic to see Mr. Puppy. During that time, Pat was on his way to see Tommy and Binky. I called to say I would be late. Pat said no problem, he was just going to be hanging out with Tommy.
I had asked him if he could stay late and help me get Binky’s bandage off, after everyone left. He said he would. I had to make a stop after the clinic to go to Costco to pick up vitamins, Glucosimine, and a few other things for the chimps. I had just looked at my list and was lifting the cover to my phone to call the chimphouse to ask a question.
When I put the phone to my ear, I could hear all this commotion. It was Kim from the chimphouse telling someone to get off the line. I could hear someone frantic in the background saying they needed a pump. Then there was the sound of Pat yelling and Kim. I tried to ask “Kim, what is going on?” but she was in two conversations. Strangely it was like all of us were on the same line at the same time, but we did not know it. Then Kim said, “Gloria ?”, I said “Yes, what is going on?” She was crying and saying, “It’s Tommy.”
I screamed, “What, what is wrong with Tommy?” She said, “Tommy, he’s choking. He can’t breath. Pat is in with him, and he is choking.”
I knew right away he would die.
I dropped everything and went back to the chimphouse as quickly as possible. While I drove, we all stayed on the phone -- Kim, Cindy, Richard, Isabelle (our vet tech) and Mario. All talking to each other, trying to get through the moment. Richard was giving Isabelle instructions. I was just listening and feeling like I was losing control. I hung up, told Richard to hurry up and get there. Then I called Dr. Capaldo –Theo – and sobbed nearly inaudibly, “He’s dying. Tommy is dying.” Then I tried to call my family.
Trying to get back to Fauna felt like an eternity. It was the longest 8 minutes of my life.
When I arrived, Pat was standing outside the building. I knew it was over. He would never have left Tommy if he was still alive. We just hugged and cried. The only thing I could say was that I was so grateful Pat was there. I could never have wished for a better way for Tommy to go than in Pat’s most loving arms.
I ran into the building to find everyone so distraught. I don’t even remember who was there. I just know that seeing Tommy laying on the floor was unbearable.
Pat came in with me, while I lay with Tommy. Then we all went in with him. My sisters came, first Linda, then Dawna. My brother in laws, Chris and then Tony. It was all so very very sad and so shockingly unexpected.
Kim was in the chimphouse when it all happened. She said Tommy was very happy to see Pat. They played. They groomed. They sat quietly together.
She told me Tom was sitting eating lettuce when suddenly he went limp, and seemed to be choking. His head dropped. Pat said “Open the door.” Kim did. Pat went in immediately and began to give Tom CPR. Isabelle was able to pass a tube down his throat and they gave him air. Pat was pumping his heart. Isabelle gave him another injection that kept him going for a few minutes longer. They kept Tommy breathing for minutes, but to no avail.
Tom left us that day and left an emptiness that is not possible to describe.
Pat told me he was looking right into Tommy’s eyes when he took his last breath and that is truly a great comfort. We should all be so blessed as to be in the arms of a great love when our time comes.
They had managed to keep him alive for a short while. But once we saw inside of Tommy we knew that he could never have survived, even if we had the finest trauma team in the world. He was ready to go and he had his best friend in the world holding him when he left.
To have the one who loves you most of all, there with you in the final moments must be the final comfort. The one who would do anything for you and loves and respects you and who’s heart will be broken forever because of losing you.
Pat is deeply deeply grieving. He knows that Tommy had a lot of health problems, but right now, he is missing his beloved Tommy.
As hard as the loss of Tom is for Pat and me and all of his human friends, the loss for the rest of Tommy’s chimp family is even more profound. They are still living it and feeling it. The emptiness and the quiet. Tom was a very big presence. Father figure, leader, teacher, disciplinarian, friend.
There is a silence in the chimphouse that is unimaginable. I cannot even imagine how difficult this is for all of them. They are hurting, scared and very angry.
Like poor Binky who once again witnessed the death of someone very close and very dear to him. Just 3 years ago, Binky was across from Jeannie when she died, in the same room Tommy died in. It was Binky’s calls I heard the night I walked back to the chimphouse when Jennie was so ill and I knew something had happened. I knew that Jeannie had died. I had kept a vigil with her, yet when she finally passed, it was Binky who was there with her.
Our dear little (he is one of our youngest) Binky, not only is he going through a painful and fearful physical trauma, but he is in the middle of a another great loss. Tommy died right beside him, in the room waiting to go in with Binky.
With Binky’s procedure following Tommy’s death, I was reminded of just how terribly stressful all this is for all the rest. Tommy’s dying, Binky lying on the stretcher after his surgery. I understand what they must be going through and how hard this is for them after years of witnessing this kind of thing – dying chimps, injured chimps, sick chimps… one can only imagine how terrifying this time must be for them.
Since December 9th, Binky has been under anesthesia 3 times. We are having to be aggressive about his treatment to save not only his foot and leg, but to save his life. He had the x-ray he needed. Nothing is broken. He is having a hard time fighting the infection. And he is looking so depressed, isolated from his friends and family, which makes everything much worse.
The chimps call each night to Binky. He answers in a long and very different voice. They are needing reassurance. Yet, it was Tommy who we heard each morning for the past 12 years, and it was Tommy who made the last call of the night. The reassurance they had all come to rely on is gone now. And it will take time and change to appoint someone to that central role in their family.
With Tommy gone, everything will change. And, we will all have to find the energy that was Tom, the strength that was Tom, and feel the peace inside that is Tom.
Some say his soul is soaring free now. In my heart I know Tommy will soar over us eternally. Wrapping his enormous arms around us all, like the wings of an angel. He will give us the strength to fight even harder for his brothers, sisters, and cousins. And, for our own souls.
I was in the chimphouse on Sunday. Normally Sundays, a time when I am alone with the chimps, are wonderful days. They are relaxed and happy. But this Sunday they were dead quiet and not at all interested in anything.
In the quiet, I found a card on the counter. Inside I read a note from Sari, a friend and long time volunteer, who for years has dedicated her Sunday mornings to the chimps. Many times I have walked in on her, and caught her and Tom having private games of chase. They kept their relationship a secret from most of us. I was sobbing while I read her words:
“I will miss Tom. There is no way around that. The life Tom lived at Fauna was a miracle and meant to be. It is amazing to have seen him accept us, and be welcoming of us. …I am … one of the priviledged to have come to know him, run with him, and blow in his ears. I am so sorry for this loss. I know Tom would be wiping the tears from my eyes.”
And someone else wrote that “ Somewhere in the sky tonight, a star is shining brighter because of him.”
When we think like that, then each time we look up we will see him, and know that all the other bright stars are those we have loved and we will be comforted.
Someone wrote “Tom is in Summerland, where all that is required is that he be himself. The air will always be sweet for him, the ground will be soft and covered with grass, and the sun will be kind. “
And, when someone wrote “our hearts weep and our souls grieve with you for the passing of this magnificent being called Tom,” I was touched deeply.
In closing, I know some of you have read the words sent to us from Allison Argo. For those of you who haven’t or for one last time for those of you who have, she wrote:
"Tom had the gift to inspire greatness… he drew out the best in all who knew him with his gentleness, dignity and tolerance…. It was a tremendous privilege to know him. I remember so clearly writing the script for the end of my film. I only had a few days left to finish when I hit a block and started to panic about the final words. I decided to take a walk, and as I walked I focused on Tom high in the tree. I tried to imagine what it must have felt like to finally be able to look out towards the horizon – to see the landscape stretch out before him, so far from where his life had begun decades earlier. The life of this extraordinary being had been stolen- and at last, he could see beyond the bars. It was only a glimpse, but it must have been profound….Within a few hundred feet, the words had written themselves. I ran home in tears and pounded them into the computer. In hindsight, I think it was probably Tom who wrote them:"
"We know so little about this old chimpanzee-given the name “Tom” by someone, someplace. All we know is that he spent 30 years in a steel cage. Tom has reached the end of his journey at last.
…We can’t undo the past-but we can reconsider the future and the cost to the chimpanzee. Thousand like Tom have sacrificed everything so that we might live a little longer or laugh a little louder…Far from the forests of equatorial Africa, this old chimp can finally survey the strange landscape that has become his home. At last his trials have come to an end- but his story will live on: a reminder of the thousands like him, who are still waiting for a second chance."
"Thank you Tom, for all you taught us. May your story continue to inspire goodness and change. " - Allison Argo -
These words will be read, spoken, for a very long time, because they say it all. They touch us and remind us and force us to be better human beings. Tom can rest now, but we can’t. We must work hard to make up for all the wrongs that have been done to them and all animals. If we do this, if we try to end the abuse and make things better, we too will one day rest.
Meanwhile, every night I light a candle for those I have loved and lost. Tonight, light a candle for them and for all those who are with us and still need us.
Many of you know how many health problems Tom had over the years. He was plagued with chronic diarrhea from the day he moved in. He had been repeatedly infected with many strains of the HIV virus. He suffered from a gagging condition every morning. He had a mass in his abdomen that was never determined. He could only eat certain things and he continually tried to self medicate in his food choices from what we offered. After he died, we performed an autopsy. With what we saw inside, he must have felt terrible and it is a mircale he was with us as long as he was.
Once we have completed results, we will share our findings. But know this, it was unimaginable that someone could have gone through all that.
He was at the mercy of the research community for 30 years, so there is not much more to say than that.
Except that he was tired. He had been tired for months, perhaps years. Tom can rest now. And like everything in his life in sanctuary, Tom got to make a choice. And, I guess he just decided it was time to go.
We will miss you, Thomas.
Posted by Fauna team at 2:05 PM
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To our ex-Chimpanzees
To Louie we love you and may God Bless your soul.
To Mikey we love you and hope you will always be happy and healthy.
Help Save Our Citizens and Our Chimpanzees
Call your state representative, tell them to Ban Chimpanzees in your state!
January's Article
From the Fall of 2008 Through 2009 – The Chimpanzee Year in Review
This past year has been one of sadness, sorrow, change, and hope. I would like to take this opportunity, as we begin 2010, to reflect back and highlight the changes that we now, hopefully, are really beginning to see as the world’s attitude towards privately owned chimpanzees, and primates in general, change in a positive way.
The highlights begin, actually, late in the fall of 2008 when our chimps, Mikey and Louie, the two busiest and most popular working chimpanzees in America, retired to Little Rock Zoo. I wanted them to have a future as part of a family of chimps, and to have a safe and permanent home that they could live their life as chimpanzees, not a member of the human society.
In November of 2009, Connor and Kramer the chimpanzees owned by private pet owner Jeanne Rizzotto escape from her home near Red Lodge, Montana. They spent over an hour running loose, crossing highways and entering neighbor’s property. Connor, a habitual biter as described in court papers filed after the incident, bites a woman on the arm as she tries to keep him out of her home, losing 6-8 inches of skin from her arm. Rizzotto is told to keep the chimps in quarantine at her home while health officials investigate the incident. Rizzotto claims the chimps were let out by a vandal that had cut a lock, however that remains unproven. All of these articles have been posted on this Simian Library.
In February, 2009, tragedy strikes, and the world’s attention turns to the issue of private ownership of chimpanzees. On a cold afternoon in Stamford Connecticut, Travis the Chimpanzee attacks a long time friend of owner Sandra Herold named Charla Nash in Herold’s driveway. Travis is shot and killed by a patrol officer as the 14 year old, 200 pound male chimpanzee; tries to pry open the door of his patrol car as he responded to the tragedy. Nash is rushed to the hospital, and remains in a coma for months.
Weeks later, in early March, the US House of Representatives passes the Captive Primate Safety Act, banning sales of all primates across state lines. The bill moves on to the senate, where it still sits, not being acted on, to this day.
In late November, 2008, neighbors turned in a couple in Houston, Texas for a chimpanzee living in a garage in a suburban neighborhood. Fred Henry, now known simply as Henry, was over fifteen years old and had been living in the garage in a cage for 15 years. Weighing only 65 pounds, about 100 pounds underweight, the emaciated chimp is taken to the local SPCA where veterinarians and animal officials nurse him back to health. On Feb 23, 2009, Henry is moved to Chimp Haven in Shreveport, LA to live out the rest of his life with other chimps in a safe and enriching environment.
Later in March, a chimpanzee named Timmy escapes from his owners’ home in rural Missouri. The owner, Mary Overton, was a former director of The Simian Society of America, a group that promotes and encourages private primate ownership. Timmy is shot and killed by a police officer as he attempts to pry open the door to the officer’s patrol car. Investigators charge all residents of the home with animal cruelty, as they find a “puppy mill” on the premises, with dead dog carcasses scattered throughout the property and over a hundred sick and undernourished animals, including several monkeys.
On March 4, 2009 Nightline on ABC airs over fifteen minutes of footage taken by a HSUS undercover worker at the University Of Louisiana Lafayette National Primate Research Center. The video shows acts of cruelty and inhumane treatment of chimpanzees, including scores of baby chimpanzees in a holding cell with no enrichment or even a blanket. The video brings new awareness to the plight of research chimpanzees, and turns up the pressure on the labs. A follow up investigation by the USDA, following the issuance of a 108 page complaint by the HSUS against the lab, reinforces the findings of the video taken.
Carole Noon, founder and director of Save the Chimps in New Mexico and Fort Pierce Florida passes away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 59. Noon, perhaps the world’s most famous chimpanzee advocate, founded Save the Chimps in 1997. She led the purchase of the former troubled Coulston Foundation research facility near Almagordo, New Mexico in order to rescue over 250 chimpanzees that had been used by the government for research, mostly from the space program in the 60’s and 70’s. The chimpanzees in her care, now numbering over 270, were being moved from New Mexico to the Florida facility, hailed as the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world. Noon left a legacy of care, compassion, and love for the species that will never be duplicated. The chimpanzee community misses her dearly.
In June, a news story from a Tampa Florida television station airs a story about a baby chimpanzee now residing at Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota, Florida, home of the Rosaire family of circus trainers. The chimpanzee, named Eli, was supposedly rejected at birth by his mother and is being raised by Kay Rosaire and Gini Valbuena. Valbuena, a long time buyer of baby chimpanzees that once described herself as being “addicted to chimpanzees”, is advertised in the news story as the chimps’ “full time nanny”.
The Rosaire’s had a coming out baby shower for the chimp in June, asking the public to donate toys and diapers, as well as pay the price of admission.
In early September, Gini and the baby chimp are spotted at a winery in Florida, drinking mimosas and schmoozing with the public.
Later in September, “chimpanzee encounters” with the baby chimpanzee and Gini Valbuena, are being advertised on a play for fee basis on the Big Cat Habitat home page. The addiction continues.
On December 10, 2009 Tom, a 44 year old chimpanzee that lived the last 14 years at the wonderful Fauna Foundation in Canada, passed away. Tom had been a research chimpanzee for the first thirty years of his life, languishing in a five foot by five foot by seven foot high stainless steel cage. He was the victim of countless laboratory tests, biopsies, injections, and suffering. Tom was the face of Project R&R, aimed at releasing all chimpanzees from biomedical and invasive research, and the driving force behind the Great Ape Protection Act now before Congress. There are still 1400 chimpanzees used in biomedical research in the United States today.
On December 17th, 2009, ten more chimpanzees arrived in Fort Pierce Florida as part of the Great Chimp Migration continues. Save the Chimps, the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world, transfers ten chimps at a time to the islands in the Florida facility as funds allow. An anonymous donor gave the $25,000 for this trip, and the Arcus Foundation has agreed to match all funds donated to Save the Chimps up until April of 2010. Start your year right – and donate to the Great Chimp Migration today!
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I-710 Freeway Closures for July 15-20
City Getting Better Street Lights
Southern California Edison will be changing the City’s street lights to brighter and more energy-efficient LEDs. The work may result in minor traffic and parking inconveniences from Friday, June 21 to Thursday, August 15.
Thank you for your patience during this SCE project.
Roadwork: I-710 at Washington
Southbound I-710 Washington Blvd. on/off ramps will be CLOSED.
Detour: southbound Atlantic to Florence; or from Bandini in Vernon, use Garfield.
Frequently Asked Questions – SLURRY SEAL
What is a slurry seal?
Slurry seal is an oil type application of asphalt emulsion, fine aggregate (sand) and water which will be placed on top of the existing pavement. The slurry is spread over the street existing asphalt surface at approximately 3/8” thick. The purpose of the slurry is to provide a new wearing surface and protect the asphalt underneath from water damage.
Why are there white discolored areas with sand?
This typically happens in situations of irrigation overspray or excess water in an area. The water discolors the slurry seal and brings out the cement and rock dust in the slurry mixture. Although the area may look different, the slurry seal performance will not be affected and will continue to do its job in protecting the underlying pavement from weather/moisture damage.
Why does the slurry seal appear uneven and rough?
The slurry seal is an emulsion of oil, sand, water, latex, and rock aggregates. The sand and rock aggregates give the slurry seal the texture necessary to provide vehicles with tire traction and improved safety, which is especially helpful during rain events.
Why does it look like there are seams in the slurry seal? Why isn’t it continuous all the way through?
Slurry seal is applied in passes and it typically takes several passes to slurry seal one street. In areas where passes connect, the slurry seal must be overlapped for the product to perform properly. The subject seams are the areas where the overlap is necessary.
Why can I see hairline cracks in the slurry?
Prior to slurry sealing, cracks larger than a quarter of an inch are sealed with crack sealant. Cracks smaller than a quarter-inch are sealed by the slurry seal. The slurry seal application does not provide a structure layer, as in an asphalt overlay; hence the visible propagation of existing cracks to the surface. Although some of the smaller cracks are still visible, the slurry seal performance will not be affected and will continue to do its job in protecting the underlying pavement from weather/moisture damage.
What is the process of the Slurry Seal project?
Application of slurry seal is a three step process. First, surface cracks are filled to help protect the subgrade from water infiltration. Second, for areas with greater pavement deterioration, the existing pavement is removed to a depth of 4”-6” and filled with new asphalt to provide for a stronger pavement section. Third, the slurry seal is applied over the asphalt roadway, thus completing the process. During all phases of work, driving and parking will be affected and we request that you adhere to all street postings.
Will this project affect street sweeping and trash pickup?
Street sweeping will be suspended during the slurry seal process to allow for the street to properly cure. Vehicles will not be cited on street sweeping days in the areas affected by the slurry seal project.
How come the Slurry Seal is a light brown color and not black?
When the slurry seal is applied, it is a light brown color due to the chemical reactions and the temperature of the mix. As the mix becomes exposed to heat and sunlight, it will begin to turn black. Over time, as water reacts with the slurry seal, the street will begin to turn gray. Also, as cars drive on the street, the asphalt begins to wear off, exposing the gray aggregate underneath. This is natural and only affects the aesthetics of the street, not the structural integrity.
What precautions should I take once my street has been slurried?
Although a street may be opened to vehicular access after the slurry seal, it actually takes several months for the slurry to completely cure. Because of this, tire tracks and gouges may appear on the street. To avoid these tire tracks, we request that you minimize making sharp turns and turning your wheels while your car is stationary. The more visible tire tracks and “power steering” marks are often caused by heavy trucks, RVs, and trash trucks. During hot days and the summer months, these tire tracks may become more prevalent, but will eventually flatten out over time as the slurry cures.
Frequently Asked Questions - OVERLAY
What is an overlay?
Overlay is a process that removes the existing surface from a street and replaces it with the same thickness of asphalt. Asphalt overlays last approximately seven to ten years. It is a mixture of asphalt emulsion, fine aggregate (sand) and coarse aggregate (rocks). The purpose of the overlay is to provide a new wearing surface and protect the asphalt underneath from water damage.
Why does it look like there are seams in the pavement? Why isn’t it continuous all the way through?
Overlays are applied in passes and it typically takes several passes to complete one street. In areas where passes connect, the asphalt must be overlapped for the product to perform properly. The subject seams are the areas where the overlap is necessary.
What is the process of the Overlay project?
For areas with pavement deterioration, the existing pavement is removed to a depth of 2”-4” by grinding (cold-mill) and then paved with new asphalt (overlay) to provide for a stronger pavement section.
What precautions should I take once my street has been paved?
Although a street may be opened to vehicular access after the paving process, it actually takes several months for the asphalt to completely cure. Because of this, we request that you minimize making sharp turns and turning your wheels while your car is stationary. Tire tracks and “power steering” marks are often caused by heavy trucks, RVs, and trash trucks. During hot days and the summer months, these tire tracks may become more prevalent, but will eventually flatten out over time as the asphalt cures.
For questions, information and updates, please contact the Public Works Department, 323-887-4451.
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Uppsala University CRB People Sallin, Karl
Karl Sallin
Karl Sallin is part of CRB's neuroethics research team. He is a paediatric resident at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital. He is on the hospital's Ethics committee and a member of the Swedish Society of Medicine's Ethics committee. Karl Sallin holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge where his main foci were on the philosophy of mind, language and mathematics. In his clinical work Karl Sallin has been involved with children suffering from Resignation Syndrome (RS). RS is a severe condition in asylum-seeking refugee adolescents most notably resulting in a seemingly unconscious state.
Karl Sallin's PhD project is part of the European Flagship Human Brain Project.
E-mail: karl.sallin@crb.uu.se
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Only in Sweden, BioEdge, March 18, 2016
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Sjukvården följer inte längre lagen, Svenska Dagbladet Brännpunkt, 26 May, 2014
Pervasive refusal syndrome
Karl Sallin is studying pervasive refusal syndrome as a disorder of consciousness.
PhD project
The Human Brain Project is one of the European Community flagship projects and involves over 100 groups. Kathinka Evers leads the philosophical research.
Philosophy in HBP
Neuroethics & Neurophilsophy
Any attempt at understanding how the mind and the brain work comes with a set of philosophical, ethical and social issues.
Our research in this field
Sallin, Karl; Lagercrantz, Hugo; Evers, Kathinka; Engström, Ingemar et al.
Resignation syndrome: Catatonia? Culture-bound?
Part of Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016.
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Neuroethics & Philosophy of the Brain
The CRB neuroethics research team is an international, multi-disciplinary group. Our backgrounds allow us to approach these issues from theoretical, philosophical, social, bio-political and clinical perspectives. We collaborate closely with neuroscientists to understand the ethical and philosophical questions that neuroscience brings. In this report, we provide a summary of our research. The report was updated in November 2016.
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admin October 21, 2017 How Foods Labeled ‘Healthy’ Can Still Make You Fat2017-10-21T10:04:35+00:00 Articles No Comment
ISLAMABAD: Be careful when you reach for foods labeled “healthy” — new research suggests if they have hidden high levels of sugar, you may snack more later.
Prior studies have shown that sugary foods can make a person feel hungrier later in the day, said lead researcher Naomi Mandel, a professor of marketing at Arizona State University.
But these latest findings reveal that people can exercise some self-control over sugar-driven hunger, if they are given fair warning through product packaging, Mandel said.
“When people think something is healthy, they don’t psychologically process it that much and so the physiological factors take over,” Mandel said. “But when they think something is unhealthy, they’re able to override their physical impulses.”
For the study, Mandel and her colleagues created two types of “protein” shakes that tasted the same and contained the same amount of protein and total calories. One shake contained high sugar and low fat, while the other had low sugar and high fat.
The first phase of the experiment involved 76 college students who were randomly given either a high-sugar or low-sugar shake to drink, and then provided potato chips to snack on while watching a video, the study authors said.
The researchers chose potato chips because they wanted to see if the sugar effect “would transfer over to a different kind of snack,” Mandel said.
As expected, the students who had the high-sugar shake ate more potato chips.
In the second phase, researchers explored whether changing participants’ perception of the shakes’ healthiness would influence their snacking habits.
The sugar and non-sugar shakes were randomly passed out to another group of 193 students, but this time they included labeling.
Some shakes were labeled “healthy living” and carried nutrition information claiming they were low in fat, sugar and calories. Others labeled “indulgent” carried info showing they were high in fat, sugar and calories.
People who drank a high-sugar shake labeled “indulgent” ate the least amount of potato chips, even fewer chips than people who drank low-sugar shakes marked as either “healthy” or “indulgent.”
Those who drank a high-sugar shake labeled “healthy” ate more potato chips than any of the other three groups, the findings showed.
Mandel said she’s particularly concerned about the impact from breakfast foods like cereal, yogurt or instant oatmeal, which are marketed as healthy but often contain loads of sugar.
“People think they’re starting out having a healthy breakfast, but they may be setting themselves up to be hungry all day and eat too much over the course of a day because of that,” Mandel said.
Dr. Reshmi Srinathe is an assistant professor of medicine, diabetes, endocrinology and bone disease with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She said the study shows the importance of food labels and the need for stricter regulation of claims made by product manufacturers.
“Labeling matters,” Srinath said. “When people think something is healthy, they think it gives them a pass to make other food choices that may not be as healthy.”
Srinath and Mandel recommend that people read the Nutrition Facts label and ingredient list included on food packaging, and figure out for themselves whether a product is healthy or not.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of expanding the Nutrition Facts label to show the amount of added sugar in food, Mandel said.
“I think that’s a good first step,” Mandel said. “Ideally, I would like to see more regulation of a marketing term claiming that a food is healthy or healthful. If it has a lot of added sugar, then it really should not be called healthy.”
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From a Behavioral Toward an Interactional Theory of Charisma in Organizations
Unformatted Document Text: Student Paper Interactional Theory of Charisma 22 followers validate the leader and grant him permission to have authority over them. When charisma is transferred there may be no slight of hand. Organizational members know when they can and cannot trust certain leaders, therefore a very basic but important proposition is proposed: Proposition 2a: The transfer of charismatic leadership from an individual to an office depends entirely upon the recognition and validation of this transfer by organizational members. One of the key features highlighted in behavioral theories of charismatic leadership is that followers are completely moved by the rhetoric of the leader (Boss, 1976). Communication strategies often secure the leader’s position as a figure of authority. When charisma is routinized, it takes on much more authority. Weber notes that the power exerted over followers in this situation can be defined as “the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests” (1968, p. 15). Yet for power to exist it must be recognized and consented to (Deetz, 1992). Organizational members are thus largely responsible for the ongoing authority under which they work. They must recognize authority as such and be persuaded to abide by its rules. Therefore, the office endowed with charisma must be sure to exercise proper decision making and organizational strategies so as to not upset the recognition and acceptance of its authority. Thus, the following proposition is advanced: Proposition 2b: In order for the charismatic office to survive, organizational members must recognize that it has authority over them and must be willing to live under the organizational ideology it proposes. The implication for the office then is as follows: Proposition 2c: The charismatic office must exercise its authority prudently and
Authors: Leonardi, Paul.
Student Paper Interactional Theory of Charisma 22
followers validate the leader and grant him permission to have authority over them. When
charisma is transferred there may be no slight of hand. Organizational members know when they
can and cannot trust certain leaders, therefore a very basic but important proposition is proposed:
Proposition 2a:
The transfer of charismatic leadership from an individual to an
office depends entirely upon the recognition and validation of this
transfer by organizational members.
One of the key features highlighted in behavioral theories of charismatic leadership is that
followers are completely moved by the rhetoric of the leader (Boss, 1976). Communication
strategies often secure the leader’s position as a figure of authority. When charisma is
routinized, it takes on much more authority. Weber notes that the power exerted over followers
in this situation can be defined as “the probability that one actor within a social relationship will
be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this
probability rests” (1968, p. 15). Yet for power to exist it must be recognized and consented to
(Deetz, 1992). Organizational members are thus largely responsible for the ongoing authority
under which they work. They must recognize authority as such and be persuaded to abide by its
rules. Therefore, the office endowed with charisma must be sure to exercise proper decision
making and organizational strategies so as to not upset the recognition and acceptance of its
authority. Thus, the following proposition is advanced:
Proposition 2b:
In order for the charismatic office to survive, organizational
members must recognize that it has authority over them and must
be willing to live under the organizational ideology it proposes.
The implication for the office then is as follows:
Proposition 2c:
The charismatic office must exercise its authority prudently and
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SK TO FILL UP VACANCIES VIA SPECIAL ELECTIONS
The Department of the Interior and Local Government announced that vacancies in the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be filled up thru the conduct of special elections on or before January 20, 2019 or thirty (30) days after approval of the Memorandum Circular No. 2018-212 setting the guidelines in the nationwide conduct thereof.
Any registered member of the Katipunan ng Kabataan before the SK Secretary or Barangay Secretary is eligible to cast votes during the special election to be held in a venue identified by the Board of Election Supervisors consisting representatives of DILG, Commission on Elections and Civil Society or Non-Government or faith based organization.
Each set of Sangguniang Kabataan is composed of a chairperson and seven council members. The officials to be elected in this special election shall only be the number of vacant seats in the SK as available to complete the seven (7) members and the chairperson. It can be recalled that the synchronized Barangay and SK Elections was held on May 14, 2018 in all barangays but failed to complete the set of officers in many. There were positions that remained unfilled as a result of inadequate young people who filed candidacy. Vacancies to be filled up will also include those created by an SK official who refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, voluntarily resigns, dies, has become permanently incapacitated or is removed from office. There may also be vacancies as a result of the law of succession and of the failure of those who won the elections but were not able to complete the SK Mandatory Training.
A total of 819 barangays in the Cordillera Administrative Region have lacking Chairpersons or SK Members. The Special elections hope to complete the sets of SK Officials in 105 barangays in Abra, 100 in Apayao, 121 in Baguio City, 112 in Benguet, 135 in Ifugao, 122 in Kalinga and 124 in Mt. Province.
The move to complete the lists is based on the bidding of Republic Act 10742 or the SK Reform Act of 2015 establishing reforms in the SK and creating mechanisms for meaningful youth participation in nation building. A special election is necessary to fuel Sangguniang Kabataan as a local council meant to represent the youth in the barangay. ### DILG-CAR, LGMED
Radio Program DILG-CAR at your Service!
The Radio Program DILG-CAR at your Service! was a success as it aired on DZEQ Radyo Pilipinas Baguio and live streamed thru DILG-CAR's FB page last January 15, 2019. DILG-CAR at your Service! will be aired every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9AM to 10AM.
The collaboration between DILG-CAR and DZEQ Radyo Pilipinas Baguio hopes to further educate constituents with the Department's programs, projects and activities. Listeners and viewers are encouraged to interact thru text message, phone call and FB comments for queries and suggestions. ##DILG-CAR RIO Sesvir Lopez
DILG welcomes appointment of new Undersecretary
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomes the appointment of former DILG Assistant Secretary and long-time Executive Director of the Local Government Academy, Marivel C. Sacendoncillo, as the new DILG Undersecretary for Local Government. She took her oath last Friday.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that the Department is pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo and looks forward to working with her in pushing local governments to greater heights of excellence.
"The DILG is pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo as the new Undersecretary for Local Government as her long and distinguished career makes her eminently qualified to hold such an important position," Año says.
Año says that as the officer responsible for crafting relevant policies and programs for the betterment of local governance and local government units (LGUs), Sacendoncillo's experience as LGA executive director -- a position she held for more than two decades -- will "definitely come in handy".
"No one can gloss over her decades of experience and her profound understanding of the local governance landscape. That is where she thrived and built her career which makes her eminently qualified to fill that void in the Department," he explains.
Sacendoncillo replaced long-time USec. Austere Panadero who availed of optional retirement last year.
DILG Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Jonathan E. Malaya says that Sacendoncillo's appointment didn't come as a surprise as she is "the complete package", building her career first as a rank and file employee to becoming one of the top executives of the DILG.
"Her rise to one of the top positions of the Department is a proof in itself that she is a hard worker and dedicated to the betterment of the Department and its stakeholders. We are very excited for what's to come," he says.
Meanwhile, DILG Bureau of Local Government Development Director Anna Liza F. Bonagua says that Sacendoncillo's appointment is "a welcome development" for the Department as she ticks all the requirements for the position.
"She has the experience to back her up. Mayroon siyang experience on how to work with LGUs, ano ang prevailing situation sa baba. Which is why she is in the best position to serve as an Undersecretary for Local Government," she says.
The DILG Employee's Union through its president, Keith Lagmay, also extended their congratulations saying that Sacendoncillo is a proven capable leader.
Sacendoncillo's former staff at the LGA, Leah Marie Sanchez, says that Sacendoncillo is a "visionary leader" who shares to her co-workers her dreams for the country and how each one of us, regardless of position, can contribute to that vision.
Moving up the ladder of success
Año says that Sacendoncillo's career serves as an inspiration to the employees of the DILG as she painstakingly worked her way up to become one of the top leaders of the Department.
Sacendoncillo started her career in DILG as a Senior Human Resource Development Officer for the LGA in 1989 occupying positions such as Local Government Operations Officer and Development Management Officer along the way.
In 1996, she was appointed as the Director of the LGA where she served for more than two decades. She also served as the concurrent Regional Director (RD) of DILG Region 8 for two (2) years until she was promoted as Assistant Secretary for Local Government last August 2018.
"Isa siyang mabuting halimbawa para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan na basta maging Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan ka sa iyong gampanin ay tiyak na makakamit mo ang tagumpay sa iyong propesyon," says Año.
Sacendoncillo holds a Master’s degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management. She also received a scholarship to study Conflict Management and Post Conflict Recovery at the University of York, United Kingdom through the Chevening Senior Fellowship Programme of the British Council. ##DILG Philippines FB Page
SILG Año enjoined the whole DILG family to make the government felt by the Filipino people
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, January 11, 2019, led the top officials of the Department and its attached agencies in the traditional New Year's Call on the SILG at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
In setting the Department's directions for the year, SILG Año enjoined the whole DILG family to make the government felt by the Filipino people through strengthened peace and order campaigns, better public safety programs, and responsive local governance.
The DILG family refers to the Department including its attached agencies -- the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Local Government Academy (LGA) -- and now with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), and National Youth Commission (NYC). ##DILG Philippines FB Page
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In the last couple of days I watched all of GoT season 8. I didn’t hate it. I was seriously bummed to see who ended up at the high table in the last episode. Not sure why, but I was hoping that Daenerys, Sansa, Arya, Yara and Brienne would sort out the future of the continent. How the fuck did we end up with so many shitty dudes at the table? Assuming that the two DBs are total shitheads, it’s a predictable yikes.
Going into it, I was hoping that the white walkers would wipe Westeros clean of all humans. I figured the idiots would never get it together, winter would come, they would all feel the wrath and all the good people would be dead. This is the ending that would be fitting for the series.
My favorite thing about the books was that the heroes died. My favorite characters would get dramatically and surprisingly murdered, then the people who conspired against them would become more sympathetic as a new bad guy emerged. The TV show didn’t stick with this, and maybe the final books won’t either. But I was still hoping that all the heroes would die or something massively surprising would happen.
I didn’t expect Bran to end up King, but I definitely didn’t think they’d make him king without exploring his experience and memory of the old gods and their power. What was cool about Bran in the book was that he wasn’t really human anymore and was essentially an all seeing tree. But in the show he’s just the snarky disabled kid who gets to be king. Whatever.
The first two episodes of reunion, planning and storytelling were pleasant. I was surprised at how much I felt at seeing some of my favorite characters reunite. I prefer quiet, observational cinemas, so the style worked for me.
I don’t generally like long fight scenes. Tons of meaningless bodies dropping is boring to me. Long war scenes, like in Saving Private Ryan and the Band of Brothers series work because there is a specific narrative progression accomplished by each scene of the fight. The only element of the Winterfell fight that worked for me was the moat. At least that gave some structure to the fight that made sense. The rest of it was a lot of slashing and gore with some minor characters dying.
I wish that Arya had been more of an assassin and had sniped the undead that were chasing her. That she was so incapable of killing anything until the Night King was weird. I mean good for her, that move of dropping your knife or an offhand gut shot was dank, but unpredicated. Her killing of the Frey’s was totally badass. I just wished she’d planned to kill the Night King, maybe using some kind of white walker faceless shit. Instead, she got some kind of pep talk from Melisandre and the next thing we know the Night King is dead. Ok. She saved their asses. And it landed like a dud. There should be epic songs about Arya.
In the aftermath of the fight, only Daenerys sees clearly. She knows that the only way through is for Jon to sit on the truth. But he’s a Ned Stark acolyte, and has to tell the truth no matter what. I relate to that — I’ve ruined plenty of relationships by being hardheaded about “telling the truth.” I groan at my memories of such stupidity and inflexibility, but I still do it. At least Jon’s action is in keeping with his character’s history and trajectory. He hasn’t been changed by any of it.
Not sure why Varys went out like such a bum. Eunuchs everywhere deserve better. His great strength was his duplicity, subterfuge and timely alliances. He blew it. Why was he so open about his intentions with Tyrion? Probably lazy writing. Wouldn’t it have been nicer if all of his spy-kids turned on him? Maybe someone like Arya, who was once a fleabottom urchin herself, could have won them over.
The end of Cersei was super lame. She had no plan? Wow. And why didn’t Daenerys or Sansa send the realm’s best assassin to take her out? Arya went anyway, but without taking any faces. Cersei just stood there. Finally she broke and wept. When Jamie found her, it was a reunion of the depraved. I was still hoping that he would shank her, but no. That they ended up crushed by rocks was anticlimactic, but even worse was watching Tyrion weep over them. I felt nothing for the Lannisters. Did anyone? Good riddance.
Daenerys always had a bit of the mad king in her. She had better motivations, but she could kill some people. That she got so angry at Cersei and acted in brute force wasn’t out of character, but it was interesting that the men trying to talk her out of it were so falsely moralistic. Jon’s argument was always that we need all the humans to fight the undead. With at over, what, he loves the Lannisters? And with Tyrion, the interesting part was that he might actually be a traitor, willing to sell anyone out for his family, as much as he hated them. That weakness is compelling, but at least for me I had lost so much sympathy for him and them by the end that I couldn’t care.
That Daenerys was killed by Jon in a parallel with Cersei and Jamie was interesting. Jon’s choice was to go down as a Jamie (things we do for love), and start it all over again, or kill his queen and also become a Jaime (kingslayer). So incestuous hetero-(ab)-normativity kills us all. Great.
What if Sansa and Yara and Brienne had stood up for Daenerys against the men with bad grooming? Why not have Sansa tell Jon to stfu and support his queen? Why didn’t the ladies band together and support each other? Oh right. All that hope about a future of westeros ruled by women was our collective fantasy, but it was never a priority for the showrunners. Despite all the opportunities given to them by the many strong women characters, they managed to kill or neutralize all of them via the petty squabble. How fantastic.
Should Jon have been sent to the wall? Sure, but by Queen Daenerys, just like extraneous Targaryen’s before him. Bran should have gone back under the tree and been consumed by the roots, to become the old gods and the new. Arya should do what she wants, because she’s a badass. Tyrion should have been killed or given a haircut.
And the small council should have been the women.
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Police flags down hundreds of protesters in Bukidnon town
Apr. 19, 2019 JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers in Manolo Fortich town held hundreds of peasants from Bukidnon this morning, April 19 while en route to this city to conduct a protest rally on Good Friday.
Angelita Jurial, spokesperson of the peasant group Ogyon, one of the participating organizations, said police officers manning a checkpoint flagged down their convoy Friday morning telling the protesters they were looking for someone who’s with them suspected to be a member of the New People’s Army (NPA).
“First they told us that a member of Hustisya from San Fernando, Bukidnon, whom they suspected of being an NPA member was with us,” Jurial said in a phone interview Friday afternoon.
But, she said, when they could not find the person they were looking for, they were not permitted to proceed as they were accused of violating a law seeing that the group was bringing along minors.
Jurial reasoned that the children are with their parents and they have to be brought along, as no one would be left to care for them while their parents are away.
She said they want to mount a protest action in front of the city hall in Cagayan de Oro to show their indignation to Mayor Oscar Moreno for his pronouncement saying that he was amenable to the extension of martial law in Mindanao.
“Our stand is that martial law is not the solution. It has, in fact, worsened the plight of ordinary people. It is not for fighting terrorism, but for civilians and activists,” Jurial said.
In a statement, Lt. Col. Surki Sereñas, police regional spokesperson said that while the Phil. National Police respects every person’s right to travel, to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances, “we cannot allow flagrant defiance of the law, breach of peace and disorderly conduct in a supposedly peaceful and tranquil day of the [Lent].”
“Hence, the group identifying themselves as members of dubious [indigenous peoples] and peasant organization of Bukidnon on their way to stage a rally in Cagayan de Oro City was stopped by PNP personnel at Manolo Fortich checkpoint for routine public safety and security check. Government authorities are also ensuring that the group is not violating the law on trafficking in person and RA 7610 (Exploitation of minors),” the police officer added.
Section 7 (Child Trafficking) of Article IV of the law, Republic Act 7610, cited, states “Any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money, or for any other consideration, or barter, shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua. The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age.”
Jurial said they are not keen on leaving their children under the care of the local government-run social welfare facilities. (davaotoday.com)
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Robot is gearing up to air its third season finale on Wednesday, Dec. She gives permission for Elliot to die. Robot pushes Elliot off a railing onto the rock-strewn beach below as punishment for not keeping his father's secret. With his morphine supply cut off, Elliot starts to have serious withdrawal symptoms including multiple. Angela confronts Darlene about her and Elliot creating fsociety after remembering the masks originate from a movie they watched many times as kids. Terry Colby offers Angela a job at E Corp.
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She discovers that he is deeply in debt from her mother's old medical bills. Darlene and Trenton stay behind to contact Cisco Darlene's ex-boyfriend and arrange a simultaneous hacker attack by the Dark Army on E Corp's backup sites in China. Tyrell threatens Elliot about fsociety's plan — Elliot takes Tyrell to the arcade and understands that he will carry on with the hack. Elliot wakes up from a dissociative state on the phone, greeted on the other end by Tyrell. Tyrell is taken to a Dark Army-controlled hotel and is excited to meet Elliot again. Upon being locked away by Lone Star, Elliot hugs Mr. She also has a moment with Dom where things get real.
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Darlene shows up and pumps him for information, but he lies and says Tyrell was never involved. It was cool in the moment that Christian Slater barely appeared and that Elliot felt lost and confused. He blames Elliot for turning him in to the police. She spends more time with Elliot than she has in a while, mostly due to him ignoring her for weeks. Robot Season 3 online free. Robot Season 4 will, according to creator Sam Esmail, take place across the span of a single week in December of 2015, carrying the unifying theme of the Christmas holiday. Scott rejects her offer to testify against Tyrell in exchange for Tyrell's.
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With Mobley's assistance, Darlene executes a hack on the Bank of E Corp, holding their records for ransom. Meanwhile, Cisco, an unknown associate of the Chinese hacker group The Dark Army, hacks Ollie's computer. Elliot, increasingly paranoid, uses more than normal. It had a viewership of 2. He gives her nothing and Dom is forced to let him go. He kisses Darlene, who is revolted.
Darlene promises to follow a lead, but without a wire and having made Elliot promise to get vengeance if something happens to her. Zhang begins working on both Tyrell and Elliot. Angela continues up the ladder at E Corp, seemingly content in her new corporate position, and appears to abandon the lawsuit. Zhang wants Stage 2 to commence on the day of the vote whether they win or lose, to punish Price. Robot, who continually appears to him and torments him while still refusing to tell him what happened to Tyrell. One month later, Elliot has gone off the grid, living with his mother and maintaining a repetitive routine in an attempt to weaken the influence of Mr.
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Though the attack gets blamed on Chinese separatists, she is determined to investigate the Dark Army. Robot saved them, as it is what Elliot would want. Archived from on September 13, 2015. Returning home, they are met by Zhang's assistant and Dark Army agents. Robot constantly delays him and makes Elliot attack himself. Tyrell plays the part of captive, despite Dom's disbelief.
Angela has Phillip Price fire Elliot to prevent him from interfering. In a post-credits scene, Mobley and Trenton are revealed to be hiding out on the West Coast. To let off steam, Tyrell pays a homeless man to allow him to beat him. Despite accepting his destination, the cab driver doesn't directly acknowledge Tyrell's existence and kicks Elliot out for panicking. After Dom and Zhang have a private conversation, gunmen attack the office, killing most of Dom's team.
The Dark Army refuses to attack the back-up facility in China, which puts fsociety's plan in jeopardy. She offers to contact a suboxone supplier for Elliot. The pilot premiered on multiple online and services on May 27, 2015. Elliot believes he is done with fsociety. Cisco finds one of fsociety's members badly wounded and persuades Darlene that he needs a hospital.
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Historic $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing set for tonight
Author: Darren Santiago Oct 25, 2018,
The odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million.
No grand prize victor was drawn Saturday and the jackpot is now $620 million.
Typically, the Mega Millions lottery sells $40 million dollars worth of tickets a year in Washington.
The cutoff time to buy your Mega Millions ticket in Iowa is Tuesday at 8:59 p.m.
Check your numbers: victor announced in record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery, the largest jackpot in the history of the game.
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Mega Millions has already smashed its own jackpot record, which was $656 million, shared by winners in three states in March 2012. Chances of winning the jackpot are one in 302,575,350, according to the Mega Millions website.
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If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger.
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The last time someone hit the jackpot was July 24, when a group in California won $543 million.
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States have generally reported increased Mega Millions and Powerball sales since the change.
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On its surface, Annihilation is a genre film. It’s a monster movie or an alien encounter movie. And yes, there are elements of The Thing and Alien in Annihilation. But really, the film is intellectual genre. It’s Apocalypse Now but without the backdrop of Vietnam.
And the five brave (Or psychotic) women tasked with walking into the heart of darkness include a biologist, anthropologist, psychologist, surveyor and linguist. Some of them have military experience, but they’re not soldiers. Their mission is to investigate and research Area X.
Originally just another place in the south, Area X is now a quarantined zone after something fell from the sky and struck a lighthouse. Now the surrounding area is encased by an unknown surface that is slowly expanding. They call the area inside; the Shimmer.
Natalie Portman in ‘Annihilation.’ | (Paramount)
Surface is a key word to remember when thinking about the film. Director Alex Garland makes it a point to visualize certain things we’ve seen before, only he presents it behind the veneer of something either sinister or beautiful or perhaps both. A couple holds hands, but he shoots it through a glass full of water which makes their fingers look like worms. In another scene, the two are embracing, but through a decontamination room.
That dichotomy: beautiful and disturbing, perfectly encapsulates Annihilation.
Natalie Portman stars as Lena, the biologist who is a last-minute addition to the expedition. Her husband, Kane (Oscar Isaac), has suddenly remerged from the Shimmer. He’s the only person to ever come back alive. But he’s not quite the same person Lena remembers and after he becomes ill, Lena agrees to go into the Shimmer to not only discover what’s inside, but perhaps find answers to what’s really going on with her husband.
The film is based on a book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. The author wrote the novel after a dream he had. And that’s a great way to describe the book. A dream you can’t quite remember.
The book is dense, cerebral and unlike anything I’ve ever read. The thought of a film adaptation seemed unfathomable. But Garland has managed to put his own stamp on the material. Annihilation is a weird, hallucinogenic, meta-physical trip where nothing is quite what it seems. Once our team enters the Shimmer, the world is a serene, ecological miracle full of strange and beautiful things.
There are creatures that look like deer with flowers growing on their antlers. Ice trees sprouting from the ground near the coastline and foliage forming into what look like people. Kind of like the bodies permanently preserved in ash at Pompeii.
But there’s an antithesis to this serenity. Compasses are useless, they can’t communicate with anyone outside of the Shimmer and there are mutated crocodiles. The environment isn’t the only thing they have to worry about.
Nothing is quite what it seems in the Shimmer. | (Paramount)
As the film progresses, each of our characters begin to break down in their own way. Each of them is damaged, and the façade they’ve carried with them in the outside world is useless in the Shimmer.
Perhaps a better title is self-destruction. Portman has a unique quality of showing poise and a sense of control, but you see glimpses of damage in her that begin to peal away. She’s a strong, capable character, but she’s also vulnerable.
The other characters have far less to do. Garland assembles a terrific cast of actors including Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gina Rodriguez, but none of them are given enough time to develop.
This is Portman’s film and at the heart of the movie is a love story between her and Isaac’s character. The film occasionally provides flashbacks to their time together and it’s sweet and innocent. It’s also necessary to provide her with motivation as the film nears its end.
Annihilation is an immersive experience. Garland requires participation in an explicit way from the audience that makes you feel like you’re there with the team. The movie is largely a slow burn. But there are a few disturbing sequences including the team watching a video made from inside the Shimmer and a truly terrifying sequence at night in an abandoned house. Let’s just say it involves a mutated bear.
As the third act progresses, the film becomes even more unpredictable. Garland has no interest in answering questions. His focus is atmosphere.
The juxtaposition of beauty and horror is present throughout the film, but it is best represented in the final shot which manages to be comforting and haunting. It stays with you long after the film is over like an infection.
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