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__label__wiki	0.58305	0.58305	Dáil Éireann díospóireacht - Déardaoin, 4 Iúil 2019 Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions Ar ais chuig clár ábhair Ceist: 7. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for a microgeneration scheme; and the role he envisages for the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017 in the plan. [28306/19] Deputy Brian Stanley My question is on the Minister's plans for microgeneration. How will my Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill fit into his plans? The Bill has completed Second Stage and a report is due on it. Deputy Seán Canney The climate action plan launched last month sets out Ireland's 2030 ambitions and puts the State on the right trajectory to meet net zero emissions by 2050. The plan provides that a support payment for excess electricity generated on site and exported to the grid will be available to all microgenerators by 2021 at the latest. ESB Networks and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will assess potential implications for the distribution network of higher penetration of microgeneration by the end of 2019. Furthermore, my Department will establish a working group to set policy objectives which, in turn, will lead to the detailed design of the support scheme. The annexe to the climate action plan contains the detailed actions, timelines and associated responsibility to ensure delivery. To ensure fairness to microgenerators and energy consumers, there are a number of issues that need to be considered and addressed in developing a scheme for microgeneration. These include a reform of the network charges, an assessment of the distributional impact of such a policy decision on the public service obligation levy, PSO, and the development of a fair tariff for exported electricity taking into account the benefits of self-consumption. This approach is in line with the experience of other EU member states which have attempted to introduce supports for microgeneration. The microgeneration pilot scheme, launched last year and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, is being reviewed and the costs of installation are being assessed. The data gathered during this pilot scheme will inform potential future phases of support for microgeneration that may be appropriate, as we align with the ambition of the recast renewable energy directive, which recognises the rights, entitlements and obligations of renewable self-consumers. The Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017 was not opposed by the Government. The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment has held a number of hearings into this issue in recent months. I hope the Bill is not opposed by Government. I first introduced it in 2017 but it has been moving at a snail's pace. I am glad that Committee Stage is under way, as the Minister of State noted. We are awaiting the clerk's report on that and I hope we will be able to see quicker progress at that point. Will the Government block the Bill? Should we expect it to use the money message facility at the last minute? I hope that will not be the case. The Minister of State should flag now if that is the Government's intention. We are open to amendments to the Bill from the Government and other parties, as I have said throughout the process. Sinn Féin's intention in the Bill is to plan ahead and allow families, schools, farmers, small businesses, local clubs and GAA clubs to produce power for self-consumption and export to the grid. It is an example of joined-up thinking. Will the Minister of State indicate when we can expect to see a microgeneration support scheme in place? The pilot scheme that has been carried out will inform the potential future phases of support for microgeneration. That is important. We will take on board the good work the Deputy has been doing on microgeneration, including in his Bill. It is important that we fully assess how we will implement a microgeneration scheme, including tariffs and related issues. The ambition of Government is that the scheme will be in place by 2020. It is good to hear a scheme will be in place by 2020. There are good examples of microgeneration schemes in other countries. I know the Department will be ultra-cautious on these issues but there are good examples of schemes that are already operating. I ask that lessons be learned from those examples. The average person wants to know when he or she will be able to self-generate and export excess energy to the grid. My Bill has been on the books for two years but I hope we are now making progress with it. The Minister of State has not answered my question as to whether the Government will block it using the money message device. I hope it will not do so. The Bill has broad support in the House so I ask that it would not be delayed. We need to move this discussion on. It was difficult to get a discussion going on these types of issues in the 31st Dáil but the discussion on energy and climate action has intensified in recent years, particularly in the past six months. Will we have big thinking from Government on this area? The Minister of State indicated a microgeneration scheme will be introduced in 2020. Can we expect large-scale microgeneration to commence in 2020? Big thinking is needed. The all-of-Government climate action plan is an example of big thinking but it is also practical. It includes key dates, timelines on details on how targets will be delivered. On international best practice, some countries have taken successful approaches to microgeneration, while the approaches of others have been a failure. The clever approach is to look and learn from the successes and failures in other countries to avoid repeating the mistakes made elsewhere. We need to put a scheme in place that is effective and fair and ensures that all those who take part in it are treated properly. Tony McLoughlin 8. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which carbon proofing of policy will play in achieving the national policy objective of carbon neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/19] Deputy Tony McLoughlin I ask the Minister to explain and make a statement on the role which carbon proofing of policy will play in achieving the national policy objective of carbon neutrality. Deputy Richard Bruton Carbon proofing will have a key role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy and has been recognised by the Climate Change Advisory Council as an important tool for Ireland to achieve its long-term decarbonisation objectives in a cost-effective manner by 2050. As part of project appraisal for all public capital investments, it is essential to avoid expenditure that locks in long-term fossil fuel consumption. To that end, the climate action plan commits to reviewing the Government's public spending code in 2019. This guidance currently includes values for monetising the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Government investment and the plan proposes to significantly strengthen the calculation of a shadow price of carbon, such that proposed Government investments will need to value carbon at a level which will see the shadow price increase to €32 per tonne by 2020, €100 per tonne by 2030 and €265 per tonne by 2050. The reform of the public spending code will also see a new stage introduced into the project life cycle. The project identification stage will become the first stage of the life cycle with the purpose of ensuring early consideration of approaches to deal with a policy issue ahead of selecting the preferred option and proceeding to the appraisal stage. Climate considerations will be incorporated in this new life cycle stage. Consistent application of these rules will allow decision-makers to better understand and appreciate the climate consequences of their investment options. Separately, the climate action plan commits the Government to ensuring that all Government memoranda and major investment decisions are subject to a carbon impact and mitigation evaluation, for which a template will be developed. This will be incorporated in Cabinet procedures, in regulatory impact assessments and in project evaluation processes. What procedures will be put in place to ensure robust oversight by Government of carbon proofing to ensure that we stay on track to achieve a carbon-neutral future? There are two dimensions to the answer to that question. In terms of staying on track, we are setting up an implementation committee within the Department of the Taoiseach which will be co-chaired by the Secretaries General of that Department and of my Department. That will oversee the roll out and implementation of the action plan. In addition, there will be carbon proofing within the Government process so that each memorandum that comes to Government that would have a carbon impact would be assessed as part of the Government decision on it. We will look to models of best practice in other countries and that will be enshrined in Cabinet procedure. There will be two processes, one anticipating the new decisions and the other overseeing the actions to which we have committed. I approve all that the Minister aims to achieve but what is the timeframe for these proposals? The carbon-proofing of Government memoranda will come in later this year. It will be developed by the Department of the Taoiseach with input from other Departments, particularly the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. North-South Interconnector Brendan Smith 9. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage the proposed North-South interconnector is at; the status of the planning process in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28552/19] Deputy Brendan Smith I have previously outlined to this Minister and his predecessors the absolute opposition of communities in Meath, Monaghan and Cavan to the proposed North-South interconnector. Those views are shared in the affected areas north of the Border too. Eirgrid has not listened to the views of those communities and neither has the Department, nor the Minister's predecessors. A clear message from the communities North and South is that if this project is to proceed it needs to have buy-in from communities and local landowners. If the project is to go ahead those transmission cables need to be put underground as happens with other major projects throughout Europe. The Minister is aware that some overground transmission cables in other parts of Europe are being put underground. The North-South interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the single electricity market and increasing security of electricity supply across the island of Ireland. A resilient and well connected energy infrastructure is vital for Ireland's economic well being and the ability to respond to the future needs of energy consumers. In December 2016 An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for the project in Ireland, while in January 2018 full planning permission was granted for the section of the line that lies in Northern Ireland. Both of the planning decisions have been subject to legal proceedings in each jurisdiction. In Ireland a Supreme Court appeal of the planning permission was dismissed on 19 February 2019. In Northern Ireland, on 8 February 2019, the Department for Infrastructure asked the High Court to quash the planning permission given so the planning application can be re-determined under new legislation introduced by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in November 2018. The planning process in Northern Ireland is a matter for the authorities there. There are currently a number of ongoing procurements in relation to the project being undertaken and managed by ESB Networks. In June 2019 ESB Networks awarded a framework contract for the design, test and supply of steelwork in relation to the project. However, under this framework there will be no supply of materials until the planning process in Northern Ireland is complete. The earliest possible date for construction to commence is early 2020. Does the Minister of State have any idea when a determination will be finalised in respect of the planning project in Northern Ireland? How can a procurement process proceed even in its initial stages if there is not planning permission? I recently mentioned to the Minister of State's colleague that we were told some years ago that the lights would go out in Northern Ireland if the North-South interconnector did not proceed within a very short timeframe. The most recent electricity generation reports published by Eirgrid and the System Operator for Northern Ireland, SONI, indicate clearly that there is a surplus of energy supply in Northern Ireland. None of us is against the all-Ireland electricity market. We favour all-Ireland economic development. The Minister of State, however, should have been made aware by departmental officials and Eirgrid, if it is reporting correctly to the Department, that communities in Meath, Monaghan, Cavan, Armagh and Tyrone are vehemently opposed to the project as proposed. Communities deserve to be listened to. Most public representatives in Meath, Monaghan and Cavan have attended numerous public meetings where hundreds of people turned up to outline their concerns and their total opposition to the Eirgrid proposals as constituted. There is a very definite need for this North-South interconnector. It is critical to ensuring that we have a safe, secure supply of electricity throughout the island of Ireland. It also supports the core objectives of European and national energy policy: sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness. The benefits associated with the project will include an increase in competitiveness by reducing costs for energy consumers through more efficient operation of the electricity system on the island of Ireland. A key barrier to the efficient operation of the single electricity market since 2007 has been the limited interconnection between the electricity systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland with only one high capacity interconnector between the two electricity systems. They cannot operate as a single system. This limits the benefits that can be derived from the single electricity market. This project will ensure that the efficiencies in the single electricity market are fully realised to the benefit of the energy consumers. Security of supply will be increased. The planning process has been dealt with. It has gone for judicial review and that is the process by which these projects are brought forward. That planning permission was granted by a public servant in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, there is no political system in place there due to the intransigence of the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, and Sinn Féin. This is not a matter of opposition to the development of the all-Ireland electricity market, far from it. The landowners and people living in those communities, who are very concerned about the proposal, are not opposed to the development of the North-South interconnector. They want it developed, if it is necessary, on the basis that the transmission cables will be put underground and not overground where they will be a blight on the countryside and hinder development in the years to come for those communities, in a large part of the country, North and South. Eirgrid has continued to refuse to listen to the concerns of public representatives in those counties and to communities. People are not opposed to a North-South interconnector, provided those transmission cables are put underground, as is happening in major projects in many other countries in Europe. It is disingenuous for any Minister or any statutory agency to try to suggest that people opposed to the North-South interconnector proposal are opposed to the North-South electricity market. We welcome all-Ireland economic developments. Neither I, nor the Minister, Deputy Bruton, would ever say anything like that and I do not think anybody has said it. The important point is that there has been a planning process. There has been a review of putting it underground and my understanding is that it would cost three times more than it costs now. Deputy Michael Moynihan We are trying to create an interconnector that will provide competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability. I appreciate that people will have concerns about it but it has been through the planning process judicial review. That is an independent process. It is not carried out by Ministers or the Department. That is what the Planning Authority and An Bord Pleanála are there to do. There is zero acceptance of these proposals. Acting Chairman (Deputy Eugene Murphy) The Deputy should resume his seat. There is no planning permission to enter 584 holdings. The Deputy is breaking the rules. I am surprised at him. I am not. I am just stating the facts. I am very surprised at Deputy Smith. I call Deputy Michael Moynihan. Cyber Security Policy Michael Moynihan 10. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if digital security is under his remit [22087/19] My question will be short because I have a Business Committee meeting at 10.30 a.m. What plans are in place for digital security? Across the world, people are very concerned about this. There are many challenges and there have been breaches of digital security. What plans has the Government outlined for each Department and for the security of the State? I thank the Deputy for this important and timely question. The National Cyber Security Centre was established under my Department following a Government decision in 2011 and has a remit across the digital and cybersecurity of Government ICT and critical national infrastructure under the Network and Information Security Directive. The centre is focused on developing capacity to protect Government information and communications networks and on engaging with stakeholders on sharing information, securing systems and responding to incidents. The National Cyber Security Centre has three central roles: to manage and share information relating to threats to network and information security; to manage and collate incident reports and threat-intelligence data; and to issue advisories to constituents and-or the public, including during ongoing incidents. The centre also provides early warnings and alerts, and disseminates information about dynamic risk, incident analysis and situational awareness. The centre is home to the national computer security incident response team, which acts as a conduit for information to constituents, including operators of critical national infrastructure and Departments and agencies, and is responsible for the provision of expert advice and analysis on cybersecurity issues and for co-ordinating the response to significant incidents. The resources for the group have been considerably expanded in recent years as it takes on new responsibilities under EU directives. A new cybersecurity strategy is currently in preparation, which takes account of the latest assessment of risks and international experience. I have one brief supplementary question. How many people are employed in the National Cyber Security Centre to police this or to try to get a handle on cybersecurity and ensure that digital information is secure and safe from national and international hackers? The resource for the centre has been steadily increased and it has approximately 30 staff. The ongoing resourcing requirements will be reviewed in the context of the next cybersecurity strategy. The strategy has just been out for public consultation and will be finalised shortly. Questions Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, replied to with Written Answers. Renewable Energy Generation Targets 14. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the renewable energy infrastructure he plans to develop or assist in developing by 2030. [28308/19] We are moving fast this morning and I am looking around to see where the rest of the left is: there are huge gaps on the benches. What plans do the Minister and his Department have to assist in the development of renewable energy infrastructure plans by 2030, which is one of the big challenges we face? In the climate action plan I have set a target of 70% for renewable electricity by 2030 to make Ireland a leader in responding to climate change. This will build on the progress made in the past ten years, in which the renewable energy sector has undergone a considerable transformation, with the share of renewable electricity generation more than doubling to 30% in 2017. However, we must step up the scale of our plans even further in order to meet our climate ambitions. Analysis and modelling to underpin the plan assessed a range of options to ensure that Ireland meets its 2030 climate and energy ambitions. The plan identifies a range of technical, regulatory, legislative and economic factors that arise. The impact on the cost of electricity, affordability for consumers and business competitiveness of setting higher renewable electricity targets must also be considered. To meet the 70% target, major capital investment will be needed in new generation capacity, system service infrastructure, and electricity transmission and distribution networks. A review of the policy and regulatory framework will be necessary to incentivise electricity storage infrastructure, which will be critical to absorbing higher levels of renewable generation on to the system. Progressing EirGrid's programme, Delivering a Secure, Sustainable Electricity System, known as DS3, and the efficient procurement of low-carbon generation through the single-market capacity auctions, will be critical to delivering the system changes required to meet our 70% target. In addition, increased interconnection, including to France and further interconnection to the UK, will be required to facilitate the large up-scaling in onshore and offshore wind so that we can balance the grid and ensure security of supply. In parallel, delivering an early and complete phase-out of coal- and peat-fired electricity generation will create space for the entry of new renewable energy assets into the market. The new renewable electricity support scheme, RESS, is critical to meeting Ireland's contribution to the target and is being designed to achieve that in a cost-competitive way. Private sector funding through corporate contracting will be essential for meeting higher levels of ambition to increase renewable energy supply and deliver on long-term decarbonisation. The RESS will be characterised by a series of renewable electricity auctions, aligned with the ambition set out in the climate action plan and the final national energy and climate plan, NECP, which is due to be submitted to the European Commission by the end of the year. I thank the Minister for that reply. He mentioned the Celtic interconnector, which is a very important and welcome development for this country. It is hoped that when we develop renewable sources, electricity will be exported by the interconnector and it will help guarantee our supply. Last week, I received a reply from the Minister's Department to a parliamentary question, which said that as part of the climate action plan the State intends that a total of €13.7 billion will be put into energy investment by 2027. That is good but that is all the information the Department gave me. How much of that investment is expected to come from the State? Will there be matching funding from the private sector? Will it be through PPPs? It will not, I hope, be done through a gap-funded model similar to the broadband plan. The big question is this. We know that the private sector will not do this on its own and that we have very successful semi-State companies, such as the ESB, Bord na Móna and Coillte. Will those companies be big players in this? The detail of the €13.7 billion investment has to be worked out, but it will be in the areas I mentioned, namely, the system service infrastructure, the transmission and distribution networks, the interconnectors and storage infrastructure. Those are predominantly State infrastructures to facilitate the system's capacity for more renewables. The private sector contribution will predominantly involve companies bidding at auctions and State bidders will not be favoured over private bidders. The auctions will have to be run in such a fashion that all bidders are treated equally. However, there will be separate pots, as one might call them. For example, we envisage a community pot the bidders for which could not be large private sector players. It will be a confined pot. Similarly, there may in time be a confined pot for offshore wind. As the Deputy will appreciate, that is at an earlier stage and will need to be given an opportunity to gain a foothold over time. In summary, the participation of the private sector will take place predominantly within the auction system. I accept that there will have to be a rules-based auction system. My question is whether, as the shareholder and representative of the public in the ESB, Bord na Móna and Coillte, the Minister sees those companies becoming major players here. A lot of that is a matter for the policy direction of Government notwithstanding that the boards of those companies will make their own decisions. In the case of Bord na Móna, it is very welcome that it is going ahead with plans for renewable energy. As the key player in the setting of the policy direction, does the Government envisage these three companies having the major role? I refer to biogas. France has 1,000 biogas plants producing clean biogas energy while Germany has 6,000. England has 600 and we have one. We are playing catch-up there. I put the point to the Minister also that we need to start developing biomass supply chains again. I will keep pushing this with the Minister. We do not have those chains here and we must start to develop them. What plans does the Government have to do so? I agree absolutely with the Deputy. We intend that the ESB, Coillte and Bord na Móna will be major players. Those companies have set out significant ambitions and put plans in train and will play a strategic role in the move to a decarbonised economy. We announced recently the renewable heat support scheme which will allow biomass provision to replace existing heat systems. A generous support scheme has been published and is envisaged to remove 10 million tonnes of carbon equivalent over the period 2021 to 2030, which is a significant initiative. There was biogas participation in the climate action fund. A successful biogas project under the fund will be a very useful test base to determine its potential role, which I do not doubt will be very significant. Question No. 15 replied to with Written Answers. Better Energy Homes Scheme 16. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes planned to be insulated and retrofitted by 2030; and the support that will be offered to households. [28309/19] Deputy Stanley is hitting the jackpot this morning with questions. I have the place to myself. Normally, I get in only one priority question with the rest falling at the back. My question is to ask the Minister how many homes the Department intends to insulate and see retrofitted by 2030. What kind of State support will be made available in that regard? The recently published climate action plan sets an ambitious target of 500,000 energy efficiency retrofits by 2030. Achievement of this target will be supported by a Project Ireland 2040 allocation of €3 billion as well as the range of measures identified in the plan. One such measure is the development of a new retrofitting delivery model which will group retrofitting projects together to achieve economies of scale, leverage private finance and ensure easy pay-back methods. Savings on electricity bills from using less energy will help to fund repayments while homes will be warmer and produce lower levels of emissions. Other relevant initiatives identified in the plan include: the introduction of improvements to the BER certificate to provide more guidance to homeowners; the development of interactive tools and reports for homeowners to identify the impact of energy efficiency upgrades; an expansion of the pilot salary incentive scheme for energy efficiency upgrades; the identification of options for the financing of energy upgrades such as green mortgages; an assessment of the potential for energy suppliers to pilot a pay-as-you-save mechanism and on-bill finance; and enhanced delivery models and supports for households with lower incomes. The primary current support for retrofitting is the programme of grant schemes funded by my Department and operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Since 2000, more than 400,000 homes have received direct support under these schemes to improve their energy efficiency. This year, I have allocated €85 million to the schemes. The climate action plan commits to reviewing and redesigning these grant schemes to ensure alignment with Government objectives and value for money. The reply refers to the retrofitting of 500,000 homes by 2030, which is a significant and welcome target. The problem, however, is that I received a previous reply from the Department which stated that over a three-year period, 305 homes benefitted from deep retrofitting grants provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which is a minuscule number in the context of what we are trying to do. I flag that to the Minister. It is a fantasy to say we will retrofit 500,000 homes if we are only doing 100 homes a year now. Even if we were to retrofit 10,000 homes a year, it would take until 2069 to get to 500,000. That is the scale of the challenge we face. Support schemes are one thing, but I highlight to the Minister also the issue of apprenticeships and training. In his current role and in his former role as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton has told me the private sector was not taking up apprenticeship and training schemes. We accept that. The question is what we do about it as a State. We must intervene to get the skills in place. They are not there in the building industry at the moment. I acknowledge the Deputy's support for the action plan. It is a significant target at 50,000 per year whereas the current rate is 34,000 per year, approximately. As the Deputy says, rightly, retrofitting takes place currently at a lower level. These are shallower retrofittings. To be fair, the deep retrofitting scheme was a pilot and was never intended to constitute the final approach. As I indicated in my reply, we will have to design a different model to hit the proposed targets. The current model envisages people coming forward on an individual or small-group basis to commit to an investment of €30,000 in return for a 50% grant. We must look at bundling larger areas, better contracts, better tendering for blocks of work and more effective delivery. I agree with the Deputy that the action plan represents a major opportunity to develop new skills and a new sector. I envisage that the retrofitting sector will be worth at least a €1 billion to €1.5 billion. While that is approximately 5% of the construction sector overall, it will nonetheless be important and we will have to develop new apprenticeships and skills within it. Part of the development of the new delivery model will be about ensuring the supply chain is capable of achieving the targets. As the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, said, we will be looking to the education and training boards to support the delivery of that supply chain with new traineeships and apprenticeships. We will also see new companies getting involved in this to support the supply chain. On skills, I highlight to the Minister the Mount Lucas training centre run by the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board. The potential exists to expand that centre, which is geographically located in the middle of the country. I asked questions about the centre seven years ago, at which stage fewer than 20 people went through it in one year. According to a reply to a parliamentary question I submitted recently, the numbers have now increased with 120 people undertaking training in relation to specialist building skills at the centre last year. Enrolment must be accelerated and the potential exists to develop that. I flag that to the Minister to be helpful. I would like to see that development take place given that the centre is in the midlands in the Laois-Offaly area where jobs are needed. The centre is located near Edenderry and Daingean and the site of the old briquette factory and, as such, it fits in with the just transition we have been talking about. We need to continue with shallow retrofitting also. Many houses in the State are still single-glazed and have pre-2006 attic insulation. There are even some houses with no insulation. That low-hanging fruit needs to be picked. Some such households are in the lowest income bracket and are experiencing fuel poverty. I ask that they receive attention. I agree with the Deputy. Group and area-based schemes will allow us to carry out those shallow retrofits as they will offer people an easy, turnkey process by which to do so. I assure the Deputy that not only did I visit Mount Lucas as Minister for Education and Skills, but I have also visited in my new role. I fully acknowledge its potential. It is a fantastic centre. Great things are happening there not only in the area of training, but also in the area of piloting new sustainable options for Bord na Móna. I see it becoming a very significant player in the development of a supply chain. It is good to see that the midlands regional enterprise strategy has made developing opportunities in the decarbonised economy a key priority for the development of the region. We will move on to Question No. 17, which - you guessed it - is again in the name of Deputy Stanley. Deputy James Browne The Deputy had better play the lotto today. It normally works out badly for me. 17. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the use of electric vehicles, EVs, here. [28305/19] I ask the Minister about his plans to increase the number of EVs on the road. This is one of the big challenges we face. The climate action plan sets a target of 936,000 EVs by 2030. That would represent approximately one third of all purchases in the period between now and then. To support the achievement of this target, the plan sets out a range of actions which include introducing a legislative ban on the sale of new fossil fuel cars from 2030; developing the charging network to stay sufficiently ahead of demand - as the Deputy knows, we are currently rolling out 724 new or upgraded charging points; ensuring our regulatory regime for buildings requires the installation of EV charging infrastructure; consideration of a car scrappage scheme to promote the purchase of EVs; consideration of the recalibration of vehicle tax regimes to support uptake; and developing a roadmap for the optimum mix of regulatory, taxation and subsidy policies to drive the ramp-up in EV usage. I also note the existing incentives, which include a grant of up to €5,000; vehicle registration tax, VRT, relief of up to €5,000; benefit-in-kind tax relief; a grant of up to €7,000 for EVs in the taxi sector; a grant of up to €600 for the installation of a home charger; accelerated capital allowances; a lower rate of motor tax; and tolling reductions of up to 50%. These incentives have helped support strong growth in the uptake of EVs. In the first five months of 2019, more than 2,600 new EVs were licensed. This is almost three times the number licensed in the same period last year. While the situation regarding EVs has improved this year, they are still a lot more expensive than ordinary petrol or diesel vehicles and are beyond the reach of many households. There are also concerns about range anxiety, which is a major issue. In that context, how many charging points are there in the State? What scale of increase in the number of such points is planned for the coming years? Who will own the charging points? The question of whether the ESB will retain ownership of its charging points has been batted back and forth for two years. How many charging points do we have? What are the Minister's plans to increase that number? Who will provide the charging points? The Deputy is correct. The price of EVs is higher than that of conventional cars, but the running costs of EVs are approximately one eighth of those of conventional cars. It is a case of swings and roundabouts. It is worth pointing out that the price of batteries is decreasing rapidly and that their durability is improving. The expert opinion we have received is that, even if there were no tax incentives, the cost of EVs by 2023 or 2024 will result in them dominating the market. We have provided substantial grants and taxes on fossil fuels add to the incentive. The existing network comprises approximately 600 chargers. Some 724 new or upgraded charging points are to be rolled out. Of these, 500 will be higher-grade chargers to replace existing chargers. Most will be new, high-capacity chargers in strategic locations. They will be under the ESB. We are also looking at other providers such as local authorities. From 2025, anyone who has more than 20 parking spaces will be obliged to have a charging network. The network will not be solely State-supported. New obligations will be imposed on others. If I have picked up what the Minister stated correctly, the ESB will own the existing 600 chargers, including the 500 that are to be upgraded. That is to be welcomed. Some 500 are to be upgraded and there will be 224 new ones. To move on to fees for charging, will the service stations, typical fuel suppliers, be encouraged to install charging points? Will the local Topaz garage have charging points? Is there any plans for such a scheme to be rolled out? Will there be a charge to use such points? How will it be regulated? There is also in issue in respect of grid capacity. The revenue from petrol and diesel brings in a lot of money for the State. When we move to EVs, that source of funding will be cut off. On the other hand, the electricity grid will have to be upgraded. We know this from speaking with EirGrid and the ESB. It will require substantial investment. How will that mismatch between revenue and investment be bridged? What assessment of the grid's capacity to cater for new EVs and associated infrastructure has been carried out? The ambitions of the electricity network are based on very substantial growth in overall demand for power. From memory, a 50% growth in power demand arising from a variety of sectors, including new EVs, is anticipated. The Deputy is correct. We should be looking to car manufacturers and service stations to make investment in this area. Thus far it has had to be leveraged by a State company with State support. As it develops, we expect to see the private sector coming forward to support the roll-out of the infrastructure. In the context of the impact on traditional revenue sources such as diesel tax, VRT and so on, the Deputy is also correct. Over the next 20 to 30 years, there will be a rapid change as we move away from depending of fossil fuels for 85% of our energy needs and head towards 0%. This will require different sources of revenue to be found. That will have to be handled on a year-to-year basis by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. The final question is from Deputy Browne. I did not think we would see any Wexford men this week after the county's great win last weekend, but they are all around. We had three great wins. There is more to come. The seniors and minors both won and the ladies won the intermediate Leinster final as well. That is correct. The Deputy has 30 seconds to put his question. The under 20s won during the week as well. We are having a fantastic week. The strawberries are great this year as well. James Browne 18. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the introduction of a nationwide ban on smoky fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/19] I ask the Minister about the extension of the ban on smoky coal nationwide. I am very aware of this issue as a result of the air pollution situation in my own home town of Enniscorthy having been highlighted. The only solution is a nationwide ban on smoky coal. I am very conscious of this issue. Deputy Browne's colleague, Deputy Dooley, raised it earlier and I went through it at that time. The Deputy probably appreciates that, while my predecessors announced that it was their intention to introduce a nationwide ban, this was challenged on the grounds that it would not be fair to treat the burning of smoky coal differently from the burning of peat and wood as their environmental impact is similar. There have been threats not only to challenge the extension of the ban but to challenge the existing bans applying in considerable portions of the country, which have been very successful. I have had to seek legal advice on how we would robustly design the roll-out of the protections the Deputy rightly signalled are a priority for Enniscorthy and other towns. I am working with the Attorney General to develop a robust way of doing that. The distinction between coal as against wood and turf is that there is a viable alternative to coal, namely, smokeless coal, while there is not such an alternative for wood and turf. That distinguishes it in that respect. Having talked to people involved in this area, I am aware that high-tech monitoring has been put in place in Enniscorthy town but it is not in place in many other towns. I suspect many other towns that are not covered by the smoky coal ban are in as bad or close to as bad a situation as Enniscorthy. Enniscorthy has been highlighted because modern, sensitive, high-tech equipment has been put in place. We need to know what the air quality is in the town but I suspect it is not the only town in this situation. The smoky coal ban covers approximately 80% of the population. The people who were threatening legal action have had 30 years to take such legal action with respect to the rest of the country but they have not done that. We know the dangers associated with burning smoky coal and much of that coal is being illegally imported from the North. Action needs to be taken on this matter. I agree with the Deputy but one has to be careful not to jeopardise successful schemes that are managing air quality at a time when we seek to extend those. With the law of unintended consequences, we could undermine what is successful. I agree with the Deputy that we need to find a way address this with respect to a number of towns which the Deputy rightly said does not only include Enniscorthy where there is a particular problem. All I can say to him is that we are working hard to find a solution to this problem that would be legally robust. Written Answers are published on the Oireachtas website. Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions Business of Dáil	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507578
__label__wiki	0.583241	0.583241	Supporters Can Use Hospital Car Park For Saturday’s Game With Bury Supporters will be able to use the hospital car park for the local derby clash with Bury on Saturday. The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have kindly allowed the club to utilise a section of their new staff parking facility on Westhulme Avenue, off Westhulme Way (to the rear of B&Q) for fans to park before Saturday’s home game against Bury. There are 300 places available on the car park and stewards will be on hand to co-ordinate the operation and ensure the safety and security of supporters. The hospital car park will be free for supporters to use but will be strictly on a first come first served basis.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507579
__label__wiki	0.629285	0.629285	Kitchen Revival by Design Associates Design Associates creates a traditional space for modern life. Katherine Gustafson Photos by Eric Roth The kitchen opens to the family room where the designer introduced a breakfast nook. "Essentially you’re adapting a portion of an old house to work with the way we presently live in our homes,” says Chris Dallmus, AIA, LEED AP, principal and president of Design Associates in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the case of a kitchen renovation project he did in Wellesley, it meant opening up a series of tight spaces into a more open floor plan while recreating original interior details using century-old blueprints. Boston architect Benjamin Proctor designed the Georgian Colonial Revival house in 1918 for Roger W. Babson, founder of Wellesley’s Babson College, with accommodations for a domestic staff. Accordingly, it had a small butler’s pantry and a kitchen of a size suitable only for cooking, along with other small rooms to serve various purposes. The current and prior owners had transformed the spaces to fit their lives, creating a small den, pantry, and breakfast area in addition to the snug kitchen. A deep marble farmhouse sink and countertops offer elegance to the Colonial Revival kitchen. They wanted the renovation to provide a larger, more open kitchen, along with a breakfast/dining area, a family area, and a mudroom. Their desired outcome—more space for family to join together and socialize in these areas—reflects the way kitchens have evolved from functional food preparation spaces into hubs of family life. Kitchens these days, Dallmus says, are usually “prominent spaces within which to live and congregate.” He admits that he originally thought the challenge of creating a modern living space in the old rooms in the residence might be too great. “We were looking at several fragmented spaces, almost compartmentalized,” he remembers about the first visit to the home. “I initially did not see how we were going to be able to give them a modern kitchen in terms of modern-day lifestyle.” Dallmus teamed up with a structural engineer and an interior designer to create the perfect solution—a place for 21st-century family life with the details of the original house. The solution was to take down walls to create a large kitchen with a prominent walnut island with stools for casual eating—a feature that did not exist in 1918. The new kitchen flows into a comfortable family room with a built-in banquette to serve as an open breakfast alcove. Throughout the rooms, the details were designed to match the originals as perfectly as possible. Ample seating is introduced in the way of built-in benches, stools, and decorative chairs. “A common notation on many of our drawings when working with historic buildings is ‘to match existing,’” says Dallmus. “Interior doors ‘to match existing,’ interior trim ‘to match existing.’” A lot of the trim—interior window and door frames, moldings, cabinetry, and other elements—are an extension of what exists elsewhere in the house. The kitchen’s marble countertops approximate those that graced the butler’s pantry. The flooring is designed to match the house’s original flooring. The island has a dark stain to contrast with the white cabinetry. “What you have here is a small addition and a renovation that looks like it might have always been there,” says Dallmus. However, even with these historically accurate details, modifications are necessary to accommodate modern life. For instance, the new cabinets have toe kicks where none existed in the originals. “The cabinetry looks and appears as it did in 1918, but it functions like it should in 2016,” Dallmus notes. “The accommodations to the old house are with respect to the architectural detail, but by no means should one expect that you should live in that kitchen as if you were in 1918.” Along with the island and the toe kicks, some nods to modern life include a pot filler (a retractable faucet over the stove) and a small seating area in the kitchen itself: two slim armchairs and a little table placed on a small carpet. There’s also a built-in bar with a stylishly shaped sink, a simplified, scaled-down version of which might have existed in a butler’s pantry in a home of this era, but certainly not in the kitchen itself. On either side of the bar are two cushioned window seats. Together with the small seating area, these benches create a kitchen just as suitable for socializing as for cooking, a distinctly modern-day phenomenon. At essence, such a renovation involves creating an updated space “shrouded with the details of the original house,” says Dallmus. The Wellesley project was particularly challenging in this regard, but collaboration with the client and the interior designer allowed his team to create a reworked living space that fit in seamlessly with the rest of the historic home. Figuring out how to do so, he says, is all part of the creative process. “The thing that we’re bringing to the table is our ability to introduce modern-day lifestyles at the same time being respectful of the architectural detail of the house.” Ideas for Updating a Traditional Kitchen Open up the spaces to accommodate the way modern families live—congregating in the kitchen and surrounding areas, with easy flow and clear sightlines among the rooms. Incorporate various food- and drink-prep areas beyond the kitchen counters, such as a large island or a built-in bar. Keep architectural details, like trim, flooring, and cabinetry, faithful to the originals, but update functionality, such as by adding toe kicks to cabinets. Provide seating areas in and around the space, whether by including a few chairs and window seats in the kitchen itself or by building in a breakfast nook in an adjacent room. kitchensNOH Kitchen & Baths 2017 Katherine Gustafson, a graduate of Amherst College, is a Seattle-based freelance writer. Covering the work of architects and designers coast to coast, she has written many articles for New Old House magazine. Old-House Kitchens Seaside Kitchen A kitchen designer from Main Street at Botellos Home Center brings subtle color touches to add interest to the kitchen. Traditional Coastal Kitchen Traditional materials, classic design, authentic style, and the perfect details create a beautiful and functional kitchen. A Refreshed Traditional Kitchen Interior designer Patricia McDonagh infuses a Boston-area kitchen with period flavor.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507580
__label__wiki	0.88201	0.88201	Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Olympics And Politics The NFL playoffs continue without Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and the IOC says it will not allow protests at the 2020 Tokyo Games. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant. Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Olympics And Politics Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Olympics And Politics 4:34 January 11, 20207:48 AM ET The NFL playoffs continue without Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and the IOC says it will not allow protests at the 2020 Tokyo Games. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant. Finally, it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The NFL playoffs on full blast. Who looks good this weekend? And the International Olympic Committee delivers a ruling about what, really, before what could ever happen. We're joined now by ESPN's Howard Bryant. Howard, thanks so much for being with us. HOWARD BRYANT: Good morning, Scott. How are you? SIMON: I'm fine. Thank you, my friend. Divisional weekend in the NFL playoffs. Let's start with the NFC. 49ers and Vikings play today, Packers and Seahawks tomorrow. OK, the Pack, is it time for Aaron Rodgers to just win a Super Bowl without any more excuses? BRYANT: Well, it is amazing that we're looking at him and people - there are a lot of people who believe he's the greatest quarterback of his era on top of Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, all of them. But he's been to one Super Bowl, and he's won one Super Bowl. And I think he's going to need another to sort of join that - to join that company. But Aaron Rodgers is a terrific quarterback. What the Packers have done this year - they really didn't seem to be that good. But all of a sudden, they find themselves with a home game and with a chance to go to the NFC championship game. And so this has been an amazing playoff run, incredibly exciting games and definitely the year - the postseason of the quarterback. And you're looking at the successors to the Patriots now that they're out. There's so many opportunities there for a lot of players. SIMON: It just occurred to me, is there anybody on the 49ers and Vikings who play today who can remember when they were championship teams? BRYANT: No. No, not at all. SIMON: Yeah, let's run the numbers. Yeah. BRYANT: Except Rodgers, of course, who was there when they beat the Steelers. SIMON: Yeah. BRYANT: And so it's really wide open right now, and you - there's great opportunity for these quarterbacks. We talk about the quarterbacks - whether we're talking about Aaron Rodgers or we're talking about Russell Wilson, who's trying to get to his third Super Bowl, you're talking about Jimmy Garoppolo, traded from the Patriots to the 49ers to lead the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory since 1995 and appearance since Colin Kaepernick took them there in 2013. And so then you've got the young guys as well in the AFC, looking at guys... SIMON: Ah, Lamar Jackson. BRYANT: ...Like Patrick Mahomes... BRYANT: ...And Lamar Jackson, of course. And then the unspoken Ryan Tannehill, who was doing nothing in Miami for all those years. They come into New England with Tennessee, they beat the Patriots. And so he's the unsung guy. But - and Deshaun Watson with Houston - lots of opportunity. The Patriots aren't there. Who's going to be the one to emerge? I think Patrick Mahomes is the guy. They should have gotten to the Super Bowl last year. It's such a shock that the Patriots got them. That game was amazing, last year's AFC Championship Game. And I think that they are pretty primed, at least, to go head-to-head. I think it's going to be Kansas City and Baltimore in the AFC. SIMON: OK. International Olympic Committee announced this week it will not allow athletes to protest at the Tokyo Games this summer. The IOC doesn't want what they call, here's a quote, "divisive disruption." Does that include kneeling? How disruptive. BRYANT: How disruptive is that? It includes kneeling. It includes the iconic fist-raising of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who, by the way, four months ago were inducted into the USOC Hall of Fame... BRYANT: ...With an apology saying we were wrong. So when you're looking at what this is all about, it really is about attacking athletes, attacking protest, attacking - silencing the athletes at a time when you see authoritarianism around the world. You see the protests in Hong Kong, you see China being awarded the Olympics. You see the conflicts with Russia and the Ukraine, and yet... SIMON: Yep. BRYANT: ...Russia was awarded the 2014 Sochi Olympics. You see so much corruption around the world. And essentially what's being - what's happening is distortion in so many ways because the Olympics - you look at the 1936 Olympics, Hitler's Olympics there. You look at South Africa being banned for its politics for 20 years. You look at the U.S. boycotting the 1980 Moscow Summer Games and then Russia returning the favor, boycotting the LA Games in 1984. You cannot tell me that sports is not political. There's nothing more political than a state flag. SIMON: Yeah. Quick question - some athletes will just disregard it, right? BRYANT: Absolutely. You're already hearing Megan Rapinoe saying you're more upset about the protest than doing something about what we're protesting. And I think it's going to be real interesting more to see who rejects this outright and defies it. SIMON: ESPN's Howard Bryant, thanks so much. BRYANT: Thank you.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507583
__label__wiki	0.621566	0.621566	Real Estate Services>Development DESIGNER ROUNDTABLE: Design between the lines The roundtable was conducted in Chicago in conjunction with the GlobalShop conference earlier this year. Six questions in all were asked by the editors. By far the one that had the most input from the participants was number six, shown below. For the entire transcript, CLICK HERE. SCW: Disney and Warner Brothers shops have experienced slow sales in the past year, and several themed restaurants have faced hard times. Is this an indication that themed environments are no longer effective? If so, what will be the next trend to replace themed environments? McDONALD: The answer to the first question is no. And I think the answer to the second question is that themed environments will still be a viable concept. I'm saying not only from the standpoint of architectural design and construction but from the standpoint of customers. When a few large stores in some very exclusive locations open, it is special. When you try to repeat that concept in every mall, you start losing that specialized feeling. I think the themed restaurant or the themed retailer has a place. But this true only if it's limited to a very high demographic market. When you go to a themed cafe, you're disappointed. The theme is great, but there's nothing to back it up. The theme got the customer into the place. The design did what it was intended to do. But then once they're in, you've got to do something else; and that's the key. That's the strategic component. I think the problem with public companies is you're not allowed to limit development. You have to keep building stores. If you're going to run a themed concept, design a really extravagant theme for your really high demographics New York, Chicago, L.A., Orlando. Then you have to have a different strategy if you're going to continue to expand. MORBITZER: I'd have to agree. It all goes back to the product. Merchants have to stay on top of the trends to keep it fresh. The biggest problem I saw with Warner Brothers is that there's always the same product when you go into their stores. There was no real tie in new merchandise to what they were releasing at the movies, which I think Disney has done a little bit better job of. Actually, their new concept has scaled down compared to what they were doing in the past as far as theming. I think it's a little subtler. It all goes back to the quality of the product and the service and what it is that you have to offer. It's our job (designers) to get them in there the first time; it's your job (restaurateur) to keep them coming back BINKLEY: What's important is the definition of theming. When you say “theming,” there's something that's popping into each person's mind. For some it's the RainForest Cafe, for others it's the Disney store. Theming is evolving. I think it's evolving further now. So in the big picture, theming is going to be around in some form or another. So it's just a question of what is that definition of theming now. Where is it going? McDONALD: I'm defining theming as being this extravagant concept that is intended to make a statement in the market, not just the theme of what it is you're selling. My definition is if the site is a flagship, the reason to come here is because we've just done an awesome job. BINKLEY: Theme to me means enhancing the product. It's creating perceived value. It's doing things that help to sell the product. A theme doesn't necessarily have to be a jungle. It can be a lot subtler and it can be a lot more cost-effective. FOY: The evolution of the Warner Brothers store on 5th Avenue, 57th was interesting. It was a hit and it grew. It grew again, became multi floors, and then it bombed. People get trapped by their theme because they think the theme is the answer. But people get bored if it doesn't change or keep evolving. Those stores were not adaptable. We've done maybe eight, ten projects for Disney. On one of the most interesting projects, they gave us about $400,000 worth of demographic research because they wanted to take their amusement park into a new area. By their definition and analysis they were building a destination draw based on fantasy environments and passive entertainment. And their market was 4-to 12-year-old children and their parents or 4- to 12-year-old children and their grandparents. They missed the rest of the world in terms of tracking people. There is no question that Orlando and Anaheim are successes. But what did they do? They came out with a product called the Disney Institute, intended to be active involvement and reality-based experience. That was like trying to drip a little water in a tub of oil which was all going in the other direction. They're still working on that concept. They took their new-found knowledge and turned all of Anaheim park into a parking garage. Then they took their land and they doubled the size of Disney Land Anaheim into California Adventure, a reality-based experience based on the history of California. It is interactive and attracts 12-year-olds and older. The future is based on what the boomers and the Generation X and Y people all have in common they don't want hype. They don't want theme. They want something that's meaningful something they can use. Here's the next word: “Transformation.” A movie is a good experience, if it's a good movie. You might laugh. You might cry. You might be moved. It's a transformative experience if you are a different person. If your emotions have been touched, if your attitudes have been affected, and if your behaviors are now modified. Shopping is ultimately a transformative experience. It's a way of connecting with your culture. It's a way of changing your appearance. By changing your appearance, you change your behaviors. It's being current, knowing what's right for your time; and yet it's being an individual and finding that expression that fits you the best. As designers what we've started to do is figure out how we can go past experiences to designing three-dimensional, walk-in, branded worlds where you discover yourself. That's the ultimate trip. It's the ultimate transformation. We find what the ethos of our company is. Then we translate that into a three-dimensional extension of the grand promise, and people walk into it. And if it's a good product and if it's a quality product, what people find is themselves in that story. We set the stage for the main character to be the customer, and they find out something about themselves that's meaningful; and they walk away wanting to come back there again and again to refresh themselves. We need to figure out the theory behind how design can be more meaningful, authentic, real, involve the customer, make them see how it fits into their lives. We're taking the mirror of the retail store, and we're saying the whole store is a mirror and it should reflect who you are. We do that by reflecting the region and culture. McDONALD: I think the best example of what you've talked about is one of the outfitters, where you have the climbing wall and you can actually put on the climbing shoes. You actually climb the face of this mountain in the store to see how the product responds to it. I think that's a transformation experience that you've been talking about. It's been very successful for them. People can actually take the mountain bike through the little trail or jog the trail, and it's a great marketing tool for selling product. MORBITZER: I think Bass Pro has the same thing. McDONALD: And they've been very successful. It's amazing. FOY: We designed the prototype. McDONALD: How many people fish for bass? It's amazing. FOY: It's the Vatican of the hook-and-bullet crowd. You can shoot a rifle in their store. There's a 200-ft. log that's lit and insulated. A bullet can't go through it if it ricochets off the sidewall. And you can fire a round into this log. McDONALD: That's amazing. It's meaningful to the customer. FOY: There's a store concept that is for teenage girls where there are cosmetics and CDs and everything that teenage girls want. MORBITZER: There are a couple concepts out there going after that market. FOY: So you go in there, and they have tubs of goos and creams. You can mix them. You can create your own cosmetics. They put it on you; you can feel it. McDONALD: And they are busy. FOY: Check it out. They're friendly. You're welcome there. They'll ask you if you want to put some on. It's a great concept. It's a fantastic store, and it's real. It's targeted their market. They're doing a great job. And it's infinitely changeable. McDONALD: That ties me back into why the dot.com, is not a threat to Barnes & Noble once you have that experience. You just can't sell product like you can if they can play with it. FOY: Even the book store, Barnes & Noble has a great concept. McDONALD: It's the experience. FOY: It's a library. They don't care if you come and do your homework there and sit as long as you want, and get your coffee. McDONALD: Then you've got Star-bucks. What more do you need? FOY: They're selling knowledge. The greatest minds, the greatest art, the greatest everything is at your fingertips. It's your store. Great concept. McDONALD: That's a great concept. FOY: “Themed” is not the right word anymore. It is orchestrating the entire environment to tell a story. But the story can't be wrong. RainForest doesn't even give money to the rain forest. They're not even connected to it. So it's like a fake idea. They're taking a sacred thing and then abusing it. McDONALD: Trivializing it. FOY: Here's a contrasting idea Cheesecake Factory. Here's a guy whose product is selection, quantity, quality, and service. And they're the king of fast-food of chain concept restaurants. Wherever they go, they make money, because the value is there, the selection is there. Kids like it; adults like it. People walk out of there with as much leftover food as other restaurants give you for the meal. McDONALD: You don't just put up a sign for Cheesecake Factory or Bass Pro Shop or REI. You have an idea. Customers walk out with a good product. That's the whole thing. BINKLEY: Right. McDONALD: They're backing up the theme with a good product. SUTTON: A lot has come to light in all of this, hearing everybody's interpretation of the word “entertainment” or “themed malls.” It means different things to different people. I think the key is that design is constantly evolving. It's always in transition. It's always in motion. And we don't design shopping centers or stores, even chain stores, that have a life of 2, 3, or 4 years. It's not meant to be a one-stop design. It's going to be constantly evolving. Evolution is the key. FOY: We're working in London, Paris, Dubai, Warsaw, Tokyo; and throughout, human beings are human beings. There's little difference. There are appearance differences, there are cultural difference, but there are basic trigger motivational similarities throughout. SUTTON: Canada is an extension of the States in a lot of ways. FOY: Yeah. SUTTON: There are some inherent differences. In the States, you are an American first no matter what nationality you are. You're American-Greek, American-Italian. In Canada, you're a Greek-Canadian. Retailing in general is a social experience. It's interactive, be it a quiet setting at Barnes & Noble or be it in a very active setting. There are differences in Canada and the States. I heard at one of the roundtables last year the States are divided into 12 demographic groups, and Canada is divided into 64. The shopping habits differ in Canada. It's so vast. The population is so small in comparison. It's a lot harder to create a common theme or a common design or a common concept that would apply in Canada. Even landlords approach different regions differently. There are two regions of Montreal; you have an English section and French section. They'll approach their whole concept their tenant mix, their marketing strategies, very differently. I don't think you get as much of that in the States. That's one of the differences that you do have with a little more focus regionally. It gives you a lot of flexibility across the board when designing chain stores. That would be one of the major differences. I think overall that what's happening here is happening over there. Less so, technologically. McDONALD: In Canada the chains, for instance, are quite successful. They hit here in the United States, and now they're evolving in other countries like Canada. It's a success. SUTTON: It's taken a while for the American retailers to cross the border. McDONALD: It takes a while. SUTTON: When it comes to demographics, it's hard to define as things are so widespread. The shopping habits are so different from one place to another. It's not an easy nut to crack. McDONALD: But eventually things catch on. The US goes through something and then they're going to go through it. They're only a little behind. SUTTON: I think another inherent difference has to do with the weather. We're indoors for 6 or 8 months of the year. Most Americans don't have to deal with that. Therefore, we're trying to create shopping centers that create an escape from the doldrums of winter. We do have the opportunity to come down to the United States, Chicago, where there's a lot of street retail and street experience. Even in winter, it's not as bad as what we have. I think our biggest effort, when it comes to the shopping center industry, is to create that kind of street animation that you have here and that we only have for three months of the year. MOORE: I think theming, when used appropriately, is one of the best new trends in retail design. It is critical that theming hit exactly the right mark, being used appropriately. I like to think of theming in terms of a radio volume dial that can be turned up or down as necessary to achieve just the right result. I also believe that theming should be made more flexible to accommodate future change allowing the theming to adapt and hold people's interest for longer periods of time. Larry Binkley, president Total Retail Group Palo Alto, Calif. James McDonald, principal kennethpark p.c. Architects Agoura Hills, Calif. Thom Morbitzer, design director Cowan & Associates Inc. Richard Foy, co-chair, principal partner Communication Arts Inc. Steve Sutton, partner Gervais Harding Associates David Moore, national director of retail design, Carter & Burgess Dallas (participated via e-mail)	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507584
__label__wiki	0.931492	0.931492	NST NIE BH Pendidikan Galeri Prima FullAMark Hijab & Heels Enpowering English in Education (3E) CSR / Events Suppliers e-Registry Vision and Board of Mustapha Kamil Mohd Janor Executive Director, News and Editorial Operations, MPB Interim Chief Executive Officer, NSTP Mustapha Kamil Mohd Janor is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad beginning April 1, 2019. He assumes the position of Executive Director of News and Editorial Operations, Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima), effective October 2, 2018. He also sits on the Boards of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad. As Executive Director, Mustapha Kamil will be responsible for the overall operations of Media Prima news and editorial functions. He will provide the strategic direction and oversight of Media Prima Television Networks and NSTP news operations, and will focus on optimising the Group’s news resources in-line with Media Prima’s business transformation efforts. He began his career as a Cadet Reporter in NSTP in 1989 and held various positions in the Company. In 1994, he attended the Advanced Journalism course, The Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, Wales. In 1994, he was a Reporter at New Straits Times’ (NST) Business Times and later served as NSTP’s Foreign Correspondent in New York, U.S. in 1999. He returned to serve as Business Times’ Managing Editor in 2001. Mustapha Kamil was promoted as NST’s Group Editor in 2013 until his resignation in May 2016. Dato' Yushaimi Maulud Yahaya Chief Operating Officer, NSTP Yushaimi Maulud Yahaya is the Chief Operating Officer, NSTP. He was appointed to the position on April 1, 2019. He has more than 26 years of experience in journalism, starting his career as a cub reporter with the Malay Mail after graduating from the New Straits Times Press Pre-Entry Training scheme in 1990. In 2002, he was one of the two Malaysian journalists chosen for the Nihon Shinbun Kyokai/ Japanese Press Foundation fellowship programme. Upon his return, he was tasked with setting up four new bureaus for the Malay Mail, which was then part of the NSTP group, in Penang, Johor, Malacca and Perak, in 2003. In 2004, he was promoted to Assistant News Editor. A year later, he was transferred to the New Straits Times as News Editor. In 2006, he was promoted to Chief News Editor for The Malay Mail and Sunday Mail, before becoming Deputy Editor in 2007. He assumed a string of roles, including Acting Chief Operating Officer, Executive Editor (Production), Editor and subsequently Editor-in-Chief in 2010. He was also Group Editorial Advisor for the Redberry Group, which had bought The Malay Mail title, and was engaged as a consultant for a news portal revamp. Yushaimi re-joined NST in November 2012 as Executive Editor (News), in charge of the general news, political, crime, probes, Streets, sports, Sunday Times and online desks; as well as the bureaus. In March 2015, he was made Deputy Group Editor. As a writer, he was the recipient of the Malaysian Press Institute Best English News Report and Best Investigative Report awards in 2003 and 2014 respectively. He was appointed Group Editor of New Straits Times on March 1, 2017. Later on January 1, 2018, he was appointed to the position of NSTP’s Editor-in-Chief. Yushaimi was also the Treasurer of New Straits Times Press National Union of Journalists Malaysia from 2001 to 2004, and the National Assistant Treasurer of the NUJ in 2004. He was also Deputy President of the National Press Club from 2011 to 2013. Saidon Idris Group Editor, BH Saidon Idris is the Group Editor, BH beginning January 1, 2020. An economics graduate from University of Malaya, Saidon started his career in journalism with the Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) which he joined in 1991. After his stint at the news agency covering general, politics and crime assignments, he joined Utusan Malaysia in 1993 as a business journalist. Saidon joined NSTP in 1997 as a Senior Writer for Dataniaga, a business magazine published by the group. A year later, he was transferred to Berita Harian attached to the news desk. In 2003, he was promoted to BH Assistant Economics Editor, before assuming the post of Economics Editor in 2004. In January 2014, he was appointed as BH Associate Editor, Current Affairs overseeing the features, economics and foreign desk as well as writing Opinion Leaders (Op Eds) for the newspaper. He was promoted a year later as BH Senior Specialist Writer, Economics & Current Affairs. In January 2018, he was promoted to be the Senior Executive Editor, Convergence, NSTP and then, he was made as Senior Executive Editor, BH a year later. Ahmad Lokman Mansor Group Editor, New Straits Times Ahmad Lokman Mansor was appointed as the Group Editor, NST on January 1, 2020. Lokman who holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mass Communication & Media Studies (University of Toledo) started his association with the NSTP in April 1993 as a reporter for Business Times. His last post at the Business Times was as a Deputy Editor. In June 2009, he was promoted as the New Media Editor for NST. In November 2012, Lokman was made Associate Editor of Op-Ed where he managed and planned the editorial and commentary pages of the newspaper on a daily basis. He also held several key positions for NST including Associate Editor of Current Affairs & Digital (2015 - 2016), Associate Editor of Business, Op-Ed & CBT (2016-2018) and Convergence Editor of Business (2018-2019). A year later he was promoted to Executive Editor, Business, Op-Ed & Digital of NST. Husain Jahit Group Editor, Harian Metro Husain Jahit is the Group Editor of Harian Metro. He has been appointed to the position effective March 16, 2020. Prior to the appointment, Husain was the Executive Editor, Commercial, a new position in Harian Metro created in February 2019. Previously, he was Harian Metro’s Editor for Business and Information Technology (IT) / Online before being promoted as Associate Editor for Features. Husain started his career with NSTP in January 1990 in the Advertisement Department as a Marketing Assistant who was responsible to design advertisement graphics for Beriteks, a teletext service introduced by TV3 in 1985. He was later transferred to Berita Harian in 1996 as an IT / Online journalist before joining Harian Metro in 2007, also as a reporter for IT and Online Desk. Among his achievements in journalism were the Gold Award in Best Greetch Journalism Award under the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water in 2012 and first place for IT News Reporting in Bahasa by Sony Malaysia 2011. Husain holds a Diploma in Computer Science (Programming) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Jeannie Leong Lee Eu General Manager, Advertisement Jeannie Leong joined The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad in 2009. Her current appointment as the General Manager of Advertisement was on June 1, 2019. Her role encompasses enhancing and promoting brands of New Straits Times, BH and Harian Metro through marketing and brand strategy in both the traditional print and digital media, promoting Galeri Prima – as a platform not only for art exhibition but also to house art trading and auction activities. Jeannie Leong is also overseeing the Resource Centre to maximise the NSTP’s News and Image bank as an archival services on news articles, photographs and PDF copies of newspapers published by NSTP. With 23 years of experience in the advertising media industry, she started her media sales career as sales executive in an established outdoor media company in 1990. In 1992, she was promoted as Account Manager to maintain and expand the business from key advertisers. In 1993, she joined System Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) as Account Manager responsible for advertising airtime sales. Later, she was promoted as an Account Manager supervising a sales team. Jeannie was absorbed into Media Prima Berhad as Manager, Creative Marketing in 2001 where she was involved in the development of innovative campaign for advertisers with the objective of increasing revenue for the station and to create creative idea or packages for potential advertisers via brand matching between the station programmes and clients’ brand focus. Among the positions held by Jeannie Leong at MPB was Marketing Manager, Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd (GBSB) responsible for movie sponsorship sales, planning and managing marketing activities. She also did attachment programming with LaTV, Indonesia for possible regional expansion for MPB. In 2006, she was transferred to Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (ntv7) as Senior Manager, Business Development/Marketing Communications to develop and manage advertising and activities which integrate various media platforms including planning of relevant on-ground events to promote the station’s brands or products. She developed innovative sales strategies and creative ideas/packages for Media Prima’s Sales Team. Jeannie Leong was the Head of Advertisement for seven years before being appointed as the General Manager of Strategic Commercial Communications on March 15, 2018 where she was responsible in achieving the advertisement sales targets both in print and digital. She successfully implemented and secured revenue through digital initiatives such as digital creative ad campaigns, digital branded contents and digital video campaigns. Jeannie also initiated long term sales strategies leading the team to work from traditional sales method towards new innovative digital era. Farah Ezrin Mohd Rashidi General Manager, Education Vertical Farah Ezrin was appointed as General Manager, Education Vertical of the New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad (NSTP) on October 15, 2017. As a pioneer leading the newly created department, she is responsible of development and monetisation of NSTP Education’s products including the traditional publications and digital. Farah Ezrin had joined NSTP in 2009 as Senior Manager, Advertising Sales for Special features, responsible for monetisation initiatives for all supplements titles for NST, BH and HM. In 2011, she was promoted as General Manager of Client Services & Special Project where she led the project for the new advertising Media booking system and establishes the blue-print for advertising process. She was also responsible for the setup of new unit caters for new revenue stream in area of event sponsorship. In 2005, Farah Ezrin was transferred to CH-9 Media Sdn Bhd (TV9) as Manager, Brand Management Group & Corporate Communications and she was the key player of the task force to set-up and rebrands TV9, was later then promoted as General Manager, Brand Management, Special Project & Communication in 2007, managing and monitoring the brand product and communications. Farah Ezrin started her career as Marketing executive at Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) in 1996. She was then promoted as Head of Marketing in 1999 to manage and optimise airtime and sponsorship sales for TV3. In 2004, she became a Manager of Brand Management Group and responsible for the mass market brand specifically on in-house entertainment and foreign syndicated magazine & documentary program. She graduated with a Business Degree majoring in Economics from Mississippi State University. Azizi Othman General Manager, Digital Business and Development Azizi Othman is the General Manager, Digital Business & Development NSTP since January 1, 2018. As a pioneer leading the newly created department, he is responsible to assist the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NSTP and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) NSTP in strategizing, developing, executing and growing the company’s business and editorial digital transformation. He is also responsible in developing and overseeing all the digital assets of NSTP. Azizi began his career as an Economic Writer for Berita Harian (BH) in 1991, covering business and finance before moving on to specialize in corporate news and the Asian Financial Crisis 1997/98. In 1998, he was appointed as BH Correspondent in London, responsible in covering issues in the UK and Europe. He was the first journalist from Asia Pacific to enter Kosovo during the Balkan Crisis in 1998, even before the NATO military campaign to arrest the conflict. Upon his return to Malaysia in 2001, Azizi was appointed as Deputy Economic Editor, BH and subsequently promoted as Economic Editor BH in 2003. He was then appointed as Chief News Editor for BH in 2004 before getting a promotion as Deputy Executive Editor (Features) in 2009. Azizi left the company in 2010 to become the first Editor-in-Chief for Malaysia’s first 24-hour news channel, Astro Awani and also a Vice-President at Astro. He returned to NSTP as Executive Editor, Special Projects in the office of the Group Managing Editor and then as General Manager in the CEO Office, NSTP where he was involved in strategizing and planning the company’s transformation. Azizi was also responsible in restructuring and reorganizing the editorial structure and operations of NSTP to align it towards a more digital-centric news organization. Mohd Najmuddin Abdul Razak General Manager, Strategy & Business Development Mohd Najmuddin Abdul Razak was appointed as General Manager, Strategy & Business Development Department of The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad (NSTP) on July 1, 2019. He is responsible for charting the corporate strategies for NSTP in navigating today’s digital disruption business environment. Prior to this appointment, he was the General Manager, Group Corporate Strategy of Media Prima Berhad, a position he held since March 2018. Among his key task is to oversee the implementation of Media Prima’s Project Odyssey, a transformation strategic plan to become the leading digital first content and commerce company. He has also hold various positions within the group over these years. In 2016, he temporarily departed from strategic role by assuming the role of General Manager of Media Prima Group Chairman’s Office. Among his main role is to provide business advisory to the newly appointed Group Chairman then. He started his career with NSTP as the Head of Corporate Planning in 2013. Among his key achievement is to lay the foundation for NSTP to capture the new opportunities offered by the digital business environment Mohd Najmuddin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons). He is a registered member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) since 2005. With a good blend of deep technical root and vast business insights, Mohd Najmuddin possesses an inimitable blend of business acumen and engineering expertise. He started his career in 2001 with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton Sdn Bhd) as an Engineer with its Research & Development Division. In recognition of his potential, Proton Group puts him on accelerated career growth program. This was where he started his journey into corporate strategy’s role where he joined the Proton Holdings’ Corporate Planning Division. He was assigned to develop their global business strategies. It is within this period that he developed his international business experience by working with various multinationals around the globe. Sazali Hashim General Manager, Circulation & Production Sazali Hashim is the General Manager, Circulation & Production for The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad. He was appointed to the position on January 1, 2018. As the General Manager, Sazali oversees the Production department, ensuring the efficiency of the print division. He reports to the CEO of NSTP. He has more than 30 years of experience in engineering and production, starting his career in Minolta Malaysia after graduating from UiTM in Electrical Engineering. He joined NSTP in 1987 as Technical Assistant under engineering department. He acquired industrial technical training program in the United States, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. He was promoted as Engineer in 1996 and attached to the company’s printing facilities expansion project. He supervised the electrical and electronics installation and operation from 1997 until 2004 for NSTP new regional printing plants in Senai, Shah Alam, Prai and Ajil. In 2005, he was promoted as Plant Manager for regional printing plant in Ajil. In 2008, he was transferred back to Balai Berita Bangsar headquarters to lead the printing operation and development to develop the department maintenance system, operation management and business process improvement program. When NSTP expanded its newspaper printing to East Malaysia in 2011, he was tasked to supervise the contract printing in Sabah and Sarawak. He is a corporate member of ASEAN Newspaper Printers which supports Southeast Asia newspaper industry. Apart from that, he also sits in the technical evaluation committee in developing occupational skill structure for Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (Percetakan), Kementerian Sumber Manusia. Under the NSTP Business Continuity Plan, he was made the Deputy Chief Recovery Officer in 2015 before being promoted as Chief Recovery Officer in 2017, in charge of executing business recovery plans during disaster. Copyright 2013. The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507585
__label__cc	0.527164	0.472836	What Types Of Degrees In Public Health Can You Find Around Philadelphia? The city of Philadelphia is home to many of the nation’s top colleges and universities, some of which offer degrees in the field of Public Health. With great public schools such as Temple University and Drexel University that offer their students high-quality educational experiences at affordable tuition rates, and prestigious private school options, such as the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania, prospective Public Health students in the city of Philadelphia have many degree options to choose from. For reference to the top Public Health degrees in the state of Pennsylvania, be sure to check out our list of the Best Public Health Degrees in Pennsylvania. Let’s take a closer look at a couple of the schools that offer different types of degrees in Public Health within Pennsylvania’s largest metropolitan area. The University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League university that was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740. The university’s Center for Public Health Initiatives offers an interdisciplinary MPH degree that uses faculty and resources from eight different schools at UPenn, including the Wharton School of Business, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. There are three tracks of specialization that UPenn MPH students can choose from: a Generalist track, a Global Health track, or an Environmental Health track. Students are required to complete a fieldwork experience that is relevant to the student’s area of specialization, as well as a Capstone as a final project. UPenn’s elite pedigree makes its MPH program the top ranking Public Health degree in the city of Philadelphia, though it is fairly expensive with a tuition rate of $53,534 for the 2017-18 academic year. If you will need a break on tuition to afford the tuition of your desired MPH program, be sure to check out our list of the Top 36 Best Scholarships for MPH Degrees. Temple University is a public research university that was established in 1884. Temple’s College of Public Health offers many different types of degrees across the academic spectrum. Undergraduates can earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management that prepares students for careers managing electronic health records, or allows them to go on to Temple’s Master of Science degree in Health Informatics (MSHI). Students earning their MSHI can choose to concentrate in Healthcare Data Analysis, Population Health Management, or Cybersecurity for Health Professionals. Graduate students can also earn an MPH on campus or online, in Health Policy and Management which prepares students to engage in the legislative sector of healthcare and insurance; or Social and Behavioral Sciences, which prepares students to work in schools or local organizations to raise awareness of Public Health issues. The university also offers a PhD in Health Policy for students who want to become leaders that advocate for better public healthcare. In addition, Temple offers Graduate Certificate Programs in Health Informatics, Public Health Law Research, and Clinical Health Services Research. Students who live outside of Pennsylvania paid a tuition rate of $28,418 for the 2017-18 school year, while in-state students paid $16,658.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507587
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__label__wiki	0.896084	0.896084	General News 4/19/2016 at 03:42:18 H3'ed 4/19/16 How Today's Bernie Sanders New York Rally Compared to Hillary Clinton's (PHOTOS) Quicklink Submitted By Joan Brunwasser (View How Many People Read This) No comments (87 fans) Copyrighted Image? DMCA On Sunday, in his hometown of Brooklyn, Bernie Sanders held the biggest campaign rally to date. By contrast, Hillary Clinton’s rallies were underwhelming. If rally turnout is any indicator of voter excitement about the two candidates in the Democratic primary, Sanders has never been hotter. The Vermont senator, who spent his first 19 years in Brooklyn, spoke to a crowd of 28,356 supporters in Prospect Park on Sunday, delivering a fiery speech about the need for a national $15/hour minimum wage, tuition-free public college, and holding Wall Street accountable. According to the Washington Post, the crowd estimate came from a company that helped with event logistics, which also works for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Sanders’ previous rally record was at Portland, Oregon’s Moda Center in 2015. Read the rest of the story HERE: At usuncut.com Joan Brunwasser Social Media Pages: Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of (more...) Related Topic(s): Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential Candidate; Hillary Clinton; New York City; New York Primary; New York State; Rally, Add Tags "The most effective ways to create a more inclusive, fair-for-all future will be from the bottom up. Rob Kall's book lays out how that would look with a hopeful, pragmatic vision that will change the way you see the world." Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, a columnist for The Progressive, and the author of eight books on the politics of sports, including What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States and A People's History of Spo	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507591
__label__wiki	0.828187	0.828187	Open Space Intitute What We Protect Land for Recreation Land for Habitat Land for Clean Water Land for Climate Protection Land for Healthy Communities Grassroots Efforts Donate to further OSI’s Work Three Recent Loans Expand the Network of Conserved Lands in New Jersey Related States and Countries This News protects This News involves New York, NY - October 13, 2008 - The Open Space Institute’s New Jersey Land Protection Fund continues to support conservation throughout the Garden State, as three recent loan projects helped protect farms and built upon local conservation groups’ efforts to create connected networks of conserved land. “Each of these projects helped in one way or another to expand, buffer and connect key landscapes in separate regions of the Garden State,” said Peter Howell, OSI’s executive vice president. “They will help increase nature’s resiliency while providing for a host of other benefits, including protecting rare and endangered species, preserving farms and preserving rural character.” The New Jersey Land Protection Fund was launched in January of 2003 with $3.5 million in Program Related Investments (PRIs) from the Geraldine R. Dodge and William Penn Foundations to support conservation in New Jersey. The fund operates throughout New Jersey but recognizes certain ecologically critical areas defined as the highest priorities by New Jersey's conservation community: the Highlands of the northwest, the Pinelands, the Barnegat Bay watershed, and the Delaware Bay Shore area. In April, OSI awarded a $680,000 loan to the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center to help protect 110 acres in southern New Jersey. The loan supports the Center’s purchase of a 46-acre farm adjacent to its existing property, while limiting development on its overall expanded site. The protection of Appel Farm adds to an emerging core of preserved lands in the Upper Pittsgrove Township by linking a collection of existing protected farms. The community has been successful in preserving thousands of acres of prime farmland and woodland, helping maintain its rural character, said Mark Packer, executive director of Appel Farm Arts and Music Center. "Part of what makes us special is that we offer a secluded environment that fosters creativity as people connect with the natural landscape intrinsic to southern New Jersey,” Packer said. “We are pleased that future generations will be able to enjoy this area in its unspoiled state." OSI helped Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) purchase the development rights to Holly Crest Farm, a 37-acre horse farm, in Middletown, NJ, in August. The farm sits within MCF’s Navesink Highlands Greenway project area—approximately 3,000 acres of land in Monmouth County stretching from the Atlantic Highlands, encompassing the highlands and rolling hills, the inlets and bay of the Navesink River, the Locust/Clay Pit Creek area, and the farm landscapes of Chapel Hill. Two thousand acres in this landscape have been preserved and another 900 are targeted for conservation. “Holly Crest Farm is important not only because of its value to our farm community but because it falls within our Navesink Highlands Greenway project area—a priority area for MCF for many years,” said Judith Stanley Coleman, Monmouth Conservation Foundation president. “We think it is vital to our quality of life to preserve open space in one of the most densely populated areas in our county.” OSI also provided the Unexpected Wildlife Refuge, Inc. (UWR) with a loan of $278,000 in August to assist in the acquisition and permanent preservation of the D’Alessandro Farm, located in Franklin Township. The property, also a key parcel in UWR’s long-term land conservation plan, is located within the Great Egg Harbor River Watershed and is comprised of 30 acres of agricultural fields. It is part of a mixed hardwood and Atlantic white cedar forest—rare throughout the Northeast and habitat for a number of threatened and endangered species. “In today’s market, land acquisition is extremely expensive and fast-paced, said Sarah Summerville, UWR’s executive director. “If it were not for the bridge loan program administered by the Open Space Institute, small grass roots conservation projects like those of UWR could never be realized. The low-interest loans they provide afford borrowers the time to accumulate much-needed funds through other, more time consuming means.” The Monmouth Conservation Foundation and Unexpected Wildlife Refuge are now both two-time borrowers from the New Jersey Land Protection Fund, as OSI partnered with the organizations, respectively, on the Stern Fisher Fields and Wetlands and Codario Farm acquisitions in 2005. In all, OSI has now made 14 loans in New Jersey, totaling $7.4 million to protect 10,620 acres. Donate to support OSI’s work Become a part of our mission to safeguard at-risk places through your tax-deductible gift. We get in touch once a month with our most important news, stories, and updates. Donate to OSI © 2020 Open Space Institute. Privacy Policy. Land is worth saving, now and for future generations! Make a gift to OSI today. Or continue to OSI’s website.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507592
__label__wiki	0.624003	0.624003	In This Article Possession Introductory Works Early Theories Freudian Perspectives Dissociation Theory Practice Theory and Related Methodological Perspectives Vocabulary and Meaning Literary Evidence Ethnographies Tulunad: The Siri Epic Other Important Ethnographies Frederick M. Smith LAST REVIEWED: 28 April 2017 LAST MODIFIED: 02 March 2011 Possession is a phenomenon that occurs in a majority of the world’s cultures. It most often denotes that one or more personalities are perceived to be present in a single physical body. The reasons for this can be many, but possession in South Asia, as elsewhere, can be roughly divided into “positive” possession, in which a spirit or deity enters the body of an individual, resulting in sudden personality changes that are culturally evaluated to be positive, including oracular experience, and “negative,” in which a spirit, often of a deceased family or community member, enters the individual, causing dysfunction or illness. Exceptions to this may be found in South India, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, where possession by deceased ancestors may be regarded as positive. In all countries and regions of South Asia, possession is found in virtually every religious, linguistic, and ethnic group. Interpretations of possession are varied, from thorough denial of its ontological reality to ready acceptance of it. Because many of the works on possession in South Asia cited in this bibliography cannot be easily fitted into a single discursive category, they must be discussed in several places, with reminders about where to locate the primary reference in the parts of this bibliography. I must emphasize that the literature on possession in South Asia, especially ethnographic, is vast and that it was often necessary to make difficult choices here regarding what to include and what to leave out. From the period of the British ascendancy in South Asia until the early 21st century, the study of possession in South Asia was almost entirely conducted by anthropologists and other ethnographers who understood possession as a locally enculturated phenomenon. The three places to begin a general study of possession are Boddy 1994, a major bibliographic study; Lewis 1989, whose sociological concepts are necessary for every researcher on possession to address; and Bourguignon 1976, which notes that, out of 488 societies examined, 360 (74 percent) showed evidence of possession belief and 251 (52 percent) evinced possession trance (p. 31). None of these are particularly astute to configurations of possession in South Asia, yet their work has established the tone for academic discourse on possession. Boddy, Janice. “Spirit Possession Revisited: Beyond Instrumentality.” Annual Review of Anthropology 23 (1994): 407–434. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.an.23.100194.002203E-mail Citation » This global review of secondary literature on possession up to the early 1990s cites 221 anthropological and ethnographic studies of possession, all in English. Bourguignon, Erika. Possession. San Francisco: Chandler and Sharp, 1976. One of the classic studies of possession. It distinguishes simple trance and possession trance. In the latter the individual’s identity is completely replaced by another. Provides a great deal of comparative (if unverifiable) cultural data. Lewis, I. M. Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession. 2d ed. New York: Routledge, 1989. The first edition was published in 1971. This revised edition is among the most important books in the field. Lewis examines possession in many cultures and finds that in general (exceptions are surely found) male-dominated possession reinforces prevailing social structures while female possession protests these structures. “Ecstatic” possession, as he describes it, is “positive” and must be distinguished from negative, disease-producing possession.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507594
__label__wiki	0.818118	0.818118	This piece has an attribution mark such as a manufacturer’s label, a certificate of authenticity, or a production mark, This piece is a well-known design that is well documented in general design literature, The style of the design is reminiscent of the designer and/or manufacturer Vintage, Mid-Century, Design Classics, Postmodern, Minimalist Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, The chair has a little burn on the edge SDH-477221 Chrome Plating, Fiberglass, Steel Ivory, silver American husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames are world renowned for their hugely influential modern designs across media—furniture, architecture, graphics, and products—all characterized by a playful, clean aesthetic, which has proved highly accessible and enduring. Their work can be seen to parallel the evolution of postwar American design, from the rise of the West Coast to the global proliferation of American culture. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied architecture at Washington University before being asked to leave for demanding more focus on modern designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1936, he accepted a fellowship to the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, where he became head of the new design department. There, he collaborated with Eero Saarinen on the wooden furniture that won the Museum of Modern Art’s competition for Organic Design in Home Furnishings in 1940. The series included experimental molded plywood chairs. Ray (née Kaiser) was born in 1912 in Sacramento, California. She spent her formative years in New York, studying with painter Hans Hofmann. Along with other of Hofmann’s students, she was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists, an organization that picketed galleries who refused to show non-representational art, and which contributed to the spread of Abstract Expressionism. The two met at Cranbrook, married in 1941, and moved to Los Angeles, where they collaborated on mass-produced, low-cost furniture designs. During the war, they earned a contract with the US Navy to develop molded plywood leg splints for injured servicemen. Their ongoing work in domestic furniture was bolstered by access to the military’s resources, and, on establishing an office in Santa Monica, led to great successes with molded plywood. The first plywood piece, the iconic ECW (Eames Chair Wood) model, was initially produced in 1946 by Evans, and is still in production today. Charles and Ray Eames designed prefab architecture to meet the postwar housing demand, and, in 1949, designed their own California home as part of the Case Study House Program sponsored by Arts & Architecture Magazine. They continued to experiment throughout their career, with materials—expanding to furniture in fiberglass, plastics, and metals—and on a spectrum of projects, ranging from toy design to photography and film. Nearly every design developed by the Eames Office has become beloved and collectible. Standout pieces include La Chaise, developed for MoMA’s International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (1948); Molded Fiberglass Chairs (1950); Eames Storage Unit (1950-52); Lounge Chair & Ottoman (1956); and Aluminum Group Office Chairs (1958), with pieces manufactured by both Herman Miller in the US and Vitra in Europe. The Eameses received many honors in their lifetime and after: the Organic Furniture Competition, Museum of Modern Art (1940); Emmy Award in Graphics for The Fabulous Fifties (1960); Kaufmann International Design Award (1961); 25 Year American Institute of Architects Award (1977); Eliot Norton Chair of Poetry, Harvard (1971); Queen's Gold Medal for Architecture (1979); “Most Influential Designer of the 20th Century” by WORLDESIGN (1985); Industrial Designers Society of America (1985); and The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention, Traveling Exhibition by the Library of Congress (1999). Charles passed away in 1978; Ray passed away exactly a decade later, to the day. Swiss founders Willi and Erika Fehlbaum launched Vitra in 1934 as a shopfitting business in the Basel region, near the border of Germany and Switzerland. During a visit to America in 1953, the Fehlbaums became enamored with the innovative designs of Charles and Ray Eames—known today for the iconic Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman (1956). In 1957, Vitra obtained licensing rights to produce Herman Miller furniture for the European market and began to manufacture the work of Charles and Ray Eames, as well as George Nelson—famous for the Pop Art-inspired Marshmallow Sofa (1956). In 1967, after working closely with Danish designer Verner Panton, Vitra introduced the Panton Chair (originally conceived in 1959/60). The design was deemed a modernist landmark because it was the first wholly plastic, stackable, cantilever chair made in one piece. Vitra soon became internationally recognized as a company that collaborates with talented, progressive designers to create cutting-edge, high-quality products. Rolf Fehlbaum (b. 1941), eldest son to Willi and Erika, became Vitra’s Chief Executive in 1977. In 1981, after a disastrous fire at the Vitra facilities in Weil am Rhein, Germany, Rolf commissioned British architect Nicholas Grimshaw to design a new manufacturing hall. More architectural commissions followed, and the Vitra Campus (as the architectural ensemble came to be known) earned acclaim for the way its high-concept, contemporary buildings integrated into the surrounding natural landscape and residential areas. Architect Frank Gehry designed the first public building, the Vitra Design Museum (1989), to house Rolf’s ever-growing collection of chairs, the largest collection in the world. Other buildings on campus were designed by the esteemed architects Tadao Ando (Conference Pavilion, 1993), Zaha Hadid (Fire Station, 1993), Alvaro Siza (Factory Building, 1994), and Herzog & de Meuron (VitraHaus, 2010). After thirty years, Vitra’s partnership with Herman Miller was mutually terminated in 1984. Vitra, however, acquired the design rights to pieces by Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson for Europe and the Middle East. For six decades, Vitra has been producing first-class furniture from iconic and internationally renowned designers and architects. Other famous designs in Vitra’s collection include Isamu Noguchi’s Noguchi Table (1939), Shiro Kuramata’s How High the Moon Chair (1986), Borek Sípek's Ota Otanek Chair (1988), Philippe Starck's Louis XX Stacking Chair (1992), and numerous patterns and textiles created by Alexander Girard. Vitra has also won countless design-related awards, such as the Lucky Strike Design Award in 1994, and their pieces can be found in design museums around the world, including the Tate Modern and Design Museum in London, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and, of course, Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. * Images courtesy of Vitra No shipping price available Insured Delivery from Switzerland to: Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong SAR China Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Russia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay EA10 Vintage Aluminum and Hop Sack Desk Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra Eames Tandem System Bench by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, 1980s Mirrored Glass and Wood Dining Table by Trix Haussmann, 1980s Fiberglass Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, 1970s Arco Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s Vintage DSS-H Fiberglass Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra LC2 Armchair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 1960s Vintage Model 66 Chairs by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Set of 4 Italian Leather Sity Daybed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, 1980s Mid-Century German Teak and Wood Wall Unit by Günter Renkel for Reno Möbel Vintage Armchairs by Trix Haussmann for Dietiker, Set of 2 Vintage DSS-H Brown Fiberglass Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra Mid-Century Danish Wooden Saint Catherine College Chair and Table by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Mid-Century Plywood & Steel Stacking Chairs by Gustav Hassenpflug for Embru, Set of 6 ES104 Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s Vintage DSS-H Orange Fiberglas Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra Vintage Industrial Aluminum Garden Chair by Hans Coray for Mewa Mid-Century 5452 Coffee Table by George Nelson for Vitra Future Classic In the mind of Marc Zehntner, Co-Director of Vitra Design Museum Beyond the New Dynamic Dutch duo Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg show us the difference between objects and things A Front Row Seat to Eames Chairs The World of Charles & Ray Eames at C-Mine in Belgium Lift Your Spirits 10 design legends offer words of wisdom How furniture went synthetic in the 20th century Midcentury Modern Mania How DC Hillier's passion project sparked a community of thousands All Desk Chairs Vintage Desk Chairs Charles & Ray Eames Office chairs Vitra Office chairs Mid-Century Desk Chairs Contemporary Desk Chairs	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507596
__label__wiki	0.903733	0.903733	This Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall Sold for $120,000 Jasmine Ting The most newsworthy purchase at Art Basel Miami this week was a banana duct-taped to a wall. The piece of artwork, called "The Comedian," was sold for a whopping for $120,000. "The Comedian" was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, who also created the solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace earlier this year. According to CBS News, there are three editions of the piece in existence and two have already been sold. The final third edition is expected to be sold for $150,000. Emmanuel Perrotin, the gallery founder, told CBS News that the artist first thought of the piece a year ago, and the initial idea was a banana sculpture. "Every time he traveled, he brought a banana with him and hung it in his hotel room to find inspiration," Perrotin said. "He made several models: first in resin, then in bronze and in painted bronze (before) finally coming back to the initial idea of a real banana." There hasn't been any information from the artist about the bananas going rotten. But The Miami Herald reports that owners can replace the banana, as needed. Perrotin also told CBS that beyond just being a duct-taped to a wall, "Comedian" is a social commentary piece. He said, "Whether affixed to the wall of an art fair booth or displayed on the cover of the New York Post, his work forces us to question how value is placed on material goods." Photo via Getty This Fern Is More Famous Than You'll Ever Be Is Britney Spears Getting Her Own Art Show? We Need to Normalize Abortion	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507597
__label__cc	0.706922	0.293078	Category: Architecture Dependency Injection (DI) helps to enable Inversion of Control (IoC), but DI itself is not IoC because truly moving the locus of control outward requires an architecture that wraps and invokes the DI. An example of this would be ASP.NET MVC which uses DI to instantiate the controllers and other objects needed to process web requests. That is IoC, but the libraries that implement DI (“containers”) are not themselves IoC containers they are DI containers. Calling them IoC containers is inaccurate. Developers keep referring to Service Locator as an anti-pattern. If that is the case then ASP.NET MVC and every IoC container I’ve ever seen must be wrong because they use it. The interface for accessing an IoC container is an implementation of the Service Locator pattern. You’re asking for some particular interface (aka a service) and its giving you back an instance (if it can). Under the hood ASP.NET MVC uses a service locator (which almost always happens to be an IoC container) to new-up Controllers for handling incoming HTTP requests. Service Locators can certainly be used incorrectly or where they should not, but they are not an anti-pattern. They are a specific tool in what should be an immense toolbox for solving certain types of problems. Sometimes they are the best choice. Sometimes they are a terrible choice. But the pattern itself is not at fault. For more read Service Locator vs Dependency-Injection which goes into more detail and is also a very fun read. I’d mention the author’s name, but I can’t seen to find a name associated with the blog. Software Architecture is Layers of Goodness The idea of software systems having layers has been around for quite awhile and the terminology is very helpful when used properly. This article does not intend to cover the myriad of reasons why a software architect would choose to use, or not to use, layers in a software system. My off the cuff thought is any system that has more than 3 developers or more than 50,000 lines of code or would probably benefit from layers to some degree. Layers are certainly not needed for all software systems, but they are certainly helpful in some systems. Even in smaller systems they can be a useful conceptual idea, communication tool or handy for breaking up work by skill set. Click to enlarge diagram A layer is all of the classes, types and related artifacts that are used to perform a particular type of function in a software system. The code that makes up layers is mostly application specific (written by the application developers specifically for use in that one system). Layer code does not mingle, all application specific code that exists in a layer exists in one and only one layer. Generic code (such as List, cryptography functions, string functions, etc) does not fall into a layer because it isn’t application specific. Ideally code that isn’t application specific and doesn’t fall into a layer should be written as reusable code and put in a library. Failing that the code that makes up layers in a system should at least exist in in separate and obviously named namespaces with non-layered code in different name spaces. The most common layers of functionality used in software systems are the presentation layer, the service layer and the repository layer. If a systems is intended for use by other systems (not an end user) then an API layer would take the place of the presentation layer. Each of these common layers can be referred to by different names depending on who you talk to. Just like a rose, the name isn’t important because the purpose of the layer remains the same. Presentation Layer, User Interface Layer, GUI Layer and Web Client Layer all refer to the same functionality of interacting with a person. API Layer, Web API Layer and RESTful API Layer all refer to the same functionality of interacting with other external systems via a defined API. Service Layer, Business Layer, Logic Layer and Business Logic Layer all refer to the same functionality of implementing the business rules, logic and complex processing within the software system. Repository Layer and Data Access Layer both refer to the same functionality of reading and writing data to/from persistent storage. The presentation / user interface layer is responsible for all user interaction. Business logic/rules and code that reads and writes data from persistent storage should not exist in this layer. The purpose of this layer is limited to displaying information and interacting with the user. An API / Web API layer (instead of a user interface layer) for software systems that expose their functionality for use by other systems to use instead of a user interface. Functionally this layer takes the same role as the user interface layer would, it is responsible for all interfacing with the client. The repository / data access layer is responsible for reading and writing data to/from persistent storage. Most often this is a relational database but it can be any type of structured storage (files, XML, no sql databases, etc). The service / business logic layer is most of the code that exists between the presentation and repository layers. It is where the business logic and rules are implemented and where complex processing occurs. Business rules and logic should not be coded into other layers. There can also be adapter layers positioned between the other layers in a system. For example an adapter layer between a Web API layer and a service layer that converts data from Data Transfer Objects (used in API) to the structures used by the service layer and then back into DTOs when data is returned from the service layer. Systems can also include a proxy layer that replaces the service and repository layers for capabilities that are implemented by an external system. For example a complex web application system where the front end is implemented by one set of servers which use proxies to call into the Web API that is exposed by another set servers which contain the business rules, logic, processing and data access code. Now that we have the fundamentals out of the way we can discuss why the concept of layers in software systems is important and still very much relevant today. Without the concept of layers software systems would be big collections of objects that interact with each other. This would be troublesome because not all objects in a software system should be allowed to talk to each other. Layers are a top down design, code executing in a layer can call other code in the same layer or in the next layer lower down. But code can not call into layers above it and can’t skip over layers when calling downward. This is why the concept of layers is important in software systems! Classes in the presentation/API layer should never directly talk to classes in the repository layer. Likewise classes in in the service layer should never call classes in the presentation or API layer. Classes in the data access layer should never call presentation/API or service layer classes. If we were to throw out the concept of layers and view software systems as a collection of classes that call each other then these very important concepts of separation would be lost. A good system architecture codifies these layer concepts and makes them easier and more accessible for the application programmer while also reducing the likelihood of bad code that violates these principals. How this can be done in architecture is a difficult concept to express concisely and would require, at the very least, a sizable article of its own. I am working on transforming some of my existing personal library code into open source libraries that I’ll publish on NuGet in the foreseeable future. Those libraries will contain a very nice structured architecture I’ve used numerous times to implement these layer concepts in systems. If you’re interested in that keep an eye on my blog.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507598
__label__wiki	0.534882	0.534882	The voice of authority As a society, we thrive off being able to put a face to a name. To finally meet the person you’ve heard so much about, and compare their real appearance to the one you envisioned in your head. But what if we were able to put a voice to a face? Now, we can. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of one of the greatest artists of all time, ING and JWT Amsterdam teamed up to bring the Dutch Master, Rembrandt, back to life. While they haven’t quite developed technology to actually resurrect the most ambitious artist of the golden age, they’ve done the next best thing. Hailed historically not just as a great artist, but as a teacher too, the organisation decided to celebrate this side of his character by creating The Rembrandt Tutorials – a series of five programs taught, and voiced, by the man himself. 350 years after delivering his last lesson, Rembrandt is teaching again. The team at ING meticulously studied Rembrandt’s self-portraits to determine his bone structure and the size of his vocal chambers, before designing complex AI systems to recreate the finer aspects of his tone and timbre. The outstanding results offer real insight into what could be achieved when these innovative ideas are perfected – especially when it comes to voice. This campaign inspired to take a look at what exactly makes voice so important in creating authority – and why brands go to such lengths to find the right one. More pressingly, we’re intrigued to find out what this new technology means for the industry. In the case of The Rembrandt Tutorials, the use of his voice gives a sense of immediacy to his teaching – lifting the campaign from the mundane to the memorable. ING and JWT Amsterdam going to almost unprecedented lengths to give their campaign a sound to be believed in, and they’re not the first company who went to similar lengths to craft the same level of authority through the power of voice. In the 1970s, countless brands fought to have one man in particular voice their ads – Orson Welles. After becoming a huge name in the world of cinema, Welles embarked on a career as a voiceover artist to fund his film projects. Over the years, he lent his booming vocals to everything from wine to photocopiers and frozen food – with his links to the advertising industry becoming almost as strong as his ties to Hollywood. In the words of the great himself, he ‘lent class and gravitas to products that were otherwise lacking’ – exemplified most in his famous campaign with Findus frozen foods. Much like the unwavering commitment of the ING team to make Rembrandt teach again, Findus were forced to jump through hoops to secure Welles for their ads, even chasing him across Europe for an audition tape – a tape he was famously against recording. Despite the troubled relationship between the two, the finished sound retains unprecedented beauty and long-lasting remembrance thanks to Welles’ distinctive and recognisable tone. In both cases, the importance of voice – and the lengths brands go to in delivering the desired effect on an audience – is evident. ING and JWT Amsterdam worked tirelessly to create trust and rapport in their tutorials, while Welles perfected a distinctive tone to elevate and increase recognition for his clients. And at PHMG, we understand the significance of this tool all too well. We place immense importance on matching our clients with a voice that flawlessly encapsulates their brand personality – whether they want to create a friendly, conversational tone, or establish a professional, corporate sound that tells their consumers they’re a business to be relied on. By having a single voice behind a brand, customers become familiar with not just that person, but with the total sound of the brand. And when used across multiple platforms, the memorability only increases further. The legacy Orson Welles established voicing those ads still remains, all these years later. And who knows – with the latest advancements in AI technology, perhaps the chances of him appearing in a commercial on your screen soon are much larger than you’d think. PHMG is the world's leading audio branding agency, working with 36,000 clients across the globe to create sound that makes their brand sing. The PHMG Foundation info@phmg.com PH Media (USA) Inc. Registration No. 5880790 Please Hold (UK) Limited Registration No. 3669221 © 2019 PHMG. All rights reserved. PHMG calls may be recorded for training purposes.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507605
__label__cc	0.614152	0.385848	Pilgrims’ progress toward freedom PLYMOUTH, MA – NOVEMBER 17: People visit the 1627 Pilgrim Village at “Plimoth Plantation” where role-players portray Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) By The Editorial Board \| opinion@scng.com \| PUBLISHED: November 28, 2019 at 2:11 am \| UPDATED: November 28, 2019 at 2:11 am Conscience is powerful human resource. A life lived in service to truth that abides in one’s conscience can transform lives and circumstances. And, as history sometimes witnesses, matters of conscience can make all the difference in the world to ordinary people forced into extraordinary choices. This is the Pilgrim’s journey and a valued part of American heritage that we celebrate this Thanksgiving. For the broader Pilgrim journey reveals conscience-driven paths that bore blessings that Americans still reap today. Religious persecution compelled the Pilgrim flight to America. English “nonconformists” who disagreed with England’s state church were driven underground with an act against religious assemblies in 1593. At that time, “separatist” Puritans who wanted to worship God in congregations apart from the state-sanctioned church were considered treasonous. Plymouth Colony governor William Bradford describes the “separatist” plight in his journal, “Of Plymouth Plantation”: “[S]ome were taken and clapped up in prison, others had their houses beset and watched night and day, and hardly escaped their hands; and the most were fain to flee and leave their houses and habitations and the means of their livelihood.” Amid these troubles a few “separatists” envisioned a new world where their right to public assembly anchored free speech and freedom of worship. Moreover, they believed that affliction in pursuit of those freedoms was preferable to prison or sanctions that refused to let them live in good conscience before the God they loved. So, in due course, driven by conscience, “separatists” who trusted in God’s goodness and providence transformed themselves into pilgrims in search of a new world. In 1607-08 they sailed to Holland. In 1620 they left for America and encountered a storm-ravaged voyage. During the first New England winter the fledgling Plymouth community reaped sickness and death. In Bradford’s words, “scarce 50 remained.” Yet by fall 1621, with the help of their new American Indian friends, the Pilgrims had achieved a modest harvest and threw a party for everyone — the forerunner of today’s Thanksgiving celebration. Slowly the settlers began to thrive, and others took notice. Between 1630 and 1640 more than 18,000 English Puritans fled to America. These early colonies grew so quickly in the wake of England’s “nonconformist” persecution that we suspect that, if not for the Pilgrim and Puritan vision for a freer society, America might be a very different place today. So this Thanksgiving we praise the Pilgrims’ dogged determination to secure the freedoms of association, religion and speech for themselves and for the generations that followed. Yet we are also soberly reminded that affliction often accompanies freedom’s course. And so we are thankful for and do not take lightly these blessings so earnestly sought by the Pilgrims. For those freedoms, now anchored in our Constitution, preserve every American’s right to live in good conscience before God and country, and consequently, are worth pursuing, pondering and protecting forever. This editorial originally appeared Thanksgiving 2005. The Editorial Board The editorial board and opinion section staff are independent of the news-gathering side of our organization. Through our staff-written editorials, we take positions on important issues affecting our readership, from pension reform to protecting our region’s unique natural resources to transportation. The editorials are unsigned because, while written by one or more members of our staff, they represent the point of view of our news organization’s management. In order to take informed positions, we meet frequently with government, community and business leaders on important issues affecting our cities, region and state. During elections, we meet with candidates for office and the proponents and opponents of ballot initiatives and then make recommendations to voters.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507607
__label__wiki	0.847786	0.847786	Personalized bricks coming back to Quincy Center as part of park project Patrick Ronan The Patriot Ledger @pronan_Ledger Apr 19, 2016 at 8:17 PM Apr 20, 2016 at 3:52 AM Thousands of engraved bricks that were torn out of City Hall Plaza two-and-a-half years ago, prompting a backlash from some residents, will be replaced later this year as part of Mayor Thomas Koch's plan to build a new park in Quincy Center. Thousands of engraved bricks that were torn out of City Hall Plaza two-and-a-half years ago, prompting a backlash from some residents, will be replaced later this year as part of Mayor Thomas Koch’s plan to build a new park in Quincy Center. Brand-new bricks containing the same personal inscriptions engraved on the old bricks will be installed in the area adjacent to old city hall and directly in front of new city hall off Hancock Street, says Christopher Walker, a spokesman for Koch. The new bricks will be part of the layout of a new downtown park called Adams Hancock Green, expected to connect City Hall Plaza, the Church of Presidents and Hancock Cemetery. “It’s great to hear they’re going to be used again,” Quincy native Amy Wiltshire, who paid for inscriptions on two of the original bricks, said Tuesday. In 1992, the city, under the leadership of then-Mayor James Sheets, sold bricks to members of the public for $50 apiece to make up a “Walk of Names” in a new plaza next to city hall. Many of the bricks honored deceased family members. Some of the brick buyers became upset in the fall of 2013 when, with no notice to the public, construction workers started tearing out many of the bricks as part of a city project setting the groundwork for the public park. The project, which fenced off much of City Hall Plaza for two years, was tied into the city’s renovation of old city hall. “There were a lot of pissed-off people,” Wiltshire said. In recent weeks, the city removed the remainder of the original bricks that had still lined the walkway leading to the Quincy Center MBTA garage. Walker said there were less than 100 bricks that had remained. Walker said all of the original bricks are being stored at the city’s Department of Public Works headquarters off Sea Street, adding that they’ll eventually be made available to the people who bought them. “We will make the old ones available to anyone who requests one,” Walker said. Once installed, Walker said the city will be able to tell buyers exactly where their new bricks are located in the plaza. The installation of the new bricks will be part of the city’s next phase of work for Adams Hancock Green. The city is accepting bids from contractors for the project, which will also include underground utility work and creation of public amenities, through next Thursday, April 28. Walker said the next phase will be funded by a $4.2 million state grant awarded to the city last year as part of the Gateway City Parks Program. After that, the final phase of the project, which hasn’t secured funding yet, will be the construction of the park itself, including green space and public art, including new bronze sculptures of John Adams and John Hancock. A preliminary phase of the Adams Hancock Green project focusing on roadway and sidewalk upgrades started in 2014 and is ongoing. The $7.9 million, mostly-state-funded project has included the installation of new traffic traffic signals at the intersection of Hancock Street and the Quincy Center MBTA station. The project is also widening sidewalks and revamping the streetscape. To make room for the new park, the city later this spring will permanently stop traffic from crossing the portion of Hancock Street between city hall and the Church of Presidents. Traffic will be rerouted to Washington and Temple streets, which will open up to two-way traffic. To view a video of the area where the new Adams Hancock Green is proposed, click here.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507609
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__label__cc	0.732466	0.267534	Save Our Racecars - Sign letter urging congress to pass the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act However you feel about government if you are on this site you likely enjoy driving, modifying, and racing cars. Unfortunately, as you no doubt read certain areas and certain people want to make it illegal for you to work on your car or do anything fun at all with it. The RPM ACT is designed to protect automotive enthusiasts. Sign here to notify your representatives: https://www.votervoice.net/SEMA/campaigns/45394/respond Protect your right to race! Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act now and stop the EPA from destroying motorsports in 2020. Your member of Congress needs to hear from you before the end of the year! Street vehicles—cars, trucks, and motorcycles—can’t be converted into racecars according to the EPA. The EPA has announced that enforcement against high performance parts—including superchargers, tuners, and exhaust systems—is a top priority for 2020. The RPM Act was just reintroduced. Even if you are one of the hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts who contacted Congress in the past, we need your support now! Tell the bureaucrats in Washington that racecars are off limits! The RPM Act of 2019 (H.R. 5434/S. 2602) is common-sense, bi-partisan legislation to protect Americans’ right to convert street vehicles (cars, trucks and motorcycles) into dedicated racecars and the motorsports-parts industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete. The bill clarifies that it is legal to make emissions-related changes to a street vehicle for the purpose of converting it into a racecar used exclusively in competition. It also confirms that it is legal to produce, market and install racing equipment. The RPM Act reverses the EPA’s interpretation that the Clean Air Act does not allow a motor vehicle designed for street use—including a car, truck, or motorcycle—to be converted into a dedicated racecar. This American tradition was unquestioned for nearly 50 years until 2015 when the EPA took the position that converted vehicles must remain emissions-compliant, even though they are no longer driven on public streets or highways. Although the EPA did not finalize the proposed rule, the agency still maintains the practice of modifying the emission system of a motor vehicle for the purpose of converting it for racing is illegal. Manufacturing, selling and installing race parts for the converted vehicle would also be a violation. The EPA has also announced that enforcement against high performance parts—including superchargers, tuners, and exhaust systems—is a top priority for 2020. Converting street vehicles into dedicated race vehicles is an American tradition dating back decades and has negligible environmental impact. While California is known for having the strictest emissions laws, the state exempts racing vehicles from regulation. Motorsports competition involves tens of thousands of participants and vehicle owners each year, both amateur and professional. Retail sales of racing products make up a nearly $2 billion market annually. Most of the vehicles raced on the estimated 1,300 racetracks operating across the U.S. are converted vehicles that the EPA considers to be illegal. The RPM Act does not interfere with the EPA’s authority to enforce against individuals who illegally install race parts on vehicles driven on public roads and highways and the companies that market such products. Tampering with the emissions system of a motor vehicle used on public roads is a clear violation of the Clean Air Act. The RPM Act will provide the racing community with certainty and confidence in the face of an EPA interpretation of the Clean Air Act that threatens to devastate an American pastime and eliminate jobs in our communities. This article was originally published in forum thread: Save Our Racecars - Sign letter urging congress to pass the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act started by Sticky View original post vrsixxxxxx - 12-27-2019, 09:34 PM nbrigdan - 12-28-2019, 03:22 AM Good luck guys. Worst case scenario, move a few thousand KM north! Batman - 12-28-2019, 12:08 PM These tree huggers are seriously a joke! BLKROKT - 12-28-2019, 05:48 PM Signed. Even though I don’t think these petitions do anything. Dianne Feinstein isn’t going to be swayed by some online petition. Sticky - 12-28-2019, 06:01 PM Originally Posted by BLKROKT Probably not but we just need enough to get this passed. zinner - 12-28-2019, 08:03 PM thanks for bringing it to our attention signed. It's a canned response but at least it shows this is working: Dear Joseph: Thank you for writing to share your concerns regarding the regulation of emissions from competition vehicles. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. I understand you support the “Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act” (S. 2602), which Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced on October 16, 2019. This bill would exempt vehicles used exclusively for racing or competition from emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act. S. 2602 is currently awaiting consideration by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, of which I am not a member. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that included clarifications to existing provisions in the Clean Air Act related to tampering with or defeating emissions control systems on motor vehicles for the purposes of competition. It is my understanding that the agency received many comments on the draft proposal expressing concerns similar to those you raised in your letter. However, in October 2016, the EPA finalized the rule without clarifying whether it affects vehicles modified for competition. I have made careful note of your support for the “RPM Act,” and I will be sure to keep your thoughts in mind should this bill or related legislation be considered by the full Senate. I guess we'll see if it passes: Now that the RPM Act has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate during the 2019-2020 session of Congress, it’s up to industry and the racing community to ensure that our elected officials in Washington, DC make passing the bill a top priority!	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507614
__label__wiki	0.934994	0.934994	Glenwood Springs musician Jonathan Gorst conducting Prince tribute in Europe News \| November 20, 2018 kmills@postindependent.com Jonathan Gorst of Glenwood Springs is set to join "4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince" as the symphony conductor for the European tour, which kicks off Nov. 26 in Paris. Kyle Mills / Post Independent During his life in music and theater, Jonathan Gorst has traveled around the world and experienced many things. Gorst was a touring conductor for several years before he settled in Glenwood Springs and later went into the restaurant business as co-owner of Riviera Super Club. He spent 10 years conducting Phantom of the Opera, traveling all across America, doing more then 4,800 shows. Before Phantom, he conducted a production of Cats for five years. Next week, Gorst opens the first of 13 tour stops across the European continent. “I will be traveling to Europe to conduct an orchestral tribute to Prince,” Gorst said. The tour, sanctioned by Prince’s estate, is celebrating the late pop musicians’ life through an orchestra playing his music. The American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker died in 2016. Questlove, best known as the drummer and co-front man for The Roots, curated the score for the tribute. Gorst will conduct the symphony orchestra, which will be supported by a seven-piece rock band presenting the music of Prince. “This is different, partially because of the European aspect of it, and partially because it is a rock band and orchestra where there is no production going on,” he said. Surrounded by two LED video walls, the orchestra and band will all be on stage as the focal point, instead of being in the orchestra pit. “It’s a unique and overwhelming experience,” Gorst added. The tour opens in Paris Nov. 26 at the Palais des Sports before making stops in Brussels, Belgium; Zurich, Switzerland; Stuttgart, Germany; Amsterdam, Holland; Vienna, Austria; Berlin and Hamburg, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Malmo, Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden; and ending in London. This will be the third time Gorst has traveled to Europe in his career, but it will be the first time he performs in a few of the most iconic venues in the world. “I get to play Royal Albert Hall (London), which is like playing Carnegie Hall for me,” Gorst added. Gorst is gracious to his wife and also his business partner, Travis Owen, for letting him take part in the tour. “I’m enjoying the element of having this in my life again — very satisfying,” Gorst said. #PostSnaps for Jan. 19 Weekend Dish column: You are what you eat, both physically and mentally Weekend Planner January 17-19 Comedy and country come to Rifle’s Ute Theater this weekend Women’s March and LunaFest film festival bring female focus to Glenwood Springs Saturday	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507615
__label__wiki	0.801962	0.801962	The Very Last Ford Taurus Rolled Off The Assembly Line © 2018 J. Brown Photography – jbrownphotography.com The time has come to an end yet again for the Ford Taurus. With Ford now putting its focus into trucks, SUVs, and Mustang, the carmaker has pulled the plug on sedan production. Yet again, the final Taurus just rolled off the line in the Windy City. This time it may be the actual end of the American family sedan that graced us with its presence for almost 34 consistent years. The Taurus first came about in 1985 and was first debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and over eight million Ford Taurus sedans have been built to date at Ford’s Chicago factory. The car was even used in the RoboCop film. Shortly after its big debut, a high-performance SHO Taurus model was introduced in 1989, and it made 220 horsepower out of its V6 engine. In 1992, the Taurus and its almost-identical sibling, the Mercury Sable, were both given a refresh. In the late-’90s, NASCAR had the front fascias gracing the front of their vehicles before the car became a popular fleet vehicle used for taxis and patrol cars. Then in 2000, the Taurus was given a facelift, but it didn’t go over very well. The Ford sedan was competing with the likes of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, and sales weren’t steady so production was halted in 2006. The Hapeville factory near Atlanta where it was built was shut down and jobs were lost. Loss of jobs won’t be the case this time. About 500 jobs will be added as Ford has thrown some serious cash ($1 billion) at the factory to build the new Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, and Lincoln Aviator. The last example in 2006, a silver Taurus, was shipped to the Chick-Fil-A headquarters to add to the founder’s collection. The Taurus was reborn again in 2010, and this generation survived until this March 1st, 2019 when the last one rolled off of the assembly line in Chicago. In China, the seventh-generation Taurus is still being built. Through the years, the Taurus was competing with the likes of the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord, and it didn’t go over very well so in 2006, and the Hapeville factory near Atlanta where it was built was shut down and jobs were lost. This time, about 500 jobs will be added as Ford has thrown some serious cash ($1 billion) at the factory to build the new Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, and Lincoln Aviator. It doesn’t look like the Taurus will come back again this time… but hey, you never know. Ford Overhauling Commercial Line, Brings Back F-600 Super Duty For First Time Since The ’90s Ford Built A One-Off, Custom Shelby GT500 For Charity Raptor Trophy Truck Lands Crazy Barrel Roll Hellcat Charger Final Push Campus Cruising and Charger Custom Carpet	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507616
__label__wiki	0.526964	0.526964	What Does the Future Hold for Private Equity Investors in Southeast Asia? – October 2015 by Ryan Soon Investors around the world have been rattled by recent market turmoil; China’s slowing economic growth has cast doubts over whether investors should continue committing their capital to the country and an impending hike in US interest rates could lead to a withdrawal of funds from emerging markets. What does this spell for private equity investors based in Southeast Asia? Preqin’s Investor Intelligence online service currently tracks 102 institutional investors in the region with an interest in the asset class; this group has collectively deployed $36bn in private equity. Singapore is the financial hub of the region and so it is no wonder the city-state has the largest proportion (56%) of LPs committing to private equity in ASEAN, followed by Malaysia (17%) and Thailand (10%). Relative to Europe and North America, Asia has had the fastest growing economy over the past two decades. It is no surprise that 90% of ASEAN-based LPs have expressed a preference for Asia as a destination for investment, as shown in the chart above. On the other hand, Southeast Asia has increased its appeal to private equity investors as economic and social developments are making headway: efforts to enhance Indonesia’s infrastructure and financial sectors are progressing; Myanmar is gradually opening up its market to foreign investors, while Vietnam’s strong and accelerating economy is attracting more private capital. Such positivity is why ASEAN is the next most favoured location for this pool of LPs. Despite slowing growth, China’s transition to a market-driven economy still provides encouragement to investors, with 35% of Southeast Asia-based LPs having an interest in the Greater China region. Thirty percent of ASEAN-based LPs are interested in North America, the traditional birthplace of private equity. In terms of fund type, growth, venture capital and buyout vehicles generate the highest levels of interest among ASEAN-based investors. Riding on the tailwind of Asia’s economic rise, start-ups and growing companies are fast capturing the attention of investors. ASEAN-based investors possess $1.9tn in assets under management (AUM), making up just 6.6% of the overall AUM of LPs in the wider Asian region. However, its positive economic outlook means that ASEAN-based LPs can play an increasingly prominent role in the private equity asset class.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507617
__label__wiki	0.880664	0.880664	Franz West: The Ego and the Id Jul 15, 2009 - Aug 31, 2010 Doris C. Freedman Plaza The Ego and the Id is internationally acclaimed artist Franz West’s newest and largest aluminum sculpture to date. Soaring twenty feet high, the piece consists of two similar but distinct, brightly colored, looping abstract forms, one bubble gum pink and the other alternating blocks of blue, green, orange, and yellow. The forms curve up at the bottom to create stools, which invite passersby to stop, take a seat, and directly engage with the artwork. For West (b.1947, Vienna, Austria), the sculpture is only truly complete once the viewer interacts with the work. The Ego and the Id is consistent with the artist’s overarching desire to produce sociable environments for viewing art using his signature combination of whimsy and monumentality. Created specifically for West’s first comprehensive American retrospective this past fall at the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Ego and the Id borrows its name from one of Sigmund Freud’s best known texts, in which he explores the ego’s battle with three forces: the id, the super-ego, and the outside world. This outdoor presentation heightens the connection between West’s work and Freud’s work, allowing these forces to intermingle with the streets of New York City as a backdrop. Franz West began his career in mid-1960s Vienna during the height of a local movement called Actionism. His earliest sculptures, performances, and collages were a reaction to this movement, in which artists engaged in displays of radical public behavior intended to shake up art-world passivity. In the early 1970s, West began making a series of small, portable sculptures called “Adaptives” (“Paßstücke”). The Ego and the Id is in many ways an oversized version of an Adaptive. The sculpture also directly relates to the artist’s furniture installations, which transform galleries, museums, and public spaces into lounge-like environments. West has described the correlation between his plaster objects and furniture installations as a way to put dreams on earth: “The Adaptives would be the dream and the chairs and tables would be the Earth.” Central Park, 60th Street & 5th Avenue	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507620
__label__cc	0.661122	0.338878	Home The Once and Future Antiquity The Once and Future Antiquity: Classical Traditions in Science Fiction and Fantasy Registration Schedule Lodging, Dining, Travel Adventures What roles has classical antiquity – its art, history, literature, philosophy, material culture – played in visions of the future, the fantastic, the speculative, and the might-have-been? How have works of science fiction imagined ancient traditions in relation to the modern world, whether at present or in the days after tomorrow? What might it mean to consider ancient worlds through the lens of fantasy, a genre traditionally associated with medievalism? The Once and Future Antiquity explores answers to these questions, and raises new questions, by bringing together an international roster of authors, scholars, students, and others interested in the intersections of ancient classics and modern science fiction and fantasy. It is the third international conference in this exciting and growing field in reception studies, following L'Antiquité dans l'imaginaire contemporain ("Antiquity in the Contemporary Imagination", Rouen, France, 2012) and Swords, Sorcery, Sandals, and Space (Science Fiction Foundation, Liverpool, U.K., 2013). All are welcome! The conference is free and open to the public. If you plan on attending the opening night reception and/or lunch on Saturday, please register online by March 18. For additional information, contact the organizers, Brett M. Rogers and Benjamin Eldon Stevens, at classicalreceptions@gmail.com. Conference hashtag: #ctsfmf	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507622
__label__wiki	0.792571	0.792571	New political dimension in Mexico In the first part of pv magazine‘s series on solar’s hidden champion markets, we take a look at Mexico. The country currently has 4 GW of total installed PV capacity, and overtook Chile as Latin America’s largest solar market by the end of 2018. But the cancellation of auctions and other negative signals from government could put a damper on things moving forward. July 17, 2019 Emiliano Bellini Markets & Policy The number of markets posting GW scale installation figures each year has grown from just three in 2010 to almost 20 in 2019. Image: pv magazine/Martin Markstein For a long time, Mexico has been Latin America’s hottest PV market, by virtue of incredible record-low bids for utility-scale solar in the country’s first renewable energy auctions. In other highlights, large volumes of PV capacity were allocated by Mexican administrators, encouraging installation levels commenced, and a more than promising distributed generation business started to develop. This strong momentum, however, came to a shuddering halt in July of last year, when Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was elected president. In the first months of his term, AMLO and his government were nothing short of cryptic on energy plans. One indication is that the administration will seek to reestablish a central role for the state-owned utility CFE, thereby limiting the role of private companies. Six months after AMLO’s appointment, the first public announcements were worse than expected: The long-expected fourth auction was canceled, future renewables auctions were halted, and contracts awarded in the three previous auctions were placed under review. And on top of everything else, the CFE approved a plan to expand generation capacity with 13 GW of new facilities owned and operated by the company — with none of the new plants incorporating renewable energy. “A whole campaign is being made that clean energies are the cheapest and it is a lie,” CFE general director Manuel Bartlett Díaz said at the time. He also said, however, that the supporters of clean energy should not be worried, as the CFE is in favor of increasing renewables capacity — without providing details or a timeline. This disappointing debut has so far produced uncertainty among investors and energy players, and has tempered the euphoria of the past few years. However, it has not halted the solar market. The construction of solar parks that were awarded in previous auctions continues and won’t be completed before the end of 2020. These first negative signals from the government, on the other hand, should not be overestimated. The seeming hostility towards renewables should be seen in light of AMLO’s more general efforts to demonstrate a clear distinction between his government and corruption within the Mexican economy. It is likely, in fact, that after this distance is made clear, the Secretaría de Energía and CFE will begin reconsidering solar as a cheap and easy-to-implement option to increase utility-scale power generation capacity. One demonstration of this is the government of Mexico City, whose mayor is Claudia Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum served as the Secretary of the Environment of Mexico City during AMLO’s term as mayor. She has stated that the city’s 350 MW plan, which includes rooftop PV and also small solar parks, will be realized with the support of private investors alongside CFE. This confirmed rumors, which had been circulating in the PV industry, that private-public partnerships may be the basis of Mexico’s future large-scale PV market. Regulations for storage are expected to be issued in the second half of the year and with that, private solar PPAs are becoming a feature of the country’s energy landscape — albeit slowly. Mexico has currently reached 4 GW of installed solar capacity, of which 3.3 GW is utility scale, and by the end of 2018 it had surpassed Chile as Latin America’s largest solar market. James Wimberley says: The basis for optimism here seems very thin. Low renewables prices come from competition, not dinosaur state monopoly (see South Africa, Vietnam, Arizona, Florida, etc.) . CFE’s actions and statements indicate adamant hostility to the one model for the transition that is known to work. AMLO is being a fool here. Lula in Brazil was much better, in spite of Belo Monte.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507623
__label__wiki	0.894517	0.894517	Prog Legends Stick Men Feat. King Crimson Members New Album “Prog Noir” Available For Pre-Order Berlin, Germany - Much to the excitement of music aficionados worldwide, prog legends Stick Men will be releasing their new album “Prog Noir” on October 21, 2016. It is now available for pre-order as a single disc edition and a super deluxe box set, which contains an additional bonus CD with exclusive material, a double vinyl version of the album, a t-shirt and poster. The band, featuring members of King Crimson, has also released a new lyric video for the track, The Tempest' A departure from their previous efforts, “Prog Noir” includes song oriented material, featuring vocals on several tracks. Says Tony Levin, “The album is somewhere between being the best of our current compositions, and having a unifying concept overall. Part way through the our recording process, the 'Prog Noir' title, lyrics and idea came up - it sort of shone a dark, noir light on what had come before, and it influenced what came after (including some 'noir' instrumental interludes that will be part of the box set version.) For me that's a good way to go - I like a concept involved with an album sometimes, but I don't feel it needs to encompass every piece.” Watch the new Stick Men video: Stick Men is a progressive rock band created by musicians with extensive experience playing together. Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin are the rhythm section of the legendary band King Crimson. Mastelotto is in demand all over the world as the premier drummer for progressive rock. Levin plays in Crimson, with Peter Gabriel, and has recorded with John Lennon, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and others. Markus Reuter is a renowned composer/guitarist who designed and plays his own unique touch style guitar. Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto, the powerhouse bass and drums of the group King Crimson for more than 2 decades, bring that tradition to all their playing. Levin plays the Chapman Stick, from which the band takes it’s name. Having bass and guitar strings, the Chapman Stick functions at times like two instruments. Markus Reuter plays his 8-string touch guitar – again covering much more ground than a guitar or a bass. And Mastelotto’s drumming encompasses not just the acoustic kit, but a unique electronic setup too, allowing him to add loops, samples, percussion, and more. The result; audiences are fascinated by watching just three musicians onstage perform their unique compositions as well as wild improvisations and some cover versions of songs by King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, etc. Before “Prog Noir”, Stick Men have released 4 studio CDs (Soup, Absalom, DEEP, Open) as well as two live albums. Says Markus, “What's unusual about 'Prog Noir' is that we spent years composing it. Usually we get the ideas and quickly turn them into an album or start playing them in on the road. The imperative of a band like ours, that's out on the road touring a lot of the time, is to have new material each year. But this time the idea was to really refine the material, reject all but the best (indeed, there are some very nice pieces that didn't make the cut) and create a really special album that might define our band in terms of where our journey has taken us.” Stick Men is: Tony Levin - Born in Boston, Tony Levin started out in classical music, playing bass in the Rochester Philharmonic. Then moving into jazz and rock, he has had a notable career, recording with John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Yes, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, and many more. He has also released 5 solo CDs and three books. In addition to touring with Stick Men, he is currently a member of King Crimson, of the Peter Gabriel Band, and of the Levin Brothers jazz band. His popular website, tonylevin.com, featured one of the web’s first blogs, and has over 4 million visits. Pat Mastelotto - Very rarely does a drummer go on to forge the most successful career on the demise of their former hit band. Phil Collins and Dave Grohl have managed it, so too has Pat Mastelotto, a self taught drummer from Northern California, who has also been involved with pushing the envelope of electronic drumming. Pat has spent a lifetime jumping genres from pop, to prog, to electronica to world music with – among others – Mr. Mister, XTC, David Sylvian, The Rembrandts, Kimmo Pohjonen, and for the last 20 years with King Crimson. Markus Reuter - Markus is a composer, guitarist, and producer. Initially trained as a pianist, he subsequently studied Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft and learned to play the Chapman Stick, later moving onto the U8 Touch Guitar. Reuter has released many solo recordings and worked extensively with other musicians. He is one of the core members of the experimental band Centrozoon, is half of the duo Tuner (with Pat Mastelotto) and was also a member of Europa String Choir. Reuter has collaborated with Ian Boddy, Robert Rich, No-Man singer Tim Bowness, and many others. In support of “Prog Noir” Stick Men will tour Europe in October 2016, then again in January/February 2017 in the U.S. and Canada. Says Markus, “We love covering a lot of territories, so the future after those booked shows will involve our heading to S. America, Japan, and more places. Yes, we'll have some videos to offer of the new material - hard to describe those now because we're in the process of making them.” “Prog Noir” is available in pre-sale in 3 formats: Signed Limited Edition Combo Package - Deluxe Box Set (2LP/2CD/Poster) with T-Shirt; Regular CD and Download (WAV, FLAC, ALAC and/or MP3-320 formats) SIGNED LIMITED EDITION COMBO PACKAGE DELUXE BOX SET (2LP/2CD/POSTER) + T-SHIRT The combo package includes: • 2LP 180 grams gatefold (the LP has a, 11 minute bonus tracks on the Side B of the second LP, which is not included in the regular CD package) • 2CD special edition of the new album, Digipack. (Disk One is the regular 10 track album. Disk Two contains 8 bonus tracks.) • Full color poster of the album artwork (17x22 inches) • Full color T-Shirt (front only). Available in Navy Blue and Black. ALL BOX SETS WILL BE SIGNED BY ALL 3 BAND MEMBERS (Tony, Pat & Markus). All orders will be shipped in the late October. Pre-orders are $140 USD / 120 EUR plus shipping. Those who contribute $200 USD / 190 EUR or more, will have their names included in credits inside of the box set. This special box set includes digital pre-order of “Prog Noir”. Fans will get 4 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it's released. SINGLE CD, REGULAR EDITION of “Prog Noir” (10 tracks) can be pre-ordered for $17 USD / 15 Euros plus shipping DOWNLOAD of “Prog Noir” (10 tracks in WAV, FLAC, ALAC and/or MP3-320 formats) can be pre-ordered for $10 US / 8 EUR Exclusively available at: https://stickmen-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/prog-noir (orders placed from North, Central and South America, Middle East, Africa and Asia) https://iapetus.bandcamp.com/album/prog-noir (orders placed from Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia) http://www.stick-men.net https://www.facebook.com/stickmenofficial Labels: King Crimson, Markus Reuter, Music Videos, New Album, New Releases, Pat Mastelotto, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock, Stick Men, Tony Levin	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507627
__label__wiki	0.640338	0.640338	Guernsey fund services 2018 Guernsey: A laboratory of innovation By James Williams \| 16/07/2018 - 1:00pm The funds sector has matured and developed into a more sophisticated market than it was 10 years ago. Technology advances and product innovation in new asset classes has deepened the funds industry, creating more complexity as a result. At the same time, over the last decade, demands on jurisdictions have risen in terms of the level of support that needs to be provided, in terms of substance and effective oversight. Guernsey has always been cognisant of this and has evolved in step with those changing times. “One of the requirements has been to innovate and to develop new products in new markets,” says Dr Andy Sloan, Acting Director of Strategy, Guernsey Finance. “We are at a global pivot point right now. For Guernsey, I see it as being a catalyst not just for UK/EU issues but potentially having an impact on the way global trade evolves in the 21st century. It is in our best interests to orientate ourselves to where the global capital pools are growing most, such as China and other growing economies. “Whatever we do as a jurisdiction, it always harks back to the stability and security we provide, which enables us to service the requirements of global investors and provide a point from which they can pivot to global capital markets.” From a global macro perspective, it is not inconceivable to suggest that as global trading patterns change there are going to be nodal points, such as Guernsey, which, because of its stability, substance and sophistication, will be well positioned to support global distribution activities. If fund managers want to reach new markets, new parts of the globe, they will be able to do it through a trusted jurisdiction like Guernsey. “Going forward, as a jurisdiction I think we will see more of an alignment of key pivot points such as the Far East, the US and the UK. We want to position ourselves to give investors the products they are demanding,” says Sloan. “In light of global initiatives such as the Paris Accord, one area we’ve focused on, with respect to product innovation, is green investing in the financial services industry. We have developed policies in response to expected demand for green investment products over the next two or three decades; what I mean here is verifiable, certifiable green products. “Our strategy has been to utilise our regulatory autonomy to create the world’s first green fund product; the Guernsey Green Fund (GGF). We intend to build on this and develop more ESG products. It’s necessary to anticipate what fund managers will want, going forward, and be able to provide them with the product capabilities and wrap-around services.” The consultation process for the GGF closed at the start of June, incorporating feedback from industry players, and the Guernsey Green Fund was launched earlier this month. This is effectively an entirely new asset class for the jurisdiction where the underlying assets will need to conform to green credentials and will need to be verified by a third party or a licensee. Sloan explains that an overlay of rules and regulations will be put in place to ensure that the “green” credentials have been verified and accredited. The GGF is applicable to all types of fund, can be compliant with AIFMD, and will be a fully regulated fund product, subject to the rules and regulations of the GFSC. “Green investing is a trend that fund managers and investors have been pursuing for some time now. We’ve worked with UK policy makers, we are in dialogue with London Green Finance Initiative, we’ve had discussions with the United Nations and the OECD. It is a pretty substantial initiative for us,” adds Sloan. Dominic Wheatley is Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance. Discussing the drivers of green finance, he points out that when one considers the amount of money one needs to attract into new investment areas, managers have got to find a way to create products that marry up investors with the assets. “I think the issue around green investing and other aspects of impact investing is how you provide a product that people can put their money in, knowing that the impact income they are expecting from the investment is part of the regulatory oversight,” says Wheatley. “Then you might start to see pension funds investing more heavily, as they know the fund is regulated and includes the assurance that it meets green investing criteria. At the moment, a lot of green and impact investments are ‘we do no bad’, but that doesn’t mean to say they are doing any good.” The GGF is designed to go a step further and for managers to demonstrate that they are indeed making a difference; investing in wind farms, for example. Ultimately, the raison d’etre of a small niche jurisdiction is to do things better than anyone else. To achieve that, it needs to create a business environment where the fire of innovation can burn bright. Over the years, Guernsey has proven its capability at pulling together the right level of regulation and skill sets among industry practitioners to foster a competitive, compact business ecosystem; one where everyone works together and knows each other. It is possible to walk from one end of the financial district in Guernsey’s main centre, St Peter Port, to the other in approximately 15 minutes. A pleasant coastal environs, along the way you will find the likes of Ogier and other international law firms located cheek by jowl alongside the GFSC, The International Stock Exchange, Guernsey Finance and numerous accounting, administration and trust firms. Anyone who visits the island can easily spend a day meeting with the GFSC, or the Economic Development Department of the States of Guernsey, while its service provider community are more than willing to open up their diaries. Moreover, there is a fine selection of coffee houses, which is very much in keeping with the innovation theme. After all, Jonathan’s Coffee House, which opened in Change Alley in London in 1680 was the original site of the London Stock Exchange, and Lloyd’s of London was established from the site of Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in Tower Street in the same period. “My background is in insurance and I always think coffee houses are great places for talking business,” says Wheatley. “There are four or five coffee houses where, depending on which industry I’m interested in, I know I will find various people there. I believe innovation comes from sharing ideas and having access to different people with different skills. We also have close links back to the City of London. Our lawyers and accountants have access to additional expertise through their networks of contacts and that, combined with our ability to create the business environment and regulatory infrastructure, is a key advantage.” Digital technology is also high on Guernsey’s agenda as it seeks to evolve and expand its value proposition. According to Paul Smith, Chairman, Guernsey Investment Fund Association (GIFA), it is crucial to the island’s future. “As we see the industry evolving, technological developments will become vital,” remarks Smith. “I think Guernsey has already demonstrated its innovation and is a test bed, as it were, for new fintech ideas and tools.” A good example of this is Northern Trust, who recently introduced a blockchain solution for one of their private equity fund managers. To construct the blockchain record keeping solution, Northern Trust selected IBM to provide the cloud infrastructure. That they regarded Guernsey as the best place to test the waters, is testament to the island’s reputation. Since then, Northern Trust has extended the blockchain solution so that audit firms can now carry out audits of private equity lifecycle events directly from the blockchain. Northern Trust, working with PwC and other audit firms in Guernsey, has proved that auditors can now access fund data held on the private equity blockchain to audit specific events. “With respect to blockchain, the GFSC needed to understand how to perform the necessary oversight and monitoring, and satisfy themselves of the governance structures being put in place. It just required a change of regulatory process and there are now guidelines in place,” confirms Wheatley. There are wider implications as to what these DLT-based solutions being developed for complex, closed-ended funds, could mean for the wider industry. As Smith points out: “If you go back a few years Guernsey was home to a large number of open-ended funds, which were fairly labour intensive. Guernsey, like other jurisdictions, went through an era where it had to outsource a lot of back-office functions because it didn’t have the human resources on the island to carry out that work. “Now, I believe there is an opportunity for Guernsey to bring back some of those back-office operations because of the digital revolution. It is something that we as a jurisdiction, both as industry bodies and with the government’s support, need to focus on so as to encourage people to come to the island. There are a number of exciting fintech projects that I am aware of but cannot reveal at this stage; suffice to say that I hope to see them get up and running soon so that we can start talking about them to the wider financial community.” In his view, the potential myriad applications that one might apply using DLT and other digital technologies could lead us into the next Industrial Revolution. A lot of this is about democratising the investment process and making it more accessible to people, who may not regard themselves as typical investors. Mobile wealth management applications, robo-advisers, crypto strategies; these are all springing up and changing the way people think about investing, and where the next investment return opportunity may lie. “Guernsey is a very important node in the global Internet, in terms of being a junction between the UK, Europe and the US. The e-gaming industry that we set up, which has been highly successful, relies on good connectivity, back-ups and capacity; all of that is in place. We just need to build on it to further support fintech entrepreneurs and fund managers alike,” adds Smith. If blockchain technology improves the way PE/RE funds are administered, Guernsey could find itself well positioned to attract global PE/RE managers and sources of investment capital from emerging markets in the Far East, Latin America, etc. Guernsey has a wealth of expertise in the PE and VC sectors and Smith believes that fintech could enhance business activity in those two sectors. “It should make transactions easier to execute and make them more transparent as they will have the electronic audit trail that is a key feature of blockchain technology. I think it’s going to be crucial for all alternative fund managers – not just PE managers but RE and Infrastructure managers,” states Smith. Changes in Guernsey’s population management law introduced last year have made it easier for people to come and base themselves in Guernsey. “We have excellent cybersecurity as well as physical security on the island,” adds Smith. “It is a very safe place to live. I’m not suggesting we need tens of thousands of people, but we could accommodate a few thousand more people quite easily. It’s a question of attracting key people who are able to take advantage of our flexible entrepreneurial environment.” Crucially, as well as attracting talent, Guernsey also has a good number of people living on the island who are able and willing to invest in fintech start-ups. “The one thing that excites me about this whole era at present is that it reminds of the early stages of the financial industry, in the sense that there is so much opportunity. There’s a new sense of excitement coming back, a sense that anything is possible. Guernsey as a jurisdiction has always been very entrepreneurial. If you look back at industry changes over the last couple of decades, Guernsey has always been flexible and looked for the next best thing. When it sees an opportunity, it goes for it,” asserts Smith. In terms of technology application, Sloan says that Guernsey has been deliberately keeping its powder dry with respect to things like crypto currencies, ICOs, etc. “We have a mature risk appetite and sophisticated understanding of the issues associated with these new asset classes,” he says. “We’ve been deliberate, to date, as a jurisdiction. Our approach is being ‘technology neutral’ in terms of the application of technology, not withstanding that we have established leadership in this space. Northern Trust has its private equity project under way and in the ILS space, secondary listings have been done using the application of DLT. “As a jurisdiction, we’re now building on that, exploiting our key strengths and our legal autonomy, to develop our electronic transactions law, itself a far-sighted primary legislation introduced in the early 2000s, to look to build something quite special – the most secure, robust legislative environment for electronic agency to provide a supportive environment for the application of AI and machine learning in finance and other services. “The application of DLT will make the onboarding of investors and AML/KYC processes unrecognisable in three or four years’ time, and we want to be one of the first movers into that space.” The way for Guernsey to facilitate future growth is to keep doing what it does best, which is to look at things objectively, think laterally, and embrace innovation for the future well being of the jurisdiction. “As a jurisdiction, to be successful you need to have a dominant position in any given market,” says Sloan. “We are looking to move forward to create new leadership positions in new markets and that involves leveraging our current expertise to move into green finance. We think there is an opportunity for us to create a leadership position in that market.” Given the breadth and depth of its finance industry, Guernsey has all the tools in its toolbox needed to help businesses get up and running, and succeed. In many way, it is the ideal test bed for new technologies, new ideas. “We combine innovation with niche expertise, providing services better, quicker, more cost-effectively and in a sustainable way. After London, there are more listed PE funds in Guernsey than anywhere else in the world. We have lawyers who, quite simply, are extremely good at doing the work. “In the end, one of our key functions is to provide a laboratory-like environment for people to come up with ideas and test them in the market,” says Wheatley. With Brexit still to be finalised, this is when the stability of a jurisdiction like Guernsey comes into its own. “Long-term secular forces are such that global financial centres should be invigorated by a Brexit process, where the UK rediscovers its internationalist DNA and moves away from merely looking at, and servicing, the EU single market. The UK will need to look for a growth strategy post-2019 and that plays to our traditional economic role, providing routes for capital into London’s financial market,” concludes Sloan. 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__label__wiki	0.983017	0.983017	Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan look to transition from MLS Cup to USMNT duties The two players took only a day to celebrate before flying cross country to join their American teammates in Orlando. Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris (13) controls the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo (10) in the first half during the MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field. (Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) DAVENPORT, Fla. — For two members of the United States men’s national team, this week offers a whirlwind turnaround from one challenge to the next. Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan both enjoyed the height of American club soccer on Sunday when they were crowned MLS Cup champions alongside the rest of their Seattle Sounders team. They only had one day, however, to enjoy the champagne showers and celebrations before hopping on a plane to fly cross country for a pair of Nations League games with the national team. For Morris, the transition from excitement to focus was just part of the job. But he added that clinching the club victory only adds to his intensity as he joins his American teammates. “Obviously when you win big games like that, it gives you some confidence,” Morris said. “That only helps when you come into a game like this. We know how important this game is on Friday and I think we’re all excited to get a chance to play them again so soon.” A month ago, each of the Americans left the 2-0 loss to Canada with the same sting of frustration. Returning to club play allowed many U.S. athletes to shrug off their frustration, and Morris pointed out that many of his teammates went on to thrive at the club level in the weeks following the loss. Perhaps the highlight of that spark was Christian Pulisic, who went on to score six goals and add an assist in the games following the loss to Canada. But throughout the team, there was a certain lift. That improvement at the club level, Morris said, will be a major impact into adding to the team’s confidence as it heads into a vital rematch set to kick off at 7 p.m. Friday at Exploria Stadium in Orlando. “I know I was happy to have a game so close to that because whenever you have a bad result like that you just want to get back out on the field and play again and get back into a rhythm,” Morris said. “Obviously it’s great, guys are coming in with confidence, playing well and it’s gonna be a good one.” Beasley to be honored Former United States star Damarcus Beasley will be honored during a ceremony before kickoff of the team’s game against Canada on Friday. The ceremony is part of an initiative by U.S. Soccer to recognize all players who earn at least 100 caps at the senior level. The veteran defender announced his retirement in May at the age of 37 after playing 11 seasons in MLS. After appearing in at least one game a year for the Americans for 15 straight years, he rounded out his international career in 2015. Starting his career as an attacker, he converted to a left back to become the only male American to appear in four different men’s World Cups and to take part in qualifiers for five separate men’s World Cups. He is also one of only two male American players to win the Concacaf Gold Cup four times, earning the Golden Boot at the tournament in 2005 and wearing the captain’s arm band on the way to the 2013 title. At the end of his career, Beasley held numerous accolades for the men’s national team — seventh overall in appearances, 10th in goals, 10th in assists and tied for second in World Cup match appearances. Related TopicsJordan MorrisSeattle SoundersU.S. Soccer Seattle Sounders Schedule Get Sounders Tickets Don't miss a match this season. Click here to get your Seattle Sounders tickets. Seattle Sounders Gear More in Seattle Sounders FC Sounders right back Kelvin Leerdam spent winter watching soccer history made in his native Suriname TUKWILA — For Sounders right back Kelvin Leerdam, this winter brought the rare opportunity... Midfielder Harry Shipp re-signs with Seattle Sounders FC The 28-year-old made 25 regular season appearances for the MLS Cup champions last year Jordan Morris has last laugh after winning MLS Cup with Seattle Sounders USWNT players embrace new coach Vlatko Andonovski’s high expectations	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507629
__label__wiki	0.676678	0.676678	What Are Types of Themes? List Of Themes - List Of Themes - index.about.com index.about.com/List Of Themes Find List Of Themes and Informative Content. Search Now! Although there are an infinite combination of topics for themes, there are two basic types of themes in literature: major and minor. A major theme is the central message of a story. A minor theme is a smaller message that when tied together with other smaller messages contributes ideas to the major theme. Since the theme is a message that the author wants to convey and, therefore, the author's opinion about a topic, a theme can be in the form of virtually any perspective on a topic that an author dreams up. Certain themes appear across multiple works. The most popular themes in literature are acceptance, courage, perseverance, cooperation, compassion, honesty, kindness and loyalty. Differentiating theme from topic is sometimes challenging. When an author chooses a theme of courage, for instance, the story itself with be a tale of courage. The theme, however, will be whatever perspective the author presents about courage. Authors work themes into their stories in multiple ways. There may be reoccurring symbols or motifs that connect to the theme. Dialogue, tone and voice also contribute to the theme. Of course, there is the plot of the story itself, which should clearly illustrate the author's ideas concerning the theme. What Are the Characteristics of African Literature? What Are Some Popular Themes for Children's Books? What Are Some Characteristics of Renaissance Literature? What Are the Three Major Types of Literature?	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507632
__label__cc	0.73954	0.26046	April 8, 2017 / 11:56 AM / 3 years ago India offers $5 billion credit line to Bangladesh for projects, defense Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina enters the General Assembly Hall to speak during the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz MUMBAI (Reuters) - India offered a $4.5 billion line of credit to neighboring Bangladesh on Saturday to help it implement projects in priority areas such as the energy sector, and a separate $500 million credit line to support defense related procurements. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcements after a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is on a state visit to India. “We want to build cooperation in new areas, especially some high-technology areas, that have a deeper connect with the youth in both our societies,” Modi said in a speech. “These would include working in the fields of electronics, information technology, cyber security, space exploration, civil nuclear energy, and other areas,” he said. The two sides also agreed on close cooperation between their armed forces, according to the speech released by the Indian government. Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; editing by Jason Neely	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507634
__label__wiki	0.774863	0.774863	Tag Archives: deutsch Learn German with the Music of Der Nino aus Wien German Music, Learn German In recent years, Austrian rockers have become all the rage outside of their native country. But long before the likes of Bilderbuch, Wanda or Voodoo Jürgens, der Nino aus Wien was making quite the impact with his German music with a touch of his Viennese dialect (Wienerlied). With his knack for carefully crafting songs and his straightforward delivery, Nino’s music is the kind you turn on and put on repeat. At times it’s somber, others it’s fun and catchy. Part of his appeal is his casual, everyman approach. Half the time, he appears seemingly bored on stage while performing. But then he opens his mouth or strums his guitar. But it’s always worth hearing. So this month, get to know der Nino aus Wien and learn German with music. Post by Corinne. Originally published January 20, 2020. Last updated January 4, 2020. Learn German with Films of Actor Adam Bousdoukos German Films, Learn German While the last name of Bousdoukos may throw you off, make no mistake about it: Adam Bousdoukos is a German actor through and through. Since making his acting debut in the mid-90s, Bousdoukos has chalked up more than 50 acting credits to his name. He has appeared on screens both big and small in roles both dramatic and comedic. So this month, let’s learn German with films starring actor Adam Bousdoukos! Post by Corinne. Originally published January 13, 2020. Last updated January 13, 2020. Learn German with Music of Rammstein With a flashy stage show and intentionally provoking lyrics, Rammstein is famous the world over with their hard rock and metal music. The leather-wearing, fire-spitting performances are nearly as notable as their lyrics, which are often dark and violent. Despite that, Rammstein thrill fans with hard-hitting guitar riffs and equally hard-hitting rhythms. So this month, let’s learn German with the heavy metal music of Rammstein! Post by Corinne. Originally published December 16, 2019. Last updated December 11, 2019. Learn German with Films of Veronica Ferres With more than a dozen English language credits to her name, you may already be familiar with German actress Veronica Ferres. Perhaps you have seen her in 2015’s Pay the Ghost with Nicholas Cage and 2014’s Casanova Variations with John Malkovich. Veronica Ferres is a prolific actress with many titles to her name. She has made a name for herself in both films and on television as well as a number of theater productions. So this month, let’s learn German with the films of actress Veronica Ferres! Post by Corinne. Originally published December 9, 2019. Last updated December 7, 2019. Learn German with Music of Rockers Lindemann Most rock fans will best know Till Lindemann as the leather-wearing, shock provoking, letter “R” rolling frontman of German metal band Rammstein. But under the guise of Lindemann, Till joins forces with Swedish death metal’s Peter Tägtgren (of the bands Hypocrisy and Pain). With his side project, Till wears leather, provokes for shock effect, and rolls his Rs. Some habits are hard to break. In late November 2019, Lindemann (the band) will release its sophomore full-length. But unlike the band’s 2015 debut, this one features lyrics in the German language. So this month, let’s raise those devil horns high and learn German with the music of metal duo Lindemann. Post by Corinne. Originally published November 18, 2019. Last updated November 10, 2019. Learn German with Films of David Kross International filmgoers largely got to know David Kross for the first time with his starring role as an impressionable youth in a post World War II Germany in the 2008 English language adaptation of author Bernhard Schlink’s novel The Reader (or Der Vorleser in German). Since then the young actor has performed the impressive task of balancing roles in both English and German language films. Hollywood audiences may know him from Steven Spielberg‘s War Horse or Race, the 2016 Jesse Owens biopic. But Kross has a strong German language resume, too. So this month, let’s learn German with the films of actor David Kross! Learn German with Music of Wanda When Vienna, Austria’s Wanda burst onto the music scene in 2014 it was seemingly out of nowhere. But before the end of that year, the band had a huge hit on their hands with the infectious single “Bologna.” Today, the band has four albums under their belt — all of which went to the top of the charts in their home country and most broke into the top five in Germany. So this month, let’s tune up our German skills and learn German with the music of Wanda! Post by Corinne. Originally published October 21, 2019. Last updated October 13, 2019. Learn German with Film of Actress Johanna Wokalek To say that actress Johanna Wokalek is accomplished is an understatement. The award-winning actress has made a name for herself in film but also on the stage in both theater and opera. She’s portrayed everyone from a woman impersonating a man who becomes pope to an international terrorist. With all of that range and variety, Wokalek is the perfect actor to help guide German learners. So this month, let’s learn German with the films of Johanna Wokalek! Learn German with the Music of Einstürzende Neubauten While every month I highlight a different musical act that performs in the German language, I can’t say that I’m always a big fan of each month’s artist. This month is a little different. Einstürzende Neubauten is, without a doubt, the first German band that I ever really discovered and have been my favorite band, regardless of language, for many years now. While it’s often easy to label musicians as “rock” or “pop,” it’s a little more difficult for Neubauten. At times their music can be noisy and bordering on performance art while other tracks can be decidedly mainstream. But it’s always on their own terms. That means, among other things, unconventional instruments. This month, let’s learn German with the music of Einstürzende Neubauten! Post by Corinne. Originally published September 16, 2019. Last updated January 17, 2020. Learn German with Film: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck German filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is a unique case. His debut full-length feature film won countless awards internationally, including an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. With the acclaim, came Hollywood and off he went. Where some filmmakers are prolific, Donnersmarck is far more selective. So this month, let’s get to know Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and practice German with film! Post by Corinne. Originally published September 9, 2019. Last updated October 8, 2019. Learn German with Music of Rapper MC Fitti Perhaps there’s no more consistent musician than MC Fitti. With his baseball cap, sunglasses, and a bushy beard, the rapper is instantly recognizable. It’s a hip hop uniform of sorts. Much like his image, Fitti’s music is similarly constant: easy going and laid back party anthems matched with colorful music videos that are graphic and silly. He isn’t pondering any deep or serious philosophical issues with his music. But, as the saying goes, he’s laughing all the way to the bank. This month, let’s learn German with the music of rapper MC Fitti! Post by Corinne. Originally published August 19, 2019. Last updated August 13, 2019. Learn German with Films of Miriam Stein Actress Miriam Stein is barely in her 30s but she already has more than two dozen acting credits to her name. Famous for her award-winning performances on both television and film, Stein can move audiences in dramas or comedies. So this month, let’s get to know Miriam Stein and practice German with film! Post by Corinne. Originally published August 12, 2019. Last updated August 5, 2019. Welcome to Reverberations, a blog about travel, tea and a special love for German culture & language! I’m Corinne, a Philadelphia-based blogger looking to explore: whether that’s indulging in afternoon tea or flying in a Zeppelin! Fun Things to Do in Coney Island in Winter 12 German Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Germanophile 6 Delicious Munich Bakeries & Pastry Shops Best Day Trips from Munich in Germany and Austria 24 Hours in Boston for Art & History Lovers Outer Banks Dog-Friendly Vacation Guide Privacy Policy. powered by WordPress.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507635
__label__wiki	0.946914	0.946914	Rizwan Safir; London - UK Archaeology and Ancient Religions • Islamic History Members from The Review of Religions recently received a guided tour of the British Museum’s latest exhibition entitled ‘Inspired by the East: how the Islamic world influenced western art’. Amid Brexit, Muslim travel bans in the US and a gradual shift towards isolationist politics, this exhibition is a timely reminder of the prolonged cultural exchange between East and West. Rizwan Safir, Editor of the Archaeology section for the Review of Religions, met with the exhibition co-curators Julia Tugwell and Olivia Threlkeld to find out more. Bringing together some of the finest works of orientalist art, the British Museum’s latest exhibition seeks to highlight the prolonged period of interaction and exchange between the so called ‘West’ and ‘East’. Some of the works on display are truly stunning, but the first piece on entry is arguably the star of the show. A large portrait oil-canvas painting of a Muslim man in prayer greets visitors. The man, presumably an Imam or religious figure, stands in deep reflection, looking up towards his Creator with an expression of gratitude, humility and fervour. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847–1928), The Prayer. Oil on canvas, 1877. © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia The artist responsible for this magnificent piece was Frederick Arthur Bridgman, a 19thcentury orientalist painter born in Alabama, but intrigued by Algeria. Frederick travelled across North Africa and Egypt in the late 19thcentury inspired by the vivid cultural and artistic traditions of the region, whilst appreciating the sanctity of Islam to its people. He clearly affords great respect to the subject of the painting and his surroundings, such as sensitively stacking his shoes so that the soles are touching each other, to avoid dirtying the prayer mat below. A clash of civilisations But whilst certain nuances are considered, many aspects of the scene are immediately peculiar to a Muslim audience. From his atypical prayer stance to the unclear prayer venue – is this a mosque? – to the shamanistic individual praying in an unfamiliar fashion behind him. It is clear the painter had limited, if any, access to the more intimate areas of society such as the mosque. As Olivia Threlkeld, co-curator of the exhibition, points out “He would have perhaps had access to the mosque-space but not in this position. He would have been working from sketches and photographs”. This, in essence, represents the conflict of orientalist art. Fuelled by an intrigue of the orient – loosely defined as North Africa, the Middle East and India – artists, writers, travellers and the like from the 16thto early 20thcenturies would create spectacular scenes that excited European and American audiences. The more spectacular, the greater the interest. It is in this period that ‘Aladdin’, ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’ and ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ were born. Albert Robida (1848-1926) [Public domain] These depictions went on to become embedded within Western perceptions of the orient, one with vagabond snake charmers, chaotic bazaars, extravagant rulers and mysterious harems. They portray a fantastical, romanticised but altogether uncivilised place. This narrative was at the forefront of European colonial expansion, where western powers justified ruling vast territories by portraying it as a duty. The West had toconquer the East to civilise and enlighten its people. Incidentally, the Roman Empire 2000 years earlier used the same language when conquering foreign lands, claiming it was part of their duty to civilise barbarians outside of the Roman Empire. The very word ‘barbarian’ was used by the Roman Empire to describe any foreigner that lacked Greek or Roman traditions, referring to the unfamiliar sounds of their language (“bar bar bar”). All rolled together, such depictions and descriptions were part of a framework which forged a clear divide between the orient and the occident (the area of Europe and the USA). It exaggerated a sense of ‘us versus them’, and it laid the moral foundations for a period of unprecedented colonial expansion and slavery. Traditional orientalism – alive today? The most vocal critic of the orientalist agenda was Edward Said, a Palestinian-American literary professor whose 1978 book ‘Orientalism’ had a profound effect on reassessing colonial history. Said argued centuries of literature and artistic depictions of the orient created visions of a decaying mythic ‘East’ inhabited by a disorderly people. In many respects, this concept continues into the current day and has extended beyond the traditional region of the orient. Immigrants arriving from around the world apparently fail to assimilate and are part of a wider ‘clash of civilisations’. They arrive from regions which are described as ‘worlds apart’. Similarly, Latin America is portrayed as a land of drug lords and dictators. Africa consists of corrupt despots and starving victims. The Middle East houses terrorists, misogynists and cruel monarchies. In each scenario, the overarching message remains the same; one side is civilised and enlightened, the other remains lagging behind. A wave of change Slowly, however, a gradual shift has started to take place. Through the influence of literary thinkers such as Said, a consensus has begun to confront the preconceptions of the lands of the orient and to recognise their contributions to world history. An increasing portfolio of content – from documentaries, books, museums and exhibitions – has shifted the narrative towards giving these areas a voice to speak from their perspective. The Review of Religions is a pertinent example of the sustained efforts to readdress misconceptions about the orient and its history. For over 100 years, it has targeted a western audience with the specific intent to recognise the legacy of Islam and its contributions to the world. From its first edition in 1902, thousands of articles have been published proselytising true depictions of Islamic history. Incidentally in October 1969 – almost a decade before Said presented his thesis on orientalism – the third Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmadrh) published in the Review of Religions stating: “Many orientalists express erroneous views about Islam in their research articles. Their findings fit in with temporal standards but this criteria sometime turns out to be ridiculous.”(The Review of Religions, October, 1969) Similarly in 1992 writing in The Review of Religions, Mualana Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad noted: “The orientalists and other Western scholars often misrepresent the life and work of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Their errors must be pointed out and refuted by facts.” (The Review of Religions, November, 1992) This growing pushback against a contrived presentation of oriental history has begun to bear fruit. Over the past decade, documentaries on the Golden Age of Islam, books on Islam’s influence on western history, articles on the contribution of Arabia to the world and the like have emerged in the mainstream. The British Museum – reversing the narrative? Respectful representations of the orient. Ludwig Deutsch (1855–1935) In the Madrasa. Oil on panel, 1890. © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. The British Museum is an example of another institution that has addressed this head on. Fraught with its own colonial baggage (the majority of its collection was amassed at the height of British Empire), it has a reputation of upholding a whitewashed view of British imperial history. In recent years, this has shifted with an increasing array of exhibitions focusing on the Medieval Orient and the Islamic world. Last year, the British Museum opened two new state-of-the-art galleries on the Islamic World, encompassing lands from West Africa to southeast Asia. As a follow up, this exhibition was born which seeks to take a deeper look at cultural and material exchange throughout the 15th to early 20th centuries. It moves away from the overly romanticised and brings together magnificent works which genuinely appreciated the orient and its contributions to knowledge. Beyond oil paintings, it presents ceramics, metalwork, photography, maps, architecture, theatre and even music as aspects of culture which permeated into the west. It successfully unites a body of works where the authors appreciated the world outside of their own, as opposed to overly dramatising their subjects to portray an unruly land. Instead, they understood the high level of sophistication in craftsmanship and intellectual enquiry that existed in the orient. Left: Bottle in the Persian (late Safavid) style, glazed and lustre-painted ceramic, France, late 1800s. © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Centre: Philippe-Joseph Brocard, Gilt and enamelled glass mosque lamp, c. 1877. France © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Right: Glazed and gilded pottery, Iznik (Turkey), 1600–25. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Examples are on display of decorative arts that were mimicked to appear of an eastern style. Ceramics of a turquoise glaze were made in Europe but acquired the name Persianware, referencing the distinct hue of Persian material culture. Glass mosque lamps were also replicated, with western artisans creating looping lines to appear as Arabic, but in actuality were unreadable and meant nothing. Similarly, Iznik pottery from the Ottoman Empire with its swirling floral motifs were considered the height of pottery production and routinely copied. The obsession with sleazy, suggestive and lewd representations of life are cast aside in this exhibition which emphasises a mutual fascination between the orient and the occident. Paintings on display are undeniably romanticised, but are a distant image from the wild, untamed portrayals that dominated stereotypes of the orient up until the early 20th century. This is a rare opportunity to see 140 pieces of work together that celebrate a prolonged conversation between east and west, a conversation which requires renewed emphasis in the current day. The ‘Inspired by the East’ exhibition runs until 26 January at the British Museum. Find out more here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/inspired-east-how-islamic-world-influenced-western-art About the Author: Rizwan Safir, Editor of the Archeology Section of The Review of Religions, is a Senior Research Consultant specialising in archaeology and museums, with over 10 years experience in the Middle East. He has worked for the British Museum, Humboldt University Berlin, Copenhagen University and other such institutions on excavations and heritage conservation projects in the Middle East region; including Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE and Qatar. Rizwan currently works for Barker Langham on the development of new museums and exhibitions in the Gulf region. 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__label__wiki	0.601727	0.601727	Nevada's Trey Porter leaves game vs. SDSU basketball game bleeding from his head Mountain West Tournament 2019: Nevada's Trey Porter leaves the game vs. SDSU basketball Nevada's Trey Porter leaves game vs. SDSU basketball game bleeding from his head Mountain West Tournament 2019: Nevada's Trey Porter leaves the game vs. SDSU basketball Check out this story on rgj.com: https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2019/03/15/mountain-west-tournament-nevada-trey-porter-leaves-basketball-game-sdsu/3182898002/ Nevada's Caleb Martin (10, Cody Martin (11) and Tre'Shawn Thurman (0) react after a basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Photos: Nevada Wolf Pack basketball vs. San Diego State San Diego State's Jalen McDaniels shoots as Nevada's Tre'Shawn Thurman defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada's Trey Porter (15) and Jazz Johnson (22) defend as San Diego State's Devin Watson looks to pass the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Nathan Mensah shoots during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada's Tre'Shawn Thurman (0) attempts to block a shot from San Diego State's Jalen McDaniels (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Nathan Mensah defends as Nevada's Caleb Martin shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Aguek Arop reacts at the final buzzer of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada's Cody Martin (11) reacts after a basket as San Diego State's Nathan Mensah (31) walks past during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Devin Watson (0) defends as Nevada's Jazz Johnson (22) drives during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Devin Watson (0) defends as Nevada's Jazz Johnson (22) reaches to catch a pass during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher questions a call during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada coach Eric Musselman watches play during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Nolan Narain (24) defends as Nevada's Jordan Brown (21) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada's Cody Martin watches after his shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Nathan Mensah (31) defends as Nevada's Trey Porter shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Matt Mitchell (11) defends as Nevada's Corey Henson shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Jalen McDaniels, left, Nolan Narain, right, and Nevada's Jordan Brown get tangled up during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Matt Mitchell, right, and Nevada's Tre'Shawn Thurman reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada coach Eric Musselman, right, helps Trey Porter up from the court after a fall during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP San Diego State's Matt Mitchell reacts after sinking a 3-point shot during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken, AP Nevada's Caleb Martin (10, Cody Martin (11) and Tre'Shawn Thurman (0) react after a basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Erik Hall, Reno Gazette Journal Published 6:54 p.m. PT March 15, 2019 \| Updated 7:28 p.m. PT March 15, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Nevada forward Trey Porter left the game with 1:42 left in the first half. He appeared to injure his right shoulder or arm and was bleeding from his right temple. Porter immediately went to the locker room. Porter was called for a hook-and-hold flagrant foul on the play against San Diego State forward Jalen McDaniels. San Diego State led Nevada 31-29 at the time of the injury. Before leaving the game, Porter had four points, five rebounds and one assist. Porter was on the court to start the second half. Trey Porter took a nasty, bloody shot to the head & gets called for a foul? pic.twitter.com/KlPaDSWV1L — clarkdf (@nvpack89519) March 16, 2019 Things got a little rough in the paint for Nevada’s Trey Porter, while going for a rebound. He pulled a player down to the ground with him as he fell and paid the price. He was also called for a flagrant foul. #MWC2019pic.twitter.com/183KE2uGmH — David Payne (@D_Payne101) March 16, 2019 Read more Nevada basketball news: Nevada's Jordan Caroline out for Mountain West tournament semifinal vs. SDSU basketball Nevada vs. SDSU: How to watch, follow Pack in Mountain West semifinals Nevada 77, Boise State 69: Jazz, Thurman hero up in big Wolf Pack comeback Nevada basketball vs. SDSU video highlights Nevada basketball: Pack leads at half, but SDSU surges to 19-0 record Nevada basketball vs SDSU: Who are the referes? Spanish Springs states its case; Manogue wins a thriller Donovan brings San Diego Loyal to Reno for preseason friendly Damonte HS evacuated due to flooding; games on schedule	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507639
__label__cc	0.502103	0.497897	Trucking Factoring Fuel Card Program RTS Pro Trucking Software Factoring Software Oilfield Factoring International Factoring All Factoring Industries Insights Agent Program About Us Contact Us Mobile App Trucking Software Factoring Software Oilfield Factoring International Factoring Factoring for All Industries Why Fuel Prices Vary From State to State Taxes, emissions standards, oil prices and other factors dictate the cost of fueling up from one state to the next. It is a well-known fact in the trucking industry that prices on diesel fuel are different in each state and often in each city. You may wonder why fuel prices vary so greatly by region or section of the country. Taxes are a major reason, but there are other factors as well. Below are five key reasons why fuel prices can be vastly different from one stop to the next along your route: The biggest reason for the variance in fuel prices is that states tax gasoline at different rates. The rate often depends on how much money each state needs to raise in highway funding. Other issues like emissions regulations play a role as well. According to the American Petroleum Institute, California this year has the highest rate at 106.1 cents per diesel gallon in combined state and federal taxes, followed by Pennsylvania at 99.5 cents. The state with the lowest tax rate is Alaska, at 36.7 cents per diesel gallon. Emissions Standards Refineries throughout the United States have to create more than 50 blends of gas to meet different city and state standards. Many cities and states require cleaner-burning fuel that emits less pollution into the environment. Producing so many different fuel grades adds operating cost to refineries and distributors. That cost is passed along to consumers and carriers. Chicago has some of the strictest fuel emissions standards in the country and is often the city with the most expensive fuel prices. Cities with fewer restrictions like Charleston, S.C. often rank among areas in the U.S. with the cheapest fuel. The price of fuel often reflects the level of oil production and the challenge in transporting crude oil from its drilling source to a refinery. Today the oil drilling business is booming again, as U.S. oil production has surged to levels not seen since the early 1970s. Therefore, the price of crude oil is cheaper in states where it is produced or refined like Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Louisiana. However, other areas of the country do not have access to that oil. Fuel prices and taxes tend to be steeper in areas like the Northeast and West Coast, which rely more on imported oil. The nation’s pipeline infrastructure is the most effective way to transport crude oil from drillers to refineries. Until recently, the pipelines have lacked capacity to serve domestic fuel production, which contributes to the variances in diesel prices. That challenge is now being addressed. In 2014, TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone Pipeline opened its south leg between Oklahoma and Texas. That leg can pump as much as 800,000 gallons of crude oil a day to refineries along the Gulf Coast. The pipeline has helped even out fuel prices between the country’s geographic center and the coasts. TransCanada plans to begin work in 2019 on its new Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline, which was first proposed in 2008, would ship 830,000 barrels of crude per day from Alberta, through Montana and South Dakota, to Nebraska. From there, it would connect with Keystone’s south leg, carrying crude to the Gulf Coast refineries. Environmentalists and other groups strongly opposed the Keystone XL pipeline, so there could be more delays to its development. However, TransCanada has announced it has enough commitments from oil producers now to build the new pipeline. Fuel prices are affected by various market factors that include refinery maintenance, the switch-over to summer blend gas and fluctuations in consumer demand. In most states, fuel consumption peaks in the summer travel months of July and August and is lower during the winter months. Sources: American Petroleum Institute, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, CNN.com Webster Jorgensen Director of Internet Marketing How Tires Affect Fuel Efficiency for Trucking Companies Important Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Trucking Rewards Program Vortex Generators: An Inexpensive Way to Improve Aerodynamics Avoid These Six Mistakes When You Select a Fuel Card Contact Us About Factoring Get in touch with one of our friendly sales representatives. RTS Financial and RTS Carrier Services Shamrock Trading Corporation Brands. About Agent Program Careers Reviews Insights ©2019 RTS Financial Service, Inc. and RTS Carrier Services, Inc. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507647
__label__wiki	0.828319	0.828319	Will the Full-Auto M27 Become the New Marine Service Rifle? The USMC is currently testing the AR-platform rifle in roles beyond that of a light machine gun. By David Maccar A Marine with the M27. photo from military.comweb photo The gun the United States Marine Corps has been looking to as a replacement for its squad-level light machine gun, the M249 SAW, may become the new USMC service rifle. According to military.com, the Marine Corps' experimental battalion, the California-based 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, has been conducting pre-deployment exercises with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) "to evaluate it as the new service rifle for infantry battalions," the story reports. The move comes after the recent decision to switch Marine infantry battalions' primary weapon from the M16A4 rifle to the M4 carbine.. The story says the battalion is set to deploy aboard the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit this spring. As a part of its workup and deployment, the unit has been charged with testing and evaluating a host of technologies and concepts, ranging from teaming operations with unmanned systems and robotics to experiments with differently sized squads. "When they take the IAR and they're training out there with all the ranges we do with the M4, they're going to look at the tactics of it. They'll look at the firepower, and they'll do every bit of training, and then they'll deploy with that weapon, and we'll take the feedback to the Marine Corps to judge," said 1st Marine Division, Maj. Gen. Daniel O'Donohue in the story. So what’s the difference from the M27 and the M16A4 the Corps sent by the wayside? The biggest difference, from an operational perspective, is the fire selector. The M4 can be set to semi-auto or 3-round burst, whereas the M27 can fire in semi-auto or full-auto modes, allowing it to serve a role similar to a light machine gun while retaining the accuracy and range of a rifle. Opponents of using the M27 as a primary service rifle worry users will blow through ammo too quickly like they did with earlier iterations of the M16, resulting in the three-round burst setting on the M16A4 and M4. At its core, the M27 is the Heckler & Koch HK416, and has been replacing a portion of the belt-fed M249 SAW light machine guns currently used by automatic riflemen in Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions since about 2013. The program to develop and issue an IAR has been in the works since about 2000. It was given official program status in 2005 and began in July, when the USMC sought information from gun makers. The objectives of the IAR were portability and maneuverability, reduction of visual identification of an automatic weapon to the enemy, strengthening the gunner’s participation in counter-insurgency situations, and maintaining a high volume of fire. An initial requirement for a 100-round capacity magazine was dropped in favor of the standard 30-round STANAG magazine, meaning it fires 5.56x45mm, non-linked ammunition, like the M4. The H&K model beat out three other finalists in December 2009 and was designated the M27 in 2010. The designation was named after the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines who had been testing the rifle prior to September 11, 2001. A Marine with the M27 IAR. photo from wikipedia.web photo In 2001, Gen. James Amos approved the termination of a Limited User Evaluation and the replacement of the M249, and several thousand have been issue to Marines in the years since in the Afghanistan Theater. The M27, being an AR-platform rifle, is lighter and handier than the bulky and heavy M249, and it doesn’t require special gear to carry large magazines of belt-fed ammo. It’s also more accurate than the M249 and can hit targets at long distances when switched to semi-auto mode. Its functionality has allowed it to be used in the Designated Marksman Role, a task the M249, a machine gun designed mostly for suppression fire, can't perform. To make up for the difference in ammo count between the M249 and the M27, the magazine supply is spread out among the members of a squad over as many as 22 30-round magazines, totaling about 600 rounds, or the typical ammo load of the M249. If necessary, Marines carrying extra ammo for the M27 can use those magazines in their own M4. Additionally, a rifleman normally carries seven 30-round magazines, whereas an IAR gunner carries up to 16 magazines and as many as 21. When the M27 was being developed, high-capacity magazines were still unreliable, but they have come a long way since. The M27 has been successfully tested with the Armatac SAW-MAG 150-round drum magazine and other 50- to 100-round mags are being explored. The M27 is also the reason the Marine Corps has banned the use of the PMAG 30 Gen M2 magazines since 2012. The popular plastic mags will not work with the M27 because of the front plastic bevel on the PMAG. In response, Magpul tweaked its newer PMAG 30 GEN M3 magazines, which are compatible with the M16, M4, and M27. The M27 features rail sections for installation of various accessories, such as optics and grips. A sort-stroke pistol operates a rotating bolt in the gas-operated action. The rifle features a free-floating barrel to aid in accuracy and a foldable bipod can be used to support the front section of the rifle when needed for fire suppression. The overall length of the M27 is 37 inches, and its barrel measures 16.5 inches. The adjustable stock can reduce the length to a more manageable 33 inches, and the rifle weighs 8 pounds unloaded. Its rate of fire is about 700 to 850 rounds per minute, with an effective range of 550 meters and a suppressive range of about 3,600 meters. It features a flip-up rear rotary sight and a front post to back up any additional optics. But it’s still an HK416, not an M27, until it gets all the accessories the USMC requires. The rifle is topped with a Trijicon ACOG Squad Day Optic, which is a 3.5X35 machine gun optic that has a Ruggedized Miniature Reflex sight affixed above for close-quarters engagements. The optic was created for the M249 and offers slightly less magnification but longer eye relief than the ACOG Rifle Combat Optic. It’s also issued with the Vickers Combat Applications sling and rail sling mounts, AIM Manta Rail Covers, Harris bipod, KAC backup irons, a foregrip, and bayonet lug. To learn more about the history and details of the M27, go here. More Range Life	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507652
__label__wiki	0.608406	0.608406	Smaller FEDUP houses for Gauteng By Yolande Hendler on May 16, 2011 in News By Max Rambau, CORC On the 13th of May 2011, the Gauteng Department of Housing and the project manager of the Garankuwa Municipality met with FEDUP representatives to discuss the housing project in Garankuwa Extension 20 and 23. The Province and the Municipality were complaining that this project had taken a long time and was not yet completed. We indicated the reasons why the project had delayed completion that the amount of money that the Garankuwa Municipality was giving us for each house was too little. The municipality was giving out only R5 000 instead of R14 000 for the foundation. We told them that FEDUP has been giving reports to the province and the municipality on this project and why there were problems with completion. We also indicated that we had written a letter to the Province requesting them to increase the money they were giving us but they instead sent it to Mafikeng in the North West. The Garankuwa municipality Project Manager, Mr. Hlongwane said that we were working with the higher structure and senior officials and mayoral committee members and that is why there were delays. He said that if we worked with them things would work out very well. The Province indicated that they had abolished PHP in Gauteng and when we challenged this the official changed and said that it was not applicable in the Greater Tshwane area. The Province and the Municipality wanted us on a clean slate and proposed that if that would be the case then we need to agree that they should work according to the plans that beneficiaries had already drawn (56m²). The Province did not agree on this and suggested that we close the meeting. He then said that but indicated that they would only build 40m² houses and requested us to go to the beneficiaries to hear from them if they would agree that they be built the 40m². It was not clear what the municipality would do with those houses that had already been built on 56m² and were on roof level. We indicated that we would be calling a meeting with the beneficiaries and that we would send a report to the project manager on what the beneficiaries agreed on. After the meeting we agreed that FEDUP would be calling a meeting with the beneficiaries whose houses have not been built. This meeting will take place on Sunday (15/05/2011) to get the beneficiaries to indicate whether they want the municipality to build them houses. Spatial Profiling: Smart planning for development Spatial Profiling and Smart Planning: the Case of Langrug	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507659
__label__cc	0.612454	0.387546	SBA.gov » About SBA » SBA Newsroom » Disaster Press Releases » OH 16079 - SBA Working Capital Loans are Available in Ohio Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration for Rain and Flooding Disaster Field Operations Center – East (FOCE) OH 16079 - SBA Working Capital Loans are Available in Ohio Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration for Rain and Flooding ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Ohio as a result of excessive rain and flooding from April 1 through July 3, 2019. The loans are available in the following Ohio counties: Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert and Wood. “When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible entities, affected by the same disaster,” said Kem Fleming, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers. The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 4 percent for small businesses and 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations of all sizes, with terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at Disasterloan.sba.gov. Disaster loan information and application forms may also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can be downloaded from Disasterloan.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Submit completed loan applications to SBA no later than April 2, 2020. About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov. Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 12:00am Michael Lampton Related State: Field Operations Center: MS 16242 - Corrected: SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Small Businesses in Mississippi Affected by Blue-Green Algae on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi NC 16252 - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in South Carolina Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration NC 16252 - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in North Carolina Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration TN 16222 - SBA Closes Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Tennessee In Observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Get Local Assistance Right in Your Area Counseling, mentoring, and training from an SBA District Office, SCORE Business Mentor, Small Biz Development Center or Women’s Biz Center in your area. 101 Marietta Street, NW Suite 700 Fax: 404-331-0273 or 1-800-798-3807 TTY/TTD: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507660
__label__cc	0.546478	0.453522	Young Woman’s Brave Plane Protest Stops Man’s Deportation by Christina Marfice July 25, 2018 Image via Elin Ersson / Facebook Elin Ersson refused to let her flight take off with a man facing deportation on board Nearly 3 million people have watched the video Elin Ersson live streamed to Facebook Monday. In the background, you can hear angry passengers shouting at her to sit down. Ersson, her cheeks red, eyes full of tears, stays calm and tells her audience what’s going on. She’s standing in the aisle of her flight to stop the deportation of a 50-year-old man from Sweden to Afghanistan. The flight can’t take off if Ersson doesn’t take her seat, and throughout the 14-minute video, she remains steadfastly upright in the aisle. When flight crew tell her she’s an “unruly passenger,” she responds, “I’m doing what I can to save a person’s life.” She cites ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. She says the man is likely to be killed if he’s forced to go back. “I was so caught in the moment that I didn’t really realize that everyone was looking at me,” she told The Guardian after her video went viral. “My focus was all on stopping a deportation to Afghanistan.” Throughout the whole ordeal, Ersson stays calm. Even when an English passenger approaches her and yells at her, “You’re upsetting all the people down there; I don’t care what you think,” before stealing her phone, she stays calm and resolute. She doesn’t break down, until other passengers figure out what she’s doing and start to show their support. A man a few rows away tells her she’s doing the right thing. A football team in the back of the plane stands up as well. People start to applaud. And only then does Ersson cry. “It felt good, when the Turkish guy started talking to me and making sure that I knew I wasn’t alone,” she said. “It felt really good. He was saying what I was doing was right.” Ersson, a student at the University of Gothenburg who wants to be a social worker, has been volunteering with refugee groups for a long time. Nearly 200,000 refugees seek asylum in Sweden each year, and more than half of them are from Afghanistan. But only 28 percent are allowed to stay, in part because Afghanistan is considered a “safe” country, even though thousands of civilians are killed there each year. “People there are not sure of any safety,” Ersson said. “They don’t know if they’re going to live another day. As I’ve been working and meeting people from Afghanistan and heard their stories, I’ve been more and more in the belief that no one should be deported to Afghanistan because it’s not a safe place. The way that we are treating refugees right now, I think that we can do better, especially in a rich country like Sweden.” Sweden’s ongoing immigration battle mirrors the one happening in the United States, where asylum seekers from Central America are largely turned away, including hundreds who were recently deported without their children.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507662
__label__wiki	0.583874	0.583874	Tired of living in the big smoke? Maybe it’s time for a sea or tree change. Many young Sydney families are making the move to rural or non-metropolitan coastal areas, swapping the traffic, pollution, stress and high property prices for family time, open spaces, affordable housing and a better quality of life. But just as important as finding the right place to live and work for parents is finding the right country-based school for their child Imagine waking up to the sound of twittering birds and the smell of fresh air rather than the noise of beeping car horns and stench of traffic pollution. For numerous families in NSW, the dream has become reality as many Sydney parents pack up and ship out of the big city, relocating to more peaceful townships on the coast and in the country. There’s no question that regional migration in NSW is booming. Coastal areas are still taking in the bulk of relocating families but regional NSW is seeing significant pockets of population growth as well. A NSW Department of Planning Population Bulletin in 2010 showed that regional centres experiencing the most growth in the last year were Dubbo, Tamworth, Bathurst, Queanbeyan, Albury and Wagga Wagga. The Armidale Dumaresq region also showed an increase in the past year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Over the next three decades, major growth areas for NSW will be the south coast, central coast and the Sydney-Canberra corridor, with steady growth predicted for other regional areas. Relocating to a place that offers a better work/life balance is an exciting move, but there are many factors families must consider to ensure it is an ultimately fulfilling one. Along with finding a home, satisfying work, new social circles and adjusting to the easy-going pace of life, tree-change parents will also need to think about their children’s continuing education. We take a look at a few of the schools that offer a great standard of education outside the big city. The Armidale School The Armidale School is an Anglican boarding and day school for boys located on the New England Tablelands of northern NSW. TAS has a co-educational Junior School with classes from Transition (four years old) to Year 5, an award-winning Middle School for boys from Years 6 to 8 and a Senior School from Years 9 to 12. The school has a commitment to shape boys’ education beyond academic excellence to personal development and responsibility. This strong focus is met through physical challenge and the development of an appreciation of the outdoors. TAS boys are challenged to venture into the unknown, to go out on the high wire, so to speak, and to be the best they can be. With the gorge country on the school’s doorstep, its Outdoor Education Program includes whitewater canoeing, abseiling, canyoning, trekking and camping. Recently, a group of TAS boys faced up to a physical challenge: they rode and hiked from the coast to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko — a total of 230km on bikes and another 20km hiking. Impressively, the organisation of the trip was worked out entirely by the boys as part of their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. TAS boys have walked the Kokoda Track on three occasions. This very demanding trek requires a high degree of fitness and the boys train by walking up and down the gorges east of Armidale. Teachers at TAS understand that students need opportunities to challenge themselves. Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them makes life meaningful, which is why these activities are embedded in school life. Kinross Wolaroi School Kinross Wolaroi School is a Uniting Church School nestled in the beautiful city of Orange on the Central Tablelands of NSW. It is a PrePrep to Year 12 school for more than 1000 students, with a proud tradition of educating young people in a family environment where ideals are based solidly on friendship, spiritual strength, the security of family values, hard work and the pursuit of excellence to the very best of one’s ability. The school offers the unique opportunity for co-educational learning with separate boarding sites for girls and boys. Students are provided with a holistic education and staff take pride in offering a varied curriculum to meet the needs of most students. Today, the school is firmly committed to co-education with separate boarding sites using its two main campuses. Classes and boys’ boarding occur at the Wolaroi Site on Bathurst Road within the city boundary. Girl boarders live on the PLC site on Coronation Drive just four kilometres from the main site. The girls are bussed to classes each day and enjoy the luxury of a home away from home. Boarding at Kinross Wolaroi provides many rural families with a wonderful opportunity for their children to truly maximise their independent school education. The boarding binds the school together so it thrives as a community. All Saints’ College Bathurst All Saints’ College, founded in 1874, is set on 27 hectares in Bathurst, a regional centre in central-western NSW. The college believes in “educating the whole person for the challenges of a changing world”. All Saints’ College is a Christian co-educational day and boarding school in the Anglican tradition for students from Transition to Year 12. The college community fosters academic excellence, an excitement for learning, creativity and the fulfilment of individual potential. The school is a co-educational Christian college in the Anglican tradition. Day students are catered for from Transition to Year 12 and boarders from Year 7 to Year 12. Today, All Saints’ College Bathurst has an enrolment of approximately 480 boys and girls, including 100 boarders. With its academic and sporting achievements, it is among the top schools in the central-western region of New South Wales. It is also one of the most successful schools in the state, both academically and in co-curricular activities. With its idyllic Bathurst location, All Saints’ College has the benefit of country living but is still readily accessible to Sydney and major centres. College staff seek to nurture, encourage, challenge and educate in a warm, caring, pastoral environment. Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Armidale PLC Armidale has long been known as a school that provides a good all-round education across a range of curriculum areas. The school provides a unique all-girls education system that is designed specifically for the learning needs of girls, many of whom study high level sciences and mathematics. The environment at PLC Armidale promotes academic excellence and the school has established a respected reputation in this area, consistently featuring in the top 100 schools for the HSC. The school’s location, nestled in a 17-hectare property with beautiful surroundings, its safe environment, high standards of academic excellence and state-of-the-art facilities are just some of the reasons parents are choosing to send their girls to PLC Armidale. Away from the hustle and bustle of city lights, more and more families are looking for a tree change where their children have the opportunity to focus on learning while still enjoying the many benefits of a big-city school, including sporting exchange and interstate and international excursions. At PLC Armidale your family will be welcomed into a close and supportive community. The school is alive with opportunities and is renowned for excellence in music and enjoys wide representation across sports in the region. At PLC Armidale each girl can enjoy participation at her own level. Drama, debating, chess and leadership are all part of the PLC experience. The school’s graduates are confident, caring and connected. A PLC education will open doors for your daughter for a lifetime.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507663
__label__wiki	0.605226	0.605226	Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre (-) Remove Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre filter Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre (-) Remove Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre Monday Seminar filter Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre Monday Seminar Political machines at work: electoral subversion in the Russian workplace Professor Timothy Frye (Columbia University) Armenia and Azerbaijan: theorizing rivalry in the Eurasian borderlands Dr Laurence Broers (SOAS, Conciliation Resources) 2 December 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Laurence Broers is the Caucasus Programme Director at London-based peacebuilding organization Conciliation Resources. He is also a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies,... Read more A very ambiguous empire: Russia's hybrid exceptionalism Dr Kevork Oskanian (formerly CREES, University of Birmingham) Peripheral Histories and International Relations of the Eurasian Borderlands This talk will widen existing analyses of Russian imperial narratives through the introduction of the concept of ‘hybrid... Read more The evolution of Greater Eurasia: geopolitical imaginaries in Russian foreign policy Dr David Lewis (University of Exeter) Peripheral Histories and International Relations of the Eurasian Borderlands The Evolution of Greater Eurasia: Geopolitical Imaginaries in Russian Foreign Policy Over the past few years Russian... Read more Settled state? Refugees, resettlement and the definition of Soviet Armenia Dr Jo Laycock (University of Manchester) Pavilion Room (NB Last-minute change of venue!) Aleksandr Tvardovskii and Russian national consciousness Professor Geoffrey Hosking (UCL-SSEES) 4 November 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Strangers on the Eastern Front: Sino-Russian refugees in war and revolution Dr Rachel Lin (University of Exeter) At the outbreak of revolution in 1917, more than 250,000 Chinese merchants, workers and students were scattered throughout the Russian empire. Some 100,000 had been recruited as wartime labourers and... Read more Pop music from stagnation to perestroika: how economic reform destroyed East European cultural networks Dr Zbigniew Wojnowski (University of Roehampton) This paper examines the history of the pop music industry in the Soviet bloc, focusing in particular on international Polish-Soviet concert tours organised between the late 1970s and the late 1980s.... Read more Subaltern Russians on the edges of empire Dr Sarah Badcock (University of Nottingham) This paper will explore the ways in which studies of ordinary people living in areas outside the metropole can add to our broader understandings of the Russian state, in both late Imperial and... Read more More than a memory war: the legacy of the Gulag in today's Russia Dr Andrea Gullotta (Glasgow) Late Stalinism: the aesthetics of politics Professor Evgeny Dobrenko (Sheffield) Stalinist perpetrators on trial: a discussion of Lynne Viola's study of the Great Terror in Soviet Ukraine Professor Lynne Viola (Toronto), Professor James Harris (Leeds), Professor Stephen Smith (All Souls) Towards a new portrait of Gogol Dr Oliver Ready (St Antony's) Redefining the family in 19th-century Russia: debates in law and literature Professor Anna Berman (McGill) Russian street art between self-expression, commercialization and politics Professor Elena Trubina (Centre for Global Urbanism, Ural Federal University) 29 April 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507665
__label__cc	0.740282	0.259718	January 3, 2012 Mobile Phones Risk Managers in Favor of Cell Phone Auto Ban While the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board to ban all use of new and old cell phones while driving a motor vehicle in the United States has met with controversy and been nixed by none other than the US Transportation Secretary, some public-entity and corporate risk managers have been applauding the suggestion. “As a risk manager, I support the implementation of a total ban on cell phone usage,” says Lori Seidenberg, who is a director with the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc and an insurance risk manager at New York City’s Centerline Capital Group. “Using a cell phone while driving is a hazard for both the passengers in the car you are in and the cars around you.” Although some states have banned the use of handheld cell phones, most still allow hands-free usage, which Seidenberg claims is just as bad. “This too is hazardous, as you still need to look at your phone or PDA to answer or dial the call.” While Seidenberg admits she can understand the perspective of corporations, who want employees who are travelling to be continue to be productive by multi-tasking, she says that such firms need to decide what is more important, “productivity or a risk of injury or death by distracted driving?” InVentiv Health Inc director of risk management, Daniel Rogers, agrees, telling NU News Online Service that hands-free technology does not alter the fact that any distraction is dangerous. Indore Faces Hazards from Poor Electronic Waste Disposal Cell Phone Texting Injuries on the Rise	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507667
__label__wiki	0.932148	0.932148	Press Release for 08-01-2015 to 08-07-2015 Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Arrested Person: 14 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Assault: 4 Careless and Imprudent: 10 Domestic Violence: 5 Keep the Peace: Missing Persons: 2 Motor Vehicle Accident: 11 Shots Fired: 1 Suspicious Person/Situation: 21 Theft: 12 Trespassing: 3 Arrested Person Shaquira Renee Sylvester, B/F DOB: 8/15/1992 of Cape Girardeau MO was arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant through Perry County on the original charge of Moving Traffic Violation. Bond was set at $500. Joseph David Messmer, W/M DOB: 1/09/1961 of DeSoto MO was arrested on the following Warrants through Jefferson County: -Failure to Stop for Stop Sign. Bond was set at $472. -Failure to Register Motor Vehicle. Bond was set at $100. Kevin Wayne Roth, W/M DOB: 09/13/1964 of St. Mary MO was arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant through Ste. Genevieve County on the original charge of Violation of Headlamps on Motor Vehicle. Bond was set at $111. Blake Edward Schroeder, W/M DOB: 7/16/1997 of Breckenridge Hills MO was arrested on a Ste. Genevieve County Warrant on the following charges: - 2 Counts of Class C Felony charge of Possession of a controlled substance -Class A Misdemeanor charge of Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia Bond was set at $25,000. Larry Oscar Klingler, W/M DOB: 3/21/1946 of Cadet MO was arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant through Jefferson County on the original charge of Traffic. Bond was set at $341. Kenneth Dean Boesch, W/M DOB: 11/03/1994 of Ste. Genevieve MO was arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant through Jefferson County on the original charge of Traffic. Bond was set at $105.50. Deputies were called to the 22000 block of Saline Creek Rd. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 200 block of Plaza Dr. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Misplay Rd. for theft. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Mulberry St. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 9000 block of Misplay Rd. for theft. Deputies were called to the area of Carron Rd. and Misplay Rd. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the 5000 block of Highway 61 to check the well-being. Deputies were called to the 7000 block of State Route Y for theft. Deputies were called to mile marker 155 for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 22000 block of Coffelt Rd. to check the well-being. Deputies were called to mile marker 152 for a road hazard. Deputies were called to the area of Interstate 55 and Highway 32 to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 8000 block of Raccoon Dr. for a disturbance. Deputies were called to the area of Panther Ridge and Quail Dr. for a careless driver. Deputies were called to the 21000 block of Colony Church for a peace disturbance. Deputies were called to the area of Old Potosi Rd. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the area of State Route WW and State Route T to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the area of State Route C and Seven Falls Dr. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to mile marker 146 for a careless driver. Deputies were called to the 21000 block of Highway 32 for an assault. Deputies were called to the area of Bidwell Creek Rd. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the 13000 block of New Offenburg Rd. for harassment. Deputies were called to the area of State Route F and State Route AA for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 3000 block of Bond Rd. to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 7000 block of Highway 32 for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the area of State Route EE and McCord Rd. for theft. Deputies were called to mile marker 162 to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of State Route OO for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 8000 block of Enterprise Rd. for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 1000 block of Three Rivers Rd. for an alarm. Deputies were called to the area of Highway 61 and State Route O for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Highway 32 for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 900 block of Eighth St. for a 911 hang-up. Deputies were called to the 19000 block of Lime Kiln Rd. for a 911 hang-up. Deputies were called to the 6500 block of State Route DD for a disturbance. Deputies were called to the 5000 block of Dry Fork Rd. for a burglary. Deputies were called to the 5000 block of Kari Lynn Lane to check the well-being. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Parkwood Dr. for animal control. Deputies were called to mile marker 165 for a domestic disturbance. Deputies were called to the area of Interstate 55 for a careless driver. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Valley View Ct. for a disturbance. Deputies were called to the area of Highway 32 and Miller Switch Rd. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the 18000 block of Gillespie Rd. for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 16000 block of State Route EE for a careless driver. Deputies were called to the 20000 block of Burks School Rd. to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 22000 block of Coffelt Rd. for a domestic assault. Deputies were called to the 19000 block of Highway 61 for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the area of Goose Creek for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 6700 block of Jackson School Rd. for a domestic disturbance. Deputies were called to the 7000 block of Genevieve Church Rd. for a domestic disturbance. Deputies were called to the 7000 block of Genevieve Church Rd. for trespassing. Deputies were called to the 9000 block of State Route F for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 14000 block of Quail Run Dr. for trespassing. Deputies were called to the 9000 block of Three Oaks Lane for shots fired. Deputies were called to the 13000 block of Kitt Park Dr. to check the well-being. Deputies were called to the 8000 block of Enterprise Rd. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the 12000 block of Village Dr. for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Quail Dr. for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 7000 block of State Route Y to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 2000 block of Cynthia Ct. to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Moreau for a disturbance. Deputies were called to the 12000 block of Village Dr. for a disturbance. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of Kimmel Lake Rd. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 21000 block of Palmer Rd. for animal control. Deputies were called to the 17000 block of New Bremen Rd. for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 12000 block of Par Lane for found property. Deputies were called to the 19000 block of State Route EE to assist another agency. Deputies were called to the area of Highway 32 and Zell Rd. for motorist assist. Deputies were called to the 14000 block of Highway 32 for an alarm. Deputies were called to the 2000 block of Collin Ct. for a 911 hang-up. Deputies were called to the 13000 block of Lakewood Dr. for a careless driver. Deputies were called to the area of State Route O and Interstate 55 for a motor vehicle accident. Deputies were called to the area of Linn Dr. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 5000 block of Nick and Cody Dr. to check the well-being. Deputies were called to the 20 block of Parkway Dr. for property damage. Deputies were called to the 18000 block of Highway 32 for theft. Deputies were called to the 13000 block of Lakeview Dr. for suspicious activity. Deputies were called to the 6000 block of Kinsey Rd. for domestic disturbance. Deputies were called to the area of Old Bill Farm Dr. for a motor vehicle accident. This is a partial listing of activity investigated by the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office. Except for arrests this report does not reflect actions initiated by our personnel, rather calls for service only. Also, a criminal charge is merely an allegation and the defendant is, of course, presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. Some cases are currently under investigation; any citizen with additional information is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office with any information you may have. Again, each and every suspect is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We appreciate all support received from the public. Any questions about this press release should be addressed to Sheriff Gary J. Stolzer, Major Jason O. Schott, Chief Deputy or Lt. Toby Brewer at (573) 883-5820.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507670
__label__wiki	0.819019	0.819019	Whether you're a top-level athlete or you just want to give something a go, you can get involved with Sports Academies, the competing arm of SGS Sport. Students can 'bolt on' a sports academy alongside their full-time study programme. The Rugby Academy The Rugby Academy is now recruiting student athletes for the 2019 academic year. Apply online here. All candidates for the Rugby Academy must be on a full-time course at SGS College. We offer academic opportunities for BTEC qualifications, A-levels, higher national diplomas and degree courses. Candidates must also be over 16 from the start date of their chosen course. For more information, you can contact the head coach at Saul.Nelson@sgscol.ac.uk. Join the Rugby Academy We have three playing squads and our elite players compete in the highly competitive ASSE League against other top rugby-playing schools in the country. The Rugby Academy has long been a tremendous success at developing aspiring rugby talent, ever since it was set up as one of the original academies at SGS. Presently there are 80 students athletes in the Rugby Academy, which is comprised of three playing squads. Each student gets 16 hours a week of rugby activity, whilst also partaking in one of the full-time courses on offer at SGS College. Training sessions are divided up between the technical, tactical, physical and psychological development of a rugby player. We believe this approach – where players are not afraid to make mistakes in a competitive team environment – assists rugby players in improving their skill set and increasing their knowledge of the game. Rugby players at the Academy get supervised gym sessions and access to full-time on-site physios to help with injury avoidance and rehabilitation. The first XV play matches in the renowned AASE Schoolboy Rugby League and in the Academy League during the academic calendar. Our second XV compete against the ASSE second teams, while our third side represents SGS College in the AOC Cups. Every year, our student athletes broaden their horizons by taking part in an international tour against their peers from another country. The 2016 trip included matches in Cape Town and Stellenbosch in South Africa, while the 2017 trip to Canada included four matches in Vancouver and Victoria. Notable Successes Our Rugby Academy is a proven pathway into professional rugby. We work in partnership with Bristol Rugby and we have very close personal ties with the Bristol management and coaches. It is the intention of many of our players to sign senior professional contracts with Bristol, and currently there are six former SGS players playing for Bristol in the Aviva Premiership. Head of Academy Saul Nelson played over 250 games for Bristol during an extensive professional career that also saw him play for Exeter and London Welsh. Our past students include Welsh rugby legend Taulupe Faletau, who has won three Six Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, and who started for the British and Irish Lions in test matches against Australia in 2013. He was again selected for the Lions tour to New Zealand in 2017. Another SGS alumnus is Mitch Eadie, who plays back row for Bristol.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507671
__label__wiki	0.849942	0.849942	Syria rocket strike eliminates pro-Iran fighters: monitor Five pro-Iran fighters were killed by unidentified missiles on Wednesday evening in Syria‘s eastern province of Deir Ezzor, a war screen said. ” Rockets of unidentified origin targeted the head office of the 47 th Brigade of pro-Iranian militias in the town of al-Bukamal, in the east of Deir Ezzor province, eliminating five fighters,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated. Kids amongst 8 killed in Syria as rocket hits school Clash at UN Security Council over cross-border aid for Syria Turkey in talks with Russia as thousands run away battle in Syria Observatory chief Rami Abdul Rahman stated drones might have been responsible for the raids, which caused “loud blasts”. Iran and militias it supports, in addition to fighters from Iraq and somewhere else, have actually backed the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s eight-year war. Israel has actually assured to prevent its regional archrival Iran from acquiring a foothold in the country and has actually carried out numerous raids versus Iranian targets. The large desert province of Deir Ezzor, which neighbours Iraq, hosts several actors in the Syrian dispute besides pro-regime forces. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-dominated armed group backed by the United States, was instrumental in damaging the self-declared “caliphate” of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group. 5 pro-Iranian fighters were killed in comparable raids on the borders of al-Bukamal on December 8, the Observatory said. In September, 28 pro-Iranian fighters including a minimum of 10 Iraqis were killed in similar attacks. The Lebanese Shia motion Hezbollah blamed Israel for that attack, quoting a “security source in Syria”. In June 2018, raids in far eastern Syria were also credited to Israel by a United States official, on condition of anonymity. The Observatory stated they killed 55 pro-regime forces. Syria’s complex, multi-faceted dispute has actually left more than half a million people, according to the Observatory, while the UN said a minimum of 400,000 were eliminated considering that 2011.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507673
__label__wiki	0.778957	0.778957	Submitted by roinsider on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 17:19 Romania travel: Five reasons to visit Oradea Oradea has been identified as the country’s greenest city, safest city and one of its smart cities. On the traveling side, Oradea’s charms await those who venture to the far northwestern part of Romania: picturesque streets filled with architectural stunners and centuries of history. The Art Nouveau heritage & many historical monuments Oradea’s architectural heritage is impressive and it earned the city the inclusion in European Art Nouveau Network, alongside cities such as Budapest, Barcelona or Vienna. Many of the buildings have been refurbished recently, and travelers have plenty to add to their to-visit list. Many of these edifices are palaces, built around 1900 by architects who were graduates of the Polytechnic School of Budapest. They display various influences, from the Romantic style of Hungarian architect Odön Lechner and the avant-garde Viennese school to the Lilien style born in Berlin or the “Coup de fouet” movement of the French school. The Black Eagle Palace is a Secession style architectural accomplishment in the city. It was designed to house a theater, ballrooms, a casino, offices and more. Today, it is one of the city’s top get-together places and hosts many cafes and restaurants. Black Eagle Palace detail Photo: Pixabay.com Furthermore, the Town Hall Palace, the Palace of Justice, the Apollo Palace, the Stern Palace, and the Moskovits Palace are other highlights in the city. The Darvas-La Roche Villa, adorned with numerous Viennese elements, is currently under refurbishment, and is set to host Oradea’s Art Nouveau Museum. The Oradea Fortress is one of the landmark sites of Oradea, and throughout its almost 1,000-year-old history it played an important military and cultural role. It was a residence for the Roman-Catholic Diocese of Oradea (1092 – 1557) and a military fortress from the 16th to the 19th century, governed by various successive administrations: Hungarian/Transylvanian (1092 – 1660), Ottoman (1660-1692), and Hapsburg (1692 – 1918). To get an overview of Oradea visitors can climb to the City Hall Tower. The tower has four main levels, three of which for panorama purposes. The first level hosts a clock that plays the “March of Iancu” every hour - one of the city's trademarks. A multicultural legacy Oradea has been a diverse city since the Middle Ages, having been inhabited by Hungarians, Italians, Germans, Jews, Gypsies, or Slovaks, each leaving their cultural mark. To discover more of the area’s history, travelers can stop by the Țara Crișurilor Museum or several of the memorial houses in town, such as the ones of Aurel Lazar, a participant in the 1918 Union, Iosif Vulcan, the founder of the Familia magazine, which published the first poems of Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu, or the museum dedicated to the Hungarian poet Ady Endre. Another way to get acquainted with the diversity of the city is its rich ecclesiastical architecture. The Ursuline Convent, the Capuchin Monastery and Church, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Lutheran Evangelical Church, the Calvinist Reformed Church, and the Moon Church, with its mechanism indicating the moon phases, are several on a longer list of religious sites in Oradea. Furthermore, the Zion Neolog Synagogue and the recently inaugurated Orthodox Synagogue speak of the city’s significant Jewish population at the turn of the 20th century. Beautiful parks and public squares In 2011, Oradea had 25 sqm of green space for each resident, one of the reasons for it being named Romania’s Green Capital that year. The city’s first public parks, namely the Rhedey Garden and the current Petöfi Park, were established in the 19th century. Now, Oradea has almost 20. Among them, the park of the Baroque Palace encompasses a wide variety of species as well as sequoia gigantaea trees that are over 100 years old. The banks of the Crișul Repede river, which cuts through the city, also offer many green areas. A corner of Ferdinand Square in Oradea. Photo: Oradea Heritage Facebook Page At the same time, two of the city’s squares can serve as starting points for exploring the city. The Union Square area gathers the Town Hall and the Greek Catholic Bishop Palace. The eclectic Ferdinand Square is where the Regina Maria National Theater was built in 1900. The Levay Palace and the Poynar Palace are also to be found in the perimeter of the square. Year-round events and exhibitions The Museum of the City of Oradea, hosted in the Oradea Fortress, hosts several permanent exhibitions covering the history of the site but also the history of the Reformed Church and of the Greek-Catholic Episcopate in Oradea, the history of Oradea photography, the “Resistance and Repression in Bihor” Memorial, and one presenting the bakery of the fortress. Some of the temporary exhibitions open this fall present Dacian and Roman items and documents and memorabilia related to the 1918 Union. The exhibitions are listed here. Oradea Fortress. Photo: Cetatea Oradea Facebook Page The Art section of the Țara Crișurilor Museum has in its collection works of Romanian artists Theodor Pallady, Gheorghe Petraşcu, Iosif Iser, Jean Alexandru Steriadi, Nicolae Tonitza, and Victor Brauner but also of Flemish, German, Austrian and Italian school artists from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The current exhibitions are listed here. The museum also has an Archaeology section, presenting local discoveries but also ancient Egyptian items and a collection of painted ancient Greek pots, a History section, including a collection of historical maps, and Nature Sciences and Ethnography sections. A long-standing event in the city is called Toamna Orădeană (The Oradea Fall), scheduled this year for the beginning of October. It’s been running since 1991 and covers numerous concerts, theater performances, and events for children, among others. The Debrecen Flower Carnival stops in Oradea, where Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) also runs a local edition. A new addition to the city’s agenda this year is the ORA Jazz festival, taking place between September 14 and September 16, and co-organized by the same team in charge with the Gărâna Jazz Festival and the Timișoara Jazz Festival. The nearby mineral springs Oradea sits less than 10 km away from the thermal spa resorts of Băile Felix and 1 Mai, known in the country for their mineral springs. Băile Felix have been known as a resort since the second part of the 19th century. Today, after various investments tourists can find facilities offering both thermal and wellness & spa treatments. Oradea is located close to the border with Hungary, 543 km away from Bucharest taking the DN76/ E79 and 155 km from Cluj-Napoca via DN1/E60. By train, a trip from Bucharest to Oradea can take as much as 13 hours, so air travel remains the faster option if coming from the southern part of the country. Travelers arrive in the city at the Oradea International Airport, one of the fastest growing in Europe in its category last year, and where works at a second terminal are underway. Tarom and Blue Air currently connect the capital to the northwestern Romania city. (Opening photo: Pixabay.com)	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507674
__label__cc	0.686747	0.313253	Submitted by romaniainsider on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 09:56 Nine Romanians dead after minibus crash in Hungary, driver was live on Facebook Nine people lost their lives as a minibus registered in Romania crashed into a truck in Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, May 22. Four of the victims were identified as Romanians while the other five are also believed to be Romanians, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, which initiated a crisis cell to assist the victims’ families. The accident occurred as the microbus driver performed a dangerous overtaking. He was apparently broadcasting live on Facebook when the accident took place and a video of the moments before the crash is public. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6tdfZdWbdU (photo source: Police.hu)	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507675
__label__cc	0.719018	0.280982	Computer Science (Software Engineering) with a Year in Industry MSci Find the right course Computer Science (Software Engineering) with a Year in Industry MSci UCAS code G463 Option 5 years full time Looking for an integrated masters course that will set you apart from other computer science undergraduates and set you on course for a high-level career? Launched in 2015/16, this five-year MSci course offers a thorough grounding in computer science and allows you to learn about all the latest trends and techniques in software engineering as well as gaining hands-on skills and experience during a year in industry. You will have the chance to showcase your abilities in an extended final year project and it is particularly recommended if you have already experienced and enjoyed programming and you want to go on to postgraduate study or a specialist career in software. Our software engineering teaching has been hailed as a ‘best practice’ example of computer science education by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. You will learn from software professionals and leading academics in the field to apply engineering principles to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of all kinds of software. Our progressive curriculum has been developed in consultation with industry, with a modular structure that gives you the flexibility to tailor your degree to your interests. From the outset you be experimenting with programming games, robots, Gadgeteer kits, Subversion, JUnit testing, Scrum-based Agile software and more, in our well-equipped laboratories. We are a highly respected, research-focused department with award-winning teaching. We offer a summer work placement course and a dedicated personal adviser to guide you through your studies. You will also be welcome to join our thriving Computing Society. We are one of only seven departments in the UK to hold the Athena SWAN bronze award for our commitment to increasing female participation in computer science. Our campus is located in the famous M4 corridor and enjoy close links with many of its leading technology companies. If you are unable to complete your year in industry you will have the option of transferring onto our four-year integrated masters course. The BCS has distinguished our teaching of Software Engineering as 'Best Practice'. You will be taught by staff with extensive industrial experience, three of whom are certified Scrum Masters. You will learn to master the process of software engineering, from initial client meetings through to delivery. Programming laboratory In this module you will develop an understanding of the building of computer systems whilst also gaining a knowledge of the basic concepts of 2D game design, applying them to the development of simple games. This module brings together the lab components of robotics, games design and object-oriented programming, and will allow you to progress to a group project to apply the concepts you learn together. In this module you will develop an understanding of how the internet works and its key protocols. You will look at the technologies used for web development, including scripting languages and their potential for adding dynamic content to web sites and applications. You will consider the role of web services and related technologies, and will examine the fundamental principles of network security. Machine Fundamentals In this module you will develop an understanding of the handling of large and infinite objects within a programming environment. You will learn how to use formal logic to design, reason about and minimise switching circuits, and write basic programs in assembly language. You will consider the binary representations of signed and unsigned integers and how to write regular expressions to describe sets and build deterministic automata to recognise these. You will also examine the use of automata machines in the design and reasoning of sequential flow systems. Mathematical Structures In this module you will develop an understanding of the formal reasoning for sets, relations, functions and cardinality. You will look at the structures for program data and representation and learn to write and reason recursive definitions and prove results by induction and contradiction. You will consider the representation and reasoning of problems using graphs and the use of vectors and transformations for defining and manipulating graphical objects. You will also examine the usage of probability and statistics in analysing data. In this module you will develop an understanding of software design and engineering processes, including the Waterfall and Agile methodologies. You will learn how to identify common software requirements and see how these have been considered in existing systems. You will look the techniques of software design and how software engineers communicate their design ideas. You will consider the importance of documentation and the usage of current industry-standard notations such as user stories and the unified modeling language (UML). You will also analyse and critique the design of existing software looking at the user experience as a measure of its fitness for purpose. Algorithms and Complexity In this module you will develop an understanding of the design of algorithms, with a focus on time and space complexity. You will examine basic algorithms, looking at the implementation and analysis of linear search, binary search, and basic sorting, including insertion sort, selection sort, merger sort, quick sort, and heap sort. You will consider alternative data structure representations, such as binary search trees, hash tables, and binary heaps, and will gain an insight into the basics of graph algorithms. Computer and Network Security In this module you will develop an understanding of computer and network security. You will look at software vulnerabilities, hands-on hacking-oriented attacks, memory errors, and web and network security. You will learn how to identify such vulnerabilities and consider the countermeasures that can mitigate their exploitation. You will also examine malicious software (malware) as a typical consequence of a successful software exploitation. In this module you will develop an understanding of the basic concepts of database technology, including the need for database integrity and robustness, and the use of a modern database system in a web-based environment. You will look at database design and the theory of the relational view of data, learn to describe the crucial issues concerning database integrity and recovery from failure, and write search query language (SQL) queries. You will also consider the process of designing and implementing a database, from the user specifications to the final design, and implement an interface to an SQL database using an application programming interface (API). In this module you will develop an understanding of how information security may be influenced by real-world design and implementation decisions. You will look at the different cryptographic algorithms, considering their use, advantages and disadvantages. You will use these cryptographic primitives to review and evaluate cryptographic protocols, and examine the rational decisions in the design of tokens and secure elements. In this module you will develop an understanding of the function and architecture of network operating systems. You will look at the role of an operating system, considering processes, memory and file systems. You will learn to write basic shell scripts, see how services are used at the operating system-level, and evaluate the theory and practice of existing operating systems. You will also examine the UNIX shell, including starting programs, input and output steams, pipes, filters, and utilities. Small Enterprise Team Project In this module you will develop an understanding of software engineering techniques and the managerial discipline required to work as part of a team. You will look at basic object-oriented concepts and consider the need for effective program documentation, testing, readability, and modifiability. You will consider the tools used to support software development, such as version controllers, debuggers, and code style checkers, and see how these are integrated into an industry-standard development environment (IDE). You will deliver a small-scale project using test-driven development. Individual Project In this module you will have the opportunity to plan and organise a large project, analysing complex ideas, identifying problems, and coming up with solutions. You will apply scientific principles and use a range of software and hardware techniques. You will analyse the effectiveness of your solutions and evaluate the results. You will also consider legal, social, ethical and professional issues. You can design your own project or choose a topic from a suggested list. Malicious Software You will spend this year on a work placement. You will be supported by the Department of Computer Science and the Royal Holloway Careers and Employability Service to find a suitable placement. This year forms an integral part of the degree programme and you will be asked to complete assessed work. The mark for this work will count towards your final degree classification. MSci Team Project There are a number of optional course modules available during your degree studies. The following is a selection of optional course modules that are likely to be available. Please note that although the College will keep changes to a minimum, new modules may be offered or existing modules may be withdrawn, for example, in response to a change in staff. Applicants will be informed if any significant changes need to be made. All modules are core Mathematical Methods for Computer Science In this module you will develop an understanding of the principles of human-computer interaction (HCI) and the approaches that can be used to create interfaces matching users' needs and expectations. You will evaluate the usability and suitability of user interfaces, and build simple prototypes using different media and technologies. You will consider how perception and cognition influence HCI, and examine tests, such as web experiments. Computational Finance Intelligent Agents and Multi-agent Systems Data Visualisation and Exploratory Analysis Advanced Data Communications Concurrent and Parallel Programming Interconnected Devices Applications of Cryptography In this module you will develop an understanding of the fundamentals behind cryptography and how it is deployed in real systems. You will look at a range of security services that can be provided by cryptography and the mechanisms behind them, such as symmetric and public-key encryption, hash functions, MACs, digital signatures and authentication protocols. You will consider the architecture of security systems using cryptography, including key management, implementation issues, cryptographic standards and crypto politics, and examine real-world applications such as 3G, EMV, and SSL/TLS. Smart Cards, RFIDs and Embedded Systems Security Software Language Engineering Compilers and Code Generation Computational Optimisation Digital Audio and Applications Functional Programming and Applications Methods of Computational Finance Online Machine Learning Advanced Distributed Systems Large Scale Data Storage and Processing Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks Secure Business Architectures Security Testing Theory and Practice Running a small business Standards, IP and Technology seminar series Technology Entrepreneurship Teaching & assessment We are an award-winning department for software engineering teaching. Professor Dave Cohen won a College Excellence Teaching Prize for the re-design of our second-year software engineering courses, and he was shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award for Most Innovative Teacher of the Year. We firmly believe that how we teach you is at least as important as what we teach. We encourage you to use your creativity, both in project teams and independently, and to have fun while you learn. We use a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, small-group tutorials, supervised computer lab classes and problem-solving sessions. You will also be expected to complete guided independent study and group work. Our software engineering and programming teaching is very hands on, allowing you to learn at your own pace, whatever your previous level of experience. During your year in industry, our careers tutor will visit you twice and keep in touch with your host to monitor your progression. Assessment is through a mixture of examinations and coursework. Most course units have a two or three-hour written examination taken at the end of the year in which they are taught, but around half of your final award will come from assessed coursework, which could include project reports, essays, oral presentations and software submissions. Your year in industry forms an integral part of the degree course and you will be asked to complete assessed work that will count towards your final degree. A Levels: AAB-ABB Required subjects: Computer Science or Mathematics or Physics. At least five GCSEs at grade A-C or 9-4 including English and B/6 Mathematics. For students taking the BTEC Extended Diploma please click here to see the specific modules you must take in order to meet the entry requirements for this course. Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A - levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio - economic factors which may have impacted an applicant's education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. Other UK and Ireland Qualifications Select your qualification International Baccalaureate BTEC National Extended Diploma BTEC National Diploma BTEC National Extended Certificate Welsh Baccalaureate Scottish Advanced Highers Scottish Highers Irish Leaving Certificate Access to Higher Education Diploma International & EU requirements Select your country Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Croatia Cyprus (South) (Greek-Cypriot system) Cyprus (North) Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia European Baccalaureate Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Mauritius Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria The Republic of North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro SaudiArabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland (Federal) Switzerland (French) Switzerland (German) Switzerland (Italian) Tanzania Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates USA Vietnam West Indies IELTS: 6.5 overall. No subscore lower than 5.5. Pearson Test of English: 61 overall. Writing 54. No subscore lower than 51. For more information about country-specific entry requirements for your country please visit here. For international students who do not meet the direct entry requirements, we offer an International Foundation Year, run by Study Group at the Royal Holloway International Study Centre. Upon successful completion, you may progress on to selected undergraduate degree programmes at Royal Holloway, University of London. Our integrated masters graduates are highly employable, with a depth of knowledge and practical skills that set them apart from BSc students. Year in industry degrees are also highly valued by employers because they give you the chance to gain first-hand experience of the world of work and to apply your learning to real world scenarios. Our students have enjoyed placements in software companies such as Apple, Microsoft or Symantec, as well as in a range of other sectors, including finance and consulting. Many have been offered permanent jobs in the same company at the end of their placements, to take up after their graduation. After five years of studying you will have an enviable set of skills and an in-depth knowledge of your chosen field. You will be confident at developing large and complex systems, working with all kinds of software, solving technical problems, managing projects, writing reports, and analysing complex information. Your coursework will have honed your team working, critical thinking, data handling, coding, communication, time management and self-motivation skills. You will have the flexibility to adapt to changes in technology, to innovate, and to critically evaluate the implications of exploiting new technologies. And you will have the skills to manage projects from conception through to delivery, with technical precision and professionalism. We work closely with partners in industry who advise us on our curriculum, to ensure that it keeps pace with the latest market needs and trends. This means our graduates are up-to-speed with all the latest developments and technologies in software engineering. We run jobs fairs and a short-term work placement scheme, and your personal adviser and the campus Careers team will be on hand to offer advice on career opportunities. We also maintain strong links with our alumni, who can often provide advice, contacts and networking opportunities. In recent years, our computer science graduates have launched careers in everything from network systems design and web development, to business management and finance. They work in organisations such as: LogicaAmazon, American Express, Apple, Bupa, Capita, CGI-Logica, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Symantec, among many others. The fee for the year in industry will be 20% of the tuition fee for that academic year. The fee for your year in industry will be 20% of the tuition fee for that academic year. Other essential costs*: Costs incurred during your year in industry will vary depending on the nature and location of the placement. For further information please contact the Department of Computer Science. How do I pay for it? Find out more about funding options, including loans, scholarships and bursaries. UK students who have already taken out a tuition fee loan for undergraduate study should check their eligibility for additional funding directly with the relevant awards body. The tuition fee for UK undergraduates is controlled by Government regulations. For students starting a degree in the academic year 2020/21, the fee will be £9,250 for that year. The Government has also confirmed that EU nationals starting a degree in 2020/21 will pay the same fee as UK students for the duration of their course. Fees for international students may increase year-on-year in line with the rate of inflation. The policy at Royal Holloway is that any increases in fees will not exceed 5% for continuing students. For further information see fees and funding and our terms and conditions. *These estimated costs relate to studying this particular degree programme at Royal Holloway. Costs, such as accommodation, food, books and other learning materials and printing etc., have not been included. Computer Science Undergraduate Admissions Admissions office: +44 (0)1784 414944 Department Computer Science Optional Placement Year in the UK for quality of research publications Source: THE REF institutions ranked by subject, 2014 overall student satisfaction Source: NSS, 2019 of our Computer Science graduates are in graduate level employment within six months of graduating.. Source: DLHE, 2018 3 years full time BSc G400 Computer Science (Software Engineering) Computer Science (Software Engineering) MSci MSci G461 Computer Science (Software Engineering) with a Year in Industry Computer Science MSci Computer Science with a Year in Industry Computer Science with a Year in Industry MSci Computer Science with Integrated Foundation Year G40F	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507677
__label__wiki	0.986726	0.986726	Google fined $170m for sharing children's YouTube data Updated / Wednesday, 4 Sep 2019 16:15 US law requires child-directed websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from under 13s Google has agreed to pay $170 million to settle charges that it illegally collected and shared data from children on its YouTube video service, a deal critics said was too soft on the internet giant. The settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission and the New York state Attorney General is the largest amount in a case involving the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a 1998 federal law, officials said. Officials said YouTube violated the law that requires child-directed websites and online services to provide notice of their information practices and obtain parental consent prior to collecting personal information from children under 13. The company marketed itself as a destination for children and benefitted by selling advertising to toymakers and others seeking to connect with young audiences, according to the FTC. "YouTube touted its popularity with children to prospective corporate clients," said FTC chairman Joe Simons. "Yet when it came to complying with COPPA, the company refused to acknowledge that portions of its platform were clearly directed to kids. There's no excuse for YouTube's violations of the law." The settlement also calls for YouTube to change the way it handles children's content. "We will treat data from anyone watching children's content on YouTube as coming from a child, regardless of the age of the user," YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki said in a statement. "This means that we will limit data collection and use on videos made for kids only to what is needed to support the operation of the service. We will also stop serving personalised ads on this content entirely, and some features will no longer be available on this type of content, like comments and notifications." Ms Wojcicki added that Google would create a $100 million fund "dedicated to the creation of thoughtful, original children's content on YouTube and YouTube Kids globally." The settlement, which must be approved by a federal court, calls for the FTC to receive $136 million and New York state the remaining $34 million. The deal was approved by a 3-2 vote of the FTC commissioners, with the two Democrats calling for tougher penalties. The deal "repeats many of the same mistakes from the flawed Facebook settlement: no individual accountability, insufficient remedies to address the company's financial incentives, and a fine that still allows the company to profit from its lawbreaking," Democratic commissioner Rohit Chopra said in a dissent. "The terms of the settlement were not even significant enough to make Google issue a warning to its investors." Activists who filed a complaint last year against YouTube also said the deal falls short. "We are gratified that the FTC has finally forced Google to confront its longstanding lie that it wasn't targeting children on YouTube," said Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy, one of the groups in the complaint. The "paltry financial penalty of $170 million" is a mere slap and "sends a signal that if you are a politically powerful corporation, you do not have to fear any serious financial consequences when you break the law," Mr Chester said. "Google made billions off the backs of children, developing a host of intrusive and manipulative marketing practices that take advantage of their developmental vulnerabilities. More fundamental changes will be required to ensure that YouTube is a safe and fair platform for young people." Mr Simons said the deal goes beyond the legal requirements of the law by creating a system through which content creators must self-designate if their products are child-directed. "This obligation exceeds what any third party in the marketplace currently is required to do," FTC chairman Mr Simons said in a statement with commissioner Christine Wilson. Mr Simons and Ms Wilson said that it would be difficult to get a harsher penalty imposed in court which would require proving that Google knew about its violations.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507679
__label__wiki	0.78175	0.78175	Wavecom increases Asian Markets share Major contract for WISMO™ modules signed with Sewon Telecom of Korea. Issy-les-Moulineaux, France-May 09, 2000 Wavecom S.A. (NASDAQ: WVCM; Nouveau Marché: WAVECOM), a leading developer of digital wireless standard modules (WISMO™), today announced it has signed a contract with Sewon Telecom, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Korea. The agreement calls for Wavecom to deliver 200,000 WISMO2C modules, for the first 15 months of production, to be used in the manufacture of Sewon's portable GSM telephones. The WISMO2C dual band, plug-in module is a fully integrated device offering a full range of GSM Phase 2+ features. GPRS compatible, the ultra-compact WISMO2C is the best choice for applications where space is limited. "We chose the WISMO solution because of its advanced technology and because it is easy to integrate into our mobile phones due to its small size, light weight and low power consumption. It will give us a significant time savings in bringing our product to market" said Sewon Director H.S. Han. "This is the first major contract we have signed with a Korean manufacturer and one of the largest contracts for Wavecom," said Jean-Charles Andreani, Managing Director of Wavecom Asia Pacific Ltd., Wavecom's Hong Kong-based subsidiary. "Following our successes in Japan, China and Taiwan, this contract indicates how the reputation of our WISMO solution is growing in the Asian market." About Sewon Telecom Co., Ltd: Sewon Telecom Co., Ltd is a manufacturer of mobile telecommunication terminals such as CDMA terminals, GSM terminals and TRS(Trunked Radio System) terminals as well as MP3 players. The Company started the manufacturing of its digital CDMA handset for SK Telecom, Korea's leading mobile telecommunication service provider with over 10 million subscribers, from December 1998 and supplied the PCS handset that employs CDMA mode for Hansol M.com, Korea's mobile telecommunication service provider with over 3 million subscribers from January, 2000. The Company was listed and traded on KOSDAQ in November, 1999 in Korea.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507681
__label__wiki	0.709828	0.709828	CAPT. BRADLEY WILLAIMSON World Famous Treasure Hunter MEET THE NEXT MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD! Bradley "Brad" Williamson - Adventurer, Explorer and Treasure Hunter. Mr. Williamson has traveled the globe from the Great Wall of China to the Pyramids of Egypt. Bradley Williamson has also searched for, located and recovered Sunken Treasure from numerous shipwrecks. Brad Williamson has explored the legends of Pirate Treasure and even Lost Gold mines in the Superstition Mountains. Brad and his expeditions have been included in Books, Magazines and film. Captain Bradley Williamson has been the president and owner of several highly successful Treasure and Marine Recovery companies and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Treasure Expeditions Corporation, and is also the CEO of his research foundation which focuses on stem cell research, along with biochemical, biomedical and genetic engineering - Inmortalitatem Research Foundation More information about Brad is also available at his personal site Bradley Williamson and at his Facebook and Linked In sites. In addition, Bradley freely volunteers his time as a speaker and advocate for several non-profit organizations ranging from nationally known and recognized non-profits such as ARC. ARC is Advocates for the Rights of the Challenged, both physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Brad also goes unescorted and unprotected into jails and prisons to try to get the inmates to turn their lives around. Brad received his Bachelor of Arts and his areas of study were Business and Languages & Linguistics. Bradley Williamson studied French, German, Spanish and his primary language - Japanese. He is also familiar with Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. During his college years Brad earned Honors and was awarded The National Deans List and was also a member of the National Honor Society and Charitable organization Phi Theta Kappa. Mr. Williamson then went to Washington D.C. and attended George Washington University to work on his MBA in International Business, where he maintained a 4.0. However, he realized his true passion was in medicine and he is currently wrapping up a degree in biotechnology, studying medicine and working towards his MD in internal Medicine and is also interested in biochemistry and genetic engineering. Brad has also traveled extensively, from the Great Wall and the Forbidden City in China to the Sphinx and Pyramids in Egypt. This background enables Mr. Williamson to create, manage and successfully operate projects in any country or culture. Brad has been certified and diving for over thirty years and currently holds dive certifications with the following dive agencies: PADI, NAUI & PDIC which include Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Dive Master, Dive Supervisor and Instructor. Bradley Williamson is also certified in Nitrox through PADI, NAUI, PDIC and SDI. Mr. Williamson is also a Master Diver with specialty ratings in: Night Diving, Wreck Diving, Deep Diving, Equipment Specialist and Search& Recovery. His is currently training in extreme deep water diving using Trimix and has done dives to around 300 feet using mixed gas. Brad did most of his dive training under US Navy Commander Bob Weller. Bob was one of the co-authors of the US Navy dive manual which every dive agency such as PADI and NAUI based their dive programs. Also, Brad trained under John Fine, one of the highest ranked and most respected recreational divers in the US. John was also a close friend of the gentleman who taught the world famous underwater explorer, Jacques Cousteau, to dive. Bradley Williamson is a US Coast Guard Certified Captain with his six pack OUPV Coast Guard Captain's license and his 50 ton Master Captain's Coast Guard License. In addition he passed the FBI background security clearance and is under the Department of Homeland Security. Brad apprenticed, dove and worked with Bob "Frogfoot" Weller who is recognized as one of the highest regarded and extremely successful treasure hunters. Bob was also a Commander in the Navy and a member of the Famous UDT Team 1, which was the forerunner for today's Navy SEALs. Bob is also the author of numerous books and the magazine, Treasure Quest. Bradley Williamson worked with Bob for over 15 years on many projects and recovered a multitude of treasure and valuable artifacts. Mr. Williamson dove and recovered treasure from: Nuestra Senora de la Regla(1715), Santo Cristo de San Roman(1715), Nuestra Senora de la Nieves(1715), Nuestra Senora del Carmen(1715), Nuestra Senora del Rosario(1715), San Martin(1618), Spring of Whitby(1824), Nuestra Senora de la Margarita(1622), Unknown Cannon Wreck(1715), Winchester(1695), San Jose(1733), Alligator(1822), Angustias(1733), Sueco de Arizon(1733), San Felipe(1733), Chaves(1733), El Infante(1733), San Francisco(1733), El Rubi(1733) and a member of the expedition to locate the San Fernando(1733). Bradley Williamson has also done international projects in the Bahamas, Canada and was a member of the expedition for one of the most valuable sunken Spanish treasure galleons, the San Jose (1708), Columbia, South America. Brad and his Expeditions & Adventures are the subject matter of two production companies who have been filming for television and Mr. Williamson is also an advisor for major motion pictures and recently worked with Warner Brothers on the extremely successful motion picture "Fool's Gold" which included the cast of Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson and Donald Sutherland. Brad Williamson has also appeared in numerous books such as, Shipwrecks of Florida by Steve Singer, Galleon Alley by Bob Weller and Treasures of the Spanish Main by John Fine and numerous other books. Brad's company and website TreasureExpeditions.Com was included in the New York Times Best Seller, Deep Blue by Kate Martin. Mr. Williamson and his adventures has also been featured in numerous, magazines, periodicals and newspapers such as Treasure Quest Magazine, Lost Treasures Magazine, Plus Ultra, Scuba News, Scuba Magazine, Palm Beach Post and Brad has also worked with National Geographic Magazine. Brad has even been followed internationally in periodicals such as the national newspaper of Spain. Sky diving, snow skiing, jogging, scuba diving, weight training, reading, mountain climbing, playing the guitar and the marital arts are some of Brad's hobbies, Mr. Williamson currently trains several days a week for several hours a day in the art of Krav Maga, the combat art of Israel's IDF and Massad agents and the preferred combat art of the CIA, NSA, US Air Marshals and all the special ops units such as the Navy Seals and counter-terror units. Bradley Williamson is often contracted and requested to oversee and manage local and international recovery projects. Brad has been in charge of numerous extremely successful Treasure Hunting, Shipwreck Recovery and Private Sector Marine Archaeological projects. All of the projects Mr. Williamson has been involved in are always held to the highest marine and land archaeological standards. Brad is also an often requested speaker. Currently Brad is already contracted for numerous speaking engagements for his exciting presentations regarding his many successful adventures and quests for Lost Treasure, Sunken Treasure and Archaeological projects. Also Brad is often requested as an inspirational speaker recounting his triumph overcoming a tragic childhood, trouble with the law in his early years, and numerous other challenges. Brad took control of his life and turned it around and became a college graduate with honors, world traveler and adventurer, successful treasure hunter (finder), successful business owner, writer, speaker, subject of TV shows, and the father of a great boy! CAPT. CARL BRADLEY WILLIAMSON "BRAD"	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507686
__label__wiki	0.933641	0.933641	Donors Proud to Help in Publishing Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Pioneer Girl” The South Dakota State Historical Society will be releasing Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography” in November, and donors to the project are honored to be a part of this momentous occasion. “As long-time fans of her books, we are proud to help bring her story to life in new ways to inspire generations to come,” says Bobbi Schroeppel, vice-president of NorthWestern Energy in Sioux Falls, a Pioneer Level donor to the Pioneer Girl Project. “Thanks to Laura Ingalls Wilder, millions of people have come to know and understand the pioneer spirit of South Dakota.” In “Pioneer Girl,” Wilder describes 16 years of the westward journey made by the Ingalls family. The book is a result of extensive research and study over four years. The goal of the project was to present Wilder’s original words and provide further information to a modern audience through annotations, maps and photographs. “Wilder utilized her original manuscript to write a successful children’s series,” said Nancy Tystad Koupal, director of the Pioneer Girl Project for the SDSHS Press at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. “With the release of ‘Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography,’ readers will have an opportunity to reconnect with the people and places made famous through her fiction, in addition to meeting new ones.” “Without the support of our donors, like NorthWestern Energy, the publication of Wilder’s work would not be possible,” said Michael Lewis, president of the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation, the nonprofit fund-raising partner of the SDSHS. “They are helping us illuminate the history of South Dakota and share the story of one of our most prominent historic figures.” “Join in as we follow the real Laura Ingalls and her family as they make their way west—and discover that truth is as remarkable as fiction,” Tystad Koupal said. More information about the Pioneer Girl Project can be found at pioneergirlproject.org or by contacting the South Dakota State Historical Society Press at (605) 773-6009 or info@sdshspress.com. To donate, please contact the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation at (605) 773-3458 or info@sdhsf.org. Donations can also be made on the foundation website at http://www.sdhsf.org/special_projects/pioneer.html. To pre-order “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography,” visit pioneergirlproject.org, email orders@sdshspress.com, or call 605-773-6009.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507687
__label__wiki	0.592526	0.592526	Home » Tyco Makes Split Official Integration & Network Solutions Tyco Makes Split Official KEYWORDS ADT / security integrators / Tyco Brian McDonald, chief operating officer, Tyco Fire & Security, and acting president, Tyco Integrated Security The first step was a name change to distinguish ADT’s residential and commercial business sides, but the biggest change came yesterday when Tyco Integrated Security (TIS) shed its ADT roots altogether as part of parent company Tyco International’s split into three separate, publicly traded companies. The three independent companies are ADT Corp., which provides alarm installation and monitoring services for residential and small business customers in North America; Tyco, which is made up of Tyco’s security and fire businesses (including TIS); and Pentair Ltd., the company’s new flow control business unit. Yesterday’s official split came almost three months to the day after the former ADT North America Commercial business unit became Tyco Integrated Security and more than a year after Tyco’s board of directors approved the split. “Today marks an exciting day for Tyco Integrated Security, as we remain committed to helping protect what matters most to our customers. Backed by the resources of Tyco, we are able to help serve their needs even better than before,” Brian McDonald, chief operating officer for Tyco Fire & Security and acting president of Tyco Integrated Security, said in a statement. “We are building on over 100 years of experience and will continue to be singularly focuses on delivering efficient, intuitive security solutions customized to best meet our customers’ needs.” While still operating under the ADT name, TIS occupied the top spot on SDM’s Top Systems Integrators Report for 2012. The company said in a statement that with the completion of the split, the reconfigured Tyco is now the largest dedicated fire protection and security company in terms of market share. The company’s annual revenues top $10 billion annually, and Tyco has an employee base of 69,000 in more than 1,000 locations in 50 countries. “This is an exciting day for Tyco,” said George Oliver, Tyco’s new CEO in a statement. “As a more focused company we are positioned to continue to invest in technology and innovation to provide industry-leading fire and security solutions.” As reported at the time of the TIS name change, the company will continue to provide a comprehensive suite of integrated security solutions, including managed and hosted services that can be tailored to address the unique needs across industries across North America. Tyco said TIS will continue to provide commercial security services with a deep understanding of both the local-market needs, as well as the requirements of large enterprises. Additionally, customers will continue to experience national security coverage from the point of integration and installation to ongoing management and services. ADT North America Commercial Security Is Now Officially Tyco Integrated Security Tyco International To Split Businesses Into Three Companies It's Official: ADT North America Commercial Security Is Now Tyco Integrated Security ‘Green’ Distributor Makes Official Debut at CEDIA EXPO 2012 SDM Magazine August 2019 Monitoring Guide SDM Magazine April 2019 Issue 2019 Top Systems Integrators Report Introduction to Security, 10th Edition How to Make Your Central Station More Cyber Secure	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507688
__label__wiki	0.892064	0.892064	Home > Space Pin Badges > U.S. Programs & Missions > Gemini Gemini 4 Lapel Pin Ver.2 Gemini 4 Lapel Pin Ver 2. Gemini 4 was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series and carried James McDivitt and Edward White on a 4-day, 62-orbit, 98-hr flight from June 3 to June 7, 1965. The mission included the first American spacewalk. The objective of the mission was to test the performance of the astronauts and capsule and to evaluate work procedures, schedules, and flight planning for an extended length of time in space. Secondary objectives included demonstration of extravehicular activity in space, conduct stationkeeping and rendezvous maneuvers, evaluate spacecraft systems, demonstrate the capability to make significant in-plane and out-of-plane maneuvers and use of the maneuvering system as a backup reentry system, and conduct 11 experiments. Mission Profile Gemini 4 was launched from Complex 19 at 10:15:59 a.m. EST (15:15:59.562 UT) and inserted into a 162.3 x 282.1 km Earth orbit at 10:22:05. The orbit was raised to 166 x 290 km during the first revolution to attempt a rendezvous with the second stage. This stationkeeping exercise was cancelled early in the second revolution after depletion of 42% of the fuel, it was determined that use of more fuel would jeopardize other mission objectives. White then donned special gear and pressurized his suit at 3.7 psi. McDivitt depressurized the cabin, bringing the pressure to zero at 2:33:35 p.m. EST, and the hatch was opened at 2:34. White stood up two minutes later and exited the spacecraft using a hand-held gas gun at 2:46, becoming the first American to walk in space. White was attached to the spacecraft by an 8 meter tether. The gas gun fuel supply was depleted in 3 minutes, after which White pulled on the tether and twisted his body to maneuver around the spacecraft. The extravehicular activity (EVA) lasted 23 minutes, after which White pulled himself back into the spacecraft.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507692
__label__wiki	0.765186	0.765186	Scotland in Europe Updates Scotland in Europe Update: 13th September 2019 The UK’s Parliament is not sitting. In the midst of arguably the greatest crisis that the UK has faced since the 1930s, the UK Parliament has been closed down because the democratically-elected representatives of the people have views that Boris Johnson finds inconvenient. Fortunately, the law in Scotland says something else. The Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians led by Joanna Cherry MP and Jo Maugham QC. Obviously, this is not the end and the UK Government’s appeal against the ruling will be heard by the Supreme Court in London next week. If you want to read the full judgement you can do here: socialsecuritychamber.scot/... On the same day we finally got to see the UK Government’s plans for a no deal Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer. The news is not surprising, but still shocking. The UK Government is actively choosing a course of action that will: mean low income groups are “disproportionately affected by any price rises in food and fuel,” result in medicines supplies facing delays and shortages, cause rising food prices as the “fresh food supply will decrease,” The full horrors can be read here. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/... Meanwhile back in Brussels, Phil Hogan – Ireland's European Commission nominee – has been nominated as the EU's chief trade negotiator. His appointment needs approval from the European Parliament but it shows the influence a small country can have. In contrast, the Scottish Government has not been given any real power over the future of UK trade policy. The contrast is stark. If we get a choice, the direction we should take is clear. Independence in Europe and a seat at the top table. Andrew Tickell has written a piece on the Scottish court judgement, and it’s well worth a read to get your head around some of the nuances. thenational.scot/... James Cook's summary of the judgement is also worth a look. twitter.com/... Ian Blackford MP wrote to the Prime Minister asking for Parliament to be reopened in light of the judgement. The five week (will it last that long?) suspension of Parliament began with scenes of chaos as MPs protested at the shut-down of the chamber. theguardian.com/... France watched the suspension of parliament with incredulity. huffingtonpost.fr/... Canada was also horrified. theglobeandmail.com/... Boris Johnson visited Ireland and managed to look decidedly second-rate next to Leo Varadkar. Miriam Lord also wrote a scathing piece arguing that Boris looked like he stepped off a roundabout looking dizzy, “like a dishevelled Dougal”. irishtimes.com/... Christian was once again in French press making sure Scotland’s voice is heard across Europe. franceinter.fr/... A further case has been filed with the Scottish Courts. This one aims to use unique powers of the court of session to request an article 50 extension on his behalf in the event that the Prime Minister refuses to do so. The former head of DEXEU has warned that there must be radical change in how the UK Government deals with the Scottish Government. bbc.co.uk/... President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her proposed team and the new structure of the next European Commission. There is a long way to go before we make a decision on whether or not to approve the appointees but it is a welcome step that the Commission is gender balanced. europa.eu/... The SNP called for the UK to nominate a Commissioner since “leaving a vacancy would simply reaffirm that Westminster is broken and working in no-one’s interests.” theparliamentmagazine.eu/... In some good news the UK Government has announced a new immigration route for international students. As ever, the devil will be in the detail. news.gov.scot/... A Lord Ashcroft poll has found that support for the union in Northern Ireland is waning. lordashcroftpolls.com/... And finally, a major United Nations climate change summit will take place in Glasgow. The 26th Conference of the Parties, known as COP26 will be hosted there at the end of next year. bbc.com/... Scotland in Europe Update © Content copyright 2016 - 2019 the SNP European Group	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507699
__label__wiki	0.897167	0.897167	LIZ MIELE ANNOUNCES HER MARCH 28, 2017 COMEDY ALBUM NEW RELEASE MIND OVER MELEE LISTEN TO THE SPLITSIDER PREMIERE OF"HAS TO BE GENETIC" PRAISE FOR MIND OVER MELEE FROM THE UK: "She is small but packs a punch... The drive is infectious. She is smart and direct, her anxieties and achievements laid bare with the best kind of self-awareness." -London Theatre 1 "Miele is one to keep an eye on; her performance is charming, and most importantly of all, tremendously funny. This is my favourite kind of no-bullshit comedy, delivered by a very talented and charming performer." -London Theatre 1 (FOUR STARS) "Mind Over Melee is delivered virtually flawlessly... It’s clear that she knows her material inside out, and performs it freshly and without a single moment of hesitation." -Broadway Baby "Her brilliantly dry delivery and Jersey drawl complete a forcible and gutsy performance. She is without a doubt a shining beacon of the New York comedy scene." -Broadway Baby (Four stars) "There's no ceremony to Liz Miele's arrival, taking to the stage without intro music or even an announcement – she just starts telling jokes. Mind Over Melee is a simple hour of incredibly well-penned gags." -Fest Mag (Four stars) "Liz knows how to hold her audiences attention and has them laughing from beginning to end." -One4Review (Four stars) Liz Miele, one of NYC's youngest veteran comics has announced the upcoming release of her second full-length comedy album, Mind Over Melee. Liz Miele shares her battle with physical health, mental illness in her family, missing two flights to Finland, travelling through Europe alone, dating a guy who invented a cat toy, and her attempt to conquer adulthood with the skewed logic of an angry New Yorker trying to make sense of it all. After honing her new hour of material at the Edinburgh Fringe, Miele will be celebrating the album with a release show at New York Comedy Club on the release date proper, March 28th, including guest comedians, Carmen Lynch, Adrienne Iapalucci, Nore Davis and more. Liz Miele, originally from New Jersey, started doing stand-up at 16 in New York City. At 18 she was profiled in The New Yorker, at 22 she appeared on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.” She recently appeared on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live,” Hulu’s “Coming to the Stage” and Fox’s “Laughs.” She’s also a regular panelist on Fox’s “Redeye.” She’s been profiled in Runner's World, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and The Guardian. Miele regularly tours with the “Nobodies of Comedy” and Armed Forces Entertainment and just finished performing on a book tour for Chris McDougall, author of "Born to Run." She’s completed four European tours performing in UK, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Finland and will be doing her fifth in April. Her joke “Feminist Sex positions” went viral both on YouTube and Upworthy.com. She just completed writing and producing season one of her animated web series “Damaged,” voiced by great comics including, Maz Jobrani, Hari Kondabolu, Ted Alexandro, Dean Edwards, DC Benny, Joe Machi and so many more. She also co-produced and co-starred in 40 episodes of a web series called “Apt C3” with fellow comic, Carmen Lynch and fashion photographer, Chris Vongsawat. Liz’s first album, Emotionally Exhausting is on iTunes and Amazon and regularly plays on Sirus/XM.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507701
__label__cc	0.5729	0.4271	How Civil Estimator Uses Shopify to Sell Their Services as Digital Products In this podcast you’ll learn from Jeff Graham, a B2B entrepreneur who sells his services through Shopify. Jeff runs Civil Estimator one of the most well-known and respected freelance estimation providers for construction companies all around the world. And he does it by selling these services as digital products. In this episode, you'll learn: How to use Shopify to collect payments as a service provider. Why cash is king over profits and revenue. Where you should look to improve your business’ cash flow. Rate and Review Shopify Masters on iTunes! Store: Civil Estimator Social Profiles: Facebook, Instagram Recommended: Digital Downloads (Shopify app) Felix: Today I’m joined by Jeff Graham from CivilEstimator.com, Civil Estimator is a B2B business and is one of the most well-known and respected freelance civil estimating services and was started in 2008 in BASF Abbotsford British Colombia. Welcome Jeff. Jeff: Thanks for having me Felix. Felix: Tell us a little bit more about your story because you’re the first guest I think is exclusively selling directly to businesses and your entire web presence is focused on selling to other businesses. Tell us a little bit more about your store/service and what exactly do you guys do? Jeff: Our company offers freelance estimating services primarily to excavating companies. The way that works is when a job goes out to tender they’ll need to know very specific information about that job before they bid it. They’ll need to know how much top soil needs to be taken off, how much gravel needs to go back on site and even things like areas of concrete and asphalt and pipe and that sort of thing. It’s a very niche service that we provide but also a very necessary one. We started in 2008 and it was a kind of novel thing to do this on a freelance basis in the first place. Normally an excavating company will just have somebody internally that will do this kind of work. It was a bit of a novel thing to do this for more than one company and my dad was the primary operator of this business for about the first six years. I came on fulltime about two years ago and when I joined the company I was kind of thinking in the back of my mind that there might be some implication for ecommerce. Prior to working with him I had operated a book store, a Shopify store I should say that sold books that did pretty well. I thought it would be so cool to apply some of the learning from that over to this deal. It took a while, it was funny we actually set up a Shopify store and didn’t do anything with it for about six months. We just used it as our website and we’re kind of going, “There’s got to be something that we could do.” What we came up with eventually was that we delivered these files to our client and what had been happening is we would deliver a file and then it would typically take around thirty days to get paid. We were like, “If we can just deliver the file and just get paid immediately we actually get to move up thirty days on cash flow.” We started putting the files behind a pick like the digital download app on Shopify and it was essentially like you have to pay before you get the product from us. Instead of us delivering that product and sending an invoice we’re saying, “Here’s the digital download link,” and they took to it no problem. It solved a huge issue for us internally in terms of collecting payment and again you get essentially an extra months’ worth of cash in the bank because instead of waiting another thirty days you move right up and you’re getting it, it gets remitted from stripe within a week. It was awesome and it took a ton of stress out of that invoicing process. Felix: That’s awesome. You said a few different things that I want to dive a little bit. Just so we have a better understanding of the customers that you guys serve, I guess I’ll try to walk through this based on what you said and you can correct me where I might be mistaken. There’s a job that’s put out that someone needs to take up as a project like an excavation project but the companies that are going to bid on it need to get a better understanding of the costs that are involved and that’s where you guys step in? Jeff: Yes, that’s right, we would do like volume calculations. They would send us a survey of the existing site and then the plans that the civil engineer has drawn up and there would be a differential. It’s called to fill volumes so we would take what’s there and we would take what’s going in, so if it’s like we’re excavating for a Parkade or a school or whatever and we would figure out the differential between those two things. Sometimes you need to put fill onto the site, sometimes you need to cut out of the site. These projects are typically multimillion dollar projects where if you get those calculations wrong you can put your company out of business. It’s very important to get these calculations right so once you have those calculations you say, “Okay I know what costs X and Z to do, a thousand cubic yards of cut or a thousand cubic yards of fill.” Our clients are able to submit a very accurate bid on that project because of the calculations that we do for them. Felix: This sounds like to me as an outsider like a lot of hands on work though between you and the client. Is it as hands on as I’m imagining or is there a … Because you’re selling now basically not necessarily a product but it’s definitely more productized. Is there an issue there with a very custom experience, at least that’s what it sounds like versus a productized version of it online? Jeff: There are certain aspects of it that are and certain that aren’t. There’s a certain amount of objectivity to it in that you’ve either done the calculations right or wrong. There’s not really any subjectivity with that. There are certain elements in terms of there are things called labor and equipment rates where they might go, “I know that my guys can do this job a little bit faster,” or “I’ve got a dumpsite that’s a little bit closer,” or “I have an end with a certain supplier.” Yes, there’d be a certain amount of subjectivity there but in our experience of it a lot of that client interaction typically happens in the first couple months of a new relationship. Then they develop some confidence in us and it’s sort of like off to the races after that. It would be more like demonstrating that we know what we’re doing, then once they go they do not know what they’re doing then that interaction diminishes rapidly as we go. Felix: I see, so are they buying the service from you where they purchase it and then they continue to work with you afterwards to get what they need or are they buying a digital product from you and then they take off on their own and use it and that’s all they need from you? Jeff: Every time they have a new job come up they’d essentially approach us about doing the calculations specific to that job. I don’t know if that answers that. Felix: They go to your Shopify site, they purchase one of the services which is listed as a Shopify product and then from there, you are like going to call them up or email them to get more information from them like what is the kind of experience? Jeff: Yes, what are the mechanics of it, not quite like that actually. I guess maybe a typical arrangement would be one of our existing clients would either call us or phone us and say, “Hey, I want to bid this school.” They would send us the plans we would do all the calculations then we would put it into a zip file and put it into the digital download app on Shopify. Then we would set the price based on the hours that we put into that job and then we would just send them the link and it would just be a quantity to one. Then they just download the filed, boom we’ve got our money they’ve got their files and we don’t have to worry about invoicing. Felix: You’re really using Shopify as a legit … Just like a shopping cart alone. Here’s the items that you wanted to buy from us, we already practically put it together for you all you have to do is use Shopify now to make payment on it and then we’ll deliver the product. Jeff: Exactly and the problem that it solves is you don’t have to chase somebody down after you’ve delivered the files. I was thinking about it before this interview and it almost feels a little bit like a hostage negotiation. It’s like, “I’ve got your files you have my money how can we do this exchange in a way that’s kind of …” Where it’s like, “When I give you the files you’re going to pay me,” do you know what I mean? That’s a big issue in B2B, in every profession. What this solves is like a few things. You don’t have to chase people down. You move up thirty days on cash flow and then it’s like, “Just pay me and you’ll get the file instantly.” It’s a very elegant solution to what I think is a pretty big problem and this is for so many professions, accountants lawyers. It’s essentially the issue that Upwork solves as well but they take a much larger percent than Shopify does off of your bills. Felix: I’m not sure there’s many other businesses that use Shopify this way but it makes a lot of sense. It probably feels this hostage situation that you’re talking about is awkward only comes about because it’s not a typical experience or it’s a new way of doing it because when I go online Amazon I don’t expect to get my items for free and then they invoice me thirty days later for it so that experience is so natural already that it doesn’t feel like a hostage situation. Jeff: Sorry, in saying that I was saying it’s more like that way without using Shopify right? Felix: No Jeff: It’s like you’ve already submitted the work and then it’s sort of like, “Hey well I’ve given you my work is this invoice okay?” Whereas if you’ve got it set up on that payment gateway you’re saying, “Okay here’s what you owe me, the files are ready,” and that’s like when you have the discussion immediately. I think it establishes an expectation where it’s like, “You’re going to pay me and as soon as you pay me like that those files will be delivered.” I think it’s a very fair process for both sides. When I was saying it’s like a hostage situation I mean it from the standpoint Shopify’s sort of like the negotiating tool. Felix: Definitely see what you’re saying. Let’s talk about the business itself and how you guys as a family got into it because like you’re saying it’s a very niche business. Are there a lot of competitors in the space? Do you guys bump into other competition? What’s the landscape like? Jeff: Yeah, there’s actually quite a few companies in the US. In Canada we’d be the only one that honestly we know of. That’s not to say they aren’t there but we don’t run into any competition in our own markets. In terms of how we got started my dad has been estimating for thirty five eight years and about eight years ago had this idea to go out on his own. It was in part because he’d heard of a few companies down in the US and there were some in Australia and the UK that do this way but he’d heard of basically this happening in other markets where excavating companies would essentially hire estimators on a freelance basis. He liked the idea and found one client that was willing to give him some work and it was like he got out there and word of mouth sort of took over. It was an immediate hit, it solved a huge need in our own market and that need was essentially that there’s a really big company can afford to hire somebody full time to do this. A really small company doesn’t bid particularly complicated jobs but where we found our niche was that there were these companies that were bidding complicated jobs but weren’t big enough to hire … To pay somebody $150,000 to bid all the work. There’s like this great niche that immediately flocked to us when they found out about the service. I guess since then it’s been about managing demand and trying to make the admin process as seamless as possible so that we can maximize our billable hours as we go. Felix: Is there anyone else out there that’s selling, any competitors that are doing what you’re doing online where you are basically using Shopify or any other platform as a payment processor for their … Or even to just have a presence online, is your competition doing that as well? Jeff: We’ve looked and haven’t been able to find any so if it is I would say yes it could be out there but not that I know of. Felix: Makes sense. You’re saying before that the typical arrangement is you would deliver the end product the estimation and then thirty days later or whatever terms you have that’s when the clients will pay you. Now you kind of flipped it around and said that here, the estimation is complete just make the payment then through the Shopify digital download app you’ll automatically get your estimation. Because customers were used to doing it the other way was that an issue where now they have to pay immediately rather than some Net 30 or whatever other payment structure is possible? Jeff: Yes, it took a bit of explanation so it was sort of like what am I doing? It wasn’t so much that there was resistance to the idea but it was like not really understanding what we were trying to do. It took a little bit of customer education with a couple of them, there were a few that got it right away a few that took a little bit and a few it was like, “I should grab a coffee so I can look through this kind of thing. Once they understood what we were doing it was like just a general recognition that it was fair to everybody. There was no kind of surprise on their end too about what we were going to charge because I think one thing that happens from time to time is that you do the work and then within a few days you submit an invoice and they’re looking at this invoice going, “Wow seriously that’s what you’re charging me?” With this kind of situation, it’s like when you’re about to do that transaction you get another chance to talk about what the cost of something is going to be. I think they recognized that there was a certain amount of benefit to them as well and then also once they learned how the thing worked I think they found it to be like a very system too. It’s like, “All I need to do is put in my information and hit buy and then I immediately get my files. There was after that initial customer education it was beautiful. Felix: Awesome. Can you give us an idea of how successful the business is like how much volume are you doing through the Shopify site? Jeff: Yes online we would typically do $13,000 - $15,000 a month and that would be pretty consistent throughout the year. We typically have a bit of a spike in spring where we might go over twenty five thousand then obviously like any business you have an ebb where you’re down to five or ten. At the end of the year our revenues would normally be in the range of two hundred grand give or take. Felix: Awesome. Given any specifics about this but I’d imagine especially since you’re selling digital content that fifteen thousand a month or two hundred thousand a year a good chunk of that is going to be profit because it’s a digital product. Jeff: Yes. Felix: It’s not like you guys are reselling something that’s $12,000 and you’re making just $3,000 profit or something. Jeff: Absolutely, yes. Obviously there’s the striped fee, like I said. That was one thing that kind of hurt a little bit. It’s like you’re going from getting paid by check where you don’t have that percentage come off. Yes, in a way it ate into our profits, depends how you look at it. In a way that we had to pay that 2.9% that we didn’t have to before. Now the flipside to it is when we looked at it and went, “Well we can move up thirty days on cash flow though.” That’s an extra $15,000 that’s in your bank and then we looked at the invoices that didn’t get paid from previous years and compare that against the processing fee it was like, “Okay.” We know that there’s a certain amount of breakage that we’re going to have like a certain amount of these things that aren’t going to get paid for if we do this and always get paid. That’s easily going to offset that transaction cost. Felix: Yes, and there are some things psychological about this for the buyer too right because when you get something or when you have to pay money to get something the benefit is like sitting on the other side of that payment. Once you pay you get it, when it comes the other way where you get something or you have it already in possession and then thirty days later you’re expected to pay for it there’s a psychological friction where you don’t feel the benefits anymore because you already have it in your possession. I think that that has a big I guess benefit on things like you’re saying. I guess they could not pay for it and get it anyway in this situation but I think that there’s also that psychological benefit for the buyer that they are getting an immediate benefit for something that they are paying for. I think that that’s a kind of, I guess a qualitative thing that you can’t really measure but I think it does mean something to the customer. Jeff: I completely agree and I think in addition to it Shopify is such a slick system. I think it makes us come across as looking like we know what we’re doing in addition to just generally trying to be professional but it’s sort of like it definitely does not make you look like a fly by night organization when you have something like this set up and you’re saying, “Here’s a really slick system you just pay us immediately and we’re off to the races.” Yes, I agree. I hadn’t thought of what you just said but yes I’m sure that plays into it but then also you look more professional and deliver a very pleasant in addition to it. Felix: Makes sense, I want to talk a little bit about cash flow because this wasn’t exactly something that would come up in our interview but I think it’s a topic that maybe isn’t brought up enough because in the early days when you’re just starting out your store your number one focus is revenue, I want revenue. Then once you get revenue you start realizing, “I need to be profitable so I want to focus on profits and profits.” Once you get to a bigger scale to where you guys are at cash flow, cash is the king. It’s no longer about revenue no longer about profits cash becomes the most important piece of it. It taught us a little bit about how cash flow impacts your business whether it means that what it was like when you had to wait thirty days before you got paid compared to now where you get paid immediately. What does it mean to have good cash flows? Jeff: I guess the background on that is I was first exposed to this concept in the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. For anyone who’s listening, it’s just a super great book to read I think for anyone that’s entrepreneurial. One of the things that he said when Steve Jobs took over Apple was that Apple was taking almost a year to turn over their entire inventory. The way he described it in the book was like having computers and components and all that kind of stuff sitting in warehouses was sort of like having a huge bin of rotting fruit. That stuff just degrades over time and it is hugely harmful because you’re paying for warehousing you’ve got all this money tied up in this stuff and it’s just kind of crazy. Jack Welch the former CEO of GE was big on this sort of thing too. The whole idea being that instead of having your money tied up in stuff you would essentially bring that all in and have your stuff sold. It’s a simple concept but it’s extremely powerful. Jobs when he took it over it went from taking over a year to turn in their entire inventory to six days and that was actually… The interesting thing about that too is Tim Cook was the supply chain lead that kind of masterminded that process and obviously he was moved up to be CEO. I think it speaks to the importance of how much it matters to turn over your product whether it’s a product or service. That stuff needs to be turned over immediately just because the implications for freeing up, basically keeping your business liquid are huge. You just think instead of having ten million, a hundred million, a hundred and fifty million dollars, tied up in stuff that’s essentially rotting you’ve got $150 M, that’s backing your business that you can start investing in other proactive stuff. For us, to free up an extra $15,000 that’s like getting a $15,000 interest free loan. It’s like a great source of money. Then you go, “Okay so do we want to look at using that for advertising, are there infrastructure upgrades that we want to do?” Other examples would be are there debts that you can pay off? Those are things that you can look at when you have such a great cash flow when you move up thirty days on cash flow in any business. Felix: Maybe to drive this point home what are the dangers if you are not doing this where maybe to your suppliers you’re paying them on Net 30 and then your customers are paying you on Net 60 so now you have thirty days where you basically already made payment all yourself but are still waiting for payments. What does that mean for a … How is that dangerous for a business? Jeff: Yes, so then in theory you just run out of money and when you run out of money it’s game over. If you’ve got all this money that’s owed to you or all this money that’s tied up in product and then all of a sudden you can’t pay the bills you can’t pay yourself then that … It’s an extremely dangerous place to be. Eric Reese wrote this really great book called The Lean Startup. He talks about this quite a bit too. He’s really big on in terms of managing cash flow really big on testing an idea. Let’s say hypothetically you’re starting a t-shirt business start by buying five and test the design. See if that works and then start iterating from there but really being diligent about not ever having access inventory and then obviously if you’re in the service business like us you’ve got to make sure that you get paid. I think negotiating the terms of how you get paid, is really important but to circle back to how we are doing it. This is the best solution that we found in terms of getting paid immediately. There is almost no way of getting paid Net 30, other than doing something like this, in my opinion when you are in the service business. I guess Upwork might be the other option but the percentage that they rake off. I believe they rake off up to 10% off of your billing. It’s not optimal. Felix: This idea of focusing on cash flow and optimizing it, should this be a concern for store owners, stores and companies and businesses of all sizes or is it something you should be focused on more like later on when you are up running at a bigger scale? Jeff: I think right from the beginning, absolutely. I think for so many reasons, I think it’s like, it benefits you regardless of the size but it’s … It’s almost like a discipline thing. It’s sort of like, “I’ll quit smoking later.” It’s like, “You should quit smoking now.” I think it’s sort of like a danger when you are big. I think the danger when you are big is that you might actually have a lot of revenue coming in and not realize how much of your money is actually tied up in an inventory. You can kind of get caught like apple did. Realizing, “We’ve got all this junk sitting around basically and now we are in trouble. When Jobs took over, that company was headed for bankruptcy and this was one of the reasons that they identified as why they were in such deep trouble. At that point that was a multi hundred million dollar business that was struggling with this. When you are bootstrapping an operation too it’s like, you don’t want to start out with $10,000 and then all of a sudden have five grand tied up in mugs that people aren’t buying. That’s a huge issue too. I think taking that disciplined approach of going like, “No matter what I do, I just, I’m consistently going to monetize the product or service that I have and get that money back in the bank and just kind of keep that process going. Felix: Makes sense. Even if you have a product or a company that everybody wants a piece for even as profitable and you are generating a lot of revenue. Maybe you don’t have cash and you can’t pay the people that are keeping your lights on. Then like you are saying, it is game over because that’s the only that’s really keeping you afloat, even if you have a legitimate product that people want. Do you think that there is anything, maybe from your experience as selling B2C or definitely your experience now with B2B that a company out there can do to improve their cash flow? Because obviously you guys made huge strides by going from Net 30 down to an immediate, practically immediate payment. Is there anything that a store owner can look at to see where they can improve their cash flows? Jeff: Yeah, I guess it really depends what line of business that you are in. From a B2C point of view. I guess if we are talking about like some typical examples like t shirts and that sort of thing. I think it would just be super helpful to do, to look at your inventory and kind of like go, “What is my current inventory worth?” You can count in two different ways. One is what did pay for it and the other is, what am I selling it for? Essentially do a tallying, go, “Okay, I’ve got like $10,000 sitting in my home office. How do I turn that into money immediately?” I think when you are in the service industry, when you are, when it really is more of an established process to be paid Net 30. They are kind of two different issues. I think B2C, a common issue would be having, the cash flow it should be stuff being tied up in a product. The B2B issue would be something tied up in a service, sorry, tied up in an invoice that gets paid later. With a B2B company it would be like really negotiating the terms favorably for yourself. Obviously, a company could do something like we do, which is doing it digital download and getting that payment right away. Another would be saying like, “I want to be paid in two weeks, another would be imposing financial penalties for going over thirty days. If the company you provided the service for is late on their invoice, then you charge them cumulative interest rates so that at least when you do get paid, if you’ve had to incur that to keep yourself going, you can pay off that debt. That concept kind of makes sense. I think on the B2B level it’s negotiating terms on the B2C level it’s just inventory controls are majorly important. Felix: Makes sense. Let’s talk about B2B sales. I think that you probably have the best perspective on this, of any guest I’ve had so far. What is your sales like? Like describe it us. What’s involved in getting somebody from the first point of contact with you all the way to making payment? I guess can you give us ideas because I’m looking on your site right now and we’ll talk a little bit about the products that you have for sale that are right off the shelf. These are not cheap products so at least one, there’s not a cheap product but for an estimation like this can you give us an idea of how much something like this would cost? Jeff: You means in terms of delivering an estimate for somebody? Jeff: Yeah, we would typically like, it would be typically be between $1,000 and $2,000 per estimate I mean that’s a bit of a bulk arc number. In terms of the sales cycle it’s probably the easiest thing that I’ve ever marketed in that it’s sort of like as soon as you identify, as we identify a company that kind of fits our profile which is that sweet spot between not being big enough to have a full time estimator but they’re big enough that they’re doing sort of like complicated projects it’s sort of like, it’s like a phone call and saying, “Hey we’re here.” It’s like, “Oh great, okay I’ll start sending you work.” We get sent the files, we do the calculations, we put it on our site as a digital download as I first described and then we’re kind of to the races. It’s really about kind of identifying companies out there that fit this profile more than anything. That would be I guess where the sales work happens. We use LinkedIn as a research tool. Another thing we found effective is going on indeed.com and looking for companies that are advertising for civil estimators. It’s sort of like just reaching out to them saying, “Hey you don’t necessarily have to hire somebody, we’re here as a freelance option.” It’s sort of like just generating awareness among that key demographic and once they’re aware that we’re here it’s really easy after the fact because the need to them is so obvious. Felix: I’d imagine that you also get a lot of repeat business then because these are people that constantly need estimations right? Jeff: Yeah, like our top two to three customers result in about 75% of our earnings. It’s all about repeat for us, big time. Felix: That’s awesome. I mean you’ve mentioned Upwork a couple of times on this episode already I’m wondering if it makes a lot of, if you can think of other free-lance types of businesses that it might make sense to start selling your services or start advertising or listing your services on Shopify. Jeff: Totally, lawyers, accountants, bookkeepers, gosh you could do this with landscaping, plumbing, virtually I would say it applies to virtually any service. I would say where it’s the most elegant is when you have like a digital product that you’re delivering on the other end. Let’s just use a hypothetical example like say you’re a lawyer that specializes in wills, you do up the custom will for somebody and then you just put it behind your pay role and say, “Okay you’ll get your will lie your custom will when you pay me.” Same with, you could be, you could specialize in doing business plans or, I think anything kind of service related, graphic designer would be another good example too. You’ve done up a nice visual identity for a company, you’ve got all these files you could just say, “Okay, it’s on my website go ahead and, once you pay me you’ll get those vector files delivered to you instantly.” I think it has incredibly broad applications. I almost say the question is like, what industries does this not apply to? I think there’re very few. Maybe in my opinion. Felix: Can you think of any or do you just, you can barely think of any? Jeff: It would be like when the scale is so large and the relationship is so longstanding that it just doesn’t make sense. Just for instance, my mother in law works for Irving Ship building in Halifax, and they’re building these massive arctic patrol vessels and one of their subcontractors is Lockheed Martin. The money going back and forth would be hundreds of millions of dollars and that just makes no sense. The process, just the credit card processing fee on that alone would be gastronomical and of course they have contracts involved and that sort of thing, it makes no sense. Felix: I feel like those scales too it almost might turn the client off that you are setting them somewhere not personalized at that scale. Jeff: But I would say on the other hand though where it’s sort of like more of like a small business it’s like if you’re in the service industry and you’re delivering a digital product I just think that this is like a really good option that kind of surprise me that I’m sure that other people have thought of this but I hadn’t really seen it all. The kind of Shopify just seems to be so extensively used for B2C which is great. It’s really what it’s meant for but money, a lot of money changes hands B2B. I think it’s a great option. Felix: I know my friend Jonathan over at ihatecursor.com they also do this thing, he’s like they’re basically like an agency for a shop with five stores and he sells like theme twigs or even monthly plans or like a call, where you want to call and talk to an expert or something. He sells that through Shopify as well. It’s all services basically. There’s something great some of them are, there’s no delivery end of it even but it seems to work for him. I know other people that are selling, I interviewed a guy previously he runs a site that basically sells his drum loops for musicians and he sells exclusively through Shopify too because like you’re saying there’s a digital download at the end of it. There’s a deliverable end of it. I think that definitely kind of makes the most sense for a business that wants to sell, for a service that wants to sell online or through Shopify. Let’s talk a little bit about the two main products that you have listed as I guess of the shelf or things that they can buy that doesn’t require much customization. One that I think is hilarious, one’s priced at $34.99 and the other one is priced at $2,199. Do people actually buy something that expensive online? Jeff: No, that’s an experiment. I’m actually feeling very self-conscious about it. With that, one is a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet that you’re talking about is like thirty five bucks. We’ve actually, we’ve probably sold about $1,000 worth of those. It’s sort of like a nice little side bar. We emailed out our contacts in British Colombia and just said, “Hey, here are like some numbers you can use for a budget estimate.” We’ve seriously spent maybe half an hour putting that thing together. You think that it’s kind of made a thousand bucks in half an hour. It was pretty nice. We were a little bit emboldened by that because it wasn’t really what we were using Shopify for it was as I described more of like an invoicing billing kind of solution. We thought okay well why don’t we try something else? We put another database, it’s called an HCSS database and essentially that database is something that would take about six months to setup on your won. We were like we can’t just sell this for like fifty bucks or something. We put half the price tag on it and have had no bites on it. I can’t say I’m super surprised but it’s sort of like along the way we’ve tested a lot of different ideas about how we can kind of further monetize the store. Felix: I feel like when you are a freelancer or a service provider you will be able to over time identify the kind of commonalties between all your clients like things that they need specifically and that’s when you can start releasing more and more products rather in. Obviously you still keep up the service end of your business but the more products you have the more kind of less trading time for dollars you’re doing. I think that we had a whole conversation earlier about free up cash flow but you can also free up you time which is just maybe more valuable that having cash. I think that you’re on the right path by trying out these different kind of products. If someone did want to come along and was talking to you through the phone or email and say they needed something like this, you can go through that same exercise or just sending them a link, “Hey, you can just buy this through here.” I think it’s setting up for something at least in the future, makes sense? I want to talk a little bit about the kind of key to sales for service providers and freelancers which is referrals. You mentioned to me before the call that asking customers for referrals is a great way of dropping a business for yourself. Tell us a little about that. What is your process like for asking for referrals from past customers and clients? Jeff: Yeah, really simple actually. Obviously when, in almost any industry, well in every industry I’ll say, I’ll generalize like that, the relationship is just so key. We’ve got a handful of companies that over the years we’ve just become very tight with and they respect us. It’s sort of like having that conversation of, it’s great over a coffee or a meal, there’s something with that by just saying, “Hey do you know anybody that you think might be interested in our service?” It’s kind of a hard question to ask because you’re essentially in some ways asking them to refer us onto their competitor. The flip side to that though is that every time we’ve asked it’s been like extremely effective. It’s sort of like getting over having that slightly difficult conversation and just going like do you know anybody else who might be interested in what we’re doing? The in person thing I think there’s just no substitute for it when you have a high impact opportunity I would say, always try and have a face to face conversation. The other way that we’ve done this that has worked really well is actually sending out an email. A couple of times we’ve sent out an email, we have about, between nine hundred and a thousand contacts on our email list. We just emailed everybody and kind of said, “Do you know anybody that’d be interested in our service?” that was an awesome regeneration. Again just super simple, very blatant to the point. Do you know other people or who do you think would need what we’re doing? That worked great Felix: I think that’s a great idea. Did you also get people on that were on list who remember who you were and said, “Wait a second I need the services as well,” has that happened too? Jeff: Yes. It totally did. I think it’s sort of like, I think it builds this mentality of you’re, the people that you’re talking to think of themselves as like an advocate for you. I think that’s really important psychologically where they go, they’re kind of putting themselves in our shoes and saying like, “Yeah, who do I know from my network that would benefit from what these guys are doing?” I think that sort of like has a dual benefit of A getting referrals but then also there’s thinking of about you in a very kind of positive proactive way and they might just go, “Yeah, I’m actually somebody I should refer onto them.” It absolutely works that way where you start hearing from customers that maybe you haven’t heard from in a few months. I think everybody should, referrals are just so great, referrals and loyalty. Felix: I think it’s one of those tenants in the Dale Carnegie’s how to influence people book where he says that if you want someone to like you ask them to do you a favor. What seems little backwards like why would someone want to like me more if I’d asked them to do something for me. But there’s a whole psychology about why when you do, when someone comes to you and says, “Hey I need your help,” they feel like this person trusts me or trusts my opinion or trusts me to help them and that automatically builds more of a bond between you and that person. I’m not sure if that’s the reason that they’re assuming you’re getting it but I do think that you should be asking your, not necessarily asking them for help but depending on your past customers past clients to help you grow your business. Jeff: I think there’re a couple of things that happened there. When you ask somebody for a favor, I completely agree with what you’ve said and kind of your quote with Dale Carnegie and I think the other side to it that it shows a level of trust in the person that matters a lot because you’re being very vulnerable. You’re kind of saying like I’m asking for your help and that does put you in a situation where they can really kind of smack you upside the head if they want. Like it really hurts when you ask for help and somebody turns you down and most people realize that. It’s like, “Wow, this person is being vulnerable with me, they obviously trust me, I feel good about that too.” Felix: Yeah, I’m always a big advocator of store owners, business owners to be as real as possible meaning don’t sit on top of the throne and say hey this is my kingdom and enter my kingdom by myself. You really want to be on the ground and being at the same kind of level with your customers and your clients. I think you’re on the right track. To make this applicable to the B2C folks out there what is the call to action I guess when you send those email out to, no before I go down that way I just want to know, when is the right time to ask for a referral. Is it right after you delivered the goods they need or weeks after? When is the right time to ask somebody for a referral? Jeff: I would actually say that that really kind of, it’s a great opportunity to think about segmentation because I think the question is who do I see as potential advocates because I’m just reading between the lines on your comment there. It’s sort of like I just bought something from you and now you’re already asking me to refer you onto my friends. It’s sort of like I think you can’t do that a little too soon. I think, I would say it probably boils down to instincts. My suspicion though is that most people would probably be a little bit too conservative about who they ask. They go, “I’ll ask my mum and dad and cousin for a referral but I’m too afraid to ask everybody else.” I would say it’s probably good to push the boundaries of who you think might be willing to help you. Maybe kind of look through your list and go I think these people would, they look like they could be advocates for me maybe taking a step further. But then you obviously think about maybe those handful of people where it might too jarring to do it yet. Maybe wait a little while to, wait a little bit for them. I would say urgency and being bold is probably the thing that you’re going to want to do. Felix: I want to probably say you want to wait at least until they’ve gotten the value out of the thing that they’ve bought from you. If they just bought and they’ve never yet used it, they haven’t even gotten it yet and you’re asking for a referral. I don’t think they would, for the B2C product that’s not as expensive as the stuff that you’re selling. I don’t think anybody would react negatively to it but it might not be as effective because when I’ve bought something and I’ve got it and I’ve loved it and then a day later someone emailed me and asked me, “How do you like your shoes that you’ve bought. Do you think any of your other friends would be interested?” I’d be like, “Yeah man.” Because I’m really on this high I love this product, that’s the best time for you to ask me to refer other people to you. Jeff: That’s just a great point actually. Felix: Definitely, cool maybe it’s this last thing. I’m not sure that this is something you’ve been doing for a while but I saw in your site that you have an online community tab or a link as well which is using Slack. Tell us a little about this. What is the purpose behind this idea of creating an online community for your store? Jeff: I’m really happy you asked me about that actually. Essentially it’s about kind of nurturing relationships with existing people so there’re all these really weird things that come up when you’re estimating stuff. One example that I like to use. This is from a colleague of mine but he was telling me that he was doing an estimate for a prison and he was looking at the plans and in the plans there was this thing called a muffin muncher and he was like, “What the heck is a muffin muncher?” He’s looking around and finally found out that it was actually this thing that connects to a sanitary which is like poop and pee. It essentially is like this crazy gnashing thing that grinds up whatever comes through it. The reason you put this sort of thing in a prison is that you actually have stuff going through your sanitary that you wouldn’t want to kind of get out into the sewerage treatment plant. It could be things like essentially contraband. You can infer what that means but it was sort of like this super obscure thing that it took him forever to figure out. It turned out that there was somebody deep in his network that had known about this and certainly what I was thinking of was Slack because I’m going well there’re all these people that kind of have these I guess obscure issues that come up wouldn’t it be great to put together an online community where it’s like hey I need a bit of help because it’s such a niche thing. “Hey I need a bit of help. I’ve run into this issue has anybody seen it before?” To me it’s about kind of like being a central part of that conversation so that when you help somebody else out they might think of you down the road of like hey I think I can refer them some business or I think maybe there’s a way that I can help them out. They did a favor for me I’d like to do a favor for them. It’s all about kind of like nurturing that community which I think is just a great long term way of thinking about a business. Felix: This is something that I’ve just come to realization too and just for anybody out there that doesn’t know about Slack, it’s just basically a chat program where you can, guess anybody can join and be part of like the same chat room I guess you can kind of think of it that way. You can definitely check it out I think it has some cool feature in it. But I’ve just started thinking about it this way too about creating a community and I’ve just started my own community too because if you really want people to lash on or be really absorbed or immersed into your brand’s universe there’s no better way in my opinion than to have a community around it. Because now a lot of times we, me and you and anyone else that has an email list we’re talking one direction, not necessarily once direction but we’ve talked to one person and they might talk back to us. But all these people you’re talking to have one major thing in common which is the problem that you’re solving or the price that you’re selling or the lifestyle that you’re putting out there. If you have something in common like why not be bring value into their lives or bringing them all together. When you bring them all together there’s a ton of value with that being the person that bring them together because they appreciate that which I think what you’re getting at. They appreciate the connections but then you get everybody talking about the thing that they’re all tied together about and your product, your brand company all becomes much more top of mind and it becomes like a natural extension of the community. I’m just saying all this because I think community is definitely one of the keys I think to having a sustainable business with repeat buyers because they’re going to stick around for much longer than somebody that doesn’t belong to a community. Jeff: I completely agree and just to add to that too I actually find that it makes things so much more lively and enriching as well where it’s like you can kind of sit behind your screen and get a little lonely and then that’s sort of okay you feel a little bit more sense of purpose and you’re putting a little bit of like good and light into the world. Even if there’re relationships over Slack it just kind of like, it is, if you’re a relational person I think it’s a great way to kind of grow your business but then also just doing it for altruism and doing it because it makes your day nicer, I think that that matters a lot too. Felix: I’ve been emailing my email list for a couple of years now but I just started my own group, my own community and I’ve probably learned just as much as one of the last couple of weeks just by being in that community because other people in the community are going to help discussions it’s not just you. When the discussions start happening you get to hear more about the pains and problems that your customers have and that kind of information is golden when you want to go back and decide what kind of product they’re selling nice. What kind of services they’re selling nice, how to talk to them on your website, these are all kind of great things that come organically out of having a community. Tell us what’s in store for the remainder of this year, whether, and I think you are testing a bunch of different things? What are the kind of big goals that you want to achieve for 2016? Jeff: Honestly for us it’s sort of continuing to refine the process. Basically maximizing the amount of available hours that we get in a day. That for us it’s keeping the admin side of it extremely lean. Over the course of this year in terms of the goal related to the site I’m hoping to build up a little bit more organic traffic. Done a little bit with search engine optimization and we’ve had some, we’ve gotten some leads through search which is kind of like a new thing. Historically we’ve had to go out and find them. I think how powerful Shopify is with SCL we’ve noticed that our ranking in Google has continually improved over the years. I’ve done a bit of blogging that seems to have improved it as well. I guess the simultaneous thing of maximizing the time that we spend, basically building out our time and then hopefully having a product or a site that indexes well and we kind of get those leads of people that we would never think to find. Felix: Awesome. Again, civilestimator.com is the website. Thanks for coming on Jeff. I bet no one out there is listening that actually needs your services but if they want to follow along and see what you’ve been doing, if anyone out there is thinking about selling services online, I think Jeff is probably one of the, definitely check out his site. I think it’s set up in a great way to demonstrate that. Anywhere else that you think the listeners should check out if they want to follow along with what you’re up to? Jeff: Look I was actually just going to say is if you do have a service business and want to contact me through the contact form like I’m the one who get those emails, I’d be more than happy to give you my opinion on certain things. It doesn’t matter to me obviously if you don’t have an excavating company I’m sure you’re right. If you’re on the service industry and listening to this and would like to pick my brain a bit, go hop on this site and shoot me an email. Felix: Awesome, thanks so much Jeff. Jeff: Thank Felix Felix: Thank you for listening to Shopify master the ecommerce marketing podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs. Just start your story today, visit Shopify.com for free fourteen day trial. Ready to build a business of your own? Start your free 14-day trial of Shopify today! Felix Thea is the host of the Shopify Masters podcast, the ecommerce marketing podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs, and founder of TrafficAndSales.com where you can get actionable tips to grow your store’s traffic and sales.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507703
__label__cc	0.585061	0.414939	Kendra Wilkinson, the girl next door Author Mr White Date June 23, 2016 Become famous just 18 years old among the general public in the United States due to the TV program E! The Girls Next Door, which is one of the three protagonists, Kendra Wilkinson just grown up with her mother from the age of 4 years, after her father left the family. She has always been passionate about sport and played in the softball team at her school for six years. She graduated in 2003 at Clairemont High School. In 2004 Kendra knew Hugh Hefner, founder of adult magazine Playboy, at the party of his seventy-eighth birthday and soon after became one of his girlfriends, leaving her home in San Diego and moved to the Playboy Mansion, where she lived until 2008 when the three girls next door left Hefner. June 27, 2009 Kendra married football player Hank Baskett III, acquiring the surname. The wedding was celebrated in the Playboy Mansion, and among the bridesmaids have figured the other two protagonists of the television series The Girls Next Door, Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison. The two had a son, Hank Baskett IV, born on 11 December 2009. In Los Angeles, in April of 2013 she was involved in a bad car accident. Having no fractures or serious injuries was quickly discharged. Then after a CT scan, discovered she had suffered a stroke and a heart attack. 31 October 2013 Kendra announced her second pregnancy through a photo on Twitter. The May 16, 2014 always via Twitter Wilkinson announces the birth of her child named Alijah Mary Baskett. Since July 2005 is one of the stars of The Girls Next Door, a faux-reality show focused on the lives of Hefner and her three “girlfriends” at the Playboy Mansion and events organized by the magazine. In this capacity she has appeared several times with two colleagues on the pages of Playboy. Since December 2005 she has worked as a columnist / blogger with the website of the Philadelphia Eagles (one of the NFL American football team based in Philadelphia) In 2006 she participated in the video Smack That by rapper Akon and Eminem. In 2007 she was chosen to play in the championship of 2007 in Chicago Bliss Lingerie Football League. That year’s tournament was however deleted. In the same year Kendra participated in the first edition of the MTV reality show Celebrity Rap Superstar, in which eight celebrities were instructed to become rappers, reaching the finals but losing to the actress Shar Jackson. In 2007, she appeared in the music video for Nickelback Rockstar, along with the girls next door Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. Kendra Wilkinson ‘The Girls Next Door’ star hosts ‘Sun Fun & 21’ afterparty with Playboy Playmate Brittany Binger at Aura Nightclub Paradise Island, Bahamas – 03.10.08 Credit: WENN Posted in Beauty	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507705
__label__cc	0.731271	0.268729	Garron is learning Chinese so that he can hopefully visit China with his family one day. “Hi, my name is Garron Charles. I'm from New Jersey. I came here to study Chinese. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to go to China. So I figured that the best way to do that would be to learn Chinese. “I think that in being able to interact with people around the world it's important to be able to speak to people in their native language, because it makes people feel more comfortable. You get to connect with more people. Especially, I like to think that I'm a people person. So being able to connect with new people is always exciting for me. “My parents told me that if I became fluent in Chinese that they would be able to take me to China. Unfortunately, my school doesn't have Chinese, so I can't really study Chinese at my school. So I come here to study Chinese. I think that if you're going to learn a language it should be in that language, because it makes a lot easier for you to learn it, rather than just learning a bunch of vocabulary and repeating that over and over again. “When you're able to use it all day, you become more confident in your speaking and writing abilities. I love drawing, so the character writing was really cool for me. And it's just a fun language to speak. It all flows out very well. When you begin to think in the language, it really allows you to think of things in a different way. I feel like I can speak Chinese pretty well. “The other day a couple weeks ago, I think, we went into Chinatown, and I was able to speak with people in Chinatown. So that was pretty cool, because they understood what I was saying. It's definitely not the end of my progression, but at this point, I think that I can say that I'm conversational. So I think that the next step is to go to China and interact with people that are native speakers.”	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507708
__label__wiki	0.630565	0.630565	“Olive Green”, winner of multiple international awards and nominations, now available at beta.SuperMemo.com One of its kind among English courses ever created, “Olive Green” now enters the catalogue of publications offered by SuperMemo at beta.SuperMemo.com. This combination of a full feature interactive action film and a comprehensive English language course for learners from basic (A1) to advanced (C1) level has gained international recognition both among SuperMemo users and various prestigious competitions and institutions. Most importantly, it has been highly acclaimed by experts from the film industry, as well as e-learning specialists, who have all noticed the exceptional potential of this huge production dedicated especially for learners of English around the world. Created from scratch, the “Olive Green” script and dialogues take the user from elementary to proficient English level, introducing the language in an intricately planned order and fashion that strictly follow a specially-designed course syllabus. Once the user has watched each of the 60 scenes, summing up to almost 3 hours of a Hollywood-style movie, and played the interactive games, they can enter a language course that will allow them to further study, consolidate and master vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills. Apart from the interactive layer of the film, “Olive Green” also contains 60 interactive dialogues that put the learner in a meaningful communication context where they can practice various strategies and develop their communicative competence. The cinematographic features of “Olive Green” have been rewarded in 2015 with the Gold Dolphin for Interactive Video at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards in Cannes, France; the Grand Prix in the Entertainment category at the 2015 US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles, US; the Gold Camera for Action&Adventure movie at the 2015 US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles, US. In the e-learning field, we have received nominations from the British Council to the ELTons Awards 2015 in the Digital Innovation category; the E-learning Awards 2014 in the E-learning Innovation category; and the 2015 Wharton QS-Stars Reimagine Education Awards in the E-learning Innovation category in Philadelphia, US (winners of this competitions will be announced in December). Now, “Olive Green” is at your fingertips, just a click away. We hope you will enjoy this new, ground-breaking SuperMemo experience. More on "Olive Green" at https://olivegreenthemovie.com/about/en/	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507709
__label__cc	0.701123	0.298877	Home > Programs > Industrial > Industrial Energy Efficiency Opportunities > Motors Motors, Pumps & Fans Motor-driven equipment, including pumps and fans, accounts for about 64% of electricity and about 30% of total energy consumed in the industrial sector. There are two general tactics for saving electricity in motor systems: Developing a plan for upgrading your motors to premium efficiency motors when they require replacement, and Matching instantaneous motor power most efficiently to the needs of the task. These tactics will save energy and reduce maintenance costs, and they may also improve productivity by preventing motor failures. Motor Maintenance and Plan for Motor Replacement Decisions Motor maintenance includes routine inspections of all motors (with emphasis on those critical to production), including the drive train, which should be realigned and lubricated as needed; measuring energy use; and identifying any overheating of mechanical and electrical components. Before your existing motors fail, it is helpful to have a plan in place for whether to replace or repair the motors, and which replacement motors to choose in the former case. How do you decide whether to have the motor repaired (such as through rewinding) or to replace the motor with a new premium efficiency motor? In many cases the latter is actually the smartest choice. This is because rewinding can degrade the efficiency of a motor by 1 or 2 percentage points, while premium efficiency motors can be 3 or 4 percentage points more efficient than the original standard efficiency motor. For an average motor, the purchase cost is often less than 2 percent of a motor's total lifetime cost, and the motor will consume 50-60 times its initial purchase price in electricity within 10 years of service. Performing this cost-effectiveness analysis is easy with the use of the Motor Master software available from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO). This free software tool includes a catalogue of motors of various sizes, along with their costs and rated efficiencies. By inputting data such as your price of electricity, load factor, and hours of operation, the software provides the energy and cost savings, and the payback period and return on investment for the particular replacement choice. Match Motors with Loads Motors are often oversized for their loads, mainly due to conservative design practices, or subsequent modifications to processes and equipment. In addition many motors are sized to provide the maximum output required under the worst operating conditions, but during typical operation the motor system seldom requires this much output. The excess energy during other times is usually dissipated through some type of throttling device such as dampers or valves. There are two general strategies to save energy in these situations: 1) install a smaller motor to replace the oversized one, or 2) install an adjustable speed drive. As a general rule of thumb, if the maximum loading on the motor is less than 40-50% of its rated capacity, it may be cost-effective to replace the motor with a smaller and more efficient one. The Motor Master software tool mentioned above is also very useful for evaluating these opportunities. For applications in which the loads vary considerably, installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) can be a good investment. In general, installing a VFD is considerably more expensive than buying a new smaller and more efficient replacement motor, so if the load is consistently low (such as below 50% of the rated output), the motor replacement option is the smarter choice. Another alternative to installing a variable speed drive on a single motor is to install two smaller motors, bringing the second one on-line as needed to meet larger loads. Determining if a motor system is a good candidate for variable speed operation requires knowledge of the loads and hours of operation per year. Good potential VFD applications have significant hours of operation at less than the rated (maximum) output. Motors driving pumps and fans should always be evaluated, and potential energy savings from these systems can exceed 50%. Motor and load systems that deliver rated output less than 40 percent of the time, or for which the average output is less than 60% of the rated output are good variable-speed prospects. To be economical, the motor system should also be in operation for many hours per year. Generally, the payback period for a VFD installed on a pump or fan application operating more than 6000 hours per year will be less than two years when the average output is less than 70% of the rated load. DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) has a pumping system assessment tool and a fan system assessment tool to assist in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of VFDs for those systems. As mentioned above, installing multiple pumps, fans, or motors for other applications, and staging their operations to match loads is another practical energy and cost savings strategy. Premium Efficiency Motor	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507713
__label__cc	0.735462	0.264538	September 20, 2017 \| Tank Garage Winery The Terrible T-Kid "I'm not a brand. I'm a time traveler whose art tells a story of what was and what is. A story of chaos, turmoil, disillusion, survival, redemption, absolution, success. That is my innate talent. To tell that story in the graffiti I paint!" Julius Cavero, better known as the Terrible T-KID 170, is a legend in the graffiti world. Hailing from the Bronx, New York, T-KID is shaped by the streets. He was a gang member with the Bronx Enchanters and then the Renegades of Harlem in the '70s and '80s. Where's the terrible part come from? Well...He's stolen. He's been addicted to drugs. He's beat the shit out of people. And in 1977, he was shot three times. But that's where his redemption began. Confined to a hospital bed for weeks, Cavero spent his time endlessly drawing, sketching and tagging. As soon as he healed, he got a mentor and started a graffiti crew. The rest is history. No longer illegally tag-bombing train cars and overpasses, today our man is exhibiting his artwork in galleries across the planet. You can check out T-KID's Instagram here.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507715
__label__wiki	0.642039	0.642039	Celebrate British Tradition at the BBC Proms with Team Tactics Posted June 2, 2011 by Tina Benson CLIENT ENTERTAINMENT AT BBC PROMS 2011 BBC Proms is a truly original event and a firm favourite amongst those looking for corporate entertainment! Sadly the BBC announced this January that the sister event BBC Electric Proms was to be cut due to the financial cutbacks. However BBC Proms in the Park has announced a superb line-up for this years Last Night, full of inspiring and hugely talented artist ranging from Katherine Jenkins to the celebrated pianist Lang Lang. The inimitable Ken Bruce from BBC Radio 2 will kick the party off with sets from artists such as The Overtones and Deacon Blue. This years special guests are Westlife, one of the most successful bands of the last 15 years with no less than 14 number hits to their name. The Last Night is perhaps the day that most people get their perceptions of the BBC Proms in the Park (the Proms season actually last around two months), as the event is shown on BBC One and Two and often features patriotic British pieces, such as Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem (fantastic!). The audience often wear fancy dress and ranging from the quintessential English bowler hat to exuberant Union Jack t-shirts. Our corporate hospitality presents a wonderful opportunity to attend arguably the most sought after night of the Proms season with all the glamour of a VIP experience. For more information click here for BBC Proms client entertainment. Here’s some interesting facts about BBC Proms in the Park to leave you with! To book in advance regular seated tickets for the Last Night celebrations, guests must have purchased at least five tickets to the events in the Proms season. Guests can chance waiting for the advanced booking period to end but more often than not the Last Night is sold out. The Last Night celebrations are so popular that in the past the only way to obtain tickets was through a postal ballot. In the past it has been known for Prommers to queue up outside the Royal Albert Hall three weeks in advance to guarantee a good standing spot for Last Night Celebrations held there. The bust of Sir Henry Wood at RAH is often scene to gently visual jokes such as wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead. It’s tradition to sing Auld Lang Syne at the end of the concert. This was once broken by Scotsmen James Loughran in the late 1970’s. Filed under: Corporate Hospitality, Cultural Event, Evening Events High Octane Adventures with Team Tactics – Shaken not Stirred! LONDON TEAM BUILDING Team Tactics welcomed a group of American delegates to the UK last week, providing them with an...	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507717
__label__wiki	0.833783	0.833783	Is the tech skills crisis just a myth? by Nick Heath in European Technology , in Tech & Work on April 4, 2012, 12:46 AM PST If tech professionals are in such demand, why aren't salaries higher and unemployment lower? It’s often claimed we are suffering an IT skills crisis of epic proportions: just recently the European Commission announced that by 2015 there will be an estimated shortfall of 700,000 IT professionals across Europe. And yet, academics have told TechRepublic there is little hard evidence of a shortage of IT workers, as neither pay levels nor employment rates for IT professionals have reached the levels that might be seen in a skills crisis. Pay levels for IT workers in the UK over the past eight years or so have not undergone the large shifts you would expect to see in an industry suffering from a skills crisis, says Dr Jonathan Liebenau, reader in Technology Management at the London School of Economics. "In looking at historic wages we don't see the sort of fluctuations that would support the argument that employers are finding it consistently difficult to find people," he said. "There's a consistent setting of a baseline where IT people are paid no more than accountants or lower, middle-level employees of a legal office in a large firm, or other such skilled workers." Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and research associate at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, said that pay for IT workers in the US has also risen broadly in line with that of other professional groups. According to the government’s technology skills body e-skills UK, the average gross weekly earnings of full time IT and telecoms professionals are 41 per cent more than the UK average wage. But pay levels for all skilled professions generally track above the average wage, according to the Office for National Statistics, UK degree holders earn an average of £12,000 a year more than the £17,800 earned by non-degree holders - some 67 per cent more. So the higher salaries of IT workers can't necessarily be attributed to high demand. Levels of unemployment among IT workers are also not consistent with what would be expected for a profession in high demand, Liebenau said. He said the unemployment rate among IT-skilled people has “very consistently” been half of the general unemployment rate. "We would expect that IT-skilled personnel who are constantly being chased, according to all the surveys of employer's intentions, would have very, very low unemployment [in relation to general employment levels], especially as systemic unemployment rises. Nevertheless, the unemployment of IT-skilled personnel is tracking at almost 50 per cent of the national unemployment rate," he said. And despite the warnings of skills shortages in the coming years, each year industry finds enough IT workers to satisfy its demand, Liebenau added. "If you look at historical surveys of industry they'll always say they haven't got enough people for the future and yet they'll always demonstrate that the year before they found enough people," he said. In the US, Hira said, unemployment among IT workers is about double that of other college graduates. IT workers also generally take positions that they're offered, he said - not what would be expected in employees' market. Why a skills shortfall isn't a skills crisis While the long-term trends may show little evidence of a widespread IT skills shortage, there does appear to be growing demand for particular IT skills, for example application development. UK IT recruitment specialist Computer People found that demand for .NET/C# developers was more than seven per cent higher in February 2012 than it was in 2011, with increased demand for all developer and IT project manager roles. Simon Churan, managing director of IT recruiter Certes, said that there had been particular demand for niche skills like PHP coders or software engineers specialising in embedded systems. But he added there has “always been skill shortages [in IT], even at the peak of the credit crunch”, adding businesses always find a way to meet demand such as retraining staff or, more recently, by acquiring workers made redundant from the public sector. So what is fueling these claims of a skills crisis? According to the LSE’s Liebenau, one reason is many reports about IT skills demand are based on interviews with the likes of HR directors, who have a “clear incentive” to report that they need higher skilled people, in order that they have a larger talent pool to choose from. Comment and share: Is the tech skills crisis just a myth? By Nick Heath Nick Heath is a computer science student and was formerly a journalist at TechRepublic and ZDNet. \| See all of Nick's content Tech & Work Tech Industry CXO SMBs Innovation Developer Tech & Work on ZDNet	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507718
__label__wiki	0.92937	0.92937	Award-winning blues band to take stage on July 7 By K�rin Radock BANNER CORRESPONDENT The second concert in the West Boylston Arts Foundation's 2012 “ARTS ROCK!” summer concert series will be played by A Ton of Blues and Hudlin and is scheduled for Saturday, July 7. A Ton of Blues, out of Worcester and Boston, is described as a “blues/roots/rock” band on its Facebook page, but the band's lead singer, Mike Kelly, noted the members of the band have “varying influences, which surface in our songs.” “Our music seems to satisfy blues purists as well as those who didn't think they liked blues music,” Kelly wrote in an email. “One music writer described it this way: 'It's definitely blues, but it's wild and out of the cage.' ” The band has already been voted the Best Blues/R&B Act at the 2011 and 2012 Worcester Music Awards, won the 2011 Boston Blues Challenge and were invited to compete in the 2012 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., for what their Facebook profile describes as their “modern, aggressive approach to the old school blues format.” “Winning the Worcester Music Awards was great, and it proved to us how loyal and wonderful our friends are because, in order to win, artists needed to get their friends to vote for them,” Kelly wrote. “I realize that a lot of people think that it is just a popularity contest, but in today's music business, among many other things, mobilizing a 'fanbase' is an important aspect in the success of any independent artist/band.” Likewise, winning the Boston Blues Challenge “gave us a great sense of accomplishment,” he noted. “We entered the competition on the last day of eligibility, unsure what it was really all about. We only knew one of the other acts, the Tokyo Tramps, a great Boston band, and we knew that there would be judges scoring us on music content, performance and talent,” he wrote. “We took the chance and ended up winning. We played for a lot of people who had never heard us before, or ever heard of us, and we made a lot of new friends. “We also were very honored to represent the Boston Blues Society in Memphis, Tenn., at the 2012 International Blues Challenge because of that competition,” Kelly wrote. Band members Scott LeBlanc, guitar and vocals, Jeff Lorenzen, bass guitar, Al Clark, drums and Kelly, vocals and harmonica, represented the Boston Blue Society in Memphis this past January and February and released their debut album “Crooked Avenue” in March. Releasing an album within the band's first two years was a goal of the band, according to Kelly. Having won the Boston Blues Challenge, and traveling to Memphis, “we figured that the time was right,” he wrote. “Crooked Avenue is a collection of eight original songs that we felt we were ready to record,” Kelly wrote. “Each song is a collaboration effort and are the first songs that we put together,” he wrote. “We received lots of positive feedback from those who have heard it and it's getting airplay on a few commercial, PBS and College radio stations here in the United States, as well as many internet radio programs around the rest of the world.” According to their Facebook page, “A Ton of Blues was created out of the love for real blues music and appreciation for the old school open blues jams that brought tremendous support to the genre. Since then, the band has made it their priority to create quality blues music, emit a positive presence among the blues community and rekindle the support for American blues and roots music.” “Inspiration comes from everywhere,” Kelly wrote. “Musically, it can come from something someone says or something that we've heard. An old Porter Wagner song can spark an idea for a blues tune. Music is all recycled … it's all been played before. There are only so many notes and a limited number of ways to arrange them. The difference is the way they are played and the way they are heard. For instance, 'Whip It,' by Devo, and 'Pretty Woman,' by Roy Orbison, are basically the same song, but played differently. It's even more prevalent in the blues. “The blues is more about feeling, how the notes are played and not played, the way the notes are arranged and phrased to reach deep down into the soul of the listener. Lyrically, inspiration comes from personal experiences, news articles, books I've read and stories I've been told, even TV shows, movies and videos. Quotes by the philosophers is another (source). Really … from anywhere or anyone,” he wrote. The band has shared the stage with blues greats, including the Ronnie Earl, Dana Fuchs, the J. Geils Band, James Montgomery, Sugar Ray Norcia, members of Roomful of Blues, Guitar Shorty, Joe Lewis Walker, Johnny Winter and others. Kelly is also related to the Dropkick Murphys' lead vocalist and bass player, Matt Kelly. In a review of A Ton of Blues' debut album in April, Bill Copeland of BillCopelandMusicNews.com said, “Listening to them makes you feel like an old friend is sharing his vast record collection with you while they keep your foot tapping to a driving beat.” West Boylston Arts Foundation President Mark Baldi said he saw the band perform at the Black Sheep Tavern in Sterling and that its winning the Boston Blues Challenge really made it a worthwhile band to have play in the concert series. For Ton of Blues, playing as part of the ARTS ROCK! series is a way of giving back. “As musicians and parents ourselves, A Ton of Blues appreciates and understands the importance of art and music programs in the schools,” Kelly wrote. “In today's economy, we know it is difficult for schools to get all of the funding it needs and deserves for arts programs, so when an opportunity such as this comes along, we are thrilled to help as much as we can to give back to the community. “The kids in those programs are the ones that will be standing where we are now in a few years,” he wrote. Opening act Hudlin, out of Ayer, is familiar to West Boylston, having won last year's YOUTHS ROCK! Battle of the Bands. In addition to that victory, Hudlin also made it to the finals of the NEGB1 Battle of the Bands held in Worcester and the School of Groove Battle of the Bands in Cambridge. Lead singer Jessenia Moreira describes the band's sound as “Indie/alternative” rock. The band is happy to come back to West Boylston, Moreira wrote in an email. “We just love playing and, last time we did a show with Mark Baldi, we had a lot of fun and were treated really good, so naturally we came back,” she wrote. Baldi said the band's winning was one of the best experiences for the concert series and band members were “so excited” not only because they won, but because they made a contribution to support school arts and music education. “It was a terrific experience for both the kids and us,” he said. Hudlin has played all over New England at venues, including The Bull Run, Gillette Stadium, The Middle East and The Palladium. They have been playing together for almost three years, according to their Facebook profile, and have recorded songs including “Backslider,” “The Hunger” and “Breathe.” The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Goodale Park. Admission to any of this summer's concerts is free for children under 12, $5 for students ages 13 to 21, and $10 for adults. All proceeds will be donated to support school arts and music education. For more information on the West Boylston Arts Foundation or the ARTS ROCK! concert series, visit wbaf.org.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507719
__label__cc	0.538709	0.461291	At the Mall by John R. Campbell Issue 30, Nonfiction On Thursday morning I arrive where the well-groomed sales staff hover, where senior citizens speed-walk, where young mothers push strollers with a determined ease. Extravagantly real tropical plants soar above me. Fluorescent light kindles the general air, while sharply-focused halogen lights illumine the displays, so that the merchandise mimics light itself, bathing the world in a material glow. Once when I was a teenager, I had a girlfriend who worked at a collection agency in the basement of a mall. I used to meet her for lunch, descending like Orpheus to retrieve her. She spent her days phoning the unfortunate and the disgraced, trying to collect on their unpaid bills. As she listened to the sad fabrications of debtors, she sympathized, so much so she was eventually let go. The day she left me for the bellboy at the Hyatt-Regency, I returned to the mall to buy a sweater: small comfort, perhaps, but it was tangible, and it swathed my body against the comedy of the world. In suburban Chicago, as I grew up in the 1960s and 70s, huge malls displaced the farmland, wetlands, and woods. Randhurst, built in Mount Prospect in 1962, was at that time the largest air-conditioned space in the country. It contained a fallout shelter large enough to hold every citizen in town. In 1973, Woodfield Mall emerged from the corn rows as the largest shopping mall in the world. As a child who liked to roam the fields and the remnant woods, I despised these self-contained, materialist worlds. I saw them as invasive, as new and foreboding. But of course they were not new. Many shopping malls, like European cathedrals, are laid out in the shape of crosses, with transepts leading to the major retailers that anchor the four external points. At the center is usually an empty space, or a space occupied fleetingly by Santa Claus, SUVs, fitness equipment, or kiosks filled with mobile phones. In our current recessionary state, perhaps, the mall begins to appear worn, faded, an inapt version of the cross. Still, the mall persists: our icons may shift over time, but always there are cultural centers. And always those centers are interior. They must to some degree exclude nature. At the mid-19th century, around the time Thoreau was living experimentally at Walden Pond, the arcades of Paris, already two decades old, were enjoying enormous popularity. Walter Benjamin’s huge, unfinished Arcades Project documents the cultural underpinnings of a phenomenon that inspired our shopping malls. The arcades are, according to the Illustrated Guide to Paris cited by Benjamin, “a recent invention of industrial luxury . . . glass-roofed, marble-paneled corridors extending through whole blocks of buildings, whose owners have joined together for such enterprises. Lining both sides of the arcade, which gets its light from above, are the most elegant shops, so that the passage is a city, a world in miniature.” At one point in his commentary, Benjamin asserts that “[a]rcades are houses or passages having no outside—like the dream.” In the 1980s and 90s, the mall’s retail spaces, emulating the grandeur of palaces and cathedrals, in turn became a model for upscale domestic architecture. Trophy homes featured huge, open floor plans, towering ceilings, and false facades. Self-conscious opulence. An eclecticism of convenience, and an overall aesthetic of display. Now, in an era of debt and foreclosures, these houses begin to look quaint. Their surfaces seem somehow more honest these days, less flashy. They attest not to wealth, not to sophistication, but only to desire. The mall is Rosei’s dream. In a tale that has been traced back to 8th century China, as summarized by Arthur Waley: A young man, Rosei, going into the world to make his fortune, stops at an inn on the road and there meets with a sage, who lends him a pillow. While the inn-servant is heating up the millet, the young man dozes on the pillow and dreams that he enters public life, is promoted, degraded, recalled to office, endures the hardship of distant campaigns, is accused of treason, condemned to death, saved at the last moment and finally dies at a great old age. Awakening from his dream, the young man discovers that the millet has not yet cooked. In a moment’s sleep he has lived through the vicissitudes of a long public career. Convinced that in the great world “honor is soon followed by disgrace, and promotion by calumny,” he turns back again towards the village from which he came. As I stroll the mall, I also experience, in the window displays and among the corridors of merchandise, ambition, and an entire transitory life. But unlike Rosei, turning back towards home, I find that my village is indeed this very mall. Now I live in perennial desire, a sparrow flitting here and there under the massive skylight. Read “Scope: Ten Small Essays” by John R. Campbell appearing in Terrain.org Issue No. 26. John R. Campbell is the author of Absence and Light (University of Nevada Press). His poems and essays have appeared in Poetry, Northwest Review, The Georgia Review, The Threepenny Review, The North American Review, and many other literary journals. He teaches at Western Oregon University. For more info, visit www.google.com/profiles/johnrobcampbell. Shopping mall photo by Radu Bercan, courtesy Shutterstock.com. John R. Campbellmallshopping The Exhausted, Exhilarated Congregation of Raptor Rehabbers by Melissa Hart Hernando and the Ever Widening Waste by Michael McGuire	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507721
__label__wiki	0.53728	0.53728	Winners and Losers is one of the best shows of the season by Colin Thomas on November 26th, 2012 at 2:35 PM Created by Marcus Youssef and James Long. Directed by Chris Abraham. Produced by Theatre Replacement and Neworld Theatre, in association with Crow’s Theatre. At Gateway Theatre’s Studio B on Friday, November 23. Continues until December 1 I don’t want to give too much away, so how can I convince you to go see this one? Because you really should see this one. To maximize your pleasure in discovery, I’m going to have to resort to vague but enthusiastic adjectives. Winners and Losers is one of the most exciting, intelligent—and entertaining—shows you’ll see this season. In it, Marcus Youssef and James Long sit at opposite ends of a long table and divide everything they can think of into winners and losers: farmers’ markets, lululemon, Pamela Anderson, the Occupy movement—and one another. But they don’t just sit at the table. Under Chris Abraham’s direction (Abraham is the artistic director of Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre), the actors use space in ways that are sometimes so casual yet so minimalist that they carry the weight of ritual. They move the table out of the light at one point, for instance, and that action has all the portentous force of a Beethoven chord progression; you just know the gloves are coming off. There’s playfulness in the physicality, too. On opening night, during a competitive game, an audience member started keeping score. Youssef and Long keep finding fresh ways to enrich their debate: they do short, snappy rounds of categorization; they tell extended stories; they let words fall away. Despite the air of improvisation, the evening is, in many ways, beautifully structured: one of the players avoids categorizing a loved one, but that loved one emerges later with damaging force. The two artists seem prepared to talk about virtually anything. I don’t remember the last time I saw a guy talk publicly about his yearning for anal stimulation—other than in a letter to Dan Savage. Complex discussions emerge, especially about the Middle East and left-wing politics. Increasingly, the weighty considerations about race and class accrue; there’s a satisfying sense of increasing depth. Throughout, there’s also a teasing tension. How much of Winners and Losers is scripted and how much are the performers winging it? I asked Youssef about this after the show and he answered me straightforwardly, but I’m not going to tell you what he said because I want you to have the fun of teetering along that tightrope yourself. I will say, though, that the political gets brutally personal. A source close to the artists told me that, during the development phase, Youssef and Long reduced one another to tears as they debated whether they themselves are winners or losers. That’s ironic because, in the play’s current state, the most personal section, which is also the script’s climactic movement, is its least successful. Repeating its basic points about class, this chunk gets overly explanatory, as if it’s searching for its centre. And, for the first time, the performers feel like they’re faking it, struggling to sustain the sense of spontaneity. I’m sure the final movement will change and grow, though. Because Winners and Losers will get done a lot. Or at least it should. After all, it allows two of the finest experimental artists in Vancouver to engage in a very fine experiment. Paulo Reis Dec 3, 2012 at 10:34am While this show was exhilarating for a while, I also found it to be frustrating that there isn't really any resolution. I don't understand what the point of it was, especially because in my case, it felt like I was having to take abuse, being lumped in as a loser, for having a mental illness, for coming from poverty, for being Portuguese and a few others as well. I left feeling insulted and alienated. But the artists do great work, the acting and writing from these two is as always, fantastic, so I would recommend it with the caveat that if you are not from one of the powerful classes seeing this show might require you to thicken your skin. It does get personal. Sometimes too much. 104 100Rating: +4	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507722
__label__wiki	0.896465	0.896465	Spain train crash: Driver formally detained by police Wounded train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is evacuated by two men after the train accident near the city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish police said on Friday, July 26, 2013, they have formally detained the driver of a fast-moving train that flew off the tracks, killing dozens of people. -- PHOTO: REUTERS An injured man, identified by Spanish newspapers El Pais and El Mundo as the train driver Francisco Jose Garzon, is helped by a policeman after a train crashed near Santiago de Compostela, north-western Spain on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish police were investigating on Friday, July 26, 2013, if the driver of a train that crashed in Santiago de Compostela killing dozens had been driving at reckless speed when he took a tight curve. -- PHOTO: REUTERS Jul 26, 2013, 6:49 pm SGT http://str.sg/ZTRL SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (AFP) - Spanish police said on Friday they have formally detained the driver of a fast-moving train that flew off the tracks, killing dozens of people. "He has been detained since 8pm (on Thursday). He is accused of crimes related to the accident," said Mr Jaime Iglesias, the chief of police in the northwestern region of Galicia where the accident happened. The Spanish police have also lowered the death toll in train crash to 78, after media reports than at least 80 died.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507723
__label__cc	0.634931	0.365069	Home > Why Romania? > Visiting Romania > We invite you to a journey to discover the many facets of Romania. It can be either a one day trip, a tour across the country or maybe a long weekend. Any option will give the opportunity to explore, taste, see and understand the country and culture. Besides the main attractions in Bucharest and in the country: the Black Sea with 45 miles of beautiful fine sand beaches, the Danube Delta - the largest and best preserved of Europe’s river deltas, the castles (Bran, Peles, Corvinilor), the Painted Monasteries in Bucovina or Maramures county – extraordinary for traditions and folklore, we would like to mention the unknown ones that are still definitely worth seeing. Turda Salt Mine “the coolest underground place in the world”, Business Insider A unique and real museum of salt mining in Transylvania, this salt mine has existed for over 13 million years and has an average thickness of 250 m. It was first opened for tourists in 1952 and it is located 30 km from Cluj-Napoca. The Salt Mine features: health activities such as Medicinal Bath Salt for rehabilitation therapies in internal diseases and in prevention and sanogenesis; recreation aria with swimming pool, SPA and wellness centre, playground for kids, mini-golf, bowling, boating on the underground lake, big wheel, sport field. Fabrica de Pensule (Paintbrush Factory) At the end of the industrial area of Cluj-Napoca operates an independent space for contemporary art. Paintbrush Factory is a unconventional place, named due to its location in the former industrial facility, focuses on an area of 2,000 sqm, 29 contemporary art spaces: artists' workshops, galleries and cultural organizations active in the fields of visual arts, contemporary dance, music and theatre (the program is available on the internet in Romanian, Hungarian and English). The neighbourhood of this cool place for contemporary art is mostly industrial. Mud Volcanoes A phenomenon that is pretty rare in the world can be seen in Romania, in Buzau county. The mud volcanoes are formed due to natural gas coming out of the ground at a depth of 3,000 m. The gases cross a clay soil and push the water out. A cold mud comes to the surface forming cones so they appear similar to volcanoes. Hoia-Baciu Forest, Cluj–Napoca Allegedly paranormal, this forest has been the subject of many studies. Witnesses say that they have observed lights, shapes and colours, strange shadows, voices and human faces appearing and disappearing. Shapes and even UFOs have been caught on photo camera. Researcher Adrian Patrut says there are magnetic anomalies, fluctuations of electromagnetic field, emissions infrasound. Among the most shocking events are the foot tracks that occur on land on land, snow or grass directly under the eyes of viewers, without explanation. Pestera Ursilor (Bears Cave) Bears' Cave is located in the western Apuseni Mountains and it received its name after the 140 cave bear skeletons which were discovered on the site in 1983. With a length of 1.5 km, this cave lighted by candles has beautiful natural sculptures which invite the visitor to an imaginative spectacle. The biggest cave in Romania is of length of 47 km and it is called Wind Cave (Pestera Vantului). Comana Natural Park (Parcul natural Comana) Only 30 km distance from Bucharest, Comana Natural Park is considered to be the second Delta in our country. Comana has lots species of birds, fish, reptiles, plants, mammals. It is the perfect one day trip to relax by walking in the forest, or go boating or maybe fly with moto-paraglider. Aventura Park will tempt you as well with climbing for kids and parents. Spending the night is not a problem, you will find villas that offer great accommodation and meals. The Merry Cemetery /The Happy Graveyard (Cimitirul Vesel) The Merry Cemetery is one of the most unusual places to visit in Romania. Located in Sapinta, the cemetery is a place where resting is seen with joy, because the soul passes into another dimension. The carved headstones are painted to illustrate the moments of life that has passed into another dimension. The paintings are sometimes satirical and accompanied by short poems. Ethnologists say Sapinta's laughing cemetery is likely a reflection of attitudes that come from the time of the Dacians, early inhabitants of Romania, and have been passed down in folklore ever since. The historian Herodotus said the Dacians were fearless in battle and went laughing to their graves because they believed they were going to meet Zalmoxis, their supreme god. The Retezat National Park The largest old-growth forests in Romania are present in the Retezat Mountains. The park contains a sparsely populated area teaming with wildlife (including Carpathian brown bears, deer, fowl, etc.), including some of the most remarkable glacial lakes in the country and offering numerous opportunities for paragliding, zip lining, hiking and trekking. - http://administraresite.edu.ro/index.php?module=uploads&func=download&fileId=16477 - http://www.romania.travel/en/page/start-planning - http://romaniatourism.com/did-you-know.html URL: https://studyinromania.gov.ro/Visiting_Romania	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507725
__label__wiki	0.931515	0.931515	Press: Third SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition nurtures SA playwright The third SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition will give the chance for five local playwrights to develop their work, with three grand prizes to be won. The top entries for this annual competition will have their plays presented at nightly staged readings, with a professional director and cast, from 30 September to 3 October. Each night will be hosted by a prominent member of the theatre community. The readings take place from Tuesday 30 September to Friday 3 October at the Garrick Theatre, Waterfront Theatre School, as part of the inaugural Cape Town Fringe festival. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 4 October. The Imbewu Trust is a non-profit organization which was established to promote the development of contemporary South African theatre and arts and to help showcase it on an international stage. It seeks to create an accessible community of varied voices that can flourish through collaboration, resourcefulness and innovation. The Trust created the SCrIBE Scriptwriting competition to provide new opportunities for local writers to fully develop their work. “A script may go through many versions before it is a production that is presented on stage,” says Imbewu Trust co-founder Sam de Romijn. “With SCrIBE, we wanted to facilitate that process for playwrights, enabling them to get feedback on, and therefore evolve their text. The overall winner will have their play professionally produced at a Cape Town theatre in 2015. Another winner will be able to have his or her script further developed, with a third prize of the Scribblers Dream, a financial prize to enable a writer to work alongside a mentor to develop their script. Each of the finalists will benefit from the opportunity to have a discussion with and feedback from the public and members of the theatre industry as part of the readings. The panel of SCrIBE judges comprises a group of seasoned theatre practitioners. A number of previous entrants have gone on to rework their text as a result of the open readings, and some on to further professional runs. The 2014 finalists are: 4 Small Gods by Joanna Evans; Man in the Green Jacket by Eliot Moleba; The Great Beginning by Thomas Hopkins; Last Cow Standing by Menzi Mkhwane and Dirt Road by Kim Sanssoucie. Last Cow Standing will be presented on Tuesday 30 September. The play is an epic fantasy about a young boy, Samira, who is chosen to save the dying cow herds of his people from perishing. It is the story of a hero’s journey, whose challenges reflect on the youth of South Africa, the youthful nature of our democracy and how imperative it is to shift from looking to leadership for all the answers and begin to search within ourselves. On Wednesday 1 October Dirt Road will be read. The play explores the idosyncratic relationship between tradition and modernity and is a quirky but inherently tragic love story set in contemporary Johannesburg, that follows the relationship between a Xhosa man and an English-speaking Coloured woman. On Thursday 2 October it’s the turn for 4 Small Gods. 4 Small Gods is a comic-tragedy that re-writes the ancient flood myth to examine contemporary relationships between people, animals, and the earth. Barriers between species, as well as barriers of language and theatrical convention, are destabilised on a storm-tossed boat. On Friday 3 October, there will be a double bill. Man in the Green Jacket will be read, followed by The Great Beginning. Man in the Green Jacket, a socio-political drama about a father and son living in the heart of the platinum belt. It examines how politics affect the personal, everyday, ordinary lives of miners and what it means to be a working class man and a father in today's South Africa. The Great Beginning is a two-hander drama about a friendship between a writer, Travis Hawkins and lawyer, Charlie Andrews. It engages with the perceptions of ‘what it is to be young’, through the lens of two young people whose seemingly privileged lives belie the demons they face internally. The SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition readings will take place from 30 September to 3 October at the Garrick Theatre at the Waterfront Theatre School with the awards ceremony on 4 October. Tickets cost R50. Bookings can be made at www.capetownfringe.co.za Writer biogs Menzi Mkhwane (Last Cow Standing) Son of celebrated South African theatre legend, Bheki Mkhwane, Menzi Mkhwane graduated Cum Laude at the Durban University Technology after completing a National Diploma in Drama Studies (2010). After successfully completing his last year of training he was chosen as one of four South Africans selected to perform in Holland; for the Dutch production of “Oliver Twist”; that was coordinated by Emma Durdan, Roel Twijnstra and directed by Jolanda van der Spoel under Theatre Groep Siberia. He returned to South Africa (2011) and embarked on his first professional Durban performance debut with his father. He then created his first professional work entitled “Pockets of Knowledge”; created alongside Sabelo Ndlovu his business partner and co-owner of Nu-Breed Theatre Company (2011). This work was nominated for Best New South African Script at the Durban Mercury Theatre Awards (2012). He was then cast as one of six actors in the revival of the internationally acclaimed “Horn of Sorrow” by Nicholas Ellenbogen (2013). He was also cast as a supporting character in South Africa’s first lokshin soap which premiered on DSTV’s Msanzi Magic where he played the supporting role of V12. (2013) Kim Sanssoucie (Dirt Road) Twenty-eight year old performing artist Kim Sanssoucie graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and Performance; Media and Communications from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. Some of her theatre credits include lead roles in Shakespeare’s' A Midsummer Nights’ Dream (Hermia) and Twelfth Night(Viola)as well as the title role in the children’s' production of Cinderella and the British farce Noises Off. She debuted as a writer as well as acted in her stage play Ordered Love, which was accepted to be performed at The Musho! Theatre Festival Fringe. Thereafter she was cast in the musical revue Jamaican Jam and the drama and 5,6,7,8...staged at the Catalina Theatre in Durban. Her work saw her nominated for the Copy Dog Fools' Awards for Best Breakthrough Actress and the Durban Theatre Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Revue. Her stage debut in Johannesburg was Steven Feinstein's The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus, the final production of The Actors' Centre at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre. She co-wrote, acted and directed the children’s production How Rainbows Work at the Theatre at Foxwood House. As well as performing in Puss in Boots (Puss) at the National Children’s Theatre under director Joyce Levinsohn. A trained dancer with nine years’ experience in ballet, modern and tap dance, Kim was part of the Flatfoot Dance Company specialising in African contemporary dance under choreographer Lliane Loots. Her national television debut was on SABC 1’s drama series Bay of Plenty which won Best Ensemble Cast and Full Length Drama Series at the 2009 SAFTAS. In 2010/2011 Kim worked on radio station Good Hope FM and in 2012 on SA’s number one digital radio station 2oceansviberadio.com on her show “Coloured In” both in Cape Town. In 2013, Kim wrote and starred in the stage play 'The Dirt Road' which debuted in Paris, France as part of the French Seasons 2013 cultural exchange festival at the American University of Paris and the LavoirModerneParisien Theatre and 2014 saw ‘the dirt road’ make its African debut at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Kim founded her live performance production company Slice Bean Machine in late 2013 which produced ‘the dirt road’ as its flagship project. Eliot Moleba (Man in the Green Jacket) Eliot Moleba is a Johannesburg based playwright, theatre-maker and director. He studied his Dramatic Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. Moleba uses theatre to address relevant social issues affecting young people, especially the relationship between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ South Africa and how the transition affects youth identity. He was recently one of the playwrights in residence for ASSITEJ SA’s Inspiring A Generation programme, currently one of the playwrights in residence with The Royal Court Theatre, London, and an alumni of the Theatre Project with the DO School, Hamburg, Germany. Credits include Pondoland (2014), How To Create The Perfect Woman (2014), The Immigrant (2014), The Man in The Green Jacket (2013/4), A letter to Nelson Mandela (2012), SizweBanzi is Alive (2011/2), Krapps Last Letter (2011), and The untitled (2010), among others. Thomas Hopkins (The Great Beginning) Thomas Hopkins was born and grew up in Johannesburg. He attended De La Salle Holy Cross College where he studied drama as a matric subject and acted in many school productions. In his final year, he was made Head of House as well as Head of Debating and Head of Public Speaking. He was also awarded an Honours Blazer and received the Dux Proxime award for academics. Thomas is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand and hopes to major in English Literature and History. Joanna Evans (4 Small Gods) Joanna Evans is a director, playwright and performer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She graduated with Distinction from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Theatre and Performance, specialising in Theatre Making. Her specialisation lies in the creation of new plays through a process of collaboration, improvisation and writing and she creates theatre for children, youth and adults. She has been awarded the ‘Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award’ for excellence for her production ‘The Year of the Bicycle’ at the 2013 National Arts Festival, the ‘Most Promising Student Director’ Award at the 2012 National Arts Festival and the 2012 Ruth Peffers trophy for Theatre Making. With her children’s theatre company ‘Pillow Fort Productions’, Joanna created the first professional South African show for babies (aged 1-4). Her plays have been performed at festivals in Italy, Germany and South Africa, and she has worked as an actor in residence in Yaounde, Cameroon for a UN funded project on migration. Joanna’s areas of interest and specialisation include animal studies, and specifically modes of representing animals in performance, puppetry and object theatre, script-development, theatre for the very young, and intergenerational and cross-cultural performance. Press release provided by Christine Skinner.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507727
__label__cc	0.61591	0.38409	Completing the Revolution Four Keys to a More Prosperous Future. By Mohamed A. El-Erian Most Egyptians are impatient, and understandably so. They are eager to see their revolution achieve its goals of social justice, democracy, and a better livelihood for all their countrymen and women. They are suspicious of forces seeking to hijack it. They are tired of waiting for security to be restored to their streets and neighborhoods. And they are looking for an immediate lifting of the other impediments to growth, jobs, and financial stability. I too wish to see all this happen and happen very quickly in the context of a vibrant and inclusive post-revolutionary Egypt. And, like many others, I worry that the longer it takes to materialize, the higher the risk that the revolution may fall victim to narrow vested interests, thus undermining one of the most inspirational and impressive popular uprisings in history. The challenge for Egyptian society is to reconcile these genuine feelings and legitimate aspirations with the post-revolutionary realities on the ground and, more broadly, in the global economy. This requires four conditions to be met: a better all-around understanding of Egypt’s transition and the historic pivots facing the country; a clearer vision of the country’s medium-term economic destination; immediate steps to restore the country’s growth and employment engines and to stabilize its finances; and steady progress in the multi-year efforts to establish strong, more transparent, and highly accountable institutions. After an impressive popular uprising and the remarkable overthrow of President Mubarak, Egypt has faced difficulties in transitioning to the next phase of historic revolutionary change—namely, pivoting from dismantling the past to the even more challenging phase of putting in place sustainable drivers of a better future. While both disappointing and frustrating, these difficulties should not come as a great surprise, judging from the experience of many other major revolutionary movements. Indeed, history reminds us that the process of positive change takes time and effort, especially as countries and societies emerge from repressive regimes that co-opted both public and private institutions, distorted resource allocation, and removed accountability and transparency. It is not easy to instantaneously set up institutions that are both credible and effective—especially if the effort de facto starts from scratch. Strong political leadership is required, one that is able and willing to secure legitimate broad-based support. And the population must buy into a medium-term vision that, preferably, also includes some early and visible wins. In the immediate aftermath of overthrowing President Mubarak, Egypt faced these challenges in droves. Years of repressive governance sucked awareness, responsiveness, and inclusiveness out of the country’s key institutions. Post-revolutionary political leaderships—on a standalone manner and in what was feasible collaboratively—did not have the organization and standing to, using the famous South African example of Nelson Mandela, urge citizens to move forward by “forgiving but not forgetting the past.” And the population experienced few early gains beyond the greater ability for self-expression and freer organization—a critical step, but one that does not feed stomachs or provide greater assurances about future wellbeing. Post-revolutionary Egypt was also encumbered by the circumstances of entities looking to fill new political vacuums. For example, aspirants started with very different initial conditions with respect to networks and coordination—from the grassroots organization of the Muslim Brotherhood and the traditional dominance of the armed forces to the scramble among new youth and secular movements to organize into effective political parties. Many also questioned the extent to which, after having served an important transitional role, the armed forces would go back to the barracks—and under what conditions. Egypt’s relatively peaceful revolution would not have materialized without the decisions taken by the armed forces in the initial phases. These decisions earned them respect and admiration among citizens from all socio-economic backgrounds, religions, and ages—and rightly so. Yet the longer the bumpy and uncertain transition persisted under the rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the greater the questions that arose about the armed forces’ ultimate objectives and political aspirations. All these differences in “initial conditions” inevitably contributed to an uneven playing field—in both reality and perception—for the range of political forces competing for influence in the new Egypt. As such, the format and timing of every important political step involved distinct winners and losers. And with that, suspicions inescapably arise. And all this made the critical historic transition and pivots even more challenging Then, there are the everyday realities of the economic and financial dislocations. Many months after the overthrow of President Mubarak, Egypt still lacked a properly functioning economy and strong finances. Production and income generation remained well below the nation’s potential—let alone what is required to address the acute problems of poverty and unemployment. Domestic and foreign investments slumped thus withdrawing even more oxygen from the economy, the recovery of tourism was painfully slow, and the risk of disruptive capital flight remained uncomfortably high. With high income and wealth inequality, Egypt’s poor economic conditions quickly translated into worrisome social problems—and this at a time when already millions of citizens were poor and had no financial cushions to speak of (of their own or through government-supplied safety nets). Lastly, we must not forget the current highly unsettled global environment. Europe’s deepening debt crisis, along with America’s sluggish economic growth, translates into even less trade and tourism for Egypt. Growth also slowed in systemically important emerging countries, such as Brazil, China, and India. All this makes it more difficult for Egypt to export, and to attract external aid and secure the debt forgiveness needed to provide the country with financial breathing space. These are all legitimate reasons why the revolution had and is having difficulties moving from the overthrow of former President Mubarak to the creation of an inclusive future for the many. And, inescapably, this fuels concerns that the revolution could be hijacked and/or derailed. Yet there are reasons to remain hopeful. And this starts with the recognition that Egypt has embarked on a multi-year process that less than two years ago was deemed improbable if not unthinkable. It is not just a multi-year process. It is also a multi-staged and multi-faceted one that involves individual and collective learning and adaptation. Judging from its important attributes and areas of agility, Egypt will continue to move forward. Yes, it will be bumpy, uneven, and at times even messy. But good governance will steadily increase. Better institutions will continue to emerge. New networks and organizations will form. Alliances will be established and re-established. And the economic and financial situation will improve. All this takes us to the four major conditions that could facilitate the quicker emergence of a stable destination for the country, and help avoid some of the potholes in the journey. First, it is critical for the political process to be more open with the population about the challenges of Egypt’s historic transition. Understandably, all political forces are eager to use the excesses of the past to legitimize their claim for influence and power in the new Egypt. They must also be open about the real challenges of the immediate future, through continuous and frank communication and a better assessment of the inevitable difficulties. Second, political leaderships have an obligation to set out a concrete and realistic economic vision for the next three to five years. And this goes well beyond slogans that no reasonable person can disagree with. It is also about a detailed and coherent medium-term plan that specifically answers questions such as: How many jobs can and will be created? How quickly will the internal financial situation stabilize? How effectively can public spending be oriented to provide better services and support for the many (as opposed to the few)? What does subsidy reform look like? What is the role of external donors and creditors? Third, Egypt must take immediate steps to stabilize its economic and financial situation. Key impediments to regaining pre-revolutionary production and employment levels must and can be removed. Legal and operational uncertainties, many of which have been associated with the abuse of existing procedures, should and can be minimized. Also, and notwithstanding the admirable and correct aspiration for self-reliance, the country needs to consider whether and how to quickly mobilize sufficient external financing on appropriate terms. Finally, none of this will be fully effective without properly functioning institutions that are legitimate and accountable. This is the only way to create a durable counter against the corruption that, for so many years, has eaten away at the integrity and vibrancy of Egypt—as well as at its international standing and reputation. After a bumpy start, the country has recorded some important gains in this respect, starting with the holding of relatively free and fair elections, including one for Egypt’s first civilian president. This must and can be used as a building block for reforming moribund institutions of state, as well as those that were co-opted by privileged minority interests. This is not an easy list of tasks. Will it prove too demanding for an Egyptian society that was repressed for so long and functions in an increasingly unstable global economic environment? It is certainly a risk, and one that must be managed carefully especially in light of the country’s initial economic, financial, political, and social conditions. I strongly believe that Egypt has both the ability and willingness to move forward and realize the objectives of the revolution. I say this not in a naïve and idealistic fashion but as an individual who, through both personal experiences and a professional career, has been exposed to change in countries around the world. Observing closely the developments in Egypt, I cannot but be impressed by the multitude of people who feel—and strongly believe—that finally they now “own” their country. We see this admirable trait in the robustness of political discourse, and in the willingness to get involved. We also see it in the sprouting of civic engagement and volunteerism all over this proud country. Many Egyptians citizens, and the youth in particular, also feel that after many decades, they again have a legitimate and effective claim on the street. They have the organizational ability to maintain it and the inspirational drive to persevere. That alone will provide a set of checks and balances that pre-revolutionary Egypt sorely lacked. And while it is not a guarantee of a specific outcome in a precise timeframe, it is an important pushback against the minority of vested interests that seeks to disrupt a revolution that has rightly earned the admiration and respect of millions around the world. Mohamed A. El-Erian is Chief Executive Officer and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, the global investment management firm. He is author of When Markets Collide, a New York Times andWall Street Journal best seller that was named as the Financial Times Goldman Sachs best business book of 2008, a book of the year by the Economist, and one of the best business books of all time by the Independent. Will Trump and El-Sisi Avert a Proven Disaster? I think we should all be very worried about the tone and direction of Trump’s apparent […] From Dictatorship to Democracy Political analyst Amr Hamzawy says that Egypt’s new challenge is to transform the […] Seeking Justice Longtime activist Aida Seif El-Dawla demands that Egypt’s regime be held accountable for […] Tragedy and Danger in the Trump-Sisi Meeting Egypt's path, with the continued support of the U.S., could lead towards further catastrophe.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507728
__label__wiki	0.916368	0.916368	Photographer shares story behind powerful photo of 2-year-old girl at border Getty Images photographer John Moore captured the photo during a ride-along with U.S. Border Patrol agents. June 18, 2018, 12:50 PM UTC / Source: TODAY By Eun Kyung Kim The disturbing image of a 2-year-old Honduran girl crying as U.S. Border Patrol agents search her mother has come to represent the heartbreak being experienced by illegal immigrants separated from their children. The Getty Images photographer who snapped the now-viral photo has since described the story behind that particular picture, in which a toddler in a bright pink blouse wails as she looks up at adults beside her. “As the father myself, this photograph was especially difficult for me to take," John Moore wrote on Instagram. "It is one from a series yesterday while i was on a ride-along with the Border Patrol in Texas’ Río Grande." https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj-Us3Fn_IS The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer has taken hundreds of photos illustrating the struggles of illegal immigrants over the past decade. But he said little prepared him for the suffering he repeatedly witnessed as children were forcefully separated from their parents while federal agents begin to weigh their case. “The Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy for undocumented immigrants calls for the separation of parents and children while their cases for political asylum are adjudicated, a process that can take months — or years,” Moore wrote. Melania Trump, Laura Bush weigh in on President Trump's 'zero tolerance' immigration policy Moore said most of the immigrants he photographed during the ride-along were asylum seekers from Central America, fleeing their home country because of violence there. "Most of these families were scared, to various degrees," Moore told Getty’s online site, Foto. "I doubt any of them had ever done anything like this before — flee their home countries with their children, traveling thousands of miles through dangerous conditions to seek political asylum in the United States, many arriving in the dead of night." Last week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions put harsher restrictions on rules related to U.S. acceptance of immigrants when he said that fear of domestic abuse or gang violence is not an acceptable basis for granting asylum. First lady Melania Trump uncharacteristically waded into the debate through a rare statement issued Sunday by her spokeswoman. “Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform," the statement said. "She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart.” Former first lady Laura Bush also weighed in with her views. In a Washington Post opinion piece, the wife of former President George W. Bush noted the couple live in the border state of Texas. “I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart,” she wrote. 5 undocumented immigrants killed fleeing Border Patrol agents Attorney General Sessions announced in May the Trump Administration's intent to separate parents and children who have illegally entered the United States through the southwest border. Outrage has grown as traumatic stories of families being torn apart continue to be shared over the weeks. The tragedies have prompted parents across the country are looking for ways to help the children involved. Several ways to help child immigrants can be found here.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507731
__label__wiki	0.548699	0.548699	Home > University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Columbia 65211 Jesse Hall Columbia View map Cheryl and 32 others shortlisted this university The University of Missouri-Columbia was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, the first public university in Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory. Our distinct mission, as Missouri's only state-supported member of the Association of American Universities, is to provide all Missourians the benefits of a world-class research university. We are stewards and builders of a priceless state resource, a unique physical infrastructure and scholarly environment in which our tightly interlocked missions of teaching, research and service work together on behalf of all citizens. Students work side by side with some of the world's best faculty to advance the arts and humanities, the sciences, and the professions. Scholarship and teaching are daily driven by a sense of public service--the obligation to produce and disseminate knowledge that will improve the quality of life in the state, the nation and the world. The University of Missouri-Columbia, as the state's major land-grant university, honors the public trust placed in it and accepts the associated accountability to the people of Missouri for its stewardship of that trust. Our duty is to acquire, create, transmit, and preserve knowledge, and to promote understanding. International students - 1,470 Interested in studying in United States? NYU Center for Urban Science & Progress UCI Paul Merage School of Business Hult International Business School Pepperdine Graziadio Business School The University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business Pennsylvania State University: Smeal College of Business Arizona State University Online Gabelli School of Business ASU - Thunderbird School of Global Management University of Louisville - School of Public Health & Information Sciences George Washington University School of Business Monday, 24th Feb 2020 Friday, 28th Feb 2020 Top US Universities by State 2020 The US is home to some of the best universities in the world and th... How to Get a UK Student Visa Want to study in the UK? Find out whether you need to apply for a U... Study in California There are many reasons to study in California: world-class universi... Top Universities in the US 2019 Click here to view the latest version of this article, based on the... Study in Texas Want to study in Texas? Part of the Deep South region, Texas is mor... Over 150 US universities are included in the QS World University Ra... Jesse Hall Grenoble Ecole de Management	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507732
__label__cc	0.660303	0.339697	2014 Kia Soul Exclaim Long-Term Verdict Review Not So Square After All By Karla Sanchez \| Photos By Guy Hermann, Motor Trend Staff \| August 06, 2015 \| Well, that went by fast. After a year of manning the 2014 Kia Soul long-termer, the hamster-mobile has warmed my heart in more ways than one. I never would’ve thought I’d be sad to see the Shrek-colored boxcar go, but after living with it for a full year, I can understand why the Soul has continued to dominate sales charts. More on Motortrend.com: Priced: 2016 Kia Soul Starts at $16,515 In the year I had it, I’ve moved twice and stuffed the Soul to the max. I wasn’t the only one to take advantage of the Soul’s spacious interior, as it was requested as a support vehicle for photography purposes on multiple occasions. Other staffers found themselves loading it with their snow gear and skis, as well as party tables and chairs. Although it looks funky on the outside, the Soul is surprisingly refined inside with leather-wrapped elements and just enough shiny black and aluminum plastic trim to make it look nice, not cheap. The dash is covered in soft-touch material, and the black stitching on the perforated black leather is tight and nicely constructed. The interior survived the year unscathed except for minor scuffs left by snowboards on the back of the passenger seat and on the black shiny plastic trim on the right rear passenger’s door panel. Some other (more expensive) cars have just a mesh lining covering the panoramic sunroof, but the Soul’s was thick enough to completely keep out the sun. Even though its interior proved to be very much grown up, the Soul still stayed true to its funky roots with unique elements such as the tweeters mounted on top of the HVAC vents. More on Automobilemag.com: 2016 Kia Soul Adds New Standard Features, Updated Packages Reactions from almost everyone who first stepped inside the Soul went a little something like this: “Whoa. It’s actually really nice in here.” It never failed. Not once did anyone ever complain about legroom or headroom, and I personally appreciated the easy ingress and egress. Even though I don’t have any little ones yet, I’d image the Soul would be a stylish alternative for small families. That’s because over the past year, I watched my puppy grow from a little 8-pound thing to a 46-pound beast in the Soul, and strapping his doggie seatbelt into the back seat was always a breeze thanks to the easy entry and exit. He also enjoyed himself back there, as the seats had a good seatback-to-seat-cushion ratio, allowing him to sit upright in a comfortable position. He seemed to think overall visibility of the Soul was great, too, especially because he could easily see out the large windows and rest his head on the low sill. Baden proves the Soul is a dog-friendly vehicle While I drove the Soul, the hatch proved relatively inexpensive to maintain. Aside from a piece of loose, black liftgate trim, we had no issues with the car, and spent just $127.32 in maintenance costs. Our long-term Mazda3 S GT, which carried an as-tested price of less than $1,000 more than our $26,635 Soul, cost $162.55 to maintain. Our all-wheel-drive 2012 Subaru Impreza Sport Limited cost $315.01 and our long-term 2013 Kia Rio SX, which traveled about 16,000 miles more than our Soul and visited the dealer for maintenance more often, cost $215.55. More on Automotive.com: 2015 Kia Soul Receives Minor Updates So what will I miss the most? Well, let’s see: heated front seats, heated rear seats, cooled front seats, the massive panoramic sunroof, and the 18 radio station presets. It seems like I’ll just miss the premium features more than the actual car, but that’s not entirely true. The Soul did surprise me with its capable performance, which I really became familiar with on a new route home from work. Instead of driving on the traffic-choked 405 freeway over the notorious Sepulveda Pass, I started taking a detour through the canyon, and the Soul was able to hang through every quick turn. I underestimated the top-heavy Soul, thinking it was going to exhibit tons of body roll through the curves, but it stayed level and planted with each flick of the steering wheel. It may not handle like our long-term Subaru WRX STI, but it’s still more than stable enough to keep the average driver feeling confident on winding roads. If the Soul Exclaim’s 164-hp, 2.0-liter four-banger left me wanting a bit more, I can’t imagine what it’d be like driving the base model, which makes an anemic 130 hp by way of a 1.6-liter I-4. But if engine performance isn’t a big priority, the Soul’s blend of refinement, value, and fun styling should be more than enough to win consumers over. Although the models come standard with plenty of niceties, I highly suggest opting for some of the packages offered if you’ve got some extra cash lying around, because the premium features definitely helped the Soul earn some very high marks. Of course, it wasn’t all perfect. Although the UVO infotainment system was super easy to use with a very responsive touchscreen, I wish it had more smartphone-like capabilities for things such as viewing the map. It’s hard trying to zoom in by pushing buttons on a touchscreen, so it’d be cool to just use the same gestures one would use to zoom in and out on a smartphone. Either way, the screen is good quality, which becomes apparent when the sun hits it. There’s no reflection, and it does a good job of hiding fingertip smudges. Back to the downfalls. The voice-control system is not the best, requiring me to repeat myself several times in certain instances. There was just the one aforementioned fit and finish issue with the black plastic trim on the tailgate was starting to lift. After a year behind the wheel, I grew to appreciate what the Soul was good at, realizing that it has more pros than cons. I never would have considered the Soul before my time in it, so it definitely proved me wrong. This entry was posted in Soul Articles on August 11, 2015 by Administrator.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507733
__label__wiki	0.755685	0.755685	5 things to know about Pride Month June is officially known as Pride Month, honoring LGBTQ+ equality and acceptance around the world. Here are five things to know about Pride. 1. It started as a commemoration of the Stonewall riots. On June 27, 1969, police raided a gay club in New York City called the Stonewall Inn. The resulting riot launched the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The first rally and march was held one year later, organized by the "Mother of Pride" Brenda Howard. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the uprising. 2. The Stonewall Inn is a national monument. President Barack Obama declared the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding Christopher Street Park the Stonewall National Monument in 2016. "The Stonewall Uprising is considered by many to be the catalyst that launched the modern LGBT civil rights movement," President Obama wrote in the proclamation. "From this place and time, building on the work of many before, the nation started the march — not yet finished — toward securing equality and respect for LGBT people." The Stonewall Inn is a continuing place of demonstration for the LGBTQ+ community. 3. Pride wasn't always known as "Pride." The first Pride event was actually known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. "Gay Liberation" or "Gay Freedom" were more common names for marches and rallies. Pride became more commonly used in the 1980s and '90s, when parades instead of marches also became more common. 4. Each color of the Pride flag means something. Gilbert Baker, an American artist, gay rights activist and U.S. Army veteran, created the flag in 1978 after his friends encouraged him to create a symbol for the movement. Each color has a meaning: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, blue for harmony and violet for spirit. 5. The largest Pride Parade is in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Over 2.5 million people attend the Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade each year. It earned the Guinness World Record in 2006 for the largest Gay Pride celebration in the world. Read more from GateHouse Media: Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of Pride Catholic bishop’s anti-LGBTQ tweet draws hundreds to protest Ben & Jerry’s is making CBD-infused ice cream	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507739
__label__wiki	0.877909	0.877909	10 Under-Appreciated Animated Disney Films Wednesday, August 02, 2017 / Jaime / No comments Most animated movie fans know the popular Disney titles, such as Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, and even Toy Story. But Disney—alongside its partner studios, like Pixar and Studio Ghibli—has a plethora of fantastic films that don't receive the credit they deserve. Here are a few of my favorite under-appreciated animated Disney films. Disney teamed up with Marvel Studios for this film, which is definitely evident in the superhero-style storyline and the ultra-cool Stan Lee cameo. (I think this is his best cameo by far.) The greatest crime to the animated film world is that this movie doesn't receive more love. The world building of San Fransokyo, the diverse cast of characters, and an adorable, marshmallow-y robot—how is that not cool? In addition, it's about superheroes and worm holes and all kinds of cool STEM-related stuff. Disney did a marvelous job with this one. (Annnd it won an Oscar for the best animated feature film.) One of my favorite Disney/Pixar films is Up. Not only does it tell an entire love story in less than five minutes, but it does it without words. Plus, this movie is chock full of humor, adventure, and awesome aerodynamics. Everybody wants Carl to be their grandpa, Dug to the be their loyal dog, and Russell to be their next door neighbor when the movie is finished. It's poetic and visually stunning, and it just might make you cry. A lot. (This film also won an Oscar for the best animated feature film.) Like Up, Ratatouille is often forgotten among the more popular Pixar titles, but it has its merits. The visuals of Remy's food experience are gorgeous, and I adore the French atmosphere throughout the movie. The plot is adorable, and despite Remy being a rat, I can't help but wish he was my friend. (Also, like Up, Ratatouille won an Oscar for best animated feature film.) One of the most gorgeous animated films ever, Howl's Moving Castle holds a special place in my heart. Studio Ghibli did wonders with the adaptation of Diana Wynn Jones' novel, and I absolutely adore this film. If you're interested in trying out an anime but don't want to be put off by a strange story or weird mythology, try this movie instead. It's a fantasy adventure full of humor, silliness, and of course, dramatic flair. (Looking at you, Howl!) Meet the Robinsons Meet the Robinsons is a conglomeration of a ton of amazing things, from nefarious villains and time-travel to crazy cool inventions and ridiculous dinosaurs to silly family dynamics and motivational messages. The plot twists in this one really hit home, and there are tons of jokes and puns scattered throughout. It's a fun adventure that shouldn't be forgotten, but instead we should move forward in remembering that it exists. When I heard about this film, I was a little skeptical. How in the world can you take Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespearan tragedy, and retell it as a cute animated film with gnomes? Well, Disney did it. And they did it well. Not only does it follow the original play fairly well, it works within the "backyard" setting and the world of gnomes. It also includes tons of Shakespeare references and Easter eggs, including good ole Will himself. (Voiced by none other than Sir Patrick Stewart.) Throw in a few songs by Elton John, and this movie nailed it. While I know some people who adore this film, it's still often forgotten. Those who have seen it love it, but it doesn't have the cult following that other "lost" Disney films, like Atlantis, do. Treasure Planet is a retelling of Treasure Island but with awesome steampunk aspects like flying ships, hoverboards, and aliens (and gorgeous animation). They really did a great job with this film, and it's easily become a favorite. It's been a while since I saw this film, but I remember enjoying the story. With every King Arthur retelling, it's a little different, and this one definitely follows suit. It's worth a watch, especially if you're a fan of the well-known legend. Plus, Merlin. If you like adorable animals, unlikely friendships, and a bucket of feels, watch The Fox and the Hound. It's simply adorable as these two unlikely animals become friends and learn who and what they are as they grow up. I remember it being a favorite as a child, and I think it deserves more love, despite how sad it is. Bonus: Enchanted Technically, this film is a hybrid, since it features both animated and live-action scenes. Still, it's one of the best, and often forgotten, Disney titles, blending the typical Disney princess tropes with something new and hilarious. While the animated scenes aren't the best parts of the film, I think this movie deserves more recognition. (And a sequel!) What other Disney films deserve more appreciation? 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__label__wiki	0.836719	0.836719	University Of Kentucky Fine Arts Building Lohmann convert the dome ceiling of University of Kentucky’s Memorial Hall entrance into public art to contextualize a controversial mural found within the building made by Ann. This really very. Baker holds a dual appointment as assistant dean of the College of Humanities & Fine Arts and professor of music at Murray State University in Kentucky. Adam Walker has been named director of. Concordia University, located in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Montreal, Quebec, is one of Canada’s most innovative and diverse, comprehensive universities. The Master of Arts in Christian Spiritual Formation and Leadership (MACSFL) is designed as a personal growth, academic and professional program for both lay people and people in professional ministry. You will receive the tools and resources for developing a framework for spiritual formation, while building a stronger theological foundation. 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The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky.Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state’s two land-grant universities (the other being Kentucky State University), the largest college or university in the state, with 30,720 students.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507741
__label__wiki	0.852461	0.852461	Civil Rights Activist Flonzie Brown Wright Civil rights activist Flonzie Brown Wright was born in Farmhaven, Mississippi on August 12, 1942 to Little Pickett Dawson Brown and Frank Brown, Sr. Her family moved to Canton, Mississippi in 1947, and she attended Holy Child Jesus School and Canton public schools. Brown Wright enrolled at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, and later moved to California, before returning to Mississippi in 1962. After the assassination of civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, on June 12, 1963, his brother, Charles Evers, appointed Brown Wright as Canton’s NAACP branch manager. Brown Wright registered thousands of African Americans to vote and testified before a congressional subcommittee on enforcing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. After James Meredith was shot during the March Against Fear in 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. called on Brown Wright to arrange accommodations for three thousand marchers in Canton. In 1968, Brown Wright became the first African American woman to hold a position as elected commissioner in Mississippi. In this role, Brown Wright monitored elections, trained poll workers, supervised registrars, and sued the Elections Board for discriminating against black candidates and poll workers. Between 1969 and 1973, Brown Wright served as vice president of the Institute of Politics at Millsaps College and from 1974 to 1989, she worked for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In 1994, Brown Wright published her bestselling book, Looking Back to Move Ahead. She also served as a student affairs scholar in residence at Miami University, and was the CEO of FBW & Associates, a market-consulting firm in Jackson. In 2016, the Flonzie Brown Gooloe Courtroom in Canton City Hall was named in her honor. The same year, she received the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ‘Director’s Community Leadership Award.’ Brown Wright served on the board of the Mississippi Humanities Council, and was a founding member of Women of Progress. She also assisted with the creation of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, which opened in 2017. Brown Wright has two sons, Edward Goodloe Jr. and Lloyd Goodloe, and a daughter, Cynthia Goodloe Palmer. Flonzie Brown Wright was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 13, 2017. Tougaloo College Flonzie Farmhaven WRI08 If Your Space Is No Better When You Leave It Than When You Found It, You Need To Redefine Your Journey Civil rights activist Flonzie Brown Wright (1942 - ) was the first African American woman to hold a position as elected commissioner in Mississippi, and served as branch manager of the Canton NAACP. FBW and Associates, Inc. Star, Inc. Read more about Flonzie Brown Wright Myrlie Evers-Williams Civic leader and civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was born on March 17, 1933 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mildred Washington Beasley and James Van Dyke Beasley. Raised by her paternal grandmother and aunt, who were both schoolteachers, Evers-Williams graduated from Magnolia High School in 1950, and enrolled at Alcorn A&M College. She married Medgar Evers in 1951, who she met on her first day at Alcorn A&M College. The couple moved to Mound Bayou, Mississippi in 1952, where Evers-Williams worked as a secretary at Magnolia Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 1954, Evers-Williams relocated to Jackson, Mississippi, where her husband was hired as the first Mississippi field secretary for the NAACP and she worked as his secretary. In 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated, and the following year, two all-white juries failed to reach a verdict, resulting in two mistrials. After the second trial, Evers-Williams moved to Claremont, California. In 1967, she co-wrote the book “For Us, the Living” about Medgar Evers’ life and work. Evers-Williams earned her B.A. degree in sociology from Pomona College in 1968, becoming the director of planning at the Center for Educational Opportunity for Claremont Colleges later that year. In 1969, Evers-Williams was hired as an editor and columnist for Ladies’ Home Journal , where she covered the signing of the Paris Peace Accords treaty in Paris, France. From 1973 to 1975, she worked as vice president for advertising and publicity at the advertising firm of Seligman and Latz. She became the national director for community affairs for the Atlantic Richfield Company in 1975. In 1987, Evers-Williams was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley as commissioner of the Board of Public Works, a position she held until 1991. In 1994, she was named vice chair of the NAACP, serving as chairperson of the board of directors in 1995. In 1999, Evers-Williams’ autobiography, “Watch Me Fly: What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I Was Meant to Be,” was published. Evers-Williams founded the Medgar Evers Institute in 1998, which was later renamed the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute. In 2001, she was featured as one of the 100 Most Fascinating Women of the Twentieth Century in Ebony magazine. She received the National Freedom Award in 2009 from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. She also joined the board of directors of the Oregon arts education organization Caldera. In 2013, she delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. She received an honorary degree from the College of New Rochelle in 2016. Myrlie Evers-Williams was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 11, 2017. Evers-Williams Myrlie The Bahamas, and Anywhere I Can Find Peace Hush. Be Still and Know That I Am God. Thankful I Can Eat Most Foods Civic leader and civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams (1933 - ), widow of Medgar Evers, served as national director for community affairs for the Atlantic Richfield Company. She was named chairperson of the NAACP board of directors in 1995, and honored with the NAACP Spingarn Medal in 1998. A Combination Read more about Myrlie Evers-Williams Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb Civil rights activist Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb was born on February 15, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1963, Webb was arrested when she marched with hundreds of local students in The Birmingham’s Children’s Crusade, which took place following the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. She later graduated from Western-Jackson Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama in 1967, and went on to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 1975, Webb joined the Birmingham Police Department as the second African American female hired by the law enforcement agency. The following year, she began working in the business services unit handling fraudulent financial activities. In 1979, Webb was assigned to the Birmingham Jail. She then served as a team investigative officer for James K. Baker, the City Attorney of Birmingham, in 1980. Webb subsequently served as a security staff member for Richard Arrington, the mayor of Birmingham, and became a personal security officer for the mayor and his family. In 1985, the documentary In The Name of Love was released. The film paid homage to the interracial marriage of Webb and her late husband, Lieutenant William Webb, who was a white officer in the Birmingham Police Department. In 2000, she began serving as administrative assistant to Gwendolyn Sykes, a member of the Birmingham City Council. Webb then began working as a code enforcement officer for Birmingham Public Works. An active participant in her community, Webb was involved in establishing the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum, the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail, and the Birmingham Black Radio Museum. Webb also served as vice president for The Travel Scene travel agency, and founded the charity and human rights organization, Foot Soldier International in 2012. Webb’s participation in the Civil Rights Movement has been widely documented. In 2004, the documentary Mighty Times: The Children’s March, which featured Webb and won an Academy Award for “Best Documentary.” Her participation in the movement has also been documented by the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trial and the Birmingham Black Radio Museum. Webb has one daughter, Theresa. Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on May 5, 2017. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Civil rights activist Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb (1949 - ) was the second African American female officer for the Birmingham Police Department and founded the human rights organization, Food Soldier International Read more about Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb Henry "Hank" Thomas Civil rights activist and entrepreneur Henry “Hank” Thomas was born on August 29, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida to Tina R. Heggs and James Cobb. Thomas graduated from Richard J. Murray High School in St. Augustine, Florida in 1959, and received a scholarship to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. At Howard, Thomas participated in lunch counter sit-ins, and was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In May of 1961, Thomas and the other Freedom Riders travelled to the South to protest segregation laws. Thomas was first arrested in Winnsboro, South Carolina, but was soon released. He then survived a firebombing in Anniston, Alabama. Arriving in Jackson, Mississippi, Thomas and the other Freedom Riders were arrested; and upon his release from Parchman State Prison Farm, Thomas was the first Freedom Rider to appeal his conviction, which was upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1964, but reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 195. Thomas was arrested twenty-two times over the course of his civil rights activism. In 1965, Thomas served in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Army Medic, and was awarded the Purple Heart for his service. After his tour ended in 1966, Thomas moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he and a business partner purchased and operated a Laundromat. After selling his share of the Laundromat, Thomas acquired a Dairy Queen franchise, and then a Burger King franchise, before becoming the franchisee of six McDonald’s restaurants. Thomas went on to own four Marriott Hotels, two Fairfield Inns, and two TownePlace Suites. He was the president of Victoria Hospitality Properties, Inc. and vice-president of Hayon, Inc., which owned and operated McDonald’s restaurants in the Atlanta area. In 1993, Thomas was one of three U.S. veterans to travel to Vietnam for a reconciliation meeting with North Vietnamese soldiers. Thomas received numerous awards for his civil rights activism and his business achievements. In 2010, he was inducted into the Atlanta Business League Men of Influence Hall of Fame and received the 365black Award given by McDonald’s Inc. In 2011, he was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. He was a lifetime member of the NAACP, and served on the board of trustees for Morehouse School of Medicine. Thomas and his wife, Yvonne Thomas, have two children and four grandchildren. Henry “Hank” Thomas was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on October 1, 2016. Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee Richard J. Murray High School THO23 I'll Be Doggone. Black eyed oeas and rice, chicken Civil rights activist and entrepreneur Henry "Hank" Thomas (1941 - ) was a founding member the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and of a Freedom Riders. Later, he became the president of Victoria Hospitality, Inc., the vice president of Hayon, Inc. and a McDonald’s franchisee. Atlanta Fire Department Laundramat Hayon Inc. Group Victoria Hospitality Partners Read more about Henry "Hank" Thomas Anti-Apartheid activist and educator Caroline Hunter was born on September 5, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Xavier University Preparatory School and graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana with her B.S. degree in chemistry in 1968. After graduation, Hunter was hired as a research bench chemist for Polaroid Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1970, upon the discovery of her employer’s involvement in the South African apartheid system as the producer of the passbook photos, she and her future husband, co-worker Ken Williams, formed the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement (PRWM). Hunter and Williams became the first American activists to challenge their employers’ South African investments. They led a seven-year boycott against Polaroid that included testifying before the United Nations and Congress about American corporations profiting from assisting the South African government. In 1971, Polaroid fired both Hunter and Williams, but the PRWM prevailed and by 1977 Polaroid completely pulled out of South Africa. After her involvement in the PRWM, Hunter went on to work as an educator. She was a secondary science and math teacher, and volunteered on a number of school-community projects for at-risk youth, advocacy and support for diverse parents, and elimination of the achievement gap. She also taught math and science to Boston, Massachusetts’s public high school students in summers and Saturday workshops. In 1999, Hunter earned her M.Ed. degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and became the assistant principal of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Hunter was invited to give the keynote at the Dr. Effie Jones Memorial Luncheon at the AASA National Conference on Education, at the Music City Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and received the Dr. Effie Jones Humanitarian Award from the AASA – The School Superintendents Association on February 14, 2014. Hunter received the 2012 Rosa Parks Memorial Award by the National Education Association for leading the effort that led to sanctions against apartheid in South Africa. The South African Partners presented the Amandla Award to Hunter in 2012, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association presented her with the Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award in 2011. In 1998, after her husband, Ken Williams, passed away, she and her daughter, Lisette, founded the Ken Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund (KWMS), of which Hunter served as secretary and the annual golf tournament coordinator. The KWMS Fund has awarded more than $30,000 in college scholarships to needy high school students from Cambridge and Martha’s Vineyard for outstanding social justice work and art. Caroline Hunter was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on August 9, 2014. Lisetta Ken Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund Ken Williams Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament/Luncheon Fatherhood Program, Middlesex Probation Department Mayor Duehay\'s Commission on Race/Class Superintendent D\'Alessandro\'s Task Force on Race/Class, Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Scholarship Committee House of Blues Scholarship Committee Racial Imbalance Advisory Committee, MA Department of Education MA Department of Education Task Force/Commission on African American Male Success Mayor Kenneth Reeves\' Commission on Schools for the 21st Century The Benjamin Banneker Charter School Cambridge Partnership for Public Education Mayor Alice Wolfe\'s Town and Gown Committee Multicultural Committee, Cambridge Public Schools Operation Rescue, Cambridge Teacher Association MA Teachers Association Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Governor Sargent\'s Commission on Privacy & Personal Data Center for Technological Alternatives City of Cambridge Commission on Cable Television Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement (PRWM) Antioch Graduate Center St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory Academy HUN10 Civil rights activist and educator Caroline Hunter (1946 - ) established the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement with her husband Ken Williams as a boycott effort that led to sanctions against apartheid South Africa. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Harvard Graduate School, Masters of Teaching Program Cambridge Workforce SchoolWorks, Inc. Boston Area Self-Help Education Committee (BAHEC) Education Collaborative New England Aquarium, World of Water Program DARE, Inc. & BAHEC Polaroid Corporation Read more about Caroline Hunter Richard X. Clark Civil rights activist and author Richard X. Clark was born on July 29, 1946 in New York City. He was raised in foster homes in the New York neighborhoods of Jamaica, Queens, and the Bronx. Clark graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served until 1968. In 1969, Clark was arrested on charges of attempted robbery and was sentenced to four years in prison. From 1969 to 1972, he served time at multiple state prisons including Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Elmira Correctional Facility, Auburn Correctional Facility, Wallkill Correctional Facility, and the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York. Appalled by prison conditions at Attica, Clark became a Muslim minister and became active in black Muslim political groups. In September of 1971, he was one of the leaders of the Attica Prison riot, which took the lives of forty-three men. During the riot, Clark was head of the inmates’ internal security and served as a liaison between the inmates of D-yard and the authorities. After his release in 1972, Clark moved to Greensboro, North Carolina and authored the book, The Brothers of Attica, which was published in 1973. Twenty years later, Clark relocated to New York City and became a case manager for Phase Piggy Bank, a Harlem-based organization that provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Clark passed away on September 4, 2015 at the age of 69. P.S. 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School I'll Never Quit. Hunsterville Meat Loaf, Fried Chicken Civil rights activist and author Richard X. Clark (1946 - 2015 ) was one of the inmate leaders of the 1971 Attica Prison riot. He was also the author of The Brothers of Attica. Phase Piggy Bank Greensboro Drug Action Council Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Blue, Red 0,0:71982,858:74332,997:101100,1304:108778,1402:122474,1502:202140,2580:246915,3182:259610,3410:268822,3637:273190,3672$0,0:13448,163:24940,471:54544,762:58355,792:74100,930:74555,936:97584,1260:112624,1348:116150,1391:117536,1403:121654,1586:136878,1721:156185,1890:205258,2274:221915,2789:230275,2987:257288,3267:263599,3566:286310,3704:314942,3882:325990,4102 Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of Richard X. Clark's interview Tape: 1 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark lists his favorites Tape: 1 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark describes how he was placed in foster care Tape: 1 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark talks about his biological father Tape: 1 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark recalls his first foster family Tape: 1 Story: 6 - Richard X. Clark talks about his experiences of abuse in foster case Tape: 1 Story: 7 - Richard X. Clark describes his experiences at P.S. 50 in Queens, New York Tape: 1 Story: 8 - Richard X. Clark describes his early experiences with religion Tape: 1 Story: 9 - Richard X. Clark recalls his first encounters with the Nation of Islam Tape: 1 Story: 10 - Richard X. Clark remembers running away from his foster home Tape: 1 Story: 11 - Richard X. Clark recalls moving to a new foster home in the Bronx, New York Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Richard X. Clark talks about his relationship with his foster family in the Bronx, New York Tape: 2 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark describes his personality as a child Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark remembers his experiences in the Fruit of Islam Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark talks about his enlistment in the U.S. Navy Reserves Tape: 2 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark describes Malcolm X's expulsion from the Nation of Islam Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Richard X. Clark remembers dating and impregnating two women Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Richard X. Clark describes his marriage Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Richard X. Clark describes his release from the U.S. Navy Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark talks about his arrest for armed robbery Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark talks about the Nation of Islam's stance on race Tape: 3 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark describes the advantages of being Muslim in the American prison system Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark describes his experiences at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Richard X. Clark recalls his experiences in New York State correctional facilities Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Richard X. Clark talks about the rise of the black consciousness movement Tape: 4 Story: 1 - Richard X. Clark describes the conditions at Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark recalls his experiences with discrimination at Attica Correctional Facility Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark remembers the inmates at Attica Correctional Facility Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark describes the events leading to the 1971 Attica prison riot Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark remembers the commissary conditions at Attica Correctional Facility Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Richard X. Clark recalls the start of the 1971 Attica prison riot Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Richard X. Clark describes the riot at Attica Correctional Facility, pt. 1 Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Richard X. Clark recalls the formation of the inmate negotiating committee Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark describes how he became the inmate liaison during the 1971 Attica prison riot Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark talks about the inmates and guards at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark describes the timeline of the first day of the 1971 Attica prison riot Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark recalls the last days of the 1971 Attica prison riot, pt. 1 Tape: 6 Story: 1 - Richard X. Clark remembers those who were killed during the uprising at Attica Correctional Facility Tape: 6 Story: 2 - Richard X. Clark remembers his release and the death of his wife Tape: 6 Story: 3 - Richard X. Clark talks about his indictment and subsequent settlement Tape: 6 Story: 4 - Richard X. Clark talks about his children Tape: 6 Story: 5 - Richard X. Clark talks about Phase Piggy Back, Inc. Tape: 6 Story: 6 - Richard X. Clark reflects upon his legacy Tape: 6 Story: 7 - Richard X. Clark describes his concerns for the African American community Tape: 6 Story: 8 - Richard X. Clark describes how he would like to be remembered Richard X. Clark recalls the start of the 1971 Attica prison riot Richard X. Clark recalls the last days of the 1971 Attica prison riot, pt. 1 Now, let me ju- let's, let's go to September the 8th, 1971.$$Um-hm.$$I think you opened your book ['The Brothers of Attica,' Richard X. Clark] with a football game, right?$$Um-hm.$$Brothers are playing football [at Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York].$$Okay, Raymond Lamorie and Dewer [Leroy Dewer]. Raymond was a white guy, a white inmate, and Dewer was a black inmate. This is like September the 8th, and we in the yard, A block, and they're throwing the football to one another. I'm standing against the wall, having a meeting, and I'm watching 'em throw the football, one, nothing. And I'm talking to the other brothers. There's like myself, maybe four of us, four or five of us. Anyway, guard comes to the yard door and yells at Raymond and Leroy, "Yo, y'all need to stop that." "We ain't doing nothing." "I told you, you need to stop it."$$What was wrong?$$They congregating. They're throwing the football at one another. They're playing. They're co- whatever.$$Well, don't they have the football there so that--$$Um-hm.$$--they can throw it?$$Yeah, but he's white (simultaneous)--$$(Simultaneous) Oh.$$--and he's black.$$So they can't, okay.$$(Shakes head) That's a no-no, yeah. You can congregate with two inmates, but you got to be of the same color, all right. So he's white, one's black. Guard tells 'em to stop. They don't stop, okay. Guard comes in the yard, and he gonna take them bodily out the yard. All the brothers in the yard, white and black, Puerto Rican, surround the guard, say, "You ain't taking 'em out of here." That started it. Okay. Didn't ignite it then, that we know. But they didn't take 'em out the yard. They closed the yard, meant for us to lock in, end of the day. We locked in, we locked in the cells maybe ten, fifteen minutes. We hear the goon squad coming down the tier, and they go to these two brothers' cell, drag 'em out the cell and take 'em up to HBZ [housing block Z]. We are livid, but we're in our cells individually locked up. Next morning, they let us out for breakfast. Now, 9 Company, which is the company I'm on, is the last company to eat breakfast, because we're on the grading gang, and we don't have jobs. So we're the last--excuse me, we're the last company to go to chow. They let everybody out their cell. We're on the tier, one tier--one flight up. They let everybody out the cell. You line up on the sides, and you march down the tier, down the steps into the hallway to go to the chow line. We do this. It's the same day that we're giving commemoration and memorial to George Jackson in California.$$Now, George Jackson had just been killed in California, right at--$$Um-hm. So everybody, what we do, black armband. If you don't have a black armband, silence. March to the mess hall, down the hall to the mess hall, go in the mess hall. Everybody sits there, don't eat.$$Yeah, he was killed in Soledad Prison [sic. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California].$$Um-hm.$$George Jackson (simultaneous).$$(Simultaneous) Soledad. They said he had a gun in his Afro (laughter).$$And there was no such thing.$$Unh-uh, no such, no such, yeah. But the brother was involved with [HistoryMaker] Angela Davis at that time, you know, so. Anyway, so we're silent, you know. Usually, procedure is you go in the mess hall, you pick up a spoon. You go sit at a table, you know, go to the line, get your chow, sit at a table, eat and get up, put your spoon back in there and go. We sit down, nobody's making a sound. Okay, I think we got like ten, fifteen minutes to eat. They knock on the, on the wall, us get up, return our spoons. We did this quietly, and we're walking through, back through the hallways.$So we started with the democratic process of trying to get them to implement, you know, different demands as far as enhance- well, not enhancing, but changing the conditions of the institution [Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York]. I didn't know at that particular time, but Russell Oswald was saying that, you know, all he could do was so much. We had to take our grievances to the governor who was Nelson D. Rockefeller [Nelson Rockefeller].$$Right, who had just been candidate for president in '68 [1968].$$Um-hm, um-hm.$$Lost the nomination to Richard Nixon [Richard Milhous Nixon].$$Yep, yep. So, we said, all right, you know. We understood what he was saying as far as the only one that could really do anything about the situation was, was the governor. Our worry was that, again, which is our constant worry, was our lives. And we knew that the National Guards, state troopers and regular corrections officers, their intent was to annihilate us, to come in and level the yard and put the whole matter to rest. Rockefeller was a sneaky guy, sneaky guy because we didn't know it at the time, but what they did with the observers, is the observers left the yard. Now, this is like 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, we're think- we, we, the inmates, think that we're still in a negotiation process. The observers who have been sequestered away into another part of the institution think negotiation process is still going on. They think they're waiting the same way that we think we're waiting for Rockefeller. Unbeknownst to both parties, they lock them up and September the 13th, it's a rainy morning or it was a rainy night. September the 12th, it rained all night. That next morning, September the 13th, I didn't have any sleep. It's about, maybe six o'clock in the morning, the sun is just coming up. It's raining. It's a dismal morning. It's kind of cold. All of a sudden, I hear this roar. I know what it is, 'cause I been in the [U.S.] military. It's a helicopter. And we're sitting down. We got--I think I had just had a cup of coffee. Anyway, I'm squatting down. I hear the roar. I stand straight up, and I'm looking at the top of the wall, and I see the helicopter reach the apex of the wall. Suddenly, I hear all this gunfire (makes sounds). And I'm looking around in the yard, and I'm seeing brothers being hit. I'm seeing, being hit in the head, being hit in the chess, arms, legs, hit all over. I'm wondering why I'm not being hit. I know I'm gonna die, you know, God as my witness, I know I'm a die.$$So they're firing on everybody in the courtyard?$$Indiscriminately, they're just firing down there. But they're telling you--$$The prison employees are there too, right? The guards and the--$$The, the hostages, everybody, and they're just firing away. Simultaneously, with them firing, I don't know it at the time, but they're running down--they're busting in. They're running down the catwalk, shotguns, blasting away. Still the hostages is in there. This is where some of the hostages get killed. They're yelling indiscriminate, "Put your hands on your head, you will not be harmed. Walk to the nearest exit." They're telling you this, but they're still firing in the yard, all right. I'm wondering why I haven't been hit. I put my hands on my head. I walk to the nearest exit. I get to the exit, gotta walk up three steps. You hit the hallway, the corridor, then they, they usher you down three steps, hit you in the knees, in the back, strip all your clothes off you, glasses, watch, everything, throw you in the mud. Okay, this is actually what saved my life, threw me in the mud, then took my glasses, couldn't recognize me, all right. Then I'm in the mud. I must have been in that mud three, four hours, all right.$$So naked in the mud--$$Um-hm.$$--for three or four hours.$$Naked, butt naked in the mud, three or four hours, cold. In that three--during that three or four hours, I see them running around the yard, you know, picking up guys, take 'em out the yard, you know, dragging 'em out, whole nine yards. I don't know that they looking for me at that particular time. Read more about Richard X. Clark Pluria Marshall, Sr. Civil rights and media activist Pluria W. Marshall, Sr. was born on October 19, 1937 in Houston, Texas. After graduating from high school, Marshall enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served from 1956 to 1960 and was honorably discharged as an Airman, First Class. Marshall went on to graduate from Texas Southern University with his B.A. degree in photography. In 1969, Marshall was instrumental in the creation of Operation Breadbasket of Texas. His civil rights work evolved both in scope and mission when he established the National Black Media Coalition (NBMC) in 1973. The organization’s mission was to increase the presence of African American media professionals. He later served as national organizer, treasurer and chairman of NBMC. In 1975, Marshall also helped in founding the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Throughout his career, Marshall worked for and also served as the official photographer for NABJ, the National Association of Radio and Television Announcers (NATRA), and mainstream publications including the Jet and Ebony magazines. Marshall is a member of the Texas State Advertising Commission and was appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In 1973, Marshall was the recipient of Community Service Awards from the National Association of Marketing Developers (NAMD) as well as the Houston Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Marshall was also honored in 1974 with the Outstanding Ex-Student Award from Texas Southern University and the Marketeer of the Year Award from the Houston Chapter of NAMD. Marshall is married to Carmen Corbin. He has five children: Pluria Marshall, Jr., Mishka Marshall, Jason Marshall, Natalie Marshall Hughes and Christopher Marshall. Pluria W. Marshall, Sr. was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 6, 2013. Media activist Texas State Advertising Commission U.S. Commission on Civil Rights National Association of Marketing Developers National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) MediaMakers:Print Pluria No Favorite Vacation Spot You either respect us or expect us. (fr. Op. Breadbasket) Thanksgiving Dinner - Barbeque Ribs Civil rights activist and media activist Pluria Marshall, Sr. (1937 - ) founded Operation Breadbasket of Texas and the National Black Media Coalition. He also co-founded the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). National Black Media Coalition Rainbow/PUSH National Association of Radio and Television Announcers Jet Magazine Ebony Magazine Read more about Pluria Marshall, Sr. Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. Civil rights activist Reverend Dr. Arthur "Art" Rocker, Sr. was born on June 22, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia to Samuel William Rocker, Sr. and Reba Craft-Rocker. From the age of seven until eighteen years of age, Rocker was raised and mentored by Reverend Dr. William Holmes Borders, pastor of Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of sixteen, Rocker became the president of the youth chapter of the Democratic Party Club. After graduating from L.J. Price High School in 1963, Rocker enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for three years. Rocker then attended the Massey Business College earning his Associate’s degree. He then went on to attend Carver Bible Institute in 1969 and was ordained as a minister and evangelized by Reverend Dr. William Holmes Borders. He also served as assistant Pastor of his father’s church, the late Reverend Samuel William Rocker, Sr. After enrolling at Albany State University, Rocker became the chief organizer of the Shirley Chisholm Campaign under the leadership of Lonnie King, Executive Director for the Atlanta NAACP. Rocker majored in accounting at ASU, and went on to receive his Series 63, 7 and 24 investment banking licenses from the Investment Training Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one of the founders of the National Association of Security Professionals in Atlanta, along with Mayor Maynard Jackson. From 1994 to 2008, Rocker worked several jobs, but was primarily active in community organizing. Mentored by the late Dr. Benjamin Mays, former president of Morehouse College, he worked under the leadership of Dr. Warren Cochrane, General Secretary of the Butler Street YMCA in Atlanta, Georgia and Reverend Hosea Williams, President of Atlanta SCLC. He served as a consultant for the National Presidential Election Campaign, and co-chairman of National Presidential Campaign. Prior to his appointment as senior vice president of Governmental Affairs at LHS EV in 2008, Rocker worked briefly as a real estate agent at the Grand Bahamas Developments in the Grand Bahamas Islands. Additionally, Rocker served as an investment banker at Stuart-James Investments, Portfolio Management Consultants and Rocker Securities, Inc. In 2008, Rocker began his tenure as the Chairman of Southern Christian Leadership Conference for the entire state of Florida. In the wake of the 2010 British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Rocker founded Operation People for Peace, Inc., an organization which serves on the United Nations (UN) Council in the area of Civic and Society. In 2015, Rocker was appointed Presiding Bishop of University of Bethesda Biblical Institute of North America. Rocker also played a central role in local and national community organizing and politics throughout his career. He served as vice chairman of City of Atlanta transition team for Mayor Maynard Jackson, and the transition team for Governor Charles Christ of Florida. In recognition of his service, Rocker received numerous awards including The Good Brother Award from National Congress of Black Women, Inc., the Chairman’s Award from the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the Business Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Outstanding Business Award from the Atlanta Jewish Center. Additionally, Rocker has been named Senior Fellow of the James Madison Institute. Rocker has received honorary degrees from Faith Bible College in Milton, Florida and A.P. Clay Bible College in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rocker is the father of three children and is married to Jessica Donahue-Rocker. He resides in the Gulf Coast region in Florida. Arthur M. Rocker, Sr. was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on October 26, 2012. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Operation People For People National Association of Security Professionals Price Middle School Massey College of Business & Technology Carver Bible College Faith Bible College A.P. Clay Christian College Georgia Institute of Real Estate Investment Training Institute Yonge Street Elementary School ROC01 Thank You, God. Civil rights activist Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. (1955 - ) was the founder and chairman of Operation People for Peace, Inc. Grand Bahama Development Rocker Chemical Co. Stuart-James Investments Portfolio Mgt. Consultants Operation People for Peace White Rocker Baptist Church Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Office of State Representative Billy McKinney 0,0:429,4:1562,19:17076,170:17500,175:19726,219:21104,238:25042,273:25832,288:33108,430:49986,624:53585,657:57073,714:57509,719:60294,744:61398,758:67540,852:94082,1127:94494,1235:101500,1342$0,0:235,40:3910,114:6085,156:7585,185:7885,190:8185,195:8785,204:9910,244:19605,344:20455,368:21220,378:22495,398:22835,403:23770,417:37639,630:38794,651:39333,659:41951,702:44492,820:45339,834:46032,844:51710,874:52610,898:68216,1141:69945,1165:70764,1177:74410,1202:75130,1211:76030,1224:76570,1241:77200,1267:78460,1345:79270,1357:82240,1397:91867,1490:92614,1500:96935,1525:99531,1579:99826,1585:101580,1596:101860,1601:102140,1606:102630,1615:103050,1622:105790,1654:106118,1659:106856,1670:107266,1676:107594,1681:109234,1705:114482,1792:114810,1797:118870,1819:120105,1843:123586,1903:125142,1912:125707,1918:128973,1946:129781,1955:130185,1960:130690,1966:134225,2010:142346,2109:142698,2114:145338,2146:145866,2153:152244,2216:153196,2237:158772,2352:159112,2358:159520,2365:160200,2378:161084,2393:168410,2477:171460,2515:179960,2636:181400,2653:181904,2662:186224,2760:186872,2772:188168,2812:192030,2818:193878,2844:196734,2888:197322,2900:197994,2909:205296,2984:205786,2990:206570,3008:210782,3053:213604,3102:217422,3169:220360,3189:222330,3222 Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr.'s interview Tape: 1 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. lists his favorites Tape: 1 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his mother's family background Tape: 1 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the racial violence in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 1 Story: 5 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his mother's upbringing Tape: 1 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about the sundown towns near Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 1 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his maternal uncles' migration to Chicago, Illinois Tape: 1 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his father's family background, pt. 1 Tape: 1 Story: 10 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about his father's education Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his father's occupation Tape: 2 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his family's home on Georgia Avenue, pt. 1 Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes how his parents met Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. lists his siblings Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers finding chickens for his mother Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers Yonge Street Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 2 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his route to school Tape: 2 Story: 9 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers moving to the Thomasville Heights section of Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 2 Story: 10 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the smells of his childhood Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his relationship with his siblings, pt. 1 Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about race relations in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his misconceptions about Jewish people Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers his favorite elementary school teachers Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers living with William Holmes Borders Tape: 3 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes William Holmes Borders' relationships with other ministers in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 3 Story: 9 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls William Holmes Borders' visitors, pt. 1 Tape: 4 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls William Holmes Borders' move to Hunter Street Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls William Holmes Borders' departure from the Morehouse College School of Religion Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers Joseph H. Jackson Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls Coretta Scott King's circumstances after her husband's assassination Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about the establishment of the Wheat Street Federal Credit Union Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls attending meetings with William Holmes Borders Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the rivalry between Martin Luther King, Sr. and William Holmes Borders Tape: 4 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers Julia Pate Borders' friendships Tape: 4 Story: 10 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers working for Benjamin Mays Tape: 4 Story: 11 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his early interest in art Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his fundraising efforts for Luther Judson Price High School Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers living at William Holmes Borders' house Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his brother's membership in the Nation of Islam Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his decision to join the U.S. Army Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about the civil rights activities of 1963 Tape: 5 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War Tape: 5 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his small loan business in the U.S. Army Tape: 5 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers his interactions with the Central Intelligence Agency Tape: 5 Story: 9 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers his return to Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 5 Story: 10 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about the impact of the Vietnam War Tape: 5 Story: 11 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his decision to further his education Tape: 6 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls visiting Julia Pate Borders on her deathbed Tape: 6 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers his expulsion from Morehouse College Tape: 6 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about his brothers' occupations Tape: 6 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, pt. 1 Tape: 6 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers Samuel Dewitt Proctor Tape: 6 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the split of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Tape: 6 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. remembers Hosea Williams Tape: 6 Story: 9 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about William Holmes Borders' friends in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 6 Story: 10 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his interest in accounting Tape: 7 Story: 1 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes how he met his wife Tape: 7 Story: 2 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about African Americans that passed as white Tape: 7 Story: 3 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the effects of integration Tape: 7 Story: 4 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls his conversations with Benjamin Mays Tape: 7 Story: 5 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. talks about skin color prejudice Tape: 7 Story: 6 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls working for Warren Cochrane Tape: 7 Story: 7 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls organizing voters for Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign Tape: 7 Story: 8 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls being asked to leave Albany State College Tape: 7 Story: 9 - Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes the accusations against him at Albany State College 10$6 Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. describes his interest in accounting Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. recalls working for Warren Cochrane Now when you--well what did you focus on when you were at the Massey Business College [Atlanta, Georgia], yeah?$$Business administration, accounting.$$Okay.$$I wanted to make sure that I learned about accounting. It's been a fascinating situation for me. Reason being is because at the church [Wheat Street Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia], there was Deacon Ferris [ph.], he was a guy that used to handle all the money for the church. And back behind the curtain, when I say behind the curtain it's not per se behind the curtain, what it was, was a room about half this size, from here to there. Deacon Ferris would be there. And that's where all the money was counted. It was, as you well know we had over five thousand people. It was thousands and thousands of dollars used to be counted there. My brothers worked there, they couldn't go in that room. No one could go in that room but me. Reverend Borders [William Holmes Borders] would sit in the room and he would let me come in the room 'cause I, you know, he would tell me, "Go get my Coca-Cola and meet behind the curtain." And they would sit there and they talk. The only thing that I picked up was the word accounting, accounting, accounting. And I kept talking about accounting and learned that it meant keeping books and what have you, and that's what I wanted to do.$Now we're in the early '70s [1970s] now when you were driving for Benjamin Mays and working for Warren Cochrane?$$Warren Cochrane--$$Yeah.$$--the community foundation. Warren Cochrane came back from New York [New York], he was over the Butler Street YMCA [Atlanta, Georgia]. The Butler Street YMCA was an all-black YMCA. You had black YMCAs that was established in different places. And in New York there was one that was established where there was whites involved. But they brought Warren Cochrane up there to be general secretary because he was strong with the Negro Voters League [Atlanta Negro Voters League]. He was a great organizer. He came up there, [HistoryMaker] Vernon Jordan was up there, Wyatt Tee [HistoryMaker Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker] was up there, a lot of folks, New York was the mecca of trying to get something done. The, the congressman I think he had died or he could have--something but they was all up in New York doing a number of things. And Warren was such a pioneer here, so he came back to Atlanta [Georgia], when I say, I'm sorry we're here in Detroit [Michigan] but I'm saying Atlanta. We came back to Atlanta, he was able to get money from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the Trust Company of Georgia [SunTrust Banks], Life of Georgia [Life Insurance Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia], all of these major places. They put about $5 million in a foundation. He hired me to be his organizer and to literally run the place where he was the executive director. And we had $5 million, the responsibility we had was to go into the black community, give away money to repair homes that they was living in. Some people had moved into homes and after getting into the house, it was a new arena coming in called fair housing. But they was moving into housing but there was something else going on called block bustering [block busting]. Block bustering is when the white community bought up, bought property from white people and put two or three black people in there that didn't have an income, had a lot of children, scare the community and they ran out, and some blacks began to move in and the credit situation was a little lenient because whites was helping each other get out of one place and even the banks, the white banker was helping finance other blacks. But a lot of blacks was getting into these places that did not understand the significance of owning a home. Your hot water heater goes out, you have to cut the grass, you have to buy a lawn mower. Sometimes you have to buy another door, screen door, it was a whole new lesson had to be taught. So what we did, the $5 million would go into the community. We would teach you how to buy a door, what to do with a hot water heater, how you buy another TV, what you do, and we would lend you this money because we did not want a situation to occur the way it was happening that second mortgage companies or pawnshops was buying, getting lien on homes and selling their homes before the people could be in their a year and a half. So the foundation was set up for the purpose of lending money with no interest rate, and my job was to give it away and to find the people who needed the money. And I did that. Read more about Reverend Dr. Arthur Rocker, Sr. The Honorable Carl Snowden Civil rights activist and politician Carl Snowden was born on June 17, 1953, to Ora and William Snowden, in Baltimore, Maryland, and was raised in Annapolis, Maryland, where he attended Annapolis Elementary School. As a student, Snowden was greatly influenced by The Autobiography of Malcolm X. In 1970, Snowden, along with fourteen other students, were expelled from Annapolis High School after they boycotted classes to protest the school’s lack of African American teachers and African American studies courses. Local benefactors raised funds for him to attend the private Key School. While still a young adult, Snowden organized an African American group called VOTE. 1976, Snowden successfully sued the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally spying on him through the COINTELPRO program, which was established by the FBI to keep activists under surveillance. Snowden was kept under surveillance by the FBI from the age of 16 until 24. Snowden was awarded $10,000 and the FBI was required to expunge his files. Snowden received his M.A. degree in human services from Lincoln University in 1985. In 1982, Snowden founded Carl Snowden & Associates, a private civil rights firm that specialized in civil rights issues. After building a reputation as a leading civil rights activist, Snowden was elected to serve as representative for the majority black Fifth Ward on the Annapolis City Council in 1985. As alderman, Snowden introduced landmark legislation that prohibited private clubs from discriminating against people based on their race, color, gender, and national origin; and also passed legislation prohibiting stalking and sexual harassment. Snowden then spearheaded the removal of Arthur G. Strissel, Jr. from the position of executive director of the Annapolis Housing Authority after he was charged and convicted of bribery and fraud. In 1988, Snowden founded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, Inc., which hosts an annual Awards Dinner honoring people who, through their deeds, words, and actions, help to keep Dr. King’s legacy alive. Following Snowden’s unsuccessful run for mayor of the City of Annapolis, Snowden worked for Governor Parris N. Glendening as an administrator in the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services and as the president for the Anne Arundel County Economic Opportunity Committee. In 2007, the State of Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler appointed Snowden as the first Director of the Civil Rights Program. While there, Snowden campaigned for civil rights for all people and led an investigation into the Annapolis Housing Authority’s banning practices. Snowden has campaigned for numerous local candidates, including Janet S. Owens, the first woman elected as county executive in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen. Snowden, who spearheaded a successful two-year $800 thousand capital fund campaign to create the first Coretta Scott King Memorial Garden and the first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the State of Maryland. Snowden was honored with an award at the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner in Glen Burnie, Maryland in 2011. Carl Snowden was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 9, 2011. City Government Official Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, Inc. Anne Arundel County Economic Opportunity Committee Annapolis Elementary School Annapolis Junior High School Annapolis High School Depends on Schedule SNO01 Speakers Bureau Preferred Audience Yes - Negotiable Civil Rights Topics No One Can Do Everything, But Every One Can Do Something Civil rights activist and city government official The Honorable Carl Snowden (1953 - ) was the director of the civil rights division in the Maryland Attorney General's Office and served as a city councilman of Annapolis, Maryland. Office of the Attorney General of Maryland Office of the County Executive - Anne Arundel County Annapolis City Council Carl Snowden & Associates Community Action Agency Community Viewpoint 0,0:5367,96:6435,117:8571,152:8927,157:16094,216:20654,300:23542,362:24606,384:26126,414:26886,426:34331,480:34696,486:35280,495:43900,667:44140,672:50200,736:52144,782:68265,948:73874,1019:74146,1024:74418,1029:74758,1035:83290,1169:83990,1180:86995,1218:87239,1223:88032,1248:88398,1255:88947,1265:98172,1379:98604,1389:105856,1493:106166,1504:107870,1516:108640,1529:110642,1565:111489,1578:115108,1660:116186,1685:128020,1823$0,0:384,15:960,26:7550,110:9044,121:9737,135:10122,140:13700,177:14935,202:15195,207:28606,371:28870,376:29530,389:31856,401:37400,448:38152,456:38904,465:40314,484:43724,534:44428,544:44956,552:47987,562:48699,572:49411,583:57014,680:62558,789:80430,951:82644,986:83054,993:83956,1005:87980,1020:88582,1028:95465,1133:95855,1143:97610,1186:97870,1191:98520,1205:99170,1217:99885,1236:107193,1308:107598,1313:111729,1392:112296,1400:113673,1422:125920,1609:126624,1623:130845,1644:131370,1650:132630,1667:133470,1676:138210,1717:138522,1722:141270,1763:146836,1861:147206,1867:147576,1873:150929,1904:163086,2098:163562,2106:164038,2115:164650,2137:168118,2194:168526,2202:169002,2210:175245,2299:176745,2336:177270,2344:187952,2501:205179,2717:205960,2730:211200,2804:217082,2896:219967,2914:220283,2919:220994,2929:226208,3024:226603,3030:227077,3038:227551,3045:231900,3077:232250,3083:232670,3090:234210,3126:235820,3153:238302,3165:238896,3175:239490,3186:240216,3198:240546,3204:246968,3304:247292,3309:250451,3355:252028,3373:260503,3502:260941,3509:264226,3565:267073,3637:268241,3661:275502,3711:275870,3716:277920,3734 Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of The Honorable Carl Snowden's interview Tape: 1 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden lists his favorites Tape: 1 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his father's U.S. military service Tape: 1 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his father's family background Tape: 1 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his mother's family background Tape: 1 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his mother's upbringing Tape: 1 Story: 7 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes segregation in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tape: 1 Story: 8 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers his playmate's father, Mr. Marshall Tape: 1 Story: 9 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls Mr. Marshall's mistreatment by his white employer Tape: 1 Story: 10 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about his mother's response to racism Tape: 1 Story: 11 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the sights, sounds and smells of his childhood Tape: 2 Story: 1 - The Honorable Carl Snowden lists his siblings Tape: 2 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls his maternal grandfather's death Tape: 2 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers Annapolis Elementary School in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 2 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his first home in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 2 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination Tape: 2 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination Tape: 2 Story: 7 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about WANN Radio in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 2 Story: 8 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls reading 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' Tape: 2 Story: 9 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls boycotting classes at Annapolis High School in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 2 Story: 10 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls negotiating with the NAACP Tape: 2 Story: 11 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls his expulsion from Annapolis High School Tape: 3 Story: 1 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls attending the Key School in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 3 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers being investigated by the FBI Tape: 3 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his radio program, 'Community Viewpoint' Tape: 3 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls attending Howard University Tape: 3 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls working for the Community Action Agency Tape: 3 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls the birth of his first son Tape: 3 Story: 7 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls gaining access to his FBI file Tape: 3 Story: 8 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his housing activism in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 3 Story: 9 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls how he came to found Carl Snowden and Associates Tape: 3 Story: 10 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes Carl Snowden and Associates Tape: 4 Story: 1 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers appearing on 'Square Off' Tape: 4 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls meeting Oprah Winfrey Tape: 4 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about publicizing Carl Snowden and Associates Tape: 4 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls his election to the Annapolis City Council Tape: 4 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the structure of Annapolis City Council Tape: 4 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls introducing a South African divestment bill Tape: 4 Story: 7 - The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers traveling to South Africa Tape: 4 Story: 8 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls passing South African divestment legislation in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 4 Story: 9 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls a lesson from Parren J. Mitchell, III Tape: 4 Story: 10 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talk about Maryland's Mitchell family Tape: 4 Story: 11 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls his decision to run for mayor of Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 4 Story: 12 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls his bill to integrate private clubs in Annapolis, Maryland Tape: 5 Story: 1 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the political history of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tape: 5 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls securing the posthumous pardon of John Snowden Tape: 5 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls the creation of a memorial for Maryland's lynching victims Tape: 5 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls honoring Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tape: 5 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about Coretta Scott King's legacy Tape: 5 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls meeting Governor Paris Glendenning Tape: 5 Story: 7 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the government of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tape: 5 Story: 8 - The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls becoming director of Maryland's civil rights division Tape: 5 Story: 9 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the psychological effects of racism Tape: 6 Story: 1 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his hopes for public housing Tape: 6 Story: 2 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about economic development Tape: 6 Story: 3 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes his hopes and concerns for the African American community Tape: 6 Story: 4 - The Honorable Carl Snowden describes the progress of African Americans Tape: 6 Story: 5 - The Honorable Carl Snowden reflects upon his legacy and how he would like to be remembered Tape: 6 Story: 6 - The Honorable Carl Snowden talks about his family The Honorable Carl Snowden remembers being investigated by the FBI The Honorable Carl Snowden recalls securing the posthumous pardon of John Snowden Now how are your father [William Snowden] and you getting along during this period?$$One of the things that happened that I was not made aware of until many years later, the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] has opened up, there's a program called COINTEL- COINTELPRO, it's a counterintelligence program, it's run by J. Edgar Hoover and it was set up in the late '60s [1960s] and early '70s [1970s] and it was designed to target activists. And so the government would open up these files on people and I didn't realize it at the time. I would later come to discover that I would have one but they had opened up a file on me right after the incident at Annapolis High School [Annapolis, Maryland] and so during my final year at Key School [Annapolis, Maryland], because now I'm active in anti-war movement, anti-Vietnam War movement, during my final years at Key School, the FBI came and they interviewed my professors, they interviewed fellow students and, they interviewed my parents, who never told me this that they were being interviewed by the FBI. And when I asked my mother [Ora Brown Snowden] why she didn't tell me this she said, "Well, they said not to tell you," because you know they were conducting this investigation, they were really concerned with my wellbeing and all this kind of stuff, and so she never told me. So during this period with my parents, I think the great struggle was, was I getting myself involved in something that could ultimately do me harm because from their perspective when the FBI comes to visit you, they wanna know things about your child, something is terribly wrong. So I think at this period it was great, great concern.$$And, and that was a strained relationship--$$Yep.$$--I hear, that's what I hear.$$It was strained only because I think the views were so different.$As a result of becoming a member of the city council [Annapolis City Council] I got very much involved in the history of blacks on the city council and one of the things that I discovered when I was on city council was a man named Louis Snowden who is not related to me, came to me one day and he said to me, "I want you to look into something." And what he wanted me to look into was his brother was named John Snowden. John Snowden was the last African American that was hanged by execution in Anne Arundel County [Maryland]. His crime was that he allegedly raped and murdered a pregnant white woman [Lottie Mae Brandon]. He was an ice man, he being John Snowden. So partly because his name was Snowden, the surname, I was curious a little bit about who he was, I decided to do some research and what I found out was that indeed in 1918 [sic. 1917] when the alleged crime took place, he was arrested for that crime and February 28, 1919, he was executed by hanging. But what made this a fascinating story was that African Americans who was alive during that era including my mother [Ora Brown Snowden] who was born in 1917 had heard the story about John Snowden being handed down from generation to generation, saying that he was unfairly hanged for a crime he didn't commit. So while a member of the city council, I wrote to the then governor William Donald Schaefer same man I had a problem with 'Square Off' and relayed to him this story about John Snowden, asked that he investigate and see whether or not this guy get a posthumous pardon now that he--'cause he was deceased but see whether or not there was any truth to the, to the story that he had been unfairly executed. The governor then promised to look into it, never did anything. I had then left the city council and got appointed to the cabinet of Janet Owens [Janet S. Owens] who is the first woman elected county executive. The first day of going to work at what was called the Arundel Center [Annapolis, Maryland] which is where the sheriff's office used to be where John Snowden was hanged, I run into a black man who's walking back and forth in front of the building and I'm under the impression that he's elderly, that he doesn't know where he's going. So I started to tell him this is the building where you pay your taxes, et cetera, et cetera. And he quickly tells me, "I know what this building is. The reason I don't wanna go in this building 'cause this where they killed that Snowden guy." And I thought it was providence that he would bring that up. As I went up now in my new position as a cabinet member and I wrote the current governor at that time was Parris Glendening who was the governor that succeeded William Donald Schaefer and wrote him the same identical letter that I written to Governor Schaefer. Governor Glendening promised that he would look into it. He did look into it. They did an investigation and they concluded that in all likelihood, John Snowden did not commit the murder and had been put to death for a crime that he didn't commit. And they based that on three things that they later discovered. One is that when John Snowden was executed an anonymous letter was sent to the local newspaper saying that they killed the wrong person. Twenty-one of the--sorry, eleven of the twelve jury members during that day asked that the--asked that the governor reconsider the sentence that had been given to John Snowden 'cause now they had doubt as well and the governor thought given the racial climate that occurred during that period of time in all probability he probably didn't get a fair trial so John Snowden was the first man in Maryland's history to be pardoned for a crime that had to do with race and violence. Read more about The Honorable Carl Snowden William "Sonny" Walker Civil rights activist, nonprofit chief executive, and management consulting entrepreneur William “Sonny” Walker was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and went on to teach in Arkansas public schools. In 1956, in the wake of the Brown vs. Board U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Walker helped to prepare the Little Rock Nine to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Walker went on to manage the campaign of T. E. Patterson, the first African American elected to the Arkansas School Board. In 1965, Walker started the Crusade for Opportunity, one of the first Head Start programs in the U.S. and then began serving as director of the Economic Opportunity Agency of Little Rock and Pulsaki County. Throughout this time, Walker worked to promote integration of everything from television news anchors to the local chapter of the United States Junior Chamber. In 1969, Walker began serving as Governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s head of the Arkansas State Economic Opportunity Office. He was the first African American to hold such a position in a Southern governor’s cabinet. Walker moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1972, and began serving as a division director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Renewal. In 1976, Walker became a member of the Board of Directors for the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Walker eventually became Coretta Scott-King’ speech writer and in 1994, he served as interim director of the King Center. Walker went on to found the consulting company the Sonny Walker Group, which specializes in networking, marketing, and employee training. Walker was a member of the board of trustees of Morris-Brown College, the board of directors of the Butler Street YMCA, the EduPac Action Committee, and the Georgia Partnership for Education Excellence. He was heavily involved with many other community organizations and received numerous awards, including the Community Service Award from the Atlanta Business League, the Distinguished Community Service Award from the National Urban League, the Outstanding Public Servant in the State of Georgia Award from the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Award from the National Association of Community Action Agencies. William “Sonny” Walker was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on April 21, 2011. Walker passed away on June 15, 2016. "Sonny" Management Consulting Entrepreneur Nonprofit Chief Executive 100 Black Men Butler Street YMCA EduPAC Atlanta University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff National Alumni Association Morris Brown College Board of Trustees Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated Merrill Junior High School University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Federal Executive Institute Fall, Spring Out Of The Night That Covers Me, Black As The Pit From Pole To Pole, I Thank Whatever Gods May Be, For My Unconquerable Soul. Management consulting entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and nonprofit chief executive William "Sonny" Walker (1933 - 2016 ) fought for integration during the Civil Rights Movement, worked to promote increased economic opportunity through various federal agencies and programs. He also served as an important member of the board of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and worked as Coretta Scott-King's speech writer. Walker passed away on June 15, 2016. 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Slating of William "Sonny" Walker's interview, session 1 Tape: 1 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker lists his favorites Tape: 1 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his father's family background Tape: 1 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about his father's education and career Tape: 1 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers his paternal grandparents Tape: 1 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his paternal great-grandparents Tape: 1 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers his paternal great-grandmother's immediate relatives Tape: 2 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers his paternal great-great-grandfather Tape: 2 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his mother's family background Tape: 2 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers meeting his mother Tape: 2 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his stepmother, Nettie Harris Walker Tape: 2 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about his half sister Tape: 2 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the sights, sounds and smells of childhood Tape: 2 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about his early education Tape: 2 Story: 8 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers the influential people from his youth Tape: 3 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers World War II Tape: 3 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his experiences during the Great Depression Tape: 3 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers the end of World War II Tape: 3 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his extracurricular activities Tape: 3 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls attending Merrill High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tape: 3 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his early after school jobs Tape: 3 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his decision to attend the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tape: 3 Story: 8 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers attending Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College Tape: 4 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers his influences at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tape: 4 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his connection to Thurgood Marshall Tape: 4 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his former wife Loraine Tate and their children Tape: 4 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about the racial climate in Arkansas during the 1950s Tape: 4 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls teaching in Little Rock, Arkansas Tape: 4 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the discrimination faced by the Little Rock Nine Tape: 4 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about members of the Little Rock Nine Tape: 5 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers Ozell Sutton Tape: 5 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his time as president of the Arkansas Teachers Association Department of Classroom Teachers Tape: 5 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers advocating for equal pay for teachers Tape: 5 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the violence of the mid-1960s Tape: 5 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls meeting President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Tape: 5 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his involvement with Crusade for Opportunity Tape: 5 Story: 7 - William Sonny Walker recalls his role with the National Head Start Association Tape: 6 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his efforts to desegregate in Little Rock, Arkansas Tape: 6 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tape: 6 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls disarming the Black United Youth group in Little Rock, Arkansas Tape: 6 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker describes Dale Bumper's gubernatorial campaign Tape: 6 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls working for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Tape: 7 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers his move to Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 7 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the growth of Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s Tape: 7 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls his role with the Office of Economic Opportunity Tape: 7 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers affirmative action initiatives under the Richard Nixon administration Tape: 7 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls the changes in the Democratic Party during the 1970s Tape: 7 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers the changes in the national political landscape in the 1970s Tape: 7 Story: 8 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the political landscape of Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s Tape: 7 Story: 9 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls Maynard H. Jackson, Jr.'s mayoral campaign in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 8 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls transitioning to the National Alliance of Business Tape: 8 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about his support of African American owned banks in the South Tape: 8 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his work with the National Alliance of Business Tape: 8 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about working with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Tape: 8 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls improving Coretta Scott King's public speaking skills Tape: 8 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about the formation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Tape: 8 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers the activities created to memorialize Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tape: 8 Story: 8 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about working with Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte and Nelson Mandela Tape: 8 Story: 9 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls becoming director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Tape: 9 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker describes the historic Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 9 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker recalls the leadership changes at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 9 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about the future of The King Center Tape: 9 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his decision to support Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign Tape: 9 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker shares his views of President Barack Obama's administration Tape: 9 Story: 6 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his civic involvement in the Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 9 Story: 7 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about his consultant work at Sonny Walker Group Tape: 9 Story: 8 - William "Sonny" Walker describes his hopes for the African American community Tape: 10 Story: 1 - William "Sonny" Walker remembers the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Tape: 10 Story: 2 - William "Sonny" Walker talks about the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases Tape: 10 Story: 3 - William "Sonny" Walker reflects upon his legacy Tape: 10 Story: 4 - William "Sonny" Walker reflects upon his life Tape: 10 Story: 5 - William "Sonny" Walker describes how he would like to be remembered William "Sonny" Walker describes the discrimination faced by the Little Rock Nine William "Sonny" Walker remembers Ozell Sutton Well, let's go back--$$Okay (simultaneous).$$--(simultaneous) before they actually get in, because you get to teach them [at Horace Mann High School; Horace Mann Magnet Middle School, Little Rock, Arkansas]. You said four of the nine?$$I taught five of the nine.$$Five of the nine. Tell me who they were, and how you were instrumental in preparing them to transfer to go to Central [Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas].$$Well, you know, it was more than just--the preparation was more than just what was occurring in the classroom, because the students were identified based on their academic excellence. So we tried to take the best, because we wanted them to succeed. A woman named Daisy Bates, who was head of NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People], was the guiding force behind that, and a number of persons in the community, including [HistoryMaker] Ozell Sutton who was working with the Arkansas human relations commission [Arkansas Council on Human Relations]. I had been working as a sports writer for Mrs. Bates' newspaper, the State Press [Arkansas State Press], so she brought me into the process to a great extent. They had a number of other folks, especially NAACP related persons that helped in trying to chart a course for these nine kids. We also had to involve their families, because much of what was going on resulted in reparations, re- repercussions and resistance to the rights of those families. In other words, sometimes the father would lose his job. Sometimes the mother would lose her job, and that kind of thing, as a result of integrating the schools. So, those were the kinds of things that we had to deal with in addition to preparing them academically, mentally and emotionally, for going there. We tried to tell them, we were going to try to instill some of the King [Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.] principles of nonviolence in them. Now, because they hit you, don't hit them back. But we didn't get across to Minnijean Brown [Minnijean Brown Trickey] very well, because some guy put some chili, threw some chili on Minnijean, and Minnijean took, threw chili back. And so, there were some who didn't accept well being abused and intimidated by some of the students who didn't want them there. So, it was quite a time in '57 [1957]. The crowds were jeering the students as they would come in. And I'm sure you saw the--I taught Elizabeth Eckford, and I'm sure you saw when she was isolated by herself, and there was this crowd jeering this young girl. She was frightened, didn't know what to do, she was isolated from the others. They usually tried to go in together, but somehow she got separated from the other eight, and was alone, and it wasn't a very pleasant kind of experience for her. But, Little Rock [Arkansas] in '57 [1957] was really something. But the thing that I think is unknown, or not, with very little emphasis placed on it, was not '57 [1957], '58 [1958], which was the first year that black students left to go to Little Rock Central, but the really tumultuous year was '58 [1958], '59 [1959], the school year of '58 [1958], '59 [959]. Do you realize that there is no such thing as a '59 [1959] graduate of a Little Rock public school? The high schools did not open in '58 [1958]. Rather than continue the integration that they had in '57 [1957], the board decided to close the high schools--close, which affected not just African American kids, but all students. And this is what really brought out white parents, especially mothers, who said, "We're paying the price for all this discrimination and resistance to integration." And they had a panel of American women that were formed, and they went around and spoke to audiences about the fact that they needed to go on and accept the fact that integration is real, it's here, it's the order of the court, and there's no point in us trying to further resist it. Let's just be supportive of it, and hope that we have the best environment for all of our children in the school system. But no graduate-- can you imagine, I want to reiterate it. I repeat it for emphasis. No graduate of the public schools in Little Rock in 1959 because the schools, high schools, did not open in the fall of '58 [1958]. So [HistoryMaker] Ernest Green, who was the first graduate, was in the graduating class of '58 [1958], because he was the only senior that was with the nine, the only one of the nine who was in the senior class, so he graduated and the others were put on hold. They had to go other places, go to parochial schools, go to the county schools, go to St. Louis [Missouri], Chicago [Illinois]--somewhere where there was a relative so they could continue to be in school. But they couldn't go to high school in their own home towns. What a crime, what a shame, but that was the case.$You mentioned [HistoryMaker] Ozell Sutton. And he, I know that he also wrote for one of the newspapers, as you did as well. Is he a friend of yours?$$Ozell I consider to be my longest existing and best friend. We are very, very close. We worked together in Little Rock [Arkansas]. He was with the Arkansas Council on Human Relations. But we also attended the same church, so we got a chance to see--and then with me working with Mrs. Bates [Daisy Bates] as a staff writer for her paper [Arkansas State Press]. And Ozell was on the staff of the Democrat [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette], which was the major white paper. Ozell was the first journalist to be hired by them. And together, we worked to integrate the television and radio industry. We almost singlehandedly, the two of us, working with the assistance of a guy named Lonnie King [Lonnie C. King, Jr.] from Atlanta [Georgia] who was under contract with the Community Relations Service, and who helped us to chart a course to get public, to get public television stations as well as radio stations to hire African Americans. And this required a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of energy, a lot of convincing, a lot of cajoling, and whatever. So Ozell and I worked very closely together. And Ozell became employed as a special assistant to Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. As a matter of fact, although I was designated as the first black cabinet appointee, Ozell was on the governor's staff when I was appointed, so he got there first, before I did. And Ozell was, of course, was an advocate for me because there was opposition. Some folks thought I was too militant to be part of the governor's cabinet, but the governor didn't buy into that, and Ozell, of course, was one of the strong advocates inside on my behalf. When we chose to come to Atlanta, we came at the same time. He came with the Community Relations Service in the [U.S.] Department of Justice, and I came with the Office of Economic Opportunity for the eight southeastern states. And we were offered the opportunity to occupy the home of a guy named T.M. Alexander, Jr., who was being assigned to HUD [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development] in Washington [D.C.], and so because he and Janis [Janis Alexander] had this home and they didn't want to sell it, because they didn't know how long they'd be gone. They asked Ozell and myself to occupy their residence for them. And so we moved into their home when we came.$$What year was that?$$This was '72 [1972].$$Okay (simultaneous).$$(Simultaneous) Nineteen seventy-two [1972].$$Okay.$$Um-hm.$$So we'll talk more about that when we get to the 1970s, okay (simultaneous)?$$(Simultaneous) Okay. Read more about William "Sonny" Walker Subscribe to Civil Rights Activist	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507742
__label__wiki	0.939763	0.939763	Past Acts Western Reserve Folk Arts Association presents: Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Fish Grease 2: A Juke Joint Tour Christone "Kingfish" Ingram returns to the Kent Stage Is Christone “Kingfish” Ingram the future of the blues? The blues savior is one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Prince. --Rolling Stone A rising blues prodigy….A torchbearer. --NPR Music Kingfish is the next explosion of the blues. --Buddy Guy Once a generation, a blues artist comes along who not only reminds mainstream audiences how deeply satisfying and emotionally moving the best blues music can be, but shakes the genre to its core. With both eyes on the future and the blues in his blood, 20-year-old guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is set to take the music world by storm with the long-awaited release of his debut album, Kingfish, on Alligator Records. Sprung from the same earth as so many of the Delta blues masters, Kingfish comes bursting out of Clarksdale, Mississippi, just ten miles from the legendary crossroads of Highways 61 and 49. A student of the Delta’s musical history, he is acutely aware of the musicians and the music that emerged from his corner of the world. “I do think I have an old soul, that I’ve been here before,” he says. “I’m moving forward with one foot in the past.” “You don’t see too many kids into blues music,” says the nascent star. “In my town, every kid wants to be a rapper. I wanted to do something no one else was doing.” And although he grew up near the crossroads where Robert Johnson allegedly cut a deal with the devil, Kingfish insists he didn’t do any of that to make his guitar howl the blues. “I just practice all the time,” he says, “that’s the only deal I made, and it’s with myself.” Produced by two-time Grammy winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Joe Louis Walker) and recorded in Nashville, Kingfish showcases Ingram’s blistering, raw and inspired guitar playing, soulful, deep vocals and songwriting. He tells stories with his solos, channeling the spirits of all the past masters while the music he makes is his own. He co-wrote eight of the album’s 12 tracks. “A lot of folks know me for my covers,” he says. “That’s why it’s important for me to release original music.” The first radio single, Outside Of This Town, is a fierce statement of purpose—both musically and lyrically—from this rising star. The songs range from autobiographical (Been Here Before, Before I’m Old) to humorous (Trouble), and from white hot (It Ain’t Right) to slow and searing (Love Ain’t My Favorite Thing). His friend and mentor, Buddy Guy, adds vocals and guitar on Fresh Out while another friend, Keb’ Mo’, brings his warm, conversational voice to Listen, and adds his rhythm and resonator guitars to six tracks. Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer considers Kingfish a natural fit for the blues and roots label. “At the age of 20, Kingfish is one of the most exciting and passionate young artists I’ve seen in many years. He’s creating new music that feels like blues but doesn’t copy what’s already been done. His roots are firmly in the Mississippi Delta, and you can hear that raw Delta honesty in his playing and singing. His guitar work is technically dazzling, but it’s all about the emotions of the song and moving the audience. He’s perfectly capable of crowdpleasing shredding, but his music is remarkably mature. He knows which are the important notes, the notes that tell the story and grab the audience, and he leaves out the extraneous ones. He sings with the intensity and directness of a seasoned blues artist. He venerates the blues masters of the past and present but is eagerly making his own statement, inspired by the music they created. I’m watching him become a young, visionary blues giant. He has an amazing future ahead of him, and I’m proud that he’s joined the Alligator family.” Kingfish is equally thrilled to have his debut album come out on Alligator. “I never thought this would happen. I’ve been waiting to release my first record for such a long time. To have it come out on Alligator is a really great thing.” Born to a musical family near Clarksdale, Mississippi on January 19, 1999, Christone Ingram fell in love with music as a small child. There was always music playing around the house. His family sang (and continues to sing) at their family church. His mother, Princess Pride, is first cousin to country music legend Charley Pride. Christone starting hitting drums at age six and at nine he picked up the bass. Around this time his mother enrolled him in a program at the Delta Blues Museum. At age 11, he got his first guitar and quickly mastered it. The young prodigy soaked up music from Robert Johnson to Lightnin’ Hopkins, from B.B. King to Muddy Waters, from Jimi Hendrix to Prince. Before long he could play like them all, but all the while he kept developing his own sound and style. Christone first stepped on stage at the age of 11 at Clarksdale’s famous Ground Zero Club, playing behind one of his mentors, Mississippi blues icon Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry. Perry gifted the young musician with a new stage name, “Kingfish.” The young bluesman performed at the White House for Michelle Obama in 2014 as part of a delegation of student musicians from the Delta Blues Museum. By age 16 he was turning heads and winning awards, including the 2015 Rising Star Award, presented by The Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Funk music superstar Bootsy Collins began sharing Kingfish’s YouTube videos—some with millions of views each—telling his followers “this is how a child can influence others.” Rapper The Game did the same. Christone’s appeal beyond blues was immediate. He appeared on The Rachael Ray Show as well as The Steve Harvey Show. He performed two songs in season two of the Netflix program Luke Cage after the series’ lead producer saw one of his videos. Both songs appear on the show’s soundtrack album, which immediately introduced him to a young audience who had never heard the blues before. Kingfish recently performed in an NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert with rap legend Rakim, who also appeared in Luke Cage. Kingfish has shared stages with Buddy Guy, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Robert Randolph, Guitar Shorty, Eric Gales and many others. He has befriended rock stars from Nikki Sixx to Dave Grohl. Since graduating high school, Kingfish has made his life on the road. He has performed at festivals around the country, including stops at the Chicago Blues Festival, the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, the Bonita Blues Festival in Florida, The Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, at Austin’s Antone’s and at San Francisco’s famed Biscuits & Blues. He’s performed in Europe multiple times, including appearances at the Moulin Blues Festival in the Netherlands and the Blues Heaven Festival in Denmark. In addition to making music and touring the world, Kingfish donates his time and talent to two causes important to him. Through his work with various local Blues In The Schools programs, he visits with students around the country while he’s on tour. “It’s important to teach kids about blues and music and give them another forum to express themselves.” He’s also an official ambassador for United By Music North America, a program helping people with developmental challenges, such as autism, to express themselves through music. “Treat everybody right and anybody can do anything,” says Kingfish. With the release of Kingfish and a major tour in the works (featuring dates with both Vampire Weekend and Buddy Guy), Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is ready to blaze a trail with the blues torch that’s been passed to him. With his eye-popping guitar playing and his reach-out-and-grabyou-by-the-collar vocals, Kingfish delivers each song with unmatched passion and precision. Steeped in the rich, vivid history of the blues, he’s driven by his burning desire to create contemporary music that speaks to his generation and beyond. Kingfish is a real life 21st century bluesman who is inspired by the music of Robert Johnson, but dreams of one day collaborating with Kendrick Lamar and soul-funk bassist Thundercat. “My core is blues,” he says, “but it’s important for me to create a sound and style that is uniquely my own. I have a lot to say, so please stay tuned.” The concert begins at 8:00 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. The Kent Stage Kent, OH, 44240 Sat 2.1 - Standing Rock Cultural Arts Short Film Festival Mon 2.3 - Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn Sat 2.8 - GNL Benefit Concert for Suicide Awareness, Education, and Prevention Sat 2.22 - Hard Day's Night Mon 2.24 - The High Kings Wed 3.4 - We Banjo 3 Sat 3.7 - Dave Mason Sun 3.8 - Carbon Leaf Partners & Friends of The Kent Stage Around Kent WKSU 89.7 The Summit FM Franklin Hotel Bar Kent, OH 44240	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507743
__label__cc	0.672317	0.327683	The Norwegian Fjords - World's best travel destination in NG survey Once again the Norwegian fjords have been rated as the World's most celebrated and iconic travel destination by National Geographic Traveler. Hurtigruten offers its congratulations with appreciation! Hurtigruten has been proudly presenting the Norwegian fjords to Norwegian and foreign travellers since 1893. We can confidently state that the Norwegian travel industry would be much poorer without the sustainable management of our fantastic nature in general, and our unique fjords in particular. Once again National Geographic Traveler magazine has placed the Norwegian fjords at the top of its list of destinations, an evaluation of the world's most celebrated and iconic travel destinations undertaken in cooperation with the National Geographic Center for Sustainable destinations. This is the sixth annual "Places Rated" Destination Stewardship survey, and the Norwegian fjords have topped the list on no less than three occasions. In 2007 Norway stuck another feather in its cap when Lofoten was voted the third best island destination in the world. "The integrity and world renown of National Geographic, as well as its global penetration makes this one of the most important awards in travel industry internationally. The fact that the Norwegian fjords have once again topped the list is an affirmation of the unique natural assets that we possess. We are delighted by the results and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Fjord Norway on its success," says Christian Bue Nordahl, Global Brand Manager at Hurtigruten ASA. This award will further reinforce the recognition of Norway as an attractive travel destination. "For many foreign travellers Hurtigruten represents their first encounter with the Norwegian fjords and Norwegian nature. Ever since Richard With founded the route in 1893 there has been a strong bond between the Norwegian fjords and Hurtigruten. Our 11 ships sail these waters every single day and the Norwegian fjords are one of our strongest cards. The fact that Norwegian destinations are once again placed at the top by National Geographic tells us that we are doing all the right things in a sustainable Norwegian travel industry," says Bue Nordahl. In 2008 over 100 000 foreign visitors experienced the fjords and the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Kirkenes with Hurtigruten. 133 destinations were surveyed by 437 travel experts, and rated based on the following six criteria: Environmental and ecological quality; social and cultural integrity; condition of historic buildings and archaeological sites; aesthetic appeal; quality of tourism management and outlook for the future. Hurtigruten has been the original coastal voyage since 1893, and offers genuine experiences in unique waters. Hurtigruten consists of 11 ships operating year round along the Norwegian coast, as well as the explorer ship MS Fram, which sails to Svalbard, Antarctica, Greenland and Europe. Labels: Hurtigruten	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507747
__label__wiki	0.557716	0.557716	Uebert Angel is an international business mogul who made his fortune as a property tycoon. His property portfolio is known to be over 200, worldwide, both commercial and residential. The BBC called him 'young and charismatic whilst Forbes magazine said Angel "is one of those making multimillion dollar fortunes, these do not inherit riches they make them on their own." Uebert Angel also is a motivational speaker carrying out numerous motivational and educational seminars around America, England, Canada and Africa. He is the founder and CEO of construction company Sam Barkeley under the Angel Organisation which specialise in construction, land and building acquisition, as well as buy to sell properties. In addition to Sam Barkeley, he also has an array of profitable enterprises under the parent company "The Angel Organisation" (TAO) which includes hard to soft furnishings. Also founded by this entrepreneur is online school Osbourne Institute of Theology. Accredited by "Transworld Accrediting Association" and boasting a student base from over 25 countries accross the world. Angel also owns long running cable television channels in Africa. He is a philanthropist through his "Free Earth" charitable movement, created to provide basic living needs to underprivileged people on the continent of Africa, and to lobby for policy change, and creation that would lead to the provision of basic needs to every person. Also with Angel's desire to give back to the people, he created, "The Millionaire Academy", which was founded in order to teach members how to get into big business, and run successful businesses of their own. Using his vast experience and acute business acumen Angel's target was, and is, to break people our of poverty and into a higher realm of wealth. He is educated in Great Britain with two degrees in Finance from Salford University. He then became a lecturer in finance in Britain. He has successfully been in business for over 15 years. He is happily married to Beverly "Bebe" Angel, who is also a business person in her own right, public figure and motivational speaker. Together they have four children, all boys. As a UN Peace Ambassador Angel has always had an interest in helping people and positively influencing the global community. As a public figure, he has close and positive relations to many heads of state and other world leaders. He is currently planning the construction of major landmark buildings in the UK and across the globe, as well as raising up new entrepreneurs, and helping those in need. Uebert Angel is committed to the empowerment and betterment of people's lives and communities. Follow Uebert Angel on twitter. Follow Uebert Angel on Facebook and also get the latest news on the Uebert Angel Website and Uebert Angel blog.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507750
__label__wiki	0.842254	0.842254	f1 Ultimatecarpage.com > Cars by brand > Italy > Ferrari Racing cars > Formula 1 Ferrari Lancia D50 Article Image gallery (21) Specifications User Comments (1) Numbers built: 7 Predecessor: Ferrari 555 Super Squalo Successor: Ferrari 801 After the Second World War Lancia engaged in an unprecedented assault on the tracks, with highly advanced racing cars. Although founding father Vincenzo Lancia was an avid racer, his company concentrated on building innovative road cars, leaving the racing to the likes of Maserati and Alfa Romeo. His son, Gianni, could not resist the thrills of racing and appointed Vittorio Jano to design a sportscar for Lancia. While at Alfa Romeo, Jano had designed some of the finest racing cars ever constructed and in his new job he did not disappoint. Lancia's pioneering V-engines found their way on the V6 engined racers like the B20 Aurelia GT car and the D23/4 sportscar. Combining Jano's engineering expertise and the advantages of the V-engine, these cars were immediately competitive. A final step was taken with the introduction of Lancia's first ever Grand Prix car in 1954. In good Lancia and Jano tradition, the new 'D50' Formula 1 racer was unlike anything else on the grid at its debut in the Spanish Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari stunned the gathered crowd and the other competitors by claiming the pole position. So what exactly had Jano put together? An exceptionally compact racer, with all weight concentrated between the wheels and a very low centre of gravity. The key element of the D50 was the all new DOHC V8 engine, which was shorter than the straight six or eight engines used by Maserati and Mercedes-Benz. Its squarish dimensions also made it possible for the engine to be load bearing part of the spaceframe chassis. The engine was angled at 12 degrees to allow the propshaft to pass left of the driver's seat. Fitted as an integral part of the rear axle was the five speed gearbox, improving the weight balance. One of the most unusual features of the D50 were the fuel and oil tanks, which were mounted in two big panniers between the wheels. Traditionally the fuel was carried in big tank behind the rear axle. In this location the fuel load affected the handling of the car, which conflicted with Jano's quest for balance. As a side effect, airflow was also improved by the panniers. At the front the D50 was suspended by tubular double wishbones and the rear a common DeDion axle was fitted. Braking was taken care off by four finned and drilled drum brakes. The D50's unique configuration made it a completely different car to drive than for example the Maserati 250F, which was born to slide. With a superior amount of grip, the Lancia did not slide at all and if it did, there usually was no preventing a spin. Ascari started 1955 off on a high with two victories in two pre-season Italian races. At the Monaco Grand Prix, he was about to take the lead when he crashed out and plunged into the harbor. Unfortunately this remains the D50's main claim to fame. Ascari survived, but died a few weeks later testing a Ferrari sports car. Without a lead driver, Lancia's future all of a sudden looked grim and despite the car's obvious potential, the Formula 1 project was sold off to Ferrari. Motor racing had brought Lancia successes, but also moved the company on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, Fiat stepped up and purchased the assets. In the year's to come Lancia would grow out to be one of the most successful names in rallying, but it would never return to Formula 1. In very slightly modified form the 'Ferrari' D50 took the 1956 World Championship, in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio. When the racing program was abandoned many of the remaining spares were destroyed and only two of the six cars originally built have survived. Both cars are located in Italian museums and in the past fifty years have only very rarely been seen out on a track. Remarkably a number of engines and transaxles did survive and in recent years have been used to construct at least seven replicas. The builders were given full access to the original cars, which helped them to build the replicas to a stunning original level. Today they enthusiasts can once again enjoy the rumble of Jano's superb V8 engine. Pictured is one of the six recreations construct in recent years and to our knowledge the only one built to Ferrari specification. This means that the fuel tank is relocated more conventionally to the tail of the car and the 'side-pods' are filled with the exhausts pipes exiting on both sides through four megaphones. To give it a more authentic look, the car has not been given a perfect finish. It is seen here in action in the hands of Alain de Cadennet at the 2006 Goodwood Revival where in particular the exhaust note entertained the many spectators. Add your comments on the Ferrari Lancia D50	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507751
__label__wiki	0.995183	0.995183	Nov. 11, 2019 / 11:43 AM / Updated Nov. 11, 2019 at 2:01 PM Ex-Lions wide receiver, No. 2 pick Charles Rogers dies at 38 Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers (80) appeared in just 15 games for the franchise after being selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. File Photo by Scott R. Galvin/UPI \| License Photo Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Lions wide receiver and No. 2 overall NFL Draft pick Charles Rogers has died at 38 years old. Rogers' death was announced Monday morning. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Charles Rogers," the Lions said in a statement. "From Saginaw, to East Lansing, to Detroit, Charles' connection to the state of Michigan and its football community was felt by many during the course of his life. "We extend our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time." Sources told MLive.com and TMZ Sports that Rogers was hospitalized in the week leading up to his death. RELATED Dalvin Cook helps Vikings beat Cowboys 28-24 on SNF "We are deeply saddened to learn the news of Charles Rogers passing away," Michigan State's football program tweeted. "We send our condolences to his family, friends and former teammates during this difficult time." The Saginaw, Mich., native was selected with the second pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Lions after starring at Michigan State. "Devastated to learn of the passing of my spartan brother Charles Rogers," former Michigan State and NFL tight end Chris Baker tweeted. "Spoke with his mom this morning. Please pray for her and his children. Please also be respectful of their privacy at this difficult time. R.I.P. Chuck." RELATED Fantasy football: Week 10 wide receiver rankings Former Saginaw High School coach Don Durrett told the Detroit Free Press that he learned of Rogers' passing from several of his former players, who said he died overnight. "I'll tell you, he was -- and I'm including Flint, too, since I coached at Flint Northern all those years -- he's the best athlete I ever seen. I mean, honestly," Durett told the Free Press. "We're talking about basketball, football and track together. He could have had a scholarship in all three sports." Rogers dealt with drug issues and painkiller addiction during and after his NFL career, resulting in failed drug tests and a suspension. He was released before the 2006 season, before working out for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, but never returned to the league. Rogers had 22 catches for 243 yards and three touchdowns during his rookie season, setting career highs. Charles Rogers Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Quarterback Philip Rivers has "permanently" moved from San Diego, leaving his future with the Los Angeles Chargers in question. Chiefs beat Titans to reach first Super Bowl in 50 years Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years with a 35-24 win over the Tennessee Titans in Sunday's AFC Championship Game. Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Kansas City star quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave the Chiefs their first lead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Tennessee Titans with a spectacular 27-yard touchdown run. Titans offensive lineman Dennis Kelly sets NFL record with big-man touchdown Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Dennis Kelly set an NFL record with a short touchdown catch in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. NFL // 3 days ago NFL playoffs preview: How to watch, betting odds for conference championships Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Here's how to watch and the betting odds for Sunday's AFC and NFC championship games.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507755
__label__wiki	0.528588	0.528588	Operation Excalibur: Back to Church April 2, 2019 March 31, 2019 James Edwards by Andrew Fraser Then, He said to them, “But now…he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.” (Luke 22:36) Images of Excalibur, King Arthur’s legendary sword, typically mirror the mythic iconography of the Christian Cross. Note the cosmic aura surrounding the gleaming hilt of the sword in the stone on the cover of my book, Dissident Dispatches. Its mysterious magnetism beckons the man of destiny. Only a true hero, uniquely possessed of the strength to pull the fearsome blade from the rock of ages, will be endowed with the sacred majesty of kingship. Excalibur was a fearsome weapon, striking down the king’s enemies in a spiritual struggle between good and evil. Of course, as a figment of literary imagination, Excalibur is more useful as an instrument of psychological or cultural rather than physical warfare. Accordingly, like any other popular meme, it can be deployed in cyberspace by any number of combatants, for fun or in deadly earnest. On the Alt Right, the most famous, politically effective meme has been the seemingly innocuous cartoon image of Pepe the Frog. Amidst the tumult and confusion of the Trump campaign, Pepe helped the Alt Right movement sort out amused friends from outraged enemies. The sorting process was a two-way street, however. As part of the wider push by corporate and political wire-pullers to de-platform the Alt Right, the powerful Jewish activist organization, the Anti-Defamation League conducted a concerted, well-funded campaign of its own to brand Pepe memes as anti-Semitic and racist “hate speech”. The goal was to outlaw reproduction of the Pepe meme by Alt Right publishers, broadcasters, and bloggers. The tool chosen to achieve that outcome was copyright law. Simply for featuring Bishop Pepe on the cover of a book, Arktos Media, already well-known as a dissident right publisher, found itself the target of legal action organized by the ADL. The response was both unexpected and disproportionate. Bishop Pepe triggered determined, well-resourced, and crafty enemies. The frog cartoon cover art was quickly leveraged into a credible threat to the survival of Arktos Media. In its campaign against Alt Right Pepe , the ADL had enlisted Matt Furie, a cartoonist who had drawn a primitive Pepe in a comic book, more than ten years ago. In the meantime, thousands of green frog images had appeared on the internet and IRL during the meme wars of 2015–2016. The ADL supported Furie in his claim to copyright ownership and hence all profits derived from the commercial use of Pepe the Frog memes. A major corporate law firm was engaged (putatively pro bono publico) to enforce Furie’s putative proprietary interest in Pepe against all the world. In practice, only parties associated in some way with the Alt Right or the Trump campaign received notices to cease and desist their use of Pepe memes and to hand over to Matt Furie any profits they may have earned therefrom. In their letter to Arktos, Furie’s lawyers threatened substantial legal and commercial penalties should the publisher not capitulate to this demand. Faced with such an ultimatum, saving Bishop Pepe was not a major priority. After all, he was just a cartoon figure conceived in the naïve afterglow of the God-Emperor’s triumph. In the cold, hard light of day, the cover is just a lame effort to troll both the Alt Right and Christian conservatives. Almost as if both movements are just friends and allies sharing a joke. Still, there was something a bit magical about Bishop Pepe as the public avatar of the Alt Right. Whatever that mysterious something might have been, sworn enemies of the Alt Right were out to get rid of it. A cease and desist order to Amazon allowed the ADL and Furie to kill two birds with one stone: get rid of Bishop Pepe and harass a dissident right publisher (together with several other purveyors of “hate speech” in the form of cartoon frogs). Arktos quickly replaced the Bishop Pepe cover with the Excalibur meme, but Furie’s lawyers persisted in their legal action. They claimed whatever profits Arktos earned from the sale of all copies of Dissident Dispatches with Bishop Pepe on the cover. In the real world, of course, few people decided to buy my book, having judged it by its uproariously amusing cover (or, to be frank, for any other reason). In fact, one reviewer, whose opinion I respect greatly, remarked that he was disinclined at first to read the book, just because of its cartoonish cover. The commercially trivial amount at stake in Furie’s copyright claim makes it obvious that the artist was but a stalking horse for powerful ethno-political interests pursuing an altogether different agenda. However frivolous and vexatious the cause of action, Furie’s lawyers conveyed a credible threat of costly legal action. The relevant federal statute incentivizes legal bullying by stipulating a statutory minimum of $75,000 in damages should the matter ever come to court. Not surprisingly, Arktos chose to cough up its paltry profits from early sales of Dissident Dispatches (slightly more than $1500) just to get the ADL off its case. While Arktos may have secured temporary relief by buying off Matt Furie and his attack dogs in the ADL, the enemies of the Alt Right remain alive and well. Where, then, might the movement find friends? Re-Awakening the Religious Right Taken on its own, this anecdote from the contemporary world of dissident publishing is small beer. I tell the story only because I believe that Dissident Dispatches: An Alt-Right Guide to Christian Theology contains an important message, well-captured in the Excalibur meme. The message is aimed at two apparently disparate audiences: the Alt Right movement and White Anglo-Protestant Christian churches. Whether either group wants to admit it or not, we share common enemies. They are those who celebrate the imminent end of White America, even of White Britain and the formerly White dominions of yesteryear. Our enemies are recruited not just from the teeming non-White immigrant masses swamping almost every European-descended nation, truculent African-Americans, and resentful Jews but especially from the ranks of our own White, post-Christian political, corporate, and religious élites. The citadels of power have been captured by enemy forces. Not even America, much less Britain, is likely ever to be great again. In fact, America, especially, is just about over. The Alt Right gets that; White Christians, not so much. Nevertheless, a working, informal alliance with church-goers (people typically anchored in the everyday life of civil society) offers the possibility of a new start for the Alt-Right. Reports that the Alt Right has collapsed and died have been greatly exaggerated. True, the movement is experiencing a dark night of the spirit, beached on the fringes of contemporary Weimerica. In the wake of Charlottesville, rising Antifa violence, internal scandals, multiple other mistakes, and general confusion, it is easy to lose heart. But there is still reason to hope for the revival of the ancient spirit of ethno-religious solidarity among White Anglo-Protestant peoples around the world. Men of the Alt Right can and should recast themselves in the role of Christian cultural (maybe even holy) warriors fighting to regenerate once-Christian nations. Working body and soul to achieve such a restoration, the Alt Right might just spark another Great Awakening. Ever since the colonial era, the foundations of the established order in America have been shaken repeatedly by eruptions of Anglo-Protestant revivalism. Waves of religious enthusiasm washed over the country, fusing with contemporaneous social reform movements to spread a moralistic spirit of “romantic perfectionism”. Millenarian religious enthusiasm was an essential ingredient not just in the revolutionary war for independence but in later upheavals associated with abolitionism, progressivism, and the social gospel, not to mention feminism and prohibition. Revivalism and social reform were joined at the hip. Nowadays, the Alt Right is an embryonic social reform movement promoting identity politics for White people. If it is ever to set the mainstream Anglo-Protestant imagination alight, it must become a religious movement. To that end, Alt Right leaders must learn how to communicate and network with the religious people to be found in Anglo-Protestant churches. There are glimmers of hope. I wrote Dissident Dispatches because I became convinced that a new Great Awakening is necessary, possible, and desirable, at least in America. Admittedly, such a claim is rather counter-intuitive. Evangelical and mainstream Protestant churches do appear to be fast asleep at the wheel. In the face of enemies ready to fight for their faith, folk, and families, White Anglo-Protestants remain pitiably passive and apathetic. They cannot imagine how to defend the collective, ethno-religious identity they no longer possess. Protestant churches have become random clusters of atomized individuals not close-knit tribal communities. Faith is now about “growing” into a personal and private relationship with Jesus. Accordingly, White Anglo-Protestants deny the religious significance of blood and belonging. Such radical individualism stands in stark contrast to the communitarian White Christian ethno-theology outlined in Dissident Dispatches. Making Friends and Enemies From the activist perspective of the Alt Right, most Anglo-Protestant church-goers have “fallen asleep” (note the biblically-charged turn of phrase). They seem oblivious to the accelerating collapse of our visibly browning, once-White, now professedly post-Christian, civilization. For their own good, they should be woken up. An Alt Right mission to Anglo-Protestant churches may be just what the doctor ordered. In his review of Dissident Dispatches, Michael Lord challenges the Alt Right to seize the moral high ground by being more Christian than the Christians. In defence of every Anglo-European ethno-nation, the American Alt Right could step into salvation history, drawing Excalibur from “that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock [is] Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4). Lord asks: “Are we losing what should be an easy fight because we simply aren’t showing up for the battle?” As the first step in that altar call, we can confess our ancestral ethno-religious identity as Christian nations. To that end, we can and should embrace an openly historical and political Christian ethno-theology. Politics is defined by the distinction between friends and enemies. Having been systematically un-friended by the powers that be, the Alt Right is becoming all-too-familiar with the existential meaning of that distinction. Far from being welcome in polite Christian company, the Alt Right more often gets the cold shoulder; no one, least of all the womenfolk, wants to talk about friends versus enemies with someone reputed to have a soft spot for Hitler. Deaf to rhetoric officially designated as “hateful,” Christian theologians and Protestant pastors instead profess their selfless, undying love for the Other. By and large, organized Christianity reserves the status of enemy for White nationalists, treating them as pariahs to be shunned and publicly denounced by true believers. Just last year, for example, the Southern Baptist Convention passed a near unanimous resolution explicitly condemning the Alt Right as a “racist” and “White supremacist” movement. The driving force behind that resolution was a Black pastor, Dwight McKissic, Sr. As a racially-conscious, prominent Black preacher, McKissic knows well how to play the race card. In the months since he persuaded the SBC to denounce Alt Right ideas, McKissic dialled up his anti-White rhetoric. He tweeted recently that “Alt Right persons shouldn’t be welcomed as members in SBC Churches”. He made sure to personalize his exclusionary message, demanding the expulsion of Tennessee talk radio host James Edwards from his local Baptist church. How, one might wonder, can a Christian pastor justify the excommunication of White Baptists espousing constitutionally-protected religious or political views? Simply because someone is associated with the Alt Right in the mind of a Black racial activist? One of the most valuable resources available to enemies of the Alt Right within the church is the vast reservoir of White guilt accumulated over the past seventy years. Wrapped in the moral certitude of Black liberation theology, Dwight McKissic clearly expects little resistance when he calls upon unsuspecting White Baptists to kick Edwards out of his ancestral church. He automatically pushes the White guilt button, issuing a boilerplate allegation that Edwards somehow “embraces racism and racists” on his radio show. McKissic brands both the Alt Right and fellow-travellers such as James Edwards as “enemies of the gospel”. Clearly, the gauntlet has been thrown down. Like it or not, White racial advocates who also happen to be Christians must prove McKissic and his allies elsewhere within the church wrong. It is easy to imagine circumstances in which one’s fellow congregants might be driven in fits of pathological penitence to drive Alt Right Christians out of the church. Churches succumbing to such moral panics will embolden further the enemies of White Christian nationhood. This, of course, is nothing new. For decades now, misguided traditions of millenarian utopianism in both Protestant and Catholic churches have propped up a globalist regime hostile to the very idea of Christian nationhood. Everywhere in the Western world, global capitalism relentlessly uproots and destabilizes the folkways, faith, and families descended from White European Christian ethno-nations. The deracinated globalist faith in perpetual progress is a poor substitute for the “racist,” “sexist,” “homophobic,” and “xenophobic” faith of our fathers. Alt Right Christians must develop confidence in their ability to defend themselves in theological debates where they stand charged with heresy. Toward an Alt Right Biblical Theology As teen-agers many secular humanists on the Alt Right probably rejected one or other of the millenarian visions of Christian theology (pre-, post- or amillennialist) available to the average suburban church-goer. For these folks, the Bible situates us within as-yet-unfinished story. We are awaiting the end times; we just cannot agree on when or how the Day of the Lord will come. But what if there is another, better way of reading the grand narrative set out in the Bible? Perhaps God knows how to tell a story. Perhaps the biblical narrative is set in historical time with a beginning, a middle, and an end that has already come and gone. On that assumption, it seems to me that there is a good fit between the embryonic cosmology of the Alt Right and the eschatological views of a dissident school of predominantly white Anglo-Protestants known as “preterists” (from Latin, praeter or “past”). The covenantal eschatology (from the Greek eschaton, or “end times”) espoused by preterists holds that biblical prophecies promising that the Lord would come again in judgement (the Parousia) were fulfilled with the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. On a preterist reading of Scripture, the Day of the Lord occurred in real historical time. The forty-year interval between the Passion of Christ and the Parousia marks the Exodus of the righteous remnant from Old Covenant Israel. In that period, the apostles preached the gospel to the ends of the earth, thereby fulfilling the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). In the Last Days of the Old Covenant age, the New Jerusalem came down to earth, forever supplanting the Temple made with hands. A new heaven and new earth took its place. Within a reborn cosmic temple, the saints of Old Covenant Israel as well as those who had “fallen asleep” in Christ in the first century were resurrected from the dead. No, the physical bodies of Abraham and the prophets did not rise magically from the grave. Rather, the long-promised, long-awaited spiritual communion of the Old Testament saints with the Body of Christ (now incarnate in the early Church) was consummated. The providential telos, the divine point and purpose of Old Covenant Israel had been fulfilled. What relevance, then, has preterist eschatology to the desperate need in our time for an Anglo-Protestant political theology? Preterism stands in sharp contrast to the futurist cosmologies hitherto shaping the Anglo-Protestant imagination. Covenant eschatology rejects the millennialist presuppositions embedded in conventional Christian philosophies of history. Futurist eschatology conceives salvation history as a linear movement back to God, from the Fall to the redemption of the body at the end of time. But on a preterist interpretation, the history of post-AD 70 Christian nations, like that of empires and civilizations, can follow a cyclical pattern. Such Spenglerian models of civilizational rise and decline are popular on the Alt Right. Accordingly, even agnostics on the Alt Right can agree with preterist Protestants that a new age in the history of mankind dawned with the biblical transition between the Old and New Covenants. The rise of Christendom, provided a providential seedbed for the development of European Christian nationhood. Every Christian nation finds both a spiritual warrant and a worldly warning in the providential history of Israel. The biblical narrative centres on the rise, fall, and resurrection of a stubborn and stiff-necked people. Israel according to the flesh fell from grace. Subsequently, the Israel of God became a light unto European Christendom. Biblical theology is, almost by definition, ethno-theology. The Alt Right must help white Anglo-Protestants to grasp the ethno-religious moral of the Bible story. Neither creeds and confessions nor the most passionate millenarian faith in the Second Coming can override biblical truth. Jesus came, as promised, in the first century to render judgement on historical Israel when it had filled up the measure of its sins (Matthew 23:32). He made no promise to return somehow, somewhere else, some thousands of years in the future. As a matter of practical theology, therefore, we are on our own. Perhaps as clans, tribes, and races we are placed in history, provided with the opportunity and an inborn moral imperative to regenerate ourselves as a holy nation, using the exemplary history of ancient Israel as a spiritual starting point. The nineteenth English historian, J.R. Seeley, contended that the true Bible of every Christian nation should be found in its own history. If there were such an indigenous English Bible, Alfred the Great might be celebrated in churches today as an Angelcynn David, the sainted hero who saved his Christian nation from barbarian invaders. Unfortunately, the Anglo-Protestant clergy has failed utterly to create such national monuments. Given the absence of any such stock of accumulated spiritual capital, preterists and the ethno-patriots of the Alt Right will have much to teach and learn from each other about the meaning — indeed the possibility — of white Christian nationhood. Fortunately, the basic building blocks for a theologically tenable and spiritually satisfying Alt Right Christianity are readily available. Excuse the self-promotion but a copy of Dissident Dispatches combined with a good study Bible would not be a bad place to begin one’s faith journey. One should also mine the archives at Faith & Heritage and listen to podcasts at the Godcast. For those already red-pilled on the American myth of the Redeemer Nation, I particularly recommend a trip into the eye-opening and thought-provoking world of covenant eschatology. A good place to start that journey there is with the You Tube channel of Don K. Preston. Thus, armed with the elements of a patriotic, politically-realistic, and historically-grounded white Anglo-Protestant ethno-theology, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Alt Righters can set off confidently to church. With the help of God, they might be able to re-awaken the now-dormant revivalist spirit among white Anglo-Protestants. It is a simple act of Christian charity for the Alt Right movement to engage, individually and collectively, with fellow whites who happen to be church-goers. These people have been almost completely detached from their historic ethno-religious identities by deliberate, high-intensity campaigns of psychological warfare and cultural subversion. Many church leaders actively promote the rising tide of colour in every white nation. At best, the institutional response of Anglo-Protestant churches to the demographic displacement of their white parishioners typically amounts to little more than unilateral moral disarmament. If the white Anglo-Protestant peoples are to be resurrected from the dead, they must re-imagine and re-invent the experience of Christian nationhood, outside and apart from the unholy matrix of the transnational corporate welfare state. The Alt Right has ample intellectual firepower, if not yet the political will or sufficient spiritual depth, to help white Anglo-Protestant church-goers to recover from their collective ethno-amnesia. The American nation-state (like every other European-descended country in the Anglosphere) is now permanently fractured along racial lines. White Anglo-Protestants are systematically exploited, displaced and tormented by both the hostile élites set above them and the sullen, rapidly multiplying minorities below. People on the Alt Right have woken up from the American Dream. But most of our fellow whites remain trapped in the “air-conditioned nightmare” sanctified by millennialist myths of American exceptionalism. To set themselves free, white Anglo-Protestants are sorely in need a Christian political theology grounded in the biocultural realities of racial differences and inter-ethnic rivalry. In its first lesson, such a political theology would go back to basics: Surprisingly, even the nicest, most inoffensive white Christian peoples have real enemies, some of whom pretend to be our best friends, perhaps even our big brother. Lessons in Micro-Political Theology In persecuting Bishop Pepe, the Anti-Defamation League taught me a much-needed lesson in micro-political theology. The forced sacrifice of Bishop Pepe in the politically-correct cause of philo-Semitism revealed the power and willingness of organized Jewry to interfere in my own personal affairs as well as with our collective freedom of religious expression. I learned that powerful Jewish organizations such as the ADL, operating on a global scale, now police and have the power to prohibit use of counter-cultural memes generated on the internet. It also seems that dissident memes giving symbolic expression, even implicitly, to prototypical forms of Christian cosmology will attract censorious attention. Strangely enough, the Alt Right Pepe resembles the frog-like deity of an ancient Egyptian cult heralding the imminent victory of light over darkness. The religious significance of the Pepe meme has been given explicit recognition in the contemporary internet cult of Kek. There, Pepe represents the second Person of an implicitly Christian Trinity. No surprise then that the Jewish Anti-Defamation League called for the legal crucifixion of Bishop Pepe. One can only be thankful that His Holiness was resurrected as the heroic image of Excalibur. Both evangelical Protestants and Alt Right activists have something to learn from the Passion of Bishop Pepe. Was Pepe really an expression of anti-Semitic “hate speech”? Is the ADL campaign to outlaw Alt Right Pepe “anti-white” or “anti-Christian”? What does covenantal eschatology tell us about the status of the modern Israeli state or, more generally, of those who claim to be Jews in the eyes of God? These are not dumb questions. Confronting such issues openly and honestly is the central task of an Alt Right political theology. Doing so is not likely to win one many friends, at least in the short term. Few white Anglo-Protestants recognize Jews, individually or collectively, as the ancestral foe of every Christian nation, much less as their political enemies in the present. Typically, when pressed, they will insist that God still honours his covenantal relationship with Israel according to the flesh. By contrast, many early Christians simply took it for granted that the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70 represented the final victory of the Body of Christ over his enemies in the Synagogue of Satan (Revelation 3:9). In their eyes, this historical event heralded the cosmic victory of light over darkness. Nowadays, evangelical Anglo-Protestants, especially, find themselves trapped in a fallen world of sin and darkness. Their Christian hope is that the final victory will be achieved in the last days, at the end of the Church Age when Christ will come again. It may well be up to the Alt Right to bring heaven down to earth. The mission of the Alt Right, should it choose to accept it, is to spark the resurrection of the Church from the dead, not in a Rapture event next year, or in the far-distant future, but rather in the here and now. Andrew Fraser is a retired law professor. For many years, he taught constitutional law and legal history at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He recently completed a degree in theology. See also: The Southern Baptist Convention vs. James Edwards And: Southern Baptists Drown in Their Own Virtue Signaling Christians\|Evangelicals1 Comment	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507757
__label__wiki	0.863486	0.863486	https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/entertainment/article/Broadway-s-Jessica-Vosk-to-join-ACT-s-14962744.php Broadway’s Jessica Vosk to join ACT’s Broadway Unplugged Series Updated 10:41 am EST, Friday, January 10, 2020 Jessica Vosk ACT (A Contemporary Theater) of Connecticut announced that Jessica Vosk will join ACT’s resident music supervisor, Bryan Perri, on Feb. 25, for the Broadway Unplugged Series. Vosk played Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway for two years, and recently starred in the NYC Ballet’s Jerome Robbins tribute, Something to Dance About. Other Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, and The Bridges of Madison County. She starred as Anita in the Grammy-nominated San Francisco Symphony’s West Side Story. This season, she will star in the 50th anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Lincoln Center. The Broadway Unplugged Series is the brainchild of Perri, who currently is working as music director and conductor on the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill alongside Alanis Morissette, Tom Kitt and Diane Paulus. Perri recently finished a 10-year run as music director and conductor of the Broadway production of Wicked, and as music director for Superhero, having its world premiere Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theater. Each show in the Broadway Unplugged Series presents an intimate evening where Perri sits down at the piano with renowned Broadway performers for an evening of never before heard stories, conversation, and vocals, an announcement said. ACT’s Artistic Director Daniel C. Levine said, “Jessica is one of the most gifted performers that I know. I’ve been hoping to get her to ACT for a Broadway Unplugged for quite some time, and I am thrilled that it is happening! Audiences are going to fall in love with her!” For Feb. 25 show tickets or more information about ACT of Connecticut, ticket and annual subscription sales, education programs, sponsor/donor opportunities, and other theater-related news and announcements, visit actofct.org.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507758
__label__wiki	0.912804	0.912804	After LGBTQ comments, petition calls for removal of Dixie Direct coupon books A Change.org petition is calling for the removal of the Dixie Direct Savings Guide student fundraiser from the Washington County School District, After LGBTQ comments, petition calls for removal of Dixie Direct coupon books A Change.org petition is calling for the removal of the Dixie Direct Savings Guide student fundraiser from the Washington County School District, Check out this story on thespectrum.com: https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2019/10/09/after-lgbtq-comments-petition-calls-removal-dixie-direct/3911024002/ Kaitlyn Bancroft, St. George Spectrum & Daily News Published 1:28 p.m. MT Oct. 9, 2019 \| Updated 4:12 p.m. MT Oct. 9, 2019 Workers place pride banners on St. George Boulevard in anticipation of Pride Week Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo: Chris Caldwell / The Spectrum & Daily News) A Change.org petition is calling for the removal of the Dixie Direct Savings Guide student fundraiser from the Washington County School District, after Dixie Direct owner Tony Chambers made controversial comments on Facebook about the LGBTQ community. The petition's web page shows it was started three weeks ago by community member Meagan Roberts. It has over 500 signatures as of Oct. 9. The Dixie Direct Savings Guide features coupons for dining, entertainment and other services, according to the company's website. Each book costs $35, and when students sell it during fundraisers, schools keep half of the sales ($17.50 per sale). The company lists 29 schools in the Washington County School District that sell the book, part of the 35 total schools that sell it. $250,000 was given to Washington County schools, teams, groups, charities and fundraisers in 2018, according to the company's website. "(Chambers) is a prominent man in our community who relies on OUR children to sell his coupon book," Roberts wrote on the petition's web page. "While much money from sales is donated to the schools, he clearly does not have the best interest of ALL of our children at heart. We need to let the school board know that we won’t tolerate injustice and hate speech in our community." Roberts has not returned requests for comment. Chambers has since removed the posts from his personal Facebook page, but screenshots of the posts have appeared elsewhere on social media, such as this post from a community member: "RAINBOW FLAG banners are cracking me up, (sic) it literally makes me laugh seeing how the LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ community played our city officials like a fiddle!" Chambers wrote in one post, a screenshot shows. "It isn't about loving all, it's about cramming their agenda down others (sic) throats and making the community more divided!" He wrote in a later post that he intended the term "LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ community" to be a joke, and that his posts have been directed to City Council about his opinion on changing the banner ordinance. Steven Dunham, spokesperson for the Washington County School District, said in an email that it's possible that Chambers' comments will impact the school district's relationship with Dixie Direct. "The Washington County School District creates a safe learning environment for ALL students," he wrote. "All are welcome and all are accepted in our schools. With this as our guiding principle, we have to consider if Mr. Chambers was exercising his right to free speech or attacking an under-served, at-risk group." However, he said the district will not make decisions based upon a specific number of signatures gained in a petition. He also said it's important to note that fundraisers are completely voluntary and schools, programs or groups choose what fundraiser they want to do. Per school district policy, principals are instructed to ensure there is no pressure on administrators, teachers, coaches, advisers or students to put on or participate in fundraisers. "The District's only role is to ensure that companies (i.e. Dixie Direct) comply with all state laws for fundraising," he said. Dunham said school fundraisers support the program or group that puts them on, such as football teams or orchestras. Should the district break ties with Dixie Direct, there are "numerous" other fundraisers available to the district, "too many to list." Dunham also said the district tries to limit fundraisers to one per yer per organization. Because fundraising is voluntary, the schools don't track how many students participate in the fundraising, or how many Dixie Direct books get sold each year. A forced agenda? In an interview, Chambers said he initially made the Facebook posts because Pride banners were hung on city property, which he feels shouldn't be allowed. Chambers was referring to the Pride of Southern Utah banners that hung on the light poles along St. George Boulevard from Sept. 9 through Sept. 23rd. Community members such as St. George Councilwoman Michele Randall and former U.S. Senate candidate Larry Meyers expressed disapproval for the banners, with Randall stating, "We, as a city council, need to look at our (banner) ordinance and see what can be done to prevent political statements from being made in the future.” Mayor Jon Pike and the other members of St. George City Council later expressed support for revising the banner ordinance. Chambers said the situation regarding his social media posts has been "blown out of proportion" by 150-200 "Facebook warriors" that don't represent what most of the community stands for. "For a community that talks about love and acceptance, that love and acceptance is only shown if you fully, 100 percent bow down to their every demand," he said, clarifying that he doesn't want to lump the entire community with a subset of people on Facebook who are "over the top and want to force an agenda." He also said he's supported the local Pride event every year for the last four years by donating Dixie Direct books. "I’ve helped them any way they wanted (me) to," he said. “It’s been about the ordinance the entire time, and I’m not going to be bullied." When asked if he thinks the controversy will impact his business, Chambers said it's out of his hands. Read more St. George News: St. George reconsiders policy after reaction to equality-flag banners St. George pride week kicking off with flags, faith and a little controversy Utah considers ban on gay conversion therapy for minors Kaitlyn Bancroft reports on faith, health, education and under-served communities for The Spectrum & Daily News, a USA TODAY Network newsroom in St. George, Utah. She's a graduate of Brigham Young University's journalism program, and has previously written for The Denver Post, The Daily Universe, Deseret News and the Davis Clipper. You can reach her at kbancroft@thespectrum.com, or follow her on Twitter @katbancroft. 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__label__wiki	0.934135	0.934135	Dustin Hoffman’s new act as director By Linda BarnardSpecial to the Star Thu., Jan. 17, 2013timer4 min. read A few hours before the world premiere of newly minted director Dustin Hoffman’s comedy-drama Quartetat the Toronto International Film Festival last September, the gleeful Oscar-winning actor could barely contain his joy. He burst in on my interview in a Toronto hotel with Quartet co-star Billy Connolly to bear hug the actor, tell him a shaggy dog story about garlic and the angel of death, and poke fun at his black frock coat and buckle-top shoes. “What are you, in The Crucible?” Hoffman quipped. When it was time for Hoffman’s interview with the Star, he was still giddy with excitement about the approaching premiere of his movie about life in a British musicians’ retirement home, with Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay, Maggie Smith and Connolly playing aging one-time opera stars. “I want time to slow down,” Hoffman, 75, beamed. “I don’t want today to end. It’s a great feeling. I love the people, the cast and seeing them today for the first time in a long time. . .” Hoffman’s voice trailed off as he clapped his hands together with delight. Hoffman admitted he’s something of a late bloomer, only now directing his first movie after more than 45 years acting in films, half a century if you include his stage career. Similarly, Quartet stands as a testament to creative longevity, based on Ronald Harwood’s play about life in Beecham House, a British county home for retired musicians. “I didn’t want a depressing movie when I decided to do it — say retired opera singers in a retirement home and you see their eyes glaze over,” said Hoffman with a grin. “The first thing I said to the cinematographer is I don’t want to smell the urine!” Added Hoffman, “People want to continue to create. Billy Connolly said a great line about it when we were making the film. He said, ‘I’ll tell you what the film is about: don’t die until you’re dead.’” Directing has always been in the back of Hoffman’s mind, recalling directing scenes in the 1960s while he was taking acting lesson in New York. “I remember the actor I was working with saying, ‘Hey man, you’re a director. You’re the next (Elia) Kazan.’ And I said ‘Yeah, yeah,’ Hoffman said with a dismissive chuckle. He did consider directing earlier, with the 1978 crime-drama Straight Time where Hoffman starred alongside Theresa Russell, Gary Busey and Harry Dean Stanton as a burglar who tries to go straight after his release from prison. “I did a take and I had no idea if I was good or not. We didn’t have playback then. I got scared and I fired myself and it was a big mistake.” Hoffman says today’s digital moviemaking technology makes it easier on actor-directors, who can use computer playback to choose the best take, unlike the old days when movies were shot on film, which needed to be processed first. Playback has made him a better director even if he’s not onscreen. “Most directors fall under the heading of control freaks,” Hoffman observed. “They’re kind of like Victorian husbands to their wives: ‘Honey, I’ll make you look good.’ Here you have playback and you can say to an actor after a few takes, ‘Come here (and watch). I think we’ve got it. What do you think?’” In a way, Hoffman sees this career path as a chance to make up for all the times actors may have felt their best interests weren’t served by a cut-happy director. “When you’ve been acting in front of the camera for 45 years, I speak for a lot of actors who said, ‘God, I wish I could have been in the cutting room for that scene! They didn’t use the best takes.’” He said the message he hopes audiences take home from Quartet is also a personal one; that years may slow people down, but it doesn’t mean they have to stop. Get more movies in your inbox Get the latest film news and reviews with our New Movies email newsletter. “You don’t have to do anything,” Hoffman said. “What you’re obligated to do in life is find a passion. I always tell my kids go by your gut. Don’t analyze. And if that day comes when you want to make a turn, you make a turn.” Like he did at 72 when he finally decided to direct a movie? “The only thing I can say is it goes under the heading of we all have our particular demons. We all say, ‘Why didn’t I, I should have,’ and this is one of them. It’s very liberating to be able to check this one off.” Billy Connolly’s not the retiring kind Don’t expect Billy Connolly to choose a retirement home as his eventual address. “I don’t approve of that kind of life,” said Connolly, who co-stars in Quartet as a one-time opera star with a randy streak living in a grand British retirement residence for former musicians. “I think people should live among us; the butcher and baker and candlestick maker and young people,” said Connolly, 69, in his trademark thick Scottish burr. The comic and actor divides his time between homes in Scotland and New York. “If we can buy f---ing Trident missiles, surely there’s enough money for us to look after our old parents,” he added. “You’re supposed to love these people.” “The first thing I said to the cinematographer is I don’t want to smell the urine!”	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507760
__label__wiki	0.937416	0.937416	Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre invites Halifax to ‘come with us’ on journey to create new space By Zane WoodfordStarMetro Halifax Thu., April 19, 2018timer3 min. read HALIFAX — The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is inviting Haligonians to come with them on the last leg of a journey more than 15 years in the making into a new facility on Gottingen Street. The Friendship Centre recently signed an options agreement with Halifax Regional Municipality for the property at 1940 Gottingen St. — the site of the former Red Cross building across the street from the police station. The terms of the deal haven’t been made public, but it sets a course for selling the property to the Friendship Centre if it can secure funding. On Thursday, the Friendship Centre held an event to bless the land, and unveil new architectural renderings of the proposed 70,000-square-foot building on the site. They also unveiled a new name designation for the future building, a sort of slogan: wije’winen. The Mi’kmaq word means “come with us.” “Come with us on this journey, come with us and walk with us and push us forward. Pick us up as we stumble, and let’s do it together,” Friendship Centre executive director Pam Glode-Desrochers said after the event. “We want people to come on this journey with us. We want people to be part of it. So whether you’re Indigenous or non-Indigenous, we want people to be part of this. We want everybody to see themselves in that building. We want everyone to be proud of that building. It really is around reconciliation and doing things very differently.” Before the event on Thursday, Sipekne’katik First Nation elder Earl Sack performed a blessing of the land, circling the existing building with a smudge and an eagle feather to cleanse the property. The event started with a prayer from another Sipekne’katik elder, Becky Julian. Glodes-Desrochers spoke, along with a member of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, Chief Deborah Robinson of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, Sack, and Senator Dan Christmas, who talked about the importance of friendship centres like the one envisioned here. “I would say that they have become an essential service for Indigenous people across this country,” Christmas said. “And so when we begin investing in that service by dreaming of a beautiful facility like this for this property, I think not only are we investing in Mi’kmaq people, but we’re also investing in residents of HRM, we’re investing in the people of Nova Scotia, and I would daresay that this project will become a source of pride for all Canadians.” Christmas was at the event as a representative of the federal government after local MP Andy Fillmore couldn’t make it. Nova Scotia Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage Leo Glavine spoke as well, pledging the provincial government’s support for the project. It’s those two levels of government who will likely end up providing the bulk of capital funding to see the old building on the site torn down and the new one put up. “I believe that there’s some real will there to see this move forward on all levels,” Glodes-Desrochers said of the federal and provincial governments. “We’re moving cautiously, of course. Funding is always a difficult conversation.” Mayor Mike Savage spoke at the event as well, and afterward, he said the municipality is waiting to see the final design of the building, and to see how it can help more. “You never want to overstate where we are, but I’m very optimistic this is a project that will come to fruition, supported by the three levels of government and the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, but also, I think, a community that is embracing more and more this whole idea of reconciliation,” he said. Glodes-Desrochers spoke of the new building as a bridge between two worlds: one of colonialism and one of reconciliation. She thinks the location for the building, right next to Citadel Hill — “one of the most colonized pieces that is within this city” — is particularly apt. “I think it’s the perfect location when we start talking about reconciliation. You look over there and it’s a very barren landscape, lots of grass, and what we’re looking to create is something very different. But yet, bridging the two worlds together,” she said. She said the building will showcase the Mi’kmaq language, and it will reconnect the area with nature using a forest area. “We need to reconnect with the environment. We need to respect our environment,” she said. “The goal with our new building is not just bricks and mortar. It’s so much more.” Glodes-Desrochers said there could be a final design completed by next February, and if all goes as planned, the new building could be complete two years after that.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507761
__label__wiki	0.85447	0.85447	Ontario signals offshore wind moratorium will continue for several more years By Allison JonesThe Canadian Press Mon., Feb. 13, 2017timer3 min. read Six years after Ontario abruptly imposed a moratorium on offshore wind projects, citing the need for more research, the government is signalling it will likely continue for several more years, even with all of its studies in hand. The moratorium has so far put the Liberal government on the hook for at least $28 million, and it still faces a trial next year on another $500-million lawsuit over the February 2011 decision. Both Windstream Energy and Trillium Power Wind had wind turbine projects planned for Lake Ontario in the eastern part of the province when the government brought down the moratorium — in Trillium’s case, just minutes before its financing was set to close. Windstream took its complaint to a NAFTA tribunal, which partially ruled in the company’s favour, awarding it $25 million in damages for unfair and inequitable treatment as well as $3 million in legal fees. Ontario’s decision was “at least in part” driven by a genuine concern about a lack of scientific research, but was also influenced by public opposition to offshore wind and how it could affect the Liberals in the upcoming 2011 election, the tribunal found. “The government on the whole did relatively little to address the scientific uncertainty surrounding offshore wind that it had relied upon as the main publicly cited reason for the moratorium,” the tribunal ruled. “Indeed, many of the research plans did not go forward at all, including some for lack of funding, and at the hearing counsel for the respondent confirmed that Ontario did not plan to conduct any further studies.” Five government-commissioned studies have been completed since 2011 on impacts on fish, other environmental impacts, sound and decommissioning requirements. The studies largely found that while there were still many unknowns about offshore wind in freshwater environments, impacts were likely to be minimal. At least one concluded it was doable. “If appropriate precautionary measures are taken to avoid or mitigate the impacts of potential harmful or disturbing activities, and implementation strategies are adapted to reflect an ever-growing knowledge base and accommodate the best available science-based options for mitigation, offshore wind power generation within the Great Lakes has the potential to be implemented with minimal impacts on the aquatic ecosystem and in an environmentally sustainable manner,” concluded one aquatic research study. The last two outstanding studies were made public in December, but now the government says it needs more research — only, it hasn’t commissioned any. “Ontario will continue to follow the impact of North America’s first offshore wind pilot project in Lake Erie — a project authorized by the State of Ohio,” the Ministry of the Environment said in a statement. “Doing so will allow us to have a better grasp of any potential environmental and health challenges posed by freshwater offshore wind developments. The moratorium will not be lifted until research findings are understood and concerns surrounding offshore wind projects are addressed.” The Lake Erie project is slated to begin construction in the spring of 2018. The Windstream contract in Ontario was signed at a time when the government was shutting down coal-fired electricity generation and looking for green sources of power. Now, the Liberal government is under fire for its green energy program, which is blamed in part for high electricity rates. It recently cancelled plans to sign contracts for up to 1,000 megawatts of power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. But Windstream is still hoping their contract is honoured. As for Trillium, its $500-million lawsuit for misfeasance in public office is set to go to trial one week after the June 7, 2018 election. Trillium doesn’t buy the need for more research as an explanation for the moratorium, said its lawyer. “These are all really, as far as we’re concerned, simply excuses for not wanting to proceed with offshore wind,” said Morris Cooper. “(This government) has no focus other than to win the next election.” The Liberal government is also under criminal investigation stemming from Trillium’s claim. The company alleged in the lawsuit that government officials destroyed documents after the company sued over the government’s cancellation of a Lake Ontario wind project and the provincial police are investigating. None of Trillium’s allegations has been proven in court. In its statement of defence, the government says it was a coincidence that the moratorium and cancellations were issued just before Trillium’s financing was set to close.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507762
__label__wiki	0.945024	0.945024	Wynne ‘worried’ about Trump threat to Ontario economy By Robert BenzieQueen's Park Bureau Chief Wed., Nov. 9, 2016timer3 min. read A “shocked” premier Kathleen Wynne is expressing hope U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s anti-trade rhetoric was just campaign bluster. Speaking to the Star on Wednesday, Wynne said she is “worried” about Trump’s threat to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that is so vital to Ontario’s economy. “My biggest fear … is the trade relationship,” the premier said, mindful the United States is far and away the province’s most important trading partner accounting for 80.5 per cent of Ontario exports. “The degree that this undermines a North American strategy, I think we have to worry about that,” said Wynne, noting Ontario’s thriving auto industry is so entwined with that of Michigan they are interdependent. The premier also said she was concerned about the impact of a Trump presidency and a Republican Congress on efforts to tackle climate change because the incoming president has claimed global warming is a “Chinese hoax” perpetrated to hobble American manufacturing. “We’ve made a lot of progress on the climate change discussion globally and if we’ve got a president who really doesn’t see the importance of that, it puts so much at risk,” she said. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Ontario has entered into a cap-and-trade system with Quebec and California that other states and provinces could join. “Those sub-national relationships become even more important,” she said, adding national governments are also essential to the crusade. Quebec premier Philippe Couillard, who also would have preferred a Hillary Clinton victory, said the future of the fight against climate change, as well as cooperation with Ontario and California on a carbon market, are sources of “uncertainty” and “worry.” On the Paris Accord — the global climate change deal recently ratified — Couillard said while it is easier for Trump to say he will withdraw from it than actually do so. “The United States is clearly a major partner. It is an unavoidable player. But I see things like China making a move toward setting up a national carbon market. It will be difficult for a great country like the United States to ignore that,” the Quebec premier said. Wynne, for her part, emphasized there are lessons for leaders around the globe from Trump’s surprise victory that few pollsters had foreseen. “We can’t take anything for granted on any side of the political spectrum,” she said, pointing out that “this election puts a lot of that perceived wisdom in context” when it comes to polling. Voters — especially in “rust belt” states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — feel the system is stacked against them, she said. “They voted against unfairness. So we’ve got a real responsibility to recognize that and to make sure that we do everything in our power every day to make this as fair of a society as we can,” the premier said, referring to aggrieved Americans who feel they are being left behind by globalization. “We know we’re stronger if we have a fair society. What’s happened in the United States really emphasizes that.” Still, Wynne said she had no regrets about being so publicly critical of Trump. In a June interview with the Star at the Canadian embassy in Washington, she warned his divisive talk was “very dangerous for Canada” and “very dangerous for the world. The premier stood by those comments in the cold light of Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s election. “I was saying what I believe,” said Wynne. Ontario’s first female premier —who has met with Hillary Clinton in the past — said she had hoped to see a woman elected president. “It would be such an important message to young women in the United States and in the world,” said Wynne. “So, this is the reverse of that message and we have to understand why that’s happening. What is it about what’s happening right now that the terribly divisive things, because it wasn’t just about women (or) other groups…” she said. “Why did that not stop him? What is it about people that they feel so angry and so left behind and so excluded that they were able to push that kind of rhetoric aside?” Donald Trump, Kathleen Wynne, Hillary Clinton	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507763
__label__wiki	0.919499	0.919499	Junior Spartans see silver lining Presented by Auto Depot Published on: July 28, 2019 \| Last Updated: July 29, 2019 1:54 PM EDT The sting of defeat was fresh, but there was no way Reg Bonin could call the Sudbury Junior Spartans’ inaugural season anything but a success. Despite a great game from the Sudbury defence and a determined final drive by their offensive counterparts, the Junior Spartans suffered a 6-0 loss to the York Lions and a first-round exit from the Ontario Provincial Football League junior varsity playoffs at James Jerome Sports Complex on a windy, rainy Saturday afternoon. “I’m extremely happy and impressed with how hard these guys sold out today,” said Bonin’s Sudbury’s head coach. “They worked hard, they never quit and they were a great group to coach.” Those qualities were demonstrated in the game’s final few minutes, during a march down field, led by quarterback Michael Reich, that finally ended in an interception, as well as the defensive stand that preceded it. “It speaks to the kids,” Bonin said. “That’s not the coaching staff, that’s the kids who, from Day 1, committed to this team and sold out.” In what was expected to be an evenly matched hard-fought contest — one of Sudbury’s two regular-season losses was against York, in a game that required overtime to resolve — a touchdown by York’s Makias Harvey-Dick proved the difference-maker. “I can’t say it was frustrating, but there was some adversity,” Bonin said. “We battled a really good football team in tough conditions and we didn’t execute enough.” Sudbury’s head coach certainly couldn’t complain about the game played by his defence, which stymied several drives, even deep into Junior Spartans territory. “Our defence, all year, has been lights out. Guys like Brett Bond, Cooper Fontaine, Carter Will, they were the mainstays, the core of our defence, and today was just a reflection of what they did all year.” The Junior Spartans were hampered Saturday by a handful of penalties, including three for unnecessary roughness, as well as Will’s ejection for head contact. Bonin admitted it was a challenge, at times, to make such hard-hustling, physical players stay on the right side of the line, but thought the Spartans did a good job, by and large, of doing so. “You go over situations with them in practice,” he said. “My coaching staff has done an excellent job of constantly working with them. Carter’s not the only one — we have a lot of kids who play on that edge and those are often really fun players to coach, because you never have to worry about motivating them. It’s just a matter of giving them those friendly reminders and telling them to think of something bigger than themselves, and this group, this year, has been phenomenal. I think our discipline has been great.” The team was quick to develop a winning culture. While previous junior varsity teams have taken until midway through the season to find their stride, albeit in a different league, the Junior Spartans appeared to jell quite quickly, which translated into positive results on the field. “It’s an older group and I think we had fantastic kids,” Bonin said. “Commitment-wise, they were phenomenal, attendance at practice was great, and they worked their tails off in practice. The fact that we were able to come together so quick was a reflection of how much they love the game and how much they worked hard.” While he wasn’t quite ready to discuss the program’s future, as his focus had been on the game against York, he believes a foundation has been set for further success. “The kids set a good base in terms of work ethic, commitment, we have got a great coaching staff and I think it gives us something to build on.” Column: Spending time in nature can benefit your health Short-handed Spartans no match for Sooners: Sudbury’s season ends in first-round...	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507765
__label__wiki	0.861206	0.861206	Alison Lawton CSMonitor.com Alison Lawton is a philanthropist inasmuch as she is a businesswoman. She is currently managing Winfield Venture Group alongside her Mindset Social Innovation Foundation. The principle behind her social business is simple: every penny you give for charity takes commitment. Her commitment is best seen in her chosen endeavors. She gave $1 million to the UBC Graduate School of Journalism to send students overseas and enable them to report on issues that are not receiving due attention. Why Alison Lawton is Extraordinary Alison Lawton has been into charitable projects from as early as she could remember. As a child, she felt a different kind of thrill taking part in fundraising and doing something for the community. She knew then that she was called to that for life. It fuelled her desire to establish her own organization called Mindset Social Innovation Foundation in 2006. Mindset has partnered with UNICEF in many projects, such as the “Unite with Art” and “Hope in the Time of AIDS.” Since she chaired the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign by UNICEF, she’s raised over a million dollars in four years and donated 150,000 dollars to help fund two UNICEF projects in Canada. Spending a Million Dollars for “Uganda Rising” As a successful owner of Winfield Venture Group, Alison has enough money to use for her projects. In 2006, she released a feature-length documentary called “Uganda Rising,” which is about the ongoing bloodshed in the country. “Uganda Rising” highlighted the reality of children having to kill their relative after being brainwashed by extremists. Its execution was so expertly done that it earned accolades from many respected film festivals around the world. Alison doesn’t regret putting one million dollars of her own money to see the documentary produced. However, since she feels that it would be less taxing to do with partners sincerely intent in helping her cause, she gave the University of British Columbia one million dollars to enable the graduate students of Journalism to go overseas and look for news stories that are equally important but not given due attention by organizations and whose stories are not told by news corporations. "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground" Wins an Emmy in 2010 The first project undertaken by the 2010 batch was about Ghana being the dumping site of electronic garbage of the first world. Alison and Peter Klein—the film producer and professor one who gave her the idea of partnering with UBC—were not mistaken that more stories are still waiting to be uncovered. Every year for the next 10 years, Mindset will give UBC Graduate School of Journalism 100,000 dollars to send a school faculty and students out in the field to uncover more stories worthy of being told to the world. They are now filming “The Pain Project” which explores the lack of pain medications in third-world countries. Currently, Alison is a member of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism Advisory Council and the British Columbia Social Entrepreneurship Council. She has also been appointed to the John F. Kennedy School of Government Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard University and is a recipient of UNICEF Canada’s Champion for Children Award and Visionary Award, Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, and the 2007 Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni Award for Community Service. Among her friends are Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, and the Dalai Lama. Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Top Reasons why Alison Lawton is Extraordinary She's another inspirational Canadian committed to making the world a better place for all. In 2012 she was acknowledged as one of the Eight most innovative philanthropists around the world. Her social innovation and commitment has opened doors to collaborate with people lie Richard Branson, Bill Clinton & the Dalai Lama. She won an Emmy for her feature length documentary called "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground". She is proof we can do more than just our job! By day she is an executive and in her other time she is a social venture philanthropist who has championed high-level advocacy initiatives for global humanitarian issues. Her Art Auction has raised over $1 million for UNICEF over 4 years She gave the University of British Columbia $1 million dollars to enable the graduate students of Journalism to go overseas and look for news stories that are equally important but not given due attention by organizations and whose stories are not told by news corporations. She's received loads awards for her crusade and efforts.. for following her passion and helping others. Her focus is on building academic research into functional models that can be actively applied to positive effect through entrepreneurial solutions She inspires all with her passion, crusade and dream, by being committed what's truly important while using his platform of success as an opportunity to improve the lives of others! Biography of Alison Lawton Date of Birth: Friday, 29 May 1970 \| Born in: / Nationality: Canada The first project, "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground," won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine while “Uganda Rising,” which she self-produced, was also acclaimed by prestigious award-giving bodies. She also partners with UBC to develop and deliver medicines to places like Africa. Featured in 2012 in “Giving back: Eight innovative philanthropists around the world” Because of Alison’s commitment to social change through doing well in business and staying committed to her projects, she made it to the list of “Eight innovative philanthropists around the world.” The article revolved around her involvement in the University of British Columbia’s Journalism Graduate School and her private company, Winfield Venture Group. Of course, the documentary film "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground” she funded through the one million dollar donation she gave was also highlighted. The article ended with a quote from her defining what she really does: "People say I'm a social venture philanthropist... But I'm really into the start-up phase – you know, seed funding, taking an idea that isn't proven and try to find a way to prove it out ... really putting a significant amount of money behind an idea that I think matters." Early Life of Alison Lawton Montreal near West Vancouver Alison was born in Montreal, Canada on 29 May 1970 and spent most of her childhood there. Her mother is a nurse and a compassionate woman. She was raised in a Catholic home and went to Catholic schools. Early in her life, however, her mother has opened her eyes to the many other ways of showing faith and religion. Often, she went with her mother to the hospital and that’s when she witnessed how fragile life is. There was one woman she would sometimes feed who passed away without family in her last moments. Alison felt sorry for people who are alone in their battles, feeling ostracized and unloved. That’s when she felt the desire in her heart to do her part in restoring hope to people who see no point in their existence. As a kid, Alison took part in fundraising and really enjoyed it. She couldn’t wait knocking on the doors of people to tell them about causes she thought everybody should know. Then it struck her—since she finds real sense of fulfillment in doing charitable works, she might as well go into that direction as she grows up. Education, Career, Net Worth, and Marriage with Frank Giustra In 1995, Alison graduated from the Concordia University with Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies. In the same year that she finished college, she joined Investor First Financial where she specialized on the use of syndicated software, film, television, real estate, and tax shelter offerings, according to Wikipedia. In her People Uncut interview, Alison spoke about her NGO involvement, saying that it began even before she started a well-paying career. In 1992, she finds herself in the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. She then became part of Earth Day International, doing voluntary work for them. Back when she was much younger, she found immense joy in helping underdogs and spreading knowledge about worthy causes. She thought her destiny is in NGO. However, she soon found out that the NGO industry could also be riddled with management issues. She wants to break free from that environment without abandoning NGO work altogether. She was in that crossroads when she met David Richardson of Investor First Financial, Inc. which is an investment firm based on Vancouver. She approached David to raise funds for Earth Day International. David was taken by her passion, commitment, and intellect and thought she would make a good employee in his company. He convinced Alison to join Investor First Financial, Inc., not as a volunteer but a paid employee. He promised to mentor her and teach her all she has to know about investment. It was the kind of break she was hoping for and she didn’t waste time. She thought that if she wanted to support causes, she might as well put up her own NGO, one that she could control by herself and run using whatever knowledge she would learn in David’s investment company. In just a matter of two years since she joined Investor First Financial, Inc., she founded her very own investment firm, which she called Winfield Venture Group. She proved to be a great entrepreneur and her net worth began to grow. She successfully brought Winfield Venture Group in the frontline of investment industry. Upon the boom of the Internet, she joined IdeaPark Ventures Inc. where she was a co-founder alongside Dave Schulz and Rory Holland. According to bcbusiness.ca, IdeaPark is “a tech incubator.” In 2000, Alison has successfully made a name in the investment business and Internet ventures. IdeaPark caught the attention of a shrewd mining investor, Ian Telfer. A deal was made and IdeaPark was sold to him for 2.5 million dollars in stock and cash in 2000. It was also around that time when Alison married Frank Giustra, who used to be Yorkton Securities Inc.’s president and CEO. In 1997, Frank founded Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. IdeaPark was renamed Itemus Inc. after it was sold to Ian. However, the following year, Itemus filed for bankruptcy. She was already out of the picture when the bankruptcy occurred as she gave birth to her son. About her involvement in Itemus, she said: “I was very lucky to have participated in Itemus… but something didn’t sit right with me there either. It’s not right to be able to put in a certain amount of money and walk away with significant gains, only to watch it go bankrupt. If I win, he loses. Where is the justice in that?” (Source: BCBusiness) Producing “Uganda Rising” Alison was having the time of her life as a mother and wife to a successful businessman. But she was again drawn to school when she found time to do things for personal growth. She wants to contribute more to helping victims of social injustices and she couldn’t do it without being equipped with knowledge. It led her to Simon Fraser University where she took a master’s degree in communications. Her thesis’ central idea explored “the role of the media in creating value in financial markets.” After completing her studies, she again felt that she has to do something to leverage her experience in the non-government organizations and private sectors. She asked herself: “I’d had a taste of the non-profit world, I had a taste of the for-profit world and I had a taste of academia... I thought, ‘OK, how do all of these powerful stakeholders work together for social change?’” (Source: BCBusiness) She knew that she won’t find any sense of accomplishment for as long as she doesn’t do her share in helping others who are struggling. She was in a quandary and that's when her path crossed Lloyd Axworthy's. Being Canada's former foreign affairs minister and then heading University of British Columbia’s Liu Institute for Global Issues, Lloyd is the perfect person to talk to about issues of global scale. It was through Lloyd's prodding that Alison was convinced to use her background in communications to chronicle the ongoing conflict in Uganda. It lit up a light bulb in Alison that she went ahead and booked a trip to the war-torn country. The desire to help was there but it was initially limited to looking for data that she could then turnover to Lloyd for further study and eventual reference. But she was not prepared for the attachment she would feel with the Ugandan people. Uganda changed her forever. What she thought would only be a research assignment became a feature-length documentary, which she titled “Uganda Rising.” It did not matter that she used one million dollars of her personal money to fund the project. It did not matter that she spent some time away from her husband and kids. What she wanted to accomplish was make good her promise that wherever she went and whatever happens, she will not forget about the Ugandan people. “Uganda Rising” won awards in various international film festivals. In Canada, “Uganda Rising” garnered an honourable mention during the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2006. Two years later, Frank and Alison filed for divorce. Chairing Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign by UNICEF In 2005, Alison began partnering with UNICEF when the organization appointed her to chair the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign. Her Unite with Art auction raised over a million dollars for UNICEF in four years. She also championed Unite against AIDS concert series where Avril Lavigne, John Mayer, and Sarah McLachlan participated in. She also produced a documentary movie which ran for 22 minutes to highlight the plight of children living in an environment where contracting human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is as possible as getting infected with flu. Pierce Brosnan, who once played James Bond, agreed to do the voiceover. Alison also donated 150,000 dollars to fund two projects of UNICEF Canada. Founding Mindset Social Innovation Foundation Alison has immersed herself in philanthropy and social business and it is only fitting for her to contemplate on creating her own foundation to maximize avenues for helping. She founded Mindset Social Innovation Foundation in 2006 and according to their website: “Mindset Social Innovation Foundation is about supporting initiatives that take risks and capitalize on the power of the collective to realize the emergent possibilities in sharing. We are a house of collaboration, entrepreneurship and social innovation. We bring together individuals that have the capacity to make a difference and expand awareness of underrepresented issues. Mindset has supported educational institutions, governments, UN organizations, policy makers and artists to develop new social, economical and political paradigms that can change the world. Together with our partners, we inspire movements that shift the way global citizens THINK, FEEL and ACT towards some of the most pressing issues of our time: HIV/AIDS, Child Soldiers and Access to Life-saving Drugs. We provide funding to the collaboration process and explore our networks to connect the people and organizations who are needed to find solutions. We are very interested in researching public perceptions and context, and we seek to change mindset surrounding those issues… through whatever means imaginable.” Since Mindset began work, it has been instrumental for UNICEF fundraising projects. Mindset also produced "Hope in the Time of AIDS" for UNICEF. Furthermore, Alison began her OPEN HEALTH initiative. Her Virgin Unite profile describes this initiative as intended for "researching the development and distribution of pharmaceuticals and working to develop innovative solutions for global access to life-changing drugs." She partnered with Virgin Unite because she has seen how Richard Branson sincerely wants to contribute change to society using his business. Due to the way she has mobilized Canada through UNICEF and Mindset’s joint effort, she has received UNICEF’s Champion for Children Award and made it to Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 list in 2006. The following year, she received the Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni Award for Community Service. The $1 Million Donation to the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism In spite of what she has accomplished with UNICEF and Mindset, she feels that there is still so much she can do to help. Peter Klein of 60 Minutes is a teacher of investigative journalism in the University of Columbia. He met Alison through a mutual friend. Having heard of the success of "Uganda Rising" Peter asked Alison if she'd love to do it again if the opportunity arises. She was honest enough to reply: "I told him that I was emotionally exhausted because I had traveled there and witnessed firsthand some things that were difficult and challenging to witness...," says Lawton...'well, if I were to do it again, I would really like to find a partner and I'd really like to invest, you know, a million dollars in continuing to uncover those stories that are underrepresented in mainstream media.'" (Source: Christian Science Monitor) Peter then presented Alison with a cool idea of enabling students to learn and uncover news on the field. The idea of empowering the youth to mobilize society by using facts news corporations shy away from appealed to her. She agreed to give UBC Graduate School of Journalism 1 million dollars for a program that will run for 10 years. The first documentary produced, "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground," won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine. The 100,000 dollars a year grant Mindset has given is now being used for "The Pain Project" which is about the shortage of pain medications in poor countries. Alison is yet to grow tired of using her net worth earned out of private business to fund her NGO initiatives. So far, she’s been satisfied with the noise they are making and films that put to the fore issues often disregarded by news corporations. Asked what her top priority is, she neither sited her Winfield work nor her Mindset endeavors. She’s a mother first then a businesswoman and a philanthropist next. Organizations and Programmes Supported World AIDS Day Concert Winfield Venture Group Mindset Social Innovation Foundation Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education Sosido Networks Strutta Tyze Personal Networks YYOGA Unite with Art Positive Women’s Network and Pacific AIDS Resource Centre University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism Virgin Unite Canada Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society BC Advisory Council for Social Entrepreneurship Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation at the Sauder School of Business, UBC UBC Graduate School of Journalism Advisory Board International Leadership Association Act for Stolen Children 1997: Founded the Winfield Venture Group 1997: Founded IdeaPark Ventures 2005: Appointed Chair of the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign by UNICEF 2006: Founded Mindset Social Innovation Foundation 2006: Received the UNICEF’s Champion for Children Award 2006: Received Top 40 Under 40 Award from Business in Vancouver 2007: Received the Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni Award for Community Service 2009: Donated $1 million to the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism 2010: "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground" won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine Uganda Rising won the Best Documentary Award at several festivals including WT Os International Film Festival and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Appointed to the John F. Kennedy School of Government Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard University Senior Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation at the Sauder School of Business, UBC https://www.thextraordinary.org/alison-lawton#sigProIdc095cd8a68 Support Alison Lawton here: Support this Extraordinary Person by joining their Facebook Group, Tweet, or use the social media tools on the left to share this page and help Alison Lawton Change the Game. Official Website: MindsetFoundation.com Shop on Amazon: Extraordinary Philanthropists Service is power! -by Daniel Kent	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507766
__label__wiki	0.804179	0.804179	Royal Bank profits leap by 28% ROYAL Bank of Scotland has reported a 28% leap in profits for the last year - but it also showed a jump in its provisions for bad debts. The group, which bought NatWest two years ago, said pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 rose to £4.3bn, up from £3.3bn the previous year. Stripping out one-off costs and goodwill, profits jumped 32% to £5.8bn. Sir George Mathewson, chairman, said: 'All our businesses have grown income and improved efficiency, producing notable profit increases.' However the group increased its level of provisions, partly a reflection of the economic downturn and a number of 'specific customer situations'. Sir George said: 'Credit quality remains good, although we have made prudent increases in our level of provisions to reflect the growth in our business combined with the deterioration in the short-term economic outlook and a small number of specific customer situations.' New provisions were up by £230m to £1.1bn, while recoveries of amounts previously written off were down £116m to £80m.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507770
__label__wiki	0.573068	0.573068	V-8 REGISTRY ANNUAL MEETING MINUTE- PITTSBURGH, PA CONVENTION, JULY 25, 2018 The Annual Meeting of the V-8 Registry was held during the CORSA International Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was held at the home of John and Claudia Black on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. At 8:05 PM, Chairman John Lanning called the meeting to order. Twenty-one members and five guests were in attendance based on the sign-in sheet. No CORSA officers or Directors were present. The Chairman introduced Paul Beck, the Treasurer and Russ Brandenburg, the group's Founder and Past-President. Minutes from the 2017 meeting were posted on the Registry website and were approved without corrections. Paul Beck, the Treasurer, submitted a Financial Statement for the previous 12 months ending July 1, 2018. A total balance in the bank account of $3,177.93 was reported by Mr. Beck. Copies were made available and the report was approved. A copy of the report will be submitted for viewing on the Registry website. OLD BUSINESS The Chairman reported on the C5 Project Group and introduced Bob Depalo. Bob owns a machine shop and car building business in Hot Springs, AR. He is using the donor car provide by Mark Allen to install a C5 differential adapted to a BC Saginaw 4-speed and mated to a Chevy LS375/525 crate engine. Bob introduced himself and provided information on his experience and plans to turn Mark's car into a contender for road racing. Bob indicates that this build should only take a couple of months. Keith Waters, another member who is also a machinists is working on a similar C5 project car and will share his CAD drawings and dimensions with other members wanting to add a C5 differential to their cars. Bob has offered to do the same, but also plans to offer a kit or a running chassis. John reported that the black t-shirts for 2018 have been mailed. He reported that gray shirts are available as a convention special for $20. Registry Magnetic signs are also available for $20. The shirt for 2019 has not been discussed, but suggestions are welcomed from the membership. The Chairman reported that the I D Tag Project was completed since last year's annual meeting. This idea was initially proposed by Mike Levine in 2015. Thanks to the help of Mark Allen's friend, we were able to have the tags produced at a reasonable cost. All members who requested an I D Tag have received them if their conversions are at least 80% completed. Tags were issued only to members supplying a VIN and at least one picture. Tags are still available to members. To date, 140 tags have been issued. John reported again this year that no action has been taken on writing by-laws for our group. It was proposed in 2016 that a method for election of Registry officers be submitted. In the meantime, the current officers have agreed to continue in their listed positions and the members unanimously voted to continue with the same officers. A new V-8 Registry banner was made and will be displayed at conventions and meets. Unfortunately the hotel would not allow any banners to be displayed at this year's convention. There are no scheduled racing events planned for Registry members during the balance of 2018. Members were encouraged to participate at regional track events and display their shirts and signs. The North East Corvair Council (NECC) sponsors a number of track events annually and members were encouraged to support NECC activities. Several members indicated that they plan to attend the track event in Hastings, Nebraska. This event is hosted by Chris Shade in late August. The Ted Trevor Award judging committee met during the convention to determine whose car most closely matches the criteria for an original Crown car. The trophy for 2018 goes to Howard Trevor. Howard won the award with his yellow 65 Monza Crown coupe that was originally built by his father, Ted Trevor. He received a personal plaque and the perpetual Ted Trevor Trophy will remain with Howard until next year. The People’s Choice Award for 2018 goes to John Black. His 66 Monza '427' coupe was a big hit in the autocross. John was awarded a personal plaque during our meeting. Rich Deiter's suggestion that members offer new members a 'Ride Along' received a favorable review. Many new members have never driven a conversion. If a new member asks about another member's car, you are encouraged to offer them a ride or even a drive. This offer will help new members make better choices when buying a conversion. Members were encouraged to sit in Paul Beck's conversion and try out his new electric power steering. It's quite impressive and reasonably priced. Paul indicates that some minor fabrication and cutting is required, but very doable. With no further business to transact, door prizes were drawn and the meeting adjourned at 8:55PM. Minutes of the meeting will be submitted to CORSA. Following the meeting, a tutorial was presented by the Chairman on how to use the Registry's Forum. The presentation was well received and many questions were answered. John A. Lanning	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507771
__label__cc	0.522591	0.477409	Jay and Betty Van Andel Jay and Betty Van Andel couldn’t have foreseen the course their lives would take. Armed with a strong belief in family and hard work, they began with the resources at hand to chart a better life for themselves and their children and for the many individuals whose lives they influenced along the way. Through the Van Andel Institute, Jay and Betty Van Andel have left a legacy that will touch the health and lives of future generations. The institute is a reflection of their generosity and concern for their fellow man. Van Andel Institute Founders, Jay and Betty Van Andel The four Van Andel children Nan, Steven, David and Barbara are committed to perpetuating this legacy. They were raised to share their parents’ spiritual values and work ethic, and they believe in working toward things that benefit their neighbors, their community, and beyond. Years of dedication reflect the personal energy and the sense of family Jay and Betty brought to their many interests, including the Amway Corporation. A phenomenal success story of the American entrepreneurial spirit, Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos, and its growth in the following decades is a testament to an unflagging effort and a vision that created a means for millions of people to build dreams, achieve goals and help others help themselves. As Amway’s presence reached around the world, so did Jay and Betty’s reputations. In 1992, President George Bush appointed Jay to serve as the United States Ambassador and Commissioner General to the Genoa Expo ’92 in Genoa, Italy. He has also served as Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a Director of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, a member of the U.S.O. World of Governors, and North American Chairman of the Netherlands American Bicentennial Commission. Betty was motivated to advance the arts at home in Western Michigan. Her commitment to the opera did much to bring Opera Grand Rapids into the limelight. One of only two opera companies in the state, Opera Grand Rapids now has a greater sophistication in its performances and management. Betty also served as a long-standing board member of Pine Rest Christian Hospital, one of the largest mental health centers in the Midwest. Together, their efforts to help people are farsighted and heartfelt. Local hospitals, churches, cultural and educational facilities, and many other organizations have been blessed by their generosity. With Van Andel Institute, Jay and Betty will leave the world a lasting legacy benefiting an untold number of people.	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507772
__label__wiki	0.814514	0.814514	Netflix Loses Carl Icahn Millions In Minutes Posted By: Michelle Jones Oct 16, 2014, 3:49 pm Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) fell into a nosedive after its earnings report last night as investors realized that it was no longer growing its subscribers as quickly as it was before. In fact, the company didn’t even make its own guidance for subscriber additions for the September quarter. That big miss cost activist investor Carl Icahn boat loads of money (actually it’s just pocket change to him). Sign up for our free daily newsletter Carl Icahn loses big on Netflix Linette Lopez of Business Insider estimates that Icahn’s stake in Netflix lost $200 million since yesterday. Within just minutes of the company’s earnings release, shares plummeted by more than 25% after hours last night. [drizzle] Assuming that Icahn still held the nearly 1.8 million Netflix shares he had as of the end of June, he lost about $200 million. Of course he could’ve been in an even worse situation, as he held a much bigger stake in the company a year ago. He dumped a big chunk of that stake, raking in $647 million after slashing it in half. Icahn said at the time that he had made five times his money, so it was time to “take some chips off the table.” Netflix’s biggest investor is Coatue Management, which as of the last round of regulatory filings, held more than 2 million shares of the company. Netflix versus HBO Another problem for Netflix was HBO’s announcement that it plans to launch its own streaming content service sometime next year. Netflix has frequently said that the cable TV network is one of its biggest competitors, so HBO’s plan to add a streaming service to its cable TV channel will hit Netflix pretty close to home. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said HBO’s upcoming streaming content service is “exciting,” but he thinks that customers will end up subscribing not only to Netflix but also to HBO. The cable TV network has not yet revealed a price for its streaming service, although HBO has a much larger subscriber base than Netflix. HBO has 120 million subscribers, dwarfing Netflix’s 53 million subscribers. [/drizzle] Michelle Jones was a television news producer for eight years. She produced the morning news programs for the NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spent a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville. She has experience as a writer and public relations expert for a wide variety of businesses. Michelle has been with ValueWalk since 2012 and is now our editor-in-chief. Email her at Mjones@valuewalk.com. Analysts Comment On Netflix’s Confident 1Q19 Paid Net Additions Guidance The Natural Course Of Things is Inevitable, Not Preventable Analysts’ Expectations For Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) 4Q18 Results Aswath Damodaran Analysis On Netflix (NFLX): The Future of Entertainment or House of Cards?	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507773
__label__wiki	0.5595	0.5595	I Was a Victim of Sexual Assault at Boarding School When I read about Chessy Prout's decision to reveal her identity as the victim of a high-profile sexual assault at St. Paul's, I knew it was time to come forward and tell my story. When Chessy Prout came forward as the victim of a sexual assault this week, I wanted to tell her how proud I am that she spoke up, that she told her family, and that her family supported her so completely that they took action to hold the boy who raped her, as well as the school, accountable. I wanted to tell her because I had a similar experience. In the early '80s, I was a new student at a small prep school in the Connecticut River Valley. I left my public school to go to this private school, one that my father went to, along with other cousins, nieces, and nephews. I had fought the idea of going to private school for years, but I finally felt ready. It wasn't a long time after that my world was turned upside down. I remember feeling uncomfortable as one of the new kids in school. You know what it feels like to be the new kid, right? Confident but shy, taking everything in, wanting to do the right thing to fit in. St. Paul's Assault Victim Reveals Her Identity One day, in the student union, before lunch, my new friends were talking about an off-campus party that was going to happen the following weekend. It was going to be at a boy's house. The boy who was throwing the party asked me to be his date. He seemed like a nice guy, he had lots of friends, he was a good athlete. In other words, he checked all the boxes. He was also very nice to me. I decided that maybe it would be okay to accept his invitation. Plus, I would know other people at the party. So, after getting permission to leave campus, I went. That night, there were fewer people there than I expected, which I thought was a bit strange. There were more family members there than other kids from school. After a while, I was ready to go to sleep. It was late and I was not much of a drinker. I said good night and went upstairs to the room where I was going to sleep, and lay down. In the middle of the night, the boy snuck in. I woke up and he was on top of me, his hand over my mouth, holding me down. I couldn't move, as much as I tried. He was a very large boy—a natural-born athlete—6'2'', maybe 200 pounds.. The last thing I remember was seeing myself from the ceiling of the room, with this kid on top of me. I had dissociated from my body. "I woke up and he was on top of me, his hand over my mouth, holding me down. I couldn't move, as much as I tried." The next day, he completely ignored me. None of the other people who were there would talk to me, let alone look at me. I felt like the last one in on the joke—and the joke was about me. I remember very clearly what it was like to have to come back to school after the rape. The night we returned, I realized that I left my books in one of his bags. I went to his dorm and asked if someone would go to his room and have him bring my books down to me. He wouldn't speak to me and I couldn't figure out why. Why was he being such a jerk to me after what had happened the night before? The next thing I knew my books were being thrown at me from the fourth-story window of the largest boys dorm on campus and the window slamming shut. First-period English was devastating. I walked into class to face whispers, boys jeering and laughing at me, pointing at me and making jokes about me in front of my face. I remember two boys in particular, who I thought were my friends, laughing at me. I felt sick to my stomach—I had to get out of there. My heart was pounding and my head, spinning. I ran to a teacher in my next class, crying hysterically, and was told to leave and come back when I had gotten myself together. That night, I had been assigned the job of waiter for our table in the school dining hall (we had family-style meals and were assigned tables each term). Each evening I would go to the cafeteria, wait in line with all of the other waiters, and bring out the trays of food to our tables. I stood in line, feeling very alone, trembling, with my head down, crying silently, hoping no one would notice. I felt like a pariah. I was embarrassed, absolutely mortified, and beside myself with humiliation. I just wanted to disappear. "I just wanted to disappear." I was so terrified that I told exactly one teacher whom I thought I could trust. These were teachers at a very good school. They were supposed to protect me, right? Like the first teacher who told me to go home and collect myself, this teacher refused to listen to me. The school buried this as if nothing ever happened. There weren't any repercussions for the boy. I never told anyone else. Apparently, he did. He bragged about it. I was a young teenage girl and I was racked with fear and anxiety because of what had happened to me. I was completely alone. I was terrified to be on campus for the rest of that year and the following year, and while I stayed and graduated, I would never send my child there. I was self-conscious, and I hated myself because I felt that maybe I had done something to deserve this treatment—from the boy who raped me, his friends, our teachers, everyone. It took me 25 years to bring up what happened to my mother. It was hard to talk to her about it because whenever I mentioned to my parents how much I hated the school, they reacted with strong disapproval. They didn't like to hear bad things. When I finally did explain why high school had been such a painful experience, my mother asked if I wanted to go to a rape crisis center. I said, "No Mom, it's a little late for that." She told my dad about it when I wasn't there, and I am ashamed to say he never said or did a thing about it as far as I know. Even now, though, I have trouble saying the word rape. Back then being raped wasn't something one talked about. There was a strong, unspoken message that you must have "asked for it." If this had happened to me today, I might have told my parents immediately. Even now, though, I have trouble saying the word rape. A part of me died that night. My life would never be the same. The author wishes to keep her identity anonymous and her alma mater private. She now works as a therapist. More From Society How Much Is Meghan Markle's Net Worth? How Much Is Prince Harry's Net Worth? Boarding School Grad Convicted of Sexual Assault Heads to Jail Early Sexual Assault Scandals Rock New England Schools What Is Boarding School? The T&C Guide To American Boarding Schools The Best Boarding Schools in the United States	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507777
__label__cc	0.694152	0.305848	Home/Our Work/Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Photo credit: TPL Archives Established in 1943 and located on Lake Champlain near the Vermont-Canada border, the 6,500-acre Missisquoi refuge includes the largest intact floodplain forest in the Northeast, and also provides habitat for many species of wildlife, including black terns, bald eagles, and the rare Eastern spiny soft-shell turtle. TPL worked with the Mississquoi National Wildlife Refuge to complete two studies that helped guide the refuge's Comprehensive Conservation Plan and its land acquisition priorities. In 2002, TPL began its first land acquisition project in the area, the addition of 39 acres of forested wetlands to the refuge, and in 2003 investigated additional projects that resulted in an additional 10 acres added to the refuge. LaPlatte Headwaters Mallory Brook Jackson Valley Ascutney Mountain Catamount Community Forest	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507778
__label__wiki	0.543455	0.543455	CTA HELPS VISITORS CELEBRATE MUSEUM WEEK All Chicago museums participating in the observance of Museum Week September 18 - 24 can be reached by CTA service. Man of the museums are located in the downtown area near Michigan Avenue, and are served by several bus and 'L' lines. Museums that are some distance from the Loop can also be easily reached by CTA buses or 'L' trains. For visitors to the Museum of Science and Industry, CTA is extending weekday service on its #10 Museum of Science and Industry bus route through Monday, October 9, in conjunction with the museum's extension of its popular Titanic Exhibit. Fully accessible #10 Museum of Science and Industry buses serve the Museum Campus in Grant Park as well as the Museum of Science and Industry on weekends year-round. Weekday service generally operates from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. #10 buses make stops southbound on Michigan from Delaware to Wacker, go west to State, and stop on State from Lake to Van Buren. After entering Grant Park at Balbo, the buses stop for the Museum Campus at Roosevelt before running express on Lake Shore Drive to the museum at 57th. The Museum Campus is also served by CTA's #146 Marine/Michigan Express buses, which make the same stops as #10 buses southbound between Delaware and Roosevelt, and by #12 Roosevelt buses on Roosevelt, where connections can be made from Red, Green and Orange Line 'L' trains. Direct service to the Notebaert Nature Museum on Cannon at Fullerton in Lincoln Park is provided by #77 Belmont buses, which connect with the Red and Brown Lines at Sheffield, and by #151 Sheridan buses on Stockton Drive. The Chicago Historical Society, on Clark at North Avenue, is served by #11 Lincoln, #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #72 North, #73 Armitage and #151 Sheridan buses. Ethnic museums in the communities can be reached by CTA, as follows: Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 S. Pulaski, #53A South Pulaski bus. DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., #4 Cottage Grove and #55 Garfield buses. Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th St., #18 16th/18th and #50 Damen buses. Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark, #22 Clark, #50 Damen and #92 Foster buses. Ukrainian National Museum, 721 N. Oakley, #49 Western and #66 Chicago buses. Loop Tour Trains, co-sponsored by the CTA, the Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Chicago Office of Tourism, will continue providing tours around the Loop 'L' on Saturday afternoons until September 30.Tickets are free, but must be picked up in advance from the Chicago Office of Tourism on the first floor of the Chicago Cultural Center at 77 E. Randolph. For the names and addresses of museums participating in Museum Week, call the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs at (312) 744-2400. For information about CTA service, call 836-7000 (all local area codes).	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507779
__label__wiki	0.669292	0.669292	Home Entertainment Net Worth How Much Is Lewis Capaldi’s Net Worth? A few months ago, a video went viral on the internet, where a famous singer told his fans that he has less than 200 pounds in his bank account. That singer was Lewis Capaldi, and today, we decided to verify how much is Lewis Capaldi’s net worth and how he is making lots of million dollars. Lewis is a Scottish singer and songwriter that was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 7, 1996. He had an early interest in music as he began playing the guitar at the age of 9 and was singing in pubs at the age of 12. After which he dedicated much of his life to music. In March 2019, the teen released a single, “Bruises,” which saw him become the fastest unsigned singer to 25 million play on Spotify. Later in October, he released his debut EP “Bloom,” which was produced by Glammy award winner producer, Malay. Image Source: Twitter Ever since Lewis has risen to the top with songs like “Someone You Loved” and “Something borrowed.” He also received a platinum record for the Someone you loved. Currently, he has 22+ million monthly listeners on Spotify, and he on tour. Lewis is very active on social media, regularly interacting with his fans. He recently tweeted that he is struggling in love and is thinking of installing tinder. It is a mystery as to who he is dating or if he is single. A fun fact, he is a relative of actor Peter Capaldi and physicist Joseph Capaldi. Lewis Capaldi’s Net Worth Lewis is a funny man and likes to joke around as he did when he reacted to his net worth. But in reality, he is one of the richest pop singers in Scotland, with all the sponsorship and record sales, his income is easily estimated to be million dollars, but actual figure of Lewis Capaldi’s net worth is 5 million dollars. TagsLewis CapaldiLewis Capaldi net worthnet worth Previous article How Much Is Lil Nas X’s Net Worth? More By Viral Telecast More In Net Worth How Much Is Mark Bell’s Net Worth 2019? Mark Bell is a famous American weightlifter, an ex-wrestler, and owner of the Team Super T… How Much Is Evan Peters’s Net Worth? Evan Peters is an American actor and model who is known primarily for his role in “The Ame… How Much Is AJ Styles’s Net Worth? AJ Styles is a renowned professional wrestler who has worked and won a major title in ever… How Much Is Georges St. Pierre’s Net Worth? Georges is a Canadian born professional mixed martial art wrestler and probably one of the… How Much Is Allison Mack’s Net Worth? Allison Mack is a German-born American Model, Actress, and producer. She is known for her … How Much Is Kathy Bates Net Worth? Kathy is one of the most renowned and celebrated American actresses in Hollywood and theat… How Much is Barbara Broccoli Net Worth? Barbara Broccoli is an American producer and the inheritance owner of the famous Bond seri… How Much Is Lil Fizz’s Net Worth? Lil Fizz is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, record producer, and television person… How Much is Jhonni Blaze’s Net Worth? Jhonni Blaze is a singer, model, stripper and a popular video vixen and is famously known … Lil Nas, the singer of 2019 most famous song – Old town road. Nas is very young and new to… Hello Tik-Tok Users, you cannot believe how you can become an overnight star if you have a… Hello friends, have you bought a new Roku device, and you want to enjoy Sling TV over that… Hello Friends, are you planning to ditch your cable network and opt for a streaming servic… Hello friends, in this article, you would get precisely what you want from us, yes we are … Hello friends, in this article, I am going to share something extraordinary with you that … Hello Folks, Again we came here to share with you hot tips which would add you more fun in… Hello Folks, do you want to watch AT&T “watch TV” app, and you are unable … There are many celebrities in your area that are available for hire and many reasons why y… Load More By Viral Telecast How Much is Lil Jon’s Net Worth? Lil Jon is an American rapper, actor, DJ, and a record producer. The rapper is very enthus… How Much is DMX’s Net Worth? DMX’s is a powerhouse of hardcore rapping. He is an American rapper, singer and actor. DM… Load More In Net Worth Top Tags movies on demandwwe newsTCMfootball newsTCM ScheduleHBOFootball Transfer rumorsnet worthWWECelebrities Net Worthwwe rumorsmovieshuluhealth newstop10	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507781
__label__cc	0.535283	0.464717	Meghan Markle and Baby Archie Shared a Sweet Mommy-and-Me Moment in South Africa On Sunday the documentary of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal tour of southern Africa, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, will air in the United Kingdom on ITV. As a lead-up, the network has released a trailer for the special—and it is chock full of adorable, intimate moments. One snippet, in particular, has quite the aww factor. In it Prince Harry holds their son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, on a balcony. Mom Meghan Markle comes over to dote on the baby by tenderly kissing his forehead. Prince Harry then whispers “Let’s go” to his wife, and they head out the door. Judging by his outfit of blue-and-white overalls, it seems the moment was captured before or after the family’s meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A sneak peak of Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, which airs in the U.K. on ITV at 9 p.m. on Sunday. During that royal engagement, Archie’s parents revealed some new facts about the five-month-old. “He’s an old soul!” Markle said when onlookers remarked how well the baby handled the press surrounding him. “I think he is used to it already.” Harry also shared that he “constantly wants to stand.” They also may have revealed the baby’s sweet nickname: On their way to meet the Nobel Peace Prize winner, cameras captured royals calling him “Bubba.” And, with a behind-the-scenes documentary on the horizon, more precious tidbits about Archie Mountbatten-Windsor are sure to emerge. TopicsRoyalsMeghan, Duchess of SussexPrince Harry	cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1507784

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